The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 17, 1942, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LIX., NO. 9140. JON AU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1942 _ MEMBER ASSOC[/\TE!) PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ARMY MAKES FURIOUS ATTACK ON KISKA Allies, NEW GUINEA BATTLING IS NOW INTENSE Enemy Troops Make Ad- vance Toward Moresby | —Heavy Pressure GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD- QUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, Sept. | 17.—Main Allied and Jap forces 1u New Guinea are locked in bitter combat, approximately 32 miles air- line from Port Moresby. fal'~=" 2 new enemy advance down the southis ern slopes of tne iugscw | wooded Owen Stanley Mountains. The immediate scene of the battle | is at the tiny hamlét of Ioribaiwa, which the Japs reached yesterday, pushing forward eight miles from Efogi, where they had been stalled | for one week. The communique today said the Japs are exerting heavy pressure of | “serious fighting” but no indication | is revealed on the trend of the fighting. People of L. Hinton, Roach, motion picture produc time. She is the former Marguerite Re San Antonio, Tex., eight days befor: Roach’s new wife is Lu: Producet’s Daughter Weds ar ch, daughter of Maj. Hal n nuptials took place in e Roach was married for the second lle Prin, of Los Ar The H Luxembourg Toughest of Are Moved Germans Bal Mass D,e-3 portation of 296,000 | Persons of Duchy LONDON, Sept. 17. — A Reuters dispatch quoting a French cor pondent on the French frontier today that Germans have begun the mass deportation of all inhabitants | | who occupied the Grand Duchy of | Luxembourg, with a population of | | vhout 296,000 persons. The Washington Merry - Go- Round| By DREW PEARSON (Major Robert 8. Allen on active duty.) o] | | | | WASHINGTON — Politics some- times play an important role inj: determining the fate of battles. Usually it is an unfortunate role,| but in handling any conglomera- | & tions of Allies so loose-knit as the| United Nations, or even the British| Empire, politics are qften neces- sary. | Latest illustration was the re-| moval of Gen. Auchinleck as Brit-| ish .commander in North Africa.j. Inside story behind this is that| } he was ousted to satisfy the South| Africans and.Gen. Jan Smuts. Those who have fought around Auchinleck say he is a good sol- dier. But his chief disaster dur- ing Rommel’s mid-summer advance was the fall of Tobruk. And for| this his supporters partly blame| politics, and the fact that a South | African, | | | | Gen. Kloppers, had been | given command of Tobruk. It is no secret that the political situation inside South Africa is| ticklish. The Boers never have| been enthusiastic over the British, | and Gen. Smuts faces critical op- position from their leader, Gen.| ¥ James Hertzog, who fought against | the British in the Boer War. Perhaps this delicate situation | also had something to do with the| surrender of Tobruk. Long cas- ualty lists do not make good read- ing in the South African papers, and this may have influenced Gen. Kloppers in giving up Tobruk in a| few hours, whereas it had with- stood weeks of pounding before. However, there was also a great {eal of eritielgm in South Africa| J. J. Meherin, representative in because Cen. Auchinleck permitted Alaska of Hills Brothers coffee and bl army to be outmaneuvered, so numerous other products, returned | Muzl forces were able to approachlast night from Skagway ‘where he | o= |has been since last Saturday on (Continued on Page Four) "business. | . ! CITY ENTRY _Jerriz Powell, 19-year-old ster vaer, | ‘was named Miss Phila in to | compete in the Atlen | beauty contest. fg seven inchics (.11 | J. J. MEHERIN BACK FROM BUSINESS TRIP | | Jobs of War Program Handed Out to William Jeffers WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Will- jamn Jeffers, President of the Union Pacific Railway System, appointed yesterday by Donald Nelson as Na- tional Rubber Administrator, said last night: A “I am already for work.” Nelson in announcing that he had picked the 66-year-old railroader for one of the “toughest” jobs of the war program, said Jeffers charged with reorganizing, consoli- dating and administering the gov- ernment’s efforts to alleviate a rub- ber shortage. Jeffers is expected to become, in effect, complete boss over the Rub- ber Reserve Company and all other government agencies in matters af- fecting the rubber program. Nelson declared: “I am placing Jeffers at this post with the ap- proval of the President. I am dele- gating him with all of my authority.” e Breuerls No - Hitfer Smith loses—Hi—s Twentieth Game-Indians Break Losing Streak (By Associated Press) Mary Breuer, New York's right- hander came within two innings of tossing no-hit ball but finally had to be satisfied with a 2-hitter over Detroit, Unlucky Edgar Smith lost his twentieth game’ yesterday as Phila- delphia grabbed an eighth inning rally to beat Chicago. Jim Bagby's 5-hit pitching yes- terday defeated Washington ending the Indians’ losing streak. Although there is nothing at stake in the final standings, the third place St. Louis shut out Bos- ton yesterday on the 7-hit pitching by Johnny Niggeling. O Raborne Price has en- Private tered St. Ann’s Hospital for sur-! gical care, DUSK, NIGHT 'RAIDS MADE ONGERMANY RAF Bombé?sfpossibw! | 800, Drop Huge Load of Explosives | LONDON, sSept. 1 Massed squadrons, possibly 800 Royal Air | Force bombers, unloaded another | & huge load of explosives on the in- dustrial heart of Germany last night, striking the Ruhr for the tenth such raid this month The massive night blow followed a daring dusk attack by light bomb- | ers on Weisbaden, seat of the Ger- | man Armistice Commission that | deals with the French armistice matters. Tremendous fires were left burn- ing in the Ruhr by the bombers last | night. |€ | | | - GOP OFFERS - SUPPORTTO ROOSEVELT Anti- Inflation Legislation Hits Snag in Farm Bloc WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Senate Republicans today pledged their co- \ { | \ Members of the U. wreckage of a Jap | i armed forces sta ero fighter plane shot down by the gunner of a U. 8. Navy patrol plane on an Aleutian jland. The pilot of the plane was thrown from the wreck and killed when the plane flopped into a swamp. Yorkfown Commander | Risked Life fo Save Negro Mess Atiendant HOL operation with the Administration in efforts to obtain speedy Con- gressional approval of legislation authorizing President Roosevelt to stabilize wages, prices and salaries, SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17 Capt. Elliott Buckmaster, command- ing the aircraft carrier Yorktown, risked his life to save & nNegro mess attendant when the craft sank after a terrific beating from Jap bombs and torpedoes in the Midway battle. The 53-year-old commander took the negro mess attendant, who was in distress, from a crowded life raft and swam with him in tow to a whaleboat. indicating that the minority group will have several amendments to cffer in the pending anti-inflation bill. Republican Leader Charles Mc- Nary, of Oregon, said that the group will meet Saturday to draft some proposals. But it still appeared no certainty that the Holise and Senate would agree on the bill. Octcber 1 is the deadline set by the President. The Senate Banking Committee yester- day ended two days of public hear- ings for representatives of farme organizations who opposed any such measure. Viola Price Ceili ROOSEVELT PROTESTS CHANGE WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—R00s velt sent letters to the chairmen of the Senate and House banking committees, expressing “unalterable | opposition” to any move to change the present parity formula for farm prices. The President was advised in White House conferences that amendments might be introduced pending the drafting of anti-infla- | tion legislation to alter the level of parity in return for the farmers’| HINT MORE | | STOP MOTORI vote. Senator Wagner and Rep- | IN lANDING resentative Steagull are opposing the move. | - — ! o InS edor § Raft Found on Long Island p Beach-Police Query | Proposed in oo | | NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—The East- ern Defense Command announces |that a small raft was found along ar an s the Atlantic Coast of Long Island hlam night and a shot was fired in P jan unsuccessful attempt to halt a os. | Drowler. Plan Suggested for Utiliz-|"The amy Beacn patrol. poice . . and Coast Guard later searched the lng Skl"S of l_abor vicinity and found “nothing un- . {usual’ in the incident at about 10 fo Maximum b.m, WASHINGTON, Sept. 17-Plac- ing inspectors in all important war | plants to “see that labor is efficient- | ly utilized at maximum skills” is| BAY SHORE, Sept. 17 —New York proposed by Director General Wen- State and village police throughout dell Lund, of the War Labor Board's eastern Long Islang stopped motor- Production Division. |ists and requested them and the Lund voiced the suggestion before ipmewrs to identify themselves. | the House Committee or, Defense NO offici explanation was given. | Migration, saying the commission | ‘l‘rdnswon the Long Island Rail- already has power to institute labor road, bound for New York, were also market controls and should not wai. boarded by authorities who checked and identified passengers, | for “sweeping legislation.” joned somewheie in the stormy He placed the negro in the only available space and ordered the coxswain to make for the nearest destroyer, then swam back to the raft. The sinking of the Yorktown last June was announced only yester- day, since the Jap submarine which finished her off was believed sunk and the Navy Department felt sure the Japs did not know of her loss. fors of Refail ngs Going ToBe Given Yanking BY JOHN GROVER (For Jack Stinnett, On Vacation) WASHINGTON, Sept. 17—There’s bad news on the horizon for wilful violators of retajl and gas, tire and other rationing orders, Up to now, the Office of Price Administration has concentrated on educational measures, to acquaint merchants and the public with the regulations. “School days” are over now, however, and the warn- ing is out that crackdowns are in order. Rationing has brought the boot- legger of prohibition days back |into circulation, recent surveys in- dicate. Prosecutions for violation |of the rubber tire rationing order disclosed highly-organized rings of tire peddlers. | | One such organization sold ille- gally acquired tires to its salesmen at flat rate—about double market price—and the salesmen in ) sold to their customers. The lesmen got “all the traffic would pear” for the illicit merchandise. It was this price-gouging that fin- ally resulted in breaking up the {ring. Customers were willing 1o preak the law to get the tires but squawked at the fantastic prices. It is the general feeling of OPA enforcement officers that the war- time bootlegger of rationed goods will be ea than his prohibition era counter- part. (Continued on Page Two) a l | Aleutian Islands, climb over the STALINGRAD 1S BATTERED, DING OUT Yanks Ex_qmine W_[eckgd Jgp Z_gr_q ‘ 500 NIPPONS ARE KILLED ORWOUNDED Heavy NewTombers, F;sl Fighter Planes Visit Jap Base SOLOMON ASSAULTS BRING VICTORIES Navy Airmen Damage Twe Enemy Cruisers Near Guadalcanal WASHINGTON, Sep, 17.—United States Army and Navy aircraft striking furious new blows at both ends of the Pacific battlefront, took a heavy toll of Japanese land and sea forces this week, damaging two cruisers in the Solomons and three submarines at Kiska in the Aleu- tians, Two enemy mine sweepers were sunk at Kiska on Monday and three large cargo ships and several small- er craft also were damaged at the Jap base in the Aleutians and an sstimated 500 Japs were killed or injured. The attack on Kiska was made by a large group of Army heavy bomb- ars, Consolidated Liberators escorted by P-38 fighter planes and Bell Air- acobras on their first Kiska mission. At the same time, land fighting in the Solomons appeared to have slacked off with the positions of he U. S. Marines apparently intact. The enemy lost their shore in- stallations at Rekata Bay as:a result >f a bombing attack by Army Flying Fortresses and Navy and Marine Jevastator bombers. . Navy Grumman Avenger torpedo slanes attacked a cruiser and de- ‘Sky Over City Swarms with Dive Bombers-Tanks price ceilings the | sier to trap and convict | Crash Gates MOSCOW, Sept. 17. — German and Russian infantrymen are bat- tling in atties and cellars in the northwestern part of the city of Stalingrad after massed tank forma- tions finally opened the gates of the city to the invaders. Bombs are raining down without letup on the defending army of soldiers, marines and armed civilion< and buildings within the smoking city. Waves of Nazi bombers hurled themselves in an assault. The German air force holds a clear numerical superiority. Transport planes of the Germans are bringing up frésh forces and pouring them into the battle. The Army newspaper Red Star says the sky over the city is swarm- ing with dive bombers. BERLIN REPORT BERLIN, Sept. 17—“The battle for the fortified city of Stalingrad is progressing without interruption,” the German High Command report- ed this morning and is the only reference in the daily communique | which did add, however, that “land operations are bitterly contested.” -oo Australian WarLosses Given Qut CANBERRA, Sept. 17.—Australian war 1os include 28,251 killed in action or captured, Army Minister Prancis Forde announced today The statement also says 7,667 Aus- tralians are known to have been captured in Greece and Crete. -——— MARY JOYCE ARRIVES FROM TAKU Mary Joyce, owner of the Taku Lodge, arrived from her Taku Riv- ¢ resort on her river boat, Mary J, ast night and aying at the Baranof Hotel for a short time be- fore returning to Taku. LODGE | stroger force northwest of Guadal- -anal Island and hit two enemy cruisers with torpedoes and bombs, damaging them severely. KISKA RAID DETAILS HONOLULU, Sept. 17. Army planes heavily attacked Kiska the first of this week, sank two enemy ships, shot down six Jap planes and killed or wounded 500 Japanese. A communigue issued by Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, said: “This afternoon, September 14, our Army alr forees in Alaska delivered 1 most successful attack on enemy shipping and shore installations in Alaska. “Enemy ships and planes in the Aleutian harbor received direct bomb hits and were subjected to re- peated strafing. “At least two Jap naval vessels were sunk. Five enemy planes were shot down in flames and one 4- engined patrol plane burned in the water, “Installation and storage dumps around the harbor were repeatedly bombed and strafed, resulting in large fires and explosions. “Enemy personnel casualties are estimated at around 500, whereas ! we lost two pilots as the result of an unfortunate accident when two P- 38s collided in midair.” [ JAPANESE LOSSES WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Ths Japanese losses in the Aleutians are officially given as 52 ships lost or damaged to date as the result of |the latest U.S. attack. It is also announced that enemy resistance by fighter planes antiaircraft fire at Kiska is weak. s Willkie at Ktii!zyshev KUIBYSHEV Sept. 17.—Wendell L. Willkie, personal representative |of President Roosevelt of the U. S. | A., arrived here today from Teheran, !Tran, and will make a tour of the | hydroelectric plants on the Volga and new sites of war industries moved back from the war zones. | | | | | |