The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 11, 1942, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LVIIL, NO. 8979. “ALL THE NEWS JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1942 ALL THE TIME” MLMBE.R ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS AUSTRALIANS SMASH AT JAP FLOTILLAS Germany Makes Plans For Spring Offensive NAZI ARMY SLASHED BY | RED TROOPS Hitler Asksm, Hungary,l Slovakia for More Men SOVIETS CONTINUE SMASHING ATTACKS Six Million Germans Re- ported Slain in U. S. S. R. Battle (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) Hitler is reported to be calling on Italy, Hungary and Slovakia for 2,600,000 fresh troops to bolster the' heralded Nazi spring offensive in | Russia and to fill the gaps left after nine months of slaughter in the war in Russia. | Advices reaching London said that Hitler is in desperate need of man- power to replace the Nazi losses of dead, wounded and missing. It is reported that Hitler has demanded a million troops from Italy, a million and a half from Hungary, and 600,000 from Slo- vakia. Heavy Nazi Losses Soviet authorities have declared that up to Feb. 22, the Germans had lost six million men on the Russian Front. With pre-spring thaws already melting the snow along the long battleline, dispatches | indicated that the Russians are smashing with ever-increasing fury to demoralize the Germans and Axis Spring Strategy! Indian Oceam P 7S o Armchair generals and military experts are virtually unanimous in calling the double pincers movement outlined above as the high srategy of the Axis spring campaign. It is a long distance squeeze of India, predicated on Hitler’s long dreamed of Drang Nach Osten through Turkey and Iran, while Japan works its way west through Burma and jumps across the Indian Ocean from Sumatra. The black arrows cross Axis-held territory, the white arrows indicate the moves to come. PRODUCTION Devin Wins 'IS'LAGGING Mayorally SAYSNELSON, InSeattle Defeafs Present Execufive Millikin by Three to War lndus-t;i;s Charged with Working at Only (Continued on Page Two) CThe One Vote SEATTLE, March 11. — Police 50 Percent Capacity WASHINGTON, March 11 — The Judge William F. Devin was elected |war industries of this Nation have !been bluntly told they are oper- Satmg only at 50 percent capacity |although we are “faced with an :‘enemy determined to destroy us,"; Bespeaking a determined public! |demand for faster “production and! |no fooling,” Donald M. Nelson,| | Production Administrator, blamed | Mayor of Seattle yesterday, defeat- ing Mayor Earl Millikin almost three to one after a bitterly waged cam- paign. Last year Devin and Millikin fought a battle but Millikin defeated the Police Judge in the campaign to fill the unexpired term of Gov. S | Langlie. In the election a year ago, | |the current lag of production 0 peyin had nearly twice the votes of | [Ty Gt | Millikin in the primary but lost by | ALERT IS SOUNDED IN SOUTH Air Raid W;c]ens, Emer-: gency Units Called Early Today LOS ANGELES, Calif, March 11 —Air raid wardens and emergency units were mobilized shortly after dawn today on an alert order but |the Fourth Interceptor Command gave the all clear signal one hour and six minutes later without de- creeing a general blackout. | “UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT” SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.,, March 11—The Western Defense Command said an “unidentified object” caused a preliminary or yellow alert at 5:49 o'clock this morning. This was changed to a blue alert at 6:03 o'clock. A blue signal mob- ilizes all emergency agencies and | silences radio broadcasting. The “all clear” signal was given "shortly after the blue alert, INDIA OFFER - STATUSTOLD Churchill Will Send Sir | Stafford Cripps as Emissary LONDON, March 11. Minister Winston Churchill repeated Britain’s promise of dominion status to imperilled India after the war when he announced that a precise | plan already has been drafted and | that his ranking aide, Sir Stafford | Cripps, will go te India as an em- | issary to seek general Indian accept- |ance to the promise of India's self- government within the British Com- | monwealth after the war. | g F The offer, which was first made | in August, 1940, so far has failed to OFDOMINION | Prime | ROOSEVELT REPORTS ON LEND-LEASE President Sa—y;United Na- fions Make Take Offensive WASHINGTON, March 11—Presi- | dent Roosevelt in his message to Congress today on the first year's report of the operation of the Lend- Lease program, said that the offen- slve of the United Nations “must and will drive to the heart of the Axis. It will take all the strength We possess.” The President asserted in the letter transmitting the Lend-Lease report that the “war will be won only by contact with the enemies, | by attack upon them.” To Hit All; FIGHTING ON PENINSULAIS NOW IN LULL [MacArthur Facing Numer- ically Superior Forces, ‘But Is Ready WASHINGTON, March 11. — The 8 % | War Department this morning re- That takes time” sald Mr. o4 the situation on Batan Pen- Roosevelt, “for the United Nations |, .12 where Gen. Douglas Mac- need more and still more equipment, Arthyr faces numerically superior and transportation. Success Will | forces, is apparently stabilized tem- come dearly at the price of defeats porarily. and losses.” | There has been no air nor ground The report showed that a ‘total!|activity during the past 24 hours. of $2570,000,000 has been given for - — IS AGAINST - EVACUATION GETS READY FORTROUBLE Emergency-l)_ecree Issued by Vargas-Shipping fo U. §. Stopped Says Califofia_ Nippons Will Lose Billions in Move | SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.,, March | 11.—The forced evacuation of Jap- Many Changes Wartime Living Going There Are Looming By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, March 11 — The pattern of wartime living is begin- The future still is too uncertain !to make predictions safe but some lines in the picture of things to come for John A. Public are being rapidly sketched in. To consider a few of the most important: No. 1 on anybody’s list must be transportation for it is likely to be the most drastic of all the changes ahead and probably will be felt first. Some here predict the auto gnd rubber shortages will set a lot of us back on our heels by autumn. That's going to affect home life, social life, recreation, and vaca- uops (train travel might be re- stricted too). Getting acquainted with one's close neighbors is likely to beceme more popular than hik- .ng or pedalling across town or to the next village to spend an eve- ning with Bill and Mary. And recreation ‘will be found closer o home than the country club that is ten miles out, . As for vacations, transportation will affect them most, but restrictions on coastal areas and a rapidly expanding ar- my on wheels ranging over vast sections in maneuvers, will also Cm\‘lh‘\‘l:‘efi 'on —Puxe ‘Three) Draffing Hour Set, March17 RIO DE JANIERO, March 11 — anese farmers in California will President ‘Gerulio Vargas today is- | result in the losses of billions of sued a decree giving himself au-|dollars, Nobumitsu Takahashi, Ag- thority to declare a state of war ficultural Coordinator for the North- or state of emergency throughout ern California District Council of Brazil in case of any foreign men- | the * Japanese-American Citizens’ ace, internal disturbance or ex- | League, declared. listence of any plan of conspiracy.| He made the estimale as ,army The decree was issued as Brazil authorities were planning to begin is experiencing increasing shipping @ forced evacuation of Japanese losses as the result of submarine from the West Coast military areas within 10 days. The army renewed Nine MiIIiomgisirants of February 16 to Be Given Numbers WASHINGTON, March 11—Se- AUSSIES IN BIG ATTACK, NEW GUINEA Seven Ener?lr Ships Re- ported Sunk or Dam- aged in Air Raids CONCENTRATIONS ARE SHATTERED, IS REPORT New Convoy, However, Approaching Port Mores- by, Which Is Bombed CANBERRA, Avstralla, March 11 —Beating violently at the Japan- ese invasion flotillas, nevertheless apparently still being marshalled . above Australia’s mainland,” the Royal Australian Air Force reports seven enemy ships are known to have been sunk or damaged in the waters of the coast of New Guinea. It is known that two ships were sent down by direct hits, others were set afire and probably sunk and one craft was beached in flames. Two ships were so badly damaged that they are believed practically useless. g The announcement is madé in an official Australian Air Ministry communique this morning lsting . the results of a series of smashing assaults on the Japanese ship con- centrations, off the New Guinea coast and especially in the harbor of the Port of Salamau, where the first invasion forces landed. But even as the air arm of the Australian defense forces continued its running counter offensive ac- tion, a large new Japanese convoy is reported heading for Port Mores- by at the southern end of the New Ciuinea coast, only 300 miles from Cape York, on Australia’s main- land. The Australian Government makes no denial of Assoclated Fress observers that there has been n aerial assaulf by the enemy on Port Moresby, made by twelve Jap- anese bombers. Neither does the’ Nelson said many industries are| a narrow margin in the final elec- | | WASHINGTON — Harold Mosko- | vit, hard-hitting head of the New York State Affiliated Young Demo- crats, went in to see Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia the other day and sug- gested that the Mayor attend a cocktail party at which Governor Lehman also would be present. “You don't have to put your arm around him,” said Moskovit. “Just come to the party and go through the motions of patching up the old campaign wounds,” .The Mayor turhed and looked out of the window. Moskovit, who had worked hard for LaGuardia's re- election, continued to plead for polit- ical peace between the two political leaders of New York who once had been such good friends. “Harold,” said the Mayor finally, “haven’t you enough troubles of your own?” “I suppose s0.” “Then why do you take on some- body else’s?” NOTE 1: Real reason Governor Lehman got sore at LaGuardia, and nearly accomplished his defeat for re-election, was not so much that LaGuaria called him a “goniff,” which is Jewish for “thief,” but be- reluctant to increase the number tjon. of shifts; there is also a faulty‘ flow of materials and an utter lack | . . I(ommlmon of imagination of how urgently war | } r supplies are required to fight our Relations enemies, ! Nelson admitted there was a { New Agency Will Strength- en American-Brit- Ishortage of men for certain special- limd facilities but he voiced the . . ish Ties . P B 8 L belief in a radio broadcast that all difficulties could be overcome if the Government, labor and‘industry managements worked together in concerted efforts. — 1 Caribbean Commission to seek to ‘lcncourage and strengthen the so- |cial and economic cooperation be- {tween American and British out- Epost.s in the Caribbean has been an- nounced if Brazilian Shi_pSem Down- 47 WASHINGTON, March 11 — The! créfation of an Anglo-American | in a joint communique British and American | | mollify | Churchill's long-awaited statement in the House of Commons disclosed | the Government’s order to “clothe ! these declarations in precision to | convince all classes, races and creeds in India of our sincere resolve” to, carry the move out, has gone a step | farther than was agreed. | The detailed plan, however, didn’t disclose the exact nature of the Brit- ish concessions. BATTLESHIP TIRPITZIS GIVEN RAID |Newest, Mightiest Craft of Germany Confacted by British Force LONDON, March 11.—Germany’s Indian nationalists, but, activity off the Atlantic Coast of pledges that families would be kept lective Service officials today set|accociated Press nor the Australian 6 pm. Eastern War Time, as the|government make an immediate hour starting March 17 for the announcement of the damage done the United States. 14 ’ ¥ intact. The Brazilian Government's slup-l Takahashi said: “Japanese farm- |ping line, the Lloyd-Brasilelro, t0-'org stand to lose approximately |day announced suspension of all $100,000,000 in investments, but due sailings of Brazilian ships to the'to the complexity of the economic | United States. This was done on|system, billion dollar investments |orders of the Brazlian Govern-|also will be lost to other Cau- ment which also instructed all, casians.” Brazilian ships now enroute to the/ Frr—sol s :l[;nh':dhfi:‘:::t*:;:t;olurxx immediate- ; 'ED REYNOLDS Io The recall order followed the loss HELP IN PERCY'S CAFE TEMPORARILY lof four Brazilian ships, totalling| /22,000 tons, as the result of sub- | marine attacks. - ———— Ted Reynolds arrived in Juneau from Petersburg today to assist in the operation of Percy's Cafe while his brother, Percy Reynolds, is in St. Ann’s Hospita] suffering with a fractured ankle. Mrs. Percy Reynolds has been in charge of the cafe since NAvv HEADS her husband's -accident. - Ted Reynolds is staying at the A"NOUN(ED Gastineau Hotel while in Juneau. | Admiral King Is fo Be in SERVHE LEAGUE WILL REPORT ON draft lottery to determine the or- der for liability in the service. It is estimated ‘that 9,000,000 men registered on February 16. All February 16 registrants were between the ages of 20 and 44. Serial numbers are now being assigned for the registrants, B —— HARTGIVES HIS VIEWS, OCEANWAR WASHINGTON, March 11—Ad- miral Hart declared today the Jap- anese won the first great campaign of the war on the Pacific because jof unfaltering air superiority but | paid a heavy cost in ships sunk or damaged that must give them ‘great future concern.” e former Chief of the Allied in this Japanese thrust. MORE RAIDS ON GERMAN OBJECTIVES Heavy Explosions Heard as Result of RAF Atfacks During Night LONDON, March 11.—Heavy ex- plosions echoing across the English Channel last night told the Royal Air Force was still battering at Ger- man objectives for the third sue- cessive night after two powerful blows at the Krupp Munition Works at Essen. | Pilots returning declared much | destruction has been done in the Charge of All Main Thi |Naval forces in the Western Pa- |cific has just returned to Wash- 26 Survivors with ~ |sovernments. cause LaGuardia insinuated that the raids. Lehman family, with Judge Irving newest and mightiest battleship, the RECREATION PLAN NEW YORK, March 11.—The tor- ‘; pedo sinking of the Brazilian cargo | and passenger liner Cayru, the fourth : Brazilian ship sunk in 21 days, is announced. The announcement was made fol- | lowing the arrival of 26 survivors. Fifty-nine others aboard the craft | at the time of the torpedoing are missing. They are in three lifeboats | and planes are scouring the sea in an effort to locate them. Lehman head of the New York Court of Appeals, controlled both the ex- ecutive and judicial branches of New York government. NOTE 2: With the present split between LaGuardia and Lehman, Tom Dewey seems certain of being the next Govenor of New York. Probable Lieutenant-Governor will be Rolland Marvin, ex-Mayor of Syracuse. S | The commission will make studies 59 Missing RUMOR-MONGERS The morning after his fireside chat, the President fired another shot at “rumor mongers” and “pois- on peddlers” that wasn't reported. 2 : CHICAGO—Jelly Jelincich, Chi- This time he had- 1 ing sud- cago Cubs' rookie outfielder, is a (Continued on Page Four) former All-America weight-lifter, CUBS’ STRONGBOY pertaining to economic and social problems with authority only to formulate recommendations for submission to the respective gov- ernments. There will be three American and three British members. Charles ’Taussig, president of the Amencnnf Molasses Company of New York, is | one co-chairman, and Sir Frank Stockdale, the other. ——————— LIKE O’ MAN RIVER SAN DIEGO, Calif.—At the age of 46, Herman Pillette of the San Diego Padres of the Coast League, is looking forward to his 26th year on the active list in professional baseball. known contact with the British forces last Monday when it was at- tacked by torpedo planes off the Norwegian west coast. The British Admiralty, in making the announcement, said the damage done, if any, could not be determ- ined. The Tirpitz was, however, last seen returning to its base under cover of a smoke screen. “Any attempt to attack our con- voy was frustrated,” the Admiralty’s statemena said, without indicating whether the Germans attempted to raid supply ships on voyage to Russia. PRRIEGE G Sl BUY DEFENSE STAMPS 35,000-ton Tirpitz, made its first| Operations WASHINGTON, March 11—Sec-| retary of the Navy Frank Knox to- day announced that Admiral Ernest | J. King, Commander-in-Chief of | the United States Fleet, will absorb | the duties of Chief of Naval Op- | Room of the Baranof Hotel erations, heretofore exercised by | MOITOW. Admiral Harold R. Stark. A report also will be heard from Admiral Stark will take over the the Juneau Waste Salvage Commit- new post of Commander of thete¢ and Dr. James C. Ryan will United States Naval Forces operat- | address the Chamber. ing in European waters. i ST it ¢ ———— | All major developments involv- A three-inch hummingbird Ihps‘m" Japan, whether good fortune or its wings 200 times a second; a P8d, are reported to the sun god- four-foot pelican flaps once a sec-|dess at the shrines of Ise by the ond. Japanese premier. A report by the Juneau Service League on its progress toward get- ting recreation facilities for service men in Juneau will highlight the Chamber of Commerce in the Gold | to- regular noon meeting of the Juneau | {ington from the theatre of oper- ations and discussed the Western iPlu'llic conflict, | Secretary of Navy PFrank Knox {called the reporters to a confer- 1ence in the presence of Admiral {Hart and the latter made the state- ment given. Reporters asked | whether the Allies offensive count- er action or frontal attack was de- |slgned to roll the Japanese north- ward in the Dutch East Indies and Hart replied: “A frontal at- tack is always the most difficult kind of attack while a flank at- tack is usually easier.” | e, — i BUY DEFENSE STAMPS STOCK QUOTATIONS. NEW YORK, March 11.—Closing | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2, American Can 59, Anaconda 25%, Bethlehem Steel | 58%, Commonwealth and Southern 7/30, Curtiss Wright 7%, Interna- | tional Harvester 44, Kennecott 313, | New York Central 8%, Northern Pa- |cific 5%, United States Steel 49%, | Pound $4.04. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials, 99.21; rails, 26.15; utilities, 11.99.