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JUMP ON
EUROPE IS
INDICATED
Occupation Of Sicily Sar-
DINA Islands Is Be-
Iieved Imminent

LONDON, May "A broadcast
by the Vichy radio, picked up here
this afternoon, said Allied move
m rents, reported simultaneously
from Gibraltar and Algerian wat
ers, may point to large scale in
vasion attempt against Sicily and
Sardinia Islands, stepping stones
from North Africa to the European
mainland.
A broadcast also reported by
Reuters declares that commenta-
tors in Germany suggest, with the
approval of the German Chief Min
isteries, the Allied Forces might
pounce Immediately on the two big
Islands without waiting to end the
campaign to drive the Axis out of
Tunisia.
The Germans, according to the
commentators. fear landings on
these two islands and these fears
lave been betrayed in numerous
broadcasts recently by Capt. Ser
lOiiuo WHO ulily ltot iiiBiit odid IL 10
possible the Allied High Command
has refrained from throwing in
masses of reserves on the Tunisiaii
Front because planning large scale
landing operations that may be
planned for landing on the Sicil-
Ian or Sandman Coasts even be-
fore the Tunisian campaign comes
to an end.
Nazi controlled radio stations re-
port this afternoon that huge
concentration of Allied shipping is
being assembled at Gibraltar, I'M
Guiding number of landing barges.
Capt. Sertorius also said that the
American Fifth Army is held in re-
serve in Algeria and Morocco I'M
der Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark and is
now being trained as nucleus for
several Allied Armies.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON. May 4. = The
two home-front statements that
have caused more buzz-buzz in
Washington than any others in re-
cent weeks are
ID Industrialists' screaming that
the back farm" movement
is helping to cause a shortage OF
manpower in some of their plants.
co CLOS estimate that we are
Immediately on a rocky
sea Of unemployment and that
within the next few months at
least 650,000 may be out of work.
Some conservative observers in
government circles say both could
be true.
All wars, they say, result in home
front dislocations and the greater
the production and manpower eff
forts expanded, the greater the dis
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Won ARN|M
IS ON RUN
FROM YANkS
FerryviIIe, Naval Base TO
North, Next Big
Objective

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
TUNISIA, May 4.--Swift driving
American troops, quick to capital
ize on their middle position after
seizing Mateur yesterday, pounded
forward today, pushing the retreat
ing Germans toward F'erryville, 10
miles to the northeast, and the
dock area and naval base for BIZ
zerte.
At the same time other forces
famed out toward the southeast
and smashed to a point eight miles
south of Mateur toward the line of
the River Tine, only six miles north
west of Tebourba, gateway to Tunis.
The forces edging into Tebourba al
so are American.
Meanwhile, one report said the
long-range guns of the Allies are
already pounding Ferryville and
several Axis airfields in that area.
and the shell fire has made the
use of these fields by the Axis i'm
possible
Ferryville, located on the south
shore of Lake Bizerte. is only about
eight miles from that main Nazi
base.
The Americans are reported to
have come up against new line
of resistance" in their advance on
Ferryville, however. Bizerte is the
most strongly fortified point in At
RIGA
In their northeastward push, the
Yanks crossed the River Tine de-
spite destruction of a bridge by
Won Arnims retreating forces, to
shove on toward Ferryville, an Of
ficial communique said.
Meanwhile, to the north of Lake
Achkel, French African fighters
with fierce Moroccan fighters and
also some American elements,
pressed in upon Bizerte's western
hill defenses, threatening the Ger
mans flank.
This latter force is Is miles from
Bizerte and is continuing to close
in through the thicket covered
highlands.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04
War Material Is Sent 10
Russia from U Subway
0fA|aska, Berlin Reports

STOCKHOLM, May 4.-The Ber-
lin correspondent of the Stockholm
Iidningen has cabled here through
tight German censorship, that Rus
STA received a steady stream OF war
material from the United States
via Alaska and the Arctic during
the summer months, along a route
free from menace of German sub
marines and planes.
The report says conveys leave
the United States and Canadian
west coast and travel more than
5000 miles to Khararovo on the
Kara Sea and mot lose even one
small thing"
The correspondent says the Rus
slams are said to be rushing to
completion supply line from
Archangel, already served by con-
voy routes that sail past the Nor
Wegian coast.
The report added that the North
west Passage from the United
States might prove more successful
this year because of the mild win
ter and early spring.
The fact the story has been per-
mitted to pass through German
censorship is interpreted in some
quarters that Nazi leaders are lay
ing propaganda groundwork for ex-
cuses should the German campaign
in Russia bog down this summer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04
FRENCH DEAL
THAT FAILED
I5SH0WNU UP

NEW YORK. May 4-Camille
Chautemps. French Vice-Premier
at the time of the German armis-
tice. says in letter in the New
York Times, that Marshal Petain
arranged for him to transfer the
French Government in North Al
RIGA in June 1910 but violent inter-
yention OF Laval prevented fruition
of the plan.
Admiral Darlan worked loyalty
for the plan although he had no
part in the decision, said Chau-
temps.
Chautemps now lives in Chevy
Chase, Md.
He further writes that Petain
designated him as Chief OF the
New Government abroad because
the Marshal preferred to stay in
France and fulfill his promise to
the people.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04
GREENLAND
TRAGEDY IS
DISCLOSED
Five Men Die in Attempts
10 Rescue Stranded
Airmen

WASHINGTON, May a. - The
War Department today released a
grim story of the rescue OF seven
airmen from a Greenland ice cap
after five months of persistent at
tempts in which five men died.
Col. Bernt Balchen, Arctic ex-
plorer and flier, landed Navy
flying boat and took off three times
on the snow.
The drama started when a plane.
ferrying to England, piloted by
Capt. Armand Monteverde, of Ana
helm, Calf, was diverted to search
for another plane on November 2.
The other plane was never found.
Monteverdes plane crashed and
broke in two The radio was
wrecked and Sergeant Paul Spina,
of Frankford, New York, was in
iured. He lost his gloves and his
hands froze before he could be
carried into the cabin of the plane.
Rig Quarters
The crew rugged quarters under
the planes tail, but were without
rations for 10 days as high winds
drove snow against the wreck. Then
"a fissure opened beneath them and
they roped their quarters to the
forward part of the plane to pre-
vent them from sinking.
Corp. Loren Howarth, of Lacross,
Wis, repaired the radio and es-
tablished communications with the
iC0ntinllad ON Page Threel
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AIeutian Lightning Pilot
Believed 10 Have SET Big
Record Of Any War Front

On these flights he released bombs
on Kiskas main camp area, on a
beached Jap freighter in Kiska
Harbor, strafed gun positions and
had the satisfaction OF seeing build
ings blow up as the result of his
bombs.
On two occasions, Lieut.. Hyde
has seen dead japanese sprawled
over sandbags surrounding their
machine gun nests he had bombed
and strafed.
His Lightning usually carries two
500 pound bombs.
During the same week. fellow
Lightning pilots made forty-two
mission trips to Kiska
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04

More than TRIPPING war bond in
vestments for any previous month,
Alaskans, during the recent Second
War Loan Drive have purchased
81, 297 .33l worth of bonds, Deputy
War Savings Administrator Fred
Aver announced today, and not all
the returns are in yet.
This is compared to the quota
of 81 100000 The highest amount
purchased in any one month pre-
vious was $868000.
Seward, the Kodiak bank and
seven other communities still are
to send in returns which may boost
the grand total by a great deal
more
Juneau and Douglas exceeded
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04
Juneau Area in Second
Place as Alaska Rolls
UpRetordin War Bonds

ing up sales which hit the 1921 ,428
their 100000 quota by far ring
mark to hold second place among
all cities in the Territory. Fair
banks leads with $565.519, Anchor
age is third with $473,213, Ketch-
ikan fourth with $46l, 564. Skagway
next with $410,455. then Sitka with
$l73,432. and Cordova with $l63,-
GAO.
A remarkable thing about the Al
aska sales was that sales of Series
E bonds the kind bought by the
little investor, accounted for more
than a million dollars of the total,
one-third in excess of the usual
monthly purchases for such bonds.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04
BY EUGENE BURNS
Associated Press War
CORRESPONDENT

AN ADVANCED ANDREANOF
BASE, April 21.-CDelayed Lieut..
Marshall E. Hyde may have estab-
lished in the Aleutians record by
crowding IA bombing and strafing
fights over Kiska in one week
Army Fighter Headquarters report
here. AS matter of fact, filters
here would like to know if any
world front pilot has done any bet
ter.
From April 2 to April IT, Lieut..
Hyde made % trips, IA of which
were made during the past week.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04

Bizerte Now Threatened By American Units
Assessments
On Mines Is
Suspended


WASHINGTON, May 4.
President Roosevelt has signed
The legislation suspending for
the duration of the war the
requirement that 500 worth of
labor or improvements must be
made annually OH mining
claims.
The new act is designed to
overcome the manpower and
mining material shortages and
is effective until July fol-
lowing the end of the present
war.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04
The W aShinqton
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Major Robert s. Allen on active duty.)

WASHINGTON. = Appearing be-
fore the Truman committee tn e
other day. Gen. B. B. Somervell
testified that about Is percent OF
the Army's proposed plant facili-
ties were being cancelled.
About the same time, WPB closed
approximately ten big war plants
for fear of overextension. Stimuli
taneously CLOS Phil Murray warned
that 650,000 war workers would be
idle in about two months, that U.s.
600 aircraft workers would be laid
off soon.
Behind this is the story of a long,
bitter feud over war production be-
tween two government agencies
dramatically opposed to each other
on almost everything. On one side
was the WPB planning board or
the Long Haired Boys" Opposed
was General Somervell and the
Army, or the Brass Hats"
Leaders of the Long Haired Boys
were brilliant, cantankerous econ
omist Bob Nathan, mining engineer
Fred Searls, and Tom Blaisdell,
New Deal economist since 1888.
This group of tough-minded crit
les has stepped on the toes of
Donald Nelson, the Army, the Navy
-singly or in groups-in battles
which have become famous in
backstage Washington.
EARLY ROWS
More than a year before Pearl
Harbor came Row No. L; TO raise
the war programs sights and shoot
for more steel, more aluminium
more copper, more airplanes Steel
aluminium. copper companies fought
almost every inch of the way. Fin
~--A:-...l ~ Donn Eot,rl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04
AIimonY Forced
Up by High (ost
Of Living

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas.
May 4. - The State Supreme
Court has directed Oscar Tay,
Mountain Home merchant, to
increase his SIS monthly ali
meny TO SIS because Of higher
living costs.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04

ASKS HELP
OF HITLER

LONDON, May 1.-The Morocco
radio, in a report credited to Der
lin correspondents of neutral news
papers" asserts that Mussolini in
note to Hitler asks for immediate
military and economic assistance.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04

Speaking Of fuel oil shortages.
the District Of Columbia wrote one
for the book the other day While
government red-tapers argued over
rules and regulations, a shiyering
District police station filled the
furnace tanks with mosquito oil"
and enjoyed the first warmth in
days.
Because Of priorities-or some
thing the police station had been
unable TO convert its heating sys-
tenn from oil to coal. Because they
hadn't conyerted--or something
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FIakne Nominated
For New Position,
War ManpoWeI

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has sent War Man.
power Commission nominations TO
the Senate These include Joseph
Flakne, of Alaska, as Senior Place
ment Specialist in Seattle.
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. . . . . .
DIMOUT TIMES

Dimout begins tonight I
at sunset at 1853 o'clock. I
Difnout end S tomorrow I
at sunrise at Ass am. I
Dlmout begins Wednesday at I
sunset at 1855 pm. I
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Bison meat was main item in
the diet of gangs building the early
railroads in the West.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-04
GIRAUD ASKS
DECAULLE TO
MAY MEETING

ALGIERS, May 4.-Gen. Henri
Giraud has asked DeGaulle to meet
him in North Africa 'as soon after
May S as possible" to conclude an
agreement between Giraud and the
Fighting French forces, it is an
nounced
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-20
R0TARIAN5 NAME
CANDIDATES FOR
BID. OF DIRECTOR!

Candidates were nominated by
members of Juneau Rotary Club
during the luncheon meeting held
this noon in Percy's Cafe for the
clubs Board of Directors. Nominal
tons will be held open through next
weeks meeting. Those nominated
were:
Harold Foss, Stan Grummett, Har-
old Roth, Henry Harmon, Ellis Rey-
nolds, Walter Carl, Homer Garvin,
Roald Copstead and Monte Grisham.
President Don Skuse reported that
the net gain from the Rotary Min
strel Show and concessions was 1888.
A committee headed by Harold Foss
will consider plans this week for re-
modelling and outfitting a children's
room in the Juneau Public Library,
the purpose for which most of the
funds will go.
DR.. w. w. Council, who returned
last Saturday from trip to Wash
ington, D. c., told members that the
nations capital was a great place
for uck-passing, and outlined step
by-step his day-and-a-half battle
with a regiment of officials concern
ing the problem of getting hog
serum to the Territorial Veterinar-
ian from the States before it spoiled.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-20
SERVICE MEMS
FAMILIES WILL
RECEIVE CARE
Medical Services Available
After July |, DR.. W. W.
Council Reports

One of the most progressive for
ward moves that has yet been
made in the provision for service
mems families is to be available to
their wives by July /. Federal funds
voted for that service by Congress
will then be available for their
care and for obstetrical care of
children.
Funds providing for medical SER
vices and disqualification will be
allocated to state and territorial
health officers for dispersal.
Wives of service men of any
branch Of the armed forces may
make application through physici-
ans of their own choice or through
public health nurses, who will au-
thenticate their status. Doctors re-
ceive payment from the special
funds through the Department of
Health.
DIR. Council Comments
: In commenting on the service
which received careful considera-
| ton at the recent health confer
ences held in Washington, D. c.,
f, DR.. W. w. Council, Territorial
Health Commissioner, said: This
is the most significant as we'll as
the most recently developed health
program yet made available. The
far reaching effects of the pro-
gram are the best kind of invest
ment in healthful citizens of the
future. Many wives who have never
before known safe ACCOMPLISHMENTS
will be able to profit by the plan,
both in safeguarding their own
health and pursuing that of their
children"
Trip Described
In describing his round trip by
plane to Washington, D. c., DR..
Council declares he feels qualified
to write book on How To Get
To Alaska the Hard Way"
Snowstorms were experienced in
Minneapolis and Washington, D. c.,
last month, DR.. Council said, while
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-20

on the return trip he reached Sc
attic March 81 but was unable to
get transportation either by plane
or steamer until April II, when he
took passage on a steamer for the
return trip to Juneau
While in Washington he also
made the presentation of the Pub
lie Health totem pole which stands
over eight feet, to Dr. Thomas
Parran, Surgeon General of the U.
5. Public Health Service.
DR.. Parran has been invited to
visit Alaska and very probably will
do so sometime during the summer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-20
) HEALTH SERVICE
MEMBERS RECEIVE
THEIR ASSIGNMENTS

Announcing the assignment of
public health nurses, Dr.. W. w.
Council, Territorial Commissioner of
Health, today stated that Miss Mar
ion Curtis will reopen the nursing
service in the Skagway- Haines area
and will also serve as itinerant
nurse in the locality. Her first as
signment is in Skagway, for which
place she left yesterday.
Miss Catherine Smulling has been
detailed to Anchorage and expects
to leave for that city within the
next day or two. There she will
complete the two-nurse service pro-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-20
COUGH AND
OTHER NOMINATIONS
GIVEN TOMORROW Am

Whooping cough, diphtheria and
smallpox immunizations will be
given to preschool children six
months old or over, at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning in room 108 of
the Territorial Health Center. DR..
C. c. Carter, health officer, will
give the NEGOTIATIONS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-20
House Passes Bill
5uspending Mine
Assessment Work

WASHINGTON, April 20 - The
annual assessment work on mining
claims in the United States, and
also Alaska, will be suspended for
the duration unoer a bill passed
by the House and sent to the Sen
ate
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vided for that area.

Transportation has also been re-
quested for Elizabeth Wood, bac-
teriologist assigned to the Anchor
age branch laboratory of the Ter
ritorial Department of Health.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-18
GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST

"And behold in that country there shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping watch their flock by
night
but to the humble of spirit did the heavenly appear
on that Night Of Nights 1t the simple shepherds
keeping watch rocky hillside in Judea who first
heard the angelsong "Gor God in the highest and
earth peace good will to men,
GLORY to Gods paean of praise to the highest
acknowledgement of Him who all goodness GLORY
70 Gods not lip service, but cry of exatation
full cognizance that right and justice truth and love
must prevail over the forces of evil.
"And on earth Peace-this does not mean peace of
erve acquescence of compromise, of appeasemen but
peace founded on justice peace of honor peace of
Joy peace of good will to all men. Not to any one
creed any any nationality but to and for
all men.
This is the lesson of the angels song Only as we give
glory and honor unto whom it is due not to man made
rulers not to ambition pride selfish DESIRES but to Him
to whom we first allegiance can we attain peace
on earth for all mankind Only we let the Eternal
Goodness the all powerful all WISE all loving Father of
all mankind rule lives can we have good will for all
to ali men.
and when we do this then like the shepherds keep
ing watch under the stars that night long ago. we too may
hear the herald angels sing Fear not for behold bring
You dngs Of great JOY which shall be to all people For
unto you born this day in the city of David Savior
which is Christ the Lord"
And suddenly there with the angel a multitude
OF the heavenly host prasng God and saying Glory TO
God in the highest and on earth peace good will toward
men," (RTrTH TAyTOpA
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-18
SHOULD PLAY IN IA

1here ISM the least guarantee that Colored boys will
De carried on any of the Is club rosters of the major
leagues during 1914 although is the prime practice of
many clubs carry two rockies all year Now let's
review the big league team locations where their home
parks and "home FANS figure into this race question
IN the National League the teams represent Boston New
York Brooklyn Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago Gin
clnnatl and ONE southern city-St Louis Cards
In the American League the clubs represent Boston
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland Detroit
washington, D. c., and st, Louis Browns Thus "re
cap reveals that out of Is major league clubs there are
only two which hail from the deep south In other words
IA out OF 6 major league clubs located in cities which
DO not object to Colored boys performing in their parks
as matter fact Coored teams have also found welcome
at Sporsmans Park St. Louis home of both the Cards
and Browns
There sn the slightest good in the world why
at least out Of 16 major league clubs shouldn't hire Col
ored players during the next two but it up to the
public to bring about the miracle Or the manpower short
age may be the deciding factor after all.
But getting back to the Coored leaders who made his
tory at the Hotel Roosevelt N V is well here
that they did their part Aobly and WELL From here on it
is up to the general public the NAACP the reborn NATL
Equal Rights League and ball players themselves cnch
the verdict.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-18
DIAMOND ROAD" OPEN

This was the first time powerful Representation of
Coored citizens has been freely invited to sit in ON
the annual combined meeting of the major National
League which is in its 68th year. and the major American
League which is in its 43rd season. Prospects are
thus considerably brighter than before in major
league history and even the most cynical among can see
that something definitely cooking Hthertofore Colored
were as welcome at major league meetings as Roland
Hayes was at that Georgia store But this month Judge
Lands not only issued invitations but he also made
speech against discrimination the first ever published
since the Judge took office 1922 or 21 years ago And
was decided that every major league club is now "of
elay free to hire Colored players if and when it NAV
choose This has not always been clear point until today
was previously felt that the Official attitude was
strictly against Colored Even cagey John McGraw had to
sneak nfelder Grant into the Big Show as an Indian
Other suspected Coored have been playing under other
nationaes There is doubt that the meeting this year
has cleared away very powerful obstacle.