The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 10, 1942, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” UNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1942 PRICE TEN CENTS J VOL. LVIIL, NO. 8978. __ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS RANGOON FALLS; INDIA IS THREATENED Japanese Outrages In Hongkong Revealed PRISONERS REDS FORCE ( | | | | | | | | | | ARE BOUND, CHANGE OF BAYONETTED NAZI PLANS Women ofA—IIiafionaIities Hitler Fears Russians May Are Raped - Many Break Through to Murdered Germany BARBAR"'fiO"H LONDON, March 10—Hitler is re- REVOLTING, SHOCKING ported to be digging deep into his | reserve manpower and moving up {forces for a gigantic spring of- Charges Are Made Public in Oftawa-Also Laid Before Commons | | fensive against Leningrad and Ros- |tov, to smash Russia and end the growing threat to Germany proper. The Germans are said to fear hat if anything went wrong laround Leningrad, the «Russians might smash right through the Bal- OTTAWA, March 10.—The can-“ic S_Lales into Germany. adian External Affairs-Department | Reliable sources report that con- has received “underground” reports | fidential advices are coming out that are most disturbing. These re- Of 50 many quarters to this effect ports tell of mistreatment of both | that they “are almost certainly ac- prisoners of war and civilians at curate.” Hongkong by the Japanese conquer- | Indications are that the Germans ors. |have abandoned earlier plans to The department does not mflkelflght a defensive war in the north CONVOYED FLEET IS - SET AFIRE | 'Brifish_Torpedo Bombers' Make Attack in Medi- ferranean Sea CAIRO, March 10.—British tor- pedo bombers today set fire to an Italian cruiser, merchant vessel and jer in the Mediter- | The British statement said the | attack was directed against an en- | emy convoy under escort of units of the Italian fleet | 'WRITING DESKS ARE FURNISHED FOR ARMY MEN May Use Lower Floor of| BIG ATTACK | resistance in Batan Peninsula. EXPECTED ON { MacARTHUR Supreme Afi_r;\pt to Wipe Out Philippine Defend- ers Is Indicated WASHINGTON, March 10.—Jap- | an's assignment of Lieut. Gen.| Yamashita, her most successful Army Commander, to lead the cam= paign against Gen. Douglas Mac~i‘ Arthur's defenders in the Philippines | is believed here to indicate a su-| preme attempt is forthcoming to| wipe out the American and Filipino | | i i i | Up to noon today, however, there is no sign of an all-out assault. Gen. MacArthur’s daily war bul- letin received by the War Depart- ment said there has been no ground | or air activity for the past 24 hours. He did state that a Japanese light | cruiser shelled the Port of Cebu, 250 | miles southeast of Manila, inflicting | only slight damage. | S public just what are the mistreat- | and will carry on a sharp offen-| « ments but they are disturbing and the public would become thorough- ly aroused if all facts were stated. CHARGES MADE PUBLIC LONDON, March 10.—Capt. An- thony Eden, British Secretary of Foreign Affairs, charged today in the House of Commons, that the Japanese Army in Hongkong has been and is now guilty of wholesale atrocities in the occupied Crown Colony. He charged that the Em- peror of Japan, his government and (Continued on Page Three) - Go‘ WASHINGTON — Some pointed questions regarding rubber supplies to the big tire and rubber com- panies have been prepared by the Truman Committee to be fired at Jesse Jones and Leon Henderson. Among other things the commit- tee will ask whether it is true (1) that Goodyear, Goodrich, Firestone and U. S. Rubber were permitted to draw 6 percent more rubber than normally during the past year; (2) whether Montgomery Ward stock=d up with $60,000,000 worth of tires (3) whether big trucking firms havi stocked up with three years sup: ply of tires, (It was, of course, the privilege of any individual or corporation to stock up with strong reserves prior to Pearl Harbor and the rationing of rubber, but the committee is interested in locat- |sive battle in the south, instead. | Hitler appears to be planning a general attack because of the Red Army's unexpected successes in the | Staraya Russian area and the weak- ening of the Pinns. Second Raid | Fire from Bombs Dropped Reported Seen for Dis- tance of 100 Miles LONDON, March 10 — British i bombers raided the great Krupp | munitions works at Essen last night :rar the second night in a row and “great havoc was caused.” The bomber crews said fire was visible for 100 miles and the pro- duction must therefore be slowed considerably. | { | Ban o o Large numbers of skiers the United States go to Jasper and Mount Revelstoke Na- | tional Parks in Canada since the | war closed European ski grounds to Americans, from Is Staged On | ~ Krupp Works i Parish Hall. . jthe Air Ministry says no doubt Banff,| Federal, Territor- * ial Building- Arrangements have veen complet- ed by Albert Wile, Postmaster, | whereby service men may use the| {lower floor of the Federal and Ter- | |ritorial Building to write letters. | Beginning this “évening, desks will’| |be set up in the halls and writing | ! paper and other materials will be | | available. l The stationery and other sup- | plies will be in the hands of the | elevator operator who will *be nn; duty at all times, | This is another move in answer to Juneau residents’ requests that service men be well taken care ol} WASHINGTON, March 10.—Presi- here. The Salvation Army Redidf";tafi’_lose‘;e;t t;:lt:“the '.'M;o'; i‘l‘s" 2 | nig| at the fight against infla- Sh:ald Rerad‘l!x;gt Rosid s‘ljso O“:}:s tion is as vital as fighting on the writing facilitles, as does the g,. fronts, and that'it calls for American Legion Dugout and the|cooperation and restraint on the part of every group. The President ROOSEVELT U. 5. UNITY President S;Y;Home Front Is as Important as Battle Zone | with the National Farm Program. { Mr. Roosevelt said the program | calls for mutual good will and will- e e ; King Gusfav, Sweden . . Undergoes Operation cucsior et in teiow men. for STOCKHOLM, March 10.—King |for effective action by the Govern- Gustav, of Sweden, is reported in ment to prevent profiteering and good condition today following an !unfair returns alike, for services and oferation for removal of a bladder | for goods. stone. | The President referred to a con- siderable amount of discussion late- ly about alleged complacency on the |part of the American people,’but |said he was certain that the Am- erican people now are not com- | placent and have not been so. “It seems to me,” he said, “that we ought to feel proud of the un- doubted fact that we are getting - e - KAJ LOURING HERE Kaj Louring, traveling for the Pa- cific Bottlers Supply Co. of Se- attle, Washington, i at the Bar- anof Hotel during his stay in Ju- neau. Mr, Louring has just re- turned from Sitka. | " ALASKA RATE HEARING | cooperation on a reasonably fair balance from 90 per cent of our | population. If less than 10 per cent |of the population is chiseling, we still have a pretty good national recora.” CALLS FOR | This is the concluding half ofthere would probably be no service‘ | Attorney General Henry Roden's|to Bering Sea ports such as St.| |report to the people of Alaska on|Michael, Golovin and Kotzebue| the recent Alaska rate hearings in|Sound; that this branch of his, NAZIS KiLL | spoke in a radio talk in connection ousands Are Th To Natien's Even Some Congressmen IN ONE YEAR REINFORCEMENTS REACH BRITAIN FROM OVERSEAS More Americans for North- ern Ireland-More Aid for Canadians LONDON, March 10 Large ansports ing groups of Unit- tre led States technicians, hundreds of airmen from Canadian training camps and reinforcements for the Canadian army, have arrived at British ports.. The American groups are bound for Northern Ireland. It is stated that the escort of one convoy dropped depth charges against supposed enemy submarines. Ry it EPE BRAIZILIAN FREIGHTER SENTDOWN 7,800-Ton Arabutan Tor- pedoed in Atlantic- Crew Saved RIO DE JANEIRO, March 10— The 7,800-ton Brazilian freighter Arabutan was sunk Saturday night, 70 miles off Newport News, Vir- ginia. All aboard Were saved. Permission to publish the news came today. The Arabutan was the third Brazilian vessel sunk off the East Coast of the United States. It was operated by the Lloyd Na- tional Line and carried 51 persons. e IMMUNIZATION CLINIC T0 START TOMORRO Immunization against smallpox, diphtheria, typheid and whooping cough for Juneau children will be given at a clinic to open in the Juneau Public Health Center to- merrow morning from 9 to 10 o'clock. i Children and individuals up to 21 years of age are eligible for the vaccinations for smallpox, if they have not been vaccinated, were immunized more than five years ago, or have vaccinations which did not take. Shots Given Diphtheria immunization will be ALASKA ROAD TO BEBUILT Donating Blood Bank, By JACK STINNETT | Ickes Saysm Run from Washington State toFairbanks WASHINGTON, March 10-—Sec- retary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes reported today that present plans call for the completion “with- in one year” of the United States to Alaska Highway, and reported that “the road is protected from the sea by alpine country which is unpassable to airplanes at least 50 per cent of the time due to coast- al fogs and storms along this route, “Trucks and tanks," he said, “could | move easily and quickly along this | route, forming a continuous lifeline | between the United States and Al- aska.” Saying that it was his conviction | that this highway is “one of the most important of all things which are waiting to bo done,” Secretary Ickes declared that it must be con- structed in a hurry. He said army | WASHINGTON, Marth 10—The Red Cross says that since Pearl Harbor, more than 55000 persons have donated to the nation's blood bank. The following little item isn't | intended to detract one bit from any one of those. They've done their bit and more. But among |them is a little group that de- |serves special mention in my book. Here'’s why: | | I have never known a member of Congress to shy away from “helpful” publicity—that is, not until now. But up in the Capitol, the number of congressmen who have volunteered blood has reach- ed such a level that Dr. G. W. Calver, Congressional physician, has had to organize a Capitol branch of the blood bank. And one specific stipulation is that there is to be NO publicity about it. Typical of the secrecy surround- ing these donations is the case of Sen. Tom Connally, of Texas, 64 years old. The senator is no shrink- ing violet when it comes to getting his name on page 1. But was only by chance that it leaked out that he had been one of the first to get himself okayed. Today, if you ask him about his trip to the blood bank hospital, he'll tell you, “I don’t know ‘what you are talking about and besides don’t you make out that contributing to the blood bank is a publicity stunt, because it isn't.” rcfmflhued‘ .on Page Two) RAINBOW GIRLS | | HAVEIMPORTANT SESSION TONIGHT "Announce Plans for De-| fense Bond Breakfast March 29 The Order of Rainbow Girls met Saturday afternoon in the Scottish {Rite Temple for their monthly busi- ness meeting. Plans were completed for the exemplification of their in- itiatory work before the Order of ! Eastern Star, at the regular meet- ing of that order, tonight, March 10. The Worthy Advisor, Betty Rice, has requested that the girls meet in the ballroom of the Temple at 7:30 p. m. sharp. The most important business taken up Saturday afternoon, was the discussion and beginning of preparations for the Rainbow De- fense Breakfast. This breakfast will ke for the purpose of raising money for purchase of a defense bond. It will b2 held on Sunday, March 29, from 12 noon until 2 p. m. The Worthy Advisor, Betty Rice, an- nounced her committees with the { which he took an active part. The | | first half of the report was printed | yesterday. ing the big sources of supply for the war effort.) The Truman Committee received company'’s business last year yielded a combined revenue of $600,000.00. He attributed the loss of this busi- ness to the grave doubt which ex- ‘given to individuals from 9 months|following girls as chairmen: Food | |to 14 years of age who show under’Commitwe, Emma Neilsen; Kitchen | Schiek Tests that previous im- Committee, Marilyn Merritt; D(-‘Li engineers now are surveying a route tentatively approved. Heavy equipment for construction, he said, would be moved in while the ground still is frozen so progress will not be delayed unduly by the spring thaw. The road will run approximately 1,500 miles from Washington State to Fairbanks. Ickes-estimated its costs would be from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000. SRR S IR, NEW MOVE BY ALLIES RICH LANDS NEXT GOAL OF NIPPONS Japanese T;o_ops Are Now Surging to New Fields from Ruined City JAVA BATTLE FRONT IS CLOSED CHAPTER Approximai_eiy— 15,000 In- vaders Now Believed to Be on Island BULLETIN — NEW DELHI, India, March 10.—The Royal Air Force today smashed Japanese centers in Burma, despite the loss of Rangoon. Airfields were bombed and notwithstanding heavy anti-aircraft fire and in- terception attempts of Japanese fighter squadrons, nine bomb- ers accomplished their mission and returned safely. . (By Associated Press) Threats of a “revolt” of British- ruled India's 77,000,000 Moslems, to- day further complicated the Allied effort in the Far Pacific War The- atre as Japanese troops surged $o the westward and fallen Rangoon toward the Trawaddy oil field and fabulous riches of India. Rangoon 1is in fire-blackened | ruins. On Java Front ‘The Java battle front is now ap- | parently a closed chapter as Japan- ese forces have occupied Bandoeng and presumably the naval base of Soerabaja. From unofficial sources, it is stat- FORECAST Unifed Nations May Soon Occupy Island of | Madagascar LONDON, March 10.—Unofficial | quarters discussed the possibility of | Allied troops soon occupying me[ Vichy-controlled island of Mada- gascar in the western part of the | Indian Ccean and close to Africa’s east coast, L ] The island is a strategic point of control of the allied supply lines. { It is pointed out that since the | fall of Singapore, the importance of | Madagascar has doubled and occu- | pation by the Alliee will forestall | Japanese occupation. | Pork Prices Will Be Cuf Move Is Made | by Director| | | | ed the Japanese are believed to have landed 50,000 soldiers up to last Saturday with more landing daily @and now totaling approximately 75,000. The news agency Aneta says Dutch officials are working out plans for continuing the struggle against the Japanese outside of the overrun Indies and declared that “new machinery” is being set up for that purpose in “certain parts of the world.” There have been no official re- ports from London or Java, on the real facts on the island gs all com- munication has been cut off. R o MORE JAPS LAND NEAR AUSTRALIA Officials Now Believe In- vasion of Confinent Is Imminent CANBERRA, Australia, March 10, 20 FRENCH munization did not take or to those orations, Zaida Carlson; Entertain-| who have never been immunized. ment, Mary Jukich. Miss Grac Henderson fo Hold information from the Tariff Com- | —The Japanese have made a third mission regarding the above ques- tions and asked Leon Henderson and Jesse Jones about them in a closed door session. The two de- fense moguls did not seem to know the answers. Jesse Jones passed the buck on to Henderson, who, he said, was in charge of consumer matters. . In further support of their claim that the surcharge was neces- sary to emable the carriers to meet the increased war costs they ar- lgued that the outlook for south- bound traffic in 1942 is very dark. Mr. Baker of the Alaska Steamship Company painted a very depryssing picture with reference to that \raf- fic. \ In the course of his statement ¢ QUESTION OF STORAGE ists as to available shipping fa- cilities and the ability of the Navy | to give adequate protection; he IN REpRISAl explained that the priorities given to the Army and Navy have already | seriously affected the average nor- mal flow of commerce to the regu- | ecx:fi;“;’, Tonzfi'tamr?: Plao“;E: lar civilian population in the Ter- ;" renrisal for the slaying of a ritory and that the consequent in-|Geyman sentinel March 1, has been ability of local concerns and whole- | announced in a statement from the |office of Gen Von Suelpnagel, Nazi sale houses to obtain and forward When the Truman Committee asked Henderson whether the Big Four rubber companies had been permitted to draw a much greater supply of rubber than usual through the Rubber Reserve Corporation in 1941, he replied that the ‘“question of storage is involve In other words, we rushei into this country 400,000 extra tons of rubber last expressed the view that not to ex- ceed two million cases of salmon can be counted on to be packed this {season; that the tourist trade will amount to nothing and that the regular tonnage of general mer- chandise to all points in the Ter- ritory will decrease because of the carrier’s inability to maintain scheduled sailings. He stated that his company’s tourist business nor- the goods Alaskans want also cur- military administrator of Occupied year and it had to be stored some place. However, Henderson did not .mlke it clear whether the Big Four, by storfag the rubber, could keep it permanently. Note: In addition to drawing 26 (Convaned on Page Four) { mally amounts to about $650,000.00 and that last year it did about 50 percent of that amount, and that his company faces a loss of ap- proximately $450,000.00 in revenue on account of expected salmon op- eration curtailment, He opined thatx tails the flow of civilian commer- cial items. | France. He said the executions took place some time yesterday before a Ger- man firing squad. He described those executed as “Communists and |Jews."” Loss of Mail He particularly emphasizes the loss of revenues from mail con- tracts. He explained that his com- pany has a mail contract under which the Post Office Department allows it $4,000.00 per trip on a maximum of 70 trips between Se-| attle and Seward; that as the Al- On & drunk and disorderly charge aska fleet is now being operated In U. S. Commissipner Harold with special trips and capacity loads‘mwes' Court, the U. S. Marshal’s for the Army and Navy direct I‘,;,‘Ol'flce at Juneau reported today. particular parts and with no ser- R <t T ‘The letter B is one of the oldest in the alphabet, | | i AR G LA | PETERSBURG MAN SENTENCED i Russell Snook, Petersburg, has been sentenced to serve 120 days (Continued . on Pu;e‘"’l;hvree) |Those from 3 years to 21 years Berg will be in charge of of age will be given typhoid im- munization shots in a series of three injections if they have mnot been immunized in the last three years. Children in the age groups of 9 months to 6 years will be given I whooping cough immunization in- Jjections. Physicians to Act This clinic and others to follow are recommended by Juneau phy- sicians and are being conducted by the Juneau Public Health Nurse under the direction of the Division of Maternal and Child Health and |Southern 7/30, Curtiss Wright 7%, | Crippled Children's Service of the Territorial The tests and immunizations will be given by Juneau physicians. Mothers are asked to bring their| infants and preschool children to the Health Center at 9 a. m. in room 108, Territorial Building. There is no charge for the service. ——— There is an Arkansas town named Self, ticket | sales. All parents and friends of the Rainbow girls are extended an in- vitation to come and the girls (promise a fine breakfast. | e STOCK QUOTATIONS Down Living Costs | WASHINGTON, March 10 — The Government has temporarily froz- |en the wholesale prices of 90 per- cent of the Nation’s pork products ! including ham and bacon to the | highest levels prevailing between March 3 and March 7 ceiling ef- fective March 23. NEW YORK, March 10—Closing | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2, American Can ,60“. Anaconda 26%, Bethl¢hem iSteel 59%, Commonwealth and International Harvester 44%, Ken- Dejartment of Health. necott 31%, New York Central 8| | Northern Pacific 6, United States Steel 497%, Pound $4.04. The “freezing” applies to dressed hogs and wholesale pork. Leon Henderson, Price Adminis- trator, said this will “help import-| antly in holding down the cost of living.” | | landing on New Guinea, thus en- larging the forces they are mar- shalling there for what Australians are convinced is for an imminent attempt to invade this continent. The third landing in New Guinea was at Finsch Haven, where there is a small airfield and also a harbor that can accomodate moderate sized vessels. The strength of the new landing | force is not stated, but Finsch Haven is only 60 miles east of Lae, which with Salamau, has been the site of previous landings. Port Moresby was again air raided today by the Japanese. The landing of the new forces and the subsequent bombing of Port Moresby has banished all doubts among Australian officials that this continent may be temporarily over- |Jones averages: |rails 26.45, uti DOW, JONES AVERAGES | The " following are today’s Dow, industrials 101.49, Alities 12.24. - | v BUY DEFENSE STAMPS BROADCAST WASHINGTON, March 10—A sec- | ond “production drive” speech will be made by War Production Direc- | |tor Nelson tonight at 7:15 o'clock| Pacific War Time, | looked in favor of the Japanese drive on India. - e, — National sponsored vocation schools are open day and night in more than 500 cities of this coun= try.