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Evening star., 1941-07-17
Youth Sacrifices Teeth,
But Fails to Evode Army
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CONCORD. N. H.. July ia
youth who allegedly had his teeth
pulled to escape the draft was or
dered into the Army today.
Brig. Gen. Charles F.. Bowen, State
selective service director, said the
man had his upper teeth extracted
between the time of his physical test
and his arrival at the induction sta
ton When he reported he was de-
ferred. This deferment later was
rescinded, Gen. Bowen said, on the
grounds his teeth were extracted
with deliberate intent to eyade mill
tary service"
Evening star., 1941-07-17

he flew so low he skinned between
a high wirelsss aerial and a mast to
strike at the largest vessel.
I'VE threw our bombs at the side
Of the ship" he said. AT least one
hit the ship with smack and white
smoke rose to 200 feet from the
stern"
Four of the planes were missing
from the operation and of these
two bombed their targets, the Brit
iSh said.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Wall Street Forecasts
Approval of Loan

NEW YORK. June q P,.-
Financial circles accepted TODAY as
almost certain a Reconstruction
Finance Corp. loan to Great Britain
of several hundred million dollars,
which would enable that beleagured
nation to halt liquidation of Ameri-
can securities formerly held BY its
citizens.
The loan as discussed would in
volve Britain posting as security
direct investments in the United
States and part of the British hold
lngs of marketable American stocks
and bonds.
Wall Street anticipated an easing
OF downward pressure the sale of
British-owned securities might have
exerted on prices and an end TO
secondary distribution of such Sc
curities through investment bank
erS.
Traders said British sales, Al
though running into hundreds Of
millions, had put little weight on
the markets and that the profits
from secondary distribution Of Sc
Curitles would be missed Sorely by
brokerage houses hard hit by the
low turnover in recent months.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Henderson Predicts
President Will Ask
Price Control Law
Period of Voluntary
Action Over, Official
Tells House Unit
BY the Associated Press.


Leon Henderson. price control ad-
ministrator, expressing belief that
"our honeymoon Is over" as far as
voluntary price control is concerned,
forecast that President Roosevelt
would recommend mandatory price
legislation to Congress at the proper
time.
In testimony before a House
appropriations subcommittee which
was made public today, Mr. Hender-
son said that up to last February
the informal methods of regulating
prices had been effective.
There was most remarkable
acceptance on the part of the people
who make prices. business people, of
the necessity for keeping prices
down" Mr.. Henderson said, "and
we got a glorious increase in pro-
duction"
Imported Commodity Prices Rise.
About that time, however, he said
the shortage of shipping began to
make itself felt, tonnage rates went
up and prices on imported COM
modities increased. These develop
ments were followed by drives in
basic industries for wage increases
and by pressure on the markets,
particularly food markets. as a re-
suit of demands growing out of the
lease-lend program.
The combination of these factors.
Mr.. Henderson testified made it
necessary for the price administra-
ton to switch its attention from one
or two commodities to almost the
entire economy" and to get into the
realm of ALLEGATION of commodities
for civilian consumption.
Mr.. Henderson said the resultant
infiationary tendencies cannot be
controlled without the help of
taxation and possibly a semi
voluntary" savings program, under
which a percentage would be de-
Quoted from every workers pay
check and invested in Government
defense securities.
Issue Discussed With President.
Il feel tremendously that we have
go to move in on number of COM
modities to fix their prices" he
said. Il would not be surprised but
what we will have to ask for addi-
tional authority from Congress"
You probably would make some
recommendation for mandatory
legislation" asked Representative
Ludlow, Democrat, of Indiana.
Il have discussed that with the
President from time to time" Mr.
Henderson replied, "and think at
the proper time he will make sug
gestion."
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Strike Of PIasterers
In Capital Reported

Plasterers of the Local 841, Oper-
ators, Plasterers and Cement Fin
ishers International Association,
were reported out on strike today
on building projects throughout the
Metropolitan Area as Frank J.
Sheehan. Labor Department con-
ciliator, pondered plans to bring
union and contractor leaders to-
gether.
P e. Hoering. international repre-
sentative of the union, said the un-
ion reluctantly voted to strike. The
members ask an increase in plaster
ers' wages from So to $11 a day and
closed shop.
Mr.. Sheehan said the problem was
complicated by the fact that the
contractors are not organized and
there are a number of small con-
tractors on jobs around the city.
Just how many men are out on
strike Mr.. Hoering could not say,
but Mr.. Sheehan said he understood
the union had q membership OF
about 125 employed on the projects.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
British May Get
u. ). Loan 10 Paw
For Supplies
R. F. c. Funds Would
Protect Investments
From Forced Sale
By the Associated Press.

Federal Loan Administrator Jesse
Jones announced today he is con-
sidering loan to the British gov
eminent"
Mr.. Jones said in a formal state
ment that the loan Is being studied
by the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
under a new law authorizing such
loan and added that the pur-
pose of the loan would be to pro-
vide the British with dollar ex-
change to pay for war supplies in
this country. without having to sell
their American securities and in
vestments at forced sale
He gave no amount of the pro-
posed loan, which has been reported
in some quarters at several hundred
million dollars
r. F. c. officials however. limited
that a smaller figure was contem-
plated 10 begin with.
Mr.. Jones said the collateral for
the proposed loan would include
the direct investments and a wide
diversiflcation of stocks and bonds
of corporations in this country"
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Firms Prepare to ActTLeninqrod Attacked

LONDON. June 25 PA Reuters
British news agency. report from
Stockholm said a heavy Nazi air
attack was reported on Leningrad
and that extensive and fierce fires
were believed to have broken out in
that city, the second largest in
Soviet Russia.
Gunfire and the rumble of burst
ing bombs were heard today of
Gotland, on the Swedish east coast
south of Stockholm, Reuters said,
but their origin was not known.
Firing also was heard in Helsinki,
its dispatch added, but there were
no reports of any naval engagement.
Another Finnish vessel was reported
sunk off the Baltic port of Turku,
however.
Beside sthe Russian air lombard
ment of Helsinki. Soviet planes were
said to have flown over Kuhmo, in
Northern Karelia, and places east
of Hango. German dive bombers
were said to have pounded Russian
defenses at Hango, leased military
base at the mouth of the Gulf of
Finland west of HelSinki.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Nozi Claim Successes
Battle Imagination

BERLIN, June 25 (P,.-German
successes battling the imagination
were achieved during the first three
days Of the Reich's war on Russia
and will be announced in detail
tomorrow, a military spokesman de-
clared tonight.
The German air force already has
full supremacy in the combat area.
he said, and all tactical surprises
by the German panzer divisions
have succeeded fully.
Despite heavy resistance, Soviet
troops have nowhere succeeded in
holding up the German offensive
and the drive is going forward on
schedule, he declared.
The high command earlier had
declared the Reich's initial ad-
vantage so decisive that great sue
cesses are to be expected" in the
titanic struggle.
Tactics Repeated Successfully.
Germany's tactics on the western
front-of first overwhelming bunk
ers and other obstacles at the from
tiers-are being repeated with sue
cess on the Russian front, the
(See GERMAN. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Russians Die at Machine Guns
Rather Than Retreat, Nuzis Soy

wrote. THE Asiatics fought until
they collapsed over their guns"
He described it as "cross-coun-
try warfare" marked by German
infantry and mechanical charges
across dry fields. 1T is useless
to look for roads" he said, for
those which are to be found are
simply small ribbons of dust"
Russion artillery fire was de-
scribed as irregular but of suffi-
cient intensity to make some de-
tours necessary. Despite intense
heat and some well-constructed
defense works, however, distances
up to 81 miles were covered in the
first rush over the frontier, it was
declared. In some places there
was a fight for every group of
farm buildings or patch of woods.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Firms Already Have Declared
War, Nozis Say; Leningrod
Reported Left in Flames
By the Associated Press


German successes battling the imagination"
achieved in the first three days of the Russia and
will be announced tomorrow military spokesman in Berlin
declared today Finland prepared to act against Soviet
Russia because of bombing attacks Helsnk and other
Finnish cities today.
Finands government will tell Parliament emergency
session tonight what the nation will Soviet
aggression it authoratvely stated in Hesink but
thorZed German Berlin said Finland
already formally declared Russia.
Many Finnish civilians reported killed and the city Of
Lappeenranta are in the Soviet attacks following German
raids which left Lenngrad flames
Before the Finnish declaration Berlin Hell
snki made sharp protest to Russia against what called the
unprovoked assertion that
troops had attacked Russia through Northern Finland
deliberate lie
Bombs fell in Hesnki twice started forest fire outside
the city Many Finnish cities attacked
Finnish fighters an-acraft resisted the raids and
were said to have shot down eight Russian planes
Deep thrsts of columns Russian territory
claimed offering
little resistance in the former Rumanian province of BesSarabla
and that German parachute division in readiness to attack
Odessa, Russian Black Sea
Germans told of heavy bombardment of Russian railways and
the former
Lithuanian Wilma Helsnk dispatch reported gigantic
fires in Leningrad following German raid
Evening star., 1941-06-25
; U. 5. Marine Flyers
Die in Hawaiian Crash
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, June 25.-Three
United States Marine flyers were
killed last night in the crash of their
plane against the side Of Haleakals,
huge extinct volcano on the island
of Maui. during a formation flight
with other planes in a binding
rain
The dead:
First 1t William NJ. Ferris. Lake
wood. n. j.; Second 1t Warner
Hagemann. jr.. Kansas City, Kans.,
and Second 1t Clyde H. Story.
whose home town was not available
Immediately.
Mauri residents saw the plane
crash into an almost inaccessible
section of the 8.00O-foot mountain.
A searching party reached the
wreckage afoot and planned to bring
the bodies down this morning.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Record Set in Building
19,205-Ton Tanker
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHESTER. Pa. June 25.-A rec
ord for speedy construction of big
oil tankers-needed to help stave
off a threatened Eastern oil short
age-will be set July 7, when the
19.205-ton Atlantic Refining Co.
tanker w. c. Yeager slides down
the ways at Sun Shipbuilding 81
Drydock Co.
The big ship will be launched
three months and three weeks after
laying of the keel, and by August
will sail on her maiden voyage from
Philadelphia to Texas ports for ini-
tial loading of the l54,761- barrel
capacity tanks. 1t usually requires
six months to construct such a
vessel.
Evening star., 1941-06-25

HELSINKI. June 25 lP,-Fin-
lands government will tell Parlia-
ment in an emergency session to-
night what measures the nation will
take against Soviet aggression it
was authoritatively stated late today.
In Berlin an authorized spokesman
said Finland had already declared
a state of war with Russia
Many Finnish civilians were re-
ported killed and the city of Lap
peenranta left afire in wholesale
Russian air offensive across South
ern Finland today.
Bombs were dropped on Helsinki
twice and swarming flights of Rus
sian bombers and fighters caused
four alarms in the capital before
noon.
The Firms made a second sharp
protest to Moscow against what they
called the Soviets unprovoked at
tack.
At least eight raiders were said Of
ficially to have been shot down over
the town of Utti north of Kotka
These towns and Lappeenranta are
In southeasternmost Finland, just
across the Karelian Isthmus from
tier from Russia.
Two of the downed planes were
bagged by anti-aircraft fire and the
rest in battle with Finnish fighter
planes, these reports said,
Bomber Blown to Bits.
Two Russian flyers were said to
have been killed when their bomber
was blown to bits over Helsinki
Both bailed out, but the parachute
of one failed to ope nand the other
was shot to death when he floated
to earth.
"a German wireless report
heard in New York said Russian
air attacks were being carried out
In strong. almost incessant waves
on almost all larger Finnish
towns in central. northwestern
and southern areas.
(The fourth all-clear was
sounded in Helsinki. it said,
shortly after noon. Northern
sections of the city were said to
have been bombed during that
attack
The sirens shrilled and bombs fell
also in other Finnish cities, some
of them heavily battered by Rus
sian air attack in the Soviet Fin
niSh war of 1939-40.
A forest fire was burning outside
Helsinki as a result of the air bonn
lSee FINLAND. Page A-3l
Evening star., 1941-06-25
D, the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, June Is. - Trading
blow for blow with the Luftwaffe,
the Red air fleet reported today it
had destroyed 381 German planes
against a three day loss of 374 of its
own aircraft.
Along the troop-banked battle
front, a Soviet communique de-
clared, the Red Army was fighting
fiercely to check Nazi drives into the
Baltic states and old Northeast Po-
land, and was holding German and
Rumanisn forces to a standstill on
the banks of the Prut River.
The headlong clash of the two
largest armies in Europe was re-
ported heavy in casualties and de-
struction, with big guns in action
and powerful motorized and mech
anized divisions following up the
first shock of advance units.
Parachutists Dropped.
German parachutists and COM
munica tions-wrecking details have
been dropped behind the Russian
lines, the Soviet communique de-
clared. 1t alleged they were in the
uniform of Soviet militiamen" and
said they would be mopped up by
special units organized for such be-
hind-the- lines patrolling.
The communique said the Ger
mans had driven into Sovietized
Lithuania in the direction of Siau-
liai and the capital, Kaunas; into
= the northern section of Sovietized
Eastern Poland toward Grodno,
wolkowysk and Kobryn. and into
Sovietized Southeastern Poland in
the direction of Wlodzimierz and
Brody.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Germans Claim Vast Successes:
Finland Prepares to Act Against
Soviet After Raids on He|sinki
Russians Promise
To Amaze World
By Blows at Nuzis
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
MOSCOW. June 25.-The Of
fcial Russian news agency,
Tass, broadcast a declaration
today by Pravda, Communist
party organ, that the world
will be amazed by the forces
which the Soviet people in
its indignation and patriotic
wrath" will hurl against Ger
MANY.
The Red Army knows that
its heroic struggle is watched
with profound sympathy by the
whole world" Tass continued.
The criminal Hitler band
concealS from the German peo-
pie the aims and purposes of its
predatory raid. 1t will be eX-
posed. and Fascism will be
smashed to smithereens by the
blows of the Red Army"
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Phone Lines to Soviet
Cut Off by Bulgaria
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 25.-Bul-
garia cut off telephone communica-
tions with Soviet Russia today, while
both the Soviet Aeroflot and the
German Lufthansa airlines discon-
tinued service to Bulgaria.
Prayers were offered in White
Russian churches in Sofia for the
success of German troops invading
the Soviet, and the local press for
the most part launched an anti
Communistic campaign.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Defense Plant Corp.
Agrees to Build Ford
Bomber Plant
Ry he Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Defense Plant Corp. an
nounced today 1t would build
a s47.620.17l bomber factory at
Ypsilanti. Mich, to be leased TO
and operated by the Ford Motor
Co.
The plant corporation, an
r. F. c. subsidiary, said that
the land and construction would
cost s3l,96l 300 and equipment
S15.658,87l.
This factory was understood
to be an important part of the
Army's new plan to construct
facilities TO build 500 bombers
a month.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Axis Force Reported
Almost Unopposed
In Bessarabia
Occupation Of Province
Should Be Complete in
Week, Rumonions Soy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANKARA. Turkey. June "a de-
layedD .-Combined German -Ruma- =
nian forces are meeting almost no
opposition in Bessarabia and should
complete occupation Of the whole
province within a week, Rumanian
sources in Istanbul declared today.
The allied Axis armies earlier were
reported to have occupied both
Cernauti and Chisinau. capitals re-
spectively of Bucovina and Bessa-
rabia which Soviet Russia obtained
from Rumania a year ago by ulti-
matum.
There was no confirmation of
rumors Monday of a fierce air-naval
battle off the Rumanian coast in
volving German planes and small
torpedo boats against Soviet war
ships.
Istanbul Commerce Halted.
German-Russian hostilities, how
ever, have brought maritime COM
merce in Istanbul to an absolute
standstill.
Axis forces said the forces which
took Chisinau were within 10 miles
of the Dniester River. boundary line
between Bessarabia and the Russian
Ukraine. and expressed belief they
were attempting to break through
in the direction of the Soviet Black
Sea port of Odessa.
Odessa is about 10 miles north OF
the mouth of the Dniester.
Russian warplanes, meanwhile,
we're reported to have bombed Bal
tic and Dorbici, towns in the prov
ince of Dobruja which Rumania
ceded to Russia year ago.
1t was believed here that the
planes originally were assigned to
bomb the Rumanian oil port OF
Constanta to the north, but failed
to find their objective.
Chute Division at Galati.
A German parachute division was
said to be at Galati, Rumania, wait
ing orders to attack the Odessa out
skirts as soon as Russian defenses
along the Dneister are cracked by
the Nazi mechanical spearheads.
German military sources are not
discussing the extreme neceSSitv for
speedy occupation of the Northern
Black Sea coast if the Red Army
is to be cut off from its oil supply
and if the Baku oil fields and in
dustrial resources of Southern Rus
sia are to be captured relatively un-
damaged.
According to reliable diplomatic
information, Axis-allied Hungary
has decided to join the campaign
against Russia, but only to mop up
the eastern side of the Carpathians.
Some foreign diplomats here said
Maxim Litvinov, former Soviet Com
missar of Foreign Affairs, would re-
turn to an important post in the
Moscow government, possibly direct
ing relations with Britain and the
United States.
Litvinov long sponsored projects
for British Russian cooperation
against the Axis, but fell from Jo-
seph Stains graces when Britain
and France ignored the Soviet Union
in the Munich negotiations in 1888.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Nozi Raider Reported
Sunk in Atlantic
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 25.-The Ger
man motorship Elbe. 9l79 tons.
which slipped out of Kobe. Japan,
last February repeatedly to raid
shipping has been attacked by a
British fleet plane in the North At
lantic and probably sunk, maritime
sources said today.
They said the attack took place
about 900 miles northwest of the
Cape Verde Islands and 1900 miles
west of Villa Cisneros, Rio de Orc,
West Africa.
The powerful and fast Elbe was
built in 1929 and was used by the
North German Lloyd line for its
pre-war German-Japan service.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 25.-DiSpatches
from German soldier-reporters on
the Russian front stated today
that in scattered places the Rus
sian defenders are dying at their
machine-guns, neither asking
quarter nor thinking of retreat.
One reporter, Joachim Fischer,
found the Kirghiz and Kalmuk
tribesmen, whom he described as
tough-skinned Asiatics, especially
fanatical fighters.
In the undiscloSed region from
which Fischer reported the at
tacking German infantry found
the Russian positions weakly but
courageously defended.
The first encounters were ter
rife beyond description" he
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Porter's Cap Indisposed
And Won't Run Today
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 25.-Porters
Cap came up with slight tempera-
ture today and his summer debut
at Hollywood Park was Cancelled.
He was slated to have run in the
feature race against six rival 3-year-
olds in preparation for the ap-
preaching s25,000 Hollywood Derby.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Russian Troops Are Battling FierceIy
To Stem Nozi Advance, Moscow Says

All these penetrations, whose
depth was not specified, were meet
ing stiff resistance" the COM
munique said. 1t reported that
thrusts in the Siauliai area have
been repelled with heavy losses" and
said "counterattacks of our mechan-
lied units in this direction have de-
stroyed tank formations of the en-
(See MOSCOW, page A-3D
Evening star., 1941-06-25
British Admiralty Sends
Condolences on 90
By the Associated Press.

LONDON. June 25-The Ad-
miralty cabled United States Secre-
tary of the Navy Knox condolences
on behalf of the Admiralty Board
and the British Navy yesterday on
the loss of the submarine O-9.
A similar message was addressed
to the commander of the United
States submarine force by the
British admiral commanding sub
marines.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Ship Losses Discussed

LONDON, June Is lP,-Prime
Minister Churchill led the House of
Commons today through o secret
discussion of Britain's shipping
losses.