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

THE DAILY ALASKA VOL. LX., NO. 9186. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1942 I TPIR ) W MBER ASSOC IAT! I) PR} SS ~ PRICE TEN CENTS "U.S. AFRICAN CAMPAIGN SHATTERS AXIS Axis Egyptian A Punch inthe Wallef; NILE ARMY 'BATTERING REMNANTS Once Proud Force of Ger-| mans, lfalians Beaten | Down on Desert STARK TRAGEDJES NOW UNFOLDING Fascists Are Left Behind by| Nazi Allies to Starve, Die from Thirst CAIRO, Nov. 10.—The Army of the Nile has smashed the Axis rear guard which has made the last stand | on Egyptian soil near the Libyan | border while far behind in the des- ert, the British searching parties have found numerous groups of dead | | | | Italians who perished under the|., blazing African sun after being abandoned without sufficient food or water by their inhuman German allies. The last scattered remnants of | the once powerful Africa Corps is being engaged along the coastal road between Sidi Barrani and the mud | hut border post at Salum. Their swift liquidation is considered only & few hours off. To the rear of this once proud: (Conunugd on Page Six; The Washington Merry Go-Round| DREW PEARSON bert 8. Allen on active duty.) luunr MAIL DAY FOR A WASHINGTON COLUMNIST: HARRY HARRISON, Chicago— Congressmen returned from an inspection of the Alaskan area have been bluntly critical of Army- | Navy lack of unified command. | One report has recommended that the entire Alaskan front be placed under one officer. Here is how the command is divided at present: | When US. forces take the of- fensive against small islands in the Aleutians, the Navy commands | at sea but gives over command to the Army as soon as the land is| seized. However, there may be dif-| ficulty in convincing the naval commander that his command has ended, though the Army chief may | be convinced that the time has/ come for him to take over. Or; again, the Army commander might | not think it wise to abandon or weaken_ the defense of an island, whereas the naval commander might want to move on to another island. Confusion is even more pos- sible when an offensive is under- taken by air. At present the Navy is primarily in ‘command in Alaska, though the Army has larger forces, provides most of the planes and most of | the men in the anti-aircraft. Con- gressmen returning from Alaska are urging that the system be sim- plified. MAJOR SY BARTLETT, Some-) where in England—Washington has not changed much since ‘you left. There is still the glitter and tin- sel, the crowded cocktail lounges, the lines of people waiting impa- tiently for the privilege of buying a meal. Gen. Art Wilson, return- ing from Australia, was so shocked | at the crowd in the lounge of the| Mayfiower, that he wondered whether we were really at war. But up above, the men who are really running the war, don't have| time for this sort of thing. They are working night and day. There is little drinking, little relaxation. Out among the lobbyists, the war; contractors, the run-of-the-mine | Dollar-a-Year men, however, who| are flush with the excitement of| just coming to Washington, it is (Continyed op Page Four) | | | | | i Ketchikan hunter, New Fede Gomg 17‘/z INCH HEAD GRIZILY SHOT INUNUK VALLE Big Bear Brought in by, Four Hunters Sets New Record for Size KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 10.— | Returning from a six weeks’ hunt- ling trip in the Unuk River Valley, !40 miles east of Ketchikan on the mainland near the Canadian bor- der, three Ketchikan men and one woman exhibited the hide of what is believed to be the world’s record grizzly bear. The previous record bear wag Old Groaner,” also bagged in the Unuk Valley in 1932 by another Bruce Johnston. The Groaner’s head measured 16% inches long but this new title claimant measured 17% inches long and 10% inches wide. The head size is the criterion used in judging bear records. The hunting party was composed of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Johnston, Robert Bishop and Ben Forbes, all |of Ketchikan. Johnston brought the bear down in three shots from a .300 Mag- nun rifle. The infuriated bear slumped dead only 15 feet from the kneeling marksman. The weight was estimated at 1400 pounds, so heavy that all four |hunters couldn’t turn it over until, they used prypoles and long rollers. The hide, laid out but stretched, measured 10 feet 6 inches square. The hide was black, a freak color, as grizzlies are usu- ally brown. The party shot five smaller bears, |including one by Mrs. Johnston and | a “two in one” a wolverine with ‘a porcupine in one shot. The wol- | verine was carrying the porcupine {in its mouth when Johnston shot 1it. OPA GIVES NEW PRICES ON SALMON WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 — To remove the wide variations on in- dividual sellers’ prices, the Office of Price Administration has es- tablished specific maximum prlces on canned salmon at picked levels. ' The new regulations cover sal- mon canned in Puget Sound, Southeastern, Central and Western Alaska. Following are the new ceiling prices per case, F.OB. at Seattle for salmon canned outside of the continental United States and at shipping points nearest the can-{ nery for salmon canned in the States: Chinook, half-pound flat cans, $12. Reds, one pound tall cans, $15. Pink, one pound talls, $8. Chum, one pound talls, $7.60. Alaska sockeye, one pound talls, $15. On salmon canned and sold for eonsumption in Alaska, the prices are 50 cents a case lower, F.O.B. Seattle. MRS. ROOSEVELT IS IN IRELAND BELFAST, Ireland, Nov. 10.—Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt has arrived here |after a whirlwind tour of Britain, during which she saw virtually every phase of the nation’s war effort. un- | ral Tax Is foRaise---Say It By JACK STINNETT | WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. — Come time to pay it, the new federal tax bill is going to knock the noggin off so many people that that old word “complacency” will be lost to the language. This country is as much. of a " hodge-podge economically as it is geographically so nobody is going to be able to set up any tables and say: “Here, brother, is just what you are | up against.” | There is, however, one little group | | here in Washington that is a pretty | | fair example of what some of us are | going to be up against. That’s the $1,440-a-year, or minimum pay, gov- | ernment clerks. Many of them are girls. Not many months ago, the Depart- | ment of Labor went into the “mini- mum costs of a decent living stan- dard” for government girls pretty thoroughly. If the Department of Labor statisticians had any ax to grind, try and find it. They weren’t after getting wages up or down. They were only trying to set up a mini- mum budget by which government girls, at starting salaries could exist. The total, according to this estimate, was $1,313.08. To itemize it here would take more | space than I have, but just to give you an idea of how ungenerous the | DL was being with its estimates, it allowed only $13 for “miscellaneous™ and only $29 for the year for savings. Since then, times have changed considerably. There’s the 5 per cent for the federal retirement fund, $72 a year, on Which Miss G. Girl will realize when she arrives at the ripe | age of 60. | Then there’s 10 per cent for War sSavings bonds. This isn't compul- sory, of course, but the pressure can ! be preny terrific when every one :COnunued on Page Six) 'ALEX HOLDEN AND | MRS. HOLDEN LEAVE | FOR SOUTH SOON! | Mr. and Mrs. Alex Holden are leaving this week for the south on business in connection with the Al- |aska Coastal Airlines of which Mr. Holden owners. | They expect to be away for about two months and will spend the | Christmas holidays with their son | | sandy, who is attending school in | ‘chtoria, B.C. e i \ | | CHURCHILL CREDITSFDR WITH PLAN LONDON, Nov. 10. — Winston Churchill declared today that | President Franklin D. Roosevelt is the “author of this mighty under- taking” of American arms in northwestern Africa. He added, “In all I have been his active, ardent lieutenant.” Churchill said the British Eighth .| Army drive into Libya from Egypt “gives a good prospect of becom- ing decisive and final so far as the defense of Egypt is concerned.” He said it was launched as a | “prelude and counterpart to the | momentous undertaking by the US at the western end of the Mediterranean.” He restated his faith that Prance will rise again and disclaimed anew any British designs for new terri- tory, but he added firmly, “We mean to hold our own. I have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liqui- dation of the British Empire.” — e ee—— LONDON, Nov. 10.—Reuters News Agency reported tonight that United States troops, supported by tanks, have entered the outskirts of Casa- blanca, is one of the prlnclpalr HITLER IN MEET WITH | DUCE, LAVAL Unholy Three Re ported Huddling in Rome Over African Campaign LONDON, NOV 10~Adn]1’ Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Pierre Laval are reported to be meeting now in Rome, according to unofficial re- ports. Certain sources in London believe that the Fuehrer and his two satel- lites from Italy and Vichy France are considering some desperate blow’ to halt the British and American | advances in North Africa | The likeliest spot for the Italian fleet, Axis air forces and possibly the French fleet to strike would appear to be Tunisia, although Roosevelt has said that the Amer- ican Expeditionary Force intends to advance there to attack Rommel | from behind. | The meeting of Hitler, Duce and Laval in Rome is reported, in a Reuters dlspalch “from the French | frontier.” .- OFFICERS ELECTED BY A.N.B. At the well attended meeting of !the Alaska Native Brotherhood last night in the ANB Hall, the follow- ing officers were elected: President—Jake Cropley, reelect- led for another term. Vice-President—Henry Anderson Secretary—The Rev. Walter A. Soboleff. Treasurer—James Hansen. Sergeant-at-Arms—Sam Hopkins and Frank Edwards. Councilmen—A. Willard, William Kunz and Edward Kunz. | The new officers will take their ‘onths at the meeting next Mon- |day night. } ANS Also Elect Last night the following officers were elected by the Alaska Native | Sisterhood : | President—Mrs. Marge Cropley. Vice - President — Mrs. William | Klaney. Secretary—Mrs. Margaret Wana- maker. Treasurer—Mrs. Bessie Miller. Sergeant-at-Arms—Mrs.. Kather- ine Adams and Mrs. Millie Willard. The new officers took their oaths of office following the election, Following the election of both | organizations the members met in a get-together for refreshments at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Cropley. —_— LONDON, Nov. 10.—Reuters news agency said today that the German radio has reported that the Bey of Tunis has consented to passage of United States troops through Tun- isia. President Roosevelt yesterday ask- ed the Bey, ruler of Tunisia under France’s protectorate, for such tran- sit privileges for U. 8. forces moving eastward to the attack in Libya. st i WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—Swit- zerland has taken over the repre- sentation of French Vichy inter- ests in the United States, it is dis- closed by the State Department. Former French Ambassador Henry Haye is free to communi- cate with his government through the Swiss leggtion, it is stated. —r——— PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10. — Franklin Institute reported “a very strong” earthquake was re- corded on the seismograph. The, tremor occwrred at 4:50 a.m. Pa- cific War Time about 4200 miles from Philadelphia. The spokesman | said it could have been either near the Aleutians or Iquique, Chile. L S TP i BUY DEFENSE BONDS | | | | ORAN FALLS T0 U.S. IN NO. AFRICA 'Naval Battle Around Casa- blanca Also Reported Favorably Today WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—The capture of Oran, French naval base on the Mediterranean coast in Algeria has been effected by American troops supported by British Navy, Army and Navy air units, it was announced by the War Department late this afternoon. The communique also said, “Land operations in Algiers have ceased during Armistice negotiations.” Royal Air Force fighters are giv- ing air cover over Algiers Bay It continued, referring to the Oran occupation, “Our troops received a friendly welcome in the city. The cooperation of French workers and the general population is good.” “American troops captured Oran supported by the Royal Navy and the U. 8. Army Twelfth Air Force and naval aircraft of the U. S. naval forces “These forces have overcome to a large degree the resistance of French naval forces along the coast in the Casablanca area. “The French battleship Jean Bart is burning in port. “Naval aircraft is continuing sup- port of Army forces on the shore and Safi, in our hands.” RO LI MarinesOn Guadalcanal Set Records BULLETIN Washington, Nov. 10.—The War Department announces that American troops in Guadaleanal made further advances on the eastern flank while fighting to the west has apparently stopped entirely. TOUGH FOR JAPS WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.— Lieut. ! Gen. Thomas Holcomb, Marine Commandant, reported today that “things are shaping up” so it will be increasingly more difficult for the Japs to put reinforcements on Guadalcanal Island. Holcomb has just returned from a visit to Marine posts in the South Pacific. He disclosed that the original Marine division which went to the Solomons to begin the first Ameri- can offensive of the war is still on front line duty there after three months' period. Such duty probably sets a record for unbroken service under fire for Marine outfits. “The boys on Guadalcanal are tired; there isn't any doubt about that,” Holcomb said. He added that some break down and have to be removed. He also reported during his conference with newsmen that American forces on Guadalcanal now outnumber the Japs but he didn't say by what margin. - OH, YEAH! BERLIN, Nov. 10. —The Germans, in a special communique this after- moon, say U-boats and planes have sunk’ three Allied ships, including two cruisers and a transport, and hit 14 others with bombs or tor- pedoes off the French North African Coast. There is no Allied confirmation of the Nazi claims. 5 oS Ethelfrid, King of the Angles, is said to have slain 1200 monks Fedala and Mehdia are a | | | i | | {j,,, GIRL FREE OF BLAME IN KILLING 12-Year-0ld Jane McNully of Anchorage Absolved by Conorer’s Jury ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 10 A coroners’ jury yesterday absolved Jane Bergman, 12, of blame 1n the shooting last Friday of Private Robert H. McNulty of Kearne Nebraska, a soldier. The jurors’ verdict declared that McNulty's death was due gunshot wound inflicted cident. The girl, who was taking of her 18-month-old nephew, shot twice with a rifle which had pre viously been loaded for her by some |other soldiers who had been en- tertained at dinner at her aunt’s home. During the dinner, Mc- Nulty, who was intoxicated, ar- rived and caused a scene. The soldiers feared he might return land try to force his way in, which he did after the adults had left the youngsters alone in the house Mrs. Joseph Boedecker, to a by ac- care on the doorstep when she returned | later from work. . | JUNEAU MAN ARRESTED Dan Rose, charged with disorderlv conduct, was arrested here last night by U. S. Deputy Marshal Sid Thomp- | |for praying for the Welsh in their son and has been lodged in the confliet with him in 607. i(edorul jail pending hearing. Two-year-old Teresa Marie Snite, daughter of Fred B. Snite, Jr., the self-styled “Boiler Kid,” joins her father and mether in smiling fare- wells as the Snites left Chicago for a winter in Florida. party, with government permission, traveled in special cars. in the Orient several years ago, Snite has been confined to his “iren Inng except for brief intervals ever since. Big (onvoy Arrives at Gibraltar According fo New Vichy Broadcasis The Snite Stricken LONDON, Nov. 10. — A Vlchy broadcast has reported the arrival | |of powerful Allied naval reinforce- ments at Gibraltar, including both warships and transports. The report carried a LaLinea, Spain, dateline and said that the British aircraft carrier Furious and six destroyers entered the harbor of the fortress this morning after hav- ing escorted a British convoy of 22 merchantmen from the Atlantic. It said that the 35,000-ton British battleship Nelson, a cruiser, several destroyers and two transports are also anchored at Gibraltar. D RED FRONT rmy Smashed On Last Stand "Boiler Kid" and Family NEW THRUST ON ITALIAN LIBYA BASE United States Preliminary Occupation Nearing Completion VICHY, AXIS FORCES CONFUSED BY MOVE Our Troops Moving with Amazing Speed Over Enemy Land (By Associated Press) An American column Is reported advancing toward Libya in the first United States thrust directly |aimed at expelling the Axis from Africa as the preliminary occupa- tion of French North Africa rolled swiftly to completion over Vichy's shattered and disorganized de- fenses. Aged Marshal Henrl Petain, him- self, has shouldered the burden of commanding the French forces, replacing Admiral Jean Darlan, a prisoner of the Americans. The Germans, meanwhile, are reported to have sent Field Mar- shal Erwin Von Witzleben to the North Africa district to direct the Vichy forces still in the field. Oran Entered Oran, chief Prench North Afri- can port on the Mediterranean, has been entered by United States tank crews, but the city apparently still was not fully subjugated when the Americans struck out at the next bigger goal of the expedition. A Vichy broadcast said that the American force is driving toward Bou Saada, 120 miles’ southeast of Alglers and in a direct line toward the Libyan Desert. This indicated a possible attack over the inland sands on Tripoli, capital of Itallan Libya, and at the rear -of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's scurrying Axis army. One report, unconfirmed, said iat American vanguards have werced the border of Tunisia, but Continued on Page Six AFRICAN AEF PUSHES OVER RESISTANCE {Already 2,&)04 Taken Pris- oners-Algiers Capitulat- QUIET, SAY SOVIETS German Drives Dwindle Info Isolated Clashes Favorable fo Russia MOSCOW, Nov. 10.—The German drive against Stalingrad and the push toward the Georgian Military Highway into the Caucasus appear | to have dwindled to a series of light clashes in widely separated sectors The Russians, however, report they are digging away at the German | Jane’s positions and cutting down the Nazi | aunt, found the body of the soldier | srongth whereyer there are en- | | counters. | AMBY FREDRICK BACK FROM TRIP TO SITKA Amby Fredrick, Boy Scout execu- tive, retwrned today from a saort | trip to Sitka on scout business. BUY DEFENSE BOND§ ed-Navy Is in Action WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. — The War Department reported last night that the American forces met stiff locnl resistance at several points |in the vicinity of the French North African port of Oran but three or | four airfields in this area are “now in our hands and more than 2,000 ' prisoners have been taken in this |area.” The War Department’s commu- nique further said the casualties of the American Expeditionary |forces have heen light in all sec- tors including at Oran. The American forces under Maj. | Gen. Lloyd Fredenhall pentrated a considerable distance in the rear |of Oran. Landings Successful In French Morocco, landings were made successfully at all selected |points by the American forces |under Maj. Gen. George Patton. The War Department’s commu- ‘nique said the French aircraft have been more active in Morocco than | elsewhere. (Continuec on Page Six)