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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-18

We are perfectly willing to hand them in and cu mobile give them push up the stairs or steadyin down but when it comes to listening patiently to lc Arent there with first one and then another excuse VI away to do something not nearly so important.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-18

going the hill of the long journey think to the time when the steadyng hand the push offer the old who asked of us that take time to hear them through.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Mexico Sharply Restricts
Rubber Product Exports

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18.-Effec-
tive today, Mexican exports of raw
rubber and rubber goods are banned
unless authorized as convenient
and necessary" by the Ministry of
National Economy.
Rubber stocks are sufficient to
meet Mexico's domestic needs only,
said a decree issued last night by
President Manuel Avila Camacho.
The ban includes automobile tires.
and customs inspectors are under
orders to examine all cars entering
Mexico so that a complete record
might be compiled of the number
and condition of their tires.
President Avila Camacho's decree
mentioned no exemption for United
States tourists, but government
sources indicated any visiting mo-
torist in legitimate need of a tire
would be permitted to buy a new
one and take it out of the country
with him.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Great Allied Drive
Urged by Van Nook
Scoring Retreats
Policy of Retirement
Moy Cost Allies War.
Indies Official Soys
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 18.-
Appealing to the United Nations
to take the offensive, search out
the enemy and fight, 1t. Gov.
Hubertus van Nook of the Meth
erlandS Indies declared today
that the policy of constantly re-
firing to prepared positions
could lead to a position in which
the Allies might lose the war"
We'll fight in the Netherlands
East Indies as long as humanity
possible" he said.
Van Nook arrived in Sydney today
from the United States, where he
had conferred on cooperation in
the Pacific with officials in Wash
ington.
I'VE have been faced with the
prospect of having to fight alone
so long that if we have to do it
perhaps it would not be such a great
shock" the Dutch official said at
d press conference.
The thing that shocks us is that
if we are beaten it might mean more
than the defeat of the Netherlands
East Indies. q" /.
IF the japanese get the Neither
lands East Indies I think there is a
good chance that they will not 90
straight on toward Australia. but
would swing in to help the Axis win
the war by moving against the
Middle East and Russia.
Il think they would confine them
selves to nuisance raids against
Australia but Australia may depend
on it that the Japanese would deal
with her later on.
The Japanese are using ships
reckleSsly. think we could emulate
them"
Speaking of his trip to the United
States, he said he had not found
any underestimation of the Pacific
war in America. 1t has taken Amer
leans time to awaken to it's implica-
tions, he added, but now their at
tention is turning more to the Pacific
than to Europe.
They and their President are con-
.vinced of the value of attack" he
said. They'll go about things in a
(See NOOK, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1942-02-18
.Campaignto Reduce
Personnel Recruiting
Pushed on 2Fronts
War Workers Placed
On Emergency Bosis
By Executive Order

The drive to hold personnel re-
cruiting down to war needs was
being pushed on two fronts to-
day.
Under the Tydings resolution
adopted yesterday afternoon by the
Senate, a special Appropriations
Subcommittee was working on a
questionnaire to be sent to all Fed
eral bureaus, asking so Questions
about the number of employees and
the functions performed The ques-
tionnaire is designed to find out how
many employees may be transferred
from non-defense work to defense
agencies and has the dual objective
of saving money and avoiding fur
ther congestion in the National
Capital
At the same time, the Civil Service
Commission. was drafting regulations
in confofrnitya 'witts an executive
order issued by President Roosevelt
late yesterday to simplify recruiting
procedure and cut down paper work
thereby releasing employees for
other duties.
AS the result of the Presidents
order, all war employment will be
of an emergency nature. The per-
sonnel will not have civil service
status. and hiring will be without
regard to competitive marks. For
the most part, applicants simply will
he rotad oe olioih1o a,- jpoli0iL1la q ftaY-
examinations and certified to the
agencies in the numbers requested.
Glass Names Committee.
Within an hour after the Senate
passed the resolution sponsored by
Senator Tydings, Democrat. of
Maryland, Chairman Glass of the
Appropriations Committee named
Senators Tydings, McCarran, Demo-
crat, of Nevada and Holman, Re-
publican, of Oregon to handle the
inquiry. The committee met imme-
diately and decided on the ques-
tionnaire.
Senator Tydings said he was glad
the President had seen fit to call
on department heads for similar
survey the day after he had intro
duced his resolution. He added that
his committee would cooperate
with the executive agencies.
Senator Tydings said the ques-
tionnaires would be ready early next
week, and within sc days the re-
sponses should provide Congress
with a composite picture of the
present Government organization
He indicated hearings were not
(See PERSONNEL, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Senate Committee Backs
Normandie Fire Probe

The Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee approved unanimously today
a proposal by Senator Vandenberg,
Republican, of Michigan for an
investigation of the burning Of the
Normandie to determine whether
the fire was caused by negligence
or sabotage.
Chairman Walsh told reporters
the Senate Audit Committee was
expected to give immediate approval
to the $1,000 expenditure carried
in the resolution, making possible
Senate action on the measure this
afternoon.
Senator Walsh said the commit
tee agreed that the inquiry would
not supersede or interfere in any
way with Investigations being con-
Quoted by the Navy and r. B. I.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Summary Of Todoy's Star

President adds "Cliveden set" to his
Capital blacklist. Page AS
Damaged destroyer Shaw reaches
U. S. under own power. Page AS
Byrd criticizes civil service unit for
defending pensions. Page AS
Washington: and Vicinity.
Adjustment of Maryland realty
tax recommended. Page Az
Part of defense 6-point program al
ready in effect here. Page B-1
Michigan legislator calls for fair
use" Of housing funds. Page B-1
Capital churches begin solemn sea-
son of Lent. Page B-1
Gas light company may appeal heat
ruling. Page B-1
Revisions in dairy industry here sug-
gested at hearing. Page B-1
Young man friend Of girl testifies in
Ewing trial. Page B-1
Two millions sought for hospital
additions. Page B-1
Evening star., 1942-02-18
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RANGOON, Burma, Feb. 18-
Gen. Chang Kai-shek's veterans
have crossed the mountainous
Thailand frontier in the north
from Burma, it was reported here
today, but on the southern front
heavy fighting ragged, with the
gravity of the situation hourly
becoming manifest.
The Japanese, following hand-to-
hand combat with Indian troops,
forced a night crossing of the shall
low Bilin River, a communique said
today, and the British front was
vaguely described as somewhere be-
tween the marshy Sittang and Sal
Ween Rivers.
The Sittang River, at the tip OF
Martaban Gulf, is only about 2C
miles from the railway which con-
meets with China's Burma road, or
about 80 miles nearer than the
parallel Bilin.
The possibility was increasing
almost hourly that the japanese
would attempt to use their sea and
air power to make chance landings
of troops on the Rangoon delta in a
direct assault on this port which
supplies the Burma road.
Chiengmai Reported Objective.
A report as yet unconfirmed, says
farther north Chinese troops have
crossed the Thai frontier and are
fighting toward Chiengmai ter
minus of the railroad running north
from Bangkok.
Chiengmai, 300 miles north of
Bangkok, Thailand capital, has been
converted into a Japanese base in
northern Thailand. The forbidding
mountainous territory, however
slows communications and possibly
prevents a more positive report.
Previously, thousands of Chinese
troops reported moving through the
step passes of the frontier area had
their first encounter with Japanese
patrols several days ago.
Such an offensive wuold be the
first land attack by any of United
Nations forces on territory held by
Japan. One purpose of such a
thrust would be to relieve pressure
on the British along the Bilin.
Fighting Rages Along Bilin.
On the vital southern front where
the Burma road was threatened, the
communique said the japanese at
tackled yesterday on the British left
flank and that hand d-to-hand bat
ties resulted.
In a fierce counterattack by In
dian Gurkhas, the japanese were
driven back, but under the cover of
darkness last night the japanese
crossed the Bilin River in small
boats at several places.
Fighting was raging all night
last night and was still continuing
this morning. Our forces are hold
ing their positions and fighting
strongly" the communique said,
tersely.
In this battling, which evidently
was on the largest scale yet on the
(See BURMA, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-02-18

Foreign.
British planes, warships defeat con-
voy attack. Page Al
British voice regret at shortcomings
in Penang evacuation. Page Az
Chang and Gandhi confer more than
hour in Calcutta. Page AS
Reds big guns smash German posi-
tions all along front. Page A-4
Five go on trial tomorrow for fall
of France. Page AS
Japan's Axis allies are reported un-
easy over her victories. Page Az
National.
Former Senator Holt gave manu-
script to Nazi agent. Page Al
SO saved in torpedoing OF Brazilian
ship of Virginia coast. Page Al
Drives to reduce personnel hiring
pressed. Page Al
President hesitates to give opponents
real responsibility. Pagse Al
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Prince Franz HohenIohe
In Custody as Alien
Ry the Associat tied Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-An official
at Ellis Island, who refused to be
quoted, said today that Prince Franz
Hohenlohe, son of Princess Steph-
anie Hohenlobe-S e-Schillingfuerst, re-
puted Nazi sympathizer, was in Gus
today as an enemy alien.
The princes mother has been re-
sisting Federal attempts to have her
deported or interned as an enemy
alien for more than year. In De-
cember, 1910, the Government an
nounced that her travellers visa
would not be renewed. A month
later she was reported in Mexico
City conferring with Nazi agents.
She was ordered deported from this
country last summer and was taken
into custody last December in Glou-
cester, N. j.
P. E. Foxworth, executive director
of the F. B. I. here, said today that
since Pearl Harbor 576 enemy aliens,
including 278 Japanese. 212 Germans
and So Italians, had been seized IN
this area.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Dies of Cancer She
Roised Funds to Fight
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb.
18.-MiSs Nancy Vance, whose
efforts resulted in the establishment
of the five point" health program
for Virginia school children and who
organized q fund to help persons
suffering incurable cancer, died to-
day at the University of Virginia
Hospital-a victim of that malady.
Shortly before her death Miss
Vance requested that donations to
the fund be substituted for flowers
at her funeral. Her insurance will
be added to the fund by the terms
of her will.
Miss Vance was born In North
Carolina in 1887. After training as
a nurse in a North Carolina hos
pital, she did postgraduate work at
Garfield Hospital in Washington.
The Richmond Times Dispatch
placed her on It's 1S41 Virginia
honor roll.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Seoboord Flyers Guarded
After Sabotage Warning
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. ia small
army of police, soldiers and special
guards shepherded the southbound
and northbound Silver Meteors, New
York Florida trains, through Rich
mond during the night in response
to a warning that an attempt would
be made to derail one of the flyers
here.
The warning, which came in the
form of a note thrown into a ticket
booth at the Pennsylvania Station
in New York by an unidentified
young woman, brought immediate
action by authorities. City and State
police, soldiers and Seaboard Airline
Railroad agents guarded crossings,
bridges and other vital points in
Richmond and vicinity.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Mcdaniel Unreported
After Leaving Singapore

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-The New
York Times in a dispatch from its
correspondent at Batavia, Neither
lands Indies, said yesterday that
C. Yates Mcdaniel, Associated Press
foreign correspondent, was among
those missing who had boarded boats
at Singapore last week.
The last message received by the
Associated Press from Mr.. Mcdaniel
was sent from Singapore at 3:45
pm, local time, or 4:45 am, Eastern
war time, last Thursday. At that
time Mr.. Mcdaniel was aboard a
ship in Singapore Harbor awaiting
clearance.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
British WarpIanes
And Ships Defeat
Convoy Attacks ,...
Only Two Merchantmen h.'n
Declared Lost in a1 4.
Mediterranean Roids
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. British
planes and warships covering
evidently important nvoy
movements in the Mediterranean
have turned Axis efforts to blast
the merchantmen into another
air and naval defeat, the Ad-
miralty declared today.
Although it acknowledged that
two British merchantmen were lost,
it declared all others reached their
destinations safely in the face of
great efforts to inflict serious losses"
and torpedo hits were scored on
three enemy cruisers and a de-
Stroyer.
One Ship Left Burning.
Two of the cruisers and the de-
stroyer were those reported in the
Near East communioue yesterday as
having been located and torpedoed
by naval aircraft. One cruiser was
left burning and tagging astern of
the enemy squadron.
The other cruiser, an 8-inch gun
warship on which two torpedo hits
were scored. was intercepted and
60. 1ONYyroyy .
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Secretary Perkins
Denies She'll RESIGN

Secretary of Labor Perkins today
denied that she had telegraphed
personal friends in New York that
she has decided to resign.
She made the denial when asked
by The Star to comment on reports
from New York that she Is planning
to resign her cabinet post. IF and
when I resign it will be announced
through the usual channels" Secre-
tary Perkins said.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Huge U. 5. Tanker
Hit by Sub or Mine
Off Virginia Coast
Vessels Rescued Grew
Differ on Cuuse Of
Three Explosions
BY the Associated Press.

BY IDe Associated ffess.
NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 18.-The
Atlantic Refining Co.'S 19,400-
ton tanker E. H. Blum was
abandoned off the Atlantic Coast
Monday night by her crew of 40,
who expressed divergent opinions
when landed at Norfolk yester-
day by a rescue ship as to
whether their vessel had been
torpedoed or had struck mine
field.
Two members of the crew suffered
minor injuries in escaping in four
lifeboats from the tanker, which was
still afioat when they last saw her
Survivors interviewed here by news
paperrnen agreed that the tanker
was wrecked by three explosions
spaced about Is minutes apart. None
saw a submarine, they said. =.
The E. H. Blum, built within six
months at a cost Of $4,000, 900, is
with her sister ship the largest all
welded tanker ever built. She had
a speed of l3 knots and capacity
of $4,000 barrels of oil. She was
launched last March Is at Ches-
ter, Pa.
Seaman Tells of Blast.
Capt. William L. Evans of Phila-
delphia refused to talk about the
wrecking of the ship.
The crew was picked up by a
rescue vessel within an hour after
their four lifeboats were launched.
Ernest Lee Thomas, able seaman,
of Jasper, Fla. who was on look
out duty on the forecastle head when
the first explosion rocked the tanker
gave this account:
II saw a light, which I took to be
the mastlight of another ship, about
IS yards off the starboard bow. 1
reported this light to the bridge and
about Is seconds later the captain
ordered full speed ahead and hard
right. Then there was an explosion
and the bow came up five or six feet.
I thought we had rammed a sub
marine. The tanker listed to, port.
I believe we were torpedoed.
Two Think Ship Hit Mine.
"The captain gave the order to
stand by the lifeboats but not to
lower away. Fifteen minutes later
there was a second explosion and
the skipper gave the order to aban-
don ship. After the second blast
the ship stopped dead. That is why
I believe the third explosion. which
took place after my lifeboat had
left the tanker, must have been from
a torpedo because a motionless ship
could not run into mine"
Fireman Irving Blumenburg, who
was in the engine room, said mines
instead of torpedoes wrecked the
tanker because the bulkheads "sort
of collapsed" instead of blowing.
upward as they would have done if
we had been struck by torpedoes."
Boatswain John Johansen of Lar
vik, Norway, said he believed the
ship had struck a mine field "be-
cause saw no explosion flashes"
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Japs Hur| Planes From Singapore
Into Fresh Assault on Macarthur;
'Fortresses' Blast Ships in Indies
Enemy Increases
Artillery Fire
On Butuun Front

The start of the ng-eXpected
assault in force against Gen
Douglas MacArthur's lines in
Bataan was indicated today in a
War Department communique
reporting increased enemy air
activity, much heavier japanese
artillery fire and the landing of
japanese reinforcements at
Olongapo in Subic Bay, just
north of Bataan Peninsula.
New enemy air units, freshly ar
rived from the former scene of fight
ing around Singapore, constantly
bombed the American front lines in
Bataan while the japanese pounded
away at Corregidor and other
fortresses guarding Manila Bay from
their positions on the Cavite shore
With the Bataan battles increas-
ing in fury during the last "a hours,
the communique indicated that new
enemy batteries have been placed
lin position, increasing the density of
artillery fire on Gen. Macarthur S
lines.
Jap Ships Landing Troops.
An undisclosed number of Japa-
nese troop ships, though described
as "a fairly large convoy" were
landing troops in the vicinity of
Olongapo This has been the scene
of previous landings of reinforce
ments.
The War Department communi-
que reporting on developments up
to $50 am. today, reads:
81. Philippine theater:
New enemy air units are appear
ing over our lines, bombing our
troops almost constantly. Another
bombing attack was made on the
refugee camp at Cabcaben.
Hostile artillery fire on our forts
from positions on the Cavite shore
continues New enemy batteries in
Bataan have increased the density
of artillery fire on our positions.
"A fairly large convoy of jap
anese troop ships has arrived in
Subic Bay and enemy reinforce
ments are landing at Olongapo."
Refugee Camp Bombed Again.
The report of another japanese
bombing attack on the refugee camp
at Cabcaben caused no surprise to
officials here. They intimated that
with the launching of new assaults
on Gen. MacArthur's lines the en-
emy apparently is determined to
inf1ict punishment on civilians as
well as military forces in an at
tempt to affect their morale. No
estimate of the casualties was given
in connection with this new bomb
ing at Cabcaben.
Most ominous note in today's
communique is the evidence that
the japanese are bringing up new
batteries of artillery and new forces
of bomberS to hammer and haraSs
the greatly outnumbered Americans
and Filipinos holding desperately to
their positions on an 18-mile front
stretching across Bataan.
Gen. MacArthur's 155-millimeter
guns, which have proved vastly su-
perior to any artillery the Japanese
have used against him to date, are
his mainstay in beating off mass at
tacks on his line. 1t was believed,
however, that the japanese will now
be able to bring in artillery equally
as long ranged.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Britain Will Use
Former Names of
Persia and Siam
By the Associated Press.

by the hsSOClhltQ frtSS.
LONDON, Feb. $50 far as
Britain is concerned. it will be
Persia and Siam from now on,
instead of Iran and Thailand.
Richard x. Law, undersec-
retary for foreign affairs, told
the House of Commons today
that instructions would be is
sued to use the old names of
the two nations so far as is
practical"
Britain's reversion to the old
names, Siam and Persia. may
be to lay the groundwork for
eventual reputation of those
countries governments - after
the war.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Fire Out of Bounds for Yanks.
President Begins Work
On Fireside Address

President Roosevelt began work
today on the first draft of his fire.
side radio address to the Nation, te
be delivered Monday night.
Leaving most of his day free for
this task of assembling data ano
Ideas, he scheduled only one engage
ment. conference with Undersecre-
tary of State Welles at noon.
The Monday night address was
first announced by the White House
several weeks ago, with a hint that
some relatively important dis
closures on the progress of the war
would be made at that time. There
has been no further indication of
the content Of the message.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
'Nuisance Raids" Acknowledged.
Nelson Asks War Plants
ToWork Next Monday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
War Production Director Donald
M. Nelson told the Nation today it
could not afford q Washington S
Birthday shutdown anywhere on
the production line"
He asked every plant to cancel its
holiday on Monday, If it had sched-
uled one, and settle the labor terms
later.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
British Bombers Attack
Northwestern Germany
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 18.-British bomb
ers attacked objectives in Northwest
Germany last night and returned
safely from the operations, the Air
Ministry said today.
The ministry acknowledged, how
ever that two coastal command
planes were missing from patrol
yesterday.
It reported a German fighter was
destroyed by planes of the fighter
command off the south coast OF
England yesterday.
"Nuisance Raids" Acknowledged.
BERLIN CFrom German Broad
casts, Feb. 18 (P.-The German
high command today acknowledged
further nuisance raids" by single
British aircraft" on Northwest Ger
many. (Such attacks have increased
since the homeward flight of the
Nazi battleships Gneisenau and
Scharnhorst)
German planes were credited with
damaging a small merchantmen of
the English east coast in daylight
Yesterday and to have hammered at
supply installations in the harbor of
Great Yarmouth, frequently men
toned target of Nazi air attack.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Winant Lauds U. 5. Troops
Stationed in Ulster
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE UNITED STATES
ARMY IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Feb. 18.-United States Ambassador
John G. Winant made a flying trip
from London today to visit United
States troops at bases in Northern
Ireland and called them "a great
outfit"
Accompanying him on the tour
were Maj. Gen. James E. CLANCY
commander of United States forces
in the British Isles, and Maj. Gen
Russell P. Hartle, commander of the
North Ireland force.
The Ambassador, who was a cap
tain in the United States Army Air
Corps during World War I, ate his
meals with the soldiers and chatted
freely with them.
He said he found the men, mostly
from the Middle Western States
cheerful, healthy and eager.
1--WE inspected the camps and ate
the food" Mr.. Winant said of his
inspection trip. Except for a few
colds all the men are we'll noticed
that each man had four blankets
and ate steak for lunch. Sanitation
In the camp was good and every
where there was the highest morale -
Fire Out of Bounds for Yanks.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Feb
18 LP).-The Belfast Telegraph said
today that United States Army
headquarters in Northern Ireland
had issued orders making Fire "out
of bounds" for the American troops
Evening star., 1942-02-18

(See CONVOY, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1942-02-18

(See VIERECK, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1942-02-18

(See INDIES, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-02-18

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