The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 13, 1945, Page 1

HE DATLY ALASKA “ALL THE NEW'S ALL THE TIME” SERIAL RECORD' MPIRE VOL. LXIV., NO. 9884 ]U\LAU ALASKA, TUESDAY, FLBRUAR\ 13, 1945 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE. TEN CENTS BUDAPEST TAKEN ANNOUNCES STALIN AMERICANS, CANADIANS | IN ADVANCE Nazis Hurl Crack Divisions Info Line - Berlin | Gives Warning (;flna(lians. driv- PARIS, Feb. 13- ing through the ruins of Kleve, ad- vanced to within 20 miles of the Ruhr city of Wesel, and within two miles of the Rhine industrial center mmerich against resistance that trebled by commitment even crack Nazi divisions in the ' center. The American Third Army mobp- ped up the road center of Pruem, 1 whose capture placed Gen. George 5. Patton's men within 45 méles of | g the Rhine city of Coblenz. Nazis Lose Pruem The loss of Pruem and its arterial | & highways to Coblenz and Cologne, | 53 miles northeast of Saarbrucken, ! 72 miles to the south, weakened the | 3 whole German defense system in the Eifel Mountains where 10 miles were | gashed from the Siegfried Line. Continuing floods of the Roer River kept the American First, Ninth | and British Second ar quiet along that crusial 50-mile sector Fleeing Japanese Put Torch fo Manila (Lt WASHINGTON—The inside story can now be told of how the “Big Three” Conference Wwas postponed from last November to the present date. It is no longer a secret that‘ the President was supposed to meet Stalin and Churchill on Novembexi 22, immediately after the election.| The man who especially wantcd the meeting at that time was Churehill. Roosevelt at first had; tentatively agreed to go, but Stalin was not willing to meet anyplace | cutside of Russia. | | i | Corregidor, JAPS BEING Choice of San Francisco ForBig (onference Puis Attention n Pacific Area NEW AREAS (OMPRESSED | AT MANILA | Stree Flghtmg Progresses ~Entire Sections Are Heawly Mined . \AT S McDANIEL (AP War Corvespondent) Manila, Feb. 13—Street- fighting | { ¥anks have compressed the trap lon the Japanese in the heavily- {mined South Manila section and !other Yank columns have cut Lu- {zon Island in half by a drive to |the east coast, while huge fo lof bombers blasted Corregidor, it and Manila Bay with around 1,000 tons of bombs Bombs of all categories w dropped on the hapless Japane: |at the south end of Bataan Penin- wliere Americans and Filipinos {scanned the skies in vain for a {friendly plane prior to the sur- render in the spring of 1942. More than 100 tons of bombs hit where the Japanese !guns have been silenced for more than a week after sustained aerial | poundings. | Within Manila By | i 8 where three hard | fighting American divisions are ‘everrunning networks of pillboxes Wmd seizing big enemy guns, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced ex- termination of the enemy is near, but the twin aims of the Dough- boys, conservation of lives and city property, slowed the process as ‘practically the entire city is mined.” In South Manila, the Japanese are now closely encircled and are being compressed into extinction, said MacArthur. of the Sixth Divi- t, have reached the coast of Luzon, the first Yank penetration of that shore, at Din- gaian Bay. FORTY-TWO DIE, WIND STORMHITS Tornado Wreaks Serious Damage in Mississippi and Alabama (By Associated Press) Tornadoes swirling over Missis- sippi and Alabama late yester y teck a toll of at least 42 dead, 200 injured and property damage run- ning into hundreds of thousands of dollars. Worst hit was the crescent ed area in the southern and west- ern outskirts of Montgomery, where | for | national | tarthest WASHINGTON, Feb. |choice of San Francisco the United Nations’ Cenference April 25 today cused attention on the Pacific as of prime importance in inter-/ collaboration after the | war. | The only explanation for the choice immediately available is that San Francisco is a convenient | place for many delegates who will be from South America and distant Pacific regions i Another explanation which has | cropped up in speculation here was | that the part of the United States from Europe would have| BRITAINIS | PLEASEDAT | NEW PACT 13 The as the site| Security | on fo- | ea | “Crimea Charter, " with U. | Military Edlipse, Germany; S. Participation, Wel- comed in London LONDON, Feb. 13. — The new “Crimea Charter” is welcomed by Britain as a piedge of full partici- pation of the United Nations in re- shaping Europe’s political and geo- graphical future. The feeling in London is that the United States could hardly have been more firmly committed to the part of postwar reformation of Eur- ope than by clauses pledging assist- ance to any liberated or former Axis satellite nation in forming “intrim governments to represent all demo- cratic elements and America must | necessarily dip her hand deeply into Eurcpe’s cauwldron - to back this peldge.” This promise of United Stzm-s par- ticipation is welcomed especially in London because of the storm stirred | here and abroad by Britain’s lone' intervention in Greece, Italy arfd Jugoslavia. Russia’s independent recognition of the Polish Government is also heralded as a diplomatic stroke. London newspapers are unanimous in praise of the “Crimea Charte and described it as the “most hope- ful document produced in the pres- | ent century and a landmark in human history.” R U-BOAT IS, | | la would get the conference and next the | a profound political significance in this country In agreeing the “Big Three” decision on San Francisco had first to which as country the particular place where . meeting should be held. President Roosevelt | and his military advisers are anxi- | It is known ous to shift proper attention the Pacific area as the war in Europe. San Francisco is handy for Ru is directly down from Alaska and major of the air route between and the United States. BIG THREE TALKFOR EIGHTDAYS on the west coast and Beginning of Col- lective Peace Plans (By Associated Press) In an eight-day session on the | shores of the Black Sea, Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill blue-printed the military eclipse of Germany and the beginning of collective peace. From February 4 to-February 11, the Big Three and coterie of mili- tary and political advisers held day and night sessions nt Yalta, Crimean watering resort and the nine-point | program embracing plans to smash.’ oceupy and control Germany and | assist Europe's liberated peoples in olving pressing political and eco- nomic problems and organize and “secure lasting peace” was an- nounced. The program and plans were is- sued simultaneously in Washington, Moscow and London, Missing from the program is any reference to possible Russian par- ticipation in the Anglo-American war against Japan. Preceding the Three-Power con- clave, Roosevelt and Churchill, their military and diplomatic advisers, onferred at Malta in the Mediter- ranean Sea. Japan was probably the topic discussed. Attending the Big Three Black Sea talks were thirteen American, eight Russlan and twelve British officials. With President Roosevelt were Stettinius, Leahy, Hopkins, Byrnes, Marshall, King, Somervell, Maj. Gen. L. 8. Kuter, of the Army Air Forces; Ambassador Harriman and o!hers of the State Dvpartmml to make’ also‘ especially i delegates as it | terminals Moscow erman Defense System Is Being Weakened RED ARMIES T0 MOVEON ‘Over 100,000 of Encircled Enemies Reported as Prisoners LONDON, Feb. 13.--Budapest has fallen to two Russian armies that took 110,000 captives in a month land a half of bitter fighting, Pre- closes | mier Stalin said tonight. | 'The fall of Budapest freed the Second and Third Ukrainian armies, under the command of Marshals Malinovsky and Tolbukin, for the drive to Vienna and Prague in con- cert with the First Ukrainian Army in Slilesia, which is sweeping toward central Germany and along the Czecheslovak border. Enermy Encircled Stalin declared the Red Army men “completed the routing” of the en- | circled enemy of more than 110,000 headed by German Commander, Col, ‘(.en Peter Wildenbruch. His staff | was capture, along with large stores or arms and booty. Stalin termed Budapest “the stra« | tegically important German defense center on the road to Vienna” and urdt red a victory salute of 24 salvos from 324 guns. A DNB broadcast, said troops of ! Marshal Konev, north of Sagan, on i the Bober River, were beating to- | wards Somerfeld, 17 miles below | the Oder’s southern bank, where | Zhukov's First White Russian Army iis tighting. Somerfeld is 70 miles southeast of Berlin, ‘ A German communique said Kon- ev’s troops were farther south. They burst over the Bober and reached | the Queis River sector, five to 10 | miles beyond the Queis River and | five miles west of the Bober River at | Bunzlau which was captured by che' | Russians, and then spread 10 miles | from the Bober River, farther north, before joining it just south of Sagan, 27 miles northwest of Bunzlau. Southwest of Bunzlau, the Queis courses {o within 62 miles of Dres- den. Although the Germans didn’t specify just where the Queis was | reached it appeared that Konev's | fast-wheeling First Ukrainian Army is now but 70 miles from Dresden. RESISTANCE INBUDAPEST BROKENDOWN Decimated German - Hun- garian Garrison Flees from Capital City LONDON, Feb. 13—The Berlin { SENT DOWN Stettinius stepped off a plane at more than 50 box cars were ripped the Moscow airport late yesterday apart and tossed about like match as the Soviet Capital City still poxes. |buzzed with news of the doings of | Montgomery alone |radio declared Budapest has been evacuated by its recimated Nazi- Hungarian garrison after a dawn counted the lunge against the Soviet siege lines where the Germans trumpheted re- | massing men and tanks for an of- | fensive on the Rhine. The German Army radio sai “From hour to hour we expect a over the Rhine Plain. Stupendous <canlinued on Page Two) 3 Shertly after American froops be ating their way into Manila, the retreating Japanese began putting The Washln 10n4 the torch to buildings in the downtown distri g Bottem: Warehouses adjeining the densely populated native R d district and heusing Japanese supplies burn fierc Picture by Frank Filan, AP photographer. erry-Go-BRound - Coi. Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Army.) [] Row with Congress; It IN MOSCOW 4 I } weno: Presence Gives Added | Secretary Harold L. Icki in an- T ki 1 , Significance to Big one probably won't make headlin Rep. Edward Herbert (D.-La.) had The Soviet Chieftain said that b vate police force away from him. He Army and couldn’t afford to leave wants to merge the U. 8. park poli MOSCOW, Feb. 13 — The an- Russian territory,~even te go such| v : 7 Ickes says his police force, cision reached byvlhf‘v"Blg Three when he went to Teheran before, \ which patrols the District of Colum- was given added significance to the he caught cold and was laid up mr: gisen to it ol | |the capital's total area) is more effi- “Iu F;:Y:}’:do;zsitm:;"b’; ?):f;)cz?;l refused to budge out of Russia. | cient than the District coppers. 3 o Roosevelt. - meanwie, 1 tnat| Craft Hits Waters of San | icls conference in Crimea. meet him part way, inasmuch as; v " !fense Transportation, conventions d al Ve vay | he hagl el pysieg il oy utes Afle[ Takeofl | have dropped to their lowest level in | t Stalin. m?;ms however, was a relatively the applications for holding con- | ant in the President’s mind was| the argument of some of his ad- self sitting in the middle between Stalin and Churchill, serving in between for one, thought his chief should peatedly that Gen. Eisenhower was | Full-Scale Offensive full-scale Allied offensive to roll | v and warehcuse area. p: Flames engulf buildings in the Rizal area (¢ne of the business distriets). | ] pory oy .. |ckes Having Anoiher STETTINIUS [ K STINNETT lr her row with Congreds, but this | ; Three Confab i introduced a bill to take Ickes p: he was busy directing the Red 1\\xm the metropolitan police force. nouncement of the momentous de- a short distance as Teheran. Also bia’s miles of parks (15 per cent of Russian people with the presence a week. So this time Stalin politly | Ti visit fresh from the historic Stalin should at least be willing tol Fran[lsto Bay 12 M"‘_ { Onder ardevalat the Ofiiée of Dy round the world to Teheran to ,vems, but ODT privately reports minor consid@ration. More import- visers that F.D.R. would find him- the -difficult capacity of mediator avoid getting in the middle, at least until Russia and Britain had made further attempts to iron out some of their conflicting interests. PAEE CHURCHILL HIT CEILIN Third reason for Roosevelt’s de- laying the conference was the fact that he had just come through a stiff election campaign, needed rest and time to clean up some of his domestic problems. Result of the postponemgnt, how-| ever, was that Churchill hit the ceiling. He felt the President was pretty much walking out on him, and the cables exchanged between the two men at that time lost their usual cordiality. It was at this time, that some of Churchill's Cabinet urged him to make minor conces- (Continued on Page Four) the two. Harry Hopkins!| [ SAN FRANCISCOC, Feb. 13- | Twenty-four passengers and crew- men were killed in a crash of a two-engined Navy transport at the foot of Chestnut Street in Ala- |meda, San Francisco Bay. the Nav announces. The plane crgshed minutes after it left the Alameda airport, just missing the land The plane hit the waters bay with such force that |residenees were shaken Several witnesses said the |gines of the plane stopped |before the crash. | —— HARVEY [FFERT HERE WITH BOWLING TEAM | 12 of the nearby en- Jjust i Harvey Juneau butcher, is back visiting friends and, incidentally, helping to keep the Ketchikan Bowiirs to the front in their tournament with the local Elks. He is a member of [the Elks team from the First City. | Iffert says business is good in Ketchikan and there seems to be no unemployment. additi Iffert, former well-known | i Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. Stettinius will probably remain here for several days. He was ac- companied by American Amba dor Harrimux» IIP! THAT'S ~US IN TEN OR15YEARS BALTIMORE, Mmyland. Feb. 13 —One of Amer leading plane designers predicts aircraft will vel 1,000 to 1,500 miles per hour “within the next 10 or 15 year: Payton Magruder, of the Glenn | Martin Aircraft Company, designer | of the B-26s, and who helped to de- orat from West Virginia, has|Sign the Mars, the world’s largest introduced a bill to establish a a-| flying boat, made the predlclion and tional university devoted entirely to | Said: “I am no crystal gazer.” uulnmg men and women for service| Magruder said the German V-2 {goes much faster than 1500 mile “an hour and travels 60 miles up. ventions are staggering. The lat- est large group to call off its annual‘ ion was the National Tuber- ociation, which had sche- duled a June session of 1,700 dele- gates in Buffalo, N. Y. But in the st few weeks after the order, ODT | xe(vncd 110 applications from | oups who insisted that their an-| nual meetings were absolutely neccs- ST After investigation, ckayed two, turned down 108. The War Department has nnally bowed to congressiGhal criticism so that under enly exceptional circum- stances will officers under 28 be as- igned to the Washington area. In the department has a study of the whole officer stail here under way and all who sically able and not doing obs for which they are par- fitted will be assigned to| combat or training duty, Rep. -Jennings Randolph, rotund (Continued on Page Thiec) dead at 25 and the injured at more than 100. Two government ware- houses were leveled and in Chisholm, a cotton mill community, 35 homes were demolished and many’ others (lamaged In a 20-block area mm vere known to be kilied. { One was killed at Livingston, 25 miles west of Montgomery, and one at York, nine miles from Livingston. The storm first hit at Meridian, Mississippi, leaving a path of de- struction as it cut about the city| on two sides before turning east-| ward into Alabama. The dead in Meridian are placed unofficially at seven., RED CROSS MEETING SCHEDULED TONIGHT 'The preliminary meeting for the| campaign to raise funds for the American Red Cyoss will take place | tonight at 8 o'clock in the Council chamber at the City Hall. The call for the meeting is made by the Rev. W. Robert Webb, Chairman of the Juneau Drive Committee. , The pub- lic Is invited. Canadian (Zorvefle Geis‘ Info Action in Batile in North Atlanhc . OTTAWA Fec. 13.—Sinking of a | German U-boat and probable sink- | ing of another in battles in the' North Atlantic is announced here | today. The sinking of the and probably sinking of another was ! by torpedoes launched from Can- adian ships The one German undersea craft | one U- bnat | was sent down by torpedoes from St. Thomas. Ceee British Princesses Victims of Mumps LONDON, Feb. 13. — Princess | Elizabeth has the mumps it is an- nounced. Princess Margaret has just recov- ered from a similar illness, the corvette ONEIS DEAD ONE WOUNDED INGUN BATTLE |Dick Thomas Dead of Gun Wounds-Charles Ax- son in Hospital One man is dead from gunshot wounds and another is in the Pet- ersburg hospi recovering from ap- parently self-inflicted wounds today as the result of a shooting affray at Kake. Charles Axson is alleged to have killed Dick Thomas and then turn- ed the gun on himself. Thomas died while being brought to Petersburg. | Up to press time today this was all the information received by the U. , 8. Marshal’s office in Juneau. .vhu-h have throttled the Hungari- an capital for the forty-ninth day of the siege. The German brpadcast said the zarrison was compressed into a small zone inside the encircled :ity. One million, two hundred and seventeen thousand “successfully sroke out of Budapest to continue the fight in the open field” but so powerfully complete was the Russian encirélement it appeared loubtful here that the German ‘emnants and their Hungarian satellites could have fought to safety. Budapest is the seventeenth éapi- tal taken by the Allles since June 1, when Rome fell. Moscow announced the capture !)x more than 12,000 enemy troops n Budapest last night and de- ‘lared the core of resistance was broken with the seizure of the Royal Palace, an ancient fortress o the west bank of the Danube in Buda. - ANCHORITES HERE Guests at the Baranof Hotel to- day are Mr. and Mrs. Luther Pritz of Anchorage.