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The Portsmouth Herald mi nt warmer with snow tonight and tomorrow. Herald-temperature (pas: 24 hours): high, 27; low, 12; noon today, 27. Dally Republican MHied with THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1941 VOL. NO, 95. Sees Danger Of Air Invasion Of US.

If British Navy Lost Rep. Guy J. Swope of nia, whose appointment Dl- of Puerto-Rico was unapproved by the senate on territories and insu- Washmgton, Jan. 16--The secret all war secrets Is the desperate pfTnvi 10 develop defense against bombing. The Germans are working on it lia'-d as the British, although the British have admitted it.

P-'me'Minister Churchill's bare of an answer soon referred a radio device designed to pick rl the sound of an invading motor nix! lend British pursuit ships right through the darkness. This a lot of extraneous pro- h'pr's such as identifying foe from providing accurate firing avoiding collisions. Gorman bombers arc perfectly a dull gray. Their en- i-nr- arc cross-muffled so that no px'i'-nust flames can be discerned. As natters stand now the best of Bri- planes could not find a Gern-a-i in any given spot on a dark nicht if he knew the German was Even when you can see them.

is impossible to gauge distances accurately for firing or pursuit. Just No Defense The unguilded truth is both na- are practically a i this type of attack today. Aiii.i-aircraft guns make a lot of r.oisc. but bring down few assail- a Balloon barrages may catch a a week. The British have ceased to claim that they have shot down any appreciable number nizht attackers lately.

the only limitations on is type of un-military destruction so far have been the consciences, if of the -belligerents, r.r.cl the number of bombers available Schools Close In Newmarket Andjxeter BULLETIN Concord, Jan, 16 (API-Schools in Concord were ordered closed today due to an increase in the number of pupils and teachers ill, with of 1,133 pupils were absent from public schools today, officials said. Parochial schools also closed and city health officials considered advisability of barring children from theaters. Schools closed in Newmarket and Laconic at noon today to check the cold, grippe, flu epidemic RAF Says Nazi Base 'A Waste Of Flames' Stimson Warns Of Threat In Lease-Lend Bill Hearing Board; of health canceled classes for the rest oJ the week in Keene. London, Jan. 16 (AP)-- British bombers left the main base of the German North Sea fleet "a waste of flame" in a four-hour attack overnight on Wilhelmshaven which exceeded any yet made on that port, the air ministry announced today.

The glare in the sky created by the first wave of attackers guided other pilots all the way across the Netherlands and 50 miles of Germany, it was stated. The attack was focused on Bau- hafen, a square harbor joined by the Hafen canal to the other harbors and the sea, where there are slipways', docks, engineering works, storehouses, assembling sheds, armor plate shops, foundries, iron works and gun stores, the account related. British Cruiser Southampton Sunk damaged. Both managed to reach port. (By the Associated Press) The British admiralty acknowl- be three British warships damaged by Axis bombers off Sicily Jan.

10--has been sunk by "British forces after it caught fire. An Italian newspaper aiso reported that the British aircraft carrier Eagle was hit by a Fascist plane-launched torpedo in the Med- where the Rome- and Exeter yesterday. All a no school has been declared in Portsmouth and Kittery as well as I don osranpr ministry, WCIE aicao 0 shire, reports that students escdyt ch rted covereci each With'n this section, said the air iterranean area, where tne notne- "areas of raging fire Berlin Axis has unleashed a concer ministry, were "areas of raging mar school the plane Dr G. T-edick said today that Portsmouth cases were continuing there's anything to the doctor said, Ynrk everyone makes sure he is high igpNly when he goes out cold A large proportion of haven's military objectives are in 'HMS Southampton had subse- to be sunk by our own forces when it was found impracticable to tow it into port," the ad-1 mlralty said. British RAF bombers smashed at the new German air base at-Catania, Sictiy--springboard for a ed aerial offensive against Britain's sea blockade.

The admiralty said most of the Southampton's crew was saved. Its few" Nazi aerial offense against the British Mediterranean fleet night. The Italian high command declared that the RAF night raiders inflicted only "minor damage" at communique said a British subma- into Hampton and Bye schools still are far as we to drop. 1 A Ol'P Oil 101 A as far as we dancing school classes are off the rest the week. Nurses at the- hospital have been nurs given immunizing doses of influenza vaccine.

"Anyone who' is run aown might well have one," Tredick advised, "they are similar to cold vaccines taken by many each fall. Chief George T. Cogan announced that two of his nine firemen have the flu. Smith, Center schoo: says, "Only 84 children are UUL at Hampton Center schor 1 where usually 300 pupils attend. Of 150 at the Hampton academy and high school only 19 have been ill Dr.

Wayne P. Bryer, school physician, and the school board think schools should stay open as all have The torpedo hit or brought to a total of 16 the warships and two mer- 14 Wflismpb ctliu Smen-listedV the Italian, as artulery ringed withm having been sunk or damaged since the Axis offensive began Jan. 9. The aircraft carrier Illustrious and'the destroyer Gallant were the other two British warships Daylight bombing has practically erased. Winter weather over England may have held this' type of a a down, but the defense pro- vitircl by fast pursuit ships has marie daylight raiding very dan- serous and impractical in any weather.

Never there been an attack- inc weapon conceived, for which there was no adequate defense, Night defense is just a tougher nut to crack than anything else developed so far in this war. and it may take some months more. Two Sides to U. S. Plane Stories Stories out of London lately have been casting some aspersions at American planes.

They are supposed to be inferior not only to the German but. to the British. One story recounted that only last week was the first American piane put into action with the result that a German pursuit ship was shot down. While such matters involve information that might be of help to the Germans and therefore cannot be talked about in the open, there is another side to the stories more important than the one which has been presented. Most of the planes sent, to Britain until recently were the old army types which were considered obsolescent for many purposes a year ago.

They were mostly planes contracted by ItttieTOStofflce, there are 11 flu Nine) cases out of 34 mail carriers, three' two on the custodial force. "Six today," ubstitutes are out carrying Postmaster Peter Hickey said, we're all digging in to, make up for those three clerks and two custodial workers." Dr William O. Wilder, physician at the University of New Hamp- Traip Academy On Air Sunday Traip academy is again host to Bar Daylight Time In N.H. navens military aio llrm i this part of the port, it was stated, rine had sunk two an supply Other attacks were made on ships in the central Mediterranean. Emden, Bremerhaven and Flushing.

rf tn EaRle Work Goes On Despite Steel Scarcity Although a scarcity of structural, steel in the United States, had cause.d_ and fourth building ways at the Portsmouth Navy yard, Capt. Henry F. D. Davis, industrial manager, said-today "it isn't serious and the material is coming along more serious weather sets ir yard officials would lite to have the roof completed over the ways. I Jom --noTeremony.

It was th, men can 1 In the Libyan desert campaign, British troops besieging 30,000 Italians at Tobruk took advantage of a respite in a seven-day sandstorm to prepare for the final assault on the Fascist garrison. Points Out Fleet Strength In Pacific BULLETIN Washington, Jan. 16 (AP)--Secretary Stim- s.on objected today to writing into the lease-lend bill any prohibition against releasing American warships to Britain or any other nation because he said he could "foresee conditions" which might make it desirable that the navy be "transferred." He did not describe conditions under which that might occur. Washington, Jan. 16 (AP)--Secretary Stimson de- oday that "I think we are in very great danger of by air in the contingency that the British navy should be destroyed or surrendered." lour miles of Tobruk's outer defenses were reported shelling the town sporadically, concentrating on (Continued on Page Nine) Sailfish Leaves About a dozen officers and 15 or 20 men were watching as the submarine Sailfish left the Portsmouth Navy yard at 9.30'this morning to join the Pacific fleet.

Concord, Jan. 16 (AF)-Rep. Roscoe J. Oakes Landaff today filed House of Representa-1 "we tives to in New Hamoshire. snows, the men can kesp on working," Captain Davis said.

Depending on delivery of the structural steel, the ways should be completed and the roof built so that the keel of boat 213, the Haddock, may laid about April 1, "After that," Captain Davis said, 6Very BIG "Maine Schools on the Air" he leg i i a ture voted several years nine months, 'or better." prograrn, as sponsored by the State Department of Education, Sunday, from 4 to 4.30 o'clock. Traip will present, from the Swett Memorial ago to legalize the advanced time schedule for summer months and requent legislative attempts to return to standard time have failed. going out for exercise about the Isles of Shoals, Lieut comdr. Morton C. Mumma is commanding officer of the Sailfish which was launched in the Portsmouth Navy yard Sept.

1938, and recommissioned last spring. preseuL. iium turn L-U building a program which will be Re p. R. W.

Abbott of Hudson filed heard on WCSH Portland, WCOU a meas ure to allow separate licenses Lewiston, WHDO Augusta and WLBZ Bangor. The program will consist of two rounds of a quiz with questions pertaining to Kittery history, also several selections by the band. Students participating in the quiz are Hepsie Adams. Nancy Cannell, Betty Nelson, Philip Chick, Albert Crawford and Richard Farrington. The band, directed by David Kushious.

will open the program with its customary theme. the French and later turned over QI IOVUS They will play the over- to the British. They were not bought for blitz combat but for use in Africa, (where they are not obsolete) and as training planes. These and others were deficient in only one point or two. mostly firing power, armor, leak proof gas tanks.

All of them were superior to the ture, "Trapelo," a novelty number, and will conclude the half hour with the march, "Marylandia." The public is cordially invited to attend this program and is asked to be present by 3.30 to receive instructions concerning the broadcast, At the close of the program ths to hunt or fish. At present a combination license is issued, Raymond W. Potter of Con- cofd submitted a bill to permit banks to turn unclaimed deposits over to the wate treasury without ing 20 years, as is now required uj, law. A superior court judge would determine when sufficient time had elapced before such deposits were given to the state. The Senate Judiciary committee held a public hearing this afternoon on a bill to require candidates for legislative seat? to declare their age in filing for primary contests.

Tins is a of the recent unseating of Arthur K. Smart of Tilton by the senate because he was not 30, although ne was elected. Germans in maneuverability, which radio auc ji ence invited to tele- oo 'phone comments to Traip academy the phone number being Ports- is what the French needed. The new production now being delivered to the British is the equal in nearly any line and the superior in some lines to anything now in European skies. The plane reported as MIC first in combat may have been the first of a certain new type, buv the fact is American planes have been in the fight from the start of the war.

Straight-line reports from the Balkans suggest to officials here the Germans have put far fewer men into Rumania than the 500,000 reported. However, they have been accompanied with mechanized (Continued on Page Nine) mouth 2387 Greenland Grange In Joint Installation With Newington A installation of officers of the Piscataqua grange of Newington and its the Greenland range was held last night in the auditorium in Greenland. Past Master Russell Rolston was the in! stalling deputy- and his suite com- Mrs. Ruth Rolston as marshal for Greenland, Miss Pauline Tep. ChestH- M.

Wiggin of Con- way. 22-year-old Boston university (Continued on Page Nine) Order Children To Leave London London. Jan. 16 (AP)-Malcolm MacDonald, minister of health, today ordered the compulsory removal from the Greater London area all children under 14 considered likely to suffer "in mind or body" from air attacks if they remain in or near the capital. The order supplements a recent defense regulation which, authorized the medical examination of Council To Act On Skating Rinks Tomorrow Night Establishment of three public skating rinks in Portsmouth is scheduled for enactment tomorrow n'ght at 7 p.

at a special meet-, ing of the city council. Plans contemplated include rinks at Atlantic Heights, Lafayette school and the South playground. Ways and.means of making the' most practical and economical setups were discussed at a meeting, of' the city council finance committee this week. Mrs. Elsie Gamester Dies Here 'Mrs.

Elsie M. Gamester, wife of Rare Movie Shown lo Rotary Club Religious ceremonies of the Fla- Defenses Curb Attack On London London, Jan, 16 (AP)--Britain's slowly evolving defense against night raiders was credited today with downing two German bombers in the London area--these in a sharply curtailed attack. (In contrast'to reports last Friday night's raids, when the Germans acknowledged' loss of six planes and the British claimed to have downsd but two, the Berlin high command today admitted no "Towns on the English east coast and in the midlands, a's well as London, received the destructive attention of German bombers. The Nazi attack en the British capital--the first after dark since Sunday-started shortly before The war department chief made this statement to the house foreign affairs committee in response to an inquiry by Representative Fish Stimson previously had endorsed President Roosevelt's bill for lend- lease aid to Britain. Fish started the questioning by asking whether the secretary thought that, with this country's naval strength, any foreign nation could invade our shores.

"Not now, probably not," Stimson replied slowly. Any time this year?" Fish pressed. dare any time this year." Fish then raised the question whether the United- States- army could repel a force of 50,000 troops should they be landed. think they probably could, 11 the gentleman means a land invasion," Stimson responded, adding that 'he thought that air forces would accompany any attempted invasion by infantry. "Is there any airplane built which could span the Atlantic, drop bombs here and return across the Atlantic?" Fish inquired, "Probably not the width of the Atlantic," Stimscn said, "but they are- rapidly, developing in that direction, and there-are many bases short of of Asked by Fish what bases he had on-Page Nine) gellantes near Manila, Philippine Islands were shown in color motion to members of the Ports- Rotary club this afternoon at the Rockingham hotel.

The speaker was Lieutenant G. S. Robinson USN, of the Portsmouth Navy' yard, who has recently been assigned here from Cavite. Lt Robinson, who is now attached to the Public Works department Bill Filed To Assure Check List Corrections An act which would require the City Clerk of Portsmouth to notify the Board of Registrars of Voters of Portsmouth of all deaths and re- midnight, much later than usual. qui ri the Board to remove the The government saic.

"a cc-nsidei- name before tfte ne xt election if the able number of incendiaries" was name ls on the checklist, has been hn.T. i Arfr.lTMV .7 Telephone Co. To Extend Exchange Here Increased business due to the growth of Portsmouth has necessitated the construction of an addition to the Central Exchange of the New England Telephone Telegraph company, W. M. Hoggan, Portsmouth district manager, an- ick- dipped A few fires flared but were brought under control ly.

(Continued on Page Nine) Moon ir. lust quarter Jan. 20 LUh-. nil vehicles tonight nt 5.08 Almnnnr Hughes, marshal for the Piscataqua he Uay Almanac sr sc Mr5 Gwendolyn sander! 50 regalia bearer for Greenland, Jan. 15, 1941, standard Time an Mrs.

Mary Syphers. regalia sunset 1.38 pm. Biscs tomorrow 7.10 am bearer for Piscataqua; RJV. Archi- Hisi-i tide 1.15 pm; tomorrow 1.45 am bald Ke'-'r, chaplain, and Miss Shir- lev Rolston. newer girl.

Officers installed for the Piscataqua grange included: master, Canton S. Hoyt; overKer. Leonard Cur- rei; lecturer, Marion Spinney; William Youns; assistant steward! Wallace Pickering; chap- 7 lain Rosamond M. Packard; treas- Maurice E. Robinson; secrc- i B.

Pickcrins: gateteep- Ceres. Muriel any child under 14 likely to suffer by remaining in London. It applies Gamester, disd last eve- a very brifif illness Mre Gamester was born in this city December 9. 1913, tee daughter of "Willis Mills and the lat (Clark) Mills. She is survived husband her father, one brother, Mrs.

the yard, was introduced by John E. Seybolt, who was in charge of today's program. Budget Foresees Million Soldiers Washington7jan. 16 lat A vf- budget of 55,976,475,809 for the fis- ivea by her next July 1. The department said today thao oast year Mr.

and Mrs. Gamester have resided on (He Washington road in Rye. Philippi Officer strength would include 64,500 reserve officers on active duty. U. S.

Navy Will Get 400 New Small Ships Today's Herald Amusements 6 Cartoon 4 Classified Ads 11 4 4 Comics Crossword Editorial Kliol 7 Exeter 6 Gleanings 4 Hampton 6 Hampton Falls 6 Here There 4 Kittery 5 Kittery Point 6 Lcgals Listen, World Newficlds N. Hampton Pacing X. E. Personals Radio Rye Seabrook Sports Today-Tom, Wells York DY i the city of London, to metropolitan bureaus and most of the boroughs on the outskirts of the capital. Would Advance N.

H. Primary Date Concord. Jan. 16 (AP)--Rep. Charles M.

Mills of Jaffrey today filed a bill in the House of Representatives to r.dvance the biennial state primary.date by three months. i cr John S. Hcyt; Ceres. Muriel His bill proposed the primary be ci, JonnpoGmon Bessls eerier; first Tuesday June m- 11 tan" 11 Hoyt; Flora, Florence'Paase; lady assist- stead ol.inSeptember. ant steward, Phyllis Spinney; mem- Rep.

William H. Fletcher ol bsr of executive committee, Mrs. Marion Prior. Annie Pickering was installed as (Continued on Page Nine) cord submitted a resolution congress to submit an amendment to the constitution to prohibit the government from imposing a tax higher than 25 per cent. Washington, Jan.

16 (AF)-The House Naval committee prompt and unanimous approval to- riaij an urgent navy request for authority to spend S909.000000 for small new ships for relatively small new ships th-' navv and for a vast expansion oF shipbuilding and ordnance plants. proximately $465,000,000, would consist chiefly of sub chasers, seagoing escort vessels, minesweepsrs and The navy already has signified its ention of asking funds lor 280 of intention of asking The latter include 36 escort vessels-- 165-foot which could be seagoing used for craft trans- Brings Charge Of Malicious Prosecution Concord, Jan. 16 (AP)-The first case charging malicious prosecution to be brought into a local cour in some time, was opened today in superior court with Treisman Brothers of this city as defendants. The plaintiff is Robert Dutihy of Dover at one time a former em- ploye of the company, which operates a wholesale candy and tobacco concern. Dutilly while a store manager in Dover was alleged to have embezzled $3,875 but was cleared of charges when tried.

He asks a total of 540,00 from the company. Navy Will Name Cruiser Manchester Manchester. Jan. 16 (AP)--Following closely upon an announcement that one of seven new ton battleships would be namea the New Hampshire, Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox said today tnat a new cruiser would be named the Manchester, honoring Queen City of the Granite state. Although the-new battleship will i be the third fighting vessel to carry the name New Hampshire, it will be-the first time in.

history that the name Manchester will be included in the fleet strength of the U. Ilaillli I filed bv State Senator Arthur Reinhart, in the State Legislature and referred to the Judiciary Committee. The act reads as fallows: Be it Enacted b'y the Senate and House of Representatives in Genera Court Convened: 1. Portsmoutl Registrars of Voters, Amend Chap ter 241 of the Laws of 1909 by add ing at the end thereof the followin new section: Sect, 8. Whenever there is filed his office an official notice of the death of any person of the age of twenty- one years or over the city clerk or the city of Portsmouth shall immediately notify the -board of registrars of said death.

Upon receipt of such notice the board of reg- (Continued on Page Nine) Outfit Buildings To Hasten Work On Subs At Yard Navy yard workmen are outfitting Buildings 81 and 150 to hasten construction of submarines on the ways and outfitting at the flatiron pier, according to industrial manager Capt. Henry F. D. Davis. Field officials, blue print and tool issuing offices will be housed nounced today.

The new addition will be a one- story brick building 34x22 and located in the rear of the present building at 80 Vaughan street. Cost will be $17,082. Work will be started at once and the new structure completed April-15. The addition will permit the use of five more operators on the boards. At the present time there are 16 operators on regular duty, handling -an average of about; local and 1,400 long-distance 000 calls a day.

Tht action brought to SI 209,000,000 the naval outlays which the committee has than 24 hours. Approved a 8300,000,000 program the defenses oceanic cotivoy patrol; 30 subchas- ers- 24 torpedo boats ana .190 They would cost a total ssu Building 81, the old industrial De- Hoover Urges Limit To Power In British Aid Bill New York, Jan. 16 (AP)--Former Preddent Herb-art Hoover called today on House Foreign Affairs committee to draft immediately into the proposed aid-to-Bntain mil positive definitions of the powers to be givsn President Roosevelt, In letter to Committee Chairman Sol Bloom (D-N. who said Tuesday the committee wouio. be szlad to hear all opponents and supporters of the measure, Hoover Sa "TheK is unfortunately growing up in the country a bitterness of discussion which it seems to me in the officers and crew members stationed LI (jucoivn in interest of national unity ou allayed-by the committee.

This on watch duty (Continued on Page Nine) strengthening and other against dive bombers ae No 1 fund5 were carried in the islation but the navy annou it would seek a par, of t-he money soon via a supplemental ap to cost ap- of fully equipped. Of the $315,000,000 for new ship- for I building facilities, Rear Adm. Sam- ises M. Robinson, chief of the Bu- TVlHi flDOUt tf.au of Ships, testified that about 325000,000 would be used to create or expand facilities for the construction of the 280 new craft. The bulk of these are to be built on the G-at Lawes, Rcbinsm aid, but the specific have not selected Carry Woman From Blazing Dwelling Manchester, Jan.

16 (AP)--Firemen carried Mrs. Alvina. Cloutier, 63 an aged invalid from her home this morning as- flames swept from cellar to roof of a two-story frame dwelling, causing $1,000 damages and routing thre-3 families into sub- 1 freezing 'temperatures. New York, Jan. 16--Let a lew more Nazi troops filter into Italy and it won't be long before Mare Nostrum Uruer See, What the avowed aims of that Hitler-Stalin pact seem to indicate is that it's always fair weather when cut-throats get together.

And 1940 will go down as the year when a little Greece was bad for an axis. London, Nazi officials hint. felt anything yet. The real super-blitzkrieg will be the day the Germans drop incendiary bombs in the channel to dry.it up for Aaolfs invasion troops. Britain's prime minister was ln- spfcttagV fires set by bombs the other night.

That what the Nazis have always Churchill can go.