davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
BY BOB CONSIDTNE

Copyright. 1912, International News Service
Lieut.. Gen. Douglas Macarthur
had neither the time nor. of course,
the disposition 10 say II told you
SOL" when the Japanese flung the
might of their iron-ringed invasion
army at the Philippines.
Yet he is understood 10 have
taken out five minutes 10 curse
with historic vigor. the near
sighted Americans and Filipinos
who had niggardly denied him the
volume of men and weapons he
now so sorely needed.
Then he went 10 work with a
feverish, sleepless determination
that was 10 lift the heart OF the
world. and wiring greater and still
greater deeds Of valor from the
men serving under him.
The japanese landed first on
the northern tip OF the main island
Of Luzon. and then gained holds
on scattered beaches in other parts
OF the archipelago.
Macarthur knew the Japanese
plan. He knew they wanted him
10 spread his forces thinly. He
refused, 10 be drawn out, for he
knew that these early landings
were chiefly feints and could do
him no harm-unless he weakened
himself by sending considerable
portions of his forces after them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20

nounced that Admiral Hart had
finally reached the temporary
safety of the Netherlands East
Indies-ln submarine, rather
than on the bridge Of his flagship
the ". S. S. Houston.
The stunning sinking on Deem
Der 10 Of the Prince OF Wales and
the Repulse, in one hour. informed
Macarthur that the last exit out
of the inferno OF the Philippines
the south-was being slammed
shut in his face.
Hongkong was under simultane-
Gus siege. There would be nc
help from there. Singapore ?
Surabaya? He decided early that
they would be too harassed TO give
him any aid.
Hawaii? Pearl Harbor, still
smoking. was 5000 miles away
along an ocean path pocked with
tiny inundated islands, but each
big enough 10 hold a japanese
submarine and plane base.
Macarthur and his men figura-
lively spit on their hands and be-
gan their long. lonely fight against
a fanatlcal invader.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
His Ship a Blazing Torch,
He Ordered Crew TO Jump

Heading home. the fortres.
found itself beset by three cannon
bearing Japanese fighters. Thei
shells and bullets killed one of III
fortress gunners. wrecked th'
radio unit and set the big left winl
on fire
The ship became a raging torch
but Kelly stuck with IT after com
manding his crew 10 Jump His
body was found next 10 the TWISTED
wreckage,
HE died unquestiOning and
accomplishing" NJ Arth ur
wrote in the later citation. with
faith In his heart and victory his
end"
II is a tribute that has about II
the timeleSS endurance Of many OF
Macarthur announcements.
The iron belt was tightening by
December u. A small airfield hac
been captured at Aparri; Manila
$50 miles 10 the south, was
bombed, and so was DaVao, coo
miles southeast Of Manila
Japanese ships OF all types
forged through the China Sea ir
the direction of Zambales Prov.
ince on the west coast Of LuZon
just above Bataan.
At Tuguegaro and ulagan, in
extreme north and northeast
Luzon. natives helped Filipino.
American troops wipe out clouds OF
parachute troops.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
T u F F Y
D R AT TIE

progressive augmentation of forces
which have landed in the Philip
pines a little gem Of MacAr-
thurian underStatemcnt.
Hell broke loose the next day
Under a veritable ceiling of planes,
and protected by great fan-llke
graduationS OF deStroyerS, cruiS-
erS and battleShipS. so troopShIpS
and a vast flotIlla of 150-man
bargcs entered Lingayen Gulf.
The ever-diminiShing United
States air force buzzcd angrlly
against hopeless odds. The United
States planes downed more than
their share of planes and sank
more than one transport. But the
japanese had filled the gulf with
more than 100000 men and thou
sands of these forced a landing al
Agoo, about % miles below Vigan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20

was no japanese approach from
due west of Manila. because of a
protective peninsula known as
Bataan and the fortress island OF
Corregidor.
Bataan where. Is years be-
fore, Macarthur had enviSioned a
defensive war against japanese
force. Bataan a.. rough and vol
,canic against the great red setting
sun that marked the fiery dusk OF
Christmas Eve.
During the night that COM
memorateS the nativity Of the
Prince of Peace. more than 100
more transports and countless
barges made landings. And Doug
las Macarthur began to be a little
grateful for Bataan.
He began TO be a little grateful
that, for several months leading
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
BY Chic Young
By Hof
By Billy De Beck
By Michael Berry
By Paul Fogarty

up TO the attack. he had had the
foresight 10 stock Bataan's ra-
-XInes and wooded slopes with food
and ammunition.
Bcset now by forces totaling be-
tween POO. 900 and 300, 900 seasoned
troops. a full tank division and
endless streams Of bombers, dive
bomberS and pursuit planes, the
Americans and Filipons fell back
slowly apparently into the we'll
planned trap the Japanese gen.
erals had planned for them north
Of Manila.
Making the japanese pay for
every foot OF ground. the United
States forces retreated on three
sides until they were almost back
TO back in Pampanga provinces.
Continued on Page So
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
Macarthur Communiques
Show His Flair for Words

Subsequent communiques, though
in the main terse and unembel.
lished. were 10 show so often the
matches flair OF Macarthur fol
words as we'll as deeds that il is
TO the readers interest that they
be used here AS a grim yet heart.
enIng diary of the campaign.
There is blood and sweat and
tears in these sometimes primly
sometimes Superbly written com.
muniques. And they present pic.
lures Of men in action that viii
live as long as human memory
survives.
Through them. now and then
runs the sensitive hand of Mac.
Arthur-unmiStakable even in the
condensed form in which his re,
ports sometimes had to be handed
to tho reading public.
Reports from the Far East
ern command Indicate n definite
attempt Of the enemy to invade
the island Of Luzon," reads COM
munique No. ., issued eight
hours after the first commun-
ique.
Initial japanese attacks
against the west coast Of Luzon,
north OF San Fernando, were re-
pulsed with apparent heavy
enemy losses. Actual landings
were effected along the northern
coast Of LuLon.
THE Japanese attacks are In
considerable strength and are
supported by heavy naval forces.
Military and naval Installations
on LuZOn have been subject 10
intermittent Japanese air at
tacks throughout the day, that
on the naval base at Cavite be-
ing particularly heavy"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20

That force was met. with clock.
like precision, by the forces march
ing down the coastline from Vigan
The defenders. at that first Sc
rious encounter. were almost
wholly FilipinoS, and the way they
battlcd Won warm praise from
Macarthur, who had insisted
that they could be fine fighters.
Supported by endless fights Of
planes. more troops flooded
through the gap at Agoo. filtered
across the northern neck of Luz
zon, joined with forces coming
down the eastern side of Luzon
from APART and commenced the
reSolute sweep southwark.
simultaneously. on December
%, 40 crowded transports spilled
their human contents on the
beaches near Antimonan, IS miles
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20

southeast Of Manila. and headed
north and west. Their aim, of
course, was TO squeeze the retiring
United States forces in a huge
nutcracker in the vicinity of
Manila.
There also were landings that
same day at BatangaS. about 30
miles due south of Manila, and
these forces, too, swept north
ward.
The next day another claw was
added to the tightening Japanese
fist by the landing of troops at
Nasugbu, so miles southwest of
Manila, on the western shore of
Luzon.
Macarthur and his men were
by that time being assailed on
three narrowing fronts. the north.
southeast and southwest. There
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
Huge Pincer Movement
Opened on December 20

An enormous Japanese pincer
movement opened on December 20
when the northern forces began
lstorming southwark down the
coast of Vigan. with view 10
joining forces with the impending
onslaught through Lingayen Gulf.
simultaneously, a landing was
effected at Davao, $50 miles to the
south. Communique No. 81. De-
Icember 81. stated, indications
2oUt to japanese efforts toward
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
Foe Bore Down on Him
From Land, Sea and Air

The japanese came AZ him from
every direction, and from beneath
and above the seas. Their bases
their aircraft carriers and then
submarine mother ships encircleC
the entire archipelago in one great
shrinking rim.
To Aparri in the extreme nortl
10 Nigan and San Fernando on tn;
northwestern coast Of Luzon, Mac
Arthur dispatched strong littl.
forces Of men, tanks and planes, Il
throw their full hit-and-rIn weight
at japanese spearheadS that were
graSplng at.thc top of Luzon.
War department communique
10 n treasured document, re-
ports the effectiveness Of the frs,
such counter-attack in simple
manner. Dated Dec, 10, 1871, il
reads:
The war department today
issued the following communique
as of 10 a. m:
Information received last
night from the commanding
general. far eastern command,
tthe war department did not
mention Macarthur by name
until December 49,. reveals the
defeat of a hostile attack against
the west coast of LuZon between
San Fernando and Nigan. Our
first bombing attacks on six
transports at Nigan resulted In
direct hits on three hostile ships
and damage 10 the remaining
three, one ship capslzing and
sinking Immediately"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
Captured Heart
Of World After
Attack by laps
Knew What Enemy
Wanted Him to Do
and Didn't Do II
Macarthur the Magnificent

fThe japanese attack on the
Philippines and the beginning Of
MacArthur's valiant stand-one
of the greatest delaying actions
in military history--is described
by Bob Considine in the nine
teenth chapter Of his intimate
biography of the general)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
Exits From Philippines
Slammed Shut in His Face

The untold naval superiority Of
the japanese may best be stated
by the fact that the United States
Navy Department eventually an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
How Capt. Colin Kelly
Became First Hero OF War

II was in this early action that
America gained its first hero Of
World War II. At first he was
nameless:
THE commanding general,
Far Eastern command, confirms
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
NAVY TO START
SHIP SECRECY
CAMPAIGN HERE
Will Hush Talk Of Vessel
Movements in AL
aska Waters

Lieut.. Robert Tomlinson, navy
censor stationed in Juneau, told
members of the Chamber of Com
merce today that the navy soon
will launch a secrecy campaign re-
garding the movement of ships to
the south and the westward.
At the same time, Ensign John
H. Lumpkin, new port captain fol-
Juneau. said that he hoped to es-
tablish water patrol here soon to
protect the waterfront and keep tab
on ship movements Ensign Lum-
kin said that he hoped to have
every person in Juneau supplied
with an Identification card which
would have to be shown upon going
to the docks. He said that as soon
as he has enough available men,
two guards will be posted on a
dock whenever a ship arrives in
port, and another rowing guard will
patrol the waterfront area at all
times.
B. F. Heintzleman, Chamber of
Commerce representative on a COM
lnittee to help conduct the Juneau
Cleanup Week Campaign, reported
that the drive has been extended
until next Wednesday, May 6.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
CRIPPLED CHILDREN
RETURN TO ALASKA
FROM HOSPITAL

Miss Georgia Ball medical social
worker of the United States Child
ren's Bureau passed through Jun
eau today on her way to deliver to
their homes six Alaska children
who have been receiving treatment
in the Orthopedic Hospital of Sc
attic.
The children have been outside
for varying lengths of time being
treated for Orthopedic problems.
Their homes are in Cordova
Chitina, Seldovia, Hope, Anchorage
and Tolovana After accompanying
each child home, Miss Ball will re.
turn by way of Juneau, where she
is expected to confer with the Ter.
ritorial Department of Health of
ficials of the Crippled Children.
Service.
The arrival in the Territory o.
these children comedies with thu
opening of the annual Orthopedit
Penny Drive and the fact that the,
have received treatment at thu
Seattle Children's hospital and beer
helped back on the road to normally
through the contributions of AL.
askans in tinfoil and pennies shoule
be of interest to those working OF
the drive
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
CLEVELAND
wins! 10Th
STRAIGHT 8
indians Now Two Games
Ahead Of New York
Yankees
tBY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Red hot, the Cleveland Indians
yesterday stretched their winning
streak to ten by coming from be-
hind to beat the Philadelphia Ath-
letics In the American League The
victory gave them a two-game lead
over the New York Yankees who
lost again to the St.. Louis Browns.
The Yanks got their worst drub-
bling this season in spite of shake
UP in their lineup.
The Chicago White Sox were
handed their sixth straight defeat
as Washington mauled Bill Diet
rich and Buck Ross for Is hits.
Hank Terry was robbed Of shut
out by walking two in the ninth,
paving the way for Detroit's four
ruin rally which beat the Boston
FED Sox.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
Braves Beat
Chicago As
Rookie Hits
Fernandez Gets HON er,
Double, Two Singles
in Victory
GBY ASSOCIATED PRESS

In the National League yesterday,
the Boston Braves, aided by a
double, two singles and a homer
by Froilan Fernandez, rookie third
baseman, overwhelmed the Chicago
Cubs.
John Barrel, from Hollywood, just
about clinched himself a major
league berth by smacking out singles
in the ninth and tenth innings to
give Pittsburgh a triumph over the
Phils.
Dolph Camilla smashed out his
fourth homer of the season with
two out in the ninth to tie the
score with the Dodgers who banged
across three more run in the tenth
to beat. Cincinnati.
After letting the St Louis Cards
score three runs in the ninth to
tie the score, the New York Giants
pushed across another tally in the
tenth to win
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
PENNY DRIVE
OPENING FOR
0RTH0pE DIC.
Envelopes Distributed To-
day for Annual Project
10 Aid Children

After school today, four women
of Juneau and Douglas are to dis
tribute to every home on the chan
mel an envelope-a familiar en-
velope-with a red heart on its
face and the motto open Your
Heart-Help a Crippled Child"
Distribution of these envelopes
marks the beginning of the annual
Penny Drive for the Children's Or
thopedic Hospital in Seattle.
Two Weeks Drive
The drive is traditionally carried
on the first two weeks of May and
during those two weeks, all resi-
dents of the channel area are in
vited TO contribute to the support
of the children's charity hospital
in Seattle by dropping pennies 10
to their coin envelopes and at the
end of two weeks, turning the mon
ey in to the committee.
Mrs. A. B. Phillips is chairman
for the Penny Drive this year and
her assistants are Jean Taylor, Fed
eral Building, Mrs. Rex Rhoten,
city, and Mrs. W. E. Cahill, Doug
las.
But those who can tell about the
meaning of the Penny Drive are
not committee members.
They passed through Juneau last
night on their way to their homes.
Six children of Alaska who we're
going back to the lives of children
once more, to play with their neigh
bors and attend school in their
towns.
Children Cured
They are children who were Grip
pied; children who suffered from
abnormalities of one kind or an
ether which set them apart from
those who would have been their
playmates.
DQJ dlUcl JlcdllIICllO III OllC vi
thopedic Hospital of Seattle, their
abnormalities have been either
cured or greatly improved and they
have learned to take care of them
selves under the teaching they have
been given at the Hospital
The Penny Drives of former yeais
have helped to do this for these
children. This years Penny Drive
will help other crippled or deformed
Alaska children to return to nor
NAL lives.
| The Penny Drive opens tomor-
row Any Juneau resident who does
not receive an envelope today can
get one by calling Mrs. Phillips
or another committee member.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
ARMY MEN
TO TA IN. J |. T
SATURDAY
z 10 IS Bouts Scheduled
for Smoker in Elks
Hall Here !.

In one of the first smokers to
be held in Juneau in years, leather
pushers from the U. S. Troops at
Chilkoot Barracks will tangle with
those from Juneau in the Elks Hall
Saturday night in from IL to is
snappy bouts, the first scheduled to
start at 8 o'clock.
The bouts will be three rounds
each. with IL to Is fights on the
bill. Therell be contests between
men Weighing 1l2 pounds up te
suggests between Leviathans weigh
ing in at 210 pounds.
Tickets for the match will cost
enlisted men rs cents. Officers
and civilians must shell out a dol
lar each.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
SEATTLE In
SHUT0uTW WIN
OVER STARS
San francisco Stays in
Coast League Cellar
with Loss
lBY ASSOCIATED PRESS


In the Pacific Coast League last
night, Kewpie Dick Barrett came
through to stop the league leaders
skid with a four-hit shutout for
Seattle over Hollywood. The Rain
iers got IL hits off Star hurler
Fred Gay.
San Diego batters hammered Ray
Prim for five runs before he was
knocked out of. the box, and went
on to defeat Los Angeles.
The San Francisco Seals remain
in the cellar. having traded places
with the Sacramento Solons who
scored a triumph on an error and
three hits.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
GORDON WIlDEl 10
LEAVE FOR NONE
ON SUMMERS WORK

Gordon Wildes superintendent for
the r. j. Sommers Construction
Company, will leave Juneau the
latter part of the week for the
Interior. From Fairbanks he will
fly to Anchorage with Lavery Air
ways and after a short time in the
latter city will continue by Mirow
Always plane to Nome.
Mr.. Wildes Wal spend the sum
mer in Nome completing contract
work for CAA started year ago
He will return to Juneau in the
autumn.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
EIGHT ARRIVE
FROM SOUTH;
ELEVEN LEAVE

Arrivals in Juneau last night
from the South were from Sc
attic, Earl A. Wolfram; from Ket-
chikan, j. A. Ford, William Ma
honey, Robert Young, Josephine
Crumrine, Nina Crumrine, H. w
Starting and Cameron Terry.
Those who left here were: for
Cordova, j. S. Horne, Otis Barton
Frank Belarde, Ciprian GARLIC
Monte Honovato Marcelo Guzman
l.. Lopez, George Hine, Vincent Lib
con and Alfred Robbins and for
Seward 1t. Paul Cappelany.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
IS KILLED
BY TORNADO
IN KANSAS
Two Whole Families Nip.
ed 0ut-Hospital Fill
ed with Injured

OBERLIN, Kansas, April 30.-A
tornado ripped through the rural
section of the southern part of De-
catur County late last night, killing
IA persons and injuring scores of
other persons.
Two entire families were wiped
out by the storm.
The small hospital here, that es-
capped damage, is SO crowded with
patients that other injured were
taken to McCook, Nebraska, for
treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
STAFF OFFICERS HERE
ON WAY SOUTH WE'D.

1t. Col. Paul Brown, of ADO
Staff, and 1t. Col. E. L. Mcbride
Chaplain. passed through Juneau
yesterday on their way to Seattle
for short conference. They expect
to return to their Anchorage head
quarters soon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
American League
DEFENSE BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT

The Juneau Civilian Defense
Board will meet tonight at 8 o'clock
in the Council Chamber of the City
Hall, Director Frank A. Metcalf an
nounced today. Members will dis
cuss the recent alert"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
MRS. THOMLINSON
WITH OFFICE OF III
INDIAN AFFAIRS

Mrs. Lucille Thomlinson has
joined the staff Of the Alaska Of
flee Of Indian Affairs here, replac-
ing Dorothy Taylor, who resigned
recently to return to the States.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30

Mrs. Howard Lindsey and her
infant son went home from St.
AIMS Hospital yesterday and Joined
dad and another child, little girl.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30

Master Paul Brown has gone
home from st. AIMS Hospital after
receiving medical treatment there.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30

Russell Harris entered st. AIMS
Hospital yesterday afternoon fof
medical treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
HOSPITAL NOTES

John Lakamurea, who has been
taking surgical treatment in st.
AIMS Hospital, was dismissed yes
terday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30

When you need sour milk in a
hurry, simply add a tablespoon OF
vinegar to one-half cup of evapo-
rated milk
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
C.HaEST0F0DIDIS
kAY0ES BUFFALO
LIGHT HEAyY MAN

BUFFALO April 80 Anton
Ch1istofaiidis, of Cleveland. former
National Boxinp Association heavy
weight champion, last night kayoed
Paulie Mahoney in the ninth round
a, a match in this city.
-e--sp--s----
Empire ClasSifieds PayI
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
SCORES WEDNESDAY GAMES
Pacific Coast League

San Diego s.; Los Angeles 0.
Sacramento 3; San Francisco 2
Seattle 3; Hollywood 0.
Oakland Portland postponed.
National League
Brooklyn 5; Cincinnati 2.
Pittsburgh Z; Philadelphia 6.
Boston 8; Chicago 3.
New York 4; st. Louis 8.
American League
Detroit 4; Boston Q.
Chicago 4; Washington 10.
st. Louis IL; New York 6.
Cleveland II; Philadelphia 6.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30
PRINCE RUPERT
HALBUT SALES

PRINCE RUPERT, B. c., April
30-One hundred and thirty EIGHT
thousand pounds of halibut were
sold here yesterday at l150 to IL
and 10 cents a pound.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 30
Halibut sold here yesterday at 1890
and $50 cents a pound. !
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-30

Empire Ciassifieds Payi
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-08-06
CORPS
IN REGION

The red, white and blue in
sigma of the U. S. Truck Con-
servation Corps is beginning to
appear in increasing numbers
daily on the highways of the
Rocky Mountain region.
E. Robert Baker, Denver field
manager for the office of de-
Tense transportation, reports
more than 1000 truckers in the
four mountain states already
have joined the corps in the ma
tional program of ODT to keep
EN- rolling.
Every trucker is invited to
join by signing a pledge for
careful operation of his vehicle
and preventive maintenance.
Pledges may be obtained from,
and turned in to, official sta
tons of the corps being set up
filling stations, garages, and
truck, tire and parts agencies in
every city and town. Those who
sign up are given the insignia
of the corps to be displayed on
the cab of their truck.