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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
biddIe Cautions
On Jap Internees

Tule Lake camp, Japan might act
similarly land that would be bad"
Biddle proposed that congress
consider legislation revoking the
citizenship of American-born citi-
zens of Japanese descent who have
professed loyalty to Japan. Such
legislation, he said might possibly
be the solution to the whole prob
lem of American citizens who are
loyal to Japan"
Asked if his plan would be con-
stitutional Biddle answered en-
phatically, "oh, absolutely. There
would be no question as to that"
Biddle said the problem of 10000
Japanese Americans and japanese
excluded from the Pacific coast was
one of defense and law"
He said he believed there was no
question of the legality of the order
of excluding Japanese from the
west coast, but added there was
grave doubt" of the constitution
ality of interning American citizens
after they once were removed from
the coastal area"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. CUP)-
japanese treatment of enemy aliens
has been fair even if the discipline
has been strict, Attorney-General
Francis Biddle told congress today
in opposing permanent army control
of the Tule Lake, Cal, relocation
camp.
Such control, he said, would be
likely to have bad" results for
Americans still in japanese hands.
Biddle, testifying before a house
Dies subcommittee, said repatriat-
ed Americans who returned on the
Gripsholm revealed that Japan has
more than lived up to provisions
of the Geneva conference" govern
ing wartime treatment of enemy
aliens.
Their treatment has been fair
strict discipline but fair" Biddle
said. He added that Tokyo radio re-
ports indicate Japan is watching
American handling of the Tule Lake
disturbances with great concern" :"
He warned that if the army was
placed in permanent charge of the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
Russ Blast Ndzi
Escape Route

MOSCOW, Dec. 9. (UP)-The Red
army isolated the Dnieper bend
rail hub of Znamenka Thursday,
bringing under artillery fire the
last German-held railroad out of
the town against which the Rus
slams were launching final as
sault from three sides.
After advancing 20 miles in two
days to cut the railroad from Zna-
menka to Nikolaev, the Russians
moved their big guns within range
of the line running southWestward
to Ko"ovgrad, the last by which
the German garrison could flee the
Ukrainian junction.
Front DISPATCHES indicating that
the fate of Znamenka had been
sealed also reported mounting
Soviet threat to the big industrial
center of Kirovgrad, "a miles be-
yond.
While scoring progressive sue
cesses in the Dnieper bend, the
Red army yielded additional posi-
tions to powerful German pressure
in the Cherniakhov sector of Kiev.
The Ukrainian army cut the
Znamenka Nikolaev railroad at
Sharovka, % miles southeast Of
Znamenka, and pressed to within
the same distance of Kirovgrad.
simultaneously other forces driving
west of the Znamenka- -Smelia line
occupied Elizovet Gradka, 18 miles
northeast of Kirovgrad.
Employing their favorite tactics,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
Chinese Retake
Changteh, Japs
Suffer Heavily
Recapture of Rice Bowl
After Six Days Marks
Biggest Recent Victory

CHUNGKING, Dec. 9. (UP) =
Chinese troops drove back into the
key city of Changteh in Chinas
rice bowl" today, cleared the last
Japanese from the debris -cluttered
streets at dawn and at last reports
were pursuing the beaten enemy to
the northeast.
The re-capture of Changteh, only
six days after it had fallen to the
Japanese, was the biggest Chinese
victory in recent months.
Chinese troops, crossing the Yuan
river southeast of Cangteh broke
into the eastern and western gates
of the city, which fell to the jap
anese on Dec after a 15-day siege
which cost them 10000 casualties.
Mitchell bombers with fighter
escort bombed the Japanese-held
installations of Changteh and the
Tung Ting lake area, dropping 60
per cent of their bombs in the
target area less than 48 hours be-
fore the Chinese troops recaptured
the city, a l4th airforce communi-
que said.
Fighter planes of the force, op-
Grating on the Salween front, at
tackled railway equipment in north
ern Burma and destroyed many
railway cars. No planes were lost
in the combined operations.
Chinese recapture of Changteh
lifted the immediate danger of a
japanese drive from the lake region
toward either Changsha, capital of
Human province ITO miles to the
southeast of Changteh, or Chung
king, 300 miles west.
After fall of the city to the jap
anese, the fighting shifted to the
outskirts of the city. On Dec. 8,
Chinese forces routed japanese
forces on the south shore of Yuan
river and paved the way for the
recaptcre of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
Farm Meet Asks
Subsidy End;
Hits Price Acts
Bureau Heads in Chicago
Call for Continued
Deferment of Crop Crews

CHICAGO, Dec. 9. CUP)-The
American Farm Bureau Federation,
one of the nations strongest farm
groups, today urged that subsidies
be dropped Immediately in resolu-
ton presented to its 25th annual
convention.
This and II other resolutions pre-.
sented by various committees will
be acted upon by delegates this af-
ternoon Indications were that all
l8 resolutions will be accepted by
the convention
The resolutions also included:
Criticism of the administrations
failure to support hog prices.
Demands for continued deferment
of farm labor from the armed SER
vices and for additional farm ma
chinery.
A request for minimum regulation
and restriction on productive work
including a charge that further
reduction of gasoline rations to
farmers is "unwarranted."
DiSdpplo'di VI oVciIiiiie dilu Otiici
premium" wages paid to war work.
ers "at time when American farm
ers are toiling long hours in the
food production battle at home.
A suggestion for a conference of
the farm peoples of the United
States to establish collaboration.
Approval of plan for the United
States and her allies. to act to-
gether in holding aggressor nations
in check after the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
County Reaches
Chest Quota

1--WE are happy to report that
Imperial County has reached lts
Community War chest goal of $75,-
600" was the message telegrapheu
Thursday to Governor Earl warren
b.? Warren Currier OF Ell Centre
president of the Imperial County
Community War chest.
In announcing the fact that I'M
perial county has gone over the
top, Currier said: Il wish TO con-
gratulate the fine chairmen IN each
community and their loyal and un-
tiring ARM of volunteer workers
whose efforts have made achieve
ment possible. However, there are
still a few of our good citizens who
have not been given an opportunity
to contribute their share to this
great humanitarian appeal. Let's not
STOP until every person in Imperial
county has contributed-we should
oversubscribe our goal enough to
show the boys on the fighting front
that we folks at home are behind
them all the way to Berlin ano
Toxic"
Westmorland was the first COM
munity to reach it's objective, over
subscribing its quota l25 per cent.
Brawley, Calipatria, Ell Centre and
Calexico have all reached their
goals. Holtville and Imperial are
still a few hundred dollars short
but expect to be over the top within
the week. No report has been re-
ceived from inland where the cam
paign was delayed in getting under
way.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
Senate Approves
Moss Project

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. CUP)-
The senate today approved unani-
mously and sent to. the house bill
authorizing army engineers to con-
struct and maintain the Moss land
ing harbor in Monterey Bay, Cal,
at an estimated cost of $350,000.
The measure, sponsored by Sem
ator Hiram Johnson, r., Calf, de-
clares that the project should be
prosecuted as speedily as possible
in the interests of increasing fish
production for the war program.
But it stipulates that construction
shall not be started until respon-
sible local agencies have given as
surances satisfactory to the secre-
tary of war that they will provide
all necessary rights of way and suit
able bulkhead disposal areas
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
MB Refuses
Wage Change

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (UP) =
The War Labor Board Shipbuilding
Commission refused Thursday to
grant 5000 repair workers in five
southern California shipyards an
l1.6 per cent -differential over the
wage scale for workers employed
on new ship construction.
The differential has been in effect
for $4,000 repair workers employed
in west coast yards in and north of
the San Francisco area
The CIO Industrial Union of Ma
rine and Shipbuilding Workers had
asked the differential in the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation yard at
Terminal island and the Los An
geles Shipbuilding and Drydock
Company, San Pedro. AFL unions
submitted the demand for the San
Diego Marine Construction Com
pany the Campbell Machine Com
pany and the Lynch Shipbuilding
Company, all of San Diego. The
Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry
dock Company joined the union in
seeking the differential but the
other companies opposed It,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
NAM Head Maps
Postwar Set-up

material world and substitute two
negative freedoms freedom from
fear and freedom from want"
Crawford said. The very express
sions imply statism, that the state
or somebody will do something for
us, organize our lives. Only a man
in jail can enjoy the four free
doms."
Industry's plan for a Better
America" Crawford said, included
five detectives.
ID The highest attainable STAN
dard of living; q The fullest degree
of economic security; 81 The maxi
mum opportunity for productive
and remunerative employment; a.
The most impartial economic justice,
and 81 The greatest degree of per-
sonal freedom.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09


Four times within the past "a
hours the Germans have counter
attacked in one sector on Mount
Maggiore, yelling battle cries at
the too of their lungs as they
scrambled forward tossed grenades
and charged up for hand-to-hand
fights.
NAZIS SLAUGHTERED
-Four times the Americans denied
them an inch of ground and exact
ed heavy losses from their ranks
[-a.spite that, the Nazis still were
bringing up reinforcements, hoping
to cling to some sections of the
mountain after having lost Mount
Canine to the south.
On another sector of Mount Mag
giore, the battle was over, and A
merican patrols were clearing out
snipers-most of them dead because
they shot until they were killed
Testimony of the courage OF the
doughboys in the battle, fought in
these cloud-hung heights and rocky
sleeps, came from the American
brigadier general who directed the
laborious push over Maggiore and
its subsidiary, Mount Difensa, some
of which was scaled by rope ladder.
They are doughboy victories -
he said, surprising any mountain
fighting in American military his
tory =. it was the doughboy's CUTS
that did it.
CHAMBER UP PEAKS
They climbed two of the most
heart-breaking peaks ever assaulted
in battle. They did it in rain which
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
JupS Hint Move
ToQuit Isles

Dec. 90 "in view of the gravity of
the present situation.D
THE Allied air strength is so
great that our troops fighting in
the south Pacific, after having been
subjected to enemy air bombings,
look about and say in surprise,
where have the Japanese planes
gone?'", the broadcast said.
g. The enemy cuts a wedge
into our positions and sets up an
airfield Then the enemy sends out
planes, wave after wave, to cut off
our supplies"
The report of the broadcast came
in Chungking dispatch which said
it was picked up by Chinese minis
try of information listeners last
Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (UP)-Fred-
erick c. Crawford, president Of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, Thursday described the four
freedoms as negative and fit only
for men in Jail and called upon
business to take over postwar
leadership.
He spoke before the MANS 48th
annual convention and its second
war congress to 1000 industrialists.
william p Witherow, chairman
of the NAM, advocated in another
address that America take lead
ing role in postwar reconstruction
and speed world trade through
assistance to debtor-nations.
1.-The planners have asked us to
drop freedom of opportunity in the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
Hay Destroyed
In Farm Fire

Nearly 20 tons of baled hay were
lost in an early morning stack
fire at the Hugh Osborne ranch
southwest of Heber Thursday.
The origin of the fire was unknown
but the state truck from Ell Centre
responded to the alarm and aided
greatly in the saving of several
tons in the 25 ton stack as well as
preventing the fire from spreading
to nearby buildings.
Osborne's attention was called to
the fire at about 500 a. m. and it
spread rapidly before help arrived.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09

Stockholm dispatches indicated
that the Balkans situation was COM
ing rapidly to a head in the wake
of the Cairo and Tehran confer
ences, but Ankara and Cairo believ-
ed the inevitable Balkans explosion
was months, rather than weeks or.
days, away.
Only a German preventive at
tack" on Turkey in an attempt to
throw Allied plans off balance could
provoke an immediate crisis, most
sources here believed, though all
agreed that the Balkans probably
would be embroiled again in full
scale war before winter SHOWS melt.
Among the flood of unconfirmed
reports reaching Stockholm by di-
verse routes were these:
l. Marshal Erwin Rommel, Ger
man commander in northern Italy
and the Balkans, has arrived at the
fuehrer's headquarters for con-
ference with Adolf Hitler.
2. New German reinforcements
have been rushed to the Bulgarian.
Turkish borders, Lemnos on the
approaches to the Dardanelles, and
the Bulgarian and Greek coasts of
the Mediterranean, Aegean and
Black seas.
8. Premier Dobri Bojilov of Bull
garia, which has Slavic ties with
Russia despite his present domina-
ton by Germany, held two special
cabinet meetings, conferred with
the regency council and met several
high army officers are receiving
the Turkish minister.
4. More than 100 Bulgarians
marched through the streets of
Sofia carrying placards exclaiming,
Bulgaria must withdraw from the
war!"
5. Several detachments of Bul.
garian troops mutinied and joined
Greek and Jugoslav partisans.
6. The German Gestapo and Bull
garian police arrested hundreds of
Bulgarians as "oppositionists," but
found thousands of others had left
their homes before they arrived.
(The Hungarian agency MTI, in
dispatches reported by U. S. gov
ernment monitors, said that the
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09

the Russians were reported deploy-
ing Systematically along the Ger
man flanks, cutting enemy COM
munications and preparing for the
frontal assault on Znameasa with
minimum losses.
SPEEDY MARCH
The rupture of the Nikolaev rail-
road resulted from a 20-mile march
in 48 hours southweStWard from
Alexandria.
The enemys losses scared with
the rising intensity of his desperate
attempt to deprive the Soviets of
their main springboard for winter
drive into Poland and possibly Ru-
mania. More than $500 Germans
have been killed and 167 tanks
wrecked in the last two days.
The Soviet high command, in
announcing the latest Russian set
back, reported that several local
tiles were yielded northeast of
Chernyakhov," IL miles above zhito-
mir, but asserted that 1000 Ger
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. CUP)-
An amazingly-frank Tokyo broad
cast, admitting Japan's long lines
were being "wedged,' led today to
the belief that the enemy may be
planning limited Withdrawals from
far southern Pacific outposts such
as Bougainville because of Allied
air supremacy.
(The German agency DNB said
Premier Hideki Tojo had called
conference of japanese leaders for
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
Italy Casualty
List Mounts

WASHINGTON, Dec. up
Secretary OF War Henry L. Slim
son said today that American
Fifth army casualties in Italy not
counting those suffered in the re-
cent fighting ito gain the road To
Rome" total 12,5iS on the basis
of the latest figures received here.
The total includes 1929 killed. IL
500 wounded, and 2,780 missing.
LONDON, Dec. tUPl-British
Imperial army forces In Italy suf-
fered 1904 casualties from the
start OF the Italian invasion Sept.
3 to Nov. 90, war office an
nouncement said today.
The casualties included 3,3i,
killed, 300 wounded, and s.l55
missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
TENSION GROWS ON BALKANS BORDER
Hundreds Flee
Raging Fires
In Bay Region
High Wind Fans Flames
As Power Lines Fall
In Oakland Territory

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8. (UP)-
A dark, whirling waterspOut a
half mile high dumped its load
into the ocean off San Pedro
Thursday as large hailstOnes
pelted southern California in an
outbreak of freakish weather.
San Pedro police reported the
waterspout extended from low
hanging clouds to the ocean and
broke up when it nit a break
water near the shore.
Along the coast, heavy seas
pounded mOOred craft and coast
guardsmen were on patrol to
salvage any boats tearing away
from their anchorage.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8. (UP)-
Hundreds of persons were evacuated
from their flame-threatened homes
in the Oakland Berkeley Hills
Thursday as scores of fires, COM
bined with high wind, inflicted
heavy property damage and dis
rupted transportation and power
facilities in many districts of the
San Francisco bay area.
The worst of more than score
of fires swept over a mile-and-a-
half front of a hillside area east
of Oakland, threatening expensive
homes and blackening more than
1000 acres of a sparsely settled
residential district overlooking the
city. The Oakland fire department,
assisted by soldiers and naval
cadets evacuated residents of Leo
Way and Thornhill road as the fire
swept dangerously close.
GARBAGE PLANT RAZED
A $500,00O garbage disposal plant
of the Oakland Scavenger company
in west San Leandro was destroyed
by fire which apparently started
from sparks in the nearby San
Leandro garbage dump.
A large brush fire destroyed one
kennel of the army's dog training
center west. of San Carlos, but no
dogs or men were hurt. Several
dogs escaped but were found and
returned to their trainers.
A three-hour fire burned over
$50 acres at Tilden Park, near Lake
ANA, on the east slope of the
Berkeley Hills. The Berkeley fire
department brought the blaze un-
der control after 1t had blackened
a big section of the park and de-
stroyed a few small buildings.
A woodworking shop in Berkeley
was destroyed by fire, with an esti-
mated damage of $4,000, and at
least eight other smaller blazes
were suppressed in the city during
the early morning hours.
Wind damage mounted hourly.
Many telephone poles and threes
were smashed to the ground by
winds of near-gale force. Awnings
were ripped off buildings, and at
least two houses in San Francisco
were un-roofed. Plate glass WIN
dows were broken in hundreds of
houses and business buildings
throughout the bay area.
Falling live wires increased the
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09

MOSCOW, Dec. 9. (UP)-Rus-
sian naval planes attacked three
heavily escorted German conveys
trying to reach Finnish Arctic
ports, sank nine ships, damaged
three, and shot down % fighters,
ii was announced today.
storm mOvik assault planes,
fighter bOmbers, dive bOmbers,
and torpedo carriers of the north
ern fleets air arm pOunced on
the conveys bound for PetsanO
and Varanger Bay to Thieves, the
reports said, without giving the
date of the engagement.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
RAID INDO-CHINA
Bv limited PRESS

A new American bombing raid on
Haiphong and Hanoi, in French
Indo-China, was reported by the
Japanese radio Thursday, accord
ing to a BIC broadcast recorded by
the United Press in New York.
The Japanese account did not
state when the raid occurred, and
there was no immediate confirma-
ton from Allied sources.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
o AMBllNe
EpoR1ER
Good Deed Bureau

Good Deed Bureau
S There is great need for games
at the Juvenile home in Imperial.
Games suitable for children between
the ages of eight and 10 years are
the greatest need at present.
If you have some games or puz-
zles around the house why not take
them to. the county probation Oh
flee on the top floor of the court
house? They will be delivered to the
home.
The youngsters in the home are
the victims of errors on the part OF
adults and are being cared for while
their problems are being stralght-
ened out. They have plenty OF books
to read but they can't read all the
time. They would like some games
and puzzles to while away the time
they must spend indoors during
weather like this.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
Once And A Half

Once And A Half
1t took long time to figure out
why the city family in Ell Centre
insists upon calling Elmer Creed
by tie nickname of "Once And A
Half"
We found out.
If any of the city tribe goes over
to the city shop to buy coke,
there is no trouble until Greed COL
lects for a coke and a half.
That's not all.
He acquired lug of half spoiled
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
CALLS FOR NEW PARTY

WASHINGTON, Dec. Q. (UP)--
Senator Ellison ID. Cotton Ed
Smith, d., South Carolina, oldest
member of the senate in years of
continual service-34 years-told the
senate Thursday that the time for
a new political party is at hand
and suggested Sen. Harry F. Byrd,
D., Va, as its candidate for presi-
dent.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
SCAN MERCY PLEAS

SChT' WENVI b1ENO
FOLSOM PRISON, Calf, Dec. 8
(UP)- The state board of prison
terms and paroles Thursday was
scheduled to consider the parole ap-
plication of John and Coke Brite,
brothers serving life terms at Fol-
som prison for triple Staying in
Siskiyou county in 1886. The Brites,
who became eligible for parole only
this month, were convicted OF
killing Capt. Fred Seaborn, U. S. NJ,
and Deputy Sheriffs Martin Lance
and Joseph Clark when the depu-
ties attempted to arrest them on a
complaint charging assault with a
deadly weapon.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-09
Navy Destroys
-Four Vital
Jap Sea Bases
Raid on Marshalls
Sinks 2 Cruisers,
Downs u Airplanes

PEARL HARBOR, Dec. 9. UP)-
-Four of Japans strong bases in the
Marshalls lay in ruins today, vic
Tins along with two of her cruisers
and more than ~ planes of
powerful American fleet blasting
open the island-studded sealanes to
Tokyo with avenging bombs.
Upwards of 300 U. S. aircraft,
launched from four or more car
riers, struck into the heart of the
japanese inundated coral atolls
Saturday - three days before the
second anniversary of the sneak at
tack on Pearl Harbor to score
one of the most brilliant victories
in two years of war in the central
Pacific.
OFFICIAL REPORT
Official reports from the fleet
under Rear Admiral Charles A.
Pownall to Pacific fleet headquar-
ters showed:
l. Laboriously built enemy defen-
sive strong points on Waite atoll
and on the islets of Kwajalein,
Ebeye and Roit in Kwajalein atoll
- largest of the MarshallS = 160
miles west of Wolfe were turned
to smoking rubble.
2. Seventy-tWo japanese planes,
that fruitlessly attacked the great
American fleet, were shot down in
air combat, and an undetermined
number were destroyed on the
ground.
3. Two Japanese light cruisers
were sunk in Kwajalein lagoon
along with an oil tanker and three
cargo vessels. A troop transport
and two cargo transports were
damaged at the same spot, and
one cargo transport was damaged
at Wolfe.
4. American forces suffered only
light plane losses and minor dam
age to one ship from the Japanese
aerial torpedo and bomber attack,
described officially as vigorous and
prolonged"
CAUGHT OFF GUARD
A spokesman at Admiral Chester
w. Nimitz headquarters said Pown-
alls blow was planned so carefully
that the raiding phase by dive and
torpedo bombers carrying heavy
loads of explosives lasted only 10
minutes, catching the japanese by
surprise in broad daylight starting
| at a. m.
Coming only Is days after con-
quest of the GilbertS to the south,
the strike at the Marshalls, which
extend westward toward the jap
anese naval base at Truk in the
Carolines, demonstrates the new
found American ability to pummel
the enemy at will in the mid
Pacific.
The raid was announced on Tues
day, but radio silence until the
fleet was out of dangerous waters
prevented full report Until today
1t was the 18th attack on the Mar
shalls since the first blows to soften
the Gilberts in mid-November and
conceded with a raid by land-based
bombers reported yesterday in a
front dispatch.