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or give battle then. To give battle meant possible annihilation, but also it meant the possibility of knocking out most or even all of this Jap fleet.
 Admiral Hart took the first al- ternative and retired. Subsequently, the Dutch were critical of Hart The Japs made landing close to Java, subsequently, pushed on tc Java, and the Dutch felt that the Allied fleet should have risked bat tie. By so doing, they thought Java might have been saved.
 THE COMMANDER ERRED"
 Whether Admiral Hart erred ol not, only history can tell. But apparently he had made some other errors. For Hart himself, who is a refreshingly candid old sea-dog several times wrote in his log: ''The Commander referring to himself) now finds that he was mistaken about thus and thus.
 He had, for instance, sent the fleet scurrying off toward Sumatra figuring the Japs would strike there; then east again to Java; and wasted so much time on these maneuvers that the Japs were able to reinforce their fleet Also, Gen Wavell was so busy reinforcing Singapore, and used so many Brit ish warships for convoy work that Hart was handicapped by lessenec British naval support.
 All of these things combined caused the Dutch to voice vigor. ous protests to Washington, ane
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Admiral Hart was transferred-"for reasons of health" He was re- placed by the Dutch commander, Vice Admiral Conrad E. L. Hell frich.
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fellow in Chicago who had to stay at home and tend the baby and wash and cook and sew while his wife worked because she could earn more money than he could tried to change his situation through fake hodup of jewelry store. The judge dis missed him, but he cnch to get out anyhow
 All he'd have had to do was demand trial by a jury of women"
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SHOTGUN CLUB | U|lIj'
 SHOOTS SUNDAY

The Juneau Shotgun Club Will hold shoot tomorrow starting at 2 o'clock. Those who require trans portation should contact either Mil ton Daniel or Jack Garrett at the Baranof. Not only members but visitors are requested to be on hand for the shoot.
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he signaled them to follow, they obeyed.
 This brought HMS Exeter and the U.S.S. Houston, together with British and American units. with in range of the enemys 6-inch guns as well as it's 8-inch guns.
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LOOK and LEARN E c. GORDON

What does "fiet mignon" restaurant menu? What mountain range the length of South America2 Are all white Persian cats deaf? 4 Who the Greek goddess of Love? Which the first American city to have gas?
 ANSWERS: l. Steak 2 The 3. About 90 per deaf? 4 Aphrodite " 5. Baltimore Md. in
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EXETER HIT AMIDSHIPS

Despite this, however, the battle continued more favorably than was expected. United Nations craftsmanship was excellent. On the whole the United Nations held their own.
 But suddenly the Exeter, most important of the British units, was struck in the engine-room and was forced to turn out of line.
 And Admiral Doorman, not ac- customed to commanding a large fleet, turned out of line with her. This was the signal for every other ship to turn out of line.
 After that there was no unity of action. Dutch, British and US. warships scattered fought indi- vidually, became the prey of bands of Jap destroyers together with land-based planes. It was tragic defeat.
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has disappeared, perhaps drowned, or captured. His wife, however, waits hopefully in New York.
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few days ago a musicians union fined Orch estra Leader Don Mario $500 for making a personal appearance" without permission at a civic Fourth of July celebration. He said all he did was sing the Star -Spangled Banner" with the rest of the crowd "tf iS s- st sa
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Senatorial candidate and four for the House. I
 the Fourth Division each party has full ticket.
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ADMIRAL GLAssFoRp STICKS

After the battle Admiral Helfrich held a post mortem with Admirals Glassford and Palliser. The latter announced he was withdrawing all British units immediately.
 But" remonstrated Admiral Hell frich, your orders were to serve under me"
 My orders replied the British commander, "are to serve under you until the situation becomes hopeless and then dispose of my ships according to my own judg- ment."
 And what do you propose to do, Admiral Glassford?" Helfrich asked
 My orders are to serve under you until further combat is use- less'' the US. admiral replied. T remain at your service"
 Then order you to withdraw to Australian waters" Admiral Hell frich replied, recognizing that with out British support further resist ance was hopeless.
 That sort of experience, however, IS one Of the things that may be encountered in any war, especially III US early stages. But United Natioons teamwork is now vastly im- proved though still not within the realm of perfection. 4 a'
 Note: Heroic Admiral Doorman
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WOMEN OF THE MOOSE Will meet Saturday at 8 p. m.. in the Moose Club Rooms. Gertie Olson, Recorder.
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Washington MerrY- 5o-Round

Continued from Page One)
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William Maney and Abbe Garn of Douglas returned to town pc they spending several weeks wonf
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Ted Doogan left previous day for William Henry Bay e was to be employed in the mining mill
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CWrangell SENTINEL

(Wrangell Sentinel
The prize package of unaduterated rot which
is being passed around in connection with the war
effort in Alaska this week from the columns
of the Hillsboro Ore, Argus
Under the heading Mrs. Davis Returns From
Wrange Alaska" the Argus carries this bit of bogus
information:
Mrs. E. j Davis formerly of Hillsboro, who
has been at Wrangell Alaska, for a number OF
years, arrived Tuesday and will spend the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Francis Rowell Jr. and
family in Portland. Mrs Davis and her son Harold
were visiting Hillsboro friends Wednesday. Harold
who has been with the merchant marines, arrived
Wednesday from Idaho and will leave the last of
the week for Mexico
Mrs Davis who has been employed at the
Wrangen hospital for the past two years, brought
two patients out with her, one to Camp Lewis to
be brought with other patients to the Army hospital
at Vancouver. She says that women and children
are being evacuated from Wrangell because of the
shortage of food Eggs are rs cents per dozen, and
ratoned at that Coffee and sugar are the only
articles of food not being ratoned, she said"
Mrs Davis has been the cook at the Bishop
Rowe Hospital here for the last couple of years and
recently went south. At least that much of the
report is correct But we don't believe we'll be
vealng any military information to assert definitely
that there has been no evacuation of women and
children from Wrangel civilians from any other
place in Alaska with the exception OF moving the
Aleuts from the Pribiofs to Southeast Alaska They
have not been evacuated for any cause and parti-
cuarly not because of food shortage. AS matter
of record Wrangel and most of the towns in Alaska
supplied with vast quantities of emergency
rations in addition TO the large stocks which
always carried by Alaska merchants If there is
anyone hungry in Alaska it is because he is out in
the woods with a broken leg and hasn't got gun
Eggs not rs cents dozen and to date in this
have not reached anything like it, and if any
of them being rationed, the local Rationing
Board heard anything of it, and have no in
structions to that effect 1t is published fact
however, and the editor of the Argus should know
it if he keeps up with the common news of the day
that general rationng is not effective in Alaska
Not only coffee and sugar not rationed but
neither other food commodities.
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a man who opposed by the new Commissioner
of Labor and who was turned down by the
voters and laborers of the Territory.
The War Labor Board further, in attempting to
delegate to Haas authority to rule all wage and
salary adjustment in Alaska, is paving the
way for a first-class battle
With without knowledge, the War Labor
Board has created a very unwholesome condition
and one certainly not conducive to the effort
in a region so vitality important to Alaska is.
Haas formerly acted the u s. Department
of Labor's special agent in the Wage Hour Division,
serving without pay because he was the Territorial
Commission of Labor. These extra duties for the
Federal government could just well have been
by his successor
But, instead, Haas has come back to Alaska on
the Federal payroll The voters can't win
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ecretary of the Navy anyway.

Secretary of the Navy anyway.
Here is the inside story of what
happened. Sometime ago, the Radio
Officers Union, an AFL organiza-
ton, submitted evidence to the Navy
and the Dies Committee that men,
bers Of rival CLIO union were COM
munists, but were employed as radio
operators on merchant ships used
by the Navy.
AS a result, seven of these CLIO
radio operators were discharged,
and about 13 others blacklisted.
Later the matter came to the per-
sonal attention of Secretary Knox,
and he, anxious to be fair, asked
that Wayne Morse, former Dean of
the University of Oregon Law School
and now member of the War
Labor Board, review the case.
Morse found that charges against
the radio operators were groundless,
that their worst offense was men,
bership in groups labeled radical"
by the Dies Committee, such as the
defunct League for Peace and De-
mocracy. He even found that some
of the blacklisted operators had
made outstanding contributions to
the war. For instance, Wayne Pa
schal of New York, a member of the
CLIO American Communications As
ISOLATION, had worked out a fool
proof recording device, now used on
merchant ships, to prevent espion-
age by radio men, Yet he and the
others had been branded by the Dies
Committee.
On receiving Morses recommended
lions, Knox reinstated the discharg-
ed operators. However, the Dies
Committees secretary, Bob Strip
ling, learned of the reinstatements
through Fred M Howe, head of the
AFL union, and the fur has been
flying ever since.
Knox, anxious to avoid public
brawl with Dies, had his aides
contact Jerry Voorhis, another MEM
Der of the committee, who has
promised to keep STRIPPING under
control However, voorhis has made
no promises regarding Dies himself
when he returns to Washington.
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Syndicate, Incl
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HITLER'S MANPOWER
PROBLEMS

Latest figures received at the war
Department raise the important
question of how long Germany can
maintain the immense numbers OF
soldiers in occupied countries and
fight war on two fronts at the
same time.
There is pretty general knowledge
of the numbers of Axis troops on
the fighting fronts, but it is not
realized how many other soldiers
are immobilized by trying to sit on
the lid in the conquered countries
including Finland and Italy.
The figures are given in terms oi
divisions of $4,000 men each The
largest number are assigned to mold
France down "a divisions or $4,000
men. This in itself is quite an army
The other figures are:
Poland is divisions, Czechoslovakla
10. Norway 8, Though Norwegian
sources estimate Is or IA, Finland
8. italy and Sicily Z, the Balkans =
the Lowlands Belgium and Hol-
land 6, Denmark l, and Crete J..
This totals 400 divisions, or 1900
900 men. And it does not include
40 divisions on the Northern Rus
sian front, whose reserves, in addl-
ton to holding the line there, serve
as an army of occupation in the
Baltic countries.
With manpower getting short IN
the u. S. A., military experts here
are looking forward to the time
when our increased military pressure
against Germany combined with the
Maj burden of suppressing Europe
win prove top heavy. Germany is
using as many Hungarian, italian and
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FURTHER WASTE

One of the unfortunate things about pres
ent government is that even with war going on,
with expenses pilng up at an enormous rate, with
the American people goomily awaiting New Year
that will call for thorough scraping OF their purses
to pay the biggest income taxes in history
We still have time to play politics. We still
have time to create duplicating agencies, appoint
duplicating officials, spend unnecessary of
money.
The American people are told that they must
economic get along with what they have. While
at the same time the Federal government is build
ing up a topheavy stack of war agencies, more than
one of which has thrown the war effort into a
traffic snarl.
Up here in Alaska we can't be expected to sit
by and watch while the duplication and expenses
pile up.
The latest example the appointment of
Michael j. Haas, retiring Commissioner of Labor
as Territorial representative of the Wage Hour and
Public Contracts Division of the U. S Department
of Labor The appointment announced III
Washington by the War Labor Board.
There has been much criticism about this APP
pointment, some of it brought about by the fact
that while Haas term as Commissioner does
expire until the end of this month, he has been
spending the last part of his term in the nation S
capital far divorced from his duties to the Terri
tory as an elected official.
While Haas may nave been )ob-SeeKlng III
washington instead Of attending to his duties for
the Territory, not prepared to discuss thai
possibility at this time
We do know however, that January l, Alaska
will have a new Commissioner of Labor-Walter
Sharpe-who defeated Haas in the election last fall
Why the War Labor Board did not simply ask
Sharpe to be their agent in the Territory is some
thing that is hard This certainly would have
seemed the cheaper way and the wisest because
the War Labor Board would then have had direct
connections with the Territorial Department of
Labor.
Instead, the Board chose to appoint as its agent
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time ships. But nothing happened,
and some people are wondering why.
Behind this mystery is an inter-
esting insight on how the Dies Com
mittee operates.
Martin Dies, chairman. was in
Texas at the time. How much he
knew of the proposed blast against
Secretary Knox is problematical No
other member of the Dies Commit
tee was in Washington except Jerry
Voorhis of California and he knew
nothing about the matter. However,
Robert Stripping, secretary of the
committee, was going to blast the
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HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
bat do not compel"
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 90

Benefic aspects rule strongly to-
day. 1t is an suspicious date for
starting any important project and
most favorable to women.
HEART AND HOME: This is an
suspicious day fof all social gather
ings and especially fortunate for
weddings. Marriages at the end OF
this historic year should be lasting
and harmonious but eventful times
are prognosticated Far journeys are
indicated This is a lucky day for
entertaining men in uniform. In the
household preparation OF food is
under the best possible direction OF
the stars. Girls who are connected
with canteen service may expect
new friendships that are lasting.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS; Merchan-
dising and journalism are fortunate
today which seems to presage I'M
usual demands from the public.
Shopping is under sway making
for wise buying. jewelers. should
profit Bankers who look at the
figures representing our national ex-
penditures for war will foretell in
crease in 1943 which will make the
heavy taxes merely small partial
payments on the greatest debt in our
history However the general feeling
of prosperity will continue for a
number of months.
NATIONAL ISSUES Housing will
cause many novel problems through
the winter even though temporary
quarters for war workers have been
provided on a big scale. Mansions
in New York and other cities will
be taken over and many strange
remodelings of public buildings will
be necessary in the Spring. SAM
tation will continue to be inadequate
in many overcrowded centers of
industry. Children must be care
fully protected from contagious di-
seases which will be unusually pre-
valent. the seers declare.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: The
United States Navy, now strongly
augmented, will prove splendidly
efficient in the Pacific and the At
lantic but the submarine menace
will be still existent. France comes
under strong aspects stimulating to
patriotism which turns to revolution
and defies death. Desperate condi-
lions will produce even more de-
termined defiance than existed
under Laval at his worst. Improved
prospects for the betrayed people
are forecast.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of year of prosperity;
for many conviviality is indicated
It is well to avoid causing annoy
ance to friends or associates.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be remarkably clever but
little interested in financial security
They are likely to be artistic and
unwisely generous.
Copyright, 1912
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Daily lessons in English %Ss. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN friends thar
sister" Say "has
OFTEN AIsPRoNOUNCED Versatile Pronounce TIL U as
in FUR A as ASK syllable
CATTA CAT'rY
SYNONYMS Companion associate
pce ally partner
STUDY: a three and it yours Let
Todays
punishment harm loss "A may
actual breach of good morals than
of
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FIuDLKN LIluULIsl ROBERTA LEE

O. goes buy wedding his bride she
G with
the privilege of selecting the ring
Thanksgiving, Christmas New
Years it all right to
the a helping of turkey?
A. all do
@ requirement clothes business
woman?
A Neatness Regardless quality
first requisite.
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Dr. w w Council passed through Juneau the Alameda on
'ay from Cordova to the States vacation
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Washingios
Merry
Go-Round
tcontinued from Page One)

and other House dignitaries as his
guests.
Introducing Martin after lunch
con, Maverick declared:
II hope the distinguished Repubi-
can leader won't rib it in on us
Democrats during the next session.
Let me assure the chairman,
grinned Martin as he got to his feet,
that we will accord Democrats the
same kind of treatment they have
shown us in the last 10 years.
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20 YEARS AGO f {r9m EMPIRE
DECEMBER %. 1929


Claus visited the Moose members the
at Moose Hall where with gifts for all
the children contributed party
that had Sigud Wall
the
w Council Alameda his
Cordova the a vacation.
Hentzleman Assistant and head of Forest
Management Alaska headquarters the Victoria
extended the He had attended timber
Washington and Portland
Forest offices absence While he away
he also visited relatives Pennsylvania for 30 days
District Court and other members
Victoria after than
months Kechikan Mrs Venet Pugh Walter
Deputy u Marshal O.
Hardy.
The Christmas party given the children of
tremendous with fun
prevailing appeared Billy Johnson Otto
Larson Duncan Robertson
Edward Casey
Santa Claus distributed
gifts to a present. members assisted
Riendeau and their children
tender Ambassador He
Jualn where he to drive the
had the contract o
driving closed account
0
snowy with maximum temperature of 20 and a
minimum IS
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Rumanian troops as possible, but
even so, she cannot hold out forever.
NOTE: Sweden still permits Ger
man troops through her territory
from Norway to Germany on leave,
and back again, and even provides
some of the car ferries which move
the trains across the Baltic
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Win Americans accept paper pennies?

Will Americans accept paper pennies?
The answer, soon will be found in Boise Idaho
It's Merchants Bureau with Federal consent is isSu-
ing cardboard pennies way to meet the copper
shortage.
At the time, the Federal Government dis
closed will mint onecent pieces from steel coated
with zinc But both are vital metals
So more. if the Idaho experiment is sue
cess. it is bound to make the Government consider
whether the idea shouldn't be put to use
nationally
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LOOK and LEARN c. GORDON

Which of the United States extends farthes west?
mercury expanding medium in
thermometers?
many square there adult
body?
the United with
telephones?
republic slaves?
ANSWERS:
Washington.
Fahrenheit Q686-1736)
g. From IA to IS feet.
Thrty-s per
o Africa.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
DECEMBER 90

Madge Hildinger
Bill Rudolph
John H. BUD Dimond
Mrs. G. F. Vassar
Jennie johnson
Harvey Wildenradt
Stella Samuelson
Mrs. Joy Decker
Miss Kenny Hilton
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DIES VS.. KNOX

The Dies Committee was about to
unloose a hot blast against Secre-
tary of the Navy Knox, the other
day, accusing him of keeping COM
mmists as radio operators on war
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-03-05
Potato Growers
Should Contact
County AAA Office

The Licking county AAA Of
flee announces that all potato
growers who have or have not
produced three acres or more po-
tatoes for market in any of the
years 1899, 1910 or 1941 but who
intend to produce three acres or
more of potatoes for sale in
1912 should contact this office
prior to March Ia, either in per-
son or in writing and request
potato allotment for 1912. After
March IA, such allotments can
not be obtained.
Chairman Osburn pointed out
that potato payments will not be
made on this allotted acreage in
the 1912 program but by asking
and securing permitted acreage
the producer is eligible to vote
in case of a marketing quota
referendum on potatoes, and the
acreage assigned at this time
will become allotments in later
programs if the potato program
is continued.
FOR VICTORY: BUY BONDS