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Evening star., 1941-02-10
Italians Term Greek
Losses { onsiderubIe'

ROME, Feb. N OP).-Greek forces
IN Albania suffered considerable
losses" in local fighting against
Italian troops. the italian high COM
mand asserted today.
The daily war bulletin said the
l4th Battalion Of Blackshirts Of the
IlonesSa Legion particularly dis
tinguished itself" in recent engage
ments.
Intensive air activity over the
Albanian front was reported. and
highway functions. Greek defense
positions and troops were said to
have been bombed and machine
Eunned all dav long"
Important Greek naval bases. +"
the Corinth canal and Salonika, at
the head Of the Aegean Sea, were
hit with visible results the COM
munique reported.
Eleven enemy planes we're said
TO have been shot down.
British planes were said to have
flown over an Italian airport in
the Aegean Islands last night but
the high command declared they
met such a fighter plane defense
and violent anti-airCraft fire they
left without causing damage"
Evening star., 1941-02-10

Centrating on defeating the bill
rather than seeking to amend it.
This group included Senator john
son and Senator Wheeler, Demo-
crat of Montana.
Concessions "MeaningIeSs."
while the administration made
few concessions in the House they
/ are meaningless" Senator Wheeler
declared. The fight will go on in
| the Senate. The Senate has been
the battle-ground before on such
aior issues as the World Court
and the bill to pack the Supreme
Court"
Contending, on the other hand.
that aid to Britain is insurance
/ against armed conflict coming to
American shores, Senator ByrneS,
Democrat. of South Carolina said
that so long as Britain controls
the seas "Germanys declarati of
war will do us no harm"
Senator Byrnes. a leader in the
! fight for the administrations British
| aid bill. commented in A statement
on the argument of some opponents
that the measure is a step toward
| war.
ON the contrary. It Is step to
| keep war away from the United
States Senator Bvrnes said.
Should Germany declare war on
us because We lease or lend weapons
to Britain il would be a matter of
regret
Rayburn Halls House Action.
Speaker Rayburn said that House
passage of the lease-lend bill Satur-
day-a month after its introduction
was magnificent proof of the
ability of our democracy not merely
to debate fairly, but to act timely" ."
When dictators strike" he added
in an address broadcast by the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. "democra-
cieS must not hesitate to strike
Some Democratic leaders were re-
ported to be anxious to knock out
House approved amendment which
would permit majority of both
congressional houses to rescind at
any time the emergency powers
granted the President under the
/ legislation.
This amendment. sponsored by
Representative Dirksen. Republican,
of Illinois. was approved by a House
vote of 148 to l41. The Democratic
leadership, caught with many Of
its followers absent when the vote
was taken, decided against an ef-
fort to reverse the decision.
Some Senate leaders said the
amendment might hamstring the
British aid program by making
manufacturers fearful of costly,
long-range plant expansion. They
said industrialists might be hesitant
to accept orders If Congress had
the power to wipe out the British
aid program theoretically overnight.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Yueoslovs See Rupture
Preliminary to Raids

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia. Feb II
P,.-Diplomatic observers expressed
the opinion today that the British
rupture in relations with Rumania
was preliminary to r. A. F. attacks
on Rumanian oil fields and com
munications now in German hands
Offlcial quarters here closely
watched German military prepara :
tions on the Bulgarian frontier and
military sources voiced the opinion
that Nazi move was imminent.
Fear was expressed that should
war come TO Rumania and Bulgaria
which, like Greece. border on Yugo-
slavia, this country's position would
become diff1cult But officials re-
iterated Yugoslavias intention IN
maintain her neutrality TO the
utmost limits
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Rumuniu
Continued From First Page

Britons residing in Rumania. Many
have indicated they will remain
Some stayed in Bucharest during the
German occupation In the last war.
The British have been holding
rounds of farewell parties for more
than week in expectation of the
break.
Mr.. Gunther told the Associated
Press that preparations for taking
over care of British interests had
been under way for several weeks
and that all details had been
worked out between the two lega-
tions.
This procedure has been followed
in other nations where British dip
lomatic relations have been broken
BlaCkOut instructions were broad
cast nationally this morning. All
home owners were instructed 10
place buckets of sand and water in
their atticS and cellars Immediately
They were warned that there
would be regular army inspections
and that violators would be pun
iShed.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Z Italian Planes
FeIIed in Widespread
Raids, Greeks Say
Improvement in Weather
Steps Up Fighting on
Albanian Front
BY the Associated Press.


ATHENS, Feb. 10-Greek reports
said today that II, and possibly Is,
Italian planes were shot down yes
terday by British and Greek fighters
during widespread Fascist air raids.
This was called the largest toll
of italian planes for any day since
the outbreak of the war last October
26. Improving weather over the
Albanian battle front has stepped
up the pace of aerial warfare,
Besides sky battles over the 'front.'
line regions of Tepelini and Khsura,
in Albania, Greek reports said the
Italians bombed the Greek cities
of Salonika. Patras, Toannina and
Preveza. and two areas IN the
PelepOnnese Islands, There were
some casualties. it was said, but no
military damage,
No Greek aerial losses were re-
ported
Downing Of one British plane was
acknowledged.
Four Planes Claimed.
The British Royal Air Force an
rounCed that four Italian fighter
nlanes definitely were shot down and
three others probably were shot
down IN an air battle near Kllsura.
Greek planes were said to have &C
counted for eight Fascist bomberS.
The Greek press deplored the
bombing Of the ancient baSlllCa OF
St. Sofa in SalOnika. Its dome, with
e seventh century mosaic. was DAM
aeed and its bell tower wrecked.
Air alarms sounded early this aft
ernoon in Athens, but no hostile
plane was sighted and no bombs
were dropped.
Five of the Italian bombers re-
ported dovned were said TO have
been the bag Of four Greek fighter
pilots in doefohts with IS Italian
planes. which took advantage Of the
weather TO attack.
Headquarters Of the British forces
in Greece announced:
A small formation of ROYAL Air
Force fighters patrOlling the Klisura
area Yesterday intercepted A large
number Of enemy fighters (CR-42S).
IN the resulting engagement, four
definitely were shot down and three
others probably. One Of our pilots
had to abandon his aircraft and
escape by parachute. He returned
unharmed TO his squadron"
20 Killed in BOmbingS.
Twenty women and children were
listed in a government Communique
as killed in bombings Of the North
western Greek town Of Ieannina yes
terdav.
The Communique said the historic
church of St. Sophia in Salonika,
famed as an example of Byzantine
architecture, was damaged badly by
direct bomb hits. Other raids were
reported on Patras, PreveZa. a town
IN the Western Peloponnesus and a
rural district near Corinth.
A Greek spokesman said last night
that operations along the battle
front were developing satisfactor-
ilv' and that Italian counter attacks
in the past several days had failed
with heavy losses IN men and ma
terlalS.'
Evening star., 1941-02-10
| Minister Plans
| Night Club for
| Fort Devens
BS the Associated Press.


FORT DEVENS. Mass. Feb. 10
A Baptist minister served notice
today to hot night spots near this
military camp that they can expect
competition in the near future.
He plans soft-drink night club.
catering especially to trainees and
their girl friends, to be operated on
non-prof1t basis.
The floor show will be snappy
enough, promises the Rev. Roy
Trafton Of the Leominster Baptist
Church, but lemon and lime and
orangeade will substitute for the
more potent cocktails.
The Rev. Mr.. Trafton is no anna
teur in the entertainment field. He
said show business helped him pay
his own way through the University
of Maine and through theological
school.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
British Aid
CONTINUED From First PAGE \

without knowing the amount or the
purpose thereof, nor even the names
Of all the makers"
Mr.. Hart said he is disturbed" bv
the appointment Of former Gov.
John A. Winant of Vermont as Am
haSSador to Great Britain and re-
ports that Benjamin V. Cohen is
going as his assistant.
Britain has sent to lis one of her
ahlest statesmen he said, and tn
assist him the able, experienced
former Consul General in New York
City We are sending men who. to
say the least, possess limited gen.
eral experience"
That Benjamin V. Cohen, who
has teamed with Thomas G.
Corcoran in confidential work for
President Roosevelt, would be
sent to London as a, special ad-
wiser to Ambassador John G.
Winant has not been announced,
but reports we're lent credence
today by official reticence to in
uuiries about them.
Secretary of State Hull was
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Holy Comforter Bond
Names New Officials

The Rev Joseph Denges was elect
ed moderator of the Holy Comforter
Boys Band at recent meeting of
the parent organization Of the band
Other new officers are Louis
Goucher, band instructor: John
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Ey the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1O.-The
WaVering heart of Laddie, a dog so
faithful he preferred death to sepa
ration from his master, threatened to
quit today and prevent their re-
union.
Desperately weak, bewildered and
grieving, the l0-year-old Airedale
lay in a pet hospital while vet
erinarians administered stimulantS,
hoping to strengthen him for an
airplane flight 100 miles to Fort Ord.
There-if he can make it-aWaits
Pct Everett Scott, who left Laddie
behind in Chanute, Kans., three
months ago.
The aging dog went around vainly
shifting for his master. Finally he
wouldn't eat. He dropped from 40
pounds to 25
But Laddle was to become sym
bOl Of the human feeling Of the
men who command Americas citl-
zen army. Maj. Gen. Joseph w.
Stilwell. Fort Ord commandant,
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Five Foreign WorpIones
Draw Yugoslov's Fire

BITOLJ. Yugoslavia, Feb. 10 t1o).
Five foreign planes-presumabIy bly,
1tallan-flew across this town near
the Albanian border Yesterday aft
ernoon at about a mile altitude and
drew the fire of Yugoslav anti
aircraft batteries. The planes broke
formation and sped toward Albania.
Shortly before they appeared.
heavy explosions we're heard from
the direction Of Koritza an Alba
man town which the Greeks captured
earlier in their Counter-invaslon Of
Albania. This gave rise TO belief
that the planes were Italian.
Evening star., 1941-02-10

on Bulgarian airports," as Prime
Minister Churchill said yesterday.
Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy,
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbels and Labor Leader Robert
Ley were among Nazi spokesmen
who mentioned intensified action
against England is imminent, but
there was no hint whether this would
take the form Of an invasion.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
British MechonIzed Unit
Routed. Italians Claim

ROME, Feb. 10 (P).-The italian
high command said today a British
mechanized column had been routed
by Fascist forces near Cufra. In
North Africa. and that artillery duel
ing continued in the Cheren sector
OF Eritrea. on the Eastern front.
Evening star., 1941-02-10

Watterson, president; L. Harding
vice president: Mrs. Lillian Arm
strong, secretary-treasurer: Mr..
Goucher. uniforms; James J. Sul1-
van, refreshments; and Mrs. Sulli-
van, publicity.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Legion Group in London

LONDON, Feb. 10 CFl.--An Amer
ican Legion delegation. headed by
National Comdr. Milo J. Warner, ar
rived here today for a survey OF
Britain at war.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
PostqirE Is 18

Eighteen-year-o Frances ".
Slater of Weston Hills Is Englsnds
youngest postgirl, and she starts On.
Ter four mile round at 7:30 am.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
%. rush out
eIogging missries
rush in viiolizing
healing Dir.

air get in. And just drops Penetro Nose
Drops will instantly startyou on the open.
nose way out of cold-stufed misery.
Used in early stages Peneuo Nose
Drops famous 2-drop method helps pre-
vent many colds from developing This
year enjoy stitch-n-time helP-head off
colds miseries with Penetro Nose Drops.
Large many .treatment" supply only 25e.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
FOR HEAD
COLDS

To handle a
head cold you've
got to have
enough air.
Nose must be
open to let re-
freshing, pep
giving. healing
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. (UP)-An
the National leagues top hitters
slumped last week and Johnny
Hopp, speedy outfielder of the st.
Louis Cardinals, emerged to lead
the circuit. averages released to-
day and including games played
Thursday revealed.
Hopp, who also plays first base
for the Red Birds when Johnny
Mize isn't around, now plays the
senior circuit with an average OF
1872, seven points below his last
weeks mark which then was good
for a runner-up spot behind Pete
Reiser of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Reiser is in second place because
of his II point slump TO 1923.
Ted Williams of the Boston Red
Sox retained his amazing .400 aver
age TO lead the American league,
The lanky outfielder hit as high
as .4l2 during the week. Cecil Trav-
is of the Washington oenators holds
the runner-up spot with .367 while
Joe DiMaggio is third with 1862.
Mike R-ba, relief hurler for the
Boston Red Sox, leads the Ameri-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17

so bad he couldn't even get the ball
close to the plate. The Reds sent
him to Indianapolis to cure his
WildnesS.
He won six games and lost four at
indianapolis, anc 1:nlshed up the
year with the Reds, winning three
out of four One of his victories
won the pennant-clinching game.
But he was SILL 1ar away from
winning regular job on the Reds
staff. Manager Bill McKechnie did
not know when he sent him out to
pitch whether he'd last an out, an
inning Or a game.
But through all his trouble Van
der Nicer toiled, long and hard, de-
veloping control. This season, he's
been good and bad. Came August
and he really hit his stride. In
beating the Cubs yesterday, 81,
Wander Nicer won his 18th game of
the season and his fourth straight
In his last four games Vandy has
allowed just one run per game and
in three of them has had superb
control. One of the big feats was
striking out Mize, Slaughter and
Brown of the Cards in succession on
10 pitched balls with bases loaded.
Wander Meer's last four games
show:
Aug. 1,Braves, score ST.; hits g.
strikeouts 7; walks 3. Aug. Cards,
score 81; hits 8; strikeouts 8; walks
7; Aug. 10 Cubs, score 81; hits 7;
strikeouts g. walks g. Aug. Is Cubs
score 81; hits 6; strikeouts 8;
walks 3.
Wander Meer's triumph yesterday
enabled the Reds to move into
third place tie with the idle Pi-
rates.
In the only day time American
League game the Senators trim
med the Red Sox, 6-3, in game
halted after innings by rain.
Manager Joe Cronin protested the
game on the grounds that the
Washington club was negligent in
covering the field after play was
suspended.
The Cleveland Indians lost a So
decision to the Chicago White Sox
in a night game that left them 16
games behind the idle Yankees, q
game and a half in front of Bos-
ton and two ahead of Chicago.
The st. Louis Browns, scoring q
6-l night game victory over the De-
troit Tigers, climbed 70 within hal
game of the seventh place Wash
ington Senators. Bob Muncrief wor
his eighth game of the season, lin
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
League in
First Place Tie
BY UNITED PRESS

The third place Bakersfield Badg-
ers dumped Santa Barbara, 81 in
the California league Friday night,
creating tie for first between the
Saints and the Fresno Cardinals.
Each of the leaders has won 20
and lost 18 games since the new
schedule began July |.
Bakersfield got only four hits off
Santa Barbaras Ray Hathaway but
turned them into the winning runs;
The Saints hit Bob Bullwinkle six
times but couldn't bunch them.
The Badgers have won nine Of
their last 10 games to come from
the second division and stand a
good third, three games behind the
leaders.
Anaheim edged out Stockton, 2-l
as Eden Devolder held the Flier'
to five hits,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Finals Slated in
Public Parks Meet

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Aug. 16.
CUP)-The Kansas city team OF
Leonard Prosser and Alex George
meets the Minneapolis combina-
ton of DR.. w. F.. Widen and Ed
Olson today in the doubles finals
of the national public parks tennis
tournament.
Prosser and George exhibited
smashing power to advance TO the
finals, defeating M. J. McLaney and
DR.. A. j. Italiano, of New Orleans,
6-3, 6-2, Ga.
Widen and Olson eliminated the
Niagara Falls, N. Y. team Of George
Rushton and Robert Baker, 3-6,
GA. 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.
Two semi final matches in the
mems division we're scheduled to-
day. Charles Shostrum. Chicago,
seeded first, meets McLaney, and
willis Anderson, Los Angeles, seed
ed second, opposes Louis Faquin,
Memphis, Tenn. The finals VIII be
played tomorrow,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Sam Barry Chosen
Trojan Coach to
Succeed Jones

LOS ANGELES, Aug. l6. UP)-
Justin NJ. (Sam) Barry. newly ap-
pointed head football coach at the
University of Southern California,
today was seeking a new line coach
to round out his Trojan athletic
staff for the coming season.
Barry, selected yesterday to sue
ceed Cne late Howard Jones at Troy.
did not name any 5pecific candi-
date for the job vacated by Jeff
Cravath, former line coach who is
now head mentor at the University
Of San Francisco. but indicated that
it would probably be another ex-
Trojan.
The present aides. Bob McNeish.
varsity backfield coach; Julie Bes-
COS. varsity end coach. and Gaius
Shaver. in charge of the freshman
squad, are all use. graduates, as
was CI4vath.
Barry. who is also head coach OF
basketball and baseball at use, is
now in Monterey, Calf, where he
is attending a coaching school until
Aug. %.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
GIdmor InvddeS
SondIot ourneV

guarded the pass gate.
Thirty two teams from 27 states
were entered this year and it prob
ably will take two weeks to decide
which is champion, because each
team must lose two games before
it is eliminated
The honor of winning the open
ing game went 10 the home town
nine. the Stearnman Trainors, who
make airplanes when they aren't
playing ball. They defeated Still
water, Okla, Boomers, 8 to a, with
Glenn McQuiston limiting the
Boomers to seven hits.
In the other game played last
night, the Northrop, Calf, Bombers
defeated the Milwaukee, Wis, Faulks
I TO 0. Tillie Shafter, Bomber hurler
allowed six scattered hits.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17

WICHITA. Kan, Aug. 16. CUP
The seventh national semi-pro
baseball congress-the sandlotters'
world series-opened last night with
accessories, umpires and beauty
queens that would have diverted
the eyes of a Brooklynite from the
Dodgers.
The umpires were dressed like
Esquire illustrations. The beauty
queens, who paraded before the
first game, were dressed in bathing
suits.
Microphones popped up at homo
plate to broadcast arguments be
tween players and umpires over the
public address system. The score
board was neon-lighted. The pres :
box was air cooled, and one-eyed
the famous gate crasher,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Aug Is UP) -
Stocks moved irregularly higher in
extremely quiet dealings in the
short session today.
The list opened about steady and
then edged up narrowly around
closing time. Changes were small.
Bethlehem opened at its 1891 low
Of 67lz but recovered to 67%, up
%. while u. S. steel pushed up y
to 5713. Youngstown gained q to
37a and Crucible edged up z to
39S Chrysler firmed = to 56% and
General Motors rose a TO 3sh.
Stock sales were 120, 900 shares.
smallest for any two-hour session
ince Saturday, May 81, when 10000
shares changed hanzs. Last Sat
urday's sales were $4,000 share
Curb took sales We're $4,000 hares
againt 63,0s00 a week ago.
Dow Jone preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial 1906.
up is; rail 29s5 up %; Utility
1881, up .02; SIS stocks 42.46 up .O5
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Hopp Leads All
bdtters

can league pitchers with record
of seven victories and two defeats.
Howard Krist of the Cardinals still
tops the National loop with nine
triumphS and no losses.
Leaders in other departments fol-
low:
Runs - (A) DiMaggio, Yankees,
III; CND Hack. Cubs, 80.
Hits-(A) DiMaggio, Yankees, 1863;
Moore, Cardinals, 1856.
Doubles-(A) DiMaggio, Yankees,
SO; (N) Reiser, Dodgers, 33.
Triples - CA) Travis, Senators,
and Heath, Indians, II; (N) Hopp
and Slaughter, Cardinals, 8.
Homers-(A) Keller, Yankees, %;
Camilli, Dodgers, %.
Runs Batted in-(A DiMaggio
Yankees, 112; CN) Mize, Cardinals
81.
Stolen bases-(A) Case, Senators,
l9; CN) Frey Reds, 13.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
SD. Junior Legion
BasebaHers Win

STOCKTON, Calf, Aug. l6. CUP)
American Legion junior baseball
teams tom Tucson, Ariz., and San
Diego, Calf, won their opening
games yesterday in the regional
playoffs.
Tucson beat McGill, New, As,
scoring two runs in the last hall
of the ninth to pull out of a hole
Corkey Moore pitched four hit ball
for the winners while his team got
seven hits off Jack SWedenburg OF
McGill.
San Diego, the California Cham
pions, walloped Helper, Utah, I'll,
piling up 10 run lead in the first
three innings Eddie San Clemente
led the San Diego batsmen, making
four of the II hits off Jack Berry
and Joe Ricci. John Kennerly and
Jack McFaden gave the Utah boys
seven hits. Helper was charged with
nine errors.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
L. A. LIVESTOCK
LOS ANGELES, Aug. is UP) .

LOS ANGELES, Aug. is UP) -
(FederaI State Market News Serv-
ice)
Hogs 300; fully steady; good to
choice 1922 lb truckins 1926 12.-
so; top 1850; few heavy butchers
11.6O-1L75; few sows $3.50 feeder
pigs 13.
Cattle 200; supply mostly COWS;
fully steady; common to medium
COWS 725-S.7O; canner and cutters
81; bulls s.40-9.25: medium to low
choice fed sters quoted around TO-
5O-12; calves ITS; steady; odd veal
1O-11.5O; odd head to IL.
sheep 50 no sales; late Thursday
load 90 lb lambs g.75; good TO
choice wooled lambe quoted 1886