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Evening star., 1941-09-18
William Gay Scott Dead;
Former Capital Resident

William Gay Scott, SO, a resident
here for 80 years, died Tuesday in
Redwood City, Calf. friends learned
today. Services and private burial
will be held tomorrow in San Fran
cisco.
Mr.. Scott came here from Wilson.
N. c.. as a boy. He attended the
old Business High School, Pace
School of Accountancy and George
town Law School, where he was
member of Phi Alpha Delta, law
fraternity.
Before he left to work In San
Francisco Is years ago, Mr.. Scott
was employed at the old Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, in
the old Willard Building, and later
in the Veterans Bureau. He was
a vice president of a San Francisco
banking firm at the time of his
death.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
May Fisher Scott, Redwood City,
two brothers, Thomas F. Scott of
Washington and Winfield H. Scott,
with the consular service in the
Canary Islands, and two sisters,
Mrs. Ralph Beemer, Washington,
and Mrs. Sterling Mitchell of Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Policy
For National Guard
Officers Changed
Same Treatment to Be
Given os in Regular
Army and Reserves

A new assignment policy for Ma
tional Guard officers as step to-
ward integration of all officer COM
ponents of Army units was an
nounced today by Secretary Of War
Stimson.
1t is furtherance of the one
Army idea by extending to National
Guard officers the same treatment
that has been in effect heretofore
for Regular Army and Reserve
officers
Mr.. Stimson said that under this
policy there will be an exchange of
Regular and Guard officers m vari-
Gus units. Il do not anticipate any
wholesale shutting" he explained.
No Discrimination.
Since the emergency, Regular and
Reserve officers have been assigned
to units under single policy. The
National Guard officers were kept
intact in their own divisions, since
it was expected they would be kept
in service for only one year.
Now that the Guard may be re-
tanned for 80 months, the War De-
partment considered 1t practicable to
adopt a policy governing assign
ments of all officers, without I'M
necessary distinction between COM
ponents.
There has been a slight fusion of
National Guard officers in other
units, where occasion necessitated,
but wherever possible the Guard
officers are kept with their own men.
Mr.. Stimson said no discrimina-
ton was intended against the Ma
tional Guard in the new policy and
he believed it will be exercised leni-
emily. He emphasized that naturally
Guard officers and Regulars pre-
ferred to serve with the units they
had in the past
Age Limits to Apply.
The maximum age limit set by the
War Department recently for field
service commanders will apply to
the National Guard on the same
terms as it does to the Regular
Army, Mr.. Stimson said. 1t was
purely question of years, he said,
since age affects all officers regard
less of their service.
He did not seem to believe any
problem would be encountered in
putting over-age Guard officers in
administrative or other non-field
duties.
The War Department said the
promotion system for National
Guard officers would not be mate
rally changed by the new assign
ment policy, except that advances in
grade will no longer be made with
out regard to length of service.
Such changes as will be made are
for the purpose of bringing the
Guard promotion system more near
ly into accord with similar require
ments for Regular and Reserve
officers.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Gorilla Meant
For President
| Already Dead

The uncertainty of ocean mail
from West Africa was blamed today
for the mixup which caused a
White House aide to announce that
a Free French general was sending
President Roosevelt a gorilla after
the animal already had died in the
equatorial jungles.
Philip Carroll, professional animal
collector, told the Associated Press
in st. Louis today that the gorilla,
a huge female, was alive and well
when the letter was written to Maj.
Gen. Edwin Watson, White House
military aide, offering to send the
animal to Washington.
The gorilla died, Mr.. Carroll said,
after giving birth to a baby. Mr..
Carroll returned to the States on
the same ship which brought the
original letter to Gen. Watson. The
collector said he had 18 other goril-
las in Africa and added he might"
bring one of them to the President
on his next voyage.
Evening star., 1941-09-18

the stamps daily through their
newspaper advertising, radio pro-
grams. circulars and the like.
"I can't recall any similar ef-
fort where a large group OF COM
mercial institutions have so COM
pletely and so fundamentally joined
hands to lend their united support
to a common cause, to the cause OF
democracy" Mr.. Dulcan said.
He pointed out that heretofore
Defense stamps have not been easily
available. While the stamps-prior
to the retailers participation in the
program-were available in post
offices, banks and other financial
institutions and some large stores
and motion picture theaters, Mr..
Dulcan declared that "on the whole,
they weren't easy to find"
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Muneuvers
Continued From First Page.)

guns which were concealed along
the roadside for use against tanks.
The theoretical shelling lasted for
half an hour, but long before it was
over the Reds tanks arrived.
Their arrival was heralded by a
crashing Of underbrush and grind
ing of gears several hundred feet out
on the right flank. Later. a sergeant
volunteered that similar flanking
attack had been made Simultaneous
ly on the left flank, across the high
way, but that was of no immediate
concern to Company F, which had
its own problems to think about.
Expert Scouts Arrive.
In a few minutes two Indians,
moving easily through the tangled
mass of briars and underbrush,
walked up to the captain to report
that there were two Red tanks, ac-
companied by a number of armored
scout cars, just downstream. After
they had gone back into the brush
the captain said: They're full
blooded Choctaws, and don't be-
lieve you can find better scouts any
where" There are a good many Of
them in the I'd Battalion, but they
could use more for scouting work in
this country.
When the tanks began to move
again, the tired looking men in the
thicket, probably Is in all came
suddenly to life. Twenty-Five feet
to their rear was a more or less open
field, possibly eight or ten acres in
size, and the question of immediate
concern to them was whether the
wallowing tanks, now coming into
view at the far end, would skirt the
cleared area on Company F's side
or to the south. Fortunately, or so
it seemed, they went along the far
side to the highway, but Company
F, nevertheless, was cut of from
its supporting forces.
This was situation which
seemed hazardous to say the least
to a correspondent liable to capture
and detention Of "a hours by the Red
forces But it soon took surprising
turn for the better because the tanks
after reaching the highway turned
around and made their noisy way
back.
From off in the woods came an
explanation in the form of chatter
ing machine guns and automatic
rifles.
Support Failed.
They've dropped back for the
time being" a captain said, because
their infantry support couldn't get
through. But don't worry-they1l be
back"
After the tanks had disappeared,
the Company F men, who had been
watching closely from the edge of
the woods but who had made no
effort to run or to fire on the tanks,
went back to the stream bank and
Topped on the ground. I asked an
officer why they had done nothing
about the tanks Eve were out Of 1t"
he explained. you see, our infantry
arms are useless against tanks and,
under the rules, we are 'neutralized'
whenever tanks get within a hun
dred yards of us, whether they see
us or not.
Il don't understand how they ex-
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Daylight Battering
OF French Coast
Resumed by R. A. F.
New Assaults Follow
Night Roids Against
RhineIund Points
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 18.-The p. A. P.
today resumed daylight battering Of
the German-held coast Of Northern
France, following up night raids into
Germany in which Karlsruhe and
other Rhineland points were bombed.
The whine of fighter planes and
the roar of bombing planes re-
sounded over the Southeast English
coast and the following dull explo-
sions across the water told observers
that French targets were being
bombed again.
Dogfight Near Shore.
Shortly after the first sweep went
over, the fighters came streaking
back. A long burst of cannon fire
from these escort ships indicated
a dogf1ght near the shore.
The night attacks were annulnced
by the Air Ministry.
1t acknowledged the loss of one
plane, but said hits were scored and
fires started in the target area.
Coastal command bombers we're
said also TO have made a night at
tack on docks at St. Nazaire, French
Atlantic coast port used by the Ger
mans as a U-boat base. All these
planes returned, the Air Ministry
said.
On the home front, German planes
dropped bombs at two places on the
southeast coast last night and
caused some damage and a small
number of casualties, the govern
ment said. Other bombs fell in East
Anglia, but caused no casualties or
damage, it was said.
Power Plant Bombed.
The latest raid on the Rhineland
came several hours after one of the
strongest air fleets assembled by the
r. A. F. flew over the Channel and
bombed the power plant at Bethume,
| Northern Frame
Evening star., 1941-09-18
British Lost 1S Planes
Yesterday, Nozis Claim

BERLIN, Sept. 18 CP,.-The r. A.
F.'s daylight operations against
Germany yesterday cost the British
l8 planes, Is Of which were doWned
in combat, the German high COM
mand reported today Germanys
losses were listed as three planes.
The communique said German
airmen heavily damaged a large
merchant ship in low, diving at
tack off the Faeroe Islands yester-
day and bombed harbor works of
Southeastern England last night.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
r. A. F. Strikes Axis Bases
In Sicily, North Africa

ROME. Sept. 18 pr. A. F.
blows on Axis bases in Sicily and
North Africa were reported today
by the high command.
The British, it said, bombed L.
cata. on the Sicilian south coast.
and Tripoli and Bengasi, Axis sup
ply ports in Libya.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Army Soon 10 Form
Infantry Battalion
To Be Borne by Air
500 Men Will Undergo
Training in All Phoses
Of Landing Operations
BY NELSON NJ. SHEPARD.

The Army's first air-borne infan-
try battalion, equipped with "jeep"
reconnaissance cars, motorcycles
and folding bicycles to be used with
parachute troops, will be formed Oc-
tober 10 at Fort Benning, Ga. the
War Department announced today.
Designated the 88th Air Borne
Battalion, its initial strength will be
500 men. Officials said the new unit
will be trained in all phases of air
landing operations, which will serve
also as severe tests of equipment.
Men for the new unit are to be
selected from volunteers only. Fifty
will come from the 9th Division at
Fort Bragg, N. c., and 450 from in
fantry replacement training centers
at Camps Croft, S. c., and Wheeler,
Ga. They must have the same quail
f1cations as parachute troops.
$50 Rifiemen in Unit.
Two rife companies, one heavy
weapons company and a headquar-
ters company, will constitute the
battalion. One rife company will be
equipped with motorcycles and a
number Of "jeep" 4 ton trucks. OF
the 280 rifiemen, 40 will ride bicycles
and 140 use motorcycles.
Secretary Stimson said at his
press conference today that the
new battalion already has beeen as
signed a full complement of large
cargo planes. The number was not
divulged.
He explained that the heavy
weapons company, one of the units,
would be equipped with Comm.
guns, 8l-mm. mortars and Social
Der machine guns.
Mr.. Stimson emphasized that air.
borne troops are not to be con-
fused with parachutists in the pub
lie mind. The former consist of
combat units, transported and land
ed by airplanes for use in emer-
gencies.
Unit TO Be Expanded.
The battalion will be expanded
as experimental work continues.
Testing will include all types of
air borne weapons and equipment.
The new battalion will be COM
manded by 1t. Col. Elbridge G..
Chapman, jr., infantry, who served
with the 5th Machine Gun Bat
talon of the I'd Division during the
World War. He is now on duty in
the tactical department of the Fort
Benning Infantry School.
He is a native of Colorado and a
graduate of the University of Colo
RADIO. For his World War record
he was awarded the Distinguished
Service Gross and the Silver Star
with oak leaf clusters.
Since the new air borne battalion
is the first of its kind to operate
en- masse, experience will be gained
in methods of training such troops.
AS in the case of the parachute bat
talon its trained men will be used
later in expanding other units.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Third Army's Center
Driven Back by Tank
And Cavalry Attack
Leor's Forces Surprise
Krueger's Troops by
Ignoring Flonks
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH I'd ARMY, Sept. 18.-Hun-
dreds of rumbling tanks and thou
sands of horses, working side by side,
drove a devastating wedge through
the center of the Sd Army's front
today, with 100000 infantry and ar
tillery troops following in their wake.
This development came as the
initial phase of the giant war ma
neuvers neared close and indica-
tions were that a recess until Mon
day would be called today.
The surprise move in the center
found 1t Gen. Walter Kruegers Sd
Army virtually unprepared and re-
duced the effectiveness of 200 anti
tank guns maSsed on the Texas bor-
der.
Kruger Protected Flanks.
Gen. Kruger had made most of
his efforts on the two flanks, setting
up strong defense along the Red
River between Alexandria and Col
fax, La, on the east, and along the
Sabine River between the Gulf OF
Mexico and zwolle, La, on the
west. Apparently he was protecting
himself against the usual armored
tactics of encircling the enemy
fanks.
He had drawn back the center Of
the line to form pocket for 1t.
Gen. Ben Lear's I'd Army infantry
and artillery in an attempt to draw
Toi ~ Cnntt'c ory,1nro1
corps in a pincer around the west,
where anti-tank batteries were set
up for the kill.
The 9th Corps, with three divisions
on the front from Leesville to Horn
beck. La, and the 4th Corps near
Deridder and Oakdale, La, bore the
brunt of the combined attack by all
branches of the I'd Army.
Cavalry Is Active.
While bombers blasted at enemy
concentrations in front of the wedge,
tank units fought forward in un-
ending columns. Because the thick.
jungle-like pine and oak forests held
the armored forces on highways,
thousands of troopers on horseback
cleaned out hidden enemy forces.
Infantry supported by artillery
advanced behind the wedge to bring
the war games to the highest pitch
since the start last Sunday mid
night. 1t was the first time the en-
tire 75-mile front was turned into
an active battlefield.
The air was filled with scattered
dogfghts as pursuit planes sought
to protect bombers, Navy dive
bombers harassed the lines and OBJ
servation ships constantly circled
the battlefield in the greatest air
power maneuvers in the Army's his
tory,
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Report for Last "A Hours.

Record for Last ~ Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, e1, at 4:1o pm. yesterday. Year
ago, 81.
Lowest. "a, at $50 am. today. Year
aKo, So.
Record Temperatures This Tear.
Highest, 100, on July 2s.
Lowest, is. on March Is.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon todayo
Highest, SO per cent. at II pm. yes
Lowest, 3s per cent, at noon yesterday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac clear 1T Great
Falls today
Tide Tables.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
Hieh " 5:22 am. GIL am.
low " 1898 am.
High - 5:55p pm. 6:42 pm.
Low pm. 1:0S m.
The Sum and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun. Sun TOD, sssss.s,,,-o, RI s:if
Noon. today 2:66 An. 40 Pm
Hutomobile nshts must Be turned on
one-han hour aftersunset.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Baltimore Warehouse
Destroyed by Flames
By the Associated Press.

BY tNt
BALTIMORE, Sept. ia four
alarm fire swept through the two
story brick plant Of the Greenfield
Manufacturing Co. today, destroying
stocks of rubber and old tires.
A heavy curtain of smoke spread
over the Fallsway area. 1t drifted
over the State penitentiary and the
city Jail, where the windows we're
closed to keep out the foul-smelling
smoke.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Alexandria Area Bombed.

CAIRO, Egypt, Sept. 18 lP.-Tvo
bombs were dropped on the Alex
andria area in an air raid last night,
killing three persons and wounding
six, but causing only slight damage,
the Egyptian government announced
TODAY.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Weather Report
FURNISHED BY the


moderately cool tonight and
degrees moderate Winds
mostly northerly.
Maryland-Far slightly tonight and
moderately cool.
virgnia-Fa tonight
vginia-Fair tonight with
Evening star., 1941-09-18

pT6SlueIlO dIlu
general manager
of the Hecht
Co, said today.
Speaking on a
radio program
over VOL in
connection with
Retailers for
Defense Week, "
Mr.. Dulcan said
many S or e S
have set up spe-
cial booths for
selling stamps
and that a num-
ber of stores
rromnte sales of
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

1OOA4.
Senate and House:
Expect to receive request by Presi-
dent Roosevelt for additional lease
lend appropriation.
House Banking Committee con-
tinues hearing on price control.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Weather Conditions Last "a Hours.

An extensive area of COOL dry air covers
the Lake region and the Middle and North
Atlantic States. while the moist tropical
air is now confined to the Gulf and South
parently developing OF the east Florida
coast, and barometric pressures remain
relatively low over the Gulf Of Mexico.
scattering showers in portions OF the
Southern states. and showers over the
North Pacific States
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Hundreds Of D. {. Stores
SELLING Defense Stamps

All of Washington's large stores
and hundreds of smaller ones are
aiding in sales of Defense savings
stamps. Charles B. Dulcan, sr., vice
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Build Two-Ton Nest

A pair of Australian bush turkeys
at Vhipsnape Zoo in England have
built nest estimated to weigh two
tons.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07

is a particular joy to the servant
less hostess because it can be pre-
pared ahead of time.
Spiced Football Coffee
cups freshly brewed decaffein-
ated coffee.
1-2 cup whipping cream, whipped.
1-8 teaspoon cinnamon
1-8 teaspoon nutmeg
Top hot coffee with a spoonful
of whipped cream into which the
spices have been folded. Sugar
may be served with the coffee if
desired.
Filled Jam Cookies
3 cups sifted flour
3 teaspoons double-acting baking
powder
1-2 teaspoon salt
2-3 cup butter or other shorten
ing.
IL cup brown sugar, firmly
packed.
l egg, we'll beaten
l teaspoon vanilla
1-3 cup milk
Dried apricot jam
Sift flour once, measure, add
baking powder and salt, and sift
again. Cream butter thoroughly,
add sugar gradually, and cream
together, until light and fluffy. Add
egg and vanilla; then add flour,
alternately with milk, a small
amount at time Beat after each
addition until smooth. Chill until
firm enough to roll. Roll Is inch
thick ON slightly floured board.
Cut with 2 IL inch cooky cutter.
Place one teaspoon apricot jam on
a circle, and place another circle
on top, pressing edges together.
Bake on ungreased baking sheet in
hot oven (4250 F.) to s minutes.
Makes dozen cookies.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07

Gay chrysanthemums and little
football charms make festive
centerpiece for your luncheon be-
fore the seasons big game. If
you have a crowd to entertain be
sure to set buffet style table and
let the guests help themselves so
you can thoroughly enjoy the party
and the game afterwards.
You can use your chrysanthe-
NUNS both as a centerpiece and as
individual corsages for the ladies
to pin on their coat collars. The
trick is to have the florist make
them up as corsages with college
colors and football charms and
then arrange them in a circle on
the buffet table. It's smart to
combine different types and shades
of chrysanthemums in one table
arrangement. Cornucopias of fresh
flowers are one of the novelties
that thoughtful out-of-town guests
>,
asters, roses and carnations are
favorites for autumn party decora-
tions; if the flowers echo the col
ors of the school you hope will
win, so much the better.
One tasty nourishing hot dish is
good choice for your buffet
luncheon before the big game.
Chicken a la king, curried meat on
piles of snowy white rice or an
old-fashioned beef stew will give
your guests energy to do their
share of cheering. And be sure to
give them plenty of piping hot
coffee. A spiced punch made of
decaffeinated coffee will be sure to
score high popularity honors and
will enable guests to fortify them
selves with extra cups without los
ing sleep later on. A refrigerator
cake makes a festive dessert and
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07
'aHsr" After the Game Is Over!

\ FTER the last exciting touch
a down has been scored the
crowd that assemblies at your house
will be hungry as bears. And since
It's very likely that you will be
leaving the football stadium at the
last possible minute, all your prepa-
rations for the post-game snack are
best made in advance. The food can
be served very shortly after you re-
turn if you leave in readiness
food assortment such as this: pre-
pared buns ready to be relayed to
the broiler, an immense supply OF
home-baked beans, a tray OF rel
ishes. canned French-fried onions
or potato sticks in a pan ready 10
be heated, and rich spice cake
with caramel frosting. Plenty or
coffee, piping hot, is all that Is
needed to complete this menu ana
make it a huge success!
The broiler buns are not at all
difficult to prepare-not-I mean,
with an excellent modern electric
broiler. Built with an eye to capa-
city, these broilers can accommo-
date a goodly number of buns at
one time and still brown them all
with the same degree of evenness.
A succulent, and zippy filling for
the buns may be made by wrapping
three tender shoots Of canned as
paragus in a slice of minced ham
loaf and spreading with horse
,adish butter. The ham rolls and
uplit buns are broiled separately
Ind the buns filed just before
.erving. Such snacks disappear at
), football party like snow before
the sun.
These Touchdown Buns, as they
are called, may be broiled in re-
lays--in which case you serve one
trayful Just ae coon as it comes
from the then refill the
'acly a~' ~scond lot while
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07
HOT OFF THE
GRIDDLE

For fine cooking everyone real
ly should own a dutch oven. This
is flat deep iron spider with a
tight fitting iron cover, that fits
over one burner on the top of the
stove. 1t pot roasts, meat or fowl
in their own juices, without adding
water, by long, slow cooking which
requires no watching.
Did you know that you could
measure butter nicely for cooking
by buying it in brick? For meas
uring, cut one pound of brick but
ter or lard in half crosswise, each
square equals one cup. Cut each
square in half for half cups. Cut
into four equal parts for one-fourth
cup. Cut each fourth into four
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07

plunge them in cold water in order
to keep them firm and white.
After this par-boiling, sweetbreads
are ready to cook in any way de-
sired, such as sauteing, broiling
or creaming.
This is the time of year again
when such simple dessert, but
such an excellent one as ginger
bread should be recalled to mind.
It's perfectly grand for the chill
dren's lunch and dad will certain
ly be glad to see it topped with
delicious molasses whipped cream
for his dinner dessert.
To measure liquids, place
standard measuring cup level on
the table. For fractions of cup,
pour in liquid to desired amount as
indicated on side of cup. To meas
ure full cup first look at your
measure - the one-cup mark on
some cups is at the rim, SO fill
that cup brimming full. On some
cups there Is mark below the
rim to indicate one cup.