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Evening star., 1942-03-24
19 British Vessels
Smashed by Planes,
Italians Declare
Germon Bombers Helped
Torpedo-C o-Corrying
Fascist Aircraft
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME From Italian Broad
casts, March 24-The Italian
high command claimed today
that a total of 10 British war
ships and merchant vessels were
sunk, damaged or at least hit in
an air and naval engagement
that ranged from the Gulf of
Sirte off the Libyan coast into
the Eastern Mediterranean.
Torpedo-carrying planes. three of
which were reported lost in the
operations, were credited with sink
ing a cruiser, an unidentified naval
unit and a 10000-ton merchant ship.
while German bombers which Joined
in the attack on the convoy were
said to have sent another merchant
ship to the bottom.
(The German high command
listed three merchant ships sunk
and three others, a cruiser and
a destroyer damaged. 1t said
the attack was carried out by
Nazi and italian planes, and To-
Gated the British convoy as
sailing toward Malta.
British sources acknowledged
last night that some of their
ships had been hit, but denied
any were sunk.ls -;-r ~4-el.,.
Listed as damaged were three
cruisers. a destroyer and three mer-
chant ships, all by italian torpedo
planes, and two merchant vessels,
by German bolnbers. Italian war
ships were said to have scored hits
on one cruiser and two destroyers.
while naval unit" was torpedoed
by an italian submarine.
All of this action took place in
the Gulf of Sirte, the high command
said. 1t asserted that in the East
ern Mediterranean a British naval
squadron probably returning from
the battle area" was attacked last
night by Italian planes, which hit
cruiser with two torpedoes and
registered one hit on a large de-
stroyer.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Says Jap,
Must Grab Australia
And Indian Ocean
CeuseIess Offensive Is
Is Key to Victory, Asserts
Toxic Naval Coptoin
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, March GA japanese naval
spokesman was quoted by the Ger
man radio today as advocating
ceaseless offensive as the key to
victory and naming Australia and
the Indian Ocean as areas which
must be seized "as strongholds for
big future military operations"
The quotation was from Capt.
Hideo Hiraide, writing in the Toxic
newspaper Yomiuri, to argue against
prolonging Japan's pause in all-out
attack-an interlude since the con-
quest of Java by which, he said,
Japan is now on the defensive and
the Anglo-American powers on the
offensive"
Stresses Offensive.
Defensive lines do not. however,
lead to victory" he contended.
Japan, therefore, must win the
present war by offensive tactics.
1T must continue its offensive by
securing the Indian Ocean and Aus
tralia as strongholds for big future
military operations.
Although over so enemy subma-
rines and four out of a total of nine
enemy aircraft carriers have been
sunk since the outbreak of war in
the Pacific. the enemy is expected to
reinforce his fleet this year by an
other 10 special carriers. The enemy
will then be sure to attempt attacks
from Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa
and other points"
Not InvincibIe, He Says.
Capt. Hiraide then discussed the
opinion prevailing in some japanese
circles that the wealth of southern
regions already was entirely at
Japans disposal and that the Japa-
nese Empire thus was invincible.
The captain termed this a great
mistake.
The raw material sources of the
southern regions are not yet accessi-
BILE, although in japanese hands" he
wrote.
Only when Japan is able to make
a practical use of these sources will
her position be invincible. Until
then numerous difficult problems
must be surmounted. one of which is
the transport question.
In conclusion. he asserted the
Japanese Navy was determined to
remove enemy influence entirely
from the Pacific and Indian Oceans
Don't force the stores to waste
paper wrapping your packages,
Garry them home unwrapped-and
save paper.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Government Ready
To Produce Materials
For War, |ckes Says
Lists Needed Minerals
Thut u. S. Can Make
Available for Defense q.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress was informed today
the Government is prepared to
60 into direct production of stra-
tegic war materials if it is unable
to obtain them through private
industry.
This disclosure was made by Sec
retary Ickes to a House Appropria-
tions Subcommittee during hear
ings on the Interior Department
supply bill, which was reported to-
day.
Discussing preparations to develop
and obtain war supplies, Secretary
Ickes said:
In brief, the program calls for
new or intensified explorations for
copper, zinc, lead, iron, chromite,
bauxite, clays and many other min
erals; for utilization or accelerated
development of new processes to
get what we need in this war from
our domestic supplies of manga
nese. aluminous clays and shales,
chromium concentrates and other
minerals; for supplying additional
sources of power in the Western
States needed to develop and process
minerals and to fabricate metals:
for increasing production of required
petroleum products, including avia-
ton gasoline and the components of
synthetic rubber; for supplying coal
and coke =; for increasing pro-
duction of helium. and for increas-
ing our outpost of fishing products
and OF range products.
Direct Production.
"All of these resources and proc
esses we propose to make available
to the War Production Board and
any other war agency"
And, he added, IF they want the
material and can't get it other
wise. we will go into direct produc-
ton"
Citing manganese as an example
of the department. preparation to
go into business, the Secretary said
it was his belief that private capital
should undertake this work, but if
it failed we as Government should
do 1t ourselves
Specifically, he said, the depart
ment was ready to begin active de-
velopment work on manganese,
alumina. magnesium. chrome, nickel,
iron antimony and, if necessary, CO.
bait, tungsten and cadmium.
Much of the mineral development
work. he pointed out, must be done
in the West and there is no rea-
son to kid ourselves about it: the
steel industry is not even remotely
interested in going into the West"
Congressional advocates of con-
verting corn into industrial alcohol
received support in Secretary Ickes
testimony.
He was asked to give his views on
the possible use of surplus corn after
he had pointed out that he had re-
quested President Roosevelt to lift
the Puerto Rico quota on sugar so
that sugar could be used for the
production of alcohol.
Il would say that as far as I am
concerned. if I had the determina
ton of the policy would make alco-
hol out of materials that could be
best used for that purpose without
hardship in other directions Mr..
Ickes replied.
And just now we seem to have
scarcity of sugar. and therefore it
would seem reasonable to me to
make alcohol out of corn, possibly,
but as I say, I am not in charge of
the policy"
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Priority Ratings
OF D. T.. Architect
And Firm Suspended
First Punitive Action
In Building Field
Taken by W. P. B.

The War Production Board yester-
day moved against a Washington
architect and construction company
In the first punitive action for vio-
lation of priority regulations in the
building field.
The board said the violators were
Matthew G. Lepley, architect, and
the Stearns-Mishkin Construction
Co., Inc Preference ratings were
denied the two until March l, 1943,
but the construction firm may apply
for termination of the order within
60 days.
The board said that Mr.. Lepley,
acting as agent for the construction
firm, received preference ratings
for certain dwellings which he stated
were not to be sold over the limit
price of $4,000 and that all were
being sold only to Government en-
ployes. The dwellings therefore
came under the heading of defense
housing projects.
The representations made by Mr..
Lepley were subsequently found to
have been misstatements of fact"
the board said Some of the dwell
ings had already been sold to other
than Government employees, and 10
units of one 36-unit project had
been sold at prices ranging from
$500 to s7750."
The order against Mr.. Lepley pro-
vides that no construction with
which he may be directly or indi-
rectly connected shall be granted
priority assistance.
The construction firm may have
the order against it terminated by
showing that it has made restitution
on certain dwellings so as to bring
their price down to $4,000. that it
has made restitution on certain
other dwellings to bring their price
down by per cent, and that it will
sell the remainder of the dwellings
at $4,000.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Australia to Care for
Wounded u. S. Soldiers

By the Associated Press.
CANBERRA, Australia, March "a.
Army Minister Francis M. Forde
announced today the Australian
Army had undertaken to provide
hospital attention for wounded
United States soldiers for three
months.
Arrangements thereafter have not
been made, but it was indicated
United States facilities might then
be established.
Mr.. Forde said Allied soldiers from
northern war theaters were being
treated In Australian military hos
pitals with wounded Australians
from the Mediterranean basin, Java,
Darwin and other battle areas.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Dancers to Entertuin

The Lisa Gardiner Dancers of this
city, assisted by Kathryn Mullowny
former premiere ballerina of the
Metropolitan Opera Co., now the
wife of 1t. Ernest G. Campbell
U. S. N, will entertain at a benefit
performance at st. Joint College
Annapolis, April H. Proceeds will
go to the Emergency Medical Center
of AnnapOlis.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
On SuffieId Honor Roll

Robert A. Ellis, 1920 Nineteenth
street NV, has been placed on the
honor roll of Suf1eld Academy "for
scholastic distinction" during the
winter term according to announce
ment by Headmasted Conrad Hahn.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Shakespeare Up to Dute

When Shylock demanded his
pound of flesh during the trial scene
of The Merchant of Venice" given
at matinee in London to the war
blinded actor, Edmond Knight,
Portia replied Where are your
ration coupons?"
A dollar down and a dollar a week
will buy lot of thing-but the best
buy on the market is our freedom. So
use your dollars for Defense bonds.
Evening star., 1942-03-24

Don't force the stores to waste
paper wrapping your packages.
Garry them home unwrapped-and
save paper.
Evening star., 1942-09-23

W7HBN we introduced Florsheim
w Military Shoes, they were designed
for officers Of the Armed Forces.
Today, with all America in the war, on
front line or production line, they're the
nations service sboes-for the men who
make the guns, and the ones who man
them! Florsheim quality is the answer
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-05

The grandfather of Percy BvssLe
shelley, Britain's famed post, was
born in Newark, N. j..
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24


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Evening star., 1942-05-26
DESTROYER
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destroyer sunk or damaged in action
and the first combatant ship re-
ported attacked in the Caribbean.
Eleven of the 13 ships were sunk.
Ships of the Blakeley's type
carry q normal complement Of be-
tween 10 and 100 officers and men,
but the wartime compliments some
times are higher.
Four-Funnel Destroyer.
The Blakeley is of the old four
funnel type of destroyer and dis
places 1,060 tons. It is of the same
general specifications as the group
which was transferred to Great
Britain in 1910.
The Navy released the informa-
ton on the Blakeley in a short
communique, the first issued since
May II.
Before the communique was is
sued the Navy had announced a
small Latvian merchant vessel had
been torpedoed in the Caribbean.
The entire crew Of "a was saved,
naval authorities in Miami said.
They said the men landed in Cuba,
were sheltered at . naval station
there and 28 Of them went on to
Miami.
The newspaper La Tribuna at San
Jose. Costa Rica, reported that q
submarine had torpedoed a United
States merchant ship in the Carib-
bean 80 miles from the Costa Rica
coast, but said the crew had been
rescued by an American destroyer.
Text of Communique.
The text of the Nays COM
munique on the Blakeley follows:
Caribbean Area.
Il. The U. s. 8. Blakeley, a World
War destroyer, has been damaged
by a torpedo from an enemy sub
marine in the Caribbean Sea.
-. The Blakeley has reached port
with 10 members Of her crew re-
ported as missing and six injured
The injured men have been hos
pitalized and next Of kin Of both
injured and missing are being noti-
fled as information is received in
the Navy Department.
g. There is nothing to report
from other areas"
The Navy did not localize the
action beyond saying that 1t wa
in the Caribbean Sea.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Baseball
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Continued From First Page)
ping at second. Spence flied to
Miles, the runners holding their
bases. Chartak hied to Valo. Three
runs. o.
PHILADELPHIA flied to
Spence. Blair popped to Repass.
Miles singled to center. Valo sin
gled to right, sending Miles to third.
Siebert singled, scoring Miles. Valo
stopped at second. Wagner lined
to Campbell. One run.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Besse now pitch
ing for Philadelphia Kreevich made
a fine catch of Campbells long
drive. Vernon lined to Wallaesa.
Suder threw out Early.
Observation-Disclosures beat
out bunt to Repass for his third
straight hit. Besse flied to Camp
bell. Kreevich singled to left, Wal
laesa stopping at second. Suder hit
into a double play, Pofahl to Re-
pass to Vernon.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON famed.
Suder threw out Pofahl. Sundra
famed.
PHILADELPHIA-Pofahl threw
out Blair. Miles flied to Spence. Valo
bounced single over Vernon's head.
Valo took second on . passed ball.
Repass threw out Siebert.
NINTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Estalella walked.
Spence popped to Wallaesa Char
tax doubled to left scoring Estalella.
Campbell singled to left scoring
Chartak. Vernon flied to Miles. So
did Early. Two runs.
PHILADELPHIA Wagner flied
to Spence. Wallaesa flied to Char
tax. Collins batted for Besse and
singled to center. Collins took
second on a wild pitch. Kreevich
walked. Suder singled to left scor-
ing Collins, Kreevich stopping at
second. Blair flied to Spence. One
run.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
D. C.. Bill
Continued From First Page)

money under a separate new head
ing in the supply bill. The Com
munity Center funds would be taken
out of the school budget and placed
under this new heading, and, count
ing the proposed increase, would
amount to $259, ,294. The public school
fund Of $25.000 for improvement OF
recreation centers also will be trans
ferred to the new heading and in
creased to $26,5o0.
Land Swap" Proposed.
Meanwhile, Chairman Frederic A.
Delano Of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
submitted to Congress a draft of
a bill to authorize a land swap" to
provide for erection of a new school
and playground on nine acres of
the Friendship tract on Wisconsin
avenue
The historic tract-until recently
the family estate of the Mclean
family-is being developed by De-
fense Homes Corp. as q defense
housing project.
Under the swap the Board Of
Education and the Once of National
Capital Parks would surrender the
tract at Massachusetts, and Nebraska
avenues on which now is located
the Villa Rosa estate which now
houses the Children's Museum.
This site was originally acquired as
a school and recreation center, but
all parties concerned felt the loca-
ton of both on the Friendship
tract would be more central to the
popula ton served.
Evening star., 1942-05-26

76-15l.
Eddy Burke, Hamden, Conn, 75-
71-146.
Joe Lally. Louisville, KY, TO
withdrew.
Mike Turnesa, Elmsford, N. Y,
71-73-144.
Chandler Harper. Portsmouth,
Va, 73-75-148.
George Norrie, Savannah, Ga, 79
Withdrew.
Jimmy Demaret, Detroit, 72-72-
IA.
Tom Mahan, Beverly, Mass, To-
75-147.
Ed Dudley, Colorado Springs,
Colo, 66-75-14l.
Walter Hagen, Detroit, 79-T-
1856.
Leo Diegel, Philmont, Pa, TT
78-155.
AL Watrous, Birmingham, Mich,
7276-148.
wilfred Reid, Savannah. Ga, IT.
81-15s.
Craig Wood, Mamaroneck, N. Y,
70-70-l40.
corpl Ed Oliver. Fort Dix. N. j.,
78-73-151.
Paul Runyan, White Plains, N. Y,
73-7+147.
George Whitehead, Catoosa, Okla,
78-76-154.
Lloyd Mangrum, Chicago, IA
8-i42.
Denny Shute, Chicago, 71-74-
145.
Monty Onoretta, Pittsburgh. Pa,
7375-148.
Sam snead, Hot Springs, Va, 73-
TIA.
Willie Gossin, White Plains, N.
Y, @-7+142.
Ted Smith, Bernardsville, N. j.,
76-80-156.
Clarence Ehresman, Philadelphia
74-70-153.
Tom Harman. Montclair, N. J,
73-7@146. e,-...,---..---.. ..
Jack Isaacs, Langley Field, Va
Evening star., 1942-05-26
President Dodges Queries
On Possible Second Front
By the Associated Pres!

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today de-
scribed the trip to London of the
heads of the Army and Navy air
forces as another link toward win
ming the war.
1t. Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief of
the Army Air Forces, and Rear Ad-
miral John H. Towers, chief of the
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, headed
the United States mission to Britain.
Reporters remarked that there
had been lot of speculation about
a second front and asked the Presi-
dent whether the mission and the
second front idea fitted together.
Well, he said, he didn't know
maybe they did and maybe they
didn't.
Does it depend on what Gen.
Arnold concludes afer talking with
the BritiSh?" he was asked.
But Mr.. Roosevelt lodged that
one, saying his questioner was press
ing him too closely.
Nor was he willing to assert that
any reasonable deduction could be
made from the fact that the Ameri-
can mission emphasized aviation
The next time, he said, the mission
might be entirely naval.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Salvage Of Normandie
10 Require
Full Year or More
New Diving School
Opened by Navy to
Expedite Work
By the Associated Press.

4
NEW YORK, May 26.-The fallen
liner Normandie, the greatest SAL
wage job in shipping history, may
be lying right side up at her New
York pier in about a year.
Comdr. William A. Sullivan of
Lawrence, Mass, head Of the Navy
Departments salvage section and in
charge of righting the huge ship,
would say today only that the job
would take more than IL months"
but other officials said the Navy was
trying to get it done sooner.
Salvage plans in general are to
remove all interior fittings. shore
up the underwater side with con-
crete bulkheads, close up all open
ings and pump out 100000 tons of
water now in the belly of the vessel.
Naval men expect that once the
pumping begins the ship will move
steadily toward even keel.
Burned in February.
The Normandie caught fire ana
capsized at her pier February 8
while being refitted as a naval aux
iliary ship
A conducted tour of the ship, now
the S. S. Lafayette of the United
States Navy. revealed that a naval
diving school has been set up at the
pier to train divers for the under
water work in salvage. More than
80 men are now being taught to de-
scend into the Hudson River and
the school experts to obtain its full
quota of IS students.
Divers already trained In the
ship-side school will go to work on
the hull early next week, Comdr.
Sullivan said.
Now, as 488 men in two shifts
Chamber over the slanting ship.
along catwalks and through port
holes into the interior, red-helmeted
flrewatchers patrol the vessel. Chem
ical and water hoses line the sides
ready to be used against fires which
have repeatedly broken out in the
hull.
One Man Now in Charge.
Division of responsibility, crit
icized by congressional investigators
Of the disaster, has been eliminated.
Comdr. Sullivan is in full charge
and responsible only to the Navy
Department
1t. Comdr. Carl F. Chandler OF
Los Angeles is chief of pier activ-
tiles. Civilian workers of the Navy
commandeered Merritt Chapman
& Scott, salvage company. are COM
manded by Capt. John Tooker,
senior salvage officer.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Racing Results
Charles Town
By the AssociateA Press.

By the Associates Press.
FIRST aRACE-Purse, $500; claiming;
2:year-clds; about Az furlonss.. -.
shsnty Bot ,Bletz'ksIl $3.50 11.soo $50
aacdy acG. Tspnis WpsIs P,luMSo) ncnaI! 400 39o 39o
Also % ran-star Strung. Seventeen
Guns, Rowe's Quest. Bobby's Girl. sis-
ter's Boy.
3-year- r-oids end upward; s1a furiongs.
silver Beam (Weber) 800 4.20 $40
Time Meta tkirk) 26.4O 13.o9
Also ranSiady sDivine. coliese widow.
Analogy, Sandy Mandy. cavalage.
THIRD RAcE-Purse. $780, claiming;
Gay Troubsdoyr tMoon) $3.50 1870 5228
Nayigation tPalumbo) 40
Also ran%Biiii K!. Placement. oradatin.
Slick Molasses. Romney Royal.
Daily Double paid S117.oO)
FOURTH RAcE-Purse. $500; claim
ing; 3-year- -olds and upward; about
Nj. Jim tBocson. 1920 500 $40
Sir Jerome tAcostD 4.40
Also ran~Most Alert, Alfhansrier. Ler-
Lin. Star Canter. Barraca.
FIFTH RACE-Pcrse S7OO; claiming;
Vendors Lien (CowleyJ 1890 800 $50
Roval Echo (Moon) 4.4O
Time. l:203s.
Also ran-Fair Hero. HiblaIe, Rough
Brigade, CaniRo Nanny b.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Draft
Continued From First Page.)

vided marriage took place before the
declaration of war and at a time
when induction was not imminent,
and
2. Registrants with purely f1nan-
cial dependents after amounts pay
able under the allotment and allow
ance are taken into consideration.
The memo said it was the COM
mittee's opinion that these two
groups should not be touched, until
substantially all the IA men have
been inducted and until the director
of the Selective Service shall issue
further instructions to local boards"
Provides for Reclassifying.
when it becomes necessary to
take additional men and hence to
take some of the married men re-
tanned in Glass ILL.," the memo said,
"the director of Selective Service
may provide for reclassifying some
categories before others.
For example, it may be deemed
advisable at that time to take sub
stantially all men with wives but
nc children, before taking any of
the men with wives and children,
or children only. Further differen-
tiation may also be deemed advisa-
BILE"
Discussing reports that the Army
was preparing to request legislation
to permit it to draft 18 and 10 year
men, Senator Hill of Alabama, the
Democratic whip, said he would op-
pose any such changes.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Oil Pipeline 10 East
Won fGet 'APound Of
Stee|, House Is Told
Conduit Is Essential,
Iekes Deputy Tells
Committee Heoring

Earlier Story on Page Ar
By the Associated Press.
Representative Kelly, Democrat,
Of Illinois asserted today that not
"a pound OF STEEL would be made
available tor q proposed petroleum
pipeline from Texas to Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. as Deputy Petro-
leum Co-ordinator Ralph K. Davies
said the pipeline was necessary in
order to meet essential require
ments in the East.
Mr.. Kelly said he obtained his m
formation only recently from Chair
man Donald M. Nelson Of the War
Production Board. Two previous
requests for steel for the project
have been rejected.
I'VE must have this pipeline" Mr..
Davies told Mr.. Kelly and the House
Interstate Commerce Committee, to
supplement other transport facili-
ties to the East If we are to meet
essential requirements"
Mr.. Davies gave the Nations mo-
toring public another broad hint
that Nation wide rationing of gaso-
line soon may be necessary to con-
serve rubber. He emphasized such
q step was not needed to conserve
gasoline.
He said There is no assuring the
public Of the unrestricted use of the
motor car" because there Is an
other shortage which bears vitally
on the use Of the automobile today
the shortage Of rubber"
1T Is common knowledge" he
added, that q critical rubber sup
ply situation may well demand cur
tailment in motor car use with con-
troll through gasoline rationing."
Mr.. Davies declined to hazard .
prediction As to when and II Ma
tion-wide gasoline rationing would
be ordered.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
A. Todoy's Results = Entries
NQCJn9 news And Selections for Tomorrow
Selections
Charles Town lSloNl.

Charles Town (Slow).
BY the Louisville Times.
Happy Hostess, Star Dance, Not
Alone.
2-Showabal, Real Boy, Maewhisk.
3-Marandan. Petit Fours, Wander
ing Hero.
+Indian Sea. Deodo, Waugh Scout.
5tPetess Gold, Camp Meeting.
Mathora.
eDon Dash. Discobolo. Bright
Erin.
7-Medred, Don Orlan, Bronx II.
1Fred's First, Charming, Jumelus.
eStand Alone. Sir Time, Overplay.
Best-Medred.