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Evening star., 1941-12-09

angry fascina-
tion for tn e
m | n d. Boyer's
passion was a
pallid thing as
compared with
the passion in
the living heart
Of the man in
the street. 1t
was not a time
for the bolster
GUS, antic humor
of Abbott and
Costello.
So the world
of make believe
was deserted.
Evening star., 1941-12-09

undying love could not compete
with death in Manila as a tragic,
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Local Drama Groups
Knight of Burning Pestle' Staged
For First Time-at c.. L.
By HARRY MACARTHUR.

the things that isn't under the sun audience
radio which certainly made plenty of in the past few
willing
might thought Johnson
Evening star., 1941-06-01

I'll manage The specialized smiling; he seemed quite
pleasant and although Gossng the watch he taken
by surprise when the other Unexpectedly produced with
the swness of conurer and caught him around the legs
He fell to the ground struggling and shouting the specialized
took heed but rapidly trussed him up AT the
moment the gray struck Nelampey the point of the
chin, and dropped him.
The lame said Are you going to talk" Melampey
couldn't Gossng answered with angry oath Emerald,
who had fled to the shelter of group of palms. stood trembling
and watching
The gray said Very we'll We deal with you.
We're taking your girl aboard and you'll not get her back
till you talk Two other men, that word made for
Emerald She backed away hestant since there
real escape When she did wh crying they eaped and had
her fast by both
I tell you! Gossng shouted fighting against his bonds.
The with the glasses nodded to the Others but the
gray cut in lust because you held out we'll take
her anyhow, till you and fetch all you got ALL mind
She'll be deck where her. and she'll stay there
while you bring the stuff. If you DON'T There ugly
laughter from the Others
Emerald dragging her brown bare feet in the sand
hustled away Meampey lay staring. 1T to leak out
he muttered vaguely by process of spiritual osmoss
Wake up shouted Gossng kicking him with his tied feet
They've taken EN- aboard till hand over, them
Mr. Meampey sat up the sand. The two men.
Evening star., 1941-06-01
FORGOT TE|
The strangers who came in !
the story of lonely Meitaki1
by Beatrice
Illustrated by
by Beatrice
Illustrated by

helpless watched the girl being ered the ship and
down the deck who's the blgher they left board
gumbled Gossing
"He does not said Mr. Meampey appear to be another
sample from the Cnpples Home
Pretty hefty crppes the way they've handled You'd
better let me loose; if we must cough up. must
Mr. Meampey working at the ropes sad THE outside of
your head may be Holywooden Gossing but the inside
wooden pure and simple Can't you the catch in t No?
WE'LL there need take her board at all unless they
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Roosevelt
On Radio
Tonight
BY GEORGE DURNO
IntI News Service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt will take command
of all radio channels at 10 o'clock
detroit time) tonight TO give the
nation and the world blunt APP
praisal of the American position
in the Pacific following the first
two days of war with Japan.
A more complete documenta-
ton" of initial reverses suffered
by United States land, air and sea
forces in Hawaii, the Philippines
and other Pacific areas was prom
ised by the White House as Mr..
Roosevelt was apparently deter
mined to give the public painful
facts-short of revealing military
information to the enemy.
Official Washington meanwhile
was on a 24-hour. about SEIZED
ule TO bring about an ultimate and
absolute victory"
Congress. unanimously behind
the commandcr-in-chief. cleared
decks to Jam through money bills
CONTINUED on Page l3)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Jap Planes Raid
Manila. Guam
BY ROBERT ROBB
Init New, Service stan Correspondent

MANILA, Dec. 8. =
Driven off in one attempt
to raid suburban areas of
Manila, the first try at
bombing the Philippine
capital its elf, japanese
raiders returned today fol
a "quickie" bombing at
tack upon Nichols Field,
army air base blasted by
Nipponese explosives yes
terday.
The first raid, which came
last night, was driven off by
American interceptors, but
the attackers returned at 800
a. m. Manila time, sneaking
over the field and dropping
their bombs. They were al
ready streaking away when
the air raid alarm was
sounded.
Two fires were started by the
kc,,.l.s b,,t t1,oxy tuoro oxtinOitichpc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Dinge|I Asks
Court Martial
.InHaWaiiiRdid

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9 GNS)
Rep. John ID. Dingell CD OF
Michigan. member of the powerful
House ways and means committee,
today demanded that the army
and navy institute immediate
court martial proceedings against
five high ranking officers, charged
with defense of Hawaii.
Dingell demanded the court
martials be directed against the
officers to determine their guilt
or innocence in this great naval
debacle" outcome of the
Japanese blitzkrieg raid on Hawaii
The representative listed Lieut.
Gen. Walter c. Short. commandant
OF the Hawaiian department; Maj
Gen. II. III. Arnold. deputy chief
ol staff ard Maj. Gen. George II
Brett. chief Of the army air forces
Maj. Gen. Fred L. Martin. chief
of the Hawaiian air force ano
Admiral II. +. Kimmel, com
mandcr-in-chief of the Pacific fleet
AMERICAN DEBACLE'
At both ends of the Capitol TO.
day legislators seethed over the
failure of American forces in Their
first test with Japan. One senator
called il the American debacle al
Hawaii. -
Critics assert that both the
army and they navy fell dowr
miserably in their duty to protect
the Pearl Harbor strongh o {
against enemy attack.
Within the services. also, their
is Indignation and humiliation.
One OF the legislators who con
ferred with the President put i
when questioned by a colleague:
ut Is too terrible TO talk
about"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Times 10 Censor
News Of Troops

During the war emergency. The
Detroit Times will voluntarily
withhold from publication infor-
nation concerning movements of
military personnel or equipment
until publication is authorized by
the proper military authorities.
Complete reports will always be
published when such authorization
lis received.
The Detroit Times. furthermore,
will not furnish unauthorized in
formation TO persons requesting IT
by telephone or other means.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Army Planes Hunt |
49,
Bombers

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9 (INS). Army
scout and interceptor planes coursed over the
Pacific shore today searching for two forrna-I
tons of enemy planes, believed to be Japa-|
nese raiders which penetrated close to the
Golden Gate and caused a grim, total black
out along the whole West Coast.
All radio stations were silenced in the
Pacific Coast area and lights in the cities and
towns along the coast were BACKED out at
6:15 o'clock last night when the alarm was
sounded that force of enemy planes was.
droning toward San Francisco.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
.JapsCIairn
To||of Il us.


NEW YORK, Dec. g.
tINS)-Ford Wilkins, CHS
correspondent in Manila,
reported to his head office
today that unverified re-
ports that Toxic, Kobe and
Formosa had been bombed,
reached Manila. He en-
phasized there was no con-
firmation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
N NR. CHARLES S. RYCk-
wi MAN has contributed
TO this column today a

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IN THE
NEWS

N AR. CHARLES 5. RYCk-
wi MAN has contributed
to this column today a
wonderful article urging the
regular and continued OBJ
seryance of Bible Week in
America.
Nothing could be more
important than this OBJ
servance to our country and
our people i'm these troublous
times, when the nation seems
to be altering not only its
historic political institutions
but its characteristic stand.
ards of faith and worship.
A return to basic religion
to inspirational truth - to
genuine democracy and TO ele'
mental honesty and sincerity
is what America seems tc
need and what loyal Ameri'
cans desire.
How can that renaissance
of reverence for all that IS up
lifting and ennObling better
be secured than by careful
and constant reading of thu
main source of our moral anC
religious teachiDgs-th'
Bible?
Even as King David sang
"Thy Word IS o iamp
into my feet, oRd a hight
unto my path
And as Whittier wrote:
eve search the Worid for
truth: Uc cuH
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09

TOXIC (Via Official
Japanese Wireless), Dec.
Japanese
government radio claimed
today that an "annihilat-
ing blow" had been dealt
to the fighting capacity of
the United States Pacific
fleet, with at least IL of its
units knocked out.
Two battleships and a
minesweeper were sunk
and four other capital YES
sells and four large cruis-
ers" were crippled, it was
said.
"In other words" said
the official Japanese radio
announcer, commenting on
a communique issued last
night by imperial head
quarters, "the Pacific fleet
of the United States in the
first day of hostilities suf-
fered an annihilating blow
and its plan to carry out
operations in the western
Pacific has been completely
frustrated"
Imperial japanese headquarters
announced today that 200 enem!
merchant ships totaling $4,000
tons and including the American
liner President Harrison wer'
seized by japanese yesterday.
The President Harrison, a YES
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CAUGHT OFF GUARD

Charging that obviously" tn,
army and navy were caught of
guard if they were not sounc
asleep in bed" Dingell declared
the Hawaiian defenses shoulc
have been ready "to meet the
enemy off shore"
Dingell added:
Fortunately for US, the Japs
used only their planes. Had they
the courage and foresight to at
tack In full force with their bat
tie feet, IL Is entirely within
the realm Of possibilities that
they would have captured the
stronghold while it slumbered.
1.-THE navy seemingly tied up
their battle wagons every Satur-
day noon I'm routine manner and
went TO town until Monday
morning. When the Japs ar
rived there were not enough men
to man the guns a d the air
corps was seemingly In the same
position.
THE American people have a
right 20 know and I as n MEM
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American
Casualties
Listed

international News Service Wire
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-The
war department today released the
first casualty list of soldiers killed
in the initial bombardment- of
Hawaii by japanese air units.
1t was only a partial list, con-
tanning 81 names.
The announcement indicated
that all of the casualties were en-
listed men and officers of the army
air corps stationed at the island of
Oahu.
The dead. the army announced
are:
Second Lieut.. Robert H. Mark
ley, nearest relative Arthur H.
IMarkley, father, Mandin, Okla.
Second Lieut.. Jay E. Pietzsch
nearest relative Otto Pietzsch
father, Amarillo, Tex.
First Lieut.. John S. Greene,
nearest relative, Mrs. Ida II.
Green. wife, Colfax, la.
First Lieut.. Robert M. Richey,
nearest relative Mrs. George X.
Richey, mother, Wellsburg, w. Va.
MORE CASUALTIES
Second Lieut.. George A. White
man, nearest relative John c.
Whiteman, Sedalia, Mo.
Second Lieut.. Hans c. Chris
itianSen. nearest relative Peter c.
Christensen, father, Woodland
Cal.
Pvt. Robert C. Allen. nearest
relative Mrs. Sarah E. Allen
mother. Sims, Ind
\ First Sgt. Edward j. Burns
nearest .Ielative, John j. Burns
father. Pittsfield. Mass.
Corp. Robert p. BusS. nearest
relative. Robert Buss. father, Elk
hart. Ind.
Pvt. First Class Theodore +
byrd Jr.. nearest relative. Theo-
dore F. Byrd, father, Tampa, Fla
Pvt. William s. Carr. nearest
| .fso-tl..oI "a Nat Dana Col A
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Dark From Mexico to Alaska

Millions along the Pacific coast needed the or
ders of military men, police and civilian air raid
spotters Street and business and dwelling lights
from Mexico to Alaska were doused, radio stations
were ordered off the air and automobiles stopped
and darkened by police squads 1t was conjectured
that the raiders lost their possible objective because
of the blackout.
Get the lights out" was the order to the civilian
defense council While the raid siren on the Ferry
Building walled army and navy interceptor planeG
roared up into the black skies.
Thirteenth naval district headquarters in Seattle
today declared report emanatng from Victoria, B. c.,
that Japanese invaders had been off the Aeutan
Islands, Alaska, was unfounded
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
u. Jap Naval
Battle Reported

HONOLULU, Dec. 9.--GNS)-
Free of further bombing raids for
the second successive blackout
night following Sunday morning S
unprovoked attack that caused g.
600 casualties and precipitated the
Acknowledgements war, the Island
of Oahu today eagerly awaited re-
ports of naval battle believed
in progress in the South Pacific.
PURSUING JAP FLEET
Naval officials declined comment
on the reported engagement, or
the japanese attacks upon Guam,
Wake and Midway Islands, an
nounced by President Roosevelt,
but IL was understood that large
American fleet had contacted the
japanese suicide squadron" from
whose aircraft carriers the bomb
ers were launched which rained
bombs upon Pearl Harbor naval
base, Hickam Field and the city OF
Honolulu.
Deaths as a result of the attack
are expected 10 reach 1900. Many
of the injured are believed crippled
permanently. A majority of the
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EvACUATE MANILA

The city of Manila was being
evacuated by thousands of its resi-
dents today. Much of the accel-
Grafton in the stream of evacuees
was due TO last nights abortive
raid upon the suburbs.
Horse drawn carriages. buses
and battered old autos TANNED
main streets leading to the in
terror of the Island of Luzon.
Meanwhile, military authorities
sought TO confirm reports that
japanese troops had landed on
tiny Lubang Island. 65 miles south
of Manila Bay.
The London Daily Telegraph
said today that the west coast
Philippine town of Iba. 70 miles
northwest of Manila. had suf-
fered japanese air raid that
killed 100 persons)
Scores of persons wounded in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
CONTINUED on Page 10Y

For the Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul Nal
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Navy Yard Has Second Alarm

A second San Francisco air raid warning ended
at $40 a. today, 20 minutes after it sounded.
Mare Island navy yard San Franchises
Bay and the adjoining town of Vallejo, had their
second alarm at the same time
The raid warning. was understood to be a vel
low''-derived from the color of the telephone used
by the aircraft warning servcc-meaning "raiding
party on way" Last nights warning was blue"
meaning raid expected in TO or ID minutes
The attempted attack on the San Francisco Bay
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quickly and damage was believed
negligible.
Light and medium Jap bombers
attacked the island of Guam at
S:45 a. m. yesterday, and six planes
attacked again at PAS p. m. mill
tary authorities announced today.
Spokesman said these reports were
"all that is known concerning
Guam at the present time"
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Air Force Considers Using
Woman Pilots to Ferry Planes

Of planes destined for Britain from
the point of manufacture to ocean
shipping or hop-off centers on the
East coasts Of the United States and
Canada. Another part of the new
commands job is to ferry American
Army planes to airfields throughout
the country.
Only combat planes have to be
flown for the British, but the task
OF ferrying ships for the United
States forces includes extensive
handling Of trainers. Since many
woman flyers have had experience
in piletine trainer-type ships, air
force ofhcials said women might be
able to take over large part. If not
all, Of this job.
Several weeks ago a QUESTIONABLE
was mailed out to woman pilots
with view to discovering those who
have had at least 200 hours of flying
and were otherwise qualified. That
a good number would qualify was
indicated by the fact that Civil
Aeronautics Authority showed that.
Of 2,733 licensed woman pilots, 1853
have flown 200 hours or more.
Results OF the survey have not yet
been compiled completely, but the
work is in progress under direction
Of Col. Olds with the assistance OF
Jacqueline Cochran, who recently
few a big bomber to Britain to
study women's aerial activities there,
and OF Cynthia Davis. air enthusiast
daughter of Dwight F. Davis, former
Secretary of War.
Evening star., 1941-08-12

texed into the Nazi camp simul-
taneously or shortly thereafter. Very
few Latin states Of this hemisphere
will be found on the Anglo-Ameri-
can side, he said.
Hitler, Mr. Whitaker warned. con-
templates harder fight against the
United States than his gigantic mill
tary machine has ever waged or
expects to wage against England
and its empire.
Will Exploit Full Resources.
He will exploit to the full all eco
nomic and industrial resources of
Nazi-conquered and Nazi-controlled
countries, hundreds of thousands OF
whose factory workers have been
transferred to Germany for war pro-
duction
Mr.. Whitaker charged that Sem
ator Wheeler, Charles A. Lindbergh
and others who think as they do
have done more to force nations of
the world into Hitler's arms than
could possibly be accomplished by
Nazi intimidation and cajolery.
Everything Senator Wheeler and
MI. Lindbergh say is played up by
the Nazis in the German press and
in the newspapers of every country
within the Reich's orbit.
Not a peep of anything else"
said Whitaker, lis allowed to reach
those publicS."
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Whitaker Says Britain
Cannot Win Unless
u. ). Enters War
Few Latin Countries Will
Be on Anglo o-Amerieon
Side, Writer Asserts
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Eneland,
despite morale which passes all COM
prehension, cannot win its war
against Germany alone and the
greater Reich is in no danger Of
collapse, except on the field of bat
tie, and that cannot come about
without all-out American partici-
patton, John T. Whitaker. CORE
spondent of the Chicago Daily News,
declared in q special interview here
today.
No war was ever won on the
defensive Mr.. Whitaker said.
"England's greatest strength is SO
divisions against $50 for Germany
Divisions win wars.
Hitler cannot be licked except
nnilitarily 1t is obvious that, grant,
I'd Nszi triumph In Eastern Eu-
rope. Germany's armed power will
be of a size to overwhelm that OF
the British. A military alliance
with the United States is Britains
only hope
Prospect Of Long Conflict.
Mr.. Whitaker. recently back from
O months extended tour of British
airdromes, defense plants and de-
vastated areas In England, where
he talked with every one of impor-
tance in governmental and military
life. said that unless the United
States entered the war soon, there
was the prospect of conflict for 10
or Is years. with the direst conse-
ouences for the entire world.
He said that already the force Of
events elsewhere in the world pre-
raged encirclement of both England
and the United States. 1t was fore
gone, he said that Japan soon would
announce its full military adhesion
to the Axis and that Spain and
Portugal, with many nations OF
Latin America in tow, would be yor-
Evening star., 1941-08-12
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Army Air Force oficials were re-
ported giving serious consideration
today to the use of experienced wom-
an pilots in the Army airplane ferry
command for flight work somewhat
similar to that which women handle
for the Royal Air Force in Britain.
While no ANAL decision has been
made, 1t was learned that the plan
contemplated would assign woman
pilots to ferrying training planes
from factories to training centers-a
task which now occupies the time OF
Regular Army Flyers who could
otherwise be engaged in combat
training.
The ferry command, under Col.
Robert Olds, was created earlier this
year, primarily to handle deliveries
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-01
U. S.-Mexito
 Sign Treaty
 0nAirfieIds
Document Provides for Re tiprocdI Use- Taken for
 Defense Purposes

WASHINGTON, April l. The United States and Mexico to a y signed convention providing for reciprocal use of airfields.
 The convention permits American military planes to speed to the Panama Canal Zone are in the shortest possible time and if oc- casion demands, to land on Mexican airfields for any purpose.
 The convention was signed by Summer Wells, Undersecretary of State and Francisco Castillo Na- jera, Mexican Ambassador.
 Present at the signing of the con- vention were American and Mex ican military experts who formed the committee to draft the plans for mutual defense measures for de- fense of the Western Hemisphere.
 The convention will now be sent to the Senate for ratification and also to the Mexican Congress for similar appropriate action.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-01
Propaganda Guns Today Turned Full Blast on
 Balkan Nation NO uLTIMATUM BEING
 SENT LITTLE KINGDOM
Russia Makes Suggestion 10 Join with Turkey in
 Definite Neutrality
tBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

German propaganda guns are to- day turned against Yugoslavia with declarations that the Balkan King dem is ridden by an uncomfortable gang of inciters doing their work in which German Nationalists are in suited and molested and the whole country is in state of turbulence v It is claimed the outbursts rival those in Poland shortly before Hit lers military juggernaut invaded the country.
 Criticism only came from author ized quarters in Berlin and for the first time, Nazi quarters admitted they were unable to make further lcomment On the political events ill Yugoslavia as such an uprising against Germany was heretofore never made.
 When the Berlin sources were asked whether this view meant the situation between Germany and Yugoslavia was now hopeless, the Nazi spokesmen said not necessarily, then followed with long list of all legged charges against YugoSlavia.
 Early today it was reported in Belgrade that the new Yugoslavian Government was seriously consider ing joining the Turkey-Russia de- claration of neutrality. These sourc- es said such a move had been pro- posed by Russia but ignored by Re- gent Prince Paul who was busted last week
 No ultimatum has been sent to Yugoslavia by Germany. Nationals of Germany and Italy continue to evacuate and the new Serb govern ment continues defense plans.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-01
Identical Notes Are Sent to State Department,
 Also Embassies
RIGHT TO SEIZE SHIPS
 E HEREBY CHALLENGED
No Mention Made Regard ing Sabotage, Which
 IsChdrged by Govt.

WASHINGTON, April 1.--Ger- many and Italy have demanded the United States Government release the three score or more of German, Italian and Danish ships seized over the weekend by the Coast Guard and other military units. and taken under protective custody" also that the government release the crews.
 It is learned reliably that the de- mands are made in notes to the State Department and the Embassies of the nations involved.
 Neither the State Department nor the Embassies will make any public comment.
 The notes from Germany and Italy are reported to challenge the right of the United States in taking possession of the ships and also taking into custody the crews of the seized ships.
 It is also reliably reported that the notes make no mention of sabo- tage, the grounds the Government gave in taking possession of the ships.