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Evening star., 1941-05-03
20 British Warp|anes DESTROYED
Iraqis Claim> as Fighting Spreads;
Streamlined Conveys Considered
English Declared
FoiIed in Drive
Against Airdrome
@s the Associated Press,

Ys the Associated Press.
War famed fiercely in a grave
yard Of empires as the battle be-
tween British and Iraq forces
- went into it's second day in an
area crowded with memories of
vanished Babylonian, Assyrian,
Chaldean, Persian, Greek, Ro-
man, Saracen and Turk power.
London said only the fighting
continues" but an Iraq communique
declared that 26 British planes had
been destroyed on Habbaniyah Air
field, British base so miles west of
tabled Baghdad, and that British
motorized detachments had failed
m an attempt to occupy another
airfeld.
Meanwhile, the German radio
broadcast that Iraq's government
had appealed to the Arabs in Pal
estin to take up arms against the
British, declaring Iraq's fight was a
general fight for the liberation of
the Arabs; that British planes had
attempted to bomb the Baghdad
residence of Iraq's premier, and that
strong native troop contlngents from
Saudi, Arabia, were massing on the
south Trans-Jordan border
A British broadcast said "Basra
(vhere British troops recently land
ed is quiet, but there is no news
of what is happening in Baghdad." ."
A German radio report heard IN
London today said British aircraft
had attempted to attack the resi-
dence of Premier Raschid Ali Al
Gallant in Baghdad.
From Ankara the German wireless
reported that the Iraq government
had arrested numerous British
agents who tried to incite the popu-
lation";; that all British employees in
the service of the Iraq government
had been dismissed; and that the
Jews of Baghdad tried to create
panic" by closing their shops and
spreading defeatist rumors.
Whether the German aid re-
portedly requested by Iraq's Pre-
mier, Raschid Ali Al Gallant, was
beginning to arrive was not yet ev1-
dent, but the German radio brought
its heavy propaganda artillery into
play with oninous suggestions OF
"a major test between British i'm
perialism and the entire Arab world"
Vital significance was attached to
the fact that in Iraq the British
now are fighting under disadvan-
sage that did not face them in
Greece, namely, that in Iraq it is
the British who are being called
aggressors by the government and
the Germans who are repeatedly
being called on to rescue a little
country from the invader"
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Capt. Roosevelt Takes Off
Just Before Raid
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, May 3.-Capt.
James Roosevelt took off today for
Rangoon, Burma. as air alarm sig
nails warned that Japanese raiders
had been sighted.
A few hours later, this seat Of
government. still bearing the scars
of last years assaults. was subjected
to it's first real air raid of the spring
season.
From Rangoon President Roose-
velts son is expected to continue
on to Cairo, reaching the Egyptian
capital probably next Wednesday or
Thursday.
Chungking took the air raid with
at least 3000 inhabitants safe in
dugouts and other shelters. The
bombardment marked the second
anniversary of the devastating at
tack May 3, 1899. when several
thousand Chinese were killed in the
worst raid this city has suffered.
Among the offices damaged were
those of the Associated Press,
United Press, International News
Service, Reuters British news
agency, New York Times, Times of
London and Time Magazine.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Plan for Continuous
Work at Essential
Factories Mapped
Defense Officials Consider
Asking Shifts to Avoid
Weekend BIuckout'
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Defense officials. urgently con-
cerned about increasing production,
are considering asking industry and
labor to so change working shifts
in essential factories that they can
operate seven days a week, "a hours
day.
No individuals working time would
be increased under the plan, but
shifts would be changed and more
employees put to work in order that
an equal force would be available all
week.
The idea is to strike at the week
end blackout" by having workers
take their days off at different
periods. The general practice of
everybody reporting for work Mon
day morning and knocking off at
the same time Friday or Saturday
would be abandoned.
How Plan Would Work.
For example, in a plant equipped
with working facilities for 100 men
420 men could each work a 5-day
40-hour week by having their indi-
vidual work weeks begin and end
at varying times.
Some workers would have their
days off in the middle of the week,
others at the first of the week. others
at the end, and some would take
one day off at one part of the week
and another day off at another part.
Consideration is being given to all
essential industries, it was said. and
not only those using critical ma
chimes" which President Roosevelt
said yesterday should be worked "a
hours day, seven days week.
Letter to o. p. NJ. Made Public.
Mr.. Roosevelt made public a letter
to William S. Knudsen and Sidney
Hillman of the Office of Production
Management in which he said at
is essential that industry continue
to increase the number of vital
machines manufactured and that
every single critical machine in the
United States be used the maximum
number of hours each week"
Walter D. Fuller, president of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, telegraphed the President
from New York that he would make
an immediate tour of defense pro-
duction areas to encourage compli-
ance with the request.
But the N. A M remarked that
it was not possible now to operate
machine tools more than 100 of the
See DEFENSE. Page A-2D
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Estate Of S1,149,142
Left by Mrs. Dick
giy ths Associated Press.

Hy ths Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 3.-The late
Mrs. Madeleine Force Astor Dick,
mother of John Jacob Astor and
former wife of EMO Fiermonte,
pugilist, left a gross estate of ST.
t49, ,142. an executors accounting
showed yesterday.
Mrs. Dick died in March, 1910.
She left her residuary estate in
trust to the sons of her second mar
siage, John Henry Dick and William
Force Dick, explaining that Mr..
Assor, son OF her first marriage,
previously had been provided for.
She bequeathed him a $4,000 dia-
mond ring and $500 pearl neck
lace.
She and Fiermonte, her third
husband, were divorced in Florida
Ia 1888, and she later dropped his
name.
The accounting said there was
1888 637 on hand after deductions
for administration expenses, distri-
button of legscies and payments of
creditor claims. Taxes have not yet
been fixed.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
BY RICHARD G. MASSOCK,
Associated Press War Correspondent.


WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY AT
CORFU, April 80 (delayed) Three
battalions of Italian troops occu-
pied this Greek island at the en-
trance to the Adriatic Sea today
after 10 Italians landed from sea-
plane and frustrated plans of the
Greeks to deliver the island to the
German forces.
From the Italians who accom-
plished the coup and from Greek
inhabitants, I heard the story of
the occupation, which was COM
pleted today when the last Of the
Fascist detachments landed from
transports.
Corfu, I learned. was captured
from the air in more ways than
one. Planes started the operation
last Sunday afternoon april 2D
by dropping to the inhabitants
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Ethiopion Post Taken,
South Africans Claim

NAIROBI, Kenya Colony, May 3
R.-South African headquarters
said today a small Italian outpost at
Fike, part of the outlying defenses
of Sciasciamana in Southern Ethi-
opia, had been captured
In the engagement 80 Italians
were killed, 135 captured and 100
natives captured, in addition to so
guns.
Captured material at Bessie, in
Northern Ethiopia, included 500
serviceable vehicles, the communi-
que said.
The South Africans, advancing
northward from Bessie, were said to
have taken Ualdia, so miles from
bessie,
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Italians Thworted Greek Plan
To Surrender Corfu to Nozis
10 Fuscists Landed From SeupIone Led
Way for Occupation by Bottoions

leaflets written in Greek These
called for surrender of the island to
the Axis under threat of lombard
nent from the air and sea until
every city and village would be de-
stroyed.
officials of the island and its
elder statesmen met to decide what
to do. Represented were military
and civil authorities, the Greek
archbishop and important citizens.
The military group wanted to re-
sist, I was told, but civilians, re-
membering air bombardments last
November and this April which left
much of the city of Corfu wrecked
and Greek minesweeper sunk in
the harbor, recommended sur
render.
The civilians prevailed and a
delegation of two Greek Army Off
(Cae C0DETT Daoe A2)
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Navy Yard Needs Workers
To Go on 7-Day Week

The Washington Navy Yard is
expected to go on a full 24-hour,
seven-day schedule of production as
rapidly as skilled workers can be
obtained, officials said today.
1t was explained that some di-
visions now operate on the seven
day basis, but most facilities are
held to the six-day week because
skilled workers are not available.
At the Navy Yard it was said pro-
duction has been increased consid-
erably in recent months and as soon
as more workers are obtained there
would be. a still greater output.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Students Win Strike
TO Reinstote Teacher
m1 ths Associated Pre-

FORNFELT, Mo, May 3.-The 100
Fornfelt High School students have
returned to classrooms-winners of
q strike for reinstatement of Prin-
eipal L. L. Schuette.
The pupils called their own recess
and paraded around town for two
days until the Board of Education
called a special session yesterday and
offered q new contract to the popu-
lar teacher.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Nozis Take 5 Hostages
To End Morse SABOTAGE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 3.-Five Norwegian
hostages have been seized by the
Germans from Stavanger and
Haugesund in Nazi-occupied Nor
way as means of checking con-
tinued sabotage of wires and cables,
a German-language newspaper in
Norway reported today.
These two districts, together with
Rogaland, previously had been fined
500, 900 kroner.
Sabotage against communications
of the German Army continued de-
spite posting of a guard, the paper
said.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Germans Claim Sinking
OF 1,711,000 Tons in April
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 3.-The German
Air Force, submarines and surface
craft sank 1,2I1 900 tons of British
merchant shipping space or space
usable by the British during April,
the high command declared today.
OF these, it said, 100000 tons were
destroyed in Greek waters. An ad-
ditional $50 ships were said to have
been damaged.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
British Ambassador
Chased by koqis,
Germans Report
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May "a Ger
man broadcast said British AM
basSador Sir Kinahan Corn
wallis in Iraq was chased back
into the Embassy" by a crowd
of Iraqis today when he at
tempted to distribute leaflets in
the streets of Baghdad.
The broadcast said the leaflets
asked the Iraqis to overthrow
the Iraq government.
Sir Kinahan reported to
London today that AL Is quiet
in Baghdad."
While the situation there is
tense, no incident has so far
occurred" an official British an
nouncement said.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Argentine Beef Reported
Bought for U. S. Troops

a> the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, May 3.-The
Standard, English language news
paper, said today the United States
is purchasing large quantities of
Argentine frozen beef for troops sta
toned at new Caribbean bases.
The newspaper said 10 tons of beef
was shipped yesterday on the liner
Uruguay for Port of Spain, Trinidad,
and additional shipments would
follow.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
South African Troops
Goinq to Egypt. Libyd

CAPE TOWN, Union of South
Africa, May (P.-Premier Gen.
Jan Christian Smuts told the
South African Assembly today that
the task the British dominion had
undertaken in driving Italians from
Ethiopia was near an end and that
the government had agreed to send
its forces to Egypt and Libya.
Part of our air force already
is on the move toward Egypt and
we are going to take part in that
campaign to the full extent of our
resources" he said.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Intense Tobruk Activity
Reported by Italians

ROME, May 3 CP.-The Italian
high command today reported in
tense artillery and patrol activity
against the beleaguered British
fortress of Tobruk, in Libya.
British planes bombed Bengasi
Thursday night, the daily war bulle-
tin said, causing both victims and
damage and losing a plane to the
italian anti-aircraft defenses.
1t said a violent British attack in
the Amba Alagi sector of Ethiopia,
one of the remaining Italian strong
holds in that region, was repulsed
with heavy losses,
Evening star., 1941-05-03
WiIIkie Here for Dinner

Wendell L. Willkie, the 1910 Re-
publican presidential nominee. ar
rived today TO attend dinner to-
night given by newspaper reporters
who travelled with him on his 80 ,000-
mile campaign tour.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Tobruk Fortificotions
Penetrated, Nozis Soy

BERLIN, May 3 (P).-The German
Africa corps seized great number
of easements and several hundred
prisoners" in a deep penetration of
Tobruks Notifications despite stiff
resistance by the British garrison in
the Libyan port, the German high
command reported today
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Fire DAMAGES U. S. Ship

By the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg, May Sire
damaged the U. S. S. Neville at
Oceanic Terminal today.
Naval officials indicated the blaze
started in or near the engine room.
Extent of damage and cause of the
fire were not disclosed.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
British Admit Loss
OF Six Vessels in
Greek Evacuation
Two Destroyers and Four
Transports Were Sunk,
Admiralty Declares
(TeIt OF Admiralty Communtque
on Page A
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 3.-The Admiralty
announced today that the British
troop withdrawal from Greece had
been accomplished with the loss of
two destroyers and four transports.
The communique said only one of
the transports sunk had troops
aboard and that TOO of the men
aboard were rescued by British de-
stroyers.
Both these destroyers, the Dia-
mond and the Wryneck, were later
sunk by German dive bombers, and
it was feared the casualties were
heavy, the Admiralty said.
Reported Strafed in Water.
British sources have told of the
withdrawal of from $4,000 to 48 900
of the $4,000 British soldiers sent to
Greece for the Balkan campaign.
German military circles in Berlin,
however. declared yesterday that
two-thirds of the Grecian B. E. F., or
10000 men, could be regarded as
loSt)
The survivors from the destroyers
reported that they were repeatedly
attacked by machine-gun fire from
! German aircraft while they were in
the water" the communique said.
Withdrawal of the imperial troops
and r. A. F. personnel from Greece
was completed shortly after mid
night on April 80 the Admiralty
said, and added that a large number
of refugees also had withdrawn
from the now German-occupied
country.
The bearing of all British con-
cerned in the operation, despite
continuous air attack and heavy en-
emy pressure, was splendid
throughout, it was said.
Withdrawal Ended April 30.
After consultation with military
authorities. it was decided after
midnight April 80 that no further
withdrawal of troops or refugees
could take place and our naval forces
were consequently withdrawn from
the vicinity of the Greek coast" the
communique said.
One of the large" British con-
voys carrying troops was repeatedly
attacked by E-boats motor speed
boats when in the Kaso Strait"
the Admiralty said, but the attacks
were all driven off without loss to
the convoy or to its escorts.
One of the destroyers lost in the
operations, the Diamond, of 1875
tons, is of the Defender" class and
was completed in 1882 She carried
a crew of AS men, eight 21-inch
torpedo tubes and four 4.7-inch
guns.
The smaller Wryneck. of 1000
tons, was built in 1918. She carried
four 4-inch guns. Although built
as destroyer, she lately had been
classified as an escort vessel.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
National.
Washington and Vicinity.

Suggested public health treatment
for rejected selectees. Page Az
Tents for weekend soldiers erected
on Mall. Page A-20
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Summary of Todoy's Star
Foreign

Foreign
Habbaniyah air base used by British
to patrol oil lines. Page AS
Nazis sympathetic with Iraq, but
keep silent on aid. Page AS
British admit loss of six vessels in
Greek evacuation. Page A-4
Carol and Magda on way to new
refuge in Cuba. Page AS
National.
General Motors mediation sessions
continue. Page AS
Legion Executive Committee backs
convoy principle. Page AT
Evening star., 1941-05-03

(See PROMOTIONS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1941-05-03

(See CORFU, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-05-03

With heavy losses.
Evening star., 1941-05-03

(See DEFENSE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1941-05-03

Mostly clear; lowest tonight about 80;
tomorrow fair, slowly rising tempera-
ture; moderate northerly winds. Tenn
peratures today-Highest, SO, at pm;
lowest, Al, at Sis am.
From the Uni ID States Weather Bureau report.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-24
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES. June q up
Supplies we're modeartc 90 liberal
with demand and trading M 3derate
10 slow. Egg plant and water
melons we're firm 20 stronger:
beans. berries. celery cucumbcrs.
lettuce. potatoes and squash were
slightly weaker 10 weaker. other
commodities were generally steady.
Cabbage: cannouball 175-1 So;
jumbos 65-soc. Red 2.75-3.25; savoy
75c.
cantaloups Imperial jumbo 23s
s1.10-1.25. 27s 1881 so. 36s .50-
175 dos l65-Is5. std f5s 1851 so.
pony 45s l15-1 1.25s 54s s5-l.lO. flstr
g5-75c. Blythe jumbo - 1.75, 5sr
1.75-2s45s .. Yuma jumbo 23s 1.75s
PTS 175-2: 3sz 2-2.25. So 2e5-
25o: Coachelia Jumbo 27s 1851. 90.
Sos 1.60-1.75. 45s l.75-2. std So
i.25-l.50. pony 85s lilo; Honey.
dews. jumbo crates 2-225s 10
crates 9-l1 1s75-2.
Peas. Pismo-Occauo pole s-8c
No. = 5-sc. GGuadalupe s.. buHh
and Lompoc 5-5 &C. san Luis Oh
ispo 41s-54c. China Arroyo Grandc
squash: local and san y lego
white summer s5-1 Italian T5-ls
yellow crookncck s5-i.
Tomatoes: san Pedro fkjH ] 1.21-
l.5a. 545s and 5N6E i.5n-i.7s. sEss
1.2j-1.5O GX7s 1875 orange 90
5x5s and bats 1.25-l.aj; 6Esr So
1.15.
WatermeloBs: Imperial KIou-
dlkes truck lots 1922 10 avg $3.50
1850 ton lots f0-.f5. less than ton
lots 2izc.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-24
Louisiana Golfer
Leads Amateurs

COLUMBUS, o., June "A up
Red haired Earl Stewart, of
Louisiana State university, today
led the field of 50 top college
golfers into the second qualify
ing round of the 44th annual
national collegiate golf champ
ionships.
The 150-pound Dallas, Tex,
ycuth-who suffered a broken
collar bone six weeks ago and
whose shoulder has been out of
a cast for only six days-shot a
four under par 6S yesterday in
the opening 1S-hole session.
A large number of the colleg-
ians. battling for the "a berths
in the match play, played brill
liant golf on the Ohio State un-
iversity course in yesterdays
qualifier.
Stewart, Southeastern confer
ence champion, was foNowed
closely by Dee Replogle and
Charles Finger, Stanford uni
versity stars, who SHOT los. two
under par on the 6S10 yard par
70 course.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-24
Sacramento Loses
Star 3rd Sacker,
Injured in Game
By UNITED PRESS

Sacramentos hustling SolonS, 13
games ahead of the Pacific Coast
field. today suffered the loss OF
Con Gutteridge, star third base
man. for at least 10 days. Cutie
ridge broke his left big toe during
the second game at Oakland Sum-
day.
Manager Pepper Martin sent
Gene Handley to third base from
shortstop and put Fran Scalzi in at
short until Gutteridge returns.
Sacramento should pad their
standing and batting averages
again this week for they face their
cousins the Hollywood Stars in
Hollywood. The teams have played
10 games this year and Sacramento
has swept them all.
San Diego's Padres. in second
place. move on to Oakland after
taking five Of seven games from
Hollywood Oakland. still cellar oc-
cupants. showed signs of life last
week by winning three games from
the supposedly impregnable Card
inals.
Seattle, game and a half behind
San Diego. entertains the fourth
place San Francisco Seals. Seattle
took a five to two series from Los
Angeles last week while the Seals
were barely taking Portland, four
games to three.
The Seraphs move over to Port
land for the weeks series.
Larry Powell. San Diego pitcher,
passed his physical examination
for army service in Fresno yester-
Gay but said he would continue in
Padre monkey suit until a few
days for his induction. scheduled
for July 8. Powell was with San
Francisco last year, went to the
Boston Red Sox for a tryout then
was farmed to the Louisville Colo
nrls before returning to join the
Padres.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-24
Upseis Recorded
In Tennis Amateur

HAVERFORD. Pa June "a CUP)
The 58th annual national inter-
collegiate tennis tournament pro-
greSsed 70 the third round today
after a series Of upsets resulted in
the elimination of three of the top
seeded competitors.
Victims in opening rounds were
Bill Reedy. Southern California,
Seymour Greenberg. Northwestern,
ard Zan Carver of North Carolina
L.. seeded third. fourth and fifth
respectively.
Little Joe Davis. Vanderbilt. spill
ed Reedy. 6-3. 6-2. and then reach
ed the third round by topping Olen
Parks. Notre Dame, ST.. 6-2, 6-l.
Dave Freeman of Pomona college
halted Greenberg. As. Ga, Ga.
Marvin Kent OF Lehigh came from
behind 10 nip Carver. 3-6, GA, 6-1,
and then marched on with a 6-2,
6-2 win over Sterling Lord OF Grin
nell college. Iowa.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-24

NEW YORK, June "a CUP)-One
of the greatest righthanded batters
in Observation-Disclosures Joe DiMag-
gio of the New York Yankees
goes to the plate against the ST.
Louis Browns today in an attempt
to prolong his batting streak to
SO games and eventually surpass the
major league mark of Al.
The modern record is held by
George Sisler, former great first
baseman of the Browns, who hit
safely rs times between July 81 and
Sept. II, 1922.
Both he and Ty Cobb are pulling
for DiMaggio to break the standard
set by Sisler. Cobb once hit safely
in 40 consecutive games.
Sisler was one of those rare ball
players who reached the top with
out ever having been in the minor
leagues. He joined the Browns in
1915. fresh from the University of
Michigan, and in II major league
seasons compiled AN average of BAL
He slammed So singles, IA doubles
and six triples for 104 total bases
buring his record streak.
DiMaggio, who came up from the
minors five years ago, has establish
ed himself as one of baseball S
greatest hitters whether or not he
surpaSseS Sisters mark He has
a lifetime average Of .343 and in
his current hitting rampage, be-
ginning on May Is against the
Chicago White Sox, has belted 20
singles, nine doubles, three triples
and nine homers for 80 total bases.
Activity in the majors was con-
fined to the National league yester-
day. The Brooklyn Dodgers de-
feated the Pittsburgh Pirates, ga
and the Chicago Cubs blanked the
New York Giants, 10.
The Dodgers victory, their third
straight, carried them to within
half a game of the idle, league
leading st. Louis Cardinals. 1t was
achieved by a four-run rally in the
eighth inning which was topped by
Rookie Catcher Herman Franks
three-run homer.
Fred Fitzsimmons marked up his
18th straight victory over Pitts
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-24
1924 Enter for
PubIinks Tourney

NEW YORK, June "a CUP)-The
national amateur public links golf
championship has attracted record
field of 1924 entrants, hopeful Of
competing in the working mans
classic, at Spokane, Wash, July
14-l9.
The U. S. Golf association, in an
nouncing the final field today, said
it surpasses the record of 2601 set
last year and that it apparently is
the largest entry for any major
golf tourney in the world.
Through qualifying rounds in SO
cities throughout the United States
and Hawaii, the 1924 enrants will
be reduced to 1872 for championship
competition at Spokane.