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Evening star., 1942-04-15
Admiral StandIey Presents
His Credentials 10 KaIinin
Bv the Associated Pres,

BY the ASSoclsteo FTe&.
KUIBYSHEV. April 15-Admiral
William H. STANDBY. new United
states Ambassador TO Russia, pre-
Sented his credentials 10 President
Michael Kalinin III Moscow last
night in the midst of diplomatic
whirl and spring breeze Of rumorS
that is keeping the Kuibyshev for
eign colony in dither.
Since Admiral Standley arrived
by United States Army plane last
week. wags have remarked that
they must have fine traffic directors
in Moscow" 10 keep the American
Ambassador and the newly arrived
japanese Ambassador. Naotake
Sato, from running into each other
Sato was in Moscow presenting
his credentials when Admiral Stand
lev arrived in KuibySheV. He was
preceded in the formality by the
new British Ambassador Sir Archi-
bald Clark Kerr, who had hurried
from China via India and who
bounced back in KuibyShev in time
TO meet Admiral Standley, Their
Admiral STANDBY few to Moscow
Both Admiral STANDBY and Safe
were in the capital Monday wher
Prsvda printed its warning 70 Japar
to observe the strict letter of tht
Soviet-JspsneSe neutrality pact.
Just before Admiral Standley saw
Kalinin, the Turkish Ambassador
Haydar Aktay left KuibyShev fol
home, announcing that the situa-
ton in Turkey was tense.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
North American Co.
Retains D. {. Control
Under 5. {. {. Order
Divestment Decree Held
Not Affecting Holdings
Here ond Nearby

A drastic order was issued by
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission yesterday directing the
North American Co. to sever rela-
tionship with Sc companies In its
vast utility system, but apparently
leaving intact the concerns utili-
ties connections in the District area.
These include the Washington Rail-
way & Electric Co., the Potomac
Electric Power Co, the Capital
Transit Co. and the Rockville Rail-
way Co. of Montgomery County,
Md. which oWnes all of the stock
of the Braddock Light g. Power
Co. In Arlington. Va.
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech, former member OF the Dis
trict Public Utilities Commission,
said he planned to study the S. E.
G. order to ascertain its effect on
the Washington utility situation. On
the basis of press dispatches from
Philadelphia, headquarters Of the
S. E. c., he expressed the opinion
no changes are involved in the
local utility organization.
The S. E. C. order permits North
American to retain only one of its
eight major sub-holding companies,
the $273,000,000 Union Electric Co.
Of Missouri. which in turn is limited
in its. holdings.
Among the companies with which
North American must sever its re-
lationship are Detroit Edison Co.,
in which North American once held
1872 per cent of common stock, and
the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and
its subsidiaries with assets of $780,
100000, in which North American
holds 3289 per cent of common
shares.
North American was given one
year to comply with the order to
reduce It's system to a single in
tegrated utility system under the
Holding Company Act of 1885.
Serving more than 5000 900 Gus
toners in II States, North American
is rated as billion dollar company
Coincident with issuance of the
S. E. c. order in Philadelphia, the
Virginia State Corporation Com
mission IN Richmond announced
approval of the $4,000, 900 refinanc-
Ing program of the Rosslyn Gas
Co, which serves the nearby Vir-
ginia area.
The company, according to the
Associated Press, was authorized to
extend the maturity date of s8l 900
Of first mortgage bonds outstanding
from February !. 1912, to November
/, 1860, and TO reduce the interest
rate from to not more than Az
per cent. 1t also was authorized:
l. To accept from WASHINGTON
Gas Light Co, an affiliate, as an
addition TO RoSslyn's capital surplus,
the cancellation of unpaid interest
notes in the amount of s106,693 3l8.
?. To refund promiSsory notes
held by the Washington Gas Light
Co. amounting to 81 ,928 900 by is
Suance OF new notes bearing in
terest Of not more than A. pei
cent.
;. To issue TO Washington Gas
Light Co. $500 shares of 500 pal
value capital stock.
The Washington Gas Light Co
was authorized to furnish the
Rosslyn company with cash, ma,
terials. supplies, labor and othel
| services as needed under an in.
ter-company arrangement" unit
January !. l943. without further au.
thorization of the commission pro.
vided the amount for construction
did not exceed $5oo, 900.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Physical Fitness Unit
Activities Shifted 10
Health and Welfare
kelly's Stoff Cut From
IS to 4; He Won't Quit,
Officiols Here Soy

John B. Kelly's Physical Fitness
Division is to be reduced in per-
sonnel from 50 to 4 staff employees.
under q budget announced today.
although an official said Mr.. Kelly
had requested funds for io2 en-
ployes.
The task OF making civilian Amer
lea tough and healthy will largely
be turned over to two other men
working under Federal Security Ad-
minttrator Paul v. McNutt. They
are Mark A McCloskey. recreation
director for the once of Defense.
Health and welfare Services ito
which the physical fitness unit was
transferred from the o. c. d., and
John w. Studebaker. United States
commissioner Of education.
Mr.. McCloskey's division will add
two new field workers to the II now
stationed throughout the country.
DR.. Studebaker will be assigned
three new workers He now has one
full time expert and one part-time
specialist dealing with health and
physical education in the country's
schools.
Mr.. Kelly is not resentful that
his staff has been reduced to four
clerical workers, 1t was asserted.
He was quoted as saying he would
stay on In physical fitness head
quarters at Philadelphia even II all
his personnel were removed.
Under the new setup he will be
assistant director of the o. d. II.
w. S., in charge OF physical fitness.
Just what functions his ONCE will
retain was not known at Mr.. Nc
Nuts information division here.
The physical fitness sports CO.
ordinators will no longer have an
official connection with the Kelly
office or any Government agency,
1t was said.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Macarthur
Continued From First Page.)

mander and what area his COM
mand covered. the headquarters
spokesman made four points:
/. That an Allied command had
not yet been effected;
2. That Gen. Macarthur at pres
ent Is in command of United States
armed forces in the Far East as
he has been since last July;
8. That Gen. MacArthur's gen.
eral headquarters have been moved
from the Philippines to Australia,
which is the only physical change
that has taken place:
4. That discussions are taking
place in Washington and no de-
ciSion or directive has yet been re-
ceived.
Pressed for an Interpretation of
this, the spokesman said he could
give none except to say that the
general has been in close consulta-
ton with Australian army and gov
ernment officials and had received
utmost cooperation in planning for
eventual official assumption of the
command.
Has Full Power, Curtin Says.
Mr.. Curtin. however, made un-
mistakably clear that in Australia's
view Gen. Macarthur is supreme
commander OF all Allied forces In
the Southwest Pacific and said he
had power to take any steps he
thinks fit"
The Prime Minister pointed out
appointed in his own offices in con-
sultation with the governments in
volved.
Thus, he said Australian Gen.
Sir Thomas Blsmey, commander OF
all land forces in Australia; Ameri-
can 1t. Gen. George H. Brett, air
commander and Gen. Macarthur
chief aide, and American Rear Ad-
miral Herbert r Leary, head of the
naval forces. all were under Gen.
Macarthur.
Mr.. Curtin added that the change
in the oominion'S defense machinery
yesterday by which he assumed the
defense portfolio would simplify liai-
son between Gen, Macarthur and
the Australian government.
Fighting for Survival.
In a broadcast launching a ma
tional savings campaign, Mr.. Curtin
said, We Australians are fighting
for survival as starkly as II small
poX were sweeping the land"
The issue" he said, "is life or
death. The most vital battle Aus
tralis is fighting is the battle TO
gain time in producing the many
essentials of war"
The Australian press and public,
meanwhile, were perplexed by the
delay and seeming confusion in the
formal establishment of and de-
lineauon Of the scope of the powers
of Gen. MacArthur'S supreme COM
mand, which they had hailed as an
accomplished fact March II.
Supreme Authority Questioned.
Under the heading rs Gen. Mac
Arthur in fact supreme commander
in the Southwest Pacific?" the Mel
! bourne Herald questions whether
his powers are not less than his
title suggests if New Zealand is not
within his sphere.
The newspaper expressed the
opinion that doubt would persist
until the generals authority was
defined.
The Sydney Herald said. however
that he has not allowed the Ques-
ton Of his authority or definition OF
his command area to interfere with
the work he was sent to Australls
TO do.
1T is expected that he will dis
close the personnel of his American
staff, which will include high naval
officers" the Sydney publication
said.
There will not be general mix
ing OF Allied STATS. Australian and
American divisions of the land
forces will remain separate under
a unified command"
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Humane Society Names
Mrs. EImore President

Mrs. Herbert L. Elmore was elected
president of the Washington HUI
name Society for the 10th consecu-
tive year at the 73d annual meeting
of the organization at the Carlton
Hotel yesterday. 49,
Other officers are George P. AIT,
first vice president; Miss Barnes
Richardson, Mrs. Wallace Neff. Will
liam F. Hit and Clarence B. Hewes,
vice presidents: Frederick A. Genau.
treasurer, and H. Vanley Empt, sec
retary.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Americans Take Course
In Shipping Defense
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 15.-A large group
of Americans is in Britain taking a
course on how to defend merchant
ships against aerial and U-boat at
tacks, the Daily Herald said today.
The course was organized by the
British Navy and was founded on
| the experiences of two and one half
wears of sea war.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Locomotive Deroiied
When Train Strikes
And Kills Elephant

BY the Associated Press.
LUCKNOW, India, April is
A passenger train rammed an
elephant plodding across the
tracks today. and the locomo-
tive was derailed. The ele-
phant and its driver we're killed,
but no passengers were hurt.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Russia
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Identified girls were reported hanged
for propaganda activity.
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
GRAND RAPIDS LINK

GRAND RAPIDS, Sept. rs
GNS) London report that
Charles E. Bedaux, prominent
efficiency expert. was among 25C
Americans rounded up in Paris
and turned over TO German au-
thorities was viewed with interest
today in Grand Rapids, the home
of his second wife.
Bedaux. a naturalized American
of French birth. married the for
mer Fern Lombard in 1917. He
had offices in Grand Rapids al
the time of his marriage to the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
A. Lombard.
Mrs. Bedaux once was consid-
cred a leader of the younger
Grand Rapids set. Bedaux be-
came prominent in American in
dustrial circles when the AFL
went on record as opposing his
speed up" plan.
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
T.. S. Filters
Blast .Daps
I'm Burma

CHUNGKING. China, Sept. %
QNS).-Squadrons Of American
bombing and fighter planes yes
terday conducted series OF at
tacks against japanese positions
along the Burma road, 1t. Gen.
Joseph w. Stilwell's headquarters
announced today.
United States airmen have de-
stroyed an estimated total of 30
Jap trucks in recent assaults
against Japanese columns in Yum
nan Province, China, adjacent TO
Burma.
The American pilots made three
attacks against Japanese columns
in the vicinity of Lungling, inflict-
ing heavy casualties. the COM
munique said.
II was revealed that the Japa-
nese in western Yunnan had re.
sumed their advance toward the
Salween River.
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
Submarine Sinks
Spanish Vessel

MADRID. Sept. Is (INS).-The
Spanish government today an
nounced the torpedo sinking Of the
Spanish steamer Monte Norbea,
so miles off the French Caribbean
Island of Martinique, with an indi-
Gated loss of 19 lives.
Headquarters of the Spanish
merchant navy department and
the foreign ministry declined TO
reveal the identity of the SUBJ
n arine that attacked the Monte
Norbea.
A report received from Fort de
France. Martinique. where 28 sur
vivors of the vessel were landed,
stated that the Monte Nobea sank
less than a minute after the explo-
sion of the torpedo.
The survivors included "a men,
bers of the crew and four passen-
gers out, Of the AZ persons aboard.
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
U.S. Merchant Marine
Lauded by Churchill

LONDON, Sept. % QNS).-
Prime Minister Churchill today
paid tribute to Americas merchant
and shipbuilders for their
role in winning the war.
In a message read by John G.
Winant, United States Ambassador
to Britain, in a broadcast from
London. Churchill called the Amer
ican ship building program one OF
the United Nations most remark
able examples of courage, re-
sourcefulness and industry"
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
Get Coal Now.
Public Warned
Pay for 1t After
Next December on
Special Storage Plan

Donald NJ. Nelson. War Produc-
tion Chief. and Harold l.. Ickes.
Fuel Co ordinator. both have
warned OF the possibility OF heat
less homes next winter. unless
consumers, stock up now.
Use the Detroit Coal Co.'S 60-Day
Free Storage plan .. Fill up now.
pay next December at no extra
charge or take or 8 months IL
you prefer. For details call The
Detroit Coal Co. Townsend 8-S503.
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
u. 5. Shipydrds
InAffied Claimed

LONDON. Sept. 2s CUP).-The
German-controlled Paris radio said
today that the American indus
trialist Henry j Kaiser had estab-
lished shipbuilding yards near
Capctown, South Africa. and that
new contingents of American
troops had been landed in South
Africa.
Berlin radio carried reports to
this effect last week.
ADvERTIgFNTNT
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28

LONDON. Sept 28.-One OF the
wars most dramatic battles at
sea was revealed today in a COM
that told how the British
coast guard cutter lwort h.
formerly an American vessel,
rammed and sank a big Italian
submarine and crippled a second
submarine with shell fire.
But this latest blow at the
enemy's underseas fleet was some
what offset later by an admiralty
announcement stating that the
British submarine Thorn was
Overdue and must be considered
lost"
(Jane's Fighting Ships lists
the Thorn as among ever
British submarines built since
outbreak of the war but does
not give specifications
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
Big Jap Vessel
Probably Sunk
By Flying Forts
I5,ooo-Ton Cargo Ship
Blasted at Rsbeul; U. S.
Raids New Guinea Bases

GEN ERAL MacARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, IN AUS
TRALIA, Sept. rs (INS).-Ameri-
can Flying Fortresses today
another sleage-hamner
blow against Japanese supply
routes toward New Guinea. prob
ably sinking a 15.000-ton enemy
cargo ship at Rabaul and infiicting
des., ton on New
Britain Islar n other Sec
tors Of the / 2na.
The Fortress iiers reported
heavy. black smoke biilowing from
the stern of their cargo ship VIC
tim.
An official spokesman. supple
menting the terse communique.
said that the 15.0O0-ton craft was
the largest anchored in Rabaul
and probably sank" as result
OF the attack.
BUNA, COMA BOMBED
Escorted by fighter craft. other
BLISS struck at Japanese bases
at Buna. on the northeast coast
of New Guinea, and nearby Coma.
Big Catalina flying boats
bombed BUN, on Bougainville
Island. In the Solomons. while
fighter craft strafed and can
onaded Jap supply lines on the
Kokoda trail. which leads 10 the
land battle front in the Owen
Stanley Mountains on New Guinea.
General MacArthur's commune
que revealed. in addition. that the
status of ground fighting in the
mountains remained unchanged
generally, and that Japanese
bomber planes had made another
Iabortive effort TO attack Darwin.
Except FOR poradic blows
traded with tho enemy along the
MOUNTAINEERING battle line. Aus
tralian infantrymen and artil-
llery observed rather quiet Sun
day.
A Nipponese air raid, aimed at
Darwin. failed 10 damage either
military installations or civilian
structures for all of the Jap
bombs landed In the swamp and
brush area near the city.
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
DEPTH CHARGES

In the encounter between the
Lulworth and the two enemy SUBJ
marines. the 1,984-ton cutter, once
the u. s. S. Chelan. first dropped
depth charges that forced the
l ,332-ton Italian submarine Pietro
Calvi TO the surface
The Lulworth then shelled the
sub and finally ran squarely into
her killing several members of
her crew and washing others over
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
.Yanks Hammer
Ships at BenQazii

CAIRO, Sept. % tUP).-Ameri-
can B-24 Consolidated bombers
raided shipping and port facilities
at Bengazi at dusk last night, de-
stroying wrecks which had been
converted into floating docks, it
was announced today,
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
Marines Crush
Jap Attackers
CONTINUED from Page one)

Marine and navy fighters inter-
cepted and shot down four.
Two-motored bombers attacked
at noon. Long before they reached
the targets the defense fighters
had downed four of them and
forced the others to jettison their
bombs.
Edson's troops advanced and,
Iregaining all positions they had
lost, Strengthened the marine line.
Later they decided to withdraw
$50 yards in the center to base
themselves on a grassy knoll COM
manding long ridge down which
the japanese were creeping.
Edson's line now stretched from
a jungle valley over the ridge and
into another valley.
BIG ATTACK STARTS
About 7:30 p. m. the Japanese
swept down the ridge for their big
attack.
The Japanese dislodged a ma
rine platoon after a grim hand-to-
hand fight in which infiltratine
enemy troops threatened to en-
circle the defenders. The marines
fought their way back to the Sec
ond line.
A gap now developed in the
marine lines, and the japanese
pushed quickly through il.
They famed out. and some front
line marines in Edsons command
were cut off from the rear.
They were stranded on a ridge
with a small force holding the tor
OF the commanding knoll.
The marines TO right and left
had Withdrawn TO line about 20(
yards back of the knoll.
JAPS STORM KNOLL =
The Japanese sent their mair
force against the knoll, under {
heavy smoke screen.
|. Cpl. Walter j. Burak craWlet
under heavy fire back along The
ridge, stringing a telephone lin,
which restored communication
with the rear.
Edison had wireless transmit
ters but the Japanese could reaC
everything he sent on il.
Over the-tefcphone came thi
, order at midnight 10 Withdraw
from the knoll
The marines on both side!
opened fire with rifle. machine gur
and trench mortar TO cover th'
retirement, and the artillery, join
: ing in. put up such a heavy bar
) rage that an attempt by the enemy
TO follow up the withdrawal wa!
beaten back
Scores of Japanese fell.
From then on we had them
licked" Edison said.
The Japanese attacked again
and again with the bayonet. Blu
the marine line was now firm anC
in favorable position. and all th'
Japanese got was licking
The Japanese attacked fanati
cally. yelling and brandishing thei
bayoneted rifles as they ran int
the fire.
Each time the enemy attacket
they burned smudges to provide
a smoke screen.
II was dawn before the JapaneS,
had enough. They withdrew int
the jungle. leaving sniperS 4
cover them.
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
Leader Warns
Japan Of Raids

LONDON. Sept. % tINS).-
Japan today was warned by one
of It's leaders TO expect sustained
air and sea raids by American
planes and submarines, Reuters
news agency reported.
The Toxic radio, according 10
Reuters. stated that the warning
was issued by Kisaburo Ando,
chairman OF the Japanese third
co-onoratiVc conference.
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28

Press, in an exclusive statement
today, that Germany will never
conquer Russia.
Willkie summed up his con-
clusions after 10 unprecedented
days of inquiry in Russia in a
statement expressing fullest con-
fidence in the Soviet will to resist.
but emphasizing again the urgency
of Immediate. real and major aid
to the Russians.
AT stake. Willkie said, is the
offensive power of the Red army
which may be lost unless quick
help is given, thus enabling Ger
many to divert huge forces from
the east TO the west.
1T Is imperative" he said. "in
the interest OF our cause that
the United Nations do their
utmost to expedite the second
front"
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
GOerins Newly Stuffed
Beloon-like Hitler Stooee Gets Another Medal
From Mikado Honorne Tri-Partite Pact
ny nI,ed Press

Overstuffed Herman Goering,
most bemedaled man in the world,
must bear the weight of a new
decoration. The balloon-like Nazi
No. 2 received the Order of the
Rising Sun yesterday from the
Mikado, on the occasion Of the
second anniversary of the Japa-
ese-German-Italian alliance
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, speak
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28

ing for Germany. said the Axis
was so strong the Allies never
would be able 10 open a second
front "or the umpteenth front
about which Mr.. Roosevelt boasts.
Detroit evening times., 1942-09-28
BELIEVE REDS WILL HOLD

With Stalingrad still in Soviet
hands, and with the military eX-
perts now foreseeing less likelihood
of a japanese attack on Siberia
this year, there is a growing belief
that Russia will be able to hold
out.
Therefore, London is said 10
prefer postponement on an all-out
invasion attempt until next spring,
when preparations for grand
offensive of the European con-
tinent will be more complete and
American troops will be available
to share the burden more equally
with the British.