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Evening star., 1941-10-15
Gen. Marshall Says
Nazis Pay HugePric
For Gains in Russia
War Equipment Used Up
Rapidly in Offensive,
Leose-Lend Hearing Told
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Gen. George C. Marshall was re-
ported today to have told a Senate
subcommittee that the German
armies were paying a tremendous
price in materiel for the ground
gained in the drive on Moscow.
This information was said to have
figured in the testimony which the
Army chief of staff gave when he
appeared yesterday before the Ap-
preparations Subcommittee which is
considering the new $685. 900 900
lease-lend bill.
The committee members had ques-
tiOns about the military outlook on
the eastern front, but Gen. Marshall
avoided any predictions on Russia's
chances for success in stemming the
great Nazi offensive.
On much the same topic. however,
President Roosevelt remarked yes
terday that he saw nothing in the
present Russo-German military
situation to cause him to doubt the
success of the United States lease
lend program.
Using Up German Materiel.
The President told his press con-
ference that he had no idea yet
whether Russia would require as
sistance under the program, and
would not know until he received
the report of W. Averell Hartman,
head of the United States delega-
ton to the recent tripartite confer
ence in Moscow, who is now on his
way home
While Gen. Marshall refrained
from forecasts, he was reported to
have told the Senators that those
who were evaluating the long-range
effects of the current Russian cam
paign found encouragement in the
fact that the bitter fighting was us
ing up German war equipment
rapidly.
In this connection, the Chief of
Staff was said to have urged the
committee to speed its consideration
(See LEASE-LEND, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Nazis Swarm in Around Moscow
With Massed Panzers and Planes;
Reds Admit Position Is Critical
Germans Attempt
To Turn Defenses
On Upper VoIgu
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A f1ercely-driven new menace
to Moscow was acknowledged to-
day by the Red Army, which de-
clared the Germans were swarm
ing forward over their own
heaped dead in mighty attempt
to turn the capitals Volga River
defense flank near Kalinin, 95
miles northwest of Moscow.
Admitting that the Nazi masses
of men and steel still Surged for
ward, Red Star, organ of the Soviet
Army, said nevertheless that Ger
man parachutists seeking foothold
behind the Russian lines had been
wiped out and that Moscow's grim
defenders had pinched off wedges
thrust deep into thtir lines.
Some of the parachutists were
said to have been trapped behind
the Kalinin line, where armored
units had smashed to the approaches
of the city.
Tightening Semicircle.
Using their lightning war COM
bination of masses Of tanks, arm
ored cars and planes. the Germans
reinforced their drive on the ap-
proaches of Kalinin, railway center
on the upper Volga, in tightening
semicircle about the city.
Isolated German units thrust arm
ored wedges into the defense lines,
Red Star said, and were admitted
to be advancing on the approaches
Of Kalinin despite great losses. Firm
Soviet resistance only had succeeded
IN checking the Germans in some
subsectors, it was said.
This formidable thrust against the
Russian right was admitted to have
made the battle for Moscow, critical
for days, more serious than ever.
This complicateS the situation at
the front, which is now more serious
than at any time" said Red Star.
Moscow is in danger"
Peoples Defense of Moscow Urged.
A peoples defense of Moscow such
as that at Leningrad, with every
man using a gun and every stone
defended, was urged by the Soviet
press.
From behind every stone on the
approaches to Moscow the enemy
must be met with fire and Steel"
cried Izvestia, the government news
paper. Every factory must become
an arsenal forging arms for the de-
tenders. Every man must learn to
handle a gun"
Red Star said the Germans had
Evening star., 1941-10-15

been able to advance over heaps of
their own dead, but declared:
THE enemy never will enter Mos
COW. He will choke in his own blood.
Defense of the city must groW-not
daily, but hourly, making the city
impregnable.
Urgently it appealed to Red Army
men never to abandon their arms
on the battlefield.
Lost arms-lost honor" it said
"You must follow the ironclad rule
guard your arms better than your
life"
Directly west of Moscow, other
German forces were reported in
London to have rolled half way from
Vyazma toward the capital, and to
the south the German press said the
munitions making town of Tula, 100
miles from Moscow, had fallen to
the tightening Nazi semicircle.
Many Nazi Troops Released.
The Germans declared the mop
up after the gigantic encirclement
battles of Bryansk and Vyazma was
so nearly completed that vast addi-
tional forces-perhaps hundreds of
thousands of troops-were being re-
leased and rushed on east to bolster
the big push on the capital itself.
MoscoW's streets were crowded as
all of its population not needed for
fighting or war work streamed east
(See WAR, Page A-4O
Evening star., 1941-10-15
British Claim R. AT.
Keeps Over 50 Pei. Of
Luftwaffe in West
Few Imagine Extent Of
Air Help to Russia.
London Declares
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, Oct. 15.-British sources
asserted today that the R. A. F.'s
offensive against the continent had
compelled Germany to maintain
more than so per cent of her fight
ing planes on the western front,
thus relieving pressure on Russia.
The heavy R. A. F. offensive
against GermanyS western front is
bringing aid to Russia on scale
which few imagine" the Air Min
istry news service declared.
British airmen struck at Southern
Germany last night. The Air Min
istry reported loss of four aircraft
in the attacks and one in daylight
operations yesterday.
Despite Germany's belittlement
of the results of the r. A. F.s in
creased activities" the news service
said, "she has found it essential to
use more than half her fighter
strengthened against Russia at the
times of the greatest military effort
in history-but in defense against
the R. A. F. upon the western front,
the very existence Of which her
propaganda has always been at pains
to deny"
The raids last night marked the
fifth consecutive night in which
British bombers had struck at Ger
man targets.
A communique said objectives in
Southern Germany were bombed
during the night in bad weather.
Coastal command aircraft, the
communique added, attacked a
medium sized vessel off the Nor
wegian coast and another off the
FriSian Islands
Evening star., 1941-10-15
D. {. Office Shortage
More Critical Than
Residence Dearth
u. S. and British Needs
Put Pincers on Footoee
In Business Section

Washington's shortage of Office
space in the downtown area, real es-
tate agents say, has become more
acute than the housing situation.
Many businesses. especially those
requiring small Offices, are being
forced into the outlying districts, or
into apartments and homes.
Typical of the situation is the
plight of about 100 tenants, includ-
ing insurance and sales agents, law
yers and other professional men,
who have been notified they must
vacate the seven-story Insurance
Building at Fifteenth and streets
NV. by December l at the latest.
The office building has been leased
to the British government.
The tenants, almost to the last
one, have no choice but to move
from the financial district in which
vacancies in Office space, as of last
July Is, were a fifth of l per cent.
This complete occupancy of Office
space is general over almost all the
downtown area.
War Causes Expansion.
The demands of the war have
forced the British government, as
well as the Federal Government, to
expand and utilize Office facilities in
Washington almost to the satura-
ton point under present building
conditions.
The British now have some 5000
Office employees in Washington, and,
in addition to the Insurance Build
ing, have taken small Office build
ing at 9l0 G street NV, hotels at
1139 Connecticut avenue NV. and
1901 K street NV; three apart
ments on K street in the 1900 and
1900 blocks, another at 1905 Fiji
teenth street and fifth at 1107
Sixteenth street NV. This, how
ever, is modest compared with the
expansion of the Federal Govern
| ment under impetus of the emer-
gency program.
Tenants to move from the Insur-
ance Building include several small
Federal offices.
But Two Rooms Vacant.
In July Is survey conducted by
the Building Owners and Managers
Association, only two office rooms
were found to be vacant in the finan-
cial district. In the entire business
area, including Al Office buildings,
there was only 4,4l2 square feet of
vacant Office space, or less than a
fifth of that required by businesses
being forced from their present
space.
A small Office building under con-
struction on K street near Sixteenth
street NV. can provide only partial
accommodations.
The tenants at the Insurance
Building, who received 80 and 60
day notices September 80, are cast
ling about for means to meet the
situation. Some plan to double up,
others. are moving Offices into their
homes, if not too far from the center
of town, and few have found space
in outlying districts, including space
in apartment houses or residences.
Even when downtown space is
(See OFFICES, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-10-15
100000 Fire Destroys
Chicago Warehouse
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15-Firemen using
special equipment fought flame and
smoke more than two hours early
today before bringing under control
an extra alarm fire that swept a
four story furniture warehouse in
the Goose Island industrial district.
The. warehouse is triangular in
shape and occupies triangle bound
ed by North Branch, Bliss and
Cherry streets in a near Northwest
Side section where numerous fac
tories and warehouses are situated.
Fire Commissioner Michael j.
Corrigan estimated damage at $780,
000 Several firms use the building
for storage, among them the Colum-
bia Bedding Co., which occupied
parts of the three lower Aoors.
Special equipment sent to the
scene included q flreboat and two
high-pressure towers.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Six British WorpIones
FeIIed, Germans Claim

BERLIN, Oct. Is (P).-Six British
warplanes were shot down last night
as light formations of the R. A. F.
dropped high explosives and incen-
diaries at several places in Western
and Southern Germany, the high
command announced today.
Damage caused by the raiders was
described officially as slight.
D.N.B. said four British bo-lbers
were downed by German patrol boats
in the English Channel yesterday
and that another was felled by
naval artillery. (The British said
one coastal command aircraft failed
to return from its assignment yes
terday.)
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Serbions Reported
In Open Rebellion
With Army of sc, 900
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 15.-A Yugo-
slav Legation spokesman said
today that Serbian resistance to
German rule had reached the
status of rebellion with an
armed force of 10000 led by
army officers opposing German
rule.
Armed bands are making
travel impossible on Serbian
roads by firing on every auto
mobile. One group fired a mu-
milton dump in an attack on
Smederevo, 20 miles from Bel
grade, he said.
He asserted that italian tao
tics of burning villages suspect
ed of Sheltering the rebels have
failed and that Axis garrisons
control few cities.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Gen. Macarthur Sends
Dutch Condolences
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BATAVIA, Netherlands Indies,
Oct. 15.-Lt. Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, American commander in
chief in the Far East, cabled con-
dolences on the death of 1t. Gen.
G.. j. Berenschot, commander IN
chief of the Netherlands Indies
Army. who was buried today.
"The officers and men of my COM
mand join me in expressing to the
Netherlands East Indies Army our
great sorrow and sympathy" said
Gen. MacArthur's message from
Manila Similar messages were re-
ceived from the British and Chinese.
Gen. Berenschot was killed in an
airplane crash Monday.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Navy Ready to Arm Ships
When Congress Acts, Knox Says
Guns and Crews Can Be Provided
Without Delay, Secretary Declares

on the operation of German sub
marines and airplanes. A large num-
ber of German planes have been
brought down by guns from armed
merchantmen, Mr.. Knox said, point
ing out that a submarine has to
change the character of its attack
when it knows its intended victims
are armed. Not only must the sub
marine remain submerged and there
by hold its speed to approximately
miles per hour, the Secretary indi-
Gated, but the craftsmanship is
much less accurate.
When the neutrality law Is
amended to allow American mer-
(See SHIPS, Page Alloy
Evening star., 1941-10-15
BIost at Dye Works
Iniures Three Men
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DEEPWATER, N. j., Oct. Is
Three men were injured in an ex-
plosion toda yin the napthalene re-
ducer house at the Du Pont Co.
dye works here. Property damage
was minor.
The three injured men-Joseph l..
Shuder, supervisor; Harry Saxton,
pipesetter, and James A. Gerwer,
operator-were taken to the Will
mington Memorial Hospital for
treatment.
Company officials said it was be-
lieved excessive pressure in one of
the vessels used in the manufactur-
ing process blew off its lid and filled
the room with hot vapor.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
AttIee Fuvors Return
To League Principles
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 15-Clement Att
lee, lord privy seal, said today that,
although the League of Nations
failed, the principles on which it
was founded must be used in the re-
form of the postwar world.
There must be some collective
force to enforce world justice" he
asserted in a speech to the National
Defense Committee before preparing
to leave for the United States to at
tend the International Labor Con-
ference.
He said a great plan of reform
must be carried out in Germany to
eradicate all influences of Nazi-lsm,
and added that until such reform
had been completed Germany must
not be permitted to arise again.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Ferry Bomber Is Missing
With Three, One American
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
e MONTREAL, Ontario, Oct. Is
The Royal Air Force ferry COM
mand announced today that Lock-
heed Hudson bomber being delivered
to England was missing with three
men, including an American.
Members of the crew were First
Officer w. A. Heron of Hatboro.
Pa; Radio Operator c. L. Larder
Of Della, Alberta, and Capt. w. j.
Guy of Cardiff, South Wales.
Mrs. Margaret Heron, wife of the
missing American, said yesterday she
had received word that he was over
due in England since last Friday
morning on a fl&A from Canada.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Four Army Airmen Killed
In Philippine Crash
BY the Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
MANILA, Oct. 15.-Four Army
airmen were killed in the crash of
their medium bomber at Clark Field
in Pampanga Province during anti
aircraft practice last night.
Second 1t. Rexford r. Kinsley
from Evanston, Ill, the pilot, evil
IDENTIFY was blinded by searchilghts
and lost control of his plane, Army
officials said. He was son of Philip
Kinsley, veteran member of the Chi
cago Tribune staff.
Others killed were Pvts. Robert c.
Fankhouser, %, son of Albert F.
Fankhouser of Desplaines. Ill; Clar-
ence A. Drapich. 81, son of Mrs.
Dolly Adams of Eureka, Calf, and
Francis Brouillette, %, son of Mrs.
Lauro B. Brouiuette of Newtonsville,
Mass.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
BeIqiun Minister Visits
Roosevelt and Hull

Paul Spaak, foreign minister Of
the Belgian government in London.
conferred here today with President
Roosevelt, Secretary of State Hull
and Undersecretary of State Welles.
There was no comment from the
foreign minister on the discussions.
Count Robert van der Straten-Pon-
thoz, Belgian Ambassador, who ac-
companied Mr.. Spaak, described the
official visits as courtesy calls and
said no particular matters of i'm
portance were up for discussion.
Mr.. Spaak came to this country
primarily as delegate to an inter.
national labor conference opening
in New York october 20.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
BY CLAUDE A. MAHONEY.

Secretary Knox said today that
the Navy is ready to put guns and
gun crews on merchant ships "as
fast as the ships come to us" once
Congress authorizes such action.
Aiming of merchant ships would
not change the character of the
vessels at all in respect to inter-
national law, the Secretary said at
a press conference. He added that
the way wars are run now" is
purely illegal" and Germany is
carrying on piracy in the ocean.
The Secretary said it was a fact
that arming of British merchant
men has had a profound influence
Evening star., 1941-10-15
U-Bout Sinks Destroyer
At GibroItur, Nozis Soy

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. ia German sub
marine operating in the Strait of
Gibraltar sank a British destroyer
yesterday, the German high COM
mand announced today. The de-
stroyer was not identified.
Evening star., 1941-10-15

PARIS, German-occupied France,
Oct. Is R.-The Germans an
nounced today the execution of the
18th firing squad victim in occupied
France. They thus Kept up a rec
ord of one execution daily thus far
this week.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Summary of Todoy's Star

Notionol.
Armed ship bill approval by House
committee due. Page Al
Gen. Marshall says Germany pays
high for gains. Page Al
Troops prepare for finish battle in
Carolina games. Page Alb
Washington and Vicinity.
Jarvis r. Catoe goes on trial in
Abramowitz case. Page Al
Baltimore woman, Virginia baby
killed in traffic. Page B-1
Arlington adopts regulation licensing
bicycles. Page B-1
Montgomery Board authorizes
guards for schools. Page B-1
Miscellany.
Service Orders. Page Ais
Natures Children. Page BIS
Vital Statistics. 2aee Gle
Evening star., 1941-10-15

BY the Associated Press.
The arming of merchant ships
for their protection against sub
marines, aircraft and surface raid
erS moved a step nearer actuality
today with the approval by the
House Foreign Affairs Committee
of the repeal of a neutrality law
provision which now prevents such
armament.
Committee members said there was
no change in the simple resolution
originally considered. There was
no record vote. members added.
Chairman Bloom of the committee
planned to ask the House Rules
Committee later in the day for
permission to bring the legislation
to the House floor tomorrow for
strictly limited debate and expressed
belief the House would approve
it by Friday.
There isn't anything to it." Mr.
Bloom said in. forecasting passage
tomorrow night or Friday.
Representative Mundt of South
Dakota, Republican member of
the committee who is opposed to
lifting the Neutrality Acts ban on
arming cargo vessels, conceded there
would be little or no opportunity to
amend the measure on the floor.
The only hope of the opposition, he
said, lay in a motion to recommit
to obtain longer committee hearings
Action Limited.
Mr.. Bloom said that under the
strict House rules limiting amend
ments to the particular subject
under diScuSSion-in this case re-
peal Of section 6 of the Neutrality
Act-it would be impossible to deal
with other sections of the law once
the repeater reaches the floor.
For example, he said it would be
out OF order to propose an amend
ment to repeal section 2 in order to
allow American merchant vessels to
travel to belligerent ports, or to add
specific ban against this.
Some committee members believed
a move to repeal section 2 might be
mace In the Senate, provided the
House passes the pending bill by a
big margin.
In the Senate, meanwhile, a BIZ
partisan group of IL men who are
opposed to administration foreign
policies decided to make an Or
ganized attack on the legislation In
their chamber.
Public Hearings Demanded.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of
Montana told reporters after meet
ing of the group that it was evident
that from what the President and
his cabinet members have said that
what the administration wants is
to get this country into war"
The Montanan said the group
would demand that the Senate For
eign Relations Committee hold pub
lie hearings on the legislation and
would contend that the question OF
repeal of the entire neutrality law
was involved.
The Foreign Affairs Committee
Sac NETTTP ATTTv pace Aol
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Foreign.

British say r. A. F. keeps over Luft-
waite in west. Page Al
Arias is locked up in Panama jail
after he surrenders. Page Az
U. S. and Argentina sign reciprocal
trade pact. Page AZ
Mexican deputies fight Sinarquistas'
colonization plan. Page Az
Evening star., 1941-10-15

KALININ ZONE BATTLE NEW MENACE TO MOSCOW-Red
Army troops battled German drive toward Kann miles
Moscow, today capital the
uaon serious than any time during the 6week
The Russians claimed battles continued
and ByanSk sectors and that the advance from
halted but DNB said Tua had been captured London
Rzhev possibly had been captured "A P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
ShipArming
Approvedb by
HouseGroup
Bloom Will Seek
To Take Legislation
To Floor Tomorrow
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Congress passed neutrality Ian
in 1885, tOhen danger OF European
Udrs became imminent. After
actual outbreak of hostilitieS in
1889 Congress amended laU to
substitute cash-and-carry pro-
DiSion for arms embargo. Presi-
dent Roosevelt recently urged
repeal OF provision barring arm
ing OF American ships and also
suggested Congress giue conSid-
GRAFTON to eliminating ban on
operation OF such UesSels in COM
bat zones.
Evening star., 1941-10-15

(See NEUTRALITY, Page A-3)
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Frisian Islands.
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(See CATOE, Page A-4.)
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18th Executed in France

(See OFFICES, Page A-4.)
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(See LEASE-LEND, Page A-4)
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(See TRAFFIC, Page A-30
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(See SHIPS, Page A-10)
Evening star., 1941-10-15

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and 2-X of this edition OF
The Star, supplementing the news of
the regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Those Who Know How
Can Use Knotty Wood

If you would save money on any
kind of construction or moderniza-
ton. be sure you know about the
different grades of lumber. Lumber
is graded according to quality and
each grade carries a different price,
depending largely upon the number
of blemishes, such as knots, which
the classification permits. Many
people use better-and therefore
more expensive-lumber than nee
essary because they do not realize
tha, tight knots are not a disad-
vantage for many construction
purposes.
Outside material which is to be
Evening star., 1941-04-12

W. Boetzaer has purchased this large resi-
4500 Cathedral NV. from the Very Rev DR..
Powell, of the Washington Cathedral After
improvements the house Baron and Baroness
Boezeaer will occupy their home The sale made by
& Phelps, realtors.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
5000 Persons Visit
Silver Star Home
In Two Weeks
Coloniol-Type Dwelling
In Crestwood Proves
One Of Most Popular

The spacious. Colonial type dwell
ing at 1915 Randolph street NV.
is proving one of the most popular
ever exhibited under The Stars
Silver Star Home plan, as more
than 5000 persons have visited it
so far. The house tomorrow will
enter the third week of its exhibit
ton period.
Unusually well planned and stur-
Oily built, the new home is situated
in the Crestwood section, a wooded
area bordering Rock Greek Park
out Sixteenth street way. The house
has 10 rooms. 3 baths, first-foor
lavatory, huge recreation room,
maids room, lots of storage space
and the usual heater and utility
room. The interior arrangement,
unfolding from a center hall. has
received favorable comment from
visitors and building experts.
Russell T. Woodfeld built the
CrestWood house. 1t was designed
by Arthur Anderson and has been
nicely furnished and decorated by
Major Masterpieces. 1t is being
presented by Paul P. Stone. Arthur
(See SILVER STAR, Page B-2)