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Kodiak mirror., 1942-01-24
lyric Theater, Jewelry Store Hit By Fires

Two adjacent business build- ings on two successive days were damaged by fire this week-the Lyric theater by a fire which started inthe projection booth, and Pinch & Kagen, by a fire started from a gasoline lamp
 The fire at the theater occur led during the first of two feat ures of double bill. William Partee, operator, saw flames leap from roll Of film and grabbed 1t up and ran through the foyer and threw 1t out in front of the building. His hand was severely burned in doing 1t, and when he went back to the projection booth he discovered some other rolls of film had caught. He fought 1t with a hand exiting uisher until the fire department arrived
 Although everyone in the aud ,ence rushed from the building from the vaious exits. no one was hurt
 The fire department drew up four of the chemical wagons and used them in rotation on the blaze. The smoke was dense and acrid and it was necessary to use masks in fighting it The army fire truck arrived from the base and pumped water from the stream next to the theater behind DelPs cafe After almost a half hours work the flames were ti- nally extingnished. The projec- ton booth was lined with asbes- tos, but the intense heat of the burning film caused the fire to break though into the foyer next to 1t, and burned through the wall into the theater proper.
 The theater IS owned and op- erated by MT. and Mrs. H. F. Mac Donald. Mir. Macdonald and their son Roger had left Kodiak that afternoon and Mrs. MacDoDa'd was selling tickets at the time.
 When I saw the operator run out with the roll of burning film, Mrs. Macdonald said, Il ran out and discovered it had been thrown onto the walk and was setting fife to one of the posters. I thought that was all the fire there was and tried to get the burning roll off onto the street. When I saw the smoke and flames pour from the booth 1 ran in and up the stairs to the balcony and on in to our apart
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INDEX

Alaska Danger Seen 5 Governor Protests Rates 3 Patrol Assignments 3 News Highlights ? Law To Hit Groups 3 Picture Page 6 Women's Page 10 Classifieds II
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
Soviet Counts Up
Captured Material
In Mohaisk Area

LONDON, Jan. %. (UP)-Russia,
in a war communique which lndl-
Gated that its troops were we'll past
Mozhaisk, said Red army men under
Lieut.. Gen. Leonid Govorov had
captured II guns. 54 trucks and Is
motorcycles, in addition to other
war materials.
The communique, reporting that
Russian troops had conAnued active
operations during the night, said
Govorov'S men had taken the ma
terials in overcoming resistance
of the HitleriteS".
Last nights Communique had Civ
en- a preliminary report, which II
was noted was far from complete,
on the war materials being collected
by GovoroV's army in Mozhaisk It
self.
The first report announced the
capture in the city of 20 field guns,
rs trucks and three munitions and
supply dopotS.
II said remnants of the third Ger
man motorized infantry division
and seventh, 10Th and 32lst IN
fantry divisions were being hurled
westward and that the enemy was
suffering heavy losses.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
MARINES JOIN ARMY

There is a persistent story max
ing the rounds of Bataan province
that several sharpshooting United
States Marines who were given leave
to visit the front lines, joined the
infantry and are having the time
OF their life carrying out an eXcit-
ing and dangerous job Of Snipin5
back at japanese sniperS.
Enemy riflemen hiding in the
trees have been concentrating their
efforts on picking off American
officers.
Marine anti-aircraft batteries like
wise arc playing an heroic part in
making the Bataan skies unSal =
for Japanese planes. I know they've
shot down at least one plane. They
also have broken up several Tor
nations.
A few days ago, while with navy
officer, we saw machine gun
score a hit on one plane in torma-
ton of three, but the ship soon re-
turned indicating the damage was
apparently slight.
Proving our eyes didn't deceive us,
report from the army soon came
in saying the marine battery had
hit the plane.
General comments are along the
lines: Those marines sure can
Shoot" as smoke puffs reveal the
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22

lands.
The communique did not reveal
the exact location of the battle lines
but it was evident that the Japa-
neSe now control about the north
ern third of Bataan province.
Presumably the large forces be-
ing landed on Subic bay are strik-
ing south from the secondary naval
base at Olangapo toward Moron
and Bagac on the western Bataan
shores while other Japanese forces
seek to crash the strong mountain
Gus positions held by Macarthur
across the waist of the narrow
Bataan peninsula.
Success of these drives would
put the japanese behind MacAr-
thurs very strong eastern Bataan
positions and might well force him
to withdraw to Corregidor fortress
to avoid being cut off from his
communications port of Mariveles
One aid to Macarthur in his
heavy battle was the increased ac-
tivity of U. S. and Filipino guerillas
behind the japanese lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
Navy. Marines Take
Hand in Fighting
On Bataan Front
BY FRANK HEWLETT

WITH THE ARMY ON THE
BATAAN PENINSULA, Jan. D
CUP)-Thc United States navy i
playing a large part in the defense
of the Bataan peninsula, although
that is primarily Il job for the army
There is Smooth-functioninp
battalion, composed of sailors ano
marines. which is defending one ol
the most important beaches in this
area.
This pickup outfit lugs rifles and
mans machine guns, artillery and
anti-aircraft guns. 1t is also unique
because the battalion is command
ed by an air corps officer who
longs to get his hands on dive
bomber and strike at Japanese
planes.
Some navy men have been as
signed to the army for important
guard duty, while others are help
ing to man the army'S radio telc-
phone equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22

Motion picture production faces
| general curtailment and the al
most enevitable adoption of single
feature programs to prevent waste
of film. other materials and labor
There'll also be tight industry con-
troll of themes and subjects to
lessen competitive duplication Of
efforts.
A sample of WaSteful duplication
is the current preparation at three
studios of movies about the Bur
ma road Steve Fisher, working
on one at 20th-Fox, describes the
situation as "a furious, l20-page
race from RangCon to Chungking
between three sets of writer's"
SAD FOR SAM
The reminder that Lou Gehrig
was a SouthpaW. and that movie
and baseball fans never would ac-
cept rignt-hander in the role,
was quite shock to Sam Gcldwyn.
But Gary Cooper turned out to De
reasonably ambidextrous, and after
several weeks CT left-handed bat
ting and throwing coached by
Babe Hermann he's working out
fine
With Mickey Rooney and Judy
Garland married. their studio in
tends to divorce them as screen
team They're considered too old
for any more kid stuff.
It's attributed to Nat PendletCn: !:
Commenting on the progress Of
the automobile industry, he said:
"Everythings getting simpler In
1910, no running boards; 194l, no
gear shift; 1912. no cars. . And
this from Jimmy Durantc, That
dress CWorn by Ann Sheridan sure
does oomphaSizc them CoiveS.'
Movie box office receipts through
out tie country art running higher
than ever in history. And a re-
port to the studios from England
says picture business there is up to
the figures for 1898, last peace
time year . Sam GoldWyn has
word from London that "Spitfirc, .
his feature starring David Niven
and Leslie Howard, is finished and
will be sent over any cay.
First producer to tap the comedy
possibilities of ridiculing the NaziS
is B. P Schulberg, who's casting
Franchot Tone and jean Bennett in
Highly Irregular" about haraSs-
ment of German occupants Of Hol-
land.
When he finishes "Tortilla Flat, .
Spencer Tracy expects to take a
long vacation from pictures, any-
way. May do a Broadway play
r. And Brian Donlcvy wants to
quit for six months after compile
ton of "Trinidad.' He said,
Audiences must be tired of look
ing at my plLss." Kay KySer,
when free of My Favorite Spy
figures on an extended tour of
Army and Navy camps and bases.
He already has taken his band to
10 of them
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
Jops Throw Whole Army
AQuinst Botuun Defenders

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. (UP)-
Gen Douglas MacArthur'S men, the
war department Revealed today, are
fighting against a huge Japanese
assault launched by an entire army
group possibly 100000 enemy troops
plus heavy new reinforcementS be-
ing rushed to Luzon by the Japa-
neSc high command.
The huge Japanese forces, said
the war department, are hurling
themselves in unrelenting attacks
directed particularly against the left
and center sectors of Macarthur 5
lines.
The cOmmunique did not state
how we'll the heavily outnumbered
American and Filipino forces are
withstanding the hammering of the
that the crisis of MacArthurS stand
in Bataan may be at hand.
NEW TROOPS LAND
The japanese were revealed to
be pouring quantities of new troops
onto LuZon, landing their fresh
forces on Subic bay, just north of
Bataan and on Lingayen gulf 100
miles to the north which was the
scene of the original major Japa-
nese landing effort on the island.
These forces, it appeared, arc
rushing up to the front and charg-
ing into action against the small,
tired troops which have been hold
ing off constant japanese attacks
for AZ days.
1t was evident that the small
American and Filipino group-des-
pite MacArthur's astute generalShip
could not continue to battle in
definitely against such vast and
growing odds.
WHOLE ARMY ATTACKS
The communique reported the en-
tire 14th Japanese army under
General Houma, bolstered by a num-
Der of other units and the con-
stantly arriving reinforcements, is
engaged in the attack
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
S
Eonci es
By Paul Harrison

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. % - Behind
the screen: Several stars have been
announcing modeStly-or as mod
estly as press agent can announce
anything - that the only reason
they're continuing to make pictures
is because they will have to pay
lots and lots of money in govern
ment taxes and thus aid the war
effort.
This is very crcditablc notion
except for the implication if
there were no war they'd be Sulk-
ing in their hideaWayS, nibbling
their cake, doing over their scrap
books, and allowing the movie
going public to forget about them
Nobody can convince me that any
star at any time wouldn't work
without salary if that were neceS-
sary to maintain his or her promi-
nCnCc
The government itself evidently
doesn't concur entirely in the
many pictures much-reVenue idea.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22

A japanese army is believed to
comprise up to II divisions of about
$4,000 men each. This would con-
stitute a force of 10000 and with
reinforcements and other troop
units it was believed that the Japa-
neSc assault troops may well NUM-
Der as high as 100000
The size of MacArthur'S force Is
not known but it was evident that
he is outnumbered by something
greater than 10 to although 1t Is
probable that not all the japanese
are actually engaged on the marrow
Bataan front.
BOMBERS IN ACTION
The Japanese attack was only
lightly supported by aircraft, the
communique said, but an attack
of II Japanese bombers on the city
of Cebu, principal city of a central
ly located Philippines island of the
same name, was revealed. The at
tack was carried out Sunday. The
japanese have not yet attempted
to extend their occupation to Cebu
and other central Philippines is
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
Ambush
Blasts
En- NE:M Y

SINGAPORE. Jan. 90 up
japanese invasion troops reeled
back from a mass British Imperial
ambush on the eastern Malaga
front today as rocket-fast Hurri-
cane fighter planes, freshly thrown
into action over Singapore, shot
down five Japanese bombing planes
and damaged one fighter i'll smash
ing a fresh attack on the city,
A terrific blast of gun fire from
all over the island met a second
wave of Japanese planes, estlmat-
ed to number at least 30 and drove
them off before they could drop
more than Il few of their bombs.
A strong attacking force Of Brit
ish bombing and fighting planes,
in possibly their biggest attack OF
the war. Wreaked devastation on
japanese transport, trucks and
staff cars on the areas behind the
japanese lines.
ROADS GUNNED
The bombers left trail of
wrecked vehicles behind them and
racing fighters, following up the
attack, swept down and raked the
roads with machine gun fire.
A communique issued by general
headquarters here revealed the
mass ambush on the East Coast of
Johore Sultantate and the smash
ing of the airplanc attack on Sing
apore by the hurricanes, which had
moved down German attacking
craft in the battle for Britain and
now had arrived here to challenge
the enemy.
The Japanese had pushed down
the east coast from the Endau
area. is miles above Singapore.
IMPERIiLS WAIT
Strong Imperial forces, perfect
| " camouflaged, awaited the enemy
in the area north of Mersing
which is Cd miles above the strait
which separates Singapore Island
| from the mainland.
As the japanese approached the
Imperial troops, adopting the tao
tics which the Australians had
used against the japanese on the
western front, aimed their guns at
point blank range and poured bull
lets and shells into the attackers.
On the western Malaga front
the Australians were reported un-
officially to be fighting heavily
against the japanese in a battle
which meant that the crisis point
was approaching.
Dispatches asserted that the Jap
anese were suffering frightful cas-
ualties but continued perSistently
their attempts to cut inland to-
ward the main railroad and high
way leading down to the southern
! tip of the peninsula.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
Raj Raids Germany
In Stronq Attack

LONDON, Jan. %. CUPD--Royal
air force bomberS raided north
west Germany last night lin force
with strong attacks on the port Of
Bremen and Emdcn SIX RAF Plan',
were lost
The air ministry said the two
oft bombed ports were the nam
objcctivcs but airdromcS in HoI-
land and the docks at BouloGnc
Franco. also were bombed,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22

west, tirelessly, with the precision
Of a machine and a relentlessness
engendered by bitter hatred, in one
of the most astonishing offensives
of history.
-gliders towed ski troops
along the ragged German flanks
while infantrymen marched in
close ranks through breast high
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
Australia Faces
Invasion Threat

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. %.
CUP)-Air Minister Arthur S. Drake
ford warned the fighting forces and
the nation today that Japan might
at any moment attempt troop
landing in New Guinea in bid for
an invasion base only 100 miles
across the island-dotted Torres
Strait from the Australian MAIN
land.
He said the attempt might come
today or at any time.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22

snow. mile after mile in 10 degree
below zero cold, to make a path
for tn tanks and trucks. Parachut
lists dropped behind the German
lines from great transport planes
while Stormovik dive bomoers
hurtled down on troop and truck
columns in the German rear.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
RED DRIVE SPEEDS UP

MOSCOW, Jan. % eUP)-Red
army troops slashed into the stag
gerlng German lines today on the
blood d-stained snow Borodino
were Napoleon on Scrt. 7. 1912 won
the victory which opened the way
to Moscow but cost him his Empire.
The we're driving straight for
Smolensk, 160 miles to the south
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22

The statement was made as the
japanese air force, in steadily de-
veloping aerial offensive agains.
the islands off the northeast Aus
tralia coast. heavily bombed Rabaul,
on New Britain island in the Bis
marck Archipelago $50 mills easV
of New Guinea.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
SPEED ESSENTIAL

He said that Australia had never
faced situation SO grave and that
it was the duty of the people, pre-
pairing urgently, to do everything
to speed up production of war ma
terials, coal and everything essen
tial.
The government realizes the ser
iousneSS of the threat and with
courage and determination will take
whatever steps arc necessary he
continued.
Everything must now be Subor-
dinated to the national interest
Drakeford in his invasion warn
ing said it was obvious the Japa-
nesc were using more than one air
craft carrier, supported by naval
forces and shore based planes, in
their attacks on the Bismarck and
Admiralty islands and New Guinea.
He said it must be expected that
the Japanese, perhaps today, would
open full scale military assault
against New Guinea to secure bases
from which to attempI TIE invasion
of the Australian continent.
we must prepare ourselves for
every cvcntuality,' he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
Japanese Battle
Across Panhandle
From North Burma

RANGOON, Jan. %. CUPl-Japa-
nese forces. blasting path through
the jungle from Thailand battled
today toward Moulmein on the Gulf
of Martalan in an apparent drive
to choke the 650-mile-lOng narrow
Tenasserim panhandle from north
ern Burma.
British American and japanese
planes fought over the wild humid
mountain terrain, a communiQue
said, while land forces battled heavi-
ly in the frontier KaWkareik and
Sukii zone, 20 miles southeast OF
Myawaddi, Burma, and only As miles
east of Moulmein.
The japanese thrust was aimed
at the coast with the strategic CEN
ter of Moulmin apparently the key
objective.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
AREA EVACUATED

1t was revealed at the same time
that in expectation of the Jap2-
uese bombings, and a possible in
vasion attempt, all women and chill
dren had been evacuated from Ra-
baul,
A flash from Rabaul at 8 am. sad
that the japanese planes were fly
ing in force over the town.
War Minister and Deputy Prime
Minister F.. M. Forde, emphasizing
the gravity of Drakeford's invasion
warning, said in statement TO the
nation:
The time has arrived when the
government expects every AuStral-
ian man and woman to take his or
her place at battle station, whether
at work in vital munitions factories
or in the fighting services.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
RANGOON MENACEH

The maneuver, if successful, would
slice off from Burma the narrow
finger of Tcnasserim, where the Jap
aneSc have a foothold at coastal
Tavoy in the south, and would place
Japanese troops within 100 miles
by water from Rangoon.
The distance by land around the
gulf would be approximately twice
as far, and would entail probably
an alf-out offensive into the heart
of Burma.
British planes were reported bat
Ting in support Of the army units
in the KaWkarik area, and to have
swarmed east of the battle line to
bomb without loss the Thai-Japa-
nesc airdromc at Rohaing.
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