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Weather Forecast Light rain, slowly rising temperature Temperatures today—High- est, 41, at noon; lowest, 38, at mid- tonight. night; 40 at 1 pm. From the United States W Full Details on New York Markets 90th YEAR. Major Battle Raging Near Manila; Heavy Losses Inflicted on Enemy; Japs Shell Three Islands of Hawaii Tokio's Subs May Try to Shell z Warns No. 35,6 * Stimson Lauds Defense by MacArthur SECRETARY STIMSON repudiates story Japanese fighting in Phil- ippines are poorly equipped boys. Page A-2. RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER CRITI- CIZES United States for declaring Manila open city. Page A-3. By the Associated Press. The War Department today reported a major battle was in progress north of Manila and Philippine defense forces were inflicting heavy losses on the invaders. A communique announced at the same time that three islands of Hawaii had been shelled by enemy submarines, but there were no cas- ualties and virtually no damage. A communique reported Philip- pine developments up to 9:30 am. (11:30 pm., Manila time), in fewer than 50 words, failing to disclose whether the Philippine capital still stood. ‘The communique said the points shelled in Hawaii were Hilo, on the island of Hawaii; the harbor of Kahului on the island of Maui, and the shoreline near Lihue, on the island of Kauai. At Hilo, second Hawaiian city, slight damage was caused to a wharf. The harbor at Kahului was fired on five times without damage. At Lihue, a few rounds were fired, setting fire to a sugar cane field, Second Attack of War. The attack on Kahului was the second of the war, a submarine hav- ing fired about 10 shells there on December 16. The communique was read at his press conference by Secretary War Stimson, who praised Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s defense of the islands as “masterly.” Secretary Stimson told an quirer the War Department had not instructed Gen. MacArthur to quit the Philippines in the event of a forced capitulation to the Japa- nese. He said “we have to face the facts” of Japanese strength, and added: “I am confident we can and will defeat the enemy in the end, but we cannot by looking through rose- colored spectacles.” Heavy Enemy Losses. He expressed belief that the enemy had suffered heavy losses, since the fighting had been “very well sustained” by the American- ilipino forces and the Japanese had 'y the attack to capable de- mson refused to cemment ticism of the order making 1 an open city, observing that “wh.n our pecple are fighting under a most liful commander in a struggle which it had been recog- nized for 20 years would be ex- tremely uphill when it came, there should be no criticism from us.” Nothing has occurred to indicate that Gen. MacArthur's defense has been other than masterly, he added. Meanwhile, Washington steeled ftself against possible surrender of Manila and soberly considered the best way to redeem America’s Far | Eastern outpost in the event of its fall to the Japanese. | There were combelling reasons | to believe that the fall of Man-| fla might not be long delayed. of | in- | her Bureau report. age A-2. Closed Today. 4. New Hawaii Attack Also Is Possible, Admiral Asserts By the Associated Press. PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Jan. 1. —Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, new commander of the United States Pacific Fleet, warns that Japanese submarines operating off the West Coast of the United States might attempt Yo shell coastal cities. Speaking to reporters aboard a big new submarine yesterday just three hours after he assumed command, Admiral Nimitz said: “It's relatively safe and simple for a submarine to arise to the surface near a port and throw a few shells into a city. “It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that Japanese subma- of the United States may attempt | to lay their shells into cities before | they Teave.” The ocean, he added, is “too big to prevent it entirely.” Significance of Shelling. A reporter asked the significance of submarine shelling of three points in the Hawaiian islands the night of December 30. Admiral Nimitz replied that “Japanese captains de- sire to make the utmost use of their weapons when there are no targets for their torpedoes.” Russians Hail News 0f Recapture of Rail Center of Kaluga Red Army Also Reported Routing Six Enemy Corps Below Moscow By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, Jan. 1.—Soviet Russia started her new war year today with announcement of the recapture of Kaluga, smashing of Col. Gen. Heinz Guderian’s German tank command and routing of six army corps, made up of perhaps 250,000 men, in battle below Moscow. | | gade, which had been flown 750 miles from the Polish city of Kra- | kow to the undulating plains of the Oka River Valley in a vain attempt to check the counteroffensive, the Soviet Information Bureau said. Covering days of bloody action over miles of snow-blanketed ter- rain, the announcement followed by 24 hours reporis of further gains ‘, in the Leningrad sector and a ~oun- | terinvasion in force against Axis po- | sitions on the panhandle of the Crimea. ‘To the Soviet people it constituted |an auspicious opening for 1942, which the Moscow radio declared “must and will” bring victory to Russia, Britain and the United States. Key Railway Center. Kaluga, a key railway center 110 ch Coastal Cities, Nimit rines operating off the West Coast | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1942—FIFTY-SIX PAGES. ** ADMIRAL NIMITZ. The setting for the admiral’s first press conference after taking over his new command was colorful and unusual in many respects. It was said to be one of the few times in the history of the fleet that a com- mander’s four-star flag had flown from a submarine, Before inviting reporters’ ques- tions on the sun-drenched deck of (See NIMITZ, Page A-5) British Commandos Again Raid Islands 0ff Coast of Norway German Prisoners Taken Without Fight; Patrol Vessel Is Sunk By the Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 1—The Ad- miralty announced today that Brit- ain’s Commandos have carried out @ second raid on the Lofoten Islands, off the northern coast of German- held Norway. | . This time, said an announcement. using one harbor as a fueling bas Some German prisoners were cap- tured without a fight. The raiding force. which included Polisth and Free Norwegian units. sank a German patrol vessel and “completely di-orgarized the enemy’s sea communications” in the area and escaped without casualties or damage to equipment, the Ad- miralty said. This was the third such an- nounced action against German po- sitions in Norway within 10 months. The Lofoten Islands first were | raided by a naval landing force last |March. At that time, 11 German | ships were sunk, Norwegian Quis- |lings were taken prisoner and 300 Norwegians taken back to England, by their own choice, to fight on Britain’s side. The new Lofoten raid may have paralleled another Commando ac- | miles southwest of the cabital, was| tion of last Saturday, when eight' Wounded men of the American and | reoccupied finally Tuesday, the in-|enemy merchant ships totaling 15, Philippine armies had been evacu- | formation bureau said, after clearing 50 tons were destroyed in a joint | of the invaders from 10 towns and| action by Commandos, naval and air | dreds of villages in a campaign | forces against a German stronghold | ated on a shin bound for Austra- lia. Heavy Japanese forces even earlier had been reported bearing down on the city from both north and south. (In a New Year broadcast, | Premier Gen. Hideki Tojo of Ja- pan asserted that “it is only a question of time until Manila and Singapore meet a fate similar to that of Hong Kong.” The British crown colony fell to the Japanese on Christmas Day.) Position Not Made Clear. The hour-to-hour position of Gen. MacArthur's defense lines was | not made clear in any of the{ official communigues, although some | Axis radio broadcasts declared the front was not more than 10 miles from the commonweaith capital 'my communique issued late stance to the vaders w fe ng b-d the moving of the denial of Tckio S Maui. P2lmyra and Johnston I in or near the Hawaiian group, tion on those islands, the Navy was unchanged since the lost re- port, which was received Decem- ber 24. All indications were that Manila must soon surrender to powerful| Japanese forces slashing their way steadily toward the city from two| directions regardless of the fierce| resistance of badly outnumbered de- | fending troops. There was only scant ne " (See PHILIPPINES, Page A-5.) Air-Raid Alarm The Office of Civilian Defense for the Mctropolitan Area has asked The Star to publish for the information of the public these air raid signals for the entire region, including near- by Virginia and Maryland: Alarm—Five blasts of half- second intervals, sounded three sonsecutive times; a total of 15 blasts. All clear—Three long blasts of one and one-half seconds each. said, | — hu originally launcied from Tula, 60 mi'es to the east. Possession of the rail junction of Novy Kirishi also wcs claimed. Wounded men as well as arms were being abandoned by the Ger- mans in their retreat to the west, it was announced. (A London military observer said this victory, correlated with the previous recapture of Voloko- lamsk, would permit Soviet troops | to flank German-held Mozhaisk, 57 miles west of Moscow, from north and south.) A special communique named both Field Marshal Guenther. von Kluge. 59-vear-old artillery special- st, and Guderian, “the phantem gcneral” of Germang armored drive into I'rance, as leaders of van- quished units. rn Fngagements, rov y_urcer commi " it said, st 2d of resulted on the Ine ghewed sians of distress when it | on the Island of Vaagso, 100 miles north of Bergen. Oil tanks, am- munitions and a Quisling—m\'ged in- idusmal plant were destro; ‘Five Army Fiyers Di; When Bomber Crashes By the Associated Press. MINEOLA, N. Y., Jan. 1.—A twin- engined Army bomber crashed into | a gravel pit in Garden City Park on Long Island today killing five men | instantly. | Witnesses said the plane struck a high tension wire half a mile from the pit and exploded tiice after striking the ground. The bodies | were not removed from the plane | at once. | “The explosions were heard five necr Tula of the miles from the pit, operated by the | Co'cnial Sand & Gravel Corp. | Army officers seid the plane Britain Denies Capture of Key Malayan Port Fighting Continues At Kuantan, 190 Miles From Singapore By the Associated Press. SINGAPORE, Jan. 1.—Japanese bombers ushered in the New Year for Singapore with two raids early today which apparently did little damage to property and even less to the spirits of thousands who cele. brated at homes and hotels despite the blackout. From the fighting front to the north, the latest word was today’ British headquarters communique which said a battle continued throughout yesterday at the east coast port of Kuantan, 190 miles from Singapore. (The Japanese army claimed officially that Kuantan was cap- tured yesterday morning by its troops.) In the latest raids on Singapore, Japanese bombers flew over in for- mation by moonlight shortly before dawn, and again just after day- break, dropping salvoes of bombs. A communique said “there were no military casualties and no dam- age to military objectives.” It was reported that civilian casu- alties from earlier attacks totaled 17 killed and wounded. Some Japanese shelling of British positions and contact between small parties on the Perak front—in West- ern Malaya—was noted by head- quarters. “One of our companies, supported by artillery, inflicted about 100 cas- ualties on the enemy and destro; its communique said. “Our casual- ties were slight.” Following loss of Kuching to the Japanese invaders, the British re- ported receipt of information that “the bulk of our troops has been successfully withdrawn from Sar- awak (the “white rajah” kingdom making up part of British Borneo) and are in touch with the Nether- | the specially-trained raiding unl‘}lands East Indies forces in West| excess of 20.000. There are about | Red Army troops also mopped up | spent several days in the islands, | Borneo.” | the second S. S. (Elite Guard) bri- | .| Some damage to military ob- | jectives was acknowledged in a | Japanese raid December 30 on Fort Swettenham, on the Malayan west coast, and it was said that “slight temporary damage” had been caused to British communications in some further attacks. ;Capture of Kuantan i Claimed by Japanese TOKIO, Jan. 1 (Official Broad- cast) (#).—Japanese capture of Kuantan on the east coast of Malaya and smashing aerial blows in ad- vance of the Japanese drive down the west coast were reported today | by imperial headquarters. Premier Gen. Hideki Tojo de- clared in a New Year broadcast to { his people that “it is only a question | | of time until Manila and Singapore | meet a fate similar to that of Hong Kong.” positions, Domei reported that Jap- anese attackers on the Philippine | island of Luzon were so near Manila that the sounds of gunfire could be i heard in the streets of the capital. An army communique on the operations of Japanese bombers in waters around the Philippines and Malaya since December 28 claimed that a submarine was sunk, two steamers of 3,000 tons each were destroyed and a direct bomb hit was scored on a destroyer. Most of these aerial attacks were in the Strait of Malacca, between Malaya and the island of Sumatra. The Japanese said their bombers had hit hard at Singapore in succes- sive raids Monday and Tuesday {mgms as well as at the Klang-Fort | Swettenham area on the Malaya | west coast 250 miles northwest of | Singapore. | Imperial headquarters said Kuan- ",an fell to the Japanese yesterday | morning. Its communique, issued by the | army section and broadcast by Do- mei, said: “Japanese forces advancing along a, Proiva and OKa. | reached West Mineola. It was head- | the east coast of Malaya captured cf the 4thjne for an onen field when it lost | the strategic city and port of Kuan- been effectively bombed. The situa- Germsn Armv vnder Tield Marshal| g)titude and struck the high tension | tan. 190 miles north of Singapore, at (Se> RUSSIAN, Page A-4) wire. 110:20 o'clock yesterday morning.” Navy Piane Defies 40-Foot Waves to Rescue Nine Army Airmen Adrift for Four Days By the Associated Press. HONOLULU, Jan. 1.—Nine Army airmen who hed keen adrift in two | small life rafts for four days in a raging, shark-infected sea were res- v the Navy rcve~led toder The rilct ana co-pilot of the Navy ship, En-ign P. M. Fisler of Ivan- i hee, N. C., and Aviation Machinist’s Mate Leonard Wagoner of Bakers- ville, N. C., were decorated with the Navy Cross for the heroic rescue by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, com- mander in chief of the Pacific Fleet. ‘The Navy pilots sighted Verey sig- nals from the life rafts at dusk Tuesday, & considerable distance from Oahu Island. The Army plane had been forced down at sea four days earlier and the flyers had drift- ed hundreds of miles. surviving kwo severe storms, which wined out most | of their emergency rations. | After radioing for permission to effect the rescue, Encign Fisler set tie Navy plane cown beside the two life rafts. The Army n_climbed eard end, with throttles wide open, e pl2ne then broe free from the olling rea rnd prined eltitude. Lt. Earl J. Cooper, 24, of Stevens Point, Wis., pilot of the Army ship, was the first rescued. “The action of Ensign Fisler and the whole crew was nothing less than heroic,” he said today. “I'm convinced the heavy seas ran 40 feet high. They took a tremendous risk.” Others rescued were Second Lt. R: J. Eberenz, 24, Louisville, Ky.; J. A. Crockett, 23, Stephens, Ark.; Joa- quin Castro, 25, Mission, Tex.; J. V. i Buchanan, 26, Holly Springs, Miss.; \ r Technical Sergt. J. R. Broyles, 23, San Antonio, Tex.; Sergt. Lee W. Best, 24, Wendell, Idaho; Corpl. M. L. Lucas, 22, Fortuna, Celif., and Pvt. D. C. McCord, jr., 28, St. Louis. The second night adrift a school of sharks played around the life rafts until dawn, Lt. Cooper said. The third day a Navy bomber flew because of the position of the sun. Admiral Nimitz cited five other members of the Navy flying boat crew for meritorious service. “The rescue,” he said in conferring the honor, “illustrates the unity and solidarity of the Army and Navy.” Brig. Gen. J. H. Rudolph, com- mander of the 18th Bombardment Wing at Hickam Field, told the seven proud young men: “Sincerely, you have boosted morale of every officer and man.” a small enemy ammunition dump,” | ‘Without specifying exact troop' over but failed to see distress signals | District Allotment Of Tires Limited fo 1,922 for January Entire Nation to Get Only One-Eleventh of Usual Consumption TIRE ALLOTMENTS for Maryland and Virginia suburban areas of Washingten are fixed. Story on Page B-1. The District’s Tire Rationing | Board will have 1922 tires and 1608 inner tubes to dole out to | carefully selected essential vehicles | when it convenes next Monday. This was the quota allotted to | Washington by the Office of Price | Administration when it announced last night that the number of new | automobile tires available in the country under the first month of | rationing would be approximately one-eleventh of the number avail- able in pre-war months. The entire country will have to! | get along on 357,000 new tires in January, as compared with the monthly consumption of 4,000,000. Exact figures on the normal pur- chase of tires in the District in Jan- uary were not available, but au- | thorities estimated that it was in | 146,000 motor ! here. vehicles registered Allotments for District. Price Administrator Leon Hender- son estanlished these quotas for the District for January: For passenger cars, motorcycles and light trucks, 572 tires and 479 tubes; for trucks and buses, 1350 tires and 1129 tubes. In order to get any of this quota, operators will have to satisfy the local rationing board that they own “vehicles whose continued operation is required to maintain public health and safety,” or buses with a capacity of 10 or more passengers or trucks engaging in necessary operations. No tires will be available to ordinary citizens whose cars are being operated purely for private reasons. - To vehicle owners who meet the | stringent requirements and who can (See TIRES, Page A-3.) E R. A. F. Attacks Targels In Greece and Crefe | By the Astociated Press. CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 1.—New Brit- ish air raids on factories, a subma- rine base and airdromes in Greece and Crete were announced today by the Royal Air Force Middle East command. (The Italian high command said the R. A. F. raided the Athens area, but did not say spe- <ifically that bombs were dropped on Greek capital itself.) The R. A. F. communique said the attacks were carried out Tuesday night. “Direct hits,” it reported, “were | scored on munitions factories and a | submarine base at Salamis, while at Piraeus green explosions followed by orange-colored flame resulted from ien attack on chemical works and | oil installations.” Piraeus, the port for the city of Athens, is 6 miles from the Greek capital. ‘The British also reported bomb- ing unspecified objectives at Malemi and the airdrome at Candia, capital of Crete. IT'S CERTAIN ouT ; Late Bulletins Fire Destroys Dredge EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (. —The $200,000 dredge Lawrence was destroyed by fire in the Con- necticut River today soon after completing a three-year job of clearing a channel. The crew .. 15 escaped. Charles Hackett Dies NEW YORK (P).— Charles Hackett, 52, tenor of the Metro- politan Opera Co., who con- certized widely in the United States, South America, Europe and Australia, died early today after an appendectomy at Ja- maica, Queens. Sub Activity Reported SANTIAGO, Chile (#.—Un- confirmed reports were received today from Tocopilla, Nerthern Chile, that a Japanees submarine had halted the Chilean steamer Copiapo off the coats of Peru and made her establish her identity. Also from Tocopilla came unverified reports that sev- eral Japanees submarines weer operating in the South Pacific. Plane Kills Three LANGLEY FIELD, Va. (P.— Swerving off a concrete runway after losing a wheel, a plane at Langley Field crashed into a group of laborers today, killing three and injuring one. The dead were Frank L. Mallicott, 70, New- port News: Cossie Clayton, 71, Hilton Village, and Floyd Ed- wards, Elizabeth City County. Menl%l Patients Riof, Killing Two Guards And Firing Building Massachusetts Police And Firemen Get Emergency Calls BULLETIN. BRIDGEWATER, Mass., Jan. 1 (®.—Three guards were slain today by rioting delin- quents confined to the prison department of the Bridge- water State Farm, who also fired at least one building. State police resorted to tear gas and the prison office re- ported the rioters had indi- cated they would surrender. By the Associated Press. BRIDGEWATER, Mass, Jan. 1— Rioting inmates of the mentally defective department of the Bridge- water State Prison Farm killed two guards today, Supt. James E. Warren reported, and touched off a fire which swept through the building. Firemen, summoned from sur- rounding communities, said the flames were sweeping through sev- eral sections of the four-story struc- ture, which housed more than 500 patients. They did not know whether any inmates had been trapped. A number had been removed and hers were being herded to different arters. The dead guards were identified by Supt. Warren as Howard B. Mosley of Taunton and Leo Landry of Whitman. State police were summoned from Bridgewater guards in quelling the outbreak. Psge.\ Page. Obituary - A-10 Radio -.B-26 Serial Story.B-12 Society - B-3 Sports . A-13-15 Where to | Go ---B-20 Woman’s | Page B-22 Amuse- ments . A-8-9 Comics B-26-27 Editorials _..A-6 Editorial Features - A-7 Lost and Found ... A-3 Factual Survey of Fatal Traffic Accidents Page A-12/ Foreign. } Norwegians plead for lifting of food | blockade. Page A-2/ Chief fighting in North Africa shifts | to Egyptian border. Page A-5 National. 2 Senator Thomas tells Japan she can't win war. Page A-4 Wounded back from Hawail eager to make Japs pey. Page A3 | Summary of Today's Star Senators discuss land, seq and air attack on Japan. Page A-10 House group attacks budget cut plan. Page B-19 Washington and Vicinity. Harry N. Price, one-time correspond- ents’ head, dies. Page A-10 Two traffic fatalities mar first day of new year. Page B-1 Free milk distribution starts in schools Monday. Page B-1 ouse unit to consider increase in D. C. hospital facilities. Page B-1 428,000 employed persons in D. C., labor report says. .Page B-1 Faults of D. C. blackout being check- ed before next test. Page B-1 D. C. Committee plans Defense se- curities buying by all. Page B-18 Miscellany Army Orders. Nature’s Children, Marriage Licenses. Births and Deaths. \ ' Hi Page B-2 Page B-2 Page B-18 Page B-18 z i LY A MESS, SON. j 11:! [ MAYBE You CAN STRAIGHTEN barracks to assist | paper. Churchill Refurns To Resume Talks With Roosevelt Toasts New Year Aboard Special Train in Vermont On Way to Capital By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt and Prime | Minister Churchill today resumed | conferences on world-wide war | strategy designed to smash Axis| aggression. | The Prime Minister returned at 9 am. from a four-day visit to Canada, where he confidently de- |clared that “deeds, not words” | would in good time disclose the specific objective and results of the White House conferences. | The Prime Minister welcomed the | | New Year by proposing a “victory” | toast at a midnight ceremony in the | dining car of his special train “some- where in Vermont” with members of his staff, newspaper correspondents, the train crew and porters. ‘Wearing his gray zippered loung- ing suit, the Prime Minister walked into the diner, cigar in place, glass in hand, as his train pulled out of Brattleboro, Vt. Toast to Victory. A few miles south, nearing the | Massachusetts line, Mr. Churchlll} raised his glass with the toast: ere’s to 1942. | “Here’s to a year of toil—a year of struggle and peril. “And a long step forward to vic- | tory.” Americans, British, Canadians and Australians roared “A happy | New Year to you” as they drank the | toast. The Prime Minister then pro- nounced in benediction—“God bless | you. “May we all come through safe | and with honor.” The Prime Minister toasted with whisky and soda. Mr. Churchill then joined hands with every one present in a chain, with Chief Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal on one side and Corpl. Wil- fred Horner, R. A. F., the air mar- shal's clerk, on the other, and led the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.” As the Prime Minister turned to leave, the crowd sang “He's a Jolly Good Fellow.” Mr. Churchill acknowledged the | " (See CHURCHILL, Page A-3) \Tornado Near Mobile Kills One, Hurts Dozen By the Associated Press. MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 1—One man was killed and more than a dozen persons injured today as a tornado dipped into suburban Theodore, lev- eling four buildings and damaging six others. The dead man was identified only as a Mr. Summerlin, from a Brook- | ley Field (Mobile) worker's badge | which he wore. ' Eight persons were brought to| hospitals from Theodore, which has a population of approximately 1,000 | and is located 14 miles south of | Mobile. The twistet cut into the business | district about 7 a.m., and apparently did not hit elsewhere. Among those injured in a collapsing cafe were several persons en route to the New Orleans Sugar Bowl football game. Boy Burns to Death, Refusing to Jump By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.—Twelve- year-old John Dey, jr., burned to death at a second-story window of his blazing home today because he was afraid to jump into a blanket held by four pleading men on the ground. The boy, his mother, father and a two-year-old brother were trapped as they slept. The mother and the father jumped to safety, the moth- er with the baby in her arms. All | were injured seriously. No Late Editions Readers Prefer The Star More than twice as many people read ‘The Star in the afternoon and evening in Washington thah any other news- Telephone National 5000 and delivery at your home will start immediately. THREE CENTS. Capital Leads Observance of Day of Prayer Roosevelt, Churchill Attend Services For New Year NEW YEAR EVE revelry finds spirits high; only siren greetings are omitted. Page A-2 Led by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain, Washington joined in a national day of prayer this New Year Day, confident that the Nation fights in a righteous cause, but soberly reflecting on the kind of world that should be built after the war. Thousands thronged churches this morning, while others engaged in quiet talks in the family circle at home, disctissing the grave events of today end their effect on the future. In accordance with a suggestion by the Washington Federation of Churches, many families said spe- cial prayers at the breakfast table and the grownups explained to the children about President Roosevelt's proclamation setting aside the day for prayers. Churchill Returns to Capital. Mr. Churchill returned here from Canada this morning. It was not disclosed what church he and Mr, | Roosevelt attended At 5 o'clock this afternoon angelus bells will ring in the city's churches and over the radio in a call to silent prayer to every one wherever they might be. Dr. John Rustin, vice president of the federation, will speak over radio station WMAL at that hour in connection with the ob= servance. Today's period of prayerful ree flection came after a night of revelry that was somewhat less boisterous than the usual New Year celebration because of the grim war in which the country is engaged. A number of churches marked the arrival of 1942 with night watch services. Several prayer services were being held at the Washington Cathedral today after the first New Year watch service in the 35 years of the history of the cathedral was held last night. The Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, conducted the prayer and sacred song service, Two gatherings for prayer today were held this morning, another at noon and the fourth is scheduled for 4 o'clock this afternoon. Rites At Wilson Tomb. ‘The special services in the Bethany Chapel in the cathedral will have particular meaning. It is there that the last World War President, Woodrow Wilson, lies buried. In that chapel, too, is the tomb of Frank B. Kellogg, one-time Secre- tary of State, who thought when he had won to his peace pact the signatures of Germany and Japan, among other nations, that the world would never again be at war. Nearby is a marker that reads: George Dewey. It was Admiral Dewey, who as commander of the United States Asiatic Fleet, won the Philippines for the United States. That victorious event was 41 years and five months ago to a day—and now the Lord Mayor of London is broadcasting words of cheer on New Year Day from the bombed city of London to the bombed city of Manilla. At the Calvary Baptist Church, Dr. W. S. Abernethy closed his 20~ year pastorate with a sermon in which he declared that “to bring the full impact of the Christian message upon the problems of a world engulfed in misery is the task before us.” Assails ‘Exclusiveness.’ Calling for readjustments within the church, he said: “Sectarian exclusiveness has been the curse of Protestantism, and something must be done about it or our efforts will become increas- ingly fruitless. One of these days the war will be over, and the church- es of America will be thinking of taking up their work again in Ja- pan, where we have had flourishing missions. Whether we do go back or not depends very largely on what happens during the next few years, But if we do return it will not be as Baptists and Presbyterians and Methodists. It will not be as North- ern Baptists and Southern Baptists. It will be the Christian church of America that will go back. And what will be true over there must be tried out here at home, and I am convinced that the exigencies of this new day will demand it. “It has been all too apparent to me that we have been spending a major portion of our time on the things that divide us as religious bodies and not enough on the things that unite us. Not how much water is necessary in baptism, not whether the Episcopal or the Presbyterian or the Congregational system of church government is correct, not how many people there are in hell or whether Christ may come be« fore the millennium. These ques- tions sink into insignificance beside that of making Jesus Christ reg- nant in the world and reclaiming lives that are maimed and broken. To bring the full impact of the (See NEW YEAR, Business and Financial Review and Outlook ‘Today's Star contains a sec- tion devoted to review of the financial and business de- velopments of 1941, with a look forward into™ 1942. You will find in this section Today The Star observes New Year Day as usual today by dispens- ing with the 5:30, Night Final and Night PFinal Sports edi- tions. Subscribers to these will receive the regular home edi- tion. a picture of the industrial machinery of the Nation geared to the full war pro- duction essential to victory. Washington business lead- ers forecast what the coming year will bring to the Capitalz, See Section C. < b