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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
Films Reflect
Ryti President

NEW YORK, Feb. Is CUP).-
The Finnish radio, in a broadcast
recorded by the Columbia Broad
casting System, announced today
that Risto Ryti had been re-
elected president Of and.
Balloting was still in progress. but
Ryti was said 10 have received a
majority Of the 800 electoral
votes.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. Is tUP).-
Reports from Finland said today
that Helsinki,- the Finnish capital,
had air alarms lasting throughout
the night II was not learned
whether bombs had been dropped
on the city.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
Allied Bombers
Batter RdbduI,
Big Jap Base
SO Tons Of Explosives
Dropped; Flames Seen
From 10 Miles Away

UNITED NATIONS HEAD
QUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA,
Feb. Is QNS) .-Rabaul. Japan's
largest base in the Southwest Pa
cific north of Australia, still
smoldered today from the effects
of the greatest Allied aerial bonn
bardment in this war theater.
Vast areas of the New Britain
Island base were laid waste when
30 heavy Allied bombers battered
Rabaul numerically.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
4th Tanker Launched

MOBILE. Ala. Feb. Is GNS).-
The Camas Meadows. a 2l,6S0-ton
tanker, today joined three other
tankerS launched here this winter
for the United States maritime
commission.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
Yanks Attacked
By 2-Pronged
Romnne| Force
One American Unit
Trapped, Retreats to
Escape ENLIGHTENMENT

ALLIE D HEADQUARTERS,
NORTH AFRICA. Feb. Is (UP).
German and Italian forces,
spearheaded by a panzer division
from Marshal Erwin Rommels
army, are attacking American po-
sitions in a two-pronged offensive
west Of Faid Pass, approximately
35 miles southeast of Sbeitla, in
middle Tunisia today.
Heavy fighting Is in progress an
Allied communique said.
BY 6 p. an. yesterday, the COM
munique said. an Axis mobile col
umn Of tanks. infantry and motor
ized artillery struck west from
.t'aid Pass and had advanced 18
miles and was threatening the i'm
portant erican position at
Sbeitla. approximately IS miles
northwest of Sid Bou lid
The attack started at dawn
yesterday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
BUN AIRDRoME RAIDED

Over Bougainville Island in the
.SolomonS other medium bomberS
.unioaded scores of augmentation
and incendiary bombs on the i'm
portant BUN Airdrome, probably
damaging an enemy warplane and
starting fires and explosions among
the dispersal bays.
Ground action in the Wau sector
of New Guinea. south of the big
Jap base at Salamaua, was con-
fined to patrol actions as the
Australians mopped up Jap stray
glers still fleeing toward Mubo
after the disastrous defeat of 5000
Japanese troops last week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
ITALIAN AIRFIELDs BLASTED

LONDON, Feb. Is (UP) The
Middle Eastern command an
nounced today that the British
Eighth Army had driven farther
toward Ben Gardane along the
Tunisian coast and that Allied
bombers again had blasted Axis
airdromes in Crete and targets in
southern Italy and Sicily.
Apparently the British were adj
vancing leisurely. satisfied to keep
contact with the Afrika Korps'
Withdrawing rear guard The Mid
die Eastern command has not yet
thrown it's powerful air striking
force against the enemy in lower
TuniSia.
Crete Italy and Sicily we're
bombed Saturday night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
4 WAVES SWEEP OVER BASE

Huge Flying FortreSSes and
Liberator bombers, sweeping over
the big Japanese base in four
waves Just before dawn yesterday,
dropped more than 80 tons of eX-
IploSives. hundreds of fragmenta-
ton bombs and nearly 1000 incen-
diaries on defense installations and
the city itself.
Smoke rose $500 feet, and
flames were seen 10 miles away,
1t. Gen. George c. Kenney,s air
men reported.
Allied Mitchell bombers, with a
strong fighter escort. attacked the
Lac Airdrome on New Guinea. de-
Stroying two Japanese planes,
while a second wave of Mitchells
blasted the nearby Jap fuel dump.
No enemy interception was en-
at either Rabaul or Lac.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
g. Tonners Rock Cologne; II Planes Missing
Patriots Pick Off
Dutch Quislins

LONDON, Feb. Is (UP).-The
Germans were reported TO have
modified every policeman in Hol-
land today TO hunt members of a
Dutch BLACK Hand" who had shot
down three members of Quisling
Anton MuSsert's cabinet and were
sworn to kill every member of his
government.
The latest member of Mussert'S
cabinet TO fall before the BLACK
Hands, guns was c. Van Ravenz-
waai, secretary for social affairs.
Eight days preceding the shooting,
DR.. II. Region, Mussert's propa-
ganda chief, and his wife were
aSSassinated in The Hague, and 1t.
Gen. Hendrix A. Seyffardt was
mortally wounded outside his
home.
The Netherlands news agency.
quoting the Scandinavian Tele-
graph Bureau of Stockholm on
RavenZwaai's assassination, said
there had been conflicting reports
as TO whether Reydon had died.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
YANK FORCE TRAPPED

Another column. striking north
west of the Sened area. advanced
on Sid Bou lid approximately Is
miles.
An American unit. stationed at
Sid Bou lid. and caught between
the two columns. counterattacked
yesterday morning and suffered
losses. The Americans then with
drew westward TO avoid encircle-
ment.
The attack apparently was in
tended to widen the German CORR
dor along the coast and threatened
TO outflank GafSa. approximately
81 miles southwest of Sid Bou lid.
An American armorcd division
which had been stationed west of
taid Pass was engaged with Ger
man forces in the tableland about
ID miles each of Sbcitla. This ter
rain is barren and almost ideal
for tank fighting,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15

RavenZwaai was hated not only
by loyal Dutch, but by QuislingS
because OF his petty stealing as
burgomaster of Utrecht. He left
the Zaandam treasury with def
cit of $4,000 when he became bur-
gomaster of Utrecht. and upon
assuming his new post appointed
an ex-convict director of municipal
social services. and a grocer's
clerk who had been fired for fraud
senior clerk of the municipality.
SEVERAL ARRESTS
The Germans said they had
made several arrests" in the as
sassination of former Bulgarian
Minister of War Gen. Christie
Lukoff. Radio Berlin said he was
killed Saturday night, when he
returned to his home in Sofia from
a theater where he had seen the
German film Front Theater."
Lukoff was shot by a man wear
ing goggles as he opened his front
door, Berlin Radio said Lukoff
fell inside the hall, and the man
followed him in 10 administer the
coup de grace. The patriot .es-
capped.
Lukoff was minister Of war from
1895 10 1888. and Radio Berlin
eXtolled him as a great friend Of
the NaZis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
THOROUGHLY GUARDED

Other Stockholm dispatches.
quoted by the Netherlands agency,
said all prominent Dutch Quislings
had been given strong bodyguards,
but nevertheless were living in
mortal terror.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
Khdrkov Battle
Nearing Climax
Continued from Page Onel

of fighting on that front, Soviet
forces smashed 81 tanks.
Field dispatches reported sig.
nificant gains by the Soviet spear
head drilling in against Kharkov
from Zolochev. IS miles north
west of the city.
Remnants of the RoStov garri-
son were reported fleeing west
ward along the Sea of Azov coast
in a race against Soviet forces
striking southwark from the Do
nets basin and threatening to cut
the German line of retreat.
The Russian high command an
nounced that Red armies had oc-
cupied several localities south
west OF Voroshilovsk, where they
were driving toward the Sea of
Azov to trap the remains of Hit
ler's Rostov garrison. Nearly a
battalion of German infantry
normally 1000 men-was wiped
out in fierce fighting
Unofficial reports from
Stockholm said the Russians
had broken into Stalino, great
industrial town northwest of
Rostov and only IS miles north
Of the Sea OF Azov. and were
battling the Germans in the
streets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
Milan, Italian
Naval Base at
Speziid Blasted
Rome Comedies Great
Damage Done; Is Die,
pa Hurt in Raids

LONDON. Feb. Is tUPl-Royal
Air Force bombers dealt a double
blow at the AXIS last night with a
block-buster raid on Cologne and
an assault on two important Ital-
ian war centers-Milan and the
great naval base at Spezia.
A tremendous weight of three
tonncrS and incendiaries crashed
on Cologne, 1t was the one hun
drCd thirteenth rad on that
German city, which last year I'M
derwent a l,000-planc attack by
the Raj.
Eleven British planes are miss
ing from the operations over Ger
many and Italy, an air ministry
communicate said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
FIGHTERS GIVE BATTLE

That night Raj bombers from
Africa bombed Sicily while home
based British bombers dropped
l 900 tons of bombs on the Lorient
submarine base on the French At
lantic coast.
Last nights pilots found clouds
over Cologne. where submarine
parts factories are again operat-
ing. but pressed home their attack.
Through anti-aircraft batteries
were less active than in previous
raids. a number of enemy fighters
were encountered.
Milan. part of Italy's great
Milan Turin-Genoa industrial tri-
angle. was attacked in bright
moonlight about 1870 p. m. Re-
turning pilots reported only light,
Ineffective anti-aircraft fire de-
spite Adolf Hitler's promise TO
send ample anti-aircraft guns to
protect Italian cities. No fighters
were seen.
Swiss reports said the biggest
force of planes ever TO cross Swift
zerland roared over the Lake
Geneva and Savoy region in a
three-hour procession.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
AVENUE OF ESCAPE

The only avenue of escape for
the German forces in the Donets
Valley, estimated at upwards of
250,0 900 men, apart from secondary
roads. was a single-track, circuit
Gus railroad that winds from Ros-
tov, through Taganrog to Stalino
and thence TO a branch line of
{ he Dniepropetrovsk Sevastopol
line.
Field dispatches said the Rus
SLAMS already were advancing on
Taganrog, 35 miles west of Rostov.
as part of a general advance all
along the eastern end of the
Donets pocket.
Rostov itself was a burned and
blasted city strewn with German
corpses. Many of its buildings were
still in flames, set afire by Russian
Smelling or by German demolition
units.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
IS KILLED, 22I HURT

A British air ministry com
.munique said that bombs were
dropped on Spezia. a naval base
in a natural harbor south of the
Milan section. The attack on Milan
was the fourteenth since the start
of the war.
An Italian communique, broad
cast by Radio Rome. said Is per-
sons were killed and pa injured al
Milan. The Italians conceded that
great damage was done. and said
two British bombers had been shot
down.
Large fires spread among air.
plane plants and munitions works
after the bombs fell at Milan, it
was said.
The attacks climaxed a week
end of intensive bombing of Eu-
rope by Allied planes based both
in North Africa and Britain
American bombers in North Az
RIGA bombed Naples. ltaly's second
port and main reinforcement base
for Tunisia, and the Crotone air
drome on the sole of Italy's boot"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-08
REDS DRIVE ON TO
 TAKE NEW OBJECTIVE

LONDON - Red Army troops, driving forward in new offensives on the north central Russian front havev captured the rail and high way center of Nevel, 35 mi. south est of Velikie Luki, Moscow an- nounced last night in a special or der of the day. Nevel fell after two days of fierce fighting in which tht Russians smashed heav- lily fortified German defenses, said the order of the day broadcast by Moscow and recorded by the Soviet monitor here. The city, which con- trols rail lines running north to Leningrad and southwest to War saw, and south to Vitebsk and O. dessa, was described by Moscow as large strong point and oper- ationally important to the Gun mans as center o1 communica- tions in a northwestern direction.
 The newest Russian offensive had been disclosed earlier by the Germans who admitted that their line between VelikIe Luki and Smolensk had beth broken by urging Soviet troops.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-08
Take Over FarWeSt
 For Awhile

A black mother bear and her
 three cubs halted operations at
 the Farwest Wrangen cannery
 Monday morning; in fact, halted activities pretty generally around
 town
 The bear family have been ire Quent visitors around town for the past several weeks, prowling about the old APA cannery and being seen in several places in town. Monday morning they had taken over a tree site in the front yard of the cannery when the crew ar rived, and mama bear wasn't fool ing when the boys tried to drive them away. Result: John Potter of the MP's got his first Alaska trophy, with a well placed bullet from his Army rifle. With the mother dispatched, the fun just started for the cubs were high in the tree and trying to get 'em down was no small task. Finally Ray Hammer and Bill Wies got up In the tree, got inc on the babes and hauled them down into a net and into captivity. Wire was sent the Game Commission asking what to do with them. Meanwhile, Einar otteson is known as Custodian of the Bears, the animals being held at the cannery.
 While Soldier Potter got credit for actally making the kill, young Bobby Campbell, 4-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell, almost beat him to it; at any rate, stole the show for few minutes Bobby arrived on the scene with his trusty pop-gun and a Frank Buck Take 'em Alive" look in his eye. He advanced toward the tree full of bears but John just happen ed to get in the first shot.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-08
BONUS APPROVED FOR CITY EMPLOYEES AFTER
 1915 YEARS SERVICE

City Council at it's regular meet ing last night in the City Hall passed a bonus ordinance for city employees, providing for $5 month increase after 10 years ser vice and an additional $5 per month after 15 years service. Or dinance also provides for the in- surfing of city employees.
 Matter of lifting the dimout regulations was discussed but no action taken until contact has been made with the Alaska De- fense Command. Councilman ". L. Eastaugh reported word was ex- pected shortly in regard to dim outs. Other towns in the South east were reported as lifting dim out regulations, but not officially.
 Bills against the general fund in the amount of $1,32213 and a. gainst the light fund in the a. mount of 2,O3O.63 were approved
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-08
AT THE HOSPITAL

Joseph Morgan, 11-year-old, was treated this week for a dislocated elbow suffered when he fell from truck.
 Mrs. Alma Jensen, for many years cook at Riverton Sanitarium in Seattle, has joined the Bishop Rowe Hospital staff here as cook. Mrs. Jensen and Mrs. Margaret Badger Hospital Superintendent, worked together many years Out side before coming to Wrangell.
 Mrs. Badger extends thanks in behalf of the hospital to the wo- men of Wrangell who have so generously donated dishes and other needed articles to the hos pital recently. their kindness is greatly appreciated" she said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-08
TRAVELLERS

South bound on the Canadian boat this week were:
 To Ketchikan Nathaniel Eden so; To Prince Rupert; J. Nuver- zagt, Thomas Schwartz, Sidney Wilson, Gerald Davis, Mrs. Gerald Davis, Miss Bertha Marion, Mrs. Gertrude Mcdonald, Miss Georgi- ana Ball, Norman Mcdonald, Ken meth Carmichael, Sigmund Null dahl, N. Hals, Brig. J. T. Gilling- ham, Mrs. J. T. Dillingham;; To Vancouver, Mrs. Katherine Ma guire, Mrs. Mildred Appleyard and baby, Ray Beeman; To Seattle: Vivian Sorenson, Mrs. Vivian Pru- si, c. Withrow. A. R. Brueger. Mrs. c. Withrow, Frank Born, S. c. Harrington, Cliff Ochletree, Fred Gush, Olaf Olson, Hagen Anderson, E. L. Kelly, and I. P. RaeRex-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-08
NO MORE TIRES HERE
 UNLESS URGENTLY NEEDED
 SAYS JUNEAU OPA OFFICE

Mrs. Fran; s. Larnos, clerk of the local OPA office announces that she has received the following wire from the Office of Price Ad- ninistration in Juneau:
 Passenger tire quota cut in States due severe shortages stop make no requests for additional quota unless vitally needed"
 As already noted" Mrs. Barnes pointed out, "WrangelPs quota on passenger tires for the month of October has been cut to one tire This in itself points to the fact that we, in Alaska, are soon to feel the real pinch of the scarcity of rubber Wise automobile owners will look to the long pull ahead and cut their driving to a mini mum in order to make their tires last as long as possible" she said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-08
TANKS LEADING WORLD
 SERIES TWO TO ONE
JBy Associated Press)

American Leagues New York Yankees and National Leagues St. Louis Cardinals were travelling for Sportsmen's park in St. Louis to- day to resume their world series, the Tanks with a two to one lead in the series thus far, having downed the Cards in the third game at Yankee stadium yester- day six to two.
 Breaking loose with a five-run blast in the eighth inning yester- day the Tanks tucked the game a. way before a record crowd of 69,- 99O. The Tanks made six runs, eight hits and no errors while the Cards best was two runs, six hits and four errors.
 In a comedy of errors and weird defensive play that resembled sand lot baseball on occasion, the Tanks took the opener four to two be- hind the seyen-hit pitching of Spud Chandler before a crowd of 68,67S. Cards: two runs, seven hits, two errors; Tanks, four runs, eight hits, two errors.
 In the second game, Mort Coop CT, burdened by the news of the sudden death of his father, pitch ed with his arm and his heart in a great competitive exhibition to hurl the Cards to a four to three over New York. A total of 68,57S saw the game. Cards: four runs, seven hts, two errors; Tanks: three runs, six hits, no errors.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-08
$1O0,OO0 Fire Razes Dinner Shrimp, Crab
 Plant In Petersburg

PETERSBURG = Fire starting
 in the boiler room of the Alaskan Glacier Seafood Company com pletely destroyed the plant here Monday morning about o'clock causing an estimated loss Of $100,- 900. The shrimp, crab, clam and salmon plant is owned by Earl N Ohmer and the dock on which 1t is located by Bert Cornelius. Actual damage to Dinners plant was re- ported at around $85,0OO and the balance is the estimated loss to the dock. Other buildings adjacent to the Ohmer plant were saved.
 The Prince Rupert, Canadian liner, had just pulled away from the dock when the fire broke out and pumps used for her were still standing by ready for use, thus aiding in bringing the fire under control without greater loss as the Petersburg town water sup ply was shut off at the time. Ru- pert had been damaged when she struck a rock h the Narrows and had been in the dock for repairs before proceeding south.
 Coast Guard, Game Commission and Forest Service floats and on the dock were re- ported undamaged.
 Dinners heaviest losses in the building were 16,0OO empty sal mon cases, his large machine shop and all his shrimp packing equip ment Plant had just started can ming clans and winter shrimp packing operations were getting under way. Loss was reported to be partially covered by insurance.
 Ohmer has been one of Alaska's best known shrimp and crab pack CTS for a quarter of a century and operated plants in Wran- gell and Cordoya in addition to Petersburg He also has served as Chairman of the Alaska - Game for the last several. years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-08
WRANGELL MEN HAVE
 NARROW ESCAPE WHEN
 BOAT CAPsIZES IN STORM

Four Wrangell fishermen mar rowly escaped death a week ago last Saturday when the boat on which they were working cap sized in stormy weather at the en- trance to Rocky Pass News of the near tragedy reached here with the return of the crew and boat, the Eagle, owned by Charlie John son, last Saturday They were storm-bound the week intervening between the mishap and their ar rival here.
 According to Dick Stokes, one of the crew members aboard, they had just started into Rocky Pass when combination of wind and high seas caused their 185-fathom seine to shift which pulled the vessel over on its port side. So far did it tip that the mast was lying flat in the water and the keel was above the waves.
 "I was down in the galley" young Stokes said when she went over. It was a good thing for me" he grinned, that it went over on the port side in stead of the starboard as the door way is on the starboard and the water would have rushed in. l walked on the side of the engine to get out-getting a shock with each step" He said he pulled the wires off the spark plugs and got over that difficulty
 When Stokes reached the out side he hung onto the tilted deck. One of the other men was walking along the keel. All hands were working frantically to free the seine.
 Charlie Johnson went down under about five feet of water and finally chopped the seine away" Stokes said After that the boat righted itself. When 1 went below there was sea water in the galley sink"
 Others, besides Stokes and Skip per Johnson who were aboard through the narrowing several minutes were Pete Johnson and Denny Barlow. All are we'll known Wrangell fishermen.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-08
BRUEGER CANNERY FORCE
 SOUTH FOR THE WINTER,

Supt. A. R. Brueger and staffs of ARB and FarWest sailed south this week on the Canadian boat, Einar Otteson and J. J. Coulter re- maining here to wind up the sea- sons operations. In the party with Brueger were I. P Raeder, Vivian Sorenson and Mrs. Vivian Prusi of the office staff and MT and Mrs. c. Withrow, Franklin Born, Cliff Ochletree, Hagen Anderson, E. L.. Kelly.
 Others who havve been with the operation during the season are taking part of the Brueger fleet south. Harry Coulter, Ray Ham mer, Bill Wies and several others were planning to get away this week end.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-08
LAPS STARVED OUT OF VILLA BY ALLIED BLOCKADE

General MacArthur's communi- que announced that the Japanese, starving and short of ammunition, have apparently abandoned their principal air base or Villa and at considerable cost in lives and ships have fled the entire southern half of Kolombangara Island in the Solomons
 Supply lines supporting Villa were cut several weeks ago by American occupation of Vella La vella to the south. For several nights, by barge and small war ship, the attempt at evacuation has been progressing. the commun- ique said Many barges have been sunk with great loss of enemy life but some of his troops undoubtedly escaped to safety. The enemy's struggle to evacuate continues.
 Villa, which is across the Kula Gulf from American held New Georgia has undergone artillery shelling from American forces on nearby Arundel. Villa once gar risoned an estimated 10000 men.
 Over a wide area Allied planes struck at enemy shipping. The communique reported at least 27 small Japanese boats ranging from barges to cargo ships, sunk and at least 12 enemy planes destroy ed.
 On Nau Guinaa AustroI;on troops, driving down the Ramu valley to menace the Jap's coastal base of Madang, were reported pressing on against the retreating enemy. The fall of F1nschhafen, on Saturday, gave control of the en- tire Huon gulf area to the Allies and forced the enemy to withdraw to Madang. This may explain why the Japs put up such stiff resist ance at Finschhafen, compared to the collapse of Lea two weeks earl fer. for the Allies now hold 150 miles of New Guinea coast.
 The Japanese airforce engaged in limited activity Thursday, att tacking the airfield captured by the Australians north of Finsch- hafen and also lightly raided AL lied positions on Goodenough and Kiruvina Islands in the Dentricas- teaux group.