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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
AsMARA CAPTURED

British units in Eritrea advanced
against Massawa after capturing
Asmara, the Eritrean capital.
"a British radio broadcast
picked up by CHS in New York
said last night:
British patrols advancing to-
ward the Red Sea port of Mas
Sawa have found the road
blocked. 1t is believed that the
Italians are trying to gain time
to scuttIe a large number of
ships in the port.")
In the Indian Ocean meanwhile,
British naval planes were declared
to have bombed and sunk an
Italian destroyer and left a second
Fascist destroyer sinking, bringing
to three the number of such de-
stroyers of the Pantara class shat
tered by the British in two days.
Rioting and footing by Italian
and colonial troops in Asmara
preceded entry of British forces
into the EEfziittfetstff capital Tuesday,
a British military spokesman said.
The Italian bishop and chief of
police of Asmara appealed to the
British to occupy the town and
restore order. the spokesman said.
This. he added, was the first
tangible sign of serious domestic
trouble threatening the remaining
Italian forces in east Africa.
In AbySSinia. where an esti-
mated 10000 italian troops are
bottled up. a British South African
column captured Soroppa after a
four-hour battle and continued, the
advance along the Abyssinian rail-
road west toward the capital of
Adtiis Ababa from captured Dire
dawa. In northwest Abyssinia
Britis h detachments captured
Miesso.
Free French" aviators, aiding
Royal and South African air force
flierS. heavily bombed an Italian
encampment on the Adowa road
from the north down TO Adds
Ababa and were also said to have
damaged an Italian transport
column on the DesSye- Tassan road.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04

POLITICAL ApvERTIsEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
Must Win Peace

OTTAWA. April 4.-(INS)-
Wldayslaw Sikorski. premier of
the Free Polish" government. to-
day looked to the future, saying
1.-THE Allies must not only win
the war, they must win the
peace which follows"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
Demand
Surrender. of
MassdWd
InternatlonaI New. ser,Iee csbIe

CAIRO. April 4.-Imperial Brit
ish forces in Eritrea have called
on the Italian-held port of Mas
sawa to surrender Immediately,
authoritative British quarters in
Cairo revealed today.
These sources said a reply is
expected before nightfall.
They stated a British officer
carrying a white flag was sent to
MassaWa.
He was instructed to point out
to authorities there that it was
necessary for the British to have
control over Massawa in order TO
feed the civilian population of
ASn1ara
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
PUSH ON, SAYS ROME

ROME, April 4.-tINS)-Italo-
German motorized units are con-
tinuing their advance in Libya, the
Italian high command announced
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
NOT USED AS PORT

Bengal was indefensible
from a military point of view
and il has not been used by us
a. port" the communique
said.
The Nazi-sparked blitz push was
declared by the British to be
merely an effort to gain a 'propa-
ganda success" although it APP
pears to have advanced around the
southern and eastern shores of the
Gulf Of Sidra between IT'S and 200
miles in some five days.
The British forces withdrew TO
strategic sectors north and east of
Bengal. which lies more than 300
miles west of the Egyptian from
tier. but not before they had in
flicted considerable losses on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04

German and Italian men and
tanks, it was claimed.
Raj raiders attacked the Lib
yam capital of Tripoli Wednesday
night. High-explosive and incen-
diary bombs squarely hit that sea-
ports Spanish Mole and destroyed
many other harbor installations, it
was claimed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
Benga1 Retdken
In Ndzi Drive,
British Admit
By ". p. SAPPHIRE

init News service stan Correspondent
CAIRO, April Sudden Brit
ish withdrawal from the big Lib
yan naval seaport of Bengazi, in
the face of a determined adj
vance" by powerful German-led
AXIS divisions with many tanks, =
was admitted today by the Middle
East command IN Cairo
Revealing the first major Brit
ish setback in nearly four months
of an otherwise victorious cam
paign on all African fronts, a spe-
eial communique announced that
British Empire troops abandoned
Bengal only after destroying all
valuable Italian supplies and
equipment captured when the
British occupied that port Febru-
airy z
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04


MRS. RUTH VI. KNOWLES
The sister of the late Brig.
Gen. BILLY" Mitchell, who,
reports from Belgrade state,
has joined the suicidal Conf
tail, Yugoslayian guerrilla
fighters now bolstering their
forces to meet the threatened
Nazi invasion. The Ameri-
can woman once qualified
as a full-fiedged sea captain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
LINER BOMBED, BERLIN SAYS

BERLIN. April 4.-qNS)-Ger-
man planes bombed and set on fire
a 12000-ton liner off the Greek
island of Crete in the Mediter-
ranean yesterday the German high
command announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
Italian Bombers
Reported Down
International Sevs Service Cable

ATHENS, April 4.-The Athens
radio today claimed five Greek
fighter planes broke up a forIna-
ton of 10 Italian bombers over
the Albanian battlefront shooting
down two of them, and forcing
the rest to flee.
The British, meanwhile. claimed
three Fascist bombers were shot
down in a raid on Nelos. British
bombers attacked military objec-
tlves IN the Tepeleni area.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Nazis Defeat Assured
IfReds Fight, BAIT Says

BY the Associated Press.
William L. Bait, a member of the
recent American mission to Moscow
declared last night that the Russian
soldiers were equal to the Nazis,
man for man, and if United States
aid could keep them fighting, Ger
manys defeat would be assured.
Further, he said. he felt certain
Russia never would seek a separate
peace with Hitler.
IF Russia can be kept on her
feet - fighting - there can be no
doubt that the combined resources
of the British Empire, of Russia and
of the United States must finally
crush Hitler" Mr.. Bait said in a
radio address.
But, to subtract the tremendous
resources of Russia from one side
and add them to the other might
make a tragic difference to US"
Mr.. Bait said Hitler "is now play
ing for the really big stakes" and
the basic urge of preservation,
if nothing else, demands that we do
everything possible to prevent him
from acquiring the war making re-
sources of Russia"
Mr.. Bait, director OF the o. P. M.
material division, said he found
Russian workmen ingenious, intelli-
gent, technically trained, and max
ing the most of their equipment.
Officials met by the mission ap-
peared capable and ell-informed,
he continued.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Army Begins Paying
Out Sc, 100000 10
Men in CaroIinas
Hiteh-Hiking Barred,
Many in 18th Division
Face Dull Week End
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, S. c.. Oct. 3l.-The first
surge of money wave-about S.
100000 in bills and silver-struck
the Carolinas today.
Payday came for the 1st Army
halfway through two months of field
exercises. Finance officers began
payments to some divisions today.
They will not get through the entire
army, about 172000 men of en-
listed grades, until tomorrow night.
Privates and non-commiSsioned
officers receive cash pay ranging
from S21 a month for the lowest
grade to about $3.50 for veteran
specialists. Commissioned officers
get theirs by check and the S6.5OO, 900
does not include the S2,000,00O the
officers will collect for the 81 days.
Payday during maneuvers means
a mass descent of soldiers on every
city and town, all seeking enter
talnment, refreshments and diver
sion. Some never stop until their
pay is gone; others are SO far in
debt to more prudent buddies that
they have little left to get rid Of.
But not all put out their money
without regard. After the September
payday one small post office in the
l0,000-square-mile maneuver area
found that it had handled $4,000
worth of money orders to parents,
wives and other soldiers relatives.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Florida Plane Crash
Laid 10 Combination
OF Many Errors
House Committee
Urges Better Dispatch
And Weather Service

A combination of many errors"
caused the crash of an Eastern Air
Lines plane near Vero Beach. Fla,
last April 3, House committee in
vestigating air accidents reported
yesterday.
The absence of any one of them, "
the report added, might have pre-
vented its occurrence"
Several passengers and members
of the crew were hurt in the acci-
dent, which occurred in the Florida
Everglades during a storm.
Speaking generally, the commit
tee said the 'overconfidence of many
pilots, together with the inferiority
complex of some dispatchers, consti-
tute one of the greatest hazards to
the safety of air travel"
The report was critical of the crew
for proceeding with its flight when
an order had been issued holding
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Cash for Men of the 18th
Won't Do Them Much Good

CHERAW, S. c., Oct. 81 (P).-Ap-
proximately sl,000000 was jingling
in the pockets of $4,000 officers and
men of the 29th Division today,
monthly payday for the soldiers.
But all that cold, hard cash will be
about as valuable as a pirates treas
ure on deserted South Sea is
land"
Early in the week an order was
issued from 1t. Gen. Hugh A.
Drums headquarters forbidding all
men in uniform to ride in civilian
cars. For many of the men. the
order killed their only hopes of leav-
ing base camps and reach towns
where their wages could buy them
fun and entertainment over the
week end, Hitchhiking has been
their chief means of transportation
Last night, headquarters further
reduced the soldiers transportation
facilities by sending squads of mill
tary police to scour the countryside
for passenger cars thought to have
been smuggled into the maneuver
area contrary to orders.
Whenever they spotted a car hid
den behind residence with a Vir-
glnla, Maryland or District of Co.
lumbia license they asked house
holders if the vehicle belonged to a
soldier.
If an affirmative answer were
given. police lifted the hood and re-
moved the generator, making it i'm
possible for the vehicle to operate.
Some Morven IN. c. residents
said no credentials authorizing
search of private property have been
presented, that M. P.'s answered OBJ
jections with the statement:
There's nothing you can do about
it. Tell the soldier whine he comes
for his car to get in touch with the
military police"
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Long Suppressed
| Stomach Disease
| Reinvodes Reich
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 31.-Trichinosis, in
teStinal and muscular disease caused
by eating infected pork, has re-
invaded Germany, presumably from
the occupied areas, after having been
almost unknown in the country in
recent decades.
A public warning was issued to-
day cautioning against use of
canned and fresh pork from occu-
pied countries, where it was said
meat inspection is lax or non-ex-
istent. Such meat is to be sub
mitted to German inspection.
The public is warned that bootleg
pork"-that obtained illegally with
out ration cards-may prove deadly
because there has been no trichi-
noSis inspection.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

them out of the storm. The dispatch
system for flights between Wash
ington and Miami via Charleston
was inadequate and the lines dis
patchers were not given or did not
exercise adequate control and re-
sponsibility, the committee declared.
In advising remedial action, the
investigating group said pilots
should be required to listen to reg
ular weather reports and should be
advised of any special reports on
weather conditions in the locality of
the plane.
In the interest of both civil and
military aviation, more weather OBJ
servation points should be estab-
lished in the Atlantic Ocean, the
Gulf of Mexico, the West Indies and
Central America, the committee said.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

coming of the Charlotte Hall Mill
tary Academy The football game
between Charlotte Hall and Augusta
Military Academy will be the chief
Evening star., 1941-10-31

attraction. Other features include
barbecue supper, an informal
alumni meeting and the annual
Monogram Club dance.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
500 Due at Charlotte Hall

CHARLOTTE HALL, Md, Oct. 81
R).-About 500 alumni and their
families are expected here to-
morrow for the second annual home
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Torpedo Workers
Threaten 10 Move
II Home Costs Rise
Chinquopin Residents
Protest Addition Of
Utilities Payments
By /. staff Correspondent Of IN. star.

By . staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, Aug. 26.-.
Residents Of the Chinquapin Village,
who are employed in the Navy
torpedo plant here, threaten to move
September l unless the utility costs
estimated at between $40 and s25 q
month are included in rent pay
nents in accordance with q previous
agreement.
A committee headed by George
Onandler was named at q meeting
attended by more than 200 persons.
last night to advise ofiicials of the
Nays Bureau of Yards and Docks
which has jurisdiction over the
project to ask for a decision within
three days. A meeting has beer
called for Thursday night to hear
the reply, Mr.. Chandler said.
The original contract for homes in
the Navy's housing project provided
for a fiat rental which included
utilities, Mr.. Chandler explained:
About 10 days ago the Bureau OF
Yards and Docks announced the
rentals had been lowered about IS
month, but residents would be re-
quired to pay for their own gas,
water and electricity.
Estimates of the utilities RANGED
from $50 to SIS a month, including
gas, which is used for heating the
frame dwellings, Mr.. Chandler
pointed out. This would have the
effect of raising the rent approxi-
mately two-thirds, he said. --
Representatives of similar
project in Anacostia to house 750
service and civilian personnel of ths
Navy Yard attended. -
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Aug. 20 dPp (United States
Department of Agriculture .--Salable hogs,
1900; total, 10000: more active than
early steady TO 10 lower than Mondays
average decline on weights under 240
pounds, good and choice, 1so-24o pounds,
11.35-S5 top, Ii S5; 240-21o pounds,
II .?0-65: 10000 pounds, 10.s5-11 80;
ltifi-ls0 pounds, I0S5-ll.15 sood $50
500 pound sows, 9.40-l0.35i lighter
weights upward TO 1880.
salable sheep. 1000; total; 11.5oo: late
IS lower: few choice natives to shippers
and city butchers. l2.l5 bulk, l1.15-l2.15;
choice Northvesterns. IL 90 and IL 10 good
feeders, IL Is; .today's trade: spring lambs
active, generally steady choice North
western 12.1Q bulk good and choice ma
tives, IL 1912 90 throwout natives mostly
925 down: bulk fat native ewes, 4 4.0Q-5 90.
Salable cattle, 10000; calves. loo; gen.
eral trade active, steady to strong year
lings and light steers, including lightweight
fed heifers. strong to shade higher; good
action on choice medium weights and
weighty steers and rather dependable 60
ing on medium to good grades, these SELL
ing relatively very high compared with
choice offerings; some ,slowness in heavy
steers on, late rounds. but bulk crop sold
mixed steers and heifers also reached this
weighty steers IL 75-1e 80 not much un-
der 10 so: bulk heifers, IL 40; several loads
mixed offerings, $50 and 1855; cows
strong to shade higher weishty cutters 10
7.25 bulls fully steady practical top,
weighty sausage offerings, a4o; veslers
firm at 12.5013.50; few selects above
1880
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Plane BuckIoqs
lump Billion
In Month
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The mag
azine Aviation estimated today that
untitled orders held by aircraft man
ufacturers increased $1,000, ,000, 900
during the past month to total
close to $1,000 900 900. and were due
for further boosts.
The magazine estimated that the
defense program called for around
$l1 ,469 900 900 worth of airplanes
and that backlogs might reach $10,-
900, 900 900 before deliveries exceed
new business.
Approximately IS 900 anplanes are
on order for the Army. Navy, British,
Chinese and Dutch in the East In
dies, it added.
The orders of some major COM
panies are large enough to keep
them working at capacity for the
next 10 months, Aviation said.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
War BuiIdina
Continued From First Page.)

parking space should the building be
erected on the District site
Use of the rectangle location
would be in accord with the Park
and Planning Commissions long
range plan for development of
Northwest Washington. The new
War Department Building on Viz
ginia avenue is the first unit OF q
structure three times as big in the
planners scheme.
Six Billions for Arms.
The measure signed yesterday ap-
propriates $6,586 1896 ,948 for new
Army tanks, anti-tank weapons and
ammunition, and for expansion of
the naval establishment.
1t also appropriates s698, $50 900
for the Maritime Commissions ship
acquisition and construction pro-
gram, plus an additional 81 000, 600. =
600 contract authorization for that
work.
The War Department will gel
about 50 400 600 900 for ammunition
and special ordnance items to mod
ernize the Army and $500 900 .00C
more for radio equipment. search
lights and a supply of reserve ma
terials for the Air Corps.
A fund of s2.50o,00O was made
available to the President for spe-
cial defense expenditures he saw fit
to authorize without further con-
gressional approval.
For the Navy the measure pro-
vided 1894 ,528 500 for dozens of new
shore stations. $3.50, 900 900 for ma =
terial for new ships, 1869 900 900 to
build up material reserves and about
$500 900 900 for expansion of the
Navy and Marine Corps personnel
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Talk Of Ceilings
On Canned Goods
Stirs Markets
Price Order Reported
Drafted for Limit
On Cohoes SuImon
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Talk Of
Federal price ceilings on some food
stuffs, particularly canned goods.
occupied wholesale food markets
today
Unconflrmed reports that a price
order had been written that would
put a ceiling of $3.50 a case on
cohoes salmon touched off the dis
cuSSion.
The trade also heard what it
thought might be a sample of the
way the Government planned to
fill its needs for canned goods.
Alaska salmon packers we're told,
according to dealers, that the Gov
eminent would require 1000 900
cases of specified sizes of cans.
Packers were warned, the report
said, not to evade the order partially
by packing an abnormal number. .in
cans of other sizes and claiming to
be unable to furnish the required
amount.
Some Gamers expressed the
opinion this set pattern for similar
moves to acquire canned fruits,
vegetables and meats.
Those who fail to respond or
quote prices the Government con-
slders too high might be required
to furnish their proportionate share
at prices the Government sets. This
would include, if necessary, a recall
OF shipments to commercial Gus
toners, trade circles said.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Republic Steel TO Expand
Alabama Facilities
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Aug, 26.-A
defense expanding program an
nomced by Republic Steel Corp.
will include the installation Of an
other blast furnace at Gadsden, the
reopening of the companys Sayre
coal mine and erection of an ore
sintering plant, informed sources
said today
The new ore sintering plant will
be at Spaulding on the outskirts of
Birmingham A larger unit also will
be built at the cofnpany's ore con-
centrating plant at Spaulding
The Sayre Mine. idle for 10 years,
Is 80 miles northwest of here.
1t was announced in Washington
Saturday that Defense Plant Corp.
had entered into a contract with
the company for s5S.3l2, 900 plant
expansion to produce 1872 900 tons
of pig iron year. Alabama was
one of the areas listed for the
program.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Shipments Of Structural
Steel Rise Further
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The Amer
ican Institute of Steel Construction
reported today shipments of fabri-
Gated structural steel during July
topped the monthly average for the
first part of l94l with a total OF
1902 tons.
The seven-month total this year
was 1,265,352 tons, against 762,l32
tons in the corresponding part of
1910. The July figure was under to-
tails for April. May and June.
New orders booked during July
were under the average at 202,504
tons but brought the Seven-month
total to SOB 262 tons, against 814,171
for the first seven months of 1940
Structural steel scheduled for
fabrication through August to No.
vember 80 totals 802,753, the insti-
tute estimated.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Shoemaker Bound Over
In FutuI Stobbinq

A. 35-year-old shoemaker was
held for grand jury action by a
coroner's jury yesterday. following
an inquest into the fatal stabbing
of Walter Boiling, 40, OF 93l Mary
land avenue S.W., the night Of
July 7.
Raymond L. Richardson, 400 block
of Sixth street NV, is the man
held
Mr.. Boiling died Wednesday in
Casualty Hospital of stab wound
received in fight at Sixth street
and Indiana avenue NV.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
American Home Products
Offers TO Buy Firm

B. the Associated PRESS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The Amer
lean Home Products Corp. has Of
fered to purchase the International
Vitamin Corp. through an exchange
of stocks. 1t was announced today
Acquisition would be arranged
through the exchange of eight shares
of stock of the International COM
pany for one share of American
Home Products. The deal is subject
to approval by stockholders of the
International company at a special
meeting September Is.
American Home Products Corp is
o leading producer of drugs and
drug store accessories, with many
plants in the United States and
Canada, International Vitamin
Corp. operates two plants in New
York.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Oil Production
Registers Gain
During Week
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla, Aug. 26.-United
States crude oil production amounted
to 1865 $50 barrels daily in the week
ended August %, an increase Of
5,015 barrels a day over the pre-
ceding week, the Oil and Gas
Journal reported today.
Kansas production was up $3.50
barrels daily to 254,550; Illinois,
l7.165 to 378,955; Oklahoma, $3.50
to 424,850; Louisiana, 4,470 to 327 800,
and Eastern fields, $50 to ll1,250.
Texas production declined $500
barrels daily to l,441 400; California.
21000 to 633,750; the Rocky Noun
tain States, 1,400 to $3.50; Mich
igan, 300 to 42,010, and East Texas,
$50 to 369,600.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
North American Votes
Dividend in Stock
OF Detroit Edison
One Share of Subsidiary
Ordered for Every
Fifty of Common
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The North
American Co today declared a divi-
dend on its common stock, payable
IN shares of capital stock of the
Detroit Edison Co.
The dividend, if approved by the
s. E. c., would be paid October /
to stockholders of record September
10 at the rate of share of Detroit
Edison for each so shares of North
American common. Stockholders
who under such plan would be
entitled to fractions of shares in
Detroit Edison would be paid in
cash at the rate of 40 cents for
each share of North American COM
mon.
The company said the dividend
was not a distribution Of capital
nor a partial liquidating dividend,
but was charged to earned surplus.
Available records show North Amer
1Cdn s 1OlOIlRS III D6ilOlL EulSUll W
be about 10 per cent of the voting
interest.
Cooper BeSsemer.
Cooper -Bessemer Corp. directors
have declared dividends of so cents
a share on common stock, payable
November l TO holders of record
October 25, and Is cents a share on
prior preference stock, payable
October l to holders of record Sep
tember 10
Back dividends of S3075 on pre-
ferred. payable october /, also have
been declored, with preferred called
for redemption October l.
Gordon Lefebvre, general man.
sger of the Diesel engine division
of the American Locomotive Works
Auburn, N. Y. has been elected vice
president, general manager and di-
rector of the corporation, which
makes Diesel and gas engines.