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Evening star., 1941-08-12
Spitfire Squadron
Baltimore Publisher Visits British ArfieId
Where Young Flyers Take OFF for Bottle

expeditions with no set attack OBJ
jective. The most serious business is
designated in operative details as a
"circusD.
AS farewell greetings are ex-
pressed, the station commander, or
group captain, comes along and
quietly suggests that perhaps the
visitors might care to wait another
hour, as there might be q bit Of ac-
tivity. The suggestion is eagerly ac-
cepted.
Spitfires Ready.
Thirty minutes later all the men
are gone from the room in quiet,
casual departures. The lounge is
stilled by their absence. The Wis
itors are ushered outside, faced
again by grim realities. Squads of
Spitfires, guarded by ground crews,
are in readiness for the pilots who
are in the Intelligence Once being
"briefed," or given final instructions
on operations to be carried out.
In a few minutes the pilots hurry
to their respective Spitfires carrying
cumbersome packs, including para
chutes and a small rubber dinghy
for use in case they find themselves
'in the drink"-meaning crashed
into the English Channel.
Spitflre after Spitfire really spit
fire as they roar overhead and
sweep into graceful turns as the
formation is assembled. Another
squadron joins up from another air.
drome to the right, and a third to
the left. Formation completed, they
swing of into the clouds.
Wonderful machines" exclaims
the sergeant-pilot.
Sequel-air communique:
(Our fighters carried out Of
fensive patrols over the Chan
mel and Northern France. Dur
ing one Of these, low-level at
tacks were made on an airdrome
near Cherbourg and several en-
emy aircraft on the ground were
hit and damaged. From all
these operations one fighter is
missing0
(Copyrisht. la41. BY the A. 8. Abel Coz
Evening star., 1941-08-12
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

The House is about to pass
finally upon the Army service ex-
tension bill for selectees, National
Guardsmen and Reservists. In
one form or another this measure
seems assured of passage-snd 1t
should pass. A lot of loose talk
about encouragement and lack
of morale among these men has
been ladled out by opponents of
the bill. Their theory has been
that to keep the men in service
after IL months would lower mo-
rale. They have charged there
would be mass desertion by dis
gruntled soldiers.
Inquiry among the men in the
camps does not bear out these
statements. Many of them will
be disappointed If they are re-
tanned, but the vast majority not
only have expected to have their
period of service extended but
realize the need for If, and
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Gestapo, which is exercising
strict surveillance in the country.
Manius close friends now are
worried lest the Peasant Party's
leader incur the enmity Of the
Germans and are watching
carefully over him ready to spirit
him away at q moments notice.
According to reports which are
being smuggled out of the coun-
try the Rumanians, in spite of
their old hostility to the Rus
slams, are now offering prayers
for the victory of the Russian
armies. Desertions of Rumanian
troops at the front to the enemy
camp are reported to be frequent
and to be encouraged by the Off
GERS themselves.
A situation not unsimilar Is
reported from Finland. There is
no desire, however, on the part
of the Finnish soldiers to desert.
Field Marshal Mannerheim's
forces are better treated than
the Rumanians. For one thing,
they are fighting in completely
separate units. The Finnish
people are concerned that Great
Britain and especially the United
States might hold against them
the fact that they have joined
the Germans. They claim that
they, like the Rumanians, had no
choice. Reports from Helsinki
indicate that the Finnish gov
ernment is anxious to stop any
further hostilities as soon as the
portions of Finland which were
taken away by the Russians at
the end of the Russo-Finnish
war are returned. OF course this
is only a wish of the Firms. 1t Is
doubted they will be permitted to
get out of the alliance according
to their own wish.
Evening star., 1941-08-12
This Changing World
Antonescu's Illness Follows Memorandum
Of Peasant Leader Soyine Axis Will Lose War

Antonescu was impressed with
the memorandum; he forwarded
1t to his foreign minister with
the remark that the Rumanian
missions abroad should make this
point clearly understood to the
interested nations through the
Rumanian legations. Further
more he is said to have indicated
through devious channels to the
American Minister at Bucharest
that he wished Washington to
understand that Rumania will
be loath to fight against the
western democracies.
BY some 'indiscretion" the
memorandum become known
throughout Rumania. Antonescu
was not allowed to return to the
front because Of illness" and
three of Maniu's best friends
were arrested by the German
Evening star., 1941-08-12
The Political Mill
Majority Of Troops Reo|ize Need Of Longer
Army Service; Irked by Arms Plant Strikes

persist, and about which the
Congress and the administration
have done little. They cannot
see why the Government should
be so willing to take men and
put them into the armed service
Of the country and be so lenient
with the men who are supposed
to produce the arms and NUM-
tons with which the armed
forces are to fight, If the country
should be attacked or involved in
war.
Many strikes have been settled
but in too many cases only
after prolonged stoppages of
work. But as soon as one crop
of strikes is settled, another rises
in its place. Yet Congress only
recently declined even to place
its seal of condemnation of
strikes in defense plants. These
strikes are intimately associated
with the present lack of arms
and munitions. They have de-
layed production of naval craft
and of aircraft. Yet labor lead
ers insist no steps should be
taken to prevent or even delay
strikes in national defense plants.
They object to legislation for a
cooling off" period during which
mediation and conciliation may
be tried to avoid stoppage Of
work. The labor unions have been
sufficiently powerful to prevent
any action by Congress to curb
these strikes. The administration
has bowed to the unions. Every
strike that has been settled has
been a victory, in some degree
and usually in large degree, to
the strikers. Some of the de-
mands, probably many Of them,
made by labor have been justified.
The point Is whether these de-
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Workers Cause Protected.


without actual stoppage of work.
Workers Cause Protected.
The administration, the most
friendly to organized labor that
the country has ever seen, stood
ready to see that the cause of
the workers was given proper
consideration. The President set
up a National Defense Mediation
Board and placed on 1t some of
labor's outstanding leaders. But
labor leaders have not been will
ing to have strikes held up for
single minute, while the media
ton and conciliation was tried
out, Their technique has been to
strike first and mediate later.
Union leaders have seized on
the national need to enforce its
demands-just or unjust. They
intend to get theirs" whether
there is delay or not in supply
ing the men in the armed forces
with necessary weapons. The
failure of the administration to
prevent such ruthless tactics has
caused more dissatisfaction, more
serious concern among the peo-
pie than anything else.
Congress is about to put
through huge new tax bill. The
money Is to 80 for national de-
fense needs. Prices Of all kinds
of commodities are up. So much
so that the administration is
pressing for legislation authoriz-
ing the Government to put a
ceiling on prices-and pretty near
all prices except the price of la
Dor. The price of labor, however,
Is one of the largest in produc-
ton of commodities if these
commodities happen to be arms
and munitions. And If their cost
is added to by the demands of la
Dor, the revenue raised by taxa
ton will not 60 so far in the pur-
chase Of these needed weapons.
There will be more taxes. 1t is
time to wake up.
Evening star., 1941-08-12

when a closed shop contract is
signed the members cannot resign
and form another union. They must
submit to the orders of a national
parent organization or Of a regional
organization as the case may be:
The New York State decision will
doubtless influence other courts. In
practical effect, it means that a
closed shop contract puts individual
members in a strait jacket and even
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Masonic Funeral Rites
For Dallas Publisher
BY The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 12.-The
Dallas Daily Times Herald staff
mourned the loss of its publisher
and the flag at Texas A. and M.
College was at half staff today in
tribute to its ardent supporter and
director, Edwin J. Kiest, 70.
Mr.. Kiest, a newsboy who built
one of the Souths great newspapers.
died yesterday. Funeral services
were arranged for this afternoon
at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. with
DR.. Umphrey Lee. president OF
Southern Methodist University, con.
Quoting. Masonic rites will be con-
Quoted at the grave.
Evening star., 1941-08-12
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Gen. Ion Antonescu, the Ru-
manian dictator and commander
of the German Rumanian forces
operating from Bessarabia against
Marshal Budyenny's forces near
Odessa, has contracted diplo-
matte illness which might be-
come very serious.
His association with the Ger
mans in the war against the U.
S. s. r. was pistol-point affair.
He had no choice but to 60 ahead
and fight. Antonescu did not
mind vering Bessarabia,
which only few months ago
had been taken away from the
Rumanians by force. But that
Is all he wanted to do. He was
reluctant to 60 any further be-
cause he felt that the Germans
intended to sacrifice as many
Rumanian troops as possible in
order to destroy Rumania's mill
tary potential. And events proved
his worst apprehensions. The
Rumanian armies, poorly pre-
pared to fight against the we'll
equipped Russians and with in
adequate air protection, have
been decimated. The German
divisions under Antonescu's NOM
inal command had everything
that was needed. But they gave
the Rumanians as little as
they could possibly afford-just
enough to enable them to move
on. The Rumanian troops, &C
cording to recent reports received
in Washington, were the spear
head of the advancing Germans
and had to sustain the brunt OF
the Russia counter-attacks.
Whenever the fire was too strong
and they halted or wanted to
retreat, the Germans bombed
or machine-gunned them merci-
lessly. Antonescu saw what the
German game was and objected,
but his protests were not taken
into consideration by the Ger
man officers under his command.
~
In the meantime the leader of
the Rumanian Peasant party, the
former Premier Jules MANU-,
wrote the Premier long memo
randum. He pointed out that
Rumania must make it clear to
everybody that she is not a par
ticipant in the German aggres-
sion against Russia; that the
Rumanian people have been un-
willing tools in the German hands
and could not help themselves,
and that in any event they must
not appear as the enemies of the
new friends of Russia-Great
Britain and the United States.
Manu- made 1t clear in the
memorandum that Britain and
the United States are bound to
defeat the Axis in the end; con-
sequently it would be folly for
the Rumanians to appear the
enemies of the remaining demo-
cracies in the world. Further
more MANU- pointed out that
the chief preoccupation of the
Rumanians must be Pennsylvania.
which had been taken away from
them by the Hungarians. Any
further campaign into the in
terror of Russia, said the leader
of the Peasant party, would in
dicate that Rumania is renounc-
ing her claims on Transylvania.
He ended by begging the general
to stop any further advance into
Russia and be satisfied with the
reoccupation of Bessarabia.
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Troops Need Guns.

One thing would have great
effect on raising the spirits of the
soldiers-a sufficient supply of
weapons. 1t seems incredible that
after nearly year there are not
enough rifles to go around. II
there are, they have not been
placed in the hands of the men.
There are not enough guns for
the field artillery and there Is a
great shortage of anti-aircraft
guns.
Men who have been in training
in many of the outfits have not
been properly armed. 1t is diff
cult for them to understand why.
If they are to be retained in
camp and kept away from their
old jobs and homes, why are they
not given the weapons they are
supposed to use and in the use of
which they are supposed to be
trained? Many of them, after a
years supposed training, are not
adequately trained to handle
guns which they do not have.
The United States, according to
the President, is to be the ar
senal of democracy" 1t is to
supply the nations battling the
totalitariaa powers with guns and
munitions, as well as to supply
the armed forces of this country.
Rome was not built in a day-nor
is it possible to transform a ma
ton whose industry has been
geared to peace production into
mass production of arms and
munitions overnight. That, how
ever, does not excuse the delays
which have kept the men in the
Army for many long months
without the weapons they are
supposed to use.
A chant has gone up in recent
days which boiled down sounds
like Give them guns or let them
60 home" After all, the United
States is democracy and should
share in the production of the
arsenal" Just who is responsible
for these delays in arming the
troops should be ascertained. If
there is reason, the blame should
be fixed and placed where it be-
longs. If there is no blame-if
the delay has been entirely un-
avoidable, that should be made
clear, too.
Strikes Irk Soldiers.
One thing that irks the men
in uniform is the large number
of strikes that have gone on, de-
laying production in national de-
fenSp D1antS-strikns that still
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Where to Go .
What to Do

OUTING.
The Believe 1t Or Nots" of ma
t,lre lore, Beach and Bingham drives
in Upper Rock Greek Park, $50 am.
tomorrow. Bus leaves Sixteenth
and Underwood streets NV, s:l5
am.
BRIDGE PARTY.
Federal Bridge League, Wardman
Park Hotel, 8 o'clock tonight.
MUSIC.
Band concert, Soldiers Home
Band. bandstand. Soldiers Home
Rock Greek Church road at Upshur
street NV, $50 o'clock tonight.
Band concert. Marine Band, Army
Medical Center. Georgia avenue at
Butternut street NV, $50 O'Clock
tonight.
Band concert, Navy Band, District
World War Memorial, West Potomac
Park, 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Starlight Chamber Music Concert,
the Kolisch Quartet. Meridian Hill
Park. Sixteenth. street and Florida
avenue NV, 8:15 o'clock tonight.
MEETINGS.
Reciprocity Club directors. May
flower Hotel, 8 o'clock tonight.
Federal Employees Council, Room
BIT, Earle Building, 8 o'clock tonight.
knights of Columbus. fourth de-
gree. Mayflower Hotel, 8:l5 o'clock
tonight.
Collectors Club, Branch S. S. P. A.,
Thomson Community Center, 3
o'clock tonight.
LUNCHEONS.
Rotary Club, Willard Hotel, 1890
pm. tomorrow.
Lions Club, Mayflower Hotel,
1890 pm. tomorrow.
Minimum lISe of first and second
Evening star., 1941-08-12

thought with
me.
I had one yes
terday.
1t came TO me
when I passed
the White House
and noticed the
candle burning
in the Presi-
dents bedroom.
With Mr.. Roose-
welt away on va
cation it would
be a very sound
idea 7 th0lIpht.-
Evening star., 1941-08-12

if all the members Of a union dis
like it they are powerless to act
the contract signed at the beginning
must remain a contract with a
union If only / member out Of
10000 wants to keep it in force.
The C. I. o. demand at Kearny
for a maintenance of membership
agreement is a form Of closed shop
frequently found.
Evening star., 1941-08-12

as the close d
shop. The Fed
eral Shipbuild-
ing & Drydock
Co, with $493,-
100000 of naval
contracts, h a S
offered its plant
to the United
States Navy for
Immediate op-
Grafton and pos
session" T h / S
means that the
N Wy Depart
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Three Doctors Here
Called for Navy Duty

Three local doctors have been
called to active Navy duty as assist
ant surgeons in the Medical Corps, it
was announced yesterday.
They are Drs. John S. Thiemeyer,
IL. OF the 1900 block of Gallatln
Evening star., 1941-08-12

street NV; Henry r. Ringness,
1900 block of Colorado avenue NV.
and Claude Cooper, 1900 block of
Curtis road, Chevy Chase, Md. AL
three were graduated from the
George Washington University
Medical College. DR.. Thiemeyer
and DR.. Ringness are natives OF
this city,
Evening star., 1941-08-12

opinions of the lDriters this their
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-08-12
McLemore-
Let Second-Guessers
Rule for Awhile
By HENRY M'LEMORE.

I am just an amateur thinker,
with a cerebellum that still is in
the bush leagues, but every once in
a while I get what passes for
Evening star., 1941-08-12

will, of course, accept the decision
of Congress. That Is certainly
true in New England camps, and
in those in other parts of the
country.
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Closed Shop
AtShipyord
Up to Navy
Embarrassing Issue
Blamed on Defense
Mediation Bourd
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The United States Government
now has before it the question of
whether it will put thousands of
employees into a straitjacket known
Evening star., 1941-08-12
You Don't Have to Move
to Enjoy Modern Living

Congenial neishbors, convenient
location, a we'll built home (even if
perhaps a bit outmoded) are strong
attractions. But you don't have to
forego any of these to live modernly.
The Eberly Plan will fit your present
home to present day comforts and
enjoyment for your family. Let us take
it in Matchmaking such changes as will
bring it up.to.date. Go over it from top
to bottom, inside and out, renovizine,
undermining, painting, paper1ns,
redressing the floors, replacing old
equipment with new, etc.
Have you ever thought of such
possibilities?
It's a very simple matter when done
The Eberly Plan way, with its skilled
craftsmen and mechanical equipment.
And The Eberly Financing Plan
stands ready to offer its facilities-all
done within our own ofice-just a
matter between you and us. No
discounting expenses-but with terms
as elastic as will suit your convenience.
Think it over-we'll be glad to send
an Eberly Plan Supervisor to talk with
you, suggesting what can be done and
all about it.
A. Eberly's Sons
llO8 8KN.W. ~. I. q. S.. DI. 6557
Before Yoa lnuest-lnoestisate
Evening star., 1941-08-12

Minimum use of first and second
gear increases gasoline mileage, the
Department Of Commerce says.
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Strikes Irk Soldiers.

One thing that irks the men
in uniform is the large number
of strikes that have gone on, de-
laying production in national de-
fense plants-strikes that still
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-01
Patients at Bever
Average 81 Daily

Annual report of Boyer Memoir
ial Hospital, submitted TO city
council Wednesday evening, re-
yealed that during the past fiscal
year there has been an average of
81 patients daily.
There were IS in the hospital
at the beginning of the year and
So April 20. There were 346 births,
IL deaths and 1,415 patients dis
charged There we're 1916 surgical
days service rendered; 2.6l2 medi-
cal; 2,617 obsterical; ~ contag-
ious and 2.43S days service to
new born infants, or total of
1856 days service. There were
22s major operations, 247 minor
operations and los accident cases.
Over 81, 500 was received and
disbursed in municipal court in
April, Mrs. Iyah Manning, court
clerk, said today.
Civil costs represented $126.35
OF the amount received; fines and
costs from city ordinance yiolators
$624.35; criminal costs $20l.S5; re-
ceiyed on accounts, S2S2.69; resti'
tutions collected, 500; overpaid
costs, 50; criminal costs returned
from the county treasurer, $149.65;
service fees for officers, $500.
Disbursements were as follows:
$90O.35 for the Ypsilanti Police De
partment; $201.S5 to the county
treasurer; resolutions. 500; re-
turned overpaid costs. 81; paid to
officers for services, $500.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-01
In The Sick Room

Ira Washtenova, rs. 800 Railroad
St. tainted while walking near his
home Wednesday He was taken to
Boyer Memorial Hospital where a
stimulant was administered, and
after a few hours rest he was
taken home.
Stanley Rose, who has been with
his mother. Mrs. A. d. Rose, In
Grass Lake, since she suffered a
stroke several days ago. returned
home for 4 short time Wednesday.
He reports his mother as little
better.
William Watson is seriously i'll
with pneumonia at his home. S225
Mexican Rd., Willis. He was taken
Ill Sunday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-01
BRITISH HAPPY
OVER SAFETY OF
MEN IN GREECE
Continued from Page One)
o Greece in addition to forces
already in Africa and Egypt.

NN~NANAAAhNN - tAAA - % INV
to Greece in addition to forces
already in Africa and Egypt.
Raises Estimate
Its announcement of evacuation
of so per cent OF the BEF troops
by 5000 Prime Minister Churchin's
earlier estimate of $4,000 troops
rescued, it said men still we're be-
ing taken of isolated beaches along
the rugged southern coast OF the
Peloponnesus.
While some of these veterans of
the Greek campaign were believed
to have been landed on the island
of Crete TO fight against possible
German invasion attempt, military
observers said it was probable the
greater number were transported to
Egypt.
The British expressed belief that
German strategy in the eastern
NJ Mediterranean was aimed at avoid
ing involvement with Turkey by
using as stepping stones captured
Islands and Italian held
Rhodes, which is less than 500
miles from the Syrian coast.
Scatter Bombs
War activity in the west Of
Europe was confined to light air &C
ton during the night over Eng
land and Germany. The British
said a few single aircraft scatter
ed bombs over the northeast coast,
no damage or casualties.
Berlin had a brief alarm but the
Germans said Raj raiders were
turned back by anti-aircraft fire af-
.er dropping a few bombs in the out.
skirts of the capital. Small flights
Of bombers over the north Ger
man coastal region caused some
civilian casualties. they said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-01
AMERICAN LEGION

Continued from Page one)
members. Those who received
awards were Earl Freeman, Cliff
ford Reynolds, Willard Shaw.
Charles Kuster. Gordon Lamb.
Harold Magee, Carl Johnson, Rob
ert Schrepper. r. c. Starr, Edward
Arnet and Ray Augustus.
Karl Tunnicliffe, chairman. an
nounced plans for the citizenship
banquet in the Michigan Union.
Ann Arbor. May 20. He will be
chairman.
The post voted to give SIS for
the improvement of Boy Scout
quarters and $40 to the Sea Scouts
for the painting of their boats.
Mr.. Reynolds reported there are
now 211 members in the post and
Mr.. Starr and Mr. Shaw, dele
gates. reported on the second dis
trict meeting in Dundee Sunday.
An invitation was received
from Erwin Prieskorn post, Ann
Arbor for Legionnaires and their
wives to attend a dinner there May
S.
A guest at the meeting was DR..
c. II. Hoffmyer. Adrian, second
district commander.
Russell Watts won tho prize.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-01
THE WEATHER

Ypsilanti and vicinity: Partly
cloudy and slightly cooler today,
followed by showers Friday. Cen
tle 10 moderate southerly winds.
Temperature at 1880 A. m. today,
81.
Temperatures Wednesday high
est, so: lowest, SO; mean, IS.
Temperature one year ago to-
day: highest, so; lowest, S5; mean,
As.
Temperatures this date in past
IS years: highest, S. in 1899; low
est, 2s in 1908.
Relative humidity Wednesday:
! 80 a. m. 61ft; 1880 a. m, Sic:
1880 p. m. 2lPo; 1880 p. m, 1890.
Barometic pressure at 1880 a. m.
today: station. 1888 inches; sea
level. 3006 inches.
Precipitation in last Is hours
ending at 1870 m. today: none.
The sun sets today at 1880 p. m.
and rises tomorrow at 5:26 a. m.
The moon sets today at HISS p.
m. and rises tomorrow at 1907 a.
m.