Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1942, Page 4

A—2 waw Presidential Order Names 24 Associates To War Labor Board Proposal for Umpires Abandoned Under New White House Plan President Roosevelt today is- sued an executive order providing for appointment- of - associate members of ‘the National War Labor Béard and at the same time named 23 men and 1 woman to the post of associate. They have the ‘authority to act as alternates for the board’s members. Stephen’ Early, White House s.c- retary, said the original plan to have umpires for the board has been abandoned in favor of the plan to have associates. It had been specu- lated that Wendell Willkie—whose name is not on today's list—would be appointed one of the umpires. Mrs. Anna Rosenberg, regional di- rector of the Social Security Board in New York, is the one woman among the associate members. The men are: John F. Cuneo, president, Cuneo Press of Chicago; Joseph McDon- ough, secretary - treasurer, Tobin, Washington representative, International Brotherhood of Team- sters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America; Hugh Lyons, State director, C. I. O. of | Massachusetts: S. H. Dalrymple, | president, United Rubber Workers | of America; James Carey, secretary, | C. 1. O.; John Brophy, director of industrial union councils, Congress of Industrial ©rganizations; Prof. Paul Dodd, University of California at Los Angeles; Dean Lloyd Garri- son, school of law, University of |—has struck heavily at the Jap- Wisconsin; Prof. Fowler V. Harper, University of Indiana; Walter P | Stacy, chief justice, Supreme Court | of North Carolina: Prof. I. L. Scharfman, University of Michigan. Ralph T. Seward, 1423 Thirty- fourth street N.W. Washington, D. C.; Riohard J. Gray, secretary, Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union; Willlam W. Waymack, editor and director, Des Moines Register and Tribune; Cyrus Ching, vice president. U. S. Rubber Co.; John E. Connelly, New York; H. L. Derby, New York: Thomas Roy Jones. president. American Type Founders, Inc.; Dale Purves, treasurer, John B. Stetson Co.: Frederick S. Fales, Standard Oil Co. of New York; Rolland J. Ham- ilton, secretary-treasurer, American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp. and Fred Hewitt, editor, Machinists’ Monthly Journal. Congress in Brief By the Associated Press. TODAY. Senate: Considers second emergency Wwar | powers bill. | Elections Committee considers re- port on disputed seating of Senator | Langer, Republican, of North Da- kota. Nayal Affaits Committee consid- ers routine bills. House: Debates final acceptance of price- control bill. 2 Mrs. Roosevelt (Continued From First Page.) said, was to be given 30 days in| which to find o if his services would be more useful in Canada. He | had been ordered by the Navy to a | mechanic's job, she said, and felt that his special training might | make him more useful elsewhere. | She said she had asked a Na official whether the 30-day stay | could be arranged. She added that | she had not been told what had | happened in the case. Certain of Co-operation. Asked to comment on a statement by Brig. Gen. Henry J. Reilly, U. 8. A. retired, that what the Army needed was ‘“morale instead of morals,” Mrs. Roosevelt said she was sure the Army would co-operate with the U. 8. O. as far as possible in providing men in uniform with healthy surroundings, but pointed | out that seme places have no U. S. O. and in those places the men would drink, “but I don't think there’s anything you can do about it She also told her press confer- ence she was shocked that her broadcast of a week ago, during which Secretary of Agriculture Wickard had reported a sugar shortage, should send housewives scurrying to buy sugar. It never crossed her mind, she #aid, that you couldn’t tell American people the truth and expect them to behave. She said she thought they would like to know the truth so they could share with other people. A mechanical fire watcher which gives immediate warning of fire has been invented by a Moscow scientist, Metal | Trades Department, A. F. L.; Frank | SUMATRA I 251 ] — | MILES | ) line. Mersing (3). Syl J O S OHORE BAHRU 4, THE EVENING ) .‘MERSING A OMAWAI ot 2 / 7 SSpOKLUANG ey \ KUKUB ®, "ENGAPORE JAPANESE TAKE BATU PAHAT—British imperial forces fell back today to new positions on the Malayan west coast after surrendering Batu Pahat (1), western anchor of their defense Fierce fighting continued in the vicinity of Kluang (2), with one force of beleaguered Australians finally fighting their way out of a trap in the Yong Peng area. had the Japanese pinned on the north bank of the river at British claimed they —A, P, Wirephoto. By DEWITT MACKENZIE, ‘Wide World News' War Analyst. An increase in Allied striking power, apparently indicative of growing air reinforcements, has con- | tributed to a somewhat more satis- | factory position for the United | Nations in the Battle of the Pa-| cific—and American arms have had | a good week end. The great and still continuing | defeat administered to the Japanese | in the Strait of Macassar by com- bined American and Dutch forces— | warships from our Asiatic Fleet with | United States and Dutch warplanes anese advance ‘towards the Neth- | erlands Indies. Here the Japs have suffered a real disaster—their first. Upward of | 30 Nipponese warships and trans- ports loaded with troops have been | sunk or damaged and the Allied at- | tack was continuing most success- | fully today, with American flying fortresses reported in action. One of the brightest spots has been Gen. MacArthur's brilliant | counterattack in which he outwit- | ted the Japanese and broke up an | elaborate offensive which threat- ened the existence of his little force. | It was a superb job of soldiering | and means a further delay to the | Japanese program. In other words, | Gen, MacArthur and his minute- men continued to slow the Japs down and give the Allies time to get reinforcements into the Orient— reinforcements which aren't likely to do Gen. MacArthur much good. Boost in Air Power. Increased air power also was ap- parent in the fighting on the Malay | Peninsula, where the Japanese are pressing forward, but slowly in the face of a determined defense. _In the European theater the Rus- sians continue to smash through the German line. A report from Sweden says Hitler has fled from his head- quarters at Smolensk because of the advancing Red tide. There are all the possibilities of a Nazi catastro- phe in this situation, but one notes that with caution. We mustn't forget that the Russian winter places limi- | tations on the Muscovites as well as | on their enemy. | It is with some misgivings that one | mentions victories these days, for| fear it may inspire over-confidence. | A friend of mine who occupies a high position and has an exception- ally wide acquaintance among not- | about loose in Worcester, Mass. He [Indies Sinkings Real Disaster ‘For Japanese—T heir First War News Over Week End Is Good, but People Are Warned Against Overconfidence able people throughout the country, tells me he is much concerned over the apparent complacence of a good many folk over the war. He feels that far too many fail to recognize the gravity of the crisis. All Out Effort By All Perhaps were too far removed from the battle front to feel the jar of the big guns and bombs. Maybe the Axis submarine raids along our Eastern seaboard are a real kindness on the part of the enemy, for they are likely to stir us up to the fact that we are up against a life and death struggle. | We all know that the Allies should | win because of their vastly superior | resources. But victory presupposes an | all-out effort by every man and woman to bring these superior re- sources into play. A pistol will kill| more people than a mouatain of iron \ that hasn't been fabricated. The outcome of this conflict de-[ pends on the amount of war aid we | | can throw into the balance, not a | year from now, but in the immediate future. If Hitler and his minions can muster the strength to break | through to fresh resources in the next few months, there’s no lellmg‘ how far they may go. | The coming spring wi# be the most important to us since the revolution. Agents Working Overtime. | Axis agents and Quislings are | working overtime with propaganda | to lull us into a spirit of self-satis- | faction. Writers who are trying to keep our public posted on the war | constantly receive threatening letters from these fifth columnists who try to frighten us into silence. I have one before me now from a fifth columnist who is running wants to know “who the hell are | you to tell us that we shall sacrifice totally?”” He uses all the favorite Nazi phrases, and boasts of the | upheaval to come in this country | when the mob will take care of me and others of my kind. Well, I'm not worried about my life, for I've had it threatened before, but it is a mater of concern that these fifth columnists are moving about among us and plotting our downfall. This in itself should arouse us to the necessity of that same total sacrifice by all. If we don't stop the Axis, we most certainly will get the mob work that this Worcester Axis agent boasts. Communiques "U. S. Army Forces in Northern Ireland War Department communique No. 77, issued at 1 p.m. today, follows: 1. Northern Ireland. ‘The Secretary of War an- nounces the arrival in Northern Ireland of United States Army forces under the command of Maj. Gen. Ruséell P. Hartle. The Segretary of War declined to make public the designation of the units, their composition and strength, nor would he divulge the ports of debarkation, dates of sailing or other details of move- ment from the United States. 2. There is nothing to report from other areas. War Department Communique | No. 76, outlining the military situa- | tion as of 9:30 a.m. today, follows: 1. Philippine theater: Fighting on Batan Peninsula was confined to relatively unim- portant skirmishes on the west coast in the vicinity of Subic Bay. Delayed reports advise that the city of Sibu suffered an inten- sive air raid on January 21. Eighteen enemy bombers partici- pated in the attack. One small intercoastal boat was sunk in - 2t - Sibu harbor. No other serious damage was inflicted. It has been determined that the large Japanese tanker set afire by our bombers January 20 off Jolo ultimately sank. 2. Netherlands Indies: Seven American flying fortresses participated in the attack of January 24 and 25 on the Jap- anese convoy in Macassar Straits, sinking one enemy transport and setting fire to another. A forma- tion of Japanese fighters at- tacked the bombers. Five enemy planes were shot down. All of our bombers returned to their base undamaged. 3. There is nothing to report from other areas. ' Hershey Says Plants Must Triple Man Power By the Associated Preas. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 26.—Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national se- lective service director, asserted last night America’s industrial man- powér must be tripled in the next 12 months to keep pace with de- mands for equipment of the expand- ing military forces. If the war is long, he told the annual secretaries’ conferénce of the Indiana State Medical Associa- tion, it might be necessary for partly disabled and older men to take over industrial jobs of young men called to military service. UNITED STATES SAVINGS It will cost money to defeat the Axis. Your Government calls on you to help now. Buy Defense bonds or stamps today. Buy them every day, if you can. But buy them on a2 regular basis. Bonds cost as little as $18.75, stamps come as low as 10 ®ents. Defense bonds and stamps can be bought at all banks and post offices, and stamps can also be purchased at retail stores and from your newspaper carrier boy. L] Support your Government with your dollars. A v (Furnished by the United | winds. o | Maryland—Somewhat colder tonight, light freezing rain in extreme | west portion. | Virginia—Somewhat colder in north and east portions wnlght'. | West Virginia—Light rain in west portion tonight, somewhat colder in northwest portion. ] 1 Report for Last 48 Hours. Temperature. | Saturday— 4 pm. R p.m. Midnight (Prom noon yesterday to noon today:) Highest, B0, at 3 p.m. yesterday. Year ago, 29, Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 65. on January 18. Lowest, 6. on January 11. Humidity for Last 24 Hours. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest. 97 per cent. at 7: terday. iay. Lowest, 63 per cent, at 1:30 p. terday. Tide Tables. ‘Weather Report District of Columbia—Slightly colder tonight; gentle to moderate 34. Loz:u. 38, at 1:45 am. today. Year |Mi tshed by Unit ; e Bm&h'}ur’v‘e‘yfi' > High o i Low States Weather Bureau.) sun, today 8Sun. tomorrow____ loon. a2y 1:02pm. 2 Automobile lights must be turned hslf hour after sunset. River Report. d Shenandosh Rivers cloudy rry: Potomac slightly muddy Potomac an: Temperatures in Other Citles m{nm'unu 24 bre. 12bis. 1300 3301 . Fla e Mpls.-Bt. Paul, Minn__ New Orleans, ESc Pt o 2B IR g3 1 STAR, ,WASHINGTON, Brifish Line Holds Against Japanese- 'East of Moulmein American Air Volunteers Add to Laurels in Fight Near Rangoon BY tLe Associated Press. RANGOON, Burma, Jan. 26.— The British command today re- ported “no change of the situa- tion on the Tenasserim front,” indicating that British lines east of Moulmein were holding firm against the Japanese invasion from Thailand. American volunteer airmen with the Chinese air force added to their already long string of laurels on this Asiatic front by flying their Toma- hawks into a Japanese fighter force over the Rangoon area. Unofficial reports said-they shot down three | Japanese raiders, probably destroyed two others and damaged another. One American fiyer failed to get back to his base. For the- first time, British Hurri- canes also got into this action. Pre- viously the R. A. F. here had de- pended on Brewster Buffaloes. | . Today's string of American air victories brought to at least 90 the number of Japanese planes de- stroyed in attacks on Burma since the start of war and in Allied at- tacks on Japanese-controlled areas. ‘Wavell Visits Rangoon. Meanwhile, it was announced that Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell, United Nations generalissimo in the southwestern Pacific area, had re- | cently visited Rangoon and dis- cussed the situation with military and civil officials. | Other reports told of increasing | Chinese troop movements into Bur- ma and along the Northern Indo- Chinese border. The communique announcing British lines were unchanged on the Tenasserim front followed a with- drawal to undisclosed positions about Moulmein, farther to the north, over the week end. Moulmein is about 100 miles across the Gulf of Martaban from Rangoon, and Tenasserim is the pendant of territory extending southward on the Malay Peninsula. The communique said a company | of 100 Gurkhas from India, com- manded by & British officer, had returned safely to their lines after Pobtain information on these ques- being cut off for several davs. The British sald the Japanese | were mowed down during fighting in the Moulmein sector, but con- tinued to advance by “sheer weight of numbers.” The R. A. F. flew at a low level in the face of strong anti-aircraft fire during the smash at Bangkok | Saturday night, dropping 500-pound demolition bombs on a powerhouse and other targets. Damage was re- ported widespread. Large Fires Started. An R. A. F. communique said the Bangkok dock and commercial cen- | ter also were attacked and large fires which could be seen 70 miles away were started. 1t was the second major attack on the Thailand capital this month. More than 70 bombers and fighters of the Chinese air force, with Amer- ican volunteers presumably partiei- pating, made their second assault in three days on Hanoi, Prench Indo- China, one of Japan's main bases. The air armada sprayed the J | anese air base with 200 bombs and left the field in flames, Chinese re- ports said. The Chinese also reported & land victory over the Japanese. A Chungking communique said Chi- nese forces recaptured Tamshui, 20 miles north of Japanese-captured Hong Kong and east of the Canton- Kowloon railway. The Chinese were said to be pursuing the Japanese from Tamshui southward toward Kowloon. Two Alerts at Rangoon. Rangoon had two air raid warn- ings, this morning, but no planes were reported. It was officially announced that 87 Japanese aircraft were destroyed in attacks on Burma and in the Allied air atacks on enemy-occu- pied country since start of the Pa- cific war. . ‘The announcement said the Jap- anese lost 56 planes, with 18 otherf considered probably destroyed, in daylight raids over Rangoon and Mingaladon, near Rangoon. Thirty-one Japanese planes were definitely destroyed, three more probably destroyed and nine seri- ously damaged in Allled attacks on Japanese-occupied territory and in air combats over Burma and the Thai frontier. The total Allled losses were put at nine planes,, A Domei, Japanese news agency, dispatch from Bangkok said Thai- land declared war against Britain and the United States yesterday and had ordéred 100,000 Thai troops massed along the Burma border to advance into that Brit- ish territory in co-operation with the Japanese. There was no mention of the fact that Thai troops already were aiding Japanese invasion of Burma in the Moulmein area. A Berlin announcement said the reason for the Thai declaration was that the country had been at- tacked by Britain and the United States “30 times by air and 38 times on land.” Thailand, in & military agree- ment after surrendering to the Jap- anese invasion at the outset of the war in the Pacific, promptly became & major base for Japanese opera- tions against the Allies. Thai Warplanes Help Japs Raid Singapore NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (/) —Thai warplanes were sighied yesterday alongside Japanese aircraft in a rald on Singapore shortly after Thailand declared war on Britain and the United States, the Sydney radio said today in & broadcast heard by N.B’C. 1,000 U. S. Jobs Open For Skilled Mapmakers ‘The national defense mapping program recently authorized in War Department appropriations will re- quire the services of at least 1,000 persons with engineering training skilled in mapwork, the Civil Serv- ice Commission announced today. $2,600 and applications may be filed immeaiately. Wanted also are guards for serv- trades- The pay ranges from $1440 to D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1942 Stahlman Must Testify AtF. C. C. Hearing, Appeals Court Rulés District Tribunal Finding Affirmed; Records and Privacy Safeguarded ~ The right of the Federal Com- munications Commission to investi- gate newspaper ownership of radio stations within certain limitations was upheld here today by the Court of Appeals, but the agency was warned that it had no legal right to engage in a “fishing expedition” in its inquiry. Certain very definite limitations on the scope of the F. C. C. inves- tigation were established by the court, in rendering its decision on an appeal made by James G. Stahlman, publisher of the Nashville (Tenn.) “Banner, and former president of the American Newspaper Publishers’ Association. Mr. Stahlman had been ordered by the F'. C. C. to appear before that group in connection with the inquiry into joint newspaper-radio owner- ship. He had refused and the com- mission appealed to the District Court to force his appearance. That court held that he had to appear. District Court Upheld. ‘The appellate court today upheld the decision of the District Court, on the grounds that the act which established the commission gave it the right to make inquiry into cer- tain aspects of the ownership and operation of radio stations. However, the Court of Appeals clearly warned that the decision did not mean that the commission was authorized to force witnesses “to bare their records, relevant or ir- relevant, in the hope that something will turn up, or to invade the pri- vacy protected by the fourth amend- ment.” The commission may “seek through an investigation of its own making information properly ap- plicable to the legislative standards set up in the act,” the court held, but added: “We should not assume that the investigation will be conducted for any other purpose or in disregard | of the constitutional limits whici govern such procedure.” Rights of F. C. C. ‘The court expressed the opinion that the F. C. C. has the right to tions: “Whether the joint association of newspaper and radio stations is prejudicing the free and fair pres- entation of public issues and infor- | mation over the air, whether fit! tends to restrict or distort the broadcasting of news, whether it restricts freedom of access to the radio for discussion of public issues or unduly limits access of news gathering agencies. Furthermore, the court held, the F. C. €. may inquire as to whether the newspaper-radio association will | result in improving broadcast fa- | cilities and the dissemination O'J news and in insuring greater finan- cial stability and technological ad- vances. These subjects are clearly within | the “inherent powers of the commis- sion,” even though the information is not sought for pending legislation. Justices Concur. | The court indicated that there was some question as to the commission's | right to inquire into “what consid- erations influence newspaper inter- ests to acquire broadcast stations.” The decision was rendered by | Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner, | with the concurrence of Associate | Justices Fred M. Vinson and Henry | W. Edgerton. Justice Edgerton, in a supplementary paragraph, ex-| plained that he was not passing on the question of whether it was in | the public interest for newspapers | to own radio stations, and said: “I express no opinion of that po- sition. I think we should wait until | it arises and the interested parties, | including the commission, are heard | upon it.” | Accosted Woman Slaps Seaman’s Teeth Out B3 the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—More re- spect to the womanhood of the| Brooklyn waterfront is what Mrs.| Arthur Lindsay wants, and from now on she probably will get it. The women of Third avenue, Brooklyn, she sald in court, are sick and tired of being annoyed by some seamen who accost them on the street and go around ringing door- bells at all hours of the night. Nevertheless, Mrs. Lindsay ac- cepted a mumbled apology from Sailor Stephen Anderson, whom she had had arrested for disorderly conduct. ‘The husky mariner could barely make himself understood. Mrs. Lind- say. had knocked out four of his front teeth when he spoke to her on the street. Ecuador has banned the expor- tation of human heads except to museums and universities. RS THTRIZRSTy 2 THE WISE Yorks, England. Lonis | | | | T AT Take a tip from Louis Brown, your English Custom Tailor and Importer of English and Scotch fabrics. Now is the time—tomorrow may be too late. Re- ductions up to 40% on Suits or Topcoats to measure. Genuine Hand-woven Scotch Tweed Suits to meas- ure. Now $35.00. Fine English Worsteds to measure, $38.25. Definitely unrepeatable! Britishers in Washington welcomed by Mr. Brown from Leeds, English Custom Tailer 812 14th Street N.W. TR PHILIPPINE DEFENDER 62 TODAY—Gen. Douglas MacArthur, left, is pictured in Manila last October when he discussed American-British defense measures with Sir Robert Brooke- Popham, air marshal, then British commander in chief in the Orient. Friends Here Laud MacArthur's —A. P. Wirephoto. ‘Birthday’ Victory Over Japs General, 62 Today, Praised for Leadership Greater Than in First World War- By W. H. SHIPPEN, Jr. Nelson Due fo Name : Planning Division "Idea Men’ Soon Job Will Be to Discover Potential Snags in War Prodyction Program The “idea men” of the new War Production Board, who will be en- trusted with the all-important job of discovering potential snags in the Nation’s war-production effort be« fore they actually are encountered, probably will be named by Chairman Donald M. Nelson before the end of the week, sources close to his office said today. These men will comprise Mr. Nel- son’s planning division and will represent & function completely lacking heretofore in the war-pro- duction setup. In announcing his reorganization, Mr. Nelson said this division would be of utmost im- portance in the W. P. B. % ‘Two other top divisions, those on' progress reporting and requirements, are expected also to be staffed this week. Nucleus of Organization. £ ‘Together, these three agencies represent the nucleus of Mr. Nel- son’s organization. What is done by the other divisions—materials, pro< duction, industry operations, civilian supply, purchases and labor—wilF depend largely on reports made by them to the W.*P. B, chairman. The plarining division will be made up of five or six members, it was understood. Who they will be was not indicated at the W. P. B. today, but it was considered unlikely that the membership would be drawn from existing agencies under Mr, Nelson's direction Although they will have no ad- | ministrative functions, the planners | build the island defenses against the | will be expected to make definite At the age of 62, which he reached | great test he knew to be inevitable. recommendations to Mr. Nelson as today, Gen. Douglas MacArthur | brings a wealth of Army expeflence; to the last-ditch fight he is waging | in the Philippines. He began to absorb the lore of the | islands at the knee of his Iulher.i the late Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur, | last military Governor of the Philip- { pines, and during his long military | career he took repeated “:e(resher"’ courses. | Today the four-star general, at, the climax of a useful and active life, | can draw upon a broad knowledge of the Philippines in the execution | of his tactical plan for holding the Japanese invaders at bay as long as | possible. 1 “Birthday” Victory Lauded Here. The brilliant maneuver he exe-| cuted to hand the Japs a smashing defeat yesterday (it was already his birthday, Manila time) prompted some of the general's friends in Washington to boast that he still has “indomitable resolution and | | courage in rallying broken lines and | in reforming attacks, thereby mak- | ing victory possible.” The War Department, normally restrained in its language, used the | words “smashing success”’ to hail the | MacArthur triumph, which further | dislocated the Japanese timetable | for conquest in the South Pacific. | The official communique’s ref- erence to the operation as a “bril- liant maneuver” testified to the ad- ‘ miration felt by official Washington | and the Nation for his last-ditch fight in the Philippines. Personal friends among Army officers assumed, as a matter of | course, that the anniversary found | Gen. MacArthur at fleld headquar- | ters on the embattled Batan Penin- | sula actively directing the con-| tinuing struggle. They dismissed the | notion that a man of the general’s mettle could be persuaded to direct the fight from the relative security of Fort Mills, on Corregidor Island. | Family at Corregidor. However, the general's wife and his young son, Arthur, were believed to be on Corregidor. Although the | wives and families of most service | personnel were evacuated from the | islands before the war's outbreak, | Mrs. MacArthur stayed behind with her husband. At 62 the general is displaying | even greater skill and personal lead- | ership than in October of 1918 when he won an Oak Leaf Cluster and the | above citation, , which specified further: “As brigade commander | Gen. MacArthur personally led his | men and by the skillful maneuvering | of his brigade made possible the| capture of Hills 288, 242 and the| Cote de Chatillon * * * On a fleld | where courage was the rule, his cour- age was the dominant feature.” The general's knowledge of tactits and experience in battle are backed with intimate knowledge of the com- plex layout of the islands and of the people and their customs. He is said to have great faith in the Filipinos as courageous, able and in- telligent soldiers—a oconfidence re- turned by the troops under his com- mand. The small but competent army He built in the Philippines, experts | say, has cohesion, teamwork and high morale. Whatever the ariy lacked in numbers and equipment | was never the fault of the general, who for years contended with polit- ical indifference and interference to | OLD OWL Broun REL. 1396 i | | | | i i SR A Born in Arkansas. Gen. MacArthur was born at Little | Rock, Ark., January 26, 1880, and | was graduated from the Military | Academy at the head of his class in 1903. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of engineers. The young engineer officer sailed almosfy at once for the Philippines, where he was engaged in building dpcks, seawalls and roads. In 1805 he was ordered to Tokio to serve as aide to his father for a year. During this period he was assigned to sev- eral confidential missions in the| Orient. | Returning to the United States, Gen. MacArthur was assigned to the 2nd Battalion of Engineers at ‘Washington Barracks here and for a year served as aide to President | Theodore Roosevelt. He saw duty in the Canal Zone and at various posts in the United States before returning to Washington in 1913. He accompanied the expedition to Vera Cruz, Mexico. and in 1917 be- came a member of the General Stafl Corps. | In September, 1917, Gen. Mac- Arthur was appointed chief of staff | of the 42nd (Rainbow) Division, | which he accompanied to France.| He was decorated three times for gallantry in action with the division, | which he was commanding at the end of the war. The general then commanded a brigade with the Army of Occupa- tion in Germany before returning to the office of the chief of staff in ‘Washington in 1919. | The general served as superin- tendent of the Military Academy for two years before returning to | the Philippines in 1922, where he | remained until 1925. He again was | ordered to the Philippines in 1928, | serving until 1930. After returning to the United States he commanded the 9th Corps Area, San Francisco, until he became chief of staff of the Army in 1930. On completion of his duty as chief of staff in 1935, Gen. Mac- Arthur was appointed military ad- viser to the Philippine common- wealth government at request of President Manuel Quezon, an old friend. At his own request, Gen Mac- Arthur was retired from the United States Army with the rank of general in December of 1937, but remained in the Philippine Army as field marshal. He was recalled to active duty in July of 1941, when he was designated commanding gen- eral of the Far East command, with headquarters at Manila. ; Awarded Other Honors. In addition to the decorations he won for leading his men in battle, | Gen. MacArthur received an Oak | Leaf Cluster for distinguished serv- | ice in a position of great responsi- | bility. While chief of staff, he was | cited for developing the “four-army organization of the land forces,” and for “establishing the genera! headquarters air force, thus increas- ing the effectiveness of the air | defense.” | The general also “initiated a com- | | prehensive program of moderniza- | THIS WORRY to production program alterations that should be made to avoid pit= falls. Other Officials Named. As head of the progress report- ing division, Mr. Nelson already has named Stacy May. director of the Bureau of Research and Statistics. This agency will observe closely steps taken by the various givisions to stimulate war production and re- port periodically to Mr. Nelson him- self on what has been done. d Likewise, the head of the require- ments division already has been named. He is William L. Batt, who also is the chief of the materials division. The requirements agency will be expected to maintain close touch with the Army, Navy, Lease- Lend administration and civilian supply, and will determine alloca- tion of critical materials to these consumers. This division also will answer directly to Mr. Nelson. By U. S., Sunk, Nazis Say (This dispatch was sent from an enemy country. whose motive in releas- ing news is apt to be propaganda. Axis claims should be credited only when confirmed by American or Allied sources.) By the Associated Press. BERLIN, Jan. 26 (Official Broad- ‘casxr.hA German dispatch from Madrid today reported that the 5.- 473-ton Spanish freighter Navemar was sunk Saturday by a British sub- marine 150 miles west of Capt St.” Vincent, Portugal, and that the entire crew of 36 was believed lost. The cargo included 3500 tons of grain destined for Switzerland, the dispatch said. s The Navemar had a long history, of difficulties in New York harbor, starting in January, 1937, when a United States marshal seized her during the Spanish civil war. Last August, four of 1.100 refugee passengers crammed aboard her on a voyage from Spain died before reaching Bermuda and six others were left there for hospital care. When she sailed for Havana, her- generators broke down and by the time she reached New York her pas- sengers said the only ordeal worse was life in a concentration camp. Thirty-three of her passengers, charging they weer overcrowded in tiered bunks under hatches, abused- by the crew and badly fed, filed suits totaling $676,500. tion in the Army’s tactics, equip- ment, training and organization.¥ Gen. MacArthur was commended , further for “the logic, vision andY accuracy” in the formulation of “sound defense policies and the en<} actment of progressive laws for* promoting the Nation's security.” The general, in addition to many decorations by foreign powers, holds numerous honorary degrees from uaiversities, including the Univer- sity of Maryland, Western Maryland College, University of Pittsburgh, University of the Philippines, Penn- sylvania Military College and Nor- wich University. 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