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Evening star., 1941-03-28

cies were wrecked, a theater showing
German films was stormed, pictures
of Hitler and MuSsolini trampled
German automobiles overturned and
smashed, German and Italian resi-
dents beaten and American and
Britons were cheered.
Tell them In Washington and
London this is how we really feel"
the English and Americans were
told.
Assistant Nazi Air Attache Moser
was attacked and seriously injured
and Swedish Minister Mailman was
dragged from his car and beaten
severely when he was overheard
speaking German. The 60-year- old
Minister was reported in serious
condition.
German and Italian nationals,
gaily triumphant only short time
before, sought frantically to get out
of the country.
Coup Carried Out Precisely.
The coup, following anti-axis agf-
tation carried on mainly by school
children who shouted and demon
strated against the axis affliation in
their classrooms and on streets, was
carried out with clocklike precision.
Even as axis leaders hailed Yugo-
slav adherence to the Rome Berlin
Toxic alliance Gen. Simovich was
busy at his home preparing the
bloodless revolt.
At zero hour, 2 am. Thursday.
thousands of soldiers piled out of
bed, got their instructions and were
sent to prearranged points. In Bel
grade they surrounded police head
quarters, radio stations, the Parlia-
ment House an dali government
buildings.
, Other troop detachments took
Cvetkovich from his bed and placed
him under arrest and brought in
other pajama-clad cabinet ministers.
At 2:20 am. all telephone communi-
cations with the remainder of Yugo-
slavia and with foreign countries
were cut of and at 4 am. even
lntra-city communications were cut.
Time Table of Events.
The time table after that:
BIS a.m.-Four separate parades
headed for the heart of the city.
8::35 a.m.-Extra papers appeared
with King Peters proclamation and
cheering crowds snapped them up.
9:05 am.-Yugoslav, British,
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Yueosloviu
Continued From First Page0

arrived at the cathedral, cheering
crowd broke through the police cor
don.
After the ceremony crowds almost
mobbed the car carrying Minister
Lane and the American Military
Attache, Col. Louis Fortier, hosting
him on their shoulders and crying,
"Long live ROOSEVELT! Long live
America"
The cathedral was packed with
army officers, who gave rousing
cheers as Peter entered the building
Given Cross to Kiss.
The young King, who formally
took over the royal power which he
normally would not have received
until September at his 18th birth
day, wore the blue uniform of gen.
eral of aviation. The patriarch,
wearing a gold and red robe, pre-
sented a cross for him to kiss.
Troops guarded the German and
italian Legations constantly. A
German Legation attache said al
most all Germans who had not al
ready left the country were in ref
uge at the Legation, eating "one-
dish meals and fearing beatings If
they went on the streets.
Considerable excitement was Gre
eted by German language broad
cast of unknown origin which pre-
dicted that "Yugoslavia probably
will enlarge the war area by aiding
England"
Danilo Gregorich, editor of the
pro-German newspaper. Vreme, who
went to Germany to pave the way
for the signing of the pact, was re-
ported under arrest, and the paper
suddenly took a pro-British tone.
DISPATCHES of DNB and Stefani,
ofdcial German and Italian news
agencies, gave way to headlines over
English stories.
Machek May Not Remain.
It was learned, meanwhile, that
Vladimir Machek, old Croat peasant
party leader, was not fully decided
to remain in the cabinet. He was
hold-over from the Cvetkovich cab
met which went out yesterday.
Machek was understood to fear
that Croatia, in the north, would
be forced to bear the brunt of the
German and italian attacks in case
Of conflict and to desire fulf1llment
Of the Vienna accord.
The Governor of Croatia was un-
derstood to be attempting to nego-
tiate between Machek and Simovich
to arrange for continued Croat par
ticipetion in the cabinet.
1t was understood that Vice Pre-
mier Machek, who also was vice
premier in the Cvetkovich cabinet,
and other Croat ministers held out
against outright denunciation of the
pact as demanded by some minis
ters, especially those who resigned
from the Cvetkovich government in
protest against adherence to the
Rome Berlin Toxic alliance.
Army Takes Battle Stations.
High diplomatic sources said the
Yugoslav cabinet had informed Ger
man Minister Viktor Won Heeren In
reply to an urgent" German de-
n1and for an explanation Of yester.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Msgr. |. J. Shehan
Appointed Pastor
OF ST. Patrick's
Named to Post Left
Vacant by Death Of
Msgr. Thomos

The Very Rev. Msgr. Lawrence J.
Shehan, director Of the Catholic
Charities, has been appointed pastor
of st. Patricks Church by Arch
bishop Michael j. Curley, it was
announced today In the Baltimore
Catholic Review.
Msgr. Shehan has been admins
traitor of st. Patrick's parish since
the death February II of the Right
Rev. Msgr. Cornelius F. Thomas,
pastor of the church. Stationed at
st. Patrick's since shortly after his
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Librarians to Meet

The District Library Association
will meet from 5 to 7 pm. Sunday
at the Arts Club, 2017 I street NV.
A movie, Portrait Of a Library" CIV
ing a candid study of the Montclair
IN. j. Public Library, will be
shown by Miss Margery Quigley,
who is librarian there.
Evening star., 1941-03-28

ARMY TAKES BATTLE indicate Yua
Bulgaria
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Evening star., 1941-03-28

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Evening star., 1941-01-25
D. {. Escapes as Storms
Lash Most Of Nation

While the Washington area was
experiencing mild winter weather
today. most of the Nation east OF
the Rockies was digging itself out
from an icy mantle of snow and sleet
and girding for a predicted repeti-
ton of yesterdays widespread storm
Partly cloudy weather and a max
imum temperature of SO degrees was
predicted for Washington today in
an early morning forecast. The
temperature probably will drop be-
low freezing tonight, but slightly
warmer weather and rain are ex-
pected tomorrow.
Nearly an inch of rain-.92 of an
inch to be exact-fell on the CITY
yesterday. but the mercury never
once dropped to the freezing point.
The days high was So degrees,
reached at l pm, and the lowest
mark was 80 at about midnight.
The storm and biting cold that
struck Northeastern and South
eastern States took at least five
lives, the Associated Press reported.
A cold wave and storms were ex-
pected to lash the Atlantic Seaboard
and North and South Central States
again today, the Weather Bureau
forecasting either snow, sleet or
hard rains for these regions.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Caro|e Lombard Upheld
In Discharge Of Agent
Bv the Associated Press.

BS the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 25.-An indie
pendent arbitration board has de-
cided Actress Carole Lombard was
justified in discharging Myron Selz-
nick as her agent last July l, but
she must pay him $27 500 in commits
sions for services prior to his dis
charge.
The board was composed of men,
bers of the Artists Managers Asso-
citation, representing Mr.. Selznick,
and the Screen Actors Guild for
Miss Lombard, who is Mrs. Clark
Gable.
Miss Lombard charged that the
Selznick agency had not concerned
itself sufficiently with her interests
to earn it's fee of 10 per cent of her
earnings.
Involved were $9OOOOO in contracts
for six pictures Miss Lombard is to
make at R-K-O-Radio studio and a
potential $2,00O,0OO as earnings for
screen and radio services from July
/, 1910, to December 81, 1943. An
nouncement of the boards decision
came yesterday from Mr.. Selznick
and from the guild. Miss Lombard
is out of town, vacationing with her
husband.
Evening star., 1941-01-25

ne ClSluTOdnCe IudL WAS over AculuChy
and Tennessee Friday morning moved
northeastward to Western Pennsylvania
and dissipated, while another. center that
developed over the Middle Atlantic States
Friday afternoon is advancing eastward
over the ocean and is centered this morn
ing about 800 miles east of Atlantic City,
N. j., with lowest pressure about 1908
millibars (29.6S inches). Another dis
turbance is moving eastward over the
southern Rocky Mountain region and the
Southern Planes States, Clayton, N. Mex,
1005.1 millibars (29.6s inches) and pres
sure remains low over the North Pacific
Sta .es, Tatoosh Island. Wash. 9942 MILL
bars (29;36 inches: These disturbances
generally over the United, States, except
Texas and the West Gulf States. The
northwestern anti cyclone, accompanied by
cold polar air. has overspread the North
lowest temperature, al 7:;3O this morning
was 81 at Pembina. N. Oak. and the
highest pressure was 1040.O millibars
80 Il inches), at the same place. Pressure
is high also from the Mississippi Valley
eastward to the Atlantic Coast; Toledo:
Ohio. 1923 millibars t3O35 inches). and
it Is relatively high over Southern Califor-
ma San Diego. 1O1S.6 millibars Coos
inchesl. The weather has become warmer
from Northern Michigan southwestward to
Texas and New Mexico.
Evening star., 1941-01-25

Foster" This extra service retailed
at Is cents.
The star is scheduled to be pres
ent tonight at a dance for benefit
OF the Mile O. Dimes to be held in
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion Central Building, from o'clock
until midnight.
A few minutes prior to Mr.. Fosters
appearance, Secretary of Labor
Perkins brought the donation of
Labor Department employes-S233 in
dimes. She said the heavy box of
coins represented more than twice
the amount of last years return
from her department.
Mrs. Mabel c. Tanner, jefferson
City, Mo, national president of the
Ladies Auxiliary, Veterans of For
eign Wars, indorsed the campaign
yesterday and placed IS in the Mis-
souri, State bottle. She was accom-
panied to Dimes Square by Mrs.
Ethel Sendlak, local department
president of the auxiliary.
Stanley Howard, representing the
Diamond Cab Bowling League,
turned over 81 and broadcast a plea
to other bowling leagues to get be-
hind the Mile O. Dimes.
Others Give.
Contributions from Tennessee VAL
ley Authority employees and from the
American Legion also were acknowl-
edged over the air during broadcast
periods.
Ray Michael, N. B. c. sportscaster,
accepted check for $132 from
Joe Turner, boxing and wrest-
ling promoter, last night. The
check was for the Mile O Dimes
share of benefit wrestling
show. Mr.. Michael also reminded
sports fans that the fund will bene-
fit from a turkey shoot beginning
at 1890 pm. tomorrow at Hilltop
Tavern, one-eighth mile beyond the
District line on Conduit road, and
from basket ball games tomorrow
night, beginning at tbs o'clock, in
Riverside Stadium.
st. Johns and Bethesda Chevy
Chase will figure in high school
preliminary, and the Heurich Brew
ers, professionals, will take on Cath
olic University and Georgetown Uni
versity in successive halves of the
feature game.
Redvers Mackenzie, coach of the
Washington Eagles hockey team,
gave Mr.. Michael II dimes on be-
half of the members of the team,
and $3.50 was received from en-
ployes of the Heurich Brewery dur
ing the sports period.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Australia Also Had
Arms Bott|enecks,
Casey Declares
Drawing Office Was One
Of Major Troubles in
Thot Line, Envoy Says

Australia, like the United States,
has felt the pinch of industrial
bottlenecks during its expansion of
facilities to meet war demands, said
Richard G. Casey, AuStralia's Min
lister here in an address last night.
The address was read by A. Cor
don Gutheridge for the envoy, who
is i'll with cold. Mr.. Gutheridge,
visiting Australian engineer, read
the speech to a meeting of the local
chapter of the American Society of
Civil Engineers in the Washington
Hotel.
Mr.. Casey, a former Minister for
Munitions Supplies, said if he had
continued in that capacity, II fully
intended to institute a witch hunt
for bottlenecks-and to offer small
but costly prize to whomever spotted
a potential bottleneck in advance"
Australian production, he said,
now includes the manufacture of
most of the terrible paraphernalia
OF modern war by land, sea and air."
Mention was made of production
OF various plane types, small arms,
machine guns, anti-aircraft guns,
field artillery, bombs and shells in
the range from 2-pounders to 8-inch
caliber. In addition, Australia al
ready has produced its first de-
stroyer, several more are on the
ways, and large number of small
specialized naval craft also are be-
ing produced, he said.
Though the Australians are manu-
featuring a wide range of NUM-
tions, it was pointed out, you can
not 1mprovise munitions industry
unless you have an existing engi-
neerlng industry and a fairly wide
range of factory production"
One of the major bottlenecks was
said to be in the drawing Office. He
mentioned an interview with an en-
glneer about the time it would take
to produce an aircraft engine of
foreign make without engineering
drawings. The engineer replied it
would take months to make the
drawings and put the engine in
production.
The suggestion was offered that
"it is of fundamental Importance to
create the quickest possible methods
OF copying and drawing as apart
from the higher realm of original
design
"Just as mapping methods have
been revolutionized by photography,
one asks oneself whether photog-
raphy may not be made the hand
maiden of the drawing Office" he
pointed out.
Probably the most outstanding debt
owed to the United States by the
world, Mr.. Casey said, is the spirit
of progressiveness and the f1exibility
of mind that permits adaptation to
changing conditions.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Contracts 10 Be LET
For Chain Of 8 New
Atlantic Bases
Army and Navy Reody
To Rush Work on Sites
In British Territories
By LLOYD LEHRBAS,
Associated Press Stan Writer.


The Army and Navy are expected
to award contracts within the next
few days for construction of chain
of eight naval, military and air
bases-involving 20 different estab-
lishments-on British islands and
territories in the western Hemi-
sphere.
Contracts for construction to start
Immediately at nearly all the bases
are under negotiation. 1t was learned
today, and dirt will fly as soon as the
contracts are signed and equipment
can be shipped to the sites.
Surveying and preliminary en-.
cheering work, including construc-
ton lines for runways, barracks,
storehouses, fuel oil storage, an
chorages and docks, has been COM
pleted or is well under way.
To Form Protective Shield.
The bases are designed to provide
protective shield for the Panama
Canal, Central America, Northern
South America, Canada. Mexico and
the Eastern and Gulf seaboards.
President Roosevelt recently char
acterized their construction as "the
most important action in the re-
enforcement Of our national defense
that has been taken since the Louisi-
ana Purchase"
Final agreement on the sites for
the 20 establishments has been
reached with London, and with tho
local governments concerned lex.
cept the Bahamas. An American
technical mission Is now in London
drafting the formal leases.
Naval experts are surveying pro.
posed sites for the Bahamas base
| since Mr.. Roosevelt-on his Caibbean
crulse-tnspected and was not salts
| fed with the site first selected. The
Duke OF Windsor, governor Of the
Bahamas, Is cooperating fully. off,
cials here said, and an announce
ment Of the final choice is expected
/ soon.
Extensive Work Planned.
! Rights to the Newfoundland site,
where temporary working base has
been established, and to that in Ber-
muda were gift from the British.
Rights to the other base sites were
acquired in exchange for so destroy.
ers built in World War days.
First word of detailed construction
! plans today indicated that extensive
developments were planned on all
the sites.
The Newfoundland base. for ex-
ample, will include an air base and
Army training areas, naval base Of
% acres. including 1850 feet of
wharfage and what officials de-
scribed as an Army defense force
site of 100 acres.
The Bermuda bases will include
naval and seaplane areas, landplane
and garrison areas and storage space
for explosives.
At Jamaica there will be provided
fleet anchorage, land areas for de-
fense batteries, 100 acres for recre-
alton and hospital facilities, emer-
gency landing fields and develop
ment of dockyard for Joint use with
| the British.
Sea, air and land facilities will be
installed at Antigua, st. Lucia,
Trinidad and British Guiana.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Railways Are Ready
For Defense Traffic,
Executives Declare
Soy Any Quantity Of
Materials Needed Can
Be Handled
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25.-The Ma
tions railroads, profiting by lessons
learned in the World War, are ready
to transport any quantity of mate
rial needed in Americas prepared
ness drive, a group of railroad ex-
ecutives declared last night.
I'VE can do the job-we can han
die anything" was the typical COM
ment expressed by rail chiefs in in
formal Interviews at the 40th annual
dinner of the Pittsburgh Traffic
Club.
Martin w. Clement, president of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, spoke OF
improvements in passenger and
freight services during the past quar-
ter century and declared that now
We are in perfect condition"
There are no problems of pre-
paredness that bother U.s." he added
More Business Expected.
II was never more optimistic. The
Pennsylvania is looking forward to II
per cent more business in 194l than
1910. Business prospects as long as
the defense program is in progress
transcend anything America has
ever witnessed"
F. E. Williamson, president of the
New York Central, asserted:
THE difficulty during the Worlc
War was the lack of proper contro
of trafflc-cars moved ahead of abili.
ty of receivers to unload them. Nov
the War and Navy Departments anc
the Association of American Rail.
roads have a plan to exercise more
control to eliminate any congestion
Added Efficiency Cited.
with the new equipment anc
added efficiency that are common
to railroads since the last war
there'll be no difficulty this time il
handling any additional volume o.
business from defense orders
From w. M. Jeffers of Omaha
Nebr., president of the Union Pa.
cific, came this statement:
we have a job to do and were
going to do it. The labor situation
is all right. I have the utmost con.
fldence in the rail unions"
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Boy Scout Chefs to Give Stew
For Coins at Mile O. Dimes
EIks Band, Kibitzers
Also to Be at Stand
For Affair Tonight

step right up, folks! Get your
share of this hot, healthful stew.
Only a dime a portion, and all 10
cents of each and every dime goes
into the war chest of the army
fighting infantile paralysis"
The best stew chefs in the ranks
of Washington Boy Scouts will roll
trailer kitchen unit up to the N.
B. C.-Star Mile O. Dimes stand at
7:45 o'clock tonight, prepare a
steaming kettle of their speciality,
and begin inviting passersby to place
their coins on the track or in the
State bottles and receive some stew
the Scouts extra contribution to
the campaign.
The Elks Band also is expected
to be on hand, and proceedings are
to be described for the radio audi
ence by Toby David and Larry
Marino, the Kibitzers.
Among other organizations and
Government establishments to be
represented on broadcasts from
Dimes Square today are the Girl
Scouts, Metropolitan Police Boys
Club, Gallinger Hospital Bethel
Chapter No. of Jobe's Daughters,
Abbott Vocational School, District
Court, Tariff Commission, Civil
Service Commission, Interstate Com
merce Commission and Medical So
ciety of the District of Columbia.
I. C. C. Contributes S1S9.
j. B. Switzer, director of per-
sonnel of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, brought $18945 con-
tributed by I. C. c. employees to the
stand during the morning broadcast
today.
Representatives of the Capitals
Girl Scout troops filed past the
microphone, gave their names and
troop numbers and deposited con-
tributions which totaled about SAG
in dimes.
Also present to add coins were
members of Metropolitan Police
Boys Club No. 10 and officers of
Bethel No. /, Jobs Daughters. Sew
eral of the latter appeared in their
colorful ceremonial uniforms.
Preston Foster Appears.
Several hundred school girls and
young women were thrilled yesterday
by the appearance of Preston Foster,
film star, at the stand. Mr. Foster
participated in brief radio inter-
view and was introduced to several
feminine students of Montgomery
Blair High School, Silver Spring, Md.
The girls told the screen player
that they had brought $25 in dimes,
contributed by fellow students, to the
Washington headquarters at Four
teenth street and New York avenue
N. W., and had collected the same
amount for the Montgomery County
fund.
A huge vari-colored umbrella
shielded the broadcast participants,
but the unprotected spectators stood
interested, and did not appear to be
conscious of their wetting.
On completion of the program, Mr..
Foster took his place at a table
placed in the entrance to National
Broadcasting Co. studios and began
to sign autographs signature
for each dime contributed during
his stay. An extra detail of police
kept the buyers" in line.
The infantile paralysis fund re-
csived something extra whenever an
autograph seeker sought more per-
sonal memento such as the inscrip-
ton, ITO Jane Doe from Preston
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Expelled Union Official
Takes Case 10 Court
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Jan. 25.-The fight
over charges of Communism within
the Boeing Aircraft Co. unit of the
A. F. L. Aeronautical Mechanics
Union was before the courts TODAY.
Donald R. Keppler, 30-year-old
deposed vice president of the local,
filed suit yesterday for re-establish-
nent OF his union membership and
s21 500 damages. He charged that
the special union Trial Board
which convicted him of Communist
activity lacked substantial evi-
dence" in support of its verdict
and that union meeting at which
the finding was upheld was called
illegally.
Under a closed shop contract he
lost his job at the Boeing plant,
where he said he had been en-
ployed for eight years and was
earning about $50 a week.
Superior Judge Malcolm Douglas
signed an alternate writ ordering
the defendants to reinstate Mr..
Keppler or show cause February 10
why they should not.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Losses Force italians
To Reorganize Seven
Divisions, Greeks Say
Withdrawal of Fuscists
To New Positions in
KIisuro Area Reported
By the Associated Press.

ATHENS, Jan. 25.-"Extremely
heavy losses" on the Albanian bat
tlefront have compelled the Italians
to withdraw and reorganize at least
seven troop divisions. Greeks say
they have learned from Fascist pris-
oners.
Greek reports listed the famous
Italian Evolves Of Tuscany" division
among the units said to have been
withdrawn. A new commander was
appointed to reorganize its shattered
ranks after encounters on the CEN
tral front north of Klisura, the
Greeks asserted.
The Tuscany division was rushed
from Italy and thrown into action
in a recent attempt to bolster re-
treating Fascist forces, it was
claimed
A Greek spokesman told of Ital-
ian Withdrawals to newly prepared
Notifications in the Klisura sector,
following Greek occupation of strate-
gic heights in the area. He said
artillery bombardments disrupted
Fascist efforts to organize on new
fronts and concentrate troops for
counterattacks. One Italian coun-
terattack was said to have been
beaten back and heavy losses in
f1icted.
In two days, the spokesman added,
the Greeks had taken $50 prisoners.
Increasing numbers Of officers were
reported among recent captives, with
one group Of Is prisoners said to
have included eight officers.
Dispatches from the front told of
Greek bombing raids on Elbasani
and Berati, italian communications
centerS The Ministry of Home Sc
curity said there were no raids on
Greece YESTERDAY,