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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
AD MIR CALLACHAN
 E KILLED
Former Aide 10 President Dies in Solomon Ac-
 lion, Report

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. = The Navy Department announces that Rear Admiral Daniel Callaghan, former naval aide to the President. has been killed in action in the Solomons where he was serving as commander of cruiser force.
 Callaghan, 52, was named aide to Roosevelt from 1888 until April, l94l, when he assumed command of cruiser at San Francisco.
 He was at Pearl Harbor, where his ship was undergoing repairs, when the Jap attack came on De- cember 2 and later took his cruiser to the South Pacific.
 More recently, he was Chief of Staff to Vice Admiral Ghormley when the latter was commanding the United States naval forces in the South Pacific.
 A Navy spokesman, describing Callaghan, said, He was a great gunnery man an da fine seaman
 Details of the action in which Callaghan was killed have not yet been received, but the Navy said 1t was recent action.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
} CARRIERS CLAIMED BY
 JAp REPORT
Enemy Reyises Commun. ique of October 26
 Battle

NEW YORK, Nov 16. = A Jap communique today revises the re- port made October 26 on the naval battle east of the Solomons, aS- serting that the Japs sank one bat tleship. two aircraft carriers iden- tified as the USS Enterprise and the Hornet, another large type aircraft carrier, three cruisers. one destroyer
 The US. Navy communique made October. 26 reported that the de- stroyer Porter was sunk in enemy action and one US. aircraft car rier severely damaged.
 Other United States vessels were reported to have suffered lesser damage at that time, when the Pacific fleet and carrier task force exchanged air attacks with strong Jap forces northeast of Guadal- canal.
 Then on October 3l, the Navy announced that a carrier, not iden- tified, had been destroyed after she was heavily damaged by Jap bomb- CTS and torpedo planes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
DARL IS
 FIRED, SAYS
 vIeHY RADIO
Broadcast Also Intimates Marshal Pefain Has
 Lost Out with Nazis

VICHY. Nov l6.-A radio broad cast, a declaration in the name of Marshal Petain, issued today. de- clares that Admiral Darlan, in the French occupied sections in North Africa. has been dismissed from all public functions and all military commands.
 Admiral Darlan is now in North Africa in charge of all French in- terests, with approval of the Am erican Command. The French Ad- miral says he was given authority last night direct from Marshal Pe- tain to act for the French people.
 The Vichy broadcast also says that nothing that Marshal Petain might say now should be needed because he is unable to let the French people know their real thoughts.
 The Vichy radio is controlled by the Germans.
 Yesterday Darlan announced the appointment of Gen. Giraud as Commander of the French forces in North Africa.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
RAILROAD TO ALASKA
 NEXT MOVE
Representative Magnuson Gives Particulars of
 Latest Proposals

SEATTLE. Nov. 16.- Representa- tive Warren G. Magnuson said he has been informed that negotiations have been on between the United States and Canada to extend the Pacific and Great Eastern Railway to connect Prince George and Van couyer as the first link in the All aska- United States railroad.
 Magnuson said he had been ad- vised that three separate proposals have been submitted to the Cam adian Government regarding the Pacific and Great Eastern Railway which is owned by the Province of British Columbia.
 Magnuson added that he had been informed the Army is looking into the possibility of a railroad from Fairbanks to tidewater in the Nome area but highway will be con- sidered if the rail route proves inn practicable"
 The Washington State Represen- tative said he foresaw the time when a train ride might be possible from Seattle to Boring Sea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
U. }. FIGHTER PLANES RAID
 NAzI CAMPS
Pliers of Fa nous Eagle Squadron Make
 Strikes

LONDON, Nov. l6. United States fighter planes attacked Ger man soldiers and German installa- tions in occupied Europe today and all American planes returned safely
 Maj. Gen. Spaatz, Chief of the U. s. Air Forces in Europe made the announcement.
 The raid, it is further stated, was carried out at low levels and the raiders were led by First Lieut.. Eugene Potter, of Chicago, with former members of his famous Eagle Squadron in the RAF, now disband- ed, and at present members Of the U. s. Army Air Force.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
HOT FIGHTS NEAR COLD
 STALINGRAD
Reds lake Advantage ol New African Front
 10 lab Nazis

MOSCOW, Nov 16-With frigid wiltry wind sweeping across the steppes, the valiant Red army beat off another series of German at- tacks within besieged Stalingrad.
 At the same time, the Russians advanced slightly in the Caucasus, and in surprise move in the north, snatched a place of great tactical importance" from the Germans on the Volknov front between Lake linen and Leningrad.
 The Russian announcements in dicated that the Red army planned to take advantage of the Germans preoccupation on the new front in North Africa with winter jabs along the entire German line in Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
ALLIES ARE pREpARIN
 TO HIT BUNA
Ma(Arthur's s Planes Sup port SOIomons Forces
 with Bombings

MACARTHUR H EA D c U A R. TIERS, Australia, Nov. 16.-Ameri- can and Australian ground forces today were converging on the strong Jap base at Buna on New Guinea and the joined forces are now moving in to attack. A steady advance is supported by continuous air attacks.
 Meanwhile, other aircraft under Gen. Douglas MacArthur's com mand, continued to support Unit ed States ground forces in the Solomons area by bombing ship ping and air bases to the north of Guadalcanal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
DeGauIIe Will Moi
 Negotiate
Fighting French Chief Re- fuses 10 Accept Negofia-
 lion Confirming Vithy

LONDON, Nov. Is. Gen. De- Gaulle and the Fighting French Committee he heads announced of- fically today that they are taking no part" in the Allied negotiations with Vichy representatives in North Africa.
 The statement followed confer ence between DeGaulle and Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
 It added that the Fighting French will not accept decisions should negotiations result in such an effect that the Vichy regime in North Africa be confirmed
 The meeting followed the an nouncement that British diplomatic advisers had reached North Africa to help clear up the confusing sit uation arising after Admiral Jear Darlan, time collaborationisl and Vichy Defense Chief. was en- trusted with French civil interests
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
GREAT NAVAL BATTLE
 FOUGHT S0L0M0NS;23
 ENEMY SHIPS SUNK, 7 OTHERS ARE DAMAGED

Solornons from the north, while another detachment, including many transports, moved south eastward toward Guadaicanal from Rabaul and Buin, New Guinea.
 Aircraft from Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Southwest Pacific Command gave great assistance to the American naval forces both before and during the great sea fight.
 The Navy said that Army bombers made repeated success 9uI attacks on the enemy in- vasion fleet units at RabauI and Buin.
 With the spearhead composed of two battleships of the kongo class, and other warships, the Jap attacking force reached the Guadalcanal area early on the morning of November 13, last Friday, intending, the Navy said, to lombard American positions on the shore.
 LAPS TRY STRATEGY
 For the preliminary and later large scale landings, the Japs moved transports from Buin and the Shorthand Island area toward Guadalcanal as the bombardmept force approached the Americana -held island with it's strategic airfield. the prize of the SolOmOns.
 The Jap invasion force came in three fleets and as these ap- preached, American naval units were ready. Our forces bounced on them in a savage fight at close range.
 During this engagement, Rear Admiral CalIaghan, former nav al aide to the President, lost his life. He was killed during the furious night battle.
 The Navy said that the Japs appeared to be confused at the unexpected resistance. During the latter part of the battle, two of the three Jap groups were firing at each other" the communique said.
 The enemy fire ceased soon afterwards and the Nippons withdrew, licking their wounds, badly battered, fleeing north ward.
 ATTACK KEPT UP
 The damaged Jap ships re-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
Announcement Is Made in Washington by 0PA Ad-
 ministrator Emerson MILDRED HERMANN IS
 CALLED IN CONFERENCE
Cost for Putting Program Into Effect Would 0v-
 erbaIanCe Benefits

WASHINGTON. Nov 16. - Ra- tioning of food products will not be extended to Alaska.
 This is the announcement made by Rupert Emerson, Office of Price Administrations Regional Adminis- trator in charge of Territories and Possessions.
 Emerson said that If actual need for general food rationing arose in Alaska we are prepared to meet the need
 Mrs. Hermann Helps
 Emerson said this decision was tentatively reached previously and then confirmed after extended con ferences with Mildred Hermann, Alaska Director of the OPA and food authorities in Washington
 Emerson said this decision had been his opinion at the start of the rationing program and further stated:
 Common Sense Displayed
 We feel that Administrative dif- ficulties and expense of fitting a food rationing program in Alaska and it's vast area of sparse popula- tion would overbalance the good resulting from a food rationing ex- tension program to the Territory This is particularly true in view of the fact that curtailment of food supplies to Alaska would release only negligible quantity of food for consumption elsewhere
 Dimond's Comment
 Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Di- mond said the announcement made by Emerson is most excellent and meets the needs of the Territory.
 T think it shows an intelligent decision and keen realization ot the conditions in Alaska" said Delegate Dimond.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
Estimate 10, ,000 Axis Troops in French
 Profe(i0rdfe R0MMEL E STILL
 RUNNING RACE Hitler Orders His Forces to Hold at Any Cost
 in Africa
tBy Associated Press)

The Axis has admitted that 1t has moved German and Italian troops into the French protector ate of Tunisia.
 British and American fighting men have come to grips with them there with evident determination to give Hitler and Mussolini a taste of Dunkerque.
 An Italian communique said. Italian troops have landed in Tu-. nisia with approval of the civil and military French authorities"
 Whatever French civil and mili- tary authorities the Italians had in mind in this version obviously did not include the stout hearted French garrisons of the Bizerte naval base or at the Tunis air. fields where the French welcomed the invaders with bullets and put up what resistance their limited numbers could call forth.
 10000 Enemy Troops
 Allied sources said that the num- Der of Axis troops in Tunisia by the middle of last week, the ini- tial force, was estimated at 10000. but that desperate attempts were being made to reinforce them by sea and air.
 British and American assault forces in eastern Algeria are streaming across the border into the attack, apparently ready for any issue and able to back up their bids.
 Meanwhile. dispatches from Bi- zerte, Tunisia, report that a pow erful force of Germans is repeat edly bombing the airfield and port at Bona, Algeria. advance base of the British-American attack forces.
 At the same time, Reuters News ---------------------
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
Biq Allied Sea Force
 Moves Out 10 Hit Axis
 On Mediterranean Sea
(By Associated Press)

A radio broadcast from Vichy quoting dispatch from Lalinea' Spain. reports two Allied battle ships, two aircraft carriers, foui cruisers and nine destroyers sailed from Mediterranean Gibraltar this morning.
 The broadcast says such a rocce could hit heavily against the Axis fleet, also all efforts of the Avis to open troop reinforcement lanes to Tunisia across the Central Mediterranean.
 The broadcast intimates tha destruction of German and Italian war craft is indicated in the new movement, also positive stoppage Of the Axis endorsements getting across the sea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
RAF Pliers RaidGenoa
 Lasf Nighf
Fourth Such Attack in Month Carried Out
 From Britain

LONDON, Nov. 16.-Home-based Royal Air Force bombers attacked Genoa last night, making their sec ond such attack in three nights and the fourth this month on the Italian naval base in North Italy
 Good results of the attacks were seen," the Air Ministry announced. Not a single plane was lost in the 1,5o0-mile round trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
BRAND CLAIMS FALSE

WASHINGTON, Nov 16. = New claims of the Jap command that the enemy sank eight US. warships october 26 in action off the Solo, mons has been branded false for the most part" by Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War lin formation.
 He said, "As far as I know, our loss was one carrier and one de- stroyer I have every reason to be- lieve the Navy is telling the truth. '
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16

Mary Joyce arrived with Alaska Coastal Airlines Saturday afternoon from her lodge on the Taku River. Miss Joyce is staying at the Baranof Hotel while in the city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
STOCK QUOTATIONS


 NEW YORK, Nov. Is. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2A, American Can 73A, Anaconda 26h, Bethlehem Steel 56%, Commonwealth n d Southern 5l16, Curtiss Wright 8A, International Harvester 54. Ken necott 29H, New York Central ll7s, Northern Pacific 7as, United States Steel 49A. Pound $404.
 DOW JONES AVERAGES !. The following are todays Dow Jones averages: industfiais ll5.70 rails 28, utilities 14-28.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16

Miss Helen Albrecht, physical therapeutics practitioner, left for the South last Saturday,.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16

The Juneau Ladies Auxiliary will mee at pm tomorrow in the home of Mrs. Ted Schmitz, at Park and Sixth Streets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16

The world Alaska is believed to be a corruption of a native term, Al-ay-ek-sa, meaning "The Great Land"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
Sen a-t0rs Adjourn on
 Poll Tax

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-South- ern Senators, fighting against Sem ate consideration of the anti-poll tax legislation won another pre- liminary round today when Senator Alben w. Barkley dramatically de- clared adjournment until tomorrow after southerners had used varied parliamentary delaying tactics fol two and a half hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-16
DOW. JONES AVERAGES

BUY DEFENSE STAMPS
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Evening star., 1942-02-17

olina and Washington. for which
were supplied turbines. turbine
generators, great number of In
tricate switchboards. The company
has had on order during the year
turbines for more than 400 propeller
shafts, aggregating close to 15,000,-
900 horsepower. The necessary ex-
panSion, much of which is well
under way, will cost approximately
$50 200, 900 and calls for an extra
million square feet Of floor space
Two new plants were erected to
turn out, on s-production
basis, propulsion equipment for
cargo vessels of the United States
Maritime Commission.
During the past year the Navy
required 10000 induction motors for
battleships, cruisers and destroy
ers, and this is believed to be only
a beginning.
Movable Power Units.
One minor project for the Navy
has been the building Of two mo-
bile 10000 -kilowatt steam electric
power plants which can be mount
ed in railway cars and moved to
any shore establishment where extra
power is necessary.
Besides the direct military and
naval use of power there has been
an enormously increased demand
for electricity and electrical equip
ment for production Of many OF
vital materials of national defense
Without the electrical industry an
adequate supply would be impossi-
BILE. Notable are aluminium and
Evening star., 1942-02-17

stage is always the most difficult In
any mass production industry.
BY the first of the year, General
Electric Co. officials say, about two
thirds of all the production facilities
were being devoted to war items
Many of the plants stopped putting
out peacetine products altogether
The majority of the thousands OF
employees were engaged, at least part
of the time, on some war job. This
number presumably has been in
creased since, but the amount of
increase is a military secret. Near
the end of the year the company
had completed many new building
projects at a cost of about 500 000,-
000-only part of which was pro-
vided by the Government. Night
and day shifts, were started.
The General Electric Co. makes,
in normal times, about 10000 sep
arate articles. Some of these were
used in every American household,
but many were SO specialized that
the general public never heard Of
them. The great majority have
some military or naval applica-
tion-perhaps in somewhat modified
forms. One of the biggest jobs in
the conversion has been that of the
engineers. They not only have had
to make the changes necessary in
existing instruments, but to devise
new ones, all now military secrets,
for specific war purposes.
Ice Boxes to Howitzers.
Fortunately the General Electric
Co. had quite large stocks of civilian
supplies on hand. There was at
least years normal supply of cleo
trio refrigerators when the war
started. One factory now is max
ing howitzers and some Of the ma
terials which entered into the ice
boxes probably cannot be obtained
for use by the general public.
Probably the biggest job under the
war program has been the produc-
ton of electric power plants. The
company has manufactured much
Of the main propulsion equipment
for the new ships of the Navy of
all classes. These included the four
new 35,000-ton battleships South
Dakota, Massachusetts,, North Car
Evening star., 1942-02-17
By THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Feb. IT,
At least 80 per cent of Americas s
vast electrical industry is enlisted
for war.
It's job is to harness the energy
Of the lightning in mechanical
muscles to drive superdreadnaughts
mechanical brains of inf1nitestimable
delicacy to aim guns, mechanical
eyes to look through steel walls.
There is hardly an instrument of
battle which does not require elec-
trical equipment, now being pro-
duced in scores of factories scat
tered over the United States. with
some of the Nations ablest thinkers
and skilled craftsmen in their serv-
ice. In two decades this industry,
serving a prosperous people at peace,
has revolutionized American living
in a thousand ways. 1t has trans
formed cities into titanic flowers of
light. It has brought about instant
Evening star., 1942-02-17

magnesium. Eleven aluminium pot
lines" are under construction for
plants In this country. A large
Government-sponsored magnesium
plant has just gone into produc-
ton requiring new types Of elec-
trical equipment.
The General Electric Co. Is play
ing a major part in getting Amer
lea ready for all-out air warfare.
Specialized electrical equipment is
required for almost every operation
in airplane building. No other fight
ing equipment has need of so many
delicate electrical gadgets. The
company's engineers have taken
specific problems and devised. Su-
perchargers were produced in large
numbers to raise the ceiling to
which planes can ascend efficiently.
Thousands of radio transmitters
have been produced so that pilots
can work together most effectively.
Explore Blackout Problems.
Recently placed in production is
a magnetic drag" tachometer
which gives an accurate measure
ment of engine speed.
c.. E. engineers have gone extern
sively into the 'blackout" prob
lem. They have devised a system
of lighting with invisible light,
which causes fuorescent-painted
objects placed along street to
glow sufficiently for slow movement
of traffic. without the light being
seen by pilots unless they are close
to the ground.
Outstanding among the COM
Evening star., 1942-02-17
American Industry Goes to War;
American Industry Goes to War;
Electrical Industry Enlisted
90 Per Cent for War
6. E. Got EorIy stort in Supplying VitoI Parts
To War Machine, Some Invented Specially

communication over oceans and con-
tinents. 1t has preserved food and
washed clothes. Now armed men
walk posts night and day around
the factories whose wheels turn in
the grim atmosphere of war.
Change Over Largely Accomplished
In the forefront of this conversion
from peace to war is the General
Electric Co., with headquarters here.
The change was well under way a
year ago. AS III nearly all other in
dustries geared for peace, there was
an enormous job of replacing ma
chinery designed to make radios
and refrigerators and washing ma
chimes with tools for making parts
for bombers, tanks and battleships
But at the end of the year, with war
a reality, the blueprint and tooling-
up stage of activity was being passed
in case after case. Vital electrical
products were being produced in
ever-increasing quantities. This first
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pany's defense contributions during
the last few months has been Q
method Of air-conditioning q win
dowless factory which could be kept
in constant operation during night
air raids without its location being
revealed by lights. Hundreds Of
food storage units have been sup
piled Army camps and hospitals.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Three-Doy Retreot
Planned at Cathedral

The Christ Child Society will
sponsor a three-day retreat at st.
Matthew's Cathedral beginning to-
morrow, Ash Wednesday, with the
Rev. Francis p. Lyons, G. s. p,
offlciating.
Conferences will be held at 8 am.
and pm. and will be open to the
public.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15

them that way the trail drivers put up a purse
OF a thousand dollars for any man who killed him.
Clay Allison heard about that and headed
for Dodge aiming to collect. He had been shoot
ing shCrtls and marshals around towns in Colo
RADIO and New Mexico SO long for fun that he
figured II would be a change 10 kill one and get
paid for It,
Allison was the fellow who went to a dentist
IN Las Ammas one time to get tooth pulled.
The dentist yankcd out the wrong one When the
gun-hghtcr discovered the mistake he turned on
the dentist got him down and pulled a couple of
his teeth Just TO square things up
carp heard Allison was the way tdSDodcc
10 get him
IN beJhere was all he said.
Allison rode into Dodge early one morning.
The streets were deserted soon after his arrival.
Clay Allisons IN town, gunnin for carp
The news sent everybody hunting for cover There
was liable 10 b. too much lead flying along Front
Street for comfort
carp took his stand in front of the Long
Branch Saloon. He didn't have long to wait.
Allison swung around a corner and headed
straight for him. When the killer got even with
carp he stopped.
fHuh'rc Wyatt carp, amt yuh >"
That's me the marshal replied
Il got some business to settle with yuh" ALI
son said. cdging closer to carp all the time
What is it,
"Yuh BILLED PAL O. mine an I'm gonna -
Allison TALKED too much. His brain couldn't