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Evening star., 1941-08-20
Weather Conditions Last - Heurs.

Weather Conditions Last ~ He"rs.
General precipits ton has occurred dur
states attending the eastward movement
of well-defined trough Of low pressure.
which extended wednesday morning from
westward TO the Carolinas Some heavy
rains were reported IN the Middle Atlantic
States. Richmond. Va. 1.42 inches: Nor
folk, Va: so inches. and Cape NAY;
over the Ohio Valley and most OF the
Middle and North Atlantic States as hlgh
drier air overspreads the Atlantic States.
Considera BILE cloudy weather persists over
the Western Plains States. the Rocky
States. and showers and afternoon thuD-
derstorms have occurred in most Of these
areas and cloudy showery weather has de-
Evening star., 1941-08-20

Silk Is used, for gun powder bags
because of its rapid and complete
combustion when the powder Is
detonated.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Congress in Brief

Senate:
In recess.
Finance Committee continues
hearing on s3,267, 100000 tax bill.
House:
In recess.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Summary Of Todoy's Stor

Auto permit suspensions and revoca-
tions up &c per cent. Page B-f
Sports.
White Sox. weak at bat and af1eld.
climb on pitching. Page A-12
Ward. Billows clash in tuning for
:. U. S. amateur golf title. PageA- -13
Big Ten expecting bigger, better
football year. Page Ala
Evening star., 1941-08-20

Three-quarters of the American
clocks now received in South Africa
are alarm timekeepers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
25G0 KILLED
IN BUCHAREST

RUSCHUK, Bulgaria, Jan. "a
CUP = Frontier reports reaching
mere from Rumania said that in
three days of insurreetion from $500
TO 1000 persons were killed in Bu-
charest alone.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
VALONA EVACUATED

STRUGA, Jugoslavia, Jan. "a.
tUP)-A frontier report asserted
today that italian military author
tues nave ordered the civilian popu-
Iatlon Of Valona evacuated.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
French, Siannese
Accept Japanese
Mediation Offer

TOKYO, Jan. "a. CUP)-The
Japanese foreign office announced
today that both French Indo- China
and Thailand (Siam) have accepted
Japan's offer to mediate in their
hostilities over frontier territory
and that negotiations were expected
to start in Tokyo soon.
ThaiIand and Indo- China also
have agreed To a truce. the foreign
office said.
Ine announcement disclosed that
foreign minister Yosuke Matsuoka
offered mediation and suggested a
) truce to the. French and Siamese
governments on Jan. 20. Formal
acceptances We're received today.
The situation in Siam and Indo-
China was discussed by the budget
committee of the lower house of
the diet today and Matsuoka. in
the course of statement. declared
that the French-Siamese hositlities
were occurring in an area which the
Japanese government regarded as
under its leadership.
He said also, in the course of
replies to questions, that japan
would need 30 years, perhaps so
tyears, for the Ideal" construction
OF new order in East Asia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
IMAM 5fh Column
Welcomes British
Entering Tobruk
BY RICHARD d. MCMILLAN

WITH THE BRITISH IMPERIAL
FORCES N TOBRUK, Jan. 23. (UP)
--tDelayed)-A one-man fifth col
umn, an Australian aviator whom
the Italians had made prisoner
welcomed to Tobruk the victorious
army of the Nile which is now con-
solidating its capture of this im-
portant base.
While the British field guns, naval
guns and airplane bombs were
crashing down on Tobruk and the
Australian shock troops and British
machine gun and tank units were
fighting into the city, the Austral-
ian was hurrying about the town
persuading all Italians he could
find to surrender at once, telling
them resistance was hopeless.
When the advance guard reach
ed naval headquarters in the city's
principal square, its members saw
grinning at them a tall young man,
clad in blue trousers, blue sweater
and a British army cap.
Welcome, pals" he shouted.
Come right in-the towns yours"
Surrounded by thousands of Ital-
ians waiting to be made prisoner,
he explained:
Il was a prisoner in the town
bastille l was with the Royal air
force and was made prisoner eight
days ago l sure am glad to see
YOU"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
BY j. w. L. MASON
limited Press War EXnert

British operations for the control
of all of italian East Africa are
now in their preliminary stage, pos
sibly waiting for reinforcements,
especially airplanes and tanks from
the Libyan campaign, before de-
veloping into a major push. After
the completion of the drive through
Cyrenaica province in Libya, there
will be more opportunity for con-
centrating against Abyssinia, the
principal objective of the East Afri-
can campaign.
At present, the British are NOV
ing into Eritrea, north of Abyssinia,
where the way is open for an ad-
vance into the Abyssinian noun
tainS. The Italians have concen-
trated before Biscia and Barentu
two strategic centers about IS miles
inside Eritrea, east of the Sudan
border.
These two outposts are some 25
miles apart. Barentu, which is south
of Biscia straddles pathway run
ming toward Asmara, the capital
of Eritrea, while Biscia leads to a
light railway also terminating at
Asmara.
The immediate objective of the
British forward movement into Fri
trea thus seems to be the capital,
about 100 miles east of the present
scene of operations. Once Asmara
falls, the British will possess a base
for future operations OF high STRAIT
egic value.
Asmara is 80 miles north of the
Abyssinian border. The italians
have constructed first class road
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
British Awaiting
New onks, Guns

from ASmara running directly to
Adds Ababa, Abyssinia's capital,
800 miles to the south.
This road will support the move
ment OF tanks and heavy artillery
and Is reputed to withstand the
heavy summer rains which begin in
May. It has no equal for military
operations III the rest of the coun-
try.
Asmara, too, is connected with the
Red Sea port of Massaua, 50 miles
to the east. After occupying Asmara
and getting to MasSaua, the British
will be able to reinforce their move
ment by transport down the Rec
Sea from Egypt
The Eritrean campaign is direct
ed toward entering Abyssinia from
the north; but strong British
force also is assembled along the
southern Abyssinian border. These
troops are understood to be South
Africans.
They are concentrated in Kenya
but they have no such easy ap-
proacheS into AbysSinia as is af-
forded by the road between Asmara
and Adds Ababa in the north. Mar
row mountain paths and dried river
beds are the best southern Abyssi-
MIA offers them
Bordering Kenya on the east, how
ever, is Italian Somaliland, which
in turn swings northeastward along
the Abyssinian frontier. There are
better entrances into Abyssinia
from this territory.
It is possible, therefore, that
the south African troops may move
into Italian Somaliland, not only
to seize that area but also to men
ace Abyssinia. Furthermore, Brit
ish Somaliland borders italian So
maitland on the north.
The Italians now occupy British
Somaliland and it is, of course, cer-
tain that the British plan of cam
pain includes its recapture. The
simplest tactics would seem to point
to a march through Italian Somali-
land terminating with the release
of the British area from Italian
possession.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
FRIDAY, JANUARY "a, 1871
SeIoSsie Home
To Raise Troops

LONDON, Jan. "a. CUP)-A cam
paign to drive the Italians out OF
Africa gained momentum today CO.
incident with the announcement
that Halle Selassie, refugee en-
peror of Ethiopia, had returned to
his homeland to raise an army to
fight beside the British.
Troops and Allies of the British
empire now beset Libya from the
east, Eritrea from the west, Ethio-
pia from the northwest and south
And on every front the Italians were
reported ON the defense if not on
the run.
1T was announced officially at
Cairo that Selassie had reentered
Ethiopia Jan Is, Immediately after
the British drove a Spearhead into
his country for him, and that he
had personally hoised his, green and
gold flag just across the frontier
from Anglo Egyptian Sudan.
The Lion of Judah" was flown
to a place near the frontier in q
British plane and he went to the
border by automobile, it was re-
vealed He walked across the bor-
der, through a pass cut in a wood
ed section, and hoisted his flag
in simple ceremony around a
wooden flagpole. He was surround
ed by aides and soldiers, the nu-
cleus of an army he is raising and
placing under oath to flight to the
death to rout the Fascists."
The London Daily Mails CORES
pondent at Kassala, in the Sudan,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
WEATHER

Southern California-Cloudy with
rain east and south portion, other
wise partly cloudy Friday and Sat
urday except occasional showers in
north and west portions of noun
tain areas Friday. Little change in
temperatures.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
Germans Welcome
Lindberqh Views

BERLIN, Jan. "a. 6UP)-Author-
lied German quarters said today
that Col. Charles A. Lindberghs S
testimony before a congressional
committee in Washington yester-
day was an admirable exhibition
of civilian courage"
Lindbergh testified before the
house foreign affairs committee in
opposition to the administration
lease-lend war aid to Britain bill
In commenting on Lindberghs S
testimony the German spokesman
bitterly criticized Wallace Deuel.,
Chicago Daily News correspondent
who has returned to the United
States from Berlin, Deuel. was not
mentioned by name.
AN American journalist who was
formerly in Berlin, in contrast to
LinGbergh, is presently writing a
series of defamations against Ger
many in America the spokesman
said
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24

reported that British imperial troops
had moved down a force of native
Eritrean cavalry in a battle near
the village of Keru, so miles inside
Eritrea on the road to Agordat.
The battle was said to have oc-
Cured Wednesday, The cavalrymen
charged a British mechanical unit,
wildly waving their swords n d
shouting war cries. When they
were within 80 yards of the British
positions the gunners cut great
sWaths in their ranks and sent the
survivors into headlong retreat, the
newspaper said,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
Raj Raids Fees.
Bases i'm L-ibyo

CAIRO, Jan. "a. CUP)-Carryine
the air war west of Tobruk where
the British army of the Nile was
driving forward today. the royal
air force yesterday severely bomb
ed Apollonia, at the tip of Cyren-
aica midway between Tobruk and
Benghazi, an Raj communique re-
ported The British also greatly
intensified their attacks on italian
positions in East Africa.
British general headquarters said
that the imperial forces were con-
tinuing their advance west of To
bruk. The Raj said that in Thurs
days air raid on Apollonia, bombs
straddled barracks and the south
ern edge of the airdrome. starting
a number of explosions and fires
which were seen 35 miles away"
Extending its area OF operations
the Raj also attacked Derna and
Maraua, both west of Tobruk. Raids
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
Reporter Reveals
Horror Of Revolt
Among Runanians
BY f. E, STEVENS

BUCHAREST, Jan. "a. CUP) -
PASSED by censor)-Rumania has
been swept by revolution for three
days accompanied by mass murders
of Jews, it can be reported today.
With what is described here as the
moral" support of the German
army, Gen. Ion Antonescu today
appears to be master of the situa-
ton.
l have been cut off from COM
munication with the outside world
for three days. Much of that time
l have been under fire as the bat
tie ragged between troops loyal to
Antonescu and dissident Iron
Guards.
AT the height of the outbreak
Jews were herded into cellars and
slain. In one block in this battered
capital city, 80 Jews were mur-
dered on Wednesday when the reb-
ellon was at its height.
The attacks on Jews, it was SAID,
were carried out by what are called
here "gangsters and extremists"
CThe Rumanian censor repeatedly
interrupted the telephone connec-
ton over which the correspondent
was debating his dispatch to Eur
ich for relay to the United States.
Each time Stevens attempted to re-
ply to questions the censor snap
ped the cutoff sWitch.D
To-day the rebels had been bottled
up in one restricted area of Bu-
charest and surrounded by loyal
troops. Citizens emerged from their
homes for the first time and strolled
along the main streets in the bright
sunshine.
The debris of the fighting was
still visible but cleanup efforts
were underway.
For three days there has been no
electric power and no telephone
service. Outside there has been a
constant crackle of rifle and ma
chine gun fire as the battle ragged.
Citizens huddled in their homes in
fear.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
Rotarians Become
Pseudo-MediCaI
Students Here

Ell Centre Rotarians became med
ical college students Thursday
when their Thursday noon lunch
con room at the Barbara Worth ho-
tel was converted into a hospita,
| laboratory.
Professor of the class was DR.. L.
| G.. House, who lectured on modern
| day improvements in the realm Of
surgery. vitamins, and the like, with
full display of wonder working
| drugs and instruments.
AS speaker of the day, DR.. House
touched in general terms on the
Importance of vitamins and eX-
planned the primary uses of the
major classificaticns. He also DEM
onstrated and explained the use of
equipment SO successfully used to
combat peritonitis, the often SER
lous post-operative consequence of
operations.
How the use of oxygen so effec-
lively has reduced the mortality
rate attending pneumonia was ex-
planned, as was the latest methods
of accomplishing blood transfusions.
He also explained the 5-day treat
ment now being experimental with
In treatment of syphilis in its
early stages. This, he said is not
yet in general usage, but is being
extensively practiced in military
hospitals.
RotarlanS were urged bv John
kepley to participate actively in
the Clean Up campaign during the
next two weeks and r. P. Moore
urged attendance at the Lettuce
Ball, proceeds from which will 90
toward the Greek Relief Fund.
President j. w. Glasgow urged
members to start planning now for
attendance at the annual district
convention in April and the world
wide convention of Rotary Interna-
tlonal at Denver in June.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
Italians Declare
East African War
Spreads TO kenya
By REYNOLDS PACKARD

ROME, Jan. "a. CUP)-Fighting
in East Africa has spread to the
border of the british crown colony
of Kenya and Italian Somaliland,
the high command said today in
communique which admitted a
new British air raid on Rhodes
in the Dodecanese islands.
The commu ique said that
throughout yesterday italian de-
tachments holding western forti-
fications at Tobruk continued to
offer fierce resistance" to the
British army of the Nile.
CThe British claim complete con-
troll of Tobruk, where at least 10000
prisoners, including four generals
and an admiral, were captured.
The raids on Rhodes occurred
Wednesday night, the communique
said. 1t said only Sight damage was
caused to private dwellings.
The communique said that in
East Africa fighting was occurring
between italian units and British
motorized forces on the Sudan
front as we'll as on the Somaliland
Kenya front. Italian aviation was
said to be participating actively"
on the Somaliland-Kenya front.
"On the Greek (Albanian) front
there were actions by patrols and
we captured prisoners and auto
matte weapons" the communique
said. Our planes bombed enemy
troops.
I'm Cyrenaica Gibya) our avia-
ton intensely machine gunned and
bombed enemy mechanical units.
Enemy aviation bombed Derna. In
the base of Tobruk our detach-
ments resisted fiercely all day yes
terday in the western section of
the city
I'm East Africa fighting is under
way between our units and enemy
motorized forces on the Sudan
front and in Somaliland along the
Kenyo front. Our troops are eff
ficiently supported by aviation.
I'm the Aegean enemy planes
Wednesday night flew over the city
of Rhodes and dropped some ex-
plosive bombs, causing slight dam
age to private dwellings. None was
hurt The German air corps again
attacked objectives at the base of
Malta"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24

were made on Italians at Nsgaefli.
Ethiopia. and italian bambsrs were
destroyed on the ground o. sho
down at Keru in italian Eritraa.
South African fighters which H.
tercepted italian bombers ese0Ftes
by fighters in italian Eritrea shot
down one bomber. damaged otnere
and destroyed still another bomo1
ON the ground. in the Keru area.
All British planes returned from
all operations. the Raj said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
Nine Scouts
Receive Awards

Nine Calexico boy scouts received
advancement awards at a court of
honor ceremony Thursday night,
according to Hugh Wilcox, scout
executive.
Boys who received awards were
Bob Kearney, Bob Vath, Bill
Murphy and Gene Phillips, of Troop
5.
Special awards were presented to
Horace Pima. Bob Kearney, Gene
Phillips, Terry Chu. Bill Murphy.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-24
HURT IN ACCIDENT

MESA, Ariz.. Jan. "a. fUPl Sam
Clark, 81. Beverly Hills, Calf. sales
man for warner Brothers studio.
was under treatment at Southside
hospital here today for minor in-
juries suffered in a head-on auto
mobile collision Is miles south of
here yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Special Committee Gets
$4,000 for Boys Clubs

With the warning that their
work has just begun" members of
the Advance Gifts Committee of
the Metropolitan Police Boys Club
campaign to raise 100000 met at
Harvey's Restaurant yesterday and
reported approximately $4,000 haG
been subscribed toward their goal.
More than 1000 workers are en-
gagged in the drive, which opened
Thursday night with a rally at the
Mayfower Hotel, to provide funds
for continuance Of the five police
boys clubs and their 16,50O men,
berS.
Fred A. Smith, chairman of the
advance unit, reported that dona-
tionS were coming in at salts
factory rate. His group, he said. in
tended to continue on in the gen.
eral campaign.
Expressing optimism over reach
ing the 100000 goal, Charles B.
Dulcan, ST., general chairman of
the drive, praised the work of the
Advance Gifts Committee.
He announced that the first re-
port luncheon for all division chair
men and their captains would be
held Tuesday in the National Press
Club and subsequent meeting on
February al, Is and % and March
4. 7 and II.
A short address was given yes
terday by Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
local selective service head and
commander of the District National
! Guard
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Pacific Aircraft Hiring
Jumps 300 Per Cent

An increase of 800 per cent In the
weekly hiring rate of eight maj jor
Pacific Coast aircraft manufac-
turing plants was reported today by
the Aeronautical Chamber of Com
merce.
With similar increases in the
Eastern plants indicated as the
result of survey which is ex-
pected to be completed in time for
announcement by March /, IAN un-
paralleled march of men for ma
tional defense is found in America S
aircraft industry" it was reported
The current hiring rate in the
major Pacific Coast plants i;
2,765 new employees a week, accord
ing to the survey. A year ago the
combined rate in all eight West
Coast plants was only 692 These
plants are Boeing at Seattle, Con-
solidated and Ryan at San Diego
and Douglas, Lockheed, North
American, Northrop and Vultee, all
in the Los Angeles area. These
plants now employ more than $4,000
men.
Other hundreds of men are being
added to the pay rolls of subcon-
tractors, parts and accessory makers
and other suppliers of the major
aircraft contractors. The effect on
pay rolls and purchasing power is
Nation wide, it was reported.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Comfort or Embarrassment
Two Leose-Lend Bill Points Stressed by WiIIkie
Which Administration Had Sought to Soft-PedoI

administration spokesmen all along
have feared this amendment, and
Mr.. Wilkes statement that Prime
Minister Churchill named additional
destroyers among the things most
needed by Britain has served to
intensity the situation. The feeling
is that if Churchill wants these
destroyers badly enough, the Presi-
dent is likely to give them to him.
Following his conference with
President Roosevelt, Mr.. Willkie
continued to insist he has been ad-
vised by high authorities" that ad-
ditional destroyers could be trans
ferred to Britain without injury to
United States defense.
On this question of turning over
existing military and naval equip
ment, there Is sharp differentiation
between Army airplanes and naval
ships and planes.
Aircraft Becoming Obsolete.
No competent military authority
has prophesied any early invasion
of the Americas such as might re-
quire use of our land airplanes. 1t
is generally conceded that the cur
rent rapid improvement in fighting
planes has rendered present Army
aircraft more or less obsolete. And
in any event, it is held. production
capacity, rather than planes on the
ground, is the real measure of de-
fenSive air strength.
The Navy, including its airplanes,
on the other hand, is Americas first
line Of defense, sure to be called into
immediate action in any war in
which we may become engaged.
For these reasons many Congress
members, who bitterly oppose fur
ther weakening of the Navy in aid
of Britain, declare there Is every
thing to gain and nothing to lose
from sending her land airplanes as
rapidly as possible.
Bearing on Mr.. WILKES sugges-
ton that aid should be limited to
Great Britain, China and Greece,
leaving Congress to add other ma
tions to the favored list as events
may require, Republican member
of Congress who was called into con-
ference by the President on the
lease lend bill relates this incident.
American Dabbling Opposed.
Mr. Roosevelt was arguing that
there should be no limit on his au-
thority to choose the nations to be
helped.
Perhaps you don't know much
about Iraq." the President said.
Sure, I know about Iraq. It's
that oil country in Mesopotamia,"
the Congress member replied.
We'll" said the President, "It's
quite possible that a situation may
arise in Iraq in which American in
f1uence would be very effective"
This Congress member and others
contend there is great danger in q
policy Of America dabbling in world
politics on any such scale as this al
legged conversation suggests. And
even If American aid is to, be thus
widely dispensed, these Congress
members say. it is much better to
confine our giving to Great Britain,
leaving to her the responsibility for
passing on American equipment to
other countries if she believes this
would help to defeat the axis powers.
tReleased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, IneD
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Twelfth Street Y
To Honor RosenwuId

The late Julius Rosenwald.
philanthropiSt, will be honored
tomorrow at a memorial service in
the Twelfth Street Young Mems
Christian Association Building.
John w. Huguley, jr.. executive
secretary to the president Of
Howard University, will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
The Twelfth Street ~" received
Rosenwald grant when it's build
ing was erected during the adminis-
tration of President Theodore
Roosevelt. who laid the cornerstone.
The committee in charge of the
observance is composed of C. An
thony McCane, chairman; DR.. Will
liam T. Grady, Dr. William Stuart
Nelson. Dr.. Ambrose Caliver, Frank
Coleman, Herndon B. Jones, w.
Napoleon Rivers, William J. Trent,
tr., DR.. William c. Clayton, John
Enoch, jr., and James c. Arnold.