The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 30, 1942, Page 1

\a1ONAL HE ““" THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL, LVIIL, NO. 8945. JAPANESE 19 MILES FROM SIN “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUAR 30, 1942 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS HITLER SAYS NAZISDIDN'T WANT FORCE Der Fuehrer Just Can't Understand Why Ger- many Being Fought RANTS OUT AT BOTH ROOSEVELT, CHURCHILL Spectacular Soviet Gain Is | Reported-Many Dead Left on Battlefield (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) With the Nazi armies staggering in retreat from the frozen steppes of Russia, Hitler lashed out bitterly today at President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill and harked back to his old com- plaint that he didn't “understand why Germany is being fought.” “We have not wished to force our system upon others,” he declared, “and therefore I must ask what for and for what actual reason our system is being fought.” Der Puehrer spoke at ceremonies marking the ninth anniversary of his Chancellorship. Hysterical Tirade Even as the ex-paperhanger launched into his hysterical tirade, the Russians announced details of a most spectacular Soviet gain from the Donets River industrial basin to the Ukraine, a 93-mile drive in which 25000 German dead 'were left on' the- battlefield. In his anniversary address’two years ago, Hitler said: “Through the cenguries Germany and Russia have been friends. Why not now?” He aeclaimed the Ber- lin-Moscow pact. No Victory Yet “I believe Almighty God will be satisfied that senseless conflict has been averted in one area,” Hitler sald a year ago, in the same speech in which he forecast ‘“victory within a year” against Britain. But five months later German troops engaged Red army forces in the gigantic struggle which even- tually led to the Nazis' first major reverses of the whole war. ————— NAZI LEADER SAYS WEATHER HOLDING ARMY Hitler Doesn’t Know If War Will Be Ended This Year BERLIN, Jan. 30— Adolf Hitler, in his first speech since the declara- tion of war against the United States, today told the German people that “America’s war on Jap- an made us free to act. Now we will see what our U-boats may achieve.” He declared: “I don't know whether the war will end this year but we are armed against everything from north to south.” Hitler said that on the eastern front ghe grmies of the Reich are on the defensive against the weather, not the Russians, and claimed the front there finally has been stabilized. He said of the Russian war thus far: “In the east we have fought a struggle, that one day will be the glory of our nation.” Cheers greeted his statement that i, North Africa, Gen. Rommel “turned around at the moment our; enemiies thought he was beaten and drove the British before him.” Americans Now with Allies May Transfer| ToU.S. W_ar Services LONDON, Jan. 30—The United States Embassy announced this afternoon that arrangements are being made to allow Americans m." rapid rate and reflect the earlier the Allied forces to transfer to the advance in primary markets, the United States armed services. =) 4 _ITICKINQ ENOUGH DEFENSE Argument on Everything But Winning Present War 15 PERCENT | PAYROLLTAX T0 BE ASKED New Levy ‘Would Be Ex-| acted from Incomes of | More than $1,000 WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 — A 15 per cent payroll tax on all salaries above $1,000 a year today was re-| ported under discussion in admin- istration circles as evidence dev oped that Congressional and Tre ury officials thus far have failed| to agree on the fundamental prin-| SOMETHING ALL CAN DO | worth on that score—but not any PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 60 TODAY | Chief Executive Working | Harder than Ever-Radio { Address This Evening | WASHINGTON, Jan. 30—Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt is 60 teday and in some respects doesn't act it. | At a time of life when many men of his means have turned to | comfortable retirement, he is work- |ing harder than ever. Since the jout of the White House. The President’s physician, Rear | Admiral Ross McIntire, says the | Nation's leader is in fine physical |and mental fettle for a man of 60. { In more than 12,000 parties and dances tonight and tomorrow night jritories, America will celebrate the ‘birthday of the most famous per- |son to overcome the handicap of |infantile paralysis. ‘| The President will speak on on |hour»long radio program tonight beginning at 8:15 o'clock, P.S.T. BENGASI IS RECAPTURED, AXIS FORCES By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—There has been a 1 deal of talk about the death of' partisan politics., T | will have to plead gullty to having; | on occasion, put in my two cents | (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) On the North African front today the British acknowledged that Gen- eral Rommel's “greatly superior” longer. forces recaptured the port of Ben- I have been a-visiting up on the 'gasi, which was announced yester- Hill and I'm here to report that the day in Berlin and Rome. old political hatchet is only buried | Twice stressing the Axis numeri- on ne subject—the winning of the 'cal superiority, the British commu- war. Since December 7, T haven't nique conceded that British troops been able to find a Congressman (Or are making fresh withdrawals from woman) who doesn't want to win ' the entire combat area in western | the war. But after that, BK'”memiubyu before heavy attacks. |ends — and the basls of partlsan: Informed London sources said the politics is disagagement. | British forces may have been cut i Jection | Off 1n Bengasi, &apped by the Axis yeaxz‘: sy ) :‘tuyssi;fiw;iwmm" e T T . S [ and all of the members of the House, :::mn;;;trndd b the oodst road fo Z;;‘:g::saf z;;u:,;‘;m":::: Bengasi has changed hands fonr “issues.” Wiien one begins to look |times in the zig-zag desert war- | fare. | I | | war broke out he scarcely has been throughout the nation and its tere} g&ss to add $6,016,000,000 to the FIGHTING LIGHT ON BATAN PEN. Litle Doing During Past | 24 Hours But Offensive | by Japs Indicated WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. — Fighting on Batan Peninsula in the Philippines has been light during the past 24 hours, the War Department reports, but the arrival of fresh Japa- nese troops at the front and | movements behind the lines, indicate the enemy is prepar- ing to resume a large scale of- fensive against Gen. Douglas MacArthur's American and Fil- ipine positions. e e 6BILLION " FOR NAVY REQUESTED Supplemental Appropria- tion Added fo Already | Staggering Sum { WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Presi- dent Roosevelt today asked Con- i | | i cord-breaking - Navy appropria- tions already passed by the House.! The estimates were received hy | the Senate Appropriations Sub ! committee after Chairman J. H. Overton (D.-La.) said he would try ‘t,o put an additional $4,000,000,000 into the huge bill for additional naval aircraft. The President made his request | a short time before signing a bill| appropriating $12,565,000,000, in- cluding funds for 23,000 combat planes and 10,000 training planes | for the Navy and Army Air Corps| together, a total of about nine| billion dollars. SANIPPON | ciples of a new revenue bill. ithem, are coming up in Congress Treasury experts, faced with the pefore election time comes around. necessity of raising $7,000.000,000 in Byt there will be others and many‘ general taxes fo meet Roosevelt’s of those in the+immediate offing request, were said to have renewed will be continuing. for these, he finds there are plenty | mvsugs SHIPS ARE 4 ENEMY SUBS, ATLANTIC COAST Some of these issues, a lot of BULLETIN, NEW YORK, Jaa. Balloon Barrage ¥ W i el e A stubborn miss, this barrage balloon. The boys call this monster “Nelly,” and it is all the twenty-five men of her ground crew can do to hold her down and secure her to ring bolts sunk deep in the soil. “Nelly” was brought down from the skies over Puget Sound to top her—i. e., put more gas'in her. The gas cylinders and the hose through which the gas passes to an “appendix” in the ship’s belly are seen in the foreground. Vital areas in the Pacific Northwest are now pro- tected by ballcons of this type which prevent dive bombing and force enemy planes to take high, uneven courses. EnemyNafionals Must Leave Cerfain Sections In Padific (oafl Stafes WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Attor- ney General Francis Biddle has ord- ered that all German, Itallan and Japanese nationals leave specified areas in Los Angeles and San Fran- cisco by February 24. The Attorney General announced that similar action will be taken in 27 other areas in California, also other Pacific Coast States. In San Francisco ,the area to be evacuated by the nationals of the three enemy nations is the entire bY | waterfront, China Basin to the Pres- | idio boundary. In Los Angeles the area is from the intersection at Sepulveda and KITKA CASE GOES TO JURY Today the fate of Nicholas Kitka, Sitka native charged with the mur- der of his wife Nellie last October, hangs in the balance as the jurors consider the case which was given to them at 11:13 o'clock this fore- noon . following instructions Judge George F. Alexander. Introduction of evidence by the defense wag concluded shortly after 3 o’clock yesterday and the argu- Rosecrans east to Western Avenue, their suggestion of last year that| the 15 per cent levy on payrolls be | withheld at the source.. ! They were understood to have' won some influential converts to| this proposal despite what other | legislators described as mounting sentiment in Congress for the im- position of a retail sales tax. 1 >oo———— | For example, thiere is the prosecution of the war itself. No one questions the solidarity of England, but when things go wrong with British progress in the war, there are quite a few M. P.’s who are happy to stake their political necks on question- ing Prime Minister Churchill That's probably only a sample of what can happen here. The “outs” aren't going fo forget 30—Three and perhaps four Axis jsubmarines were sighted today close |to the New Jersey coast, the Third | District Naval Headquarters an- | nounces. The announcement followed a {naval warning to all ships and |shore stations of the locations | where the subs might be found. | The areas given meant the under- 'sea raiders were within sight of SENT DOWN Duich Summarize Their| Own Warfare in Neth- erlands East Indies BATAVIA, Island cf Java, Jan. 30—Fifty-four Japanese ships have been sunk or heavily damaged in [ pleted before Court PRICECONTROL BILL IS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT: how many political noggins fell t AFTER Engidnd entered the ‘war. { As Republican' National Chah'-j | i man, Rep. Joseph W. Martin put it: “This is no time for abuse or criti- cism. It's a time for pointing out. Roosevelt Approves Meas- ceni for winming his war bu, ke ure-Warns of Farm | the right to comment when it can Price Dangers | honestly be done. The party of the \opposmon is of gregtest import- WASHINGTON, \ance." Jan. 30 — | The President signed the Price Control Bill today and told re- porters it is good in many re- spects but that the provisions applying to farm prices offered danger. These provisions, he said, provide a real danger in that no fair price could be stabi- lized below 110 percent of par- ity. For eight years, he said, the administration has sought to work towards parity prices. The farmers’ bill, he added, represents a very definite vio- lation of that objective. e Living costs are moving ahead a* As for specific issues which are | likely to develop into lusty political battles: (1) Price control legisation, par- ticularly as regards farm prices, wages, and administration of the act. The big guns already are firing on this one and it's pretty much a’ battle royal. The farm bloc, the | 1aborites, the anti-Leon Henderson-. ites, the anti-labor group, the anti- inflationists, and the middle-of-the- roaders make it a glorious melee. (2) The drastic reduction in non- defense spending with many Con- gressmen battling to save their fav- orite agencies. (3) Legislation banning strikes in war industries and probably along with it a tighter control of management profits and operations. This may pop (Oonunue; oan&l";ge 7Pive) Department. of Commerce says., | We, like every one else, are 100 per 7 fi ,‘he story of her life for the screen. the war on The Netherlands East Indies by the Navy and Air Forces. “This was the announcement made toddy as the -Dutch regular army ,units and guerilla detachments bat- tled the invaders in four widely separated parts of the islands. ‘The Dutch alone make an au- thoritative summary of stagfering losses on the Japanese fleet as one battleship, 10 cruisers, 25 transports |and T destroyers. | The Dutch summary does not include losses inflicted on the Jap- anese by British and Australian | action, p STOCK QUOTATIONS | NEW YORK, Jan. 30 — Closing ? quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 64%, Anaconda 27%, Bethlehem 1 Steel 63%, Commonwealth and €outhern 9/30, Curtiss Wright 8, International Harvester 49%, Ken- necott 35%, New York Gentral 91/2, | Northern Pacific 6%, United States Steel 521/2, Pound $4.04. Atlantic City and Cape May, J. N. A Kiss From Kate | Kate Rockwell Matson, the famous “Klondike Kate” of Alaskan gold rush days is shown planting a kiss | DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, n the forehead of cl | ’Jones averages: industrials 10941, George Morrell, who on the re- seption committee that welcomed ments by Assistant United States porth‘to Manchester and west to the Attorney Lynn Gimmell for the ocean, government and Mrs. Mildred Hec-! 3 mann for the defense were com- et < SEWARD MEN FEARED Mrs. F::nr:fl'l:llkwul.m::nr in-law | lOS' o" Mom‘GUE ISLE; MISSING MONTH ZE AR 5 o'clock. of the accused, was called to the| stand by Mrs. Hermann yesterday aftérndon as a surprise witness in- troducing testimony previously not! Anxiety concerning the safety of mentioned. Mrs. Kitka, through the |Dr. Albery, resident of Seward, Rev. Walter Soboleff as interpretor, and a companion named Thilbert testified that she had heard voices | has caused authorization by thej in the Kitka cabin after the hour| Governor’s office for a search to Kitka was said to have left the be made in the vicinity of Mon- cabin “forever.” Mrs. Frank Kltkfl"ague Island in response to an ap- testified that she was on her way peal by Mrs. Margaret Harrals, downtown to mail a letter when|United States Commissioner . at she heard loud voices in the cabin | Valdez. Albery and his companlon' of her brother-in-law and paused went to the island on December 2 for a few minytes to listen. There intending to remain for two weeknl were two men and Nellie talking, and have not been located since,| apparently in altercation, the testi-' a wire stated mony claimed, and ,the time was| On December 27 Schumaker, of | given as early in the afternoon. Latouche, went to the Island to Previous to Mrs. Kitka's appear-|get the men, apparently according ance on the witness stand, James|to prearranged plans. He could find Kitka, brother of the accused man,|no one but left a note in the cabin was recalled to the stand for bricf | where he had expected ~them to questioning. }bn-. Nothing was heard from the In the argument which she pre-| men and on January 2, Jim Dolan | sented Mrs, Hermann admitted that | went to the Island and found the Nick Kitka had given his wife a note undisturbed, the radio stated. GAPORE BIG DRIVE BEING MADE BY NIPPONS { Invading Forces Penetr'ate fo Near Strait of ; Johore Today APPROACHMENT IS ADMITTED, LONDON Domei Claims Increasing Action Both by Land and Air Forces (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) The British Headquarters at Singapore admitted today the Jap- anese penetration is within 18 | miles of the Strait of Johore across which is the Island of Singapore. ‘The communique announces con- tact with the enemy in a drive down the west coast of the Malay- an Peninsula. Pighting is also admitted pro- gressing in the Pontian Besar area, roughly 20 miles from the one- mile wide strait separating Singa- pore from the mainland. A radio commentator in London this afternoon said the Japanese in the western sector are 26 miles, airline, from the causeway con- necting Singapore Island with the peninsula. ‘The Domei reports Japanese \troops have reached Kulai and are driving down the wide highway parallelling the' rallroad to Ja- hore Rehry; across-the. strait. from . - the Singapore Island. Domei says the army is thundering down the Malayan Peninsula and the Japa- nese air force has become increas- ingly active, both against the Brit- ish forward positions and against Singapore, Hostile Sub Is Reporied OnCal. Coast Army Plane—fights Craft- Navy Releases Depth Bombs-No More Signs LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 30 — The Navy, in a statement issued last evening said that “at 1 p.m. today (Thursday) an Army plane on routine patrol sighted what was apparently a hostile submarine off Point Vincente. After being sight- ed the submarine submerged at once. Shortly thereafter two depth charges were dropped in the area by Navy planes on patrol and sum- moned to the scene. Air and sur- face craft scoured the area for several hours afterwards with no reports of hostile forces being sighted.” Point Vincente overlooks Los Ans geles Harbor. eee In the past, it was considered an achievement for an army moving on foot to cover 20 miles in a day; today, a mechanized army may be required to move twice that dis- tance in an hour. TODAY'S BLOW Kfo. LIBERTY, beating as brought out by uo\u“h: fired several shots and since ernment witnesses but said “he is then an airplane has cruised around not being tried for wife beating|all sides of the island without lo- but for first degree murder.” |cating the missing men. | Four verdicts can be brought ini Wires asking for further aid in| by the jury under the law, that of |the search for the two men was| first degree murder, second degree|also received by the Governor’s of- | murder, manslaughter or acquittal.|fice from U. 8, Commissioner mmf The case has been on trial in the lcis A. Jones of Cordova and the United States District Court since Chamber of Commerce and from .vmfl.l 2831, utilities 14.10. - BUY DEFENSE STAMPS aer on arrival in Los Angeles, Calif. 3he is in' Hollywood to help prepare last Monday. |organizations in Seward. ———————— - | -oo— BUY DEFENSE BONDS J BUY DEFENSE STAMPS Remember a stitch in time. Con- serve your clothes by mending.