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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
Complete Enlirelemenf of Twenty Thousand Nip-
 ponese in Area
GEN. MatARTHUR IS
 INTERESTED SPECTATOR
Infantry with Artillery Unifs, Make Surprise
 Landing, Attack

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sept. '. - American paratroops were watched from Flying Fortress by Gen. Douglas MacArthur as they floated down to the Markham Val- ley and landed behind Lac. New Guinea, to complete the encircle- lment of 10000 Japanese in the Lac Salamaua sector.
 The landings were achieved in considerable force Sunday and caught the Japs completely by sur prise just as the strong force of Australians. had the day before in sto;ming ashore at Lac.
 Seize Strong Positions
 Gen. Macarthur, in a bomber which was part of the huge forma- tion, cruised over the landing point and saw the Americans seize strong positions with no immediate resist ance.
 This Markham Valley action, coupled with the -Salamaua action encircles the laps and com pletely cuts them off from the es- cape route up the valley from Lae
 Artillery units with guns went down with the paratroops, mostly Americans, who encountered no air opposition.
 Allied bombers dropped 95 tons of bombs on Heath's plantation, headquarters of the Japanese line behind Lac, reducing 1t to ruins.
 The attack of bombers roamed over Markham Valley enemy artil- lery posts and dropped 60000 pounds of Augmentation bombs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
62 kILLED; FAST TRAIN
 WRECKED
Limited Piles Up on Curve Going at 26 Miles
 an Hour

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. T. The last crumpled coach of the Pennsylvania Railroads Congress sional Limited was cracked oper this morning by rescue worker; yielding four more bodies to brine the total to 62, the number knowr to have perished when the trair piled up on curve last night.
 The railroad officials said three to five more bodies are still in the wreckage and search continued.
 At least 132 were anfong the labor day crowd of 54l passengers in- jured as the 16-car Washington- New York Express developed "hot box and crashed with a roar.
 Many in the hospitals are re- ported near death.
 Newly discovered bodies and remnants of bodies were taken to the morgue where crowds of sor- rowing relatives, some hysterical filed past the long rows in an at- tempt to make identification.
 Among the first bodies discovered by the rescue workers as a crane raised parts of car, was that oi Marine Lieutenant, then two other Marine Lieutenants and . sailor. A Marine guard was ther summoned and posted throughout the night.
 Eight cars of the express were Wrenched loose from the pile-uI of one of the Nations worst raj disasters. The electric powered train makes 226 miles an hour and wa: at a curve at the Frankford June tfon, northeast of Philadelphia when the accident occurred.
 The waste packed journal boz ran hot, burning the wheel loost from the axle. One coach Wa; hurled against steel pole sup. porting the overhead power line' which were cut in two.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
NEWEST SIGNAL
 CORPS ENR0LLEE
 ARRIVES HERE

Kenneth Francis Rudolph, latest enlistee in the Signal Corps here, was born last evening at St. Ann's Hospital to Sgt. and Mrs. Tom Rudolph. The young fellow tipped the scales at seven pounds, two ounces. The Rudolphs have little girl Vonnie Lee, seven years old.
 The proud father is traffic chief at the Signal Corps, U, s. Army, here and the mother is the former we'll known Juneau girl, Mary Lem non. Both baby and mother are doing splendidly
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
Southern France Is
 Fortified
Germans Clear Civilians Out for 59-MiIe Strip
 on CodstIine

LONDON, Sept. 7.--German mili- tary authorities, apparently fearful of an Allied invasion thrust in southern France, are reported to have cleared all civilians out of 50mile stretch of the French coast line between Narbonne and Mont pelier and are rushing construction of additional Qualifications in that area.
 The area has been cleared for distance of 10 miles back from the sea, flat sandy sector of the coast that would lend itself naturally to landing operations.
 In addition the Germans are said to have sent from 5000 to 10000 engineers to Marseille and Toulon to strengthen Notifications at those ports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
 SMASHING
 WIDE ARC
Two More Cenfers Cdpfur- ed-Wedge Driven from
 Coast 10 Inland

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Sept, T. = The British Eighth Army drove steadily ahead on the Calabrian coastal Road extending the invasion arc around Italys southermost tip to about 60 miles and smashed an- other 10 miles inland from the Santo Stefano sector to Delianuova on the west coast
 The British and Canadian col umns pushed ahead at least as far as Palmi while on the south their gains extended some distance east of Melito.
 The capture of Palmi and Del ianuova is announced at Headquar- ters today.
 With the coast arc held, Mont gomery's fighters are now approx imately on 60 mile front and the wedge driven inland with the ori- ginal bridgehead consists of tri- angle running about Is miles east and northeast of Regio Calabria then to the coast at Palmi. Indica- tions that the Allies are already speeding farther northward on the coastal road came from the Ger man High Command in today's communique, picked up here, which said the British attack north Of Palmi has been repelled."
 Although the Axis broadcasts Monday reported by the German and Italian Commands said evacu- tion of southern Calabrian had been affected, today's Nazi bulle- tins said lon the Calabrian Pen
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
AMERICANS GET MANY
 NAz| SUBS
More Than 90 Sunk in Three Months, Navy
 Announces

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-An an nouncement by the Navy Depart ment discloses that of the more than 90 enemy submarines de- stroyed during May, June and July 29 were destroyed by American forces alone.
 American naval forces sent 24 subs to the bottom and five more were sunk by U s. Army aircraft
 Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, told newsmen that although the sub menace may appear less serious for few months, the lack of enemy activity may mean that Germany has withdrawn many U-boats for repairs and for refit- ting additional anti-aircraft guns before launching new attacks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
British Eighth Army Driues Ahead in ltaly
Allies Storm Ashore East of Lac; Surprise
 Attatk Is Successful

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. Sept. 7.-Powerful Allied forces, mostly Australian troops, have landed on the coast of Huon Gulf. east of Lac, New Guinea, isolating the Lac and Salamaua area from the supply bases up the coast.
 Striking with paralyzing force, the Allied troops stormed ashore under cover of a smoke screen last Sat urday morning after naval forces laid down a heavy bombardment.
 Japs Caught Unawares
 The Japanese were caught un- awares.
 Coordinated ground, sea and air operations cut the enemy's line of communication to Finschafen, on the north coast of New Guinea. The move was a complete surprise and there was little opposition
 Lac is the principal Japanese base in central New Guinea, IS miles northwest of Salamaua, where Am ericans and Australian troops arc closing in on the enemy airdrome
 Jap Formation Downed
 Six hours after the landing, Allied air cover dispersed an enemy for nation of medium dive bombers es- corted by 35 fighters which struck at the invading forces causing only a few casualties.
 Twenty enemy fighters were shot down as the infantry moved ashore
 Heavy bombers blasted Lac with 96 tons of bombs.
 Rabaul Raided
 The great Jap naval base at Ra- baul, New Britain, not attacked for months. was raided for four hours last Saturday night and numerous fires and explosions were touched off and antiaircraft positions were silenced.
 Medium bombers hit the Gasmata airdrome on the south coast of New Britain, setting fires and hitting antiaircraft positions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
Big Push Looming
 Against laps; DE
 Reveals New Ation
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7-While all eyes were centered on the Que bee conference (and nobody was seeing much of anything) the Brit ish made a move here which may be one of the most significant i'll the whole future of our war in the Pacific
 The British Information Service revealed that a special British mili- tary, naval and air mission had ar rived here to study all the problems of tactics, weapons, supply, com munications, transport, and medical services connected with the war against Japan.
 The point was underlined that this commission would have no de- cisions to make in connection with operational planning.
 All ot which adds up to the fact that talk that the Quebec confer ence was centered on strategic plans for the war against Japan was so much eye-wash.
 Missions concerned wholly with details about weapons, supply lines etc, aren't even thought of until the major operational strategies are laid out.
 The broad outlines for a com- 
 bined British-American offensive against the Nips must have been laid down long ago-probably at the Washington conference between Prime Minister Churchill and Presi- dent Roosevelt last May That's when Generals Stilwell, Chennault. Evatt (from Australia and Wavell
 from India) were present and re- porting. It is possible that at that time, too, there was a decision to appoint new Southeast Asia com- mander to lead the operations against Burma, the recently named Lord Louis Mountbatten.
 There are two important things about the new British mission that seem to have been overlooked:
 CD Its composition. It is headed by Maj. Gen. J. s. Lethbridge. one Of Englands most distinguished of- ficers in the Royal Engineers. Naval members are topped by Real Ad- mlral F. H. w. Goolden and Sur geon Captain H. w Fitzroy Will Hams. Also from the army is Brig adler H. Bartlett; and from the air corps, Air Commodore L. L. Mac Lean and Group Captain w. R. Gle ments, of the Royal Canadian Air Force. And when Mountbatten ar rived in Washington, that covered about the entire field of military operations.
 t2) Its plans for survey These plans include not only a series of thorough conferences with supply. maintenance, communications, etc. officials in Washington, but a visit
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
HrdIi(ka
 passesAway;;
 III One Week
Claim ed Human Race Came 10 America Via
 Boring Strait, Alaska

WASHINGTON. Sept. 7.--Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, who came to America as "a Czechoclosakian immigrant boy at the age of 13 years and won world renown as an anthropologist died Sunday at his home here. The scientist, who was "A, one of the leading opponents of the theory that human life did not exist on the American continent in the prehis- toric days, died of heart disease after a weeks illness.
 Many Trips to Alaska
 Dr. Hrdlicka made many trips to Alaska and Russia in support of his contention that the first in- habitants of the American contin- ent came from Asia by way of Ber- ing Strait. He made dozens of trips to the Aleutians and Siberia in pur- suit of evidence to support his theory.
 Found Human Traces
 New finds of human traces on this continent convinced an ever growing number of scientists that man lived here at an early period, possibly 20,000 years ago. some said. But Hrdlicka did not retreat an inch from his original thesis. He saw Alaska and the Aleutians as race nurseries" and traced the migrations eastward to New York.
 Stoned and Jeered
 He was born in Humpoletz, Bo- Semia. March 29, 1869. His father, a cabinet maker, brought him to this country when he was l3. Stoned and jeered by street urchins in New York for his European appearance and unable to speak English, he spent his first years here helping his father in his shop and studying
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DAYLIGHT RAID MADE
 W. EUROPE
Afiaek Carried Out by Al. lies After RAF As-
 sauIt on Munich

LONDON, Sept. 7.-American heavy and medium bombers, carry ing the Allied aerial offensive against western Europe for the sixth day. blasted targets in Bel gium and France this morning after a heavy RAF night raid on Munich.
 Larger formations of Fortresses and Marauders spearheaded the daylight assaults, launched only a few hours after the RAF raiders re- turned to bases.
 Sixteen bombers were lost in last nights raid on Munich, which was most effective although clouds pre- vented full observation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
B IG K AID
 MADE UPON
 NAz|5AREAS
Twin War FatiorY Cities of Mannheim, Ludwigshdf-
 en, Are Laid in Ruins

LONDON, Sept. l. Royal Air Force bombers of very great strength" probably TOO or more four-engined giants, carrying 1000 to l,500 tons of bombs, turned the twin war factory cities of Mannheim and Ludwigshafen on the Rhine into smoking ruins Sunday night.
 American bombers followed up the raid Monday with daylight attacks on southwestern Germany.
 The English Channel sky was fill ed all Monday morning with forma- tions of aircraft as the Allies began the fifth consecutive day of around the clock assaults.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
STOCK QUOTATIONS

New York, Sept. 7.-Closing quo- tation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 6ls, Anaconda 26, Bethle- hem Steel 585s, Commonwealth and Southern 11/16, Curtiss Wright 71a International Harvester 68la, Ken necott 30A, New York Central 15%, Northern Pacific IA, United States Steel 52as, Pound $4.04
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 13759, rails I3432, utilities 21.29
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
WEST COAST LABOR
 TO BE M0BILIzED
 FOR WAR pURp0SE5

WASHINGTON, Sept. Tn a move to assure sufficient workers on the West Coast in airplane ship building and other war industries, the Government has frightened con- trols over all coast labor and pro- vided for curtailing other nroduc- tion in the region if necessary.
 James Byrnes said 60,000 ll~n are needed for the shipyards and 100, ,000 for airplane companies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
Volunteer Nurses
 Aides Will Meet
 Al 8 This EveninQ

There will be an important meet ing of all Volunteer Nurses Aides of Gastineau Channel tonight at 8 o'clock in the basement of the Nor thern Light Presbyterian Church.
 Certificates for the third class of Nurses Aides will be given out at this time. All three classes are urged to be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
$1OO REWARD FOR
 MISSING PERSON

Friends of Charlie George, miss ing since August 23, this morning posted $100 with the U. S. Marshal's Office as a reward for any in- formation leading to the finding of George, dead or alive.
 The man was first noticed missing on August B from the boat Grander in the vicinity of the city float. Anyone having information should get in touch with the U. S. Marshal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
Horse Throws John
 Cudahy 10 His Death

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Sept. '. = John Cudahy. former Ambassador to Poland and Belgium and one time Minister to Ireland, was killeo yesterday when thrown from 2 horse while riding on his estate. 10 miles from Milwaukee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
DUCK GREEK BAND
 B00STS WAR BONDS

The-Duck Creek Band helped the war bond sales Sunday night and last night, playing for the big rally of the Bremen on the first night and giving spirited concert last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
C0MDR. LOGAN E
 KILLED IN CRASH

WASHINGTON. Sept. T. = Com modore James Alexander Logan. 54, Commanding Officer of United States Naval Operations at London derry, was killed in an airplane crash last Saturday, the Navy De- partment announces. No details of the accident are given.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
DR. EBERHARDT SOUTH

Dr. Jacob P. Eberhardt. senior surgeon with the Public Health Service, who has been on assign ment with the Alaska Office of Indian Affairs here. left for the South over the weekend. going to Seattle for medical attention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
JUNEAU MAN PROMOTED

MT. and Mrs. Harold Aase have received word that their son, Olaf has been promoted from Technical Sergeant to Master Sergeant. He is stationed at Seward and is well known here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
Condemns Wartime
 Liquor Restrictions

NEW YORK, Sept. 7-The dele gates to the Marine Corps League convention have adopted a resolu- tion condemning wartime liquor re- strictions as prohibitions entering wedge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON fMs,or Robert 8. Allen on active dutyJ

WASHINGTON - Just as he did in. the Wallace-Jones showdown, the President is busting one of hls most loyal supporters by accepting the resignation of Undersecretary Of State Welles.
 For exactly ten years Welles has been the Presidents chief adviser and administrator on the diplomatic front He initiated Roosevelt's $ highly successful Good Neighbor policy, took the rap on lot of things he didn't initiate, and, like Henry Wallace, never made move without knowing the President thor oughly approved.
 But like Wallace, Welles is now being busted. As with Wallace also, Welles case involves a showdown with the conservative, or southern wing. of the Democratic Party. Where the President picked be- tween Jesse Jones and Wallace in regard to Economic Warfare, he has now chosen between Cordell Hull and Sumner Welles.
 HULL DEMANDED SHOWDOWN
 Inside story is that Secretary Hull, spurred on by Mrs. Hull, call ed for a showdown with the Presi- dent, declaring that either his Undersecretary of State must re- sign or he, Hull, would get out.
 The President has known Welles since the latter was a boy in knee brooches. Welles and Mrs. Roose- welt had the same godmother Welles was pageboy at the Roose- welt wedding Later, when Roose- ,elt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, he got Welles his first appoint ment to the diplomatic service Welles has virtually grown up under Roosevelts tutelage.
 Faced with the Hull ultimatum however, the President went on his Great Lakes cruise, with Jimmy Byrnes and Harry Hopkins, to think it over. When he got back he cast his choice with the conservative wing of the party. He accepted Welles resignation.
 To get the full significance of
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-07
MINING MAN HERE

Casper Ellingen. mining man, is at the Gastineau Hotel.
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MRS. BENTON HERE

Mrs. Dave Fenton, here from Sit ka, is at the Gastineau Hotel.
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government since 1923, shortly
after it was organized, and has
been stationed in practically~every
city in the United States He has
made numerous trips to Alaska and
was on the first approval flight
of Pan American Always Alaska
Division clipper service several
years ago.
AS Senior Air Carrier Inspector
for the Seventh Region, Mr.. Rostos
present position covers airlines from
Seattle to San Francisco, Salt Lake
City, Billings and Great Falls,
Mont, Cutbank, Canada and west
from Billings to Seattle. Airlines
which come under his jurisdiction
include United Airlines, Western
Airlines and Northwest Airlines, in
their divisions which operate In
this extensive area.
Survey Trip in Europe
IN 1886, MI. ROSto LOOK leave
from the department to visit his
mother and brothers in Norway and
at the request of the department
made survey flight over all Of
the airlines in Europe. On this
trip he flew along the entire coast
of Norway from Oslo to North
Cape and found the coastline APP
pearance SO similar to that of
Southeast Alaska that it would be
difficult, from the air, to tell
them apart.
Since war was declared Mr. Rosto
has had no word of any kind from
his mother or brothers in Norway.
An officer in the United States
Army Air Corps Reserve, Mr.. Rosto
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-02
0. A. R0ST0, CAA
OFFICIAL, IS HERE
ON INSPECTION

On a periodical inspection trip
of the airlines of Alaska, o. A.
Rosto, Senior Air Carrier Inspec-
tor for Civil Aeronautics Authority
in the Seventh Region, has arrived
in Juneau and,s after completing
his work here, is awaiting trans
portation to the Interior.
After leaving Juneau, Mr.. Rosto
will stop at Whitehorse, Fairbanks.
Anchorage, Nome and the Kus-
kokwim area.
Pan American Always, whose AL
aska operations Mr.. Rosto is in
specting, is running a splendid OPP
Grafton in Alaska and is doing
everything to accommodate not
only military personnel but also the
civilian traffic, he said today With
the cooperation of the Naval per-
sonnet in Alaska they are doing a
fine job he stated.
Mr.. Rosto has been with the
Aeronautics department of the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-02

Chief,
9Th Term
Other Officers Elected b,
Department al Meet
ing Last Night

Chairman of the Playground Com
mittee with George Shaw as his
assistant. The two will also have
charge of whatever baseball is play
ed during the coming season.
Following the regular monthly
business session, cracked crab and
other refreshments were served.
For the ninth consecutive year,
v. w. Mulvihill was last night elect
ed Chief of the Juneau Volunteer
Fire Department at meeting held
in the Fire Hall of the City Hall.
Minard Mill was elected Assistant
Fire Chief, John Morrison reelected
Secretary, A. Hendrickson as Fore
man of Company No. l, Joe john
ston as Foreman of Company No. 2,
and Herman Porter as caretaker Of
the alarm system.
Art McKinnon was appointed
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-02
5TIM50N SAYS
R0MMEL FORCE
MAY Be INTACT

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Secre-
tary of War Henry l.. Stimson said
Rommel apparently has still the
bulk of his Tunisian force intact
and a strong chance remains he
can effect union with the Axis
forces under Gen. Won Armin in
the north
In such event, Secretary Slim
son told the newsmen, the enemy
in Tunisia could offer strong re-
sistance before the final phases in
the North African campaign.
In all probability there will be
a good deal of fighting" said the
War Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-02

United States Employment Agency,
the Diaries has secured an ex-
perienced dairyman and ice cream
specialist. He is John j. Boyle, of
Bozeman, Mont.
At Bozeman, Mr. Boyle operated
his own ice cream business until
l941 when he went to Sitka for
Siems-Drake.
Previously he attended Montana
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-02

State College at Bozeman for three
years and specialized in agricul-
tural courses.
Now, all they need is couple of
truck drivers, Juneau Diaries will
tell you, and their employment
problem will be solved.
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has been deferred from active duty
because of the urgency of his
present work.
While he is in Juneau, Mr., Ros-
to is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-02
ICE CREAM NAN IN
JUNEAU DIARIES
ORGANIZATION

Juneau Diaries operators are
happy.
Through the cooperation of the