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Evening star., 1942-02-23
Two Germans Captured;
On Way Back TO Canada
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
OGDENSBURG, N. r, Feb. 23.-
Two men, identified as escaped
German aviatorS after their attire
aroused the suspicious of a patrol
man on duty, arrived here early
today en- route to Canadian prison
camp from which they say they
escaped.
David Benjamin, chief of the
United States Border Patrol, said
the pair would be held here pending
receipt of orders from the Justice
Department in Washington. He re-
fused further information. They
were arrested in Watertown.
Patrolman John Bero noted the
pair on the street last night. Curl
GUS about their bulky overalls and
haversacks, he called a fellow police
man. Both escorted the men to
police headquarters.
There the pair said they were
Waller and Ulrich Steinhilper. They
told police they fled the Bowman
vile (Ontario) Prison Camp three
or four days ago." crossing the st.
Lawrence River ice lin Is minutes. !"
Both bore identification certifi-
Gates of shipwrecked sailors, ostensi-
bly, issued by the first off1cer Of the
S. s. Fley Bird, Boston. They also
had Well-marked mans.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Committee Reports
.$32.762,o00,o0o Bill
FavorabIy 10 Senate
$500, ,0W, 900 Added
To House Measure
For Expanding Army

The Senate Appropriations
Committee today reported favor
ably the largest appropriation
bill in history, carrying approx
imately $32, 1852, 900 900 for equip
ping the expanding Army, build
ing more supply ships and to
continue lease-lend aid to the
Allies.
The Senate committee added ap-
proximately $500 100000 to the
House total, of which $596, 1856 900
was requested by the Budget Bu-
reau after the bill passed the House
for uniforms and equipage for new
men to be brought into the Army
in the near future. The remainder
of the increase was sos 900 900 for
warehouse facilities for military
supplies.
The full committee acted within
an hour after the subcommittee on
deficiencies had approved the bill
this morning.
142 Billion in Three Years
This measure is part of a series
Of bills going toward q grand total
of $142, 900 ,000, 900 covering the ma
tional defense program for three
fiscal years-1941, 1912 and 1943.
For the shipbuilding program Of
the Maritime Commission this bill
carries $685., 900 900. part in cash
and part in contract authorization,
and will add 1,476 ships to the COM
missions building program with an
aggregate dead weight tonnage Of
(See CONGRESS, Page Aid
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Leonard P. Steuort Is Named
Sugar Rotioning Board Head
Mason Announces
Appointment and
Registration Plans

The appointment of Leonard P
Steuart, local automobile dealer, as
chairman of the District Sugar Ra-
tioning Board was announced today
by Commissioner Mason.
Four other members of the board,
which will operate under the gen.
eral supervision of the District Ra-
tioning Board, headed by Whitney
Leary, will be appointed shortly, Mr..
Mason added
In announcing Mr.. Steuart's ac-
ceptance of the appointment. Com
missioner Mason said he was at
tempting to select very strong
board since its decisions would be
arbitrary and without formal public
hearing. Mr. Steuart was one-time
potentate of Almas Temple of the
District Shrine and later imperial
potentate for the National Shrine.
For the last 10 years, Commissioner
Mason said. Mr.. Stuart has been
treasurer Of the National Shrine
Children's Hospital.
Under present plans, registration
for sugar rationing will be conducted
March 1920, inclusive, from 4 to 8
pm. daily. in most Of the public
schools of the city. School teachers
have been asked to serve as regis
trars for the filling in Of q ques-
tionnaire by the applicants. The
questionnaires, indicating the num-
ber Of persons In the family and the
amount Of sugar on hand. win be
turned over to the Sugar Board and
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Axis Resistance Heavier
In LibYa, British Report
By the Associated Press.

bs LLC hSoOSldlco EACoS.
CAIRO, Feb. 23-Heavier- scale
resistance frem Axis columns has
been encountered by imperial fight
ing patrols operating over a wide
area east of El Mechin and south
of the Ell Mechili- -Tmimi Line, the
British announced today.
A communique added that "con-
siderable movement was observed
In the afternoon yesterday from
Martuba toward Tmimi," where the
Libyan battlefront has become rela-
lively stabilized.
Enemy air activity against tar
gets in our forward area was also
on an increased scale" the war re-
port said. "Our own air forces again
covered our land operations by
fighter sweeps while our bombers
effectively attacked positions in the
rear"
Two Ships Sunk, Nazis Claim.
BERLIN (Fron German Broad
casts, Feb. % P)-Two merchants
men were sunk from British con-
voy in German air attacks of Sidi
Barrani, on the Libyan coast, and
is British planes were destroyed by
Italian air attack on an airdrome in
Eastern Cirenaica, the German high
command said today.
Evening star., 1942-02-23

memorandum submitted to the
White House by one of the special
information agencies of the Gov
ernment engaged in monitoring all
foreign propaganda.
Four Toxic Broadcasts.
The memorandum asserted that
the Toxic government had initiated
this morning its most intensive radio
assault and that before IL O'Clock.
Washington time. there already had
been four lengthy and bitterly
worded broadcasts In English from
the Japanese capital.
In summary, the broadcasts were
said to have accused President
Roosevelt personally for full respon-
sibility for bringing the United
States into the war against the
Axis and represented him as dodging
all pertinent war questions during
his press conferences.
White House Secretary Stephen
Early said that the Japanese bros\-
casts had included the following
assertion:
Good American citizens should
know that the statements of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, including his popu-
lar fireSide chats and the announce
ments OF the followers of Mr.. Roose-
welt, are all got-up stories or tricks
cunningly set up by them in order
to conceal the facts and the truth"
1t was noted that similar propa-
ganda barrage had been conducted
by Toxic as its buildup to the fall
of Singapore.
Greets New Zealand.
The President interrupted confer
ences with diplomatic and military
adviers today to exchange radio
telegraph greetings with Prime Min
lister Peter Fraser of New Zealand,
pledging the latter that nothing
shall be undone ito achieve our
common objective of freeing our
world once and for all of the forces
of aggression"
The exchange marked the opening
of the first direct radio-telegraph
circuit between the United States
and New Zealand.
President Roosevelt's message to
Prime Minister Fraser follows in
full:
The establishment at this time
of direct radio-telegraph circuit
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Lumber Yard Threatened
By Cement Plant Fire

Flames destroyed more than 30.-
600 paper cement bags In an auxili-
ary building Of the Potomac Cement
Storage Co., yesterday and threat
ened a nearby lumber yard. Damage
was estimated at $4,000.
A. j. Merrill, manager Of the plant,
who had stopped by to feed . f.
month-old kitten, searched the
smoke-filled interior Of the ware
house until he found his pet under
q desk.
As precaution against the spread
OF the fire to the lumber yard In
the high wind, three alarms were
sounded. Called to the IRE at Thir-
ty-nfth and K streets NV, the
fireboat, firefighter, was heldup ut
the railroad bridge, waiting for .
train to pass over 1t before the
bridge opened. The IRE was Drought
under control before the boat
reached the scene and It was noti-
ded BY radio to Yturn 70 its dock
Evening star., 1942-02-23
President Plans
War Review on
Radio Tonight
Toxic Accused of
Attempts to Kill
Speech in Advance
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

President Roosevelt was apply
ing finishing touches to a Ma
tionwide radio address today as
the White House officially ac-
cused the Japanese government
OF attempting by radio propa-
ganda to destroy effect of the
speech in advance.
= Scheduled to be delivered at 10
o'clock tonight on all domestic radio
networks and to be rebroadcast in
nearly score of foreign languages
across the entire world, the address
Is expected to portray against a
worldwide background the imme-
diate war task of the United Nations
IN general and the United States in
particular.
The White House said the speech
would run almost 1000 words and
require slightly more than q half
hour for delivery.
The charge made against TOXIC
this morning was based upon a
Evening star., 1942-02-23

gagged by big forces of the japanese
somewhere between the Bilin and
Sittang Rivers, but their exact posi-
ton is not known in London, a
military commentator said today.
The commentator said the latest
communications from the British
commander in Burma stressed his
appreciation Of the fine cooperation
of the R. A. F. and the American
Volunteer Group of flyers.
He said a large column OF Jap
anese troops on the road between
Bilin and Kyaikto, Is miles to the
northwest, had been heavily
bombed.
This general picture of operations
in the other Far East zones was
given:
Timor-Communications appar-
emily cut, no news of developments
after Japanese landings.
Bali-Fighting still going on.
Sumatra-Fightin continuing,
the progress of operations not
known.
Java-Only japanese attacks thus
far from the air were concentrated
principally on airdromes.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Coast Guard
Cutter Is Sunk
Off Iceland
Moderate Loss Of
Life Reported in
U-Bout Attack
(Picture on Page A-4.)
BY CLAUDE MAHONEY.

The Coast Guard cutter Alex
ander Hamilton has been tor
pedoed by an enemy submarine
of Iceland, the Navy announced
today.
While being towed into port the
ship capsized and had to be sunk
by gunf1re, the Navy added. Loss
OF personnel in the torpedoing was
described by the Navy as mod
crate" Next of kin of those lost
have been notified.
In reporting this action in COM
munique No. 43, the Navy said there
was nothing to report from other
areas.
This was the first enemy action
reported in Iceland water for sew
eral months. Earlier in the fall and
during the late summer there were
several attacks in that area, includ-
ing those on the Rueben James,
Salinas, Kearny and Greer.
Type Usually Armed.
The Alexander Hamilton was 327
feet long and of 2,141 gross tons. It
was built in 1887 at New York. The
vessel had 4l-foot beam and her
twin screw engines delivered $500
horsepower, which gave a 2O-knot
speed.
Ships of her class generally carried
two or three 5-inch 51-caliber guns,
plus anti-aircraft guns, according to
James Fighting Ships.
Coast Guard headquarters said ths
wartime complement of the Alexan-
der Hamilton was '202 men. It's
peacetime complement was 112 men.
The Alexander Hamilton sailed
from San Francisco September 10,
1889, to convoy a scientific expedi-
tion to the South Central Pacific
Ocean for the National Geographic
Society and the University of Vir-
ginia, a project in which the Coast
Guard co-operated.
For one year, the ship, carrying
some of the finest equipment ever
assembled for investigating the
formation and history of oceans,
cruised among the South Sea Islands
while her passengers studied geology,
gravity, magnetism, biology and
other subjects.
Studied Magnetic Forces.
Among phenomena studied by the
expedition were the mysterious mag
netic forces which may have trapped
Amelia Earhart and her companion
and thrown them off their course
during their tragic fight across the
Pacific.
On this cruise, the Alexander
Hamilton carried on board a plane
for flights of exploration and pho
tographic mapping. On the under
part of her hull was installed a
powerful echo depth-finding de-
vice capable of measuring the
greatest depths ever plumbed.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Stain Is Confident,
But -SoberIy Warns .
Of Hard Fight Ahead
Calls for Complete
Victory Sets Larger
Goals for Workers
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Feb. 23.-Manifest-
ing deep confidence to millions
of Russians joyfully celebrating
the Red Army's oath anniversary,
Premier Joseph Stain today
called for complete victory" in
a war of liberation" against
Germany, set larger goals for
workers supplying the advancing
army, and soberly warned the
Soviet Union that it still faced
a tremendous and hard fight.
The enemy, Stain declared in a
memorable order of the day to the
Red Army, which was broadcast to
all the Russias and to the world, "is
not yet beaten and stern struggle
Is ahead of U.S."
But he made this pledge:
I'VE shall throw the enemy from
the gates of Leningrad and hberate
White Russia, the Ukraine and the
Crimea.
THE Red banner will fly every
where it has flown before I wish
you complete victory over the Ger
man-Fascist invaders. Forward"
No Specific Good News.
The RusSians-and the world, too
had anticipated eagerly the oath
anniversary of the creation of the
army which threw back the Hitlerite
forces in the deep SHOWS Of the
western front. They had expected
that widespread liberation of Soviet
soil from the Germans would be an
nounced, but the morning hours
passed in Moscow without anything
more specific than the midnight
communique, which merely repeated
generalities that the Red Army lad
vanced and took several occupied
places"
The midday oommunique, SINH
larly, adhered to the customary re-
port that "our troops continued to
wage active battle operations" and
to citations for individual units, such
as one which occupied an important
populated place"
The Red Navy has sunk 81 war
ships and 276 auxiliarie vessels car
rying hundreds Of tanks and guns
and items of thousands of shells" in
seven months of war against Ger
many, the Moscow radio declared
today.
Sees Eventual Victory.
Premier Stain, on whose direct
order the counteroffensive began
last fall, dealt only generally with
the military field as the German
Russian war went into its ninth
month.
He said the enemy was defeated
at Tikhvin and Rostov, in the Cri-
mea and before Moscow; that the
Moscow and Tula areas had been
cleared of the enemy, and the war
would be different now that the ele-
ment of surprise which formed the
German reserve stock of power had
been spent.
The Germans, Stain said, have
allies fighting beside them, while
80 far we have not been in that
position"
While the Soviets have held their
own and eventually will win, the
premier-defense commissar said "it
would be unlike the Soviet people
to delude themselves into the belief
CONTINUED on Page A-I2. Column u
Evening star., 1942-02-23

shouted to the driver he jumped
from the car and started running
across the street, shouting, Catch
that guy. This Is hoIdup!"
Passersby Hear Shot.
As the driver reached the curb In
front of drug store, he collapsed,
bleeding severely. PasSersby said
they heard a shot but were not sure
whether it had come before or after
the cab driver leaped from his car.
A bullet hole was found In the rear
window of the cab.
Meanwhile, the uniformed killer
jumped from the cab, stopped car
with New York license tags. Forcing
the motorist to drive on, the man
finally left the car at Second and A
streets NE.
There, the killer was seen getting
into Diamond cab and driving OF.
Michael Joel, motorist in the
Communicated car, described by
police as badly frightened, drove on
to work in one of the temporary
buildings occupied by defense agen-
cies at Fourth street and Independ-
ence avenue S.W. 1t was his first
day on the job. From there, he
notified police Of his part In the
getaway.
Mr.. Joel told police he was about
to pull from the curb near Eleventh
and East Capitol streets when .
soldier jumped on his running
board and pointed .45-caliber au-
tomato at him, saying, Get going,
drive faster. In case you want to
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Cabinet Changes Fail
To Convince Some
Churchill Critics
Selection of Grise os
War Minister Generally
Approved. However
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-The most
drastic overhauling that Prime
Minister Churchill has given his
lineup of ministers since be-
coming Britain's war leader in
1940-and his second big shake
up in four days-still left some
of his critics unconvinced today
that he really had cleared the
Nations political decks for
action.
Except for surprise and general
approval caused by selection of Sir
James Grigg as War Minister, the
first reaction to the broad changes
was that Mr.. Churchill merely had
reshufied his cabinet, but had not
cut out the deadwood, although five
ministers were dropped. To this
extent the revision was unsuccessful.
Like Fridays streamlining of the
inner war cabinet, it was a con-
cession to wide demands for new,
imaginative direction to replace nom
productive ministers, but Mr..
Churchill was expected to find the
House of Commons, restive over
Britain's recent setbacks, still in crit
ical mood when the war debate opens
this week.
War Cabinet Not Affected.
The new war cabinet, which Mr..
Churchill previously had trimmed
from nine to seven members, includ-
ing newly appointed Sir Stafford
Grips, was unaffected by these
changes:
War Minister-Sir James Grigg
in; II. D. r. Margesson, out.
Aircraft Production Minister. J.
Llewellin, in; j. w. T. Moore Bra
bazon,' out.
Minister without portfono-Arthur
Greenwood.
Colonial secretary-Viscount Gram
(SEE CABINET, Page A-12D
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Six Persons Killed as Fire
Destroys Hotel in Akron
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 23.-Three
women and three men died today in
a fire which destroyed the Eleanor
Hotel, In a 70-year -old building in
downtown Akron.
The dead were identified tenta-
lively as:
Mrs. Margaret Barrett, who for
merly operated the hotel; Miss Eff
fie Hinton, about rs, cafe singer:
Mrs. Mary Shannon, 81; Paul
Franklin Springston. 80, Clarks-
burg, w. Va; Chet Talkington, As,
a house painter, and one unidenti-
fed man.
Two others were burned severely
Carl Blankenship, 30, and his wife,
Blanche, 80.
Returning from work about 2 am,
Preston w. Beal, 26, discovered
smoke coming from a closet beneath
stairway leading from the second
to the third floor. Firemen found
the third floor blocked by flames.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Sunday Star Map
Helpful for Talk

President Roosevelt suggested
last week that the listening
Nation should spread before it
a map OF the world as he makes
his radio address at 10 o'clock
tonight. Responding to this
proposal, The Star printed on
Page A-l0 of yesterdays paper
a half-page map of the world
and two smaller maps of the
Atlantic and Pacific fighting
fronts. Ocean supply routes
with approximate mileages and
times required for wartime
travel, expected to be one of the
principal subjects of the Presl-
dents address, are included.
All local radio stations will
broadcast the message.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Taxicab Driver Slain
By Man Wearing
Soldiers S Uniform
Killer Makes Escape
In Commondeered Cor
After Shooting

A man in soldiers uniform to-
day shot and killed a cab driver
at Eleventh and East Capitol
streets and fed in a comman-
deered automobile driven by a
defense worker.
Victim of the shooting WIS Conrad
Steele. So. Of 411h Fifth street NE.
who was pronounced dead bn arrival
at Casualty Hospital. His body had
been pierced with .45-csliber re-
volver bullet.
Eyewitnesses said they thrst saw
the cab coming north ont Eleventh
street. approaching the v ony, way
Evening star., 1942-02-23

the registrants will then have to
apply directly to the board for cou-
pom books, according to Commis-
sioner Mason.
Sugar Board oflces will be opened
at the Force School In the 1700 block
of Massachusetts, avenue, where, at
present, the ofnces of the Rent Com
mission and the Tire Board are To-
Gated. Mr.. Mason said the clerical
star for the board will be supplied
by the Once Of Price Administers
ton. which also sets the city sugar
allowance.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
AIexandria-District
Ferry Seen Success
With 1O-CentF Fare
Potomac Line Officiol
Suggests Trial Service
At Committee Hearing
By JAMES E. CHINN.

A special ferry service Tor Gov
ernment war workers between
Washington and Alexandria
would be successful II fares are
not In excess of 10 cents, E. l..
Maier OF the Potomac River Line
today told the House District
Committee.
A proposal of Chairman Randolph
for establishment of such . service
to relieve and supplement other
public transportation agencies serv-
ing Washington and the Alexandria
area was discussed for more than an
hour at an informal" conference
between committee members, Traf1ic
Director Van Duzer and off1cials Of
the Potomac River steamboat excur-
sion companies whose boats are now
idle at their docks.
The fare charged for the ferry
service, Mr.. Maier pointed out, would
Evening star., 1942-02-23

George E. Deatherage, organizer
and leader Of so-called patriotic
societies, had been classified by
Secretary Knox rs an ''undesir-
able person" for employment on
Navy work. The classification
was made under = law requiring
the discharge Of persons 50 desig-
mated. Deatherage was employed
by Doyble & Russell, contractors,
on S7,000, 900 construction
project ut the naval operating
base at Norfolk, Va.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
HospitoI Fund Asked

President Roosevelt asked Con-
xress today to appropriate $780,
900 for completion Of two CON
tinuous treatment" buildings ut
st. Elizabeth's Hospital. The
original appropriation Of $7eo,oeo
for this purpose, he said, had been
found to be insufficient.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Six Die in Crash

FREDERICK, Md.-Six col
ored youths and girls were killed
and . seventh badly injured
early today when their automo-
bile, travelling at high speed.
skidded into . tree near the en-
trance to Mount O1ivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Lute News
Bulletins
Another Tanker Sunk

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao F.-
The Panamanian tanker Thalia
was torpedoed today near the
Moncos Islands about 100 miles
from the Dutch Caribbean Island
Of Aruba, Aneta News Agency re-
ported. 1t said three hfeboats
carrying members of the tanker's
crew were sighted about 50 miles
of the Moncos Islands.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Ship Move Concerns u. S.

Acting Secretary of State Sum-
ner Welles indicated today that
the United States Is gravely con-
cerned over the movement OF the
French battleship Dunkerque
from Algeria to her home base
at Toulon,
Evening star., 1942-02-23


The fighting apparently was sweep
ing over a wide area between the
Sittang and the Bilin River, some
80 miles to the east, which the Jap
anese succeeded in crossing at sew
eral points last week despite fierce
resistance by British imperial troops.
A communique issued yesterday
from British headquarters indicated
the imperial troops were falling back
slowly on the Sittang, last natural
line of defense protecting the Burma
road, but said Allied warplanes were
offering strong support.
British and American pilots were
said to be blasting at japanese
columns and bases, and were credited
officially with wrecking many
vehicles.
Japanese planes, meanwhile,
bombed Mamyo, 90 miles north of
Rangoon, and struck at several
other towns in Northern Burma
during the week end.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Would Abolish o. c. ID.

A bill to abolish the Once Of
Civilian Defense and transfer all
its functions to the War Depart
ment was introduced in the SEN
ate today by Senator Tydings,
Democrat, Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1942-02-23

Foreign.
Stain confident, but soberly warns
Of hard tight ahead. Page Al
Burma battle RACES between Sittang
and Bilin Rivers. Page Al
Cabinet changes fail to please some
Churchill critics. Page Al
Baldomir's chief critic thwarted, to
leave Uruguay. Page Az
Quezon deeorates two q. 8. Omcers
in lull on Bataan. Page Al
Developments buoy India's hopes for
independence. Page Ais
Notionol.
Roosevelt broadcast tonight to out
line u. 8. plans. Page Al
Senate committee reports largest ap-
preparation bill. PaSe Al
Evening star., 1942-02-23
No Late Editions
Today

Due to the holiday, The
Star will not publish the $50,
Night Final and Night Final
Sports editions today. Sub
scribers to these editions will
receive the regular home
edition.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Battle Is Raging in Full Fury
Between Two Rivers in Burma
Fighting Apparently Is Sweeping Over
Wide Area Between Sittong and BiIin
BY the Associated Press.


RANGOON, Burma, Feb 23-The battle ragged In
fury today, with japanese invading striking
tang River the which Rangoon
and only 20 miles from the railway connecting this port