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Evening star., 1942-11-02
Nuzis EncircIed
By Aussies Ready
To Attempt Break
BY EDWARD KENNEDY,

CAIRO, Nov. "A concentra-
ton of Axis forces on Nazi Mar
shall Erwin Rommel's left flank
was pocketed in a bold weekend
night thrust by Australian troops
who smashed across coastal sand
dunes with bayonets flashing and
up until last night the enemy
had made no real move to break
out, although one appeared i'm
minent.
Cairo reports to London
newspapers said the trapped Axis
troops numbered several thou
sand, most of them GermansD
The Axis force was caught Friday
night by the desert-wise Australians
who crossed the railroad running
near the coast in the face of con-
siderable enemy opposition.
The Aussies wiped out Axis nests
and took prisoners as they surged
forward, often relying on the bay
onet to overcome opposition.
Enemy Position Untenable.
The enemy concentration was not
wholly encircled, but its position is
untenable.
The German high command
said German and Italian troops,
communicating yesterday on the
northern sector of the Egyptian
battlefront, threw back the Brit
ish with the heaviest of cas-
ualties." An Australian division
was said to have borne the brunt
of the losses)
United States and British airmen
meanwhile got in heavy new blows
against Axis communications.
American headquarters announced
a destructive raid on the Axis air
base at Maleme, in Crete, by heavy
bombers and the Raj reported that
two enemy merchant ships, the first
to dare the North African passage
since three vessels were sunk last
Monday, were blown to pieces yes
terday by British torpedo planes.
A communique from American
headquarters said fires and .explo-
sions were observed in the target
area at. Maleme, from which, air
support has been going to Rommel
American fighter pilots escorting
Allied fighter -bombers, broke up. a
formation of Nazi Messerschmitts in
a dogfight over the Egyptian battle
area, this announcement said.
American airmen shot up enemy
landing grounds and dispersal areas
on the desert and Raj medium
bombers pounced on concentra-
ton of 80 enemy tanks, starting
half a dozen fires among the fuel
and munitions-laden vehicles.
ShrapneI Shelter Hit.
The British also reported direct
hit on an enemy shrapnel shelter
in the desert and hits on grounded
Axis planes.
The British torpedo planes sank
the two merchantmen yesterday out
of convoy trying to cross the
Mediterranean with an escort of
destroyers and patrol boats.
They first were spotted at dusk
Saturday and the initial striking
force arrived just after midnight
to sink one ship. The other was
sent to the bottom at dawn.
On the desert battle front, Rom
mel's main armor was west of the
position encircled by the Austral-
ians.
In other parts of the desert also
were great British armored forma-
tions ready to deal their own
thrusts.
Clearly illustrating the air super
iority held by the Allies, the Ameri-
can communique said that except for
the lone brush with the formation
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Insurance Costs Drop
As Sub Menace Declines
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Reduction
in submarine dangers was cited to-
day in announcement that war risk
insurance on shipments from United
States Gulf ports to the east coast
of South America, south of Para
maribo, had been cut to 12h per
cent from Is per cent.
At one time the premium for such
insurance on that trade route was
Is per cent-$25 per 500.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Escape From
The Philippines

One of the most amazing
stories of the war is that Of
the escape from the Philip
pines of Capt. william Lloyd
Osborne, United States infan-
try, and Capt. Damon Cause,
United States Army Air Forces.
These two officers fought their
way out of captivity and en-
barked on a hazardous jour-
ney through $500 miles of
Jap-dominated land and sea-
an adventure that lasted 159
days, during every minute of
which the constant threat of
death hung over them.
Their story in IA INSTALL
ments begins tomorrow in
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Evening star., 1942-11-02
D. {. Man Admits Guilt
As Unregistered
Agent Of Japan
Motheson and Two Others
Face Possible 10-Yeor
Terms and $4,000 Fines
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Two
Americans, Walker Grey Mathe-
son of Washington and Joseph
Hilton smyth of Old Lyme, Conn.,,
and one British subject, Irvine
Harvey Williams of Noroton,
Conn.,, pleaded guilty to charges
of acting as unregistered agents
of the Japanese government as
they went on trial today in Fed
eral Court.
Federal Judge Marcus B. Camp
bell set November II for sentencing.
The three face possible maximum
sentences of 10 years imprison-
ment and, $4,000 fines. a,
They admitted having bought and
published with japanese funds a
magazine, the Living Age, which
from June, 1898, to August 1941,
published material furnished by the
Japanese. The agreement with a
Japanese vice consul in New York
included adoption of a favorable
policy toward the Japanese on all
questions, according to the Govern
ment charge.
"You understand what this
means" Judge Campbell said In
hearing the pleas. You can no
longer deny your guilt
He remanded the three to the
Federal detention prison in Man
haitian to await sentencing. They
were arrested September S and in
dicted october 6.
Matheson, a former news analyst
in the Office of the Co-ordinator
of Inter- American Affairs, had lived
in Toxic when his father was news
editor of the japanese Advertiser
and the Japan Times.
Smyth is former newspaperman
and free-lance writer. Williams was
listed as an accountant by profess
sion.
Mathcson, who lived at the Cava-
lier Hotel, $500 Fourteenth street
NV, was arrested by FBI agents
on Constitution avenue September
S. He had started working in the
Office of the Co-ordinator of Inter-
American Affairs on December 8, the
day after the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
|WPB. Reduces Variety :
Of Canned Buby Food
Nv the, Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The war now makes a reduction
necessary in the varieties of canned
food for babies.
The War Production Board an
nounced today that manufacturers
of baby foods would meet here We'd
nesday to discuss reducing the va
rieties to be canned in tin or glass
in 1943.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
|WPB Ends Manufacture
or Platinum JeweIy
By the Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
Fashionable or not, the platinum
wedding ring is about out.
The War Production Board today
prohibited the use Of platinum In
making jewelry. Platinum articles
already manufactured. however, may
be sold.
Platinum Is needed for . number
OF war purposes, such as the manu-
facture Of nitric acid and radio
tubes.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Zinc Conservation

The zinc situation Is crit
ical. Unnecessary or wasteful
use in making advertising cuts
should Immediately be discon-
tinued and zinc conserved as
much as possible.
Bendaying Of type faces can
no longer be made and the
corporation Of advertisers is
earnestly asked BY The Star.
Evening star., 1942-11-02

by the District Commissioners Is
expected to be forwarded before the
end Of the week.
The health Service agreed that
the current hospital expansion pro-
gram to provide 1,172 new beds for
the Metropolitan Area would relieve
the present shortage Of facilities,
provided no epidemic occurs. It ex-
pressed concern, however. over the
lack O1 trained help.
although the personnel problem
1s.. rr~aorrAY 49, taN
Evening star., 1942-11-02

Siebert, an attorney, associated
himself with Hitler in the early days
of National Socialism in Munich.
He served for a time as Mayor
of Lindau, on Lake Constance, and
as Finance Commissioner of Ba-
varia. When Naziism zecame ma
tional in scope he chose to remain
in Bavaria and was rewarded with
the premiership.
In October, 1887, when a society
for aviation research met at Munich,
he was host at a reception in the
former Hohenzollern palace to Mr..
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Lack Of Hospital Aides Growing
More Serious, Senate Told
No Solution Of Problem Now in Sight,
IT, S. Public Health Service Reports

PUBLIC IS ASKED to help mitigate shortage of hospitals and
Page B-1
States Public Service today informed the
Senate that shortage Of other trained hospital
in the District and throughout the country Is steadily
becoming conceded that solution to the
Evening star., 1942-11-02
bavarian Prime Minister, j.,
Ludwig Siebert, Dies
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Nov. 2.-Ludwig Siebert, GO,
Prime Minister of Bavaria since the
Nazis came into power in 1888, died
at Munich Saturday.
Evening star., 1942-11-02

(See EGYPT, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1942-11-02

(See MESSAGE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1942-11-02

(See PORK, Page A-16D
Evening star., 1942-11-02

(See RUSSIA, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1942-11-02

tsee HOSPITALS, Page A-is.>
Evening star., 1942-11-02

(See SOLOMONS, Page A-4D
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
NoUels
On NeW
Film Bills
By CHARLES GENTRY

BEST-SELLERS like the kind
grandma used TO read provide the
subjects for the principal films
opening at the Fox and Michigan
this week.
Alexandra Dumas swashbuck-
ling melodrama, The Corsican
Brothers" which caused women In
the 1S00's 10 swoon with excite
ment has been treated TO a lavish
screen production by Edward
Small and heads the new bill al
the Michigan starting Friday aFeng
with an up TO date adventure
drama, Pacific Blackout."
The red-blooded saga Of the
Yukon. The Spoilers" which
proved 10 be one of Rex Beach's
most popular stories, Is 10 be the
attraction at the Fox. Two Yanks
in Trinidad" will be the second
offering on this bill.
AGAINST HIMSELF
For The Corsican Brothers
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. turns into
a schizophreniac and develops a
double personality in order to take
a dual role.
Both Douglas Fairbanks fall ir
love with Ruth Warwick, while
Akin Tamiroff turns up to do the
dirty work in this favorite ole
tale.
Pacific Blackout" Is the frs,
film with a blacked-out back
ground. Robert Preston and Mar
tina ODriscoll discover plenty oi
sabotage going on after they turr
out the lights.
AT THE FOX
In THE Spoilers" which ha.
proven one of the biggest strike.
in the Klondike department Of
stage and screen literature ir
earlier versions, you will find Mar
lene Dietrich as the siren, Cherry
Malotte, Randolph Scott as the
big. bold Mcnamara, and Johr
Payne as the reckless Glennister
The Two Yanks From Trim.
dad" are Pat O'Brien and Brian
Donlevy:. while Janet Blair is their
mutual heart interest. Miss Blair
is the former singer with Ha'
Kemp,s band who has been making
rapid strides on the road to filrr
recognition.
Kings Row" still holds at the
United Artists, where this grim
.draIfia of a small town and its
cozy group of psychopathic citizens
starts its third week.
Frisco Lii" with Irene Hervey
and Kent Taylor, will be the new
picture at the Adams, along with
a popular moreover.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30

kilograms and flowers. going
without his lunch TO do II.
The Detroit debutantes got
red faces, along with everybody
else who has been taken in.
The Genius explained that he'd
read a story somewhere about
somebody who had got started
TO fame through advertising,
and thought he'd try it. But
1 didn't hurt anybody by it,"
he insisted.
III he had quit after being ex-
posed, maybe he'd be all right.
But he goes right on doing IL,
and we saw him at one of the
recent concerts at the Masonic
Temple, ambling with dignity
through the lobby In his dress
suit.
In fact, ne invited us to
lunch with him at one of the
city's most respectable yacht
clubs, but we couldn't seem TO
make II, some way.
But it reminded us to write a
piece about the most amazing
imposter we know Of.
There's no point in printing
his name, but If you're inter-
ested, we'll be glad to tell you
what II is. And produce photo
graphs and documentary proof
II you want it. The Genius.
incredible as 1t seems, really
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
80 Film Celebrities Aboard
Hollywood Victory Caravan

NINETY HOLLYWOOD celebri-l
ties are aboard the Hollywood
Victory Caravan which comes to
the Coliseum at the State Fair
Grounds for one nights engage
ment, Monday evening, May 4, at
8 p. m. After all night rehearsals
of the company, the show opens
tonight at Washington, d. c., plays
one-night stands in Boston. Phila-
delphia and Cleveland, and arrives
here Monday morning. All men,
bers OF the company will stay at
the Statler Hotel.
HOPE TO Nj. C.
Stars definitely aboard the train
who will appear in Detroit include
Bob Hope, who will act as master
OF ceremonies and who will present
his own. comedy skit in addition;
Joan Bennett, Joan Blondell.
Claudette Colbert. Olivia de Havil-
land, Frances Langford, Merle
Oberon, Eleanor Powell. Rise
Stevens, Charles Boyer, James
Cagney, Jerry Colonna, Cary
Grant, Laurel and Hardy, Char
lotte Greenwood, Bob Hope. Bert
Lair, Groucho Marx, Pat O'Brien.
Desi Arnaz, Frank McHugh, Ray
Middleton, eight junior starlets. as
a chorus, a Hollywood orchestra
directed by AL Newman. director
of the show, Mark Sandrick. and
Danny Dare, dance director.
INDIVIDUAL TURNS
/ Every member of the show VIII
present speciality, with Eleanor
Powell and her machine:gun taps
leading the dancing, Rise Stevens
of the Metropolitan, Frances Lang.
ford, star of stage, screen and
radio, and Desi ArnaZ (singing) anc
Hope, Colonna, Laurel and Hardy
McHugh topping the comedy divi'
sion. Other stars will do dramatic
skits. and special offerings.
Tickets at 81, 81, So, SIS, SO and
SOS, may be secured today at box.
Ioffices at Grinnell Brothers, the
michigan and Fox Theaters, down.
town. and in the neighborhoods a.
1.-THE Fisher, Punch and Judy anc
birmingham theaters.
| All local theater STATS are
donating their members to helr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
Can+a+a Toniqh+

EARL ROBINSON. composer
of Ballad for Americans" will
join the Almanac Singers In the
first performance anywhere Of his
cantata based on Carl Sandburg's
THE People, Yes" when they ap-
pear together in the Art Institute
tonight. 1t will be Robinson's first
appearance in Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30

make this the biggest money
making event in Detroit theatrical
history.
All proceeds are divided evenly
between army and navy relief, and
Detroit Is out to crack the nations
record In receipts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30

catches some
newspaper of
guard and
Rets his name
In the head
lines.
What good
Il does him,
nobody knows.
M aybe he's
80 cracke d
that he really
believes the
stories he in
vents about
himself.
Any ay
he's forever
popping up
with n new
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30

account OF being honored for
his musical prowess. The fol-
lowing quotation appeared re-
Gently In one Of the Detroit
papers, planted by The Genius
himself:
~Dr.-- was called TO the
podium 60 share honors with
Frank Black, MIC symphony
conductor, In conducting the
combined Chicago and st. Louis
Symphony crchestras at the st.
Louis Music Festival finale
Sunday"
And SO on for several inches
At type.
7" Some interested Detroiters
immediateiy wrote 70 Frank
nxeck and were informed las
tAey had suspected) that Black
sewer had heard OF The Genius.
ard most certainly didn't help
him conduct two symphonies at
the same time.
The Genius has fooled all the
papers at one time or another,
and since his latest pipe-dream
IN blacklisted in all of them.
About a year ago he was get
ting The said a national medal
IN Philadelphia for his musical
trhumphs.
walter Damrosch presented
the medal, he said One OF the
papers duly bit. and printed II.
Investigation brought FIR ON
Damrosch a letter saying that
ne hadn't been in Philadelphia,
didn't know The Genius. never
heard OF any such medal and
thought something prot b ly
ought 20 be done about the
publicfty-hungry Genius.
But what can you do about
himf
Those escapades are mild. A
3 law years ago when he was IA
---he can't be psuch over 20 now
The Genius announced that
ne had signed q contract at
$500 q week with the London
Savoy Opera Company.
His picture was sent all over
fhs United States; the Crosse
Petnte debutantes gave parties
Aer the '-child prodigy" and
Interviewer were impressed by
fhs flowers, the cablegrams, the
fnEifations TO visit Queen Mary
in Buckingham Palace.
The mother OF The Genius
was fooled. too, II seems. Why
not, though? He even showed
her a message from the Vatican
inviting him TO be the guest OF
the Pope for a week.
The message didn't come from
Rome, but was datelined st.
George. s. T." Nobody knew
where est. George, s. L." was,
though, so IL didn't matter until
somebody got mildly curious.
It turned out TO be st. George,
Staten Island, a nickers ride by
( ferry from New York City, The
Genius having been in New
York with his family for a time.
Anyway, the whole frame
work of fakery came out. The
hid admitted that he had been
spending his pocket money on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
Jack Pickering
Here
] and
Now

HOMEMADE GENIUS:
The Homemade Genius has
tnst been ''honored" again.
He's as -phoney as a seven
doIlarlbill, but every so often he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
Guiding Footsteps

JEANNE CAGNEY has four
Ibrothers-James, William, Edward
and Harry-who watched her
childhood footsteps and helped her
become a charming and well-poised
Young lady.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
Not Discouraqed

AS AN aspiring young actress
Bette Davis went to Cape Cod
Mass. where she had been prom
ised a job with the Cape Players.
The acting spot didn't nnaterialize
so Bette STAYED on as an usherette.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

And the whistle was real, too. In
flash Chatterer remembered where
he was, and he knew that Farmer
Browns boy must be just outside.
He started to scramble to his feet
to peek out, but just then the door
Of the corn crib was thrown open
with a bang that made Chatterer
Jump inside, 50 that it seemed as II
his heart came right up into his
mouth. o flood of sunshine poured
in and made the corn seem more
yellow than ever. Then in stepped
Farmer Browns boy-still whistling
Chatterer thought that, Of course,
he had come for him. He was sure
Of it, and he was just going to make
rush for that knothole through
which he had crept in when some
thing inside him warned him to
keep perfectly still.
So Chatterer kept perfectly still,
though it seemed to him that it was
one of the hardest things he ever
had done in all his life. He felt as
If he simply must run. Then he re-
membered how Unc' Billy Possum
had fooled Farmer Browns boy by
keeping perfectly still. even after he
had been found, 50 still that Farmer
Browns boy had thought him dead
Il couldn't keep still like that"
thought Chatterer. but perhaps
Farmer Browns boy doesn't know I
am here. after all. I'll keep still
until he does flnd me" So he tried
Evening star., 1942-12-23

greatly improved and the manage
ment today is the outgrowth Of
scientific research done by the Bio
logical Survey. There are no pri-
vately owned herds Of reindeer in
the United States today.
Back in 1891 to 1902 about 400
animals were imported from Sibe-
ria. Teller. on the Seward PENN
sula, was chosen for the initial i'm
portations. From this original num-
Der there have been developed the
present herds, which may be
counted IS slightly over q million
reindeer. These animals are dis
tributed somewhat In the interior,
although the greatest number range
along the coast, especially on the
Seward Peninsula.
So, today, the raising Of reindeer
Is an industry carried on by both
the white man and the Eskimos.
The original plan was to furnish
the Eskimos with a domestic AMI
NAL suited to the climate, that could
like on the food the country afforded
and would supply these people with
food and clothing. thus taking the
place Of the native caribou, which
were fast becoming scarce. Actually,
the reindeer are caribou that have
been domesticated from the Wild
Evening star., 1942-12-23

Chatterer the Red Squirrel. curled
up in the darkest corner of Farmer
Browns corn crib, was having such
q beautiful dream. He was king OF
the Green Forest and the Green
Meadows, and all the other little
people who lived there brought him
presents Of beautiful yellow corn.
He had great storehouses all filled
with corn, and he never again would
have to hunt for anything to eat.
Even Shadow the Weasel brought
him presents Of corn. and everybody
was very polite and bowed before
him because ne was king. Yes, in
deed, it was a beautiful dream.
Presently he dreamed that he
heard a whistle, q merry whistle. 1t
was the whistle of Farmer Browns s
boy, and he could see him coming
down the Lone Little Path through
the Green Forest with a great bag
OF corn on his shoulder as a present
for the king. The whistle sounded
nearer and nearer and nearer. Sud-
denly Chatterer's eyes flew open. At
first he thought he was still dream
ing. for he had forgotten where he
was. All around him was the beau-
tiful yellow corn, and he still heard
the whistle, only now 1t sounded
very loud, indeed. He shut his eyes
and then opened them again to see
If the corn would disappear. It
didn't. It was real. It was all about
him. IN fact. he was lying on some.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
BY Thornton W. BURGESS

to hold his breath, and all the time
his heart went thump, thump
thump with fright, and it seemed to
him that Farmer Browns boy GER
tainlv must hear 1t.
But he didn't. OF course not. He
kept right on whistling, and as he
whistled he filled a basket with ears
Of corn. When the basket was full
he stepped outside and shut the door
with another bang that made poor
Chatterer jump again.
Pretty fine corn. Yes, sir, 1t Ger
tainly is pretty fine corn" said
Farmer Browns boy to Farmer
Brown. who came along just then.
And the rats and the mice can't
get at 1t. It's perfectly safe here"
he added. I've seen that thieving
Jay stealing a few grains through
the crack, butt guess he Is welcome
to all he can get that way. No one
else can get any. that's sure"
Chatterer grinned. Then he re-
membered a little verse his mother
had taught him when he was a very
little fellow and had been boasting
what he knew:
Don't be too sure Of anything.
You!I. or smart mar though you may Re.
Can beat you up the tree.
Which means OF course, that no
matter how smart you may think
yourself. someone else Is Just as
smart or little bit smarter. Here
was Farmer Browns boy boastins
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Lillian Cox Athey

caribou OF Northern Europe and
Asia.
The meat and the hides are i'm
portant products derived from the
reindeer. The leather from these
hides makes very fine kid gloves
and leather jackets. The skins are
converted into warm winter
garments, boots, parkas, socks, nit
tens, leggings, trousers and sleep
ing bags.
The meat is canned, jerked or
smoked and is very acceptable.
The heart, liver and tongue are
used fresh. Today, there are sew
eral cold-storage plants In opera
tion, and with excellent refrigera-
ton the meat is shipped to the
United States, where there is a
steady demand for steaks, rolled
chops and outlets. Uncle Sam has
a special leafiet filled with nice re-
cipes for the cooking of reindeer
meat.
In 1928 about l 1000 900 pounds of
meat were exported. In two years
the amount was 2,500, 900, and, un-
til recently. there was a steady de-
mand. We have about $50 900
square miles on which reindeer
may Craze in Alaska. OF this area
some zoe, 900 square miles have very
good pasturage. which would sup
port about 1000, 900 reindeer.
One fawn is born each year; twins
are rare. The fatalities among
them are caused by predatory ami
mails and parasites: sometimes they
become lost or are deserted by their
mother.
Our reindeer Is mostly brown and
gray. with dark legs and head. The
name is almost white, growing quite
long In winter. The reindeer fig-
ure Is rangy or stocky. The rangy
type developes the more SYM
metrically branched horns. Dur
ing summer the animals put on
fat. The glossy coat and the
rounded body indicate the animals
state Of health.