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Evening star., 1941-12-28
River Life Changed
In Chino by japanese

MOSQUITO" boats have disap-
peared from Pootung, Nanato and
other Chinese areas since the jap
anese occupied Shanghai. The di-
minutive craft piled the shores OF
the Whangpoo River for scores OF
years. Revolutionary changes IN
river navigation have taken place.
This has been due largely to the
monopolizing Of trades and indus
tries by groups with financial or
political influence in Chinese zones.
The businesses of many have been
transplanted to areas other than
those where they f1ourished for CEN
turies. Shanghai's amphibious pop
ulation spent all their lives afloat
and earned a precarious livelihood
in little boats. sometimes handed
down from one generation to an
| other.
Evening star., 1941-12-28
Severe Rail Restriction
Is Reported in Italy

LONDON, Dec. 81 R.-Severe
railway traffic restrictions have been
ordered throughout Italy, accord
ing to an Exchange Telegraph
Agency dispatch today from Zurich,
Switzerland.
The dispatch. based on informa-
ton received from Rome, said 81
trains had been Cancelled in the
Milan district alone.
Evening star., 1941-12-28
Russia
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First Pageo
had left 600 land mines in less than
q mile on a single road.
(The Leningrad radio reported
last night that Gen. Rudolph
Schmidt, commander of the Ger
man forces in the Lenigrad sector
of the Russian front, has been
relieved of his command and re-
placed by Gen. Arnheim. The
Leningrad report was relayed by
the B. B. c. and heard in New
York by NIB. c.
Units of the Soviet northern fleet
were reported officially to have sunk
three German transports in the
Barents sea.
An earlier Soviet communique is
sued in Moscow said new gains were
registered in particularly violent
fighting west of the Kalinir sector
80 miles northwest of Moscow, and
in the Kaluga area, ITO miles south
west of Kalinin.
Front line dispatches to Moscow
told of one emile thrust on the
west, and the Soviet Information
Bureau announced a 20-mile drive
beyond reoccupied Volkhovo, 80
miles southeast of Leningrad on the
main railroad from the besieged
Baltic port to Moscow.
Crimean Invasion Seen.
The Russians were believed but
tressing their massive land often
sive with a sea-borne counter-inva-
sion of the Crimea across the Strait
of Kerch, narrow bottleneck link be-
tween the Sea of AZov and the
Black Sea.
This opinion was voiced in in
formed London quarters yesterday
following the German announce
ment that four troop-laden Russian
transports had been sunk and nu-
merous others damaged in these
waters by Nazi bombers.
The London informants pointed
out the vessels reported destroyed
naturally would be the type used
for lust such an invasion. Further
more. they said it was unlikely that
any attempt would be made to seno
large numbers of troops through the
starts for any other purpose.
A successful back door counter
thrust into the Crimea by way o.
the Kerch strait would eliminate
the last immediate German threa
to the Caucasus oil fields. The Rec
Army already has smashed the ma
ior German threat to the Caucasus
by hurting them back from Rosto'
on the northern shores Of the Ses
of AZov.
Nazis on Defensive
Land action in Russia was de
scribed by the Germans as a contin
uing series of defensive battles,
Nazi counter-attacks here ant
there smashing some Soviet posi-
tions.
Dive bombers also scored hits OF
far northern power station in tn
regiono of Kandalaksha, said tn
communique broadcast By the Ber
lin radio.
A Stefani Gtalian) news agenc
correspondent said yesterday a Ger
man italian counter-attack agains
the Russians in one sector of tn
eastern front while fully reestab
fishing the situation" was not W
completed and was continuin
with success"
Mentioning no places, the dis
Evening star., 1941-12-28

Of Chicago was admitted to the
Iowa bar in 1906. He was assistant
registrar at the University of Chi
cago from 1907 to 1909. and then
for nine years served on the legal
staff of the Burlington Railroad.
From 1918 to 1888, he practiced
law In Washington. Iowa, winning
election to Congress in the Roose-
velt landslide, and taking his seat
from the First District, in the lat
ter year.
He resigned from the House in
December, 1898, to accept the place
on the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and was appointed
chairman last April when Chairman
Jerome Frank was named to Fed
eral judgeship on the Second
Circuit.
Mr.. Eicher is member OF the
National Lawyers Guild, and OF the
Mennonite faith. He is married
and has one daughter The family
home is at IL Wilton road, Alexan-
dria.
Evening star., 1941-12-28

patch, which was broadcast by the
Rome radio, said the Russians at
tackled in a rich industrial zone
(probably the Donets area) Decem-
ber "a and continued during a rag
ing snowstorm on Christmas Day
with tanks against positions held
by "our motorized division and by
German units"
Replying Christmas night, the
italians said, they gradually tore
the Russians from the places they
had occupied and by December 2e
the situation was fully reestab-
liShed."
Evening star., 1941-12-28

tCOIlLlIlutQ TIOlll I lo0 I nSS'
gunned after taking to lifeboats,
and that one German sailor was
killed and two Spanish fishermen
who took part in the rescue work
were injured.
The British air ministry's COM
munique of the sinking placed it
only as off the coast Of Northern
Spain. The British said the Benno,
a tanker suspected of being a sub
marine tender, first was sighted
and attacked with bombs by a
Sunderland flying boat, was kept
under attack by a relay of other
planes including one which fought
off a Heinkel seaplane sent out ap-
parently as an escort, and finally
was sunk by a torpedo from a
Beaufort after 80 hours of pursuit.
Evening star., 1941-12-28

Panama has inaugurated a boat
service from Colon to the primitive
San Bias Islands, where the Indians
cling to centuries old customs.
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Consumer
Information
GivenWOnen
Mrs. NJ. O. LOrenz
Addresses
VOteleSs League

Plans for a consumer information
center to be established here by the
subcommittee on consumer inter-
ests of the District Defense Council,
were discussed yesterday by its
chairman, Mrs NJ o. LorenZ, before
the economic welfare departments
Of the Voteless District League of
Women Voters.
Mrs. Lorenz said the sub-commit-
tee hopes to make the center clear
ing house for consumer activities
as we'll as a distributing point for
consumer information of all types,
including that of Federal and State
agencies and schools and colleges.
Attendants will be on hand daily
to answer inquiries or to direct con-
sumers to the proper sources of in
formation, she continued.
Mrs. LOrenz also outlined plans
for a training course for consumer
leaders to start January 6 in a
District school building. Mrs. Ola
D. Rush, head of the home economics
department Of the District schools,
will be general director of the course
Mrs. LorenZ expressed the belief
that the consumer can do a great
deal to help with the defense pro-
gram If he understands why 1t Is
necessary for him to cooperate.
She also warned against scare
buying" and boarding, which, she
pointed out. might make rationing
necessary.
Mrs. Oscar L. Chapman, chairman
of the economic welfare department,
was in charge of the meeting which
was held at league headquarters.
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Mrs. Scharf Spoke
On Bill of Rights

Mrs. Paul Scharf, national execu-
tive secretary of the National De-
fense Committee of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. dis
cussed the Bill of Rights on the
radio program sponsored by the
District Daughters over Station
WWDC yesterday.
Sketching the history of the ia
nous document and emphasizing
the efforts made by the country's
forefathers to have it embodied in
the Constitution, Mrs Scharf said,
1T is challenge to pay honor to
an enrolment of ideals and free
doms which have been won by
hard-fought battles over the stretch
of centuries. 1t is a challenge when
we know what our forefathers did
to preserve these freedoms to ask
ourselves what we are doing that
will guarantee that they shall not
be taken from mankind"
Pointing out the guarantees given
to insure individual freedom of
speech, religion and assembly, the
speaker added, The time has come
when freedoms light may be going
out in the world. America has
been the hope of nations for more
than 80 years. If her people have
the wisdom to understand and to
abide by her Constitution she will
preserve her liberties"
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Triangle Club
ToGive Show
Here Jan. S
Mark Lawrence,
Head of Players,
To Visit Parents

Mr.. and Mrs. David Lawrence
will have with them over the week
end OF January their son, Mr..
Mark Lawrence, who is a member
of the senior class at Princeton Uni
versity. Young Mr.. Lawrence is
president Of the Princeton Triangle
Club which will give its musical re-
view, ASK Me Another" Monday
evening, January 5, in the audi
torium of Central High School.
The performance is sponsored by
the Scholarship Committee OF the
Princeton Club of Washington and
will honor the high school and pre-
paratory school seniors in Washing
ton who are planning to enter COL
lege.
Breaking its precedent of musical
comedies, the Triangle Club is pre-
senting a musical review this year,
the first such vehicle the students
from Princeton have chosen. No
tickets will be sold and admission
is by invitation which will be issued
by the local club to all Princeton
men, alumni and undergraduate
residing in Washington as we'll as
to distinguished officials. Teachers
of the various schools will select the
high school and preparatory school
boys to be invited.
Mr.. John A. Nevius, vice presi-
dent of the Triangle Club, also is
from Washington, and members of
the Show Committee include Mr..
Tinsley Adams, chairman, with Mr..
Lawrence M. Proctor, Mr.. David
Lawrence, Mr.. Brown Rolston, Mr..
F. Moran. McConihe, Mr.. Lyman B.
kirkpatrick, jr, and Mr.. Frank w.
Rounds.
Evening star., 1941-12-16

Women Hear
Mrs. Ross
Calls on Citizens
To Help Guard
L. S. Freedom

The United States must give Ger
many, Italy and Japan such
trouncing" that they will neve dare
turn their eyes toward this hem
isphere again, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe
Ross, director Of the United States
Mint, declared yesterday.
Speaking on the Bill Of Rights
at luncheon of the Women's Ma
tional Democratic Club, of which
she Is member of the Board Of
Governors, Mrs. Ross said: 1--WE
must show such solidarity by our
attitude and actions as to dis
courage eur enemies and show that
this Is one country where the light
of liberty will ever burn"
Declaring that every American
must assist in the preservation OF
national freedom, Mrs. Ross said:
''It is not only the amount of steel
which will determine victory for us,
but the morale back of the steel
and our fighting forces. The thing
that our women can do Is to vastly
stimulate the patriotism of the pop
ulation by constantly upholding how
precious to every person Is this lib
erty we have known"
Following the address by Mrs.
Ross. Edward C. Eicher, chairman
Of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, discussed the relation
of the commission to national de-
fense.
He explained duties of the COM
mission in investigating corporate
industries and assisting them to
operate on sound basis.
Millions of defense contracts
have been going over to corpora
tions of the Nation" he pointed out,
land millions more will go out. 1t
is tremendously essential" he added,
that decent standards of finance
be maintained in obtaining the
necessary money"
Mr.. Eicher asserted that in spite
of the many economic shocks sus-
tanned by capital markets in recent
months, the New York Stock Ex-
change continued to function stead
lily and without interruption. He
explained how corporations investi-
gated and approved by the COM
mission were aided In expanding
business. National defense has
brought severe responsibilities on
numerous small utility corpora
tions, he added. which by assistance
from the Government have been
able to expand and operate on a
sound basis.
on what funds may be available.
Mrs. Paul " McNutt. first vice
president, presided in the absence
of Mrs. Curtis Shears, the presi-
dent. Mrs. Joseph O'Mahoney, wife
Of Senator OMahoney of wyoming,
introduced the speaker.
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Sorority Plans Fete

The annual Christmas party Of
Beta Alpha Chapter of Zeta Tau
Alpha will be held Thursday at the
chapter rooms, 2129 G street NV.
The alumnae Christmas present will
be given at this time, and enter
tainment will be in the form of
skits given by the pledges. All
active members and alumnae are
invited to attend.
The alumnae Of Beta Alpha will
hold their monthly luncheon at l
pm. Saturday at Woodward e.
Lothrop's tearoom. Miss Dorothy
Calling is in charge of reservations.
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Miss Dorese Bell
To Join Mother Here

Mrs. Esterlene Bell will be joined
Saturday by her debutante daugh-
ter, Miss Dorese Bell, who is a stu
dent at the American Academy of
Dramatic Art in New York. During
her Christmas holidays Miss Bell
will be active in work for the Red
Cross, the sale of Defense bonds and
will be a model at one of the fash
ion shows during her visit.
Mrs. Bell has Cancelled the debut
OF her daughter which was set for
December % because of the war,
although Miss Bell was presented
in Baltimore at the first Monday
German this season of the Balti-
more Bachelors Cotillion. Mrs.
Bells son, 1t. Roger Bell, U. S. A.,
Is on duty in Texas and probably
will be unable to join his mother
and sister for Christmas,
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Rose Unit to Elect

Election of officers will be held by
the Potomac Rose Society at its
annual business meeting to be held
at pm. Thursday at the New Ma
tional Museum, Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV.
The business meeting will be fol-
lowed by an experience meeting"
when members are urged to tell of
anything unusual in their own gar
dens or in others which may have
come to their notice.
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Relief Society

Election and installation OF off,
GERS will be held by the Washing
ton Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish
Consumptives' Relief Society at l 80
pm. tomorrow at the Jewish Com
munity Center. Plans will be dis
cussed for the bazaar to be held
February 1, and members are re-
quested to bring some article to the
meeting to be sold at the bazaar.
Refreshments will be served. Mrs.
Nathan N. Wallack, president, will
preside.
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Hostess Plans Fete

Mrs. John Anthony Ireland will
be hostess at dinner Saturday eve
ming at her home, Woodmore. in
Maryland, for Sergts. L. Norfleet
Pope, William Kenealy and Justin
v. O'Conor. jr, who recently arrived
at Fort Meade, Nd, from North
Carolina, where they have been on
duty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
Connolly Answers

|. (a) Woodrow Wilson; OBJ
Grover Cleveland; (c) John
Adams.
?. (a) Lammermoor: (b) Rusti-
cana; tc) Madonna.
3. Henry A. Wallace. James A.
Farley and Charles Edison.
1. Alabama. Arizona, Arkansas.
Connecticut. Idaho, Him OF s.
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky. Massa-
chusetts. Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri. Nebraska,
.--NeM- Mexico North and South
Dakota. Ohio. Oklahoma. Ore
gon, Tennessee. Texas. Utah,
Wisconsin, Wyoming.
). (a) Lord Tweedsmuir; OBJ Ion
Antonescu; (c) Neville Cham
berlain.
5. Flag, color, standard, ensign.
Z. (a) Efrem Zimbalist; (b) Mar
eel Dupre; tc) Andres Segovia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
Chaplain Backs
Picket Line

Walking picket line In a
Just strike can be prayer"
the % Rev. FIR. Raymond Clancy.
chaplain of the Association of
Catholic Trade Unionists4-1old-
an ACTU rally at Holy Re
deemer parish hall Junction ave-
nue. and West Vernon highway.
yesterday
participation in union in
the right spirit can give special
D honor and glory to God" Father
Clancy said. "because IL is I'M
selfish service to our fellow
man"
William Marshall. president OF
Chrysler Local 7. UAW-CIO said.
THE realization is spreading
that we must put first things
first-God, then country, then
the union. The tendency In some
quarters TO put the union ahead
of everything Is disappearing"
The Rev. Fr. Thomas a. Edison
chaplain Of the ACTU's west local
conference, which sponsored the
meeting, also spoke.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
Quiz Answers

Superior. Ontario, Erie. Huron
and Michigan Superior is the
largest.
A type of carriage used in the
Orient.
(a) Pennsylvania, (b) Ohio, (c)
Wisconsin.
Because of the special promi-
nence occupied by the signature
of John Hancock on the Decla-
ration of Independence.
Marquis dc La Fayette.
They are called after Jehu. the
chariot driver.
Schofcld.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
Andrews Sisters Kin in War

TELLER widower New Brunswick ~ j. quietly wed to
21" clan recently Oddly the is
Mr. Fellers daughter Florence
who thrush the radio and
IL fighting there
recordings Greek entertain them
Cong Wisconsin had things to
Well the Wisconsin have given him
the heaveho The General Won Bomerg has been
editors check Buenos Aires,
perhaps will find him the Argentine where Won Bomberg
agounder nom de plume which dunno
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
Resembles S+reamIiner's Headlight

mn STAUNTON $500 diamond and sapphire brooch
resembling the headlight streamne. Neil Vanderbilt
10 cheap umbrellas welknown United States
Clever huh? AT Monte Carlo two dancers wadded
That's beautiful from
England chance of nghngaes singing Berke
Square warbng Times Square" Jean
arrngton Kirk Browns muchgabbed about illnesses
have been coyums and Mary has to Johns
Hopkins Hospital Baltimore from enlarged heart
condition s Harrington the hosp after
starving three trying sheve
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
He'd Rather Pay Higher Taxes

III CRAIG the Chicago Herald American offers this line to fit
with the higher all must protect what
Il would rather work nothing than live for nothing
China syndicate
gather book He will meet his wife in
Singapore Connolly former for the Shuberts
inherited $250000 Too bad missed Dave Apoons act In
Ed WYNN ht-one of the high spots Loved It,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
Walter Winchell
On B1'OAdsUAy
Trade Marx Registered. Copyright.
mos Of CoIyumis+'s Girl Friday
Trade Mark Registered.

DEAR MR. W. Have letter from Mrs. VIM K Byle, Of The
~ Glades Miami Fla She the former Alyce Jane
Mcen the little girl who became rontage famous for her
when she read the colyum
bessed-eventng because
her. and zone for Ripley friends called and
ing for Ripley her letter sis this: went yesterday for
checkup informed become moher!
She adds scooped definitely would
tell her whether be boy girl twins? Didn't the
thing happen Long Arno? And
the wags think they're funny when they joke about it,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
Two Dorsey Bandsmen Drafted

TWO Tommy Dorsy have been drafted Buddy Rich
the drummer and Ziggy trmpeter. And
Sing Movie and Radio Guide the hit the stands
with Davis article in which sad Bette is
divorce could alter her So she married
again week before the out We are getting new
editors punches newspapers totals
this hefty blonde saying to
the idea of there being TWO don't
"-YOJR GIRL FRIDAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13
DOROTHY
THOMPSON
Writes:
Writes:
Full Pouer to President
Essential in Crisis

IThs opinions sxpressed by
Mis- Thompson are not nse<s-
sariiy those of The Detroit
Timss.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13

DUT. what the American people
ID have charged their govern
ment to do is just about as diff
cult as anything conceivable.
1t is to achieve an objective
while limiting the means of achiev-
ing il.
"Do not let Britain he defeated
and do not go to war" 1t is like
saving "see that we have our
ce,Se and eat Il. too"
Yet, il is possible of accomplish
rront and the instinct of the peo-
pie that it is possible is not silly.
The concept that nation can be
not neutral but acknowledgement
was advanced by Mussolini-and il
would now seem that if he had
kept to that status he would have
been much wiser.
Russia. while claiming neutral
itv. is in every respect. except bel
ligerency. an ally of Germany Wis
avis Europe. while she remains an
allv of China in the Far East
She has turned herself into a
cranary and raw material hinter-
land for Germany and is making
every move in coordination wifi
those of the Nazis
At the same time Stain keeps
his troops for moves wholly con-
cerned with the protection of Rus
sian territory and interests, and
allows himself freedom of policy in
other directions.
When the war is over he hopes
TO emerge. still as a neutral, and
with the advantage of such bar
gaining position.
THE President fully intends 10
L carry through this very mag
NATIVE and very difficult mandate,
But il demands completely uni
fled command. 1t demands great
ol1ctirifU ptticE JariciOpc tho
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13

II involves risk-and the Presi-
dent did hrs country a sevice when
in the address 10 Congress. he said
so. II is also completely true that
il involves less risk than any other
conceivable policy.
But the risk will vary in exact
ratio 70 the amount of co-ordina-
ton and efficiency which we can
command.
This coordination must be exer-
ciSed between diplomatic moves.
the defense effort the financial
and economic policy, and the
armed forces. and there is only one
person who can be charged with
such responsibility and that is
the democratically elected PreSi-
dent of the United States.
Time and again democratic re-
publics have saved themselves by
freely and voluntarily suspending
the roufineS Of peaceful and pros
porous times and resorting to what
amounts to a limited dictatorship.
copyrFht 1881. New York Tribune Inc
Jan. ~. All rights reserved.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-13

IThs opinions sxprssssd by
Mis- Thompson are not nsess-
sariiy those of The Detroit
Timss.)s
THE government of the United
i States, whose head is the
President, is charged by the peo-
pie of this country TO accomplish
two things: to see to IL that the
British Empire and Commonwealth
are not defeated and destroyed.
and TO keep US out of participation
in the war as active belligerents.
That such is the will Of an over
whelminc majority of the nation
Is not open TO argument. The re-
cent election campaign furnished
ample proof OF il. Both candidates,
the President and Mr.. Willkie,
made these two detectives the ba-
sis of their foreign policy: to do
everything possible to aid Britain
and not 10 60 to war.
After the election the President
waited-for what some OF us felt
was an unconscionable time-to al
low public opinion to crystalline.
He did not push it; he took rest;
he went on a cruise: he was silent.
In this vacuum. as far as White
House leadership went. public
opinion did not retreat or change
On the contrary. il accumulated.
as every Gallup Poll shows.
TIVE realization of what a Brit
i ish defeat would mean TO the
United States became clearer and
clearer.
Even those who would diminish
aid to Britain. even the outstand-
ing isolationists, like Senator
Wheeler. have been forced to mis-
lead the people. unwittingly. no
doubt by suggesting that an all
out effort by America might only
prevent lust peace" from being
NEGOTIATED now.
The lust peace" which the sem
ator outlined. however. presumes
a complete British victory. for it
lfltlUltS lil6 ittuiii VI oci many "
her 1914 boundaries. the restora-
ton of all the independent states
of Europe, the restoration of the
German colonies. the information
alization of the Suez Canal, and
no annexations or indemnities.
I SAY without any hesitation or
qualification that if such a
peace could be obtained, Great
Britain would certainly know 1t.
and would stop the war tomorrow.
Nothing remotely resembling such
a peace is yet or ever was in Hit
ler's mind.
The conclusion of such peace
would mean Hitler's end. for ii
would be proof that he has
launched wholesale destruction
against civilization for what Ger
many could easily have obtained
by negotiation.
Even Senator Johnson reaf-
firmed on Friday that he was no
appeaser and wanted TO "see Hit
ler whipped and Britain trium-
---'Terrtt- IA