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La gaceta., 1941-12-19
CENTRIC A~STURIANO
CONVOCATORIA

Sc recuerda a los sehores aso-
ciadOs que ell lunes % del actual
sc celebraran las sesiones ordi-
narias de Junta General cores
pOn1ientes al tercer trimestre
de l94l. Y de Presupuestos pa
"a aprcbar los Gle 1912.
Sc ruega la asistencia de los
socios.
j. Gonzdlez, Sec.
La gaceta., 1941-12-19

russo, Y la Secci6n Juvenil de Ia
Logia Caballeros Leales de Anne
RIGA, dirigida por Lisardo Cam
pos.
Habra I'm lleno complete.
La gaceta., 1941-12-19

Mdtdde BOrregO
Encabezamos esta nota con ell
Evening star., 1941-07-24

The South American desert ex-
tends from Ecuador's frontier south
through 1000 miles of Peru and
more than 1000 miles of Northern
Chile. Rain rarely falls in this area
due to ocean current changes along
the coast. But fog frequently
chokes the mountainous hills Of
sand and in occasional spots is per-
sistent enough to allow small green
weeds to grow an inch above the
sandy surface. They look like closely
sheared velvet rolling across the
hills.
In many places we travelled so to
100 miles without seeing blade of
grass or beaten bush. Nothing but
fiat rolled sand. thin crusted on
top with much fog and dew. but soft
and grainy underneath. At other
points the mountain chain of the
Andes crowded closer to the coast
and piles of sand reached to the
very peaks. drenching them under
a blanket of white light, 5000 and
5000 feet in the sky.
Like a Mirage.
The second day souin OF africa,
after travelling for miles along a
high sand plateau, We came upon
canyon gorged out OF the tableland
so deep and narrow We could not
Immediately see the thin line of
green farms sandwiched against the
tiny river at the bottom. 1t seemed
almost like a mirage, that thread
Evening star., 1941-07-24
We set our uoses south and took the
shaking.

We set our uoses south and took the
shaking.
This automobile has taken pun
ishment an ordinary car doesn't
get before it falls apart with old
age and hundred thousand miles.
But this one seems not to tire. and
We have had no trouble whatever
with the motor. On this stretch from
africa here, however, we've broken
two steering spindles. shearing the
front wheels clean OF the car and
dropping us down onto the rough
road on the brake shoes.
Testify to Punishment.
We've been wondering when car
difficulties would start our way-too
much to hope they wouldn't. But
steering spindles rarely shear. It
gives testimony of the almost end
less miles of rock, burro trails and
jungle our car has survived in
Mexico and Central America: trails
over which no car should try to 60
Then comes this climax of pig
trough" calamina of Chile which
breaks our hearts still when We
think of forcing this sedan through
1t with heavy half ton of equip
ment. But like Mexico's southern
mountains. where we worked for IS
days to so so miles, this stretch is
now behind us. These two breaks
and their consequent miles of travel
to find civilization and replace
ments, account for of our Is days
Evening star., 1941-07-24

Of green. with walls Of pure sand
poured steeply down to the very
edge of it as if dumped from a
hot mold and left there to COOL
We wound back and forth on a
narrow one-way track to get down
and stopped five times in the To-
mile climb up the other side to pour
water in the radiator. Our big can
on the front bumper was almost
empty when We reached the top
and We discovered then it had been
leaking. We didn't rest easy until
We again found a little stream miles
to the south where We could refill.
No doubt the time will come when
tourists can travel with ease and
safety the $500 miles from Lima
to Santiago. travel on pavement all
the way When that time arrives
We promise the most startling des-
ert trip possible in the Americas
sand mountains, miles without a
shrub or stick OF wood. deep gorge,
between shining poured walls.
rocky sea coasts with waves Spilling
atop each other over the black
knotted juts. and high sand rims
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Nv Sullivan c. RICHARDSON

SANTIAGO. Chile Via AirmalD.-
From Lima. Peru, to Santiago, Is
almost exactly the same distance as
from Detroit to Mexico City. Five
wears ago. even before the Pan
American highway was completed
from Laredo south, Mr.. Whitaker
and I drove that distance in three
days. There is supposed to be road
from Lima here, but it has taken us
Is DAYS to make the trip
Leading out of Lima. line of bne
pavement stretches more tnan 4oo
miles south. with 600 miles OF oao
gravel from there TO the frontier.
The customs immigration station OF
PERU with its diagonaliy painted
drop bar across the narrow roao.
sits out in a sand sea as desolate AS
anv you'll find in Death Valley or
the Sahara. It's the last living thing
from there to africa, Chile. The
frontier itself-10 kilometere farther
on-is marked only by a low steel
tower and a cement block squattlng
in the sand waves alongside the
road Nothing else can be seen eX-
cept the high line of the Andes with
their ragged peaks buried III the blue
ribs of the sky. From that spot
south. the road breaks off into single
tracks heading out into the sand,
with little strips of One-car-Wldth
road. surfaced or badly graVeled.
alternating with the bare desert.
Passing Customs Easy.
We have yet to unload our car for
inspection at single trontier-even
in wartime. Chile did even more.
Four kilograms from different
agencies of government and civic
organizations had been sent TO
authorities. When We first spoke
our names, the place was ours. we
were through the customs and m
migration Offices in bit less than
10 minutes.
From africa south we had all
kinds of road mostly bad. We've
never seen such waShboard, Gala
minas" they call it here, meaning
corrugations, 300 miles of them
laid side by side. We tried driving
fast to get the car above the vlbra-
ton point. That almost wrecked us
on the short curves, so we gave 1t up.
We tried going slow, but slow enough
for smooth rolling was too slow for
the car in high gear and loose sand.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Navy Abondons Search
For PIone Corryinq J

The Navy Department announced
yesterday it had abandoned search
for the Phys airplane which has
been missing since July from the
Atlantic patrol. The plane carried
a crew of two officers and five men.
Radio contact with the long
range cruising patrol ship was last
established in the afternoon OF
July and at that time the craft
was on routine patrol flight of
the northeastern coast of the United
States.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Quinn Gets Commerce Job

Appointment of James r. Quinn
as manager of the Cleveland re-
gional Office OF the Department OF
Commerce was announced today by
Secretary Jones. Prior to his en-
tering business, Mr.. Quinn served
in the Regular Army for many
years, rising to the rank Of colonel.
His Army service included a tour
of duty as chief of staff of the
Philippine Constabulary. Mr.. Quinn
joined the staff of the Department
of Commerce in 1899, and since
August, ls%0, has been in charge
Of its district once at Kansas City.
Evening star., 1941-07-24

frowning down from 1000 and 5000
feet on the frotfg water. It'll be
$500 miles Of surprise and interest
when pig troughs" become ribbons
of cement.
The expedition leaves soon to
cross the high snow-covered range
of the Andes into Argentina. On
the other side car is waiting us
in Mendoza to accompany us on
the final leg Of the long expedition
to Magellan Straits, some 5000
miles south into the dead of winter.
We do not expect to write another
story until we reach the Straits.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Spectacular Desert
Region Conquered by
Richardson Party
Limo to Santiago Rood
Metes Out Terrific
Punishment to Car

Finding the roads bad but the
people OF South America hoSp,t-
able. tie an-Americdn Htghtrdy
erpedition headed by Sull,Udn c.
Richardson, former Detroit ne1rG-
papermun, continues its Slolc icdy
southtUard. IN a specially built
automobile Mr.. Richardson and
tDo companions haze set the tip
OF South America as their goal.
This is the 14th in a series Urif-
ten for The Star BY Mr.. Richard
son.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Sentenced to $40 Duys

Aaron Jackson Payne, A, of the
500 block of B street S. E., who had
pleaded guilty to nine charges of
false pretenses involving mad checks
yesterday was sentenced to $40 days
in Jail by Judge Walter J. Casey
presiding in jury branch of Police
Court.
Evening star., 1941-07-24

The plane was in charge of En-
sign Robert H. McKown Of Atlanta
Ga, pilot, and Ensign Joseph C.
Haskell of Charleston, S. c., CO.
pilot. 1t carried the following crew
members: Wyman Richard Van
Liere of Liberty, Ariz: Linton Mel
mus England of Long Beach. Calf q;
Claude Andrew Ashley, Garden City,
Kans.; Lyn Elliott Dunlap, Noun
tain. Wis. and Anthony Henry
Gazafy, Milwaukee, Wis.
Evening star., 1941-07-24

China made big shipments Of pea
nut oil to Germany through Siberis
last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Secrecy Necessary

Military secrecy necessitaied by
the world crisis prevents disclos-
ure of exact present strength in
certain key branches Of defense
such as army planes and tanks.
but approximate figures may be
given to indicate the growth OF
armed force.
A careful survey in official army
and navy circles and among indus
trial leaders acquainted with fac
tory output of defense material
makes possible the following COM
parsons between American fight
ing force now and on April S. 1917
when a Joint resolution Of Con-
greSs announced.
THAT the state OF war be
tween the United States and the
Imper rial German government
which has been thrust upon the
United States Is hereby formally
declared"
The then-and-now comparison is
almost as striking in uniformed
man power as IN the modern appli
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Blast Storage Tanks

Other British bombing forma-
tons blasted oil storage tanks in
The German-held Dutch port Of
Rotterdam and pounded factories
and other industrial targets in
CiermanVs Ruhr Valley
One British bomber was lost in
these operations. but the air min
iStry said an Raj raider had shot
down an intepcepting German
fighter while on route across the
l English Z Channel fort previous
raid on f}reSt Thursday night
The night assaults followed DAY
hight transchannel British raids
during one of which Raj bonibcrS
attacked TWO German naval auxil-
iarleS off the west coast OF France
leaving one of the vessels in a
sinking condition Machine gun at
tackS were conducted also against
several Nazi mine SweeperS- off the
German occupied coasts one Brit
ISL plane was lost in Fridays day
light operations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Au-Ship Policy

Tialy'S lack Of aircraft carriers
depending entirely upon shore
based planes under an independent
organization h as considerably
hampered her feet operations
The expressed policy Of MuSso-
lini for many years has been that
aircraft carriers with the fleet
were not necessary as planes froH4
the Italian coastal stations and
outlying island bases were Suffi-
cient in themselves 10 furnish air
protection 10 the Fascist navy.
The effects Of this great victory
following SO closely upon the
heels Of YugoSlaviaS brave stand
undoubtedly Will be far-reaching.
and give fresh impetus 10 all anti
AXIS bclhCerentS and those on the
fringe whose support Is so sorcly
needed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Combined Eject

Though these monentollS. nearly
simultaneous and entirely unex-
|pected happenings did not stem
from any prearraneed mutual
|plan. nevertheless II cannot he
denied that the combined effect on
the AXIS powers was extremely
|disheartening.
This was particularly en-
|phasized by the fact that these
|events followed 50 closely after
Hitler's Balkan march had been
brought 10 sudden halt by Yugo-
slavia's sharp rebuff. Previously.
In comparison. everything in the
Near East and In the north At
|lantic had been proceeding me-
thodically in accordance with the
Nazi program
II was especially embarrassing
10 the two major siCnatorIes Of
the trIpartite pact 10 have these
things occur just when their Junior
partners representative, japanese
Foreign Minister MatSuoka who
came 10 be indoctTinated into the
mysteries OF blitzkrieg war meth
ods-was being greeted in Berlin
and Rome with such ponfp and
ceremony and being entertained 50
lavishly by Der Fuehrer and II
Duce.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

down 10 a Understanding alti-
tude in the face Of furious anti
aircraft fire, commented:
eff all our bombs had missed
from that height. IL would he
very lucky for the battleships.
Near one Of the German dread
naughtS which the British call
battle cruisers because of their
high rate of speed huge bomb
kindled fire broke out, the air
ministry said.
Along the waterfront Of BreSt,
made famous IN the first World
War as the chief debarkation
point for the American F,xpedi-
tionary Force, several fires were
said TO have been started among
oil stores and warehouses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Object Lesson

Thus did MatSuoka during tho
recent visit 10 his occidental part
rers-learn that the loudly touted
"invulnerability' Of the AXIS war
machines could be thrown into
reverse English,
II was an attempt on the part
of the Italians 10 interfere with
British lines Of communication in
the eastern Mediterranean which
brought about the battle in the
Ionian Sea on that fatal Friday
night tMarch 2Sl which resulted
IN the demise of the Fascist fret.
The lowdown regarding this
very unexpected battle appears 10
have been British strategic trick
TO lure the Italian naval forces
into an engagement RApaeF- has
II that the British deliberately
spread erroneous information 10
the effect that the Mediterranean
naval forces had been greatly re-
duced in order. 10 strengthen the
home fleet IN ~ efforts 10 pro
tect shipping in, the ever-worSen-
irC battle OF the Atlantic.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
NewPresident
Governs Syridns

VICHY. April ;. A new govern
ment was set up today in French
inundated Syria, scene of recent
widespread riots growing out of a
nationalist drive for independence.
The new government was es-
tablished soon after Emile Eide,
president of the Syrian republic.
and Abdullah Beyhum, state sec
rotary, resigned.
The new president and score
tary of The interior is Khaled Bey
Azem. minister Of Justice. Safouat
Katar Ghassi: national economy
and public works. Tessir Bakri;
finances. Jean Sehnaoui, and pub
lie instruction Unseen Barazi
Sehnaoui is the only Christian in
the new government
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
U.S.. Technique Credited
With British Triumph
Aerial Power Used in Coordination
With Fleet Smashed Fascists;
Americans Originated Idea

(Resr Admiral C!srk n.
Woodu veteran naval o.
perf. reveals n the following
article char the RuuSh 7svy &
recent spectacular victory over
TIE Italian feet wax due 70 Use
OF TECHNIQUE frSt developed
by tbe 4 american navy Bls1l-
ing MuSSoif7fS refusal 70 fur
nish fhe Italian navy with 3
powerful feet ar arm aboard
Gamers. Admiral
Woodws11 says the naval de-
bscle Skaters II DBceS dream
of making fhe Mediterranean
Mare KoSflur ("Our Sea ,
and frees large part Of the
British feet for convoy duty IN
the ktisntfc.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Fleet Needs K yes

II must he recognized that no
naval force Of appreciahle size can
proceed on any distant warhko
mission without eyes and expect
10 be victorious over an alert
enemy. II is for that unanSwer-
able argument that the American
navy insists on maintaining an AR
arm as an integral part Of the
fleet.
In the furtherance Of this idea
United States naval forces are pro-
Vided with numerous aircraft car
riers in order that force com
manders may be able not only 10
keep in touch with the existing
situation at all times by aerial
scouting. but also 10 use their
planes 10 harry, torpedo and bomb
enemy vessels as occasion per
mltS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Raiders Bombed
Blu Raj IN Raid on Brest
BY GEORGE LAIT
Iatl News Service stan Correspondent

LONDON April ) Germany 5
proud 26.0O0-ton battleships, the
high-apeed Scharnhorst and GneiS-
enau which have been preying on
Britain's Atlantic commerce with
America. were believed tonight 10
have been crippled in mighty
British air raid on the Nazi-occu-
pied French naval base Of Brest.
Low-flyinC Royal Air Force
bombers. attacking the French port
Friday night, deposited some Of
the most powerful bombs ever
used according TO official ac-
counts. on quays and anchorages
and whole sticks of these giant
missiles were seen to straddle
both hattleships
Gigantic explosions that lifted
heavy chunks OF Wharves and
other structures high into the air
rocked the Brest waterfront, while
lofty conflagrationS famed into
the moonlit sky returning airmen
related
As If in reply 10 a second sue
ccSSiVe -mftwaffe blitz blow At
-iisr1gfauG-S- bdttrrrCt western port
of Bristol. the Raj SqadronS
pressed home their attack with
great resolution. The air ministry
announced. declaring that the
crack BEETLE Cruisers Scharnhnrsi
and GneiSenau could be clearly
Identified in the moonlight as the
British bombers struck az Brest
the second night in a row.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Equipment Ga in S
T o p p e d b y
900 Tanks

(The twenty-fourth snniver-
ssry of Americas entry into the
World War finds the nation
embarked % the greatest anna
ment. program in its history.
How the armed forces OF the
United States already u1stShaIed
while the country is still al
peace compare with the forces
in existence % years ago. when
Congress declared war on Ger
many. is disclosed in the follow
ing authoritative survey by w.
w. Chaplin, international News
Service national defense ex-
pert.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Rome Sees YugosIdv
Breaking Point Near

ROME April 3 tINS) The
NugoSlav government at Belgrade
Is IN an impossible position the
] \ 7 n n newspaper Message
claimed today.
The paper SAID HugoSlavia must
mol make the mistake of confusing
tolerance for weakness
Reports that NugoSlavia has
closed her frontier facing Italy
led 10 belief in We'll Informed
Italian circles that the situation
is rapidly approaching the break
Ing point.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Plane Estimates

In comparison of atrplares there
has ~ be some estimating also,
though not as much as in consld-
GRAFTON OF tanks. The navy makes
no secret Of us air strength but
the army lists this as a principal
secret and approximate figures
have 10 be obtained from manH-
facturcrs and others close 10 The
defense program.
When America entered the
World War the army had $
planes and the navy 81 These
figures are a-matter ~ record and
are exact. Today the navy has
$3.50 by official announcement,
and the army Is estimated 10 have
4 GOO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Wayne County Vote
Forecast al 100000
Copyright by p.,ren Times, Al rlosn reserved

A Wayne County vote Of about
10000 at the Spring election
Monday was predicted Saturday
by County Clerk Casper J Linge-
man. Total county registration IS
sol 600 The primary vote was
only $4,000 and the highest vote
ever recorded in a Spring election
was in 1898 when $4,000 went TO
the polls.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Sailors Doubled

Navy personnel has not IN.
creased as tremendously. because
there are not enough ships to hold
a greater force. but the navy's
man power today is 24l.65O as
against los 236 % years ago. or
more than double the initial World
War strength.
One Of the greatest increases.
despite the fact that the over
whelming majority Of our produce
ton in this field has gone 10 Brit
ain. is in tanks.
When America entered ihe
World War II had not single
tank. Even at the armistce it had
acquired only 81
The army refuses IN say how
many tanks there are in the army
now, but it is known that there
are two armored divisions. which
have been officially classified as
fully equipped
If that is true then there are
AZ least 960 tanks. because IT fakes
go tanks 70 equip tank battalion
and there are eight battalions IN
a division.
( Also. il has been announced that
there will he 10 new tank battal-
ions by June 30 which would
account for an additional 500 or a
total by then Of more than 500.
Most Of these are light tanks with
three machine guns and an anti
tank cannon. type for which ths
British have expressed great
Islyf-r.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
By REAR ADMIRAL CLARK
II. WOODWARD. 4. =. NAVY

Eopyrtgbs, ls4i. ~ iafern.tl News >sryies
I'm. ~pirinns sNpreSssd and the ssser-
ions mad. herein ~. nv own and srs moi
b. Ae construed .. oricisI or ,ensetinE
De- any way. the views 81 the navy depart
)per' ~ the rsvsi service al large
The two most stupendous naval
Developments m the war 10 date
|xere widely separated in locale.
but very closely correlated in time.
OF the isle Of Crete IN the
Eastern Mediterranean. the British
navy delivered a knockout blow
ho the Italian fleet last weekend.
On the heels of that action. tho
United States suddenly seized 50
German. Italian and Danish ships
lin American norris
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Italians Took Bait

Believing that some Of the Brit
fsh heavy units had been with
drawn. the port-loving Italians
came out in the open sea TO al
tack. in force. the supposedly
poorly escorted heavy troop trans
ports and supply vessels moving
from north Africa ports 10 Greece
The smashing British naval VIC
Tory over \ force superior roth IN
number and strength with no
casualties suffered except the loss
of two planes waS the royal
navy's most outstanding success
IN the present war
Linque sfionablE i vii take
rank among Inc great sea battles
of history. not merely because or
the compieteneSs Of the triumph
but more particularly because ~
the clever strategy and tactics
employed in obtaining that re-
suit
For night action between
modern fleets TINS battle mas no
equal since tne battle Of Jutlsno
in World War No. The British
showed not only brilliant naneu-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
MoSt-Skunnling

The communique asserted that
some OF our aircraft bombed
from very low levels and good
results were reported. One Of
the pilots who brought his bomber
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
BY W. W. CHAPLIN
Copyright, 1871. by fniernAtl News Service
International News Service Writer

Although Americas own re-
armament program has been re-
tarded in order TO furnish maxi
mum Of British war aid at this
crucial point in the European con-
flict, the armed strength of this
country is infinitely greater now
in man power as well as arms -
than il was when the United
States entered the World War "a
wears ago SUNDAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
A dn,iral's Report

In his subsequent official report
% tne Brush admiralty Admiral
SIR Andrew Cunningham makes
the following very important state
ment regarding the battle:
III is the first occasion In his
tory in which Skillful cO-ordiua-
tion Of naval operations with at
racks launched hY air has re-
suited in an enemy's speed being
reduced and our main units be
ing able 10 force action on a
reluctant enemy"
That. really is the cruX Of Inc
story. Tho details OF the battle.
"a Inch are m St interesting
strongly emphasize the great I'M
portancc Of air-power used IN CO.
operation with the feet a method
fully known and constantly prac-
tiSed ny the American navy.
In fact. il is our baby Our feet
was the original pioneer IN CO.
ordihated ship and air warfare
now 50 completely indicated and
were the very first to use torpedo
DlanpS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
italian Fleet FIasco Ship Seizures Rip Axis Morale
Army 5 Times Greater
Than 1917 War Force

ances Of war. The day America
entered the World War there were
1871 officers and men in the
regular army and $685. members
of the national guard were in
service. a total Of 1998O6. Today
the American army in the field
numbers 1.024.l0O.