The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 3, 1945, Page 1

. - YANK PLANES MAKE STRIKES o & I3 HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” THE LIBRARY OF WRESS ECORD 1945 ot MAR 1 COPY e VOL. LXIV., NO. 9849 JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1945 MEMRER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS = x - anks Hurl STALEMATE gypapest APPROACHES FIGHT IS | INBELGIUM GORY ONE German Drives Marked by , 000 000 G o itizens Cower Surpnsn_lg Lack of Inside City of Terror as Artillery - | Germans Fall Back BULLETIN—PARIS, Jan. 3.— Third Army forces smashed five | MOSCOW, Jan. 3 Russian and one-half miles northeast of |storm forces, smashing their way Bastogne on a diagonal with the |through bloody Budapest in prob- railway toward St. Vith. {ably the fiercest house-to-house Germans to the south at the fighting since Stalingrad, are 2 |making progr in what the of- {CorunIbd. URTRREE Fiiee) 'ficial announcement called “fierce |encounters in fortified houses, | The Washington coutars: wn o | Red Army troops yesterday cap- |tured 232 blocks of Pest, the part lof the city east of the Danube, and of Buda, on the opposite Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON Col. Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Army.) (Lt the basis of preliminary re- On ports it is believed in Moscow that 79th Con-ithe enemy garrison has already gress, meeting for its first s(‘ssion‘lusl 10,000 dead and possibly 30,000 today, will stage some of the wounded. Although the Red Army stormiest debates since war broke has not officially estimated the in criticism of Roosevelt's foreign ' strength of the policy. {Col. Gen. Voros, Minister of De- Some of these diatribes are going|fense of the Provisional Hungarian to be justified. A lot of the Pr Government recently set up in dent’s own devoted supporters in| Russian-held territory, said last the Senate feel that he has swerved night that the total may run as from the ideals of the Atlantic high as 75,000 to 100,000 Germans, Charter, has not been tough enough iplus 30,000 Hungarians, with with our Allies in insisting that|terday's advances, which brought in we stick to our basic goals for|approximately 1,000 prisoners. permanent peace. ' The Russians now hold nearly In fact, as the new year begins, 1,000 blocks of the battered city. nothing is more on the minds. of How the 2,000,000 civilians, esti- the American public, next to the mated to be cowering inside, are Belgian counter-offensive, than the surviving can only be imagined problem of Allied cooperation. “ > - Criticism of our Allies has in- creased all over the country. Con- gress merely reflects the country. But in expressing criticism, two WASHINGTON—The 'HAPPY NEW YEAR - T0 MANILA SAID things are important: (1) differ- entiation between Allied Govern- ments and Allied people; (2) the fact that the Allied people are making tremendous sacrifices which d we sometimes forget. For instance, Winston cyurc_-hm}u?rk Field.Given Smash- e iimen., 0 Greetings by Force of Liberators and members of his own Cabinet when it comes to Greece. Almost By SPENCER DAVIS (A. P. War Correspondent) the entire British cabinet was lined up solidly against him, which was why he flew to Athens personally. : Pressure from inside Britain was| ADVANCED FIFTH AIR FORCE 50 great that he had to act and |DASE ON LEYTE, Jan. 1 (Delayed) S s T |—Liberator bombers gave Manila’s A Clark Field a smashing New Year's PEARSON'S LETTER |greeting at noon today. Flying , o) through intense flak. which holed T&.a‘:gfif:::]l‘:ol:‘u;:;::‘z" imany bombers but did not down 19, Drew Pearson wrote a pro- |any, the veter an group paraded phetic open letter to Winston o‘ver the enemy revetment and dis- Churchill 'warning that American Pe'sal area. public opinion would be upset | (This attack was not reported by over “your Government’s insist- |Gen. Douglas MacArthur in his |January 3 communique. MacAr- ence keeping King George of | I Recping ¥ L thur's communiques make a prac- Greece on the throne of that | % o s 4 country despite the overwhelm. |licé Of reporting raids which oc- ing opposition of the people he ?ul'l'ed two or three days prior to is supposed to rule. Americans | 'SSUANCe. don’t believe in using their ar- | | g mies, their war goods, and their prestige, even indirectly, to keep kings in power. That is not why we entered the war.” Pearson also warned in his letter to Churchill of the danger of iso- N Dele a'e lationist sentiment being revived ow g in the U.S.A. He told Churchill: “This is a crucial moment in the tide of events when American | WASHINGTON, Jan. 3—E L. opinion, if caught and carried |Bartlett is among members of Con- forward by bold and generous |BVESS today beginning their first international statesmanship, will | (€T He is the voteless Delegate go to any lengths for permanent [from Alksks. peace. But if disillusioned, it will | do just the opposite.” SIATEMENIS ARE RUSSIAN SACRIFICES | Another thing that we sometimes | REOUESIED FROM forget is the sacrifices of the Allied people. Russia, for instance, has suffered about 30,000,000 casualties. "AI'ONA[ BANKS Some place the figure even higher. Many of these casualties have been B A civilians—women and children, who| WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. — The have died of starvation. Comptroller of Currency issued a Though the Russians have re- call for statements of condition of ceived Lend-Lease from us, they |all national banks as of the close of also transported great factories out |business December 30. g of the battle zone, worked 60 and ' ¢The Federal Deposit Insurance 70 hour shifts in one of the great | Corporation issued a call for a state- | ment of the condition of all insured Jbanks for the same day, (Continued on Page Four) trapped garrison. | yes- | AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND ROUTES MBI e * MIDWAY TWENTIETH WASHINGTON b [ D, : Pacific Ocean ‘:\USIR/\II/\ i | S Iap snows how the air transport routes. ( | | SAYSHE'S | ¥ i | X g | = ; v empygier o Called Up in Seattle-10 Days for Demurrer Nordquist (above) 13-year-old Iyric soprano from Crotonville, N. Y., has her name on a movie contract as a result of a success- ful screen test appearance. 'BLOOD TEST IS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE, CHAPLIN TRIAL LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. — Blood! |lests to determine parentage is not| | binding evidence under the Califor- nia law, Superior Judge Henry { Willis told the jury shortly before it |began deliberations of the Joan Berry’s paternity suit against Char- lie Chaplin. The jurors retired at 10:18 a. m. today. — e — — | SEATTLE, Jan. 3. — Lynn James Gemmill, United States Di ct Attorney for the First Division with headquarters at Juneau, Alaska, pleaded inno- cent to an indictment charging him with scliciting a $3,000 bribe, and accepting $1,500, from Cleo Patricia Wi ns. Judge Bewen gave Gemmill’s attorney 10 days in which to file a demurrer. Gemmill bond. CANADIANS - MAKEGAIN, is at liberty under | BYRNES ASKS mans by Surprise~Clean Up Strongholds ROME, Jan. battling toward Alfonsine on FARM GROUP | {Called Largest Remaining | | Sour(e Of Young and the Senio River despite stiff | Me" enemy resistance, Allied Headquar- |ters said. IR The Canadian thrust, launched jover an area ribbed with water-} WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. — James Byrnes, Director of War Mobiliza- | tion, called on Selective Service to take steps for the immediate induc- | ™Y strongholds were Aisnen tion into the armed services of men 20d 70 prisoners taken 18 through 25 who now have agri-| In the West Coast sector Fif cultural deferments, There are 364,- | Amy patrols pushed out along 1000 in this group with agricultural route, one direction toward Ma deferments. |strongest German position in t! ; Presidential Secretary S[vphpniTyrrheman area. They made c« Early said that the War Mobiliza- tact with the enemy at seve tion Director made the request of | points after inching through de: Hershey “because of representations minefields. made to him by the Army and Navy | 7 - - that they must have ren.” 5 The American Legion troop of B The agricultural group represents | Scouts will meet tonight at ti the largest remaining sours of | regular time in the Dugout, it w ,young men, announced today. Army's 16 Air Forces are now spread througheut the world. (6ngress Convenes At Noon; Dissension ~ Interrupts Senale ~ INNOCENT ITALY AREA INDU("ON OF Quick IIhrus—t Cafches Ger- 3—Canadian troops, the Ravenna-Ferrara Highway, gained | considerable ground between Vechio ‘ways. apparently caught the Ger- {mans by surprise. A number of en- 1p WABHINGTON, Jan. 3.~The Seventy-Ninth congress convened in -born solemnity as the nation |zivded for a critical year both at {liome and abroad. | Both chambers were gavelled into | being promptly at noon as spectators crowded the galleries to watc newly-elected members were mally inducted. A note of political dissension arose {in the Senate when Democratic | Leader Barkley broke in on the pro- »dings to obtain unanimous con- for- Makes Plea When Case Isent of the Senate for Senator-Elect Cupehart, Indiana Republican, being vermitted to take the oath without | prejudice to possible future decision len his seating. | Senatorial investigating com- |ratt 5 been inquiring into Cape- hart’s clection. While Senator Ball |2 member of the subcommittee that made the inquiry, said he found {nothing to warrant further investi- |gstion, other members urged that ithe Justice Department look into the case Charges were made by many In- diana citizens that they were denied i'tw- rignt to vote. On the House’s brief culendar was |the routine re-election of Sam Ray- hurn for his fourth term as Speaker. R | ‘GILLETTE MAY BE MEMBER SURPLUS PROPERTY BOARD | i | | | | WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Guy Gil- | lette, whose as Senator of Towa ended tod: has been nom- Kumu-d by the President as the third |member of the Surplus Property | Board. The other two members are | Heller, already confirmed by the Senate. | The President also asked the Sen- ate again for the nomination of Paul Porter to be a member of the Federal Communications Commis- |sion. Porter was Publicity Chief of the Democratic National Committee in last year's campaign. He was |nominated at the last session and then was given a recess appointment after the Senate failed to approve | him before adjournment, STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK; Jan. 3. — Closing ' |quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock today 64, American Can ‘;93. Anaconda 30%, Beech Aircraft 14%, Bethlehem Steel 68%, Curtiss- | Wright 64, International Harvester 80%, Kennecott 37%, North Am- erican Aviation 10%, New York |Central 23%, Northern Pacific 20';, U. 8. Steel 62!, Pound $4.04. ® | Dow, Jones averages today ar 'as follows: industrials, 154.31; rail 49.04; utilities, 2639 Robert Hurley and Lt. Col. Edward‘ Back Big Nazi Thrust e MADAGASCAR AP Nowsfeatures Inset map shows how they are linked by global network of | F BUILDER— Lt Col. Edward A. Flanders, 27 (above), avia- tion engineer from Oshkosh, Wis., was in charge of the speedy construction job oz B-29 Dhases on -Saipan for the Tokye“yei'n, TURKEY BREAKS " RELATIONS WITH . JAPAN, GERMANY | LONDON, Jan. 3—The An- | kara radio announced tonight that the Turkish Grand National Assembly voted unanimously to break off diplomatic and eco- nomic relations with Japan, ef- !\ fective on Saturday. Turkey broke off relytions i Germany on August The broadcast gave no further details, e e, — ALASKA TOPS ITS ' WARBOND QUOTA - BY $744,646.15 l 1 [Final Figures of Sixth War | loan Drive Show 1 $3,244,646.25 | | PFinal figures show that Alaska |topped its over-all Sixth War Loan ldrive by $744646.25, Mrs, Katherine {Nordale, Dep: Manager, War | Finance Commission, said this morning | The all-seric 1000. Total sales were $3,244,646.25. | The E-series quota of $1,000,000) [was topped by $494.158.75." | With an E-series quota of $129,- 1000, Juneau and Douglas reported $174,244.75 in The all-series ‘Lmal was $507, against a lquota of $339,000 - eee | Glory is believed to have been first raised New Hampshire, on July 4, 117} T John Paul Jones was pre= ¢ to sall on the “Ranger” sall 75, | oud jancr fighter bombers operating | quota was $2,500,- | at Portsme-sh | ON NIPPONS SUPERFORTS | MAKE RAID HITFORMOSA. ON JAPAN | Jap Held Islgfla Raided for| War Department Silent on | First Time by Southwest | Number of Objectives Pacific Aircraft | Hitby Warplanes By JIM HUTCHESON | WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 — Super (A. -P. War Correspondent) forts 90-strong, by enemy count, GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD-|struck again today at industrial THE PHILIP- targets in Japan's teeming home is- ’QUARTERS N figured land of Honshu. 1!’INES. Jan. 3—Formosa |for the first time i a communique| The War Department announce- [from this headquarters with the | ment of the rald was silent on | announcement that Navy patrol the exact number of objectives, but planes, attached to Gen. MacAr-'a Japanese communique said the | thur's Southwest Pacific Command, aircraft center of Nagoya as well |made a penetration north into |as Osaka and Hamamatsu were hit | Japanese waters. | Acknowledging some damage by | The communique, reporting the!incendiaries to Nagoya and Ham- |first strike by Southwest Pacific| amatsu, the communique added planes so far north, said thgy had|“there was almost no damage in- |downed four Japanese planes and|flicted on vital facilities and fac- {set fire to five coastal freighters tories.” {east and south of Formosa on! The enemy announced that 90 { Sunday. Superforts were the largest number | (Pacific Coast carrier task furce}yv‘ to appear over Japan. The |planes raided Formosa early ingapanese war bulletin claimed, in |October. The long-held Japanese|the usual broad propaganda vein, island was bombed three times by ;3 Superforts were downed, four {B-20's between the first and the probably downed and 25 damaged |middle of October.) | Twg interceptors failed to return | The new long-range to their home bases. The Japanese admitted that the {from Leyte and Mindoro fields in|gattack occurred in daylight. Tokyo {the Central Philippines hammered | proadeasts said the bombardiers !targets and shipping on vital Luzon enjoyed almost perfect visibility in blow came |Tsland. Warehouses, railroad in- |today's first blow against the Japa- |staliations, a power plant, andipege homeland since December 27 wharves in the southern part of —p e Luzon were attacked. | The communique said that me- {dium bombers operating over Luzon | N A ZI R A I l S inorth of Manila caused fires and | explosions at Laoag and sank a| 2,000 - ton merchantman - gunboat BlASTED Bv i off the coast. Mitchell bombers | started fires on the Negros air- | New Record of Sustained drome in the Central Philippines i | Winfer Bombing Made - ISPREMIER Innd patrol boats sank four barges by Yank Air Force |in that same area. | | LONDON Jan. 3—Eleven hund- ! |red American Fortresses and Lib- erators smashed at railroad genters i liu western Germany for the twelfth | |consecutive day in a new record of ‘ ustained winter bombing. H‘Veteran Soldwr Iry|ng 101 The skies were cloudy and only | slitary German fighters made an | Form New A"_Par'y F::Il{:‘cfiual pass on the bomber for- Government t | | PLASTIRAS | | | | Escorted by Thunderbolts and | Mustangs, the bombers spread from A three to four thousand tons of ex- ATHENS, Jan. 3.—General Nxchv}ll"““’ s on intersections ripe for olas Plastiras, veteran Greek soldier | Waffic jams, northwest of Karlsruhe, |and politician, undertook today to 4nd along the Belgian-German bor- form a new all-party government in | €F over railroads jammed with i hope of ending the civil strife that | {"ont-bound freight from Cologne, has wracked Greece for many weeks. | Aschaffenburg and Fulda, near | Plastiras agreed to assume the Frankfurt. These followed RAF Premiership last night at the request {T2ids last night on Nurnberg, Lud- | of Archbishop Damaskinos of-Athens | Vigshafen end Berlin. | who was named’ Regent of Greccvi R | last Friday by King George, who is | now in London. | pATIoN HAS Meanwhile, it was announced the | | Soviet Government is re-opening its | }legation in Athens. The General's decislon came as Athens still echoed | | to the sound of Bri''sh artillery re- | plying to the shelling of Left Wing | ELAS forces was steadfastly refused {to participate in, any government | headed by former Premier Papan- dreou. ; ! In announcing the acceptan -‘ < a [ Plastiras ignored the Greek supe ,Says A(hlevememS Un- }:;'lluun uua_nlr‘m llnkmul;my l|mpm(!;un!,“ d _ MI | step on uesday, he day on- - | Nlanlinuple‘.h‘ll to the Turks in 1453.' surpasse 2 'n ”, l | Plastiras @eturned from exile in | France only recentl. fary History > - 7 WITH THE THIRD ARMY, Jan. | 3 —General Patton praised his mens’ pRESIDENI SIGNS ichievements against the Germans as “unsurpassed in military history.” Bllls FoR AlASKA; His message said: “From the |bloody corridor at Avranches to | il | Brest, thence across France to Saar, | WASHINGTON, Jan. 3—The over the Saar into Germany and President has signed the bill allo now on to Bastogne, your record has ling back pay increases for employes | been one of continuous victory. Not jc{ the Alaska Railroad, p('rmtt!mg‘”fly have you invariably defeated | Zeward to acquire a Municipal Power |9 cunning ond ruthless enemy, but {Plant, and dlso approved the mlli:'ou also overcame by your indom- {that permits Luawig Wolf, {ormerim“bl? fortitude every aspect o ici- employe at the Juneau post office,|rain and weather. Neither heat nor fo file a claim with the Federal /dust nor floods nor snow have Compensation Commission for the|stayed your progress, speed and bril- jury he claims were received whueinm\cy Your achievements are un- o1 duty surpassed in military history.”