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Evening star., 1941-04-12
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 12.-The new
ly formed Southern Coal Operators
Wage Conference followed up its
break with the eight-State Appala-
chan Conference by serving notice
today that it is asking that the Ma
tional Defense Mediation Board con-
slider its plea for continuance of a
wage differential.
In a notice of the Southerners'
withdrawal, w. E. E. Koepler, execu-
tive secretary of the Pocahontas Tug
River Coal Operators Association
and Southern spokesman, told
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers Union &C.
I. o.:
Since you have repeatedly stated
to the negotiators that your pro-
posals to them will not be changed,
we are advising that we are request
ing consideration by the National
defense Mediation) Board"
A readiness to negotiate was ex-
pressed, however, by Ebersole Gaines
of Mount Hope, w. Va. head of the
Southern operators, who expressed a
desire ito open the mines as quickly
as possible" Such negotiations would
be conducted exclusive of the North
Evening star., 1941-04-12
J. c. McCIintock Named
Aide to Rockefeller

Nelson A. Rockefeller, co-ordi-
nator of commercial and cultural
relations between the American re-
publics, today announced appoint
ment of John c. McClintock as his
executive assistant. Mr.. McClintock
has been in charge of a section of
the Commercial Development Di-
vision of Mr.. Rockefeller's agency
since last fall.
The co-ordinator also announced
appointment of William F. Machold
of Philadelphia as director of prof.
ects of the Inter American Develop
ment Commission.
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Nine PaIomino Horses Die
As Fire Sweeps Stable
- the Associated Press.


SOUDERTON, Pa, April L.
Nine valuable Palomino horses, in
cluding a mare and a day-old foal,
perished early today in fire that
swept a two-story stable and barn
on the estate of Paul Fisher near
here.
Forty-six other horses were driven
10 safety. Is by Mr.. Fisher, who
rushed into the flaming building
and opened stall doors.
The stable is one of the largest
in the Nation of the once almost
extinct golden breed. Mr.. Fisher
valued those destroyed at s2,700 and
estimated damage to the building
at $4,000. Cause of the blaze was not
Immediately determined.
Mr.. Fisher began breeding the
Palominos more than a decade ago
after West Coast sportsmen revived
interest in the breed which is be-
lieved to have originated in Arabia
and was brought to California dur
ing the Spanish conquest.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Germans Force
Struggle Along
Greek Lines

ATHENS. April II P.-Nazi
Panzer units, clashing with Greek
forces on the west flank of the
Allied Hellenic defense line and
thrusting steadily toward the east
flank, appeared today to be forcing
a climatic struggle in the battle for
Greece.
The Greek high command an
nounced that German forces, smash
ing through from Bitolj, Yugoslavia,
had reached the Greek lines in the
Phlorlna sector on the west flank,
while on the east flank, an Athens
government spokesman said, Nazi
troops have penetrated further"
but without reaching the main de-
fenses.
With the land forces poised for
the big battle, the R. A. F. an
nounced its bombers had kept up a
steady pounding of the Germans in
Southern Yugoslavia and Northern
Greece.
Particularly heavy attacks were
reported against the South Yugoslav
towns of Veles and Prilep and the
village of Kilkis, in Northern Greece.
Despite bad weather, the r. A. F..
airmen made repeated low-level at
tacks on the Germans Thursday and
yesterday between Bitolj and Prilep.
the communique said, resulting in
the destruction of seven tanks and
a number of lorries set afire.
Germans advancing in darkness
towards Kilkis and in the Galikos
area were both bombed and ma
chine-gunned and were thrown into
great confusion" it added. At
Polykastron an important road
bridge was reported blown up.
Two r. A. F. planes were said to
have been lost.
Delayed reports from the front
said advance units of the German
Army had encountered British
patrols between Gianitsa Yanitza)
-48 miles north of Mount Olympus,
eastern anchor of the defense line
dIlu tIlc oCsCdu COdSI, III lIlc III Sb
contact between the ReichSwehr and
the British expeditionary force in
Greece.
Acknowledge Gianitsa's Loss.
Details of the engagement were
meager but the British earlier had
acknowledged that Gianitsa was in
German hands.
The clash in the Phlorina sector.
occurring within a few miles of
where the Greeks hurled back an
Italian onslaught five months ago,
was the first Greek report of fight
ing against the Germans since the
fall of Salonika Wednesday and
apparently followed weakening of
Yugoslav resistance.
The German and Italian high
commands last night announced
the juncture of italian troops
from Albania and German troops
moving westward across Yugo-
slavia north of Lake Ochrida.
not far from the Albanian bor-
der. This means that Yugoslavia
is entirely cut off from Greece.
London dispatches said Yugo-
slav Premier Gen. Dusan Simo-
vic broadcast a declaration last
night that "our troops are con-
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Mighty British-Germon Battle
In PhIorino Section Reported;
Yugos|ovs 'Broken,' Nozis Say
Troops Advancing
On Belgrade,
Berlin Asserts

BERLIN, April II (P.-The Ger
man high command announced to-
day that Nazi units are advancing
"from several sides toward Bel
grade, Yugoslavia's capital, and in
q march from the south have
broken enemy resistance in hard
fighting
Yugoslav resistance in Croatia has
COLLAPSED under the pressure of the
overwhelming and rapid advance OF
German forces" the high command
declared, adding that the Serbian
northern army is dissolving.
Varazdin, Yugoslav town on the
Hungarian border, has been occu-
pied, the war bulletin said, and a
Serb brigade surrendered with It's
commander to Germans advancing
southward from there.
Mountain troops and infantry
divisions were reported to have
reached the Sava River at several
points northwest of zagreb after
fights with Serbs IN the patnless
Croatian mountains.
Advance to KarlOvac.
Fast Nazi units have advanced to
Karlovac in Northwestern Yugo-
slavia by way of Zagreb. the Croat
capital, the communique said. Kar-
lovac is on the railroad some 80
miles southwest Of Zagreb.
Linking of German and Italian
lines in Southern Yugoslavia north
OF Lake Ohrid was announced ear
lier by the high command. Radios
blared the Deutschland hymn and
the England Song" this morning.
German and Italian troops, after
Joining their lines also in North
western Yugoslavia have started
mopping up the Ljubljana Basin,
it was said
Hungarian troops, the high COM
mand announced, crossed the Yugo-
slav border between the Drava and
Thesis (Tisa) Rivers.
(The Hungarian general staff
at Budapest announced that its
troops had broken through the
fortified Yugoslav line in the tri-
angle between the Danube and
lisa Rivers
(The announcement said further
that Yugoslav Notifications be-
tween the Danube and Drava
Rivers was pierced yesterday and
that the march south is con-
tinuing)
The Yugoslav resistance was de-
clared smashed by Germans marcl-
ing on Belgrade from Nazi-occu-
pied Mis-.
In the southeast the German air
force was said to have been "espe-
cially successful yesterday. Ten
grounded Yugoslav planes were re-
ported destroyed in raids on airports
in Northern Bosnia and in the Dan
ube-Sava region
Bombing assaults on rail stations
f9ee GERMAN Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-04-12
200 0>000Expectedfor Copitors S
Easter Weekend Program
Lincoln Memorial
Attracts 20,320,
Weekday Record

Establishing an all-time rec
ord for a weekday, 20,320 per-
sons visited the Lincoln Memo
rial yesterday. the Office of Ma
tional Capital Parks reported
today. Explanation was seen in
the number of people drawn to
the Capital by fair weather and
the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Parks officials said the most
people to visit the Lincoln Me-
mortal, $4,000, entered the
shrine cherry blossom Sunday
last year. Since the weekday
record until yesterday was
something like 5000, it is esti-
mated that nearly 100000 will
enter the memorial tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Two Seized in Chase
As Robbers Smash
Gem Store Window
Two Others Flee Under
Police Fire as Alarm
Brings Petrol TO Scene

Two suspects were seized and two
others escaped under police fire
early today at the end of spec
tacular automobile chase which be-
gan shortly after robbers smashed
a show window at Castelberg's jew
elry store. 1904 F street NV, and
scooped up quantity OF rings and
watches.
Four colored men were all but
caught fiat-footed by the rapid func-
tioning of the police protection sys-
tern. A burglar alarm about am.
brought two scout cars and motor
cycle policeman to the scene almost
Immediately. The robbers fed in an
automobile before they could gather
loot scattered over the sidewalk.
The pursuit gathered strength and
hung on until the fugitive car was
wrecked on Seventh street NV
Two men were arrested and two
others escaped under fire. One Of
the men was believed hit. and hos
pitfalls and physicians were asked
to be on the lookout for him. All
of the men were described as in
their 2os.
Most Of Loot Recovered.
Police recovered most of the
stolen jewelry from the wrecked
car, which also had been stolen,
from streets along which the robbers
fed. and from the sidewalk in front
of the store. The gang was be-
lieved to be the same which smashed
a window at Castleberg's a week ago
and escaped with a quantity of
jewelry.
The policemen lost no time in
getting to the scene after the bur-
glar alarm sounded. The first to
arrive were H. f. Mowry and George
H. Robinson, who happened to be
nearby in a radio patrol car. They
saw the robbers speed eastward on
r street and gave chase.
Policeman Mowry, who was driv-
ing, made several unsuccessful at
tempts, he said, to force the robbers
car into the sidewalk. causing dam
age to both machines.
Meanwhile, the other scout car.
tSee CHASE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1941-04-12

the traditional Easter sunrise serv-
ice at the Amphitheater of Airing
ton National Cemetery at 730 am
Washington's Easter finery will
be paraded under conditions only
slightly less desirable than pre-
vailed today, the forecaster indi-
Gated. 1t will be partly cloudy, but
the temperature will rise to about
(See BLOSSOMS, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Eeg-Decoruting Contest
Winner to Get z Ducks

Two live ducks, with duck hotel
and yard, will be awarded as first
prize in an egg-decorating contest
sponsored by the Eastern branch of
the Washington Boys Club, Seven
teenth street and Massachusetts,
avenue Sc, at 2 o'clock this after
noon.
About 40 boys have entered in
the contest and started displaying
eggs at 10 o'clock this morning.
Prizes will be awarded for the hand
soonest and funniest eggs, with the
second prize toy Donald Duck.
Evening star., 1941-04-12

pictures and Cherry Blossom FeS-
tiual Program on Page A-2OJ
Thousands of visitors from every
State invaded the Capital by air,
rail, bus and private automobile to-
day to join the resident populatio
in observing Easter and the Cherry
Blossom Fete.
A warm sun hastened the full
Towering of the cherry trees about
the Tidal Basin as the queen of the
blossom festival prepared for her
coronation this afternoon. Con-
tinued mild temperatures were
promised and each minute added
more opened buds to the display, al
though another day or two of fa-
vorable weather is needed for an
impressive show.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
planned to lead the Nation to its
Easter church services by attend
ing st. Thomas Episcopal Church.
Eighteenth street between P and @
streets. at II am. tomorrow. Mrs
Roosevelt also arranged to attend
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Army May Use
New Municipal
Center Building
ArmoY Drill Hall
Also Considered
AS Alternative
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
GrOUing defense activities CEN
tered in the Washington area has
brought an estimated $4,000 neto
residents here and caused acute
shortage OF housing and Office
space Plans announced tor con-
struction of Federal Office build
tngS in nearby Maryland and Vtr-
gtnta uere held up tChen Con-
greSs ordered sir OF the tenn
porory Office buildings planned
for Virginia to be built in the
District. No site has been found
tor them.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
West Point Holds Rites
For Maj. Dean Today
- the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
WEST POINT, N. Y, April H.
Funeral services for Maj. John P.
Dean, Corps of Engineers, who was
killed in fall from building. were
to be held today at the Military
Acadamy.
Maj. Dean was graduated from
the Academy as honor man of his
class of 1928 and served as assistant
professor of philosophy there from
1887 to 1941,
Evening star., 1941-04-12

Tomorrow in churches all over
Washington and nearby areas
thousands will attend the serv-
ices commemorating the resur-
rection of Christ. Special music
has been prepared by the vari-
Gus choirs. On pages IA and IS
you will find many of the pro-
grams listed. If you are among
the scores of thousands of Wis
itors, you will find these listings
an aid in selecting a church of
your denomination.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Southern Operators
Ask Mediation Unit
To Enter Coal Tie-up
Request Follows Break
From Appalachian Area
Wage Conference

CONTRACT AGREEMENT NEAR
in Talks Between S. w. O. C.
and U. S. Steel. Page AS
C. I. o. INTERNATIONAL ASKS
Locals for General Motors
Strike Vote. Page. AS
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Attacks on u. S. Ships
Seen Following Move
By LLOYD LEHRBAS.
BY Lloyd LEHKBAS
Associated Press Stan Writer

President Roosevelt's opening of a
pathway to Suez to American ships
carrying war cargoes raised serious
questions today concerning their
possible search and seizure-or even
attack-by axis submarine or air.
plane raiders which might operate
in that African fringe of the war.
BY eliminating from the combat
zone a narrow watery strip between
italian Somaliland and the Arabian
coast, the President opened a gate
way for American vessels into the
Gulf of Alden, the Red Sea and the
Suez Canal. All have been closed
to United States commerce since
1taly's entrance into the war.
Hitler Warning Recalled.
While the areas touched by that
water route have been freed of ac-
tual warfare by British victories over
the Italians, or are neutral and non-
selhgerent, it was pointed out in
informed quarters here, there, nev-
ertheless, would be elements of dan
ger for any American vessels plying
that course, particularly if they car
rled war supplies for Britain, Yugo-
slavia or GREECE.
Adolf Hitler has warned that
every ship, with or without convoy.
attempting to carry arms and NUM-
tlons to aid the British would be
sunk. At least one German pocket
battleship has been reported raiding
in the Indian Ocean. on one of the
routes from the United States to
(see SHIPPING, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Foreign.
Red Sea action first open interven-
ton by U. S., Nazis say. Page Al
Mediation Board asked to settle coal
tie-up. Pagv Al
Bristol battered by waves of Nazi
planes. Page A
NotionoI.
U. s. to probe foreign restraints on
defense production. Page AS
Washington and Vicinity.
City crowded, good weather in
prospect for Easter. Page Al
Two held as robbers smash gem
store window. Page A-20
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Blossoms Increasing;
Festival Queen Will
Be Crowned Today

Pictures and Cherry Blossom FeS-
tiudl Program on Page A-20.J
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Easter Music

(See SPACE, Page A-4O
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(See GREEK, Page A-4D
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(See COAL, Page A-3)
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tSee ROME, Page A-4.)
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fSee GERMAN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-04-12

Fair, continued warm tonight and to-
morrow; lowest tonight about SO; light
east and southeast winds. Tempera-
lures today-Highest, 10, at pm; low
est, so, at $50 an
From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full Details Page Az.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
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chance they might not return.
AS you know, carrier-pigeons VIII return
to the place where they are fed and where
they build their nests II might take
wounded dog some time to return, so we con-
eeived the idea of using dogs with pigeons.
The message is taken by the dog who also
carries pigeon on his back. When the mes
sage is received the answer IS written out in
duplicate. The carrier pigeon has one mes
sage strapped to its leg and is then released
1t flies back to the sender of the original
message. The other message IS placed in
pocket on the dogs collar and he is sent back
as well If one message is lost the chances
are that the other will return safely.
Dogs for sentry duty play an important
part as well Nobody who has not been
through the experience of sentry d 'ty can
realize the value of a trained deg To a lone
sentry on patrol
"A man left entirely to himself on very
dark night perhaps in a lonely area. is apt
to imagine or even see things When a dog
is with him he knows that unless the animal
with his superior hearing and sight, makes
some sign. then he can disregard his faneies.
II dogs had always been provided there would
not have been instances Of seutiies challeng-
ing and shooting at imagined shapes.
"A dog to be used for sentry duty is
trained in much the same way as messenger
dogs or dogs that are Trained 10 lead the
blind. They are trained on a leash, at first.
TO warn the master of approaching obstacles
or strange sounds. They become so efficient
at this that they can recognize sounds which
cannot be heard by human ears
The next step in the dogs training is for
civil defense and rescue work. This teaching
is somewhat specialized
We have, unfortunately, plenty of ruined
buildings to practice on. and the animal is
taken several times to such places to spot
human beings supposedly buried in the debris.
Nowadays. says the Colonel Il am
flooded with requests for dogs from the Home
Defense services. The Army needs them for
its large camps to serve watch dogs and
the Air Force uses them TO guard its air
dromcs at night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09


people have been buried in the explosion and
crash. The time comes in the work of rescue,
when it is impossible TO say whether there
are still human beings buried alive.
u 1t is dreadful time for everyone con-
cerned.
TO so on digging in the hope of finding
or two more alive may mean postponirg
other urgent work and risking lives elsewhere.
Sometimes it is a question whether it is right
to go on asking men to risk their lives in MAX
ing further search
And yet there are cases time and again
where faint tapping or cry has shown that
someone is still embedded These are the cases
where the dogs are of the greatest use
a trained dog does not merely hear the
faintest sound which no human ear can detect.
but his power of scent leads him straight to
the place whence the sound came
Such expert assistance takes a load from
the minds of the rescuers. If this wonderful
canine sense can detect no further trace of
human life in a ruined building then the
rescue party can be fairly certain their efforts
can best be directed elsewhere
Although l have already trained about
two thousand dogs for in this war our
main difficulty is getting an adequate supply
cf dogs. At the beginning of the war many
thousands of people had their dogs put pain
lessly 10 death rather than have their pets
face the terror of poison gas and air raids.
Great numbers of our most valuable animals
were lost in this way and their loss, unfor-
tunately. viii be felt for years to come"
At the beginning of the war the Colonel
sent many of his best airedales TO the British
Army in France. The military authorities did
not make any Official use Of them. but great
numbers were used by individual officers as
a protection against sudden night enemy
raids AS look-outs the dogs were invaluable
Colonel Richardson takes about eight
months to train dog of good. average intel-
gence. At first, he did all the training him
self. But the great demand for them has
caused the War Office 20 provide members of
the Canadian Highland regiment to help in
the work
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

Great Dane or Saint Bernard type can be
ruled out entirely. They are apt to be slow
and sleepy.
The best dog of all for the purpose of
Home Defense work in the airedale. He stands
well off the ground and is strong. speedy and
immensely keen. His intelligence makes him
! easily trained and readily teachable. Next to
the aredale comes the Alsatan, who has
much the same qualities. Collies are good,
too as are many types of terriers.
But even of these best possible breeds,
not all are suitable. II l can find two good
dogs for my purpose out of every ten, that
would be good average
"It takes me about fifteen minutes TO dis
cover whether dog will prove the right type
or not
Il start training a dog as soon as he has
had distemper.
"As soon as the training is finished l let
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

Nancy who have been with me for years.
They teach good manners to the young ones,
and they repress any tendency toward bark
ing. The younger dogs copy the Older ones
and learn their tricks quickly.
The method of training for rescue work
is that Of the small reward which every dog
owner and trainer knows
AT first the supposed wounded person
hides himself in the bushes short distance
away and the dogs are sent to search for him.
They know the man, for he has fed them and
they know he carries scraps of meat in his
pocket. They see him go off into the bushes
but are held back until he is completely hid
den from their sight.
Then they are released and the dog who
is the first to find the wounded person gets
the scrap of meat as a reward. Little by little.
the difficulties of finding the man increase
until the dog gets so acute that he could al
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

this work. In doing messenger duties he
has TO rely on his intelligence When it comes
to patrol and sentry work. then hearing scent
and intelligence must be combined
Training dog for messenger duty is car
ried through on the same principle of rewards.
In the beginning. dog is given a reward by
the dispatcher and receiver of the message
which is placed in pocket on the dogs collar.
Then one of the rewards is stopped altogether
so that the dog can be sent out to a battle
front without expecting any reward until he
returns. The obstacles in the dogs path are
increased until thoroughly trained dog knows
how to swim across rivers and streams, dodge
machine-gun fire, escape from the enemy and
so forth. a.
Special gasAmasks arc provided for dogs
for their hazardous messenger work and when
they forced to run through heavy cross
firing, carrier-pigeons are strapped in wicker
containers to the dogs back.
1T obvious to us that if the dogs were
sent out across a battlefield with a message
and got there safely there was always a
i,v Ami ic4n W4,lfv Cr.af prtf,i, t-f,fs T.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

w men Visibility Is MI
to the human eye on
a dark or foggy night.
a dog can detect
movement hundreds
of yards away. His
wer of hearing,
compared TO our linn
tied sense, is almost
/ n c al C u | a b | e
And these remarkable
powers can be inten-
sified by training.
Breeding largely
enters into the ques-
ton of training. The
very big dog of the