davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Brazil HoIdsUp
Exchange Ships
After5Sinkings
Feeling Runs High;
Two U-Bout Victims
Were Carrying Troops
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. ia
The Brazilian diplomat exchange
steamers Bage and Cuyaba re-
manned in port today, the start
of their voyage to Europe with
Axis diplomats delayed, while
public feeling flared into open
demonstrations of resentment at
the sinking of five Brazilian ships
by Axis submarines in the past
three days.
Strongly-worded editorials in the
Brazilian press famed anti-Axis
sentiment. and cases of attacks on
German property by enraged Bra
Alians were reported.
The Jornal said the delay in de-
parture of the diplomat exchange
ships definitely was connected with
the sinkings.
I'VE have been patient in excess"
the newspaper declared.
The count of the missing from the
five ships, two of them carrying
troops to an undisclosed destina-
ton, was still incomplete.
Won't Be Intimidated.
The Diaro de Noticias declared
Brazil was neither intimidated nor
disposed to forgive the crime.
The newspaper added that the at
tacks on shipping off the Brazilian
coast actually implied a growing
weakness of the Reich.
German submarines, since the
beginning of hostilities, have been
expelled from the zones of major
Evening star., 1942-08-18
More Raids Promised
After Flying Forts
Blast Nazi Areas
Rouen, Dunkerque and
Cherboure Hammered;
All l8 Bombers Return
By IVES GALLAGHER.

!
AN AMERICAN BOMBER STA
TION IN BRITAIN, Aug. 18.-A
growing American bombing Of
fensive to smash at Nazi strong
holds in Germany and occupied
Europe in coordination with the
RAF until the war is won was
under way today after a highly
successful all-American daylight
bombing attack on the German
held railway yards at Rouen,
France.
Twelve Flying Fortresses, with
Brig. Gen. Ira c. Eaker in one of
the leading planes, few yesterday
through all the anti-aircraft fire
the Germans offered, mastered the
best of Germany's fighter planes
and left their target under "a great
pail of smoke and sand"
Six other Flying Fortresses ex-
ecuted diversion attacks on Dun
kerque and Cherbourg.
All 18 of the giant bombers re-
turned safely to their base.
They were escorted to their tar
gets by Raj, Canadian and United
States fighters and two OF these
were lost. But the fighters shot
down two German planes and 21-
year-old Sergt. Kent L. West of
West Blockton. Ala, belly gunner"
in one of the Fortresses, blasted
| another German fighter out of the
sky.
Every One Delighted.
1t was an American show and
from Gen. Eaker on down the boys
were delighted. Flying at heights
where tank-supplied oxygen was
almost constantly necessary, the
Fortresses hardly broke formation
throughout the run. American
ground crews waited to cheer them
as the Fortresses skinned in to a
landing here after the raids.
The bombs which tangled up the
railroad yards at historic Rouen. 81
miles northwest of Paris, poured
out OF sleek ships bearing such des-
ignations as Baby Doll, " Peggy D.
Johnny Reb," Birmingham Blitz-
krieg,' Big Punk" and Berlin
Sleeper" Gen. Eaker's plane was
labeled Yankee Doodle
Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz, COM
mander OF the United States Air
Forces in the European theater, was
plainly enthusiastic.
I'VE will bomb GERMANY as fast
and as often as possible until we
win the war; he said This marks
the real start of an ever-increasing
American bombing offensive"
He predicted devastating high al
titude precision" blows at selected
targets from the graceful Flying
Fortresses while the giant Raj
bombers continued massive assaults
on German cities one by one at
night. The Fortresses. with IS guns
(see BOMBING, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Aluminium Workers
Urge General Strike
In Wage Dispute
Ask Action Unless WLB
Reconsiders Decision
Or President Intervenes
Rv the Associated Press.

Rv the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 18.-In-
ternational headquarters of the
CIO Aluminium Workers Union
reported today it's members have
urged that a general strike be
called in the war-vital aluminium
industry unless the War Labor
Board reconsiders it's decision
denying them a wage increase
or President Roosevelt inter
venes directly" in the case.
Union President Nick A. Zonarich
said in statement that the boards
decision, issued last week, was mot
acceptable" to the union and the
industry now Is confronted with
demands from the rank and file for
a general strike" He called union
committeeman to a meeting here
tomorrow.
The WLB had said the unions de-
mand for a s1-a-day pay boost was
denied because the workers already
had received more than a IS per
cent increase since January l, l941.
In reaching this decision, the board
applied its formula of the Little
Steel case, based on a Is per cent
rise in the cost of living since Janu-
ary, l941. Mr.. Zonarich claimed
the board disregarded the true
facts in the dispute between his
union and the Aluminium Company
OF America, which produces approx
imately 95 per cent of the Nations
raw aluminium. He said the en-
ployes have received a total hourly
wage increase of eight cents since
January /, 1941.
The company, which employs
more than $1,000, told the board it
had increased wages by % per cent
IN this period, besides a seven-cents-
an-hour increase given workers in
its Southern plants to decrease sec
tional pay differentials.
The union represents approxi-
mately $4,000 employees at seven
plants.
Evening star., 1942-08-18

Foreign
Brazil holds up exchange ships after
flve sinkings. Page Al
Further bombings Of Nazi areas
promised. Page Al
U. S. medium bombers 60 into action
IN Near East war zone. Al
American troops in India molest,
during recent rioting. Page A.
National
Aluminium workers urge general
strike. Al
Meat price adjustments by zones re-
ported planned. Page A-3
First case here involving OPA price
schedules is docketed. Page Al
Warning on soliciting agencies given
by OCD unit. Page Al
Hartley sees coupon rationing of fuel
oil. Page Al
War Labor Board hears steel wage
increase case today. Page AS
Big firms try to control fluorescent
industry, Senate told. Page AS
Evening star., 1942-08-18
First OF a Series.)
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Nameless ships-the biggest fleet
ever assembled under one. flag
plow the earth's seas.
The blue gray craft crawl through
fog or toss in storms, some in con-
voys and some alone, in complete
silence
They carry American soldiers,
arms and provisions to the world S
far flung battle fronts.
These boats constitute the sea
transport service of the United
States Army. Among them are some
erstWhile luxury liners. All have lost
their Identities now. They are known
only by code numbers. Their radios
are sealed-the seals to be broken
only III dire emergency. They can
not communicate with their home
ports or ports of destination.
But somewhere near Washington
Is secret room which only a few
trusted officers can enter. There
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Army Insists War Plant
Comply With Pact RuIinq
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The War Department disclosed
today that Undersecretary Patterson
had telegraphed H. C. Dodge. presi-
dent of S. A. Woods Machine Co.,
South Boston, Mass, insisting that
he comply Immediately with the War
Labor Boards order to accept mem
bership maintenance and arbitration
clauses in contract with the
United Electrical, Radio and Ma
chine Workers of America (CIO).
The Labor Board, setting 2 pm
today as the deadline for compliance
with its order, yesterday termed the
company's continued refusal to obey
the ruling IAN employer strike
against the Government in time of
war"
The boards telegram said that II
no answer were received by the
deadline hour it would "be forced to
refer the matter to the President"
In his telegram to Mr.. Dodge Mr..
Patterson said:
I'm the interest of maximum war
production and In order to provide
effective support for the troops now
flghting in the field the War De-
(See ALUMINIUM Page A-3O
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Vast Silent Fleet Speeds Men
And Supplies to BottIefronts
Hourly Progress Of Transports Is Chorted
In Secret Room Near Washington

hangs a great map Of the world
Whereon is charted from day to day
and almost from hour to hour al
most the precise location of each one
of these ships.
At any time, says the officer In
charge, any one of them can be
spotted within less than 100 miles OF
its actual position.
How this is done is, in It's essen
tial details, military secret. In
addition to the secret methods used
there is, OF necessity, some remark
ably accurate dead reckoning"
worked out in Washington
For months they have been sail
ing through submarine infested
zones and through mined waters
with remarkably little loss of life
They are spotted so well that when
an emergency comes to one of them
and the commander breaks the seal
on his radio sending apparatus help
can be gotten to him, usually by air,
from the nearest station in a few
(See TRANSPORTS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Utilities Board Asked
By 0PA 10 Consider
Gas RATE Boost Effect
Honkin Again Questions
Lond Value Bosis
Of Sliding Scale
BY DON S. WARREN,

Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson has advised the Public
Utilities Commission to consider
the Governments efforts to pre-
vent price imitation in acting on
the proposed 1923 900 increase in
consumer rates of the Washing
ton Gas Light Co. for the year
beginning September l, it was
revealed today as the PUG
opened public hearings on rate
adjustments under the COM
pany's sliding scale plan.
Suggestions to this effect were
outlined by Harry r. Booth, utilities
counsel for the OPA.
Commission Chairman Gregory
Hankin and gas company counsel
were sparring for what is developing
as major battle over Mr.. Hankin's S
program to make major changes
in the sliding scale plan and thus
obviate the consumer rate increase
which otherwise automatically
would be granted under financial
findings reported by the commits
sions staff.
OPA Allowed to Intervene.
Mr.. Hankin, near the beginning
Of the first session of the hearing.
demanded answers to the series of
questions he propounded at last
Fridays pre-hearing conference, in
cluding one as to whether the COM
pany's 1885 rate base should be
changed to substitute original cost
for 1895 appraised value for COM
pany land holdings. The original
cost of land holdings, some dating
from l848, would be $1,O55 900 less
than the land values accepted by
the commission when the sliding
scale plan was adopted in 1885.
At the outset, Mr. Booth asked
permission to file a petition for the
price administrator and to be ac-
cepted as 'intervenor" and made
party to the case. Without obiec-
tlon from company counsel, both
requests were granted, and the COM
mission In doing SO waived its rule
that notice Of Intervention must
be filed five days before the hearing.
Additional Questions Raised.
Mr.. Booth said application OF the
sliding scale plan of fixing gas rates
should be reconsidered in the light
OF the Governments program to
prevent imitation and to stabilize
the cost of living" He added that
the question of under what circum-
stances gas rates should be increased
during the period of national emer-
gency "is one of basic national i'm
portance, in which the OPA has a
substantial interest"
In the beginning Chairman Han
kin listed the seven more or less
minor issues which the conferees
(See GAS HEARING, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-08-18
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

A seven-month treasure hunt"
ended today when the District found
the last pieces of critical material
needed to set of all the citys air
raid horns and sirens simultaneously
by touching single button.
Installation of the centralized
warning system. which puts a halt
to variations of from to 10 minutes
in sounding the warnings, will start
tomorrow and the system should
be ready within a week.
Still unsolved Is the problem of
the suburban areas which also vary
from to Is minutes in sounding
manually controlled sirens. Dis
trict defense officials have suggested
central control within each area,
but the final decision-and the ac-
Evening star., 1942-08-18

importance, starting with British
waters. to the United States routes
to Iceland, and from there to the
United States coast, the Gulf Of
Mexico and the Caribbean. and now
to the Brazilian coast" the news
paper said.
IF those undersea craft devote
themselves to attacks on small YES
sells navigating between Bahia and
Recife it is obvious that 1t is becom-
ing more difficult to sink ships tax
ing supplies to Russia, new materials
to the United States, and arms to
England"
Coast Shipping Recalled.
Along the northeast coast sur.
vlvors continued to arrive in bat
tered lifeboats, wreckage drifted
ashore and planes of the Brazilian
Air Force kept the whole area under
careful patrol
Army and Navy forces were CO.
ordinated in rescue work, and all
shipping along the coast was re-
called.
AS survivors came in from the
waters where their ships went down
virtually within sight of Brazil's
coast, it was impossible to obtain
any immediate estimate of the num-
Der who lost their lives.
Survivors were given medical
treatment at little fishing villages
scattered for miles along the coast.
Thlrty-one urvivors-eight of
them Brazilian Army omcers and
one woman passenger-reached
Aracaju, and those suffering in
Juries OF shock were given treatment
at the towns principal hotels while
antl-Axis demonstrations famed
through the streets.
AT town after town as public feel
ing heightened police guards were
stationed at German and other
Axls-owned establishments.
Axis Bitterly Criticized.
The government. bitterly criticiz-
ing the Axis for disregard of the
most elemental concept of human
rights promised that the attacks
on Brazilian property and lives
would not go unpunished.
Lifeboats containing many sur
Vlvors from the five ships have ar
Continued on Page AID Col A.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Yankee Doodle Went
To Town, RAF Leader
Tells Gen. Eoker
By the Associated Press.

bs lHk AbsOtidtCd FIcSs.
LONDON, Aug, 18.-Air Mar
shall Arthur T. Harris, the chief
of the RATS Bomber Command
who predicted that the United
States Army Air Forces and the
RAF would scourge the Reich
from end to end, sent congratu-
lations today to Brig. Gen. Ira
G. Eaker, chief Of the United
States Bomber Command in
Britain, who personally led his
Flying Fortresses in a raid on
France yesterday.
Congratulations from all
ranks of the Bomber Command
On the highly successful compile
ton of the first all-American
raid by the big fellows on Ger
man-occupied territory in Eu-
rope" Marshal Harris message
said.
Yankee Doodle certainly
went to town and can stick yet
another we'll l-deserved feather in
his cap"
Gen. Eaker few a plane
named Yankee Doodle"
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Reynolds Expecting
Visit From Stork
Sometime in Fair
Ry the Associated Press.

p! the Associated Press.
Senator Reynolds Democrat
of North Carolina) acknowl-
edged today that he and Mrs.
Reynolds were expecting the
birth of a child sometime in
the fail"
Asked about a report. SeNa-
tor Reynolds said well, that's
Cne thing I can t deny"
Mrs. Reynolds, the former
Eyaiyn Washington Mclean,
and the Senator, chairman of
the Senate Military Affairs
Committee. were married in
October, 1941. A daughter of
Mrs. Edward B. Mclean, she
is the Senator's fifth wife. Mrs.
Reynolds is 20, the Senator 81.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Victory Trail Started
By Moscow Par|eys,
British Believe
Russians Themselves Call
TuIks Great Political
Defect for Germany
Py tie Associated Press.

Ry tie Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-Britons ex
pressed belief today that tn,
Churchill-Stalin talks last weel
initiated a new phase of the wal
which would swing the United
Nations into a multi Of
fensive that could end only ir
Germany's utter defeat.
Prime Minister Churchill, flown
to and from Moscow with British
and United States officers in three
four-motored American bombers
himself messaged Premier Stain, Il
am certain that our contact will
play useful part in furthering our
cause"
A Pravda dispatch broadcast by
the Moscow radio said the result
Of the versations-which w
Averell Hartman attended as the
representative of President Roose-
velt-was a great political defeat
for Hitlerite Germany"
~AASAoA odlu UllC
decisions concerned the war against
Hitlerite Germany and her asso-
ciates in Europe"-a phrase specific
ally omitting Japan.
Details Kept Secret.
Secrecy veiled the details, but the
tabloid Daily Sketch said the final
decision must have been made" on
the question of establishment of a
second European front in 1912 and
suggested that this should stop ILL
informed agitation on the subject
The historic Kremlin conferences
the smooth execution of the first OF
the promised daylight raids on Nazi-
occupied Europe by United States
bombers and indica tions that the
Solomon Islands offensive was pro-
crossing well all helped to show
the start of what the British re-
garded as the victory trail after
almost three years OF defensive
fighting.
British newspapers played up the
Churchill visit, and the comment OF
viz A~oiiS IAdl Uut
good can come Of this conference
was typical.
The BIC, in an English Language
broadcast beamed to the millions OF
men and women dominated by
Adolf Hitler said the joint Moscow
London announcement "inaugurate!
the final phase of the war which
will see the decline and end o1
Germanys offensive power and the
swift sequel of an Allied offensive ;
The death throes (of Germany
may be prolonged" it said, "but
every possible measure to curtai
them was considered In Moscow"
Fullest Confidence.
The Times said the meeting
should insure that any cobweb,
which may hitherto have obscuree
corners Of the military situation art
swept away and that the two coun.
tries face together, with the fulles,
(See CHURCHILL, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Nozis Fine Brussels
Five Million Francs
B. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 18-The Fret
Belgian news agency reported today
that the Germans had fined Brus-
sells another 100000 francs for
eight armed attempts in 10 days
One, it said, was dynamite ex-
plosion which damaged premises of
the black brigade" militarized for
nation Of the Flemish Nazi move
ment.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
District Finds Needed Materials
To Sound All Sirens at Once

companying search for materials
Is up to the individual counties.
The system will control 80 electric
sirens, II air horns and Is steam
horns. Previously only the electric
devices had been under central con-
troll. Both the air and steam horns
had to be operated manually.
AS late as yesterday afternoon
Controller Herbert Friede was
doubtful when the city could hope
to have all its sirens sound simul-
taneously.
Although he had been able to
work out makeshift device, vital
part was still misSing-the relays
between the leased telephone wires
and the steam horns. which COM
(G>> CYDwNyc
Evening star., 1942-08-18
200 Reported Dead, Hurt
In Bilbao Bomb BIust
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-Reuters news
agency quoted the Vichy radio to-
day as saying 200 persons were
killed or injured by bomb explo-
sion during a religious ceremony at
Bilbao, Spain.
1t said Gen. Jose Varela, Spanish
Army Minister, was present but es-
capped injury.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Whole of America
At War; Uruguoyon
Newspaper Says
Py the Associated Press.

Ps the Associated Press.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay,
Aug. l8.-The newspaper Ell
TEMPO, which Is considered q
presidential mouthpiece, de-
clared today in commenting on
the sinking of five Brazilian
ships that the whole of Amer
lea is at war since yesterday"
The newspaper added: Bra
lillian brothers, we are with
you" ...-,..
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Federal Debt Reaches
$85, 5,382,775,002 Total

BY tie Associated Press.
The Federal debt climbed $3.652,-
869,6Ol to new high of $85 1882, u.s.
002 in the first half of August.
War savings bond sales in the
fortnight amounted to s365, 1855, ,088
which was somewhat less than halt
the months quota Of $815, 900, 900.
Evening star., 1942-08-18

having met with more than he bar
gained for.
Use of the medium bombers which
scored several hits at Matruh
brought to within step of fruition
full participation of the United
States Army heavy bombers, me-
dium bomber and fighter air forces
in the Egyptian fighting.
For weeks American heavy bomb
erS, four -motored Consolidated
B-24 Liberators and Boeing BITE
(See TOBRUK, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-08-18

Tie IedVy UOWUeTS SET IRE &c
an Axis merchantmen guarded by
two destroyers, and hit Tobruk har-
Dor installations and a wreck which
was being used to moor torpedo
boats there.
"All our airplanes returned safe
ly' from all missions, the American
announcement said.
1t also disclosed that since the
first series of attacks by German and
italian fighters on American bomb
ers, there has been no cases of en-
emy fighter interception, the foe
Evening star., 1942-08-18

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Aug. 1s
R.-Gale Page, film actress, and
Count Aldo Solito de Soils, Los
Angeles concert pianist, were mar
ried yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
u. S. WorpIones Attack Tobruk
And Mediterranean Targets
American Medium Bombers See First Action
In Africa, Scoring Hits at Motruh Base
BY the Associated Press.


CAIRO Aug 18Near East headquarters
Army Air Forces announced today another
operations by heavy bombers against Tobuk in the Med
August IA and IS and disclosed for the
medium bombers had gone into Matruh
Axis haSe in EpvDt
Evening star., 1942-08-18

(See ALUMINIUM, Page ABB
Evening star., 1942-08-18

(See RUSSIA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Actress Weds Pionist

(See SOLOMONS, Page A
Evening star., 1942-08-18

(See CHURCHILL, Page Al
Evening star., 1942-08-18

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages TX and 2-X of this edition Of
The Star, supplementing the news OF
the regular homo delivered edition.
Evening star., 1942-08-18

continued on Page A-12, Col. 4.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-29

leap he was on his feet, gun ir
hand.
Driscoll, a shade slower In
everything else, was quicker with
a gun, and it saved his life.
Angela had taken the cartridges
from the As and in that split Sec
ond before he fired EuStace heard
the barren click OF its hammer
and jerked the 80 upward and
sent its bullet wild.
Another click, and then:
drop your gum" and DrfScoll
dropped il. Put up your hands;
and the long arms went into
the air.
The answer was scattered now
over the floor.
The rising sun TOUCHED the
shack and the bulking figure of
DriScoll bound into a chair.
And then spilled into the can
yon and warmed a boy on horse
back riding upward with two sad
died horses tied on behind.
you'll find him I'm the shack"
Eustace had said. Return the
horses TO him With thanks. Yes,
he's quite sure % be there
Down in the bottom Of the cam
yon, the sun flashed from the win
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-29

upset it, and nearly went with It,
If Eustace had followed through
he could have had him down again,
but he knew that only gun could
keep him there.
His hand slid under the heat
ing stove. As he bent after it,
Driscoll tripped him again.
They fought then like mountain
cats. Eustace knew more about
hitting. but he couldn't keep away
from the big mans long arms.
Once pinioned by them, he knew
his jig was up. Pain and anger
burned the fear out OF him.
He drove on at last berserk and
furious, but still no match for the
ranchman, who flung him finally
into a corner and rose, gun in
hand, grimy and bloodstained. TO
repeat his terms.
But he hadn't the breath. The
two wheezed heavily after enough
oxygen out of that thin air TO
ease their spaSmed lungs.
EuStace lay with the blood trio
Cling into his eyes and his ears
ringing. and realized slowly that
the stove was on It's side and his
gun now Within reach.
Gathering every ounce OF his
strength, In one swift grab and