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Weather Forecast Rising temperature in afternoon; not so cool tonight. Temperatures today—Highest, 78, at 3:50 p.m.; lowest, 51, at 5:20 am. From the United state* Weather Bureau Report. Full Detail* on Page A-2. Closing N. Y. Markets—5ales, Page 16. NIGHT FINAL LATEST NEWS AND SPORTS CLOSING MARKETS OP) Maans Aaaoctatad Pm a. 90th YEAR. No. 35,819. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1942-THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. XXX •___ SMBS. THREE CENTS SS«E. U S. WARSHIP TORPEDOED NEAR MARTINIQUE Late News Bulletins Japs Raid Port Moresby After Lapse of Week AN ALLIED BASE IN AUSTRALIA W.—Three Japanese bombers raided Port Moresby Monday night, but no damage resulted, It was announced today. Anti-aircraft guns were believed to have hit two raiders. It was the first attack on Port Moresby in eight days. (Earlier Story on Page A-3.) Youths and Police Battle in Paris Streets LONDON (#).—1The Paris radio reported today that a number of persons were wounded in street fighting yester- day among members of the Petain youth organization and police in the Latin Quarter of the Nazi-occupied French cap- ital. Fifty youths arrested at the scene were reported released today. President Expects Substitute for Rubber Declaring he thought there was not much to the rubber shortage to get excited about, President Roosevelt told his press conference today he believed substitutes could be worked out for tires now in use before they wear out completely. He said experimentation is under way on several types of substitutes. (Earlier Rubber Story on Page A-l.) 25 Cities Lose Air Transport Service Suspension of air transport service at 25 cities was or- dered by the Civil Aeronautics Board today in order “to secure the greatest possible amount of service from a limited number of airplanes.” It was added that further suspensions may follow. House Votes to Ease Wire-Tapping Ban Legislation giving Federal agencies more leeway in the use of wire-tapping to prevent and prosecute crimes against the national security was approved by the House today and sent to the Senate. President to Study Draft of Boys, 18-19 President Roosevelt will confer within a few days with Brig. Gen. Lewis Hershey, director of selective service, on the question of making 18 and 19 year old youths subject to mili- tary duty. He did not indicate whether he might favor a change in the selective service law to make the lower-age youths subject to military draft. (Earlier Story on Page A-6.) Shut Out Defeats Challedon at Belmont NEW YORK VP).—Shut Out, the Kentucky Derby winner, defeated Challedon and two others in the mile and one- eighth Ballot Handicap at Belmont Park today. After trailing the early pace, set by his stablemate, Third Degree, Shut Out closed fast to win by two lengths in 1:4845. Reading II beat Third Degree for third money. $64,354 Is Sought To Co-ordinate D. C. Recreation Projects Additional Requests By City Heads Now Total $423,000 (Earlier Story on Page B-l.) A request for $64,354 to carry out the new law co-ordinating recreational activities in Wash- ington was made this afternoon to the Senate subcommittee holding hearings on the new Dis- trict appropriation bill. This brought up to approximately $423,000 the amount the Commis- sioners are asking the Senate group to add to the bill as a whole, the principal other increases being for one new fire engine house, another police station, a temporary rented branch public library in Anacostia and more public nurses. Would Total $56,560,000. In their opening statement to the subcommittee, presided over by Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming, the Commissioners gave the total of the House bill as $56,- 137,171. At the morning session, be- fore the increase for recreation was suggested, the Commissioners had asked that a total of $360,000 be added to the House bill. If the Senate makes all of the proposed changes, Including the new recreation money, the bill would then total $56,560,000. Most of the increase for the rec- reational program is for personnel and supplies. The*purpose of the recreation law, which was enacted after the appropriation bill had been drafted in the House, is to co- ordinate under a new board the programs of the municipal play- grounds, the school community cen- ter department and the National Park facilities in the District. As a step in that direction, the Senate appropriation group is con- sidering_placing the recreation i See D. C. BILL, Page 2-X.) Other League Games AMERICAN LEAGUE. At New York— Boston. 002 000 010- 2 6 1 New York... 402 210 OOx— 9 13 0 Batterie*—Dobson, Chase. Rutland and Conroy; Donald and Dickey, Rosar. Detroit at St. Louis—«: 30 P.M. Chicago at Cleveland—9:15 P.M. NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Boston— New York_ 002 000 000- 2 6 0 Boston_ 120 010 OOx— 4 9 3 Batteries—Melton. Kosle, Adams and Canninv; Jafery and Klnts. At Chicago— St. Louis_ 000 000 0 Chicago .... 000 000 0 Batterie,—Lanier and W. Cooper; Ol- ten and McCultoafh. (Only Games Scheduled) Today's Home Runs American League. Henrich. New York. 1st inning. Keller. New York, 1st inning. Williams," Boston, 3d inning. Early, Washington, 6th Inning. Crosetti, New York, in 5th inning. National League. Ross, Boston, 2d inning. Huge Aerial Smash At Germany Seen as Allied Chiefs Confer Arnold and Towers Talk With Britons at General Headquarters (Earlier Story on Page A-l.) By the Associited Press. LONDON. May 26.—Ranking United States military leaders conferred tonight with high British officials at general head- quarters, and expert observers predicted a massive smash at Germany by the United States Air Force and R. A. F. soon would follow. The mission, headed by Lt. Gen. | Henry H. Arnold and Rear Admiral j John H. Towers, chiefs of the Army and Navy air forces, also included two top ground officers, Maj. Gen. Dwight D. ^senhower and Maj. Gen. Mark W. Clark. Opinion was that the United j States and Britain were preparing i a blow at Hitler by air, land and 1 sea before Germany could deal a death blow at Russia. Sizable forces of United States troops al- ready are in Northern Ireland with complete invasion equipment. Gen. Arnold and his niission first conferred with American air gen- era^ with the A. E. F. to determine I (See MISSIONTPage 2-X.) Mayor Rossi Denies Giving Fascist Salute (Earlier Story on Page A-2.) By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, May 26 White-haired Angelo Rossi, mayor of San Francisco, described by a wit- ness as having been seen giving the Fascist salute, declared to an in- vestigating committee today, “I have a passionate and unqualified affec- tion for this democratic republic in which I was born.” He declared the charge was “an unqualified lie.” “No one dares question my whole- hearted loyalty to my native land,” he said in a voice filled with emo- tion. Mr. Rossi, mayor of San Francisco for 12 years, was the first witness called today by the Tenney State Assembly Committee investigating un-American activities in California. Yesterday Carmelo Zito, publisher of an anti-Fascist Italian newspaper here, testified he had seen Mr. Rossi give the salute of the Italian Fascists. "I have never,” the mayor de- clared, “been a member of, nor have I been affiliated with, nor have I sponsored directly or indirectly, any organization, group or movement of any kind or description which to my knowledge was not whole-heartedly American.” ,_ GUIDE FOR READERS Page Amusements B-18 Comics B 16-17 Editorials A-3 Editorial Articles ...A-9 Finance-A-16 Lost, Found.A-3 Page. Legal Notices --B-15 Obituary ..A-10 Radio -1- B-16 Society _B-3 Sports ..A 13-15 Where to Go B-6 Woman's Page B-16 HITS APPOINTMENT—Gov. Charles Edison of New Jersey, appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, protested the appointment of Thomas F. Meaney of Jersey City as a United States Dis- trict Court judge for New Jersey. The Governor said the appointment, in effect, would be “putting Frank Hague on the Federal bench.” (Story on Page A-l.) —A. P. Photo. 'U.S. Reported Seeking Russia's Pledge for Fair Trade After War Litvinoff Gets Hull's Proposal for New Lease-Lend Pact By GARNETT D. HORNER. The draft of a proposed new lease-lend agreement with Rus- sia was submitted to Soviet Am- bassador Maxim Litvinoff today by Secretary of State Hull. The action was believed to be a move to obtain Russia's pledge to support American fair trade princi- ples as the basis of international economic relations after the war. President Roosevelt said at his press conference that the proposed lease-lend agreement with Russia followed the same general idea as one already in effect with Great Britain. This Government's pro- posal represents an effort to bring the lease-lend arrangements with Russia on the same basis with those of other nations, he added. Mr. Litvinoff conferred with Mr. Hull for more than half an hour, telling reporters afterward they had had a general discussion about "What is going on in the world,” and that Mr. Hull had handed him a document pertaining to economic matters. Agreement Proposed. It was learned later that the document represented a proposed agreement to bring lease-lend ar- rangements with Russia up to date in harmony with arrangements with other United Nations. State Department officials de- clined comment on the nature of the proposal, but it was presumed that it contained an agreement similar to that reached with Great Britain three months ago pledging the two counrties to mutual aid dur- ing the war and to stimulation of non discriminatory international trade after the conflict. Lease-lend assistance now is being extended to Russia under an agree- ment reached last autumn through an exchange of letters between Pres- ident Roosevelt and Premier Josef Stalin, providing credits up to $1,000,000,000, with repayment to be made over a 10-year period, begin- ning five years after the end of the war. Co-operation Emphasized. The agreement with Great Britain emphasizes the co-operative nature of the United Nations’ war action, providing for each nation to supply the other with needed defense articles and services which it is in a position to contribute. Final de- termination of methods of settle- ment is postponed. The British agreement stipulates, however, that the terms of final set- tlement shall be such as to “promote mutually advantageous economic re- lations between them and the bet- terment of world-wide economic re- lations.’’ It was agreed that provision should be made for expansion of “produc- tion, employment and the exchange and consumption of goods’’ and “elimination of discriminatory treat- ment in international commerce and reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers." Markets at a Glance NEW YORK. May 26 UP).— Stocks uneven; aircrafts lead se- lective advance. Bonds steady; some rails and Utilities improve. Cotton higher; late rally on short covering and New Orleans buy- ing. C H I C A G O —Wheat lower; buying incentives lacking. Corn higher; continued industrial de- mand. Hogs fairly active; gen- erally steady; top, $14.45. Cattle active; steers, yearlings strong; sharp drop In supplies. Allowance Bill For Soldiers Wins Approval Senate Group Favors Classifying Married Men in Order of Call (Earlier Story on Page A-2.) E> the Associated Press. The Senate Military Affairs Committee today approved a sol- diers’ allotment and allowance bill authorizing the selective service system and local boards to classify men with wives and children into categories to de- termine the order of calling them for Army duty. The bill, different from one al- ready approved by the House Mil- itary Affairs Committee and await- ing passage of the new Army pay bill before it is taken up, provides for deduction of $22 monthly from the enlisted man's pay with the Government matching this with a $28 contribution to provide his wife with $50 for living expenses. The Government would pay $12 a month toward support of one child and $10 monthly for each additional child. The committee also approved a new provision making war risk in- surance compulsory so all men in the armed services would be re- quired to have $10,000 of Govern- ment insurance. Pay 35 Cents Per $1,000. Tpe service,man would pay 35 cents a month per $1,000 for the insurance and the Government the remainder of the premium. For $10,000 this would amount to about $3.50 for the service man and about $3 for the Government. As the committee acted, strong bi-partisan opposition developed against any congressional move to draft men in the 18-19 year age classes for military service. Under the permissive dependency section the Selective Service System would still consider dependency as a reason for deferment, but it could set up general classification based on family relationship and ecenomic dependency. Two General Types. A committee memorandum said only two general types of persons would be in Class III under the committee admendments: 1. Registrants with wives or chil- dren, or wives and children, pro- vided there is a bona fide family re- lationship in the home and pro- (See DRAFT, Page 2-X.i Luncheon for Griffith Put Off Until June (Earlier Story on Page A-14.) Fred Spaulding, chairman of the committee which was handling the testimonial luncheon for Clark Griffith, scheduled for tomorrow at the Mayflower and sponsored by the Navy Relief Association, announced this evening that it would be forced to postpone the luncheon until the second week in June. Jury Is Completed For Oden Death Trial (Earlier Story on Page A-10.) A jury of one woman and 11 men, with two men as alternates, was sworn in this afternoon in District Court to try Guy E. Oden. 19, charged with the first degree murder of his 15-year-old sweetheart, Ellen Reid Cannon, July 19, 1941. A total of 107 talesman were ex- amined before the jury was finally chosen. Box Score WASHINGTON. A.B. R. H. 0. A. E. Estalelle, 3b_4 1 1 0 10 Spence, cf _5 119 0 0 Chartak, rf_3 1 1 1 0 0 Campbell, If_5 0 2 5 0 0 Vernon, lb_5 1 2 7 0 0 «arly, c—.5 12 10 0 Repass, 2b..4 1 2 2 4 0 Pofahl, m.3 1 1 2 30 Sundra, p.4 1 1 0 1 _0 38 8 13 27 9 0 PHILADELPHIA A.B. R. H. O. A. E. Kreevich, cf-3 1 1 5 00 Suder, 2b.5 0 2 2 2 0 Blair, 3b.-.5 0 0 1 0 1 Miles, If..4 115 0 0 Valo, rf.-4 0 2 3 0 0 Siebert, lb..4 0 If’ 3 0 0 Wagner, c-4 0 0 6 2 0 Wallaesa, ss_4 0 3 2 1 0 Harris'p-.2 0 0 0 2 0 Besse, p_1 0 0 0 0 0 Collins .. 1 _1 _1 _0 _0_0 37 3 11 27 7 1 CoUlna batted for Beaae tn 9th. SCORE BY INNINGS. Washington 012 003 002— 8 13 0 Philadelphia 100 001 001— 3 11 1 Summary: Runs batted in—Blair, Repass, Spence, Campbell (2). Early, Sundra. Siebert, Chartak. Suder. Two-base hits—Vernon, Pofahl, Chartak. Home run—Early. Stolen baae—Miles. x Sacrifice—Pofahl. Double play—Pofahl to Repass to Vernon. Left on bases—Washington, 7i Philadel- phia, 8. _ Bases an balls—Off Sundra. 2; off Harris, 2: off Besse. 1. Struck out—By Harris. 2: by Besse 2. Hits—Off Harris, 11 in 6 inntnn; off Besse, 2 in 7 inninrs. Wild pitch—Sundra. Balk—Harris. Passed ball—Early. Winntnc pitcher—Sandra. ^mpina^-MnsrsP^MeGowan. Pasta rail a and Hubbard. Time—*:«. Attendance—4.666, HONOLULU.—OLD GLORY STILL FLIES OVER U. S. S. ARIZONA—Ever since the surprise Japa- nese attack on Pearl Harbor, the American flag has flown over the half-sunken U. S. S. Arizona. A small color guard raised the flag while the battleship still burned, and it has never been lowered. —Official Navy Photo from A. P. Wirephoto. •--- ........—- Nationals Batter Two Philadelphia Pitchers And Win, 8 to 3 Every Man Gets at Least One Hit and Jake Early Smashes Homer By BURTON HAWKINS, 8t»r Staff Correspondent. PHILADELPHIA. May 26.— Catcher Jake Early of the Nats blasted his first home run of the season here today as Washington won its third straight game, i beating Philadelphia. 8-3. as Steve Suftdra scattered 11 hits. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON Estalella flied to Valo. Spence flied to Miles. Chartak fanned. PHILADELPHIA Kreevich walked. Suder singled to left, send- ing Kreevich to third. Kreevich scored as Blair forced Suder at sec- ond. Repass to Pofahl. Miles forced Blair at second. Repass to Pofahl. Miles stole second. Pofahl threw out Valo. One run. SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON—Campbell popped to Suder. Vernon doubled to right. Early flied to Kreevich. ftepass singled to left, scoring Vernon. Re- pass was out stealing, Wagner to Suder. One run. PHILADELPHIA—Sundra tossed out Siebert. Wagner flied to Camp- bell. Wallaesa singled to right. Har- ris flied to Campbell. THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON—Pofahl doubled to left. Sundra attempted to sacri- fice, but Pofahl was out at third, Harris to Blair. Sundra took sec- ond on a balk. Estalella flied to Kreevich, Sundra holding second. Spence singled to center, scoring Sundra. Chartak walked. Wallaesa and Kreevich permitted Campbell’s pop fly to fall between them for a single, Spence scoring and Chartak taking third. On an attempted double steal, Chartak was out at the plate, Wagner to Harris to Wag- ner. Two runs. PHILADELPHIA—Kreevich flied to Spence. Estalella threw out Su- der. Blair fouled to Early. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON Vernon looped a single to right. Early beat out a bounder to Suder, Vernon stopping at second. Repass flied to Kree- vich, Vernon taking third after the catch. Pofahl fanned. Wallaesa threw out Sundra. PHILADELPHIA—Miles flied to Campbell. Valo flied deep to Spence. Siebert lined to Vernon. FIFTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Estalella flied to Kreevich. Spence flied to Miles. Chartak walked. Campbell fouled to Wagner. PHILADELPHIA—Wagner lined to Spence. Wallaesa doubled to right. Harris lined to Spence, Wal- laesa holding at second. Kreevich also lined to Spence. SIXTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Vernon flied to Valo. Early hit his first home run of the season over the right-field wall. Repass beat out a slow roller to Wallaesa. Pofahl bunted and Re- pass scored and Pofahl went all the way to third when Blair threw wildly past Siebert. Sundra's smash took a bad hop over Suder’s head for a single, scoring Pofahl. Esta- lella singled to right, Sundra stop- (See BASEBALL, Page 2-~x3 Nazis Reported Sending Relays Of Giant Subs By the Ai*oci*t*d Press. LONDON, May 26—The Germans have developed huge 3.000-ton sub- marines carrying two 8-inch guns and 14 torpedoes for long-range raiding and are believed sending them in relays to harry the eastern coast of North America, reports from the continent declared today. Naval circles here said the reports of the new submarines are "per- fectly feasible." These U-boats were said to have a surface speed of 20 knots and a submerged speed of 11 knots. It was said here that through the tactics of sending relays of sub- j marines the Nazis hope to pin the balance of the United States naval 1 forces in home waters and prepare the way for blows at British sea- power. Harry Cooper's 138 Likely to Win Medal In P.G.A. Qualifying Sammy Byrd and Turnesa Tied for Second, Stroke Behind BULLETIN. ATLANTIC CITY Harry Cooper of Minneapolis appeared to have captured the medal in the P. G. A. championship qualifying test when he came in late today with a second round 71, giv- ing him a total of 138 for the 36 holes. Right behind him with 139s were Corpl. Jimmy Turnesa and Sammy Byrd, former big league outfielder. (Earlier Story on Page A-15.) By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, May 26.— Ben Hogan, with a chance to tie Craig Wood for the leadership in the two-day qualifying for the Professional Golfers Association j tournament, today muffed a 2-foot putt on the 18th green to wind up with a 71 and a total Of 141. Wood put four 355 together for (See GOLF, Page 2-X.) Japs Lose 3,CIO Men In Futile Attempts To Storm Kinhwa Chinese Begin Attacks On Yunnan-Burma Front Far to West (Earlier Story on Page A-l.) By the Associated Press. CHUNGKING. May 26.—The Japanese have lost 3.000 men in vain attempts to storm the Che- kiang provisional capital of Kinhwa from three sides, the Chinese announced tonight, but a spokesman said “the situation is still very grave and the com- ing week will witness even fiercer battles.” He said as of last night the Chinese still held Kinhwa and had routed with heavy casualties a Jap- anese force that captured Wulipao, 2 miles south of Kinhwa. Far to the west, on the Yunnan- Burma front, the Chinese said they had begun counterattacks Saturday, bombing Lungling and Tengyueh and causing the Japanese “unusual losses,” destroying 50 Japanese supply trucks, and surrounding a Japanese force on the west bank of the Salween River at the Huiting bridge on the Burma road. (The Japanese have claimed to have reached the east bank.' Despite these successes, the Chi- nese spokesman declared that in the east “we are entering what may turn out to be the toughest battles of this summer in Asia.” Boy, 11, Wins Spelling Bee By Knowing 'Acquiesced' By the Associ*t,d Press. Richard Eamhart, 11-year-old. seventh-grade student from El Paso. Tex., won the 18th national spelling bee today by knowing “acquiesced" and “sacrilegious.” Mary Margaret Montgomery of Des Moines put an “s” instead of a “c" into “acquiesced" after nearly four hours of calmly facing dozens of multi-syllabic tongue-twisters and had to be content with second place. Third place went to Hazel M. La Prade of Worcester, Mass., who spelled “paucity” with an “s.” The winner will receive $500 and a trip to New York. Second place carries a prize of $300 and third place $100. D. C. Fireworks Show on Barge Is Suggested by President President Roosevelt suggested to- day that the District municipal fire- works display on July 4 should be staged on a barge anchored in the middle of the Potomac River, rather than at the customary location on the Monument Grounds. The President's proposal was made during a press conference and in response to an inquiry directed to him by District Commissioner John Russell Young. Mr. Young wrote to the Chief Executive asking if the yearly fireworks display should be held in view of potential danger to the temporary buildings located bear the Monument Grounds and the greatly increased concentration of population and Federal workers in that area. The President said he had dis- cussed the question with Stephen T. Early, his secretary, but had not yet replied formally to Commission- er Young. His idea, he continued, is that if any fireworks material is available after prior war demands are met they should be displayed! from a Potomac River barge. At the same time, he proposed that the Navy or Marine Bands be stationed nearby to provide appro- priate music. The Bureau of Mines earlier today amended regulations of the Federal Wartime Explosives Act to permit manufacture and sale of these pyrotechnics, of limited sise and variety, for public use In patriotic and similar observances. Blakeley Makes Port; Six Hurt, 10 Missing Attack on Destroyer By Sub Is First Of War in Area Shortly after the Navy today revealed that the American de- stroyer Blakeley had been tor- pedoed in the Caribbean Sea, the Associated Press reported from the British West Indies that the submarine attack in question r"" 111 1 Another German Sub Sunk by U. S. Plane Off Brazilian Coast (Earlier Story on Page A-3.) By tht Associated Preu. FORTALEZA. Brazil. May 26. —A high source reported an- other enemy submarine was sunk off Recife today by a B-18, presumably an Ameri- can bomber. One German submarine was sent down in a battle Saturday between several United States planes and a number of sub- marines. Pilot Harry Schwane and Sergt. J. G. Yates today disclosed details of this first sinking by four United States planes. They said they sighted the U-boat from their plane be- tween Fernando Noronha, an island about 125 miles off the Brazilian coast, and the Azores while on patrol duty and promptly attacked, dropping all bombs and at the same time calling up assistance from their land bases. had been made within the terri- torial waters of the French island of Martinique. A dispatch from St. Lucia, West Indies, said the destroyer was pa- trolling the waters near the French island, where negotiations are cur- | rently under way between the United States and the French high com- missioner, Admiral Georges Robert, concerning the military status of the Vichy-controlled possession. The damaged destroyer reached Fort de France under her own power. Casualties aboard the craft were light. Ten members of the crew were reported missing and six in- jured. Identity Not Learned. The identity of the attacking sub- marine was not immediately learned, i although it is known that German and Italian undersea craft have been active in the Caribbean for several weeks. The injured men have been placed ; in a hospital and next of kin of both injured and missing are being ; notified as fast as information is received, the Navy said. The Blakeley is the 13th American See DESTROYER. Page 2-X.) British Planes Set Fires At Libyan Airport By the Associated Press. CAIRO, Egypt, May 26—British planes In an attack on the oft- bombed airport at Martuba, Libya, caused violent explosions and left fires which were visible for 70 miles, the R. A. F. Middle East command reported today. Martuba is halfway between the Libyan port of Dema and the Axis ! stronghold of Tmimi. The raid took place Sunday night, simul- taneously with attacks on Bengasi, Derna and Tmimi. The British said one German ! plane was shot down and two Brit- ish planes were missing. Late Races Earlier Results, Racing Selec- tions and Entries lor Tomorrow, Page J-X. Charles Town SIXTH RACE—Purse. $700; allowances; 3-year-olds, about 7 furlongs. Michigan 8un (Claggett) 4 20 2.80 2.80 Spectator <Root> 3 20 2 40 Sampler tMartinez) 2.40 Time. l:30xs. Also ran—Lady Melody. Nassau's Beau. Happy Slave. Belmont Park SEVENTH RACE—Purse. *2.000: claim- ing: .'l-jresr-olds: I mile Anticlimax iArcaro > 5.10 2 80 2 40 Vain Prince (Loveridge) 3 30 2 80 Liste (McCreary) 4 40 Time. 1 :3T»5 Also ran—Thumbs Up. Azimuth. War Melody. Larrup. Cooch s Bridge. Notes. Suffolk Downs FIFTH RACE—Purse. *1.000: special weights: maiden 2-year-olds 5 furlongs Jerry Lee (Seaboi 0.60 3.40 2.80 Miss Vogue (Brunelle) 3.20 2.00 Misinterpret' Deering) 6.00 Time 1:008%. Also ran—Evaporate. Ned's Queen. Blue Eva. Lady Chancing. Mary Alice. Lincoln Fields FOURTH RACE—Purse. *800: claimini; 2- year-olds: 5 furlonas. d h Hoosier (Cralal 2.80 2.00 2 40 d h Wiseasyou (Bodioul 3 40 3.80 3 20 Co-Hstter (Litienberger) 0 80 Time, 1:011-5. Also ran—Rewarded. Chain O' Lakes. Iron Works. Playante. Brown Mate, d h Dead heat lor first position. Detroit By tl\e Associated Press. FIRST RACE—Purse. *000: elalming: 3- year-olds and upward, 6 furlonas 8tring Music (Strange) 23.40 81)0 0 00 Alfadildo (Ougrln) 7.00 4 40 Sherlock (Robertson) 5.20 Time. 1:12 1-5. Also ran—f Llbercaise. Dieco Red, Erin Toreh. 1 Inviting. Lakevtew. Praha, f Town League. Royal One. fTraumelus. fFleld.

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U S. WARSHIP TORPEDOED NEAR MARTINIQUE Late News Bulletins Japs Raid Port Moresby After Lapse of Week

AN ALLIED BASE IN AUSTRALIA W.—Three Japanese bombers raided Port Moresby Monday night, but no damage resulted, It was announced today. Anti-aircraft guns were

believed to have hit two raiders. It was the first attack on

Port Moresby in eight days. (Earlier Story on Page A-3.)

Youths and Police Battle in Paris Streets LONDON (#).—1The Paris radio reported today that a

number of persons were wounded in street fighting yester- day among members of the Petain youth organization and

police in the Latin Quarter of the Nazi-occupied French cap- ital. Fifty youths arrested at the scene were reported released today.

President Expects Substitute for Rubber Declaring he thought there was not much to the rubber

shortage to get excited about, President Roosevelt told his

press conference today he believed substitutes could be worked out for tires now in use before they wear out completely. He

said experimentation is under way on several types of

substitutes. (Earlier Rubber Story on Page A-l.)

25 Cities Lose Air Transport Service Suspension of air transport service at 25 cities was or-

dered by the Civil Aeronautics Board today in order “to secure the greatest possible amount of service from a limited number of airplanes.” It was added that further suspensions may follow.

House Votes to Ease Wire-Tapping Ban Legislation giving Federal agencies more leeway in the use

of wire-tapping to prevent and prosecute crimes against the national security was approved by the House today and sent to the Senate.

President to Study Draft of Boys, 18-19 President Roosevelt will confer within a few days with

Brig. Gen. Lewis Hershey, director of selective service, on the

question of making 18 and 19 year old youths subject to mili-

tary duty. He did not indicate whether he might favor a

change in the selective service law to make the lower-age youths subject to military draft.

(Earlier Story on Page A-6.)

Shut Out Defeats Challedon at Belmont NEW YORK VP).—Shut Out, the Kentucky Derby winner,

defeated Challedon and two others in the mile and one-

eighth Ballot Handicap at Belmont Park today. After trailing the early pace, set by his stablemate, Third Degree, Shut Out closed fast to win by two lengths in 1:4845. Reading II beat Third Degree for third money.

$64,354 Is Sought To Co-ordinate D. C. Recreation Projects

Additional Requests By City Heads Now Total $423,000 (Earlier Story on Page B-l.) A request for $64,354 to carry

out the new law co-ordinating recreational activities in Wash- ington was made this afternoon to the Senate subcommittee holding hearings on the new Dis- trict appropriation bill.

This brought up to approximately $423,000 the amount the Commis- sioners are asking the Senate group to add to the bill as a whole, the principal other increases being for one new fire engine house, another police station, a temporary rented branch public library in Anacostia and more public nurses.

Would Total $56,560,000. In their opening statement to the

subcommittee, presided over by Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming, the Commissioners gave the total of the House bill as $56,- 137,171. At the morning session, be- fore the increase for recreation was suggested, the Commissioners had asked that a total of $360,000 be added to the House bill. If the Senate makes all of the proposed changes, Including the new recreation money, the bill would then total $56,560,000.

Most of the increase for the rec- reational program is for personnel and supplies. The*purpose of the recreation law, which was enacted after the appropriation bill had been drafted in the House, is to co- ordinate under a new board the programs of the municipal play- grounds, the school community cen- ter department and the National Park facilities in the District.

As a step in that direction, the Senate appropriation group is con-

sidering_placing the recreation i See D. C. BILL, Page 2-X.)

Other League Games AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At New York— Boston. 002 000 010- 2 6 1 New York... 402 210 OOx— 9 13 0

Batterie*—Dobson, Chase. Rutland and Conroy; Donald and Dickey, Rosar.

Detroit at St. Louis—«: 30 P.M. Chicago at Cleveland—9:15 P.M.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Boston— New York_ 002 000 000- 2 6 0 Boston_ 120 010 OOx— 4 9 3

Batteries—Melton. Kosle, Adams and Canninv; Jafery and Klnts.

At Chicago— St. Louis_ 000 000 0 —

Chicago .... 000 000 0 —

Batterie,—Lanier and W. Cooper; Ol- ten and McCultoafh.

(Only Games Scheduled)

Today's Home Runs American League.

Henrich. New York. 1st inning. Keller. New York, 1st inning. Williams," Boston, 3d inning. Early, Washington, 6th Inning. Crosetti, New York, in 5th inning.

National League. Ross, Boston, 2d inning.

Huge Aerial Smash At Germany Seen as

Allied Chiefs Confer Arnold and Towers Talk With Britons at

General Headquarters (Earlier Story on Page A-l.)

By the Associited Press.

LONDON. May 26.—Ranking United States military leaders conferred tonight with high British officials at general head- quarters, and expert observers predicted a massive smash at Germany by the United States Air Force and R. A. F. soon would follow.

The mission, headed by Lt. Gen.

| Henry H. Arnold and Rear Admiral j John H. Towers, chiefs of the Army and Navy air forces, also included two top ground officers, Maj. Gen. Dwight D. ^senhower and Maj. Gen. Mark W. Clark.

Opinion was that the United j States and Britain were preparing i a blow at Hitler by air, land and 1 sea before Germany could deal a death blow at Russia. Sizable forces of United States troops al- ready are in Northern Ireland with complete invasion equipment.

Gen. Arnold and his niission first conferred with American air gen- era^ with the A. E. F. to determine

I (See MISSIONTPage 2-X.)

Mayor Rossi Denies

Giving Fascist Salute (Earlier Story on Page A-2.)

By the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26 —

White-haired Angelo Rossi, mayor of San Francisco, described by a wit- ness as having been seen giving the Fascist salute, declared to an in- vestigating committee today, “I have a passionate and unqualified affec- tion for this democratic republic in which I was born.” He declared the charge was “an unqualified lie.”

“No one dares question my whole- hearted loyalty to my native land,” he said in a voice filled with emo- tion.

Mr. Rossi, mayor of San Francisco for 12 years, was the first witness called today by the Tenney State Assembly Committee investigating un-American activities in California. Yesterday Carmelo Zito, publisher of an anti-Fascist Italian newspaper here, testified he had seen Mr. Rossi give the salute of the Italian Fascists.

"I have never,” the mayor de- clared, “been a member of, nor have I been affiliated with, nor have I

sponsored directly or indirectly, any organization, group or movement of any kind or description which to my knowledge was not whole-heartedly American.”

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HITS APPOINTMENT—Gov. Charles Edison of New Jersey, appearing before the Senate

Judiciary Committee today, protested the appointment of Thomas F. Meaney of Jersey City as a United States Dis-

trict Court judge for New

Jersey. The Governor said the appointment, in effect, would be “putting Frank

Hague on the Federal bench.” (Story on Page A-l.)

—A. P. Photo.

'U.S. Reported Seeking Russia's Pledge for Fair Trade After War

Litvinoff Gets Hull's Proposal for New Lease-Lend Pact

By GARNETT D. HORNER. The draft of a proposed new

lease-lend agreement with Rus- sia was submitted to Soviet Am- bassador Maxim Litvinoff today by Secretary of State Hull.

The action was believed to be a move to obtain Russia's pledge to support American fair trade princi- ples as the basis of international economic relations after the war.

President Roosevelt said at his press conference that the proposed lease-lend agreement with Russia followed the same general idea as

one already in effect with Great Britain. This Government's pro- posal represents an effort to bring the lease-lend arrangements with Russia on the same basis with those of other nations, he added.

Mr. Litvinoff conferred with Mr. Hull for more than half an hour, telling reporters afterward they had had a general discussion about "What is going on in the world,” and that Mr. Hull had handed him a document pertaining to economic matters.

Agreement Proposed. It was learned later that the

document represented a proposed agreement to bring lease-lend ar-

rangements with Russia up to date in harmony with arrangements with other United Nations.

State Department officials de- clined comment on the nature of the proposal, but it was presumed that it contained an agreement similar to that reached with Great Britain three months ago pledging the two counrties to mutual aid dur-

ing the war and to stimulation of non discriminatory international trade after the conflict.

Lease-lend assistance now is being extended to Russia under an agree- ment reached last autumn through an exchange of letters between Pres- ident Roosevelt and Premier Josef Stalin, providing credits up to $1,000,000,000, with repayment to be made over a 10-year period, begin- ning five years after the end of the war.

Co-operation Emphasized. The agreement with Great Britain

emphasizes the co-operative nature of the United Nations’ war action, providing for each nation to supply the other with needed defense articles and services which it is in a position to contribute. Final de- termination of methods of settle- ment is postponed.

The British agreement stipulates, however, that the terms of final set- tlement shall be such as to “promote mutually advantageous economic re-

lations between them and the bet- terment of world-wide economic re- lations.’’ It was agreed that provision should

be made for expansion of “produc- tion, employment and the exchange and consumption of goods’’ and “elimination of discriminatory treat- ment in international commerce and reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers."

Markets at a Glance NEW YORK. May 26 UP).—

Stocks uneven; aircrafts lead se- lective advance. Bonds steady; some rails and Utilities improve. Cotton higher; late rally on short covering and New Orleans buy- ing.

C H I C A G O —Wheat lower; buying incentives lacking. Corn higher; continued industrial de- mand. Hogs fairly active; gen- erally steady; top, $14.45. Cattle active; steers, yearlings strong; sharp drop In supplies.

Allowance Bill For Soldiers Wins Approval

Senate Group Favors Classifying Married Men in Order of Call

(Earlier Story on Page A-2.) E> the Associated Press.

The Senate Military Affairs Committee today approved a sol- diers’ allotment and allowance bill authorizing the selective service system and local boards to classify men with wives and children into categories to de- termine the order of calling them for Army duty.

The bill, different from one al- ready approved by the House Mil- itary Affairs Committee and await- ing passage of the new Army pay bill before it is taken up, provides for deduction of $22 monthly from the enlisted man's pay with the Government matching this with a

$28 contribution to provide his wife with $50 for living expenses. The Government would pay $12 a month toward support of one child and $10 monthly for each additional child.

The committee also approved a new provision making war risk in- surance compulsory so all men in the armed services would be re-

quired to have $10,000 of Govern- ment insurance.

Pay 35 Cents Per $1,000. Tpe service,man would pay 35

cents a month per $1,000 for the insurance and the Government the remainder of the premium. For $10,000 this would amount to about $3.50 for the service man and about $3 for the Government.

As the committee acted, strong bi-partisan opposition developed against any congressional move to draft men in the 18-19 year age classes for military service.

Under the permissive dependency section the Selective Service System would still consider dependency as a reason for deferment, but it could set up general classification based on family relationship and ecenomic dependency.

Two General Types. A committee memorandum said

only two general types of persons would be in Class III under the committee admendments:

1. Registrants with wives or chil- dren, or wives and children, pro- vided there is a bona fide family re-

lationship in the home and pro- (See DRAFT, Page 2-X.i

Luncheon for Griffith Put Off Until June

(Earlier Story on Page A-14.) Fred Spaulding, chairman of the

committee which was handling the testimonial luncheon for Clark Griffith, scheduled for tomorrow at the Mayflower and sponsored by the Navy Relief Association, announced this evening that it would be forced to postpone the luncheon until the second week in June.

Jury Is Completed For Oden Death Trial

(Earlier Story on Page A-10.) A jury of one woman and 11 men,

with two men as alternates, was sworn in this afternoon in District Court to try Guy E. Oden. 19, charged with the first degree murder of his 15-year-old sweetheart, Ellen Reid Cannon, July 19, 1941.

A total of 107 talesman were ex- amined before the jury was finally chosen.

Box Score WASHINGTON.

A.B. R. H. 0. A. E. Estalelle, 3b_4 1 1 0 10 Spence, cf _5 119 0 0

Chartak, rf_3 1 1 1 0 0

Campbell, If_5 0 2 5 0 0 Vernon, lb_5 1 2 7 0 0 «arly, c—.5 12 10 0 Repass, 2b..4 1 2 2 4 0 Pofahl, m.3 1 1 2 30 Sundra, p.4 1 1 0 1 _0

38 8 13 27 9 0

PHILADELPHIA A.B. R. H. O. A. E.

Kreevich, cf-3 1 1 5 00

Suder, 2b.5 0 2 2 2 0 Blair, 3b.-.5 0 0 1 0 1 Miles, If..4 115 0 0 Valo, rf.-4 0 2 3 0 0

Siebert, lb..4 0 If’ 3 0 0 Wagner, c-4 0 0 6 2 0 Wallaesa, ss_4 0 3 2 1 0 Harris'p-.2 0 0 0 2 0 Besse, p_1 0 0 0 0 0 Collins .. 1 _1 _1 _0 _0_0

37 3 11 27 7 1 CoUlna batted for Beaae tn 9th.

SCORE BY INNINGS. Washington 012 003 002— 8 13 0

Philadelphia 100 001 001— 3 11 1 Summary:

Runs batted in—Blair, Repass, Spence, Campbell (2). Early, Sundra. Siebert, Chartak. Suder.

Two-base hits—Vernon, Pofahl, Chartak. Home run—Early. Stolen baae—Miles. x Sacrifice—Pofahl. Double play—Pofahl to Repass to Vernon. Left on bases—Washington, 7i Philadel-

phia, 8. _

Bases an balls—Off Sundra. 2; off Harris, 2: off Besse. 1.

Struck out—By Harris. 2: by Besse 2. Hits—Off Harris, 11 in 6 inntnn; off Besse,

2 in 7 inninrs. Wild pitch—Sundra. Balk—Harris. Passed ball—Early. Winntnc pitcher—Sandra. ^mpina^-MnsrsP^MeGowan. Pasta rail a

and Hubbard. Time—*:«. Attendance—4.666,

HONOLULU.—OLD GLORY STILL FLIES OVER U. S. S. ARIZONA—Ever since the surprise Japa- nese attack on Pearl Harbor, the American flag has flown over the half-sunken U. S. S. Arizona. A small color guard raised the flag while the battleship still burned, and it has never been lowered.

—Official Navy Photo from A. P. Wirephoto. •--- ........—-

Nationals Batter Two Philadelphia Pitchers And Win, 8 to 3

Every Man Gets at Least One Hit and Jake Early Smashes Homer

By BURTON HAWKINS, 8t»r Staff Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA. May 26.— Catcher Jake Early of the Nats blasted his first home run of the season here today as Washington won its third straight game, i

beating Philadelphia. 8-3. as

Steve Suftdra scattered 11 hits. FIRST INNING.

WASHINGTON — Estalella flied to Valo. Spence flied to Miles. Chartak fanned.

PHILADELPHIA — Kreevich walked. Suder singled to left, send- ing Kreevich to third. Kreevich scored as Blair forced Suder at sec- ond. Repass to Pofahl. Miles forced Blair at second. Repass to Pofahl. Miles stole second. Pofahl threw out Valo. One run.

SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON—Campbell popped

to Suder. Vernon doubled to right. Early flied to Kreevich. ftepass singled to left, scoring Vernon. Re- pass was out stealing, Wagner to Suder. One run.

PHILADELPHIA—Sundra tossed out Siebert. Wagner flied to Camp- bell. Wallaesa singled to right. Har- ris flied to Campbell.

THIRD INNING.

WASHINGTON—Pofahl doubled to left. Sundra attempted to sacri- fice, but Pofahl was out at third, Harris to Blair. Sundra took sec-

ond on a balk. Estalella flied to Kreevich, Sundra holding second. Spence singled to center, scoring Sundra. Chartak walked. Wallaesa and Kreevich permitted Campbell’s pop fly to fall between them for a

single, Spence scoring and Chartak taking third. On an attempted double steal, Chartak was out at the plate, Wagner to Harris to Wag- ner. Two runs.

PHILADELPHIA—Kreevich flied to Spence. Estalella threw out Su- der. Blair fouled to Early.

FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON — Vernon looped

a single to right. Early beat out a

bounder to Suder, Vernon stopping at second. Repass flied to Kree- vich, Vernon taking third after the catch. Pofahl fanned. Wallaesa threw out Sundra.

PHILADELPHIA—Miles flied to Campbell. Valo flied deep to Spence. Siebert lined to Vernon.

FIFTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Estalella flied to

Kreevich. Spence flied to Miles. Chartak walked. Campbell fouled to Wagner.

PHILADELPHIA—Wagner lined to Spence. Wallaesa doubled to right. Harris lined to Spence, Wal- laesa holding at second. Kreevich also lined to Spence.

SIXTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Vernon flied to

Valo. Early hit his first home run

of the season over the right-field wall. Repass beat out a slow roller to Wallaesa. Pofahl bunted and Re- pass scored and Pofahl went all the way to third when Blair threw

wildly past Siebert. Sundra's smash took a bad hop over Suder’s head for a single, scoring Pofahl. Esta- lella singled to right, Sundra stop-

(See BASEBALL, Page 2-~x3

Nazis Reported Sending Relays Of Giant Subs

By the Ai*oci*t*d Press.

LONDON, May 26—The Germans have developed huge 3.000-ton sub- marines carrying two 8-inch guns and 14 torpedoes for long-range raiding and are believed sending them in relays to harry the eastern coast of North America, reports from the continent declared today.

Naval circles here said the reports of the new submarines are "per- fectly feasible."

These U-boats were said to have a surface speed of 20 knots and a

submerged speed of 11 knots. It was said here that through the

tactics of sending relays of sub-

j marines the Nazis hope to pin the balance of the United States naval

1 forces in home waters and prepare the way for blows at British sea-

power.

Harry Cooper's 138 Likely to Win Medal In P.G.A. Qualifying

Sammy Byrd and Turnesa Tied for Second, Stroke Behind

BULLETIN. ATLANTIC CITY —

Harry Cooper of Minneapolis appeared to have captured the medal in the P. G. A. championship qualifying test when he came in late today with a second round 71, giv- ing him a total of 138 for the 36 holes. Right behind him with 139s were Corpl. Jimmy Turnesa and Sammy Byrd, former big league outfielder. (Earlier Story on Page A-15.)

By the Associated Press.

ATLANTIC CITY, May 26.— Ben Hogan, with a chance to tie

Craig Wood for the leadership in the two-day qualifying for the Professional Golfers Association j tournament, today muffed a

2-foot putt on the 18th green to wind up with a 71 and a total Of 141.

Wood put four 355 together for (See GOLF, Page 2-X.)

Japs Lose 3,CIO Men In Futile Attempts To Storm Kinhwa

Chinese Begin Attacks On Yunnan-Burma Front Far to West (Earlier Story on Page A-l.)

By the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING. May 26.—The

Japanese have lost 3.000 men in vain attempts to storm the Che- kiang provisional capital of Kinhwa from three sides, the Chinese announced tonight, but a spokesman said “the situation is still very grave and the com-

ing week will witness even fiercer battles.”

He said as of last night the Chinese still held Kinhwa and had routed with heavy casualties a Jap- anese force that captured Wulipao, 2 miles south of Kinhwa.

Far to the west, on the Yunnan- Burma front, the Chinese said they had begun counterattacks Saturday, bombing Lungling and Tengyueh and causing the Japanese “unusual losses,” destroying 50 Japanese supply trucks, and surrounding a

Japanese force on the west bank of the Salween River at the Huiting bridge on the Burma road. (The Japanese have claimed to have reached the east bank.'

Despite these successes, the Chi- nese spokesman declared that in the east “we are entering what may turn out to be the toughest battles of this summer in Asia.”

Boy, 11, Wins Spelling Bee

By Knowing 'Acquiesced' By the Associ*t,d Press.

Richard Eamhart, 11-year-old. seventh-grade student from El Paso. Tex., won the 18th national spelling bee today by knowing “acquiesced" and “sacrilegious.”

Mary Margaret Montgomery of Des Moines put an “s” instead of a “c" into “acquiesced" after nearly four hours of calmly facing dozens of multi-syllabic tongue-twisters and had to be content with second place.

Third place went to Hazel M. La Prade of Worcester, Mass., who spelled “paucity” with an “s.”

The winner will receive $500 and a trip to New York. Second place carries a prize of $300 and third place $100.

D. C. Fireworks Show on Barge Is Suggested by President

President Roosevelt suggested to- day that the District municipal fire- works display on July 4 should be staged on a barge anchored in the middle of the Potomac River, rather than at the customary location on

the Monument Grounds. The President's proposal was made

during a press conference and in response to an inquiry directed to him by District Commissioner John Russell Young. Mr. Young wrote to the Chief Executive asking if the yearly fireworks display should be held in view of potential danger to the temporary buildings located bear the Monument Grounds and the greatly increased concentration of population and Federal workers in that area.

The President said he had dis- cussed the question with Stephen T. Early, his secretary, but had not

yet replied formally to Commission- er Young. His idea, he continued, is that if any fireworks material is available after prior war demands are met they should be displayed! from a Potomac River barge.

At the same time, he proposed that the Navy or Marine Bands be stationed nearby to provide appro- priate music.

The Bureau of Mines earlier today amended regulations of the Federal Wartime Explosives Act to permit manufacture and sale of these pyrotechnics, of limited sise and variety, for public use In patriotic and similar observances.

Blakeley Makes Port; Six Hurt, 10 Missing

Attack on Destroyer By Sub Is First Of War in Area

Shortly after the Navy today revealed that the American de- stroyer Blakeley had been tor- pedoed in the Caribbean Sea, the Associated Press reported from the British West Indies that the submarine attack in question r"" 111 ■ 1

Another German Sub Sunk by U. S. Plane Off Brazilian Coast (Earlier Story on Page A-3.)

By tht Associated Preu. FORTALEZA. Brazil. May 26.

—A high source reported an- other enemy submarine was sunk off Recife today by a

B-18, presumably an Ameri- can bomber.

One German submarine was sent down in a battle Saturday between several United States planes and a number of sub- marines. Pilot Harry Schwane and Sergt. J. G. Yates today disclosed details of this first sinking by four United States planes.

They said they sighted the U-boat from their plane be- tween Fernando Noronha, an island about 125 miles off the Brazilian coast, and the Azores while on patrol duty and promptly attacked, dropping all bombs and at the same time calling up assistance from their land bases.

had been made within the terri- torial waters of the French island of Martinique.

A dispatch from St. Lucia, West Indies, said the destroyer was pa- trolling the waters near the French island, where negotiations are cur-

| rently under way between the United States and the French high com- missioner, Admiral Georges Robert, concerning the military status of the Vichy-controlled possession.

The damaged destroyer reached Fort de France under her own power.

Casualties aboard the craft were

light. Ten members of the crew were reported missing and six in- jured.

Identity Not Learned. The identity of the attacking sub-

marine was not immediately learned, i although it is known that German and Italian undersea craft have been active in the Caribbean for several weeks.

The injured men have been placed ; in a hospital and next of kin of both injured and missing are being

; notified as fast as information is received, the Navy said.

The Blakeley is the 13th American See DESTROYER. Page 2-X.)

British Planes Set Fires At Libyan Airport By the Associated Press.

CAIRO, Egypt, May 26—British planes In an attack on the oft- bombed airport at Martuba, Libya, caused violent explosions and left fires which were visible for 70 miles, the R. A. F. Middle East command reported today.

Martuba is halfway between the Libyan port of Dema and the Axis

! stronghold of Tmimi. The raid took place Sunday night, simul- taneously with attacks on Bengasi, Derna and Tmimi.

The British said one German ! plane was shot down and two Brit- ■ ish planes were missing.

Late Races Earlier Results, Racing Selec- tions and Entries lor Tomorrow, Page J-X.

Charles Town SIXTH RACE—Purse. $700; allowances;

3-year-olds, about 7 furlongs. Michigan 8un (Claggett) 4 20 2.80 2.80 Spectator <Root> 3 20 2 40 Sampler tMartinez) 2.40

Time. l:30xs. Also ran—Lady Melody. Nassau's Beau.

Happy Slave.

Belmont Park SEVENTH RACE—Purse. *2.000: claim-

ing: .'l-jresr-olds: I mile Anticlimax iArcaro > 5.10 2 80 2 40 Vain Prince (Loveridge) 3 30 2 80 Liste (McCreary) 4 40

Time. 1 :3T»5 Also ran—Thumbs Up. Azimuth. War

Melody. Larrup. Cooch s Bridge. Notes.

Suffolk Downs FIFTH RACE—Purse. *1.000: special

weights: maiden 2-year-olds 5 furlongs Jerry Lee (Seaboi 0.60 3.40 2.80 Miss Vogue (Brunelle) 3.20 2.00 Misinterpret' Deering) 6.00

Time 1:008%. Also ran—Evaporate. Ned's Queen. Blue

Eva. Lady Chancing. Mary Alice.

Lincoln Fields FOURTH RACE—Purse. *800: claimini;

2- year-olds: 5 furlonas. d h Hoosier (Cralal 2.80 2.00 2 40 d h Wiseasyou (Bodioul 3 40 3.80 3 20 Co-Hstter (Litienberger) 0 80

Time, 1:011-5. Also ran—Rewarded. Chain O' Lakes.

Iron Works. Playante. Brown Mate, d h Dead heat lor first position.

Detroit By tl\e Associated Press.

FIRST RACE—Purse. *000: elalming: 3- year-olds and upward, 6 furlonas 8tring Music (Strange) 23.40 81)0 0 00 Alfadildo (Ougrln) 7.00 4 40 Sherlock (Robertson) 5.20

Time. 1:12 1-5. Also ran—f Llbercaise. Dieco Red, Erin

Toreh. 1 Inviting. Lakevtew. Praha, f Town League. Royal One. fTraumelus.

fFleld.