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Evening star., 1941-08-16
Hull Backs Stimson
In Fear That Nazis
Peril South America
Refuses to Disclose
Steps Token TO Thwort
German Designs
(Tert OF StinlSon Address on
Page All
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

Secretary of State Hull today con-
firmed reports by Secretary of War
Stimson that South America is in
danger of attack from Europe.
Mr.. Hull emphasized that all the
American nations. following the
scheme developed a year ago at the
Havana Conference. were cooper
ating in laying plans to thwart any
European ambitions for domination
in this hemisphere.
In a guarded statement at his
press conference. Mr.. Hull said he
could not go into details about either
the plans for conquest or the
counterplans for resistance because
he did not want Berlin to know
what American officials know about
German plans for the New World.
However, he disclosed that in
filtration of peoples from abroad
and fifth column activity are causes
of immediate grave concern with re-
gard to the Latin American coun-
tries.
Repeats Expression of Fear.
Mr.. Hull reminded reporters that
he had said many times, and he
still felt today, that threat to our
Southern neighbors would endanger
citizens of the United States.
He observed that he thought he
would be playing into the hands of
the invaders in Europe if he let Ber-
lin know every morning, by max
ing the information public in Wash
ington. about the American pro-
gram for hemisphere defense.
Meanwhile, military authorities as
serted today that when the Nation S
citizen soldiers become fully aware
of the dangers confronting the
United States in an armed and
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Nine Axis Ships Hit
In British Attacks;
Two Reported Seized
Three Probably Sunk in
Mediterranean Convoy
Roid, English Soy
By the Associated Press.

Stepping up the offensive against
Axis vessels. British officials in Lon
don and Cairo today announced
that nine enemy ships had been at
tacked-seven of them either sunk
or probably sunk"-and reported
the seizure of two supply ships in
addition
Two Axis merchantmen and a
destroyer guarding a convoy for
the main German-Italian supply
base in Libya Tripoli. probably were
sunk in "a fleet air arm attack
Thursday night, the r. A. F. Near
East headquarters at Cairo said.
It said all three of these ships
were hit by air-launched torpedoes
in that attack and four others were
hit by r. A. F. bombers in another
assault in the central Mediterranean
between Tripoli and the advance
Libyan base at Bengasi yesterday.
Two of these, both 4,000-ton tank
ers. also were listed as probably
sunk, The communique said one
blew up and the other was shrouded
in black smoke. The other ships
hit by bombs. it said, were two 500
ton schooners.
Dutch Report Two Sinkings.
Two Axis merchant ships. a fully
laden 5,000-ton steamer and a sail
ing vessel of about 1000 tons, were
reported by the Netherlands Ad-
miralty in London as sunk by Dutch
submarines serving with the British
fleet in the Mediterranean.
The Cairo communique on the
convoy attack said the destroyer's
crew was seen transferring to one
of two others guarding the convoy
of five merchantmen.
One 6.00O-ton ship was last seen
with thick, black smoke pouring
from it and anoeher. of 5000 tons
(See SHIPS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-08-16

The Berlin radio, commenting last
night on the proposed American
British conference, said the
delegates had better hurry up
otherwise the German armed forces
might appear at the conference
table" The broadcast was heard in
New York by C.. B. S,
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Summary Of Todoy's Star

DR. Croissant. former G. w. u Eng
lish professor, dies. Page AS
One killed, number injured in traffic
accidents. Page ALB
Clear week end in prospect after
heavy storm. Page A-18
Evening star., 1941-08-16
GoebbeIs Hits Plan
As Outrage Against
Common Sense
Asserts Germuns Disurmed
Once, but Then Were
CreduIous and Naive
b. the Associated Press.

BERLIN. Aug. 16.-Propaganda
Minister Paul Joseph Gobbels, adding
his voice to the outpouring of Nazi
scorn of the Roosevelt Churchill
program, described it today as IAN
outrage against common sense"
Seldom has history seen such a
stupid, unimaginative document as
the two big guns of world plutocracy
framed on the Potomac (sic), -
Goebbels declared in an article re-
leased to the entire German press.
OF disarmament, Goebbels de-
clared, I'VE did that once in Novem-
ber, 1918, but the German people
then was still credulous and naive. "
He reiterated the German answer
that if Britain and the United States
want Germany to give up her arms
they will have to come and get
them.
The promises of President Roose-
welt and Churchill to Joseph Stain
were characterized by authorized
German sources today as "a prop
aganda attempt to cover up the
| flop of their high seas meeting"
They said the whole world
realizes the eight points are a ri
diculous outcome of so important a
meeting. Hence, to keep alive
world discussion, the message to
Stain was launched 36 hours later
Evening star., 1941-08-16

(See GASOLINE, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Woshinoton and Vicinity.

Bandit arrested after 10-block down.
town chase. Page Az
Evening star., 1941-08-16

'See RUSSIAN, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Weather Forecast

Fair and cooler tonight and tomorrow;
lowest temperature tonight about IS
degrees. Temperatures today-Highest,
80. at l pm; lowest, II, at $50 am.
From the United States Weather Bureau report
Evening star., 1941-08-16

(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Repeats Expression of Fear.

(See STIMSON, Page ABB
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14

with the lone Carroll dancers, who
are in their. farewell week end.
Karl Spaeth's orchestra is also
bidding patrons farewell, with
Leonard Seers crew and the Pearl
IMagley dancers opening on Mon
day.
CONGO.-Ribbing. writing and
|rhythmatics were the Three RS
absorbed by st. Claire and lie Roy
I'm their school days. Offering
comedy, contortions, singing and
dancing. and playing several mu.
steal instruments, the versatile
team takes the spotlight.
Tenor Orlando Robertson Is held
over, as are the Three Business
men of >Rhythrns with their tap
and acrobatic turn.
The Congo Four cut rugs with
vigor and the Congo Dancers have
new routines. Teddy Blackmon Is
at the helm and music Is by the
Congo orchestra.
THREE TREES.-Holding forth
as the luminous stars of a really
fine show are sepia flash dancers
Pops and Louie and the equally
song and comedy team
of Radcliffe and Rodgers. Already
in a second week, these co-starring
duos are genuinely applauded at
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
BY WALTER STEVENSON

"A MODERN-DESIGN MYSTERY
b presented by Gall Cali. the
Egyptian magician who remains
for another week, is the top enter
tainment feature on Club Royale's
show-bill.
Calls tricks with chicks-the
small. yellow variety - bewilder
patrons as well as the local ex-
press company which Is faced with
the problem of delivering a fresh
batch almost daily.
Poets Of the dance are Lydia
and Joresco, and Bernice Mar
shalps songs, in a low, haunting
voice. are quite effective.
Bob Hopkins as master of cere-
monies presents Jerri Vance In
acrobatic tap numbers, the Taft
Kretlow Dancers and the rhythms
Of Skeeter Palmer's orchestra.
STEvEDORA. Tiny Tigges,
mountainous comedy character
who throws his full POS pounds
into each song and dance, contrib
utes a laugh a minute in his turn
as master of ceremonies Of a fine,
well-rounded revue:
When not dancing or joking,
this fabulous funster Is introduc-
ing other entertainers such as
Wayne Fernelius, well-known VEN
triloquist whom you've probably
seen on. local theater stages or
heard over the radio. Wayne with
his dummy companion, Jerry Nc
Safety, carry on with comedy
chatter which wins patrons APP
prevail.
Clever tap dancer Jack Terry
does an amusing turn with Tigges
and the toe and Spanish dances
Of Dorothy Mayo serve as fitting
contrast.
Other performers include virgie
and jamie. boy and girl dance
team; Margie Vail. swingstress,
I'D the rhythms of Jack Thomas
Fchestra.
sAKS.--Pepe, the Mexican CHI
huahua. takes starring honors
here, where he Is both an attrac-
ton and a distraction with Morey
and Eaton. comedy team who lead
the new revue.
Harry Eaton doubles as master
of ceremonies. introducing Cliff
Winehill, dean of the quick quip.
with his old coat and his new
material.
jeanne Jordan with her smart
songs, and ballroom dancers Bernie
and Joann round out the bill
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
NeiU attractions CiUe Cabarets
Fresh Billing for Week-End

the conclusion Of each number OF
routine.
The song styles of Bette st
Claire adds a touch of variety
land a supporting lineup list.
Chocolate and Mutt, tap and aero
Ibatic dancers, and Buddy Doyle
with his magic cigar.
Dave Wilbourne's hot rhythmi
prevail for shows and dancing.
MICKEYs BAR.-Margot vii
ills, daring dancer billed as the
beautiful French baby doll" is In
10 return engagement which Il
turning out to be as successful al
her previous appearance here. Ir
her SIN o o tn interpretations Of
various dances. she is ably assisted
by music from Joe Blankets mu.
steal aggregation and by the eight
dancing Mickeyettes.
Ted Kopell. golden voice tenor
'presides as master Of ceremonies
and other entertainers are Baron
and Baroness, comedy team; Ro-
land and Reid, character dancers;
Ann Lee. dancer and Margie Raye
swingstress.
OLDE WAYNE. - Entering It's
fifth week, Charles Costello's az.
gregation Is waxing more popular
each night and seems set to repeat
last years performance, when the
orchestra was booked in for four
weeks and stayed six months.
The McColl Twins score with
their harmony arrangements OF
nonsense tunes and maestro Cos
tello handles the lyrics on the TO
ballads. :,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
Coming Mich.
Film, Offers
Blues Tunes

GET READY for those good old
blues tunes, they're going TO be-
come popular all over again be-
cause Bing Crosby sings them In
his newest picture, Birth OF the
Blues" opening at the Michigan
Theater next Wednesday. Novem-
Der 10.
1t doesn't take very long after a
song leaves Bing's larynx for IL to
be whistled, sung. danced to and
played, by the leading bands, all
over the country.
OLD FAvORITEs
Many Of the songs in the picture
are old favorites dating back a
generation or so, and used TO be
heard only once in a while. despite
the deep place they hold in our af-
Ifectoin-such songs as "Cuddle Up
la Little Closer, Lovely Mine"
wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie"
after the BALI and others.
Those blues songs, "St. Louis
Blues" Memphis Blues. .St.
] mes Infirmary Blues" and
Birth of the Blues" are COM
ling back on their own, thanks to
Bing. I
Co-starred with Bing In birth
of the Blues" Is that naughty but
nice Daddy" girl. Mary Martin,
and a huge supporting cast which
includes Rochester, Brian Donlevy,
Carolyn Lee and Jack Teagarden-
On the same program will be the
Marx Brothers, running wild as
they never have before, In The
Big Store" with handsome Tony
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
Berlin Sets Mark
With Film Tunes

THE LARGEST number of orig
inal songs ever turned out for a
picture will be sung and played in
Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn"
Berlin has written Ia new tunes
for the film, which will be pro-
duced and directed by Mark
Sandrich. and the score also will
include two old numbers, Easter
Parade" from "As Thousands
Cheer" and Lazy" Bing Crosby
and Fred Astaire have the top
male roles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
Football Players
At Capitol Sunday

FOOTBALL PLAYERS from st.
GATHERINGS and st. Theresa's high
schools, who will be contending at
II. Of d. Stadium Sunday after
noon for the parochial school foot
ball championship. will be guest
stars in the Radio Schoolhouse
program on the Broadway Capitol
stage Sunday noon. The players
will participate in the special quiz
which is a regular feature of the
Sunday program of the Children's
Theater on the stage.
Guest artist this Sunday will be
Jeanne Faulder, graduate of the
original Children's Theater of the
air.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14

GoIdwyn-Mayer's Panama Hat
tie" 1--WE got 90 many relatives
running I'm and out that the
swinging front door keeps the
house well aired"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14

been placed under term contract
by Paramount as character actor.
He is one of the few character
actors in Hollywood to be under
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
Shelton BIames
Draft on Relatives

= RED SHELTON isn't going to
bother with installing an air-cool-
ing system in his new Brentwood
home.
IL don't have TO-" he told Rags
Ragland on the set of Metro
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14

New Ace Signed
CECIL KELLAWAY, currently
busy I'm THE Morning After" has
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08

Nevada State JournaD
In the final analysis it is a supposed
lack of efficiency which is at the root
of world doubt as to Russia's chances
against Germany. In manpower re-
sources, and arms, Russia stacks up as
a stronger Nazi opponent than did France
Russia is the one European country that
wasn't altogether caught mapping by Hit
Ter.
As long ago as 1885 Russia was spend
ing more than II per cent of national
income for arms. At that time Britain
was putting out but three per cent of
national income for military strength,
France little more and the United States
about one and one-half per cent At the
same time Hitler was spending II per
cent of Germany'S income for arms
Russia ceased giving out information
about its industrial output in 1899. The
picture as pieced together by the United
States Department of Commerce from
admittedly imperfect sources shows that
in 1910 Russia had a gain Of II per cent
industrial production over 1899, Since
then Soviet DEGREES have increased work.
ing hours in all industries may
be surprising to some persons in view of
Communist-insp spired strikes for shorter
hours, etc, in the United States-and in
er.
Russia is believed to have gained rapid
ly in output of coal, oil, iron, steel, and
machinery. Along with doubt as to Rus
sia's industrial efficiency, real bottle
neck is transportation. Both rail and
water transportation have failed to keep
pace with industrial production. One
of the real weaknesses in the Finnish war
was the inability of Russia TO move suf-
ficient supplies coupled with a lack of
proper leadership.
There is no clear picture yet of the
progress of the German invasion of Rus
sia. Reports are not only conflicting
but in many instances clearly contradc-
tory That the Hitler forces have ad-
vanced far into Russia or Russia held
countries is known to be fact but at
what expense in men and materials is
unknown.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
GENERAL WAVELl
TO INDIA

(Christian Science MonitOr)
The circumstances of General NaVell
transfer from command OF British forces
in the Near East to command OF the
forces in India indicate growing dlSSatlS-
faction with the course of the war IN
the Mediterranean. This dissatisfaction
has been tempered by recognition OF the
past achievements of General Navel.
The sudden change, which places General
Auchinleck in command in the Near East,
may we'll have been prompted by the ur-
gency of the situation created by the
Nazi attack on Russia.
This attack may prove BrltalnS op-
portunity or, if not seized as such, big
setback for the entire anti-Nazi cause,
interpretations from London = though
carefully worded-remind one OF paSsag-
es from Prime Minister ChurchlllS
speeches earlier this year which seemed
to rebuke British military leaders for
being overcautious. General Auchlnleck
is noted for drive" Drive is what is
needed if the Nazi-Russian war is to be
capitalized by the democracies.
The position of Mr.. MenzieS in the OF
ficial picture at this moment is signfl-
cant. The Australian Prime Minister has
come forward with a statement that the
shift should not be considered a suppress
sion of General Wavell but that fresh
outlook now seemed desirable in the Near
East command.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08

The war for whose outbreak Rus
sia flashed the green light by its
pact with Germany Aug. %, 1883,
has now come to Russia itself.
This final collapse of the Stain
Molotov policies of the past q
months means that the whole world
must back off and take a new look
at the war.
Hitler's deliberate violation OF his
1O-year pact with Russia gives new
proof-as if any new proof were
needed-of his black-hearted per-
fidy. 1t now seems clear that he
simply sucked the Russians into the
pact of 1889 for his own purposes,
never intending to keep the pact.
Certainly all the objections he now
makes to the RusSians-that they
are imperialistic, that they are try
ing to diSintegrate the German
government, and SO forth, were true
in 1899, are true now, and have al
ways been and will always be true
of Russian policy in Germany and
in the United States, for that mat
ter.
The Communists have been call
ing this an imperialiSt war. So 1T
is, now, in the sense that both Ger
many and Russia are imperialiSt,
each having grabbed off all the
territory it could grab ever since
the war broke out.
We in the United States are nat
urally more interested in how all
this affects US. Directly and i'm
mediately, it would seem very little.
We are committed to a policy of aid
to Britain. We have not yet been
able to provide anything like the
aid to Britain which she requires.
So any question of aiding Russia
is unrealistic. Thanks at least in
part to the opposition and obstruc-
ton of Communists in America,
arms production has not yet reached
point where there is any surplus
for Russia. SO any debate of direct
help for Russia is meaningless. Brit
ain herself can probably do nothing
for Russia except to pour it into
Hitler in the west. Our interest in
her success there remains unchang-
ed
More direct in the fact that China
will now almost certainly be put
off from the Russian aid which has
been valuable to her. That means
that China will depend more heavily
on help from the United States.
She should have it.
Whatever is the upshot Of the
German Russian war, it can scarcely
fail TO benefit Britain in her strug-
gle Win, lose. or draw, in Russia,
Germany must lose hundreds of
planes and pilots, hundreds of tanks
thousands of trained men. ONLY
quick, complete defeat of Rusnia
could really help Hitler.
Britain gains precious time and
breathing space.
The United States, too, gains
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
by Paul Harrison :.
HoRywoods Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

Theater business Is fine in Lon
don, reports Paramount's manager
in England, Dave Rose. OF 5000
movie houses in England, $500 are
still operating and four major Hol-
lywood companies are making pic
lures there. incidentally, Hollywood
has $50,O000 900 of assets frozen in
England, Australia and New Zca-
land.
CAPRA-CHAPLIN TEAM?
Frank Capra has bought the
screen rights to The Flying York
shireman" and expects to direct
Charlie Chaplin in it. This would be
possible under the new organization
of United Artists, which has taken
Reports continue that Mary Pick
ford is to become an active producer
in Capra and David Selznick. .
in the outfit with "Coquette' as her
first picture. Katie Hepburn has
thought up another story idea and
sold it TO Metro with her own
services as star. Title probably will
be Woman of the Year" and seems
to be a caricature of Dorothy
Thompson.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
TRUTH ALSO HURTS

After several days of reading in
the gossip columns about his ro-
nance with Virginia Gilmore, Di-
rector Fritz Lang wired his press
agent: Truth may be stranger than
fiction but publicity is stranger
than either of them Greatest
one-man hullabaloo ever heard at
a studio gate came when Count
Oleg Cassini tried to get into Doth
Fox to visit his bride Gene Tier
ney. Asked for a pass, he stormed
and shouted until gatemen started
to call the looney-Wagon. Then
somebody came along and recogniz-
ed him.
No mention has been made by her
studio of the gift brought TO Jea-
nette Macdonald by visiting fan.
1t was a sincere but ill-considered
tribute-a set of dishes.
For the first time in 10 years,
Irene Bordoni returns to pictures.
She'll repeat her stage role in
Louisiana Purchase" Victor Moore
and Vera Zorina are mere for the
same assignment. Jimmy Stewart
has learned his army dialog so well
that he automatically says "Yee,
sir" TO head walters.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
AMERICA MOVES
TOWARD EUROPE

United States occupation of Iceland
is an intelligent move.
1t will be criticized by the isolationists
as another long step toward war. 1t
will be looked upon by many others with
doubt and misgiving. By some it will be
regarded as a violation of American
idealism which forbidS the seizure of ter
ritory belonging to another nation, no
matter how weak.
Yet if France and England, Belgium
and Holland, had demonstrated the kind
of forethought shown in American occu-
patton of Iceland, the war in Europe
would be writing different chapters to-
day.
Perhaps there will be no need for Ice
land as a purely defensive outpost. There
will not be if Great Britain is victorious
in Europe, for a Germany defeated in
Europe will not be a menace to the
Western Hemisphere. But we cannot
afford to stake our national existence
upon an 'if." We must guard against
the possibility that Iceland will be need
ed. And if we wait until the need is upon
us, it will be too late. Belgium, Holland,
France-a score of nations today prove
how true that is.
America moved toward greater partic
ipation in the war through seizure of Ice
"We will take no such steps for our own
defense, because they get us closer to
Europe's war;? That would be silly. 1t
would be just exactly what Belgium and
Holland did 1t would be what Denmark
and Norway did. They did not want
to move nearer to war, so they did moth
ing which could be construed as warlike.
Look at them today
Possibly, before we are through, we
will seize more islands far out in the At
lantic-islands the seizure of which will
not be as simple as that of Iceland. How
wise such seizure will be must be Judged
upon the events of the moment. We
should, however, be prepared for the
possibility. we should realize, now,
that this is battle for survival-a battle
in which the rule books have been rewrit-
ten by somebody else. Either we fight
according to the new rules, or we perish.
And the American people, as one per-
son, are resolved that we shall not perish.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
MISSIONARY WORK

South Americas undeclared war dem
onstrates as nothing else could the fact
that there remains in the Western Hemi-
sphere an as yet untitled soil for mis-
sionary work teaching the American
Way" of life
In North America is it questionable if
any circumstances could lead to such an
abortive conflict as that embroiling Peru
and Ecuador Nor is the reason to be
found solely in the fact that one i'm
mensely strong nation dominates the
North American continent. 1t lies, rath
er, in the outlook of the people in this
continent. Theirs is happy way of
looking at life, yet a sensible one.
Only they have not been interested
enough, until now, to try to show their
southern neighbors the manifold reasons
for adopting the American Way as we
visualize it.
The need for unified hemisphere may
do for us what no amount of idealism
has yet done-it may force us to show
our neighbors to the south that disputes
can be settled fairly, without recourse to
guns. We can do it with propaganda
and example, and it is high time we were
getting started.