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Evening star., 1942-01-31
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No results were noticed. Following
this I made quite few attacks on
fighters. Estimate I must have made
at least 10 attacks.
"On two of these I definitely saw
an enemy plane in flames falling out
of control Other attacks were
pressed home, but due to circum-
stances could not take time to OBJ
serve the results Also I made one
more attack on bombers from over
head. I observed the plane I was
aiming at waver and am sure he
was hit with a good burst.
Il would spot an enemy from
above, dive on his tail and shoot.
Great superior numbers were always
present. I repeated this procedure In
all my attacks on fighters and sue
ceeded in catching several" Pilot
from Coronado, Calf.
January %. Regarding the same
air battle. When we reached our
ceiling we singled out bombers and
made an attack on them from three
directions-dead ahead on port and
starboard. After several repetitions
of this the lefthand plane, which 1
was following fell out of formation
but joined up again. Then the
formation turned. one plane gave
several large puffs of smoke and
fame and finally went down near
Satellite Field. The plane which I
was following finally went down.
diving after several more bursts. I
was then attacked by several o.
fighters and had to break of.
After diving 5000 feet one Of the
fighters broke off and climbed back
on them tagging behind. I caught
him just past P and after one
burst his wing came off and down
he went. Another bunch of fighters
had been shooting at me SO I re-
turned to the field where I crashed
due to the fact that my flaps would
not come down" Squadron leader
pilot from the Navy, Of Scarsdale,
N. Y.
Copyright 1912. Chicago Daily News)
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Canadian Military AHache
Gives Red Cross $500

Brig. Gen. H. F. G. Letson. Mil
itary Attache of the Canadian Lega-
ton, was included among Washing
ton contributors to the American
Red Cross war fund yesterday with
a gift of 5000.
Largest donation reported during
the day was $4,000 from the Hecht
Co. The Lichtman theater chain
sent one of $3.50, apart from the
employe and individual theater col
lections. and the Capitol Fur Shop
contributed $1,000.
The District chapter also received
a number of contributions from
national and regional firms which
decided to pro-rate their gifts
among the communities in which
they do business. These included:
R. C. A. Communications, Inc,
$1,100; Ross Jewelry Stores. $500;
Kay Jewelry Co. $50; Franc Jewelry
Co.. $3.50; Marx Jewelry Co.. $140;
E. M. Rosenthal Jewelry Co., $500,
and Swope Jewelry Co., $75.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
.0.P. A. Puts CeiIinq
On Prices Of Radios
And Photographs
Rumors Of Possible
Increase in Cost
Of Coffee Denied

In a move to check price increases,
the ONCE of Price Administration
has fixed manufacturers charges
for horne radio and television sets,
monographs and radio tubes.
The o. P. A. announced yesterday
that the price ceilings would be-
come effective February 9. The fac
tories then may not charge more
than the highest net price on Octo-
ber IS. 1941, or the 9O-day period
Immediately preceding that date
The approval Of the o. P. A. will
have to be obtained to market new
models after the effective date
Equipment for commercial, police or
military use Is excluded from the
ceilings.
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
son said maximum prices were set
to stabilize retail charges and that
the o. p. A. would fix ceilings on
wholesale and retail prices, If neces-
sary.
The o. P. A. today announced the
appointment of James H. Simon of
Washington as principal industrial
specialist In its consumers durable
goods section, with the specific job
of handling problems involving
radios, batteries and musical instru-
ments. Mr.. Simon is president of
the Simon Distributing Corp, which
deals in radios and radio accessories.
Mr.. Henderson also announced
he was prepared to allocate whole
sale coffee stocks or license imports
to prevent "maldistribution" of sup
plies. The o. P. A. chief charged
that trade quarters" In New York
have been spreading false rumors
of possible increases in coffee prices.
These rumors were described as
completely unfounded, and Mr.
Henderson said the o. P. A. has no
intention of raising the coffee price
ceilings He announced the o. P.
A. would send out questionnaires
to the industry within the next few
days to obtain data which may be
used in setting up system of
wholesale ALLEGATIONS, if the latter
become necessary.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Nozis Claim Russians
Suffer Heavy Losses

BERLIN German Broadcast)
Jan. 81 tP.-German, Italian, Ru-
manian and Slovak troops Coop
Grating on the eastern front have
again inflicted heavy losses on the
Russians, the German high COM
mand declared today.
Both repulse of Soviet attacks and
execution Of their own offensive
were reported in behalf of the Axis
armies.
Nineteen enemy tanks were de-
stroyed in these operations and a
number of enemy fighting posi-
tons were destroyed" the high COM
mand said.
A counterattack northeast of
Kursk, railway city 2S0 miles be-
low Moscow, was declared to have
resulted in a complete success for
the German infantry and mecha-
nized troops OF Maj. Gen. Breith.
An enemy force Of several divi-
sions and armored units which had
penetrated into German lines was
defeated with heavy losses for the
enemy and thrown back eastward"
The site OF this engagement was
not given. A 93-mile drive across
the Donets basin which led to the
capture of Lozovaya is the most
spectacular Of recent Soviet thrusts
into winter invasion lines.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Virginia Leaders Sign
Glass Election Petition

BY the Associated Press.
Aides of Senator Glass, Democrat,
of Virginia said yesterday the Sem
ator had received an election petit
ton signed by Gov. Darden. all elec-
tive State officials of Virginia, all
Democratic members of the Virginia
Senate and all but three Democratic
members Of the Virginia House.
The three members, Senator Glass
Office said, did not sign because they
were absent on account of illness.
The petition was forwarded TO
Senator Glass for filing in behalf
of his candidacy for denomination
in the Democratic primary in Au-
gust. The law requires candidate
to file a petition signed by $50 voters.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
II. Charles Keene Dies;
Was Educated in District

1t. Charles Keene, jr., U. S. N. r.,
died yesterday in the Naval Hos
pital at League Island, Philadelphia,
after an illness of several months.
A native of Hampton, Va, 1t.
Keene. who was 80, lived for some
time in Washington, and attended
Force Elementary School, Western
High School and Schadmann's Pre-
paratory School. He was graduated
from Western In 1927, from Schad-
manns in 1928, and from the Naval
Academy in 1882.
He resigned from the Navy in
1887 and was commissioned lieu
tenant JgD in the Naval Reserve
later In the same year. Later he
was promoted to lieutenant. He had
been on active duty from January
20, 194l, until the illness that caused
his death. 1t. Keene, who lived In
Scarsdale. N Y, is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Helen Huberth Keene,
and two daughters.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
SomerveI Hailed
For Defense Bui|dinq,
Gets Oak Leaf Cluster
Construction Supervisor
Credited With Boosting
Army's Preparedness

Brig. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell
assistant chief of staff for supply in
the War Department, today was
awarded an oak leaf cluster on his
Distinguished Service Medal for out
standing work in supervising con-
Struction of cantonments for the
Army.
The citation said Gen. Somervell
had rendered exceptionally meri-
torious and distinguished services in
the performance of duties OF great
responsibility from December IL,
1910, to November 4, 194l."
During that period, the citation
said, Gen. Somervell was in charge
of the construction division which
was engaged in the greatest build
ing program of modern times due to
the emergency increase in the Army
and in order to provide the neces-
sary housing for our troops and IA
.cilities urgently needed for produc-
ton of the munitions required for
our Army and for other nations"
The citation pointed out that
quarters for troops were ready in
advance Of requirements, and con-
struction of vital defense plants and
facilities was pushed to such an
extent that completion was or will
be in advance of schedules.
Gen. Somerville. the citation
added, carried out his duties with
energy and ability, and the success
with which the construction division,
under his leadership and inspiration,
provided shelter and other needed
construction in record breaking
time. has contributed in a marked
degree to the preparedness Of the
Army and the defense of the coun-
try"
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Nazi Moves in Italy
Seen Hinting Major
Mediterranean Drive
Passenger Train Service
Curb Reported; Planes
Are Concentrated
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A hint of possible Axis maneuvers
to challenge British control Of the
Mediterranean on an unprecedented
scale was contained in third-hand
report today that passenger train
service will be sharply curtailed in
Italy tomorrow.
The report came through Ex-
change Telegraph, British news
agency, from Zurich, Switzerland,
and quoted Rome dispatches.
Restrictions on civilian railway
traffic have frequently attended
large troop movements within the
lands dominated by Adolf Hitler
British intelligence work already
has disclosed an unusual concentra-
tion of German planes in Southern
Italy.
May Be Aimed At Malta.
Mobilization aimed at knocking
Malta out Of the war would be
logical development OF Axis strategy
following the, surprise successes Of
Field Marshal Gen. Erwin Rommel
in recapturing Bengasi and driving
back the British from other newly
won Libyan bases.
Malta, a fortified island lying be-
tween Sicily and the Tripolitanian
coast, has been subjected to daily
air raids for weeks. The aim OF the
Germans and Italians obviously is
to neutralize the rock-sheltered
naval and air bases of British flght-
ing men there
The Germans, while officially dis
missing Nazi Withdrawals as incon-
sequential adaptations to Arctic
fighting conditions, broadcast warn
ings from Berlin to Western Euro
peans on what Russian conquest
would mean.
Troop Story May Be Ruse.
A London Daily Mail dispatch
from Madrid-the seat of a Spanish
government cooperating paSsively
with Berlin-said Hitler had with
drawn all his active divisions from
France, Belgium and Holland and
replaced them with armies Of oc-
cupation made up OF boys from is
to 18 and men over 40
This account, of course. may be
intended to lure the Allies into
making q premature invasion at
tempt from the west.
Hitler proposes to use the active
divisions as q nucleus of reserves for
a spring campaign, the dispatch
said
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Dutch
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bombed and machine gunned. The
Japanese succeeded in destroying a
church and school building ah in
flicted slight damage to q radp sta
ton. No casualties we're repoted.
"An enemy transport fed was
spotted At l pm. 1t was seer from
Amboina.
"All preparatory destructon of
vital points in Amboina and icinity
were ordered and immediatT car
ried out.
In the evening the enem began
the real attack. At severa points
along the coast cruisers. detroyers
and transport ships wen lying,
while on various places detruction
was still burning"
Amboina's Location!
Amboina, about midway between
the Celebes and New Guirea, is in
the Molucca islands, ahut IT'S
miles south of Mindanao sland in
the Philippines, where he jap
anese have a base at DSao, and
about 634 miles north Of Darwin,
Australia, site of an australian
naval base.
The Netherlands conmunique
said that reports from several
places in the archipelago, told Of
japanese air activity.
The airdrome at Banjemasin, a
Borneo port 300 miles ndtheast Of
Soerabaja, Java, was machine
gunned but no casualtiss and no
damage were reported.
Some bombs were dropped at
Tanjongbalai, on the northeast
coast of Sumatra, at Sabang, of the
north tip of Sumatra ami Baoebaoe,
on the island of Boetoag, of the
southeast coast of Celebss. Two men
and two children were reported
killed, two men and our women
seriously wounded and many others
slightly wounded. y
Aimed at Cutting Allied Line.
AAAASAAASo couA SOo tOA SAAS &AAANSe
news agency that the attack or
Amboina, in addition to threatening
the naval base, also was apparently
aimed at cutting the Allied supply
route to Australia.
1t was announced officially that
transport transferring 4German in.
ternees from the Netherlands Indies
to British territory was subjected tt
japanese action which caused
great many victims"
The transport was said to be th'
last of series which was takini
Nazi interned persons from thes'
islands in accord with the wa
prisoners clause of the 1921 Treaty o
Geneva forbidding the holding o
prisoners in an area of combat.
The entire Archipelago has beer
declared q zone Of hostilities.
Those nterned were largely Ger
mans who were rounded up by tn
Dutch here after the NaI invasion
Of Holland in May, 1910, and wer
kept in q camp In South SQmatra
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Pan Maine EIuded SUBJ;
Crew of 80 Safe in Port

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Jan. 3l.-The 7,236-ton
tanker Pan Maine, reported at
tackled by submarines January 81,
is safe in an American port with her
crew of 38 men.
officers of the First Naval District
said last night that the original re-
port resulted when Second Mate
Melvin Hayes of Baltimore and
John Larnowicz of South River,
N. j., saw a periscope 80 close that
an attack was anticipated"
The periscope was lost from view,
however. five minutes after it was
seen and the vessel proceeded on her
way through heavy weather.
The Pan Maine, owned by the
Pan-American Transportation Co.,
of New York, was built in 1886 at
Kearney, N. j.
The Navy first reported the Pan
Maine was attacked at mid-after-
noon on January ~. but later an
nounced that there were indica-
tions AL was well"
Evening star., 1942-01-31
William A. Thomas, 66,
Interior Decorator, Dies

William Albert Thomas, sc, interior
decorator, who died yesterday at his
home, "a West Grove avenue, Alex
andria, Va, will be buried In Con-
gressional Cemetery, following serv.
ices this afternoon at his home.
Head of the firm Of w. A. Thomas,
founded by his father, Mr.. Thomas
had charge Of painting the interior
of number of legations, Govern
ment buildings, including the new
House Office Building and Treasury
Department, and the White House.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Marguerite T. Thomas; two daugh-
tiers, Alberta Thomas and Mrs.
Florence Hickman, and q son, A.
Roy, all of Alexandria.
Evening star., 1942-01-31

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC From japanese Broad
casts, Jan. 3l.-A Domei dis
patch from the Malayan front
today said japanese forces NOV
ing down on Johore Strait had
seized control of water reser-
voir serving the island of Singa-
pore from the peninsula main
land
tThere are two other reser-
voirs for Singapore on the island
itselfD
The mainland reservoir lies about
II miles northeast of Pontian Kechil.
Six Allied Transports Claimed.
No resistance was encountered by
the Japanese as the British i'm
perials moved back toward Johore
Bahru, facing Singapore Island, the
Domei correspondent reported.
Japanese imperial headquarters
announced that six enemy trans
ports were sunk and five others were
set on fire or heavily damaged Tues
day and Wednesday during jap
anese air attack on the port Of
Padang, on the west coast of Su-
matra.
The japanese report said one TO-
0OO-ton ship and three 6,000-ton
vessels we're set on fire, one 2,000-ton
vessel was heavily damaged, and
tUn 0l0-tn, Sh ~tI,
small vessels were sunk.
In air raids on Singapore Tuesday,
Japanese naval bombs were said to
have destroyed five British planes
on the ground and heavily damaged
one enemy vessel in port.
The japanese further said air
installations were subjected to
destructive assault.
BorneO Position Captured.
Waves of Japanese naval bombers
raided Singapore Thursday, the re-
port declared, destroying military
objectives, hangers and railway
track at seven places and causing
fires. Two planes we're reported
shot down in an air battle.
Following a successful landing at
Pamangkat. on the west coast of
Dutch Borneo Tuesday. the army.
closely cooperating with naval
units, completely occupied Sambas,
80 miles northeast. on the same day,
the japanese announced.
(Pamangkat is about IS miles
north of Pontianak. chief city
of the Borneo West Coast. The
Dutch announced the japanese
landing Thursday
Another japanese column driving
southwark from Kuching. Japanese
occupied capital of Sarawak, on the
island of Borneo. captured Ledo
airfleld. about Is miles southwest Of
Sangu, in the western part of Dutch
Borneo Tuesday, the Japanese re-
port added.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Mrs. Davidson Heads
Opportunity House

Mrs Richard Porter Davidson yes
terday was elected president OF OPP
portuiity House at a special meet
ing OF the officers and Board of Di-
rectoE.
Mrl Davidson, who will replace
Arthtr Clarendon Smith, resigned,
will IKE over active voluntary man
agenent Of the house with the as
sumtion of her new position.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Col. Charles {. Carpenter
Retired Marine, Dies

Col. Charles c. Carpenter, SO. re-
tired Marine Corps officer who COM
manded the I'd Marine Brigade sta
toned in the Dominican Republic
in 1922, died in a local hospital yes
terday. Funeral services will be
held at 3 pm. Monday at Arlington
National Cemetery.
Col. Carpenter. who retired in
1926 because of poor health. was
born in New Hampshire on August
81, 1872. During his career, he
served in China, the Philippines and
the Panama Canal Zone. His wife
lives at $50 Park avenue, New York
City. A sister, Mrs. John A. Ship
lev, also lives in New York
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Wage Dispute Settled
At Bendix Indiunu PIont
nv the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The National War Labor Board
yesterday announced settlement,
subject to ratification by the c. I. o.
United Automobile Workers, of the
wage and union shop dispute at the
Bendix products division Of Bendix
Aviation Corp. in South Bend, Ind.
The board refused to reveal terms
of the agreement pending the rati-
fication vote by union members at
South Bend, for which no date has
been set.
About 1900 employees working on
aircraft parts and other military
orders were involved in the dispute.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Reds Strike al Nazis'
Broken Donefs Lines,
Taking @ Villages
Reds Report Victories
From Lake linen to
Ukruiniun Front
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Jan. 31.-Red Army
troops, striking against newly
ruptured German winter lines in
the Donets Basin after deep
Soviet penetrations through the
north and at the center, claimed
today the recapture of 46 more
villages and towns.
Broadcasts from Berlin warning
western Europeans what Russian
conquest would mean" shared the
air waves with Moscow radio sum-
maries of flanking and encircle-
ment victories from Lake linen to
Ukrainian granary gates.
The Soviet Information Bureau
reported that the 46 towns newly re-
captured we're in the pincer zones
of the central front and In the
south, where the previously an
nounced drive OF Soviet spear
head to Lozovaya had placed Red
Army legions only TO miles from the
big bend Of the lower Dnieper
River.
Later, in its midday communique,
the Information Bureau said Rus
sian tanks blasted what 1t called q
psychological attack" by the Ger
mans in fighting for the village Of
*" leaving 100 Germans dead on
the battlefield.
4,400 Nazis Killed.
The midday report also said Red
soldiers operating on the Leningrad
front during the last two days de-
stroyed IA enemy blockhouses,
eight enemy machine guns, and
killed nearly 1,l00 officers and men.
The Hiterlites lost over 800 SOL
diers and officers killed" in q 49,
hour action on the Kalin front: $500
in the conquest of Sukhinichi, in the
Kirov sector $50 miles southwest Of
Moscow, and suffered heavy casual
ties in other snow-covered battle
zones, the bureau said.
Seven locomotives, 100 supply
laden cars, two tanks, more than
100 trucks. an aerial bomb depot and
other trophies were declared to have
been added at Sukhinichi to the
already enormous stores Of captured
German war equipment.
Ski-equipped planes of the Rus
sian air force struck again and again
In support of the ground troops.
Stores Destroyed.
"On January 20 our aviation de-
stroyed l39 trucks with supplies, 6
armored cars, over 40 carts with war
equipment, guns and ammuni-
ton dumps" the information bureau
reported. Our aviation also dis
perSed and annihilated over a bat
talon 600 mem of enemy infantry" "
A 68-year-old collective farmer
named Belichenko, an artillery vet
eran OF the 1904-05 Russian JAP
anese war, was praised omcialIy for
his help in driving of an armored
detachment which had pushed Red
Army troops back at the village Of
Nikiforovska.
"Belichenko decided to help the
Red Army men and took his place
at one OF the guns" communique
reported. by direct fire he dam
aged one German tank and smashed
an armored car"
Evening star., 1942-01-31
E. B. Mcintyre Dies;
Wus Realty Salesman

Erwin B. Mcintyre, 56. real estate
salesman and farmer. died suddenly
of heart ailment Thursday at his
home in Glenmont, Md.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Evelyn
Evans Mcintyre, secretary Of the
Selective Service Board in Silver
Spring, he is survived by two chill
dren, Erwin, of Kensington, Md,
and Phyllis, of Glenmont, and a
brother, Ernest c., of Washington.
Services will be held at 2.30 pm.
tomorrow at Grace Episcopal
Church in Woodside, with burial in
the church cemetery.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
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Tex, and Leonard A. Reierson, fire.
man, Brooklyn.
The two injured men are Frank
McGhee, fireman, Worcester, Mass.
and r. D. Jones, third mate, Provi-
dence, r. I.
The skipper said the tanker cap
sized when hit by the second tor
pedo, but did not sink until an hour
and a half later. He said the sub
remained at the scene for 20 min
utes, then headed eastward and SUBJ
merged about a mile away at sea.
Charles Mcdonald, radio opera.
tor, was on watch at the time of the
attack. He sent two S o SIS anc
received several answers before
abandoning his post.
The men were in the lifeboats fol
two and a half hours and they re.
ported that their only thought or
sighting the rescue vessel was food
They had abandoned ship just a.
the watch was changing and as din
ner was about to be served.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Shriners to Honor Foley

An entertainment and dance will
be held tonight at Almas Temple,
1915 K street NV, in honor Of
Howard p. Foley, recently elected
illustrious potentate of the Shrin-
ers, and Mrs. Foley. Mr.. Foley
succeeded Earl Whittier Shinn, who
will be master of ceremonies to-
night.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Australia Makes Plans
To Meet Invasion
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 31.-The
Melbourne radio yesterday said
plans were being made to distribute
emergency food supplies to inland
centers in event of an invasion of
Australia by the Japanese.
The station also mentioned that
coal miners in New South Wales
have asked permission to form a
peoples army" for operation as
guerrilla bands.
The broadcasts were received here
by the C. B. S. shortwave listening
station.