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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
The W ashingt ion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tMajor Robert S. Allen on active duty)

WASHINGTON. = There is a very good reason why the two mysterious witnesses summoned before the House Military Affairs Committee have flatly refused to answer any questions about the dinners given at the swank house at 2102 R Street in connection with war contracts.
 If these two witnesses did tell who came to their dinners and poker parties it would make their house on R Street as famous as the Little Green House on K Street" which received such notor- iety in Harding's day.
 Among the guests reported to have gathered at the big Georgian House were such personages as Secfetary of the Navy Knox, Under secretary of War Patterson, Don aid Nelson, Rubber Czar William Jeffers, General Lewis B. Hershey, head of selective service; General Levin Campbell, Chief of Ordnance; Senator Happy Chandler of Ken lucky; Senator Bridges of New Hampshire; Senator Austin of Yer mont. and large number of Con- gressmen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
CARE OF U. ,. FORCES RATES
 FINEST EVER

WASHINGTON, May 19.-More than 97 percent of Navy men and Marines who were wounded al Pearl Harbor have survived the Office of War Information reported today.
 The wounded don't die is the exhaustive theme of the OWI re- port regarding the treatment of U. s. Army and Navy casualties Findings were summed up in these words: Never before in the history of the world has fighting men had available the medical care and equipment which the United States now furnishes it's defenders"
 Of all the Naval and Marine per sonnel listed as wounded at Pearl Harbor, only 206 percent died sub sequently. the OWI report stated Fifty-three percent returned to duty by March 31, 1943, while 435 percent are still receiving treat ment. Only g of l percent have been invalided from the service. Figures for the Army wounded are unavailable but the OWI said that obtainable data showed "recoveries are comparable to Naval and Mar inc percentages"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
BLOWS DEALT. GERMAN AIR
 SUPPLY BASES
Nazis Shift Planes from Crimean Airdromes as
 Achievements

MOSCOW, May 19 Telling blows were dealt the German air supply bases the past three weeks as Soviet airmen reflected in front line dispatches to the Red Star which said the Germans have be- gun to shift their air force from the Crimean airdromes to rein force their exhausted air forces.'
 There was no elaboration made by Red Star. but Russians announc- ed officially that they had destroyed or damaged 930 enemy planes dur ing the week of May 2 to May 8, and they destroyed 37o planes from May g to May IS.
 Russian pilots shave downed 25 German planes in the front lines in the past three days, when they attempted to raid the Russian com munications behind the Svesk front Their bombing was ineffec- tive, the dispatch said.
 Land fighting failed to keep in step wit hthe bitter aerial warfare, although renewed activity is re- ported in the Kuban and Lisichansk areas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
''AIi Out" Against Japan Is Demanded by Senator
 (handIer;;Attion Wanied

WASHINGTON, May 19.-United States Senator Albert B. Happy Chandler, Democrat of Kentucky, in a radio broadcast last night, called for immediate war strategy that will recognize Japan as the chief enemy of the American people and to deal with the Japs accord ingly."
 If the plan is not adopted, Sem ator Chandler said we will suffer maximum losses of American lives in the European campaign also in the Jap campaign which will fol- low
 Senator Chandler said Americans are fighting the Germans first and giving the Japanese ap opportunity to consolidate all of their gains and also time to develop the resources of the lands conquered and there Is bare possibility that we may nev- CT win the war with the Japs' un- less definite fighting against the Nippons is not started now
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
BOMBER
 FLAMES In
 kISkA RAID

SANTA ANA, Calif., May 19.- How an army-manned flying boat braved heavy sea and hail of Japanese bullets to rescue the crew of a flaming American bomber of Kiska harbor was disclosed here by an eyewitness, Lieut.. Hawley P Mills, fighter pilot from Seattle.
 My flight of Lightnings had been assigned as bomber escorts for a raid on Kiska, Lieutenant Mills said. We had spotted some zeros sitting on top of the clouds above us and we were climbing to get al them. $
 Suddenly one of our Mitchell bombers came roaring out of the harbor in flames. It. landed in the channel near Little Kiska Island billowing heavy, black smoke.
 The minute it hit the water a bunch of zeros started strafing it Just then a Catalina flying boat sWooped out of the overcast and landed in the heavy sea right along side the burning plane"
 The Catalina's army crew went about rescuing the others as the Japs wheeled about for another at tack, Lieutenant Mills said.
 By that time we had reached them. We singled out enemies and started shooting One Zero crashed and exploded. Another went into a cloud trailing smoke. The rest dis appeared, with Lightnings on their tails.
 The last I saw of the flying boat it was heading for home with the rescued crew aboard"
 Lieutenant Mills, just back from six months in the Aleutians, is sta toned at a Southern California fighter base. He has Ueen awarded the Air Medal for participating in eleven combat missions over Kiska where he shot down one Zero and destroyed several others afloat ir the harbor.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
PLANES ROAR
 OUT IN MORE NAH ATTACKS
Eighth Day of Round -ihe- Clock Assaults Aerial
 Mines Dropped

LONDON, May 19.-The roar ot large formation of planes was heard over the English Channel this afternoon, which signalled the con- tinuation of an Allied aerial war with the Nazis.
 After a night of light activity, the RAF sent a strong force that swept over the straits in a south easterly direction toward Boulogne and Cap Gris Neg, and then riding high over the haze of the flood waters, which are rapidly empty ing the Moehne and Elder reser- coirs in Germany, bombed on Sun day night.
 Spectacular aerial mining con- tinued to spread devastation, and paralysis to Germany's Ruhr and Weser industrial areas, as the of fensive entered the eighth day of round the-clock activity.
 The NEG said in broadcast from London, it was reported there that mine, dropped by the RAF' on a large reservoir six miles south of the Moehne Dam, started seep- age that threatened further dam age.
 Don Hollenbeck, NEG, reported that frantic efforts were being made by German engineers to halt the seepage before the heavy weight of water ploughed through the in- cipient break.
 Enemy raiders struck at Lon don for a third successive night, giving the capital two separate alerts.
 Bombs were dropped at several points, which caused small num- Der of casualties, but little damage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
E N E MY IN
 RETREAT ON
 ISLE FRONT
U. 5. Forces Gain Ridges Forcing Nipponese to
 Make New Stand

WASHINGTON, May 10. - The American forces have closed the pincers' trap around the Jap po- sitions on Attu Island, the Navy reported this afternoon and at least part of the enemy troops are in a retreat toward the last ditch stand
 The communique said that "on May IS, during the morning, the U. S. Forces working inland from Holtz Bay gained possession of the high ridges southeast of the bay and the U. S. forces in the Massa- ere Bay area were advancing northward during the day. The Massacre Bay advance forces moved up the pass toward the Holtz Bay force and the two advance patrols joined during the late afternoon.
 The advance patrols cleared the enemy troops from the positions and the Japs withdrew toward Chi chagof harbor, leaving only few snipers behind"
 According to information here the Japs may make their stand at Chi chagof Harbor which lies north- east of Holtz Bay, about 10 miles away
 It appears the Japs are now fighting with their backs to the sea and have no other chance to make a stand.
 Although all details are not avail able, it is indicated the American forces now command the heights
 Efforts will be made to shift the American forces to prevent the Japs from becoming too strongly entrenched at their last stand" The Massacre Bay force may strike cut in the direction of Chichagof Harbor.
 JAP BROADCAST
 NEW YORK. May 19.-A Japan ese broadcast recorded here by the Federal Communications Commis- sion declared the Americans were continually landing fresh troops "on Attn" and under the protect ing gunfire of naval units and with the help of the air forces"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
HEAVY RAID
 IS MADE ON
 ITALY ISLE
SiliIian Air Base af Trapani Bombed by Flying
 F0rtresses
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, May 19.-Todays communique announces the heav- fest air raid ever made on the Ital- ian island of Pantelleria, only 45 miles from Cap Bon, Tunisia.
 The raid was carried out by U s. Air Forces and Flying Fortresses at the same time smashed the inn portant Sicilian Air Base at Ira pani, blowing up ship in the har- bor and showering the docks and railway yards with bombs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
Washington Swarning With Rafs;; Capitol Is
 Full; Cafther Is Hired

 tion safety record of this war has just been racked up by the Civll Air Patrol. In 12 months-its first vear of active duty-the CAP flew millions of miles in patrol, courier, and training services with the loss of only II men, and eight of these were lost in the coastal patrol, fly ing little land planes far out over Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico wat CTS.
 The record is truly remarkable in view of the fact that individuals in CAA are responsible for the ser vicing and inspection of their own planes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
RIDGE IS CAPTURED

WASHINGTON, May 19. In announcing late yesterday to the newsmen that the American forces were reported as capturing the ridge on Attu Island, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox further stat ed it was his understanding tn e main enemy defense force was in the region south of Holtz Bay and this was smashed by the Massacre Landing expedition he described as the main American force. The ridge was regular nest of ma chine guns from which the Japa- nese worked
 Secretary Knox said that once the American line is established it is definitely certain that the small pocket of enemy in the area g.. the end of Attu will be wiped ou., then operations will extend to wip- ing out all other opposition includ- ing the Japanese installations, chiefly located ill the vicinity of Holtz Bay and Chichagof Harbor.
 Secretary Knox said that as far as he knows, the rest of Attn Island is without military signifi- canoe and is bare of Japanese in. stallations.
 Operations Completed
 Secretary Knox said the opera tions against Attu were particular ly complicated because violent weather prevails at almost any time ill May, high winds, heavy seas, fog, rain or even snow.
 One day of good weather will
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
F NIPPON PLANES OUT
 or ACTION
Allied Air Force Is Busy in Solomons- Sfrafing
 Is Reported

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, May l9 IT Allied bombers yesterday raided Rabaul, Arawa and Cape Gloucester all in New Britain and report good re- suits.
 Salamaua was bombed and straf- ed yesterday by bombers.
 Twenty-Five Japanese planes are reported to have been put out of action during the days work of the Allied Air Forces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
THE GEORGIAN HOUSE

Probably all or most of these famous guests did not realize that they were being used as window dressing for war contract lobbying. Yet the Georgian House on R Street illustrates how high officials even in war time, will partake of food and champagne with hosts they don't know much about.
 Had they checked carefully on their hosts, these cabinet mem bers would have found that John Monroe" actually John Kaplan, had been sued g times for debt, and that Mrs. Eula Smith, their hostess, a few years ago worked with John H Swisher and Sons, Jacksonville, Fla. cigar makers, where she was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
INCOME TAX
 ISSUE AGAIN
 STALEMATE
House for Third Time Re- jetts Senate 5 Skip
 a-Year Proposal

WASHINGTON, May 19-Head- ing the threat of a possible Presi- dential veto, the House has reject ed for the third time the Senate's approved skip-a-year income tax,
 The action was on roll call and the vote was POP to 194.
 There is now a new stalemate on the income tax issue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
CHILD HEALTH CONFERENCE
 SCHEDULED HERE TOMORROW

The Child Health, or We'll Baby Conference. will be held tomorrow. Thursday from l to 4 pm. in room 1Os of the Territorial Health Center.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, May 19. - The Capitol is full of rats. So much so, that Congress has appointed an of- ficial rat-catcher.
 He is James Young, ex-janltor and down in the sub-basement ot ohe Capitol, he runs trap line that keeps him hopping all of his eight hours a day. Trapper Young doesn't any more than get his last trap set than he's back at the first one picking up his catch. " The job pays him $120 month.
 Young says the rats in the Cap itol aren't just ordinary rats. He has a theory that they came over on ships which were torpedoed in mid -oeeon-the rats swimming the rest of the way At any rate they are the granddaddies of all rats big gray cnes that would rather fight than run.
 Tie District of Columbia health department wrote a f0ot-note to the Capitol's rat story the other day when it's permit division was forced to abandon it's quarters tenn porarily because rats had crawled off in the walls and died from poi son. The extermination campaign had been ordered because rats had literally taken over the building.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
MACARTHUR FOR
 pRENDENT CLUB
 ISInCORp0pATED

SPRINGFIELD, H., May l9.-- The incorporation of General Macarthur for President Club is reported by the office of Secretary of State.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
HERE FROM sITKA

F. K. Ruskton, proprietor of the Silver Foam Cocktail Bar at Sitka, arrived here yesterday and is registered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19
c . . . . . ( DIMOUT TIMES

Dim out begins tonight 1, ] ct sunset at 9.25 o'clock.
 } Dimout ends tomorrow ( ] at sunrise at 4:23 am. } Dimout begins Thursday at { ] sunset at 9:27 pm. . {
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-19

One of the un-rainy day sights in Washington is to go down to lower Constitution avenue beyond the munitions building and watch 5000 or more and navy depart ment workers grab their monday meals from the outdoor lunch bar. It's probably the biggest outdoor cafeteria in the world.
 The Navy gave it Hollywood sendof the other day when it open ed for the spring g-summer-fall sea- son. For three hours, the Navy band played for the grand opening. The next day, war workers, thinking the band concert was to be a daily feature, crowded the lunchbar to nearly twice maximum capacity.
 Jerry Kluttz, the Washington Posts father confessor to the prin- cipal biographer of government em- ployes. tells this one on the War Production Board WIPE decided on T new plan to save paper. wrote out an order that was to go to 3,lD0 officials and supervisors. Someone got the printing order twisted and 10000 copies of the dictum were run off, thus wasting all the paper that went into the 27,0O0 of the saye-paper directives.
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For my money, the best avia-
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27
Let Us
Be Cdy,'
amusing
BY CHARLES GENTRY

Let us be quite honest about
Let Us BE Gay" the Rachel
Crotchers' comedy which has been
revived and pleasantly presented
at the Lafayette this week Gloria
Swanson as the glamorouS come
on in the leading role.
1t is not the outstanding comedy
hit of this season any more than
II was IN those good old pTe-war
days when Miss Crothers wrote 1t.
But IT has been converted into
very amusing piece OF sheer
eScapist entertainment whic h
bliSslully ignores present day
problems and just goes out and
has a good time for itself-and
SO does the audience
OF course. we did overhear one
woman back Of Us whisper 10 her
friend. when the maid walked on.
the stage, Where do YOU sup
pose they got her.
Well this just goes 10 show YOU
that you can escape the servant
problem, ratIonlng and grim
references 10 death and taxes, If
you are willing TO let yourself be
transported back 10 those days
in the ncver-ncvcr land which was
America prior 10 1887.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27
New Show Opens
At Manhattan

THE NORTH ENDS attractive
Club Manhattan resumes its big
floor show policy tonight, with
the opening of its fall season. The
initial show C0-starS Marion
Francis, personality song star, and
Detroit'S own Lorraine KaSk,
enhancing character dancer. The
tophlght supporting cast includes
Mortie Dutra Jr. former national
champion baton twirler who was
recently awarded a scholarship by
Notre Dame University and will
be the schools official drum major
with the start Of the fall semester:
Don and Jane Ford, musical COM
edy tap stars, and the precision
dancing Bea VeSter Girls.
Jimmy Gargano and his or
chestra, longtime local favorites.
play for dancing and the floor
show, which will be presented at
l0-2n and Il 80 30 night g rs 81 -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27
Film Time Clock

ADAMS Brmradrr 90 M rso.
q 90. $780, 300 -o g. u .5.atferE1od
Survives Murder 1876. t-a. $40.
5.l3 B. m.
BROADWAY CAPITOL M. L4,tg.o
H.gn Explosive
CINDERELLA "Ntr For.f" cI0.
$50. 30 p. m "Thr Youngest Profess
SION. 90 y 80, i5. r la 1880 3 M
FISHER CAR Forcf $50 $50 q -
p. m The NHunsesf Profession. ~ 3d.
i.lt i,js. u ~ g. m
FOX We've Sever Re,r Licked Pc
NJ Kingdom fGr "a coos
HOLLYWOOD Ga Flt.r'- 20.
I.lt %. m The Youngest Profession
O.. 9.5Z m.
MADISON -"Ar Force ll-0l a. ~
-, S.4l, 1885 3. m Tine Youngest
Profession IS. SIS 9.ns p m
MICHIGAN $50 Proudly W. HAL
1901 3.l2 I'll 10 20 g. mi Henry
Alduch swings It." II a. ~ 30. blu,
g. p. m.
LMs-sTATE-"Ths Is ne Arm, '
II so q m. 40 $50. 800, ESQ p m.
RIVIERA AIR Force Do rs,
10 % p M. The Youngest Profession, 90
~ So 80. S.59 p. M
R-K-O UPTOWN-"They Came % Blow
trs America " 3 10 8 ut = "a f. Hl TIE
Youngest Profession. 3d. i2i. %,
1890 p. m.
ROYAL Air Force. 742 ~ 20
p m: The Youngest Profession. $50.
TELENEws- News. short subjects. 8
IA 20 IL p. m.
UNITED ARTISTS - Swing shift
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27
REALLY WICKED

I'm really n bad woman In
this" beautiful Joan tells this
rcDOrter. 81 do about everything
bad you can think " and I'm
having "A lot OF fun. except, OF
course, when the weather is not
like today. It's no fun being
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27

headed by X 4 n ii4tffss-ta tttt4ete1
the Old BAT VINO throws The party.
Coburn Goodwin As the slightly
estfanged husband and Harold
Kennedy as the bright young
dilettante who falls under the
magic spell
The young lovers. June Stewart
and Howard Ford are both nice
and straightforward IN simple.
honest fashion. but Dorothy Elder
and Anthony Kemhle Cooper both
mug 1t pretty heavily.
However. since il is al high
class hokum anyway We don't
suppose this IS too much Of a
fault.
The set Is as pleasing as the
evening youli spend watching il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27
l0ueIIa
Parsons
in UoMwool

HOLLYWOOD Sept. 27-This
is Paul LukaS year After read
ing the glowing reviews about
him in Watch on the Rhine" il
is hard TO believe that just a few
years ago Paul was on the Holly
wood skids after being replaced in
Escape"
But that is all water under the
bridge, and certainly things are
coming his way these days Will
liam Cameron MenZies has just
signed Paul for the leading role
in Sam Woods independent pro-
duction. address Unknown, TO
be released by Paramount.
In this movie he plays a nazi-
fed German-American-the re-
verse of his role in Watch on the
Rhine"
I am glad things are breaking
for LukaS. who is one OF the best
actors in this country, and what
used 10 be Europe. For years he
was called the John Barrymore
Oh I1uHkdI " anu L ItIHtiilDtI VIZ
ting so many theaters where he
had played and talking TO so
many producers who considered
him Hungarys foremost actor
when we were in Europe before
the war
UP AND COMING
Young Farley Granger. who
started as a delivery boy for the
studio city market is still dellv-
ering the goods. Sam Goldwyn.
you remember, picked the 49,
year-old lad from nowhere for
North Star" and now Sam is
capitaliZing on his discovery by
lending Granger 10 Daryl Zanuck
for THE Purple Heart"
>Farley was given the second
I'd 10 Dana Andrews after Lewis
..illestone, who directed North
Star. raved 10 ZanuCk about the
-kIdiS work
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27
Joan FOntaine Gets Chance
To Be Bad Girl in Films
BY JOHN TODD

HOLLYWOOD. Sept y - For
the first time in her seven-year
screen career, academy award
winner Joan Fontaine is playing
a wicked woman-and she likes il.
She's the two-timing wife who
carries~on an affair with pirate
in "Frenchman'S Creek, the
lavish costume drama on which
Paramount may spend as much
as S4,000,000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27
ALL IN FUN

Despite the chi-chi Of lis Situa-
tionS and the flip quality Of the
dialogue, Let Us BE Gay is not
dated play al all.
With airy abandon it diSmiSses
all current worries and devoteS
itself to nice drawing room dirty
work
As you may recall, the plot re-
wolves around fascinating
woman who Is invited by an old
friend 10 call Of a wolf that
fascinated tcr- Rcd F1d1ng Hood
of granddaughter.
When the femme fatale turns up
at the house party she-is slightly
embarrassed 10 find that the wolf
is her cx-huSband. with whom she
IS still IN love.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27
CHARM BOoMERANGs

SO giving him a taste Of his own
Martini sire tQfnS on The charm
for All the other male guests with
some fairly hilarious results.
It's frothy and funny and well
done by a competent cast,
although some Of them could do
with a little more rehearsal.
Miss Swanson is. Of course, the
charmer and she IS literally that.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27
Live Ammunition

REAL TORPEDOES with the-r
war heads intact We're U.ei n
various scenes for Destination
Tokyo story OF the American
submarine service which cu--tHlS
Cary Grant and John Garfield.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27

laced up 10 YOU can hardly
breath in a heavy costume"
Its rather a sharp departure
for Joan 10 be playing a naughty
girl when you consider the roles
which have brought her fame.
like "Rchccca, Suspicion 70 and
The Constant Nymph "
LOSES HER MAN
For the first time I'M her mo-
ton picture career Linda DarncIl
In Buffalo Bill' an Twentieth
Century-FoX rs losing the man
and Is she glad!
In this case. it's Joel McCrca.
Linda. portraying an Indian GIRL
makes terrific pitch 10 Mr.. Nc
Crea. but he has eyes only for
Maureen OIlara.
This is my first chance TO be
aggressive i'm a picture instead
Of just waiting for my errant
boy friend or husband Ia come
home" Linda said. II certainly
intend TO make The most of IT,"