The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 28, 1942, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” — | VOL. LX., NO. 9225. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1942 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ALLIES KEEP HAMMERING AT JAPS, AXIS Nipp JAP BASE AT KISKA STRAFED Thumbnail of Frontline Briefs —By the Office of War Information , War: \ | | | Direct to The Empire | Army Lighim Fighters in Raid-Parachute Sup- plies Are Bombed WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. — The ] 0 Navy today announced that on|selves. This action last Saturday, December 26, Army the Buna region Lightning fighters strafed Jap thur's communique Sunday report- shore installations at Kiska. ed small gayus in the bitter stru Two Lightnings were lost sle to oust the remaining Japanese the pilot of one was rescued (from Buna Mission and Cape San- The Navy communique also says ananda the Japs dropped supplies by Allied aircraft scored again when parachute on the hurd-pressed‘“my bombed out of commission a SOUTHWEST PACIFIC — OV New Guinea a flight of 12 Ameri- | 9-33 fighters scored one of 's outstanding rial vic- . They shot down 15 Japan- them- took place in but forces on Guadalcanal but the para- | Japanese transport of an estimat- ed 15000 tons and also two cargo vessels said to be 8,000 tons each At Rabaul, New Britain, the Al- lied aircraft did much damage te port facilities and in St. George’s conannel they struck another 8,000- ton cargo vessel. Other Allied planes bombed the Japanese airdrome at Cape Glou- cester, New Britain, and points along Vitiaz Strait shore of New Guinea and strafed supply and road transports on Timor Island from Guadalcanal in the Solo- mons, Navy dive bombers ranged out in large attacks on a group of Jap navy ships in the New Georgia group | chutes and their cargo were dis- covered on the ground, bombed and strafed by U. S. Army planes. FIVE ARRIVE HERE ‘ FROM SOUTH SUNDAY Incoming passengers by steamer from the South yesterday were Esther Mae Cooper, Frederick J.| Muhle, Arthur L. Pinkerton, Wini-‘ fred D. Reak and Lieut. J. M. Sim- mons. ! Leaving for Seward from Juncnu! by steamer were Vivian: Andre, Rova | S. Rogers, George Devine and Mar- tin Roth. The Washingiun Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON | (Major ‘Robert 8. Allen on active duty.) | WASHINGTON -~ Viscount Hali- fax, courtly, courteous British Am- bassador sometimes has been criti- cized for not mingling enough with folks, not playing up to wives of isolationist Senators. | But behind-the-scenes, Lord Hali- fax has made some moves which | few know about, which have won | him big bloes of friends. One of these is a leading negro organization, the National Associa- | tion for the Advancement of Colored | People. It happered that the Ambassador | CRUNGKING—A volunteer flight China-based American bombers t Tengyueh, the Japanese base at the Burma road cutoff in west- ern Yunnan province. of W DELHI-—A British commu- nique revealed that RAF bombers soared over Central Burma Satur- day night to blast away for three hours at a Japanese airdrome at Heho and several tons of bombs were dropped. CHUNGKING—Advices received report the repulsing of 21 heavy Japanese bombers which swarmed over Yunnan Province Sunday Eight Jap planes were shot down NEW DELHI — A communigue announces that Japanese planes received a letter from Walter White, - ——————" Two Huge Red Forces May MacARTHUR'S HEADQUAR-| TERS—Allied planes have strafed the Japanese airfields at Fuiloro, | supply installations at Laivi which | were follow-ups:on recent attacks on Timor, where 11 Japanese on the ground were destroyed and a where MacAr- Jap destroyer sunk and cargo ship | middle Don sector, are reported only set afire. | Allied bombers raided the Jap airdrome at Gas- mata and strafed a schooner at Lorengau in the Admiralty Islands. Other Jap airdromes, especially at | Lae, were heavily bombed. NEW BRIT NEW DELHI — Widespread smashes by the RAF have been made on Japanese targets in west- ern, north central and south cen- tral Burma and British troops have | rolled back two Jap attempts to| retake positions in the Chin Hills along the India-Burma border north of the area where the Brit- ish have pentrated about 60 miles into Burma. IN TUNISIA British units, which stormed and took key Ax positions on a hill northeast o Medjez El Bab, to advance the Allied lines towards Tun have held onto their lines despite bit- ter German counter-attacks. Allied warplanes continue to hammer at Axis bases in Tunisia. IN LIBYA—The British Cairo communique says that the British troops which have occupied Sirte are in contact with Rommel's Axis forces who are withdrawing to the west, It is indicated Rommel ex- pects to make a stand at Tripoli - Gen. Henri Honore Giraud has been officially pro- claimed High Commissioner of French Africa, succeeding Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, who was as- sassinated. ALGIERS MOSCOW—The Soviet offensive of the Middle Don has swept for- ward another 9 to 12 miles, taking more towns and villages, bringing to 812 the number of populated places liberated since the drive on’s Aleutian Position Allied Air Power Blasts Axis in North Africa LOOMSFOR INVADERS Meet South of Stal- ingrad Area MOSCOW, Dec. 28 Russian | troops, advancing southward in the | 4 \" -N . " KAIROUN \\‘ 75'5 d 45 miles separated from those strik- GAFSA/ I ing southwestward from Stalingrad. R Thus the second Russi threatened the German forces in the Stalingrad area should these two huge forces join somewhere on the lower Don River. | The noon Soviet communique re- | ported these forces moving forward Is Under Attack Medit RAILROADS ~~euw ROADS A[ MINOR ROADS AND ” o 100 Mo et STATUTE MILES erranean Sea steadily. The German forces at Kotelnik- ovski in the upper Cauca also vould be in'great peril if the two Red forces close ranks. The capture of Biriukov by Russ forces southwest of Stalingrad and the seizure of Solonetzky northeast | of Birluikov by the armies of the middle Don brought the two massive forees near the junction. | The Russian armies are engaged in faur winter offensives, pursuing | every advantage, while Russian dis- picture the Germans wast- | patchi lives in | ing hundreds of counter - attacks great stores of retreat. fruitless | and abandoning | equipment in fast | D g - T0 RATION MOREFOOD IN STATES Many Canned Products Go Under System in February WASHINGTOA}I._SeC 28 than 200 kinds of foods, r: from applesauce to soup W strictly rationed under plans - More nging be an- and jo, Japanese Premier pacity the Japanese people the Nations are pre counter HS \ 5Ut:l." = BYA © Axis positions in Africa (circles) were being subjected to constant continued its retreat deeper into Libya (swastika, arrow). 40 miles west of El Agheila (British arrow), with only land mines hinderi muddy roads slowed ground operations in the Tunis-Bizerte are Ksiwnd (1), two German planes were shot down. Several of thes map was issued, however, but relative positions of battlefronts are shown. War Is Just Starfing; United Nations Ready r bombing as Marshal Rommel's army The British were reported to have advanced ing their advance. Rains and ea (top arrows), while near Lampeduca e situations have been changed since this Tojo Warns Japanese GEN. GIRAUD SUCCESSOR TO 'ADM. DARLAN To H“ (oumer Blows Becomes High Commis- 28 Coldly taro Shimada who soitened the im Hideki To- | pact of the Premier's words by de- | in the ca-| claring that 38 percent of Ameri- | Minister, warned | can, British and The Netherlands | United been sunk since the ing to deliver blows of “great impor- NEW YORK, Dec. realistically, Gen of War navies have war began. But, Tojo's harsh reminder that ALGIERS, Dec. 28. Honore Giraud High Commissioner of French Af- succeeding assassinated Ad- assumed rica, miral sioner of French North Africa-AssumesRole Gen has been Darlan, and has Henri chosen nounced by the government today. tance” and said further, the signs Japan “is engaged, day and night, head of the association, asking cer- tain questions about India. The letter was not only intelligent, but pointed. It linked up the colored race in the United States with kindred races in India, and raised the point that neroes here might | raided Calcutta early this morn- | ing. i MOSCOW—Two big Russian of- | fensives rolled steadily ahead Sun- | day, gathering in more booty and |prisoners. Many populated areas |have been liberated. In two days find it difficult to give all-out sup- port to the United Nations cause so [0f fighting about 3,000 Nazis have long as India saw no hope of free- |been killed and 1700 taken pris- dom. (oner. Press dispatches indicate the To answer such a letter, on paper, | Soviets are only 100 miles from would have been difficult. So Vis- Rostov. Southwest of Stalingrad the count Halifax didn’t answer it. | Soviets have advanced from 24 to Instead he took a train to New |37 miles in four days. Fighting York, climbed up to the offices of Red Army forces are engaged in the National Association for the offensive operations on the central Advancement of Colored People, and | front and in the Stalingrad fac- dropped in on Walter White. ltory area where they have occu- The world may not agree with all | pied dozens of blockhouses. of Viscount Halifax’s foreign poli- began December 16. A special So- With few exceptions, all canned, viet communique reports a gain frozen and dried fruits, vegetables of 6 to 12 miles southwest of Sta- and soups will require ration cou- lingrad and tells of successes near |pon “points” for civilian purch: Nalchik, in the Caucasus, and also Starting in February, west of Rzhev on the central will have available only a little front. |more than half' of the amount of |these foods they consumed in re- |cent yeal Is. | Food Administrator Claude Wick 'ard said the “point” rationin |tem is similar to England’s and SUB SINKING |will be put into use by means of i e |a new ration book, No. 2. Each | individual will have a certain num- |ber of points to spend ecvery month, In buying a can of | example, the purchaser will give (the grocer a coupon carrying the corn, for were that the “real war is starting rom now.” civilians | tions and picked up he providinz against air raids and is preparing for future war develop- ments” probably made a far deep- er impression on his auditors, who have been accustomed during the past vear ta a sieady diet of re- ported victories. his I The Prem address was de- cred today before the Japanese t and was broadcast by buu} and Japanese radio sta- mis ierman civil unity of the resurgent French fight against the Axis. office. mmediately over taking sionership, full military powers, the assassinated French warrior’s Com- and Giraud called for to be- SHATTERING ATTACKS ON 2 ENEMIES Shipping, Docks, Trans- ports Smashed-Air Bat- fle Won,__S.W. Pacific (By Associated Press) The Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports today that American Air Force continues shattering at- tacks on enemy shipping, docks and ransports while in the Southwest Pacific 12 Amerfcan P-38 fighters shot down 15 Japanese planes with- ut a loss to themselves. A trans- port and two large cargo ships were also bombed and put out of com- mission. London gives out a report that #arshal Erwin Rommel’s African Korps is rapidly approaching Misur- ta, where he must decide either to ! make a stand or give up all of Mus- solini’s Tripolitania and join the Axis forces in Tunisia where pelting rains kept the Allled and Axis ground armies at a standstill, | Another report says straggling 5 units of Rommel's forces are stream- ing into Tripoli, probably far in | advance of the main force and be- | lieving that the large bodies ol | troops were behind them. | Gen. Sir Bernard Law Montgom- ery reports in the Cairo communique that his army has eogaged Rom- ’mel’s rear guards in the region of {Wadi Bel El Chebir, 40 miles west of Sirte. This is only about 15 miles jeast of Buerat El Hsun on the | Libyan shore, which bends north~ | ward there toward Misurta, forming |a huge hump In the coastline | flanking the marshlands and hills. The immediate stretch ahead, if Rommel gets there, will be his most advantageous position to stop and fight since the defeated army pulled up stakes at El Agheila, 220 miles east of Buerate Fl Hsun. If Rommel abandons his Misurta position he has no place to stop south of Tripoli. 28 KILLED IN ONTARIO TRAINCRASH Total of 119 Injured when Troop Locomotive Threat From Russi The ever-present threat cf Rus- sia from Siberia was also acknow- ledged by Tojo but he made little reference to this as he intimated he has promised the people their forces have been strengthened on the Soviet border. The Aleutians were mentioned along with Burma, the Solomons and New Guinea as probable sites for the Allied Nations' counter-| attacks. | Premier Tojo emphasized that mimaginable privations and dif- ities are heing encountered by Japancse forces the Aleu- fic the in tatements ap- y aimed to remove any thoughts of an early victory from the minds of the Japanese people. Premier’s Softening Blow Tojo was followed in the talk to the Diet -by Naval Minister Shige- to stand united with the “I ask all hind me to assui port of our Allies, the sucs of our’ armies. There is only one thing that counts for France and her Empite and that is one vict and that is our aim,” said Giraud. Gen. Auguste Nogues, French Morocean Governor, will Bct 88| A1 MONTE, Ontario, Dec. 28, — Deputy for Giraud when the Com- oo oty hollda}; m;“néeu missioner's ‘duties require his ab- wore killed and 119 injured when sence from Algiers for less than|ine jocomotive of a Canadian Pa- one month, : lcific troop train plowed through Hifs Coaches BULLETIN—ALMONTE, Deec. 28. — Late this afternoen the official death list in the train wreck was announced as be- ing 33. sup- NEAR ALASKA Lieut. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, (.00 wooden cars of the local cies, but even his enemies will agree TUNISIAN CAMPAIGN — New that he has great charm and is a| most delightful person. Allied raids have been made on| In addition, to have the British Bizerte and Sfac and Axis posi- Ambassador, Knight of the Garter, 'tions throughout ¥unisia. Flying Privy Councillor, Knight Grand Fortresses sank ‘three AXis ships Commander of the British Empire, jat Sfax and a large ship was left former Viceroy of India, former For- in flames at Bizerte. Fighter planes eign Minister of England, former |attacked Axis locomotives, vehicles Minister of Agriculture, President of 'and barges. the Board of Education, Secretary nazi Marshal Erwin Rommel's | of State for War, Lord Privy Seal,| mMoROCCO —The radio reports leader of the House of ?ordsr and | gorce5 to be streaming into Tripoli | Chancellor of the University of Ox-| ¢ ford, drop in on a negro organiza- ‘\‘:;?c eitt;sfrepo;w: : hew ‘i{:z‘:;‘ 23 tion, naturally made an impression. i I;linnmtg;ri ‘:1: ihdr Ratmal Viscount Halifax had a long talk [} o " " dar vt %/l'- o with Walter White. Since then the | chd- Miawsid. Ambassador has had some staunch | = friends among his former colored' CAIRO—A British communique critics. :xcveals aerial attacks on the Cas- — !telvetrano airdrome at Sicily last POLITICAL GOLDEN RULE |Saturday caused considerable dam- | Representative Joe Martin, canny age to grounded planes. Republican leader of the House, attended a luncheon given by Maury v e Maverick, chief of the WPB's Gov- [es“;fi:",‘:fi:"; P B ernment branch, which 100ks after | .= piope g il08-mile. round Btata Ao loodl sivilian regire= | D, ey front Gusdaleanal and ¢ b Iblasted Japanese shipping at Ra- ments. Maverick was trying to .., following up attacks made by | foster closer relations with Congress, 9 and had Speaker Rayburn, Martin MAcArthur's Command. Jap bomb- ers took off from Rabaul but did " (Continued on Page Four) (not attack our bombers. | (The following was written for | the Canadian Press and Asso- | ciated Press by Maj. Bert S. | Wemp, Canadian Army holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and describes the de- struction of an enemy sub by a Canadian bomber operating from an Alaskan base sometime in Decembe.) | WITH THE RCAF IN ALASKA, Dec. 28.—Pilot Officer W. E. Thom- | as, of Toronto, told me today of the destruction of a Jap sub by his plane and a nearby naval patrol. | ‘Thomas said “one 500-pounder hit | right on top of the craft as it went | under in a crash dive.. There was no question about us hitting her and disabling her. “The Navy patrol came along later and finished the job with depth charges. Nothing was left but the | wreckage, I understand.” | I talked to Thomas at the Can- | adian station and he told me that | “Tokyo” is an island off the Alaskan coast. e i | | There is a pound of rubber in a hot water bag. point value for the corn fruits All ied Commander in North Afri- A long list of processed and vegetables thus join su coffee among foodstuffs under ra- tioning. Meat and certain food fats products such as butter and short- ening, it is expected, will be added 177 AXIS PLANES ARE SHOTDOWN (By Associated Press) Allied Headquarters in North Af- rica announces the destruction of at least 277 Axis planes against the loss of 114 Allied craft since the start of the Tunisian campaign. This report is made up to December 27. e and Flighl Se By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Almost unnoticed in the mass of war news pouring out in recent weeks has been the War Department’s aban- donment of an important experi- ment: the flight sergeant. In his place now is the “Flight Officer” described by the army as a “sort of third lieutenant.” Next year will bring more than 100,000 pilots into the Army Air Corps. This change therefore is pretty important. Flight officers get the same rank, pay and allowances provided for warrant officers of junior grade, but 50 different they get the same consideration, salute, etc., as an other officer. Thus Cork’ is used in places in an automobile. | nobody Important Experiment Is Abandoned by WarDepl. 1 yApANESE rgeant No More end the “non-coms with wings” and s happier to see them than those very “non-coms with wings.” The “flying sergeants” have for several years been bearing the re- ponsibilities of officer pilots, but th none of the benefits or even such little considerations a. being “sirred” and saluted by the ground crews, Some of them have beéen even better pilots than the men who wore bars aolng with their wings, vet lacked the qualities which would make them officers. They were bet- ter pilots of planes than of men There is no better explanation for . (Continued on Page Three) is delighted with the id by the Imperial North Africa ca, said he selection of Gir: Council of French PLANES ARE SHOT DOWN Allied Fighting Airmen Also Damage 4 Enemy Ships quing Sunday ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, Dec. 28—Allied fight- ing airmen shot down 19 Japaness planes over New Guinea Sunday and heavily damaged four enemy ships off Rabaul, New Britain. ain ight ¥ Railway officials said a correct- jed casualty list had been issued |after earlier reports listed a total { 232 casualties included 32 dead, Virtually all the dead and in- jured were in the three coaches which were taking aboard men, men and children in Almonte the run to Pembroke, Ontaric and Ottowa. The troop train was only slight- damaged. It was moving from iwawa Military Camp. wroughout the night by the lickering light of a bonfire built the wreckage, rescue workers tolled to release the trapped pas-~ ngers and to remove the dead. AMERICAN LEGION MEETING TONIGHT The regular weekly meeting of the American Legion will be held tonight starting at 8 o'clock in the Dugout. Following the business essicn, entertainment is expected to include an accordlan soloist. standing at the station last Pe