The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 12, 1942, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LX., NO. 9213. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATUR DAY, DECEMBER 12, 1942 MLMB[-R ASSOCIATED PRESS — PRICE TEN CENTS ALLIES FACE BLOODY FIGHT IN TUNISIA U.S. Airmen Ag NAPLES HIT Colonel Gets Wet IN DARING AIRATTACK . icans Downed-Held Prisoners (By Associated Press) Allied bombing fleets, roaring | across the Alps and the Mediter- ranean in a two-way assault, gave Italy another one-two air punch yesterday, blasting the Naples waterfront by daylight and pound- ing Turin after dark, despite a ! five-mile layer of clouds over the continent. This was the second smash at Naples in eight days and it em-| phasized anew Prime Minister Churchill’s warning that Italy would be placed under a shatter- ing attack from the air. An Italian communique acknow- ledged heavy damage to Naples and said the casualties were 57 dead and 138 injured. The Italians said that 10 Am- erican fliers, the crew of one bomb- er downed, were taken prisoner, | although neither the Rome nor | Cairo dispatches identified the raiders’ nationality. The size of | the crew indicated that Naples was | again hit by Liberator bombers or the U.'S. Army. In all, the Italians claimed, five | of the Naples raiders were downed, | two of them by anti-aircraft fire. | The British said the raid start- ed fires along the entire water- front and hits were scored on merchant vessels in the harbor. —— . TANKER OF JAPS BOMBED, U. 5. AIRMEN Announcement Is Made of New.Nippon Air Base in Solomons Area WASHINGTON, Dec. 12—U. S. Army planes have bombed a Jap tanker, possibly damaged another and shot down six zero planes in the northern Solomons, the Navy announces in a communique. The Navy also discloses the fact that the enemy has established a flying field only about 150 miles from the American position on Guadalcanal. This is the new Jap field at Munda, New Georgia Is- land. S 3 A minor misfortune overlook Lieut. Gen. Thomas Holcomb's inspection party on Guadalcanal. Here an unnamed colonel in the Marine Com- mandant’s party is being fished out of a river after losing his footing while getting ashore from a rubber boat. The Navy caption with the pittllre said NO Marine laughed—at least not out loud. Official U. S, BEAUTIFUL 1665 | BRIT. GENERALS HOLD MEETING IN NO. AFRICA Concentrated Action by Al- lies Expected as Re- sult of Conference LONDON, De 2—Reuters di patch said the Rome radio re- ports the meeting in North Africa between General Montgomery, Commander of the British Eighth Army in Libya and General An- derson, Commander of the British | First Army in Tunisia. The report added “this seems to foreshadow concentrated action” by the Allies. Has Long Memory But Short Term Ambrose Haddock doesn't forget a face. When a prisoner appeared before rancy, Magistrate Haddock studied ' his face and turned his mind back ° |to childhood days. | “I sentence you to 30 days, 4w ger’ and you're lucky I don't give You have the word of Amst you an additional sentence for stez;lj— 7, '\ |ing my shoes 34 years ago,” he sal Yarge. that Tiasciifionk s’ loas | “Jigger” blushed at the mention of | (above) are the most beautiful | ic"01q pickname but denied it was in Hollywood, where the artist {he who had taken the judge's shoes | has gone to draw the most per- | when he was swimming in the river. fect composite beauty from i among Hollywood show girls. He | said of the M-G-M actress: “Her ‘rDako'a Girls Solve legs are lithsome, with fragile | ankles, length, satin skin texture | -~ Stocking Problem SAILOR FROM KODIAK HAPPY FELLOW TODAY | LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 12— | Frank San Marco, 21, Navy ma-l chinist’s mate, was a happy fellow | yesterday. He arrived home from Kodiak, Alaska, on a 10-day fur- lough and plans to marry the girl NEW YORKDec. 12—Magistrate | him on a voluntay charge of vag- | ?DON RIVER - FIGHTON IN RUSSIA . Germans Launch Repeared Counter-Attacks- Unsuccessul MOSCOW, Dec. 12—The third battle in the elbow of the Don River west of Stalingrad appeared to be under way today. The |is launching repeated attacks [the east bank of the river advices from the front said | Russians are repulsing all saults. on the as- The Red Army declared that its | own assault is continuing in both | the sectors of Stalingrad Central Front, including west of Rzhev where the Soviets forced a water crossing and cap- tured enemy frontline trenches ‘The Don Elbow: which (nxnmn |troops cccupied last August recaptured by Soviet forces sweeping rushes which got way November 19. The main German object now | appear§ to be to strike back in this sector to relieve the garrison which the Russians pounded in the campaign marked by turns and surprising maneuvers. The Ruc.ians pushed south from Serafimovich and turned east to- ward Stalingrad. The Germans re- plied by attacking westward from Stalingrad, although they continued to hold the siege before the city against vicious assaults by the Red Army troops within the fac- tory area on the southern fringes of the city. Despite repeated by the Germans in the Don River bend, the Russians are said to nave held the Nazis to the east bank of the stream. - - - SHIRTTAILS GOING TO BE SHORTER NOW \A’ASHINGTON Dec. 12.—Shorter shirt tails and plainer pajamas for the men have been decreed by the War Production Board to save fabric Shirts manufactured after De- cember 15 will be two to three | Inches shorter. WPM estimated this would result in an annual savi |of cotton and other fabrics suf- {ficient to manufacture ten mil- lion additional shirts. The order also simplifying styles |of men’s and boys’ pajamas will |save enough material annually for 1200,000 additional pairs, the WPB and the a \l'\dv Box pleated backs, and pleated shirt fronts will be prohibited. Pajamas will be limited to these styles: collarless coats, collarless | middies, nightgowns, sleep coats, sleep slacks, sleep shorts and half- sleeve, knee-length versions of any of these. Pajama trouser and sleeve cuffs, and decorations or pipings, are for- bidden also under the order. | | point | swift | counter-attacks U.S. Flying Forresses Right on Jobs | r Axis | but ‘ American Flying Fortresses, such as the one pictured above, have flown over the English Channel and dropped loads of bombs on France and German-occupied sections, have raided Turin, have hit enemy ves- sels in the Aleutians, done exceptionally good bombing of targets in the Solomons and engaged in sea battles with disastrous results to the Japs and are now on the North African front continuing devastation to Axis ports, airfields and prrp:rlng the way for the advance of the American-British ground forces. | . Don'l Worry About Alaska Says Senafor After Tour of Weslward Army Bases 1. . VESSEL HITS MINE, GOES DOWN A:my Transport, Loaded, "t acidentonly 4~ LOU NOVA Persons Lost KAYOED IN 6 ROUNDS . former liner President Coolidge op- | erating as an Army transport and | fully loaded with approximately 4.-[ Tamr Maurlello Lands: Right Hook to Jaw and LOS RN(rELES Calif,, Dec. United States Senator Albert B, |Chandler of Kentucky, returning |from an inspection of the north- Jernmost United States Army air says the American troops will drive the Japs from the Aleu- itians when the right time comes. Senator Chandler further said: ‘We need not worry about Alaska or the Japs on Attu or Kiska. The |morale of our men up there is| rhuh They are well equipped.” The announcement of Senator | Chandler’s arrival is the first re- garding his trip to Westward Al- aska, —— e STRIKE VOTE LOOMS NOW WEST COAST ATTLE, Dec. 12.-—-More than 1,000 members of four maritime unions have voted to authorize a |strike vote unless the War Ship- r;my Administration rescinds the lorder by which ships built on the | west coast are the east coast The National |C10 sailors, and other organiza- tions have taken the initiative here and it is reported that other west coast sailors will follow in other | ports. | The sallors said the WSA order | violates existing agreements, 'Elks’ Ladies Will Take OverinClub face 183 % ales 000 troops, hit a mine and sank lllr the South Pacific with the loss OI only four men. The announcement was made this morning by the Navy Department, which also said: “Prompt and ef-| ficient rescue methods” held the A 2 casualtles to the small number of | Californian Is Qut only four. T 8 The Navy's announcement did not A " disclose in what area of the sl)uml HEW YORN,. #. 13. — Lou Pacific the 21,000-ton vessel wfl\,Novu failed in his latest chance operating at the time but said n"h“ heavyweight big time last night | was merely on a war mission rdl Tami Mauriello, who was out-| The names of the four lost merwelgh(‘d and outreached, knocked not given |the Californian out in six rounds Survivors included Harry Nelson, ! before a near capacity . crowd of San Francisco, master of the ship.| Maureillo was floored in the ‘The vessel is the tenth transport |f round and was in trouble in sunk in enemy action. [the fourth and fifth rounds be- ———. e — |cause he could not get out of the way of Nova’s long stubborn DEI.IVERY OF | straigit left, but in the sixth he |worked on Lou until he had him backed into a neutral corner and | }rlm! caught Nova alongside the Owing o the one of the milkers| /4% nd the Californfan slumped, of the Juneau Dairies being taken | down on the ganvas suddenly 1ll and rushed to St. Ann’s | Maureillo weighed in at Hospital for an operation, milk de- ‘P‘"‘“d“ and Nova tipped the livery in Juneau to households will |at 203% pounds. be discontinued for the time being | bR T e 'as the delivery man will substitute | for the milker. This is the an-| B8 nouncement made this afternoon. Irs rea Milk may be had at the Juneau Dairies from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. but | customers are asked to take their 2 empty bottles with them in ex- s a e In change for full ones of milk. { —— .- - MAJOR LEAGUE - SECOND SERIES | their ladies, The doors of 12.} to be manned on Maritime Union, | For This Evening| Tonight’s the night for Elks and‘ the | he left behind—Virginia Thomas. They went downtown shopping for gifts, selecting some, and when | 'WILL TRY SKIING he reached into his pocket for ms billfold, gone was his $250, his[ liberty pass and- other papers. \ Back at Virginia’s home, thc‘ ON SLALOM HILL Curt Shattuck, President of Ju- | | PIERRE, S. D Bec. 12—Eight young married women in a sewing club here have developed a stocking pool for the duration. | Each brought a basketful of snag-! loose ends and dumped the repaired | stockings into a pile. Enough odd| ged hose to a meeting, caught up!’ USO DANCE IS ON STARTS SUNDAY SCHEDULE TONIGHT e v i s o e With the theme song of “Praise |League tournament bowling games the Ammuni-‘begms on the Elks Club alleys to- Swing Band jmorrow night when the Elks 420; the Lord and Pa: tion,” the Duck Cre University of Californi Cancels Spring Trips in Four Events BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 12. a| Elks club will be thrown open at labout 10 o'clock for the first Ladies Night function of the Elks winter social season. Dancing will be the main at- traction, but there will be other | forms of eftertainment and plenty refreshments. phone rang. It was the Navy De-|neay gii Club, said that mem- will lead off tonight at 9 o'clock winners of the first series; Yan-|All University of California sprmgivl partment to tell Frank that his; billfold and all of the money hnd) bers and their friends will concen- trate their skiing activities on the | been found and turned in by an galom hill on Douglas Island this socks matched up to give everyone |an extra pair good enough for morning shopping trips to the groc- !in the Catholic Parish Hall for kees, Cardinals and Giants tangle. the first dance attended by the, Yankees were second in the Girl Service Organization of the|first series, which ended on De- sports trips, track, crew and baseball have been cancelled by an order of the Ex- including basketball, | The affair is strictly informal !but the ladies may dress anyway they desire ery store. e TOUGH GUY TOUGHER DETROIT—Eddie Bush, Detroit unidentified woman. |Sunday, and if the weather doesn't | He and Virginia left today for|iur too cold, the smow should be Yuma, Ariz, to be married. |in fairly good shape. $ R i -y, S One group probably will make Red Wing hockey player, who was DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER |'he trek to the upper cabin and ynoun gs the “Bad Boy” of the bru\g the ski tow down to the|american Hockey League before he DES MOINES, Ia.—Bob Sandler, slalom hill where it is expected |reached the National League, has Des Moines district tennis singles|it will be ready for use by the joined .the Royal Canadian Air champion, has only one arm. | following week. | Force. USO, when girls must present USO emblems and cards for admittance. Prize waltzes, a jitterbug con- test and other novelty numbers will be featured, in addition to regular ball room dancing. Mrs Fred Geeslin will be in charge of refreshments, to be served by the USO patronesses. cember 6. ‘The affair will be open only to In the second series, opening| tomorrow, all the regular bowlers | have averages established and the |tournament will be conducted on a handicap basis. - The highest mountain of Europe is Mount Elborus, in the Caucasus. ecutive Committee of the Univer- sity of California Associated Stu-|£lks and their ladies. dents |cards won't be honored. Prospec- This means virtual withdrawal ox‘uw members who are in line for California from the Pacific Coast | initiation have been mailed Conference tations. The action was taken as ax. Paul Sorensen, manager of economic measure necessitated b,‘FhsL Chichagof Mine, has donated the sharp drop in football revenue. rla $25 War Bond for a door award. Visitors' | invi- | | the | ain Strike Italy Across Alps AXIS AFRICA ARMIES ARE REINFORCED Our Air Power Is Growing, However, in Medi- Ierranean LONDON, Dec. l" - Confronted with a steadily reinforced Axis army |of 28,000 the Allies are facing a hard and bloody struggle in the | battle of Tunisia. But the first cautions probing of | the enemy's newly-established line at El Aghelia in Libya has raised the possibility that Rommel may not make a stand there. The Germans and Italians are | pouring air-borne reinforcements | into Tunisia to bolster their forces there which already are holding an advantage in occupying a well-for- tified and compact area. Bitter Struggle Dispatches from the North Africa front showed plainly that the Allies had a bitter struggle in front of them before they would win Tunis and Bizerte. Offsetting this Axis advantage somewhat, however, was the growing Allied air might in Tunisia and the entire Mediterranean area, as was emphasized in the one-two punches delivered yesterday in new devastat- ing raids by American bombers, as | well as another attack by home- bascd British bombers, The Royal Alr Force dealt another air blow at Turin. | Libya Picture The picture was balanced more, too, by the British announcement | that in the battle of Libya, “devel- ‘opment.s are proceeding according to plam withut interference by the | enemy.’ | Some quarters in London suggest= |ed that this might mean Rommel s been outmaneuvered at El Aghelia, while others took the more cautious view and conjectured that he might have left just a screen of token forces along the 40 miles of defense there while withdraw- ing the remaining bulk of his forces | to Tripoll. ., FIGHTING BLOODY IN BUNA AREA Japanese Arte—mpl foBreak Allied Toehold Stop- ped, Repulsed ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN | AUSTRALIA, Dec. 12. — Repeated Japanese attempts to break out of the Allied lines that are pinning | them on the narrow strip on the New Guinea coast in the Burma area have been ‘bloodily stopped and repulsed,” the Allied High Com- mand reports. | The Japanese struck south of San | Ananda, between Buna and Gona, but as on the previous day, when | they counter-attacked in vain and unsuccessfully, they were repulsed | in breaking the Allies toehold. Jap planes dropped supplies to their troops. - CITY COUNCIL TO MEET | Juneau City Council will meef at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening in the Council Chembers of the City Hall to attend to routine matters of city administration. | | | Days lstmas