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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08
RE SERVES CALLED

The Navy also called = duty a
members OF the M-2 class OF the
naval reserve not already an active
service These reSerVstS are HriN-
Cipally owners G. fishing boats aut
launches who VIII be counted up.
10 patrol the harbors and man
waters Of the coast
Our war plans are now IN e
tect, said LeLt Gen John / De
Witt, who commands the touet.
Army with headquarters III S.;
Francisco Mai Gen. Kenyon a
joyce, commander Of The IN Arm
corps, said defense plans ior tho
Pacific northwest had been pa in.o
etteC:
a spokesman ii. the Mare Is,ans
Navy Yard said. We're ready
we've been ready FOR . ye.r an
q hal! tu; .c rc.uSca Il "cTea
Wha, precautions had ooc@ IKE.
a. tnc base W.:lgH u, e!s;.H .a~ 5eei
.epal-.ne damaged British Ma" yes-
selS.
Columbia rvcr defense were =
de-ed 10 .:e upon al enemy We
,e.S.
Rear Admiral c S Freeman
Commanding he 18Th naval district
announced coaS. patrol has beer
established and all important YES
SeLS from northwest ana AlaSka
ports would be provided with suit
able armed escorts.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08
SD. Strikers Go
Back TO Work

SAN DIEGO, DEC. g. up -
Thirteen hundred AFL lumberyaro
workers who struck for higher wages
and a closed shop last Monday, re-
turned to their jobs today because
of the war situation"
The strike had closed most Of
San Diegos lumberyards for /
week. halting shipment of lumber
to vital navy defense projects here
K .G. Bitter, secretary Of the AFL
building trades council, said the
men were ordered to return tC
work today because of the wal
situation He said differences vii.
be settled in negotiations today
The AFL carpenters union rep
resenting the striking workers. had
sought a wage scale ranging from
87i2 cents an hour for laborers to
$l.25 or skilled craftsmen. They
also sought a written agreement
guaranteeing weeks vacation
with pay and closed shop.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08
Coast Antici potes
Possible Attock
~ IEICFsTFR MaGNER

san FRANCISCO. Dee 8 Up
Tho Pacific coast f~on Alaska ,l
Mexico. wa Oh 4 wartime fco;lne
TO-DAY IN auae.3a:9u q q Japaue>
attack on tfa. ai4sgat. plant. q
rcfineries aue Gaxa bases.
All leaves O. service men We
cancelled the ANN manned coas'
oeienSe and senf t0d reElment oi
antl-alrcrati troops 10 aaard tnl
Mare Island Nay Yard ard II,
Benicla arsenal % nI.ez from Sa,
Francisco
Mayor FIoncao IaGaa.sIa = Nev
York. rational ea.e1 of l4a# u c.
tense. announced lie Wo8.G - Il
Los Angeles tomorrow NTH NJ
Eleanor Roosevelt % ga,..er WIZ
Gov Culber. olson G Caatoen.-
indicating how ~eaoa# tHe tareat *
the Paclae eaa.t ~ .eea.aed =.
official ci1oles
STATE GUARD CAILED
Coy. C.saH ta4eC g. tse state
Guard and appealed .or 10000 We
unteers TO b?i3s / 10 Uar strenl.h
The Guard Va gwen tie taSK q.
watching over vital bridges wa;t.
works ard o. .etHeries
MAJ Gtn. j l Bened.... ecm-
mandlne he I!ata corps a.oa-.aC
state ot Caator,..a. Nerada. Utah
Idaho Montana Washington anc
Oregon-summoned al men or
leave TO immediate dutT and radio
stations throughout re Ne. broat-
cast the order :. ao@..v intervals
Leaves c. al sailors y the Iitn
18th and I3:a naval districts. viii.
headQuarte-, al San Diego. Sal.
Francisco ard Seattle. also were
cancelled ana shore patrols round
ed up seamen with CTat s 20 report
Immediately to Their s.aaons.
Air raid listening devices-bo,l
military ana cYilIan-We@o mannel
around the clock. Pursuit planes
stood on the line a. 8 accze Of bases
All civilian flying was terminated
by an order su>poac.ng private Ae-
enSeS
PLANES WARNED or
The NaIr announced IL a..t~af.
flying over NAY. =,a.ious other ma.
air bases WcuI5 ct regarded a hes
tile and would be flred Gror.
Tne Ma a.ao SIT cei.sors y e
fices o. ac!a.ne.cl :. telegraph. cab'o
and radio ccnF =.s.es : sc.4 in
comirc - <, - :. -.G.es =.
Army slc02i c. .-.. -r1.e
tlaL -. - =. = 49,
a cs.-.s -, = ,.i.1..e d..
Brlg G.. Lewis 3. Hershey. =:
rector q. nc dreft. Sid in Be-,
IG9. 49, S'ate eso.as # no, =
inc Z. }'c .#.---a.. - e,--:r--~' SCI
tive service e. -. = doubled Q.
triple for Jans-.r - s&2e-caf, G
months
The coas: Guard row func.ionino
as uni, CT TIE Navy ordered q
craft on the Pacific coast to pu.
into their home ports pending
c!ariflcaCon C the situation"
Lieut.. Comdr Paul Cl-rk of II.
San Francisco headquarters. sail
the order affected more than 1000
fishing beats and 5000 mc.or boa,
and yachts n the district from Ore
gon to San LIS C5tspo. The Il
Angeles and Ser DIEGO tuna fist
ing fleet cI some = veeze's " b.
lieved TO be IN TIE vicinity of tn,
Galapagos Islarss, otf .he CO.
OF Ecuador
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08
THREE SHIPS HIT

GOV. Joseph B. Poindexter pro-
!4I..ed Z state OF emergency and
:. is first decree, ordered the pub
- TO remain calm and stay off tht
tre5tS
Witnesses reported at least threa
hips were hit by bombs at the
earl :iarbor base. One bomb struck
within 25 feet OF the Honolulu
Advertiser building.
One Japanese plane crashed in
flames near the court house of Wa
hiaWa, a few miles from the army s
Schofield barracks.
Unofficial reports said Hickam
i.eld suffered heavily.
suddenly and startiingly as the
Ill came, it failed TO terrorize civil
ans.
By noon, despite orders to civil
4.-.s 70 keep out OF the streets, men
To.Ien and children. many in paja-
...aS, we're on the sidewalks all over
ne city.
1t was believed the attacking
planes came from plane carriers off
3alDers Point, TO the northeast Of
Pearl Harbor.
D spite the suddenness of the jap
anese attack, it did not come as a
surprise to the fighting forces. The
Hawaiian department had beer
warned and had been awaiting ar
attack for one week.
The public reaction TO the attack
was:
Now let's get the japanese"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08
SAYS FDR RESPONSIBLE
Churchill Puts
Britain in War
Alongside U. 5.
Continued froni Page One)

ternational law
1T remains said Churchill, fol
the two great democracies to face
the task with whatever strength
God may give them"
Each time he mentioned China OF
Gen. Chang Kai-Shek the house
cheered.
1t was understood here the United
States British and Dutch navieS
in southeastern Asiatic waters had
undertaken thorough precautionary
measures during the last week as
hope for a peaceable settlement
with Japan Waned.
Churchill was in touch with
dominion, governments throughout
yesterday and he consulted various
members Of the cabinet last night
The Netherlands government in
exile here announced it considered
a state of war now existed between
the Netherlands and Japan.
Japanese in the Netherlands East
Indies were ordered interned.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08
Mexico PLANNING
War Declaration:
Guarding Coasts

Continued from Page OneN
democracy, and the destinies OF
America" he said, we will not omit
a single effort to make real. by 81
possible means, our spirit of soli-
darity and strong friendship"
Vicente Lombardo Toledano, pow
erful Mexican labor leader, sale
Mexico was lin a war to the deatI
with England, the Soviet Union
China and the United State
against Germany. Italy, Japan ant
all states desiring to destroy clyili-
Zation.
La Prensa. large Mexico City
newspaper, published an interview
with japanese Minister Yoshiak
Miura in which was quoted as say.
ing Japan will destroy the Unitec
States and will attack any natioi
in the western hemisphere Whicl
goes to the United States assist
ance."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08
10000 TROOPS LAND

About 10000 Japanese troops ir
so vessels, escorted by waTships
were believed to have landed on the
Malaya coast.
japanese invasion forces bombed
and shelled Bangkok. crashed into
Thailand by land and sea. and were
repored in a British broadcast tt
have forced that government *
capitulate. The occupation Of Thai
land would open the way for jap
anese drives On Burma and the
Burma road supply route to China
southwark against Singapore
Waves Of japanese bombers bat
tered northern. central and SOU
thern areas of the Philippines Is
lands, repeatedly causing several
hundred casualties.
The great British naval base al
Singapore was attacked from the
air. with so persons reported killed
and 1873 injured.
A Japanese landing in north
British Borneo was reported re-
pulsed with heavy casualties, ac-
cording to London dispatches, but
the same source heard that the
American island Of Guam had beer
attacked from all sides and that
aerial bombardment had started
several big fires.
COCOS ISLES MENACED
The American island of Wake, a
base for Pacific air routes
vas reported by a British source tC
have been captured, while a Japa-
rese naval squadron Of one cruiser
four destroyers and other ships were
sighted off the CocoS Islands H.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08
Singapore Bombed
For IS Minutes

SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 8. up
The Singapore radio heard by a
United press listening post here to-
day reported japanese planes haC
radioed Singapore for as minutes.
The report said only that the
Japanese planes came over in two
waves al an altitude o. 1000 feet
The radio said two American
built Hudson bombers operating of
the northern Malayan coast hac
scored direct hits on two Japanese
trooy~ ships and another Hudson
bomber had scored a direct hit Oh
a barge loaded with japanese
Japanese soldiers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08
Germans Retreat
Before Red Army

LONDON, Dee. 8. tUPD-Rus-
sian troops have stormed and taken
the important Serpukhov-Tula art
rial hi0hWa" on the south Mos
COW front and the Germans are re-
treating to the southeast, abandon
ing their tanks, trucks and arms
The Moscow newspaper PraVda as
serted in a special dispatch today
The road connects Tula with Mos
COW, 100 miles to the north.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08
,Conrirued from Page Onel

tC0nrlr ued from Page ONel
no japanese attacks yet reported.
BFRLIN AND ROME
Indicate Germany and Italy will
Join their Axis par |ler in wal
against the United States but nc
TANGIBLE action yet.
A major naval battle was reported
west of Hawaii, with the American
fleet attempting to destroy enemy
warships and airplanes that blasted
Pearl Harbor naval base and Homo
lulu.
A fierce land battle was in pro-
gress on the northeast coast of the
Malaya states where British defense
forces attacked Japanese troops
which landed on the beaches despite
severe air bombing and machine
gun fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08

insuperablc front OF young people,
that assures its victory and fu-
ture."
Except for a denmciation Of MI.
Roosevelt by the official news ag-
ency.. there was no comment ron,
official quarters, Officials were be
lieved to b. studying reports OF
the hostilities and weighing the
question OF active German partiei-
patton.
TREATY PROVISIONS
There was no indication whether
they would consider the develop
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-08
Ry JOSLPH II CO;

EFRLIN. Dec. .. eGf 1t +.
limited today Germany mlgn. .
ahead to the aid of Japan againa
the United Sites under the ~.
military alliance tnd blamed Tn
war on the fGoit' OH P.esid n
Roosevelt,
The Official nlWs >nty. II /,
dispatch from Tokyo, quoted Jap
anese Premier Hideki TOTO, I am
happy that the alliance with Ger
many and Italy is growing ever
closer
The newspaper BIZ Am Mittag
was the first to suggest the AXIS
agreement might be invoked. 1t re-
called an address by Foreign Min
.ster Joachim von Ribbenthrop Nov
&c in which he said Mr.. Roosevelt
would be guilty in any war be-
tween the United States and Eur
op2 or Asia
SAYS FDR RESPONSIBLE
That still is true" it said. The
responsibility Tor this war and al
its consequences falls upon RooSe-
welt. 1t is true for Europe. it is true
for the Far East. it is true for the
whole world conflagration.
1t said Japan stands in strong
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

Hine, formerly of that town, and now of Virginia Beach, Va. They were married in Elizabeth City, N. c. in 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
Bunker Hill Church
 Dedicates Sanctuary
Diversified Program Arranged Next Sunday; State
 Congregational President Morning Preacher

of all those who have served as officers of both chapel society and church.
 A historical sketch prepared by the church historian and much other interesting data.
 A contribution is being asked for to cover the expense of publication.
 The manual may be procured from the committee, in the church vesti- bules, or orders will be mailed upon request. The manual committee con- sists of Clarence J. Bartlett chair man, in charge of revision of the bylaws and in charge of the. cuts for the pictures. Mrs. William T. Leggett in charge of compiling the manual, Miss Eleanor Doherty, Mrs R. w. Harvey, J. c. Little and Leon Mayshaw,
 In connection with the dedication program for the week Sept, 28 . Oct. 5, there will be an exhibit ill the Sunday school room of interest," ing photographs of former church members and old time photos of present members.
 This will be in charge of Mrs. w. T. Leggett, of 99 Windsor St, Any one having such photos and inter- esting articles or data please see that they reach the church properly labeled and before the exercises be- gin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
SEED GROWER HAS LOST COMPLAINT
Frank Woodruff, Orange, Charged New Haven Road
 With Closing Line

New Haven, Conn. Sept. 25. (UPl A complaint by Frank c. Wood ruff, Orange seed grower, that the New Haven railroad and the inter- state commerce commission con- spired to permit the railroad to abandon trackage from Derby june ton to Orange was dismissed today by a U. s. court tribunal.
 Attorney Robert J. Woodruff, counsel for his brother, Frank, said he would appeal the decision to the U. s. Supreme Court.
 Woodruff charged abandonment of the rail line would eliminate an Orange farmers cooperative, which he said used the railroad for trans. portation of feed and farm tools,
 He alleged the New Haven road sought elimination of the spur after a request by the state highway de- partment, which he said wanted to eliminate building a $20000 under pass on the Wilbur L. Cross Park way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
SEA SCOUT SHIP
 APPOINTS KIRBY
Acting Skipper Haskell Barney Turns Over Sec
 Ond Church Duties

The first fall meeting of the s. s. s. Mattatuck was held last night at the Second Congregational church at 7:30. Acting skipper G. Has, kell Barney turned the ship over to Phil Kirby who will be the new skipper. There. were IA members present and they formed three crews as follows:
 Crew No. Bud Russell, crew leader; Bob Drapertin, Lyman Web- stel, Vic Ford.
 Crew No. 2-Peter Bowling, crew ieaaer: Dick Pierpont, Ralph Mau- solf, Frank Cronin.
 C;eW No. 3.--Jack Randall, crew leader; Bill Faeth, Mike Culhane; Bob Traver.
 Stewart, Sumpf Yoeman; Ed Prank, treasurer.
 Any boys over IS years Of age who wish to jon may come to any meeting on a Wednesday night at 7:3O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
Famous Name NoW Braces Roster or U. 5. Marine Corps

Raymond William Weygand, IS year old NorristOwn, Pa. youth who claims to be the grandnephew of the famous French military leader, Gen eraI Maxine Weygand, has en- listed in the United States Marine Corps.
 Young Weygand who was sworn in as q Marine private at the recruiting station in Philadelphia, Pa. by Major David s. Barry the recruiting officer, is the son of MT. and Mrs. Louis A. Weygand. His father is q sergeant of the guards at the Grateford pen itentiary and has been serving Pennsylvania for ld years.
 Louis Weygand's father was born in France and lived in New York. He possessed a bible according to young Wey- gand, which contained the names of Louis and Maxine Wcygand. The bible has been lest.
 Young Weygand said his grandfather showed him q family picture at one time, pointing out the famous gem eral.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

The Bunker Hill Congregational church sanctuary will be dedicated Sunday, September 28th.
 The building itself was dedicated in 1924.
 There will be a Communion serv- ice with reception of new members at Il o'clock Sunday morning, when Rev. James F. English, su- perintendent of Congregational and Christian Churches in Connecticut, will preach. =.
 There will be special music. Tn the afternoon at 3 o'clock there VII be service of dedication. Rev. Rockwell Harmon Potter, D,O,, dean of the Theological school of the Hartford Seminary Foundation, will preach the sermon.
 The beautiful window given oy St. Paul's church of Brooklyn, N, Y, where Rev. Alan M Fairbank was pastor before coming to Bunker HILL will also be dedicated. Mrs. D. M. Staebler; daughter of the man for whom the window was originally given, will be the speaker.
 Tuesday Community Night .
 The Tuesday night following VIII be Community Night. The program will begin at 8 o'clock and will be as follows:
 Prayer, Rev. W. Moreton Owen; words of welcome, Rev. Alan M' Fairbank; greetings, Rev. David F Gaines, First Baptist church; ad- dress by Honorable Mayor Vincent A. Scully; solo, Charles Lawson Duncan; greeting, John A. Coe; Rabbi William P. Greenfield of Beth Fl synogogue (by letter. ]; Rabbi Maurice I. zigmond of Temple Israel Cby letter.; Ralph W. Car rington, principal of Buner Hill school; solo. Mrs. Doris Probst Sweet; greetings, Ex Governor Charles A. Templeton; and Rev. Ed ward L. Morrison, Church Of the Blessed Sacrament, and Rev. MT Fairbank, closing prayers.
 An informal reception will follow in the gymnasium in charge of the entertainment committee.
 Friday night there will be an evening of music and the following Sunday morning a service for youth while in the evening there will be "A Service of Lights, Q beautiful presentation of the meaning of the Church and of the Bunker Hill church.
 october 18th there will be a serv- Ice for workmen who built the sanc- tuary. This day will be the anni- versary of the day the church building was dedicated in 1924.
 Manual Prepared
 The new manual being prepared fro the dedication of the new sanc- tuary at the Bunker Hill Church will be ready for distribution Sept 28 and thereafter.
 It contains the revised bylaws lists of all former and present church members, the form fol baptism and reception of members
 Pictures of old and new church interior of sanctuary, all the former and present ministers, many pioneers of both chapel and church. Lists
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

ChiIe's system of grubstaking un- employed men increased it's produc- tion of gold from 38000 ounces in 1882 to 341, 900 ounces in 1940.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

Nearly 100000 acres in Manchurla will be sown 70 flax
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

vile, Kurthwood, Hutton and Hines ton. The advancing Reds were blowing up bridges on both Hanks to prevent encirclement and pro- tect their central drive.
 One Red party had reached as far as Burrs Ferry on the Sabine river and blew up bridge there, while another unit destroyed the bridge at Boyce over the Red river in the east.
 The Reds had put the high ground around Reasons Ridge behind them as an easily defended line on which to fall back, but they now were faced with penetration of rain-filled swamps and bayous which will con- siderably slow their advance.
 Blues in Rapid Marches
 By series of rapid marches on the southern front, the Blues had occupied Alexandria and seized the important bridges there. Movements of both sides were being carried out under strictest blackout condi- tions and were featured by recon- naisSance 10 feel out enemy
 
 strength.
 Blue aviation had the skies to it. self most of Wednesday while the Reds were grounded by storm con ditions. Blue planes theoretically dumped 5000 pounds of bombs on Red armored forces north of Lees- vile, and carried out extensive scouting missions.
 The Blues captured 8 Red scout ing party between Leesville and Kurthwood with the aid of cow bell.
 Cows wander through this area and master mind among Red forces worked out a series of notes on coWbells borrowed from a soldier trap drummer with which to sum- mon to meals Red troops scattered through the woods and avoid the revealing hugle calls.
 Blue intelligence heard of the in- novatlon and secured cowbells of their own. They deployed these lew weapons of modernized warfare so as to enfilade the hungry Red scouting party. Initiating the Reds own coWbell mess call, they soon had the enemy scouting party run ming around in circles with empty mess kits in their hands. The con- fused Reds were scooped in by the Blues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
CRUELTY ALLEGED
 IN DIVORCE SUITS

Charging desertion and cruelty, Mrs. ClsTa A. Jay of Waterbury, yesterday filed action for divorce in superior court against Charles A. Jay of Nutiey, N. J. The couple was married in Charlostetown, Prince Edward Island in 1912.
 Cruelty IS also alleged in another action brought by Maurice F. Hine, of Ansonia, against Mrs. Margaret
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
BY RICHARD c. HOTTELET lIIlfail Preas Staff COrrespOndentl

BY RICHARD c. HOTTELET
 (Uited Press Staff Correspondent
 With the Red Second Army in Louisiana, September 25. IT (UP) n The numerically superior Blue Army today was pushing Lieutenant Gem eral Ben Lear's Red forces back, on prepared defense positions In the battle of Shreveport.
 The Blues, advancing northWard along a main highway between Lake Charles and Shreveport, encount- cred the Red demolition" Belt of land mines, destroyed bridges and road blocks.
 Anti-tank units, in well-concealed emplacernents ct each point Whsre Blue columns were forced to halt, picked of the leading vehicles put the columns kept coming on and the Reds dropped back to the first line of prepared positions to halt the advance.
 The main forces did not join battle yesterday and the casualties were light. Rain soaked fields and ,fflpayed roads that thousands Of GuI6 S41Nk 4lShVy huSnAo AAeNN HAANNN4NN into a quagmire, were a real men, aCe to the Blue advance.
 Roads Were Slippery
 The unpaved roads were as slip pery ct some points as if they were covered with fee. Vehicles that did not remain in the middle of the sOad slkidded into rain-filled ditches.
 Motor winches and nlanpower were &ed to haul long lines of i,nnlobillzed trucks out of the ditches. The usually cbided foot soldiers of the infantry had their moment of hurnor at the motorized mems expense.
 The lO7th horse mechani2ed cav- airy regiment from Cleveland, O., sert out ahead of the main Red forces on reconnaissance at zero hour turned In the best performance of the day. Within two hours It captured the officer in charge Of operations of the 76th infantry orl- gede of the 3eth division dndiana, Kentucky, West Virginia with ell his maps showing the exact disposi- tons of the Blue forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

from New England training cam The number of Waterbury seleetsa who were sent to New England con comments is considerable, in epite Of the fact that the majority are ssrv- ing in the south with the 4srd Divi- sion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
BY LEON KAY

United Press Stan Correspondent
 With the Blue Third Army in the Field, Sept. 26 --(UP)-- A heavily arnlored Red unit today was driving down from Shreveport toward :nc Calcasieu river in an apparent sf- fort to smash the Blue center. A majcr battle was developing in the final phase of the army's greatest peacp-tine maneuvers.
 The battle apparently will center along a line running through Lees
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
us- ITALIAN-AMERICANS
 MEET TOMORROW

An important meeting Of the Italian American Democratic club will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in Liberty hall on Bank street. Plans for participation in the coming municipal election cam paign will be discussed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
MINE SHAFT CHAPEL

Miners in the Myndd Newydd coal mines in Wales have a chapel at the bottom of the shaft in which they work. They attend services in the chapel before going to work Sundays.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
TRAINING CAMPS
 TO RELEASE BOYS

Brig. Gen. Francis P. Wilby, com mander of the first corps area, yes- terday announced in Boston that many Waterbury drafteeS over 28 years of age would soon be released