The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 19, 1944, Page 1

« THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” / VOL. LXIV., NO. 9837 JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1944 4 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS YANKS HIT BACK ATNEW NAZI OFFENSIVE Brutality of Japanese on JAPS STILL .| Whife Capfives Revealed; Tortured Thousands Die YANKS MAKE STEADY GAIN ONMINDORO Améri(ansWeeI No Re-| sistance on Island-T42 |55 e in Giameter, bearing Japa- | Jap Planes Bagged By DEAN SCHEDLER (A. P. Staff Correspondent) GEN. MacARTHUR'S QUARTERS IN THE PHILIP-| PINES, Dec. 19—The destruction or | HEAD- ‘I serious damage of 742 Japanese| warplanes during the past week‘, was disclosed by Gen. Duugla.s“ MacArthur today, as American in- vasion troops met no resistance on | Mindoro. The Japanese planes were | bagged by land-based Americm\i aircraft and planes operating from Halsey's Third Fleet. | The chief American purpose in‘ seizing Mindoro was for the con- struction of airdromes from which | they may further harry the Japa- nese. Manila is only a half hour's flight from Mindoro. American and | Australian construction men are| busy putting airstrips in shape. | The communique said the Amerx-i can landing on Mindoro “caught | him (the enemy) completely off ! balance, and except for a few}] nuisance air attacks, the Yanks are | making scheduled progress.” The Japanese in the city of San| Jose fled in such haste that they| left their breekfast bowls of rice| and clams still warm. Six dead Japanese were found. 1 On the second day of the inva-!| «inn in the drive against. the enemy on Leyte, the 77th Division reached the airdrome west of Valencia Sunday and continued to push for- ward, - e | SANTA CLAUS AT ROTARIAN XMAS PARTY FOR KIDS, i Santa Claus paid a pre-Christ- mas visit to the children of Ju- neau Rotarians today at the an- nual Rotary Club Christmas Party for the kids, held this noon in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel.| After Santa had made the rounds | and found out what each child wanted for Christmas he passed out gifts of candy and then the; children furnished the program | with musical selections, dancing| and reciting. | Visiting Rotarians were Mar-i shall Crutcher of Ketchikan, Logan | Geary of Beverly Hills, California, | and Henry Hogue of both Juneau | and Ketchikan. Ed Keithahn was introduced as| a new member of the club and L. Warren Caro was welcomed back. Guests were Dr. Leonard Ryan of | the Coast Guard, Ketchikan, and Carl Foss of Ketchikan, father of Harold Foss of Juneau. | —_—er — DIVORCES GRANTED | EIGHT divorces were yesterday granted in the Federal Court, on charges of incompatibility, as fol- lows: Julia B. Zavorinoff vs Gim!| Zavorinoff; Esther Bavard vs. George Bavard; Maggie Adams vs. John Adams; Jane C. Pege vs. William John Pege; Hilda Oline| Twiet vs. Daniel Twiet; Nelson S.i Rowley vs. Ellen M. Rowley, and! Nellie L. Camp vs. Barney Alley Camp. Actions were dismissed in the cases of Ely J. Post vs. Margaret Post and Annie Johnson vs. Charles . Johnson. - > — IMMUNIZATION CLINIC The regular monthly immuniza-| tion clinic will be held on Wed-| nesday, December 20, at 10:00 a. m. in the Juneau Public Health| Center, Room 108 — Territorial | Building. All parents are urged to| see that their children have the protective treatments against diph- theria and smallpox. The protec-| tive treatments against diphtheria| may be started at nine months of | age’ and are two innoculations, a month apart. The smallpox vac- | | tai | visitors and new residents on Gas- | | come {tunes played by E. M. McIntyre, {listed men and civilians to feel at Japanese Paper Balloon Is Found in Mountains of Montana;PeculiarDevice DISCUSSWAR KALISPELL, Montana, Dec. 19— Federal Bureau Investigation agents announce a paper balloon, nese characters, has been found in the mountain region near here. The official statement said the balloon had attached to its side an incendiary device. The FBI spokesman explanation of the find: “On December 11, 1944, a wood- | gave this | chopper named Owen Hill, reported the discovery of an object which | he thought to be a parachute. The | bag," itself of high grade processed | paper, has characters on it appear- ing to be Japanese, indicating completion of its construction at| a factory on October 31, 1944. No| determination has been made of| the use for balloon has been turned over to| the military authorities. COLLAPSEOF | NAZISALIENT IS FORESEEN Germans Th_re;Iened with, Annihilation Between Poland, Hungary LONDON, Dec. 19 — Red troops he would buy a $500 bond if F'lct—f"h" groungl that Gen. Eisenhower iwas right in imposing a “temporary swarmed across -the Czcc!\oslovak‘ border today from northeastern Hungary on a widening front, threatening an early collapse of the entire German salient in eastern Slovakia between Poland and Hun- gary. Driving down out of the Kecske Mountains, Malinovsky’s Seécond Ukranian Army units gained up to 12 miles and poured into the broad Bodva and Hermad River valleys, leading to Kassa, the enemy's major east Slovak stronghold. By yesterday, Moscow said, one | of Malinovsky's columns was al- ready within two miles of the Ger- man’'s southern highway escape route of Kassa. Once it is cut the garrison in Hungary annexed Kassa will be able to flee only through | patriot infested Czechoslovak moun- | | By Russian and German nc-; counts, the Red Army is closing| in on Kassa in three directions. i T | SQUARE DANCING AT | A. B. HALL TOMORROW The American Women's Volun- tary Service Association will spon- sor another old time square dance tomorrow (WEDNESDAY) night in the A. B. Hall, Mrs. Don O'Connor, chairman of the folk dancing com- mittee announced today. Interest in the dances continues, with young and old enthusiastic- ally participating in the same sets and mingling in good fellowship. Usually four sets are in action, andl there is plenty of room for more.| A special invitation is extended | tineau Channel to attend and be- acquainted. Beginners are placed in sets with experienced dancers and soon become proficient in executing the steps to the lively violinist; and Albert Peterson ac- cordionist. A. B. Cain and Arthur Van Humbeck will call, and assist- ing in coaching the novices will be Henry Goddard, Private Tom Kent, Mrs. Ervin (Pat) Hagerup and Miss Alida Mathison. Welcoming and introducing visit- ors will be Mr. and Mrs. Fred Geesling, Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Schurre, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Woodall, Miss Mary Alshouse and Miss Maureen Johnson. | The committee wishes both en-; home at the dances given every two weeks in A. B. Hall under the combined auspices of the AWVS/ and USO, and with the glad| Christmas time approaching de-' sires to do its share in contributing to the happiness and pleasure of newcomers in our midst. The' friendliness and hospitality which | give added charm to life in Alaska are found at the square dances at the USO. Ry AT Judge Simon Hellenthall left on the Princéss Norah this morning cination may be’ given any time after six months of age. to spend several weeks in the, States, {mop-up and how!"” {high school at Stag Point for the| Big Stunt Is Tonight Jack Fletcher, Manager of the Bar- anof Hotel and President of the Ju-| neau Rotary Club, is going to pay off to Uncle Sam tonight at the Capitol Theatre at 9:30 o'clock and | Frank Hermann, President of the Lions will get satisfaction for his $500 sixth war loan bhond purchase. You see, Hermann, at the recent| Elks' auction, talked it over with| some of the Lions and Elks and sald cher would mop up the lobby of the Capitol Theatre on all fours at some designated time. OK said the bunch which intended. The| !hitting back with acid criticism of CHURCHILL REFUSES TO In Angry Mood He Defends Use of British Troops | in Belgium, Greece | BULLETIN—LONDON, Dec. 19 -~The hold a special debate tomorrow and Churchill is expected to speak. The agreement to the de- bate was made today after a committee of the labor Party submitted a formal demand. LONDON, Dec. 19.—Prime Minis- | view of the war and strife in Greece, |eri but was forced into a new, hot- tempered defenSe of British troops’ intervention in Belgium. “We are acting under American| instructions,” he said, upholding the{ use of armed force in last month’s| riots in Belgium. He referred re- peatedly to Gen. Ike Eisenhower in the opposition members. Churchill said: “A great battle is proceeding now” but declined to review the general war situation on; news blackout” on the Western Front developments. He referred to the situation in| and the bond was bought. Then| = Wi 4 i 3 Fletcher was consulted, and al- Gréece &s “greatly improved” but| though insulted, at the same time; refused to elaborate. Churchill} |made il clear that if Commons “Betcha, Il do it,” and then smiled | Satanically like, and today issued thie following statement: ' “I'll be at the Capitol lobby to-| night at 9:30 o'clock. I want the| police patrol wagon there. I want| the Royal Blue Cab 3mhulnncq there. I want Charlie Carter there,| several doctors and nurses. Yes, sir,| I will select my own utensils for| the mopping up act. I will use my own preparations, and Homer Gar-! vin had tetter have the Fire Deparb-f ment there also unless he is pro-| tected by a specific kind of in-| surance. | “Yes sir, T'll mop up the lobby with any and all comers. I'll use the slipperiest kind of suds. T'll have | patches of soap all arouind the lobby | and if any one enters and slips, I'll use them for my mop and then some. It is going to be a regular ———————— | CLYDE SPEARS IN TOWN Clyde Spears, Principal of Lhc} past seven years, arrived here yes- terday enroute north to Dilling-‘ ham after completing a business trip to the States. Mrs. Spears was Acting Principal | during her husband’s absence. ———————— JAMES FREEDLE RELEASED | A charge against Claude James Freedle of assault with a dangerous weapon was® dismissed in Federal Court yesterday without presenta- tion to the Grand Jury, due to in- sufficient evidence. B o s | MISS RINGSTAD LEAVES Miss Geraldine Ringstad of the Information Division of the local OPA office left this morning on the Princess Norah for an indefi- nite stay in the States. ., - MRS. MATHISON SOUTH Mrs. Norval D. Mathison, accom- panied by her grandmother, Mrs. William Geddes, left this morning there from the Juneau Sub-port several weeks ago. Last Friday Mrs. Mathison was a guest at a going-away party, in the Baranof Hotel Gold Room by eight of her friends. L A R LT GRAYS GO SOUTH J. L. Gray, who arrived from Skagway by plane yesterday left on the Princess Norah this morn- ing for the states to seek certain medical treatment. Gray, who has been employed at Skagway for the past several months was accom- panied south by Mrs. Gray. — CHARGE DISMISSED A charge of disorderly conduct was yesterday dismissed by U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray against Frank Richards, on condition that he accept an out-of-town job, {dent Roosevelt declared the At- {lantic Charter formal document signed by him-| |mission to Washington and London | wanted an immediate review of the! Greek situation it would have to? come on a vote of censure. This| parliamentary maneuver would mean that his government would! stand or fall on the outcome. The| cpposition didn’t appear disclosed to accept the challenge on those terms. ! Laborite Emanuel Shinwell sought to pin Churchill down with the question as to whether the establish- ment of a regency in Greece "wasl being in any way frustrated or im-| peded by the attitude” of King George of Greece. Churchill] wouldn't reply g L FDRSTATES CHARTER 1§ | | oNlY MEMOS i Barnett, Albert Carlson, J. A. Car-“ day’s raid on Nagoya with large: | vel, Miles Godkin, W. Irving, Leo | fires raging and smoke columns ris- WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 — Presi- didn’t exist as a self and British Prime Minister | Winston Churchill but he still stood by ite principles. The President told a news con- ference the charter was drafted | in a conference at sea between himself and Churchill and existed as a series of memoranda turned over to radio operators for trahs- to be released to the press. He asserted it was signed in sub-| stancé but not formally as a com- plete document. The President| made clear he adhered to firmly to| the principles enunciated in the| charter as it has been promulgated. | He was asked whether he would| icumment on a statement of British Labor Minister, Lord Bevin that for §eamc. enr_oute to Evereu..;he initialed at Quebec & British Washington, to join her husband,| ;i ¢ tabilizh ey Pvt. Mathison, who was transferred oo, 07 Stabllizing Greece. The . ¢ . President inquired whether that | |Department and was told it was| not. “Is it to be denied?” the re-| | :he intends to keep on steering a! icourse a little left of center during the war and afterwards. | Admittedly asking a “contentious |question but seeking a serious ans- wer” the reporter inquired whether ‘the President would “go right or left” from now on. The President| replied that he said 11% years ago| he was going a little left of center land he still intended to do that. | . | DAVID DeLONG LEAVES | David DeLong has left for Wrangell to spend the holiday season with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer DeLong, Editors of the Wrangell Sentinel. House of Commons will Opposition {turn was voiced widely in this state. | Department American great danger that violence will fol- {low the return of the Japanese to the |ter Winston Churchill today locked feeling against them.” |a full-scale House of Commons re-| RETURN OF ISOPPOSED American [é&on Leader States There Is Danger of Violence PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 19 — to the immediate re- of the Japanese to Oregon Penn Crum, Hood River, Oregon Commander of * the Legion said “there is coastal areas. There is high The Hood River Post of the Am- n Legion recently erased from| a county war memorial the names of 16 Japanese-Americans scrvmgl in the armed forces. Mayor Riley of Portland said “it is unfortunate the Army is taking! such early action. I don’t think people are generally prepared to accept the Japanese.” ACTION “PREMATURE” Olympia, Dec. 19—Federal action to return the Japanese residents| to the West Coast were termed! “premature” by Governor Arthur | B. Langlie who said the decision should be arrived at when the problem could be approached with-! out emotional tendencies which are naturally present while the nation is at war with Japan.” (The announcement 6f the return of the Japanese to the West Coast | caused much excitement on the| coast yesterday. Mayor Bowron of | Los Angeles declared if the gov-| ermmment permits the Japanese to return it should send troops to pro-: tect them. California’s Gov. Warren | said the Army's decision wasj reached on the “military situation | as it exists today” and appealed | for an attitude that will discourage | friction and prevent civil dis-: orders,”) | 1 white | Dec. LONDON, Dec. 19—The British War Office today asserted that the worked more than 60,000 captives under such brutal inhuman conditions that 24,000 of them died. The Japs themselves erected a memorial to 25,000 men who died building the Thailand-Burma rail- way and road, and the War Office said that of the 25,000 men a fewer Japs Subsof U. §. Send Down 35 More Jap Ships WASHINGTON, Dec. 19—Ameri- can subs have sunk 33 more Jap ships including one light cruiser, three destroyers and six escort vessels in the latest forays in the Pacific, the Navy reports. The new tally brings to a total of enemy ships of all types sunk by subs since the start of the war to 907 with 94 of them war vessels and 21 cargo ships. — e MAINLAND OF JAPAN HIT AGAIN Superforts Make Another | Raid Today from Bases in Fhina BULLETIN — WASHINGTON 19—The War Department tonight said China based Super- | forts pounded an enemy aircraft factory today at Omura, bombed . docks and engineering works at MANY LEAVETO SPEND | CHRISTMAS iN STATES | The Princess Norah arrived in Shanghai and Nanking with good results, targets standing out in clear weather. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, — The Japanese mainland was hammered {port early this morning with the |y, cnina_paged Superforts again to- | following passengers from SKagway: | qay as the War Department reported Mrs. L. Abbott, C. Barnett, Mrs. C. | excellent” results caused by yester- L. Lazetti, Henrietta Lee, Leonard Mrs. W. Whitmarsh, E. Wildermoth, | Mrs. E. Wildermoth and baby. Leaving for Wrangell this morn- ing were: Mrs. O. Pearson, Ella Wehik, Miss E. Coulter, David De Long, Fred Hanford. Ketchikan—Mrs. G. A. Titrington, | Margaret Cochrane, Carol Coch- |ing to a height of thousands of KLyon, Rachael Scott, D. Simmons, feet. Direct hits are known to have been made on the Mitsubishi aircraft plant. In the raid, none of the Super- forts were lost’ but crews of the ! B-29s said several large attacking planes were sent down and others were probably damaged. rane, Eddie Cochrane, Mrs. Antson, T TR M. J. Daly, Helen Berean LEGISLATIVE BILL IS Ports south—Capt. Colalillo, Mar - DISCUSSED, MEETING garet Geddes, Marve Mathison, OF HEALTH COUNCIL Geo. A. Cressman, Ivan Marino- vich, Harold R. Bean, Arthur S. The Gastineau Channel Health Weston, Joyce A. Weston, Fred K,:‘ Paul, Gail C. Paul, Harriet Cross- man., 1 Burr 8. Webber, Estelle B. Casler, Geraldine Ringstad, Ellen Jourdain, Alex Jourdain, Ruth du Bos, Ray- mond du Bos, Geo. A. Anderson. Verna Anderson, Lucile R. Gem- Imill, B. J. Stimberg, Mrs. Hilda Ammith, Mrs. Garlock, Mr. Gar- lock, Mrs. R. A. Cinsom, R. A. Cinsom. Peter Bond, J. Mehem, M. Fundel, Camp, Simon Hellenthall, Miss Blahm, F. J. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. porter pressed. The President said| Frobese, G. H. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. | R. E. Caughlin, Miss Gustafson, M IN Mrs. Florence Weymouth is reg- istered at the Baranof Hotel from Seattle. SEATTLEITE —— e ON VACATION Estelle Casler, employee of the First National Bank, left this on the Princess Norah for Seattle en- route to Walla, Walla, Washington, to spend the Christmas Holidays. —————— SEATTLEITE HERE Bernard J. Sternberg is in town and is registered at the Baranof Hotel from Seattle. Council at its regular monthly meet- ing held Monday evening at the Juneau Public Health Center went on record as approving enabling legislation to create a Territorial Department of Health. A draft of |s proposed bill was discussed and |certain changes were suggested for lconsldernuon prior to the draffing |of a final bill for presentation to | the forthcoming Alaska Legislature. | - e GENERAL AGENT HERE A. H. McDonald, General Agent of had not been denied at the State!J- L. Gray, Mrs. J. L. Gray, D. B.|¢po" Alagka Steamship Company, | with headquarters in Anchorage, and his wife, a recent bride, passed’ through Juneau this afternoon en- route to Seattle to spend the holi- days. L e Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dyer have re- | turned to Juneau from Anchorage. Mrs. Dyer went to Anchorage sev- eral weeks ago to visit her parents. Dyer, manager of the Juneau branch of the Standard Oil Company of California, went West recently. - eee — {NO GAMES UNTIL NEXT | YEAR FOR HIGHHEELERS The Highheelers, ladies bowling league, are on vacation now until January 8, 1945, when they will again resume their contests on the Elk's’ Alleys, it was announced to- day. than a thousand were Japs and the rest were English, Australlans and Dutch disregarded completely the “cost of human life”, the War Office said Sick prisoners were even ca d to work on a stretcher and severe beatings were administered to of- fice id men, the statement said. There were also cases of “torture killing.” FORTRESSES MAKE DRIVE, NAZI LINES i Giant PIan;?Used to Hit Targets of Enemy in | Present Offensive LONDON, Dec. 19.—Three hund- | red Fortresses today spread nearly | 1,000 tons of explosives on the Ger- man supply lines imnediately be- hind counterattacking Nazi troops.| It is the first mission of its kind in | | the European war, ‘The British-based heavyweights { crammed fragmentation bombs and high explosives that struck three rail and five road junctions 50 miles behind the front, and stretching from Trier north to Gemund. Daylight blows followed the at- tack last night of some 300 RAF Lancasters on German warships sheltered in the Baltic port at Gdynia, north of Danzig, and other; British bombers struck Nurnberg| | Munster. This is the first time the four- engined dreadnaughts have been dispatched in the European war to tackle the targets so close behind| the enemy. The counter-offensive precision task is usually left to the medium or dive bombers. GIRL SCOUT TROOP | SELLSRECORD TOTAL OF BONDS IN DRIVE Troop No, 4 of the Girl Scouts yesterday afternoon sold $1,150 | In the urge for speed, the Japs ; midable Roer {von Rundstedt GERMAN ALL OUT THRUST - GOES DEEP {New Vengeance Weapon Being Used on 60-Mile | Front by Enemy PARIS, Dec. 19—American dough= boys and tanks today struck back at the Geérman armor powered of- fensive which cut 20 miles into :Belglum, while to the north patrols crossed the Roer River barrier into Duren. | American blows to stabilize the front were thrown in as the bold Nazi push probed into Belgium and Luxembourg on a 60 mile front. The First Army maintained pres- sure on the Cologne front, despite the menacing counteroffensive, Just before noon yesterday, pa- trols of the 83rd Division and the 320th Regiment crossed the for- River and pushed into Duren, the stronghold city 20 miles from Cologne. Supreme headquarters imposed the security of silence on the pow- erful German thrust, but a First Army dispatch said that one Ger- {man tank thrust below Monschau “had some success in a frontal push.” The Germans are being con- tained in some sectors. One enemy column and numerous motor ve- hicles, adding to a toll of 112 ar- !mored vehicles, were destroyed or damaged yesterday. The Germans are striking from above Monschau .te - near Echter- nach. The deep lunge in Belgium carried a broad flanking threat to Aachen. The German onslaught is pow- ered by massed reserves, supported by a new vengeance weapon of un- disclosed type. . Supremie Headquarters were silent on the detalls of the battle, but the Germans at one point are 20 miles or more inside Belgium, 25 miles south and slightly west of Aachen, An air report told of British Typhoons shooting up Nazi ar- mored vehicles “west of Stavelot”. This lies 18 airline miles and nearly 22 by road from the German border. The First Army line was wedged back 15 miles or more at this point, FIELD MARSHAL WOUNDED STOCKHOLM, Dec. 19—Tidnin- gen said today that Field Marshal was “slightly wounded.” worth of war bonds which, combined | |with their previous sales, makes a| jtotal of $11,863.35, the highest of | any other group of Scouts, ; TWELVE PASSENGERS | ARRIVE, SOUTHBOUND | BOAT ATNOON TODAY The following passengers disem- barked in Juneau from a southbound steamer arriving in port at noon today: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Dyer, William Gasper, Mrs. Inga Homstead, W/O Melvin Nilson, Lt. William Convery, Capt. La Verne Wallheiser, Bertha Stevenson, Aaron Roberts, Victoriano Magavay, L. I.| Hansen, S/Stg. Willlam Heidel- berger. i TWO WOMEN ARE GIVEN TEN-DAY SENTENCE: In City Magistrate’s Court this| morning Katy Miller was sentenced | to 10 days in jail on a drunk and| disorderly conduct charge and Hazel | Coffin was given a similar sentence | on a charge of drunkenness. { -ee WESTWARD BOUND | A Woodley Airways plane took the | following passengers to Anchorage today: Martin Bredvik, A. L. Seid- ler. To Yakutat—Maude Adams. - FROM CALIFORNIA Mrs. E. A. Watson and Joyce |Watson are registered at the Gas-| tineau Hotel from San Francisco. | R HERE FROM HOONAH Harry Douglas is in town from Honah and is registered at the Gastineau Hotel, According to a dispatch reported by the Office of War Information, the Marshal was reported to “be dissatistied with the German of- fensive in the west because “too large reserves were lost from the beginning.” The dispatch asserted that “von Rundstedt at first definitely re- fused to start this hazardous of- fensive which would demand the entire German Army’s fighting ca- pacity.” —— e SCOUT TROOP 613 NOT MEETING WEDNESDAY Owing to the Public School Con- cert, Boy Scout Troop 613, spon- sored by the American Legion, will not meet tomorrow night. This meeting has been postponed for one week. ———————— AWVS MEET TOMORROW A meceting of the American Wo- men’s Voluntary Service organiza- tion will be held tomorrow after- nocn at 2 o'clock in the Governor’s house. ; FROM WINDHAM A. B. Calhoun is in town from Windham, and is registered at the Hotel Juneau. puing Days | till