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Evening star., 1942-01-27

The Marylander who commands
the first American Expeditionary
Force to Europe in World War II is
one of the Army's youngest major
generals at the age of 50 and is
known as "Scrappy."
Russell P. Hartle won the nick
name as q second lieutenant in the
Philippines back In 1910, years after
hostilities had ceased. The Army
however, was having some tough
engagements on baseball diamonds
and "Scrappy" Hartle was in the
thick Of things.
The generals friends in Washing
ton recall him as a fighting second
baseman for his outfit in the Philip
pines.
A stocky, active man who COM
bined vigor and determination with
a quiet temperament. "Scrappy"
Hartle lived up to his nickname
through q distinguished military
career.
The commander OF the American
troops which landed in North Ire
land yesterday is a native Of Chews-
vile, Md. He was graduated from
St. Johns College at Annapolis In
1910, when st. Johns was part OF
the University of Maryland.
Soon after graduation he was ap-
pointed a second lieutenant IN the
Army and assigned to duty in the
Philippines.
In less than three years Gen.
Hartle advanced to his present rank
from that of colonel in line with
the policy Of the general stan in
favoring officers who demonstrate
qualities of leadership in posts OF
responsibility.
He was promoted to brigadier gen.
eral in October of 1910 and was ad-
vanced to the next higher grade
less than three months ago after
taking command of the 34th Dr.
vision, composed of Iowa, Mime
sofa and North and South Dakota
troops. Whether any part Of this
National Guard division was in
cluded among troops under Gen.
Hartle's command in Ireland was
Evening star., 1942-01-27

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN (From German Broad
casts Jan. 27.-A special an
nouncement from Adolf Hitler's
headquarters today said German
submarines had sunk IL more
merchant ships aggregating 103,-
600 tons of the United States
and Canadian coasts.
CThis followed a declaration Of
the German high command Sat-
urday that U-boats had sunk
18 merchantmen totaling 1885,
600 tons, and two naval units,
and had torpedoed another ship
and an escort vessel In North
American waters.
(Torpedoing of the 8,016-ton
ore carrier Venore OF the North
Carolina coast was announced by
the United States Navy YES
terday. She was the seventh YES
sci reported attacked in United
States watersD
Six large tankers were reported
BY the high command to make up
half Of the dozen vessels encom-
passed by the second report.
I'm these attacks a U-boat COM
manded by 1t. Comdr. Zatt was
particularly successful" the COM
munique said. Since their first ap-
pearance of the western shores Of
the Atlantic, reported January "a.
our U-boats have sunk 80 enemy
merchant ships aggregating $4,000
tons"
Evening star., 1942-01-27
MuIoyu
Continued From First Page

Gurkha soldiers cut of from the
main force in Northern Malaga early
in the war have reached Singapore
after 40 days.
They fought their way out of sew
eral tight corners, crossed the main
road in constant use by Japanese
trucks. then padded small sam
pan 200 miles across the Malacca
Strait to Sumatra.
A rapid drive by Japanese tanks
separated the two officers and $50
men from their battalions Decem-
ber Is in Northern Kedah. At
tempting to make their way through
the jungles during a heavy storm
while the Japanese attacked, the
party scattered.
Reach Coast Village.
The officers and the seven Cur
khas sloshed across 20 miles OF
flooded rice fields and finally
reached village on the coast, where
Chinese guided the party to the
sampan.
The small craft had neither oars
nor sail so the men cut palm fronds
and fashioned crude paddles, then
set out for Penang.
The wind blew the sampan toward
the sea at night and the next day
a cross current foiled their at
tempts to reach Penang so they
decided to allow the wind to help
them toward Sumatra, 200 miles to
the south, whence they came to
Singapore.
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Senate Committee Starts
Do|Iar-a-Year Men Probe

The Senate Defense Investigating
Committee has begun an inquiry
into the status of dollar-a-year men
in the new War Production Board.
Chairman Truman is not ready
to discuss the subject further than
to announce that Donald M. Nelson,
new war production chief, has asked
for a hearing and will be invited to
come before the committee tomor-
row or Thursday.
Senator Truman emphasized that
the committee is mot after any
one," but merely wants to develop
the facts regarding the status Of
dollar-a-year men. It had been
learned eralier that some of the
employees and Of the War Production
Board had been queried by the
committee for information.
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Albert <. Harris Ends
46 Years U. S. Service

Albert Edwards Harris retired
from Government service on his 10th
birthday anniversary today after
having served in the Agriculture
Department for 46 years.
In the last 20 years. Mr.. Harris
has been chief of the meat inspec-
tion records in the Bureau of AMI
NAL Husbandry. He entered the de-
partment service in Chicago, trans
ferred to the agriculture office in
Louisville five years later and in
1906 received his Washington as
signment. He was born in Newark,
N. j.
Eighteen members of his family
will honor him at a dinner at his
home, 40l4 Third street NV. He
and Mrs. Harris have three chill
dren and 10 grandchildren.
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Clancy
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1908. He transferred to the Air
Corps after long service in the in
fantry and signal corps.
The establishment of general
headquarters somewhere in Eng
land" under Gen. Chaney's COM
mand was announced.
The United States military head
quarters announcement said that
Gen. Chaney arrived in the United
Kingdom on May Is. l941, with II
specially selected staff officers. He
set up a general and special staff
under the name Of special observer
group to make a detailed study of
British military and air technique.
This staff worked in close CO.
operation with the War Once and
perfected an organization which
enabled immediate action when
President Roosevelt and Prime Min
lister Churchill decided in Washing
ton late last month to have Amer
ican troops assist in the defense Of
the British Isles as an essential
fortress In this world struggle" the
announcement added.
Evening star., 1942-01-27

town Of less than 1000, was q busy
place today. with friends, customer,
and just plain curious folks dror.
ping in to see the man whose son
was the first American private sol.
der to land on European soil in the
present war.
And Carl-German born-wa.
happy about the whole thing. Hi,
restaurant, where his son was 9
working partner until he was eallec
into service, reflected that pride
There was a. star in the window
Washington and Lincoln's picture.
were on the walls.
1t all was in honor of Milburr
Henry Henke, first class private, whit
followed Maj. Gen. Russell H. Hartl,
down the gangplank of an American
Army transport in Northern Irelanc
yesterday.
On January 13 Milburn dropped
his father a rather mysterious line
1t read:
can't say where / am, or where
we are going. Don't worry, III write
as soon as I get a chance"
He sent his girl friend, lola Chris.
tenSon of Hutchinson, a note to tn,
same effect.
Yesterday, the War Department
settled the enigma.
1t announced that Milburn hat
led the vanguard of American sol
diers in disembarking.
Carl Henke, the soldiers father
was brought to Hutchinson from
Strasburg, Germany, when he wa
a year and a half old. His father
William Henke, was killed in tn,
World War while fighting on tn,
American side against Germany.
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Gen. CLANCY Has Held
Many Commands in
j. ). and Abroad
= U. S. Army Chief in
Britain Is Native
OfMoryIond

Maj. Gen. James E. CLANCY who
was appointed today to command
all the United States Army forces
in the United Kingdom has had an
outstanding career in the Army air
forces.
A native of Chaney, Md, he grad
uated from the United States Mil
itary Academy in 1908 and was COM
missioned in the infantry. After
serving with the 9Th Infantry at
Fort Sam Houstan, Tex, he was
sent on detached service in Europe,
Africa and Asia for several months
in 1910. later rejoining his regiment
at Iloilo, Philippines, where he
served for two years.
Returning to the United States in
1912, he served at Fort Smelling,
Mimi, and in the fall OF that year
became instructor of modern Ian
guages at the academy.
Gen. CLANCY transferred to the
air service after the outbreak of the
war in 1917 and after filling various
executive posts, sailed for Europe in
1918. where he was on duty with the
air forces of the American Expedi-
tionary Force and with the Army of
Occupation in Germany.
Honor Graduate of Staff School.
In October, 1919, he was appointed
assistant military attache for avia-
ton at Rome. Returning to the
United States in 1924, he was as
signed to the air service tactical
school at Langley Field. He was
an honor graduate Of the command
and general staff school at Fort
Leavenworth, Kans., afterwards
serving as commandant of the Air
Corps primary and advanced fly
ing schools at San Antonio, Tex.
He graduated from the Army War
College in 1881 and was assigned
to duty in the Office of the chief
of Air Corps where he remained
until January, 1882. He served as
technical adviser on aviation at the
Geneva Disarmament Conference in
that year, returning to the office
of the chief of Air Corps, where
he served until 1885.
Set Up Defense Organization.
Since that time Gen. CLANCY has
been assistant to the chief of Air
Corps in command of the Air Corps
training center at Randolph Field,
Tex. Completing his tour in that
post in 1898 he was sent to Mitchell
Field, N. Y. After a visit to Eng
land to study protection against air
raids he became head of the air
defense command, the first organ
ization of its kind in the country.
In this capacity he established the
defense organization for the North
eastern section of the country, which
has since served as a model for the
Nation
In May of last year he was as
signed to duty in the office OF chief
of staff in Washington and was sent
to London on special assignment.
He accompanied the American mis-
sion headed by w. Averel Harrf-
man which flew to Moscow shortly
after the outbreak of hostilities be-
tween Germany and Soviet Union,
serving as adviser on aviation mat
tiers. Since his return from Russia
he has been on duty in London.
Evening star., 1942-01-27
A. E. F.
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Continued From First Page)
to many of the ofncers and non
commissioned officers, who landed
on these shores nearly Is years ago
as members of the first A. E. F.
Mingled with the World War vet
Grams and seasoned Regular Army
men were numerous draftees. All
were fresh from Southern maneu-
vers which had hardened and welded
them into a single fighting unit.
Censorship forbids mentioning the
size of the unit or its identity, but
the official announcement issued in
London said it included several
thousand men of an infantry divi-
sion"
They are combat troops with the
usual components of field artillery"
the statement added.
The contingent is commanded by
52-year-old Maj. Gen. Russell P.
Hartle.
Speak Highly of Fitness.
Critical British, Irish and Amer
ican officials who watched the troops
debark spoke highly of their evident
fitness.
You are impressive examples of
American military might" declared
Sir Archibald Sinclair, British Air
Minister, who welcomed them.
So great was the secrecy surround
ing the Atlantic crossing that only
small band of curious onlookers
was on hand as the big transports
were warped alongside the quays.
When military bands struck up
The Star Spangled Banner" how
ever, ragged cheer went up from
the shore, and like wildfire the
electrifying cry ran through the
town:
The Yanks are here!"
Spectators crowded to the streets
as the troops marched out Of the
dockyard after the brief official
greeting, swinging along to the STIR
ring strains of Marching Through
Georgia" with the Stars and Stripes
f1uttering proudly at the head of
the column.
Exchange Greetings
The doughboys looked grim as
they paraded through town, full
packs on their backs and tin hats
on their heads.
Grlns came to their faces, how
ever, as they broke marching for
nation to entrain for their en-
campmentS and they EXCHANGED
friendly greetings with Britishers
and Irishmen who crowded close
to them.
While most of the doughboys
hailed from the Midwest and many
had never before been aboard any
vessel larger than a river steamer,
they seemed to be taking in stride
the excitement attendant on their
transatlantic voyage.
when do we eat?" was the uues-
ton that seemed uppermost in their
minds.
They learned quickly that they
would get what the British call "a
heavy breakfast and two heavy
meals" a day. British soldiers get
one heavy meal and three light ones
daily.
Plans for the disposition to be
made of the American troops were
not announced, but it was assumed
that training-which began only a
year ago for some-would be re-
sumed with emphasis placed on tao
tics developed by British soldiers
who already have seen action on the
continent and elsewhere.
Most of the Americans appeared
anxious to come to grips with the
enemy.
They're all eager for a fight" was
the way one of their officers put 1t.
First-class Pvt. Milburn Henke, ~,
Of Hutchinson, Mimi, son Of a Ger
man immigrant to the United States,
was the first soldier ashore. He
proudly displayed q postcard from
his father saying: "Give 'em hell"
Though the Atlantic crossing was
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Former Washington Worker
Led Army Ashore in Ireland
Pvt. MiIburn Henke
Employed Here
As Printer

The first American Expeditionary
Force to 60 to Europe In the present
war was led ashore at q Northern
ireland port yesterday by Pvt. Mil
burne Henke. %, Of Hutchinson,
Mimi, who worked in Washington
last summer as an apprentice
printer.
Pvt. Henke's friends were sur
prised and pleased when they
learned that the commander of the
force, Maj. Gen. Russell P. Hartle,
had selected him at random from
the ranks Of soldiers lined up on the
deck Of a transport for the honor
of being the first to 60 ashore.
The Royal Ulster Rifles Band be-
gan to play THE Star Spangled
Banner" as Pvt. Henke stepped
down the gangplank. American SOL
diers burst into cheers as the song
ended and followed Pvt. Henke to
shore.
Greeted BY General.
Maj. Gen. James E. Chaney, newly
named commander Of the United
States Army forces in the British
Isles. was the first to greet Pvt
Henke.
Hello, how are you?" he said.
when do we get q whack at those
Germans?" Pvt. Henke replied.
The young soldier. son of Ger
man-born father who runs a restau-
rant In Hutchinson, proclaimed
himself ready to give the Germans
hell"
Most interested locally in Pvt
Henkes whereabouts is his boyhood
chum, George Hammel, 1927 Con-
cord avenue NV, who works fol
the United States News. Pvt. Henke
came to Washington last summer
to visit Mr.. Hammel and obtained
employment as an apprentice printer
at the News.
Spent Summer Here.
He remained for the summer and
then went home to Hutchinson be.
cause his father was i'll. Not long
afterward he Joined the Army.
The young soldier wrote his Wash
ington friend few weeks ago and
promised to see him this week end
He told Mr. Hammel that some.
thing is in the wind"
| I'VE grew up together out ir
Hutchinson" Mr.. Hammel said
"Milburn is % and I'm % and J
was a year behind him in school
1t is good to learn Of his where.
abouts, but naturally I'm a little
bit worried about him."
| HUTCHINSON. Mimi, Jan 2,
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Overtime 10 Speed
Building Of Warships,
Serugham Declares
House Opens Debote
On $l7,722, ,565, ,474
Naval Fund Bill
BY the Associated Press.

BY tDe ASSOCIATED PreSS.
Overtime and speedup plan.
already in effect will advance
completion of warships now be-
ing built for the Navy by severa
months, Representative Scrug-
ham, Democrat, of Nevada tolc
the House today In opening de-
bate on the $17,722 ,565, ,474 nava,
appropriations bill, largest ir
history.
AS chairman of thesNaval Appro.
priations Subcommittee, Represen'
tative Scrugham disclosed that I'll
is now the plan to slow down or
the units the least advanced ane
to concentrate on the ones SLATED
for commissioning in the near fu.
ture.'
He asserted that the battle Of
Crete and the sinking of the British
capital ships Prince of Wales anc
Repulse had demonstrated the su.
periority OF air power over Ses
power, but added that "as long a.
our enemies may roam the sea.
with these heavily gunned anc
armored ships, we must have some
suitable craft to pit against them
and to seek them out and destroy
them in areas without the reach
OF aircraft"
Is Capital Ships Under Way.
At present, Mr.. Scrugham said
the United States has Is capital
ships under way. The bill includes
more than $500 ,000, 900 toward Their
construction.
There are now 1888 combatant
ships building, he said, and 3,13t
auxiliary and special type craft are
under way. The new appropria-
tions include provisions for addi-
tional non-rigid airships, barrage
balloons and completion of a $1,000
plane program for the Navy and
Marine Corps. Mr.. Scrugham added
that there is in the making,
understand, a program for a total
Of 27,000 naval airplanes."
The subcommittee chairman ex-
planned that the bill-"the most
stupendous' measure ever presented
to a legislative body"-would be
boosted to $40, 900 0OO, 900 by con-
tract authorizations. He said that
81, ,206, ,760, 1886 would 60 to new ship
construction and described the
special types" program approved
by the House in a resolution Janu-
ary 81 as highly confidential"
Fund For Bases.
Mr.. Scrugham also told of q
fund for building naval and air
bases anywhere In the world that
war might make necessary.
I'VE have to meet a worldwide
problem Of construction before us, u
he said. I'VE must provide funds
to 60 into any area where there Is
a need for shore facilities to support
our fleets in the air or on the sea
We are appropriating $780,
100000 to meet such emergency sit.
uations."
Besides the amount for new ship
building, the bill calls for 81 ,339 ,113,-
O68 for naval personnel; $5,083, 1885,
34S for feet maintenance and oper.
alton; $1.66S 2S1 ,470 for aviation
and $5S5, SIS ,246 for bases.
Evening star., 1942-01-27

described laconically by the Navy as
routine" it was an exciting ad-
venture for this correspondent and
Harrison Roberts, Associated Press
photographer, accredited to the A.
E. F..
The ever-present danger of enemy
submarine, frequent boat drills. the
sight of protecting warships wallop-
ing through the waves and the eerie
nights when the convoy swept on
without light showing, all COM
bined to add to the air Of excite
ment.
Because of the number Of passen-
gers aboard the 20-year- trans
port to which We were assigned there
were only half enough lifeboats to
go around and the remainder of the
personnel was assigned to hferafts.
Nazi Radio Tells of Landing.
NEW YORK, Jan. n P.-The
German radio last night carried
without comment two brief reports
under Stockholm and Buenos Aires
datelines on the landing of American
troops in Northern Ireland.
Brief News in Dublin.
DUBLIN, Jan. 27 R.-Dublin
newspapers printed only the official
Washington statement on the land
ing of United States troops in
Northern Ireland and brief intro
ductory paragraphs.
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Senator Bridges in Hospital

BOSTON, Jan. 27 Ex-senator
Bridges, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire was confined today in the
Phillips House of the Massachusetts,
General Hospital. He recently suf-
fered a sacroiliac injury. Friends
said he was showing improvement.
but hospital authorities refused to
comment on his ailment or condi-
ton.
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Students at La Plotu
Given Air-Ruid PIuns
specisI Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LA PLATA, Md, Jan. 27.-Stu-
dents of the La Plata Public and
Sacred Heart Schools will be divided
into groups of about 10 when the
AFRAID signal is sounded and
marched to private homes in La
Plata to which they had been as
signed, it was announced today.
Those Of the $50 children who live
in La Plata will 60 to their own
homes
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Two Men Die as Bloze
Sweeps Illinois Hotel
By the Associated Press.

Ey The AsSoclated Press.
NATION, ILL.,, Jan. 27.-Two
men were burned to death and
several others injured today when
q fire of unknown origin swept through
the top floor of the four STORY Hotel
Byers. Firemen with ladders rescued
several guests and others slid down
ropes to safety.
The dead were identified as H. B.
Corson, So, Ashland, ILL.,, and William
6. Sonnen, about 40, Evanston.
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Votes Elected Head
OF United Wallpaper
nxthe Assnciated Press-

BY CE.e ASSUCluCeu TIeee'
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-William H
Yates, executive vice president 'oi
United Wallpaper Factories, Inc.
has been elected president of the
corporation succeeding Albert j
Browning, resigned. Yates has beer
an official of the company since
1899 and formerly was associated
with Montgomery Ward & Co. and
Lady Esther, Ltd.
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Convoy Was Held Up
While Operation Was
Performed on Nurse
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
WITH THE A. E. r. IN
NORTHERN IRELAND, Jan.
27.-During the voyage here
from America, the conveys were
held up 80 minutes while 1t
Comdr. Lionel S. Austin, a New
York surgeon, performed a
major operation on a nurse,
Second 1t. Florence M. Mcbride
of youngstown, Ohio.
It was said that a similar
operation often requires As
minutes to an hour even in the
most modern of hospitals. 1t.
Mcbride was recovering quickly.
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Philadelphia Vault
To Protect Liberty Bell

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27-The
Liberty Bell is going to be protected
from possible bomb damage.
Mayor Bernard Samuel announced
today that a concrete and steel
bombproof vault will be built into
which the famous bell can be low
cred in an emergency.
The shelter, costing approximately
SO. 900, will be donated by the In
surance Co. Of North America "as q
contribution to National defense
The company was founded in In
dependence Hall $50 years ago.
Evening star., 1942-01-27

Vehicles powered by producer gas
in Australia are expected to con-
sumo 100000 worth Of charcoal
a year.
Evening star., 1942-01-27

Boys are being taught cooking
and girls carpentry ut q new school
in worcester, South Africa.
Evening star., 1942-01-27
Nazis Claim SINKING
Of Z More Ships Off
|U. :. and Canada
6 Big Tonkers Declared
In TOLL. TotoI Of 30
In All Reported

This dispatch was sent from an
enemy country. whose motive in re-
leasing news is apt to be propaganda.
Axis claims should be credited only
when confirmed by American or Allied
Sources)
Evening star., 1942-01-27

HUTCHINSON. MINI, Jan. n
R,.-Carl Henke's restaurant, In this
Evening star., 1942-02-25
0il.burning Equipment
Being Converted for Coal
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Deputy Petroleum Co-ordinator
Ralph X. Davies disclosed to con-
gressional committee today that
orders for the conversion of indus
trial oil-burning equipment to coal,
gas and other fuels, wherever FEAST
BILE, have been submitted to the War
Production Board for approval.
Testifying before the House In
terstate Commerce Committee in
vestigating the oil situation, Mr..
Davies said the action was prompted
by what he described as . growing
petroleum shortage along the East
ern seaboard and in the Pacific
Northwest.
Petroluem Co-ordinator Ickes
previously told the committee the
conversion, wherever possible. would
be necessary because of the sinking
Of oil tankers and an acute shortage
OF transportation facilities.
For the future, Mr.. Davies could
foresee many and even more seri-
Gus difnculties" and he commented
that Optimistic assurances are to-
tally unwarranted."