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Evening star., 1942-02-15
Botoon Soldier First SeIectee
To Win D. S. C.. for Heroism
Wounded Tunk Unit
Leader Destroyed jap
Mochine-Gun Nest

The first award of the Dis
tinguished Service Cross to a
selectee went to Sergt. Leroy C.
Anderson of Milwaukee for ex-
traordinary heroism in the
Philippines, 1t was announced
yesterday.
The War Department reported the
honor was conferred by Gen. Doug
las Macarthur for the sergeant's
part in the recapture of lost Ameri-
can positions in fighting on Febru-
ary 3. In command of small group
of tanks, Sergt. Anderson first made
q personal reconnaissance we'll in
front of the American Filipino lines,
then he led his tanks through diff
cult terrain and with Skill and de-
termination" destroyed enemy guns
and crews.
When his own tank was put out of
commission, he led his crew in a
fight with rifles and hand grenades
and suffered slight wound.
Reported in Communique.
The 23-year-old selectee's exploit
was reported in the Army's late af-
ternoon communique, No lot of the
war. 1t read:
Gen. Macarthur has reported to
the War Department the awarding
of the Distinguished Service Cross
to Sergt. Leroy c. Anderson of Mil
waukee, Wis, for extraordinary
heroism in action.
"On February 3, counter attack
of one of our units to re-establish
its line on Bataan Peninsula wa.
held up by heavy machine gun fire.
Sergt. Anderson in command of a
small group of tanks in reserve,
eagerly requested permission to use
his unit against the enemy's ma
chine gun nest.
This permission was granted;
whereupon, under heavy fire, Sergt.
Anderson made personal recon-
naissance well in front of our lines.
He returned safely and moved his
tanks through the rough and diff
cult terrain against the hostile
resistance.
Fights Through Jungle.
with skill and determination he
destroyed the enemy guns and their
crews Fighting his way through
the thick jungles, he located more
hostile guns and destroyed them.
After his own tank had been put
out of commission by enemy fire,
Sergt. Anderson and his crew left
the tank and continued the fight
with rifles and hand grenades.
by this gallant action, Sergt.
Anderson and his men enambled our
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Draft-Bui|t Armies
Not YET Of Firsf-line
Ca!iber, McNair Says
Would Fight CreditobIy,
But With Heovy Losses;
Officers Lock Field Work

By the Associated Press.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kans.,
Feb. 14-Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair
said today the Army's large units, in
service for the past year, still need
further training before they can be
classed as first-line troops"
They are capable Of fighting
c,editably, but with excessive losses
and with less than full effective
ness" the chief of stan of Army gen.
eral headquarters told the first war
graduating class Of the Command
General Staff School.
In the class were 342 officers who
have completed in two months =
streamline course, which formally
required two years.
Gen. McNair devoted part OF his
address to q review of the Armys
training program to date.
Lacked Practical Training.
"The outstanding generalization
Of this experience, In my view" he
said, lis that we did not have, in
fact, the great mass Of trained ON
GERS that were carried on the books.
Valuable as Is book training, which
has been our diet so largely for the
past 2O-odd years-due to the pinch
of the budget-theoretical training
cannot replace practical training in
the field. We verified the inevitable
that inadequately trained officers
cannot train troops effectively"
Turning to activation OF reserve
units, Gen. McNair said that the
number of divisions would be
doubled in the next year, and pos
sibly increased further as the war
situation demanded and industrial
production permitted.
THE Army already is fighting on
a small scale and must do so in
creasingly," he said. THE main
task ahead is the expansion OF the
Army-not in numbers alone. but
also in quality"
Seasoned Men a Nucleus.
He explained that the first three
new divisions would have q trained
cadre framework of about 1900
men from older divisions Each unit
will be filled with men directly from
reception centerS at first, or until
the flow of soldiers with basic train
ing from replacement centers be-
comes adequate.
AT an appropriate point in the
training of the new divisions" he
added, the cadre will be detached.
its place being filled with division
personnel. The candre then becomes
available to train another division.
As the mass of trained officers and
enlisted men becomes greater. the
expansion can be accelerated to
meet the international situation"
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Omnibus War Bill
Reaches 81 Billions

An omnibus war appropriations
bill was swelled to total of $32,-
l70,e0E900 yesterday with the ap-
provas by a House Appropriations
subcommittee of two allotments.
A sum Of s3,s52,ooo,oOo for ship
building was allotted the Maritime
Commission and IS, ,430, 900 900 would
60 fors1ease-lend aid. The bill will
be sent to the House floor Tuesday.
1t viii include s22,SsS,901 900 in
funds for the Army. The total will
boost % more than 0,00O, ,0oo, 900
the AMOUNT which has been voted
for wdk since the Japanese attack
on PeRl Harbor.
Evening star., 1942-02-15

children are not allowed to speak
English"
Mr.. Hepburn said he would refer
DR.. Dafoe's resignation to the
quints' Board of Guardians after he
hears from their father, Olivia
Dionne.
CAT North Bay, Ontario, DR..
Dafoe said he was resigning as
physician to the quintuplets be-
cause II felt that my usefulness
has come to an end" He said
this was the only comment he
cared to make nowD
The question of the French
speaking quints learning English has
been raised several times, the last
time in May 1910, when they made
broadcast in French. 1t was
understood then that they would
start studying English. They will be
8 years old May %.
Dr. Dafoe originally was a men,
ber of the Board of Guardians, but
resigned in 1889
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Knights Of St. John
Cancel June PurIey
nv the Aesoriat.d pr>xs

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. Fab. 1.-THE Supreme
Board of Directors of the Knights
OF st. John. international Catholic
semi i-military organization, today
postponed indefinitely the orders
national convention, scheduled for
Cleveland the week of June 2l-25.
The board, headed by Supreme
Gen. Frank H. Biel of Rochester.
N. Y, urged local communicates
to follow its action and to convert
convention funds into Defense
bonds.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Pearl Harbor Loss Set
By WoIcott al 8 Ships
And 473 Bombers
Control Of Pacific
In japanese Hands,
Representative Says
By the Associated Press.

LAPEER, Mich. Feb. 14-Rep-
resentative Wolcott, Republican of
Michigan declares that current lack
of information regarding activities
of the United States Pacific Fleet
is due to the fact that America
lost control of the Pacific at Pearl
Harbor."
This control was lost" Repre-
sentative Wolcott told Republi can
rally here last night, because eight
out of nine American capital ships
light and heavy cruisers and bat
tleships-which were in Pearl Har-
Dor on December 7 when the Japa-
nese attacked were destroyed, as
we'll as 473 bomber planes, which
were reduced to scrap"
Representative Wolcott said Navy
Secretary Frank Knox veiled the
truth when he said certain damaged
ships could be salvaged.
LAS a matter of fact" the Repre-
sentative declared. lit will take
months or years to effect repairs.
The speaker urged policy of
frankness concerning losses he said
were common knowledge in Wash
ington" and known as well to Axis
foes.
The American people can take
it," he said.
Evening star., 1942-02-15

sub chaser PC-552 slid down the
ways at the Sullivan Drydock and
Repair Corp. Brooklyn. and Admiral
Andrews declared that these night
launchings should be the most COM
mon occurrences in this country"
Launching of the $4,000. 900 de-
stroyer Meade, sister ship of the
Farenholt and Bailey. scheduled for
today, will take place tomorrow, the
Navy said.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
BattIeship Alabama
Launching Rehearsed
Al Portsmouth Yard
Throng Of OffieioIs
To See Ship Slide Down
Ways Tomorrow
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, VA, Feb. IA
The launching of the $50, 900 900 bat
tleship Alabama Monday morning
will be witnessed by throng that
will include Secretary of the Navy
Knox, Justice Black of the United
States Supreme Court, three gover-
nors, seven Senators, 20 House mem
bers. ranking Naval officers, civic
leaders and a delegation of Alabama
citizens.
The three governors are Frank M.
Dixon of Alabama, Colgate w. Dar-
den jr. of Virginia and ]. M. Brough-
ton of North Carolina. Gov Darden
will introduce Gov. Dixon, who will
share speaking honors at the launch
ing ceremony with Secretary Knox.
Cows. Darden and Dixon we're class
mates at the University of Virginia.
Secretary Knox will be introduced
by Rear Admiral Manley H. Simons,
commandant of the 5th Naval Dis
trict. Read Admiral Felix X. Gygax.
commandant of the Norfolk Navy
Yard will welcome the official party
and guests.
Mrs. Hill Is Sponsor.
Mrs. Lester Hill, wife of the Sen
ator from Alabama, Is sponsor for
the warship named in honor of her
State. She will be accompanied by
her husband. Among the Senators
who will attend will be Glass and
Byrd of Virginia, Bailey Of North
Carolina, Pepper Of Florida, Wall
gren of Washington and Clark Of
Idaho.
Alabamas members of the House
of Representatives will attend In q
body. Several Of them, together
with some members of the House
Naval Affairs Committee, will ny
here in a Navy plane and will re-
turn to Washington Immediately
after the launching.
Virginia House members who will
be present are Representatives
Harris, Satterfleld, Burch, Wood.
rum and Smith.
A dress rehearsal - believed BY
naval officers here to be the first
night rehearsal ever held for the
launching Of an American warship
was staged in the Norfolk Navy
Yard tonight as final touches are
applied to a finely co-ordinated plan
to send the Alabama down the
ways.
Lights Are Noted.
The night rehearsal was held so
the 1,600 men to be employed in
the launching-l200 Of whom will
be under and about the great hull
might be accustomed to working
with electric lights, The men who
built the Alabama have used lights
under the ship, but the launching
will require lights In certain places
with which the men might not be
| familiar.
Tonight's rehearsal was under the
bottom, in a forest of timbers now
holding the dreadnought in place on
the building ways.
The launching actually begins at
1890 pm. tomorrow. when workmen
start the removal of all shores and
other tinbers except those abso-
lutely necessary to hold the TOO
foot capita ship on the ways until
release of the trigger that will launch
her at 1880 am. Monday.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Gun Victim Treated

Wilson Webster Jones, Is, Of 31O
E street NE. was trested at Gal
linger Hospital yesterday for wounds
inflicted by pellets fired from
shotgun. He told police he was
walking on a strip of land between
Kingman Lake and the Eastern
Branch when he was hit by the
shot. He did not see the person
who fired on him.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
DR.. Dofoe Offers
Resignation as
|Ouints' Doctor
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Feb. 14-Dr. Allan
Roy Dafoe, the little country doctor
who attended the birth of the
Dionne quintuplets, has offered his
resignation as their physician.
Premier Mitchell Hepburn of On
tario announced today. because his
position has been made almost i'm
possible by reason of the fact the
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Spain to Aid Nozis
If Russia Gets Upper
Hand, Franco Says
By the Associated Press.

oy tne ASSOClAIeo fIeSS.
SEVILLE, Spain, Feb. IA
Generalissimo Francisco Franco
told army leaders Of the Seville
region today that if there were
any danger of Russia defeating
Germany there would be not
only a division of volunteers in
Russia but million Spaniards
would offer themselves.
Germany, he asserted, for 20
years has been acting as
"Europes s defense against Com
munism and We have absolute
certainty this bulwark will not
be destroyed"
Evening star., 1942-02-15

infantry to advance and regain the
lost positions. Sergt. Anderson was
slightly wounded in the encounter.
"Sergt. Anderson entered the mill
tary service on January 20, l94l, as
q selectee from Milwaukee, Wis. He
served with armored units at Fort
Knox. KY, for several months, and
went to the Philippines last october
His next of kin is Mrs. Hattie An
derson, his stepmother, of Burling-
ton, Wis
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Weather Report

fFurnihe by the
District of Columba-Warmer today with gentle winds.
occasional light the extreme
portion afternoon.
Virginia-Warmer today
Evening star., 1942-02-15

There's no such thing rs waste
paper, any more, Uncle Sam needs
1t, II you don't.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Readers Guide
News Summary
PART ONE.
The Sunday Star, Feb. Is, 10

PART ONE.
Foreign.
Enemy pressure eased along entire
East Burma front. Page A-10
Blackout maniac killer Of six sought
by Scotland Yard. Page A-20
National.
American and British officials confer
on war strategy. Page Al
Naval court begins investigation OF
Normandie disaster. Page Al
Ship workers rout welders in inter-
union fight. Page Az
Morgenthau says small earners
could buy IL billions in bonds a
wear. Page A-10
Ramspeck to start pension repeal
hearings this week. Page AS
Scholar given three life terms in
assault cases. Page A-2l
Nelson and Jones call for strictest
rubber conservation. Page A-23
Flynn says Republicans prove his
campaign contentious. Page A-23
Washington and Vicinity.
Two youths get life sentences IN
Loveless murder. Page AS
Rent administrator blocks sudden
evictions." Page AS
Countess and flyers wife air their
rent troubles. Page AS
Tydings would safeguard salaries OF
transferred workers. Page A-S
Congress to study D. c, hospital
shortage. Page Ais
Educators help study school protec-
ton problem. Page Ais
Senate committee approves Flana-
gan nomination. Page A-lo
Taxi pickup hours shifted as use
increases. Page Ais
Mahon considers Stefan proposal for
D. c. budget revision. Page Ais
Cathedral and convent excess" land
ruled taxable. Page Ais
High school cadet drill routine may
be changed. Page Ais
Vital statistics. Page Ais
PIT. A. news. Page A-4
Where to go. Page AIS
Educational. Page AIS
Miscellany.
Obituary. Page Ais
PART TWO.
Editorial.
Editorial articles. Pages B-1.6
Editorials. Page b.
John Clagett Proctor. Page B-4
Civic news. Pages BIS
Service organizations. Page B-6
PART THREE. 7
Sports and Finonee.
Sports. Pages Cs1-5
Resorts and travel. PagefC-6
Serial story. Page C-6
Financial news. Pages C-7-9
PART FOUR.
Society.
Society news. Pages D-1.12
Garden news. Page D-10
Club news. Page D.11
PART FIVE. : !
Amusements.
TheaterS. Pages E-1-3
Radio programs. Page E14
Stamps. Page E.5
Crossword puzzle. Page E-S
Music. Page E.6
Air notes. Page E-6
Books. Page FL
Junior Star. Page E-G
Classified advertising. Pages E-s-16
Evening star., 1942-02-15

BACK Of the American soldier Is tra.
dition Of valor that extends unbroken
from Lexington and Saratoga to the
mountains Of Batan. Give him training
and equipment and you can trust him
to lick anything that moves on feet or
wheels or wings.
The United States Army has q secret
weapon secret only because it can
never be comprehended by dictators.
It is an army of free Americans, willingly
serving the land that made them free.
Today your country needs this spirit
In its fighting men n never before. Here
i your opportunity. Men Is and 19
years old, with keenness, enthusiasm
and daring. are especially desired.
Thousands Of patriotic young men are
esterins The Army through voluntary
Evening star., 1942-02-15

The Sun and Moon.
Evening star., 1942-02-15

Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic SurveyD
Evening star., 1942-02-15

Virginia-Warmer today.
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Save This Will Need for Transportation Survey jun
Study of Maps Required
To Answer QUESTIONABLE
100000 Workers Must Fill Out Cards
As Busis for Future Transit Service

are merely samples for your guild
ance and need no filling out.
Space for Blocking In"
On the right of the card, how
ever. is the space for you to block
In your residence area following the
plan shown you by the examples.
The P. U. C. particularly requests
that this be done as neatly as
possible, filling in all the thin, rec
tangular block but not extending
lines outside the outlines.
Only one thing remains to be done
Block in" your mode Of transporta-
ton directly below where you have
entered the number of your resi-
dence area).
The columns to the extreme right
of the card, headed Destination, .
Dept. or Firm" and Work Time
are reserved for code-punching by
the P. U. c. and should be ignored
by the person filling out the card.
The commission chairman, Greg
ory Hankin, who personally is di-
recting this survey, asks that affect
ed employees cut out this page from
The Star and take it to their place
of employment so that 1t will be
there on June l. Only by use of the
maps can residence area numbers
be learned, without which the cards
are valueless.
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Officials Custer Gets
Wisconsin 5 Primary
Battle Started Early
Furor Roised by Firing
Of Conservation Chief
At Secret Meeting
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, May 23.-The Wis
consin political campaign is open
ahead of schedule all because the
State Conservation Commission fired
its director.
The State primary will not be held
until September, and campaigning
normally would not have started
for another month, but when H. w.
Mackenzie, conservation director,
was ousted at a secret meeting Tues
day, a roar went up from numerous
conservation organizations.
A transcript of the meeting showed
against Mr.. Mackenzie. That was
assailed. There we're demands for
an investigation to assure the pub
lie the commission had sufficient
reason for its action.
One conservation leader declared
the custer "the smelliest incident in
20 years." He placed responsibility
on Gov Julius p He'll.
Mr.. Mackenzie challenged the
commission to bring charges. In
reply. Gov. He'll said. Silence would
be golden in MacKenzie's case be-
cause there are too many things
about the department and its prac-
tices that haven't permitted to
come out in public"
That brought another MacKen-
zie challenge-that Gov. He'll re-
veal the subjects which he said had
been suppressed.
Wisconsin, which by a 1927 law
gave the conservation department
power to issue orders having the
effect of laws, takes its conservation
program seriously.
If conservationists are not given
satisfactory explanation of the
Mackenzie incident, some observ-
ers belive the Governor will have
powerful, organized opposition to
overcome in the September primary.
And, they recall, Gov. He'll was
reelected two years ago by only
l2,242 votes.
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Boy Scouts Patrol
Downtown Streets in
Test Mobilization
500 Prepare to Aid
P. U. c. in Survey Of
Mass Transportation

Nearly 500 Boy Scouts. respond
ing to a mobilization call given by
telegram to scoutmasters Friday
night patrolled downtown streets eor
hours yesterday as volunteer agents
of the Public Utilities Commission
in preliminary to its mass trans
portation survey June l.
Personnel officers of Government
agencies and the larger private con-
Germs are scheduled to handle dis
tribution, the answering and collec-
ton of the questionnaires in their
buildings, but the P. U. c. is relying
on the scouts to deliver and collect
cards in the smaller Offices, stores,
hotel, restaurants and the like.
Test Mobilization.
While it had been announced that
the Boy Scout organization had
promised to aid in the survey, the
call to meet yesterday at IL am. at
the District Building was regarded
as something in the nature of test
mobilization for the scouts. Off
cials voiced delight when nearly 500
uniformed youths responded.
When the boys were packed into
the board room of the District
Building, Gregory Hankin, chair
man of the P. U. c., outlined to
them the purposes of the survey
and asked them to tour assigned
squares to ask how many persons
were employed in each different
Office, store or other place in the
block. This was to ascertain how
many QUESTIONABLE cards would be
needed when the scouts make their
rounds again a week from tomor-
row.
On that day they will make two
trips: First to leave the cards and
the second to collect them after
SUFFICIENT time has been allowed for
every employe in each place to
study, understand and fill out the
missionaries.
Scout officials at yesterdays mass
meeting gave the boys a pep talk,
telling them that the Government
may find need to call upon them for
messenger or other services because
of the war.
Get School Day Off.
The Scouts cheered the announce
ment of one Scout executive that
the Board of Education had agreed
Evening star., 1942-05-24

to permit them to be absent from
school June ! in order to aid the
P. U. c. survey. Later. the boys
were advised they would have to
obtain in addition the approval of
their parents and the school teacher
or principal.
Washington I. Cleveland, Wash
ington manager of the American
Automobile Association, which is
aiding the survey, served as chair
man at the session. Linn C, Drake,
Scout executive for the National
Capital area, was in charge of the
registration and assignment of the
boys to cover the various blocks in
the congested area, which extended
from Rock Creek to Fifth street
NE. and S. E., from D street SW.
to N street NV.
BY 2 pm. yesterday all the Scouts
had been assigned to blocks and
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Reich Food Minister
On Leave for Health

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, May 23-Richard Walther
Dare, Reichsminister of Food and
Agriculture, has taken long leave
of absence for reasons of health, y
it was announced today.
His work will be taken over by
Herbert Backe, state secretary in
the ministry
Evening star., 1942-05-24

were on their way. At 4:30 pm,
Scout headquarters, at 1927 K street
NV, reported about half of the
boys had completed their tours and
had turned in cards. BY that time
a number of parents had telephoned
to ask when sonny would be home
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Junior Commerce Board
PIuns Moonlight Cruise

The eighth annual moonlight
cruise of the Washington Junior
Board Of Commerce will be held at
S:15 pm. Wednesday. Approximate
ly 1000 members of the organiza-
ton and their friends are expected
to attend the affair for the benefit
of the Youth Welfare Fund.
Leonard S. Bradley is chairman
of the committee. Red Nrovo and
his orchestra will play. The cruise
will be aboard the S. S. Potomac of
the Potomac River Line.
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