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of averting riffs among members
of the United Nations also was dis
closed yesterday in announcement
that cabinet officers and all agency
heads have been requested to clear
all formal speeches through the
Office of Facts and Figures.
1t was explained by Stephen Early,
secretary to the President, that this
task has theoretically been the re-
Sponsibility of his office but that
he has lacked facilities to keep up
with the task. In pre-war days, he
added, some cabinet members fol-
lowed this rule while others did not.
Since the importance of checking
policy statements has been increased
greatly by our entry into war, Mr..
Early said he had asked ranking
Government officers in a memoran-
dunn dated January % henceforth
to submit advance texts on speeches
to the Office Of Facts and Figures
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successfully evacuated from the 1856
square mile island, leaving the 49,
900 population to the mercy Of the
Further word was being awaited
as to whether the two Japanese
warships which were hit had also
been sunk.
The japanese, at the close of the
second month Of war, we're thus
much closer to Java, the Dutch
bastion, and it was evident that
an attempt at a direct invasion
could be expected at almost any
time.
But the small Dutch fleet, which
has dealt so many delaying blows,
was declared to be still absolutely
intact at sea and ready for action"
to ward of the attack.
japanese bombers, in their latest
attack on the feet, were said to have
been highly inaccurate.
(The japanese, claiming to
have destroyed the Dutch feet,
said they had sunk two Of the
Netherlands three cruisers: dam
aged beyond repair a third large
Dutch cruiser and the United
States cruiser Marblehead and
heavily damaged a fourth small
er Dutch cruiser)
Jap Bombers Ineffective.
Japanese bombers, in their third
attack on Soerabaja, also were de-
clared ineffective, scoring hits only
on the cookhouse at the naval base,
now doubly important in the United
Nations defense scheme since Sing
apores usefulness has been can
celed by siege.
Further raids were reported on
the oil center of Palembang, in
southern Sumatra, the island OF
Bali, just east of Java, Macassar
in southwest Celebes and other
scattered objectives. Slight damage
was reported in all these attacks
and "a civilian casualties at Ma
CAESAR.
Definite information now con-
firms that the japanese have sue
ceeded in occupying Pontianak, or
the southwest coast of Borneo, only
$50 miles north of Batavia.
Thus, with the seizure of Sarawak
and British North Borneo, the Jap
anese had succeeded in working
around Borneo until they held al
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Sound and Flash Units
To Train at Fort Sill

Army enlisted men will begin
training early next month at Fort
Sill, Okla, as specialists for observa-
tion battalions, used to direct the
fire of artillery, the War Depart
ment announced yesterday.
This is the first training of this
character to be undertaken at the
Fort Sill replacement center for
field artillery. Heretofore new men
have been sent to existing observa-
ton battalions for training.
Commonly known as sound and
flash battalions," these units are
trained and equipped to locate
enemy artillery by observing the
flash of their guns and also by
means of sound detectors. The in
formation thus obtained is used to
direct artillery counterfre.
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Moi. George Stephens
Dies in Los Angeles
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. Maj
George Washington Stephens, rs,
former president of the board of the
Port of Montreal and commissioner
for the Saar Valley, died yesterday
after a long illness.
Maj. Stephens was struck by an
automobile here in March, 1941, and
never fully recovered from his in
juries. The body will be cremated
and the ashes taken by his widow
to Montreal Tuesday for funeral
services.
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Weather Report

Furnished by Weather Bureau
Maryand-Cod winds and hurres
Coumbia-Colder today with fresh to strong WINDS
n portion. -
in portion.
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Society to Meet

The Eastern Shore Society OF
Washington will meet at pm. to-
morrow at the Cairo Hotel, 1915 @
street NV.
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Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in Il
Capital (currefit month to .date);

in Various Cities.
Lowest Highest Precipita-
last "a last 12 tion last
hours hours "A hour&.
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Readers Guide
and
News Summary
The Sunday Star, Feb. 8, l942.
PART ONE.
PART ONE.

Foreign.
Further restrictions placed on hungry
Italians. Page Az
Nazis before Smolensk offer fierce
resistance to Russians. Page Az
Brazil faces possible Axis attack.
Vargas declares. Page A-3
Axis Libyan drive checked second
day. British indicate. Page AS
Tangier rioting follows blast believed
fatal to rs persons. Page As
NotionoI.
Admiral Leary named commander OF
naval Anzac forces. Page Al
IS Gle when submarine sinks in
Panama collision. Fage Al
Daylight saving time begins at 2 am.
tomorrow. Page Al
Roosevelt moves to bolster morale of
Dutch, Chinese. Page Az
U. s. urged to cooperate with Brazil
In rubber program. Page A-3
Dancer-actor ban expected to remain
in o. G. D. bill. Page A-10
Washington and Vicinity.
Investigation Of power company
financing Is ordered. Page Al
Two youths get life sentences in
Loveless murder. Page A-3
Laura ingalls, case may be heard this
week Pa A
Scout Week exhibits to be displayed
Friday. Page ALL
House committees to act on District
bills tomorrow. Page Alb
School vigil termination ordered by
DR.. Ballou. Page Alb
First hearings on rent disputes are
scheduled. Page Alb
Speeders allowed to forfeit-at 81
per m. p. h. Page Alb
Citizens Federation asks 352 more
police for traffic duty. Page Alb
Further Senate study on D. c. liquor
control talked. Page Alb
Woman among "a first grads" OF
Police Academy. Page ALA
Jones suggests charging for depart
ment services. Page Ala
Gen. Andrew Hero, jr., dies at tWalter
Reed Hospital. Page Ais
Miscellany.
Obituary. Page Ale
PART TWO.
Editorial.
Editorial articles. Pages B-1-e
Editorials. Page b.
John Clagett Proctor. Page b.
Civic news. Page B.
PIT. A. news. Page B-S
PART THREE.
Sports and Finance.
Sports. Pages C-1-s
Financial news. Pages C-8-It
Educational. Pages C-6-;
Resorts and travel. Page CT
PART FOUR.
Society.
Society news. Pages Dill:
Club news. Page D-I
PART FIVE.
Amusements.
Theaters. Pages Ell:
| Stamps. Page E.!
Radio programs. Page E.
Crossword puzzle. Page E..
Music. Page E-t
Art Notes. -.- Page E-t
Books. Page E..
Junior Star. Page E-s
Classified advertising. Pages E-9-1f
| Where to Go. Page E-s
Serial Story. Page E-s
Marriage Licenses. Page E-S
Births and Deaths. Page E-9
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United States Coast Guard re-
cruiting station now open at 1900
E street NV.
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Finley Shepard Dies

NEW YORK, Aug. % CUP).-
Finley J. Shepard, "a, railroad
executive and financier. died to-
day after an illness of six months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
Famous British
Submarine Lost

LONDON. Aug. % (UP).-The
admiralty today reported the loss
.of the 540-ton submarine Up
holder. commanded by 1t Com
Imander NJ d. Wanklyn. holder of
the Victoria Cross and acc sub
marine commander Of the British
navy.
lie had carried out Sc attacks
% of them successful. His bag
included three U-boatS. one de-
stroyer and one armed trawler.
He was also credited with prob
ably sinking a cruiser, another
destroyer and possibly a second
cruiser and destroyer.
The admiralty described the
Upholder as IAN inspiration for
the fleet
The little submarine had played
havoc with Axis communications
in the Mediterranean, sinking Is
enemy transports and pply.
ships. totaling 1920 tons.
Out on patrol for the twenty
fifth time, said the admiralty, the
submarine failed 10 return. Its
normal complement was u off,
GERS and men.
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peoples-and to the liberty
and democracy which are the
bases of our modern progress
and development.
There is at this hour a
renascence i'm Asia, a unity Of
objective and operation among
Asiatic peoples; and there are
now more than a thousand
million Asiatic people ready
TO come together and coop
crate under the leadership OF
Japan, to establish AsiatiC
standards, and systems, and
political despotisms through.
out the world.
1t is not you and / who are
asserting these facts-obvi.
GUS though they be.
1t is the empire of Japan,
speaking through its author.
lied government representa-.
tives, who publicly declare
that the object of this war is
utterly Ito destroy the United
States and England and OF
course extirpate the free sys-
TENS of life and government
which distinguish those ma
tons.
We should realize, too, that
Oriental aggression has been
more successful i'm eight
than the Axis conflict
in Europe has been in three
years.
Japan has occupied Hong
kong, Singapore, the Malayan
Peninsula, Indo China, Thai
land, Burma, and most of the
Dutch and English East
Indies, and is definitely
threatening our Englis h
cousins in Australia and our
selves i'm Alaska.
The nations of Asia Japan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
Strike Vote Hits
Aluminium Plants

PITTSBURGH Aug. % 1NS)
The growing air superiority of
the United aNtions faced a poten-
tial crisis today as the executive
committee of the Go Aluminium
Workers set August 81 for a strike
vote in the seven Alcoa plants
throughout the country.
In defiance of statements made
yesterday by the War Labor Board
which implied that the union would
not strike, the committee late last
night unanimously authorized local
plants TO take a strike vote next
Thursday.
The action followed the commit
tees second rejection of the
WLB's denial of the union appeal
for a blanket $1-a-day wage in
crease.
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Convoy Battle
Near Portugal

LISBON, Aug - tUP).-Thr
Lagos correspondent Of the news
paper O Seculo reported today
that an Allied convoy escorted by
warShips had engaged in a furious
battle with German bombers off
the south Portugal shore with the
outcome unknown.
The dispatch said there were
eight transport or cargo ships in
the convoy. The German planes
bombed and machine-gunned the
convoy and the warships replied
vigorously The roar OF gunfire
and the bursting Of bombs was
heard clearly on the shore,
Earlier reports told Of fight at
sea between n German and a Brit
iSh bomber, ending in victory for
the British bomber.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23

THE Wishing Well has
message In cipher for you. Daily
and Sunday Times.
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Continued from Page One)
will bring IL home to the inn
agination of all our people.
/ know that picture making
requires time, and that from
three to six months are neces.
sary in the production of a
great picture.
But ii has been eight and a
half months since Pearl Har.
Dor, with very little evidence
of the appreciation of the
seriousness of the Pacific sit,
uation by the screen.
Wherefore, i wrote as
considerably as possible
the editorial to which you
refer, suggesting to the NOV
ing picture people that they
rise to the occasion and do
their patriotic duty in fully
informing all the people of
the United States of the
danger threatening the whole
nation from Pacific Coast
attack and invasion.
The war in Europe Is i'm
portant, of course.
The methods of the Axis
powers are brutal, unjustifi-
able and objectionable.
But European boundary
brawls are usual, habitual,
periodic.
About every quarter of a
century the wretched people
Of Europe suffer and are slain
in these wars to move a
boundary line from one Sec
ton of the land to another.
And in the next twenty or
twenty-five years to move the
boundary back again.
But great Oriental upris-
ings and invasiOns occur sell
dom, and are always pregnant
with inexpressibly and meal
rulably serious consequences
TO the western nations, and to
Occidental civilization, and to
The living standards and So
cial standards of the western
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
$40 Of 700 ]upS
Slain Attacking
SoIomons Force
Narices AnnihiIste
Enemy Seeking
New Hold on Isles
BN RICHARD HALLER
News service stan Writer

PEARL lIARBOR. Aug -
Thirty extraordinarily lucky little
japanese soldiers enjoyed the COM
parative luxury Of an American
prison camp in the Solomon
Islands today sole survivors Of an
enemy eXpedltionary force OF 700
men that tried TO eXpel the United
States marines from their hard
won assault base on one of the
.SolomonS.
a communique from the head
Quarters OF Admiral Chester w
Nimitz told terSely OF the fate ol
the $40 others killed down To-
the last man when they landed
from speed boats and swept ashore
on one OF the three or -four islands
in the Solomon group now hrmIy
held by American troops.
Earlier, Admiral Nimltz had an
nounced another American victory
the destruction Of an enemy
base on Maxim Island in the
Japanese-held Gilbert group. In
the Communicable Maxim raid,
Mai. James Roosevelt Of the ma
Irines, eldest son OF The President
was second in command. Eighty
Japanese died i'm the attack.
Although the humiliation Of
go out of the 700-man Jap raid
ing party was the high point OF
the communique announcement
also was made of the destruction
of a smaller force of 90 japanese
by a marine detachment hopping
up on one OF the SolomonS.
Losses occurred among the de-
/ Tending marines, but they were
Iridiculously low and atteSted to
THE efficiency of Uncle Sans
/ fighters. One hundred casualties
were sustained by the marines in
the three encounters, including 2S
killed.
The ratio of men lost when the
larger landing party was beaten
was "a Japanese 10 one American.
The ratio in the other battle was
Is 10 /.
Confusion OF the Japanese dur
ing the surprises raid against
Maxim last Friday resulted in the
bombing Of their own forces by
japanese planes and consequent
heavy losses Independent of the
damage inflicted by the American
Marines
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If uninhabited Pribilof Island

has occupied with the SYM
PATHETIC HELP OF THE
ASIATIC PEOPLES who in
habit them.
India, with its three hun
dred and fifty million people,
is resisting the English, and
plainly incliniRg toward
Japan.
Even China might be in
fluenced, by continued Japa-
nese victories and the indif-
ference of its European allies,
to swing over to Japan.
Then the dreaded unity in
aggressive purpose of one
and a half billion Asiatics
would be at hand.
Is it not conceivable, and
even possible, AND EVEN
PROBABLE, that an assault
upon Western civilization,
like that of Attila and his
Huns, and of Genghis Khan
and his Mongols, might be
repeated - especially as the
object of the assault has
been clearly defined as the
destruction of the leaders of
the United Nations and the
extirpatiOn of their liberties e?
1t has therefore seemed to
me, Mr.. Balaban, that the
moving picture industry
should arouse itself to the
dangers of this crucial situa-
ton, and should help the
press and the radio in arOus-
ing the PUBLIC to these
dangers.
/ am sure the public will
greatly the early
realization by yourself and
your company of the patriotic
necessities of this situation:
and l acknowledge with
thanks your kind letter, and
the opportunity you will give
me to view your important
picture.
Faithfully yours,
William Randolph Hearst.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
July War Output
81 TimesE;igure
For November
Arms Production Cost
4I/7 Billion in Month.
Nelson Says in Report

WASHINGTON. Aug. % CUP.
Production Chief Donald M.
Nelson reported today that war
production in July was three and
a half times the rate OF Novem-
Der. l941. the month before Pearl
Harbor.
He said, however, that combat
plane output was not up TO ex-
pectations and that other slow
spots required redoubled efforts.
In his report Nelson said that
the June output Of planes, guns.
tanks. ships and other war mate
rails was 7 per cent short OF the
production forecasts made al the
beginning of the month. July's
output, however. was an improve
ment over JuneS. indicating
progress toward the scheduled OBJ
jectives.
Nelson told reporters that June
production OF war goods had risen
to value OF $4,000. 000,0 600 which
is at the rate OF $4,000 600, 900
annually. The Presidents goal
was $4,000. 100000 for 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
Jimmy's Part in Battle
Is NeWs to President

Mrs. Roosevelt had any more in
formation a. To the whereabouts
and activities OF their SON." Early
said. than do the fathers and
mothers OF any other officer or
soldier in the armed services"
Early said that when he saw the
President this morning, Mr Roose-
welt asked him whether he had
seen where Jimmy was in a
show.
while we were together"
Early added Mrs. Roosevelt
came In and asked the President
II he could tell her or had seen
any more details than were In
the morning papers.
He said no, that he didn't
know any more"
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Months Boxscore

Nelson reported the following
box score on July production, as
compared with June:
ALL AIRCRAFT Up IL per
cent; combat planes, up 6 per cent,
but mot up 10 expectations
ORDNANCE-Up 26 per cent
and very close TO schedules
NAVAL SHIPS Up % per cent:
considerably ahead of forecasts
for major combat vessels; 'materi-
ally behind expectations" for minor
vessels.
MERCHANT SHIP TONNAGE
49, Up 6 per cent and nearly on
schedule for the month"
The last approximate figures on
actual numbers OF weapons pro-
duced rather than percentages
were given by President Roosevelt
in June. He said then that May
aircraft production was nearly
1000" that tank production was
over 100 and that artillery
and anti tank guns production
amounted 20 nearly 1000
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23

WASHINGTON. Aug. % tUP).
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
learned from the newspapers this
morning for the first time that
their son, Mai. James Roosevelt
of the United States Marines, had
been in show at Maxim Island
IN the Gilberts.
White House Secretary Stephen
T. Early revealed that neither the
President nor Mrs. Roosevelt had
any information about their sons
whereabouts and activities until
they saw the morning newspapers.
White House attaches did not
notify them when the news came
in a communlque from Pearl
Harbor last night.
Neither the President nor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
Raj ReneWs
Battle in Egypt

CAIRO, Aug. % tUP).-1m-
perial fighter-bomber planes
despite dust storms have renewed
attacks on enemy vehicles and en-
campments in the battle area
west of FL Alamein, a communi-
que said today.
Fighters shot down an italian
plane near the island of Cyprus
off the Turkish coast, il was an
nounced and a German Heinkel
was shot down into the sea near
the mouth of the Nile.
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Neither the President nor
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The War Today
Nozi Air Force Shows Signs
Of New Vulnerable Spot
By LOUIS T. kEEMLE
nnea Pro-. Mar Del

arauon Tor the invasion since
they tend 20 cripple The mo-
hility which the Germans had
counted on 20 enable them 10
mass reinforcements speedily
AZ any threatened point,
Now that the United States
Air Force Is actively engaged,
the Germans are due for a
stra6ng which will pale into
insignifcance the heavy raids
of the past two months.
THE STEPPING up OF the
British offensive is shown by
the following figures:
In June and July of 1910
the British dropped $500 tons
Of bombs on German objec-
tives; in the corresponding
months Of 1871 they dropped
$500 tons. and in June and
July of this year, 10000 tons.
In the month ending Au-
gust II. Raj bombers were
in daylight action over Ger
many and occupied Europe on
26 occasions. On 10 nights
raids were made on German
cities. on only one Of which
was the British force less
than 100 planes strong. On
one night it was over 600
planes. The average number
sent was between 200 and
400 planes.
Raids as big as the heaviest
the Germ ans ever made
against England are routine
for the AEF.
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ALLIED OPERATIONS in
Europe since Monday. includ-
ing the Dieppc raid. point TO
a vulnerable spot In Ger
manys srmor that Is begin
ming to crack. Tha, IS IN the
air force
Germany has nof enough
|planes for the Russian front
from Murmansk 20 the eau
casus Mountains, Tor tho
eastern and western Medlter-
hanean and North Africa, and
for western Europe.
The Allies are taking in
creasing advantage Of this
Achilles heel. Important as
The Dieppe raid was as a
clinical test Of the coming
Invasion of the Continent, it
was only part of week-long
combined operation.
All week long the com
bined British and American
air forces have hammered at
the Continent, and they have
been hitting where il hurts.
Their losses in the Dieppe
raid alone were high-more
than 100 planes-but the Of
Ffensive continued undated
after that costly engagement.
THURSDAY 500 British
and American fighters swept
over France in the greatest
daylight attack of the war,
while American Flying For
tresses pounded the rail CEN
ter of Amiens.
In raids on Rouen, Able
vile and Amiens, the Flying
Fortresses, with their preci-
sion bombing from great
heights, have emerged as a
ma jor factor in the air war
which the British have in
itiated.
The Fortresses are a per-
feet complement TO the British
bombers with their much
heavier loads. which are so
effective at night.
From now on, by day and
night except when the
weather prevents it, the Ger
mans may expect 10 be
pounded in their own indus
trial areas as well as the
occupied countries.
1T is a question of how
long they can stand ii. The
British estimate that more
than $50 German planes were
destroyed or seriously dam
aged during the Dieppe at
tack. These planes will have
to be replaced and German
production capacity cannot
keep pace with such a drain.
Allied bombers and fighters
have been concentrating par
ticularly on German rail and
communication centers in
France. Such activities are
OF utmost Importance in prep
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
Tinor Buildings
Blasted by Allies

GEN ERAL NJ a cARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, Australia,
Aug - (UP). - Allied medium
bombing planes attacked Maobisse,
in Central Timor Island northwest
of Australia, for the second
straight day yesterday and started
fires with hits on the building
areas
Evening star., 1942-01-29

hausttvely investigated by both city
and county authorities.
Welsh who frequently offered in
vestigating ofncers his help, was
called before the jury soon after his
return for the Christmas holidays
from Los Angeles where he had
been working as a bookkeeper.
Il hope they unearth something. /"
he said then.
Edgar j. Fleming, uncle of Welsh
and the slain girl, described the in
dictment as 'preposterous."
This family thought they had
suffered the limit Of grief from
Leila's DEATH" he said. "and this
preposterous charge against George
coming on tC0 Of 1t, Is almost more
than they can bear.
I'VE feel. too, it closes the door to
following up clues and the real So
luton We have always hoped for"
Many Clues Found.
Many clues were found after the
Staying. Cigarette butts, a butcher
knife stuck nearly to the hilt in the
earth outside the bedroom window
and footprints of what police be-
lieved to be small man were among
them.
Lear B. Reed, then police chief,