The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 13, 1943, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XLL, NO. 9445. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” MI{MBER ASSOCIATED PRESS —_— N CENTS - —— PRICE T JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1943. JAP KURILES ATTACKED BY AMERICANS Americans, Germans Fighting Bloody\Battle, FIFTH ARMY ENCOUNTERS | RESISTANCE | ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Sept. 13. — A fifth consecutive day around the bitter, bloody battle raged for the American Fifth Army's Salerno bridgehead, with growing Germm\‘ Forces resisting desperately the de- ! termined penetration of their hill | positions girdling the plain :\ncl‘y protecting the broad port of Naples. ! The British Eighth Army is sweeping steadily northward along the Italian toe against little or no; enemy oppsition and have cupturcdi the port of Crotone, 110 miles from the southern tip of the Peninsuln.[ The harbor was found in good con- | dition for Allied use. The official communique says the British force that landed at Tar- anto, east leg of the Allied inva- sion is swiftly expanding and ex- tended its hold on the Adriatic after the capture of Brindisi while reinforcemnts poured ashore to strengthen the right wing of the Allied assault. | It is also reported the British | have captured Altamura, 22 mile west, of Bari. German m.u'alroopers have heen encountered in the pusi up.the Adriatic coast. 1 Enemy forces are still converging toward the- big = Naples=Salerno battle and putting up fierce fights. —————— The Washington Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Major Robert 8. Allen op active duty.) WASHINGTON — The full story hasn't leaked out yet, but placid Donald Nelson and fiery Harold Ickes have been engaged in a hot word-battle behind the scenes over opening the national parks to the pig lumber companies on the West Coast. The issue goes deeper than mere- ly one of conservation. It involves the fact that we are making wooden airplanes for Great Britain, while Canada will not supply us with any of her Sitka spruce. It also involves the amazing manner in which the, big lumber companies have got their! hands on the WPB’s lumber di- vision. | The argument pertains to Sitka spruce for Mosquito bombers. ‘These bombers are doing a great job over Germany, and 45,000,000 feet of Sitka spruce lumber is needed to produce them. Nelson says that only 34,000,000 feet are available in Oregon and Washington, so he wants Ickes to open the Olympic National Park to the big lumber companies. Ickes, however, has refused. He says the lumber companies still have plenty of Sitka spruce if they want to build roads to get to it and that they have been itching for years to sink their axes in the national parks. The war, he says, is just an excuse. Even more important, Ickes points out that Canada has far more Sitka spruce than the United States, but maintains an embargo on it, refus- ing to let it be shipped into this country. “Canada is in this war too,” Ickes has told Nelson, “and the Mosquito bombers are being sent to the Brit- ish. Let the Canadians remove their embargo and send us their Sitka spruce.” Nelson has replied indignantly OVER THE TOP; THERMOMETER GOES ON BUST $264,430.50 | SALAMAUA AIRFIELD CAPTURED 'Allied Forces Now Closing| in Other New Guinea Strongholds ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, Sept. 13—The Sala- maua airfield has been captured by the Allied forces, and with its fall the whole Japanese position along the northeast coast of New Guinca is tottering. Behind the capture lay months of careful planning by General Douglas MacArthur and his staff, and weeks CONGRESS " MEETING TUESDAY Skipper 0f U-Boat (gplured 'Men from 50 ' To 60 (alled Up, Germany e — STOCKHOLM, Sept. 13. — The; WASHINGTON, Sept iGermnns have called up men from!f{irst major 50 to 60 years old for military when it reconvenes ice. The drastic steps are np-fliksly be the House consideration ' British ai |parently taken as a consequence of the American role in obtaining has been iof Italy’s surrender and Hitler has|a “just, lasting peace.” States plane to find replacements for Italian Leaders are reported agreed to act emy undersea boa units stationed in the Balkans and first on the resolution in prefer- Brazil. France. lence to domestic issues including Capt e i |the controversial fathers' draft cenberger, {question. |Germany for the sinking of the DRAFIING il i 13. — The WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. — The tomorrow will the At carrier Ark Royal ptured by a United which bombed an en- at off the coast «f Pridrich Gug- who was decorated by Lieutenant task before Congress Navy announces that the skipper of German U-boat which sank the | BRYANSK IS - UNDER FIRE OFRED ARMY Nazis Makeflb;speraie At- fempt fo Stop Russians- Futile Counter Blows MOSCOW, Sept. 13. The Red Army advance brought Bryansk within gun range as the Soviet forces engaged Roslavl in a drive to the northwest and on the west bank of the Desna River to the southwest which threatened to en- circle this toughest German bastion of central Russia. Sweeping across the Ukraine the Russians won new gains after cre U. 5. PLANES MADE RAID Two Nippohml; lanes Shot Down but American Air Losses Heavy NEW YORK, Sept. 13-—-Domei, Japanese news agency, in a broad- cast from Tokyo, picked up here, said 18 American bombers attacked the Jap installations on the north- ern Kuriles yesterday 1 Domei admitted two Jap trang=. ports were fired but said the dam~ age to land installations were “ex< tremely light,” and the land bat- teries, Army and Navy airmen, downed many American planes. |of slow advance by plodding ground !troops necrthward along the coast| {and eastward in an ever tightening| vice from positions inland. Seizure of the town of Salamaua Harbor two miles away is expected soon, then Lae, 18 miles to the north, where Allied forces already ‘are closing in from two directions. The Gastineau Channel area went over the top at the close of bond sales last night in the Third | War Loan Drive when the $250,- | 000 goal was reached and then soared upward to hit a 4otal of $264, 430.50. With three days to go, representa- | tion of the Western Defense Com- tives from various organizations will | mand against relaxing general de- | three-tenths percent, and effect Private George Rimke, who escaped |take their place tonight at the two | fense measures or services for the Ibooths between 7 and 10 o'clock.| West Coast States. Booth locations are in front of the First National Bank and the Col- iseum Theatre. The Masonic Blue Lodge and the | Federal Employees Association will be on hand at the booths this ev- ening and tomorrow night sales will be carried on by the C. I. O. and members of the Order of East- ern ‘Star of Douglas. - ——— ARMISTICE TERMS ARE GIVEN OUT Italy Surrenders Corsica- Transfers Naval Air Fleefs, Prisoners ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Sept. 13.—Under | terms of the armistice, just made public, Italy agreed to surrender immediately French Corsica, trans- fer naval and air fleets, hand over all United Nations’ prisoners and also allow its merchantmen to be used against Germany. The armistice did not say the fleet | | | | | now four miles repulsed a Japanese counter-attack. The second force coming down Markham Valley, is now within eight miles. In the Solomons theatre planes attacked three Jap cargo ships off Cape George, New Ireland, and a The first from Lae group, | Catalina patrol homber. set. fll‘e.(o“"_ OBy an enemy freighter. .o - PRECAUTIONS CONTINUE ON WEST COAST SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.—The Ninth Regional Civilian Defense Board has decided at the sugges- PRICESAYS ' NEWSPAPERS '(OOPERATING The resolution would put congress British car rier in 1941, wa. a lon record as favoring American/seven survivors picked up after 4 participation ‘in “creation of appro- duel between the Navy plane and I priate international machinery with | the U-boat. {power adequate to establish and| The bombs finally shattered the |maintain a just lasting peace.” sub. No date of action was disclosed WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 ! Selective Service head- jquarters today empha zed it will {make certain that every available ! - e > | non-father is inducted into the mil- itary service before drafting of fathers next month. | New sitications will be halted Itemporarily at midnight Wednesday A, AR O whien: &b doea)’ dratt Boarde williS GRCACO; Bepte13Director, af review records and see that nwn‘cvmqralup l.syron e Lnl‘(lv ”": it depetidents. are ciassified |GEBOIEtAt BERes Managing BAILO oo, ... mageting the government appreciat- «d and commended the great service rendered by their voluntary cooper- ation and “as for the future, I can- not help feeling your patriotic soli- citude will continue to safeguard the voluntary censorship and you will hasten the day when all cen- sorship will come to its unlamented end.” The | | | National Rellback Io_ Be Effected, OPA Order'(onvidéi of Rape, Soldier Escapes Bul Finally Surrenders | WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—Ches- | ter Bowles, General Manager of the Office of Price Administration, an- | nounced a sweeping price reduction |ing the Rsel River at Gadyach, and! ‘The broadcast added that one !further increased the peril of the German forces in the Poltava and Mussolini Free Man L a radio broadcast from Hitler'’s headquarters, a daring raid by German paratroopers freed Benito Mussolini from the Italian guards and the former Premier of Italy is now at liberty. FUL LONDON, 5 . 13. he German radio, expanding bit by bit, is gle fully reporting the release of Mus- solini and also declared his family as well is free from internment by “elite guard commandos.” The German radio says that on of the first acts following ' libera tion was Mussolini’s talk over the telephone with Hitler. The broadcast says the release was a “mas stroke, a most audicious venture What use the Germans intend to make of Mussolini after his 49- day confinement, remained to be seen. but he will likely be restored as puppet dictator of the Nazi con- [} LONDON, Sept. 13.—According 10 ' | Priluki sectors A general drive toward the Dnie- per River continued meanwhile along the entire front from the mouth of the river to Kiev. The preatest German effort to hoid k the powerful Russian drive along the souther- mos stor of the front where en- emy tanks and infantry arve des perately striving to keep the Rus sians away from the narrow land outlets. The Germans here are re- !ported to have attempted to stem |the Russians glong previously pre- {pared defénse positions, but the Red Army broke through in severil; | places. The Nazis launched nunn-r-i ous futile counter-attacks, | 17 A German communique said that | 'man land and naval forces li- quidated Russian detachments which landed in the Novorossisk larea on the Kuban Peninsula. | - NAVALFORCE OF ITALY IS | | | Japanese plane was lost. In a subsequent Domei broadcast in the nglish language it is claimed eight and possibly nine American planes were downed and indicated the attackers were Mitch= ell medium bombers o LONE RiPPON IS CAPTURED, ATTU ISLAND Japls Ragged; Half-Starv- ed-Found Hiding in Hole ATTU ISLAND, Alaska, Sepl. —United States troops have ci tured another Japanese prisoner here, the first since August 24. He is ragged, nearly starved. Sol- diers found him in a foxhole where he had been living like an animal | program, designed to lower the cost | of living to consumers by two and | LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 13.— | | {in the rugged, treeless country. Its statement of policy proposed the eight States in the area, how- ever, “make such rational adjust-l | ments as can best meet local sit- | uations,” in collaboration with mili- | tary authorities. COLLIDE IN AIR; CRASH INTO GULF ALEXANDRIA, La., Sept. 13— Two Flying Fortresses crashed into the Guli of Mexico, southeast of Galveston, Texas, after the aerial collision. All 22 members of both crews are presumed to have been killed, the air base here announces. NORTHERN BURMA DEALT HARD SWAT NEW DELHI, Sept. 13.—A belated communique says American fighter and medium bomber planes dealt punishing blows to Japanese instal- lations in northern Burma last Wed- nesday and Thursday, and not a single plane was lost. D MRS. EVANS RETURNS After accompanying her young son, Bill, to Victoria, where he was |ing a few days here as a guest at ideclslun which awarded Coast Guard 5€! | | trolled territory in northern Italy. AIRLINES MEN HERE Hotel. GOVERNMENT SCHOOL 83 TODAY R substantial savings in retail prices from the Army guard house after on potatoes, lard, apples, oranges conviction of a rape attack on Lina and other products. Basquette, former screen actress, The rollback will be accomplished | surrendered in Attorney S. 8. through a hundred million dollar |Hahn's office. He was returned to government program of transporta- |the military guard house. Hahn said (RASH.FOUR tion subsidies, government crop pur- he will seek another hearing for chase and resale. Partial effects of |the soldier. [} the program will be felt by mid-| - > October or November, Bowles told a | press conference, and will be {ol-’M D p y E lowed up by a price program fur' rs' em se winter fruits and vegetables. 1 ) 2 Bowles said the program would | Den‘ed Dlvor (e i b bring down prices “about 15 per- | MARCH FIELD, Calif., Sept. 13— cent less than last winter.” A I *Richard Chichester. Du Pont, noted - - ‘ ppea as glider pilot ‘and scion of the Du BACK FROM WESTWARD WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Sept. 13, Pont family of Delaware, was On Francis Doyle, representative of | —Supreme Justice Gerald Nolan has the H. P. Munter Construction Com- |denied the application of Mrs. Han- during an experimental flight yes- pany, has returned to Juneau after |nah Williams Dempsey for allow- terday. a trip to the Westward. He is Spend- (ance on which to appeal from the The wealthy flying enthusiast was rving as special assistant to Gen- the Gastineau Hotel before leaving |Lieut. Commander Jack Dempsey eral Henry H. Arnold, chief of Alr for the States. fan interloctuory divorce decree. |Forces. When the glider went into ‘S . la spin Du Pont bailed out, but the RETURNS FROM TRIP chute failed to open. Leonard C. Allen, Social Weliflre}(A"Io" RAIDED. Col. P. Ernest Gabel, deputy di- Director for the Indian Bureau, 4 rector of the Army Air Forces Glid returned yesterday from a trip to BI.AIES S"'AR'I’ED program, and two test pilots were Nome, which included visits to In- killed. Two other civillans para- terior cities in connection with e chuted to safety. business of his office. CHUNGKING, Sept. 13.—General e DS =5 Stilwell's headquarters announces | damaging raids on Japanese objec- E. W. Clemitt and J. R. Jacox, lives at Canton and other points, employees of the Alaska Star Air- |starting fires visible for 50 miles. lines have registered at the Baranof - HAS NEW INSTRUCTOR WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—Gen. celebrated his BRI T SO HERE FROM SEATTLE Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sherrill Seattle are guests at the Baranof Hotel. | o | G 0[1\ Miss Marjorie Baronovich, Office (of Indian Affairs teacher, has ar- |rived from Metlakatla to instruet | John J. Pershing of four men killed in a glider crash| YIELDING UP {More Vessels Reported as Falling Into Hands of Allies | | | | LONDON, Sept. 13. — Another ! Ttalian naval force arrived at Val- letata, Malta, today. Included in the force were the | 23.000-ton battleships Giulio and | Cearsre, the 5,000-ton seaplane car- rier Giuseppe Maraglia, four de- troyers and a number of submar- | ines, The arrivals brought to at least 138 the known number of Italian iwarsmps in Allied hands. Naval | authorities awaited word of other |arrivals at a score of other Medi- | terranean bases. Six of Italy’s seven battleships are now accounted for, five in Allied hands. The Roma was sunk by German planes. Only the 35,000~ ton Imperio remains unreported. The situation concerning the mer- chant fleet is not clear, but Allied officials hold little hope for the | giant liners Rex and Conte di | Savoix as well as other speedy | transocean passenger ships to reach | safe havens. ‘Big Question { | | i This outpest is now rapidly being built up with comfortable quonset huts and other quarters as an' Army and N_avy jumpoff place for attacks on Japan. Several raids already bave been launched on the Kuriles. Officers said efforts are being mage to buty all enemy dead in the foxholes where they fell,’ or in Sraves. ALASKANIS DECORATED FORTOYKO WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-— For outstanding success of the speciali- zed training to airmen who bombed Tokyo, Lieuf. Commdr. Henry Louis Miller of Fairbanks, Alaska, has been awarded the Legion of Merit by Presidest Roosevelt Y The same honor was accorded Vice Admiral Charles S. Freeman, retired, for exceptionally meritoriug duty when commander of the north- ‘w%l sea frontier, including Alaska, - 'NEW FIGHTING - BREAKS OUT ON MONGOLIAN LINE 12. — (De= i Fo' Emmons CHUNGKING, Sept. at the Government School here. She | eighty-third birthday quietly in a! with a letter which states: ——e———— “The unavailbaility of mnational park timber for Mosquito bombers will result in serious production losses and delays in getting on with the war. I hope you will give your approval to this and permit the In- terior Department to cooperate with the War Production Board.” BIG LUMBER LOBBY However, here is one fact which Ickes so far has not mentioned to Don Nelson. Nelson may not know (Continued on Page Four) was not to be used against Ger- many but Gen. Eisenhower told an interviewer: “You bet we can use | enrolled at the Glenlyon Prepar- atory school for boys, Mrs. E. S. Evans returned Saturday on it Many United Nations’ prisoners, | however, may fall into German: hands. ———-—-——— VISITORS LEAVE Mrs. Ima Ask, accompanied by| her two children, Charles and Jean, left for their home in Skagway ® Saturday after a two-week's visit ® here with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard|® Holmquist. the northbound steamer. 4 PRRGS I A e o 00 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER REPORT (U. S. Bureau) Temp. for Saturday, Sept. 11 Maximum 59; Minimum 50 Rain 1.02 has been instructing at the Met- { lakatla school for a year. e TEACHER FROM NOME FROM INLET Wayne W. Call and Jack Wright, of Excursion Inlet, are staying at| the Baranof Hotel for a few days. —— - FROM EXCURSION INLET Lloyd E. Lankford and Bernard D. Hunter are registered at the Bar- | anof Hotel. ! - HEALTH COUNCIL Miss Hilda Gustafson, Office of Indian Affairs teacher from Nome, is in Juneau enroute South. She has transferred to the Colorado River War Relocation Project at Pacton, Arizona. Walter Reed Hospital suite. Keeping ! up on the war news, his living room | SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Sept. | !is lined with maps. | 18.—~The Pacific Coast is speculat-| layed)--Clashes between - Japanese troops and thase in outer Mongolia, The General told attendants he® ing as to whether Lt. Gen. Delos | routine of a | trip in the | ned to stick to his daily brief walk or motor morning. Presidint Roosevelt sent the Gen- | |eral a telegram saying: “Today ! pringe it forcibly to mind you want- HERE ENROUTE SOUTH | is “against a lot of fuss” and plan- | Emmons’ appointment to the West- ern Defense Command and com- mand of the Fourth Army will bring a change in Lt. Gen. John L. De- Witt'’s policies of excluding Japan- ese from the Pacific Coast area. | Emmons, as Hawaiian Military Gov- under Russian Protection, is report- d by Central News Agency. " | The site of the tighting is given 'as on the houndary of Inner and Outer Mongolia, north of Pailing- {miao, 300 miles northwest of Peip- ing. The |e report, dated “somewhere yuan” said “reliable in- In Juneau from Long Beach, Cali- fornia. is George H. B. Canales, who }is a guest at the Baranof Hotel, Juneau Health Council members |will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in |the Health Center room in the Ter ritorial Building. Temp. for Sunday, Sept. 12 Maximum 54; Minimum 48 Rain 42 |ed to go through to Berlin in 1918, [ernor, up to last June 1, allowed west of Sui; | Keep up the good work. My af-|perons of Nippon ancestory to re- formation” listed Kailinho as the © | fectionate regards, Franklin D.|main free unless known or suspect- [scene of the clashes but dide’t sav Roosevelt.” ed of being disloyal. how they developed.