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Hear Guns
Bark OFT
East Coast
CAPC HEN1OPEN. Del.

CAFE HENIOPEN. Del. - Nal
Ralph =. Baker. commanding Off
Ger at Fort Miles. said Monday
that sentries and officers reported
hearing heavy detonstions offshore
which were believed to be gunfirs.
I'VE have no exact knewl-
edge of what 10 happening"
Aaid the commander Of the
1sist Coast Artillery stationed
here.
The firing was heard At scat
tered points along the shore clear
down 10 Maryland.
However, there were No
visible Indications Of Eunflre.
Hut the reports were very
clear"
The naval base ut Cape May.
N. j., said II had mo comment /"
First reports were received by
civilian observers along the coast.
Maj. Baker said.
Army officials at Fort Sails
bury also reported hearing the
blasts. They said the detonations
apparently were from gunfire and
that they knew Of no practices
firing In the area.
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3 More 7 acomans
Lost in Action

Albert Wallace Richter. II. who
graduated from Stadium high in
1899. IL missing following action
In the performance Of his duty In
the u. s. navy, according 10 word
received by his mother. Mrs. Ida
Richter. ali No. X st
Announcement concerning Rich
ter was received by Mrs. Richter
from the navy department sstur-
day night MIRA Richter n . widow
Besides her. he has . brother.
In the army. two older brothers,
Fred Of California and Tom Of
Tacoma. three sisters. Dorothy and
Florence Of the home. and Mrs.
Edna Derkisnd Of Puysllup.
Born Feb. IS. 1920. Richter
joined the navy In April. 1910. Hs
was last home In January. 1914
when bis ship was stationed 81
Brsmsrton.
Also among those reported miss
ing In action with the u. .. navy
Continued on Page z. Column o.
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4th Japanese
Attack Off
West Coast!
Tonker Escapes
Undomoged Behind
Smoke Screen

SAN FRANCISCO-A Japanese
submarine attacked the e,s3s-ton
Standard oil tanker II. NJ. Storey
off Point Arguello. lis miles north
of Los Angeles Monday - fourth
submarine attack on u. S. shipping
off the California coast since 2:i0
p. m. Saturday.
The Storey. however, escaped I'M
damaged behind a smoke screen.
according 10 the L. s. Coast guard,
which disclosed the attack. The
submarine fired upon the tanker
with a deck gun. After missing
the submersible disappeared below
the seas surface.
A coast guardsman said the
attack could be seen plainly
from the shore. Details were
withheld pending release from
the navy.
Other attacks were on the Rich
field tanker Agwiworld. off Mon
terey: on the petroleum tanker
Emidio, off Cape Mendocino, with
one crewsman dead. five missing
and five wounded, and on the
Hammond Lumber Co. freighter
Samoa between San Francisco and
San Diego.
Additionally the navy de-
psrtment announced a subma-
rine sank the Matson freighter
Iahaina Dec. IL while en- route
from Hawaii to San Francisco.
The Lahaina suffered q toll Of
two dead. Two others were
missing.
Survivors from the Emidio land
ed at Eureka Monday morning and
charged that the submarine that
torpedoed them also shelled them
while they struggled to escape in
open lifeboats.
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Allies Await
Next Move
OF Hitler!
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press Writer

LONDON - Allied governments
watched for signs Of a desperate
German offensive on a new front
Monday, and neutral dispatches
forecast a drastic new purge of the
German high command as the re-
suit of Adolf Hitler's assumption
OF direct command Of the German
armies.
Usually well-informed guar
tiers here could only guess-as
could Germans-what lay BE-
hind HitIer's dismissal Of his
close confidant. Field Marshal
Walther Won Brauchitsch ~
comma nder In chief Of the
army.
II was suggested that there had
been a serious split between Hitler
and the entire high command; that
Brauchitsch's long-reported enmity
for Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop had reached its
climax; that Hitler actually feared
an invasion of Germany by Russian
armies unless he made a supreme
effort himself to stop the German
rout on the eastern front.
There were many who believed
that Hitler intended to strike
Continued on Page 7. Column 81
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SAN DIEGO - Rear Admiral
Ralston 8. Holmes. veteran Of -
years as an officer Of the u. ..
navy. Monday took command Of
the ilth naval district. succeeding
Rear Admiral Charles BIskeley.
Holmes came here from the
navy general board at Washington,
ID c.
He has served on the bsttlsships
Tennessee. Wisconsin. Oregon.
North Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho
and the cruiser Tacoma. he com
handed destroyer division 81. de-
stroyer squadron II. and IN 1887
vas director Of naval intelligence.
Blskeiey has been ordered On
sick leave.
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Hitler Abandons
boasiiulness in
TooAvsS WAa klovRS
sn~s. y . Pa ofsj
oy LOUIS ?. kGgAAle

In taking ever p~r~onsi com
msna Of the German armies. Adslf
Hitler laid particular snphAsss In
his proclamation 10 the troops
on the magnitude Of ths task
ahead
II 10 clear from his statement
that Ne IL able 10 promise Inc
German p<ople. with regard u
Eassis. nothing b~stss than that
he hopes 70 rally The army from
rs retreat and dls IN tor tbs
winter.
Our armies IN the s4st.- ~
said. must nov change over from
mobile vsrfsrs 10 trench wsrfsre
b~ca.ss of tbs sudden arrival 4
the Russian winter Thssf sask
wsii b. 10 hold and d~fso1 unsll
the arrival ef spring shst thsy
have gained
In otser words. IL G<rmsn
army. which ~ss 20 have SMASHED
Russia IN about SIN weeks, has
been stopped ard 10 On ths a.
fsnslys. Tbs proeisnsts<sn h IN
marked eosfrsss u shs bosstful
,ons ~ earlier hitler ssf<rsn<es
tcentisssd 90 Psss ,. coisns ~
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

J. Lee kress. Tacoma restaurant
owner. volunteered for duty with
the u. s. navy Dec. Q. and was
assigned 10 Bremerton. where he
is acting as chief eommissary
steward. The war broke out on
Kress' birthday, Dec. 7. Mrs. kress.
meanwhile. has taken over man
sgement OF the kress restaurant
here. as well as the one in Olympia
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. X. ThieIe. 1858
Wilkeson. have Just received .
cablegrsm from their son. Oswald
Thiele. in the Philippines. saying
he and his wife are safe. that
there is plenty Of excitement but
no immediate danger. and wishing
his parents a Merry Christmas.
He is in charge Of the sugar export
department for the government
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. George erosion re-
ceived a cablegram Sunday from
Pearl Harbor saying their son-in-
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
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Navy Death Announcement
Turn Out TO Be Not True

CINCINNATI. O. - Reports BY
the navy department 70 three
homes In this area announcing the
death Of three sailor sons have
later proved false.
How the mistakes were made
mas not been explained
Notices NJ death IN srtssa
oame 10 the parents II Soha
wesisy Woodward. - wssd-
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STATE
EDITION

Os.vaopuA--nesee paesuounn
ches nse~rss - mso1ne ~
sssrhs ~ 1yea~ses ~ -
sssssA sss~g ~ saiep~s1 ssusns
N ~ sswe - rustse.
~ 49, ~ 61sessesv -
sssas ~ - uoumnse1n1 -
Ts~sse. ~ esoonu1eo 80 -
. bss snsss - ~ fvs@ -
srsehs - olsppeoy uo1ev -
phses 40 sshes es~uu~teoeoue
wires stssg ~ sssea. npes1n1
asswes - ~ sn51seo1 - ~
vessssssass ~ ns1. ~ -
sxArrLs-sisyss ws,,a~ \.
0ssw1ps - vntshanhs. A1nn1A
accidentally sost bsssnr1s - ~
e,s~ss ~ ~ bsep> ssem ~
nose1ny.
Ne wes s,nnn1 - pvsv11psep
hssVsons wassv y wna snpsson1
bic sae1Do1sa wns s~tv ~.
0ssw1as ~ ~ - ~
ssass~g n ~ ss,1osaas ~ seu1s
ecnon1no 49, - eD~poe6 ~
.De-ea1lbes seveosoe - = 49,
~ msnaoa1 - ssnW1 - . -
phsss - - ~ - ~ ~
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Pedestrian
Is Killed by
Automobile
A. w. Hutchinson
Is Victim: Second
Mon Also Struck

Alec Webster Hutchinson. ~,
of 1904 So. Yakima ave. was
almost instantly killed Sunday at
8 p. m. when struck by an auto
mobile on So. 72nd 81. near the ]
st. intersection.
A friend with whom he was
walking. John Calkins. so. Of the
same address. also was struck by
the same car. He was taken to
the County hospital by police
ambulance. Attendants Monday
morning said he had not regained
consciousness and that his condi-
ton was very grave"
He N suffering from . brain
conclusion. scalp decorations. pos
sible skull fracture and severe
shock.
Driver Of the car which
struck the two men wss VIII
liam I. kleinschu,idt, IS. al
664S So. Oakes Of. He was
hooked by investigating off,
GERS and WA being held Mem
day In the city jail pending
investigation Of the accident
The youth told police he was
driving west on 72nd st. and that
he didn't see the two men until
the moment OF impact a. he was
passing another car The pedes-
trians also were walking west,
police said.
Hutchinson was carried APP
proximately 123 feet from the
collision point. and Calkins was
knocked Is feet through the air
into a gutter alongside the road.
Both men were walking along
the highway ~ there il no side
walk along the side Of the road.
Police aaid they picked mp
book owned BY Caikins
which coatained the ssmes of
those 10 be notified In event
Of accident. Among the names
Hated wa~ that Of Hutcbin-
sons.
Hutchinson was a civil engineer,
employed by the city. He had been
in Tacoma just a month. coming
from Wenatchee. and living at the
Calkin's home. old friends Of the
family. He was q native Of vir-
ginia. and leaves his father
George Hutchinson, and one
brother in that state.
The city's traffic toll for the
year now stands at 81. A total
Of e6 persons have been killed In
Pierce county.
The body was removed to the
Cassidy 4 Allen mortuary. pend
ing funeral arrangements.
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Posioffice Here
Runs Out Of Bonds

An unprecedented demand for
SIS baby bonds exhausted the sup
ply at the postoffiee Saturday.
Postmaster George p. Fishburne
said Monday. Additional oonds
could not be obtained in Seattle
and only applications were being
taken Monday. Additional bonds
are expected BY Tuesday.
All other denominations enjoyed
a heavy demand Saturday. but the
supply was still sufficient for sales
the forepsrt of this week, Fish
burns said.
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isss; 1>n1sss Owss. - nay~
t>s. ~. 80 nnssst1 L.
LussfsN. - LAsssas. ~.
In tb< Woodward ard Owen
cases. the navy department. dir
covered i,s mistake and sent cor
receive teisrrsms-
In tina third case, the Cincinnati
Post. . seripps- Howard Newspaper.
loaned hat tks L4mnfes1 boz ~
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Attempt nsseue
OF Missing Trie

rAaBoANnN. A1nnns' uffoges
we're ss1srwsy Monday = cunsse
Tires mss rsport~1 nianng y .
plane foseed down. Tburs<tny ~
i<s an ~ wings 80 sshfs1 ~ .
narrow fseses iaine - m11oo
sevshwesa ~ vAishAnka
- m1nn1sG ponna. - w&1eo
wsss ~ Asu11e uuvgunes -
asenn1ne. ~. 0Dv11 mnooe
- Hs1sAnn1n - neeunne
Asshssy - us6nsona ~
sgnea1 - nnnnu6nD 49,
fbyisg . sass~AdnU D1nns epunD
kisg ssi1 ~ wss sglnhas - -
beesnes n IN nssrsw tnIse -
Gid ~ vo,zi1 stse@Ds - NJ {
ssa6iss ptnes seasey ~ fhas y
Mons ~ess found ~ we<lt1 innopueo
shs three men - wsth " mlloo =
. larger ishs whess : - teq11oo
would - sesy.
tsrgssas - rnlH6o1 enstses -
pisse - 1amAoe1 ~ ~ fnn1lqU
hst thst ~ go ~ tw~ eeu-
pAaIase vsss ao< njsss1.
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Malaya
Front Verges
On Critical!
Reinforcements
Reported Arriving
To Aid British
Nv HAROLD GUARD
United Press Writer

SINGAPORE - Reports cir-
eulated Monday that reinforce
ments have started 10 arrive In
Malaga but informed British quar-
ters stlll regarded the situation on
the northern front 200 miles above
Singapore - verginE on tbs eriti-
cal
Imperial forces now hold . line
running from JuaIa kangsAr. Is
miles directly northwest Of ipoh.
to kuala krn In northern Kelsn-
tan. about IS miles south OF kota
Bharu.
The gradual withdrawal of Brit
ish forces on both the northwest
and northeast fronts was regarded
a. an III omen despite the fact
that the Japanese are said 10 b
suffering heavy esauaitiss. par
ticulsrly IN their push down The
Perak river valley toward kuala
kangssr.
LACKS CONFIRMATION
There was no official oonflrms-
ton OF the reported arrival Of re-
inforccmsnts and nons was en-
pected until the government and
military sources decide to Issue {
Joint announcement.
SIR Robert Brooke -Popham. air
chief marshal and imperial COM
msndsr In chief, commenting IN
the strength Of MsIsya's defsnsss.
said that N much needed equip
ment had come here. would Libys
have been q success 20
Ne sabd that authorities ~
sponsibis for The distsibuttes
NJ war supplies had .nssst
accurately" assrssed ths Moods
Of the various fightlsG fvests
and that supplies which might
have bees sent here hsd gore
TO Russia and IAbya. playing
. large part IN the saccessfu1
campaigns on these fronts.
Brooke Pophsm admitted that
the British have lost . large psrt
of northern Malaga but only fof
q time"
He said that on the bright aide
Of the picture. the United states
and China are giving important
assistance To the defenders of Ma.
isys and that the exploits n
Dutch planes and Submarines
need no reminder
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Army Guards Fired on

LOMPOC, CaL-For the third
time in recent weeks army guards
were fired upon Sunday night oy
unidentified asssilantsL The first
two assaults took place near Los
Angeles. The third occurred Sun
day night at Aigueiito reservoir.
being constructed near Lompoc
for the new Lompoc-santa Maria
army training center.
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Pilots Killed When Two
Army Planes Crash

RIVERSIDE, Cal - The fourth
intereeptor command was Informed
Monday that two army sirplanss
had crashed In San Diego bay,
apparently killing both pilots
The nth naval district Informed
the intsrceptor command of the
crash, but said no details were
available. Headquarters Of the
command AZ Hamilton field. Cali
fornia. had no Immediate Asnti-
fieatioE al the psiota-
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IA Enemy Subs
Blasted by Navy

WASH INGTON - Announce
ment OF the sinking or damaging
OF at least IA enemy submarines
in the Atlantic and several Japa-
nese submarines in the Pacific
was good news" Monday To
capital that had just received navy
department reports of enemy sub
marine activity off both the At
lantic and Pacific coasts.
The bag OF an estimated total
Of IA submarines in the Atlantic
undoubtedly German or Italian
may have shattered an 'impend-
ing" axis undersea offensive aimed
at slicing the United States vital
supply and convoy routes. Secre-
tary of Navy Frank Knox init
mated.
He also said the navy had
effectively dealt with several
Japanese submarines
His statement outlined new
policy on reports Of action against
submarines Heretofore, there
have been no announcements of
retaliatory moves by the u. s.
navy since President Roosevelt
ordered it to shoot-on-sight the
axis "rattlesnakes." Henceforth.
Knox said. he would give gen
erar summaries of the losses in
flicted on the enemy.
sHELLED OFF WEST COAST
The enemy losses revealed by
Knox covered the period since the
shoot on-sight" orders were
issued on Sept. II.
Earlier the navy departments
communioue No. IA revealed that
there were indications of enemy
submarine activity off the east
coast" and reported details of the
sinking Of s. S. Emidio and the
Smelling Of the S. S. Agwiworic
near the California coast
Knoxs announcement did moi
identify the u submarines be
Iieyed 10 have been sunk or dam
aged in the Atlantic. Most Of them
presumably were German under
sea raiders. although Italy ha'
boas,ed that her submarines are
m action in the North Atlantic
operating from channel eoas'
bases
Naval analysts believed the Jap
anese submarines which kno'
said had been effectively deal
CONTINUED on Page IL, Column 4
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Canadian, British, Indian
Troops Hang On to Hong Kong

that the japanese were suf-
ferinG enormous casualties.
Every point at which the Jspa-
nese could land was sown thickly
with land mines and around each
such landing place were bsrbed
wire entanslements. Trained on
the entanglements were machine
guns In pill boxes and field and
fixed artillery batteries. and be-
hind these defense lines. hack 10
the last strong points. were sue
cessive mine fields.
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WAsHI>6TOs-The senate
Monday passed and sent 70 thu
house a oiil expanding the sn-
thorfzed strength Of the navy
from 300 900 enlisted men To 500
900. and the marine corps from
90 900 70 i0S 900.
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British Sweep
Across Desert

CAlnO--A nrltlsh '1ests csl-
umn has s~ept t5o mliss iasA
Tupplltsnsa. the greatest sdvanes
in two years NJ Afrieaa i1ese,sG.
Wills mobile unIts pvesesd mr.
ward rapidly fgs . final ssetnaoNl
on uenshssl, . commussqDs ~
Monday.
~ s1vssrs sepassoay -
49, nole ~ ~ slnGo
esosu.a vh1eh - - -
heae1 sssn ~ vueoA -
essune - ~ WeeowoN4
ssseh ~ NJ esnsene e1vonoA
80 ssve1 snUt1oy. usto0
Amesteas- $3.50 squ10mnDe
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(gIa:!!I!!!!I|!'0
|SSlIlME

Hello. Folks. We see by the
paper that a man managed 10
diet ll3 pounds off his weight.
Inspired to do 50 by q grocery
bill like ours. no doubt
However. everybody loves . fat
msn-psrticulsriy al this time Of
year II he's got = red suit and
reindeer.
Daily Definitieu; A luxury n .
eadget that costs ~ 10 make and
sisss to buy.
Army ond nosy snl,s'meor ore
s~omp,no recruiting offices oil ovsr
Arnerieo--iond OF the rang sonsl
And girls who wear free and
kneesy short skirts never have any
trouble getting up starcs.
W DIARY
Lev iess stst THE ~sss. \ bssss
. tsy Yer ssss. Asss I'D ssiiy sessh
veil terrified ~ 81 sbsstsses d
bsssksss end went BY esvssss ssss
ne ssssssvsits ssd there I'D ssssk {
ehssriss LITTLE svsssssss tree 70 sehs
hews end tsesssss N festive fslsssts
~sssss. Letter I'D tsvsss mssy ksss,
10 ~iss sssvsspsetsses sst sssss's
smell iessssiissieh shesss. sssss n
bed essiy sssss supper sss this bss,
tsy Did silsw Ne eppesssehy ~ sks
sssss~ssy ssps. sIss.--c. o. D.
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Filipinos Wear
Colored Buttons

SEATTLE Fihplnos Monday
began wearing red. white and blue
buttons with the word Philip
pines printed on them Chinese
adopted q similar Identification
schene ssorfiy after the war
started 10 prevent being mistaken
for enemy aliens.
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MAutGA - Amcu>nun onouD
eessss. ineI~flng - - 80
uee(o - - oGo1no oDn1nuo 1uonIA
~m~es 49, ~ ~ eUnr -
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- stonen l1ltnr1n1 - -
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mstps nessh = nouQ1A
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that Amevtoon - pnlfCCuro
lvesp6. hoete1 - y - bnnCy
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than ~ tncle 49, = ; - g
f1srue epmhel.
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eym1Oon1 Amnp1noo - -
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ssaen1 - >ospnU1n = - JooroG1o
nelpnnsy oDGoo = NnUnC1o
usf q mnD - tooGoA)
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asn1cno - - un1uv WucA
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lhsy wese sspugeo1 peon11nu olr1r
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1oceneos tnnoD oops ~ ~
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tse1n = ~ m un1oGo Qoonp
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moDGp snDof1o1onogv lv1vo 49,
sIae1 = ~ rn1n1DD1uoAv
49, - 1900 -
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Olraop1A = n JepanesD nay
sesss - ~ ChsseenAs hssl1sy ~
d~wn - s1rihe - ~ nortbwen9.
IA. ca waiter =. pnl>eao. soooo
.lkrss1ss ~ <sn1kan oefanpa vasne1
heoa1sy-
Ne as1sa6 al sfviIlAs 1e1onno
szslts - ma1ntala anasp -
sgslsst aay saspssss sttaens vn61o
IN poyslsss = shtnk1no - 49,
tsl.es.
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tsisphens4 oaiy : few heurs -
fore ~ deafb np1ieo osE1vn4 =
say thaf ~ wossl1 - 49, $780,
Day niebt fron virGisis- - -
reached him - Ieaene6 ~ -
wss well ard tnst abose - bonn1
. plane fog hnmA
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WEATHER FORECAST

I<ttIe change In Temperatures to-
night. Wednesday. Temperatures;
Nigh. IS; low, 81. Sun rtsss. 7;ss;
sets. t:1z.
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Reds Drive
lO-l2 Miles
Every Day!
Six Wseks' Wor''
Comes 10 End OF
First Six Months


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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-23
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS
United Press Writer

LONDON - Canadian, British
and Indian troops held out still at
Hong Kong Monday in one of the
most intrepid stands of the war.
Sir Mark Young. the COVER
nor. radioed that he had de-
cided 10 remain NJ his post
until he was taken prisoner.
Nothing had been heard from
Hong Kong for "a hours until
Monday morning when the sarri-
son. standing off waves of attack
ing japanese shock troops with
machine guns and artillery. ef-
fected contact with Chungking.
the temporary Chinese capital by
radio.
still Resisting
In hourly messages after then,
up 10 1890 p. m. Chungking time,
Hong Kong reported that IT was
resisting still. and gave the word
that the governor would remain
at his post
Military experts familiar with
the situation at Hong Kong held
out no hope that the little ssrri-
son would be able TO hold out long
against the overwhelming forces
Of japanese attacking by land. air
and sea.
But II WAS believed here
The union times., 1941-06-21
Official Indicted
 For Job Selling

SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-Breslau H. Friss an executive Tn the personnel department of General Electric, has been indicted by a county grand jury for selling jobs in the G.E. plant. Also named were six other persons, includ- ing saloon-keepers and other outside contracts.
 Local 301 of the United Electrica Radio & Machine Workers, which ha. demanded criminal action against tht job racketeers, was commended by tht grand jury flor its part in pressing for an investigation at this time" anc for "wholehearted cooperation.
 The jury found that the job racke had existed for about 10 years, bu the statute of limitations prevented action on cases more than two year old.