davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24

AAUW, along with many other
groups and organizations in the
city responded to the request of
Mayor Harry p. Cain, to consider
and submit their idea Of the ten
most-needed projects for the city,
in the order of Importance as they
saw it. Mayor Cain will be present
Monday to address the section and
its guests upon the longtime plan
proposed for Tacoma's improve
ment and progress.
Among the interesting features
of Mayor Gains studies is that of
the need for better housing for
low-income groups, and its possible
relation to our community health.
The mayor has made a personal
study of this matter. and his re-
port will be most interesting to
AAUW members because their
first program of the organization
year was given by a representa-
tive of the U. S. housing authority
who aroused interest in the dis
coveries of how some families live,
and the financial issues involved in
improving their environment.
Hostesses at the tea hour will
be Mrs. c. S. Roberts and Miss
Mary Black.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
ST. Patrick S Party
For Fife Group

Girls Of Fife high school fol-
lowed q green and white ST. Pat
rick's motif and transformed the
gymnasium into 4 bit Of old Ire
land for their Backwards Party"
given in honor of the boys Friday
evening.
Miss Gladys Anderson. president
Of the Girls club, acted as chair
man and set everything in reverse
in order to carry out the back
wards theme.
Preceding organized games a
short program WAS presented. con-
sisting of cowboy songs by Lena
Holdener, a backwards dance by
Toshi Waksmatsu and Lucy Paine,
accordion solos by Esther Bar
ringer. popular songs by Harriet
Hillman. piano numbers by Lsurs
( Christensen and baton twirling BY
Lois Hettrick.
Dancing and 4 late supper were
enjoyed for the remainder Of tbs
evening.
Assisting Miss Anderson with
arrangements were Ksshiko Kawa'
sski. Isoye Kawabsta, Mary Am
Wizard. Sschiko Tamura, Yer,
| Walker. Today Dogen. Esthel
Spear. Aaseys Yaguchi and Vera
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
Nuptials March Is
Read Quietly
Miss Holloway, Mr..
McCaIlum Wed

A quiet ceremony perform
ed last Saturday evening in
First Methodist church united
in marriage Miss Phyllis Hol-
laway and Mr.. Charles John
McCallum. The marriage was
read at 8 o'clock by the Rev.
Cyrus Albertson.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. D. Holloway of Win
throp. and her husband, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Mccall
lum.
For her marriage. Mrs. Mccall
lum chose dusty pink jacket
dress, street length, and wore a
corsage of orchids. Her only at
tendant, her sister Miss Nadine
Allen, wore a dark tailored suit
with a corsage of red rosebuds.
Mr.. McCallum was attended by
Mr.. William McCallum, jr.
Mrs. Holloway wore a silk print
with a corsage OF gardenias and
rosebuds, while the bridegroom
mother was in brown suit, with
a similar corsage.
For travelling, the bride added
a brown fur coat. Mr.. and Mrs.
McCallum went to Vancouver.
Wash, on their wedding trip and
are now established in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
Social Service Program
Planned For Moose

Mrs. John johnson, chairman oi
the Social Service committee
Women of the Moose, has promis.
ed an interesting program for tbs
committees chapter night pro
gram which will be held Monday
in the Moose Temple.
The program of the Women OF
the Moose includes a Social Serv-
ice department in each chapter as
one of the major committees OF
its Development program.
The committees are: friendship,
Mrs. Charles stone; war relief,
Mrs. J. J. Smith; alumni, Miss
Mable Fargher. Mooseheart Hos
pital guild, Mrs. Emil Matthies
Moosehaven, Mrs. Robert Carlson;
Mooseheart. Mrs. Ed Thomas; rit-
ualistic. Miss Esther Imhoff; Ii
brary. Mrs. Sam Crippen; child
care and training, Mrs. r. J. ia
cox; home making, Mrs. James
Walsh; social service. Mrs. John
Johnson; membership, Miss Ber-
nice Peterson: publicity. Miss
Hazel Mccormick.
A class of candidates will be
initiated in honor of the occasion.
Following the meeting there will
be entertainment and refresh
ments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
Miss Norton Feted
Friday Evening

Miss Annabell Norton, bride
elect of Mr.. Carl Moe, who will be
married in June, was honored at
bridal shower Friday evening at
the home of Miss Ellen Norgesen.
Entertaining with the hostess was
Mrs. Quentin Schmitt.
The evening was spent in play
ing games with Miss Isabelle Fos-
ter, Miss Ruth Norton and Miss
Elsbeth Andrak winning honors.
Decorations were carried out in
yellow for the late supper.
Guests were Mesdames A. Kern,
]. RENE. Misses Elsa Koski. Sylvia
Chapman, Harriet Giske, Isabelle
Foster, Anna Larson. Elsbeth An
drak. Ruth Norton and Edith Jor-
enSen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
Mr.. and Mrs. Eneoe
Fefed on Anniversary

A surprise party was given TO
honor Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert F.
Engoe on their 25th wedding ami
versary, March Is, at their home
on South Thompson ave.
The affair was planned by Mrs.
r. Nootnagel and Mrs. Frank
kendziora. Cards were played
during the evening, honors going
to Mrs. John McSherry, Mrs. Jesse
Humphrey, Mr.. John Milley and
Mr.. Engoe.
An orchid corsage was presented
TO Mrs. Engoe and gifts of silver
TO both.
Guests attending were Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Zanuzoski. daughter
and son-in-lsw Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Engoe; Mr.. Stephen Pollard,
father Of Mrs. Engoe; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Humphrey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank kendziora, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Milley. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Bison, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Sheldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cowan. Mr.. and
Mrs George Kendziora, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Hansen and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Nootnsgel
out-of-toWn guests were Mr..
and Mrs. John McShsrry. Mr..
William AcSherry and Mrs. r.
Walsh Of Roslyn, Wash.
Immediately after the party Mr..
and Mrs. Engos, Mr.. Pollard and
Mrs Frank Kendziora left motor
ing 10 California where they Will
spend a short vacation visiting
trlendS-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
Womas Club VII Revive Custom of Musical Teas at Affair Friday
Annual Luncheon
To Be Wednesday
Presbyterian 0uild 10
Entertain al Spring Party

The annual spring luncheon
of the Inez F. Weyer guild of
First Presbyterian church will
on Wednesday center atten-
ton of members and friends.
Mrs. n. B. Nelson, retiring
president, is calling her execu-
tive board together at IL
o'clock with a general session
following at 1870. Luncheon
at 1890 will be served in
Stone Hall.
Mrs. +. NJ. Coolidge is chairman
of the special committee planning
the gay, spring flower decked
luncheon tables for the occasion.
Assisting her are Mesdames L. II.
Hayden, W. De Maris. Gordon
Bryan, It. S. Fleming. w. c. Han
son. n. T. McLain and A. o. Mich
aelson. Miss Marjorie Buncker
will sing during the luncheon hour.
Mrs. Philip c. Kyle is in charge
of the program which will follow.
1t will include Bible study under
the direction of Mrs. Roy L. Dodds
and a talk by Mrs. Donald G.
Christensen, q returned mission
ary from Alaska. Miss Rosalie
Horr will sing and Miss Betty
Gettman will paly harp selections.
Nursery hostesses will be Mrs.
A. V. II. Bacon and J. w. Newell.
Ssnce this is the last meeting Of
the church year. installation serv-
ices will be held for the newly
elected and appointed officers and
committee chairmen with the Rev.
J. Renwick Mccullough in charge.
New officers are Mrs. Lester II.
Hayden, president; Mrs. George
Phenicie, vice president; Mrs. T. S.
Fleming, secretary; Mrs. w. c.
Hansen, treasurer; Mrs. Vernon
Sawyer, historian; Mrs. J. Renwick
Mccullough and Mrs. J. M. Hargis,
senior advisors, and Mrs. Roy l..
Dodds, junior advisor. Mrs. Harry
]. Swarm will be secretary of lit
erature.
Committees are headed by Mrs.
Gordon Bryan and Mrs. A. V. H.
Bacon, program; Mrs. N. B. Nell
son and Mrs. Bella Scriber, men,
bership; Mrs. ]. E. Bunker and
Mrs. A. o. Michaelson, cheer; Mrs.
Hervey E. Reynolds, social; Mrs.
Ralph Wetherby, decoration; Mrs.
Harold f. Dahl and Mrs. Glenn
Carr, publicity; Mrs. S. M. Cool
4 idge and Mrs. II. T. McLaln,
nurses; Mrs. L. f. Souls and Mrs.
w. J. Mcleod, welfare; Mrs. J. w.
Newell and Mrs. Velmar A. Winn.
ways and means; Mrs. o. F. La
Case and Mrs. W. c. Hodgson,
hostesses.
Luncheon reservations are to be
made with Mrs. H f. Reynolds,
PR 3e46 by Monday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
Officers TO Advance

Corinthian chapter, o. E. S, will
observe advance night Monday az
Dougherty Masonic hall. No. 3sth
and Cheyenne. Mrs. Lyman V.
Hall, recently named worthy ma
tron, will be recognized with Mr..
Bafford Floyd. worthy patron;
Mrs William Robertson, associate
matron; Mr.. Stuart Bryan, assoc
ciate patron; Mrs. Arthur johnson,
eonductress; Mrs. Bafford Floyd,
associate eonductress; Mrs. Rachel
Slddmors. treasurer, and Mrs.
Lloyd Sell. secretary.
Other officers will be announces
81 the installation ceremony on
March g..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
Daughter Born TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Paine

Mr. and Mrs. Robert f. Paine
of North Steele ST. are receiving
congratulations on the birth of
their first child, a girl, Lola Jean,
at the Mary Freeman home.
Sharing the congratulations are
the grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry II. Fear, and Mrs. o. A
Paine of Tacoma, and a great
grandfather. Mr.. Edgar J. Fear
of Eau Claire. Wisconsin, who is
now visiting in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24

Enjoying festivities OF
"Doopoteh" OF the Uni
versity c ~ b s costume
donoe lost Saturday eve
ming were, above, Mr.. ond
Mrs. John @. Olson, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry A. D.
Smith; center, Mrs. F. M.
CHM ond Mr.. Bert Moe-
nusson, ond lower, Mrs.
Dovid Hellyer Miss
Martha Boxer and Mr..
WiIliom Woolf.
The donoe wos the first
costume porty the club
hos hod since its reoroo-
nizotion two years ego.
Mr.. Alfred Copp wos
ohoirnon of the novel
oftoir 10 which guests
come dressed os choroc-
tiers from the comic strip
lii Abner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
Music of Iceland Will Be Topic;
Speaker TO Appear in Costume
Edith Kendall Williams OF Seattle Symphony 70 Play
Violin Mrs. j. F. Meksry Is Chairman Of Events

The coming Of spring has inspired a guest day fea-
ture musical program and tea the first of its kind IN
years. for members of the Tacoma Woman's club next
Friday afternoon at 3 80 in the clubhouse.
The guests will greeted informally by the president,
Mrs Ethel Dunseah the cohostesses and Mrs Joseph
Freeman McNary the chairman
Music in Iceland will be the program theme with Mrs
Marchel A. Stevens appearing in costume and illustrating
her talk with songs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
PIT. A. News

The board meeting for the
Tacoma council of PIT. A.
will be held at Fishers, on
the seventh floor, Friday,
March %, with Mrs. Herman
Nordfors presiding.
TUESDAY
Perm Hill PreschooI meets Tues
day at $50 p. m. at the home of
Mrs Earl Smell. 1888 So. Fife st.
with Mrs. l. ID. Barton speaking
on Value of Story Telling for
Character Building" Mrs. Harry
Anderson will preside. There Will
be accordion music. The study
club topic will be Music for Chill
dren." Each person is asked to
bring a gift for the 25-cent gift
exchange. Hostesses will be Mrs.
Rogers Owens. Mrs. Tom Brother
ton and Mrs. II. b. Aglesworth.
Park Avenue PIT. A. meets
annex with DR.. n. +. Magnussen
speaking on Public Health Bene-
fits" Mrs. Edward Eben will pre-
side. The pupils Of Miss Marie
Walker will provide the musical
entertainment. In order that the
teachers may enjoy the meetings.
new routine has been planned
with the social hour from 2 to
2:30 then business meeting and
program at p. m. Mothers OF
Miss Walkers room will be host
esses
Sherman PIT. A. meets Tues
day at 1880 p. m. in the school.
A play will be given by a group
OF drama students of c. p. S. di-
rected by Martha Peare Jones.
Mrs. Alex Canddoo will preside.
Mrs. Il. r. Rice and Mrs. Emmett
Gragg will lead the group singing.
The Alb room will give some choral
reading under the direction Of Miss
Luella Kuethe. Mrs. John Crita-
novich is hostess assisted by the
mothers of Miss Alice Cooks room
under Mrs. Lawrence Berguest.
WEDNESDAY
Horace Mann PreschooI meets
Wednesday at p. m. in the audi
torium with Mrs. William II. Goer-
ing speaking on Hobbies and
Books for Children" Mrs. H. l..
White will preside. There will be
community singing. Mrs. White
and Mrs. l.. A. Holmgren will give
a magazine discussion. Mrs. w.
J. Hermes, Mrs. F. w. Hodges,
Mrs. Velma Petersen and Mrs.
Ruby Hoist will be hostesses.
Stanley PIT. A. meets Wednes-
day at p. m. in the auditorium.
The tuberculosis league will show
two movies, They Do Come Back"
and CLOUD in the Sky" Mrs. Rob-
ert l.. Barnhart will preside. Mrs.
Joseph Stortini. social chairman,
will be in charge of the refresh
ments.
Stewart PIT. A. meets Wednes-
day at 1880 p. m. in the auditori-
UNI with Mrs. J. w. Yost presid-
ing. The program topic will be
How the Secondary Curriculum
Contributes to Citizenship of Boys
and Girls" Those participating
are Mrs. Chester d. MacLennan,
Miss Marie Baarslag. Walter
Streeter, Janet Langlow, Paul
Marie Nelson and Bob
Eckland. A skit entitled why
Spirits" will be presented by
group from Gsult Junior High in
Julia Robertson, Annette
Meyers. Robert Failing. Warren
Peterson. The girls from Miss
Betty Worden's class will present
Girls Modified Gym" and Walter
Streeter's boys gym class will
present 'Tumbling." Miss 1nez
jackson will present the boys
chorus and S. s. Todd will plan
for the community singing. Mrs.
4 a l.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24

Warren, decorations: Doris Heg-
wine, Lucy Paine. Helen and Albine
Maytick. Mary Lou Schroeder,
Charlotte Obey. Rose Marie Payne,
Betty Jean and Violet kilsy,
Roberta Savers and Donna Mae
Paul. entertainment: Rose Pes
ciallo, Ruth Schuur. Miriam Rose
now. Annie Jakuho, Margaret
Zugan. Grace Anderson. Evelyn
Shoemaker. Judy Gius. Revs De-
cent and Tsuyako Kasai. refresh
ments. Miss Virginia Mckillism
Is the adviser.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24

Thoss attending were Assdamss
George Sotak, Al Resch Josephine
Adams), Edward Antush tGracs
Scott. George Gibbs, b. N. Bee
gle and T. r. Burk; the Misses
Doris Asland. Virginia Ssley. Alice
Gibbs. chiko sumiyoshi. Bette
Wynia. Grsycs Bailey, Hazel Burk
and the guest of honor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24

Miss Lois Bsegis was honorsd
Friday evening. March II. with =
niscsliansous shower given By
1Gkss Hazel Burk and hsr mother.
Nrs. T. r. Burk- The evening was
spent IN playing court whist. with
honors going 70 Mrs. Al Resch and
Wrn. Chiko Sumiyoshi.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
University Women's Group Plans
Annual Guest Day on Monday
Department Of Education and Public Affairs TO
Entertain in Y w. c. A. Clubrooms at O'clock

Monday afternoon, March "a, marks highlight in the
years work of the section education and public affairs
of the local branch of the American Association of Uni
versty Women The occasion guest day for interested
friends who will be welcomed in the club of the Y W.
c. A. at o'clock by the chairman Mrs. c. G. Trimbe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
Nelson-lnman Nuptisls
Read FRIDAY in Sumner

Miss Alice A. Nelson, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Nelson OF Sum-
ner became the bride Of Charles l.
Inmsn OF Fort Steilscoom at q
beautiful wedding at the home of
the brides parents. 705 kincaid
ave. Friday evening at S o'clock.
Or. L. A. Garrison read the Inn
pressiye double ring service in the
presence OF immediate family and
close friends. The bride given IN
marriage by her father wore
tailored suit of dark navy blue.
Miss Mabel Thompson was her
only attendant. Carl C. Peterson
acted as best man. After q short
wedding trip the new home viii
be established in Sumner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
SStu|

MI
club
linC|
the
RWe|
md
the
M
cnal
the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24

SAM
MI
Mrs.
tirda
wheI
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24

Mr.
To
M |
talk
HON
No.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
Mis-.
OF

Nil
dslIg
Day
Of No
YORK;
seVTel
son s
IN n
soIitl|
over
forni
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24

"
of ]
left
WYhs
stat
En-
WOO
ing
\
[ he
she
Sig
era
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-24
M NJ \
W j

44tl
her
/ adj
first
elect
MRS.
] uni
l29|
Mr.
chair
assist
rcksl
Mrs
OF
Ser q
tirer
cordi|
lam
fsry
Fred
presi|
Mrs
Blirk|
Col
year
days $
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Balkan Front

There is wild excitement in the Balk-
ans every day.
George Rendel, former British Min
lister to Bulgaria, and Ct British subjects
en- route from Bulgaria to England as a
result of the Bulgarian German rapport,
arrived at the Pera Palace Hotel, Istan-
bul, Turkey, on Tuesday. Ten minutes
later bomb exploded in the hotel. Ten
persons were injured, including members
of Mr.. Rendel's party. Some of them lay
near death. Mr.. Rendel escaped
The future of the Balkan picture de-
pended on less spectacular undertak-
ing. The Germans pressed and squeezed
the Yugoslavians for complete under
standing" with Berlin. One day Bel
grade was reported sitting on Berln's
lap. The next day Berlin was reported
offering new enticements to get Belgrade
on to her lap.
Tomorrow might bring some definite
development in this situation. 1t is
obvious by now that the
YueosIov Yugoslavian government
Dilemma is going as far as it dares
and even farther to pre-
serve real independence. Early Friday
there were reports that Premier DragiSha
Evening star., 1941-03-16

her allies under the lease-lend arrange
ment:
Ordnance and ordnance stores, sup
plies, spare parts and materials, includ-
ing armor and ammunition, ST ,343 000,-
900; aircraft and aeronautical material,
including engines, spare parts and ac-
cessories, S2054O00,000; tanks, armored
cars, automobiles, trucks and other auto
motive vehicles, 1862 100000; ships and
other water craft, plus equipage and ac-
cessories, S629 000, 900: miscellaneous mill
tary equipment, S260,000 600; facilities
and equipment for the manufacture of
defense articles, including construction
and operation, and acquisition of land,
s752 900 OOO
The day after the great bill was signed,
British air fighters, using a new type
plane, bombed Berlin, industrial plants
at Bremen, naval shipbuilding yards at
Hamburg, where the building housing
the American Consulate General was
struck; docks at Boulogne and shipping
in LoWland ports, at Ijmuiden, the
Netherlands, and Ostend, Belgium. A
well-placed source of information de-
clared that as a result of the lease-lend
passage, the British now are able to
launch a really offensive war.
The British in their operations of last
week sought to spread their attacking
area. In order to accom-
lonq-Ronqe plish that end, they used
Bombing in their raids on the con-
tinent big flights of
American-made Consolidated and four
motored Boeing bombers to help British
Short Strings and Avro-Manchesters
with heavy long-range bombing. This
spread of the attack had a twofold pur-
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Strikes
Continued From Page CID

uation are "out-of-line" wages-wages
lower in one plant than those OF COM
parable work in another; the rivalry
between the C. I. o. and the A. F. OF L..
in organizing campaigns, and the jur-
isdictional disputes between these two
bodies.
While the heads of the c. I. o. and
the A. F. of L. are divided on the pro-
posal of mediation board similar to the
War Labor Board Of the last war, they
are united in their opposition to enforced
cooling off periods. The Executive Coun-
Gil of the A. F. of L. in recent state
ment declared that the real purpose of
such proposals was Ito impose upon
organized labor compulsory arbitration" !"
which it regarded as contrary to every
basic principle of Americanism.'
The c. I. O., however, as Philip Murray
has stated, does not object to the volun-
tary inclusion of the cooling-of period
in collective bargaining agreements.
It comes down to this: Labor is inter-
ested in keeping all forms of restrictive
legislation off the statute books. So also
is the administration. The play, for the
moment, is being called by the President,
but circumstances may arise that will
make the demand for congressional
action hard to down.
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Wars 8Oth Week
BY Blair B0HeS.

The violent detonation of bombs
dropped from on high and the soft
scratching of an eminent signature
of 18 letters with 18 pens made his
tory in the war last week. The COM
paratively gentle temperatures of
March brushed away the low ceilings
that have hampered the aerial
warriors all winter over Europe.
SWarming over the continent from
Boulogne, in France, to Berlin, in
Germany, from the Low Countries
to Norway, Royal Air Force planes
on Thursday launched their greatest
offensive of the war. In heavy
counterblows Adolf Hitlers Luftwaffe
smashed at the great Clydebank
shipping yards at Glasgow and
pounded at Liverpool, London and
Hull.
The pen-scratching was the signal
for the British offensive 1t took
place in Washington, where at $50
pm. Tuesday President Franklin D.
Roosevelt signed the lease-lend bill,
giving Great Britain access to Amer
ica'S war goods. A day later Presi-
dent Roosevelt asked Congress to
appropriate S7,OOO,OOO,OOO to finance
the lease-lend aid. When the bill
was signed England knew that it had
an arsenal to keep her supplied for
battle. Prime Minister Churchill
told the House of Commons that the
bill was "a new Magma Charta *''
an inspiring act of faith"
On widely separated fronts the
British readied themselves for ac-
ton. The fuse on the Balkan dyna-
mite box burned slowly, as the
Germans sought to squeeze Yugo-
slavia into the axis mold as a last
preliminary to battle action.
Evening star., 1941-03-16
African Front

The British bomber offensive which
began on Wednesday against Germanys
home front was viewed by observers in
Europe as increasing the chances of Brit
ish Middle East forces. The one point
of battle for those forces at this moment,
while Germany prepares herself for
lighting Balkan blaze, is Italian East
Africa, where the British operate on a
variety of fronts, all of them successfully.
The Middle East headquarters in Cairo
announced last week that Italian losses
in Italian Somaliland now
ltolion are estimated at more than
Losses $1,000. The British are push
ing the Italian forces toward
Ethiopia, and in Ethiopia the British,
with native help, are fighting a success
full campaign. A British bombing raid
in Ethiopia was said in Cairo to have
scored direct hit on a train running
along the rails from Adds Ababa to
Jibuti. That railroad is the Ethiopian
capitals lifeline to the outer world.
AS the British eXerted pressure on the
Italian East African position from the
land, they also squeezed the Italians on
the sea. They closed the small strait of
Bah el Mandeb, the entrance into the
Red Sea from the Indian Ocean. This
closure left open only the large strait as
the exit from the sea to the ocean. That
opening the British are watching in order
to prevent the escape of any Italian ship
from the Red Sea.