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Evening star., 1941-08-17
First Ship for Britain
Launched ON West Coast
b. the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Calf. Aug. 10
The first of scores of American
built ships for Britain was launched
here today.
Through such ships, said Rear
Admiral Land, Maritime Commis-
sion chairman, the defense of the
democracies will be turned into
IAN offensive against the aggres-
sors."
The vessel was the Ocean VAN
guard, a 416-foot freighter, first
of go to be completed in IA months
for Britain in California and Maine
yards.
Admiral Land said the immediate
goal in Americas supreme ship
building program" is to produce
more than 1900 merchant vessels by
the end of l943. That means two
ships every day for the next two
years." he declared two ships a
day will keep the Germans away"
Sir Arthur Salter, head of the
British merchant shipping mission,
called the Ocean Vanguard a por-
tent of victory, "for the issue of
the war turns on the contest at
sea, and this ship symbolizes the
decisive factor in that contest
the entry into it of America as a
great shipbuilder."
Evening star., 1941-08-17
War No Closer, Says President,
On WoyHome to Discuss japan
And France and Aid to Russia
Legion Commander
Calls on Congress
To Back 8 Points
BY the Associated Press.


BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 16.-
Milo j. Warner, national COM
mander of the American Le-
gion, today called for "clear
and concise statement from the
President now" to inform Con-
gress and the public how the
eight points arrived at by Pres
ident Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill may be ap-
piled.
Mr.. Warner said he hoped
Congress would stay in session
long enough to hear recon-
mendations from the President
and act upon them Immediately
getting behind him 100
per cent and eliminating parti-
sanship entirely"
Mr.. Warner said the Legion
was behind the administration
foreign policy and his organi-
zation would support whatever
Congress and the President felt
was necessary to defend the
Americas. BY that remark. he
said, he meant if it were nee
essary to occupy Dakar and
other Atlantic outposts for the
benefit of hemisphere defense,
then the occupation should be
undertaken.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Army Marching Drills Planned
For Junior c. &C. EnrolIees

tempt to give detailed military
training to C. c. C. enrollees. One
oficial, scofing at that idea, said
he assumed the marching plan was
ordered simply to bring about a
more orderly movement of groups
in the camps.
after all, he said, you can't give
very much military training in Is
minutes.
C. c. C. officials also refused COM
ment on the question, but one Of
fetal, declining to be quoted, said
he thought this is about as far
as we will go in military training.
He said that, for one thing, there
isn't enough equipment for training
in the handling of guns and other
DEATH dealing weapons.
The order will affect about 16O,-
600 members of the corps, c. c. c.
official estimated. Junior enrollees
include all men except the World
War veterans and about 10000 lead
ers, assistant leaders and project
assistants. The Junior enrollees,
(see g. g. G., Page A-16)
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Ickes Requests Curb
On Cruising 1axis
To Save Gasoline
Asks Mayors Of Is Cities
TO Ascertain Methods
OF Reduction in Practice

Petroleum Defense Co-ordinatol
Ickes late yesterday addressed tele.
grams to the District Commission
ers, and to mayors of Is other East
ern cities, requesting immediate
steps to ascertain to what extent
the cruising of taxicabs in your city
may be reduced without throwing
too heavy a burden upon this meth
cd of transportation"
This was his first move to clamp
down on cab drivers-whO up to
now apparently would enjoy privl-
legged position as drivers of COM
mercial" vehicles under the ration
ing system ordered Friday night by
Federal Price Administrator Leon
Henderson at the suggestion OF Mr.
IckeS.
Under the rationlng program, fill
ing stations were told to give COM
mercial vehicles preference" With
a fiat 10 per cent cut demanded In
total gasoline distribution on the
East Coast, officials said this meant
that drivers of pleasure cars would
be unable to purchase more than
about 80 per cent of their normal
supply.
Sees Enforcement Problem.
While the Commissioners could
not be reached last night for COM
ment, an official of the Public Utili-
ties Commission here said that un-
questionably curtailment OF cab
cruising would save gas s. then
shrugged his shoulders.
How can we enforce any such
regulation?" he asked. THE only
way it would work successfully would
be through voluntary cooperation
He pointed out that taxi drivers
necessarily cruise back from trips
out of the downtown area, and they
could use this as an excuse when
ever questioned about their cruising
Only company drivers-less than 1C
per cent of some 5000 here-are re-
(See GASOLINE, Page A-16)
Evening star., 1941-08-17

In a move which focused atten-
ton again on a long-debated con-
troversy-military training in the
Civilian Conservation Corps = the
Government yesterday disc 10 d
plans for instructing all Junior C.
C. C. enrollees in marching and
simple formation.
Announcing approval Of q new
C. C. c. regulation providing such
instruction Is minutes a day for
five days a week, c. c. C. Director
James J. McEntee said q War De-
partment order, putting the new
marching plan into effect imme-
diately, has been sent to the COM
manding general of each of the nine
corps areas.
Mr.. McEntee said the purpose of
the instructions is to strengthen
and broaden the basic health and
physical training programs provided
in c. c. c. camps for all enrollees." !"
100000 to Be Affected.
War Department spokesman re-
fused comment when asked whether
this was the Arst step Ia an at
Evening star., 1941-08-17

democracies. Authoritative observ-
ers saw in the Japanese action the
first of an Axis-inspired series OF
steps to disturb Pacific relations 10
the detriment of Russia.
The State Department said the
Japanese Foreign Office was willing
that only American officials be
taken aboard the President Coolidge,
which was to sail from Shanghai Tor
the United States via Japan August
IA, last Thursday. Among all the
Americans in Japan. the American
Embassy in Toxic had determined
that about 20 officials and more
than 100 private citizens wanted to
take passage at this time. The
names of the stranded were not
available last night.
Omits japanese Ports.
Under these circumstances the
State Department announcement
said, "it has seemed advisable and
has been decided that the steam
ship Coolidge adhere to her regu-
lar schedule and proceed directly
from Shanghai to San Francisco
without calling at Japanese port"
The State Department, without
going into details of its next move,
said that it lis continuing to give
its close and serious attention to
the question of providing transpor-
tation for American citizens desiring
to return to the United States from
Japan, as we'll as for other Ameri-
cans elsewhere" The department
withheld official comment on the
japanese action.
Some officials said the Japanese
government had not refused to per-
NIT the Americans to leave the
country and that they would leave
when other means Of transporta-
tion were found. One suggestion
here was that the Americans go
to Shanghai and board American
vessels there.
Move Thought Reprisal.
No Japanese ships are sailing for
American ports, since they fear
seizure under the freezing" orders
now in effect. Presumably, it was
in retaliation for this that the jap
anese refused to permit the Presi-
dent Coolidge to make a call for
passengers at japanese port.
The Foreign Office put its foot
down after the State Department had
initiated discussions with the Jap
anese government through the
American Embassy in Toxic. The
American President Lines cooper
ated with the State Department and
the Embassy by offering the Presi-
dent Coolidge for the use of those
who wanted to leave the Orient.
1t was learned that one conse-
quence of the decision by the Toxic
Foreign Office will be an urgent
effort by American, British and
Russian conferees in the coming
Moscow tripartite conference pro-
posed by Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Churchill and approved by Josef
Co.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Nazis and Russians
Locked in Furious
Ukraine Battle
Bitter Fighting Reported
By Moscow Along
Entire Eastern Front
BY the Associated Press.

1 DS lDe ASSOCldleu fItSS.
MOSCOW, Sunday, Aug. 1.-THE
Red Army went into the ninth week
! of its all-out resistance against Ger
1 many's invasion today with bitter
fighting along the entire 2000-mile
eastern front while Russian, British
and United States leaders rushed
plans to pool their resources for a
long war against Nazi-ism.
The Soviet communique again
merely reported that fighting con-
tinued yesterday and last night on
the whole front-the third consecu-
tive time the Russians have issued
a generalized report on the war.
The Soviets did point yesterday
to the Ukraine, where the Germans
are pushing toward the ports of
Odessa and Nikolaev, as an area of
particularly heavy fighting. But
their last, three communicates have
not mentioned names of towns and
cities as usual.
Nazi Reports Spiked.
To reports that the Germans were
approaching the vital Ukraine manu-
featuring area of Dnieperopetrovsk,
S. A. Lozovsky, Soviet spokesman,
declared:
ut is the idea of the German ra-
dio about the movement of the Ger
man army. The German radio
wants to do work the troops cannot
do"
The Russians appeared encouraged
! by the start of plans for confer
ence of the United States, Britain
and the Soviets to pool their re-
sources against the Nazis. Premier
Joseph Stain hurried arrangements
from the Russian end for the mo-
mentous meeting.
Stain agreed to take all necessary
| steps as soon as possible for such a
council of war at Moscow, it was
announced yesterday. The pro-
posal was made Friday in a message
delivered by the United States and
British Ambassadors, Laurence A.
Steinhardt and Sir Stafford Cripps,
from President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill.
Violent Struggle.
Yesterdays first communique on
the war situation said a particularly
violent struggle was taking place
in the south where the Red army
was locked in a stubborn battle with
the Germans for the fields of the
| Ukraine.
The last communique of the Rus
slams mentioning specific points in
the Ukraine said the Red army had
withdrawn from Kirovograd and
Pervomaisk, in the heart of that
part of the Ukraine west of the
Dnieper, but that the German ad-
vance had been stemmed.
british quarters in London
said the Russians we're withdraw
ing rapidly to new positions east
of the broad Dnieper, but said
the situation would appear to be
quite cheerful" A British broad
cast denied that the Germans
had occupied the vital mining
center of Krivoi Rog, 120 miles
west of the river)
Counterattacks Reorted.
The Russians were reported coun-
terattacking in some sectors, and
(See RUSSIAN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Flying Fortress, First Damaged by Nozis,
Beats Off Seven Luftwoffe Fighters

fighters and bombers over Northern
France. Rail communications and
the airdrome near ST. Omer were
among the chief targets.
The British listed 10 German
fighters destroyed and four R. A. F.
fighters missing from the operations
which started in the morning and
continued into the night. The Ger
mans claimed six British planes
were shot down.
Besides land objectives, Blenheim
bombers crisscrossed the Channel
in hunt for German shipping and,
the Air Ministry reported, all they
found was patrol boat which was
bombed and set afire.
Added to the days toll Of Nazi
fighters was . bomber shot down
into the SEA OF the southeast ooaSt
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Virginia Girl Is Slain
Siffina in Movie Theater

BY the Associated Press.
FRIES, Va, Aug. 16.-Pauline
Payne, 18, of Fries was shot to
death tonight as she sat watching
a movie in a theater here.
The Saturday night audience that
crowded the theater was thrown
into an uproar as two shots rang
out and a man fed from the build
ing. pistol in hand.
Chief of Police Bruce Smith, aided
by sheriff's deputies, Immediately
launched search for the slayer,
who, witnesses said, fed in an auto
mobile. State police at Wytheville
broadcast an alarm and a descrip-
ton of the assailant, and officers
quickly covered roads leading from
this town.
Miss Payne was shot through the
heart and leg, and died instantly.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
By BLAIR BOLLES.

The United States Government
was confronted yesterday with the
grave problem of how to safeguard
and bring home more than 1O(
American nationals who are strand
ed in Japan as a result OF the re-
fusal by the japanese Foreign Or
flee to allow them to leave for Sar
Francisco on the American steam
ship President Coolidge.
The Japanese action Is expected
to hasten the full development OF
the Anglo-American war accord
with Russia in order to protect the
interests of Washington, London
and Moscow in the open door" ir
Northeastern Asia.
AS a result Of the Toxic action
American relations are al
the most tense point since Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill met at sea and discussed
ways of speeding the triumph of the
Evening star., 1941-08-17

as single German planes attacked
that area and the northeast and
east of Scotland.
Some damage and a small num-
ber of casualties were caused by the
Luftwaffe at two points in Scotland.
One of the German craft bombed
bonded whisky warehouse near a
Northeast Scottish coast town, start
ing fire which destroyed thou
sands Of gallons of whisky.
r. A. F. bombers swept across the
Channel in the raids on France
after fighter squadrons had cleared
the way with broad scouting and
offensive sweeps in the morning.
Ths Germans said the r. A. r.
attacks were directed chiefly at the
BocAogne-Calais,Le Hsvre area.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Groundwork Is Laid
To Gust inefficient
Officers From Army
Three Generals Study
Coses Of Those Listed
For Retirement
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The Army high command was re-
ported yesterday to have under
taken a sweeping shake-up of Off
GERS in line with its expressed in
tention of eliminating those who
fail to measure up to the highest
standards of military leadership.
Eventually, authorities said, sew
eral hundred officers, including reg
ular Army men, National Guards
men and Reserves, may be retired
from active duty and given an op-
portunity to resign.
The War Department called re-
Gently for the creation of a board
of generals to review the cases OF
regular Army officers. This beard has
not yet been appointed, but it was
said that compilation of lists of
officers whose names will be placed
before it was under way. These Of
ficers will have the right either to
resign voluntarily or to have their
cases heard by the board and await
its decision.
Some cautious steps toward chang
ing commands of National Guard
units we're started several weeks ago,
the reported objective being to re-
place officers too old or otherwise
unfit for troop training and active
field duty.
Study Officers Cases.
More recently Secretary of War
Stimson named three special ad-
visers on National Guard and Re
serve matters and it was understood
that these men have been devoting
all their time to studying cases of
officers In those two classes who
have been recommended for relief
from active duty. The advisers are
Mai. Gen. John F. Organ. Brig.
Gen. Leith R. Gignilliat and Maj.
Gen. David Prescott Barrows.
Like Regular Army officers, Ma
tional Guard and Reserve officers
recommended to the Secretary for
removal from active assignments
may resign voluntarily if they
desire.
Meanwhile. three Of the Army's
younger brigadier generals yester-
(See ARMY, Page A-13)
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Lady Astor to Visit U. S
Later, CobIegrom Hints
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Aug. 16-J.
Scott Parrish, local chairman of
British war relief. today received
cablegram from Lady Astor stat
ing briefly, mo chance my coming
over yet, but would, of course, come
home"
The cablegram was in answer to
one which Mr.. Parrish sent the
Virginia born member of the Brit
ish Parliament recently. Mr.. Par
rish cabled Lady Astor he had
heard that she was coming to the
United States in the near future and
that he wanted to invite her to
Richmond to address a meeting of
the British war relief organization.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-American-
made fortress bombers participating
in heavy R. A. F. assaults on Ger
man-occupied France bombed Brest
today and one of the big high-f1yin
craft beat off an attack by seven
Nazi fighters, returning safely, al
though damaged and with some OF
its crew wounded.
An Air Ministry account OF the
fight between the fortress and the
Germans, the first in which one of
these American-made craft has
been reported even touched by the
Nazis, said the bomber beat off re-
peated attacks by the Luftwaffe
airmen.
The Brest raid was only one Of
several carried out by r. A. r.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
| u. S. Missionaries
Held by Japanese
At Tsingkiong
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Sunday. Aug. II.
The Presbyterian Mission re-
ceived word today that its
missionaries at Tsingkiang were
held incommunicado by the
Japanese.
The missionaries were re-
ported confined to their resi-
dence, and the missions hospi-
tai was said to be under guard
OF japanese soldiers.
Evening star., 1941-08-17

proaches. The bridges. it seems. will
be able to handle the increased
traffic load provided the streets lead
ing into them are improved.
Testifying at q Senate hearing,
John Nolen. jr., of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion, declared:
Approaches Limit Capacity.
I'm every case the capacity OF
these bridges is limited by the ap-
proaches," and added, With the pro-
(See WAR BUILDING, Page A-20
Evening star., 1941-08-17

employees N Arlington.
House and Senate approval of the
project overrode considerable op-
position. one Of the principal objec-
tions being that concentrating so
many workers in one place would
overtax roads and bridges.
What was going to be done about
the 30-odd thousand War Depart
ment employees living in Washington
or Maryland who would have to
travel through the city and over
these bridges twice daily?
The solution of the problem was
boiled down to proper bridge ap-
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Toxic Forbids
Departure Of
100 Americans
u. 5. Liner Barred
In ReprisoI for
Freezing Orders
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Recent weeks haze witnessed
an increasing strain on relations
bet,0een United States and Japan
as this country-and Great Brit
ain-inuoked successive structures
to impress Japan 1cith the oppo-
sition that eristS to her armed
expansion SouthDard. All Japa-
nese assets in this country ,1ere
frozen, and that step loas tol-
lo1Ued by an embargo on auta-
ton fuel and drastic reduction in
other oil exports.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
War Building Plans Toss D. {.
SIS 100000 Highway Problem
Sum Would Be Needed to Make Bridge
Approaches Adequate to Cory Lood

Army optms and Congress have combined unwittngy TO
drop highway problem Washngtons lap and the
cy roadway officials about convinced that while the dilemma
has horns they definitely not horns of plenty.
difficulty that has authorized the
Army building Department structure for 49,
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Argentines Shout
Approval of.pIea
To Fight Nazi-ism
Workers Mass Meeting
In Buenos Aires Rours
Booking Of Democracy
By the Associated Press.

! BY tne ASSOClAted PfesS
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Aug
16.-A proposal of Argentine labor
leaders that this republic join the
British Russian United States front
against Nazism was greeted with a
tremendous roar Of approval tonight
at a workers mass meeting which
jammed Luna Park stadium and
overflowed into the streets.
A throng which police said num-
bered about 10000 held up their
fingers in the form of ~" the So
called victory sign, as they shouted
approval of the statement Of former
National Deputy Francisco Perez
Leiro.
Distant are the political leaders
of our country from the problems
of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stain,
he said. But wouldn't it be better
to face these together than to be
| late?"
Police were stationed outside Ger
man and Italian shops. newspapers
and business offices today as the
workers filled the streets in fold
ed arms holiday to demonstrate their
support of democratic principles
against totalitarianism.
Foes Of Democracies ASsailed.
SAN SALVADOR, Ell Salvador
Aug. Is (P.-The Diario Official
| government organ. announced to-
day that Ell Salvador absolutely
will not permit the circulation OF
any anti-democratic propaganda" in
this Central American republic.
The newspaper said the Saliva
dorean government, together with
all other nations of this continent,
supports Fundamentally the demo-
cratic form of government.
Minister'S Custer Approved.
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Aug. 16 lP.-
| The Bolivian Senate, after hearing
a report from the foreign minister
on the reasons for the recent ex-
pulsion of German Minister Ernst
Wendler, today unanimously ap-
proved the governments action.
Wendler. expelled on charges OF
having conspired with Bolivian
revolutionists to establish a Naai
government in La Paz under the
aegis OF Berlin, sailed recently for
Japan from Chilean port.
Nazi Reprisal Against Cuba.
HAVANA, Aug. 16 (P-The Gu
ban government announced today
that Germany in reprissll action
had ordered seven Cuban consuls
in German-occupied areas to leave
| by September /.
Yesterday Cuba ordered seven
German consular Representatives to
leave Cuba by September l. Their
conSulates here had been closed for
improper" activity.
Minister of State Jose Cortina
said there was no doubt the Ger
man order had been in reprisal for
Cuba's action. Those ordered to
leave here were three in Paris and
one each in Bordeaux, France. CO.
penhagen, Rotterdam and Oslo.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Nazi Reprisal Against Cuba.

Radio Programs Poee F-5
Complete Index Pase Az
Evening star., 1941-08-17

(See JAPAN, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Weather Forecast

Fair. not quite so warm today, cooler
tonight; tomorrow fair and somewhat
warmer. Temperatures yesterday-High-
est, "a; lowest, II.
From the United States Weather Bureau report
Full Details on Page Az.
Evening star., 1941-08-17

(See ARMY, Page A-13o
Evening star., 1941-08-17

(See RUSSIAN, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1941-08-17

CONTINUED on Page A-3, Column -
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