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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
Marines Take Over
Crosby Race Track

EEL MAR. Calf, June IL CUI
B ng Crosby's Seaside hace track
has been taken over by the U. S
Marines as a physical education
training center designed to acquainl
recruits with everything from SUI
swimming TO ju jitsu, 1t was r.
vealed today.
The famed Jewel box" track
where the turf meets the surf, an
where movie star and common ev
ery-da" horseplayer rubbed elbow
during the pre-war racing days, to
day is a center of activity for 1000
Marines.
The enlisted men are quarterec
in the stables which in the pas
have housed such thoroughbred
as Seabiscuit, Specify and Ligarot!
Jockey quarters have been convert
ed into offices. and the jockey clul
has been fitted out as officers
quarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
kazis Say Hitler
Offensive Ready
By UNITED PRESS

The German radio aInouncet
late Thursday that Adolf Hitler
is read; TO start his long delayed
great German offensive" on tht
Russian front and that prel.minar!
battles are underway around Kahr.
hov and the Cr.mean stronghold
of SevaStopol.
Heavy fighting is in progress "oI
the eve" of the new offensive, IN,
official DNB agency said
The German broadcast carried
TO" the second consecutive day, !;
word of caution ag inst anticipa
ton of an early victory at Sevas-
topol because of the admitted,
stiff Russian resistance.
In the opion OF experts there
will still be hard and long fighting
at Sevastopol," the DNB said. Yes
terday the Germans acknowledged
that the Russians were counter-at
lacking around Scvastopol.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
Douglas in Full
Plane Production

SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
WEST. June 1l-(UPl - Donald
Douglas. head of the aircraft COM
pany bearing his name. today re-
yealed che of his plants is lin full
and concurrent production on four
motored flying iortreSSes, deadly at
tack bomberS and equally vital
cargo craft"
"One after another in swift sue
cession." he said. they are pour
ing out our fact-ry DOORS"
Douglas addressed a huge army
Of employees gathered between long
production lines of the plant He
paid tribute to associate manufac-
turers OF the Boeing Douglas Vega
pool in which resources of skill,
assets. and personnel are combined.
It was Douglas who in 1910
answered President Roosevelt'S call
for 100000 planes with Mr.. Presi-
dent. we can do it
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11

Air Marshall A. 7. Harris, COM
manding the bomber command of
the Royal Air Force, was made a
knight commander OF the Order OF
the Bath
Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles
Portal. chief OF staff Of the air
force, was promoted to be knight
grand cross of the same order
Sir Gerald Campbell, until re-
Gently director general of the Brit
ish information service in the US,
and Sir Frederick Phillips treasury
representative in the U. S, were
promoted to be knights grand cross
of the Order Of St Michael ana
ST. George.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
Scanning L.V.
News Horizon
IN ARMORED FORCE

Pvt. James A. McKeen, resident
of the Holtville area, recently was
introduced to the United States
Army through the armored force
and now is assigned to an armored
division at Ft. Knox, Ky. He reach
ed Ft. Knox directly from a re-
ception center and will learn the.
fundamentals of Army life prepara-
tory to working with the speedy
vehicles and powerful guns in the
division,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Alleging that her husband twist
ed her arm and threw her into an
irrigation ditch, Mabel M Whit
more Wednesday sued Roy E. Whit
more for divorce. She said he had
threatened to kill her and was as
rested and tried in Winterhaven
Justice court for assa;kting her
Mrs. Whitmore said her husband
was a wealthy land owner in Bard
Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
Is Years Tougher.
He Seeks Service

LOS ANGELES. June II (UP) -
John Erickson, 68-year-old Span
ish- American War veteran and for.
merly Of the revenue and light
house service, thumped his ches
soundlY in the coast guard recruit
ing station today and demande
he be signed sup
But you are l3 years too old,
officers told him.
Yeah, but I'm l3 years tough
er than any 55-year-old man therf
Is" retorted Erickson.
In view of his experience and hi
present ambition. coast guard Of
ficials said they had wired Wash.
ington asking for a waiver for him
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
Tunnel May Link
Areas Near |. A.

SACRAMENTO, June II CUP) -
Gov. Culbert Olson said today he
has asked President Roosevelt to
onsider the "T tunnel. a proposed
unnel which would link Long
Beach with Los Angeles Harbor
md Terminal Island.
The project has been sponsored
~ the San Pedro civic council. The
governor said present facilities are
4 small, ove:taXed bridge and Il
ferry service. He said the project
'ad the support Of business, labor,
md of the Army and Navy. II
would cost several million dollars,
o be supplied by the government
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
I.V.PIans Water
Supply Protection
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cation of effort.
Chairman of zone seven is Ches-
ter Harritt, chief engineer and gen
eral manager of the La Mesa. Lem
on Grove and Spring Valley irriga-
CATION district. He was appointed
by the head of the state defense
council
Attending the meeting at which
Walter Heinecke, director of publ
works in FL Centre acted as tenn
porary chairman, were Walter Hop
kins, Brawley; j. B. Brazie. Calexi-
co; Kirby Pattcn, Ell Centro; r. c
Amstead. Holtville; A. l.. House, I'M
perial; John Stindt, Heber; J. H
Harris, Calipatria and inland; Mrs
A. r. Ferguson, Seeley; p D. Reed
Westmorland, and c. p. Hardin
Imperial Irrigation District.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
3lackout DrivinQ
Localities Studied

SACRAMENTO, June 11-CUP)-.
The state council of defense today
ook steps to clarity the legal prob
en- and question of liability of au-
omobile drivers during blackouts or
imoutS.
Directo. Kenneth r. Hammaker
ordered council experts tc starr d
tudy of legal aspects of driving
turing blackouts. They will confer
nth Attorney General Earl War
en- western defense command
eads and OCD officials. A rul-
ing will then be drafted and put in
effect.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
Motorist Tracks
Down Tire Thieves

YREKA, Cal, June IL CUP) -
Wilbur Fisher, 10, and Lawrence
'amplin, 18, picked the wrong car
When the" stole four Wheels-tireS
ubes and all.
1t belonged to Game Warden
7red Starr, who got pretty mad.
rhe irate warden also got pretty
'uSy and soon spotted his tires
n the hands of Fisher and Pamplin
vho were trying to sell them.
Justice Of Peace L. M Chase said
25 days in the county Jail for
isher, 80 days for Pamplin
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
ASKS ANNULLMENT A
OF MARRIAGE

Eva Slott Wednesday asked the
Imperial county court to annul her
marriage to Jon Slott. She alleged
that before the marriage he told
her he was making $3.50 a month
and was able to support her in the
manner to which she was accus-
toned. She said she found later
that he did not make enough to
support her.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
MILLION MEN

The Germans were reported from
Moscow to have more than 1000, 900
men and masses of tanks and planes
on the Kharkov front and to be
moving up still more reinforcements
into the siege of SeyaStopol.
The Russians admitted the Situ-
alton is grave" around Sevastopol,
but claimed the enemy had been
unable to make any headWay during
the past "a hours although heights
outside the city have changed hands
several times in save fighting.
Sharp fighting was underway all
along the l.800-mile Russian front,
from the Finnish frontier of Lake
Ladoga down to the Black Sea, with
the Germans jabbing relentlesSly-
either in diversions designed to
cloak their really big blow or to find
soft spots" for break through.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
Psuedo Doctor TO
Be Tried on 18th

CHICO, Ca, June IL tUP) -
Preliminary hearing of Arthur O.
Phillips, 47-yearold pseudo doctor
whose amazing medical exploits
continue to BATTLE physicians and
authorities, has been continued to
June H.. at the request of District
Attorney j M Mcpherson.
Phillips is being tried on charge
of being an exconvict in possession
of a gun. He is now serving a term
in the Buttee county Jail at Oro-
vile for pract:cing medicine with
out a license.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Margaret May Van Renselaar
Wednesday sued William Van Rem
selaar for divorce, alleging that he
Dragged about his conquests of
other women, took their two
daughters away from her and has
them in Nevada, took their COM
munity property. sold it, and left
her destitute She asked the court
TO grant her custody of the chill
dren.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
japanese TO Move

WOODLAND, Cal, June IL CUP)
As soon as George Shimada, two
days old, grows little, the govern
ment can evacuate Woodlands last
Japanese.
All other Japanese were evacuat-
ed three Heeks ago. Mrs. Yuki
Shimada was permitted to remain
until after birth of her child. Young
George, probably the youngest
evacuee in the state. was born
Tuesday in Yolo county hospital
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
SOLDIER AND WIFE
VISIT RELATIVES

Mr. and Mrs. Wade Campbell re-
Gently visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jess Campbell of El Centre,
while en- route to Texas where the
Army transferred him to serve as
cock and carpenter. Campbell has
been in the hrmy a year and five
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
DRIVE FORESEEN

Observers in London saw indica-
tions that the next few days may
see the battle of Russia in full fury,
with Hitler's long delayed spring
rive underway.
In eastern China three japanese
columns totaling 100000 or more
men drove east and southeast from
Nanchang in a determined offensive
to cut China off from her allies and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-11
SEEKS DIVORCE

Suit for divorce was filed in Su-
perior court Wednesday by Maurine
Almond against Phillip c. Almond
She said the were married in
Yuma April l3. 1871 and separated
last April She alleged extreme
cruelty
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
American Flying Tigers
 5trafe Nippon Airdrorne,
 Wreck Planes, Kill Pilots

RUNNING, March 25-The Fly ing Tigers, pilots of the American Volunteer Group, smashed 40 planes at the Thailand airport of Chieng- mai in dawn attacks. They caught the Japanese in surprise ac- cording to the announcement made here.
 Dropping down from the sky, the United States airmen caught the Japanese pilots as they were run ming to the cockpits of their planes.
 The American volunteers pumped $500 rounds of ammunition into both the grounded planes and the personnel.
 Seven Japanese planes were seen to burst into flames and the re- mainder of the planes were riddled with machine gun bursts.
 Most of the Japanese pilots are reported to have been killed.
 The enthusiasm of the return ing pilots over the successes were dampened by the death of squad ron leader Jack Newkirk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
Wake, Marcus Assaulted Much Destruction
 Reported
SHOCK CAUSES TOKYO
 TO UNDERGO BLACK0UTS
Several Nippons Are Iak- en Prisoners Picked
 Up from Wrelkage

WASHINGTON, March 25-The Navy told today of highly success full raids on the Japanese-h -held Wake and Marcus Islands, which so disturbed Japan, according to reports from Pearl Harbor that Tokyo's lights were blacked out for several nights.
 Enemy small boats. seaplanes and numerous shore installations were destroyed. the Navy said, on both strategic Pacific islands, the at tacking forces meeting little op- position"
 The United States lost one plane at each island. but no United states ships were damaged
 Marcus Island is only $50 miles from Tokyo So far as it is known. the attack there was the closest that United States naval forces have carried the war to Japan, aside from sub attacks made in the Tokyo Bay section.
 Several prisoners were taken at Wake Island. picked up off float ing debris after two Japanese pa- trol boats had been bombed and sunk
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
TWODESTROYEnS BELIEVED LOST
 IN JAVA BATTLE
Graft Missing Since Early in MarCh-Nexf of Kin
 Notified

WASHINGTON, March 25-The Navy Department reported last night that the United States de- stroyers Pillsbury and Edsall have been missing since early in March in the waters around Java ano must be presumed to be lost ano the next of kin have been notified
 Each destroyer had a normal complement of l45 officers ans men,
 The Pillsbury is believed to have met the end in the vicinity oi Bali Strait between the islands oi Java and Bali after the great naval engagement on February 27.
 The last report received from the Edsall placed her in the waters south of Java.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
 ISLANDS
 OCCUPIED
Japanese Forces Take Over Strategic Points in
 Bay of Bengal

NEW DELHI, March 25-Japanese forces have completed, unopposed, the occupation of the strategic An daman Islands athwart the Bay of Bengal, on the supply routes to Calcutta.
 This is the first seizure of h. dian Territory, the communique says, and further stated the occu- patton of Andaman Islands was made on March 23.
 The communique further said Our forces on the islands were withdrawn some days previous to March g. It was found possible to evacuate considerable portion of the population including women and children and a number of conyicts.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
ANOTHER ALERT
 WILL BE HELD
 HELD TOMORROW
Praltiee Drill Will Follow Same Line as Last
 Week

Juneau will have another air raid practice drill alert tomor- eow evening sometime between and 7.30 o'clock It was decided not to announce any definite time for the drill in order to have the members of the Civilian Defense Units assume their posts without any previous warning
 The drill will follow the same inc as last Thursdays alert and |. is expected that difficulties ex- perienced last week will have been ironed out.
 Civilian defense insignias have been made for all vehicles which will take part in the drill. Drivers should obtain one of these cards from the office of Frank Metcalf Director
 It was announced today that ser geants of air raid wardens are to appoint the first two men to ap- pear after the alert sounds to go to their nearest First Aid station to act as stretcher bearers.
 Metcalf announced today that motion pictures Of incendiary bombs will be shown immediately following the alert in the Grade School audi torium. All air raid men are urged to attend. The movies were sent here from the headquarters of the Office of Civilian Defense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
WEAK RAID IS MADE BY
 JAP B0kBER5
Australian Prime Minister Says Allied Defenses
 Strengthened

MELBOURNE, March 25-Rising Sun bombers struck the third con- secutive blow at Port Moresby al- though the raid was the weakest of the three.
 It is the belief here the Japan csc regard that the south coast New Guinea port must be forced open for the invasion of Northern Australia.
 In contrast to the mass attack of Japanese bombers yesterday and Monday, only three bombers were seen in the attack today.
 Australian Prime Minister John Curtin voiced confidence that the steadily strengthening Allied de- fense would not only hold the port but from it could hit back hard at the far-stretched Japanese as- sault front in the New Guines area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
Big Italian
 BaffIeship
 Sei AbIaze
Two Cruisers Also Dam ed by British in Three
 Day Running Fight

LONDON, March 2S.--Light Brit ish forces set fire to an Italian bat tleship of the 35.000-ton Littorio class and rammed her with a tor pedo amidships, also damaged two other Italian cruisers in three-day running fight in the Mediterran- can, the Admiralty announces.
 The Admiralty acknowledges that one British cruiser and three de- stroyers were damaged with some casualties among the crew.
 One hundred and fifty Axis bomb CTS attacked the British convoy but were beaten off.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
JAp5 BOMB MANILAB
 BATAN AREA
Local Skirmishes by Phil ippine Troops
 Successful

WASHINGTON, March 25-Jap- anese aerial bombardment of har- bor defenses at Manila Bay and the Americana Filipino positions on Batan Peninsula were resumed to- day. The War Department re- ported continued enemy ground ac- tivity on Batan, which indicated the arrival of Japanese reinforce mentS.
 The bombing attack was carried out with 27 bombers and some smaller planes, the War Depart ment said, but there was no report on the results.
 Local skirmishes by Philippine troops were reported to have been successful in the vicinity of Digos on the west shore of Davao Gulf and at Mindanao.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
SITUATION .I5 SERIOUS IN
 BURMA AREA
Heavy Battle Reported in Progress Between
 Chinese, Jdps

NEW DELHI. India, March 25- Chinese Headquarters in Burma re- ports that a force of 1000 Japan csc soldiers have captured the air drome north of Toungoo, the key point of Allied resistance yester- day.
 The communique admits the situ- ation on the Toungoo front is serious.
 Chinese forces have been sent to dislodge the Japanese, the com munique says, and a heavy battle was in progress this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
SOVIET SAYS HITLER HAS
 NEW TROOPS
German Reinfor(ements Number 600, ,000 Say
 Front Dispatches
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss)

Frontline dispatches from the Soviet declare that Hitler's in- vasion armies are reported to have been reinforced by 100000 troops. Going through the meat-grinder Russian attacks cost the Germans 10000 men killed alone since Feb ruary on the Kalinin front be- tween Leningrad and Moscow where the German Sixteenth Army was trapped for weeks the dispatches said.
 The invaders are said to have suffered more than 61 900 caualties up to March 21
 The Moscow radio reported that
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
MRS. T. E. TAYLOR SOUTH

Mrs. T. E. Taylor left for the south today for an indefinite stay MT. Taylor left several days ago to join the navy for the duration. They made their home on Doug las Island and MT. Taylor was form erly employed at the Alaska Juneau Mining Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25

WASHINGTON Ever since he flew the Atlantic one fateful day in 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh has been looking for privacy and solitude. For years he has complained about the crowds that turned to look at him in the streets, the stenographers that thronged Government office cor riders when he passed, the auto graph hunters that surrounded him when he made a speech.
 For years also he went to more extreme lengths than any other celebrity-even Greta Garbo-to be alone. He fled to England, later took house on an island in the English Channel, was virtual exile in Europe.
 But this week in Washington a remarkable thing happened. In the lobby of the Hotel Carlton, one of the most popular hotels in Washing ton, sat Charles A. Lindbergh. For a time he sat on sofa, then paced up and down the lobby floor.
 But though people obviously recog- nized him, no one stopped to talk, no one asked for an autograph, no one even spoke to him.
 For almost the first time since 1927, Lindbergh was in public, but very much alone.
 NAZI NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
 Here is how rapidly news is get ting back to Berlin from the very capital of the United States.
 A week or so ago Washington had a blackout; and few days be- fore a group of air wardens squab- bled with Civil Defense and re- signed.
 Six hours after this happened, the Berlin radio was broadcasting the news as an indication of confusion among the American people and lack of defense in the heart of their capital
 The FBI has been working on these leaks for some time. Suspect ed are certain foreign legations friendly to the Axis.
 NOTE: There is good reason to believe that Axis agents have re- ceived special instructions to report in addition to outright military information-anything which indi- cates disunity inside the United States and the weakening of the
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
Mrs. A. J. FiCken
 Leaves 10 Visit
 In Northwest

Mrs. A. J. Ficken left for Seattle today and will spend the next month or twd visiting her son, Ar thur Ficken, Jr., who is with the St. Regis Kraft Paper Company in Tacoma and whom she has not seen for two years.
 While she is away, Mrs. Ficken will also visit her family in Port land, Oregon and friends in Se- attle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, March 25-Closing quotation of American Can today is 603l. Anaconda 26, Bethlehem Steel 59A, Commonwealth and Southern, 7i30, Ourtiss Wright 7as, International Harvester 42ls, Ken necott 32as, New York Central 8, Northern Pacific 6, United States Steel 50la. Pound $4.04.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
MRS. HICKEY GOES SOUTH

Mrs. J. V. Hickey has left for the south today and will visit rela- tives in Salem. Oregon, for several months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
Working War Prisoners Now Suggested as Help,
 Present Labor Shortage
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, March 25 A speaker at a recent session of the Northeastern Dairy Conference sug- gested that conscientious objectors and prisoners of war, if any are ever sent here-be put to work on farms and thus help relieve the threatened shortage of agricultural labor
 As things stand. right now, this gentleman probably would find it easier to gear alien prisoners than American conscientious objectors to this part of our war production machinery That is, if the objec- tors didn't want to do it.
 The reason is that the so called Geneva Convention" of 1929 clear y states that "Belligerents may utilize the labor of able prisoners of war" except officers), whereas the Selective Service Act narrows that down to work of national importance" in the case of con- scientious objectors.
 So far, work of national inn portance' has been interpreted to mean iarge-scale conservation and land reclamation jobs-'.just about the same work the CCC does" as one Selective Service official ex- plained it to me.
 That kind of work is done with the government as employer. The Geneva Convention allows prisoners 10 be farmed out to private em- ployers. Right now the agencies concerned are scanning the idea of putting conscientious objectors to work on private farms, but it's not quite clear what can be done. It may take new legislation. Even so, there are only about/2,300 objectors in the 25 government camps at this time, and that wouldn't be much help in case of a real farm labor shortage.
 As far as is known, Japan is the only country holding any American prisoners (as distinguished from interned civilians) Japan is not among the 47 nations that ratified the Geneva Convention, but Tokyo las notified this country through the International Red Cross, which sponsored the Convention, that it will live up to it-and it's a pretty afe bet it will, because if it vio-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25

The coastline of Borneo is about as long as the distance from San Francisco to New York.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
DOW, JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages. industrials l0l AS, rails 25.44, utilities 11484.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25

The area of the Dutch East h. dies is about one quarter of the area of continental United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25

VISIT FROM WESTWARD
 Recent arrivals from the West ward who are staying at the Bar anof Hotel in Juneau include Mrs. George w. Dana, of Bethel and Mrs. William Carr and her daugh- ter, Jacqueline, from Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25

The United States Army has be- come the largest single exhibitor of movies in the country
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25
GRUENiNG TESTIFIES
 ON RATES
Governor Says Surehdrge Will Drive AIaskans
 10 Stdtes

WASHINGTON. March 25-Gov. Ernest Gruening of Alaska repeated before the House Appropriations Committee hearings on the l943 Interior Department appropriations
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-25

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BUY DEFENSE BONDS
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