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Evening star., 1941-03-15
$4,000 Britons
lahore War to
Watch Football
Who Won-EngIish
Or ANies-Moy Be
Military Secret
BY EDDY GILMORE,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
LONDON, March 15.-Twenty-
two thousand persons turned out
to see Britain's biggest football
game of the year today and
never turned an eye toward the
sky whence as often as not
comes death.
The air raid siren had finished
wailing only an hour before the
kickoff, but you'd never have
known a war was on had it not
been for tiny corner of the
program which read:
In the event of an air raid
warning the ground exits will
be opened so that those who
wish to leave can do so. Play
will proceed unless spoilers report
enemy activity in the vicinity" !"
A band was playing on the
bright green turf 80 minutes be-
fore the game such tunes as the
"Woodpecker Song" and Arm in
Arm" Three quarters of the
spectators chose the open stands.
One team was from the British
Army and it included many of
England's finest professional and
amateur players. Their oppo-
nentS were Allies-some of the
finest footballers from Holland,
Poland, Belgium, France and
Czecho-S -Slovakia.
Little children f1ocked around
the refreshment stands with their
parents and bought tea and rolls.
The highlight of the game
came when the Allies goalie,
Brinkman of Holland leaped
beautifully and butted away a
sure shot. From the shout which
went up you'd have thought Bri-
tain had won the war.
Editors note: Mr.. Gilmore's
story. as received in New York,
did not include the final score.
Could it be a military secret?
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Newsmon Tells How U-Boots
Hit 6 Ships in Convoy Ambush

1t was not possible to know how
many survived.
It is the rule of conveys that ships
which escape in attacks must plough
on. To stop would be to become a
sitting bird. The ship in which I
crossed hurried away from the bat
tie scene.
Twice the undersea raiders struck.
Both attacks came in the blackness
found only at sea. One was at 5 in
the morning, the other at midnight.
Both those periods were filled with
an anxiety that seems like night
mare, now that solid ground is under
(See CONVOY, Page A-4.l
Evening star., 1941-03-15

A neutral diplomat told tne
Associated Press Immediately on
leaving his train that he had
seen the Decentralization of Brit
tsh troops with his own eyes.
He described cheering British SOL
diers marching down the gang
plank and off to billets.
Hotels Requisitioned.
"All hotels in Southern Greece
have been requisitioned, he said,
"for British staff headquarters and
10 house officers"
He said British equipment in
Greece included a vast number OF
anti-aircraft guns, antl-tank guns
and many hundred tanks, both light
and heavy, together with numbers
of fame throwing machines such
as the Germans used last year on
the Western Front.
In addition, he added, many ship
loads of munitions and other war
materials already have been landed.
He said more and more ships were
arriving daily at five principal main
land ports which he declined to
name specifically.
Few airplanes, the diplomat con-
tinued, have been transported yet
to the Greek mainland British
planes cooperating with Greek
forces in Albania have been based
mainly on the island of Crete)
Because of the difficulty of COM
munication between Greece and
other Balkan countries and also be-
cause rigid censorship exists now in
Greece, it is impossible to obtain
confirmation of this diplomats
story. The German Legation in
Belgrade declined any comment.
Big Bombers Tuned Up.
Neutral military observers arriv-
ing in Belgrade by air said 100 to
200 German military planes we're
being tuned up at the Sofia airport
alone. Some were Germany's largest
type bombers.
Similar preparations we're reported
being made at "a other airports
taken over by German forces in
Evening star., 1941-03-15
More Canadians Arrive
To Fortify Gibraltar
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 15.-Another
contingent of Canadian troops has
arrived at Gibraltar to help in the
rush job of making new fortifica-
tions, the War Office said today.
Among the men are hard-rock
miners.
Members of the Royal Canadian
Engineers Training Company have
been trained for their job and will
work with the 1st Canadian Detach-
ment of sappers. who have been in
Gibraltar since the start of the win
ter, cutting new defenses out of the
rock and building a subterranean
town.
With the new Notifications it has
been estimated that the Rock would
be able to Withstand siege of more
than 18 months.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Britain Tells Nationals
To Leave Hungary

LONDON, March Is (Pl.-An in
formed source said today the British
Legation in Budapest had asked
Britons who have no special reason
to remain in Hungary to depart "he-
cause it is getting more and more
difficult" to leave the country.
This source declared that those
leaving would now nave to travel
through Yugoslavia or Soviet Rus
sia, and chat If they remained they
might not be able to leave at all.
He added that such advice did not
necessarily mean that Britain in
tended to break off diplomatic rela-
tions with Hungary.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Police Told 10 Take
Defense Metal From
Strike.Bound Plant
Gov. james Orders Action
At Vonudium Mill,
Closed 5 Weeks
By the Associated Press.


BRIDGEVILLE, Pa, March Is
Removal of essential defense prod
ucts from a strikebound steel plant
under the protection of State
police detail ordered by Gov. James
TODAY awaited the completion of
preparations by officials of the con-
Germ.
The Governor said at Harrisburg
yesterday he had directed State
police to proceed to the Vanadium
Steel Co. plant in this suburban
Pittsburgh Community, and fur
nish it with the protection neces-
sary to take out these products
which are absolutely essential TO
national defense and which are
holding up other plants"
Plant Closed Five Weeks.
The plant, which makes ferro-
vanadium used in producing vital
alloy steel, has been closed five
weeks by a strike of the c. I. o.
United Vanadium Workers. The
union claimed the company refused
to hire six plant guards from a list
of unemployed union members.
Columbus Berton, a worker al
the plant, last night filed informa.
tions charging three men, including
Frank Pugne, president of the strik-
ing union, with melting to riot
Justice of the Peace Milton Church
said Mr.. Berton claimed he was
assaulted at his home after he re-
marked. while on picket duty, that
a meeting should be held to de-
termine whether the men wanted tC
return to work. Mr.. Pugne, John
T. Pagan, Strike Committee member
and Joseph C. Sharkey were helc
for further hearings. Mr.. Sharkey
also was charged with aggravated
assault and surety Of the peace.
Gov James said the National
Defense Commission had tried un-
successfully to obtain from the
strikers permission to ship products
from the plant.
Its an outlaw strike" he said
These men are out on strike II
spite of the recommendations O.
their national officers.
The presence of the police vii
be restricted solely to protecting the
persons who enter the plant to take
out the products"
Defense Urgency Prompted Move.
The Governor said his decision
was prompted by the urgency of ma
tional defense and had no bearing
on the labor dispute az the plant.
Maj. Jacob c. Mauk of the State
Motor Police at Greensburg sale
movement of a detachment of off.
GERS to the plant was delayed pend
ing word from the company. HI
said the company had advised hin
it was mot yet ready" to start NOV
ing the supplies and probably woulC
not be ready until early next week.
Gov. James said the use of Statt
police had been recommended b!
John Heinz, sheriff of Allegheny
County. Sheriff Heinz's office de
clined comment, as did represent
atives of the company.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Castings for Navy Lost
As Fire Hits Foundry
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BRIDGEBORO, N. j., March 15.-
A $1,000 order of steel castings
scheduled for delivery to the Navy
was destroyed by a fire which swept
the interior of the Bridgeboro Foun-
dry Co.'S machine tools plant early
today.
William Newlands of Oaklyn, N. j.,
president of the company, estimated
the total damage at $4,000. He
said most of the plants highly spe-
cialized equipment would have to be
replaced. The plant began opera
tions January !.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
BY SAM ROBERTSON,
Canadian Press staff Writer.

OTTAWA, March 15.- German
submarines waylaid the great grim
convoy with which recently crossed
the North Atlantic and sank at
least four of the ships so vital to
Britain's war effcrt.
The bag" may have been six.
Two ships which listed badly after
being hit by torpedoes were, how
ever, still able to make way.
More than 200 of the gallant sea-
man who are playing such an i'm
portant part in maintaining Britain's
pulse beat were aboard the four
boats known to have gone down.
Evening star., 1941-03-15


BELGRADE, Yugosavia, March 15.-Nearly 100000
soldiers from Brains imperial forces with shpoads OF
munitions artillery, tanks and other echanized equip
ment-enough for five dviSionS-have been landed at five
Greek mainland ports it reliably reported today.
This first from neutral diplomats and then was
unocay confirmed by British diplomatic circles in three South
eastern european capitals correspondents were privately
by the British that the reports probably well founded
Nevertheless said that official denial from both the
British the Greeks could be within the next II hours
Ready to blast at the British and their Greek allies German
Bulgaria reported the time to have
fighters planes
their landing feds-ready for instant action.
Berlin professed to have confirmation of the reports
that the British had landed in force Greek sol)
Reports of the British eXpedona vast multiplication OF the
from neutral diplomats.
German Yugoslav capital declared that the
Balkan crisis reaching critical stage"
Hope of Forcing Peace Appears Shattered
Reports landings apparently marked
the of might have had of forcing Greece
the threat of German forces massed on
Bulgaria's Greek and Turkish frontiers.
YugoSavia important Balkan because she offers
another any attack Greece still SHE'D from
herself the axis She dckerlng for ghter terms
than Bulgaria got.
Aside from the British landings another factor
which perhaps will pel Germany to move against the Greeks
was report the Greek side the war in Albania that the
week-ong Italian offensive had failed -..-
story of the British landings in Greece was brought to
Belgrade at noon today by neutral diplomats arriving from Athens
diplomat declared he would take oath and sign sworn
his facts correct with reference to the land
ing troops Greece although for strategic the
British keep these movements secret
Diplomatic arriving Athens during the early after
noon told the story.
Both British ships daily arriving from
Africa loaded materials.
Already British have moved north Into the
Greek mainland line running from the Aegean
of Volos to the island of Corfu.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
u. 5. Newspaperman
Jailed by Nazis on
Espionage Charge
Strong Suspicion of Aid
For Enemy Is Alleged;
ReprisoI Is Denied
Rx The Associated Press.

BERLIN, March I'D. N. B.,
official German news agency, an
nounced today that a young Ameri-
can newspaperman, Richard C.
Hottelet, had been arrested on
strong suspicion of espionage" in
favor of an enemy power.
Authorized sources declined to
furnish any further information ex-
cept that the United States "natu-
rally is not an enemy power" and
that the alleged espionage activi-
ties were not in connection with
journalistic work"
Four Years With News Service.
To questions on the charges they
replied, The trial will bring that
out"
Hottelet, for four years an en-
ploye Of the United Press, came
from Brooklyn and had taken a
year of pest graduate work at Ber-
lin University. He is in his early
20s.
(The United Press Office in New
York said Hottelet attended pub
lie schools in Brooklyn, New
Utrecht High School and Brook
lyn College,
Hearing Tomorrow.
Informed sources indicated pre-
liminary hearing would be held to-
morrow.
Authorized sources said Hottelets
arrest should not be interpreted as
a reprisal for the arrest of Trans
ocean "a German worldwide news
service) Representatives in New
York, but referred only to personal
and private activities in no way
connected with his work as a news
paperman.
A special grand jury in Washing
ton returned indictments Tuesday
against Transocean and two individ-
uals charging violation of the for
eign agents registration law.
The Justice Department an
nounced the two men, Manfred
Zapp, TranSocean's American man
ager, and Guenther Tom, an asso-
ciate, and both German citizens, had
been arrested in New York.
Zapp was charged with delaying
his registration, failing to give ma
terial information and aiding Trans
ocean to violate the act. Tom was
accused OF failing to register.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

SEVILLE. Spain, March IS tP).-
An official announcement today said
II persons were killed in the eX-
plosion of the Santa Barbara pow
der depot on the outskirts of the city
yesterday. Several hundred were in
jured. Unofficial reports had been
that so were killed.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
The Mellon GoIIery

Tomorrow's Star contains
two articles of outstanding
Importance in connection
with the opening of the
National Gallery Monday
evening.
Be sure to read Miss Leila
Mechlin's informed COM
ment on the famous art
treasures which become
the property Of the United
States Government.
Do not overlook James
Waldo Fawcett's fascinat-
ing story on the gallery
itself. Also, a page of pic
lures in the rotogravure
section, showing some of
the outstanding works of
art that will be on eXhibi-
ton in the gallery.
Be sure to get your copy
tomorrow of
Chr snnhay Star
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Tomorrow S Star
Montgomery County

The full text of the sum-
mary of the Brookings Re
port on Montgomery County
will appear in the editions
of The Star sold and dis
tributed in Montgomery
County. Be sure to read
this exhaustive analysis of
the county's government,
with recommendations for
it's modernization to meet
the needs of this fast
growing, prosperous COM
munity adjacent to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
RY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
A House subcommittee approved
today a $1,000, 100000 appropriation
for the lease-lend program, and
cleared the way for debate on the
British-aid legislation to begin next
Tuesday.
The full Appropriations Commit
tee will meet Tuesday morning to
report the measure formally.
Chairman Woodrum, Democrat, Of
Virginia. of the subcommittee, said
plans called for a final vote in the
House not later than Wednesday
night.
No announcement was made con-
cerning requests that might have
been made by members TO change
any of the separate categories in
the bill, or for dividing the $1,000
100000 into two parts, one outright
cash and the other contract author
ization. Such requests had been
discussed by some members.
Roosevelt to Broadcast Tonight.
Meanwhile. informed legislators
said that President Roosevelt will
tell the American people in his radio
address tonight that he has no in
tention of weakening this country S
feet in order to help Britain and
other nations under the $1,000, 900 900
lease-lend program.
These sources expressed belief that
the Chief Executive would make a
rather definite statement on the
subject of releasing naval vessels
and would assure the public that
under no circumstances would the
| American Navy be placed in an un-
| balanced state.
The prediction also was made that
he would call for speed and more
speed in ship production and make
new appeal for united Nation
/ behind the defense program. Some
mention might be made about strikes
in defense industries, it was re-
ported.
Will Speak at $50.
Mr.. Roosevelt will speak at e:3O
pm. while attending the annual
banquet of the White House Core
spondents' Association. His half
hour address, first ever to be made
before the newsmen's organization
will be broadcast over all major net
works, through more than 500 sta
tions. and will be transmitted abroad
in six languages.
More than 600 persons will be
in the Presidents immediate audi
ence, including Secretary of State
Hull and other cabinet members
Supreme Court justices, Lord Hall
fax. the British Ambassador, and
other diplomats; Wendell L, Willkie
the 1910 Republican presidential
nominee; members of Congress ano
neWSmen.
The President made only one
appointment for today, leaving his
time clear for work on the address
Scheduled to see him before lunch
were Secretary of Agriculture Wick
ard, Senator Bankhead Of Alabama
and Representative Fulmer of South
Carolina, Democrats. The conference
was arranged for the purpose OF
discussing pending farm legislation
Stephen T. Early, White House
secretary, said the speech tonight
would deal principally with reasons
for increasing the tempo of defense
production, the necessity for ma
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Ruhr Valley Target.

The Air Ministry. reporting on the
nights British offensive, said the
Ruhr Valley industrial district as
we'll as Dusseldorf. Rhine port anc
manufacturing center. were hit in
large scale action"
The R. A. F. also raided shipping
airdromes and docks from Norway
to Brest, on the German-occupied
French coast, the ministry's COM
munique said.
r. A. r. fighter planes at the same
time patrolled German bomber bases
to hamper attacks on Britain.
The Ruhr was the scene of the
bomber commands main effort last
night" the communique related
land while conditions were not SC
favorable as on recent nights, ex-
cellent results were observed.
"A heavy and successful attack
was made on the great hydro (elec-
tric) generation plant at Gelsen-
kirchen, where oil is produced from
coal.
The industrial area of Duessel-
dorf was also attacked and other
targets were bombed. A very sue
cessful attack, though on small
, scale, was also made on the oil re-
f1neries at Rotterdam"
The Air Ministry said two British
planes were missing.
More than 500 incendiary bombs
dropped in one section of London
last night. The Liverpool area also
had fairly long raid and a number
of persons were injured in one dis
trict.
Berlin reports said one British
raider was downed during at
tacks on various parts of Western
Germany and the official Ger
man news agency quoted German
pilots returning from England as
saying they were having difficulty
dodging searchlight beams being
used by British night fighters.)
Britain's defenders claimed foul
(See RAIDS. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-03-15
100000 British Troops Reported
In Greece; Germans in Bulgaria
Tune Up Fleets ofHeavy Bombers
English Declared Landed
With Equipment Enough
For Five Divisions

BACKGROUND-
Germans occupied Bulgaria last ueek, tolloWing soon
diplomatic relations 0th Rurnd
and the signing of Bulgarian Turkish non-a99resS'on
pact Question Of British aid Nth troops TO Greece WaS
until reports of landings Greek soil began
heard Germans reported to haze pressed Greece to
make peace Nth Italy under threat OF inDaSion.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
British Bombs
.Hit Industries
In West Reich
Glasgow Is Blasted
From Dusk to Dawn
By Nuzi Planes
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 15-German
raiders poured bombs on the Clyde
side shipping district of Glasgow in
a violent assault from dusk to dawn
today while British warplanes blasted
at the West German industrial CEN
tiers of GelSenkirchen and Duessel-
dorf and oil targets in Rotterdam.
The Nazi raiders. after ranging
wide over England in the third sue
cessive night of the stepped up air
war, returned today to strike at a
north Midland village where II per-
sons were killed and six houses
demolished.
A northeastern English city also
was attacked heavily overnight for
the first time in the war.
In addition to the raid on
Glasgow, the German high COM
English steel center of Sheffield,
where several steel plants and an
armament factory were said to
have been hit. The German high
command also reported air as
saults on London's Tilbury docks,
port facilities in Plymouth and
Southampton and at targets in
LeedS)
Apparently German daylight
raiders attempted to or actually did
reach the London area this after
noon. An alarm was sounded. The
all clear was given a short time
later,
Evening star., 1941-03-15
J Billion Aid
Bill Approved
By House Unit
Roosevelt Expected
To Pledge Balanced
Fleet in Broadcast
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
American aid to Britain has
been increasing steadily through
out 18 months of this Dorld
Wdr. Up to noU it has been on
conventional basis OF outright
purchase, but in January PreSt-
dent Roosevelt asked elimination
OF silly old dollar sign" tUith re-
suit that he is no1D authorized by
ldU to lend or lease military
equipment to any nation lDhose
defense is considered pitdl to the
United States.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

Washington and Vicinity.
U. S. plans eight Federal Office build
ings in Prince Georges. Page A-20
Board approves Salvation Army
plans for new church. Page A-20
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Summary of Todoy's Star

Page. Page.
Amusements, Legal Notices,
B-I4 Bill
Church News, Lost, Found B-s
A-12-15 Obituary AS
Comics B-12-13 Radio BIB
Editorials --A-10 Real Estate,
Financial - A-19 Bit
Garden Page, Serial Story Ais
B-7 Society ----A-9
Sports A-16-1S
Foreign.
100000 British reported landed in
Greece. Page Al
Four, perhaps six, convoy ships sunk
in Nazi ambush. Page Al
Turkeys answer reported being car
ried to Hitler. Page Al
U. S. newspaperman jailed by Nazis
on espionage charge. Page Al
West German industries hit by
R.A.F. Page Al
Momentous changes are predicted
for Japan on April 8. Page Az
Notionol.
President expected to discuss Navy
in radio address. Page Al
Police to remove defense materials
from strikebound plant. Page Al
@ I. o. opposes mediation board plan
backed by A. F. L. Page Az
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Spanish BIust Toll II

(see MUssoLINI, Page A-30
Evening star., 1941-03-15

(See RAIDS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Weather Forecast

Increasing cloudiness, warmer, followed
by rain beginning late tonight or tomor-
row; lowest tonight about 38. Tempera-
lures today-Highest. so at l pm;
lowest, 80, at 5 an.
From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full Details on Page A-2.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

(See BRITISH AID, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-03-15

(See CONVOY. Page A-4)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-08
Parish Party
Arranged
Annual Affair Again
Planned For St. leos

One of the outstanding
events of the year at st. Leo's
is the all-parish party in the
spring. This year it will be
held at S:15 Thursday evening
in the gymnasium, which will
be decorated with baskets of
spring flowers. The affair is
being eagerly anticipated, as
is evidenced by the following
| list of reservations.
Messrs. and Mesdames w. L.
Gaffney. r. W. Steere, w. G.
Hoffner. Arno Redlick. Frank Nc
Hugh, Theodore Gaffney, J. ID.
O'Brien. Kate Graham. ]. r. Mer-
rick. NJ. McCaffery. Kate Hatton,
Mrs. Frank McGuirk, A. NJ. Os-
valid, Thomas Kornen. David Kef-
fler, NJ. Medak, F. p. Labrie, c.
Hottott, J. Hopkins, ]. Kirby
William Hardie, George Hammer
smith, A. Grunert, Russell John
son, W. f. Becker, Leo Bauer
Fred Bader. A Buhr, f. Burrows
r. T. Davis. r. w. Denton, w
Erickson. Leo Gallagher. A. Gall
was. A. L. Carney, W. J. Gaudet
} Paul Mccullough, I. often, r. n
Peterson. A. Wetsch, o. w. Wige
} low, George Strobel, E. Flanagan
w. Moretti. G. McAllister. J. A
Mcdonald, John Mclaughlin. J.
Sheridan. John Sheridan, r. Resch
NJ Regain, Harry Rolf. c. jerks,