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Evening star., 1940-06-05
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Evening star., 1940-06-05

Sac Paulo, Brazil, has revised its
food regulations.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
While Others Scream
Boy, Is, and His Dog
Capture Burglar

BY the Associated Press.
DURHAM, N. c., June s.
There were many red faces at
police headquarters today, all
because of Roger Upchurch, 13,
and his dog Zip.
A burglar, sought by the Off
GERS on several housebreaking
charges, was seen entering
home. The neighbors started
screaming, frightened the bur-
glar and he jumped from
window and escaped.
Roger got his 20 rifle, whistled
to Zip and they started out. In
a few minutes they came back,
marching the burglar before
them.
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Local Notices

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HERD DISTRICT
In the Matter Of the Petition Of
Walter Kopp and others for the crea,
ton Of A district IN which IL shall
be unlawful TO permit livestock 70
ORDER OF Or ESTABLISHMENT OF
This matter coming on regularly
for hearing before the Board OF
County Commissioners of Pierce
County. washington, At their office
IN the Court House at Tacoma. wash
ington. this srd day o. september.
1910. at the hour OF eleven O'Clock
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that due notice OF the time and place
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duly given rs prescribed by law. ana
the Board having heard testimony
both for and against the establish
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OF q livestock district TO embrace the
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and said territory hereby created q
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10th day OF October. 1910.
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Evening star., 1940-12-17
Ten Feared Dead
In Mine Explosion;
Five Injured Saved
IA May Be Trapped
In West Virginia Works,
Including Two Engineers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BECKLEY, w. Va, Dec. ia
violent explosion injured at least
five men today in the No. mine
of the Raleigh Coal & Coke Corp
and trapped from 6 to IA others,
some of whom were feared dead.
Company officials said they be-
lieved IA men were still in the slope
mine on the outskirts of this mining
city, but some of the injured said
they did not believe there were that
many.
Albert Wade, brought to Beckley
hospital. said he thought there were
at least 10 still caught in the opera
tion and I'm afraid they are all
dead"
The five injured were identified
at the hospital as Wade Harry Sex
ton, an electrician; Joe Saunders,
Roy Hill and John Dalton, the lat
ter three colored. All were severely
burned.
w. R. Yost, who was in the mine
but escaped injury. said he believed
any men still inside we're dead. He
said the trapped men included two
mining engineers, John T. Yost, jr
and Ernest Anderson.
B. F.. Robertson. who also escaped
without injury, said that besides
Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Yost he was
certain the following were still in
side:
Charles Patrick. pumper; Will
liam Kirk, machine man; Ernest
Hill, machine man; Charles Hairs
ton, loader, and Harry White, loader.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Flames Sweep Bendix
Subsidiary in Baltimore
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. ia three
alarm fire today swept the upper
floor and roof of a Julien P. Friez &
Sons plant manufacturing precision
instruments for planes, naval vessels
and the Army Signal Corps.
The company, division of the
Bendix Aviation Corp, is engaged
on Government and national de-
fense contracts totaling $500 900,
Julien P. Friez said.
Mr.. Friez said delicate instruments
valued at 100000 had been saved
from heavy damage by water"
through tarpaulin covers, but that
he could not estimate the exact
damage.
Origin of the blaze was unde-
termined, he said, but added "it is
ridiculous to call this fire the result
of sabotage"
The building, one of six operated
by Mr.. Friez in East Baltimore, is
process plant" where parts are
assembled into instruments for
navigation and operation of air.
planes and ships, and for the Signal
Corps. Firemen extinguished the
blaze after two hours.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Laval Reported Attending
Conference in Vichy
7-Hour Raid Leaves Mannheim
A Mass of Flame, British Say

set we'll alight, the fires being still
visible half an hour after the at
tacking aircraft had left" the Min
istry said.
1t reported a particularly vio-
lent" explosion at Neckarstadt, a
suburb of Mannheim, and said that
"by $3.50 am. the whole target Urea
was a mass Of fame"
"At Steyer. town south of Mann
heim.' it continued, aircraft fac
tory buildings were hit and targets
at Heilbronn on the Nackar were
set on fire"
Besides the attack at Bordeaux, it
said British bombers made day
light forays on several airdromes.
OF the merchantmen bombed, it
said, one was observed listing and
another was afire.
The Air Ministry news service,
amplifying the communique, said
(see MANNHEIM, Page A-l70
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Britain Unable to Buy More
Without IS. Aid, Morgenthou
Quoted; Loan Up to Congress
No Credits Possible
Under Johnson Act,
Secretary Repeats
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau was reported to have told
House Appropriations subcommit-
tee today that Sir Frederick Phillips,
Undersecretary of the British Treas
ury, had informed him England
could make no more commitments
for purchase of war materials in
the United States unless financial
aid was extended.
Committee members who disclosed
to neWsmen this testimony, given
behind closed doors, added that the
Treasury Secretary had repeated his
statement that he believed the
United States could not extend loans
or credits unless Congress modified
or repealed the johnson Act forbid
ding loans to debtor nations.
He left his hearers with the i'm
preston that whether to make such
revision was entirely up to Congress.
The discussion on Britain came up
after Secretary Morgenthau outlined
to the Treasury-Post Office Appro-
prlatlons Subcommittee the needs
of his own department during the
fiscal year beginning next July /.
Secretary Morgenthau was re-
ported to have made factual analy-
sis of Great Britain's need for aid
from the United States without.
however, making any recommended
tiaSs.
Also, he reiterated to the commit
tee his opinion that the ever-in-
creasing Federal debt brought about
in part by defense requirements
would require an increase in the debt
limit to S60,0O0.0O0 900 or S65 5,OOO.-
100000. The ceiling now is S49,O0O,-
100000.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Cincinnati Apartment
B|astKi||s 11,Hurts Z;
7 Others Missing
Downtown Building
Wrecked by Explosion;
Origin Undetermined
BY TIE Associated Press.

BY tf f Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 17.-Members
OF four families were blasted out of
their beds by pre-daWn explosion
that wrecked a three-story down.
town building and killed IL persons
today.
Twelve persons were injured and
two were missing in the pile of
brick, kindling and dust that until
$3.50 a m. had been a structure hous-
ing establishments on the first floor
and apartments on the upper floors
at the northern edge of the market
district. Twelve children were
among the victims, including a baby,
which Coroner Frank Coppock said
was born to Mrs. Lillian Schnetzer,
AZ, before she, too. was taken life
less from the Wreckage.
While the cause was not deter
mined Immediately, Joe Hughes, ST.,
who lived across the street said the
explosion was like a puff from ig-
hitting gas" Windows were blown
out for blocks by the repercussion
which shook nearby buildings, &C
cording to Mr. Hughes, like a ship
on high seas"
Some of the bodies were SO badly
torn they could not be identified i'm
mediately.
Screams Spur Rescuers.
Screams of adults and children,
trapped in the debris, spurred emer-
gency squads of police and fremen
as they dug into the ruins. Assist
ant Fire Chief Chris Williams said
that those who didn't die of in
juries were suffocated by smoke and
dust
Apartments were occupied by the
families of Frank Schnetzer, Hubert
Smith, Raymond Roy and Jack
Morgan.
Identified dead were Joseph
Koebbe, 33; Dora Smith, 9; Helen
Schnetzer, 8, and her brother Leon
ard, Z.
Man Who Knew Origin Dies.
Mr.. KOebbe died after firemen
fought for two hours to save him
and, said Assistant Fire Chief Ed
ward Sherwood. che was the only
man who knew what caused it all
Tunneling IL feet into brick and
mortar debris, firemen uncovered
Mr.. Koebbe to his waist. Timbers
pinned his legs. Dense smoke and
heat from quickly -quenched blaze
made an inferno of the tunnel.
Firemen fastened an inhalator
over Mr.. Koebbe's face and, while
an oxygen-crew fed him life-giving
gas, others worked to free him. For
two hours his courage never Tagged,
rescue workers said.
Chief Sherwood said: "Mr
Koebbe went to his appliance shop
early, maybe an hour or so before
the explosion. He was the only one
awake in the building so far as we
(See BLAST, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1940-12-17

Inc EngIlSnWOman, VINO preferred
to remain anonymous, sent this let
ter to The Star:
"A few of my friends have re-
queSted me not TO send them
Christmas gifts this year. The
amount they would have spent on
gifts for me, they sent to aid the
stricken people of my courry,
Great Britain.
In loving appreciation, I send
the same amount to Christmas
House. and Merry Christmas to
ALL"
Another contribution was marked
For a poor, needy widow from a
widow"
The retired Army colonel also
preferred to remain anonymous in
sending in a check for $40.
From Caroline B. Sherman, l43O
Belmont street NV, came this
letter:
THE inclosed dividend check has
been made over to you. Perhaps
that is the best use can make of a
(See CHRISTMAS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Defense Training Planned
For 1000 {. {. {. Boys
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. ia
new and expanded program of ma
tional defense training for 1000
c. C. C. boys in Is Pennsylvania and
Maryland communities will be
placed before State Education De-
partment officials on Friday.
The proposal was announced by
Maj. Michael A. Perry, educational
adviser for the northern district,
Civilian Conservation Corps.
The C. C. C. program is expected
by Maj. Perry to get into operation
by the middle of January.
Glasses are being worked out with
the approval of the State instruc-
ton department, Maj. Perry said, to
be paid for from S10000,000 ma
tional appropriation.
Included in the new training CEN
ters to be opened are Chambers
burg, Pa, and Cumberland and
Oakland, Md.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
British Put Shipping Loss
In Week al 1O1,19O Tons
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE Admiralty
reported today 101, 100 tons of Brit
ish, Allied and neutral merchant
shipping were sunk during the week
ending December g.
Nineteen British vessels totaling
S6,740 tons, three Allied ships of
12,937 tons and one neutral vessel
of 1913 tons were lost during the
period. it said.
An authoritative source said "one
bad day accounted for a good por-
ton" of the losses.
These losses made the average
weekly loss reported since the be-
ginning of the war 63,192 tons. ex-
elusive of vessels lost in the removal
of troops from Dunkerque.
The losses reported tooay were
said to have ben due to submarines,
mines and surface raiders.
1t was claimed that winter wealth
er. with long nights, and the con-
centration of many British warships
in the Mediterranean were favor
able to attackers.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-British bomb
ers attacked an aircraft factory, a
dye plant and other targets in the
Mannheim area of Germany, the
Nazi submarine base at Bordeau
France, and six merchantmen off
the French coast in broad series
of raids last night, the Air Ministry
announced today.
A con.nlunique said that Mann
helm. the chief industrial center of
the upper Rhlne," was subjected to
sustained seven-hour assault.
Four British planes failed to return.
(The Germans said 10 persons
were killed and so injured in
British raids and that Nazi bomb
ers heavily blasted two important
cities in the British Midlands)
An analine dye factory at I,ud-
wikshave1l. . suburb of Mannheim,
"one Of the largest in Germany, was
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Churchill Declines
To Make Plans to
Celebrate Victories

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 17.--Prime
Minister Churchill enlivened a
session of the House of Com
mons today with a laughter
provoking answer to a question
as to whether he would order
flags flown after any signal VIC
tory.
Il do not recollect that we
had any important occasion for
rejoicing in the last war" Mr..
Churchill replied, but the
people seemed quite pleased at
the way it ended.
Il think we had better see
how we get on. The battle of
Libya is still in progress"
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Violent R. A. F. Attack
On Durazzo Reported;
Greeks Advancing
Twin Drives Convereine
On Lost Mountain Line
Defending Vo|ono
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Dec. ia violent R.
A. F. attack on Durazzo, Italy's big
gest supply base in Albania, was
reported today as twin Greek drives
were said to be converging on the
last mountain defense line guarding
the port of Valona on the Adriatic
Sea
The Greeks said series of seven
violent counter-attacks by crack
Italian reserves had failed to halt
the tortuous advance over the snow
covered mountain ranges.
Among other operations carried
out by R. A. F. aircraft was another
attack on Durazzo, Albania's big
gest port" an official communique
said.
During the night a successful
raid was made despite most un-
favorable weather, bombs being OBJ
served causing large explosions in
the dock area.
"One large fire and a smaller fire
were observed to have started when
our aircraft left the targets
Cold Curtails Operations.
Fighting today over all fronts was
reported mostly of local nature as
result of the continued cold, which
made large-scale operations almost
impossible.
The only intense actions appeared
to be taking place north of Argiro-
castro in the region of Tepelini and
Klisura. These operations, develop
ing for more than a week. were de-
scribed as progressing satisfactorily
In the region beyond Pogradetz
new Greek gains also were reported
An unidentified height and noun
tain village were said to have been
taken this morning against heavy
Italian resistance.
Both artillery and infantry moved
from hill to hill in the snow-covered
mountains and one report said an
entire Italian company was de-
stroyed when Greek artillery fired
into its ranks as the men were eat
ing breakfast.
A government spokesman made
the only specific mention of points
involved in the advanced fighting
He said Italians had been forced
to retreat in the Dvinos Valley ano
failed in repeated attempts to oust
Greek troops from newly won posi-
tions on the Skivovik Heights.
Road Veers Northwest.
The Dvinos Valley extends along
the road up which the Greeks have
been advancing toward Tepeleni
from Argirocastro. At Tepeleni, the
road veers northwest and winds
down through the foothills to Valona
on the coastal plain, 26 miles away
The Skivovik Heights. among the
highest peaks midway between Tepe-
leni and the coastal town of Chi
mara. dominate the flank of this
advance and of a second Greek push
up the coast toward Valona by way
of Chimara.
In the Dvinos Valley, Italians fell
back after suffering heavy losses
and leaving 200 soldiers and one
senior officer captives of the Greeks,
he said.
The prisoners were identified as
members of the Modena Division.
Dispatches from Associated Press
correspondents with the Greek
(See GREEKS, Page A-17)
Evening star., 1940-12-17
November Air Raid Toll
In Britain Put at 1883
Hy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Civilian air
raid casualties in the United King
dom in November were 4,588 dead
and 6,202 injured, it was announced
officially today.
The report for october showed
1900 killed and 6,723 wounded, while
there were 1894 dead and 1896
wounded in September. This makes
the total 1892 dead and 21,620
wounded for the three-month period
OF heavy air siege.
The official breakdown of the
November totals:
Dead-Men, 2,289; women, 1850;
children under 16, 493.
Injured and detained in hospitals
Men, 3,493; women, 2,251; children
under 16, 458.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Freezes and Snow Kill
Many in East Asia

Ey the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17-Freezing
temperatures and snowStorms spread
death and suffering today in East
Asia as far south as the Yangtze
Valley.
Many deaths were reported among
the tens of thousands of refugees
and beggars in Shanghai.
The Shanghai Public Benevolent
Cemetery announced today that
more than $4,000 bodies had been
gathered from the streets of Shang-
hal in the last 11E2 months.
It said 20,804 were bodies of chill
dren.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Increase in Limit
OF Army Trainee5
May Be Sought
Boost in Production
And Inductions Discussed
In Official Circles
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Plans to speed up training of mill
tary manpower along with defense
production were discussed today in
official circles.
The word from military quarters
was that Congress may be asked
early in the new session to amend
the selective service law by lifting
the limit of 100000 on the number
of drafted men who may be in
training at one time
Leaders were said to feel that a
trained Army reserve of 5000 900
should be raised more quickly than
under the present schedule of five
years.
In discussing this reported move.
national officers of the selective
service system said any change was
up to Congress, that the system could
furnish almost any number of men
required with brief notice.
Inductions Delayed.
At present more than l6,3000 900
men between the ages of 81 and SO
are registered under selective service
for potential military duty. To date
hardly 10000 selectees have been
called out. With most training
camps behind schedule in their
housing program induction in
crements have been delayed all over
the country.
1t now is hoped to call out about
10000 men in January.
The War Department has not
planned, under the most favor
able conditions, to have more than
100000 in camps by next July
100000 less than the law authorizes.
Pace Believed Too Slow.
Should the world situation grow
suddenly more acute for the de-
mocracies, there is certain to be q
Congressional demand for rapid
training of larger bodies of men
Even with the present relative
stalemate between England and Ger
many, some key members of Con-
greSs feel the program it too slow
(See CONSCRIPT1ON, Page AID
Evening star., 1940-12-17
French Loan Increased
For Nozi Troop Cost
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VICHY, France, Dec. 1.-THE
official journal today disclosed the
Bank of France had increased from
65,000,OO0,00O to ,0OO,OO0,OOO francs
a provisional non-interest loan to
the French government to pay the
costs of German troops garrisoned
in occupied territory.
The franc no longer is quoted in
the New York Foreign Exchange
market, but this year before the
fall of France it varied from TX
cents to 2I cents.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Nozis PLANNING
Early Invasion,
British Warned
Beoverbrook Tells of
Vast Preparations
For Pre-Spring Attack
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Lord Beaver
brook, minister of aircraft produc-
tion. declared over the radio last
night that Germany rs making
preparations for invasion of Eng
land before sprlnotime-by land and
sea. but principally hv air.
Hitler is making an immense
attempt" TO bring OFT a huge air
force in the early months of next
year, Lord Beaverhrook said, and
that there are cure and certain
signs of a feverilh development of
production.
These vast preparations" he
added, are directed at one objec-
tive-the invasion of Britain.
so we are warned. We know