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Evening star., 1941-08-16
Memorial Rites
To Be Held Here
For Purvis

A service in memory of the Right
Hon. Arthur B. Purvis, director OF
the British Supply Council in North
America, killed in a ferry plane
crash in England Thursday, will be
held in the Washington Cathedral
tomorrow at pm.
Lord Halifax, the British AM
bassador, will be accompanied to the
service by members of the British
Supply Council and of associated
missions from all parts of the Brit
ish Commonwealth and from al
lied countries. Lord Beaverbrook.
the British Minister of Supply, now
in Washington, also is expected to
attend.
In announcing the memorial serv-
ice, the British Supply Council said
that it had been impossible in the
short time available to notify all
Mr.. Purvis's friends here and added
1t was hoped the announcement
would be considered sufficient invi-
tation.
Canon in Residence T. o. Wedel
and Canon w. c. Draper will con-
duct the service at which the Ca
thedral choir, under the direction
Of William Bracket, will sing.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
American Observer Tells Of Spotting Bismarck
On FIiqht in British Plane Built in U. S.

Upon reaching 1000 feet, we broke
out of cloud formation and were
met by a terrific anti-aircraft bar
rage from our starboard quarter.
We started violent evasion action
which consisted of full-speed climb
ing and turns. When making turn,
I could see the ship was battle
ship and was the Bismarck, which
had made a 90-degree starboard
turn from its original course and
was firing broadside on us.
THE AA fire lasted until we were
out of range and into the clouds
1t was very intense and were ii
not for evasive action we might have
been shot down. The barrage was
so close that 1t shook the aircraft
considerably. One man was knocked
from his bunk. and the noise of the
bursts could be heard above the
propeller and engine noise. Num-
erous bursts were observed at close
quarters and small fragments OF
shrapnel could be heard hitting the
plane.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Wife 0verjoYed al News
Can't. Mackey Is Alive
RH the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
MONTREAL, Aug. 16.-Mrs. JOS
eph c. Mackey, wife of 3l-year-
old Kansas City pilot reported killed
in the crash of a British trans
Atlantic plane, was overjoyed last
night to learn her husband was alive
and we'll
Mrs. Mackey said she had been
advised by the Royal Air Force
ferry command that Capt Mackey's
name had been included enormously
yesterday in list of persons killed
in the accident, which occurred last
Thursday in England.
On London it was said Capt.
Mackey had not been aboard the
Inflated transatlantic plane, in
which the Right Hon. Arthur
Purvis, head of the British Sup
ply Council in North America,
and 81 airmen - including IL
Americans-met death. 1t ap-
peared Capt. Mackey had been
confused with a Canadian radio
officer, G. w. Mackay, one Of
those killed.
Capt. Mackey was the lone sur.
vivor of an airplane accident las'
February in Canada which killed Sil
Frederick Banting, co-discoverer o.
insulin, and two others.
Evening star., 1941-08-16

"As soon as we were clear Of the
Bismarck, we investigated the
damage, which consisted Of q hole
in the after-port hull and one in
the bottom of hull No other
damage was visible at the time. We
made short test fight. including
several turns, checked engines and
finding everything satisfactory. re-
turned to the area to resume
shadow Of the Bismarck.
"As we had lost contact with the
ship We returned to position Of the
Bismarck. The navigation was
somewhat In error. due to our eva
sive action, and we could not find
the ship second time. According
to reports that we intercepted from
another patrol plane, he was being
attacked by enemy aircraft. We i'm
mediately set course to intercept
him. We joined up with him and he
was in contact with the Bismarck.
We stayed in company with him IS
minutes and then took departure
back to base. We landed at 21:30."
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Threat Of Plague
In Europe Shown by
Increase Of Typhus
West Poland Area Hos II
Times os Many Coses in
6 Months us in All Of '38

Special to The Sta, Ssy. and tie Chicago Daily
BERN, Aug. 16.-The threat of
disease that stalks Europe in the
! wake of its destructive armies and
its migrating peoples may be seen
In today's bulletin OF the health
section of the League of Nations.
In chill official figures it shows
that there were 81 times as many
cases of typhus in the first six
months of this year in Wartheland,
that section of Western Poland an
nexed to the Reich, as during all OF
1888 and almost two and one-half
times as many as in 1910.
In the strip of Northern Hungary
annexed from Czecho- -Slovakia there
were eight times as many typhus
cases reported in the first half OF
1941 as in all of 1898 and nine times
as many for similar periods in
Northern Transylvania, acquired by
Hungary from Rumania.
No Epidemic-Yet.
Nothing like epidemic conditions
have yet been reached, and the
next six months are less dangerous
so far as typhus is concerned. But
the health detectives are anxiously
and fearfully awaiting spring and
watching particularly the long re-
gion from Esthonia in the north to
Bessarabia on the Black Sea, where
typhus is perpetually present, and
out of which there have been no
official figures since the Russians
ceased publishing vital statistics in
1887.
Despite the extreme and drastic
measure employed by the Nazis to
wipe out disease in their annexed
territories, there have been 1,103
reported cases of typhus in Warthe-
land so far this year, compared with
486 in 1910 and only Al in 1888. In
the northern strip of Hungary there
were 131 this year, 80 last year and
only IT two years earlier. In Tran
sylvania there were IS in 1898, 3
in 1910 and 81 in the last six
months.
Comparison In these areas was
possible because the League experts
compiled the figures for individual
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Vandenberg and Taft
Force 5O-MiIIion Cut
In Highways Bill
Boil Game Lures Many
Senators; Three Quorum
Roundups Ordered

Teamwork by Senators Vanden-
berg, Republican, of Michigan and
Taft, Republican, OF Ohio yesterday
forced the Senate to cut s5O000 900
from a s245 900 600 defense highway
bill that had been boosted 100000
900 by Democratic Senators over
the objection of President Roosevelt.
Fighting to knock out the entire
500 900 900, the Republicans for
three hours tied the Senate into a
parliamentary snarl because less
than the 49 Senators required 10
conduct business were present. the
Washington Boston baseball game
presumably having proved too much
of a temptation.
Senator Vandenberg, frequent adj
ministration critic. chided the Dem
ocratic majority by begging them
"to trust the President" and when
at last Senators McKellar. Demo-
crat. of Tennessee and HAYDEN,
Democrat Of Arizona agreed TO the
$50 100000 reduction the measure
sped through on voice vote The
| bill. which goes to the House. was
substitute for a 1920 900 900 bill
vetoed by the President
The Sl95 100000 it now contains
would be distributed as follows.
Fifty million dollars 10 be alloCated
among the States for strategic high
ways, with the Federal Government
| paying three-fourths Of the cost
and States one-four,h; s25.OO0 900
to be used for improving bridges and
other highway features and 70 be
allocated by defense officials on the
same payment basis; sl0O,O0O000
for access roads 10 be allocated by
the President, s10,OO0O00 for fight
landings for airplanes along high
ways, sl0,0OO000 for highway engi-
neering surveys.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in Vetolng the orig
inal 1920 900 900 measure. protested
ALLEGATION of strategic highways on
a basis of population and said that
S25 100000 was sufficient for these
purposes. Senators McKellar and
Hayden, usually ardent administra-
ton supporters, asked the Senate
to approve sl00OO00OO for division
among the States and praised tre
system under which States mate
funds voted by the Federal Govern
ment.
Senator Vandenberg protes,o
that the measure was not a ropc
bill but a defense bill" and Senat.
Taft demanded a quorum call.
During the long struggle, the ser
geant at arms was thrice ordere
to go out and round up a quorum.
and Ma ajority Leader Barkley plead
ed with Senators TO stay in the
chamber
Il realize that the ball game is
attractive" he said but the trans
action of public business is i'm
portant."
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Suspect in Robbery
OF Store Is Captured
After 10-B|ock Chase
Witnesses, Toxieob
Driver Join Police in
Cornerine Fugitive

Passerby, a cab driver and two
policemen last night ended a 10
block chase through downtown
Washington with the capture of a
20-year-old fugitive who a few
minutes earlier had robbed liquor
store at 9o3 Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
The youth. who told police he was
A. w. o. L. from Fort Riley, Kans
carried no gun and had SITS in his
pocket when he was captured.
At the liquor store, however. Fran
els Lands. part owner of the store
told police that the man had pro-
duced an automatic and said: This
is hold-up and I mean business
Mr.. Lands said s466 was taken
from two cash registers.
When the man left the store,
George Thomas. 419 w street NE,
pursued him around the corner
where the bandit tried to enter a
cab driven by Anthony Pegrello, 22S
Third street NE.
All Leap Into Taxicab.
Following Mr.. Thomas were three
passersby, Donald Jones. A. r. Nor
ford and George M. Coleman Pur-
sued and pursuers leaped into Mr.
Pegrello's cab, only to be pushed
out by Mr.. Pegrello, who told police
later he thought it was street fight
The fugitive caught the door
handle of passing car driven by
Charles Wallsck. about 20, of 3933
Military road NV. and managed to
climb into the front seat beside Mr.
Wallack's sister, Helen, %.
Using what he later told police
was rolled up overseas cap as q
gun. the bandit ordered Wallack to
drive on. Meanwhile, Messrs
Thomas, Jones, Morford and Cole
man had commandeered another
car and Mr.. Pegrello also gave chase
pausing to pick up Traffic Policeman
Odes White at Thirteenth and E
streets NV.
The three cars spend down +
street to PENNSYLVANIA avenue anc
around the Ellipse to Seventeenth
street and Constitution avenue
There Park Policeman J. A. Hen
richsen was on duty.
Pulled Over to Curb.
The park policeman, attracted b,
the constant blowing of the hor1
of the second car, walked into tn,
street and held up his hand.
Mr.. Wallack drew over TO the
curb while his sister screamed
Look out, he's got a gun" at
tempting, meanwhile, to push the
man out of the car.
Officer Henricksen promptly
pulled the bandit out of the ca
and Officer White leaped out of tn,
cab to aid in the arrest. A search
of the car for gun or the res
of the money said by Mr.. Lands Il
have been removed from the stort
proved fruitless.
The prisoner was being held a
the third precinct station pending
lineup scheduled for tonight
when victim and witnesses will b,
called on to identify him.
Evening star., 1941-08-16


The disturbance over Lower Michisan
Friday morning is moving rapidly over
the New England States, Portland Me,
l0O6S millibars toa.13 inches, with
trough extending southwestward into the
South Atlantic States. This disturbance
has been attended by considerable cloudi-
ness and heavy rains and thunderst3%TTms %T1s
Valley and the Middle and North Atlantic
States from Central Virginia northward.
The heaviest rain reported was 2.13 inches
at Wiliamsport, Pa, with several other
stations in Pennsylvania reporting some
what more than . inches. Considerable
cloudiness persists over the Southern
States where warm moist air continues
to dominate weather conditions. Showers
and thunderstorms were rather numerous
in the Southeastern States and over the
Rocky Mountain region and some of the
Far Western States. An extensive mass
of cool and relatively dry sir is spreading
eastward and southeaslward over the Great
Lakes region and the Ohio Valley, attended
py high and rising barometers over the
Upper Mississippi Valley, international
Falls, Mimi, 1025.l millioars t3O.27
inches)
Evening star., 1941-08-16

! sections, q tedious and difficult
process. made necessary by Europe's
rapidly changing boundaries.
Poor Diet and Lack of Doctors.
Not only is disease spreading as
the continents peoples migrate in
their tragic columns and grow in
creasingly susceptible because of
diet deficiencies, but the means Of
fighting plague and pain are disap-
| pearing. Doctors and medical sup
plies alike are more and more scarce,
and the Russian campaign has placed
new and heavy demands on those
that remained.
Officials of the League of Red
Cross Societies are undertaking to
establish a depot Of medical sup
plies, particularly drugs, in Geneva
through contributions of South
American nations, who planned at
first to send food but altered their
| program because of the blockade.
So far, however, it is only pro-
posal but the appeals for help for
the most part 60 unanswered.
Many drugs can be manufac-
tured only from raw materials that
must reach Europe through the
surrounding blockade net. other
preparations, of which insulin is an
excellent example, are by-products
of slaughtering, and aside from
humans there is almost none of this
in Europe today as the continent
struggles along on its decreasing
meat ratfons. There Is even a
shortage of sugar for coating the
pills.
Insulin Needed.
Red Cross officials say insulin Is
the preparation most often request
ed. They were able recently to send
100000 units from Denmark to
Belgium, half purchased and half
donated by the manufacturers. AL
most none is available in Switzer-
land. Three months effort was re-
quired to obtain and forward a
relatively small shipment of quinine
to Belgrade, where malarial infec-
tions had broken out.
In most of the occupied areas and
in unoccupied France the Germans
have made heavy levies on medical
stocks for the needs of their mill
tary machine. AS long ago as the
first of the year report to the
French Academy of Medicine listed
an imposing array of items. in
cluding most of the common and
vital ones, that had disappeared or
were almost unavailable.
Some indication of the problem
regarding doctors may be seen in
recent Nazi decree prohibiting
Germans from calling . doctor to
their home except in the most
urgent cases" and under no cir
cumstances more than one doctor
Patients must be punctual for ONCE
appointments, Otherwise. accord
ing to the Frankfurter Zeitung, the
doctors would be unable to do the
vast amount Of work that devolved
on each one who still had q civil
practice. Even 80-year-old retired
physicians have been compelled tt
return to their Offices.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Russiun
Continued From First Pase0

after one small skirmish 800 Rus
sian dead were counted and only 200
prisoners were taken.
Moving According to Plan.
The German high command. in a
communique issued from Adolf Hit
ler's field headquarters. declared
only that the whole offensive against
Russia was moving successfully ac-
cording to plan" as the war rounded
Its eighth week.
The press, however. speculated at
length on the military problems
facing both sides.
Whether Soviet Marshal Semeon
Budyenny could form q Dnieper
River defense in time to check the
Nazi sweep in the Ukraine, now
threatening that territory's coal and
mineral belt, was a favored subject
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung de-
clared ut is only natural to expect
Marshal Budyenny will try to erect
a new front line to protect the
Donets Basin" but military reporters
said the Luftwaffe was making the
withdrawal of Russian forces across
the broad Dnieper an exceedingly
tough problem for the Red COM
mander.
Further complicating the Rus
sian withdrawal, these writer's
pointed out. was the predicament of
Red forces reported cut off at the
Odessa and Nikolaev. Military dis
patches said still other Russian
units encircled west of the Dnieper
bend were being broken up methodi-
cally.
German writer's said that. If the
Russians attempted lsrge-scale
evacuation of forces from Odessa
and Nikolaev by sea, new test OF
warship versus warplane would re-
suit.
The Germans declared their
bombers already had damaged one
Russian destroyer in waters near
Odessa. They said information
available in Berlin indicated the
Red Nays strength in the Black
Sea included one battleship, one
airplane carrier, one heavy cruiser.
three light cruisers, two tropedo-
carrying cruisers, five destroyers and
30 submarines.
II the Russians lose Odessa and
Nikolaev, the Germans said, they
lose important bases and repair sta
tions for this Black Sea fleet.
Rail Lines Attacked.
German bombers were reported
here to have attacked rail Lines at
Cherkasi and Gradizhsk, on the
Dnieper River midway between Kiev
and Dniepropetrovsk, as well As in
the Leningrad section on the north
ern flank.
Berlin had another air raid alarm
last night, attributed to Russian
planes. A communiQue also said "a
limited number of Soviet bombers
last night attempted to attack the
northeastern and eastern part Of the
Reich" but added, "ths attempt Wa
unsuccessful"
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Defense Hostess Weds
Private Met at Dance

At least one of the hostesses re-
cruited by the District Defense
Council to attend dances at Fort
Belvoir, Va, has decided to make
her interest in the service q per-
manent thing.
Marjorie A. Wilson. stenographer
in the Office of the Quartermaster
General. last Monday was married to
Pvt. First Class Russell F. Smith,
bugler of Company B 85th Engi-
neers. She first met Mr.. Smith six
weeks ago at a Saturday night
dance at Fort Belvoir.
Mrs. Smith is now living at 10 c
street NE. Both she and her hus-
band. who leaves tomorrow for near
ly four months of maneuvers. are 30.
Pvt. Smith was a trumpet PLAYER
in Lockport, N. Y, before he en-
listed.
Evening star., 1941-08-16

The Navy Department released
today the dramatic report OF an
American observer aboard the plane
which spotted the battleship Bis
marck, putting British feet units on
the trail that led to the German
warship's destruction.
Secretary Knox had earlier this
week revealed for the first time in
magazine article the fact that an
American naval officer was aboard
the American-built flying boat.
On the morning of May 26 the
unnamed observer went aloft in a
Consolidated flying boat manned by
British crew who had been ordered
to find the Bismarck and avenge
the sinking of the British dread
naught Hood in the North Atlantic
two days before. In simple language
the unnamed American naval OBJ
server reported the hunt and the
aerial lodging to escape the terrific
anti-aircraft fire from the Bis
marck.
THE barrage was so close that II
shook the aircraft considerably" he
reported. One man was knocked
from his bunk and the noise of the
bursts could be heard above the
propeller and engine noise"
Plane Struck Twice.
After the plane had eluded the
Bismarcks fire, inspection showed
two holes in the hull After a bit
of testing to see that equipment
was in working order. the flyers re-
| turned to the vicinity of the Bis
marck to resume the trailing. They
joined another British plane that
had radioed it was being fired on
and found that craft to be in the
range of the Bismarcks guns.
The observer gave no details oi
what the crew did in line of COM
bat. the messages they sent or what
| specific directions for battle forma.
ton they may have given to the
British, fighting craft afloat, but
merely reported what he saw from
the air.
The following is the simple ano
direct report of the observer to the
Navy Department:
1--WE took departure after 043(
(4:30 am on 26 May, altitude 50(
feet on westerly course. Weather
conditions were undesirable, ceiling
varying from 100 to 1000 feet ane
visibility from miles to zero. Wine
30-35 from NV, which reduced
ground speed to approximately 81
knots.
Visibility Improves.
1.-THE trip to the assigned search
area was uneventful other thar
several course changes which wer'
necessitated by weather conditions
We arrived at our area at 09:4I
and Immediately started search
Weather conditions were somewha
better than that encountered on th'
trip out. Horizontal visibility below
800 was good up to or 10 miles.
"At 1000 we sighted what wa
first believed to be Bismarck bear
ing 345 degrees at 8 miles. Definit
recognition was impossible at tn
time due to visibility. We starte,
slow climbing and turned to star
! board, keeping ship sighted to por
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Proise British RuiImen
For Moving Live Bombs

Eleven high officials and porters
were praised by a British railway
for volunteering to move unex-
ploded bombs to a spot where they
could be destroyed, in one instance
embracing" the bombs 50 that they
could be moved into the most suit
able position.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Rules for BIockouts
Issued in Philippines
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, Aug. 16,-M anuel
Quezon, President Of the Philip
pines, yesterday issued an execu-
tive order establishing rules 10
govern blackout and afraid alarm
procedure.
Manila and other centers Of
population, stirred by talk of war in
the Far East, planned additional
blackout and evacuation practices.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
One Killed, Is Injured
In Colombo Air Crosh
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOGOTA, Colombia, Aug. 16.-
One man was killed and 16 injured
yesterday when a Colombian trans
port plane carrying II army men
crashed in an attempted takeod
from Palanquero Airport on the
Magdalena River.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Suffer Heavy Penalty

For leaving a plan OF an aero
drome in his unlocked car in York,
England Ernest Hubbard, contrac-
tors representative, was fined $50
for "endangering the safety OF q
secret document"
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Weather Report

" the Bureau)
tonight and lowest
temperature tonight IS
Mand-Cearg this afternoon followed by fair and cooler to-
night and
tonight and tomorrow preceded by
coudiness south portion tonight.
fair with moderate
tennera rat1re
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Pr,

Senate and House IN recess.
YESTERDAY.
Senate:
Approved and sent to White House
1856, 1906, 900 supplemental defense
bill.
Approved and sent to House $685.
100000 defense highway authorisa-
ton.
House:
Passed revised 1886 .s95 900 de-
fc--e r,--o--:etion hill.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
River Repnrt.
Precipitation.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac very muddy a
Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Report Tor Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
rrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Hi9hest. SO. 8 pm. yesterday. Year
ago, s6.
Lowest, II, $3.50 Am. today. Year
ago. s..
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100. on July rs.
Lowest. 10. on March ls.
Humidity for Last "A Hours.
tFrom neon yesterday to noon today.
HiRhest, es per cent, at 6 pm, yesterday.
Lowest, So per cent, At $3.50 PM yes
terday.
Tide Tables.
Furnished BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
To-day. Tomorrow
High 2.26 am. 1921 am.
Low - 9:32 am 1929 a. m.
Hish - 2:S6p.m 354 p m.
Low - 9:33 p.m. 1921 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
sun, today - 5.22 7:02
Sun, tomorrow - 6:23 I;Ql
Moon. today -. 2!1S m,
AutorSb ngfts must be turned On one
half hoio after sunset
Evening star., 1941-08-16

Monthly precipitation In inches In the
Capital tcurrent month TO date.
Evening star., 1941-08-16

after one small skirmish 800 Rus
sian dead were counted and only 200
prisoners were taken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-01
ANTI-NAU RIOTS GROWING
ar Zone
Bulletins

ROME-Italy's Eritrean army
engaged In ian epic battle" with
British imperial forces east Of
keren, 'inflicdng very grave
losses TO the enemy" COM
munique said Monday.
Italian losses also were re-
ported heavy. The communiaue
did not give the outcome Of the
battle.
LONDON ~ British warships
after inflicting a shattering de-
feat on the Italian navy rescued
nearly 1000 Italian seamen be-
fore German dive bombing
planes forced them TO abandon
their attempts TO save between
200 and 300 more. the admiralty
said Monday In a communique.
ROME-An Italian war com
munique Monday admitted loss
Of three medium-tonnage cruisers
and two destroyers In a big
naval battle with the British
fleet In the central Mediter-
rsnean Friday night and Sstur-
day.