The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 16, 1944, Page 1

? THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” it VOL. XLIL, NO. 9757. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1944 ¢ MEMBER ASS()CIAE‘EI) PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS == AMERICAN FORCES APPROACHING RHINE Warsaw Being VISTULA IS CROSSED BY | RED ARMY First Big Naizi_Krmored At- tack Hurled Back-11 ~ Localities Seized MOSCOW, Sept. 16.—Red Army patrols crossed the Vistula from captured Praga and scouted Ger- msn positions at Warsaw, while Russian and Polish troops hurled | back the first big Nazi armored at-| tack on their positions in the east bank of the suburb. | Field dispatches said that eleven localities north of Praga are de-| clared to have been seized by R | sian and Polish units, and there is/ an increasing pressure on Warsaw. | Patrols are reported to have brought back information on the drposition of Nazi defenses of v aw, but Moscow gave no in- formaioin on whether the crossing Wwis accomplished in force. | The Red Star said that Germans have sent numerous tanks and self propelled guns to aid their troops between the Vistula and the western | [ KISSES FOR YANK LIBERATORS FRENCH GIRLS greet American soldiers with kisses as they enter the fown show their gratitude for of Aix after driving the Germans out. The gir! iiberation in the manner most acceptable to the Yank doughboys. Officiz U. S, Army Signal Corps Radiophoto. (International Soundphotos Pug, “but nothing helped.” Meanwhile, there is reason to be- | lieve that violent fighting is break- | g out in many new sectors of the‘ | Eastern Front. The initiative is completely by the ‘Red Army and | preparations are said to be com-; riete for the Russians’ autumn and ‘winter campaign. | It is believed to be only a matter | of days before German forces from | Finland to Yugoslavia will bear the krunt of the drives by veteran Rus: sian Armies, refreshed and eager to | LONDON AREA First FIyingEt);lb Attack in More than Two Weeks Speculation;;Whai Eden! Brought from Europe | march into the Reich. Moscow re- | A L | H ports said that the Soviets are par- | fOl’ DIS(USSIOH | H”s SOUIh England llrular?y eager to resume the Baltic S ccimpaign. B e .| LONDON, Sept. 16 — German A Berlin broadcast said that the | OUERGD Repk it - Thh e | robot bombs, which may be r strteay . oblitersting. Japan . Wi |launched by airplane, smashed at agreed upon at the Quebec cON-|yyinern England and the London Russians in a new offensive have crossed the Nyemanek River, 37 miles below Riga, the Latvian cap-| ference. President Roosevelt and|pco” choiy before dawn, under-| ;;:;coao confirmation was made by s‘n‘l’g' “;V“:‘r::"“:_C()Cl:‘durg::ilbo;“'L:m[:‘scm'nm the government's warning i | h % | that evacuees should not flood back s made bya.:xi:\]orrzut:?m;mé;;]l x-pqm’ZZ (urt‘hpr personal talks, pos. | One flying bomb wrecked seven = | ous and in one of them five | sibly with Joseph Stalin sitting in. The President and the Prime Min- umns converging on the German, Hungarian stronghold of Targul- | |children and one adult were killed Mures and snaring San Georgiul | ister prepared to hold a press con- outright. Four others in A““-‘ same De Padure, 14 miles southeast of |ferenec at 12:30 p. m. Pacific War area were seriously injured. Cnibed. | Time. There is no official word on | It is the first flying bomb at- —————— the possibilities of obtaining a meet- |tack in more than two weeks. ing place where Stalin could attend.| Allied armies are -overrunning THREE BOATS SELL HERE | From London came word that|most of the coastal regions on the . _ i | Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden |continent from which the flying it ‘gij:’;?;‘jfifi,;;;“ a4 Juneau yyought arguments here for clari-|bombs were first launched, bt : 4 1| fication of Anglo-American views,|the Germans still hold Calais, Bou- :dea 2(2:'00?( p;}":’s._ of sx;b]e to Al-|porticularly as to the Polish border |logne and Dunquerque on the > oast Fisheries, the Adding-|gyestion, In the Quebec conference | French coast and unspecified areas ton sold 17,000 pounds of sable to circles, however, Eden's trip, it Was on the Belgian coast and all of the E. E. Engstrom, and the Elsie|ynderstood, related particularly to|Netherlands coastal regions. brought in 2,000 pounds of Taku|plans dealing with Germany after | e fish for Engstrom. regard to the Pacific war it can be | (Lt. Col. Robert 8. Allen now on 'm"[ingzon. of the USO will be given tonight Col. J. Monroe (“Rowboat”) John- | ference between Roosevelt and Gen- MRS U R SN Bradley Now eration of fishing boats than big- | conference began as evidenced by | |the impending Nazi military col- | T |1apse. On the possibility of more | USO DAN(E = | immediate talks between Roosevelt| The waShlngton and Churchill there was no official comment for security reasons. With MGII'Y > GO W Round reported that the United States mili- | IS IONIGHT ipgag-xod tary staffs brought here a minutely | By DREW PEARSON woven war plan drafted in Wash-| 7The regular mid-monthly dance i Gl With cooperation of the British|in the Union Hall. The Serv: WASHINGTON—Railroad moguls {and American joint chiefs of staff | men’s Orchestra will start the musi can scarcely conceal their joy over|cemented at the Pearl Harbor con-|for the affair at 9:30 o'clock. son, director of the Office of De-|eral Douglas MacArthur and Ad- fense Transportation. } miral Chester Nimitz things are now Known in hiis home state of |ready to go in the Pacific. This co- South Carolina more for his op- |operation was noticed before the; | time transportation, “Rowboat” is| MacArthur’s invasion of the Moro- 2 very versatile. He now suits the | tal Islands and Nimitz's invasion of | a'. enera | the Palau Islands on the way to the | railroads perfectly. Here is the latest inside story of | Philippines. 4 Command problems | WASHINGTON, Sept. 16—Presi- his operation: | were settled in advance. |dent Roosevelt’s nomination of Lt. | B, O |Gen. Omar Nelson Bradley to the Before ‘Attorney General Biddle’ rank of Major Genera! has been ROBOTS OVER filed his anti-trust suit against| western railroads, “Rowboat” John-\soo AMER'(AN soon pulled every possible wire to| block the suit. Backstage, he| pRlSONERS ARE FREED, CAMP howled vociferously, even at the, White House. But the suit got| THIRD ARMY HEADQUAR- TERS, AT FRANCE, Sept. 16 FDR's blessing, and was filed. | This, however, did not stcp! Johnson, Hearing that Attorney! General Biddle was holding con- | ferences on the West Coast, “Row- | boat” demanded that the Office of Five hundred Americans, War Information force Biddle to them women, were freed from the cear with the OWET ad‘,a“cE}Gem]an internment camp of Vittel, every statement he made to the]m miles southeast off Neuchateau. press. With the Attorney Gener: |Some men and children and also a group of other nationalities, in- cluding the British, were liberated (Continued on Page Four) |confirmed by the Senate. Bradley is now in command of the Twelfth }Army Group temporarily. GEORGE OCJANAS " FUNERAL MONDAY { Last rites for George Ocjanas, _ | prominent Filipino, will be held at most of | 2 ©'clock Monday afternoon in the | Catholic Church. The Rev. Edward | Budde will officiate and services will | the direction of Alford | John Bradford Post, No. 4, Am- Burial will be in the Legion plot of the Evergreen be under | erican Legion. | cemetery. | HYDABURG Department States Posi- tion in Indian Rights "Court” KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept. 16.— Statements of the Interior Depart- ment’s position in the Indian rights hearing which opened at Hydaburg yeste heretofore - shrouded in myst were given by both Theo- | dore Haas, chief counsel for the Of- | fice of Indian Affairs, representing | the Indian claims, ard H. Hanna Haas declared the hearings are £ designed to “make known areas rightfully belonging to the Indians under aboriginal claims in that Secretary Ickes may apply the | regulations regarding them.” Department Inquiry Judge Hanna, presiding officer ap- | pointed by Ickes to conduct the hearings, said that the hearings were purely a department inquiry prompt- ed by Secertary Ickes and he de- clined to predict their possible out- | come either in administrative orders returning the lands to the Indians or in legal moves such as con-| demnation. | Specific objections immediately ! were filed as to Tckes' authority in turning over vast areas to the Indian petitioners and denying | equality of fishing and other rights | by attorneys representing trollers, | the canned salmon industry and | lumber industr | Petition Entered | William L. Paul, Jr., attorney rep- | | resenting the Alaska Native Broth- | erhood and members of the Haida | i tribe now residing in Craig, sought to add more petitioners and addi- | | tional territory to the original Haida | claim, but without the support of | | the Office of Indian Affairs lawyers Judge Hanna told Paul the peti- tion will be reviewed on its merits. | Samuel Davis, 79, fisherman and minister, born at Kasaan, of part Haida parentage, related the wan- derings of the Indian clans and families within the area claimed ;Cuntinucd on Page Siz) | | ——— More Refurns, Ath Division FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 16 | Twenty-five precincts out of 78 in |the Fourth Division have been re |ported. Bartlett has 1,249 votes, and iMsumcrs, 620; Riveg 1,165; McCain | |640; Boyle 1,206; Chase 566; Smith | |816; Wann 986. | Andrew Nerland, Republican, ran| {unopposed for the short term in |the Senate; John Butrovich, Re-| publican, and Leo Rogge, Democrat, are ahead in the race for the two long-term Senators. In the race for Representative (five are apparently headed for suc- cess. Alaska Linck, J Lander, Maurice Johnson, Harry Badger and Robert Hoopes, all of Fair- banks, are the leaders. Johnson is a Republiican. L S - STOCK QUOTATIONS | NEW YORK, Sept. 16. — | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock today is 6'2, Anaconda 257, | Beech Aircraft 10%, Bethlehem Steel |60%, Curf -Wright 5%, Interna- |tional Harvester 79%, Kennecott |30%, North American Aviation 9%, |New York Central 177, Northern | Pacific Closing | 147%, United States Steel |56, Pound $4. Dow, Jones averages today are as | | follows: Industrials, 144.36; rails, 139.19; utilit 24.53. - D - MORNING BLAZE ‘The Juneau Fire Department an- swered a call at 7:30 o'clock this morning to Box 4-9, near the ball park. A smokehouse was on fire ‘The blaze was quickly put out, small damage resulting. and Judge Rich- | g British Prime Minister in (anada order | % i i RS On his way to Quebec for a conference with Pres and Mrs, Churchill acknowledge welcome at Truro, shortly after landing at Halifax. HUGE BOMBER Eighth Army MOROTAI IS FLIGHT HITS IsNow Across NEW ADVANCE NAZI CITIES MaranoRiver ATTACK BASE Army Engineers Lande with Assault Troops fo Rebuild Airdrome e Naval Base af Kiel Pound- |, 5io™%, ity ive. wroren Smashed Again ' | the edge of the Rimini airfield, less | than three miles from the town of Rimini, guarding the entrance to e LONDON, Sept. 16—More than Italy's industrial Po Valley. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN 800 RAF and Canadian heavy| The Allies announced that on the NEW GUINEA, Sept. 16. — Allied bombers unloaded tons of explo- western sector the Fifth Army re- forces seized all their objectives on sives and incendia bombs on ported only slight gains in its broad Kiel, Berlin and Lubeck, Germany, advance against the Gothlic Line last night; the greater part of |north of Floren: “Resistance has them going to the naval base of |stiffened considerably” in the Fifth 1. Every approach to the Morotai Island a few hours after storming ashore and Army Engineers are already rebuilding the airdrome, headquarters revealed today. Kiel where fires still smouldered | Army ar Amphibious assault forces landed from an attack earlier this week | Gothic defense zone is bitterly con- yesterday on Morotai northeast of by the United States 1 A} tested and hea mined, Alex- Halmahera Island within 300 miles Force. New Fires also sprang up in | #nder’s headquarters said of the Philippines. Navy carri Berlin. D il based planes and land-based aircraft constant and un- the landing prepare maintained a challeneged cover for forces as they began to Improving weather gave promise of resumption on a grand scale of Allied air attacks, The German ; radio * intérrupted morning pro- WILL APPEAR IN bases for an intensive assault on grams and reported that fighter B, ‘h;:"“f,‘!"’““‘“- : (s e 1 glneers landat with :(" sasaul A waves.” They are at work rebuilding Seiie HOMRA, At altagked e Pitoe airdrome on the southwest set fires visible a hundred mile Juneau music lovers will be pleased coast. The Morotai Islands are 317 Eleven British and Canadian planes to were lest, the Berlin radio German guns downed two I casters that attacked a navs strongpoint in Norway yesterday learn that Mrs, Matilda Holst French, well known singer and form- 1- | er local girl, will be heard in concert on the evenings of September 26 and 27, at the Northern Light Pres- miles from Davao, the main city of Mindanao Island Infantry units drove to objectives under cover of ground and naval gunfire. Up to nightfall yesterday It was reported that the 1111«:11>,‘|)£\l'l';|litl‘l (?hur‘nhl. whvr’il‘.)m" appe there had been no reports of any came from Russian bases. ",“ r:u! years .a(;’.u‘. 2 ”u (x)n‘u( 1. 2 organized, an casual, Japanese re- P T i st |Will be sponsorec by the Order Of gjstance as Americans overran Pitoe FREE LECTURE ON | Tickets for the concert will be sold b0 0010 which forms the island’s {by members of the Rainbow Girls | Trevor Davis or Mrs. Dora Sweeney pound all potential bases in the re- { following her local concert will join purpose is to neutralize all possible land, Oregon, Member of the Board leave prior to overseas - i A AP T RS, | southwestern tip. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Mrs. French arrived here last mainder of the Moluccas, the Dutch A free lecture on Christian Science | 1, popatc 74 R Jap aerial counter blows. @ Lectimatiy of ‘the * Mother| PEDA his . Sclentist, {n Boston, Mass, wil bo | DUCK LICENSES ON SALE; | Radnbow for Girls, airdrome and the narrow five-mile or n be obtained by calling Mrs “ Land-based planes continued to Celebes and Dutch New Guinea, The by Herschel P. Nunn, CSE. of Port- | pee,on - in Boston where he will o e duty. Church, the First Church of Christ . & IN FROM EXCURSION given Sunday night at & o'clock fn RSN SEASON OPENS THURSDAY |along with the 4-H exhibits, which the Scottish Rite Temple Mr. and Mrs. A, C. Adams and The public is cordially invited to |Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Tyee have SRR attend. come into Juneau from Excursion| Duck season ‘“’l”._' pess % i The lecture will be broadcast over |yniet and are guests at the Baranof, | Aoring. September 2, 28 | KINY. 05 ity s the convenience of those who are; HEATLEEASY ¢ et {unable to call at the license office SAWYERS ARRIVE SHow IS | Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sawyer have arrived from Sawy Landing and THIS AFTERNOON i wuests at the Baranot. i A ‘ a2 IN FROM HOONAH B. Fisher is in firom Hoonah stered at the Baranof GARDEN The 4-H Fair is to start at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Scot-| E. tish Rite Temple and will remain | and is reg: open until 8 o'clock this evening ‘Huu-l Victory Garden displays from | - e o - adult gardens are also on display| ARRIVAL FROM ANCHORAGE Mrs. E. W. Kunkle, of Anchorage, are expected to be of considerable ! has arrived in Juneau and is stay- interest to Juneauites, ing at the Gastineau Hotel of the Fish and Wildlife Servi during the regular hours, it was, ennounced today that the office| | will remain open until 6 o'clack to sell hunting licenses b«*ginnmg‘ Monday, through Wednesday. | Elevator service will ‘also be ar-| ranged for the extra hour, the of-| |tice annoupced | ——————— | | NEW YORKERS HERE I | John Adkins and Thomas Stew- | art, of New York, are registered at the Gastineau Hotel, Battered By Russians, Poles HEARINGS STARTAT /ATH INVASION 'OF REICHLAND IS REPORTED 'Yanks Thrust Through Ten- Mile Breach of Main Seigfried Line | | LONDON, Sept. 16.—U. 8. troops have thrust through a ten miles wide breach of the main Siegfried Line east of Aachen, in one of four developing invasions of Germany Berlin indicated that the break« through is appicaching the Rhine, 150 miles souch. In France, besides their power- drive beyond encircled Aachen, Am- erican First Army men deepened two other wedges into the fortifi- tions system and made a fourth crossing of the Reich’s Frontier. The Front at Aachen widened to 15 miles with the capture of Lam- mersdord in the southeast. German broadcasts reported street fighting in Aachen, and the Berlin radio indicated that the U. 8. Third Army, in a sweep south- east of Nancy, is approaching the Rhine. A “fluctuating battle” Is on in the eastern Vosges Moun- tains which come down to the Rhine, it declared. ! A Front dispatch last night said that resistance far beyond Nancy in the Vosges toward the German berder, 50 to 70 miles away, seat- tered only after a scissors attack caved in the whole south end ot the Germans' Moselle Line. The armored drive of the Third Army was underway again soon, it 1§ said, and pushed ten to fifteen miles beyond Nancy. ‘The fourth crossing of the Ger- man Frontier came 63 miles below Aachen, about midway between thrusts already denting Nazi forti- fications near Trier and Prum, Su- |preme Headquarters declared. | A grand Allied drive is beating |castward along a curving 500 mile front from the Swiss Frontier, south of Belfort to the Channel coast around Schelde and Estuary, neal the Dutch border. The drive beyond Aachen appar- ently contained the gravest threat to the Germans but, although there is no doubt that the main steél and concrete defenses of the Sieg- fried Line were breached, Head- quarters took the view that more lines and positions lie ahead. A U. S. Pirst Army spearhead is driving down the last 30 miles to- ward Cologne and the Rhine River and is pointed at Berlin, 315 miles away. | | | | PRI S CASUALTIES LOWSOFAR | | ~ ON PELELIU One-fourth of Japanese Palau Islands Force Is " Found on Island UNITED STATES PACIFIC | "LE! HEADQUARTERS, PEARL ;HARHOR. Sept. 16. — The Marine {Corps’ First Division, heroes of | Guadaleanal, established a beach- head a mile and a half long on the southwestern shore of Peleliu Island in the Palau group, 515 miles from Davao, headquarters announced. The Marines are throwing back several Japanese counterattacks and closed upon Peleliu airport, the principal alrport in the Peleiu group. Peleliu is only six miles long but is defended by an estimated 10,000 Japanese of possibly 40,000 in the Palau area. The communique said casualties were light, however. The Japanese had the beaches under sporadic mortar and artillery fire and used tanks in their counterattack. In the carrier-plane attacks that preceded the landings one plane and four | flight personnel were lost.