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Evening star., 1942-10-11

he would play it; for DeMille, in
directing, acts out all the parts
male and female. Laughton didn't
agree and insisted on playing it the
way he thought Nero would do 1t.
Nero and Laughton won, and so did
DeMille - at the box office.
Laughton loves to eat. So did
Henry the Eighth. The combina-
ton won Laughton the Academy
Award for 1888. For some roles he
diets and can fuctuate with ease
from l8O to 23O pounds. His favor
ite pastime next to eating is sleeping.
Ifhe has 5minutes between things to
do, he takes nap. When making per-
sonal appearances on tour, he is a
lightning dresser, but he wouldn't
look any better dressed if he took his
time. He recently appeared as a
speaker at a Los Angeles banquet.
When he got up to speak the audi
ence recoiled with alarm. Il hope
you'll forgive me" said Laughton IN
effect, "but the studio has ordered
me to lose fifty pounds and l have
lost only thirty, so my evening
clothes do not fit And until l have
lost the other twenty pounds l can
not afford to buy new ones.
Reputation
Ills triumph as Ruggles, the English
butler who was won in poker game
by a Western rancher, was followed
by LES Miserables," then Captain
Bligh in "Mutiny on the Bounty.
Many fans who saw this sadistic
performance have refused to see him
again in anything. He is still con-
fronted by people who think he really
is Captain BIgh and want to take
poke at him. Which explains why
Laughton is the only Hollywood actor
whose fan mail decreases as his tame
increases; fans never think OF him as
Evening star., 1942-10-11
TyyE "INCREDIBLE" LAUGHTON
Continued from preceding page

Lauehton, but as Captain Bligh or
Nero or the Hunchback of Notre
Dame. Now, though, he's getting
ready for more likable role-he'l be
The Wookey" in the film version OF
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan's hit play.
Next to art and music, Laughton's
chief relaxation is watching his gar
deners work. When he needs exercise
he goes to the beach with his trainer
and watches him work. When play
ing 1.-The Beachcomber' he was
asked if it didn't hurt him to walk
around all the time in his bare feet.
mot at ALL he replied. "As mat
ter of fact Mrs. Laughton and |
always walk around without our
shoes. It is most embarrassing when
the doorbell rings and we have to
scurry around to find them
Svvunk
llAUcHroN dotes on drugstores and
likes to stand around and thumb
through all the magazines. fan mags
included. One Hollywood story tells
of a telephone call by an important
producer, which was answered by
Laughton's butler. "Mr. Laughton
is dining out. sir" said the butler.
"I've got to reach him right away,
yelled the producer. "Where is he?
Ruggles himself could have been no
frostier. "Mr. Laughton is dining at
Schwab's Pharmacy. sir"
Charles Laughton has one unful-
filled ambition - to play King Lear
on the stage, although six or seven
performances week would put you
in the hospital" Playing the Hunch-
hack with all that makeup IN liz
degree heat did that very thing Tor
Lauehton. And all through "Mutlny
ON the Bounty" the bloodcurohng
Captain Bligh was seasick!
The End
Evening star., 1942-10-11
AND WE LAUGH Ar WOMEN ..

FANS were two feet wide in
eighteenth-c century England, and
large enough to shelter an entire
family in q rainstorm. Men, as
well as women, carried them.
The dressier lads liked theirs
frilly, with ruffles and mirrors.
FREAKISH ne,o mems styles
.oere a ahobby ,cith Francis Bacon.
He put his giddy ideas o., paper,
had tailors transforse then, into
cloth. When no relative or friend
,uould scear his sceird creations,
he hired men to put them on
and stroll about the streets Of
London.
AMERICAN mothers who de-
spair over their sons junk-filled
pockets should be glad that
Junior wasn't born in Korea.
Korean men have their pockets
in their sleeves, capacity is half a
bushel!
GUESS uhat uniform iDas
adopted by student followers of
China's Sun Yat-Sen, soI,era they
organized themselves into ''Dare
to Die" assassination squads.
You're ,Urong; it ,pas the AMER
icns, union-suit!
CHOPIN raised whiskers on only
one side of his face: the side he
showed to the audience!
kathleen mASTERS0k
Evening star., 1942-10-11

SHOES ,Uith pointed toes one to
t,co feet long ,oere fauOrites scith
EnsIish men during Ed,Uard Ip's
reign. The points ,oere tightly
stuffed ,citE, hay or moss. hut
they ,cere out-p0inted by the
mems shoe poin t. IN Richard H's
reign. Those sUere so long the
toes had to be fas tened by chains
to the knees or ,0aist 50 the men
could ,ualk!
MODERN GALS who peroxide
their silvering locks are doing
nothing the early French kings
didn't do. The royal ones dyed
their boards gold, believing the
color change made them look
younger.
DISRAELI al,oays sported
"n,orning'' and an "euening
cane. At the stroke of noon - no
matter Uhere he ,0as he
a,eed sticks!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
u. s. Raids
Protested
by Vichy
Registered u. g. Patent once

VICHY, France. Sept. s tINS).
The Vichy French government
sent a sharp protest TO the United
States today against American air
bombings of German occupied
French cities and announced that
"a raid on the Rouen area Sunday
inflicted 303 civilian casualties
and wide damage.
Authoritative sources said the
note was lodged in strong" terms.
The grounds on which the protest
was filed were not revealed.
London circles believed that
Pierre Laval, chief of the Vichy
government, was melted by the
Nazis to protest in the hope that
this might mitigate the increas-
ing power of American partici-
patton against Germany.
CUP until late hour Monday
the Germans had not yet men,
toned the fact that American
bombers had joined the air Of
fensive. This was interpreted in
London as Signifying a Nazi
fear of the effect such informa-
ton might have on the morale
of the German people,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
May Change Time
OF County COP Par|e,

A change in the time of the Re-
publican county convention, now
set for 10 a. m. September q, was
under consideration today because
of conflict with Yom Kippur.
Chairman Matthew II. Bishop
announced that morning sessions
may be postponed until after sun
down. to permit members of the
Hebrew faith to attend, as we'll As
war workers who are employed
during the daY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
Father Off 10 War;
His Son Turned Down

MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Sept. s
GNS).-Their hands clasped in a
final good-by as father and son
stood on the railroad platform.
Then the father boarded the train
and went off to train for war.
Both the father, Pvt. Milton y
Merritt. attached to the Air Corps
Technical Training School at Mi
ami Beach, and the son were ex-
amined simultaneously by their
draft boards. The son was re-
jected because ne was overweight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
TIA Ships Launched,
49 KeeIs Laid in Day

The nations marine strength
was swelled today by 223 new YES
or with keels laid,
by workers who discarded yester-
days holiday to set labor record.
Total launchings numbered TIA
vessels of various. types. including
many 10.500-ton Liberty ships.
Keels were laid for 49 more during
the greatest Shipbuilding day in
history,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
u. 5. Flying Forts
Shoot Down Z
German Planes
Score Biggest European
Victory as Maxi Fighters
Attack in Swarms
BY JOHN Il. LEE

international News Service stan Writer
NDON, Sept. 8. - United
States Flying Fortresses scored
their greatest victory in the Euro
pean theater yesterday when they
shot down at least u and prob
ably many more German fighters
without loss TO themselves while
heavily raiding two Nazi strong
holds in Holland.
Waves of Nazi Messerschmitt-
1895 and the new Focke-Wulf
1905 swarmed about the high
flying American bombers as they
winged over Europe for the third
successive day to blast the Schie-
dam shipyards, near Rotterdam,
and the important rail junction
of Utrecht.
ALL RETURN TO BASES
All of the participating For
tresSes returned to their bases in
Britain after a series of spectac-
ular dogfights from which they
emerged with only a few planes
damaged. One American aerial
gunner was killed and three crew
members were wounded.
They had met and mastered the
best the Nazis had to offer,
prompting their commander, Maj.
Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, chief of the
United States air forces for the
European theater, to declare that
all Fortress crews ARE fighting
with bravery and tenacity of pur-
pose" adding:
with more crews and air
craft like these, there can be no
doubt about the mastery OF the
air over Europe"
On their destructive daylight
missions the Rotterdam and
Utrecht areas, the Fortresses were
escorted by droves of Raj and
other Allied fighters, which also
S aged diversionary offensive
sweeps. One fighter, not Ameri-
can, was lost.
An official communiQue credited
the powerful, accurate guns of the
Fortresses with having downed no
less than II Nazi fighters. aveng-
ing the loss Of two Fortresses in
raids over Northern France Sun
lday-the first such losses since the
big American bombers began their
operations over Europe three
weeks ago.
SETS RECORD
The bag OF Nazi fighters set
a new record for any single For
tress operation in this theater. 1t
brought to at least Is and prob
ably 43 the number of German
combat planes downed and more
than Is damaged in IL Fortress
forays to date. during which IA
enemy strong points were bombed.
The air correspondent of the
London Daily Mail said that on
each raid the Fortresses have
dropped considerably more than
100 tons of bombs"
Releasing some details OF TO-
days Fortress actions, the United
States air force headquarters told
of one pilot. Capt. Aquilla B.
Hughes of Waco. Tex. One of the
four engines of Hughes bomber
was shot out of commission and he
fell behind his formation. He was
jumped by II Messerschmitt 109s
but his gunners fought them off
and he brought the Fortresses
safely back to base.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
Il Jap Bombers
RdidChiindB Bases

CHUNGKING, China, Sept. 8
uNSl---AmeFieaH fighter planes
and anti-aircraft batteries fought
a fierce battle Monday with II
japanese bombers which raided
IChinese-held points in Human
Province. the Chinese military
spokesman announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
War Meant End
OF Old Shanghai
Powell. Awakened by Blasts Dec. 8,
Found International Zone Doomed
By J. B. POWELL


I was awakened about o'clock the morning of
December by what thought the explosion of three
big frecrackers did realize that the explosions
marked the end of International Shanghai it had existed
since about 1872
The explosions seemed from the just outside
my window in the American Club about blocks from the
Bund, the street which along the Whangoo River
Shangha's harbor.
When the blasts followed by II more, realized
something had happened which newspaper should
investigate.
Hurredly putting my Clothes I downstairs. AS
reached the front door the Waterman White Russian
said:
Japanese have
ran toward the Bund overtakng my way two other
correspondents who also lived
been awakened by the bombs.
Our way to the Bund blocked by Japanese sailor
in full equipment who pointed with bayonet
fixed We back to the street that
all of the streets leading the barred by armed
japanese.
Our curiosity stimulated by fact that the whole
waterfront was illuminated by large Some sug-
gested climb to the the buildings back from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
Brazil Marks independence

RIO DE JANEIR0, Brazil, Sept.
8 uNS).-Snappy Brazilian troops
paraded with loaded guns today as
the warning nation observed the
one hundred and twentieth ami
versary of its independence and
heard President Getulio Vargas
warn that continental unity is
imperative"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
and Ydnks
Rip Calais Area;
Reds Hit BresIdu
Bad Weather Keeps
British Night Shift
Bombers on Ground

LONDON, Sept. 8 (UP).--A big
force of Allied fighter planes, with
United States army pilots flying
British Spitfires, darted across the
Dover Strait today to continue a
daylight offensive against enemy
occupied territory in which Ameri-
can Flying Fortresses had the star
part.
Watchers on the coast saw
squadrons of fighter planes sweep
over the sea at low altitude to-
ward occupied France and miles
above them were other plane
forces crossing to the attack.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
Son Convin(es Father
So Both Join NAVY

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 8 GNS).-
John Morris, II. and his fathe0
Everett Quinton Morris. %,
Omaha meat cutter, are in the
navy because John did such
thorough JOB of convincing the
father.
Ever since Pearl Harbor. John
had teased his day 10 Join up
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
The War
Today
Berlin Rises
On Priority
Bombing List
By EDWARD W. BEATTIE
Gated Pres, stan Correspondent

BERLIN, The Worlu 5 Dcss
defended city, is moving up on
the bombing priority list as
the nights lengthen and the
combined Anglo-American air
strength grows.
The Reich's capital never
has been far from the top OF
the list of 81 German cities
of 100. 900 or more population
which comprise a rough guide
TO Raj bombing policy be-
cause all the cities are heavily
industrialized.
Until the recent raids by
Russian planes, however, Ber-
lin was relatively immune
from air attack.
"a Since the first 1,0O0-plane
raid on Cologne. May 81,
nights have been too short 10
permit huge bombers to make
the round trip of approx
mately 1000 miles over enemy
fghter-infested and gun-stud-
ded territory to Berlin with
their big bomb loads except at
the risk of prohibitive losses.
AT PRESENT. with sum-
raer at its fag-end. there are
eight and a half hours of
darkness between dusk and
dawn.
Fast heavy load carriers
which the Raj now is using
could make the trip over Ber-
lin In darkness tonight with
enough time to carry out a
ssaturation raid that would
obliterate defenses and pulver-
ize targets by sheer concen-
tration Of high explosives and
incendiaries.
When Berlin reaches the top
OF the priority list, it will be
bombed. But so long as pro-
ducing centers like Kassel,
Saarbruecken and Dusseldorf
rate higher. Berlin won't be
attacked on a major scale by
the Raj. It's master bombing
plan disregards sentiment.
: OF the 81 big German cities,
is now have been thoroughly
bhtzed, either by systematic
raids over a period of time or
by such devastating concen-
trated attacks as began at
Rostock and Lubbock.
Besides those cities, the tar
gets were Hamburg, Cologne,
Essen, Frankfort, Dusseldorf,
Nuremberg, Bremen, Mann
helm, Kiel. Kassel, Karlsruhe,
Wiesbaden, Mainz and Saar-
bruecken.
OTHERS, LIKE Hanover,
Stuttgart, Stettin, Augsburg
and Muenster, have been
quite heavily" attacked.
Thus it is evident that on
the strict basis of Importance
to the German war effort,
many cities are ranked above
Berlin-even with the capital
within bombing range-on the
priority list.
But as the military import
ance of other cities diminishes
der Raj bombardment.
Berlin's Importance as a tar
get increases. Aside from the
political and psychological re-
suits obtaining from a heavy
raid on the German capital,
there also are vital war indus
tries which are doomed TO
destruction from the air.
The Berlin industrial plants
include the Siemens Electrical
Combine, power plants and
smaller motor and aircraft
factories.
When the Raj again comes
over Berlin it very likely will
be another 1,0OO-plane affair.
and the planes will be carry
ing more and bigger bombs
than Berlin ever has felt and
heard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
HALT STALINGRAD PUSH

been reduced.
HALT STALINGRAD PUSH
The sudden offensive surge fol.
lowed the virtual halt, tempo
rarily, of the Nazi drive on the
Stalingrad line. Massed German
columns were met by an artillery
barrage described as "the heaviest
ever known" and approaches &c
Stalingrad were Uttered with dead
NaZiS and the hunks of wrecked
tanks.
Thwarted In his plans TO en-
circle the city with pincerS
drive, Nazi Field Marshal FedoI
Won Book was forced TO resort
to wars deadliest maneuver-s
frontal assault.
After early gains in the direct
attacks. the enemy divisions were
halted.
HALTED WEST OF CITY
"All attacks west of Stain
grad were repeiled." said a
supplement to today's official
communique.
I'm the NOvorossisk naval
base, intense fighting continued
against enemy tank forces.
"All attacks were repealed on
the Mozdok sector"
There was no admission from
any Soviet source that the Black
Sea naval base at Novorossisk
had fallen as Berlin has claimed.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
us. Filters Crush
New Jap Drives
On SoIonnonlsIes
Kill Large Numbers
Of Enemy Attempting
To Gain Points Ashore
u, II. X. REYNOLDS
Nsw. service stan Writer


WASHINGTON, Sept. S.
United States Army and Navy
planes have smashed new series
of } Japan csc counter-aSSaultS
against the Solomon Islands and
killed large numbers OF enemy
troops seeking 10 land the navy
department announced last night
japanese detachmentS, a navy
communique said. have tried TO
push ashore at a number OF points
on Guadalcanal Island and at San
Jorge Island, about 60 miles north
west of the American airfield on
lGuadalcanal.
Sighted by Grammar Wildcat
and Avenger fighting planes and
Douglas DauntleSs dive-bomberS,
the enemy formations were
Crushed under halls of bombs and
machine-gun bullets. Many Of their
ships and landing barges were
sunk with heavy loss OF life.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08

the Bund, which We did, and
discovered that the FIRE came
from a ship which had been
anchored almost directly in
front of the international
Settlement.
Two smaller fires, which
seemed to be floating about
the harbor turned out to be
launches.
-Near-the burning ship was
anchored the u. S. S. Wake. a
river patrol boat which the
United States Navy had used for
several years on the Yangtze.
The Wake was brilliantly il
Illuminated and appeared TO be
hive Of activity.
We were joined by other news
paper men who told us news had
just been received that Japan
had declared war on the United
States and Britain and that
Shanghai was in the process 'of
being occupied.
DYNAMITED SHIP
The blazing ship was the
British gunboat, Petrol, which
its crew had dynamited when
the Japanese sent q destroyer
alongside and demanded its sur
render.
We wondered what had hap
pened aboard the Wake, because
it carried contingent of
American sailors, or rather ex-
sailors who had retired from the
navy and were engaged IN vari-
Gus occupations in Shanghai.
1t had been remored in Shang-
hal that the Americans had
planted dynamite in the holds of
the Wake and intended to sink
the vessel in event Of Japanese
attack.
The regular crew Of the Wake,
as well as all other American
servicemen, including the Fourth
United States Marines, had gone
to Manila several days previ.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
ATTACK U. S. BASE

Last Friday United States date
as CurtisS army pursuit planes and
other aircraft were sinking three
enemy landing boats at the west
lern end of Guadalcanal. &c Japa-
nese bombers, escorted by 20 Zero
Fighters, attacked the Guadalcanal
laiFfield,. the navy announced in
an earlier communique yesterday.
American fighters intercepted the
enemy squadron and shot down
two bombers and one fighter out
of the 46 japanese planes engaged.
Most significant disclosure in the
|communique was that United
States Army pursuit planes now
are based at the former japanese
airport on Guadalcanal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
IN BoULOGNE AREA

Bursts of gun fire were soon
heard inland from the 20-mile
Boulogne-Calai stretch of the
coast nearest England.
Bad weather kept Britain's giant
night-Shift bombers grounded, but
the Vichy radio reported that Rus
sian planes had bombed Breslau.
in far eastern Germany $50 miles
southeast OF Berlin and 30 miles
from the Polish border, for the
second time within a week.
Scattered enemy planes caused
slight damage and wounded one
person in eastern England and
the nome counties area surround
ing London, and one enemy plane
was shot down.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
NEUTRAL COMMENT

British sources quoted the Swiss
newspaper National Zeitung Of
Basic as saying that the British
air force had been strengthened
considerably and that IL had be-
come difficult opponent for Ger
many.
The newspaper forecast that
Russia also would become big
base for Allied air attacks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
SOViets Re(0il.
Push Foe Back

Continued from Page One
lished several days ago, had moi
been reduced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-08
FIRST MENTION


It was the first time the navy
the presence of land
based army pursuit planes. This
Indicated that the American forces
intend TO hold the captured islands
against anticipated large scale
japanese attacks.
The navy said that none OF the
Japanese counter-attackS, includ-
ing night bombardments by sub
marines, had caused any serious
damage TO the American inStalla-
tons, which are being steadily re-
Enforced and strengthened.
1t is believed that the japanese
landings are being attempted, ir
the hope of reinforcing isolated
patrols which fled into the jungleS
and mountains in the uninhabiteo
parts of Guadalcanal when the
marines landed month ago.
MARINES MOPPING UP
The marine forces, the navy
stated. are continuing their opera
tons against these scattered units
and are "disposing' of them as
rapidly as they can be located and
driven from their jungle hideouts.
Last nights communique dis
closed that the United States de-
stroyer Blue and the small trans
port Colhoun, whose loss was an
nounced last Saturday, were sunk
while engaged with other ships in
pushing supplies through TO the
American positions in the Guadal-
canal-Tulagi area.
Evening star., 1942-10-18

neer days and his grandfather, Mr.
Hobart Chatfield Chatfield- Taylor
who now makes his home In Cali
fornia, was the publisher for many
years Of q weekly newspaper In Chi
cago.
After the reception the BRIDE
groom and his bride left for q motor
trip. the latter wearing brown
tweed suit with q brown hat, brown
accessories and brown orchid COR
sage.
Guests from Washington attend
ing the wedding and reception be-
sides the Undersecretary and Mrs.
Chatfleld- Taylor were Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Aspinwall, Mrs. Charles
Baker and Miss Patricia Baker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Williams.
Other guests were Mrs. Gordon Will
son and Miss Alesa Atkinson of Bal
timore, Mrs. Bentley, grandmother
of the bride; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Cowardin of Richmond. uncle and
aunt of the bride, and Miss Dorothy
Cowardin and Miss Anne Cowardine,
her cousins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chatfield- Taylor will
return In two weeks from their we'd
ding trip and will make their home
in washington.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
arrangements Of white flowers and
magnolia leaves.

arrangements Of white flowers and
magnolia leaves.
Mrs. Lyon, mother Of the bride,
was gowned in red crepe with q
small hat Of red feathers and q
corsage of white orchids and the
mother of the bridegroom was be-
comingly dressed in tan crepe, with
which she wore a tan hat and an
orchid corsage. Orchestral music
was played during the reception and
the guests danced in the drawing
room.
The bride is a graduate Of the
Sacred Heart Convent at Noroton,
Conn. She made her debut in 1887
at dance given by her parents at
Black Oak Ridge and later the same
season was presented at the Bach
elor's cotillion in Baltimore. She
is a granddaughter of Mrs. Robert
Longden Bentley of Rokeby, near
Pikesville, Md, with whom she has
spent much of her time.
The bridegroom was graduated
from st. Marks School and from
Yale University and is now with
the United States Coast Guard. His
fathers family has been PROMINENT
ly identified with the development Of
Illinois and the Midwest since pio-