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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
LONDON oct. l.


m SCORES Of ancient buildings the spirits
of murdered barons jealous women and
] martyred maidens still make their shadowy
visitations Bomb blasted churches and
shattered castles are no less haunted than
they were before the Nazis regarded them as
military detectives.
The ghost Of Dan Leno. a famous English
comedian. still prowls what is left Of the old
Driry Lane theatre. The cowled monk still
patrols the church OF st Magnus the Martyr.
And is even joined 10y another ghost who pro-
tests eeriy at the work of the modern van
dals. And the heartbroken nun still glides
through the glades OF Borley Rectory, the
most haunted house in England.
Hampton Court, too, which harbors the
most illustrious company Of spirits still pro-
vides sanctuary for them in spite of air raids,
bombngs and the rattle of ack-aCk fire
representative OF The American Weekly
has Just completed a tour of the better
known ghost haunts And while he did not
actually sac any he learned from local Pee-
pie that the German made high explosives and
incendiares did not dcmolish their cherished
legends.
The Billingsgate fish porters still regard
ST Magnus the Martyr as their own preach
ing place" At least dozen of them told
how they saw the cowled monk stalking down
the bombed aisles under the open roof just
as he had done for three hundreds of years.
They don't know who he Is. or was. beyond
that he had somethin' 10 do with King
Charles" whose memory is still honored by
admirers of the Stuart regime
"Old blokes got pal nah said a burly
porter. Dunno 90 e is meself Some seq
as 'ow 'es the ghost of Miles Coverdale 90
useter be the parson there years ago.
Bombed i'm outta is tomb they did those
famous for their command OF language).
Nah" scoffed a brother. "Taint i'm It's
Emery Cloker, that's wot. Remember i'm
'E's the bloke wot useter be a brewer or
somethn Made will over $50 years ago,
leavn all is cash ter the comp'ny Of Coop
ers. There was law that the will 'ad ter
be read every New Years Day, just ter show
'ow generous the old bloke was. Well, after
the blitz they didn't read the will no more,
so / s'pose old Enerys worried that the Coop
ersll fergit who left EN- all that dough"
"Ho yus?" A dour faced porter removed
a WHISKY mustache from a pint of 'alf and
'alf That's wot you think. 'Es Bob Dun
can i'm like Dick Wilmington 90 became
Lord Mayor o. London Useter be late for
work every day Bob did like others 1 could
mention. And made a VOW that ed put up
a clock so other pore blokes wouldn't be
late. Well the clocks bust amt il? SO
what more natral than Bob comm back 10
look out for, is pals?"
Anyhow they all agree that the monk
has ghosty friend who walks with him
through blaclout and the glare of gunfire,
about the hallowed ard broken ruins OF that
noble church near London Bridge,
Borley Rectory is famous for its strange
collection of spectral inhabitants Skulls
have been found in out-of the-way cupboards,
pebbles have descended with force upon the
head of the rector. Phantom faces have
peered through windows, moping and moving
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

The two knights rode through the steps
of the choir down which. and from the south
aisle, men in black cowls ran and knet to
them. But the first horseman swung his
sword and cut them down. Then the organ
blared out the TIE Deum and the ghostly
shapes vanished.
The woman possessed no special knowl-
edge of the cathedral history. She was I'M
aware. moreover, that she exactly described
the sack of Rochester Cathedral by Simon
de Moptfort and Gilbert de Clare in 1864.
There is no corroborative evidence TO
support this story which means it may well
have been an hallucination. Yet, some years
ago a London doctor investigating some of
the memorials the same apparition And
several soldiers who went TO the cathedral
to give thanks for their safe return from the
Boer War reported the ghosty scene in COM
plete detail
AS none of these soldiers could read md
had left school when they were ten, there IS
little likelihood of fakery.
In recess Of Canterbury Cathedral there
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

BorIey Rectory's
Odd Collection Of
Spectres Is
Reported still
Doing Business at
the Same Old Stand
I'm Essex. The
Ghostly Coach
Thunders Through
the Village Streets,
Spectral Lights
Appear In the
Windows Despite
Stringent Blackout
Regulations, and
Last Year the
Phantom Nun Made
Her ShadOwy
Rounds During An
Air Raid.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

breaking the blackout. Just imagine that"
But her descriptions tally with those Of
the Psychic Research Society experts al
though she swears she has never seen any
of their reports.
Although the traditional phantom vis-
tants to York Minister and to the ancient
cathedrals Of Lincoln and Durham have not
been manifesting any special activity of late,
there are reports that they have been seen
in all three edifices. They too are undeterred
by the senseless destruction instituted by the
indiscriminate BaedeSer raids.
Another famous cathedral which has re-
Gently offered psychic news is Rochester
Cathedral which towers magnificently over
the Midway where it has kept watch over
the souls of the faithful for a thousand years.
Perhaps the strangest of these stories is
that just reported by the Bishop of Rochester,
DR.. Christopher Maude Chavasse who, in his
Diocesan Chronicle relates the vision expert
enced by woman worshiper-
"On Sunday, November 2, 1880, this visi
tor was not we'll enough to attend the full
morning service in the choir of the cathe-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

the transept, a horseman
in chain armor with his
sword drawn. He was fol-
lowed by a second rider
also with drawn sword.
Beside them ran a number
of soldiers and a lot of
low animals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

dral, so sat in the north side of the
nave to say her prayers.
"She became conscious of a great
noise to her left. On looking round
she saw. entering at the north door of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

The Phantom Of Drury Lone. BorIey Reeforys
Ghostly Nun. The Shade Of Thomos Beckett
and Other Famous Spee+res Still Petrol Their
Dimmed Out Beats in Spite Of fhe Maxi Roids
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

until the rector had TO
have one window bricked
up. Coaches and horses
have been heard clatter-
ing over the drives.
But Borley Rectory
was destroyed by fire in
1880. Yet the charred
shell Of that once noble
house has not been de-
serted by its spirits.
The Borley ghosts
are fireproof." one ex-
pert investigator said.
Those spectral sala-
manders were not driven
off when the ancient roof
collapsed in showers of
sparks. In fact they
have become, IL ana
thing, more active"
Many have seen a nun
and a monk . strolling
along a charrN rafter;
others have heard the
coach and horses thun-
dering through the viii
lage street; yet others
have seen the blackout
defied night after night
by eerie lights in the
gaping windows. The.
nun has been watched
as she wandered. wiring
ing her hands. along
Nuns Walk TO disappear
into the old Summer
house.
Footprints have been
seen in the Winter snow.
leading I'm one direction
and defying all eXplana-
ton.
To cap it all, three
months after the fire
half a dozen motorists
saw a beautiful girl in
white at the burned-out
doorway facing the road
She glided into the gar
den and melted" before Il
The Nun is said to az
every year She kept her
1871. The latter year she
trated Nazi air raid that X
cover while she made her 81
the Rectory grounds.
Mrs. Savage lives in a
haunted rectory. She is pc
and a hard-headed. reasons
II got no time to mess
that" she says sharply.
lieve in ghosts til / came
certainly something strang
tory. The only thing tina
that they don't do no harm
want TO be left alone, pc
Each and every one of ther
humans TO mind our owl
calm blue eyes surveyed o
YES" she nodded. II
from that place. Queer sol
be made by man nor beast.
cay. Seen lights too, often
into trouble, they have" she
indignation. The ARP. t
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

t".",,pr II. 1912
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

Dan Leno, the
Famous English
Comedian, Whose
Ghost Is Said TO
Prowl What Is Left
of Drury Lane
Theatre.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Former Glen Echo Park
Superintendent Dies

Frank M. Finlon, 81, veteran Of
the amusement business, and former
superintendent of Glen Echo Park.
died yesterday at his home, 54i9
Cathedral avenue NV, after an
illness of two weeks.
Requiem mass will be sung at
10 am. tomorrow at Our Lady Of
Victory Church by the Rev. Francis
j. Kelly. assistant pastor. He will
be buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Finlon was superintendent
of Glen Echo from 1911 to 1925.
having previously served as operator
and manager of Luna Park,
Scranton, Pa. for six years. After
leaving Glen Echo, he was engaged
in the building and contracting
business until 1887. and for the last
five years operated and managed
COLCHESTER Park, Md, for the Wilmar
Corp.
He was born in Carbondale, Pa.
Mr.. Finlon is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Teresa A. Finlon; a son, Harold
F. Finlon; three daughters, Mrs.
Genevieve B. Krantz, Mrs. Eleanor
T. Beamer and Miss Clara A. Finion,
and a granddaughter, all of WASH
ington; two brothers, John and Hugh
Finlon, both of Carbondale, and two
sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilhooi of
Archibald, Pa, and Miss Finlon Of
CarbOndale. sa--
Evening star., 1942-02-13
u. ). Fleets Raids
Warning Of Attacks
On Japan Herself
Task Force Travelled
More Than 10000 Miles
In Three Weeks at Sea
BY WENDELL WEBB.

ASSoclateo frebS WAr COIIespouoepts
PEARL HARBOR, T. H., Feb. 49,
A definite warning that Japan itself
could expect the same sweeping and
destructive assaults as were visited
on her mid-Pacific islands came
today from Navy officials in their
story of the sea and air action OF
February !.
This long-distance attack by the
United States task force demon
strated how the war can be taken
directly to the enemy's doorstep re-
gardless of distance" one of1cer
said.
Travelled Over 10000 Miles.
1t was disclosed that the ships
participating in the sudden hastings
of the islands Of the Marshall and
Gilbert groups had been at sea at
least three weeks, some much longer,
and that the force Travelled in excess
of 10000 miles.
It is only 1000 miles from Hawaii
to Toxic.
All the time the force spent at
sea was not devoted merely to
travelling to the island objectives.
which were but 1000 miles away.
Other operations, however, were
not disclosed.
The action of February l, Navy
officers said, was the largest en-
gagement of its kind in United
States history. 1t ranks in i'm
portance with the battle of Santiago,
Cuba, July 8, 1898, in which six
Spanish ships were destroyed or
beached.
Mere Offensives Promised.
Further offensives at sea already
have been promised by Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz, Pacific Fleet
commander, who said:
Il can attest that every ship, every
officer, and every man of the Pacific
Fleet, af1oat, aloft and ashore. is
being utilized to the fullest extent,
both to safeguard America and to
bring the war to the enemy's door,"
High officers with the force in the
recent battle unanimously attest to
the skill and bravery of their men.
Their feeling is best exemplified by
the message the force commander
sent to one Of his ships soon after
the assault:
We'll done. You made history in
the Marshall Islands. am proud
to have the honor to command you.
God bless you ALL"
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Rucker
Continued From First Pase.)

heavy bombs land in the water at
the port side conclusion terrific.
THE leader apparently is dis
abled. He tries 4 straight down
suicide dive to the Ghosts deck. He
saw he was going to miss us. He
managed to swoop level and at
tempted to plow straight toward the
deckload Of planes.
"One Of our gunners in a deck
plane conked him he crashed on
the edge 70 the deck. the wreckage
flying in all directions, mostly into
the sea.
IT learned later some OF the other
four bombers with him also were
destroyed.
"In the meantime. bomb frag-
ments with near misses start
fire a sailor rushes to put 1t
out pronto.
Now there's another attack &.
two Japanese twin-engined bomb
ers up 1000 feet =. our planes are
chasing them :. q marine captain
on the control yells an order not
to shoot because American planes
are in the line Of fire he had
an eagle eye.
The gunnery ofiicer sings out to
the captain. Bombs on way, hard
over
The Ghost maneuvers quickly.
Bombs drop OF the starboard bow.
A fighter plane gets one Of the Jap
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Sunless Day Offer
Continued in Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Feb. 13.
The Evening Independent will
continue its famed sunshine offer Of
a free home edition on sunless days
in st. Petersburg, Maj. Lew B.
Brown, publisher of the paper, an
nounced yesterday in a signed edi-
torial.
1t had been planned to discon-
tinue the offer February %, because
adoption of war time trims another
hour of possible sunshine from the
publishing day, and because of
threatened shortages in newsprint.
Since Maj. Brown made the origi-
nal announcement last Saturday
business and civic leaders have be-
sieged him with requests to con-
tinue the offer.
Evening star., 1942-02-13

They new toward Taroa Island
and, within . few minutes, We could
see the palm-fringed atoll ourselves.
It was 10 miles away. Our presence
tn these waters apparently was un-
known even then and We drew
closer. Every one was at his battle
station. The usual chatter dwindled.
I saw no sign of fear, but the
tense waiting wasn't doing the pit
of my stomach any good.
Just before Z o'clock, We saw two
enemy planes take of from the
island. Our anti-aircraft suddenly
blasted the weird silence with din
which from that moment on seemed
almost continuous.
Shore batteries sprang into sharp
action and we could see what seemed
like dots and dashes Of white orange
gunbursts all along the shore. Their
aim was bad.
Almost at that minute squadron
Of American fighter planes from
. carrier far over the horizon swept
over the island, bombing and strait
ing with everything they had. They
must have caused plenty of damage
and several fires started.
AS the fighters shot away from the
scene of destruction, our cruisers
huge guns went into predetermined
action exactly as scheduled. Their
full salvos from time to time lifted
me almost clear OF the signal bridge
deck.
The shore batteries were missing
us by thousands of yards and there
wasn't much time to worry about
things like gunfire anyway.
The enemy was striking back by
that time as best they could, after
getting caught with their guard
down, and here were our first dive
bomb attacks. My ears couldn't
even believe themselves In all that
hell with all the guns going. The
navigator remarked dryly as he
plotted the course, 1T looks like we
stirred up hornets nest here"
There was that chilling whoosh
of huge explosives, ending in q dull
ominous whoomph. Planes were
diving in high from several direc-
tions. I noticed the huge morning
sun seemed spotted with them.
Depth Charges Dropped.
But for the time being neither
bombs nor shore batteries were
effective against us and I recall
thinking there was something ma
jestic about the way the ship was
blasting its way through q veritable
trough Of precariouS safety.
Our cruiser and destroyers were
dropping shells onto the island base
In q never ending stream.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Navy Raid
Continued From First Page. }

has held the islands, her EASTERN
most possessions, under a League
of Nations mandate. Wolfe is
only 635 miles southeast of Wake
Island and was considered the
probable base of attack on
Wake)
On the Island of Mill nothing was
found to attack-there was only
fresh-cut swath through the palms.
Ships destroyed included 1900
ton liner of the Yawata Maru type,
a modern cruiser, two large sub
marines, a destroyer, three 10,000-ton
tankers, five 5000 to 1000 ton cargo
vessels, one 8,0OO-ton auxiliary. two
ships under 5000 tons-probably
mine sweepers or mine layers-and
many smaller surface craft, includ-
ing tugs.
Damaged were an old cruiser. four
auxiliary vessels and three large
submarines.
Most of the Al planes known de-
stroyed were multi-engined bombers.
Five were four-engined seaplanes.
Others, in addition to the offlcial
count, were smashed on the ground.
One officer commented:
"I believe I am right in saying
that every pilot agrees that the
japanese fighters did not show a
love for close combat"
I'VE met 16 japanese fighters in
one sortie," he added, "and got 10
without a loss"
installations razed on the bases
included nine modern hangers, fuel
dumps, munitions dumps, concrete
causeway, several concrete runways,
shore batteries, anti-aircraft en-
placements, storehouses, warehouses
and quarters.
One U. S. Cruiser Hit.
One American cruiser was hit by
small bomb and near miss started
superficial fire on an aircraft carrier,
which was eXtinguished within five
minutes.
Navy spokesmen emphasized four
points in their recital of the days
events:
1.-The islands military installa-
tions were exposed for the world to
hear and read about (under terms
of the League of Nations mandate
the islands were not permitted to be
fortified.
2-American fighters proved faster
and heavier-gunned and more ma
neuverable than the the japanese
despite the fact that ours were
carrier-based whereas the Japanese
were based on land"
3tThe targets for attack were
carefully selected as vital military
objectives.
4The japanese shore batteries
were extremely Ineffective, fired far
wide of their mark and were
silenced by American shellflre with
in a few minutes of our laying gun
fire on their positions thus exposed" )"
Evening star., 1942-02-13
NovoI Spokesman
Stresses Severity
OF Blow to Jop0n
N the Associated Rress.

~ the Associated Press.
PEARL HARBOR, T. H.. Feb.
l3.-The Pearl Harbor naval
Spokesman emphasized "the ex-
tremely heavy" blow struck
against japanese ships In the
sweeping assault Of February l
on the Gilbert and Marshall
islands.
The task force Knocked over
some damn fine ships" he said.
Tremendous demands Will be
made on japanese ship repair
and rebuilding facilities, he
pointed out.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Miracle Saves
z FLYERS Facing
II Jap Fighters
81 the Ayeociated Press,


PEARL HARBOR, T. H., Feb. 13.-
The United States Nays attack on
Gilbert and Marshall Islands wa
not without miracle" as one Navy
spokesman termed the story he told
Of an American aviators escape.
In approaching Taroa," he said,
zone fight commander new in ut q
low altitude for strafing. He and
one winsman engaged almost an
entire japanese squadron of II
fighters.
"The commander shot down two
fighters and the wingman shot down
one and collided with 4 second
which crashed. The American pilots
returned to their carrier safely with
their planes"
Evening star., 1942-02-13


one of our destroyers reported sub
marine contact on the port quarter.
I didn't find whether 4 sub actually
was there but I know the depth
charges added to the noise as the
ship shuddered from the effects OF
its own gunfire and the conclusion
Of bombs exploding in the sea not
too far away.
We could see more fires springing
up on the island under the ceaseless
blasting from the ships.
The enemy bombers still were not
coming closer than 1000 feet be-
cause our anti-aircraft was setting
up what looked like q black tufted
blanket almost as high Is one could
see.
The bombers were not having
. steady target to aim ut either.
Our ship was going through
astounding maneuvers, changing
course constantly, and was shaking
like . wet dog under the showers
Of white hot bomb fragments spray
ing In from near-hits in the sea.
1t was more than an hour after
the attack had started-and after
1t had altered direction in the
knowledge that the mission was
accomplished-that the first and
only dive bomber came which
really got through to us.
Dive Bomber Gets Through.
He came in fairly high and re-
leased q bomb which shook us up
from 50 yards of the starboard
side, Then he climbed steeply,
turned, and roared straight down
with the second half of his two
bomb load. Its shattering explosion
killed several men and wounded
others but did not hit q vital spot
and did no appreciable damage
below deck.
Meantime, our anti-aircraft
blasted at least one attacking plane
from the skies. Some others had
left and the air was getting clearer.
But the rudely awakened enemy
sought one last chance.
VIC 0dW Cl6llt GWAl-Cll6AllCo AOAAip-
ers take OF from the island. They
hummed along In q wide "V" for
nation and probably were $4,000
feet high when they were nearly
overhead.
They shot their whole works al
most simultaneously-16 Of their
bigger bombs, probably 500-pounders.
All Is crashed just astern and set
up such a wall of water that one Of
our pilots said that from the air it
looked like the whole stern of the
ship was enveloped in the ocean.
But it wasn't. It didn't even get hit.
It was one of those split-second
maneuvers executed by our skipper
that let us live.
Sudden Silence Is Deafening.
There were only couple Of other
futile dive bombing tries after that
and the engagement was over.
The sudden silence was deafening.
We glanced toward the island but
it was out of sight. The destroyers
still we're with us and their guns
also finally were quiet.
The sky was blue and clear now
with tropic heat. We had forgotten
all about the weather, but still were
perspiring with excitement. The
sea is calm and the wtnd is warm on
our faces.
We are plowing along steadily
now. Men are going about their
routine duties, the guns are in order
and the decks are cleared Of the
shell cases. Our observation planes
were picked up safely, although with
bullet holes-and there's no land in
sight. T..
We don't know where we're going
now, but the boys have had a great
big bite at the enemy and they don't
care.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Bulletin Seeks to Buy
Public Ledger Good Will
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.-The
Bulletin Co., publisher OF the Eve.
ming Bulletin, has offered so. 900
for the name, good will and Associ-
ated Press membership Of the sus-
pended Evening Public Ledger, Nor
ris Tate, jr., attorney for the Led
gers three trustees, announced yes
terday.
He said the trustees will inform
the United States District Court OF
the offer today. The court will
consider the matter at Its scheduled
hearing February 10.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Facts of Attack by U. S. Fleet


PEARL HARBOR T. H, Feb 13.-Facts Of the February
attack the United States Fleet Japanese bases in the
Marshall and Gilbert Islands:
Time of the assault: 6:58am
Island detectives Marshall and Gilbert groups.
Attacking force: All types Of combat ships.
Military abases destroyed Taroa Vote Roi and Eybor
Military villages destroyed Kwajale and Roi
Ships destroyed: At least 16.
Ships damaged: At least eight plus smaller vessels.
Total tonnage sunk: In excess of 100000 tons.
Total tonnage damaged: Estimated $4,000 tons.
Aircraft destroyed Fortyone plus undetermined num-
Der on the ground
Radio stations leveed: Four major stations
Major objective attack: To smash the Japanese
mid Pacific strength.