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There is a report from the state
department to the effect that' it
has concluded that a separate and
distinct international police force
to preserve future peace is not
practical. There are many argu
ments to support such a conclu
sion. . . , vA.;,?;vj'v.Ji;'r
I First, there is the matter of
loyalties. Men fight for causes;
internationalism is not yet suffi
ciently instilled to command full
loyalties of masses of people.
There would also be the difficul
ties of direction and management
a "foreign legion" is always a
problem because of its mixed af
filiations. It is of course possible
that in the distant future a single
: police force might succeed, but the
time is not yet. J
' ' The department favors relying
on the military establishments of
- member nations, which seems i
reasonable decision at the begin
rang of any cooperative endeavor
. to preserve peace. The nations are
. not going to scuttle their ships and
disband their armies there is too
much fear left in the world. Dis
armament puts to disadvantage the
nation which disarms, unless all do
and stay (turn to editorial page)
Renew
Draft Demand
WASHINGTON, AprU 20-(iiP)
Warning the nation that it faces
a manpower crisis which may im-
. peril the mightiest military under
taking in i history, heads of the
.armed forces renewed their de-
mand for labor draft legislation
tonight. Such a law is urgently
needed to keep vital war plants
staffed with replacements for
' workers gone to war, they empha
. sized. ' .'
"False public Interpretations
of what are only local victories
f the perimeter of the enemies'
strongholds may Indeed imperil
victory when we thrust at the
1 foes' heart."
: In I joint statement Navy Sec
retary Knox and War Secretary
Stimson and Maritime Chairman
' Emory S. Land declared 1,400,000
more men will be taken by the
; armed .forces this: year most of
them "drawn from vital indus
trijfciucIuJiot ooly must find
replacements but in - some cases
will have to step up 'production. '
' rSomeone must step up to the
. bench, the lathe and desk of every
. war worker who leaves to fight
for his country," they said.
. Shortly before their statement
- eaaae oat the house military
' committee recommended that
' 4-Fa who refuse to take esses-
r' tial war Jobs be drafted for aoa
' combat daty la the army and
navy.
v The committee plan was aimed
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Grigg Urges
Stronger Ties
With Russia
LONDON, April 2O.-(0)-Sir Ed
ward Grigg, ' former undersecre
tary of state for war proposed to
day a stronger alliance with Rus
sia, with definite postwar military
commitments,- as the only means
of preventing some future "Pearl
Harbor" assault on this island
from the contingent.
Britain already has a 20-year
alliance with the soviet union,
drawn in May, 1942, providing for
military and all other mutual aid
in the war against Germany and
her satellites and for common ac
.tion to preserve peace after the
'war. The post-war commitments,
however, are vague regarding
straight-out military assistance.
' Sir Edward urged in the house
of commons today "An alliance
with definite military commit
ments." ' I
He declared, "If any power were
to acquire domination of the Euro
pean continent, nothing could pre
vent this Island from being "Pearl
Harbored' in a night
. "Wi must think of some organ
Jzation which would act promptly
enough to prevent it."
Princess
Beth
Is 18
Today
LONDON, AprU 20 -JF)- From
the far corners of the empire she
expects one day to rule, greetings
poured in tonight for blonde, blue-
- eyed Princess Elizabeth on the eve
of her coming of reigning age
She is 18 tomorrow.;: ;
This girl of destiny will have a
normal celebration a family
luncheon party. A birthday cake
will be turned out in the royal
kitchen, "v v '
; At 18 Elizabeth, still legally
- minor , for three years, automa
tically 'becomes a counsellor of
state empowered with others to
act for the king in his absence.
But if at any tima during the
text three years she were to suc
ceed to .the throne, she would do
so as queen regent with royal
robes and with no Question of ne
cessity for a regency.
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Labor
tnHETYTHJ5D YEAB
Bombing
AttackFvl h"
O 11 bl
Continue
Yanks Deliver
Heaviest Day
Blow on France
By W. W. HERCHER t
LONDON, Friday, April 2 1()
American warplanes delivered
the heaviest daylight aerial
blow ever launched against tar
gets in France yesterday and
early . today the British an
nounced that their bombers had
kept the , offensive rolling
(.through the night with new at-i
tacks on , Germany and occupied
territory.
A preliminary announcement
failed to identify the objectives
of the overnight assaults, but they
apparently were carried out in
great strength."'
- The American attack was cli
maxed by a surprise sunset raid
on objectives In France by "very
strong forces" of Fortresses and
Liberators, probably numbering
nearly 1000.
It came at the waning of a long
day for the axis, which had been
arred in the early morning hours
by a heavy RAF raid from Italy
on the Bulgarian railway center
of Plovdiv.
But even as the Americans were
returning from the evening effort
huge RAF fleet was heard win
ning across the eastern coast and
as late as 3:30 a, m., (6:30 p. m.
Pacific war time) German radios
still were broadcasting warnings
that allied planes were over west
ern' and southwestern. Germany.
The suppertlme attackers, ac
companied by between 500 and
750, Thunderbolt, Lightning and
Mustang ' fighters, : dumped ap
proximately 2500 tons Of explo
sives ou their objectives. Id ad
dition Mustang fight'- bombers
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Stassen Found
Adrift in Boat
By Navy Ship
MADISON, Wis., AprU 20 -(Jf)
The rescue at sea of Lt Cmdr,
Harold E. Stassen, former gover
nor of Minnesota and republican
presidential possibility, was re
vealed tonight by the letters of a
Wisconsin sailor aboard the res
cue craft. '
William Bormett, a sound man
on a subchaser, wrote:
"Just a few weeks ago we were
patrolling in '- front of an island
when somebody saw a smaU boat
ahead. We took the passengers
aboard and one of them was Stas
sen."
Stassen, who resigned as gover
nor of Minnesota to enter the
navy, has been serving as a nag
officer in Adm. William D. Hal-
sey's south Pacific fleet
His political career received i
boost in the recent Wisconsin pri
mary, which gave him four dele
gates to the republican national
convention in the same vote which
smashed the hopes of Wendell L.
Willkie.
In a letter to his father, John
R. Bormett of Madison, the saUor
told of sighting a small boat flying
distress signals and of taking
aboard three officers who were
in it. '
"I've read where he's wanted as
candidate f o president,", the
former University , of Wisconsin
athlete wrote. "Maybe we had the
good luck to save the next one,
Dewey Gains
Support From Michigan
By D. HAROLD OLIVER
Associated Press Staff Writer
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's con
vention support for the republican
presidential nomination was in
creased f yesterday to 209 dele
gates, 175 more than his nearest
opponent, when Michigan repub
licans in state convention praised
their native son and put 41 more
delegates into bis claimed column.
It will require 530 convention
votes to nominate a candidate.
The 3 state convention did not
bind the delegates, but commend
ed the New Yorker to them as the
"overwhelming favorite" of the
state's votes as C party i standard
bearer. : ; ? m'zJc v,e :v -
Shortly before, Gov. Dwlght
Griswold of Nebraska told report
era in Lincoln MiX is evident now"
that Dewey can have the nomina
tion - on any ballot his forces
choose. He said the Dewey com
mand "may allow a ballot or two
for favorite sons, but Dewey coukLl
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Gov. Earl Warren of California (left) has been selected as temporary
chairman tat the upcoming national repnbUcan presidential nomi
nating convention In Chicago aa well as the keynote speaker. Here
he walks With Ohio's Gov. John W. Bricker who Is seeking the
republican nomination.
Committee Asks US Seek
Ownership of Ship j Biases
WASHINGTON, April 20-Jf)-A congressional committee re
commended today thai the United States seek permanent own
ership of a bristling ring of western hemisphere defense bases
leased fronr.Britain in a wartime swap for 50 destroyers, v r-
A 1130.000 000 American investment Kaa converted the base
into towers pi armament wrucsbcybjerne permanent:
tions to defend this hemisphere
from attack, the committee said.
Chairman Hebert (D-La.) of the
naval subcommittee suggested
something be i worked out, perhaps
in exchange! for Britain's , lend
lease obligations, to give the Unit
ed States full title to the bases
which now are held on a 99-year-lease.
"-;.. -;' . ?
"Under , no circumstances would
the advantages'; enjoyed by the
United States through the acqui
sition of these facilities be relin
quished," the; report said.
"It would be a mistake for the
United States to evert abandon
the bases. We feel that steps
should be immediately taken by
our government to have! the bases
changed to hi perpetuity."
The report, signed also by Rep
resentatives Cble (R-NY) and Hess
(R-Ohio) found: ' 1
1 That there is room for na
val cutbacks In the Caribbean ar
ea, no longer a U-boat hotbed.
' 2 Friendly South American
nations should have access to sur
plus US vessels after the war on
a lease agreement without Ameri
ca giving up the titles, rather than
allow the ships to deteriorate or
be scrapped. :''. .! ' r ,
J Uniformed personnel be tak
en out of Brazil as soon as possible
and replaced! by civilians, where
practicable. : --r'
The committee' found fault with
facilities, in Puerto Rico, saying
the navy built "one of the world's
largest graving docks, at Roose
velt Rodas but there is "no work
to justify its construction." :
. A further study of the entire
Caribbean area because of sub
stantially altered requirements
should be made, the report said.
Cony en tion
go in on the first, second or third
ballot, whichever they choose."
Griswold has been prominently
mentioned for the GOP vice presi
dential candidacy. But many party
leaders, chiefly from the - west,
took leave from the Chicago con
vention v arrangements committee
sessions : yesterday with forecasts
that Gov. Earl Warren, whom they
selected as convention keynoter,
would most likely, be a running
mate with Dewey.
Warren told his press confer
ence in Sacramento: I have every
Intention of staying here ia-Cali
fornia the remainder of my term
as governor (which expires , in
January,; 1947) and, as most per
sons in public?; office-- do, probably
will want :- to be reelected." He
added that his position of not be
ing a candidate for either place
on . the national, ticket J had not
changed since his selection as key
noter.
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Salem, Orecjoa, Friday Mornina, April 21. 1944
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Nazi Air Power
Weakening but
WASHINGTON, April 20 - (P)
German 1 resistance to allied air
power is weakening, Secretary of
War Stimson said otday, but he
cautioned: They still have "plenty
of planes to offer the stiffest sort
of opposition" when they see fit
Stimson called the last few days
of action over Europe "our air
invasion j of Germany" and said
it is continuing; :
In an attack on airplane plants
at Kassel and aircraft parts fac
tories in central Germany yester
day "American losses were ex
tremely low, five bombers and
two fighters,' Stimson said. In
attacks Tuesday on Berlin and
two nearby targets, he said, "our
losses were lighter than they had
been in Similar circumstances on
some previous i occasions 19
bombers and five fighters "while
dealing destruction to the enemy's
production facilities," s hoot Ing
down 13 of his planes and de
stroying 21 on . the ground.
Since January, - the- nazis have
lost "several thousand" planes in
combat and , in; addition their
fighter production has fallen off
approximately 20 per cent, Stim
son said.tHe noted that in addi
tion to attacks on German air
plane factories, allied bombers
and fighters are shooting up ene
my airfields. . ' -
"If the enemy's policy of con
servation: operates . too often to
keep his fighter ; on the ground,
we will seek them out where they
lie," he said. . i . ,
Discussing allied aerial suprem
acy in the southwest- Pacific,
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Laml) fOlTlt VallieS
Will Be Cut 50
WASHINGTON. AprU 20 -UP)
An average 50 per cent slash in
the ration point value of lamb will
go Into effect Sunday, April 30,
the office of price administration
said' tonight aa informed sources
predicted that the agency will an
nounce next week a 4-point cut
In the ration cost of butter to 12
points a pound. 1 - v-
Also xorecast were rurtner e
ductkms in the values on a num -
Der oi pore cuut, wiin some i
being made "point-free.
Sufficient supplies of butter are
now available, it was stated, to
permit a point value reduction
without causing a scarcity In areas
remote from producing centers, v;'
The lamb reduction is prompt
ed, a spokesman said, by drought
Still Powerful
conditional in many parts of the number, the Scandinavian Tele- year period. Galloway attributed
country which threaten a large graph bureau reported tonight in the reduction in property tax de
part of the spring lamb Cock, ' a dispatch from Oslo, linqueacy to improved ' business
Beats Off
Nazi Blow
Germans Attack
In Estonia but
Lose Thousands
By TOM YARBROUGH
, LONDON, Friday, April 21
JPy- Vicious, large-scale Ger
man Counter - attacks on the
long A quiet Baltic front near
Narva in Estonia, - and in the
southeast corner of old Poland
near Stanislawow were beaten
off by the red army yesterday
with " a total of 5000 or "more
: " -. ... . ? . - - .
uermans saiiea and . many cao-
tured, Moscow announced early
today, f ,
The red air force contributed
to resumption of bitter warfare in
the Baltic area by heavily bomb
ing German troop trains concen
trated at Rezekne and Gulbene in
Latvia and a shale-oil plant at
Kiwiili in Estonia, the Soviet mid
night communique said, while in
the far south Russian ' bombers
and torpedo planes sank four large
transports and a destroyer trying
to escape from the besieged port
of Sevastopol.
Besides the transports sunk, nu
merous oiners were wrecked or
set afire, it was announced.
Xrii!!!!' s
to wipe oat a Soviet bridgehead
n the west bank of the Narova
river 'southwest ef Narva, us
ing massed infantry, tanks and
. self-propelled guns ; after pow
erful artillery preparation.
"The Hitlerites appeared to hope
I to smash .our defenses in one
blow,n said a supplement to the
communique, 'but ;they miscal-
eulated." German dead left on the
CeIdlberedT$5Ban . 2000,
but the enemy continued repeated
vain counter-attacks that cost them
more and more men, the Russians
declared. . ; J
8outh and east of Stanisla
wow the Germans attacked with
similar results, the Russians re
porting that In one sector alone
1500 Germans were killed, and
In another a ; fuU battalian
(probably 800 men) broke Into
the Russians positions only to
be encircled and "wiped out to
e cncirciea ana "wipea oat so i
a man." :
The Germans continued, how-
ever, to exert "relentless pressure
on our positions from two sides,
and "violent engagements went
on tnrougnout uie day," tne of
ficial account stated.
West of Tarnopol, on the central
front the Russians themselves
thrust forward a short distance.
capturing several villages, taking
prisoners and destroying about
battalian of German' infantry, it
was added.
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Germans Make
Gains Against
Tito's Forces
LONDON, April 20.-The
Yugoslav partisans announced to
night that a German counter-of-
fensive in Montenegro, employing
tanks and planes,, had recaptured
Sahovict and that in eastern Bos
nia the Germans had advanced to
the town of Dreznica.
In the Zlobin sector, however,
the Germans have been thrown
back to Susak, said the commun
ique broadcast by headquarters of
the Partisan Marshal Josip Broz
(Tito), land Bulgarians and pup
pet Serbian forces have lost 150
dead and 20 prisoners in the Ibar
sector of Serbia, i
Elsewhere in f Serbia, violent
fights went in favor of the par-
ti ...r with
German dead including a general.
An earner partisan Droaacasx
said the partisans had routed more
than 4,000 of the : Yugoslav Chet
niks of Gen. Draja Mihailovic in
a battle in western Siberia. Mi
hailovic, In a communique issued
in Cairo through "the , Yugoslav
government in exile, s a i d his
Chetniks had captured , three sec-
tions of eastern Bosnia from the
Germans in four days .of heavy
fighting., ; t
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1 Xlg EiXpiOSlOIl
Kills
43 in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM, - April 2H
A heavy explosion front an' un
known cause ! at Skoltergrunri
quay in the Norwegian " city of
Bergen f today killed . 43 persons
and injured several times that
AWOLtoHero
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Wullam B. Murphree, Is. af Old
Hickory, Tenxw who army offi
cers said went AWOL. from the
army before Pearl Harbor, Join
ed , the marines under another
name after the war started and
became a hero, winning the navy
cross.. Marine corps .authorities
have taken his ease under ad'
.vktement. (AP Wirevhote)
Oregon Flag
To Take Hall
Spot at Last
Eighty-five years after state
hood was granted Oregon, its
state flag is to take its place In
Independence Hall, Philadelphia,
along with the flags af 44 ether
states.
: Funds for the flag were pro
vided, by the Oregon societies,1'
Sons of - the American Revolu
tion and Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, after Governor
Earl Snell announced that state
money was not available for the
purchase.
- The presentation ceremony win
be held In Independence Hall en
Flag- Day, June 14, with repre
sentatives ef Oregon - patriotic
societies playing an Important
part
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Jrt3aCe 1611118
LONDON, Friday, April 21-if)
-Romania was believed faced to
day by the choice of withdrawing
from, the war upon peace terms
proffered by soviet Russia or
meeting the full . weight of the
red army, which already has
crossed her eastern frontier.
At her rear was the threat of
allied bombers based in Italy,
Premier Marshal Ion Antones-
cu's government was reported to
have received from Moscow the
conditions upon which it might
withdraw from the conflict, but
it was believed that swift action
would be necessary to prevent
the ; Germans from taking over
the country aa they did in Hun
gary., ..
The United States and Britain
likely were consulted on details
of the terms, as was the case
with Finland. Finland was re
ported in Stockholm to have de
livered 'negative reply Tuesday
to" the latest soviet communica
tion through Mme. Alexandra
KoUontay, Russian envoy to
Sweden.
Oregon Tax
Reduced More Than 50
Property tax; delinquency In
Oregon's SI counties has been re
duced from $48,310,000, the peak
on December 31, 193S, to $20,222,-
919.22 on August IS, 1943, accord
ing to .. a report completed here
Thursday by Charles V, Galloway,
chairman of the State tax commis
sion, . : .
. The percentage drop in tax de
linquency, based on the state as a
whole,' was from 6.21 per cent on
June 30, 1942, to 3.84 per cent on
August 5, 1943. ) Every county in
Oregon showed a reduction in tax
delinquency. " ; . ; . v
' Galloway said the turning point
for better tax delinquency col
lections started in 1938with the
result that during the next five
years it was reduced to $36,518,
000 on December 31, 1940, a re-
I ductioai of $3,832,CCO over a five
Trie Se
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Sumatra. Bases
Carrier Borne Planes Blast
Nip Air Fields, Destroy 22
: Airships, Leave Boats Afire
vBy THOBURN t WIANT
SOUTHEAST ASIA' HEADQUARTERS, Kandy, Ceylon, Aprfl
20-CAVAUied forces in southeast Asia have landed two stiff jolts
on the Japanese with bombers and fighters flying from carriers
somewhere in the Indian ocean attacking enemy targets in north
ern Sumatra, and Chinese troops encircling a Japanese division
in northern Burma, it was disclosed today. i
A communique from Lord Louis Mountbatten's southeast Asia
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Bombers Destroy
Six Jap Planes;
Three Probables
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Southwest Pacific, Friday, April
21 -(iP)-4 American Liberator hea
vy bombers from south and south
west Pacific bases, paying ; daily
visits to Japanese airfields in the
western and central Caroline is
lands, destroyed six enemy' planes
and probably three more, Gen.
Douglas MacArthur announced to
day. ' .! ".
The. planes were destroyed in
Tuesday and Wednesday raids on
Woleai island, in the western Caro-
4 lmesc Three, were knocked out of
the air and three smashed on the
ground. The . three probables also
were hit on the ground.
Another flight of Liberators hit
Woleai Thursday,, but details of
this raid have not been received.
' Other Liberators struck at Sat
awan island in the Nomoi islands,
150 miles southeast of the big Jsp
anese base at Truk, Tuesday for
the third consecutive day of raids
there. The attackers smashed the
airfield and dispersal areas with
34 tons of explosives.
(These raids coordinated with
attacks by American bombers
from central Pocific bases on Truk
and Ponape island, in the eastern
part of the Carolines, Wednes
day and Thursday. The raids were
announced by Adm. Chester W.
Nimitz.)
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Woman Doesn't
Like Any Beds
OREGON CTTY. April f e -VP)-.
New the cycle is complete. First
a Chicago Judge said twin beds
cause divorce. Then in another
ease the doable bed was held
conducive to broken homes.
Conies bow Judge Earl La
tourette of Clackamas county
Circuit court who said not going
, to bed at all is divorce cause. Be
awarded a decree to Claude
Moore who complained his wife,
: Ully, didnt car about going
to bed and stayed out all Bight
1 ou occasions.
r T believe said Judge; La
; tourette, "That If saoro married
people stayed home at nights,,
I and occupied some kind ef bed.
their nmarrlage relations would
be a ceasless Joy forever." ,
Delinquency
conditions and more active policy
in collections.',. .
j j Multnomah county's property
tax delinquency dropped f from
$11,14096.42 on December 31,
1933, to $4,232,030 on August 15 of
last year.', i.,,., -;;V--f :;-'
The tempo of reduction continu
ed, Galloway, declared, and on
June 30, 1942, the total for the
httate. was reduced to $31,119,000,
Showing a cut of $5,399,000 within
a period of 18 months. In other
words. Galloway said, the accumu
lation of property tax delinquency
was reduced by $13,391,000 or 33
per cent, : over the six and one-
half years, period .from January
I, 1936, to June 30, 1942
With the tax: delinquency furth
er reduced to-S20.2ZZJI19.Z2 on
August 15, 1943, Galloway pre-
fiicted that there would be an
other substantial reduction before
the expiration of the current year.
Carolines
Hit
Hard
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No. 333
Aircraft
ainese
headquarters said allied planes,
taking off from pewerf ully - es-
corted carrier, blasted Japanese
airfields, shipping and other, in
stallations early yesterday at Sa-
bang and Lhonga in northern Su
matra, destroying at least 22 en
emy planes aground.
Chinese troops fighting under
Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell In
the Mansum area near the Jade
mines of northern Burma were
reported to have encircled a
Japanese division and to be In
flicting heavy casualties en the
enemy.
A strong force of battleships
cruisers, destroyers and sub
marines prowled about the Allied
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Info Service
For Veterans
To Start Here
. - i . .
Veterans' Information service,
organized 'under auspices of the
Federated' Patriotic societies ' of
the city and sponsored by four
veterans', organizations, Is j ready
to set up " offices in Salem and
perform its self-assigned task.
Chairman Luther D. Cook said
Thursday. '
Those offices, if plans go by
schedule, will be set up in a tem
'porary structure near the Victory
center platform in front of the '
courthouse' June 1. They will be
open daily.
The task of training volunteer
helpers from the auxiliaries to
the-j veterans organizations will
begin shortly, Cook said. A series
of six to 10 classes would be of
fered, he said. Women , from
those auxiliaries have Indicated
their interest in the work which
in Salem is undertaken entirely
apart from all federal agencies,
according to the chairman.
More than 10 agencies .which
offer benefits to veterans are al
ready known to the committee,
but ! members believe - there are
more and will be Interested in
hearing of them. Cook said.
The VIS in Salem will be op
erated by four standing commit
tees. Dave Holtzman is chairman
of i the committee on building,
with Leslie Wadsworth and A L.
Brewster as members. The fi
nance group is headed by Ed Gra
dy, with Virgil Bolton and E. J,
Scellars. C G. Richards is chair
man of tne committee on per
sonnel, with Sgt. Herman Doney
and f A. J. Harnsberger. Cook,
head of the general committee,
also chairmans the committee on.
publicity, with Earle W.- Head
rick and Mrs.-Lloyd Demarest
The general committee, in ad
dition to Cook, includes . Wilbur
Cavender and Holtzman, repre
senting Veterans of Foreign Wars;
Ethan Grant and Grady, Ameri
can Legion; Doney and Richards,
Marine Corps league; Brewster
and Harnsberger, Disabled Amer
ican Veterans.
Turkey Halts
brts
LONDON, April 20-P)-ForeIgn
Minister Numan Menemencioghi
announced in the Turkish assem
bly today 1 Turkey's decision to
halt all chrome exports to Ger
many effective tomorrow, giving
the allies a diplomatic victory ex
pected to be felt in the war found
ries,j.:vK;;r,.; "V:.,:v.:v
' The Turkish announcement was
the first fruit of an allied cam
paign to plug leakages of neutral
aid to Germany, and it followed
strong allied representations over
recent ; increases of Turkish
chrome shipments to the hazis.
London . estimated ; the Turkish
embargo; would deprive Germany
of at least half of her supplies
of this alloy essential for harden
ing : certain special steels for
armorplate and other war goods
Alloy Exp