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Evening star., 1941-09-02
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Today I shall give more of the
adventures of Frank c. Pape. Eng
lish artist who has illustrated sew
eral books and many newspaper
articles for me. Mr.. Pape lives in
Tunbridge Wells, about 40 miles
south of London.
THE event which was most start
ling to me-" he writes, took place
on the day the hospital and the
American ambulance garage were
bombed. An all clear had sounded
and I was at work beside an open
window
Suddenly, came deafening
crash-everything on my desk was
scattered. The drawing was work.
ing on was swept to the floor. The
house shook and a cloud of dust
filled the garden. Then heard the
scream of sirens.
IT ran downstairs and met my wife
running up. We were both so glad
to find each other safe that we en-
braced warmly!
I'VE then went out to look over
the damage. 1t was a warm day
and all doors and windows had been
wide open, so only the closed stable
doors were blown wide, and one
window broken. We found a lot of
fallen glass in the conservatory.
Meanwhile, bombs were still fall
ing, but some distance away. Quite a
good deal of damage was done In
Evening star., 1941-09-02
7 axe My Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Caprice Again

From Peoria: Recently you stated
that caprice is from an italian word
meaning the head of a hedgehog.
BoSh! Any first-year Latin student
knows better than that. Caprice is
from the Latin capra, meaning goat
c. c.
Answer: Sorry. Please refer to
page 800, Webster's New Interna-
tional, Second Edition. Caprice is
shown to be French word that was
taken from the italian word capric-
clio. Webster's explains that capric-
clio is from the italian word capo.
meaning head, and riccio, meaning
hedgehog.
This column, which never has
claimed infallibiIity, always welcomes
the comments Of its readers. If you
gee something here with which you
do not agree, write to me about it,
but be sure to give your name and
address. shall be happy to give
you my authority for anything that
appears in this space
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Let's Learn q New Word

Since the Russian revolution of
1917, we have been more or less
familiar with the word Soviet"
We know that it has some connec-
ton with the new order of things
in Russia, but we are vague as to
the exact meaning.
"Soviet" is the Russian word for
council. In the towns and villages
Evening star., 1941-09-02

letter spell
from which have removed it, If have ettered
correctly it's holy city.
to Yesterdays
Leter-Out
GRENADIER-REGAINER
CEDILLA-CAIIED re
V) RIVALED-DERAIIi track
DIVERTER-RETIRED
FINELY-ELFIN smaD.
Evening star., 1941-09-02

of the U. S. S. r. the soviets (coun-
cils) elect the representatives to be
sent to the congress. 1t is a mis-
homer, then, to speak of a Russian
person as Soviet"
The preferred pronunciation places
the accent on the third syllable, as
Soe-Vee-ETT.
Note. U. S. S. R. does not stand
for United States of Soviet Russia. u
In the U. S. S. R, Russia has been
discarded as the name Of the coun-
try. The initials stand for the Off
cial name: Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics.
EXTRA SPECIAL. Just out,
my new pamphlet of German
blitzkrieg words and phrases,
their meanings and how to pro-
nounce them, an easy, phonetic
way to learn all about such omi-
nous words of war as Nazi, pan
zer, Stuka, LuftWaffe, etc. This
pamphlet is a MUST IL you are
to be well informed. Send a
Evening star., 1941-09-02
drawing Is Bombed

into an air-raid shelter by wardens.
so it went on, growing in in
tensity, until the warnings and all
clears followed in such quick success
sion that one forgot which sounded
last! We became used to feeling
the house shake, and gave up going
into our shelter (an alcove under
the stairs) because we would have
been there all day and all night!
Il had to sleep in trousers, and
we were all ready to fly down stairs,
looking more or less tidy if air
wardens had to search for U.s. When
the nights got colder we decided to
sleep CD in our dining room on deck
chairs, but preferred the floor.
For the past several months it
has been very different story.
Bombers roar over Tunbridge Wells,
but they are ours. Day raids on
Great Britain have ceased, and the
sirens must be getting rusty. Will
the Nazis later return in full feroc-
ity? Will parachutists descend by
the hundred in our garden? And
must don, once again, those very
uncomfortable trousers in bed?"
II you wish a copy of the leaflet
"Flying Machine Pioneers" just send
a self addressed Scent envelope.
Address to me in care of The Star.
1~.pe lSau
N"" d.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
A Swinc Hand

Some of the closest bidding de-
cisions arise when both sides hold
about equal high-card strength and
when both sides also have good dis
tribution. In such situations, each
side can make a pretty high con-
tract and the point is soon reached
when each player must wonder
whether to double the last adverse
bid or 60 on with the bidding of
his own side. Todays hand is a
case in point:
West dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
East-WeSt. 90 part score.
AK J52
o.
Ak Q 10 432
N A 9 1O87
. . : Ks52 WE : : ! ! as 10 8 >
> e876 81
A 9 643
= Q 10 52
The bidding:
West. North. East. South
10 2L 40 40
Dbl. Pass Pass A
SO 5A Dbl. Pass
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When West doubled four hearts
he didn't expect that South would
be able to rescue himself in spades
at the level of four, and, truth to
tell, South did so with his heart in
his mouth. 1t was a very lucky
rescue, for four spades was a fairly
safe contract (not makable. but
not subject to disastrous penalty,
whereas four hearts would have
been very badly beaten.
West didn't think his side could
do much damage to four spades,
so went on with his own sides
bidding by going to five diamonds.
That put the problem squarely up
to North. 1t was quite possible that
five diamonds could be badly beaten,
If South could be given the lead
a couple of times TO give North
heart ruffs. But North could not
be sure that he could get his part
ner into the lead before West man
aged to draw trumpS. so he bid
five spades as a sort of insurance
measure.
East was the only PLAYER who
didn't have bidding problem. He
doubled five spades with great
alacrity, feeling quite sure that the
opponents were considerably over
their heads. He was right. of course,
for it took unusually good play by
South to hold the loss to a two
trick set.
II X X
Yesterday you were Howard
Schenken's partner and, with nei-
ther side vulnerable, you held:
K82
y O5
8 A j 7 3
* 9 A
The bidding:
Schenken. Jacoby. You. Maier
- Pass CD
AnsWer-Bid one diamond. There
Is no need to make any sort of
jump bid when you can make
simple one-over-one and get more
information from your partner on
the next round of bidding.
Score 100 per cent for one dia-
rnOnd, 60 per cent for three clubs,
40 per cent for two no-trump.
Question No. 854.
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues:
Schenken. Jacoby. You. Maier
- Pass 10 Pass
INT Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Rumonio and Bulgaria
Plan Protests on Raids

BERN, Switzerland, April (P.--
The Swiss Telegraphic Agency
quoted reports from the Rumanian
and Bulgarian official news agencies
today as saying that both nations
had or would protest Yugoslav bomb
ings.
The official Hungarian news
agency, the Swiss agency said, re-
ported that state of alarm had
been declared in Hungary by the
minister of national defense and
, that blackouts and other air raid
precautions would be enforced.
The Bulgarian agency, the Swiss
report said, declared that no
Bulgarian troops are participating
In the German-Yugoslav fight.
Bulgaria expected this to be ap-
preciated by the Belgrade govern
ment, but instead Yugoslav air
forces attacked open towns and the
peaceful Bulgarian population, not
German objectives."
A communioue of the Rumanian
agency, quoted by the Swiss, said
three persons we're killed and three
injured in Yugoslav air raids yes
terday at Orsova, Arad and Timo-
soara. The communique said the
Rumanian government had not
engaged in the hostilities"
Gen. Antonescu tRumanian
Premier assured the population"
1t said, that all measures would be
taken to guarantee order and
security. Such treacherous acts
would not change the conduct of
the Rumanian government unless
interpreted as an attack on our
hnnor "
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Budapest Has Alarm;
Six British Planes
Claimed by Hungary
Yueoslov Worcruft Suid
To Have Bombed Town
Of Arod, Rumoniu
e> tbs Associated Press.

e> tbs Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, April 7.-An air raic
alarm was sounded in Budapest to.
day.
(The Associated Press bureau
IN Bern, Switzerland, through
which this dispatch was re-
layed, was disconnected from
Budapest when it requested de-
tails.
"a British radio broadcast
heard in New York by c. B. S.
quoted the Budapest radio to the
effect that the airdromes at
PEGS and Szeged also were
bombed and that British air.
craft As well as Yugoslav planes
took part"
CPecs and Szeged are near
Yugoslavia's northern frontier)
The official Hungarian new!
agency announced that six British
planes were shot down by Hun
garian fighters over Szeged. 81,
bombs were said to have beer
dropped at PEGS by Yugoslav planes
YugoSlav planes also were sale
to have bombed Arad, Rumania.
DR.. Laszlo de Bardossy, Hun.
garian Premier, met yesterday with
prominent members of the upper
house to map a program for next
weeks parliamentary meeting.
There was no official announce
ment of Hungary's attitude toward
the German drives into Yugoslavia
and Greece. The country has been
out since SATURDAY.,
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Honor Forbids Action
Against Ex-AI|ies,
Pefain Declares
MorshoI's Speech Calls
For French Unity, omits
Mention Of De GouIIe
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
v1CHY, France, April Chief
of State Marshal Petain declared
in a radio address today that French
honor forbade any action against
Frances former allies.
The marshal's speech called for
French unity, but did not mention
Gen. Charles de Gaulle. leader of
Free French" forces still fighting
at Britain's side.
De Gaulle, now in Cairo, has
exhorted Frenchmen to help tip
the balance of war in the Medi-
Serranean in Britain's favor.
There had been indications that
the marshal would broadcast an
answer)
Honor requires us to undertake
nothing against our former allies"
Marshal Petain said. But the in
tegrity of the country requires that
sources of our vital food and essen
tial posts of our empire should be
safeguarded. 1t is against these
uSCcSSlblcS tfldG ulSolQcI1t -pTOEd-
gandists act daily"
Despite announcements by Fer
nand de Brinon. French Ambassa-
dor in Paris, and Paris newspapers
that Marshal Petain would attack
Gen. de Gaulle. he complained only
against subtle insidious propaganda
inspired by Frenchmen."
He complained also that dissi-
dence takes more arrogant tone
daily and the work of my govern
ment is attacked, DETAINED and
slandered."
He praised Gen. Maxine Wey-
gand, French commander in North
Africa, for faith to French unity
and Admiral Jean Darlan, Vice Pre-
mier and foreign minister as well
as naval commander, who has all
nv confidence"
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Three Americans Reported
In Greek War Zone
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Greece. April THE
United States Legation yesterday re-
ported that three United States
citizens are in the Macedonian and
Thracian war zone outside Salonika.
Charles House, director of the
American Red Cross and j. Paul
Thorne. a Red Cross assistant. were
said to be in Eastern Macedonia and
Leslie Tilley, a United States tobac-
co man, is in Xanthi.
The area Is a rich tobacco
growing territory in which United
States interests have invested mil
lions of dollars.
Besides several hundred Greek
Americans, the following native
born United States citizens are in
Salonika, which was bombed yester-
day morning:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Riggs, direc-
tor of American Anatolia College;
Mrs. House; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gardner. assistant director OF the
American Farm School; Arthur
Langton of Standard Oil; United
States Consul John D. johnson OF
Vermont, and Vice Consul Edmund
Gullion of Kentucky.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Mrs. Roosevelt
Continued From First Page }

or what conclusions she had
reached.
Il suppose" she said, that there
Is general feeling that defense
production must not be held up, but
] don't think it's completely feel
ing against one side or the other"
Point for Mediation.
Discussing labor's claim to fair
share" in the profits from defense
production, Mrs. Roosevelt said she
believed the question of a fair share
should be submitted to mediation.
While, she said, she didn't be-
lieve all profits from defense con-
tracts would go to pay taxes, she
thought there should be an under
standing that what big companies
could do, little companies might not
be able to do. The immediate past
history of company finances should
be considered in working out an
equitable settlement between man
egement and labor on the question
of a fair share in the profits, she
declared
Refusing to give a blanket opin-
Ion" on the riots outside some struck
plants, Mrs. Roosevelt said one
would have to go into each situation
to find out what had started the
fighting.
ID. c. Hour Law Discussed.
Mary Anderson, chief of the
United States Women's Bureau, dis
cussed the Districts proposed new
eignt-hour law at the press confer
ence.
Indorsed by the Commissioners
and now pending before Congress,
the bill, she said, would make en-
forcement of the maximum hour
law for women possible.
IF we're going to have q law"
she declared, we should be able
to enforce it,"
Outlining the proposed new law,
she said it corrects the weakness
In enforcement by prescribing that
employers post hour schedules. Pre-
viously. she explained, inspectors
found it virtually impossible to
prosecute a violation and they had
to spend days in a place to see If
employees were staying overtime.
Employees found in a shop after the
scheduled hours would provide pri-
ma facie evidence of violation
under the new law, she said.
The new law also would include
beauty parlor operators and low
Maid office workers and would eX-
empt business and professional
women earning s35 or more a week.
The Women's Bureau. she said,
favored passage of the new measure
because it was considered better
regulation than the 26-year-old law
under which the District has been
operating,
Evening star., 1941-04-07

bombers attacked a convoy north
east of Tynemouth. Various ships
in this convoy were damaged seri-
ously and must be considered lost,
the agency said. One merchanter
of 1000 tons was hit directly on the
stern and stopped. listing heavily, it
reported, and another ship, Of 5000
tons, also was damaged severely.
On the Channel coast, it was re-
ported, an outpost boat downed a
British plane.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Nozis Quote de Brinon
As Fovorinq Them

BERLIN, April 7 P.-Fernand
de Brinon, the Vichy governments
representative in Paris, was quoted
by DNB, official German news
agency. today as saying that French
men desiring to cooperate with
Germany in reorganizing Europe
wish German arms quick success"
In the Balkans.
Chasing the English from the
continent will contribute TO quick
end of the war and help spare
France much unhappiness," the
agency quoted M. de Brinon.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Nazi Destroyer Sunk,
Another Damaged by
Bombs, British Say
Fresh Assault on Brest
Also Is Reported in
English CommYnique =,
B, the Associated Press.

~ tht hoooIihtcu Eieos'
LONDON, April IA German de-
stroyer torpedoed by a British plane
yesterday was believed sunk and
another destroyer was damaged by
a bomb. an Air Ministry communique
said today.
The communique also reported
another attack on the Brest naval
base, where the German battleships
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are
sheltering, and offensive patrols over
Northern France by daylight yes
terday.
Blast Furnaces Hit.
In other raids. the r. A. r. was
credited with scoring direct hits on
blast furnaces of iron and steel works
at Ijmuiden, Netherlands; machine
cunning troops, airdromes, motor
trucks and gun positions over North
ern France and shooting down a
German fighter plane encountered
during the offensive patroling.
The communique said docks at
Calais and Ostend and German-used
airdromes in the Low Countries
were bombed last night.
Four planes were listed as missing
from the operations.
A British pilot making his first
operational flight was credited with
scoring the torpedo hit believed
to have sent the German destroyer
to the bottom of the northwest
coast of France.
Flying a Beaufort plane the pilot
sighted three German destroyers a
few miles west of lie de Batz.
Direct Hit Reported.
The pilot dived to release his
torpedo before the escorting Mes
serschmitts could intercept" the
ministry news service related
His crew saw the torpedo make
a direct hit amidships on one Of
the destroyers, throwing up a great
spout of water"
British fighter planes shot down
one Messerschr1itt of Cap Griz Neg
and a German Dornier II OF the
Suffolk coast this morning, the Min
istry of Information said.
German raiders dropped a few
bombs along the northeast coast of
Scotland and the northwest coast
of England last night, but caused
little damage and few casualties,
the British announced today.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Luftwoffe Continuing
Its Attacks on EngIond

BERLIN, April 7 CP'.-German ac-
tivity in the Balkans seemingly
failed to hinder the Luftwaffe in
carrying out military missions over
England at the same time, the Ger
mans said today.
A harbor on the English west
coast. according to DNB. the offlcial
German news agency, was attacked
last night.
A large convoy on the east coast
of Scotland was attacked in the
evening hours yesterday. the agency
reported. adding that details were
unknown.
During the night, long distance
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Charcoal Plane Reported

italy is reported to have a char
coal-burning plane, the special ap-
paratus supplanting the gasoline
tanks being described as weighing
l7S pounds. including 80 pounds of
charcoal and a furnace to convert
1t into gas.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
YuqosIov Air Assault
On Sofia Is Reported

BERLIN, April 7 LP.--DNB, the
official German news agency, said
in dispatch from Sofia today the
Bulgarian air command reported
that Yugoslav bombers yesterday
attacked the open cities of Sofia
and Kustendil, killing several women
and children.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Greek

By II c Associated Press.
ATHENS, Greece, April The
Greek high command issued this
communiQue last night
Strong German forces equipped
with the most modern means and
supported by tanks, abundant heavy
artillery and numerous aircraft
have attacked suddenly and repeat
edly since this morning our positions,
which are defended by only very
small Greek forces.
Throughout the day the flercest
fighting went on In main zones
along the Bulgarian border, partic-
ularly in the region of Bell and
the Struma Valley.
Our forces at this point of the
front. with their limited means,
fought hard against the invader.
The small forces of Greek aviation
which could be disposed from the
Italian front helped with self-sacri-
flee the struggle of our troops.
One Fort Declared Lost.
Our forts, in spite of violent artil-
lery shelling and dive-bombing Of
the enemy air force, have resisted,
with the exception of one, which fell
after particularly strong attack.
Ten enemy tanks were destroyed
by our artillery fire and anti-tank
devices. Five to six enemy aircraft
were shot down by our planes and
anti-aircraft guns.
We took some prisoners.
Certain areas of our national ter
ritory, for reasons of operations and
in order to avoid unnecessary losses,
have been evacuated by our forces.
Eventually the enemy, having
made some progress, was stopped all
along the front.
In Albania there was patrol and
artillery activity.
ATHENS, April (P.-The
Ministry of Home Security issued
the tollotUing communiQue early
today:
German aviation yesterday, the
first day of the Greco-German war,
made the following raids on Greece
The village of Adriani near Drama
slight damage. Three airmen of a
German plane forced to land in the
Drama region captured.
Series bombed and machine-gun-
ned by formation of planes. No
damage. Two women, three chill
dren and one old man killed.
The village of Provata machine
gunned. No damage. No casualties.
Villages of Scotoussa, Monoklissia
and Cato Kaminia also machine
gunned. No casualties. No damage
SidirocaStro bombed. Two houses
wrecked. Five children, three wom-
en- and one old man wounded.
In the village of Lipsydrion one
German aircraft fell ablaze. Two
members of the crew burned to
death. The pilot escaped, wounded.
In the region of Antirion a Ger
man aircraft fell ablaZe. Two men,
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Car Owners Curbed

Brazil has decreed that for every
10 commercial vehicles owned by q
person or firm one must be pro-
ducer-gas driven.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
British

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April IA commu-
nique issued today by the Air
Ministry said
Enemy warships, supply vessels
and troops we're once more attacked
in the daylight yesterday by aircraft
of the coastal, bomber and fighter
commands.
Aircraft of the coastal command
torpedoed German destroyer off
the northwest coast of France.
1t was believed to have sunk.
Another destroyer was damaged
by a bomb which struck her bows.
Bombs dropped by aircraft of the
bomber command on targets at
Ijmuiden, Holland, fell among blast
furnaces of iron and steel works
and on a line of gas tanks. Clouds
of smoke and steam prevented
further observation of the results.
ElSntcT SCcn tO STdSu
Troops, airdromes, motor trucks
and gun positions were machine
gunned from low attitudes by single
aircraft of the fighter command
which carried out offensive patrols
over Northern France. During one
OF these patrols an enemy fighter
was encountered and attacked. 1t
was seen to crash when attempting
to land and probably was destroyed.
Last night bomber command air.
craft made another attack on the
naval base at Brest. Very bad
weather and thick clouds, though
making it difficult to observe results.
did not prevent our aircraft from
reaching the dock area and drop
ping large bombs-some from a
low level.
Other aircraft attacked the docks
at Calais and Ostend and airdromes
in the Low Countries.
Three aircraft of the coastal COM
mand are missing from daylight
operations yesterday and one air.
craft OF the bomber command from
night operations.
NAIROBI, Kenya Colony, April
z GA British communique
said today:
On the evening of April our
leading troops entered Adds Ababa.
The viceroy (the Duke of Aosta)
and the government had left the
city. AS result of messages dropped
by us on April an envoy from the
viceroy of italian East Africa flew
behind our lines on April 3. when
conditions were presented to him to
insure the safety of the civil popula-
ton of Adds Ababa in event of
fighting around the city. :
Evening star., 1941-04-07

These suits seem to have been inspired by
Washington's erratic weather. They're prac-
tical for cool evenings cool enough for
warm summer days :. and sturdy enough
to keep its neat appearance during rainy
weather. We've got all the favorite shades,
including Sandtone in all sizes See them
today
Evening star., 1941-04-07
TWO SEASON
GABARDINE SUITS
s27'5o

Wear them now and
right through the summer
Evening star., 1941-04-07

bers of the crew burned to death
and two escaped, wounded.
During the night Piraeus was
bombed. A steamer and a ware
house damaged, slight damage to
buildings. A few casualties among
civilians.
A German aircraft dropped propa-
ganda leaflets on the village of
Panorama near Salonika. on Drama
in the Cavalla region and on the
village of Messuni near Comotini.