■JI SHIPPING — » « _ Q iaa JU u ^ • QS^) )'f I}) There»s the largest kind of contradiction between German and Briti?ii s s Bmcn'ts about submarin© sinkings. Hitisr clai'nad yesterday that in the previous tv.o days two hundred and fifteen thousand tons were destroyed. Today the official iMazi news o agency gave what it called a more exact figure — two hundred and seventeen thousand three hundred tons. Still later, the figure was boosted by the Berlin Admiralty - two hundred and sixty-three thousand tons sunk in the last two days. A flatly ridiculed by London, the British saying the Nazi figures are absurd. Contradiction is at its sharpest with reference to an attack on a British convoy on February Twelfth. The Berlin high command claims that a Nazi surface raider blasted the convoy in waters west of Portugal with destructive effect - sinking fourteen ships for a total of nearly ninety thousand tons Today London gave its version of the convoy affair, stating that of nineteen vessels, ten are definitely safe. Five wer^ sunk for a total of nearly twenty-four thousand tons, rour ships are A ^ -a still to be heard ^fr^ - overdue. They total A ' more than filnetoen thousand tons. If it should turn out that these four have been lost, -1 would brinp^ the amount of tonnage destroyed in the convoy attach to something more than forty-three thousand SHIPPING tons — less than half of the Berlin claim of nearly ninety thousand. BRITISH uQMBING The British Air Force delivered an answer to the Hitler <S9rVl. submarine talk, by delivering a smashing attack ovey Nazi U-boat A A base at Brest. he R.A.F. bombed that strategic port with sustained fury, and think they may have hit a big German cruiser, a ten thousand ton warship of the Admiral Hipper class. Bombs hit so near that the R.A.F. flymmx fliers think the cruiser may have been damaged. This is the more interesting because 4tfs a Hipper type of cruiser that is believed to have made the big convoy alrbaek off Portugal. near the-warship rationing Britain is tightening its rationing system. The Ministry of Food todayprovided two years of imprisonraent and a fine of two thousand dollars lor anyone who in a restaurant or hotel eats more than two eggs at any meal, or meat and fish at any one meal. It*s ~t£x more complicated than thatj— ^ system defines basic dishes — only one of each may be had at any o*ne meal. This applies to public eating places, not the home. Itfs an answer to complaints that people are able to evade the food rationing by dining out. British forces today captured a town with an odd name Cub Cub. Like two small bears. Cub Cub is in the Italian province of Eritrea, and marks the latest? of the British drive. The Italians have lost half of Eritrea, and continue to lose more daily. They expected to make their principal stand at a point whew A „ A the British are now approaching. The same sort of story from the South — Italian Somaliland. And London claims and Rome admits that the British forces have made important advances. --- - kvu/vv^&e/x c TW j ? the Juba River, an important^defense line. They crossed fr M££ ^ c° ^ *f i- ; in France today handed down a series of sentences. This concludes the trial of four French army officers charged with activities in behalf of General DeGauile - leader of the Free French forces. Ti.e DeGaulle movement, of course, is continuing the war against Nazi Germany, anti is in opposition to the government in France of Marshal Petain. T; e court martial today handed dow?* severe sentences. Tnree of the officers on A trial were given twenty years at hard labor. The fourth was condemned to ten years. All were degraded from their military rank and their possessions ordered confiscated. ftllLGARU Indications continue that the Germans are ready for their push into Bulgaria. ^The latest concerns two high Nazi officers eir^j masters of the blitzkrieg. One is Marshal von List, who is already in Bulgaria. The other is General von Griefenberg, who today arrived in Rumania — ready to direct the advance into Bulgaria. The British are aescribed as being all set for the event to happen. This is stated in dispatches from Turkey, where Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Chief of Imperial Staff Sir John Dill are conferring with the Turkish Officials. There’s much speculation about what decisions the British and the Turks may make. One supposition is that London is willing to go the limit to keep Greece in the war. If the Germans should intervene no against Greece, they doubt would strike at the important port oi Salonika. That would be viewed gravely by the Turks — Tor Salonika is of the largest importance, with reference to their own positions I along the Dardanelles. There seems to be some difference of opinion about the United States Minister to Bulgaria - former Governor of Pennsylvania George garle. From the Bulgarian capital tfe hear that Minister Earle is getting a series of telegrams congratulating him for hitting a German in a nightclub. The expressions of appreciation applaud Diplomat Earle for giving a Bulgarian band ten dollars to play " Tipperary**. That caused the German to throw a champagne bottle, which the former Pennsylvania Governor warded off with his arm. In return, he hit the German - amid a scene of general excitement at the Bulgarian nightclub. Today the texts of some of the telegrams were released. 0ne is from Broadway Columnist Walter Winchell, who cabled thusly: ^Congratulations - sock him one for me.TT Another message is signed - "Polish Soldiers in Great Britain." It reads as follows: "We are pleased to learn that yo saw no other course of givingexPress;*-on ^ne ^rue ^mer^can 1 in contrast to this applause were some declarations made in Washington today - in Congress. A scathing attack wa~ deli eahle by ^Pu^lican Representative Rich of Pennsylvania - Mr. Earle’s home state, he described the uproar in the Bulgarian nightclub in these v.ords - TTHe got into a drunken brawl and threw a champagne bottle, an hit a German in the head.” The Congressman said it wasnft the first time that Earle had got into public arguments, President "ought to know his record. He has been in those things time after time," declared the Congressman. Whereupon he voiced the demand that President Roosevelt recall Minister Earle, and to this the Congressman added a drastic, if not dpprobrious, phrase. "Send him back to the farm where he belongs", quoth the lawmaker. The attack in Congress was brought to the attention of President Roosevelt, who said he didn^ think the nightclub fracas in Bulgaria amounted to anything much, and that he had no intention of recalling Minister Earle. Meanwhile, the rumor from Bulgaria is that the Ger iian who was injured in the nightclub altercation is in a serious condition. His identity is not known - though the first reports were that he was a Nazi officer. Tnere's a lot of secrecy, and that leads to the surmise that the injured Geraan may be a perron of some importance. From two sources we have — thumbs down on proposals of £ PEACE peade. One source is the House of Commons in London, The other is the White House in Washington. t U British Parliament was informed today of the answer that Prime Minister Churchill has given to peace suggestions emanating from Japan. The answer is — no. Britain will not consider a negotiated peace. \The statement in the House of Commons was in these words: "The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs has been informed rr by the Prime Minister that in a of the kind for which we are fighting, there can be no question of compromise or parley ;> The White House statement was madejby President Roosevelt this afternoon. He was asked whether the new United States Ambassador to Great Britain John C. Winant will take with him any suggestion about the kind of peace that should ultimately be established. President Roosevelt said — no. The New- Aabaeeador is taking with him-no- n 0 program -of peacer- To tids he added th»t ^ military decision must come first. The first thing to do is- to win the war - that was the opinion of President Roosevelt. ujnmm T.FMn-LEASE ____ The administration leaders still axji hope to have the Lend Lease Bill passed by Saturday, Democratic l^eadei1* had a conference A with President Roosevelt today at the White House and when it was over Administration Leader Senator Barkley said:- "We hoep to get A through by Saturday, but of course we can*t be sure of it. I haven’t seen an y evidence of filibuster,"he added. The opposition fighting the attempt to rush the bill through, is threatening filibuster — that kind of indefinite delay by means of talking and talking The Lend Lease advocates are prepared to fight any amendment that would impair the Presidential authority under the bill. This Democratic includes especially the one offered by^ Senator Ellender, of lowa^ wants a proviso that the All Out Aid to Britain Bill will not 4 give the president any additional power to send American soldiers or sailors, army or navy, to fight in any area outside of _ Western Hemisphere and toerican possessions. This amendment is opposed by the White House. President Roosevelt in nis press confer today, indicated that he considered the Ellender proposal as „ . o-rra-irq The administration- would cripple his authority in Foreign affairs. deaders-indieate that this amendment will provide a -tuut. They*n- ft^SEbALL Th^re ^as a decision today in the case of Hank Greenberg and the draft. The slugging first baseman of the Detroit Tigers has been called for military training- ordered to report to camp some time in July, right in the middle of the baseball season. /VUM* ^oS-CtLl -season. ' His idea was to do his year of military < * ■/ training in such fashion that he’d just skip one summer of baseball - instead of having a couple of seasons cut in two. But today his draft board said - Mo. Hank Greenberg will not be granted a deferrment. Tvi© draft board based that decision on the contention that baseball is not an occupation vital to national defense. £QI§ At Lcho Lake, in the mountains of northern iMew Jersey, a three-hour gun battle was fought today. A posse of police officers besieged a cabin in the rugged country - mountain vacation ground in the summer. But a deserted^i^^in.-±he winter. From the cabin came an incessant fusillade- rifle and shot-gun.To this the police replied from behind treas and boulders. They fought cautiously - for th.6 desperate resistance from the besieged cabin seemed to indicate outlaws of the most desperate sort. With wary strategy the forces of the law crept closer, narrowing the circle. After three hours of this skirmishing and shooting, a state trooper was able to get to a window of the cabin into it he tossed a tear gas bomb. ThatTs usually the deciding trick against besieged desperadoes. Theie s no resist' g lachrymose vapor which blinds the eyes with burning tears. ^ oinpree. They were not So the posse waited for the gunmen disappointed, but were they surprised. ritrtv faces and red eyes, Orjt of the cabin, with dir y came two small boys, fourteen ye^r old lads, each about four feet two in height. Thus ended the battle of Lcho Lake - the desperadoes turning out to be a couple of runaway kids, ■^yn. Formidable juveniles - in the cabin the police found five / A tv-t-n y-t\ \o Lcij.ii 11 ri 1 x-c s, <. cioui ^.e barrel shotgun, a single-barrel shotgun, five hundred rounds of ammunition, eight hunting knives, a hatchet , and an army bayonet I The two lads are ^mmet J0nes and William Hunter of Paterson, Hew Jersey. With another^they ran away from home last Friday. They stole a milk truck, drove for some miles, and then tried to steal an automobile from a garage. The other lad was caught, but Emmet and William got awyy, set out to swipe another car, A Tvey stole three automobiles in rapid succession^- one a policeman1 s*cai% Transferring from one stolen car to another, they got to the Echo Lake section, and proceeded to break into the cottages and cabins. Thay specialized in taking guns and other ;'eaPons^%i^y even got an army bayonet. A A The police got word of prowlers around the summer places, and the trail led to the cabin in the hills. As they approached they were greeted by a volley of shots - and the battle of Echo Lake The lads, taken back to their home town of Paterson, told the prosecutor that they had planned a hunting trip, were going out to the mountains to shoot deer. Their hunting trip turned into what was something like a war. mm £HOOK In a New York court today appeared a veteran of misdoing, who was just about the oldest law-breaker on the police records. He’s teddy Grant - af,e eighty-one. His criminal record goes back to Eighteen Eighty-Eight. That caused somebody in court to ask him whether he remembered the famous blizzard of sightyeew Eighty-eight "Do I!" exclaimed the patriarch of crime. "I’ll never forget it, because that was the year they sent me to jail the first time. " Today he was charged with receiving stolen goods, and wanted to plead guilty - but couldn’t. There was some technicality about it. There would have to be a hearing. The eighty-one year old doer of many a flagrant deed protested, "What kind of a court is this?" he demanded. "I could go up there and plead 'not guilty but that would be a lie I" Like George Washington, he could not tell a lie. B,jt in other respects he's very much unlike George V/ashing ton. Here1s one of those things that sound incredible, but it * s vouched for by a United Press dispatch. 1*11 give the facts just as they came off the wire. In Brooklyn a letter-carrier named Louis Posner, found a nickel on the sidewalk. Regulations are that when a mailman finds anything, he shall report it. So at his local post office Louis reported about the nickel. The local post office superintendent sant him to Brooklyn Police headquarters, but that wasn*t the right place. A patrolman was assigned to take Louis to the proper precinct station. There the desk lieutenant telephoned to the Lost Property Bureau, to ascertain whether a nickel had- been reported lost. He was told No, and made out a report to that effect. Then he turned Posner over^to^a detective who questioned him about the finding A of the nicke}.,and wrote out a report. After this, he took Louis to the Lost Property Custodian, and Louis handed the nickel over to him. If s being -held lor the owner,--if and-reports-that he lost a^ickel. s-i* months, and if nobody lays claiflF'-t0-'it' by- thfrt why Louis- will -get-^he five-cent -eieoe^ NICKEL dollars nickel. VA^P 2 The procedure thus far has cost the city - twenty-five I think they ought to arrest the fellow who lost th«Jc