davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Hays Asked to Testify
At Propaganda Quiz
NV the lssoriated ,

BY the Associated Press.
A Senate Interstate Subcommittee
has invited viii Hays and other
leading officials OF the motion pic
ture industry to testify at an in
vestigation into whether film and
radio companies are spreading
propaganda favoring United States
entry into the war.
Mr.. Hays is president OF the Mo-
ton Pictures-Distributo of Amer
lea.
Hearings are scheduled to begin
September 3. Others invited, in a
list made public yesterday by
Chairman Clark, include Murray
Silverstone, United Artists; Sam
Goldwyn, Goldwyn, Inc; Walter
Wagner, Walter Wagner Produc-
tions; Adolph zukor, director, Para
mount Pictures; Harry Cohn, presi-
dent, Columbia Pictures Corp;
Nicholas M. Schenck, president,
Loew's, Inc; Barney Balaban, pres
ident, Paramount Pictures, Inc;
George j. Schaefer, president, r.
K. O.-Radio Pictures, Inc: Sidney R.
Kent, president, Twentieth Century
Fox Film Corp; Arthur w. Kelley,
general manager, United Artists
Corp: Nate j. Blumberg, president.
Universal Pictures Corp; Harry M.
Warner, president. Warner Bros.
Pictures, Inc, and Daryl F. Zanuck,
Twentieth Century Fox.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
3Wang Bodyguards
Reported Slain in
Attack on Home
japanese Doubling
Trustworthiness of
Leader Are Blamed
By theAssociated Press.


SHANGHAI, Aug. 18.-USually re-
liable sources reported today that
three members of Wang Ching -wei's
personal bodyguard were shot to
death and a fourth was wounded in
an attack Saturday night on the
Marking home of the leader of the
Japanese-sponsored Chinese regime
These sources said the attack was
reported to have been instigated by
Japanese who doubted Wang's trust
worthiness and took that means Of
warning him not to make any false
moves in his relations with Japan.
Six men were said to have par
ticipated in the sudden attack. Nine
shots were fired.
The japanese army press head
quarters here said it had no infor-
nation Of such an incident
japanese sources intimated the
Marking regime soon might order
British and United States consular
representatives out of Japanese
occupied China, on the ground that
their countries failed to recognize
the Wang government.
The Consuls and their staffs were
said to have their belongings already
packed. British and United States
officials in Shanghai. however, de-
MED that such preparations had
been made and said no orders in
reference to withdrawal from Nam
king had been received from Lon
don or Washington.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Huge Fires Started
In Raid on Syracuse,
British Announce
Considerable Damage
Believed Done to
Shipping in Horbor
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
CAIRO. Egypt, Aug. 18-Huge
fires and violent explosions were
caused in British air raid on the
Sicilian harbor of Syracuse Saturday
night, the R. A. F. Near East COM
mand announced today.
Bombs dropped from low attitudes
on the central mole and railway
sidings started several fires which
eventually merged into an intense
blaze with flames rising 800 feet,
the communique said
"A number of violent explosions
accompanied the fire, which lit up
the whole harbor area" it added.
considerable damage must have
been done to shipping"
Meanwhile, the Near East COM
mand said that patrols from the be-
sieged Libyan port of Tobruk were
continuing offensive operations
against the Axis lines, steadily in
flicting loses upon the enemy"
Considerable bombing of the de-
fenSe works by German and Italian
planes was acknowledged.
Merchant Ship Sunk. Italy Claims.
ROME, Aug. 18 tP,.-Italian
bombers sank a British merchant
ship escorted by British warships
between the Egyptian ports of
Mathuh and Sidi Barrani, the Italian
high command reported today.
The daily war bulletin said Ger
man planes renewed their attacks
on British positions at Tobruk and
reported that a 1,000-ton ship pre-
viously reported hit was found to
have been sunk.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
State Guard Engineer
Company 10 Be Formed

An engineer company Of the
Maryland State Guard is to be Or
ganized in Hyattsville. Md, Maj
Caesar L. Aiello, commander Of the
organizations 9Th Battalion, an
nounced today.
Applications for enlistment in the
new company will be received at 8
pm. Wednesday at the National
Guard Armory in Hyattsville. Men
from 81 to so who can pass the
physical examination are eligible
for membership in the company.
Nelson G.. Tayman of Cheverly
has been recommended to command
the company, which will consist of
"a men and officers
Maj. Theodore E. Drummond,
commander of the Engineering Bat
talon of the State Guard, has au-
thorized organization of the new
company, which means that Hyatts-
vile will have three companies in
the State Guard, the others being
a machine gun unit and an infan-
try company.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Japan-Indies Trade Talks
Reported Progressing

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 18.-New trade
talks between Japan and the Meth
erlands Indies are progressing 20
smoothly that resumption Of normal
trade relations is expected next
week, Domei, Japanese news
agency, dispatch quoted by the Brit
ish radio said last night.
The dispatch said that virtually
all trade questions have been set
tied, but technical questions con-
cerning the export of goods from
the Netherlands Indies to Japan are
being discussed.
The British radio was heard here
by c. B. S.
Following the lead of Britain and
the United States, the Netherland
Indies on July % stopped all trade
and monetary transactions with the
japanese except by special approval
of the government. All Japanese
assets in the Dutch islands were
frozen.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Bremen and Duisbure
Areas Pounded bv
British Bombers
loree Fires Reported
Started; Hull Roided
By Luftwoffe
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-British bomb
ers which pounded Germany and
occupied France by day and night
during the week end were reported
today to have concentrated last
night on Bremen and the important
industrial area around Duisburg on
the Rhine.
Indicating a large-scale daylight
offensive against some continental
objective, big formation of r. A. F.
planes roared high over the Channel
from the southeast coast this after
noon.
The Air Ministry said more than
100 British bombers ranged over
Western and Northwestern Ger
many during the night despite un-
favorable weather-and that only
one British plane was lost.
Large fires were said to have been
touched off among the docks at
Bremen and in the industrial dis
trictS of Duisburg.
A few German planes retaliated
over Britain last night, the Air
Ministry said, bombing several
coastal points. One plane was said
to have been downed.
Nine Killed In Hull.
Nine persons were killed and sew
eral injured when the raiders
bombed a densely populated resi-
Dental district Of Hull. Many
others were said to have been
trapped for hours.
Large numbers of German planes
approached the port, these reports
said, but all but a few were pre-
vented by r. A. F. fighters from
getting through.
Officials said the r. A. r. lost rs
planes in the week ended yesterday
morning, which they considered
satisfactory in view of the large
number of planes used.
Commentators said the r. A. r.
had shown it could not take the
offensive day or night for losses
smaller than those of the Luftwaf1e
last year in the battle of Britain
Axis losses were put at bombers
and 80 fighters during the week.
Three Planes Lost.
During the day yesterday two
British fighters and a bomber were
reported lost, while seven German
fighters were destroyed.
Berlin said 80 British planes
were destroyed during the week
end, six of them at an airport
northeast Of London)
The British acknowledged the loss
Of 13 planes after Saturday night
attacks during which one Nazi fight
er was reported brought down.
They also confirmed that a Brit
ish convoy had been attacked, but
said it escaped when one German
bomber was brought down and two
others damaged.
German reports said two
merchantmen totaling 5000 tons
were sunk of the east coast of
England three others freighters
hitD
The British claimed a hit on the
stern of a tanker in the Channel
off LIE Touquet Saturday afternoon.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
|U. S. Hens Doing Selves Proud
In Supplying E Eggs for Britain

better -than-average prices for chick
ems and, eggs compared with the
cost OF feed.
Although enormous shipments of
eggs are going to Great Britain un-
der the war-aid program, the de-
partment reported hens had met
production demands by establishing
egg-laying records for July, latest
checkup period.
This showed 4 per cent gain
over egg production year ago,
although the average number of
layers was up less than 1 per cent.
There was no indication as to
whether the hens were working dou-
BILE shifts or merely reacting to the
emergency production appeals of the
President and other officials.
Farmers have been benefiting.
They received more than Is cents
a dozen for eggs last month on an
average, compared with about Is
cents a year ago, and the l0-year
average of II cents.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Early British-Soviet
Move 10 Keep Nazis .
OUT Of Iran Seen
Second Protest Against
lnfiltrotion Is Filed
By Two Powers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-Indications
grew today that Britain and Soviet
Russia were planning a decisive
step shortly in Iran PERSIA, where
reports of German infiltration have
brough second protest from Lon
don and Moscow.
The Daily Mail said I'VE cannot
afford to go slow here" and called
the country ION Germany's road to
India" 1t asserted Britain had
been caught mapping when a re-
volt in Iraq threatened the entire
Near East position. Protracted
lighting, which the British charged
was instlgated by the Germans in
Iraq, finally ended with the with
drawal of German elements and re-
installation of British control.
Informed sources estimated about
5000 German tourists and tech
nicians, many of them at key COM
munications points, were now In
Iran, which has borders on Russia
and India.
warned 10 Hee0 Notes.
The Times warned Iran to heed
the British and Russian notes
against alleged Nazi intrigues
which might compromise the coun-
try as Germany did in the World
War
Germans and their supporters
were able to drive colonies of
British from most of Central and
Southern Persia in 1915. but in
cooperation with q British-or-
ganized Persian force and with
the aid of Russian troops the
Persian government regained
control.
"a broadcast by Tass quoted
Ankara reports as saying Ger
many was demanding air bases
and aviation fuel in Iran and
planning overthrow of the gov
ernment. It said German agents
had filtered into the Iranian
Istanbul to headquarters at
Tabriz)
Officisls would not discuss the
possibility of a military move on
Iran, but 1t was recalled that For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden told
the House of Commons August Z
that Near East forces were being
strengthened for their next for
ward blow.
Blows for Own Independence.
"I suggest to those lands in the
Middle East that the blows which
those forces will strike will be blows
struck for their own independence as
much as for ours" he said.
Mr.. Eden called Iran an example
and said he hoped the Iranian gov
eminent will not fail to heed this
warning"
Other indications pointing to
necessity for rapid action were the
German advance in the Russian
Ukraine and the possibility that
British aid could be provided most
effectively through Iran.
In addition, as the Germans ad-
vanced in Russia, the threat to In
dia grew stronger, British said.
Iran is important to Britain and
Russia, too, as an oil producer.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Steele
Continued From First Page.)

Sino-Soviet Aviation Co., which in
less than a day transported us over
the massive peaks of Western
Sinkiang to Alma-Ata, in Soviet
hlrkestan.
There was no plane from Alma
Alta. so we boarded a train for the
long. hot journey over the treeless
steppes of Kazakstan around the
southern tip of the Urals and
through European Russia to Moscow.
saw very little on that nine-day
train trip to indicate that Soviet
Russia is country at war. For the
first few days the vista took in only
grasslands, grazing herds, plodding
camels and little stations where
Russians, Turks and Kirghis tribes
men sold milk and melons to the
parched passengers.
At the Urals we entered Russia 1
enormously rich and extensive grain
belt, where, in undulating fields ot
great size, collective farmers were
harvesting the golden new wheat
crop. Combine harvesters and
horse-drawn mowers were conspicu-
Gus. In some places the reapine
was done by hand. Women were
preponderant In the fields.
Posters Recall Napoleon.
At least third of the harvest in
that zone is completed and in the
Ukraine. farther south, it is reported
almost finished.
All the way through 1 got the feel
ing of q country going about its
business with complete lack Of ex-
eitement. Only posters in the sta
tons and occasional fearful farewells
for conscripted peasants were re-
minders of war.
The favorite motif of the posters
was a comparison of Hitler's attack
on Russia with Napoleon's ill-fated
adventure. One I recall particularly
depicted the ghost OF Napoleon in
Producing the Mani Fuehrer to the
shades Of other historical figures
who had tried to conquer Russia and
failed.
Impressive between the Urals and
Moscow were evidences of great in
dustrial development, including vast
enterprises still under construction
All along the way We found Russia's
complex transportation system op-
Grating with fair efficiency and
without major tie-ups.
Either because of the strength OF
the Soviet air force, which every
where is active, or other reasons the
aNazis have made little attempt tc
bomb deep in the Soviet rear. MOI
until we reached the outskirts OF
Moscow itself did We see the slightest
evidence Of bomb damage and ever
here 1t Is astonishingly small.
tcspyrisAt. iezi. chiesse Daily Nsvs l1s.)
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Direct Hits Are Scored
At Hull. Ndzis Repokt

BERLIN. Aug. 1S (P,.-Strong
units of the Nazi Luftwaffe dropped
q large number of bombs On the
harbor of Hull, England, last night
and registered direct hits on ware
houses and other military and eco
nomic facilities, the high command
reported today.
Big explosions were observed on
what was termed the Armthorpc,
Yorkshire, air base.
Off the east coast of Scotland
German fighters and bombers sank
4,000-ton freighter and severely
damaged a second vessel.
The communique acknowledged
that British bombers had raided
western and northern Germany last
night, dropping small number Of
explosive and incendiary bombs"
Evening star., 1941-08-18
INDIGESTION
what Doctors do for il

Doctors know that gas trapped in the stomach o.
Rulst may act like hair trigger the heart. They
set free with the fastest acting medicines known
the fastest are like the medicines in Bell-sni
Tablets. Try Bell-ans today. II the FIRST DOSE
doesn't prove Bell ans better return bottle to US and
receive DOUBLE money back Csc. At all drug stores
Evening star., 1941-08-18
BY the Associated Press.

The hens of the country are going
all out for England in a big way.
With patriotic but pardonable
pride. Government poultry experts
announced today that the feathered
fiocks OF farmers were breaking pro-
duction records for both eggs and
chicks.
Reporting that a total of about
one billion chickens" WAS being
raised this year, the Department of
Agriculture said this would exceed
"all past records" adding that one
Of the causes of this production
jump was the demand for more
poultry and eggs to meet the needs
of actively employed people and
the populations of the battling
democracies."
Apparently as pay rolls increase
under pressure of the defense pro-
gram, more people are having two
eggs instead OF one for breakfast.
Another factor was said to be the
Evening star., 1941-08-18
iran and Turkey Plan
Neutrality, Germans Say

BERLIN, Aug. 10 CP-Omc.al
Germany is satisfied that both Iran
and Turkey intend to maintain their
neutrality and sovereignty, an Off
cial spokesman said today.
This source was unwilling to say
how such assurances we're received,
but it was obvious that German di-
plomacy had been in full motion in
both countries.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Civilian Defense Aid
Of Rejects Urged
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 1s.-Lt.
Col. Mills F. Neal, State director of
selective service, has appealed to all
selective service registrants who have
been deferred from military service
to offer their assistance to State and
local civilian defense agencies.
Each man is expected" Col.
Neal said, "to do his share, in one
way or another, when crisis threat
ems the national security"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
Richard St. Laurent
Quite iii at Home

HIGHLANDS Richard st. Laur-
ent, who came from Bremerton last
weekend to visit. his parents over
Labor Day, was taken quite i'll ano
is being cared for at his home or
the Highlands by his mother, Mrs
A. st Laurent.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Drouin of Brem-
erton, were guests over the week
end at the home of MIR. and Mrs
A. st. Laurent.
Mrs. M. G. Helm is expected home
today (Thursday) from few days
visit with relatives on the coast.
Mrs. A. o. Fry and son, Raymond
are guests this week at the home
Of Mrs. Fry's daughter, Mrs. Leo
Constantine at Finley. Raymond
has just returned from California
while Mrs. Fry has been visiting her
son, Fred, at Vancouver. They ex-
pect to leave in the near future with
their furniture to make their home
in Vancouver.
Mrs. Sheehan of Kennewick, was
a weekend guests at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Nelson Lewis
and family.
Mrs. Matilda Cameron of Los An
geles, California is guest of her
brother, Ed Watkins and family.
X Mrs. A. o. Fry was visitor on
Tuesday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. IS. r. Woodruff.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
Miss larry Returns Home
After Extended Visit

WHITE BJUFFS-R. S. Beent
and daughter, Miss Florence larry
accompanied by Mrs. Harry Keller
made trip TO Seattle Monday. Miss
larry, who has spent a two weeks
vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. Beene
here, will remain in Seattle. while
Mrs. Keller will visit with her sis
er at Carnation for a few days. Mr..
Beene returned Tuesday.
Don Shelton and George Medina
left Monday morning expecting to
attend the Ellensburg rodeo and
spend the balance Of the week on a
fishing trip.
I. Berg of Seattle, Edmond Ander-
son and Friedrich A. English went
to Grand Coulee last Sunday. where
they were shown around the dam
and through the tunnel by j. A.
Kadletz, construction and field en-
gineer Of the General Electric Com
pany.
Mrs. Dan Williams of the post Of
flee staff and her mother, Mrs. H.
H. Boie of Hanford, spent a pleas
ant two weeks visiting friends in Sc
attic and Tacoma and while on the
coast visited Deception Pass, Reser-
walton Bay, Point Defiance and the
Masonic Old Peoples Home at Zen
18th.
Mrs. j. NJ Clark left Thursday,
Aug. 21st for Townsend. Montana,
for an extended visit at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L.
Duckett. Mrs. Clark is under the
care of her physician, her sister. who
iS-a graduate nurse is also with her.
Her many friends wish her speedy
recovery and that the change of eli
mate and doctors care will be bene-
fetal to her anaemic condition.
Married: Joseph Kelly and Miss
Elizabeth Kavvinir of Northport
were married at Occur d'Alene on
Saturday and were the guests of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Shaun Kelly
over Sunday, leaving Monday for
his forestry work at Colville. Mr..
Kelly expects to go to Pullman in
October to take up forestry, gradual
ing in February.
A1AC Il. 4. n. UOyo "1Oll OLlClI uCW
Smith-HugheS teacher, Eldon B.
Westerguard of Idaho, Falls, are
leaving on Thursday on their annual
vacation trip. The party will visit
Grand Coulee, going on to Glacier
National Park, returning in time for
the opening of school on Tuesday.
E. S. Horton of Portland arrived
"wednesday to take over the duty of
one of the control house operators
at Midway and has taken up his
residence at the w. j. Jenkins
Tourist Home apartment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
Knights of Hermiston
Visit on Highlands

HIGFILANDS-Mr and Mrs. Tom
knight of Hermiston, Mr. and Mrs
Al Knight and son Billy of Kent and
Mr.. and Mrs Freeman of Pasco were
dinner guests on Monday at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Knight
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Brown of Poca-
tello, Idaho were overnight guests
Sunday at the ". o. Humphrey
home. Mrs. Brown is a former stu
dent of Mr.. Humphrey of Gooding
College at Gooding, Idaho.
MIR. and Mrs Lloyd Slaybaugh and
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Walker of
Oakland, California, visited over the
holidays with the Carl Slaybaugh
family in Hover and the c. II. Meyer
family on the Highlands. MIR. Wal
ker is a brother of Mrs. Meyer and
Mrs. Walker is the former Irene
Slaybaugh.
j. E. Jones visited Monday with
his daughter, Mrs. Harry Dillon and
family in Richland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
HOward-DOuglas Rites
SOlemnized i'm South

BENTON CITY-Miss Joclyn Fay
Howard and Edwin Samuel Douglas,
both of Los Angeles, were married at
two O'Clock ceremony Sunday aft
ernoon in the Emmanuel Presby-
terrain church in Los Angeles. I'M
mediately following the ceremony a
reception was held in the Guild hall.
George Howard of Seattle went to
Los Angeles by airplane to attend
his sisters wedding.
Mrs. Douglas was for many years
a Benton City resident and is sis
ter of Carl Howard.
MIR. and Mrs. Roy Henson, Roy jr.
and A. L. Henson returned Monday
from weekend visit at the w. E.
Buckingham home in Camas. Buck
ingham's parents from California
are visiting their son at Camas. They
and the HenSonS were neighbors in
Missouri and hadn't seen each 9TH
er for thirty-one years. Wayne
Hanson looked after the Henson
place while they were away.
Mrs. Clara Boileau left Sunday
for her home in Spokane after visit
ing since Friday with Mrs. F.. S.
Hedger and Mrs. Anna Prowell. The
Boileaus and Hedgers were neigh
bors in MiSsoula, Montana more
than fifty years ago. Mrs. Boileau
was enroute home from Tacoma,
where she visited her son.
Herman F.. Smith and daughter,
Phyllis left Thursday for Seattle,
where Smith is principal of the B.
F. Day school.
Mrs. Joe Triesch returned Thurs
day from few days stay in Yakima.
Milford Roop, Meurnice Wilson
and Wayne Hanson left Monday
night for Seattle to attend a trade
school. Dean Van De Venter of
Yakima left Tuesday to attend the
same school.
MIR. and Mrs. Ray Mccarthy and
son, Junior, left Tuesday for their
home in Snohomish after visiting
since Tuesday with Mrs. McCarthy's
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. r.
Richmond. They were enroute home
from trip to South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rile and
daughter, Mary, left Monday for
their home in Bremerton after a
weekend visit at the j H Mann
home at the Rattlesnake gas wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Dahle of
Pearson came Saturday for weeks
visit with Mrs. Dahle's brother and
ister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Rolf An
derSen.