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Evening star., 1941-08-18
Germans Are Checked
By Counterattacks,
Russians Claim
Nuzi Losses Are Placed
At $4,000 in New
Soviet Thrusts
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW. Aug. 18.-Powerful Red
Army counterattacks costing the
Germans at least $4,000 men on the
Central and Northern Ukrainian
front we're reported today by the
Russians while acknowledging the
loss in the south of their big ship
building port of Nikolaev and the
mining center OF Krivoi Rog.
In addition the Russians declared
their troops had crippled at least
three other divisions, which were
said to have been beaten back after
losses of so to 80 per cent of their
normal fighting strength of 43,500
men.
Thus the Red Army apparently
was hitting back full strength
against the northern flank of the
long wedge the Germans were driv-
ing relentlessly past Odessa and
east toward the hydroelectric power
center of Dnieperopetrovsk at the
Dnieper River bend.
A Moscow communique issued at
midday reported that during the
night of August II to Is our troops
continued to fight the enemy along
the entire 'front.'" 1t named no
specific centers of fighting.
Docks Reported Blown Up.
The midnight communique which
acknowledged the Russian with
drawal from Nikolaev and Krivoi
Rog said defense forces carried out
Premier Stains scorched-earth or
der before falling back. The vast
Nikolaev dockyards where the Bug
River empties into the Black Sea
were reported blown up
Red Star. organ of the Red Army.
said the Germans lost 10000 dead
and wounded in fierce Russian
counter-attack which saved
Ukraine town identified only as
*" (possibly Kie).
Red Star said the Germans had
thrust within 5 miles OF the town
when they were halted, shelled in
tensively and then charged by Red
troops. which hurled them back to
miles on battle fields strewn with
their dead. The Russian forces
were reported still advancing.
Farther north, on the central front,
defenders of the road to Moscow
we're reported to have hurled other
German troops back in large-scale
counter attacks. Near city identi-
fled only as M" the Germans were
said to have lost 5000 men.
Authoritative London sources
said today the Germans appar-
emily have launched major new
offensive in the north, aimed at
Leningrad from EStonia.
This drive. they said, seems
to be timed with the final with
drawal of Marshal Semeon Bud
yenny's Russian forces across
the Dnieper River on the Uk-
raine flank of the eastern front.
THE battle was said still to be
raging there, however, despite
heavy attacks by Field Marshal
Gen. Gerd Won Rundstet's army
group estimated at more than
100000 German and Allied SOL
diersO
The Soviet Bureau of Information
listed three German divisions as
(See RUSSIANS, Page A-5>
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Nazi Occupation Army
Costs France Total
OF 0fS2,340,0O0,0OO
First Weekly BoIonee
Sheet Since June, 1910,
Is Issued by Bank
By PAUL GHALI,
FOREIGN Correspondent Of The Star an
Chirsr0 Daily

Foreign Correspondent of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.
VICHY. Aug. 18.-In 13 months
the German army of occupation cost
France a total of 117000, 900 900
francs $4,000, 900 at the franc S
nominal value, cents, the Bank of
France disclosed today in the first
weekly balance sheet issued since
June, 1910.
Its statement, which covered the
week OF July 1924, disclosed the
amount held for German credits for
the first time and fixed this amount
at So 1892 600, 600 Isl 1866 SAC, ,000).
Vice Premier Admiral Jean OAR
Ian announced on May 7 that the
400 .00O, 900 francs $4,000, ,00o) paid to
Germany daily was to be reduced to
300 ,000, 900 $4,000, ,00O but this de-
crease seems never to have ma
terialized. Negotiations are reported
to be continuing, but they are kept
secret.
Bank advances to the government,
as of July "a. the statement said,
had totaled 34,163 10000 francs.
According to a financial dispatch
from Paris, on December 81. 1910
banks had lent the government a
total of 229 ,000, 900 900 francs.
If the latter figure is correct. it
means that between December. 1910,
and July. l94l. advances to the
Vichy government amounted to only
5000, 900 900 francs. This would seem
to prove that most of France S
financial effort for reconstruction
was made between June and Decem-
ber of last year.
Although the difference in figures
of advances between December and
June are not obtainable here, it is
believed that it was considerable.
Some clue to this is given by the
increase in note circulation in the
same period. In June. 1910. notes
in circulation amounted to 1740O0,-
900 900 francs. according to official
figures. In December. 1910. they
were 218,000, ,000.00 francs.
In the six months from December
1910. to July. 1941. the increase in
note circulation was $1,000, 900 900
francs, against $4,000 100000 in the
previous half year.
tcopyrisht, 1941. Chicago Daily News. lncD
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Wartime Censorship Plan
Disopproved by President

President Roosevelt has disap-
proved an Army-Navy proposal
for a wartime censorship,
Stephen T. Early. White House
secretary, told press conference
today. The disapproval. Mr..
Early said, was expressed some
time ago to a plan which would
not require legislative sanction
and which would be invoked only
if this country became actually
involved in war.
At the same time, the secretary
said he had never heard of the
reported draft of censorship legis-
lation which is supposed to be
before the Chief Executive on
recommendation of the War and
Navy Departments.
Il don't know the source of
that report" Mr. Early said. but
I don't believe it. I never heard
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Berlin Papers Print
Picture of New
Nozi BottIeship'
3, the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. ia pic
ture of a warship described
in captions as "a new German
battieship" firing her 15-inch
guns appeared in newspapers
today following statement
by Vice Admiral Warzecha
that the German Navy must
show offensive spirit.
The newspapers did not ex-
plain whether they meant he
35,000-ton Tirpitz, which has
been completed for some time,
or another ship.
James Fighting Ships, Brit
ish naval manual, lists two
35,000-ton battleships as under
construction by Germany.
There were to have been four
batleships of the same class
but the first to be completed,
the Bismarck, was sunk by the
British after the Bismarck had
sunk the battle cruiser Hood
last May.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
U. 5. Requests
Japan TO Explain
Ban on Sailing
Satisfactory Reason
Has Not Been Given,
Hull Declares
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

The American Government to-
day asked Japan to explain its
refusal to permit the departure
of more than 100 American citi-
zens from Japan aboard an
American liner.
Secretary of State Hull told his
press conference that Japan has yet
to give a satisfactory reason for the
action, which the State Department
disclosed Saturday.
Presumably on instructions from
Washington, Joseph c. Grew, the
American Ambassador in Toxic
called on japanese Foreign Minister
Toyoda today in order to find out
what lay behind the japanese atti-
tude.
Mr.. Hull refused to comment for
the present on the Grew visit on the
ground that he had not heard from
the Ambassador, but he said that he
lacked new information. The State
Department previously announced
that the Toxic government had noti-
fed the United States it would not
grant clearance for the American
ship President Coolidge from a jap
anese harbor if it took aboard Amer
lean citizens bound from Japan for
the United States.
Mater Viewed Gravely.
The first problem that officials
here want to solve is whether Japan
is seriously trying to disturb fur
ther the tense American-Jananese
relations or whether the refusal to
let the Americans go is only an
evidence of japanese official irri-
tating red tape.
The fact, however, that the State
Department made known the sit
uation was accepted here as clear
indication that it views the matter
eravely.
Mr.. Hull said President Roosevelt
end Prime Minister Churchill dis
cuSsed the Far Eastern situation
in their sea meeting, but he stressed
that they conferred also on the
Anglo-American relation to every
other geographical sector of the
world.
No New Light in Talks.
With a smile, the Secretary said
he did not like to make invidious
distinctions among geographical
areas and so would not refer to
whatever might have been decided
about the single area OF the Far East.
Although many correspondents
thought the Secretary might throw
some new light on the Roosevelt
Churchill talks, he cautiously re-
Trained from any specific observa-
tions about policy.
Japan's action in keeping the
American citizens in that country
was assailed by Representative Din
gell, Democrat, of Michigan. He
said he would recommend to the
President that "he order imprison-
ment in concentration camps in
Hawaii of 1000 alien japanese with
In 48 hours after transmission of
note to the Toxic government" if
the Americans were not allowed to
depart.
Evening star., 1941-08-18

OF any bill presented for approval
Of the President.
Il know that some time ago he
disapproved an Army Navy plan.
but that was one that did not call
for legislation and was for use
in war time only"
Later, after making further
check with the President, Mr..
Early recalled reporters to issue
the following supplementary de-
nial:
First. the President has not
approved any such bill, nor does
he know of the existence of any
such bill.
Secondly, he cannot imagine
the source of such a new report
unless it be the Wilhelmstrasse or
from some one in this country
who thinks more of Germany
than he does of the United
States"
Evening star., 1941-08-18
TueweII Nomination
Approved by Senators
Rx the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate Territories Committee
approved today President Roosevelt's
nomination of Rexford Guy Tugwell
to be Governor of Puerto Rico.
The committees action followed
an interrogation of Mr.. Tugwell in
which he denied having any inten-
ton of introducing communal land
tenure in Puerto Rico similar to
"the system of Russia and Mexico" !"
The committee interrupted Mr..
Tugwell's plane trip to Puerto Rico
Thursday and summoned him back
here for questioning.
Senator Clark, Democrat, of Mis-
souri, told Mr. Tugweu before the
committee voted that I'VE don't
really care what you intend to
recommend for Puerto Rico, because
If we do not approve Of your recon-
nnendations here In Congress we will
simply turn them down"
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Great Russian Force
Reported on Border

TOXIC. Aug. 18 LP).-Reliable In
dications that Russian Far Eastern
Army OF great strength has been
fully modified and stationed on the
Siberian border and an hours-long
conference between United States
Ambassador Grew and Japanese
Foreign Minister Toyoda stressed
the critical situation in the Pacific
tonight.
Significantly, Domei started off its
European and American broadcasts
with discussion of rumored plans
of Chinese Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek to visit Moscow, inter-
preting such plans as evidence OF
China's weakness and the effective
ness of Japan's blockade.
The whole japanese press splashed
reports under London date lines
that Chang would visit Moscow.
The Grew-Toyoda meeting was
reported of the utmost Importance,
although there was no inkling OF
what they discussed.
Mr.. Grew went to the Foreign
Office at 4 pm. and had not re-
turned to the Embassy two hours
later.
Before he saw Toyoda, Eugene H.
Dooman. counselor of the United
States Embassy, was closeted with
Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Eigi
Amau.
The subjects of the discussions
we're not disclosed.
Returns to Foreign Office.
Mr.. Dooman again hurried to the
foreign Office at 6 pm.
Lights have been burning late
these troubled days in Toxic. Not
the least of the questions under
scrutiny is that of shipping. Per-
haps an even more vital problem
than this was behind todays diplo-
matte activity, but there was no
hint of the reason.
1t was known, however, that the
japanese felt their position had
not been clearly presented con-
eerning the liner President Coolidge.
Ship Announcement Studied.
The United States State Depart
partment's announcement on the
steamer President Coolidge was re-
ported reliably being studied closely
and seriously by the Foreign Office.
Washington said Saturday that
Japan had refused clearance papers
to the ship if it sought to move the
more than 100 private American
citizens now in Japan.
Then, earlier today, the Japanese
government had announced that
aliens must now obtain police au-
thorization to leave the country.
Previously, foreigners had to notify
authorities they were leaving, but
(See JAPAN, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Aliens Reported Ordered
From Singapore Area
By tie Associated Press.

by tIt hSSUCIAIcu rIeeo''
TOXIC, Aug. ia copyrighted
Domei dispatch from Singapore said
today all Japanese and other aliens
living within a 15-mile radius of
the British naval base at Singapore
had been ordered to leave the area
within two weeks.
The Japanese include residents
and officers of concerns which hold
vast rubber tracts in the zone. They
are appealing to the authorities
to reconsider the order, Domei said.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Restaurant License
Issued by District
To New Airport
Jurisdiction Issue
Delays Decision on
Liquor Permit

In the midst of deliberations over
whether it has jurisdiction to issue
a liquor license to the new National
Airport terminal across the Poto-
mac, the District government has
issued a restaurant license for the
same building, it was learned today.
And, to complicate the situation
further. airport restaurant operators
have been notified by George Damn,
Arlington County deputy commits
sioner of revenue, that they will
be expected to obtain Virginia
State license for the restaurant.
when saw them last week." Mr.
Damn said, they told me they
did not care whether they paid a
license fee to the District or to Vir-
ginia. so long as they were not re-
quired to pay in both Jurisdictions"
Warns of Prosecution.
Advised of the Districts issuance
of the license Arlington County
Commissioner of Revenue Harry K.
Green asserted that if the airport
restaurant fails to obtain Virginia
license the matter will be reported
to the commemorative attorney for
prosecution.
An official of Airport Terminal
Services, Inc, concessionnaires at the
new field, said that he did not know
what further action would be taken.
He refused to hazard an opinion
on possible procedure, but remarked
dolefully:
ct looks like we are caught in
the middle"
Mason to Study Question.
Meanwhile, it was revealed that
President Roosevelt is on record as
indorsing move to place the en-
tire new airport in the District of
Columbia. His attitude was ex-
pressed in letter to Representa-
tive Nichols, Democrat, of Okla
homa, a member of the House Rules
Committee, last october.
The restaurant license was issued
Saturday, according to Wade H..
Coombs, superintendent of licenses.
That was about "A hours after the
Commissioners had declined to act
on the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Boards submission to them for the
second time the question of the Dis
trict's jurisdiction over the airport
Commissioner Guy Mason said that
before making decision he wanted
(see AIRPORT, Page A-50
Evening star., 1941-08-18

it is certain to become more fire.
quently used. My fellow passenger
was Ralph Ingersoll, New York pub
Usher.
Our Chinese plane carried us for
two days from the Chinese capital
across the bleached wastes Of north
west China to the blistering Central
Asian town of Hami. in Sinkiang, or
Chinese Turkestan. There we waited
four days for Dougles plane of the
tSee STEELE, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Enemy Forces Fleeing
In Lower Dnieper
Area, Nazis Say
Further Deterioration
Of Russian Defenses
Indicated by Berlin
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 18.-Red Army
forces in the Southern Ukraine have
fallen still farther toward the lower
Dnieper and their flight has be-
come in part a rout before the ad-
vancing German armies, the war
bulletin from Adolf Hitler's head
quarters declared today.
Thus, again in vague language
hiding specific details, the high
command tersely indicated further
deterioration of Russian defenses on
the southern flank of the eastern
front and reported considerable re-
Evening star., 1941-08-18

agrees on THIS point, that To-Day
Russian morale is excellent. This
is borne out, too, by my own SUPER
fetal observations during nine days
travel across half of Russia's enor-
NOUS length.
1t took me Just "A days to reach
Moscow by plane and train from
Chungking over one of the few re-
manning channels of entry into this
country. Fewer than half q dozen
Americans have so far made the
Moscow journey over this route, but
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Three BeIqions Executed

BRUSSELS, German Occupied
Belgium, Aug. 18 P.-Three Bel
gians were executed today after
being condemned to death by mill
tary authorities on charges of
espionage.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
(See JAPAN, Page A-5J
Minesweeper Sunk

LONDON, Aug. 18 (P).-TThe Admir-
atty today announced the sinking
of one of the British Nays mine
sweepers, identified only as No. SO.
The cause of the sinking and the
number Of casualties were not given
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Menzies May Disclose
New Angles on ToIks
By the Associated Press.


MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 18.
Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies
may give the Australian Parliament
an account Wednesday of the Roose-
velt-C Churchill talks exceeding any
thing yet revealed, 1t was said auth
oritatively today.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Reds Calmly Harvesting Grain,
Morale High, Observer Says
No Signs Of Internal Breakdown,
Enterprises Go On, Writer Reports
By A. T. STEELE,

Chicago Daily News
MOSCOW, 18-Colosal Russia calmly ahead with
the work of harvesting he biggest grain since the revo
ton without the slightest evidence that two months of Naz
hanmeng yet brought beginning of the internal
breakdown confidently predicted by Naz propagands
Whatever gains Adolf Hitler terribly mscalcu
Every diplomat and observer
talked during few days in the Soviet Union
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Summary Of Todoy's Star

The Rev. c. S. Abbott. jr., dies at his
Maryland boys camp. Page A-4
Local need for nurses emphasized
after Federal appeal. Page b.
Evening star., 1941-08-18

(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-5O
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Weather Forecast

Increasing cloudiness, warmer, lowest
64. light rain by morning; tomorrow
cloudy with showers, higher tempera-
ture. Temperatures today-Highest,
80, at pm; lowest, so, at 4 am.
From the United states weather Bureau report.
Full Details on PAGE Az.
Evening star., 1941-08-18

(See AIRPORT, Page A-50
Evening star., 1941-08-18

tSee GASOLINE, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Supper
Notes

Anchor Room-Lounge at the An
napolis Hotel; no dancing, but en-
tertainment nightly.
Cafe. of All Nations-Popular
downtown cocktail lounge with en-
tertainment afternoons and eve
nlngs by an instrumental quartet
Cafe Caprice - Intimate lounge
for cocktail and supper dancing at
the Roger Smith Hotel. Music for
dancing is by Don Carper's four
piece instrumental group.
Casino Royal-Shows featuring
several acts and chorus, nightly
at 7:30, 1890 and l am. Dancing
to Jack Schaeffer's music.
Ciro's--Downtown cocktail lounge
at 1904 g street, with nightly en-
tertainment until l o'clock. Open
Sundays. No minimum.
Club TrOika-Continenta resort
with nightly reviews in the CoSsack
and South American manner. Music
for dancing is by Sasha Lukas
Orchestra. Minimum charge.
Cosmos Room-Supper club al
the Carlton, sleek and sophisticated
with dancing at the cocktail and
supper hour to music by Carmen
Cavallaro and his orchestra.
Ell Patio-Popular cocktail lounge
with entertainment almost continu-
ously by Jean and Joe Rose and
Capt. Nick Hope, the accordionist
Hamilton H0tel-Milton Davis
and his orchestra play for dancing
Evening star., 1941-05-01

in the Rainbow Room from to
$50 and from 10 to /.
Hi-Hat Lounge-At the AmbaSsa-
dor Hotel, entertainment nightly by
the Four Ms.
La Sale Observation-Disclosures
supper club at the well-known
French restaurant LrEScargot.
Dance music by Burrus williams
Orchestra, with nightly entertain
ment by Jose and Paquita, in their
| authentic Spanish, Mexican and
South American dances.
Log Cabin-South of Alexandria
about 31a miles on the Richmond
highway. Dancing nightly to music
by Tempo, Inc.
LOtus-Shows, featuring several
scts and a chorus, at /, 7:30 and
11:30 pm; dancing to Bill Strick-
lands Orchestra. Minimum charge.
Lounge Riviera-Gay and init
mate spot at 2400 Sixteenth street,
with dancing until las, with music
by Pete Macias and his orchestra.
Madrillon-Spanish and American
cuisine; dancing from 7:30 on to
music by Carr Van Sickler, Don
Shook and their orchestra, and to
the Trio Lirico in the rumba and
conga tempt. Songs by Adelita
Varela and June Sothern.
MayfiOwer Lounge-Dick Koon's
Orchestra plays for dancing from 5
to 7 and after 10, when there's a
minimum charge.
MetrOnome r Room - Wardman
Park Hotels supper club, gay rem
devious of the towns young set
Music for dancing by Jack Coftey S
Orchestra, with nightly entertain
ment by SongStresS Beverly Blayne,
the Three Smart Girls, the Glee
Club and Drummer Pat Murphy
Fridays and Saturdays the festivities
are in the Wardman's new Burgundy
Room.
Neptune ROOm-DowntoWn res
taurant with entertainment from :
| to 6 in the afternoon and from 8 to
am. nightly by Pianists Bob and
Bertie Hellman and Joe Collins and
his Mad Hatters.
Pail Mall ROOm-Sleek and con-
tinental dining room and supper club
at the Raleigh Hotel. Nightly dane
ing, after 8 o'clock, is to Bert Ber-
mathis music.
Restaurant S23-Downtown res
taurant and cocktail lounge at this
Fifteenth street address, with en-
tertainment nightly after $50 pm.
Lee Everett is the master of cere-
! monies.
Romany RoOm-Intimate down.
town supper dancing rendezvous,
with a festive air, shows twice
nightly, dance music by Al Spiel
docks Orchestra.
Shoreham Blue Room-EXtremely
popular and very elegant dinner and
supper dancing resort. There are
nightly floor shows at $50 and 11:30
pm. Music by the Barnee-Lowe
Orchestra.
Spanish Garden BallroOm-Pop-
ular dance resort at the city's free
admission amusement center, Glen
Echo Park. There is dancing nightly
from to midnight, except Sundays,
to music by Paul Kain's Orchestra,
with songs by Adele Van.
Evening star., 1941-05-01

with the murder of Rufus Roy Nc
Cain, another bank robber from
Oklahoma City, carries q maximum
penalty of three years.
The defense contended that Young
stabbed Mccain in the prison tailor
shop last December while mentally
upset after brutal treatment in the
prisons solitary cells. and in fear
OF Mccain who had threatened his
life.
Young has served 5 years OF q 90
year sentence.
Fellow convicts testified in support
Of his testimony that guards brutal
ly beat men in isolation cells.
Tells Of Strait Jackets.
The convict witnesses, among them
Harmon M. Valley, kidner of youth
full George Weyerhaeuser of Tacoma
and other notorious criminals, told
of being beaten and placed in
strait jackets.
Young said he had teen in soli-
tary cells continually from Septem-
ber, 1887, to November, 1910, and
that he was stripped nude, deprived
Of soap. tobacco and toothbrush and
underfed.
Warden James A. Johnston testi-
fed the prisoner had been put in
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Bankers Take Over Seattle
Episcopal Cathedral
the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press
SEATTLE, May 1.-The largest
Episcopal church on the Pacific coast
north of San Francisco-St. Marks
Cathedral-was dark today and its
congregation made plans to hold
services Sunday on the lawn of
Volunteer City Park from portable
altar.
The stately edifice passed into the
hands of st. Louis bankers last night
after church officials admitted they
could find no means to meet pay
ments on a s266,316 mortgage, year
overdue.
The action leaves the Rev. S.
Arthur Houston. bishop of the diocese
of Olympia. without cathedral. He
is expected to designate another
church as a pro-cathedral.
Representatives of the bankers in
dicated they hope some means will
yet be found whereby the congre-
CATION can regain its church.