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Evening star., 1941-08-26
Iran Charges That Allies
Bombed Open Towns

V1CHY. Unoccupied France, Aug.
26 P).-The Iranian Legation an
nounced tonight that Iranian troops
were resisting British and Russian
invaders in all sectors.
Advices received from Teheran,
the capital, said British and Soviet
flyers had bombed several open
towns"
British feet units were said to
have bombarded Khorramshahr as
well as Bandar Shahpur on the
Persian Gulf.
Everywhere the English and
Soviet forces met Iranian forces, s.
said a Legation communique, ZEN
gagements naturally took place"
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Two Red Columns Reported
Advancing Into iran

MOSCOW. Aug. 26 tP.-Columns
of Cossacks and Red Army infantry
men, who moved Is miles southwark
from Transcaucasia into Iran yes
terday, were reported today to be
continuing dual advances toward
the rail town of Tabriz, near Lake
Urmia. and Ardebil, a highway CEN
ter 120 miles to the east.
No Iranian resistance to the So
Wet occupation was mentioned in
dispatches reaching here, although
some opposition was disclosed abroad
to the co-ordinated British push
from Iraq.
The first announcement of the
Russian operations, declared like the
British invasion to be necessitated
by German intrigue in the Iranian
kingdom, was given in an early
morning dispatch by Tass from
Tbilisi (Tif1is), Caucasus capital.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Berlin
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the Soviet front disclosed last night.
This informant said the Germans
started off their invasion by send
ing tanks and motorized troops far
through the Red Army lines, leaving
the infantry to trail along after
ward-just as they did in France.
But where it worked well in the
west it failed in the east and the
Nazis had to quickly revise their
offensive tactics.
The Russians had carefully fol-
lowed every phase of the invasion
of France and when the Germans
came their way they had solution.
They would let the tanks through,
but then would throw masses of
of their own infantry at the incom-
ing Germans, something the French
and British could not do because of
the disorganization caused by the
Germans behind their lines.
The German tanks that tore the
Soviet lines still were too tough to
handle by day. but the Russians
got them by night, blasting them
with guns brought up under cover
of darkness in hit-and-run fashion.
So now, the military informant
said, tanks no longer dash far ahead
and wait for the infantry to catch
up. Instead. they stay only a few
minutes ahead.
Furthermore, he said the tank
crews do not dare stay out front
overnight, but scramble back to the
protection of their infantry lines.
The result, this source added, is
that the German attack today more
nearly resembles the World War
style, when infantry followed close
to the tanks, with both dependent
on the other.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Mexican Consul Privileges
Withdrawn by Germany
Bf the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Aug. 26.-The German
government has informed Mexico
that Germany is obliged to with
draw the privileges of Mexican
consuls in Germany, it was an
nounced today.
On August % Mexico ordered the
closing of Is German consulates by
September /. This step was taken
in reprisal for Germany's action in
closing Mexican consular Offices in
Paris and six other German-con-
trolled cities.
These moves followed straining Of
German Mexican relations after
Germany had requested strongly
that Mexico protest gainst the
United States trade blacklist of pro-
Axis firms.
Yesterday Germany ordered the
closing of Haiti's consulates in the
Reich "for political reasons" and it
was announced that German con-
sulates in Haiti had been closed.
Cuba and Honduras similarly have
ceased consular relationships with
Germany.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
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west might not meet the Soviet
troops coming down from the north.
If Iranian opposition crumbled
and Nazi influences were wiped out
of the Middle East Moslem mon
archy, these sources said, no actual
Juncture of British and Russian
forces would be necessary.
A neutral military source declared
that unless Trans little army of
10000 men was to upset all expec-
tations, the Allies probably would
meet only token resistance"
Half Way to Tabriz.
The Russians announced that
their Cossacks, sweeping down from
the Caucasus, already were half way
to Tabriz, Trans second largest city.
which is situated approximately 60
miles south of the Soviet frontier.
Russian forces were reported also to
have penetrated Is miles toward
Ardebil, on the west shore of the
Caspian.
1t was known the Russians had
concentrated troops on the from
tier on the eastern side of the Cas-
plan Sea, also, where their first logi-
cal objective would be Bandar Shah,
northern terminus of the railroad
running through the Iranian capi-
tai of Teheran to the Persian Gulf.
Whether they had crossed the bor-
der there was uncertain.
(Bandar Shah is to be distin-
guished from Bandar Shahpur,
which is the southern terminus
of the Trans-Iranian line, To-
Gated at the head of the Persian
Gulf)
Premier Ali Mansur told the Iran
ian Parliament yesterday that the
British had bombed and shelled
Iranian towns and attacked Iranian
ships In harbor-presumably the
Persian Gulf port of Bandar
Shahpur.
Defense Measures Taken.
The Premier was quoted by the
Teheran radio as saying "all neces-
sary measures to face this attack"
had been taken, but the measures
were not specified.
He declared his government had
endeavored to maintain q neutral
policy and had even taken special
measures to reduce the number Of
Germans in the country" in an at
tempt to satisfy British and Russian
demands.
The British press, however. took
the view that the expulsion of some
5000 German technicians-the Off
cial reason for the invasion-was
of less Importance than establish
ment of new land link with Russia.
Newspapers welcomed the first
joint action by Britain and Russia
as the beginning of what the Daily
Mail called "a no nonsense phase
in British policy"
The London press reiterated that
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Hobeos Corpus Hearing
Set in Deportation Case

District Court Justice David A..
Pine today set Sebtember 9 for a
habeas corpus hearing in the case
of Vito Rizzi, about 40, Washington
bricklayer, whom the Bureau of I'M
migration and Naturalization is
seeking to deport to Italy on the
grounds that he is an alien who
entered this country illegally.
Rizzi was described at a bond
hearing last week as former mem
Der of a ring of forgers of naturaliza-
ton papers. Rizzi claims he was
born in San Francisco and, there
fore, is an American citizen.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
New Zealand Premier
Calls Far Eastern
Situation Critical
Fraser Confers With
Hull and Expects
To See President
By the Associated Press.

Prime Minister Peter Fraser of
New Zealand today described the
Far Eastern situation as very
critical" and declared his country
would agree to any mutual defense
arrangement with the United States
Mr.. Fraser called on Secretary of
State Hull, accompanied by Frank
Langstone, New Zealand minister of
lands, who has been in the United
States several months negotiating
on defense supplies. He also was to
see President Roosevelt.
The Prime Minister came to
Washington on his way back to New
Zealand after a four-month trip
which took him through the Near
East and to England.
He sat with the British war cab
met in London and conferred many
times with Prime Minister Churchill,
whom he saw after Mr.. Churchill's
recent sea conferences with Mr..
Roosevelt.
Discussing conditions in the Pa
cif1c with newspapermen, Mr.. Fraser
said New Zealand felt 'in danger"
from Japan. but still hoped that
Japan will see common sense"
1--WE do not want war with Japan"
Mr.. Fraser said, but he added that
his country fully indorsed the state
ment of Mr.. Churchill that the
British Empire would range itself
with the United States in event of
a clash with Japan.
Mr.. Fraser spoke of close collab-
Grafton of New Zealand, Australian,
the Netherlands and United States
authorities in the Far East and said
his country was willing to cooperate
in any defense arrangements with
the United States, including mutual
use of any bases.
Mr.. Fraser arrived in Baltimore
yesterday in the British flying boat
Berwick via Botwood, Newfound-
land.
OF his stay In England, the New
Zealander leader said:
Il saw magnificent spirit. There
is no sign of weakening, or fear, or
Of defeatism. The people of Eng
land are of one mind and thought
and that thought is to defeat Hit
ler."
MIR. Fraser plans to 60 from WASH
ington to New York, then to Canada
to consult with Dominion authori-
ties. He expects to take a Clipper
ship to New Zealand from San Fran
cisco in about two weeks.
The visiting statesman and his
party, including c. A. Berendsen,
head of the Prime Minister'S depart
ment, and his private secretary, Miss
Jean Mckenzie, were met at the
seaplane base by Mr.. Langstone.
Evening star., 1941-08-26

neither Britain nor Russia desired
to shed Iranian blood needlessly, and
the Times. urging Iran to face the
realities of the situation" said IAN
agreement can still be reached and
this unhappy incident brought to
an end"
Some British sources expressed
belief the joint British Russian ac-
ton in Iran would strengthen
Turkish resistance to reported Ger
man demands for the right to move
troops and supplies across Turkey.
The Turkish Embassy in London.
however, displayed anxiety last night
over the invasion of Iran. A spokes-
man said the development hedges
Turkey with war and makes the
maintenance of neutrality more
difficult than ever"
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Rich Pennsylvania, II,
Seeks 10 Adopt Man, A.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILKES BARRE, Pa. Aug. 26s-~g
Wealthy William Giles Slocum, Y,
is trying to adopt 42-year -old Ralph
Campbell Mathewson. declaring he'd
be "dad-blamed" if he'll let "a lot
of shirt-tail relatives get my money
Mr.. Slccum, last blood relation OF
Frances Slocum, kidnapped by Wyan-
dotte Indians, asserted he wanted
Mr.. MatheWSon as a foster son ito
carry on the Campbell and Slocum
names" His riches lie in coal, farm
and timber land
Mr.. Mathewson is a descendant Of
Colin Campbell. legendary hero OF
leap on horseback from bluff on
the Susquehanna River still known
as Campbells Ledge. "
The adoption is being fought by
five members of the Bosworth-Pat-
terson family, who claim to be rela-
tives by marriage. They charged In
hearing now under way that Mr.
Slocum is held virtual prisoner by :
Mr.. Mathewson. A decision in the
case Is expected in several weeks. ~
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Would Like 10 See
u. ). in War Now,
Beaverbrook Saws
Americas Own Business,
However. He Adds, ond
Luuds American Tanks
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-Lord Beaver
brook, British Minister of Supply,
who recently returned from confer
ences in Washington, declared to-
day that the United States was in
the full swing of production and
that there had been no showdown
since Germany invaded Russia.
Asked at press conference if the
United States was near to entry into
the war, Lord Beaverbrook replied
that such a decision was the busi-
ness of the people of the United
States.
What do you Think" reporters
persisted.
I'D like to see them in" he said,
lifting his voice.
Then, repeating this statement,
he said:
Its nobody's business other than
citizens of the United States, but If
am not to be hypocritical I'd like
to see them in now"
He commented that there was no
need for tank modernization in the
United States.
They have fine light tanks in
the M-3," he said, adding that
United States tanks are arriving IN
Britain lin considerable numbers" )"
Il feel no pessimism about in
creasing United States production"
he asserted.
OF American airplanes he said,
"They are just as fine as any prod
uct in this country or any other
country"
Lord Beaverbrook said last week
was the biggest Britain ever had in
tank production.
He called Britain's gun output
good and added that production of
explosives was entirely pleasing for
the moment"
However, he continued. I'VE now
are in the unhappy state of having
more troops than weapons" and
said that while production in Brit
ain was improving it was not up to
his expectations after two years of
war
He remarked that he was going
to ask the United States for per-
mission to send an exhibition of
weapons to Washington.
Harder Work Called For.
Speaking of the progress of the
war, Lord Beaverbrook said. 1--WE
must work harder and do more. We
should not depend on America to
take tasks off our shoulders or on
Russia to do our job
Britain has decided to abandon
some imports from the United States,
particularly iron and steel. because
of the growth of the American pro-
gram, Lord Beaverbrook said.
For example, Britain might limit
pig iron imports and receive in their
place more finished products, he
explained.
He said he did not know whether
he would attend the projected
British Russian confer
ence in Moscow, but that he would
go to the United States again.
I'm always glad to go there" he
remarked.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Eost's Oil Shortage
Called 'Phony' by Fish
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Rep-
resentative Hamilton Fish, Repub-
lican, of New York asserted in a
radio address last night he had
reached ''the definite conclusion
that the shortage of oil in the East
is phony and is being used as part
of a program to create further war
hysteria.
In speech carried by the National
Broadcasting Co.'S red network, Mr..
Fish declared that in the last week
he had made a study of the Eastern
oil situation and had sought the
advice of well-informed oil men,
including representatives of the
American Petroleum Institute.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Former College Head Dies

FINDLAY, Ohio. Aug. 26 lP).-Dr.
Albert Edwin Smith, 30, who retired
in 1880 after Is years as president
of Ohio Northern University at Ada,
died today of a heart ailment. He
was Methodist delegate to the ecu
menical conference in London in
1923. Funeral services will be on
Thursday in Ada.
Evening star., 1941-08-26

the second engine. They again re-
turned to Boiling Field.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Durham took
off again at $50 O'Clock this morn
ing, this time in the bomber. They
had not gone far when Mr. Smith
suddenly became i'll.
The two had expected to inspect
the Army's new powder loading
plant at Burlington, Iowa. before
flying to Louisiana to see the ma
neuvers in that area.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
McKenno Agoin Vizier

Joseph M. McKenna of this city
has been reelected a member of the
council of viziers. Order of the AL
hambra, at the closing session of its
10Th biennial convention in Buffalo.
N. Y. Mr.. McKenna is grand knight
Of the Washington Council, knights
of Columbus. The next meeting will
be held in 1943 in Philadelphia. it
was announced.
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Fights CuttIe Epidemic

Mexico is combating an epidemic
of cattle sleeping sickness, the
strange malady having devastated
some cattle ranches.
Evening star., 1941-08-26

Army's new 'panzer killer" now
In the works, combines an anti
tank gun and its motor transport
In one vehicle.
Evening star., 1941-08-26

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Evening star., 1941-08-27
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Aus. q Up UNITED State,
Department of AgricultureI .-SalabIe hogs
than Tuesdays average on 240 pounds
and down; 1925 up. on heavier weights;
top, 1900, paid freely: good and choice.
1S0-240 pounds, l1.15-12.0O; 240-27G
pounds, II .40-s5; 270-3O0 pounds, ll10-
so: 160-lS0 pounds, 10000; sows. 10-l
higher: 350-500 pounds, 950-10.5 SO
lighter weights to 1913.
Salable sheep, 5000: total 5000; late
Tuesday spring lambs steady to Is lower
with most decline on natives; three dou-
natives. 100; today's trade; bidding fulis
steady or upward to 1900 on choice ma.
tive spring lambs held around 25 higher
at 1925: few early sales fat ewes, 400
100; odd head. 5.25.
salable cattle. 1900; calves. 1000:
general steer trade less active, but mostly
steady; yearlings and light steers of year.
ling type dependably steady, but all weishty
offerings excepting strictly choice kinds
showing weak undertone; mostly 11SO-
1910 trade: early top 1875, paid for
1.075-pound yearling steers, 1855 for
j. 1.30O-pound averages: several loads IL. 90
80; numerous loads medium weights and
weighty buIIocks unsold, however: best
heifers, 1880. with part loads, 1918;
sizable supplies fed heifers getting fairly
active outlet at 11.5o-l2 25: cows steady;
bulls: good, early closing slow. generally
steady. with weighty sausage offerings up
TO $50: vealers hrm at 12 50-13 so.
Evening star., 1941-08-27
| Dress Prices
To Rise Despite
| Royon Ceiling
By tie Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Morris
Kolchain. executive director of the
Affiliated Dress Manufacturers As
ISOLATION, said today that despite new
ceilings placed on rayon prices .
rise in the retail price of dresses
was compulsory"
The new ceiling prices are higher
than the prices manufacturers paid
for the same materials last month, u
he said. THE price ceilings estab-
hshed on various textiles and yarns
were not imposed until prices had
increased considerably"
Mr.. Kolchian said an announce
ment by Leon Henderson, Federal
price administrator, that a ceiling
had been placed on rayon prices
should not leave the impression that
prices on dresses and other finished
textile products would be lower.
Manufacturers are still delivering
dresses to retail stores at prices con-
tracted for last June and July and
are incurring heavy losses" Mr.
Kolchian said.
"In view of the existing situation
1t is obvious that dress prices will
be forced up in the very near fu-
ture."
Evening star., 1941-08-27
SteeIworkers
To Give Holiday
For Defense
Ep the Associated Press,

By Tne AsSoCleted Frebes
PITTSBURGH. Aug. 27.-To keep
defense production running full
blast most of the steelworkers in
the Pittsburgh district will forego q
holiday on Labor Day and stick to
their posts.
Officials of the districts two
largest operators, Carnegie-Il Illinois
and Jones & Laughlin, reported
their workers would be paid time
and one-half for the day. Included
in the extra pay groups are the
continuous process workers who
normally work holidays without
overtime payments.
In notice to 25,00o employees at
plants in Pittsburgh and Aliquippa,
Pa, Jones g. Laughlin said:
THE pressing need for steel for
national defense makes it essential
there be no letup in our steel pro-
duction. The choice was one Of
either working Labor Day and pro-
ducing much-needed steel in this
emergency or not working and de-
priving industry of steel production
which can never be made up"
J.L. Perry. president Of Carnegie
Illinois, said:
Demands continue for steel in
increasing amounts. 1t is no longer
question of how much steel can
be provided to industry, but how
soon For this reason, Carnegie
Illinois feels it cannot justify loss
of ingot production which would be
caused by a shutdown on Labor
Day.
Carnegie-Illinois operates eight
mills in this district.
Nearly $4,000 steelworkers In the
Chicago area will forego the holiday
also.
Evening star., 1941-08-27

big defense bill carrying funds for
its construction
He also said that while a part of
parking lot next to the building
will encroach on the experimental
farm land, he felt sure the new set
up will do away with esthetic OBJ
jections raised TO the original pro-
posal, since the building itself will
not be placed at the very gates OF
Arlington Cemetery.
Development of the Northwest
Rectangle. which the President said
he wanted to see carried out. was
planned 10 years ago by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission as part of the long
range. co-ordinated betterment OF
the District of Columbia.
The rectangle embraces the area
between Seventeenth street and the
river, Constitution avenue and F
street, with the exception of the
two squares between Seventeenth
and Nineteenth, E and F streets
The permanent War Department
building, an imposing limestone
structure. is to be situated in the
portion of the rectangle on thu
area between Twenty first. Twenty.
third, G and E streets.
First Unit Built.
The recently completed structure
fronting on Twenty-flrst street
near Virginia avenue is the first unit
of the contemplated permanent
War Department building. Addi-
ton of the other units would more
than treble its size.
The permanent Navy Depart
ment building is to be placed at the
river end of the rectangle, between
Twenty-fifth, Twenty-six, C and F
streets. Between the Navy struc-
Evening star., 1941-08-27
War Building
{Continued From First Page.)

that it was his desire to see the
Northwest rectangle developed that
led to formulation of the plan in
volving temporary location of the
Army in Arlington. When the shift
back to the District Is accomplished,
he explained, the Arlington struc-
ture could be turned into a sort OF
minor archives building.
There long has been a need here.
he went on, for building in which
the great mass of files and records
accumulated through the years by
various Government departments
could be stored. These papers are
not archives in that they are not
exactly important or current, the
President pointed out, but added
that he considered them worth pre-
serving. He also said the accumu-
lation took up lot of much-needed
office space at the present time. For
these reasons, he said he had con-
cluded that a records building was
necessary.
Simple Design Planned.
Because of its ultimate purpose Is
records building. the Arlington
structure will be extremely simple
in design, he said.
The President said that the per-
manent War Department building
to be erected within the Northwest
rectangle would, he felt sure, be big
enough to accommodate the entire
peacetime personnel Of the Army
and that the same would hold true
for the rectangle building planned
for the Navy. When the Army and
Navy are moved into their new
permanent buildings, he declared 1t
was his hope that the present
"monstrosities" on Constitution ave-
nue. could be torn down,
Discussing the new temporary
War Department building yestsr-
day, the President said its sise and
location INST every pereq,dtte q the
Evening star., 1941-08-27
Sperry Corp. Nets
S4,0S4,907 in First
Half Of This Year
Amount Compares With
s., ,06S, ,2S2 in Like
Period During 1910
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK Aur

Bs the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The Sperry
Corp, makers of airplane instru-
ments and other defense equipment.
reported consolidated net income for
the first half of 1941 of $4,084, ,907.
equal to $2.03 a share on the capital
stock, against $3068.282 or $l.52 a
share in the like period of 1910.
The 1941 profit, the company said
in a statement, was before reserves
of $607.473 for postwar readjust-
ments and additional amortization.
Thomas A. Morgan. president Of
the company. reported arrangements
have been made with the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. for financ-
ing, building and equipping q 320,-
600 900 plant in Nassau County, New
York, to be completed in June. 1942.
Sperry Gyroscope Co, a subsidiary,
would operate the plant In fulfilling
defense contracts.
Gross income for the six months
ended June 80 was $16,234 800. .
peak for any six months in the COM
pany's history, compared with
$7,688,245 for the like 1910 period
and $40 0.126.6 GAL for the whole of 1910,
the companys record full year.