The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 8, 1943, Page 1

3 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLI, NO. 9441. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1943. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT® —— ITALY HAS SURRENDERED UNCONDITIONAL TERMS ARE ACCEPTED STALINO CAPTURED BY REDS Fiercely D efended City Falls as Russians Surge Onward (By Associated Press) The capture of fiercely defended Stalino by the Russians is acknow- ledged today by the Germans, re- storing the last of the great indus- trial cities in the Donets Basin to the Red Army which has already UP PLATFORM MACKINAC ISLAND, Michigan. won back two thirds of the Ukraine's SePt. 8- V‘;“h 8 b“»‘“‘;‘% hi“dr;“" R aantn Tede ment of what is termed the New iy Deal “instrument of Fascism,” the The Red Army has advanced also i to Mariu- iy zg“:ge;h;::‘lwl;:: of Stalino| demands the establishment of a gov- gg e Bonot Azov, making It almost | TPment agency with full powers on | Production, distribution and prices certain that the Nazi force, fighting| f:l fcod. g east of that town, must WIthAraw' “ppo ' opnittee headed by Senator to escape entrapment by the south-|p ho ¢ o Taft, and numbering Gov- ward. |ernors Thomas A. Dewey of New Other Russian units are reported! vou and John W. Bricker of Ohio, | to have severed the main railroad| among the members, urges the Re- | from the Donets Basin to Dnirper-| publican Advisory Committee of 49, | opetrovsk, 115 miles east of Stalino.|in a lengthy report, to offer the The German communique today| country a program for increased | said Stalino, Russia’s twelfth larg-| production and improved distribu- est city was “evacuated” to shorten|tion of food the front after all military installa-| The Council members met in an executive session late yesterday to consider the recommendations of its - | Foreign Policy Committee headed by : ) 15(‘115!0!' Arthur H. Vandenberg, of The washlngton | Michigan., The belief is expressed _G -B d‘ voided by the drawing up of = MerrY __0 Oun ‘la‘csoluumx eml:fndyin‘g the ideas of that a fight over international co- | several factions. i | Republican Home Front Committee, (Continued on Page Three) operation to preserve peace has been D By DREW PEARSON (Major Robert 8. Allen on sctive duty.) i E | plans for peace. sky, a bitter anti-Soviet. | tecting the New World from aggres- later a daily Russia paper called fectively for defense of the Western | Hopkins Professor Isaiah Bowman. World.” WASHINGTON — Insiders Wl\()} ARGENTINA have talked with both Secretary| Hull and his ex-Undersecretary, Sumner Welles, report that aside] DENIED ANY i | - Hull long has been anti-Russian.| lEND.lEASE Welles has long argued that we must work with Russia — even| though we don’t agree Wwith her| \wASHINGTON, Sept. 8—Secre- ideology—if we are to win the peace.| tary of State Cordell Hull brusquely You don’t hear much about Pas-|sjon, volsky around Washington, but he! The note was delivered to Foreign happens to be one of Mr. Hull's|Minister Segunda Strom in Buenos closest advisers. Born in Russia,| Ajres, Pasvolsky was the last secretary to| secretary Hull bluntly pointed out Russkoye Slovo, which was Enl]-:flemisphere‘ Soviet, ang after various research| The Secretary of State suggested studies, became adviser to Mr. Hull.| that the Government of President | When Pasvolsky’s plans for a new | Pedro Ramirez “has indicated clear- world bogged down, Welles diplo- | ly that Argentina’s armed forces will But the basic difference between — Hull and Welles in dealing with Russia has continued. And that is why it may be futile for Welles to| undertake a mission to Moscow with | STOCK QUOTATIONS | GOPERS KEEP: BUSY LINING : ’lx]ands and the Philippine Scouts from jealousy of the old for the| young, their basic difference gets | down to Soviet Russia and fuLurcE Hull climaxed his anti-Russian|guiped down an Argentine bid for attitude by placing in charge of his|jend.lease on the ground Argentina | peace-planning group, Leo Pasvol-|nas failed to take a share in pro- | Kerensky's Ambassador Boris Bak- that the United States is at war | hmeteff. Pasvolsky formerly edited |and must allocate military supplies the Russian Review in New York,| where they will be used most ef- matically maneuvered 50 that the not under present conditions, be | President appointed a larger peace | used in a manner designed to for-V‘ planning group, including Johns|ward the security of the New | Foreign Minister Eden. For any/| plan he works out with the Russians, would almost certainly meet with| vigorous opposition from Hull Lhe!sl minute Welles got home. RUSSIAN PROBLEMS { Here are the chief problems which will have to be threshed out with | Stalin by whoever goes to Russia: | 1—A second front. This was pub-‘ licly pledged at Casablanca, and the| Russians blame Churchill blet:ause1 the pledge has not been kept. They | think Roosevelt wanted the second | front, but that Churchill insisted that it be undertaken largely byl American rtoops. 2—The large number of British troops in Palestine, Mesopotamia and the Near East. The Russians think this is to block them from (Continued on Page Four) NEW YORK, Sept. 8. — Closing | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 6%, American Can 86'¢, Anaconda 25'%, Bethlehem eel 57%, Commonwealth and | Southern 11/16, Curtiss Wright 7', International Harvester 68, Kenne- cott 30, New York Central 15%, Northern Pacific 13%, United States Steel 517%. Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials, 136.91; rails, 33.70; utilities, 21.19. a2 A TIDES TOMORROW | Low tide—3:17 a. m., 20 feet. High tide—9:47 a. m,, 123 feet. Low tide—3:32 p. m,, 5.3 feet. | High tide—9:34 p. m, 149 feet. | e ga— BUY WAR BONDS 'War in Final Phase, New Offensives Will Bring Allied Victory, NEW GUINEA WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 — Gen- eral George C. Marshall, Chief of aff of the United States Army, reports that the war has entered its final phase—a mounting series| of Allied offensives which will end only with the absolute defeat of the xis i ALLIES IN BLASTTWQ Roosevell ADVANCEON Reinforcements Flown fo Paratroopers as Aus- sies Move on lae ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN ~ AIRFIELDS IN FRANCE American Marauders Keep " Up Bombing fo Pave Way for Invasion LONDON, Sept. 8 American Avoiding any prediction as to how SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sept. 8.— Marauders today blasted two en- the war will last, but with surance long complete submitted to Secretary of Henry L. Stimson his biennial re- port, sketching the nation’s tran- sition from unpreparedness in 1941 to power now unprecented with vic- tories front. | General Marshall began his re-| Allied reinforcements are being that final vic- flown to the airstrip seized by para- roundi tory is to come,” General Marshall troopers 20 miles behind Lae, New stop a: War| Guinea, while the Australians, who based in Britain and in support of previously landed from the sea, moved up to within five miles of the Lae airdrome. The Aussies met and defeated the then moved up. The Allied Air Force covered the emy airfields near Lille, France, out a full week of non- ults of Allied Air units the pave the way western Europe. At the same and of Mediterranean for campaign an invasion time Thunderbolt being chalked up on every|Japanese 10 miles from Lae and Fighters of the U. S. Eighth Air Force augmented drives that swept over Belgium and Northern in port with the early signs of Jamn_]qmund forces constantly and drop- prance targets. ese aggression, saying he was never| in doubt as to their purpose was helpless to reinforce the Phil- ippines because the soldiers and ma- chines did not exist Increase Blows | The war has now, “reached a final} phase which involves the launching | of Allied military power against our | ped 145 tons of bombs on the Jap Allied Fighters defeated 30 planes over Huon Guif. The landed paratroops are using the airdrome in Markham Valley which was seized from the Japs AR enemies in increasing blows,” he| said | Regarding the Pacific war, the| General said the Japanese were hecked in the Battle of the Coral a, stopped in the Battle of Mid- and the invasion of the Sol- omons by our forces sent the Jap| on the defensive. The destruction of Jap air power and shipping con- | inues on a remarkable scale. | Marshall revealed that there.was| a desperate effort to reinforce the Philippines months before the Jay struck at the is He said 35| Flying Fortre: sent to the| were doubled in strength. Fighter| planes, anti-aircratt guns and am- | munition were sent along with 100| light tanks. | Big Problem Few transports were then avail- able and passenger ships were shift- | ed to the run. Eleven trbopshlpsf and 12 cargo ships were scheduled | to run to the Philippines between | November 11 and December 9. Six troopships and nine cargo ships| were at sea when the Japs struck. Four troopships returned to the United States and the others made| it to Australia. All but one cargo| vessel made a fviendly port. He said that in the desperate ef- fort to save Bataan, 15 blockade| runners were sunk or captured { i ST | ART WOODLEY NOW WEDDED SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 8. —Arthur Gordon Woodley, executive | of the Woodley Airways in Alaska, and Letha Manders, of Anchorage, | Alaska, were married here at the old St. Mary's Church, coming down from Alaska by air for the cere- mony. ‘The bride is the daughter of John Manders, attorney of Anchorage, formerly of San Francisco. NOTICE IS GIVEN DADS WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. — The Selective Service sets September 15 as the deadline for fathers in non- deferable jobs, to signify their in-| tention of transfer to other work a job or registration by the date set. Drafting of fathers will take place October 15. 1S COST OF ALASKA ROAD | Senator Buck | §ays Expen- ditures Justified by War Demand WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—General George C. Marshall estimated the cost of the Alaska Highway at $115,000,000, including improve- ments which will be completed by the end of the year. Reporting to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, he said the pro- ject got umder way February 14, 1942, with orders for the chief of the U. S. Engineers to prepare plans. Actual operations began in March with the arrival of Quartermaster Engineer troops at the railhead at Dawson Creek. Nine miles were built by April, 1942, and the last gap of the 1480- mile pioneer road was closed at the end of October. Improvements scheduled for com- pletion by the end of this year in- clude making the road a 26-foot roadbed with surfacing 20 to 22 feet wide. EXPENSE JUSTIFIED EDMONTON, Sept. 8.— Senator Douglass C. Buck, former Republi- can governor of Delaware, said he believed expenditures on the Alaska Highway justified by the demands of war. Buck praised the engineers, con- tractors and workmen on the high- way. He arrived this week en- route home, accompanied by Sen- ator James Scrugham of Nevada, | Democratic chairman of the inves- | tigation sub-committee, Senator | Willlam Langer of North Dakota. Buck said “if there is any mis- |take it is one of policy, not con- struction.” | Senators Homer Ferguson of | Michigan and Harley Kilgore of | West Virginia are expected to ar- |rive soon. Others returning with |the senators included Major Gen- eral Philip Fleming, Federal Works {Agency Administrator, and Thomas McDonald, chief of the Public Roads Administration. - e RETURNS TO JUNEAU |her daughter, returned to Juneau! from the states. They are at the 1Gnstineau Hotel. Both of the airfields, one at Lille but | troops, bivouacs and supply centers. novd and the other at dille Van- deville, were hit previously in re- cént days. Violent attacks have also been made on Amiens and Abbeville, ac- cording to a Paris radio broadeast picked up here, but no announce- ment of raids on these oft battered objectives is announced here 3-POWER Churchill Get News No Immedi'até Comment Made Except Informa- CAPITULATION OF MINOR MEMBER OF AXIS IS GIVEN OUTBY GEN. EISENHOWER; ARMISTICE NOW IN EFFECT tion Is "'Big Stuff"” WASHINGTON, Sept. 8-—Presi- dent Roosevelt was seated at memento crowded desk in the White House offic and British Prime Minister Churchill was busy else- where in the Executive Mansion when the world heard the news that Italy had capitulated. Both obvi- ously have known this for some time since the terms were agreed upon last Friday Neither of the ders made any immediate formal comment, simply saying it was “big stuff.” Elsewhere suppressed excitement was in evidence among the White House staff when the news dis- patches gave the story to the jubil- ant American Capital. Stephen Early rushed to the Presidential office with the Asso- ciated Press dispatch announcing the surrender of Italy and he re- ported later the President com- mented calmly: “It is Gen. Eisen- hower’s story, let him tell it.” Reason for Churchill tarrying so long in Washington after the Que- bec conferemce now becomes ap- parent. MEETING LOOMING Anglo - American - Russo Confab Reperted Near— Stalin fo Participate WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Presi- | dent Roosevelt, late yesterday, said progress has been made since the Quebec Conference, also since last Saturday, toward arranging an Anglo-American-Russo meeting, at| which Premier Joseph Stalin will participate. He said more progress is expected to be made within 24 or 48 hour The President made it clear that a parley is now nearer actuality than ever before and the objectives to be achieved are for greater co- ordination both in the field of mili- ta 1d post-war policies, Russia is given representation in the newly created Allied Commis- sion. It is learned on good authority that the purpose of the commission is to get the Mediterranean out of the war. | > RUBBER DIRECTOR RESIGNS WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Rubber ! Director William M. Jeffers has submitted his resignation to Presi- | dent Roosevelt. | Associates said Jeffers plans to | leave his position to devote full time |to the Union Pacific Railroad, of | which he is President. | 1 Jeffers said he resigned because | | he feels the nation is over the hump in meeting the rubber problem | i - { RINGSTADS HERE . George Ringstad, canneryman, and Mrs. Ringstad, have arrived! {unless they have actually obtained| Mrs. Jane Pege, accompanied by|from Petersburg and are at the ! Baranof Hotel. While in Juneau| |they will visit their daughters, Ger-! laldine and Jeanette, - e Axis Radios Giving Out News Lafe Berlin Was Telling Abou New Forces Landing on lfalian Soil (By Associated Press) The Axis radio stations did not broadcast anything immediately on the capitulation of Italy. About an hour earlier the Berlin radio told of the landing of fresh British troops near Pizzo, about 30 miles north of the place where the British and Canadian forces wer last reported fighting. B e Reorganize Nazi Home Front Unit LONDON, Sept. 8. — Hitler has ordered a complete reorganization of Germany's bomb-battered war production The German radio broadcast a decree dated September 2, giving wider powers to Albert Speer, Min- ister of Armament Production, and placed in charge of all Nazi war production, Nazi Minister of Econ- omics Walther Funk The order delegated to Funk re- sponsibility for the “general trend of the economic policy, for the sup- ply of the civilian population, cur- rency problems, foreign trade fin- ancing, in the German economy and the economy of protectorates.” The radio said the powers of Goering and Von Ribbentrop were not infringed on by the new ar- rangement. e Joseph O'Brien, with the Wright Airplane Corporation, is registered at the Baranof Hotel from Fair- banks, his ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Sept. 8.—Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the unconditonal surrender of the Italian Armed Force: The Commander of the Allied Forces further stated | he had granted Italy a military armistice. | Thus, the minor member of the Berlin-Tokyo-Rome | Axis met the stipulation that has been insisted upon by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Min- ister Winston Churchill for an unconditional surrender, nothing less. The announcement of the unconditional surrender came as the dispirited Italian troops were surrendering by the hundreds to the British and Canadian forces advancing up the Calabrian Peninsula where the Allied troops landed last Friday on the heels of the 38-day Sicilian victory that sent the Germans fleeing to the mainland. AMERICANS READY . The capitulation came from the government of Pietro Badoglio who succeeded Mussolini when the junior partner of Hitler-was ousted in July. The American armies which took part in the Tunisian and S an victories have not participated in the Calabrian invasion and the Italian surrender leaves them free to strike elsewhere in Europe. Today’s communique said the terms of the armistice have been approved by the governments of Britain, the United States and Russia, and “both parties have bound themselves to abide by” the terms of the agreement. General Eisenhowe id the agreement has been signed by his representatives and those of Badoglio. ¢ All hostilities will terminate at once. ! The Allied commander added that he has promised to “all Italians who assist in the fight against the Germans they will have the support of the United Nations.” EISENHOWER STATEMENT General Eisenhower had the news of the surrender broadeast to the Italian people at 9:30 o’clock this morning, Pacific War Time, as follows: “This is Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander-in- Chief of the Allied forces. : “The Italian government surrenders its armed forces unconditionally. “As Allied Commander-in-Chief I have granted a military | armistice, the terms of which have been approved by the governments of the United Kingdom, the United States and I the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. “In this I am acting in the interests of the Unied Na- tions. The Italian government has bound itself to abide by this, through a representative of Marshal Badoglio. “It becomes effective this instant. Hostilities between the armed forces of the United Nations and those of Italy will terminate at once. “All Titalians who now act to help eject the German aggressors from Italian soil will have the assistance and support of the United Nations.” TERMS SIGNED FRIDAY Allied id the capitulation terms were signed Frid British and Canadian troops moved onto the Italian mainland. The headquarters’ announcement said: “Some weeks ago the Italian government made an ap- proach to British and American governments with the view of concluding the conflict. An armistice meeting was ar- ranged and took place in neutral territory. “It was at once explained to the representatives of the Italian government that they must surrender uncondition- ally. “On this understanding the repiesentatives of the Allied Commander-in-Chief were empowered to communicate to them the military conditions they would have to fulfill. “One clause in these military terms binds the Italian government to comply with political, economie and financial conditions set by the Allies and to be imposed later. “Further meetings were arranged and took place in Sicily. The armistice was signed at Allied advanced head- ‘quartcl's. hes ITALIAN DETAINED . “The armistice was signed there September 3, but it s agreed by the Italian government that the armistice ' should come into force at the moment most favorable to the | Allies, and that it would be simultaneously announced by both sides. “That moment has now arrived. “The possibility that the Germans might move to fore- stall publication of the armistice by the Italian government was discussed, and to meet this eventuality, it was agreed that one of the senior Italian military representatives | shouldn’t return to Rome. He is now in Sicily. “Further, Marshal Badoglio arranged to send the text |of his proclamation to Allied headquarters,” (Continued on rage Two)