Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1942, Page 6

British File Profest To Spanish Leader On Tangier Riofing Question of Compensation For Damage Expected To Be Raised By the Associated Press. LONDON, Feb. 9—The British ‘consul general in Tangier has lodged a strong protest with Gen. Uriate, commander of the Spanish forces, because of rioting Saturday, which the British charge was Axis- inspired. An authoritative source said the protest was made immediately after the riot took place. Spanish troops were sent to the scene and peace was restored. This source said the attention of the Spanish government probably would be drawn to these Axis at- tempts to embitter relations between Britain and Spain and that the question of compensation for dam- age no doubt would be raised. Martial Law Throttles Riotous Tangier Factions MADRID, Feb. 9 (#—Riotous fac- tions in Tangier were kept throt- tled by Spanish Morocco author- itles under martial Jaw today after the latest in a chain of mysterious, violent events attributed to compe- tition of Britain and Germany for Arab support in the Mediterranean war zone. The outburst was touched off by the explosion Friday of a time-bomb in a taxi cab loaded with British diplomatic baggage on a crowded Tangier pier. The violent blast killed 14 per- sons, and several others among 36 wounded are believed to be dying. ‘The explosion destroyed the taxi, two other automobiles, part of the pler and the custom house. Thousands of inhabitants of Tan- gler, in the Spanish-seised former international zone across the Strait of Gibraltar from Britain’s “rock.” immediately gave vent to their ire, parading past several foreign mis- sions and Government House with banners saying, “Tangier Is Not at War!™ Charges and Countercharges. Violence in Tangier was listed by observers in Spain at the top of a baffling list of travels by Euro- pean and Moslem diplomats, charges and countercharges between Britain and the Axis and political tension in Egypt and Turkey. 1t came just after the Vichy gov- ernment had denied British asser- tions that Tunisia, bordering Libys on the west, was being used as an Axis North African base and that Prench merchant ships were carry- ing war supplies to Nazi Field Mar- shal Erwin Rommel QGerman Reichsmarshal Hermann ‘Wilhelm Goering only last week re- turned to Berlin from Rome where, diplomatic sources said, he had asked full Italian naval support for con- voys of German soldiers and ma- terial being rushed to Libya despite the menace of the British fleet. Within the last week, two anti- British Arab leaders, the belligerent, banished grand mufti of Jerusalem and Rashid Ali Al Gailani, former prime minister of Iraq, have arrived in Rome from Berlin. Turkey Hopes to Stay Out. Turkey. which sits as a non-com- batant bastion at the eastern end of the Mediterranean—the counter- part of Spain in the west—was re- ported here as hopeful of remain- ing non-belligererrt after closing down an Axis-controlled Arab or- ganization. Spanish newspapers also give prominence to Berlin re- ports that Nahas Pasha, the new Prime Minister of Egypt, has warned Britain against meddling in Egypt- ian internal affairs. Both the British and the Germans accused each other of intrigue, in- citing the Arabs to violence, in their versions of the rioting. Axis agents were blamed in Lon- don, where reports said the riots were pre-arranged and that some of the demonstrating Arabs arrived on the scene with baskets of stones to hurl at the British consulate and business houses. Organized Riots Charged. Britons tied the outburst to Axis efforts to create unrest among the Moslems all along the Mediter- ranean shore from the Strait to Sues. One British source said the bomb probably was placed in the luggage of British diplomats with the intention that it go off after reaching the legation and that the riots probably were organized to place the onus on the British for the dockside disaster. The German radio called the riots 2 mass démonstration of “indigna- tion about the explosion caused by the British” and added: “It must not be presumed that Spain is accepting this latest Brit- ish affront lying down. The indig- nation of the people of Tangier is as great as that of Spain, which is both sick and tired of constantly recurring British provocations.” If Spain allowed it, Germany could use her soil as the jumping off place for a direct assault on Gi- braltar, Britain’s guardian of the Western Mediterranean, and across the strait into Northwest Africa, threatening South America and the South Atlantic. Reserves Called Out In French Morocco RABAT, French Morocco, Feb. 9 (#).—Extraordinary police measures were taken yesterday throughout this French protectorate, with re- serves called out particularly to pre- vent “night attacks.” The measures were announced following the bomb incident of Tangier. Heavy penalties were announced for the attacks by night (presum- ably directed at potential outbreaks by the Moslem population). These included death and life imprison- ment at hard labor. Urgent pro- cedure was established for courts which will try the tases in special sessions. Virginian Appointed Captain in Marines Chief Machine Gunner Michael ‘Wodarczyk of Rectory, Va., has been appointed temporary captain in the Marine Corps, it was announced by the Navy Department. A native of Austria, Gunner ‘Wodarczyk served with the 1st Ma- rine Aircraft Wing in the World ‘War, and has been cited for bravery several times. A | LEWES, DEL.—SAVED FROM THE ATLANTIC—Haggard but still smiling after 56 hours adrift in wave-tossed lifeboats off the Atlantic Coast, these scantily-clad crewmen of the torpedoed tanker China Arrow enter a Coast Guard station for food and - e 60 Metropolifan Area Police Attend F. B. . War Training School Instruction Given On Traffic Handling During Air Raids ‘With approximately 60 police offi- cers and representatives of law en- forcement agencies in the Metro- politan area in attendance, the F. B. I. opened this morning a special six-day war traffic training school at its Washington field office, 1457 K street N.W. 3 In addition to police officers of the District, Northern Virginia and Maryland, the enrollees included representatives of the Federal Works Agency, the Washington National rt, the United States Capitol Police and the Washington Terminal Co. 8. K. McKee, special agent in charge of the Washington field of- fice of the F. B. I, explained that the purpose of the school was to give law enforcement officers an op- portunity to familiarize themselves with traffic problems arising during air raids, and other war emergencies. Instruction is in charge of Wilbur 8. Smith, F. B. I traffic instructor. ‘The course will deal with traffic problems arising out of bomb dam- age to streets and buildings during air raids, accidents in blackouts, the handling of military convoys, pedestrian control, means for the safe movement of explosives, the handling of crowds at evacuation points and similar matters. Lectures will be supplemented by films and slides illustrating typical war traffic problems and the tech- nique for handling them. Similar schools will be conducted by the F. B. 1. between now and the end of April in 120 other cities. About 15 F. B. I. experts will be assigned to these schools as in- structors. Sixteen officers of the Metropoli- tan Police Department have enrolled in the local school. They are: Sergt. Earl D. Alber, 13th precinct; Lt. Paul L. Barnes, 7th precinct; Lt. William B. Barnes, 8th precinct; Lt. Earl Edwards Thomas, 2d precinct; Capt. Hugh H. Groves, 11th precinct; Sergt. Henry H. Heflin, 12th pre- cinct; Sergt. John O. Hite, Traffic Division; Sergt. Charles L. Langley, 5th precinct; Lt. David McCutcheon, 1st precinct; Inspector Arthur E. Miller, Sergt. Robert V. Murray, 6th precinct; Sergt. Earl Noble, 10th precinct; Acting Capt. Bert Sheldon, detailed United States Capitol; Sergt. Todd O. Thoman, jr, 9th precinct; Sergt. Charles L. Van Meter, 3d precinct, and Sergt. Way- land W, Whittemore, 4th precinct. Luruwauneral Services For Dan F. Holmes By the Associated Press. LURAY, Va, Feb. 9.—Funeral services for Dan F. Holmes, for 25 years Luray correspondent for The Washington Star, Richmond Times Dispatch, Baltimore Sun and Har- risonburg News Record, who died in a hospital Friday, were conducted at the residence yesterday. Surviving are five children: Dar- rell Holmes and Mrs. George Hurley, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. William Foultz, Rairfax; Ivan Holmes and Mrs. Eugene Durrette, Luray; a half-brother, Harry Holmes, Arling- ton, and a sister, Mrs. William Moreland, Portales, N. Mex. Conservation of Paper Every citizen is called upon to see that not a 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. Waste paper for paperboard is vital to the packaging of a great quantity of war equip- ment. Do not burn newspapers, but, when you have saved enough for a bundle, give them to the school children who are cos operating in the defense pro- gram with the parent-teacher organization in The Stars campaign for reclaiming old newspapers. TROUSERS To Match 95, 1 04dd Coats $4.95. EISEMAN'S—F at 7th ¢ Survivors of Tanker Sunk Off Delaware Laud Enemy Skipper Captain of Submarine Permits Crew of 37 To Escape Shelling Special Dispatch to The Star. LEWES, Del., Feb. 9—Surviv- ors of the American tanker China Arrow expressed the conviction here today that their ship and two other recent victims were destroyed by the same enemy submarine in nearby Atlantic coast waters. This raider, in the opinion of Capt. Paul H. Browre, 46, of New York City, is commanded by a “pretty de- cent skipper” who refrained from shelling the torpedoed ships until their crews had cleared away in life- conts. Telling his story in the Lewes Coast Guard Station, where he and his crew of 36 were brought ashore by the Coast Guard after spending 56 hours in three open boats, Capt. Browne said three oil tanks were ruptured and the ship set afire by two torpedoes which struck about 11:15 am. Thursday. Capt. Browne and Radio Operator Kenneth W. Maynard, 20, of Bell- ingham, Wash., remained on board the settling tanker for 45 minutes while the submarine circled so near they could see the men in her conning tower. The two Americans were trying to get the damaged radio in operation. Raider Withheld Fire. ‘The raider, however, withheld fire. The other members of the tanker's crew had pulled away in three boats, and No. 2 boat, under command of First Mate Willlam D. Sinnett of Brooklyn, was standing by the sink- ing tanker to pick up the captain and radio man. At 12 noon the two men cut a line of rigging, made it fast on deck and slid down to the waiting boat. No sooner were they clear, Capt. Browne said, than the submarine started pouring shells into the tanker. Fif- teen shells were fired from 500 feet and the China Arrow slid under by the stern at 12:15 pm. The ship was the 21st victim offi- clally ennounced by United States, British and Canadian sources since January 12 when the present Axis submarine campaign in American waters began. The China Arrow’s sister ship, the India Arrow, was sunk Wednesday night and the freighter San Gil ‘went down at midnight Tuesday. In all three attacks the raider withheld shell fire until life boats could be launched and rowed to a safe distance. Capt. Browne said the “sea was dead calm” when his lifeboats pulled away. The raider fired from point-blank range. “The gunners could easily ha shelled or machine-gunned us.” Capt. Browne said, “but they seemed to have a pretty decent skipper. “I'll give the commander credit for that. They did not touch the men in the lifeboats. They did not talk to us. They just hung around until we were clear and then they began shelling.” Capt. Browne lashed his three lifeboats together and undertook to keep them near the scene of the sinking in the hope that radio signals he and Maynard had sought to send would bring help. Some of the crew were lightly clad, 80 those who had warmer outfits traded around with the others until everybody had about the same. Capt. Browne gave his overcoat to a crew member and their situation was not bad until Friday, when it began to rain. “It rained all day,” said the cap- tain, “and we were pretty damned wet and miserable. We had to bail and bail and there was still 2 inches of water in the boat.” High Tribute to Men. He paid high tribute to the nerve of his men. “If we had had a pack of cards we could have played,” he said. Nobody was afraid and all were certain that they would be picked up.« Friday night they sang and wise- cracked, while the captain sent up parachute flares at regular intervals, fla; that burn with a red light medical attention. The China submarine drive on Atlantic shipping, was sunk in daylight Thursday approximately 100 miles off the coast. crew of 37 was rescued. Arrow, 21st victim of the Axis The entire —A. P. Wirephoto. and are lowered by a tiny schute attached. i The great question was whether the shells would hold out until rescue arrived. They were sighted Saturday. Small patrol planes and other air and surface forces located them and signaled that help was coming. Meanwhile the sea roughened, mak- ing the situation of the three small boats more dangerous. It was 8:20 p.m. when an inshore patrol vessel came alongside them. “The weather was worsening every minute,” said Capt. Browne, “and we owe our lives to the men of the Navy and Coast Guard who comprise the inshore patrol.” Four Go to Hospital. They were landed at the Lewes Coast Guard station at 5:30 am, here they were given hot break- sts. Warm clothing was distrib- uted to them by the Red Cross dis- aster crew headed by the Rev. Nelson W. Rightmyer. Four who had been injured were taken to the Beebe Hospital. All had suffered some- what by the cold and exposure. But they were not down-hearted. A youngster of the crew expressed their general attitude when he com- plained that, since he had lost his papers in the sinking it would be a whole month. before he could get to sea again. That was the worst thing about it, as far as he was concerned. Among the injured was Benjamin L. Logan, a seaman from Kansas City, who climbed off the rescue ship and walked several hundred feet before it was discovered his hip was fractured. Oregon Will Register Woman Power for War By the Associated Press. PORTLAND, Oreg., Feb. 9—Six thousand volunteer workers will start & house-to-house survey of Oregon woman power next Monday. While men from 20 to 44, inclu- sive, sign up for the military draft that day, women will be registered for wartime jobs. By March 1, three weeks before England completes its registration of women, the Oregon Board for the Mobllization of Labor expects to have a complete catalogue of the skills and abilities of every woman over 18 years of age. Women will not be required to pledge work, but they will tell in- terviewers of jobs they have held and whether they will be available for full or part-time work. One immediate need for woman power is in the farm fields, where a labor shortage endangers what is expected to be a record food crop. Communiques All Attacks Repulsed By Bataan Defenders The text of War Department com- munique No. 98, outlining the mili- tary situation as of 9:30 a.m. today, Jolows : Philippine theater: Some of the concealed enemy batteries which have been firing on our harbor defenses from the Cavite shore have been located and attacked by counter-battery fire from our forts. Several hits were observed and some of the enemy batteries were silenced: Heavy infantry fighting oc- curred intermittently at various points in Bataan. The enemy made several attempts at pene- tration and infiltration. All at- tacks were repulsed by our troops. Hostile dive bombers were ac- tive over our lines. ' | There is nothing to report in | other areas. Cumberland Mayor to Quit CUMBERLAND, Md., Feb. 9 (#).— Harry Irvine, Mayor of Cumberland | for the last three years, announced | yesterday that because of illness he would not be a candidate for re- election in the bnugtmg March 17. WANTED 1940 PONTIAC l WILL PAY HIGH PRICE - FLOOD PONTIAC 421 Cony Avi; | Woodleg 400 PENNANT)| STOVE SIZE COAL An Excellent Smokeless Bituminous Coal, with Plenty of Heat. Double Screened and Chemically Treated to Prevent Dast. 510.25 PER TON (2.240 1bs.) Curtail your Fuel Costs with this High Grade Bituminous Coal R.S.MILLER 805 THIRD ST. 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