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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-08-20

more than we have mentioned here,
but this sextette has the lead.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
5 VESSELS OF BRAZIL
 SENT DOWN
Sinkings Occur During Three Days Off Codst-
 Loss of Life Heavy

RIO DE JANERIO, Aug. 18.- Five Brazilian passenger and cargo ships have been sunk off the coast of Brazil during the last three days according to an announce ment made by the Brazilian Gov ernment.
 One of the ships sent down car- ried soldiers.
 The loss of life is feared to be heavy although several lifeboats have reached shore.
 The Government bitterly criti- cized the Axis and promised the sinkings will not go unpunished.
 The five Brazilian ships carried total of 365 with 60 passengers reported saved
 The Brazilian sinkings now total 16 ships and three damaged.
 Ships are being kept in the har- bor today and no departures are scheduled.
 Feeling in Brazil is running high and flared into open demonstra- tions against the Axis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
Successful Operations Re- ported on Tobruk and in Mediterranean AMERICAN MEDIUM
 GRAFT GO IN ACTION
German, Italian Fighters PufUp No Inierlepfion
 on Heavy Planes

CAIRO. Aug. Ia. - The Middle East Headquarters of the United States Army Air Forces today an- nounced that another series of suc- cessful operations by heavy bomb CTS against Tobruk and also in the Mediterranean took place on Aug ust IA and l5.
 It is also disclosed for the first time that American medium bomb- CTS. have gone into action in a raid on Matruh.
 Heavy bombers set fire to an Axis merchantmen, guarded by two destroyers in the harbor at Tor kuk and also wrecked installations which were used to moor torpedo boats there.
 The American announcement said all bombers, both medium and heavy. returned safely to bases.
 It is also disclosed for the first time that in a series of raids the German and Italian fighters have made no attempt at interceptions indicating that the American bomb CTS have been heralded as possess ing greater fighting ability than bargained for and are feared.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
.u. as&4.nssasz .ks as& 8RF@ Firsf AiI-Ameri(ail
 Raid Is Carried Out
 Over Nazi Territory

AN AMERICAN BOMBER STA TON IN BRITAIN, Aug. Ia. = Powerful Flying Fortress crews, led personally by Brig. Gen. Ira Baker dropped tons of explosives yester- day in a daylight raid on the rail- way yards at Rouen, France.
 It was the first full-fledged all- American bombing blow against the Nazis. It was accomplished with out the loss of single bomber One gunner bagged a new Ger man Fockewulf fighter.
 Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz, command CT of the U. S. air forces in the European theater of war said we will bomb Germany as fast and as often as possible until we win the war"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
BIG CLAIMS
 OF SINkINC5
 BY GERMANS
Assert fl Allied Vessels, Auxiliary Cruiser Sent
 Down by Subs
(By Associated Press)

The German High Command in a communicue today declared of- ficially that German subs sunk Il Allied vessels, totaling 72,000 tons; l2,000-ton auxiliary cruiser and two rows sof troop-carrying barges on the Atlantic and Arctic oceans also the Mediterranean Sea during the past A hours.
 There is no confirmation of this Nazi claim.
 Last weeks announcement of AL lied ship losses by Axis subs in the western Atlantic gave seven merchantmen. the lowest in six teen weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
SUBS MOVE
 SOUTH IN
 ATLANTIC
Several More Sinkings An- nouneed Off South Am-
 erilan Coast Recently
(By Associated Press)

Further indication that the bulk of the Axis submarines have shift ed their attacks from the Carib- bean to the easier hunting grounds eff the unprotected coast of South America came as the Navy an- nounced another sinking in that area. A British merchantmen was sent down off the northern coast of South America early in July.
 The announcement came in the wake of Brazils statement that five Of that nations coast ships, including two carrying troops, have been sent down off it's shore during the past three days.
 Relatively few sinkings occurred in the North Atlantic and Carib- bean recently.
 The Associated Press toll of sink ings in the western Atlantic since the Pearl Harbor raid is now ASA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
BRAzILIANS
 DEMONSTRATE ON 5INkING5
South American Capital $ Schools, Businesses
 Closed in Memory

RIO DE JANERO. Aug. 18.--Ris- ing fury of Brazilians over the sinking by Axis subs of five Bra zilian ships in three days brought President Vargas himself to de- nounce the sinkings as "acts of piracy" in an address before a tumultuous crowd which paraded before the presidential palace.
 Another crowd of 500 demon strated in front of the U s. em- bassy cheering for United States President Roosevelt and for Am bassador Gallery, urging that the American nations unite against the Axis
 All commerce and schools in Rio were closed this afternoon in hom- age to the victims of the sinkings
 The latest tabulations showed that the five vessels carried d36 persons including 274 soldiers. Only 157 reached land.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
U. ;. Troops In India
 "MoIesled"

KARACHI, India, Aug. 1S.-Am- erican troops stationed in India were "molested" during the recent disturbances connected with Gan dhi's passive resistance campaign.
 This report is made by Brig. Gen. Brcdy, Commander, who added that no reports of Americans being in- jured have been made. He did not explain however the nature of the disturbance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
INDUSTRIAL
 CENTER HIT,
 NIGHT RAID
RAF Strikes al 0snabreuek Air Fields Are Also
 Under Attack

LONDON, Auy. 18.-British bomb CTS last night struck Osnabreuck, railroad and industrial center in northwestern Germany, for the eighth RAF attack on Germany this month. Five British bombers are reported to be missing. The Air Ministry indicated the raid was of moderate strength.
 While Osnebreuck was under at tack, other bombers and fighters bombed airfields in German occu- pied territory and one enemy bomber that arose to the attack was sent down,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
HE DISCOVERED FDR

If any one person can claim credit for. discovering Franklin D. Roosevelt it is Herbert Bayard Swope, former executive editor of the New York World, and Frank Cobb, the late editor-in-chief of the World.
 The discovery came in 1912 just after Woodrow Wilson was elected and when Swope, then political correspondent, was travelling with him in New York State. Wilson was so completely at odds with most of the Democratic Party in New York that at the Onondaga Hotel in Syracuse, he refused to shake hands with Charley Murphy, then boss of Tammany.
 But Wilson asked Swope to look over the field of New York Demo- crats and pick a progressive for appointment to his administration.
 Swope, at first was baffled, con- suited Frank Cobb. Cobb also had a hard time finding a progressive Democrat. At that time there were almost no Democrats in up- state New York, and all of them in New York City belonged to Tam many.
 Finally Cobb said: There's a young fellow named Roosevelt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
New General Commands in
 Middle Easf
Gen. Authinleek Replaced by Gen. H. Alexander
 of Burma

LONDON. Aug 18.-General Har- old Alexander, former commander in Burma, has been named British Commander in Chief for the Mid de East, succeeding Gen. Sir Claud Auchinleck. according to British War Office announcement today
 There was no mention of any new assignment for Auchinleck, put into command when the Allied Ar mics had retreated from Libya almost to the gates of Alexandria before the German and Italian attack,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18

over the Berlin radio, said today that bitter fighting is taking place both at Guadalcanal and the Tu- lagi Islands.
 This is the first Axis admission that U. s. landing forces have fought their way ashore on the islands guarding the Tulagi liar bor bullseye in the Solomons.
 The Tokyo dispatch said. that sappers and engineers have land ed, and are taking part in opera tions.
 The presence of the engineers following shock troops ashose in- dicate a strong American landing force.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
Parathutists Land Behind German Lines 10 Cap- lure Enemy from Rear COUNTER : ATTACKS
 MADE NEAR MOSCOW Hitler Admits RussiansPu ling His Troops on
 Defensive
(By Associated Press)

Russia's armies are reported to have driven the Germans into re- treat below Stalingrad, recapturing several miles of lost ground in the critical struggle for the great Volga steel city.
 Elsewhere in the global war, other signs appeared that the Allied star Is rising.
 Soviet dispatches said that Timo- shenko's forces are launching one of the strongest counterattacks since the Germans crossed the lower reaches of the Don River and have generally improved their position in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
JACK LITTLEPAGE LEFT
 FOR CHICHAGOF TODAY

Jack Littlepage, general manager of the Chichagof Mining Company, left with Alaska Coastal Airlines to return to the mine after spend ing the last several days in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18

Income payments to individuals on a nationwide basis increased 20 percent from l940 to l941,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
Mail Increases in Nation; Post Offices
 Are Now Boiflenelks
By JACK sTINNETT

< WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. aOf all the fantastic stories told about this war, one of the best is that which concerns the District of Columbia post office.
 The name Vincent Burke probably doesn't ring a bell in the minds of one out of 100000 persons, but he is the No. city postmaster. Every item of mail going in or out of the District passes through hands super vised by Vincent Burke.
 Since Pearl Harbnr, the mail reve- nue in Washington has increased 20 per cent a month, every month. Pouch mail has increased 35 to 40 per cent month. Sack mail, which involves that going out of the War Department as well as mail from local camps to other camps and for eign stations, has increased 60 per cent a month.
 In addition, there has been an increase monthly of 35 per cent in money orders; plus increases in the sale of war bonds and stamps that haven't even been computed.
 Add to this the loss of approxi- mately 25O postal service men to se- lectiye service and voluntary enlist ment (the Army and Navy were pretty keen to get experienced post office men), the necessary replace ment of these losses and the hiring of at least several hundred addi- tional employees to make up for increased work to date, and you will have some picture of what the Washington post office has been up against.
 If this were all, the Washington mail situation could be reduced to fundamentals. But it isn't. Mail trains (those scheduled to arrive for certain local deliveries) and mail planes are apt to be very late. That means delivery times built up over the last ten or 20 years have to be juggled.
 Unofficially, can cite an illustra- tion which applies to Washington, but which might well fit any city in the land. One of the most i'm portant mail trains from northern metropolitan centers arrives here at 5:30 am. Most days now it is one to three hours late. That's just enough to make the important night mail (including first newspapers
 l1.4i..and or, pana E,Oilrl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
Fighting Marines Now We'll Established"
 Navy Says ENEMY TURNS TAIL
 AFTER SEA BATTLE
36 Nippon Planes Are Shot Down. Communique
 Relates

WASHINGTON, Aug, IS. = The Navy Department announces today that the shore positions taken by the fighting American Marines in the Japanese-held Solomon Isalnds are now well established" following a naval engagement between Amer ican warships and an enemy force of cruisers and destroyers in which the enemy fleet was forced to re- treat.
 Naval Engagement
 The naval engagement, it is re- ported. was fought during the night of August and 8 as an enemy force attempted to attack the United States transports and cargo ships which are supplying the Marine landing parties. This enemy force was intercepted and engaged by U. S warships. Close range fighting resulted.
 Enemy Retreats
 The Navy reported that the enemy was then forced to retreat before reaching the vessels engaged in the landing operation Both Japanese and American ships were hit, the Navy said, but it was impossible to determine accurately the damage in flicted on the Jap vessels.
 Enemy Plane Losses
 The Navy's communique report ed, however. that the Japs lost at least 36 planes. Eighteen of these were destroyed in the initial Navy attack August T, and 18 others were destroyed when enemy air forces at tempted to attack American ships engaged in landing operations Aug ust and 8.
 Campaign Continuing"
 The communique made no men, ton of the current situation in the Solomons except to say that the shore positions now are well tstab- lished. but one naval spokesman who declined to permit the use of his name added to this statement that "the campaign in the Solomons is continuing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
The W ashingtun Merry -Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tdaior Robert g. Allen on active duty)

WASHINGTON-Diplomatic cir cles are buzzing over the letter which Gen. de Gaulle, commander of the Free French, has written to the British and American Gov ernments severely criticizing the manner in which the war is being run.
 Gen. de Gaulle used very pointed and picturesque language. He com- pared the war to drum and said: No one man is beating the drum, but a host of beetles are bouncing up and down, and think they are beating it.
 Some of Gen. de Gaulle's critics attribute his letter to the fact that he is not on particularly good terms with Churchill. Others point out that de Gaulle is peeved be- cause the Free French were treated rather badly in Syria, given only cast-off equipment, and only sixty aged airplanes, though they bore the brunt of the fighting.
 However, others believe there may be some justice to Gen. de Gaulle's criticism and that the allied effort could have more unity as to battle fronts and command.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18
ALLIED BOMBER RAID

MacARTHUR'S HEADQUART- FRS, Aug. 18.--Allied bombers raid- ed Kavieng. New Ireland. striking at Jap shipping in the harbor yes- terday and also attacked Dutch Timor. Twenty-four Jap bombers, meanwhile. were reported to have struck back at Port Moresby
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-18

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Musical Instruments

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ACCORDIONs. musical instruments; sacri.
flee stock before June IS. eloo Cratiot.
PIANO = Emerson upright. $40. 1887
Eaton. Townsend 7.12s4.
Evening star., 1942-03-25

tested in the laboratory and in the
field,
The mechanism was prepared by
a group of scientists headed by DR..
Harvey Fletcher. They worked
under the auspices of the National
Defense Research Committee, a
division of the Office of Scientific
Research and development OF
o. E. M.
Steady Note to Sound.
Mr.. Lands explained that the
model used in the test demon
strated the principle only and
did not represent the finished pro-
duct in detail or appearance. Plans
and technical information have
been turned over to manufacturers
who will produce the finished siren
within the shortest possible time, he
said. While the display model uses
a standard automobile engine, pro-
duction units can be arranged for
either gasoline or electric motor
drive. The mechanism involves a
blower" which forces blasts of air
through whirling choppers" thus
producing the intense sound.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Charles H. GaI|iher, 63,
Veteran Builder, Dies

Charles H. Galliher, 63, builder
for more than 40 years and life
long resident Of the District, died
Yesterday at the Washington San
Evening star., 1942-03-25
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pressroom that he thought the horn
was wonderful"
Man, there's an alarm you can
really hear Col. Bolles said after
listening to the test from his Dis
trict Building Office.
Lands Praises Siren.
James M. Lands, director OF the
Office of Civilian Defense, and Gen.
L. D. Gasser, national director OF
civilian protection, listened to the
alarm from Offices in the Dupont
Circle Apartments and later visited
the location of the siren. Both said
they thought the siren efficient.
First reports from outlying areas,
however, weren't so enthusiastic.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Beaverbrook Flies Here
To Help Form New Board

BY the Associated Press.
Lord Beaverbrook, former British
Minister of Production. arrived by
plane today from Miami to assist in
creating an international organiza-
ton to coordinate Anglo-American
supplies and production.
He showed the effects of his night
plane trip from Florida, where he
arrived yesterday shortly after the
British in London announced his
new assignment. Lord Beaverbrook
was travelling alone.
Oliver Lyttleton. Minister of Pro-
duction, told the House of Commons
that a British representative, pos
sibly of ministerial rank, would be
sent here to preside over various
bodies" set up to coordinate pro-
duction as soon as the organization
was completed.
Lord Beaverbrook will be a din
ner guest at the White House today
and spend the night there.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Mexican Resources
May Be Developed 10
Aid u, ), WarEffort
Foreign Minister Coming
To Capital to Discuss
$50, 900, 900 Program
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, March 25-Gov-
eminent sources reported last night
a s5O,OOO,OOO program to develop
Mexican resources vital to the
United States war effort would be
formulate, at Washington confer
ences attended by Foreign Minister
Ezequiel Padilla.
Through both private and public
channels, it was stated. the United
States is prepared to cooperate with
President Avila Camacho's admins
tration on a three-point drive to
place Mexicos raw materials at the
disposal of United States defense
industries.
An immediate outlay of s50000 900
(250 100000 pesos is under study in
Washington. these sources declared,
for the following purposes which
are understood to have the approval
of President Avila Camacho:
l. 100000 900 to increase produc-
ton in Mexico's existing zinc, lead
and copper mines and to open new
ones. Primary importance will be
given to the great mines in Cananea,
Sonora state, owned by the Amer
ican Smelling g. Refining Co.
2. S20,000,000 to rehabilitate Mex
ico's national railways. Most of the
funds will go into the purchase of
new rolling stock. principally loco
motives and freight cars.
8. 100000 to build feeder high
ways that will connect the mines
with important shipping centers.
Padilla left for Washington Mon
day night with Undersecretary OF
Finance Ramon Beteta.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
George ". Miller,
Emp|oye Of Star,
Dies al Sc
Rotogrovure Advertising
Manager Stricken on Visit
To Daughter in Virginia

George William Miller, SO. in
charge of Rotogravure advertising
of The Star. died today at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. Richard Col,
Inns of Front Royal, Va, where he
had gone over the week end to see
his grandchildren and to fish.
Mr.. Miller joined The Star Ad
Writing Bureau in December, 1891,
and later became a member of the
advertising staff of The Star
He was born in Union City, Pa,
June l, 1873, and was educated here
at the Business High School, Mr.
Miller was a member of the Temple
Noyes Lodge of Masons. He made
his home at 1929 Eighteenth street
NV.
Mr.. Miller is survived by his
widow, Mrs. May Miller; Mrs. Col
Inns and son, Roy Miller, manager
of the District Defense Housing
Registry.