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Evening star., 1942-09-16
Fuel Oil Deliveries '..
Resumed Preparatory
To Winter Rationinu
Tonks in Homes Allowed
us GoIIons Prior to
September 80 DeodIine

Washington homeowners who
depend on oil heat started filling
up their tanks today in prepara-
ton for fuel oil ratlonIng which
will go into effect in early October
in the District and 80 States of
the East, South and Midwest.
Rationing, which will extend as
far west as the Rocky Mountains,
with exception of the lower tiers of
producing and warm weather
States, was announced last night
by War Production Chief Donald M
Nelson.
Mr.. Nelson warned that fuel oil
consumption in the rationed area
may even have to be cut substan-
TALLY below the necessary Is per
cent should there be severe VIM
ter. transportation difficulties or
other unpredictable developments.
He also said changes in the oil
supply situation may make neces-
sary extension of the rationed area.
Limit on Deliveries.
Oil trucks were making deliveries
to customers in Washington and the
East today for the first time since
early In August when the War Pro-
duction Board banned deliveries to
consumers. WPB will allow tanks
in private dwellings to be filled until
September 30, provided the capacity
is not over 275 gallons. In other
than private dwellings, defined as
buildings designed for occupancy
OF fewer than four families, fuel
tanks may be filled to so per cent of
capacity
Providing for introduction of ra-
See FUEL, OIL, Page Al
Evening star., 1942-09-16
New British Landinq
Causes Surrender Of
Part Of Madagascar
Governor Suid to Have
Asked for Terms ond
Ceose-Firing Order
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. 16.-A new
British landing on Madagascar
has caused the surrender of re-
manning French forces in one
northwest coast area, the British
East Africa command announced
today, as radio reports from the
Vichy- controlled island, still
lacking official confirmation,
said its government was seeking
terms with the British.
Gov. Gen. Armand Annet, the re-
ports said, has asked for a cease
firing order and terms to end hos
tilities.
This was not mentioned in the
British communique, which reported
the invading troops proceeding
steadily toward the island capital
with more than half the distance
covered.
OF the new landing, it said only:
"On the northwest coast. the pres
sure of our column moving down
from Ambanja, combined with a
further successful landing from the
sea in the Maromandia area fur
ther south, has resulted in the sur
render of remaining French forces
between those two places
Obstructed Roads Are Barrier.
Maromandia is IS miles south of
Ambanja. northernmost of the Brit
ish landings last week on the west
coast of the island.
The communique described OBJ
structed roads as the principal bar
rier to British penetration which,
it said, has reached Andriba, about
100 miles northwest of Tananarive,
inland capital.
The reports of intended French
capitulation were heard by British
stations at captured Diego Suarez,
Madagascar, and at Port Louis,
Mauritius. Military circles said such
French move was not unlikely.
There was no indication of the
size of the new British landing.
Informed British sources said the
(See MADAGASCAR, Page A-l6.)
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Hotel Phone Operator
Found Dead Of Gas

Her head slumped in a chair near
sn open gas jet, Mrs. Carrie Euker
IS, was found dead today in her
sixth-foor apartment at 270l Con-
necticut avenue NV. She had been
chief telephone operator at nearby
Wardman Park Hotel for % years.
Two notes found by police indi-
Gated suicide. One of the notes ad-
dressed to her sister, a Mrs. Jackson,
said she couldn't 60 on" and added
she was leaving her personal prop
erty to her sister.
The second note, addressed to the
manager of the Wardman Park,
asked that Mrs. Euker's job be given
to her sister. police said. 1t was
learned that Mrs. Euker was de-
pressed after suffering from arthritis
for five years,
William Lemley, the apartment
house electrician, told police he
heard an explosion around 10 am
When he entered Mrs. Euker s
apartment he found her body
seated in a chair. The gas jet was
still on, he told police. The ex-
plosion was caused by sparks from
the electric refrigerator igniting gas
fumes, police surmised.
The explosion did only small
damage.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
G|oboI Map Supplement in The Star Monday

The long-range bomber has so
completely altered distances in
this globe-embracing war that
the ordinary fat map no longer
shows the proper relationships
in mileage separating the stra-
tegic points in the world con-
f1ict.
Global war requires global
maps which take into consid-
Grafton the curve of the earth
in determining the shortest dis
tance between two geographical
points. The Evening Star, next
Monday, September 21, will meet
that need by publishing a spe-
cial supplement containing Is
pages of global maps and ac-
companying explanatory texts.
The maps will show, for in
stance, that the distance from
San Francisco to Toxic is about
the same as that from North
eastern Japan to New York City.
They will show clearly why the
shortest route from Seattle to
Toxic runs close to the Aleutian
islands.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

They will show that Fair
banks, Alaska, on a line due east,
Is only 300 miles farther from
Berlin than New York City.
Bombers hopping off from Nazi-
held Norway would travel al
most exactly the same distance
to New York City as they would
flying to Duluth, MINI. The
distance actually is 3,75O miles,
Concepts Are Outmoded.
The airplane, which can hop
across great frozen wastes and
tremendous expanses of ocean,
has changed the entire nature
OF war. Concepts growing out
OF geography studied on the old
fiat maps must now be replaced
by true understanding arising
out OF study of global maps
which do not distort the true
geographical relationship of one
part of the world to another.
The global map supplement of
next Mondays Evening Star will
be especially valuable to school
children and to students Of uni
versities In this area.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
First u. 5. Casualties
In Africa, Europe Listed
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Losses in the African and Euro
pean war zones appeared today for
the first time in an official Army
casualty list as the War Department
made public the names of 1913 off,
GERS and men missing in action in
various parts of the world.
In the list were II officers and 13
enlisted men missing in Africa,
seven officers and seven enlisted men
missing in Europe. four enlisted
men missing in Alaska, one enlisted
man missing in the Far East, five
officers missing in the South Pacific,
and 25 officers and "A enlisted men
missing in the Southwest Pacific.
The men came from 81 States, and
the list brought to 1925 the total of
men killed or missing in action
whose names have been announced
by the Army.
There were no casualties from the
District area.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
parity-PIus Ceilings
On Farm Products
Asked by 0'Nea|
Rising Labor Cost Must
Be Taken in Account,
Senators Told
BY the Associated Press,

Edward A. O'Neal, president of
the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, told Senators today that
unless farm price ceilings were
set at parity-plus, to allow for in
creased labor costs, food produc-
ton would suffer from a wartime
labor shortage.
Testifying before the Senate Bank
ing Committee on anti-inflation leg
islation asked by President Roosevelt,
Mr.. O'Neal said:
I'VE believe that rising labor costs
must be taken into consideration
because if they are not considered
it will be simply impossible for
farmers to compete with other en-
ployers in the labor market for the
help they must have to maintain
production"
Some farmers have this year al
lowed part of their crops to remain
unharvested because they could not
pay wages high enough to attract
the necessary labor.
Suggestion on Ceilings.
"It is our suggestion now that
farm price ceilings be set at parity
(and at comparable parity for COM
modities for which no parity figures
are available, plus an appropriate
amount to compensate the producer
for all farm wage increases since the
base period, or at price in effect
alta any recent date, whichever is
higher"
The measure under consideration
by the committee would authorize
The President to stabilize prices and
(See IMITATION, Page A-16D
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Yorktown Put Up Gallant Fight
To Very Last, E Eyewitness Says

1t was only this morning. June
4-although it seems like years
that the Yorktown and her sister
ships launched their great broods
of planes which already have
slashed to bits the Japanese
strength hurled toward Midway.
Hour after hour the attacks went
on. Suddenly, early this afternoon,
the enemy struck back. A little
distance away I could see shell
bursts in the air. flaming planes
falling into the sea, wisps of smoke
marking the graves of enemy pilots.
The Yorktown was being dive
bombed.
Then came great ominous belch
OF black smoke. Bombs had hit
their target.
This cruiser steamed at full pow
er toward the wreckage of planes,
life RATS, splintered boxes, oil slicks
and debris of all kinds.
What was left Of the enemy had
gone as We approached the smoking
lsee EYEWITNESS, Pags A-3.)
Evening star., 1942-09-16

Spread fiat, global maps,
through the proper use of per-
spective, give the impression of
the curvature of the earth. They
are in effect what a man on the
moon would see.
De Luxe Copies Available.
What Is nearest, naturally is
In better focus and stands out
more clearly, but the perspective
effect of receding distance gives
a sense of distances and propor-
tions which approach the true
conditions.
The supplement to be published
September 21 will be distributed
without extra charge to readers
of The Evening Star. De luxe
copies, printed on a heavy grade
OF White paper, will also be issued
for those who desire maps which
can be more easily preserved.
These may be obtained Septem-
ber 81 and after in the lobby of
The Star Building at Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
There will be a charge of 10
cents tor the de luxe copies, Is
cents II mailed.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Casey and Lodge Win
Senate Nominations
In Massachusetts,
Putnom Is Democrats
Candidate for Governor:
Curley Defeats Eliot
(Stories on Other Primary Elec-
tions on Page A-2.)

(Stories on Other Primary Elec-
tions on Page A-2.)
BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Sept. 16-Represent-
atlve Casey, an ardent supporter
of the Roosevelt administration,
carried the Democratic party's
Endorsement today as senatorial
nominee to oppose Senator Lodge
in Massachusetts, November elec-
tions.
Mr.. Casey triumphed handily over
three primary opponents yesterday
while Senator Lodge easily won Re-
publican denomination over Courte-
nay Crocker, lawyer wlAs has as
sailed the Senator as a pre-Pearl
Harbor 'isolationist."
Mayor Roger Lowell Putnam of
Springfield. member of one of
Boston's old Back Bay families, de-
feated former 1t. Gov. Francis E.
Kelley for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination and will attempt
to unseat Republican Gov. Leverett
Saltonstall in November Gov.
Saltonstan, seeking a third term.
was unopposed for denomination.
Casey Had Three Opponents.
Mr.. Casey defeated John F. Fitz-
gerald, 79-year -old former mayor of
Boston and father -in-law of Joseph
p KeproSu fcrv,,or A., ho ccorl,~ -
Great Britain; Daniel H. Coakley,
former Governor Executive Coun-
cillor, and Joseph Lee, former Boston
School Committeeman.
A comeback by the veteran former
Gov. James M. Curley, after four
successive reverses at the polls,
halted the congressional career of
Representative Eliot, who helped
draft the Social Security Act.
A reapportionment of congress
sional districts owning to shift in
population merged Mr.. Eliot's old
Ninth District into other districts
and left him to campaign in terri
tory that was mostly new to him.
Voting on both the Republican
and Democratic tickets was the
lightest in years.
Among other congressional WIN
ners were House Majority Leader
Mccormack. who actively supported
Mr.. Casey for the senatorial nomi-
nation; House Minority Leader
Martin; Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers.
Republican, and Representative
Treadway Republican.
Returns in Ma jor Contests.
Complete returns in the major
contests gave:
For Democratic gubernatorial
nomination.:
Mr.. Putnam, 1858; Mr.. Kelly,
1885.
For Democratic senatorial nomi-
nation:
Mr.. Casey, O7,SO5; Mr.. Fitzgerald,
80,484; Mr.. Lee, 32,230, Mr.. Coakley,
l6,7O0.
For Republican senatorial nomi-
nation:
Senator Lodge, 174 4,481; Mr.. Crock
er. 23,60O. a
For 18th district Deh}jocratic NOM
ination for Representative:
Mr.. Curley, 26,5l3; Mr.. Eliot,
19,547.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Second Pearl Harbor
Directed al Siberia
Or India Indicated
important Jap Step,
Timed With European
War, Promised by Hoto
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Indica-
tions that Japan's war machine
may be poised for another smash
approaching Pearl Harbor in sig
nif1cance were given worldwide
currency today in Axis broad
casts.
Gen. Shunroku Hata, Japan's
commander in chief in China. was
quoted in a Toxic broadcast record
ed by the British Broadcasting
Corp as saying that "the East Asia
war is about to take an important
step in cooperation with the Eu-
ropean war"
The Toxic radio limited that 1t.
Gen. Tomoyuki Yanashita, con-
queror of Malaga, had been shifted
to new post.
Two japanese admirals normally
stationed in Berlin were reported
en- route to Turkey "for the purpose
of making certain contacts
May Be Warning Of Attack.
All this may add up to warning
that either Russian Siberia or Brit
ish India Is to be attacked soon.
Or it may be merely japanese
contribution to the Axis war Of
nerves.
The statement attributed to Hata,
said to have been made from his
headquarters at Nanking, included
the remark that Asia in co-opera-
ton with Europe is about to take
simultaneous action toward realiza-
tion of new world order"
This seems to support the prophets
who have been predicting Japa-
nese assault on Siberia coinciding
with the possible fall of Stalingrad
or thrust into India designed to
form a junction with Nazi advance
into the Near East.
Japan's Kwantung army, includ-
ing the best of her fighting men and
equipment, has been reported stead
lily reinforced in recent months to
reach a strength of some 10000
men. This army faces the Russians
across the Manchurian- Siberian bor-
der An important element of the
japanese Army clique for years has
insisted that Japan must fight Rus
sia.
Jans Also Menacing India.
There is also a formidable Japa-
nese army in Burma, on Indias
eastern frontier.
Some well-qualified authorities,
however, doubt that Japan intends
to attack either Siberia or India
They point to her critical shipping
shortage, the already heavy de-
mands on her limited manpower in
other theaters, the long stretching of
her present lines of communication
This school holds that Japans
primary objective is consolidation
of her greater East Asia co-pros-
perity sphere all of which already
has been conquered except the free
provinces of China. They see Japa-
nese operations in the Solomons,
New Guinea and the Aleutians as
essentially defensive, to protect
spoils already seized.
They doubt that Japan is inter-
/ ested in promoting Hitler's new
world order
The Toxic radios hint of the
tSee JAPANESE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1942-09-16
City's Defense
Is Still Intact,
Russians Say
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
MOSCOW, Sept. 16.-The in
domitable defenders of Stain
grad, under a grinding assault by
land and air. wavered slightly
but held their lines firm today,
the 23d since the German be-
siegers lunged at the Volga city
with every weapon at their COM
mand.
The Soviet command acknowl-
edged that heavy concentrations of
Nazi tanks and infantry, preceded
by large air forces. had inched
ahead slightly in narrow sector on
the west of Stalingrad's defense
wing.
Other advices said the gain prob
ably was no more than a few hun
dred yards and that defiant Red
Army lines apparently were intact
1t was the only change reported in
II hours.
The Germans dive bombing was
some of the heaviest of the war, and
Red Star, Russian Army newspaper
attributing most of the enemy sue
cesses to its air might, conceded the
gravity of Stalingrad's plight be-
cause of mass bombing raids.
Russia Feels Bite of Winter.
But Russia definitely felt the first
bite of winter. In Moscow, the in
habitants donned overcoats because
of the coolest autumn day so far.
Virtually the same weather pre-
vailed at Stalingrad.
lThe Germans, without speci-
flying, reported gaining "consid-
cradle ground" at Stalingrad and
acknowledge that the Red Army
was attacking in force at Vor-
onezh and Rzhev, likely anchors
Of a Nazi winter line)
South of Voronezh, about mid
way between Stalingrad and Mos
COW, Red Star said Russian forces
had recaptured three heights and
had repulsed five enemy attacks in
one sector, defeating two Hungarian
regiments, two German battalions,
and wrecking 20 tanks.
A new Russian crossing of the
Don in this region also was reported.
Red Navy sailors and marines
athwart the Axis path down the
Black Sea coast from Nazi-occu-
pied Novorossisk were declared to
have flung back an attack in one
sector and wiped out enemy infantry
forces elsewhere during three-day
fight
Soviet flyers and anti-aircraft
gun crews brought down IS German
planes in "a hours, the midday COM
munique said.
Heavy Cost to Germans.
The Germans lodged their new
wedge in Stalingrads western de-
fenses only at heavy cost and ar
tillery and anti-tank rifles alone &C
counted for half a dozen tanks, the
communique said.
Southwest of Stalingrad,' it re-
ported, Red Army men repulsing
enemy attacks destroyed two tanks
and several guns and wiped out
about a battalion of German infan-
try. In another sector the men of
one unit wiped out 200 Hitlerites,
destroyed five tanks, 10 trucks and
an artillery battery"
German tanks now are pulling
light cannon behind them, a dis
patch to Red Star said. Nazi ar
tillerymen scramble from their
perches on the guns or the armored
vehicles when an advance is made,
unlimber and take stations in sup
port of the tanks, it reported.
A dispatch from the Central Cau-
casus said the City of Nalchik,
(See RUSSIA. page A-61
Evening star., 1942-09-16
WPB Order Cuts OFF
Green Tea for Public
Fly the Associated Press.

Fly the Associated Press.
Green tea will be unobtainable by
the public under an order issued
today by the War Production Board.
WPB froze for Government pur-
chase all green tea held by import
ers, packers. wholesalers and job
bers and not, already packed in
a pound or smaller packages.
WPB said the green tea already
Is fast disappearing from grocers'
shelves, since this country's princi-
pal sources of supply were China and
Japan.
The order restricts the inventory
tea packer may have on hand at
any time to six-month supply and
that of an importer to two-month
supply.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Anti-InfIotion
On Radio Forum

The measure now being
framed in Congress to cope
with imitation will be discussed
by Senator Prentiss Brown of
Michigan in the National
Radio Forum this evening
1918 o'clock on station WMAI,.
Senator Brown will be in
charge Of the legislation,
drawn up in response to the
Presidents urgent request, in
the Senate.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
General Mobilization
Is Ordered in Brazil
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 10
President Getulio Vargas today Or
dered general mobilization through
out Brazil.
Brazil declared war against Ger
many and Italy last August % after
incurring heavy losses from Axis
attacks on her merchant shipping.
Since then Brazilian sea and air
forces have been helping the Allies
combat the enemy sea menace.
The general mobilization extends
steps already taken by the Brazilian
government which have put the ma
ton on military basis. Brazil could
place 250000 trained infantrymen
in the field.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Gigantic Battle for SoIonons
Developing With Do-or-Die Fury
Marines Maintain Positions Against
Jop Drive to Recopture Islands

Creation of a new air command
for the United States Pacific Fleet
and shift in command of the
Southwest Pacific Allied air forces
indicated tightening of grand
strategy as the battle began to join,
a battle into which the japanese
war lords undoubtedly would throw
all their available striking power.
The changes in command gave
weight to Admiral Chester w
Nimitz's warning:
do not for one minute assume
that we have the japanese on the
run"
In decorating Is officers and men
at Pearl Harbor yesterday, the
(Continled on Page A-16 Column II
Evening star., 1942-09-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Japan's expected grand-scale
drive to recapture the Solomon
Islands and again point a dagger
at the Australian lifeline ap-
peared developing with door die
fury today.
The American forces were fighting
back savagely and thus far success
fully.
The Navy reported last night that
heavy fighting" had been in pro-
gress by land. sea and air since
Saturday night and that while de-
tails were lacking reports received
to date indicate the marines are
maintaining their positions.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

District east of North and South
Capital streets and the Anacostia
River. On Septembr 27, collections
will be made in the Northwest and
Southwest areas.
Householders are requested to
place metal scrap on the sidewalk
tSee SCRAP, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-09-16

With the first of two salvage Sundays four davs awav
OF the District Commissioners Special
were usng plans today for the city first intensive
tuay mouse collection. Official
pan the next two Sundays September
~ expected to be forthcoming today
msoners following by the special
mlttee OF seven named to formulate the program
Evening star., 1942-09-16

Problems facing the committee
today included obtaining in time
sufficient trucks to haul scrap metal
collected and establishment of SAL
wage depots where bulky iron and
steel scrap items can be deposited
to await disposal by junk dealers.
The collection this coming Sunday
will be made in those sections of the
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Get in the Scrap
Plans Being Rushed for First
Of Scrap Metal Collections
More Trucks Needed for Sunday Rounds
To Homes in East Part of Woshinoton

AH District residents iUing east of North Capitol
streets and east OF the Anacosta Ruer place
scrap on the Sidewalks the curbino
oy an Sunday. Trucks UiH starno at
8dm For further details Star Pictures on paoe
Evening star., 1942-09-16
BY WENDELL WEBB,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
WITH THE UNITED STATES
PACIFIC FLEET. June 4 Delayed
The aircraft carrier Yorktown is
a lonely blotch against the western
sun tonight and there is lump in
many a throat. The feet Is NOV
ing on.
We hold slight hope of ever see
ing the Yorktown again. She is
wounded badly and she is far from
home. At best 1t will be days be-
fore she can be towed to safety.
And these are dangerous waters
now.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

THE Ddliant stand OF the air
craft carrier Yorktown, ,Dhich
the Navy has announced as sunk,
,Uds witnessed by an Associated
Press war correspondent in the
battle OF MtdWay. Here is his
story. ,Dritten aboard a United
States cruiser June 4. The York
totUn finally slipped beneath the
tDdUes June 7.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Carrier Yorktown Sunk by Japs
After Midway Navy Disc|oses;
Sta|ingrads Line Waivers S|iqht|v
Destroyer Also
Lost; Casualties
Reported Slight
BY CLAUDE A. MAHONEY.

lPictures on Pages TX and A-3.)
Evening star., 1942-09-16

tSee FUEL OIL, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1942-09-16

(See MADAGASCAR, Page A-l6.)
Evening star., 1942-09-16

(See IMITATION, Page A-16D
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Investing in Victory

Every payday invest In U. s.
Savings Bonds and Stamps, the
soundest securities in the World.
The Treasury needs 10 per cent of
everybody's income or earnings to
help Win the War.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

See RUSSIA, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-09-16

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and 2-X Of this edition Of
The Star. supplementing the news Of
the regular home delivered edition.