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A—6 xaw Fleet Being Utilized To Fullest Extent, Nimitz Declares Question of Whereabouts Partly Answered by Attack, Admiral Says - By the Associated Press. HONOLULU, Feb. 3.—Every ship and every man of the United States Pacific Fleet, afloat and ashore, is now being utilized to the fullest extent to bring the war to the en- emy’'s front door, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz said yesterday. The fleet's spectacular assault on Japanese concentrations in the Gil- bert and Marshall Islands Sunday, the commander in chief of the Pa- cific Fleet commented, was in ac cordance with the characteristic | United States Navy tradition—seek out the enemy and destroy him “The question ‘Where’s the fleet?’ ‘was answered partly by the splendid achievements of our ships and planes in attacks on enemy oon- centrations in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands,” Admiral Nimitz said in a statement. Busy Every Moment. “A month ago when I assumed command of the Pacific Fleet,” Ad- miral Nimitz said, “I said that I had undertaken a great responsibility and obligation to my country which I would do my utmost to discharge. “Since then events have empha- sized the importance of our Pacific forces in the broad strategy of the | Allied war efforts. I know that & question uppermost in the minds | of the American people has been | ‘Where is the fleet?’ | “This question was answered in | part yesterday by the splendid | achievements of our ships and planes in the attacks on enemy con- centrations in the Marshall and Gil- bert Islands. “Thus your fleet is busy—every moment of every day and night, across the vast reaches of the Pa- eific; specifically in those areas where it can ‘the most effectively harass the enemy and contribute to our own security. Gigantic Task, He Says. “Let me remind you that the Pacific Ocean encompasses almost | 70,000,000 square miles. To wage war across this trackless battle- ground—stretching across 160 de- grees of longitude and from one | polar region to another—is a gi- gantic task for any fleet or com- bination of fleets. “But I can attest that every ship, !every plane, every officer and man of .the Pacific Fleet, afloat, aloft and ashore, is being utilized to the fullest extent, both to safeguard America and to bring the war to the enemy’s front door.” It was Admiral Nirhits’s first com- ment on the attack in the South- west Pacific in which a large num- ber of enemy auxiliary vessels were sunk and many planes destroyed. Singapore (Continued From First Page.) siderable during the last. 24 bours, 'high level and dive-bomb’ attacks being carried out and ca some fires.” Nevertheless, it added, mili- tary casualties were slight. British Bomb Kiluang. ‘The British, countering the“aerial blow with a bomber smash at Klu- ang, on the Malay peninsuls above the Johore Strait, carried out a low-altitude attack on the Japanese- held airdrome and on enemy motor transport. (A Rome broadcast of Tokio re) said Japanese artillery was subjecting British positions to a heavy bombardment, with British naval guns silenced at one point and the great naval base and docks rendered useless by the shelling. (Twenty ships of various sizes are in Keppel Harbor on Singa- pore waterfront at the south side of the island, Japanese pilots re- ! ported.) Military circles expressed belief the Japanese would try to win a foothold on the island either by dropping parachute troops or by slipping ashore from small boats under cover of darkness before launching a frontal assault. They saw little chance, showever, that such tactics might succeed. Observers acknowledge that aerial | supremacy probably would be a major factor in thizt:ttle"ollhsing;- pore, but they poi oul at the | island is so close to Sumatra—30/ miles to the south across Malacca | Strait—that Allied planes based there could easily take part in the struggle. ‘ Russia (Continued Prom First Page.) counter-attacks launched in & vain effort to stem the retreat. The Moscow radio said 1,000 Ger- mans were killed ;vhen an important inhabited locality, identified only as “V,” was recaptured by the Rus- sians. Death of 200 German officers and men in each of two sectors, one southwest and one south of Moscow, also was reported. Repulse of German counterat- tacks in some sectors was announced | by the Soviet Informatiorn Bureau.- Adolf Hitler's forces “suffered big losses in manpower and equipment” through land operations and further reverses both in the air and at sea, & communique said. Russians Pursue Enemy. No details were given, but a later communique reported about 200 German officers and men kiiled by Russian units pursuing the rem- nants of two divisions fleeing from recaptured Sukhinichi. Sukhinichi, nearly 150 airline miles southwest of 'Moscow, was recap- tured by forces seeking to drive a spearhead toward Smolensk, it was announced last Friday. In an unidentified sector of ihe southern front, the communique added, the enemy lost more than 200 officers and men in fighting in which the Russians captured seven guns, one tank and 16 machine guns. The Russians acknowledged that one of their hard-won Crimean beachheads had been abandoned when, “some days ago, our troops withdrew from Feodosiya.” (The Germans said they recaptured that Black Ses port on the Crimea’s panhandle January 19.) “In the Barents Sea our warships sank three enemy transports with s total dipslacement of 8,000 tons,” the communique said. 7 Aeris] warfare for the week end | occupy such key THE EVENING. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1042, JAVA warplanes today raided Soerabaja, major naval base of the Dutch East Indies. It was the initial thrust at Java, scat of the colonial sovernment for the oil and agriculturally rich islands. Java is one of the most populous large islands in the world —with an average of 710 persons per square mile. It is 660 miles long and from 50 to 125 miles wide—a total area about the size of the State of New York. Excellent highways and railroads lead to all parts of the island, which is mountainous in many areas. —A. P. Wirephoto. Donets Basin coal were moving to factories in the Moscow region again. The route was not identified, but three lines connect Moscow to the productive basin. They are main lines to Rostov and to Sevastopol and a secondary route wich runs between them. On the Moscow- Sevaspotol line the Germans still cities as Orel, Kursk and Kharkov. Heavy Soviet Attacks Repulsed, Nazis Claim BERLIN (From German Broad- casts), Feb. 3 (#).—The German high command reported today the repulse of heavy Soviet attacks! northeast of Taganrog on the Sea | of Azov and declared that elsewhere on the Eastern front counterattack- ing Nazi troops had scored local suc- cesses despite “stubborn enemy re- sistance” and adverse weather. The Red Army suffered heavy losses in its unsuccessful attacks in | the Taganrog sector, the daily com- | munique declared. The bulletin gave no other details. of land operations on the mw-n; front, but reported that 23 Soviet planes had been destroyed in air battles and attacks on Russian air- | dromes without the loss of a single Nazi plane. Indies (Continued From First Page.) ualties and only slight damage to | the Malang fleld and that it still | was in use. Dutch observers said the Japa- nese raids on the airports of Soera- baja, the largest naval base of :lli the Netherlands Indies, and m.he\'l cities might be the prelude to an invasion attempt. The Japanese already have in- | vested parts of Borneo, 300 miles | to the north. The Netherlands Scotmpanied the vociners 1or, the | - s for the attatks ‘on Sderabaja. Malang \and Madioen and on the village | Magetan. i Japanese bombed and machine | gunned Rembang, officials nld.' ‘There X persoti Wwere killed and, 11 %l seriously. X civilians were reported killed and 15 wounded in an attack on the native quarters of one of the small islands. Guerrila warriors were to be scoring local successes in the Minahassa zone of the Celebes, kill- ing many of the invaders in con- tinuing operations. Hershey (Continued Prom First Page.) | those who are to continue the of ment girl war workers. Government-owned property which can be used immediately. It is sug- gested that a temporary building could be provided now, built on a permanent foundation, which would be utilized after the war is over, to build a permanent structure. Suggests Space at Gallinger. “It is suggested that available space can be had at Gallinger for | maternity cases. The answer is that most self-respecting mothers prefer to pay something for hos-| pital service for the privilege of contributing a baby to their coun- try, and at this time of urgent ne- | cessity for an increased popula- tion the Government should con- | sider the health and well-being of | § our mothers of paramount impor- tance and our first line of defense. ‘Then, too, every woman prefers her own doctor at this very critical time in her life. “Billions of dollars are being spent for implements of war. Surely, some small part of these dollars should be used to make pos- sible the health and happiness of building of a greater America in the years ahead, when our country | and the world is at peace. For all| of these reasons I beg you to vorably consider the pleas of those who are here to urge the necessity of a better hospital situation in the District.” “Tragedy” Predicted. Representative Norton also pre- dicted there would be a “tragedy” in Washington unless proper hous- | ing accommodations are made avail- able for girl war workers. “These girls come to Washington to take a Government job and think they have reached the end of the| rainbow. But instead they find their salaries will not provide a roof over | their heads or food for their bodies. “Moreover, the girls are criticized | because they come to work not look- | ing like prima donnas.” At that point Mrs. Norton was interrupted by Representative Wil- son, Republican, of Indiana, advos cate of a 10 pm. curfew for Govern- Not Criticizing Girls. am Curfew Wilson,” he said. “I did not intend any eriticism the girls. I criticize no one b the administration. By the time we have spent all this money for houses another like amount will be needed. There is no end to it. I want the problem met in other ways'than by fooling the citizens of this country. “I want to rid Washington of its parasites. I define a parasite as any one sucking the life blood of the Capital City and the resources of | the Nation without contributing to | the war effort.” Representative Wilson then men- | tioned a “10-point program” he Worthington Heads Canada’s Armored Unit BRIG. FREDERICK F. WORTHINGTON. —Wide World Photo. By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, Feb. 3—Brig. Fred- erick F. Worthington I s been raised to the rank of maj . general and given command of Canada's new armored division, national de- fense headquarters announced to- day. The 52-year-old commander, who founded the present armored or- ganization in the Canadian Army, had been in England. The announcement, however, was presumed to mean he had given up command of an army tank bri- gade there and- had returned to direct the-cogyersion of the 4th Di~ vision into an ‘armored division. Decision to make the conversion as part of a plan to develop the Canadian corps overseas into a two- corps army was announced last week by Prime Minister W. Ii. Mac- kenzie King. Defense headquarters also an- nounced the appointment of Brig. A. M. Thomas, 47, of Toronto and Brig. E. L. M. Burns, 44, of Ottawa to command the 3d and 4th Ar- mored Brigades; Brig. Walter C. Hyde of Montreal to command the support group of the 4th Armored Division and Lt. Col. G. R. Brad- brooke, 45, of Winnipeg to command the new 2d Army Tank Brigade with the rank of brigadier. Three of the five appointments | involve the recall from overseas of haven't enough manpower for every- | Plans to discuss on the House floor | experienced officers to take charge thing.” Survey Emphasizes Needs. | later in the day for relieving con- ©of the additions to the armored | gestion in Washington and improv- | sections of the army as they are “A survey of our manpower,” he | ing efficiency in the Government |organized. said, “reveals that there are not enough young, 100 per cent perfect men to fill the total manpower re- quirements of all users of manpower, | if we contemplate the possibility of | having an armed force of 7.000,000 or 8,000,000 men” and materials to| equip it. ’ “In the pear future,” he told the committee, “the Army will be in- ducting through selective service men from all groups between 20 and 45.” He added: “There is not question but that some of the older men will be as- signed to jobs requiring less physical | strain than those to which the| younger men will be assigned.” Housing (Continued From First Page.) left vacant after the war the popu- lation will have an opportunity to spread into them and further decay of residential neighborhoods may be stayed while greater opportunity will be afforded to eliminate slums.” Chairman Norton of the House Labor Committee, a witness, stressed the urgent need of additional hos- pital facilities and recommended creation of a special committee to study the problem. The proposed committee would be composed of the chairmen of the Senate ‘and House District Com- mittees and the raxking minority members of each committee as well as a physician “of unquestioned ability and integrity,” who would serve as its head. “Fortunate” in No Epidemic. “We are fortunate that we have not had any epidemic here” de- clared Representative Norton. “If we should have, the overcrowded conditions existing in all our hos- pitals would be deplorable. Before any possible epidemic or air raid happens is the time to meet our responsibility insofar as we can and correct the very great shortage of beds.” Mrs. Norton particularly stressed the lack of beds for maternity cases and made reference to Co- lumbia Hospital, which she said “should be commended for the ex- cellent work it is doing under the most difficult conditions.” Delays May Be Fatal “Even for the normal number of patients, facilities are absolutely in- adequate,” she declared. “Added to this is the daily increase of popu- lation here and the urgency of cases asking for admittance to the hospital. The delay of even an hour while the patient, refused admit- tance because there is no available space, is on the way to another hospital may mean the difference January 31 was reported to have cost the ans 160 planes, sgainst a R loss of 30. Moreover, Tass said trainloads of 3 between the life of a mother or her chiid. This is a very serious sit- “Columbla. Hnsprl has availsble Y = | ment in providing fire protection for service. | “I think if your 10 points are all; you think they are,” responded Rep- resentative Norton, “it will win the | support of the older members of Congress who are thoroughly famil- iar with Washington.” Fire Needs Outlined. * Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter out- lined problems of the Fire Depart- the expanded sections of the Dis- trict without additional equipment and personnel. “The increased population has| placed a tremendous burden on the | Fire Department,” he declared. Chief Porter said first of all 30| men the department lost in recent | years should be replaced, and a new truck company organized in the Southeast section. In addition, he declared, five additional inspectors should be added to the fire marshal’s staff, and new firehouses located in the vietnity of Massachusetts and Idaho avenues and Wisconsin ave-| nie and Ordway street. He pointed out there were 503 more fires in Washington last year than in 1940. Hearings Are Concluded. Shortage of accommeodations for working girls was stressed by Irene Dixon, director of room registry for the Y. W. C. A. She said girls who work must have clean rooms, keys to lock their doors, accessible baths, food, recreation, places to entertain guests, quiet sleep and efficient transportation. Needs of Washington’s hospitals, similar to those recentiy outlined be- fore the House District Committee, were emphasized by Charles D. Drayton of Children’s Hospital. 1 The committee subsequently con- | cluded hearings on thg two bills it has before it to authorize an appro- priation of $50,000,000 to meet hous- ing and public works needs in the Metropolitan Area. Several days will be allowed for presentation of priefs by those who did not testify, before action is taken on the legislation. War Workers (Continued From First Page.) found scores of girls—and a few | young men—were crowded into a| room on the third floor. Few of | them had chairs. Some were seated on desks. Others couldn’t find even such improvised seats and stood about. “When do you people go to work?"” the reporter asked a girl who sat on a corner of a desk. “I don’t know,” she said. “I've only been here two weeks.” Another said she had been waiting three weeks for assignment to duty. Some of the girls had found with typewriters. One was writing over time * Others leaned over her, as if fascinated by the traditional key- | board exercise. Others Read Magasines. Other girls were reading mag- azines. No one was working except the supervisor at one end of the | | | room, and her assistants. Now and then the supervisor would bang for attention and call a name, and some ?ne ‘would edge forward through the jam. Once the supervisor asked if there were any comptometer op- erators in the room. Three girls responded, and their names were taken. Otherwise the hours dragged along for the uncomfortable War Depart- ment employes who had no work. Several more arrived during the morning, reported to the supervisor and were waved back among the ‘waiting crowd. A photographer walked in and flashed a picture. The supervisor, who identified herself only as Miss Beller, objected strenuously. The picture, she said, had not been au- thorized by press relations, nor had any reporter been given permission to talk to the new employes. Awsiting Assignment. She would not discuss the situa- tion except to say the young people in the crowded room were awaiting assignment. No one, apparently, could say' how long it would be before all would be absorbed, or whether this condition would be maintained by the constant arrival of replacements. Several of the waiting scores had & pay day during the morning. They were called forward and given Treasury checks. The atmosphere of the room was getting foul, and one of the super- visory staff, pounding for order, told 8irls to raise windows on both sides. “Every five minutes those windows must be raised,” she directed. “Don’t wait for me to tell you.” At the Civil Service Commission it was said that nothing was known of such a condition. A spokesman pointed out that | when the c3mission certified new employes to a department it was tup to the department to put théem o work, and the commission did not feel that it had any further responsi- | bility except as it might arise under civil service rules. TROUSERS To Mateh 0dd Conts $4.95., EISEMAN'S—F at 7th $500,000,000 Loan To China Approved By House Committee Quick Action Is Taken After Hearing Plea of Four Cabinet Officers By the Associated Press. An authorization for a $500,- 000,000 war loan to China was ap- proved unanimously today by the House Foreign Affairs Commit- tee. Members said the action was taken in a few minutes—and without dis- sent—immediately after four cabinet officers told them behind closed doors that the loan was necessary to help China prosecute its war effort. Secretary of State Hull, Secretary of War Stimson, Secretary of Navy Knox, Secretary of Treasury Mor- genthau and Federal Loan Admin- istrator Jones were the four called to explain the request to the com- mittee behind closed doors. Few at the Capitol professed to know how the money actually would be spent. They pointed to Presi- dent Roosevelt’s statement to Speaker Rayburn yesterday in which he said simply that Government officials had brought to his atten- tion “the existence of urgent need for the immediate extension to China of economic .and financial assistance going beyond in amount and different in form from such aid as Congress has already au- thorized.” To Boister Economy. Speaker Rayburn said only “This ought be be good news to China.” Other members said privately there was an over: “Now is the | “bolster China’s economy,” stabi- lize its currency and help finance the war against Japan. One report said the news of the appropriagion might be aimed to counteract recent Japanese propa- ganda that the United States and its allies were not extending ade- quate aid to China. Once enabling legislation is ap- | proved by both Senate and House, the actual appropriation probably will be included in an omnibus wa: deficiency supply bill. The China war loan was one of several bills now being rushed in Congress to speed the war effort. Meanwhile, imminent passage by the Senate of legislation to create within the Reconstruction Finance | Corp. a $1,000,000,000 War Damage | Corp. to insure property against air raid or other loss from enemy ac- tion was predicted. insurance against war damage up to $15,000. Beyond that, a reason- able premium would be charged. Senate Passes Navy Bill. On the House floor, quick ap- proval was expected for the $26, 485,265,474 naval appropriations bill, Ppassed by the Senate on a voice vote yesterday with more than $6,000,- | 000,000 added since the measure originated in the House. The Senate gave its approval after Senator Overton, Democrat, Louisiana asserted the attack Sun- day on Japan's mid-Pacific Mar- shall and Gilbert Island bases was only th¢ opening gun in an offens sive that might find American gar- risans all over the world, fighting on every continent except _their own. The bill would provide approxi- mately $8,000,000,000 for new air- planes and a like amount for ships, in addition to $5000,000,000 for maintaining the fieet. Republican Leader McNary, in- terrupted Senator Overtons ex- planation to inquire why the com- mittee found it necessary to add $6,000,000,000 to the total approved by the House a week before. Sena- {tor Overton replied that some of the estimates were made before the | Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor | and the Navy had been busy bring- | ing them up to date since. Vandenberg Raises Tax Question. | Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan, sald that while he favored the appropriation, it was just as necessary to pay as to spend. He remarked that the pending bill, considered with a $12,550,000,000 Army bill last week, brought cash | appropriations and contract au- thority up to about $39,000,000,000. Something had to be done at once, he declared, about enacting new taxes. | “The necessity for some assur- |ance of protection seems not open to question,” the Senate Banking | Committee said yesterday in asking | approval of the R. F. C. insurance | bill. | “It appears to be proper that the | protection against such losses should be undertaken by the Government for the reason that such coverage, the extent and probability of losses :bem[ unpredictable, cannot satis- factorily be assumed by private in- surance carriers. “Also, it seems appropriate for the Government itself to undertake the program because the cost of such protection—pertaining solely to cat- astrophic results arising from a common national cause—should be borne by the Nation at large just as the cost of a battleship or of a bomber would be, rather than that comparative few who might be im- mediate victims.” Taft Emphasizes Limitation. | Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio of the Banking Committee said that discretion would be left to the Federal loan administrator to refuse to insure certain types of risk. Senator Taft said he himself would make it plain on the Senate floor that the insurance was not intended to cover damage from enemy occu- pation as opposed to bomb or shell damage. Besides providing for war damage insurance, the bill would add $2,500,- the R. F. C./ chiefly for war-pro- | duction purposes. Committee mem- bers said this would bring the total borrowing—and therefore, lending— ASSUME 3 TO 9 MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON A SPINET PIANO Lester all Grand . LESTER PIANOS, INC. " 1231 G Street N.W. apparent need to | The measure would authorize free | such cost should be borne by the | 000,000 to the; borrowing power of Peninsula, where Gen. MacAr States and Filipino troops toda were defeated. Philippines (Continued Prom Mrst Page) tics followed by the Japanese in fighting their way southward along the Malaya Peninsula. The second attempt was made in greater strength about midnight when a large number of barges crammed with picked ianding troops approached the coast under a naval escort. A few night-flying pursuit planes, | presumably the P-40's which have | been mentioned in previous dis- | patches, attacked the approaching | convoy with light bombs and ma- chine gun fire while still at some distance from the shore. | Enemy air activity has supported ground action in moderate strength during the last 24 hours, it was re- ported. The two attacks last night were | the fourth and fifth to be made against the American-Philippine flank and rear in the last few days, | including one which was broken up | at its inception by the destruction of a fleet of barges assembled on the south shore of Manila Bay by heavy guns on Corregidor Island. Meanwhile, daring new American ir and sea attacks to slow the on- ush of Japanese forces in the Southwestern Pacific were confident- v expected on the basis of official | statements. An Army of heavy: § helping the defense of Singapore by raids on Japanese air fields gave | evidence of increasing air strength | in that vital area. * | Small formations of Fly: type bombers raided the Japanese air flelds at Kuala Lampur and Kuantan, on the Malay Peninsula, the Army said. | Another formation, consisting of four heavy bombers, was intercepted by Japanese fighter planes while on | the way to attack shipping in the | Borneo port of Balik Papan. One of the bombers was lost, but nine Japanese planes were shot down in | the ensuing battle. power of the R. F. C. t¢ approxi- mately $9,500,000,000. China Plans to Use Part Of Loan for Victory Bonds CHUNGKING., Feb. 3.—Part of the | new American and British loans, which the governments in Wash- ington and London yesterday an- nounced may total up to $700,000,- 000, will be used as security for the flotation of Chinese victory bonds, a government spokesman said today. The loans will be used abroad as well as domestically, it was said. Some money will go to meet the budget and to develop economic en- terprises such as construction of new railways with rails torn up from ing of a number of small-scale en- terprises adapted to Chinese man power and machinery. The spokesman said the flotation of a popular domestic government ing quantities of notes now in eir- culation which are one of the prin- cipal causes of .present high prices. Polish Furniture Saddlery and m"l' Luggage Repairing of Leather Goods and Golf Bags ZIPPER REPLACING G. W.King, jr., 511 11th St. N.W. EDUCATIONAL. Pace Courses: B. C. S. and M. C. S. Degrees. C. P. A. 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W. @t L RE 2263 AMERICAN LINE IN THE PHILIPPINES —Map of the Batan thur’s troops are fighting des- Heavy dotted line shows y threw back the attackers; (2), west coast, where two more attempts to land from the sea Kuter, 36, Captain In Air Corps, Named Brigadier General General Staff Aide Will Be Youngest Officer Of Rank in Army | A 36-year-old Air Corps officer who holds the rank of captain in the Army's permanent list was ele- |vated to the temporary rank of | brigadier general by President partment announcement today. He is Laurence S. Kuter of 3725 | Macomb street N.W., who has been | serving as assistant secretary of | the War Department general staff |and who held the temporary rank | of lieutenant colonel. Col. Kuter will become the Army’s | youngest general officer. It was presumed that the nomination was | made to permit Col. Kuter to fill | some special assignment, which has | remain secret. While Col. Kuter, whose nomina- tion for his new rank is now before the Sepate, confirmation, is the first to be ped so ‘mar¥ . Séveral offfcers with the permanent rank of major, lieu- genera¥ rank, especially in the Air here there were few gen- Ts before the start of the Army expansion program. Several similar promotions were made dur- ing the first World War. In the same announcement, the War Department said Col. Walter B. Smith, secretary of the War De- partment general staff, also has been adier general. Col. Kuter is a native of Rock- ford, M1, and was graduated from West Point in 1927. He transferred to the Air Corps two years later and won his pilot's rating in 1930. Man Killed, Woman Hurt /In Crash Near Accokeek | | A man was killed and a woman keek, Md., State police reported. Robert W. Clarke, 24, colored, of Marbury, Md., was killed when the car of which he is said to have been the driver crashed into a tree on Livingston road near Accokeek. His companion, Miss Myrtle Proctor, | two broken legs, a broken right arm |and internal injuries. She is in | Preedmen’s Hospital in a serious condition. 2424 18th 5t., N.W. ” Italian-Americans : Give $100 fo District Red Cross Fund Plans Are Under Way For Larger Contribution From Lido Club Red Cross war fund officials an- nounced today they have received $100 from the Lido Civic Group, an organization of American citizens of Italian birth. Plans for an Italian- American campaign in Was! for, a larger contribution are under way, it was reported. Union Trust Building attorneys contributed $1,518 and Radio Station WJSV gave $1,087.75. Other Gifts Reported. Other large gifts were from Car- negie Illinois Steel Corp., $800; Na- tional Geographic Society, $309; Charles Schwartz & Son, $221; Marvin's Credit Co., $130; Gilbert | G. Emerson, $100: Elite Laundry | employes, $84; Arthur M. Godfrey (second contribution), $100; Office of the Philippines Commissioner, $34.47; Holton Arms School and Junior College, $100; Lady McLen- don Lodge, Order of the Daughters of Scotia, $25; Asbestos Workers' Local, No. 24, $25; Norwegian Society of Washington, $20; Corcoran Gal- lery of Art, $25. More than 200 women met yester- | day as the student body in the larg- | est Red Cross staff assistance course on record. Their first class was held | in the Hall of Government, George Washington University Miss Boardman Speaks. Miss Mabel T. Boardman ad- dressed the group. reporting on ef- forts to communicate with ri- can prisoners in Japan through the International Red Cross in Geneva. So far there has been no success, she said. The course is conducted by Mrs. Claude B. Mickelwait and will fa- miliarize women with Red Cross funetions and aid them in che the volunteer service for which they are suited. Uniforms No Longer Needed Roosevelt, according to a War De- | not yet been announced and may | nominated for promotion to brig- | seriously injured in an automobile | accident this morning near Acco- | 20, colored, of Tisgah, Md., suffered | By Red Cross Voluntfeers’ The movement toward war uni- forms for American women received a sharp setback today when Mrs | Dwight Davis relieved more than 1 1.000.000 Red Cross volunteers from the duty of donning standard cos- | tumes. For a quarter of a century women volunteers have been required to ‘wear cotton uniforms when sewing and rolling surgical dressings. Now | & wash dress may be worn. Mrs. Davis, national director of the Red Cross volunteer special services, said that the change was | in co-operation with rulings of the textile division of the War Produc- tion Board. . | The only exceptions to the ruling will be for women who serve as “offi- |cers of the day, supervising pro- | duction; for those with the armed | forces and for canteen workers, mo- | tor corps staffs and volunteer nurse’s aides, who must be easily identified in the event of a war disaster.” “Naturally those women having uniforms will continue to use them until they wear out,” Mrs. Davis commented.: |] $15,000—First Mortgage Pri- | ;l"l:‘ L'M.R:lw on Income Ample Security. |COAL An Excellent Smokeless Bituminous Coal, with Plenty of Heat. Double i Screened and Chemically Treated to Prevent Dust. PER TON 510.25 e (2240 Ibs) || Curtail your Fuel Costs with this | High Grade Bituminous Coal R.S.MILLER 805 THIRD ST. N.W. 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