The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 14, 1943, Page 1

) THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXI., NO. 9343. ~ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY — STRONG U.S. FORCES LAN Pro ( D ON ATTU ISLE I gress Fierce Fighting Is Reported Now In - DRAFTINGOF New Allied Blows On AXISFORCES DEFEAT OF FATHERS IS | JapanNowindicaiedin CRUMBLING , CONNALLY NOW LIKELY NIPPON BASE UNDERATTACK TOKYO CLAIMS Revolf Againsi Nazis in Holland Spreads Gvei fo Belgium, Ofher Lands Orders lssumy War De- partment for Exiension of Furloughs WASHINGTON, May 14.- ing of fath for military in the immediate future likely the Army today Commanding Generals in all nine Service Commands to extend the furlough period for new inductee: from seven to fourteen by July 1 and to three weeks by September 1 Draft- service appe as noti The War Department did not give any reason for the extension except that in many cases of only a week furlough hardships were worked. It is, however, understocd actual reason is the belief that the heads of families require more time to make arrangements for their families and wind up their business affairs It was recalled that Brig. Gen Louis B. Hershey, Director of Se- lective Service, .told the House Committee recently that “we will have to induct fathers by August 1 or sooner to meet the need for e men for the armec the 'i'he —Wflashingion Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Major Robert S. Allen on active duty.) WASHINGTON. — There was a lot that didn’t meet the eye behind Secretary Knox statement that he was wrong, after all, and the Truman Committee right about our stupendous shipping loss of 1,000,- 000 tons per month—greater than all the ships built by us and the British last year A lot of by-play took place hack- stage before Knox made his cor- rection. Some Senators are now wondering whether, if things like this are fumbled, there isn’t en- tirely too much fumbling with other things a lot more precious than public reputations. Here is the inside story of what happened: Before publishing its report, the Truman Committee sent five copies to Secretary Knox and his chief admirals, also to Admiral Emory Land of the Maritime Commission All were notified that unless there was objection to the report it would be published in three days. In ad-; dition, a representative of the Navy was allowed to read the report sev- eral weeks in advance and make any suggestions. After the report was published, however, Admiral R. S. Edwards, assistant to Vice Admiral Fred Horne, of Naval Operations, wrote a memo for the Secretary of the Navy raising objections to the Tru- man Committee’s report. KNOX SOUNDS OFF Secretary Knox happened to have Fdwards’ memo on his desk just ten minutes before a press confer- ence. And thout consulting press adviser Capt. Leland Lovette, he proceeded to sound off to news- men about the inaccuracy of the “raman Committee and its esti- mnates on shipping losses. What Knox didn't know was that he had in his own files a copy of the Truman Committee report sent well in advance, and to which he had made no objection. Also he didn’t know that the Truman Com- mittee had secured its submarine cusaster figures from the War Shin- pmng Administration, which has good reason to know what the loss- es weie, because its shups were sunk, and it builds replacements. Pinally the Truman Comuuittee had a ietter from Admiral Land certi- fying the accuracy of its figures. So ofter reading Knox's blast, the | -_W(CcTnfiunch t;; Page Four) {and |especially are sharply foreshadpwed |by a PlansBeing Mapped Out CLAIM MADE BILLURGED tive offensive Two—In W sources dec ties of India as @ operations against 1 ap- parently one of the main topics for discussion between President Roos 1t and British Prime Min- ister Winston Churchill Air, land and sea forces used and indications are that will be opened a route for heavy movements of supplies China via the long closed Burma Road gainst Japan ashington informed > possibili- for major is (By Associated Press) Allied blows against the Southwest Tndia-Burma New hitting Japan, cific theatre, in in the s lows One—At an advan he South Pacific i Acmiral and Gon, {ferred mapp !lizing the total mea |posal” for a brand r ALLIES HIT | ATSARDINIA | i.molmv} ed base in will be there Frederick s MacArthur con- d plans for “util- at their ew and ind to posi- 'Soils Discussed By Mr. Holbrook At Ga[den Meet the Ju- Well- garden Addressing members of toau Garden Club yesterday man Holbrook discussed oll and fertilizeys, first explaining HEADQUARTERS 1IN cuceintly the composition of the NORTH AFRICA, May 14.—Allied soil and the plant needs that can Air squadrons rained powerful |be supplied by fertilization. blows on Sardinia, Sicily and even| All plants need 10 chemicals and Italy herself yesterday in an of-|some more, he said, of these, fensive that no longér divided them are constant. in. the soil, three can {by the necessity for the support of acquired from the air (carbon, {ground troops in Tunisia. {oxygen and hydrogen) and three Fiying Fortresses and medium can be supplied by man vomkers delivered a smashing These three in the proper balance ault on the Cagliari port air base.|are necessary for perfect plant | The raid is the biggest yet under-!growth and include nitrogen, phos- Itaken against Sardinian targets, |phorus and potassium. Barnyard |far surpassing that on. Maddalena manure, Mr. Holbrook recommend- wo weeks ago when about 20 en-|ed as the best all-round fertilizer ‘my vessels were sunk or damaged for all types of soil, as it makes n large oil fires started in the Sic-|clay soil more friable and sandy lian harbor of Augusta. soil more humus, as well as hold- About 50 U. S. Liberators at-{ing the elements and chemical tacking from the Middle East bases.|compounds the plants need. He re- dumped almost 250,000 pounds ollmmmt nded peat as one of the best explosives under RAF fighter es-"‘xppllculmnx for providing humus. cort, on Naples, Reggio and Cala-| Lime is a soil modifier and sweet- i bria. | Mr. Holbrook reminded his it and not a fertilizer, al- | ALLIED four as- ener, eners ‘:n'ml;«blo for plant use. Alv 0 Y A G 'NG, J Gladiolii Culture | Also presented at the one of the Imost successful gladiolii raisers, |Mrs. J. T, A : Petrich. Special atten- Leaving town this morning in!tion was called to a bulletin on the wee sma’ hours and bound for herb gardens for food, medicine and an undisclosed destination, all 40|as dyes obtainable through the Na- members of the senior graduating|tional Federation of Garden Clubs. class got away for the class pic-{ Mrs. Harold Smith and Mrs. nic | Eugene Nelson were appointed to Bountifully chaperoned, the party |prepare a bulletin or booklet on was divided and took passage on|Alaska vegetables and flowers. The the Dr. J. O. Rude and Jack Bur-,Flower Show was discussed and it ford boats. They are expected back | was voted to include vegetables at about midnight tomight, and will|this year’s event to be held the surely need to!latter part of August on dates to recover in. le fixed by a specj;u committee. The sophomore picnic is also| Rgcommenduuom made by last scheduled for today after school,[VEAI'S show chairman, Mrs. Robert when Albert Peterson’s garbage;c‘)ugh“"" were read and accepted truck, thoroughly hosed and reno- |0 the club. Included was a recom- ;::i?n;i' ‘hlemszlrcuagfanz?becnls;IS%: in a special Juni'or Division for supervision, provides transnortatwn“,Ch“dmn u;? 100, b Wll.]. Ingde to the Bkl CaRin {both vegetables and Il?wem. Gheperones, o thé B sl New members taken into the club ¢ : Phs are;wore Mrs. Ralph Wright, Mrs. John Miss Evelyn Ohlson, class adviser,|galm ana Mrs. David Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. Harold Foss, Mrs. T.!punch and delicious tea cake Bolyan, Mrs. Harry Sperling. Class' were served by hostesses Mrs. president Janet Carl promises mod-|George Hays and Mrs. Forward. el behavior for the class. - = ARCTICAVIATION "Moo oAt meeting culture locality’s the weekend RS S Y | though it doés assist in breaking SENIORS START | down organic matter and making it | mendation to set up separate clas-| NEW YORK, May viewed in London, a 14 radio Inter- broad- cast says Licutenant General Jacob M« L. Devers, new Commander of the B European | $ Axis forces |4 starting to crumble (¥ d ;fl)m {sure. American forces the theatre, are “definitely and those forces will You m be this in asserted the be destroye certain the war will soon be intensi- fied - BUSY PACE IS SET FOR ALASKA COASTAL PLANES Kept hopping the past two days, pilots for the Alaska Coastal planes have had busy flight echedule to fiil On a charter this morning to on, Miss Mildred Keaton made | | | e round trip, and Andrew Gamble caught the return tip from the plane that point Coming in from Haines were foliowing: Mike Osmonovich, E Trugleigh, Paul T. Lifer, Joseph S Newman and G. E térly. Mrs. Malcolm Moe, William Feero, nd E. Soldin flew to Skagway on Jr Returning were Gerald M. Murphy, | T. W. Bleifin, W. A O. Adams and Forrest P. Kopp. Going to Sitka today were Dr George Hays, Bob Copstick, Bob Pielm and A. VanMavern. On the return flight to Juneau were David Howard, Slizabeth Hubbard, Martin A. Tenys, Ernest Giovanetti and Jack C. Lakke Passengers for cursion today included Albert Ellis, Charles Middleton, Herman Goebel, E. Denson, F. H. Hegne and Jack Bickles. On the flight back were S E. Jennette, Lu Jensen, DeSoss W Johnson, G. Gunderson, George Jim and Robert Smith. Completing yesterday’s chedules, |the return flight from Ketchikan brought the following: Ed Wilson, Mrs. Lillian Denny, Alvin L. Ull- man, Gerald J. Morris and W. E Monum To Excursion yesterday were Jo- seph G. Hart, T. H. Dyer, J .Hig- zinbottom, T. Small, J. G. Hart aind F. Garcia. Returning here were Duncan S. Johnson, S. P. Hull, Jim Huston gene H., Hanks, S. War- burton, Jr. and H. Willars Going to Sitka were Ralph Wil- coxin, M. B. Lynch, W. J. Pater- son, Jim Reed and John Milias Back from the Historic City pas- sengers included Walter J. Adams. Iris Nelson and Henry Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wright, Mar- ilyn Wright and B. Capron flew to Skagway, and returning here wer- Albert E. Laduola, Ison Darl, C. R Pickens, Lloyd J. Boun and James F. Cole. Flying to Excursion were John Leland, Edward Wilson, Lewis G McDonald, F. Joy and L. Arm- strong. Returning were L. J. Lampo, A. Nielson, Alfred Antonsen, James Lindoff, Jimmy Paul and Tom Dyer. - NEW FBI CHIEF ARRIVES TODAY Sherman, H | Clinton W. Stein, transferred |hert to take charge of the Federal |Bureau of Investigation in Alaska, the| CONTROLIS GIVEN | QUEER VIEWPOINT | Ay | NEW ORLEANS, La., May 14.—| Wayne Parrish, editor and publish- er of the American Aviation Daily, told the Association of Commerce members that whether we like it or not, Arctic aviation is controlled by Russia and Great Britain. Parrish said postwar interconti- nental aviation will depend largely on the peace table! trading with air space figuring as a goal. B — Richard Gordon was an outgoing medical patient at St. Ann’s Hos- pital yesterday. WI"IER |" SOUIH‘m'rm-d today from the Stats Formerly Special Agent - in - 5 |Charge of the FBI office in St Dan Noonan, one of Alaska’s best|Paul, Minn., Stein will relieve Ralph known traveling, salesman, is back C. Vogel of his duties in the Ter- in the Territory again after a Win-ritory. Mr. Vogel was recently noti- ter spent visiting the factories andified of his transfer to Omaha, Neb wholesale houses of the firms Ne where he will have charge of the !?DTES(‘T}L\» , |FBI office there. Principal of Noonan's accounts et are Utica DuxBak outing clothes| H. 0. ADAMS BACK and Buckingham Hecht shoes. He —p % 0 70 00 % visited the DuxBak factory in Ub.| H: O Adams, Alaska Steamship ica and before his return to the|COMPANY agent heére, returned to- northwest had checked off calls on|43Y by plane from Skagway, where sixteén factories from coast m'he has been on business for the A Ipast few days. — g o - Lawrence George and Alvin Ru-' Andrew Gamble, dolph were recently discharged pa-|from Angoon, ha tients at the Government Hospital.! ernment Hospital. emergency entered the Gov- case | | | | | | LaBrash passengers | | \ | Inlet | P.| tes I LONDON the revelt May 14 reaching in occupied Belgium Reports from here said Holland like wild- Ohio, mtinent azing CLEVELAND, May 14 ident Phil Muwrray and other wers of the CIO Executive has today telegraphed all United | fire and Representa- | A demanding defeat of the Con- vy Bill to outlaw wartime strikes demanded “immediate mea- toward stabilizing domestic my and adopting a truly equi- tax program. Connally bill is termed most dangerous threatls the Nation’s war program and it will destroy the morale of soldiers who either are members of or rized labor or whose fathers and sthers are and who must re- sent scist strike at home.” - - LOCAL BOARD RECLASSIFIES ELIGIBLE MEN nt P spread to tates Senatars of attacks on German military establishments and communications have been made in Holland and Belgium. of the Allied vic- said to be shak Hitler's Europe sabotage, armed troops and Reverberations tory Africa i ing whole of of in jplle the I one Accounts DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS STAGE FIGHT The re our WASHINGTON, May 14 House has voted 342 to 65 new President Roosevelt's cal trading powers but the Repub- licans succeeded in cutting the ex- tension to two instead of the usual | three The ' down to recipro- Mos ved the ire as follows o 1-A—Ryder Aine: Stoddard ohy D 2-A—Earl Geor reclassifications is- Juneau Draft Board rece by Demoerats i the efforts of the Republi- to bring trade pacts under ssional veto power. - .o POPPY DAY PROCLAIMED BY GOVERNOR v. Ernest Gruen today ued the following proclamation on Poppy Day 1 hereby designate May the Saturday preceding Memorial Day, as Poppy Day in Alaska. On that day American Legion Auxil- fary units wherever organized in Alaska will conduct poppy sales. “This year all money thereby raised will be used for rehabilita- tion and welfare work among vet- erans of World Wars I and 1I and their families “The cause is worthy of Alaska will gladly and substantially in nition of a need greater than before confronted us.” - Saturday Night- Dance fo Be Held uUso Hegfidquarters The first USO Saturday night dance to be held for sometime will be given tomorrow night in the lobby of the USO Club. Rugs will be rolled up and furniture pushed out of the way to make room for 1 big jam session, with more GSO girls than usual expected to present at the more convenient meeting place. Dancing will begin about 9 o'clock and the popuar Duck Creek or- chestra will be making music from that hour on .o | SUIT FILED HERE i AGAINST ALASKA WILDLIFE SERVICE | in the Dis- Berne Converse, Carl Danielson, Jr., Willlam Lloyd Paul Kinch (pending turn battered » Bland Holger Sofus Larsen, win Lee Messer, David Volta Florey Williams 2-B— Robert William Cowling, Floyd Shelby Epperson, Vernon E on Hodges, Arvid Raymond John- on, George Larssen, Harry Guy Maxwell, Jr, Lawits K. Nielson H) 2- Roald Christopher Cop- Charles Patrick Johnnie, Reynolds (H), Ernest Or- Rudolph El- Willard is- Percy E. vell Rude. 4-F—John Q. Jackson >oe PRACTICE ALERT LAST EVENING IS SATISFACTORY ONE Last evening's practice Alert was quite satisfactory, reported the Ju- neau Civilian Defense Council to- Some 150 members attended, in- cluding representatives from the Chaplain, Rescue Workers, Auxil- iary Police, First Aid, and Air Raid Wardens corps A few violations of Alert regula- tions occurred, but generally a very fine degree of cooperation existed At the Council’s meeting, follow- fag the Alert, Glenn Allen was ap- pointed Acting Chief of Auxiliary Police during the absence of Walter P. Scott from the city, and Lew Nunamaker was appointed Ser- geant of Air Raid Warden Squad No. 3-A replacing Robert Burns who has joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary Corps. Camflauging of oil tanks' on Gas- tineau Channel was discussed, and the Council is seeking authoritative information as to the necessity. At future practice Alerts attend- ance of First Aiders will be report- ed direct by their Captains fo the head of the First Aid Corps at Tel- ephone 88, instead of as in%he past ! through Air Raid Sergeants to the control station 712 - - Senior Guild to Meet This Evening Members of the Senior Guild will| meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in Trin- ity Hall. Mrs. John Guerin will be the hostess and all members are re- quested to attend >oe , 1943, I know the contribute recog- has people ever Suit has been filed trict Court by the Tee-Hit-Ton Tribe of Thlingit Indians of Alaska against the officers the Fish and Wildlife Service The suit is to enjoin the enforce- ment of Alaska Fishery Acts within the area claimed by the tribe. Roughly from Salmon Bay and IDA FOSS HERE Lake Bay of Prince of Wales Is- Back from a visit in the States, land, on the ground that the Al- Miss Ida Foss, former co-owner of|2kan Fishery Acts are unconsti- the Snow White Laundry, re. tutional, unreasonable and inap- turned to Juneau this morning, ~ Plcable of and ral resistance haw been received here from Poland Norway, Yugoslavia and Greece but Dutch and Belgians appear L giving th i occupation fore satest trouble Reports reaching here the Germans are sending clashes €1 the be es the gi indicate addition low countries into the Al troops whether this i Allied but it is not in anticipation in vasic rebellion ATTACKS ON KISKA AGAIN BEING MADE May 14 reports ‘The resump- in the raids WASHINGTON Navy communique tion of air attacks on Kiska Aleutians, and three new against Jap bases in the Solomons, by American enemy positions and bombardment liznt warships “of at Vila Munda. The resumption of air action in the Aleutians ended a four day per- iod of inactivity described here as resulting from bad weather Results of the Kiska alr action and bombardment of Vila Munda not given - APPEAL MADE T0 GOVERNOR BY FISHERMEN For the purpose of working ou problems of trollers in this par of the country who are dissatisfiec with prices they are getting fo their catch, a delegation of fisher men petitioned yesterday for tance through Gov. Ernest Gruen- ing. Accompanied by secretary of the Alasl Union, here from Cc lowing trollers called at the Gov ernor’s office to voice their pro- test: Emil Vienola, Norman Rustad Doc Silvers, L. G. Geiger and Car Weidman. It - was stated that prices are given the fishermen here as those in the Puget Sound area and that the local trollers are, in addition, required to pay for freighting their fish to the states. The protest was well taken by the Governor, who wired the Office of Price Administration Washington, D. C., for action the matter. The local no jurisdiction prices here, all handled through Seattle of- fice, it is understood. Due thi situation, aid to the fishermen has been slowed up considerably, and in order speed action, Gov Gruening appealed wire direct ly to Washington, D. C are John Wiese a Fishermen'’s rdova, the fol the e in OPA in such the has been given regard to fish business ) is to by charges | in| | i | | | \Americans Go Ashore on May 12, Declares Jap Broadcast TRACK UNITS EFFECT VERY SUDDEN ACTION \Defense Forces Putting Up Effective Battle-Wash- ington Is Silent BULLET I N—Washington, May 14—The United States Forces landed on Jap-held Attu Island on Tuesday, the Navy announced this afternoon, and are now locked in a battle with enemy troops. The communigque further “On May 11, United States Forces landed at the island of Attu in the Aleutians and are now engaged with the Japanese forces on the island. Details of operations will be released when the situation clar . The Navy spokesman declined to go beyond the limits of this bare announcement or offer any comment on the course of fighting. Size of the enemy’ garrison is not known but it is believed to be smaller than approximately 10,000 soldiers reported stationed on Kiska Island to the east of Attu. NEW YORK, May 14. — The Tokyo radio reports strong United States forces landed on Attu May 12 and severe fight- ing is now in progress. The broadeast from Tokyo is recorded by the Federal Com- munications Commission. The broadeast said the land- ings of the U. S. Forces is an- nounced by the Japanese Im- perial Headquarters. Attu is one of the two princi- pal bases of the Japanese on the western tip of the Aleu- tians and has been repeatedly bombed. TEXT FOLLOWS The Office of War Informa- tion gives out the following text of the Tokyo announce- ment as transmitted by Domei “Dai Honeu” as follows: “Imperial Headguarters an- nounced at 4 p.m. (12 midnight, Thursday, Pacific Time), strong United States Forces on May 12 landed on Attu Island, Aleu- tian Group, and severe fight- ing is now going on between the Japanese defense forcesand enemy forces.” FIERCE BATTLE The OWI said the text of the Japanese Imperial Headquar- ters’ communique as broadeast to the Japanese area was re- corded by the Federal Commu- nications Commission and fully announced that the “Imperial Headquarters' communique said 14 at 4 pm.: eraek an forces hegan landing Attu (Atsuta) Island, Aleu- -o o May Our forces are v New Deputy Chief i Io Nws (ommand | Tokyo claimed last June 25 i a cmmunique that Japanese forees WHITEHORSE, Y. T., May 14 Col. C. R. Hazlet, of Corvallis, Ore- gon, has been appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Northwest Service Command, succeeding Col Harry A. Montgomery, transferred to Washington, D. C - (Continued on Page Three) DIMOUT TIMES Dimout begins tonight sunset at 9:15 o'clock. Dimout ends tomorrow At sunvise at 4:33 am Dimout begins Saturday at t at 9:17 pm. L I R ) at Baby Valeri Trambitas entercd St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday for medical treatment. Leececscoee se000g0c0ee