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La gaceta., 1940-06-15
HITLER ENTRARA On PA
RIS Ell Ola 81

Londres, JUNO 15.-E dicta-
dor aleman Hitler, o en- su lugar
uno de sus sustitutos, entrara
en- Paris Ell dia 81.
Hitler dispone de dos o tres
individuos que Sc parecen a el y
los utiliza en- lugares p1blicos
donde su vida puede peligrar.
La gaceta., 1940-06-15
La bandera

Manana domingo, a las cua
tro, tendra lugar en- ell campa-
mento MacDill la ceremonial
de liar la bandera.
Sera presidida por Ell coro-
mel Tinker, jefe de la base, y
hablaran ell gobernador cleo
to, Spessard L. Holland, y ell
ex-gobernador Doyle Carlton.
Tocara la banda de los Elks
y Sc invita- al p1blico.
Mandara una brillante re-
presentation la Camara de Co
mercio de Ybor.
La gaceta., 1940-06-15
Entierro

Entierro
Tuvo lugar en- la tarde de
aver ell entierro del Sr. Juan
Diaz, persona muy querida en-
esta comunidad.
Veintenas de personas aeon
pafaron ell cadaver hasta ell ce
menterio.
A la bondadosa familia de
Juan reiteramos nuestra con-
dolencia.
La gaceta., 1940-06-15

La Secci6n de Damas cola
bora con los muchachos y este
garantiza ell exito.
Todo ell dinero que la fiesta
produzca Sc destinara a los
gastos del sanatorio.
La gaceta., 1940-06-15

"l6xmo voy a salir de esta o.
xistencia p, pregunt6 al vende-
der ds una f&brica, nifty amigo
suyc. mo quiero vender,os con
pStdida, liluidan5o mi mer-an-
ia le ~lU.3r2'.
4Fae e facii", rio e. vsnds-
dcr. "Jcan Dee, en- otra ciudad,
tenia la misma dificultad. Au-
ment6 81 precio de los zapates
en- I'm Glen por ciento: los puso
g IA vsnta a SIG el par. Y los
vendi6 rapidamente."
Evening star., 1940-04-20
F. B. |. Probes Robbery
OF Census Worker

Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents today sought to solve the
second robbery of an Arlington
(Va) census enumerator which oc-
CURED in less than two weeks.
The enumerator, Mrs. Maud
Dove of 4713 South Eighth road
Arlington, told Arlington police she
stayed home yesterday to work on
her reports. A stranger, who was
we'll dressed, came to the house
and represented himself as a worker
at the Alexandria Census Bureau.
The stranger was quoted as saying
he would take the reports to the
Office, and when Mrs. Dove resisted,
he showed her over chair and
fled from the house, she said.
On April 9 Mrs. Dove reported
that two men in an automobile
stopped beside her as she walked
near South Ninth street and Glebe
road early in the evening and that
one man leaped out of the car and
said:
Il will relieve you of those papers. -
Her census reports were grabbed
from her arm, but purse, held in
the same hand, was not touched
she reported.
Police said they were at a loss
to explain the motives for the rob-
berries, unless some person previ-
ously enumerated by Mrs. Dove
changed his mind and decided
to withhold information.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Fleet Is Prepared 10 Go
Anywhere Edison Says

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2O.-The
United States Fleet. Secretary of
the Navy Edison said today, is pre-
pared to go anywhere national policy
may send U.s."
Asked at press conference If
anywhere" included the Neither
lands Indies in the event the Neither.
lands was invaded by European bel
ligerents, he replied:
These are matters for the State
Department.
"The Navy is function of the
national policy. Others make the
policy; the fleet is in readiness to
exercise its job. For what we've got,
we are in an excellent state of readi-
ness"
Mr.. Edison just returned from
Honolulu, where he witnessed fleet
maneuvers, said he was enthusiastic
over the maneuvers and would urge
Congress to provide more oil and
ammunition to extend the scope of
such make-believe. war. He also
spoke highly of the development of
Hawaii as this Nations Western
defense outpost.
Nothing should be left undone
to strengthen the islands," he said.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
First American in War to Get
Croix de Guerre Lived Here
Arthur M. Strotton
Graduated From
Central High

The first American known to be
awarded the French Croix de
Guerre with Palms in the present
war is former Washingtonian.
The recipient of the priced medal
is Arthur Mills Stratton of the
American Ambulance Corps of the
French Army, who received the
decoration for extreme bravery in
removing wounded soldiers from
the front under shellfire.
This information came today
from Stratton's uncle, LeGrand w
Perce, attorney with the Federal
Housing Administration Mr.. Perce
who lives at 1925 Davenport street
NV, said he received a telegram
last night from his sister, Mrs
Stratton, telling of the award and
that he heard of his nepheW's brav-
cry over the radio this morning.
Mr.. Stratton, %, came to Wash
ington with his mother, Mrs
Frances Perce Stratton, in 1918
His father was an English officer
who died during the world war.
Mr.. Stratton attended Central
High School, where he became editor
of the school paper. He was grad
uated in 1928, afterwards attending
Bowdoin College in Maine, where he
was editor of the college paper and
graduated with BA. degree.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Americans Departure
From Oslo Speeded

OSLO, Norway, April 20 LP.-The
United States Legation here is work.
ing at top speed to make possible the
departure of all United States cit
liens in Norway who want to return
home.
The legation staff has registered
approximately 900 Americans, the
majority Of whom wish to remain in
spite of the German occupation of
Southern Norway, pending further
developments. Two hundred have
said they want to leave, half of these
at the earliest opportunity.
German authorities here have
promised joint visa Immediately to
those who wish to go in a party
through Sweden and Germany to
Italian ports. The legation has an
nounced it will help those who need
funds for travel.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Swiss Army Officer
Arrested as Spy
For Germany
Seizures Are First
In Nationwide Drive
On Espionage
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERNE, April 20.-The Swiss high
command announced today that
army counter-espionage agents had
made a number Of arrests In q spy
plot involving a Swiss Army lieu
tenant colonel working in the
judicial division of the Swiss War
Ministry.
It was learned on high authority
that the officer and two others were
working for Germany.
A brief communique said the
officer, 1t. Col. Hans Trueb, had
confessed, adding that he had been
syping for "a certain foreign power"
The arrests were the first in
Switzerland's nationwide drive
against spies and potential fifth
column" leaders
Since the rank of colonel Is the
highest peacetime post in the Swiss
Army, the arrest of Col. Trueb and
his alleged accomplices is described
by officials as "a case of the first
magnitude"
Col. Trueb was on the reserve list
when the war began. but he was
recalled to active service with many
other officers last fall when the army
was mobilized.
Evidence of new drive appeared
throughout Switzerland today. In
the Soleure canton police arrested
three Communists for distributing
propaganda.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Rumonio Removes Poles
From Petroleum Center
BY Radio to The Star.

BY Radio to The Star.
BUCHAREST, April 19.-All Poles
residing in Ploesti, Rumania's big
petroleum center, are being sent
elsewhere to live, it is learned here.
The reason for this transfer is
believed to be Rumania's fear that
agents of belligerent powers might
succeed in bribing local Poles to
commit acts of sabotage which would
interefer with the supply of oil for
Germany.
Poles residing in Rumania's sea
and river ports also are to be cleared
out. it is believed. In September, a
minimum of $4,000 Poles, of which
$4,000 were soldiers, crossed into
Rumania as refugees. Today there
are only 5000 Polish soldiers in Ru-
manian concentration camps, and
an equal number of civilians.
Polish refugees have been leaving
the country at the rate of 1000 a
month. On the other hand, Poles
escaping from Russian Poland have
been crossing the Dniester at the
rate of 5000 month.
Copyright, 1910, Chicago Daily News. 1nc)
Evening star., 1940-04-20
OrutoricoI Contest Won
BY Anthony Mormo

Anthony Marmo, 16, of 1923 C
street Sc, last night won a Sec
tional Boys Club of Washington
oratorical contest, sponsored by the
East Washington Optimist Club.
The contest was held at the Eastern
Branch Clubhouse. Seventeenth
street and Massachusetts, avenue
Sc.
Anthony, a student of Eastern
High School, gets a free trip to
Roanoke, Va, next Saturday to COM
pete at the convention of Optimist
Clubs of this district.
At 7:30 pm. Monday the Wash
ington Optimist Club will sponsor
an oratorical contest for members
of the Washington Boys Club of
the central area at the central
branch, 230 c street NV.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 20.-Wheat prices
fell half cent in early dealings to-
day due to continued profit taking
and hedge selling, but rallied quickly
about cent to score net fractional
gains.
Strength in securities attracted at
tention of traders whose buying
lifted May contracts above Sill and
deferred deliveries above S1.10. Later
the market quieted down with prices
near previous closing levels.
Traders watched foreign develop
ments closely. Possibility that un-
favorable European crop conditions,
as we'll as the fact that so much
manpoWer has been diverted from
agriculture to warfare, may indicate
smaller harvests this season over
shadowed by reports of easing ten
sion in the Mediterranean. Gables
indicated Great Britain apparently
has stopped buying Argentine wheat
because of the quality of the 1910
crop and the long freight haul.
The weather forecast promised
local showers in the spring wheat
zone and in Nebraska and possible
local frosts in Illinois and Indiana
No moisture was predicted for the
southwest but rising temperatures
were expected. The weekly forecast
indicated showers may be received
within the next few days in both
the northwest and southwest. Little
rain was received overnight except
In parts of the Ohio Valley and the
spring wheat belt.
Rye and oats prices were about
steady but corn moved with wheat
advancing at times to small net
gains. Corn receipts were only 73
cars and reports from the country
indicated little grain would be for
sale until farmers could receive
around go cents bushed for No.
yellow at rural stations. The Gov
eminent loan price is 81 cents and
the cost of scaling grain surplus in
surance increases the value of corn
to producers
Lard advanced due to light offer
lngs and the hog markets good
gains this week.
AT II am. wheat was "a lower to
1s higher compared with Yesterday :
nnlsh, May Sill, July s1.O9ss. and
corn was also ls off to Ia up, May
641a July 65la.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Stockholm
Continued From First Page

reported to be in consultation with
Morse commanders.
Advices reaching Stockholm said
Elverum had fallen and that the
government radio in Hamar had
been silenced. indicating that city
also probably was captured Nor
wegian sources had said Hamar
would be surrendered, but defense
lines established north of the city
Large concentrations of German
mechanical troops we're reported in
the region.
Americans to Be Evacuated.
North of the conflict zone. the
United States Minister to Norway
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, was pre-.
pairing an expedition to bring the
wives of Legation officials out OF
Llllehammer where they had beer
sent to escape the war.
Mrs. Hartman was quoted as
saying according to my informa tior
the American wives are in no dan.
ger" but that they would be brought
to Sarna on the Swedish frontier
Llllehammer, their present refuge, is
only 20 miles north of Hamar.
Mrs. Hartman, who is 10, told tn,
correspondent of the Swedish news
paper Dagens Nyheter that she wa
in vigorous health. despite hardship
since she followed the Norwegian
government in flight from the Ger,
man invasion.
Ambulance Corps Ready.
Also at Sarna were members O.
the American-Finland Ambulance
Corps awaiting permission to enter
Norway. Headed by the Swedish
Baron Bror Won Blixen- -Finecke. tn,
corps included 81 MEMBERSHIP doc,
tors. Is nurses, drivers and a kitcher
staff.
A young Norwegian, arriving i,
Stockholm after fleeing Oslo ant
slipping through German lines OF
skis, said last night that bread ane
milk were being rationed in the cit,
and that meat was virtually unob
tainable.
More Germans were arriving
steadily. he said, and the newcomer.
were less polite than at first.
Farmers. he asserted. were "fu.
rious" at German requisition orders
In Oslo. he added, people were
quiet, but depressed.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Berlin
Continued From First Paee)

likely another would be sent from
Norway.
Arne Scheel, the Norwegian en-
voy, en- route home today with men,
bers of his staff, left Nakskov, Den.
mark. for Copenhagen.
Authorities remained tight-lpped
concerning declaration of martial
law in the Netherlands and the
drive in Yugoslavia against elements
accused of plotting to overthrow
the government in favor of Ger
many.
The high command communique
reiterated the claims made unoffici-
ally yesterday that one allied cruiser
and two transports were bombed in
aerial raids off the Norwegian west
coast.
The British Admiralty and
War Office in joint COM
munique today said the claim
made by the German wireless
that British or French trans
port has been sunk of the Nor.
wegian coast is quite untrue')
Transport Declared Unhampered.
The high command communique
said:
mo special developments report
able from the German occupied re-
gions at Narvik, Trondheim, Bergen,
Stavanger and Kristiansand. Ger
man troops further carried out their
given tasks on schedule.
Transport of new German units
| and manifold materials continued
unhampered by the enemy.
AN enemy plane in the evening
of April 19 dropped five bombs on
the southern fringe of Narvik with
out damage. German troops in the
Bergen region occupied number Of
adjacent islands.
In the Kristiansand sector near
Hageland additional Norwegian
troops were disarmed. In the entire
region around Oslo German troops
are in steady advance despite the
difficulties of the terrain.
The number of prisoners and the
amount of booty is constantly rising.
Counting concluded on the after
noon of April 18 revealed 180 guns
and 300 machine guns were taken
booty
Two Ships Reported Sunk.
"The air force continued large
scale reconnaissance activity. En-
emy warships and transports were
attacked on the Norwegian west
coast despite unfavorable weather
conditions. One cruiser and two
troop transports were struck square,
ly by heavy caliber bombs
Dense smoke emanations from
the ships and large oil spots on the
water made the destructive effects
Of the bomb hits plainly visible. One
of our own planes is missing.
In the west there was lively
scouting activity. Through our own
reconnaissance and shock troops un-
dertakings in the border region west
of Merzig and southwest of Saar-
brucken and south of Zweirbrucken
we succeeded in inflicting consider
able losses upon the enemy and in
taking number of prisoners and
seizing weapons and equipment.
Enemy scouting UNDERTAKINGS
southwest of Saarbrucken and south
Of Zweibrucken were repelled with
losses for the enemy. One enemy
plane which was met by our own
chasers in the western border region
Stunned fight by flying into Bel
gian territory. One of our own
planes is missing"
Evening star., 1940-04-20
New BruziIiun Stamp
To Sell for 5 Cents

Through a typographical error 1t
was stated in picture caption in
Fridays Star that the new Brazilian
stamp issued in honor of the Pam
American Unions 50th birthday an
niversary would sell for 4 cents. The
price Is S cents.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Blessed Sacrament Bow
Wins Grammar Bee

Patrick Kolb, 13. of Blessed Sac
rament School last night took first
place in the fourth annual gram
mar bee of District parochial schools
in Gonzaga High School.
More than $50 persons watched
60 contestants from the parishes
compete for the full scholarship to
Gonzaga which goes to the winner
Second place went to George
Leithiser, 13, of st. Gabriel's and
Jerry McKenna, l3, of Blessed Sac
rament took third. They received
half scholarships to Gonzaga from
the Rev. Francis E. Garner. S. j.,
headmaster of Gonzaga, who made
the awards.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Runnuniu
Continued From First Page.)

was said further planes also would
be sent.
The Germans were forced to forego
their demands for an increase in the
value of the mark in relation to the
Rumanian lei, and the Rumanian
negotiators were equally adamant. it
was learned, in rejecting Nazi at
tempts to increase their monthly oil
quota of 10000 TONS
Oil Talks Held Useless.
The Rumanians were understood
to have told the German legation
that it was useless to discuss oil eX-
ports since the Reich has been un-
able to transport even her present
quota because of a lack of transport
facilities.
The Rumanian-Ger agreement
was concluded as other Balkan cap
itals gave evidence of increasing
anxiety that the war might spread
soon to Southeastern Europe.
Yugoslavs Continue Roundup.
of the British and French colonies,
alarmed by reports that Germany
was planning to invade Hungary,
began an exodus.
Some documents of the French
legation were said to have been
taken to Belgrade for safe-keeping
and speedy truck stood outside the
British legation to facilitate the
rapid removal Of state papers if
this should seem necessary.
Hungarians discounted the war
rumors as alarmist, but searchlights
swept the sky over Budapest last
night and AFRAID protection squads
patrolled the streets.
In Yugoslavia, where authorities
announced yesterday they had un-
covered a plot to overthrow the gov
ernment and deliver the country to
the Nazis, police continued ma
tion-wide roundup of persons sus-
pected of seditious activities. Homes
of hundreds of Germans were raided
and arms and documents seized.
Former Premier Milan Stoyadino-
vich, who, the government said, had
been linked with Nazi Trojan
Horse" activity in Yugoslavia, re-
manned under heavy guard in a re-
mote mountain hamlet.
Considerable importance was at
tached by trade experts to Ru-
mania's agreeing to fill Germany's S
outstanding wheat orders The
previous action of the Rumanian
government in voiding all foreign
wheat contracts because of threat
ened crop failure had been re-
garded as a severe blow to Ger
many.
Rumania's 1888 wheat produc-
ton was 4,92200O metric tons, of
which Germany took 100000 tons.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Reynoud
Continued From First Page.)

fore Germany invaded Scandinavia,
emerged last night from a secret
Chamber of Deputies debate with a
unanimous vote of confidence,
SIS to 0.
Seventeen Deputies, including
Louis Martin, leader of the Rightist
Republican Federation, did not vote
Thirteen others were on vacation.
The vote came after the Deputies
had quizzed the little Premier for
five hours on the allied conduct OF
the war in it's new phases and had
raised such ticklish questions as
what attitude France intends to
pursue toward Italy and Russia.
The unanimity of the vote sur
prised some observers because of the
apparently unyielding hostility OF
many Rfghtists who object to his
government because there are So
cialists in it. When he first came to
power last month, NJ Reynaud
could get only a clear majority OF
one from the Chamber.
French-Italian relations have been
troubled primarily by Italy's position
as nom n-belligerent ally of Germany
with the ever-present possibility
that she may enter the war against
the allies. Recently the Italian
press has carried on a sharp cam
paign against the allies.
Even before the war, however
friction arose from Italian agitation
for railway and port concessions in
French Somaliland, former rail out
let for Italy's new Ethiopian empire
an Italian share in control of the
Suez Canal; improved status of the
large Italian population of French
Tunisia and territorial concessions
in Corsica, Nice and Savoy, former
Italian territories now French.
Military preparations on both sides
the border between Italian Libya
and French Tunisia and, until a
year ago, the presence of large Ital-
ian forces in Spain, just beyond
Frances Pyrennees border, were
other troublesome factors.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
New Hampshire Society
Elects BRIDGES President

Senator H. Styles Bridges, Re-
publican. OF New Hampshire last
night was elected president of the
New Hampshire State Society at a
meeting in the Willard Hotel. He
succeeded John E. Benton, who had
resigned.
Other officers named are Miss
Miriam Franks, vice president; John
Moriarity, secretary, and Walter A.
Browne, treasurer. Mr.. Browne has
been elected to his Office for IS con-
secutive years.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
New Monument Schedule

Francis F.. Gillen, acting superin-
tendent of National Capital Parks,
announced today that the Washing
ton Monument will remain open to
sightseers each Saturday and Sum-
day night until 10:30 o'clock starting
today. On other days the regular
8 am. to 4 pm. hours will be OBJ
served, he said.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Youth Urged to Stress
Good Samaritan POLICY

Youths should stress the good
Samaritan" attitude in developing a
worthwhile philosophy of life, DR..
A. B. Potorf of American University
last night told members of the new
East Washington District Methodist
Youth Organization at its first din
ner, held in the dining room of the
girls dormitories at the university.
DR.. Edgar C. Beery, superintendent
of She Washington district, gave
the benediction Murrell Lank. di-
rector of young peoples work for
the East Washington district, was
postmaster.
Evening star., 1940-04-20

After attending Columbia Univer-
sity in New York City, Mr.. Stratton
went to Paris to continue his studies.
At the start of the war he joined
the American Ambulance Corps.
Mr.. Stratton and his mother for
merly lived at 1882 Irving street
NV. Mrs. Stratton is now in charge
of recreational therapy at the Vet
erans Facility, Coatsville, Pa.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Flood
Continued From First PAGE

\NoiltlIlueu CTOm F1ISC PdEeJ
Golden Triangle" where the Alle-
gheny and Monongahela Rivers
merge to form the Ohio.
The Weather Bureau said & crest
could not be predicted until later
in the day.
Reports were still incomplete on
the amount of rain that has fallen
in the past five days, but Weather
Bureau Meteorologist w. s. Brotz-
man said the rainfall in the past
"a hours in Pittsburgh was i36
inches. The rise at THE Point"
was continuing at the rate of ;
of foot an hour.
Serious damage results here from
a 35-foot stage.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Census Lists Cow Thief

WACO. Tex, April 20 (R.-The
census will list one COW thief.
His folks said he had been sent
to the penitentiary twice for steal
ing COWS. so they guessed that was
his profession" explained the emu
merator to his boss.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Polish Club to Hold Dance

The Polish Club OF Washington
will hold a dance tonight at
O'Clock In the Stansbury Lodge,
Georgia and Concord avenues NV.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Indiana Roads Closed.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 20 R-
Flood waters closed Southern In
diana highways to traffic In % places
today. but the Weather Bureau here
said serious damage was not likely.
Evening star., 1940-04-20

Naz troops leaving German destroyer for landing at
Narvk Soon after photo taken the engaged
with sister ships in the battle with British vessels.
These exclusive Wide World pictures received in the
United States tell graphically the story spectacular sea
battle in Narvk Harbor between British warshps
April 49, They approved British flashed
from London to New York by Wide World cabephoo Photos
taken by soldier aboard transport The
undeveoped films seized when the captured
by British attacking forces.
Wide World Cabephotos
Evening star., 1940-04-20

ROME, April 20 R).-King Victor
Emmanuel, Premier Mussolini and
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Ciano sent greetings to Adolf Hitler
today on his 5lst birthday ami
versary. All newspapers published
brief greetings to the Fuehrer, who
was praised for infusing high war
time spirit among the Germans.