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Evening star., 1941-04-25

any blitzed town in the land, due to
this east coast ports excellent shell
ters and air raid precautions.
When Chamberlain came back
from Munich and said it was peace
in our time, we began organizing our
"A. r. p tair raid precautions) j."
said the Socialist sheriff with a grin
1t was In Hull that we came upon
a most harassing scene, a scene
which probably has had hundreds of
counterparts all over Britain. Two
nights before, Hull had been raided
and a number of small houses had
been destroyed Air raid wardens
and rescue squads were still digging
people out.
All that remained of one small
house was a pile of bricks. A COR
poral of Yorkshire regiment was
rummaging in the debris. He had
been given compassionate leave
and he was looking for his wife All
he had found was piece of $50
fur coat he had given her last
Christmas!
Manchester Badly Damaged.
From my five-day inspection of
battered cities, I reached the con-
clusion that, living in London, people
like ourselves had not realized the
extent to which Britain has been
battered. But the damage can GER
tainly be said to be largely to houses
and small stores.
Manchester, by reason of its in
Evening star., 1941-04-25

shipbuilding and flourmilling CEN
ters of Merseyside Birkenhead and
| Wallasey when Mr. Cruger pre-
Sented each $4,000 in behalf of his
organization. This money, we were
assured, would be used to buy furni-
ture for and give new start to fam
lilies made homeless by air raids.
This phenomenon of high morale
is compounded of tragedy and mira
cles.
At one place we saw the spot where
4-month-old baby had been found
alive by a rescue squad underneath
the debris of house blown to bits
three days before. Both the infants
parents had perished.
Dog Stays Around.
In one area, an entire square mile
of ruins marked the site of a COM
munity of two-story brick homes
of workers At what had been a
corner grocery store, I saw a dog
smiling about in the ruins. The
man, whose remarks lead off this
account, whistled to the dog.
Knows his old home, all right"
said he
Yes, I lived there for 81 years"
he answered in response to my ques-
ton. L live down there, now"-he
pointed across the wreckage to a
group of houses still unleveled.
They've been proper good to US.
they have" he said. Helped me get
furniture for the wife. Lucky we
was not to have any one hurt. Look
at that there"
He gestured to the remains OF q
church.
Nov, I don't hold with his re-
ligion, but Father Talent was a fine,
decent gentleman, and kind to every
one around here. And he had to be
killed the first thing"
Sure Berlin Will Suffer.
AS about the only consolation I
could offer, I suggested that Berlin
might have suffered in a recent
R. A. F. raid.
Don't you worry, miss" he as
sured me. Them Germans are get
ting it now and they're going to get
it worse"
Hull. We found, had suffered, like
many other towns, mainly through
losses to the homes of its workers.
Loss of life had been the lowest of
Evening star., 1941-04-25
British Spirit 10 Fight
Back Grows STRONGER
With Each Raid
Morale Lifted in Direct
Rotio to Destruction
Inflicted by Bombs
Third Of a SerieS.)
BY HELEN KIRKPATRICK.


cnjcaso Daily News Foreign Correspondent,
LONDON, April 25.--"I see it this
way said Merseysider to me dur
ing my five-day, 1OOO-mile motor
tour of nine blitzed British SeaportS
IF 1 thought Hitler had any
chance of winning this war, Id look
for bomb in the next air raid.
Terrible it would be, to live under
that regime
NaZi bombs have lifted morale and
inspired hatred of NaZi-iSm In direct
ratio to the destruction inflicted on
home and factory. Material deV-
astation is beyond description But
the spirit to fight back and fight on
grows stronger with each raid.
Only twice on my entire tour did
7 hear of poor morale. And both
instances were recited by sheriffs,
one in Bristol and the other in Hull,
who know their people as intimately
as any one.
Complaints by Few.
There's always a few people who
can't take it and who complain. "
said one of these officials. but you
have to know the place pretty inti-
mately to find them, they're so few
and far between"
Our circuit of the ports was simul-
taneous with mercy errand by
Bertram Cruger, London chief of the
British American War Relief So
ciety. who dispensed funds to the
stricken towns.
Tears came to the eyes of the
Mayors and sheriffs of the two big
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dustrial character. probably had the
most industrial damage of any of
the nine cities we visited But there.
as in Plymouth, Bristol, Cardiff.
Swansea. Merseyside towns and Hull,
the raids have only stiffened the
morale of the people and resulted
in greater efforts to increase pro-
duction in every phase of industrial
life.
1t also was abundantly evident
that American relief work, supplies
of food and war materials, have
made a deep impression on the
people It has cheered and encour-
aged them at bad moments and left
them with a feeling of gratitude
which millions of working class
people in Britain will never forget.
tCopyrisht. 194I, chicaso Daily News Inc)
Evening star., 1941-04-25

A ships steering wheel will be the
centerpiece of window of a new
chapel at R0Syth (Scotland) dock
ward
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
Halle Selassie
British Druing
DeeperhLibya
Emperor II Duce Deposed
Will Lead Tribesmen
Against Italians

CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 23.-RH
Halle Selassie has been inside his
old Ethiopian kingdom since JAN
uary Is, it was officially disclosed
tonight.
The Ethiopian emperor, without
an empire for five years since the
Italians invaded his country, pre-
viously was reported at Khartoum,
Anglo-E eyptian Sudan.
There at an improvised court he
received Ethiopian chieftains who
slipped across the border to meet
him. There, it was said, he took a
hand in directing native resistance
to the Italians in his former king
dom.
A small British mission has been
deep in the interior of Ethiopia
for months raising a black army
and drilling it despite efforts by
the Italians to locate and destroy
the group.
Wearing the uniform Of a field
marshal of the Ethiopian army, the
Negus drove across the Sudan Dor
der into Ethiopia and is somewhere
in the heart of his country coordi-
mating the activities of its patriots
with the work Of the British mill
tary mission. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24

Civil War
Is Halted
Official Radio Broadcasts
Report Rebels Agreed
To End Fighting
1000 BELIEVED DEAD
Other Indications Are That
Iron Guard Extremists
May Fight On

SOFIA, Jan. 24.-(Friday)-RH-
The official Bucharest -Sdio sale
in a broadcast early today thai
the last of the rebels holding the
notice barracks and city hall there
had agreed to end hostilities in
which some border reports estima
fed the dead at 1000 throughout
the country. Total casualties were
estimated at 5000.
Not Yet Clear
1t was not clear whether a
fighting had ceased in Bucharest
itself between the dissident Iron
Guardists and the government
backed by the Rumanian army, but
border dispatches said the revolt
still was proceeding outside tn e
capital-especially in Pennsylvania
province.
Barracks Shelled
An air traveller reaching here
said that Rumanian troops turned
their artillery on rebels holding
the Bucharest police barracks, fir
ing at a distance of 300 yards.
He put the minimum dead in the
capital in the hundreds. Other re-
ports said there we're more than
1000 dead in Bucharest morgues,
including many Jews taken from
their homes and killed along with
Iron Guards.
The new Rumanian minister of
the interior, Popescu, ordered all
civilians to yield all weapons to
their local authorities within the
next "A hours, threatening death
10 those refusing. This announce
ment on the official radio in Bucha-
rest was heard here.
He also announced that the
mayors Of every town and village
must be replaced within 38 hours
Contlnued on Page Seven; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
CURRIE TO VISIT
CHINA FOR F.D.R.
Personal Envoy to Make
Intensive Survey Of the
Chinese Situation
BY J. C.. STARK

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.- Up -
In a parallel move to Harry Hop
kin's special mission to England,
it was announced today that LAUGH
lin Currie, administrative assistant
to President Roosevelt, would visit
China soon to make an economic
survey. Apparently he is to help
determine what aid that country
should receive if the pending lease.
lend bill is passed.
Emphasizing the administra
tons interest alike in Chinese ano
British resistance to Germany
Italy and Japan, Currie will go to
Chungking at the invitation of the
Chinese government and will bear
a special message of greeting to
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek.
Known as President Roosevelt's
personal economic adviser, Currie,
80 years old but with an extensive
background in economics, will oe
accompanied by Emile Desires,
senior economist of the 'ederal re-
serve board. Currie, who was edu-
Gated at Harvard and the London
school of economics, also held a
position with the reserve board be-
fore he became administrative as
sistant to the President in July,
1899.
He is expected to make an inten.
sive study of China's whole eco
nomic structure to determine the
most effective means of helping
that country in an economic and
way.
AS a close adviser to the Presi-
dent, however, he is expected also
to study China's war needs gen
orally and the strength Of Chinese
resistance to Japan, much the
same thing that Hopkins is be-
lieved to be doing in Great Britain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
Greeks Renew Drive On Valona;
Italians Repulsed With Losses
WEATHER CLEARING UP
Some Of Heaviest Fighting
OF Albania War Is Re-
ported Under Way

ATHENS, Jan. 23.-R-Some oil
the most intense fighting Of the
Greek-Italian war was reported to-
night north of Klisura. in the cen
trail Albanian sector, where i'm
proved weather conditions permit
ted the Greeks to resume their Of.
fensive against Valona, last bi g
Southern Albanian port left to the
Fascists.
The Greeks said they repulsed
heavy Italian counter attacks
launched in the Klisura area and
attacked in turn, taking new posi-
tons by heavy fighting.
Occupy More Positions
The official Greek spokesman
said the Greeks had occupied a
series of positions, seized a num-
Der of villages and captured $50
prisoners, including officers.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
Suggested
By Germany,
Reports Say
Border Conflict Has Been
Steadily Intensifying Dur.
ing Past Weeks
U. S. BRUSHED ASIDE
Proposal to Seek Help Of
American Peace-M Makers
Blocked by Nazis
(By The Associated Press)

VICHY, France, Jan. 23-Mar.
shall Petain's government announc.
ed tonight it had accepted the offer
of Japan to mediate in the four
months Asiatic border conflict
which has led the large-scale in
vasion of French Indo-China by
Thailand's army, air bombing of
cities on both sides and a pitched
naval battle.
An authoritative source said that
back of Vichy's readiness to &C.
cept Japan's good offices was a
German "suggestion' VIII C h
sprang from a desire to exclude
any possibility of United States in
tervention. French colonial leaders
were said to have pressed for an
invitation to Washington to medi-
ate; the turn to Tokyo was descrih.
ed as intended to forestall this.
U. S. First Favored
French officials in Indo-C China,
it was learned, favored asking
United States mediation and con-
sidered the fairest arbiter the
American minister to Thailand,
Hugh Gladney Grant.
It was emphasized, however, that
this a only a suggestion and that
no official communication ever in
Dictated the French government
considered such a step.
American circles in Vichy said
there had been no diplomatic APP
proach on the matter.
French circles in Indo-C China had
pointed out that recent naval suc-
cesses of the Indo- Chinese forces
had placed the colony in a favor.
able position to negotiate.
The communique announcing the
mediation came from Foreign Min.
lister Pierre Etienne Flandin's Of
flee, which previously had taken
the position that the British were
Continued on Page Seven; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
BINGHAM RELIEVED
OF HIS COM MANDI
British Aristocrat Had Hit
AT Democratic System
OF New Army
(By the Associated Press)

LONDON, Jan. 23.-The British
war office cracked down hard today
on the Colonel Blimp' school of
thought in its modern army and re-
lieved of his command Lieut.. Col. r.
C. Bingham, who wrote a letter to
the Times saying that British Off
GERS unblessed by "the old school tie"
had fallen down on the job.
Colonel Bingham, who ear the
tie of Elton himself, commanded an
officers cadet training unit. His
letter complained that new officers
drawn from the working classes, as
c~ontrasted with the ''old ar~istocratic
and feudal (almost) classes who led
the old army" thought only of
themselves. He added: Never was
an old school tie and the best it
stands for more justified than to-
day."
This aroused the new secretary of
war, Captain H. D.. R. M~argesson,
demonstrated that he intends to rule
the war office with the same iron
hand he used so effectively in nine
years as chief government whip in
the house of commons.
He told the house he had asked
Bingham for a report and had de-
termined that the colonel committed
a breach of the kings regulations.
These forbid officers and men to
communicate to the press their
views on military subjects.
"An expression Of the army coun-
cil's severe displeasure has been
conveyed to Colonel Bingham" said
Margesson. "In addition I have d.
rected that this officer is no longer
suitable for command of an officers
cadet training unit. >"
The house cheered and the secre'
tary added $50. "And I have given
instructions for him to be relieved
Of his command"
Officers from other than he aris-
tocratic, schools were given their
first major break several years ago
when Leslie Hore-Belisha, then Sec
rotary for war, shook up n army
(Cort;n,od nm Page Seven: Col, 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
$4,000 Prisoners Taken,
Four Generals Captured
As Tobruk Falls
(By The Associated Press)

CAIRO, Egypt. Jan. 23.-Brit-
aims armies sent patrols farther in
to Libya today, testing prospects
for a continuation of the spectacu-
lar desert offensive, and laid claim
to more than $4,000 prisoners taken
in the capture of the vital Italian
base of Tobruk.
The fall of Tobruk was described
by the British as a major fascist
disaster. The town, with the only
good natural harbor in Libya, now
becomes a base to supply their
advancing troops. italian military
losses there were put as exceed
ing those of the British by at least
80 times.
Aside from the Italian prisoners
taken-and in listing these as
above IL, 900 the British command
used the qualifying term 80 far"
1000 Italian wounded were being
evacuated during the day, a gen.
eral headquarters communique
said.
Against these relatively enor-
nous Italian losses-which Gid not
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24

DenounCes
F. R.. Bill
He Terms British-Aid Plan
Major Step Toward u. S.
Involvement in War
HE SEES NO DANGER
Filler Wants u. S. to Mind
Own Business and Arm
Itself Reasonably
BY RICHARD l.. TURNER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-R-
Col. Charles A.. Lindbergh empha'
tically denounced the British aie
bill today as a major step"
toward involvement in a wal
which America could not hope te
win and asserted that if the United
States minds its own business, ano
arms itself reasonably, it is not in
any danger.
Repeatedly, in answer to ques'
tons put by members of the House
Foreign Affairs committee, he sale
that the combined forces of both
Great Britain and the Uniteo
States could not successfully in
vsde the continent of Europe, un
less there should be an internal
German collapse. Success, he said,
would be dependent upon "a coin
cidence Of miracles"
Invited By Opponents
The famous flier, appearing at
the request of opponents of tn e
bill, urged an immediate nego-
tiated peace. Even though it would
not be a just one, according to
American Standards, he said, it
was preferable to the continuance
of a war which would bring dis
aster to Europe. He wanted neither
side to win, he said, for a victory
for either would be disastrous"
to all.
Hugh S. johnson, the newspaper
columnist, followed him to the wit
ness stand, and said that the bill
amounted to "a defensive and Of
fensive alliance with Great Brit
ain," in which any war aims the
United States might have would be
entirely in the control of the Brit
ish government.
America was safe behind its
oceans, he said, and he didn't see
how ANYONE could turn up his
nose at 5000 miles," when 'Mr.
is having so much trouble
with rs or 80 miles"
IF we're not careful, we're go
ing to be in this war in 80 to 80
days-possibly on the north coast
of Africa or the west coast said
Johnson, retired brigadier general
and former NRA administrator.
While Lindbergh was on the
Rep. Luther johnson Cd
Tex inquired: 'have you ever ex-
pressed any opposition to Mr.. Hit
policies, his aims or his war
.biectives?"
eyes, I Have"
eyes, I have" the flier promptly
replied. Il believe that publicly we
maintain a position of neu-
. Privately, I don't like
many things that are going on In
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
z CARGO SHIPS
SOLD TO BRITAIN
u. S. Maritime Commission
Also Approves Transfer
OF Three Others

WASHINGTON, Jan.m 23.- p
Sale of IL cargo vessels from its
laid-up fleet to British shipping in
terests was announced today by
the Maritime commission.
The British will pay $2,779, 500
for the IL vessels whose dead
weight tonnage totals 107, 061.
The British had bid 81, GIL, $50 for
20 ships, but this was rejected.
/ Today's sale increased to 40 the
number of ships the commission
has sold to the British from its
laid-up fleet.
In addition to the commissions
sales, it has authorized the sale
to the British by private Ameri-
can operators of LAG ships of all
types since the outbreak of tn e
war.
Today, the commission approved
applications for the transfer to
British registry of three American
owned vessels.
They were:
American South African Line,
Inc, New York city, to sell the
cargo vessels Pacific, 6,034 gloss
tons, to John l. Jacobs & Co., Ltd,
of London, with transfer to British
registry.
Cummins Diesel, Engine corpor-
alton to sell the yacht Mary to
H. E. Moss & Co., of London, with
transfer to British registry.
John F. Harris, Palm Beach,
Fla, to sell the yacht Chelsea, to
G. H. Burland, Hamilton, Ber-
Couf;rroJ NJ, poro E;x,o. col ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
BLANT0N ELECTED
CHARITIES HEAD
Mrs. Powers, L. c. Robert
son Renamed Secretary,
Treasurer, Respectively

The Rev. Sankey Lee Blanton'
pastor of the First Baptist church,
was elected president to succeed
the Rev. J. Harry Whitmore, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church OF the
Covenant, during the annual meet.
ing of the membership and board OF
directors of the Associated CHAR.
ties last night at the chamber OF
commerce.
Mrs. Thomas Cause was named
vice-president to succeed Alan A.
Marshall. Mrs. Carl Powers
secretary, and l.. c. Robertson
treasurer, were reelected.
Mrs. Walter B. Freed's reslgna-
ton as a member of the board Of
directors to serve for a one-yeal
term was accepted with regrets
and Norwood S. Westbrook W
chosen to take her place on the
board.
Other directors reelected for one
year terms included: Mrs. Walter
CONTINUED on Page Seven; Col 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
Rome Defends
Army's Failure
To Defend Cit,
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
ROME, Jan. 23.-LR-Italians
were told today that their brok-
en- garrison at Tobruk. had to
face "the maximum active
weight of the English and
French imperialist forces" and
that the defenders of the fcrti.
fled Libyan seaport were out.
numbered almost S to l.
The high command acknowl-
edged that the British had en-
tered TObruk from the east, but
said some Italians still were
fighting at the western edge OF
the town. The attackers we're
declared to have suffered "espe-
cially severe losses" (The Brit
ish said their losses were less
than 500, as compared with the
capture of some $4,000 Italians.)
However, abandonment of To-
bruk to the British was indicated
by the announcement that the
Italians had scuttled the 35-year-
old cruiser, San GiOrgio, which
had been serving in the harbOr
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
BY KEN NOBLE

Evidence that Wilmington IS
well on its way to an unparalleled
growth-a fundamental, sound
groWth-was seen yesterday in d
city building department report
made public by Mayor T. E. Coop
err disclosing that the year 1910
brought $733, 703 in new building to
the city.
Although that figure was con-
siderably below the all-time record
figure of 81, 800, 1871 of 1884 to-
tai made possible by two great
Housing Authority projects them
selves amounting to l 1853, 1873
Mayor Cooper described the re.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
LATIN AMERICANS
: FETED AT U. N. E.
Ignorance and Indiffer.
ence' Termed Barriers to
Good Neighborship

CHAPEL HILL, Jan. 20. - Up -
Listing the Ignorance and indiffer.
ence of Our people to Latin America"
as the major barriers to closer rela.
tions and declaring that "the basis
Of friendship is understandings" DR.!
John C. Patterson praised the work
of the Inter-American Institute here
tonight and urged the extension OF
knowledge about Latin America
through the secondary schools to
the masses, ito help us build sounds
ly the bases for an inter-American
understanding"
The occasion was a reception and
4oo-plate dinner to mark the tormal
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
London Spared AS Both
Sides Renew Air Raids

LONDON, Jan. 24.@FridayGR
London early today seemed due for
the fourth night in succession with
out an air raid, with thick weather
over the Dover strait apparently
holding German bombers to the
ground. ....,
The dark skies were free of Axis
raiders up to just before midnight.
Mist and ~drizzling rain in the
English channel restricted visibility.
The sea was calm.
BERLIN, Jan. %. - Up - Long
range German bombers attacked two
steamers west Of ireland so effec-
lively today that their loss must
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
New Construction Here
Cost $734,0O0 In 1910

port as proof that Wilmington is
progressing in a most substantial
manner"
Not included in the building de-
partment's annual report, OF
course was a matter of more than
500, 600 worth of new building,
mostly new homes in suburban
areas just beyond the city's limits.
The greater part of the impress
sive 1910 building figure was made,
Mayor Cooper pointed out, before
there was the slightest inkling that
the national defense program with
it's gigantic Holly, Ridge project
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24

be assumed" it was reported tonight.
The crews of the Nazi sea scouting
planes presumably huge four-motor-
ed bombers now being used against
British shipping) said sailors on the
two ships were taking to lifeboats
as the planes flew away.
Earlier the German news agency
DNB reported a ~long-range bomber
sank a 3,50O-ton merchant ship in
the Atlantic 125 miles west of Ire
land yesterday, a single bomb send
ing the ship down in 20 minutes.
In another phase Of the counter
blockade against England, the high
CONTINUED on Page Seven; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-24
STRIKES HOLD UP
DEFENSE PROGRAM
Federal Agents Seeking to
End Rows at Two Biz
Industrial Plants
BY The Associated Press

Federal conciliators sought last
night to end work-delaying dis
putes at two plants assigned inn
portant roles in the navy's huge
expansion program.
Of chief was a strike
of 1000 men at the Milwaukee
plant of the Allis- Chalmers Manu-.
featuring company which has $685.
COO, QGc worth of defense orders.
mos 1or naval equipment.
The other dispute affecting the
navy's program was at Mobile.
Ala, where 3,400 workers at the
Alabama drydock and shipbuild-
ing company, a destroyer repair
base, were demanding increased
pay. A spokesman for the indus.
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