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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-11

Every few days an Alaskan
probably an old friend and regular
customer of ours -. comes to us
for accommodations. At the time
we are unable to tell them whether
we can take care Of them or not.
More than likely we cannot even
tell them exactly when the next
ship is sailing. And SO they have
to wait around or call back
for some word. Sometimes
they have to drop back :. or call
us I. time after time before we
are able to give them definite in
formation. The same is likewise
frequently true in the matter OF
freight space.
This isn't pleasant for them II.
neither is it pleasant for us. It's
the last way in the world we want
to do business. But we are power
less to do otherwise. And probably
will remain so for the duration.
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WEATHER REPORT

GU. S. Bureau)
Temp. Saturday. Oct. 9
Maximum So; Minimum 46
Rain 1.56
Temp. Sunday. Oct. 10
Maximum 40; Minimum 40
Rain lis
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ALMER PETERSON HERE

Amer Peterson, Anchorage at
torney, and former member of the
territorial Legislature, is a guest at
the Gastineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-11

TRADING POST MAN HERE
j. w. Fielder of Dillingham;, half
of the firm of Feldon and Gale,
operators of chain of trading
posts in the Territory, is registered
at the Gastineau Hotel.
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II isn't PLEASANT FOR US
-. either!

Who travels :. how they travel
=. and when they travel are things
which are rather definitely pre-
scribed for us by wartime authori-
ties. This is no doubt as it should
be, for, in times like these, there
must be some form Of control in
order that the more vital things
get the first attention. And with
the Japanese threat to our lives ana
property constantly towering over
us all, none will deny there are
plenty Of vital things requiring pre-
ferred attention these days.
So. if you are one of those whom
we have been forced to disappoint
or been unable to serve with our
normal speed and consideration,
we hope you will understand. We
know it isn't pleasant for you
but it isn't pleasant for us either!
1t is just one of the many incon-
veniences which result from being
embroiled in a worldwide war.
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POLICE COURT FINE

Asa Suffer was fined S25 in City
Police Court this morning on a
drunk and disorderly charge.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-11
FROM PETERSBURG

C. E. Swanson of Petersburg is
registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-11

FROM Los ANGELES =
Edwin G. Gillpand of Los Angeles,
is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
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US. B0MBER5,
GREAT FORCE,
RAID GERMANY

Continued from Page One)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-11

"i"'Nh i"nI.'. cause nl action. IN.
Gas" NOW goes back To- Washington
county i"r determination uf dam
nScS. pu' the principle Of state juriS-
oic'lnn and property rights has been
established
lnter,S, IN the case WAS Stimulate
Nv ,h" calibrc "I lawyers involved
f"i mer Governor EhrinahauS led ar
e"in"ni tor Hampton. Will, Senator
y. W. Bailey made one al his few an
p";irhncc> IN North Carolina court:
NICE becoming senator u plead Tor
Inc pulp company.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-11
Court Recognizes
Property Rights
Over River Fish
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
BY LYNN NISBFF

Raleigh. Nov. ll.-DCciSion -, Tho
Supreme Court Wednesday ~ IN,
case Of W. Il. Hampton ADAMS, the
North Carolina Pulp Company may
become what the lawyers call :,
controlling case" i'm litigation an.
volving the question OF State ui Fed
cral jurisdiction over qIiaSi-navipo-
bic streams. us we'll as Scttlm. some
issues with respect L. property
rights of abuttine landowners la fish
in the stream.
Hampton had alleged that o,,,rn-
tons Of the pulp company II piy-
mouth had polluted the i;uan,i;,
river and killed most al IN" fish. 70
.ultne i'll serious loss To- him because
had had for wears operated u FISH
ing beach. renting boats 10 fisher
men and even catching and SvIilun
some fish on his own account.
The pulp company answered ;hat
Hampton had no title To- the fish in
the iirSi place. and that ihc matter
w;.S one for Federal courts instead Of
Federal court and Judge Mccs, ms
G'Ci~I"n Is an interesting duCtnrnt
IN the history oI fish.
III" issue came before Jude Wal
ter Bon" III Il chambers proceedings
under the Washington County Su-
prri"r Court. Judge Bone ruled thu
/. w.. property Il State court m:,,r,.
~ thr g.uirr Time ne hcli that liam.
IA 90" plaini had tailed H. ~hrN Il
r..r,,r. i"" :ui!uu. Both SIh,s ..f.r...l.G
lad III IN" supreme C",iri drri.i,u
TINS wr"!: Hampton Won hnih p,irr
Bone w.rS %lI$t.:iIn 4 un hiS claim tnr
'.tr jurisdiction. bu; VI. lc.c..,d
IA Inc point that pl..IIirIiI tad mi
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-11
MARRIAGE LICENSE

y marriage llcc">C was obtained
rom ne register a.! deeds Wcdncs-
Day Tor Ralph NJ. Porter and Lillian
Elr".n!" South. Wil:'G, both of Hen
d"r~un.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-11
AROUND TOWN
NO COUNTY COURT

No session nj recorders court was
h"!" Tod y. II" eases being "cady ro.
hearing.
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u. 5. Army
NAVY NOW
UNDER FIRE
State Department Shows
They Disregdrded War
Warnings

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.--Mem-
bers of Congress are inclined to
view the newly issued White Book
as proof that the Army and Navy
disregarded months of warning by
the State Department officials
when Japan planned her sudden
war in the Pacific.
The book, reviewing 10 years OF
American diplomacy prec In
Pearl Harbor, was issued Saturday
night. 1t disclosed that Ambassa-
dor Joseph C. Grew had cabled
from Tokyo January n, 194l, OF
the danger that the japanese might
launch surprise mass attack al
Pearl Harbor in case OF trouble
with the United States"
Other urgent warnings also had
been transmitted by the State De-
partment officials, the book reveals.
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R EDS PUSH
NAILS BACK
near M0zD0k
Russian Advance Rolls on
Over CrumbIing
German Lines

MOSCOW, jan 4.-The Red Army
of the Caucasus is advancing along
both banks of the Terek River,
driving the Germans back north
west and west of newly captured
Mozdok and breaking the salient
which the Nazi forces thrust for
ward more than four months ago
toward the Grozny oil fields.
Russian reports said the swift
Russian recapture yesterday of MOI
dog and Malgobek, Is miles SOUTH
east of Mozdok, was considered a
major victory.
Nazi Lines Fall
Like those of Stalingrad and Veil
kie Luki, where the Red Army con-
tinued its offensives, the German
lines appeared to be crumbling in
almost all important sectors.
The Russians said the Nazi lines
would stiffen in some points only
to be hit in others by the hard
driving Red Army
Several more unspecified villages
we're reported taken northwest OF
MoZdok.
Since the recapture of this Nazi-
held city, the next major Russ
objective appeared to be Prokhlas-
nehki. railroad junction of lines
running east, west and south, lying
about IS miles west of Mozdok.
Threaten Nalchik
Reoccupation of the new goal
would cut off German forces now
under attack at Nalchik.
Winter rains and broken terrain
made the Caucasus campaign slower
than the drive across the Don
Steppes, but the entire German
position in the heart of the northern
Caucasus area already is imperiled
by the Russian push south of Stall
ingrad, and now appears to be
facing a greater danger from frontal
assaults.
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OVER SCORE
NAzI PLANES
SHOT DOWN
Allied Forces Make Heavy
AttaCks-Americdns
Take Lead

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Jan. 4.-Allied Air
Forces destroyed % enemy planes
last Saturday and damaged "a more
in burst of fierce activity described
as the greatest yet in North Africa.
Twenty-three enemy planes were
shot down.
The Americans lost only two
planes while the Royal Air Force
lost five planes.
Nineteen enemy planes were de-
stroyed in a single encounter.
Flying Fortresses, escorted by twin
tailed P-38s, made sizzling raid
over Tunis and Tunis harbor and
at La Goulette, where bomb bursts
we're registered on two ships, docks,
powerhouse and oil tanks. In this
battle, Fortresses brought down the
biggest share of the bag, II of about
so attacking enemy German Mes
serschmitts and Italian fighters to
a single Fortress lost anywhere in
the days operations.
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3 pANE5E
DE5TR0YER5
DISCOVERED
Small Nippon Fleet Local
ed Near 5uddaIcandI-
Are Under Attack

WASHINGTON, jan 4. Eight
Japanese destroyers were discov-
red off the northwestern end OF
Guadalcanal last Saturday, the
navy reported today. and were at
acked by U. s. torpedo boats.
1t is officially announced that
enc vessel was hit and three hits
we're believed scored on two more.
The communique says: Enemy
aircraft bombed our PIT boats and
Inflicted slight damage"
This is apparently the latest Jap
attempt to supply troops to Quad
alcanal since they dropped about 80
parachute cargoes on the beach at
Tassaforonga on December a. Sew
en- parachutes with supplies were
bombed and strafed by American
Army planes.
Whether the torpedo boats sue
ceeded in turning back the Jal
attack is not stated.
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{ N E N Y IS
ROUTED In
LARGE AREA
Flying Fortresses Strike al
Shipping in Rdbaul
Harbor
ALLIED HEADQUARTERs IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, Jan. 4.--Gen. Douglas
Macarthur reports today that Allied
forces have completed destruction
of the Japanese forces in the Buna
Mission area and the "enemy's sit
uation is now hopeless"
The Jap losses are very heavy and
the "only remaining remnants OF the
Japanese Patuan Army are con-
fined to a narrow salient extending
from Sananda Point which we are
preparing to envelope"
The official spokesman disclosed
that $50 Japanese were killed in
bitter fighting in the Buna area
Sunday and an undisclosed number
of prisoners were taken, including
35 coolie laborers.
Meanwhile, Flying Fortresses
struck at large concentrations of
Japanese shipping at Rabaul and
returning airmen saw flames arising
from 10,000-ton vessel that is
believed to have received two direct
bomb hits.
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OF u. ). in
Air Battle

WASHINGTON, jan Am AM
erican battleship, bristling with
anti-aircraft guns, destroyed an
1ntire fleet of 20 enemy bombers
IN a sea battle in the South Pa
cific. the Navy reveals.
The battleship destroyed a total
Of 80 Jap planes before the enemy
ceased trying to sink it.
The ship took only one bomb hit
md that was ON the turret. The
damage was quickly repaired.
The ship was commanded by
Capt Thomas Leigh Catch, who
'eceived fragments from the bomb
in the neck and an artery was
severed when the bomb hit the
urret, throwing him against the
,cnning tower and knocking him
unconscious and tearing shoulder
He recovered in less than
three weeks and took the battleship
into the second phase OF the Bat
u of Guadalcanal in November.
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BASE AT
MERAUKE
ATTACKED
Tokyo Broadcast Claims
Jdps Assault New
Allied Position

NEW YORK, Jan 4. = The Fed
eral Communications Commission
this afternoon recorded a Toyko
broadcast quoting the Imperial head
quarters as saying that the Jap air
naval units have launched severe
attacks against the Allied base under
construction at Merauke.
The attack on the southern New
Guinea base, the report said, was
made December 80 and 81. putting
it out of commission.
Merauke occupies half of a big
island about $50 miles northwest of
Australia's Cape York and is an
equal distance west of Port Moresby,
the main Allied base island.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-04
By ]. NORMAN LODGE
ASSOCIATED Press
Correspondent

WITH THE U. S. FLEET IN
THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Jan. a.
A victory for the United Nations
this year is the prediction OF Ad-
miral William Halsey, Commander
Of the South Pacific Force OF the
Pacific Fleet.
I asked the commander: Can
YOU give me an idea of what the
new year holds in store?'
This was his answer:
"A victory for the United Ma
lions.
Complete and absolute defeat
for the Axis powers
But let's not be stopped this
time until we fix things up SO they
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-04
GETS AWARD
FOR ACTION
In ALASKA
Navy Man Decorated for
HerOism in Dutch
Harbor Raid

CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas. Jan
4.-Lieut. Robert c. Kirmse,
U.S.NR., has been awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross for
meritorious action in the Pacific.
Kirmse, of Los Angeles, was dec
Grated for executing hazardous
scouting missions during the bomb
ing Of Dutch Harbor last June.
During one hour period he flew
10 hours, participating in re-
peated attacks on enemy ships at
Kiska.
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Allied Victory This
Year Is Prediction,
Pacific Commander

will never be able to rise again"
questioned him further, do
you include Japan?"
Yes sir he answered, and
here's few messages l wish you
would send to Japan for me:
ITO Hirohito as emperor An d
leader of traitorous Japan dur
ing her years of foul attacks on
peaceful peoples-your time Is
short.
ITO Tojo-when you unleashed
your cowardly attack on Decem-
Der 7 you started something you
can't finish. Beneath your thin
veneer of civilization lies domi-
nant instinct to kill. Because OF
this, you have released the greatest
instinct to fight in the American
people ever in history
"They will be properly repaid
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The W ashington
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON
Major Robert 8. Allen on active duty.)

WASHINGTON-One of the first
bills to come before the new Con-
gresS will be a tough test of their
patriotism. They will be asked to
give up conditioning SO that bet
ter airplanes may be made for the
fighting fronts.
A bill is all prepared, authorizing
WPB to lift air. conditioning equip
ment out of public buildings, for
installation in aircraft plants. The
purpose is not to keep the mechanics
comfortable, but to preserve an even
temperature for accurate manufac-
ture Of precision instruments.
Experts have found that airplane
parts made in southern plant show
different tolerances from parts made
in a northern plant, and therefore
they give imperfect performance to-
gether.
So WPB, as soon as the bill is
passed, will move air. conditioning
equipment from Washington build
ingS to Pratt-Whitney Aircraft
plants where precision instruments
are made.
The cooling system for the Capitol
Building itself. in which the cham
bers of the House and Senate are
located. will not be affected. But
the equipment used for the Senate
Office Building and the two, House
office buildings would be removed
That is not all. The War Pro-
duction Board, whose Conservation
Division originally fathered the
scheme. will suffer also.
WPB is counting on rapid passage
of the bill by Congress and has
already contracted with General Ell
trio Co. for $4,000 of new starting
equipment to be used with the air
conditioning machines.
NOTE: Cooling equipment for the
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Heavy Raids
Pulled Off,
u. 5. Forces

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Two
enemy destroyers were blasted and
the Japanese airfield at Munda was
twice heavily bombed in series
of air raids by American forces
and against enemy warships and
shore bases in the Solomon Is
lands during the past two days,
the Navy reports.
One destroyer was set afire and
was burning badly, while the other
appeared to be in a sinking condi-
ton.
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Headaches Are Heaped
On Next Congress as
Il (onvenes on Jan. 5
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. the
nth Congress the Congress that
initiated World War ii and saw It
through its first year has sung
its swan song and ended on about
the sourest notes OF its career.
The closing days of the House
of representatives were filled
with futility The House never
could get quorum. Not even dur
ing the immediate prediction
period did the House go into such
a slump of inactivity as during the
weeks before its demise.
In the Senate, filibuters followed
threats OF filibusters and even there
the absence of quorum called a
halt to the days business on more
than one occasion.
Majority Leader Senator Barley,
retiring Senator Norris and Speak
er Rayburn were disguised. All OF
them, plus several other Congress
sional leaders. said openly tn a t
Congress should have adjourned
early in December.
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LIEUT.. D0NNELL
GETS PROMOTED:
NOW I5(ApTAIN

Lieut.. Newman r. Donnell, Provost
Marshal for the Juneau area and
Public Relations Officer, has been
promoted to the rank of Captain,
Lieut.. Col. Roy w. Riegle, Com
mander of the troops here, an
nounced today.
Capt. Donnell was commissioned
in the U. S. Army from st. Louis,
Missouri. His wife and four-month-
.old daughter, Dahpne, are residing
in Pasadena, California.
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THAT SONG AGAIN

PHOENIX. Aria church bell
donated to the metal drive has been
replaced on downtown sidewalk.
1t has this sign:
"I've praised the Lord, now / go
10 make some ammunition"
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MOSCOW. - On Sunday, the
Russians took the large important
city of Mozdok, in the west CEN
trail Caucasus and this nearby town
Of Malgobek They advanced on
all other fronts where offensives
are in progress. Mozdok is at the
approaches to the rich Grozny oil
fields.
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FRENCH HURL
BACK LARGE
AXIS UNITS
Armored Forces Crushed
u. 5. Tanks, Planes
Join Movement

LONDON, Jan. 4.-French forces,
effectively backed by the best OF
United States tank gunners and
planes. hurled back heavy Axis
armored attack yesterday southeast
of Pichon and captured prisoners
from both German and Italian
ranks.
Dispatches from the Allied Head
quarters in North Africa announces
that correlated with this action, were
two raids by American airmen, fly
ing light bombers and fighters,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-04
Fierce Air Activity Breaks Out, No. Africo
ThumbnaiI Of War;
FrontIine Briefs
BY the Office OF Wm Information
Direct to The Empire

fields at Akyab and Magwe in
Burma and Japanese coastal ship
ping in the Bay of Bengal. A Brit
ish communique said two small
japanese steamers probably were
sunk and another small craft was
damaged
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japanese steamers probably were
sunk and another small craft was
damaged
LONDON.-Allied aircraft swept
over Northern France, Belgium and
The Netherlands for six hours Sun
day in one of the biggest daylight
raids in weeks. A British American
communique reported tons of bombs
were dropped on the Nazi sub
marine base at Saint Nazaire. Sew
en- Allied planes were lost in the
days operation. Raj bombers at
tackled undisclosed targets III Ger
many Sunday night.
LONDON. - The Raj, without
losses, sent bombers over Northern
France to raid Nazi railroads and
troop concentrations.
BERLIN.-The German radio ad-
mits the loss of an auxiliary cruis-
Ell and destroyer south of Spitz-
bergen.
MOSCOW. - The Russian COM
munique, early Sunday morning,
announced continued Soviet sue
cesses on all fronts Of the four
pronged winter offensive against
the Germans. On the Central
Front, the Russians were reported
well beyond Velikie Luki, 80 miles
from the old Latvian border. The
Soviets frustrated a German thrust
west of RZhev and south and
southwest of Stalingrad the Soviet
troops drove ahead, occupying sew
eral localities, including the Reno
nynava rail station rs miles south
of Kotelnikovski. On the middle
Don, the spearhead reaches to-
wards Rostov and the Russians cut
a road linking two large German
occupied places. In the Caucasus,
fighting centered at Elkrotovoj
where the Russians wiped out 400
Nazis in street fighting.
| NORTH AFRICA.-A m + C n
raids on Tunis set huge fires among
dock installations and railway
yards. The Axis aimed three at
lacks at Bone. One raid was inter-
,epted over the city and two were
broken up before the Axis aircraft
reached Bone. -Four Axis planes
were shot down and others were
damaged. Six Allied planes are
missing from last Fridays opera
lions.
NEW DELHI.-British and AM
erican communicates reveal con-
tinued aerial sweeps against tn e
Japanese bases, which were started
last Wednesday and continued
Thursday and Friday. The Myitnge
railroad bridge in central Burma
and the Japanese airdrome at
/ Shwebo were smashed and other
detectives damaged.
WASHINGTON. - A mer n
Navy submarines in the Pacific
and Far East waters sank seven
more Japanese vessels, including
two large cargo ships and Japa-
nese destroyer on Saturday
MacARTHUR'S HE ADO U A R.
TERS.-American and Australian
troops have won the battle OF
Buna, special announcement said
Sunday, and this revealed the AL
lies have smashed through the last
Japanese defenses in the Buna area
of New Guinea and are now en-
gagged in moppingup few remaining
snipers. The announcement said
the Allies occupied Gairope Point
Saturday after bitterly contested
engagement. The announcement
added several casualties were in
flicted on the Japanese in all ac-
tions. Resistance continues at San
anada track, north of Buna village
Daring air raids have been made
upon Lac and Salamaua. Numerous
fires were started at Lac and nu-
merous fires were started at Ala
maua which was bombed by me-
dunn units. This is an occupied
Japanese town.
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Ralph Bruin and William Doug
las, both medical patients, have
been discharged from St. AIMS
Hospital