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race to strengthen the empires
might at sea.
British shipbuilders are largely
responsible for the empires ability
to roll with the punch"
s... War in Europe in 1899 saw Eng
lands mercantile marine 9,488 ships
strong, a total of 21,215, ,261 mari
time tons. Since that year Britain's
sshipyards have performed $4,000 Diff
ferent repair jobs, putting damaged
merchantmen back into service and
made $4,000 warship repairs.
Stiffening Britain's maritime
spine, Canada's navy has grown
from a prewar total Of IS ships
manned by 1900 sailors to a present
force of 400 warships stated by
Al 900 officers and men. Plans for
expansion, it was authoritatively
announced, will boost that number
to $50 fighting ships with q total
man-force of $4,000.
Three Battleships Sunk.
Britain's losses include battle
ships, 6 aircraft carriers, 2 battle
cruisers, 20 cruisers, 90 destroyers
and A submarines. The U-boat
sinking of the 42,348-ton Empress
Of Britain in October, 1910, probably
represented the Empires greatest
reported marine loss OF the war in
point Of tonnage.
Records indicate June, 1910, as
England's costliest month OF the
war, with 80 warships totaling 49,
999 tons, reported sent to the bot
tom. Included were the 20,277-ton
Corinthia, then used as an armed
merchant cruiser; the 22,500-ton
aircraft carrier Glorious, the 13,24l-
ton converted naval auxiliary Van
dyck and the 17,046-ton Scotstoun
which was the former passenger
liner Caledonia.
Battleships and battle cruisers
destroyed by enemy action include
the Royal Oak, Hood, Barham, Re-
pulse and Prince of Wales. Aircraft
carriers includes the Eagle, Ark
Royal, Glorious, Courageous, Hermes
and Audacity.
Two Carriers Near Completion.
Despite her maritime fatalities,
Britain now probably has Is bat
tleships, 200 destroyers, 200 corvettes,
nine aircraft and seaplane carriers,
including the 23,000-ton carriers
1mplacable and Indefatigable due
for completion this year, and the
empires newest battleships, the 35,-
-tonners Arson and Howe, both
reported ready for action.
The following tabulation includes
British losses in three years of wal
and denotes, in parentheses, the
number of ships for which the total
known tonnage is listed.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
EIks Stage Theater Drive
1oniqht for War Bonds

The Elks' War Commission OF
Washington Lodge will make an all
out effort tonight to sell War bonds
at District theaters. Ambrose A.
Durkin, exalted ruler, will open the
drive by purchasing $4,000 in bonds
from the special fund of the Wash
ington Lodge.
The Earle Theater Roxyettes will
aid the Elks' drive by appearing on
Thirteenth street between 6 and 10
pm. to sell War bonds to passersby.
AS a part of the lodges program,
Art Brown, radio announcer, will
stage campaign at the Capitol
Theater. In addition to the special
campaign regular bond sales COM
mittees will be on hand at all the
aters as usual.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Imminent Blow at Dokor
Forecast by French Radio
BY JOHN H. MARTIN,
Wide World.


The German controlled Paris radio
last night predicted an imminent
Allied strike at the French West
African port of Dakar, 1000 bomber
miles from Brazil. They will at
tack 1t soon," said the political COM
mentator, identifying himself as
Jean Awema.
A Fighting French official in Lon
don said that's news to us" and
there was nothing else to indicate a
change in the status of Dakar.
There is nothing startling in the
possibility of an attack, but another
Axis -floated "Dakar scare at this
time is interesting for these rea-
sons:
First, the increasing gravity of
Hitler's position. He is begged
down in Russia and facing another
terrible war winter there. His air
shield is badly dented in the west.
He can't be sure there won't be q
large Allied landing attempt some
where from Norway to Spain. And
even If the Allies have no designs
on Dakar, who is going to comfort
him by telling him so?
Heavy Pressure on Laval.
Second, German pressure on
Pierre Laval, the former butcher S
boy, must be terrific these days. 1t
rises with every German setback.
Already the victim of an attempted
assassination because of his Axis
commitments, Laval recently put his
Vichy troops through mock maneu-
vers aimed at suppressing any real
uprising in Unoccupied France.
Third, the Germans must know
that Lavals policies, especially the
recent compulsory drafting of
French laborers to work In Ger
many. are distasteful to the United
States. A diplomatic break between
Warrington and vichy might b the
Evening star., 1942-09-26
japanese Driven Back
In Some Areas North
Of Poh Moresby
Allied PotroIs Aided by
Artillery; Retirement
First Since July II
Zy the Associated PreSH

6y the Associated Press
p GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Sept. 26.
Aggressive Allied patrols, fight
ing in driving rain and aided for
the first time by artillery, have
forced the Japanese to withdraw
from some of their advance po-
sitions in the Owen Stanley
Mountains north Of Port Mores-
by, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
headquarters announced today.
1t was the first officially reported
retirement on the part OF the Japa-
nese in this theater since they
landed at Coma Mission on the
southeast coast of New Guinea july
81 and launched an overland push
which has been stalled for the last
10 days near Ioribaiwa, 80 miles
from Port Moresby.
An Allied spokesman warned, how
ever. against undue optimism, de-
claring the Japanese still were In
force in that area and that their
movement could not be considered
general withdrawal.
Another Local Success.
Meanwhile, another local Allied
success was reported In the Salamaua
area some 140 miles north Of this
battle zone. In sharp counter
attack, communique said, Allied
patrols drove the Japanese from q
position near Mubo, IL miles south
Of salamaua.
The action on the New Guinea
land front also was strongly sup
ported by Allied aircraft of Gen
MacArthur's command, which have
been subjecting to almost continuous
bombardment the bases supplyins
the Japanese spearhead at Ioribaiwa
Buna again was blasted by heavy
bombers, which were credited will
destroying a grounded enem,
bomber and silencing anti-aircraf
positions. At the same time Amer
lean P-40 fighters attacked Japa
nese communication lines between
Buna and Ioribaiwa, demolishin,
one end OF the Wairopi bridge which
the enemy has been using to trans
port supplies across the Kumas
River
Fortresses Bomb Rabaul.
In other widespread aerial opera
tions Flying Fortresses braved al
intense anti-aircraft barrage t
bomb Japanese shipping at Rabau
New Britain, while medium bomber
attacked Dill, Timor. A direct hi
was reported scored on a cargo YES
sci at Rabaul. At Dill two of fou
intercepting enemy fighters wer
shot down.
All the Allied planes engaged Il
these missions returned safely t
their bases.
Elaborating on the situation q
1oribaiwa, an Allied spokesman sal
the fact that artillery had at las
been brought into play against tn
Japanese probably was at leas
partly responsible for their enforce
withdrawal.
The Allied troops, he said, wer
making good use Of 25-pounder
showed and hauled across rugge
terrain. The Japanese earlier ha
been reported using light mountai
guns which they had dragged acros
the range piece by piece.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
D, TIE Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Sept. 26.-Mrs.
Henry Berolzhelmer says life on her
husbands idyllic Chappaqua IN,
" estate was no paradise and it
will take all the orchids growing
there and $500 a week temporary
alimony to make her forget it.
Her husband, a lead pencil COM
pany magnate who. she says, makes
S150,000 a year, not only Stunned
her for the allures of other women
but told her of his affairs" and
urged her to get "a fellow" she told
Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand
Pecora yesterday in a divorce plea
Mrs. Berolzheimer. who accused
her husband of wooing Broadway
Singer Rose Perfect and other girls
by freight at their upstate retreat,
made no claim to the 5000 pheas-
ants, deer, goats, sheep, ducks,
horses and other birds and beasts
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Walsh Issues Opinion
On Tie Vote Settlement

b the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 26.-In an
opinion on tie vote for the Re-
publican nomination for county
commissioner OF Washington County,
Attorney General William c. Walsh
yesterday said in case of tie vote,
a vacancy results and the newly
elected State Central Committee is
the proper body to fill that vacancy"
The attorney general has asked for
an opinion when Luther w. Broom,
a filling station operator, and Amos
E. Reeder, Rohrersville farmer, were
tied with 1,781 votes each for the
fifth Republican nomination for
county commissioner.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
{. Women Voters
Urge 0verhau|ing
OF School System
Education Department
Prepares Pamphlet After
Two-Yeor Study

A complete overhauling of the
District OF Columbia public school
system Is advocated in a handbook
Of information on the public schools
here which has been prepared by
the education department of the
/. Voteless District League of Women
Voters after two-year study.
Plans to use the pamphlet as the
basis of an educational campaign
probably in November will be pre-
sented to the leagues board at a
meeting Wednesday.
Passage of a new basic code es-
tablishing the law for operation and
maintenance of the school system is
suggested in the handbook, which
also recommends repeal of all pre-
vious legislation for the school sys-
tem-basic, amendatory and rider.
Piecemeal Correction Opposed.
Belief that defects in the school
system cannot be corrected by
piecemeal reform is expressed in
the pamphlet.
Limitation of the control over the
school system exercised by the Dis
trict Commissioners and by Con-
eress and creation of an autono-
nous board of education are the
principles which the publication
states should be embodied in the
basic code.
The peculiar relationships exist
ing between the Board of Education
on one hand and Congress and the
District Board of Commissioners on
the other hand are cited as the
chief weakness in the present sys-
TEN.
Indorses Blauch- Powers Report.
The booklet indorses the Blauch-
Powers report, which concluded that
Congress should enact a compre-
hensive code for the public school
system, delegating to school officials
broad powers and ample authority
to maintain and develop system of
public education that is adequate to
the needs of the Capital City.
Mrs. Rensis Likert, present edu-
cation chairman of the league, and
her predecessor, Mrs. Francis Wal
ters, directed the study which re-
suited in the information collected
In the booklet.
Mrs. ROLAND Severy headed the
study group which prepared the
pamphlet and Mrs. Walter Laves
was the editor.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
School OfficiuI Named

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 26 (P.-
Martin l.. Hogan, graduate of Muir
freesboro State Teachers College
OF Tennessee, was named acting
supervisor of audio-visual education
in Virginia by the State Board Of
Education yesterday He succeeds
James l.. Brown. who resigned to
enter the Navy.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Soviet Honors Muisky

MOSCOW, Sept. 26 lP).-Ivan M.
Maisky, rounding out his tenth year
as Russian Ambassador to Britain,
has been awarded the Order Of
Lenin for outstanding services to
the Soviet Union. Tess announced
today.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Postwomen Tuke Over

CAPETOWN tP.-South Africa's
first postwomen will soon start
duties in Durham, ana II the expert
ment is successful the scheme Win
be extended to other South African
cities.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Educated Country

Latest census figures show that
90 per cent Of those 10 years Of age
or over in Panama have received at
least a primary school education.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

PARIS RADIO SAYS ALLIES BLOCKADE DAKAR-Map locates
Dakar the coast Africa about
Brazil which the Paris radio said last night being bockaded
by the Allies according report report
said the Allies will attack it (Dakar soon "A Wrephoto
Evening star., 1942-08-28
DC. Man Coast Guard Skipper
In Berg-Loden North Atlantic
Comdr. Harley E. Grogon, Tough but Kind,
Is Son of C.. 6. Technical Aide Here

other was the late Rear Admiral
Donald r. De Otte of the Coast
Guard.
Some Of the men serving under
him are typical of the boys who
left homes all over the country to
answer the lure of the Coast Guard.
They are:
1t. Comdr. Henry J. Wuensch, "a,
native OF Rochester, N. Y, execu-
tive officer, calm, efficient man
with an infectious grin.
DR.. Raymond S. Roy OF Sharon,
Mass, formerly OF the Public
Health Service, a graduate Of Ala.
bama and Chicago Universities, q
rugged, serious man.
Ensign Cecil E. Meree, r., gun
merry and watch officer. Born Feb
ruary 81, 1917, at Norfolk, Va, he
was graduated from the Coast
Guard Academy in 1941 shortly
after Pearl Harbor. Blond, clean
cut and a boxer at the academy, he
is the son of an official at the
Charleston IS. c. Navy Yard.
Ensign Thomas Hallock, Is, watch
officer, who joined the Coast Guard
at the suggestion of Author Hervey
Allen. An expert yachtsman, he
plans to enter naval aviation.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Registration for Courses
In War Production 0pen

Registration for vocational train
ing courses in two nearby high
schools is open this week, it was an
nounced today.
A new class in bench metal work,
which will meet from to II pm.
Mondays through Fridays at the
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School,
is now open for registration.
At the Montgomery Blair High
School, Silver Spring, Md, both
men and women may register today
at the school for course in aircraft
sheet metal and bench metal train
ing. The classes will be held be-
tween 1870 am. and $3.50 pm. Mon
day through Friday.
Both courses are offered through
the Federal Governments program
of vocational training for war pro-
duction, under the direction Of the
Montgomery County Board of Edu-
cation. Tuition is free.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
William McGraih, L.,
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for William H,
McGrath, jr, II, who was tackle on
the Central High School football
team, will be held at 10 am. tomor-
row in Chambers Funeral Home,
SIS 18th street, Sc. McGrath, the
son of Capt. and Mrs. William H.
McGrath of Seat Pleasant, Md.
drowned Monday in Chesapeake
Bay. His body was recovered We'd
Aesday night.
Members of the Central football
squad will act as pallbearers and
burial will be in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Besides his parents, McGrath is
survived by brother, Paul l.. Nc
Grath, and sister, Mrs. Jean Hart
ley. Capt. McGrath is now overseas
with the United States Army.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
MARYLAND Can't Locate Crane
To Salvage Steel From Bridge

Enough steel to build at least two
seven-toA tanks is contained in the
abandoned Lyons Creek Bridge over
the Southern Maryland boulevard
in Anne Arundel County, because
the State Roads Commission is un-
able to obtain a crane to remove
the bridge from it's piers for salvage.
The bridge has been unused since
the old Chesapeake Beach Railroad
went out of business several years
ago. The railroad tore up the rails
but left the bridge to be salvaged
by the roads commission.
E. G. Duncan, district engineer
of the State Roads Commission at
Laurel, said the commission hasn't
taken the bridge down because it
doesn't have the equipment.
He added that he has been in
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Charles Kruger Dies;
Attorney and Veteran

Charles H. Kruger, "A, Silver
Spring attorney, died yesterday at
Mount Alto Hospital of coronary
thrombosis after an illness Of five
months.
Born in Newark, N. j., Mr.. Krue-
ger was a graduate of the Newark
Law School and of Columbia Uni
versity. During the World War he
saw service overseas with the 25th
Division. He was member of
Front Line Post, Veterans OF For
eign Wars, of Washington and Cis-
sel-Saxon Post No. Al, American Le-
gion. Mr.. Kruger was also a men,
ber Of the District of Columbia
Maryland and Virginia Bar Associa-
tions.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Eve Joan
Kruger, he leaves his mother, Mrs.
Charles Kruger, ST., of Newark, N.
j., and three sisters, the Misses
Mary and Anna Kreuger, and Mrs.
Margaret De Vale, all of Newark.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 pm. tomorrow at the Warner
E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Silver
Spring. Burial will be in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
OPA Plans Broadcast
For Virqiniuns Today

How the people of Virginia can
participate in activities which will
aid the Office of Price Administra-
ton will be discussed in round
table program over Station WJSV at
6:15 pm. today, with members of
the staff of OPA and prominent Vir-
ginians taking part.
The speakers will be Brig. Gen.
j. Fulmer Bright, former mayor of
Richmond and now OPA director
for Virginia; Bernard P. Chamber
lin, chief rationing attorney for the
OPA; Gerald Hughes, regional in
formation officer for the OPA for
Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina; Henry l.. Caravati, Or
ganization officer for the Virginia
OPA, and Raymond Pinchbeck, dean
of men of the University of Rich
mond and now price officer of o.le
Virginia OPA.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Announces
Teaching Staffs for
Public Schools
Students to Register
Tuesday; Bus Problem,
Time Changes Studied

The names of teaching stats for
Arlington County public schools were
announced today by School Supt.
Fletcher Kemp.
Elementary and junior high stu
dents will register at the schools they
will attend Tuesday morning while
high school students will register
Tuesday afternoon. Glasses will
start Wednesday. Night school stu
dents will be registered at 7 pm.
Monday at Washington-Lee High
School.
Mr.. Kemp said the question of
transportation is being studied with
bus company officials and that some
changes in opening and closing the
institutions may be made later. To
begin with, however, classes will
start at 8 am. daily. Although some
of the bus schedules do not call for
picking up students until am. or
shortly before, allowances will be
made for students arriving late on
these vehicles, he said.
The faculty appointments were
announced in a tentative list is
sued by his office. They are the
following. with the principals names
listed first for each school:
Evening star., 1942-08-28
West Asks Postwar,
Maryland d-0perated
Air|ines System
Candidate for Governor
Urges State to Prepare
For End of HostiIities
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 2S.-A pro-
posal that Maryland undertake to
Sqsiip and operate itsfown airlines
system linking all parts of the State
following the war was advanced
yesterday by w. Pinkney West, jr,
candidate or the Republican nom
ination for Governor.
Mr.. Vests plan for State-owned
airlines was part of his suggestion
that the State Immediately set up
a public works program in Maryland
on a scale large enough to
absorb each and every returning
soldier, sailor, marine, aviator or
coast guardsman for a period of
at least six months after the close
of hostilities.
"And so after the bands have
stopped playing, after the excite
ment and rejoicing are over, after
the deeds of our heroes are forgot
ten, the fighting men of Maryland
will find job of work to do pro-
vided by a State which did not
overlook its obligation of them
-" Mr.. West said in statement.
The attorney is opposing Theodore
r. McKeldin, who has the backing
of the Republican State Central
Committee in the September 8
primary.
As part of his plan to have
Maryland prepare to take care of it's
service men when the war is over,
Mr.. West proposed:
l. That program Of road i'm
provements be undertaken so that
the States highways will compare
.favorably with those of other
States;
2. That modern airports be built
up and down the shores of Chesa-
peake Bay and elsewhere in the
States so that with the tremendous
postwar development of aviation
the citizens of our Eastern Shore
will have an easy, practical, modern
way of travel to the western part of
the State" and vice versa; and
3. That a State owned and oper-
ated airline service shall be estab-
lished Ito take advantage of the new
alrports and provide practical
transportation system that will per-
nit and encourage frequent travel
by Marylanders from all parts OF
the State to all other parts of it,
The plan will be the chief plank
in his campaign, Mr.. West said.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Maryland Probes Need
OF School Defense Courses
b the Associated press.


ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 2s.-Mai.
Samuel s. Murray of Baltimore.
Maryland's regional civilian defense
representative, was instructed by
Gov. O'Conor yesterday to begin In
vestigating the advisability Of incor.
porating q cividen defense course In
State school curricula.
Gov. O'Conor said he urged Mr..
Murray to consult DR.. Thomas G.
Pullen, jr.. State school superintend-
ent, after discussing the plan with
Judge Rowland K. Adams, regional
director, and Maj. Murray.
The Governor reported that Mr..
Adams praised the plan, stating that
1t already was in effect in England.
where children Of high school and
elementary ages are proficient at
extinguishing incendiary bombs and
demolition work.
Mr.. Murray was advised that II
DR.. Pullen agreed he then should
proceed to submit the matter to
national OCD officials, asking them
to outline q course and supply
schools with necessary textbooks.
Gov. O'Conor also said that to
insure complete agreement through.
out the State he considered it advis-
able to "1ay the proposal before the
States subdivisions"
Evening star., 1942-08-28
BY JOHN A. MOROSO, 3d.,
Associated Press War Correspondent

WITH THE ATLANTIC FLEET,
Aug. 20 Delayed)) 1t takes tough
men with brave. hearts to man the
Coast Guard ships operating in the
iceberg laden waters of the North
Atlantic.
One of the toughest of them all
is the skipper of the Coast Guard
cutter I have been sailing on
Comdr. Harley Evans Grogan, Al, q
salty seaman from a family long
identified with the ocean and with
war.
For years before the war, the Coast
Guard sailed in these waters-be-
yond the Arctic Circle, to Greenland,
to Hudson Bay-long voyages on
iceberg and weather patrols
voyages fit to try the patience OF
any man who likes civilization and
its comforts.
With the war the danger doubled,
for submarines became an added
menace and there were slow, broken
down freighters to convoy.
y Corndr. Grogan was born in WASH
ington and his father, H. H. Grogan,
Is 9 technical aide with the Coast
Guard there. After living in Wood
bury. N. j., and Washington, the
son went to the Coast Guard
Academy, graduating in 1922.
His work has taken him through
heroic rescues, hurricanes, snow
storms and the risky job Of dodging
bergs in thick fog. He has served
up and down the East and West
coasts, In Cuba, Alaska, Hawaii, the
South Sea Islands and in the
frenzied Northwest Atlantic.
Saved From Capsizing Berg.
1t is characteristic OF his modesty
that, he says, his biggest thrill came
with his rescue from berg that
was slowly capsizing. 1t seems that
he was trying to climb to the top
OF the berg with the aid of hatchet
when the monster began to settle
slowly. He scrambled to ledge and
the water was up to his neck when
rescue came.
Comdr. Grogan was aboard the
cutter Modoc when she rescued the
mutmous crew OF the schooner Blue
Bird after storm disabled the
sailing ship in 1924. In 1929 he was
aboard the Wilkes when she saved
the crew OF an oil tanker that had
broken In half.
In the three years he was aboard
the cutter Duane he sailed more
than 100000 miles and his present
ship (name withheld for naval rea-
sons) has steamed 10000 miles in
the past year.
On land, he commanded the Coast
Guard base at Fort Lauderdale Fla.
and was executive officer of the
former base at st. Petersburg.
Although most of his adult life
has been spent at sea, this brown
halred, green-eyed mariner, is an
excellent golfer, shooting consistent
ly IN the 70s and the lower Dos.
At sea Comdr. Grogan is calm,
kind and considerate of his men.
He sleeps in his clothes in the chart
house below the flying bridge, ready
to 60 into instant action when dan
ger threatens. He shaves only in
port.
Offered Writer His Cabin.
His wife, the former Elsie Trott OF
New London, N. c., lives in Fort
Lauderdale. They have three chill
dren-Elsie Louise, 13; Henry Evans,
10, and Jane, 4, who often wonder
why he doesn't come home more
often.
1t was typical of him to offer his
cabin to me when was assigned
here.
His background may help-one
cousin was the late and beloved
Admiral Bob Evans, another Is
Rear Admiral Clifford M. Van Hook,
commandant at Panama, and an