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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24

surroundings. But come a
bright, sunny weekend, and Broad
way will go begging. Weather, bad
or otherwise, has yet to hurt a
theatrical adventure on Broadway.
The night Lady in the Dark" had
its premiere "a one of the worst
on record. It came after three days
Of sleet and snow, with no let-up
in sight. Mayor LaGuardia's street
crews were not equal to the task OF
scraping the sidewalks, and the
curbs were impossible. Yet
the women in their beautiful gowns
came in droves, and so did the
men. Maybe first nighting is some
thing like calf love, nothing else
matters.
From time to time I have heard
one writer and then another re-
ferred to as the first" of the
gossip columnists. Actually, the
first was a fellow named Pietro
Aretino (the Monastery who lived
centuries ago and whose stocks
in trade were SANDER, jealousy,
scandal, hlackmail, trickery, bri-
berry and gossip. He was a great
lover, a wit, a madcap, and an al
together fascinating bum. He orig.
mated the little practice of print
ing odious lies about famous peo-
pie and giving them a chance to
"buy off, the article before it ap-
peared.
They r telling the story Of the
elevator boy in Rockefeller Cen
ter who wasn't feeling very well
and who applied to the medical
center for advice. After a brief
examination the doctor told him
to 60 home and 60 to bed. He
did-and the ceiling fell on him. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24

proper seems far-feched and fantastic. So il
seemed to Norway.
There is nothing alarmist about this kind
of preparation. It is simply a means of carry
ing through about defense. Whatever hap
pens, there is no longer any excuse for being
caught flat-footed. Especially on such purely
defensive measures as are being prepared
by means suggested above. we have the right
and the duty to serve notice to the world that
whatever happens, the United States is ready.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
War
interpretive
BY EDWARD E. BOMAR

Premier Mussolini's unheralded
speech embodied a reinsurance to
his buffetted nation that in the
imminent Axis onslaught on Great
Britain, weary Italy would be
mostly on the sidelines.
His speech, the second since he
led Italy into war last June, was
such an acknowledgment of defeat
and punctured promises that some
of his hearers must have Won
dered why II Duce saw fit just
now to break the silence he said
was so dear to him.
The one apparent purpose was
to buoy Fascist morale by direct
ing attention to the arrival of Nazi
forces and to the rapidly-develop-
ing German spring offensive
against Britain at home and in the
Balkans.
Strange New Role
In a strange new role offering
new opportunities for bombast, a
chastened Mussolini spoke crypt
cally of a renewal of the begged
down offensive against Greece in
the spring,
For the rest, there were mostly
the reiterated references to Axis
solidarity, predictions of ultimate
victory, the comforting contention
that Italy had contributed to the
Axis partnership by immobilizing
French and British forces, derision
of the United States, and the con-
fession that the British yer too
quick for his Libyan forces.
The disclosure that these mum.
bered more than 400, 900 must have
afforded satisfaction to the British
in view of the far smaller size Of
the victorious Army of the Nile
The contrast with his sabre-rat
ting of last Nov. 10, when II Duce
previously addressed the nation
was such as to convey the impress
sion that he had all but put into
words the acknowledgment tn a
Italy now must look to Adolf Hit
Ter rather than Benito Mussolin
for hope.
Only three months ago II Duce
vowed that 1--WE will b r e a |
Greece's back if it takes a year
1--WE have e million men unde1
arms, but we can call eight mil
lion more if necessary" he notee
then, but did not see fit this time
to reiterate the assertion.
Even more melancholy was thu
contrast with the belligerent wal
proclamation of last June 10 wher
II Duce announced that the die
was cast, promised that I'VE will
conquer" and at the same time
assured the Greeks among othe1
neighbors that he had no inten
ton to drag them into the con
flict.
In drafting his sombre report O:
the almost unbroken series of Fas
cist defeats, Mussolini had avail
able a ready precedent which h,
did not choose to use as a guide
Only last summer Winston
Churchill was detailing to his PEG
pie what he termed the colossa,
defeat sustained by the British ex
peditionary forces in France ane
the cataract of disasters culmin
ating in the evacuation of Dun.
kirk.
Before Britain he held up the
drab prospect of toll, hardship
suffering and blood and stressed
grimly that England fought alone,
without an ally, though with I'm.
shaken hope of ultimate triumph.
II Duce chose instead to shout
that tItaly, whatever happens, will
march with Germany to the end"
The validity of his boast that Axis
morale was infinitely better than
English morale can be established
] only by time. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
Catholic Homes Are
Raided by North III"

NhTIUs
BELFAST, Feb. 23.-lf- Say,
ern Ireland government force n'ost
raided "Catholic homes on aa,
incredible SCALE since war On.
the Ri. Rev. Daniel Magee"A, and
man Catholic bishop of DOW"
Conner, charged today. N.
In a lenten pastoral ie'lel ed
bishop declared the raids coL nso %
regularly with Ulster forces WV Cotb.
nose union with predominatey IN
Ole Fire to the south, oat. h,,ttts
the doors of homes with rllie 4nring
and brandishing reVolVeia
questioning of Catholic families
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
TOP o. THE

: kneel from Lies a0dn task q1ithdrdWn.
w heart in humble prayer inUokes
fod's highest holy blessing on
~ folks.
Their lore and trust and t~aithtulness
IaUe he1ped me bear Lies hardest strokes
pYay, o God, that Thou Wilt bless
Wy folks.
-CHARLEs L. OVERSTREET, JR.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24

They are increasing them, for reasons OF
their own, while by actions like that of Italy,
our own representation in Europe is being
cut down..
It's a poor rule that doesn't work both ways.
Perhaps the United States would be more
highly respected in certain quarters if it stood
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
RESIGNS

VICHY, France, Feb. 23.-R-
DR.. George Portmann, secretary Of
information by appointment of for.
mer Foreign Minister Pierre Etienne
Flandin, was reported today to have
resigned, succeeded by H e ri
Moysset.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24

Eskimos RI immune to many
diseases in their native land which
they readily contract when visiting
warmer climates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24

There were 100000 :, n1 1889.
trucks in the United States
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
= Fair ENOUGH
BY WESTBROOK prCa

By WESTBROOK prC1-
The Star wishes its LEX
to know that views ana Iaoers
ions expressed in this vpla'
are those of the autbo s''lc1e
may not always barnaad
with its position.-Ths ES Sitlze
Evening star., 1941-08-04
H0ES PETS ETC.

YOUR DOG CALLED FOR, given sani:
tary bath. removing all fleas and returned
FOR 81 Bide-a-wee Pet Animal Hospital
WO Ooo4 Bethesda Branch. WI. 3O45.
WIRE-HAIRED TERRIER, pedisreed, fe.
male, 5 mos. old fully yaccinated and
spayed WI. 51l0.
HOLLYWOOD KENNELS-BOARDING
Cocker puppies, stud dogs wash. -Baito.
blvd WA 1924 Berwyn l39.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

BARRED ROCKS, R. I. Reds, White leg
horns Conkeys Y-O feeds. James Feed
Store. 6la x ST. nv. Metrouolitan O0sa.
BIOOD-TEsTED ROCKS AND REDS: feed.
remedies and equipment. All New YORK
ave ne FIR 1900: 607 r ST. NV, MA
O0al F. w Bolgiano & Co.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

BEDROOM SUITE, secretary, elec. re-
{rigerator. studio couch. dining room suite.
WE DO MOVING. Edelman. 1903 Ga. ave.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
ROOMS WITH BOARD WANTED.
COUNTRY BOARD.

TWO CONGENIAL PEOPLE, pvt. home,
Petworth or Brishtwood section. Phone
Evening star., 1941-08-04
RE-UPHOL STEERING

Three-piece living suite upholstered for
S45, covering and new inside material in
cluded; made like new in finest tapestry
and friezette: workmanship guaranteed.
LA FRANCE UPHOLSTERY CO.
PSOQ I4th ST NV COLUMBIA l0l12
Evening star., 1941-08-04
CUT FLOWERS.
BABY CHICKS,

BFAUTIFUL FRESH GLADIOLI. 3 doz., or
8 doz, or / doz, delivered for 81. Helene
Affieck. Gladstone Gardens. Vienna, Va.
Vienna NV.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

BEER precoolers hold half barrels. S100:
1-h.p. compressor, $50: eft. bottle box,
$50 Indian Springs Tavern, Four Corners.
Silver Spring, Md. Silver Spring 72S. s.
BLOCK MACHINE, cement bricks will
trade FOR blocks, elec. fans, FIRE extiaeuish-
ers, etc. 1874 18th NV.
BOOKS new and old. bought and sold.
Bargains always. PAUL PEARLMAN, 1711
g st. NV. DI. 3543.
BRICK. LUMBER-Cleanup sale, must dis
pose Of all materials next > weeks from 5s
M st. s.v. job at bargain prices: 100000
It good lumber, brick, doors sash, plumb
ing. 2 heating plants, radiation. ] beams.
pipe, ETC.: hundreds of barRains for sale
on lob Wrecking as bdgs. Frederick,
Nd, at W 9Th and N Bentz sts. Arrow
wreckins Co., 5s NJ st. sw. FIR. eS03.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
CATTLE 8 LIVESTOCK
ROOMS FURNISHED.

COW for sale; second calf. P. F. Ham
Norbeck. Nd.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
NEW
Jefferson Garden Apis.

Jefferson Garden Apts.
st. Asaph. Jefferson. Pitt and
Green SITS. Alexandria, Va.
block east Of Mt. Vernon
Blvd. and l block south of last
trafic light, adjacent to Yates
Gardens.
De luxe Garden Apartments.
ready week of August 8.
Bedroom. living room, electric
kitchen, dining slcove and bath.
$3.50 and S56.50. including
utilities.
Also Furnished Apis.
Call in person Sunday, 1876
Pm: weekdays. telephone Tenn
pie 4240 or DI. 421o.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
POULTRY 8 EGGS.

NV HAMPeHIRH RED Pu1LETS (46. &
months old, ready to lay, dne breed; aala
cheap. Spruce o1e3-J.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
MOVING. PACKING & sToRASE
APARTMENTS FURNISHED.

MOVING AND STORAGE, reasonable rates:
will take your surplus furniture as part
payment on your moving. Edelmans Nov
ing & Storage Co. Georgia 1916.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
SUBURBAN ROOMS.

NEW HOME. large room, next bath. furn.
S22 so; unfurn.. SIS mo-: Is min. bus
service. WA. 1904.
DELIGHTFUL ROOM-Private bath. new
home new furniture, garage If desired.
CH. OBI.
ARLINGTON. VA-Large front room. twin
beds gentlemen only; rear Govt. buildings.
Glebe ol44
24Os COLUMBIA PIKE-Double front
room nicely furn. board optional Call
Glebe 1866. Arlington Tearoom. 4.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

Double and oinG1e rooms private baths
New furniture. Unusual HaAls.
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los 2nd ST NE.
1910 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE.

Twin or double beds, running water
large rooms; Southern cooking, famil,
style; near transportation. Ii. 2561-J. A.
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Bolivian club 1633 16th NV

L block from Dupont Circle; refined
guest home for young men and women;
studio rms, elevator, modern showers;
Evening star., 1941-08-04

GOLD-DIAMONDS,
WATCHES-JEWELRY.
We Pay the Highest Prices.
Get Our Offer Before You Sell.
ARTHUR Markell,
Suite 301-3 91s p st. NV.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
APARTMENTS SUBURBAN.

RIVER AND MOUNTAIN SCENERY. large
porches, airy rooms, good meals; rates
S12 and S15. Open all year Mrs NJ F.
Castleman, Harpers Ferry, w Va Re
Evening star., 1941-08-04
ROOMS FURNISHED.

YOUNG COUPLES HoME-Bright cool.
twin beds, near SHOPPING center; exc.
ssoa sn ssa Dsons som.rsst % 81 inss 81 d0'
end floor, next bath: inner-spring mat
tress; air.cooled; 1 or gentlemen. 1
1921 9th ST. N.w-Breezy, large front
car line; $50 month. RA. 52I4.
LOVELY ROOMS / double, 2 singles: In
nice neighborhood; meals optional; block
to bus. Emerson 5022.
17O3 r. I. AVE. NW-Large rooms, single
or double. running water, next to showers
ROOM suitable for 2 ladies. twin beds.
1922 MASS AVE. W.-Large double
twin beds, inner spring mattresses, running
water. z closets. Also single Iz.Htemen)'
OVERLOOKING sHoREHAM HOTEL-nse
comb library bedroom: also double studio
bedrm.; accom-. 4 to 5. AID. 3120. 8.
2135 F ST. N.W.-studio room and kitch-
snette. EIectrolgz bn sSt s-p bath sSo-S36 mo-
DUPONT CIRCLE. 1903, 2Oth st. NV
select room, twin beds, inner-sprinR mat
tresses unlimited phone.
PETWoRTH. 4127 9TH St n.w.--Pleasant
cool; cool front ptu for or 3; express bus teie-
1881 AsHMEAD PL. Nw.-Lovely. newly
furnished single room. inclosed porch,
private family. NO. 1914.
313 EAST CAPITOL ST. Ink room
range, Electrolux. c.h.w, inner-sprinRs;
couple only; S7.5O.
ATTRACTIVE studio room, in apt. Call
between $50 pm. and 8 pm, DU. 1856
Ext. 502.
A LARGE BEDROOM in new home. Two
t:size beds near bath and showers. Suit
able for 2. All accommodations. Nr. car
and bus line. Unlim. phone. GE. s007.
1885 CHAPLIN ST N.W.-A-1 bedrm., pri-
vate bath: detached home; conv. 14th st
car and lst cab zone; gentleman; SIS.
2237 QUE ST. NV, near Dupont Circle
Large single room: quiet home; shower;
gentleman; S2o: bus line.
. ROOMS. Kitchen and bath: heat, light,
gas included: nr. car line; $50 so mo-
334 1lth ST. ne. Ii. 1852.
11OI x NW-CIean front single, two
windows hot water, near bath. maid serv-
ice; 81 week: ladies.
1925 NV. Apt. Large room in pri-
vate apartment; newly furn., 3 windows;
rent 70 Christian lady; $3.50.
WALKING DISTANCE.
1912 18th n.w.-Attra. front rooms
Evening star., 1941-08-04

EUNABOUT. 15 It. IN e1ceNent condttion:
32-h.p. johnson motor and trailer, 9140.
Call SH. 1921 after II an.
FOR SALE-12-ft. rowboat with carry
ing trailer. 1908 Cleveland ave. Phone EN-
1885
Evening star., 1941-08-04

KING-SMITH STUDIOS,
1851 New Hampshire ave.-Single and
double rms with pvt baths reas fer
August and Sept; ladies only.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

CHRIS CRAFT, 1bM IT.: 33 m.p.h.; nne
motor; 1895. Call owner, DI. 1888, Ext.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Continued !

YOUNG COUPLE have 2-exp.. newly furn.
room in private home; 90 min. downtown;
young man only. EN-. S71S after g.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

contact yet between the Germans and the British Expeddtionary Force.)
 Farther east the Germans had reached the Aegean after taking xanthe and thus were in the proc ess of mopping up their control from salonika to the Turkish from tier in Thrace,
 At Tetovo, Jugoslavia, due west of Skoplje, the Germans were within 25 or 90 miles of the Alban- ian frontier in e position to make contact with the Italians in the rec zion of the River Drln.
 Some Greeks Capltulate
 The high command communique claimed that Greek troops east of the Vardar river which bisectS the main portion of Greece from Mace donia and enters the Aegean ct salonika had capltulated.
 The high command said that Ger man troops have entered Skoplje, Veles and Nish, key towns In the Vardar Valley of south Jugoslavia.
 The high command said that Maribor, on the northern Jugoglav frontier, had been captured and that German troops had occupied Prilep in southern Jugoslayia, 25 miles northeast of BitolJ and only about 40 miles from the Albanian frontier
 The sweeping German successes appeared to put Germany in control of the bulk of south JugoSlavia as well as oil of Macedonia.
 Under the personal command oi Field Marshal Siegmund List, the high command said, the German forces had smashed through Jugo- slav defenses, penetrated to tho skoplje Basin and crossed the Var dar river.
 Man Who Beat Poland
 The high command said in com. munique that the rapid" troops ant the infantry division which had driven to the Spoplje area had ad. vanced from Bulgaria under the command Of Field Marshal Sieg- mund List.
 It was list, c star in the blitz- krieg conquest of Poland, who eStab. lished near Sofia soon after the German occupation of Bulgaria.
 The part of the communiqut which described the break through to the Skoplje region said:
 Rapid troops and infantry divi. sions commanded by Field Marsha List, advancing from Bulgaria, have broken through the Jugoslav from tier defenses ard despite difiicul, mountain country have thrust for ward more than 100 kilometres into the Uskub (Skoplje) Basin anc crossed the Vardar Valley. There
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

in our ail.out aid to Britain if we could not give greater help by aid- ing the British to put out the fire rather than by concentrating most of our efforts on feeding 1t with fuel"
 Land said the ''best way to lick the submarine" would be to bomb German ship building plants and the next best to bomb repair and rest stations where submarines are concentrated when in port, But we said there were other methods of reducing the submarine menace to British shipping:
 1. Increase the number of Brit- fish war ships in the convoy serv- ice; extend the distance from Brit ish ports in which merchant ships enjoy the protection of British war ships.
 2. Restrict conveys to slow yes. sells, thus permitting fast merchant ships to speed across the Atlantic alone.
 8. Destroy communications be- tween German aircraft and German submarines by destroying the Ger. man air patrol; utilize an air patrol in the convoy system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

one-acre lots belonging to local housing authorities, and loans made by the USHA cover about 90 per cent of the cost. The remaining ten per cent Is obtained from bonds sold locally.
 The need for better housing for farm families is demonstrated by Federal surveys showing that ap- proximately 100000 families, near- ing two-thirds of the total farm families in the Q. S., live in sub- standard homes. These old houses are being demolished or removed from human use as each new USHA homo is built. J,
 There has been widespread in- terest in the USHA program since 1t came into being early this year, and its housing projects arc now located in Georgia, Mississippi, Ar- kansas, Illinois, Indiana and South Carolina. The program was recent. ly doubled, and about $l4,0o0, 900 worth of low-rent farm homes will result mostly in the South. But housing authorities through out the nation are watching the ex- periment--if it can still be called that-with great interest. Better low-rent homes throughout the na- ton are likely to result.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
|ITALY'S OLDEST
 FORT HAS FALLEN

(Continued from Page D oiling station. The Qherar basin, north of Massawa, Is Q useful sub- sidiary base for warships patrolling the northern approaches to Bab Fl Mandeb strait, linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Alden.
 Occupation of the busy port of l5,000 inhabitants, of whom 5000 normally were Italians, gives the British control of one of the most important gateways to the whole of East Africa.
 British empire forces have cap- tured Massawa, major Italian Red Sea base and port for Asmara, capi- tai of Eritrea, 0 British headquar. ters comfnunique said today. Surrendered Yesterday
 General headquarters said that the British occupied Massawa fol- lowing surrender of Italian forces there yesterday.
 Headquarters said also that Brl. tlsh rear guards in Libya were heav- fly engaged throughout Tuesday by numerically superior forces. tRome and Berlin communiques said that German and Italian troops in North Africa had occupied Derna and were advancing on Tobruk.)
 The text of the communique:
 "In 1Abya yesterday our rear guard, whose role was to delay the enemy advance while our main concentrations were being complete cd, was heavily engaged all day by numerically superior forces.
 Tn Eritrea Massawa capitulated yesterday afternoon and now has been occupied by our troops. Moayl- while our mobile columns are con- tinuing to advance south and south- west along the Dessie.0 0oildar road Tn Abyssinia (Ethiopia) our pur- suit of retreating Italian forces is being maintained"
 Dive Bombers 1n Action
 Berlin, April o.-(UP)-derman dive.bombers and destroyer planes have gone into action against Erie tish forces in North Africa, the Ger man high command said today in Q communique which claimed that German African corps forces had reached the port of Derna, Libya, on April 2. The communiqe said that in North Africa German bombers and destroyer planes "successfully bombed and machine-gunned troop concentrations"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
Nazi High Command
 Reports On Big Drive
tContinued from Page D

the cutting off of the JugoSlav from the Greek and British forces was completed"
 Geek Lines Broken
 Asserting that the Greek Metaxas line had been broken, the high corll- mand said:
 "on the Greek frontier Alpine Chasseur and infantry divisions commanded by Field Marshal List, supported by dive bombing planes and anti-aircraft artillery, have broken through after c bitter strug- gle the so-called Metaxas line of modern Qualifications built into the mountainside in long years of work.
 German forces had thrust down from Lake Doirafl into Greek ter- ritory, the high command said.
 It asserted that more than 10000 prisoners, including Six generals, had been captured in southern Ju- goslavia.
 The official news agency said that the quantities of guns and other war materials captured were so great that they could not be esti- mated for the moment.
 Before the high conimnd Issued its communicate well informed Ger man sources had said that the Ger mans had established control of i'm. portant highways and railroads In o swift drive into southeastern Jugo- slavia and that key positions cover- ing the march into Greece were now in German hands.
 More Important Captures
 German troops have attacked and captured important Jugoslav and Greek positions covering mountain passes, informantS asserted. The advance into Jugosla"'a is being pushed despite bad roads and most difficult terrasn, they said.
 1nformants said they had no con. firmation of Greek reports of swift German thrust across the Jugoslay frontier and down the Vardar River valley toward Salonika. They point cd out, however, that Greece had reported Q rapid withdrawal of It's troops because Jugoslav retreats had left the Greek left flank uncovered.
 Reports that German troops had captured Skoplje circulated persist ently but without official confirma' ton.
 German informants said that it was the Nazi policy for the moment to mention no places captured unti the full strategic significance oi German successes had been made clear.
 Dispatches of the official news agency said that huge quantities oi Jugoslav war materials and many prisoners were being captured in ( ] steady German advance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

fast motorized troops.
 Surprise, Speed Again Win
 There were virtually no reports of heavy fighting in the Nazi ad- vance into Jugoslavia, leading to believing that the sturdy mountain barriers along the Bulgarian from tier would act as a bar to any blitz thrust.
 The main Germain attack had been expected from the north across the relatively flat Banat country and the equally easy terrain of Croatia.
 Instead, the Germans apparently withheld their attack in that area until the Luftwaffe could soften up Jugoslav resistance by crushing at tacks upon communications and concentration points such as Bel grade.
 The Nazi high command report cd today the capture of only one northern Jugoslav town, Maribor, a border point due south of the Ger man military headquarters at Gratz Austria.
 Easy To Drive Ahead
 That would indicate that the Ger mans, already having concentrated their troops in Bulgaria for an at- tack upon Greece before the possi- bility of action against Jugoslavia arose, simply threw these forces westward, across mountains and rivers and succeeded in riding roughshod over whatever opposition the Jugoslavs were able to inter. pose.
 The feat equalled or exceeded that of the German Panzer force! in Poland, Scandinavia, the low countries and France. Tn three days they had won control of soutl Serbia, an important Aegean DOT at Salonika and all of Macedonia up to the Turkish frontier.
 The Berlin communique reported that when the Greek troops = probably no large force - in east ern Macedonia found themselve cut off from the main Greek bod. by the capture of Salonika the. capitulated and laid down thei arms.
 Despite the surprising Nazi sue cesses, the British, both in London and Athens, appeared confident tha the situation would not prove a