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Evening star., 1943-03-27
| Black Duiker
Born at Zoo;
Named Nike

The Zoos day-old black duiker,
the first of that type Of antelope
ever born in captivity in the United
States, today was officially chris
tened Mike" by the Zoo director
Dr. William Mann.
There's no particular significance
attached TO the selection of the
name. The highly reputable title
Of Mike" was given the six-pound
furry baby, Dr. Mann explained
principally to keep the newspapers
from holding contest to name
him"
The new duikcr was born at 7::3O
am yesterday in the small NAM
NAL house at the Zoo. His father
who died about a month ago, and
his mother were residents of Liberia
until captured there in 1910 by the
Smithsonian Firestone expedition
led by DR.. Mann.
Looking at the new world with
black linnid eyes. the youngSter
who might have expected to be born
amid trees and a number of other
black duikcrs. seemed unimpressec
by the strange surroundings. His
principal desire it appeared, was tc
cuddle in corner Of the cage anc
go to sleen Mother duiker, mean
while, paced the floor.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Community Feeding
Plan 10 Be Tried
AT School Here
Vocational Institution
To Allow Elementary
Pupils to Eat There

A new type Of community feeding
to insure hot nutritious lunches for
elementary school children will begin
Monday in the Margaret Murra.
Washington Vocational School. it
was learned today. Children from
nearby elementary schools not
equipped with cafeterias will be per-
mltted to buy lunch at the voca-
tional school, according to Acting
Supt. of Schools Robert l.. Haycock
This use of another school cafe
terra by elementary school children
is still very much in the expert
mental STAGE said Mr.. Eaycock
I'VE do not know how it will turn
out or if we will continue it
The same experiment might be
tried later in the jefferson Junior
High School, it was learned. Chill
dren might come there from the
Fairbrother. Amidon, Bowen and
Greenleaf Schools. In each case the
children will pay for lunches.
The Food Distribution Admins
tration is cooperating with school
officials in the experiment. Funds
are advanced by FDA to subsi-
die the school cafeterias involved
Similar experiments are being tried
in other cities.
Mrs. Ola Day Rush, head of the
school home economics department,
has contended for some time that
elementary school children most of
all need wellbalanced hot lunch
at noon. Few of the elementary
schools have cafeterias and the
number of mothers no longer at
home to cook lunch for the students,
she said, is rising every day.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
OCD War Services Unit
Moves to Toner BuiIdino

The Civilian War Services Di-
vision of the Department of Civilian
Defense of the District has moved
its Offices from the Municipal Gen.
ter to the Toner Building, at 1924 r
street NV, it was announced to-
day.
J. Morton Franklin. Victory gar
dens supervisor. has moved to asa
Indiana avenue NV
Appointment of Mrs Jean r.
Jackson as field assistant on tbs
headquarters staff was announced
by Clarence A. Aspinwall, chairman
of the Executive Committee of Civil
ian War Services.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
D. G. Officers Wife Ends
Busic WAAC Troinino

Auxiliary Maria Pevear Todd has
finished her basic WAAC training at
Fort Oglethorpe. Ga. and has been
transferred to the Officer Candi-
date School at Fort Des Moines.
Iowa.
She is the wife of Mai. Frederick
P Todd of No Scott circle. Army
Air Forces, detailed in the Office
of Strategic Services here.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Steve Vusi!ukos Wills 1,5OO
To Lawyer, NY Best Friend

Vasilakos wrote in his will: "He has
not only been my lawyer, but my
best friend. have no other person
close to me in the United States"
Mr.. Vasilakos, who operated the
most famous peanut stand in the
Nation and who shortly before his
death was cited by the Greek Order
of Ahepa as the common people S
man of the year." became a natu-
rallied American citizen October /,
1910.
His pushcart, one Of the Nations s
most ilustrious, also was mentioned
in Mr.. Vasilakos' will. In a sum-
mary of his property there was writ
ten the following line:
THE pushcart has no value"
Evening star., 1943-03-27

The late Steve Vasilakos. White
House peanut vender, who died Feb
Iuary q at the age of So, knew
Presidents and international digni-
taries, but his best friend wasshis
lawyer, Soterios Nicholson of the
Burlington Hotel, who will receive
$500 under terms of Mr. Vasilakos'
will. on file in District Court today.
The will, petition for probate Of
which was filed yesterday, be-
oueaths Mr.. Vasilakos' savings
$500 in money and War bonds-to
Mr.. Nicholson and real estate of un-
known value in the village Of LII
gerea, Greece. to two sons, Nicolaos,
a. and Vasilios, Al.
Speaking Of MIR. Nicholson, Mr..
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Welfare Chiefs Discuss
Body Broker Measure

District Welfare Director RAY
Huff met yesterday with members oil
the Legislative and Steering Com
mlttees OF the Council of Social
Agencies to work out ways of expe-
dltlng passage of the so-called baby
broker" bill in Congress.
Mr.. Huff announced plans for a
meeting next week, after the group
has had a chance to discuss differ
ences in pending legislation.
Among those attending were Mrs
William A. Roberts. executive direc-
tor Of the council, and Mrs. Henry P
Chandler Of the councils Children
Committee.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Capt. 0'N.aTa Will Wed
Baroness Won SchIotheim

Application for marriage license
has been taken out by Capt. Tim
cthv Joseph OMara, U S. M. c.. of
1926 Twenty street NV. and
Baroness Sybilla Mabel Won Schlot-
helm, q, who gave her home ad-
dress as ~ Via dl Bellosquardo,
Fiororcc. Italy. and her present ad-
dress as BclVedere Hotel, Baltimore.
Her father, the Baron Won Schlot-
helm, is of an old German family
but fed to Finland after the first
World War and became a Finnish
citizen The family later moved to
Florence. Italy. where Baroness
Svbilla was reared The girls
mother is the former Mabel Paine
Of Baltimore
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Mrs. Schippmon Named
Area Nutrition Chairman

Mrs. J. w. Schippman, for two
years nutritionist at the Massa-
chusetts General Hospital in Bos-
ton, has been named chairman of
the Area Nutrition Program, it was
announced yesterday by Mrs.
Henry E. Ewing, chairman of the
Nutrition Committee of the Civilian
War Services Division, District
Civilian Defense Department,
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Driver Unhurt in Crash
After Dozino at Wheel

Donald c. Mcpherson. 49, of 346
Eleventh street Sc, fell asleep at
the wheel of his moving automobile
near Third and E streets Sc. early
today, according to police, but es-
capped unhurt from the ensuing
crash.
The automobile, going east on E
street, ran over sidewalk. uprooted
a tree and knocked down a street
lamppost.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Woman, u, Injured
By FIy's Automobile

Mrs. Margaret B. Bond, 70. Of
9 Sycamore avenue, Takoma Park
Md, suffered fractured ankle yes
terday afternoon when struck by ar
automobile driven by James L. Fly
1901 Warren street NV, chairman
OF the Federal Communications
Commission.
The accident occurred at Thir-
teenth and F streets NV. as Mrs
Bond started crossing the street
against a don't walk" light, accord
ing to police.
Mr.. Fly took the victim to the
hospital In his automobile.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Huoe Dicnc7d Found

A diemond weighing 14o carats
and valued at nearly 100000, YVES
found reccrt,V in unclaimed land in
Venezuela and is said to be the
largest ed finest stone ever dis
covered in the Guavama diamond
district near Santa Elena.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Store Buyer, Hit by Toxi,
Nav Have Skull Fracture

William Hanna, %, of 1435 N
street NV, buyer for a local de-
partment store, was admitted to
Emergency Hospital early today for
treatment of possible skull frac-
ture. His wife, Mrs. Dorothy Hanna,
said he told her he was struck by a
taxicab Thursday.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Two Flyers Lose Lives
BY the Associated Press.

BY Tie Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, March 27.-Two
flyers were reported killed yesterday
afternoon when their plane crashed
and burned about a mile east Of
Fentress, In Norfolk County.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07

WIN every Allied victory every new gain by the
armies Of Russia Turkey closer to the United
Nations.
Neutral so far Turkey has been watching inenfy the
struggle for Europe. waiting to which side will win
Significant then is the meeting between Prime Minis.
Ter Winston Churchill Of Britain and smet lnonu president
Of Turkey and their aides at Adana
seems certain that Turkey feels Germany cannot win
the At the secret meeting in Adana. Churchill is be-
ieved TO have helped TO clarity Rusas aims in the Middle
East and in Asia Minor aims feared by Turkey before Hitler
sttacked the US.S.R.
Now that Killers drive for oil in fhe Caucasus has been
smashed he may-and this is what Turkey fears most
attempt to reach oil THROUGH TURKEY.
No match for the German legions. Turkey might fight
" strengthened by Lend-Lease planes and tanks and
munitions Turkey has defensive alliance with Britain
bring the Eastern Mediterranean area.
Should Turkey only remain neutral in this experts
rey il would be Allied victory.
But should The Turks become beieerent the side
OF the United Nations, the possibilities are many.
Turkey the side Of the Allies would ease The prob.
lens Of supplying Russia either by he ansTurksh railway
or the asea route through the Dardaneles. The latter
coast TO neutraGze Axis control over the Aegean Sea-
Then the whole north end west coasts Of fhe Black SEQ
would be open 10 invasion.
Should the Allies send an army against the Na1is in
Russa crossing the Black Sea and invading say the Dnester
valley another great German army might be trapped
Rursnia Hungary and Bulgaria offer other possible
points OF attack. All weakened by the demands Of men
tor the Russian front with than little talk Of internal
collapse All within easy striking distance from Turkey
Turkey still is neutral but OF paramount importance in
plans OF both ihe AXIS end the Allies The Turks may remain
neufra since that 10 be all the Allies ask for the
present.
Successful prosecution Of the offensive in Africa ioht
bring the Turks into he voluntarily adding more than
million 10 the United Nations thus speeding an end TO
conflict
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
NO SURPLUS MUNITIONS
 IN AMERICA
So erveIIe Says Moi Enough 10 Outfit All
 of Army Yet

NEW YORK, April 28.-The U. s, Army, instead of accommodating sur plus munitions, is so far from its needs that it will not be able to furnish all of it's troops with basic equipment until late next year Lieut.. Gen.. Breton Somervell said before a U. s. Chamber of Com merce meeting here.
 He asserted there have been no huge accumulations of stores which couldn't be moved overseas"
 He paid caustic respect to the drugstore admirals and powder room generals" and said specifi- cally, we are not neglecting the Southwest Pacific We are not neg lecting the submarine menace. We are not neglecting civilian economy We are not neglecting the rights oi labor. And we are rot neglect ing the rights of industry
 We are giving each of these what we think is consideration in Us proportion and at the proper time. But one thing above all else we don't neglect is the business of winning the war"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
FIFTY SOFT GOAL MINES
 ARE CLOSED
WaIkoufs Continue Despite Appeals Made by War
 Labor Board

WASHINGTON, April 28.-More than 50 mines have shut down as the strike of miners spread and held the possibility of halting pro- duction of soft coal by Saturday.
 More than 26,000 miners of an estimated total of 450,000 are re- ported to have already left theil work.
 The War Labor Board appealed to the miners for patriotism and not to walk out and also sent in messages to President John l. Lewis and other labor leaders that the Nation is at war and needs uninterrupted production.
 However, in Pennsylvania, 2e mines shut down during yesterday afternoon and 14,700 men wers idle. The production loss there is thus increased more than 8800t tons day.
 Lewis has flatly opposed turn ing over the wage dispute between the miners and operators to the War Labor Board.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
BUILDINGS
 DESTROYED
 BY BOMBS
Latest Attack Was Carried Out Two Days Ago,
 Says Navy

WASHINGTON. April 28. = AL lied fliers including Canadians as well as Americans, raided Jap po- sitions at Kiska 13 times Monday and destroyed a number of build ings, the Navy reported today.
 This is the first time the Cana dians have been reported in action in the Aleutians since last Septem- Der.
 Said the communique
 "On April 26, formations of Army planes carried out Il attacks against the Japanese installations on Kiska. Liberator heavy bombers, Mitchell mediums and Lightning and Warhawk Curtiss fighters par ticipated in these raids
 Hits were scored in the main enemy camp area, on the runway, and number of buildings were destroyed. Damage was also inflict- ed on North Head.
 Canadian pilots flying War hawks executed two other attacks" :"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28

 DIRECTORS WILL
 BE PUT TO WORK
Seventy Will Be Be nj 10 Chungking. China
 Others 10 Diaries

WASHINGTON, April 28.-The Selective Service Bureau of the War Manpower Commission has announced that TO conscientious ob- jectors to military service will be sent to Chunking. China, to work on medical sanitary and health pro- jects. Designation of the Chunking project as work of national import ance was included in an announce ment of four spheres for registrants who object to combatant and non- combatant military service.
 About 500 conscientious objectors will be used to produce necessary dairy products and will be assigned to. this work under the Agricultural Labor Administration of the De- partment of Agriculture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
AXIS HAPPY OVER RUSS,
 POLE 5pA1
Sugg est Investigation of Murder of Polish
 Officers
(By Associated Prcss)

The International Red Cross at Bern, Switzerland, held today to it's original position to request all countries concerned to carry out a necessary investigation of Ger man charges that 10000 Polish of- iicers were slain by Russians near Smolensk.
 The Russian Polish diplomatic breach didn't affect its decision Informed sources said German and Polish requests were made to name a neutral commission to investigate the alleged killings, but under Red Cross rules, all parties concerned with the investigation must join in the request.
 Private sources in Bern said it is believed British and United States views also will be considered if the question of investigation is pressed since in the Allied setup, they also are interested parties.
 The Axis, itself, is pushing it's allegations against the Russians to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
The Washinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tMajor Robert s. Allen on active duty.)

WASHINGTON. = Things h e President might remember about diplomacy and freedom FROM the press:
 Most successful diplomatic con- ference in recent years was held in Rio De Janeiro little over a year ago when all but two American re- publics went to bat for the LISA. and severed relations with the Axis. For some governments this was not easy. But one factor which made it impossible to do otherwise was the power of public opinion stirred up by the power of the press.
 The Rio conference was held in an atmosphere of frank, open, sweating diplomacy. News m n crowded into caucus rooms, talked with delegates during sessions. held press conferences with Undersec retary of State Sumner Welles twice a day. Welles was absolutely frank. So were other delegates. They knew that so long as their goal was altruistic the press could be of immense value.
 As a matter of fact, so powerful was the influence of those great newspapers La Prensa, La Nacion
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28

 I5 FIERCE
 |NAFRI(A
Three Hills Attacked by Tanks Are Stronq-
 IY Defended

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, April 28.--Am- erican troops stormed three fierce ly defended hills straddling he road from Mateur to Bizerte, front line dispatches reported today, while the British First Army bat tied for the commanding heights in the area of Meierda, village 2l miles northwest of Tunis.
 As the Allies hammered unceas- ingly against the tenaciously de- tended but weakening Axis bridge heads in Tunisia. the British First and Eighth armies. the Second U S Army Corps and the French all made steady progress" Allied headquarters reported.
 Hard Fighting
 But the advances were made in some of the hardest fighting of the North African campaign, espe- cially in the Medjez el Bab sector where Allied attacks were followed by Axis counter attacks all day. Yesterday, Americans under Lieut. Gen George s. Patton, Jr.. cleaned, von Arnim's northern Germans and Italians out of the djebel of Daroyss and oceapied an impor- tant high ground. Another contin- gent was pushing toward sJefna, station 28 miles southwest of Bi- zerte. and swept enemy forces of the djebel of Azzog north of Jeff ma, also taking the hill of Aired. just southwest of the station.
 These two hills command much of the approach to Mateur, impor- tant Axis crossroad point Is miles east of Jefna.
 Take Prisoners The British First Army attacked Djebel Bou Auokaz, 12 miles north- east of Medjez el Bab, against savage fighting Germans, and reached within 400 yards of the rest. Thirty or 40 prisoners were taken. This point commands a great section of the Medjerda Val ley, only 21 miles in direct line from Tunis.
 A dispatch received late vster- day said French troops had reached the outskirts of Pont du Fans, stra- tegic crossroads town and Ger man base 34 miles southwest of Tunis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
Japanese Broadtasf
 Says Air Squadrons
 Being Massed, Alaska

these American attempts
 Tie broadcast said the Americans are 'feverishly establishing large airfields" in all of the Aleutians. large enough to accommodate hangars, runways, planes and mu- milton dumps The correspondent said the largest base is said to be at Kodiak. Alaska, where three squadrons are established
 The Japanese reports have no confirmation from any other source.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
JAP SHIPS,
 BASES ARE
 ATTACKED
Supply Dump dt Finseh hdfen in So|omons Is
 Blown Up by Bombs

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, April 28-A Libera- tor bomber scored direct hit on a 4,000-ton Jap ship and a near miss on another large Jap vessel 50 miles northwest of the Dobo Aroe group of islands late yester- day
 A Flying Fortress destroyed the wireless station at Gasmata, New Britain, and Catalina exploded | supply dump at Finschhafen.
 Heavy bombers also attacked the Lac airdrome during dusk last night and other smaller craft strafed Jap positions at Mubo in the Allied lines
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
Japanese Expansion in Pacific Checked; No Fear
 0f|nvasion, Says Admiral

that score now as expansion of tho Japanese forces has been checked. ' checked"
 Admiral King asserted the sub- marine menace in the Atlantic will be entirely controlled within foul or six months to where shipping losses will be well below construc- ton of new tonnage and we can expand the war effort overseas"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
tBy Associated Press)

The Japanese radio reports a strong concentration of United States bomber and fighter squad rcns in Alaska and the Aleutians. The broadcast was heard by the Associated Press and quoted cor respondent of the Tokyo newspaper Asahi as saying the Japanese should not take American boastS about coming air attacks too light
 heartedly but should prepare ment- ally and materially to frustrate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
By EUGENE BURNS Associated Press War
 Correspondent

ARTILLERY BATTERY HEAD QUARTER ANDREANOF IS- LANDS, April l7.-(Delayed)-We were in artillery Capt. Roy Osad- chey's quonset hut with an eight foot snowbank right smack up against it.
 We were calling an isolated ob- servation post by field telephone. There are tens of thousands of American lads watching the Jap- anese in such seeing eye" posts
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
Gov. Stassen
 Quiis Office;
 Enfers Navy
II. Gov. Thye Is Successor as Minnesota 5 First
 Farmer Executive

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 28. - Gov. Harold E. Stassen, 35, the Nations youngest Governor, has resigned and left for the Great Lakes Training Stations where to- morrow he enters active duty as Lieutenant Commander in the Navy.
 Stassen is succeeded by Lieuten- ant Governor Ed Thye who will be Minnesota's first farmer Gov ernor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28

NEW YORK, April 23-Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander of the United States Fleet, declares that expansion of the Japanese in the Pacific has been checked
 Admiral King told the members of the United States Chamber of Commerce that we were appre- hensive in December, 1941,' whether the Western Hemisphere would be invaded but i've don't worry on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
Tells of Men
 In Observation poSis
 InLonesome AIeutians

in Alaska--"Yes sir. This is Hiss 27, Hiawatha, Kansas, speaking Everything fine. Telephones work ing, boys. Well it's my watch, sir.
 Tn our six by six hut three of us have been up here since De- cember. Lonesome? Not exactly except at night. Yes sir, it sure does get cold
 He laughed at that question.
 What does it look like up here? Bare, except for the tundra stick ing out of the snow in spots. Plenty of scenery providing the wind doesn't ram is down your throat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
Record Caith of HaIibut Landed
 Al Seattle porf

SEATTLE, April 28. = Schooner Kanaga, Capt. Severin Tynes, has arrived from the halibut banks with the seasons record catch of 50,000 pounds. The Brisk came in pre- viously with 4l00o pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
RIVER ICE ATNENANA
 IS SOLID
Conditions Are Reported from Tanand Where
 Waters Now Open

BULLETIN -Nenana, Alaska, April 28.-The Nenana River is open at Panama, on the Yu- kon, below the town, accord ing to advices received here, but the ice is solid at Nenana, and also above the town.
 The water raised two feet but is dropping again and get ting shaky.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-28
. . . . . . DIMOUT TIMES

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