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Evening star., 1941-11-20
Pafman Amendment
Redrafted 10 Speed
Rent Bill al Capitol
Possuge Tomorrow Seen;
Property VoIue Probes
Not Made Mandatory

Agreeing to accept Senate changes
and redraft House amendment to
the District rent control bill. House
conferees on the measure announced
today that the revised legislation
would be presented to both the
House and Senate tomorrow. with
the possibility that the bill might
be sent to the White House by late
afternoon.
After a special Thanksgiving Day
conference, Chairman Randolph of
the House District Committee re-
vealed that President Roosevelt has
urged prompt action on the rent
control measure.
The amendments agreed on today
it was said, would permit the rent
control administrator to consider
and investigate property investment
values as rental factor if he so de-
sired. but would not make such in
vestigation mandatory in all cases.
Fears had been expressed by those
favoring the bill as it came from the
Senate that House amendment by
Representative Patman, Democrat,
of Texas would require SO much cost
accounting and investigation of
property and investment values that
cases would be prolonged and ad-
ministratiye costs would be excessive.
Aid Seen for Tenants.
The new amendments also would
strengthen protection to be afforded
tenants whose rents were too high
on January /. l941, the date on
which rents generally would be
frozen by the bill.
This mornings conference was at
tended by Chairman Randolph, Rep
resentative Patman. Representative
Dirksen. Republican. of Illinois and
Robert Leland of the legal staff of
the Office of Price Administration.
Chairman Randolph and Mr.. Pat
man emphasized that there has
been no desire on the part of any
one to delay passage of this bill"
Main difficulty. they continued, has
been to clarity language of the bill.
Action Tomorrow Sought.
Chairman Randolph said after the
conference that it is the purpose
of the House conferees to ask the
House tomorrow to agree to the
Senate amendments with the addi-
ton of the Patman amendment as
redrafted by the conferees.
IF adopted by the House. his
statement said, lit tthe bilD will be
sent Immediately to the Senate for
disposition. If adopted by that body
as we hope and believe it will be,
the measure would then be sent to
the President. He has expressed the
desire for prompt action on this
needed legislation for the District of
Columbia"
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Grounded Vessel Pulled
Off PeriIous Alaska Reef
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoc ated Press.
SEATTLE, Nov. 20-A Coast
Guard cutter today pulled the 2,098-
ton passenger liner Cordova free
from the Alaskan reef where she
grounded while en- route south from
Juneau to Ketchikan.
The Cordova, refloated at high
tide, proceeded to Ketchikan in the
company of two Coast Guard yes
sells and an Army transport which
had taken aboard the liners pas
sengers.
The 238-foot vessel of the Alaska
Steamship Co. messaged the Coast
Guard last night she was high and
dry on treacherouS Chatham Strait
on the inside of Baranof Island and
required assistance to remove her
passengers.
There was no information as to
the number of passengers aboard
nor the extent of damage to the
ship, due in Seattle Saturday.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Swamp Fox Chutists Turn
Retreat Into Victory--AImost
Remnont of $40 Porotroops Heads Convoy
To Own Lines, but Overreoch Themselves

combed infested areas until after
nightfal.
Triumphant Retreat.
The IS, commanded by captain
and several lieutenants, lay in con-
cealment until three Blue trucks
happened by, carrying vague black
out lights. The chutiSts ambushed
the convoy and rode down the high
way, making toward this head
quarters lying between Pope Field
and their own lines beyond the Pee
Dee River.
Not content with retreating, the
chutists began to take charge of
every Blue truck that happened
along-command cars, jeeps. huge
eight-wheelers crammed with Blue
provisions, and trailer trucks. The
flight became a triumphant parade
which several Blue M. P.'s were said
to have assisted on its way.
Arriving near Southern Pines, the
chutists struck at the big mobile
(See MANEUVERS, Page A-l5D
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Kerch Was Given Up,
Reds Say, Claiming
10000 AnnihiIated
Withdrawal for Strategic
Reasons, Russions
Declare on Radio
,Y TIE Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Russians today acknowledged
the loss of Kerch, eastern Crimean
key to the Caucasus. but said they
had abandoned the city Cor. strategic
reasons and claimed the "annihila-
ton of 10000 Germans" In the bat
tie. The Germans claimed to have
taken Kerch last week end.
The communique of the Soviet
Information Bureau, broadcast by
the Moscow radio. asserted "our
troops evacuated Kerch in an orderly
manner under orders of the Soviet
high command in order to take up
more advantageous positions
1t described as 1.-The Usual lie"
German reports that large numbers
| Of prisoners and war materielS had
fallen into German hands.
Besides claiming the annihilation
of more than 10000 Germans in the
battle for Kerch, the Russian COM
munique asserted the Russians
destroyed 100 tanks. more than 200
guns, 1,100 ammunition trucks and
40 planes.
Soviet Air Bases Bombed.
Offensive operations on the east
ern front are proceeding success
fully, the German high command
said.
1t reported that the German air
force had bombed Soviet air bases
on the northern shore of the Black
Sea and districts along the middle
course of the Don.
Rail lines east of the Volkhov
River also were bombed and ex-
plosives and incendiaries were
dropped on Moscow in a daylight
attack, the war bulletin said.
1t reported that eight Russian
planes were shot down near Lenin-
grad.
Tula Attack Crushed.
On the central front. Soviet Mar
shall Gregory K Zhukov's Red
Armies were reported to have
crushed new German attack on
Tula, key munitions center 100 miles
south of Moscow, in which the
Nazis used 10000 troops and 30
tanks.
Soviet correspondents declared
that the Germans had been driven
from two villages about miles
from Tula yesterday and suffered
heavy losses.
The Russians admitted they had
been forced to evacuate a number
of villages amid bloody fighting in
the Volokolamsk sector, where the
Germans we're said to have thrown
five infantry divisions (about $4,000
troops into action.
Dispatches from Kuibyshev, auxil-
iary Russian capital, said a German
drive against Volkhov. rail junction
80 miles east of Leningrad, had been
halted, and said Leningrad was still
in railroad communication with the
U. S. S. R. interior. The Germans
have claimed their siege armies vir-
tually sealed Leningrad off from the
rest of Russia.
Fierce Fighting Near Leningrad.
Repeated Russian counterattacks
in the Tikhvin sector. some executed
by Red Army tanks, were reported
(See WAR, Page A-1O0
Evening star., 1941-11-20
British Forces RepuIsed
In Libyo, Nozis Claim

BERLIN, Nov. 20 UP.-The Ger
man high command said today Ger
man and Italian counterattacks
have thrown back strong British
forces west of Sidi Omar in Libya
with heavy losses.
The only comment from au-
thorized quarters was that a Libyan
offensive was not what Premier
Stain wanted of the British and
would prove of no aid to Russia.
Stain. these circles asserted, wanted
a second front in Europe.
The high command said the
British push was launched from
positions where British troops were
known to have been massed for
several days. These forces, the war
report said, moved forward toward
Tobruk before being repulsed.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Mediterranean Fleet
Pounds Axis Troops
And Supply Bases
By LARRY ALLEN,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
ABOARD THE FLAGSHIP
OF THE BRITISH MEDITER-
RANEAN FLEET OFF LIBYA.
Nov. 2O.-Britain's armies pene-
trated deeply into Eastern Lib
va today while the big guns of
the Mediterranean fleet pound
ed Axis troop concentrations
and supply bases.
Cruisers, destroyerS and other
light naval forces pumped hum
dreds of shells into the centers
of German and Italian resist
ance at Salum and Halfaya
Pass a few hours before the
army started the offensive
which carried so miles into
Eastern Libya.
The navy's bombardment was
said to have disorganized and
helped scatter the Axis divi-
sions along the coast at the
time the offensive was opened
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
ay tie Associated Press.


Hopes for settlement of the captive
coal strike without Government ac-
ton reached the vanishing point to-
day. as John l.. Lewis refused to
bulge from his no-compromise posi-
ton despite fresh effort by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to end the walkout.
In fatty rejecting the new peace
formula. the chief of c. I. O's
United Mine Workers said he spoke
solely for himself and that no formal
reply was possible until the unions
Policy Committee meets Saturday.
However. no one in labor or Govern
ment circles doubted that the COM
mittee would uphold his verdict.
When the committee officially con-
firms Mr.. Lewis refusal informed
sources believe, it will make Federal
intervention virtually inevitable
although there was still some diff
ference of opinion what form this
intervention would take
Some authoritative sources seemed
convinced that the President would
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Gains Scored in Libya Offensive
Churchill Claims as Battle Rages;
British Drive Repe||ed> Axis Says
Berlin Boasts of
Success West
Of Sidi Omar

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Nov. 20.-A battle be-
tween British and italian armed
forces is raging on a 90-mile
front in the Marmarica Desert
of North Africa, the Italian high
command announced today in
the first Axis acknowledgment
that the British had started their
Libyan offensive.
In Marmarica, enemy motorized
and armored forces attacked Italian
motorized and armored forces op-
posite them at dawn yesterday the
high command communique said.
The Ariete Armored Division op-
Grating with determined counter
maneuver had surrounded and de-
stroyed a part of the enemy tanks
by the end of the day while the
others Withdrew the communique
added
1t said the battle was continuing.
un Berlin the German high
command said Axis counterat-
tacks had thrown back strong
British forces west of Sidi Omar
in Libya with heavy losses
British Bombers Raid Naples.
The war report said British bomb
ers attacked Naples, Brindisi and
Messina again overnight. causing
some casualties, while Italian flyers
bombed Malta.
An authoritative source declared,
meanwhile, that the British move
ment westward into Libya was an
approaching march preparatory
to a battle, rather than an advance
in combat.
In a five-point explanation of the
| fighting in North Africa this source
said:
First, the British claim of a So
mile advance is illusory. What hap
| pened Is that British forces between
Giarabub and Salum tried to make
contact with our troops across the
desert where there are no garrison
posts. and therefore the expression
advance is quite improper. 1t is an
approaching march.
Second. the British propaganda is
quite out OF proportion to the re-
suits obtained.
Third, British propaganda
speaks Of surprise This is untrue.
Our troops Immediately answered
with strong counteraction.
Reds Declared Not Satisfied.
Fourth, the British claim that
this battle opened new front which
the Russians so far have asked for
in vain in baseless consideration OF
the realities of the situation. The
Mediterranean and African fronts
from the first have been wide fronts
where Italians have employed all
their forces. The Russians wanted
a second European continental
front. and from that point of view
all the enemy's propaganda and
noise cannot hide the fact that such
a front has not been created.
Fifth. unlike British propaganda.
we do not use empty words on an
action in full development and
where only weapons will speak,"
Evening star., 1941-11-20
British Miners Support
Coal Naturalization
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 20.-The Execu.
tive Committee of the British Nine
workers Federation decided at
meeting at Doncaster today to sup.
port a plan for naturalization OF
Britain's coal industry.
Vice President G. Bowman said
proposals for legislation placing the
mines under state control had been
under consideration by joint COM
mittee representing the federation.
the Trades Union Council ana the
Labor Party.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
High Schools PIoy 1919
Tie at Alexandria

Westinghouse High School of
Arlington and George Washington
High of Alexandria, Va, played a
1919 tie this morning at the G. w.
High Stadium.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Jopon Again Protests
Ponumu Restrictions

BY the Associated Press
TOXIC, Nov. 20.-The japanese
Foreign Office said today that Japan
had sent new protest to the gov
ernment of Panama against its re-
cent decree preventing japanese
from engaging in business in Pam
anna.
Panama rejected previous rep
resentation from Toxic against the
order.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
No Late Editions
Today

The Star observes Thanks
giving today by dispensing
with the $50, Night Final and
Night Final Sports Editions.
Subscribers to these editions
will receive the regular home
edition.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Late News
Flashes
Conference Resumed
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Saburo Kurusu, Japan's special
envoy, and Ambassador Kichisa-
buro Nomura resumed their
series of momentuous confer
ences on the Japanese-American
situation today with Secretary of
State Hull.
1t was assumed the japanese
diplomats had received new in
structions from Toxic, which
they had been awaiting after
conversations with Secretary
Hull earlier in the week.
Earlier Story on Page Az
Rutgers Leads Brown
PROVIDENCE, r. /. R.-The
underdog Rutgers football team
was leading Brown, IL to Z, At
- end Of the third quarter here
todaq.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
K. A. F. Planes Blast Axis Tanks
Moving Westward From Egypt
U. S.-Equipped British Forces Advance
More Than so Miles in Italian Area

The big offensive began secretly at
dawn on Tuesday on a 140-mile
front swinging from the sea clear
down to the oasis of Giarabub.
The onslaught set the armies OF
Germany and Italy back on their
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Decision May Be
Matter of Hours,
Commons Is old
BULLETIN.

LONDON (Py.-The British
smash into Libya was de-
scribed in informed quarters
tonight as confronting the
Axis forces under German
Gen. Erwin Rommel with the
threat of development in a
vast battle now taking shape.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Weygand Quits Vichy
For Southern France;
Resignation Undenied
Poris Poper Coils for
Immediote Defense Of
Africo Against Attack
BULLETIN.

llC OtdIC OCPoA eiACAie OH
nounced today the United
States was reviewing its en-
tire relationship with France
because of the removal of
Gen. Maxine Weygand as
Vichy's proconsul in French
North Africa.
The department announce
ment emphasized that Wey-
gand's removal was an ON
inous development in growing
Franco-German collaboration
which might be seriously det-
rimental to American inter
eStS. For the moment, it was
officially said, all economic
assistance to French North
Africa has been suspended,
and the United States will
await action by the French
and Germans before deter
mining on this country's fu-
ture course.
LONDON (R.-The Vichy
radio tonight announced the
appointment of Gen. Barrau
to be French military COM
mander in West Africa.
By the Associated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France, Nov
20.-Gen. Maxine Weygand left
Vichy for somewhere in Southern
France" today amid undenied re-
ports that ne had resigned as
Marshal Petain's pro-consul and
commander in North
Africa.
His departure after three days Of
with his chief conceded
with a demand voiced through the
German-controlled Paris newspaper
Nouveaux Temps, for immediate de-
fense of Africa against what was
as "British-American at
tack"
Shortly after Gen. Weygand's de-
parture Fernand de Brinon, French
Ambassador to German occupied
Paris, arrived in Vichy. The pur-
Evening star., 1941-11-20

Foreign. .
Britain trusts U. S. in japanese talks,
Eden declares. Page Az
Mexican-U. S. plan hailed as help to
hemisphere solidarity. Page Az
Disorder, starvation rule in Yugosla-
via. fugitive reports. Page Az
Notionol.
Nye favors minor concessions to
Japan. Page Az
Hoover opposes new A. E. F. and flays
war propaganda. Page Az
Western Pennsylvania mine paral-
alysis by Friday seen. Page Az
Fly answers Dies charges against
Watson. Page Bill
Rail strike parley to be resumed here
tomorrow. Page Az
Evening star., 1941-11-20

(See CAIRO. Page A-1O0
Evening star., 1941-11-20

Shortly after Gen. Weygand's de-
parture Fernand de Brinon, French
Ambassador to German occupied
Paris, arrived in Vichy. The pur-
(See WEYGAND, Page A-5J
Evening star., 1941-11-20

Cloudy, colder, showers. ending by
morning: lowest tonight about As; to-
morrow fair colder. Temperatures to-
day-Highest, 70, at pm; lowest, SIS,
at 3:20 am.
From the United States Weather Bureau report
Full Details on Page A.
Evening star., 1941-11-20

(See WAR, Page A-10D
Evening star., 1941-08-19

Artificial musk now being made
in England has the delicate scent Of
the genuine.
Evening star., 1941-08-19
Churchill
Continued From First Page)

in the morning by train from the
port where he disembarked yester-
day from the battleship Prince OF
Wales. Although the time OF his
arrival was kept secret, hundreds
of Britons were on hand.
Sleepy-eyed cabinet members and
high military officials were at the
station for the arrival and with
them was United State Ambassador
John G.. Winant, who modestly tried
without much success, TO ease his
way through the crowds to greet
Mr.. Churchill.
Mrs. Churchill, wearing purple
suit and gray furs with red flower,
was the first to greet the Prime
Minister. And one of the first
things she said was: "Mr. Winant
is here"
Commuters Cheer Him.
Thereupon Mr.. Churchill began
looking for the envoy and on To-
eating him made way for Mr.
Winant to get through the crowd
At this point train full of Lon
don commuters on the next track
recognized the Prime Minister
Three cheers for Mr.. Churchill,
yelled an elderly man wearing
striped pants and wing collar. A
hundred commuters burst into 8
roar.
Mr.. Churchill, putting like loco
motive on a huge cigar character
istically clenched in his teeth, wa!
bobbing around the platform like {
cork on water, smiling, grinnins
and laughing. With his wife's arm
Evening star., 1941-08-19
Little Damage Is Caused
By Raids, Germans Claim

BERLIN, Aug. 10 (P)-The Brit
ish and Russian air forces lost a
total of nine planes in attempts to
attack Germany during the night,
but failed to cause any extensive
damage, a communique declared
today.
Berlin had an uneventful air
alarm, caused by one Russian plane
which attempted to approach the
capital only to be driven off by anti
aircraft fire, it was said.
The Germans acknowledged that
British raiders had dropped bombs
at several places in Western Ger
many, causing minor damage and
some civilian casualties. Russian
planes which tried to fly into Ger
many from the Baltic were reported
repulSed.
Objectives in Sunderland Harbor
and airports in Central and South
eastern England were bombed over
night by the Luftwaffe, informed
sources said. Fires and explosions
were observed after each bombing
they said.
Two British bombers were report
ed shot down over the Grantham
Airport last night and two British
Spitfires destroyed in dog fights
over the English Channel yesterday
Bombers operating over the At
lantic were credited with sinking
two British merchant ships of 1,20(
and 5000 tons about 600 miles ives,
of the Scilly Islands.
Evening star., 1941-08-19
Axis Shipping Losses
Put al 100000
Tons by British
Toll Since Lost Report
July 10 Is Placed
At $4,000 Tons
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Aug. 19.-The Admiralty
announced today that approximately
4007 900 tons of Axis shipping had
been sunk. captured or scuttled up
to August l6.
OF this total. an announcement
said. German losses constituted a.
32l 900 tons; italian, 1888 900 tons
Finnish, $4,000, and useful to the
enemy" 10000.
The figures include ships sunk by
air attack, and 81 ships estimated
at 200 900 tons claimed sunk by the
Russians.
Axis losses since the last report
was given July 10 were put at 6l6.00l
tons by an Admiralty spokesman.
The Royal Air Force was said te
have accounted for a large part OF
this figure in attacks on German
shipping along the Norwegian
French and Netherlands coasts.
There was no new announcement
of British losses. Ofiicials declined
to go beyond the report covering
June, which showed grand total.
sunk during the war as follows:
British-1,074 ships Of 4,eo1 liz
tons.
Alhed-334 ships of 1.4sS.o17 tons
Neutra-326 ships Of 1.o04.843 tons
Evening star., 1941-08-19

through his, he led an impromptu
procession on the platform.
Here hundreds of others who
realized something unusual was up
burst into cheering. The Prime
Minister, his teeth still clenching his
cigar, waved back, nodded and
smiled
He wore naval cap which looked
too small and a brass -buttoned blue
naval uniform, which. for Mr.
Churchill, looked very well pressed
Compliments Alexander.
Mr.. Churchill complimented A. "
Alexander, first lord of the Admir-
atty, on the way the navy had man.
aged the transatlantic trip.
You did it very WELL" he said.
An obvious feeling of relief over
the Prime Minister'S safe return
from the submarine infested waters
of the Atlantic was reflected in the
morning press, which said his mis-
sion had been rendered particularly
hazardous by premature circulation
of reports of the meeting with the
President.
Hitler Failed, Paper Says.
The Daily Herald'S naval corre-
spondent declared Hitler undoubt-
edly knew Mr.. Churchill was some
where on the Atlantic and that hi
ordered his submarines and long
Evening star., 1941-08-19

range bombers to find and sink the
Prince of Wales at all costs.
But he failed" the correspondent
ended jubilantly.
(The British Broadcastlng
Corp, in a broadcast heard in
New York, said the Germans
knew of the meeting. of course"
and added there were rumofs In
London that the Nazis' new 35,-
OO0-ton battleship Tirpitz had
been sent out in an attempt to
intercept the Prince of Wales)
A Reuters correspondent aboard
one of the British destroyers which
escorted the Prince of Wales back
to Britain said that not once on
the entire trip was hostile craft
sighted ''in the air, on the sea or
beneath the sea-"
During the eastward crossing OF
the Atlantic, in which Canadian de-
stroyers also did escort duty, the
Prince of Wales went out of her way
to give Mr.. Churchill glimpse of
big England-bound convoy. the
correspondent said.
1T was an incredible sight" he
wrote. "As far as the eye could
see there were ships-tankers,
freighters, supply ships, big ships,
little ships-ships of every con-
ceivable size and sort.
They were ranged in hnes-in all
over miles of ships. Around them
scurried their escort of corvettes
and former American destroy
ers -
As the Prince of Wales and her
escorts threaded through the con-
voy the merchant ships ran up
''V" signals and their crews lined
the rails, waving caps and shouting
Accompanied by her escorts, the
great battleship turned after trav-
cling through the convoy and re-
traced her course. getting an even
more enthusiastic reception, the
Reuters correspondent said.
Put in at Iceland.
Before returning to Britain the
Prince of Wales put in at Reykjavik
Iceland, where Mr.. Churchill in
spected United States naval forces
| attended a conference at general
headquarters and made brief ad-
dress from the balcony of Parlia-
ment House. Ensign Franklin D
Roosevelt, jr., accompanied the
Prime Minister to Iceland.
The London press indicated con-
fidence that great things may be
expected from the Roosevelt
Churchill meeting.
The Daily Mail said the confer
ence was "a prelude to actions de-
cided but as yet undisclosed" and
expressed belief future meetings
would be held "at intervals"
The Times said the meeting anc
its results would grow in i'm
portance as they are measured"