The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-12-12
America Now
 At War With
 3AxiSPOWerS
1By Associated Press

Negotiations. though somewhat stalsmated. were still going on be- tween the United States and Japan IasI week end when suddenly uOt of an apparently clear sky the Jap auese struck yiciously al Pearl Har- bor. Uncle Sans prize fertilization in the Hawaiian Islands. at the Phil ippines and almost simultaneously at Singapore, British Qualifications. They followed 1t up with attacks aJ Guam, Midway and Wake Islands. They took over the International Settlement in Shanghai. interning such American and British as are. there. Al the same time Tokyo de clared a state Of war existed between Japan and the United States and Great Britain.
 That first surprise attack appears To have menat to the Us. the loss Of. lhe battleship Oklahoma. the dam aging of several other craft and the loss or upward of 9D planes in Hawaii and the Philippines Rear Admiral Kidd, high ranking |. s. Naval officer, was killed Iu the Hawaii attack.
 War Declared
 The next day. Monday, the Pres ident called upon Congress for a declaration of war. Forty three min utes after he had done so Congress declared a state of War existed with Japan There was one dissenting vote, that of Congress woman Jean uette Rankin of Montana She voted exactly the same way in 1917 when war was decalred on Germany, hay ing been a member or Congress at that time.
 The military immediately cut oil communications. America. stunned, was in the dark TOT some hours. Mon day night, enemy planes were re- ported off San Francisco. Blackouts We're ordered along the entire Pacif- ic Coast. Intermiltently they have been ordered at various times since.
 The Navy and Army swung into action with all it's might. The Phil ippines, where the Japs, aided by the Germans, made landings, have become a pitched battle-ground Gen. eral Douglas Macarthur, in chargeI Of the Philippine defense, has check ed the attackers, and possibly may rout it. The Navy has sunk at least one Japanese transport. carryingI troops, and damaged four others.
 British Ships Sunk
 The British took a hard wallop, los| ing both the Prince Of Wales, eapi- tal battleship, and cruiser Resolute. in engagements off Singapore.
 The Japanese have advanced into Indo-China and Thailand is reported to have capitulated.
 Wednesday Italy and Germany de- elared war on the U. s.
 Everything in this country has gone on a war time footing. Produc- ton is speeded up to seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
 President Roosevelt in an address to the American people Monday said it would be long and hard war. Production is speeding toward that end.
 Air raid alarms have been sounded on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, fearful that enemy planes might try hit-run attacks. Alaska and Pacific Coast are rated partic- ularly vulnerable. due to the enemys possible strategy of using the north Pacific Alaska route for reaching close to the Canadian and U. s. shores where air raids could be launched from plane carriers or se- creted bases
 Aliens Tagged
 Roundup of suspicious aliens is underway throughout the nation. U. s. Attorney General Riddle has en- phasized, however, that there will be no unwarranted action against persons known to be loyal to this