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Evening star., 1942-10-28
E Eyewitness Tells Of Big Battle
Launching SoIomons Clash
Three U. S. and One AustroIiun Cruiser
Lost in 40-Minute Engagement
IN 4O-Minute Engagement

and avoided torpedoes, then left to
avoid more.
Meanwhile, the firing was grad
ually slackening and finally died out
after about 40 minutes. The sky
now was overcast and thunder and
lightning started.
1.-TWO hours later, about daylight,
we went back to investigate firing
and an explosion which had been
observed south and west Of Savo
Island, apparently one Of our de-
stroyers shooting at Jap de-
stroyer.
Canberra's Grew Taken On.
The Canberra still was burning
and at $50 am. we steamed over.
The Australian cruiser was listing
20 degrees to starboard and there
was a series of small explosions like
shells from amidships. The explo-
sions sent debris flying through the
air. Members of the Canberra crew
were climbing down her port side on
ropes to boats and RATS. The Cam
berra's turrets were all trained to
the port side to counteract the list.
1.-TWO destroyers came up and
took of the Canberra's crew. We
picked up one lonesome Australian
sailor with heavy red beard. He
had been blown from the Canberra
by a shell.
"Over to the northward we could
see the smoke of burning ships.
Later they came into the harbor. It
was the Astoria and a destroyer.
The Astoria had bad fires below the
deck and was later beached and
scuttled.
About 9 am there was another
tremendous explosion to the west of
Savo which shot up big clouds Of
smoke. We did not know what it
was, but hoped our planes were
bombing Japanese ships.
1--WE heard later that 30 officers
were saved from the Quincy, which
had sunk some time during the
night, but did not learn how many
more might have been saved"
Evening star., 1942-10-28

(The tollotDin0 eyetpitness ac-
count OF the naval battle in the
Solonlo7,s, in Which the United
States cruisers Quincy, Vincennes
and Astoria and the Australian
cruiser Cdnberra tDere sunk, ,Das
obtained on the scene by Clark
Lee, Associated Press tpar CORE
spondent, before his return to
this c0untry.)
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Russiiun
Continued From First Page.)

velop the break through, Red Star
said.
Red Star declared the Russians
attacked a hill frontally and on
two fanks. threatening with encir-
clement the battalion assigned to
guard 1t.
The newspaper reported the Rus
slams broke through the front line
by night, stormed the hill and
wiped out automatic rifemen on
the peak with hand grenades. Rem
nants Of the garrison were defeated
and the Russians continued the
offensive, 1t said.
Accounts Of the battle of Stalin-
grad emphasized losses which the
Germans are suffering In assaults
on the northern industrial quarter.
Mass attacks had been resumed.
More than 900 Germans were slain
and II tanks were destroyed In the
area of northside factory of Stalin-
grad, the midnight communique re-
ported.
At the same time 1t was declared
that Soviet troops assigned to hold
a recaptured village on the steppes
northwest of the city had repelled
Q score Of assaults in "a hours.
"Our artillery was active" the
communique said. The fire of one
unit destroyed three tanks and
wiped out about a company Of
enemy infantry. Another battery
destroyed German tanks and 23
fortified points"
The British Air Ministry's news
service disclosed that Raj coastal
command pilots and aircraft have
been stationed in Northern Russia
since summer to help protect United
Nations conveys from Axis attacks
on the Arctic sea lanes to Muir
mansk and Archangel.
The planes, including Catalina
Flying Boats, are used for both
bombing Of German submarines and
reconnaissance operations. Chart
ing Of the edge Of the polar ice cap
is one important task Of the COM
mand, since the route of conveys
depends upon its position. The
planes were reported to have flown
nonstop from the British Isles to
their Russian bases, more than 1900
miles to the northeast.
Evening star., 1942-10-28

livestock or poultry. or q combina-
ton of animal units which meets
this standard"
Farms which now have at least
eight dairy cows with q minimum
annual production OF 10000 pounds
of milk can qualify as essential
farms if the operators take steps
to increase dairy, livestock or poul-
try numbers.
The Agriculture Department is
setting up standards for comparing
the labor requirements of other
farm animals in relation to dairy
COWS. The standards established
thus far, based on the amount Of
livestock one man can handle, were
given as follows:
One dairy COW equals 8.5 hogs
(raised). 80 beef cows, 4.8 year.
lings, 80 two-year -old steers, 3.5
feedlot cattle, l6.5 ewes, 80 feedlot
lambs, "a hens, $50 chickens
(raised), 500 broilers and 40 turkeys
(raised).
The Army, Navy, Maritime Com
mission, Defense Plants Corp. and
Treasury Department are to in
struct contractors and subcontrac-
tors not to employ skilled dairy, live
stock and poultry workers without
approval of the United States EN-
ployment Service.
While these instructions should
carry authority with Government
contractors, no method of compell-
ing other employers to refrain from
hiring these workers was set out by
the VINO, although it said it would
urge them to comply.
In Sacramento, Calf, Senator
Pepper, Democrat, of Florida, chair
man of labor subcommittee OF the
Senate on Education and Labor,
said yesterday his group virtually
had agreed to recommend a three
point program to solve the Nations
manpower problem.
National Board Provided.
Already approved by three mem
bers of the f1ve-man group, he said
in an interview, is report favor
ing:
Cd Authorization by Congress of
the taking of quick sample census
to bring, the 1910 census up to date
to provide information on which
manpower ALLEGATION policy can be
based.
CD Adoption of policy of freez-
ing physicians and surgeons where
they are now to avoid denuding the
civilian popula ton of necessary pro-
fessional services. T. -
90 Creation of a national defer
ment board to govern the deferment
from military service to those whose
services are vitally needed in civilian
industry.
The hope of his committee, Sena-
tor Pepper said, is that the Nations S
full manpower can be brought into
play without resort to coercive
measures.
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Charge
Is Move 70 Smear
Him, Hawkes. Says
COP Senote Aspiront
Denies Campaign Cost
Exceeded Limit
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK, Oct. 28.-Albert w
Hawkes., Republican candidate fol
Senator, replied today to attacks on
his primary campaign spending with
the statement that they were part
of political maneuver to extricate
his opponent, Democratic incum-
bent William H. Smathers, from
the unhappy position in which he
now finds himself"
Chairman Mcfarland of the Spe-
cfal Senate Committee Investigat-
ing Campaign Expenditures, said
yesterday in Washington that a
committee investigation very
strongly indicates" that Mr.. Hawkes.
exceeded the $4,000 limit for pri-
mary election campaign expendi-
lures.
Senator Smathers, who spurred
the investigation with the charge
that Mr.. Hawkes. bought" the Re-
publican nomination, said that the
Senate committee has positive and
documentary proof that Mr.
Hawkes. exceeded the $4,000 limit
Hawkes. Denies Charge.
Mr.. Hawkes. replied today:
Senator Mcfarland and his
Uncontrolled Senate COM
mittee have had six weeks in which
to find out whether there was any
basis in fact for the wild and reck-
less charges made against me by my
opponent. The best that they can
offer is a statement containing only
generalities and obviously issued for
political purposes on the eve of an
election"
Mr.. Hawkes., wealthy industrialist
and former United States Chamber
Of Commerce president, resigned
from the War Labor Board to cam
paign. He said he was neither sur
prised nor disturbed" by the McFar-
land statement, which he described
as "a partisan document designed
to aid the Smathers smear cam
paign." He added:
my opponents campaign is going
badly and it is easy to understand
why he has called on his Demo-
cratic colleagues at Washington to
extricate him from the unhappy po-
sition he now finds himself"
Welcomes Investigation.
Mr.. Hawkes. said he would "Wel-
come any opportunity to open the
records of my campaign expendi-
lures to any investigating agency
that may wish to examine them. To
the best of my knowledge the Sem
ate Committee has made no in
vestigation in New Jersey other than
the routine check being made in
every State in which there is a
senatorial contest"
He previously had listed his pri-
mary campaign expenditures at
$49, $685..
Senator McFarlands statement
said the investigation is continuing.
He added it was unlikely that the
committee would hold a hearing on
the matter before the election.
Evening star., 1942-10-28
BY CLARK LEE,

WITH THE UNITED STATES
NAVY OFF SOLOMON ISLANDS,
Aug. 8 Delayed AT the entrance
to narrow waters between Guadal-
canal and Florida Islands in the
Solomons, American and Japanese
warships fought their first large
scale surface engagement of the
war early. today, 40-minute night
battle Of torpedoes and shells.
Three American cruisers and one
Australian cruiser were sunk and
one American cruiser and two
American destroyers were damaged.
1t was not yet known how many
enemy ships were sunk or damaged.
The Japanese were attempting to
attack transports from which
United States Marines had been
landing on Tulagi and Guadalcanal
since early morning of August T.,
but they never succeeded in pene-
trating to the inner harbor.
1t. r. M. Bruning, San Leandro,
Calf, witnessed the battle from
the bridge Of a United States ship.
1t. Bruning's story follows:
"On the afternoon of the 9th we
received word that one Japanese
cruiser and two destroyers were
north of us heading in our direc-
ton. Our ships were disposed &C
cordingly.
Area Illuminated by Flares.
Il turned in at about S:3O pm, on
a cot and was awakened by the
general alarm gong, a loud, startling
clang. looked at the clock, saw it
was 1:45 am, and thought it was
awful damn early to get up. I
pulled OIL my pajamas and dressed
There were several brilliant
white flares in the sky illuminating
the entire area. Evidently the Japs
had dropped them from cruiser
planes and thus took us by surprise,
enabling them to, get in the first
punch.
I'VE were headed northwest to-
ward Savo Island while flares were
behind us toward Tulagi Harbor.
The cruiser Canberra was about 25O
yards ahead of us of our starboard
oeam.' Large flames were shooting
up from its middle stack. The clouds
OF the previous two days had cleared
and with stars shining we could see
Savo Island as soon as flares died
down after about three minutes
over to the northward of Sayo
Island where our three cruisers had
been there was terrific firing. Two
ships were shooting at each other
apparently at point blank range
Long solid tongues of flame shot out
from each ship and beyond them
were the streaks of tracer bullets
Each ship was hitting the other. /
could tell the. ships were. close to-
gether by the nat trajectory of the
firing.
Avoided Torpedoes.
"A searchlight came on briefly and
then went on. It was from the de-
stroyer which was out in front of US
on Savo Island. The destroyer
started firing at some ship and the
ship fired back.
I'VE fired for about five minutes,
then ceased since it appeared that
our shells were endangering our own
ships. We headed in toward Tulagi
Harbor.
Behind us the Cant.rra was still
burning. AS we turned away there
was a tremendous explosion over
northward Of Savo which I learned
later was the Vincennes which blew
up.
Il checked up on what was hap
pening and learned that the officer
on watch had seen flares and then
torpedo's wake. We turned right
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Russia Sees U. 5. WaI
In Pacific as Bar 10
Jap Drive in Siberia
Reported Disappointed
At Lack of q Second
Front in Europe

The Russian Government was de.
scribed authoritatively today as dis
appointed at the lack Of a second
front in Europe, but satisfied that
United States military operations in
the Pacific have forced Japan to
postpone back-door attack on the
Soviet through Siberia.
This source said that while the
Russians do not trust the Japanese
and are prepared for violation OF
neutrality pledges by Japan, they
are making every effort to avoid q
conflict with Japan while fighting
Germany.
In connection with Soviet in
Bistence on second front in Europe
he emphasized that no matter how
successful the present Allied Of
fensive in Egypt turns out to be 1t
will not be regarded by the Russian
people as q fulflllment of the So
called second-front pledge.
Think in Terms of Europe.
When Russians think of the sec
ond front, he explained, they think
In terms Of the continent Of Europe
At the same time, this source who
has brought to Washington the
latest authoritative information
about Russia but cannot be quoted
by name, said that Stain and other
Soviet officials understood perfectly
well that the United States and
Great Britain had not committed
themselves to establishing a second
front this year.
The Soviet government allowed
the impression that there was such
a commitment to grow among the
Russian people, however, he said.
He explained that while Moscow
officials did not give out such an
impression, they did nothing to
change it.
The result, he went on, is a feel
Ing of disappointment bordering on
resentment among the Russian
people generally. This feeling will
disappear and the situation be saved
entirely when the Americans and
British do come through with the
effort aimed at, he asserted.
Says Russia Confident.
In the meantime, he does not be-
lieve there is the slightest idea at
this time on the part of Russia to
even talk about separate peace.
He believes they are determined and
able to keep fighting Germany until
victory Is won.
The grim attitude evident in Mos
COW last year has changed now. he
said, to a dominant note Of calm
assurance and confidence.
Altogether. he added. the Soviet
military situation is more optimistic
than the newspaper headlines about
day-to-day operations indicate. He
pointed out that when Germany
invaded Russia, the experts" gave
Russia three weeks, but that now
she had been fighting more than a
year and was prepared to keep on
fighting.
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Funeral Is Set Today
For Alden K. Evans

Alden K. Evans, 10, who died
Sunday of heart attack at his
home, 3639 Warren street NV, was
to be buried today in Rock Greek
Cemetery following funeral services
at his home.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester L. Evans. A native of Wash
ington, he attended Sidwell Friends
School, Woodrow Wilson High
School and Dewitt School. He had
planned to enter the University of
Maryland this fall, but was unable
to because OF i'll health.
Evening star., 1942-10-28
King Christian Rests
After Trunsfusions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 2S-A doc
tors bulletin on the condition of
King Christian x of Denmark, seri-
ously ill from pneumonia after a fall
from his horse 10 days ago. said he
was resting well today after two
blood transfusions given during the
night.
The Kings strength and appetite
were described as good. His temper
ature, however, was 1907, and his
pulse rate 66.
BY royal decree, the King has
turned the conduct of the govern
ment over to his son, Crown Prince
Frederik, for the duration Of his
illness.
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Father and Son Join Up

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Oct. %
(SpeciaD "A father and son went
from here to the Army induction
station at Clarksburg yesterday
They were Frank Turner Ramsburg,
"A, and his son, Calvin Roy Rams
burg, 90
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Church to Hold Benefit

A victory party for benefit Of St.
Jerome's Church School fund will
be held at the church hall, Hyatts-
Nille, Nd, at $3.50 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1942-05-02

many bits Of good designing in this
house.
Two-Car Garage.
Below stairs every inch of space is
planned exceedingly well The
laundry room Is just at the base OF
the stair well with the maids room
and bath off to one side. Here
again are ample cloSets set into
softly finished pine-paneled walls.
A two-car garage is entered by a
door just outside the recreation
room. This play room is at garden
level with full length windows and
a door to f1agstone terrace. One
whole side Of the room is fireplace
here-as in the living room above,
and maple furniture in early Ameri-
can design makes it most attractive
and usable.
This house and the two others in
the immediate locality, which are
almost finished. will be the last for
some time in this community, which
is restricted for small estates.
Though this may be a disappoint-
ment to the many who like the quiet
OF a modern home in suburban
atmosphere it means that the beau
tltul green hillSideS and the winding
roads will remain for many years
to come and the dogwood will bloom
untouched by further construction
for the pleasure of the present
owners.
Evening star., 1942-05-02

Note: Mr.. Whitman Is sorry he
can no longer answer personal
letters. He does, however, offer
readers leaflets on q variety OF
subjects. Today's leafiet covers
"Bleached Wood Finishes" Be
sure to send . scent stamped.
self addressed envelope with your
leafiet request to Mr.. Whitman,
care of The Evening Star. Leaf
lets cannot be mailed unless SELF
addressed envelope bears correct
amount Of postage.
Evening star., 1942-05-02
living room with its massive bronze

living room with its massive bronze
andirons.
On the opposite end Of the living
room one enters the dining room
through a wide arch and the two
rooms may be thrown open for
summer living by the double porch
which is screened at the living room
end but becomes a balcony open
to the sky extending the full length
OF the house. A compact kitchen
where everything is at finger-tip
reach, a flrst-floor lavatory and an
ample coat closet makes this whole
floor a livable and workable ar
rangement.
Upstairs the hall is large with
linen and storage closets and a
large dormer Window with window
seat which has all the charm of
grandmother's house in the coun-
try. But here, adding to the old
fashioned charm, is a telephone out
let so that this space might do for
an extra desk for quiet letter writ
ing or study, or better yet. q sew
ing corner where the family mend
ing could be done and put away in
the linen closets adjacent.
Large Tiled Bath.
A large tiled bath with built-in
dresser under the window at one
end of the hall is finished in white
and peach color and large enough
to be used as dressing room also.
A large bedroom at this end of the
house has a lovely view, sunlight
and is ample for comfortable living
even with twin beds, a large chest,
highboy and dressing table and sew
eral chairs.
The middle bedroom would be
ideal for one or two children. It
has double closets-as have all of
the bedrooms-and, best of all, q
door leading out onto a sun deck
where a small child might take a
sun bath or a larger one play
happily and safely.
The east bedroom has an inter-
esting bay window set between two
deep storage closets and at the op-
posite end a dressing room with
adjoining bath, and another double
wardrobe. The finish and detail of
all these personal conveniences are
one of the most satisfactory of the
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Silver Star
Continued From Page BID

ing specialist, is chairman of the
group. Other members are Edwin
H. Rosengarten, builder; Irwin S.
Porter, architect, and Charles C
Koones. president of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board.
The house is built of grey stone
and whitewashed brick and is
tucked into q hillside with a back
drop of Rock Greek Parks dogwood-
studded slopes. 1t was built by Ed
son Briggs, Inc, from plans pre-
pared by George S. Brock. Rolling
hillsides with winding roads, white
washed fences and Towering fruit
trees make an appealing picture Of
comfortable country living.
The living room of this house,
built away from the entrance, is
dominated by huge stone hearth
which fills one whole wall of the
house. The muted color in the
stone controls the color scheme of
the room. The other 3 walls are
painted a soft blue green which
blends into one tone in the field
stone. Draperies in clear yellow ac-
cent still another color and the
warm russet of the rugs pick up
tawny shades which completes the
ensemble.
A bay window fins the room with
sunlight and offers a view of the
small valley and the green hillside
beyond. The tract of land with
this house is large enough for a
small farm. Dropping gently away
at the rear of the house it would
afford a delightful site for a fruit
orchard. with the added joy of look
ing down on the Towering trees in
the spring.
Pine-Paneled Library.
Just off the living room Is a
comfortable pine-paneled library
with many bookshelves and small
er fireplace set into the paneled
wall and faced with black slate.
This fireplace, dressed in the best
taste, with black mesh flexible
screen banded with brass and shin
ing brass fire tools, is a nice con-
trast to the larger fireplace in the
Evening star., 1942-05-02
BIondford to Address
Building Congress

National Housing Administrator
John B. Blandford, jr., will address
the May luncheon meeting of the
Washington Building Congress to be
held Monday at the Maynower
Hotel. Mr.. Blandford will discuss
Wartime Housing"
Arthur B. Heaton. president OF
the Congress, reported that advance
reservations indicate that Mondays
luncheon will be the most popular
In a long time. Mr.. Heaton will
preside. Claude w. Owen, chairman
OF the Program Committee, will
introduce the speaker.
Other housing ofiicials will be
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Mortgage Recordings Gain
Is Pct. Over February

With the curtailment Of residen-
tial construction necessitated by the
war now clearly reflected in the cur
rent volume Of home financing
throughout the country. mortgage
recordings OF $4,000 and less dur
ing March numbered 10000 and
amounted to 1886, 200, 900, as COM
pared with $4,000 mortgages val
ued at $348. 1000, 900 for March a
year ago, Federal Home Loan Bank
Administration economists reported
today.
They pointed out that while
March recordings gained l3 per cent
over February, it was the second
consecutive month since the bank
administrators study was begun in
1889 that current recordings failed
to exceed those of the comparable
month of the preceding year.
while it is still not possible to
label this the beginning Of a COM
plete reversal in the trend of pri-
vate mortgage financing activity,
there are many indications that
such is the case" said the report.
On the other hand, mortgages
recorded during the first quarter Of
1942-amounting to 1858 900 900
represented less than one-half Of
per cent decline from the same
period of 1941. First-quarter re-
cordings for the similar 1910 period
revealed a gain of 13 per cent over
1889 and a Is per cent increase
of the same 1941 quarter over 1910.
This break in the upward trend
Of non-farm mortgage recordings
indicates that the increase in real
estate transactions resulting from
population shifts, plus the liquida-
ton of institutionally owned prop
critics. Is not enough to offset the
effects of curtailed privately
financed residential construction"
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Brush Removes Paint

A small vegetable brush can be
used effectively with paint remover
when removing the old finish from
furniture. Such brush will re-
move the paint from cracks, mold
ings and carved places without in
Jury to the surface.
Evening star., 1942-05-02

ling. general counsel Of the Ma.
tional Housing Agency: Oliver
Winston and Charles e. v. Prins
OF r. p. H. A. and Howard Acton,
N H A.
Evening star., 1942-05-02

guests at the luncheon. The guests
include Commissioner Herbert EN-
merich of the Federal Public Hous-
ing Authority. Commissioner Abner
Ferguson OF =. n. A., Leon Keyser-
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