The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 22, 1941, Page 1

g »e THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JOL. LVIIL, NO. 8912. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, | —_————— SWARMS OF Submarines of Enemy Lurking Off | \ i | \ (oast; One Tanlggr Is Sent Down NEXTMOVE OF HITLER | AQUESTION Firing of Nazi Army Chief| Leads Allies fo Wonder | What Adolf Plans | (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) “intuitive” firing of his| army chieftain, Field Marshal Von| Brauchitsch, with Hitler himself laking personal command, invokedTs 1 flood of speculation today on jusl.“ what Germany might do next. ‘ At le it was believed, there will be a straining of every effort| to check the headlong retreat of the Nazis in Russia. At most, there may be a new German stab launched in another sector of battle torn Europe with a view toward establishing power. There may be an invasion of French north or west Africa or a smash at British middle east via Turkey. An attempt at an| invasion of Britain is also a possi- bility. | Nazi Claims i Atlantic war zone, the| claimed a British was sunk in a sub- In the Germans craft carrier marine torpedoing incident. Germans also declared that two Russian destroyers were sunk in a| ‘his crew were picked up by the |lightship at 1:40 o'clock Sunday - |morning and 15 other survivors were | (Continued on. Page Two) WASHINGTON — There was a, stirring unrecorded incident pre-| ceding the speedy vote for war| against Germany and Italy by the| House of Representatives. *It was a dramatic illustration of the kind of national unity that should pre- vail throughout the nation in these critical days. An hour before the House met | to vote on the war resolutions, three southern and one western | congressmen decided to obtain time for a speech by the lone Negro member of Congress — dignified | Representative Arthur Mitchell ar| Illinois. | The three southerners were Rep- resentatives Bayard Clark and Carl Durham of North Carolina, and Carl Vinson of Georgia. The west- erner was Representative Orville Zimmerman of Missouri. Durham initiated the idea while talking to colleagues about the earlier Con- gressional debate on the declara- tion of war against Japan. “There was one thing wrong’ sald the North Carolina Congress- man. “Spokesmen from all sections and creeds spoke, but Arthur Mitchell was not called on. Na- tional unity should mean unity of all Americans regardless of religion, color, sex or party. American Ne- groes are fighting in this war for their country like everyone else. I think Mitchell, whom we all re- spect, should have been asked to speak.” “You are absolutely right," echoed Clark, also of North Caro- lina “Yes,” said Missouri’s Zimmer- man, “and I propose we do some- thing about it. Let's make sure that Mitchell is called on today.” Zimmerman immediately got touch with Vinson of Georgia, Chairman of the Naval Affairs Commiitee, who enthusiastically ap- proved the propesal and volun- teered to speak to Mitchell about it. Beaming with pleasure, the Ne- gro congressman said he would be (Continued on Page Four) in ‘The| BULLETTN — SANTA BAR- BARA, Calif., Dec. 22. — An enemy submarine fired a tor- pedo at the Standard 0il tanker H. M. Stork this morning off ( Point Arguello, 45 miles north of Santa Barbara, the Coast Guard announced. The tanker was not hit, how- ever, The tanker was attacked | shortly after 8 o’clock this morn- | ing. From the shore, onlookers could see the tanker zigzagging n a course to avoid being struck. After being fired upon, the tanker immediately laid down a smoke screen on the water. After several minutes of man- euvering, the submarine sub- | merged. SEATTLE, Dec. 22—A big enemy the California Coast after attacking one tanker without warning and driving another into Santa Cruz Harbor. ! One enemy submarine opened fire | Saturday afternoon, 200 miles north, of San Francisco on the tanker Emidio, The Thirteenth Naval DLs-‘ trict reports. First the sub gun-fired then tor- pedoed the Emdio in the stern. | Survivers Rescued { At least five members of the crew| are missing. Five others were injured in we| Litfle Garrison Confinues! attack. | The crew of the Blunt's Reef| air- lightship rescued 30 survivors in-! cluding the tanker’s Captain. The attack took place 20 miles off | i | Blunt’s Reef lightship, The Captain and 14 members of picked up at 5:15 o'clock Sunday morning. The Captain reported that when| last seen, the tanker was still| afloat but very low in the water. The Emido was a 6912 ton tanker.| Attacked Tanker Escapes | Another submarine, attacking the tanker Agwiworld, 100 miles south’ of San Francisco, off Cypress Point, | is reported to have fired eight or | nine deck gun shells but all miss-| ed. The Agwliworld turned and raced | to safety. The Navy reports said planes scouted the waters after the two ncidents which were 300 miies apart leading to the belief two sub- marines are lurking offshore. ! ATTACK SURVIVORS LANDED | SAN FRANCISCO, Calif, Dec.| 22—Thirty one survivors of the sub- marine attack off the California Coast have ‘been taken to the Naval station at Eureka, five of | them injured. Two of the crew of the tanker Emidio lost their lives and five others are missing as the consequences of the attack of long| ranging Axis subs. HOSTILE SUBS ARE ATTACKED BY U. . NAVY Secretary Knox Makes Re-| port on Bagging of Axis Undersea (Craff | WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Report | on the success of the United | States Navy in bagging axis sub- | marines, at least 14 probably sunk | or damaged in the Atlantic, and several effectively dealt with on the Pacific, was given to the Na-| tion last night by Secretary of Navy Frank Knox. | The statement was made public | amid reports that hostile sub-| marines are active off both the cast and west coast. | Secretary of Navy Knox, in his report, admonished the public that news of the attacks on American ! shipping are not accompanied by | immediate work on counter meas- | bmarine, or possibly two, lurk off | - DEFENSE AT JAPS ATTEMPTING IN OLZHEIMER H NOMINATED U.S. ATTY. Present Official Renamed | by President fo Repre- sent First Division WASHINGTON, Dec. dent - Roosevelt today United States Attorneys 22 — Presi- nominated for the First, Third and ‘Fourth Judicial divisions. One United States Attorney was renamed, William Holzheimer, now serving under appointment but whese term expired last July, For the Fourth Division, with | headquarters at Fairbanks, Ralph Rivers, who has been serving under appointment and whose term ex-| pired July 30 has been nominated. Noel Wennblom has been nomin- lated Attorney for the Third Divi- sion, to succeed Joseph W. Kehoe, |who has resigned: e HONGKONG IS HOLDING OUT ‘o Be Attacked by Fur- ious Japanese | LONDON, Dec. 22—The Japan- |ese were “being held off" at Hong- kong up to late Sunday afternoon despite furious assaults. This is |according to & brief announcement {made last night by the Colonial Office. The announcement was based on a message from Sir Mark Young, Governor of Hongkong, is- sued at 5:30 o'clock Sunday after- noon, Hongkong time. However a broadcast from Sing- apere picked up this forenoon, said he Hongkong defense is apparently still holding teday. EXPLOSIONS ARE HEARD, OCEAN CITY "Something’ Off Shore This Forenoon OCEAN CITY, Md., Dec. 22 —Loud explosions offshore rat- tled windows and shook houses in this resort city today. The explosions were heard at Ber- lin, Md., eight miles inland. Henry Burbage, garage own- er, said the explosions were heard between 9:30 and 10 o’- clock this morning and con- tinued at intervals of more than half an hour. —————— FREAK ACCIDEN WOUNDS MAYOR OF FAIRBANKS Chest when Pistol Ac- cidentally Discharged SEATTLE, Dec. 22—Mayor Wil- liam N. Crowden of Fairbanks, 48, chest in his hotel room here today. Growden said he jostled the .48 calibre pistol while searching in a suitcase for an article of clothing. Growden crept to the telephone the hook to summon aid. ants at Providence Hospital said his ures but this is not to be construed to mean the Navy is doing noth- ing, I condition was fair, LDl AL LA | BUY DEFENSE BONDS Alaska | Maryland Resort Reports William Gowden Is Hit in| Japs say three US battleships Sunk at Hawaii; See a long war Chinese forces Mass to relieve Jap pressure on Jap land drives | | [ | | | i | i | | i | and managed to get the receiver off | Henry Meier, during the holidays. Attend-| l Off Gulf of Siam, Drowning 4000 =AU New Jap bomb raids | Guam is ‘probable’ ' Aim at Honqkong. = S WAKE y G AWATIAN 15, Malaya jungles MANILADPHILIPPINE ot Balk invasion | &¥**% lvsn- GUAM ‘MARSHALL IS _ PALMYRA SINGAPORE £ AROLINE 15 " . Dutch subs sink BoRNEO g [l HOWLANG______ . CHRISTMAS : h‘wk@ y GUINEA N i Four Jap ships .}\ +CANTON 941 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ¢ %7 KODIAK iS » A+ sV . Mipway F1, Philippines fight off | Navy says capture of | Marines hold Wake | San Francisco area | Blackouts hit Panama and Midway Islands | Has four blackouts And Jacksonville posts Highspots of the Far East war after seven days of hostilities are indicatied, on this map, including repercussions adffecting the continental United States and its inter-ocean artery, the Panama Canal e This is the type of a Japanese submarine which ma- Giave been cne the Pacic Ceast in attacks on U. S, tankers. Enemy Stib lurkingfifii»Pécilic Coast of those engaged in operations off This is the I-61 type which is said to have a cruising range of 16,080 miles, enough to cross the Pacific and return without refueling. HONGKONG BATTLE SCENE TRIBUTETO ™ A general land and air offensive against Hongkong was launched by the Japanese on the morning of December 14 in an all-out effort to take the British Crown Colony after rejection of an ultimatum for surrender. Japanese artillery was repcrted pounding Hongkong proper, that is the island of Hongkong, from positions in Kowloon (1), on the mainland across a one-mile neck of Hongkong Bay. The Chinese re- ported they were pressing attacks on the Japanese flank and rear (arrows) and that fierce fighting was going on at Tamshui and Ping- shan. Up to this morning the little British garrison was still hold- ing out. 1,500 SACKS OF TAX POST OFfI(E; HOME Gu ARDS in the history of the Juneau Post s b Establishment of Military Office being sorted as rapidly as More than 1,500 sacks of parcel| possible today, Postmaster Albert post are being soried and dis-| Coqe for Terrifory Ap- Meanwhile, airmail from the proved by Both Houses ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 — The 1Senate Military Affairs Committee today approved a House bill pro- viding for an Alaskan militia and establishing a military code for the Territory. south was expected to be delivered accidentally shot himself in the | this afternoon, Wile said - YOUNG HEYDER HERE Theodore Heyder, Jr., has rived here to visit his aunt ar- Mrs b it The pupil of the eye BIOWS ) gsaid the code will provide for a smaller with age, and al 50 years Home Guard to protect industries Senator Robert Reynolds (D—N. s LEGION PAYS ALASKA HERO Flags lowe}ie?lo Halfstaff ~Juneau Honors First CitizentoDieinBattle | In solemn tribute to the first Al- askan to sacrifice his life for his country, the American Legion con- ducted memorial exercises in the Elks' Hall yesterday for Ervin Thompson, Navy Ensign trom Ket- chikan, who was killed in the Jap- anese raid on Pearl Harbor Decem- ber 7. Throughout the Territory, mem- orial services were held and the Stars and Stripes and Alaska’s Great Dipper flag were lowered Lo‘ half mast. | Leo Jewett conducted the Amer- ican Legion ritual at the Elks' Hall. | The eulogy was delivered by E. M. | Polley. Assisting at the ritual were Royal M. Shepard, Frank A. Met-| calf, Steve Vukovich, Homer G.| Nordling, Alfred L. Zenger and Mrs. Waino Hendrickson. Ernest Ehlers sang, accompanied | by Miss Kathleen Carlson, 1 | Mr. Polley in his short but tell- ing address, said: | “Members of The American Le- DRAFTBILL SIGNED BY ROOSEVELT Selective Service Plan May Now Stop Recruiting- Law Requirements WASHINGTON, Dec. 22— Presi- dent Roosevelt today signed the bil enlarging the selective service plan while the Senate heard de- vands that recruiting be halted in Naifor a Under the new legislation, a o military No W(;ri F}o Guam Island, NavyReports Last Reporl,TvTo Days After War Starfed, Told of Machinegunning WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. — The Navy today said that its last mes- sage from Guam, received two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, reported civilians in the streets and the native hospital at Agana, the capital, were machine-gunned by enemy planes. Since December 13 the capture of the island by the Japanese has been considered probable. The Navy sald at this time it has been un- able to contact the Pacific outpost, 1,600 miles east of the Philippines and 1,500 miles west of Wake Is- land. Four hundred Navy men and 155 Marines are stationed at Wake. gion, The American Legion Auxil- iary and friends. “We mecet today in neighborly fashion, reminiscent of the days when the people of our natim gathered in publle assembly to eithe olebinte @« joyous occasion w, to common grief or buiden borne by a a Lgnten ihe neighbor. | “Eo-calied social progress has eliminated many features of com- munal life, that is regrettable, and it is only on occasions such as this that we are now_knit togelier as were our ancestors. “In this instance we are drawn together to pay our respects to lone who but recenily died in de- untry. Ensign Er- Ketch'kan wes wearing the uniform nse Thompsor admits only about half as much and other establishments indispens- | light as it did at 20 yeirs. Lable to the war program. ‘! (Continued on Page Three) | SOLDIERS ONGUARD, 2 PLANTS SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 22. —Soldiers with fixed bayonets Nanked by armored cars with mounted machine guns, guarded two Richmond shipyards today as independent welders threw picket lines out in an interunion di Soldiers Suarded v which picketed. Operation of the plints appar- |ently are little affected. were being VASION After First Week of War in Pacific---Situation at a Glance BIG FORCE MOVING ON FILIPINOS From 80,000 fo 100,000 = Nippons in Actionon 80 Troopships BEING MOWED DOWN | BY FIRE FROM SHORS Defenders I;hmng Up Stiff Resistance Declares War Dept. (By Associated Press) | Six to eight Japanese divisions, | from 80,000 to 100,000 men, are today striving for a real foothold on the |Island of Luzon, 150 miiles from Manila. This invasion force has met a most valiant defense in which Am- erican and Filipino troops “more than hold their own.” The War Department in Wash- ington, in a special communique, declares that the Japanese invasion ind rely entirely on the » to bulld up the War g..q¢ of the Japanese are being ! 6,000,000 men or more. yieqn | | | forces being carried to the Philip- pine beaches are in about 8 troop ships under strong naval and air escort with motherships. The invaders are attempting to make a landing in. barges carrying about 150 men each. These invaders are attempting to swarm ashore through the shallows of the surf under a hail of defense fire and a maelstrom of hand-to-band fizht- ing, in which tanks are being used Some of the invaders are reach ihg the shore but they are scattersd forees, (he War Department com- munique says. Fierce Resistance A later communique of the War Department this afternoon says the “attempted invasion is being met with fierce resistance of the Am- can and Filipino troops and hun- ‘The Washington statement places the point of assault in the vicinity of 2200 on the innermost shore of Lingayed Gulf. Agoo itself is but 130 air- line miles, from Manila, from where the United States Air and Naval forces have gone into action against the invasion of the armada. One report from Manila, this afternoon, declares that heavy guns have shattered one landing party of Japanese, estimated at about 2,000 men. This was one spearhead that has been obliterated. The Manila headquarters said mixed forces of defenders are bat- tling in one area where the China Sea foams into Lingayed Gulf and “our troops are behaving well.” The Japanese armada is shielded by swarms of Japanese planes. SR S AN AIR BASE OF JAPAN DESTROYED Royal AirFt;rc_e Makes Aer- ial Smash on Enemy, Eastern Thailand "ANGOON, Dec. 22--The British toyal Air Force in a dawn attack this morning attacked the Japanese Air Base in Eastern Thailand and destroyed grounded planes and gas- cline reserves. This is the first aerial smash on e enemy forces there of the pres- onflict.