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Evening star., 1942-07-07

sergt. Bennie B. Cunningham Of
Tupelo, Miss.
Capt. Kegelman, who is from Ell
Reno, Okla. was awarded the DFC
Immediately after the raid on the
Netherlands, having brought his
badly damaged plane home on one
engine after striking the ground
when hit by German gunf1re.
Missing Men Are Listed.
Gen. Spaatz, who has been as
sistant to the chief of the Air Corps,
also announced that members OF
the two American-operated planes
missing from the July raid were:
Second 1t. Frederick Loehrl Of
Seattle,
Second 1t. Marshall Draper OF
Beverly Hills, Calf.
Sergt. James w. Wright Of Stock
ton, Calf, and
Sergt. Robert Whitman OF Cen
tralia, Wash, members OF one
crew.
Second 1t. William C. Lynn OF
Los Angeles,
Second 1t. Boyd Grand OF Lou
isiana,
Sergt. William Murphy of Balti-
more and Sergt. Charles Krama-
rewicz of Norwich. Conn, men,
bers of the other crew.
The first plane was shot down by
anti-aircraft fire and was seen to
crash, said the headquarters an
nouncement, while the second
probably met the same fate, al
though when last seen by members
of the raid it was flying over the
target"
Crews Of Other Planes.
Members of the three other Amer
ican air crews returning safely be-
sides the crew OF Capt. Kegelman's
plane, were:
Capt. william Odell of Mansfield,
Ohio; 1t. Leslie Birleson OF Mus
kegon, Mich; Sergts. John Preston
Of Reed City, Mich, and Earl Thomp-
son of Canaan, N. H.
Its. Leo Hawel Of Seattle and
Frank Donally Of Jersey City, Sergts.
Earl McGinnis of Foss, Okla, and
Thomas Andrews Of Newport, r. l.;
and,
Capt. Martin p. Crabtree Of De-
catur, Tex; 1t. Jerome M. Noto-
wtz OF St. Louis. Sergts Chester
(see sPAATZ, Page A-60
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Allied Planes Fight Off
Raid on PORT Moresbv
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. -
GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD.
QUARTERS, Australia, July 7.-s
The Japanese hammered at Port
Moresby, advanced Allied base in !,
New Guinea. again yesterday, Cen
MacArthur's headquarters said to-
day. "a
Allied fighter planes went up to
challenge the 20 Japanese bombers /.
and their .escorting planes and pre- ),
vented them from infiicting damage.
Sunday, the Japanese sent 80 planes :.
to raid the base. <
Several Of the Japanese pombers !,
in yesterdays raid were hit by /,
machine gun fire and one Of the
Allied planes was lost, commune
que said.
An Allied air unit meanwhile
made light raid on Tulagi, In the.
Solomon Islands, with a group Of
buildings as the objective. ~,
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Government Agencies Urged
To Employ Blind if Possible

Government manpoWer shortages
today led the Civil Service Commits
sion to urge Federal agencies to
employ physically handicapped per-
sonnel, calling particular attention
to its own list of blind debating
machine operators. -
The commission said there was
evidence in its files that a number
OF blind persons have been employed
in Federal and State governments
and in private corporations as die
tating machine operators with
entire satisfaction"
Therefore" declared 4 circular
to the heads Of Government depart
ments and Independent establish
ments, the commission wishes to
call your attention to the register
and to suggest that 4 trial be made
for service as debating machine
transc.::ser or as Braille stenog-
rapher OF one or more of these
eligities II an opportunity occurs"
TIE commission register, 1t was
disclosed, includes assistant clerk
stenographera who are blind but
who are qualified in Braille ste
biography and to type from debating
machines.
The department circular, it was
explained, applies not only to de-
partmental service In Warrington,
but to the deld service - we'll,
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Paper Protests,
| British Ban News
| Of New Weapon
3, the Associated Press.

~ tne Associated PreS8.
LONDON, July IA last-minute
censorship was clamped down today
on the disclosure of a spectacular
development in Britains anti-air-
craft defense after the London Daily
Mail had protested against the rev.
elation.
(This was not the new wire
trailing rocket, used to tangle
enemy planes, which was Off
cially announced earlier todayD
Details of the new secret weapon,
the result Of five years of expert
mentation, had been released for
morning newspapers when the CEN
sorship was imposed with the ex-
PLANTATION that new instructions
have been issued" :.
A front-page criticism by = the
Daily Mail against exposing the
weapon presumably influenced the
decision.
The new device, 1t was said. has
already been used successfully
against enemy raiders.
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Senate Moves
ToFreeJ July
Farm Fund
Plon to Appropriate
Same Sum as in June
Is Sent to House
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
With the Agriculture Depart
ment practically immobilized,""
the Senate took the initiative
away from the House today in a
new attempt to settle a contro-
versy that has left the depart
ment technically without funds
since July l. "
The Senate sent to the House
legislation sidestepping the main
points of the argument, but designed
to tide the department over this
month with the same amount it had
for June-the last month Of the old
fiscal year.
The House farm bloc was split over
that procedure, primarily because
appropriations for the new fiscal
year would be 40 per cent lower by
agreement of both Houses. ...
Apparently out for the duration
Of the stalemate we're such con-
troversial items as President Roose-
velt's recommendation that the Com
modify Credit Corp. be permitted to
dispose Of its wheat and corn at
below parity prices. The Senate has
agreed to that. but the House re-
peatedly has voted against 1t. ,o
Says Speed Is Essential.
Chairman Tarver of the Appropria-
tions Subcommittee which handled
the bill in the House said speed was
essential because the department.
was practically .mmobilized." &
Mr.. Tarver submitted to the House
yesterday afternoon a resolution to
make available to the department
for July appropriations which the
Senate and House had agreed on
and permitting 1t to meet its regular
pay roll tomorrow. But Representa-
tive Hope, Republican, of Kansas
blocked its consideration when un-'
certainty developed as to whether it
would permit or prohibit the sale Of
grain below parity.
The Department was reported
ready to issue checks to its en-
plOyCo CltllCI 1OI OIle Week aus
them from the last fiscal year which
ended June 80, II no action Is taken
on the resolution today, or to issue
checks for the full two weeks, which
would bring the payroll up to date.
If the resolution is approved.
Senate Continues Debate.
Meanwhile, the Senate continued
debate on a bill which would raise.
the present IS per cent parity loans
on basic crops to 100 per cent.
Democratic Leader Barley In.
dorsed the measure even though he
said farmers now were receiving
that level OF prices. parity prices
are those that would give producers
the same purchasing power they.
had from 1909-1914.)
Republican Leader McNary, how
ever, took an opposite position. He
said that the measure would result
in the Government owning virtually
all Of the wheat and corn crops.
Edward A. ONeal, president Of
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Two Spies Are Executed
AT British Prison
Ey the Associated PrAss

e, the Associated Press.
LONDON, July Two enemy
spies-one Of them a British subject
were executed today in Wands-
worth Prison.
The Briton was Jose Estella Key
and the other, a Belgian national,
was Alphonse Zimmerman.
They were convicted under the
Treachery Act, a Home Once an
nouncement said. and their appeals
later were dismissed. All the pro-
ceedings were in secret. ri st#
Zimmerman, 38-year-old ships
steward. entered this country last
autumn posing as a refugee but,
said the announcement. "his real
mission as e spy was detected be-
fore he could do any mischief"
1t said he ultimately confessed he
had been sent to Britain by the
German secret service to try to learn
naval and military secrets.
Gibraltar-born Key, SO. operated
at the British Rock" gathering in
formation for the enemy on move
ments Of British land and sea forces
by way of the Western Mediter-
ranean fortress.
The trials took place last May and
the appeals were dismissed in June.
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Gen. Spaatz Heads
j. ). Air Forces: in
European Theater
Pennsylvania, Named to
Post, Deeorotes Men
Who Roided Netherlands
p the Associated Press.

2. the Associated Press. s.:
LONDON, July Maj. Gen.
Carl Spaatz, who in 1929 made
aviation history as commander OF
the Army endurance plane, Ques-
ton Mark, has been appointed
commander in chief of the
United States Army Air Forces in
the European theater OF war, it
was announced today.
AS his first public act in his new
post, Gen. spaatz today awarded
Distinguished Flying Crosses to
three members of one of the Amer
lean bomber crews who participated
in the first United States air. raid
on German held Western Europe
July 4.
Gen. Spaatz himself wears both
the Distinguished Service Cross and
the Distinguished Flying Cross. the
former for bringing down three
German planes during the st. Mihiel
offensive in the World War and the
latter for plotting the Question
Mark to its then record continuous
fight OF $50 hours 40 minutes and
Is seconds over Los Angeles in Jam
uary, 1929.
In England Since June.
The red-haired, 51-year-old COM
mander, q native OF Boyertown, Pa,
has been in England since June,
preparing the groundwork for the
American bombing against Ger
many. .A.-,
The men to whom he awarded
the DFC today were: ...-,~
Second 1t. Randall M. Dorton, jr.,
of Long Beach, Calf. Sergt. Robert
L. Golay OF Fredonia, Kans., and
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Laval Has Difficulty ,o
Getting Workers for Reich
b. tbs Aasoeiated Press.

q, tbs Associated Press.
VICHY, July 7.-Pierre Laval,
French chief OF government, by
his own declaration is finding it
"dif1icult" to recruit volunteers to
work in Germany so that there
may be an exchange for war pris-
oners.
In letter to industrial organiza-
ton committees he said 5000
Frenchmen in German prison camps
had been picked to be freed as soon
as enough workmen overcame their
''prejudices" and volunteered for
service. He asked for cooperation
in the effort.
Laval who has openly stated his
desire for German victory said
an enthusiastic response to his plea
would raise the moral position of
our land and assure it it's place
In the pacified world of tomorrow"
He appealed especially to bachelors
and said temporary expatriation
under good conditions is very
limited sacrifice
French-German committees are
arranging for the transfer, he said,
and the number of men required
from each type OF industry Will be
announced later.
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Chavez Would Extend
Home Rule 10 District
As 10 Territories
Says CopitoI Suffers
From Outside Direction,
Citing Court Choices

Senator Chavez, Democrat, of New
Mexico said today that he would
vote to give home rule to Puerto
Rico, the District of Columbia,
Hawaii and Alaska" when the oppor-
tunity presented itself. -....-.
II will do So" Senator Chavez said,
because it. is in keeping With. all
that is dear to Americans sahdsswith
what we are fighting for today"
Declaring that the favorable atti-
tude IN administration quarters
toward giving Puerto Rico ,the, right
to elect Governor in 1914 Is welcome
news. The Senator said the system
Of having people ruled by, outsiders,
no matter how competent outsiders
may be, is wrong. 1870
THE District of Columbia is suf-
fering from that system today" he
continued. Yesterday eight good
men were confirmed by the Senate
as judges of various District Of CO.
lumbia courts. It is my firm belief
that the District has sufficient fine,
conscientious lawyers who could fill
every one of the places. Neverthe-
lesse, outsiders were among those
confirmed.
Senator Chavez pointed out that
Puerto Rico has never had its own
Governor. He said that some out
standing men had been sent to the
island from this country, among
them Admiral Leahy, but that it was
a mistaken policy, from which the
South had suffered during recon-
struction days after the Civil War,
and that New Mexico and other Ter
ritories had suffered from this abuse
until they were given statehood.
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Nozi Wounded Reported
Filling Morse HospitoIs : /.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, July AL.
most all hospitals in Norway have
been filled with thousands Of Ger.
man soldiers wounded on the Rus
sian front, the Stockholm corre-
spondent of the Basel newspaper
National Zeitung said last night.
The occupation authorities have
allotted some schools for civilian
sick, the dispatch said, but Germans
also are using schools and apart
ments. ~
The Norwegian press announced
that no new civilians could be ac-
cepted before the end Of July be-.
cause Of "the requisition Of hospitals
by the German military" Lack Of
medicines and instruments was re.
ported, although the Germans were
importing some.
Evening star., 1942-07-07
New InfIution Curbs
Studied by President
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. ~
President Roosevelt was reported
today to be considering anew some
form Of wage stabihzation and subj,
sides in order to maintain pfic0s
ceilings near their present level. :
Informed congressional sources
said he had advised some of his>
congressional leaders that both
problems should be attacked as
soon as possible, but that it was
not apparent whether specific lesis.f'
lation would be required. !,
Price Administrator Henderson
said only last week that 1t would
be necessary to lift the ceilings on
canned and dried fruit Of the 1942
pack because Of the squeeze" be.l
tween rising prices of farm prod.-c
ucts and the stationary level Of
wholesale and retail prices.
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Britain s Bombers Mine
Axis Waters Overnight
py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
LONDON, July british bomb
ers mined enemy waters during the
night and a Nazi bomber was de-
stroyer by fighter plane on Sin
truder" patrols over Occupied
France, the British announced to-
day, but adverse weather prevented
the RATS main squadrons from
raiding Germany herself.
In all, the Germans lost three
planes in the night operations
Besides the bomber. a fighter was
downed by the British mine sowing
armada and another bomber in Nazi
raids on Britain. Two British planes
were missing.
A few enemy planes ranged the
northeast English coast for about
an hour last night, dropping bombs
at several places, but casualties were
few and damage nowhere extern
sive," the government said. Hostile
planes also were over the south
coast of Wales, but there were no
reports OF bombs having fallen.
Evening star., 1942-07-07
SevastopoI Now Dead City,
Nazi Correspondent Says
ty the Associated Press.

eS the Associated Press.
BERN. July THE German
newspaper Frankfurter Zeitung car
ried dispatch from correspondent
on the Russian front yesterday re-
porting that the Crimean stronghold
of Sevastopol. recently a hell of
smashing bullets" now is dead
city where "one is afraid of his
own voice"
He wrote that occasionally q wall
collapses and one hears a strange
echo. There is not a single house
offering shelter, he said.
Civilians were reported living in
the hollows of rocks where they
took refuge during the long siege.
This correspondent concluded his
dispatch by remarking:
Nowhere in the war, neither in
the East nor the West, is there such
picture of complete destruction.
So completely is it destroyed that
hardly street is passable for
motor cars"
Evening star., 1942-07-07
% Merchantmen Also
Declared Destroyed
In Arctic Waters
By the Associated Press.

BERLIN CFrom German Broad
casts), July THE Germans to-
day claimed the sinking of an
American heavy cruiser and %
merchantmen out of a convoy in
Arctic waters between Spits-
bergen and the Norwegian North
Cape.
(There was no confirmation of
the German claim from any other
source. In the last previous big
Arctic convoy battle the Ger
mans said they sank 1s Allied
ships, when actually six were
sunk)
80 Merchantmen in Convoy.
A special announcement from Hit
ler's headquarters today said the
convoy consisted of SO merchant
ships carrying planes, tanks. am
munition and food supplies bound
for Archangel with a heavy escort
OF Allied warships
The attacks on the convoy started
July 2 in Arctic waters 300 to 400
miles off the North Norwegian
coast. The convoy escort was said
by the Germans to have included
battleships, cruisers. destroyers and
corvettes.
Says Battle Is Still On.
I'm close cooperation, German
submarines and air formations sank
a heavy American cruiser and 10
merchantmen totaling 122, 900 TONS"
the announcement said. "Subma-
rines sank nine ships totaling 10 0,4O0,
making grand total of 28 ships of
192, 400 tons.
THE remaining vessels were dis
persed. The battle still is going on.
German Red Cross planes res
cued a number OF American sail
ors."
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Rubber Salvage Drive
Collects 334,293 Tons;
- ~
Eastern Total Gains
Woshineton's Average
Donation 2.05 Pounds;
Compoign Ends Friday

White House report showing
that 334,293 tons of rubber have
been accumulated in the Presi-
dents Nation wide salvage cam
paign today disclosed that East
ern States, including the District,
have increased their contribu-
tions on a per capita basis at a
greater rate than the West.
Western areas, however, main
tanned their wide lead in average
individual donations.
President Roosevelts tabulation,
given to him by the Petroleum
Industry War Council which is di-
recting the drive through thousands
of filling stations throughout the
country, showed: if ~az
Washington's total was 1850 900
pounds, or 205 per capita, an in
crease in the rate per person of
about 65 per cent over figures re-
leased q week ago.
Later figures released by the
District Salvage Committee COW
ering collections through July
placed Washington's total at
gasoline bulk stations at more
than 400, 900 pounds. with 85,133
pounds received from other
nelghborhood depots. This would
put the city's per capita contri-
button at 222 pounds or more)
Maryland and Virginia Figures.
Maryland's total was 5.084, 900
pounds. or 2.79 per capita, an in
crease in the per capita rate of
around "a per cent.
Virginia had amassed 9,270,00o
pounds, or 3.46 per individual, an
increase OF about 102 per cent.
These statistics compare with 565
pounds per person for Nevada, the
highest average in the country,
which is % per cent higher than a
week ago; 14.57 pounds for Oregon
representing 80 per cent increase,
and 1853 pounds for Idaho, up n
per cent.
The national average per capita
donation was 5.07 pounds, an in
crease over last week of some So per
cent.
The report stated that the compil-
alton does not include many tons
more at filling stations all over the
country which have not yet been
moved to bulk plants and which re-
main unreported."
Unreported Stockpiles.
1t also does not include stockpiles
unreported by local salvage COM
mittees.
The drive, which may be Of critical
Importance in deciding the need for
Nation wide gasoline rationing, is
scheduled to end at midnight Friday.
The Presidents tabulation carried
the campaign through July 3.
Chairman william r. Boyd, jr., of
the Petroleum Council, submitted
the report to Mr.. Roosevelt with an
enthusiastic resume of cooperation
throughout the country.
Reports from our firing line chair
men are really an inspiration in
Americanism. he said. The press,
(see RUBBER, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Summary of Todoy's Star

Motorists must turn in old auto
parts for new. Page Az
Hinckley resigns Commerce post to
go into business. Page AS
Gillette urges U. S. build plants for
grain rubber work. Page B-4
Pay boost for aircraft workers in
dicated. Page B-6
Representative Vincent opposes
"sallorette" bill. Page Bill
Washington and Vicinity.
Saboteurs 90 on trial here tomor-
row. Page AS
G. w. U. junior college adopts tough
ening program. Page B-1
Prospects dim for settlement of taxi
dispute. Page B-1
Revised blackout bill approved by
House committee, Page B-1
Senate confirms appointment OF 8
municipal judges. Page B-l
Volunteers may fill first call for 1-B
men. Page B-1
MisceIIony.
After Dark. Page A-12
Births and Deaths. Page B-7
Marriage Licenses. Page B-9
Natures Children. Pare Blu
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Spootz's Nickname
Of 'Toughie' Dates
Back to West Point
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July Maj. Gen.
Carl Spaatz, disclosed today as
chief of the United States Army
Air Forces in the European
theater, is nicknamed "Toughie."
It's from an old West Point
tradition that the outstanding
redhead of the class bear the
title. Gen. Spaatz was Of the
class Of 1914.
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Allied Vessel Escapes
!up Bomber and Subs
|, the Associated Press.

.. tIIS ABSULIAInU FTekB.
MELBOURNE. July 7.-An Allied
merchantmen has reached port
after beating of an attack by a
four-engine Japanese bomber in the
Bay of Bengal and lodging through
five hours of shelling by two or more
Japanese submarines OIL the Aus
traliAn coast.
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Is Planes Are Destroyed
Al Malta, Axis Claims
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME From italian BroadcAsts). I.
July THE Italian high command
said today 16 British planes had
been destroyed by Axis fighters and
bombers and airdrome installations
were hit repeatedly in new attack
on the British Mediterranean Island
of Malta.
The bombers, it said. accounted
for two of the defending aircraft
"in breaking off contact with a
numerically superior Spitf1re forma-
ton"
From the days operations three
Of our planes are missing" the high
command reported.
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Germans Claim RepuIse
OF British Tank Attacks

BERLIN tFrom German Broad
casts, July P.--Repeated British
tank attacks In the El Alamein bat
tlezone have been repulsed and n
OF the British tanks destroyed, the
high command reported today on
the fight for Egypt.
(The German account was one
OF purely defensive operations on
(SAe EEVpT pace Ak
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Late News
Bulletins
Plane Crashes in MARYLAND

Plane Crashes in MARYLAND
Julius Schiel, %, manager of
the College Park CMd.) Air
port, was severely burned to-
day when his plane crashed
into high tension wires and
fell burning to the ground at
Lakeland, Md, about mile
from the airport.
Two Ships 7orpedoed
LOURENCO UES,
Portuguese East Africa P.-
Two ships, one Norwegian and
the other Swedish, have been
torpedoed in the Mozambique
Channel. Two others believed
to be British were attacked by
submarines with unknown re.
suits.
Evening star., 1942-07-07

Foreign
Voronezh conditions are extremely
hard, Russians declare. Page Al
Gen. Spaatz heads U. s. air forces In
European theater. Page Al
Chinese place Jap casualties in five
years at 2,500,0O0 Page AS
Argentina Foreign Minister faces quiz
in torpedoing. Page AT
Swedish destroyers twice attack sub
marines. Page b.
U. S. armed forces hail Chinese valor
on war anniversary. Page B-4
NotionoI
Senate takes lead In move to free
Agriculture funds. Page Al
$4,000 bail set for Kunze, bund
leader. Page Az
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Six Axis Planes FelIed.

VALETTA, Malta, July 7 (Pp.-Fpur
Axis planes were destroyed over the
island yesterday, bringing to six the
number downed in "a hours. A COM
munique said others were damaged.
Four bombing raids on two air
dromes were made, the last being in
progress when the communique was
issued.
The first three groups of bombers,
accompanied by considerable fighter
support, were intercepted.
Evening star., 1942-07-07

(See FARM, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1942-07-07

(See EGYPT, Page AS
Evening star., 1942-07-07

(See RUBBER, Page AS.
Evening star., 1942-10-16

Stop grousing about the things you
can't spend your money for. You
can still buy War bonds with it.