Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1940, Page 4

A—4 wa Newspapermen Find Litfle Sign of Real Damage on Sylt Isle 3 U. S. Correspondents Taken on Tour of Base That British Attacked By ALVIN J. STEINKOPF, Assoctated Press Forelgn Correspondent. HORNUM, Island of Sylt, Ger- many, March 22.—Three American newspapermen, including this cor- respondent, toured this island out- post of Germany's aerial front, and what we were able to see tends to bear out the German version that nearly seven hours of British bom- bardment two days ago had “little if any military effectiveness.” Field Marshal Hermann Wil-| helm Goering’s own plane, the Man- | fred von Richthofen, carried us yesterday to the German coast,| where we transferred for a rail- way trip across the 6-mile Hinden- burg Dam causeway from the main- land to the Island of Sylt. (The dispatch indicates that the newspapermen were not shown over the air base from the air, and the reason for landing on the mainland—and not one of Sylt's flying fields — ostensibly was to permit a closer examina- tion of the causeway.) Results of Survey. This is what we found: 1. Sylt’s life-line railway across the causeway apparently undam- aged. However, our slow train stopped frequently for inspection of the right of way. Was One of First to Call for Strength To Meet Nazi Menace By the Astociated Press. PARIS, March 22.—France’s new “push-the-war” premier, Paul Rey- naud, is the kind of man whose “clear-headed mountain thinking” often has placed him on the unpop- ular side of political issues, but who today is on top of the political heap because’ the French public came around to his view. This 61-year-old sharp-eyed little man, whose vigor and alert bearing give him the appearance of a man {20 years younger, has been through | the mill of French political up- heaval, He was thrust into “unpopular | isolation” when Britain went off | 80ld in 1931 and he wanted to keep step by devaluing the franc. He | stuck to his guns on that, and France finally did it, but not until 1936. Then M. Reynaud said it was | “too late.” Called for Strengthening. In 1937 M. Reynaud was one of the | first Frenchmen to call for strength- ‘anv of the nnuonx war machine | |to meet the “menace” of Adolf Hitler. “We have been forced into a race,” he warned, | running.” But France was not so alarmed at | | German expansion then as in 1938 | and 1939. Although a member of the Dala- dier cabmet. he violently disagreed with the “appease Hitler” tactics | | in 1938—the year of Munich—and “and we are not even | Reynaud Has Won Public To His Side of Many Issues "" THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T, ; “lMyslerious Flooding PAUL REYNAUD. acterized his life. A car was shot from under him in the forest of Compiegne during the World War He was French liaison officer with that almost legendary Czecho-Slo- vak legion which crossed Siberia at the end of the World War and which got home by advancing in the opposite direction. United States and has been around the world three times. “I would like to do it three times more if I had the time,” he said recently. He speaks English and Spanish al- most as well as French. “It is nice to know how to do busi- | ness in three languages,” he has 2. Shattered windows of airplane | his disapproval caused him to re- | explained. hangars but no evidence of direct hits on hangars. 3. Sand dunes at the southern | sign from one of the Rightist polit- | ical groups. | Before that he was on the un- Has Interests in Mexico. His Spanish comes in handy in Mexico. where he inherited exten- end of the island pitted with bomb | popular side when he supported | sive interests from his father. craters. Officers estimated that Edouard Herriot's insistence that | During his travels in Japan M. about 40 bombs fell on the exten-| the war debt to the United sutes‘ Reynaud was arrested for inno- sive grounds of the airport in thel south. 4. A building, identified as an infirmary, with its| be paid. Even when he took over the | cabinet at a time when French | | cently taking photographs in a for- | tified area—just like many another which Germans | finance portfolio in the Dnlndler‘wumt Born in Barcelonette in the Al- rool blown off and walls cracked.| economy was at a low ebb, it ap- | pine foothills, M. Reynaud aspired Germans said that no one was killed there, because all patients had taken refuge in the cellar before the build- | ing was hit. 5. A small structure, identified as @ target range. extensively damaged. o. Evidence that an incendiary | bomb had struck a great steel crane used to lift seaplanes from the water but had sputtered out on the iron platform. Three Civilians Struck. Authorities said that three civil- lans were struck by bomb splinters. A section of Sylt’s civilian popula- | peared as if he were determined to go into oblivion as quickly as possible. | To restore battered French finances he launched at the start of 1939 a three-year plan so severe it would have cost the head of an ordi- | nary finance minister. To finance the war he introduced even stricter measures. Showed Results for Taxes. Surprisingly, the high taxes only seemed to make him popular. He showed the public results for their | sacrifices and his ordinarily thank- to the post of secretary to the Con- ference of Lawyers. His delivery of the competitive oration was so dashing that he | not only won the post. but also the admiration of the daughter of | Henri Robert, leader of the French bar. She became his wife. M. Reynaud entered politics in 1919 as a deputy in Parliament. | Since 1924 he has represented the Paris financial district. Previously he has served as min- | ister of colonies, justice and finance | in several cabinets. He has traveled many times In| | England, Spain, Germany and the 0f Ship af Balfimore To Be Probed Tuesday Sabotage Theory Scouted And Vessel Will Be Ready to Sail Next Week By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, March 22.—The Federal Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation today scheduled a hearing for Tuesday in the mysteri- ous flooding of the cargo vessel Panamanian, while investigators in- clined away from a sabotage theory after a preliminary survey of damage. The Marine Inspection Bureau arranged to summon officers and crewmen. An independent investi- gation was begun, meanwhile, by representatives of insurance under- writers, and harbor derricks started unloading cargo to lighten the ship. Scheduled to Sail Today. The Panamanian had been sched- uled to sail today with a general cargo for British ports. Less than 1,000 of the 15,000 tons of merchan- | dise remained to be loaded when she began shipping water at her dock | early yesterday morning. ‘With her holds and engine room ‘nooded the Panamanian literally | “sat down,” the bow rising slightly | higher than its normal position. Harbor officials and insurance company representatives expressed the belief today that a slight list of the ship—perhaps when mooring Jines were shifted—sent the water cascading into the hull through a portside fueling door. | To Sail Next Week. Actual damage was slight, and agents for Arnold Bernstein, refu- | gee German-Jewish shipping vet- eran who now owns the Panamanian, said it would be ready next week for its dash through the combat area. i The 395-foot Panamanian, Amer- | ican troopsnip in the World War | and until recently a passenger boat | in the world cruise trade, is the | | first of several ships Mr. Bernstein has announced he will use in direct freight service from the United | States to England. | It is of Panamanian registry. G. W. U. Alumni Supper Set Tuesday Alumni of George WAshlnglon University will gather at the Ward- man Park Hotel at 6:30 p.m. Tues- day for their annual stag night entertainment and buffet supper. | Principal speaker will be Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, World War flying ace and president of Eastern Air Lines, | who will discuss “Aviation in Peace- FRIDAY, Pilgrims and Natives Join in Holy Land's Good Friday Rifes M&ny Nationalities March In Procession Along The Via Dolorosa By the Associated Press. JERUSALEM, March 22—Pealing churchbells and sunny weather in- vited thousands of Holy Land natives and pilgrims to worship to- day on the day of Christ’s passion. In the early hours of the morning Christians ‘of many natfonalities gathered at Pontius Pilate’s court for a devotional procession along the Via Dolorosa, “the saddest street in the world.” With the war's concentration of thousands of British troops Holy Land disorders between Arabs and Jews have almost disappeared, and the air of dignity and orderliness here, where the Nazarene, burdened | with the cross, walked to Calvary, was typical of all Palestine. The ancient shrine Church of the Holy Sepulchre was an animated scene of devotion, reflecting the abiding faith of Christianity in the permanence of the principles of Christ. ‘Though Europe and Asia are now | burdened with war, there was voiced MARCH 22, 1940. T in the Holy Land by pilgrims who followed the route of agony that the Saviour's peace might rule the hearts and minds of men. The khaki ot British and Aus- tralian soldiers appeared amid the coiorful robes of the Latin clergy. Few civilians were permitted to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre this year because it is under repair, but the service there lost none of its solemn splendor. Good Friday Observed Quietly in Germany BERLIN, March 22 (#).—Ge:many observed Good Friday today in a quiet deepened by the war. Offices and stores were closed. 5 Sermons were not especially in- fluenced by the war, although the tone in many Nazified German Christian churches in the last few weeks has been “fight to victory.’ Since the start of the war pastors | and priests have been avoiding ser- mons that could be construed as political—always a sore point with Nazis. | | French Pray for Peace | —After Defeating Nazis $3,000,000 Limit On Party Funds Urged By the Asrociated Press. A $3,000,000 limitation on annual | expenditures by the National Corn- mittee of a political party was pro- posed yesterday by Representative ‘Walter, Democrat, of Pennsylvania. | Mr, Walter said he would attempt | to attach the restriction to the | Hatch bill when a Judiciary Sub- committee, of which he is chairman, considers the measure. In the 1936 presidential campaign | the Republican National Commit- tee spent $8.065524 and the Demo- | cratic committee $5,039,848. 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Phone, Falls Ch. 1990 BRIGGS BONELESS ROLLED MORRELL’S PRIDE HAMS SANICO sHorT Hock HAMS Whole or Half - 25 Whole or Hock End Whoele or Hock End tion, mostly women, children and | men above military age, remain on | the island, tending their farms and | lobster pots. German flyers said the hangars less job became a stepping stone tc!| He has astonishing endurance, % e || the premiership. Idnveq fast motor cars, and for years Daring and courage have char- | took a fencing lesson daily. ECONOMY BRAND FRESH and crane probably were the British objectives, but that the bombs were released from too great heights for |- accuracy. “Of course our anti-aircraft guns harried the attackers and they seemed to be nervous,” the flyers said. “There was lots of noise but little if any military effectiveness.” Three British planes were shot down—one near Hornum—according to the German report. One machine eank in the sea but the body of an | officer—his uniform bare of insignia —was found on the ice Wednesday morning. held today. The visit to Sylt was permitted by the German high command after it had been suggested by the cor- respondents. We were completely free to move about and talk with any one. There | was no censorship whatever. The areas visited included the dam, Westerland, Hoernum and the seaplane base at the southern tip of Sylt which the British said they had destroyed. Pope Leads Services In Sistine Chapel B5 the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, March 22—In 8 special Good Friday mass in the Sistine Chapel Pope stepped out of his slippers, knelt thrice, prayed and kissed the cru- | cifix. Thirteen shoeless cardinals went | through a similar rite after Rafaele Cardinal Rossi, camerlengo of the Bacred College of Cardinals, cel-| ebrated mass. Myron C. Taylor, resentative of President Roosevelt, was among the spectators of the| diplomatic corps. The Pope removed his ring for| the service. During the rites he made an offering contained in a red velvet bag on a tray near the ceremonial cross. The cardinals and | bishops attending him made sim- {lar offerings. The altars of the church had| been stripped of ornaments yes- terday. Around and at the en- trance of the chapel Swiss guards stood at attention with swords and halberds held point downward. v thru these ‘‘youmg :{C‘CC(CC‘CCCC‘CC(CCCCCCCCQC: A military funeral was | Pius today | personal rep- | ~audrey?’s v back! You remember Aundrey, that sprightly sub-deb who’s been ecavorting popular Josephine Bentham. She's giving advice to the lovelorn these days—to love- lorn gentlemen in their 4 of Romance'’, the first of § new ‘‘Serialized Sherts”, in Sunday'’s THis WEEKXK MAGAZINE VYVVVYYYVIVIVVY Only in YYYVYYYYVVIVVYY Unions (Continued From First Page) | throughout the country in the Justice Department'’s !nvesngauon | dustry. | handled separately with the truck | operating companies, were signed ' by an employer representative and Thomas P. O'Brien, general or- ganizer of the teamsters’ interna- | tional organization, and Charles J. Bell, president of the local. A clause consenting to the trans- | | fer was signed on each of the con- | tracts by John P. Shields, business | agent for the engineers’ local. Mr. Keyser, Mr. O'Brien and Mr. | Bell are among those cited in th indictment against the teamsters. Operating companies affected by | the transfer were Super Concrete | Corp., Maloney Concrete Co., Con- | | serco, Inc., and Howat Concrete Co. The agreement with the Howat | concern was to be signed this morn- ing. The others were signed yester- day. The agreements went into effect as of the time of signing. Officials explained that the local quarrel had to be ironed out be- fore full terms of a decision covering operations of construction machin- ery throughout the country—much | | effect. The decision was handed down by a special A. F. of L. committee last | October and admittedly resulted in large gains for the operating engi- neers in various sections of the | United States and Canada. v It did not, however, affect the local dispute, as the committee held that jurisdiction of the mixer trucks | had been awarded the teamsters in | & decision handed down by Dr. John | A. Lapp, national referee of the A. F. of L's Building Trades De- partment, in January, 1938. No Fingerprinting Here DARLINGTON, 8. C., March 22 (#)—L. M. 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