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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
GoebbeIs Warns Nazis
OF Terrible Threat Of
New Russian Advances

NEW YORK, Feb. 19-Nazi Pro-
paganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbels told the German people
in a radio broadcast picked up by
the Associated Press in New York,
that he had to tell them the 'un-
vanished truth" about Germany's
situation on the Eastern Front.
Said Goebbels, sit is not the mo-
ment for asking questions as to
how it happened. There is no time
for useless discussions. We must
act Immediately and thoroughly"
The Propaganda Minister told of
what he called cruel truth" to the
German people. that the motor
lied robot divisions Of the Red
Army have broken loose with a
power eclipsing all imagination. /"
He said I'VE must act quickly and
thoroughly or it might be too late.
The danger is imminent. There is
not a moment for asking questions
as to how it happened"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
Raj R0AR5
ON ATTACK
LAST NIGHT
Wi|he|mshdyen Is Again
Battered-0ther Allied
Craft Make Raids
by Associated Press

Raj bombers roared back to
again attack Wilhelmshaven last
night while other allied aircraft at
tackled rail lines on the continent
and shipping of the coast. The
British Air Ministry said that sew
en- planes, including four bombers,
were lost
The attack on Wilhelmshaven was
particularly heavy as the bombers
were aided by good weather.
The Germans broadcast COM
unique which declared that in the
raid on Wilhelmshaven "the popu-
lation, particularly in surrounding
localities, suffered losses" and
claimed that nine bombers were
downed.
The Germans also stated that the
railway canal and rail lines in
France and Belgium were the con-
tinental targets.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
lighty Soviet War Machine Rolling Onluard
u. 5. Planning Mortal
Attack on Japan from
Alaska, laps Are Told

tons for direct telephone connec-
tions between Alaska and China.
Yahagi described the air field
construction and telephone work as
attempted reinforcement OF air.
planes to the continent from AL
aska.'
He warned that according to
Roosevelt's recent message, Am
erica is preparing to make l943 the
year for final battles in decisive
war.
ut appears they are going to
make Dutch Harbor and Hawaii
into strongholds from which they
will move forward with the unity
of their respective forces Yahagi
said.
He also foresaw the possibility
that Midway Island might be used
for aerial assault on Tokyo
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
AP FEATURES

Frorr whichever direction the
United Nations sweep into tn e
Nazi-held continent Of Europe, they
will find an historical precedent
for their invasion.
If they choose to invade by way
of North Africa, they can profit
ably study the past campaigns OF
Hannibal, the Moors and the Van
dals
Hannibal, starting from Carthage
NOW Tunis) in 221 BIC, crossed
into Spain, went through the Pyre-
nees and the Rhone, with his ele-
plants pushed through the Alps
in Is days, and headed for Rome.
The Romans routed him in POT
BIC, however, and then struck
across the Mediterranean at Car
thage, successfully invading the
invader.
The Moors, holding all North At
RIGA, conquered Spain, breeched the
Pyrenees and aimed at northern
France. At Tours they were de-
leated in 1872 by Charles Martel
of the Franks, and were chased
back into Spain.
Vandals Seize Rome
The Vandals, originally from
what is now Germany went via
Spain to North Africa, subdued
Carthage, gained control of the
Mediterranean, and in ASS swept
into Rome For IA days they hello
that city, committing history's first
act of vandalism '-looting all the
great treasures that could be re-
moved The Vandals also estab-
lished themselves in Sicily, Sar-
DINA, Corsica and the Balearics.
Invasion via Norway has prece-
dent in the Norseman. Sea-going
raiders, they moved onto the French
coast in the ninth century and es-
tablished bases from which to pill
lage Paris. Charles the Simple Of
France in 912, gave the duchy of
Normandy to the Morse Chief Roll
10 as a bride to cease his attacks.
Across the English Chanel, pos
sible avenue of invasion today, the
English swept onto French soil dur
ian tbo II,,,,drad Vaarc, yNar (122r-
1889. They took Calais. battered
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
new CRUISER
JUNEAU NOW
BEING BUILT
Mayor Lucas Informed Of
News in Letter from
Frank Knox

Secretary Of the Navy Frank
Knox informed Mayor Harry I
Lucas today that new cruiser
U. S. S. Juneau is being built to
replace the old Juneau, lost in ac-
ton in the Solomons last November
The warship which will bear the
name of Alaska's Capital City is
under construction in San Fran
cisco and the date of the launch
ing will be announced later.
The new Juneau is among II
ships now being built to replace
those lost in sea action in recent
months, all bearing names of cit
les.
Although it is believed the launch
ing VIII be held next year, the date
IS regarded as military secret.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
BRITISH ON
BOTH Sides
0FR0MMEL
Allied Lines North OF Axis
Forces Are Being
Reddjusfed
(By Associated Press)

The American troops are report
ed today to be holding strong de-
Tense positions in the hills below
Tebessa, II miles within Algeria
to where the Americans we're
forced to retreat after sudden
attack by Field Marshal Erwin
Rommels armored divisions in the
Faid Pass sector.
AT the same time, a German
broadcast reported Rommel's thrust
deep in the middle of the Allied
front in Libya as having broken
the line
British Move Up
Meanwhile, both . the British
Eighth and First armies are re-
ported moving up on both flanks
in developing north and south
struggle.
Gen. Eisenhower. commander OF
the Allied troops in Africa. said
that after four days OF battle there
was VERY little activity" on the
central Tunisian front yesterday.
Front dispatches reported Allied
lines north of the newly-carved
Axis salient are being "readj,isted''
to meet the situation.
French troops have withdrawn
from Pichon, 40 miles north of
Faid Pass where the Germans
started their drive last Sunday.
This is apparently move to
straighten out the line to avoid
eeing out-flanked.
Air Fighting
In the air, Allied warpianes
blasted at Axis troops which have
driven almost to the Tunisian-
Algerian frontier.
In the south, a bulletin from
Gen. Montgomery's headquarters
said the British Eighth Army's
troops yesterday occupied Tata-
houine, at the southern end of
The 60-mile Mareth line within "a
hours after patrols secuted the
area, indicating little or no oppo-
sition because the British mem
toned no fighting in capturing the
outpost.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19

The japanese radio has broadcast
warning to the japanese people
by High Imperial Headquarters
that the United States is planning
mortal attack upon the main
land of Japan" and that it will
come from the north.
Col. Nakao Yahagi, chief of the
japanese Army press section, de-
clared in a speech today that Alas
ka is to be the headquarters for
attacks against Japan.
He cited there have been almost
daily bombings" of Japanese forces
in the Aleutians by United States
planes as one reason for this pre-
diction.
He said the United States is
building at new air fields" in
China and are making prepara-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
By JOHN GROVER

It's going to take a political mae
stro to evoke harmony from the
Democratic party organ in this
session of Congress.
In the minds of veteran OBJ
servers, that was the clear impli-
cation of the intramural warfare
in the withdrawal battle over
confirmation of Ed Flynn as min
lister to Ausartlia. The seperate COM
ponents of the Democratic party
are out of tune.
Press polls of the Senate indi-
Gated Flynn would have been re-
jected as the result of Democratic
detection. Behind that fact are
interesting angles that point to de-
finite trends in the current Con-
gress.
First, 1888 purge chickens are
coming home to roost. The Presi-
dents ill-starred attempt to erase
New Deal dissidents in that cleo
ton still rankles. 1t didn't make
so much difference in the 1899 and
l941 sessions. The Democratic ma
Jority was so wide the handful of
purge-d esignates could not make
their weight count, but they may
well constitute the balance of DOW
err in this Senate. They haven't
forgotten 1888, as indicated by the
Flynn poll.
South on Warpath
Second, Southern Democrats are
on the warpath. They argue with
some logic that they are the hard
core OF the party. In lean years,
they make all the party yardage in
Capitol Hill scrimmages. They open
ly aver that big city Democratic
machines and New Deal latecomers
to the party fold are getting dis
proportionate share of party power.
When Boss Crump of Memphis.
Tenn, publicly deserted the Flynn
cause 1t was tipoff The week
before. Dixie Democrats in the
II rouse torpedoed Administration
plans to seat Rep. Vito Marcanton-
10 tAL-N. " on the Judiciary
Committee. The Southern bloc is
determined to force concessions
from the Administration. With the
Democratic majority narrowed to
thin line in both houses. they've
got the tickets to make their de-
mands stick. Crumps detection is
the first public revolt of a power
ful southern Democratic organiza-
ton against the will of the party
chief
Third. the solid Republican line-
up against Flynn is clear notice
that Minority Leader Charles Nc
Nary, the. astute Oregon veteran.
has his cohorts under disciplined
control. They're ready to throw a
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
IA KILLED
In SEATTLE
PLANE CRASH
Huqe Four -Motored Bomb
er Hits Frye Pack
ing Building

SEATTLE, Feb. 19-The crash of
Boeing -motored bomber in
to the Frye Packing plant here
late yesterday claimed at least IA
lives. The crash was attributed by
the Boeing Company to fire
which developed in an engine in
the course of regular test flight
Among those killed was Edmund
T. Allen, nationally famed test pi-
lot and Director of Flight Aero
dynamics for Boeing. Charles Blaine
flight engineer, and Harry Raj
ston, another Boeing engineer al
so were among the II persons who
lost their lives aboard the plane
Two employees of the packing
plant were killed when the huge
warplane crashed, and one victim
has not been identified.
Four of the occupants of the
plane were killed trying to para
chute to safety. The ship was too
close to the ground, however, and
the chutes failed to open.
A statement issued by the Boe-
ing officials said the fire in the
planes engine was temporarily ex-
tinguished by automatic carbon
dioxide equipment but flared up
again and spread out over one wing.
The bomber reported its trouble
by radio as it was approaching
Boeing Field for an emergency
landing when it lost altitude and
crashed into the packing plant in
Seattle's south end. Speeding flames
and destruction through the four
story building
Several employees were trapped
in the flaming structure. The
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
MANY MORE
TOW Ms ARE
RE(ApTURED
Retreating Germans Are
Driven Toward Sea
Coast Today

MOSCOW, Feb. 19-The hard
hitting Red Army, smashing de-
Tense in Orel Province, has captured
zalegosch only 80 miles east OF
Orel on the railway from Yelets.
Several other unidentified lines al
so were taken by the highly mobile
Soviet troops operating 10 miles be-
hind the broken front line in this
sector.
One of these unidentified cities
may be Taganrogs, several miles
northwest of Rostov.
The capture of Matveev-Kurgan,
Is miles north of the Sea of Azov,
port of the railroad to Gorlovka,
also is in Russ hands today.
In the western Caucasus the Red
Army continued to drive the Ger
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
GIRAuD VS.. DE GAULLE

One point which left deep i'm
preston on his Congressional lead
ers was the difficulty the Presi-
dent and Churchill had in getting
Gen. De Gaulle and Gen. Giraud
together. After about six days of
effort they were finally able to get
them to shake hands and pose for
the photographers.
While the President was opti-
mistic regarding the military stu
alton in North Africa, he went into
detail regarding the difficulty OF
getting heavy tanks through the
mud until the terrain had dried.
While the rains usually stop in
March or April, they have been
known to continue until June.
The President also explained that
Churchill was handling all the ne
gotiations with Turkey because the
British were closer to the Turkish
picture than the United States.
I'm the same way" the Presi-
dent explained. "all negotiations
with China are being carried on
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON. Feb. 19-When
President Roosevelt delivered his
message to Congress, he inadvert-
antly left out the achievement OF
the Maritime Commission in sur
passing his 1912 shipbuilding goals.
The next Gay he explained that
the figures were dropped accident
ly from his speech. That belated
announcement was anti-climax. 1t
is only now that the actual accom-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
The W ashinqton
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON
tMajor Robert s. Allen on active duty


WASHINGTON Presidents
report to Congressional leaders
after his return from Casablanca
was a sober, serious diagnosis OF
the war leavened with occasional
Rooseveltian humor.
Among other things he spoke at
length about his visit to Liberia
and the President of Liberia, Ed
win Barclay.
II was very much impressed with
him." said the President, adding
that he was a man with about
-eighths Negro blood.
Then with grin in the direc-
ton toward his very good friend
Senator Alben Barley of Ken
lucky, he added:
by the way, Alben, this Barclay
also has a Kentucky strain. His
ancestors came from Kentucky.
They were slaves"
The President went on to tell
about Liberals election laws by
which only those Liberians whose
ancestors were American slaves are
permitted to vote
In his report on the war fronts,
Roosevelt's soberest remarks were
addressed to the submarine prob
lem. The details of what he said
cannot be revealed, except that sci
entists from all over the United
States had been called in to try
to lick the submarine. The Presi-
dent made no effort to minimize
the pessimistic statements prevl-
ously made by some of his naval
men, and obviously agreed with
them about the seriousness OF the
U-boat menace. The one hopeful
situation was the Pacific, where
We were losing much less shipping
to Jap subs.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
Tax Proposal Of
FDR Turned Down

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-Brush-
ing aside the Presidents recon-
mendations for super tax on
large wartime incomes, the House
Ways and Means Committee to-
day reaffirmed approval of the bill
to repeal the Presidents executive
limiting salaries, after taxes are
paid, to $4,000 annually.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19

A definite deadlock held sway
over the Legislature today with the
Senate declining to take action on
any House measures and also re-
fusing to send any more Senate
bills to the House until matter
of the rules regarding the question
of reviying killed bills is settled
The deadlock has arisen over the
matter of bill to repeal the bounty
on eagles. 1t was killed by tie
vote in the Senate Tuesday revived
Continued on Page Three)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
President On
Air Next
Monday Night

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. -
President Roosevelt will make
an address next Monday night
to the George Washington din
ners throughout the Nation.
The address will be broadcast
on all major networks at 1880
PM, Pacific wartime.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
CHURCHILL ILL
With BAD COLD

LONDON, Feb. 19.-Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill is con-
fined to bed with an acute catalrh
of the upper respiratory passages
IA bad cold, statement issued
from No. 10, Downing Street. said
today
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
5hipbui|ders Make
Record in 1912; Big
Program Gets Praise

plishments Of the Maritime Com
mission in 1912 are really coming
to light.
This is all the more important
because Admiral Emory S. Land,
and his commission have
been under fire repeatedly. Charges
ranging from incompetency through
unfair treatment OF labor to poll
itical log-rolling have been laid at
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DlMOUT TINES

Dimout begins tonight ,
at sunset at 6.03 o'clock. I
} Dimout ends tomorrow I
} at sunrise at $40 am. I
} Dimout begins Saturday at I
} sunset at COS pm. I
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. - Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 37s, American Can
81, Anaconda 26A, Commonwealth
and Southern ", General Motors
47it, International Harvester 593s
Kennecott 31A, Northern Pacific
9, United States Steel 5lA, Pound
s4.04.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
LEGISLATURE
DEADL0(kED
OVER RULES
Senate Declines 10 Do
Business : House
Won't Take Bill

BULLETIN-Sh0rtly before 4
o'clock this afternoon the House
voted, Is to l, to accept the
Eagles Bounty bill and the
deadlock is broken. Davis cast
the dissenting vote.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-19
DOW, JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages industrials 1861,
rails $3.50, utilities 1889.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Blockade Looms
Over Food Feud
AT City Terminal

Threats OF a blockade were
heard today al the Detroit Union
Produce Terminal. 82Ql w. Fort.
where wholesalers have be n
feuding with the commission men
on the floor.
Some wholesalers, who admit
ted the possibility that a truck
blockade may be thrown around
the terminal next Monday. as
serted that commission men were
forcing them TO take produce
they didn't want or need.
One wholesaler said. for In
stance. that in order 10. buy a
consignment of scarce oranges he
was forced to purchase large
amount of carrots or spinach
which he didn't want.
On the other hand. George c.
Thierwechter. terminal manager.
asserted that the wholesalers
were diSgruntled because the COM
mission dealers have been selling
half their produce to retailers.
At the same time. Thierwech-
ter disclosed that there were only
six cars of fruit on hand for auc-
ton today compared with nor
NAL rs. There was no fruit
auction yesterday for the second
time in the terminal history.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Pistol Mama Pooling,
Complainant Decides

Mrs. Bundtzen. after a chase down
Sumpter road at the rate OF SO
miles an hour.
The pistol wasn't The only
weapon used by Mrs. Smith in
the encounter, Mrs. Bundtzen, 81
year-old Divorce and mother OF
two boys. testified before Circsnt
Judge Neuenfelt.
"She used u lot of bad lso-
guage, too" said Mrs. Bundtzen
81 couldn't repeat It,"
When Mrs. Bundtzen appealed
TO Mrs. Smith, in effect, TO lay
that pistol down, babe" Mrs.
Smith obliged to the extent OF
laying the weapon down upon
Mrs. BundtZen's skull with con-
siderable force, the witness added.
The case, being heard before a
jury of 10 women and two men.
continues today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30

Mrs. Ruth pistol Packin'
Mama) Smiths intention S
weren't serious when she pumped
FIVE bullets into the woman she
suspected of being rival for her
mans" love. according to testi-
monyfoday in her trial on charges
OF assault with intent TO kill.
II believe she was only fool
ing" said Willene Bundtzen. the
complaining witness (and tar
geD in the case.
The five-shot action, which &C.
CURED June II, was prompted by
a conflict between the two women
over the affections of Mrs. Smiths
common-law husband.
The battle occurred after Mrs.
Smiths car had been bumped by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
60 Billions
Voted but
UnSpent

WASHINGTON. oct. % tINS)
Budget Director Harold ID.
Smith told the House ways and
means committee today that
there is now on the government
books S60,000,000,000 in unex-
pended and unobligated appropri-
ations already voted by Congress
Smith, summoned before the
committee in its attempt "a
launch a vigorous economy drive
in Congress, was questioned about
suggestions that the legislators
set up a Joint Senate-HouSe budget
committee 10 hold expenditures Ia
the minimum.
Committee Chairman Doughton
said Smith seemed 10 look with
favor upon the idea"
Smith advised the committee
that Congress had voted 345 bill
hon dollars. OF this amount 49,
billions have been spent, 14S bill
lions are obligated but unspent
and 60 billions are both unobli-
gated and unspent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Roosevelt Writes
Message on Food

WASHINGTON, Oct. % CUP)
President Roosevelt said today
that he expects TO send his long
awaited food message TO Congress
Monday. The President told his
news conference he would empha'
size the successful manner ir
which lend-lease in reverse is op'
Grating. particularly the fact that
Australia is providing enough beef
and veal TO feed all our troops
based in Australia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
; AirIines Will Pay
$4,000 Airport Rent

The three major airlines using
the City Airport have agreed 10 a
rental of So, 900 a year for the
next five years, DPW Commits
Sioner William NJ. Walker in
formed common council today.
The figure represents an increase
of % per cent he said. The firms,
which signed the five-year con-
tracts, are American AirlineS,
Pennsylvania-Central and Trans
continental Western Air.
Evening star., 1943-08-24

smooth man you've just met-and
you're offD
One of the high lights of this COL
lection is wool jersey back-button
tunic, two-piece dress, with felt ap-
pliqued bumblebees stung here and
there by sparkling rhinestones. It
is cut to fit like mad-and f1atter
junior figures. Another high light
was a youthful wedding suit de-
signed for those young brides who
want to wear informal dresses for
the big moment. 1t is made of
sweet and sentimental pale blue
wool jersey, fashioned in a waist
coat, tight fitting jacket with crys-
tai buttons, the lapels edged with
matching lace. That's just what I
want, because I can wear it any
where" said one cute young thing
with stars in her eyes as she all but
snatched it off the model.
If we ever doubted that juniors
love pinafores, we don't any more.
They babbled about them-and
bought them. One of the favorites
was an on-or-off campus jersey pin
afore with set-in belts, semi-dirndl
skirt and big side-slash pockets
that would be fine for the college
gal in brick red and a find for her
career-sister in black. A classroom
pinafore of black and white checked
wool with three rows of black rick
rack edging the armholes elected
lots of obs and abs from the
juniors when it was shown with q
white tailored shirt. We'd like it
worn over a black sweater or black
jersey blouse for either classroom or
Office. (Career-girls, please noteD
Darling of the date-dress hunters
was a shocking pink crepe with
beruffed bodice. Inspiration for
this dress is the Conquistador
blouse, revised edition of a native
Mexican fashion. With its round
neck edged with a flattering bertha
effect of ruffles, this is quite the
most beguiling fashion to come
north Of the border. The blouse
itself is featured in this Junior COL
lection in wool jersey in wonderful
colors. Especially eye-catching in
white, it pairs off with a black jer-
sey semidirndl skirt with such tell
ing effect It's sure to make that mid
week or weekend date think of
orange blossoms and you.