The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 1, 1943, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LX., NO. 9332. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY i _ MEMBE R A S()(HIA TED PRI 5§ PRICE TEN CENTS NAVY BOMBER SINKSJAPSUB OFF ALASKA Japs Say Assault On Australia Is JAP SUBS SPOKESMAN SAYS BASES ARE READY Nippon Claims Way Paved for New Operations in Pauh( (By Associated Press) A Japanese army spokesman hinted broadly today that the Mi- kado’s invasion armies now are pre- paring for an assault on Australia Declaring the British common- wealth is “extremely nervous,” he said Japan is completing strategic bases in the Southwest Pacific with island strongholds linked in a vast chain above Australia “Japan has paved the way for contemplated new operation,” the spokesman said. Quoting Maj. Gen. Nakao Yahagi, army press chief, the spokesman said the bases are situated ofi Tim- or Island and New Guinea. Austra- lia he said, “is anticipating new op- erations” by the Japanese — e Total collected in the American Red Cross War Fund Drive for the Juneau Chapter Area now stands at $22,643.53, Treasurer Allen Shat- tuck ‘announced today. The fund, long ago boosted over the $13,000 quota, was bolstered by a $3852 collection just received from Yakutat, sent in by Stanley A. Benson, chairman. The Washmgion Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Major Robert 8. Allen on active duty.) | I i WASHINGTON. — Congressional “sophomores” (second-termers) who visited with the President and Army | and Navy chiefs recently were let: in on some inside revelations nbout‘ the President’s difficulty in bring- | ing French Generals DeGaulle and‘ Giraud together at Casablanca. “We | made numerous overtures to both | sides with no success,” explained | the President. “Giraud was willing. but DeGaulle turned us down flat. Finally, in desperation, I suggested | to Winston Churchill: “‘Let’s have a shotgun ding.' " Churchill got a big laugh out of | this. The President went on to| explain that he promised to pro- duce the bride—Giraud—if church—‘ il would provide the groom—De- Gaulle. Churchill said he would carry out his end. “Finally came the day of the wedding,” ‘the President told the yisiting Congressmen. “We had the church, the padre (the President pointed to himself), the bride and the gun. But the groom failed to show up. Churchill couldn’t produce him. When asked what the trouble was, the Prime Minister shook his head sadly. DeGaulle, he said, had | changed his mind. “The situation looked pretty hope- Jess,” the President continued, “but then I had a bright idea.” “Who pays DeGaulle?” he asked Churchill. The Prime Minister replied: “T do. I say, I hadn't thought about that. General DeGaulle is being financed by the British govern- ment. I believe you have some- thing.” So Churchill put the matter up cold turkey to DeGaulle, the Presi- wed- |+ dent suggesting that he tell the general “no come, no pay.” “Believe it or not,” added the| President, “DeGaulle showed up in Casablanca within the next 24 hours.” However, the wedding was never consummated, because DeGaulle was too stubborn. JEANNE D'ARC DeGAULLE DeGaulle was constantly striking dramatic attitudes. “What France needs is a great Pt i LA R (Continyed on Page Pour), ALLIED TUNISIAN CHIEFS MEET o STEPPING FORWARD JAUNTILY, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower (right), com- mander in chief of all allied forces in North Africa, shakes hanc congratulates Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery. The U. S. gene to the headquarters of the British 8th Army chief shortly after the erackmg of the fortified Mareth Line, (lnternahrmul radiophoto) LAVALHAS L. 5. BREAKS CONFERENCE RELATIONS, WITHHITLER Report Afiempt on French HuIIReraIIsAmencan Con-| Puppet’s Life on sul General-Sends Return w Note | WASHINGTON, May (By Associated Press) i | Reporfed fo Be | MARTINIQUE 1. — The| ATTACKOFF AUSTRALIA' No Defails of Raid Which | : in Force 1 IN | The Japa- | ALLIED HEADQUARTERS | AUSTRALIA, May 1 |nese opened a submarine attack in | | |force east of ,Australia, the High | 1Comnr.md reports in a noon com- | munique. | Gen. Douglas MacArthur said the | details’ may not be released imme- | |-diately. | Within recent months, | ques have reported spor: lings of Allied vessels by | submarines. But this is | intimation that the | sending them out in “wolf pack: Evidently the att were car- | ried out from the Coral Sea beyond | the ccean lanes used by the Allies | for reinforcement and supply to| | strengthen those lanes. | communi- | dic sink- single Jap the first | Japs might be | | An announcement was made |Ir {Washington on April that the | lies had ccctpied the Ellice Is-| land group. | v JAP PATROL * WIPED OUT ~ ON ISLAND WASHINGTON, May -1.—Ameri- |can troops wiped out a Jap patrol| of one officer and eight men on Guadalecanal, the Navy reports, but v!w reason for the enemy being in| | that American occupied Solomon {Island is not given. | The communique said the patrol| was discovered in the vicinity of‘ | Beaufort Bay, on the western coast, | |about 25 miles southwest of the Am-' erican airfield. | All Jap resistance on Guadalcan- {al ceased February 9 although mop- The Berlin radio announces Hit- !ler has conferred with French pup- pet Pierre Laval at Hitler's head- quarters. The conference was -in the presence of Von Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister, and the Ital- lian Under-Secretary of State Bas- tianini. It resulted in “complete under- |standing on the question pending the | between the Axis and France,” radio said. It Hitler and Mussolini and leaders of Axis satellite nations from Norway | 1 to Bulgaria. REPORT LAVAL SHOT NEW YORK, May 1.—The Bra- zaville radio from French equator- ial Africa said in a broadcast that Laval was wounded in the shoulder in an attempt on his life as he re- turned from his conference with Hitler. The report said Pierre Cathala, described as Laval's finance secre- tary, was hult 'erlous)y COAL MINING NEW YORK, May 1.—Mining fur coal in the United States both in the bituminous and field, stopped at midnight at the ex- | piration of the work contracts be-| tween the operators and the Unit- | ed Mine Workers of America. -o LENORA ANDERSON COLLECTS ON ICE » Lenora Anderson has been awarded $560 by the American Le- gion for guessing on the going out of the Nenana Ice. She guessed it would move April 28 at 8:14 p. m. The ice moved at 7:22 p. m. followed conferences between anthracite | United States has recalled its Con-|ping operations continued after sul General from Martinique andthat has abrogated all agreements with| The communique also reports sev- Admiral Robert, French High Com- eral air forays against Jap bases in missioner in the Caribbean. Tihe. Solooomes Secretary of State Cordell Hull wid L |announced in & note handed to| Robert before the departure of the 2ND FRO NT U. 4 Consul Ceneral that the French High Commissioner was no-| tified that in view of his attitude, |the United States would have to ( consider him a tool of the Hitler | regime. [ The note said, “it is a matter 1mmmon knowledge that the lerri- tory of metropolitan France, con- | |trary to the wish of the French people, is being used in an ever in-| creasing degree for active military cperations against th United States. The Vichy regime now is an intre-‘ eal part of the Nazi system.” > B. (. WOULD (ONNE(T 10 SAYS STALIN | LONDON, May 1—Joseph Stalin, |in a May Day order of the day, !declared devastating British and | American air blows on the indus- trial centers of Germany and Italy foreshadows the “formation of a second front in Europe,” as a blow against the enemy from the east, won the part of the Red Army, for the first timé since the outbreak of the war, has merged with the blow from the west.” The, broadcast, picked up here, declared the Germans have trans- ferred more than 540,000 men from (the western front but have failed ,,,,,, by a counter-offensive to smash . H the Soviet lines in the Kharknv‘ Premier Hart Sending Out :ccior. 1" The Red Army ridicules any Hn- ler peace talk as only “babble” and | indicates the Fascist camps going through a “greaf crisis.” - Survey. Parties to ChikWUp * VICTORIA, B. C., May 1.—Prem-| . : fer John Hart announces that sur-|"WELL BABY CLINIC vey parties are being organized to AT GOV'T HOSPITAL The Well Baby Clinic will be be sent to the Prince George and rt St. John area to make detailed | reports on which of four routes will {in the Government Hospital. Moth- | be more suitable for wnnecnng‘elb with small babies are invited British Columbia’s network of high-|to take advantage of this health £ ways with the new Alaska Highway.|check and weighing service. The four logical routes would all - Istart at Prince George. BUY WAR BONDS Here is a movie-came ton com Ro sl General [ study of Lieut. forest operating Patton manded the U. mmel's retreat. (left, rear) peers news-reel. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr,, * in central Tuni at @ map with a fellow officer. Jallon in Tunisia General Pat- newhere in Tun! the Allied squeeze which forced Mar- The picture is from a TOJO,.THE MONGREL, IS WISE TO AIR RAID HAZARDS, ; R T T i L : T0JO, war. air raid shelter. 'SOCIAL ADMINISTRATOR {held Tuesday morning at 10 odou{flnlemntm al 12556, utilities 19.61. a New Guinea mongrel dog adopted by five Am The boys have fixed up Tojo with a comfortable SECURITY Toio here shows he knows what to do when sirens sound. ,), - Nazi U-Boat Menace erican soldiers, is all set come peace or continue doghouse all his own. They also built him an (International) GOES T0 CAPITAL Increases; Sinkings Mus, Josephine Wright, adminis- trative assistant in the Social Se- ! curity offic has departed for |Washington, D. C., and Baltimore, Md, to take i vice training - cou director Hugh Wade an- - By JACK STI Rouiig ooy, ARHflSIRoNG WASHINGTON, May 1.—Capital In accordance with practice [militaryabserve e positive that followed by the Social ity spite of military secrecy, we are Board, the training for adminis- \w|h to hear plenty about the trative persennel is in lin h the Nazi U-boat menace in coming federal poli It is the first time months. Mrs. Wright been called in for Military officials have admitted ok 1 her five yes the sinking the antic this work during her five years in WASHINGTON, May 1.—Henry al the sinkings in |"4 Atlantic the service. : again on the upgrade. One ob- Armstrong took another step in his ol fponkrotg pri vy A four weeks' training course in comeback trail, scoring u fifth “IYel: ROt COMTECC “‘x}‘ he gml the development of claims under yound technical knockout over Sa- ' “:‘ “"'"”’”‘r“(““"dle‘l’f[;’; g the Old Age and Survivors program verio Turiello, of New York City, of U2t o me s the equidens & & oy S : major defeat for the Allies. It does under the Social Security Act will a scheduled 10 rounder p mount to that, If we can’t get be received by Mrs. Wright, and Turiello was down for . meén and material to Africa, Russia, she will also attend the school for of seven in the fourth e s L ey administrative officers. Attendance tloored in the fifth At . offensive action is held AT R % AP . rong weighe 2 ounds . Gt o Gty at the two classe m]} continue for 5 \1“'I[‘ ..73:., \,”f.l' ‘«\”l_i 'w ::XI(‘ 15 & ‘standstlll THA 1deses v eddiipe about 30 days, Mr. Wade states. and Turicllo mesid 147 pounds. | poniand shipping are just as crip- While in Washington Mrs. Wright pling as losses in battle would be. will be the house guest of Edna How far out-of gear our offensive viser from national headquarters ¢ our losses in the Battle of the At- Who spent five months in Alaska DIES YESTERDAY .ot provaniy won't be knogm un- a year ago in connection with the - til ‘after the war, but that ther initiation of the Old Age As : has been some disruption has al- Albert Johnson, iongshoreman on tance program in Alaska, with the i GastineauChannel for many ready been openly conceded. use of federal matching funds. Vel B & e % years, was picked up on the streets Wt A ol ’ ) g early yesterday and died during (.," e l"‘"’-:“*U"i‘"'” besn. the Altentaot. Ak abuta sipohollg, (AR 1 Whippiug he T-hoss THEOR STOCK QUOTATIONS in ‘uttending physician reportea. “%,1 10 secret ; 3 The Nazis, having no great sur He lived in one of the Martin ¢ s ace fleet at the outset, put all PRICES ON FRIDAY |c"b“‘“' their faith in submarines. They RICES ON FRI | Originally from the state of J | 4 Alaska Juneau mine stock “closed 4 tarted early. It is estimated now aska Juneau mine stock closed | washington, Johnson is thought 0 (1.4 thev have nearly 500 U-bog eriday at 5% ,American Can 81, : g that ‘they ‘have nearly 500 U-boat Wrlay & have relalives there. He was bort i gt AR IR . : vith perhaps 150 of these operat- | SeMIseE ;O L 4, Curtisslay rssaquah, Wash, and was 490 in the Atlantic at a time. Wright General Motors 50% : s e B : . ars of age. 3% the t Great Britain” hs pot B 08 Ko p 3 e time Great Britain had arvester 68, Ken-|' ppe pody has been removed (o it up fer bomber force to the tt 3215, New York Central 18%, g o g s :Lc!:h . e o Mgl 18% . |the Charles W. Carter Mortuwry point that . they could blast’ the .:2 1 e::‘ acific 16%, United States | ponding burial arrangements |*ub works in Gernifny and along Steel 6. | - - {the channel coast, th works had . Dow, Jones averages Friday were | ¥ been put under layers of concrete. |as follows: industrials 13548, rails California is known as the Eldo- | ___ |rado’ State* H (Continued on Page SIX) In Offing ENEMY SEA RAIDER HIT, ALEUTIANS Pilot, Now Missing, Awarded Navy Cross | for Exploit | WASHINGTON, May 1—A Cat- ‘alina patrol bomber sank a Jap {sub off the Aleutians with two | depth bombs, the Navy reported to- | day. The pilot, Leland Davis, 26, of | Hatticsburg, Mo., was awarded the avy Cross for the deed. Davis now is listed among the | missing from another patrol flight (made later on the same unspecified | day. Davis spotfed the sub running on the surface eight miles away whue |on a regular patrol mission. He flew }mm the clouds to escape detec- tion and came out one mile from | the Jap submersible just as it was | beginning to submerge. | Almost immediately after the depth charges were released, the | sub’s tanks exploded and it emerged {bow first with a large oil slick | spreading on each side of its hull. Davis then buzzed his Catalina over the Jap craft and his erew raked the sub stem to stern with [ machinegun fire. ; | But the depth charges had dealt |the undersea raider a fatal blow and within a few minutes she went down stern Ih‘,L NAURU RAID WARMUP FOR BIG ATTACK Two U. S. Attacks Prelude to Huge Pacific g Offensive WITH A U. 8. ARMY AERIAL | TASK FORCE IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC, April 24. — (Delayed) — Maj. Gen. Willis Hale, commander of the Seventh Air Force, studied the map of the Central Pacific | combat zone and promised that this week’s heavy American bomber as- saults on Japan's outlying bases of Nauru and Tarawa were merely a “warmup” of forthcoming blows against enemy strongholds guard- the main avenues to Japan. 1t is no secret that these raids are a prelude to a big offensive ac- tion in the Central Pacific area,” he said. “These attacks fulfill the predic- tion made after the December raid on Wake Island that the enemy could expect to be hit harder and more often as our plans develop,” The daylight assault on phos- phate-rich Nsauru came on April 21, and a moonlight raid on Tar~ awa came 36 hours later, the long- est combined offensive missions by any American bomber force in any cater of the war. the Gen. Hale, 50 years old, led both raids personally. g .. LA L I B B B B B B ) . WEATHER REPORT L . (U. 8. Burau) . |® Temp. Priday, April 30: . © Maximum 51, minimum 42, e * e s 2 e 0 0 0 0 a0 e & & 0 0 0 0 0 DIMOUT TIMES Dimout begins tonight at sunset at 8:46 o'clock. Dimout ends tomorrow at sunrise at 5:03 am. Dimout begins Sunday at sunset at 8:48 p.m. Dimout ends Monday at sun- rise at 5 am Dimout, begins nset at 8:51 pm. e ev s e e 9000000000 Monday at