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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07

Congressman John NJ. Coffee. in
a letter received Thursday BY The
Tacoma Times. declared that con-
gressional acceptance OF the propo-
sition IL increasingly evident.
II the nation eventually COM
menees the project Of building four
new military academies. II Is only
logical that geographical distribu-
ton of sites will be the first con-
sideration.
Such an obvious first choice is
Puget Sound for location Of a
naval academy. Several Of the ma
tons largest and most powerful
newspapers in the east have al
ready editorialized In favor of this
ideal area.
At the same time. however. con-
siderable weight is given To the
San Francisco area as a likely al
tentative.
Foregone Conclusion
1t seems to be tacitly understood
among the eastern solons that a
Pacific coast naval academy is a
foregone conclusion with the
choice between Puget Sound and
San Francisco to be determined by
the most energetic delegation in
congress.
Simple geography fdeep and
navigable water, beaches. transpor-
tation. reasonably available land
for an academy sites. etc. will he
the primary factor upon which
Washington's senators and repre-
sentatives may be expected to base
successful arguments in favor of
Puget Sound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-07

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how to invest IN u. S. Defense
Bonds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
Hitler S Effort
To Save Front
Results in Rout
Crack Divisions Hurled
Back by Russians
With Huge Losses

LONDON. Jan. Is (UP).-Two
OF Germany'S best divisions, rushed
into the southwest Moscow front
from another sector in vain at
tempt TO stop the relentless Rus
sian counter-offensive, have been
thrown back with heavy losses, a
special radio Moscow bulletin said
today
Adolf Hitler was reported 10
have personally ordered the di-
visions, the sixth and 9th. into
the lines from his new headquar-
tiers at Minsk or in East Prussia,
il was asserted.
The Moscow bulletin said the
Russians had regained nine i'm
portant inhabited places in the
last "a hours on the southwest
Moscow front, and the regular
Russian war communique reported
that 10 towns and villages had
been captured on the entire front
Russian troops were reported
advancing all along the line. break
ing such German resistance as
there was by storming or smash
ing with heavy artillery each
German strong point in turn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
British Change
Malta Leaders

LONDON. Jan, rs GNSt-
With announcement carly today of
another Shakcup IN tho command
at Malta. impetus was given to
the increasing belief that this
vital British base in the central
is the potential
target of Adolf HitlerS next about
attack.
Vice Admiral Ralph Lcatham.
commander : in chief Of Britain :
East Indies station. was appointed
flag officer in charge at Malta,
succeeding Vice Admiral Sir NIL
braham T. r. Ford who was
named admiral and commander
in-chief at RoSyth, Scottish naval
base in the Firth Of Forth.
This change follows the appoint
ment Of Mai Gen. D NJ w Bcali
TO command BritfSh-treePs on the
much-raidCd island
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
Chinese MaSSed
On Thai Border

Bengal. off tho eastern shore OF
India. and British forces in south
Burma have again withdrawn "a
new positions where Japanese and
Thailand forces are on the
"a Toxic dispatch from Bang
kok said Thailand had declared
war on the United States and
Great Britain. and that 100000
of ITS troops were advancing
into Burma
FlicrS Of the United Nations air
forces were reported 10 have car
rlcd oul very successful" raids
en-RaAe+ek-eFer--thc weekend
while moro than 20 bombcrS from
China, escorted by American
fighter pilots. raided Hanoi air
drOmc
Japanese and Thailand troops
towards Moulmein were
reported TO be suffering heavy
but still advancing
Exact positions of the British de.
Tense lines were not revealed
although further Withdrawals were
admitted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
laps % Miles
From Singapore
British Admit
Enemy in Bstu paha+;
Sikhs Slash Foe
North o. KIuane
BY : \ WINES
Intl Nsvs service Niaf torrrsPond'n'

slNGKTOEF IAN - 7sp-
neSo OCCUPATION II F6'8 FaFH' @"
tho western N7.7yan hattie front
about bu miles northwest o.. Snca-
port. was acknowledged hy The
British Ear Eastern command to-
day
OnSettinC the loss Of Bata Pa
hat. however. the British Wal
bulletin announced torayS by "a
Sikh battalion north OF kuanG
that caused more than 400 jar
casualties and also announced
British air attacks ON military
detectives at Batu Pahat INC
Kuala Lumpur alIdIomc. Muai
and other points
Severe damage was said 10 have
been wrought on military oblcc
tives al Batu Pahat after !, Wa
seized by the japanese.
The Con1munIquc SAID q Japd
neSo convoy. including WaEhp,
and two merchant vessels hac
been sighted off Endau on tho Ma
laNan east coast. indicating The
enemy Is sending more reinforce.
mentS 10 that area,
Except for the occupation Of
Batu Pahat. The British forces ap.
peared 10 be holding their ffeHne
against Jap assaults along the en-
tire JOhore war zone.
THAI planes arc assisting the
japanese in Malaga, the United
Press reported
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26

RAGOON. Burma, Jan. &c
QNS) Reports reached Rangoon
today that Chinese troops are
maSsing at YunSan, on the Thai
land frontier.
The reports led to avid >pccula-
ton over the possibility of Chi
nose attack on Japanesc-occuplcd
Thaland
Heavy air raids on the japanese
held airport at Hanoi, Indo-Chlna,
were believed 10 he prelude To
invasion OF Thailand and lndo-
China by Chinese and British
empire troops maSScd in Burma
and the Chinese province of
Human. Official announcements
report that Chinese troops have
been pouring into Burma and
maSSing along the Indo-China
frontier.
But japanese attacks in this
area are continuing with admitted
effectiveness. Two merchant ships
have been sunk in the Bay OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
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were received that strong Japa-
nose invasion forces were being
assembled around the Bismarck
archipelago apparently for land
ing in force in New Guinea. only
100 miles across the Torres Strait
from Australia.
Deputy Prime Minister F. NJ.
Forde. who also is war minister,
announced that Australian defense
forces were fighting "magnifi-
Gently against the Japanese in
the hills behind Rabaul
The government said that most
of the defenders were militiamen,
but that they included many fierce,
experienced buShmen.
tAuStralian Prime Minister
John Curtin announced today
that agreement has been reached
for Australian representation on
the United Nations Far Eastern
general staff under command Of
SIR Archibald p. Wavell. accord
inc to a broadcast heard by CHS
and reported by International
News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
IN THE NEWS

Then the Japanese, who got
all their civilization from
China, stole the secret of the
silk from China.
They kidnapped four Chi
neSe maidens from the silk
works and carried off with
these maidens the SilkwOrms
and the mulberry plants and
the machinery necessary for
the silk manufacture.
Then India learned the
secret when an Indian prince
married a Chinese princess,
and she carried away in her
wedding headdreSs branches
of the mulberry tree filled
with the larvae of the silk
mountaineering the valu-
able secret to her lover.
Women are like that when
in lONp-SO we are told.
CHkS were imported into
- the Occident from far
~ Cathay" about the first
century before Christ, and
were displayed IaviShly in
Rome at the great public fes-
rivals given by julius Caesar
CA Il. c..
In the early centuries OF
the Christian era, silks were
much worn by wealthy RO-
mans, but were frOWned upon
by the severe Christians and
regarded as eXtravagant and
immoral.
And TO a certain degree
they were-and ARE.
1t was not until 5j2 4. ID,
that the actual silk culture
was introduced into Europe,
Here again, the secret was
stolen from China.
The Emperor Justinian sent
two HISTORIAN monks Ia
China to learn the secret of
the silk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
CONVOY TRAILED

CAIRO. Jan. rs 1NSD RIA
bombers today trailcd an AXIS
convoy in the Mediterranean after
sinking A 20,000-ton transport and
damaging several other troop
ships and warships in a 2f-ShiI
convoy attempting 10 carry rcin-
forcements 10 General RommellS
army.
A battleship. four cruisers and
Is destroyers formed the escort
for the four troopshipS and supply
vessels. The British account of
the attack claimed that at least
six ships Cthree warShipS and three
Transports were damaged in the
tWo-daV attack.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
PARAGUAY SEWERS

Paraguay became the fourth
South American nation TO sever
diplomatic relations with the AXIS
today. Bolivia and Uruguay sew
cred relations yesterday. and there
were reports that Chile would an
nounce It's break immediately after
the conference closes. Peru broke
Saturday
Meanwhile, the United States
has concluded agreements with It
Latin American republics calling
for mutual suspension of tariff and
other trade barriers for the dura.
ton of the war, it was disclosed
Only four nations - Argentina
Chile. Brazil and Ecuador-havt
not signed. hut Brazil and Chile
arc expected 10 adhere momen'
tarlly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
R0nnnne| Pushes
British Back
BY RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN
United Pre.s stan Correspondent

CAIRO. Jan. 26.-The forces of
Gen. Erwin Rommel. commanding
Germany's Afrika KorpS, pushed
the British farther back on the
Libyan front, general headquar-
tiers communique said today, dis
closing that Rommel's men have
advanced f5e miles in four days.
An advance -of 40 miles was
made yesterday British forces
were fighting Rnmmel northeast of
MSuS. which is 20 miles southeast
Of BangaZi.
London reports said y APP.
pcared that Rommel intended 10
bypass B gazi and make
straight toward Meklli desert
junction which probably is the
Axis distributing center Of sup
plyD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
Peru, Ecuador
Iron Out Dispute
Over Boundary
Last Major Problem
Solved as Conference
Nears Adjournment

RIO DE- JANIERO. Jan. 26
OUPl-Pcru and Ecuador have
reached an agreement in prin-
clple" on their CcnrurN-old bound
AIRY dispute. solving the last
major problem Of the conference
of American foreign ministers
scheduled TO adjourn tomorrow,
unlmpcaChablc sources sand today.
All American nations except
Argentina viii have complied with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26

These monks returned to
ConstantinOple with a guam
tity of silkwOrm eggs con
cealed in the hollow of their
pilgrim slaves.
NTH the death of the
Emperor Justinian the
- silk culture was a mo-
nOpOly of the Roman Empire.
Thereafter it was carried
to Spain by the Arabs in the
tenth century, and to Italy
by the Venetians and GenOese
i'm the eleventh century.
Henry of Navarro es:ab-
lished the industry in France
and James the First of Eng
land tried to establish ii in
the Americas.
But the colOniaiS preferred
the cultivating of tobacco a
easier and more profitable.
Ben jamin Franklin tried tn
promote the industry, hut il
died out when the revolution
started.
Between 1890 and 1910
there was a great speculative
bubble i'm silk culture in the
United States.
In 1874 the bubble burst,
and mulberry trees, which
had been selling for $500, sold
for 80 cents.
Now i'm the year Of Our
Lord 1912, synthetic silk
made from minerals threat
ems to replace the thread of
the cocoon, and the feminine
loneliness of the world will
soon be covered by a coat OF
coal oil products instead of by
the golden cloak which the
Empress Si-Ling-Chi diScov-
cred on a lowly worm 1000
years ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26

ran buuId 50 soft and 1r0IDl
and bcolfitd q garment for
q caterpillar, 1rhg can II not
be- WorCa INTO Jroudc1tUi
fobrirS J0r orr hHDJ0H
SCirCSI'
And so the clever lady tried
until she lOOSed a thread and
then unwOund 1900 yards of
diaphanous silk from the
worms cocoon.
This unWillingneSs Of a
clever woman TO dawdle in
idle luxury began the silk in
dustry of China and brought
immense wealth to that then
happy land.
CILING-CHI was greatly
~ hOnOrcd by the Chinese
~ because of her discovery,
and when She died was del
fled aS the goddess of the
SilkWOrm.
The Emperor HOanG-Ti,
manIikc. tried to horn in on
his wife'S great discovery.
He said that he had asked
his wife to study the silk
worm"
But the Chinese people
gave the emperor the horse
laugh, the Chinese raspberry,
and the Oriental gO-by.
They did not defy him.
The hOnorS were all rem
dered to his imperial bride.
But the empress made the
emperor a splendid cloak of
silk with long. flowing sleeves
that came down below the
tips of his fingers; and he
sat, a gorgeous puppct, on his
ROYAL throne and was salts
fled.
TIME manufacture Of silk
was a secret of the inn
pPrial house of China
for centuries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26

LONDON. Jan. rs GNS).-
Prime Minister Churchill has
Sir Stafford Grips. retir.
ing British ambassador TO Russia
n post As minister without port.
folio the Daily Mail said early
fodav. HIS special task, The
newspaper continued. would be "a
study postwar reconstruction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
buy a Bomber
RAE Blasts Bsest Base

LONDON. Jan. 20 tINS).-Tho
British air ministry announced to-
day that squadronS of Raj bomb
ers attacked the Nazi naval base
OF Brest, France. last night The
German battle cruisers SCharn-
horst and GneiSenau arc still re-
ported 10 he dockod al RrcSt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
$0bOIHgPd

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan %
GNS)- Many Latin American
listeners who sought 20 hear the
radio address by Sumner WellcS,
Tinted States underSccrelarY Of
state. missed mis- remarks, IT was
revealed today Some powerful
station SahotaCcd the air waves.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
LANDING EFFECTED

a Royal Australian Air Force
communlquc said Australian planes
bombed a big Japanese invasion
feet of Rabaul Saturday night
and II was known, despite bad
visibility, that some ships were
hit. one Australian plane was
missing.
II was known that the Japanese
had effected a landing at Kavieng
on New Ireland Island. in the
BismarckS at a point just north
Of Rabaul
There was no word from the
SolomOnS, where the Japanese had
landed men at KIcta, on Bougain-
vile Island
As 20 Tho situation In New
Guinea. the government knew only
that civilians had been evacuated
from Lac chief town OF the man
dated area.
II WAS assumed that Japanese
troops had landed a. Lac the chief
airport In Now Guinea. and 1t was
beloved they had landed al other
points.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26

These wOndrouS fabrics are
most admired and used by the
lovely ladies, and it was a
lovely and distinguished lady
who first discovered the use
and usefulness of the silk
worms product.
TNHOUSANDS Of years
ago, when civilization
centered in the Far
East, China was the greatest
and richest nation in the
world.
In the year 200 before
Christ. China was ruled by
the Emperor HOang-Ti.
The emperor had a very
beautiful wife, whose name
was Si-Ling-Chi.
The lady was also gifted
with aH inQuiFing mind.
She grew tired of sitting
surrounded by her waiting
women in the garden, or
watching the carp in the linn
pid pool, or dallying with the
pet deer, and began looking
about for something 10 DO.
A = SIZE sat under the
~ cool shade of a null
berry tree in the gar
den, she gazcd upward and
saw a pretty caterpillar sway
ing IFS head mNsteriouSly
from side to side and turning
its body slowly while il wOve
"A thread, finer than a spiders
web. around itself in a golden
cloak.
What a wonderful cloak fOI
a little worm to wear, thought
the empress.
And then She noticed otheI
cOCOons and found the worms
asleep inside Of them.
IT. so.d the iGdgto her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
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CONTINUED from Page OneD
In its new coat and two pants
attire, il limbers up its man
dibles and begins gOrgine
again as if it had never heard
the domestic warning, fam
lily hold back"
Four times I'm six weeks
this vain and OstentatiOus in
sect changes its buds before
it reaches its full growth of
three and a half inches.
Then the caterpillar ceases
to feed, thereby differing
notably and conspicuously
from the visiting relative
heretofore referred to.
The caterpillar then pre-
pares to find and build a home
of its own.
Again showing marked di-
vergence from the habit OF
the visiting relative.
TTANING found "A suitable
II twig, the Silkworm
Clues itself to il with a
sort of homemade mucilage
and begins weaving around it.
self the cocoon or cosy hide
away in which il is to become
a chrysalis and from which il
is to emerge a beauteOus but
terfly, or technically termed
moth.
The thread from which
this cocoon is made is drawn
out from the creatures lip
and is so fine that l,200 yard
of it is employed in the build
ing of one cocoon.
Furthermore the thread i
so strong that there is seldom
a break in the full l,20'
yards.
Inside this little SilkeD eel
the caterpillar carries on 1T
final metamorphOsis into
lovely moth, furnished Will
four wings, six legs, and tw'
feathery antennae.
IT'S career of JOY and beaut.
"a a moth j. brief ant
perhaps intended only fo
the allure Of mating.
The moth lives but da.
and never eats.
II seeks in no way 20 pro
long its life.
1t mates-proyides for it
progeny-and then faint
nutters TO its death.
, So long a life and so mucI
toll for so little Of final love
liness and happiness!
But the life Of the sill
worm, if not a cOhtinu0u
round of pleasure, is certainl
a useful life.
The useful function of TN
worm, as far a. mankind
concerned. consists in fuI
nishing that marvellous thrra
from which the most beaut
full of all fabrics woven b
human hands are made
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26

Tho conference resolution recon-
mcndnC severance OF relations
with the AXIS powers either by
adjournment time or shortly after.
n WIS NXnnCt tod
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26

CIUNGKING. China. Jan &c
ms 5.-Amcrican pilots With the
volunteer air squadron IN China
have shot down 100 Japanese
planes with a loss of only five
American ships the Chinese Cen
trial News Agency said today.
American fighter planes, the
-accncN nd aCcomnanlod 20 Chl-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
100 Zap Planes EbOVn
Volunteer American Filters in China Exact Big Toll
With Loss Of Only Five Aircraft

nose bombcrs which carried out a
''dcVaStaung raid Saturday on the
Japanesc-hcld aUdrome al Hanoi
lndo China.
BUY a Bomber
Gen. Hugh y. Joh SON,
Americas Fighting Thinker
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
SMALL SKIRMISHING

Today'S communique said the
fighting on Bataan was confined
ito relatively unimportant Skin
miShes on the west coast and IN
the vicinity OF Subic Bay.
The war department reported
that Cebu. "A good-Sized city on
the central Philippines Island OF
that name which is still unoccu-
pied by the japanese. was heavily
attacked by japanese planes last
Wednesday
The flying for'rcSScS which par
tiCipated in the MacaSsar action
suffered no loss, the war depart
mcnt said
Despite these blows il was owl
dent that the japanese offensive
is rolling ahead MaeArthur'S men
braccd themselves for another
furious Japanese attack.
Allied reinforCcmentS Including
American forces - plainly h q
reached the southwest Pacific and
gone into forceful action.
Ii was the first time since the
war started that the American
navy had driven home a death
blow against a major Japanese
surface force.
Despite the Intervention OF the
American WarShipS. Dutch and
United States planes. the Japanese
succeeded~ln putting ashore land
Ing forces Al the great but now
destroyed Dutch Bornco oil port
OF Bahk Papan and Kendari on
tho southeast arm Of Cclebes
island
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
FOUR MEN WOUNDED

The American sea forces suf-
fcrrd no losses In their latest
Laconically reported by
the navy department with the
word,
"Urited states cruisers and
destroyer> OF the Asiatic fleet
have sunk five additional enemy
transports and probably one
other in the MacasSar Straits
without loss 10 our attacking
forces"
A few hours previously the sink
ing Of two enemy ships in the
same waters. heavy damage 10 an
other and considerable" damage
10 others was reported with only
light damage 70 United States de-
stroyerS in which four men were
wounded. only one seriously. -
Despite Japdn'S Overwhelming
air superiority dispatches from
Frank Hewlett. United Press STAFF
correspondent in the field with
Macarthur. revealed that the tiny
American fighter plane force on
Bataan is still able 10 take the air.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
Jap Fleet
Hit Hard
OffBOrIleO
Continued from Page one)

lOOntlnued from rage Oneb
the Macassar Straits has been
struck by the American and Dutch
forces.
While the MacaSSar battle
ragged. Gen. Douglas Macarthur
and his men on Bataan Peninsula
had a brief breathing spell which
is expected 10 be the prelude 10
another japanese assault.
The breathing spell was won by
MacArthur'S tactics in making A
counter attack north of Balanga
which killed hundreds of Japanese
and so dlsorganized their left
flank that they were forced to
suspend their assault that had
driven back MacArthur's western
Bataan positions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
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