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Evening star., 1941-11-27


this case it imposes a time limit on
the Germans, since their normal
supply route can hardly be used;
they must win before the reserves
of food, water and ammunition
which they have Immediately avail
able In their forward positions give
out. British air superiority con-
tinues, making supply by air pre-
carious and in the more distant
scene a light British column is
thrusting toward the sea south of
Bengazi and threatening the great
desert road to Tripoli, and the
British feet continues active in the
Central Mediterranean.
Il The activities of the garrison of
Tobruk are a further menace to
German communication. The prob
lem Of maintenance so important to
the sustained operations of armored
troops must also be increasingly
severe for the Germans as the
r. A. F. searches out and attacks
their parks and depots.
Water Supply a Problem.
On the British side the lines Of
communication are open, are not
subject to serious interruption by
the Germans. and are supplied from
bases in Egypt, the capacity of
which has been built up over a long
period of months under conditions
much more favorable than those
enjoyed by the Axis in the Central
Mediterranean.
Then there is the problem Of
water, always of primary impor-
tance in desert warfare 1t is to be
expected the Germans will have i'm
proved the few existing wells. have
dug others and established reserve
stores in their forward areas, but
the advance of the New Zealand
infantry along the main road from
Bardia to Sidi Rezegh, where they
have now reached the scene of the
main tank battle, has probably dealt
harshly with the German reserve
water supply and it seems likely
that the main German effort will
now be directed toward breaking out
to the westward in order to reach
supplies of water. The arrival of
British infantry from the southwest
is also reported on the battlefield of
Sidi Rezegh, all Of which suggests
that the British are endeavoring to
hold and consolidate positions which
would cut of the German retreat.
Nazis Have Better Tanks.
So far there has been no hint
that the Germans possess any strong
forces in the area between Tobruk
and Bengazi which could be brought
up as reinforcements. If such
forces were to appear, they might
make q considerable difference; but
the bold dash Of a light British
column across Southern Cyrenaica
is . pretty strong hint that the
British high command does not
Evening star., 1941-11-27
+Wire Office InstoIIs
Automatic Receiver

Installation in the Washington
ONCE Of the Postal Telegraph Co.
OF new semi automatic system of
transmitting and receiving messages
was announced by T. P. Dow6,
superintendent, today.
The system, part Of the COM
pany's recent modernization pro.
gram, will enable the company to
release trained telegraph operators
for service in national defense, Mr..
Dowd explained. The new method,
by which messages are transmitted
by perforated tape. saves time and
reduces possibility of error, he
added.
Evening star., 1941-11-27

very severe. Existing stocks OF
Oil and gasoline are dWindling.
Commerce is at standstill and
the Japanese cannot look to their
Axis associates for relief.
The Japanese suggestions for
settlement of the Pacific ques-
ton naturally have been sub
mitted to the other interested
powers-Britain, Australia, China
and the Netherlands. The COM
ments of these governments have
already been received, but their
tenor is, of course, unknown,
since in this most delicate ne
gotiation all participants are
bound to utmost secrecy. But the
United States is still maneuver-
ing for time.
President Roosevelt, who is an
astute horse-trader and directs
the operations of the State De-
partment from the White House,
knows that a fiat mo- to the
Toxic proposals would bring this
country into shooting war with
Japan In a few hours. Hence,
counter suggestions were i'm
mediately made to Japan.
Z. S. Alarmed Over Russia.
In well-informed quarters it is
believed that these counter-sug-
gestions-it is definitely empha-
sized that they are not counter
proposals-appear to offer more
than they actually do. They
contain certain tempting features
which may set the Toxic govern
ment to thinking. Thus, 1t is
believed in diplomatic quarters,
the conversations with Japan will
continue for q while.
American policy trainers are
concerned over the turn of events
in Europe and Africa. These, of
course, would encourage the
japanese warmongers If Nippon
possessed enough oil and gasoline
for a long conflict.
The Russian situation is be
coming increasingly worrisome
for the United States. The Rus
slams are more short Of breath
than they have ever been before.
It is not so much the possibility
of Moscow and Leningrad falling
into Nazi hands that concerns
the Washington authorities. 1t
is rather the fact that we fear
the Soviet forces are losing their
punch and that they are running
dangerously short Of war ma
terial.
Transportation of war supplies
over the Archangel and Persian
Evening star., 1941-11-27

Nazis would be defeated in this
encounter, in which the British,
according to their own reports,
had superiority in numbers and
at least equality in war material.
Hull Unyielding.
But nothing of the sort has
happened. Under the circum-
stances American policy trainers
thought it wise not to take too
unyieldingly a position toward
the japanese negotiators.
1t is true that Mr.. Hull, who
is conducting these negotiations,
is unyielding on the point that
the United States will never ap-
pease Japan at the expense OF
China. The Secretary of State
is convinced that aid to China
is as important as aid to Great
Britain, and it appears that the
Japanese understand that they
cannot bulge him from this point
of view.
AS a matter Of fact the Japan
ese are not particularly anxious
to prevent the sending Of aid
to China, since they realize that
it comes only in driblets. But
they do insist on immediate re-
lief Of their economic situation.
This the administration is in
clined to consider, provided there
is q sufficient quid pro quo to
make it worth our while to mod
ify somewhat the present strin-
gent economic blockade OF Nip
pom.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
U. S.-Mexico Accords
To Stabilize Peso
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 27-The
Mexican peso will be stabilized at
485 to the dollar (about 206 cents,
which is the present exchange rate,
as result of recent United States
Mexican economic accords, Finance
Minister Suarez reported last night.
The rate will be maintained with
the $4,000 900 stabilization fund OBJ
tanned in Washington, said Suarez
who returned from the United States
Tuesday.
The price fixed for United States
purchases Of American silver will
be 35 cents an ounce, he reported.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
This Changing World
Countersugeestions Offered by U. S.
Expected to ProIong Talks With Toxic

Gulf routes sounds all right In
official communiques and public
statements. But experts in Wash
ington know that only a very
limited quantity of war material
can reach the U. S. s. r. by these
routes.
Libya Biitz' Over-Played.
The Vladivostok route can be
easily utilized, however, and II
Japan can be induced to pledge
herself to allow the sending Of
lease-lend goods to Siberia with
out interference we will have
gained an important point, even
though it may cost us several
hundred thousand tons OF oil,
scrap iron and steel.
The result of the British "blitz"
in Libya has been equally dis
appointing as far as actual re-
suits are concerned. 1t is ad-
mitted that the British Ministry
of Information erred in over
playing the Importance of that
campaign, which many military
experts now describe as only a
major skirmish. The moral ef-
feet of its negative results has
been powerful on the Japanese
people. They now believe what
the Nazis have been telling them,
that the German armies cannot
be defeated.
In the Libyan operations re-
portedly picked British troops
opposed the Germans. The jap
anese, who have secret admira-
ton for the British, believed the
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Woodside Church Plans
PIuy on Silver Spring

Community Cavalcade," play
depicting the history of the Silver
Spring MD area beginning at the
time of the Civil War and continu-
ing through the present era, will be
given under the auspices OF the
Woman's Guild at pm. tomorrow
in the parish house, Grace Church,
WoOdSide, Md.
The main characters in the play
will be portrayed by Mason OFT
and Dorothy Troth Muir.
Evening star., 1941-11-27

circling British.
but there seems
no reason to
suppose that the
British adyan-
tages will not be
sufficient to give
them victory.
In d e S e r t
fighting, ev e n
more than in
other types of
warfare, t h e
problem of sup
Dly is likely to
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Czech Group HoIdfno Sale

The Czech-American National AL
Lance of Washington is holding a
sale Of Czecho-Slovak textiles, dolls,
novelties, emrboideries and knitted
wear for the benefit of the homo
country. The sale is at Mays Res
taurant, 2317 Calvert street NV,
from noon to . pm. daily and will
continue through December. =
Evening star., 1941-11-27

most sc ere C y.
2 ct everybody
knows that mat
ters of the gray
est Importance
have been dis
CuSsed. The is
sues are funda-
m g mt a !, a n d
while there are
certain risks in
publicity, there
are, on the other
hand, consider
ations W hic h
would make il
Evening star., 1941-11-27

have paralyzed the German inva-
sion Of France. Tobruk, like Ant
werp, lies open to the sea and can
be supplied and reinforced as long as
command of the sea remains in
British hands.
Evening star., 1941-11-27

SodAeAAk v -
even If they
were rich uncles
W ith futtery
hearts, and we
make 1t a prac-
tice to disagree
with them even
though they take
q no moro dan
gerous stan d
than that mus
tard plasters are
helpful in the
curing of Group.
But TO-DAY wa
Evening star., 1941-11-27
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSIAN1INE bRUWN.
Negotiations between the United
States and Japan have been in q
decisive stage since Monday,
when the Japanese delegates.
Saburo Kurusu and Ambassador
Kichisaburo Nomura, presented
to Secretary of State Hull def
mite proposals for the reopening
of trade channels between the
two countries.
The economic situation in the
Nipponese Empire has become
Evening star., 1941-11-27
BY MAJ. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

As might be expected of a picked
and veteran force, the German
armored corps in Libya is making
q hard fight of 1t against the en-
Evening star., 1941-11-27
McLemore-
Scribe Agrees With
Burt and Jerry
By HENRY McLEMORE.

Senator Burton K. Wheeler, d1s&
old D. from Mont, and Senator
Gerald P. Nye, that r. from N. D.
happen to be the two men We
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Writers to Meet Tonioht

A meeting OF the Society OF Free
Lance Writers will be held at Gen.
tral High School at 8 o'clock tonight.
With w. Burrows, president pre-
siding, stories by members will be
read and criticized,
Evening star., 1941-11-27

THE opinions OF the Wrtes this page their
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to giUe all sides OF questions OF
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
| themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Hitler Seen
Busic Issue
With japan
Public Understanding
Of Questions Held
Prime Requirement
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

As BELTS a delicate negotiation.
the conversations between the jap
anese and American Governments
have been carried on with the ut
Evening star., 1941-11-27

fees and commissions being asked
and paid for obtaining defense
contracts, the matter was brought
forcibly to light this week by the
filing of a suit by Charles West,
former Representative from Ohio,
former Undersecretary of the In
terror and former contact man
between the White House and
Congress, against the Empire
Ordnance Corn.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Biddle TO Remain AlGOf.

Mr.. West is suing for the tri-
fling sum OF s697 000 which he
claims is due him. He entered
into contract with the COM
pany year ago, he claims. as a
business consultant and adviser
for which he was to receive
per cent of the gross sales of the
company'S products during the
ensuing year. Mr.. West says that
he has received about $4,000,
on orders amounting TO s7O.OOO.-
600. On the basis of the agree
ment, he insists, the larger
amount for which he is suing is
still due him
The activities of Thomas G.
Corcoran, for years special coun-
sci Of the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. and White House favorite,
may come within the scope of
the committees investigation. He
Is reported to have acted as
agent in obtaining a number of
contracts with the Government
for various clients, including the
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
Gen. J.L.SchIey
Inspeds Field
Expansion Work
Checked by Engineer

. Major General Julian l..
Schley, Chief of Engineers,
United States Army, yesterday
inspected construction being
rushed to completion at Self
ridge Field.
Contractors are well ahead of
schedule on this $666 600 tenn
porary Air Corps expansion
Job, Major General Schley
found, and he expressed him.
self as we'll satisfied with prog
ress being made.
Col. r. G.. Barrows, district
engineer of the Detroit area,
under whose supervision the
Selfridge Field contracts have
been since December II. and
Col. Paul 8. Reinecke, district
engineer of the Lake Survey
district, accompanied the chief
of engineers on the inspection
trip . They were conducted
around the post by Brig General
H. B. Clasett, commanding gen.
eral of the 9Th Pursuit Wing
base, Selfridge Field.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
Quit Child
Wins 1911
Awards

OThe tiny son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Quit, Of the Ridge road,
Richmond. today was proclaim
ed q the official winner Of THE
DAILY MONITORS third IN
nual First Baby coatest.
: The child, born a. am. On
New Years day, Is q husky
seven FOUNDER. DR.. ]. A. Engels,
Of Richmond, was the attending
physician.
As the winner of the First
Baby contest, the infant will re-
ceive q variety Of worthwhile
prizes from Mount Clemens mer-
chants who annually join THE
DAILY MONITOR in sponsoring
the contest.
The prizes include so birth
announcements donated by
Standard Office Supply COM
pany A special Heinz baby gift
assortment from the Swan Phar-
macy: A baby bath tub from
Mount Clemens Hardware; s.
See PRlZES-Page
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
By DREW

AAboard q British Destroyer off
the French Coast, Jan. - up
Despite shells, bombs, mines
and torpedoes, despite wrecks
which dot the frigid waters,
Britannia still appears to rule
the waves.
From the destroyer's bridge I
can see many merchantmen.
Conveys bound north and south
are strinsinx out, their barrage
balloons nDdding in grey skies.
Destroyer marshal our convoy
at the n}buth Of q harbor. Each
Of thu meFchantmen carries three
or fou} freight trains. They
are al tafe. Why? Well, here's
q log OF our voyage.
Afternoon - the quick, rhy-
thmic fire Of distant anti-air-
craft guns pulses through the
sharp cold air rs we leave the
harbor. No planes are in sight.
A seaman says quietly, "Jerry's
'aving a 90 somewhere"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07

Will Select
3 Vestry1nen

. Election of three new vestry-
man and selection Of six dele
gates and as many alternates u
the diocesan convention will
feature the annual meeting Of
Grace Episcopal church, to b
held Thursday evening follow
ing a $40 dinner, the Rev.
George Merifield announced to-
day.
Z Retiring vestrymen are Senior
Warden Frank Pringnitz, Junior
Warden A. ]. Pickman and
Christian F. Matthews. None
Of them are eligible Is vestry
candidates for one year.
The congregation will select
three men and three women %
delegates to the convention.
along with six alternates.
The Young Women's Episco-
pal League will be in charge Of
the dinner and reservations may
be made either by telephoning
Mrs. Karl Krause or Rev. Meri-
field ut the rectory.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
Back from the Dead
STATE POLICE AND FlREMEN REVIVE
AGED ROMEO RESIDENT WHO
DIED IA
DIED

efforts when Stevens began 70
breath family. Further admtn-
istrations Of oxygen preved S1c-
cessful, and he was r]aehe6 -
the hospital where his oonditf0n
was reported grave, but WIN
. good chance Of recoveU."
According 10 fragments q the
story pieced together BY state
police. Stevens was IN The 49,
ment Of his home-located-. at
345 Tillson street-attemptine
70 thaw out . froaen water ~
when fire broke out.
Becoming alarmed WIN ~
efforts failed 70 stem ~ ~
Stevens Started up9the QptEWg1,
only % = tsatp4d,W heA
clipped bqtWeen ~ gt6uqy
Z 11hs h1G6e ~ bodly 610ao
by smoke 81 fire.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
JanuarQuota
10 be Doubled
Next Month
Droft Boords
Rsody to conseript
lorss Numbers

OAccording to tentative allot-
ments supplied Macomb's three
draft boards by state selective
service officials at Lansing to-
day, the county will supply 145
men of draft age for induction
in February.
Draft Board No. 1, compris-
ing the Mount Clemens Warren
township area, will be asked for
SO men, tentative figures indi-
cate. Draft Board No. . was CIV
en- q 56-man quota and Draft
Board No. 8 will beasked for
80 men.
The tentative figures are, of
course, subject to C h a n & e,
Spokesman for the three boards
pointed out. No February Undue
ton date was given by state Of
ficials.
Meanwhile, Draft Board No.
/ was preparing . list of 70 men
for induction at Detroit on Jan.
~. The men will leave Mount
Clemenpora Grand Trunk train
See DRAFT-Page 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
Girl Atlosied
byShabbykan
Molsstsr Sought
by Loeol Police

Miss Beth Wilkerson, "a
Fourth street, reported TO po-
lice last night that she was &C.
costed on q Mount Clemens
street last night by q shabbily
dressed man. Miss Wilkerson
fled, avoiding possible injury.
The young woman told police
that the man started TO follow
her after she had left the Grace
church at South Gratiot and
Church street at about e:l5
o'clock. She said that the man
followed behind her until she
reached the Macomb street
bridge, where Ne stopped her.
She broke away and fled.
Police-who were Immediate
~ called - the sceue-eould
find no trace Of the nan.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07

vacant house next to Mae Nc
Kenna's establishment on Park
avenue.
Investigators, working upon
the theory that the vandals had
sought to wreck the resort next
door, have appealed to Selfridge
authorities in IN effort to UNI
cover the identity Of the men
guilty Of the crime.
The rock incident followed
closely on the heels Of another
affairs involving disorderly
house, il was revealed today,
when II was made known that
the resort. known as "Minnie's."
on South River road, just west
of the sugar factory, had been
virtually wrecked by axe
welding hocdlums 10 days ego.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
kofp0hiters
are Installed
Whiting Succeeds
Self at Helm

. Induction of q new slate of
officers headed by Chancellor
Commander Philip c.. Whiting
and an interesting and informa-
tive talk given by Everett Tuck
er, district supervisor Of the
Michigan Conservation depart
ment, featured last nights meet
ing Of RAM Kuhn lodge, knights
Of Pythias.
Tucker showed three reels of
motion pictures and blamed the
lack Of fish In Lake St. Clair on
over-anxious fishermen who per.
sist IN catching underlined fish.
He was introduced BY Wilbur
F. Held after Conservation OF
ficer Earl GoH arranged for his
appearance.
Deputy Grand Chancellor L.
Stanley Cady acted q Installing
officer. Besides Whiting, other
officers installed were: Vice.
Chancellor, G. Stuart DeMott;
Prelate, Sam Dobbs: Master of
Work, Fred Engel; Keeper Of
Records and Seal and Master Of
Finance, Frank Giambrone;
Master Of Exchequer. Donald
Kunze; Master q Arms, Floyd
Davis; Inner Guard, Ivan Pen
ley and Outer Guard, Charles
Pop" Rood.
The first Of . series Of games
parties under lodge sponsorship
will be held In the new club
rooms on Friday night, IL was
announced.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07

Q An aged Romeo man was lit
orally brought back from death
early last night through the per-
severance Of state police and
firemen.
William G. Stevens, 30, was
in Booth hospital ut Romeo this
morning with - good chance
of recovery, after being pro-
nounced dead by . Romeo ply
sician, due to the unrelenting
efforts of officials who admin
istered aid with IN oxygen tank.
The eyed man trapped in .
smoke-filled basement when his
foot became entangled In . STAIR
way-was rescued BY state
Trooper Russell Olsen, Of the
Romeo post, and Fire Chief Roy
Bowers, Of Romeo.
Stevens Yves trapped when he
attempted to flee upstairs after
q fire broke out while he wss
thawing-ou q water pipe with
q gasoline torch.
Olsen and Bowers rushed to q
nearby home where. upon In
vestigation by q doctor, u was
found that his pulse and heart
had stopped beating.
State troopers and firenea
Immediately commenced oxyoon
treatments In "A attesppe - -
vive the tuffoeoNon vie(in.
Al(lr wsrktng over IL hody
IL over alhn1l-Gpur, the Ft1cor
60 wesl ale1eft0 ave - IT,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07

Plan Voted
by Church

Q Remodeling of the interior Of
the First Presbyterian church
at an approximate cost Of $4,000
was approved by representatives
of various church societies meet
ing at the church last night.
The project calls for COM
plete redecorating of the inte-
rior, carpeting of the aisles and
remodeling of the pulpit. Work
will start as soon as all bids
have been received.
Trustees Orrin Griffith and
Ralph Donaldson will supervise
the project. All church societies
and the elders, trustees and dea-
cons were represented at the
meeting.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
w. burkhardt
Suddenly
Prominent Laundry
Men Pesses Alvey

= William A. Burkhardt, 20, Of
lSl Avery street, for 10 years ~
sociated with his mother In the
management Of the Micomo
Laundry, died suddenly 1t his
home, Isl Avery street Of .
stroke at 1890 q. m. today.
Mr.. Durkhardt had been In
poor hath for the past year and
one-half, but was sufficiently
wen yesterday 70 perform his du-
ties q manager Of the laundry.
Born IN Hancock, Mich, the
son C William md hlathilda
Burkhar1A ,ler. Burkhardt cams
TO Mosnt Clemens 1t ths age 1t
four end ~ nede he home
here ever 1hl1a
Beside d! So. oertrsds. snd
See DUH{nAnD3-Sass
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
Britannia Still
Rules the Waves
Associated Press Writer
Makes Tour with Destroyer

The officers have changed
from smart shore blues" to q
variety of garments. The cap
tain wears q heavy wool-lined
canvas coat over layers Of sweat
ers, fleece-lined boots, fur-lin-
ed mittens and then gloves. His
head is covered by a knitted
wool helmet-he doesn't look
much like the officer who q few
days ago received from his king
the distinguished service cross.
Guarded by the destroyers and
fast motor boats, built during
the World War to halt German
sabmarine frai4G, the convoy
moves out to SEA, Above it are
the balloon ships, a. protection
against dive bombers.
A cheer ripples down the line
Of ships as two formations of
Blenheims fly by ... day later
you learn they bombed Brest.
Evening - our dinner Is sand
wiches, soup and tea gulped on
rolling decks. Between gulps,
a navigator calls the course.
The captain eyes the convoy and
mutters that some Of the vessels
are falling behind.
He reckons the convoy will
pass "hellfire corner" rounding
into the Strait of Dover, during
darkness.
You stand gazing into the icy
blackness for q while and then
stretch out for q try at sleep.
EARLY morningit's still very
dark. The black-out destroyer
gives you the feeling of q ghost
ship moving through leagues of
blackness. Suddenly there is the
Of a plane. The lookout
calls out, Aircraft approach
ing"
An officer shouts, Hold fire."
He mutters to himself and then
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