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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Bayonet Charge in Moonlight

They started night infantry attacks.
Mai Gen. Vicente Inns crack division
scale attacks.
One of these terrible bayonet charge fought hand
ohand without quarter the CHASTITY bright light of the
The American Filipino line it had to- back to the
resistance line.
The japanese sent tanks to fight off
Wainwright sent in his 31st American Infantry, "Manas
Own"
They tried to hold the path to Mt Sumat where the Ame
Filipino forces had their greatest artillery observation post
1t ptifu sight to these fine troops who had been
called again and again plug spot walking up
there tired to the point of exhaustion, going in with
casualty thnned line fresh, weled we-armed Jap
They had to walk because there gasoline
trucks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

reported that six American navy avators of the
aircraft Yorktown prisoners Japan nferring
that they had been among the raiders but this mse
known these iers captured weeks
ago in a navy raid the Marshall Islands.
Next Toxic circulated IAN rnconfrmed rumor that United
States aircraft carrier had been sunk today off the Japanese
east coast.
Washington did not bite.
The department in Washington said it had con-
frmaon that there had been air attack Toxic The
department said it had received official information
Gen. Douglas MacArhurs Southwest Pacific headquarters
In Australia said it had confirmation
But Toxic broadcast recorded by the United Press San
Francisco said:
"AIied warpanes attacked metropolitan Toxic shortly
after today SatuIda and dropped bombs homes
. school and hospital citing slight damage. 1t the
enemy raid since the outbreak In the
Pacific.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
China Relief Program
On 3 Stations Tonight

A broadcast designed to raise
funds for Chinese relief will be
heard over radio stations WWJ,
WJR and WxYZ from il p. m.
tonight until 1890 a. m. Sunday.
Scores of entertainers have
donated their services to the cause
and brief talks will be given by
Circuit Judge Harry B. Keidan, the
Rev. FIR. Albert H. Poetker. ST.,
president of the University Of De-
troit, and Charles B. Grouse,
Detroit chairman Of the relief
drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Who Hewlett Is
U. P Correspondent Shared Hardshps on Batoan
Until Raiders Rescued Him. Japs Hold His Wife


United Press Correspondent
Frank Hewlett was the only
American newspaperman to re-
port the battle and siege of
Bataan Peninsula from begin
ming to end and his dispatch
from Corregidor fortress dated
April 8 and published in news
papers receiving the United
Press report April IL, was the
first definite word reaching
America that the Bataan de-
tenders had surrendered and
their gallant battle was over.
In charge Of the United Press
Manila news staff when the
japanese. first attacked the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
British Sacrifice
7 Of Z Bombers
Raid
Diesel Plant. ITO Miles
From Hitler's Retreat.
Blasted in Long Trip
By SIDNEY j. WILLIAMS
United Press stan Correspondent

LONDON, April 18.-Great Brit
ain revealed today that 1t had
sacrificed seven of a fleet of IL
giant Lancaster bombing planes to
make a daring dusk raid yester-
day on Augsburg, far inside Ger
many and only no miles from
Adolf Hitler's once safe retreat at
Berchtesgaden.
But the planes bombed the
great Maschinefabrik Augsburg
Nuremberg works, which makes
Diesel motors for German subma-
rines.
1t was from Augsburg that Ru-
dolf Hess, Hitler's heir, took of
to fly to Britain.
RAID DURING LIGHT
The raid was made while 1t was
still light but the British planes.
intent on destruction. attacked
from low level and two dived to
200 feet above the sprawling
works to drop their bombs and
see them burst fairly in the target.
While the remaining Lancasters
were flying homeward. a great
force Of British planes went over
to bomb Hamburg. Germany'a
greatest and most-bombed port.
The. submarine base at st. Ma
zaire and docks at lie Havre were
also bombed and mines were laid
in enemy waters. Bombers and
fighters attacked airdromes in
France, Holland and Belgium.
Nine British bombers are miss.
ing in these raids.
This was the seventh day OF
Britain's greatest and most fero-
cious aerial offensive of the war.
The air ministry announced that
a larger number of Spitfire fight
ers participated in yesterdays
sweeps into Germany and northern
France than the day before, when
400 were employed.
The Germans raided south
coast town in England last night
that they had raided the night
before.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
2 Planes Raid Japan's Sd City

Toxic said planes raded Nagoya, Japans third
ty Bay miles of Toxic the south coast
Honshu the main island with population OF than
100000. %
Kobe city $4,000 the south coast, 40 miles
great industrial city of Osaka raded by
single plane which dropped bombs but did
ing @ the earlier Toxic claims.
After the first statement that there had been damage
Kobe Nagoya the Toxic radio broadcast the following
by the United Press New York
"Osaka-Centra defense headquarters announced at
d. m. g a. m. EWT):
Three enemy planes raided Nagoya and Kobe Only
slight damage caused.
'"At $3.50 p m. two enemy planes raided Nagoya. Al
though they dropped bombs, damage slight
enemy aircraft raded Kobe around $50 dropping
ncendiary bombs but serious damage caused"
Mystified by Source Of Raiders
Apparently mysied to the attack base of the planes
Toxic at began fishing for clues
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
u. s. Filters Radio
From .JapPrisOn
Toxic Implies Capture in Japan
lit Was Really at Marshall Island

Cat Washington. Mrs. Royal
c. johnson, mother Of one Of the
prisoners, Lieut.. Harland T.
johnson, said her son was cap
tured during the navy's raid on
the Marshall Islands Janu-
airy 3D.
The broadcast gave no details
OF the capture. News Of their
Imprisonment at the Zentsuji
prison camp was given In mes
sages to relatives In the United
States released daily by Toxic
radio.
The messages indicated they
were crewmen Of two navy planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Firing at Sea Heard
Off Atlantic Civ

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April
10 (INS).-Thousands 81 Atlantic
City residents today reported
hearing five heavy explosions at
sea and seeing blinking lights
from an unidentified vessel, pre-
sumably an enemy submarine.
Shortly afterwards. the spec
tators on the diInmed out board
walk reported sighting a fiotilla
of coast guard patrol boats rae
ING To the scene.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

Philippines, Hewlett lived with
the defenders until last week.
end when he was flown to Aus
tralia in one of the American
bombers which made a daring
4,000-mile flight to strike at
japanese Philippine bases.
In addition to the hardships
which he shared with the SOL
diers, he had his own personal
tragedy. While he was at the
front with the American and
Filipino troops in the first days
Of the war, his wife failed to
get out of Manila before the
japanese arrived and is now in
termed by the enemy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Claim 9 Planes Shot Down

Japan and all the world had known long before the war
every city vulnerable to fire bomb attacks ana
that after the first enemy plane had flown the country
its people would long as the war lasted sleep
another night feeling secure.
Toxic asserted that allied planes had been shot
down nterceptor planes in the vicinity OF crowded. fire.
fearful Toxic with its 100000 people
Broadcass of thousands stong the streets
when the just before Allied planes began
flying Toxic from all directions indicated that the city was
caught completely unaware.
Toxic MONDAY rush crowds kept their way as
buses thinking that practice alarm
Emphasizing Japans fear for the safety Of its
Emperor Hirohito believes to be morehan-human
goddess Sum- Toxic went out Of Its
to announce that the imperial family was "wel."
Toxic in its first reports of the raid said that heavy dam
age was done homes schools hospitals and cultural
It sought later minimize the damage and said that
homes a school and hospital were hit.
details of damage to Yokohama the great
20 miles south Of the capital Toxic Bay
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
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Continued Page Onet
coming mosqutonfesed Bataan, the malaria
pest holes of the world
the in Bataan day by day. through all the siege
They began the fight seasoned strong caree fighting
the end had lost weight and they dragging
themselves by will power alone into action.
They had eaten all the Cardiac he Philippines bualo
the peninsula they had the horses the 18th Cavalry and
the pack mules They had eaten sewed monkey and
still there not enough food.
On arrival in Australia with the bombing fleet that went
from here to bomb the Philippines magnificent team Of
Clydesdale horses
My first thought what meal they would have made
a regiment in Bataan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Joy in China

CHUNGKING. China, April is
CUP. - Chinese, who had seen
their men, women and children
dead, mangled and bleeding in the
streets after Japanese air raids
and wistfully wondered when
Japan would be paid back. re-
joiced today in reports that Toxic
had been bombed.
Japanese reports of the attacks
threw Chungking into the greatest
uproar since the outbreak of war.
The news spread like wildfire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Toxic Bombed,
Japan Reports
Yanks in Midday Raid Drop
Fire, Explosives, Radio Reports
CONTINUED from Page One)

six places in the vicinity of" Nagoya and that three
places at Kobe were hit with fire bombs.
Nagoya is of Japans greatest manufacturing
centers and of vital Importance in productions.
Kobe is the greatest shpbuldng center and port OF
Japan and one the biggest in the Far East 1t center
for match factories spinning mills and many other in
dustries. go
Yokohama also big shipping center with four great
naval shpyards FIVE drydocks of which two can handle
and number of big construction slips
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

brought type of tn-moored bomber into action bomb
the with explosives and ncendiares
Then they began rading by night well day and the
troops who had been hungry and sick denied the
of men in extremity, sleep
Next heavy artillery opened up, and then the pick of the
enemy army crashed into the American and Filipino lines
They thrown back again and again. But it could not
last and they sent spearhead through the ghcene of
line
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Canada Traps Nazi
Who Escaped Camp

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, April
10 (INS).-A German war pilot.
in fight from a Canadian intern
ment camp, was captured today
in a state park along the lower
Niagara gorge. He identified him
self as Erich Bohle. II, and was
carrying forged papers of an Of
ficer of the Fifth Free Norway Fly
ing Corps of Little Norway, near
Toronfo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Nermuth Led Last Raid Party

Among them believe is Capt Arthur Wermuth Of Chicago
he army" who is credited with killing than loo
japanese single handed.
Captain WermuthS wife, Mrs. Jean Wilkins Wer-
nuth, is operating nurse at the Ardmore Hos
pitol, S1T West Nine-Mile road, Ferndale.)
Wemuth and his heavy weapons company up into the
front line toward the get themselves Japanese
When the final attack started the in Bataan had beer
in their fox holes two months
The Japanese started by inensfyng their bombing Div,
bombers sheked down the front lines all day. The enemy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

TOXIC, April Is. - (Japanese
broadcast recorded by UP at San
Francisco) - Radio Toxic broad
cast messages today from six
American aviators imprisoned in
Japan after they were forced
down In an attempted raid on
Japanese positions"
The broadcast seid the fiiers
were attached to the aircraft car
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Looked Forward to Rains

The soldiers got that they would talk about the rea
tive merits Of horse mule carabao and monkey meat They
agreed that mule meat tough but they thought best
They said monkey bad when Filipino cooks stewed
it, Rice the staple They had that for every mealtwo
slim hepngs day the end Some days. there would be plain
rice for meal with milk for the other
Bataan bad the first two months The soldiers
would sit around and wonder when and how the
would and what they going to do to the Jap
anese
There still Of renforcements during the last
month but nobody believed them and they ended quickly
Every officer and in the peninsula knew help
not coming L--
They had nothing to look forward to but the RAIN which
would peninsula into mud they looked forward
that only because they thought that they could stick
better than the Japanese and hold that much longer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

rier u. S. S. Yorktown, but did
not tell when or where they were
(Tokio appeared to be sug-
costing. however, that the six
filters had been shot down in the
raids reported to have been
made today on Japan itself.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Line Up to Smoke Each Ciqare+

In Bataan soldiers pay much five pesos, $3.50,
single cgaret form queues that each could
take puff at the cgarst which one of them had
Dozens of times, heard say such things
when hit Frisco Pm going 80 the best restaurant and
order rice and salmon Then I'm going to push them aside
laugh at them while put down the biggest Tbonc steak
In town."
remember young Alabaman, who said
I'm gonna leave home again when get there. Ill
be willing hoe cotton from sunrise to sunset for the rest Of
my life."
These prisoners of the Japanese
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Stewed MOnIceus Bnlnnn,s Final FNre

About 31st got to Coregidor out of regiment
of 5000 at battle strength.
The last men the 57th Fill
pno scout regiment part United States regular
by American officers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

Brig. Gen. Ralph Royce, who
led the Philippine sortie, told re-
porters on his return TO Australia
that Burma was a vital spot for
any attack on japan. pointing out
that a sufficient number of long
range bombers based there could
strike across China and cut the
Japanese communications south
ward from the Philippines.
Planes based in Burma also con-
! ceivably could be used In raids OF
Japan II they had refueling bases
somewhere in China.
y An army air officer here saic
Che other day in commenting or
koyce's feat that use OF the inter.
mediate landing bases would make
the Japs even more apprehensive
than If we had made the attack
nonstop"
"If we have bases I'm that part
Of the world" he said, I'VE may
have them In other areas closer
Go Toxic for all the enemy
knowa.-
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-11
Otto Kraft Will
 Divides $125,OOO

Otto Kraft, pioneer Kodiak business man and founder of the O. Kraft & Son store now owned by his son Ben, left an estate of $125, ,0O0 when he died in Seattle March 2, according to the petit ion for probate of his will, before Superior Judge John A. Frater, Seattle.
 Mrs. Christie Kraft, the wid- ow, is to have the Otto Kraft House" in Kodiak or a residence at 1883 Shelby St. Seattle, plus $50 a m on t h. Eventually the Krafts' daughters, Pauline Hunt of Phoenix, Ariz-. Margar- ret Bogen of Seattle and Frieda Blinn of Kodiak, each will re- ceive one-foulth of the estate.
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)efenses Of Bofoan Admitted Overcome

Washington (R)- Overwhel- ming Japanese forces in the Phil ippines have made advances which indicated probability "that the defense of Bataan is overcome. Despite heroic count CT attack attempts of the physlc- ally exhausted defenders, inform ed quarters here expressed grow ing belief that the stubborn re- sistance of American Filipino troops who held part of the pen insula since early January ag- ainst all Japanese attacks has virtually ceased
 Army men expressed doubt that large numbers of surviving troops could evacuate under fire across the ? miles open water be- tween the southern tip of the peninsula and the island fortress of Corregidor still held by Amer ican forces. Such evacuation op- eration for a defeated force is notoriously one of the most diff cult of all actions. Wainright re- ported his counter attack failed due to complete physical ex- haustion of his troops.
 Stimson reported Wainwright's force in the Philippines numbered
 (continued on page 9
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-11
Writing Contest Open To
 Men In Armed Forces

New Directions Press and Dir ection magazine announced a writing contest for men in the service with a first prize of $100 and a second prize of $50. The only requirements for this con test are CD that the writer be a present a member of the U. $ armed forces and (2) that the story or essay or sketch be based on the writer's personal experi ence
 The contest closes May 1, and the winners will be announced June l, when the Summer fiction number of Direction appears Manuscripts should be sent to Contest for Men in the Service, Direction, Derien, Conn.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-11
KODIAK DIARY

Election Sidelights = The rs taxl service for voters was a
 e success in view of the wealth r. oops = on election day. he Toman got a free taxi to ene in to vote, shopped for an, bur, met the same driver at an
 pointed place and was taken [ne ... one of the taxis, in trning around at the city hall,
 Ia in the stuff that forms when
 e weather = oops = is like it Es that day and started back bdS downhill in the general di- ktion of the fire hall a fence kpped it @.
 The judges and clerks of the Eton did yeoman service in Eckng at or to their post until ter eleven o'clock, when the uniting was finished .. speak Eof counting, during one per
 Of it there was amazement pressed by everyone present ben one whole block of votes Continued on page A
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-11
Longshoremon Elected Moyor

The longshoremen took time out from unloading boats this week to march to the polls and elect one of their members by a comfortable margin to the office of mayor of the city of Kodiak. Their candidate, Nick Miell, longshore boss, garnered l43 out of the 355 cast for that position.
 The longshoremen literally took time out to do it. With an early morning call the day of election they did not go to work until a body of them descended on the city hall early Tuesday morning and were ready to cast there ballots even before a bal lot box was rounded up to re- celVe them.
 Not only did they get their mayor in but they also put over two of their three candidates for city council; James Pierce, who led the field ot ten, and
  Wm. Smith, ST. Ben Sholl the third one, missed a city council seat by 4 votes.
 The c ty clerk race was close between Clifford k. Lillethun who won with l28 votes and 1 ouise Williams, who came in second with no votes Norris K Porter, third candidate. followed with 79 votes.
 0. A Torgerson, who ran un- opposed for reelection, got the treasurer's job with 256 votes
 The city ordinance granting a right of way for a U. s tele phone Inc pas ed, 294 to 15, as did the ordinance Conveying a portion of the City hall property for the erection of a patlol and prophylaxis station 226 to Fl
 A total of 455 registered and despite inclement weather 36l
 (continued on page 4)
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-11
lan Held Under New Federal Act

Maurice J. Anderson, em- Igee at the naval base and res Ient of Kodiak, was apprehend April 4 in attempting to pass |tOf the Gibson Cove guard |use with 16 sticks of dynamite. |e was held at the base for |Rstioning and a hearing was |Fdin the U s. Commissioner '. Naughton's court Thurs |y after Col. Martyr, provost
 ArShal at the base, filed a com |Alnt against Anderson, charg- BHolation of the Federal Ex- |slves Act. The complaint al |ed that the dynamite was Den from Stems, Drake com- |ay, contractors, and that An FfsOn did not have a license for possession as required by the FV Federal Explosives Act.
 at the hearing he was bound lf to the grand jury and plac- under $5O00 bail after War PA Taylor, counsel for the F'endant, waived testimony.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-11
Asked For
 Water System

Special = Bids are now be- ing asked by the Defense Pubic Works Division of the Federal Works Agency for the building of the new water system here, according to notice received from the Regional Office in Seattle.
 The system will include a 9O,OOO gallon and 100000 gallon wood stave tank, a complete water dam and distribution system for the city
 Sealed bids giving details on the furnishing of all labor, mat eria's. and performance of the work required according to speci ications. should be mailed to the Defense Public Works Regional Office at 5l1 Alaska Building in Seattle, before April 7.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-11
HeId On Bad Check Charge,
 Gets Suspended Sentence

Laydon McCracken, charged with issuing checks without sui fcient funds, pied guilty to a misdemeanor and was given a 9o-day suspended sentence by U s. Commissioner c. c Naugh- ton. He was alleged 10 have writ ten $80 worth of such checks and had made S25 worth of them good The sentence was suspend ed on the condition that he take care of the remainder within 24 hours
 The complaint was filed by the H. Pinch jewelry store.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-11

 Ports Get Cut

Seattle (P)- The Alaska Steamship company reduced the. surchage effective Monday from 45 to 25 per cent for southwest ern ports.
 Leslie Baker, manager, said the War Shipping administration ordered the reduction, and it is from the recent Mari time commission order reducing the surcharge to 20 per cent for Alaska only.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-11
Eor cIerk
For Treasurer o. A. TORGERSON Z

Shall Ordinance Mo- 42 granting right of way through the City of Kodiak the United States for construction of ephone line be ratified?
 Yes 294 No 15 Shall Ordinance Mo- 43 coneying portion of City Hall lot to the United States for erection of patrol and prophyax station be ratified?
 Yes 226 No Fl
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-11

Glenn Hyner, local agent for the Alaska Steamship company, received confirmation this week that the above applies to all freight and passengers "hange between Seattle and southwest ern ports and locally between port west of Cape Spencer.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-11
INDEX

USO Hall Sought 2 Draft Appeals Simple 8 March Bond Sales Big 8 s Alaska Road Begun 5 SchOols Will Run 5 Alaska Al Flying Safe 6 Blood Sl Typing Starts 6 Cnurch Notices 2 V 'oO Exams Scheduled 8
 ncenSe .. Refund $6500 8
 m0uen's 2, Page 10 Classified II
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New YorkThs map gives you idea of what treasures of India mean Oil, cotton, ron silver, gold manganese lead are few of the raw materials that make India ripe plum indeed fer the Axis.