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Evening star., 1941-07-31
PeIIey Asks CurtaiImeni
OF Civil Train Service
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Railroads have been asked to
eliminate unnecessary passenger
train services so as to be prepared
to meet increased troop movements.
The Association OF American Rail-
roads said today that j. j. Pelley.
president. had written carriers urg-
ing that they review very carefully"
their passenger service with q view
to:
/. Disseminating passenger trains
that are unnecessary.
2. Eliminating duplicating COM
petitive services in excess Of the
needs of the public.
Mr.. Pelley said virtually all avail
able passenger cars were needed to
handle the current service, and pre-
dicted an increase in troop move
ments in 1912 of 40 to 100 per cent.
Evening star., 1941-07-31
Purchase of District Building
ForFederoI Use UrgedbyBureou

Early purchase of the District
Building by the United States Gov
ernment to provide space for ex-
.panding activities and shifting OF
the municipal agencies into the new
Municipal Center Building has been
proposed to the Commissioners by
the Budget Bureau, it was revealed
today.
The deal necessarily would be
contingent upon some arrangement
whereby the Quartermaster Cen
erals ONCE of the War Department
could be moved out of the Municipal
Center Building, where Federal
workers have taken over about go
per cent of available space.
Officials at the District Building
would not hazard a guess as to what
arrangements could be made re-
garding these workers.
The suggestion for purchase Of tn.
Evening star., 1941-07-31
German Losses Easinc
Emergency, Foes Of
Army Extension Say
Senator Nye Roises
Point as Debate
Enters Second Day
By the Associated Press.

.
Reported heavy German losses in
the Russian campaign were cited to-
day as an argument against pending
legislation for the retention of Sc
lectees, National Guardsmen and
reserves in the Army longer than
the present one-year service.
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota, an opponent of the bill,
raised this point as the Senate
opened its second day of debate.
He told reporters there was reason
to doubt that today's German Army
was either as large or as efficient
as before it entered the Russian
campaign. He said he had received
unofficial reports that the Germans
were calling heavily on their re-
serves.
1t followed, he argued, that the
Nazis offered less powerful threat
to American security than any they
could have presented a year ago
when Congress voted CONSUMPTION
and decreed that selectees should
be released after a years service.
Sees Emergency Less Acute.
"The administration says it must
have this Legislation because the
emergency is 4lore acute" Senator
Nye said. LAS a matter of fact. the
emergency Is much less acute than
it was because of the degree to
which some of these military force.
have been decimated."
One other Senator, who asked tc
remain anonymous. asserted that of
fetal sources in this country hac
received reliable estimates that tn.
Germans had lost 100000 killed anc
wounded thus far in the Russian
campaign.
The injection of Nazi losses intt
the debate apparently was also de.
signed to counter the statements o.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Utah
on the formidable character of Hit.
ler's military machine.
Senator Thomas, sponsor of tn,
service extension legislation, tolc
the Senate yesterday that Ger.
many had expanded her crack armed
forces from 81 divisions at the out.
set OF the war in 1889 until sh,
now had 260 divisions.
Senator Austin Agrees.
Agreeing with this. estimate, Sen
ator Austin of Vermont, the actin,
Republican leader, pointed out tina
Nazi troops had been Seasoned b,
actual fighting. He said that, b,
comparison, the American Army wa
only partly trained. adding that non,
of its component parts ought to b,
mustered out until that training wa
complete.
I'VE have got to assume" he tolt
reporters, that the worst is goin,
to happen. We have got to as
sumo that there is going to be al
| attempt to invade the United State
and we have got to be prepared
for it,"
Opponents of the service exten
sion, led by Senator Taft, Republi
can, OF Ohio, asserted that the Arm,
(See DRAFT. Page A-o0
Evening star., 1941-07-31
Drive by 5000, 900
Russians in Next
7 Weeks Predicted
Nv the Associated Press.


LONDON, July 31.-A coun-
ter-offensive by more than
100000 Red Army soldiers on
a front stretching from Lenin-
grad to Kiev was predicted to-
day in Soviet Russian military
circles here.
1t was asserted the attack
might begin within two weeks,
when the Russian high COM
mand was satisfied that the
German armies had expended
their reserves of strength in at
tempts to smash the Red Army
around Smolensk, barring the
way to Moscow.
The Soviet informants said
the predicted offensive would
be one of the largest in his
tory. with the Red Army ranks
strengthened by hundreds of
thousands of reservists now
being assembled and COM
pletely equipped for the big
push.
Evening star., 1941-07-31

and said German forces had
plunged into their retreating units
in the Ukraine in deep thrust"
On the fiercely-contested Smol-
ensk front in the center, where the
Russians are endeavoring to pinch
of a German salient stuck through
the Stain Line toward Moscow, the
war bulletin reported "encirclement
of the enemy east of Smolensk was
further frightened" Other sources
said German mopping-up there had
taken a heavy toll of the Russians.
Emphasis, however, remained on
the northern flank striking toward
Leningrad where, German sources
said, the Russians have carried their
"scorched earth" strategy to the
point of spraying nagtha on their
forests and igniting them with artil-
lery shells to put hurdle of fire
between Leningrad and the Ger
Finnish drive.
The destroyed divisions were said
to have yielded to the Germans
1IN
Evening star., 1941-07-31

District Building was made recently
by the Budget Bureau in replying
to the city heads on their proposal
for an enabling act to permit the
District to borrow as much as S.
900 900 from the United States under
the Lanham Act providing gift or
loan of Federal funds to local gov
ernments for provision of facilities
essential to national defense.
In connection with other calcula-
tions, 1t developed, certain District
officials already had estimated that
most of the personnel and services
now housed in the District Building
could be placed in the Municipal
Center Building, provided the Fed
eral workers there were moved. 1t
was said this would necessitate some
crowding, but would have the de-
6. nYcTDYCr pTYTY NYNJC Dr. o
Evening star., 1941-07-31
Tickets for Sing

Tickets for the patriotic COM
munity sing and National SYM
phony Orchestra concert at the
Water Gate next Monday night
now are on sale at the Sym
phony Box ONCE, kits Music
Store, 1880 G street NV, tele-
phone National 1882. They are
priced at IS cents, SO cents
and 81.
Evening star., 1941-07-31

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 3l.-Maj Sir Her
bert Paul Latham. member Of Par
Lament for Whitby, has been ar
rested "for alleged offenses against
military law" and is being held for
trial before a court martial. De-
tails of the charges were not dis
closed.
Sir Paul, SO, has been a Conserva-
tive member for the Whitby and
Scarborough divisions of Yorkshire
since 1881. He served last year as q
captain in an anti-aircraft search
light regiment.
In 1888 he married Lady Patricia
Doreen Moore, only daughter of the
10th Earl of Drogheda. The mar
riage was dissolved in the United
States last May.
Evening star., 1941-07-31
White House Farley
Weighs Legislation
On Prices and Rents
Regulatory Measure
To Be Introduced in
Senute Tomorrow
y the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
What the head of the Federal
Reserve Board described as every
thing on the the imitation front"
came up for discussion today at
White House conference on legisla-
ton to establish ceilings on prices
and rents.
Mariner S. Eccles. the Reserve
Board chief. and Leon Henderson,
price administrator, talked over the
whole situation of prices and in
stallment credit in half-hour con-
ference with President Roosevelt.
Afterward Mr.. Eccles gave news
papermen his terse summary of the
meeting and Mr.. Henderson waved
to them with document he said
was copy of my bill" to control
prices.
Legislation was expected to be in
troduced quickly in pursuance to the
Presidents special message of yes
terday requesting power not only to
limit prices and rents to head of in
flation, but to deal with excesses in
the field of installment credit and to
stabilize markets by buying and SELL
ing "as the exigencies of price may
require"
Opposition in Farm Area.
Majority Leader Barkley said that
a last minute suggestion for revision
OF the legislat ton would delay its in
PRODUCTION in the Senate until to-
morrow.
He declined to say what the sug-
gestion was.
Although President Roosevelt's
message to Congress yesterday
evoked bipartisan support in both
houses, it also aroused rumblings
of vigorous opposition, especially
from farm minded lawmakers.
Senator Bankhead, Democrat, of
Alabama, who has sponsored many
administration farm bills, bluntly
announced he. would oppose any
(See PRICE-FIXING. Page A-l5.)
Evening star., 1941-07-31

Maryland and Democratic National
Committeeman Charles Sawyer of
Ohio in connection with the Dupont
Circle Deal. These two men made
an inspection trip through the
apartment with Mr.. Newman while
the contract with the Government
was being negotiated.
Representative McGregor of Ohio
today questioned Mr.. Guthridge
about this inspection and asked If
Senator Tydings and Mr.. Sawyer
had made it at his request or in
vitation. Mr.. Guthridge replied that
they had not.
Mr.. Lanham then said: st know
we do not want to be in the at
(See DUPONT CIRCLE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1941-07-31
Hitler Bans Practice
Of Christiun Science
BY the Associated Pres,

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 81. - Christian
Science has been forbidden in Ger
many, effectively Immediately, the
authoritative news commentary.
Dienst aus Deutschland, disclosed
today.
Adolf Hitler ordered the ban, q
said, "for protection Of the public
and state"
Evening star., 1941-07-31
D. C.. Bank CIeorings
Set New July High,
Even Exceeding '29

Business is booming in Wash
ington, it was shown by the
Washington Clearing House
Association today.
The association reported that
checks passing through local
banks reached a new high July
ceeding July, 1929, with its
$127, ,497,771.
In the first seven months Of
1941 checks totaled $979. 49,
375.l3, as compared with $751;
007 .676.18 the first seven months
Of 1910. n
(Further details in financial
section.)
Evening star., 1941-07-31
President Names Hershey
SeIective Service Head
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today nomi-
mated Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey
to be director of selective service.
Gen. Hershey has been serving as
acting director since the resignation
several months ago OF DR.. Clarence
A. Dykstra. president of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin. .,
Evening star., 1941-07-31

The Star and the National SYM
phony Orchestra Association in be-
half of the United Service Organiza-
ton, said Victor Herbert music
was chosen because music lovers
have manifest on many occasions
their appreciation for this American
composer.
The symphony program, with
Charles O'Connell, director of
artists and classical recordings for
r. c. A.-Victor, as guest conductor,
will open with Pan Americana"
This will be followed by two solos
(see WATER GATE, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-07-31
Grass Too Tough for Cattle

LLANO, Tex, July 81 CP.-For
years stock raisers prayed for rain
there wasn't enough for the grass
The rains came. this summer. Now
the grass is growing faster than the
cattle can eat it back and is too
tough for the stock to chew.
Evening star., 1941-07-31
U.S.Dupont Circle Commitment
Void, House Probers Assert
Federal Official Explains Negotiations
With Newman for Apartment Rental
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

The Governments commitment to lease the Dupont Circle
Apartment under contract yet unsigned void several members
committee investigating the transaction declared
today hearing testimony by Clay Guhridge who
charge Of the Government NEGOTIATIONS.
Evening star., 1941-07-31

(See MOSCOW, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-07-31

(See DRAFT, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-07-31

(See PRICE-FIXING, Page A-15)
Evening star., 1941-07-31

(See BERLIN, Page A-14)
Evening star., 1941-07-31

See DISTRICT BUILDING, Pc.
Evening star., 1941-07-31

(See GASOLINE, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Greater National Capital
Unit Raises S42,2O3

Members of the Greater National
CAPITAL Committee campaign or
ganization today began the last lap
of their drive for s62.500 following
report luncheon yesterday when
total of s42,203 was reported raised
In the first 20 days of the campaign.
Wilmer Waller. chairman OF the
Campaign Committee, expressed
confidence that the goal would be
reached by June l. The funds Will
be used by the Greater National
Capital Committee during the COM
ing fiscal year in soliciting conven-
tions and tourists for Washington
and promoting interests of the Ma
tons Capital generally.
Among those attending yester-
days luncheon, held at the May
flower Hotel. were Fred Smith,
president of the Washington Board
of Trade; Edgar Morris, chairman
of the committee, and E. D. Merrill,
president of the Capital Transit Co.
and vice chairman of the Campaign
Committee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
British Mdssing
InGree(e, Turkey

BELGRADE. March 17.-With
full battle equipment, 10000
British troops have arrived in
Grecian Thrace and are reported
massed less than so miles from the
German legions in southern Bull
garia, according to adviceS from
IStanbul today.
"a radio message received by
NBC in New York from Martin
Agronsky. NBC Istanbul CORE
spondent, said British forces are
entering Turkey. A dispatch
from London said there was no
confirmation of this report)
The messages from Istanbul
said another 10000 British en-
pire troops are en- route to Greece
aboard transport vessels which are
understood to be landing Britons
at various Greek ports at the rate
of 10000 a day.
Another $4,000 British troops,
along with tanks and anti-air-
craft guns. are being transported
from Haifa. Palestine. across the
eastern Mediterranean and Aegean
Seas to Thrace, it was reported
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
Thyssen a Prisoner
OF Nazis, Says VilhY

VICHY. March 17.-tINS1-
Fritz Thyssen, wealthy German
steel manufacturer who early in
the Nazi movement gave financial
support TO Adolf Hitler. is now a
prisoner in the Nazi concentration
camp at Dachau, it was disclosed
today. Thyssen was arrested by
French authorities in unoccupied
France and handed over to the
German military authorities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
ENGINEER KILLED

A. r. Weigle. 81. of Alliance, o.,
the engineer, was killed instantly
when the locomotive overturned.
The other dead were passengers,
one a nine-month-old boy
They were identified as Harry
Kennedy. As. Pittsburgh. a rail-
road employee; Mrs. Rose Jagiel-
ski. q. Pittsburgh. whose young
daughter was hurt in the wreck,
and Donald Mcdonald. the infant
son OF Mrs. Elizabeth Mcdonald
of Altoona. Pa. Mrs. Mcdonald
herself is hospitaliZed with unde-
termined injuries.
Charles II. Millburn. Al. Of Alli-
ance. o., the fireman, escaped with
possible internal injuries. Crawling
from the locomotive cab. he ran
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17

Representative May. a Ken
lucky Democrat, emissions a war
to the finish between Germany
and the United States II Britain
falls. He asserted that there will
be no peace as long as Hitler casts
his shadow across the world"
May has complete access to an
war department secrets. He has
introduced and managed the House
enactment Of every army expons
sion bill since 1888.
Representative May predicted
expenditure Of billions upon billiouo
Of dollars on national defense, even
if Britain should defeat Germany
A British victory. he explained,
will result only from long, hard
pull" in which American industrial
production will finally enshle Tho
British to overpower Hitler.
Q-"How is our prepareflnlU
Continued on Next Page, Col ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
Vatican Warned
By Britain
Interpstloual Sew. serviee osbIe

ROME, March 1.-THE British
government has issued a warning
that any bombing attacks on
Athens will draw speedy reprisals
in the forming of bombing attacks
on ancient Rome, International
News Service was informed by a
reliable source today.
Through diplomatic representa-
tives of a neutral nation in Rome,
il was learned, the British govern
ment has transmitted this infor-
nation to the Vatican, with the
suggestion that it be conveyed to
the Italian government.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
We Recommend:

"A weipaced exceptional financial
judgment figures this only the first IS cent
advance aid to Britain Paul Maon reports 70
Nor does Mr. Anderson anything Of that performance
and juliet by Ven Leigh Olivier which
told would neatly the
had
the balcony Damon Runyon into the Shakespeare situation
Page %.
NEARLY Washington will
board voluntary
mediation labor Disputes General Johnson 70.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
Actor Stewart Lands
Plane in Field; Unhurt

HOLLYWOOD, March IL
QNS1-Fiim actor James Stew
art. who received his commercial
pilots license last week. made an
emergency landing in a field near
Van Mugs yesterday. He was re-
ported unhurt, but was taken to a
hospital for observation a n d
rest"
Stewart will be indicted into
the army this week-the first
Hollywood actor called up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
Fire on Bremen
RACES 7 Days

BERLIN. March II. - INS)-
Fire broke out aboard the German
liner Bremen yesterday from an
unknown cause, it was announced
in Berlin today. Firemen are still
fighting the blaze aboard the ST.
731-ton vessel. it was stated.
II was not revealed where the
Bremen is now stationed or
whether it was en- route TO any
particular point.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
Fears War for U. s.
Housee Military Chairman Visions Fight to Finisk
With Germany If Britain Is Crushed

(Whdt Is the condition Of nd-
tiondl defense? Is this nation
going to wdr? These and many
other questions that are upper
most in the minds of Americans
today hare been put TO the four
top defense experts IN Congress
By William X. Hutchinson, chief
Of the Washington Bureau Of
international Neios Service. The
folioioing is an interpiew tcith
Chairman. ARdreW May Of the
House military affairs COM
mittee.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
Int1 New, service star oorre.ponaenr

WASHINGTON, March IL
Chairman Andrew jackson May
of the House military affairs COM
mittee today declared that millions
of American citizens will have to
die to defeat Hitler. If Germany
succeeds in crushing Britain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
Hull Goes South for Rest

WASHINGTON. March IL
qNS) Secretary of State Hull to-
day Is ION his way south" for a
few days rest, his office an
nounced His destination was I'M
disclosed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17

THE President has made a
j good speech at the corre-
spOndents' dinner. u
He always makes a good
speech.
The country has been brought
into the war by a mastery series
OF good speeches.
Let US hope that we will be
brought through the war sue
cessfulIy by equal eloquence and
by good direction.
The President merely de-
icribed what our part In the
war Is going to be-what he
kinks our part In the war
hOuld be.
The description Is very moder-
..te-very temperate.
1t has been no part or pur-
pose Of the Presidents elo-
quence to tell us the full con-
sequence of his decisions at once.
He has waited for our en-
dorsement of each step and then
told Us about the next step.
In this able and skiiful and
entirely democratic way he has
secured popular endorsement of
his whole program.
He now tell us what Is to he
expected of us during the con-
duct of the war.
1t Is a very moderate descrip-
ten Of what We will haze to do
and undergo.
IL will receive almost univer-
sal popular support.
Indeed the President could
not ask less and a. the situation
develops he will in all PROBABLE
ity have to ask much more.
And we will grant much more,
and will be glad to give II.
We are in the conflict now
irretrievably involved In II.
We have made our own deci-
sions as a nation.
We must stand by our deci-
sions.
We must unite in standing by
the government we have elected
and the policy We have deter
mined upon.
There h only one way out OF
our situation now, and that Is
by victory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
PLANES LEAD ATTACK

Few details of the operations
which enabled the British to re-
capture this strategic outpost on
the Gulf of Alden were made
known.
From the brief information
available. it appeared that Raj
planes. probably operating from
an aircraft carrier, opened a
devastating attack on Italian posi-
tons in and around Berbera.
Unidentified units of the navy
then hove into position offshore
and opened up their heacy guns
on Italian forts and shore bat
teries.
Under cover of this barrage,
troops landed from transports in
the outer horbor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
A Die. IO8 Injured;
Hunt Train DeraiIerS
BY WILLIAM THEIS
Init News Service stan Correspondent

up the tracks and tagged down an
oncoming train he feared might
strike daZed survivors of the
wreck.
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
state motor police and railroad in
ve-tigators began a three-way in
lvestigation even as the dead and
injured were being rushed to NOR
tuaries and hospitals.
OFFICIAL SAYS SABOTAGE
Frank r. Rex, superintendent
lof the eastern division, who termed
the wreck the result of deliberate
sabotage" said a clawbar, worn
smooth" from removing spikes
was found near the rails.
1T looks Ike some one took
the spikes, splice bars and bolts
out of one rail-" Rex said. I'VE
found one pair Cf splice bars.
One Of the bars was down at
the waters edge and the other
was halfway down the bank"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17
'Berberd Retdken
By British
BY w. p. SAPPHIRE

Init News Service stan Correspondent
CAIRO, March 1.-THE port Of
Berbera in British Somaliland,
captured by Italian troops at the
outset of hostilities in eastern
Africa, has been retaken by the
British army, macy and air force,
1T was officially announced in
Cairo today.
The original loss of Berbera
ment the loss of British Somali-
land, hailed by the Fascist press
as the first instance since the
American Revolution that Britain
had lost a slice of her empire by
force.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-17

PITTSBURGH. March lisa
boteurs who turned their savage
handiwork in the cloak of a freak
Winter storm plunged the Penn
sylvania Railroads fast Buckeye
Limited into the Ohio River, kill
ing four and injuring la persons
"a company official fatty charged
today.
The wreck al nearby Baden
missed by a scant 20 minutes
claiming the larger and faster
Manhattan Limited. A suspicion
that the earlier train was the tar
get of the sabotage plot was un-
officially admitted by railroad
Spokesman.