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Evening star., 1941-07-27
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Sheer, beautiful 48-gauge Nylons in Tropic
a best-selling shade for summer and early
fall wear. These stockings give more stretch
per inch since they're knitted on finer gauge
machines thus should wear better than
those knitted on coarSer machines.
Evening star., 1941-09-25
Race Issues S Injection
Into War Debate Laid
To Intervenfionists
America First Officers
Soy False Charges Were
Flung at Lindbereh
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25-Persons
urging American intervention in the
war are responsible, the America
First Committee says, for injection
of the race issue into the discus
SIGN of war or peace"
The organizations national COM
mittee released a statement last
night defending Charles A. Lind
bergh, who, in a recent Des Moines
address, said the British, the jew
ish and the Roosevelt administra-
ton" we're the three major groups
urging this country's active belliger-
ency.
"Col. Lindbergh and his fellow
members of the America First Com
mittee are not anti-Semitic, the
statement said. I'VE deplore the
injection OF the race issue into the
dicussion of war or peace. 1t is the
interventionists who have done this. /"
Interventionists, it continued, have
sought to hide the real issue by
"f1inging false charges at the Amer
lea First Committee and at every
leader who has spoken out against
our entry into the European con-
flict. The present attack on Col.
Lindbergh is merely another case
in point.
Behind smoke screen of
groundless charges this Nation is
being led to war in violation OF the
Constitution of the United States. I"
Evening star., 1941-09-25
Police Chief Acquitted
In Liquor Tax Fraud Case
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. j. Sept. 25.-A New
Jersey police chief was acquitted
yesterday of charges of conspiring
to defraud the Government OF
liquor taxes through the operation
of what Federal agents described
as a ring that distributed Illicit
liquor in five Eastern States between
1884 and 1887.
One hunored others were indicted
with Police Chief j. Hamilton
Gebhardt of Vineland. Sixty-thre
have pleaded guilty and 25 pleaded
innocent. The others have died or
have not been apprehended. Chief
Gebhardt was the first TO be tried
The prosecution contended that
the ring, operating illegal stills in
five Southern faew Jersey counties
defrauded the Government of ap-
proximately $1,500,000 in taxes and
distributed the liquor in Massachu-
settes, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Delaware and Maryland.
Chief Gebhardt, the only defense
witness, denied Government agents
charges that he tipped off still op-
orators about impending raids and
help them transport supplies.
Evening star., 1941-09-25
lure Of Kiev Typical of German Offensive Strategy
By MORGAN BEATTY.

The victory at Kiev is q perfect
example Of German military strategy
against foe required to defend hi,
position along vast line.
The German theme is strike hard
at separate points-not all along the
line-and follow through wherever
break occurs.
Under sledge-hammer blows of that
type the defense must move back or
| get caught in pockets, for the Ger
man offensive forces move like fin
gers into and around defense posi-
tions, The climax of the thrusts
is the making Of a military fist
out of those fingers. Forces caught
between them are crushed.
Since 1884 the German general
staff has been experimenting with
grouping armed forces to find out
how to put maximum punch into
spearheads. 1t has devised a ver-
liable hell Of dive bombers, tanks,
mobile artillery and motorized in
| fantry to make the initial assault
They drive through, and infantry
follows up
Attack When in Doubt.
Every German soldier is taught
that he must always attack when in
doubt. The least the attack can ac-
complish is to reveal whether the
enemy is strong or weak at the point
under assault.
With this general scheme in mind,
most observers who know German
methods suggest that rs stream
lined German division of some 10000
men each were used in the assault
on the Kiev triangle shown in the
accompanying map.
Contrary to daily communicates,
the heaviest thrust undoubtedly oc-
Cured at the northeast corner of the
triangle. Next heaviest came around
Kremenchug, at the southeastern
point These forces had to be strong
enough to become the jaws of a
trap for four Russian armies de-
Tending the Kiev zone, or the Rus
sian armies would not have to decide
the question of holding on to Kiev
or running.
The other drives to soften the
front and to find the weak spots
were indicated in the daily COM
muniques. They were the primary
assault on Kiev, the secondary as
sault on Kiev. the Desna Valley
drive, the Ichnya thrust, the Cher
kasi River crossing and the Percy
slav drive.
Drove Six Spearheads.
Thus the Germans provided them
selves with six spearheads into the
Kiev sector and two big pincers.
Each Of these must have been pro-
vided with all the weapons in the
German military book, but in differ
ing combinations to suit the prob
lem of each thrust.
Meanwhile the main drives against
Konotop were pressed to the limit.
So was another drive to the north
ward-against Bryansk, to keep the
Russians from filtering in and spoil
ing the triangle trap set for Kiev.
One by one the German drives
began to tell. The first soft spot
discovered was the Desna River
Valley. The fall of Chernigov was
the signal for the Germans to pour
in more and more support from the
rear.
Next, Kremenchug and Konotop
Evening star., 1941-09-25
Indicted Sheriff Held
As Fugitive for Boston

By the Associated Press.
VENTURA, Calf, Sept. 25.-
John F. Dowd, former high sheriff
of Suffolk County, Mass, was ar
raigned last night on a fugitive war
rant and held for officers from Bos-
ton, where he is under Indictment
on so counts of "corrruptly request
ing and accepting gratuities."
Peace Justice Joseph Argabrite set
bond at S50,000 after the district
attorneys Office submitted evidence
of Dowds indictment last Febru-
ary on charges Of accepting 10000
in gratuities.
To reporters, Dowd said he was
anxious to return to Boston and
face the music"
Every night I've lain awake wait
ing for a knock on the door, when
I knew some one would be coming
to arrest me. I'm dead broke. I'm
going back with my pockets empty"
Dowd had resided in Ventura,
where he was known as John Nor
ton, several months. He declined
to say where he had been since
he left Boston two years ago. but
asserted he had not returned there
during that time. He said he had
spent only part of the period in
California.
Evening star., 1941-09-25

how much of this or that ingredient
goes into their recipe. They can
and do-tell any military man who
wants to know that they group their
army strength into units composed
OF motorcycles, armored cars, tanks,
infantry, anti-tank guns, machine
guns, anti-aircraft guns, field artil-
lery us and los milimeter field
guns, engineers and signal troops.
Depends on Circumstances.
The percentage of each of these
ingredients depends on the ground,
the defenses in front of them and
where they want to 60. For a river
Evening star., 1941-09-25

crossing, for instance, more liaison
or engineering divisions are used.
The groupings shown on the map
approximate the strength the Ger
mans probably mustered against the
Kiev sector, assuming the four Rus
sian armies defending the sector
were composed of 100000 men and
materiel to match.
The Germans always try to send
twice as much strength against a
defended positions as they believe
the defenders can muster. This
means they used some 100000 to
300 900 men in the Kiev triangle
Evening star., 1941-09-25

apparently took the river crossing
into the city from the east, CO.
operating with the forces on the
west bank of the Dneiper From
then on out it was merely question
of finding the soft spots in Kiev's
defenses They happened to be in
the citadel, or southern gate.
How do the Germans distribute
their army units so as to develop
seemingly irresistible force?
The German War Ministry itself
makes no secret of this But like a
housewife making a pie. the Ger
mans cannot always tell you just
Evening star., 1941-09-25

is hoped the cards will be returned
within a week so that the job Of
tabulating them can be undertaken
Governors Of many States issued
proclamations calling attention to
the surveys Importance. 1t is-being
directed by the Highway Traffic Ad-
visory Council to the War Depart
ment through the Public Roads
Administration and the w. P. A.
Evening star., 1941-09-25
Neutrality Act Repeal
Backed by Senator Lee
Nv the Associated Press.

8y tne AsSOClatcC FIeos.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 25.-The
United States Neutrality Act is
aiding the Axis and hindering the
democracies" and should be re-
pealed at once, Senator Josh Lee of
the Senate's Foreign Affairs Com
mittee said last night.
The Oklahoma legislator, who is
head of the American delegation to
the fourth Pan-American Highway
Congress here, pledged his support
10 President Roosevelt in any move
to modify or abrogate the act, which
he said had become a hobble on
oaIr foreign policy"
Evening star., 1941-09-25

began to show signs Of cracking.
Then Cherkasi. The Pereyslav drive
apparently failed to develop full
pressure, so it was left to founder.
As strength was diverted to the
Chernigov-Desna River valley drive,
the movement gained the attention
OF the German high command.
Might not this drive furnish the key
to Kiev? More and more support
was piled into it.
Followed Railroad to Kiev.
The Desna columns apparently
followed the railroad to Kiev, and
Evening star., 1941-09-25

Truck and bus owners are being
asked to give the number, size, age
and type of vehicles. with a state
ment as to their willingness to lease
them to the Government in time of
emergency.
Evening star., 1941-09-25
.Bus.Truck Inventory
For National Defense
Gets Under Way
District and 80 Stutes
Mail Out Thousands
Of Questionnoires

The national defense inventory of
trucks and buses began today, with
motor vehicle registration units of 30
States and the District Of Columbia
mailing questionnaires to owners.
The Department of Vehicles and
Traffic placed more than $4,000
questionnaire cards in the mail. It
Evening star., 1941-09-25

Northern Ireland is rationing one
egg a week to each registered person.
Evening star., 1941-09-25

Buenos Aires ranks second to New
York as an American seaport.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Croafs 10 Confer Crown
On Italian Prince Today
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, May ia Croat delega-
tion is en- route to Rome to confer
the crown of Croatia upon the Duke
of Spoleto tomorrow through King
Victor Emmanuel, reliable sources
said, thus bringing the newly created
state within Italy's imperial COM
munity."
The Duke of Spoleto was named
unanimously in political circles as
the choice when newspapers pre-
pared for publication photographs
OF the prince of the House of Savoy
and his consort, Irene of Greece.
His choice was conceded, although
there had been some talk that the
crown might go to the Duke of
Aosta, Italy's viceroy in Ethiopia.
Fascist organs hailed tomorrow's
ceremony as returning to Rome the
crown which first was placed on the
head OF King Tomislav, 1,Ol6 years
ago by the legate of Pope Joannes K.
The 33-man Croat delegation is
headed by DR.. Ante Pavelic. who be-
came chief of state when Croatia
declared its independence from now
Vanquished Yugoslavia. The party
arrived at the Italian frontier by
motor today and took a special train
at trieste for the overnight trip to
Rome. W
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Home Builders Ask
Congress 70 Set Up
Research Agency
Commission Would Serve
As Clearing House for
ReuI Estate information

Establishment by Congress of q
national research commission as an
agency of the Federal Government
to serve the field of real estate and
housing was asked by the Home
Builders Institute of America,
which closed its first National Con-
ference on Home Building here yes
terday.
The conference official sessions
were concluded late Friday night,
following banquet at the May
flower Hotel and delegates yesterday
visited housing projects in Balti-
more and Washington.
The proposed commission Is
needed, the institute pointed out
in a resolution, because the con-
struction and real estate industry
has no adequate clearing house for
data and information. Many mil
lions of dollars, it was pointed out,
are expended annually on extensive
and useful governmental research
in other fields.
The Federal Housing Administra-
ton was asked to give careful con-
sideration to the Is per cent ad-
vance in construction costs In the
last 18 months, with a view to TAX
ing account of this In appraisals
of property for mortgage insurance.
Congress was asked to complete
enactment of pending amendments
to the National Housing Act, which
passed the House Thursday and
were sent to the Senate. The legis-
lation extends F. H. A. mortgage
insurance on existing houses for a
three-year period, extends likewise
Title I insurance Of loans on re-
Mobilization and on small homes,
and raises the amount of loans in
surable under this title from $4,000
to $4,000.
The Home Builders Institute is
a new professional branch of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Eastern Provinces
Offer Fine Fishing
To Canadian Visitors
Equipment Including
Comerus, Is Allowed
Entry Without Duty

QUEBEC, Province of Quebec,
May 17.-An early spring and we'll
stocked streams. offering fine angling
opportunities, are bringing scores of
American fishermen to the Eastern
Provinces of Canada.
Anglers may bring in to the
Dominion without any difficulty,
free of duty or deposit, all the
paraphernalia of their sport-the
fishing rods, tackle, camp equipment.
and even the camera, whose pic
lures will afterward lend veracity to
the tales. The articles need only be
reported at the point of entry, pro-
vided they were previously used by
the visitor and brought in solely for
his use.
Streams Restocked.
Prospects are good for a produc-
tive season in Quebec's trout
streams. Restocking has helped here,
as well as in all the other provinces
Of Canada. Bass, pike, pickerel,
maskinonge, and the provinces own
species, the 'ouananiche, a par
ticularly game fighter, also abound
In Quebec's cold streams.
The Laurentides National Park,
only IS miles from Quebec City, has
all the sporting advantages Of a
natural preserve. A short term fish,
ing license for non-residents is now
available in Quebec for the first
time. Following in the lead of On
tario, the provincial Department Of
Mines and Fisheries is issuing spe-
cial 81 permits, allowing visitors to
fish for three days. Hitherto, the
nonresident had to pay minimum
of IS.
In New Brunswick, the Atlantic
salmon, the king of all game fish,
holds command. Such rivers as the
Restigouche. the Miramichi, the
Nepisiguit and the tobique are
known throughout the world for
their superb salmon angling.
Nova Scotia Unspoiled.
The unspoiled sporting country of
Nova Scotia contains hundreds of
lakes and rivers furnish ig bounti-
full catches. There are n exclusive
fishing rights granted t toughout
the province and thus TIE angler
who complies with the regulations
may fish where he chooses In pub
licly-owned water. While salmon
is to be had in all the coastal rivers,
the most famous are st. Marys, An
napolis. Musquodoboit, Margaree
and Tusket, where anglers have
caught salmon weighing in at so
pounds.
To the fresh-water angler, Ontario
offers myriad lakes and all varieties
of fish. Within 100 miles of Toronto,
where the Royal York, the largest
hotel In the British Empire, is To-
Gated, the Kawartha and Muskoka
districts present holiday resorts as
we'll as accessible fishing.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Fire Causes Damage,
Set al S750,O0O
In Salisbury, Md.
BIoze Sweeps Lumber Yord
Two Blocks Long; z Are
Overcome by Smoke
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALISBURY, Md, May ia
spectacular fire today caused dam
age estimated unofficially at about
s750,00o as it swept the two-block-
long George A. Bound lumber mill
and yards and damaged seven near
by houses.
Power and telephone lines fell
during the blaze, closing down sew
eral industrial plants, Radio Station
WBOC and State Police Station
WWSG.
Fire officials said the blaze was
under control, but probably would
burn most OF the night. A stiff
breeze presented a constant threat
of flames spreading to outlying dis
tricts, and equipment called from
other towns continued to stand by.
Two Overcome by Smoke.
Fire Capt. Milton Clark and John
Hodges, mill employe aiding the
f1remen, were overcome by smoke
Their condition was reported as
satisfactory. Harold Ingersoll,
Salisbury fireman. was burned on
one arm.
Flames broke out in the straw
Evening star., 1941-05-18

Industry's first steam driven
machine was made for spinning
cotton.
Evening star., 1941-05-18

Condors are stealing lambs from
1ocks in Peru.
Evening star., 1941-05-18

berry crate manufacturing part Of
the mill. In few moments the
flames swept through the tinderlike
baskets and the mill proper was
afire.
Store Catches Afire.
Chatham's store and the Lincoln
Apartments caught fire, but a shift
In the wind enabled fire fighters TO
save those buildings.
Edward Sinecal, plant superin-
tendent, said 100000 baskets due
for delivery to Eastern Shore farm
erS within the next 10 days were
destroyed.
At the height of the fire an en-
ber was blown four blocks through
the air to ignite the home of James
Agnew. That fire gained headway
before being discovered, burning the
two-and-a-haif story house to the
ground.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Mercy Plane Ride
JoIts Penny Loose
From ChIds Throat
B, the Associated Press.

~ WV AhouClhttu StCess
SAVANNAH, Ga, May IT,
When 6-year-old Arnold Ten
enbaum learned an Army
bomber was to carry his 3-year-
old cousin to Atlanta for re-
moval of a misunderstanding
penny today he promptly swal-
lowed a dime in hopes of max
ing the flight too.
But while Barbara Tenen-
baum's coin had stopped in her
throat, Arnold's slipped to his
stomach and he got no ride.
Barbara became airsick near
ing Atlanta, the penny was dis
lodged and lanoed In her stom-
ach, with no serious conse-
quences foreseen.
Army officers arranged the
plane fight as a mercy er-
rand"
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Boot Sinking Victims S
Body Is Recovered
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. MICHAELS, Md, May IT,
The body of Eugene Tawes, 10, Of
Crisfeld, one of two men lost when
the lumber boat Louise Travers
sank In a storm March Z, was re-
covered today.
Wade H. Murphy, Tilman's Is
land oysterman, picked up the body
in a Chesapeake Bay channel be-
tween Poplar Island and North
Beach
Travis Tawes, 40, father of Eu-
gene, dropped dead at his home
in Crisfleld when informed last
March Of the loss OF his son.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
New u. S. Ship Named Bushnell
For Father of Submarine
Builder Of the Turtle, Revolutionary War
Croft, Is Honored Second Time

and the first suggestion of the tor
pedo.
II thought and still think that it
was an effort Of genius" declared
George Washington to Thomas JEFF
ferson, "but that too many things
were necessary to be combined to
expect too much against an enemy
who are always on guard"
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Form Group to Meet

MANASSAS, Va, May 18.-Com-
munity and county agricultural
conservation program committee
men of Prince william County will
meet at the office of Frank Cox,
county agent, Wednesday. Joseph
Copley, district field representative
from the State A. A. A. office at
Blacksburg, will attend.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Two Drowned as Boat
Cupsizes Off Norfolk
By the Associated Press.

~ tIIe hssUCIHLtu PreSS.
NORFOLK, Va. May 1.-Two
men, Identified by police as Allen
Herschoerger, %, of Greenwood, Del,
and Ray Stutzman, "a, of Meadville,
Pa, drowned late today off Ocean
view when their fishing boat cap
slzea in a sudden squall.
Three other members of the party
were rescued.
According to oolice Capt. M H
House. Is to 20 small fishing boats
overturned. Othe4's In the vicinity
picked up those pitched overheard,
and police gave first aid to 8 or
10, Capt. House said.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Herndon Civic Unit Listed

Ralph o. Ennis, president of the
Herndon Va) Business and Civic
League, has named Mrs. Arthur H.
Buell. chairman of the improvement
Committee. Other members are
Mrs. Douglas Laing, Mrs. John Nor
rison, Mrs. Harry Stutsman, Mrs.
Stanley Hanes, Mrs. William S.
Blanchard, Mrs. Harry Breckenridge,
Mrs. R. M. CARRIER and Mrs. Gray
son Hanes.
Evening star., 1941-09-14

(see ENGAGEMENTS, Page E-20
Evening star., 1941-09-14
Mrs. Davies Plans
Tea Sept. 80 for
Drive Workers

. Mrs. Joseph E. Davies will take
an active part in the direction
of the Silver Anniversary Roll
Call of the District Red Cross,
beginning September %. Mrs.
Davies has been appointed hon.
orary chairman of the Resi-
dental Committee of the Roll
Call Committee. She will make
a special trip from her home in
Roslyn, Long Island, where she
plans to spend most of the fall
and early winter, to entertain
at a tea for the workers of the
residential and booths solicita-
ton groups. The party will be
given September 80 at Mrs.
Davies home, 1913 Foxall road.
$50 Apartments
Will Be Canvassed.
In each years Red Cross Roll
Call the residential group directs
enrolment of Red Cross men,
berships in apartment houses.
This year more than $50 apart
ment houses will be canvassed,
in addition to large residential
sections.
In preparation for the Roll
Call, which will run from Sep
tember % to October 20. organ
ization of the Residential Com
mittee has been completed.
Booths, posters, leaflets and
membership blanks have been
delivered to the captains" in
charge Of subgroups. and final
instructions were given to work.
ers at a meeting held FRIDAY at
Roll Call Headquarters, 1920
Massachusetts, avenue.
Mrs. N. A. Burnell. assistant to
the chairman, has been getting
in touch with volunteers who will
carry on the campaign, as
sembling quantities of supplies,
and making other necessary ar
rangements.
In addition to Mrs. Burnell,
two other prominent ladies are
assisting Mrs. Davies as vice
chairmen. They are Mrs. J. K.
McClintock, wife of the Treas
urer of the National Red Cross,
and Mrs. E. G. Montgomery. a
member Of the board of the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter. Mrs.
Richard A. Ericsson will be in
charge of block solicitation in
residential sections.
Evening star., 1941-09-14
Mrs. Cordell Hull Accepts
AS Honorary Head of Ball
Democratic Women to Give Dance
October Is for Benefit of
Military Mems Club

Mrs CodeI Hull wife of the Secretary State has accepted
invitation honorary chairman ball which the
National Democratic Project Mayhower
Hotel Wednesday the benefit of the Soldiers
Sailors and Marines Club 1015 L
probably bril-
han balls her
Birthday Ball
Is chairman o
Military ball is being under auspices of the
chief naval
of the Marine Corps
WomenS Navy League of Washington have been
L With national
full needed and to quote Mrs
washington will help make this ball