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Evening star., 1941-02-01
Two Merchant Vessels
Sunk, Germans Report

BERLIN, Feb. tP).-The German
high command reported today that
long distance fighting planes sank
two merchant vessels, totaling 10,100
Ions, west Of Ireland yesterday.
Another merchant ship was said
10 have been severely damaged" off
the British east coast.
Informed Germans previously had
claimed the sinking of six ships
totaling 81 600 tons. They said Nazi
flyers also bombed several smaller
patrol boats.
The ships said to have been sunk
were one 5000 tons off Ireland, an
other of 5000 tons at an unidenti-
fed point off England, one of 5000
tons off Harwich, a 2,000-ton ship
off Lowestoft, and ships of 5000 and
3,400 tons at urspecif1ed locations.
German planes also were said to
have continued mine laying opera
tions and attacked Southeastern
England and gasoline tanks at
Southampton.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
McAdoo
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in the following statement released
by Stephen T. Early, press relations
secretary:
Il am deeply shocked to learn of
the sudden death today of one of
my Oldest friends. William Gibbs
McAdoo. I have known him per-
sonally since 1912. 1t was only last
Wednesday that he came to see me.
Il join with the entire country in
mourning him as one who has given
many years of faithful service to
the Nation. My personal affection
for him grew with the years
Members of the family awaited
the arrival of a son, Hugee F. Nc
Adoo of New York, before making
final funeral arrangements. Mr..
Clagett, a Son-in-law, said, however,
that he understood Mr McAdoo had
wished to be buried in Arlington
Cemetery.
Mr.. McAdoo was married three
times and was the father of eight
children. A ninth child, 5-year-
old boy, was adopted by Mr.. and
Mrs. McAdoo in 1910. The child was
Mr.. McAdoo's grandson, the son Of
Mrs. Ellen McAdoo HenShaw and
her former husband, Rafael Lopez
de Onate, and had been living with
Mr.. McAdoo since the divorce of his
parents three years before.
The veteran California legislator
lost his Senate seat in 1888 to Sheri-
dan Downey. author of the "s30-
every Thursday" pension plan.
At that time, Senator McAdoo,
who had been supported by Presi-
dent Roosevelt for denomination, ex-
pressed grave misgivings as to the
choice of Mr.. Downey.
''I am deeply concerned about the
future of the State" Senator Nc
Adoo declared, land about the con-
tinued success of President RooSe-
velt's administration"
Shortly after his defeat Senator
McAdoo was named chairman of
the Dollar Steamship Lines Board
of Directors. The Maritime Com
mission had come into control of 80
per cent of the company's stock, and
later renamed the line the American
Presidents Line.
He was a power in the councils of
the Democratic party for more than
20 years, and played leading, but
contrasting, roles in two of the
most dramatic national conventions
in the annals of American politics.
Engaged in Bitter Battle.
At Madison Square Garden in New
York in 1924 Mr.. McAdoo and Al
fred E. Smith fought for three weeks
the bitterest battle ever waged for
the Democratic presidential NOM
ination. neither yielding until both
were defeated and, on the 103d bal
lot, a compromise candidate, John
w. Davis, was nominated. Many
influential Democrats believed that
bright prospects for national VIC
tory were shattered by the bitterness
engendered at this tempestuous con-
vention.
Eight years later Mr.. McAdoo came
out of retirement in California as
head Of that States delegation 70
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Birthday Celebration
Receipts Expected
To SET Record
Districts le4l Figure
Moy Exceed Lost
Yeor's by $4,000

Washington's 1941 contribution fn
the organized fight against infantile
paralysis will be greater than ever
before, officials predicted today as
they continued to check returns
from the Presidents birthday cele-
brations.
Corporation Counsel Richmond 3.
Keech, executive vice president OF
the local committee, said that while
an exact figure on total receipts will
not be computed for at least a week,
the following resume of contribu-
ton sources may be made:
The birthday balls-"As good II
not better than the record Of l940."
(Results of ticket sales for the balls
must come in from hundreds Of
points throughout the city,
Mile o. Dimes-"Greater than ever
before
Fort Myer Horse Show similar
increase.
Midnight shows and the Earle
and Capitol Theaters-'Larges at
tendance yet"
command performance NJ H1s
National Receipts as good
If not better than last yeR."
Willard Hotel banquet-'Lsrger
than ever before"
Crowds participating in eelebra-
ton generally-"Never larger"
1t was expected that the 194i
receipts would top last years total
of S66,0O0 by from $4,000 to $4,000.
Half of the net proceeds collected
in the District will be used locally
to combat the disease, while the
remainder will be forwarded 10 the
national foundation in New York
for use in research Laboratories
throughout the Nation and in fight
ing epidemics which crop up from
time to time.
Mr.. Keech pointed out that the
local fund is available TO residents
of the District who are not reason.
ably able" to pay the cost Of treat
ing the disease themselves. Proper
certi1cation of physician naturally
must be presented.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Eost African Fighting
Bitter, Italians Soy

ROME, Feb. / (P.-Bitter fighting
on the northern front in East At
rica in which both Italians and
British suffered considerable losses, "
was reported today by the Italian
high command.
The daily communique said a
British armored column had been
repulsed in North Africa south of
the plateau which extends across
Eastern Libya from Derna to Ben
rad.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Antonescu Orders
Death for Bearing
Unauthorized Arms
Troops Told TO Execute
Without Mercy Persons
Carrying Weapons
b. the Associated Press.

bN the Associated tresS-
BUCHAREST, Rumania, Feb l.
Premier Ion Antonescu, explaining
that his leniency in dealing with
rebels had been misunderstood in
some quarters, ordered the army to-
day to execute on the spot and
without mercy any person found
carrying firearms without authority.
Soldiers also were instructed to
open fire on any groups attempting
to hold meetings.
1t was reported unofficially that
German interests might take over
factories of the wealthy Jewish
munitions manufacturer. M. Malaxa,
reported awaiting court martial.
Part of the Lupescu fortune
changed hands again today.
When Magda Lupescu. red-haired
friend of abdicated King Carol II,
fed Rumania last September she
left a nest egg" for her brother,
Constantine.
Police searching his premises
found 100000 lei (the lei, un-
quoted now, formerly was worth
a fraction of cent? hidden in the
walls and buried in the garden.
1t was turned over to judge.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
u. 5. Waits Full Reply
From Italy on Raid
On Mission Station
Protest After Killing Of
Two Americans Last
August Revealed

The State Department today still
awaited a full reply from Italy to a
November protest against brutal
unprovoked" Italian bombing at
tack on an Anglo-E Egyptian mission
station which killed two Americans
and wounded two others last Au-
gust %.
This Governments note, express
ing confidence that Italy would take
prompt steps ito punish those guilty
Of an outrage shocking to all those
who continue to preserve any re-
spect for the principles of civilized
behavior" was made public yeSter-
day with an interim reply" received
November 6.
Rejected Criticisms.
italy CURLY rejected criticisms of
the Italian armed forces" in &C
knowledging the American protest,
adding that details of the bombing
incident had been requested from the
military authorities concerned and
suggesting much more expeditions
procedure" for this Government
would have been to seek information
from Rome and Cairo rather than
wait to obtain its own information
from the American survivors.
"No further communication on the
subject has been received from the
italian government" the State De-
partmenI said.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Grieve of
Spokane, Wash. were killed. and Mr..
and Mrs Kenneth Oglesby Of Brook
lyn were wounded when Italian
planes dive bombed their mission
station at Doro, the departments
protest set out.
Details of Attack Given.
The note added that italian mill
tary authorities had been informed
in advance of the presence of Amer
lean miSsioners at Doro, which was
"an open undefended village"
THE attack on Doro by italian
planes was consequently deliberate
and Wanton assault on non-mili-
tary objective and on on-combatant
civilians, including four American
citizens" it asserted.
In reciting details of the attack,
the note said DR.. Grieve and Mr..
Oglesby held large American flag
extended between them when they
saw the italian planes approaching
at height of less than 1000 feet.
Struck by the first bombs, DR..
Grieve fell partly covered by the
United States flag, which was per-
forated by shrapnel or bomb
splinters in no less than "a places"
the note said.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
High School Pupils
Win Scholarships

Wood College announced today
that the following graduates Of
Washington nigh schools will be
given Secretarlal or accounting
scholarships: Earnest Courtney Of
woodrow Wilson. Eleanor Caldwell
Of Western. Margie Branson Of Ana
costa. June Erickson of Eastern.
Jean Plass of Mckinley and Betty
Clayman of Central. Mary Platt Of
Eastern and Frances Pessagno Of
Anacostia will each receive half
scholarships.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
kozi Guns Lob Shells
10 or II Miles Inland

DEAL, England. Feb. l (P).-Ger-
man guns along the coast of France
have been lobbing shells 1C or II
miles inland from the Kent coast
in the last three days. but the ram
dom shots have been falling mostly
in open country.
One, however, knocked down a
church steeple near Canterbury.
The shells fall intermittently, u
said one observer. Nobody is pay
ing any attention to them"
Most of the previous shelling has
been confined to the Dover Straits
harbors and the actual coastline
itself. Dover is % miles from
France; hence the shells now have
been fired a distance of 81 miles.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Raids
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dictator is not arrogant enough to
feel he can pull it off"
London, under air raid warnings
only SO hours during January, had
l8 nights in that month without
air attacks to make it the city's
quietest since last September, it was
disclosed today.
The alarm sirens sounded Al
times. bringing the total to 458
alarms since the air war began.
L. $. Observer Injured.
Maj. Robert Williams, United
States air observer, was seriously
injured yesterday by a fragment
from a 1O0-pound bomb
Mai. Williams. the Second United
States Army officer observer to be-
come a casualty in the present war,
was taken to a hospital and fears
were expressed that he might lose
the sight of one eye. He was in
jured by a fragment from 100
pound bomb.
The censor authorized publication
Of the statement that Maj. Williams
was not on duty when hit"
A native of Albany, Tex, the 39-
year-old major was the first Amer
lean military casualty in this war
since Capt. Robert M. Losey, assist
ant United States military attache
at Stockholm, was killed in a Ger
man bombing raid at Dombas, Nor
way, April 81, 1910.
Major Robert B. Williams, Army
air observer injured in London air
raid, was sent to England after
serving at Langley Field, Virginia.
Maj. Williams entered the Air
Corps in 1923 on his graduation
from Texas A. and M. College and
in his subsequent military career
has served at Mitchell Field, New
York; March Field, California, and
in the Panama Canal Zone.
He was an instructor at the Army's
training center at Randolph Field,
Texas, in 1928, and has grad
uated from the Air Corps Tactical
School and the Army's Command
and General Staff School.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
ViIIuqe Gets Doctor

WOOD RIVER, Nebr., Feb. l
[R.-This village of 100 advertised
its plight when its only doctor
moved away. DR.. A. H. Walker of
Lincoln didn't see the ad but he did
read that it brought an imposter
who disappeared in a stolen car
after cashing spurious s25 check.
Now Wood River is DR.. Walker 8
Addrssss
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Birthday

ployes of the National Training
School for Girls.
During one of the broadcasts
yesterday % boys of the schoolboy
safety patrol at Hine Junior High
School filed past the stand to lay
their dimes on the line. With them
were Officer F. w. Marble. school
boy patrol co-ordinator for the fifth
precinct, and Stewart Mccall, who
is in charge of safety education at
the junior high school.
Two events on the Presidents
Birthday resulted in gifts for the
Mile O. Dimes. Miss Patricia Uline
Hill, granddaughter of the proprie-
tor of the Uline Ice Arena, present.
ed s140.40, representing dime set
aside by the management for every
patron who attended the Ice-Ca-
pades at the arena Thursday night
Proceeds from the American Uni
versity-Penn State basket ball game
on the same night at the American
University gymnasium accounted
for S3462 for the Mile o. Dimes.
Children Do Their Bit.
Another visitor at the Mile O.
Dimes stand yesterday was 3-year-
old Tommy Smith, who came in
from Cottage City, Md, to make
his contribution. Nancy Heers, "a,
presented a pig bank full of dimes.
One of the large gifts brought to
the Mile O. Dimes yesterday came
from the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Hebrew Home for the Aged. Supt.
Maurice MaSer and Mrs. Simon
Davis, president of the Ladies Aux
iliary, presented the box, containing
500 in dimes.
Groups of children whose dimes
were added to the Mile o. Dimes
yesterday represented section 8B of
Taft Junior High School, the Wood
lawn Primary School of Ingleside,
Va; the sixth grades of Murch
School, Lyndon Hill School, Blair
School, 7B-300 of Langley Junior
High School and Madison Elemen-
tary School of Falls Church, Va. A
contribution also came from the
Truesdell School Parent-Teacher
Association and from the 3.-T. A.
of the Vienna (Va) Elementary
School.
The iron man" of Gichner Iron
Works, complete with armor,
clanked to the stand to make that
company's contribution. Another
gift, presented by E. H. Michaelis,
represented the proceeds of Presi-
dents Birthday dance given by the
Washington Saengerbund.
Glass Banks From Stores.
Three boxes of glass banks full
of dimes were sent to the stand
from the American Stores. and a
number of glass banks with dimes
of patrons and employees of the Hot
Shoppes also were presented.
Others whose gifts accounted for
the last thousands of dimes of the
campaign included Globe Liquor
Store, traffic employees of Western
Union, Sons and Daughters of Lib
erty. Breyer Ice Cream Co. en-
pioyes, the Northeast BusineSsmen's s
Association, Local 730 of the Ware
house Employees Union. the Fed
eral Deposit Insurance Co, Bethel
employees, Little Tavern Shops, Lo-
tus Lantern Restaurant, the News
paper Women's Club, w. c. & A. n.
Miller Development Co. employees,
the Washington Virginia Maryland
Coach Co., Inc; 282 restaurants of
the Washington Restaurant Asso-
citation. American Security q Trust
Co., Filipino Executive Council of
Washington and Children's Neigh
borhood Club.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
L-ibyo
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Army to a new Free French" ap-
peal that it join the fight in Libya
to help the British crush Italy's
African empire.
From the East African front the
British reported intensified pressure
in the Agordat-Barentu area of
Italian Eritrea-and elsewhere mo
change in the situation"
Appeal Made by De Gaulle.
The Free French" appeal was de-
iivered by Gen. Charles de Gaulle,
leader of the free French" forces,
in a broadcast last night from Lon
don. He called upon French North
African troops to help complete
the conquest of Libya" by attacking
the italians from the west.
(The British radio was quoted
by c. B. S. in New York as saying
that Gen. Maxine Weygand,
French military commander in
North Africa. would broadcast
tonight from Algiers message to
the French African colonies-per-
hapS in answer to De Gaulle.
Gen. Weygands army, esti-
mated at a half-million trained,
equipped fighting men, has been
viewed in some quarters as Chief
of State Philippe Petain's lace in
the hole" with which to save
France from harsh terms from
her conquerors. Reports from
| Vichy and Berlin in the past week
have told of increased tension
over stalled negotiations for col
laboration between France and
Germany
r. A. F. Pounds Bases.
Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell' S
push west of fallen Derna appeared
here to be shaping up on the same
/ pattern as his successful attacks
on the other Fascist bases of To-
bruk and Bardia.
| British bombers were out front,
pounding italian air bases. Flyers
reported yesterday the air base at
BARGE had been attacked repeated
/ ly and heavily.
Tanks led the way for infantry
| along the coastal road toward Apol-
| lonia, 40 miles west of Derna, and
the inland road through Ell Mechili.
On the East African front. the
British reported further gains in
their drives into Eritrea, Ethiopia
and italian Somaliland
Ships of the Kenya coastal de-
fenses were credited with helping
in new offensive against Somaliland
by transporting Nigerian troops for
attacks along the coast
Village Reported Burned.
The Nigerians were reported yes
terday to have burned the coastal
village of Kiamboni. Other British
colonial forces were said to be
driving into the Ell Wax sector OF
Somaliland from Kenya.
The Kenya forces also reported
bombing attacks on Italian artillery
and infantry positions in the vicin-
ity of the Ethiopia frontier
town of Moyale which the Italians
seized lass fall.
Italian troops being forced back
toward the Red Sea by a British
drive across Eritrea from the Anglo
Egyptian frontier were reported
facing a fuel and supply shortage,
with the British Navy barring the
way of seaborne aid or escape.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-17
Who Runs the Show

ANY lingering doubt in the the great mass the
struggling people of the country as to who actually
writes the the country should certainly have been
the senate and the house of representa-
tives passing soak the poor tax bill which this is
written about be enacted into law both houses having
agreed on its provisions.
And what they?
The general plan enacted quite graph
cay outlined in statement of one provision made by Senator
sad "Under the committee bill estate
of $4,000 would about $50 tax and that approximately
the which would be paid by individual
ing S21.65 week"
The lowering of exemptions voted against
by when the committee bill reached the floor of
the senate but when to final approval of the BILL with
the exemptions lowered to $3.50 for single and 1900
couples only five of the senators voted the
All but five acted the orders of indus
try capital voted against what they well knew to be
the bulk of their constituents makes
difference what section OF the country they represent all
poor struggling people among their const
uents than industrialists and capitalists
this of The Voice, is carried the vote
lowering of exemptions and the
final vote on the measure as it passed the senate
This not being campaign great statesmen do
get and beat their breasts and tell of their
with the welfare OF the people, and they well
know how short of the people By year.
they the people will have forgotten this particular
lapse theirs and will be ready to listen to their
vigilance for the protection of their interests
We hope they in their estimates but they probably
not
The hopelessness any effort defeat the will
probably be the most of those who will point with
pride to their vote against the amendment the
emptions However before niche in
the hall for them, note their final vote They may
necessity of supporting the president and the
urgency of the that impossible would have
unpatroc to delay To that may be answered
action only of during the past year
half which indicates blind following of the presidents
apparent DESIRES without considering Smith and Jones in the
town. trying to support themselves and their families
and keep the country at peace
Conscription, ease-end shooting with Smith and
Jones not only doing fighting also paying the
privilege thanks to great statesmen"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-17
More Lip Service-Some Reservations

Little indications appear then daily press
and in other capitalist controlled journals which show plainly
enough that while people of Englandand the United
supporting Russia with nipple
materials of there strong undercurrent Of
opposition such aid This u.s. of course more noticeable
England than it is here
In the press reports Boosting of the squadrons of
by England the statement made in
the dispatches inadvertentlythat was
hoped this would stop criticism by the people in Eng
land of the apparent failure Russia sub
stantia aid So appears that Great Britain still wagng
only token in support of Russia.
Those who criticize England may be called farm
but let try to anayze the situation dispas
sionatey All dispatches that the bulk of the
troops Germany in the conquered countries
have withdrawn sent to bolster the armies stalled by
the Russians and they have been replaced by bodies OF troops
comprising very young and old men, vaousy estimated to
anywhere from 100000 to 100000 1t would GER
of the air forces and mechanical forces have
the Russian battle line by the Germans.
mind the great stretches of territory that has to
be poced by these occupation of conquered coun-
tries
At the present time Great Britain undoubtedly has from
three million under arms, and must have also a
force. Supporting in manner, invasion by
Britain continental Europe would be found major
iy people of all of the conquered countries and
tany Hitler would be in no position to withdraw any troops
the battle line without disastrous results to him.
So what delaying this support of Russia by Great Br
tain?
We NAV venture to guess follows That the ruling class
leave the actual rulers of the United
States out as sympahizers with their hoping
was by their k in the government that Rus
will completely destroy each other and then
England with help of the United States will write the
program Europe and important still in their
viewpoint be able with armed force necessary to preserve
Thus assuring the ruling OF
greatly profits during the of reconstruction in
counres and making certain that when the
the verge OF collapse That another world
Realists like William the OPM, apparently take
into consideration possibilities which include changes in
social and systems but he is exception And
cepons in his will fight just hard the others to
prevent such changes