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Jr A—- {British Cabinet Shiffs Seen on Churchill's ’Return From U. §. § War and Colonial Office i Changes Forecast After ‘ Setbacks in Malaya H 1 By the Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 16.—A “drastic reconstruction” of the Churchill government, with emphasis on the War and Colonial offices, . was forecast today by informed { circles to fo'low the Prime Min- | ister's return from the United , States. The viefiv in, qua.hhed circles is| that the Prime Minister has been | “let down” by advisers on the Ori- , ental situation and that immediate i+ cabinet changes are essential be- , cause of the setbacks in Malaya. i As minister of defense, Mr. Churchill also is responsible for all + land, sea and air operations. ! “Some of Churchill's advisers in !the Pacific already have been sacked,” one observer pointed out. But the most sweeping changes, + he added. will involve “the political heads for the War Office and the Colonial Office and departments con- cerned with the military and civil administration in Malaya and other British possessions in the Pacifie.” New Job for Margesson. “Capt. (H. D. R.) Margesson, war minister, whose administrative ca- pacity is appreciated by the Prime Minister, will be given another job,” the source said, adding, however: “I should not be surprised if his | two undersecretaries, Lord Croft and | Sir Edward Griggs, were dropped | from the government. | “Lord Moyne is leader of the House of Lords, as-well as Colonial Secretary, and therefore he may be | given a sinecure job to enable him to continue as the Lords leader.” The public, several sources agreed, will not be satisfied with a mere reshuffle. “What's wanted,” one informant put it, “is new blood and new drive.” Three Pointed Out. ‘These attributes, in the opinion of | gome. are best found in Sir Stafford | Cripps, British Ambassador to Mos- | cow. who has been reported wanting a job back home; Sir Andrew Rae | Dunean, president of the Board of ‘Trade, and Thomas Johnston, Secre- | tary of State for Scotland, who is tageged “a proved administrator.” | It was regarded likely also that Mr. Churchill would form a war cabinet with ministers unencum- bered by departmental duties—a proposal he has turned down in the | past. Therefore, it was suggested, | Forelgn Secretary Anthony Eden, | Supply Minister Lord Beaverbrook, | Labor Minister Ernest Bevin and Sir | Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, may be left out and re- constituted as a war executive body. Russian (Continued From First Page.) {cled an unbroken series of Russian triumphs along the entire 1,200-mile battle line from Leningrad to the | i Black Sea. ; In the Northeast Ukraine, Red Army troops were reported heavily ! assaulting German forces at Khar- | :kov, Russia’s “Pittsburgh” of the Donet River industrial basin, after ; plercing the city's outer defenses at | several points. ! _On the central front, the phrase “history repeats itself” took on . Rloomy new significance for the Ger- ! *mans .as Red Army spearheads, . adopting Nazi encirclement tactics, § threatened half a dozen “anchor points” on Adolf Hitler's winter de- fense line. ] Strongholds Endangered. A war map showing the positions 4 of Soviet vanguards revealed all too clearly to Hitler that his strongholds at Kursk, Orel, Bryansk, Roslavli, Vyazma and Rzhev—Kkey cities on a 350-mile defense arc—were endan- ; gered by the Soviet counter-sweep. i Russian troops who have advanced £ 100 miles westward from Kalinin in 1 a month recaptured the Volga River , town of Selizharovo, 175 miles north- | west. of Moscow, out-flanking the i Germans at Rzhev. | 3+ _Rzhev, 50 miles down the Volga | : River from Selizharovo, was the | - northern defense bastion protecting | , the main German salient at Mozhi- | ask, 57 miles west of Moscow. Russian troops were reported to | have opened a direct frontal assault | on Mozhaisk yesterday, and London | said heavy fighting is raging there, A bulletin from Hitler's field head.- quarters, making the first claim of a major Nazi success in weeks, as- serted that German infantry had wrested control of “an important locality” from strong Red cavalry forces on the central front. The high command said more than 1300 Russians were left dead | on the battlefield. The Soviet Information Bureau said 14,000 Germans were slain in | the central front and such war | equipment as 311 fleld guns and 50 | tanks were seized in the period | January 6-15. Among the dead, the | bureau said, was a German general, | but he was not identified. Guerrillas aiding Soviet regulars were officially declared to have killed 120 Germans in a Crimean attack. Two Transports Declared Sunk. | Two Axis transports totaling | 11000 tons were declared sunk by sSovief. naval units in the icy Barents ea, The Russian Army newspaper Red ‘ Star said Germans had used mines, trenches, pillboxes and other ob- stacles on the northern salient of the central front, “but none of these‘ fortifications could stop the Soviet advance.” Two battalions (perhaps 1200 men) were cut from both the 27th and 58th German infantry regiments and the 6th and 104th artillery regi- ments lost heavily in equipment dur- ing their retreat, Red Star said. The Finnish Army declared in its official communique that the Rus- sians had begun to send woman tre on patrol expeditions into the Finnish lines. . The communique issued at Hel- sinki said the Finns had dispersed numerous enemy patrols and added } that & number of women had been found among the patrols. The Russians have declared no wortan troops were in the Red Army, although some women have been used as auxiliaries in t.he'nrmy. 4 Head Just an Incumbrance SANDUSKY, Ohio {F). —. Police and firemen recently jacked up house and loosened the founda- i !,mGers-Armstmng Afrcraft Vrorks. Duke of Connaught, Yictoria's Last Surviving Son, Dies at 91 * | Royal Highness the Duke of Con- Marriage Follows; War Correspondeht Romance v Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, Jan. 16—Skeilah Graham, newspaperwoman vhose dispatches appear in The St¢*, and Trevor Westbrook, a persona. ad- | viser to Lord Beaverbrook g the | British Ministry of Suppiy, ; were |married a few days ago, if was learned today. ' The marriage is the sequel to a war correspondent romance. | though Miss Graham and Mr. Vest- brook have known each other for some time, they met again last sum- mer in England, where Miss Griham had been assigned by the Jorth American Newspaper Alliance Miss Graham returned to New York last fall, but they did not meet again until he accompanied tie re- cent Churchill-Beaverbrook mssion {to Washington—a mission Miss | | Graham covered for her newsjaper | group. Miss Graham has been writlxg for | the North American Newspaper Al- | lance for six years—five yearr as a | Hollywood columnist. Before that | she was employed by the New York | Evening Journal and King Feaures. | She plaps to continue" newsaper work. . | Mr. Westbrook, son of the la e Dr. Ernest Westbrook and Mrs. Vest. brook of Weybridge, Surrey,’ Eng- land, was general manager @ thei SHEILAH GRAHAM. For Vickers he produced the Wel- lington bomber and the Spitfire. When Lord Beaverbrook became Minister of Aircraft Production, Mr. ‘Westbrook was put in charge of air- oraft production and American and | Canadian purchases. He was also a member of the M. A. P. Councl, occupying: the position now held by Sir Charles Oraven. He left the M. A. P. when Lord Beaverbrook did and, after a trip to Libya to make a report for Winston Churchill, he joined Lord Beaverbrook at the Ministry of Supply. Career Spanned Faur Generations of British Royalty By the Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 16.—The Juke of Connaught, 91, last surv.ving son of Queen Victoria, died ©day at Bagshot Park, Surrey, fter an illness of several months. Born on May 1, 1850, the Duce of Connaught's career spanned four generations of British royalty He lived to see his elder brother bexome Edward VII, his nephew rue as George V, and his great-nexhews reign as Edward VIII and George VI The 'army, which he ultinate}y served as field marshal, was a najor part of his life. After his of active service, he never was hap- pier than when reviewing unite with which he had been associated In other years. Two days before his 90th birtaday, he inspected two Canadian regi- ments at Aldershot. He had been their colonel in chief for year:. Attended Christening Dec. ' 8. ‘The Duke’s last official appea‘ance was at the christening of Frince William, first. son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, who was born last December 18. The duke's death left Prncess Beatrice, seven years his junio, the last survivor of Queen Victria's nine childrem The title and dukedom of Con- naught pass to the Earl of Ma:Duff, a 27-year-old grandson, who s an officer with & famous Scottish regi- ment. The following statement was issued from Bagshot Park: “January 16—Field Marsha His naught passed away very peacefully this morning at Bagshot Park,Sur- rey. He had been in failing h:alth for some months past.” The Duke of Connaught was Queen Victoria's third son anc the seventh of her nine children To her he was always “darling Artaur.” Americans had several oppor uni- ties to see him at close rang: be- | tween October 14, 1911, and ;“ber 16, 1916, when he served as 'Jov- ernor General of Canada, the first British prince to hold an oveseas post of this caliber. Shortly after his tenure beg:n at | Ottawa, he made his only viit to the United States, coming uioffi- | clally and unaccredited to “se: the sights of New York.” He wa: ac-| companied by the Duchess and their | popular daughter, “Princess ?at""‘ and after several days in Manhattan | went to Washington and called on | President Taft. While the United States later became accustom:d to royal visitors, they were compara- tively rare in prewar days and Ton- naught’s jaunt attracted wide at- tention. Entered Academy at 16. The Duke entered the miitary | academy at Woolwich when o1ly 16 and served in virtually every branch of Briton’s land forces. As a jinior officer he had a share in the skir- mishes which accompanied the 1870 Fenian raid from United States soil into Canada, but his real batism of fire came in the Egyptian var of 1882. At the decesive battlé the storming of Tel-el-Kebir, he com- manded the guards’ brigade and Sir Garnet Wolseley, a genera who was sparing of praise, reported “The Duke of Connaught i well and behaved admirably, leadirg his brigade to the attack.” The next year he was sent' as a major general to India. Lat:r he became iieutenant governor of, Som- bay and remained in the Easf until 1890. For the next 10 years hs held important military posts at iome. He was aiming to become com- mander in chief of the arm, but was passed over twice, Lord Volse- ley getting the post in 189 and Lord Roberts taking it in 1901 The duke succeeded “Bobs” as com- mander of the forces in Irelani and was in Dublin from 1900 to 1304. Became Marshal in 1902, Created a field marshal in 19)2, he became first inspector genetal of the armed forces in 1904 and in 1907 went to Malta a8 chief of the troops stationed in the Mediter- ranean area. But he foune this post “not active enough” ang quit it in 1908 over the objectidis of King Edward, who recorded that he was “much annoyed a: his brother’s persistent obstinacy. The duke returned to Eigland after his years in Canada to ylunge into activities connected wity the World War. He ingpected r‘lloe ments, visited the western ,iront, especially the “Princess Pats” »f the Canadian forces, and helped estab- ish social centers for men og leave from the trenches. tions to free a dog that had got its head stuck under the house, while anasing a cat. A In the midst of these duties the health of his wife failed. She died March 14, 1017, and obarvers 7 ' |Appeals fo Roosevelt DUKE OF CONNAUGHT Shown inspecting troops at Aldershot in 1939. recorded that thereafter the duke “Jooked weary and old with service.” But he lived on. He had seen his brother crowned King in 1902 and his nephew in 1911, but when the coronation of George VI came on| May 12, 1937, the aged great-uncle | of the new monarch was too infirm | to attend. “Muscular weakness in the leg” was the official explanation of his affiiction. Named for Wellington. The Duke was christened Arthur Willlam Patrick Albert, the first name for the Duke of Wellington on whose natal day he was born, the second for his mother’s prede- cessor on the throne and the fourth for his father, the prince consort of Victoria. The selection of Pat- rick as the third name was ex- plained by Queen Victoria as the result of visit which she and Prince Albert made to Ireland in 1849. As the royal party was driving through a dense crowd, an old beggar woman forced her way to the front and cried: “Oh, Queen dear! Call the next one Prince Patrick and all Ireland will die for ye!” When the Prince was born the following spring. the advice of the crone was heeded. Rejected Prise Position. From the time of his birth it seemed likely that H. R. H. Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert might become the heir of his father’s femily, rulers of the German duke- dom of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, but when the time came for him to take this place, upon the death of his heirless elder brother, Duke Albert, in 1899, he locked himself in a room for several hours, emerg- ing to announce that neither he nor his young son would accept the tempting prize. The decision so strained relations between the royal families of Germany and England that they never fully recovered. Twice again thrones were within his grasp. In 1915 he was ap- proached with a proposal that he become monarch of Czecho-Slovakia, a nation then only in the “paper stage” of development. He squelched this plan rather brusquely. In 1919, after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire, he was mentioned as a successor to the Hapsburgs on the throne of Hun- gary. Representatives of the mon- archial party journeyed to England to consult him, but instead of re- ceiving them, he went hunting. Blacklisted Wenner-Gren BY the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 16.—Axel ‘Wenner-Gren's office reported last night that the Swedish multimil- lonaire industrialist had appealed directly to President Roosevelt to correct what it called the “cruel and unfounded charge” of the United | States State Department in black- listing him. ; An associate sald’ Wenner-Gren “4s well known personally to Presi- dent Roosevelt and has been a guest in the White House.” Earlier yesterday Wenner-Gren issued a statement declaring the State Department had erred in hold- ing: that he was trading to the benefit of the Axis. He added that he was no Axis sympathizer and that he was a friend of the United States and Great Britain, A Made1o Span Polomac [f War Aftack Requires Trestles Already Begun; Park Board Favorable To Arlington Zone Plan (Continued From First Page.) the defense and war programs dur- ing the past year. “This fact was brought out in con- nection with the commission’s rec- ommendations that $1,000,000 be ap- propriated by Congress or allocated from Lanham Act funds immedi- ately in order that recreation areas, already purchased in outlying sec- tions of the city but undeveloped, may be put in operation to take the place of those absorbed by defense activities. Sport Fields Lose Out. Pifty-five tennis courts are on the “casualty list” of leisure-time facili- ties, the commission said. Other facilities knocked out include 27 softbll flelds, 7 basket ball fields, § football flelds and 3 hockey fields. Displaced by Federal building, housing, service activities or local highway projects made necessary by the war, these facilities formerly were available to the public in the Ellipse, the Mall, East and West Potomac Parks, near McMillan and the Sixteenth street reservoirs, Fort Reno Recreation Center, section C of Anacostia Park and Lincoln Playground. Ti\e information was contained in & report made by John Nolen, ir., director of planning, and the group’s action regarding expenditure of $1,000.000 was taken at the sugges- tion of Thomas S. Settle, secretary. The commission also announced at the end of the first day of its January meeting approval of a Pub- lic Buildings Administration pro- gram of constructing 12 additional temporary buildings on undisclosed sites in the District or adjacent aryland. Mlfihounh the commission did not announce all the locations, it sald all but one involved land acquisi- tion and that none would go up on | the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home. Congress recently appropriated $25.- 000000 to enable P. B. A. to buy land and erect the buildings in or near the city. Space for About 30,000. The commission surmised that this sum would not be sufficient to cover the cost of all 12 buildings, but said it was the Government's intention to provide office space for between 325,000 and 30,000 workers in however many will be built. The “tempos” will vary in size from big enough to accommodate between 1,000 and 6,000 employes each. One, to be situated at the southeast cor- ner of Independence avenue and Seventh street 8.W., will consist of & service shop and cafeteria for the convenience of the temporary build- ings already built o‘phnned in that vicinity. At the same time, the planners gave their approval to two Federal agencies’ program for utilization of Priendship, the McLean estate re- cently sold to the Government for $1,000,000. Approval was granted only with the proviso that the two co-ordinate their work and that a strip along the west boundary of the Friendship property be reserved to the commission for future de- velopment of Glover-Archbold Park- way. P. B. A. plans to erect one tem- porary office building on the prop- erty and the Defense Homes Corp. of the Reconstruction Finance Corp. is ready to begin work on a huge defense housing project there. “tempo” will be big enough for 1,500 workers, it was said. The commis- sion did not reveal details of the R. F. C.s plans. Bridge Design Approved. The commission yesterday also: 1. Approved a design by Paul P. Cret of the Fine Arts Commission for an 800-foot stone bridge to span the north end of the Tidal Basin as part of the city's plan to extend Independence avenue from Four- teenth street N.W. to the river. Of simple design, the bridge will sup- port a 34-foot roadway with 6-foot walks on either side. The design was submitted by Capt. H. C. White- hurst, District director of highways, who informed the commission he would be ready to begin work within 60 days. ‘The commission recommended that the widening of Independence ave- nue not be held up until the bridge is completed, pointing out that doing first that part of the work involving a connection with Waterside drive would relieve traffic congestion on Lincoln-Memorial plaza to a great extent. 2. Heard Mr. Nolen, in reporting on the progress of the defense hous- ing co-ordinator’s program of provid- ing 22,000 defense housing units in the District and its environs, recom- mend a “proceed with caution” basis until the total cost involved can be determined. Utilities Cost Mentioned. His recommendation was based on the conclusion that (a) very few of the sites already selected can be | developed without further expense for schools, sewers, water and other facilities, and, (b) that development of such facilities involves the “public interest” because of the critical ma- terials involved. 3. Heard a report on the city's growth since the 1940 census, show- ing that five other persons have been drawn here for every Federal worker, A highlight of this report was the information that during the last three months 10,000 new individuals have settled in the District every 30 days and 20,000 in the whole Metropolitan Area. 4. Heard another report involving the local housing situation, showing the “alarming” fact that as of last November only 1,015 (or four-tenths of 1 per cent) of the total number of houses were for sale; that only 760 (or three-tenths of 1 per cent) of all houses were for rent, and that only one-tenth of 1 per cent of all apartment units were vacant. Women's Group to Meet At Hyattsville Jan. 23 A meeting of the Executive Board of the Prince Georges County (Md.) Federation of Women’s Clubs will be held at 10 am. January 23 at Pink- new Hall, Hyattsville, it was an- nounced today by Mrs. W. Parvin Starr, president. Following the board meeting, Mrs. Mark Welsh will speak at 11 am. on the problems of nutrition. All in- terested persons are invited, Mrs. h $the letter said, ‘The | . .0 Argentine Official By the Associated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO. Jan. 16— Undersecretary of State Sum. ner Welles and Foreign Min ister Enrique Ruiz Guinazu, re- spective heads of the United States and Argentine delega- tions to the Pan-American Con- ference here, entered a banquet hall last night with arms linked and chatting affably. - ‘The scene which might other- wise have passed unnoticed was noted by observers eager for clues to Argentina’s intentions regarding the anti-Axis unity plan favored by the United States and other American re- publics, The banquet was given by Brazilian Foreign Minister Os- waldo Aranha. Pan-American (Continued From Pirst Page.) the conference this morning by Colombia’s representative, Gabriel Turbay, Ambassador to Washington. He said he was introducing the resclution in the name of the gov- erments of Colombis, Mexico and Venezuela. Texts Not Made Public. It was believed the resolution condemned the Axis aggression attack on pledged the American republics not Axis powers separately. The text of this and other resolu- tions will not be made public until Monday. A large factor in influencing Ar- gentina, which earlier had stood out virtually alone against a complete severance of Trelations, apparently was the position of Central Ameri- | already have declared war on the Axis. Their spokesman indicated | they would riot consent to compro- mise on the resolution, action the United States might | tal ported by the delegates from Vene- zuela, Colombia and Mexico, which | already have broken relations with | Germany, Italy and Japan. | | The Cuban delegation was among | conferring outside the meeting | rooms with Dr. Enrique Ruiz| Guinazu, chief of the Argentine group. | Opening today’s session, Acting Chairman Oswaldo Aranha, Brazil's | | Foreign Minister, read a letter from | Acting President Ramon Castillo of Argentina declar! Argentina a. “faithful and loyal” as any other of | | the American nations. The letter | sald there was a campaign to mis- | represent his country’s position. | was not trying to oppose the wishe: of other American republics an said the Argentime delegation wi }lmtructed to reach an agreemen! on collaboration. | were instructed to discuss the prob- | | lems before taking final decisions, | (In Buenos Aires, Mr. Castillo denied in a statement to the news- paper El Mundo that Argentina was withholding collaboration from the Rio de Janeiro confer- ence. He said the Argentine’dele- gation went to the Brazilian‘cap- ital to discuss the best means of applying a system of collabora- tion whose machinery, he. de- clared, never had been fully es- tablished.) The conference opened yesterday | | afternoon with & round of speeches which sounded a harmonious note. Applaud Welles’ Speech. Dr. Ruiz Guinazu vigorously ap- | plauded with the other delegates | references by United States Under- secretary of State Sumner Welles, leader of the United States delega- tion, to the “shibboleth of classic neutrality” and “illustory neutral- ity” in his speech. Mr. Welles indicated he desired | the Americas to break outright with | the Axis—“seal off the hemisphere ber of the United States delegation | put it. Much of Mr. Welles’ speech was devoted to the dangers of con- | tinued operation of Axis diplomats and consuls in the Americas. Mr. Welles urged the non-bellig- erents of the Western Hemisphere | to abandon neutrality and to form | a united front against aggression by | driving out Axis agents now serving | as diplomats. He also urged the severing of economic relations with the Axis by preventing business, financial and trade transactions. Speakers from Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Mexico also stressed the need for united action. Uruguay Backs Move. foreign minister, announced his na- declaration backed by Mexico, Vene: zuela and Colombia. | Officially setting the conference | in motion, President Getulio Vargas | of Brazil pledged that his country | never would be used as a “point of advantage for aggression against sister nations.” He said Brazilians were deter- mined to “defend their own terri- |tory inch by inch against any in- cursions.” An indication that Brazillan au- thorities feared some agents might try direct action against conference delegates was seen in the heavy guards of secret policemen assigned to protect them. Mr. Welles had a half dozen. Italian Press Expresses Concern Over Parley ROME, Jan. 16 (Andi Agency) (#).—The Italian press expressed concern last night over the outcome of the Rio de Janeiro Conference. One paper, La Stampa of Turin, said: “For us Italians it is a torment even to think of an eventuality in which Jewish plutocracy would succeed in setting us against a people with whom we are united by such strong ties of blood and labor.” Nazis Charge Roosevelt Is Attempting ‘Bribery’ BERLIN, Jan. 16 (Offictal Broad- cast) (#).—The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, commenting on the speech ADVERTISEMENT. Don’t Neglect Slipping FALSE TEETH Do false teeth drop. slip or wabble| when you talk, eat, laush o ze?| Don't be annoyed an: such handicaps. line (non-acid) your plates. 00e; pasty today at any drug store. against the United States as an| ' all the Americas, and | to re-establish relations with the|: can and Caribbean republics which | : ‘whatever | : ke. Their stand apparently was sup-|: | those which applied this pressure, | — The letter asserted that Argentina | |. The Argentine delegates, however, | i from contagion,” as another mem- | | Dr. Alberto Guani, the Uruguayan | : tion was willing to support the| @ =) --r-~ - PHE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAf, JANUARY 16, 1942. Sheilah Graham, U. S. Reporter, Four Ponfoon Bridges Wed to Aide'of Beaverbrook at the hn“ -American Oonhrenub ot Foreign Ministers yesterday by Sum-, Welle's ot Ba”q',"ht ’ner wa:!u. elml"e: 'w{mg m:‘ iN- Roosevelt is attempting to |- Arm-in-Arm WIf "l?lbe:n!he South American lp:auana‘ the Pan-American sl financial and business transac- tions which might benefit the Axis ers or jeopardize defense of the restern Hemisphere, the newspaper commented: “This emphasizes Roosevelt’s in- tentions to hide his hegemony plans toward South America behind eco- nomic contingenties in order to get an initial opening. Those willin; do his bidding are to be paid in dollars. Payment of this bribe is, recipients admitting United States’ technical advice, whereby the second: stage of penetration is sufficiently clearly announced.” George L. Wood, Postal Aide, fo Be Buried Today George L. Wood, 68, former super- intendent of rural mails of the Post Office Department, who died sud- denly at his héme ifi. Baltimore Wednesday, was to be buried today in Baltimore. A native of Washington, Mr. Wood lived here until last June, when he - i Group O Take 3 months to pey foi Noting Mr. Welles’ request. that |- nations suspend | however, made dependent on the | pare! CHARGE IT . . . chases or pay weekly or semi-monthly. ‘Conservation of Paper “‘Eyery citizen i3 cslled upon ‘o g6 that not & pound of paper is wasted. Demand from every clerk that any unnecessary wrapping of packages or un- necessary use of paper bags be dispensed with. Do not burn newspapers but, when you have saved enough for & bundle, give them to the achoo! children who are co- operating in the defense pro- gram with the parent-teacher organization in, The Star’s cam- paign for reclaiming old news- papers. went to Baltimore. He had been ago as secretary to Postmaster Gen- eral James A. Geary and was & close friend of Associate Justice James F. Byrnes. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Rose Rield Wood of Baltimore; two sons, Richard H. of Baltimore and | dsughter, Mrs. John M. Howard, |-also of Washington. | Burial was to be in the Druld | Ridge Cemetery. ne Group Three PAY % AY Y PAY 13 r your pur- FEB. 15th 15th APR. 15th = with the postal service 44 years,| serving 25 years as rural matils chief. He came to Washington 25 years ‘William P. of Washington, and a| Group Two $16.85 319.85 Hamburg, Emden Rajded Second Successive Might % By the Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 16~ Ajerman ports of Hamburg and were attacked last night by forces of the bomber command the second successive nighty, the Air | Ministry reported todsy, - - | The British said their plinds left | large fires burning in both -ports. Other objectives in l‘*&!sn | Germany and enemy airdromies in the Low Countries also ' re- ported bombed. Six aircraft were acknowledged lost. British Attacks Acknowledged. BERLIN, Jan. 18 (® (Official Broadcast) —British aerial attacks on Emden and other coastal localities of Germany were acknawledged by |the high command todsy with a statement that “there were dead and | wounded among the civilian popu- | 1ation.” Three of the British bombers were shot down, it said. (The British Air Ministry said six bombers were miss- ing) German bombers were reported to | have attacked port installations on the east coast of Englapd and | “scored several direct hits .on & large blast furnace.” £ THE WOOL RUSH OF ‘42 -- IS ON! 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