Evening star., 1941-12-09
Alarms
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INTO OpefalOn on q report tn4I
planes were approaching South
eastern New England.
In mid afternoon. however, J. w.
Farley, executive director Of the
Massachusetts, Committee on Public
Safety, said in Boston that the
alerts were only tests.
The Army and the Navy now
informs us" he said, that this
was q dress rehearsal All phases
of the test were met satisfactorily"
New York Alive With Activity.
In Washington the War Depart
ment said all air fields had been
put on the alert, but 1t said there
was no of{icial information that
enemy bombers had been sighted
OF New York City. Nevertheless,
the metropolitan area was alive with
aerial defense activity.
There was no immediate indica-
ton where the planes reported fly
ing in the New York area might
have come from.
United States Army planes from
Mitchell Field. Long Island, which
received the warning from Washing
ton, Immediately swept into the
skies.
All families were evacuated from
the field and every plane was of
the ground" it was stated.
Shortly after the warning of
planes of New York. Secretary of
State Huh indicated in Washington
that the United States should be on
guard against q sudden German
move supporting Japan in fulfilment
Of the Axis tripartite pact.
The twin alarms on the Atlantic
and California seaboards were am
plified by Canadian reports that
Japanese forces were off the Aleutian
Islands, in the narrow strait between
Alaska and Siberia.
Civilian employees also were evacu-
ated from the Boston Navy Yard
Schools throughout the Greater
Boston area were ordered to release
all children at once and there was
a great outpouring from the school
buildings.
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co. s
largest plant, at Fore River, near
Boston. was completely evacuated
under orders issued by Supt. w. H
Collins at ITO pm. The plant has
$4,000 employees.
Red Cross Begins Mobilixing.
In putting Washington on the
alert" the District Chapter of the
American Red Cross began organiz-
ing a general mobilization of al
trained flrst-aid personnel in the
Capital.
Robert H. Duncan. director Of first
aid and related services for ths
chapter, said all qualified in first
aid were being directed to report al
pm. to the Chapter House, 173t
E street NV. unless an air raie
occurs before that time" In the
latter event, those having pre-as'
signed stations were to go to then
Immediately and all others were Il
report at the Chapter House fol
assignment.
Mr.. Duncan also ordered all regu-
lar and emergency vehicles of the
Motor Corps brought to the head.
quarters Immediately for outfittinl
with extra equipment. Auxiliary
ambulances and trucks also wert
being brought into service in &C.
cordance with planned procedure
The flrst-aid director said severs
hundred vehicles could be expected
First Aid Equipment Brought Out.
Red Cross f1rst-aid workers al.
ready organized under the civilian
defense set-up for Washington anc
vicinity were directed to commune
cate with the air raid wardens fol
their area.
Mr.. Duncan ordered all first-aic
equipment brought from the cellar
OF the chapter house and placed II
front of the building for 1oadins
into the ambulances and trucks
School children in the western
suburban district of Montgomer,
County had a half holiday as a re
suit of the air-raid warning, but al
order to dismiss pupils in the othe
schools in the county was counter
manded in time to maintain the reg
ular schedules. In the western dis
trict Air Raid Warden James
Christopher called the schools di
rectly On receipt of the raid warnin,
from Baltimore, but in the eastern
suburban district and the upper sec
ton of the county the order wa
transmitted to the Board of Educa
tion ONCE. The counter-order wa
received in time to prevent furthe
dissemination from the board ofiice