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Evening star., 1941-12-12

FIRST RACE-Purse, $500; claiming;
3.year-olds, and up; about "a furlonss s6 On
Skeeter CBrunelle) 800 $50
Oddree tScocca) $40
Also ran-syrus. Flick. Hemsley, Shelby
King and Feudel Net.
SECOND RACE-Purse $500; claiming
Blue Melody Dattilo1 q 90 $50 4eo
Owaller tKirkpatrick) 500 4.6o
WeSting tBletzacker) so
Also ran-Mr Jim. Lady Buck. SIN
Salvador Ripping On and Rowing Eye.
a-year-olds and up; Charles Town course
Streamer (Scocca) 1880 40 $50
Bill K. tBocson) 2.S0 go
Fac Pam (Acosta) . 40
Also TanEcredence. Mariyah; Golden
Key lFi6 baS kSnfs5 6ou6le sed psid fns s1si star
FOURTH RACE = Purse: $500: allow
snces; si,; 2-yesr,olds; about furlongs CO
Hearts Entwine ROOT $50 go
Llthograph Lo Turco) $40
Also ran-Brieht Erin. Firearms, After
Orchids, Happy Seas, Camp Meeting.
FIFTH ,RACE-Purse. $500: allowances;
mpera ImnR snd GDtn5eoo lD 9co fgrHnss s%
Glorious Time (GlidewelD $50 $40
Five-o-Four (Collins) $50
Time, 1:1S3s.
Also ran-Croissant. Front Fender Queen
Blaze, Bobby Bunting, Fair Haired
| SIXTH RACE-Purse $500; claiming
3year0Ss 1Tdss and 1e!,dev.l up; miles 90
| Pep Talk Dattilol $50 300
| Gold Sweep (Wrisht) $50
Time, 1:47.
Also ran-Jumelus Town Car Mr. jim
| mie, Donaboy. Asterisk.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, $500; claim
ing; ;3-year -olds and UP; | 9-16 miles.
Court Blen'm (Cowley) 5000 81 20 IL so
The Loom (Fay) $40 400
Speed Ship kelly 4.S0
Time, 2:41 3-5.
Also ran-Scoria. Peppery, Oficiate
Suez, Fortunate Boop.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
u. ). Seizes
Normandie
In New York
Crews on All French
Vessels in America
Are Being Removed

BY the Associated Press.
The S6O,OOOOOO French liner
Normandie, tied up in New York
since the beginning of the war,
was seized this afternoon by the
Coast Guard. There have been
frequent rumors the American
Government would seize her for
conversion into an aircraft car
rier.
At the same time crews on all
French vessels in American ports
were being removed.
IL Vessels Affected.
An official statement by the State
Department said:
"As a measure of necessary pro-
lection to the crews and vessels, ar
rangements have been made to re-
move today the French crews on all
French vessels now in United States
ports. This action does not pre-
clude the return of the crews to any
vessel the resumption of service of
which may be determined"
There are II French vessels now
in American ports under protective
custody" The French vessels were
in ports here, or in American waters,
at the time Germany occupied
France and have since remained
because of the possibility they might
be captured at sea by warships
maintaining the British blockade.
The Coast Guard boarded the Nor
mandie at her Hudson River pier
last May Is and placed guards
aboard to prevent sabotage
Built With Military Features.
The 83 ,423-ton liner was built with
features enabling quick conversion
into carrier or troopship.
There also are four French
freighters in New York They are
the Mont Everest. Fort Royal, Leo
pold L. D. and lie de Re-
Reached aboard the Normandie.
Capt. John Baylist of the Coast
Guard said he had been ordered
by Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews,
commandant of the Sd Naval Dis
trict, to seize the ship.
we have taken her over through
naval orders and we are now re-
moving the French crew of about
2OO," Capt Baylis said.
Coast Guardsmen will keep the
ships motors in condition. Capt.
Baylis said he did not know what
use would be made of the ship.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Bill to Draft Men 18 to IS
To Get Swift House Action

boy of 10 would be trained a year
and then be full grown and more
ready for service" Mr. Rayburn said.
"Of course, a boy of 10 would not be
sent into combat service.
This registration is necessary to
get an overall picture of the man
power of the country"
Gen. Hershey said in reply to
questions that there was no present
consideration being given to the
possibility of registering women.
Any such impression that might
have been created at press con-
ference he had yesterday was in
correct, he added.
The director said, too. that the
War Department probably would
re-examine the status of the l7000,-
900 men from 81 to 36 who already
have registered.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Closer British Watch
kent on Nazi Fleet
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 12.-The British
were reported by informed observers
today to be keeping an even closer
watch than usual on the German
fleet, ready to halt any attempt OF
Nazi warships to break into the At
lantic in an effort to take advantage
of United States and British naval
losses In the Pacific.
Daylight bomber forays over the
German naval bases at Wilhelm
shaven and Emden during the past
two days we're regarded by these
observers as an attempt to spot the
latest positions of Hitler's fleet.
The battleships Scharnhorst and
Gneisenau are believed still i'm
modified at the French port Of
Brest, which, it was noted, the Brit
ish bombed again last night.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Invaders Stronger
BY the Associated Press.

The War Department an
nounced today the japanese
were attacking the Philippine
Island of Luzon from several di-
rections, on the east as well as
the west coast.
In a communique. the depart
ment said 1t. Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur reported enemy concentra-
tions at Legaspi and off the west
coast of Zambales. Legaspi is the
major Philippine port on the Pa
cific side of the islands. about 200
miles from Manila. Zambales is the
peninsula northwest of Manila ex-
tending southwark toward the
fortress of Corregidor which guards
the entrance to Manila Bay.
Text of Communique.
The communique said
y. Philippine theater:
The commanding general Of the
Far Eastern command reports the
japanese are making series OF
concentric thrusts on the Island OF
Luzon. Enemy concentrations are
reported at Legaspi and off the
west coast of Zambales The enemy
|
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Covite Roided
BY the Associated Press.

MANILA. Dec. l2.-Japanese
warships fed from American
surface ships in the first encoun-
ter of the two fleets since the
war began and darkness pre-
vented the Americans from re-
newing the action, 1t was re-
ported today as Japan hurried
fresh land and air attacks on the
Philippines.
Admiral Thomas c. Hart, COM
mander in chief of the United States
Asiatic Fleet, said ships from his
command have had only one en-
counter with the japanese war
ships, but that ended without result.
The size Of the fleets involved was
not stated.
However. he acknowledged that
the Japanese Air Force had scored
heavily in the successful raid
Wednesday on the Cavite naval yard
of Manila and that the raid caused
a considerable loss of life"
Navy Dispensary Hit.
He said a single direct bomb hit
/ smashed a Navy dispensary in
/ Cavite. killing all nurses, doctors
! CSee MANILA Page A-61
Evening star., 1941-12-12
100000, 900 War Housing
Program Ordered in Capital

programs in other crisis areas" of
the country, Mr.. Palmer said.
The new program was broken down
as follows:
Seventy-five hundred apartments
to be erected by Defense Homes
Corp. to accommodate families at
rentals ranging from $50 to s45 a
month.
Forty-fve hundred homes, the ap-
preparation for which defense Off
cials hope to receive from the pres
ent Lanham bill, for families in the
5000 to $1,000 annual income bracket,
(See HOUSING. Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-12-12
French Ship Sunk
By British Near BoIeorics

BY the Associated Press
VICHY, Dec. 12-The French gov
ernment announced today that the
French merchantmen St. Denis was
sunk yesterday in the Mediterranean
south of the Balaeric Islands by a
submarine presumed to be British" "
The French said the submarine
stopped the ST. Denis and fired two
torpedoes into her without examin-
ing her papers.
Three persons were said to have
been killed
The government declared meas
ures were being taken" to stop such
attacks. The announcement did not
say what the measures would be.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
British Ships
RepeI Planes,
Blast Dernu
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Sweeping within point blank
range. British cruiser heavily
shelled Derna on the Libyan coast
in a daring surprise attack today
and safely emerged from one Of the
biggest dive-bombing assaults since
Crete. Axis shipping and harbor
installations were reported heavily
damaged.
The cruiser was reported screened
with destroyers and fired hundreds
of 5.25-inch shells in the first day
light bombardment of the Libyan
coast since the current British Of
fensive began.
1t stirred up hornets nest OF
enemy pombers which tried for
hours to sink her. officials said.
Capt. M. H. A. Kelsey said shells
literally riddled a 3000-ton Axis
merchantmen and damaged other
vessels.
In the harbor dock shops and 9TH
er port facilities also were wrecked
A destroyer force had
made a fruitless swing eastward
through the Mediterranean in hope
tSee IIRYA Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Italian Cruiser Probably
Sunk British Report
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 12.-The Admiralty
announced today that British sub
marine had torpedoed and probably
sunk an italian cruiser in the Cen
trail Mediterranean.
In an attack at dusk on three
Italian cruisers heavily screened by
destroyers the submarine made three
hits, the communique said
Failing visibility and a rough sea
made accurate observation difficult, "
it added, but it is considered that
one of the enemy cruisers probably
sank as very violent explosion fol-
lowed few minutes after the at
tack"
Evening star., 1941-12-12
$4,000 Killed
In Vast Rout,
Russia Claims
Key Cities Retoken
On Both Northern
And Southern FIunks
Earlier Story on Page A-50

kEdTIicE StOI Oi as n h-o'i
BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Dec. 12-RuSSia
claimed a sweeping victory to-
night on the winter-bound Mos
cow front with $4,000 Germans
killed. 20 divisions smashed, put
to flight or surrounded and Stra-
tegic positions recovered on both
the northern and southern danks
of the German line of siege.
The preamble to a special COM
munique was captioned "F1asco OF
German Plans for Surrounding and
Capturing Moscow y
The communique said the Ger
mans in a futile second general Of
fensive against the capital had
thrown IS tank, 33 infantry and 5
motorized infantry divisions into
their -miScarried effort.
The reports indicated a success
even more spectacular than the re-
cent rout of the Germans on the
Southern front at Rostov and
strongly suggested that Moscow has
been relieved of any peril for the
foreseeable future.
The vast victory claims were
accompanied by a British radio
report that far to the south in
the Crimea, part OF the Nazl
forces had been forced by Rus
sian attacks to retreat toward the
the peninsula.
German military spokesmen in
Berlin, however, said tenacious"
Russian counter-attacks against
the German encirclement offens-
i've at Sevastopol were repulsed
Wednesday night
Action Covered 26 Days.
Victory was proclaimed in two
communiques issued by the Soviet
Information Bureau and broadcast
by the Moscow radio.
Thirty thousand Germans were
said to have fallen in recent actions
with IS 900 the total for operations
between November 16 to Deem
Der 10.
In those 26 days the Russian land
forces alone were said to have cap
tured or destroyed 1,434 tanks, 5,416
trucks, CTS field pieces, 339 trench
mortars and $40 machine guns.
Stalinogorsk and Venev, on the
southern flank of the capital-ac-
tually to Moscow's southeast-were
reported recaptured with an ad
vance continuing in several sectors
west and southwest of the city.
Stalinogorsk is so miles east of
Tula and 100 miles southeast of
Moscow. Venev is half way between
Tula and Stalinogorsk.
The forces of Gen. Lilushenko
smashed through the German 1st
(See RUSSIA, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Soldier Killed in Crash

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn, Dec. Il
(P.-An Army Air Corps private
was injured fatally and five other
service men and a girl were hurt
early today when two automobiles
collided near the Army airbase here.
Pvt. Carl j. Thompson, 20, OF Fort
Worth, Tex, died of fractured
| skull.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
GUIDE FOR READERS

A defense housing program for the
District, calling for erection of 22,-
900 new homes and apartment units
and $500 new dormitory units for
Government workers by next July l,
was announced today by Defense
Housing Co-ordinator Charles F.
Palmer. The estimated cost of the
program is 100000 900, to be fur
nished from both private and public
funds.
The District development, said by
officials to be the largest contem-
plated to date for the entire country,
VIII be used as model for defense
Evening star., 1941-12-12
U. S. Sets Up
Eight Naval
Defense Areas
By JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt today set up
eight overall naval defensive sea
areas along both Atlantic and Pa
cif1c Coasts, and at the same time
disclosed to a press conference that
Great Britain is offering fighting
equipment to this country in de-
mocracy's all-out war against the
Axis
Covering a wide range of sub
jects in his conference, the Presi-
dent also announced that defense
bond sales have jumped by as much
as l26 per cent in the few days since
war was declared, and that he is
launching a Nationwide $50,000,000
Red Cross campaign fund.
During questioning on a variety
of other matters pertinent to the
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1941-12-12
AustroIion Bomber
Sinks Jap Schooner
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BATAVIA, Dec. IA Neither
lands Navy communique reported
today that an Australian airforce
Lockheed Hudson bomber had sunk
the Japanese schooner Nuya Maru.
The communique added that In
dies Navy units were participating
in Allied action on the sea and in
the air" and said no hostilities had
taken place on Indies territory in
the last "a hours.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A War Department bill to extend
the draft registration to men from
18 through "a and to make men from
10 through A subject to military
training was introduced in the
House today and sponsors said 1t
would be approved quickly.
Chairman May announced that
the House Military Affairs Commit
tee would start hearings tomorrow
and predicted that the members
would send it on to the House in a
few hours.
Speaker Rayburn. after a confer
ence with Secretary of War Stim-
son and Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Sc
lective service head, said the legis-
lation would make men from ls
to As responsible for service"
That is on the assumption that
Evening star., 1941-12-12

In what may prove the most gal
liant land stand yet taken by Amerl-
can forces, the United States
Marines apparently are still holding
the little but important Pacific out
post of Wake.
Lauding the Leatherneck garrison
for doing very magnificent job. OF
which the whole nation is proud,
President Roosevelt told his press
conference today that SO far as the
White House knows, the Marines
are still in possession of Wake
Island.
News that Wake base, pictured as
a mid-Pacific Tobruk, had not fallen
was especially encouraging in view
of the Chief Executives warning
Evening star., 1941-12-12

A 7-year-old girl listening
to a broadcast from Manila at an
Arlington CVaD home at am.
today heard the name of her
father mentioned as one of the
first heroes of the new war.
This little girl was Katharine
Keller. daughter of 1t. Clarence
A. Keller. Her screams brought to
her side the remainder of the
family of the flyer whom the
Navy Department today Is hail
ing for his bravery in trailing a
japanese battleship off the Phil
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Late War Bulletins
Senate Votes 10 Billions for Arms


The Senate late today approved Army and Navy ap-
preparation carrying $0572350O 900 for tremendous
acceleraton military activities The went back
for approval of increases toang more than
two and quarter billions added by the Senate All items for
District including Government Office high
way and water improvements, went through.
Senate Passes D. C. BIockouts Bill
The today passed bill to give the Commits
broad wartime power over backouts and other
defense the House for minor changes
Earlier Story on Page BID
Naval Stations Go on 48-Hour Week
Orders Immediately placing all naval stations S-hour
issued the Navy Department announced
today. Employees in the Navy Department here will
the new schedule tomorrow morning.
30 Per Cent Boost in Navy Tonnage Asked
per cent increase in the tonnage strength Of the
proposed resolution introduced in the Senate
this by Chairman Walsh of the Naval Affairs Com
mittee at the request Of the Navy Department.
II German Soldiers Reported Killed in France
NEW YORK, Eo-The B. c. said today that II German
soldiers the border between occupied and unoccuped
France killed by French patriots The broadcast
heard by C. B. S.
SIovokio at War With u. S.
BERLIN (Ofncial Radio received by tP).-The govern
ment of Sovaka declared the existence OF state OF with
the United States today.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Girl, Listening to Manila Radio.
Hears Father Hailed as Hero

ippines despite anti-aircraft fire.
Last MONDAY, according TO the
mother. Mrs. Virginia Coppage
Keller. a letter from 1t. Keller
told that he was looking for
trouble and would be ready for
it. That letter was mailed from
the Philippines on December l,
at a time when Japanese en-
voys were talking peace in Wash
ington.
Mrs. Keller, with her three chill
dren, Katharine, Eric. 3, and
William Allen, IL, left her hus-
See KELLER, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Arrest of U. S. Newsmen
Is Reported in Itoly

BY the Associated Press.
BERNE, Dec IA Swiss tele-
graph news agency dispatch from
Rome today said italian authorities
arrested six American correspond
ents in reprisal for the arrest OF
italian newspapermen in the United
States.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Wake Still Held by Marines;
President Luuds Island Defense

Tuesday night for the American
people to steel themselves for word
that Wake and two other small out
posts had been lost.
Up to noon yesterday, however.
the marines on Wake had With
stood 48 hours of attack. They SUI
fered losses, Navy communlque
said, but still held out.
Moreover, Marine flyers had sunk
a japanese cruiser and destroyer.
Details of these victories have not
been given, but they helped swell
the known score against japanese
warships to four.
Tidings that the Wake garrison
was continuing resistance shared the
(See WAKE, Page A-6o
Evening star., 1941-12-12
20 NAZ| DIVISIONS SMASHED SOVIET SAYS
Enemy Force Lands
To South of Manila;
Navy Base Pounded
BULLETIN.

Resistance at Wake and Midway Islands is con-
tinung, the Navy announced at $50 pm today adding
that there had been confirmation that Guam had
been occupied.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Sugar Quotas Remain

The Senate Finance Committee
voted today to continue existing
sugar legislation for another
three years without any changes
in quotas.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
lute Bulletins
Collision Hurts -Four

Four persons were injured this
afternoon in collision at Eighth
and X streets Sc. between
streetcar and Capital Transit
bus. The streetcar was knocked
into passing automobile by the
impact. The injured persons
were standing ON the bus, police
said. They were taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital but not immedi-
ately identified
Evening star., 1941-12-12

AMERICAN HEROES-Capt.
Colin P. Kelly, jr. (top), who
scored three direct hits on the
battleShip Haruna, sinking it,
but afterWard lost his life, and
First 1t. Boyd D. Wagner
QoWer), who shot down two
planes in a battle with five
japanese, then machine
gunned II on the ground,
leaving five of them on fire,
were the first United States
heroes cited in the defense of
the Philippines by 1t. Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, their
commander. (Story on Page
A-6.)
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Racing Results
Charles Town

Rossvan's, Other Selections and
Entries for Tomorrow, Page TX.
Evening star., 1941-12-12

(See WAR. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1941-12-12

(See LIBYA, Page A-6D
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See MANILA, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Weather Forecast

Occasional snow tonight; tomorrow rain slowly
rising temperature; lowest tonight about 33 de-
grees. Temperatures today-Highest, &c. at
pm; lowest, 81, at $50 am; 35 at pm.
Evening star., 1941-12-12

(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-2D
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(See MALAY,N Page A-6D
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-19

ships. Aided by = heavy fog, troops
from the Orient established bridgeheads
ON the Pacific Coast. Intelligence ON.
Ger Benning was assigned the grim task
Of reporting developments TO his SUI
perior, Colonel FlagwiIl, who was sta
toned In Washington.
Now continue with the story.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-19
Qb1NQhoMH|H'||! e. ~
limb 80 Is

To skin tomatoes easily, place
them in a basin, pour boiling
water over them and let them
stand a minute. You will find that
the skin can be removed with
out any trouble.
4 When Dreaming shortening and
butter for a cake, save time by
MASKING them together with a po-
tato masher. This will not harm
your mixture and is certainly a
timesaver.
For a quick salad, cut tomatoes
in thin slices, spread each with q
mixture of salad dressing, sar-
dimes, chopped pickles and olives
and serve on shredded lettuce.
Parsley is much easier to cut
if washed in hot instead of cold
water.
Whitewashed walls may be cas-
lily papered if they are first
washed with strong vinegar. The
acid in the vinegar will attach the
lime, making rough surface to
which the paper will adhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-19

in common, something that "time
cannot dim nor custom STALE"
They are Gary Cooper, Gloria
. Swanson, Ingrid Bergman, Frederic
March, Marlene Dietrich, Frank
Morgan, John Qualen, Bette Davis
and Ronald Colman. He explained
that their faces register character,
intelligence and physical magnet
ism, adding that Bette was tops
among the women, Cooper among
/ the men.
The Canadian government has
thought up something new in the
way of army training. Walt Disney
has been commissioned to produce
a group of animated films for the
training of recruits-work has al
ready started on one dealing with
the operation of the new anti
blitzkrieg weapons.
IS
On the face of it it doesn't seem
quite right that a white man has
been daubing war paint on 16 Indian
braves at Warner Brothers. Fur
thermOre, he's getting them ready
to massacre troop of United States
soldiers. It's all for "They Died With
Their Boots On" the story of Gem
eral Clusters final battle, and they
can't put on their own makeup be-
cause it's against the regulations of
the Screen Makeup Artists guild.
Ward Hamilton, who's applying the
makeup, had to learn how from
the Indians themselves.
Ann Sheridan was booked for
some weird fittings at that same stu
dio not long ago. 1t wasn't dresses
that she had to try on, but mummy
cases! In 1.-THE Man Who Came to
Dinner" she enters one, and is
locked in.
Tess Sheehan would like to play
her role of "Aunt Cora" in Woman
of Courage" all day long; she has
hay fever, and it doesn't bother her
when she's in the aforementioned
studio. But that same air-condition-
ing gives some of the other girls
bothersome throats.
Leone LeDoux, who doubles for
Baby Dumping and the Bum
stead's new baby girl on the CHS
Blonde" program, says she uses
the Gainsborough system to keep
the roles distinct on her script. She
marks "Baby Dumpling's" lines
with blue pencil-"After Gainsbor-
ough's Blue Boy" and the baby
sisters with pink for ''Pinky."
-
ODDS AND ENDS Claudene Colberfs
going to do "The BallerinG from Brighton"
sUhich is being specially sUritten for her;
it's tale of ballet troupe stranded in
Europe because OF the sOar J. Robert
Montgomery has been quoted as saying
that he and the n0uies are through sUith
each other. but Metro considers that he's
just on leape of absence ghiIe he's on duiy
as U. S. naval intelligence officer in Lon
don Laurel and Hardy are booked 70
do 10 pictures for 10th Cenasry-Fox /. !.
Chester Morris gill star in @IA Be Back
in FIasF," the story Of radio nesos com.
mensator-usd guess s0here fhey got that
sitiei