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Evening star., 1942-04-18
Congress Leaders Hal
Raids on Jap Cenfers
As Opening Offensive
Frequent Repetitions
Predicted; Russio
Seen Reussured
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Chairmen of the House Mill
tary and Naval Affairs Commit
tees maintained today that the
bombing Of Japanese cities, as
described by Toxic, meant the
start of an offensive war by the
United Nations in the far Pacific.
1T is the beginning of a general
offensive" asserted Chairman May
of the Military group. while it is
hard for me to believe anything ia
pan says, this bears out my predic-
ton of 10 days ago that Toxic would
be bombed shortly"
Chairman Vinson of the Naval
Committee, elated by the report of
the aerial attacks, declared that lit
appears to me that the Allied ma
tions are beginning to take the Of
fensive."
No Confirmation Here.
Although Toxic said its observers
were convinced the raiding planes
were American, the Army and Navy
here said they had no confirmation
of the reported foray.
Assuming Toxic to be telling the
truth, there are several explsna-
tionS OF the lack of confirmation. II
the raiders operated from an air
craft carrier, there would be no
reports from the United States
forces until their radios could be
operated without disclosing ocean
positions the enemy would like to
know. Thus, the raid of a United
States task force on Wake and
Marcus Islands was not officially
announced here for weeks after
ward.
Congressional comment included:
House Majority Leader McCor-
mack: 1T was only a matter of
time when our forces would take the
offensive. From now on Japan can
expect to be on the receiving end.
Our men of the Navy and Air Force
have done a wonderful job to date
under trying difficulties confronting
them. We can rely on the Army
when 1t meets the enemy.
Snyder Predicts Repetition.
Representative Snyder, Democrat,
of PENNSYLVANIA, chairman of a
House appropriations subcommittee
on war expenditures: This will
prove TINT in boosting morale, not
only at home but especially in China
and Russia. The great masses in
Russia will have foundation to be-
lieve that they won't have to fear an
See COMMENT. PAGE A-3l
Evening star., 1942-04-18
By JOHN II. CASSADY, Jr.

A one woman D. A. R. convention
Is in town.
To Miss Eloise Rand Butler, a
Hudson IN. " member OF the ma
tional patriotic society, tradition Is
tradition even though one person
doesn't constitute a quorum.
Weeks ago, the D. A. r. decided
to shift its annual congress to
Chicago because of wartime con-
gestion here. but the belligerent
Miss Butler refused to let a little
thing like that stop her. A week
ago. she packed her bags and came
to Washington to be here during
the time traditionally reserved for
the conclave.
I've been coming here for the
D. A. R. Congress every spring for
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Blowing Up Of Wells
Continued by British

NEW DELHI, April 10 (P.-British
troops fighting a steady rear-guard
action more than 200 miles above
Rangoon in Burma announced to-
day that they continued to blow UP
oil wells in the Irrawaddy valley
despite Japanese attempts to pre-
vent their demolition.
A communique from the Burma
front said the infiltrating japanese
in one instance managed to estab-
lish road block at the Pinchuang
crossing on the Yenangyaung-
Kyaukpadaung road. but the oil
fields ~ that time had been COM
pletely destroyed"
British armored forces were at
tacking Japanese advance guards
which penetrated through to Pin
(See BURMA, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-04-18
&, the Associated Press.

CAPE CHARLES, Va, April l8,-
Two Navy divers rescued Bernard
o. Dick" Hamilton, a professional
undersea worker. early today after
he had been held prisoner for nine
hours under mud, fallen piling and
20 feet of water.
II was the Norfolk divers second
entrapment under water.
A mud slide caught Mr.. Hamilton
about pm. Friday as he worked at
a depth of 20 feet during dredging
operations at the Virginia Ferry Co.
slip in the Pennsylvania Railroad
terminal harbor.
H. r. Converse. Navy diver who
few from Norfolk, went down and
reported that cavelike shelter
formed by the piling kept most OF
the weight Of the mud from Mr..
Hamilton, whose only communica-
ton with the surface was through
rope signals.
Mr.. Converse said he grasped Mr.
Hamilton's hand and signaled 10
Evening star., 1942-04-18
~ the Associated Press.

By the Assoclated Press.
American bombers lashed at
the Axis on far-flung battle
fronts today, and military OBJ
servers estimated that the
Allies were throwing nearly
5000 flrst-line warplanes
against the enemy every "a
hours.
Informed sources declared
the vast new aerial offensive
was beginning to wrest the
initiative in sector after sector
on all war fronts.
With American assembly
lines rolling of an endless
stream of fighters and bomb
ers, these were today's proofs
of their punching power:
/. Planes identified as Amer
lean bombed Toxic and other
japanese cities.
2. United States Army bomb
ers operating from bases in
India pounded Japanese-oc-
cupied Rangoon, Burma. a
key springboard for enemy
naval operations in the Bay Of
Bengal and for the land drive
In Burma.
3. American built Boston
Douglas) planes Joined in the
r. A. F.'s nonstop offensive
against the German occupied
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Death weapons believed found in
Staying case. Page AS
War Department settles furlough
problem for selectees. Page A
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney dies OF
heart ailment. Page AS
Arnold sees postwar "bonanza"
without cartels. Page AS
F. B. I. nabs mo. bank robbery
fugitive" Page AS
Nelson orders w. p. B. personnel
''checkup" at once. Page AS
Washington and Vicinity.
Planners see peril in greater con-
centration of workers. Page Ala
Board of Trade unit backs school
physical training. Page ALA
Delays threaten housing for serv-
icemen visitors. Page Ala
Churches urged to plan city wide
fund drive. Page B-7
Evening star., 1942-04-18
|Corregidor ;Si|ences
More Jap Batteries;
Cebu Reported Afire
Reports lndieote Fall
Of City; Foe Opposed
Vigorously on Ponoy

Guns from Corregidor, defiant
fortress in Manila Bay, have
silenced several more enemy bat
teries and blasted roads and
bridges on Bataan Peninsula, dis
rupting Japanese communica-
tions, the War Department an
nounced today.
A morning communique said
aerial bombardment and Smelling of
Corregidor by shore batteries con-
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Atlantic City Hears
Explosions at Sea
By :he Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April l8,
Residents were awakened at 2:3O
am. today by five reverberating ex-
plosions at sea.
Other explosions were heard last
night. A store proprietor said they
were of such intensity that "the
boardwalk was shaking under my
feet"
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Showdown in Senate
On Labor Policies
Likely Next Week
Committee Approval
or Mild Restrictions
Expected Monday
Hr tire Associated Press.

Fr tire Associated Press.
Administration leaders have
decided to fight out the whole
question of war labor policies on
the floor of the Senate next week,
possibly aided with an expression
by President Roosevelt opposing
enactment Of restrictive meas
ures, an authoritative source said
today.
|. In line with this decision, men,
bers said the Senate Labor Com
mittee was likely to approve Monday
bill by Senator Ball, Republican
of Minnesota providing relatively
mild restrictions on wages and un-
ion activity.
The bill would establish a Labor
Disputes Commission which could
approve increases in wages equiva-
lent only to advances in the cost OF
living or where the increase did not
carry the wage above the prevailing
scale for that type of work else
apply to increases in salaries above
IS 900 yearly.
Besides setting up mediation and
arbitration machinery, the measure
would ban the institution of closed
shops except where an employer had
been found by the Labor Relations
Board to have engaged in unfair
labor practices within the preceding
two years, or where change was
made by voluntary agreement.
Congressional circles heard that
Mr.. Roosevelt might discuss the la
Dor question in a forthcoming radio
talk, but there was some doubt that
this talk would be scheduled before
the last week of the month.
Congressional action on profits
also was advanced yesterday when q
House-Senate conference commit
tee reached agreement on a limita
tions amendment to the pending
SIG, 900, 100000 war bill, an amend
ment reported to authorize Govern
ment agencies to renegotiate con-
tracts to prevent excessive profits.
The committee did not make de-
tails of the agreement public imme-
diately, but members said 1t would
be filed late today with the House
for consideration Monday. 1t must
be approved by both Houses before
becoming law.
Follows Senate Version.
An informed source said that the
terms of the compromise followed
substantially the form voted by the
Senate in passing the bill and rec
commended by several war agencies.
The War Department, Navy De-
partment, Maritime Commission
and War Production Board would
be directed to provide in all con-
| tracts that they could be renego-
| tiated and terms revised If they re-
suited in excessive profits. 1t was
reported that determination of what
constituted excessive profit would
be left to discretion of the heads of
the agencies. Contracts already
made would be subject to voluntary
renegotiation.
In another profits-l Labor develop
ment, Chairman Thomas of the
Senate Labor Committee was re-
ported to have warned colleagues OF
like views that they faced hard
fight in the Senate to prevent the
passage of drastic legislation sus-
pending the 40-hour week, freezing
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Nozis Order ReprisoIs
For New Arros Attack
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
VICHY. Unoccupied France. April
l8-German occupation authorities
announced today a new attack
against Nazi headquarters at Arras
in the occupied zone, took place
April Is.
Reprisal measures against the
civilian population In Pas de Calais
department, in which Arras is situ-
ated, have been ordered by the Ger
mans, the announcement said.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Foreign

Foreign
Laval keeps three key posts in new
Vichy cabinet. Page Al
Finn defense line taken, Russians
report Page Al
Hamburg blasted by r. A. F. in
overnight assault. Page Al
Cebu defenders dispersed. Domei
claims Page Az
Notionol
Toxic raid reports hailed here as
start of offensive. Page Al
Administration reported ready for
labor bills showdown. Page Al
Potent new aviation gasoline de-
veloped Page Az
Turning point reached in war pro-
duction, Nelson says. Page Az
Evening star., 1942-04-18
D. A. R. Delegate Comes Here
Ignoring Chicago Convention

20 years, and I don't see why I
should stop now" Miss Butler told
a reporter in a telephone conversa-
tion from her room in the Willard
Hotel.
The convention is supposed to
be held in Washington, not Chicago,
she complained in tones so scorn-
full 1t was clear Miss Butler pre-
ferred a theoretical convention in
Washington to the real thing In
Chicago.
Sticks to Constitution.
The D. A. r. constitution says the
society shall meet annually in
Washington during the week in
which April 10. the anniversary of
the Battle of Lexington falls. This
time. however, 1t will meet in Chi
(See D. A. r., Page A-2)
Evening star., 1942-04-18
u. S. Bombers Used
Ponoy Fields for
Raids, Jops Soy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN (From German
Broadcasts), April 18.-Tokio
dispatches said today it was
believed five large air fields on
Panay Island were used by the
Americans in making their raid
this week at Manila and else
where in the Philippines.
Ali important places on the
coast of the island now are in
Japanese hands, the dispatches
declared.
Manila is only two hours
bomber flying time from Panay,
the dispatches said.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
VuItee Rehires Inspector
Seized in Sabotage Case
2, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, April 10
Joseph Frank Weiss, 81, who was ar
rested last month on an F. B. I.
charge of sabotage, has returned to
his former job as an inspector at
the Vultee aircraft plant here, Vul-
tee officials said today.
Weiss was bound over under 81 900
bond to @ Federal grand jury June
| and released on his own recogni-
zance by a United States commits
sioner in Richmond, Va, several
days ago.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Sub Sunk by Destroyer,
Italian Command Claims

by the Associated Press.
ROME From Italian Broadcasts). +.
April 18.-An Italian destroyer has
sunk submarine in the Central
Mediterranean. the Italian high
command announced today.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Staggered Vacations
Advocated by Eastman

BY the Associated Press.
Vacations staggered throughout
the year rather than concentrated
during the summer were urged yes
terday by the Office Of Defense
TRANSFORMATION.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Plant at Augsburg
Pounded in Deep
R. A. F. Thrust
3, the Associated Press.

3, the Associated Press
LONDON, April l8.-The r. A.
F., striving to hammer Adolf
Hitler'S New Europe out Of shape,
sustained its longest daylight
offensive today with fresh waves
Of fighter planes, while London
assessed results of bold Smashes
into Germany and conquered
territory within the last "a hours.
A factory credited with produc-
tion of half OF Germanys submar-
Inc engines, the big Diesel works
at Augsburg, was heavily damaged, -
at dusk yesterday, informed sources
said, although the r. A. F. paid a
high price for this deep thrust into
Maitland.
The Augsburg raid was charac-
terlzed here as one of the most dar-
ing flights of the war and was the
r. A. F.'s farthest daylight pene-
tration of the Reich Once over
their target, the raiders dived to
chimney height to hammer home
their blows.
Channel Assault Continuous
Britains new Lancaster bombers,
about which little is known except
that they are four motored, car
ried out the Augsburg smash. The
more tried Strings, Wellingtons,
Manchesters and Hampdens set
many new fire in Hamburg during
the night, the seth raid on that
important German port.
Today's communique on the Augs-
burg raid contained the first opera
tional mention of the Lancasters.
Last month Air Secretary Sir Archi-
bald Sinclair called them the most
formidable bonbers in existence and
said they were coming into service
in increasing numbers.
Spitflres and Hurricanes were
hurled back across the English
Channel today for new fighter
sweeps Of the battered occupied
French Province of Pas de Calais.
Nine Bombers Missing.
Eight bombers, striking by day
light into the heart of South
western Germany, about 100 miles
from Berchtesgaden,- plunged heavy
bombs from low level into the Augs-
burg Diesel engine works, but three
planes were downed there by Ger
man anti-aircraft fire, the Air
Ministry reported today.
The eight bombers which reached
the target were the survivors of a
force of II which lost third of Its
strength in an encounter with Ger
man airmen near Paris near the
start of the outward journey.
A submarine base at st. Nazaire
and docks at lie Havre, German
held strong points on coastal France,
also were bombed in the night op-
erationS, in which a total Of nine
bombers were missing.
Follows Two Days Of Raids.
The overnight pounding of Ham,
burg followed swiftly a two-day
| series O1 THUS III WlllCll lllOlC bIldIl
1000 British planes rained tons of
explosives on Nazi targets stretch
ing from the coastal rim Of France
into the heart of Germany.
The Germans retaliated only spo-
radically last night. dropping a few
bombs at several places in Southern
England where slight damage was
caused but at least 10 persons were
killed, the Air Ministry said. al
except one of the casualties being
caused by direct hit on one home
Fires started by Nazi oil bombs
were extinguished quickly. One
Nazi raider was shot down.
The Daily Express, TO emphasize
what 600 attacking planes mean
printed tiny figures of that many
aircraft-eight rows of rs each
across the top of the first page ovel
an eight column banner line, "Rund.
stedt Front Blitzed."
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Southampton Bombed,
Ships Sunk, Nozis Soy

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, April 18 (F).-Nazi bombers
caused heavy damage at the British
port of Southampton last night
(See RAIDS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-04-18

tSee COMMENT. Page A-3D
Evening star., 1942-04-18

(See LABOR, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Readers Prefer The Star

The Stars afternoon and evening
circulation is more than double that
Of any other Washington newspaper
It's total circulation in Washington
far exceeds that of any of its contem-
poraries in the morning or on Sunday.
Evening star., 1942-04-18

(See D. A. r., Page A-2)
Evening star., 1942-04-18

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages TX and Ak of this edition Of
The Star, experimenting the news Of
the regular home delivered edition.
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. SERIAL STORY
MOVIE NoGrIx
CHAPTER XIII

The two distinguished arrival.
came straight to Pops office. And
Summers. the newspaperman -
trust him n miss nothing, -
promptly assumed the privilege az
introducing them.
Gentlemen" he GRATED prous-
~, this is Abr Lougmann and
7. J. Natwick from HOLLYWOOD
Come shake hands,
But Loumsnn and Natwick
themselves made the rounds. BEAM
ing and talking. Their brusoue
cordiahty here stamped them for
what they were = men OF power.
Natwick, the talent scout. and
Lonmann. the director, who had
helped World Features, Inc. a
great name in Hollywood and
throughout the amusement world.
II these two men looked twice at
any person. IL was said. that per-
son became a movie star before
next dawn.
Blythe Miller had unconsciously
backed behind a steel filing cabi-
net near the door. There. she was
quite blocked out of the mascu-
line ring. a panicky child. crouch
ing unseen. She was about TO flee
on a desperate mission of her own.
but Loumann's voice arrested her.
Looking for girl named
Nancy Hale" he was saying now.
TO Pop. World Features wants
her, quick! The picture maya
zine people showed US her stills.
7. J. and I saw her on the screen
1sst night in St Louis. too. She's
perfect"
Blythe went wide-eyed. They
wanted Nancy!!
Natwick spoke up briskly. I'VE
saw her in the newsreels Of the
A. and M. game. Coach. I already
told Abe here about her and her
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Will Be Missed at Home

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PLAY BY PLAY
BY PAUL DAVID PRESTON

baby. was down for that game
myself. but I wanted Abe 70 Sc
her. toe
Don't need snv test shots
Sewsreels enough Loumsnn 70.
snmed. Where q She Under.
stood she worked here. Get her
quick. 7. J. She work for YOU.
Miller7 Wen buy your contract
What YOU ray her Don't matter.
Wen buy II. send you a better
office girl
You're a smart man. Abr. .
7. J. announced.
Look. T. j.. how's this Sweet
heart OF the Flying Fields The
Girl Who Keeps En- Flying-no.
too iong-say. the sky-High Girl.
Americas Sky-High Girl. Miss
Nancy Hale"
'okay. okay. but she's Mrs.
Hale. Abe"
Make IL Miss Telephone Baker
In New York. Tell him 10 put
publicity department onto IL.
quick The Aviator's Sweetheart
Perfect! Phone Baker quick
and"
Listen, Abe. the girls a widow
with a youngster. but you want
her to be Mss Now listen. YOU
have to"
Your worry" Loumann hsrked.
Yours and Bakers Make her
famous. quick. Make her heauti-
full. Make her the Spirit Of Avia-
ton. Make her the cadets dream.
Order half a million color stills.
Send one to every aviator in the
Air Corps. free. Take 20 poses
and have EN- in my hotel room
tonight. Take her"
what about the baby?" Nat
wick put in.
Put the baby under contract,
too, quick. Start him at $500.
Start Nancy at $500"
Pop Miller got in a word.
Hey"
Where Is she ?" Loumann de-
manded. Where il she now"
"Fi-five hundred dollars ?" Pop
croaked.
Blythe, overhesring all Of IL,
was wide-eyed with interest anew.
"Oh! OH" She breathed
that irrationally.
Make 1t $500. then" Loumann
tossed at Pop. And $500 for the
baby. plus a thousand flat bonus
for your contract. Miller. T. J..
write it an even 1900 a week
in her contract. She'll be the
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. MODERN MENUS

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baked potatoes. hahsa stuffed
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Ice cream with preserved straw
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SUPPER: Dreamed eggs on
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