The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1941-12-12
japanese Being Smashed At
Luzon With Loss ofBaHLeships
Reported At Strategic Isle
German Proposal of Peace Rejected By Rus
slams Without Anglo-American Countries
Being Included In Conference.

Tue leading Nations Of the World today line-up against
one another in the greatest War in the history Of the world.
Following the declaration Of War on Germany and Italy By
unanimous vote Of both Senate and Congress. Latin American
Nations one b. one lined up with the United States and he
allies, Great Britain and Russia
Costa kica. the first nation of Latin America to declare
War on Japan. yesterday declared war on Germany and tails.
Mexico broke off diplomatic relations with Germany and
Italy last night.
II Washington the NAVY Department announced secre.
tary Of Navy Prank Knox arrived at Honolulu yesterday af-
ternoon but gave no other details Ostensibly he had gone
g get iirst-hand information regarding the damage done If
As the United States went into the war Thursday with
the Whole o. the Axis. within a few hours it became clear
Pacific.
In that vast theatre, news no longer of American dis
aster. but Of American victory, officially il was confirmed
that the 2~9.00o-ton japanese battleship. Haruna or a similar
vessel had been sunk by army flyers off Northern Luzon.
The Navy said that Admiral Thomas c. Hart. CON-
mander IN chief Of the Asiatic fleet reported that Navy Pa
troll Planes scored bomb hits on a Japanese Battleship of
given.
-Four japanese aerial attacks on Wake Island we're
beaten off and a japanese light cruiser and DESTROYER. the
names Of which were not given. were sunk.
Also it was said japanese forces landed on Luzon were
terdag aitarnoon that IL. defense u the Ialand n Tazon
against attempted landing operations II TIE north and NORTH
MaTla dispatches said snss 1ae Philippine army h.a
reported uHofflcaahy but reliably last night to have reap
tured the region around Aparri, on the north Coast of Iuzon.
and 70 be driving the Japanese back to the sea coast.
London reported that the large percentage of Japanese
Germans. the Singapore News Chronicle stated. thus indicaf-
ing more strongly that the Germans are leading the Japan
ee into the war.
In the vital Singapore theatre also, the British reported
that 3 measurable turn for the better has been taken in their
position.
AT Chnngking il wa sreported that Chinese Troops At.
lacking al along Kwantung front TO relieve japanese pres
sure on Hongkong have inflicted $4,000 casualties or the
Japs IN continuing . two-day offense.
Germany Seeks Russian Peace
huIbyshev-Soyiet officials said last night that Ger
many had put out peace feelers to the Soviet Union. The
Russian reply, however. was that peace with Germany viii
be made only jointly with Britain and the United States.
Field Marshall Siegmnnd Wilhelm List has replaced
General Fedor Vol Book as commander in chief of the Ger
man armies on the Moscow front.
Cairo reported that a YugoslaY army of $4,000 Serya
continues 10 hold positions against the Maxi forces south
said.
Ankara radio reported France agreed to transfer some
ranean.
The State Department at Washington announced that
me hungarian Prime Minister had informed Herbert Clai-
borne Pei. American Minister at Budapest. that Hnneerv
hd broken OF diplomatic relations with the United States.