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" ) 4 P o ¢ 4 . l ¢ VOL. XLIL, NO. 9641. “ALL THE NEWS UNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1944 ALL THE TIME” MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENT! NIPPON LIGHT CRUISER SUNK BY SUBS LIBERATORS MAKE RAID, 'NO. FRANCE Operationsfllow Night Attacks on German Fac- fories, Rail Centers LONDON, May 2.—American Li- berators bombed German installa- tions in northern France at mid- day today, carrying attacks into the 18th consecutive day after 1,000 or more heavy bombers assaulted en- emy targets last night in France, Belgium, Italy and Germany. Up to 750 British and Canadian bombers flew through a cloudless night against German aircraft, chemical and explosive factories and rail targets. ‘The Air Ministry announces the Liberators today encountered no fighters and little flak. GENOA AGAIN BOMBED ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN (Continued on Page Two) The Washington Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Lt. Col. Robert 8. Allen now on active semvice whin e AFm> ) WASHINGTON—Trouble is seeth- ing inside the War Labor Board again and this time it has nothing to do with John L. Lewis. On the contrary, it is the employer mem- bers and their backstage friends, the National Association of Manu- facturers and the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, who are causing the ferment. For a long time, a frank, friend- “ly and cooperative attitude existed between the three wings of the War Labor Board, representing industrv, the public and labor. Roger Lap- ham, head of the American-Hawai- jan Steamship. Company, and George Mead, head of The Mead Corporation, paper company of Dayton, Ohio, were especially co- operative. But now, Lapham has| left to be Mayor of San Francisco, [ ‘¥ while Mead has been virtually shunted off the board as a result % ¥ of wire-pulling from the U. S. § Chamber and the ‘National Manu- facturers Association. These two organizations have de- cided to dominate the industry members on the War Labor Board. Fred Crawford, former presidént of the Manufaciurers A ssociation, whose Thompson Products Inc., of (» Cleveland has a reactionary labor 0 Y record, has now organized a joint committee of the NAM and U. 8. Chamber. This committee is for the purpose of virtually instructing WLB indus- try members how to vote. In other words, indust'y members no longer are to decide an issue'ns they see it, but as the joint committee of the U. 8. Chamber and the Manu- facturers Assoclation sees it. In addition, the joint committee jhas appointed William Frew Long as executive asslstant to WLB in- members; The industry mem- ve a right to keep an exe- assistant on the payroll at Wem expense, but the sig- eant thing about Long is that he has a labor-haiting record which takes up almost a Volume in the LaFollette repart. According to the LaFollette in- vestigation, Long was one of the chief hatchet men for anti-labor industries in Ohio. 8o the Govern- ment has now refused to put Long on the payroll. Thus, he is serving WLB industry . members Without taking the oath of office and, in a strict sense, illegally. led that controls be enforced not GOV. BRICKER HAS WARNING FORPUBLIC Seizure Tragic Drift Toward Absolufism Says Montgomery - Ward | CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 2.—Gov. nemy Targets Under Attack at Midday UNOFFICIAL RETURNS, DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, FIRST DIVISION - i SUBS ARE " OPERATING, ~ JAP WATERS Two Destroyers Among Naval Craft Sent Down -More Torpedoing WASHINGTON, May 2.—Sinking |John W. Bricker terms the Gov- of a Jap light cruiser and-two Jap {ernment seizure of the Montgomery destroyers by suomarines operating Ward plants in Chicago as a forc- deep in the enemy controlled wa- ible ejection of company heads by ters is annouriced today by the “—Wacker, Gravma Mountain View, Ward COVe Saxman. Pennock MORE MEN WILLSOON CRISIS NEAR IS WARNING OF STIMSON False Hopes of Early End-| 11 750.000 Under 26 Secretary Henry L. Stimson told| Congress today “we are approaching ris p. Ralston, Deputy State Direc- a crisis in the war effort,” but ad-|tor of the Selective Service, said monised against expectations of alagpout 1,750,000 men under 26 will short war saying: [be drafted during the last nine| “It seems to me essential that We months of this year and added that should &void doing anything at this apout 175,000 over 26 will also be' time which would either create cajled. false hopes about the early termin-| Ralston told a Chamber of Com- ation of the war or which would merce group that military manpow- in any way tend to disturb the er reguirements for the remainder| morale of the soldier in the field of the year will be 1,385,000 the dif- or his family at home.” ferences to be made up, he said, by Stimson appeared before - the 135000 youths who reach the age House Banking Committee to sup-|of 18 years. port legislation to extend the price PRESRDRIPE™ 37+ S5 — control program a year beyond the June 30 expiration and recommend- G R I p SH OL M ExchangeTner Sailing CHICAGO, Iil, May 2-—Col. Har- only in wartime but during the con- version period as well. SUPER FORTRESS T0 BE PRODUCED IN VOLUME NOW DETROIT, May 2.—The attain- The facilities of eight plants injS%edish Exchange Liner Gripsholm, Cleveland, Detroit, Lansing, andwm:: today u’J carry out the second Grand Rapids, Mich. are now util-|exchange of seriously sick or BE (AllED « iDew SLIGHT GAIN i“g:fsm:rrusg‘:gra’:ed' fo Be Draffed During | WASHLG'mN—,'_May 2. —VWar' 9 Months of "4 | Bv GERMA“S, ITALY FRONT Fifth Army l;aions Under Attack - Activity in Cassino Area ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NAPLES, May 2—The Germans in a thrust forward against the Fifth Army positions on the Anzio beach- head made a slight gain three miles southwest of Carroceto. Enemy sheiling has also increased in the long dormant Cassino area. Strong enemy patrols on the Fifth Army’s main front have been driven off. —— - MILITARY CEREMONY ment’ of volume production of parts w" ¥ 0 afld assembliez of the B-29, new ith Ge.rmans TO Re Superfortress, is announced by E. 'um w“h Amen(ans FoR KNox F. Fisher, General Manager of ral ;1:!;:5 ‘Body, a division of Gene WASHINGTON, ey 2 & Tho WASHINGTON, May 2. — With military ceremonies befitting his rank, Frank Knox, Secretary of ey Bandwagon|s Rolling On; Nebraska Gave First Big Push' JAP TROOPS Senalonal Delegate Att; H. E. Senator —4 Years Sen. 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Thomas E. Dewey . rolled up in Nebraska for the GOP Ho"afldla presidential nomination. The Dewey bandwagon is roll- ing as no prospective Republican ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD- nominee’s has since 1924, when Pres- QUARTERS IN NEW GUINEA,| ident Calvin Coolidge walked away from all opponents. It you think that’s a broad con- clusion to draw fromi the Nebraska primary, where Dewey ran second, observers here will give you an aw- ful arguinent. In the first place, it's the excep- tion, not the rule, for a candidate to get anywhere on a “write-in” vote. Dewey’'s name wasn’t on the American advance. vallot. Lieut. Comdr. Harold E.Stas-| The communique mentioned sen’s was. The only other name was homber sweeps far beyond Hollan-/ Wendell L. Willkie's and he had dia gnd the sinking of a Jap ves- withdrawn. |sel at Manokewri on the Dutch' | New Guinea coast, as well as dam-| Men have been nominated and 'age to three enemy craft off the even elected to office on “write-in" Cape of Waios. votes, but not often. The reasons| Still farther west, serial strikes troops who fled rather than face the American eattacks when they invaded Hollandia, MacArthur an- nounced in nis communique. So far 677 have been killed out of the 14000 that fled before the isn't on the ticket, the voter thinks front continued. “What's the use?” And stays away | ———— from the polls. If he does go, frequently doesn’t know how to| e‘ write in his candidate, or even that | DARING DAY he has the privilege of doing so. MADE, TRUK The fact that Dewey, who was | just a ghost so far as the Nebras-\ ka ballot was concerned, piled up; almost half as many votes as the| popular, young former governor of | Minnesota, who, according to the, ballot, was virtually unopposed, was | enough to make the politicos gasp.| Following Dewey's overwhelming| victory in the Wisconsin primaries, | Mopplstilief Isatated] May 2.—American infantry patrols, scouring the jungles morth of Lake Sentani, are liquidating isolated Jap | and the announcement that 92 of ’[Nui’ESARl;.‘ EH ARB%ER?D::’;?—TM‘ soldiers “an ominous warning of our tragic drift toward absolutism.” Gov. Bricker added the action is |a “convincing example of where |bureaucracy Inevitably leads.” - e DECISIVE DEFEAT IS GIVENMPS ‘Allied Airborne Troops‘ " Repulse Aftempt fo ; Break Block . SOUTHEAST ASIA HEADQUAR- | TERS, KANDY, Ceylon, May 2— 'Allied airborne troops have deci- sively defeated a strong Japanese attempt to break the rail and road block, 65 miles south of Mogaung, " northern Burina, after a three day's |battle, | inflicting heavy casualties ‘on the enemy force of at least 2,000.' | This was the fourth Japanese at- \tempt to break the block establish- | led on the front where Stilwell's forces are fighting toward Mogaung and Mym\ylna | Primaries, " Two States Florida and Alabama Are Choosing Nominees- New Deal Under Test (By Associated Press) The Roosevelt administration un- derwent a test by proxy in the Florida and Alabama Democratic Senatorial primaries today with plenty of personalities involved. Claude Pepper, Florida Democrat, carried the New Deal banner in the five-way contest, while his chief op- |ponent, County Judge Ollle Ed- jmunds- of Jacksonville, hammered away at the administration’s domes- ‘uc policies. In Alabama, Senator Hill, Dem- ocrauc whip and strong supporter of President Roosevelt, fought out Birmingham attorney. | In Maryland yesterday the sup- :pon ~the-President plea apparently | had little effect as Senator Tydings won the renomination five to one over Willis Jones of Baltimore, his/ principal Democrat opponent in the five-way race PARAMUSHIRO 5 " GIVEN BOMBING - EARLY SATURDAY | | | i QUESTION OF UNION MEM- BERSHIP As a result of all this, tension be- » U tween industry members on one side and public-labor WLB mem- % bers on the other has steadily in- - (Continued on Page Foup ized. — o PIGEONS BY PARACHUTE wounded war prisoners with Gar-iNavy. was buricd in the Arlington many, exchange to take place at Barcelona, Spain about May 17. National Cemetery yesterday. President Roosevelt was repre- PRETORIA—Dropped by para- chute from Allied aircraft thousands of South African pigeons are helping the Allies to keep in touch with partisans in Greece, Crete, Yugo- slavia and other countries under Nazi domination, turned to New York early in June. Involved are also a number ot other persons entitled to repatria- tion under the Geneva convention. This is the fourth trip of the Gripsholm, Americans are expected to be re-‘senud by Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. John Boettiger. High militery and Naval officials, and diplomats were in attendance at the ceremonies. Around the world, navy men also _ held services, New York's 93 Republican delegates would be for him at the outset, ;Deweys preconvention stock is soar- Students of the political scene' point to two important factors: ) The Republican convention is only (Continued on Page Two) |skipper of a single Navy Search U. S. FLEET HEADQUARTERS Liberator made a daring daylight!IN PEARI, HARBOR, May 2. -- \aerial attack on Truk last Saturday,|Venture search planes struck at | Admiral Chester W. Nimitz announ- |ces. One ship anchored in the la- goon was damaged, then the run- ways on Moen and Eten ullnda Paramushiro Naval base in the Ku- riles before dawn last Saturday. nght antiaircrafi fire was encoun- tered. All planes returned safely wo Navy Department. In addition, the Navy also re- ports submersibles have destroyed seven Jap cargo ships, one large ltnnker and large naval auxiliary. | These sinkings brought to 695 the number of Jap vessels of all types sunk, probably sunk or damaged by submarines. Of the ships sent to the bottom or damaged there have been 69 warships and today's announcement of a light cruser sent down makes the fourth of that classification. Five more have probably been sunk and six damaged. e ek ey JAPSCLAIM | TASKFORCE. HITS TRUK Reporis Da;a-ge to Amer- ican Flattop and Down- ing of 30 Planes LONDON, May 2—A broadcast, Tokyo Imperial Headquarters coms ‘munique sald that an alrcraft carrier task force attacl l"l‘ruk Sunday and Monday and |caused some damage to ground in= !stallations, The report said Jap ‘planes and garrison units “heavily |damaged” the afrcraft carrier and Ishot down mcre than 30 of the at- tucldns afreraft, The communique also reported that the Mortlock Islands in the Carolines were bombed and further .claimed the Japs sank a cruiser and !damaged ~another large warship, probably a carrier, out of a task force off the west coast of Hollan~ \dia on April 27, There has been no confirmation of any of these actions from any |Allied source. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz announced from Pearl Har- bor yesterday that a single made a daring attack on Truk on Saturday. MILITARY GROUP* FROM YUGOSLAVIA ' ARRIVES IN LONDON LONDON, May 2.—The arrival of a military ‘nlsslon from the head- are simple. If a voter's candidate'on Jap bases on the South Pacific| the challenge, of James Simpson, | quart of Marshal Tito, Yukoslay “Partmn leader renewed speculation of the possibility of an invasion d' the Balkans. The free Yugoslav radio dechnd wumt Major Rendolph Churchill, {who parachuted into Yugoslavia re- |cently, has been touring the liber- |ated coastal territory, establishing contacts with Partisan leaders. Sharp fighting on the scattered Yugoslav fronts is reported. - .- — SLEEPYHEAD STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—Workers at a servicemen’s center here are anxious to learn if a sleepy sailor has reached Philadelphia. Unable to keep him awake to make bus and train connections, staff members wrote detailed in- structions to get him to his desti- nation. Pinned the note on his were strafed. The plane returned base, Admiral Chester W.Nimitzre- blouse and started him on his way. isafely to base, ports, Fellow travelers were asked in the . . s