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Evening star., 1942-06-04
British Armored Forces Rout
Axis From Desert Stronghold
Free French Holding Against Efforts
Of RommeI to Capture Bir Hoeheim
Nv thu Assnciated prass


CAIRO Egypt June 4Brsh imperial armored forces
hold in fierce engagement while their Free French allies held
fast against efforts Field Marshal Erwin Romme to the
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Shopping Guide

For years the people OF
Washington have looked to
The Star for news of the day
and have made it's advertis-
ing columns every evening
and Sunday morning their
guide in wise shopping.
Evening star., 1942-06-04

(See OVERTIME PAY, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-06-04

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and 2-X Of this edition Of
The Star. supplementtng the news Of
the regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1942-06-04

(See LIBYA, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1942-06-04

(See HEYDRICH, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Yesterdays Circulation

Yesterdays Advertising
Evening star., 1942-03-29
ON THE HECHT CO.'S ENTIRELY
REM0DEtED SECOND FLOOR

W. believe In Youth! and its needs We be-
Iisvs in the refreshing optimism and good Of
this younger generation and We believe too, in the
"wos Of these boys and girls Of oee when the fright"
clothes the difference between happiness and heart
break. Believing in them do we serve them os
best thots why doys weeks and months have been
spent ponnine entire Floor Of Foshons beautiful down
the smallest deo where the Younger Folk have their
fling! Yes whole floor divided into complete. separate
shops where boys and girls Of all oees. from crodle to
college" find their proper inches and be outfed from
head to clothes that reflect the nitobIe sparkle Of
their youth!
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Gen. Arnold Cites Bravery
Of Marines al Wake Island

1t. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, deputy
chief of staff for air, yesterday cited
"the bravery and ingenuity" of the
marine defenders of Wake Island as
an example "for all members Of the
armed forces Of the United States
to strive to emulate"
In a letter to Maj. Gen. Thomas
Holcomb, commandant of the Ma
rine Corps, released by the Navy
Department, the air force chief
said:
Rear Admiral John H. Towers,
chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics,
has sent me a most interesting and
inspiring report on the activities Of
the small group of marine Officers
and enlisted men in the gallant de-
fense of Wake Island.
This report is the first official or
semiofficial account I have received
of just what happened on Wake
Island and I am most impressed
with the magnificent work done.
THE bravery and ingenuity de-
scribed in the report are In keep
ing with the splendid records Of the
Marine Corps and feel warrant
inscription on q very bright page
of those records for all members
Of the armed forces Of the United
State to strive to emulate.
"The memory Of those who fell
win always occupy q prominent spot
In the history Of our country and
add to the past records Of the Ma
rine Corps"
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Viereck Trial Delay Seen
Till Disposal Of Motions

Two motions in the case OF George
Sylvester Viereck, indicted Nazi
agent, that must be heard before
Viereck's trial opens, may force post
ponement of the case for a day or
two.
The trial is scheduled to begin
Wednesday. but motions to suppress
evidence and for a bill Of particulars
are pending. District Court Judge
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough must
dispose Of them before the trial be-
gins. No date has been set for their
argument.
The trial originally was to open
February 2, but on Thursday Justice
Goldsborough moved it up to Janu-
ary 21, although Justice Department
attorneys protested that the surprise
advancement would hurt the Gov
ernment's interest.
The prosecutors, William Power
Maloney and Edward J. Hickey, jr.,
also have to continue their work
Monday with the grand jury inves-
tigating NaN propaganda. On
Thursday they finished up the
lengthy trial of George Hill, second
secretary to Representative Hamil-
ton Fish. now awaiting sentence on
conviction on two counts of perjury.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Col. Heron Is Elected
Head Of Veterans Group

Col. Leroy w. Heron was elected
commander of the District Com
mandery Of the Military Order OF
Foreign Wars at the organization's
annual ELECTION of officers last night
at the Army-Navy Club. Col
Heron. advertising director Of The
Star. succeeds 1t. Col. James G
Townsend, who becomes q national
delegate.
Others elected included: Capt
Allen Gartner. senior vice COM
mander; DR.. L. B. Norris, first junior
vice commander; 1T. John w
Morton, second junior vice COM
mander; 1t. Col. Edwin S. Bettle-
helm. jr.. reelected secretary; Maj
Russell Freeman, reelected treas
urer; Maj. w. Calhoun Stirling
Judge advocate: DR.. william A
Morgan, registrar: Maj. Howard A
Kane, surgeon; Mai. George B
Chandler, historian; 1t. Rufus Lusk
recorder, and Comdr. Joseph L. B
Murray. chaplain.
Col. Heron, who lives at Bill
Garfield street NV. Is a veteran Of
the Spanish-American War anc
served overseas in the First World
War as a major with the 10th Field
Artillery, 10Th Division. He is 9
past director of the Rotary Club and
a member of the Washington Board
of Trade, Washington Advertising
Club, Columbia Country Club
American Legion, Veteran of Foreign
Wars. past master of Temple Noyes
Lodge, No. 81, and a past president
of the District Reserve Officers
Association.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Catholic University Library
Book Collection .Dspot

The John K. Mullen Library at
Catholic University was added to
the list of collection depots in the
Victory Book CaWpoigp. today as
the Districts total scared toA6 900
books.
The Kiwanis Club gave Is books
yesterday to the George Washing
ton University Library as their con-
tribution in the nationwide drive
for 10000 900 books for service men.
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, chair
man of the drive here. added the
Catholic University Library to the
District Public Library and George
Washington library as collection
depots at the request Of the Rev.
F. A. Mullen, librarian.
OF the total of 4,901 books col
lected in the first five days of the
drive, 1914 were contributed to the
public library and so to George
Washington yesterday. Books were
expected to come in for the first
time today from boxes left in Dis
trict Grocery Stores and Bren-
tano's book stores.
The five public library branches
in Arlington County are partici-
pating in the Victory Book Cam
paign, 1t was announced yesterday
by Mrs. Mildred G. Blattner. county
librarian. Books contributed to the
drive will be sent to locations desig-
mated by the Virginia State Library
Association.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Navy Finds Synthetic
Rubber Satisfactory
For Many Uses
Tests Over Several
Years Show Superiority
In Number of Needs

Synthetic and substitute rubber
will be suitable for almost all uses
to which rubber is put In the fleet,
the Navy Department announced
yesterday.
The Navy research laboratories
have been experimenting with rub
Der substitutes for nearly three
years and have determined that the
synthetic rubber derived from a
petroleum or coal base is superior
to the ordinary commercial variety
for certain purposes. Such syn
thetic rubber already has been put
to use in hose lines connecting oil
tanks. In other instances, rubber
has been replaced by other ma
terials, such as plastics.
Producing facilities of synthetic
and substitute rubber today would
be. adequate to meet the Navy's
needs II the full output were made
available, the announcement stated.
Synthetic rubber Tor some items
is preferable to guayule or other
FC6CCdD4C o0OSl1IuGCS. n 0SI
Of items for which guayule or other
substitute has been found prac-
ticable includes gaskets, rubber
gloves. hose-including those con-
Meeting submarine rescue cham
bers-mats. overshoes and shoe
heels, certain types Of life preserv-
ers and rubber RATS. 1t is not
adaptable to gas masks and articles
demanding high tensile strength.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Pacific Fleet Finds Hunting Not So Good,
PutroIIinq Vast Area Without Incident

tors. Catapulting looks dangerous at
first, but after 1t comes OF day after
day without a hitch, 1t looks as sim
pie as taking of from land.
Still, it always is fascinating to see
pilots of these catapulted planes
brace themselves to be literally shot
across the water. The planes dip
ever so slightly as they leave the
catapult. Then their pilots maneu-
yer the ships Immediately, as neatly
as If they had been in the air half
an hour. When they return they
alight alongside the ship and are
hoisted aboard by crane.
One night, after dinner In the
club-like wardroom where, as usual,
the ships engineer kidded the sur
geon about treating sore toe by
cutting off q finger" we went up to
the bridge. A faint, shielded glow
Illuminated the figures and hands
on many dials. Outside, only sug-
gestion Of light phosphorescence
was seen on the foam which was
sliced up by the bow Of our ship.
Down In the engine rooms and
firerooms, among a forest of angu-
lar pipes and whirling gadgets,
sweating officers and men were en-
joying huge mugs Of coffee and re-
f1ecting proudly that the water used
In the boilers Of the ship was purer
than drinking water.
Among other things it was shown
how officers and enlisted men alike
can keep working If necessary with
much less than normal sleep.
The captain of the ship sleeps
perhaps least of all. The thought
Of enemy ships never leaves his
mind. He seldom is absent from
the bridge.
But it will not be long until the
skipper can relax a Bit for the off,
Ger of the deck says we're headed
for the barn."
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Wedding Presents Stolen
From Parked Automobile

Returning from a Florida honey.
moon with $500 in clothes and a
number Of wedding presents, some
unopened, DR.. and Mrs. Harry
Shpiner of Chestnut Hill, Mass, re-
ported to police yesterday that their
automobile was rifled of all its con-
tents while parked in q parking lot
overnight.
DR.. Shpiner told police that the
car had been in the lot at 1419 ]
street NV. for about 18 hours
When he returned to pick up the car
yesterday, he said, the steamer
trunk and another suitcase were
gone.
Included in the list Of missing
clothes was a $500 white ermine eve
ming wrap, three coats, number OF
dinner dresses, 10 pairs of shoes to
match the dinner dresses, 10 pocket
books, several pairs of slacks, quan-
titles Of underthings, 10 beach out
fits and more than a dozen daytime
dresses with accessories to match.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Solar Expert Hopes
To Predict Weather
Several Years Ahead
Smithsonian Regents
Told Of Developments
By Dr.. Charles 6. Abbot

Hopes of perfecting a system OF
forecasting weather several years in
advance were disclosed yesterday by
DR.. Charles G. Abbot, secretary OF
the National Museum, in his report
to the annual meeting Of the Board
of Regents.
DR.. Abbot told the board signifi-
cant advance, have been made dur
ing the past year on the complex
problem of periodic variations in
solar radiation and their effects on
terrestrial weather.
These variations, it was explained,
are extremely minute, and it is diff
cult to eliminate observational er-
rors, but their weather effects are
now apparent and give hope of per-
fecting methods of weather forecast
ing for several years in advance" :"
The museum, a Government-sup-
ported branch of the Smithsonian
Institution. has added 326, ,686 speci-
mems to its collections during the
past year, bringing the total to
nearly 17,500,0O0, the regents were
told. These include an l,800-carat
aquamarine crystal from Brazil,
fossil remains of extinct animals,
the nth largest meteorite ever
found in the United States and a
collection of old and new Stone Age
and Bronze Age implements and
ornaments from Java -
During the year, DR.. Abbot re-
ported, the Smithsonian has be-
come a defense agency and is carry
ing out studies of fundamental ma
terials. He said its collections are
of great usefulness in the study of
such strategic materials as rubber,
tin, aluminium, mica, optical glass
and abrasives.
Certain specific defense problems
were attacked with good results, /"
the regents were told.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Greek and Yugos|av
Ministers Say Pact
Will Be Extended
Will Admit Other Balkan
Motions When They Drop
Anti-Democrutic Leaders
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

At a joint press conference the
Greek and Yugoslav Ministers here
yesterday said that the other Bal
kan countries would be admitted to
a pact of cooperation signed by the
Greek and Yugoslav governments
in-exile in London as soon as the
other countries governments rid
themselves Of anti-democratic lead
ership and of belligerent ambi-
tions.
Bulgaria, Rumania, Turkey and
Albania are the countries admis-
sible to the past. through the ac-
tions of accredited governments,
the two diplomats said at the Greek
Legation. This closed the door on
the prospect Of adhesion to the
pact by the leaders Of free" move
ments in this country, such as
free Rumania."
Declaring that Bulgaria has pre-
cipitated and furthered three wars
in the Balkans in the past 80 years,
Minister Fotitch of Yugoslavia said
he hoped the result OF this war
would eliminate the aristocracy
inspired by German doctrines"
from political control in Bulgaria
and put the power into the hands
Of the people.
THE Bulgarian people will realize
it does not pay to have unjustifiable
ambitions which as far as now have
brought the Bulgarian nation only
misfortune and defeats" Minister
Fotitch said.
Minister Diamantopoulos of Greece
said that the London pact "consti-
tutes the realization of an ideal
pursued by the two States in the last
so years and of which the Greek
statesmen Tricoupis and Venizelos
were the principal exponents.'
The two men reported that some
of the machinery of cooperation
can be set in force as soon as the
two governments ratify the pact
such as the joint committees on
foreign relations and military plans
These phases of cooperation need
not wait on the physical return OF
the occupied countries to the
governments of Yugoslavia and
Greece.
"The pact of union" Minister
Fotitch said, "E an achievement OF
great historical importance for ouI
two countries"
Minister Diamantopoulos remarked
that the two countries bonds
have been strengthened by 81
years of common struggle on the
battlefield and in their recent re-
sistance against the invaders, Ger.
mans, italians, Bulgarians and Hun.
garians."
The pact provides for the estblish.
ment of a joint political body, com.
posed of ministers of foreign affairs
of the adhering countries, joint &c.
onomical and financial bodies anc
joint military bodies which will pro-
vide for coordination Of action anC
the setting up of a common plan o1
defense of the European frontiers Of
the two states"
Evening star., 1942-01-17
II Get Special Honors
At Roosevelt High

Twelve members Of the February
graduating class of Roosevelt High
School received awards for out
standing service and citizenship yes
terday during a special assembly at
the school.
American Legion honors were won
by Bernice Bittner and Stuart
Givens, and the school betterment
awards went to Florence Porter,
Armen Arslanian and Mary Ann
Fields.
Other awards and recipients were:
business efficiency, Hazel Thomas;
art, Anne Albertson and Doris Mat
thews; dramatics, Bernice Bittner;
music, Jerry Bernstein, Marion Dills
and Jack Browning.
Football players receiving school
letters were Richard Koester, cap
tain; Homer Bacas, Kemp Cook,
Douglas Deitrick, Jack Ehrnch, VIII
liam Garner, George Haines, Dan
Hershberg, Howell King, Irwin
Kolker, Donald Kolodne, Irwin
Lust, Bernard Miller, Robert
Saunders, Stanley Silverman, George
Stathopoulos, Carl Sturges, Steve
Valltos and Robert Stein.
Evening star., 1942-01-17

get practice. No major Japanese
force has appeared In these waters
since December z.
Even traces Of the enemy are hard
to find. The results. therefore. have
not been spectacular. It's not that
kind of mission. The fleets specific
Job Is to search the sea with guns
and planes by day and night. main
tanning long-range protection for
Pearl Harbor and the rest Of Hawaii
and for the American West Coast.
Reporters and photographers have
been permitted to come along for the
first time during this war, travelling
aboard heavy cruisers.
This afternoon our guns gave a
demonstration Of the kind Of fire an
enemy ship would have to face. The
blast Of the first salvo caught me of
guard as turned aside to get some
cotton for my ears. It nearly took
me of my feet.
The target was a raft towed by a
destroyer. Through our binoculars
we could see geysers shoot into the
air on all sides Of the target as our
turret gun salvos struck home.
The gunnery onicer kept shouting
into his telephone, Good shooting,
good shooting"
In another target practice. one
anti-aircraft gun fred a shell that
left a compact burst Of dense black
smoke hanging in the sky, to repre-
sent an enemy plane. Streams Of
machine-gun fire guided by tracer
bullets were poured straight into the
center Of the smoke Again the gun
merry officer cried out: GOOD shoot
ing"
While planes based on the aircraft
carrier with us patrol far-away
areas. pontoon-equipped planes
which have been catapulting from
our ship keep watch over inner sec
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Virginion Under Bond
After Wife's Death
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHRISTTANSBURG, Va, Jan. II.
Cecil A. Smith of near Narrows
was under bond today in connection
with his wifeS death after DR.. A. M.
Showalter. Montgomery County cor
oner, disclosed that Mrs. Smith, al
though hurt in an automobile acci-
dent, died of a brain injury.
The woman died in a hospital here
where she was brought by two pass
ing motorists from the scene of the
wreck. The husband, slig h tly
bruised, told the coroner he had
gone to sleep and that the car had
crashed into a bridge rail. DR..
Showalter said. however. that Mrs.
Smith did not die of injuries re-
ceived in the wreck.
Smith was bonded at Pearisburg
yesterday for s2,500 to answer a
warrant charging him with causing
the death of his wife.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
President Lauds War Aims
Given by Catholic Bishops

President Roosevelt has told the
Catholic bishops of this country
that I'VE shall win this war and IN
victory we shall seek not vengeance
but the establishment Of an inter-
national order in which the spirit
of Christ shall rule the hearts Of
men and Of nations"
The National Catholic Welfare
Conference made public yesterday
letter from the President to Arch
bishop Edward Mooney of Detroit,
chairman of the Administrative
Board of the Conference, thanking
the bishops for their recent pledge
of wholehearted support in the
prosecution of the war.
That pledge, the President wrote,
gives me strength and courage be-
cause it is a witness to that national
unity so necessary In our all-out ef-
fort to win the war" Mr.. Roosevelt
added that "in the difficult days that
lie ahead - we shall be glad to
remember your patriotic action in
placing your institutions and their
consecrated personnel at the dis
posal Of the Government"
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Conna|Iy Predicts
Rio Farley Will End
All Ties With Axis
Solid Lineup Against
Enemies by Republics
Is Seen by Senator
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee today
predicted that the Conference OF
American Republics at Rio de
Janeiro will adopt q resolution sew
ering diplomatic relations with all
the Axis powers.
I'VE are beginning to hit oul
stride" said Senator Connally, dis
cussing the war situation. 1.-THE
severence of diplomatic relations by
AL the Latin American republics will
serve to remove all the diplomatic
officials and consuls of the Axis pow
ers In these countries who have been
distributing Nazi propaganda and
providing central organizations for
those powers in the Western Hem
isphere.
This action In Rio may involve
breaking off all communications
with the Axis powers, thereby pre-
venting information Of value from
reaching the enemy. 1t will be q
substantial contribution to our war
problem"
Holds Naval Activity Imperative.
Senator Connally said that 1t Is
"imperative we continue our naval
activity in the Pacific Ocean with
increasing energy and VICAR. Japan
must not be permitted to solidify
and intrench herself in that part OF
the world. Furthermore, we have
q long and vulnerable coastline on
the Pacific Ocean"
The Senator expressed great sat
isfaction over the appointment OF
Donald M. Nelson to head the pro-
duction of war materials in this
country.
The selection of Mr.. Nelson" he
said, "is a most fortunate choice.
With adequate authority to reor-
eanize and revitalize the o. P. M,
he can. and I am sure will, render
the Nation a great service. Through
personal contacts with Mr.. Nelson
and through service on the Truman
Committee am strongly impressed
with his ability and knowledge Of
the production problem. He is the
right man in the right place, pro-
vided he is given ample authority.
IF there is not sufficient statu-
tory power, I am in favor OF giving
it to the President so that 1t can
be delegated to Mr.. Nelson"
Declares Navy Is "Unlimbering."
Senator Connally said also that 1t
was apparent from the recent news
that the Navy was "unlimbering It
self" and giving a good account OF
itself in the Pacific. He expressed
the opinion it would be unwise to
abandon our interests in the Pa
cific, particularly the Philippine Is
lands and Hawaii. The high COM
mand, he said, must necessarily de-
eide where to strike.
He commented also that our re-
lations with Russia today appear to
be very satisfactory and he expressed
qualification at the news of the safe
return to England Of Prime Minis
ter Churchill.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Legislation Sought
To Exempt S1-a-Year
Men From Hatch Act
BorkIey Offers Omnibus
Bill; Truman Forecasts
Opposition
By the Associated Press.

0y tAS AoooSAotCo HAScSs
The reported reluctance Of some
prospective "dollar-a-year" men to
give up their political connections
to enter the defense set-up was said
today to have prompted administra-
ton leaders to offer legislation in
Congress excusing such oncials from
prohibitions Of the Hatch Act.
Some legislators said they under
stood heads of various war produc-
ton and supply agencies had en-
countered difficulty in obtaining the
services Of some business executives
who feared that even the casual ac-
quaintance Of a "dollar-a year" man
with the Federal pay roll would bar
them from political activity.
To meet this complaint and 9TH
ers, Majority Leader Barkley intro
duced in the Senate yesterday omni-
bus legislation which would exempt
such persons from Hatch Act pro-
vision barring officials and employees
of the executive department from
taking any active part in political
management or political campaigns.
Chairman Truman of the Senate
Defense Investigating Committee,
which criticized the activities of
"dollar-a-year' men In a report to
the Senate this week, said there
would be opposition.
The Hatch Act ought to apply to
those fellows more than to any other
Government employe," Senator Tru-
man told reporters. II don't see any
reason why they should have special
treatment"
The Truman report said some of
the "dollar-a-year" men and those
serving without compensation could
rightly be termed lobbyists" who
looked out after the interests Of the
companies with which they formerly
were associated.
The omnibus bill provides stifI
penalties for violations Of priorities
regulations. 1t proposes also to give
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion authority to order the pooling
of terminals and facilities Of motor
carriers.
1t would make air raid and fire
wardens subject to the Federal Com
pensation Act, basing compensation
payments for death or injuries on a
wage rate OF 500 month.
Free postage would be provided
for letters Of soldiers. sailors and
marines on duty outside the United
States. Non-citizens who served in
the armed forces would be permitted
to become naturaliZed citizens with
out meeting all Of the ordinary resi-
dence, language and educational re-
quirements.