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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
ITALY CLAMPS DOWN

WASHINGTON, Dec. II GNS)
Italy has deprived American
correspondents in Rome of work
ing facilities, the state depart
ment announced today
The American + aSsy in
Rome advised the state depart
ment that American correspond
ents were notified by Italian au-
thorities that, as reprisal meas
ure for similar action taken in the
United States, telephone and
telegraphic communications will
henceforth be denied TO them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
OPPOSED BY JOHNSON


Senator Hiram Johnson (Rl OF
California planned to oppose the
measure because it permits an
AEF TO include present draftees
asserting that this violates a
promise made by President RooSe-
welt. but @ d ers predicted its
passage by an overwhelming vote.
The measure also extends the
term of service of every soldier 10
six months after the war.
Chairman May Cd of Kentucky
of the House military affairs COM
mittee, planned TO go before the
rules committee 10 seek right of
way for a similar measure. He said
he expects the lower chamber to
approve the bill tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Senate Repeal
Of Ban on AEF
Today
Upper Chamber Drives
Defense Appropriations
TO Pass 8 Billion
BY WILLIAM =. NEAL
Init News service stan Correspondent


w SHING ON, Dec. IL
Prompt Senate repeal of all re-
strictionS on sending an AEF' any
where in the world was expected
today as the upper chamber also
drove toward passage of the
House-approved SS,200.000,000 de-
Tense appropriation bill.
This vast sum was 10 be in
creased by addition TO the meas
ure, now before the Senate
appropriations subcommittee. Of
S480, 100000 requested by Presi-
dent Roosevelt for funds 10 expand
the office of emergency manage
ment. the army's signal and en-
gineer services. army and navy
housing. defense dwellings and
emergency Improvements in Wash
ington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
CENSORSHIP LAW

Senate leaders also disclosed
that the immediate program calls
for a censorship law controlling
news coming to and going out of
the United States and granting
10 President Roosevelt the same
emergency powers held by Wood
row Wilson during the World War.
Senator Reynolds Cd, North
Carolina, chairman of the Senate
military affairs committee. said
that his bill removing the ban on
sending draftees and national
guardSmen beyond the Western
Hemisphere will be called up for
action.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Eyewitness Story
Eyewitness Story
Tells of Rescue
AS RepulSe Sank
ms War Correspondent Hurled
in Sea Nearly Killed by Oi|Fumes

In the first eyewitness account of the sinking of the
British bateshp Prince of Wales and the battle cruiser
Repulse, correspondent who aboard the RepuIse
during the action tells in the following graphic dispatch
how he and few other survivors left the sinking vessel
and rescued after undergoing nightmare" The
writer o. d. Gallagher London Daily Express
and international News Service special correspondents
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
WARNED IN PORTUGAL

NEW YORK, Dec. IL (INS).-
A British broadcast heard by CHS
said today that all Americans in
Portugal ARE being advised by
the United States consulate to
leave for home Immediately"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11

forcements we could some
months ago to quarters where
we anticipated there would be
danger But we cannot say
the air force anywhere Is as
strong as we would like TO
see It."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
BY REAR ADMIRAL CLARK II. wOODwAR
Copyright 1871 international News Service

WASHINGTON. Dec 1f,-Jspans sudden war against the
United States and Great Britain which struck Sunday at vital
spots 5000me front in the Paccfrom the Hawaiian
Islands Singapore and beyondwas almost unparalleled in
its ferocity.
The japanese had hard for that the only way pos
sble in which they could gain initial victory against the
combined American and British naval and air forces
in the Orient Il desperate taken 70 cut down
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11

that superiority, and thus cause
delayed action by the Allied
fleets.
The holiness OF the surprise
attack followed the usual Nazi
strategy and hlitz technique. II
has been costly to America and
Britain in both ships and men.
BRITISH LOSSES
Prime Minister Churchill has
officially announced the sinking of
two British capital ships--the new
35.000-ton battleship Prince of
Wales and the older 32-000-ton
battle cruiser Repulse.
The report that a new explosive
and consequently more powerful
bomb or torpedo has been used in
these attacks is dlscredlted by
naval gunnery experts.
Our losses in the attack on the
feet base at Pearl Harbor have
not yet been made public. ----
However, President Roosevelt in
his nationwide report frankly adj
mitted that we have suffered
serious setback in Hawaii. thus
implying that some of the princi-
pal units of our Pacific feet have
been either sunk or seriously dam
aged.
He then warned against the
fantastic" claims Of the Japanese
that they had gained naval SUI
premacy in the Pacific as being
in keeping with the usual Nazi
propaganda trick for the specific
purpose of terrorizing the enemy.
lowering the home morale, and
incidently gain ing desperately
needed military information.
NATION ON ALERT
That our government and people
will not be caught in so obvious
a trap was assured.
In this connection japanese
Admiral Mazda, chief Of the
naval section Of the imperial
headquarters, announced over
the official Toxic broadcasting
station that the Japanese feet,
at present, is only half the
strength of the combined Amer
lean and British naval forces.
He said -severa training and
war experience will make up the
difference. But this statement
by a high ranking japanese
naval officer seems, In itself, TO
be n complete refutation OF
previous reports from Toxic
that the United States feet had
been VIRTUALLY annihilated."
Americas glorious naval tradi-
ton from the time of our infancy
as a nation, bespeaks the patriot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
By O. ID. GALLAGHER
Init News Service Special Correspondent,

SINGAPORE, Dec Ill aboard the Repulse yes
erday when the battle cruiser and the bateshp Prince of
Wales wiped out.
saw the Prince of Wales attacked. l her sink.
When the Repuse attacked / made my way with a
orderly and with of sailors from the flag deck the ships
side which by such angle walk
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Admiral Woodward Says
Jap BIifZ Cost y
TOTS. But Futile
Enemy's Entire Hopes Pinned
on Quick Blow at Allies Fleet
Admiral Woodward Says:

Admiral Clark II. Woodward u. S. ~, a veteran OF
many years service Far Eastern stations and
civilian protection in The office of civilian defense
Uses the up the minute in the following
authoritative article
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11

NLIIh NJ r. ' II OhN
This. plus the superiority Of our
imateriel. is sufficient assurance &c
the people of this country thai
whatever may have happened &c
date-eVen though the news. sc
far. has been all bad, we vii
ultimately win the victory at sea
Undoubtedly it will be a Cruel
ing war. and a long one in terms
OF both distance and time. But IN
the end Japan's status as major
naval power Will be gone.
Her inevitable defeat will be
complete. She has neither the re-
sources, the facilities nor the
plants 10 compete against h G
United States. The dispersion of
the japanese forces must, in the
end prove disastrous.
A long time wifi be needed 10
track down the units of the Japa-
neSe fleet now scattered over the
Pacific. and meanwhile further
sinkings OF American and British
ships may occur.
However, once the initial sue
cesses have been overcome by the
combined A-B-C-D strength. CO.
ordinated for counter measures
Japans position will rapidly de-
teriorate and her warships will be
driven 10 cover-either in harborS
of the Asiatic mainland or in her
own inland sea.-where they will
be exposed to raids by American
long-rapge bombers.
NO MASS ATTACK
Both Pearl Harbor and Singa-
pore,--the two principal Japanese
objectiveS-are too far away from
Japan TO permit mass attacks. Nor
can they afford the risk of main
fleet engagement, as requirements
for lost or damaged ships would
be impossible. erefore, no
knockout blow may be at
tempted
This virtually limits Japan's fu-
ture naval activities to "attrition, :"
while keeping her main feet in
tact and defending her lines of
communications. e., a war of
limited detectives, which means
that it is half lost before it is
begun.
(Note-The opinions expressed
and the assertions made herein
are my own and are not 10 be
construed as official or reflect
ing in any way, the views of
the navy department or the
naval service at large.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11

spondent that American news
papermen have all been jailed"
in Berlin.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
OIL NEARLY FATAL

I nearly died in the fuel oil
which covered the sea as L swan
about desperately. The fumes al
most poisoned me.
After a while l had TO give up
trying to swim away from that
scene of a horror l shall never
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11

down to the sea, as though
down a sloping sidewalk.
Every man and officer aboard
both doomed warships behaved as
men of the navy do-heroically
and calmly in the midst of a
frightful nightmare of rending eX-
plosions and wholesale death.
PART is DELETED
EDITORS NOTE-The
eroct manner IN lChich the
Prince of Wales and Repulse
Were sunk-wtether by bombers
or submdrinesLhGd apparently
been deleted from this dispatch
by the British cenSOr.)
With many sailors and officers,
I made my way down the slanting
side of the mortally wounded Re-
pulse and jumped from a protrud-
ing anti-torpedo blister (bulk-
head into a warm sea.
The physical hell created by the
Japanese attack was matched by
a psychological hell AS / plopped
into the waves of the South China
Sea, my mind was filled with tales
L had read as a boy of man-eating
sharks infesting those waters.
But il transpired that as we
survivors failed around. waiting
for some one to pick us up, not a
single man was attacked by a
cbark
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
ULTIMATE yICTORS

ism and efficiency of our own
naval personnel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09

part of lot 15A, block 22A, Carolina
Beach.
Odell Bridgers to T. B. Hughes,
ct al, lot 5, block d, Ardmore.
w. ]. Flanagan ct al to Arnold
Neuwirth, part of lot 8, block 234,
city.
D. r. Foster, Jr., to Meares Har-
riss, part of lots and 61z, block
140, city.
Hugh MacRae & Co., Inc, te
Michael c. Brown, lot Ill, Oleander,
J. K. Bannerman to Geneva M
Mintz, lots and 5, block 513, city.
Bessie H. Pickney to A. j. Pieffer,
lot 5, block 1876, city.
L. w. Moore, Jr., ct al, to Emma
w. Green, lot 8, block II, North
Shores.
A. w. Pate to the Estate Corp,
lot 25, Switzerland Carson tract.
The Estate Corp. to Meares Har-
riss, lots 7 and 8, Southerland-Car-
son tract.
William M. Hill to Charles S.
Granger, lot 2, block 517, city.
w. K. Hughes, trustee, to Annie
w. Lewis, lot 4, block 291, city.
Hugh MacRae & Co., Inc, to Har-
ry W. Stovall, Jr., lot 1O9, Oleander
extension.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
First Barrage In Liquor Scrap

Legislators have been little bit
upset by the first barrage in the
anticipated fight over liquor. The
desks of members have been clut-
tered with reprints of an editorial
appearing in an eastern weekly
and titled Legal Liquor or Boot
leg Prohibition" Nobody seems to
be pleased about it. ABC store ad-
vocates think it was extremely un-
timely and in poor taste since no
bill is before the assembly dealing
with that subject matter. Oppon-
ents of legal sale just don't like
the idea of disseminating anything
favorable to the liquor traffic. But
politics being what it is, there
have even been suggestions that
the United Dry Forces are respon-
sible for distributing this card, just
to make members of the assembly
mad. On the other hand, since it
had been predicted that the state
referendum bill would go into the
hopper this week, it may be that
arrangements were made to Offset
it and that when the bill failed to
materialize the supporting evil
dence was not withdrawn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
WIEDEMANN DENIES
HE Is NA1 SPY
San Francisco Counsel Says
He's Working Only For !.
Friendship
BY WENDELL WEBB

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, S.-lR,-
A husky, firm-faced man with q
quick smile looked down on busting
San Francisco from his ninth floor
office.
"It's sad what some are saying.
He spoke slowly. cit isn't true. I'm
sorry I cannot help it."
He was Captain Fritz Wiedemann,
one-time superior officer Of Adolf
Hitler, more recently his confidant
and personal aide, and as German
consul general here, the center OF
much speculation.
Accused variously Of being a fifth
columnist, of operating an espion-
age agency through the entire
Americas, and of being the behind
the-scenes power of Nazidom in the
United States, the 49-year-old Off
Ger of the German imperial army
categorically denied all such allie
cations.
In one of his rare interviews, the
captain said:
when I left Germany, the Amer
lean Chamber Of Commerce gave
me a farewell luncheon. At that
time pointed out that felt 1t my
duty to be loyal to my own. country
and also loyal to the country IN
which / was to be a guest.
"There is nobody who can prove
that have not adhered to both OF
these principles.
'I came here solely to foster bet
ter relations between the west
coast of America and Germany, aid
to promote trade and commerce.
am no diplomat. I have had. and
will have, nothing to do with the
German bund. ....
IT do not believe foreign repre-.
sentatives should be involved in the
internal affairs of other countries
II like California. I like America.
There is no reason why our nations
ever should be at war"
Many persons have professed be.
lief that the captain is exactly as
he representa- humble man who
reluctantly gave up farming to serve
his country as an envoy Of good
will.
Others have scoffed at the con
tention the Reichsfuehrer would
yield one Of his key men to the
presumably minor post here with.
out a motive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
Subversive?

Speaking of New Hanover's Le'
Grand, some of the legislators are
kidding him about being in con-
tempt, if not actual violation, of his
own bill against subversive activities
in planning to introduce next Mon
day night a bill permitting Will
mington to vote on change of it's
form OF government from commits
sion to city manager and council.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
RALEIGH
BRIEFS
Star-News Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel.
BY HENRY AVERILL AND
LYNN NISBET

RALEIGH, Feb. g. Even the
east-west air line across North
Carolina, making scheduled stops
at both Raleigh and Elizabeth
City, could hardly transport the
members of the General Assembly
to the Albermarle sections metrop-
oils in the time suggested by Sen
ator Leary. In connection with the
resolution accepting invitation to
hold one days session at Elizabeth
City, Senator Leary explained that
tentative plans called for leaving
Raleigh at seven o'clock in the
morning and arriving at Elizabeth
City about 7:30. After gasp or
two from other members, he
caught the slip and corrected it to
bay 1880. Senator Leary further
announced that the governing
boards of the city and county had
made appropriations for entertain
ment, including separate and joint
meeting places, barbecue, etc.
Barbecue will be served at the
new Coast Guard station. Date for
the trip is left up to Lieut. Govern
or Harris and Speaker Null.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
American Spaghetti

In the old street car type diner
just across the street from the Sir
Walter Hotel, where visiting states
men (?) oft repair late at night for
a bedtime sandwich and informal
conferences, are the usual number
of wall cards advertising certain spe-
cial dishes. One Of these has for
several years, proclaimed the excel
lence of italian spaghetti" Within
recent weeks a strip of paper let
tered in lead pencil has been pasted
across the top of this card, and 1t
now reads American spaghetti" So
do repercussions of European war
affect the humblest of American citi-
zens. However, the same sign still
offers as companion to the spaghetti
Roman cheese and sauce"
Representatives from the five
counties which will lose under a
House reapportionmeGt (New Han
over, Rockingham, Nash, Halifax
and Wayne) insist they had nothing
up their sleeve in seeking, and get
ting, delay in House action on the
reapportionment bill until e x t
Wednesday.
"Ihis thing has been pending since
1881, what's the hurry now?" is the
way Clarence stone of Rockingham
put it when asked by news man
what he is up to-.
II just wanted to have one more
peaceful weekend at home" cracked
lack IeGrand of New Hanover.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
Capt. Blon,me Wins
Promotion To Major

Captain Charles r. Blomme,
of 2013 Perry avenue, has re-
ceived his commission as a
major in the infantry, 30th di-
vision of the National Guard,
it was learned last night.
Blomme has just returned
from Fort Leavenworth where
he attended the general staff
and command school. He will
return to Fort Jackson, S. c.,
on Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
Jimmy Kits Slated
To Get Y. P. |. Post

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. s. Up -
The News Leader said today that
"all indications" were that Jimmy
Kits, 39-year-old Texan and former
Rice coach, would be named head
football coach at Virginia Tech to
succeed Henry (Puss) Redd, who re-
signed last November.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
Biggest And Littlest

Actual weights and measure
ments are not available, but cur.
sorry glimpse indicates that Sen
ator Ed Whitaker of Swain corn-
ty is lightest weight physically
in the senate, while Representa-
tive Mckinley Edwards of the same
county is probably the heaviest
member of that body. Mr.. Ed
wards is one of at least two repre-
sentatives who changed from Re-
publican to Democratic party af-
filiation. AS the name Mckinley
implies, Edwards folks were old
line Republicans and he started
out that way, as did Representa-
tive David Henry Senter of Har-
nett. Both later 'saw the light
and followed the beam into Demo
cratic ranks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
Fake Drowning' Trial
Scheduled For Feb. 2l

WHITEVILLE, Feb. 8.-Trial of
the civil action of the Atlantic Life
Insurance company VS.. Willie Ward
ct al, in which the plaintiff seeks
recovery of funds allegedly fraud
emily obtained by the defendant in
a fake" drowning, has been set
for trial in Columbus superior court
for February 21.
Lyons and Lyons represent the
plaintiff and the defendant is repre-
sented by W. F. Powell.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
Grady Wasn't There

A young lady in the House gallery
Friday would no doubt have been
extended the "courtesies" if Grady
Withrow had been present.
Earlier this week the Rutherford
member asked courtesies for four in
the gallery because Of their good
looks; and this particular young lady
(who wore a bright red hat) was
such a "looker" that several mem
bers tried feverishly to learn her
identity from newspaper men-but
none Of the press could-or would,
at least-help out
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09

Approximately 1921. 900 books
a year are issued by urban puonc
libraries in England and Wales IN
normal times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Detroit Dogs Work
Difficult to Match

Few collies can boast the record
of Sonny, owned by Mrs. c. NJ.
Mcclure, 5061 Bishop road. KERN
Son Laylc, as he is officially
known. has been a blue ribbon
winner 30 times in the white col
lie class, including the Westmin-
ster Kennel Club show held annu-
ally in Madison Square Garden
New York.
In addition 10 this record Sonny
has gone Is times winners dog
nine times best of breed, IL times
reserve for best of breed and has
II points toward his champion
ship, including the Des Moines
our-point and the Minneapolis
three-point shows.
Mrs. Mcclure, who Is secretary
of the Midwest Collie Club, Will
show Sonny in the Detroit show
at Convention Hall, March l
and 3.
She also will show Patti. 2
year-old female. which already
has an excellent start, winning
ribbons in three shows. one re-
serve and second in the group,
which means she beat all breeds
in the variety group, and placed
second in the working group.
Mrs. Mcclure also will enter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Detroit
Dog Shows Get
Fans Attention
National S p ecialties
Are Big Attraction
Here Next Weekend

Attention of all dog fanciers is
focused on Michigan this week.
Two of the most important dog
shows of the country are on the
calendar, and each promises to live
up to its reputation.
First of these, to follow the
last weekend shows at Boston and
Dayton, will be held at Flint on
Thursday. This is a preview of the
big Detroit show at Convention
Hall Saturday and Sunday, which
opens the midwestern circuit.
Entries to those shows which
closed last week have covered the
whole country. From Quebec on
the east they take in San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles.
From Calgary TO Dallas and
Miami they emphasize the length
and breadth of interest in this
wholesome sport. Reports from
the East have indicated that more
eastern dogs of worth are coming
into the Midwest this year than in
the past, while the western crop
OF show dogs is known TO be up
to its high standard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Increase Brush
To Aid Rabbits

Cottontail rabbits as we'll as
woodcutters are benefiting this
Winter from cooperative cutting
of fuel wood on state-owned land
within the Barry County Pittman-
Robertson project of the conserva-
ton department, west of Hastings.
Under direction Of Arnold o.
Haugen of the departments game
division, local men are removing
fire-killed trees TO allow an in
crease Of underground.
OF great advantage to wildlife
are brush piles left scattered over
the area. Bark of some freshly
cut twigs and branches is food
supply for the rabbits and the
piles themselves furnish shelter
for the rabbits the year around.
Farmers cutting fuel wood or
timber in wood lots this Winter
may increase the wildlife carrying
of their land in the same
way. by piling the brush rather
than burning il. Haugen says. De-
caying brush and leaves improve
the soil also, he adds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Cis(oes Attract
Ice Fishermen

The annual trek Of lovers of
through-the-ice fishing on Lake
Charlevoix is under way. The
scene is the fishing city of
Smeltania.
The little silver fish which run
up that mecca for fishermen have
not started for the inland streams.
In their place are the ciscoes. an
other of the choice species at this
time of the year.
He is easy TO catch, as the late
Judge Hammond, one of the best
known characters in the northern
part of the state, used to say:
"Gi'me a fishin' line an a
hook an small pearl button to
attract this fish, which run I'm
schools, and he'll keep me busy
pullin' out. The fish will run 10
TO 12 inches long and bite on
anything. And to me, the little
pearl button Is as good as the
best bait"
Each year you will see scores of
little taxpayer shanties scattered
over the ice on Lake Charlevoix
where the fishermen wait for the
schools of ciscoes. The fish became
quite numerous there about 20
years ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
BY CLAYTON II. SMITH

During the night snow had
fallen, for under the sill of the
west window of the upper bedroom
a riband of white lay on the floor.
Surrounding fields shone brightly
in morning sunlight. Skies had
been leaden for days and scarves
of snow had lain soiled in rolling
fields, drab and cherries.
Our spirit had partaken of the
suns warmth; cheerfully in the
cold room we dressed, drawing on
heavy boots. verhead. on the
ridgepole of the house. a starting
gurgled his delight and whistled in
the ardent sunlight. We smiled at
the music of the happy fellow
whose spirit, like our own, res
bonded TO the light