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Evening star., 1942-08-28
Raj Torpedo Planes
Attack Italian Cruiser
Northwest Of Crete
Large Merchantmen
Under Escort Also
Believed Struck
By the Associated Press.


CAIRO, Aug. 28.-An attack by
Raj torpedo-carrying aircraft on
an Italian cruiser of the 7,847-ton
Giuseppe Garibaldi class Wednesday
night off Antikythera Island, north
west OF Crete, was reported by Brit
ish headquarters today.
The same night and near the same
place southbound enemy vessel
which appeared to be either an oil
tanker or large merchantmen,
accompanied by escort. was attacked
by the planes and believed struck by
torpedo.
The British announcement said
the results of the attack on the
cruiser could not be observed be-
cause Of heavy anti-aircraft fire, but
that the next morning a sinking
burning ship which might have beer
either the warship or the merchant
man was seen northwest of the
island.
Only It's bow was above water
and 1t was shrouded by a pail oi
smoke which covered the sea fol
almost. 80 miles. An, observation
plane reported that two small ships
were seen standing by.
Operations in the Egyptian desert
were confined to air activity ano
desultory artillery exchanges yester-
day as an ominous lull continued te
hang over most Of the El Alamein
front.
A British communique reported
that Raj fighter -bombers had again
attacked Axis communication lines
on the southern sector and said ar
enemy bomber which tried to fly
over an air base in the Nile Delta
was driven of and set afire.
Evening star., 1942-08-28

Investigated and found our marines
firing on two japanese planes which
had landed In the lagoon" Col.
Carlson continued.
The morning of the second day
only eight japanese were left on the
island. We wiped out all we could
find and after checkup with the
natives found only two japanese un-
accounted for.
I'VE spent the second day de-
stroying installations, which beside
the gasoline. included bombs and
American and South American
canned beef. American salmon and
other food supplies which the Japs
had in reserve there.
THE natives said the japanese
came there in December. They said
there were some British and Cath
olic nuns on the island, but didn't
find out what became of them
There were no whites on the island
when we got there.
"The natives were ruled by a ma
tive King who was good fellow and
gave his sarong to Capt. James
Davis of Ohio, who had lost his
pants in action and went around
the rest OF the time fighting wear
ing the Kings sarong.
Disregarded Wounds.
Second 1t. Charles T. Lamb OF
Snow Hill, N. c., did fine piece of
work. He got a bullet through the
helmet and two wounds in the shoul-
der and / ordered him back to the
ship but he kept on fighting. With
two volunteers he went out to the
lagoon to investigate sloop. AS he
came alongside a Jap marine put a
pistol through a portfolio, firing
point blank at Lamb, but missed.
One of the men tossed in a hand
grenade, then went aboard, finishing
the jap"
Maj. Roosevelt, replying to ques-
tions as to whether his unit was the
same as other Marine forces, said:
We don't conform to any stand
ard. This Is a special organiza ton
for which Admiral Nimitz is respon-
sible and was organized by Col. Carl
son. Its success is due to co-opera-
tive teamwork effort. The success OF
this task was due to the excellent
cooperation OF naval ships and is a
perfect example of the Navy and
Marines working together. About
our men, I don't think there is a
finer group Of men In the world
They are picked battalion ana next
to the eolonels leadership the fea-
ture was their work as an excellent
team"
Evening star., 1942-08-28

EDUCATORS MEET-John W. Studebaker 0eft) United States
commissioner education and chairman of the ONCE Of Edu
cation Commission shown greeting Dean Joseph w.
Barker special Secretary the Navy Aeri
University today at the opening Of institute educa
ton and the (story Page AID Star Stan Photo
Evening star., 1942-08-28
BY WALTER B. CLAUsEN.

PEARL HARBOR, T. H., Aug. %.
A force of $50 Japs-virtually
every defender-was wiped out and
all seaplane installations method
ically wrecked by United States
Marines during the recent Maxim
Island raid, now disclosed by eye
witnesses to have been a two-day
job of slaughter and destruction.
Contrasting with earlier reports
of hit-and-run raid, the partici-
pants, including Maj. James Roose-
welt, son of the President, made it
clear that the scrappy Marines
even hunted for the few Jap strag-
lers still alive before withdrawing
to ships 40 hours after landing.
And so stealthy was the landing
during a moonless night on the
northernmost island OF the jap
held Gilbert group, 1900 miles
northeast of the Solomons, that the
Marines had been ashore for 20
minutes, deployed for battle, before
the Japs discovered them.
THE morning of the second day
only eight Japanese were left on
the island" related 1t. Col. Evans
F. Carlson of Plymouth, Conn,
commander of the Marines.
Only Two Japs Unaccounted for.
1--WE wiped out all we could find
and, after checkup with the ma
tives, found only two japanese un-
accounted for. I cannot disclose
our casualties, but will say the Jap
anese losses on land alone were
more than 10 to of our losses, not
counting the $50 Japs lost at sea or
In planes"
(This was the first word Of
such an extensive loss of life
among the defenders. Earlier re-
ports on the raid had estimated
the number of Japs killed as "at
least go" American losses were
described in these reports as
moderately
The expedition sank two Jap
ships, destroyed two enemy planes,
devastated three radio stations and
destroyed a thousand barrels Of
American-made gasoline the Japs
had stored for seaplane use, as we'll
as a large amount of supplies.
Other dramatic episodes cleaned
from the eyewitness accounts:
Jap snipers, strapped to coconut
trees, fired at Maj. Roosevelt but
missed. Il fired two shots at snip
ers" was all the eldest son of the
President would say concerning his
personal activity.
Photographs taken after the raid,
however, showed Maj. Roosevelt with
a bandage around the end of his
right middle finger. There was no
explanation of how he received the
injury. He was wearing a broad
grin at the time and otherwise
showed no Ill effects.
Other pictures showed a lot Of
satisfied smiles on the faces Of the
marines after they returned from
the scrap. Col. Carlson looked un-
usually happy.
King Donates His Sarong.
The islands 1,700 natives gladly
worked with the invaders and their
king gave his sarong to Capt
James Davis of Evanston, Ill, who
lost his pants in action. Capt. Davis
donned 1t.
Sergt. Jim Faulkner of Red Oak
Tex, caught four Jap bullets, NUT
tered Dammit" each time, then
carried on until led reluctantly away
to an operating table. And there
he beloved at surgeons that he was
being pampered.
Pvt. John Hawkins of Southgate
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Geography, in Addition to Axis,
Foe in Eastern Mediterranean
Admiral Horwood,
New Commander,
Cites Role for Aviation
BY LARRY ALLEN,


AT HEADQUARTERS OF THE
COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE
BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN
FLEET, Aug 28-Breaking his
silence for the first time since
assuming command of the Eastern
Mediterranean Fleet, Admiral Sir
Henry H. Harwood declared yester-
day he has two enemies to whip in
the Mediterranean-the Axis and
geography.
In one OF the clearest explanations
Of the toughest naval commands in
given to newsmen, the admiral
bluntly said the navy has big Job
to do and he would rather talk about
1t after it is done.
Admiral HarWood was handed one
OF hte toughest naval commands in
this war as successor to Admiral Sir
Andrew Browne Cunningham, now
on duty in Washington.
Geography is the essence Of the
whole naval problem out here
geography and air power" he said.
Within Enemy Bomber Range.
He pointed out on big charts in his
Office the Axis air bases in Crete,
Sicily, Greece, Dedecanese Islands,
Pantelleria and Libya and the ease
with which enemy bombers can
swoop on the feet within a few
hours after 1t puts out to seq. - 'A-'
He emphasized that adequate air
protection was essential to any sue
cessful normal operation, although
there may come times when the
warships alone must risk all in an
effort to carry out vital task.
Too busy to see newsmen until
now because Of the press of work
connected with assuming command
from Cunningham, the stockily-
built, blue-eyed admiral, 81 years
old. received correspondents for
nearly an hour in the top story of
his oftlce in an old chateau-Iike
building amidst pungent pines along
the Mediterranean waterfront.
The admiral, who looks and talks
like the movie actor, Edward Arnold.
declared there is no way of know
ing how much or what types" of re-
Inducements the Axis has been able
to get across the Mediterranean
from Italy and Sicily to bolster the
forces at El Alamein. But he said
he believed the Nazis had used air
transports extensively as well as
ships to pour fresh manpower into
the Axis fighting reservoir.
Subs Blasting Axis Conveys.
The admiral did say British sub
marines were doing excellent work
destroying Libya-bound conveys
While surface craft were not over
looking any chance to send an Ital-
ian warship or supply ship to the
bottom.
He did not, however, supply any
ngures on the percentages of Axis
ships lost in these operations.
Along with marrying the enemy's
lines OF communications, the admiral
disclosed warships were kept busy
bombarding Axis coastal positions
| and bases such as Matruh, Egypt.
with occasional excursions to the
north to the Dodecanese Islands.
British destroyers shelled Axis
bases along the Egyptian coast line
again Wednesday night.
Could Give Fighter Protection.
Admiral Harwood said that when
and If the British Army succeeds in
pushing the Nazis back to Bengasi
the British then would be in position
to afford adequate fighter protection
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Jops From India Reach
Portuguese East Africu
b the Associated Press.

b tie eAssociated Press.
LOURENCO MARQUES, Portu-
guese East Africa. Aug. 28.-The re-
patriation ship City of Paris docked
here today with Japanese nationals
fom India to be exchanged for
United Nations diplomats and other
citizens released by Japan.
The Japanese liner Tatuta Maru
arrived here yesterday with about
300 Britons and nationals of other
Allied governments.
Evening star., 1942-08-28

for warships which automatically
would permit bigger and more ex-
tended operations.
He said he had no clear cut in
formation on the situation in the
Pacific because of the difficulties OF
getting accurate information, but
jokingly remarked that if the Jap
anese lost all cruisers which have
been reported hit they would have
run out of cruisers weeks ago. ~
The admiral said that as far as he
knew there were no American war;
ships in the Mediterranean. Axis
broadcasts frequently have referred
to strong formations" of American
warships here.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
District Traffic Toll
Rises 10 50 as Chef,
Struck Sunday, Dies
NE. Resident, "a, Hit
Stepping orr sofety Zone;
Trolleys in Collisions

The Districts 1912 traffic toll rose
to SO today with the death at Cas-
ualty Hospital of James Shelton.
colored, 80, of 1887 @ street NV.
chef at the Merry Land Club.
He was injured Sunday when
struck by an automobile at Fourth
and C streets NV. and treated at
Casualty for compound fracture OF
the leg and a fractured skull.
Police listed the driver OF the
car as William E. Edwards, q, OF
HOO Eighteenth street NV.
Struck Near Safety Zone.
Francis r. Sadtler. IA, of 1890
Bladensburg road NE, was seri-
ously injured last night when struck
by an automobile as he stepped
from a safety zone at Bladensburg
road and L streets NE. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital for
broken ribs, shock and possible lung
puncture.
Police said the automobile was
driven by William H. Compton. 81.
of 4002 Forty eighth street, Bladens-
burg. Md.
Capital Transit Co. streetcars were
involved in four accidents last night
and this morning. Jimmy Mordicat.
colored, 81, entertainer at the Crys-
tai Club. was taken to Casualty
Hospital for treatment OF contu-
sions and cuts about the head after
the automobile he was driving and
streetcar collided at Seventh and
F streets S.W.
Mordecai was thrown to the street
by the impact and the automobile
was turned around and travelled 76
feet before coming to a stop, police
said. Lure G.. Jackson, so, of 5517
Illinois avenue NV, veteran OF
20 years experience, was the oper-
ator of the street car, according TO
police.
Treated for Injuries.
Glenn A. Deal, 26, of 1904 Four
teenth street NV, was treated at
Emergency Hospital last night for
| foot injuries suffered when the
street car he was operating struck.
the rear of another which had
stopped to discharge passengers at
Fourteenth and Webster streets
NV. Before striking. the car ahead.
the trolley operated by Mr.. Deal
sideswiped an automobile driven by
Vartan c. Casbarian, 36, Of 1903
Delafield place NV. -
No one was injured in two other
collisions of street cars and automol
biles. One accident was at Thir-
teenth and G streets NV. and the
other at Georgia avenue and Rock
Creek Church road.
An inquest was scheduled for to-
day in the death of Miss Katherine
E. Hill, 70, of 2100 Massachusetts
avenue NV. Miss Hill, long a mem
Der of the faculty and OF the board
OF trustees at the Mount Vernon
Seminary, died at Emergency Hos
pital Wednesday night several hours
after being struck by bus at Twen-
tieth street and Massachusetts
avenue NV. Police said the vehicle
was driven by James O. Nelson, "a,
of the 1000 block North Carolina
avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Miss Washington Holds
War Department Post

Miss Marilyn Maxim, 18, who was
selected Tuesday night as Miss
Washington" is employed by the
War Bonds Division of the Office
Of Chief Of Finance, War Depart
ment, instead OF in the War Bonds
Division Of the Treasury as reported
in Wednesdays Star Miss Maxim
Is a junior clerk and lives with her
parents at 8 Windlass Green.
Evening star., 1942-08-28

ian casualties, the italian high COM,
mand reported today.
One of the raiders was shot down
in. flames and another made forced
landing after being damaged by
anti-aircraft fire, a communiquei
said. The pilot of the latter craft
was reported captured. r
German fighters also were said to
have shot down three British planes
in dogflghts over Egypt.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
British Raid Sicilian Towns.

ROME From italian Broadcasts) :,
Aug. % LR.-British air raiders
attacked the Sicilian towns of Celia
and Comiso last night, but caused
only minor damage and few civil
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Temple Loses Gun

LOS ANGELES tP.-An employe
reported to police the theft of a
16-gauge shotgun - from the in
formation desk OF Aimee Semple
McPherson's Angelus Temple.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Congress in Brief
Senate:

SHHAVe.
In recess until Monday.
Finance Committee continues work
on tax bill.
House:
In recess.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
One Fighting Frenchmon Who
Wants TO Work for Hitler

man who can produce quickly
and with precision all that is
required Of YOU
That l can. indeed replied
Tho applicant Il come highly
recommended
Ah-h-h-h. the questioners
rubbed their hands together with
pleasure and looked al one an
other hopefully Perhaps this
was but the first of many who
would see the light and under
stand that they shrugged their
shoulders der Fuehrcrs New
order was the only hope for
France.
Just then one Of the Quslings
thought to ask the man what he
could do.
we need tank mechanics par.
ticu'arly You are. of course.
such a mechanic o"
No the applicant shook his
head But as said before.
am very good in my line and !
would like 20 do something
for Hitler ! am a Gravediggcr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13

pinned him down so that an OPP
Grafton could be performed on
his head. Describing this pro-
cedure, DR. Selling said:
IF we may judge by the abb
scnce of sensitivity 10 pain which
is noted in primitive tribes Of
our own day. 1t was not always
necessary 10 hold him down.
Even without an anes.hetic, he
was so dun, stupid and miserable
that ne sometimes offered no
resistance.
AT any rate, ne was lowered
INTO "a prone position and his
head was seized between the
knees of the Shaman. From "A
pocketlke tuck in his garment
the Shaman pulled out Il few
leaves Of coca which he stuck
into his mouth and commenced
10 chow.
lie then quickly picked mp an
extremely sharp-cdccd stone one
which had almost a saW-tooth
edge where tiny chips had been
knocked away and drew it
quickly down through the middle
Of the scalp. exposing the skull
At that point he may have used
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13

4 JAMS battle against in
M sanity has been going on
W. longer than most people
realize Even primitive cave
men, thousands Of years ago,
recognized madness and tried 10
treat il and surprisingly
enough. with considerable sue
cess
Or. Lowell s. Selling we'll
known Detroit psychiatrist in his
book Men Against Madness. " re-
Gently published by the Garden
city Publishing Company re-
vcals how the worlds first witch
doctors dealt with mental i'll
ncsScs
Most cases Of insanity i'm tho
stone Age were due 10 skull
fractures and head injuries. sus-
tanned in the rough-and.tumble
axe and club fights That en-
hvcncd the lives Of prehistoric
men
The so-called Shaman. or
medicine man Of tho tribe. didn't
connect these head injuries with
the mental ills Of his patients
but believe it or not, the steps
he took 10 effect a cure were.
IN a crude way, the right ones.
Cavemcn were great believers
in spirits and when any one Of
their number took 90 having fits.
or went on a rampage ms com
panIous concluded that cyil devils
had somehow got into has system.
Whenever one of the tribes
men acted up or walked about
in "a dazo the Shamau was
called in TO look over the mad
patient While there is no rec
ord of how this high priest Of
medicine looked Or Selling he-
hcvos that hc probably douncd "A
buffalo skin with horns stick
ing out over his ears His face
was painted and hc had a leg.
bone a. an oE projecting through
|ms nose. IIc Wore necklaces
81 animals teeth and in other
Ways WAS dressed up III 10 kin
(Which be- very often did.
Whenever The Shamau treated
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13

tercsting fact that most Of the
skulls which have been found
I'M various places where trephin-
ing was carried out by primitive
doctors belonged 90 women
From this ne concludes that
women were more subject 20 i'm
sane behavior at that time or
that thcv were easier 10 operate
upon
AS far as is known. the Greeks
made no attempt 10 operate on
their mental cases Crude as
their brain surgery was however
the Shamans OF thc cavcmcn
We're taking the right steps 20
correct mental troubles caused
by head injuries Their first
rough attempts 10 get ~ the
cause Of insanity even though
they were only seeking 10 let
the devils" out marked tho be-
ginning of mans battle against
madness. II fight which is sun
being Waged n modern PSYCHE
atric clinics Dr Selling predicts
that no one should be surprised
II, ~ tho end Of the next p
years. moro than onc-half Of the
mentally sick persons admitted
10 our hospitals would be dis
charged as cured
Although the cavcmcu were
ON the right track vhcn they
sought The solution 20 N!ress
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13

m the head. the brilliant Greeks
who did much 20 advance medi-
cine, were bcwildered about
mental ailments although the
physicians did prescribe cures.
Plato and some of the other
early philosophers reasoned and
quite correctly that love played
"A part I'm contributing 10 mad
ness Excessive eating and drink
ing. Plato thought. also con.
tributed 10 mental instability.
Some of the early Creek physi-
clans. Dr. Selling states rccom-
mcndcd a light diet for certain
types OF madness, particularly
those where there was excitement
and. i'm those cases where the
patient was calm and very much
depressed, the doctors felt that
some feeding should be en-
Outraged
The early writings show that
many weird cures were sug-
Ccstcd for madness including
such things as prescribing that
the patient be fed liver of vul-
turc cooked IN blood or the rub
hing OF the neck with The blood
Of a weasel
The prescribed cures. the De
troit psychiatrist concludes.
clearly provo that there was
no recognition by the Greeks
as 10 why there was such a
thing as madness They had no
anatomical or scientific psyche
logical knowledge upon which TO
find a clue as 10 the meaning Of
tho maladv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13

their observation Of many cases,
he explained, they came 20 the
conclusion that, when the head
was injured Incompetence or fits
followed; and they probably ar.
rived at the idea that devils were
involved because tho symptoms
disappeared when tho skull
opened 10 let them ont. Since
the devils. of course. were invs-
ible they could escape without
being seen"
How does Or Selling know
what these Shamans did thou.
sands of years AGO Many skulls
Of primitive mon and women
showing that they had been
crudely operated upon have
been found Some of these old
skulls show healing around tho
trephinc opening indicating that
the scalp later closed up and
that the patient lived for many
years after the crude operation
1t is probable that the pre-
historic surgeon stuffed the
chcwcd coca leaves into the
wound 10 ease the pain" cN-
planned the psychologist. and
the caveman had great dead of
resistance 10 infection, so that
he survived whereas today
civilized man would undoubtedly
die.
Or Selling points or 'ne .n-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13

nECAUSE they know that If
X Hitler doesn't win they
~ might as we'll go stick their
heads in the moose. some French
Quislngs who stated the. Office
Of a French labor recruiting
office Were beside themselves
with rage the other DAY when
only @uo man turned up ready
and willing go go 20 work for
a.r Fuoluor ir Germany
But since Adolf needs every
pair of hands that he can
shanghai across The line 10 help
|-uu his depleted factories. the
French twrcoats. who are help
ing drain off the maupower from
their country pat good face on
the matter and began TO question
the applicant
And YOU Monsieur. are ready
and willing. yes. even glad 20
work for the New Order"
"Oui Monsieur" the applicant
stood stiffly with his cap in his
hand
And are You skinful work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Wherever america Eats
These are the four favorite sun MAID desserts

The Sun.Maid girl is serving on two fronts.
Uncle Sam has seen to it that our men in the
armed services get large share of California
raisin crop. Not only because raisins taste so
good but because rasins are one of our most
efficient foods-hgh in Galleries, high in energy
giving sugar Yet, there is still good supply
Of Sun.Maid raisins on the home front Buy
package today Make one of these four de-
licious Sun Maid desserts for dinner tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
Presidents Speech Ss Former Heapy Champ To Vontee
AMERICAN BRASS
 BOYS SHARE LEAD
zaza, Marinelli Go We'll as Chase Leaders Lose
 Two of Three Games

Just at the right time, and in the right place, American Brass bowlers of the Industrial league lasfed out with three good games which shut out Waterbury Tool as Waterbury Manufacturing took 2 of 3 games from the Chase Metal leaders, world record holders and defending champions; resulting in a first place tie for leadership, Chase and Brass sharing the top spot.
 Sammy Zaza, fresh from his $8o effort in the United States Sweep stakes last Saturday, was number one roller of the evening, as he started with a. 137. dropped bit to 131 and finished with 8 big 1855 for & 423 total that took high three honors. A team-mate, Ed Marinelli rolled 8 l69 high single while Brass and Waterbury Manufacturing tied for high team single with 649 game apiece, American Brass win- ming team total of 1,848.
 1ngersoll also did job on the third-place Brasscos winning 2 of 3 games, while Seth Thomas set back U. s. Chemical 2-l; and French took 2 of 3 from the strong Blake and Johnson entry. Scores:
 1ST DIVISION DUSTY LEAGUE
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