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Evening star., 1941-12-09
Quick House Action
Expected on Lifting
Hemisphere Ban
Military Committee
Studies Broadening
'Druft Age Limits

Congress moved rapidly today to
eliminate restrictions confining the
Nations armed forces to the West
ern Hemisphere.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee unanimously approved bill
| which would accomplish this pur-
pose and at the same time order
terms of service of all men in the
armed forces. including selectees, ex-
/ tended for the duration of the war.
Chairman May introduced the bill
in the House Immediately, and said
he expected action probably by to-
morrow. Chairman Reynolds of the
Senate Military Affairs Committee
introduced similar bill.
The House committee met in ex-
ecutive session this morning after
Chairman May had conferred with
high officials in the War Depart
ment. His committee is expected to
act later on legislation which would
broaden the Selective Service age
limits and thereby provide a man.
power pool from which the Army
| can draw a total of upward to
1000 900.
| The japanese code of ethics
makes it mandatory that We remove
territorial limitations now applied to
our Army" Mr.. May commented.
Age Limits 10 Be Widened.
The committee chairman said
some action will be taken to widen
the age limit under the selective
service system, and indicated that
much consideration will be given to
lowering the age floor, possibly to
l8 years. Mr.. May. however, ex-
pressed the hope that for the time
being at least. it won't be found
necessary to draft boys in their
teens"
The first move in this connection
will be to return the age limits to
the original 21-to-36 brackets, which
will open a large source of man
power. At the same time, House
members conceded that the per-
centage of deferments. for physical
and dependency reasons, will be very
high in the upper age groups.
d. c. Quota May Be Doubled.
District Selective Service official.
have been advised by national head
quarters to proceed for the time
being on business as usual" basis
but that doubling of the January
quota may be expected They were
told to anticipate a tremendous
call during the month of February.
A week ago national headquarter!
spokesmen said total of 100000 new
men would be added to the Army
through selective service by spring
Indications are now that this figur,
Will be more than doubled, bringing
the Army man power to nearl,
100000 within the next few months
On the basis of War Department
equipment contracts, this total viii
be advanced well above the 1000 90,
mark later in the year.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Viehy Reported Neutral
In Spread Of Conflict
~ the Associated Press.

ey the Associated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France, Dec
a.-Informed Vichy sources said yes
terday that the French government
was remaining neutral in the war
of the United States and Britain
against Japan.
Authoritative sources said they
could neither confirm nor deny
reports that japanese troops which
passed through Thailand came from
French Indo-China bases ceded by
France to Japan.
The French position, they said,
was very reserved
The French possession Of 1ndo-
China is one of the salient areas
OF the new conflict.
During the day, the Japanese AM
bassador to France, Sotomatsu Kato,
called on Vice Premier Admiral Jean
Darlan to explain the japanese
point of view.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
BruziIiun Prince Guest
Of Middies for ; Duys

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. e.-Lt. Joao de
Orleans E Braganca. 25-year- old
Brazilian aviator. arrived yesterday
from Washington to spend three
days observing the work of the
United States Naval Academy
Academy officials said 1t. Orleans,
youngest of two living princes of
the former Brazilian royal family,
would present the Brazilian Aviation
Academy's flag to the midshipman
regiment and in return would re-
ceive the academy's regimental
colors.
Evening star., 1941-12-09

Russia Keeps Silence
On Her Position in
U. Jap War
Some OfficioI Comment
Expected Later; News Of
Fighting Broadcast
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KUIBYSHEV, Russia, Dec. g.
Official Russia kept her silence to-
day on receipt Of the news Of the
Japanese American conflict, but
some Official comment was expected
later.
The news reached this temporary
capital before dawn yesterday, and
its course could be traced by the
flashing on of lights in embassies
and legations.
The Russian radio carried extern
sive reports of the fighting under
Washington, London and Toxic
datelines, but expressed no COM
ment.
1t was announced that telephone
employees in Vladivostok, Russia s
Siberian port near Japan, had gone
on 8-hour shifts instead of the for
mer 6.
Newspapers carried no editorial
comment on the JapaneSe-Amerlca
situation.
United States Charge d'Affairs
Walter Thurston visited the British
Ambassador, Sir Stafford Cripps
and called at the Chinese Embassy
American military men donned
their uniforms, as is the custom
with nation at war.
Expiration of the -Japa-
nese fishing pact at the end of this
month may bring the first clarifca
ton of relations between the two
powers
The Far Eastern fisheries pact
which gave the japanese the right
to fish in Russian waters. expire.
December 81. Diplomats are watch.
ing to see whether the deadline viii
bring a renewal or a break.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Hitler Reported Told Six
Doys Aoo War Was Near

. LONDON, Dec. 9 CP).-The Berlin
correspondent of the Stockholm
newspaper Aftonbladet, as quoted
by Exchange Telegraph here, re-
ported today that Gen. Hiroshi
Oshima, japanese Ambassador to
Germany, told Adolf Hitler six days
ago war in the Pacific was immi-
nent.
With a German decision concern
ing the Pacific war apparently i'm
minent, the report quoted Berlin
diplomatic sources as expecting 1t
to hasten French German negotia-
tions, particularly over French Indo-
China and Dakar.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
j. ). Moves 10 Bar
Publishing Of News
Helpful 10 Japan
information on New
Defense Plants Will
Be Kept Secret
Hy TIE Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Government agencies moved In
unison today to prevent the publica-
ton OF information which might
help Japan in its headlong assault
against United States cutposts in the
Pacific.
The press was advised that news
eoverage would go ahead under the
voluntary censorship system invoked
in connection with the war in Eu-
rope, but the Navy warned that If
necessary it would enforce the 1918
Espionage Act This fixes severe
penalties for wilful disclosure of in
formation which may aid the enemy.
Even the Federal Loan Agency had
decided, Administrator Jesse Jones
said yesterday. to keep secret its
data on defense subjects. such as
contracts for new defense plants.
The Army extended its ban on
military information to include in
formation relating to the routes,
schedules and destinations OF troop
movements within or without the
continental Unlted states.
Memorandum Issued.
The War Department issued this
memorandum to the press:
Information tending to disclose
the number of troops, designation OF
units and disposition of forces over
seas is restricted. Information as to
the movements of transports within
or without territorial waters IS re-
stricted. Casualty lists will. if pos
sible, include home addresses. but
will not include designation of
units"
The, Navy began censoring all out
going cables and those from Hawaii
and the Philippines were censored at
the source. The sending of news to
Germany, Italy, Finland and Japan
was formally prohibited. Dispatches
continued to come IN from Berlin,
Rome and Helsinki, but not from
Toxic. although radio broadcasts
from japan were heard.
Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn,
chief Of the Navy's Bureau of Pub
lie Relations, conceded that cable
news from Honolulu and Manila had
been delayed, but attributed this to
. heavy file of Official and other
messages and the inexperience of
q vastly expanded personnel. He
said the situation would improve
with expansion of personnel in the
Navy Intelligence Office
Casualties Checked.
Admiral Hepburn said it probably
would take several days for the
Navy to check carefully. notify rel
atives and make public the names of
casualties an Hawaii, estimated by
President Roosevelt at 5000.
He asked the press to withhold
from publication. until cleared by
the Navy, any stories which may be
obtained from crew members or
their families and remarked that in
all cases the names of ships or
naval units should be deleted.
The Maritime Commission re-
uuested that all cease publication
of photographs or printed matter
concerning the movement. position,
cargo or destination of any mer-
chant vessel in any waters" This
did not Immediately apply to Great
Lakes waters. its memorandum ex-
planned, but if there should be ex-
traordinary developments in that
area. the commission suggested, the
press would readily recognize this
and put the request into effect.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Three Traffic Bills
Approved by House

The House today swiftly approved
a resolution calling for preliminary
survey to determine the feasibility
of a subway system in the District
as well as three bills designed to
contribute some relief from the
acute traffic situation. The bills re-
quire off-street parking facilities in
new buildings, both private and Fed
eral, and forbid parking on private
property without consent of the
arr,or
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Ewing to Resume Fight
For Evidence Today

Counsel in the case of Orman w.
Ewing, charged with criminally as
saulting a 19-year- -old girl October
26, are expected to resume question
ing this afternoon or tomorrow of
witnesses on a defense motion for
return of certain evidence now held
by the Government. The hearing
will resume before Justice James w.
Morris in District Court on COM
pletion of another case before the
jurist.
Police seized the evidence. which
includes bed sheet and the broken
latch of door chain, at 1101 Six
teenth street NV where the alleged
crime is supposed to have occurred
In The Sunday Star the address
vas enormously given as 1l03 Six
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Reiehstag May Meet
Tomorrow 10 Hear
Stand on New War
KrolI Opera House
Performance Is
Cancelled Suddenly
BY the Associated Press.

bs tut hssotLa kcu E4Noo.
BERLIN, Dec. 9.-An authorized
spokesman said today he was unable
to state whether German-American
relations would change within the
next "a hours, but wen-informed
sources said Clarifying state
ment" on the American-Japanese
war was expected soon.
The situation has not changed,
the spokesman said.
"A prediction that Germany
would declare war against the
United States within few hours
was broadcast by N. B. C's Stock
holm correspondent. who relayed
reports that the American EN-
bassy staff in Berlin already had
been removed from the Reich
capital.
(The British radio quoted a
japanese government spokesman
as saying we naturally expected
Germany to declare war on the
United States.D
There were uncomfortable reports
tildb TIC 1NcIliistuS VIVIAN hi'NN W
morrow to receive statement or
Germany's official stand
There was no hint of the form
or contents of the clarifying state
ment," said the Dienst aus Deutsch'
land commentary. but in view Of
the far-reaching Importance of thi
question such a statement will moi
be long delayed"
Reports that the Reichstag wa
called conceded with sudden cancel.
lation of an opera performance al
the Kroll Opera House, where tht
Reichstag meets.
The Kroll Opera is the place
where the Reichstag meets on such
few occasions as Reichsfuehrer Hit
ler calls the members together fol
a pronouncement of policy or notifi.
cation of far-reaching action taken
The state opera was bombed Apri
10 and has not yet been completed.
rebuilt.
Newspaper correspondents WHIT
had been invited either to thi
moons dress rehearsal or tomorrow
nights scheduled premiere of tn,
Italian opera "Qarsa Amorosa" il
the Kroll Opera were advised b,
telegraph that both performance
| had been postponed.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Attempt Of Enemy
To Invade Hong Kong
Reported by British
Defense Patrols Demo!ish
Roads and Railways Of
Potential Value to Jops
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONG KONG. Dec. 9.-Forces of
the japanese Army which has been
camped for three years across this
British crown colony'S mainland
frontier began an attack yesterday
at two places in an attempted in
vasion, it was disclosed officially
today.
A communique tonight, however,
said all mainland defenses we're
being held successfully and that
artillery fire had brought attacking
parties to an abrupt halt.
Hong Kong was kept on constant
guard by air alarms during the
morning. but the communique said
the raids were feeble and there
were no serious casualties. At least
one hostile plane was severely dam
aged. There were no afternoon
raids.
Air attacks were made on British
warships, but the communique said
none was hit.
Platoon Ambushed.
An earlier cOmmuniQue declared
Bren gun-carrier had engineered
a highly successful ambush of a
japanese platoon which was prac-
tically annihilated on Castle Peak
road on the western coast of the
ma ainland."
there was a quiet night on the land
front and declared a Bren gun-car-
rier patrol engineered a highly sue
cessful ambush of japanese pla-
toon which was practically annihi-
lated on Castle Peak road on the
western coast of the mainland
Hong Kong, already attacked by
air. was kept on constant guard to-
day by air alarms after a night dur
ing which there were two alerts but
no raiders.
although the larger part OF
Hong Kong is on the mainland,
the main city is on an island just
off shore. Hong Kong's peri
meter defenses have been REIN
forced and strongly manned since
1888 when the Japanese landed
powerful army in Southern China
and captured the great Chinese
port of Canton.
Next to Singapore Hong Kong
is the British Empires chief cita-
del of defense in the Far East)
| News of the japanese land assault
was said to have been received at
am yesterday and full defense ma
chinery instantly was set in motion
Within a half-hour patrols were
demolishing roads and railways of
potential strategic value to the Japa-
nese and had completed their as
| signments inside two hours.
/ "A Chinese company of sapperS
/ engineers has so far taken lead
ing part in operations and continues
! to perform it's duties admirably the
communique said.
Fifty Japanese residents have
been seized here.
| United States nationals all are
safe and Consul-General Addison
Southard has exhorted them to keer
calm. There are 400 white and 1,00(
ese-Americans here.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Labels to Distinguish
u. S. Chinese From Jops
3y tho AxSoria,ed preSs

BY The Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9.-Chinese
Consul T. K. Chang said yesterday
Chinese in America are designing
lapel button which will show the
nationality of the wearer.
This is being done" he said,
ito save the Chinese from embar-
rassment and mistaken Identity
At Seattle, DR.. Kiang Yiaseng
Chinese consul, said he had ordered
Identification cards for all Seattle
Chinese to distinguish them from
Japanese.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Virqinion Heads Council

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec 9 Up
Thomas j. Wallner of Pulaski, Va
president of the Wallner Associated
Hosiery Mills, yesterday was elected
president of the Southern State:
Industrial Council. He succeeds C. c
Sheppard of Clarks, La.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Womun on Stretcher
Sweors Allegiance
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 9.-Mrs
Eta Jane APPEL, helpless on a
stretcher, took the oath of allegiance
yesterday and regained her Amer
ican citizenship.
Severely injured in an automobile
accident in 1929 and bed-ridden
since. Mrs. APPEL was brought to
Des Moines by ambulance from her
home at Pleasantville, Iowa.
She was born in Kentucky and
lost her American citizenship when
she married citizen of Poland in
1908. Mrs. APPEL did not learn of her
status until last year.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
AIexondriun Hurt in Crash

Joseph E. MOTIFS, rs, Of 4l3 South
ST. Asaph street, Alexandria, Va.
was taken to Emergency Hospital
last night suffering conclusion, cuts
on the face and possible internal in
juries. received in an automobile
accident on U. S. Route l in South
Arlington County, Va Police said
Mr.. Morris was driving an auto
mobile that was in collision with a
trailer truck.
Evening star., 1941-12-09

LOST.
BEAGLE 3 iae !nH,ooUNDI HoUNDI short-lessed. answers @
evening Georeis 5455. Reward
BILLFoLD, mans, light tan; lost in Savoy
Theater Sunday eve. Can keep money, but
return papers. Adams 4971.
BILLFOLD, lost at waysons Corner, Md.
Finder may, keep money. but return papers
l423 Sheridan St. NV. ia. Os22
COCKER cock ,,s SPANIEL; male; black. tan feet,
2s; S2e reward. sB. 747s-w.
PAL 1716 Euclid St NV. AID. 1894
Reward. No collar or tag.
COIN. engraved silver. size of dime no
value except TO owner Wo 1913. Reward
COMPACT. in Congressional Library. See
captain of the guard at Library.
DOG, partly chow. light brown; name
skeet'': tag No. 25I72; vicinity Hamlin st.
ne. 1910 Girard st. ne, No. /.
GERMAN sIss.1 POLICE, female, about 9 mos.
afternoon. vic. Glover Park. EN-. s77s.
GOLD MESH BELT. inches wide large.
piain gold buckle, on Colo. ave. bet 18th
ana CONCORD ave. NV. Reward. Call En-
HANDBAG, black leather. containing black
KID gloves and teeth which are needed
badly Reward. co. 552S
IRISH-BRED SETTER, answers to TEDDY. :"
Hic1nlty SILVER Spring. Nd. Liberal reward.
pnone sl!eo 47as or NE. Os63 during day.
kEYS-Large bunch of assorted KEYS on
metal ring one key had initials M M
stamped snd ped on on IT. Also one set OF Dodge KEYS
Conoco Service Station. 10Th and sts
NV, Ma. $40. Reward
KEYS 4, in leather case. in taxicab be-
tween Post Once and Washington Hotel:
nsme OF CAP line unknown. Reward Leo
GOODWIN: District 1924
I PAPER. hearing 100
Reward If returned to I'll sth ST NV.
PEARL NECKLACE, double strand. bet
r4th shd SIS and parking lot. 18th and
z sentimental value; reward Tenn
PURSE. lady's brown, containing U. S
Govt. social security check and complet,
| ldentlhcatlon, drivers permit: believed lost
On Plney So Branch I'd. NV. Liberal reward
SPRINGER SPANIEL. liver and white
ton. Chestnut 1866.
WELSH TERRIER. male. black and tan viii
.W.et62 "ni.e 2ateh on chest; tail cut long: name
Can Graham, Ma. l116 DAY or WI. 2I7;
| WRIST WATCH, diamond. vicinity MsdriI
Ion hsstaarant SATURDAY, Dec. s. Libera
WRIST WATCH. Elgin. small in .iIvs,
case case initials on back of case, r. D. K.
. Also j. E. k on case. AID. 1894 Re
WRIST WATCH, Elgin. small ONYX and vel
| low gold: bet. 9Th and 9TH st. on pa ave
NV. Warfield 3340 VA O. ave
WKIST WATCH, lady's, diamond, 500 blk
sIn 81. Sc. on street Generous rswsrd
| 4Zo9 10Th st. NV. TAYLOR 575I
20 REWARD-Carved amethyst I,-incf
Soua1euiar petal from flower pin; los
ShHnday, Redskin game or in taxi Tele
STRING OF PEARLS
Dlamond catch. Reward Return 30
Lskoma ave: Iakoma Park Nd
FOUND.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Real Texos Lonehorns Few

There are probably not more than
$50 real Texas longhorn cattle in
existence. About ITO are on the
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
in Oklahoma
Evening star., 1941-12-09
"A. P. Wirephotos.

San Diego %, headquarters
of the 11th Naval District, was
blacked out after enemy
planes were reported over San
Francisco (2). Two squadrons
were reported to have split,
one moving north for recon-
naissance of the Mare Island
Navy Yard and the other
swinging south. At Victoria,
British Columbia 80, Mayor
Andrew McGavin said the en-
tire Pacific Northwest was
menaced by Japanese forces,
which he reported off the
Aleutian Islands, off Alaska.
Evening star., 1941-12-09

Nicaragua expects to produce gold
valued at 100000 this year.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
FOUND.

nnNNiInnG nNineG, OR REPORT ABANDONED, STRAY
2s";,,. 2os9n Wheeler rd Sc, AT. 114c Presenf
lacllltleS limited 10 that class only
EYEGLASSES. bifocsI. with silver rim
g~ner can nave same by applying AZ 49,
NahooIph st. NV. after s PM
La gaceta., 1941-02-06
DE APRECIO PARA
UN COLEGA

lie agradecemos al querido
colega la Transatlantic
ci6n," Y en- particular a los bue
nos amigos Urbano Perez y
Tony Fernandez, los duehos,
parte del material que en- este
ndmero utilizamos.
Una seria decomposition
en- uno de los linotipos, ocurri
da en- la manana de hoy, es-
tuvo a punto de impedir nues-
ira salida.
Tambien expresamos nues-
ira estimation a los hermanos
Mascuhana, por ell esfuerzo
realzado.
La reparaci6n Sc completa
ra hoy y mahana retornare-
mos a la Marcia normal.
Salud Y gracias!
La gaceta., 1941-02-06

tos, oposicion a los convoyes, y
fijar una meta a las apropiacio
mes para ell programa.
Otro grupo de testigos de la
oposicion, incluso James S.
Kemper, Presidente de la Cana
"a de Concrete de los Estados
Unidos, atacaron la ley de auxi
Ito a la Gran Bretana, ante ell
Comite senatorial hoy. Manana
el mismo grupo escuchara los
p~areceres del Coronel Charles
A. Lindbergh; Coronel Robert
Mccormick, publicista del Chi
cago Tribune; Hansfors McNi-
der, eX-Ministro Republican,
en- Canada; y John 7. Flynn, re
riodista.
FL Presidente George, anun-
clio, despu6s de una session ejecu
tiva del Comit6, que las vistas
tcrmiuaran el Luncs, con Wen
dell Willkie y James H. Conant,
Presidente de la Universidad
de Harvard, como testigos de
desCargO.
La gaceta., 1941-02-06
Puede Que Los L1deres
Acepten Enmiendas A
La Ley De Pr6stamOs
Sc BUSCA Ell IMPRESIONANTE SYMBOLIC
DE LA UNIDAD NACIONAL EN- Ell
VOTO DE LA CAMARA

WASHINGTON, Feb. S. Lii
deres camerales consideration
esta noche la posibilidad de a.
ceptar nuevas enmiendas a la
ley de prestamos-arriendos o
de ayuda a la Gran Bretana,
en- un esfuerzo para obtener q.
ell vote sobre la misma consti-
tuya un impresionante simbolo
de la unidad nacional, tras la
politica exterior del Presidente
Roosevelt.
Algunos cambios sugeridos
por los Republicans, fueron
Comite de Asuntos Extranje-
ros, a la que asistio ell Presi-
dente, Rayburn. Sc llegara a
una decision sobre las mismas,
cuando el grupo Sc reGna de
nueva mahana, antes de que
la Camara inicie la votaci6n so
bre un torrente de enmien-
das. Rayburn declare que las
enmiendas en- estudio limita-
rian los poderes del Presiden-
te a hacer cesiones de contra
discutidos en- una reunion del
La gaceta., 1941-02-06
LOS INGLESES A IS
MILLAS DE ASMARA
Tomaran a Bengasi antes
de ocho dias

Londres, Feb. 6.--Las tro-
pas inglesas Sc encuentran a
35 millas de Asmara, la capt.
tai de Eritrea, Y los fascistas
contin1an retirandOse. Column
mas britanicas siguen avanzan
do hacia Bengasi y esperase
que la caida de esta importa-
tie base ocurra antes de diez
dias. Noticias enviadas por los
nativos ~permiten asegurar que
GRAHAM va ha empezado a
retirar sus tropas de esa base.
La Radio Roma anuncia que
la Juventud Fascista verified
hoy algunos actos, en- la CAPT
tai italiana, pidiendo al pue =
bio no pierda la confianza y
Sc aleje de la corriente derro-
tista. Fueron inspirados esos
actos por Ell Gran Consejo Fas
cista.
BESIDE Vichy avisan que sa-
li6 hacia Paris, con las 1ltimas
instrucciones de Petain, ell al
mirante Darlan. Dlcese que 81
la crisis Sc resuelve, Petain lie
hablara al pueblo frances y al
mundo, por la Radio, ell veni-
dero sabado.
La gaceta., 1941-02-06
Sc Estdn Retirondo
En- Benghozi Los
I~t0li0nos
Los BritanieOs Incrementan Ell
RitmO DE La Ofensiva

Los BritanicOs Incrementan Ell
RitmO DE La Ofensiva
Ell CAIRO. Feb. S. Ell DIES
membrado ejercito italiano en-
Libia sc report6 esta noche re
tirandose ICON creciente veloci
dad" de la posici6n de Bengha
ri, bajo fuertes ataques a6reos
y asaltos de las unidades MEGA
nizadas britanicas.
En- el Africa oriental, fuer-
zas del Imperio britanico, pc
netraron aun mas profunda-
mente en- el imperio colonial
de Benito Mussolini, por qua
tro frentes, avanzando hasta
situarse a menos de 35 millas
de la Capital de la colonia Fri
trea, Asmara, despues de ha-
Der c~apturado va cerca de una
quinta parte del territorio dc
esta possession italia en- el Mar
Rojo.
FL ritmo de la ofensiva brita
MICA, Sc dijo que habia sido "in
crementando" en- todos los fren
ties, especialmente a traves de
Libia, donde el ej6rcito del nj
10 esta avanzando q raz6n de
20 o 80 millas diarias. en- direc
elm Q Ranghaxt,