The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 13, 1944, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” —— ) VOL. XLIL, NO. 9754. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1944 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS = DOUBLE INVASION ROLLS INTO GERMANY SOFIA GATES REACHED BY SOVIET ARMY Bulgarian agital Arrests Nazi Leaders - Pre- pares Reception MOSCOW, Sept. 13 — Powerful Russian tank forces and Rumanian infantry emerged from the western foothills of Transylvania today and fought for control of the rail net- work radiating from Timisoara, 40 miles south of the pre-war Hun- garian border and 75 miles north of the Yugoslav capital of Bel- grade. The Paris radio said that the Red Army had reached the out- skirts of Sofia and the Bulgarian capital is preparing a reception, having arrested all members of the| former pro-Nazi government. i Marshal Malinovsky's offensive is| rolling forward. During his brief absence to sign the Armistice with Rumanja in Moscow, his Russians approached within 25 miles of Cluj, the capital of central Transylvania and the largest Rumanian city still in enemy hands. The battle in Transylvania is now becoming campaign to envelop southemi Yugoslavia from the north and; reach the Tisza River, which flows| north and south across the heart| of the Hungarian plain, one of| Hitler’s bread baskets. DR BLOCK TO SPEAK - BEFORE GARDEN (LUB Witn Dr. Berneta Block talking on soy beans, explaining their uses| and growth, the Juneau Garden) Club will hold its regular monthly | meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2| o'clock Mrs. J. 8. Jeffrey will be hostess | to the club, with Mrs. Josephine Boyd assisting her. e, ( | i | | the Balkans for 1 | i | | | | The Washington| Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Lt. Col.” Robert 8. Allen now on active service with the Army.) WASHINGTON—RBritish govern- | ment leaders aren’t saying any- thing about it, but Rgosevelt has been tipped off by Churchill that! immediately after the fall of Ger-| many a general election will be held in England. In fact, Churchill's conservative Party leaders have already sent instructions down to their borough leaders to begin organizing for a| national election. Churchill’'s party strategists have already had conferences with lead- ers of the Labor Party and have sought their support for a con- tinuation of a future coalition gov- ernment. The labor leaders of the Churchill cabinet, however, have said no. They believe that after the war, Labor should go on its own and should not be tied up with the Conservative Party. Conservative leaders, however,| figure that the rank and file of| the Labor Party will not follow| their leaders but, instead, will fol- low Churchill. They believe that the Labor ‘Party is not ready to desert the Coalition. Churchill's move in calling the, general election immediately after| the armistice’ is considered very| shrewd timing. Today he is popu- lar in England. A few months from now he may not be. The .Bricishi Prime, Minister will stand on his| war record, and his cooperation | with Roosevelt will not be played down as one reason why he should| be returned to power. It is ex-| pected that the Conservative Party| will win without too much diffi-/ culty. | | TIMES KEEPS DEWEY'S GADFLY Governor Dewey has just had a significant brush with the New York Times in which he finally| LOMZAFALLS TORUSSIANS, Strongest German Position in North Poland Has "Given Up” LONDON, Sept. 13—Lomza, key rail center 20 miles south of East Prussia, one of the strongest Ger- man positions in North munique said Lomza lies on 77 miles northeast of Warsaw. At midnight the the town was virtually encircled as| the Red troops cut through the| decks of thick mine fields.| the way to the| double Its fall opens wild Masurian Lake region in East Prussia. Southeast of Warsaw the Rus- sians have “achieved penetration, supported by numerous fighters, bombers and tanks,” the communi- que says. e All Germany Is Seared by Air Barrage Sixth Day ;f—Massive'M- tacks Strike Deep Info Reich LONDON, Sept. 13—A procession of air attacks against Germany sent upwards of 10,000 tons of fire forces, driving against the central and explosive bombs crashing on and searing the nation. Eisenhower warned them to prepare for "high_;of Futa Pass, one of the main low and level attacks at any hour avenues through the German de- of the day or night.” Thousands of heavy, light and|northern Italy. medium bombers and clouds of tighters flew through sunny skies|strongly defended against the Reich from England, scene of some of the bitterest hght-’ Italy and France before dawn. Mas- |ing of the Italian campaign. sive fleets of British heavy bomb- ers saturated Frankfurt and Stutt- gart behind the Siegfried Line while Mosquitos plunged two-ton bombs on Berlin. counts showed at least 50 German fighters destroyed. This is the sixth consecutive day | of the heavy air offensive against| NINTH ARMY the Nazis. These fell victims to the thousand Thunderbolts, Mustangs and Lightnings which accompanied an equal number of bombers, strik- ing deep into central, southern and western Germany in quest of oil resources, plane plants and other military targets. The count of Fortress and Liberator victories has not yet been made. ART CLASSES WILL BE OPEN FOR GIRL SCOUTS According to announcement today, Mrs. J. H. Likens will hold art ap- preciation classes at her home on Hemlock Way, each Saturday morn- ing between 10 and 12 o'clock, to which all Girl Scouts are eligibie. The course will include drawing and painting and there will be no Poland, | has “given up,” the German com- | wrangell the Narew River,| Preliminary | ‘ - NATIS CLAIM | | | | Russians said | Mountain Pt. | | | | | | | | [ L z 5 ® £ 5 Atty. 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LRI ORGSR OPERATING | IN FRANCE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, | ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, Sept. 13—The American Ninth Army has taken its place in the Operations Command in France | alongside the American First, Third | and Seventh Armies, making the mightiest American force ever as- sembled on one fighting front. Lt. Gen. William H. Simpson is com- manding the Ninth Army. The announcement did not dis- close immediately in what sector the Ninth Army is operating nor its relation to the over-all com- 'DUTCH CELEBES UNOFFICIAL RETURNS - 1 > ] B ghway Eng. (@ akog (Q) 2seud - (@ wus () S @ PRI 355 208 178 15 63 20 31 96 81 27 119 8 17 12 116 382 7 13 162 23 34 | 17 14 17 11 1057 1153 1435 | 982 |[1813 11998 GETS POUNDING BY AR FLEET Bombers Range Over Wide Arc Destroying Air- TR ipe . fields, Sinking Ships By C. YATES McDANIEL | GENERAL HEADQUARTERS IN| SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sept. 13.— | Snowballing Allied airpower pounced | on the Dutch Celebes with a record | 200-ton bombing raid that laid waste | to Halmahera's airdrome and sup- ply dumps in another of the steady | attacks which is easing the way for | the return to the Philippines. General MacArthur's communique ! also disclosed that Far Eastern Air Force planes had struck else-| where, with power and precision, | along a wide arc, stretching from! | Palau, east to the Philippines and deep into the Moluccas. They sank; one medium-sized freighter, forced another ashore, and destroyed of | damaged four other enemy vessels.! Dutch Celebes is a big island west of New Guinea and south of Min danao in the Southern Philippin Like Halmahera it has been a Jap- | anese bastion. Heavy bombers raided | the island in the Manado area, cratering the airdrome runways and | setting fire to barracks with 210/ tons of explosives. Waterfront in- stallations were hard hit also. There was no interception although ack- | ack was evident over the town of | WEST NALIS SAY WALL IS DENTED radio said tonight that “the Ameri- cans have captured an outpost of the West Wall,” but didn't specify where the Siegfried Line dented. The report said that al German grenadier attack halted the forward momentum of the drive. The context of the dispatch sug- was | 4 Years—Senators—2 Years | contest. 'MANCHESTER - BLACKOUT IS charge for the instruction, a fee of $1 being the amount asked to cover the cost of equipment used by each individual. mand set-u) R By DON WHITEHEAD STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Sept. 13—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock toiday iis 6%, Ameriican Can 88, Anaconda 25%, Beech Aircraft 9%, Bethlehem Steel 59%, Curtiss- Wright 5%, International Harvester 79'%, Kennecott 31%, North Ameri- can Aviation 8%, New York Cen- tral 17%, Northern Pacific 14%, United States Steel 55%, Pound $4.04. Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials 143.94, rails 39, utilities 24.30. came off second best. For a good many years, New York Times ace correspondent (Continued on Page Four) e ot Howard D. Stabler, Republican nominee for Senator, left today for Fairbanks on a_business trip. WITH AMERICAN INFANTRY INSIDE GERMANY, Sept. 13—The |CO! American doughboys are dug in on the heights overlooking the city of Aachen, after they fought into the outposts of the Siegfried Line against surprisingly weak opposi-| tion. ‘The troops are consolidating po- sitions after the infantry beat back the enemy counterattacks and dug| in solidly in the deep, cool shadows of Aachen, a town in the forest. MRS (RN WHALENS IN JUNEAU Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Whalen, of| the Lion’s International, are guests at the Baranof. —————— Dr. Mac Calmont, Surgeon R. (USPHS) and wife are guests at the Baranof Hotel. ' gested that the action might have been east of Verviers, in the Eupen section of Belgium where the U. S. First Army is reported to be about ten miles south of the German mmunication city of Aachen. PROPERTY WILL BE RESTORED TO RUMANIANS LONDON, Sept. 13. — All Allied property in Rumania is to be re- stored by the Soviet Union it w revealed tonight in a broadcast from Moscow, in announcing terms| of the armistice signed by Rumama’ and Transylvania, which was as-| signed to Hungary by Hitler, will{ be returned to the Rumanians, the | | broadcast, recorded by the Soviet; monitor, said. ~ FIRST OVER {were turned on again so you could |yiperators | Folks danced, even kissed the lamp B —————— 944 ALASKA TERRITORIAL ELECTION - FIRST DIVISION Representatives g pioJuBH uryouag (@ urep (@ adoy ussIapunD (§) Yoruren @ O Mawooyleg @ k-4 £ 8| @ ‘v punwpg ‘asneasy 12 20 25 105 489 10 15 141 18 22 14 14 20 0 | | 266 | 9 16 204 16 | 25 | 13 | 8| 295 L 12 112 21 19 14 11 | 143 18 | 24 15 10 o= o Seba8823 “d °p ‘asnersy Jonyjeys (9) ueanng yomoxnaA @ " (@) uosjol0 @A * (d) yoronelsg 336 180 | 129 11 42| 27 36 84 7| 15 69 1 12 8 60 | 301 of 12§ 134 | (@ (s0r) - ! 5 29 210 2 3| 3 14 | 9! 5| 109 395 8 | 13 139 | 24 28| | 13 | 8f 8 { a1 8k — | 8| 10 8| 12 | 11441 (1084 1462 11539 (1674 || 2228 1592 1412 | 1042 BARTLETT [REPUBLICANS CLOSE RACES LEADING HEADING INTO IN FIRST Close Race for Aftorney General-Walkaway i - Senator-Vofe of Rep- | for thers resentatives Returns to 3 o'clock this after- Indications that several Republi- noon show Democratic candidates cans will be elected in this division for Territorial offices leading in all to the Territorial Legislature are contests in the First Division. !seen in unofficial but complete With 23 out of 54 precincts ac- yeturns from 23 of the First Divi- counted for in this Division, Demo- gion’s 54 precincts for yesterday's cratic candidate Bob Bartlett has gection as received by the Empire. chalked up a lead of almost 700, 1), {he ra for the two seats votes over his Republican oppon- g,. four-year-term Senator, Demo- ent, John Manders ,in the contest ... Norman R. (Doc.) Walker is for Delegate to Congress. UROi-ljoaqing with 1,674 votes, and next Ben anprine BRECS 1907 yi, line is Juneau's Howard D. votes to Manders' 1213 in the race g, 0r Republican, with 1539. Joe that holds the most interest 10 'c... ' running third with 1435, Alaska’s 1944 General Election bal- and Steve Ferrs of: Ketehikan is Toting Bikipw; pestender. last with 1,153 votes. One of the closest races in years 2 4 is indicated in returns for the po-' For the elght seats in the House, tion of Attorney General. Ralph Curtis G. Shattuck of Juneau ls Rivers, Democrat of Fairbanks, Tunning far ahead of all other can- leads Ketchikan's Republican Harry didates with a total of 1,850 votes, McCain by only a few votes. Rivers €ven though he was not endorsed has 1,503 and McCain has 1,501, by any group other than the Demo- Incumbent Democratic Auditor cratic party He was recommended Frank A. Boyle has a run-away as by neither the CIO Political Action a candidate for re-election againsi Committee nor the Alaska Native Republican Will Chase, Boyle Brotherhood. amassing a total of 1998 against! A Repubulican, also of Juneau, Chase’s 982 so far in the Auditor’s is second. He is Steve Vukovich and his total vote thus far is 1,601. W. Leonard Smith of Nome, also Fred Hanford of Wrangell is a Democrat, is leading his Republi- third with 1592, and the other can opponent for Highway En- candidates follow in this order: gineer, W. F. Wann, by about 80" joe Krause of Ketchikan 1,506; votes. Smith has 1,813 and Wani Frank Peratrovich of Klawak 1,485; has 1,057, Chris Hennings of Juneau 1462; ST e A. B. Cain of Juneau 1441; An- |drew Hope of Sitka 1,412, The vote ((m others will be found in the Ju:h]c. 'KURILE ISLANDS " HIT AGAIN BY | | r (By Associated Press) MANCHESTER, England, Sedt.| The Tokyo radio said today that 13—This industrial city in central 19 United States heavy bombers England was the brightest spot In gttacked the Kuriles yesterday | Britain last night when the UghtS morning while another force of struck the the street. |page o Marcus Island, read newspapers in Dt ’miles southeast of Tokyo. % i Thy 5 L In words especially conservative e broadcast was recorded by for the Brftish they said, “It's very easy to take.” | Manchester is the first big city| where street lights shone since the | war began. The blackout wiil be! lifted through all Britain next Sun-| day. Kurile another damaged. D ONE PACKER SELLS Yesterday the packer |brought in 1,000 Taku fish for E. !E. Engstrom. £ A A OREGONIAN ERE — BACK Ray Stevens, Chief of Benefits| with the Unemployment Compensa-| Pershing Taylor, of tion Commission, returned last|Oregon, has arrived here and is a evening from the States by steamer. |guest at the Juneau Hotel. i STEVENS 4 | | — 1506 |1214 |1485 |1276 1850 umsmum;mnmu VOTES Howard Stabler Likely as BartlettNoses OutManders Japanese p, ‘the FCC and said that two of the gg7. Manders I 29 | 988 | 1601 | RESULT FROM -Shattuck High Man- | Stabler Leads resulted from in the three| Several surprises the vote yesterday precinets in Juneau. E. L. Bartlett of Juneau and At- torney John E. Manders of An- chorage ran neck and neck in the/ election for Delegate to Congress| and when the final:tabulation was made, Bartlett polled 546 votes and| Manders 503. In precinct No. 3 Bartlett received 140 votes and Manders 145. Frank A. Boyle, Democrat in- cumbent Auditor, had a runaway race in Juneau, polling 741 votes against Will E. Chase, Republican of Cordova, with 288, W. Leonard Smith, also a Demo- crat, was given 634 votes, with E. F. Wann, Republican, 352 for High- way Engineer. Ralph J. Rivers, Democrat of Fairbanks, was given 562 votes as against 440 for Harry G. McCain of Ketchikan, Republican for At- torney General. Senatorial Race In the race for Senate, 4-year term, Howard D. Stabler, Republi- can, of Juneau, was given a vote of 646 as against Joe Green Demo- crat, with 495, (Doc) Norman Walker, Democrat of Ketchikan, with 461, and Steve Ferris, Re- publican of Ketchikan, 382, Andrew Gundersen, Democrat of Ketchikan, unopposed for Senator, 2-year term, received 746 votes. Race For House Curtis G. Shattuck, Democrat of Juneau, was high man in the Rep- resentative race in which 16 can- didates were seeking the eight SECRECY SHROUDS BIG MOVE Silence Imposed on Two Big LungesasU.S. Troops Move Along Border LONDON, Sept. American reinforcements rolled double invasions into Germany, carrying within 37 miles of the Rhine, while two or more other U. 8. columns beat to or near the frontier of the Reich’s war, gouged out of “holy soil.” Supreme Head- quarters imposed the security of silence on the two lunges. The U. 8. First Army cracked across the Nazi border from Lux- embourg to northwest of Trier from Belgium, east of Eupen, but fresh 13 — Powerful |forces are being poured into these thrusts, 65 miles apart. Other First Army forces struck 15 miles beyond Bastogne into the northern tip of Luxembourg, reach- ing near Clervaus, three miles from Germany, This is the biggest dis- closed gain of the day. A front line dispatch told of a lightning thrust from Aumetz tc “our river border” at Luxembourg, Germany, within a mile of the Siegfried Line. This is presumably referred to as the U. 8. Third Army, separate from the force at Clervaux. 5 Still another threat of more crossings into Germany were posed by Americans who captured Mal- medy, 13 miles below Eupen and eight ‘miles from the Belgian and German border. The British Second Army is steadily expanding its breakthrough |of the Albert Canal line in a weadge |into Holland and has built up a flank attack within 60 miles of Dusseldorf and Essen. The large Dutch road center of Eindhoven appeared to be the first objective, Canadians in the west reached nearly to the Netherlands border after capturing Brugs and advanc- ing 10 miles to the Leopold Canal. Poles in the Canadian Army thrust 20 miles from Gent and reached Stniklaas, working on north toward Holland. A front dispatch said that battles continued for the ports of Brest, Boulogne, Calais, and Dunkerque. The prisoner count at captured LaHavre rose to 8,000, B 2 R AR OCTOBER 31 T0 BE LAST DAY OF WAR United States Planning Chiefs Set Date, Ger- many's Collapse LONDON, Sept. 13.—United States war planning chiefs reported to- inight that they had established October 31 as the tentative “out- | side” date of the collapse of organ- |ized resistance in Germany without discounting the possibility that vie- | (Continued on Page Sir) HEAVY BOMBERS -~~~ - RETURNS FROM THIRD DIVISION Returns from three precincts in Third Diviston (Kodiak and following vote: Delegates to Congress — Bartlett 592. Attorney-General raiders were downed and __mMccain 463; Rivers 726. Auditor —Boyle 1738; Chase 512, Highway Engineer—Smith 687, Wann 537. Senator (2-year term)—Grenold (R), 511. Senators (4-year term, two to be elected)—Don Carlos Brownell tDn,] 609; Ed Coffee (D), 746;; Walter |Hodge (R), 476; Snodgrass (R), Portland, | 553. | [ e e BUY WAR BONDS | tory may came more quickly. | A responsible non-British source ' said the date had been pin-pointed by the United States War Produc- |tion Board after consultation through the usual military channels, in making plans for partial indus- | trial reconversion from war to civ- iilian production. It emphasizes, | however that while the plans were i predicted upon the end wide- | scale warfare in Europe by October some 1,200 two Anchorage precincts) give the 31 there would be no sacrificing |upon the requirements for the Pa- cific war. MRS. STEVENS BACK Mrs. Jessie Stevens of the Jones- Stevens Shop, has returned to Ju- Wilson | Collins (D), 670; Fred M. stillwell ooy after a short trip to the | States. - ee——— THREE OUT TO FAIRBANKS | Dr. Marion Bingham, Howard D. |Stabler and John Fargher were |flown to Fairbanks today on an outgoing Pan American ship,