The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 28, 1944, Page 1

VOL. XLIL, NO. 9741. - DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” — JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1944 PRESS ~ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PR PRICE TEN CENTS = NAZI YIELDING BATTLEGROUND TO YANKS Russian Force Reaches REDS WITHIN FIFTY MILES OF BUCHAREST Anchors of Nazi Defense Line Fall as Russians Near Rumanian City BULLETIN — LONDON, Aug. 28. — The Russian troops have reached the Hungarian border, a German radio broadcast asserted tonight. A Moscow radio says the Rus- sians reached the Hungarian bor- der “at one of the Carpathian passes.” The Moscow radio tonight also reports the Red Army driving on Bucharest has captured Braile, (Continued on Page Two) The Washington| Merry - Go- Round | By DREW PEARSON Lt. Col. Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Army.) (Today Drew Pearson con- cludes his award of the Brass Ring to Donald Nelson for his fight in one of the most im- portant battles in U. S. econ- omic history inside the War Production Board.) ‘WASHINGTON—During the early stages of the war against Donald Nelson, when WPB vice chairman Charley Wilson was still on his| side, Bernard M. Baruch sent for WHEN FLAMES RODE LUNA'S ‘MILE SKYCHASER' AS FLAMES ENVELOPED Coney Island’s famous Luna Park, the “Mile Skychaser,” one of the resort’s most thrilling rides, was among the first of the many attractions to be destroyed. The above photo shows Luna as the blaze, which all but destroyed it, was raging in the big amusement park. EISENHOWER, | Gen. DeGaulle Escapes - Death as Snipers Fire WITH STAFFS, VISITS PARIS CommanderAllied Forces| ~OnPari FRENZIED (International) sians in Parade By HAL BOYLE PARIS, Aug. 26.—(Delayed)—Gen. Charles DeGaulle escaped death and NEW RAID ONPADANG IS MADE Industrial Insfallations Hit| —Fires Started-Ves- sels Set Afire COLOMBO, Ceylon, Aug. 28.—Al- | lied carrier-borne aircraft with the| | heavy support of a far-ranging East- | ‘ern Fleet smashed again at Japan’s | industrial installations near Padang, | on the west coast of the island of | Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. This is the fourth blow against the island’s installations since taken by the Japanese in March, 1942. The attack was carried out in the early hours last Thursday. The chief target was the great cement and manufacturing plant at Indaroeng, near Padang, which sup- plies the Japanese with material for | fortifications of much of the occu- pled territory. A large number of heavy bombs were dropped on the plant and | flames and smoke rose 1,000 feet into the air. The planes also plastered Padang’s | Port Emmahaven airfield and Pa- dang itself. Padang is the chief ‘eity on the western coast.- of the jsland. In Emmahaven one merchant ves- el of about 3,500 tons was hit four feimes and a vessel of about 2,500 tons, was_hit twicé. Both were left burning fiercely. Wharves and warehouses at the coaling jetty and also the railyards were hit heavily, the communique | states. 600 Miles of Philippines Revealed by MacArthur GENERAL HEADQUARTERS | of daYkness, raided the newly com- IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, |Pleted airdrome on Middleburg Is- Aug. 28—Disclosing the completion |And," Gen. MacArthur reports, re- ¢ | vealing the compeltion of the air of an Allied airfield within 600(yac 200 miles closer to the Phili- miles of the Philippines, Gen Doug- | ppines than the former advanced las MacArthur reported today aer-|bases in the Noemfoor and Schou- ial strikes from Palau to Davao and | ten Islands. a new flareup of ground action in| Liberators showered 57 tons of Dutch New Guinea. bombs on Palau and a single plane “One enemy plane under cover|struck Davao. IN FOUR POWER POST WAR PARLEY ‘led to Sedan, order of Hungary Allied Airfield Within —_—d BATILE OF MARNEON ONCE MORE | German Lines Threatened on Refreat Into Reich- Bridgeheads Made BULLETIN — LONDON, Aug 28.—A Reuters field dis- patch from France tonight said strong U. 8. Army patrols have driven to Chateau Thierry on the Marne, 25 miles east of the last official reported positions at Meaux. | \ SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, Aug. 28 — American ' [troops, sweeping in a wide are, are threatening the German lines of retreat to the Reich and have crossed the Marne and captured Meaux in the loop of the historic river, 23 miles east of Paris. The Germans are yielding the battleground of the first World War | Iwithout a fight as the Americans swept on through Meaux, uncheck- famous battlefield, 105 miles to the northeast. For the first time in this war, || Americans are fighting on a battle- ifield of the first World War and .|the whole Allied jattack is swinging north “on; of across, the , |River along almost the whole 200 imiles of its source tq the sea be- |tween Parls and the Ghannel. American, British and Canadian armies have deepened four bridge- heads over the Seine to doomed , {Rouen where Joan of Arc was tried Given Great Welcome injury today &s thousandsof Parjs- { |and burned. The Allies have also Wilson and said in an aggrieved tone: “Why haven't you come to see me, Mr. Wilson?” “I didn’t know I was supposed to come to see you,” Wilson replied. “Everybody comes to see me, es- pecially those who are in trouble and ‘need help,” grinned the big Wall Street banker. Wilson courteously but firmly re- plied that he wasn't in any treuble. “I was raised in New York's Hell's Kitchen, where you have to fight to survive,” replied the man who worked " his way up from selling newspapers to be head of General Electric. “And I guess I can still take gare of myself.” This was at a time when Army brass ‘hats were gunning for both Wilson and Donald Nelson, wanted the military to take over the War Production Board completely. In waging this battle, the Army cottoned up to the well-meaning Baruch and used him as one of their most effective spearheads. The 73-year-old Baruch, who had done a great job of mobilizing ma- terial in the last war, was a bit hurt that the President hadn't con- sulted him more in this war. So about this time, dynamic General B. B. Somervell and Undersecre- tary of War Patterson began a quiet campaign to have Baruch replace Nelson and run the War Production Board. LETTER THAT NEVER SAW LIGHT They staged their operations chiefly through ex-Justice James Byrnes, who sits at the President’s right hand as ' War Mobilizer. Byrnes and Baruch, both from South Carolina, are old friends. Baruch has helped Byrnes in his election campaigns, advised him, has been a life-long intimate. So at the height of Round 1 of the WPB battle, shortly over a year ago, Byrnes persuaded the President to sign a letter appoint- ing Bernie Baruch as .head of the War Production Board, superseding Nelson. That letter never was published, for the Nelson forces heard about it and were galvanized into action. Nelson himself is kindly, com- promising, sometimes vacillating. But on big issues he can fight. This time, a series of Senators supporting Nelson called on the President. Simultaneously, Nelson on Surprise Tour PARIS, Aug. 28.—Crowds jammed | Champs Elysees yesterday and shouted themselves hoarse as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and his American, Canadian and Briush‘ staffs made a ceremonial tour of | the city that ended in the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe. There the four-starred general,' with a smile as broad as a Kansas' prairie, told the cheering Parisians: “I ‘come here to pay tribute to the Allied' Forces and the indomitable sport of Paris.” During the tour, crowds stood on tiptoe and cheered the General as he passed along the route. | The trip was worth millions in morale. ‘Thousands of GIs hailed him along the route and yelled “It's Tke,” as they craned their necks to| get a glimpse of the Commander and his party. Sullivans (elebrate . SKAGWAY, Alaska, Aug. 28— Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Sullivan will celebrate their thirtieth wedding anniversary tomorrow, August 29, with their children and grand children at their home here. The couple married 30 years ago in Juneau. He was employed at the Alaska Juneau at the time. The eldest daughter, Arline, will join the family here in the near future. —————— STOCK QUOTATIORS NEW YORK, Aug. 28. — Closing | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine!| stock today is 6%, American Can | 91%, Anaconda 26%, Beech Aircraft 9%, Bethlehem Steel 61%, Curtiss- Wright 5%, International Harvester 79%, Kennecott 32%, North Amer- ican Aviation 8¢, New York Cen- tral 19, Northern Pacific 15%, Unit- ed States Steel 58%, Pound $4.04. Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials, 146.87; rails, 40.64; utilities, 25.25. —————— HERE FROM SITKA H. L. MacKenzie is here from 1 i made the unprecedented move of (Continued on Page Four) Sitka and has registered at the Gastineau Hotel. ians were thrown inte a panic’as the French -capital's great Libera- tion Parade broke up in wild flurries | of gunfire along the four-mile line | of march, Several spectators were killed and dozens wounded. French Patriots began firing at roof tops from which French Fascist Militia had been sniping. The crackle of gunfire quickly spread along the line of march from | the Arc de Triomphe to the famed Notre Dame Cathedral. The French claimed Nazi sym- WEEKEND FORPARIS PARIS, Aug. 28—A new French Government is being set up in lib- erated Paris after a frenzied week- end in which Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was given a great wel- come. i . 3 .| pathizers hid in a strategic spots} The Germans bombarded Paris,!gion0 the route of the march to Gen. DeGaulle escaped death and) disrupt the parade and perhaps kill injury from sniper'’s bullets but!pe Gaulle, the Paris radio today said all is e e e e quiet today. Two additional nests of enemy EI HIH ARMY | resistance have been wiped out. Nearly all Directors of the French resistance movement will have Germans Withdrawing for Last Ditch Defense as Allies Forge Ahead prominent parts in the new Gov- ernment. Saturday afternoon snipers fired ROME, Aug. 28.—Attacking fierce-| ly against German forces with-| drawing slowly to their Gothic line on the victory parade and this started other firing. A short time defenses for a last ditch defense in northern Italy, Polish troops after the shooting, DeGaulle sped punched a path through Nazi along the parade route at a 40- mile clip, his victory address, how- strongholds behind the Metauro River and fought on across to Ar-| ever, was postponed. \zilea, Allied headquarters an- 400 Fighters nounced. Advances placed Eighth Army units in the Adriatic sector within Rolling Stock Destroyed- Troop Trains Report- five miles of the important port of Pesaro.and only a little more than ed Sirafed LONDON, Aug.“zs.—Enemy air-|20 miles from Rimini, on the south- fields and transportation facilities|€T™ €dge of the broad Po Valley. Substantial gains were made by in France, Belgium, Holland, and, 4 5 ithe Eighth Army, further inland. Germany were attacked by more than 400 American fighters who|They crossed the Magglore River |in the mountains and captured Fos- swept the Continent as far east as| Frankfurt. |sombrone on the main lateral road {to Fano. The fighters strafed eleven troop trains, destroyed 200 railway cars, damaged a thousand others, and destroyed or damaged nearly 200 imotor . vehicles in the morning alone, Violet Hoar, Health Educator with e ! TO KETCHIKAN ON BUSINESS Lillian A. Gardner, Supervisor of Public Health Nursing of the Ter- ritorial Department of Health, and 'FAREWELL PARIS WAS WILD MESSAGE OF PETAIN By DON WHITEHEAD ~PARIS, Aug. 28.—Marshal Henri Petain, Pierre Laval and Edouard Herriott, former Premier of the French Republic, were arrested by Gestapo and taken to Germany a few days before the American and French troops entered Paris. Before leaving, Petain sent aj clandestine message to the people of France urging them to unite, stating that all he has done was| submitted for their best welfare. The message stated that when | “this reaches you I will no longer | be free. In the extreme condition | I now find myself I have nothing| to reveal to you except simple confirmation of what motivated my conduct during the past four years. I have but one object, to protect you from the worst. All| that I have done, whether willing- ly or by force, has been solely for your welfare.” SATURDAY NIGHT; HANGOVER SUNDAY By HOWARD COWAN PARIS, Aug. 27— (Delayed)—Lib- erated Paris, that part which went/ to bed, got up Sunday .morning after the wildest Saturday night in years and was touched off by an- other frenzied dempnstration, a greeting to Gen. Dwight D. Eisen- hower and his British and Ameri- can staffs. The Luftwaffe tried to burn down Paris Saturday night, but a hand- ful of British, Canadian and Am- erican troops, with the help of Parisians, extinguished fires started. The Parisians themselves tried to drink the town dry Saturday but there seems to be plenty of drink left for today. e+ — T v Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mcllhardy,|the same department, were flown of Petersburg, are guests at the to Ketchikan Saturday on official Juneau Hotel. He is with the CAA, fusiness. V. G. Rowe, of the FCC, has |ber of the board at that time and \ ARRIVING for the Four Power postwar securily conferences, €ir Alex- ander Cadogan (center) chairman of the British Delegation is shown at the Washington Airport with Undersecretary Edward R. Stettinius (left) and Joseph C. Grew, former Ambassador to Japan. (International) || Seizure of Plants Never Recommended To Roosevelt by WLB By TOM REEDY (During Jack Stinnett's vaca- tion this column is being written by members of the Washington staff of The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 28—Tn all [ "“gne sid: ‘Well, I have some the labor disputes that fell short of | mango trees, and before martial law solution by arbitration, the War La- people would come down the road bor Board-has never recommended a | nd take the mangoes. Now they plant seizure to President Roosevelt. L Behind that lies a story. An aiming-to-please D. C. taxi A little more than two years ago, ' driver offers free cigarettes to cus- when WLB ran into its first case of tomers to ride in his interior- non-compliance affecting the war ef- | decorated cab. One pen and ink fort—an Illinois railroad—the mem- | drawing, hung on the back of thel bers went into a long huddle about | front seat, pictures a man with his | the wording of their message to the | feet on his desk and the caption: White House. | “Government officials, this is a Legally, all the board could do was | cab and not your office. Please to “refer” the situation to “the Com- | keep your feet on the floor.” mander-in-Chief.” The question | e martial law here.’ | “Well, I was astonished, coming form a land where martial law means somebody is belng conquered, so I asked why she thought that now an Oregon' candidate for the | problems since. | The St. Louis Cardinals, who have was: would the WLB get the action | U. S. Senate, got out a pencil and | wrote something at the end of the | | virtually clinched the National WLB Chairman Davis is one of League pennant, will be the home it should have to back up its posi- tion? | Chaijrman William H. Davis pond- | ered this a long time. He says: “The | President might have said ‘Well, | Bill, it’s too bad; you did all you | communication “advising” the Presl-} CHICAGO, Aug. 28.—The World dent of the situaton. He wrote that Series will open Wednesday, Octo-| the case was being referred “for ber 4, in St. Louls it was decided appropriate action.” | today at a conference in the office Seizure followed, as it has in al- | the best story-tellers in town. He team in the initial contest. gives a tale scenery, with his rumpled | G hair, pursed lips, slow-talking man- | FUGATES HERE ner and sharp wit. Most of his yarns | have a deep philosophy. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Fugate, “I was in Hawall and at a dinner of McGrath, arrived here on Sun- registered at the Juneau Hotel from Anchorage. virtually doomed LeHavre and have opened a way into the Germans' {1lying bomb belt in the Pas De Calais. Farther north the American bridgehead is at Mantes and the British, at Vernon. The Canadians have two, at Elbeuf and Pont de Larche. NAZISUSING NEW ROBOT BOMB SITES London, Soui—hEngIand Are Crashed Again Affer - 30-@ Lull LONDON, Aug. 28.—Robot bombs fell in London and South England around noon today, breaking a lull of more than 30 hours, but attacks were limited to a short time. Some robots buzzed from a di- rection which suggested that the Germans are using new sites, per- haps some held in reserve, newly constructed or shifted to other lo- calities.” The communique says that 450 flying bombs were launched against England in the week ending at 6 a.m. today, making a total of about 1,700 since the blind attacks started. 26 KILLED WHEN PLANE HITS HOME LONDON, Aug. 28—Twenty-six persons were killed when a large air transport crashed into a house near the transatlantic military air- base of Prestwick, Scotland. The dead included seven of the plane’s crew, fourteen passengers, and five occupants of the house, which was demolished. . MARY MORE LEAVES Mary More, of the Territorial De~ partment of Health, is leaving soon for Nome to join her husband who is with the U. S. Signal Corps in could’ and let it go at that.” | But Wayne Morse, a public mem- | il of Baseball Commissioner K. M. most a score of touch-and-go labor , Landis. a woman said to me: ‘Mr. Davis, I day and are guests at the Baranof certainly hope they continue this Hotel. that city.