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Evening star., 1941-10-26
Reserve Officers
Must Show Cause
To Win Release
Return to Civilian Status
Will Be Granted Only in
Cases of Undue Hurdship

instructions have been issued by
the War Department governing ap-
plicatiors from officers of the Re-
serve components for release from
active service. There are number
of District Reservists who desire to
Sseturn to civilian status. All appli-
cations must show positively that
the retention of the officer will re-
suit in undue hardship to himself,
his wife, or other dependents be-
cause of financial loss, sickness, or
similar causes.
Financial loss to the officer con-
cerned is not, in itself, a valid reason
for release from active service, and
in each such case there must be
additional circumstances which in
dicate undue hardship While it is
expected that this policy will apply
especially to company officers, it
may also, in exceptional cases, apply
to officers of higher rank.
Pistol instruction will be given on
the National Guard Range, Camp
Sims, AnacoStia, District of Colum-
bia, beginning at am and conclud-
ing at pm. today. Firing for quail
f1cation will be held November 10.
Evening star., 1941-10-26
THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON D. c. OCTOBER 2e, 19n.

could be appointed or promoted as
high as lieutenant colonel. Subse-
quent promotions will be subject to
the present age and other limita-
tions.
The Coast Artillery at Reserve
headquarters Tuesday evening will
be addressed by Maj. r. r. Boyer,
on THE Training Program" and
Maj. C.. w. Steele, on Modern Air
Corps Activities"
Evening star., 1941-10-26

Due to the lack Of ammunition,
participation in this instruction will
be limited to so officers whose per-
manent addresses are in the Wash
ington military district.
Changes in Army regulations
made recently provide for appoint
ments and promotions in the Chap
lain's Reserve in grades from first
lieutenant to colonel, inclusive.
Heretofore, Reserve chaplains only
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Baseball Pool
Operators Fined

Two operators OF the National
Sports Junior Baseball Pool were
sentenced Saturday by Recorder
Judge Arthur f. Gordon.
John Schrade was fined $500 and
given five years probation. and
Gordon Lavigne was fined 5000
and placed on two years proba-
ton.
Schrade and Lavigne made the
error of hiring policeman 10 sell
their pool tickets at Is cents on
each 50-cent ticket. The officer
arrested both for violating the
gaming laws and secured their
conviction.
Schrade is a brother-in-law OF
Jack CLeo) Gagnon, original OPP
orator of the pool, whose testi.
mony before the Ferguson one.
man grand jury brought about the
prosecution of ex-Police Supt. Fred
w. Frahm and other officers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Hart Gives Credit

jap aviators also were discover
ing that their early sneak raids on
the Philippines. which were carried
out without warning. as were the
vicious early attacks on sleeping
Honolulu, could no longer be re-
peated in such easy fashion.
In his first press conference OF
the war. Rear Admiral Thomas c.
Hart. commander-in-chief of the
United States Asiatic fleet, gave
credit to the Jap flierS on their
accuracy during a savage bombing
Monday Of Cavite naval base,
Admiral Hart particularly COM
mented on how the Jap bomberS
were very deliberate, circllng the
naval base and getting set before
dropping their deadly cargoes from
perfect formation and then, still in
formation, flying off.
Todays far eastern army com
munique, in which only one sem
tence was devoted to the smashing
victory at Lingayen, revealed that
Jap air raiders no longer find it
easy TO fly in formation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Believe Loss Small

Referring 10 attacks on several
air fields. including Nichols Field,
lust south of Manila, the COM
munique said:
Reports so far are meager,
hut IL is believed that our losses
were slight. Some Japanese
planes were shot down but the
number has not been deter
mined.
"Today's raiders were In two
flights with two types of planes.
Bombers were in formation and
held ii, hut others, possibly pur-
suits, were not even in fOrma-
ton.
"Anti-aircraft batteries Of the
harbOr defenseS shot down one
enemy bomber"
Apparently unable TO get effec
lively at the military objective oI
Nichols Field. the enemy bomber'
dropped their packages Of dealt
on civilian homes near the field.
This was evident from one sen
tence in the communique, referring
10 thee bombing of non-mllltar,
areas. The sentence read:
"Some civilian homes near
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Railroads Askinq
Increase in Rates
To Offset Costs
Schedule Before ICC
Provides Estimated
$356,525 900 Yearly

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13 tINS).
The Association of American
Railroads today filed a petition
with the interstate commerce
commission asking for a 10 per
cent increase in passenger and
freight rates 10 offset recent wage
increases and added costs result
ing from the war.
Estimate of the proposed in
creases amounts to a total OF
$3.50. sos, 900 added revenues an
nually.
The requested rate increases
are:
Increase Of 10 per cent in
l. all passenger fares except in
the one-fourth-cents per
mile rate allowed members of
military and naval forces travel
ing on furlough.
Increase of 10 per cent in
- all freight rates except for
anthracite and bituminous coal,
coke and iron ore.
The petition proposes an in
crease Of 5 cents in rates stated
on a net ton basis and 6 cents
where stated on a gross ton basis
for anthracite and bituminous
coal and coke.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Hoffman Sad,
Hence Sat Still

Rep. Clare Hoffman Of Allegar
in letter 10 The Detroit Times
Saturday explained why he die
not rise and applaud President
Roosevelt's request TO the Con
greSS for declaration OF wal
upon Japan.
"When the President APP
peared and when he left, / stood
up and applauded," Hoffman
said. Like many other men,
bers I did not on every occasion
get up and applaud the Presi-
dents statements, for to me the
occasion seemed far too serious
for hilarious applauding. To me
IL was a serious and solemn Oc-
casiOn which called for prayer
and divine guidance, rather than
for wild applause. 1t Is all too
easy to cheer some one else into
/ a fight"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Bitter Fighting Continues

In its latest communique, issued
Saturday night. the British far
eastern high command announced
bitter fighting persisted through
out the day in the Kedah sector
of northwest Malaga. adjoining
Thaland and that little change
took place in the kelantin area Of
northeast Malaga.
This indicated the invaders had
been checked, AZ leaSttemporarily,
after the British imperials were
obliged TO withdraw along both
their eastern and western TANKS
from Alor Star and kota Bahru
10 new defense lines IN the tangled
Malayan Jungle
/ Raj hierS were credited with
the shooting down of at least five
and probably eight Japanese planes
over Malaga Saturday. without
losing a single British machine
Since the attack on upper Malay5
began a week ago, the communi
que said. British ground guns have
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Dutch Subs Sink
a Jap Transports
1000 Drown
BY s. 4. WYKES
Int1 News service stan Correspondent

Init News service stan Correspondent
SINGAPORE, Dec. IA. - (Sun-
day. the narrow neck OF
northern Malaga the British inn
perial defenders of Singapore early
today were reported stemmlng
southerly assaults by an estimated
$4,000 Japanese troops after Dutch
submarines sank four enemy trans
ports drowning about 1000. Japa-
neSe soldiers.
ROYAL Air Force bombers, mean
while, struck a second heavy blow
AZ the southern Thaiiand port-of
Singora, major point OF departure
for the Japanese invasion of Ma
lava. Considerable disruption of
enemy troop movements was re-
ported caused by the raid, staged
Saturday.
In London it was announced
the Raj is rushing reinforce
mentS TO Malaga and the Far
East and that one or two Of the
RATS American Eagle Squadron
units may be transferred TO the
Oriental war theater.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Lansing Soldier Dies
In Crash, I'd Injured

ST. LOUIS. Dec. - GNS) .-
Two persons. one a soldier. were
killed and five other persons were
injured today in auto accidents in
the st. Louis area.
Sgt. George Bartell. 26, of Lam
sing. Mich, was injured fatally,
and Sgt Harold d. Nagel. "a. also
of Lansing, was injured critically
when an automobile in which they
were riding crashed into the rear
of A state highway department
truck. Bartel and Nagel were
stationed at Fort Leonard Wood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
British Halt Attacks

(NBC said the British radio
had broadcast a report that the
Dutch East Indies submarines
had sunk five. rather than four,
japanese transports, with the
loss Of thousands Of japanese
lives The East Indies command
at Batavia announced four trans
ports were sunk and an eSti-
mated 1000 Japanese troops
persisted with the ShipS).
The same COmmunlque also
stated that the general situation
in northern Malaga had remained
unchanged i'm the preceding Il
hours This followed an admitted
British strategic retirement from
the kadah sector 10 Straightcr
out The British line after with.
drawalS from the Kota Gahrl
alrdromc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
4 Troopships Sunk

(The German radio in a
Shanghai dispatch alleged that a
vast number" of Japanese planes
raided the TenasSerim district a
half hour after noon Saturday,
but there was no evidence of any
such mass attack on that areaD
The sinking of four Japanese
troopShips by Dutch submarines
from the East Indies was an
nounced in Singapore's Saturday
noon communique. This brilliant
feat. it was stated. was accom-
pliShed - miles off Patani, a Thai
coastal point 80 miles northwest
of Kota Bahru.
The doomed transports were
fully loaded and Steaming SouthN
the bulletin related. adding that
the Netherlands submarines were
operating under the British east
ern naval command. Thus. a sub.
Stantial number of japanese rein
forCementS were prevented from
reaching the battlcllncS along The
Kclantan River south of kot5
Rahrtl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Morale Excellent

The reason for the air raid
warning at 6 a. m. today in
Manila was small group of en-
envy planes observed flying toward
Manila. They turned away, how,
ever.
-Manilas morale is excellent.
with the capital rapidly growing
to air raid alarms.
In Manila last night. SentrieS'
rifles blazed in the pitch-blaci
streets when red flares were lit,
apparently by fifth columniSts.
Soldiers and Philippine constab-
ulary troops, acting on orders,
also fired on several houses show
ing lights.
Meanwhile. the United States
Asiatic fleet secured the seas
around the Philippines for Jap
warcraft. At their first encounter
Friday night with the United
States Asiatic fleet, Jap warships
fled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
FolIoDs Union Pact

The additional revenues were
asked to cover wage increases re-
sulting from recent Negotiations
with the railway brotherhoods to
avoid a general strike. and ito
meet increased operating cost run
ming into millions of dollars as A
result of precautionary measures
now being taken upon recommen-
dation of the war department To
safeguard railroad properties and
operations during the present
war"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Scan Building Code Plea

Circuit Judge James f. Chenot
today took under Amusement a pc
tition by the Michigan RoomlnG-
house owners and Operators
Association. claiming 500 men,
bers. asking that Detroit be re-
strained from enforcing certain
building code ordinances. The or
dinances provide that every two
MISUNDERSTANDING quarters be pro.
vided with a toilet and that ster-
age space be provided for every
tenant
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Eagle Squddrons
Expected at MaIaya

LONDON, Dec. 10 GNS) -
American fiiers in the Raj Eagle
squadrons. who have been asking
for "a crack at the Jap" since
last Sundays attacks on Hawaii,
probably viii get their-wish twas
learned today
Royal Air Force reinforcements
are TO be sent to Malaga and the
Middle East and il was said there
is a strong possibility one or more
of the American Eagle squadronS
eventually will 90 10 the Far East.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Nichols Field were destroyed,
but casualties are believed


Nichols Field were destroyed,
but casualties are believed
small"
More than 50 Japanese planes
in two formations took part in
the daylight raid when they bore
down on the Nichols Field area
shortly after noon.
Both formations were peppered
heavily with anti-aircraft fire
which was extremely effective.
The army communique today
corrected a previous report that
the southern island of Cebu had
been bombed.
"Cebu has not been bombed"
the communique stated emphat-
ically.
General Macarthur sent a mes
sage of greeting and encourage
ment today to Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek, embattled Chi
nese commander, who is person
ally leading his vast armies 10
relieve Jap pressure on the Brit
iSh garrison at HongkOng.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
laps at Luzon
Driven Into Sea
CONTINUED from Page One)

Legaspi in the extreme southwest
sector of the island.
Driving of the Japs out of Lin
gayen was considered severe set
back since the Lingayen foothold
had put them within 120 miles of
Manila. However, the 120-mile dis
tance presented no immediate
threat TO the capital because it is
extremely rugged terrain, with
sloping down both
eastern and western coasts.
The Jap foothold at APART was
even farther removed as a threat
because that little town, on the
tip of Luzon, is almost 300
miles from Manila and intervening
are almost impossible.
The foothold at Legaspi, far Ia
the south, likewise was about BOO
miles from Manila with rugged
terrain intervening.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Lake AngeIus Youth
Wounded in Manila

PONTIAC. Dec. ia cable
gram received here today from
Lieut.. James Dey, "a, of the army
air corps. Lake Angelus youth
that had been wounded in the lee
in the Manila fighting
The message 10 his mother. Mrs
Harold Parsons. said Don't
worry. Keep EN- flying He en-
listed at Selfridge Field a year
agn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
More Japs Landed

There were reports that, despite
the costly British and Dutch har-
aSSment of their sea and land
transport lines, the Japanese had
managed 10 land additional army
units near Kuala. TrengGanu and
DUNCAN along the east Malayan
coast, south of the Kelantin sector,
in an effort to strike at the British
rear or move closer TO the Singa-
pore base. These reports, however,
lacked official confirmation.
Singapore itself underwent a
raid alarm Saturday morning, but
no bombs fell either in the city or
its enVironS.
Japanese planes appeared over
TenaSserim in southeastern Brit
ish Burma on the Malay Peninsula.
Mas-the third raid on that town,
lust west of the Observation-Disclosures
border. hut a communique issued in
Rangoon said the attack was
without incident" Rangoon, the
Burmese capital. heard its first
raid warning, but no enemy planes
attacked.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Back to Normally

Civilian life was rapidly stabi-
lizing itself on an emergency
normal footing. Evacuated fami-
lies returned 10 their homes,
Christmas shopping went on as
usual. People went about their
ordinary jobs and doubled up in
jobs left vacant by the drafting of
civilians into defense work.
All liquor sales have be e n
banned.
The Honolulu stock exchange Is
closed.
With these exceptions. life in the
islands is reasonably normal. AL
ready much OF the military dam
age from Sunday has been fully
repaired.
The principal change in the gen.
eral aspect of civilian life is the
rush home 10 dinner before night
fall and the blackout deScends,
Authorities have cracked down
vigorously on blackout violators.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Oahu Returning
To NormaIWith
Guard on Alert
Bariesdes Guarding
Buildings; Evseuees
Coming Back Home
Nv RICHARD HALLER
Irf'i News Service stan Correspondent

HONOLULU. Dec. -. - T h c
island of Oahu. with its quarter mil
lion people. went into its sixth
night of blackout last night with
no further enemy action reported,
and with IFS citizens rapidly ac-
commodating themselves TO mar
tial rule.
II was fairly automatically
lznnwn that the United States
Navy has scored considerable sue
cess and that large area sur
rounding the Hawaiian Islands IS
now clear OF enemy craft.
However. according 10 Washing
ton. fighting was still going on
around Midway Island. little more
than 600 miles away, and Homo
lulu remained fully prepared for
any repetition of the Jap raid Sun
day that left 5000 casualties on
Oahu.
Civilian defense workers and
doctors wore distinctive arm-handsI
as they went around the streets.
Barbados and sand bags guarded
important buildings. Troops were
OH guard everywhere.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Singapore Defenders
Foil $4,000 Invaders

accounted for eight Japanese al
tack planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02

It'll be "goody- goodbye TO frills
and trimmings on all automobiles
before long, government spokes-
men have indicated, but industry
officials don't think Mr.. Motorist
is very worried. George Harold
Bell, assistant general sales man.
ager of Willys-Overland Motors,
sees a growing demand on the part
OF many. defense-time buyers for
simple. straightforward design.
Confirmation of this trend is
seen in an analysis OF consumer
preference recently made among
purchasers of the new WHY'S
American. This indicated that the
motor car buyer today disapproves
of excess ornamentation and trim
which consume vital defense ma
terialS and prefers his car stream
lined for defense"
Bell attributes the new demand
to growing appreciation Of de-
Tense needs for preparedness
metals such as chrome, zinc and
nickel that ordinarily are used for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02
Adds
New Convertible

Low, rakish body lines, smarter
styling and increased horsepower
this year add fresh youth appeal
10 the new convertible coupe for
1912. proudly introduced as ply
mouths finest" design 10 date in
this glamorous body style.
Formerly limited, only a few
years ago. largely 10 seasonal use,
year-round popularity of converti-
BILE models has more than doubled
in recent years since Plymouth
first introduced greatly improved
Misunderstanding. and the now-fa-
miliar power operated top which
goes up or down at the touch of a
button on the instrument board.
Greater comfort in any weather.
livelier performance than ever
before and even better fuel
economy are reported for Ply
mouths new convertible coupe in
the 1912 model series. More pro-
nounced lowness and width char
acterize the latest model. in which
body lines take full advantage of
the lower, heavier frame and other
advancements of this years new
special de luxe chassis and long,
117-inch wheelbaSe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02
Buick Introduces
Estate Wagon

Introduction Of It's new 1942
estate wagon on a 121-inch series
40 Special chassis was announced
by the Buick division OF
General Motors Corporation.
Body construction is OF natural
wood, with ash framing and ma
hogany panels fully reinforced and
specially treated 10 resist weather
or insect damage. Full passenger
car seats have soft Foamtex rub
Der cushions over deep coil springs
and cushions and backs are
tailored in a choice Of black, brown
or red leather. Both front and
rear passenger compartments are
with arm rests. those in
the front also serving as con-
venient door pulls.
Front seats OF the new model
are adjustable by means OF a cor
venient lever located at the left
seat riser, while the rear seat can
he removed entirely without the
use Of tools by lifting forward and
out OF an ingenious latching device.
The estate wagon is powered
by a valve-in-head straight eight
engine of Buick design, develop
ing l1S horsepower with COM
pound carburetion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02
Driver Attitude
Now Measured

The value OF traffic-safety edu-
cation in improving the attitude
of high-school students toward
factors in safe driving has been
demonstrated through the use of
new yardstick known as the Sic
brecht Attitude Scale which is in
cluded in a research abstract pub
lished Saturday under the title
Measuring Driver Attitudes" by
the New York University center
for safety education.
The abstract has been prepared
by DR.. Elmer B. Siebrecht, assist
ant teaching fellow at the Center,
from a doctoral thesis which he
recently submitted 10 the univer-
sity's school of education.
BY applying the scale to some
1000 high-school students in 16
states throughout the country and
the District of Columbia, Doctor
Siebrecht showed that there was
steady improvement in the driv-
iug attitudes of youngsters from
the first TO the fourth year. He
also found that student attitudes
were further improved by a senior
year course in driver education
and that even greater improve
ment followed actual road expert
ence.
Forty statements which can be
checked in 10 minutes comprise
the yardstick developed by Doctor
Siebrecht. They are designed 10
measure attitudes toward such
traffic-safety factors as speed
ing" drivers examinations. " hit
and-run driving" passing on hills
and curves" and courtesy 10 pc
destrians." Although intended
primarily for high-school testing,
the scale has also been used eX-
perimentally in measuring atti-
tudes of adults.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02
College Honors ;
For Defense Work

George Washington University,
through its Law Association, Sat
urday awarded certificates OF
achievement 10 three manufac-
turers for their exemplary sue
cess in the development and pro-
duction of vital national defense
requirements.
Lawrence D. Bell, president Of
Bell Aircraft Corporation: Lester
A. Moehring, comptroller Of
Chrysler Corporation, and Milton
Tibbetts, vice president and patent
counsel OF Packard Motor Car
Company, appeared in person 10
receive the awards from DR.. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, president of George
Washington University, and Harry
n. .Semmes, president of the Law
Association Tibbetts is an alum
nus of the university.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02
0|ds Adopts
ArmsteeI Piston

The adoption OF Armsteel pis-
tons IN all series of Oldsmobiles
for 1912, both skies and Fights.
was announced in Lansing Satur-
day by De. Rslston. general sales
manager for the Oldsmobile di-
vision of General Motors. Adop-
ton of these new type pistons sig
nalizes the release by Otdsmobiie
of huge quantities OF aluminium TO
defense uses.
"ArmsteeI pistons have played
an important part In the sensa-
tionai records achieved by
General Motors Diesel driven
locomotives said Rafston. DE
signing and building a piston for
these engines that offered ex-
tremely low wearing qualities,
at the same time maintaining
far greater tensile strength, was
An achievement Of the General
Motors research staff. Records
show that rs many as 100000
miles OF continuous service was
travelled by the General Motors
Diesel engines without need for
Armsteel piston maintenance.
Backed by General Motors
research and hundreds Of thou
sands Of miles at the proving
grounds, Oldsmobile engineers
adopted this new type piston
for the 1912 cars. Because Of
the toughness and durability Of
ArmsteeI, IL Is possible to reduce
materially the weight OF the new
Oldsmobile pistons, thereby COM
bining some Of the most desir-
able characteristics OF aluminium
with the lasting qualities of
steel"