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Evening star., 1942-03-25
Jap Bombers Strike
AT Port koresby
For Third Day
Latest Attack Weakest,
However; No Damage
Is Reported Done
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, March 25.-Ris-
ing Sun bombers struck their
third consecutive blow at Port
Moresby today and, although the
raid was the weakest Of the
three, it underscored the belief
that the japanese regard the
south coast New Guinea port as
the gate which must be forced
to open the way for invasion Of
Northern Australia.
In contrast to the mass assaults
on the town yesterday and Monday,
only three bompers were seen in the
attack today and these dodgei in
and out of high clouds in a display
of new respect for the hard-hitting
ground defenses Fighters which
probably accompanied the big planes
apparently remained still higher, out
of sight in the cloud banks.
A communique said:
The 10th raid was made by Jap
anese bombers on Port Moresby this
morning. There was no damage
nor casualties. Three bombers took
part, dropping Is bombs, most of
which fell into the sea.
The enemys aim was upset by
accurate anti-aircraft fire which
kept the attackers very high. The
raid lasted a quarter of an hour. De-
tails of yesterdays raid on Port
Moresby show damage was negligible
and no casualties resulted"
Prime Minister John Curtin voiced
confidence that the steadily
(See AUSTRALIA, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-03-25
II Big Jap Bombers
Lead New Attack
Against Bataan
Ground Activity Indicate!
Arrival Of kipponese
Reinforcements
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The japanese aerial lombard
ment on harbor defenses Of
Manila Bay and American
Filipino positions in Bataan
were resumed today, the War
Department reported in a COM
munique, and continued enemy
ground activity in Bataan indi-
Gated arrival OF Japanese REIN
forcements.
The bombing attack was carried
out by n bombers and some smaller
planes, the department said. but
there was no report on results.
Only slight damage was inflicted
yesterday in a bomardment by 81
heavy Japanese bombers, the de-
partment has said.
Reports of local skirmishes, with
Philippine troops successful. in the
vicinity of Digos on the west shore
of Davao Gulf, Mindanao, also were
received by the department.
Earlier the Army reported that
our forces had made a successful
attack on a Japanese motor column
in Mindanao. The enemy suffered
heavy losses while only one of our
soldiers was killed Many floating
mines were found in Philippine
waters, indicating that the Japanese
were trying to disrupt inter island
shipping.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Senate Group Approves
Smaller War Plants Bill

BY the Associated Press.
A bill setting up Smaller War
Plants Corp. with 100000, 900
authorized funds was approved by
the Senate Banking Committee to-
day.
Chairman Murray of the special
Senate Committee on Small Business
said the legislation should enable
thousands of small plants to take
part in the war production effort.
The approved measure includes
most of the recommendations by
Chairman Donald M. Nelson of the
War Production Board" Senator
Murray said. THE committee re-
jected the requests Of Secretary OF
Commerce Jones"
The bill would establish the
Smaller War Plants Corp. under
the War Production Board, and its
five directors would be named by the
w. P. B. chairman.
The new agency then could serve
as primary contractor on any war
supplies, dividing these contracts
among small plants and factories.
Although refusing Secretary Jones
control of the new agency, the COM
mittee amended the legislation 50
that all loans would be serviced and
collected by the Reconstruction
Finance Corp, which Is under Mr..
Jones.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Greater Nazi Raids
On Route 10 Soviet
Predicted in London
Britain Declared Giving
U. S. All Possible Help
Aquinst U-Boot Menace
By the Associated Press.

oS 'ie hooOSid eeu 1900.
LONDON, March 25.-Increas-
ing attacks by German air, naval
and undersea forces against
Britain's supply lines to Russia
with the coming of longer sum-
mer days we're predicted today
by authoritative British circles.
They said U-boat attacks already
had been intensified in the Carib-
bean and of the East Coast of the
United States. and declared Britain
was giving the United States AL
help possible in fighting the sub
marine menace there.
These sources acknowledged that
the Germans had gained consider
able success" in the Western At
lantic. but said this was only to be
expected" until a system of con-
voys, escorts and anti-submarine
patrols was organized fully.
They said that with British and
United States men-o-war on the
job, the Allies had withstood the
German attacks on the supply line
across the North Atlantic during the
winter.
One source said the arrival of q
British convoy at Malta would
strengthen the defenses of the mid
Mediterranean fortress island against
further heavy air attacks He re-
ferred to the convoy which was at
tackled during the week end by Axis
naval units and planes as it fought
its way toward the embattled island.
Italian Fleet Checked.
Passage through the Eastern
Mediterranean has been made in
creasingly hazardous by German
and Italian air bases in Sicily and
Crete. this source said He declared,
however, that the British had been
able to hold the Italian fleet in
check despite its numerical supe-
riority.
He praised the work of the United
States fleet in the Southwest Pa
cific and said:
We bear a comparatively small
share Of the burden in the Far East
where the American fleet is CO.
operating with the fleets of Austria
liza and New Zealand and relieving
us Of many duties"
He said the length of japanese
communications in this area had
become the weakest point in the
japanese campaign.
Commenting on the increased
submarine campaign in the South
Atlantic, off the west coast of Afri-
ca and in the Caribbean, he said
there was no basis for believing
that the U-boats we're using neutral
ports as bases. But they might be
refueling at sea, he said.
British submarines were said to
be maintaining campaign of their
own against German conveys along
the Norwegian coast.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Pacific Fleets
| Box Score of
| Island Raids

PEARL HARBOR, March de-
layed). ).-Here is the box score of
two raids on Japanese-h held territory
by units of the United States Pacific
Fleet:
Wake Island February 24).
Sunk-Two patrol boats, dredges,
fuel barges.
Shot down-One four-engined
seaplane.
Destroyed-Two other fourier
gined seaplanes, fuel oil and gaso-
line storages. underground hangers,
magazines and storehouses.
Captured-A few prisoners.
United States losses-One plane
Marcus Island March ~.
Destroyed-Radio station. hangers,
storage houses, ammunition, fuel
and gasoline storages
Damaged-Nearly-c completed air
base
United States losses-One plane.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Six Italian Cruisers,
Batt|eship Reported
In Battle Off Malta
British Had Five Light
Ships, Churchill Says
In Message to Admiral
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March Is Prime
Minister Churchill disclosed to-
day that the Italian naval force
which set out to attack a British
Mediterranean convoy on its way
to Malta Sunday comprised "one
of the most modern and power
full battleships afloat," six cruis-
ers and a flotilla of destroyers.
The British force consisted of five
light cruisers and destroyerS. accord
ing to a message of congratulation
sent by Mr.. Churchill to Rear Ad-
miral P. L. Wan, commander of the
British force.
The Admiraltys preliminary re-
port on the action yesterday said
"one Italian battleship was seen to
be hit by at least one torpedo" and
denied italian claims of extensive
damage to British Warships. 1t said
only one merchant ship was sunk.
Littorio in Battle.
The Rome radio said today that
Italys new IS ,O0O-ton battleship Lit
torio took part in the sea battle,
admitted a medium -caliber shell
grazed one of her turrets. but denied
that she or any other Italian war
ship had been hit"
The Littorio is one of Italy's newest
class of four capital ships.
Completed May /. 1910, she was
reported to have made better than
30 knots in speed trials. Her heavy
guns are nine 15-incherS.
Italian broadcasts said the sea
fight lasted without break for five
hours during storm so severe that
maneuvering was difficult and in
fog so thick that sometimes only the
flashes of ships could be seen.
The Rome radio reported that
three Italian cruisers and six de-
stroyers took part in addition to the
Littorio.
IL Ships Believed Involved.
Italian estimates of the British
force involved ranged from 6 to II
cruisers and destroyers.
One italian broadcast, which said
the Littorio participated in the last
hour of the fight. said "the enemy
salvos sounded like the rattling Of
empty milk cans while our salvos
sounded like a hollow BOOM as the
smaller warships darted in and out
of the fog blazing away with the
guns and firing torpedoes.
Mr.. Churchill's telegram said:
That one of the most powerful
modern battleships afloat. attended
by two heavy and four light cruisers
and a fotilla should have been
routed and put to flight with severe
torpedo and gunfire injury in broad
daylight by a force of five British
light cruisers and destroyers con-
stitutes a naval episode of the high
est distinction
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Ford Offers lindberqh
Post in Bomber Plant
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, March 25.-Henry
Ford, it was learned today, has
offered Charles A. Lindbergh a po.
sition in the rapidly growing Willow
Run bomber plant and Mr.. Lind
bergh is considering the offer.
The offer was made as Mr.. Ford
Mr.. Lindbergh and a group OF
others inspected the bomber plant
and airport yesterday. Mr.. Lind
bergh returned to Washington fol-
lowing an all-day visit with Mr.
Ford.
The exact nature of the position
to be offered Mr.. Lindbergh was
not disclosed beyond the intimation
that Mr.. Ford was eager to obtain
his services in the bomber plant
engineering department.
Mr.. Lindbergh has been a fire.
quent visitor at the Ford plant and
the Ford home. Shortly after his
history making flight across the At
lantic Mr.. Lindbergh took Mr.. Ford
for his first airplane ride above the
Ford properties at River Rouge.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
| Each Shaver to Get
| One Blade Per Week
| Under w. P. B. Order

BY the Associated Press.
The War Production Board
today ordered production of
safety razors. straight razors
and razor blades curtailed un-
der a limitation program which
w. P. B. said would allow an
average of one blade a week to
each shaver.
Electric razors were not in
cluded, but w. P. B. officials
cautioned that "they will be
taken care of in another order
to be issued soon"
During the next 30 days, the
board directed, manufacturers
may produce TO per cent OF
their average 1910 monthly out
put of safety razors. Produc-
ton of straight razors and razor
blades is limited to the monthly
average in 1910.
Despite the one-a-week aver
age on production of blades
hitting hard at the man with a
tough beard-W. P. B. officials
predicted the order would make
ample" supplies OF blades as
we'll as razors available.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Workers interrupt Houston produc-
ton rally. Page AS
500 900 recapped tires to be rationed
in April. Page Al
Women testify against joint tax
returns. Page AS
Drastic w. P. B. building curb ex-
pected. Page AS
Jack & Heintz cuts war profits,
slashes ofncers' pay. Page Al
Army won't buy Federal power. Of
ficial charges. Page B-20
Washington and Vicinity.
Powerful central raid alarm called
success by Bolles. Page AL
Out-of- town manufacturers tar re-
peal asked. Page B-1
A. D. A. plans demountable houses
near Garrett Park. Page B.1
D. c. recreation bill seen aiding
service men. Page B-1
Evening star., 1942-03-25

menLS all arOQnd.
Every IS days these Government
cars run about $500 miles, he re-
vealed. In a year, by the 10 per
cent estimate, they would pile up
more than $1,000 miles just trans
porting defense oficials to Wash
ington's cafes and clubs.
1T is a ticklish business to decide
whether q dollar-a-year man is
going out to a luncheon discussion,
or just for the lunch" commented
Mr. Hauck, in an interview.
Because w. P. B. headquarters
are located where you can't expect
q girl to stand in the dark on
streetcar loading platform" at
Third street and Independence ave-
nue s.W. two autos are kept In
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Skipper Lost, 81 Saved
AsSub Sinks u. ). Ship
Off Atlantic Coast
Torpedoed Vessel Buckles
In Middle, With Bow and
Stern in V Shape
By the Associated Press.


NORFOLK, Va, March 25.-
Continuing their intensive cam
paign against Allied merchant
shipping off the Atlantic Coast,
Axis submarines blasted a medi-
UNI sized American vessel into a
V-shaped derelict early Satur-
day morning, sending her cap
tain, E. v. Peters of New York, to
almost certain death.
The 81 other crew members escaped
in four ifeboats, eight crewmen in
two boats were picked up by a rescue
ship after nine hours adrift and
were landed at Norfolk. Another
ship rescued 20 others and took them
ashore at Southport, N. c., the 5th
Naval District said in announcing
the sinking today
First Mate Christian A. Hansen,
of Wilmington, N. c.. told newsmen
he believed Capt. Peters was lost.
He tried to leap from a ladder
into No lifeboatr,'' Hansen related
The sea was choppy and carried the
boat away from the ship. The cap
tain fell into the water between the
ship and the boat The captain was a
good swimmer but the sea was
covered with heavy fuel oil. You
can't swim in that 1t paralyzes you
We never saw the captain again.
We heard him holler Here I am,
and We yelled, We are coming.
But by the time we could row back
toward the ship there was no sign
of the captain"
Crewmen said two torpedoes
struck the ship about one minute
apart. both on the starboard side.
The first torpedo failed to explode
but the second smashed into the
vessel amidship with a heavy ex-
plosion which buckled her in the
middle and left her bow and stern
sticking up in v shape" Hansen
said.
Evening star., 1942-03-25

service from 8 pm. to 2 am.
Chau1eurs pick up passengers and
shuttle them to Pennsylvania ave-
nue. or F. street or wherever the
most direct trolley connections are" !"
If girl should be ill, she is taken
all the way home, Mr.. Hauck said.
Any male or female employe of
w. P. B. is eligible for such free
taxing, he reported. The drivers
rarely" ask that Identification be
produced. however, he said. Some
drivers, becoming suspicious, have
discovered that War Department
workers were taking advantage Of
the service, he said.
The War Production Boards autos
(See SHUTIIE. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Occupation Not
Opposed, Says
New Delhi
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, India, March Is.
Japanese forces have COM
pleted an unopposed occupation
of the strategic Andaman
Islands athwart the Bay of Ben
gal supply routes to Calcutta in
their first seizure of Indian ter
ritory.
This announcement was made to-
day following receipt of a report
from Chinese headquarters in Bur-
ma that a force of 1000 Japanese
troops captured an airdrome north
Of Toungoo. key of Allied resistance
yesterday afternoon.
The communique admitted the
situation on the Toungoo front was
serious"
Chinese forces were sent to dis
lodge the japanese, the communique
said, and a heavy battle was ir
progress this morning.
Indian Forces Withdrawn.
A communique issued today by the
Indian government said:
The Andaman Islands were oc-
cupied by a Japanese force March
23 Our forces in the islands were
withdrawn some days previously.
1T also was found possible to
evacuate a considerable portion OF
the population of the islands. in
GLIDING. women, children and a
number OF convicts."
The Andamans lie only $50 miles
southeast of Calcutta, which has
become an ever more vital supply
port for the United Nations. and are
some 300 miles northeast Of Ceylon
site OF the important British naval
base Of Trincomalee.
CThe occupying forces presum-
ably came from lower Burm1
which at its closest point is only
120 miles from the northern tip
of the AndamanSI.
TounEoO- -Mandalay Road Cut.
With regard to the front in Bur-
ma, the Chinese said combined
force of japanese cavalry and in
fantry in civilian dress cut the road
from Toungoo north to Mandalay
20 miles above Toungoo yesterday,
but they added that the Chinese
forces drove out the cavalry and
mopped up the plain-clothing men,
Earlier reports had said Japa-
nese patrols had turned the Chinese
flank and cut the Toungoo-M Manda-
lay road 8 miles north of Toun-
goo. But the latest communique
said the main Japanese force still
was 20 miles south of Toungoo and
that the Chinese continued to hold
their outpost line.
However. in this sector the COM
munique also reported fierce fight
ing. now raging for the third day
and it acknowledged continued jap
anese air superiority in this sector
in reporting four air raids yester-
day on the Chinese forces.
There was no word OF the situa-
ton on the western. or Prone, flank
of the Allied line, which is held by
British imperials.
A British communiQue announced
further heavy air activity over Bur-
ma and said both sides suffered
losses.
Japanese bombers screened by
(See BURMA, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Cherry Blossoms
| May Ring Tidal
| Basin by Easter

War or no war, the japanese
cherry trees ringing the Tidal Basin
will blossom this spring as usual.
Many Of them, the Once of Ma
tional Capital Parks predicted to-
day, will be in bloom by Easter
Sunday. April S. The single flower
trees will blossom first, as usual.
The forecast for cherry blossoms
by Easter Is based, the National
Capital Parks ONCE said, on the
expectation of normal weather. A
sudden cold wave would retard the
blooms.
The trees will blossom this year
without benefit OF the ceremony
that has greeted them in the past,
however. It's not because they are
Japanese-born, but because Wash
ington's hotels are full and there
are no rooms during the war for
visitors bent on nothing more vital
than tree-gazing.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
IS Serbs Are Executed
For S|oying Police Chief
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, March 25.-
Seventy-five Serbs have been exc
cuted in reprisal for the killing of
a police chief in a bold attack on
a main Belgrade street. Budapest
dispatch to the Neue Zuercher
Zeitung reported today.
The dispatch said Police Chief
Kosmajac, head of the anti-Com-
munist department of police in the
Axis-conquered Serb state, and a
detective who accompanied him
were shot down by Komitadji men,
bers of Serb patriot secret order.
The killers were not found.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Siren Raises Din Downtown,
But Many Suburbs Can't Hear 1t
Centralized Horn Wonderful Says Bo|es;
Lands, Gusser Call 1t Efficient

from the roof of the Capitol Ga
rage near Thirteenth street ano
New York avenue NV, in a a.
minute trial beginning at 1870 am
Instead of being rotated as in actual
operation, the beam was trained or
seven different areas of the city a,
5-minute intervals.
While civilian defense officials
we're awaiting reports from these
various sections before giving theil
opinion concerning its effectiveness
Col. Lemuel Bolles, executive d.
rector of civilian defense. told news
papermen in the District Building
See SIREN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Foreign.

Foreign.
Six Italian cruisers. battleship re-
ported in battle. Page Al
Jap bombers strike at Port Moresby
for third day. Page Al
Japanese in Burma reported out
flanking Chinese. Page Al
Two more U. S. destroyers lost near
Java. Page Al
80 900 Nazis slain since February 6,
Russians report. Page AS
Notionol.
Army re-establishes three famous
divisions. Page Al
Hearings slated on bill to pay service
mems dependents. Page Al
Federal omcials invited to testify on
war profits. Page Al
Evening star., 1942-03-25

A powerful centralized air
raid alarm, provided by an air
actuated horn so loud that spec
tators were not permitted within
so feet of it, was given it's first
official demonstration here to-
day.
The alarm was loud enough to
stop pedestrians in their tracks
downtown. but reports from outlying
areas were that it wa-s spotty and
some reported that they could not
hear it at all
Directing sound on a beam not
unlike that of a Searchllght IN
principle, the siren was operated
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Dutch Still Fighting
On ; Indies Islands

BY the Associated Press.
CANBERRA, March 25.-Reports
of continued Dutch resistance in
central Borneo, central Sumatra
and parts of Celebes reached here
today and Dutch forces were said
to have pushed the japanese back
at some places.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Italy Claims Torpedo Hit
On Enemy Cruiser

ROME From Italian BroadcaSts)
March Is (P.-Italian torpedo
carrying planes scored a certain
hit" on a medium sized cruiser in
an attack yesterday on an enemy
naval formation, the Italian high
command reported today.
The commands communique said
the attack took place in the Eastern
Mediterranean,
Evening star., 1942-03-25
TRIPS to Luncheon Wear Down
Tires of w. PIE. Auto Fleet
Chief Of transportation Service Routes
Is Cars to Make 5000 People Happy

The 6 passenger vehicles assigned to the War Production
Board spending tires taking officials
to luncheon according Frank Hauck chief of mail
messengers and transportation
One auto has much that Mr. Hauck he has
application Rationng Board replace
Evening star., 1942-03-25

(See BURMA, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-03-25

tSee LABOR, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1942-03-25

(See SHUTTLE, Page A-40
Evening star., 1942-03-25

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages TX and Ak of this edition OF
The Star. supplementtng the news OF
the regular homo delivered edition.
Evening star., 1942-03-25

,See SIREN, Page AS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-03

tional Catholic Community Service
Club, women (USO), 1880 o'clock
tonight.
Dance exercise and tap class
Central Community Center, 7:30
o'clock tonight.
Swimming, game room, hospitality
room, Jewish Community Center
USO), 8 o'clock tonight.
Music, dancing, games, outdoor
sports, Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, 1900 Columbia
road NV, 8 o'clock tonight.
Indoor and outdoor activities,
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, Ninth street and Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, 8 O'Clock to-
night.
Drama groups, Roosevelt Com
munity Center, 8 o'clock tonight.
Orchestra rehearsal, Central Com
munity Center, o'clock tonight.
FOR COLORED SERvICEMEN.
Swimming and swimming instruc-
ton, men and women, Dunbar High
School, First and o streets NV, Z
, o'clock tonight.
Game night, Dramatic Club,
square dance, YWCA (USO). DOL
Rhode Island avenue NV, z o'clock
tonight.
Archery, games, photography,
bridge lessons, YMCA (USO), 8
o'clock tonight.
Hobbies, arts, crafts. Mount Olivet
Lutheran Church, 8 o'clock tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-03
Allies Pursue Enemy
AIono. Road to Buno

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA,
Nov. DelayeO R).-The South
west Pacific land and air commands
sent congratulations today to all
ranks of the Allied army in New
Guinea ION their magnificent efforts
leading to the capture of Kokoda, -
as tough mountain troops pushed on
after the retreating Japanese on the
road to Buna.
Although the Allied entry into
Kokoda was unopposed-the ter
rain there offers comparatively small
defensive possibilities-the Allies
were pushing ahead in the same sys-
tematic manner which brought
them over the Owen Stanley Noun
tains.
Along the road to Buna, jungle
and rivers combine to provide for
midable natural obstacles to the AL
lies and more easily defended posi-
tons for the Japanese.
The view was taken here that the
japanese have no intention of giving
up New Guinea and they are ex-
pected to fight on the north coast
with everything available to them.
Kokoda, which has doomed large
in the news since the japanese cap
tured it August 8, is in reality a
small hamlet consisting of a few
simple government buildings and
native huts. Even these few struc-
lures are gone now or damaged be-
yond use as result of almost daily
bombing and straflng sweeps by low
flying Allied planes.