The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 4, 1944, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XLIL, NO. 5967. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1944 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICETENCENTS 32 ISLETS ARE CAPTURED IN MARSHALLS Nazis Launch New Offensive, Italian Front ROMMEL IS INROME AS STRATEGIST Allies Beat Back Four Ter-i rific German Counter- blows at Anzio BULLETI N —LONDON, Feb. 4.—The German High Command in a Berlin broadcast tonight said the Allied forces have been encircled at Nettuno by counter- attacks and relief attacks have been repulsed. There is no confirmation from Allied sources, however. NEW COMMANDER ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN ITALY, Feb. 4. — Marshal Erwin Rommel, master of “don’t get trap- ped” tactics, is reported to be back in Ttaly directing Nazi strategy, Al- lied headquarters disclosed. The Germans have launched the expected big offensive against the Anzio beachhead below Rome, sup- (Continued on Page Six) The Washington Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Major Robert 8. Allen on active duty.) WASHINGTON —U. S. Military Intelligence, the step-child of the Army, is getting a new chief. He is Maj. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell, who| has been shunted around to various posts and now is to head one of the most important but least efficient branches of the service, Intelligence. Bissell chiefly distinguished him- self recently by tangling with Gen- eral Chennault, spectacular former head of the Flying Tigers in China, now head of American air forces in China. Bissell was in command of the 10th Air Force in the India- ‘Burma-China, area last year but, after a none-too-brilliant tour of duty, was transferred. Now he is replacing Maj. Gen, George Strong, who, retires for age. This means that, inf the two years since Pearl Harbor, Military In- telligence will have had four differ- ent chiefs—pone of them in los g enough to get acclimated and soi of them totally unsuited for the job. - (General szrnni’ had got into the groove,and w batting hard when he retired.)" In the Army, G2 or Military In- telligence has never lived down three major bonehead plays. They were: Boner No .1.—The prediction, in 1940, that France would hold. She SONGSTRESS, OI.D SOL HAVE SESSION bathing suits, Lina Roman, vocalist with Xavier Cugat's orchestra, absorbs California sunshine. (International ) | WEARING one of 1944's new . - ]l i | 10 GERMAN DIVISIONS WIPED OUT Situation in Dmeper Bend Like Stalingrad-Natzis Now Exhausted MOSCOW, Feb. 4-—A systematic extermination by the Red Armies of 10 encircled German divisions in the upper Dnieper bhend is well under way, the Red Star said, while the main Soviet fo,ccs continued to forge westward from the Ukraine. The Baltic midnight communique indicated that nearly ten thousand trapped Germans have already been killed. The situation west of Cherkasy, where nine infantry and one tank division were trapped in a great five-day offensive, presents same picture as Stalingrad,” Ma- jor Orender said. The Red Star dis- patch said tne Germans are ex- hausted. FISH SURVEY | DEMANDED “the| | just off the water during a test run in San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay to Honolulu and return. NAVALUNITS STRIKE JAP - SUPPLY BASE | Alexishafen Hit by 71 Tons of Bombs - Huge Fires Started Flymg Bqal Mars Pul !nlo Servue in Paqlu The Navy’s huge flying boat Mars (above) has been put in service in the Pacific area. The craft is shown The Mars has already made a flight from lWesIem Man PuIImg - OverBig Campaign in Fourth War Loan Drive MANY ATOLLS SUBJECTEDTO AR ATTACKS Battering tfiombs Con- finues-Admiral Turner Makes His Report WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—Renew- ing aerial attacks on the north and south extremities of the battered Marshall Islands, the Seventh Army Air Force bombed Rongelap and Mili atolls, the N-vy Department reports. The latest aerial assault occurred Wednesday. Liberators dropped nearly eight tons of bombs on in- stallations at Rongelap on the southern fringe of the islands and Dauntless dive bombers and escort- |ing fighters dropped more than 13 tons of bombs on the airdrome and | un emplacements on Mili atoll. The Navy describes anti-aircraft fire as moderate in both attacks. No enemy fighters were encount- jered and all United States planes | returned safely, By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.— About 32 ISLETS TAKEN 09 per cent of the dollar-a-year ex- ~PEARL HARBOR, Feb. 4.—Rear ecutives and big business bigwigs Admiral Richmond Turner, Com- who come to Washington to take mander of the amphibious opera- |over war jobs arrive with banners fions in the Marshalls, as against |tlying, a 21-gun salute from press the losses in the ommb. sald the Reporter Safe folded in a few weeks. Boner No. 2—The prediction, in the summer of 1840, that England would be taken. She hasn't been taken yet. Boner No. 3.—The prediction, in June, 1941, that Moscow would fall in a few weeks. The Nazis are now retreating from Moscow. Another boner credited to G2 is that of not knowing that three German divisions were lying in wait for Allied forces when we landed at Salerno. Reason for G2's bush-league bat- ting record is attributed by many to the closed-shop policy of Military Intelligence before Pearl Harbor, the commissioning of blueblood stock-brokers and bankers since Pear] Harbor, and the fact that the best Intelligence men have left Washington for active duty service elsewhere. NOTE — Colonel Philip Faymon- ville, the man who knew Russia best and didn’t go wrong on the question of the taking of Moscow, was trans- ferred out of Russia chiefly because of jealousy from the blue-blood G2 clique. He was absolutely right, but he didn’t belong to the inner circle. + LADIES OF DEMOCRACY Are the Democratic ladies mad! Lowell Bennett, 23, war corre- spondent who failed to return from the December 3 RAF day- light attack on Berlin in which he participated as an observer, is a prisoner of war in Germany according to a letter received in London by the chief of his news bureau. The letter was inscribed “Somewhere in Germany. It's a helluva dateline but could have been worse.” No other details were given. | BIG BLAZE SOVIET UNION'S | KODIAK HAS HARD FIGHT Alaska’s Only Candy Fac- : tory Damaged ae Re- KODIAK, Alaska, Feb. 4.—Alas- ka's only candy factory, a branch | , f sult of Explosion - |of the Kodiak Bottling Works suf- fered a loss of 204 sacks of sugar, one year’s supply of chocolate and “innumerable” peanuts town section of the city. he factory was located on the waterfront and this enabled three| trucks to pump water from the bay, and favored by rain and wind the stubborn blaze was extinguished after an hour’s battle. ‘The fire started from an explo- ‘sion in the oil burner and spread . quickly. | Most of the damage was caused by water. ‘The owners who have been sup- | plying the Army Post are unable to cstimate the damage, partially cov- erea by insurance. TOULON NAVAL BASE ATTACKED LONDON, Feb. 4. — The Vichy \radio says Toulon Naval Base on | the southern coast of France was | ‘ raided at 2 o'clock this afternoon. 'BODY OF OLDTIMER " IS FOUND ON BEACH s Japanesé?peraiing Off when fire struck yesterday afternoon and for 2 time was a menace to the down- | ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Feb. 4 —Liberator heavy bombers plas- tered Alexishafen, one of the few remaining Jap strongholds' on the northeast New Guinea coast with 77 tons of bombs, and left huge fires burning at the aircraft supply base. The MacArthur communique not- Coasts — Nips Beat U' S' '0 Pun(h ‘ed adverse weather hampered air operations in the south and south- WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—Charles west Pacific. Other Aliied planes Jackson, Assistant Deputy Coordin- hit at En Amele and Nabanob ator of Fisheries, declared Japan is Missions in the Alexishafen and extending prewar fishing activities Madang areas, dropping 30 tons of at “our front door in Alaska, MeZ- hombs, and strafing targets. ico and Southern America and Allied light naval units gave scooping thousands of tons of fish enemy bases in the Solomons a from resources we have developed.” pasting in three separate attacks. The statement was made in con- Destroyers bombarded Buka, ai |clusion at a meeting of represen- gupply base at the northern tip of |tatives of the fishing industry here. Bougainville Island. PT boats closa |Those attending the meeting voted inghore at the mouth of the Mibo to urge Congress to pass a resolu- River on the southwest coast of tion by Senator Bailey, Democrat of Bougainville poured steel into the North Carolina, ordering a survey of installations. There was no return the United States fish resources. |fire. Jackson, in supporting the Bailev measure, said the Japanese made of BY INDUSTRY Choiseul Island southeast of two years, actually catching our py destruyers salmon there before Congress even| provided means for the Fish and | Wildlife Service to investigale the| salmon industry off Alaska. — - ATTU UNITS HONORED IN FDRAWARD ?Cilalions for_()utsianding Performances Are Announced WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Award of Presidential citations to 12 Army units for courage and outstanding performance of duty in the capture of Attu in May of last year is |announced by Under Secretary of War Patterson. SEN. LODGE QUITS;BACK INTO ARMY ‘State Governor fo Resign, Then Be Appointed as Successor WASHINGTON Feb. 4. — Henry | Cabot Ledge, Jr., today resigned as | United States Senator from Massa-~ chusetts and will return to active duty as an Army Officer. The letter of resignation, address- ed to the presiding officer was read by the clerk. J Lodge holds a commission as Major and he said he felt that in view of the impending “large scale ground fighting” he could best Troops were spotted on the beach scientific studies in Bering Sea for Bougainville which was hombm'ded‘ FOR HUBBY _screen Ac- tress Shelley Winter sent this pin-up of herself to her husband, Lt. M. P. Mayer in Africa. 'PICKETING IS SPREADING; IS GREAT THREAT WLB Wants Govemmeni fo| Take Over Two Wash- ington State Plants ? | | | | | SEATTLE, Feb. 4—Prompted by the spread of picketing in the Grays | | Harbor lumber industry with a threat vital to war production, the Twelfth Regional War Labor Board has appealed for the second time that the Government order the Army to take over the Rayonier Pulp and Paper plant and the Ho- quiam plant producing nitrates which have been picketed for two months by the CIO International Woodworkers of America in a dis- pute over the company’s wide bar- gaining contract with two AFL unions. and radio, and predictions that vie- tory on their particular sectors of the home front is now a foregone conclusion. From there on a gen- erous number of them flop miser- ably. Theodore Roosevelt Gamble, 37, | however, is one young man who has reversed the order of things. He acquired his handle because Papa Gamble had an intense admiration for the man who was president when Ted was born in Nevada, Mo. He’s Uncle Sam's No. 1 bond salesman—the man who put over the immensely successful Third War Loan Drive and launched the Fourth, with predictions in govern- | ment and financial circles here that it will go over the top, too, by a couple of billion or so. ‘ What is more important, Gam- |ble is concentrating on individual |investors and institutions. In the | Third War Loan Drive, Gamble’s |war finance division, in which his official title is national director,! |cold two billion more to individuals, ‘palmcuhips and personal trusts| Ithan was sold to these groups in the | |Second Drive. ) | This is something, if you wult\ |hark back to June of last year.! | Secretary of the Treasury Morgen- {thau had just taken the National |War Loan drives away from the | Victory Fund committees and the War Savings staffs. Up to that ume, the drives had been adminis- d on a basis of Federal Reserve Dlsmcts and the board of governors |and presidents of the Federal Re-| }h rve Banks were the guiding lights,' surrounded by volunteers who had worked hard in the first and second campaigns. M was no secret here that they were sore about the re- organization. On July 2, nounced that Ted R. Gamble would be the new national director. Many of the Federal Reserve officials had never heard of him. In Gamble's presence, when he came here for his first conference, a number de- clared flatly they.didn't believe he would prove capable of handling the job. They should have taken a look at the record. Gamble worked his way through Washington State Uni- versity by managing a little movie, Ten years later, he owned a whole eral assault fatalities are under what was expected. In reporting to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Admiral Turner says more than 32 islets are now in American hands in the overall ob- jective invasion of the Marshalls, spreading over 800 square miles of ocean area and others are feeling the neutralizing power of American bombers. The situation is so well in hand that all troop transports and most of the supporting warships have been ordered inside the lagoon where they can be protected against enemy submarines by the surround- ing reefs. Alva Hopkins, Associated Press war correspondent, who sent out vesterday’s story, did it from Turn- er's flagship which was inside the lagoon. JAP TROOPS WIPED OUT ON NAMUR Nimitz SaysmyAdjuent Islands Are Stormed and Captured PEARL HARBOR, Feb., 4—The Fourth Division of Marines in cap- turing Namur Island in Kwajalein atoll have wiped out the enemy |troops and pushed into the extreme the Secretary an- northern portion of the island, Ad- miral Chester W. Nimitz announced late yesterday. Admiral Nimitz added that sev- islands adjacent to Namur were stormed and captured but re- sistance continues on Kwajalein Is- land at the southern tip of the atoll but “we landed troops and mechanized equipment in force and are proceeding to annihiliate the enemy.” The spokesman to the Admiral dded that the known Jap dead on Kwajalein alone, as of last night, totaled 1250 of the estimated gar- Almost as mad as certain high- placed Republican ladies were dur- (Continued on Page Four) The body of Ben Borsen, 76 year old pioneer of this district was found | this morning near his cabin on the BE GIVEN pOWERS beach one and a quarter rhiles ‘non,h of the Douglas bridge. The oldtime , fisherman was found by —The official oy oty Bothelo, John Cashen and ‘Hany Murray. He had evidently {died from natural causes, sometime |prior to the first of February. The remains were taken to the MOSCOW, Feb. 4. Soviet newspapers say the Soviet Union’s sixteen Republics will estab- lish relationships with foreign coun- | tries and have power to conclude agreements with them as the result | of the reorganization of the Foreign Affairs Commissaria. funeral arrangements are pénding. Eight of the units are part of the | Seventh Division now participating {in the attack on the Marshalls and {included Company E, 32nd Infantry. The, Seventh Division was in ac- |tlon during the entire Attu battle, | particularly to man the 1921-foot high ground south of Sanana Valley and the Massacre Valley Pass. .- MATHEWS HERE William Mathews is a guest at ‘Charles W. Carter Mortuary, and the Hotel Juneau having registered Not have expired until January, Hardy J. Leonard and Flor 1949 from Skagway. serve his country as a “combal partial production was resumed soldier overseas.” recently but picketing has now Appointment of a successor rests spread to log booms. in the hands of Republican Gov. e Leverett Saltonstall but he said he will resign his post and have Lieut. ‘ Gov. Horace Cahill succeed him | jand appoint him to the Senate. ; The following were lssued mar- | Lodge was elected to the Senate riage licenses at the U. 8. Commis- |on November 3, 1936, and reelected sloner’s Office: Edward David November 3, 1942. His term would James and Hilda Kashevaroff; EH(‘E MARRIAGE LICENSES JC ‘ollins. I (Continuea on cage Two) tring, centering .around Portland,| "50n of 2,000. Ore. In 1939, he was-named Port- 1h¢ American known dead on land’s “first citizen” and in 194z ‘Ne same islands is 27, nine missing |was picked by the Junior Chamber ®Pd 190 wounded. |of Commerce as one of the ten TPis is a remarkable ratio of 46 |outstanding young men in l.he‘J“,?hdeM to one American. |country. Moreover he had been e enemy counter-attacked running :he Oregon bond drives m:: ;fi:;: on fi:l:];lfln Illlnnd great success. rsed eavy losses Ome of his district directors who! “Urng the next day at daylight. formerly stormed at his appoint-| L€ United States forces contin- cith L S e ed attacks are making satisfactory progress.