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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
Urge NJ Arthur
As Pacific Chief

SYDNEY, Australia, March
OUP).-The independent news
paper, Telegraph, urged today
that Gen. Douglas Macarthur be
named commander in chief of tho
United Nations in the Pacific or
the ground that Gen. Sir Archi.
bald WavellS United Nations
command had been moved west.
ward to Burma and a new Pacific
commander was required.
The Telegraph said that most
OF the new" Pacific commander
forces would be American and
that the commander should be
American.
Macarthur has all the quail
ties needed to make a man ac-
ceptable to this country" il
continued. HE is dynamic,
courageous and aggressive and
unlike most generals on our
side-successful.
His name is already a terror
to the japanese and a pick-me-
up to the morale of Pacific
people"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02

He has said that one Of his
earliest memories Of sound was
the sinister hiss of an Indian
arrow. aimed at his tiny skull by
a Redskin on the warpath out
side of the frontier army post
commanded by his father.
Now, almost six decades later,
Douglas Macarthur has run the
whole horrid gamut of human
destruction. As this is written.
his life is imperiled by the lineal
descendant of a savage's arrow:
japanese dive bombers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
The War Today

JAVA-D u c h. American and
British troops open counter
offensive on Java's northern
coast. page II. Allied planes
almost wipe out japanese in
vasion sloops. page y.
BURMA a panes invaders
checked in their frontal drive
on the Sittang River strike in
force in the north, threatening
TO trap British defenders in
southern Burma. page y.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. army
of thousands of guerillaS. prob
ably twice as large as General
MacArthur's force, playing
havoc with Japanese conquest
plans in the interior of Min
danao and Luzon. page II.
RUSSIA-RusSian troops cap
ture a key village Straddling
eight roads near Staraya
Russia, where $4,000 Nazi
troops are encircled. and press
forward on all fronts. Page y.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
Dared Death
Since BabyhOOd
Born Close to Gun and Sword,
Was Target Of Indian Arrows
10 b. International News Photos

THE Detroit Times begins here'cih the first complete aud
intimate bogrophy Of Go Dogas MacAythu hero Of B0tddR
By Bob Codpe, crjtcr and eoimHs
f0H cooperation the department. l. CoHsidiRe
dctocd records intimate friends and
10, story Americas inspiring carrior
of World Uor H.
IN ctoptcrs Of the bogrophg the cr presents
profile et general and the hghigh Of his auong
career.
(Attcr these Introductory chapters he in dcaa the life
story demonstrated the tcod rcho Amer
can co,,agc realty meo1sJ
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
d ADS in Bafaan
HyNaZi Planes
Forced TO Use Reserve Units
as Power in Air Dwindles
BY EVERETT X. HOLES
uifed Pres. stan CorTespondent

partment spokesman said, that the
identifications were enormously
described and that the three
planes were actually German.
For "a hours a hull has prevailed
on the Bataan front with "prac-
tically no ground operations"
A scattered army Of thousands
of guerrilla warriors is playing
havoc with Japanese hopes of a
swift conquest of the Philippines,
authorities revealed.
President Manuel Quezon. in a
stirring proclamation to Filipinos
over the weekend, urged them to
battle the invader behind his lines
il. a fight until death. and expel
him from our land"
A small band of American and
Filipino troops "a "lost detach-
ment" cut off from MacArthur's
main army of Bataan 200 miles
southward-has achieved an i'm
portant victory in northern Luzon,
a war department communique
revealed Sunday.
Fighting on without thought Of
glory from mountain lairs and
living off the land. the American
and Filipino soldiers have driven
the japanese from a 45-mile
stretch Of the Abra valley be-
tween CervanteS and Bangued in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
Enemy
Force
Caught
In Trap

UNITED NATIONS
HEADQU RTERS,
BANDUNG, Java,
March 2 (INS)
British and American
troops in action by
their sides, Dutch de-
tenders of strate gic
J ava unle h ed a
coun ter of fe n sive
alon g the northern
coast of the island
today.
There was no immediate
official indication as to the
extent of it's success.
But relia Bile sources In
Banding said there was good
reason to believe that the
main Japanese spearhead
which captured Subang, 40
miles north of this city, had
been cut off.
at now has a good chance
of being mopped up" one
source said.
AMERICANS IN BATTLE
Presence of American and
British troops in the battle line
was officially disclosed in an
order of the day to imperial
forces by their local commander.
1t said:
''We have the honor to be
abont to fight with our Dutch
and American allies I'm defense
of the last stronghold Of de-
mOcracy In the southwest Pacific.
"The Japanese are skilIfuI,
weu-armed opponents and are
likely to be superior In num-
bers. They fight better In at
tack than I'm defense.
Therefore our best chance n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
Abe Lyman SwindIed
In New Car Hoax

LOS ANGELES, March 2 (INS).
Abe Lyman, the orchestra
leader. was listed today as one Of
the victims of an alleged bunco
scheme in which residents Of the
Los Angeles area were mulcted Of
$50 00o.
Two men under arrest are al
legged to have defrauded numerous
people out Of their automobiles
and a down payment on the rep
they could get ncsv
cars for them from the East AZ =,
BIC discount.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
; Adriff for Month
Crew Of Bomber Reached Island in Rubber Raft
Lived OF Fish, Rain Water in Pacific

HONOLULU, March 2 (INS).-
Three crew members of an Amer
lean bomber that crashed in the
South Pacific were safe today
after being adrift for more than
a month on a tiny rubber raft,
said A navy announcement.
The three men. who had tray
elcd hundreds OF miles before
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
U. S. JaiIs Soap Firm Aide

Raymond ]. Lamping, 40, Of 2710
Chicago boulevard, a soap COM
pany employe today was held by
federal officials on a charge of
using the mails 10 defraud in the
theft Of soap formulas from a rival
company and subsequent sale to
his own employer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02

reaching a tiny island, are avia.
ton machinistS mate Harold F.
Dixon of La Mesa, Cal; Anthony
Pastula of Youngstown O., and
Gene d. Aldrich of Sikcston. Mo.
The men lived off birds and
fish they we're able TO catch, and
water from infrequcnt rain
storms.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
copyrisht. lsi2. Inttrnational News Serve,

g.. and say to you, only those are fit to live
who are not afraid to die"
The prime handicap which confronts the biog-
rapher of Gen Douglas Macarthur is that the writer
must make up his mind at the beginning whether
to use the present or the past tense.
For nearly 60 years. Douglas Macarthur has
been Americas worst insurance risk. He was born
with silver sword in his mouth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
Only Purple Words
Gould Tell the Story

And only purple language will
suffice 10 tell the melodramatic
story of Bataan-where men of
good faith the world over first
saw the distant vision of victory,
and peace.
Yet peace has been a rare and
almost restless interlude in the life
of Douglas Macarthur. AS an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
Court Opens
Hearings on
Housing Riots
Governor Refuses
TeIeeraphie Appeals
for State Police

With the courtroom packed with
Negro sympathizers, Judge George
Murphy today began hearing the
first-of 108 cases growing out o:
racial riots at the SojourneI
Truth housing project.
First charges were lodged
against Bernard L. Augustyniak
80. OF 75l4 Stockton avenue. who
police say attacked Edward Per
rim, 2038 McLain avenue. in the
disturbances that occurred when
Negro families attempted to move
into the homes Saturday.
ASSAULT CHARGED
The defendant was accused by
Paul Wencel. chief of detectives, a
witness, of felonious assault.
-Four other warrants were drawn
up as the court began sessions.
Each charged a Negro with dis
turbance OF the peace.
As the court hearings got under
way. Governor Van Wagner an
nounced in Lansing he would
refuse numerous kilograms ask
ing that state police intervene.
PUT UP TO DETROIT
This Is a matter for federal
and city authorities he de-
clared. Detroit must request
aid before l take any action"
Neighborhood animosities. mean
while, spilled over into Pershing
School, where a white boy was
cut on the head by ping pong
paddle allegedly welded by a
Negro youth.
Under the watchful eyes of 10C
policemen the scene of the riotine
remained calm. A thin line oil
white pickets maintained their
vigil at the homes. FCnelon anC
Nevada avenues. while all traffic
was rerouted around the area.
As result OF the battles tho
moving was halted and Charlie:
Continued on Page Three)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPERATTRE

The sun will set at 7.23 ?. m today.
and rise tomorrow at S:04 a m
The moon viii rise At 7:l6 y. m,
and set tomorrow at 20 a. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
IN THE
NEWS

WIN AhuoAai IN ~ a III
there was but little
peace or happiness within
Japan.
Resources had been ex-
hausted and nothing material
had been gained by the war.
There were no spOils of VIC
tory to divide-nOthing but
the splintered planks of the
MOngOl's broken ships which
Uttered the beaches.
The country, moreover, re-
NAMED a military camp for
thirty years for fear Of a re-
newed invasion.
And the conflicting claims
for recognition and reward,
on the part of the various ele-
ments who claimed To have
won the war, precipitated po-
litical and economical disin-
tegratiOn.
The country divided into
hostile groups, and out of
these revolutionary conditions
rose the Samurai, a perma-
nent caste Of professional sol
diery.
The Reorganization and
decentralization in. Japan were
so complete that men in place
and power had to have the
support of many strong
armed men.
And on the other hand,
man who possessed only their
strong arms to defend them
banded together under the
protection of some influential
lord.
Order, and even justice,
had to be imposed by force.
From the end of the Mon
gel war, and because of the
resultant confusion the Sam
urai, or professional swords
men, came to play an increas-
ingly important part, not only
in politics but in the social
organization of Japan.
We cannot understand the
Japanese people of today
without some knowledge of
the principles and practices
of the Samurai.
The code of the Samurai
became the moral code of
Japan and the principles of
the Samurai the soul of
Japan"
The principles of the Sam
urai were embodied in the
Bushido or way Of the
knight" and in some degree
the BushidO cOnfOrmed to the
code of chivalry which pre-
vailed i'm Europe in CORE
spending centuries.
The Samurai i'm Japan are
ended, but their principles
largely survive i'm the code
and character of the modern
Japanese.
The code of the Samurai
was harsh.
The training of the Samu-
raj hard.
Training began in infancy.
IL a child cried over a hurt,
the mother chided it, and
said:
What q colrdrd to cry
because Of q little pain.
What 1ciU you do lchen
you lose a limb IN battle?
What 1ciU you do If for
the sake of honor you must
commit hdrd kiri and slash
your stomach Uith q S1COrd
To release 1JO1IT soul ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
TROOPS LEAVE FOR JAVA

Recent communiques have indi-
Gated that japanese air squadrons
had been Withdrawing from the
for the battle of Java
and the Dutch East Indies nearly
1000 miles to the southwest.
The planes inflicted us damage.
"They were paInte black
with white crosses on the
wings" the communique stated.
"They may have been German
built planes, some OF which
Japan is believed to have had
i'm reserve"
The usual Nazi planes are
marked with a black cross out
lined in white.
1t may be possible. a war de-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02

WASHINGTON. March O.
Strange planes which may have
been German-built have carried
out bombing attacks behind Gen.
Douglas MacArthurs new battle
line stretching across Bataan Pen
insula in the Philippines, the wal
department said today.
The japanese are known TO have
some of these German-made war
planes in reserve, a communique
said. indicating that the invaders
were hard-pressed for aerial
strength and were making use of
NaZi reinforcementS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
Huge Fleet
Near as Foe
Battles Dutch
Many Tanks Fired
as Enemy Seeks TO
Land Reinforeements
BY W. III. McDOUGALL
United Press stan Correspondent


ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Java. March 2 Thy rsdiophone) -
American flying fortresses and
other heavy bombers at this mo-
ment have roared off to attack a
new japanese invasion feet head
ing for the north Java coast TO re-
inforce enemy forces holding three
on this island.
The United States planes report
that the japanese appear to be in
great force off the north coast OF
central Java.
The fleet consists Of a large
of transports protected by
many warshipS.
MAIN ATTACK NEAR
They are headed in toward Java,
possibly to deliver the main attack
on this last United Nations strong
hold'in the Dutch Indies.
The initial Japanese invasion
forces won three bridgeheads on
the island-one near aBtavia, one
on the coast opposite mountainous
and one not far from the
naval base of Surabaya.
The japanese are taking terrific
losses but are still moving for
ward.
MANY DROWNED
A bliStering attack by United
Nations planes on their landing
barges and sloops sank or dam
aged a score of these light craft,
spilling Japanese troops. equip
ment and tanks into the water
close to the Java shore and
many would-be invaders,
In sea and air battles the
United Nations forces have sunk
or damaged more than 30 japanese
warshipS and transports.
The air arm alone is credited
with scoring direct hits on II
transports and 10 near misses
close enough TO cause
damage-on 10 other ships inclu6-
ing several cruisers and naval
LIGHT FORCES FIRST
Although the Dutch high COM
mond released no official details
on the early phases of land oper-
ationS, the Japanese invasion
(COntinued on Page Eourl
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-02
LIGHT FORCES FIRST

H"HNN OFNN 10 u HEN'E
Although the Dutch high COM
mond released no official details
on the early phases of land oper-
ations, the Japanese invasion
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
THIRTY -FOUR
ARRIVE FROM
SOUTH TODAY

Passengers arriving here from Sc
attic this afternoon are Mako
Dapcevich, Dr. Ralph Mackenzie,
Otto Berg, James Tatum. Miss Ber-
nice B. Martin, Mrs. Effie Ccyey,
Mrs. Edna Rude, Mrs. Mable Nance,
Miss Ruth Reat, Michael Micossi,
Mrs. Michael Micossi.
Others are Jack Copyright, Master
Jackie Copyright, Mrs. Jack Con-
right, NorVal Stingley. John Crock
EFT, Gerald Bode, Floyd Young, EV-
erett Weekly, c. E. Bierhaus, Bob
Hampton, Dan Hampton, John Red
land, Carl Redland, Walter We'll
chel, Helmer Hanson, Harry Cooley,
Harvey Shield, Carl Nelson, William
Schmidt and D. Best.
w. A. Hesse arrived from Ket-
chikan, A. VanVleet from Wran-
CELL and George P. Beckett from Pet
ersburg.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
HALIBUT BRINGS
HIGHEST PRICES
PAID This YEAR

Highest prices yet paid for half
but in Juneau this season were PAID
today by the New England Fish
Company which bouG hit l2000
pounds brought in by the vessel
Dixon, Capt Emil Samuelson, for
1910 and lilo cents.
Other haiibuters selling here to-
day were the Tennessee, Capt.
Johnnie Marks. 1000 pounds, sold
TO E. E. Engstrom for 1910 and
1860 cents and the Fame, Capt. Ole
E. E. Engstrom for 1910 and 1850
Johansen, 1900 pounds, sold to
cents.
Six thousand pounds of king
salmon were brought in by the
Mable C, Capt Ernest Rude, and
sold to E. E. Engstrom for 1910
and 10 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
New Word, appear
In 1912 Dictionary


NEW YORK, May 81 = Women
have put such WORDS as brunei"
and "hair-do' in the dictionary,
and now they have added another.
TO classic put in glass Jars, as
TO glass fruit or vegetables. is the
new definition which will appear
in the 1912 edition of leading die
tionaries.
AS none of the materials OF glass
is needed for wartime production,
glass has become the outstanding
container for foodstuffs, Other new
words to appear include "draftee, !"
bank night" COON and Jam
session"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
SHUT Off
FUEL OIL
CANADA

OTTAWA. May 81 - Canadians
who have been using oil for heat
ing purposes must find some other
fuel or go cold next winter,
This fact was disclosed today
by Munitions Minister Howe who
told the House Of Commons there
will be no heating by oil next
winter in homes or factories, or
anywhere in Canada
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
MAYOR APPOINTS new
FIRE TRUCK DRIVER

Mayor Harry /. Lucas today an
nounced the appointment of Henry
Behrends TO the position of assist
ant fire truck driver for the city.
Behrends fills the vacancy left
by the resignation of Lloyd Hid
ringer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
CAA OFFICIAL
ARRIVES HERE
FROM SEATTLE

Major Oliver A. Rosto Airline In
spector for CAA. arrived in Jul
neau yesterday from his head
quarters in Seattle He is staying
at the Baranof Hotel while in the
city.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
J. J. MEHERIN BACK
FROM SITKA TRIP

j. ]. Meherin, prominent business
manand Hills Brothers Coffee rep
resentative in Alaska, returned late
yesterday afternoon with Alaska
Coastal Airlines from a short bust
ness trip to Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
Il. A. WOHLFROM BACK
FROM INSPECTION

e. a. Wohfrom, u. S. Postal In
spector with headquarters in Spo-
kane, Washington, returned late
yesterday from a trip of several
days to Southeast Alaska commni-
ties.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
JAMES RAMSAY LEAVES

James Ramsay. long time connec-
ted with, the B. M. Behrends Co.,
Inc, grocery department, has re-
signed his position and left for
Sitka where he will be employed
by the Seins-Drake Company.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
TERRORISM !. !. !.
REPORTED
IN RUSSIA

BERN, Switzerland, May I'll
Wilnaer zeitung, of : Wilma. German
held city in northeastern Poland,
has reported $50 persons executed
as terrorists by the Germans in
Minsk. White Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
PRINCE RUPERT
HALIBUT PRICES

PRINCE RUPERT, May 21-One
hundred and seventy nine thous-
and pounds of halibut were sold
here Wednesday for 1880 to 1910
and IL cents a pound.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
DEFENSE BOARD WILL
HAVE MEETING TONIGHT

Juneau Civilian Defense Board
will meet at 7:30 O'Clock this eve
ming in the council chambers of
the City Hall Director Frank A.
Metcalf said today
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
M =. COONS MAKES
TRIP TO SITKA

M F.. Coons, superintendent for
the e w Elliott Contracting Com
pany, of Seattle, arrived in Juneau
from Whitehorse, Y. t. last evening
and left this morning for Sitka on
business for his company.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
PAT SWEENEY RETURNS
FROOM SKAGWAY TRIP

Pat Sweeney, merchandise brok-
er, returned to Juneau from a brief
business trip to Skagway and is
staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
JOHN MCCORMICK BACK
FROM PETERSBURG TRIP

John Mccormick, Director of Sc
lective Service for Alaska, has re-
turned from a short trip to Pet
ersbmg son official business.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
NOTICE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing
air route from Seattle to Nome. 90
sale at j. B. Burford 81 Co. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21

gambling syndicate in Brooklyn N y which dd
yearly paying police protection has been
charged by special Kings county grand ries with Special AS
that the yearly
protection payof than $000000 -Four lawyers ana ~
members police department named in the presntmen
taken by investigators which
money payments by gamblers to policemen The can
did camera according Investigators shows payo
man meeting O. policeman outside bakery
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
Share Your Car" Move
For Transportation Is
Now Becoming National
CONTINUED from rage One)

what that alone would mean in
savings in gasoline rubber, and
wear and tear on cars that cannot
be replaced for the duration
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21

There is hardly a purpose for
which the car is used, whether it's
recreaticnal, or business or social
in which the "share-your-ca for
mula cannot be applied.
If the government officials have
their way the share the-car" move
ment will rapidly develop to that
point where the man or woman who
habitually and needlessly rides alone
will be as unpopular in the com
munity as the Stacker of World
War l.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21

There's nothing complicated about
this "share-ycur-car" business. To
some extent. it already has been put
into effect in Washington and many
war industry centers. Automobile
association officials here have work
ed out several suggestions that will
get the job done.
Cd Workers who are in the same
factories or buildings and live in the
same neighborhcods can organize
groups of from three to six, each
driving his car one day or one week
and picking up the others.
ca Business trips in cars may be
synchronized by a little inquiry or
verbal advertising. Statesmen who
travel the same route might double
up.
co Housewives who do their
marketing by auto can form share
the-car" groups with ncighboring
housewives Shopping expeditions
can be organized the same way
ca If children are taken tc
school by car, the same neighbor-
hood groups can be worked out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-11-12
DESERT WARFARE:
Allied Air Umbrella

Slam-bang warfare continued on
the Alamein line between the Medi-
terranean sea and the Qattara de-
preston in Egypt as Britain's eighth
army struck sledgehammer blows
at German and Italian positions.
Although Field Marshal Erwin
Rommers forces struck back saw
agely, the British infantry held on to
early gains. Protected by hundreds
of guns and supreme Allied air
umbrella, the infantry jolted enemy
troops loose from another section of
the Alamein line.
The great tank battles of previous
campaigns in the desert were miss
ing in the initial onslaught of the
new British drive. Heavy artillery
and planes played the dominant role.
American fiiers strengthened the
drive, sweeping over enemy areas,
shooting up troop concentrations,
tanks and airfields.
Cairo reports to British newspa-
pers said that Allied forces had
trapped several thousand Axis
troops" in a narrow pocket west of
FL Alamein near the Mediterranean
coast.
While it was the avowed intention
of the British command to destroy
Rommel and his army, some sources
saw another effect: Germany might
be forced to withdraw German
planes and men from Russia to meet
the even more critical threat on the
desert.