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Evening star., 1941-01-12

raid and large numbers of planes
could be heard overhead. Some Of
them were believed to be British
night fighters.
A shower of incendiarles fell in
one area which already had been
heavily bombed.
Volunteer firemen clambered on
roofs and worked through the streets
in the methodical business of bat
ting out the small but flercely not
flames of the fire bombs.
In another district, the clang Of
fire bells penetrated to crowded
shelters below ground and surface
watchers could see the glow Of manv
small fires against the sky By
conservative estimate, at least $50
men were fighting fires in this one
area.
Except for Portsmouth, Britain
was virtually bomb-free last night
and the only air attack up to the
nightfall alarm in London was o.
one town in East Kent where. the
government said, IAN enemy air
craft dropped bombs" and ktiled
"a small number of persons"
Brest and lie Havre Attacked.
The r. A. F., however, had carried
out overnight raids on the German
held French ports of Brest and Le
Havre.
Shipping in the Channel port ot
LIE Havre was attacked, an Air Min
istry ,Ummunique said, and direct
hits were scored on the bow Of a
big vessel in attacks on the naval
base at Brest, just around the cor
ner" of the French coast from the
western entrance of the Channel.
Many sticks of high explosive
bombs were dropped across docks
and one pilot saw very large fire
when he arrived, which was still
burning as fiercely when he left an
hour later" said an Air Ministry
news service amplification Of the
cOmmunique.
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Italian authorities contrasted the
figures with reported British esti-
mates of $4,000 Italians wounded
and Greek announcements that a.
600 prisoners had been captured.
An Italian communique told this
detailed story of the attack on the
British warships:
Our scouting planes checked up
on the movements of various nuclei
Of enemy ships in the central and
west central Mediterranean from
dawn to sundown January 10.
Two torpedo Launching planes at
1l:50 am. sighted formation of
two battleships and an aircraft car
rier escorted by cruisers and de-
stroyers 10 miles northeast of Linosa
(an island near Malta.
AT 1910 pm. the aircraft car
rier was attacked on the starboard
side. About kilometers Csome
2 niles from the objective our
planes were sighted and fired on
violently by part of the batteries
of the entire naval formation.
Notwithstanding that, the attack
was carried out to a finish and
torpedoes were launched at eX-
tremely low altitude and short
range, reaching the aircraft Garner
abaft. A big column of black
and reddish smoke was seen in the
stern of the ship. Our torpedo
launching planes. while hit by anti
aircraft FIRE. later underwent an
attack by four enemy fighter planes,
from which they succeeded in es-
Gaping and returning to their own
base.
Cruiser Attacked.
"Other of our planes cruising
about overlook the naval forma-
ton at lis pm. and could observe
a thick column Of white smoke ris-
ing from the aircraft carrier.
"A section (formation) of three
dive bombers escorted by fighter
planes noanWhile attacked the
cruiser, which was moving slowly,
sll. roundou Dy four big ships 40
miles southeast Of Pantelleria All
three planes aimed at the cruiser
Two 500-kiloeram tabout 1000
pounds bombs hit the ship squarely
one ?Stcrn, another in the GEN.
ter and on the left side-causing
fire aboard. The antl-aircratt
reaction was most intense.
Another formation of dive bomb
Evening star., 1941-01-12
6. 0. P. Won'f Make
Bill Partisan Issue,
Republicans Say
Effort to Limit Powers
Of President, Require
Payment Expected
BY GOULD LINCOLN.


Neither Republican congressional
leaders nor other Republican men,
bers intend to make a partisan issue
of the administration lease lend
bill, officially known as IAN act to
promote the defense of the United
States"
This was stated yesterday emphat-
ically by House Minority Leader
Martin and 1y Senator Austin of
Vermont acting Senate minority
leader.
In the first place, the Republicans,
generally speaking, are strongly in
favor of building up the national de-
fense of this country and in favor of
giving every possible aid to the Brit
iSh.
They, however. are not commit
ting themselves to support the bill
in its present form, without amend
ment. Indeed, it is expected they
will support amendments to place
some limitations and to Ak a time
limit on the broad powers which the
bill gives the President and to make
more certain that this country re-
ceives quid pro quo for the planes.
ships and other munitions turned
over to the British.
Not Playing Politics.
Apparently the policy of the Re-
publican leadership will be to leave
up to each Republican member Of
Congress the position he shall take
on the bill or any amendment. 1t
is likely. however, that the great
bulk of the House Republicans will
vote the same way on amendments
intended to limit the authority
granted the Chief Executive.
AS one Republican House member
said. "If we do vote pretty solidly
on any amendments. we probably
will be charged with playing politics.
But that will not be the fact. 1t is
easily conceivable that these amend
ments will have support from some
Of the Democrats, too"
There is no doubt that some Re-
publicans believe the bill as intro
duced will place in the hands of
the President the broadest kind of
powers over civilian activities in
this country in the name of national
defense. They say frankly they do
not choose to give the President
these powers, which they insist he
has been working for the last seven
years, under the guiSe of national
defense.
Some Want Countries Named.
Other Republicans believe that it
would be better to write into the
bill the name or names of those
countries which the United States is
to aid with war materials. Under
the terms of the bill as introduced
such materials may be manufac-
tured in this country and sold or
transferred or otherwise disposed
of" to the government of ANY coun-
try whose defense the President
deems vital to the defense of the
United States" If it is planned to
aid the British, the Greeks, the
Chinese under this proposed law,
then it should be so stated specifi-
cally, they hold.
A difficulty there, however, lies in
the fact that some other country
might find itself in conflict with the
totalitarian nations and this coun-
try would be unable to give 1t the
same kind of aid proposed in the
bill without the passage of further
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Mediterranean
Continued From First Page

had been made on the British fleet
today.
On the score of Fascist losses in
North Africa the high command
announced that II soldiers had been
killed. BOT wounded ana that 3f3
were missing during December and
that naval losses for that month
were 119 killed, 80 wounded, 172
missing. Casualties among land
forces in East Africa were put at
d killed. 81 wounded, 25 missing.
(These figures. vastly at vari-
ance with those of the British,
would not cover Italy's loss on
January of Bardia, Libya,
where the British announced
only today that Fascist casual
ties in killed and captured alone
amounted to around 45,000D
Casualties in Greek War.
italian casualties in the war
against Greece from the start OF
hostilities October % to December
81 were announced officially to be
1871 men, of which 2,08l were
listed as killed, 6,515 wounded and
S,78l missing.
These included So Albanians
killed SO wounded and 103 missing.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Roosevelt Prepared
To Fight for Speedy
Lease-Lend Action
President, at Hyde Park
For Rest, Keeps in Touch
With lieutenunts
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Jan. lift
necessary, President Roosevelt is
prepared to fight both for time and
for content in the enactment of the
broadly discretionary lease-lend bill
now before both branches of Con-
gress. it was indicated here today
as the Chief Executive began a week
end of relaxation at his family
home.
Surprising in its almost limitless
grants of power any emergency
measures enacted during the World
War period of 1914-18. the pending
bill is carefully drawn administra-
ton formula by which all aid short
of war" can be most quickly made
available to the fighting democra-
cies-particularly Great Britain.
1t Is a formula, in other words,
by which often-repeated pledges of
assistance can be translated into
fact-without regard to the silly
old dollar sign" (as far as the bellig-
erent consumer is concerned, with
red tape and restrictions waived
and with authority permitting posi-
tive and speedy action fully concen-
trated IN single person, the Presi-
dent.
And it is the earnest hope of
administration chieftains that Con-
gress will not see fit to revise the
legislation in major degree. or to
delay approval beyond time for rea-
sonable consideration and debate.
Time a Vital Factor.
In the opinion of advisors to the
President these hopes have better
than an even chance of fulfillment.
Congress itself already has demon
strated Its preponderant sympathy
for the British cause and it's will
ingncss TO authorize an ever-in-
creasing amount of aid. And in back
OF the legislators is the force of
public opinion which the President
considers overwhelmingly in ap-
proval of this Government doing
everything possible to prevent a
totaiitarian victory.
At the same time, the administra-
ton leadership is fully aware of the
controversial elements of this legis-
lation and is prepared for a bitter
fight If the opposition corrals suf-
flcient strength Since time is a
most vital factor, there is unlikely
to be any long delay permitted by
the majority strategists.
To prevent such delay. a few con-
ceSSionS might be made early in
consideration of the measure-per-
haps restricting the grant of author
ity to a specific time period, perhaps
provision for closest supervision bv
defense technicians and experts on
how much Of our defense materiel
can safely be turned over to an
other country. But neither these nor
any other comp omises to which the
administration would consent would
alter the important discretionary
features.
Reaction Carefully Watched.
And while the President rested
here this week end. careful sound
tngs and examination of the reac-
tion of opposition or doubtful forces
in Congress are being made by ad-
mif1istration lieutenants in Wash
ington and reported by telephone to
the Chief Executive.
Soon to become the first third
term President in the Nations his
tory, Mr.. RooSevelt's success in this
initial major test is not only of
great international interest, but has
extensive political implications. II
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Aid 10 Democracies Called
Part Of Our Defense Job

EN tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. ll.-Phillip d.
Reed, chairman of the board of the
General Electric Co., asserted to-
day that maximum assistance to
embattled Britain, Greece and
China" was part of the defense of
our independence and our way of
life"
In an address on Our American
Initiative" during an intermission
of the opera I'll Trovatoye" at the
Metropolitan Opera House, Mr.. Reed
declared that American initiative
faces perhaps its greatest test and
l say it with complete confidence
its greatest victory" The address
was broadcast over an n. B. c. ra-
dio network.
Evening star., 1941-01-12

not fear that these powers will
undermine our own liberties"
The time has come for Congress
and the people to prove that they
mean what they say when they
agree that our. security demands
that the aggressors be defeated" )"
their statement said: I'VE must
show that our democracy will not
allow itself to be paralyzed by iner-
tia, suspicion and internal strife"
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Traffic Expert to Give
Talk Here Thursday

Arthur T. Vanderbilt of Newark,
N. j., chairman of the National
Committee on Traffic Law Enforce
ment, will speak on "Modernizing
Traffic Court Methods and Proceed
ure in the District, of Columbia" at
a meeting sponsored by the Women's
Safety Committee and District Ad-
visory Board of the American Auto
mobile Association at 1890 pm.
Thursday at the Willard Hotel.
Mr.. Vanderbilt. a former president
of the American Bar Association,
directed a recent 18-month study of
traffic court administration in the
United States,
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Congress
Continued From First Page)

tCOllluIu6u fIUIH L IISL EdgbD
no amendments that were planned
In his committee.
THE bill is very drastic and far
reaching" said Mr.. May, "but it is
going to take something like that.
I favor whatever we can do to aid
Britain"
Real Fight Likely in Senate.
Leaders are expected to make
every effort to expedite House hear
ings and action. realizing that the
real fight of the isolationistS to cur
tail the scope of the bill will be
Waged in the Senate.
Senator George said he thought
reasonable consideration of the sub
Ject in committee NAV have the
effect of shortening debate on the
floor.
Pointing out that in the recent
presidential campaign both major
parties took stand for aid to Great
Britain, Senator George said he be-
Ieves there is greater degree of
national unity on that objective
than you will ever have on an inter-
national subject"
"I think that undoubtedly the
vast majority of the people of this
country favor aid to Britain" the
Senator continued. II don't think
that is going to be the basis of dis
pute over this bill. Of course, there
are those who want the aid to be
such that it will not involve us.
Unqualifiedly for Objectives.
Probably the real contest will
revolve around the extraordinary
grant of power, and whether it is
necessary or could be done by other
machinery. I think the majority of
the people are willing to give far
reaching, extraordinary powers"
After explaining that no one can
foretell what perfecting steps may
be proposed in committee or on the
floor. the Georgian added:
The bill must candidly be accept
ed as the conviction that this
country must do whatever seems
wise and best for the preservation
Of its own peace and security.
"I am unqualifiedly in favor Of
the objectives of the bill-of frankly
giving aid to all those countries the
survival of which we have concluded
Is vital to our own security"
Opposes Ship Convoy.
Senator George made known that
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Foreign Ship Service
Possible Under Bill,
Legislators Say
May Asserts President
Could Turn Vessels
Over to Britain
Hv the Associated Press.

Liz fsoOSld tC0 1900
A study of the administrator s
lease-lend bill led some legislators
to the conclusion yesterday that it
would empower President RooSe-
welt to seize foreign merchant ships
in American ports and turn them
over to Britain, If he desired.
There we're 266 such vessels
refugees from the war-tied up in
American ports on January /. Ron
aid Cross, British minister of ship-
ping, recently said frankly that he
was casting "covetous eyes" on the
axis ships among them.
In turn, spokesmen in Berlin ana
Rome indicated that it would be
regarded AS an act of war if the
United States made these craft
available to Britain
Others Agree With May.
Most Congress members took the
view that the extent of power pro-
posed for President Roosevelt was
a delicate question of law, but
Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee told news
men the administrators bill would
without question confer power on
the President TO take over the ships
if they were needed by any gov
ernment whose deefnSe he deemed
vital to the defense of the United
States. Some others said privately
that they concurred in this opinion.
Language to Permit Purchases.
Representative May based his
statement on language in the bill
defining a defense article, among
other things. as any one Ito which
the United States or any foreign
government has or hereafter ac-
quires title. possession or control"
In administration quarters, it was
explained that this language was
included so that the Government
if need arose, could purchase raw
materials, or other commodities,
from foreign government. and,
in turn. transfer them to Britain.
The refugee feet includes q Ital-
Ian vessels. 2 German and Al
Danish, the latter regarded by
Britain as of enemy character
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Continued From First Page)
phoning from widely scattered sec
tions Of the London area reported
"the heaviest night yet"
L have been in a shelter and I'm
covered with SCOT loosened by fall
ing bombs, one Of them said.
Large Number of Planes.
The rumble of exploding bombs
came from several areas of the
capital soon after the start of the
Evening star., 1941-01-12
London

Continued From First Page
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Asi Division
Line All Set
Only Bockheld h
Problem for Coach

POST i&Wta~-rhs Siss f,<vie-
Ion 10 ct an the frc~t Ias Ne
The bachflsid which \ worrying
Coach "a. fosep rt1tsIs - NJ Pre-.
psres hss fe.tbsiIers far Sundays
Mort h~sst league slssa With West
Seattle yellow jackets - Wsse -
attic
In the front trenches for In
army arsd,ssn wiIi ~ Aust. nasl.
hnld'. njarh. rassca. Jsstins. Ca
and Lyons
1hs sssse ~ knete1e11
spsts ~su pssks4@y esea1ssp
tghs ~ ~ gaans 49, wtoe
s~i, night oosse A. Yssenmns
. censA - . seaetes. -
Assheesssases. veeu1ns ~
hark u ksss go e1enes - -
sisssss ss1e sAhs svss ~
psssssss -.
Battling far lhs sssayssstash
spot wiii h. Wilson and tlAnssesa
while hstilii ard Hssf sss rivals
81 left half.
Ihs west seattle ss~s h>oSns
SUNDAY 81 sfsiosh.
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Fusser Goes
To California

SEATTLE - Mrs. p. n Hutch
inson's Campus Fusser. winner Of
the $4,000 added Longacres Mile.
was loaded aboard a railroad car
with five other horses yesterday
for shipment 10 southern Califor-
MIA and the Santa Anita racing
season.
The Washington bred colt
was nominated for the $780,
600 added Santa Anita handi-
cap the day after he won the
BOngacres classic.
Other horses taken south in
oluded Wee Tony. owned by r.
Harold Ostrow and Tim Vogel Of
Seattle and runner-up in the Long
acres Mile. California bred Laven-
gro. frequent stske-winner owned
BY the Elttses stable Of Seattle:
Prince Ernest, Campus Fusser's
stablemate. and two horses owned
BY Allen Dr1mheller. Bsgen May.
veteran mare. and an untried Eng
lish-bred three-year-old.
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Reginaenial
Grid Sport
On Program
san,e. TEL. week
section One

eare. fhis Neek
section ore
FRIDAY -issrd tsfsntrs ~. Md
be ieef a rerf lewis. isist In
fsn,r, ~. PORT Weraea 81 fer'
Nsrdea.
>ertias I've
NedFs>day-fert Casey ". Port
fisxief.
>on=I.eagee
Ne.iae>day--featA AaIi- AircFsft
~. iesrd irfsntsy ~ Americas
Lake.
Friday - 1send Tank RatsIilen
Va. iss,h F,eld Ar,iiless ~ Pert
lewis.
sundss--tist Dlsisloa 81 West
seattle: Pain f,eid At Eauaeiss.
Regimental foothall--lhs kind 81
rivalry that makes the command
Ing officer order the entire resi.
ment To he on hand ~ tho game =
step to the fore this week with
hostilities opening this Wednesday
afternoon at Veterans hospital
field
ArkAnsa, and Mentsns regi-
menis. both forner national
guard units. tanKie In the
"Wednesday battle. The Arkaa-
sAs boys are the same team
which WAS given space In =
national publication last fall
when IS members of the Ar
kansas Tech college football
team WIRE called into service.
The 2ooth Coast Artillery tAnti.
Aircraft Is the banner under
which the Arkansas foothallerr
play now while the Montanans.
former prep and college stars from
the Treasure state. represent the
l63rd Infantry.
The 2o5-I63 battle il not q
Puget Sound Army league game
as the two teams are In different
sections OF the circuit. Roth. how
ever. rank high In their section.
League games this week
ind I6srd Infantry and Med
ics 1901 meeting nj Fort Lewis
while 1sist Infantry travels 10
Fort wordea 10 play the
SaIsos.
Other montague games find 7th
Infantry going 10 Vancouver 60
play 2isth Engineers while Ts2nd
Tank Battalion plays ls6th Field
Artillery at Fort Lewis. Both are
weekend games
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Game H;rds, criminals, 3ish

Haskiseioa's Ne. ! fish
srmas died yesterday at So
attic. Hs ,eas DuHisi }.
Cos,cos. 20. vsak,r ef frost
flies whe for ma.p rsars
hsld state fislira l,ceass
Ne. +.
Dear Met Il 4 necessary 80
= by IA year. ard under 70
have a state hunting ard fishlns
license Your answer ali settle
a. argument NV
Dear n w washlngions
iieense - = combination hunt
Ing ard nshlng affair.
II q by 10 ar under nshea
he doe. NOT need . hsen~
II hs hunts game birds OF
animals. he DORIS mead a H..
censs. no matter his age.
N Ne is - ar under 10 asrs
NOT need = federal duck ,tsssp.
n he 10 ~ or aver he ran &c
alone Into the bunting fields.
II he u under IL. he must he
accompanied by rsren, Or q
guardian. which means an adult.
That gees. boys, even II you are
target shooting.
Parents who's boys find pleas
ure IN hunting should explain
the laws 10 The youngsters The
parents are held al fault for
any violation.
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odd Rivals
| Will Clash

NEW SOWh--<jo haeh . ases6s
az mnrs "a the rnld<a sra ~ Army-
s0sts Dame fso<hsJi rivalry. shes
sssh stars ~ Mssehy Beswasss
~sfe playing fss The istsn go
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ins EN- ~ ssd laying 'sa asws
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used han ~ . soxt ~ unefbetni
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sss eomss snefh~r Asmv sosxs
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- . pip ~ . hsstls q Ysnssp
stadium th.s Saturday ussh np<h
teams snmsaG % e tne Eese -
dsfssfsd ard nnsss1
And the coaches are n1as sxhsv
than k.ri bislk snl rrsnk f.sasy,
no~ N fan charge ~ fssseaiI a
ths lDstlisflens vssrs tns1 90
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me superior reserve strength ~
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frank rrlseh. Pistsbslsgh alonaoog.
wa satisfactory fetios1aG : pean1-
s~tnmy ~ ~ nDsaahe1n's henu11na
neso.
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Gulls to Play
Salem Eleven

EVERETT. Wash. - Jim Ennis.
Everett high school athletic direo-
tor today announced his unde-
feated Seagulls win play Salem
high at Salem Thanksgiving Day.
Nov. 20. The teams will play tn
Everett next year as part Of
home and home series. he said.