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Evening star., 1942-01-08
Chinese Air Force
Reported Joining
Battle in Human
jap Troops, Supplies
Suid to Have Seen
Battered fiereely
2y the Associated Press.

Ay the Associated Press.
{ CHUNGK1NG, Jan. s.-The Chi
nese air force, in one of its rare
offensive operations. was reported
. authoritativeE tonight to have
Joined In the battle Of Northern
Human Province, battering fiercely
At japanese troops and supplies.
A Chinese dispatch said a full
squadron took part in the attack,
causing extensive military damage.
A single Chinese plane was re-
ported missing after the operations
the flrst by Chinese planes on the
North Human front.
Chinese Battle Relief Force.
An army spokesman declared that
Chinese forces had intercepted sew
eral Thousand japanese troops
rushed south from their base at
Yochow In An effort to relieve some
10000 comrades still hemmed in
after being driven from Changsha,
The reinforcements were reported
engaged north Of the Milo River.
The forces they sought to relieve
were said to be under attack from
all sides on a battlefield between the
Milo and Laotao rivers just east OF
the Canton Hankow rail line.
A Chinese spokesman estimated
that Japan's losses in dead and
wounded In the battle for Changsha
totaled $4,000 men. He declared
that the battlefields north and east
Of the Human Province capital were
strewn with Japanese dead.
With the fight not yet ended,
there has been no accurate tally
Of the number of Japanese cap
tured, he said.
An army source said the Japanese
had withdrawn all their troops
from Northern 1ndo-China, near
the Chinese frontier, filing the
garrisons there with French and
native troops.
The japanese who had been there
were said to have been moved south
toward the Malaga fighting front.
Chinese Go to Northern Burma.
This informant said Chinese troops
being sent into Burma probably
would be stationed in northern
Burma. He said further informa-
ton regarding the troop movement
could not be disclosed.
The newspaper Ia Kung Pao,
commenting on japanese declara-
tions they were withdrawing from
Changsha after accomplishing their
mission. said this was familiar
terminology.
Madama Chang Kai-shek, wife OF
the generalissimo, has given Chinese
defenders of Changsha a quarter OF
the $4,000 rupees donated to China's
war chest by the Maharaja OF In
dore. The remainder was distributed
to orphanages and other war relief
organizations.
The newspaper China Times urged
expansion of the Chinese war to
Korea. For1nosa and even Japan
proper when hostilties develop there.
Evening star., 1942-01-08

The Commissioners declined to-
day to answer the bitter attack made
on them last night bv Chairman
Gregory Hankir Of the Public Util-
tiles Commission.
Asked II they wished to comment
on the complaints made against
them, directly or by suggestion. by
Mr.. Hankin in an address before
q citizens meeting, the Commission
ers shrugged their shoulders and
let the issue rest there.
Commissioner Young said, II am
simply too busy with District prob
lens to reply to Mr.. Hankin's COM
plants"
Brig. Gen. Charles w. Kutz. the
Engineer Commissioner and mem
ber Of the Utilities Commission. said.
Regardless Of what Mr.. Hankin
has said or may wish to say, do not
care to engage in q public contro-
versy with him."
Commissioner Guy Mason said,
There ID no comment l care to
make"
Crosst0wn Bus Line To Start.
At the same time, 1t was stated
that the crosstown bus line will be
established January 25, as scheduled.
provided the Capital Transit Co.
gets delivery, as expected. Of suf-
ficient new buses.
Alleged delay by the Commission
ers in final action on the crosstown
bus order was high light OF Mr..
Hankins criticism.
There were suggestions at the Dis
trich Building that reporters look up
the record OF of1icial actions The
record showed that Mr. Hankin and
Gen. Kutz, sitting as the Utilities
Commission, on December II ap-
proved the draft of an order for the
establishment Of the crosstown bus
line January rs.
Gen. Kutz withheld what might
be called his "oficial approval to
permit study by the Co-ordinating
Committee OF engineering questions
as to the use Of the old Klingie
Bridge over Rock Greek and Of nee
essary trafi1c control measures.
Ohlcial Order Going Out Today.
The record also shows that Gen.
Kutz on January transmitted to
Chairman HankIn report by High
way Director H. c. Whitehurst and
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer which provided that no more
than one bus should cross the Kiln
gle Bridge at one time, that only the
smaller buses be used because OF the
condition Of the old bridge and that
parking bans should be invoked on
some sections of the route because
Of width of streets and other condi-
tions.
All these have been approved by
the Utilities Commission and the
Commissioners, sitting as a Joint
board" and the official order for the
line was being sent to the transit
company today.
E. D. Merrill, company president
today told The Star he confidently
expected to get delivery by jan
uary II of considerable numbers Of
new buses which were ordered
months ago and that II they arrived
there was no reason why the new
line should not be operating by jan
uary IS.
Evening star., 1942-01-08
Tire Thieves Stage
Two More Raids

Tire thieves struck again last
night, according to police reports
today.
Michael Wolfe, 5418 Thirteenth
street NV, manager Of q motor
company at 1907 Fourteenth street
NV, reported one new tire, one old
one and two used inner tubes were
stolen from the establishment dur
ing the night.
Allen Leon Bean, SO4 New York
avenue NV, told police q tire and
tube were taken from his automo-
bile, parked on Eighth street NV.
between L and M streets.
Evening star., 1942-01-08
Roshid Ali Reported
Doomed in Absentiu
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. !
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-The British
radio quoted Bagdad report today
saying that "Rashid Ali. the 1raqi
Quisling and former premier, has
been sentenced in absentia to death
by a military tribunal" Columbia
Broadcasting System heard the
broadcast.
Rashid Ali Al Gallant led the
brief 1raq fight against the British
last spring and fled the country when
the British won. He was in Berlin
last month and was received by Ger
man Foreign Minister Joachim Won
Rihhentrop.
Evening star., 1942-01-08

quests, the Commissioners asked
the President to appoint the third
member Of the commission to per-
NIT Mr.. Hankin to be overruled BY
Gen. Kutz and the third member. He
added that he approved the Presi.
dents nomination Of James H Elan.
aean because he's the Presidents
nominee and because he's a man Of
Integrity and wide knowledge Of util.
ity matters"
At the conclusion. the chairman
said: This is pretty sordid picture,
but 1t gives you an idea of the con.
ditions under which the commission
has to operate. But as long as I'm
chairman, the Commissioners are not
going to control or sabotage it,
work"
Evening star., 1942-01-08
Woman Reports $500 Theft

Theft Of clothing and jewelry
valued at more than $500 from
her apartment ut 1901 Connecticut
avenue NV. was reported to police
today by Mrs. Annabell Galanty.
Her losses were described as a three
quarter-length silver fox coat worth
S565, . diamond studded watch val
ued at $50, 4 800 brooch and d gold
locket Of undetermined vAlte.
Evening star., 1942-01-08

communique said. apparently de-
liberately chose Sundays and reli-
gious holidays for these attacks
knowing that on such days a large
number of civilians would be attend
ing church or on the streets.
as was the case in. Manila, the
churches In the towns and villages
were made the special objects of
attack. Each church Is an outstand-
ing landmark and its distinctive
character is readily apparent, hence
the destruction Of places Of worship
was obviously pfemeditated."
Evening star., 1942-01-08
Hangers North of Rongoon
Fired, Japanese Claim

TOXIC, Jan. (Oncial Broad
cast (P).-Six British Spitfire fight
ers were shot down and hangers
and other military equipment were
set ablaze in Japanese air attacks
since Sunday on the Mingaladon
airdrome, 10 miles north Of Ran
COON, Burma, imperial headquarters
declared today.
"All Japanese planes returned
SAFELY a coinmunique said.
Hangers and other war objectives
were said to have been set afire by
Japanese pilots in repeated thrusts
at airdromes of the Singapore area
since December %
Evening star., 1942-01-08
DeIoyed-Action Bomb
Used by laps Looks
Like Tennis Ball
BY the Associated Press.

BY I1lt AbSUCIdItu FIts5s
SINGAPORE, Jan. 8.-The
Japanese are using a delayed
action bomb with a round rub
ber nose which looks like q
tennis ball, it was disclosed
today.
The bomb is . to IL inches
long and the nose is painted
white. 1T explodes from vibra-
tions such as those caused by q
passing automobile or through
a time mechanism, 1t was said.
Evening star., 1942-01-08
Burma to Evocuote
Women and Children

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 R).-The all
India radio today broadcast an an
nouncement from New Delhi that
the Burma government now was
arranging the evacuation to the
Netherlands Indies of women and
children.
The broadcast, heard by c. B. s.,
said restrictions on ship passages to
the East indies had been withdrawn
and that women and children were
to be given priority on passenger
lists.
Evening star., 1942-01-08
R.A.F. Raids Bangkok;
Huge Fires Seen for
Miles, Pilots Say
Attack in Retaliation
For Roneoon Assault,
British Declare
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RANGOON, Burma, Jan, s-The
r. A. r. left huge fires blazing amid
military objectives at Bangkok, cap
ital of Japanese occupied Thailand.
in the first British counterblow of
q rising fury of air war over the
storied road to Mandalay.
Flames were visible for miles as
the British airmen returned from
their attack, which a British an
nouncement said was made last
night and indicated was in retalia-
ton for repeated Japanese attacks
on Rangoon, capital Of British
Burma. All British planes were said
to have returned safely.
However, a Bangkok dispatch
broadcast by the Berlin radio.
placed the attack at Ais am,
local time, Thursday-4:15 pm.
Wednesday, E. s. T.-And said
two British planes crashed In res
idential districts.
CThe Axis listed the Thailand
hospital, the French church and
the Bank Of Indo- China as dam
aged by bombs, and said several
civilians were killed. Three fires
resulted from incendiary bombs
in the raid, the Bangkok dispatch
saidD
New Alarm in RanEoon.
Moulmein. east of Rangoon. was
reported bombed yesterday after
noon and Rangoon itself underwent
another air alarm, although no
raiders appeared.
Moulmein is famous In the Kip
ling poem as the place where q
Burma girl waited for her British
Tommy, in the shadow of an old
pagoda, smoking "whackin' big
cheroot" -.
All of the raiders, whose number
was not disclosed. were stated to
have returned safely.
japanese forces entered Thailand
at the outbreak OF the war in the
Pacific, occupying the capital and
establishing bases at strategic points
in the country.
The British air bases nearest to
Bangkok lie in Burma. whose capt.
tai, Rangoon, is only 375 miles air
line from the capital Of Thailand.
Rangoon has been raided by Japa-
nese flyers on a number OF occa-
sions.
Singapore. Britain's great naval
base in the Orient, is some 900 miles
airline south of Bangkok Sumatra,
the nearest of Netherlands Indies
territory to Bangkok, is some 600
miles southwest Of the Thais' cap
ita1
Evening star., 1942-05-19

Great oaks from little acorns grow.
War bonds are the most promising
acorns on the market.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
A. w. V. S. to Offer
Series on Canning

A series of demonstrations In
canning, under sponsorship Of the
American Women's Voluntary Serv-
ices, will be held from 230 to 4:3O
pm. today at the Washington Gas
Light Co., 1889 Wisconsin avenue.
Methods to be demonstrated in
clude watec-bath and oven methods
for fruits and acid vegetables, pres
sure cooker for non-acid produce,
drying methods and suggestions for
conserving sugar. The next DEM
onstration in canning will be held
from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. Thursday.
Demonstrators are Mrs. Mary Nye,
who is directing the series today,
and Miss Margaret Matthews, who
will direct Thursday. Both instruc-
tors are on the home service staff
Of the Washington Gas Light Co.
Those wishing to attend the
courses may obtain cards by regis
tering at A. w. v. S. headquarters,
2170 Florida avenue NV.
Evening star., 1942-05-19

line. A picnic luncheon viii follow.
Mrs. James C. Robertson Is IN charge
Of reservations.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Catholic Daughters
Plan Installation

The annual installation OF officers
will be held by Court District OF Co.
lumbia, No. 212, Catholic Daughters
OF America, at 8 o'clock tonight at
the Willard Hotel. Installation will
be preceded by a short business
meeting.
Oficers to be installed include
Mrs. Elizabeth Bigham, grand
regent; Miss Genevieve Sweeney,
vice grand regent; Miss Mary Hines,
prophecies; Mrs. Ileene Fisher, lee
turer; Miss Marie Vollmer, his
torian; Miss Helena Smith. financial
secretary; Mrs. Helen Murphy,
treasurer; Miss Catherine Kelly, cor
responding secretary: Miss Jane
Fitzgibbons, monitor; Miss Margaret
Berckmann, sentinel; Mrs. Theresa
Steiniger and Mrs. Nina Diesman,
trustees; Mrs. Ella Buckley and Mrs.
Annie Childs, organists.
A social hour will follow the In
stallation of officers with an inter-
esting program arranged by the
chairman and her committee.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Jewish Congress 10 Seek
Seat al Next Peace Table
By the Associaeed Press.


CHICAGO, May ia request
that accredited representatives of
the Jewish people be permitted to
participate at the coming peace table
In all matters affecting Jewish in
terests was made yesterday in a
resolution adopted by the war emer-
gency session Of the American Jew
ish Congress.
The resolution, offered by Louis
Lipsky of New York, further urged
that the United Nations recognize
the international status of the Jew
ish people as established in the
covenant of Versailles.
Establishment OF a Jewish Com
monwealth in Palestine and imme-
diate organization there of q mill
tary force Of Jews to fight under
their own flag in the United Nations
armies in the Near East also were
proposed In the resolution.
In the discussions preliminary to
peace, It was urged that "the equal
rights Of Jews in the broadest ex-
preston Of that term, including their
political, economic. cultural and reli-
gious rights, shall be accepted as
preliminary to the consideration of
the Jewish status in the new world
to be created after the victory has
been won"
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Vital Role
OfAlaska
Is Stressed
Delegate Tells
A. A. u. w. of Its
Vast Resources
Vast Resources

The strategic military Importance
Of Alaska and the economice aspects
OF the Territory with its vast re-
sources were discussed by Anthony
Diamond, delegate from Alaska,
before members of the American
Association OF University Women
yesterday afternoon.
Alaska's wealth exceeds that Of
Norway, Sweden and Finland COM
bined, the delegate explained, and
as a hopping of point" in an
offensive warfare it offers the
shortest route to Japan, as well as
the quickest way Of getting supplies
through to Russia, he declared.
THE only way to win the war,
according to military authorities,
is to take the offensive" the dele
gate said. "In that case, the way
to win the war is to carry the
offensive through Alaska" he
added.
Mr.. Diamond expressed satisfac-
ton over the military and naval
construction which has been
effected in the great northern
Territory in the past few months
and emphasized the importance of
completing the Alaskan highway.
Il believe that the highway now
under construction is not exceeded
in Importance by any military
project" he asserted. "If it is not
completed before the first Of No.
vember. it will be the result of
ineptitude." he continued. Know
ing the importance of the high
way it seems certain that the
Army authorities will push it to
completion by that time If not
before" he added.
The delegate said that despite
the impending summer, with its
continued daylight making black
outs practically impossible, the
people of the country were in
different to danger and had gladly
expressed their willingness to face
any situation.
The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. James w. Irwin, following tea
at which Mrs. Wilson Compton
presided.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Alexandria Women
To Meet Tomorrow

'Norway's Fight Today" will be
the subject of an address by Mrs.
Sigmund Skard before the current
events section OF the Alexandria
Woman's Club at 2:30 pm. tomor-
row. The meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Luther r. Evans,
5l4 South Fairfax street, Alex
andria.
The speaker is the daughter Of
DR.. Halvdan Koht, Minister of
Foreign Affairs in Norway before
the German invasion. She is the
wife of the former librarian Of the
Royal Academy Of Norway, who
escaped on skis over the Nor
wegian mountains into Sweden as
the Germans advanced on Trond-
helm.
Mrs. Skard will be introduced by
Mrs. Robert c. Masterton, chair
man of the section, who will pre-
side at the meeting.
Evening star., 1942-05-19

the program, which will feature
motion pictures and the taking Of
group pictures by Mrs. Eve Chap
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Manassas Women

Newly elected officers and COM
mittee chairmen of the Manassas
Woman's Club are: President, Mrs
Lewis j. Carper: chaplain, Mrs. A
w. Ballentine; parliamentarian, Mrs
w. L. Lloyd: librarian, Mrs. c. r. C
Johnson; historian, Mrs. w. F.
Cooke; fine arts chairman, Mrs. T. J
Broaddus; music chairman, Mrs. M
s. Burchard; garden chairman, Mrs
e. D. Wissler; program chairman
Mrs. r. Worth Peters; membership
chairman, Mrs. Wissler; legislative
chairman, Mrs. E. H. Marstellar,
civic chairman, Mrs. Paul Cooksey;
publicity chairman, Mrs. Burchard
public welfare chairman, Mrs. A. A
Maloney; visiting chairman, Mrs. r
c. Hayden; education chairman,
Mrs Marshall w. Douglas; defense
chairman, Mrs. J. Vincent Davis,
and pianist, Mrs. J. P. Roger.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Mrs. Biddle
Reads Poems
At Gathering
Democratic Club
Hears Wife of
Attorney General

Predictions OF world troubles wers
made by Mrs. Francis Biddle, wife
of the Attorney General, in a poem
of her composition, Girl in the
Sum-" written in 1898, when the
thunder OF NaI cannon was but q
mere rumble.
AS guest of honor at the Women's
National Democratic Club luncheon
yesterday, Mrs. Biddle read from her
writings, which have been published
in book form, in periodicals and in
symphonic poems and choric chants
over a period of the past 10 years.
In Girl in the Sun" the author
compared the responsibility Of q
pleasure loving young girl OF five
years ago to that of Marie Antoi-
nette Just before the French Revo-
luton, conveying the significance OF
her theme with the concluding words,
There is little sound in a world
about to break"
Mrs. Biddle, who writes under the
pen name Katherine Garrison Cha
pin, held a capacity audience intent
and silent as she read from While
There Is Yet Time" ITO a Little
Boy at Dancing Glass" and from
volume of poems plain Chant for
America"
A poem contained in this collec-
ton was written in 1888, the
author explained, as a reply to de.
tenders of Naziisin, who charged
America with faults worse than
those of the NaZis. In her compo-
sition, Mrs. Biddle gives rich ex-
preston to her thoughts by such
phrases as I'VE have no fear OF the
goose step mind; that freedom Is
salt in our blood" and that IF free
dom fails, we'll fight for more free
dom"
The talented wife Of the Attorney
General lent added charm to the
poetry by her expressive reading,
Mrs. Albert Black, program chair
man, presided at the luncheon and
introduced the speaker.
Honor guests included Mrs. Har-
Ian Fiske Stone, wife OF the CHIEF
Justice: Mrs. Charles Fahy. wife OF
the solicitor general; Mrs. James H.
Rowe. jr., wife Of the Assistant At
torney General, and Mrs. Justin
Miller, wife of the justice OF the
District Court Of Appeals.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Marietta Park
Women Plan Fete

A dinner In honor of Mrs. Ivan
H. Sims, past president Of the
Marietta Park Women's Club, will
be given by the Executive Board
tonight at the Kenwood Country
Club.
The clubs annual banquet will
be held June 2 at Mrs. Kay's Tea
House. Newly elected officers of
the club are Mrs. I. L. Stormont
president, Mrs. Walter H. E. Jaeger,
first vice president; Mrs. j. G. Os-
borne, second vice president: Mrs.
Emma Stalfort, recording secretary
Mrs. Allen Harrison. corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Marguerite F.
Golden, treasurer, and Mrs. J. L.
Wenebrinier, custodian.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
BANQUET Planned

The annual installation banquet
of the Junior Woman's Club of
Chevy Chase will be held Thursday
evening at the clubhouse.
Mrs. c. Leslie Glenn. first vice
president of the National Girl Scout
organization, will be the guest
speaker. Miss Frances McCathran
will be toastmistress. A resume Of
the clubs activities will be given by
Miss Margaret Springer, newly re-
elected president Other officers to
be installed are Mrs. Robert P. Dun
lop. vice president: Miss Elizabeth
Dougherty, recording secretary;
Miss Capitola Broughton, corre-
spending secretary, and Mrs. Duke
Starkey, treasurer.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Mount de Chantal
Group iicks Officers

Officers reelected at the annual
luncheon of the Washington Chap
ter Of the Mount de Chantal Alum
nae of Wheeling, w. Va, held re-
Gently, are Mrs. Minnie Warder,
president; Mrs. Harry Chadduck,
vice president; Mrs. Daniel K.
Howard, secretary and treasurer;
Mrs. M. J. Colbert, program chair
man, and Mrs. McCracken Fox,
publicity chairman. Alumnae have
been invited to be guests Of the
Knights Of Columbus at a field
mass for the Unknown Soldier to
be held May "a at Arlington Gene
tery.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Soroptinists to Meet

"The Importance Of Air Power
will be discussed by 1t. John g.
Studebaker Of the Army Air Corps
Information Division at a luncheon
meeting of the Soroptimist Club at l
pm. tomorrow at the Willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
10th Century Club

The Twentieth Century Club will
hold its final meeting this year at
IL am. Friday at the Palisades Play
ground Field House.
Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, newly
elected president, is in charge of
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Walton Auxiliary

The Women's Auxiliary Of the
Izaak Walton League of Washington
Will meet at o'clock tonight at
the Cathay Restaurant, 624 H
street NV
Evening star., 1942-04-07

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