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Evening star., 1942-03-02
Russians Reported
Within Sight Of
Staraya Russa
Reds Also Drive Toward
Cities Of Smolensk
And Dnieperopetrovsk

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 1.-THE Red
Army was reported today within
sight of the wrecked houses OF
the key northwestern city of
Staraya Russa, where 10000 Ger
mans are said to be trapped with
dwindling food supplies, while
farther south the Russians
pushed toward Smolensk and
Dnieperopetrovsk against fierce
German resistance.
Hundreds of Britain's l2-gun
Hurricanes are fighting daily on
the Russian front, piloted by
Red Air Force flyers. 1t was dis
closed in London with news of
the return of the r. A. F. wing
of two squadrons from Russia.
The wing fought in an Arctic
sector of the front. but its pri-
mary task was disclosed to have
been to train Russian airmen to
use British planes. The flyers
declared on their return to Eng
land that the Russians certain
ly learn fast.O
Staraya Russa Made Into Base.
Dispatches from the Staraya
Russa region said the Russian
Army was drawing its steel moose
tighter around the German 18th
Army each day and quoted a Ger
man prisoner as saying morale in
Staraya RuSSa had cracked within
the past few days.
The Germans transformed Staraya
Russa, once a Russian resort city
famous for its brine springs, into a
base for communications on the
northwestern front below Lenin-
grad. The city, near Lake linen,
is 280 miles northwest of Moscow
and 140 miles almost due south of
Leningrad.
The midday communique Of the
Soviet Information Bureau declared
Russian planes were frustrating all
German attempts to supply the en-
circled Nah forces in the Staraya
sector from the air.
Bitter fighting continued in the
Leningrad area, where the Russians
are attempting to lift the siege of
the second Soviet city.
Two Battalions Wiped Out.
The publication Soviet War News
estimated that German losses in the
Leningrad sector during the last
six months totaled 10,420 men and
400 officers. including two generals
and l60 secret police agents.
On the central front. with the
Russians concentrating on the Smo-
lensk drive, troops under Russian
Gen. Golubev were reported by the
Moscow radio to have wiped out two
infantry battalions and smashed
the headquarters of two infantry
regiments.
In some sectors OF the central
front, 1t was said, the Germans have
with the support
Of tanks.
Both the Russian and German
Armies were throwing planes, tanks
and artillery into the fighting on the
and southern fronts,
where the battlefield is q vast quag-
nire under rain and melting snow.
Evening star., 1942-03-02
Juvu
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stroyer used by the commander of
a group of destroyers.
Allied planes continued strong in
the air. maintaining a continuous
ferry service" with bombs between
their bases and the beachheads, and
driving off enemy planes which
caused two air raid alarms here this
morning.
The Japanese planes apparently
were attempting to operate from
distant bases in Sumatra, Bali and
Borneo. and they were able to give
their troops little support.
Three Columns Attacking.
The column menacing Bandoeng
was one of three striking into the
interior of Java from footholds won
by the Japanese during the week
end after the terrific three-day series
Of naval battles.
East and west of Bandoeng the
Japanese-who were believed to
have set more than $4,000 men
ashore-were attempting to fight
their way toward the great Allied
naval base of Soerabaja and the
city of Batavia. East Indies capital.
The Dutch reported that one OF
these forces had advanced Is miles
inland from Rembang and reached
the vicinity of the town of Blora. on
the coastal railroad about IS miles
west of Soerabaja.
The third force, landed in the
Bantam district on the Java west
coast. about so miles from Batavia,
apparently had made little progress.
Bridges, Railways Destroyed.
1t was obvious that the Japanese
were attempting to cut the. 622-
mile long island of Java into three
parts. To impede the Japanese the
Dutch were demolishing bridges and
railways everywhere along the line
of the enemy advance. putting into
operation long-rehearsed plans.
Carrying out the scorched-earth
policy they had followed earlier in
the Dutch put the torch to every
thing of value where they were
forced to retreat.
Before the japanese reached
Blora. the great oil wells and re-
fineries at Tjapoe, 80 miles to the
southeast. were reduced to a mass
of smoking ruins.
Allied Fleet Suffers Blows.
In desperate attempt to prevent
the japanese from winning foot
holds in Java, the small but efficient
naval force Of the United Nations
suffered heavy blows-the Dutch
losing two cruisers and two destroy
ers in violent sea battles which be-
gan Friday and continued at inter-
walls through the week end.
The Dutch declared, however,
that their sacrifices were not in
vain-that at least II enemy trans
ports and nine warships were sunk
or damaged.
How many Japanese soldiers went
down aboard laundering transports
without ever setting foot on Java
could only be guesSed-but it was
believed here that casualties were
frightful.
Imperial headquarters in To-
kio on the other hand c0ntended
there was practically no loss in
troops, asserting what transports
were lost were sunk or stranded
after unloading their troops)
z Cruisers Claimed.
OF the Japanese warships par
ticipating in the operations, the
Dutch reported at least two cruisers
sunk or put out OF action, another
Evening star., 1942-03-02
c. Of c. Postpones
Bethesda Meetino

The regular meeting of the Be-
thesda Chamber of Commerce in
the County Building at Bethesda
scheduled for o'clock tonight has
been postponed to later date. In
its place a special civilian defense
meeting will be held to enable air
raid wardens to give instructions to
all citizens in the area regarding to-
morrow nights blackout.
No definite date has been set for
the meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce. according to H. Heinrich
Spang. executive secretary.
Evening star., 1942-03-02
Cebu Reported SbeIIed
By Joponese Worship

LONDON. March 2 (P.-Cebu,
second largest city in the Philip
pines. was shelled yesterday by a
japanese warship lying five miles
offshore. Reuters special CORE
spondent with Gen. MacArthur's
forces reported
Although shelling continued for
more than IS minutes and about "a
shells were fired, officials said there
was virtually no damage.
The correspondent said the attack,
which started at 6:45 am, t6:45 pm,
Saturday. E. w. t.. was the first
against Cebu from the sea since
hostilities began in the Philippines,
After the shelling. the warship,
which was not identified. steamed
away.
Evening star., 1942-03-02
Athwart Sea Lanes.

Athwart Sea Lanes.
Frances island possessions in the
Pacific area, primarily, New Gale
donia and Oceania. and their i'm
portance to the United Nations lies
in their position athwart American
sea lanes to Australia.
The islands of Oceania. of which
Tahiti is the most important, have
gone over to the De Gaullists.
New Caledonia, an island Of
8,548 square miles devoted to agri-
culture and grazing, is the admins
.trative center of several small
groups with little economic i'm
portance
The islands of Oceania are spread
over a wide area of the South
Pacific and include such groups as
the Society Islands, of which Tahiti
is one; the Marquezas Islands and
the Leeward Islands.
Confined to Pacific.
Acting Secretary of State Sumner
Welles refused to enlarge on the
statement at a press conference.
Asked if the doctrine OF manifest
effectiveness" applied to all the
French Empire he said he believed
the statement itself was categorical
and clear
Mr.. Welles was asked specifically
If the statement covered st. Pierre
and Miquelon, French islands of
Newfoundland, which were seized
on Christmas eve by Free French
forces. He replied that the state
ment covered exactly what was
stated in it, and called particular
attention to the words, lin the Pa
cif1c"-thus making 1t clear that
this Government still does not rec
ognize the Free French as exercising
effective control" over the North
Atlantic islands.
The policy underlying recognition
OF Free French control of the
strategic Pacific possessions and
under which this Government is
prepared to act to prevent German
domination of other French possess
sions was laid down by Mr.. Welles
in statement last August 2 in
connection with the Vichy govern
ment's agreement with Japan which
gave the japanese bases in French
Indo-China.
Sincerity Questioned.
At that time, Mr.. Welles said
"this Government is impelled to
question" Vichy's sincerity in pre-
serving French territories for the
French people, and declared that in
its relations with Vichy as well as
with local French authorities in
French territories, the United States
will be governed by the manifest
effectiveness with which those au-
thorities endeavor to protect these
territories from domination and
Evening star., 1942-03-02
Free French
Continued From First Page

manifest effectiveness with which
those authorities endeavor to pro-
tect their territories from domina-
ton and control by a common
enemy.
Cooperate in Defense.
with French authorities in ef-
fective control of French territories
in the Pacific, this Government has
treated and will continue to treat
on the basis of their actual admin
istration in the territories involved
This Government recognizes in
particular that the French island
possessions in that area are under
the effective control of the French
National Committee established ir
London and United States authori-
ties are cooperating for the defense
Of these islands with authorities
established by the French National
Evening star., 1942-03-02

their cars throughout the duration
Of restricted driving privileges. l
can safely make this promise: The
average car with average tires can
perform efficiently for at least two
years and a half without replace
ment of parts or tires if checked and
serviced regularly by Call Carl me-
chanics. Let us condition your car
TODAY to give you this positive
assurance. Drive in at Call Carl
Brightwood Ga. Ave and Peabody,
Call Carl N. E., 604 Rhode Island
Ave. or Downtown, GA H Street
n. W.
Evening star., 1942-03-02

to operate their
ears. w e, a I
Call Carl, are
pledged to keep
you riding! We,
at Washington's
Little Detroit, "
have broadened
our facilities, in
ere a Sc d ou r
army of skilled
mechanics. en-
larged our plant
to give Wash
ington motorists
full service from
Evening star., 1942-03-02

The Department of
Public Health urges
better health as an
angle of Defense -
through supercharging
food with vital health
elements.
That's right where our
menus make good
for all our baking is
done with ENRICHED
Flour and Yeast; and
all vegetables process
ed after the latest
methods in preserving
their rich mineral con-
tent.
Don't "eat on the rum
but relax and enjoy
Madrillon.
Luncheon-11:N to 3
Cocktails-4 to E
Dinner-5:0 to 9:30
Dinner Dancins-fDm 7:W
Supper-10 to | AM.
Carr and Don and Trio Lirico
playing for uninterrupted
dancing
Evening star., 1942-03-02
LOST.

BAR PIN with graduated pearls. diamond
in center. in dressing room. dress depart
ment' Kann's Dept. Store. Reward. Dis
BLACK GLADSTONE BAG. initials r. L.
P: corner Edsewood and Lorain ave,
day night. Phone sH. 5s7s-J. ;.
BLACK sCoTTIE DOG, Wednesday. vic.
licenses: reward. FR ZOO. Apt. 1905.
CHANGE PURSE. small. brown, cont. money
and amethyst and gold bracelet. Liberal
reward. Phone Sligo 1918.
CIGARETTE CASE-Silver, initials &C. A.
8. s., .engraved on side; near. bus stop
Columbia pike Liberal reward for return.
Call Temple 1895.
COCKER SPANIEL. blond: answers to name
St. Chevy Chase. Md. Reward. WI. 1919
COCKER sPANIEL-Black, male: wearing
harness; answers to "Corky." 5434 Caro-
lima pl. NV. WO 9035. Reward.
p Ps 5sn yh0 OS tOgna q. tGs 4srTd ss5r
suitland I'd. suitland. Md. Spruce 03la.
Garfinekel's store, THURSDAY afternoon.
BULL II, fsna so ass s59rn Eo 10Th rh,.
/ Reward
/ FRENCH POODLE large. black; vicinity
Mount Pleasant: answer to name Of ''Pud.'
between isth and 10Th sts Reward.
| TR. 112s.
RING-;sman gold band; near or IN Chevy
! after E pm. Reward.
1 SCHAEFFER PEN. vicinity temporary f.
Bldg. Adams drive and the Hecht Co.
Reward. ia. 1913 after $40 pm.
/ wIRE-HAIREp TERRIER, black, white and
brown ma male: from 1o6 Oxford st. ch. ch'
| S25 REWARD for return of small brown
dachshund, wearing collar with D. c. license
/ No. 1888 and answering to the name Of
| Mike: lost Sunday in the vicinity of Mer-
1 rifield. Va. Please communicate with Mrs.
| D. R Phillips at 1882 Col. rd.. call
Hobart 1212 or Falls Church se3-J-2: 4.
Evening star., 1942-03-02
FOUND.

BOOK of American Express Trsveler's s
checks. Owner can have same by giving
name. Mrs. Lappen. North 0633.
EYEGLASSES. light pink shell frame, found
on You st. in hnscostis. 1907 V st. sc.
Ii. n5l1.
WRIST WATCH. found near Ewsrts cafe
teIis on 18th ct. Owner may have upon
identification, Mrs Rnwley. EN-, 1884.
Evening star., 1942-03-02

Committee and with no other
French authority.
This government appreciates the
Importance of New Caledonia in the
defense of the Pacific area"
Evening star., 1942-03-02
Car Care
ID. c. Viii Keep Riding
BY Ed Carl

! have perfect confidence that the
shortage of tires and parts will never
reach point locally where the great
majority of people will be unable
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-25
BIdCkout Sunday
To Test Areas
Near Fl. Custer
Time. stan correspondent


BATTLE CREEK, June 25.--
Civilian protection for nearby Fort
Custer and the scores of plants in
the Battle Greek area will be
tested again Sunday night when
the entire Battle Creek area. in
Guiding Fort Custer and four sur
rounding townships, experiences
its first complete blackout since
the beginning of the war.
Civilian defense officials said to-
day that all lights. with the ex-
ception of plants working on war
orders, would be turned out at 10
p m. and the area remain COM
pletely BACKED out. until 1915
o'clock. Sirens and whistles will
give the alarm when homes will be
blacked out and wardenS 60 10
their stations. Five minutes later
street lights will go out.
With the blowing of the first
whistle all traffic, including pedes-
trian, will be stopped by police and
their auxiliaries in the cities-Bat-
tie Creek, Bedford. Pennfield and
Emmett townships. Traffic on
highways will be halted at the
edge of townships to reduce posi-
bic accidents and to enforce the
complete blackout restrictions.
Two weeks ago the city under
went a dimout in which street
lights were left burning. Because
of the success of that practice,
leaders expect little trouble Sun
daV
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-25
Hunt Boy
Who Fled
Oman
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Continued from Page One)
phasis. he resumed his flight in
Tobin's auto.
BY this time the state police and
sheriff'S deputies had bolstered De-
troit police by throwing a block
ade around the area. NJ
Eluding all pursuers, Leonard
stopped TO rent a room from Mrs.
William Shaffer, 20, of 100 North
Rogers avenue, Worthwhile.
He told the woman that he was
a sailor, New York bound in his
fathers car.
you're a nice looking chap"
Mrs. Shaffer said. "YOu can
stay overnight for nothing"
Thanks" answered the youth.
"Hang onto the room while get
something to eat uptown"
TAKES SCOUT CAR
The next report of Leonard was
from the Worthwhile police, who
complained that the two-gun
sailor" had disarmed their pa
trolman, Peter Bonnen, and taken
his scout car.
Just as the blackout started and
out-county and traffic came to a
halt, Leonard was spotted speed
ing down the Belleville road with
headlights blazing. He drove out
of the blackout area in the direc-
ton of Monroe.
Detroit police were sent to II
Lawndale avenue, where Leonard
was reported as having clothing,
but the officers found no such adj
dress.
The FBI, refusing TO divulge the
reason for Leonard's original ques-
tioning, said the youth is 5 feet IL
inches, JAS pounds, has sallow
complexion, dark eyes and black
hair.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-25
Register Employees
Pick UAW-CI0 Union

BATTLE CREEK, June 25.-
The UAW-CIO union has beer
chosen the bargaining agent fol
employees of the United States
Register Company in an NLRE
election in which an independent
union was the principal opposition
plant officials revealed today In
certifying the vote to the National
Labor Relations Board.
Company officials said that 66o
per cent of the employees favored
the Go local, while "a per cent
voted for the independent organ
ization. The local was chartered
in May and has pledged complete
support for the plants war work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-25
Big Guns Get Test
Today at Crawling

FORT CUSTER, June 25.-The
big guns of the field artillery
regiment in training at Fort Gus
ter opened up this morning at the
new range in Grayling in the first
heavy ring practice since the be-
ginning of the war.
Approximately "a of the 155
INN. hewitzers, heavy guns of the
/ field artillery, went into line today
to blast targets in the Grayling
range, only recently opened for
use of soldiers at Custer. Previ-
ously local artillery units prac-
ticeed at Sparta. Wis, a two-day
trip from Custer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-25
.Romme| Drives
Inside Egypt
Continued from Page One)

not mean necessarily that the
British line had been crumpled.
1t had been limited that Gen.
Neil M. Richie, commanding the
British Eighth Army, might choose
to make his big stand in Egypt,
to the east of the hurriedly or
ganized frontier line.
Britain's d e n in Western
Egypt is based on Marsa Matruh,
lao miles east of the Libyan-
Egyptian frontier, railroad ter
minus to which men, guns and
planes may be moved quickly in
mass.
Rommel, pressing his army re-
Ilentlessly and straining men and
machines in hope of breaking the
eighth army before it could be
programmed and reinforced after
the Tobruk defeat, evidently is
confident that he can continue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-25
Mai Filters Raid
|Eng|ish Midland;
Five Shot Down

LONDON. Jpne % GNsN.-
German raiding planes followed
up an early morning attack on the
West Midlands today by bombing
several points in East Anglia.
Five of the raiders were dc
stroyed.
Two areas Of a West MIdlandS
town were blasted by high eN-
plosives and inccndiary bombs.
British bombers during the night
raided the Nazi submarine base al
81. NaZaire, France.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-25

CAMDEN, N. j., June 25 (INS)
of rattlesnakes thought to
be harmless proved fatal today to
two employees of a travelling car
nival. The victims were Lewis c.
Ringer, AZ. of GlenS Falls, n. Y,
and John Meyers, 70, of Philadel-
phia.
Ringer and Meyers, employed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-25
Show Snakes Kill =
Bites Of Ra+t|ers thought Harmless Prove Fatal
to Carnival Employees in East

by Virginia Greater Shows OF
Suffolk, Va, were handling new
shipment of snakes from Florida.
Ringer was bitten just before a
show and Meyer just after the
performance, in Haddon Town.
ship. Officials of the carnival said
it had been assumed the venom
was removed from the snakes be-
fore they were shipped.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-25
AXIS VICTORY CLAIMS

ROME, June IS Gtalian broad
cast recorded by United Press in
London The high command said
today that Axis forces in North
Africa have captured Sollum,
Halfaya and Sid Barrani, British
EpvDtian StronPholdS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-25

"Your Own Horoscope by
Frances Drake. is one Of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-25

Mrs. Thaw of Boston, a
strip teaser, who announced
with her return to burlesque
that she was divorcing Harper
William Thaw, complaining
that he isn't a millionaire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-01
A. J. FICkEN AND MRS. FICkEN TO
 MOVE TO STATES
We'll Known Couple fo Leave This Month After
 30 Years Residence

After residing in Juneau for SC years, MT and Mrs. A. J. Ficken will leave this month for the south to locate permanently. Dur ing their residence here both MT and Mrs Ficken have been active in civic and social affairs of the community He has operated meat companies in Juneau since his ar rival here in 1912 and has recently been associated with the 20th Gen. tury Meat Market.
 MT. and Mrs. Ficken have sold their residence on 7th and Main streets and their country place on the highway to Bert McDowell MT and Mrs. Mcdowell expect to move into their new home soon after the Fickens leave for the south.
 After spending the holidays in Portland, Ore, with Mrs Ficken's family, MT. and Mrs Ficken expect to travel in the Northwest n d Oregon and California until they find a location where they wish to make their home
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-01

black pavement will be needed. In addition, thousands of barrels of asphalt could be taken from these sands for surfacing airports alorg the new route, it is believed.
 This region lies within easy reach of the Army's new lifeline to Al aska, and practically everything the sands produce would greatly srni- plify many problems of the new route.
 Gasoline for the motors of many hundreds of trucks is a. large prob lem. Although pipelines from the Alaskan coast are being construct ed to connect with the Alcan at many points, it is believed that an inland pipeline from the Athabaska sands may also be laid to the road
 High octane gasoline, tractor fuel, diesel fuel, coke and asphalt all are the immediate products in view and reports have it that quantities of each already have been recov- cred from the sands. Plans are now under advisement for the construc- ton of a $2o,0OO,O0O plant that would add greatly to the reserves of the United Nations and fulfill an immediate need on the Alcan Highway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-01
MANY TURN OUT
 FOR AM. LEGION
 MEET LAST NIGHT

At one of the best-attended Am- erican Legion meetings in long time, four new members were ini- tiated by Juneau Legionnaires in the Dugout.
 They are Lieut.. A. E. Murphy, Sgt. A. H. Smith, Corp. A. J. John- ston, Corp. Herman Beba. Visitors were Lieuts. w. H. Threadgill and B. A. McNichol, and H. H. Sutton from the Chicago Post.
 Territorial Museum Curator E. L. Keithahn gave fine talk on the history of the Territory and on na- tive lore Fisheries Agent L. C. McMillin from Funter Bay, former ly in charge of the St. Paul Island work in the Pribilofs, thrilled the Legionnaires and their guests with movies. both colored and black and-white, taken in the Pribilofs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-01
Bill Aiding Mine Owners
 Is Introduced
Would Provide Lodns-Sus- pend Obligations for
 Duration

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Relief for gold mining hit by the War Production Board shutdown, will be provided, under 8 bill introduced by Senator Murray of Montana, with an allowance of suspension for the duration of contracts held on lode and placer mines and an au- thorization of REC loans up to 75 percent of value to prevent h e mines from deteriorating during the shutdown.
 The bill also would provide for suspension of assessment work on account of the manpower shortage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-01
BIzERTE AIR BASE RUINED
 IN NEW RAID
Hit|er's Air Force FIees tc Safety of Sicily
 Island

LONDON, Dec. 1-Bizerte air field has been rendered almost un- usable by heavy Allied air bonn bardments and there are signs that the German Air Force is with drawing from Tunisia to lick it's wounds at bases in Sicily, Reuters News Agency reports.
 A dispatch from Allied Head quarters in North Africa, received late this afternoon, said that Am erican Flying Fortresses, light and medium bombers, battered Bizerte Tunis and Gabes in the greatest 24-hour assault thus far in the North African campaign.
 An authoritative source declares that the battle of Tunisia now is in a critical stage"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-01
BESALOFF FUNERAL
 SERVICES TOMORROW

Funeral services for Sam Besa- off, who died November p at St. Ann's Hospital, have been set for o'clock tomorrow afternoon, at the Charles w. Carter Mortuary.
 MT. Besaloff came to Alaska about ten years ago, and has spent several years in Juneau. His only relative known to be in the Unit ed States is in Anchorage or Fair banks.