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Evening star., 1943-12-12
Raids
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returning flyers said, but they gave
indications of ineXperience and a
lack OF eargerness, and between
their own letnal bursts the Ameri-
can gunners watched Nazi planes
exploding in air and crashing to the
ground at the rate of seven for every
American ship downed.
Taking off from English bases in
chill wintry weather, the flyers
battled 75-mile hour head
wind that made the trip over the
North Sea twice as long as the re-
turn journey. There was snow in
the Dover area.
Although there were some clouds
along the way, the American
weathermen had called the turn and
the skies turned clear over the
target for good bomb runs.
1t was the Americans fifth blow
at Emden, which now has been
bombed "a times in the war. It was
last hit October by F'ortresses in
raid which was the citys third
in a week. Five days before that
it was hit by both United States
9th Air Force and the Raj on
the same day.
The combat score of today's great
raid compared with previous ones
reflected an intensified but none
thelesS vain German effort to stem
the Allied attacks.
Against 20 American and 1873
German planes downed in combat
today were scores of 7 Amer
ican and 40 German aircraft losses
and 2 American and 10 German
in the last two American attacks
on Emden, respectively.
Today's assault broke a weeks
lull due to weather in the heavy
bombing campaign from England
and indicated that the heavy, trip
hammer round clock blows
against Berlin and other Nazi CEN
tiers might be resuming.
The German casualties TODAY re-
called the RATS recent plaudit to
the United States Army Air Force
that the Americans battles with
the German air force directly were
assisting the big night attacks, since
the Germans no longer could afford
separate day and night fighter
forces.
The Emden raid followed a solid
punch at the Nazis' southern flank
by the Liberator attack on Sofia in
Bulgaria on Friday.
Light Nazi Attack on Britain.
1t now is nine days since Berlin
got its last big blow, and eight days
since the RATS last heavy opera
ton against Leipzig.
The Fortress plunge into North
western Germany was the first
American heavy bomber attack or
the Reich since December l, ano
their first operation since December
when they hit undisclosed objec-
tives in France. losing eight bomb
erS.
The Germans meanwhile beliec
their own secret weapon reprisaI
propaganda with a light foray into
England Friday night that cost
them five of 20 bombers sent over
Reports reaching London SAID
that the Germans had shifted
groups of their night fighters from
the Rhineland to Berlin-indicatine
that Field Marshal Hermann Goer.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
BuIquriu
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-
garians as we'll as other satellites
have the example of Italy before
them-a reminder of the German
Army's capacity for inf1icting pun
ishment on "deserters."
German Threat Reported.
Germany is reported to have hint
ed at something to that effect to
the distracted Sofia government,
which is trying to sit on a safety
valve of widespread popular discon-
tent-discontent frankly expressed
by opposition deputies in Parlia-
ment.
On the other hand, some British
press comment on the situation
stressed the strength Of hitherto
underground pro-Russian groups
now coming into the open and re-
ported to be threatening a general
strike unless Bulgaria quits the war
against Russias Allies.
Bulgaria is not only still at peace
with Russia, but has vivid memories
that her greatest national triumph
the achievement of independence
in 1878-was primarily the result of
Russian championship of her cause.
The country needs champion now
as never before, particularly when
she remembers her bitter defeat by
Greece and Serbia in the second
Balkan war of 1918, her further dis
astrous humiliation as Germany's
defeated ally in 1918, and views the
prospect of an even worse catastro-
phe if she strings along with Hitler
until the hour of doom.
Sofia to Be Evacuated.
Some of these things may have
crossed the mind of Premier Dobri
Rojilov as he gloomily inspected the
devastation wrought in Sofia by
squadrons of Liberators that struck
his capital in. daylight yesterday.
Sofia dispatches to Stockholm re-
ported the government had decided
to move out. women and children
and all other dispensable persons.
It was reported also that police
had been ordered to arrest all
"rumor spreaders" and, according to
German Transocean news broad
cast, to proceed vigorously against
those who want to destroy our
faith In our country's future"
The rebellious Parliament was
sent home for week after yester-
days raid-presumably to cool off
while Bojilov ponders what to do
but further Allied bombings ap-
peared likely to intensity meanwhile
the nationwide agitation he has
been so far unable to control.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Russians Warn Finland,
Rumonio. Bulgaria to Quit

NEW YORK, Dec. II LP).-Mos-
COW radio warned Finland, Ru-
mania and Hungary tonight to
break with Germany lest the Allies
give them the same treatment in
store for the Reich. Russia is not
at war with Bulgaria.
The broadcast, recorded by United
States Government monitors, quot
ed an article in the authoritative
Soviet publication, War and the
Working Glass.
Although "Hitler's vassal coun-
tries try to divorce themselves from
collaboration with Germany" by
words, it said, the time has come
for them to realize that "a verbal
divorce from Hitlerite Germany is
not worth a cent"
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Glass
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after due hearings and considera-
ton by the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, and I was
also in favor of it without any
emasculating amendment. I am
writing this brief note to you, both
to keep the record straight and to
inform my constituency.
Il wrote with my own hand the
suffrage clauses OF the Virginia
Constitution, but inasmuch as the
Congress, more than a year ago, in
what is now known as Public Law
No. 712, specifically provided that
no member of the armed forces was
to be compelled either to register or
pay poll tax in order to vote in a
Federal election. I cannot see that
the rights of the States are either
jeopardized or in any way involved
in the present controversy.
Should this matter arise again
in the Senate, hope that you will
see that I am paired in favor of
the soldier vote"
Senator Guffey, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania, also a supporter of
the simplifled Federal ballot, issued
another statement last night de-
claring that Congress did not worry
about States rights when it came
to setting aside State laws on prop
erty, bankruptcy and debt, in order
to protect our servicemen from eco
nomic spoliation."
They cannot now develop a sud-
den attack of this curious con-
stitutional collie known as States
rights when it comes to protecting
our servicemen from political spoil
ation," the Pennsylvania continued.
Chairman Worley of the House
committee handling the bill, is still
trying to work out a plan for use
of the simplified Federal ballot for
the election of President and men,
bers of Congress, with an express
provision in the bill that the States
should be the judge of the validity
of the ballots, except for failure to
register and pay poll tax the two
requirements Congress set aside for
SerVicemen last wear.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
HOUSING
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Gus to the health of the entire COM
munity are bred in slum areas.
IF providing adequate housing for
the low-income groups can't be done
by private industry-and it's pretty
we'll proven that it can't-then it
should be done by the Government
Federal, State or CITY," Mrs. Roose-
welt asserted. Housing is not just a
commercial enterprise-it concerns
the city as whole and it also con-
Germs the country as whole"
Mrs. Roosevelt said she thought it
better to provide subsidized public
housing, if necessary, for persons
unable to pay economic rents, than
to give needy persons relief money
with which to pay the proft-level
rents which private builders neces-
sarily must charge. Placing fami-
lies on relief is damaging to their
self respect, she observed.
Mr.. Taylor, on the other hand,
advocated that subsidies to the
construction of housing itself should
be discontinued once and for all"
II persons cannot pay rents, Mr..
Taylor suggested, "the straightfor-
ward American way of handling the
problem to give them public as
sistance through our local welfare
board in the form of rent certificates
adjusted to the real needs and re-
quirements of the individual or
family" This method would in
sure that housing assistance would
go where it was needed and only
as long as 1t was needed, and would
focus the attention of other citizens
upon the needy individuals rather
than on housing, he said.
Calls Experiment Mistake"
Charging that because of public
housing. private builders and owners
OF residential real estate in Wash
lngton must attempt to compete
with their Government for an eco
nomic return, Mr.. Taylor labeled the
public housing experiment as "in
large part a mistake"
Mr.. Taylor granted that the Ma
tional Capital Housing Authority
has done "a thorough job of slum
clearance in those alleys which it
has tackled" but said it should be
the responsibility of private inter-
prise to house all citizens properly
with the function of Government
being merely advisory and one OF
assistance"
He proposed what he described as
a financially self-liquidating plan
for the reclamation of slum areas
in the District by private builders
Under Mr.. Taylors proposal the
District Government would set ur
a land reclamation commission and
through it would exercise its pow
ers of condemnation to obtain slum
property, which it then would sell
or lease to private builders for re-
habilitation. The slum houses would
either be replaced or remodeled by
private industry according to an
officially approved neighborhood
plan, he said.
Mr.. Taylor proposed that the
Government further aid private
builders financially by enabling them
70 obtain lower interest, amortiza.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Balkans
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countries have recklessly continued
their participation in the wal
against U.s."
They must by this time realize
that they will have to share the
responsibility" for aiding the Nazis
he said.
The strong statement was issued
just one day after waves of Allied
bombers struck heavy air blow at
Sofia, capital of Bulgaria. 1t came
too, at a time when there are mount
ing indications that the pro-Nazi
Bulgarian and Hungarian govern
ments faced showdown with their
own masses.
FOredoomed to Disaster.
Following is the text of Mr.. Hull's
announcement:
'It is just two years since the gov
ernments of Bulgaria, Hungary ano
Rumania, having already become
servile puppets of Hitler, obedient
to the orders of their master, de.
clared war against the United States
ITO what degree they have beer
counting on our magnanimity te
spare their peoples the consequence.
of this rash step foredoomed to dis
aster we do not know.
"The fact is that whatever may
be the sentiments Of their peoples
the governments in power in these
three countries have recklessly con.
tinued their participation in the
war against us, strengthening with
men and material resources the Naz
war machine.
They must by this time realize
that they will have to share the
responsibility for the consequence,
of the terrible defeat that United
Nations arms are so surely bringing
to Nazi Germany"
Earlier last night, Chairman Con-
nally of the Senate Foreign Rela.
tons Committee indirectly warned
! the three countries to cut loose from
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Georgia Legislature
MAY Act on, Soldier Vote
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Dec. 11-Gov. Ellis
Arnall said tonight there likely will
be an extra session" of the State
legislature to provide machinery
whereby Georgians in the armed
services can vote in next years elec-
tions
The Governor made his statement
after letter Senator George, Demo-
crat, of Georgia, had written him
suggesting the special session, was
made public in Washington.
The Governor, who had not re-
ceived Senator Georges letter, de-
clared: Il should be delighted for
Georgia to blaze the trail in this, as
1t has been doing IN other matters
Of moment"
Evening star., 1943-12-12

ing intends to try to battle 1t out
to save the German capital.
The Fortress raid followed Raj
Mosquito attacks on Northwest
Germany Friday night, and day.
light stabs by the same kind of
speedy bombers against Western
Germany on Friday.
Evening star., 1943-12-12

Germany or go down with the sink
ing German ship"
His statement observed that these
nations now undoubtedly realize
the tragic blunder they have COM
mitted in aligning themselves
against the most powerful collation.
of free nations the world has ever
seen -
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Worse Gasoline: Crisis
Seen in Washington;
Store Deliveries Cut
New ODT Bans Indicate
Fuel Scarcity May
Continue Many Weeks
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service in an effort to pick up every
potential customer but officials
feared the continued pinch of gas
eventually might force many cabs
from the streets. Drivers still were
being limited to five to seven gall
Ions daily but all companies had
fleets in service.
Maryland Situation Grave.
Mr.. Van Duzer said he observed as
many cars on the streets this morn
ing as last week and added that ap-
parently many motorists enormously
thought the arrival of some gas in
the city meant the pressure would be
eased.
In Maryland the situation was
critical today, with Gov Herbert
O'Conor appealing to Interior Secre-
tary Ickes to authorize transfer OF
fuel from areas less active in es-
sential industry
A partial walkout of AFL- -affiiliat-
ed union street car employees this
morning added to Baltimores al
ready difficult transportation prob
lens.
Scarcity of gasoline raised the
probability that some Baltimore war
plants might have to close tomorrow
or Thursday unless additional sup
plies are received and also was held
accountable for rising tide of alb
senteeism in the plants. Several
counties were reported completely
out Of gas with farm machinery
lying idle and trucking firms, deliv-
ering food to metropolitan areas, on
the verge of being halted.
The school bus situation in Prince
Georges County was reported seri-
GUS. Five of 80 buses in operation
may be halted unless gas is made
available Immediately. The Sur
rattsville School closed Friday when
its bus stopped running for a lack
of fuel.
Bladensburg and Highland Park
are the principal schools affected.
The buses average about 25 miles
a day on their round trips and. it
is estimated. would require from
two to four gallons of gasoline per
round trip.
1t was understood that as orig
Evening star., 1943-05-25
THE WASHINGTON, G., TUESDAY, 2 1913
216 Pleasure Drivers
Cited at Ball Game,
Raising Total 10 422
Mailing Out of Notices
May Be Delayed
For Several Days

Concentrating on Griffith Stadium
last night when Washington played
the Norfolk Navy team in bond
selling baseball game. OPA inspec-
tors added the tag numbers of PIG
suspected pleasure driving violators
to their lists. making total of 422
cars noted i'll the vicinity of places
OF amusement or recreation since
the ban went into effect.
Meanwhile. it was learned that
none of the car owners now suspected
have been notified that their names
are on the list and that an explana-
ton is desired by OPA
Director Robert K. Thompson said
the letters would be written and dis
patched as quickly as possible. The
OPA Office is so underStaffed. it was
said it may be some days before the
first notice of an alleged viola ton
will go out.
so Listed at Waldorf. Md.
Police in nearby Maryland and
Virginia continued to check pleasure
drivers but few were reported today.
WoA loiiN OldIc pOllle az WdluOiI
said approximately so had been
turned into OPA officials.
Virginia State police said troopers
were checking cars, but could give
no estimate on number turned in
They said violators are reported by
each trooper direct to police head
quarters in Richmond, and the
names are turned over to State
OPA officials there The cases are
then referred back to local boards
for action
Fairfax County police said no cars
were found on the roads last night.
They said police cluised the county.
but encountered no more than six
autos. No pleasure drivers have
been reported.
Other Reports Lacking.
Alexandria police have made no
reports. but one vlolator had been
reported TO the Ration Board by
OPA officials at Richmond.
Prince Georges police said checks
have been made and more than so
vlolators reported
Arlington police have made no
reports.
Evening star., 1943-05-25

The above delivery frequency
table is not the priority list
mentioned in the ODT's an
nouncement of a 40 per cent
mileage cut last Saturday, it
was pointed out.
Priority List Due Soon.
The priority list is currently
being drawn up by the War Pro-
duction Board for the guidance
OF the ODT in handling appeals
for additional gasoline under the
mileage cut.
The Eastern gasoline shortage
area" affected by both yester-
days order and Saturdays mile
age cut announcement includes
the States of Connecticut. Della
ware. Maine, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, New Hampshire. New
Jersey. New York. PENNSYLVANIA
Except that portion which lies
within the corporate limits of
the cities OF Sharon. Sharpsville,
Farrell and WheatlandI Rhode
Island. Vermont, Virginia Tex
cept the portions which lie with
In the corporate limits of the
cities of Bristol and Bluefield,
the District of Columbia and the
portions of West Virginia which
lie within and east of the coun-
ties of Memo, Grant and Pendle-
ton.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Work Stoppoge Slows
Travel in Baltimore
By he Associated Press.

By he Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. May 25.-Cessation
of work by affiliated transit
workers, who sad they left their jobs
to attend a union meeting threw a
further burden today on Baltimore's
war-crowded transportation system,
already taxed by critical shortage
of gasoline for private cars and cabs.
A Baltimore Transit Co spokesman
estimated 80 per cent OF the con-
Germs streetcars tIacklesS trOlleyS
and buses still wele operating There
was no picketing or disorder. Extra
police details were called to duty.
The spokesman. who said the work
stoppage by members of the Amalga-
mated Associat ton of Street. Electric
Railway and Motor Coach employees
began about 4 am. estimated the
number of absentees at several
hundred
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Emergency Pipeline
Completed Flow of0i|
Eastward Restored
Veteran Crews Fight Mud
And Woter for Seven Doys
To Byposs Big Inch
By The Associated Press.

BY he Associated Press
NEW YORK. May 25.-Veteran
pipeline crews fighting mud and wa
ter in one of the worst floods in
Arkansas River history have re-
stored the eastward flow Of oil
through the 24-inch emergency
pipeline.
Completion OF an B-mile long
temporary line bypassing a break
the flood caused In the Big Inch"
was announced last night by w. Al
ton Jones. president of the pipeline
and of Cities Service Co.
Pumps were started mediatelv
to boost an estimated 250.0OO bar
relS OF oil daily OH its way to Nor
rls City, H.. for trans-shipment
East by tankcar.
Mr.. Jones. in telegram to Pc
troleum Administrator Ickes. praised
the men who slogged through the
Arkansas lpwlands near Little Rock
to lay the detour line less than
seven days after the break
Volunteer crews OF pipeline ex-
perts and sections Of 2O-inch tubing
for the temporary repairs were bor-
rOWed from the War Emergency
Products pipeline under construc-
ton nearby.
Unless still threatening flood
conditions throughout Mississippi
Valley create unforeseen additional
dltticultieS. Mr.. Jones said in his
message to Secretary Ickes, com
pletion of the emergency service
pipeline loop will help restore East
ern oil deliveries to the level
achieved before the flood disaster
to the Big Inch pipeline
The gap III Big Inch had been
described by Secretary Ickes as the
biggest blow TO the East's supplies.
1t was discovered just before pleas
ure driving again was banned in y
Eastern Seaboard States and the
District of Columbia to save avail
able civilian gasoline for farm ma
chinery and essential vehicles.
East Coast supplies of fuel have
shrunk to about Is per cent of nor
NAL for this time Of year, q recent
American Petroleum Institute report
showed
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Funeral Car Curb
7 o Save Gasoline
Urqed by Mason

A limit on the number OF auto
mobiles an undertaken furnishes
for funeral was proposed today
by Commissioner Guy Mason as
a means OF saving gasoline.
II the limit were imposed by the
Office OF Price Administration. Com
missioner Mason said. it would save
II lot of gas and wouldn't do any
harm. He said he would discuss
the matter with Director Robert K
Thompson OF the District OPA.
Persons could still attend funeral
services by using public conveyances,
the Commissioner pointed out, add
ing that he did not think 1t would
be any great hardship or depriva-
ton to the friends of the deceased
if some of them were unable to go
fromsthe services to the cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Text of ODT Regulations
All Wholesale, Retail Deliveries
In Northeastern Area CurtoiIed

The tert OF the Office OF De-
tense Transportation announce
ment concerning restrictions on
wholesale and retail deliueries
tolloms>
The Office of Defense Trans
portation has restricted all
wholesale and retail deliveries in
the Northeastern gasoline short
age area.
Retail delivery of Is commod-
ities-including soft drinks. alco-
hollc beverages, ice cream. maya
zines and radios-Was entirely
prohibited.
The ODT ordered the follow
ing changes in local delivery
services. with few exceptions:
First. the number of retail and
wholesale deliveries which may
be made in one week from one
point of origin to one point of
destination is limited according
to the commodity delivered.
Second. all Sunday deliveries
except of ice and fresh milk and
cream are forbidden.
Third. the delivery routes of
each company must be immedi-
atelv rearranged so that they
neither duplicate nor overlap.
Embargo Established.
The list of commodities en-
bargoed was certified to the ODT
by the War Production Board.
ODT's action was taken in an
amendment. No. 3. to General
Order II. The amendment will
become effective at 1901 am,
Thursday. May 27.
Exemptions permitted under
order II will also apply to the
amendment. These include de-
liveries to farms and ships and
deliveries of newspapers. certain
mine products and explosives.
medicines. kilograms and United
States mail
These exemptions apply only
to frequency of deliveries. how
ever, and not to the 40 per cent
mileage cut announced by ODT
Saturday.
The number of deliveries speci-
fled in the amendment is the
maximum that will be permitted
for each commodity regardless of
the type of carrier involved. the
ODT emphasized. Thus, if a pri-
vate carrier had used up all the
deliveries permitted for one
week. he would not be permitted
to hire another carrier to make
additional deliveries.
In many cases. the ODT said.
certificates Of war necessity will
not provide for sufficient gasoline
to make the maximum number
of deliveries permitted In no
case will allotments of gasoline
be increased merely to make it
possible for truck owner to
make as many deliveries as speci-
fled by the order
Milk Deliveries Limited.
Limits on retail milk deliv-
cries will apply to horse drawn
vehicles. as we'll as trucks. under
the order.
The order defines a retail de-
livery as one made to person
for his personal. household or
family use For example. the
delivery of hat to man at his
Office would be a retail delivery.
A wholesale delivery is defined
as one made to a place Of busi-
ness where the property will be
sold at retail. This would include.
for example. deliveries of hair
tonic to a barber shop. deliveries
of food and supplies. to restau-
rant and deliveries between a
Evening star., 1943-05-25
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