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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
JApS BEATEN
BACK TRYING
SNEAK MOVES
Desfroyers frustrated in
: Landing Drums, Sup
plies, GuaddIldndl

WASHINGTON, Jan. S. - Secre-
tary of Navy Frank Knox today told
the conference of newspapermen.
that Jap destroyers reached the
waters off the northwestern end OF
Guadalcanal Island last Saturday
but apparently did not make any
landing but did unload some metal
drums and supplies, few of which
probably drifted ashore the next
morning.
American torpedo motor boats and
planes from the Guadalcanai air.
field went out where the destroyers
had been and sank all the drums
they could find.
Secretary Knox said the Jap de-
stroyer squadron was under attack
about 275 miles from the approach
to Guadalcanal and apparently the
squadron's purpose was landing of
supplies and possible achievements
for the Jap troops virtually stranded
there.
The original 10 destroyers were
attacked early last Sunday after
noon south of Shorthand Island by
flight of Army Flying Fortresses.
However, the bomb hits could not
be observed.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
AxIS-HELD
PROPERTY TO
BE RESTORED
French National Commit.
fee Serves Notice on
DiCtdf0rs

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The II
Allied belligerent governments of the
French National Committee have
served notice on the Axis that the
property rights of the countries now
occupied by the Axis will be restored
to the rightful owners when the Axis
is elected.
1t was emphasized that this has
reference to all property rights or
interests which changed hands
through enemy action whether such
transfers or dealings have taken the
form of open looting or plumber, or
transactions of an apparently legal
form"
The declaration applies even to
such transfers of property "the
purport of which was voluntarily
effected" such as the disposal of
homes, businesses or securities whose
owners were terrorized into signing
them away.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
ENEMY
KILLED IN
new FIGHT
Fighting U. 5. Soldiers
Take Over Strategic
Heights

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. - Amer
lean troops on Guadalcanal Island
are beginning to go to work on the
Jap forces on this strategic island
and have gained vital high ground
position overlooking their airfield
from the southwest.
The new gains were made after
the fighting Americans repulsed six
enemy counter-attacks, killing $50
Japs.
The occupation of new positions
southwest of the airfield constituted
what appeared to be the first i'm
portant advance of American ground
forces on the islands in weeks.
Heretofore the Americans had en-
gagged only in widespread patrol
activity which gained little terri
tory. but took heavy toll Of their
starving and more or less isolated
Jap opponents on the western and
southern flanks of the American
position protecting the Guadalcanal
airfield.
The immediate purpose of the new
advance in the vicinity of Mt.
Austen, a l,5o0-foot peak four miles
southwest of the airfield, was to
prevent the Japs from bombarding
the field from the. heights.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
NAzI filters
IN SUICIDE
AIRATTA(k
Use Rising Sun tactics on
Fortresses : Lose
80 Planes

LONDON, Jan. 5. = Growing
frantic as a result Of the astound-
ing ability Of American flyers to
pound Nazi bases in the huge Fly
ing Fortresses that Nazi pilots have
found almost impossible to down,
the Germans have resorted to US
ing new suicide" tactics and shot
down seven Flying Fortresses in
the raid on ST. Nazaire Sunday.
The London Daily Express made
his report this morning after the
American Air Force refused to
comment on the raid. The Express
said the toll was the heaviest yet
suffered by the famous Fortresses
on a raid. The Americans were
blasting at Nazi sub base.
The Express said that the Am
erican general in command of the
bomber base rode in the Fortress
leading the attack and that 38
Nazi fighters were shot down or
lost in the new suicide technique.
Two of our bombers were said to
airplane bombs in this sector.
The Russians appeared to be with
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
BIG FLOOD
RECEDING
IN OREGON
Ten Are Killed, Thousands
Homeless, Damages
in Millions

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 5.-The
worst Willamette River flood in
years ebbed slowly today, leaving
10 persons dead or missing and
hundreds homeless. Thousands of
acres of rich farmland were under
water. The largest river in western
Oregon, the Willamette, remained
above flood level for about half its
length.
Health authorities, fearing an out
break of typhoid, rushed vaccine to
McMinnville, Corvallis and Eugene.
Water sources of many small COM
munities west of Salem to Eugene
were reported contaminated.
The damage from the flood was
estimated in the millions. The flood
has held sway for more than a
week.
It was feared earlier that the flood
crests surging down the river into
Portland, loaded with loose logs
from broken up RATS and other
debris, might endanger the piers,
but the water receded before much
damage was done here.
The wooden superstructure OF a
dam at Oregon City collapsed Sun
day, dumping river barge and a
uowboat over the fails and per-
hitting a million feet of logs to
swirl down to Portland where pre-
cautions were being taken to pre-
vent jams.
The Portland harbor patrol had
reported earlier that one or two log
RATS containing a million feet of
timber had broken loose in the
Salem area and passed Oregon City
in the night. If the boom held
together, it was feared that the
bridges upon which the city depends
to cross the town might be taken
out
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
AIR ATTACKS
EMADEON
MANYAREA5
In South Pacific, Warfare
Monday Mostly Done
by Aerial Forces

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, Jan. 5.-South Pa
cific warfare was confined mostly
to air attacks on Monday with the
Japs pretty well cleaned out of the
Buna area
Medium bombers dropped 300
Founders on Lac and heavy bomb
ers dumped l,000-pounders on Cas-
mata airdrome in New Britain, in
flicting heavy damage.
A Jap supply boat was also
strafed off the coast.
Ground troops occupied then
time in cleaning up in Buna anc
pressed the attack on the few
remaining Japs at Amanda Point
northwest of Buna.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Jan 5. - OF all
the recent shake-ups in our war
time government, it seems to me
that by far the most important is
the appointment of Paul v. McNutt
as virtual dictator of manpower.
No one could read the Is points OF
President Roosevelt's directive re-
organizing the War Manpower Com
mission. with McNutt as chairman,
without realizing that it could well
be that McNutt controls the des-
TIMES of more OF us than any other
single man in the United States.
First, it should be understood that
McNutt has no power to draft labor.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
Ap Writer'S
Impression
OF n. Africa
Bases Conclusion on Land
Air Trip Along All
Fronts
BY IVES GALLAGHER

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Jan. 5. = Adolf
Hitler's attempt to keep the Medi-
terranean blocked to Allied shipping
has turned the Tunisian war into a
major effort. Thousands of German
and Italian troops have been de-
ployed from Bizerte to the Tripoli-
tanian border along with part of
the first line strength of the Ger
man Air Force.
This is purely my personal con-
clusion, based on a 2,100-mile trip
on the war front in a jeep, topped
with another TOO miles of travel in
a Flying Fortress, much of it on a
bombing mission over Tunis
These are the main impressions I
got:
Frst-The constant threat of rain
and then real rain, will make Allied
tank warfare impossible in northern
Tunisia until late in February There
are only few main roads leaving
Tunis and Bizerte and the ground
between is nothing but muck that
will mire the lightest tanks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
The W ash1ngtun
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON Z. \
cMa,or Robert g. Allen on active dutyJ

Neutrality-suspicious. on the
doorsteps of the Interior and JUS
tice departments last week was one
of the most deep-rooted questions
affecting the American people-con-
tinuance of military rule in Hawaii
for more than one year after Pearl
Harbor.
The problem was dumped by Ha-
waiian civil Governor Ingram M.
Stainback, Hawaiian Delegate Far
rington, and the islands Attorney
General Garner Anthony. Arriving
in Washington to oppose them. came
1t. Gen. Delos C. Emmons the
military Governor" and his execu-
tive, Brig. Gen. Thomas HI. Green,
a former stable sergeant, who now
admits to friends that he is the
man on horseback
The report which Hawaiian civil
officials have brought to Secretary
of the Interior Ickes and Attorney
General Biddle is such that they
are demanding that the White House
restore Hawaii to civilian control.
This report cites chapter and verse
to show that at time when We are
fighting to restore the four free
doms to the world, these freedoms
are not respected in one part Of the
United States. The press is not
free, labor has lost it's traditional
rights, justice is melted out by the
provost courts, trial by jury mas
disappeared, and government by
civil authorities has yielded to a
military control.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
FRESH NAzI
ATTACKS ARE
BEATEN BACK
Soviets Holding Is Mile
Corridor Between
Enemy Troops

MOSCOW, Jan. 5. The Red
Army's middle Don pincers are re-
ported to be closing in on second
large German force west of Stain
grad despite terrific counter attacks
by fresh Nazi forces hurled into the
fight to save the hard-pressed for
ward garrisons.
A powerful force of German tanks
and infantry attacked yesterday in
a grim effort to reach one isolated
pocket of their troops in the Don
River bend sector, but the thrust
was repealed.
Meanwhile, battlefront dispatches
reported the Russian occupation of
Chernishkov on the rail line between
Likhaya, German air base, and
Dherniskovskaya 40 miles further
north, capturing II enemy planes,
two million shells and half million
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
MuzzLED NEWSPAPERS

So far as they are permitted 10
express themselves, the citizens OF
Hawaii are up in arms. The Homo
lulu STAR Bulletin dared to write
an editorial mildly criticizing the
military control, and was told that
the offense would not be tolerated
The press is completely controlled
by the military, which through a
licensing system" to publishers can
starve out paper at any time by
withholding newsprint.
The favored organ of the mill
tary governor is a former Japanese
newspaper which, under the title
"Nippu Jill" was printed half in
Japanese, half in English Like other
Japanese newspapers, it was closed
down for a period, now has beer
revived as the Hawaii Times" It
is giving enthusiastic support to the
military regime.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
German Ship
Is Sent Down
On Atlantic

LONDON, Jan. 5.--A large Ger
man vessel filled with raw ma
terial has been sunk in the Allan
tic, the British War, Ministry an
nounced tonight. The sinking was
done by the 5,400-ton British crtis-
or Scylla.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
FOUND DEAD

Apparently the victim Of expo
sure. Axel Christensen. longtime
resident, fisherman and mechanic
Of the Wrangell community, was
hecently found in the old Case Build
ing where he had probably gone
to escape the cold.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
M(Nuif Virtual Ditaior
US. Manpower;;5topeof
Big Job Becoming Clear

That will take additional legislation.
But through his controls of hiring
Through the now vitality important
U. S. Employment Agency and Of
Selective Service, his power might
we'll amount to just that.
However, it doesn't require specu-
lation to see just how important to
every one Of us McNutt is to be.
Using uniy figures That McNutt
himself has given out recently, the
scope Of his job becomes clear
Before the end of this year. about
one half Of the total population of
the United States, and I do mean
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
DOGS ARE REGULATED

After Pearl Harbor no one op-
jected to authoritative military dis
cipline. But since then, with Jap
airplane carriers almost vanished
from the Pacific and the Navy an
nouncing the Japs unable to take
even the Solomons. the regularly
constituted Hawaiian Government
believes that military rule should
end.
Instead, Army control extends over
the personal life of everyone in the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05

CHUNGKING.--A Chinese COM
munique announces that new casu-
alties were inflicted on the Japa-
nese in three Central China Pro
vinces in fighting on New Years
Eve and New Years Day. The en-
gagements took place near Sinyang,
in Honan Province; near Kewichia,
in Anhwei Province, and in the
vicinity of Macheng, Hupeh Pro-
vince.
CAIRO.-Tunisian ports of Tunis
and Sousse have been bombed
again by Allied air forces.
MacARTHUR'S EADQ U A R.
TERS.-Allied planes opened a new
drive with bombing and strafing
attacks while ground troops are
being re-grouped for an about
land assault on the Papuan Pen
insula of New Guinea.
MacARTHUR'S HE A d @ U A R.
TERS.-The Japanese airdrome at
Lac has been strafed and three
grounded planes destroyed Fires
were also set
MOSCOW.-The Germans have
been driven from two important
transportation centers in the Mid
die Don area; the airbase at Cher
nushlovskaya and the rail center
of Chernishkov have been taken
by the Russians and much booty
taken, including II planes.
! CAIRO.-Marshal Rommel is re-
ported erecting Nazi defenses at
Misurata, about ITO miles east OF
| Tripoli. Air activity in Tunisia has
been reduced because of severe
sandstorms, it is reported
MOSCOW.-The Russian often
sive drive in the Caucasus is gain
ing momentum despite torrential
rains, but the Soviet spearheads
have struck west and north of re-
captured Mozdok and are now ap-
preaching Prokhladnenski. In the
city of Stalingrad, the Red Army
continues to destroy German for
tifications in the factory areas. On
the central front, the Soviets con-
tinued to beat back all German
thrusts and have recaptured sew
eral villages.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05

WASHINGTON.-The Navy an
aounces that torpedo boats, in the
bird attack within "a hours on
Japanese destroyers prowling in
the Solomon Islands waters, tor
oedoed one and possibly three of
the warships.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05

NEW DELHI. Raj fighter
planes attacked the Japanese occu-
pied villages in the Rathedaung
area of Akyab Province, Burma
and strafed railroad cars and truck
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05

NEW BRITAIN. - A Liberator
bomber dropped 1,000-pound bombs
on the Gasmata airdrome and an
Allied reconnaissance unit strafed
Jap schooner in nearby Jacqui-
not Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
Reds Haze Trapped Second Large Nazi Force
Thumbnail Of War;
FrontIine Briefs
BY the Office OF Wor Information
Direct to The Empire

columns at two points in Central
Burma.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. S. Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 3la, American Can
71A, Anaconda 24s, Bethlehem
Steel Sc, Commonwealth and South
ern y, Curtiss Wright IL, Inter-
national Harvester 59A, Kennecott
20. New York Central 10A, Northern
Pacific tx, United States Steel 48,
Pound S404.
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages: Industrials, 1870;
rails, 2803; utilities, l475.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05

LONDON.-British bombers at
tackled the industrial Ruhr section
of western Germany Sunday night
and Allied planes were over Ger
many again Monday night, the
British Air Ministry announced
this morning. Three bombers were
lost in Sunday night raids.
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CAIRO.-Tunisian ports Of Tunis
and Sousse have been bombed
again by Allied air forces.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05

LONDON. - The Germans lost
two planes in light forays over
the coastal sections of England
Sunday night and Monday after
noon. The damage caused by the
bombs dropped was slight an q
there were no casualties.
LONDON. Thirty eight Nazi
fighters were shot down by Am
erican four-engined bombers dur
ing the raid, the heavy daylight
attack Sunday, on ST. Nazaire, the
Nazi sub base. Seven American
bombers were lost in the raid The
American General in Command of
the bomber flight rode in the lead
ing plane and returned safely to
an English base, although his
bomber was riddled by anti-aircraft
outlets.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05

NORTH AFRICA.-An American
by Allied armored
units in the Medjez Ell Bah area
Of Tunisia was made without en-
countering any effective resistance.
Allied armored units penetrated
italian and German positions about
five miles in each direction, north
east and southeast of Medjez Ell
Bah.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-05

CAIRO.-Marshal Rommel is re-
ported erecting Nazi defenses at
Misurata, about Ito miles east Of
Tripoli. Air activity in Tunisia has
been reduced because of severe
sandstorms, it is reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-31
WAR UNITES VAUDEVILLE
TEAM

1t took war to separate the team
of Hank Henry and Bob Alda--and
it took the same war to reunite
them temporarily.
Two years ago Henry and Aida
were appearing in burlesque. Henry
was the comedian, and Aida was the
straight man. They were on their
way to the big time when the draft
board stepped in and plucked Hank
away to the Army. He eventually
found place in the cast of Irving
Berlin's This Is the Army" Fin
ally, the "Tita" troupe arrived in
Hollywood. to spend months at
Warner Bros studio filming the
Berlin all-soldier show.
In the meantime, Warmers spot
ted Aida in I: Chicago night club,
signed him to long term contract,
and brought hi INTO the coast to
play the George Gershwin role in
Rhapsody in Blue"
Thus, the two expartners found
themselves at their goal--the big
time, an don the same lot The only
difference is, Hank is Private
First Glass in the Army, while Aida,
the father of two children, is still
civilian.
They plan to get together again.
after the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-31
MEAT SUPPLY
REPORTED Low
Few Markets in City in
Position to AccOmm0-
date Customers Today

With no relief in sight, meat sup
plies in Waterbury markets and
restaurants are approaching an al
time low this morning, as promised
shipments from the West to the East
have faile dto materialize.
Retailers shelves here are report
ed barren of beef, almost without
exception, while only short supplies
Of veal and lamb are on hand. Pork
and ham supplies the expected to
be adequate for the weekend, but
even these stocks are described as
only fair.
Chicken supplies have been Slight
ly better this week. One merchant
said he received chickens this week
for the first time in six months.
Another said he was able to secure
two boxes since Monday. In normal
times he used to get a dozen boxes
a week.
Butter supplies were also reported
dwindling rapidly. Some dealers
have been forced to limit sales to
half7a-pound per customer, in spite
OF the raised point values.
Restaurant men declare that only
early weekend customers will get
any meat at all, after which fish
dishes, salads, and sandwiches will
be featured on menus. Sunday Is
expected to be particularly miser-
able day for restaurant diners, as
the majority of local establishments
will not even bother to open. Res
aturant men also find butter scarce,
but only one has reduced the one
pat per customer to a half a pat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-31
CLUB NnT7L7NV SOCIAL
NOTES ~ OOAA Il Il FUNCTIONS
Lieut.. MenSeIIe
Receives Gift

Second Lieutenant Brenda Louise
Menzelle, Army Nurse Corps, of Da-
Wis street, Oakville, was guest of
honor recently at buffet luncheon
given by her sister, Miss Dorothy
Menzelle, at the Town Tavern in
Oakville. Lieutenant Menzelle, who
leaves August 4, for Fort Devens,
was presented gift from the guests
by Joseph Mazzalupo, acting as
POSTMASTER. Those attending were
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kelly, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Mazzalupo, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Govanello, Mr.. and Mrs. An
thony Diorio, Mr.! and Mrs. j. Mar
chitelli, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fisher Mr..
and Mrs. B. Olcik, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Palmento, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Kelliher,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Papiano, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jules Barbaret, Mr.. and Mrs.
l. Hutensky, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
OConnor, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Fem, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Rago, Will
liam P. Gleason, Robert Burns,
Andy Gallo, Frank Hyland, Seaman
Fat Blardi, Frank Stance, Walter
Carter, Private Joseph Stance, Mrs.
Caroline Cannota. Mrs. Mae Rogers
Mrs. Margie Dillon, Mrs. Dorothy
Manthey, Mrs. Lucille Del Petro,
Mrs. Mildred Bellotti, Peg Brown,
Agnes Murphy, Ann Manfredi, Vera
Denise, Ann Stance, Dora Stance,
Josephine Stance. Nellie Dobosz, Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Bussemey, ST., Mrs.
Charles Weingart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-31

dustry in the state, "Mr. barley
said. THE fuel picture in Connec-
ticut is subject to constant change
and we must keep abreast of de-
velopments so that we can be in a
position to be of service to the peo-
pie in the state.
With the help of these experts
and their committees we will sur
vey the needs for various types of
fuel and the amount on hand in
various communities as we'll as the
anticipated needs. If necessary, we
will then take whatever steps are
necessary in an effort to increase
our supply of fuel by contracting
federal agencies.
Mr.. barley also pointed out that
the chairmen of committees will
appoint leaders in their respective
fields of fuel from every county and
various communities.
I'VE want to know what the
problems are in each community in
the state so that we can have the
real picture and we then will be
able to take steps to solve any criti-
cal problem that may develop" he
said.
Many of these problems are of a
federal nature and are beyond our
jurisdiction, but I am certain that
in cooperation with federal agencies
dealing with fuel we can solve many
of them