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Evening star., 1942-01-25
Non-Com Detected
Planes Approach,
No Alert Ordered
(Tert of Report on Page A 6-7J
By JOHN C. HENRY.

BY JOHN C. HENRY.
An appalling "dereliction OF
duty" on the part Of the two
commanding officers Of Amer
ica's Pacific defense forces, Ad-
miral Husband E. Kimmel and
1t. Gen. Walter C. Short, was
charged yesterday by President
Roosevelt's special investigating
commission in a report fixing
responsibility for success of the
shattering surprise attack by
Japan on Pearl Harbor on
December 7.
Admiral Kimmel, who was
commander of the Pacific Fleet
and commander in chief of the
United States Fleet and Gen.
Short, who was commander of
the Hawaiian Department of the
Army, have been under suspen-
sion from their commands since
Secretary of Navy Knox made a
preliminary report in mid
December that defense forces
In Hawaii were not ION the alert"
when the Jap assault came.
Subsequently, the President named
the investigating commission headed
by Associate Justice Owen J.
Roberts.
Although not cited as an excusing
circumstance, the Roberts commits
sion asserted pointedW in its So
page report that the derelictions of
these two officers stemmed largely
from the false sense of security due
to the opinion prevalent in diplo-
matte, military and naval circles,
and in the public press, that any
immediate attack by Japan would
be In the Far East"
Warnings Ignored.
This sense of security revealed it
self in failure of the Army and Navy
to maintain its agreed aviation pa
trols, despite adequate warnings
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Uruguay and Peru
Break Relations With
Three Axis Powers
Formal Action First
After Rio Agreement;
Others Expected
(Tert OF Welles address on page
ABB
3y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. "a
Uruguay and Peru tonight sew
cred diplomatic relations with
Germany, Italy and Japan, put
ting into swift and dramatic
effect terms of a compromise
anti-Axis agreement reached by
all the Western Hemisphere re-
publics at the Pan-American
Conference here.
The action of the Montevideo and
Lima governments was announced
few minutes before Sumner
Welles. United States Undersecre-
tary of State, told the conference
that I'VE have already met with
the utmost measure of success in
attaining the objectives we sought"
The two Latin American coun-
tries thus gave pointed emphasis
to Mr. Welles' further declaration
in an address to the conference
that I'VE can truly say this has
been a meeting of deeds, not merely
words"
Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Para
quay are expected to follow the lead
of Uruguay and Peru, and observers
here were predicting that by the
end of next week Argentina and
Chile would be the only Western
Hemisphere countries maintaining
diplomatic ties with the Axis powers.
Had Awaited Conference.
Uruguay's decision to break with
the Axis was announced by Foreign
Minister Alberto Guani on receipt
of word from President Alfredo Bal
domir at Montevideo. Peru's action
followed within a few minutes.
THE Uruguayan government for
a long time has felt that it ought
to break relations with the coun-
tries Of the Axis" he said. I'VE
awaited this conference to take final
action"
The Uruguayan cabinet will meet
tomorrow morning to approve q
formal decree.
Argentina, whose insistence re-
suited In the weakened compromise
solution for q diplomatic rupture
with the Axis, further emphasized
her individualistic stand today by
announcing she would fatty refuse
to accord acknowledgement status to
any of the United Nations except
the United States.
The Buenos Aires government on
December Is recognized the United
States rs . non-belligerent, thus
(See PAN-AMERICA Page Aid
Evening star., 1942-01-25

1. Effective utilization of the
military power of the Nation is
essential to success in war and
requires: First, the coordination
of the foreign and military pol
icies of the Nation: and, second,
the coordination of the opera
tions of the Army and Navy.
2. The Secretary of State full
filled his obligations by keeping
the War and Navy Departments
in close touch with the interna-
tional situation and fully ad-
vising them respecting the course
and probable termination of ne
gotiations with Japan.
3. The Secretary of War and
Evening star., 1942-01-25

patrol of the Army, should have
been maintained; the anti-air-
craft batteries Of the Army and
similar shore batteries of the
Navy, as well as additional anti
aircraft artillery located on yes
sells of the fleet in Pearl Harbor,
should have been manned and
supplied with ammunition; and
a high state Of readiness of air
craft should have been in effect.
None Of these conditions was in
fact inaugurated or maintained
for the reason that the respon-
sible commanders failed to con-
suit and cooperate as to neces-
sary action based upon the warn
Evening star., 1942-01-25
'Bite'.in Report
On Pearl Horbor
| Stirs Honolulu
BY the Associated Press.

by tAC AsSOCAaIcu 1IGSo.
HONOLULU, Jan. 24.-Honolulu
was astonished by Justice Roberts
special commissions report, which
was even stronger medicine than
some of the widest "rumors" con-
cerning reasons why the japanese
caught Oahu flatfooted in the De-
cember7 raid.
Intensely interested service men
and civilians bought out newspaper
extras by the thousands.
Particular amazement was caused
by the revelation that although
Jap submarine was sunk of Pearl
Harbor more than an hour before
the raid no alarm was sounded.
Besides verifying many rumors, the
report brought out many facts
which had not even been widespread
outside high omcial circles.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
District Heads Appeal
oCongress for Aid
As War Costs Mount
Falling Federal 6ronts,
Looms or Added Toxes
Are Seen Necessary
BY DON S. WARREN.


Faced with demands for nearly
$13, 900 900 in wartime services
beyond such outlays made in the
past year, the District Commis-
sioners yesterday considered the
early application of one or more
of these means OF increasing
District revenues:
Additional grants by the United
States to enable the municipality
to meet its obligations: authority
for the District to contract increased
debt through loans from the
Federal Government; or increased
taxation to be placed on residents
of the District.
Such a situation, District officials
emphasized, must be faced in view
of Federal estimates that the pop
ulation of the National Capital will
be increased in future months by
perhaps 250,000 persons, including
Government workers and others
brought here as result of the ma
tional war effort.
Committees Get Picture.
Without having finally deter
mined the exact size Of the Districts
new wartime budget or means Of
financing it, a picture of the District
Of Columbia financial problem,
drawn by District Budget Director
Walter L. Fowler, was ordered by
the Commissioners to be sent to
congressional appropriation and
District committees for their ad-
vance information.
At the same time, attention was
called to the fact that the Federal
payment toward National Capital
expenses for the current fiscal year,
and as proposed in the 1943 District
estimates now before the House,
was and is but $4,000, 900. the same
reduced sum that prevailed before
the war emergency arose.
The Commissioners have some
hope Of increased Federal grants
or, failing that, Federal loans, but
they have before them the fact
that the Federal Budget Bureau
several times has rejected their
pleas for contributions out of the
Presidents emergency fund. Faci-
lities to augment the District fire
fighting forces to combat fires that
may be caused by enemy bombing
or sabotage are badly needed and
the city heads seek $685. $40 in emer-
gency fire. fighting equipment, in
(See n = ETNANNES pooo Am
Evening star., 1942-01-25

Peril Grows Worse
AS Worcroft Shells
.MocArthur's Forces
By the Associated Press.


The United States Navy capped day of victories for the
United Nations by announcing late yesterday that oa
of destroyers had blown up enemy ship sunk second
and battered others with torpedo and coserange gun hits
in night attack convoy in the Macassar Straits be-
tween the Netherlands Indies islands of Borneo and Ceebes
This latest proof of United States cooperation with the Allies
In the Southwest Pacific the climax roca Of smashing
blows which included successful Dutch bombing
Japanese invasion eosiby the sameof Borneo and other
successes in Rangoon and Malaga
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Gen. Short Is Silent
On Pearl Horbor
Inquiry Report
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. "a.
1t. Gen. Walter c. Short to-
night refused to comment on
findings of the special COM
mission which accused him and
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel of
dereliction of duty preceding
the surprise attack on Pearl
Harbor.
Asked if he wished to make
q statement, Gen. Short re-
piled:
Not a word"
He and Mrs. Short, since
their return from Hawaii
shortly after he was relieved
as commanding general of the
Hawaiian Department, have
been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter c. Dean of
Oklahoma City.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Malta Hos Ia AIerts
In "a Hours; One Dead

BY the Associated Press.
VALETTA, Malta, Jan. 24.-This
most bombed spot on earth had IA
alerts in the last "a hours, but dur
ing the raids only one person was
killed and some property damaged.
Compulsory military service was
extended today to include men be-
tween IS and 80 years. Compulsory
labor service was ordered for GER
tain workers.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

ings and to adopt measures en-
Joined by the orders given them
by the chiefs of the Army and
Navy commands in Washington.
Is. There were deficiencies in
personnel, weapons, equipment
and facilities to maintain all the
defenses on a war footing for ex-
tended periods of time, but these
deficiencies should not have
affected the decision of the
responsible commanders as to the
state Of readiness to be pre-
scribed.
IA. The warning message Of
December 7, intended to reach
both commanders In the field at
about 7 am. Hawaiian time,
December 7, 194l, was but an
added precaution, in view of the
warnings and orders previously
issued. If the message had
reached its destination at the
time intended, 1t would still have
been too late to be of substantial
use, in view of the fact that the
commanders had failed to take
measures and make dispositions
prior to the time Of its antici-
pated receipt which would have
been effective to warn of the
attack or to meet it.
Is. The failure of the officers
in the War Department to OBJ
serve that Gen. Short, neither
in his reply of November 27 to the
chief of staff's message of that
date, nor otherwise, had reported
the measures taken by him, and
the transmission of two messages
concerned chiefly with sabotage
which warned him not to resort
to illegal methods against sabo-
tage or espionage, and not to
take measures which would alarm
the civil population, and the fail
ure to reply to his message Of
November % outlining in full all
the actions he had taken against
sabotage only, and referring to
nothing else. tended to lead Gen.
Short to believe that what he
had done met the requirements of
the warnings and orders received
by him.
16. The failure of the COM
manding general, Hawaiian De-
partment, and the commander in
chief, Pacific Fleet, to confer ard
cooperate with respect to the
meaning of the warnings received
and the measures necessary to
comply with the orders given
them under date Of November
n, 194l, resulted largely from a
sense of security due to the opin-
ion prevalent in diplomatic, mil
itary and naval circles. and in
the public press, that any i'm
mediate attack by Japan would
be in the Far East. The exist
.ence Of such a view, however
prevalent, did not relieve the
commanders Of the responsibility
for the security of the Pacific
Fleet and our most important
outpost.
II. In the light of the warn
ings and directions to take ap-
(see OONCLUsIONs, Page A-53
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Australia MobiIizinq
For Defense; Sends
New Plea 10 u. !.
Feverish Proportions
Begun as Jops Lond
On Nearby Isles
Ey the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOClAte0 fIeSS.
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan
24.-Australia, who has sent hel
sons to fight in Malaga, Libys
and. England, sent q second
urgent appeal to London and
Washington today for planes and
ships and began mobilizing all
able bodied men for the posi-
bility of "the battle of Australia
being fought right on our
beaches"
Australia's feverish preparations
were begun as War Minister Francis
M. Forde announced that Japanese
forces had landed at Rabaul, in New
Britain, at Kieta, on Bougainville in
the Solomon Islands, and had gained
several footholds in New Guinea.
This string of islands is 800 to 900
miles northeast of Australia.
CA London reception Of Toxic
broadcast of Imperial headquar-
ters announcements said Japa-
nese forces landed at dawn
Saturday near Rabaul, and also
at Kavieng, New Ireland, to the
north of New Britain, but made
no mention Of activities at New
Guinea or Bougainville)
Drafting Accelerated.
Mr.. Forde announced that home
defense units were being mustered
Immediately throughout Australia
and that the drafting Of married
men under IS and unmarried men
under As was being accelerated.
Immediate action must be taken
to place every unit on 8 war footing
at this time when the safety of the
nation is paramount" he declared.
Individual Australians who are pre-
pared for strong action will get it. "
Even aliens and refugees will be
required to volunteer within two
weeks or be drafted under forth
coming regulations. it was said.
Should japanese aggression
come to this country, Australia
will duplicate the British policy
of every village strong point,
every town a fortress, and every
man, woman and child a SOL
dier,'" Prime Minister Curtin de-
clared in a broadcast heard by
C. B. S. in New York.
The draft of a second urgent mes
sage to President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill was sent
(See AUSTRALIA, Page A-41
Evening star., 1942-01-25
More II. S. Workers
Begin Staggered
Hours Tomorrow

Many Government employees
will 60 to work and leave their
offices at a different time to-
morrow. A revised schedule
further staggering the hours Of
Federal employment is being
put into effect coincident with
establishment of the 44-hour
week In most Government de-
pertments and agencies.
Details of the new work
schedule, with the starting and
quitting times for affected Of
flces printed in tabular form,
will be found on page AS.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Pound-a-Week
Sugar Ration
Order Issued
In Effect Next Month; ;
Books to Be Printed;
Hourders Warned

Sugar rationing of about a
pound a week to each person,
beginning early next month,
was announced last night by the
Government.
Recovery Of boarded stocks
also was planned as Price Ad-
ministrator Leon Henderson,
who announced the rationing
program, issued stern warning
that those who have stocks on
hand are advised to start using
them now"
The Nations first food rationing
"a being undertaken "as q war meas
ure." Mr.. Henderson explained, and
added that the Government plans
To establish a system insuring fair
treatment for all" Mr.. Henderson
said an actual shortage Of sugar.
rather than boarding, has made
rationing necessary.
Rationing books have been de-
signed and printing will start in a
day or two. The overall goal, Mr..
Henderson said, is to reduce con-
sumption from an average of IA
pounds per capita in 1941 to about
so pounds in 1912, or, in other words,
general curtalment of both in
dustrial and household uses of about
one third.
Spread Of Purchases Expected.
This means each member of the
American family will be asked to
consume only a pound of sugar a
week this year as against a pound
and a half a week average last year.
Arrangements are expected to be
made, however, for housewives to
buy larger quantities at longer in
tervals.
Supplies also will be rationed to
commercial users in an effort to
reduce consumption averaging 40
pounds per capita In 194l to II
pounds this year, the price admins
traitor said.
During the First World War, the
limit was fixed on a monthly basis
of three pounds per person at first,
but this was later reduced to two
pounds. On a monthly basis, the
present rationfng program would al
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Thermometer Hits 81,
Sets Record for Dute

Washington experienced the warm
est January "A on record yesterday
when the thermometer went to "a
degrees at 4 pm. The former rec
ord was So degrees, set In 1892.
Yesterdays high was a degrees
above the normal maximum for the
day and 81 degrees above the nor
NAL mean. The record high for the
entire month is 76 degrees, . figure
that has been reached on three
different days, the last time on
January 8, 1887.
Yesterdays low was 81 degrees,
recorded at 4:50 am.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
'Dere|iction Of Duty Charged
By Roberts Commission, Citing
Failure to Act on WARNINGS
Conclusions

Conclusions Of the Presidents Commission Investigating
Pearl Harbor attack too in tu other parts
appear Pages A-6-7.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

The Evening and Sunday Star IL
delivered in the city and suburbs at
75c per month. The Night Final
Edition and Sunday Morning Star at
85c per month.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

(See SUGAR, Page A-8D
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Weather Forecast

Moderate temperatures today, with gen
tie to moderate winds. Temperatures
Observation-Disclosures "a, at 1 pm; lowest,
80, at 4:50 am.
From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full Details on PAGE Az.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

(See AUSTRALIA, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1942-01-25

See D. c. FINANCES, Page A-100
Evening star., 1942-01-25

(see SHELTERS. Page A-3)
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-05
More Draftees
Leave tuesday
Boord No. !
Sends Contingent

Names of selectees who will
leave the Mount Clemens Saw
ings Bank building at 800 a. m.
Tuesday for induction into the
U. S. Army at Fort Custer were
revealed today by Chef Kroner,
chief clerk for Board No. /.
The men will first 60 OF De-
troit by bus, before travelling to
Fort Custer. They are:
MOUNT CLEMENS
Abe Litwak, rs South Gratiot;
Morris Madorsky, IS Woolworth
court; Henry E. Murphy, Az
Cass; Herman Kline, 80 Church;
Robert Knight, SO Stapleton;
Joseph Mandel, Am Lodewyck
Howard Frink, 20 Fourth; Felix
Maikoski, IS Dorothea.
Others to 60 are Ralph j.
Schied and Albert G. Reaume,
both Van Dyke; Owen Hall
mark, Baseline, and Thomas B.
Smith, Center Line.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-05
'MacArthur's
Planes Deal
Deadly Blow

WASHINGTON, March 5 -
(R-General Douglas MacAr-
thur reported to the war depart
ment today his belief that thou
sands of Japanese soldiers were
drowned in the surprise raid OF
his little air force on Subic Bay
north of the Bataan Peninsula
fighting front in the Philip
pines.
Three large vessels which
were sunk were identified later,
a war department communique
said, as transports loaded with
enemy troops. Those killed met
death by drowning or as re-
suit of explosion of ammunition
aboard. the communique said.
NO OPPOSITION
Meeting no aerial opposition
for the first time since the Pa
cific war started, none OF the
American planes was damaged.
The communique reported
also a raid by single enemy
plane on Hawaii which dropped
several bombs near Honolulu
without causing damage.
SHIP WAS BASE?
The plane is believed to have
come from a Japanese vessel
west Of Hawaii.
Although American planes
immediatel kgave chase, unfav-
orable weather conditions with
poor visibility hampered the
search.
The text Of the war depart
ment's communique, number
1875, based on reports received
here up to $50 A. M. Eastern
War Time today:
81. Philippine theater:
General Macarthur reports
that the three large enemy YES
sells sunk in Subic Bay by our
surprise air attack on March 4
have been identified as trans
ports, loaded with Japanese
troops. 1t is believed that thou
sands of enemy soldiers were
drowned when the vessels sank.
See MACARTHUR-Page 2
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-05
Proposed Army Pay Boost
Gains Capitol Support
Privotss Would Start at $4z
Monthly Instead Of $2l

WASHINGTON, March 5-(R)
"A proposal to increase pay of
the nations fighting forces won
enthusiastic support today from
Chairman Reynolds (D-NC) of
the Senate military committee
who said he would convene the
committee tomorrow to consider
il.
II am for it," he declared, add
ing that IL he obtained commit
tee approval he would ask for
immediate consideration Of the
legislation in the Senate.
IF we can afford to finance
all the armies of the world" Rey-
nolds said, II want to give our
own boys what they should
have"
TENTATIVE o. X.
The legislation was approved
yesterday by subcommittee,
headed by Senator Johnson ID
Colo), who introduced the bill.
The measure would establish a
uniform pay scale for enlisted
men, non-commissioned officers
and the lowest Of the commits
stoned grades in the army, navy,
marine corps, coast guard, coast
and geodetic survey and public
health service.
Instead of entering the army
and navy at $21 q month, men
would start at $42. At present,
an enlisted man serves four
months at $2l and then receives
$50 q month until his second
year. After one year $40 in
crease, which would be abolish
ed under the new scale, Is pro-
vided.
BOOST NON-COMS
Seven non-commissioned pay
cateRories would be established
for all the services with identical
rates.
Second lieutenants and en-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-05
Mild Church Oryanist Tells
Police How He Killed Parents
Moody. BespeetoeIsd AnssIsno
Nobbed Through Reloted Case

LOS ANGELES, March 5-(R
Mild hammered, moody Court
ney Fred Rogers, a bespectacled
church organist, sat in a bare Jail
cell today as the district attor-
ney's office reviewed his pur-
ported confession of guilt in the
strange deaths of his mother and
father.
Police Captain p. M. Kunou
said the 24-year-old musician
admitted he killed his father,
Courtney c. Rogers, so, and
chloroformed his mother, Mrs.
Lille Rogers, A. The deaths,
the father last Oct. IS, the moth
er on Feb. IL, 1941, had been
listed as suicides.
But for q bad check passed by
an acquaintance, Rogers might
never have been linfe with the
double crime. chief deputy sher-
III Glenn Peoples said.
Capt. Kunou quoted Rogers:
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-05
Death Suspect
IS bound.0ver
Goesehel Coss
Before Porent

Gordon Goeschel, Is, Of 81
Grand avenue, suspected of driv-
ing the hit-run car that fatally
injured Mrs. Eleanore SIP eer,
2O-year-old expectant mother,
was bound over to circuit court
today by Justice Donald ]. Par
ent following his examination on
frAYus!sssghtSs c.rrRcs. II
HURTLED INTO GROUP
Mrs. Speer and two frienda
were struck late on the night Of
Feb. 20 as they gathered around
a truck and car involved in q
minor crash q few minutes
earlier in front of the Chevrolet
garage on Gratiot. Mrs. Speer
died early the next day and the
infant, born during an emergen-
cy operation, survived her by
two hours.
Herman Konzer, a Mount
Clemens taxi driver, testified he
trailed the death car and OBJ
tanned its license number. He
said the car stopped go feet from
the scene only to continue again
Konzer said he showed two
persons from the path of the car
which was approaching at a
speed of somewheres between
30 and 40 miles-per-hour. The
driver could have avoided strik-
ing the three young women,
Konzer testified.
Patrolman Willie Williams,
See GOESCHEL-Page 2
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-05
Breath Of Spring
10 be (hoked OF
Cold. Snow FIurVies
ore Predieted

The breath of Spring which
Macomb County has enjoyed for
the past two days will shortly be
nipped in the bud, the weather
bureau promised today.
Casting q cynical eye at the
sky. the forecas'ers promised
colder weather with snow fur
ries for tomorrow - weather
slightly more in keeping with
early March than that which
Michigan residents Rave enjoyed
tn: week. The temperature slid
up to - yesterday, a mark which
could not, however, approach
the March 4 record Of 81 set in
1888.