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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
NAILS Use
RUMANIANS
AS FODDER
Soviets Claim 200 Killed in
Futile AttdCksin
Crimea

MOSCOW, June l3-Soviet troops
are reported to have counter at
tackled in the Kharkov sector after
being on the defensive for 48 hours,
They also have levied a heavy
toll of German manpower and
material in the battle of Sabastopol.
according to the Soviet Information
Bureau.
The communique said that the
tremendous losses in the new Girl
mean campaign have led the Ger
mans to make increasing use of
the Rumanians as cannon fodder"
and that 200 of them were killed in
four futile psychological" attacks
yesterday.
Fifty Nazi tanks were destroyed
and II damaged before Sebastopol
in the attacks, according to the
Russian report Ten artillery mortar
batteries also were put out of action,
it says.
However on neither sector did the
Russians claim to have the upper
hand.
The Berlin High Command an
nounced that numerous dugouts and
Notifications in the defense system
of Sebastopol have been captured
in heavy attacks and that 5000
prisoners have been taken in the
last five days
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
SpEARHEAD
OF JAPAN
IS BROKEN
Striking Power by Air, Sea
Shattered Is Belief Of
u. 5. Navy Men

WASHINGTON, June Is = The
Navy spokesman today suggested
that Admiral Yamamoto, Com
mander- In Chief of the japanese
fleet, might have redeemed his
honor by committing hara kiri
since the Emperor praised him for
his great Coral Sea victory which
failed to materialize.
Naval sources said the combined
Midway and Coral Sea actions have
cost the japanese probably half of
the best aircraft carriers in service
and this has broken the spearhead
of the japanese air and sea striking
power
The official score shows 81 Jap
anese ships have been sunk or
damaged compared to four U. S.
Ships sunk, including the $4,000
ton aircraft carrier Lexington, and
one damaged.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
Our Forces Bombing En-
envy Landing Parties,
Navy Dept. Says
INDIAN AFFAIRS
TEACHERS THERE
Invaders Gain Little in o.
eupying Rocky Noun
tain Tops

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
June 13.-The Navy Department
announces that the Japanese
have landed on Attu Island in
the Aleutians and have put ships
into Kiska Harbor, but have
been repealed from populated
areas by Army and Navy air
craft.
The announcement said: In
formation has just been received
by the Navy Department to the
effect that the Japanese have
made landings on a small scale
at Attu Island at the extreme
tip Of the Aleutian archipelago,
and Japanese ships have been
reported in the harbor at Kiska
in the Rat Islands group.
Japanese operations i'm the
Aleutian area are still i'm prog
ress. according to information
we have received. but continuing
United States Army and Navy
aircraft attacks have forced
them to retire from populated
regions In the islands.
Our Army and Navy forces
in this area are continuing ac-
ton against these operations.
Weather conditions In the area
around these outlying islands
prevented air search operations
until within the last "a hours"
The landing on Attu followed
by about a week, apparently,
the Japanese air raid on Dutch
Harbor on June 3. Except for
reconnaissance flight few
hours after the first attack,
Dutch Harb0r, as far as Is
known, has not been mOlested
further.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
APPS INVADE 2 ALASKA ISLES, REPORT
ALASKA LUMBER
PRICE CEILING IS
LIFTED BY 0pA

WASHINGTON, June IL = The
Office of Price Administration has
exempted Alaskan lumber from the
universal price ceiling until Aug
ust 10, Price Administrator Leon
Henderson announces, explaining
that Alaska's lumber production is
seasonal.
Said Henderson: Under this sea-
sonal pattern of production, the
highest delivered prices of March,
1912, designated as the base for
maximum prices in the general
maximum price regulations, are not
a satisfactory basis for maximum
prices, and temporary 60-day
amendment will provide means
of keeping the supply of Alaskan
lumber flowing while the OPA
studies a new price ceiling on lum-
Der from the Territory"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
LEXINGTON
T0RpED0ED,
SENT DOWN
American Craft Is Sunk by
Own Forces 10 Prevent
Great Loss Of Life

SAN DIEGO, Calf, June 13-The
United States aircraft carrier Lex
ington was sunk by American tor
pedoes to prevent greater loss OF
life after fires and internal ex-
plosions were started by the Japan
csc attack in the Coral Sea battle
which ragged for seven and one half
hours.
Lieut.. Comdr. Weldon L. Hamil-
ton, chief of the ships dive bomb
ing squadron, made this statement
in an interview here. He said: I'VE
finally had to put the Lexington
under by our own torpedoes. At
least 80 percent of the personnel
was saved"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
What 5 Become OF Defense
Housing! Question Is Now
Answered; Il Is Prioriiies

Defense housing is caught in that
Of debbil log jam called priorities.
Appropriations and authorizations
for defense housing started shortly
after the same for guns, tanks and
planes. But by then it was too
late.
1t is only little more than nine
months ago that the old OPM is
sued its first authorization for 300.-
900 defense housing units. And 1t
has been SINCE that time that all
the shortages in materials have
become critical.
According to Sullivan w. Jones,
chief OF WPB housing priorities,
Continued on Page Three)
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sixty EIGHT
Leave ON WAY
SOUTH FRIDAY

Passengers leaving Juneau for
the south late yesterday afternoon
were Mrs. L. Reed. Mrs. d. Reed
J. Covich, F. Marshall, Harry Claw
son, Berda Clawson, Mrs K Clawson
F. W. Buhrman, Miss H. Williams
Mrs. r. MCGEE, Kenneth MCGEE
B. J. Stanley, Mrs. 1. Blowers, H. G
Fairhurst, Miss NJ Fair.
j. S. Barnett, Everett Novel;, Mil
E. Jones, j. Barber, Florence Maky
j. j. Connors, Jr., Mrs. J. j. Con-
nors, Jr, Jimmy Connors, Miss P
Connors, Miss c. Nelson, F. E. Cald-
we'll, Miss E. Harpole, Mrs. M
Lundquist, Miss K. Lundquist, r
Jackson, Miss K Carlson, Mrs. w
Glafke, Billy Glafke, G. T. Gentle
Mrs. C. T. Gentle.
Leonard Berlin, Miss I. Sutton
Sister Mary Florence, B. B. Sher.
man, Miss S. N. Horn, E. Cowling
H. Stabler, E. Nelson. Major w
r. Mulvihill, A. J. Hildebrand,
F.. Johnson, Mrs. T. L. Baden
Mrs. E. E. MINIS, Ross Hall, j. r
Clark, Oscar Clawson, w. MCGEE
G. West, L. Wande, G. Kitchens
R. Murphy, H. Wiseman, j. Civ
ish. C. Rossier, M. G. Fallow, @
Kogstadius, r. Truitt, r. H. Clark
Miss M. Grafke, E. Harren, L
Major, william Sperman and T. H
Edward.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
; AIRCRAFT
(ARRIER50F
JAPAN LOST
Nippons Suffer Heavily in
Midway Battle Other
Craft Damaged

PEARL HARBOR, June 10
Japan's attempt to invade Midway
and Hawaii was broken by the
fierce and skillful defense OF the
fighting Americans and cost the
Japanese the tremendous price OF
three and possibly four aircraft car
riers, hundreds of planes and prob
ably more than 10000 men.
The figures are unofficial but
are based on first hand reports OF
the Midway sea battle by Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz.
The Admirars communicates have
listed. besides the aircraft carriers,
possibly three battleships, sunk OF
damaged, eight to eleven other
warships known damaged.
Admiral Nimitz points out that
all reports are not in.
Commander MUIR Arnold, OF Kim
berly, Idaho, leader of the carrier
borne squadrons, said the first at
tack against a group of three air
craft carriers was made on June 4
I'VE attacked at IL O'Clock and
10 minutes later the three carriers
were blazing from stem to stern
These three never took part in any
further air operations of the bas-
tie and all were sunk within "a
hours"
1t is estimated that two OF the
aircraft carriers were about 10000
tons each and the other 10000 tons
Commander Arnold also said;
Later the same day we attacked
a fourth aircraft carrier and we
left it burning and the next morn
ing we attacked it again. We are
pretty sure it never got back 70
Japan. This fourth carrier was
about 10000 TONS
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, June 13-There
must be hardly a war industrial
or military center in the country
that isn't asking where is that de-
tense housing we have heard SO
much about?
Certainly the question is being
asked here in Washington which,
in spite of its staggering expan-
sion, hasn't mushroOmed like some
of the villages which have become
cities overnight. Defense housing
has been one of the chief topics
of discussion here for we'll over a
year, but you'll wear out good
shoeleather trying to find any OF
it.
The answer is simple enough.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13

OF YANKEES
IN ENGLAND
New American Forces
Reach British Isles with
Armored Equipment
BY RICE YAHNER
Press Correspondent

WITH THE u. S. ARMY IN THE
BRITISH ISLES, June 13-Thou-
sands of more soldiers with tanks
and other armored units have ar
rived here escorted by United
States warships across the Atlantic
without incident.
The men are from New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Georgia,
Illinois, West. Virginia, Kentucky,
California and Indiana.
Twenty eight ton tanks were
swung out from the holds of the
transport.
The bands accompanying the SOL
diers blared out popular tunes as
the troops marched down the gang
planks.
First Sergeant Wallace Jennings
of st. Louis and Lieut.. Robert Glib
son of Charleston, West Virginia,
led the men ashore.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
US. Bombers
Reported in
Ankara PORT
Claim Made They Have
Been Attacking Axis
Bases, Black Sea

LONDON, June 13-Reuters cor
respondent in Ankara, Turkish
Capital City, reports tonight as
having seen three. United States
Consolidated four engined bombers
on the Ankara air port after bomb
ing raids on Axis bases on the Black
Sea.
The bombers are also believed to
have attacked Odessa.
None of the bombers appear to
have been damaged.
1t is said that German fighters
pursued the bombers until they
reached Turkish waters and then
turned back when Turkish patrol
boat opened fire.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
SURVIVOR OF
LEXINGTON AT
SEATTLE HOME

SEATTLE, June 13-Ensign Hy-
man Harris, former University OF
Oregon football player and one of
the survivors of the aircraft car
rier Lexington, said on his arrival
here that he spent one hour in the
water and was then rescued by a
destroyer.
Shortly after being taken aboard
the destroyer, "a light bulb above
my head broke loose and fell on
the deck and nearly jumped back
overheard. I thought sure the Japs
had come back" said Harris.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
ALASKA COASTAL
TAKES PASSENGERS,
MAIL ON FLIGHTS

Passengers returning from Sitka
Yesterday with Alaska Coastal Air
lines were Ross Hall, D. H. Dawson,
Gus Jurgeleit, William B. Scar
man, Charles H. Johnstcne. Capt
C. F. Tinker, Ted Johnston. Tenn
pie Ginfereria. Emett Connor, Bert
Flotre, NJ A. McEachran and Miles
Price.
Others making the trip to Juneau
with AGA from Sitsa we're Homer
Layton, Dick Hogg, Mrs. l.. Kelly
and James L. Hirst. Air mail was
carried both to and from Sitka Fri
day by AGA.
Arriving here with AGA from
Ketchikan were j. P. Doyle and
Capt. D. o. Given.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
Mr.. AND MRS. H. NUNAN
HERE FROM KET(HIkAN

H. c. human, Alaska manager
for the New England Fish Com
pany, fresh and frozen depart
ments, arrived in Juneau from his
Ketchikan headquarters this week
on business for his company and
left yesterday to call at the Sitka
office.
Mrs. human, who accompanied hel
husband to Juneau, " remaining
in Juneau at the apartment they
have taken at the Baranof Hotel
while Mr.. Nunan is in Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
FLAG DAY IS TO BE
OBSERVED BY ELK5

Flag Day will be observed by the
Elks tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
in the Elks Auditorium and the
public is invited. The Elks ritual
will be used and Col. c. F. -Baish
will give the address
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
SO. AFRICAN
WARFARE IS
KEEPING UP

CAIRO, June 13-Gen. RommeFs
armored forces are reported to have
made a thrust on Acroma 10 miles
west of Tobruk, the British COM
munnique says this morning, how
ever all of our positions remain
intact"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
pIRAEUS
BOMBED;
MANY DIE
lRY ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Italian High Command says
Royal Air Force bombers have
caused great damages at Piraeus
and SO persons were killed and 70
injured.
London authoritatively reports
that Raj reconnaissance planes
dropped bombs on several points in
Germany at daylight yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June ID. = Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2$s, American Can
68ll, Anaconda 1914, Bethlehem
Steel 52h, Commonwealth and
Southern 7i30, Curtiss Wright 6, In
ternational Harvester 46as. Kenne-
colt PTS, New York Central 7h
Northern Pacific SIS, United States
Steel 461s, Pound S4y04.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
PRINCE RUPERT
HALIBUT PRICES

PRINCE RUPERT, June 13-One
hundred and nineteen thousand
pounds of halibut were sold here
Friday at 1880 and IA cents a
pound.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
EARLY REPORT

After more than weeks silence
on the activity of the enemy in
Alaskan waters since the June 3
attack on Dutch Harbor, the Navy
Department announced last night
that the japanese have occupied
Attu and Kisaa Islands. but gave
no details of the size of the Jap
forces in occupation.
Just what the Japs had gained
in the way of military nature
Is not clear. Attu, the western
most bead on the Aleutian Islanas
string is approximately 700 square
miles in area. 1t has one good
harbor-Chichigo where the In
dian village is located. At last
count there were "A natives there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Jones, OLD
time Alaskan teachers foc the AL
aska Office of Indian Affairs. head
ed the little villages affairs. Mrs.
Jones taught at the school. Mr..
Jones was the assistant teacher and
operated the Indian Affairs race
station as well as being the Off
cial weather reporter for the far
flung outpost.
Attu Is Rocky
Attu, like most OF the Aleutian
Islands has rocky volcanic ter
rain. 1t has no trees. no bushes =
only grass and dwarf shrubs as
vegetation. There is no wildlife
other than a lew blue fox and mil
lions OF sea birds that nest in the
rocky coast. A few sea lions, sea
offers haunt the islands shores,
but great schools OF fish-codfish
and Aka mackerel, provide plenty
of food for the inhabitants.
1t is approximately 1000 miles
from Attu to Dutch Haroor.
Kiska has no native population
except perhaps for one OF two In
dams acting as caretakers for a
fox farm there. 1t has fine har-
Dor.
Bad Weather
! 1t is believed that the Jap forces
have been in occupation of the
islands for several days, but poor
weather, the Navy reported, kept
! (Continued IN page Threel
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13

Public vehicles in Panama are
not permitted to operate after IL
o'clock pm. without special per-
NIT and then only on specified
routes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
DOW, JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages: Industrials, 104.0S;
rails, 2345, utilities, 12.15.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
B RITISH
HAIL new
AEF FORCE
American Forces Cross At.
Ianfil Under Great
est Of Conveys

LONDON, June 13-Great Britain
today hailed the arrival of the
powerful new AEF contingent on
the British Isles.
The British broadcast said the
contingent came with the greatest
American convoy which ever crossed
the Atlantic"
The broadcast mentioned par
ticularly the armored units and al
SO used the phrase western front
for the first time in commenting
on the arrival of the AEF.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
JAPs BUY WAR BONDS

HONOLULU-A war bond cam
paign among japanese i'll Hawai-
has brought in $4,000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
The W ashlngton
Merry Co Round
Bv DREW PEARSON
ond ROBERT S. ALLEN

WASHINGTON = The President
has been given some blunt advice
to deliver a "fireside chat" to ex-
plain the much bemuddled ruppef
and gas situation.
The advice was given at recent
White House conference by Donald
Nelson. Leon Henderson, Arcnle
MacLeish and Undefsecretary OF
War Patterson, all of whom agreed
that the people had been SO con-
fused by conflicting official pro-
nouncements, and that only the
President himself could clarity mat
tiers and explain why national ra-
tioning of gas is essential.
The answer to this is SO simple
that it seems fantastic that II
hasn't been got over to the public
There is plenty of gas in the US
except along the Atlantic sea-
board-but real crux of gas ration
ing is the desperate shortage OF rub
Der. That is the whole story In a
nutshell.
Every responsible official IN
Washington, including the Presl-
dent, knows this. Yet a multitude
of conflicting statements have be-
fuddled the public and played al
rectly into the hands OF certain
selfish oil interests opposed to gas
rationing.
This fact was politely but blunt
ly impressed on the President al
the White House conference.
Actually, he himself was guilty OF
one of the worst bemuddling state
ments-his press conference remark
that the rubber situation was be-
ing exaggerated, because some SUBJ
stitute for tires undoubtedly would
be invented. This cheerio observa-
ton was made exactly two. days
after Donald Nelson and his rub
Der experts told the press that nc
substitute for rubber was in sight
TELLING THE PRESIDENT
The White House conferee
spoke plainly, particularly Leor
Henderson who has been getting
most of the brickbats on gas ra.
tioning.
I'm taking the rap. Mr.. Presi
dent he said. land personally.
CONTINUED on Page Four
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
ONE HOUR OF GRACE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS folk can
stay out an hour later. CurfeW
for pedestrians has been changed
from 8 to 10 pm.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
Bad Weather

1t is believed that the Jap forces
have been in occupation of the
islands for several days. but poor
weather. the Navy reported, kept
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
WEATHER REPORT

. Temperature. Friday. June IL .
. Maximum So. Minimum so .
. % .
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13

BUY DEFENSE BONDS
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-06-13
TELLING THE PRESIDENT

CONTINUED on Page Four
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Continued on Page Three,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-15
Party Has Fine Trip
To Eastern Points
WHITE BLUFFS

Mrs. Isabella B. Burns, her daugh-
ter Betty, and son Robert have writ
ten friends. They are returning from
their trip, taking them as far as the
Atlantic seaboard. Travelling with
trailer, they passed through Lincoln,
Nebraska and Greenfield, La, the
family home where they were to
meet Mrs. Burns mother, Mrs. Mary
Potter, who remained there while
the rest of the party continued on
their trip. They spent the Christmas
vacation with the eldest son, Mid
shipman Kirk Burns, who was on
Christmas furlough from the Mill
tary Academy at Annapolis. After
Kinks return to the Academy, the
family left Florida, crossed the Ever
glades, through Tanaiami Trail to
Badentown, stopping over at Winter
Haven, the Orange Capital of the
World" where Mrs. Burns once made
her home. Leaving Pensacola ON
January for New Orleans, they
drove homeward over the southern
route through California.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-15
Passenger Train
Pushes Car Down Track

HIGHLAND - A freak accident,
which could have proved most ser
iouS occurred in KenneWick, Janu-
airy 10 to Mrs. Ray Rose near the
S. P. & S. depot, mile from Ken
newick. As Mrs. Rose attempted to
cross the railroad tracks her car
Skidded, with the wheels going be-
tween the rails just as the noon pas
senger train crossing the bridge.
Mrs. Rose tried in vain to get the
car off the tracks, meanwhile the
depot agent was trying frantically to
flag down the on coming train. Mrs.
Rose and her companion, Mrs. Nc
Laughlin left the car just a few
minutes before the train struck the
car. The train had slowed up and
the car was not badly damaged,
but was showed several hundred feet
and finally showed off the track.
Mrs. Rose was able to drive her car
home.
The ladies aid met Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Henry Hartung
for an all-day meeting.
Mrs. Herbert Clark is spending
the week in Seattle visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Frank
Bray.
The Literary club met Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. John
Dam with Mrs. L. G. Muncey and
Mrs. Bert Cloninger as assisting
hoSteSseS.
r. r. Mcintosh was a bust
ness visitor in Lacrosse Tuesday.
Austin Murray spent the week END
at the home OF his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Murray.
A. G. West of Pullman was a visit
or at the Earle Whitehead home on
Sunday. West formerly taught in the
local high school.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-15
District Retires $4,000
of Bonded Debt
WHITE BLUFFS

The Priest Rapids Irrigation Dis
trict is reaping the results of the i'm
provements at the Priest Rapids Hy-
dro Electric Plant in the past year
r. S. Reierson, one of the directors
informs us that the increased rev.
enues from the sale of surplus power
made it possible for the district to
retire 5000 of the bonded indebted
ness as well as meeting the interest
on the outstanding bonds. This
winter improvements are to be made
at the pumping plant provided ma
terials are available.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Eng
lish has just received an announce
ment of the graduation of their
nephew, Charles J. (Bud) English as
Lieut.. in the air corps advanced fly
ing school at Luke Field, Arizona. He
is well known here, having spent
several vacations the guest of his
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
rick A. English. Lieut.. English for
the past two years, has played CEN
ter for the OAC. football team. He
is the eldest son of MIR. and Mrs. G.
A. English of Portland, Oregon.