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The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25

B. H H i am reader OF
your column and I feel you can
answer this. My husband did
away with some money this week,
he told me he shot pool with part
of it but he didn't tell be What
he did with the rest. I don't be-
lieve he shot pool with the amount
he told me he Gid because l
caught him in some lies lately. 1t
seems like he doesn't love ME like
he did when we first married.
ANS: Husbands have way
of neglectig their wives when
time draws close for them to
be confined" After the baby
is born everything will be
different. In the meantime be
as patient as possible with him
and encourage him to lay plans
with you for the future of the
child you arc expecting. He
loves YOU as much now as ever
. be a little more trusting
of him.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25

committeeman from MISSISSIPPI
PT. Certainly any Negro who can
become National Committeeman of
one of the major political parties
III Mississippi could never be ex-
pected to FIGHT for anything, let
alone Freedom. Nope, you don't get
TO be National Committeeman from
Mislfssippi by fighting. The en-
trance is strictly through the back
door. We who believe in democ-
racy and want to see it prevail
welcome this opportunity to learn
who our real enemies are. Imagine
a black Hitlerite!" Mr.. White de-
clared.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25
War Department Rebuked
Mrs. Bethune Protests
To Secretary Stin1son

WASHINGTON, D. .C.-(ANP)-Deiberately snubbed
by the womens interest section of the bureau public
ations of the department in it's attempt to form ad
visoy council soldiers welfare, the National Council of
Negro Women of which Mrs Mary Mcleod Bethune pres
dent sent stngmg rebuke and protest to Henry L. Sm
secretary of pointing out the deliberate insult In
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25
PAINTS FROM ORE

Government of India experts
have evolved a low cost process
for making luminous paints from
Indian ores and from calcium
strontium and barium sulphate
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25
AH Leader Calls Negro
EuiL In Labor Movement

islation. The letter declared that
Negroes were willing to support or
ganized labor when organized la
bor demonstrated that it would
treat Negro workers without dis
elimination.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25

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The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25

Calling upon Senator Liste Hill
3D., Ala} Monday William E. King member of Illinois In
dusral commission and fcrmer state senator, asked Hill
believed that the freedoms should apply to Negroes in
Alabama as we'll as to the population of Europe.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25

The average soldier uses 18 times
more wool than the rank and file
of civilians, the Department of
Commerce reports.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25

The active rehabilitation program
of American railroads has return
ed many freight cars to service.
the Department of Commerce re-
ported.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25
COTTON CONSUMPTION UP

Canada is estimated to have con-
sumed 314,845 bales of raw cotton
in the first seven months this
year, compared with 298,838 bales
in the similar period last year.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25
barge Perry Howard Is Misleading Race Americans
Says Names Used
Minus Permission

NEW YORK CITY-(SNS)-The Harlem Division of
Fight For Freedom charged Perry Howard Secretary of the
Charles Young Post of the American First Committee with
misleading Americans by using the of out
standing Negro citizens without their authorization
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25

lem. Better that you and
mother and dad all start at
tending church regularly each
Sunday and earn what it is to
love and cherish each other.
That is the happy solution to
the problem.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25
INK METEROLOGY

INK METEROLOGY
Colored ink that can be applied
with a brush to many objects that
changes co'or to forecast changes
in the weather has been invented
by a resident of Brooklyn, NY.
Plans are under consideration for
the establishment of a silk indus
try in Uruguay, according to the
Department of Commerce.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Churchill Warns of Air Attack
If Foe Raids Athens or Cairo
Promises to Spare Vatican in Charging
Fascist Plan to Strike at Holy City

bomb Athens and Cairo, his
majesty's government wish it to be
understood that If either of these two
cities is molested they will COM
mence systematic bombing of Rome.
Once this has begun it will continue
as convenient to the end of the war.
THE greatest care will be taken
not to bomb Vatican City and
strictest orders to that effect have
been issued.
1T has, however, come to the
knowledge of his majesty's govern
ment that an Italian squadron is
being held ready in Rome to drop
captured British bombs on Vatican
City should British raid take place.
1t is therefore necessary to expose
this characteristic trick beforehand.
1T is a mistake to describe the
bombing of Berlin last night by the
r. A. F. as reprisal for the raid on
London the night before. 1t is not
reprisal, but part of the regular
policy adopted by the R. A F., under
instructions of his majesty's gov
ernment, of bombing objectives in
the two guilty countries which are
most likely to weaken their military
or industrial capacity. This policy
will be continued to the end of the
war. 1t is hoped to be on an ever
increasing scale irrespective Of
whether any further attacks are
made on the British Isles or not"
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Human Cannon Ball Hopino
To ry Again Despite Injury

The possibility that he has a
cracked vertebra isn't going to pre-
vent one of the Zacchini human
cannon balls" from going through
with his act tomorrow night, he
hopes.
Emmanuel Zacchini, one of seven
brothers whose daring flights from
a catapult have thrilled circus and
carnival fans for years, apparently
landed the wrong way in the net
at a carnival at Fifth street and
Florida avenue NE. last night after
soaring over two ferris wheels in a
250-foot arc.
Zacchini suffered abdominal in
juries and a wrenched spine which
sent him to Casualty Hospital, where
he was to undergo X-ray examina-
ton to determine if he has q frac-
tured vertebra.
At the hospital today Emmanuel,
who is 80, told the younger member
of the team, Teo, n, that he ex-
pected to go through with the per-
Torrance tomorrow night.
Hes q tough gYA" paaned 10
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Lease-Lend Act Hits
Freedom Of Press,
Ackerman Declares
Attacks by President
And Others Viewed as
Trend Toward Control

American journalism mo longer
is free, SO far as certain war news
is concerned" Carl w. Ackerman
dean of the Pulitzer School of
Journalism at Columbia University
told the American Society of News
paper Editors today in reply to a
letter from President Roosevelt yes
terday assuring the editors the press
would remain free and there would
be no censorship.
The Lease-Lend Act, DR.. Acker-
man said. has abridged the freedom
of the press. giving it obligations
toward certain foreign countries.
Washington correspondents, he
added, "are not as free to obtain
information as they were in peace
time, but are supervised by news
releases and of -the-record confer
ences."
DR.. Ackerman saw "a trend toward
more drastic control Of the press,
and recalled that the President OF
the United States recently publicly
questioned the ethics of the Amer
ican press" He spoke of attacks or
the press by other officials.
I'm the light of the President s
letter" he asked, 'are these attacks
to be discontinued"
War Correspondents Praised.
Although American correspondents
abroad are performing heroically,
he said, communications in Europe
are controlled"
In previous address to the editors
Virgil Pinkley, European manager Of
the United Press, paid tribute tc
American war correspondents, de-
claring they were making every
effort to give the American public
accurate, unbiased news, under al
most insuperable difficulties. Prop.
aganda is labeled as such, he pointed
out.
Mr.. Pinkley said he did not think
the American public fully appre-
ciated the desperate" attempt oi
these correspondents to keep them
informed on the exact situation.
The men and women who repre-
sent the American press associa.
tions or newspapers" he said, "art
determined to be as reliable ano
factual as they can possibly be ano
not to favor one side or the other
in their reports of this war;
Sources Are Stated.
Mr.. Pinkley said his own organ.
ization made extraordinary efforts
to obtain balanced reports from
Europe, taking care, when one side
reported success, to try to obtain
statement from the other.
These correspondents, he added
differentiate between propaganda
eyewitness accounts and other
means of information by attributing
the source of news in every instance
Mr. Pinkley said he thought Amer
lean newspapers far too modest in
telling their readers the sort of
service they have been getting. He
described the difficulties of covering
the war because of delays in trans
mission of news, propaganda, and
the difficulties in getting men from
place to place quickly.
Despite the censorship, said Mr.
(see EDITORS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-04-18

today, "and I'll lay odds he will
make it."
The seven Zacchini brothers have
three cannon acts operating with
circuses and carnivals throughout
the country. Their father, a native
Of Italy, trained them from child
hood in the operation of the cata-
pults, which he designed.
When the carnival opened We'd
nesday Emmanuel made his first
leap of the season from a catapult
which had been altered in design.
The release of the powerful spring
wrenched his back, his brother said,
and Emmanuel planned to pass UP
last nights leap because of the
injury.
There was a big crowd on the
midway last night, however, and the
human cannon ball act was the free
feature of the evening.
when Emmanuel saw that
crowd" Teo said, 'he told me he was
going to Jump, injury or no injury"
The force Of the descent into the
net last night aggravated the injury
received Wednesday night, doctors
LSatd.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 1S.-The British
government warned today it would
commence systematic bombing of
Rome" if either Athens or Cairo,
Egypt. is attacked.
The government charged the
Italians were prepared to drop
captured British bombs upon
Vatican City" should Rome be
raided by the British.
The announcement came from
No. 10 Downing street, residence of
the Prime Minister.
1t added that if once the bombing
of Rome starts 1T will continue as
convenient to the end of the war"
THE greatest care will be taken
not to bomb the Vatican City," the
statement continued, and then
described as this characteristic
trick the alleged italian plan to
use British bombs on Vatican City.
Cairo contains many religious
shrines sacred to the Moslem world,
as Vatican City is sacred to the
Catholic world.
1t previously has been reported
that an agreement had been reached
to avoid bombing of Rome and
Athens because of their ancient
monuments.
The following statement was
issued at No. 10 Downing Street:
I'm view of German threats to
Evening star., 1941-04-18
u. S.-Made bombers
In Singapore After
Flying Pacific
Petrol Croft Are Greeted
By Groups Of Fighters
Shipped From America
Rx the Associated Press.


SINGAPORE, April 18.-Arner-
ican-made patrol bombers-the same
as the latest additions to the United
States Navy-roared in here today
after trans-Pacific flight.
They were greeted by squadrons
of r. A. F. pilots in Brewster-Buf-
falo fighters, which, authorities an
nounced, were in the air within "A
hours of their uncrating.
American-built Lockheed- -Hudsons
also roared seaward to meet the big
patrol bombers completing their
| voyage across the South China Sea
to join British and Australian pa
trolls charged with keeping the en-
pire's eastern sealanes clear.
Arrival of American-made patrol
bombing planes at Singapore, ap-
parently in quantity, is news of
which only terse advance hints were
given.
The aircraft. made in San Diego,
Calf, and used by the United States
1'n'J iOi 1luhIOCL Vi yCdlS, OcVCil-
sibly made the Pacific crossing via
the island stepping stones" used by
the Pan American Anyways COM
mercial flying boats.
Midway, Wake and Guam are used
as refueling and overnight stops on
the course westward from Honolulu.
Whether the patrol bombers, two
engine aircraft which many times
have taken the flight from the
American mainland to Hawaii in
stride. were new ships manufactured
for the British, or were loaned to
them by the Navy Department, was
not clear.
The Barewster planes, mentioned
in the Singapore dispatch, were
shipped by freighter to Singapore
and are rated as some of the top
fighters of the Navy.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Heavy Axis Casualties
Inflicted in Africa,
English Announce
R. A. F. and Fleet Support
Troops in Smoshes at
Tobruk. and SuIum
b. the Associated Press.

CAIRO, Egypt, April 1S.-Desert-
wise British troops, supported by the
bombs of the r. A. r. and the guns
Of the Mediterranean fleet, have
inflicted new and heavy casualties
upon axis units in mechanical and
bayonet fighting on the North
African front, according to today's
Middle East communiques.
Besides numerous axis men and
vehicles destroyed in clashes at
Tobruk and Salum, the British re-
ported capture of five axis officers
and 70 men.
The high command paid tribute to
the dash and determined fighting
qualities" of the imperial forces en-
gaging the axis troops at the Libyan
port, Tobruk, and the Egyptian bor-
der outpost, Salum.
Backing them up were units Of
the Mediterranean fleet, which was
pumping tons of shells into the axis
positions west of Salum in q bonn
bardment started 48 hours ago. This
shelling was credited with q big part
in putting the brakes on the axis
push across North Africa.
In the skies British and Australian
airmen reported damaging "harass-
ment offensive" against the Germans
and Italians.
On the sprawling East African
fronts, the high command said, its
forces were in contact with the
Fascists IA miles south of Bessie, in
Northwest Ethiopia, and that south
and southwest of Adds Ababa and
other Ethiopian sectors the ad-
vance of our troops also is making
progress"
A Gen. Graziosi was reported
taken prisoner and hurried to an
Adds Ababa hospital for treatment
of his wounds, the British asserted,
after he had been left for dead by
his own troops.
GA Gen. Eugenio Graziosi is an
Italian corps commander in
Africa. He saw service in Italys
African campaign in 1896, the
Italian Turkish war of 1911-l2
and the World War, having won
high decorations in the latter
Confiict)
Numerous other prisoners were
captured, the high command re-
ported, In the African operations,
which appeared heading toward q
climax.
Picture Of Air War.
The R. A. F. gave this picture of
the air war in the Middle East:
Throughout yesterday and the pre-
vious night aircraft of the Royal Air
Force and the Royal Australian Air
(See AFRICA, Page A-l9.)
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Revolt Is Suppressed,
Paraguay Announces
9y the Associated Press.


ASUNCION, Paraguay, April 49,
A revolt has been suppressed with
the full support of the armed forces
and public opinion" the Paraguayan
Ministry of the Interior said in q
statement today.
Calling the incident new sub
versive attempt" the ministry said
the "revolters" tried to take the
armed forces by surprise" but the
authorities learned of the maneu-
yer in time"
The government was declared to
be in full control and complete
tranquility" was said to prevail
throughout the country.
While the statement did not iden-
tify those responsible for leading the
attempted revolt, informed sources
said they were supporters of the ex-
lied former President Rafael Fran
co, who is now in Montevideo, Uru-
quay.
The cabinet has handed in q collec.
tive resignation to Provisional Pres
1dent Higinio Morinigo, but q gov
ernment spokesman said the cab
met was expected to continue. He
did not explain the reason for the
resignation, or his reasons for be-
lieving it would remain in once.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Service Workers Strike
At Pittsburgh Hospital
b, the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, April ia strike
of service employees at the West
Penn Hospital, housing some 500
patients. was called today by the
State, County and Municipal Work.
ers Union &C. I. o..
The strike did not involve nurses,
dieticians and technicians, but only
kitchen, maintenance and other
service department employees. Supt.
H. M. Eichenlaub said the DEPART
ments would be manned by "volun-
teers."
About 40 pickets, mostly women,
made no effort to stop food, milk
and other delivery trucks. The
strikers are demanding increased
wages.
David Kanes, district president Of
the union, said the union provided
for an emergency staff.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
First u. S. Troops
Sail to Garrison
Bermuda Base

By the Associated Press.
The War Department an
nounced today that the first
contingent of troops had sailed
to garrison the new base at
Bermuda.
The contingent, its size not
disclosed, sailed today aboard
the transport American Legion
from the Army base in Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Although further details were
withheld, 1t was understood
artillery as well as infantry
units were included.
Naval facilities at Bermuda
one of the eight Atlantic bases
whose sites were acquired from
Great Britain last fall, were
placed in commission this
month.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Resistance to Germans
Stubborn at KoIoboko

ATHENS, April 10 tRl.-At ledS|
10 divisions of German troops, sup
ported by upward of 1000 war.
planes, hammered at the Allied de.
fense lines in Greece today, meeting
with particularly stubborn resistance
in the vicinity of Kalabaka on the
hard-pressed central front.
On the east flank the Germans
were reported exerting relentless
pressure on British forces holding
positions on the slopes of Mount
Olympus under terrific aerial bonn
bardment.
On the opposite flank, German
troops driving down along the
Greek-Albanian border confronted
the Greeks with new danger which
threatened to force their complete
withdrawal from Albania.
(This dispatch preceded one
from Cairo announcing with
drawal of Allied forces on the
Northern Greek 'front.'
up London the situation in
Greece was admitted to be "seri-
ous," but it was contended that
the British Greek line had not
been pierced. British troops, one
source asserted, had got the bet
ter of the Germans wherever
they met on equal terms)
Greeks Forced to Retreat.
An authoritative Greek spokes-
man said early today the increased
power of German troops" had forced
the Greeks to retreat.
THE situation" he added, "is de-
veloping unfavorably.
"Uneasiness and regret regardine
the military situation is justified
The struggle against two empire.
which was imposed on us by Ger.
many could not last indefinitely.
Eyewitness accounts from the bat
tie lines said columns of German
soldiers, supported by screaming div,
bombers, were being hurled almos
necessarily at the Hellenic defense,
with great loss Of life.
One report estimated Nazi losse!
in the Greek invasion at 50,000 dead
The spokesman did not designat,
where the Greek retreat was occur
ring, but the Greeks were known
to be in action in the Kalabaki
area and one source said the Ger.
mans had made inroads from Gre.
vena, Is miles north Of Kalabaka
an important railhead, and 40 mile'
north of Trikkala, center of the de.
fense line.
Loss of Klisura Admitted.
The Greek high command at tn.
same time acknowledged the loss o.
Klisura and Erseke, in Albania, in.
dicating that Greek soldiers, many
of whom have been in action fol
nearly six months, were falling back
in the west from Albanian territory
won in violent mountain battles last
winter.
CThe italian high command re-
ported the recapture of Klisura
and Erseke yesterday and later
declared the first line of Greek
resistance against the Fascist
troops had been broken in both
Greece and Albania. Military
dispatches in Rome said Italian
soldiers had entered Greek terri
tory at several points,
The Greek press ministry said
German troops had appeared on the
Albanian frontier and had engaged
in fierce fighting.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Army to Make Check
Of Trucks and Buses
B, the Associated Press.

BN tne AsSOCldCtd FTeSS.
The War Departments Highway
Traffic Advisory Committee reported
today that plans were being COM
pleted for a national inventory,
probably in June, of the motor
trucks and buses which would be
available in event of . national
emergency.
Each State Department Of Motor
Vehicles will send out the uniform
lquestionuAireg on ths same day.A,
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Cupt. james Roosevelt
Returns to Duty
3. the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 18.-
James Roosevelt, a captain in the
Marine Corps, has returned to active
duty after brief leave during which
he was married to Romelle
Schneider.
Capt. Roosevelt, the Presidents
oldest son, and his bride arrived
from Los Angeles yesterday. He
said he was on duty again with
orders to report to Brig. Gen.
r. B. Price, commanding general Of
ths Department Of The Pacific.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Australia Lays Plans
To Evucuute Coast
b. the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, April 18 canadian
Press The Australian Broadcast
ing Corp. reported today that q
government subcommittee Is franz
ing plans for emergency evacuation
of Austsaha's coastal areas.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Foreign.

Foreign.
Allies withdraw to new lines in
North Greece. Page Al
Heavy casualties inflicted on axis in
Africa, British claim. Page Al
rs killed, so hurt in British raid on
Brest, Vichy says. Page AS
Advancing divisions sight Porto
Edda, Italians declare. Page AS
National.
Tobey reads letter to Senate charg-
ing Navy Is conveying. Page Al
Public unaware Of war gravity,
Roosevelt says. Page Al
Huge tax-boost program wins con-
grasHonl s,ippoek P1ee Al
Evening star., 1941-04-18
D. A. R. Dedicated
To Total Defense,
~
Aid 10 Democracies
Society Opposes All
Plans for World
Political Unions

QlerS cTlllClleQ Dy MCNutl.
Page A
REGISTRATION of C. A. r. sched-
uled today with meetings tomor-
row. Page Al
PROGRAM OF EVENTS for closing
sessions Of convention of D. A. R
Page Al
The Daughters of the American
Revolution today adopted reso-
luton dedicating their national or
ganization to "a program Of total
defense for the United States of
America with all material aid to
Britain and other countries fight
ing for the preservation of demo-
cratic principles of government"
The resolution. approved unani-
mously at q session of the 50th
Continental Congress in Consti-
tuition Hall, also registered oppo-
sition ito all proposals for world
political union such as the move
ment known as Union Now"
The text of the resolution fol-
lows:
Whereas there are before the
people of the United States nu-
merous plans to resign national
sovereignty in behalf of world gov
eminent, in the name of peace and
the new social order,
Resolved, that the National
Society, Daughters of the American
Revolution, dedicate itself to pro-
gram of total defense for the United
States of America with all material
aid to Britain and other countries
fighting for the preservation of
democratic principles of government
and register opposition to all pro-
posals for world political union,
such as the movement known as
Union Now, and
Resolved, that members be urged
to inform themselves fully of the
full implications of such move
ments."
In other resolutions, the D. A. r..
(Coa n % Dooa AL
Evening star., 1941-04-18
R. A.F. Drops New
Explosives in
Biggest Assault
BACKGROUND

British deIipered smashing air
attack against Berlin April 8,
damaging PruSSian State Opera,
State Library and Bellevue Cas-
tie, residence OF DiSiting states
men. Germany promised hun
dredtold repriSal. and Wednesday
night hundreds of bombers struck
at London in 1Uhat 1GnS described
as the heaviest Geman air raid OF
the lUdr.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Summary Of Todoy's Stor

Washington and Vicinity.
Editors discuss effect of war on news
handling. Page Al
D. c. suffrage hearing IN recess
until next Wednesday. Page Az
Draft aide to advise Smiths son to
appeal. Page B-1