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Evening star., 1941-10-10
British Fleet Planes
Raid Nazi Supplies
Going 10 North Front
Four Vessels Hit, One
Abandoned OF Norway,
Admiralty Reports
BY the Associated Press.

-
LONDON. Oct. 10-The British
Fleet Air Arm, operating of Nor
way, has smashed heavily at Ger
many's supply route to her forces
on the north Russian front, the Ad-
miralty announced today, saying
that four supply ships were hit and
one of them abandoned by its crew
The Admiralty called this sweep
launched at dawn Wednesday, fur
ther successful action" by the Brit
ish against the enemys supplies
and sea communications with his
troops on the north Russian 'front.' -
tThe Fleet Air Arm of Norway
indicated the presence there of
one or more aircraft carriersD
The Fleet Air Arm carried the
attack to German objectives on land
also, destroying electric power pylons
on Grond Island. the Admiralty said
The operations centered on the
Vestfjord area of Norway. The
weather was extremely severe -
forcing some of the planes to turn
back. The others, however, were
credited with the following sue
CesseS.
A supply ship of about 1000 tons
hit and left burning.
A ship of about 800 tons hit and
seen to be abandoned by the crew.
A convoy of two supply ships of
about 1000 tons. escorted by anti
aircraft ships. attacked of Bodo,
both ships hit
The Admiralty said the assault
cost the British no planes.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Army Police 10 Begin
Duty Here Tomorrow

A squad of military police will be
placed on duty in the District at
am. tomorrow. Washington Provis-
ional Brigade officers announced
today.
Authority for the move was grant
ed the brigade by the War Depart
ment yesterday, and it was under.
stood that military police would be-
gin duties in Washington on the
week end of october 49, However,
after meeting with Acting Police
Chief Edward j. Kelly late yester-
day. brigade officers decided to put
the program in effect a week ahead
of schedule.
Twelve men will be in the first
group OF military police. working in
three 8-hour shifts. They will be
stationed at the Municipal Center.
where cell block has been turned
over to military authorities for use
as clearing house" for soldiers
arrested in the city.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Soviet Declared Giving
Consideration; London
And Berlin Deny 1t
By the Associated Press


NEW YORK, Oct. l0-Reports
that Germany had offered an
armistice to Russia circulated widely
In Europe today.
A non-Axis informant on the
continent, a man with wide diplo-
matte connections whose informa-
ton has proved highly reliable, said
Russia was giving the terms, for
warded through Japan and Bulgaria,
serious consideration because of her
present critical situation. but this
was denied by an authoritative Rus
sian source in London.
There is not a vestige of truth in
the report" this London source said.
The Germans know we would not
accept an armistice If it were
offered"
Another reliable London source
said, however, that it was under
stood the Germans had f1oated a
trial balloon through the japanese.
He said he did not know if any &C.
tual offer had been made. but indi-
Gated feelers had been put out as to
RuSsia's attitude on turning over
her air force to the Germans and
placing her factories under German
supervision
Informed circles in the United
States considered an armistice offer
quite possible-in fact, considered it
a quite normal procedure on the
part Of the Germans at such time
but were less inclined to accept
the thesis that Russia was giving
such proposal any serious consid-
Grafton.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
4,099 Tank Cars Of Oil
Move East in Week
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of Interior Tckes. the
defense petroleum co-ordinator. re-
ported today that oil companies in
the week ended October 4 moved
4,099 rail tank cars of oil into the
East Coast area, complying with his
request that the industry enlist
every possible method of transpor-
tation" to get oil to the Atlantic
Seaboard.
Movement of rail tankers into the
East was at rate of 585 a day.
In some instances. Mr.. Ickes said,
the oil was shipped direct on the
long haul by RAILROAD from produc-
ing areas to the East However. a
large part of the oil travelled part
of the way from the producing field
by pipe line or barge to terminals
where it then was picked up and
moved the remainder of the way by
tank car.
The announcement said the oil
was shipped from approximately 30
loading points in Texas, Alabama,
Kentucky. Louisiana. Ohio. Illinois,
Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas,
Indiana and Michigan.
Mr.. Ickes said the weeks move
ment represented an increase of 964
cars over the preceding week.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
New War Building
To Be Four-FifthS Of
First Size Planned
SomerveII Reveals
Dimensions in Reply
To Architects Criticism

The new War Department Build
ing in Arlington. Va, will be about
four -fifths the size of the structure
originally proposed by the Army,
Brig. Gen. Brehon B. SomerveI,
Army construction chief, said today
after conference on the structure
with President Roosevelt at the
White House.
Gen. Somervell made the state
ment concerning the buildings size
when pressed for details and in
formed of charges by several Gov
eminent architects that the Army
was being "secretive" about its
plans for the structure and intended,
in spite of the Presidents wishes. to
put up building equally as large
as that originally proposed
Acceptable to White House.
Gen. Somervell said the dimen-
Sions had been worked out several
weeks ago with the knowledge OF
the White House at a conference
between himself. Frederic A. Del
ano, chairman of the Park and
Planning Commission; Budget Di-
rector Harold D. Smith and Secre-
tary OF War Stimson.
The general also said a plan sub
mitted at the Armys request by the
Public Roads Administration for
provision of access roads to the
building on the Virginia side of the
Potomac were acceptable to the War
Department.
He said he understood from con-
versations with Capt. H. c. White
hurst. District director of highways,
that provisions for solution of the
District traffic problem in connection
with the new building had been
worked out The cost of planning
the city's Improvements, as he un-
derstood it. are to borne by the
city itself.
AS for the cost of the improve
mentS themselves, Gen. Somervell
said he was not certain whether the
District of the Federal Government
would have to pay
Capt. H. c. Whitehurst. District
director of highways, said later,
however, that there was no question
but that the Federal Government
will have to pay. He said the Fed
eral Government already has given
him money to make preliminary
surveys of the necessary work and
that the city will meet at least an
other s4,000.000 if the work is to be
done in time to meet the demands
Of the War Department Building
traffic
Informed of opinions in certain
(See WAR BUILDING, Page A-19)
Evening star., 1941-10-10
O0,OO0Men Rejected
For Army Service
To Be RehabiIitated
President Says U. S.
Will Pay Cost Of
Correcting Defects
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt announced to-
day that the Government will un-
dertake Immediately a program for
rehabilitation of 100000 registrants
who have been rejected for military
service under the Draft Act.
This number, he explained, is in
cluded among 100000 men rejected
and is the portion for which COM
plete rehabilitation is believed feas-
ible.
Consulting a report submitted to
him by Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, di-
rector of Selective service, the Presi-
dent informed his press conference
that approximately so per cent of
100000 examined registrants have
been disqualified because of ply
sical. mental or educational reasons.
Others, totaling approximately 100,-
900, we're rejected because they could
not meet fourth grade educational
standards, but the 100000 remaining
were all found to be physically or
mentally unfit.
1t is situation, the Chief Execu-
tive remarked gravely. which the
country should consider most seri-
ously. With 100000 of the rejected
men believed in shape for full re-
Mobilization and subsequent general
service in the Army, the President
said that many of the remainder
could be possibly restored to health
and inducted for limited service.
The initial rehabilitation program,
however, will deal only with those
who may become fully serviceable.
United States to Bear Costs.
In brief, Mr.. Roosevelt explained,
the registrants will be chosen by
Army authorities for the rehabili-
tation effort and will be given the
privilege of having the curative
sicians or dentists in their home
communities.
The cost of this rehabilitation
program" Gen. Hershey's memo
randum to the President stated,
will be borne by the Federal Gov
ernment as necessary part of our
national defense program and addi-
tional funds will be made available
to the selective service system for
this purpose"
Mr.. Roosevelt said he had no i'm
mediate estimate of this expense,
but that the Army believed it would
cost it s500,000,00O if the rejected
registrants had been inducted first
and rehabilitated later. The pro-
posed method will cost much less,
Mr.. Roosevelt said
For the 100000 rejected on educa-
tional grounds, the President said,
there is no Federal corrective plan
at present. Education. he pointed
out, is primarily a State and local
problem, and he would not favor
having the Federal Government
Evening star., 1941-10-10
clio. Boycott
In Dispute Peri|s
Tank Production
Workers at Toledo
Refuse to Handle
A. F. L.-Mude Parts

By the Associated Press.
Production of transmissions used
in about 10 per cent of all Army
tanks SIS going down hourly be-
cause of an A. F. L.-C. I. o. dispute
at the Spicer Manufacturing Co,
Toledo. Ohio. and subsidiary at
HillSdale, Mich, Vice President
Ralph E. Carpenter reported at
Toledo, today, following announce
ment by the War Department here
that the bulk of the Armys tank
products was threatened.
Mr.. Carpenter said c. I. o. union
lists in the Spicer plant refused to
handle parts manufactured by A. F..
l.. workers at the Hillsdale Steel
Products Co.
NO more materials are being re-
ceived from the Hillsdale plant. and
the Spicer plant is drawing on stocks
at hand" Mr. Carpenter added. The
company gave no indication how
soon stocks may be depleted.
Mr.. Carpenter pointed out that
Spicers 1900 employees were at work.
but that the drain on existing stocks
eventually would shut down pro-
ductlon.
Operating About Normal.
L. w. Thomas, plant manager of
the Hillsdale subsidiary. said his
company was operating about
normal.
The HillSdale firm was closed last
week because of a dispute between
United Automobile Workers Union
"a. F. L. and the U. A, VIC. I. o.
Mr.. Thomas said. however. the COM
pany had resumed production last
Wednesday following fighting be-
tween the rival groups at the plant
gates Tuesday He said only about
IS workers Of the 300 employed were
not at work.
A score of State police are main
tanning a guard at the Hillsdale
plant. where seven we're seriously
hurt in Tuesdays fighting.
Also Makes "Jeep" Parts.
The War Department announce
menC SAID the Splcer company makes
about 70 per cent of the transmits
sons for all the Army's tanks and
also for most of the haif-tractor and
"jeep" combat vehicles. .
The Toledo plant was said to be
involved in the dispute onlv indi-
rectly. 1t has a contract with
c. l. O.-U. A. w.
The Hillsdale Co., however, has a
contract with the A. F. L. Auto
mobile Workers Union. which re-
Gently won a Labor Relations Board
election there.
The Toledo plant was involved
yesterday when, officials said, the C..
I. o. put into effect a secondary
boycott at the Spicer plant. serving
notice that workers there should not
handle any Of the parts of the Hills
dale plant. Several freight cars of
parts from Hillsdale were said to be
unloading at Toledo today.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Pictures on Page BIZ

The Capital underwent its first
air raid" at 1880 o'clock this after
noon when an attack fight Of
enemy bombers' passed over the
city to test the communications of
the newly organized air raid warn
ing system for civilian defense.
The first raid" was heralded at
the message center for the Metro
politan Area in District fire alarm
headquarters when yellow light
flashed on tthe switchboard. This
meant that the approaching raid
ers" were approximately 20 minutes
flying distance from Washington
and put the city on the alert
The warning was telephoned here
from Baltimore. and was based on
information supplied the filter CEN
ter there by civilian observers
posted at many points between
Washington and the Atlantic sea-
board.
At 1884 the blue light flashed on
the switchboard of local headquar-
tiers, meaning the approaching hos
tile aircraft were approximately
IL minutes out of the capital. At
1855 the red light showed on the
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Nozis Resent Dogs
Instead of Hitler
In Dutch Press
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Oct. 10.-Nether-
lands government sources here
assert that the following Official
notice has been sent to editors
of newspapers in the Neither
lands by the German author
tiles:
Severe action will be taken
unless the practice stops of pub
fishing a whole page of pictures
of dogs on the main news pages
when Hitler meets Mussolini or
Horthy. or when the German
Army has made sensational ad-
vances on the eastern front.
I'VE are just as tired of this
as of articles ventilating public
complaints about food shortages
and coffee that does not taste
like coffee"
Evening star., 1941-10-10

all other Government-owne build
ings, SAID he had instructed Charles
A. Peters of the Public Buildings
Administration to undertake a sur
vey of them.
Laughingly, the President agreed
that the campaign compares with
some of the economy moves Of Pres
ident Calvin Coolidge-one of which
was to save pencils. Asked If there
is any plan to melt down brass
hats" Mr.. Roosevelt said some of
those already are being liquidated.
Brass and copper are among the
industrial metals for which the
Supply Priorities and Allegations
Board yesterday declared an urgent
need.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Home Washer Plants
Certified for Award
Of Defense Contracts
In Peril of Shutdown,
Industry Is Declared
Available for Arms
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The o. P. M. acting to avert wide
spread unemployment in the house.
hold washer and ironer industry.
certified the entire industry to the
War Department today for special
treatment in the award of defense
contracts.
1t was the first industry-wide cer-
tification, covering "a companies in
many States, all threatened with
curtailments because of shortages of
materials needed in military produc-
tion.
The certification declared the in
dustry was capable of making II
defense items, ranging from anti
aircraft machine gun mounts to
bomb fin assemblies. o. P. M. esti-
mated that IAN order for a sizable
quantity of any one of these items
would absorb the bulk of the unem-
ployment in prospect at this time"
Recommended by Floyd B. Odlum,
director of o. P. MS contract dis
tribution division, the certifcation
was in line with the new purchasing
policies worked out to spread arma-
ment orders into plants confronted
with "priorities unemployment "
Previous certifications have covered
communities rather than entire in
duStrieS.
Three of the largest firms were
certified as being capable Of han
ding prime contracts, and the rest
of the industry has assented to their
accepting such contracts with the
understanding that the three would
grant smaller plants sub-contracts
in amounts proportionate to the un-
employment faced. The three are
the Nineteen Hundred Corp, ST.
Joseph, Mich: the Apex Electrical
Manufacturing Co., Cleveland, and
the Easy Washing Machine Corp,
SVracllSe N Y
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Hitler Is Reported Offering
.Armistice Terms to Russia
President Reports
His Advices Indicate
No Soviet Armistice
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt, answer
ing a press conference query,
declared today he had no re-
ports at all which would indi-
cate Russia had reached the
point in her resistance to Ger
many where she might have to
accept an armistice.
Asked whether he knew how
a letter in which he promised
Premier Stain all possible
American assistance had reach
ed Berlin, Mr.. Roosevelt said he
had a hunch, but did not elab-
crate.
To an inquiry whether the
matter was one of interest to
the Government. he replied in
the Affirmative. but said it was
not a matter of surprise.
He asserted, too, in response
to another question. that he had
no information that the letter
had been broadcast to the Rus
sian troops and that he believed
this had not been done.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
British Planes Reported
In Collision OFF Sicily
By tic Associated Press

BY tho Associated Press.
ROME, Oct. 10.-The collision OF
two British bombers of the Sicilian
coast during heavy anti-aircraft fire
was reported today by the italian
high command.
1t said both crews were killed
The planes caught fire on collid.
ing, it said. and one crashed to the
ground while the other sank at sea
Lively Italian artillery action was
reported in the siege of British held
Tobruk. and German and italian
airmen were said to have conducted
separate raids on the docks, harbor
artillery and other defenses Of the
city.
The communique Acknowledged q
British raid on Bengasi.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
President 10 Address u. ).
By Radio October II

President Roosevelt will make q
Nationwide radio address on the
night Of Monday. October q. he an
nounced at his press conference to-
day.
The speech will mark the annual
observance of Navy Day. to be broad
ened in scope this year and given
the title of Naval and Total Defense
Day.
Mr. Roosevelt said he would make
his speech at dinner of the Navy
League, now tentatively scheduled
for the Mayfower Hotel. The speech
will be broadcast about 10 pm.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Page. Page.
Amusements, Obituary A-l2
C-5-6 Radio Clio
Comics C-10-11 Serial Story Big
Editorials A-10 Society," B-3
Finance ---A-20 Sports C-1-2-3
Legal Notices CO Where to Go A-16
Lost, Found AIS Women's Pg. CA
Foreign.
New Panama regime reconsidering
ban on ships arming. Page AS
British awakened to impending
crisis in Russia. Page Al
Raj. planes start offensive against
Nazi territory again. Page AS
Notionol.
Neutrality act revision foes plan all
out fight. Page AS
Bishop warns A. r. l.. against Rus
sian victory. Page Al
Congress for Freedom asks unity on
anti-Hitlerism. Page B-1
Evening star., 1941-10-10
WoIkout Holds Up
Repairs of Wurships

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Local 80 OF
the Industrial Union of Marine and
Shipbuilding Workers of America
&c. I. o. staged q walkout at noon
today of $500 employees of the Robins
Drydock in Brooklyn to protest the
employment of six nom union
workers.
Robins Drydock, a subsidiary OF
the Todd Shipyards Corp, is busy
repairing American and British
ships, both merchant and naval.
Todd officials refused comment
with the statement that the COM
pany was doing defense work and
Washington officials must do any
talking.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Lands in Hospital
With Severe Cold
BY the Associated Press

PETOSKEY, Mich, Oct. 10
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands,
commissioner of baseball was
brought to the Little Traverse Hos
pital here today suffering from what
physicians described as "a very
severe cold"
Judge Lands has been al his cot
tage on Burt Lake east of here for
several days, and was said to have
contracted the cold while fishing
Dr.. Dean Burns said his condition
was not serious.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
reusure Hunt at White House
Yields Defense Copper, Brass

House cleaning at the White
House promises to be of value to
national defense, it was disclosed to-
day.
Opening his press conference this
morning, President Roosevelt an
nounced that Howell Grim. head
usher at the Executive Mansion, had
discovered during treasure hunt"
in the basement nearly half ton Of
waste copper and brass. Consisting
mostly Of old pipe valves and joints,
the metal is to be sent to the Navy
Yard here for melting and diversion
to defense industries.
The President, remarking there
might b comparable quantities In
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Finnish Skiing Champion
Reported War Victim
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Oct. l0-Martti Lap
palainen, former Finnish national
cross-country ski champion and a
member of several Finnish Olympic
teams, was reported today to have
been killed in action in Eastern
Karelia, Lappalainen, 80, won many
international races, including the
famous 50-kilometer Holmenkollen.
Lappalainen competed in the 1882
winter Olympic games at Lake
Placid, N. Y, and finished fourth
in the 18-kilometer race.
Evening star., 1941-10-10

Axis-connected informants in Eu-
rope said only recently that Ger
many would seek an armistice be-
fore winter set in on her eastern
front.
However, in Berlin today military
spokesmen vigorously denied reports
of peace feelers.
I'VE will fight until the last Rus
sian division is snnihilated," said
one
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Crosh Kills F. & IA. Head

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Oct. 10 (P)-
DR.. B. F. Fackenthal, 80, of Riegels-
vile, Pa, president of the Board OF
Trustees of Franklin and Marshall
College, was killed today in the COL
lision of two automobiles while he
was being driven to board meet
ing at Lancaster, Pa.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Louis A. Meyrun Dead

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 10 LR.-
Louis A. Meyran, 80. vice president
of the Manufacturers Light e. Heat
Co. and chairman of the board of
the Parkersburg Iron & Steel Co.,
died last night.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Construction
Paralysis Seen
In U. 5. Order
Builders Declare
Millions Will
Lose Their Jobs
BACKGROUND


lnUoking unparalleled teto
p0Uer OUer the $1,000 900, 900
construction industry, the Supply
PriorttieS and ALLEGATION Board
has prohibited the start of anu
on-eSsentidI public or priUate
construction lChtch Uould diUert
uttdl materials from the defense
effort. S. P. A. B. issued a policy
ruling that projects ,Uhlch it
deemed unnecessary to direct
national defense" public health
or safety 1Uould be barred for
the duration OF the emergency
rom "priorltie5" on such UttaL
metals as steel copper, bronze,
dlu1inum and brass.
Evening star., 1941-10-10

Washington and Vicinity.
Fireman is D. C.'s seth traffic VIC
tim. Page Az
Chest campaign preparation spurred
by businessmen. Page A-3
Light rain breaks drought in Dis
trict. Page B-1
Evening star., 1941-10-10

HoD Building Ban Works.
See Page APP.
Evening star., 1941-10-10

tSee HEALTH, Page Aid
Evening star., 1941-10-10

(See WAR, Page A-19D
Evening star., 1941-10-10

Most people in Washington have The
Star delivered to their homes every
weekday evening and Sunday morning.
Evening star., 1941-10-10

CSee AIR RAID, Page A-19
Evening star., 1941-10-10

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and Ak Of this edition Of
The Star, supplementing the news Of
the regular home delivered edition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-27

was admitted after he was knock ed down by an automobile short distance from his home Monday night. His name is still on the dan- ger list.
 Two drivers who were arrested for reckless driving after Frageau was knocked to the ground, received continuance to Sept. g, by Judge T.. E. Conway in municipal court yes- terday.
 Herbert Hager, 21, of 30 Gates avenue, who police said was the driver of the car which hit Frageau, told the police that when he sud- denly saw Frageau in the path of his car he applied his brakes but the car swerved on the wet pave ment and the rear struck the man.
 MT. Frageau who was returning from a session at the Earbenders club shortly before the accident oc- cured, suffered fractured shoulder, fractures of both arms and multiple contusions and abraSiors.
 The injured man has been 8 past president of the Washington Park Community House and is a secretary of the Earbenders clubs and promi- nent in the section he lives in.
 William Molleur, 20, of 4S Ray mond street, who people said was following Hager's car closely when the latter struck the man. He was given a continuance yesterday to Sept, 9. ons the same charge as Hager