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Evening star., 1941-04-27
Selling Eases,
Stocks Remain
Irregular
News Too Beurish
For Much Buying
At Weeks Close
What Stocks DID
Bv BERNARD S. O'HARA,
Associated Press Financial Writer

ASSOCIATED FIesS FINANCIAL r WrHer
NEW YORK, April 26.-While
selling dried up in today's stock
market the news still was a bit
too bearish for speculative comfort
and prices finished a fairly sue
cessful week with moderate irregu-
larity.
The shock of the apparent fall of
Greece to the Nazis had worn of
to some extent as a financial fac
tor, brokers said, but doubts as to
future British moves in the Near
East were sufficient to curb many
potential buyers. In addition, re-
vived fears of the United States
actual involvement in the conflict
served to curb optimism.
Other adverse market influences
were observed in the threat to steel
production and other defense opera
tions by the deadlock in the soft
coal mining controversy. Tax wor-
ries. Wall Street suggested, remained
as a market handicap.
Steels, Rails Recover.
Uneven trends predominated at
the opening. Steels and rails re-
covered in the latter part of the
final hour.
The Associated Press average Of
so stocks was off i of a point at
39.4. but on the week showed a net
advance OF 2 of a point. The ses-
sion was the slowest since March g.
transfers totaling 156,050 shares,
compared with 230110 last Satur-
day.
The volume would have been
lower but for one 6000-share block
of Psnhandling Producing This is
sue ended up Is at 13s, new top
for 1941.
American Telephone. National
Distillers and Woolworth edged into
new low ground since last June
On the offside also were General
Motors. Montgomery Ward, Sears
Roebuck. Consolidated Edison, AL
lied Chemical, Du Pont. Eastman
Kodak, North American and j, I.
Case.
Emerging with modest improve
ment were Santa Fe, N. Y. Central,
Southern Pacific. Great Northern,
U. S. Steel, Bethlehem. Youngs-
town Sheet. Anaconda, Chrysler, U.
S. Rubber, Dow Chemical, Standard
Oil OF N. J., Crown Cork, Union
Carbide and Corn Products.
Curb Prices Ragged.
Curb prices were ragged. Lower
were American Cyanamid "B," Con-
solidated Gas of Baltimore, Creole
Petroleum and American Gas. Brew
ster Aero Republic Aviation and
N. J. Zinc were shade higher.
Volume was around SO 900 shares
versus 10000 a week ago and was
lifted by two large blocks of Ameri-
can Super Power stock and Com
monwealth & Southern Warrants.
On the big board" the darkened
foreign picture depressed trends
Monday and left the average un-
changed Tuesday The feeling the
market had written off" let of
bad news brought a technical re-
bound Wednesday which was eX-
tended Thursday.
Prices relapsed Friday as cash.
ing in for weekend protection gath
cred headway.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Pepco Reveals
March Income
Below 1910
First Quarters Net
Up 4.82 Per Cent
From Year Ago d.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Net income of the Potomac Elec-
tric Power Co in March amounted
to the substantial sum of 1868 ,290 80,
compared with $685., ,70465 a year
ago, decrease of $17,41435 or 451
per cent, the monthly statement
filed with the Public Utilities Com
mission yesterday revealed.
Net income for the first quarter.
however, showed a gain of S53, ,903 SO
or 49, per cent. S1,172 972. 80 COM
pairing with $1.119, ,0685 SO in the first
three months of 1910.
First quarter operating revenues
totaled S4,538,05891, a notable gain
of $307,61891 or 727 per cent. At
the same time deductions for oper-
ating expenses called for S2.949,-
989.07, which was $168,6069O, or
606 per cent more than a year
age, leaving net income from opera
tionS of 81 ,588, ,069 "a, an increase of
S139,01201, or 959 per cent.
Higher interest charges. larger de-
probation, heavy expenditures for
extensions and heavier deductions
from gross for interest charges were
among the reasons for the higher
expenses, the report showed.
Morgan Named Delegate.
Thomas P. Morgan, jr., manager
Of the Washington Office of the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York, has been appointed by Harry
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Paramount Pictures
Reveals Big Gain
In Earnings
Profit of $e, ,402, ,l30
In So Weeks Equals
STA q Share
B, tie Associated Press.

b. TIE Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 26.-Para-
mount Pictures, Inc. reported today
consolidated earnings for the So
weeks ended January 4 of S6,402 .130,
or $2.14 a common share, compared
with S2737 ,533, or SO cents a share,
in the previous fiscal year.
Consolidated earnings combined
with Paramount share of the un-
distributed earnings of partly owned
companies last year totaled s7,633,-
'130, or S2.64 common share, COM
pared with the previous years total
of s3,874,944, or Sl08 share, on the
same basis.
Continental Can.
Continental Can Co., Inc. and
subsidiaries reported net profits of
s8, ,740,2 1856, after depreciation, deple-
ton and estimated Federal taxes,
for the II months ended March 81,
or $2.83 a common share, after divi-
dends on the $3.50 preferred stock
which was retired on January 2.
This. compared with net earnings
of s8,898 SOL. equivalent to $3.50 a
share for the corresponding 12-
month period ended in March. 1910,
after dividends on the preferred
stock then outstanding.
Otis Steel.
Otis Steel Co. reported first quar-
ter net profit of 1894 1873 against
net loss of S165.513 the same period
of 1910. All directors were reelected
at the annual meeting. and officers
were reelected at a directors meet
ing.
Cleveland Graphite.
Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co.
reported first-quarter net profit of
s543,217. equal to S1.65 a share on
321 800 outstanding common shares,
after all provisions except for excess
profits taxes. This compared with
S436,740 for the corresponding 1910
quarter.
New York, New Haven.
The New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad reported its net
income last month was 1855 ,040, the
highest for any March since 1882
A year ago, the New Haven operated
under deficit of $414,227.
Gross revenues for the month
were s8.370,237. an increase of ST.
617,858 over March, 1910. Freight
revenue increased s1,370,236 and
passenger revenue increased $191 ,639.
Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. re-
ported net income of s723,325 for
the first quarter of 1941, compared
with net loss of $446.872 in the like
1910 period.
U. S. Gypsum Co.
United States Gypsum Co. and
subsidiaries reported net income for
the quarter ending March 81 of
ST ,341.773. equal after preferred divi-
dends to S101 per common share,
compared with s1,062,921, or II
cents, the corresponding 1910 period.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

of Harry Blake, James E. Colli-
flower, C. C. Coombs. Paul B.
Cromelin, J. Harry Cunningham,
E. C. Graham, Joseph H. Hines,
Mr.. Holt, Thomas E. FARRELL, Howard
w. Kacy, J Claude KEEPER. Arthur
D. Marks, Dr.. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
John T. Meany, Joseph H. Milans,
Mr.. Montgomery, S. E. Mooers, E.
j. Murphy, DR.. j. B. Nichols, Mr..
Sperry, L. P. Steuart. Frank j.
Stryker Roger Whiteford and Lloyd
B. Wilson
Appointments Announced
Mr.. Montgomery announced ap-
pointment of the following officers:
A. B. Amber, jr., assistant actuary
Louis T. Bates, assistant to field
vice president; DR.. c. M. Beall, as
sistant medical director; K. S. Car
per, assistant comptroller; T. D.
Cochran, assistant to field vice
president; Edward Duhey, assistant
treasurer; F. j. Halliday, assistant
actuary; Otto Hammerlund, chief
agency accountant; C. B. Hurd, as
siStant counsel; B. M. Langhenry,
assistant to field vice president;
George Link, assistant secretary;
c. B Marbury, assistant treasurer;
C. C. Montgomery, assistant treas
urer; L. o. Nashem, assistant to
field vice president; w. T. Parker,
assistant secretary; j. B. Powers,
assistant secretary; DR., w. A. Price,
assistant medical director; L. NJ
Suit, branch auditor, and E. M
Thore, assistant counsel.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Textile Orders About Equal
To Production During Week

facturers were showing a disposition
to operate farther ahead than at
any time since the late twentieS.
The current lull in mems wear
buying was expected since most
users have covered the bulk of their
requirements for the season and the
majority of mills have enough or
ders on books to keep machinery
actively engaged for the balance of
the year.
Spun yarn cloths and sheers and
sharkskins kept pace with better
demand for sportswear in the rayon
goods market. Prices continued firm
and in the case of some of the
more active numbers advanced frac-
tionally. A survey of loom activity
for the week ending April 10 re-
f1ected a continuation of the sched-
ule of operations which prevailed
during the past two weeks. In the
standard fabrics group, on loom
hour basis, operations were equiva-
lent to 88 per cent of capacity as
compared with 88 per cent the week
ending April II and 81 per cent
in similar week year ago.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, April % dP, Omitted States
Department of Agriculturel. Salabie
hogs. 300: total. 1900: nominally steady:
not enough offered to test values; quotabls
top, S.15 shippers took none: holdover,
500; compared with . week ago: weights
240 lbs. and down 10 lower: heavier
weights, steady to 10 lower; sovs. 1918
higher
salable cattle 300; calves. none: COM
yearlings reeained most Of early e5-50
mostly steady on all except good to choics
yearling and light steers: fed heiters,
1925 higher, cows, mostly 25 lower; bulls
and vealers. fully steady; stockers and
feeders. steady to % lower. mostly steady:
steers, 12.25-I3.50 best long yearlinEs.
1900 and choice 500 lbs. beeves. IL 80;
choice to prime 915 lbs. fed heifers, 1880;
beef cows mainly, 6.75-S.00: Gamers and
cutters. 50O-65O; practical top weighty
SAUSAGE bulls. S.35 and choice vealers.
salable sheep. $500; total, $500: lats
Friday: fed lambs active. 1895 higher;
bulk 91-102 lbs wooled Westerns, 1875
1.25: extreme weights and diminished
kinds 1920 and eeIow odd head ednn.I.s nstivs
Friday last week: Fed ,wooled western
sold of early in week; weeks TOP. / .25.
late compared with .l0.65 at low time;
bulk fed offerings averaging Ss-l02 lbs.
10.50-1O.a0, most late sales 1918 up;
recently shorn offerings. s.Oo-50: some
with several weeks wool 30 q 90 ana bet
ter: ewes dull. to 7.25. bulk 5 1851 90,
thin old sheep down to 400 and below.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
RS the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April ga buying
move which swelled the weeks total
sales in the Worth street district to
a figure estimated in trade circles
at close to production at the cur
rent rate had its inception late
Wednesday in an active demand for
fancy cloths and speciality numbers.
In turnover estimated at around
10000, 900 yards of these items, prices
showed an advancing tendency.
Print cloths and related items,
which had been circulating through
second hands during the early part
of the week, dried up completely as
the move broadened to include
staple cloths.
Large orders spilled over into the
first-hand market. While prices
which had faltered slightly steadied
at the best levels of the recent move
and then pushed slowly upward.
Wool piece goods markets were
generally quiet. Sampling of new
women's wear lines for fall was a
market feature. and producers re-
ported that cloak and suit manu-
Evening star., 1941-04-27

The new directors are widely
known. Mr.. Sperry, native of An
napolis. has lived in Washington
since 1882. is leader in the public
utilities field and active in civic af-
fairs. He is a member of the Chevy
Chase, Metropolitan and National
Press Clubs and the Dupont Circle
Citizens Association. He is a di-
rector of the Connecticut Power Co.
and member of the American Gas
Association.
Gov Holt is at present practicing
law in Charleston. w. Va. He is a
graduate of Washington and Lee
University, member of the American
Bar Association, American Legion
and many other organizations.
Other Officers Reelected.
Other Acacia officers reelected
include Howard w. Kacy, vice presi-
dent and general counsel; Lloyd K.
Crippen, vice president and actuary;
Evening star., 1941-04-27

vice president of the Middle Atlantic
Division, will pay her first visit here.
Miss Hoffman. who is StatiStician
of the Bowery Savings Bank, gradu-
ated from BroWE University with
Phi Beta Kappa honors and is
writer of statistical articles.
Miss Alice H. Whitton, assistant
trust officer, First National Bank
of Alexandria, is in charge of the
program and will preside at the din
ner She is being assisted by Miss
s. Winifred Burwell, assistant trust
officer, National Metropolitan Bank.
Mrs. M E. Brotherhood, secretary
OF the McLachlen Banking Corp;
Mrs. Maude H Buckingham, cashier,
City Bank; Mrs. K. M. Cochran,
auditor. McLachlen Banking Corp;
Mrs. Helena D. Reed, assistant trust
officer, Lincoln National Mrs. Vera
w. Rhine, vice president, Morris
Plan Bank, and Mrs Helen R.
Sharpe, secretary, Bank of Com
nerce & Savings.
Directors Vote $40 Dividend.
Directors of the Washington Rail
way g. Electric Co. have declared
the regular quarterly dividend of
$40 per share on the common stock,
payable May 81 to stockholders of
record May Is. The regular quar-
terly dividend on the preferred stock
will be paid on June 2 to Sharehold-
ers of record May Is. 1t was voted
In December.
Directors of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. have declared the regu-
lar quarterly dividend of S1.50 per
share on the per cent preferred
stock, payable June 2 to Stockhold-
ers of record May Is, and the regu-
lar quarterly dividend of S13712 per
share on the 5l2 per cent preferred,
also payable June 2 to stock of
record May Is.
Capital Traction SIS were strong
on the Washington Stock Exchanges
yesterday, recording a $500 transfer
at 10434. Other issues were neg
lected,
AL New York Stock Exchange
firms In the Capital will open at 8
o'clock tomorrow. instead of 10,
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Cotton Futures Up
; 10 3 Points on
New York Market
Trade Shorts Cover,
Mil and Bomboy
Interests Buy
ev the Associated Press.

~ lne ASSoc1ateu PreSS.
NEW YORK, April discovering
by trade shorts in near months and
buying by mill and Bombay inter-
ests in forward positions advanced
cotton futures 3 to points today
Pressure was negligible. Offerings
consisted chiefly of scale-up hedg-
ing by leading spot interests.
Sales of print cloths and related
items in Worth Street improved in
the past week, with volume estimat-
ed at the nearest to current pro-
duction in about five weeks. Sec
ond-hand offerings were pretty well
cleared up. Buyers showed renewed
interest in third quarter shipment.
Prices were firm. tending higher.
No exports yesterday; season so
far, 863,8l0 bales. Port receipts,
1861. Port stocks, 3,368,173
Evening star., 1941-04-27

last night, and
two new men,
berS added to
the Board of Di-
rectors, Marcy L.
Sperry, president
of the Washing
ton Gas Light
Co, and Homer
A. Holt, former
G ern or of
West Virginia.
T h e directors
paid high tribute
to Mr.. Mont
gomery's excep-
tional service to
the cnnnanV-
Evening star., 1941-04-27
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, April 26 LP.-Uncertainty
over possible weekend Developments in
both Europe and Washington restricted
activity in the sugar market today.
Domestic futures attracted cleanup
liuuida ton and satisfied scattered cover
ing. Closing prices were UNCHANGED to /
point higher. Sales totaled 1850 tons.
World futures were UNCHANGED to Ia
higher on local short covering which found
offerings limited. Turnover was 1,100
tons.
The raw market was quiet and offerings
were light at 3.35 and $40 cents.
Refined held at $40 cents.
No, range follows:
Evening star., 1941-04-27

IN Alexandra at
the end of the
week, with a din
ner S a t u r day
evening at the
Anchorage, when
Col. Leslie R.
Lockhart of the
Britis h Royal
Artillery, W i'll
speak on Con
ditions in Eng
land and the
Defense of Lon
don"
Miss Hilda M.
Hoffman of New
Vork TopiOO61
Evening star., 1941-04-27

1 VIII IlSill, pItSl-
dent of the Ma
tional Associa-
ton of Life Un-
derwriters, to
represent tn e
org n IL a ton
with 80, ,458 mem
bers at the 25th
annual meeting
of the United
States Chamber
of Commerce.
Under the by
laws the presi-
dent of the as
Sociation is ma
Evening star., 1941-04-27

5. E. MooerS, field
vice president;
r. B. M o n t.
g o m cry, vic e
president; Don
aid F Roberts,
treasurer: Ralph
E. Heitmuller
general comp
troller;; DR.. j. r,
B. Hutchinson,
medical direc-
tor; DR.. John B.
Nichols, adviS-
ory medical di-
rector.
The director
ate is cnnnOSed
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Cottonseed Oil.
Ii E.aA a.

Cottonseed Oil.
Cottonseed oil futures fluctuated irregu-
larly today May showed relative Steadi-
ness on belated adjustment operations prior
20 first notice day on Monday. Commis-
sion houses and locals engaged in week
end evening up in deferred deliveries
Trade interest rema ined lisht. Final prices
were unchanged to > points lower: May,
a.l5: July 9.1S: September. a25; October.
9.25 bid: December. 9.3a bid. Crude oil
in the Southeast and valley was quoted
SIS cents bid. and S cents bid in Texas.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, April 26 lP).-Week
end covering and trade buying on i'm
proved textile reports advanced cotton
futures here today. The market closed
steady, net TO points higher
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Montgomery Given
Another Term as
Acacia Chief
Marcy Sperry and Homer
Holt Are Elected
To Directorate

William Montgomery, for 43 years
directing head of the Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Co, has been re-
elected president, it was announced
Evening star., 1941-04-27
New York Produce

poultry. steady to Arm. Frozen: turkeys,
Northwestern young toms, 1928. other
frozen and all fresh prices unchanged.
express, about steady. 1roilers, crosses 90.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

Cottonseed oil closed steady: Bleachable
prime summer yellow, a15a prime crude.
s.12l2; May. Ss2b; July s.S3b: Septem-
Der. S.93b; october, S94b; December.
900b.
b Bid. Asked
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Chica Caxh MarEAf

Chicago Cash Market
Cash wheat, No. l. hard, a4 No. 5,
hard, al a. Corn. No. 3. old yellow. 71l2;
No. ., yellow, 70l2: No. 3, 6sl4-70: No. 4.
66-61; No. B. 81; No. /, white rs;
sample white 5000 Oats, No. /. mixed.
heavy. 39a4; No. 3. 3ah; heavy, 3sl2; No.
4. 81 7i2-3S: sample. 35-37; Barley, malt
ing 56-OA6s. nem.; feed. 1888. nom.:
screenings, 35-52iz; No. f. 54 tough Soy
beans. No. ,. yellow. 1.23la-ia; No. 3,
1.2194-2314.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Capital Securities
lONer the Cnunts

(Over the COunter.)
The following nominal bio and asked
quotations on WASHINGTON securities traded
over the counter as of Saturday have been
assembled for The Star by Washington
members of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Wool Futures

NEW YORK, April 26 CP,.-Trading in
consisted principally of switching opera
t1ons from May to forward positions by
spot interests and also some straddlins
between grease and top markets July
tops were sold against October grease
wool futures at 2s2 points difference
Grease wool futures closed Il to 4 of
a cent lower.
High. Low. Last.
May " g3.S 93.S q33b
October " Q3S g3S q35b
Certihcated grease wool spot Q35b
Wool top futures closed . to 3 of a
cent hisher.
High. Low. Last.
May - 124s I24.6 ia 7b
October --------- iia.s i1s.S iIs.995
Certihcated spot wool tops, 125.5n.
Bid; n nominal
Evening star., 1941-04-27

Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG. April 26 tP,.-Cash wheat.
No. |. Northern. 15a4; No ,, 13l7: No,
3, 7lss; oats. No. 2. white. 36ss; No. 3, So.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. April - LP.-National As
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1941-04-27
CAMBRIDGE AssocIAEs-Bosrc

HOW is BUSNESS?-Curren business activity compared
with the a year ago the chart above.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

GENERAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY Tor he country
Indicated by Bank Debts outside N. y. City.
Shaded ere" 'ho~ week Of sessity abovs he cone
Evening star., 1941-04-27

spending week Of he previous yer. Black wsss
indicate dselisss hom ssms ~ssa twelve ~esths
sshis. chsssss shown Ia psses.lass.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

(See PRICES, Page E-3D
Evening star., 1941-04-23
R.A.F. Receives 1000
u. ). and Canadian
Planes, Britain Told
Only One Lost,in Ferry
Service, Beoverbrook
Informs House of Lords
BY 'ht Associated Press.


LONDON, April 23.-Lord Bea-
verbrook, British Minister of Aircraft
Production, told the House of Lords
today that nearly 1000 assembled
American and Canadian aircraft
have been handed over to the
r. A. F."
Lord Beaverbrook said that "up to
this moment we have only lost one
aircraft on the ferry service between
America and this country"
There has been, of course, q
steady drain on our shipments of
aircraft by sea from America due to
losses in convoy" Lord Beaverbrook
acknowledged. up to this moment
we have only lost one aircraft on
the (aeriaD ferry service between
America and this country"
Five new types of engines have
been brought into use, of which the
Sabre is perhaps the greatest en-
gines produced" he said.
The "f1ow of aircraft from Amer
lea is increasing rapidly" Lord Bea-
verbrook declared.
II am prepared TO say with au-
thority that they are fine machines
and that they are ready to fly and
fight.
"Of five principal operational
types we have reserves now in store
houses scattered far and near-a
reserve total equal to the total op-
irrational strength. That is 100 per
cent reserve"
"We think the r. A. F. is entitled
to reserve of 200 or even 300 per
cent and that ought to be the OBJ
ject and purpose of the aircraft
industry"
British fighter and bomber air.
planes are being sent to America"
Lord Beaverbrook said.
practically all operational types
are being sent out, some by sea and
some by air. Very shortly, Ameri-
cans will be in possession of every
British type and will have available
several types of engines"
The aircraft minister said dis
persal of production has been car
ried out on a very daring basis"
"One plant alone, which used to
occupy single site" he said, now
is scattered over five counties and
AZ different centers."
For that reason, he said, German
claims of bombing airplane factories
have turned out to be nothing at
all, because our factories have gone
away"
Evening star., 1941-04-23

mass of flames as armor- piercing
shells crashed into underground oil
deposits.
AS sheets of fire spurted high into
the sky, salvos crashed into the
axis naval headquarters buildings,
destroying them as though they
had been made of cardboard.
The surprise bombardment of II
Duce's heaviest fortified African
possession, once the base of Tripoli
pirates and now the jumping off
place of Hitler's legions thrusting
against Egypt, opened few minutes
after a wave of bombers handed
Tripoli one of the severest bonn
bardments of the war.
Huge, darkened battleships,
cruisers and destroyers, family
silhouetted in the moonlight,
splashed quietly through a calm
sea, maneuvering around net
work of mines, until they came
within point-blank range of Tripoli
harbor.
I stood on battleship signal
deck and then an emergency con-
nr
Evening star., 1941-04-23

Because of the difficulties of
moving motorized transport, the
Germans are pushing their in
fantry far ahead even of their
guns. They are landing small
artillery pieces from Junker
planes in fields. But at the mo-
ment their chief artillery is
bombing planes.
The last three days up here
have shown more than ever that
this is a bombing plane war.
Behind-the-lines positions are
actually the front line and the
firing in some of these positions
is always heavier than in the
fitting line. The sides of the
roads along here are ripped with
bombs, though there are few
(see ALDRIDGK, Page A-21.)
Evening star., 1941-04-23
Germans Landing Artillery Pieces From Planes
As infantry Races Aheu d of Punzers in Greece

compact front. Most of their
units are intact after difficult
Withdrawals from difficult coun-
try.
Actually it was a much more
successful withdrawal than was
previously thought. Much of it
was achieved over mountains and
mountain routes that only the
peasants know and use.
Awaiting Third Hard Battle.
Facing the Germans now across
fiat stretches and wide valleys,
the same forces are awaiting
their third hard battle with the
Germans-but fresh Germans.
Your correspondent moved
around this morning to see if
any exchanges were going on, but
1t was mostly bombing that was
keeping the fighting going.