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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-16

The Turkish laws are an exact
duplicate of the Swiss.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
British Request U. 5.
View on Hemisphere
.Contraband Base
Control Station Possibly
Would Be Set Up
In West Indies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 17.-An authorita-
tive source today said Britain was
seeking the United States views on
establishment of a British contra
band control base in the Western
Hemisphere, possibly in the West
Indies.
There is nothing to stop the Brit
ish from establishing such control
base in the West Indies, this source
added, but he said that because OF
CLOSE relations" between Britain
and the United States the British
were seeking Washington's views.
If control station were set ur
in the West Indies the most likely
port would be Trinidad, he said.
The base would be designed to
halt trade between the Americas
and Germany in goods the British
class as contraband, it was said.
There now is reported to be a
leakage through the British block
ade of cotton, grain and oil plant
machinery which is shipped through
the Panama Canal to the Pacific
thence to the Russian port of
Vladivostok and from there to Ger
many via the Trans Siberian Rail
road.
The British estimate that the
Trans-Siberian can carry 100000
tons of war goods a month for Ger.
many.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Provisions
Purely Precautionary,
President Asserts
Wants to Be Able
To Adjust Policies
In 24-Hour Period
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

The American Government needs
legislative authority to adjust its
policies in keeping with any world
emergencies within 24-hour pc
riod, President Roosevelt told his
press conference today in COM
menting on the broadness of powers
granted by the pending lease-lend
measure.
Emphasizing that history is being
made at rapid pace. the President
advanced this as the real reason
for the administrations desire to
equip itself with the fullest emer-
gency powers. He warned. however
that reporters should not Jump at
conclusions on the basis of his state
ment, adding that the desire for
authority is entirely precautionary
Questioned also about reports that
a Joint radio broadcast would be
made from London by former Secre-
tary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins
and Republican Presidential Candi-
date Wendell l.. Willkie, Mr.. Roose-
welt said he understood that a siz-
able offer had been made to Mr..
Hopkins by radio interests, but that
he expected his former cabinet Of
ficer to refuse the suggestion. He
said he had not been in communica-
ton with Mr.. Hopkins since the
latter went to England on a special
mission.
Mr.. Roosevelts comments on the
lease-lend bill followed questioning
about an Interpretation of the meas
ure as giving him power to purchase
the British and French fleets.
After replying first that he had no
intention of selling the American
Navy, the President then pointed
(See ROOSEVELT. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Abducted Baby Found
In Storm in Nearby Yard
pH the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Jan. ia 13-month-
old girl abducted from her second
floor bedroom last night in a rag
ing sleet storm and found in a
neighborhood backyard by chance Is
minutes later, clad only in a blanket
and nightgown, was guarded today
against the possibility of pneumonia
Acting on information furnished
by the child's mother. Mrs. Mary
Havlin. police searched for a woman
suspected of having taken the baby
Joan Marie. from the crib. Mrs
Havlin said the woman had threat
ened her and the baby.
The mother had gone across the
street to a store shortly before the
abduction and said she had left the
front door unlocked, knowing she
would return within a few minutes
Joan Marie. who only recently
underwent a mastoid operation, was
found by Richard Sheehan, IA, after
he heard cries through the storm
while placing some clothing on the
rear porch of his home at the re-
quest of his mother.
He investigated with a f1ashlight
and discovered the shivering infant
propped up against a garage. The
boy carried her in, to his mother,
who warmed her near the kitchen
range. A doctor was called and the
child was returned to her mother.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
John Bassett Moore
Hits Lease-Lend Bill

Representative Fish, Republican,
of New York. leader of the House
opposition to the lease-lend bill,
made public today a letter from
John Bassett Moore. authority on
international law. stating his opin-
ion of the bill as follows:
There can be no doubt that. un-
der the guise of certain phraseology,
the pending bill assumes to transfer
the war-making power from the
Congress, in which the Constitu-
tion lodges it. to the executive.
This is evident upon its face. I
have consistently opposed this tend
ency during the past eight years,
but my voice has not always been
needed. even by those who wished
to maintain our neutrality. It is
evident that the tide of totalitarian-
ism in government which has swept
over many other lands has not only
reached our shores, but has gone
far to destroy constitutional barriers.
which. once broken down, are not
likely to be restored"
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Greeks Get Kick Out of Firing Back at Italians
Gui|y- CoIored Shells They Captured

and accompanied by great red
glare. The Greeks say their own
mortars are just as effective but
not nearly as spectacular.
Another color-note on this drab
battlefront is the bright red of cap
tured Italian hand grenades, stacked
neatly about Greek outposts in readi-
ness for use against their makers.
Even the Italian artillery shells
are brightly colored, in marked con-
trast with the gray-green of the
Greek-made munitions.
In addition to captured italian
weapons, the Greeks rely on their
mobile artillery. which they say will
outshoot the Fascist weapons.
The Greeks have captured war
material of nearly every sort but
say they have rarely found food.
Many captured areas have been
scraped clean Of livestock, potatoes,
onions and practically everything
else edible, the Greeks say.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
By the Associated Press.

BY t0S ASSOClditu
LONDON, Jan. 17.-British bomb
ers roared across the Channel IN
brilliant sunlight today, and the
rumble of heavy explosions along
the German-held French coast in
dicated an intense bombing attack
from the Calais area to Boulogne.
The daylight foray followed the
second successive night of heavy
raids on Wilhelmshaven Germany'S
great North Sea naval base. An Air
Ministry communique said the r. A.
F. also had smashed at the Ger
man port of Emden, the Belgian
port of Ostend and at Calais and
Boulogne overnight.
The attack on Wilhelmshaven
carried out despite severe icing
conditions and electrical storms"
was on a smaller scale than the
raid the night before, but achieved
highly successful results" the COM
munique said.
1t acknowledged that five British
planes had not returned.
Bombers Without Escorts.
The R. A. F.'s daylight bombers
streaked across the Channel with
out fighter escorts but at great
height.
Mingling with the deep thunder
of bursting bombs, which continued
for more than an hour, were sharper
explosions thought to be anti-air-
craft fire.
Aircraft first on the scene caused
many fires and later arrivals re-
ported that these had reached very
large proportions, especially in the
area of the railway station and OF
the oil storage tanks" the commu-
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Wheeler Insists
Congress Get
Kennedy Report
Also Demands BuIIitt
Dutu for Use in
Leose-Lend Study
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat. OF
Montana demanded today that Pres
ident Roosevelt give the public or
Congress all reports from Ambassa-
dor Joseph P. Kennedy and former
Ambassador William c. Bullitt prior
to the European war.
The Montana Senator, foe Of the
administrations lease lend bill,
talked with Mr.. Kennedy, envoy
to Great Britain, last night after
the latter had visited the President.
Senator Wheeler said Mr.. Ken
nedy's reports, along with those
made by Mr.. Bullitt when he was
Ambassador to France, would pro-
vide valuable background informa-
ton in consideration of the lease
lend measure.
If Mr.. Roosevelt did not wish to
publish the reports, Senator Wheeler
said, they at least should be made
available to the Senate and House
Kennedy to Broadcast.
Mr.. Kennedy will make a Nation
wide radio address tomorrow night,
giving his views on the administra-
tion's foreign policies. He said that
the accent would be on staying out
of war.
President Roosevelt was asked at
his press conference whether he
had received the same impression
which seemed to be abroad in
Washington that Mr.. Kennedy was
not entirely in favor of the British
aid bill. The Chief Executive sug-
gested that the public should deter
mine the envoy's stand from his
speech rather than from what it
reads in newspapers.
Efforts to draw him out on the
subject were countered by state
ments that he was not a columnist.
Winant Report Secuted.
He said he did not have the faint
est idea whether Mr. Kennedy, who
has submitted his resignation, still
would be Ambassador to England
when he speaks tomorrow. He said
he thought Mr.. Kennedy wanted to
/ speak for himself instead of having
the press speak for him.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he had not con-
sidered the question of a successor
to Mr.. Kennedy for several DAYS but
still had the same individual in
mind. To question about reports
that John G.. Winant, former Gov
ernor of New Hampshire. would get
the London post, he said he was
sorry but that information had not
come from sources close to the White
House.
There also have been rumors that
Mayor La Guardia of New York
might be offered the ambassador.
ship, but the President said he never
had discussed the question OF bring
ing Mr.. La Guardia into the ad-
ministration. All he knew about
the matter, he explained, was that
political statements along that line
had been issued in New York.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
By ]. IVES GALLAGHER,

Associated Press war CorresponuehI.
WITH THE GREEK ARMY ON
THEALBANIAN CENTRAL FRONT,
Jan. 17.-Greek fighting men are
battling the Italians with captured
Italian ammunition fired from cap
tured Italian guns.
A Greek commander in an obser-
vation post on mile-high peak
handed me his binoculars and point
ed out a line of shell bursts.
italian Shells" he said with a
grin.
They were fired at. and not by,
italian troops.
Many Greek soldiers are being
schooled just behind the front in
how to use the captured weapons
and the gaily-colored Italian am
munition. Graduation exercises
from this short course consist Of
stepping up to the firing line and
Evening star., 1941-01-17

going into action with an Italian
trench mortar or Fiat machine gun.
MANY recent communlques
from the Greek high command
have reported the seizure Of Ital-
ian mortars. The war bulletin OF
January 8 said a whole COM
pany of them had been taken and
a communique the next day re-
ported the capture of 20 moreO
The mortar, which the Greeks say
is about the best of Italian weapons
in this terrain, is small, black,
snub-nosed gun, looking very much
like a toy cannon. Far from being
a toy, it fires a projectile which re-
sembles a miniature airplane bomb.
The Greeks seem to enjoy chucking
the red and black shells into the
mouth of the mortar and watching
their looping flight and ultimate
explosion 400 yards away.
The explosion Is extremely noisy
Evening star., 1941-01-17
New Aerial Armaments
Predicted for Britain
3, TIE Associated Press.

6N ire ASSOCldJeO HIcss
GLASGOW. Scotland, Jan. IL
Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair
declared in a speech today that the
Royal Air Force would "blaze the
way to victory in the coming year
Whether or not the goal will be
reached is not for any of US to say
Sir Archibald continued, but ]
strongly believe we shall see before
the end of the year the path to VIC
tory before us"
He asserted that the R. A. F. would
'go on striking far heavier blows on
the vitals Of Germany and Italy"
The eight-gun fighter. with the
skill of our pilots, has given us
mastery of the skies over Britain
but it is not the last word" he said
I'VE shall so on to other forms OF
armament n the months that lie
ahead"
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Ford Refuses Consent
To Bargaining Election
BY the Associs ted Press.

BY the Associs ted Press.
DETROIT, Jan. III. A. Capizzi,
attorney for the Ford Motor Co.,
today informed Frank H. Bowen,
regional director of the National
Labor Relations Board, that the
company will not enter a stipula-
ton consenting to a collective bar
gaining election among the $500
employees of Ford's Lincoln plant.
Mr.. Bowen notified the company
10 days ago that the United Auto
mobile Workers of America &C. I. o.
had petitioned for an election and
had claimed to represent majority
of Lincoln employees. He asked both
company and union to consent to
an election without a formal hear
ing by the board.
The union gave it's consent several
days later. Mr.. Capizzi replied to-
day by letter.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Thai Carrying on Drives
In 5 Border Sectors

BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan. II
GP.-Large-scale, co-ordinated Of
fensives are being carried on by
the Thai Army in five sectors along
the 1,000-mile frontier between
Thailand (Siam) and French Indo-
China, and several Indo-China dis
tricts already have been occupied,
the Bangkok radio reported to-
night.
Thai officials have been installed
in these regions and the popula-
tions liberated" declared the
broadcast.
(Thailand holds that large
areas of Western Indo-China
were taken from her by the
French and that their popula-
tions are largely Thai
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Nazi Planes Damaged
Cruiser in Raid on
Malta, Italy Claims
New Hits Reported Scored
On British Plane Carrier
IIIustrious at Vullettu
Bv ttI Associated Press.

ROME, Jan. 1.-THE italian high
command reported today that waves
of German bombers seriously dam.
aged a British cruiser at Malta be-
sides scoring new hits on the air
craft carrier Illustrious and hitting
a merchant vessel.
CThe high command, in max
ing the cruiser claim. and Stefani,
Official Italian news agency, in
circulating a glowing account OF
the Germans brilliant action"
outdid the Berlin report of the
attack. The Berlin communique
cited only the aircraft carrier IL
lustrious and the merchant ship.
1t was a repeat bombardment for
the carrier.
British authorities at Valletta.
Malta, declared today that 10
German or Italian warplanes
were shot down in the attack
Yesterday. and that three more
were damaged.
Gn Cairo the British Royal Air
Force announced that another
air raid had been made on the
Italian airdrome at Catanla,
Sicily, Wednesday night. Catania
is reported to be the base for
German dive bombers in the axis
offensive against the British
Mediterranean fleet0
Stefani said great quantities o.
heavy and medium caliber bombs
and "tons" of incendiaries were
dumped on Valletta. Maltese capi'
tai; it's arsenal, ships in the harbo
and other of the most importan
objectives on the island"
Fires and devastation" Stefan
declared, resulted almost every
where in the arsenal and harbor o.
Valletta."
The agency called it "a most vic.
lent mass bombing action" ane
added:
During the German air force
action the enemy's anti-aircraf
reaction was most violent. Weathe
conditions, although bad, failed II
hinder the brilliant action of tn,
German Air Corps"
One German plane failed to re-
turn from the raid, the high com
mand said. The action took plac'
yesterday afternoon.
italian airmen participated onl.
as fighter escorts for the German
bombing formations, the high com
mand disclosed, and there the,
were in company with German
fighter pilots. (The German higl
(See ROME, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Chinese Regulars Reported
Movinq on Communists
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Jan. ia japanese
army spokesman said today regular
Chinese troops were moving against
the Chinese Communist Fourth
Route Army which had refused 10
obey Chungking orders to withdraw
from south of the Yangtze to north
of the Yellow River"
The spokesman denied Chinese
press reports that forces of Gen
eraliSsimo Chang Kai-shek were
moving into Chekiang and Kiangsu
Provinces to surround the Japanese
in Shanghai, Hangchow and other
important cities.
Asserting that Chinese soldiers
actually had been withdrawn from
the front in those two provinces to
move against the Communists, the
Japanese official contended the
Chungking government claimed II
had taken the offensive because it
feared the japanese might advance
there.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Inauguration Day
Weather Forecast
Is Fair and Cold

Pair and cold" is the
Weather Bureaus forecast for
Inauguration Day.
In an indicative report" sup
plementing his regular five-day
prediction, Forecaster Charles
L. Mitchell advised the In
augural Committee today that
he expected Monday to be
quite cold-a few degrees
below freezing-with some SUM-
shine and little or no wind"
Inaugural Committee officials
recalled that Mr.. Mitchells
forecasts for 1929, 1888 and 1887
inaugurations we're perfect
and expressed the hope he
would have the same good for
tune this time.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Oswald Garrison Willard
CoIIapses During Lecture

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Jan. 17.-Oswald Gar
rison Willard, 68-year-old editor and
writer, collapsed today in the midst
of a lecture on the stage OF
downtown theater.
Mr.. Willard was treated back stage
by a physician and taken to his
hotel. He was talking on Behind
the Scenes in War" when he tainted
and fell fiat on his face. The cur
tain was Immediately lowered.
A physician who examined Mr.
Willard said he believed there would
be no serious consequences. After
resting briefly in his hotel, the
writer went to hospital for a
check-up. The physician said Mr..
Willard had suffered similar faint
ing spell earlier in the day.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
More Destroyers
Needed to Combat
U-Boots, Cross Says
py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON. Jan. 17.-Minister
of Shipping Ronald H. Cross
re-emphasiZed today Britain's
need for more destroyers to
combat German U-boats and
reduce "the unquestionably Sc
rious" losses of British ship
ping.
Despite a welcome diminu-
ton" of losses in recent weeks,
the minister said he was not
willing to assume that the fu-
ture will be so agreeable"
I'VE know how to cope with
the submarine today. Given
the equipment, destroyers and
aircraft, 1 am sure we can sub
due this menace" he said.
Britain already has acquired
so destroyers from the United
States.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
BY LLOYD LEHRBAS,

The United States and Mexico, 1t
was learned today, will open formal
negotiations Immediately after Pres
ident Roosevelts Inauguration next
week, with the objectives stronger
bond of good -neighbor" friendship
and close collaboration in inter-
American defense plans.
BY reaching a satisfactory settle
ment on every problem between
the two nations" it was said, Mex
lean officials plan to lay the founda-
ton for a far-reaching program Of
military and economic cooperation
of vital importance to the defense
of the Western Hemisphere.
Preliminary talks here and In
Mexico City over period of several
months. it was said, have laid the
grounwork for the diplomatic dis
cussions which are expected to pro-
duce mutually advantageous agree
ments on the oil and agrarian eX-
preparation claims questions and
other long-pending problems.
Najera and Welles to Meet.
The forthcoming negotiations. it
was learned. will be between Fran
cisco Castillo Najera. the Mexican
Ambassador and Sumner Welles,
Undersecretary of State.
While the financial aspects of any
settlements are important-and may
total millions of dollars-officials
here emphasized the greater i'm
portance of friendly understanding
enabling Mexico and the United
States to work together closely on
inter-American defense plans in
cooperation with the other Amer
ican republics.
No official announcement has been
made on the agenda for the nego-
tiations, which may start Wednes-
day or Thursday.
Informed sources said, however.
that a major topic of immediate
interest was proposal for a mu-
tual agreement-possibly patterned
after the nadian-American pact
already in effect-designed to fit
into the general, unified program
for hemisphere defense.
Mexican Naval Bases.
One proposal advanced envisions
construction by Mexico of new or
enlarged naval bases in Magdalena
Bay UoWer California; and at Aca-
pulco, on the West Coast, for the
| protection of the Panama Canal
and possibly one or two others at
strategic points on the Gulf of
Mexico.
The bases would be constructed,
under this plan, with funds lent
Mexico by the United States, but
Mexico would retain full sovereignty
Other defense proposals may in
clude:
Increase and modernization of
the Mexican Army, Navy and air
force, with assistance from United
States military missions similar to
those already assigned to some
South and Central American re-
publics.
Assignment of Mexican officers to
United States military units and
schools.
u. s. Claims Included.
Extension and improvement of
Mexican airfelds so they may be
utilized in an emergency by United
States service planes.
Rapid completion of the Mexican
section of the Pan-American High
way.
Lease to the United States of the
railway across the Tehauntepec
Isthmus in Southern Mexico as a
parallel overland route to the Pan
anna Canal.
Among the major problems to be
solved as a prelude to closer and
more friendly collaboration are set
tlement Of United States claims re-
sulting from appropriation of land
under Mexico's agrarian program
and the Mexican governments ex-
preparation of American, British
and Dutch oil properties in March
1879.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Former Premier Herriot
Confers With Petuin
Nv the Associated Press

Bv the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, Jan. IL
Edouard Herriot, former Premier,
former President of the Chamber of
Deputies and elder statesman" of
republican France, was received to-
day by Chief of State Henri Philippe
Petain, according to authoritative
reports from Vichy.
1t was the first notice that Mar
shal Petain had taken of the parlia-
mentary dean since the republican
Chamber and Senate passed out OF
existence by voting all it's powers to
Marshal Petain.
1t was believed the meeting was a
prelude to formation of a consulta-
tive assembly in which M. Herriot
may be given seat.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Bombines in SomoIilond
Reported by Italians

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Jan. 17.-Normal artillery
activity in the Gallabat zone Of
East Africa and artillery and patrol
activity in Libya were reported by
the italian high command today.
THE enemy bombed some places
in Somaliland without causing dam
age" communique said.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
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Evening star., 1941-01-17
British Planes Intensely Blast
Channel Bases in Daylight Raid
WiIhe|mshoven Has Another Night Attack;
Bristol Is Target for German Bombers

nique said of last nights Wilhelms-
haven raid.
Many explosions were seen.
"Other aircraft attacked docks at
Emden. Boulogne and Calais, rail-
way junction at Ostend and an air.
drome in occupied France"
The British aerial attacks today
followed intensive overnight Ger
man assaults, in which NaZi torch
raiders" set 100 fires at Bristol, one
(See RAIDS, Page A-30
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Britain Burs Livestock
Imports From ireland
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, Fire, Jan. 1.-THE
government Information Bureau an
nounced today that the British
Agricultural Department had barred
importation into Britain Of cattle,
pigs, sheep and goats from Fire,
Northern Ireland and the Isle of
Man because of an outbreak of the
hoof and mouth disease in County
Derry.