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Evening star., 1942-05-03

The Army wants dogs, trained dogs
that can do sentry job and supplement
the work of their soldier handlers
Defense plants want dogs, trained dogs
that can give "a hours OF alert guard
ianship every day and prevent as well as
apprehend saboteurs.
Other countries have been training
and using war dogs for years. A trained
army of dogs has been in the war pro-
gram of the Germans since they rem
dered such a good account of themselves
In World War I, The Japs have been
secretly buying pTebred dogs from the
Germans for years and training them
for both offensive and defensive work
In this war But the United States. un-
til recently, has done nothing along
these lines.
This country, in the name OF sport,
now owns more purebred dogs OF suitable
breeds for war duty. and more trained
dogs, than any other country in the
world True, these dogs are the beloved
household pets Of just the common peo-
pie. and they have bred their dogs to
standard of perfection for the JOY Of
seeing them improve from litter to
litter. They have trained them in the
obedience test classes and entered them
for competition at the almost daily dog
shows all over the country and their
breeding has resulted in a race of dogs
with unusual stamina. Their obedience
training and breeding for intelligence
has resulted in a reserve of dogs that
already have all the fundamental train
ing needed for work in the armed forces
and In defense plants.
But these dog lovers love their coun-
try and they are proud to offer their
dogs without waiting for the canine
selective service. Those who have suit
able dogs not trained, and those adept at
training, but owning at the moment no
suitable dogs, and those who have neither
dogs nor facility at training, are all en-
gagged in a Nation wide campaign to fur
nish dogs for defense"
In order to coordinate the work of
these various groups, Dogs for Defense.
Inc, was established some time ago It's
list of officers includes representatives
from every branch OF the dog field,
bench club officers, obedience training
experts, professional handlers associa-
ton, and dog show superintendents.
These people know every angle OF dog
6reeSipg, handling, training. showing
and Assembling. They know the leaders
Evening star., 1942-05-03
BY Malcolm D. LambOrne, Jr

water. Sentries have been ordered to
shoot on sight any strange craft moving
too close to these areas, and skipper
will have no one to blame but himself
if his boat is the target of an alert guard.
There is a rift in the clouds, however
The Army and Navy have gone on record
that the sport should continue so long
as it does not interfere with the war
effort 1t is excellent for morale, they
say. to be able to relax aboard a boat in
these times And further the sport
serves as a good training ground for
future sailors in the sea-going services.
And so, taking all these points into
consideration, Washingtons boating
people are f1ocking to the water front
each warm week end. Capital, Corin-
THAN, Columbia, Washington, Eastern
Yachts Clubs are the scene of the usual
ftting-out process, which some enthusi-
asts say is the best part of the sport.
Owners of every conceivable type of
craft af1oat are cheerfully standing in
line at the Capital Yacht Club where the
Coast Guard has established tempo
rary headquarters for the registering of
pleasure craft owners and their boats
They are writing back home for copies
of birth certificates so that the identifi-
cation cards required by the Govern
ment may be issued them. And if certi-
ficates are not forthcoming from the
local courthouse. family Bibles years old
are being carried to Capital so that Coast
Guard officials can establish yachtsmen's
citizenship.
At last report close to 2,000 boat
owners In the Metropolitan Area had
made application for cards and move
Evening star., 1942-05-03

The japanese in this state live COM
pletely isolated from the native element.
Their centers vary from 300 to 5000 in
population, in cities, towns and large
farms, but always in atmosphere and
surroundings completely japanese.
Their homes are styled after their
homeland, their principal products are
rice, tea and silkworms. Their children,
among all the foreign populations in this
vast nation of 45000000 persons, are
those who least assimilate the Portu-
guese native tongue, generation after
generation.
Under Observation.
Authorities are watching closely the
silk production, guarding against any
japanese effort to diminish 1t or destroy
their crops since silk was declared a
strategic war material and all excess
production destined for the United
States.
japanese in this State have shown
little inclination for industry, concen-
trating their efforts on truck farming
and large-scale agriculture production,
They control the Sac Paulo food sup
plies.
The japanese concentrations about
this great city, third largest of South
America, form virtual blockade-they
cut across communications with the
south. in the State of Parana. which
contains the headwaters of the great
Argentine river OF the same name, most
important inland water route of the con-
tinens
They are in position to block Brazilian
inland communications with the State
of Matto Crosse and the Sac Paulo
coastline
A long federal police report on dis
tribution of japanese immigration. show
ing how they have entered this State
and spread in uniform lines from south
east to northwest, indicates the thought
to strategic occupation that went be-
hind the apparently innocent Japanese
colonization of Sac Paulo:
japanese colonies in Brazil, their ac-
tivities and their enterprises, were di-
rected by the Toxic government, through
diplomatic and consular representatives
With the closing of these representa-
tives when Brazil broke relations with
the Axis powers last January this direc-
ton passed to the agents Of Kaigai Kog-
yo Kabushira Kaisha. company found
ed in 1917 In Toxic to control japanese
emigration programs.
This company" said a federal police
report. lis controlled by the japanese
Foreign Ministry and the Ministry OF
Foreign Commerce. and has as principal
stockholders the steamship lines Osaka
Shoshen Kaisha and NJ Y. K, as well
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In the field, another saw a COW.

In the field another saw a COW.
The 18th planes observer, however,
noted a truck moving away from patch
If forest. The pilot swooped down and
:ircled the area.
The observer came back with report
that rs field guns, 100 trucks and many
other pieces Of equipment were In the
possession of a large number of troops
camoufaged in the trees.
Where the naked eye may miss details.
the camera often tells a story and
photography plays tremendous role
in observation.
The speed of a plane, haze, or high
altitude may bafle the eye, but the
camera isn't fooled. The speed of the
ship is taken care of by the cameras
swift shutter; haze is eliminated by use
of filter, and special long-range lenses
overcome the altitude problem.
The big bulky cameras are used to
take f1ve types of photographs: Pin
points, reconnaissance strips, aerial
maps, Stereopairs and obliques.
Pinpoints are single photographs taken
u IOCatS ODJcCt hllu us
The reconnaissance strips are series Of
overlapping photographs taken over q
long, narrow objective. such as railroad.
The aerial map is composed Of over
tapping strips to cover large areas for
study purposes.
Stereopairs are the Army version OF
the old stereoscope-two photos of the
same object taken at different angles to
give the illusion of height when viewed
through an apparatus similar to the
stereoscope.
Obliques are taken at varying angles
to show depth, background, construction
types and conditions of the objective.
Success of photo missions depends
greatly upon the ability of the pilot to
place the plane in an advantageous posi-
tion and the ability of the observer, Of
course. to do good job with the camera.
That Is where the teamwork comes in.
but 1t goes further than that Sometimes
the team has to fight its way home, al
though observation planes are not
armed for combat specifically.
Usually the pilot and observer must
elude detection until their ship reaches
its objective-for ordinarily it is not
accompanied by fighter planes-and
then beat pursuers on the race home.
Evening star., 1942-05-03

several rowing craft and sailing dinghies.
Organized sail racing on the Potomac
here, now in its ninth year, will be re-
&1med next Sunday, under auspices OF
Potomac River Sailing Association. The
go-aheau signal has been given the
group by the Coast Guard, through its
course northwest of Hams Point soon
will be covered with white sails.
The association plans to sail until
the middle of June, and if sufficient
numbers request it, a summer series
the first of its kind here-might be
instituted. Formerly many sailboat
owners, at the close of the racing season
here in late May, have moved to the bay
for participation in summer regattas.
But with gasoline rationing and tire
shortages facing all pleasure seekers, it
is believed that the majority of the sail
ing group will make this summer and
the remaining war summers q purely
local affair.
Reports from yacht clubs and other
groups, including the sailing association,
indicate that boating in the District,
despite heavy odds, is in for boom this
season. A growing number of war
workers and Army and Navy officers
transferred here seek information almost
daily on chartering of boats and facilities
available should they decide to bring
their craft here from home waters.
A few even are considering living
aboard as means of solving the city,s
housing shortage. They include men
from the State Deartment, Army oficers
and key men In War Production Board.
Evening star., 1942-05-03

ment licenses necessary to operate on
the river and bay. This alone. 1t Is
pointed out, indicates continued in
terest in the sport and desire for skip
pers to pursue their favorite ssort de-
spite handicaps
There is another reason, too. why Fed
eral authorities are encouraging a con-
tinuance of boating. In this war of great
surprises it is not impossible that yachts
men Of our coastal regions may some
day figure in another Dunkerque The
important part small craft played In
the evacuation of the British and French
Armies on the beaches of that coast is
still fresh in the minds of many.
A national boating magazine recently
proposed that yachtsmen plan to sign
on one or more youth of grade and high
school age as crews during the summer
months. Not only would they assist in
keeping boats in condition for any
emergency, but the boys would receive
valuable training in seamanship that
would prepare them for duty with the
services, the magazine has contended.
Just such training is being given by
the Sea Scout ships" operating under
the District Boy Scout Council These
young boys are learning seamanship,
small-boat operation, plotting and other
nautical lore under competent leaders
One of the outstanding troops of the
city is the Corinthian Yacht Club group
in charge of Frederick Tip, its skipper
With membership of 20 to begin the
season. the organization recently ap-
pealed for additional recruits. Scouts
there commission and sail their own
craft-a fleet Of two 23-foot eatboats,
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Yachting Season Opens Under Wartime Sail

Washington yachtsmen will take to
their boats this season fully aware It's a
new role they are playing in the sport
and the war effort.
Some 25 or 80 former pleasure craft
that once cruised favorite Potomac River
and Chesapeake Bay rendezvous are now
in operation with the Potomac Naval
Command and under direct command
Of the Coast Guard Flying the flag and
pennant of the latter service. they are on
24-hour duty guarding vital military
reservations and bridges of the Poto-
macs 100 miles.
A few OF the owners of these craft,
now painted a Warlike gray, are in
service with their boats, serving as chief
boatswaln mates or with other ratings in
keeping with their experience. If the
owner has not found it possible to go
with his boat, regular crews have gone
into the service in his stead.
For the civilian boatmen, however
wartime yachting will be far call from
the sport they enjoyed year ago.
Paints, marine engines, wire rigging
all the things needed to 60 to equip the
ships of our Navy and Coast Guard-will
become increasingly difficult to procure
Yachtsmen before they 60 af1oat will
have to apply for credentials required
under wartime regulations governing
the movement OF vessels on all navigable
inland waters.
Once favorite cruising haunts may fall
within restricted areas set up by the
Army, and yachtsmen will find they
cannot navigate within 100 yards of GER
tain military reservations bordering the
Evening star., 1942-05-03

as the company Toxic Takusori Kaisha."
This K K K. K, as 1t Is known in
Brazil, transmits its orders to Japanese
co-operatives, whose Officials in turn
control activities OF the smallest jap
anese farm concentrations. Every jap
anese or descendant in Brazil is reg
istered by this firm.
OF the As Japanese co-operatives in
Sac Paulo, only four are administered
by Brazilian born. They contain 5000
japanese, $50 Brazilians and 261 of other
nationaHties. Authorities refer to them
as the real centers of espionage ac-
tivity."
Information of local police reveals that
when Japanese emigrant families were
organized in their homeland to be sent
to Brazil, a family was designated with
at least three grown men, one or two
women, and a majority of male chill
dren.
In contrast to the Germans, the Jap
anese do not organize social or sports
Evening star., 1942-05-03

has had opportunity to visit the Japa-
nese control of the Sac Paulo coastline
sees an even more significant point:
Here fishermen with oceangoing yes
sells of long range, and farmers control
ling every navigable river mouth and
small harbor, operate as though In their
own country.
In Registro, city of 5000 persons Of
whom more than half are Japanese, Bra
zilians living there, many for years, told
me they feel like strangers in strange
land"
OF As business firms, three are Bra
lillian. I saw Japanese driving buses,
taxis and trucks, working in Japanese
owned stores and selling to other Japa-
nese, japanese laborers and Japanese
schools with only japanese students.
An old resident of the city told me that
the Japanese consider this area part
of their empire under Japanese law. He
said Japanese criminals are tried and
Evening star., 1942-05-03

Wide World Photos
State authorities have worked out a
plan with the approval of the Federal
Government, which includes cooperative
action Of the Federal army, military po-
lice and state police. First phases Of
this plan already have been effected
against widespread espionage and fifth
column groups in this state
With a population Of almost 1000 900
in the capital and 7000000 in the state,
Sac Paulo counts 900 900 citizens of the
Axis countries or their descendents The
biggest group are the Italians, whom
Brazilian authorities consider the least
dangerous.
In addition to police vigilance main
tanned constantly on these elements, the
Brazilian government recently decreed
various measures of control. such as
freezing funds of Axis citizens, partial
confiscation to pay for the Axis damage
to Brazilian property. prohibitions on
carrying arms, speaking German, italian
or Japanese, or travelling.
The japanese. however, is able to cir
cumvent even the strictest government
restrictive measures, through the nisei or
first generation japanese born in Brazil
and regarded as Brazilian citizens
Although no statistics are available on
the number of hippo -Brazilians. it is
estimated that they total about 100000.
This group, considered by the Brazil
lians as just as dangerous or more so
than the Japanese born, may do all
which is prohibited for their parents.
Dangerous Spy Groups.
These born citizens of Brazil, many of
whom can hardly speak the language of
their country, enter the Brazilian army
under obligatory service and thus can
form direct links with japanese spy
groups.
They assume the businesses Of their
parents and enjoy every privilege of
Brazilian citizens-while forming an Or
ganization integrally linked, it is charged,
to the goal of their parents, the domina-
ton of Japan.
Recently state police here arrested a
Brazilian-born japanese, graduate of the
governments reserve officers school
when clandestine shortwave radio sta =
ton was heard reporting to Axis agents
Thus far no government action has
been taken against this group, Brazilians
by birth but japanese by instinct. Any
such action would involve important
notifications of the national constitu-
ton.
Many japanese living in Brazil have
had previous military training in Japan.
Recent arrests throughout Brazil have
disclosed officials as high as lieutenant
generals of the army and captains of the
navy, usually cultivating tomatoes.
Evening star., 1942-05-03

judged according to their proceedings,
without consideration of Brazilian au-
thoritieS.
had occasion to visit several Japs-
nese residences. colonies along the banks
of the river Ribeira and farms in the
countryside, where nothing was missing
from the Japanese viewpoint. even to the
Buddhist temples.
talked at length with leaders OF the
japanese nucleus of this region, one OF
whom attempted to hide his absolute
confidence In Japanese victory. One
of them told me:
II am a Japanese. Today we are
friends" He smiled. Tomorrow we may
be enemies"
During my visit here attended several
police inquiries, at which suspected jap
anese were questioned. They always
masked their feelings with bland smile.
but 1t was evident that the questioning
yielded little information.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
BY r. r. Taynton.

in their fields not only in their own Sec
ton Of the country, but all over the
country and they know who has the dogs
and who can best train them. AS a
double check on their knowledge, they
have appointed regional directors who
know their own canine sectors init
mately.
1t is the work of the regional director
to see that the people who know how
to train dogs get the dogs to train. And
that the people who have neither suit
able dogs nor training ability but are
interested in the project get chance to
support it by the donation of funds to
pay for the boarding of dogs while they
are in training
Onicial recognition OF this movement
came with the acceptance of the United
States Army of the offer of 200 trained
sentry dogs to be delivered as soon as
possible. This acceptance for the Army
came through Maj. Gen. Edmund Bris-
tol Gregory. who appreciated the abili-
Evening star., 1942-05-03
By William T. RiveS,
Wide World News.

The student explores photography, air
navigation, codes, combat orders, map
making and map reading, cavalry mis-
sicns, radio procedure, signal commune
cations and a host of other related sub
jects.
The observers task is not easy.
Recently an 18-plane flight took off on
a training mission. The students were to
Evening star., 1942-05-03
BY E. M. Castro,
Wide World News.

SAC PAULO, BraZil-The 271 900 jap
anese born residents OF the State of
Sac Paulo consider the vast lands they
occupy as personal property Of their
Emperor in Toxic
They smile and seemingly comply with
current restrictive measures of Brazilian
State and Federal authorities, but with
the same smile they show their COM
plete confidence in an Axis victory and
their calm assurance that present re-
strictions will be overthrown shortly.
This is the most striking impression
gathered in trip into the interior and
along the coastline of this State during
which I was in personal contact with
the activities of about 10000 of the
271o00. immigration statistics show a
smaller number, but in Brazil there are
about $4,000 Japanese born.
I'VE realize the existence of danger
Gus Japanese fifth column in Brazil"
one high government authority told me,
but we do not at present believe there
Is danger of an isolated movement from
this colony alone against the nation"
The present stern measures of the
government and others to be carried out
shortly are calculated to remove danger
of an internal blow from the japanese
In Brazil, but the graver problem facing
authorities is represented by the pos
sible activities of the Japanese colonists
in the event Of an attack or promise
of armed assistance from the outside.
An Army of 100000.
Ofhcial calculations say about 40 per
cent of the japanese colony in Sac Paulo
are men, able to form an army of 100.-
600. Organization of these Japanese
along semi-military lines already has
been proved. The remaining 60 per cent
OF women and children are listed for
specific auxiliary services.
Recently letter, repeatedly written
by a Brazilian-born Japanese for Sac
Paulo authorities told how this organ
zation was prepared to seize all COM
munications and power plants, water
supplies, food sources and key factories.
to isolate the huge industrial city of Sac
Paulo
Asked about this danger, DR.. Accacio
Nogueira, secretary of public security for
the state, told me:
I'VE have plans for meeting any at
tempt such as this against public well
fare, regardless of origin.
Evening star., 1942-05-03

A Japanese fisherman of
1guape in the state of Sac
Paulo, Brazil, steps torWard
for questioning. Every nav-
igable riDer mouth and small
harbor in the state is under
control OF Japanese-born resi-
dents.
groups, but avoid all collective assem-
blies, preferring to receive instructions
through their private mail service, which
Is strictly prohibited by the Brazilian
government but which repeatedly still
exists in this State.
Essentially an agricultural state, Sac
Paulo once welcomed this Japanese i'm
migration as labor supply. But the
Japanese tendency to concentrate among
themselves defeated the chief Brazilian
aim in letting down the immigration
bars.
While the huge numbers Of Japanese
IN the interior and their inclination to
filter into Matto Grasso and Parana
might seem the greatest danger, one who
Evening star., 1942-05-03

Here is an amazing picture OF the strength
Of the Japanese colony in Brazil, where hun
dreds Of Nipponese have been arrested. de-
scribsd by E. NJ. Castro. veteran corre-
spondent, who has Just completed a lengthy
tour of the state OF Sac Paulo. Castro
travelled armed. and with an oficial state
pOllCe bOdysuard1
Evening star., 1942-05-03

fly over designated area and then re-
port what they saw.
From 5000 feet 1t is difficult to pick
out camou1aged instruments of war, and
II of the planes returned with no OBJ
servations of anything but peaceable
pursuits
One observer noted he saw two boys
playing another saw a farmer at work