The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 10, 1944, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” EMPIRE VOL. LXIV., NO. 9805 JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRID AY, NOVEMBER 10, 1944 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS - NIPS MAKE BIG STAND IN PHILIPPINES Third Army In New Full Blown Offensive YANKS MAKE BIGADVANCE OF TEN MILES Dozens of Towns Taken on Metz Front-Enemy Fears Push, North Holland BULLETIN—LONDON, Nov. 10 —The United States ThirdArmy’s winter offensive is passing be- yond 1918 Armistice trenches, crossed within four and a half miles north and eight and a half miles southeast of the German French fortress city of Metz. Gen, George Patton threw in additional armor of the Sixth Division and leap-frogged infan- try elements which spearheaded the push nonthwest from Ponta- mousson. An offensive also broke out in a new spot, Maizeres Les Metz, where the 95th Division spear- headed an advance. Meanwhile, the First Army southeast of Aachen, struggled forward 600 yards in the rain and sleet, just southwes: of Hurtgen, and 300 yards through Schmidt. A similar 600-yard ad- vance south of Hurtgen was thrown back for the entire gain. LONDON, Nov. 10 — Patton’s Third Army shook its mud shackles w-and. forged forward today in a full bloom offensive, capturing Chatsau-Salins along with dozens of “other towns and villages, for a 'mad and burned up-the cables to total advance of 10 miles, made at places, in the three-day drive along a 55-mile arc around Metz. Artillery pounded both sides of the Maas in Holland as the enemy displayed narvousness at the possi- bility of a new offensive into nor- thern Holland, with the trail- blazing onslaught yesterday. Thirteen hundred U. S. heavy bombers and hundreds of dive- bombers smashed the German front line gun positions and strong points as well as railroad bottlenecks im- mediately to the rear, and have ap- parently succeeded in sealing off the battle zone. RECEPTION GIVEN FOR RICES, WEBBS, BENTLEYS TONIGHT The public is cordially invited to attend a reception tonight between the hours of 8 and 10 o'clock, in the Parish Hall of Holy Trinity Cathedral, given in honor of Dean and Mrs. Charles E. Rice, the Rev. and Mrs. W. Robert Webb, and Bishop and Mrs. John E. Bentley. Dean Rice, after 23 years as Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, is retiring. The Rev. Webb, re- cently arrived in Juneau from Nashville, Tennessee, will become Rector, succeeding Dean Rice, and. Bishop Bentley has arrived from SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 10. —The radio at Tokyo told the Jap- ! anese people the reelection of Presi- dent Roosevelt means there “can be no compromise in peace negotiations {in the Greater East Asia war and our only path is clearly to recognize | the beastly character of the Ameri- can people and renew determination to crush America.” The Tokyo domestic broadcast, for home consumption, was recorded by the Federal Communications Com- mission here. The Washingion Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON Col.” Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Army.) (Lt. WASHINGTON Ambassador William Phillips, President Roose- velt's former personal representative in India, wrote not merely one, but two very critical letters to FDR regarding British policy in India, urging Indian independence. The first letter, published ex- clusively in this column last July, !caused Phillips to be recalled from !London, where he was_serving. as Ipolitical adviser on the staff of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The | British Government was boiling | Washington. At that time, the British Foreign Office asked Phillips whether he still entertained the views regard- ing India he had expressed to the certainly did, but that he hoped another report he had made to the White House would not leak out. It is now possible to give the American public the text of Am- bassador Phillips’ other report. In it he proposed that President Roosevelt, Stalin, King George, and Chiang Kai-shek sponsor a joint conference of Indian leaders to settle Indian problems, arrange for independence and get India to play a real part in the war. In his previously published re- port, Phillips informed Roosevelt: “The present Indian Army is purely mercenary. Gen. Stilwell has ex- pressed his concern over the situa- tion and in particular in regard to the popr morale of the Indian of- ficers.” IMPETUS TO WAR In this report published below, Phillips pointed a finger at Prime Minister Churchill. “I should imagine that the Viceroy and Churchill,” he said, “are well satis- fied to let the deadlock remain as long as possible.” It has long been reported that Churchill has flatly refused to discuss Indian political disturb- ances which have held back the war in Burma. 5 Just See What Japan Thinks About Results Of Tuesday's Eledipné President. Phillips replied that he’ ! _The broadcast expressed amaze-: ment at the gains of the Democrats | in Congress and added: “The election of Roosevelt, who is an intimidator and spearhead of war, proves Roosevelt's ambition is for world domination and is repre- sentative of the principles of the American people.” | -, JAPS OFFENDED AT SPEECH BY ~ JOSEPH STALIN | SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10— Stalin’s speech, in which he| branded Japan as an “aggressor| nation” surprised the offended Japanese people, Domei reported in !a radio broadcast, recorded by the FCC. The broadcast said that Stalin’s | address had become the central| topic of discussion in all Japan,l but government circles were re- fraining from making any com- ment. Jap propagandists reiterated the/ theme that Japan is fighting the war to “free the peoples of Greater Eest Asia (from the imperialism of America and Britain.” Stalin’s reference was to “ag-| gressive nations,” but Domei said| that “Premier Stalin branded Japan |as an aggressor nation.” | 'ARMISTICE DAY PROCLAMATION | BY ROOSEVELT President Roosevelt, on October 27, issued his 1944 Armistice Day proclamation and called upon the people of the United States to re- dedicate themselyes to the tasks of winning this war and establishing an enduring peace. The proclamation said: | Whereas the peace has again been broken, and we and our Allies, | uniting to re-establish peace under ! liberty, have deployed our forces by land, sea and air, and are confident of victory; and Whereas under God we are re- solved that the victories of this second World War shall produce not merely an armistice but also institutions capable of establishing a peace which shall endure; and ‘Whereas Senate Concurrent Reso- lution 18 of the Sixty-ninth Con- gress, passed June 4, 1926 (44 Stat., 11932), requests the President of the United States to issue a proclama- tion calling for the observance of November 11 as Armistice Day: Now, therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States {for himself and 196 for his oppon- the got scared. Under the New York {participates in a wager. BIG THREE MEETINGIS (OMING UP Roosevelt Parries Ques- tion on 1948 Candidacy ~Two-bitBet Called Off WASHINGTON, Nov. 10—Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt said today that he, Churchill and Stalin want” to hold another meeting whenever they can arrange it, but that no details have been worked out yet and there is nothing defi- nite as to the time and place. Paul Ward, of the Baltimore Sun, today asked the President at the| first news conference following his reelection to a fourth term: “May I be the first to ask if you will run again in '48?” The President replied .that the question was hoary with age and had been asked as far back as 1936. Asked by reporters if he had had any direct word from Dewey, the President said “no” and shook his head. When Dewey conceded his defeat in the early hours of Wednesday morning, he went to the radio and extended good wishes. The President said that his ad- vance guess for the fourth term election” was 33% electoral votes ent. He observed smilingly that this | wasn't very accurate. He told newsmen that he called off a 25 cent election bet because | | law a voter loses the ballot if he President’s Inauguration To Be Simple WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. — Mrs, | Franklin D. Roosevelt said today | that the President’s inauguration | ceremony for the fourth term will be simple because of wartime ra- tioning shortages. She told inter- viewers that the election results gave | her “new confidence in the power of | the people.” 2 Answering the question of whether she thought she was an issue, she said, “That was one of the phonies.” ARMISTICE DAY DANCE, | CARD PARTY TOMORROW The annual Armistice Day dance, sponsored by the Alford John Bradford Post No. 4, American Legion, will be held tomorrow evening in the Elks ballroom. | ROOSEVELT IS BACKATJOB THIS MORNING President and New Demo- cratic Congress Ready for Hard Work | WASHINGTON, Nov. 10—Presi-| dent Franklin D. Roosevelt and the new Democratic - controlled Congress inherited the opportunity for the greatest teamwork job in| American history. | The Fourth Term President rode to the capitol this morning greeted by a quarter-million rain-soaked citizens, to get down to sobering hard work. He assured the thous-, ands assembled that he was “very happy to be back.” The votes of 45,000,000 Americans gave him a working majority of at least 55 in the House and 19 in the Senate, also 25 State Gover- norships. Ahead lies the challenge to wind up the war and write the peace that will last. The President faces an impending conference with Churchill and Stalin and the Chinese problem, which was en- hanced by the removal of Gen. Stilwell. There are decisions to be made regarding a new cabinet if anhy changes are contemplated, and asnumber-.of . major appointments to be made. The retiring Congress meets next week for a five-week session, but! the spotlight is on the one con- vening in January. It is stated that 122,220 of the country’s 130,789 voting units went to Roosevelt, in which there were 24,221,696 votes. Dewiy received 21,155,667 votes out of a total of 45,3717,363. SMALL MINESMUST | BE BACKED, FORD TELLS CONFERENCE BUTTE, Montana, Nov. 10.—Gov. Sam Ford told a conference on small mines operations today that “we must finance the development of | small mines or there will be no large mines in the future.” Delegates from twelve States and government and stock exchange rep- resentatives attended the confer- ence, MRS, JAMES BOYLE IS GIVEN HONORS BY WS(S MEMBERS Members of the Women’s Society | of Christian Service of the Metho- dist Church, at the regular mon- thly meeting Wednesday night, Had a double session, business, then a farewell. A favorable report of the annual bazaar was given by Mrs. James ROCKETS NOW A.P. Correspondent Says Kuriles Can Be Taken If High Command Says 'Go’ REDS SEVER SEATTLE, Nov. 10—Back from Inearly 15 months of Associated |Press correspending in Alaska, INorman Bell, in an approved inter- | view, said today that the Kuriles e INGERSOLL NAMED NEW SUPPLY HEAD ON-WEST COAST Admiral Who Did Great Convoy Job on Atlantic Coming to Pacific ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 10—Admiral |Royal E. Ingersoll, who proved his ability to convoy vast guantities of supplies across the Atlantic, now will direct the pouring of men and | material against Japan, Navy Sec- retary James V. Forrestal an- D I N G I “ nounced today. | The transfer of Ingersoll from |the command of the Atlantic Fleet BRITISH ISlES}Lo duty as Commander of the Western Sea Frontier is effective [aboul November 15. In the new |assignment, Ingersoll will ‘manage |the flow of supplies to the Pacific Fleet through West Coast ports,” said Forrestal. Pl - AR LR PASTOR JENSEN SUCCESSOR 10 PASTOR WOOD Word was received in the office of the Alaska Mission of Seventh- Ddy Adventists today of the ap- pointment of Pastor E. E. Jensen miral Fletcher’s and Gen. Johnson's troops under Marshal Rodion Y-]mnshirn and Shimushu, from big extending westward beyond Mezo- | an attempt to prevent it from being | lASI ENEMY |passed whenever the High Com- forces -and Aleutian-based planes | fly roundtrips, 1,600 to 2,000 miles, Malinovsky drove a wedge into the pages, obviously intended for per- enemy’s last direct railway com-!manent bases. kereszies, approximately 170 miles! outflanked. | The Moscow announcement said imand gives the word, but whether RAIL LINES | all over the open ocean and in munications between Budapest and‘ He added, “there is lots of money northeast of Budapest, curved dan- | the main Budapest-Miskoloz rail| it will do so or when is the secre! Japan would like to know. He said the sea and air to the Kuriles are now dominated by Ad- German Communications, West Bank Defenses Sha"ered nearly any sort of weather, ‘ He said they ofien shoot their {way through Japanese planes, par- MOSCOW, Nov. 10 — Russlan gjeularly over the fields at Para- northeastern Hungary today, after|peing spent up there, bu! at any shattering west bank defenses along rate, it is being spent on American the upper Tisza River. soil.” The big infantry armored salient, | gerously toward the rear German | panzer forces which have been counter-attacking east and south- east: of - the Hungarian--capital in| line has been severed, and that| the Second Ukranian Army is “d'i vancing on a wide front across the middle Tisza. Fifty towns and vfl-! lages have been captured. Missiles Penetrate Deeper than Robombs-Dam- age Is Slight LONDON, Nov. 10—Prime Min- ister Winston Churchill confirmed in the House of Commons today. that the Germans have been using | long-range rockets against England in the past few weeks. Casualties and damage so far have not been heavy. The rockets landed in widely scattered points in England, Churchill said. The rockets contained approxi- mately the same quantity of ex- plosives as the flying bombs but penetrated more deeply before ex- ploding. ‘Some of the rockets have been fired at us from th island of Walcheren (in southwest Holland) { of the Mission. Mrs. Jensen will serve as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Mission. Pastor and Mrs. Jensen will fill the places left vacant by the death of Pastor H. L. Wood and the of Ogden, Utah, as Superintendent | JAPS POUR NEW TROOPS INTOLEYTE | Weatherbeaten Yankees Make Big Gains Despite Huge Reinforcements GEN. MacARTHPR'S HEAD- QUARTERS IN THE PHILIP- PINES, Nov. 10 — Weather-beaten Doughboys today drove over rain- lashed ridges for extensive gains south of Carigara Bay, as the Jap- anese poured reinforcements on Leyte Island to replace the esti- mated 35,000 men lost in the cam- paign which Gen. Douglas Maec- Arthur termed as the key to the Philippines, Grim veterans of the 24th Divi- sion broke the stalemate to make “extensive gains on a wide front,” as a typhoon swept the road lead- ing to Ormoc, Japan's last strong- hold on the island, now roaring with fires set by bombs and ar- tillery shells. Torturers Smashed Japan’s 16th division, conquerors and torturers of Bataan, has been smashed as a fighting unit. Gen. MacArthur reported that an estimated 35,000 reinforce ‘onts have been landed .to rebuild original force of the 35th perial Army. The General salc fresh troops are pouring Ormoce, on Leyte's west coast, Cebu, Mindanao, and other cent Philippine Islands. | Desperate Effori [ The communique also said: enemy is making a last des effort to retrieve the strat position which he lost in e Leyte in the first phase o campaign, which threatens h tire hold on the Philippines.” Most of the fresh troop: massed ‘in the narrow |bordered valley north of C |down which the Yanks are di The Americans are said to better than two to one num superiority, and under the stant shelling and bombing O1 “usefulness to the enemy supply base has ‘been greatl uced.” | Veterans Smash Positions ' Veterans of the 24th Diyv.sion have smashed Japanese ridge po- sitions southeast of Limon and four miles from Carigara Bay, near where the Americans have been stalled for nearly four days by Icyclonic weather and desperato Nipponese delaying tactics. JAPS CLOSE INONCHINA - OBJECTIVES | . Meanwhile, Phillips sald, “The i . . d his headquarters in the interior to |y a1, ey It observe November 11, 1044, as| Preceding the dance, Legion- |Boyle, chairman, who also com Todignation. of Mrs. B. Ly W00k By SPENCER MOOSA give farewell to Dean Rice and welcome the Rev. Webb. Dean and Mrs, Rice expect to leave within a few weeks for Al- bany, Oregon, where he will serve as Rector of St. Peter's Church during the absence of the regularly | appointed Rector, who is a chaplain with the armed forces. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Nov. 10, — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 6%, American Can 88, Anaconda 27%, Beech Aircraft 13%, Bethlehem Steel 62%, ~ommon wealth and Southern 13/16, Wright 7%, International H. 78%, Kennecott 35%, North can Aviation 11%, New Yori tral 19%, Northern Pacific 1t S. Steel 577%, Pound $4.04. Dow, Jones averages today a follows: Industrials, 148.08; 42.37; utilities, 25.61. e —— Leslie N. Anderson is register at the Baranof Hotel from Topek Kansas, 1 |Indians are caught in the new idea which is sweeping over the world, of freedom for oppressed peoples. The Atlantic Charter has given the |movement great impetus. Your |speeches have given encouragment.” | Phillips made his report a year ago last spring, while he was still lin India. But the bogging down of the Burma campaign for one full year, plus Stilwell's trouble in China, all have caused Roosevelt advisers to study anew Phillips’ iplan for giving a military and po- |litical impetus to this far-behind- schedule theatre of war. Many advisers agree with Phil- that, since we are largely pping the Indian Army and Britain will only play a n” part in the war against , India is “our business.” use of its importance, the letter to Roosevelt follows: {.OBLEM OF GANDHI Mr. President: — Gandhi ssfully completed his fast nly result ‘of it has been ued on Page Four) Armistice Day by rededicating them- selves to the tasks of waging this second World War to a victorious | conclusion and establishing an en- during peace; and I direct that the flag of the United States be dis- | played on all Government buildings | on that day. KEHOE IN JUNEAU; OFF TO KETCHIKAN J. W. Kehoe, Counsellor-at-large for the Department of Justice, ar- rived in Juneau by Alaska Airlines yesterday from the westward and stayed overnight at the Gastineau Hotel, leaving via Alaska Coastal Airlines this forenoon for Ketchi- kan. Kehoe has been nominated to the Judgeship of the Second Division, with headquarters at Nome, and will undoubtedly be confirmed soon after Congress convenes next week. Kehoe is a former resident of Juneau and has been ‘a member of the Territorial Legislature. naires, Auxiliary members and their friends will be guests of the Armistice Day Committee at a card party, which will be held in the - Legion Dugout at 8 o’'clock. An appropriate prize has been se- lected by the committee, which will be awarded to the grand winner of the evening at 10 o'clock | when the games will close. Today, Waino Hendrickson, Com- mander of the Department of Al-| aska, American’ Legion, will give a talk at the Juneau School, and tomorrow evening, from 7 to 7:15 o'clock, Lew Williams, Secretary of Alaska and Acting Governor, will speak over Radio Station KINY. Mr. Williams is Past Post Commander of the American Le- gion unit in this city. e ee-———— HOLIDAY TOMORROW Territorial and City offices will be closed tomorrow but most of the Federal offices will remain open. Stores will be closed and business will practically be suspended, except for restaurants and liquor establish- ments. The drug stores will observe J holiday hours, |mended the women for their splen- |did work throughout the year. Fol- |lowing the business meeting, Mrs. Ronald Lister presented Mrs. Boyle |(with an ivory pendant and thanked {her for untiring and willing ser- |vices and wished her God speed | |and good luck on her departure from Juneau. As further personal recognition to Mrs. Boyle, the many |friends showered her with beauti- |ful handkerchiefs. The remainder of the evening; 'was spent partaking of refresh-| |ments served by Mrs. C. L. Ro-| bards, | —_——————— FAIRBANKS PIONEERS APPROVE RESOLUTION | AS PASSED BY JUNEAU Members of the Po! Igloo, Pioneers of Ala: ceting | Wednesday night | lution passed by which is now in our hands.” He said the rockets fly through of perhaps 60 to 70 miles. 9 PASSENGERS OUT VIA PAN AMERICAN Nine -passengers left this morning via two PAA planes. They were: Mae Ferris, Connie Whittemore, Mark Hubbard, George Folta, Grace Woodall, Wesley Hawley, Commis- sioner Willlam Barrett, Clarence Cole, and Elwin Messer. One-Ye—a—r_SenIente For Polygamous Marriage Alaska, Igloo No. « | ing to the aborigin ting aside of reserve in Alaska. This is radiogram from R. received by the secret. Igloo. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 10. —Eleven women and 20 men have been sentenced to one year each on conviction of conspiring to preach the practice of polygamous marriage. All gave notice of appeal. the stratosphere, going to a height| If all goes according to schedule, the new Superintendent and his wife will arrive in Juneau some time around the first of December. The Jensens will make their headquarters in Juneau. NO NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IS TO BE AWARDED IN "4 STOCKHOLM, Nov. 10 — The government announced the Nobel peace prize will go unawarded this year because the winners are chosen by the Norweglan Parlia- ment which is still unable to func- tion. - POLICE COURT FINES In City Magistrate’s Court this morning Johnnie Jackson was fined $25 on a charge of drunkenness and | Mrs. Chuck Victoria Albert was fin- led $25 on a charge of drunk and disorderly conduct. (Associated Press Correspondent) CHUNGKING, Nov. 10.—The two main objectives of Japan's South China offensive—Kweilin and Liu- chow, former United States air bases | —were, almost within the enemy’s |grasp tonight, as the Chinese an- | nounced the Nipponese had unloosed lan all-out offensive, encircling the former and was within six miles of the latter, and also pressing into Liucheng to cut off the Chinese retreat along the Kwangsi-Kwei- chow railroad. 'WAR FUND LUNCHEON HELD TOMORROW NOON A no-host luncheon will be held tomorrow noon in the Baranof Hotel, in celebration of the successful clos~ ing of the National War Fund drive. Members of the Territorial Com- mittee and all campaign workers of Juneau and Douglas are urged to attend. Reservations for the affair must be in not later than 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning.