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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-04
Danish Daffodils Club
Mary Audrey Andersen, Reporter,

On February 20, we met at the
Albert Thomson home. There was
one new member, Jeanne Rasmus-
sen. A program was presented by
Astrid Birkholm and Lucille Meier
and we also sang group songs. 1t
was decided to knit squares for the
Red Cross to make an afghan. Two
girls prepared and planned dinner
and reported on it at this meeting.
Two more are to do the same for
the next meeting.
American advertising pays.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-04

A Milwaukee utility has electric
meters read every three months in
stead of monthly to save tires, gas
oline and manpower.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-04

Wisdom From The Bible
BY Walter Carlson.
But exhort one another daily, while
it is called To-day; lest any of you
be hardened through the deceitful-
ness of sin.-Heb. 1913. ..I
Evening star., 1943-05-18
VINO Unit 10 Channel
Nurses Into War Effort

A nursing supply and distribution
unit has been established by the
War ManpoWer Commission to
channel graduate nurses into mill
tay, governmental and essential ci-
william work, VINO announced yes
terday.
The unit will operate somewhat as
the procurement and assignment
service operates for physicians, den
fists, veterinarians and sanitary en-
gineers. State and local quotas will
be set up, it was announced, to
guide nurses in accepting jobs.
Miss Katherine Tucker director
of the department of nursing edu-
cation, University of Pennsylvania,
will be chairman of the Advisory
Committee of the new unit and Miss
Alma c. Haupt. Washington, will be
chief of the unit.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Industrial Employers
File Data for Draft
OF Essential Men
Replacement Schedules
Provide for Withdrawal
Of $4,000 in This Area

Replacement schedules. providing
for the withdrawal of essential men
from industry for the armed forces.
have been filed by employers for
$4,000 dlaft-eligible men in this re-
gion. the War Manpower Commis-
sion announced today.
Throughout the country, approx
mately $500 employers have filed
the schedules, covering approx
mately 5000 900 industrial workers
who will go into the armed forces
as soon as they can replaced.
The schedules include only single
men and childless husbands. Fa-
theirs will be listed for withdrawal
from industry. the VINO announce
ment said, when selective service
lifts the ban on their induction.
Will Guide Draft Boards.
The schedules list the employees
liable for military service with re-
gard to their draft status, the i'm
portance of their jobs and when they
can be replaced.
"llCil dSIVpiSd DN a iSbdlc dlI CIlOI .
these schedules are used to guide
draft boards HAVING jurisdiction over
the registrants in withdrawing them
from industry with "a minimum of
interference to war production
VINO Chairman McNutt told his
press conference yesterday that in
ductions have dropped from a peak
of nearly 100000 men a month dur
ing the winter to 100000 a month
and will continue at that rate dur
Ing the remainder of the year He
said. however, that no reduction was
contemplated in the total number of
jnductions during 1943.
The extent to which VINO plans
to replace draft eligible men with
women in industry was indicated
by Mr.. McNutt when he said 4.OOO.-
600 women had signified their will
lngneSS through voluntary regiStra-
tons TO go into war industries.
Not Previously Employed.
These women. Mr. McNutt added
had not previously been employed.
number of women VINO had hoped
to attract into war industry this
year.
Mr.. McNutt said they registered
during door tO-door canvasses, in
answer to post cards and through
civic organizations. The voluntary
registrations, he said, were held in a
number of cities, particularly in
areas where there was a critical
labor shortage. Many of the women,
he said, already have gone into
training or taken war jobs.
He said he had no comment on a
declaration yesterday by his Wom-
ems Advisory Committee that the
Government and industry must not
assume that all women can be
treated as the reserve group during
war only, nor should those who wish
to stay in the labor market be &C
cused of taking mems jobs"
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Advisory Unit Orders
Study for Bicycle
Safety Regulations
Traffic Council Acts
After Seeing Film;
A. J. SundIun Presides

The entire question of bicycle
traffic regulations in the District,
including plan to require the regis
tration of all bicycles, was referred
to committee for special study
last night at a meeting of the Dis
trict Traffic Advisory Council in the
Municipal Center Building
Arthur J. Sundlun, new chair
man of the council, who presided
for the first time, pointed out the
need for promoting a safety pro-
gram among bicycle riders following
the showing of a film on bicycle
safety work in Maryland by Dorr
Derr Sahm of the Office of the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles,
Baltimore.
Shows Baltimore Efforts.
The film, entitled The Cavalcade
of Wheels" was made in Cumber-
land and Baltimore and shows what
is being done in these cities to fos-
ter safety among school children
and older bicycle riders.
William A. Van Duzer. District
traffic director. said there is a def
mite need for educational and pro-
tective measures for bicycle riders
here. He said two years ago there
were approximately $4,000 bicycles
here, but now that number has more
than doubled.
Mr.. Van Duzer added that school
children will eventually be motor
vehicle operators and that teach
ing them traffic regulations early
would contribute to their future
safety
Parking Lot Protection Asked.
A resolution for the Commissioners
to recommend to the proper author
tiles that parking-lot operators pro-
tect cars placed in their care from
glass, nails and other debris was
offered by Harry Brown, and the
matter was referred to a committee
for further study
Mr. Sundlun appointed a commit
tee to compose a resolution on the
death recently of the councils
chairman, Whitney Leary. Members
of the committee are Howard
Startling, R. J. Murphy and Mr.. Van
DuZer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
First Of Two Articles)
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Some
weeks ago l gave the lumber in
dustry critics their innings. One OF
the chief points they raised was
why hasn't the recommended
Forest Products Service Ga sort OF
wartime finance corporation for
small business sawmills) been
approved by the President?"
The President has answered
Into the discard went the FPS plan
with the White House announce
ment that this and similar plans
were shelved in an effort to at
tain the same result more simply
and economically"
Il am in agreement" said the
President in a letter to WPB d.
rector Donald Nelson, that unusu-
al action is needed to maintain the
output of forest products at high
level as an essential aid in prosecu-
ton of the war.
THE WPB," he went on, "has
sole legal responsibility for produc-
ton. and Of course must maintain
that position" He then said he
could assure the WPB the fullest
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
RAID MADE
INDAYLICHT
BY NIpp0NS
Stronq Force Attacks Milne
Bay-Terse Announce
ment Macarthur
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, April IA. - Gen
Douglas Macarthur tonight an
nounced tersely that a strong force
of japanese aircraft raided Milne
Bay in daylight today.
Details were not Immediately re-
ceived but the raid is believed to
have been approximately on a
scale of other big raids recently
made in the southwest Pacific.
Gen. Macarthur recently said the
raids we're the beginning of a Jap
anese aerial offensive in this area
The raid in daylight today fol-
lowing those of the past two days
on Orc Bay and Port Moresby in
which scores of japanese planes
were used. 1t is said 85 planes made
the offensive on Orc Bay and APP
proximately 100 on Port Moresby
Early today. Gen. Macarthur an
nounced a heavy raid was made by
low flying American Fortresses on
Jap shipping in Hansa Bay on the
north coast of New Guinea and a
10000 ton Jap ship was bombed and
sent down and an 5000 ton JAP
ship was set afire.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
Look Out!
laps Ready
10 Strike
Tokyo Broadcast Declares
Preparations Made At
tack Amer. Continent

LONDON, April IA broad
cast picked up here from Tok-
yo gives a speech made by
Gen. Sato, Chief of the Blu
reau Of Military Affairs, de-
claring that preparations for
Japanese air offensive against
the American continent have
been completed.
Gen. Sato, in his speech,
further said: "A vast air attack
on the American mainland" is
envisaged in which the Japa-
nese, German and Italian forces
will strike in collaboration.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
NO JApS ON
west COAST
5AY5DEWIT1
Too Vital and Too VuIner
able 10 Take Chances,
Declares Commander

SAN FRANCISCO, April IA. =
"A Jap's Jap, it makes no diff
ference whether he's an American
citizen or not" Gen John l.. De-
Witt said today in opposing the
sentiment that is developing to
bring back some OF the japanese
to the West Coast
Dewitt, commanding general OF
the Western Defense Command, in
testifying before the House Naval
Affairs Subcommittee, said. 81
don't want any of them. We got
them out because they are too dan
gerous an element on the Wesi
Coast, which is too vital and toe
vulnerable to take any chances"
He told the subcommittee there
are only eight japanese under his
command, seven in the Federal
Communications Commission de-
partment as translators and one ir
the immigration Department as in
terpreter.
Dewitt said further he is oppos-
ing '.by every means I can the SEN
timent that the Japanese Ameri-
cans should return" to the coast.
The General also said: Il couldn't
say as to any particular element
that might be pressing for the re-
lease of the japanese, but there
are constant requests concerning
individuals"
Regarding those who are Ameri.
can citizens, the General said: "Yol
can't change him by giving him &
piece of paper"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
AIR ACTION
INCREASING
RUSS FRONT
Aerial Operations Break
Out from Scouting TO
Heavy Bombing
(By Associated Press

vrhilc no essential changes have
taken place on the Russian-G Ger
man fronts, large scale air activity
is reported in many sectors, aerial
operations including everything
from scouting to heavy bombing
In these mounting air battles
there is good reason to believe U.
S. planes, flown by Soviet pilots,
are taking part in many of the
operations and will continue to
play a part as U. S. production OF
planes swells.
The Germans have swung a
considerable number of troops
against Soviet bridgeheads but
have again failed to capture OBJ
jectives.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
TWO INJURED
IN SHOOTING
SCRAP HERE
Domestic Quarrel Ends in
Tragedy for Will
lam Jd(ksons

William Jackson, and his wife,
Marie, are in st. AIMS Hospital
today critically injured as a result
of what was apparently private
shooting scrap in their rooms in the
keystone Apartments on Lower
Franklin Street last night.
A shotgun blast blew the woman S
left arm off below the elbow, and
shot from the same double-bar-
relied gun blew the lower left half
of the husbands jaw off, officers
reported Both are Negroes, have
been Juneau residents for many
years. Mrs. Jackson operated the
keystone Apartments.
She was suing her husband for
divorce, and officers believe that
the divorce summons served on
Jackson yesterday afternoon led up
to the shooting.
The affair took place shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock last night. Juneau
police officers Cleo Commers and
Jack Mcdaniel were called to the
scene, first finding Mrs. Jackson
severely wounded. The officers had
her Immediately taken to the hos
pital where DR.. J. o. Rude perform
ed an operation, amputating hei
shattered forearm.
Resisted Officers
Commers and Mcdaniel then wen;
to the second floor of the building
to the jackson apartment, where
they called upon Jackson to come
out. They could hear him working
with the shotgun inside, and hi
shouted TO the officers that they
would have to kill him If they
wanted him to come out.
Nevertheless they were able t,
persuade him to come to the door
where they wrestled the shotgun
away from him and took him into
custody.
( Chief OF Police John Monagle anC
/ special agents OF the FBI went t
I the scene of the shooting at once
and had Jackson taken TO the hos.
pital. A shotgun blast had blown
the left side of his face away
Jackson, later questioned by of.
Continued on Page Three
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
SpEzIA IS
POUNDED BY
BRIT. BOMBS
Naval Base in Northern
Italy Attacked : Also
PaImero, Messini

LONDON, April IA. - British
home based bombers heavily at
tackled the naval base at Spezia,
Northern Italy, last night and it is
also disclosed that Raj raiders
from the Middle East blasted Pal
nero and Messini harbors Monday
night
Spezia is on the Ligurian Sea,
about, SO miles southeast of Genoa
on the west coast of Italy and was
bombed twice last February by the
Raj.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
STATIONS IN
ALASKA GET
BIG Boost
Full SCI, 500 Recommend.
ed for Agriculture Ex-
pertinent Bases

WASHINGTON, April IA. = The
House Appropriations Committee
reports it has approved of $37,5o0
for an Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton in Alaska for the next fiscal
year. This is an increase OF sl2r50O
over last year.
Appropriations for Territorial
stations, it is said. have been held
below the amounts authorized by
law but the committee feels "exi-
gencies of war justify appropriate
ing the full authorized amount this
year"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
NAVY BLIMp
IS WRECKED
ON HILL TOP

HOLLISTER, Calf, April IA
Navy blimp, described by the
Twelfth Naval District as on rou-
tine flight patrol, struck the top of
1000 foot hill five miles south
east of Gilroy early today and
threw the crew to the ground The
pilot and co-pilot were injured
Others on the blimp were shaken
up.
The blimp is wreck but parts
are being salvaged. Luckily the
craft did not burn.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
RUNWAYAT
KI5KA GETS
BLASTING
Bombs Also Land on Gun
EmpIa1ements al
Jap Base

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Bomb-
efs have blasted the japanese run
way and gun emplacements of the
main camp area of the Japs on
Hiska according to a communique
issued by the Navy today.
Six attacks we're made Monday
by Mitchell medium bombers and
Corsair Lightning fighters.
The raids raised to So the num-
Der of attacks on Kiska since March
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14

According to the lumber indus
try, as represented by the american
Forest Products Industries, Inc,
and the National Lumber Manufac-
turers Association, all that's swell,
except
That the WPB is demanding the
utmost in production, calling for
100000 tons of forest products
And that the War Manpower Com
mission and Selective Service have
made no effort to restore the 3d.
0C0 men who have been drafted
from or allowed to desert the lum-
Der industry for higher salaried
war jobs Lumber workers now are
'frozen"-but, they say, too late
According to lumbermen with re-
representatives. here, the U. S. Forest
Service seeks to compel forest and
farm woodland owners to adopt
sustained yield" forestry practices.
The lumbermen claim that thou
sands of them already have placed
millions of acres under sustained
yield management, but that to try
,no,,t;,,,,od ~, ne<o rT,l,roaA
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
The W ashinqton
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Major Robert s. Allen on active duty.)

WASHINGTON. When the
White House butler says Dinner
is served" it doesn't mean what it
used to mean. Most OF the time
it's nothing more than a simple
three-course meal for two or three
persons, served not in the state
dining room, or even in the family
dining room on the first floor, but
in the Presidents study on the
second floor.
Except for the occasional visit OF
a South American President, So
cial activity at the White House
has disappeared. Roosevelt dimes
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hopkins,
Justice Byrnes. Judge Sam Rosen-
man, or perhaps with Grace Tully
his blue-eyed, white-haired private
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
MACARTHUR in
COMMENT ON
WAR SCENES
Tells Of Large japanese
Naval Forces Near
Australia
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS in

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS I'm
AUSTRALIA, April 14.-Gen. Doug
las Macarthur warned today on
the heels of a statement by Aus
tralian Gen. Sir Thomas Blamey
that powerful Jap naval forces are
within striking distance of Austria
liza, forces which can be held of
only by the Allied command of the
skies.
Allied naval forces will be count
ed on to play their own magnificent
part" he said, "but the battle in
the Western Pacific will be won OF
lost by the proper application of all
and ground teamwork"
His communique made no men,
ton of new Jap aerial thrust, but
made clear the United Nations are
again the masters of the skies
around Australia.
Gen. Blamey had stated that the
Japs have concentrated 100000
crack troops and aerial forces north
fCootip,,oJ ~, Douo ThrooN
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
Band Leader
Is Rejeeled

LOS ANGELES. April 14-Doc-
tors of the Los Angeles Induction
Staten announced today that a
well-known band leader has been
rejected for military service. The
doctors did not disclose the exact
disability.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
MOUNTAIN
DEFENSES
ARE Seen
I Terrific Air Blows Con-
tinue-84 More Axis
Planes Down

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, April l4.-Allied
forces in Tunisia have driven up to
Field Marshal Erwin RommeIs
mountain defenses ringing Tunis
and Bizerte, communique from
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's head
quarters reports today.
The British Eighth Army, con-
tinuing to press the German Afri-
can Corps northward from Sousse,
ran into Rommels prepared posi-
tons between Enfidaville and
Djebel Bou Hadjar,' the commun-
que said. This apparently is the
Nazi chieftans mountain defense
line, running west from Enfidaville,
and upon which Rommel has fixed
bis main stand.
Enfidaville is 81 miles north Of
Sousse and so miles southeast of
Tunis Djebel Bou Hadjar Is 80
miles west and south of Enfidaville,
and Is miles northwest of Kairouan.
AXIS HAS EnItuavlue
Despite continued pressure by the
Eighth Army, however, the Algiers
report yesterday that Enfidaville
was captured appeared to be I'M
true.
The British First Army is exert
ing steady pressure from the west
flank against Kennels narrow
corner of Tunisia, and has pushed
the Germans back along the Beja
road, northwest of Medjez ell Bah,
to within three miles of Sidi Nsir,
about 40 miles west of Tunis.
In between the British Eighth
and First armies, the French al
so squeezed the Germans back far
cher in their bridgehead with an
other advance at the extreme north
of the secondary Tunisian Dorsal
Range OF mountains, upon which
the western range of Rommel's
southern front apparently is an
chored.
Air Offensive
Meanwhile, the American and
British airmen continued to main
tain one of the most ferocious air
offensives of the war, destroying "a
more Axis planes as the mass de-
struction of the enemy's aerial
strength continued. Flying Fort
resses led the attacks.
Reconnaissance showed Allied
airmen to have destroyed 70 Axis
planes in two raids on Sicilian air.
fields, thoroughly covering the run
ways with bomb bursts. One hun
bred OF the enemy's aircraft we're
seen on one field.
The destruction of the 81 Ger
man and Italian aircraft Is rated
at Allied headquarters as a crush
ing blow to Hitlers Mediterranean
strategy.
The raids were carried out with
loss of only three Allied planes,
communique said.
At the same time, a Reuters dis
pdtCll HUH oWlILcIidIiu, Wlictc
roundabout reports from Rome
and Marseille gathered, said ROM
mel already is beginning his eva
cuation from North Africa, that at
least part of his forces are be-
ing removed.
Algiers Report
The Algiers radio said his forces
are being removed in considerable
number, especially the German
technical personnel.
II this is true 1t would suggest
that the Germans might be re-
moving their air force ground per-
sonnet, no longer needed in Tun-
isia.
The British radio said Rommel
has only three airfields left in
Tunisia, and all are under heavy
air attack constantly
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. . . . . . .
DIMOUT TIMES

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} at sunset at 8:07 o'clock. 4
} Dimout ends tomorrow I
} at sunrise at 5:28 am. {
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} sunset at 800 pm. Z
} 4
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Roman soldiers wore heavy hob
nailed sandals during their cam
paigns.
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Continued on Page Three)
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Nations Wood Woes
Now Becoming Most
Serious Of Wartime

cooperation of the U. S. Forest
Service.
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Continued on Page Three
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BUY WAR BONDS
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-11-11
RUSSIA'S ALTERNATIVE

In on otten7pt to corty whot mony consider the
puzzle Of RussIo's ottitude toword postwor coIob-
orotion with the other United Nations, JONES 3.
Reston, head OF the New York Times London bureau,
hos produced thought-provoking piece bosed upon
THE conclusions OF the most responsible sources open
10 this correspondent" in the British coptol
Specifically the onobsis is reossurina but
throughout run disturbing undertones Putting these
tooether, il oppeors thot the highest British dIPIo-
motto thought foresees trouble with Russo un-
less
Russia, soys Reston is believed to feel that her
Iono-ronoe security demands thot she toke the
Boltic stotes; port Of Poland, including yno and
Lwow; sufficient Finnish territory protect the Gulf
OF Finland ond Lenngrod; Bessorobio ond ports OF
Bukovino now in Rumonio; and occess to the Med
iterroneon ond through the Person Gulf.
If we and Britoin ore willing to let Russo keep
these territories there nothing thot Premier Ston
would like better thon to cooperate with US in O
post-wor world authority TO guarantee peace.
If we won't make these initial concessions, then
Stain is preparing his alternative plan, which IN
cudes the conn1unzing of Germany and, presun'-
obly on evongeIistc connnnunstic program generally
throughout the international field.
Mr. Reston did good Job Of objective report
lno So he did not note whot immediately comes TO
mind - that the Atlantic Charter and the demo-
crotc doctrine Of both Britoin and the United Soes
would be violated to the point Of destruction II we
were to concede Russio's right to toke such small
notions ond ports Of others, she decided she would
like When Neville Chamberlain remember him -
the man with the unbreo2) gave in thus to Hitler,
we called il oppeoserent, ond Kissed
So what ore we going TO do if Rpsso insists upon
such oppeosement, os on alternative TO going her
own way after the war ond attempting to cornounze
Europe2
We know now the damage done by the failures
Of the "peocemokers" OF Versailles Their prototypes,
when this is ended will have at least difficult
problems TO toce