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Evening star., 1941-01-18
Swansea Fires Are Set
In Roid, Germans Soy

BERLIN. Jan. 1S R-Docks,
wharves and storehouses at the
South Wales port of Swansea were
set afire by German bonlbers in last
nights raids on England, informed
sources declared today.
More English ports were reported
mined. Otherwise. it was said the
Luftwaffe's operations over Eng
land during the night were limited
to armed reconnaissance"
No British aerial activity was re-
ported over Germany.
The German high command said
some raiders we're over London yes
terday and that direct hits were
observed on tracks and buildings of
a railroad station.
The high command identified the
target of last nights principal at
tack only as "a Western English
port
Two British planes we're reported
shot down in an air battle. Loss of
two German planes was acknoVl-
edged
DNB Official German news agency
said the 81 ,000-ton British battleship
Malaga had reached Gibraltar with
evident signs of damage inflicted
during raid by axis planes on a
British convoy January 10.
Efforts had been made to hide the
damage with wooden structures and
replating, the news agency reported
The general staff of the German
Air Force declared today that only
one German plane was lost in the
bomb attack Thursday on Malta
(The British said 10 axis planes
were shot down during the raid
A German submarine was cred
tied by the high command with
sinking 10000 tons of merchant
shipping. The ships sunk we're not
identified
Evening star., 1941-01-18
| Nomuro Bringing
Extra Eyes for
Long Stay Here
81 the Associated Press.

TOXIC. Jan. 13-Admiral Kich-
isaburo Nomura, who lost an eye in
bombing of Shanghai in 1882,
stocked up on spare glass eyes today
prior to his departure next Thurs
day for his new post as Ambassador
to Washington.
4 have a hunch my stay in
the United States will be long one,
so I thought I'd take four or five
extra eyes to see me through the
years" the newspaper Asahi quoted
him.
Suppose I got an eye broken. 1t
wouldn't do to have blue one put
IN by mistake!"
In more serious vein. he said he
advocated no stiff diplomacy but
no favor-courting-just a straight
forward, sincere effort to do good"
Evening star., 1941-01-18
Rooseve|ts Health Is Best in Many Years.
McIntire Says After Semi-Annuu| Checkup

DR.. McIntire, who prefers to be
called doctor" rather than "ad-
miral," probably knows more than
any other person of the physical
and mental strain imposed on q
President. Twice a year he gives
Mr.. Roosevelt a complete checking
over.
1--WE have just made the latest
check" he said, "and the President
was in excellent condition. His
health is the best in many years.
In the past few months he has had
very little trouble with colds-less
than others around him.
I'VE are looking ahead to the next
four years without any apprehen-
sion"
Aside from an attack of intestinal
influenza last winter, colds and
sinus condition have supplied the
chief concern overMr. Roosevelt on
the part Of his physician.
Evening star., 1941-01-18
Navy Officer Kills Self
On Return From D. {.
Ry TIE Associated Press.

Rs tie Associated Press.
STEWART MANOR, N. Y, Jan.
18.-Naval 1t. George Hunter. 80,
was found dead of gunshot wound
in his home early today and Police
Capt. Frank Kelly listed the death
as suicide.
Capt. Kelly said bullet had been
fired through 1t. Hunters mouth.
The body was discovered early
this morning by the officers wife.
Lorraine, and mutual friend, Glen
Allen. of nearby Great Neck, who
had returned from a movie.
1t. Hunter, who had been a men,
ber of the football team at the
United States Naval Academy, from
which he was graduated in 1888, had
been stationed at Washington, D.
c., but arrived home last night to
spend the week end.
Capt. Kelly said the officer re-
Gently had been attached to Navy
supply ships and was awaiting new
orders.
Evening star., 1941-01-18
Work al Air Fields
by Nazis in
Southern Rumania
Hopping or Places for
New Mediterranean
Action Indicated
By the Associated Press.

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia, Jan. 49,
Intensive German air force prep
arations at more than a dozen large
landing field in Southern Ru-
mania led to predictions today that
the Nazis may be arranging hopping
off places for new action in the
Mediterranean area.
Although fewer than 100 NaZl
planes were believed TO be stationed
in Rumania now, thousands of
ground crew men are quarteled on
or near all important landing fields
and more are arriving daily.
Vast gasoline stores are being
concentrated at all Southern Ru-
manian airports. and crews and cal
penters are working long hours on
buildings. hangers and storehouses
for munitions and bombs.
Civil airports such as Beneasafo.
near Bucharest, have been taken
over by German air units.
Within the last week the Nazis
have inaugurated an elaborate "a
hour defense of all Rumanian air.
ports they have occupied Their
latest defense weapons are fast little
tanks bearing powerful anti-aircraft
guns.
Acting on a German suggestion,
the Rumanian general staff ordered
new air raid drills in Bucharest.
Most Danubian towns are now
blaCked ont nightly
Military observers here point out
that it is of no importance that
no large Nazi bombing fleets are
stationed in Rumania, since bomber
squadrons could be flown down
from Vienna in less than two hours.
The possibility that Nazi bombers
might go to the aid of Italy against
Greece also was noted and 1t was
remarked that Salonika lies only
(See pJTMANIA pope Adl
Evening star., 1941-01-18
President 10 Devote
Entire Week End 10
Inaugural Speech
Talk to Be Held to Limit
Of II Minutes; To Be
Confined to Brood Policy
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt kept his en-
gagement list and desk completely
clear today in order to devote his
entire week end to preparing an
inaugural address for Monday,
which may sound a keynote of this
administrations policies for the four
critical years to come
Beginning work on the speech
just before leaving Hyde Park Mon
day, Mr.. Roosevelt was reported
today to be completing a third
draft, but probably will rewrite this
early version several times before
the address is ready for delivery.
Stephen T. Early, press relations
secretary, said the speech will be
only about 1000 words in length,
with time Of delivery to be held
within IL minutes. The important
pronouncements of policy which
Mr.. Roosevelt made in his fireside
chat about two weeks ago and in
his annual message on the state of
the Union to Congress January 6,
were in sufficient detail, it was ex-
planned, so that the address of next
Monday can be confined to broad
policy.
White House Guests.
Mrs. Early'S Office also disclosed
today a list of the White House
guests over inauguration week end.
Headed by Mrs. James Roosevelt,
mother of the President, the group
includes Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin D.
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-01-18
New German Demands
On Vichy Expected
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press,
NEW YORK, Jan. 18-Otto Abetz,
German Ambassador to Paris, and
Fernand de Brinon, the Vichy gov
,ernment's representative there, are
expected to arrive soon at Vichy to
present a series of new demands
from Berlin, the British Broadcast
ing Corp. declared today.
B. B. c. also relayed a report
credited to the Vichy-controlled
radio at Lyon saying that the French
cabinet would hold highly i'm
portant" meeting with Chief of State
Petain this evening.
The B. B. c. broadcast was heard
by N. B. C..
Evening star., 1941-01-18
Myron Taylor to Leave
Hospital Within Week
~ the Assnciafad prass

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Jan. 18 CP.-Myron C.
Taylor, President Roosevelt's per-
sonal representative to the Vatican,
observed his 67th birthday today in
the New England Baptist Hospital
where he underwent an operation
for removal of gallstones December
%.
Among the greetings he received
was one from his physicians to the
effect that he would be able to leave
the hospital within a week.
Mrs. Taylor also was at the hos
pital, resting after physical
checkup.
Evening star., 1941-01-18
Reich Promises Belgium
More Food, Raw Material
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
BERLIN, Jan. 18.-DNB (Of-
fetal German news agency an
nounced today that a Belgian trade
delegation had returned to Brussels
from Berlin after concluding nego-
tiations for food and raw materials
for Belgian industries.
DNB said the German government
gave the Belgians assurances it
would deliver the necessary addi-
tional quantities of grain for bread
and raw materials. provided Belgian
authorities as we'll as Belgian pro-
ducers and consumers fulfilled their
obligations toward the common
veal"
Belgium must dovetail her econ
omy into the necessities of the
present situation" the agency said.
No further details were given.
Evening star., 1941-01-18
Greeks Claim Capture
Of 1000 Of ItaIy's
Wolves Of Tuscany
Two Fascist Wurships
TorPedoed in Adriotie,
Athens Spokesman Says
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 18.-Cap-
ture of 1000 soldiers of Italy's
famous Evolves of Tuscany" divi-
sion was reported by the Greek high
command today only a short time
after Greek spokesman announced
two Italian "Warships" had been
torpedoed in the Adriatic.
The captives we're taken, the high
command said, when Greek forces
overwhelmed a Fascist fortified
position northwest of Greek-held
Klisura on the Central Albanian
war front. The spokesman said
questioning of the prisoners dis
closed they had arrived only recently
from Brindisi. Italy.
He identified the torpedoed
italian vessels as the Liguria and
the Lombardia.
The London Daily Mail quoted
the Athens radio as saying the
vessels were troopships-the Lii
guria of 1884 tons and the Lom-
bardia of 20066 tons. The Liguria
is the former Canadian-Pacific
liner Melita, sold to an Italian
company in 1885,
The Hamburg American liner
Resolute, a 19,703-ton vessel, was
sold to an Italian firm in 1885,
and later reports indicated she
had been renamed Lombardia
and used to transport troops in
the Ethiopian campaign.
(An Italian troopship named
Liguria also was used in carrying
troops to Ethiopia and was one
of several vessels which brought
italian troops home from Spain
in 1880
The spokesman quoted prisoners
as saying many desertions occurred
during the embarkation at Brindisi.
The high command identified the
captured troops as members of the
77th regiment of the newly arrived
7th division-"Lupi di Toscana"-
commanded by Col. Meneghetti.
Many officers were among the pris-
oners, a communique said.
The port of Valona, Albania, one
of the next immediate goals of the
Greek advance. was bombed heavily
yesterday, the Greek spokesman said.
Reports reaching the Yugoslav-
Albanian border said bitter fighting
was taking place along the central
front in the 1O-mile sector between
KliSura and Italian-held Tepeleni.
Both Greeks and Italians were re-
ported concentrating troops in that
area and some military experts be-
lieve decisive battle was developing.
Evening star., 1941-01-18
London Raiding Resumed.

German planes resumed their
raiding Of London today.
Five bombs fell in London
residential district this afternoon
when German bombers made their
first daylight raid on the capital in
II days. The raiders were met by
the fire of ground batteries.
The barrage centered on the
southeast approach to London,
which the attackers used.
The alarm was lifted after about
an hour and a half
Earlier German aircraft had beer
reported over Northwest England
and several towns in the industrial
Midlands.
The port of Swansea in South
Wales, about As miles west Of
Cardiff, bore the brurt of German
aerial attacks on Britain last night
The government acknowledged
started by the raiders. but declared
the situation was always we'll in
hand" and that the last blazes
were extinguished early this morn
ing.
Casualties Not Large"
The number of casualties in Swan
sea- a town of 10000 population
locVed near the mouth of Bristol
Channel. was officially described as
mot large" but some fatalities were
reported at an unidentified place in
Devon in Southwest England.
Swansea has been described as
the metallurgical capital of Wales"
and before the war was the chief
seat of the copper, tinplate and
patent fuel industries.
London had a brief alert after
midnight. but apparently few bombs
were dropped in the capital area.
In the early part of the night
raiders concentrated on a town in
the west of England, but were re-
ported driven off by furious anti
aircraft barrage which was said to
have rocked houses.
Evening star., 1941-01-18
Hull Says He Lacks
War Pressure Dutu
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull said to-
day that he had no information
from any source that Great Britain
was attempting to have the United
States declare war on the axis
powers.
He made the assertion after re-
porters had asked him at his press
conference to comment on a state
ment by Senator Wheeler, Democrat,
of Montana. Senator Wheeler said
last night that he had learned from
several reliable sources" that Prime
Minister Churchill had been insist
ing on a declaration of war by this
country"
Evening star., 1941-01-18
2N the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The physical condition of Pres
ident Roosevelt, as he faces four
more years in the White House,
was described today as "the best
in many years"
Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire,
the Presidents personal physician
and the Nays surgeon general,
said that eight years as Chief
Executive have done nothing 10
him but make him eight years
older"
"One of the grand things about
him." DR.. McIntire said in an inter-
view, lis that he can relax. Of
course, when things blew up in
Europe and his telephone was ring
ing at all hours, no one could relax.
But in the main, he has the
ability to put his troubles aside
when he shouldn't carry them with
him."
Evening star., 1941-01-18
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Evening star., 1941-01-18
Hitler Reported
Meeting Duce
Tomorrow
PurIey to RevoIve
Around German Aid
In War Effort
BY the Associated Press.


BERN, Switzerland, Jan. 18-
Diplomatic quarters heard reports
today that full-dress conference of
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini,
with their principal military, diplo-
matte and economic aides, is set
for tomorrow.
Although it generally was believed
the meeting would take place at
Brennero, Italy, some sources sug-
gested MuSsolini might this time go
to German territory, repaying Hit
ler's visit to Florence on October %,
the day Italy invaded Greece.
War Aid to Be Discussed.
In any case, it was stated, the con-
ference will be concerned mainly
with German aid to Italy in her
Greek and North African wars.
Whether that aid will include a
German move in the Balkans, a
thrust at Gibraltar or simply Ger
man air force aid from Italian or
possibly Albanian bases was a sub
Ject of speculation.
No official confirmation of the
meeting was obtainable in Rome or
Berlin, but diplomatists expected
none before the meeting is con-
cluded, perhaps Monday.
"a dispatch from Rome re-
ported Premier MusSolini had
Cancelled a scheduled personal
appearance Sunday at which he
was to award prizes to farmers
In connection with Italy's cam
paign for wheat-growing self
sufficiency)
Darlan Leaves Vichy.
In full uniform, Admiral Jean
Darlan. French Secretary of State
1or Navy and emissary in past nego-
tiations with, Germany, left Vichy
yesterday, headed for occupied
France, it was reported authorita-
lively.
Presumably Admiral Darlan went
to consult German authorities. Last
month he was said to have delivered
a letter from Chief of State Petain
to Adolf Hitler. outlining Petain's
terms for collaboration with Ger
many
Word of his departure followed
closely upon reports that Marshal
Petain had received Edouard Her.
riot, who at various times was
premier and president of the Cham
Der of Deputies when France was
still republic and had a Parlia-
ment.
New Assembly Forecast.
1t was believed that the meeting
was a prelude to formation of a
consultative Assembly" to share
certain responsibilities with Marshal
Petain and his ministers. This was
forecast by Vichy more than a
month ago, after Pierre Laval was
ousted as vice premier and foreign
minister.
M. Herriot. it was said, may be
given a seat in the Assembly. SINH
lar speculation as regards three So
ciallst former deputies was aroused
by their being received by Marshal
Petain's foreign minister, Pierre
Etienne Flandin.
These three are Paul Faure. pre-
war head of the minority wing of
Leon Blum's Socialist party. and
Rene Brunei and Jean Barthelemv.
(See HITLER, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1941-01-18
Italian Planes Bombord
Coptiye CoUntrymen

SOMEWHERE OFF THE GRE
CLAN COAST, Jan. 18 CP).-A group
of young italians, their frayed uni
forms soiled with blood from the
lost battle of Klisura, are squeezed
in the dark hold of a Greek prison
ship nearing Piraeus.
Whispering below noise of en-
gines, they curse the war, their
sickness from bad Albanian water,
their high officers who let them
Evening star., 1941-01-18
MOtevideO Hears RepOrt.

MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay, Jan. 18
P.-Naval sources here heard to-
day the French freighter Mendoza,
which has been edging along the
Brazilian coast preparing to attempt
to run the British blockade, had
been halted north of Porto Bello,
Brazil by British warship.
Evening star., 1941-01-18
Men 36 Years Of Age
Registered by Britain

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 18.-Men SO years
of age we're registered by Great
Britain today for military duty.
bringing to about 100000 the total
called to arms.
Approximately 2,eoo, 900 had been
registered previously.
Evening star., 1941-01-18
British Ruid Italians
Dodecunese Air Base

By the Associated Press.
ROME. Jan. l8-British planes
raided an Italian air base in the
Dodecanese Islands, but dropped
their bombs in open country without
causing damage after meeting
strong anti-aircraft fire. the Italian
high command reported today.
Evening star., 1941-01-18
R. A. F. Bombs
Ndzi Ships Off
Dutch Coast
Germans Make First
Daylight Attack on
London in Il Days
b. the Associated Press.


LONDON. Jan. 18.-The Air Min
istry announced today that r. A. F.
bomberS machine gunned and
bombed axis shipping off the Dutch
coast yesterday, scoring direct hits
on four ships which left one sinking
and another listing.
Only the stern of one vessel was
visible above the water after the
attack. communique said The
tonnage of the vessels was not
given.
Despite bad weather, British war
planes were reported TO have at
tackled the NaZl invasion ports of
Brest and Cherbourg and two air.
dromes in German-occupied Francs
last night
All of the planes returned from
the raid, the communique said
Royal Air Force activities during
the night, the announcement said,
were much less extensive than on
recent nights because of poor fly
ing conditions over Northwest Ger
many and most of the continent.
Evening star., 1941-01-18

(See GREEK, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1941-01-18

(See INAUGURAL, Page ABB
Evening star., 1941-01-18

(See RUMANIA, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1941-01-18

Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow,
colder tonight; much colder tomorrow:
lowest tonight about 49, Temperatures
today-Highest. 43, at midnight; low
est, 80, at $50 am; 43 at l pm.
From the United States weather Bureau report.
Full Details on Page Az,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-16

The following excerpts are TYPICAL
My dearest: am writing you early tonite.
because we have tickets for Gone With the
Wind and it Is hr. picture so I'm afraid
my letter would get mailed too late. Not
that need Clark Gable because you my lover
are all the Rhett Buffers I want. even
amaze myself about how much love you and
how wonderful think you are. You're my
only baby. dearest you always will be.
Il love you gorgeously baby darling, my
dearest husband. Keep well and be a good
Bob for your Marie"
And then. on the day set aside especially
for lovers, she wired:
Bob, my dear. what more can say than
l love you much this Valentine Day
which, 1t will be noted, is nearly double the
minimum number of words
Robert scarcely did justice to these mis-
sives when he summed them up by testify
ing that Marie promised ito be a better wife"
become better cook and look after my
comforts The judge was more romantic,
saying a little dizzily: After reading all
these 1 should be able to write a good love
letter.
Just what happened when the ardent letter
writers met again in Pittsburgh is obscured
by conflicting testimony Robert described a
tender reunion in a hotel room. They kissed,
he said, and planned to stage second elepe-
ment to California on the night of March II.
1910.
Marie told him, he went on that they
would have to keep their plans secret from
her parents, promising to sneak as many of
her clothes out of their home as possible and
send for the rest later.
But. he declared instead of carrying
through as planned, she callously walked off
to party leaving him, as 1t were. holding the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-16

Mr.. Dckermans background had its own
particular kind of confusion. His first wife
had divorced him charges so similar to
those of Marie. his third, that he must have
been tempted more than once to say: This
is where l came in and with that start to
leave the court
It was he who had started to divorce his
second wife. but then just to keep the record
complicated. had let her take the play away
from him and secure Reno decree
And SO, having turned up nothing helpful
in the past. the court went back to wracxing
its brain the present There the alleged
kicks out of bed seemed fairly understand
able except for Marie's unacrobatic way of
reacting to them and the fact that Robert
her husband, denied fatty that they had ever
occurred.
In the quaint legal idiom of the State of
Pennsylvania, her lawyer described them as
follows:
"On at least five separate occasions re-
spondent (Robert) kicked and showed libel
liant (Marie) from her bed following unpro-
voked arguments with the libellant On three
occasions, following arguments with the Ii
bellant. respondent compelled her at about
a. m. to dress and then drove her to the
home of her parents where she would spend
the remainder of the night"
Then, strangely enough in the very next
paragraph the brief says that Robert threat
ened Marie that If she did not stop visiting
her parents he would kick her out in the
street"
What is one to make of that? First he