The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 19, 1943, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME" VOL. LXI., NO. 9374. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY. JUNE 'MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS AMERICANS ATTACK SICILY, SARDINIA Report Italy Peace Envoys In | Nlce Pins ILDUCE IS LOSING WITH HIS PEOPLE Crown Princ; Umberto and| Marshal Badoglio Seek Truce? LONDON, June 19. — Reuters News Agency, usually reliable, re- ports from Algiers that rumors are current Italian peace envoys, pos- sibly including Crown Prince Um- berto and Marshal Badoglio, are in the French African capital Meanwhile, Mussolini presided at a cabinet meeting in Rome and approved new decrees, according to the Rome radio. London quarters said they had no confirmation of the rumors that peace envoys were in Algiers, that efforts to verify the rumors there were unavailing Umberto commands the Army group since Badoglio was deposed as chief of staff early in the war. Recalls Early Statement The report recalled a statement which President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill made at (Continued on Page “Three) The Washmgton Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Major Robert 8. Allen on active duty.) WASHINGTON. — Inside fact about the Argentine revolution is that it was planned for June 15.! Furthermore, it was planned by pro-Democratic civilian elements friendly to the United States. In fact, it was even planned by certain Argentines who visited in this coun- try and conferred with U. S. of- ficials. However, army leaders, knowing ahat the civilians were up to, jumped the gun on them, seized the Govern- ment ten days in advance. Actually U. S. officials, in an extremely delicate position, kept alvof from the civilian plans. They would not plot against a Latin American government, even though that government had mot been {riendly. However, certain powerful Ar- gentine leaders, who carry great weight with the ses of the people came to theé: United States and discussed plans fo install a pro-. Ametican government which would break ‘with the Axis imme- diately. Some observers wish U. S. offi- cials had taken a definite part in these civilian' fevolt plans, despite international ethics. For the Argen- tine military government, even in revised form, has been a bitter disappoiutment. Hqwever, to have egged on the revolt would have meant a revision of the Good Neigh- bor policy. That policy has been to keep absolutely aloof from Latin American internal affairs, parti- cularly revolutions. Past experience has shown that mixing into Latin American politics leads to U. S. Marines, and that, in turn, leads to ill-will. CAPITOL CHAFF Democratic Chairman Frank ‘Walker did a little hatchei-burying with his old friend Jim Farley in New York the other day. He under- mined Jim's strength as N.Y.state Democratic chairman by removing his right to make appointments for postmasterships and federal jobs. This prerogative had been left to Jim despite his quarrel with the President. . Lovely Congress- woman Clare Luce of Connecticut has been deluged with ‘offers to| write magazine articles and news-| paper columns ever since she came| to Congress. She has turned them all down. However, when she did reactionary Argentine | TONI CRANE, as may easily be seen, is a girl with rare under- standir Toni’s pretty pins have carried her into the semi- finals of the Most Beautiful Legs Contest, sponsored by the | Venida League. Prizes total $3,- 600 in War Bonds. DOG OUESTION IS PUILLE TO CITY COUNCIL ™ No Catcher Avallable—Po-: lice Department Too Busy io Handle it The question of what do do with| tramp dogs and cats which are per- mitted to run the streets at large| and destroy private property, is a puzzle to City Councilmen. It seems that no one wants the| thankless position of dog catcher| and that the Police Department is too busy with other duties to give any protection to property owners in this matter, Representatives from the Juneau Garden ‘Club were present at last night’s Council meeting to voice ob-| jections to property owners having to put up with dogs and cats de- stroying Victory gardens, and en- tered a plea to the “patriotic pa- triotism” of dog and cat owners {to keep their animals from run- ping at large Dog Catcher Wanted Mayor Harry I. Lucas stated that the Council would advertise for a dog catcher and that the leash law, passed in 1937 would be enforced. This states, in part, that the owner of any dog who allows the animal |to run unleashed and at large, would be subject to a fine of $50 or 10 days in jail, or beth. 1 Fourth Celebration The Mayor brought up the ques- {tion of a July 4 celebration this |year, stating that the Fourth fell on a Sunday, which would mean two days of festivities. He was no- (Continued on Page Four) \dont(nued on Page ’I‘f\m) PRODUCTION DROP INMAY NAZl AlRMEN SCORE ‘IMPORTANT HITS' IS CRITICAL ‘War Dept. Official Blames "Overconfidence and Complacency” WASHINGTON, June 19.—Blaming ‘overconfidence and complacency” for the slackened war production in May, Undersecretary of War Patterson said if this tinues “our overseas' troops will suffer shortages of critical equip- ment in this mest critical period of military supply,” press conferen in a strikes in manage- Patterson also deplored industry and diversion of ment talent to “civilian non-essen- tials.” At one point he mentioned b bles encountered in fitting production lir to the chang strategic requirements. He struck this invasion of Europe note “The principal theater of opera- cannot be shifted overnight from Africa to the mainland of Europe without drastic revisions of armament.” Specifically, Patterscn said that industry had failed by five and one- 1alf percent to meet the production needs of Army ground forces last month and said “this failure in May of production is the most cri- tical single occurence in the Army supply nroblem s 19 tions STRATEGIC pyUSSELDORF Alaska Batfleironf's | | settlement. . MINES WILL GET LABOR ‘System of Priorities on Manpower Establish- ed byfl\iNMC WASYUNG'I'ON. June 19. The ar Manpower Commission has set up a system of labor priorities for \mrldh and mining to assure first call on manpower for metals most needed in the war effort, also grant- ing certain companies priorities ‘ovex others. Some of the metal classifications | !include in order of importance: | Molybdenum, copper, zinc, tung- sten, mica, fluorspar. Workings in order of importance |include: | Aluminum reduction mills, smel- |ters and refineries for copper, zinc | mines producing bauxite, iron, van- |dium and mercury. Secref Weapon Greafly in situation con- | Bittner, APPARENTLY ABANDONING any ideas of bombing well-protected Br itish munition plants, pilots of Nazi Focke-Wulf planes dropped their eggs on homes like this in a south men and soldiers dig in to remove the wreckage and reach possible victims. The r top height, got rid of their bombs as quickly as possible and then fled out to sea. RUINED BY RAF Amu(' Julw 19.—Dusseldorf | according to an an- by the Air Ministry More than a thousand acres devastated after the great attack of Royal Air Force heavy bombe: on June 11 “when a complete coun of all damage made it believed that the figures were more lik fifteen hundred acres or consider ably over two square miles.’ The Air Ministry said that after examination of aerial photograp! “this is the most shattering blow to German war potentials so [ar struck in the battle of the Rulu The report said that in the at- tack the Royal Air Force used th« greatest force of heavy bomb: ever sent out in the mounting 19& offensive. Forty-three the RAF. LONDON, is “in 1 nouncement planes were lost by Helped Regaining Attu Island from Japs 7200 ARCRAFT PRODUCED IN MAY | WASHINGTON, June 19.—Unit- ed States aircraft production in May “reached unprecedented” heights with nearly 7.200 planes of 21l types produced, the War Pro- duction Board announces. e ® 00 00 00 0 0 00 WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. Bureau) Temp. Friday, June 18: Maximum 64, minimum 47. ® 0 9 0 0 0 000 00 WASHINGTON, June 19.—Radar the most publicized secret w of the war, enabled America’s suc- ful landing on Attu, Congre learned today. Maj. Gen. Dawson Olmstead the U. 8. Signal Corps, told the House Appropriations Committee “in the battle of Attu when o forces arrived and wanted to men ashore in small boat weather made visibility so bad the water couldn’t be seen from the decks of the ships. “The ships were berthed, how ever, and the men landed through the use of Radar.” Radar is a radio device used in the detection of ships, planes and pon |other objects obscured to vision are| | Empire obtains seacoast town in England. Work= aiders came in at roof- (International) Weather Worse fo Beal Than Japs, Says Officer (IIY (OUN(!l SAYS PUBLIC RECORDS OPEN Councilmen Deem Blotter as Privafe Daily Memo Councilmen last night at the re- gular City Council 2 in City Hall discussed at ler the Em- pire's request to be permitted to see all public records including the daily police blotter and in reply gave notice that the public records in so far as arrests, fines and com- plaints are concerned are open to the public as has always been the rule. This, however, did not include the police blotter which, according to them, is not a public record but a private daily memo for the police department’s exclusive use. Suggest Secret Record further stated that if The a court order which reporters to have access to the daily police blotter for the purpose of printing usable items of news interest, that the police would then, according to M. E Monagle, acting City Magistrate, keep two blotte one to be shown to the public and the other to be used secretly by the police depart- ment. As an argument John Monagle, said that during these times the City Police work directly with the FBI in many cases and if the Federal Bureau re- cords are not open to the public, he would deem it his duty not to have the police blotter open for inspec- tion. The blotter, he stated, is used by the police as a daily memo, showing the progress of a case or suspicions and if it were open for pubhc inspection it would hinder was will allow Chief of Police LConunued on Page ‘Three) SEATTLE, Jnm- 19.~t'here are |two kinds of warfare going on at the same time in Alaska's battle zone, according to Lieut. Col. A. C. Newkirk of the Army Engineer: who is in Seattle awaiting plan» transportation back North He came “out” on an Pmmgonryr leave to attend the funeral of his mother in Indianapolis after more than a year with the utilities sec- tion of the Alaska Defense Com-| mand. 1 Of the two battles kitk, who was in Alaska during| the bombing Dutch Harbor and | the attack on Attu, is much more| concerned with the battle waged' against fog, cold and rain. mall Job | “For the engineers, the actual fighting isn't a drop in the bucket. When Dutch Harbor was bombed we had to repair it, but as our job, goes that wasn't big. It was alll handled locally with men already stationed there,” Colonel Newkirk, who spoke to Victory Square| crowds yesterday, declared. “Right after the Attu attack we had to move in and start building a per- manent base. But that isn't a big job either “What pace, most of it Colonel New-| of up against is a big blank .Everything that white men need to sustain themselves has to be built. First we have to establish ourselves and then we have to br in all the things that are nece: for living like power, lighting, housing and roads. And it’s a constant fight to see who | is going to be dominant, the wea-! ther or man.” i Morale High | The morale of the Alaskan troops is high he said | “We're working seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. There are no Sundays in Alaska But morale is fine, and I'm talk- ing about the average man, Private John Doe. He is in a constant battle ainst the elements of Alaska but realizes that it is an area to be held at all costs,” he declared - Martha’s Vineyard, four miles off Massachusetts, was discovered mn 1602 by Bartholomew Gosnold, we're sary Algerla | rulings. |Navy announces the 718-ton Coast 'for 18.30 and 17.20 this morning, 1S HEAVIEST —~| RAID SINCE _ WIBREJECTS 151 TAKEN pORTAI' pAY :Shoot Down 39 More Axis FOR MINERS Planes-fortresses in Action Says Board Powerless fo ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, June 19. — The Seitle Issue - Is Law Case greatest attacking force of Ameri- can planes to go into action since the surrender of Pantelleria raided Sicilian and Sardinian targets yes- terday, downing 39 enemy planes WASHINGTON, June in combat War Labor Board ejected the American Flying Fortresses, roar- United Mine Workers' portal pay ing out in strength from their demands on the grounds they con- North African bases rained tons of stitute a law case. The Board said bombs on the Axis bases, either of It was powerl to settle the issue. which may soon feel the might of The members of the board dissented the opinion, taking the position the is a labor dispute which the could of, but 19 The an Allied landing. Allied headquarters said a day- light attack against Messina fol- lowed up Thursday night's assault on Comiso in the southeastern cor- ner of Sicily by RAF bombers of the Middle East Command. Other targets of the Northwest African Air Force were Milo in Sicily, and Olbia and Golfo in Sar- dinia. Communications in Sardinia were damaged. An Italian communique indicated a heavy Allied attack was also made on Syracuse, Siciliap coastal city near the southeastern corner of the island, and site of an Axis air- field Rome said 11 were killed and 20 injur g The Board's directive order said: i\llf::i I::’e‘::c_“ made no mention “The mine workers remain free of such an attack. to press their demand before the 5 administrator of the Fair Labor Standards Act and in the Federal courts L] L] Government, is charged with the “Operators also seek pertinent udmmh ration o he wage stabili- b3y 1 o ,L‘bia ; :’ ! """ All Bombers Return Safely ar Labor Board Chairman Davis| | from Successful Attack pointed out at a press conference that the miners' claim to pay for| 0 vel time ‘“represents an un-| | known ]mbmt» | AN ADVANCED SOUTH PACI- |FIC BASE, June 19. — American (UITER IS | Liberator bombers and Catalina fly- (ln[( boats' made “ a very successful lmral.slng rald” last night on Nauru, loSI WIIH an island base 650 miles northeast’ of Guadalcanal, South Pacific foree Coast Guard Vessel Goes, | headquarters announced today. The spokesman said that large Down After Myster- |ous Blast fires were started in bivouacks, oil WASHINGTON, four labor of eight in case WLB clared “The the War Government of America This statement was issued by Van former official of the Unit- Workers. Must Not rike He added, a “no-strike agreement has been made with the President of the United States and must be carried out today just as the day we made it.” dispose de- 1s decision of Board and of the the United States decision Labor of a cd Mine retain rights to administrative court Free To Agree | “The parties also remain free to agree to settle their prospective law suit if they should agree to a “The Board, as an agency of the dumps and revetment areas of the island target. Returning pilots sald fires were visible 40 miles away. June 19. — The| overdue or de- Weapons of the infantry are rifle, bayonet, machine gun, mor- tar, pistol, carbine, grenade and anti-tank gun. DIMOUT TIMES Dimout begins tonight ® at sunset at 10:07 o'clock. ® Dimout ends tomorrow | ® at sunrise at 3:51 am. e Dimout begins Sunday at ® sunset at 10:08 p.m. ® Dimout ends Monday at sun- ® rise at 3:51 am. ioootchoogg,' | The spokesman said preliminary | reports indicated that all United | States planes which struck Nauru m two waves returned safely. Light | anti-aircraft fire was encountered over the objective. - Guard cutter Escanaba, which car- WAINWR!GHT HAS ries a normal complement of 60 of- | plE""'Y 'I'o EA'I' ficers and men has been reported lost with all hands except two en-| s AS JAP PRISONER "The vessel was blown up in an| explosion from an undetermined | cause. i SKANEATELES, N. Y., June 19.— The skipper was Lieut. Commdr, |Lieut. Gen. Wainright, hero of Cor- Carl Peterson, 36, of Newtogville,|regidor, is getting “enough to eat” Mass. las a Jap prisoner, but has lost 33 The loss of the ship raised to 99|Pounds since the start of the war. the number of American war v Mrs, Wainright said this informa- sels reported sunk, tion was contained in a letter from stroyed so far. her husband dated Oct. 13, 1942— > he first direct word from him since a letter in June. 20,500 POUNDS s L Twenty thousand five hundred pounds of halibut were brought to Juneau by two vessels of the hali- but fleet yesterday and today. Arrivals were the Helen, Capt.| John Willis, 9,500 pounds, sold to Alaska Coast Fisheries for 1835 and 1715 on Friday; the Thelma, Capt. Bernt Alstead, 11,000 pounds, sold to New England Fish Company ®e0ecsevsenece