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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
(HANCTEH IS
RE(ApTURED
BY CHINESE
laps Driven Out Of Rice
Bowl After Holding
II Only Six Days

CHUNGKING, Dec. 9.--The Chi
nese Command has announced that
Chinese forces have recaptured the
strategically important city OF
Changteh in Human Province, which
fell to the Japs on December 3
after many days of bloody fighting
The victorious Chinese stroke pro-
vided another decisive turn in the
fortunes of war, in the bitter battle
for China's vastly important Rice
Bowl a major prize. The loss OF
Changteh opened the prospect OF
an enemy drive to Changsha, the
capital of the province.
American aircraft, which played
a strong part in the defense of the
city are said to have had hand
in its capture During the long
siege, while the Fifth and Seventh
Chinese Divisions were fighting a
last-ditch battle, Yankee filters on
several occasions dropped food and
ammunition, and dispersed enemy
planes trying to blast the Chinese
town.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
JAp5 GIVE
FANTASTIC
WAR CLAIM
Imperial Headquarters AS
serts u. 5. Navy Vir-
tuaIIy Non existent
(By Associated Press

Jap war claims, invariably highly
colored for home consumption,
reached a fantastic realm today
with Imperial Headquarters asser-
ton that Jap Naval forces have
sunk or damaged 81 Allied battle
ships, 80 aircraft carriers and l48
cruisers since the beginning OF the
war in the Pacific.
According to the Jap claims, the
u. S. Navy, whose strength has
been much in evidence in the Pa
cific recently is now virtually nom
existent.
This assertion coupled with the
morale boosting prediction of Pre-
mier Tojo's that 1914 would be oul
year to win" This was also tenn
pered by warning that the "wai
cannot be won easily" an appeal
was made to the Jap people to be
ready to endure every hardship tc
attain victory.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
LARGE FORCE
OF NAILS IN
SOVIET TRAP

MOSCOW, Dec. g. Red Army
gains outflanked the strategic
Dnieper bend rail center Of Znam-
enke, severed the important Znam-
enka- Nikolave Railroad and threat
ened the enlightenment of tens of
thousands of Germans concentrated
on the west bank of the lower
Dnieper River.
Russian tank forces, spearheading
the infantry columns, outflanked
znamenka by capturing the town of
Sharovka, Is miles south, after a
swift 15-mile advance from Pan
taeyka, a Soviet communique said.
Red Army troops have also cut
the branch of the Znamenka- Niko-
laev road running eastward to the
iron and manganese center of Kri-
vol Rog, which the Germans have
been tenaciously holding for weeks
against repeated Russian thrusts
The Germans hold but one rail es-
cape route. the Znamenka line run
ming west to Kirovograd, and this is
threatened by yesterdays capture OF
Elizavetgradk,a 10 miles northeast OF
Znamenka and five miles north OF
the Kirovograd spur.
Against these Red Army successes,
troops OF General Vatutin's First
Ukrainian Army in the Kiev bulge
north of Chernyakhov are falling
back before mighty German drive,
a frontline dispatch said. which is
powered by upwards of 1000 heavy
tanks. 1t is the second Russian
retreat in two days in this sector.
A Berlin broadcast said the Ger
mans in 40 hours have advanced Is
miles northeast of Zhitomir in the
Kiey bulge, and advances are also
claimed by the Nazis south of Koro-
stem.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
HIGH WINDS,
FLAMES RAGE
CALF. AREA
Gale Reaches IS Miles an
Hour-FIdmes Unthetk-
ed : Great Damage

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.--High
winds and flames whipped through
widely scattered parts of west and
central California, and initial re-
ports indicated the damage will be
calculated in millions of dollars.
There were no immediate reports
on the casualties.
Fires are still unchecked in many
areas, including the exclusive but
sparsely populated sector northeast
Of Oakland across San Francisco
Bay.
Isl Fearful Havoc
Power lines in some areas are
down, street car service hampered,
store windows blown in, trees up
rooted, small boats crashed up on
the Pacific shore, many homes
burned, and other residences I'M
footed.
High winds continued today un-
der clear skies, and Federal Wea-
Their Forecaster Elford who estimat-
led that the velocity of the wind
reached 65 miles an hour said little
s4lief is in sight until tonight.
Heavy Damage
Sheriff James Long said the gale
damage in Contra Costa county
may exceed a million dollars. There
has been no power there since six
am, and the Power Company said
it might be impossible to restore
service before tomorrow.
At Monterey, 80 miles south Of
San Francisco, between 40 and SO
boats including purse seiners now
badly needed at the height of the
fishing season were tossed ashore
by the hugh waves and wind Own
ers estimated the damage might
reach $750000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
FDR MAY GO
TO ENGLAND,
REPORT NOW
Also Expect Gen. Marshall
10 Set Up Invasion
Headquarters

LONDON, Dec. 9.--The London
Daily Herald said, There is a
strong feeling that President Roose-
welt might come here before Ameri-
can troops leave these shores, to
participate in final planning for the
invasion of Europe from the west.
The newspaper said further that
American circles here expect Gen.
eral George c Marshall, American
Chief of Staff to set up headquar-
tiers as Commander-in-Ch of the
Allied Invasion lin the next few
weeks"
The German controlled radio at
Bradshaw, Slovakia, also speculat-
ing on Roosevelt's movements, said
he is expected to confer with Por-
tugese statesmen before returning
to Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
IS
STILL MUM,
WAR PLANS
Foreign Minister in First
Official Statement
Dodues Issue

ANKARA, Dec. 8.-(Delayed,--
Foreign Minister Menemeneioglu
Cairo with President Roosevelt and
said President Inonu's conference at
Prime Minister Churchill led Ttw-l
key closer to the Allied camp, but
he carefully avoided the natural
inference that this meant that Tur-
key is nearer to participation in the
war. ia
President Inonu is quoted as say
ing he had rarely met SO pleasant
a man as President Roosevelt
The Foreign Minister made the
first authoritative statement since
Inonu's return from Cairo. While
he told the newspapermen that
Turkeys foreign policy remained
unchanged following the Cairo con-
ference, Menemencioglu added:
Our conference was so intimate
and friendly we can say our rela-
lions with America and Russia are
almost the same as with England"
with whom Turkey has an alliance.
and he continued:
Our alliance with England em-
erged from the conference consid-
erably strengthened" laying great
stress on the word considerably"
The Foreign Minister said that
five minutes after they met, In
onu and Roosevelt were like friends
OF 40 years standing"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
OF
BAlkANSN0W
GREAT FEAR
Turks, Ndzis Put Troops on
Opposite Sides Of
Turkish Border

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 9.--Turkey
and Germany have stationed troops
along opposite sides of the Turkish
border facing Bulgaria and Greece
and state of emergency has been
declared along the entire boundary
and all traffic has been halted. re-
ports from Bern and Sofia said.
The dispatches said the border
measures we're ordered as nervous
ness over a possible Allied invasion
mounted throughout the Balkans
The possibility is not being over
looked. according to the Newspaper
Svenska Degbladets, Of German
invasion of European Turkey in
order to reach the vital Dardanelles.
especially in view of re-. Jfts that
the Allies have promised increased
assistance to Russia by way of the
Dardanelles.
Reports from the Southeastern
Europe Information Bureau state
that an emergency was declared
along the border. also that large
supplies Of weapons and hundreds
of planes are reported to have
reached Turkey recently.
Reports from Berlin said that
some sources there expressed the
belief that talk of a Balkan inva-
sion might be part of an Allied
nerve war screen for even more
important operations in other thea
tiers of war.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
ENEMY CAPE
GLOUCESTER
IS SMASHED
Allied Air Force Dominates
Many Sections in
S0Iom0ns

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Dec.
"a 190-ton bombing raid on Cape
Gloucester, raising to approximately
1900 tons Of explosives in weight,
have hit the ground in various sec
lions in the New Guinea and Solo
mons areas.
While the Cape Gloucester anti
aircraft positions were being de-
stroyed, supply dumps also exploded.
All raids were made by fighter-es-
corted Mitchells and Liberators.
Aussies Extend Lines
Australian soldiers, 80 mile ssouth-
east of Cape Gloucester, have ex-
tended their holdings more than two
miles along the Huon Peninsula, New
Guinea, from which New Britain
will be invaded
On the west coast of Bougain-
vile, invading American troops have
extended their beachhead northeast,
occupying several ridges on high
ground These advances were made
against slight opposition.
Heavy Raid on Gloucester
The new raid on Cape Gloucester
was the heaviest of the series and
returning pilots said the continuous
poundings have been SO effective
that there was no anti-aircraft fire
encountered and only machine gun
fire was responsive
Enemy Barges Destroyed
Several loaded enemy barges were
discovered off Bergen Bay and these
were sent down, destroying the sea
supply line.
Thunderbolt fighters proved more
than match for Jap interceptors
over Wewak, New Guinea, and %
Japanese fighters were downed and
another damaged without loss to the
Allied forces
The Allied air force SO complete
ly dominates the skies that only one
enemy interceptor has been spotted
in more than week in other sec
tors.
Raids on enemy airfields on Bou-
granville have prevented the Japs
from attacks against the Empress
Augusta Bay beachhead.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON
fNa,or Robert .. Allen on active duty)


WASHINGTON-If the Army and
Navy really want to save manpow-
er and postpone the drafting OF
fathers, they might take leaf
from the book of venerable Admir-
al William Leahy, the Presidents
chief of staff. No private guards
or orderlies clutter his house, as
they do those of certain other
high-ranking persons. Instead, the
Admiral answers the door himself.
But if you approach the home
of Admiral Ernest j. King, Com
mander- in Chief of the Fleet, a
guard stops you on the grounds OF
the Naval Observatory while an
other guard is posted in front OF
the Admiral's house. At this stage
of the war it is inconceivable that
an enemy might modest Admiral
Kings home. Joke is that the
armed guards are posted outside
a home which the Admiral rarely
occupies, for he usually sleeps on
his yacht on the Potomac.
These driblets of manpower are
not important taken singly, but
they are when you add them up.
Lump together the lonely soldiers
who still stand guard around the
perfectly safe halls of Congress,
plus the heavy battery Of regular
troops which supplement the regu-
lar and efficient White House
guards, plus all the other sentries
standing watch around drowsy Of
fices-and you get quite total.
Jesse Jones, for instance, still
requires battery of guards to
scrutinize visitors entering his Com
merce Building when there is moth
ing inside which the enemy would
want--except the fish aquarium in
the basement. So does Henry Nor
genthau require guards. Govern
ment personnel and budgets could
be reduced by thousands now that
the war has improved and j. Ed
gar Hoover has proved there is
little enemy danger from within.
Finally, If the Army reduced the
number of the U. s. troops pa
tiently marking time in Alaska, now
that Kiska and Attu have been
cleaned out, several extra divisions
would be available.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
U.S.S. juneau
Hero Honored
AfLaunehing
Destroyer Escort Coates
Sent Down Ways al
Eastern Shipyards

QUINCY, Mass. Dec. 8. - The
destroyer escort USS Coates was
launched today at the Forever
Shipyards, named in honor of the
carpenters mate, first class, Char
les Coates who went down on the
USS Juneau in the battle of Quad
alcanal on November Is. 1912.
Coates was commended by the
commander of the USS New York,
Capt. Guy Davis, for snoring up"
bulkheads when the starboard pro-
pellor was carried away causing
a flood"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
Liquor Tax Tipped
To 50 Per Gallon

WASHINGTON, Dec O. The
Senate Finance Committee ratified
the House approved increase in the
Federal liquor tax from So TO SO
a gallon, but whitfield down other
excise rates.
The pending tax bill changes the
estimated amount Of the net loss
to $4,000, 900 anticipated in the
new revenue measure.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
FIFTH ARMY
G0E5D0WN
MT. SLOPES
Wipe Out All Bypassed
Pi|Iboxes-Eight
Army Is Using Tanks

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
ALGIERS, Dec 8. The British
troops have stormed and taken the
ridge at Mount Crroce, two and
one-half miles southwest OF the
summit of Mount Canine, pressing
onward toward the Garigliano Riv-
err, one mile beyond.
Allied headquarters says Clark's
Fifth Army troops are pushing down
the eastern slopes of Mount Mag
giore and Mount Canine where they
have preached the mountain walls
to the valley leading to Rome and
wiped out all by-passed enemy
pockets except on the northwestern
tip OF the Mount Maggiore incline
where the small village of Rocco
Devandro nestles against Mount
Canine.
High Ground Taken
Farther to the northeast, Amer
lean troops attacked and captured
=
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
6. 0. P. Delegation
From South Dakota
Pledged 10 Siasser

SIOUX FALLS. South Dakota.
Dec. 8.-The State delegation here is
pledged to vote for Harold Stassen,
former Minnesota Governor, for the
Republican nomination for Presi-
dent.
Stassen's name will be filed for the
South Dakota primary next May,
according to Joseph Button, Jr.,
Rapid City attorney,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
ANTIsEPTIC LETTER

NASHVILLE, Tenn, TIN doing
the best can about writing Pvt
John A. King, Jr., %, wrote his
dad. J. A. King, ST., here. There
is neither pencil nor ink available
where I am
The letter was written in iodine
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
INVESTIGATE GOOD
NEIGHBORS

Inside fact about Senator Buffers
attack on the Good Neighbor pol
icy is that the Nebraskan was given
most Of his ammunition by the u.
s. Embassies in Latin America. I'm
fortunate truth is that a lot of car
eer diplomats. distrust the two
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09

Mrs. F. r.. Horton, of Fairbanks.
is guest at the Gastineau Hotel,
where she expects to be joined by
her husband as soon as he secures
passage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
0uafiernlassef Corps
Is5effinq Tomorrow's
Fashions; Just See How
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. - The
Quartermaster Corps won't take
any bows on it publicly, but as sure
as there is a war today, they are
setting tomorrow's fashions.
For example, thanks to ONO the
old heavy, bulky overcoat is on its
way out and sometime, come peace
it will be replaced by the light
weight, warm, wind-resistant, wa
ter-repellent trench coat only be-
ing sported now by Army officers
The Quartermaster Corps has
around seven to ten million GUS
toners. The thing about it is, ONO
doesn't set the styles: the custom
ers do. This uniform is terrible
say the boys in the South Pacific
and Immediately ONO goes to work
on something that will make the
tropics as comfortable as shorts
in Florida in January.
Our feet are freezing, scream the
lads in the Aleutians, and the
Quartermaster Corps digs in to
provide boots that will make the
frigid swamps of Kiska and points
west as comfortable as a footpath
in Missouri. ONO has tailors, ha-
berdashers, cobblers and milliners
working night and day to solve the
Army's clothing problems and if
these experts don't come out of il
with 1,001 new ideas for civilian APP
parel, it'll only be because they are
blind in both eyes.
For example, a sturdy "five-har-
ness" sateen (the 'five-harness'
has something to do with weaves)
was first used for mountain troops
but now is being used for nearly all
types of uniforms. A slash in this
material, it has been found, ends
there and no amount of Juggling OF
washing can spread it farther
Think what that will mean in
britches for youngsters and work
clothes for dad That's just the
half of it. Plastics, new materials
new styles are upsetting all the
usual fashion programs. What will
happen after World War II is over
is the kind of style revolution that
the top notch designers never
dreamed of -.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
rROM TENAKEE SPRINGS

Here from Tenakee Springs are
Mrs. Veda Hansen and her son. who
are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09
FROM BELLINGHAM

Wallace M. Aikens and James
Smith, both of Bellingham, Wash.
are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09

Mrs. John Steel, of New Ply
mouth. Idaho, Is guest at the
Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-09

Most of Uncle Sans workers
here spent Thanksgiving on the
job tThis is the fifth holiday this
year which federal employees have
worked full time). The reason is
that although the President did re-
cognize the day, he refused to is
sue the usual proclamation declar-
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CONTINUED on Rage Two,
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-05
Miss Miner
o Wed in
Flint Church
FLINT, Sept. 4.


/ listed among the coming
- weddings will be that of
Miss Carrie Jane Miner, daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. Frederick b.
Miner, and 1t. (jg) HALEY Don
aid Seller, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
HALEY Gervais Seller. which
will take place Sept. II, at 7:30
o'clock in the evening in st.
PaulS Episcopal Church.
Miss Mary Ellen Ward will be
maid of honor. Bridesmaids will
include: Mrs. Matthew Buder.
Miss Joan Rothwell of Great
Neck. l.. l.. and Miss Charlotte
Carr of Lansing. Ushers are
tentative at this time, but Mr.
Seller will be best man for his
son.
Among those entertaining for
the bride-elect who recently
arrived from Smith College
where she attended the summer
session, were Miss Nancy Mixer,
Mrs. Carl Bonbright and daugh-
ter, Betty, and Mrs. John j..
Carton
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-05
MISSES
Entertain for Alb Soldiers

The Womens League Of the
University Of Detroit. under its
president. Joan Joliat, and the
USO. are combining forces 70
provide entertainment for the
4l3 soldiers Of the Army Spe-
cialized Training Program. who
are stationed at the Jesuit
Faculty Building on the cam
puS
The soldiers will have a stiff
study schedule beginning Sept.
l3. starting az $50 in the
morning and lasting until IL
o'clock, bed check.
However. they will be free
from 4:30 o'clock Saturday
afternoons until reveille the
following Monday.
Lambda Sigma fraternity
members are deep in plans for
their Autumn Nocturne 70 be
held at the Detroit-Leland,
Sept. "a.
Patrick Crane is heading the
dance committee and Lee keat-
ing and William James are in
charge of the tickets.
Zeta Beta Chi Sorority will
hold It's fall dinner meeting on
Sept. p at the Old Wayne
Club.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-05
INT NTRODUCING-

JOHN CRAIG HARTMAN. =. born Aug to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar NJ. Hartman (Helga Paut)
SALLY JANE HANSON. born Aug. Z TO Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond Milton Hanson Louise Breakey).
DAVID DALTON CELL. born Aug. to Mr., and Mrs.
Jeremiah Smith Cell Alice Margaret Honhart).
ELIZABETH KAY HARRISON. born Aug. 27 to Mr..
and Mrs James f.. Morrison (Judy McCloud).
WALTER BRUCE KNIGHT. born Aug. 2S to Mr. and
Mrs Robert Bruce Knight Betty Klein).
LAWRENCE JAMES ROBERTS. e.. born Aug % to Maj.
and Mrs Edwin s. Roberts Jr. CBety King.
JOHN SIMMS WIMSATT 'JR. born Aug. IS to Mr..
and Mrs John S. W1MSATT Camille Ivice)
SHELLEY GRANT DAVIS born Aug IA TO Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur Merrill Davis dorothy Tallion).
CARENE EVE DENNEY . born Aug 26 10 DR.. and
Mrs. Ernest F. Denney Orene Rowe).
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-05
Leaving Soon

Leaving after Labor Day is
Mrs. Enfred Anderson who will
join her husband who is sta
toned at Carlsbad, n. NJ, after
visiting her mother, Mrs. w. F.
Tracy.
Mrs. X. II. Hendershott Is
back from a visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Harvey l.. Watson of
Royal Oak. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald f. Hawkins and daugh-
ters, Mary Helen and Linda,
have returned from a sojourn at
East Tawas. Mrs. G. w. Nc
Kinley is home after spending
the summer at her cottage at
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-05
Informal Gatherings

This Labor Day weekend, The
first since gasoline rationing,
will find the stay-at-home group
in the majority and informal
gatherings the order of the day.
Out at Flint Golf Club an
informal dance and family
picnic will provide festivity. The
picnic is scheduled for Monday
and the hours, 2 10 Z p. m, are
elastic enough so that even
toilers on the holiday can make
arrangements 10 attend. The
new grill VIII be Christened at
this time and the childrens
swimming contest will be an
other feature as Will golf,
croquet and shuffleboard.
The dance on this Saturday
night is open 10 local guests,
but members only is the club
rule for dining before the event.
orchestra haS-heen
engaged for for dancing and alSo-to
play during the dinner hour.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-05
Return TO Boston

Mrs. John s. Beagle and baby
left this week for their home
in Boston 20 join 1t. Beagle
after a visit with the latter's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
y. Beagle. Preceding her de-
parture. the eastern visitor was
honored by her mother-in-law
at tea for a few friends.
Leaving also for the East
next week is Mrs. Wilford A.
Mason. accompanied by her two
=sens,Timethy and Sidney who
will enter schools. Mrs. Mason
plans 10 teach at Cambridge
School in Kendall Green, Mass.
She will be director of residence
and also give a course in home
management. T i'm [ ny Will
study at Fessenden School in
West Newton, Mass. and Sid
ney is enrolled at Admiral Far
-ragut Naval Academy at Tens
River. y. J.
While Mrs. Mason Is away.
Mrs. Lyle l.. Koepke and son,
Larry. will occupy her home.
Comdr. Koepke. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur c. Koepke. was
only recently promoted and is
stationed with the naval air
forces in San Diego, Cal.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-05
To California

Leaving this weekend for
California are Mrs Clare A.
Smith. Mrs. William Kimball
and Mrs. L. D. Granger. On
their itinerary is a visit with
Mrs. Smiths brother. Corp.
James Tracy. who is stationed
on the West Coast
The wedding Of Miss Frances
Marie Gillett and Jonathan Ed
ward Matson was an event Of
late this afternoon with the Rev.
Ralph y. Kearns performing the
ceremony in First Presbyterian
Church. The bride who is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Gillett was attended by her
sister, Virginia. The bridegroom
is the son of DR.. and Mrs.
Charles II. Matson, who were
hosts at the rehearsal dinner
Friday.