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Evening star., 1941-01-13
Bulgaria Seeks to Keep
Balkan Peace, Premier Says
BY the Associated Press.

oy LIE AoSOlIdJcA 1905
RUSE, Bulgaria, Jan. 13.-The
aim of Bulgarian foreign policy is
'to keep Bulgaria and all the Balk-
ans at peace" Premier Bogdan
Philoff declared last night.
But I'VE must realize that one
day we may have to enter the war,"
he warned.
He said President Roosevelt's
message to Congress last week "un-
questionably" indicated a long war
which was likely to spread to other
parts of the world-and Ito keep
the peace does not depend on Bull
garia"
Ignores Pressure Reports.
The Premier, speaking to 10000
persons in his frontier town just
across the Danube from Giurgiu,
Rumania (where the advance guard
of a mighty German troop force
is stationed, said in his broadcast
address he was sure BulgarianS
would not forgive any one who
tried to make Bulgaria National
Socialist, Communist or Fascist"
He made no reference to foreign
reports of German pressure on Bull
garia, but said she wanted to follow
her own traditions.
National Socialism, Fascism and
Communism may be good for Ger
many, Italy and Russia" Philoff
said, "but they cannot be trans
planted to Bulgarian soil"
He thanked Italy, Germany and
Soviet Russia for their part in the
return of Dobruja from Rumania.
Army Better Equipped.
He stressed that "the people must
be prepared to defend their vital
interests" and said the Bulgarian
army was better equipped even than
in the last war, when Bulgaria was
a German ally.
The general impression among
Bulgarians was that Philof foresaw
the possible entry of such power
as Germany into Bulgaria, but only
under Bulgarian protests. Should
other powers be involved, thereby,
they said, Bulgaria would have to
defend her interests.
Other ministers of the government
spoke in similar vein in other cities.
Evening star., 1941-01-13
D. G.. Guards
Continued From First Page.)

by special train, scheduled to leave
Union Station at o'clock tonight
Several motorcycles with sidecars
accompanied the convoy to keep the
various units in direct touch with
one another. Expert drivers are able
to weave the machines in and Out
of the truck lines, carrying traffic
information back and forth to the
battery commanders as the motor
cade moves along.
The lobby Of the National Guaro
Armory bustled with activity long
before daybreak this morning as the
Guardsmen loaded equipment on
regiment trucks backed into the
Pennsylvania avenue curb.
Hundreds of spectators-families
and friends of the departing soldiers
for the most part-lined the side
walk and stood around in the armory
lobby. Many of the officers families
have made plans to move to the
Texas border post later in the year.
Ten Pullmans in Train.
Ten Pullmans and six baggage cars
will make up the troop train tonight.
Personnel of the I'd Battalion, in
command of 1t, Col. Perry o. Huff,
has been ordered to assemble at the
Guard Armory at 6:45 o'clock for
last-minute instructions before
marching to Union Station.
The train is expected to arrive in
El Paso late Thursday.
A.. estimated 5000 spectators
gathered OF the Ellipse yesterday
afternoon for the farewell review
of the troops by Brig. Gen. Albert
L. Cox, commanding officer of the
District Guard and executive of the
Districts selective service organiza-
ton.
Nine batteries and the regimertal
band paraded on the grounds be-
tween the White House and the
Washington Monument to receive
the approval of the general and
his staff The crowd cheered the
presentation of the colors-an i'm
pressive ceremony during which
Gen. Cox presented a bright new
United States flag and regimental
bunting to replace the long-used
flags of the guard unit.
With the new colors, the unit was
formally made a mounted regi-
ment,' officially set for active
service.
Cox Expresses Pride.
Expressing tremendous pride" in
the regiment, Gen. Cox addressed
the men:
LAS you 60 forth an array of SOL
diers of your country, ever bear in
mind the pride those you leave be-
hind have in you. look for
ward to your return as better SOL
diers and better men. I wish you
Godspeed and a happy return"
In his response Col Burns de-
clared:
L want to assure you that we
will do our best to maintain the
best traditions of the District of Co.
lumbia National Guard and the
United States Army"
Behind the reviewing stand and
in full view of the spectators were
three of the regiments 3-inch guns,
Evening star., 1941-01-13
British Are Reported
Holding French Ship
In Uruguayan Waters
Freiehter Mendoza Left
Montevideo Lost Night
To Run Blockade
BY the Associated Press.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan. l3.
The 8,O00-ton French freighter
Mendoza, which left here last night
in an attempt to run the British
blockade, dropped anchor today IN
Maldanado Bay, east of Monteyideo,
and was reported being detained"
by the British auxiliary cruiser As
turias.
The French freighter was lying
in the bay, in Uruguayan territorial
waters, while the cruiser was un-
derstood to be some distance of
shore.
Shipping sources said the Asturias
attempted to intercept the Mendoza
at sea and followed hero into the
bay because the French vessel heav-
lily laden with chilled beef and wool.
did not have a navicert, British
naval certificate which would clear
her through the blockade.
The French naval attache in Beu-
nos Aires said that the officers OF
the British vessel visited" the Men,
doZa, but that he was without in
formation as to the outcome OF the
encounter.
Informed quarters said the ma
jority of the Mendoza's crew OF
nearly 100 were favorable to Gen.
Charles de Gaulle's Free French
organization.
These informants said Foreign
Minister Alberto GUAM was prepar-
ing a protest to the British gov
ernment against this reported viola
ton of Uruguays territorial waters
as we'll as the Pan-American neu-
trality zone.
The Mendoza, apparently the first
French ship to try TO reach home
from Argentina since the French
German armistice. sailed from
Buenos Aires Friday heavily laden
with chilled beef, canned meat and
wool She stopped here to take on
additional cargo before sailing last
night for Marseille.
Evening star., 1941-01-13

by which mail must reach the main
Washington post office)
Waycross, Ga, l;50 pm, jan
uary Is.
De Funiac Springs, Fla, 225 I'M,
January II.
Baton Rouge, La, HOS pm, jan
uary 81.
Houston, Tex, $50 pm, jan
uary %.
Maria, Tex. $50 pm, January Is.
Col. Burns warned that mail must
be addressed: "260th Coast Artillery
(AA) En- Route, Pvt. John Doe,
Battery 5000. care of postmaster,
town and State"
All mail to the 2nd Battalion
land to the motorized unit after its
arrival at Fort Bliss should be ad-
dressed in care of the regiment at
the Anti-aircraft Training Center,
El Paso. Tex.
Evening star., 1941-01-13
Fires Set Around Bend
OF Thames, Nozis Claim

BERLIN, Jan. 13 (P).-The high
command reported today that Nazi
raiders again blasted London over
night, starting several big fires
north and south of the bend of the
Thames River, below the British
capital and in the southeast part
of The city itself. Additional raids
were said to have been aimed at
targets on the English south coast.
DNB, the German official news
agency. said Brighton and East
bourne were among the places at
tackled.
At noon yesterday, the communi-
que said. weak forces" of British
planes attempted to penetrate Ger
man-occupied continental bases and
three invading craft were downed,
two by anti-aircraft and the third
by Nazi pursuit planes.
DNB said the crews of three
American-made planes attempted
to torpedo German patrol boat in
the North Sea yesterday, but were
frustrated by effective defense"
In another attack on German
patrol boats. the news agency re-
ported two British Hurricane fight
ers were downed by anti-aircraft
batteries on the shore.
Evening star., 1941-01-13

ought TO make life insurance
easier to sell in the next gener.
alton. Certainly it seems reason
able to suppose that tomorrow's
policy owners will have learned
at firsthand, as today's bene-
ficiaries, the advantages of life
insurance in action.
From my experience I doubt
that this will change the sales
problem of the agent, for this
problem is not primarily to
overcome lack of appreciation
of the benefits of life insurance.
Over 96% of all adult Ameri-
cans believe thoroughly in the
principle of life insurance.
The problem tomorrow will
probably be the same as it is
today-to persuade a man who
already knows he needs protec.
Evening star., 1941-01-13

powerful weapons in Uncle Sans
air defense. The 7-ton guns were
rolled up to the parade grounds
behind big prime movers to which
they we're attached for the long
journey to Texas.
Shortly before the parade ended,
cheering spectators broke through
police lines and onto the field to
wish the troops personal goodby.
At one point civilians almost OBJ
scured the parading Guardsmen
from the view of Gen. Cox and his
staff, standing at attention within
a few feet of the line of march.
Following the ceremonies, Col.
Burns was rushed by many of the
throng of mothers and fathers who
had turned out to see their sons
parade in Washington for the last
time in at least year. One was
former mess sergeant in Col.
Burns old World War battery in
France. His was a look of pride
when he told the colonel: You
have my boy now. Make a real
man out of him"
One of the park policemen on
duty during the ceremonies ap-
preached the commanding officer.
MY sons going with you, too"
he said. Take care of him"
Col. Burns also will carry with
him to the border post the personal
good wishes of a general who in
France was in charge of training the
66th Brigade, of which Col. Burns
60th Artillery was a part. The gen.
eral was Ernest D. Scott, retired,
who shook the colonel's hand after
the parade yesterday.
Ceremony at Armory.
Eyes" Gen. Scott recalled, "the
60th trained with us for a time at
Libourne-that's near Bordeaux
and If my memory serves me cor
rectly those boys moved up with us
at Meuse Argonne"
The 260th Coast Artillery grew
out of the old 60th Artillery, and
that transition formed basis for a
private ceremony which took place
at the armory yesterday before the
big review.
In Col. Burns old World War Bat
terry D were several fellows who
stuck together through the whole
show" After the war the group had
made up three gold rings, inscribed
with the names of two of the wars
most famous battles, Meuse Argonne
and st. Mihiel.
Former Corpl. Carl. Edmonston
of Battery D of the old 6Oth pre-
sented one of those rings yesterday
to Capt. Carl Santilli of Battery D
of the 260th. Col. Burns made ref
erence to the presentation in his
response to Gen. Cox at the Ellipse.
Mail Schedule Announced.
Col. Burns last night announced
a schedule of mail service incident
to the journey of the regiment
motor convoy. Mail will be received
by the men only at stops listed
below (times listed are the hours
Evening star., 1941-01-13
New Intense Fire Raid
Put Down by London
After d Hours
CiviIions Help Smother
Bombs; Casualties
Reported Not Heavy
By the Associated Press.

6y tDe hSsOClateu fItoS'
LONDON, Jan. 13.-German war
planes struck at London with an
other smashing fire raid last night,
but hundreds of civilians pitched
in to help firemen smother incen-
diary bombs and put down flames
and the attack ended before mid
night after three and one-half
hours.
Other raiders mauled a town in
Southwest England for several
hours and government COM
munique said "a small number of
persons" was killed. Several places
near the Thames estuary also were
attacked.
Many incendiary bombs were
dropped and some damage was done
by fire, but the fire brigade and other
civil defense services very quickly
had the situation in hand" the
communique said of the London at
tack. Some people were killed and
others injured, but reports so far
received indicated that the casual
IleS we're IlOJ heavy.
Bodies Recovered.
The first bodies were recovered
today from the ruins of a London
subway crossing hit Saturday night
in a heavy German fire-bombing
raid. Military engineers transferred
from other sections of the city and
civilian workers continued to dig
into the mass of tangled boulders,
slabs of masonry and wrecked steel
in search of other possible victims
Forty-foot cranes swung tons of
debris from the gaping crater, where
only a rough outline of the under
ground crossing was recognizable.
The raiders roared over while the
capital was busy clearing away debris
from the Saturday raid, when the
hard work of hundreds of citizens
was credited with preventing damage
from approaching that of the big
raid of December 29-30.
Given Hot Reception.
Many of the invading raiders got
such a hot reception from ground
guns at the Thames Estuary last
night, the British said. that they
were forced to jettison their bombs
in the marshes.
The British Treasury, meanwhile,
announced it had taken over all
individual British holdings in another
large block of American dollar Sc
curities. The order, listing prices to
be paid to owners in six weeks, in
Guided 45 stocks and 80 bonds
Evening star., 1941-01-13
Soviet Denies.Givinu
Consent for Germans
To Enter Bulgaria
Has No knowledge Of Nozi
Troops Moving In, Says
Toss News Agency
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. Jan. 13.-1f German
troops are entering Bulgaria, they
are doing so without the knowledge
and consent of Soviet Russia, the
Soviet government states, because
neither the German nor the Bull
garian governments has raised the
question with Moscow.
It's announcement was made in a
special communique of Tass, official
Russian news agency, first made
public over the Moscow radio at
II o'clock last night.
with the expanding German
forces in Rumania already along
the Danube, at the Rumanian-
Bulgarian border. the Sofia
government has been represented
in dispatches from the Balkans
to have looked to Moscow for
counsel before deciding on what
policy to pursue if German troops
should seek to enter Bulgaria0
Report Circulated Abroad.
The Tass statement. which took
the form of denial, follows:
Referring to certain Bulgarian
circles as the source of informa-
ton. the foreign press circulates a
report that a certain number of
German troops already has been
dispatched to Bulgaria, that the dis
patching of German troops to
Bulgaria is continuing with the
knowledge and consent of the U.
S. S. R., and that the U. S. S. R.
replied by consent to an inquiry OF
the Bulgarian government concern
ing passage of German troops to
Bulgaria.
"Tass is authorized to state that:
"First. If German troops really are
present IN Bulgaria and if the fur
ther dispatch of German troops to
Bulgaria really is taking place, then
all this occurred and is occurring
without the knowledge and consent
of the U. S S. R, since the German
side never raised before the ques-
tion of the presence or dispatch OF
German troops to Bulgaria;
Second. In particular, the Bull
garian government never approached
the U. S. S. r. with an inquiry re-
garding the passage of German
troops to Bulgaria and consequently
could not receive any reply from
the U. S. S. R"
Similar to Denial October Is.
The Soviet government similarly
used the medium of denial issued
by Tass last October Is to comment
on the entry of German troops into
Rumania. On that occasion it was
denied that the Kremlin was in
formed of the aims and number OF
troops sent to Rumania."
On the home front the Council OF
Peoples Commissars and the Central
Committee of the Communist Party
decreed a widespread expansion of
local industries in Russia to increase
production of consumers goods and
foodstuffs.
A decree signed by Joseph Stain
and Premier Foreign Commissar
Vyacheslaff Molotoff said "produc-
ton of consumers goods and food
products from local materials lags
behind the growing demands Of the
population in most republics, regions
and districts"
Evening star., 1941-01-13
STAR WASHINGTON C, MONDAY,
Wood Asks White 10 Join
lease-Lend Bill Foes
3, the Associated Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13-Gen. Robert
e. Wood, national chairman of the
America First Committee, has asked
william Allen White if he would
"join with us in uncompromising
opposition" to the administrations
"lease-lend" bill.
In telegram to Mr.. White, honor
ary chairman of the Committee to
Defend America by Aiding the Allies,
Gen. Wood asserted the bill would
destroy our republican form of gov
ernment and make the President a
dictator with power to override every
law on the statute books and take
us into war whenever he saw fit"
Evening star., 1941-01-13
Big British Guns
Join Artillery.
Pounding 1obruk
English Also Reported
To Have Cut OFF Foes
Outpost at Giorobub
-, A.. .s.oc;ated Dress

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Jan. 13.-Big British field
guns which helped crack Italian re-
sistance at Bardia joined the ring
of cannon pounding the defenSeS OF
the beleaguered Libyan seaport OF
Tobruk today.
Other British forces reported cut
ting off the important Fascist out
post at Giarabub Oasis.
The guns were pulled 10 miles
across the sand from captured Bar
dia to increase the fire power being
brought TO bear on Tobruk'S outer
Notifications, including the garri-
sons vital wells.
Thousands of Italians, cut of
from reinforcements by the British
band of steel around the city. were
believed badly in need of water.
British reports said.
Some members of the garrison
were reported to be walking as
much as miles through the heavy
British artillery fire to get water.
Giarabub Water Plentiful.
At Giarabub, on the other hand,
water is plentiful, but the problem
of supply is difficult even in peace
time and military sources said it
was only a question of time before
the outpost, $50 miles due south Of
Bardia near the Egyptian border,
would fall.
The British said thus far they
have refrained from bombing the
oasis, since it contains buildings
and relics sacred to the Senussi sect
of Moslems. The Italian garrison
there was believed to be less than
a brigade.
The Tobruk garrison, believed to
be smaller than the $4,000 Fascist
troops killed, wounded or captured
at Bardia, has been held in grip
of steel by the British for almost a
week and now, observers say, the
Italian commander in North Africa.
Marshal Rodolfo GRAHAM, is forced
to fight blind since the Royal Air
Force has seized control of the air.
The R. A. +. reported last night
that italian planes had been driven
from five air bases in Eastern
Libya-Derna, Martuba, El Tmimi,
Gazala and Bomba. The only planes
seen at the first four bases, COM
munique said, were "a considerable
number that were unserviceable, !"
while the Bomba seaplane base "ap-
pears to have been abandoned by
the enemy"
Cirenaica Capital Bombed.
In addition, the British said, air
dromes at Benina and Berka we're
raided; Bengasi, the capital of
Cirenaica, was bombed again, and
attacks were made on Italian posi-
tions in Somaliland and in italian
East Africa. The fleet air arm re-
ported hitting one merchant ship
and possibly damaging four others
in a raid on Palermo, Sicily.
At Khartoum, Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan, less than 300 miles from
the Ethiopian border, Halle Sc
lassie, ex-Emperor of Ethiopia,
received a steady stream of tribal
revolutionary agents while waiting
for an opportune moment to re-
enter his country to head a revolt
against the italian conquerors.
The tribesmen were being supplied
by the British with guns and am
munition to carry on guerrilla war
fare against the italians.
Evening star., 1941-01-13
City News in Brief

TO-DAY.
Meeting, Woodbridge Stamp Club,
Woodbridge Branch Library, pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Dartmouth Club, Hotel
Annapolis, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Washington Sales Rep
resentatives Association, Lafayette
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Dance, Pennsylvania State Society,
Shoreham Hotel, 9 pm.
Evening star., 1941-01-13
INSTITUTIONAL ADVERTISEMENT.
INSTITUTIONAL
Benefciaries Know This
About Life Insurance

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Even though it will probably
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Witnessing today will bring
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will be more inclined to make
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Also, as time goes on, there
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should have learned how i'm
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Evening star., 1941-01-13
Dr.. BuIIou to Address
WheotIey PIT. A.

DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent Of public schools, will speak
at a meeting of the Wheatley Par
ent-Teacher Association at 2:30 pm.
tomorrow at the Wheatley School,
Montello avenue and Neal street
NE. His topic will be The Rela-
ton of the Parent Teacher Associa-
tion to the School," DR.. Ballou will
be introduced by Mrs. Walter c.
Jones, Il
Evening star., 1941-01-13
Man Held in FutuIity

A 31-year-old colored man was
being held today pending an inquest
into the death of Claude S. Smith,
SO, colored. of 4816 Deane avenue
NE, fatally wounded during an
alteration last night near his home
Police said Smith intervened to
protect a woman in the affray.
Evening star., 1941-01-13
6. J. Swope Approved
For Puerto Rico Post
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Insular Affairs Com
mittee approved today the nomina-
tion of Guy j. Swope, former men,
Der of Congress from Pennsylvania
to be Governor of Puerto Rico.
During brief hearing that pre-
ceded the action, Mr.. Swope told
the committee internal affairs have
improved immensely in Puerto Rico
during the last year, but there was
still unemployment there. The
nominee has been serving as Puerto
Rico auditor.
Evening star., 1941-01-13

spread of life
i n s u r a n c e
benefits, until
today almost
every family
has at least
one life insur.
ance policy.
1t has been
S u g 6 e S t e d
t h a t t h i S