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Evening star., 1942-06-04
Senate Votes War
On ; Axis Puppets
Without Debate
Leaders, Meanwhile, Move
To Block Showdown on
Soldiers Pay Increase
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress formally voted war
against Bulgaria, Hungary and
Rumania today, with the Senate
unanimously approving resolu-
tionS passed by the House with
out dissent yesterday.
Without debate, the Senate
quickly voted to include the three
Axis puppets with three other ma
tions, Germany, Japan and Italy,
against which the United States
declared war last December.
The Senate vote on the resolu-
ton was 67-0 on Bulgaria, Ito on
Hungary and 1910 on Rumania.
32-Minute BaIIoting.
The balloting was completed in
80 minutes.
Congress has been informed by
President Roosevelt that Rumania,
Hungary and Bulgaria were fighting
against the United Nations and were
preparing to extend their activities.
Introduced in response to a special
message from President Roosevelt,
the resolutions directed the Chief
Executive to employ the entire
naval and military forces of the
United States and the resources of
the Government" in war against the
three Axis satellites. Rumania de-
clared war on the United States last
December IL and Bulgaria and
Hungary followed suit on December
l3.
Senators showed far greater in
terest in maneuver by administra-
ton leaders to avoid an immediate
showdown on the politically potent
issue of a soldiers pay increase.
With President Manuel Quezon
of the Philippines scheduled to ad-
dress the chamber, Democratic
Leader Barkley said he hoped action
on a proposed motion by Senator
La Toilette. Progressive, of wisconsin
to bring the pay question back be-
fore the Senate could be delayed.
Will Press for Vote.
Senator La Toilette said he was
ready to press for vote on a mo-
" dASSlldl IilC OCIldIC COll-
fereeS, who thus far have refused to
agree to a twice-expressed House
demand that the minimum pay of
the armed forces be raised to $50
month.
At present buck privates are paid
S2l monthly for the first four months
of service, the amount rising there
after to $50. The Senate, in passing
general pay adjustment bill, raised
this to s42, to begin when a man
enters service.
President Roosevelt was quoted III
usually informed quarters as favor
ing the s42 amount and one Senator
who asked to remain anonymous told
reporters he had little doubt mat
the President would veto the bill if
the $50 level was allowed to stand.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Dutch Hit Nazi Principles
As Threat TO Religion
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 4-Leaders Of
both Protestant and Catholic
churches in the Netherlands have
circulated throughout the country
statements condemning Nazi princi-
Piles as a threat to religion, the
Netherlands news agency Aneta said
yesterday.
These statements created a tre-
despite efforts Of the Nazi authori-
ties to suppress them Aneta said.
The Catholic bishops circulated a
pastoral letter which was read in
churches throughout the country at
tacking the Nazi-dominated labor
Service as a great danger to Dutch
youth.
Dutch youths compelled to join
the labor service were urged to be
strong in their faith and to show by
their lives that christianity is the
only force which can reform the
world"
The Protestant churches on May
10 read a joint declaration of a
general meeting of the Netherlands
Reformed Church. expressing con-
Germ "over the course of events in
our country, namely, the way the
three basic principles of our life
justice. charity and freedom of con-
science and conviction-are being
violated"
Evening star., 1942-06-04
U.S.. ShipsSpoin OiIond Gasoline
Occasionally as Part of Swap

more apart. Whenever SPANS sup
ply gets low we let another boat CO."
This official emphasized that the
fuel involved was OF type not
commonly used in this country,
that no aviation gasoline was in
cluded and that two American OBJ
servers were kept in Spain to see
that the shipments were put to the
industrial uses for which they were
consigned and did not leak into
German hands.
This is not appeasement of a
European neutral, although it
might play minor part in keeping
Spain on the neutral fence" another
official said. 1T is rather a hard
headed, semibarter business propo-
sition under which, for low-grade
fuel oil and gasoline, we get many
critical materials we are short Of"
While officials refused to say how
much oil and gasoline was going to
Spain, one declared, "It Is not very
much, you can be sure of that"
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Mostly Ineendiories
Dropped, Nozis Report

BERLIN From German Broad
casts, June 4 R.-Ten British
bombers were shot down during the
night as the Raj attacked Bremen
and the surrounding area, the Ger
man high command announced
today.
The raiders used incendiaries for
the most part, though some high
explosives were dropped, the an
nouncement said.
German night raiders were re-
ported to have bombed the naval
base of Poole on the British south
coast.
In daylight operations over the
Channel yesterday, the high COM
mand said, the British lost "a planes
in air combats.
During the preceding week, the
Germans said, British plane losses
totaled 318 craft, of which Al were
reported shot down by Nazi naval
units. German losses in the same
period were put at 81 planes.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Summary Of Todoy's Star

U. S. still permits shipments of gaso-
line to Spain. Page Al
Senate prepares to declare war on
three Balkans. Page As
Du Pont, five firms indicted in price
fixing case Page A-6
Mutual manager says FEC regula-
tions are reasonable. Page AS
War spending figure due to pass
5000, ,O00, ,000, 900 soon. Page ALA
Washington and Vicinity.
% draft registrants granted changes
in status. Page AS
New AFRAID control center being
built in Montgomery. Page B-1
Miscellany
After Dark. Page BIZ
Births and Deaths. Page B-8
Marriage Licenses. Page BIS
Natures Children. Page B-23
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Eastern Gas Ration
May Be a Gallons
After July IS
Permanent System
AboIishes * Cards,
Increases Curbs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Plans for permanent ration
ing of gasoline in the East before
July IS, announced last night by
the Office of Price Administra-
ton, revealed that the contro-
versial tx" cards will be elimi-
mated and indicated that the
basic allowance for each motor
ist might be slightly less than
four gallons a week.
The four gallon figure was predi-
Gated on the extension of gasoline
rationing on a Nationwide basis and
decision on this extension rests with
President Roosevelt, it was said. In
the event the extension is vetoed by
the President it was expected East
ern motorists driving non-essential
cars could expect approximately the
same three -gallon-a-week ration
now allowed.
OPA studies of the national situa-
ton, officials explained, are being
built around an average mileage al
lowance for non-esSential motorists
of approximately 1880 miles of driv-
ing year.
Must Register Again.
Under the program for the Eastern
seaboard announced by the OPA to
replace the temporary system that
expires on July l, all motorists who
register on date yet to be an
nounced will receive a basic coupon
ration equivalent to approximately
three gallons week. Rationing eX-
tention might increase the weekly
maximum to the nearly four gallons
Although Representative Better,
Democrat, of New York, said he
learned in a conversation with Pc
troleum Co-ordinator Ickes that
Nationwide rationing would be in
stituted on July IS, War Production
Board Chairman Nelson declared
no final decision had been made.
Mr.. Ickes held a press conference
today, but declined comment on the
rationing plans. saying: Il have no
responsibility for rationing gas"
Silent on Resolution.
Nor would he discuss a resolution
adopted yesterday by the Petroleum
Industry War Council opposing the
national rationing of gasoline to
conserve rubber until further facts
are made available justifying such
rationing."
Although members of the council
still in session, stood in back of the
press conference room, Mr.. Ickes
said he had not received the reso-
luton and would withhold comment
until he had read it.
Here is the way the program an
nounced by the OPA for the II
Eastern States and the District OF
Columbia will work:
All drivers must register again be-
fore July Is. On registering, they
will receive an "a" card containing
48 coupons divided into six sections
of eight coupons each. Each section
will be good for so days.
Must Turn in Coupons.
The coupons. each good for g
unit of three gallons, or possibly a
little more. of gasoline. must be
turned over to the gasoline station
attendant, who in turn will need
(See GASOLINE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Allied Sub Sinks
Jap Transport
Full Of Troops
Two Other Vessels
Sent Down; Third
Badly Damaged

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Australia, June Am Allied
submarine, cruising Japan's
shipping lanes, has sunk $4,000
tons of japanese shipping
three vessels including a 5000
ton armed troop transport, Al
lied headquarters said today.
All those aboard the transport,
possibly as many as 10000 troops,
probably were lost, the communique
said.
In addition to the transport, 1t
stated, two heavily loaded armed
supply ships" of 5000 and 10000
tons were sunk and third of 1000
tons was badly damaged.
The communique did not specify
the time covered by the operations,
but said the sinkings occurred in a
raid on enemy shipping lanes.
Text of Communique.
The communique text:
Ill d IdlO Oil eIlelIly shipping
lanes, one of our submarines sue
cesSsfully sank two heavily loaded
armed supply ships of 5000 and
10000 tons. badly damaged a third
of 1000 tons and sank an armed
transport of 5000 tons with probable
loss of all troops.
The Japanese are notorious for
overlooking troops transports. 1t
Is known that they put more than
10000 soldiers on some 6,000-ton
ships.
1T is apparent that this was the
work OF our submarine on cruise"
Jap Subs Sink Ship.
Earlier, Gen. MacArthur's head.
quarters announced that Japanese
submarines had sunk one ship of
the east coast of Australia, and
Prime Minister John Curtin said
at Canberra that three of four Jap
anese submarines which entered
Sydney Harbor last Sunday were
sunk before they could attack.
Mr.. Curtin told Parliament that
the fourth submarine, alone able TO
fire its torpedoes, also was sunk.
(CBS heard an Australian
broadcast that one of the sub
marines had been raised in sgd
ney Harbor and found to be 'ob-
viously of the same type as that
used in the attack on Pearl Har-
bor.'D
Previously it had been reported
that only three midget submarines
had been sunk in Sydney Harbor.
one by gunflre and two by depth
charges. The only Australian loss
in the Japanese foray was a ves-
sci used as naval depot ship.
The Prime Minister also told the
Parliament that the Coral Sea bat
tie was a signal success" which
had sverted an immediate threat
to Australia.
Two Announcements Made.
Headquarters made two announce
ments concerning the latest activi-
ties of Jap submarines.
The first, without giving any re-
suits, merely recorded that attacks
were made on two small cargo YES
sells 35 miles east of Sydney and
another ship 225 miles south of
there.
The second bulletin said further
information indicated one of the
ships was sunk, but the others
escaped.
Today's regular headquarters
communique reported only one de-
velopment in the air war, an Allied
air force attack on Rabual, North
eastern New Britain. which caused
large fires in the wharf and mill
tary camp area.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Overtime Pay Plan
For j. ). Workers
Called Inadequate
Admiral Fisher Fovors
Bill as Right Step, Hits
Compensation Ceiling
BY ]. A. FOX.

Representatives of the Navy
and War Departments, in which
thousands of civilian employees
are working long hours without
extra compensation, today in
dorsed the overtime pay bill
sponsored by the administration,
but Rear Admiral c. w. Fisher of
the division of shore establish
ments of the Navy told the
House Civil Service Committee
that ''it is not a complete Solu-
ton of the problems that con-
front Government employees"
The question of taking care of
those not covered-this number has
been estimated at 189 ,000-is of i'm
mediate Importance, he added.
At the same time the drive of
organized labor to get fiat increase
for all Government workers con-
tinued, with william c. flushing,
chief OF the Legislative Committee
CT the American Federation of
Labor, telling the committee, which
has been holding hearings for three
days, that the Federation wants the
bill providing a $500 bonus. Mr..
flushing said that he would like to
see both measures passed.
Wage Hour Act Cited.
Admiral Fisher and other wit
nesses from the two departments
emphasized the desirability of the
overtime bill as a step toward
equalizing the conditions under
which employees work, examples be-
ing cited where one group is denied
overtime for doing the same type of
work that calls for extra pay when
performed by others.
The officer also pointed out that
the Government has applied the
overtime principle in private en-
ployment through the Wage and
Hour Act and added that he cant
see why if certain standards are
desirable for employees in interstate
commerce, they are not desirable for
those in the Federal service"
The admiral was critical of the
proposal to put a $1,000 ceiling on
the total salary payment permitted
Ca OyTUrDTrNFE DAV pora Acl
Evening star., 1942-06-04
kazis' Executioner
Heydrich Dies Of
Wounds in Prague
46 More Czechs Killed
In ReprisoI, Bringing
TotuI to l63 Dead
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN From German Broad
casts, June 4-Reinhard Heyd-
rich, 38, ReichSprotector for
Bohemia and Moravia, died in
Prague this morning of wounds
suffered in an attempt on his life
May 27, it was announced off,
cially today.
Emanuel Moravec, propaganda
minister of the German -controlledD
Czech government, addressing
huge mass meeting at Prague today,
disclosed officially for the first time
that young Czech parachutists had
been dropped in Bohemia and
Moravia with army explosives.
He added that most of them had
been rounded up and, this being the
case, no special precautions were
taken to protect personalities of
the Reich" The few criminals
who escaped" he continued, "sufficed
to bring misfortune to us" tan
obvious reference to the attack on
Heydrich).
Series of Attacks.
with the aid of foreign instruc-
tors, young Czechs who were mobil-
lied by compulsory means In for
eign countries have been especially
trained for sabotage acts" Mora
yes said. They were told that revo-
luton was imminent in Bohemia
| and Moravia. AS signal for the
uprising, a number of assaults were
carried out against prominent Ger
man and Czech personalities and a
series of attacks were made against
industrial plants. public buildings
and other institutions.
He declared the organizers "of
this assault" believed the Czech
people would care for these agents
and even give them shelter.
"Benes Edouard Benes, president
of the provisional Czech govern
ment in London) knew, however,
that he was sending these agents into
certain death. He was, there
fore, convinced that If it should
not come to revolution in our coun-
try he could at least make Churchill
prime Minister ChurchilD believe
that such a revolution had taken
place.
The assassination of the man
known among scores of millions Of
Europe's oppressed peoples as Der
Henker"-"the hangman'-is ex-
pected to bring about the shooting
of hundreds of hostages in addition
to the 1853 already slain in swift re-
prisals, Czech circles in London as
serted.
London sources declared Heydrich
recently was appointed Gestapo
chief for Occupied Europe and it
was pointed out ironically that the
butcher of Moravia" died in vir-
tually the same manner as hun
dreds of hostages he had ordered
shot in France, Holland, Belgium,
Norway, Poland and other countries
during his hated career.
A Czech source in London said au-
tomato rifles used by two men to
shoot Heydrich were from the ord
nance of the disbanded Czech Army
and possibly were dropped by para
chute. The Czech government ap-
pealed by radio to the Czechs to
stand firm against the Gestapo
(See HEYDRICH, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-06-04
BY the Associated Press.

Government officials said today
that the United States was still per-
mitting periodic shipments OF oil
and gasoline to Spain.
But they declared that both oil
and gasoline were low grade, that
only enough to meet essential do
mestic requirements in Spain was
granted export licenses, and that
the United States receives much
needed strategic materials in re-
turn.
Discussing reports from Madrid
that five Spanish tankers were en-
route to Spain with gasoline, fuel
oil and kerosene in accordance with
agreements between that country
and the United Nations, officials
here said the last tanker to leave
the United States for Spain cleared
about six weeks ago.
These shipments do not go at
regular intervals" one official said.
Sometimes they are two months or
Evening star., 1942-06-04

key position of Bir Hacheim. :
A Near East command communi-
que said British forces, attacking
at the last light of June 2" drove
the enemy out of lamar, 81 miles
southwest of Tobruk and 6 miles
west of Knightsbridge, track
center around which has occurred
,auch of the fighting in this latest
Eibyan campaign.
The enemy is known to have
lost at least IA tanks in this en-
gagement," the communique de-
clared.
The German field commander
apparently desires to capture Bir
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Troops in Britain
To Send Letters
Home by Film
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 4.-United
States Army headquarters an
nounced today that American
troops in the British Isles now
will be able to send airgraph
letters to relatives and friends
at home.
The system is similar to that
used by British troops in India
and the Near East. The letters
are written on specially pre-
pared blanks and photographed
by micro-filming process.
The films are taken by bomber
to Washington, enlarged by the
War Department and forwarded
to the addresses.
The use Of such letters is not
mandatory. but it would save
hundreds of tons of air mail.
Evening star., 1942-06-04

Foreign
Allied submarine sinks loaded Jap
troop transport. Page Al
Nazi hangman Heydrich dies Of
wounds. Page Al
Two torpedo boats sunk, 2 transports
hit, Russians claim. Page Al
Stilwell and Brereton in Chungking
to confer with Chang. Page Al
Two Jap Navy officers killed by Brit
ish on Madagascar. Page Al
Commands in minor raid on French
area; get data. Page AZ
Army bomber crew safe after tropic
adventure. Page Al
National
Congress told overtime pay plan Is
not complete solution. Page Al
Eastern gas ration may be 4 gallons
after July Is. Page Al
Evening star., 1942-06-04

Hacheim, southern end of a severed
line which once extended to Ain Ell
Gazala, to make impossible Brit
ish counterattack from that tiny
oasis, about so miles southwest of
Tobruk.
There are British Indian troops
at Bir Hacheim, but British sources
said the main force consists of
Free French metropolitan troops
plus a battalion of the French For
eign Legion which now is, about IS
per cent French.
The British communique said
(See LIBYA, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Ace
Bags 2 Bombers
Over France

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 4.-Squadron
Leader j. A. F. MacLachlan, who
wouldn't let the loss of an arm
interfere with his RAF career, shot
down two of four German bombers
destroyed over France last night
end damaged two others.
He has operated his fighter with
a metal arm, plus special gadget, "
since an amputation resulting from
his being shot down over Malta
some time ago. His present night
fighting score is seven planes
downed.
The other two German bombers
downed last night were credited to
a Czech flight lieutenant, Charles
Kuttelwascher, boosting his night
fighting score to II.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Cyfhera, U. s. Patrol Graft,
Lost in Atlantic Area

The Navy announced today the
loss of the U. S. S. Cythera, a small
naval patrol vessel, in the Atlantic
area and said that the next of kin
of the personnel aboard the con-
verted yacht had been notified.
The Cythera was commanded by
1t. Comdr Thomas w. Rudderow Of
Highland Lane, Bryn Mawr. Pa.
The total of men lost aboard the
Cythera, which was described as
overdue for more than three weeks,
was not given. although as a yacht
the vessel had carried a crew of 20.
The sinking of the Cythera was
announced by the Navy in the same
communique which gave additional
details on the Dutch Harbor air
raids.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
II British Planes
Missing; Dieppe
Docks Target
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 4.-British
bombers heavily blasted Bremen,
Germany's second seaport, in
the latest of the RATS current
series of raids to knock out vital
German objectives.
The Bremen raid, the Gath of the
war, was linked with an attack on
the Dieppe docks and the Air Min
iStry announced that 10 bombers and
two fighters were missing from the
night operations.
A strong RAF force few through
moonlit skies to strike at Bremen
targets-such as shipbuilding and
submarine yards, docks, railways,
steel works, oil refining installations,
an aircraft factory-in follow-up to
the mass raids on Cologne and
Essen. Only Hamburg ranks ahead
of Bremen as a German maritime
center.
Heavy explosions were heard at
Folkestone today from the direction
of Boulogne, where the Commands
landed last night, as the RAF re-
sumed its sunshine offensive against
occupied France with big morning
and afternoon raids.
Bremen is a city of 325, 900 popula-
ton occupying sandy plains on both
banks of the Weser River, 46 miles
from the North Sea and 300 miles
from England's east coast.
Flares Light Targets.
British flyers found weather favor
able and cast their explosive loads
on Bremen by the light of flares,
the Air Ministry said.
Nazi airdromes in Occupied France
and the Low Countries and the har-
Dor installations of Dieppe, on
Frances Channel coast, also were
attacked and mines were laid in en-
emy waters, it added.
Reliable sources said the new noe
turnal thrusts were on a moderate
scale for the second night in sue
cesSion, following the crippling l.
000-plane assaults against Cologne
and Essen Saturday and Monday
nights.
A Berlin broadcast said the Brit
ish attacked places along the north
west coast of Germany and 10 of
the raiders were shot down, but
disclosed no details.
RAF planes were heard over the
moonlit channel in the early morn
ing hours and soon after dawn the
bombers were heard throbbing their
way back to their bases, concealed
in a low haze.
Four German aircraft were de-
stroyed during the night over Nazi
bases in France and another over
Britain, it was announced.
Nazi Planes Forced Back.
A small number of German planes
tried to cross the southeast English
coast by daylight, but heavy fire
from ground batteries forced them
back in some disorder.
DI tIlSll
for the contemplated 2,0O0-plane-a
night raiding of Germany is a new
n-motored Manchester bomber
which Aircraft Production Ministry
announced is equipped to carry
tons of explosives.
A powerful associate of the huge
Wellingtons, Hampdens, Strings
and other bombers of the RAF, the
Manchester weighs Is tons loaded,
carries a crew of six or seven, has
maximum speed of 300 miles an
hour and a range of approximately
1000 miles.
The wingspan is given as SO feet,
1 inch; length, SO feet, 10 inches;
height, 20 feet. 1t carries eight
machine guns, in nose and tail
turrets, all hydraulicaIy operated.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Curtin Pays Tribute
To American Forces

By the Associated Press.
CANBERRA, Australia, June A.
In a war survey delivered in the
Australian House of Representatives
Prime Minister John Curtin paid
tribute today Ito the bearing of
American forces in this country"
Evening star., 1942-06-04
DrottninghoIm Sails
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 4.-The Swed-
ish liner Drottningholm sailed last
night with 949 diplomats and other
nationals of Axis countries on her
second voyage to Lisbon as a diplo-
matte c-exchange vessel.