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Evening star., 1942-02-11
Pilot Lands Plane 10 Avoid
Ground Crash al Airport

An Army aviator plotting a pur-
suit ship made q forced landing on
the farm of Hartvell Tucker, q mile
from Oxon Hill. Md, late yester-
day, when the motor failed because
Of q defective fuel pump.
The pilot, Second 1t. H. p. Lueth,
stationed at Boiling Field, refused
to bail out for tear Of crashing in
heavily populated area of Wash
tngton and did not want to land at
the field because of the planes
parked there.
With the wheels retracted. 1t.
Lueth set the plane down in q
muddy Geld. where it skidded sew
eral hundred yards. crossing . ditch
and . road and a fringe Of pine
trees before coming to q stop.
The pilot WAS uninjured except
for . scratch on the forehead.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Six Planes Now, Not 10000
By 43 Is Cry in Philippines
Defenders Could Gain Definite Advantage
With Few Craft immediately, Writer Says

Scouts have proved themselves su-
perior to the Japanese. But the
optimism of officers Is tempered by
the realization that successes so far
are only local in character.
Meet Scout Corpl. Luis Rojas who
encountered a japanese armed only
with q short knife. Rojas threw
down his gun. drew his bolo and
slew the enemy. although he was
himself badly cut.
An intelligence ofncer hands you
4 pile Of captured documents and
weapons to take back to headquar-
ters for study. Included is q con-
tainer the Japanese use to para
chute supplies to their beleaguered
troops, but it fell in American lines
It's somewhat like . golf bag and
is made of fiber and is attached
to a 16-foot parachute of cheap
cotton muslin.
In the container is food for 50
for one dsy-hardtack, compressed
meat, fish. rice-and cigarettes,
matches, grease and ammunition.
1t fits in = planes 800 pound bomb
rack. .-F.l-
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Bataar,. while the 18th. under 1t.

Bataan, while the 46th, under 1t,
Gen. Ichiji Dobashi, is on the line
of communication. Another force,
under 1t. Gen. Susumu Morioka,
Is manning the Japanese guns on
the Cavite shore and occupying
Manila. In addition. there are
large numbers Of Japanese sup
porting troops in other sections
Of Luzon. -.r
2. Hawaii:
Acting on the recommendation
of 1t. Gen. Delos C. Emmons,
commanding general. Hawaiian
Department, the War Department
today awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal to Staff Sergt.
Joseph L. Lockard, Signal Air
craft Warning Regiment.
On December 7, 1e41, Sergt.
Lockard, then q private on duty
In Hawaii, was In charge of an
aircraft detector unit. He volun-
tarily remained on duty after
hours and during that period de-
tected the approach Of o flight Of
unidentified planes, which after
ward proved to be the Japanese
airplanes which made the surprise
attack on Pearl Harbor and mill
tary installations. This service
of Sergt. Lockard was noted in
the recent report of Justice Rob-
erts and his associates who inves-
tigated the Pearl Harbor attack.
In recognition of his services,
sergt. Lockard was recently pro-
NOTED from private to staff
sergeant and has been designated
to attend the Omcers' Candi-
date School at Fort Monmouth,
N. j.. beginning March 13, next.
In recommending the award of
the Distinguished Service Medal
for Sergt. Lockard, Gen. Emmons
said:
Investigation having been
made as required in Army Regu-
lation 60O-45, I recommend the
award of the Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal to Staff Sergt. Joseph
L. Lockard for exceptionally
meritorious service in q duty
of great responsibility. Sergt.
Lockhard, then . private, was
the operator in charge of the
detector unit operated by his
organization on the island of
Oahu, Territory Of Hawaii, on
the morning of December Z, 1941.
In order that instruction in the
operation of aircraft warning
equipment might be given to
another soldier under training,
he, in devotion to duty, remained
at his station upon completion
of the scheduled operating period.
At approximately TOO am. q
signal was detected on his instru-
ments, which, in the opinion Of
Lockard, signit1ed . large num-
ber of airplanes In flight ap-
proximately 132 miles distant.
"At that monument Lockhard
was placed IN q position OF great
and grave responsibility to his
country. After rechecking the
distance and azimuth, Lockhard
promptly contacted the duty on
Ger Of the information center
and furnished him with complete
particulars Of the readings.
"Su bseque t Investigations
have proven conclusively that the
airplanes reported by Lockhard
were the large Japanese, air
force which attacked the Island
Of Oahu at approximately
T:55- Am.
8. There IL nothing else TO
report from other areas.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
.Bu|Iitt, landon Scheduled
To Visit White House Today

William c. Bullitt, recently re-
turned from a special mission for
President Roosevelt in the Middle
East, was to present second in
stallment of his report at the White
House today.
Also on the Presidents schedule
today was an afternoon meeting
with ALI M. Landon. Republican
presidential nominee in 1896. The
White House did not explain the
purpose of Mr.. Landon's visit.
Edward ]. Flynn. Democratic ma
tional chairman, was another White
House caller today. The chairman
recently announced that a series OF
Democratic dinners would be held
February %. They will honor the
birthday of George Washington and
replace the Cancelled jackson Day
dinners as q fund-raising enter
prise for the party.
The President is tentatively
scheduled to make a fireside radio
address that night. but the White
House said today 1t would not be
political speech and would have no
direct relationship to the party
dinners.
Although both callers denied any
political implications in their visit.
the President also conferred briefly
at midday with Senator George,
Democrat, of Georgia, and Ellis
Arnall, Georgia attorney general.
who has announced his candidacy
for the governorship Of that State.
1t is expected that Mr.. Arnall will
be opposed in the Democratic pri-
mary this summer by Eugene Tai
madge, present Governor and long
time New Deal critic.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Red Army Drives On,
Crying L Will Fight
For White Russia
Section Beyond SmoIensk
Hos Been Held by kozis
Since EorIy in War
By the Associated Press.

MOSCOW. Feb. ll.-Red Army
soldiers driving forward through
villages and strong points fortified
for the winter by the Germans fight
with the cry I'VE are going into
battle for White Russia" Soviet
front dispatches said today.
White Russia is the western Sec
ton Of the Soviet Union, beyond
Smolensk, which the Germans
seized in the first weeks of the war.
One Red Army unit was said
to have killed 900 German soldiers
in one sector and then proceeded
to q second sector. where they en-
countered q battalion and killed $50
and scattered the rest.
One strong point on the southwest
was said to have been captured
after street battles, and five Ger
man counterattacks repulsed.
The capture of . village 'S," de-
scribed as . key to several other
fortified places, also was reported
from this point.
Tass declared that Red Army
troops had captured German forti-
fications in stubborn fighting on q
southwestern sector and also In
vaders were reported to have been
killed in a series Of Russian offen-
sive operations extending from Len
ingrad to the southern front.
military commentators in Lon
don said the general indications
today from Russia are that Ger
man resistance on the whole
front is definitely stiffenine.")
Guerrilla grenadiers slew a Ger
man general by blowing up q stan
car in the Smolensk region and So
Wet soldiers repulsed . counter
attck which cost the Germans $50
dead on the southern front, the So
Wet Information Bureau said.
"Our units operating on one sector
Of the Leningrad front in one days
fighting annihilated 1,500 men and
oflcers," the communique went on.
Soviet artillerymen and scouts de-
stroyed three German tanks. six
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Communiques
Spectacular Doefieht
Over Butuon Described

The tert of War Department
conmunique No. 101, based on
reports receiDed here up to $50
am. today, tollotDs:'
81. Philippine theater.
"The savage fighting in Ba-
taan, as we'll as enemy air ac-
tivity. was appreciably lessened.
However, movements OF hostile
reinforcements indicate early re-
sumption of an attack in force
against our positions.
There were intermittent ar
tillery exchanges between the
guns of our Notifications and
enemy batteries on the Cavite
shore. Our counterbattery fire
appears to have been effective.
Gen. Macarthur has sent to
the War Department additional
details of the aerial combat on
February in which several en-
emy planes were shot down,
Several of our P-40 fighters were
escorting a slow biplane trainer
on a Photographic mission over
Cavite Province when they en-
countered six enemy fighter
planes. The ensuing combat WAS
one of the most spectacular that
has been waged in the Philip
pine campaign.
Capt. Jesus Villamor of the
Philippine air force. who recently
was awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross with Oak Leaf
Cluster, for repeated acts of ex-
traordinary heroism, was the
pilot of the Photographic plane
and had landed when the enemy
planes appeared. Our escorting
fighters, instead of landing, Wig
orously engaged the enemy air
craft. A series of thrilling dog
fights ensued. Four enemy fight
ers were Immediately shot down.
A fifth was crippled and veered
off to the north, landing on an
airfield near Pillar where it was
destroyed by our. artillery. The
sixth plane fell out of control
and was ultimately found where
it crashed in the mountains of
Bataan. This accounted for all
of the enemy planes engaged in
the combat. One of our planes
is missing.
80. There is nothing to report
from other areas"
War Department Communique
No. 100, outlining the military
situation as of S pm. yesterday
tolloDS:
l. Philippine theater:
On our left a local counter
attack by our troops cleared up
remnants of Japanese units
which previously filtered through
our lines. Enemy attacks to re-
lieve isolated detachments were
repulsed. Renewed attempts at
landing on the west coast were
stopped by our artillery.
On the right there were sharp
patrol actions, while in the center
enemy pressure increased. Fort
Drum was under enemy artillery
fire for q brief period. Our coun-
ter-battery fire is believed to
have been effective. I
Enemy reinforcements, which
have been particularly heavy dur
ing the last few days, are making
their presence in Bataan increas-
ingly evident. The 3rd, 18th,
18th, 28th and 65th japanese
Divisions have been identified as
participating in the fighting in
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Congress in Brief
TODAY,

Senate:
Leaders ask quick approval of
t500,00O,0O0 China war air fund.
Foreign Relations Committee con-
siders Neutrality Act revision.
Labor Subcommittee hearings on
civilian war risk insurance.
Naval Affairs Committee consid-
erS war measures.
House:
Considers defense housing legis-
lation.
Appropriations Committee studies
new war estimates. ~'.-
Rules Committee considers Wom-
EMS Auxiliary Corps legislation.
Ways and Means Committee be-
gins hearings on war displacement
benefits.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Hill Top Hotel Not Sold
To Relief Society

B. L. Williams. proprietor of the
Hill Top Hotel at Harpers Ferry,
denied today that the property had
been sold to the Prisoners Relief
Society Of Washington as stated in
The Star Monday.
The Star was informed by DR.. E.
E. budding, member of the Board
Of Active Managers of the society.
that the hotel had been bought and
would be used As headquarters of
the organization.
Mr.. Williams, who lives at TOO
East Woodbine street, Chevy Chase,
Nd, said he had quoted DR.. budding
price on the 70-room hotel, but
that negotiations on the sale had
proceeded no further. He added
that he had operated the property
for two seasons and planned to open
1t to the public again April /.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
By CLARK LEE,
sSociated Press War Correspondent.

Associated Press War Correspondent.
WITH GEN. MacARTHUR'S
FORCES ON BATAAN PENINSULA,
Feb. 9 Delayed Another day in
the life of a war correspondent
hitchhiking around the Bataan
front:
A spot of quiet falls in this war
of the jungle and the talk gets
around to planes.
Sixty thousand planes in 1943?"
challenges a foot soldier why. we
don't want 10000. Just give us any
number from 6 to 60-now. Then
you'd see fireworks on Bataan."
Right you are, soldier. A few
planes could swing the situation
definitely in favor of the American
and Filipino defenders.
The chief impression gained from
this trip is the upswing IN the troop
ers' morale. The Army is clicking,
communications and transport are
functioning we'll.
Green Filipinos now are holding
tenaciously, Americans and Filipino
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Interesting Survey
Shows Confusion on
Afraid Measures
Bolles Points. However.
To AZ, 900 Who Hove
Signed Up for Service

Every Washington resident must
assume his complete responsibility"
in air-raid precaution measures. Col.
Lemuel Bolles, civilian defense di-
rector for this area. declared today
after describing as interesting" but
not necessarily conclusive a tele-
phone survey designed to show how
we'll residents understand the prob
lem.
: Such . survey was made by Mrs.
william Calvin, information direc-
tor for the Voluntary Participation
Service OF District civilian defense,
which is being organized by Welfare
Director Conrad Van Hyning. After
questioning zoo persons seelcted 1T
random from the telephone direc-
tory, she reported the answers were
marked by Indifference, compla-
cency and wishful thinking"
Cites Volunteer Service.
Col. Bolles said 1t might be that
entirely too many Washington resi-
dents were mot taking the war seri-
ously enough" but. he added:
Regardless Of what q survey of
200 of the Warrington population
may or may not seem, am cheered
by the fact that nearly $1,000 of our
residents have signed up for civilian
defense service and most of them
are under training"
The telephone survey of the 2O6
persons showed:
That 81 per cent thought there
was . chance Of an air raid on
Washington. % per cent thought
there may" be one and "a per cent
thought not. with the remainder
saying they had no idea.
I Questioned on Bombs.
That As per cent of those inter-
viewed seemed to know what to do
in case an incendiary bomb fell on
their home. In this case, 1t was re-
ported, one woman said she would
lie nat on the floor and put my
face In water: another said. Il
would be dead" and another said,
Fill the bathtub." Numerous women
said they thought that was . mans
responsibility"
That IS per cent Of those called
said they had prepared . refuge"
room which bad been tested and
found lightproof. but that 46 per
cent had done nothing, that II per
cent planned merely to turn out the
lights In case Of an alarm, that 8
per cent had purchased blackout
materials.
That IS per cent of those inter-
viewed had been visited by the local
air-raid warden and that many
others were "perturbed" because
they had not received personal in
structions.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Miss Lewis to Speak

Miss Elizabeth Ray Lewis. chief
Of the fine arts division, Public Lii
brary, will discuss Some Books on
American Art" at 7:45 pm. tomor-
row in the art division of the Gen.
trail Library, Eighth and K streets
NV. This is the fifth Of . series
of informal discussions of books on
American life being conducted by
the library staff.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Spy Trial Defendant
Designed Propeller
For Subs, Agents Say
F. B. |. Men Trace
Activities Of Ludwig
In New York Court
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1l.-Kurt Fred
erick Ludwig, one Of the seven de-
PENDANTS on trial In Federal Court
on charges of violating the Espionage
Act, and sllegedly the leader of q
Nazi spy ring, YVES pictured yester-
day as the owner of q notebook con-
tanning data describing a method
Of increasing the underwater speed
of submarines.
Arthur Cornelius, jr., an F. B. 7.
agent, testified that he found such a
notebook In Ludwig's possession
when he arrested him near Seattle,
Wash, last September, after Ludwig
had been trailed across the Nation
from New York by numerous r. B. I.
men.
Mr.. Cornelius said an F. 3. + code
and cipher expert, Paul A. Napier,
unscrambled many notes which had
been written in an old German
shorthand system and that the
notes. relating to the increasing OF
the underwater speed of submarines,
said:
For this purpose an auxiliary pro-
peller should be mounted in front.
which. in addition, could be set into
operation when travelling under
water"
Saw Packages Delivered.
Earlier, Francis E. Crosby, an r.
B. I. agent, said he observed Lud-
wig on June II, 1941, near a ferry
landing leading to Governors Island
and said that q man in uniform
handed Ludwig a package.
Mr.. Crosby identified the uni
formed man as Rene Froehlich, a
soldier and one of Ludwig's CO.
defendants. He said the two men
later went together to a motion pic
ture house where the picture "Vic-
tory in the West" German propa-
ganda film, was showing.
Later, said Mr.. Crosby, he followed
Ludwig along Twelfth avenue, the
west side water front, where Ludwig
closely scanned a number of vessels.
including the now ruined Nor
mandie.
On the following day, said the F.
B. I. agent, Ludwig again looked
over the waterfront, both from the
street and from the top deck of a
Weehawken, N. j., ferry boat.
Trailed in Ohio.
Eugene F. Rinta, another F. B. r.
agent, said he followed Ludwig on
August 4. 1941, from the Fremont
Hotel in Fremont, Ohio, to Clinton.
Ohio, along q route which passed
Fort Perry.
Mr.. Rinta said that Ludwig drove
his automobile especially slow as he
passed the Army post and later
turned back and drove past the
camp a second time.
On August S, testified Agent Logan
J. Lane. ne saw Ludwig repairing a
nat tire on road midway between
Wright and Patterson airfields in
Ohio and later observed him parked.
watching bombers land and take of
At Wright Field.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Pension Issue Open
As Congress Ponders
Don't Apply Tip
EorIy Says President
Hos No ldeo Of Using
Law for Himself

On the basis Of informal conversa-
tions within the House Democratic
Steering Committee, the issue Of
repeating pension legislation for
members Of Congress was being left
open" today.
And for consideration OF those
who sought way out Of the po-
tential embarrassment Of asking
such q pension there was the sug.
sestion Of President Roosevelt that
individuals simply not apply.
With a broad grin, the President
told a press conference late yester-
day that he had been advised that
by paying 4 few dollars yearly for
the next three years he could retire
on an annual pension Of $37 500.
Intentions Not Revealed.
He did not disclose then whether he
would do this, nor did he state what
his attitude would be If Congress
voted to repeal the pension plan In
view of the mounting criticism Of it.
In response to . question whether
he would sign . repeater, he told
his press conference that he would
like to see how the repeater was
phrased first.
Replying to more questions. Mr..
Roosevelt said that for four years
he had been under the New York
State retirement system but that
he was not now. When he came
here, after two terms as Governor
of New York, he said interest on his
retirement fund had stopped and he
had applied for the principal and
obtained 1t. From other sources 1t
was learned that the sum he drew
was about $1,000.
President Won't Apply.
Today, White House Secretary
Stephen Early emphasized to a press
conference that the Presidents re-
marks yesterday about receiving .
pension had been entirely facetious
and that the Chief Executive has
mo idea Of accepting a pension
from either the Federal or the New
York State governments"
Referring to the 50 900 which Mr.
Roosevelt received as . refund from
New York, Mr.. Early said that more
than 5000 of it had been con-
tributed during Mr.. Roosevelt's term
as Governor Of New York
The President came to the aid Of
the beleaguered Farm Security Ad-
ministration In his press conference
shortly after that agency had been
accused before a Congressional COM
mittee of wasting Federal funds and
soliciting clients for rehabilitation
loans.
F. s. A. Called Essential"
The F. S. A., Mr.. Roosevelt said.
Is extremely essential to the whole
food situation for the duration of
the war.
The congressional inquiry by the
Joint Committee on Nom Essential
Expenditures stemmed from charges
that the r. S. A. had loaned money
for payment of poll taxes in Ala
bama. Mr.. Roosevelt said he did
not think this should be done.
In response to another question,
Mr.. Roosevelt said he thought an
other thing that should not be done
was for the Farm Bureau Federation
"a critic Of the F. S. A. to collect
dues for sharecroppers under the
checkon system.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Weather Report

the United sates
District colder tonight gentle to moderate
winds .,.
portion ending late this
afternoon early tonight portion tonight
moderately cold occasional in mountains
portion rain southeast portion ending late
early tonight.
west Virginia tonight nurries north portion
ending by
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Rouss Firemen Bouquet

WINCHESTER, Va. Feb. IL (Spe-
ciaD.-The Rouss Fire Company ex-
poets to entertain 300 guests tonight
at its annual banquet, committeeman
said today. Senator Connally, DEM
ocrat, of Texas is to be the principal
speaker.
Evening star., 1942-02-11

Note to prospective selectees: The
Census Bureau reports that manu-
facturers are producing SS5 ,000, 900
cans Of beans q year.
Evening star., 1942-02-11

Save paper. Uncle Sam can use 1t
10 make cardboard, In which he
wraps explosive bundles for Berlin.
Evening star., 1942-02-11

guns, five heavy machine guns. three
mortars and - fortified positions"
Tass reported that Germans in one
southwestern zone were "exerting
every effort to retain their strongly
fortified line. with trenches, dugouts,
wire entanglements and large mine
fields" but had been thrown from .
number of villages.
The invaders were said to have
concentrated with tanks and
automatic rife squads in vain ef-
fort to recapture one village.
Bridge Reported Destroyed.
Following up this success, our
units continued pursuit Of the enemy,
dislodged him from his Notifications
and captured . number Of other
populated places" the news agency
said
The guerrillas who killed the Ger
man general in the Smolensk zone
were declared, in addition, to have
successfully destroyed bridge over
the road which the Germans were
bringing ammunition to the front" I"
Capture of a number of villages
and towns was officially reported.
Geographical details were withheld.
During February 8 we brought
down four German planes" the in
formation bureau communiQue re-
ported.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Firms Report Beating OFT
Three Russian Attacks

HELSINKI. Finland. Feb. IL F.-
Russian forces which used tanks in
following up . heavy preparatory
artillery barrage were thrown back
in three successive attacks on
Finnish positions north of Lake
Omega, the Finnish command an
nounced today. Three hundredSoviet
soldiers were said to have been
killed.
Finnish anti-aircraft batteries
were credited with bringing down
four Russian fighter planes. The
Russians also were reported beaten
OH in small-scale attacks on the
Leningrad front.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Fighting More Intense
As Cold Abotes, Nozis Soy

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Feb. II R1.-New Russian
attempts to break out OF besieged
Leningrad have been repulsed by
German fire and the fighting on
the Eastern front is growing in in
tensity as the bitter cold abates,
the Na1 high command reported
today.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
War in RETROSPECT
BY the Associated Press.
nnA Vanr A " 4

One Year Ago Today.
British bombers raid Han
mover. Rotterdam, Boulogne,
Cherbourg and Sicily.
Two Years Ago Today.
Firms repulse Soviet tanks.
Twenty five Years Ago Today.
British capture German
trenches on front of nearly a
mile on River Somme line.
Evening star., 1942-02-11

Save paper. Uncle Sam can use II
10 make cardboard, in which he
wraps explosive bundles for Berlin.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
River Report.

River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac very muddy At
Great Falls today.
Rreofpftatisn.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to date):