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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
BERLIN I5HIT HARDAGAIN,
 415T ATTACK
Indications Are that RAF Intends 10 Level Re-
 mains of Capital

LONDON, Dec 17.-Stricken Der lin heaved up fields of flame and smoke again last night as hundreds of giant black Royal Air Force bombers loosed thunderous explo- sives on the Nazi nerve center for the 41st time this year.
 Stockholm dispatches said that Berlin is burning again after two- week respite, flames from her gut ted buildings 'reddening the sky 7 telephone communication irregular and the capitals transportation is paralyzed.
 9th Raid Tn Month
 It was the sixth raid on the cap- ital in month and was launched from Britain just after American Liberators and Fortresses returned from twilight and daylight raids on northwest Germany.
 The Eighth Airforce did not speci4 fly the American target but a Ger man communique said that fleets of bombers over Helgoland Bay dropped a great number of high explosives and incendiary bombs or residential quarters and on a num- Der of localities in northwestern Germany" Bremen acknowledged particularly heavy damage in thai city.
 II BOmbers Lost
 The Americans lost II bomber and one fighter and downed Il German fighters.
 The degree of the Berlin assaul in which more than 1,500 long ton! of bombs rained on the capital re vealed that despite the loss of B bombers, there is no doubt that tht RAF intends to finish the job ol leveling what remains of Berlini acres of factories, government build ings, financial institutions ant warehouses.
 With last nights attacks mor. than l5,000 tons of high explosives and incendiaries have been show cred on the blackened city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
TARGET50N MAR5HALL5
 B 0 M B E D
New AirfieId Among Bases Hit One Raiding
 Liberator Lost

PEARL HARBOR, Dec TIA new 50-ton bombardment of the Japanese Marshalls is announced and for the first time in five weeks of almost daily attacks, the loss of one raiding Liberator is reported.
 The new airfield at Taroa on Ma loelap atoll and the main fortified base at Wotje were targets.
 Thirty enemy planes battled over Taroa and two were shot down eight probably destroyed and eight more damaged
 Apparently there was no inter ception over Wotje.
 The raids occurred last Wednes- day and resulted in damage to in- stallations at both bases.
 Fires were started at Wotje.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
79AreDead,
 Train Crash


 LUMBERTON. North Carolina, Dec. 17.--The toll of dead from the southwest's worst railroad disaster, which occurred early yesterday morning, mounted to 70 today, in cluding Al soldiers homebound for the holidays. More bodies have been reached from the four telescoped steel passenger coaches that still blocked the Atlantic Coast Lines double-tracked mainline, New York Florida.
 The four steel cars are stacked on top of one another, and so damned they are little larger than one car.
 Wrecking trains were unable to move the pyramided coaches but six feet all night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
DUNCAN ROBERTSON IS FIRST LIEUTENANT
 IN MEDICAL SERVICE

CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pa. Dec. l7.-Another large class of officers of the Medical Department has graduated from the Medical Field Service School, Carlisle Barracks, and are now qualified for duty with the troops in the field after six weeks of intensive training here.
 Among the graduates are First It. Duncan Robertson, son of MT. and Mrs. R. E. Robertson, of Ju- neau, who received his M. D. De- gree from the University of Stan ford.
 The training course at this na- tional Medical Department School taught the graduates the military knowledge necessary for them to be efficient officers. capable of carry ing out medical preventive measures and caring for the sick and wound- ed under war conditions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
THEODORE SMITH OF
 JUNEAU WILL TAKE
 FLYING COURSE NOW

PULLMAN. Wash, Dec. 17.-Pri- vate Theodore J. Smith of Juneau, Alaska, son of MT. and Mrs. Lee H. Smith, has arrived here at the Washington State College for a course of instruction to last ap- proximately five months prior to his appointment as an Aviation Cadet in the Army Air Forces Fly ing Training Command. During this period he will study numerous aca- demic subjects and receive elemen- tary flying training. Upon comple- tion of the course he will be clas- sified as navigator, pilot or bom- bardier and go on to schools of the Flying Training Command for training in these specialties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17

 IMPROVING
 IS REPORT
Acting Leader May Be Named During Period
 of Retuperdfion

44T1r iI 5 iIIaI ' l
 LONDON, Dec. 17-A general i'm provement in the condition of Bri- tish Prime Minister Winston Chur- chill has been maintained, bulle- tin announced this afternoon, fol- lowing receipt of a radiogram from the attending physicians at an un- given destination.
 Churchill is now suffering the second attack of pneumonia within ten months and undoubtedly will require long period of recupera- tion, and consequently, it is expect ed that Britain's War Cabinet may name ar acting leader to serve dur ing his absence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
HUMAN WEALTH,
 NOT FINANCIAL,
 E FUTURE NEED
Delegates 10 Labor Session in London Are Given
 Inspiring Talk

LONDON, Dec. 17.-Ernest Beain, told the delegates at the Ninety- First session of the Governing Body of International Labor Office that we are making much better pre- parations for peace in Great Bri- tain than we did in the last war
 Beain declared that in the past prosperity has been measured by the accumulation of wealth in terms of money without regard to the real wealth of the Nation and well being of it's people. We believe that it is an essential need for the fu- ture to regard human wealth more than financial budget
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
French Units Fighting With Allies in Ha!)
Abandonment of (anoI Project Recommended;
 Truman Makes Report

Donald Nelson. Secretary of the Navy Knox, Secretary of War Hen " l.. Stimson and Fuel Adminis- trator Ickes whether the project was worth the transportation fa- cilities, manpower and materials re- quired to complete it."
 The committee was informed, Truman said, in subsequent con- sultation on December 9, that it was the unanimous opinion of all except representatives of the War Department that despite the ex- penditure of about Si0000o,000 al ready made, the Canol project is not worth completing"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
DEMOS OPEN CONVENTION
 HERE TODAY
Fred Hanford of WrdngelI Named Temporary
 Chairman

The First Divisions Democratic Convention got off to a start here shortly afternoon today as Acting Divisional Chairman Betty McCor- mick rapped the meeting to order in the Union Hall.
 Fred Hanford, of Wrangell, was elected temporary chairman for the convention and Roy Peratrovich, of Juneau, was elected temporary sec retary.
 Hanford appointed the following as members of the Credentials Com- mittee:
 Mrs. E. L. Bartlett, Charlie Miller, Mrs. Louis Lemieux, M. E. Monagle and John Walmer.
 The convention then adjourned until later in the afternoon while the committee examined credentials. It was believed that all of the business would be taken care of later in the day and that the convention would close this evening because several delegates from out-of town plan to return to their homes to- morrow. $. sa
 The convention will elect 20 dele gates to the Territorial Convention which will be held in Fairbanks January 24 to 26.
 There was no indication during the opening session as to what form the resolutions will take. However. battle is expected on the question of statehood.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-Chair- man Harry s. Truman, of the War Investigating Committee, has dis closed that the War Production Board and other Federal agencies have recommended that the War $130,0O0,00O Canol oil in Canada be aban- doned.
 Before making it's report, Tru- man said, the committee would give General Somervell an opportunity to explain his reasons for ordering the construction.
 Truman said the committee on December 2 sought the advice of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
SIXTH ARMY
 STORMS ON
 JAP SECTION
Gain Important Positions Nippon Air Attacks
 Beaten Off

GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR s HEAD UARTERS IN NEW GUINEA, Dec. 17.--American troops invaded Arawe Peninsula on New Britain Island Wednesday consolid- ating positions while the American Air Force successfully repelled sev- eral Jap air attacks, in the an- nouncement made here today. This is the first announcement since the bulletins were issued yesterday tell. z ing of the landing of Army troops on the southwest of Japan's main island base in the southwest Paci- fife.
 There are no further details of the action on Arawe but it is an- nounced the Texas Army units are consolidating positions with little of any additional opposition after the brief skirmishes accompanying the amphibious landings.
 Patrols are probably branching out in the rain. soaked jungle on missions seeking to contact the Japs.
 Aussies Move Up
 At the same time. Australians on the western side of Vitiaz straits are making good progress up Huon Peninsula, New Guinea and the capture of Lakona is imnin- ent."
 Jap bombers attempted to at tack the American positions soon after the initial landings at Arawe but Allied fighters intercepted them and in all cases the attacks were repelled.
 Hold Established
 The American Sixth Army has established firm hold on the pen insula and there were few casual ties considering the scope of tile op- erations.
 The troops moved shoreward un- der powerful Naval and air support and seven hours after the first assault at dawn on Wednesday. Brig Gen. Julian Cunningham, Comrnan- der of the invading force, massaged Gen. Macarthur our objective has been attained"
 Important Positions Won
 In the first concerted action of the Sixth Army commanded by It. Gen. Walter Krueger, stragetically important positions have been gained. giving them command of the southern entrance to the vitiaz and Dampier Straits which separ- ate the New Britain northwest coast from New Guinea. now firm ly held by the Australians.
 The United States Destroyer Force pounded the tiny islands at the entrance of Arawe harbor before the first assault troops showed off for the shore.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
U. 5. SUBS
 SINK EIGHT
 JAP SHIPS
Undersea Graft, Roaming Pacific, Get More
 Enemy Boats

aIslz M WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-United States submarines, roaming the Pa- cific, have added eight more Japan csc cargo ships, sighted and sunk" :"
 The list raises the toll of all Jap vessels sunk since the start of the war to 374.
 In the last sinkings the Navy lists two large transports, two large tankers, three medium freighters and one small freighter.
 The subs in the Pacific have now sunk, probably sunk or damaged a grand total. of 524 Japanese ves- sells, both fighting ships and mer- chantmen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
The W ashington Merry -Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON tMa3or Robert .. Allsn on active dutyJ

WASHINGTON-Democratic lea ders are trying to keep it quiet, but there was hot blow-up over the 1944 campaign at private Admin istration luncheon on the Senate side of the Capitol the other day.
 The principals were Democratic National Chairman Frank Walker, Food Administrator Marvin Jones and Senator Guy Gillette of Iowa, whom the President attempted to purge in 1888.
 Gillette showed up late for the luncheon and was promptly chal- lenged by Walker and Jones.
 Whats this I hear about you not running for reelection to the Sem ate in l944?" asked Walker.
 That's right" replied Gillette i've announced that I wouldn't run again for the Senate, and I in- tend to stick by it."
 But how about your party?' countered Walker We need men of your caliber to hold up the State tickets in. 1914. Otherwise, we're going to have very tough time
 i've been waiting a long time for someone to say that replied Gillette. You gentlemen didn't seem to think that I belonged to the Democratic party in 1888. when Tommy Corcoran and other mem- bers of the White House guard were trying to defeat me in the Iowa primary"
 How about in 1892" countered Walker.
 Listen, Frank, don't try to kid me about that campaign" respond ed Gillette. T admit rode in on the Presidents coattails like lot of others"
 And you still don't agree that you owe something to the party?' shot back Walker.
 owe something to the party that tried to kick me out of of fice?" replied Gillette angrily. q guess not! Far from it, Frank, ane you can tell the President, if yol want to, that will not run for re- election as Senator from Iowa or the Democratic ticket under any circumstances"
 With that. the Iowa anti-Nev Dealer turned on his heel ane walked out. However. one thing Gil. lette still has to make clear to- Cap. itol Hill observers is whether hs will run for the Democratic Presi.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
Chinese
 Exclusion Laws kayoed

WASHINGTON, Dec. IT. - The Chinese Exclusion Laws have been taken off the U. s. statute book as President Roosevelt signed the mea- sure repeating them and rectifying what he termed a historical mis- take: All Chinese are now eligible for naturalization and immigration barriers are lowered, permitting l05 to enter the U. s. annually on that quota basis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
May Postpone Any
 Senate Showdown,
 Subsidy for 50 Days

WASHINGTON, Dec. IT. - The Senate Banking Committee has re- commended a 60-day postponement for a Senate showdown on the food subsidy issue to permit attempts at compromise.
 This action came after the com mittee refused to accept either a flat subsidy repeal bill favored by the Farm Bloc, or the compromise proposal made by Senator Robert Taft.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
FOOD SUBSIDY
 ISSUE DELAYED

Washington, Dec. IT. The House late this afternoon voted to extend the life of the Commodity Credit Corporation until February 5, thus suspending until then showdown on the issue of outlawing food subsidies. The vote was 103 to 2T
 The Senate also today speedily approved resolution extending the life of the CCC 60 days beyond January thus deferring full alNl final food subsidy issue until then
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
Germans, One Russian Go On Trial Charged
 With Mass Murders

but not all by those on trial, by forcing persons into trucks, sealing the vehicles and filling the trucks with carbon monoxide conveyed into the sealed compartments by tubes from the motors.
 Newspapers carry pictures of nu- merous corpses taken from shallow graves and examination of 623 bodies proved that 523 had been killed in the specially built trucks with gas chambers"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
FORMER ALASKA
 AIRMAN CITED

SEATTLE, Dec. 17.-Clayton A. Scott of Seattle has been commend ed by the War Department for or ganizing relief work after a Flying Fortress crashed in an English vil- lage recently
 Scott was the leading northwest airman ten years ago. He was the first to fly to Cordova, Alaska. and was pioneer of Alaskan airways. Scott was the first to land a plane on Crater Lake in Oregon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17

MOSCOW, Dec. 17.-The trial of a group of German soldiers and a Russian, accused as traitor, on charges of staying Soviet citizens during the Nazi occupation of Kharkov, has begun before a mili- tary tribunal, according to dis patches received here.
 The Germans and the Russian all took part in the murder of several thousand civilians, of 30,000 killed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Dec 17.--Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 6s, American Can 84, Anaconda 24A, Bethlehem Steel 57, Curtiss Wright 5l2. Internation- al Harvester 72, Kennecott 30k. New York Central l6. Northern Pa cific l44, United States Steel 51is.
 Dow. Jones averages today are as follows: industrials l3544, rails 33.2l, utilities 21.78.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
SISTERS MEET HERE

MT. and Mrs. F. M. Keays of Am arillo, Texas, arrived in Juneau last night and are visiting with MT. and Mrs. Chris Ellingen, during the hol- iday season. The Keays plan to make Juneau their home in Juneau.
 Mrs. Keays and Mrs. Ellingen are sisters
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
GOES TO BEDSIDE

LONDON, Dec. 17.--Mrs. Chur- chill has left here to be with the Prime Minister, ill with pneumonia in the Middle East. No. 10 Downing street announced tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
FROM SEATTLE

Mrs. Livenia Stevenson of Seattle is a guest at the Baranof Hotel She arrived here by steamer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
sTARLING LEAVES

H. w. Startling, Supervisor of Arts and Crafts for the Office of Indian Affairs, left last night by steamer for Haines and Klukwan nj connec- tion with the work of his depart ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
ROOSEVELT. AR RIvES IN. WASH INGT0N
President Back in Nation $ Capital After Historic
 Conferences Abroad

WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-Bronzed and smiling but in need of a hair cut, President Franklin D. Roose- welt is home after his long trek to the Middle East, and found tu- multous reception awaiting him here where members of the Cabinet and top officials of the government had assembled, as well as host of Senators and Congressmen of both major parties. in the diplomatic re- ception room of the White House, to extend noisy greetings.
 The President arranged series of important conferences shortly after his return, first with diplomats representing Britain, China, Russia, Turkey, Iran, and Egypt, the nations he visited or whose chiefs he con- ferred with on the trip.
 The Dakar radio disclosed the President boarded a French ship at Dakar Harbor for the homeward journey. The broadcast recorded in the United States from foreign broadcast by the Intelligence Service said he visited Dakar in French West Africa on December g with Admiral Leahy They arrived Ill Dakar by plane and conferred With French officials, then boarded the French ship which took them from Dakar to the rendezvous With the U. s. warships designated to carry the President home.
 AWAY FIVE WEEKS, ONE DAY
 WASHINGTON, Dec. T.-Presi- dent Roosevelt returned to the White House five weeks and one day after departing for the historic mili- tary and diplomtic conferences in the Middle East.
 His safe arrival in the country was announced yesterday and to- days announcement said he reached the White House.
 The President found Congress get- ting ready for the Christmas yaca- ton and joint session prior to the holidays when they hoped to hear him report on the momentous meet ings.
 Speaker of the House Sam Ray burn, who was among the first to 1 talk to the President, said he would not appear before Congress until he delivers his annual message early next year
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-17
WEATHER REPORT GU. $. Bureau)

Temp. Thursday, Dec. Is Maximum A; Minimum 34 Rain .5S
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Fire Damages USO

A fire last night slightly dam
aged the USO at 306 Ninth street
NV. when trash in the basement
Iof the four-story building became
ignited.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Virginia Teachers Rap
Pay Raises
Disappointed in Plan
Advocated by Governor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 6.-An eff
fort of school leaders and teachers
to persuade the General Assembly
that greater increase is needed for
teachers pay in Virginia than that
Gov Darden said he would propose
was seen today by comments on that
executives recommendations.
DR.. Dabney S. Lancaster, State
superintendent of public instruction,
and Francis S. Chase, executive sec
retary of the Virginia Education As
sociation. both expressed some dis
appointment yesterday at the pay
levels adopted Thursday by the
Governor and his Budget Advisory
Commission.
The Governors recommendation
called for total increase of s5.l51.-
900 in State appropriations for
teacher pay in the next biennium
and would have the State pay S840
per teacher unit in 1944-5 and $500
in 1856. To 60 beyond these fig
ures, Gov. Daroen said. would re-
quire an increase in State taxation.
DR.. Lancaster has suggested a
State appropriation of $1,000 per
teacher unit, which he said, was
BASED on the minimum needs for
an adequate school program" He
stated that be still believed the
$1,000 to be the necessary minimum.
The executive secretary of the
YEA said that the Budget Commits
sion recommendation seem large
in comparison with former State
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Kiwunis to Aid HospitoI

The Prince Georges County XII
wants Club will purchase two beds
for the county hospital at Cheverly
to provide free disqualification for
needy children, it was announced
today.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Extends
War Fund Campaign
Prescott Appeals for
Thorough Canvass

The Community War Fund cam
paign in Montgomery County, origi-
nally scheduled to end October 81
has been extended to Friday to give
volunteer workers an opportunity to
complete their solicitations. Judge
Stedman Prescott. campaign chair
man, announced today.
Pledges received thus far amount
to slightly more than half of the
county's S87,374 quota, although re-
turns have just started to come in
from the rural areas.
Mrs Ralph A. Wells, vice chair
man in charge of the Silver Spring
Takoma Park area, said the area S
quota of approximately S2l, 1000 has
been reached. with some teams yet
to report. She added that contribu-
tions are still being accepted.
Judge Prescott declared:
IT residents realize the impor-
tance of the three fronts served by
the Community War Fund this year,
Evening star., 1943-11-06
lsNRahonimg
&.Remiindery@0

Fuel Oil-Period No. coupons, good
for 10 gallons per unit, valid now.
expire January 3.
Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 2, x, Y and z stamps
good now until November 90
Green A, B and C stamps in Book
No. 4 valid through December 30
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Brown stamps in
Ration Book No. 3: stamps G and
H valid through December a.
Stamp J becomes valid Sunday
and stamp K November IA. These
expire December 4. Stamp l. be-
comes valid November 2l stamp
M, November %. and stamp N,
December S. These stamps expire
January l.
Sugar-Stamp 20 in Book No. 4 good
for 5 pounds through January Is
Tire Inspection DeadIines-For C
coupon holders, November 30; for
A coupon holders, March 81, 1914
Gasoline-No. 6 A coupon (worth 3
gallons each) will expire next
Monday instead of November 81.
Shoes-Stamp No. 18 in Book No.
and stamp on the "airplane"
sheet of Book No. 3 valid now for
an indefinite period.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
FWA Chief Approves
S365,000 for Fairfax
Sewer Development
System Would Connect
Four Housing Projects
With New Trunk Line

Expenditure of S365 900 from Lam
ham Act funds for the construction
of a sewage collection system to
connect four housing developments
with the Connie trunk sewer being
built by the Federal Government in
Fairfax County has been approved
by Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming,
Federal works administrator, it was
announced today.
The developments affected are
fremont Gardens and GreenWay
Downs, near Falls Church; Lee
Boulevard Heights, at Baileys Cross
Roads, and Groveton, located on
Route l just below Alexandria.
Gen. Fleming explained that the
septic-tank method of sewage dis
posal now in use in the four areas
is unsatisfactory and constitutes a.
health menace because of the recent
increase in population.
Application has been made to the
War Production Board for priorities
for the necessary materials. and the
work will start as soon as possible,
according to Henry j. Sullivan. in
charge of FWA projects in the
Washington Metropolitan Area.
Connecting the sewerage systems
OF the four sections with the new
trunk sewer will require the laying
OF approximately 54,425 lineal feet
Of 0inch. 10-inch and 15-inch pipe,
as well as about 1900 feet of 8-inch
force pipe, and the construction Of
a pumping station.
Negotiations are under way for
the leasing of the sewer lines. when
completed, to the Fairfax County
Sanitary District and the ultimate
purchase Of the facilities by the
Sanitary District.
Application for the connecting
sewer lines was made by the Fair
fax County Board of Supervisors.