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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
DEPEND ON
U.5.,DEFEND
SINGAPORE
Allied Strategy Must Be
Exerfed 10 Limit, Says
British Sources

LONDON, Dec. 31.--Official Brit
ish military headquarters declare
that Allied strategy calls for the
d. ense of Singapore with all
means at our disposal so that the
great fortified city might serve as
a base for a mighty Allied offensive
against Japan.
These British sources also declared
that Great Britain is depending on
the United States Navy until our
forces are built up to regain con-
troll
These same sources added that
in the Far East we see what ap-
parently the unopposed Japanese sea
power can do"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 - Closing
quotation Of Alaska Juneau mine
stock at the closing session of the
year is rs, American Can go. An
aconda 27A, Bethlehem Steel IS
Commonwealth and Southern 1880
Curtiss Wright 81, International
Harvester 46 *, Kennecott 81, New
York Central 8, Northern Pacific
Az, United States Steel 53as. Pound
$404.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
Last Rites for
Mrs. Ida Green

Funeral services will be held on
Saturday at 2 p. m. in the chapel
OF the Charles w. Carter Mortuary
for Mrs. Ida Green who passed away
at 11:55 o'clock last night at st.
AIMS Hospital. The service will
be under the auspices of the Sew
enth Day Adventist Church and
will be conducted by E. L. Hopper
The deceased is survived by Sis
ter. Mrs. D. Walker of Seattle, and
an adopted daughter. Mrs. Tom
Bareksten now in Seattle and lately
residing on the AUX Bay Highway
Interment will be in the Ever
green Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
Years End Sees Hitler Far
from Greatest Victory
Promised for 194f
ROME NEWSPAPER
CITES NAPOLEON
Nazi Retreat Is Example Of
Russian Guerilla War
fare, Italians Told
lBy Associated Press

Adolf Hitler, standing at the cross
roads of a new year, today acknowl-
eyed the sharp reverse of his Crl-
mean armies as the once conquering
German legions were reported IN
retreat on all fronts.
Just year ago today in his New
Years message to his troops, Hitler
boosted, THE year of l941 will bring
the completion of the greatest vic
tory in our history"
Hurled Back
BY contrast to this picture today,
the Nazi invaders have been hurled
back as much as 100 miles before
Moscow and driven 81 miles in
retreat from their deepest pene-
tration on the Leningrad front, A
new threat was developing far TO
the south with the Russian armies
storming back to the Crimea to blur
Hitler's dream of capturing the
great Caucasus oil fields across the
Strait of Kerch.
Rome Gloomy
The melancholy outlook confront
ing Hitler and Mussolini on the eve
of 1912 was reflected in the Rome
newspaper, Iltevere, which cited Ma
poleons disastrous march into Rus
STA, declaring Napoleon was beaten
by Russian guerillas, not on the
battlefield of Waterloo. The Fascist
organ commented gloomily that
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
Girl Charged with
Deseriion Of Child

Anna Oullette, II year old Men,
ana girl, was in the Federal Jai
here today on the charge of desert
ing her year-old child.
Arraigned before U. S. Commits
sloner Felix Gray, the girl de-
ferred making her plea until Fri
day. She was arrested on a com
plant signed by Kenneth Fores.
man, child welfare official of the
Territory.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
JUNEAU BOYS
CALLED into
ACTIVE DUTY
Naval Reserve Members
Sail for Sitka for Alaska
Patrol Assignments

Called to active duty with the
Alaska patrol of the United States
Navy, several Juneau members OF
the Naval Reserve left Tor Sitka
last night, the Navy Recruiting
Office here said today.
The reserve members were re-
cruited last summer and will be
ordered to duty in Alaska
Among those going were Sam
Paul, Jr., George Gullufsen, Jr.,
Gilbert Bixby, David Reischl, Leon
Considine, Raymond Mansfield and
Elmer Lindstrom.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
SUBMARINES
MAY BE OFF
OUR COAST
Navy Department N axes
Announcement in Of
fetal Communique

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. The
Navy Department announces that
Japanese vessels are suspected of
being in the vicinity of Kodiak
Island, Alaska.
All merchant vessels have been
warned of the presence OF Japanese
war craft, presumably submarines,
in Alaska waters, the Navy COM
munique said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
WAR ZONE
EvACUEE5
ARRIVING
Juneau Women Urged TO
Take Advantage Of
Service Offered.

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. Dec. 81.
"A large group of evacuees from
the Pacific war zone has arrived
safely in San Francisco.
BY prior agreements between the
Navy Department and the news
papers, the number Of evacuees ar
irving and the names of vessels
bringing them are withheld.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
Filipino Sought by
Office OF Governor

The Governors office here today
was attempting to locate Andres
Rodriguez Varela, reported to be
in this vicinity.
According to word received this
morning, Varela's brother, Maria
no Rodriguez Varela, has died,
leaving property of considerable
value in the Philippine Islands.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31

WASHINGTON = Following the
outbreak of war, the U. S. Army
and Navy were in the unenviable
position of sitting by, powerless to
help the little band of Marines gal
lantly defending Wake and Mid
way Islands. Even more important,
the Army and Navy also were I'M
able to send any real reinforce
ments to the Philippines.
Reason for this was not only that
the Pacific fleet was handicapped
by the Pearl Harbor attack, but
also because the Army and Navy
lacked long-range pursuit planes
And the greatest need at Wake,
Midway and the Philippines were
planes able to ward off Jap bomb
erS.
We have thousands of pursuit
planes in the United States, but
the only present way to get them
across the Pacific, is to take off
their wings, crate them ana put
them on slow cargo boats. Thus
they would be subjected to the
grave risk of Jap submarines.
And the amazing fact is that
the Army Air Corps three years
ago was begged, urged and cajoled
TO build long-range pursuit planes
able to fly to the islands of the
Pacific.
The man who hammered at the
Air Corps on this point until he
was black and blue in the face was
Major Alexander p. de Seversky,
famous Russo American plane de-
signer, who wanted the Army to
double the fire power of pursuit
planes and also double their flying
range. at an additional cost of ST.
800 per plane.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
Acting Chief Of
Air Corps Named

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. = As
signment of Major General Walter
Weaver, Sc, as acting chief of the
air corps with headquarters at
Washington was announced by the
War Department today.
AS acting chief, he will direct all
supply and training operations Of
the Army Air Corps.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
Company Abandons
Service 10 Manila

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 81
Globe Wireless today announced
it will accept no more radiograms
for Manila, while other radio and
cable companies accepted messages
at senders' risk only"
Most companies reported they
had not been working Manila at all
at night.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
Admiral Nimifz Takes
lover U.S.. Pacific Fleet

HONOLULU, Dec. 81. = Admiral
Chester Nimitz took command to-
day of the Pacific fleet in a simple
ceremony.
Il have just assumed great re-
spOnsibility and an obligation which
will do my utmost to discharge"
he told interviewers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
GIVE SWAT
TO HITLER

LONDON, Dec. 31.-While Hitler
was telling Germany in his broad
cast that the New Year will see
the Russian power smashed, the
Russian sta tion at Kuibyshev
broadcast to the Germans that in
1912 we will chase every German
out of Russia and score a final
victory"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
PERATROvICH IN JUNEAU

Roy Peratrovich's Klawock resi-
dence and all its contents was razed
by fire Monday, Peratroyich said
today. He lived in Klawock, where
he was Postmaster, for five years.
Peratrovich said there was no
insurance on the building. The fire
is believed to have started from a
smouldering cigarette. President Of
the Alaska Native Brotherhood. Per-
atrovich came to Juneau recently
to accept clerkship in the Terri
torial treasurer's office.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
HAGERUp RACKS
HIGH SCORE IN
WEEKLY CONTEST

Eight teams in the BPO.E. Clas-
sic $40 League bowled ON the Elks
drives last night. Erv Hagerup
leading the individual scoring with
SIS.
Match results were Golden Age
1861, Budweiser 1920; Rainiers 1914.
Olympia 1901; Hamm's 1856. Blue
Ribbons 1906; and Rheinlanders
1926, Schlitz 1882.
Individual scores
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
Guild Members
Postpone Meet

The meeting of the Senior Guild
scheduled for Friday, January 2,
has been postponed until January 8
when the group will meet in the
Trinity Hall. Mrs. Charles Burdick
will be hostess at the meeting at
that time.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
Transport
War Supplies
To kamt|lafka
Roosevelt Raises PossibiI.
lily Of Sending Equip
ment 10 Siberia

WASHINGTON, Dec, 81 - Presi-
dent Roosevelt, possibly by way OF
striking a blow at Japan's nerves,
raised the possibility today of send
ing American war materials to KAN
chatka, on the Siberian peninsula,
which lies 800 miles west of the
American owned Aleutian Islands
and 400 miles north of Tokyo.
The President explained that this
is the most practical. available piece
of land west of the Aleutians.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
COMMUNITY PROGRAM

The Shrine band and high schoo
chorus recently gave an open all
program at Ketchikan under the
auspices of the Chamber OF Com
merce as community event at the
holiday season.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
BRITISH ON
OFFENSIVE
IN MALAYA

LONDON, Dec. 31.-On the Ma
layan front. the British today. report
offensive actions with good results
have been taken against the Japan
ese invasion forces striking down
the iungle-choked peninsula toward
Singapore.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
Many Injured in
E(uadorean Quake

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Dec. 81.
Many persons were injured to-
day when several old buildings were
shaken by a strong earthquake
shortly after noon. The main
shock was felt for almost a min
ute.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
kLAW0(k HAS
FIERCE BLAZE

KETCHIKAN. Alaska, Dec. 81
The Post Office of Klawock, a
West Coast town. and the house of
Roy Peratrovich. were completely
destroyed by fire yesterday, accord
ing to radiogram received here
requesting the loan of 800 feet of
fire hose. The request was granted.
Further advices stated the entire
community fought the blaze for two
hours but 1t ragged out Of control
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
BRIGHTENs UP

Ketchikan is Frightening up
again. Every other street light
was recently "cut out" but this
policy has been discontinued and
alr lights are glowing again.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
SENT DOWN

LONDON, Dec. 31-The sinking
of five Axis schooners including a
heavily loaded carrier by British
subs in the Mediterranean was an
nounced by the Admiralty tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
TRINITY CATHEDRAL
WILL HAVE SERVICE

At IL o'clock tomorrow forenoon,
at Holy Trinity Cathedral, the
feast of Circumcision and Holy
Communion will be celebrated.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
GIFTS ARE SENT

Hundreds of Christmas packages
we're sent from Ketchikan to the
regulars and coast guarders at An
nette Island.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
DOW. JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow.
Jones averages: industrials 1906.
rails 2543, utilities 1402.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
Roosevelt, in His Ninth
Year Of Office, Eats I'm
Upin All Events Of f94f
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHlNGlON, Dec. 5l.-PreSl-
dent Roosevelts ninth year in Of
flee eclipses all that went before.
The dark days of national recov-
cry; the battle for labor legisla-
ton; the bitter court fight and the
unsuccessful political purge that
followed; even the third term NOM
nation and election seem insight
ficant in the light of events of
l94l.
So far as the President is con-
cerned, the year began on that
bitter cold day in late January
when he took office for the third
successive time; and watched
Washington's biggest military pa
rade which was no more than a
hint of the great mechanical war
machine that would be rolling
and soaring into world conflict 4
little more than 10 months later.
There followed the great lend
lease appropriations; the mammoth
tax bills; the Congressional battle
for extension of the draft; the sad
death of the Presidents mother;
that dramatic and unprecedented
secret meeting of the President and
Winston Churchill on the high
seas; and at last a great nation
double crossed at its own peace
table and plunged into the holo-
caust that now RACES in every
part of the world.
Friends and foes alike have
watched the President at every
turn and even some of the Bit
terest of the latter have ex-
pressed amazed admiration at
the quiet fortitude; the physical
stamina; and the unflagging
optimism which the President
has brought TO bear in every
crisis and especially in the last
and greatest.
/ was at the Presidents first
press conference after his third
term nomination. l was present at
those which followed the declara-
tons of war.
Physically, the President has
changed little in this strenuous
year, only twice has he had the
colds and sinus which irritate
him.
There have been gray days
when he looked older and
wearied from the strain but
oddly enough, these almost in
variabIy have been in the Iulls
between major events. A crisis
seems to challenge him physi-
caIly as well as mentally and
from that seemingly inexhaus-
tible well of energy, he draws
what is necessary to rise to
fresh buoyancy and see il
through in the pink.
Remarkably few have been the
times in press conferences this
year when the President has been
sharp or irritable. More often his
good humor, little quieter than
it used to be but no less present,
mas risen unfailingly to tighten
che load in hand.
Even when the Congressional
delegation came TO the White
House offices to discuss the decla-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-12-31
FANTASTIC. IN 1898

However, General Hap Arnold,
chief of the Air Corps, vetoed the
idea because, he said, "the tactical
advantage is not worth the extra
COST
In January, 1888, seversky had
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Even when the Congressional
delegation came TO the White
House offices to discuss the decla-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-15
Germans
Weekly Meat
Rations Cut

HerIin. May l5.-(Ai)--.A 20
percent reduction in Germany :
weekly meat ration, effective
June Z, was announced today by
the food distributes bureau.
Under the new decree the nor
NAL ration will be cut from 800
grams tone pound) a person 10
400 grams weekly. Norntf>,
whose rationS viii be cores
pondingly reduced, will be allow
cd SEQ to 1909 grams a week &C
cOrding to Their type OF labor.
\ spokesman said the me-"
quota, would continue through
the summer "beca;:Sc Germans
cat les, meat in the summer and
besides they have more Ncsc-
tables
nu,lcr ration>, the spokesman
said, will be increased but allot-
n1eIiS OF 0ii.cr la,S via be cut 50
that the fat allowance on the
whole will remain unchanged.
He boosted that Germany now
is producing 100000 tons OF but
ter annually, or twice the
amount churned before 1888
and only $4,000 tons less than the
United States.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-15
Says Hitler
Knew Fully
OF Flight
British Labor Minister
Hints Broadly Hess
Concern Was for Ger
man People AS Result
Of Heavy German Cas-
ualties.

PrIfi.h Labor Minister Ernest
pe,rp said TODAY that he believed
NJ Drvlltv FlIchrcr Rudolf Hes,
.I,oa tn Shorthand with the full knoWl-
edea III Adolf Hitler, but that he
aoIbtrd Hess came out of any sym
pathy for the British people"
In the fIr5t outspOkcn official com
luent ON the bizarre episode, Bevin
occIarcd;
~ts.o,, INV no,nt nr yiew Hcrr Hess
,,rdc,or
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-15
Shenanigans
On Tax Bill
Are Denied

Washington, NJ l5-(APD-Re-
publican charges ma there had been
'Shenaningans' and secret confer
cnceN between Democratic members
of the House ways and means COM
mjttcc and the Treasury department
on the $500, 100000 new tax bill
brought prompt denial today from
Chairman Doughton, Democrat,
North Carolina.
Representative KnutsOn, RepuDll-
can, Minnesota, made the charge but
DOughton told him: If there are any
conferences, the minority Will be re-
presented. There have been no Shen-
anigans.'
KnutSon said there had been re-
ports that Secretary Morgenthal'
gave q dinner TO some OF the IN
SIdc Democrats on our committee Tor
Inc purpose of '%softenlns them up
ON the proposed new tax leNlcs.
At a press conference, Secretary
Mprgcnthau declined to discuss what
UanSplred at an evening conference
with congressional leaders at MS
nome this week.
There have been a number OF
very peculiar moves in the handling
81 TINS tax meaSure-SeCret moves
mat make one fear that this IS nc
longer a democracy knutson sald,
fUSt, Secretary Morgenthau asked
. lew select committee members
Gown TO his office and after outiln-
ing To them his $4,000, 100000 pledged
'hem to secrecy. Later, Assistant Sec
le(ary Sullivan submitted the plan
IN secrecy 10 this committee but II
eaked out. Before we began hear
hgS, d pledge was extracted from
lfe committee to raise the So,50O,-
10000 in new taxes, but the Treaa-
ury failed to acquaint us with the
leal situation"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-15
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
Nv HENRY AVERILL.

Raleigh, May l5.-Thls Hoey-Rey-
nolds affair, with the national ct.n-
mittee seat for North Carolina as
the prize. could be a nice, hot poll
teal battle OF the type Tar Heels
have had the pleasure OF enjoying
only once since the halcyon days
of 1886 when Clyde lioey, Ralph Nc
Donald and Sandy Graham went
about the state casting aSpcrs1ons
upon each other IN no uncertain
terms.
Since then the only really finish
fight of big time caIlber was the
festive speakership race OF 1899 IN
which Libby Ward ultimately prov
ed (by two votes) that Durham Is
in the west.
Practically every other statewide
campaign has been d dismal 1lun
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-15
Nazi Planes
Use Syrian
Aiirfields
Hitler Apparently Full
fills Statement Made
at End of Balkan Cam
paign That Only First
Phase of Middle East
War Was Over.

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-15
Interesting Fight Likely
Hoey-Reynolds Contest

from the point of view Of the IN
tercSted obScrVcr-or else it became
no CONTEST long before the vote
counting was done.
The Bob "Reminiscences Scna-
torial Scuffle in 1888 wasn't better
than a minor league affair at best
Frank never at any time making
Roadway enough to encourage DeIiel
he had a chance. The multlplc-cal-
didate 1910 governors battle col
lapsed after Governor }. Melville
BrOughtOn led the FIRST primary by
50 many votes that he scared or
Lieutenant Governor Wilkins =. Itor-
tons financial supporters,
The l94l speakershlp race became
a Wnen the Gardner-Hoey
group threw its whole weight mo
the scales to elect felloW-Shelblan
Odus Null over George Uzzell OF
Continued on Page T,"o)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-15
British Push
In Ethiopia
Italians Reported Re
sisting "With Extreme
Fury In Amba Allah
Sector.

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-15
Ev ROGER W. BABSON.
Copyright 1871. Publishers
Financial Bureau. Inc.

Bab-on Park, Mass, May l5.-The
Hess story reminds me OF what | was
told when IN Belgium before the
world War broke. | was standing IN
the public square at Brussels watch
ing the soldiers kiss their wives and
sWccthearts goodbye as they left for
the front. When | commented as to
them ca~rncSlncSS, a mar at my side
remarked. AYES. they are earnest,
but they are only the infantry, In
fantry Will not count in this war. The
war viii be started and the Var will
be stopped by the flicrs.' When
great events are happening in Eu-
rope. or Africa, or IN the seas, We
arc apt to forget that the worlds
tliers can be as potent in forcing
peace as IN Waglng a Then the
Hess incident brings us up with a
sudden Jerk. makes us rub our eyes
and wonder.
Watch the .Airpianes.
Armies are helpless to desert eN-
cept with the cooperation of their
officers. Members of the navy can
do little by themselves. but are de
pendent upon their commanders
Armies must be fed. Dattleships must
be fueled: and wen lone submarines
are useless without 1OrpcdOeS. The
present system OF warfare has been
built up through the centuries under
centralized control whereby the sol
diers and sailors are mere helpless
raWrS. IAs idea Of 4 democratic
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-15
u. S. Supplies Sent
To French Colonies
DISASTROUS FIRE
AT

Philadelphia. May IS. (AP)-
Philadelphia most disastrous fire IN
a decade today destroyed the block
square Port Richmond lumber yard,
hall a dozen neighbUrlng homes. and
ate its way into the neWly-rehab-
ilitated Cramps shipyardS before be-
ing brought under control.
Loss to the lumber yard alone was
estimated by lircmen at we'll over a
milton dollars.
Officials of the ship building COM
pany said the fire would not inter
fere with preparations under way t"
fiji a Sl20,00O,000 contract for tn"
Navy. Included in the order are SIX
cruisers.