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Evening star., 1941-08-23
Mackenzie King Booed
In Britain by Troops
Impatient for Action
Applause ond Cheering
Follow Cunudion's
Mention of ldIeness
BY the Associated Press.


SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND, Aug.
23.-Mixed cheers. boos and hand
clipping greeted Prime Minister w.
L. Mackenzie King Of Canada today
as he arrived at sports stadium
where 10000 Canadian troops were
assembled for field day and in
spection.
1t was his first visit to the Cana
dian overseas army, which numbers
more than 100000
The first demonstration quieted
when Mr. Mackenzie King walked
out to inspect guard of honor from
the British Black Watch, but an
other broke out Immediately after
ward and lasted several seconds.
Developments indicated it was an
expression against relative inaction
in England.
Booing browns Out Cheers.
Booing from the rear of the grand
stand drowned out hand clapping
and cheers from the front as the
Prime Minister was introduced by
1t. Gen. Andrew McNaughton, COM
mander of the Canadian forces.
The visitor gripped his umbrella
more tightly and smiled.
Never in her history" he said,
has Canada been prouder than to-
day of men who have crossed the
seas to play their part alongside
the mother country. We shall never
forget you, and when 1 return I
shall be able to give message to
the people about the strength and
appearance and spirit of the men,
who are exhibiting their spirit in
such a noble fashion
He was interrupted by loud and
derisive booing. The Prime Minister
hesitated momentarily as the booing
subsided and then he resumed his
talk.
Turns to Cheering.
Il gather from the applause that
many of you are impatient and
would rather be engaged in more
active operations than you are to-
day"
This was greeted by loud cheers,
whistling and applause.
The Prime Minister shouted into
the microphone: That's the spirit
to which was referring"
He expressed regret that all people
OF Canada had not seen the troops
and relayed the warmest wishes of
all members of his cabinet and the
people of the Dominion as a whole.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Greatest Difficulties Lie Ahead
For Reich in War on Soviet
Invaders Are Poying Heavily for All Coins
As Fighting Enters Its Fiercest Stuee

of the massive losses Of man power,
armament and machines.
But the review draws comfort and
encouragement from the conclusions
that:
l. German blitz tactics have
failed.
2. German resources and man
power are being drained.
3. Prolonged resistance is assured.
4. Losses of territory, while sad,
are not decisive.
A British observer permitted to
visit the front confirms that Soviet
morale is excellent, that the Ger
mans have not yet won control of
the Russian air, and that the Red
Army still is we'll equipped with
armament.
The attention of all Russians is
focused tensely on the notable battle
for Leningrad-a city scarcely less
(See STEELE, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Escaped FoIt Dix Soldier
Is Found Shot 10 Death
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
FORT DIX. N. j., Aug. 23.-Pvt.
Theodore A. Mazur, %, of Passaic,
N. j., who escaped from the Fort
Dix guardhouse with seven other
soldiers, was found shot to death
today near the post rife range.
The forts public relations office
said John McHugh, Lansdowne
PaD police officer on vacation near
here, approached Mazur and two
other escaped privates at 8 pm.
yesterday and called on them to stop.
When MaZur ran McHugh fired
three shots in the air as a warning
and then aimed one shot at him,
Fort Dix said. The bullet entered
Mazur's back.
In the darkness it was first be-
heved Mazur escaped unharmed.
but a searching party this morning
found his body near the scene.
Authorities said Mazur was In
Quoted September Is with the Ma
tional Guard. and had been serving
six months in the guardhouse for
. previous break.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Finnish Steamer Seized
By Cuban Government
BY the Associated Press.

BY bne ASSOcldle0 Fress-
HAVANA, Aug. 23-The 1885,
ton Finnish steamer Koura was
seized last night by the Cuban gov
eminent and her 18 crewmen and
captain were interned.
DR.. Aurelio Ituarte, chief of immi-
grafton, gave no reason for the
seizure, but it was believed to be in
accord with Cuba's policy of taking
over all ships of Axis and Axis-con-
nected powers.
Maritime circles said the Koura,
which left Petsamo en- route to Bar
ranquilla. Colombia, shortly before
Finland joined Germany in the war
against Russia, was damaged by
Nazi planes at the far northern port.
She continued to Barranquilla,
where her damage was repaired, and
came on to Havana Thursday. Brit
ish authorities were said to have
granted permit for the ship to
come here.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Crete Guerrilla Warfare
Reported Still Going On
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Aug. 23-Army and
r. A. F. officers who have returned
to London from the Near East re-
port that a bitter guerrilla war
fare still is being waged among the
mountain crags of Crete. where
some $4,000 Australians, New Zea-
landers and British-dead and alive
were left behind last May.
Forays by the ragged, defiant, lean
men against German outposts. rifle
shots in the still of the night, the
knocking over of unsuspecting SEN
tries, grass fires suddenly sweeping
across German airports-these are
some of the aspects of the unofficial
campaign still being waged in the
Greek island which are described
by the reports reaching London.
The Australians, New Zealanders
and British lurk in the craggy hills
by day, fed by natives vino risk
their lives to befriend them, it is
said. BY night the guerrillas loot
from the Nazi garrisons for supplies.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Most Gas Stations
In Capital Prepare
To Close Tomorrow
Petroleum Committee
Asks Bon on New
RetuiI Distributors

In their effort to keep "a little
bit Of gasoline" in their pumps for
sale on Labor Day week end, the
majority of local dealers are pre-
pairing to give the District gas
less Sunday tomorrow, spokes-
man said this morning. He pre-
dicted that few stations would re-
main open.
Meanwhile, the Districts Petro-
leum Conservation Committee today
recommended to the Board of Zon-
ing Adjustment that no new filling
stations be established in Washing
ton unless absolutely necessary for
q community.
Taxi Ban Rejected.
The committee tabled a resolution
which would have recommended
congressional legislation to prevent
licensing of any more taxicabs in
this city, after assurance from taxi
representatives that the number of
cabs here cannot increase anyway,
due to manufacturers restrictions.
The committee considered a sug-
gestion, submitted at a meeting in
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer's Office, that cab drivers be
permitted to pick up a second pas
senger when on trip with another.
The proposal was referred to the
Public Utilities Commission for rec
ommendation.
A week and q day after its "ra-
tioning order" was published. the
Office of the Defense Petroleum Co.
ordnator said today that it hoped
to release by this afternoon a state
ment which will tell filling station
operators and suppliers how they
can make the order work.
At the same time, the Office was
conducting debate about whose re-
sponsibility it is to put idle oil tank
cars into service, hauling petroleum
from Western sources and whether
such cars actually exist.
Survey Ordered.
Acting Petroleum Co-ordinator
Ralph K. Davies told the petroleum
industry to ascertain immediately
how many such cars are available
and to press them into service with
least possible delay. He said stren-
uous efforts by his own staff had
failed to locate the large number of
cars allegedly available.
j. ]. Pelley, president of the As
sociation of American Railroads,
said that as of yesterday there were
1857 surplus tank cars throughout
the country that could haul 2OO.-
900 barrels of Oil daily to the East.
"All they have to do Is order
them and load them and we will
move them to whatever destination
they direct" he said.
Harry Wainwright, research di-
rector for the local gas dealers
association, said he felt conserva-
tion efforts of local dealers will
leave a small gasoline supply here
at the end of the month, before the
(See GASOLINE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Nozi Armies Nearer Leninqrad,
Russia Admits; Marshal Warns
City Again Of German Menace
Firm Stond Along
Entire Front Is
Indicated, However
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 23.-Marshal
klementi Voroshilov, the de-
fender of Leningrad, repeated
urgent proclamations today de-
claring the Soviet's second city
In terrible danger" and urging
Soviet citizens to perform their
holy duty" in fighting off the
Nazi invader.
Dig yourselves in! Leningrad
was. is and shall forever remain the
city Of the great October revolu-
ton" Voroshilov urged in an appeal
to the citizens army and regular
troops.
"A terrible danger is hanging over
Leningrad,' ne said. The decisive
moment has arrived. The enemy is
nearing Leningrad. Our holy duty
Is to self-sacrificingly defend the
path of the approaches to the city"
Firm Stand Indicated.
The Soviet communique, however.
had by inference reported the Red
Army standing fast all along the
front, from Leningrad to the Black
Sea, with no new areas of fighting
mentioned.
Pravda, Communist Party news
paper, said in report from the
front that combined forces of the
Red Army and peoples army had
lifted the siege of an unnamed city
and driven the Nazis back six miles
in counterattack.
Red Star, the organ of the Red
Army, reported continuous Russian
counterattacks on the central sec
tor and said latest reports showed
nine villages recaptured in the last
two days. The German 161st In
fantry Division was declared to have
been smashed and much Of its
equipment captured.
Bringing Up Reserves.
The Germans. driven from some
fortified positions, are bringing up
reserves, but the Russian advance
is continuing, these advices said,
Leningrad was the focal point of
the German attack and heavy anti
aircraft fire there was reported
beating off repeated thrusts of the
German Luftwaffe, while the huge
city's sprawling industries ground
out supplies for the battling Soviet
forces and citizens built and
manned barricades in the streets.
A Russian war bulletin declared
In a summary of the first two
months of the war that the Ger
mans had lost more than 1000 900
men in killed, wounded and cap
tured, while Red Army losses aggre-
gated 100000.
Publish Summary on Anniversary.
The Russians published the sum-
mary on the second anniversary OF
the thunderbolt announcement that
a pact of peace had been signed
between Moscow and Berlin-a pact
scrapped last June % when Adolf
Hitler hurled his armies eastward
bCIOSS Iilc SOf1CI 1lOlltlCi
OF action along the battlefront
the midnight report of the Soviet
Bureau of Information said only:
During August % our troops con-
tinued to fight stubbornly with the
enemy on the entire front" 1t
added that the Red fleet had at
tackled a German convoy in the
Baltic, presumably reinforcing the
attack on Leningrad, and sunk two
transports and two escorting motor
boats. Three other transports were
said to have been pursued to shore,
where they ran aground.
The latest-mentioned key sectors
in the fight for the old capital OF
(See RUSSIANS. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1941-08-23

stopped early and began to turn
backward toward Europe. This
always was a country lots of people
wanted to get away from. At the
University of Reykjavik, however,
the professors deny this story. They
say the first Morse discoverer
climbed a high hill near the coast
and looked inland on the vast Vat
majorkeull Glacier. As far as he
could see there was nothing but
ice-so he called the place "Ice-
land"
The mixture of Morse and Irish
soon became stabilized in q fashion
that affords a fascinating study for
students of human heredity. Some
qualities Of both races became
dominant in the germ plasm. The
Icelanders, men especially look like
Scandinavians. They are tall and
blond. The women have . decidedly
Irish look, except for the customary
blond hair.
In temperament they seem to be
a mixture of both races. They
possess a high degree of Celtic
imagination, little Celtic fire. Such
lSee HENRY page Az
Evening star., 1941-08-23
By A. r. STEELE.
War Correspondent of The Star ar
Chicago Daily News.

War Correspondent of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.
MOSCOW, Aug. 23.-At the begin
ming of the third month of the
Russo German conflict, Germany's
greatest difficulties are still ahead.
The war is now entering its fiercest
phase-the struggle for Leningrad.
The extended Russian line is bent
deeply in the south, but apparently
has not been pierced. The north
and general sectors certainly pre-
sent a flexible but unbroken front
with unlimited reserves of man
power and very considerable guam
titles of armament at the Soviet's
disposal
Today's official communique opens
with the laconic comment that "a
fierce battle is progressing on all
fronts" and reviews the two months
of hostilities with candid admission
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Gen. AuchinIeck's Visit
To London Disclosed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-Lt. Gen. C. J.
E. Auchinleck, new British COM
mander in chief in the Near East.
visited London recently, it was dis
closed today.
Authorative sources said they
could not comment on the reason
for Gen. Auchinleck's visit, but it
was believed he conferred with
Prime Minister Churchill.
1t was the first time the general
had been in London since he took
over the reins in the Near East from
Gen. Sir ArchibaldP. Wavell July 2.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
BY DON s. WARREN.

A ban on union activities by work
ers at municipal hospitals, penal
institutions or among the police
which would interfere in any way
with the functioning of vital mu-
nicipal services was announced to-
day by the Board of Commissioners.
Commissioner Guy Mason, who
issued the declaration, said the
board had adopted policy under
which workers. organized or not.
may select their own spokesmen to
present complaints or suggestions
about working conditions TO depart
ment authorities. He said if the
workers were dissatisfied with de-
cisions they could appeal to the
Commissioners.
He added, however, that the Dis
trict government cannot. should not
and will not tolerate" any strikes or
other union activities that would
handicap or interfere with protec-
ton of the public, continuance of
hospital services, proper operation
of penal institutions or other serv-
ices Vital to society.
In announcing the policy. Com
missioner Mason said the Commits
sioners were opposed to the organ
ization of any local union chapters
among workers employed at the
various institutions, but that the
workers were permitted otherwise
to join a national union.
Some Locals Exist.
The Fire Department now has a
union among its members and 1t
has been understood in the past
they are not permitted to strike.
For some time there has been a
chapter of the United Federal Work
ers of America, 4 c. I. o. union.
among workers Ut Gallinger Hos
pital, in which orderlies, maids,
kitchen and laundry workers are
enlisted. Mr. Mason said: These
locals exist and We can't do any
thing about that, but we don't want
any more locals, although this does
not mean a municipal worker may
not join a national union"
The policy-the first formal such
declaration to come from the Com
misSioners, at least in recent years
was the result of a dispute between
Gallinger authorities and the Gal
linger Chapter of the U. F. w. A.
over union protests that its workers
should be paid an amount to cover
(See GALLINGER, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-08-23
The Sunday Star
Tomorrow
Editorial Section

Editorial Section
Richard L. Stokes analyses
Russias strength and posi-
bilities. His article is valuable
as the war climax approaches.
R0togravure Section
A full page of pictures Of
the historic sea conference of
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill. A page Of
weekly snapshot winners in
the $4,000 contest which ends
September /.
News Section
The Navy is busily testing
torpedoes for the defense Of
America down near Piney
FONT on the Potomac. Plc-
lures and a feature story of
the firing tests.
Thomas R. Henry continues
his interesting series on Ice
land, Americas newest de-
Tense outpost, from which he
recently returned.
Your Sunday Star-a COM
plete newspaper, accurate,
reliable and comprehensive
goes into tens of thousands
more homes in Washington
and suburbs than any other
newspaper.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star stan Correspondent.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland.-Iceland-
ers are race apart.
They are a mixture of Scandi-
navian and Irish-some say 60 per
cent of the first and 40 of the Sec
ond. Others put the proportion Of
Irish blood considerably lower.
The national song, however,
might well be My Mother Came
From Ireland" The first settlers
we're Iris hmonks back in the sixth
century, shortly after the days Of St.
Patrick, when hardy Irish sailors
were ranging far into the Atlantic
in open boats, and one of them at
least probably ventured far up the
st. Lawrence.
The Vikings followed their trail.
Their sea road was south to Erin
and then north to Iceland. but such
q journey usually required many
years. The sea raiders would settle
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Chunekine College Area
Ruided by japanese
By the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, China, Aug. 23.-
The university district in the west
ern outskirts of Chungking, home Of
about 1000 Chinese students, again
was the principal target today as
Japanese planes smashed at this
capital for the second successive day.
Fifty-four planes crossed the city
in two equal waves during an alarm
which lasted from 1920 am. to 3:35
pm.
Pillars of smoke and flame visible
for miles around indicated the scope
of new damages on top of yesterdays
destruction.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Iran Cancels Leaves
For Officers, Boosts
Guard al Borders
Answer to London Is
Reported Stressine
Nations Neutrality
By the Associated Press.


TEHERAN. Iran, Aug. 23.-Iran,
anticipating a showdown on British
Russian demands for expulsion Of
German technicians from the coun-
try, has Cancelled leaves for 1,072
newly graduated army ofhcers and
has ordered them to the frontiers
for active duty with 10000 troops
on guard there.
A government answer to Brit
ish- Russian note was delivered to
the British Minister yesterday. Iran
was understood to have shown read
iness to reduce the number OF Ger
man technicians when their con-
tracts in state-owned railroads and
communications industries expire
The answer, however, was reported
to have stressed that Iran as a neil
tral, independent power, did not see
why she should be forced to risk
diplomatic rupture with Germany
by expelling all German nationals
at once.
CA dispatch of Reuters, British
news agency, from Ankara, said
it was rumored there that Iran
had agreed to expel small num-
bers of German agents each
month.
Reports from Turkey said the
British were moving troops to-
ward the Iran frontier and that
the Iran Army was alert to de-
fend the country. London au-
thoritative quarters, however, re-
fused to comment)
Sources in London indicated
Great Britain would stand firm
on her demands and was ready
to send troops into Iran rather
than permit a reported 5000
Germans to remain there. They
said 1t. Gen. Claude ]. z. Au-
chinleck, Near East commander
in chief, who visited London
recently, probably gave Prime
Minister Churchill a detailed re-
port of British strength in that
area
Called Window Dressing.
Iranians declared the British
Russian demands were window
dressing to cover plans to invade
the country and establish contacts
by which British troops could join
Russians on the eastern front.
An official police statement said
there were only $40 male Germans
in the country and that in the last
As days so of these had left.
Iran has an air force of fewer
than 300 planes. The country has
small navy. Italian-built, COM
posed Of two sloops, five patrol YES
(See IRAN, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1941-08-23

NEW YORK. Aug. % P.-The
Rome radio said today that German
Propaganda Minister Joseph Goeb-
bells would visit Venice August 81
to attend an international f1lm show
on invitation of the Italian minister
of propaganda, Alessandro Pavolini.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Steel Mill Strike
nds;;Detroit
Talks Fail
Keorny Tie-up
Continues; New
Threut Hits Lakes
By the Associated Press.

BY Inc ASAOclabed ffebS.
Quick settlement of an Alabama
steel mill strike encouraged defense
authorities today but remaining to
harass Government agencies keen
on defense speedups were the
threats of walkouts at Great Lakes
shipyards, the stalemate at the
strikebound Kearny, N. j., ship
yards holding huge defense con-
tracts and the public transit tie-up
in Detroit.
c. I. o. steel workers had picketed
the plant of the Republic Steel Corp.
at Gadsden, Ala, Friday. A union
man said demand had been made
for wages approaching those of the
Birmingham district, union shop
and the checkoff system of dues
collection.
The plant management asserted
the scale was approximately the
same as that at Birmingham, rang
ing from S. cents an hour for COM
mon labor up to So for the skilled
help.
Talks End Picketing.
There was no estimate of how
many of the $500 employees joined
the strike, nor was there an an
nouncement of the settlement terms,
but at any rate a conference ended
the picketing and sent the men back
to work.
Kearny and Detroit remained sore
spots.
L. II. Korndorff, president of the
Federal Shipbuilding g. Drydock Co.,
United States Steel subsidiary, which
holds S493, 900 900 worth of contracts
for fighting and merchant craft, re-
turned from Washington to New
York for possible conference with
his associates.
At Hyde Park, N. Y. White House
officials said President Roosevelt ex-
pected to confer by telephone during
the day with representatives of both
the company and the union in his
efforts to bring the strike to 4 close
The striking C. I. o. shipbuilders
demand maintenance-of-un union
contract, under which the firm
would be required to discharge union
members who failed to pay their
union dues. The management has
continued for 18 days to say no
to this. AS result of the failure of
workers and owner to agree, there
are no hot rivets going into two
cruisers, six destroyers and many
merchant vessels and $4,000 workers
are idling.
Cars and Buses at Standstill.
Mayor Edward j. Jeffries of De-
troit pondered what to do about the
motionless buses and trolley cars,
which up until four days ago were
fastening men to the big auto
plants.
Conferences appeared fruitless,
while there were rumors that the
municipality was about to take over
the transportation system which is
the center of jurisdictional dis
pute between A. F. L. and c. I. o.
unions. The A. F. L. demands that
the street railway department of the
city grant it exclusive bargaining
rights.
West Coast planemakers told
a Senate investigating committee at
Los Angeles that wage stabilization
negotiations were deadlocked be-
cause A. F. L. and c. I. o. leaders
were unwilling to get together with
the manufacturers.
Gunfire roared again in Harlan,
KY. A highway patrol lieutenant
was wounded yesterday, apparently
in connection with labor strife at the
Benham coal mine. A c. I. o.
A. F. L. dispute has been going on
for many months. The mine has q
(See STRIKES Page A-60
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Beoverbrook in Montreal

MONTREAL, Aug. % (P).-Lord
Beaverbrook, Britain's Minister of
Supply, conferred here until early
today with Munitions Minister C. D.
Howe and with others associated
with the Dominion's war effort.
Evening star., 1941-08-23
Writer'S Mother Dead

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug % up.
Mrs. Beulah Rice, mother of
Grantland Rice, the sports writer,
died yesterday after an illness of
several weeks,
Evening star., 1941-08-23
D. T.. Heads Ban
Union Activity
In Vital Units
Forming Of Locals
Among Police or in
Hospitals Opposed
BACKGROUND


Chapter OF United Federal
Workers OF America &C. I. o. at
Gdllinoer Hospital has orderItes,
maids, kitchen and laundry
tDOrkers as members. Dispute
arose recently betUeen union and
hospital oDer the ,0orkers' con-
tentton that they should be paid
an amount to coper cost Of meals,
instead OF haping meals prouided
by hospital. District Of Columbia
officials hare rejected plea on
grounds Congress decided ,oork-
ers should haUe meals proutded
in lieu OF mage increase.