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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-08

sumption is positively funny. All 1t does Is quote the best guesses that have been made by British and American reference works, Jane's Fighting Ships, Col, R. Er1- est DuPuy's World irN Arms" and the writers in Japanese and Ger man publications.
 Taking the average of all these gINesses, the Soviet navy is said to consist of four fleets, one each on the Baltic, the Black Sea, the Arctic and one on the Pacific. Of battleshlps, the Reds have from one to five; cruisers, seven heavy and anything-up-to-40 light. That isn't much of navy, but where the Soviet Is supposed to be par- ticularly powerful Is in. suhnar- ines with approximately 200. If they are. at all well trained, they might have a lot of fun operating against the Japanese fleets in the Sea of Japan.
 One of the U. s. air forces most closely guarded secrets is the Nor- den bomb sight. The Navy has been asked SO many questions about 1t that one officer recently got tired of saying, "NoI" to these queries, and had his answer printed on cards. Now, when anyone asks about the Norden bomb sight or other secret information, he is handed Q black bordered card bearing the irl- scription:
 The Holder of This Card is En- titled to Our Deep and Heartfelt SYMPATHY
 MORE ON MINES
 More information about the dreaded acoustic mine and the methods of combating 1t Is begin- ming to be received in the United States This mine replaces the old magnetic mine, now successfully made harmless by magnetic cteJle belts around ship hulls. The acoustic mine Is attracted" to the ship, or at least exploded by vibration of the ship movement through the water, and while 1t was at first thought to be deadyl weapon against all ships, 1t is now believed that team-drivefl vessels are immune to the danger, though Diesel driven vessels are not. The only successful maneuver against the acoustic mine SO far has been to stop the engines of Diesel- driven ships going through the mined areas and slowly tow them into port. The big drawback here is that it reduces the speed of the con- voy.
 One of the U. s. Navy's oldest tasks at the moment is the job of trying to pry out of Japan a ship- Inent of pig bristles, and the strain- ed diplomatic relations aren't mak. ing the matter any easier.
 Select, extra long Chinese pig bristles make the best paint brush- eS' in the world. Japan's blockade has made difIacult the direct export of them from China to the United States, but the Japanese have been doing considerable business in this trade from their occupied area on the Chinese mainland. Unfortunate ly, one big shipment of bristleS hap. pened to be going through Japan for transsllipment just at the time the trade restrictions were slapped on by the two countries. Whether the shipment can be freed by State Department intervention is e ques- ton of shipping clearances. Some of the Navy wags say they wouldn't mind fighting Japan for silk stockings, but they'd hate to have to 90 to war just for pig bristles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-08
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1941
A Thought for Today

Thou wilt shew me the path of life; in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermorc.-Psalms l6;1l.
 
 Every mans life is fairy tale written by Gods flngers--Hans Christian Andersen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-08
Current Comment

The American government has not acknowledged that the tempo rary extinsuishment of their liber- ties has taken from the people of Czechoslovakia their rights and privilege.-U. s. note recognizing
 Germany was the first country. Hitler invaded.-Gerhardt Seger,. former member of the Gerinnn Reichstag. NN . the Benes government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-08
. EDISON IN
 WASHI lGToM
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

washington, Sept. S-Tn all the to-do about the Russian army, not much attention has been paid to the Soviet navy, but in the big game of bluff now going on be- tween the United States and Ja. pan over the shipment of war sup- plies across the Pacific to Vladi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-08

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Evening star., 1941-09-14
School Broadeasts
To Have Theme Of
Latin Americas
Pun-Americon Union
And Diplomatic Aides
To Assist in Programs

"Our American Cousins" 8 series
of radio programs designed to in
terpret the other Americas to the
students of Washington schools, will
be featured in the 1912 school
broadcaSting schedule, it was an
nounced yesterday by Hugh Stewart
Smith, principal of Jefferson Junior
High School and chairman of the
Junior High Radio Committee
Mr.. Smith pointed out that such
a series could very well be the
Washington schools contribution to
aid President Roosevelt's good
neighbor" plan.
The programs will be prepared
with the cooperation of the Pam
American Union and designated
staff members of the embassies and
legations of the Latin American
republics.
DIR. Manger to Speak.
Mr.. Smith also announced that
DR.. William Manger, Counselor of
the Pan-American Union, will speak
briefly at the first fall meeting of
the city-Wide Junior High Radio
Committee. John M. Begg, acting
assistant chief of the Division of
Cultural Relations of the Depart
ment of State, also will be present.
The meeting will be held in the
jefferson Junior High auditorium
next Friday at 1:30 pm Notices
already have been sent to princi-
pals and teachers. who are urged
to be present since final plans
for the radio programs will be dis
cuSSed and reports will be made
on the research work completed by
the Executive Committee during the
summer months.
A special radio handbook pre-
pared by Bill Coyle, radio director
of The Star, and designed to aid
teachers and students in the prepa-
ration of school broadcasts, also will
be distributed.
Reference Material Studied.
A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee was held last week when
Latin American reference material
was analyzed and a biblograph
compiled to aid teachers and stu
dents in locating information and
background for the radio programs.
Those who attended were Mr.. Smith,
chairman: j. G.. Logan. principal,
Shaw Junior High; Mrs. L. r.
HeathCock. Shaw: Mrs. Alice Morse,
Stewart; Robert Botkin, Langley;
Mrs. D. c. De Leon. Randall, and
Evening star., 1941-09-14

senior to freshman has very little
to do with her wardrobe. Principal
difference, one might suppose, is
the matter of socks VS.. stockings,
a subject on which the college and
high school girls seldom see eye to
eye
For example, campus bound CO.
eds have refused to lay in a supply
of silk stockings. even when the
shortage crisis" was at its height.
They, along with several women
touring the Canadian Rockies and
a group reputedly on its way TO
the interior of China, were the only
ones conspicuous by their absence
in the throngs which swarmed
around hosiery counters.
Short socks are the eternal IA
vorites for college wear. supple
mented this year with new inter-
est in knee-length types and a sort
of half-hearted enthusiasm for leg
makeup. Dating and dreSsy occa-
silk stockings are worn, anyway,
so the threat of a shortage leaves
the college crowd unimpressed. In
fact, they are inclined to treat the
whole situation as large and very
funny joke.
Not so, however, with the high
school set. Lacking the seclusion
of a campus and the moral support
of houSeful of sorority sisters,
the high school students are neces-
sarily more dependent upon conven-
tional GARLAND this means silk
stockings for daytime wear. Their
refusal to adopt short socks with
the same, careless abandon of
their sisters in the halls of higher
learning probably stems from the
fact that they were all too recently
forced to wear socks as a badge
of childhood. Consequently. they
look upon ankle or knee length
socks as an indication of unsophiS-
ticated adolescence to be Stunned
like the plague by high schoolers
who consider themselves very grown
up.
Aside from this difference, how
Evening star., 1941-09-14
Two D. G. Men Teach
At Sufety Institute

Two men active in traffic safety
work in the District were among
the instructors at the third annual
motor vehicle fleet supervisors
course, which opened last week at
the institute of public safety OF
Pennsylvania State College.
They are Stanley Abercrombie, in
charge of driving instruction at
Mckinley High School and adult
driving trainer for the Washington
Motor Club. and Prof. Amos E.
Neyhart, head of the institute and
consultant on road training for the
American Automobile Association
here.
Purpose of the course is to pre-
sent solution to the problems aris-
ing in the trucking industry from
national defense activity.
Evening star., 1941-09-14
Size of Sweater and of Girl
Bear Some Relation This Year
Saddle Shoes Will Be Cleaned Occasionally
And Even PIods Are More Subdued

long torso line. This seasons skirts
and elongated jackets are likely to
match, rather than hideously con-
trast as has been their habit in the
past. Saddle shoes are still with
us, but colorful moccasins are Civ
ing them a run for their money.
Plaids have become more subdued,
and even bright colors, such as the
ever present red. have a slightly
subtle hue apparent even to mex
perienced eye.
All of this holds true in both
high school and college clothes. In
fact, the girl entering college US
ually finds that her transition from
Evening star., 1941-09-14

Miss Florence Mcleod and Philip
J. Stone of the Southwest Branch
of the Public Library.
This marks the fourth straight
year that the Junior High School
Radio Committee has co-operated
with The Star and Station WMAL
in the presentation of educa tional
broadcasts for students of the junior
high level.
Evening star., 1941-09-14
Moneywoy to Resume
Short-Story Glasses

Lewis Loftan Moneyway, director
of the Moneyway Studios of Short
Story Writing, will return to Wash
ington tomorrow. and beginning
Tuesday will be at his studios, 912
Nineteenth street NV, daily from
S to 6 pm. to interview persons de-
string to register for courses that
begin october i.
In addition to registration for
classes in short-story technique, ap-
plications will be received from can
didates for the few vacancies ex-
listing in the discussion group of
writer's which meets with Mr.
MoneyWay each Wednesday at BIS
pm. for criticism of work in prog
reSS.
Evening star., 1941-09-14

IT'S WHAT THEY'RE WEARING-In the upper left
Mary Kehoe of Trinity College Qeft and Gloria Brandt of
Woodrow Wilson High School Kehoe plaid skirt and
jekn with plain flannel shirt and Scotch
type cap corduroy jumper
tattersa blouse Miss Kehoe relaxing in plaid skirt
blouse wearing socks and mocaSnS
for campus left Miss Brandt wearing long
sleeved in combination Shoes lowheeed
alligator trim and the off face Breton hat matches
the wide girde of the dress Photos
Evening star., 1941-09-14
By HELEN VOGT.

For some time now there has been
a nasty rumor around that the
school set is becoming more con-
servative in its dress.
Disappearing are the baggy sweat
erS three sizes too large, the saddle
oxfords which boasted not even a
nodding acquaintance with white
shoe polish. In a word, fashion
consciousness has hit the high school
and college crowd
True, the fundamentals linger.
Sweaters are everywhere, but they're
more of the drape school of thought,
many of them following the popular
Evening star., 1941-09-14

ever, wardrobes of both sets are
much the same. Nodded. long torso
dresses for informal dating are best
in ,velveteens, and woolens. Specta-
tor pumps are preferred to ex-
tremely high heels for these same
events One basic suit, dressed up
with accessories, is must" as are
several convertible evening gowns
with jackets or sleeves.
And the most startling news of
all-college girls are buving hats.
Evening star., 1941-04-10

air supremacy, will attempt to bomb
out of existence the principal Greek
ports: Piraeus. Volos, Kalamata and
Patras.
Despite the success of the Ger
man blitz, in Yugoslavia quarters it
is believed that the Yugoslav Army
which has not lost much in the
present campaign, might still be able
to put up good defense in the
mountains OF Southern Serbia. But
even If the worst happened, the
army, as in the last war, will be able
to make its way through the passes
and join the British Greek forces on
the prospective defense line from
north of Larissa to Ioanina and Al
bania. The loss of war materiel-
of which there is very little in Yugo-
slavia-is more keenly felt than the
loss Of men, which has been COM
paratively small.
The new line of defense which
Evening star., 1941-04-10

eaend bill making possible for this
credits the supplies all kinds Then provided
be used for this purpose 1t did not have opportunity it Is
so
the establish territory along
Atlantic Coast But the
majority of the members be considered
If and when the President decides that naval vessels should be
called
specific But when that should become
will which
easily recalled
President Woodrow Wilson
declaration 1917
Immediately.
without sending them all the Britain One that
the President might lift the American
Irish waters Another that he might extend the ocad
miles
Atlantic British
down it does the chances however will far
direct, that American convoy will be a convoy.
Evening star., 1941-04-10

the Greek peninsula was all that
really mattered.
Salonika is of the greatest i'm
portance in maintaining Yugoslav
supply lines: and in German hands
with the railways open, it will be-
come an air and submarine base
which will enable the Germans to
do a great deal of damage in Greece
and the Aegean area generally.
Moreover, the swift German cap
ture of Salonika cuts off a Greek
army which was really holding up a
German advance, and the loss OF
these seasoned troops is of no small
Importance both from the intrinsic
military viewpoint and also as to Its
effect on Greek morale.
Finally, it makes any Greek-Turk
cooperation impossible.
Main Attack From Bulgaria.
The Germans, as expected, de-
veloped their main attack from Bull
garia. They pushed down the
Struma. were engaged and held by
the Greeks-who have of course
evolved from experience a tactical
doctrine for dealing with mechanical
forces in mountain terrain. But the
Germans also launched an attack
from Kyustendil, supplied by
branch railway from Sofia, down
the Kriva River Valley toward the
Yugoslav center of Skoplie, at the
head of the vitality important Vardal
Valley.
Between these two main drives
they sent westward two smaller
columns with light armored equip
ment, which crossed the mountain
wall of the Varder % at the Juma
Pass. and 90 up the valley Of the
Strumnitsa, an afiuent OF the
Struma.
The Yugoslavs appear to have
weakened their forces in the ex-
treme southeast to hurry to the
defense of Skolpje, just as they did
in the second Balkan war when the
Bulgarians attacked from Kyus-
tendil BY so doing, they enabled
the German force coming up the
Strumnitsa to break through, turn
south past Lake Doiran and advance
on Salonika. The column moving
by the Juma Pass likewise turned
south down the main Vardar Valley
toward Salonika. BY these moves
the Greeks defending the Struma
line were cut OF and practically
surrounded.
Still Too Early.
Meanwhile. Skolpje was taken, or
bypassed. and the Germans pressed
on westward into the mountains
with almost incredible speed in an
endeavor to make connections with
the italians in Albania Their great
anxiety must have been that the
italians would be pinched between
the Greeks on the south and the
Yugoslav attack which has already
passed the Drin coming down from
the north.
Were this to happen, a solid
Greek Yugoslay front might have
been formed in the mountains west
of the Vardar, and a great Italian
disaster would tend to offset. In the
field OF prestige at any rate, the fall
OF Salonika.
1t is too early yet to say what
the results in this sector are going
to be; there are some suggestions
that the Yugoslavs have concen-
trated very strong forces for this
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Would Purchase Danish Ships

The President today to ask Congress for legislative authority to
vessels seized
of merchant vessels
something
White nimation OF
of the dnned into their
This the American people certainly back this
all aid Britain and her allies this
Added
that this aid should consist of steps war; When nation
its
opposing
them bei
of participation the have
They carried
American Navy would inevitably thrust the
might
country
provide munitions Of all
kinds
Evening star., 1941-04-10
l8 Girl Scouts to Tour
Red Cross Headquarters

Eighteen members of Brownie
Pack No. 149, Girl Scouts. will visit
American Red Cross headquarters
today to present squares knitted by
them to be made into an afghan.
The group will tour the building
and see things made by other chill
dren in foreign countries. Mrs. j.
H. Salaman and Mrs. M. B. Setter
are leaders of the pack, and Mrs.
C. A. williams is chairman of the
Troop Committee.
Sale of cookies by the 1000 Wash
ington Girl Scouts to raise money
for maintenance of Camp May
Flather in the Shenandoah Ma
Evening star., 1941-04-10

taken the left wing or radical posi-
tion in the American labor move
ment and in those industries where
stoppage of production is most bene-
fetal to the cause of Herr Hitler
session are determined to find the
answer.
Evening star., 1941-04-10

again been the
ingredients of a
German victory.
1t is difficult
to agree with the
viewpoint pre-
sented in some
L on d on dis
patches that the
fall of Salonika
to the Germans
is of little real
C o n S e q u e nee.
T at position
could be main
tanned only on
the theory that
Evening star., 1941-04-10
HAPPY Relief
FROM PAINFUL
BACkACHE
Caused by Tired Kidneys

Many of those gnawing. naSging. painful
backaches people blame on colds or strains
are often caused by tired kidneys-and may
be relieved when treated in the right way.
The kidneys are natures chief way Of tax
ing excess acids and poisonous wastes out
OF the blood. They help most people elimi-
nate about pints day.
If the 5 miles of kidney tubes and filters
don't work well. poisonous waste matter
stays in the blood. These poisons may start
nagging backaches. rheumatic pains. loss of
pep and energy. getting up nights. swelling.
puffiness under the eyes. headaches and diz-
illness.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills. used successfully by millions for over 20
years. They give happy relief and will help
the S miles of kidney tubes flush out POISON
- waste from the blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Concern Over Greek Ports


will be kept the hurting
their usefulness the Balkan will and
Germany will be able to notches in its pistol handle
nation living mostly trade importing
The population the front will be composed of the usual
force and eventually Yugolav itself The total
will be than 100000
Furthermore, the fighting will quantities
mateie medical supplies of which there small stocks
little
intact these needs the
supplies armies position will untenable
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Germons May Be Able to Destroy Ports

In military quarters believed the
destroying the Greek harbo The Germans the
organize airdrom Saona the
Yugoslava will
lombard with deadly regularity 1t British
Lutwae considerably increased in the
addition
the interior of the Reich. The Balkan Luftwae
estimated at $500 5000 machines
Germans Allies lies
neither oil available
applies the mechanical forces Germany
fuel from its principal Rmana the Allies will have bring
the from Palestine Egypt
British raids the Germans land be only
gasoline
front British
grounding mechanical units being mmobzed
Evening star., 1941-04-10

sense, on the continent of Europe.
Whether such front can be estab-
lished. and whether any part of the
Yugoslav Army can be saved to
help hold it, are the questions upon
which the German successes of the
last 48 hours have thrown the
shadow OF doubt.
Copyrisht. 1871. By New York Tribune. Inc.
Evening star., 1941-04-10

tration officials
are fin d i n 6
t h e m selves in
the position of
thinly veiled de-
fense of lie f t
wing a n d radi-
cal labor move
ments. Likewise
there is a ten
dency to coun-
ter by c alli n g
Q m p | o y e r S
"FasciStS.
This sort of
name-c ling / S
a kind of smoke
screen that be-
Evening star., 1941-04-10

the adding
his
meaning The alternative would British
The United States according authorities
deroe 1t sending 10 Coast Guard cutters to the British under
which this country and leave itself
N itself if
Evening star., 1941-04-10
The Political Mill
Administration Moy Act DecisiveIy to Prevent
Sinking Of Supplies VitoI to Britoin's Existence
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

imperative
and Mussolni still
aplanes period
ships all from the United
British their allies
something supplies
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Named Reserve Officers

The War Department announced
today Second 1t. Samuel Crockett
Oglesby OF Alexandria and Antonio
Munroe Ulrich of Arlington have
accepted appointments in the
Officers' Reserve Corps.
Evening star., 1941-04-10

HE opinions the iurers page
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to gpe all sides of questions OF interest to Its
readers although such contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1941-04-10

true tnat the American people as
a whole do not want to 60 to
war. But that does not mean they
would not, If the conditions became
such they believed it the proper
course.
Congress has gore along with
the President in his effort to aid
democracy. It amended the Neutral
ity Act, striking out the embargo
against sale OF arms and munitions
to belligerents. 1t finally passed the
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Red-CuIIinq
In Strikes
Buckfires
Communist Cry
Is Represented as
BecIoudine Issue
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

Loose application of the term
Communist" to anybody who starts
q strike or leads a labor dispute is
having it's repercussions. Admins
Evening star., 1941-04-10
People Nay Decide to Make War

laid basic proposition
aid another lead another There of
junked
this proposed that America efforts to help
the British 1t has been clear enough for long time that In the
would
Evening star., 1941-04-10
This Changing World
German Air Attacks Against Greek Seaport
CoIIed Most Disheortenina News Of Campaign
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN

The diseaning
here far has been the German
cpal Greek According reliable
damaging
city which suburb of Athens.
military circles rs believed that the
Evening star., 1941-04-10


strong British which action yet is believed to
play big the future The Greeks although
of morale
evacuation Salonka Thrace
whole according the latest dispatches
Evening star., 1941-04-10

The speed with which the German
blitzkrieg has swept into Greece and
Yugoslavia within four days has in
creased the feeling that something
must be done if the war is not to be
lost by totalitarian foes.
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, u.
S. N, retired, chairman of the United
States Maritine Commission, in a
radio address Tuesday night, asked
very pertinent question-whether it
would not be better to helm Britain
Evening star., 1941-04-10
BY MAI. G. FIELDING ELIOT,

Superiority in weapons, careful
planning and incredible boldness in
execution, coupled with thorough
ground-air coordination, have
Evening star., 1941-04-10

tional Park was reported progress
ing satisfactorily. 1t will end Mon
day
Evening star., 1941-04-10

snail-slow-or even stoPs-without the
usual shifting of gears. Yet Dodge
gives you positirs control at all times
with a powerful ''getaway-gear" for
tingling speed when you need it.
It's q new kind of fun-to find out
all that Dodge Fluid Drive means to
your ease of driving g-your comfort
-and your safety. And it's good busi-
Evening star., 1941-04-10

ITALY, Dodge is speeding ahead
l. reaching new highs in the regard of
motorists everywhere; and As a result
Dodge is now far out in front as the
fastest.selling, losUest.priced car soith
Fluid Drive.
Everybody's telling everybody else
how this Fluid Drive Dodge Luxury
Liner almost drives itself. How it goes
Evening star., 1941-04-10

tThis 10 Dsffof delivered
price and includes all Fed
srAf taxes and all standard
equipment. Transportation.
STATE and EocAifaxss Gfany),
axfra. fisid Drive S25sxfrs.
See your Dodfs dealer for
easy budget terms Prices
subject to change without
noffoe,