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other places, particularly for known
places of danger, such as the steep
grades and at places where calls for
service came from the police pre-
cincts.
Street cars and buses were slowed
down somewhat by the bad street
conditions, but no serious delays
were reported during the morning
rush,
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Nozi Planes Limited
To Scouting Yesterday

BERLIN, Jan. Is (P).-The Ger
man high command reported today
Luftwaffe activities over Britain
yesterday were limited to scouting
flights because of "unfavorable
weather"
"In this action" the high COM
mand said, 1.-The good effect of raids
on war-essential objectives at Ply
mouth and Portsmouth carried out
on recent nights was observed"
Informed Germans said earlier
there was little to report from the
war front.
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British Warp|anes
Raid Air Bases in
Nazi-HeId Norway
MondoI and Forus Targets
Attacked Lost Night,
London Declares
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-Aircraft Of the
coastal command last night attacked
enemy" air bases at Mandal and
Forus and other targets in German
occupied Norway, the Air Ministry
reported today.
bad weather made observation
difficult" an Air Ministry communi-
que said, "but bombs were seen to
burst on the airdrome of Mandal.
"One aircraft scored two direct
hits on a motorship in Stavanger
Roads. and another bombed an i'm
portant railway bridge"
All of the British aircraft returned
safely, it said.
FOrus Is Base for Stavanger.
Forus. military circles explained,
is the air base for Stavanger, one of
Norway's most important west coast
ports. Mandal is situated on the
southern tip of Norway at the en-
trance to the Skagerrak.
Ground mist and bad weather
generally over the continent were
reported to have prevented the Royal
Air Force from making its usual
night attacks on Germany and Ger
man-occupied invasion ports.
The Air Ministry news service said
lot +Iont hnv,oh r,1ndn n
direct hit on a hangar at Mandal
and that fires we're started in the
woods adjoining the airdrome.
Scottish Town Machine G unned.
German activities over Britain had
not yet been resumed on a large
scale.
Snowy weather restricted German
air activity over Britain today. but
a few planes came over nevertheless
and at least two villages we're at
tackled.
Observers on the coast saw two
German bombers loom in the storm
over Dover Strait and soon there was
a report that one had dropped l6
bombs at a southeast village. There
were no casualties. Most of the
bombs were said to have hit marsh.
A lone raider flew over Scotland
after a quiet night, dropped one
bomb and raked a town with ma
chineeun fire. Planes also were re-
ported over East Anglia.
Raidless Day Yesterday.
Following a raidless day yesterday
the government announced it had
nothing to report for the night.
Informed source: added there were
no major Royal Air Force night op-
erationS over the continent.
London itself has been clear Of
alerts and raiding aircraft since
SUNDAY NIGHT,
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Congress in Brief

lODAI.
Senate:
In recess.
Monopoly Committee considers
final recommendations.
House:
In recess.
Foreign Affairs Committee opens
hearings on President Roosevelt's
lease-lend British aid bill.
Naval Committee considers ship
building and anti-aircraft bills.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Winfield S. Cushion Dies

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Jan. IS LP-
Winfield S. Cushion, 81, vice presi-
dent of the w. R. C. Smith Publish
ing Co. of Atlanta, Ga, publishers of
trade and business papers, died last
night at hospital here. He was a
native of Cleveland.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Workmen's Unit Plans Dance

Kier Hardie Branch, No. 492-E,
the youth division of the Work
mems Circle of Washington, will
hold its annual dance at 9 pm. Sat-
urday at its clubrooms, 1902 Four
teenth street NV. Sidney Hatkin is
chairman of arrangements.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Freiburg Has Raid Alarm.

FREIBURG, Germany, Jan. Is (P).
Air raid sirens sounded an
alarm at 8:25 am. today in this
Northwestern German city. The all
clear signal was given 20 minutes
later without incident.
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Please note, too, the distin-
guished service for which we
are known costs you no more.
With this assurance, we in
vite you to use our ideal place,
without extra charge.
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Foreign Stations.
Temperatures. Weather.
moon, Greenwich time, today.l
Horta CFayaD, Azores 81 Cloudy
Current observationsD
San Juan. Puerto Rico u Cloudy
Havana. Cuba "a Cloudy
Colon, Canal Zone 7S Rain
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Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest 34 $3.50 pm. yesterday. Year
ago A.
Lowest, %. pm yesterday. Year ago.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. 30. on January /.
Lowest, 20. on January IA.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 81 per cent, at an. today.
Lowest, SO per cent st pm. yesterday.
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Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
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Report for Last FL Hours.
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Tide Tables,

The Sun and Moon.
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Precipitation

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
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Sunday night.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
2 British BottIeships
Reported DAMAGED

BERLIN. Jan. 25 CP.-German
bombers attacking in the Mediter-
ranean were reported by informed
sources today to have damaged
two British battleships and a heavy
cruiser. The attacks were said to
have occurred yesterday.
The sources said a bomb of the
heaviest caliber struck the stern
of one battleship and two bombs
damaged the bow and deck of the
second. The report did not specify
where the cruiser was hit.
There was no report OF air ac-
tivity on either side of the English
Channel.
German coast guards were said
to have seen a lone British plane
crash into the Channel last night
1t was not learned Immediately
what caused the crash.
DNB, German news agency, said
the British warships attacked in the
Mediterranean were escorting a
convoy
A high command communique
fixed the site of the attack as west
of Crete" 1t said several bomb
hits of heavy and medium caliber
on three heavy English naval units
were clearly observed"
German speedboats made a sue
CeSSful reconnaissance in the Eng
lish Channel" despite unfavorable
weather, the communique said,
adding that there were repeated
contacts with the enemy" The Ger
man boats were said to have re-
turned "unscarred" to their bases.
The Nazi air force limited its
activity to armed reconnaissance"
because of the bad weather, the
communioue said,
Evening star., 1941-01-25
1888 Dog Tag Fund Shortage
Disclosed by D. G. Audit

sum reported as a shortage" would
amount to about 2 per cent of the
expected annual dog tag receipts.
The Commissioners said they had
not finished their investigation and
they had as yet found no one who
could be held responsible.
Announcement of the reported
shortage was made by Commissioner
John Russell Young after he and
Commissioners Melvin C. Hazen and
David McCoach, jr., had conferred
with police officials as we'll as other
municipal officials.
Attending the conference were
Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown, It..
Earl P. Hartman of the vice SQUAD,
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech, Tax Collector Pearson, Act
ing Auditor Pilkerton, George Kid
well, chief field examiner of the
auditors Office, and Geofrey M
Thornett, secretary to the Board of
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1941-01-25

A shortage of $1,338 in funds COL
lected by the District in the sale Of
dog tags between July l and Novem.
ber 80 was reported today to the
Commissioners by Acting Auditor
Arthur R. Pilkerton.
Discovery of this reported diff
ference between money actually
collected and what the registered
sale of tags indicated should have
been collected resulted from a quar-
terly audit of all the Districts re-
ceipts, ordered by the Commission
ers following discovery last year of
a shortage in the accounts of the
tax collectors agent at the Depart
ment of Vehicles and Traffic.
Usually the District collects about
$4,000 a year from the sale of dog
tags, which cost 50 per set. Between
July / and November 80 the record
shows $56,233 was turned over to
Tax Collector Guy w. Pearson. The
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Nazi Submarine Base
Al lorient Bombed
By British Planes
London Passes Fifth
Consecutive Night
Without Alarm
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOClateC fGeSS.
LONDON. Jan. 25.-British war
planes bombed the German subma-
rine base at Lorient on the French
coast last night. the Air Ministry
announced today.
The raid was carried out by air
craft of the coastal command,
communique said, in the face of bad
weather conditions which kept Ger
man planes away from Britain
throughout the night.
All the British planes were said to
have returned safely
Reconnaissance Flights.
Coastal command planes also car
ried out usual patrol and recon-
naisSance flights" yesterday, the
Air Ministry said.
All England enjoyed the respite
from German air raiders during the
night, the government announced,
and London passed its fifth consecu-
tive night without an alarm-its
longest period of freedom from raids
since September g.
There was no enemy activity over
this country last night" an Air and
Home Security Ministries communi-
que said.
A reliable source said rain and
high fog over the continent pre-
vented any major activity against
Germany by the Royal Air Force.
Advance Reasons for Lull.
Some quarters in London have eX-
pressed belief that reforming of
German air units, as well as bad
weather. had been responsible for
the recent lull in Nazi bombing at
tackS.
Reforming of the German units
might have been required, these
sources said, by these factors:
l. The necessity of giving rest Pc
riodS to pilots.
2. Necessary servicing of planes.
3. Losses from crash landings in
bad weather.
4. The transfer of some Nazi air
units to help the Italians in the
Mediterranean area, or
S. Preparations for a big invasion
offensive.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
National Art Gallery
Dedication March II

President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
attend dedication ceremonies for the
new National Gallery of Art on the
evening of March II, it was an
nounced at the White House today
The gallery, erected by trustees of
the Andrew w. Mellon Educational
and Charitable Trust, will be open
to public inspection on March 18.
Time of the dedication program on
the previous evening was not an
nounced.
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Submarine Credited
With Eumoeus Sinkino

ROME, Jan. 25 CR).-The 7,OOO-ton
British auxiliary cruiser Eumaeus,
loaded with troops" has been sunk
in the Atlantic by an Italian SUBJ
marine, the Italian high command
reported today, after a sharp
fight"
cThe vessel apparently is the
converted Blue Funnel liner
Eumaeus, 7,472 tonsD
Another submarine, the daily COM
munlque said, downed the 6,OOO-ton
Greek steamer Eleni. Gloyd's Reg
lister of Shipping lists her at $685.
tonS.)
German bombers operating from
an Italian base were reported to
have attacked a British naval SQUAD
ron in the Mediterranean, hitting
a heavy cruiser on the stern with a
high-caliber bomb.
1t was the third German attack
on the British fleet in the Mediter-
ranean within a fortnight in an
apparent attempt by dive bombers
to close the sea at its middle to
conveys of troops and supplies.
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Can't Wait for Aid,
Hopkins Reports,
Goydo's S Paper Says
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, Jan. 25.-The news
paper II Giornale d'Italia pub
lished today a report from New
York which said Harry Hop
kinS, President Roosevelt's per-
sonal representative in Britain,
had telegraphed the President
that Britain could not wait any
longer for American aid.
This report said American
aid to besieged Britain could
not arrive in time
II Giornale d'Italia is edited
by Virginio Gayda, foremost
editorial spokesman for the
Fascist regime.
The papers dispatch, from
Correspondent Pietro Saporiti,
said in part:
"A parsonage approached by
us admitted that Roosevelt had
received a report from Hopkins
concluding with the impossible
ity for England to wait any
longer for American aid since
it would not arrive in time any,
way, even if speeded up as much
as possible"
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Toxic Reported Planning
Demands on Indies
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, P. l., Jan. 25.-Rumors
have reached reliable. Japanese
quarters here that Japan has listed
economic concessions of a broad
nature as the proposed agenda for
its negotiations with the Neither
lands Indies.
The japanese requests were thus
described:
Permission for free exploration of
the outer islands, the privilege of
establishing a regular airline from
the islands with weather informa-
ton supplied, mining and fishing
concessions, the privilege of exploit
ing undeveloped areas with Japanese
labor, revision. of the Netherlands
Indies import quota laws, permission
for Japanese doctors and dentists to
enter the Indies, permission to Or
ganize small businesses, printing
houses, icemaking plants and the
like.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Scrap for Japan Stranded
Since 1887 10 Aid Defense
By the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-A
$64 900 cargo of scrap iron, loaded
for shipment to Japan in 1887 and
stranded in San Francisco Bay since,
will go into the national defense
hopper.
1t is the cargo of the Kwang Yuan,
freighter which has seen ship fights,
mutiny, seizure and several new
owners in recent years.
The Chinese consul general re-
fused to allow the vessel clearance
in 1887, asserting it had been seized
from China and was being reclaimed
under war conditions.
The Federal Court ruled the ship
was properly in Chinese custody,
though the cargo belonged to Japan,
which had paid for it. The Jap
anese had little benefit of the rul-
ing, however, for they could not
touch the ship to move 1t to a pier
for unloading, and to unload at
anchor was not considered feasible.
The ship recently was sold by the
Chinese to the Carpenter Line. The
scrap to be unloaded today is to go
to the Bethlehem Steel Co., pre-
sumably under a settlement with
the Japanese.
Evening star., 1941-01-25

Mr.. Hull's Office copies of his Gre
dentials as the representative of
King George vi in this country and
of the remarks he proposed to make
in presenting his letters of credence
to President Roosevelt.
Arriving in American waters
aboard the grim looking. new, 35 900
ton battleship King George v, the
envoy from the London government
spent three hours late yesterday in
immediate consultation with Presi-
dent Roosevelt on the White House
yacht Potomac and an additional
hour in driving to Washington from
Annapolis with the Chief Executive
Yesterdays entire incident was
spectacular in nature and without
precedent.
For days the time and manner of
arrival of the British party had
been kept closely secret At press
conference yesterday morning Mr..
(See HALIFAX, Page A-3)
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u. :. Soldiers Arrive
Off Newfoundland
To Man New Base
Stormy Weather Keeps
Transport Alexander
From Entering Horbor
BY the Associated Press.


ST. JOHNS Newfoundland, Jan.
25.-The United States troop trans
port Alexander hove to off this port
today, loaded with the first United
States troops to man the Newfound-
land defense base now under con-
structicn. Stormy weather made it
likely the Alexander would delay
her entrance into the harbor.
No ceremony is planned here to
greet the troopship beyond the usual
exchange visits of the United States
commanding officer, Col. Maurice
Welty, and Gov. Sir H. T. Walwyn.
A berth has been constructed for
the Alexander on the south side Of
the harbor.
The base which the United States
troops will man here was a gift
from Britain to the United States.
When construction is finished the
area will have an air base, an Army
defense force site of 160 acres and
naval base of % acres including
1880 feet of wharfage.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Assassin Invaded
| Antonescu's Home,
Belgrade Reports
By the Associated Press

3! the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia Jan.
25.-Belgrade newspapers re-
ported today that an ATTEMPT
had been made on the life of
Gen. Ion Antonescu. the Ru-
manian Premier, on January 21
by a man wearing the uniform
OF porter of the Rumanian
Foreign Office, This was the
story:
The assassin appeared at
Gen. Antonescu's home and
announced that he had an
urgent letter for the Premier.
Thus he was allowed to enter.
and met Gen. Antonescu COM
ing from his bath. Noticing his
visitor fumbling for a revolver,
Gen. Antonescu jumped back
into the bathroom, locking the
door. Bodyguards arrested the
visitor.
News reports reaching Bel
grade said that "at least 1000"
we're dead in Bucharest alone
as result of the rebellion of
the Rumanian Iron Guard.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
S O S Delayed ? Hours
BY Crippled Hyperion

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan. Is (P).
Naval sources yesterday disclosed
that the destroyer Hyperion lay
crippled in the Adriatic almost un-
der the shore guns of the Italians
for two hours before seding out an
S o S call in order that the warships
following heS would not be detected
The destroyer, which had struck a
mine, later was sunk by the gunfire
of British warship because she was
so badly damaged.
(The Admiralty announced in
London Wednesday night that
the Hyperion had been lost and
subsequently had to be sunk
When the distress call finally was
sent three destroyers steamed up
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have committed suicide at such sug-
gestions from their leaders.
You rebels. if you are
true Iron Guardists, punish YOUR
selves with true legionary punish
ment or otherwise you may be sure
I shall apply mass punishment my
self" Gen. Antonescu proclaimed.
Gen. Antonescu. who claims mas
terry of the nation after a week Of
blood and terror, announced he was
forming a new political organiza-
ton to promulgate common spirit
with Germany and Italy and voiced
gratitude for German backing.
i make it duty and an honor
to declare to the nation in these
days of greatest sadness that I have
behind me the loyal shadow of the
great Fuehrer and the honor Of
German might which guaranteed
our borders" he wrote at the end Of
dramatic account of the rebellion.
Hideout Reported Stormed.
There was no elaboration of the
report that Sima, Iron Guard chief
taln, had been taken.
"a newspaper dispatch to
Budapest, Hungary. from Bu-
charest said it was reported that
Rumanian soldiers had stormed
the Iron Guards Green House"
quarters in the hunt for Sima,
who had barricaded himself
there.
(Charges of looting as we'll as
rebellion were reported lodged
against Guardist leaders. They
were accused of sacking syna-
gogues and wrecking the news
paper plants of Universal and
Curentud)
Premier Gen. Ion Antonescu de-
clared in a signed statement in the
newspapers today that a midnight
attempt to assassinate him had
touched off the bloody rebellion.
An important nest of $50 rebels
was smoked out at noon TODAY.
They were said to have had a large
cache of hand grenades, guns, food,
liquor and cigarettes.
Gen. Antonescu's summary said
Men whom I trusted and all those
dear children in whom I put such
faith and advised to respect the
death of Cordeanu (Coreliu Cod
reanu, Iron Guard martyr) could
find no other way to show their
faith in me than to send bullets
against men and the state.
I'm the pages of history there
does not exist a page of greater
ingratitude.
In the premier's Office I worked
like q slave early and late. aban-
doned my home so as not to lose a
They organized against me with
the help of former Minister of In
terror Gen. George Petrovicescu
(Coe DTrAFANYTA -.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Fever Kills Three Zoo Parrots,
Attendant III, Aviory Closed

several other birds were said to be
sick. The department said an at
tempt would be made to save the
rest of the parrots in the aviary
as there were many fine and unusual
specimens among them.
Health Department officials said
they could not reveal the name of
the attendant who had contracted
the disease.
A conference was scheduled to be
held this afternoon at the United
States Public Health Service to de-
termine what steps should be taken.
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Loaded British
Troopship Sunk,
Italians Claim
Damaging Of Three
English Worships
Reported by Nuzis
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Heavy blows at British seapower
were reported today in German and
italian claims of success both in
the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Sinking of the 7,OOO-ton British
auxiliary cruiser Eumaeus, loaded
with troops" in the Atlantic was
credited to an Italian submarine in
a communique of the Italian high
command.
Both Rome and Berlin reported
German aerial blows at a British
naval squadron in the Mediterran-
can, informed German sources as
serting that Nazi bombers damaged
two British battleships and a heavy
cruiser yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Blockade Running Seen
Abandoned by French
H the Associated Press.

L1c AocoSldtco fhcoS-
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 25.-Re-
liable shipping sources expressed
belief today that the French gov
ernment was abandoning an at
tempt to run the British blockade
with foodstuffs from South America
following the seizure of the $780,
ton freighter Mendoza off the
Brazilian coast January 18.
OF French cargo boats in South
America, the 6,463-ton Campana
has been scheduled to sail for more
than a week. She remained at the
dock here, however, and a French
Embassy spokesman said the sail
ing was indefinite.
The same sources said the Uru-
zuayan National Packing House
which sold 5000 tons of beef to
France, was seeking to rescind the
sale because of objections raised
by the Uruguayan government.
Evening star., 1941-01-25

An attendant at the Zoo has
been stricken with parrot fever,
which has caused the death of
three parrots there, the District
Health Department announced to-
day.
The department said the aviary
has been closed to the public until
it can be determined to what ex-
tent the disease has spread among
the birds
In addition to the three birds re-
ported to have died Of psittacosis
Evening star., 1941-01-25
British BottIeship
Leaves Annapolis
After 21-Hour Stoy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 25.-
The 35,000-ton battleship King
George V headed out into hazy
Chesapeake Bay shortly before
noon today.
The great gray Warship lifted
anchor within 81 hours after it
arrived in Annapolis Roads at
2:59 pm. yesterday bearing
Lord Halifax, British Ambas-
sador to the United States, to
an unexpected off shore meet
ing with President Roosevelt.
Under international law a
belligerent ship is allowed to
stay only "a hours in a neutral
port without special permission.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Col. Donovan Reaches
SuIoniku in Plane
Iy the Associated Press.

ry the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Jan. Is.
Col. William j: Donovan, unofd-
cial United States observer, flew
from Yugoslavia to Salonika,
Greece, in a private plane today,
passing over the Greek-Italian war
zone.
His safe arrival was reported by
the United States Legation here.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
By ROBERT ST. JOHN.

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent
BUCHAREST, Rumania, Jan. 25.
Vice Premier Horia Sirna, officially
described as leader of the Rumanian
rebellion, was reported under arrest
today as Premier Gen. Ion Antonescu
called grimly on Iron Guardists to
purge themselves or have him do it
for them.
In the past many Iron Guardists
Evening star., 1941-01-25
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

Viscount Halifax, the new British
Ambassador. welcomed dramatically
to this country's shores personally by
President Roosevelt, today called on
Secretary Hull at the State Depart
ment to pay his formal respects to
the chief foreign officer of the United
States.
1t was said at the White House
that he probably will present his
credentials formally to Mr.. Roosevelt
Monday.
Lord Halifax took with him into
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Family Breaks Even

KANSAS CITY, Jan. Is (P.-The
Harry H. Cohen family broke even
on conscription. A son, Lester, 80,
was deferred for business reasons.
His brother, Jack, was called into
the Army as his substitute.