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Evening star., 1942-06-04
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, G., THURSDAY a.

ure, put no serious damage was
suffered.
"3. There is nothing to report
from other areas"
The third, as Of 8 pm, said:
Il. A brief report just received in
the Navy Department states that for
the second time today enemy planes
have attacked Dutch Harbor.
20. The second attack was made
about IL noon, local time (6 pm.
EWT, six hours after the initial
attack.
"3. No further details are available
at this time"
I Fighters Believed From Carrier.
While it appeared the Japanese
fighters in the first raid came from
carrier, there was possibil-
ity that the bombers came from
a land base. Dutch Harbor is
about 1900 miles from the northern
most Of the Kurile Islands, which
stretch northward from Japan
proper.
Unalaska Island, on which Dutch
Harbor Is situated, Is nearly 1000
miles from the westernmoSt Of the
Aleutians. which, in turn, is some
Japanese Kuriles.
With the Southwestern Pacific
battle relatively quiet and the bat
tie of Burma ended, officials ia
miliar with the Northern Pacific
pointed out that the Japanese have
chosen moment for the Alaska at
tack which could mean a shift in
the direction of the war.
If the Japanese intend an attempt
to establish themselves in the Aleu-
tians either for a major campaign
against the American continent or
as defense against United Ma
tions attack from the north, they
have at least another month of
good flying weather. Summer fogs
settle down on the North Pacific
islands in late July and August, and
might hamper an Allied counterof-
fensive after the impetus of such
an initial japanese drive was spent.
"OTh DcSuH III lo4U.
In striking at Dutch Harbor, the
Japanese may have thought to find
a weak spot, some observers pointed
out.
Work on naval installations there,
said to include an air and a sub
marine base, has been in progress
only since the fall of 1910. Since
1922 the Japanese had insisted that
the Aleutians not be militarized.
Yet during those years the Jap
anese themselves have pushed their
fishing fleets into Aleutian waters
despite American protests and were
believed to have marked off pros
pective air bases and landing sites
in the volcanic, rocky islands. At
the same time Toxic kept foreign
eyes from the Kuriles, which were
thought to shelter substantial naval
and air stations.
Recent visitors to Dutch Harbor
have described American forces
there as expecting air raids with the
coming of good weather.
Not Most Important Base.
Dutch Harbor Is not even con-
sidered the most important base in
Alaska, Kodiak, about 600 miles
away on the Alaskan mainland, out
ranking it in that respect. AS de-
scribed by the Navy it is on the
ives. side Of Iliuliuk Bay, the en-
trance to the Deep water harbor be-
tween Spithead and Rocky Point.
AS of 1898 the United States Coast
Guard publication, The Pilot, listed
facilities there as including fuel oil
storage q 10000 barrels and Diesel
oil storage of 1900 barrels, both
maintained by the Alaska Com
mercial Co.
Naval officials said the Navy De-
partment started real development"
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Opening Of New Front
Is Final Warning 10
China, Japan Asserts
Toxic Declares Enemy
Must End Resistance
Or Face AnnihiIution
By the Associated Press.

TOXIC from Japanese broad
casts, June 4.-Japan's opening OF
a new front in Kiangsi Province
serves as a final warning on Chung
king to give up its meaningless re-
sistance or accept the alternative of
annihilation," a spokesman for the
Japanese eXpeditionary forces in
Central China declared today.
While other japanese forces were
reported forging ahead in Chekiang
and Kwangtung Provinces, the
spokesman said a large-scale, CO.
ordinated offensive had been
launched in Kiangsi since Chung
king alone (among the Asiatics), un-
der a foolish misconception, is con-
tinuing resistance against Japan
and selling itself to the whims of
Britain and the United States"
No Details Given.
No details on progress OF the
KiangSi drive were announced. (The
Chinese reported the japanese had
$4,000 troops in the offensive there
apparently directed at seizing all OF
the Kiangsi-Chekiang railway.
Steady progress was reported in
other parts of China.
In Chekiang, Domei said, Jap
hnese spearheads had driven through
the outer defenses of Chuhsien, in
Western Chekiang, As miles south
west of Japanese-occupied Kinhwa,
the provincial capital.
Japanese Army bombers ranging
ahead of the troops were reported to
have carried out devastating raids
on Shanghai and Yushan, in Kiangsl
across the Chekiang border south
west of Chuhsien.
Yuantanhsu Reported Taken.
In Kwangtung Province, where
Japanese forces were driving north
and northwest of Canton, Yuantanh-
su, in the central part of the
province along the railway running
into the heart of China, was occu-
pied, front reports said.
Northwest of Canton, japanese
units operating west of the Sui River
were said to have occupied Lipeillng
while the air force bombed Szewui.
SzeWui is about As miles airline
northwest of Canton.
Evening star., 1942-06-04

and one-half of desert fighting,
could be heard for many miles.
Dispatches from the front in
dicated that more and more in
fantry was being thrown into the
struggle daily. Observers said the
British were making extensive use
of hand grenades, which had been
found highly effective against mech
anized enemy units.
The British paid high tribute to
the American-bu General Grant"
tanks, which, armed with powerful
75-millimeter guns, were said to be
more than a match for German
equipment.
The ability of the General GRAM"
to take punishment was said to be
amazing. Many were hit time and
again but suffered only minor dam
age which was quickly repaired.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Dutch Hurbor
Continued From First Page.)

Canadian Air Force ordered radio
stations silenced In the British Co.
lumbia coastal area.
In Seattle, Civilian Defense
leaders warned the public to check
anew on AFRAID instructions and
prepare for possible blackout,
while in Los Angeles the County
Defense Council ordered an emer-
gency alert.
In Balboa, military authorities
swiftly Cancelled all leaves and
passes of soldiers and sailors in the
Panama Canal Zone.
While the Pacific Coast remained
calm, without single suggestion Of
hysteria, the Berlin radio asserted
that "unimaginable panic" gripped
Alaska as a result of the raids.
Radio listeners who monitor Toxic
broadcasts around the clock reported
that the Toxic radio still was silent
on Japanese air raids on the United
States base on Dutch Harbor nearly
"a hours after the first attack was
made.
Wants to Know Results.
At Seattle, Senator Wallgren,
Democrat, of Washington, who was
planning a trip to Dutch Harbor as
a member Of the Senate's Truman
Investigating Committee, asserted
that people have a right to know
how we met the attack.
How many bombers did we down
and how many pursuit planes did
we bag?" he asked in an interview.
"Just what defense strength do we
have there that they could return
six hours after dropping their first
bombs?"
In the East, the Washington Sem
ator predicted, they will be saying
that the japanese attack on Dutch
Harbor Is only face-saving move
on the part of Japan, a token bomb
ing.
''It's a lot more than that. We've
got a war out here and this is the
opening foray."
Account of Raids.
The first account of the raid was
told in three communiques issued
by the Navy yesterday:
The first, as of 4 pm, read:
Information has been received
that Dutch Harbor, Alaska, was at
tackled by four japanese bombers
and IS fighters at approximately
s am. local time az noon, EWT).
The attack lasted approximately is
minutes"
The second, as Of 6 pm, said:
81. Further reports on the jap
anese air attack at Dutch Harbor,
which took place earlier today, state
that there were but few casualties.
90. A few warehouses were set on
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Gas Tank Overflow
Problem in Joplin
H Not in East
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JOPLIN, Mo-, June Fire
Chief John B. Jones has a prob
lem that isn't bothering his
Eastern colleagues.
It's the matter Of gasoline
fires along the curbs and sewers.
"The automobile drivers 60
into a filling station and have
their tanks filled to the brim.
Then they 60 and park on the
sunny side of the street. The
gasoline expands and overf1ows
into the gutter and some one
flips a cigarette into the mess.
That's where we come in"
Evening star., 1942-06-04

associate secretary Of the Ministerial
Seminar Of the General Conference,
will preach. Rev. w. A. Scharffen-
berg. home missionary secretary Of
the General Conference, Is to speak
at the 3 pm. services. At 8 pm. to-
morrow Rev. F. H Robbins, presi-
dent of the Columbia Union of Sew
enth-Day Adventists, will deliver the
sermon.
Evening star., 1942-06-04

Dutch Harbor, American Pacific
outpost bombed by the Japs yester-
day, is situated on tiny Amaknak
Island in a deep inlet of the north
ern shore of much larger Unalaska
Island, one of the long chain OF
Aleutians which string out in a
sweeping arc toward Japan. 1t is
about 2,835 air miles from Toxic on
the southwest and 2,345 miles from
San Francisco on the southeast. 1t
thus forms the apex for rough
triangle which might be drawn on
the map from the three points.
From Seattle to Dutch Harbor is
about 1000 air miles.
Dutch Harbor, which until fairly
recently was only a village with a
trading post, a fuel oil depot and a
radio naval station, received its
Evening star., 1942-06-04
British Warn French
OF RAF Raid Plans
Bv the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 4.-The British
radios European news bulletin warn
ed the French people last night that
10 specific cement works in the Pas
de Calais district-an producing for
Germany-are on the Raj calling
list.
The plants listed for destruction
are at Desvres, Etaples, Neufchatel,
Boulogne, Camiers, Samer, Lumbres,
Longfosse, Dannes and Sangatte,
BIC said.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
They Are Fighting

name because of the tradition that
1t was a Dutch ship which first en-
tered its bay. Russian navigators,
however, early came this way. They
knew the then busy fur-sealing
center by its native Eskimo name of
Udakta. Later the harbor became
one of the way stations for vessels
making for the gold rush regions of
the Yukon and Nome.
Dutch Harbor is q mile and three
quarters long by half a mile in
width. The water is deep near the
shores and in most parts Of the
harbor. Violent gales are OCCASION
ally known in these waters, when
mariners are warned to look out for
williwaws Sudden gusts of cold land
air, common along mountainous
coasts of high latitudes).
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Robbery Is Solved
Before Report to Police

Policeman c. p. Farr today solved
a robbery of a Peoples drug store
at Eleventh and G streets NV. be-
fore the theft had been reported to
police.
Before daybreak he saw an lS-
year-old colored youth walking
nearby, pockets bulging. Question
ing brought the confession the
youth had broken a front door and
robbed the store. The youth is held
in the 1st precinct.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Wants Divorce, Sugar Book

KANSAS CITY tR.-Mrs. Pearl
Faye Ashton Brown sued for di-
vorce. Among her requests in the
petition: Return Of her sugar ra-
ton book.
Evening star., 1942-06-04

It's common sense to be thrifty.
War bonds help you to save and help
to save America.
Evening star., 1942-06-04

italian troops and some German
tanks approached the defending po-
sitions at Bir Hacheim, but the at
tack was not pressed home"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

This of four horseshoes with and star heads from one of Gene Autrys recent productions Around the top of the horseshoe ubled type with all the let appearing the title of the production Underneath porntheses the number of words in the ttIe The scene still in the of the horseshoe gives further hint as to wot the production s On either side of the
 horseshoe are heads of the stor Identify them and the production by filling in the blanks to the left.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
REACH MOTOR ROAD

Authoritative quarters said the
American column marching against
Buna from the south was within
a few miles OF the base and still
had not met organized resistance.
The steady advance of Australian
troops from the west was speeded
when they reached motor road
after being handicapped for weeks
by primitive jungle trails.
The AussieS have passed the
native village of Isivita-a 12-mile
advance in "a hours-and were
more than 20 miles from
Buna by road.
MacArthur's communicate said
Allied forward elements now are
closing in on the objective" indi-
eating that the battle for the base
itself was imminent. While some
Japanese were fleeing in disorder
in canoes down the Kumusi River
toward a trail leading 10 the Japa-
lnese base at Lac. 80 miles north
lof Buna. The majority of the en-
envy apparently was retiring for a
final stand al Buna.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
On HOOf Only
Plenty Of Cettle on Coast
But There's No Beef

POI I'll AND. Ore, Nov. 19
UNS).-Beef cattle everywhere
but not a one TO kill is the prob
lem Of small Portland packers
today. according 10 r. l.. Clark,
secretary OF the Portland Live
stock Exchange.
While the city's meat retailers
watched their scanty supplies melt
away and housewives leafed
through recipe books for meatless
dishes. a record supply of ST.
600, 900 head OF marketable beef
cattle was on the hoof In Oregon
Clark estimated.
Small packers of the Portland
area cannot slaughter the cattle
because they have used UP their
years quotas and the OPA refuses
TO increase the allotment TO pro-
vide for population growth. Large
packers are combining their &C.
tivities chiefly TO supplies. for the
armed forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
572 Ships
Sunk i'm
Atlantic

WASHINGTON. Nov. 19 CUP).
AT least 572 merchant ships
have been sunk in the Western At
lantic since the war began, re-
vised information showed today
The figure includes ships of the
United States. allies and neutrals
Data on the tonnage of the
ships has been withheld, but on an
average of 1000 tons a vessel. the
loss in this area may approximate
100000 tons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Jap DestroYers
Arrive Off Buna
To Help Troops
Meanwhile Allies Close
In by Land. Foreeastine
Major Battle for Base

GEN ERAL NJ cARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, SOMEWHERE
IN AUSTRALIA, Nov. 10 (UP).-
Appearance Of a fiotilla of eight
japanese destroyers Oft Buna in
Dictated today that the enemy
might attempt TO reinforce forces
being driven back on their New
Guinea northeast coastal base by
Allied troops closing in on two
sides.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, direct
ing operations from field head
quarters in New Guinea, reported
that the destroyers, divided into
two groups when sighted yester-
day, were maneuvering off the
coast apparently TO support
enemy ground forces. .
The Berlin radio broadcast a
Toxic report today that Mac
Arthur was at Guadalcanal. inn
portant American base in the
southern Solomon Islands.
Allied heavy bombers were at
tempting TO strike at the warships.
but a front dispatch said they were
hampered by unfavorable flying
lweather
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
u. ). Filters Rake
French Coast
Registered U. 8. patent onics

LONDON, Nov. 10 UNS).-
United States heavy bombers at
tackled two submarine bases or
the French Atlantic coast yester'
day and American pilots fiyinl
with the Raj fighter command
struck at the French channel towr
of Berck. the air ministry anC
American headquarters announced
The bombers, Flying Fortresse:
and Liberators, smashed at tho
U-boat bases at La Pallice anc
Lorient, the latter also famous a.
IA French naval arsenal. Ont
bomber was reported missing. i
is believed the raids were mad,
without fighter escort.
The American pilots flying will
the British attacked and blew vi
an enemy tanker offshore and al
engine pulling trucks near the air
drome at Berck on the coast below
Boulogne. All the British plane:
in which the Americans few re
turned safely.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Jap Burma Base
Bombed

NEW DELHI. India. Nov. Is
INS). British Wellington bomb
ers carried out a heavy attack
last night against the japanese
airdrome at Meiktila, Burma,
starting many large fires, com
munique from Allied general head
quarters in India said today.
Numerous bombs burst on the
runway of the airdrome, which is
in central Burma, southwest OF
Mandalay.
Raj heavy bombers attacked a
Jap airdrome al the port of Ran
COON Tuesday night. Large fires
were started.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
9 Filters Marooned
On Peak; 3 Injured

TAOS, N. NJ, Nov. 10 (UP).--
Rescue workers endeavored today
to reach the top OF the dome
shaped Badly Peak. 1920 fee
above sea level. where nine arm,
fliers, three of them critically In
jured, have been marooned since
Tuesday morning when the,
crashed in a Bit bomber.
One member of the bomber
crew was killed when the,big plan,
apparently crashed at full speeS
into the wind-swept peak at
a. m. Tuesday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
OF SHIP CREW SAVED
By Int.rua tionaI News Service

Five survivors of a small Nor
wegian merchantmen, torpedoed
and sunk in October off the
Atlantic coast of South America
with the loss of two lives, were
safe at an East Coast port today.
Thirty-four crewmen are still at
a Caribbean port.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
PoIetti Admits Defeat

ALBANY. n. Y, Nov. 10 UNS)
The Republican sweep of al
major state offices in President
Roosevelt's home state was con
firmed today when 1t. Gov Charlie:
Poletti conceded the election of hi'
Republican opponent, Thomas w
Wallace.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Fog Blankets City;
Autos al Snail Pace

Making driving at more than
creeping speeds hazardous, visible
ity in the Detroit area was practi-
cally zero early today as dense
fog lowered over the city. Warmer
temperatures and rain were fore
cast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
FiIibuster MAY End

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10 tUP),
Senate opponents of the anti
poll tax bill said today they might
relax their filibuster tactics 10
permit a vote on motion to con-
slider the legislation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Dies Happy at IT

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Nov.
10 uNS).-A request that there
be no undue mourning over his
death was left by Harry L. Day,
nationally prominent mining man,
who died at his winter home in
Montecito. Glad did I live and
gladly died." he said in a note.
He WaS IT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
The War
Today
French Ships,
Wrecked, Fill
Oron Horbor

THE FRENCH lost eight
cruisers, four destroyers and
two submarines in the Oran
area alone.
Six ships were scuttled in
the bottleneck of the harbor
Just before Oran capitulated.
200 yards inside the boom.
Fourteen more ships, a 500
foot drydock and two smaller
drydocks were sunk farther
inside the long, narrow harbor.
One destroyer burned after
being beached between Oran
and Anew. Thursday. The
Germans lost a submarine.
British and American sal
wage experts are rapidly clear
ing a path through the mass
of scuttled vessels, permitting
the landing of stable Ameri-
can reinforcements in Oran
Harbor. Other reinforcements
have been landed near Oran.
THE HARBOR is damned
with American troops, includ-
ing Negroes. Supply ships are
unloading.
UNITED PRESS Staff
Correspondent c. r. Cunning
ham reported from Allied
North African headquarters
that a French unit in Oran
has joined the United States
garrison stan.
Negotiations for a final
agreement TO replace the
armistice have been going on
for days.
Everything has been work
Ing out exactly ~ we had
hoped" a pro-Allied French
officer said.
The agreement was ex-
pected to lead to a breakdown
on pro-Fascist French ele-
ments. Two Arab villages
were raided by French police
searching for arms. They
found none, but sniping went
on in Oran Harbor.
1T WAS understood that
any action against guerrilla
activities that may break out
will come from the French,
supported by Americans.
Funerals for French and
American dead were held in
the military hospital. They
received full military honors
from both France and the
United States.
All American troops except
those on duty have been
banned from Oran to reduce
the possibility of disturbances.
All occupied territory is
completely peaceful. French
soldiers and sailors are walk
ing the streets of Oran. The
tri-color flies from the naval
base and other military in
stallations and the French are
garrisoning all towns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19


1t meant an advance of more
than 10 miles in "a hours and il
was indicated that the forward
mobile units were pressing toward
FL Agheila, l40 miles south OF
BengaZi, around the bend OF the
Gulf of Sirte, where Field Marshal
Erwin Rommels shattered Africa
Korps might attempt a stand tc
delay the British march towarc
Tripoli and the Tunisian border
now less than 500 miles away.
Montgomery's advanced tank!
and armored cars by-passed Ben
gazi to continued down the gull
coast toward the bend and K
| Agheiis.
Allied fighter planes made q
savage attack on Bengazi yester
day. striking at the Axis landing
grounds. They shot down sever
giant German transport plane.
which were taking reinforcement,
to the German garrison ant
smashed three more on tn,
ground.
Planes Of the royal navy at
tackled an 5000 ton enemy tanker
heading westward along the Lib
yam coast with oil which is price
less TO the Germans. Two tor-ped,
hits left it burning furiousk.
| Medium bombers attacked thu
Tunis airdrome and caused ex
blossoms and fires.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Nazis Press Laval to Make France War on Allies
9th Army
Contacts
ROIllIllel

CAIRO. Nov. 19 (UP).--British
Eighth Army troops have con-
tacted the retreatinf Axis forces
south of the great mid-Libysn
base of Bengazi, q communique
said today.
Forward elements OF Gen. Sir
Bernard Montgomery's Eighth
Army effected the contact yester-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
AIR CHIEF JOINS ALLIES

The French press service in Lon
don reported that Gen. d'Astier de
la Vigerie. one of the highest com
lmanders of the French air force
had arrived in Britain to join the
Fighting French.
He commanded French air
forces in northern France at the
beginning Of the war and was
transferred later to Morocco and
finally dismissed by Vichy for pro-
Allied views. The news service
said he had escaped from metro.
politan France, where his son and
daughter are in prison for Allied
lsympathies.