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Evening star., 1942-09-21
Won KIeist Killed,
Reds Insist Despite
Denial by Germans
Moscow Correspondent
Asserts Sniper Ended
Life of Field Marshal
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept 21.-Russian
and German official sources we're
in sharp conflict today over reports
from Soviet sources that the Ger
man field marshal and tank expert.
Ewald Won Kleist, had been killed
on the eastern front.
Moscow stood by the report. The
newspaper Izvestia, according to
dispatches from Moscow, said the
bullet of Soviet revenge" has
ended the career of Won Kleist and
warned he will not be the last enc
my general to fall.
The London Daily Express Mos
COW correspondent said a Russian
sniper put bullet through the
head of Won Kleist when the mar
sfal was travelling in tank to in
spect Nazi forward positions in the
Terek River valley of the Caucasus.
Germans Deny Death.
The German high command is
sued categorical denial that Won
Kleist had been killed.
The assertion made by official
Soviet quarters and relayed by the
Reuters agency alleging that Col.
Gen. Won Kleist has fallen is not
true" communique stated.
The high command, as usual in
such disputes, did not elaborate
that succinct statement.
Official Russian quarters did not
enlarge on the statement of Sat-
urday nights communique that Won
Kleist was slain by Russian bull
let"
Press Accepts Announcement.
But the official press accepted the
announcement without reservations,
Izvestia observing that "the Soviet
bullet which reached Won Kleist is
reaching millions of other Fritzes,
and will reach all Fascist invaders
from ordinary soldier to field mar
shall" The paper said Axis soldiers
had pronounced their own verdict
when they crossed the Russian
border.
Marshal Won Kleist led a tank
army into France, but his achieve
ments in Yugoslavia were more
spectacular. His forces took Bel
grade, breaking Serb resistance to
the German occupation. In Russia
he had been assigned to the Moscow
and southern sectors.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Tanker Sinkings Kill
Birds by Thousands

Countless thousands of oil-soaked
birds are dying on British coasts
after weeks of slow starvation, &C
cording to H. de We're sStackpoole,
the London novelist. The sinkings
of tankers and oil-fueled ships has
greatly increased this peril : to
guillemots, razorbills, gulls, ganets
and cormorants The trouble existed
in some measure before the war be-
cause of refuse oil cleaned out of
ships.
Compared with the last war the
figures of birds killed by oil has be-
come astronomical r. P. Dolaldson,
secretary of the Royal Society for
Evening star., 1942-09-21

the Protection of Birds, says the
kindest thing to do is to kill the
birds when they are swept ashore
alive. They cannot fly; they try to
peck the oil off with their beaks.
swallow some of 1t, and it poisons
them.
Evening star., 1942-09-21

NEW YORK.-ATE WAY INTO
WAAC-Mrs. Emily Lee Shek,
33, nibbled steamed melons
and doWned water until she
made up the required weight
for enlistment in the WAAC.
She was underWeight, but
copious draughts of water and
a Chinese diet brought her up
to par. A former draft board
clerk, she is the first Chinese
enrolled in the WAAC.
"A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1942-01-29

own airplane two years ago, they
created something of mild sensa-
ton. Australia, hitherto, had been
vaguely known in Washington draw
ing rooms as a faraway place which
produced kangaroos. 1t suddenly be-
came q tangible reality in the shape
Of an addition to the diplomatic
corps.
The Caseys increased the curiosity
about the first minister from Down
Under by arriving late. Their plane
was delayed and George T. Sum-
merlin, Chief Of the State Depart
ment, Division Of Protocol, kept
leaping to the telephone from
luncheon, cocktail and dinner parties
to trace the Caseys progress, so he
could be ready to greet the new
Minister on his arrival.
Summerlin Gave Up.
The plane eventually landed In
the dark morning hours. But the
Chief Of Protocol had given up and
gone to bed. Thus a brand-new
diplomatic baby-the first Minister
from Australia to the United States
came to Washington without the
ritual greeting from the State De-
partment.
President Roosevelt more than
assuaged the solitary landing Of the
Caseys. When PA" Watson took
the biography of the new Minister
to the President so that Mr.. Roose-
welt might know something about
him before their first conversation,
the President remarked: His name
Evening star., 1942-01-29

Of the best things the House has
DONE" In addition to banning
liquor price advertising, the bill also
prohibits the issuances o1 liquor
licenses to establishments within 600
feet Of school, church or similar
premises.
DR.. Hu Shih, Chinese Ambassador.
praised efforts Of the Reform Fed
Grafton to bring about an embargo
of war materials TO Japan. DeclAr-
ing the United States and China
are now fighting as "old friends and
new allies, J" the Ambassador added:
I'VE shall win together"
Pinchet Sees U. 8. Dry Again.
More than 200 members Of Con-
gress, church and reform leaders
were on hand for the session.
d. Leigh Colvin. president Of the
federation. told the group the need
today is greater than ever for q re-
newal Of the tight against the liquor
trafic, legahzed gambling, desc
Grafton Of the Sabbath" and evil
literature.
Former Gov. Clifford Pinchot of
Pennsylvania declared he was "ab-
solutely satisfied" that the time is
coming when this country will again
be dry.
The Rt. Rev. Ralph s. Cushman.
Methodist Bishop of st. Paul,
warned, however, that I'VE are not
going to have q dry America until
we wake up the churches Of Amer
lea"
The group was told by the Rt. Rev.
James E. Freeman, Bishop Of Wash
ington, that a lowered moral tone
was the cause of the depression from
which this country has not yet
emerged"
Tribues Paid TO Sheppards.
A floral tribute was presented by
Clinton N. Howard, general super
intendent Of the Federation, to Mrs.
Morris Sheppard, widow of Senator
Sheppard of Texas, and Mrs. Ida B
Wise Smith, president of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union,
paid tribute to the activities of Sen
ator Sheppard in the interest OF
temperance.
Other guests at the breakfast in
cluded Representatives Guyer of
Kansas and Bryson of South Caro-
lima, DR.. William T. Ellis. interna-
tional Sunday school lessons writer
Of Philadelphia; Henry M. johnson,
president of the American Business
mems Research Foundation; DR..
John w. Bradbury. editor Of the
Watch Examiner; Father Howard
H. Russell Of Ohio, Mrs. Mamie COL
win Of New York, DR.. william s,
Abernethy and DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris, Washington clergymen; DR..
John McNeill, evangelist Of Glasgow,
Scotland, and former Supt. Of Police
Ernest w. Brown. Mr.. Howard was
master Of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1942-01-29

to have equipped the Na1 ships
with extra heavy depth bombs.
When this failed TO scare OF the
Soviet subs, he called for more de-
stroyers, 1t was reported.
Night and Day Attacks.
Still the Russian attacks con-
tinued night and day. the naval
dispatches said. Even the fact that
the Germans pressed into service
all the Norwegian and Finnish ships
they could find did not slow up
the pace Of the raids. F
The Russian "malutka," or baby
submarine, was rated one Of the
most effective fighters in the un-
dersea campaign. One baby sub
was credited with sinking seven
Nazi transports.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Soviet Subs Credited
With Smashing Nazis'
Drive in Polar Seas
As Troop and Supply Ships
Sunk, Naval Dispatches
TO Moscow Declure
By EDDY GILMORE,
Associated Press wGx Correspondent

Associated Press War Correspondent.
MOSCOW, Jan. 29.-R Russian
naval dispatches from the polar
seas asserted today Soviet sub
marines had been playing havoc
with German transports attempt
ing to reach the extended Nazi
positions above the Arctic Circle,
claiming the undersea craft had
sunk, among other vessels, 45
troop and supply ships, totaling
200. 900 tons.
(The Communist newspaper
Pravda earlier had claimed that
since the start Of the war 40
transports totaling 100000 tons
had been sunk by the northern
fleets submarines)
The dispatches said that, If Nazi
forces In Finland and Norway were
suffering from a lack Of food, cloth
ing and ammunition, it was attribut-
able directly to Soviet naval activi-
ties carried out under the most dif-
f1cult conditions.
Undersea Victory Claimed.
Despite bowling Arctic gales, ice
and bitter cold, which makes oper-
ations extremely hazardous, the So
Wet Navy is winning this under
water warfare, the dispatches as
serted.
Germany's original plans were
said to have called for blasting at
tacks on Russia's polar ports, fol-
lowed by an expedition into the
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Jap Advances Bring Changes
In Diplomatic Accents Here
Even British Ambassador Now Hos to Wait
Turn to See Austroion Minister

is Casey and that's enough for mel"
One of the first acts Of Minister
Casey was to address the working
newspaperwomen of the Capital.
He gave an inspiring little talk ex-
planning just why Australia was
straining every nerve to help Great
Britain.
Was Cavalry Officer.
Mr.. Casey served in the First World
War as a cavalry officer. Tall. dark
and slender, with mustache curled
in British military style, he was
often taken at Washington En-
bassies parties, before he became
known, for an offcer Of the British
Household Cavalry. He laughingly
would disclaim the honor, and say
that he had been a simple Aus
tralian cavalryman. The only two
decorations the Minister has ever
accepted are the D. S. o. and the
Military Cross.
Two years have passed since his
arrival, and the Minister'S pleas for
help for England have changed to
requests for aid to Australia. Now
that England's war has become
Americas war, the country which
gave everything without stint is
asking help from both Great Brit
ain and the United States.
Conservative members Of Eng
lands Parliament are getting around
to considering the admission OF an
Australian representative to cabinet
meetings when matters affecting
Australia and the Western Pacific
are discussed. They expressed regret,
however, that Prime Minister John
Curtin Of Australia saw At to appeal
for aid to the President of the United
States as well as to the Prime Min
lister Of Britain because 1t Breaks
the tradition of a century"
Australia's Own Province.
Tradition is important, but geog-
raphy is vital, and Mr.. Casey un.
hesitatingly has informed American
officials that Australia's diplomatic
dealings are her own province and
Evening star., 1942-01-29

her own initiative. The ordinarily
gentle-mannered Minister forcibly
drove his point home to high Of
ficials in Washington when he
painted the menace should the un-
der-populated Australian continent.
capable Of feeding 800 000, 900, fall
into the hands Of the Japanese.
Washington. from the Naval AZ
fairs Committee to the White House
and the State Department has be-
come, in less than two weeks. Aus
tralia conscious. The main impulse
has been the hard fact Of military
necessity. But the presence in Wash
ington Of an able spokesman for
Australia, who has in the past
worked valiantly for the empire as
a whole, has been helpful to Can
berra in her present need.
(Released BY The Bell Syndicate. 1nc)
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Planes and Warships
Hunt Sub Sighted
In Gulf Of Mexico
~
One Croft, 'DoubtIessIy
Nozi,' Spotted From Air
Neur Port Aronsus, Tex.
IN the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Jan. 20.
"A Navy report Of submarines
lurking IN shipping lanes of Port
Arkansas IN the Gulf OF Mexico yes
terday sent airplanes and warships
on q hunt for the first enemy o.
boats to menace the Gulf Coast.
Capt. Alva Bernhard, command
ant Of the huge new naval air
station here, ordered blackout OF
the Corpus Christi area and warned
all ships to remain in port after
reporting that q submarine doubt
lessly German" was sighted by q
patrol plane about Is miles from
Port Aransas, fishing village OF Mus
tang Island.
Another May Be Nearby.
Capt. Bernhard said another sub
marine possibly was nearby.
1.-THE submarine probably sneaked
In during the night with the in
tention Of attacking oil tankers," !"
the commandant asserted.
The original report on the pres
ence OF the U-boat came when the
Navy Department issued warning
to shipping at Port Arthur, 300 miles
distant on the upper Texas coast.
Capt. Bernhard said the under
sea craft was sighted by a plane
from the naval air station at $50
am. &C. S. To, and that he directed
it to maintain contact" with the
U-boat.
"It evidently frightened the sub
marine, because 1t submerged" he
said.
Smoke Bomb Seen.
ut is possible that the second sub
marine is also in the vicinity, since
1t is known that they have been op-
Grating in pairs elsewhere. Shortly
after the submarine was sighted a
smoke bomb appeared out Of the
water 4 miles south Of it,
1t was explained that smoke
bombs, released by undersea vessels.
rise like rockets and frequently are
used as signals of distress.
The pass into the Gulf of Mexico
adjacent to Port Arkansas is one Of
the principal Texas shipping ar
teries.
The village, known widely as a
sports and commercial fishing CEN
ter, is located on the northeastern
end of low-lying, sandy Mustang
Island, one of the long string Of
islands paralleling practically the
entire sweep of the Texas coast.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
kozi U-Boot in Gulf
Hints Threat to Canal
By the Associated Press.

.
The reported presence of r11araud-
ing U-boats right of the coast of
Texas offered fresh evidence today
that Germany has shifted q major
portion of its underseas war to
American waters.
Since enemy transatlantic raid
ers appeared January IL, all indi-
cations have pointed to more con-
certed campaign involving much
greater strength than the spectac-
ular lone-wof forays Of q few u
boats in World War days. -.
The enemy is known to have sunk
II American or Allied ships-includ-
ing five of the Canadian coast
and to have lost a number of u
boats in the process. Despite the
losses the sphere of operations ap-
pears to be widening instead OF
contracting.
At first, Navy announcements told
Of hostile submarine activity OH the
Northeastern coast, next New Eng
land was specifically mentioned,
then the waters from Hatteras to
Nova Scotia and now the latest Of
ficial report places raiders deep IN
the Gulf Of Mexico-virtually an
American lake.
Potential Threat TO Canal.
Presumably these U-boats slipped
through the strait of Florida be-
tween Key West and Cuba. Their
apparent mission was to prey on
coastal shipping, preferably the
tankers which shuttle from the Gulf
oil ports. However, there was .
potential threat Of even more daring
activity, for the Gulf of Mexico via
the Yucatan Channel Is sidedoor
entrance to the Caribbean and the
inner approaches to the Panama
Canal.
Whatever their objectives, the
raiders were taking exceptionally
long risks, for they have poked their
noses into veritable hornets nest.
A number of air and Navy bases
ring the Gulf, and while Army and
Navy authorities kept mum on
counter operations, the belief here
was that they were vigorous in
nature.
The apparent shift of intensive
nderseas warfare to unescorted
American coastwise shipping had
several aspects which aroused In
terest here.
First was the enemy's evident hope
OF easy prey-a tacit tribute to the
effectiveness of the convoy methods
now employed to safeguard the vital
shipments flowing to Britain.
Second was the eloquent fact that
the enemy felt it necessary at this
early date to carry the undersea war
In concerted force as close as possible
to the shore of the great arsenal OF
the United Nations.
Sacrifice in Striking Strength.
And third was the sacrifice in
U-boat striking strength which such
operations involved.
In this connection, experts ex-
planned that as a general rule one
third of a submarine fleet is at
action stations. one-third either en-
route to or returning from action
stations, and one-third at bases for
overhaul, refitting or resting their
crews.
There Is also the factor of
diminished military return. Although
the raiders have manifested a pref
erence for tankers, they have not
ignored other cargo carriers. And
q shipload of bauxite ore bound for
an aluminium plant, to take a
hypothetical case, is not as valuable
q victim as shipload of completely
fabricated aluminium bombers bound
for Britain. Nor does a coastwise
tanker with oil destined for civilian
motorists match a conveyed tanker
with high octane gasoline for war
planes.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Capper 10 Push Bill
Banning Liquor Price
Ads in District
200 at Reform Federation
Breakfast Heur Pinchot
Predict New Dry Era
Star Stan Photo.

Senator Capper, Republican, Of
Kansas declared today he will fight
for passage Of a bill, recently ap-
proved by the House. which forbids
advertising Of liquor prices in the
District.
Addressing the 47th annual fell
lowship breakfast of the Interna-
tional Reform Federation at the
Methodist Building, Senator Capper
characterized the measure as "one
Evening star., 1942-01-29

White Sea TO cut OF the Soviet sup
ply base. The dispatches said Grand
Admiral Erich Raeder had sent large
forces into this action, but that 20
far the Soviet northern fleet had
not yielded . single mile Of coast
line nor . single port.
Instead, they declared the grow
ing Russian submarine feet had car
ried. the attack to the Nazis. The
latter withdrew into the fjords and
harbors, erected anti-submarine nets
and mined harbor mouths, and sent
out transports from Germany only
under the heaviest guards.
Admiral Raeder was reported to
have ordered out almost 200 sea-
planes to combat the attackers, and
Evening star., 1942-01-29

1OQay IL Is
actually harder
to see the Aus
tralian Minister,
Rich ard G.
Casey, than it Is
TO see the British
Am b a S S a d o r,
Even Lord Hall
fax has to wait
in turn for space
on Mr.. CaSey's
overloaded en-
gagement book.
When the fly
ing Caseys' ar
rived in Wash
iputnn in their
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Lecturer to Describe
Dutch Guionu Tomorrow

Dutch Guiana, which supplies
much Of the aluminium ore for the
United States, will be described in
lecture by Nicol Smith at Consti-
tuition Hall tomorrow night. The
lecture Is sponsored by the Ma
tional Geographic Society.
MIR. Smith recently visited the
South American colony, stopping
ct Martinique en- route. He made
hatura1-Nor movies during his
visit Z Ana. ~
Evening star., 1942-01-29
By HELEN LOMBARD.

The rapidly decreasing margin Of
safety for some portions Of the
British Empire is bringing changes
in diplomatic accents in WASHINGTON.
Evening star., 1942-01-29

Join the United States Coast Guard
today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-03
LARGE SUBMARINE
 HIT THIS VESSEL

Charleston, s. C., June S.-(UP)- Survivors of medium sized British merchantmen reported today that the submarine which sank their vessel of the Atlantic coast was a large type and appeared to be freshly painted.
 Eighteen crew members, three of them injured, were landed here. Four others were listed as killed by shell splinters were buried at sea. During the night the boats became sepa- rated and two of them still are un- reported, the sixth naval district said.
 The 18 men brought here were picked up by ship the day after the torpedoing.
 Kenneth Connor, pantry boy from Liverpool, said that when the first torpedo struck he made beeline for his lifejacket and then for his mouth organ.
 T was just getting ready to serve tea when the explosion came," he said. q wasn't scared. I come from family of sailors. My father was lost at sea two years ago when his ship was torpedoed."
 The lad played tunes on the har- monica during the night in the lffe- boat.
 The navy did not disclose the date the ship Was attacked. ....-,-A..-..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-03
BOARD DE WORKS. RECEIVES BIDS
Contract to Be Awarded for New Sidewalks at HA Meeting Friday

z
 Bids for the job of laying side walks on Congress avenue, Highland avenue and Avon street, all adjoin- ing Tinker School were opened al a meeting of the board of works last night. Either James Corrideo or the Cuculo Construction Co. ap- peared to be the low bidder. The board voted to ask the finance board to furnish a written state- ment that funds are available for the work and adjourned until Fri day at noon when the contract will be awarded.
 The Corrideo bid quoted Glass A concrete at 16 cents a cubic yard an obvious mistake. The figure ap- parently should have been $16 a yard. MT. Corrideo was given an opportunity to withdraw the bid.
 Under the charter, each bidder had to submit certified check for five per cent of the bid. MT. Corrideo submitted a check for S250, the Cuculo Construction Co.i one for $265; A. Dapont Construc- tion O., one for $304; Thomas F. Moran & Sons, $350; and the Lamob Construction Co.,, $363. The size of these checks usually indi- cates which is the lowest bidder but it is not positive indication, as some bidders submit a check higher than is necessary in order to be sure, and others may be uncertain as to the actual amount of materials to be used, excava- tions to be made.
 However, according to the checks 1t appeared that MT. Corrideo was the lowest bidder, unless his bid Is withdrawn, and that if it is withdrawn, the Cuculo Construction Co. is the lowest bidder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-03

NAOAA 44O11l Gd&C 4J landing in force, was bombed heav- fly.
 Huge fires were started among Japanese installations and a large warehouse was destroyed.
 One Plane Lost
 One Allied plane, only casualty of the day, failed to return from Timor Island.
 Gen. Douglas MacArthur'S planes continued their search for the moth CT ship believed to have launched the three midget submarines sunk in an abortive raid in Sydny har- Dor on the southeast coast. Naval experts now believed that the sub- marines were launched about 200 miles of Sydney and took 35 hours or so to get to their destination a fine one, 1t developed.
 It was increasingly clear that the submarines were detected long be- fore they reached the harbor Sur vivors of the one victim of the raid, small depot ship which once was ferry boat, said that for an hour before their craft was torpedoed naval craft and land based search lights were seeking the submarines, while shore batteries fired steadily Depth charges were dropped through out the danger area, and it remained possible that more than three sub- marines were sunk.
 One of many heroes of the depot ship was bandsman M. N. Cum mings. When the torpedo hit he was blown through glass door. But he organized rescue squads to get out men trapped in wreckage and then dived repeatedly into the debris-strewn water and brought out three drowning men.