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Evening star., 1942-03-08

the course was as plainly defined as city
block.
There we're four deck anchors Brad had had
secured outboard on the fantail - two on
side - rugged so that the stroke of an axe
would send them over the side one by one.
The chain of each was faxed over the bulwarks
50 it would pay out And from each chain
stout steel cable led to one of the correspond
ing four huge wooden spuds secured in metal
sleeves in the rigging.
0RAD had taken soundings around the en-
tire course. He knew how much cable each
anchor and spud would need. Now they were
heading up on the first leg of the rectangle.
The tenseness was something to feel. Captain
Libby puffed noisily on an unlighted pipe.
Cast off"
The axe swung, aft, and the after port
anchor splashed Chain rumbled and whipped,
spraying rust particles over dungaree-clad
men. In the rigging, bluejacket with
sheath knife cut away the spud buoy at the
instant the anchor was taking up slack in
the cable.
The Chickadee went straight ahead, and
the war-colored spud bobbed off her port
quarter and fell astern.
Three hundred yards to the next corner -
the tenseness again, and the cry: Cast off"
Evening star., 1942-03-08

That worried crease between MS Drows meant
he didn't like the looks of the sea - and had
no great confidence in the abilities of re-
serve officer. Brad thought, with hot resent
ment, But I'm tn command Of this ship! and
steamed the Chickadee slowly past the buoy
with grapnel dragging.
1t caught, and they left another buoy to
mark the descending line for divers use.
The signalman who had gone in the whale
boat waved his flags They had removed the
brass plate succinctly stamped: Submarine
Sunk Here. Telephone Inside" They had
talked to the old Eighty Two boat.
She was on the bottom at nearly three hun
dred feet, her after part flooded because of
the failure of main induction valve. There
were no casualties. But air was getting bad,
would last only few hours more.
Captain Libby perspired despite the cold.
He wiped his brow, and said, Then they'd
better use the Momsen lungs and come up
line! Well never be able to put the chamber
over in sea like this. 1t would smash our
side
Brad Hewitt walked deliberately through
toned quartermaster on the pelorus there
to take bearings, and came back to do the
same on the starboard side. Then he planted
his feet wide against the roll of the ship and
faced the four -striper.
I'VE can plant a four point mooring. The
gear is rigged. If they use the Momsen lungs,
it means flooding the rest of the boat, and
you've got that much less buoyancy when
time comes to raise her. At that depth it
means lot of pressure, and longtime
ascent for each man in this cold water. Some
of them might lose their heads and let go.
That would kill them And pneumonia might
kill the rest!'
Captain Libby's face went red. He said,
Damn it, know all that, Hewitt! But t."
And damn it, Captain, know salvage"
The four-striper choked. But. looking at
the solid man. he began liking what he saw.
Il can moor her as steady as rock, !" Brad
Evening star., 1942-03-08
bV Allan R. BoSWorfIa
Miussrufsd by Mjehosi Doius

starboard wing of the Chickadee's bridge,
listening to wind and sea, and hearing
Elinor's sobs
He needed shave. And sleep. He had
been up all night, planning this operation,
working feverishly to rig the gear back on
the fantail. The nine ton steel rescue chamber
stood near like big gray top.
Smoke bomb off the port bow, sir"
A little later they sighted the Eighty-Two
boats telephone buoy, yellow dot on the
heaving green water. Brad ordered a self
bailing motor whaleboat lowered, and drag
prepared. Captain Libby. the submarine
squadron commander, came to the bridge.
He was a nervous man with iron-gray hair.
Evening star., 1942-03-08

Two down. A turn. Down the other leg,
planting the starboard anchors with geo
metrical precision that left the telephone
buoy in the center of the rectange.
Now the Chickadee cruised slowly up that
center with two more motor whaleboats in
the water. Each boat dragged six-inch
manila hawser; the sea caught at the heavy
lines and bent bights in them. But the boats
went on obliquely from the ship, running
the lines out through the fantail bits, and
rocking alongside the two spuds until their
crews had the hawsers secured. Then the
process was repeated on the other spuds,
with hawsers paid out through the forward
bits.
Evening star., 1942-03-08

went on. g I'm not a battleship sailor. I've
worked on the sea, on dirty, thankless, slow
jobs. I'm tugboat man, and ="
He stopped, surprised at himself. He was
almost proud of being tugboat man!
Captain Libby's jaw snapped shut. Then
he said, Very we'll! You're in temporary
command. Proceed!'
IT TOOK time. You had to plan everything.
Cruise around the buoys on a rectangular
course, taking bearings on the Provincetown
monument, on the lighthouse, on signal
tower. on battleship anchored in the harbor.
Study wind and tide on each of the four legs.
Mark the bearings down on the chart until
Evening star., 1942-03-08

Brad said namely: "Elinor! You're here"
She had been crying He had never seen
her cry. Mascara streaked her cheeks. and
her nose looked little red. and she wore
more lipstick than he remembered But she
was still slim, still lovely.
Il just arrived - this afternoon" Her
voice broke. "Oh, Brad! This happened while
- while l was home - getting divorce"
Her face was against his shoulder. He felt
clarity and surge of hope that was as wild
as the sea: Getting divorce! Then he thrust
that thought aside.
Don't worry. Elinor! We've got a rescue
chamber on the Chickadee - my ship. Well
get them up, all right!'
Elinor said, as if very tired: Il knew it
was coming some day. think that must have
been why we - why went home. He was
gone all the time when he was on battle
ship. He was gone, and had nothing to do.
Nothing But submarines!' The word was
shudder. She lifted her wet storm-blue eyes
and whispered: Brad. know now that l
made mistake - that time you asked me.
know was thinking of uniforms and bands
and Army and Navy games and dances at
the Officers Club. 1t isn't like that. It's"
The shore patrol officer put his head into
the door. Your boat is here. sir" he said.
The squadron commander wishes you to
make the flagship and pick him up."
Elinor said, Il can't stand it. Brad! can't
stand this, either!''
She was going to pieces. Brad shook her
back together.
IL tell you I'll get him out!' he cried saw
agely. And to himself. with fierce joy: And
PH punch his face for him! For whot he did
TO me that time, IH 60 dos0n TO the bottom Of the
sea and punch his pretty face
i HE sun was up. Wind had blown all the
clouds out of the sky, and Area Roger, in
dim sight of the Cape, was an expanse of sea
tumbling over itself in hurry to go every
where and nowhere Brad Hewitt stood in the
Evening star., 1942-03-08

Brad Hewitt jockeyed the Chickadee
alongside the telephone buoy. He stopped the
engines Steam winches clattered as the slack
was taken up on this hawser and paid out on
that one.
Slowly, deliberately, the Chckadee trussed
herself into steadiness. The pitch and roll
ceased. Captain Libby grunted, Damn nice
work" Nobody heard him. Brad Hewitt was
in the wing with megaphone, ordering the
diving stage swung outboard, with Jeffries
in his suit.
Brad was thinking, Jef,ies is the man who
plays the hero Jefries does the dangerous
job! A tugboat skipper was like his boat.
Workaday and dull. And he was thinking,
in the grip of cold anger that had lasted ten
years, RI knock Whii's teeth in, down there
in that tigboat Whs7e nobody can see. Let him
report that
But it was curious enough when he tried to
analyze the way he felt toward Elinor -
the way he felt now, when she planned to be
free, and when she had admitted that marry
ing Whit Rand was mistake 1t was curious,
and it would take time to understand
Jeffries went down the descending line that
would guide him to the deck of the Eighty
Two boat. He had the downhaul cable of
the rescue chamber secured to his arm by a
bit of line. While he was down there, attach
ing the shackle of the cable to the submarines
escape hatch, he whistled and shrieked and
groaned. The unearthly noises blasted from
the loud speaker on the fantail. and Jeffries
sang things like:
'Oh, the Chiekodee is just q JOKE
We fill the ocean full Of smoke,
But at sepen knots along We poke
In the working tMgb0at Nas-eee!"
He was calling for them to hoist him so
Evening star., 1942-03-08

soon that no decom-
preston time was
needed. Brad Hewitt
had the diving rig
peeled from the lean
gunner's mate at once,
while the big rescue
chamber was being
swung outboard by the
boom.
Jeffries now took
over the job of oper-
ating the chamber,
with another sailor to
assist him. But Brad
himself manned the
telephone on deck.
Under Brad's direc-
ton, Jefries closed the
chambers lower hatch,
blew his main ballast
tank, and flooded the
chambers lower COM
partment. He started
the compressed air
motor, and the reel be-
gan winding the down.
haul cable, began pull
ing the buoyant cham
Der down into the sea.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Jackson Miss.) Author
Wins O. Henry Prize
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Eudora
welty today was named f1rst-prlze
winner in the oath annual Q. Henry
Memorial competition for short
stories published in American mag
azines. ..
The Award Committee said it
chose the jackson CMiss0 author
for her 1.-THE Wide Net" which ap-
reared in Harper's Magazine. First
prize is $500.
other prizes: Second $4,000 to
Wallace Stegner, Harvard University
English faculty, for Two Rivers;
third (s10O) to Wilbur L. Schramm,
Iowa State University English pro-
fessor, for "Windwagon Smith" T"
Both were published in Atlantic
Monthly.
A special 500 prize was awarded
for first-published story to Jeanne
E. Wylie of Crosse Pointe Park,
Mich. for "A Long Way to Co." also
published by Atlantic Monthly.
The committee said the annual
volume of O. Henry Memorial
stories was to be published today,
containing 81 stories, including those
of the winners.
Entries were judged by Herschel
Brickell, editor of the Volume;
Joseph Henry Jackson, literary edi-
tor of the San Francisco Chronicle:
Amy Loveman Of the Book-of-the-
Month Club; and Marjorie Kinnan
Rawlings, author.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Letter Pleas Go Out
To Raise Million for
War Fund Victory
Week End of Work
And Church Appeals
May Bring Goal

With only three-fourths of the
goal reached in the period orig
inally supposed to end the Com
munity War Fund Campaign
with victory, leaders of the drive
launched a new offensive today
designed to bridge the gap to the
$4,141 900 goal.
Frankly facing serious" situa-
ton, Campaign Chairman Floyd D.
Akers resorted to new tactics in an
effort to reach the potential 169 900
glvers who have not yet been
pledged.
He called a meeting OF the gen.
eral committee and picked cam
paign leaders for II am. tomorrow
at the Mayflower Hotel. The gath
ering, to be attended by about 200
persons, will be for the purpose of
mapping strategy and new plan
ming" 1t was announced.
Results of the drive, which has
been intensely prosecuted since the
first report meeting October u, are:
l,053 givers, $3,106,978.78 in SUBJ
scriptions. This is only 1902 per cent
of the fund.
Another lease of life has been
given the drive, however. There is a
long weekend interval before the
newly designated final report
meeting at the Willard Hotel, slated
Tor 1890 pm. Tuesday. Yesterdays
report session was to have been the
last one.
Personal letters were going out
from organized citizenry and from
representative service and luncheon
clubs, making strong last-minute ap-
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Metal Lath Production
Curtai|ed by WPB
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Production of metal lath and
other metal plastering bases will
halt on November 16 for any use ex.
cept that Of the Army, Navy, Mari
time Commission and War Shipping
Administration, under War Pro-
duction Board stop order issued to-
day.
The action was expected to save
about 145 900 tons of steel and 5000
tons of zinc annually, as compared
with 1899 consumption.
Besides metal lath, the order af-
fects metal stucco mesh, wire lath,
sheet metal lath and metal sup
ports, fastenings and reinforcements.
Nails, clips and other devices for
holding plaster made of non-metal-
lie materials are not affected.
The industry has operated since
February on a quota basis, manufac-
turers being required to restrict pro-
duction to specified percentage Of
normal output.
WPB said only minor readjust-
ments of production schedules would
be necessary for most manufacturers
because virtually all are engaged in
war production to a considerable ex-
tent.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Franco Replies Satisfactorily
To Presidents Assurance
Accepts Statement Thut U. S. Operations
In Africu Do Not Affect His Country

President Roosevelt said today
he had received a very satisfac-
tory reply from Gen. Francisco
Franco of Spain to his Saturday
night message assuring the
Spanish chieftain that the
American campaign in Africa is
not directed in any way toward
Spain's territory.
The President disclosed the ma
ture OF Gen. Frances reaction at q
press conference after the White
House had made public note from
the President of Portugal accept
ing similar message as another
proof" OF the ''unalterable" friend
ship between Portugal and the
United States.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Former French Premier Offers
To Serve Giroud as Private
ComilIe Chuutemps,
Now Living Here,
Gables His PIeo

Camille Chautemps, former
Premier of France, who now lives
with his family at 414 High
street, Chevy Chase, Md, yester-
day cabled through the State De-
partment to Gen. Honore Giraud
commander of anti Vichy
French forces in North Africa
offering his services as a pri-
vate in the new French Army.
M. Chautemps, who has behind
him long political career, is above
the draft age, but is anxious to fight
the Nazis.
Before 1889 he was twice Premier
of France. During the war he was
Vice Premier in the Reynaud cabi-
net and when the. French forces
collapsed in 1910 and Marshal Petain
took over he was Vice Premier for
eight days under the marshal.
During those eight days he was a
strong advocate of removing the
seat Of government from Bordeaux
to Algiers, abandoning European
France to the Nazis and continuing
resistance across the Mediterranean
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Is More Are Executed
In Nazi-HeId Countries
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 13.-Twenty- five
more persons in Nazi-occupied Eur
ope have been executed for espio-
mage and on other charges, Allied
governments in London said today.
Czechoslovak officials said IL
Czechs were beheaded in Prague
for spying, and IL others charged
with other offenses were executed
at the same time.
The Belgian government reported
that Victor Lemmens of Brussels
was executed for alleged espionage
on behalf of the British.
The Germans in Prague have
been forced to organize special "as-
sault commando" corps to protect
themselves against attacks by the
Czech population, the Czech gov
ernment reported.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
.Sta|ingrad Repu|ses
New German Attacks
With HeavyLosses
Red Army Newspaper
Coils Fighting Stort
OF Nuzi Offensive
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Nov. 13.-Repeated
German attacks, which Red Star
characterized as the beginning
of a new Nazi offensive, were
hurled at the defenders of Stall
ingrad yesterday, but the Rus
slams declared today that all the
assaults had been repelled with
heavy Nazi losses.
The Red Army organ said the
Germans had thrown overWhelm-
ingly superior forces into the battle
and the midday communique of the
Soviet Information Bureau described
the fighting as fierce.
The official bulletin, however, did
not go so far as to label the as
saults a full-fledged offensive and
the details which it gave were not
indicative of a large-scale battle.
I'm the Stalingrad area" the
communique said, fierce fighting
continued. Our troops are firmly
defending their positions and re-
pulsing attacks by enemy infantry
and tanks.
Nazi Airdrome Raided.
I'm one sector eight Red Army
men who were defending the flank
Of their detachment repulsed three
German attacks and fourth attack
by an entire company of German
infantry. The Germans left go
dead on the field"
Northwest of the Volga River city,
Russian troops repulsed an enemy
attack and wiped out $50 Nazis. the
bulletin added.
The government organ Izvestia
reported, meanwhile, that Russian
aviators of the Black Sea fleet had
! made damaging surprise raid with
parachutists on German airdrome
near Maikop in the Caucasus.
Following a heavy aerial bonn
bardment, Izvestia said, the para
chutists-armed with special equip
ment-were dropped on the field,
where they set fire to 13 planes and
damaged 10 more. They also were
reported to have burned a railway
station.
River Crossing Blocked.
Approximately 80 German planes
were said to have been using the
airdrome as a base to attack Black
Sea ports.
In other action in the Caucasus
the Russians reported their artillery
had prevented the Germans from
effecting a river crossing northeast
of Tuapse, inf1icting heavy losses on
the enemy Southeast of Nalchik,
where Red Star said the Russians
had retaken two settlements, Soviet
artillery was credited with smashing
four German armored cars, battery
of -millimeter guns and a NOR
tar battery.
On the Leningrad front the So
Wet Information Bureau said Rus
sian snipers killed $50 Of the enemy
in two days, while on the central
front 300 more Germans were re-
ported killed by artillery fire.
In local fighting on the front
northwest of Moscow the Germans
were said to have lost an additional
$50 men.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Hershey Order Halls
Army Induction Of
Men Now,0ver As
Teen-Aee Bill, Minus
Troinine Clause, Goes
To White House
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

A step ahead of President
Roosevelt's signature on the
teen-age draft bill, which con-
tains a provision relieving As
year-olds from service, Maj. Gen.
Lewis B. Hershey, director of Sc
lective service, today stopped the
induction Of the oldest men liable
for Army induction.
Actually, tn estop order on induct-
ing men who have reached As was
effective for 80 days, but that was
considered a formality since the
President is expected to sign the
legislation almost Immediately. It
was passed late yesterday by the
Senate and now awaits the Presi-
dents signature.
AS soon as Gen. Hershey's tele-
gram reached District draft head
quarters today officials notified the
induction station at Fort Myer to
send back any 45-year- who
might have been sent over today
for their Army physical examina-
ton.
Effect Is Limited.
Draft headquarters thought it un-
likely that relieving 45-year-olds
from service would affect the predic-
ton made last week that no mar
ried men would be called before jan
uary. 1t was explained that the Or
der does not affect large group,
since it applies only to those who
have become As since February and
most of the men have been deferred
on grounds of dependence.
Draft officials pointed out that the
fate of 45-year-olds who already
have been inducted is up to the War
Department.
Gen. Hershey's telegram said the
order did not prohibit registrant
in this age group from volunteering
for induction.
Draft officials said there was q
question whether there were enough
18 and 10 year olds available for
induction to fill the entire January
call. Draft boards will be told to
start counting noses" Immediately
1t was disclosed that the 3rd Serv-
ice Command has asked District
headquarters for a report of the
number of men in this group.
Every effort will be made. it was
(See DRAFT, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Stand|ey Hints Return
To Moscow Post Soon
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Admiral William H. Standley, AM
bassador to Moscow, conferred again
with President Roosevelt today and
told reporters afterward it was fair
to assume he would return soon to
his post in Russia.
Admiral STANDBY carried a crude
beech cane made from one of several
trees he said were torn down by Ger
mans in destroying the home Of
Count Leo Tolstoy, the Russian nov
elist, on foray about 60 miles
from Moscow.
The Ambassador said Maurice
Hindus, Russian-born writer of New
York, had three canes made from
the ruined beech trees, giving one to
President Roosevelt, one to Wendell
Willkie on the latter's recent visit
to Russia, and one to him.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
TOTO Reported Boosting
Of u. S. Overthrow
, the Associated Press

by CHe ASSOClHCed Press.
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, Nov. 13.-Dispatches from
Toxic said Prime Minister TOTO told
conference of prefecture gover-
nors today that the successes Of
Japan's armed forces had prepared
the way for final overthrow of the
United States and Britain, and that
Japan would stay in the fight until
the day of victory.
The Premier said Japan's home
front needs were to develop indus
trial output and the transport sys-
tenn - particularly shipping - and
strengthen the food basis of the
nation.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Rickenbacker's S
Pilot Found in
South Pacific
Capt. W. T. Cherry
Rescued; Hunt for
Others Pushed

The War Department an
nounced today that Capt. Will
liam T. Cherry, jr., Abilene, Tex,
pilot of the missing Rickenback-
er plane, had been picked up in
the South Pacific yesterday.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and
seven Army men have been missing
since October 81 when they reported
by radio that their bomber was run
ming out of gas south of Hawaii.
Until the Navy notified the War
Department today that Capt. Cherry,
who is reported in good condition,
but weak, had been picked up in the
Pacific, no trace had been found Of
the plane or any of the eight men.
From such information as Capt.
Cherry was able to furnish, it is be-
heved possible that other survivors
may be on life RATS in the same
general vicinity" the War Depart
ment announced. "An intensive
search of the area is being made by
surface ships and long-range planes"
The brief message from the Navy
gave no details of how Capt. Cherry
was discovered. His early recovery
is expected, the dispatch said.
Ever since the plane bearing Capt.
Rickenbacker was lost after 1t set
out from Honolulu, an intensive ma
val and air patrol search has been
made. Officials said hope had never
been lost of rescuing some of the
survivors.
The World War ace and president
of Eastern Air Lines had returned
to Washington from England only a
short while before he took of from
the United States on special secret
mission in the South Pacific for Sec
retary of War Stimson.
In addition to Capt. Rickenbacker
and Capt. Cherry other members Of
the party we're:
Col. Hans c. Adamson, 532 Twen-
tieth street NV, Washington, a
passenger; Second 1t. James C..
Whitaker, Burlingame, Calf; Sec
ond 1t. John j. Deangolis, Mosque
hening, Pa; Staff Sergt. James w.
Reynolds, Fort Jones, Calf; Sergt.
Alexander T. Kaczmarczyk, Tor
rington, Conn, and Pvt. John F..
Bartok, Freehold, N. J.