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Evening star., 1941-08-20
Two British Warships
Enter Jibuti Harbor
After Clash at Sea
Vichy Croft Shelled
OF BIockuded Port Of
French SomuliIund
b. the Associated Press.

bN tFf HSSUGlriFu FiTHSs
VICHY, Unoccupied France, Aug.
20.-Two British warships have ar
rived at Jibuti, strategic French
Somaliland port. following the she'll
ing of a French ship outside the
blockaded harbor. the Jibuti inter
colonial radio station said in a
broadcast today.
The announcer described the situ-
alton at Jibuti as serious, but did
not give many details.
The shelling of the French ship
apparently occurred at the mouth OF
the gulf opposite Jibuti last Mon
dav. The warships were said to
have steamed deep into the long
Jibuti Bay the following day. Their
purpose was not disclosed in the ra-
dio comment.
The broadcast said the blockade
was having a disastrous effect on
the entire colony, cut off from
France by the war. 1t reported, too,
that tanks had been seen practicing
simulated attacks against the
French frontier presumably from
bordering territory of British
Somaliland. British held Eritrea, or
Ethiopia and that planes had
flown over French territory.
Jibuti has played role of descend
ing Importance for the empires Of
France and Italy in the war, but 1t
is a point of strategic value for the
British.
France lost sway over the city,
chief port of French Somaliland and
linked by railway with Adds Ababa.
Ethiopia. in the armistice with Italy
in June, 1910.
Now that the British hold the
Ethiopian capital and Italy's East
African empire has all but dwipdled
away, however, the Gulf of Aden
harbor has lost its value as an
Italian outlet to the sea.
Conversely. its importance to the
British has grown. Because of the
railroad into the interior, it would
provide an easy route for supplies to
Britain's forces deep in East Africa.
Also, facing the British Pro-
tectorate of Alden on the opposite
shore, it would strengthen British
control of the narrow Bah ell Mandeb
straits, the bottleneck between the
Red Sea and the Gulf of Alden.
French sources at Vichy have said
that Jibuti still is in Vichy hands,
but they acknowledge that its situa-
ton would be hopeless in the face of
any British-Free French attack.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

I knew couple, but most Of them
were strangers.
Il expect you'll find some changes"
the leader said. We've had some
bad luck. 1t was a long time ago
and a long ways away *i- -
Well, yes and no. 1t is only q
half-hour as a Spitfire flies to that
other airfeld outside Lille. And
October, 1899, isn't so far away.
When the old gang arrived you
noticed Immediately a lot of them
weren't flying any more. They had
lost that confident look of combat
pilots. asked one what he was
doing.
Instructor. worst luck" he said.
Got bit of bullet in my back over
Calais in May this year. Won't let
me do operational work and miss
it like the very devil"
We sat down to dinner. 1t wasn't
as it once was. Around the table
were new faces In place of those boys
who used to curse the weather in
France and the "phoney war;"
The squadron leader told OF ex-
ploits by Lee. Of the two Heinkels he
shot down while hyins home on
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Escaped Lion
Gives Soldiers
Exciting Time
By The Associated Press.

bN inc aSSOCldleQ SIeoSs
CAMP LEE. Va, Aug 20.-Soldiers
of Camp Lee engaged in an unsched
uled maneuver with 400-pound
lioness today.
The big cat escaped from her cage
raced through crowd of soldiers
and finally was trapped in coal
bin after giving this Army post an
exciting few minutes.
The animal had been brought here
from Mason City. Ill. by DR.. Manley
F.. Mathers to perform in camp cir
Gus and was being transferred from
her cage to an arena when she made
the break The hundreds of men
gathered around watching the un-
loading scattered quickly to the bar
racks and watched the lioness lope
through the quartermaster depart
ment center streets before she Spied
the coal bin and dived in.
Dr. Mathers and his son, Corpl
Merritt E. Mathers of Camp Lee
quickly pulled the cover over the bin
and called on squad of soldiers to
hold it down until a cage was
brought up.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

leave, of how he was shot down
twice and twice escaped from behind
German lines, of how he won the
distinguished Flying Cross for his
work over Dunkerque and OF how
last August 10 members of the
squadron waited on the flying field
for the sound of his motor and never
heard it.
With dinner over. the squadron
leader stood up and said, Gentle
men, the King"
The men drank to the health of
their sovereign. Then they drank a
toast to the President of the United
States and, looking at a picture of
Prime Minister Churchill on the
wall. ito the old man."
This dinner is for Dickie Lee, "
then said the leader. II won't get
sloppy. He hated that sort of
muck. suppose he was n
hero. But more than that he was a
gentleman. He laughed . lot and
was kind to his friends.
What more can you say Of man?
Gentleman. I ask you to rise and
drink to Dickie Lee"
So, we rose and drank TO Dickie
Lee.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
President Continues Talks
With British Officials

President Roosevelt prepared to
continue today his series of con-
sultations with high-ranking British
oficials, scheduling engagements at
the White House with Alfred Duff
Cooper, minister without portfolio,
and Sir Ronald Campbell, acting
British Ambassador.
Mr.. Duff Cooper is on his way to
the Far East on special mission
for the British government. Sir
Ronald is serving as ranking envoy
Of his country while Lord Halifax
goes to England for consultations
with his government.
Since his momentous conference
At sea with Prime Minister Church.
Ill. the President has met here with
Lord Beaverbrook, British Minister
OF Supply, and during this coming
week end will receive the Duke of
Kent, brother Of King George VI.
For this meeting Mr.. Roosevelt
will leave Washington late tomor-
row for his family home in Hyde
Park, N. Y, with the Duke sched-
uled to arrive there on Saturday.
The President and his royal visitor
will return TO Washington Monday
morning.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
10000 Communists
Reported Seized in
Two French Zones
Officials Press Seorch
For Roll SuboteuY
In Puris Area
By PAUL GHALI,
Foreisn Correspondent OF The Star and
CHICAGO Daily News

Foreisn Correspondent OF The Star and
Chicsso Daily News.
VICHY, Aug. 20.-A total Of 10000
Communists and sympathizers in
unoccupied France and 10000 to
10000 more in the German-co
trolled zone have been arrested by
German and French officials in re-
cent days, this correspondent learned
today as the Nazi authorities at
Paris continued their hunt for rail-
way saboteurs.
Juvlsy- -sur-Orge. key rail junction
miles south of Paris. was disclosed
today as one of the centerS damaged.
allegedly by Communists. A 1000
000-frarc ,S20,000) reward is being
offered by the French police for in
formation which will lead to the ar
rest of those responsible for the
sabotage at Juvisy. where a serious
accident was narrowly averted.
Meanwhile, the unsigned alliance
between Communism. De Gaullism
and those disgruntled persons who
regret the change over from the
Third Republic has become the chief
preoccupstion of Marshal Henri
Philippe Petains government.
During his eight-hour stay in
Paris Monday Vice Premier Admiral
Jean Darlan discussed repreSSive
measures with German and French
police, according to well-informed
circles here. Riots have occurred
twice in Paris recently, apart from
their presumed acts as railway
saboteurs in the Paris area.
So far the combined German and
French police efforts seem to have
failed to dam the rising tide of
opposition.
Communist propaganda undoubt-
edly has found new fuel in Frances
rupture of diplomatic relations with
Russia and adhesion to the Euro
pean nti-Bolshevik campaign. Still
more fuel is added by French eco
nomic collaboration with Germany
and Communists now describe un-
popular employers to easily influ-
enced workers as "colla aborationists."
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Recommitment Sought
For D. c. Criminal Bill

Senator Capper, Republican. of
Kansas will ask the Senate to send
the habitual criminal bill back to
the District Committee for further
consideration of the views of Dis
trict Parole Board officials.
The Kansas Senator has learned
that parole officials feel the bill
takes too much discretion away from
the courts in sentencing persons who
are convicted of felonies more than
once.
The bill is one of several measure
already passed by the House to
strengthen the hands of the police
in checking crime.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Detroit Transit Lines
Struck; President
Sends Plea 10 Kearny
Defense Plants Are Hit
As Tie-Up Makes
Thousands Lote
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Detroits s streetcar and bus system
was tied up TODAY by strike, and
President Roosevelt asked both sides
in a strike at a huge New Jersey
shipyard to resume production.
The Detroit strike became effec-
tive at am. climaxing a jurisdic-
tional dispute between rival A. r.
L. and C. I. o. unions.
Parking lot and taxi facilities in
the Nations fourth largest city were
taxed as 100000 Office and factory
workers struggled with make-shifts,
One Thousand streetcars and 1850
buses stood idle in terminals.
Mayor Dumfounded.
The A. F. L. Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street Electric Railway
SS Motor Coach Operators of Amer
ica voted the strike last night, and
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries quickly
ordered the rival union, the C. /.
O., State. County and Municipal
Workers Of America to make no at
tempt to operate the transit system.
At a morning conference, Mr..
.Jeffries told A. F. L. leaders. you
can't run the city of Detroit" and
threatened to call upon the might
of government" to end the tie-up.
The A. F. L. union, he contended,
was in effect demanding closed
shop which he said the city could
not grant.
The regional director of the c.
T. o. union unsucceSSfully sought
admittance to the conference.
Both A. F. L. and c. ]. O. claim
a ma jority of the 1000 coach and
streetcar operators thrown out of
work by the strike.
The Mayor said he was dumb
founded at the unionistS' action in
walking out four hours after their
strike vote. Michigan labor law re-
ouires a five-day "cooling-off pc
riod" after notice of intent of strike
and a 30-day wait in disputes in
volving public utilities.
Defense Plants Affected.
A number of Detroit S huge auto
mobile plants, many working on
defense orders, operated with short
shifts or started operations late.
The Hudson Motor Car Co. closed
its plants, making 10000 workers
idle, but said they would reopen
tomorrow morning A spokesman
said not enough employees arrived
to permit operations.
The Kelsey Hayes Wheel Co. plant
also was affected. Some of its as
sembly lines were still unable to
operate at noon.
Other plants, including the Ford
Motor Co.'S big Rouge plant where
81 900 are employed, operated despite
some shortage of manpower.
An A. F. L. spokesman said his
group demanded exclusive bargain
ing rights for car and bus men, ex-
elusive rights to use terminal bulle-
tin boards and an agreement with
the city Department of Street Rail-
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Evening star., 1941-08-20
Iran Is Given Week
By British 10 Expel
Nazi Tourists
Troops Expected to Move
Across Persion Border
If Request Is Refused
Bv the Associated Press.

b
LONDON, Aug. 20.-Britain has
given Iran PERSIA about week
in which to answer a British-Ru
sian request for expulsion of 5000
German tourists and technicians
said to have filtered into the coun-
try, authoritative quarters said to-
day.
They regarded this as sufficient
time for Iran to reply.
Although these sources insisted
that Britain had not sent an ulti-
matum on the issue, British and
Russian troops were reported poised
on Trans frontiers ready for pos
sible direct action if the Iranian
government should fail to satisfy
the Allied governments.
Press dispatches from Teheran
said Iran was speeding defense
measures and had called up three
additional army classes. increasing
the strength of the army from
10000 to 100000 men.
Official quarters in London re-
iterated the British government
sincere hope" that the Iranian
government will heed our warning
and act accordingly"
The Daily Mails Teheran CORE
spondent, who said Iran had only 48
hours more within which to frame a
reply, declared that should the
answer be a direct negative it would
be foolish to exclude the possibility
of a move across the frontier by
Allied troops"
Other press dispatches said Iran
was determined to resist by force
should any such move develop.
1T is a safe bet," the Mails cor
respondent wrote, that an Allied
march-in or favorable answer
would be followed by widespread at
tempts at sabotage of railway COM
munications by the Germans, how
ever close the police might be on
their trail"
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Senate Buildings Committee
Criticizes War Offices Project
Steps Token for Closer Study
Of PIuns for Future Structures

Roosevelt individual members of the
Senate Committee again questioned
the wisdom of the project. which
they tried vainly to stop in the Sem
ate last week.
Il hope the President stops It,"
said Senator Taft. Republican. of
Ohio as planning officials unfolded
a map showing the size of the pro-
posed 35-acre structure and how
close it would be to Arlington Gene
terry.
When John Nolen. jr.. of the
Planning Commission technical staff
said the outer corridor of the five-
sided building would be q mile
(See SENATE, Page Aid
Evening star., 1941-08-20
]. A. O'LEARY.

Spurred by the hasty appropria-
ton of $35 ZOO, 900 for the War De-
partment Building near Arlington
National Cemetery the Senate Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds Commit
tee took the first step today to bring
about closer study Of future public
building plans for the Capital.
After q two-hour conference with
the Fine Arts Commission and the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission the committee approved
a bill authorizing an East Capitol
street site for the new Army Medical
Museum and Library.
As the fate Of the big war Offices
structure remained up to President
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Two Miners Wounded
In Harlan Coal Field
Nv tho lvSnciated pras

By the Associated Press.
HARLAN. KY, Aug. 20.-Two en-
ployes of the International Harvester
Co. mine at Benham. KY. were shot
and wounded today when their auto
mobile was fired on near the mine.
The men were identified as Marion
Hall and Frank Hill, both of Cum
berland, KY. Neither was seriously
hurt. State highway patrolmen
were investigating.
At two other Harlan County mines.
Black Mountain and Lynch, miners
failed to report for work today and
officials of the concern could give
no reason,
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Americans leuvinq hurbin

SHANGHAI. Aug. 20 tP.-For-
eign dispatches from Hsinking.
Manchukuo, said today that more
than 100 Americans and Britons
had left Harbin, in the japanese
puppet Kingdom. on a special train
this morning. bound for Tientdn
or Shanghai.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Montgomery in Belfost

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Aug
20 (P.-Lt. Robert Montgomery,
movie actor serving as assistant
naval attache of the United States
Embassy in London, today inspected
Northern Ireland construction
project on which 800 Americans are
employed.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

CHUNGKING. China. Aug. 20
P.-Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek today donated 300 1000 Chinese
dollars-approximately $4,000 United
States dollars-to families OF per-
sons killed and wounded in six jap
anese bombings of Running be-
tween August 9 and II.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

slams deeply appreciate the Anglo
American good will motivating the
impending conference. At the same
time. these are sternly realistic
people and they are not letting
themselves get unduly worked up
with over-optimistic expectations
and predictions of quick results.
In contrast to the endless columns
of sensational speculation in some
sections of the foreign press, Soviet
See STEELE, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-08-20

Whatever comes out of that meet
ing. it is sure to be a long-range
matter. But for the immediate
critical phase of the war with Ger
many. Russia knows that she must
depend largely on her own resources,
with such quantities of essential
goods as may be available under her
trade agreement with the United
States and her newly consummated
accord with Great Britain.
There is no doubt that the Rus
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Roid Defense Toxic Theme

TOXIC, Aug 20 LP.-The 18th
anniversary of Tokio's disastrous
earthquake will be observed Septem-
ber with new slogan: Defend
Tokios sky There will be speeches
and demonstrations for an AFRAID
precaution movement.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Russia Prepares for Long War
Regardless of Local Reverses
Realistic People Not Overoptimistic
On Conference With U. S. and Britain
Ry A. T. STEELE.


MOSCOW Aug. 20 by Rado)To with to it
that Russias overall in this battle Of giants
is proracted warfare, regardless of local
prolonged implicit in Moscows cordial
the impending Anglo American conference the mutual
Evening star., 1941-08-20
By DREW MIDDLETON.

Associated FresS WAR Correspondent.
AN r. A. F. FIGHTER STATION
IN ENGLAND, Aug. 20.-We drank
a toast last night to Dickie Lee.
clean looking kid who looked like
doll and fought like devil.
Lee was shot down over France
year ago yesterday and his
squadron held q dinner in his honor
The squadron leader told me when
I arrived that dinner would be de-
layed bit for his men had had a
bit of show during the afternoon
and we're late getting In.
We had a drink and waited In the
mess. One by one the pilots came in.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
R. A. F. Pilots Drink I oust to Dickie Lee
The Kid Looked Like Doll ond Fought Like Devil
But One Day Lost August He Didn't Come Back

fAs Associated Press corre-
spondent NTH the British Erpe-
dictionary Force in France. Dre,U
Middleton became acquainted
,UiM members of an r. A. F.
fighter squadron stationed out
side Lille. Here he describes
neD meeting NTH the fyerS-in
honor OF one OF the squadron's
fallen heroeS.)
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Chionq Aids Ruid Victims

(See STRIKES, Page Aid
Evening star., 1941-08-20

See STEELE, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-08-20

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages TX and 2-X of this edition of
The Star. supplementing the news of
the regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

Most people in Washington have The
Star delivered to their homes every
weekday evening and Sunday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-02
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, July UP) -
Stocks ga ned fractions to more
than point in the main list To-
DAY while few special issues ha Il
advances ranging to more than 4
points. Trading increased slightly
over yesterday.
Business news continued favor
aole. Approach of the holiday
Drought in some short coverfng 2
and also aided the market, along
with Indications that neither Ger
mans nor Russians armies had as
yet struck decisive blows. Action
OF President Roosevelt in turning
the North American Aviation plant
pack to private management also
was viewed favorably.
steel were strong and heavy in
dustry groups generally improved
railroad shares Joined the upturn
Utilities held well, featured by
com mmonwealth and Southern pfd
which made new high at SIS up
~ points on the company's sub
mission of a plan to redeem the
stock.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages; Industrial 1885
up .73; Rail 25.45 up IT; Utility
1904 up SO; and SIS stocks 41.62 up
20.
Stock sales approxiamted $50. .00C
shares compared with 100000 yes.
terday. Curb stock sales were 84,-
900 share compared with $4,000 in
the previous session
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-02
Fresno Chalks Up
17fh Straight Win
In Calf. League
BY UNITED PRESS

The California League resumed
action as a six-club circuit Tues
day night for the second half of the
season, but it appeared that the
wrong teams-San Bernardino and
Riverside dropped out.
The gadflies of the league, the
Fresno Cardinals. resumed just
where they left off-on a winning
streak. They chalked up their 18th
straight win, and their fifth in c
row over the quaking Santa Bar
bara Saints. to 8, behind French S
siX-hit pitching. and despite five
err ors behind him.
The Merced Bears also checked
in with a win, Z to 3. over Stock
tons Fliers, despite being our-hit
eight to seven and despite their
sloppy playing in the field.
And the Anaheim Aces, seconG-
low in the first half season stand
ings, came through with a 4 to !
victory over Bakersfield behind
Hallbourg's brilliant two-hit pitsh-
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-02
Today's Sport Parade

not brilliant but It was strictly TO
the point.
Hello snarled Davis.
Hello growled ziyic.
As you no doubt know rom pc
rusing the deathless prose that al
ready has been written about this
eladitorial show. Ziyic thinks Davis
fouled him in their !asi light. Davis
thinks Ziyic fouled him, too. Both
of them are right They differ only
in their approach TO the problem
of evading the Marquis of Queens
berry rules.
Davis used the direct approach
method. He simply started whaek
ing Ziyic below the belt and kept
dong It until the referee threw him
out Of the ring. ziyic leans to the
subtle system of getting in close,
preferably while the referee has
his back turned, and thrusting
thumbs into his opponents eyes.
Who can say which man has the
most efficient method of inflicting
permanent injury? That should be
settled this evening.
With their training finished and
nothing TO DO but hatch plots for
mayhem, both boys are expected to
put in busy day. Davis. up at the
crack of dawn. was understood TO
be planning TO attend a sale at
which brass knuckS have been mark
ed down to absolute bargain prices.
He believes that now is the time
to lay in a lifetime supply, what
with the rising price scale, the pos
sibility of a wartime tax on brass
and the shortage already apparent
in Hell's Kitchen where the boys
have been driven to using ordinary
pebbles.
ZlVic plans round of the smart
er shops in search of thimbles large
enough to put on his thumbs. Ex-
pertS on thumbing are almost unan-
imous in agreeing that metal
sheath makes it possible to blind
q person twice as fast as when with
an ordinary thumb-nail.
After the postponement. most of
the betting revolyed around the
referee. The ODDS were 212 to l that
he would have to be carried out of
the ring the first time he tried
to break the boys out of a clinch.
He was given a $3.50 chance CT
emerging with his eyesight intact,
but the price was to that Davis
would hit him with a low punch
before the bell rings for the fourth
Some fun, kids, and bring your
own brickbats.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-02
BY HARRY FERGUSON

NEW YORK. JUL tUP)-The
rain that fell on the Polo Grounes
around o'clock last evening was a
great thing lor -.le flowers ana
crops, but It didn't cool off the
fire and birthstone relations be-
tween Fritzie ziyic and Al Davis
They were scheduled to do combst
for u rounds or less last night. but
when the rains came Promoter Mike
Jacobs clacked his store teeth three
times and an interpreter said that
meant the fight was postponed un-
I'll tonight.
That gave Davis and Zivic an
additional "a hours in which to
dictate reasons to their secretaries
as to why they hate each other. The
list was long enough without these
1ast-minute footnotes, but 1t does
look as though there might be some
fireworks when the boys get to-
gether It's a shame the fight can't
be held on the Fourth of July
two days hence-so the gladiators
could shoot Roman candles at one
another and inflict major burns
with sparklers.
The phrase "grudge fight" is
about the most threadbare in the
vocabulary of boring writer's. but
the business this evening shapes
up as one. Davis and zivic en-
countered one another at the weigh.
in yesterday and matched sneers.
1t wasn't the usual stuff of looking
tough for the cameras either: the
boys really packed a lot of hatred
into their stares. The repartee was