The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 22, 1942, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LIX., NO. 9067. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1942 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SHELLS FIRED ON OREGON COAST AREA Japanese Establish Base On Aleutian Island FORCES OF NIPPON ON KISKA NOW | SEATTLE, June 22—The Japan- lese invaders in the Aleutians are | “getting smacked whenever there is ja rift in the fog ban a Thir- Iteenth Naval District spokesman de- lclares. He slates that “the so- jcalled mystery of the Aleutian bat- !xlu is merely a mystery of fog and | snow, coupled with a desire to keep {the enemy in the dark. | “If the public is confused,” said | the spokesman, “then so is the en- emy and that is all to the good. You can’t make a statement about Tents Erected | American people, the battle is con- | tinuing. “As it already has been an- WASHINGTON, June 22 — The/nounced, the attack was no sur- Navy reported Sunday that the Japanese have put forces ashol‘e: at Kiska Island and apparently are| attempting to establish some sort‘ of a base on that Aleutian Island.| Kiska is only 585 miles from the Navy's Dutch Harbor base. The occupation of Kiska Island | is the second foothold in the west-| § 0f Battle wi Navy Repo-rEOccupation of Island in Westward Alaska Region ARMY BOMBERS SINK TRANSPORT IN RAID Cruisers A|;()-§eporled Hit ern hemisphere and was made[ known in a communique which said that Army bombers, raiding| the harbor at Kiska, had sunk a| transport and apparently hit a cruiser. ' “Péents and minor temporary structures were observed to have been set up on the land at Kiska.” the communique said. This indicates that the enemy has made some pru-f gress since the Navy's communiquei of Jume 12 when it was l'eportedi Japanese ships were in the harbor | at Kiska and had landed a small| enemy force at Attu, - e | | | MRS. CAUTHORNE ON INSPECTION TRIPS | | Mrs. Mary Keith Cauthorne, ad- visory nurse for the Territorial De- partment of Health, left over the, weekend for an official inspection trip in Anchorage, Seward and Falrbanks. She will be gone for| several weeks. The Washingiun Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON— and ROBERT S. ALLEN WASH. MERRY GO ROUND C| WASHINGTON—During most of last winter, Gov. Ernest Gruening of Alaska constituted a one-man| lobby pounding on 6ffice doors to| | Festival opened. Navy Spokesman Tells * (ifizen of Rosaria Film Star Lana Turner (left) receives citizenship on Realm of Rosaria from Queen Shirley I as the Portland, Oregon, 34th Annual Rose thJapsand FALLEN INTO Weather in Aleuliansi AXIS HANDS ‘British Surrender - Batfle of Libya Now Moves to Egyptian Border 5 b , CAIRO, June 22—Driving for- band of guerilias may hide in the wa,d without pause following the bush. There are literally thousands ' surrender of Tobruk by the British of small bays and inlets. Commander, Nazi mobile counter “The Japs know the country, but columns clashed with the British prise. The initial attacks at Dutch Harbor were met.” Enemy Can Hide Continued the Navy spokesman, “It’s a weird. wild country up there | with great patches of fog and rain in which an enemy can hide as a s0 does the Navy. Why haven't the forces only a few miles from the | yptian border Army and Navy already driven the E8 Japs out of ihe Aleutians? The weather explains that in part. It's cne thing to get at them in clear skies, and another to get at them in weather foul and thick with snow East appears threatened wilh a dis- astrous rout in Libya. The British statement says the clash with the Nazi columns oc- __|curred 12 miles northwest of Fort Capuzzo, just across the border in Libya and indicated a few gar troops of the British South Afri Indians escaped the Tobruk disaster. Some small craft moved out of the harbor which was under shellfire of German tanks. Other British par- ties fought their way through enemy formations on the desert > MUCHBO (Continued on Page Five) Commander of Fortress, 25,000 Soldiers, Taken Prisoners ROME, June 22.—Booty captured by the Axis forces when Tobruk was surrendered Sunday by the Byitish includes tanks, several hundred | |guns, and also hundreds of motor ,‘ vehicles. | The Italian Command reports the { | figures are only the initial estimated and indicate$ that the ultimate fig- ures will be still higher. | The Commander of Tobruk fort- ress was among the prisoners taken The Italian communique said the total of British soldiers made pris- oners is approximately 25000 and besides the Commander, five other Generals are reported to have been captured. SHIPS ATTEMPT ESCAPE | BERLIN, June 22—A German | motor torpedo boat flotilla attacked a formation of small British coastal |craft and freighters fleeing from INSPECTION TRIP NORTH Frank™ Dufresne, Executive Offi- cer of the Alaska Game Commis-| sion, and Rod Darnell, Wildlife Ag- ent for this district, left for Haines Saturday on a brief inspection trip. | They were expected back today. l promote the fortification of Alaska. the Japs were sure to bomb Alaska, probably would attempt a landing, and that Alaska was woefully un- Finally, Gov. Gruening went to g see the President himself. The Pres- jdent sympathized heartily, but: al e e finally replied by asking this qucs-; “How many planes do you think we have deferiding the city of New| n erqo York?’ | had called in the Army a few days| ANCHORAGE, Ajaska, June 29| before to answer that question, andiyorin T. Oldroyd, Extension Direc- was. surprised at the figure. THC tor of the University of Alaska, said thntt it :n"; a;lsolutel{(’cs:emlflllo:;l; lanuska and Tunana Valleys are suf- | us to s anes ar { dact i : R |fering the worst invasion of cut where they could be used immed- L .o i, years, | ually taking place. If they went| i to Alaska or New York, he pointed h;” :hgo p“’“’?": 0‘{ g“’!W:fls Onlli} | out, they might sit there for months | 2P PRSCRL OF PYORs). TEene ] being lost on the Russian front. and grain ro.j stocks. 3 Therefore, the limited number of However, ipe cut worms are planes had to be distributed to|“damaging crops of oats, peas, and | This was the position also taken|decreased subs tantially, If the cut by Gen. Marshall, Admiral ' King|worm damage is too extensive, it and other war chiefs, and explains|will affect the winter feed supply | time getting a foothold on the ex- ———,o——— — treme end of the Aleutian Islands.|pyUFRESNE TAKES BRIEF Since this White House conver- has been enormously increased. Present disposition of forces is a military secret. The Aleutian Is- Gov. Gruening contended that| defended. tion: Then he went on to say that he; o President also went on to explain yn ap ‘jnterview here, that the Mat- | ately—where the fighting was act- 454 declares that the rail belt | doing nothing. while the battles were but expects to have sufficient hay‘ areas where the need was urgent./al grains and production will be why the Japanese had such an easy | for dairy farmers,” said Oldroyd. sation last winter, U. S. air strength land bases remain ulljlmpumx'xt 7in “(Continued on Page Four) Cut Worms Are Invading | Tobruk and completely destroyed it, the German Command declare One patrol boat, six coastal craft and one freighter were sunk and three otlier coastal craft were cap- | tured and 175 men were taken pris- ; oners, the communique states. CHINESE HOLDING JAPANESE No Gains Made by Invad- ers During Six-Day Fighting, Claim | CHUNGKING, June 22 — The Chinese High Command indicated today the Japanese have made vir- tually no ga:ne in the six days of fighting for the 50-mile central sec- tor of the Chekiang-Kiangsi Rail way which still rémains in Chinese hands. ’ The Chinese have closed in on key positions and are making 2 sharp thrust ai the invaders’ com- munication system ————— BUY DEFENSE S5TAMPS clion; Crops Heavy Damage POLISH WOMEN BEING EXECUTED BY NAZISQUADS Some Takenflfrom Prison| and Shot-Others Are | Being Hanged LONDON, June 22—The news ser- vice of the Polish government in exile says 2 naw wave of mass exe- cutions has begun in Poland and more and more women are falling before the Nazi execution squads. Forty persons, 22 of them wom- en were removed from a Warsaw prison and shot. Of 15 persons hanged at Poznan, tweive were women, 1 | | | This is the official communique of the British headquarters as the | Alli€d position in the entire Middie | i CAPTURED AS BATTLE IS PlaneTail TOBRUK FALLS BLOODY ONE To Wesiward Fate of Crimean Forfress Hangs in Balance- Many Lives Lost MOSCOW, June 22.—The bloody battle of Sebastopol has entered the crucial stage as stubborn defenders of the Soviet forces fought bitterly against the Germay attackers al- ready lodged inside the stronghold’s outer defenses. There is a great loss of lives on both sides, especially among the attacke: The fate of the Crimean fortress \ appeared late today to be hanging in the balance as the second year of the costly German campaign against Russia opened but Russian officials assured the people the “end of Hitlerism is inevitable.” CAPTURE OF FORT NEAR BERLIN, June 22.—The German Command declares the entire re- gion north of Sewerbaja Bay on the northern side fenses have been cleared of the de- fenders and the capture of the last coastz; fort is reported T'he commuique declares that “de- struction of enemy forces, still re- sisting at thue utmost tip of the Isthmus, is in progr gt S il Freeman Is Nominafed As Admiral WASHINGTON, June 22. — Rear | recently named Commander of the North- west. Sea Frontier, has been nom- inated by President Roosevelt to be Admiral C. S. Freeman, |an Admiral. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 22. - quotation of Alaska stock today is 2%, 687%, Anaconda 24%, Steel 50%, Commonwealth necott 27%, New York Central 6% Northern Pacific 5, United States £ Steel 45%, Pound $4.04 DOW, JONES AVERA The following are toda Dow Jones averages: Industrials, 10277 |rails, 23.43; utilities, 11.79. | plane of Sebastopol’s de-| Closing Juneau mine American Can | Bethlehem and Southern 3/16, Curtiss Wright 57%, International Harvester 45':, Ken- OTY.SEBASTOPOL Bear Chews |JAPS WERE HEADED FOR | | ‘Two An(hOITaE; Fishermen Stranded Until Repairs Are Fown fo Them | | | ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 22— | A bear, biting a plane, made rish-i ermen Dr. H. G. .Romig and Dan Cuddy hours iate in returning from a lake and creek fishing routine. The men raid they left their moored on the lake shore Thursday and when they returned Friday, they found the plane punc- tured with many holes and half of the tail surface torn or bitten away. i Fresh tracks confirmed that a bear was responsible, A radiogram was sent to Anchor- age and a plane took out mater- ial and after vepairs were made to the tail, the fishermen flew their ywn plane back home. ., HENDERSON TOQUITIF BUDGETLOW |0PA Administrator Threat- ‘ens fo Leave If Ap- propriation Cut | | { WASHINGTON, June 22—Price Administrator Leon Henderson of- (fered to resign from his position if Congress should make such a ! move conditional to the appropri- {ation of subsidy | price ceilings. ! Admitting at |that Congress might a press conference funds to support; “discipline” | Here is a new view of the gigantic B-19 flying laboratory, the world's largest bomber, in its war paint at Wright field, Dayton, O. The plane has a wing spread greater than the height of a 17-story | wuilding and can carry a bomb load of 18 tons. Note plane under one of the four motors of the bomber. WEST COAST Writer Saysfl?qe Midway Armada Is Proof of This By WENDELL WEBB Associated Press Correspondent WITH THE PACIFIC FLEET, June 22.—The vast size of the Jap- anese armada routed in the battle of Midway seems convincing proof that the armada was pointing for an invasion of America’s West | Coast, Unofficial, but highly reliable tabulations of the enemy’s strength indicates that Midway Island was régarded only as the smallest zoel in a grander scheme of conquest | The tiny defense outpost lies ll'se.; than 1200 miles from Pearl Har-| bor and 3,000 miles from America's West Coast and was not far for| the Japs to reach in this modern | war of long range fighting. | The unprecedented, large- long- | range invasion force was strung out for 100 miles as it steamed near Midway and included 5 battleships, 5 alr t carriers, 8 cruisers, and undetermined number of destroyers, submarines, transports, tankers and seaplane carriers. | - eee—— Advertising [TOBRUK H AS World’s Largest Bomber, the B-19, in Its War Pgil}t { ATT A(K OHI ! I - SHORE MADE LAST NIGHT | ekl 'Six fo Nine Shells Report- ed Dropped-No Dam- age Is_R_eporIed VANCOUVER ISLAND IS | SHELLED ON SATURDAY Deck Guns of Enemy Sub- marine Sfrike at Radio, Weather Sations SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 22 —The Army announces that six to nine shells, aparently fired by an unidentified craft off shore, landed in an area on the Oregon coast about 11:30 o'clock last night. The firing continued 15 minutes, | the Army reported, but apparently no damage or casualties resulted. The announcement was made by the Headquarters of the Western Defense Command of the Fourth Army and no further details were immediately available for the time being. i VANCOUVER ISLAND SHELLED VICTORIA, B. C., June 22—An enemy submarine prowling off the west coast of Vancouver Island pumped a number of shells from its deck guns at the Dominion Govern- | ment Radio station at Estevan Point |last Saturday night, the first ate tack of the war on Canadian soil The shelling did no damage in the |attack. | 'The disclosure of the attack on the Estevan Point radio station and also weather bureau station was made by Canadian Defense Mine |ister Balston at Ottawa, who in a |brief announcement said only the |attack took place at 10:30 o'clock, Pacific Time, Saturday night. | The identity of the submarine and {the length of attack and other de- tails were not given. Estevan Point is a remote settle- |ment with only 33 persons residing there, attaches of the two stations and families, and is situated mid- way up the rocky coast of Vancou- ver Island. The stations are on a promontory which juts six miles ouf into the Pacific Ocean. TOKYO BROADCAST TOKYO, June 22—Pointing oue that Vancouver Island is close to Puget Sound where is located “‘one of the most jmportant United States Naval bases on the Pacific |Coast,” the Japanese Naval com- |mentator reporting the submarine attack on the Canadian Island said “it must have been a great shock "~ (Continued on Page Three) | ASKDIMOUTS Given Boost By Roosevelt President Sends Message | to Convention Meeting in Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, June 22 Presi- FOR PACIFIC - COAST CITIES Submarine Attack on Van- couver Island Leads fo New Action SEATTLE, June 22—An immed- fate dimout of the coasts of Wash- him by cutting OPA’s budget w—‘gi‘l‘_"‘rm::_"l" "Kéa‘,'f.“.'(id g "";' ington and Oregon because of the quest, Henderson said that if the SWTe rty and freedom can be | opoping of vancouver Island by $161,000,000 budget is trimmed too far, the “person who will suffer will not be Bureaucrat Henderson or his loyal bureaucrats, but will be the ! consumers aud retailers.” - e 00 0 00000000 WEATHER REPORT . . (U. 8. Bureau) ® Temperature Sunday, June 21 ® jn this country has been christened cities ® “Mars,” after the mythological god ships and make them targets for e Maximum 73, Minimum 45 lo-oooooq.oo-. strengthened by reiteration of their benefits” through advertising This was the statement made by the President in a message to the thirty-eighth annual convention of | the delegates of the Advertising | Federation of America D | { | The new Navy patrol bomber, of war. |submarine was suggested today to |the Governors of the two states by Rear Admiral C. 8. Freeman, com- mandant of the Thirteenth Naval district. by Alaskan authorities will act on their own discretion, the Navy said. Lights showing toward the sea must be turned off or shielded so ® largest flying boat ever constructed that the illumination of towns and will not silhouette passing jsubmarine attacks,