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Evening star., 1942-12-07
SAB Ships Sunk by Enemy
In Atlantic in Year
n~ the Asxoc,.t.d pr.ss

Ey the Associated Press.
Since the United States was
drawn into the war just year ago,
the enemy has sunk 548 united and
neutral nations cargo ships and
brought death to thousands Of sea-
men and passengers in Western
Atlantic attacks, the Associated
Press recording of announcements
showed today.
But there was slackening of
successful enemy activity in the
area in the last seven days, as the
first anniversary Of the surprise at
tack on Pearl Harbor by the Japa-
nese approached.
During the week, only five ships
were reported sunk. a new low
for a seven-day period for nearly
two months.
Sixty-f1ve men were reported
killed or missing in these sinkings
Three of the merchantmen were
American, one was British and the
other Norwegian.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Virginia Plans
Road for Buggies
Along Highway
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. IA COM
bination Of ''horse-and- buggy" road
and modern macadam highway is
provided In plans forwarded today
by State highway officials to the
Public Road Administration for ap-
proval.
The project, 3.34 miles long, be-
tween Front Royal and the Army
Remount Depot. calls for construc-
ton of a l4-foot top-soil wagon way
alongside new 22-foot-wide stand
ard construction highway. The
wagon way, for the use of horse
drawn vehicles, would be the first
of the kind constructed by the high
way department, officials said.
The proposed new highway would
follow the present route 522 except
for changes in alignment and grade
to provide for standard construction.
Offcials said they hoped to have
approval of plans within q few days
and to have work started about the
first Of the year. The project would
require about four months to COM
plete.
Evening star., 1942-12-07

Lie insurance has provided the
INSTITUTE OF LIFE INSURANCE 50
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Servicemen Can Send
Gifts Home DUTY Free

The Christmas gift of Congress to
members of the armed forces now
fighting all over the globe-a bill
giving them the privilege of sending
presents to relatives and friends at
home duty free-was signed today
by President Roosevelt.
Customs duties and Federal rev.
enue taxes will not be imposed on
gifts valued at $50 or less.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
l. Eat right
3. See your doctor
once q wear

You have your car checked and serviced
every thousand miles. Do as much for
your body. Physicians can prepesf many
diseases and illnesses for both children
and srownups nowadays. Give your
doctor chance sow. BEFORE you let
sick. Go to see hint
Evening star., 1942-12-07
4. Keep clean

Plenty Of baths, lots Of soap. Clean
hands, clothes, houses, beds! Get fresh
air, sunshine. Drink lots of water,
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Absentees Fined

For absenting themselves from an
ordnance factory to 60 hop picking,
II women and two men were fined
from 81 to So each in town In South
Wales.
Evening star., 1942-12-07

A sure tip in the race for victory
SIS ticket pays $10o and cannot
lose. Buy War bonds now.
Evening star., 1942-12-07

Want to send . note to Hitler?
Save waste kitchen fats to make
explosives.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Acid Indigestion
Relieved IN minutes or
double your money hack

When e1cess stomach acid causes painful. sunocet-
ing gas sour stomach and heartburn. doctors usually
prescribe the fastest acting medicines known Tor
sympto.tic relief-medicines like thoss In Bell ans
Tablets 40 isxativs Bell ans bring comfort 70 .
jiy or double your money back on return OF pottle
to Us. 25c at all druggists.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Chinese AIumnuS of Y. M. !.
Leader in Burma Victory

By the Associated Press.
CHINESE HEADQUARTERS ON
THE IRRAWADDY FRONT, Bur-
ma, April "a Delayed "A Chinese
major general who learned his tao
tics at Virginia Military Institute
was the leader of the brilliant Chi
nese counterattack which resulted
in the recapture Of Yenangyaung
on the Irrawaddy and the freeing
of 1000 British troops from encir-
clement.
His chief staff officer in this first
victory of the Allies in Burma was
another Chinese who studied at
Norwich University, Northfield, VT.
Censorship prevented identif1ca-
ton by name.)
The Chinese alumnus of v. M
was found in a shady open-air field
headquarters on the outskirts Of a
dust t-smothered Burmese village,
while japanese planes buzzed over
head.
Jumping about from telephone to
map and rickety desk. he issued
orders with the speed of a quarter
back calling signals.
Speaking English, he modestly
disclaimed the whole credit for the
battle of Yenangyaung. ct was
fought week ago. The Japanese
moved back into Yenangyaung when
the beleaguered British later with
Drew
IF any one gets medal it should
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Lost Children Found
After AII-Night Hunt
By Parents, Police
Brothers, a ond 3, Took
Ride in UncIe's Toxicob,
Slept at Lotter's Home

Following an all-night search by
police and their frantic parents
two young boys reported lost were
found this morning and returned
to their home.
Robert Redwine, years old, and
his 3-year-old brother, sons Of Mr.
and Mrs. William Redwine of 5li
Third street NV. had spent the
night with their uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Petrello of 28s
Third street NE, but the parents
did not know this.
About z o'clock last night the
two boys went out to play in their
front yard. When their mother
sought them for their bath and bed
routine, they had gone. 1t de-
veloped that Uncle Tony, a taxi
cab operator, had driven by in his
cab and asked the children to take
a ride. He took them to his home
where they spent the night.
In the meantime the father-a
guard at the City Postofice-
searched the neighborhood, sum-
moned police and sought radio help
in an all-night vigil
Around 8 o'clock this morning
Mrs. Robert Boley. a neighbor at
500 Third street NV, telephoned
Mrs. Petrello's home. When the
landlady there was told to notify
Mrs. Petrello that her two nephews
were missing, the lsndlady re-
marked, They are here"
Mrs. Margaret Redwine, the chill
dren's grandmother. Of 1949 Bilt-
more street NV, brought the chill
dren back to their home in q cab
Evening star., 1942-04-28

eral ships, he returned to the
academy as instructor in physics
and chemistry.
Decorated In World War.
For service during the First World
War as commander of the U. S. S.
Parker on patrol duty and escort
duty for conveys of troops, he was
given the Navy Cross. He COM
pleted the Naval War College course
In 1921 and was attached to the
ONCE of Naval Operations in the
Navy Department from 1921 to 1923.
He also has commanded the sub
marine base at New London, Conn.,.
and has been chief of STAFF at the
Naval War College at Newport, r. I.
He assumed duty as commander,
scouting force, February /, l941,
with the rank Of vice admiral.
In addition to the medal received
today and the Navy Cross, he holds
the Spanish Campaign Medal, Phil
ippine Campaign Medal, Cuban Paci-
flcation Medal, Mexican Service
Medal and the Victory Medal.
His home address Is at Waterford,
Conn,
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Police Hearing Continues
On Brutality CHARGES

The cases of two metropolitan
policemen charged with assaulting
several colored persons on Labor
Day, 1910, continued today before
Trial Board, with six policemen
relating various circumstances of
the cases.
1t. George r. Wallordt, at the
time acting captain of No. pre-
cinct, where the officers were as
signed, testified that colored
woman and her son complained at
the station house that night that
the son had been assaulted by two
officers on the beats of the accused,
Policemen James E. Stabler and
Henry j. Martin.
The mother and son, the neuten-
ant continued, left, saying they
would return to press the complaint
when the officers were there, but
they never came back. Later pvts.
Stabler and Martin denied the
charge, 1t Wallordt said.
Others who testified to minor de-
tails regarding calls received about
the alleged assaults and about visits
to check hospital records were
Sergts. Clarence Morgan and James
C. Pitkin, and Pvts. Carl Darnell,
Francis H. Dunn and Lindley M.
Rayford.
Members of the Trial Board are
Edward Dent, District assessor,
chairman; A. r. Pilkerton, auditor,
and Conrad Van Hyning, director
of public welfare.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Admiral Brown Is Decorated
For Services in South Pacific
Task Force Chief
Receives D. S. M.
From President

Vice Admiral Wilson Brown, COM
mander of scouting force In the
Pacific, today received the Dis
tinguished Service Medal from Pres
ident Roosevelt at the White House.
The citation was for his command
of task force that was on an eight
week mission in the Pacific and
which had "a successful action with
the enemy" Observers Speculated
on whether he had been on the
Marshall and Gilbert Islands raid,
the Wake-Marcus raid, or an ex-
pedition that has not been revealed.
Admiral Browns name was not
mentioned in connection with either
of the first forays, but there was
task force action reported in a
naval communique on March 3 in
which the commander was not
named. This was tic action in
which United States ships were at
tackled by japanese bombers west
Of the Gilbert Islands, and in which
1t. Edward H. O'Hare accounted for
six planes.
AdmiraPs Citation.
The citation Of Admiral Brown
follows:
For exceptionally meritorious
service to the Government Of the
United States In a duty Of great
responsibility as task force COM
mander of the United States Pacific
Fleet during a period at sea Of ap-
proximately eight weeks in February
and March, 1942, when he displayed
the highest qualities of seamanship,
endurance and tenacity, while con-
Quoting extensive operations, and a
successful action with enemy
forces" '''' n
Vice Admiral Brown was superin-
tendant Of the Naval Academy from
February /, 1888, to February I, 1871,
and was naval aide to the President
in 1884.
A native Of Philadelphia, he was
appointed to the Naval Academy
from New Jersey in 1898. Follow
ing graduation and service on sew
Evening star., 1942-04-28
SO British Planes Shot
Down, Germons Claim

oEAtalAN tflUlu AICllIldll DIUdu'
casts, April 28 (P.-Widespreac
British forays over Germany and
German-occupied territory, ranging
from Norway to former Czecho-
slovakia, were disclosed by the high
command today.
It's communique said British day
and night raids, however, had cost
the r. A. F. 38 planes within "a
hours.
Cologne apparently was the focus
of the British night attacks and
there, the high command said, the
raiders attacked exclusively non
military targets Numerous
dwelling houses. churches and well
fare institutions wer destroyed or
damaged"
The raid on Czechoslovakia, de-
scribed as nuisance flight over
Southern Germany" was made by a
lone British plane, the communique
said.
Britain's 3s plane losses, it said
included 10 destroyed in daylight
yesterday in the west, u in the
night flights over Germany and
seven brought down during a night
attack on the Norwegian coast"
German flyers, "in a reprisal at.
tack" dumped high explosives and
incendiary bombs on the East Ang-
Ian town of Norwich, the communi-
que announced.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Canadians Approve
Conscripiion for
Overseas Service
Release Of Government
From Pledge Carries by
NeorIy Two to One

b the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, April 28.-Canadian
citizens authorized the use OF Ca
madam conscripts anywhere in
the world by a vote approaching
2 to In a plebiscite yesterday.
From Dominion ballot boxes came
an affirmative answer TO the ques-
ton submitted by the regime Of
Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King: Are you in favor Of releas-
ing the government from any obi.
CATION arising out OF any past COM
mitments restricting the method Of
raising men for military service2"
Returns from 28,66l of the 31,203
polls showed 2.5so.767 voted yes and
1.474. 1855 no.
Quebec Votes Adversely.
Prediction pledges had prevents
ed the King government from send-
ing any but volunteers to Britain
and the Orient. Single men and
childless widowers between a and
30 were subject to conscription for
defense training. The way Is now
open for imposition of CONSUMPTION
for overseas service at any time 1t
Is deemed necessary or desirable.
The one province to vote adverse
ly was French-Canadian Quebec,
where the cry "a bas conscription"
down with conscription had been
raised frequently in recent demons
strations reminiscent Of Its draft
riots during World War I.
With only few scattered polling
places unreported, the vote in Que
bee, larger than In the 1910 gen.
eral election, showed 934 900 against
and 37l 1903 for the proposal.
BY contrast, early returns from
all the eight other provinces we're
yes" by from two TO six to one.
Vote Hailed by King.
The Prime Minister issued
statement saying it would be rec
ognized throughout the country
that, in a democracy, the will OF
the majority prevails"
THE vote" Mr.. King said. means
that the people generally recognize
that the war has taken course
which was altogether unforeseen;
that conditions wholly unexpected
may yet arise and that. In conse-
quence, 1t Is necessary to remove
any restriction upon the freedom
of the government and Pariia-
ment."
About 100000 men and women
were eligible to participate In the
plebiscite, Canada's first since 1898.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
now afraid to bring this bill up?" de-
manded Senator Byrd bluntly.


manded Senator Byrd bluntly.
Senator Connolly denied that he
was afraid to bring the bill up, but
he said: "You have to have votes as
well as courage. What's the use OF
bringing thing up only to get he'll
beat out of you?"
Senator Byrd made a final appeal
to Connolly to postpone his motion
only for a week. Senator Connolly,
however, insisted upon withdrawing
the motion, saying again that the
bill would remain on the calendar
and could be called up by any one
at any time.
Legislators generally approved the
objectives set forth In the Presi-
dents Seven-point message yester-
day designed to bring about an
equality of privilege" In sharing
the war burden, but split into con-
fused and quarrelsome blocs op-
posing and supporting some Of the
methods proposed.
There was sharp criticism Of the
fact that Mr.. Roosevelt had asked
for no labor legislation and had ap-
proved continuance of overtime
wages for war industry workers
while at the same time proposing
legislative lowering of price ceilings
on farm products.
There was general approval of
an expected order fixing retail and
wholesale prices and there was no
objection to a rationing of essen
tial commodities. Likewise, the
Presidents proposal for wide
spread voluntary purchases of war
bonds was applauded.
But legislators who have been
championing new labor laws ex-
pressed dissatisfaction at Mr.. Roose-
velt's plan to stabilize wages by ex-
ecutive action through the machin-
cry of the War Labor Board as well
as his evident opposition to suspen-
sion of the 40-hour week and to the
enactment of anti-strike legislation.
Mr.. Roosevelt predicted his stand on
the assertion that organized labor
had voluntarily given up its right
to strike during the war"
In the House, Chairman Vinson
said the Naval Affairs Committee
would vote tomorrow on his bill to
establish q 48-hour week, freeze
union status and limit war profits.
Criticism of the Presidents stand
on the labor question came from
Democrats and Republicans alike.
Senator Byrd told reporters he
thought the Presidents plan to
stabilize wages would not be effective
in dealing with the danger of in
f1ation."
Labor Part Of Cost.
Labor would be exempted under
the Presidents plan," ne said, "and
it would become impossible to Ak
other prices because labor Is sub
stantial part Of the cost Of every ar
ticle offered for sale"
Senator Ball said he thought Mr..
Roosevelt had proposed nothing that
Evening star., 1942-04-28
5000 RebeIIious
Burmese Fighting
Openly for Japs
Willy Use Of Propaganda
By Nipponese Blamed in
Port FOR Condition
D, tho Associated Press.

~ TIC kttociAtef Pres.
WITH THE BRITISH CHINESE
FORCES IN BURMA, April IA Ode
layedl. 49, Possibly 5000 rebellioul
Burmese are fighting openly in ths
Japanese ranks in Burma, helping
an invader who already holds q bis
edge in man power over the Allied
defenders, and untold others art
fighting surreptitiously in the de-
tenders midst.
The Burmese soldiers lighting fol
Japan and the hidden spies and
saboteurs behind the lines are the
products OF some Burmese anti
British sentiment and the willy JAP
anese use OF propaganda.
Ever since the retreat began from
Rangoon the British have found
japanese -offlcered Burmese among
their foe. These natives sometimes
have fought recklessly, egged on by
belief that tattoo charms. amulets
and magic oath water assured them
immunity from bullets.
Secret Fighters Are Menace.
Even more menacing, however, are
the secret fighters for Japan. some
of them IN the yellow robes of
Buddhist priests, whom the British
and Chinese have caught in acts of
treachery from the green highlands
OF the China Burma border 10 the
cactus jungles Of the Irrawaddy and
the rice lands Of the Sittang.
The Chinese have held many Of
them for military trial on charges
of espionage and conveying informa-
ton to the enemy. Patrols combing
the woods OF the Sittang Valley
have brought In as many as SO
armed natives dressed in priestly
robes or silken skirts and operating
I'm one gang.
Maymyo. Burma's temporary capi-
tai, was bombed by the Japanese
last week while Generalissirno and
Nine. Chang Kai-shek were there.
Every major town they passed
through was bombed. They took off
TO fly back to Chungking barely FIVE
minutes peIOre nine enemy pOmberS
appeared overhead.
Arsonists Start Fires.
Japanese columns cutting cross
country In persistent efforts to en-
circle British outposts frequently are
helped by rebel villagers whose bull
lock carts are pressed into service
to keep the invaders supplied with
ammunition.
Up-country Burmese have started
hundreds of fires in towns used by
the Allied troops. After the heavy
bombardments Of Mandalay, arson
lists helped keep the flames alive.
Japanese agents have tried to
sway peasants against the British by
telling them that salt and other
necessities are sold now In enemy
held Rangoon at the lowest prices
ever by promising them that ex-
tension OF the Japanese conquest
will mean better standard Of living
for all natives.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
6. u. Educator Named
Iowa Stote Professor

The Rev. DR.. Joseph B. Code, for
five years a member of the faculty
of Catholic University and for the
past year chaplain of the imperial
house of Austria, has been appoint
ed Catholic professor of religion
at the University of Iowa, accord
ing to an announcement by the
Most Rev. Henry Peter Rohlman,
Bishop of Davenport, in whose do
cese the Iowa State University is
located.
The school of religion at Iowa
University is an unusual institu-
ton in the American educational
system, in that it provides, with full
college credit, doctrinal and moral
instruction to students.
Evening star., 1942-04-28

be that daredevil Englishman," he
said, referring to a British battery
commander. He pulled his guns
so far forward he could nearly lean
over and punch the Japenese in the
nose. My men moved through the
hole he made and captured all the
objectives in an hour and half"
His chief of state, a smiling briga-
dier general wearing trimmed
spectacles, had a different accent
from the major generals.
Il don't talk like a Johnny Reb,"
he said.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Nocio Herb Brown
Murries Fifth Time

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, April 28.--Nacio
Herb Brown. the song writer. has
taken his fifth bride, the former
Geann Elizabeth Morris, Junior
Lacquer of Akron, Ohio.
The marriage yesterday In Yuma.
Ariz., was the brides first.
Mr.. Brown and his first wife, Ruby
Porter Brown. were divorced In 1881,
and he and his second, Jeanne Bor-
lini Brown, in 1884. His marriage
to Anita Page, his shortest, was an
nulled In 1885. His fourth wife, the
former Mrs. Beffie Kellogg, divorced
him In Reno a year ago.
Evening star., 1942-04-28

was effective and apparently
doesn't want Congress to do any
thing
II think we have got to 60 ahead
and pass legislation" he added.
Taking an opposite viewpoint,
Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New
York, contended that the wage
sterilization order, linked with Ia
bor's agreement not to strike, con-
stituted "the most sweeping control
of labor in our history"
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Coffee Drinkers
May Be Reduced
To ~ Cups Daily
By the Associated Press

By rne AssoclAIeu Press.
Announcement that a Is per
cent cut has been ordered in
the consumption of coffee
means that wholesalers from
now on will be permitted to
release only enough coffee to
afford the average American 81
cups a day, instead of the 2.s
cups to which he has been
accustomed.
Uncertainties about future
supplies" were blamed by the
War Production Board for the
order.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Cops 'Turn-in' Focine
Bottled Beer Drinkers

Ry the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 28.--Drinkers
OF bottled beer were given q hint
today to start saving old bottle caps
because the time may come soon
when they'll have to turn back q
cap when they go To the dealer for
a refill
william T. Maybury, president Of
the National Beer Wholesalers As
sociation, speaking at a convention
of Region l wholesalers, said the
same might also apply to soft drink
bottle caps.
Evening star., 1942-04-28


which went out from the coast be-
tween Folkestone and Hythe.
Heinkel Plant Damaged.
Reconnaissance flights over much
bombed Rostock, in Germany. have
established that the main assembly
sheds of the big Heinkel aircraft fac
tory there had been damaged as
well as many of the auxiliary build
tngs.
Fires at Rostock were still burn
ing at noon yesterday, the Air Min
istry said, after the city had been
bombed four successive nights.
II the British had not blasted
Rostock into actual destruction with
hundreds Of tons of bombs, they ap-
parently had succeeded In erasing 1t
as base for any useful purpose to
the Nazis.
The Air Ministry said last night
1t had pictures to prove a mass
exodus from the stricken city.
Naxis Raid Norwich.
The Germans, too, changed targets
after bombing the English southwest
resort town Of Bath for two nights
In a row.
The British acknowledged "a good
many casualties" fires and wide
spread damage in a Nazi night
attack on Norwich, 100 miles north
east OF London, where incendiary
and high explosive bombs blasted
streets Of small houses.
Workers In Norwich still were
digging in wreckage for trapped
victims at daylight. Nine elderly
persons were missing In the debris
Of one Of two bomb-hit hospitals.
Striking also by day, the Germans
sent seven Messerschmitts on q
bombing and machine cunning raid
gainst a southeast coast town this
morning.
Eagles eGt s Planes.
The American Eagle squadron shot
down five Of the newest type German
fighters -- Focke Wulf 1905 - over
Northern France yesterday in what
was probably the sharpest engage
ment they have yet fought.
Squadron Leader G. G. Peterson
of Santa Quin, Utah, who has won
the Distinguished Flying Cross, was
the first Eagle to 60 into action in
the extensive sweep during which
the Germans lost 10 planes. Allied
losses totaled IL.
Another pilot, describing Peter
sons actions. said the Utahan fired
burst at one German plane which
half rolled and went straight down
He saw five more below him, the
flyer said. He attacked one and
that. too, crashed into the ground
He then went ON to attack another
and saw the pieces falling of it."
Meanwhile two other pilots each
shot down one plane.
One American pilot said that for
about 10 minutes the sky was "aoso-
lutely full of aircraft"
Fifth Victory Scored.
"On their way home these two
pilots saw a Spitflre being attacked
by a Focke-wulf 100. so our boys
jumped on his tail and shot him
down into the sea-" the pilot said
THAT made the fifth victory"
Another Eagle called the sweep "a
swell party--about the best We have
been on over France"
I'm addition to those we shot
down. another Eagle blew the ruddel
of a Focke- wulf which went dowr
in vertical dive from $4,000 feet,
he said. But we could not follow
It as he attacked again and he hae
too much 10 do to see whether tn
Hun hit the ground.
Pieces few OF two Messerschmit
ioss, but we sre only claiming then
as damaged"
Other Eagles who took part in th'
fighting were Pilot Onlcers Osca
Coen. a, of Murphysboro, III; NJ. G