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Evening star., 1941-04-25
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE.

The battle of the Balkans must
run its appointed course through
the Grecian valleys of death to the
sea, but the belligerent nations al
ready have discounted the climax
enacted in the historic Pass of
Thermopylae and are looking to the
next critical stage of the war.
These are days when the dead
bury the dead-When the world has
little time to spare on the past,
lives fast and furiously in the pres
ent, and perforce must devote much
of its energy to the future. Those
who do not recognize this are riding
for a fall. The outcome of the war
depends on developments of the next
few months-maybe weeks.
With the Allies still heavily on
the defensive, the question naturally
arises as to what further herculean
tasks are in store for them. To my
mind the threats which they have
to fear most right now are two:
l. The Nazi campaign against
shipping in the Atlantic, which is
an offShoOt of the paramount battle
of Britain.
2. The possibility of a German
attempt to force the Dardanelles and
break into the Near EaSt-an action
calculated at once to replenish Hit
ler's terribly low supply of Oil and
to create a grave menace to the
Suez Canal and Egypt.
Drive on Shipping More Dangerous.
OF these two the battle of the
Atlantic is by far the more danger
Gus. This is especially true since
it isn't merely a possibility but a
grim reality which most certainly
will beat Britain unless it is got in
hand, and mighty soon at that.
It's no news that shipping is being
sent to the bottom by U-boats and
bombers with such regularity as to
give rise to fear that Americas aid
program for the allies will be largely
nullif1ed. Not only is Britain being
deprived of weapons and materials
with which to wage war, but if this
goes on her food situation will be-
come bad, since this tiny island
kingdom is largely dependent on
sea borne supplies for existence.
The gravity of the position was
emphasized in speeches yesterday
by Secretaries Hull and Knox. who
pointed to the necessity of seeing
that our lease-lend supplies get to
England safely. Some Capital OBJ
servers thought they saw in the
offing some sort of administration
move to strengthen our all-out aid
to Britain-possibly the utilization
of American naval vessels to pro-
tect shipping lanes. at least in the
waters of the Western Hemisphere.
Britain isn't up against any mys-
terious force in this NaZi onslaught
on shipping. She knows the answer
to her problem.
Dangers Increased.
She knows how to stand the NaZi
submarines off, and to clear the sea
of them. but her trouble is that
she hasn't the tools to do the job.
BY tools I mean warships for con-
voy and other small, fast naval
craft.
We mustn't forget that the Ger
man Kaiser came as near as you
Evening star., 1941-04-25
Two Big Threats Face British
Campaign on Shipping ImperiIs U. S. Aid;
Nuzis May Attempt to Force DordoneIIes

please to beating the Allies with
his submarines in the World War.
AS I may have mentioned in this
column before, things got so bad
late in 1916 that Admiral Jellicoe,
commander in chief of the grand
fleet, took the extreme step of writ
ing direct to the Prime Minister
to warn that unless the U-boats
were got in hand the Allied cause
might be lost.
The Allies were able to deal with
this situation when they put suffi-
cient warships to work as conveys,
turned loose a bunch of destroyers
to hunt down the submerSibles, and
took supplementary measures which
are no secret. Of course, the present
situation is more dangerous because
the Germans have the Channel
bases from which to operate. 1t is
more dangerous. too, because of the
employment of bomberS against
merchant ships. but anti-aircraft
guns and fighting planes would solve
that
Thus the answer to this most
pressing of the Allied problems is
that Britain must beg, borrow or
steal the warships with which to
safeguard shipping. That or go
under.
Evening star., 1941-04-25
Eight Seeking Six Seats
In Herndon Council
Special Dispatch TO The Sta

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON, Va, April 25.-The
names of eight candidates for the
council have been filed with Fairfax
County Clerk John Whalen. Six
will be chosen at the election June
10. Five members of the old coun-
Gil. Raymond M Wrenn, William S.
Blanchard Dr.. William Meyer, DR..
Daniel l.. DetWiler and Granville S.
White, are seeking reelection.
Other candidates are Ralph o. En-
mis-, Leonard l.. Berger and Walter
A Farr
Candidates for other town Offices,
who will have no opposition, are:
Russell A. Lynn for Mayor and NJ.
Waite wilkins, town treasurer.
Evening star., 1941-04-25

democratic elements, VINO whether from
fear of war or from love of power or from
sincere conviction or from hatred and
rebellion against the present condition OF
our civilization, are prepared to make a
Nazi America.
Should this revolution proceed
smoothly, by a coup d'etat and the sub
sequent ruthless suppression OF dissenting
elements through the use of the armed
and police forces of the captured state,
or whether it should result-as the Hitler
clique believes it Will-in civil war, the
result would be the same from Hitler's
viewpoint In the one case America
would integrate herself voluntarily in the
new order. In the other victorious
Germany and rampant Japan would
intervene, with arms if need be, on the
side of the Nazi revolutionaries. In any
case, the aim is to make the United States
Nazi and put us in the position of being
a Nazi colony of a Nazi world.
What is occurring is worldwide
counter revolution as an instrument OF
Evening star., 1941-04-25
DELEGATES Are Chosen

ROCKVILLE, Md, April 25 (Spe-
ciaD .rCarl Stevens. Damascus, and
Florence Louthan, Shady Grove.
were selected at the April meeting
of the Montgomery County Senior
All Council as delegates to the
Tri-State Rural Youth Conference
at Jacksons Hill, West Va, in May.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lechlider. at
whose home at Glen the meeting
was held. we're given Q shower.
Evening star., 1941-04-25

Another excellent man would be
Edwin F. Grady, formerly Assistant
Secretary of Labor.
As for the defense ministry this
should be filled from among the
members of the General Board of
the Navy or the General Staff of the
Army and the joint recommendation
of Secretaries Stimson and Knox
would probably not be difficult to
obtained in selecting the most capa-
BILE individual.
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Evening star., 1941-04-25
6. W. Medical Fraternity
Dinner Saturday Niqht

Alpha zeta Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Kappa Medical Fraternity at George
Washington University will hold a
banquet at the Kennedy-Warren
tomorrow at 7 pm. commemorating
the founding of the chapter in 1905.
Guests of honor will include three
charter members-Dr. Coursen B.
Conklin, Col. Larry B, McAfee OF
the Army Medical Corps and DR..
Clifton r. Wallace.
Guest speaker will be DR.. Willard
H. Kinney of the Jefferson Medi-
cal School in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1941-04-25

the p e T ! l o u S
times t h a t lie
ahead.
S c a t t ere d
agencies W i t h
functions inter-
related here and
there are caring
as best they can
for the interests
of the Nation on
d Q f e n S e. The
diffusion of in
tere S t S is all
right for expert
mentation b u t
It is not CAL
Clllated 10 Q G [
Evening star., 1941-04-25
Arobio's Role Pondered

certain military believed the British have enough
mechanzed forces in the Middle East German thrust the
might
offensive importance have value They
muncaionS and hammerng supply columns
British
Evening star., 1941-04-25

a number managed to get away, 1t
must have been in roWboats or tramp
steamers. which might have been in
Dubrovnick harbor. Less than three
weeks ago there were 100000 SOL
diers in Yugoslavia.
Whether these 100000 men un-
der Gen. Wavell can induce Turkey
to throw her lot in with the British,
and after losing Constantinople.
resist German aggression in Asia
Minor, appears doubtful at the mo-
Evening star., 1941-04-25
First Taste of Violence

There nothing demonstrations against speak
policy Every support OF the Government
pckeed by opponents speaker and writer who is
speak local radio station IN new
telephone
blown up Sponsors meeting in support OF AID Tor Britain
with violence
meeting in New York no actual violence
preclpNateo not Dy
oonels meeting but by his supporters "o
the picketers.
They Will grow
violent production well under way there WI" oe
will sabotage
will attributed and some OF Col Lind
the ruthless suppression OF all
unions the counterskes will be
the Nation in the face OF unpareeo
will be Hitler thoe WHO
NaN America H..
do Col Indbergh is at all naive thnk hat
enVsages America as
Hiers himself playing eaong IN
deduce nothing else from MS
least naive but are carefuy even
nexorable con-
clusions H. ,.o,
In the Chicago had full support of the German
the traloroS bud ne advocated
of Europe the only way OF Sc
curing know with complete clarity what sucn
with Hitler is invariably treaty with an
enVSage instance
bev Roosevelt, or Hitler and Wlkle
Evening star., 1941-04-25
This Changing World
Nozis Soy Suez Conol Will Be Bottled Up
Before U. S. Supply Ships Con Reach Alden
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

letting the through neutral channels that
will be bottled long before the American
the Gulf of whether
will compelled declare the Red begerent
reliable reports transport
North Africa Thence they
Evening star., 1941-04-25

somewhere east Of Tunisia In the
meantime, the principal activity on
the Cyrenaica Egyptian border is
that of planes endeavoring to keep
the British at bay until enough
motorized units reach the German
troops to enable them to make an
other thrust toward Alexandria.
The Italians who are participating
in the campaign are said to be of
great use TO the German high COM
mand. The German fighting forces
Evening star., 1941-04-25

HE opinions the Urtters this their
necessarily The Stars Such opinions are presented IN The
Stars effort to gDe all sides OF questions interest to its
although such opinions be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-04-25
Nation Lacks
An Effective
Defense Plan
Scattered Bureaus
Should Be Replaced
By Integruted Setup
n naxrTn aurDENTrE
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Discussion is beginning to be more
and more penetrating hereabouts on
the lack of an effective administra-
tive setup to steer America through
Evening star., 1941-04-25
The Picture Clarified

If adds speeches and writings the book
written parallel the writings OF the
Dennis
Nazim future the picture becomes
Col Llndbergh
carefully colleges and the support Tor COL Lho-
OF the
hand you
the composition of forces typical OF all
movements
Yet who pcketed the colons meeting This
set ABOUT making
quickly solid conecrated movement of men, women and youths o
OF
nvncibe defense and
eged fully productive scupuouy just social order based upon
perfect pro-
promoting general welfare and
ourselves and poSterlty
Pckets to Col Lndoegh Leave thoSe
them STRIFE chaoS
need a clear program aim
by the
Evening star., 1941-04-25

world conquest the only possible choices for
Col Lmdberghs activities and
of judged Col Lndberghs lame
popularity family all irrelevant The question Is What Col
Will be eventual
of Col Lindbergh is doing? ..
the Government and create
of history and to stimulate
need to be united and calm Col
the cessation OF aad to Britain Inc
pketed by those who want aid continued anu
who Governments policy
Evening star., 1941-04-25
On the Record
Col. Lindbereh Pictured os RoIIyine Point
For Disunity, the Ally Of Hitlerism
By DOROTHY THOMPSON.

United
objective Britain
The adherence the
Evening star., 1941-04-25

allowed to rest while Mssons doing such chores
rushing supplies holes
Hitler and his German legons copying the
doing fighting slaves
work which fighting soldiers disdain
There is increasing evidence that things moving rapidly
towards fuller cooperation with the
Laval the policy cooperation will
the Balkan campaign actually
return temporarily to the west.
AS far be determined here the Germans
officially the the French
Evening star., 1941-04-25

for the the Balkans the might
induced feeling Ankara There
a o oppose
Evening star., 1941-04-25
Turks Wary of British

There growing that plans pincer
the Mediterranean He in
the Eastern Mediterranean by movement against Turkey
to the Suez Canal while occupying Gibraltar in the
S of
is
that have suffered the
few weeks of rest spring
massed the Bulgarian Turkish
either with without the of the Turks
likely that the Turks will
them The example
1sme and his advisers promises OF
troops in the Middle East
than they did in Greece According best information
has his Egypt
ordana and 1raq small
african troops which by law are not allowed fight outside confines
of the African territory To these
Balkans These will
There practically Yugoavs has become doubtful
1000 of these excellent fighters
There
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
Recreation Center Win Be
Dedicated Some Time
During Christmas Sea-
son; Plan Program

The s2z.sz0 Federal cOmmun-
itY building al Jackson Square
is virtually completed and viii
BE dedicated as . SORT of Christ
mas present just before or after
Dec. rs.
Raymond EovaEene. flsaa rec
rsstiOnal representative Of the
FEDERAL Security Assfen rssr
tssdsy appointed a e0mrniitee
10 further plans taz the aeaies.
ten Of TIE building. which win
serve as q Service Mems Cen
ter.
Tentative dates for the dedica-
tory ceremonies. depending on
the arrival Of furniture and
equipment are; Monday or Tues
DAY. Dec p or q. Friday Dec
Is. or Monday or Tuesday. Dec.
= or 80.
The COMMITTEES which has been
instructed 10 plan program
and arrange for prominent
speakers. and possibly band
and parade. IS comprised OF the
following
Mayor Willard NJ AIbury.
honorary chairman; Paul Gal
bury. chairman OF the recreation
committee Monroe Defense
Council general chairman
Councilmanic President WIZ
liam Freeman, vice-chairman. L.
L Trent. U.SO Carl BervalEsi
county commissioner. John Long
architect: Lieut. Matson. army
recreation officer Lieut. r 3.
Downes. navy recreation off
Ger; Mrs. Eva Warner. secretary
OF the Defense recreation center
and s c Singleton. executive
secretary Of the Chamber OF
Commerce.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11

Bhckout And Air-Raid
Alarm Very Successful

Theair-raid alarm and blackout
last night was today described as
q great success By Albert Mills.
secretary Of the Monroe County
Defegse Council.
Tie officers were very much
pleased with the smoothness and
effectiveness Of the test, he
sad
A cheek-up Of each Of the city's
Emergency first aid stations snow
ed that there was better than a
100 per cent response of workers.
Zach station was manned by a
full complement. There vas a
total q 269 firemen. police doc
tors. nurses. air wardens ard help
ers which responded to their APP
pointed posts.
The blackout which began at 10
o'clock was complete.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
VOLUNTEERS FOR
DEFENSE NEEDED
ASKED TO BECOME AFFnr-
ATED WITH DEFENSE
COUNCIL.

As Key West strove q safe
guard itself against the eVentu-
aiitisS II 49,. attack, the
civilian popu Ias.on was asked to
volunteer for service in the
home defense council
Fire Chief Harry Baker today
issued can to an men over Is
to volunteer for service as air
wardens
The Monroe County Defense
council issued an appeal this
morning for trucks. private auto
mobiles and drivers
Albert Mills. secretary Of the
defense council. said today that
every vehicle owner viii be con-
tacted IN the next two or three
days 4 wish to assure the pub
lie. he said. that the trucks
and cars viii not be used except
ii case Of fire emergency
Those wishing TO make their
motor vehicles available to the
defense council ar asked TO
phone SIS.
Men over Is. wishing to vol
unteer as air raid wardens. are
urged to communicate with the
defense council al the county
courthouse-Mrs n z Berko-
wiz OF DR.. ]. 3. Parramore-
More than 20 women reported
for duty as volunteer office
workers at defe51se council head
quarters this morning
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
MAN SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED DURING
FIGHT ON ship
SEVERAL OTHERS BADLY
HURT IN raEE-roR-ALI.
AMONG CREW or BADGER
STATE LAST NIGHT

One man was seriously wound
cd and several others badly hurt
IN a free-for-aH fight among the
crew Of the steamer Badger
State. which docked here last
night
Everett Byrun. charged with
inflicting knife wounds On a
man who Is in critical condition
al the Marine hospital. was TAX
en into custody by Police Cap
tain Alberto Camera ard turned
over to Chief Deputy Sheriff
George Gomez
The outbreak took place on
board the vessel late last night
The tanker IS now stationed at
Porter Dock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11

ienI. unpFovoked attack by
japan was further evidence that
the Axis triparte was seeking the
destruction of the English speak
ING world
The house jumped 70 It's feet
ard Numbered in an outburst Ct
cheering when Churchill drsrna-
tically declared. we would al
rather perish than be conquered =
He described Hit1ers invasion
Of Russia as lne outstanding
blunder Of history. Ruszia. he
said had brodght the Max army
TO a standstill AID was fnrring il
70 retreat. The suffering q Ger
man soldiers. ba said. ives IL
des1rlbable. the losses cn0rHnaans
And. be added the Russiaz
winter has just begun.
The loss Of the Prince OF Wales
and Repulse was described Is
heavy and painful BY Churrhill
He assured his audience. how
ever that nc. new weapons or Tao
tics we're employed BY the Jap
anese The Nipponese ne said.
conducted the attack repeatedly
skillfully and with determine
ton.
Killer in striking contrast a.
u1itted no reverses. bit his speech
was less flamboyanf and oonfideu.
than any ne has made IN years
He told the Reirhstag thst Ger
many has made Important 1eci-
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
Amsa's First Real VIC
k OF War Released
Secretary OF War
Slson
BULLETIN
N 1890 -

~ A~~nENAtr0 ErEs&4
WAiNGToN. Dec. ll.-Ths
as.oo'n Japanese warship. No
Huraas been sunk BIZ United
ssais,anss-
Ne OF Amsrisa's Ezss VIC
tory contained IL . special
eamHaque released this after
neon Secretary Of War Slim
son
rhspkins was confined by
Cen. Arthur. commander Of
unisssssasss forces in the
Phuipss.
TA~musa was Destroyed off
NE 6. Of northern Luzea by
slr 4 arsisn.
Pc Harbor has been
svsDs declared the war sec
rstarf We ara bound to meet
ssvsrs At first. but IT'S the lasi
shos J counts and net the
tirst
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
PLAN FOR RAISING
AGE OF DRAFTEES

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The
Selective Service board an
nounced today that it was con
slderlng plan 70 register all
men between the ages of l8 and
IS.
Steps have already been taken
10 muster an army Of 400. 600
from the rolls Of those filed IN
der the original selective service
act which enrolled all men be-
tween q and s..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
ANNOUNCE DEATH
OF MILES RICOR
lBy Associated Prex.l

PHILADELPHIA, Dec I'D.
Miles Rigor. who served as port
control officer and special IN
vestigator for the US, Navy at
Key West during the first World
War, died II the Naval hospital
here Tuesday night He vas 20.
Rsgot was a former president
OF the Wsldwond Trust Co and
of a private detective
agency in Philadelphia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
Heads OF Three Nations
Deliver Speeches Bearing
On Happenings In Conflict

NEW YORK. Dec H.
Churchill. Hitler and Muzsolini
today delivered speeches DrisslEng
win defiance.
Premier Winston Churchill told
3 cheering Parliament that the
.cOla-blooded tseacheroas. Nc
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11

SABAGS TO DOT
ley WEST STREETS

N West will soon take on
theppesranee Of embattled
Lean.
= Chief Harry Baker has
bee instructed 10 place en-
haments Of sandbags on
stt4 corners Of every inn
pornt intersection.
i drums Of sind are ex-
pacd momentarilY. AS soon
as seY arrive the sacks will
be led and piled on the side
wa curha.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
CITY DIVIDED
MIRO ZONES

Another move to facilitate the
work Of defense council was made
last night when the city was d.
vided into six zones with desig-
mated focal point for each.
The areas. their central stations
and the men in charge of each CEN
tel follows:
Precinct Number ! Fire sta
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
Key Vests Federal
Community Building
Virtually Completed
BTCYCLISTS ARE
GIVEN WARNING

BirYcESts are warned 70
keep eff the streets after
the blackouf starts here Al
10 .. m each niuht.
Reports received this
morning by rolice ard the
defense council asserted that
many accidents were nar-
rowiy averied as motorists
driving with their dimmsd
lights in darkened streets
almost colhded with bicycles
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
us. Planes Sink Jap
WaTslip; First Victory
ISLANDERS RUSH TO
BUY DEFENSE BONDS

The sentiment in KeY West
since war was declared Is
reflected in : tremendous
rush 10 buy defense bords
ard stamps
Postmaster Fred Dion has
fourd II necessary to supple
ment his regular staff with
substitutes TO better take care
Of the defense bond sale and
the usual Christmas rnailsns
rush.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
LAIR LEcALlzEs NAME

LOS ANGLES Bert Lair
went into 20urt and received the
Courts approval for changing MS
name from Irving Lahrheim 10
Bert LAIR
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11
DEPUTY DONATES
REWARD MONEY TO
DANIELS WIDOW
C. N. FOWLER. cAproR OF
SLAYER TURNED OVER
REWARD FUND here THIS
AFTERNOON
c. NJ Fowler 1apsOr OF the
confessed slayer Of Luther Paul
Dansslz. presented .he reward
money to his widow Al her fathers
home in smitn Lane.

Fowler, who IS a special dep
uty sheriff In Dade county. re-
ceived S225 in reward money for
MS heroic capture Of Byndl
Hodgias. 22-year-old roustabout
This afternoon be turned the
money over TO AIRS. Florence
Daniels
he reward was compiled by
500 donations from Harry Hec-
ter. state road director: John Il
mere publisher OF the Florida
Safe Police Reporter, and Nose
Albert. a Dade County business
man.
Hudgins shot Daniels as the
Florida highway trooper CUES
toned him about a stolen car
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11

Key West. Fioric2. AS 10
mos eQuzble cIl-zte Il -
country with N avEr1re
range OF cnly IL FzhrenAeit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-11

F6l Years Devoted to the
1t Interests Of Key West
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