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Evening star., 1941-02-17
Relief Ship Has Trouble
Docking at Codiz

CADIZ, Spain, Feb. II R.-The
American Red Cross relief ship Cold
Harbor, bringing flour and other
badly needed food supplies to Spain,
arrived during the weekend storm
which swept the Iberian peninsula
and managed to dock safely after
several hours of maneuvering.
Col. Cary Crockett, head Of the
Red Cross mission to Spain who
will superintend the distribution Of
the supplies, met the vessel.
Part of the cargo will be unloaded
in Cadiz; the rest will go to Seville
and Barcelona.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Phi Betu Koppu Election

"The Universe in Which We Live"
will be the subject Of a talk by the
Rev. Paul A. McNally, s. j., profess
sor of astronomy at Georgetown
University, before a meeting Of the
District Phi Beta Kappa Association
next Monday at $50 pm, at the
Mayfower Hotel. Officers will be
elected at the session.
Evening star., 1941-02-17

To change the route of a railway.
a company in Chile will construct a
100000 tunnel.
Because of a shortage, old glass
is being ground and made into new
shapes in Java.
Evening star., 1941-02-17

Iight SHOWS have occurred in the Lake
region the upper Ohio Valley. and the
Appalachian region in connection With a
western Minnesota to northern Lake Huron,
Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. 1895 millioars
(29.34 inches. with trough extenolng
thence southwestward to Northwestern
Florida. Rains have occurred in California
and Nevada. Pressure continues low over
Eastern Maine, Caribou. $3.50 ml!lloarS
GO l6 inches). Pressure is high over the
northern Plateau. Salmon, Idaho l,u3n.5
millibsrs (30.43 inchesl and over the IN
CITY, Okla. 1924 millibars t3O.l9
inches). Temperatures have risen in the
Lake region, the Ohio Valley and the MlddIe
they have fallen in the Plains States the
middle Rocky Mountain region and MIN
nesota.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Ministry Threatened
With No Lights for
BIockout Violation
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclEted Press.
BUCHAREST, Rumania, Feb.
1.-THE Ministry of Air and
Marine announced today a list
Of public buildings from which
electricity will be cut of for
three days for violation of pre-
cautionary blackout require
ments.
Sandwiched in the middle of
the names was-the Ministry Of
Air and Marine.
Evening star., 1941-02-17

Portugal will not permit automo-
biles or motorcycles to enter the
Azores.
Evening star., 1941-02-17

Postwomen are increasing in num-
Der in England.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
R.nnrt fnr Last 4s Hours.

Record for Last FL Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon todayO
Highest, 81. 4 pm. yesterday. Year
i Lowest, 30. 4:15 am. today. Year
ago. 90.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest, 55, on February II, l94l.
Lowest. 20, on January IA, l94l.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon tooayJ
Highest, 9S per cent at 8 am. today.
Lowest, 36 per cent at 800 pm. yes
terday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac muddy at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High " 0:50 am.
Low 6:32 am 7:30 m.
High 12:2lp pm. l:22 pm.
Low - 7:O9 pm. s:12 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets.
sun, today 6:5s 5:47
Sun, tomorrow 6:57 5:4s
M02sn 2ntomsbiI. 1Ss light. must b. 9aFnsd aD5s On
one-hah hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Foreign stations.

Foreign Stations.
moon, Greenwich time. today)
Temperature. Weather
Horta CFayaD, Azores 81 Rain
(Current observatlons)
San Juan, Puerto Rico 20 Clear
Havana. Cuba so Clear
Colon. Canal Zone so Cloudy
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Greeks Broaden
Attacking Front
ToJugosIav Line

ATHENS, March 12 (UP) =
Greek morale III Thrace Gust south
of German troop concentration in
Bulgaria. was reported high today
as Greek attack en- the Albanian
front broadened from the Adriatic
TO the Jugoslav frontier.
Kostas Koczias, new military
governor of Thrace, toured the
area with three Greek cabinet
members.
Report said they found citizens
in good spirits. Preparation for ad-
dlt1onal hospitals and first aid sta
ton in Thlace were rushed.
The offensive on the Albanian
front was in its sixth day. Re-
ports from the front said that
Italian commanders were throwing
reinforcements into the battle in
an effort to halt Greek advances.
Greek batteries were throwing
hundreds of shells into fortified
italian positions.
In the central sector, it was re-
ported, the battlefields were Uttered
with italian dead.
A steady stream of italian pris-
oners was passing back from the
front and it was reported that l8
Italian tanks had been destroyed
in the past five days.
The Greeks assertedly had taken
&C roapv oc 2 500 pric0oerc cjpcp
the start of the offensive.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
0PM Plans Ship
Labor Conferences

WASHINGTON, March IL CUP)
Associate Director Sidney Hill
man of the office of production
management announced today that
a series of conferences will be held
in Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf coast
areas in an effort to set ship
building industry labor standards.
These zone conferences, Hillman
said, will attempt to set basic rates
for skilled mechanics. overtime
provisions, shift premiums, no
strike and no-lockout clauses, no
limitation on production provisions,
and grievance and arbitration ma
chinery.
The zone standards arrived at
by these conferences will be an
nounced by the OPM as covering
all shipbulding yards in the areas
involved Hillman asserted. "All
employers and unions within any
particular region will the under
take to make these zone standards
q part of their collective bargain
ing agreements
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12

SAIGON, Indo-China, March Il.
(UP) A high French authority
charged bitterly today that Japan
cheated Indo-C China in the peace
negotiations with Thalland and IN
stead of acting as mediator shame
lessly' supported Thailand in its
demands.
He charged that Japan had VOL
ated pledges to Indo-China and
that it had openly aided Thallahd
during the fighting.
Asserting that the peace Germs
had caused more bitterness against
Japan than against Thailand the
authority said:
THE Japanese cheated Indo-Chi-
ma, breaking its promises while Indo
China kept hers. The Japanese in
September promised to protect the
integrity of Indo-China Instead
they encouraged Thailand to rob
Indo- China.
Japan promised to mediate In
land.
"Japan's reward will soon appear
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Aluminium Plant
Ready to Produce

LOUISVILLE, KY, March H.
(UP)-The Reynolds Metals COM
pany announced today a new $2,-
100000 aluminium extrusion plant,
rushed to completion under the
national defense program in one
third normal time, will begin pro-
duction Thursday.
The announcement said the new
plant would reach a monthly pro-
duction capacity of 100000 pounds
of aluminium alloy shapes, tubes and
bars by July l.
Three other Reynolds aluminium
plants now under construction in
clude a $17,500,OOO rolling mill and
structural plant at Lister, Ala, to
have monthly capacity of 9,000,-
900 pounds of alloy sheet and rod;
and ingot plant at Lister and an
other ingot plant in the Bonne-
Vile Grand Coulee power region of
the Columbia river.
The company reported these three
plants will be completed in August.
All four projects were financed by
the defense plant corporation.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Franco Resents
German Pressure

German foreign minister, proposals
for Spanish cooperation with
Germany in the war.
Franco rejected the proposals as
inconsistent with the honor of
Spain, according to the reports,
and relieved Espinosa de Los Mon
teros of his post, nominating in
his stead Domingo lie Las Barcenas,
minister TO Switzerland.
Reports of increased German
pressure on Spain had been current
for a week.
According to some reports Hitler
wanted Sapin to enter the war and
grant Germany airplane and sub
marine bases.
Other reports said Germany's
principal demand was for facilities
to enable its air force units to
move across Spain toward Morocco.
Such a move as that would be cal
culated to involve Spain in the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Japanese Minister
En,barks on Trip
To Axis Capitals

TOKYO, March IL. (UP)-For-
eign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka left
Tokyo tonight on the first legt of
his momentous journey to Berlin
after obtaining pledge from Thai
land and French Indo-C China to
enter no political, military or eco
nomic understandings not favorable
to Japan.
Shouts of "Banzai! Banzai!" CIVIC
tory victory!") range In Masuoka's
ears as he boarder train in the
Tokyo station.
The train pulled out at 1890 pm.
but despite the late hour the sta
ton was crowded with well-wishers
to see off the first Japanese Foreign
Minister to leave his native shores
since the Japanese peace
treaty was signed at Portsmouth,
N. H., in 1906.
Among those who saw Masuoka
off were War Minister Gen. Hideki
Tojo, Navy Minister Admiral Ko-
shiro OikaWa. the army chief OF
staff, General Gen Sugiyama and
other high government. Officials.
Members of the German embassy
staff, glittering in diplomatic and
military uniforms, were prominent
In the crowd.
The pledge, made in documents
exchanged by Japan with Thailand
and France, in behalf of Indo-
China was disclosed by the gov
eminent information board a day
after a Thai-Indo- Chinese peace
treaty, terms of which were dictated
by Japan, had been initialled.
According to Domei news agency
boardcast heard in New York Mat-
suoka said: The major object of
my trip is to visit Berlin and Rome,
where I will meet the leaders of
Germany and Italy to explain the
real significance of Japan's foreign
policy on one hand and on the
other to thighten Axis cooperation
with view OF making substantial
contributions to the construction of
new order for the world which
forms the objective of the tri-poWer
pact.D
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
DeGauNe Charges
No. Africa Menaced

LONDON, March II CUP)-Gen.
De Gaulle, leader of free French"
forces, said today that Adolf Hit
Ter was preparing to seize control
of French North Africa in an at
tempt to deprive the United States
OF a possible base of operations if
She enters the war.
De Gaulle said German infiltra-
ton, notably in Morocco, already
Lad begun.
Hitler appreciates the import
ance of North Africa in the war, "
he said. He knows firstly that if
he gets bases there he can further
menace communications of the
British empire. Secondly, if he
eventually goes to war against the
United States, as he enviSages, it is
from Dakar and Casablanca that
he will menace the American con-
tinent. Thirdly, if the United
States enters the war, the real base
for United States operations is
North Africa
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Empire Army Takes
Key to Ethiopian
Chain of Defenses

CAIRO, March y. tUP1-British
forces have occupied Dagha Bur,
southeastern Ethiopia, in their drive
northWard from italian Somaliland,
q general headquarters communi-
que said today It added that "ene-
my losses sustained since the cross
ing of the Juba river now are esti-
mated at more than $1,000
Dagha Bur, south of Harar and
Jigjiga, key points in the italian
defense of all southeastern Ethiopia,
was occupied On March 10 the COM
munique said.
In other sectors our troops are
continuing the pursuit of Italian
forces retreating toward the Ethiop-
ian frontier" it added.
Operations of Ethiopian patriot
forces in the Gojiam district north
west of Adds Ababa were reported
developing successfully in all areas.
Dagha Bur is only l20 miles south
of Jigjiga, outlying defense for Har-
ar and where the darar plateau
escarpment falls off into the Ogaden
desert. It is only so miles from the
British Somaliland border and is
important because of the Fresh wa
ter there.
Dagha Bur is nearly 500 airline
miles north of Mogadiscio, capital OF
italian Somaliland, now under Brit
iSh occupation, and it is about 600
miles by road and caravan trail
from Mogadiscio.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Buckingham Palace
Menaced by Bomb

LONDON, March IL. CUP, "A
German bomb partly destroyed a
garden wall and a porter's lodge of
Buckingham Palace during a re-
cent air raid, it was made known
today, and six other bombs struck
in the palace grounds
The king and queen were absent
at the time.
Three of the bombs fell in a pal
ace fore court and three nearby.
The palace itself was undamaged.
But the lodge of the keeper Of the
garden gate in the north vail,
only few yards from the royal
apartments in the palace proper.
was wrecked.
A young policeman on duty out
side the palace was killed
Three bombs made small, almost
circular holes at regular intervals
along the fore court.
1t was, the fourth time the palace
had been bombed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
AirpIane Motor
Just Falls Apart

PHOENIX, March 12 UP) "A
pilot and two passengers escaped
injury late yesterday when Their
small plane developed motor trou-
BILE and was forced down 25 miles
northwest of here.
George Mcintyre of Midland
Tex, pilot of the ship, said the
plane Just came apart inside" as
he was nearing Phoenix with his
two passengers, Carl Preston, Yuc-
ca, and Carl Cannon of Murchison
Texas.
The engine went to pieces and
We lost the crankshaft and the
propeller" he said. TT was luck
we were over a field where l could
make a landing
The men were enroute from
Kingman to San Angelo, Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12

LONDON, March 12 6UP)-John
G.. Winant, new American ambas-
sador, conferred today with Lord
Woolton, food minister, as Britons,
astonished at the speed with which
the lease-lend bill was rushed
through its final stages, looked
forward to an immediate step up
in American Wdr aid.
The conference indicated that
food supplies, to enable Britain to
defeat the German attempt TO starve
it by mass submarine attacks on
shipping, would be high in the
immediate list of products to be
provided under the aid bill.
1t was believed that Prime Mini
ster Winston Churchill would make
a statement on the bill in the house
of commons as soon as possible.
Newspaper headlines blazoned the
news of the presidents signature
of the bill.
Roosevelt Frees Arms Flood
"FDR Signs, Starts Aid Rush
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Yuma County Game
Reserve Dedicated

PHOENIX, March u (UP)-The
newly established Cabeza Prieta
game refuge south of Mohawk in
Yuma county will be dedicated
Sunday, March %, with ceremonies
at Tule Wells, it was announced
today.
The dedicatory program will be
sponsored by the Roosevelt Boy
Scout council. Guest of honor will
be Maj Frederick r. Burnham,
noted Arizona pioneer, Indian
scout and soldier.
The new game refuge was set
aside chiefly as a sanctuary for
Arizona's disappearing mountain
sheep. Authorities feared the ami
mails might become extinct if not
given greater protection.
Wild life conservation officials of
federal state and county agencies
will attend the ceremonies.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Bomb Misses important
Documents from Bulgaria

ISTANBUL, Turkey, March II.
(UP)-Police worked today on the
theory that bombs which exploded
in luggage of British legation and
consular staffs returning from Bull.
garia were planted in an attempt
to destroy important secret docu-
ments as we'll as to kill as many of
the British party as possible.
1t was understood that some bag
gage of the British party was miss
ing as the result of the explosion
in the lobby of the Pera Palace hotel.
But British Minister George w. Rem
del, it was learned, was unpacking
secret documents in mis- room when
two bombs burst in the lobby, and
this would indicate that he had
taken care Immediately on his ar
rival to insure the safety OF all i'm
portant papers.
Police worked for q time on q
theory that The bombs might have
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Prisoner ATTEMPTS
Suicide in Arizona

PHOENIX, March II CUP) Cat
tus L. Cloud, "a, held in the county
Jail on kidnap-robbery charge,
was recovering in local hospital
today from what officers said was
an apparent attempt at suicide by
slashing the artery in his left arm.
The Jailer said Cloud had cut
his arm at the elbow with a razor
blade. He lost considerable blood
but hospital attendants said he
would recover.
Cloud is scheduled to go on trial
in superior court March 25 on a
charge of kidnapping and robbing
Philip j. Downs of Phoenix.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Belgrade Reports
British Landing
Troops in Greece

BELGRADE, March 12. (UP)--
Diplomatic quarters reported today
that British empire troops were
landing at Piraeus, the port OF
Athens, and that transports were
about to land empire troops at
Salonika.
According to the reports, 40 irons
ports were used to take British
empirt troops and equipment from
Africa to Piraeus and the ships
arrived yesterday.
Reportes had been circulating
here for some time that Great
Britain had assembled at least 10
divisions, possibly as many as 180,-
600 men, for transportation 10
Greece.
1t remained uncertain when Pre-
mier Dragisha Cvetkovitch and for
eign Minister Alexander Cincar-
Markovitch of Yugoslavia Wou d
make their prospective visit to Ger
many.
- Apparently it was certain that
Jugoslaia had agreed to sign a
non-agression treaty with Germany
but it was indicated that Germany
had made new demands and the
government had resisted them
Prince Paul, chief regents for Boy
King Peter; his two co-regents, the
Premier and Foreign Minister, Vice
Premier Vladimir Machek, Gen. Pc
tar Pesic, War Minister, and Dzafer
Kulenovic, Slovene leader, met last
night to discuss the fireign situation.
1t was reported in we'll informed
quarters that as the resule of the
conference, Jugoslavia would take
Il firmer stand to preserve its sov-
ereignty and independence.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Churchill Describes Aid
Law as New Magma Charta

LONDON, March II. (UP)-Prime
Minister Winston Churchill told
Commons today the United States
had dedicated its industrial and
financial strength to insure the
defeat of Nazism.
"In fact" said Churchill, "the
government of the United States
has written a new magma charta. "
Churchill expressed his appre-
citation of American enactment of
President Roosevelt's lease-lend bill.
Churchill said;
"The lease-lend bill, as the house
is aware, became law yesterday
when it received Immediately the
signature of the president.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Army Selzes Six
ThaiIand Planes

LOS ANGELES, March u CUP)-
Six military planes manufactured
by North American Aviation COM
pany for Thailand have been seized
by the army air corps, the Los An
geles Tmies said today.
The ships were the balance of 16
built for Thailand by North Amer
ican, the others being seized last
year in Manila and held as essen
tial to national defense, the Times
said.
They were reported in storage
in Los Angeles county The news
paper described them as NA-44
type, valued at $4,000 each.
North American spokesman said
they could not comment on the re-
ported seizure without permission
of the war department.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Nazis Char'geU U. 5.
Plans Dictator

BERLIN. March l2 CUP) = Re-
acting angrily TO President Roose-
velt's signature of the lend-lease
Dill, German authorized quarters
accused the United States today of
seeking world dictatorship and said
Germany, Italy and Japan were
prepared for action against Ameri-
can aid to Britain.
Newspapers recalled Adolf Hit
lers threat to torpedo every ship
proceeding to Britain and authoriz-
ed quarters said that neither Ger
many, Italy nor Japan have the
slightest intention OF submitting
themselves i'll any way to attempt
ed world dictatorship or world po-
Icing, if such is intended"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12

II am sure the house would wish
me TO express in their behalf and
in behalf of the nation our deep
and respectful appreciation of this
monument of generous, far-seeing
craftsmanship.
"The most powerful democracy
has in effect declared in solemn
statute that they will devote their
overwhelming industrial and fl
nancial strength to insuring the de-
feat of Nazism that nations great
and small may live in security, toll
erance and freedom.
by SO doing the government of
the United States have, in effect,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12

written a new magma charta which
not only has regard to the rights
and laws upon which a healthy and
advancing civilization can alone be
erected but also proclaims by pre-
cept and example the duty of free
men and free nations, wherever
they may be to shart the response
bility and burden of enforcing them.
In the name of his majestiys
governmen and speaking, l am sure,
for parliament, and probably the
country and indeed in the name of
all freedom-loving people, l offer
the United States our gratitude for
her inspiring act of faith"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12

and communication remained clos
ed today.
They believed that, if anyone con-
nected with the plot had been on
Turkish soil, they might find him
Turkish soldiers with bayonets
fixed to their rifles guarded all ap-
proaches to the hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
France Cheated
By japan; Charge

AID it will not be small
This apparently referred to Jap.
ans profit from its role of "medi-
ator'. Japanese newspapers openly
referred to q japanese victory
and regarded the peace conference
as having put Japan a long jump
forward in its aim to Dominate Hast
ASIA
French people resent this peace.
But We could not fight because we
lacked materials and troops. We
were not fighting Thailand-only
Japanese-equipped and Japanese
advised Thai forces which used Jap
anese airplanes.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12

LONDON, March u (UP)-Neu-
tral diplomatic messages from
Spain reported today that Gen.
Francisco Franco had dismissed
his ambassador at Berlin as the re-
suit of German pressure to take
Spain into the war.
According to the reports the am
bassador, Gen. Eugenio Espinosa
de Los Monteros, recently received
from Joahim Won Ribbentrop. the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12

been hidden in the hotel in advance
of the arrival of the British party
and detonated by an electrical de-
vice, or thrown into the lobby from
a passing motor car.
Police closed all frontiers to auto
mobile and railroad traffic as soon
as the explosion occurred yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Steamer Picks Up
Shipwreck Crew

HONOLULU, March II UP) =
Nine survivors of the foundered
motorship Stanley Cochrane have
been picked up by the interisIand
steamer Hawaii, Capt. Chester
jackson reported in radio mes
sage picked no here early today.
Two members of the crew, David
Hakuano and Harold Smith are
missing in a small skiff. r.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Food First Need =
British Declare

Arms Flood Begins were some
headlines across the first pages of
London morning newspapers.
Because of the six hour time diff
ference between New York and
London only one morning news
paper was able to comment editor
tally.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
: WORLD WAR CAMP
COMMANDER. DIES

LOS ANGELES, March 12 (UP)-
Brig. Gen. Mathew C. Smith, 72,
j World War commander of Camp
Sherman in Ohio, died yesterday of
a heart attack General Smith was
born in Camoden, Ala. His body
will be inferred in Arlington ceme-
terry.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-12
Beware Coughs
r from common colds
That Hang On

Creomulsion relieves promptly be-
cause 1t goes right to the seat Of the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to soothe and heal raw, tender, in
famed bronchial mucous mem
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulsion with the un-
derstanding you must like the way it
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back. .
CREOMULSION
FOR Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
Evening star., 1941-04-25
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