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Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
Still Potent for Offensive

There is, however at ma or reservation to this
statement
Germany is still potent for offensive and she is under
tremendous pressures from the home front to break
somewhere the ring which surrounds her
The only direction in which she gain substantial
relief for the home front is to the southeast If her
armies could effect junction with the Japanese in the
Indian Ocean by defeat of the United Nations in Persia
Egypt and India they could open economic
OIL
She could get food particularly fats fruit and sugar
She could lift her whole standard of living and in such
CONTINUED IN Page Nine)
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
Laval 10 Give
Hitler Wdrships

LONDON. Jan. - tUP)-
Pierre Laval, ohief Of the Wchy
government. has agreed 10 sur
render 10 Adolf Hitler five de-
troycrS and two tugs, remnants
of the French fleet Scuttled AZ
Toulor p fighting French spokes-
man said today.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
RedsGdiin 13Mi.
In Caucasus
lContlnued from Page Onel

Continued from Page One)
ing from the foothills toward the
Kalmyk steppes have been cap
tured in a day of big gains yester-
day. The Russians were now re-
ported striking in a two-pronged
attack on Armavir and Voroshik-
ovsk, 10 the northwest in the
biggest threat 10 date to the en-
tire German Caucasus army.
Besides capturing Mineralnye
Vody and Georgievsk, Is miles NJ
the main Rostov-Baku oil fields
railroad. the Reds captured Piaty-
gorsk, on a spur extending &c
Kislovodsk and Budennovsk, 6C
miles northeast OF Georgievsk.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
Herbert Hoouer Says: ::---l
German Front
Degenerofing

EDITORS NOTE = This is the second Of sir
articles wrjttcn especially for international NelcS Ser-
ice by Herbert Hoorcr, former president Of the United
States in appraisal Of the bclligcrcn occupied and
home fronts today rs they loom in the future and
HCy otC related to the Styote9y of globa TodayS
topic: THE German and Italian Home Fronts.)
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
TOWN TAKEN INTACT

On the Stalingrad-Don front,
the Russians advanced from Lu-
.berle down the Stalingrad-Tik-
horetsk railroad on Salsk, so miles
southwestward while other forces
occupied five new villages on his
right flank, and a Russian army
drove westward on Shakhty, az
miles north Of RoStov
The Exchange Telegraph re-
ported that the Russian advance
was 50 rapid IN the North Csu-
casus that PyaticorSk and other
cities had been taken intact be-
fore the Germans could destroy
buildings
The German radio asserted
that troops from Soviet Far
Eastern forces nave appeared IN
! action on the middle Don front
IN Russia ms reportedD
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
The War
Todav
500 u-Boots
Try TO Save
Supply Line
BY JOE ALIEN NORRIS
Uniied Press Foreign Editor

- 0AhN-N ~ h'NNiN -
the supply lines" impends in
the European and African
theaters Of war. and the Axis
lis preparing to throw more
than 500 submarines into II in
an attempt TO choke off
weapons ana food for Allied
armies.
II will not be ss dramatic
battle as the clash Of tank
against tank and the conflict
of bomber against fighter in
the clouds, but II will have
great bearing on the length
Of the war.
The best opinion is that a
good part of l943 will be
devoted TO the battle Of The
supply lines and that only a
military miracle will enable
the Allies TO knock out the
Axis this year.
PROADLY SPEAKING.
these are the detectives of the
rival forces:
ALLIES-To close a steel
ring around the Axis for
tsess of EzHff Europe and AT the he
same time protect the vital
network Of communication
lines needed 10 bring the
full weight Of American.
British and Russian strength
against Germany.
AXIS-To delay, and if
possible prevent, the clos
ing of the Allied ring and
to win time to build sub
marines and airplanes to be
used in attacks on United
Nations supply lines, par
ticularly the flow of war
materials from America.
This plan, according TO re-
liable authorities, in c u d e s
offensive action by the Axis
whenever and wherever the
results appear promising. The
Germans and Italians were
said 10 be ready to put 500
submarines into that cam
paign.
SOME WELL informe c d
persons believe the Axis
eventually will commit itself
to a war of attrition, hoping
the Allies will exhaust them
selves to the point where they
swill settle for a compromise
peace. This plan would in
clude, In the minds of the
German leaders. the posi-
bility that they might be
able to get in lucky punch
that would suddenly turn the
war in their favor.
Hardly any one familiar
with the situation believes
Adolf Hitler will placidly al
low himself 10 be placed on
the defensive. He is expected
to make sudden offensive
thrusts, possibly Of a limited
nature, and the Allies are
not ignoring the possibility
that he may strike through
Spain in an attempt TO nullify
the Allied occupation of North
Africa.
AT PRESENT Hitler has
won a temporary victory oi
the mud" in Tunisia. Bad
weather which has hamperec
Allied air and mechanical
activity has given him respite
and a chance 10 strengthen
his Tunisian forces.
He now is believed 10 have
more than $4,000 troops II
Tunisia and it is possible that
they will be reinforced by tn,
part of the Afrika Korps thai
escapes from Libya.
The desperate attempt o,
the Germans "a keep theh
toehold in Tunisia is a phas,
in the battle Of the suppl,
lines" Until the German,
and Italians are driven ou: q
Tunisia, the Allies canno
move freely through the Medi
terranean.
Hitler apparently realize
that, for so far he has los
40 ships carrying supplies I,
his Tunisian army and, in tn,
long run, he is taking tn
risk Of losing his entire arm,
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
Two Survivors
Of Hornet Tell
Of Jap Attacks
Home for Christmas.
They Withheld Name
OF Aircraft Carrier

Two Detroit seamen, who were
on the Hornet when she went
down, home during the Christmas
holidays, told stories of their ex-
periences, deleting according 10
the instruction OF superiors, the
name of the vessel.
1T was as II some one had
picked up the carrier and shaken
IT," Pfc. Lloyd Billingsiey. 1s, OF
1921 Coplin avenue, related.
CRASH DIVE TO DECK
"The ship seemed To stop
when the torpedoes got her. I
was knocked fiat"
Richard JenSSem, aviation ma
'chinist's mate OF 646 Kensington
road. Dearborn. told how the crew
of the Hornet refused 10 believe
she would sink. They conquered
fires only 10 have the carrier set
afre again when two Jap Zeros
craSh-dived on the deck.
Jansen described the attack
on the Hornet which occurred
around 10 a. m.
SURVIVOR TO WE'D
There were NO many Jap
planes that you lost all track"
he said. "The carrier was lay
Ing down n terrific screen OF hre
you'd see one and then another
Of the attacking planes explode
or plunge into the water.
However, there was just too
many Of them. Some OF the tor
pedoes got through. The carrier
received three"
Another member Of the Hornet
lcrew-Jack Curd. %, Of Nebraska,
will be married here tomorrow
Ito Miss Airline McGinnis. 20, Of
t5T37 Missouri avenue. The couple
met during his training At the
Ford Naval School He received
minor injuries in the Hornet al
tack.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
CRASH ON HORNETS DECK

Our ship was several thousand
yards from the Hornet. 1t was
9:55 a. m. Singly. in pairs, in
three and fours. at least 40 Japa-
nese planes hurtled down on the
Hornet, coming out of the sun
through low scattered clouds. They
were almost on the ship before the
gunners could spot them. The Hor-
net twisted. circled, to no effect.
I saw a sudden flash and a
cloud of smoke.
There goes the Hornet" an
officer said.
l told him he was TOO pesSi-
mistic. But the big carrier began
spouting heavy black smoke.
We we're not yet under attack.
but we had to protect another of
our carriers, and we steamed
away at high speed from the
Hornet and its escorts.
As we left / saw Japanese
plane crash on the Hornets flight
deck. Two others crashed later.
| saw the Hornet listing 10 port,
smoking fiercely. One bomb had
landed near its stack and its
power supply was diminishing
rapidly.
I knew the ship had suffered
badly but my hopes rose during
the afternoon when 1 was told it
would be able to receive. some Of
its own planes, which had been
out fighting.
The first attack lasted nearly
half an hour. Then came FIVE
hour lull during which the heroic
crew got the fires under control.
All the wounded were transferred
10 other ships.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
Witness Tells
Of the Hornet S
Fight 10 Death
Heroism OF Seamen
on Doomed Carrier
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tried 10 land men and supplies on
Guadalcanal Island.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
JAPS LOSE HEAVILY

Japan lost at least 25 warships
possibly a big carrier and at least
125 planes for our II ships and ar
unSpecifed number of planes.
The ships which we sank car
,ried 10 their death thousands of
japanese troops and seamen. The
factions STAYED off two, big at
temptS TO recapture Guadalcanal
From a battleship which alone
shot down 30 planes / watched
the Santa Cruz October 20 in
which the Hornet was the victim
OF mad aerial attack.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
SUNK BY TORPEDO

The Juneau. sister ship of the
Atlanta. was damaged in the ac-
ton. II was steaming toward base
when an explosion sent it to the
bottom.
The Preston and Walker were
lost in the ferocious engagement
northwest of Guadalcanal. on the
might of November 14-15, in which
we sank Japanese battleship,
three large cruisers and a de-
stroyer.
The Benham sank next evening
when il was hit by torpedo while
ION its way 10 an American base
after the battle.
The Northampton fired many
salvos into concentrated japanese
warships and transports before II
was torpedoed and sunk December
| during the fifth battle OF Save
island.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
WAVE AFTER WAVE

Our destroyers sank the Hornet
after two Japanese attacks had
riddled her with bombs.
From my observation post !
saw the Japanese planes shrek
down. The Hornet had sent out
Its planes 10 bomD a japanese
task force 100-odd miles 10 the
north. ~
They heavily damaged at least
two cruisers and three destroyers
in addition to planting four to six
1000 pound bombs on new air.
craft carrier of the Zuikaku class
$4,000 tons or larger. II was a
raging furnace when they left it.
But the Japanese were sending
wave upon wave OF dive bombers
and torpedo planes against the
Hornet and its escort. American
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| fighter planes and the anti-aircraft
guns shot down many Of them, but
the remainder dived through he'll
of fire.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-13
THEN JAPS RETURNED

There was hope that the Hornet
could get entirely out of the COM
bat zone but the japanese planes
came back - horizontal bombers
and torpedo planes.
Torpedoes hit. The Hornet was
past salvage.
Despite the fatal damage. cas-
lualties were relatively light and
many officers and men Of the
| Hornet watched as the destroyers
steamed up and shelled it 10 death.
The Atlanta. Juneau and the
destroyers Laffey, Gushing, Mons
sen and Barton were casualties
of the 45-minute night battle in
the early morning hours OF No
jvember 13 just below Savo Island,
within gunshot of the place where
the cruisers Quincy, Astoria and
lVincennes went down August 9 In
the first phase of our Solomons
defensive.
The battered Atlanta was sunk
by American torpedoes Is hours
after the battle Her power was
gone and she could not be repaired
on the spo,.
The Atlanta drifted toward the
part Of Guadalcanal held by the
japanese. II dropped anchor to
await the morning. Its wounded
were removed. Rear Admiral Nor.
man Scott and all but one man
Of his staff had been killed, among
others.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
IMPRESSIVE SIZE

It is a good thing to remind our selves occasionally of the tremend- ous scope of the national USO operations in their entirety. A re- cent bulletin states:
 JAS the armed forces of the Unit ed States have increased in num- hers. the USO, a member agency of the National War Fund, mas matched the governments pace. All in. all. USO operations now total 2356. These include l,6l6 cluos' offices. lounges, travellers aid, mo- bile and maneuvers, and overseas service, plus TAO communlty-con- ducted operations.
 To all of us who are either fuli- time workers or volunteers here II is A humioiing thought that we are associated with such large number of fellow workers in so vast an enterprise. And surely 1t IS pro foundly satisfying and deeply stimuli lating thought that at the very heart of USO is the proposition that this enterprise shall be conducted for all persons without any distinc- tion whatsoever of creed, race or color. Yes, these are good things to reflect upon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
WHIT WYATT HURLS FINE
 ONE HITTER
Brooklyn Twirler Sets Braves Down in
 Short Order
(By Associated Pressl

Whitlaw Wyatt set the Boston Braves down with one hit as the Brooklyn Dodgers won in the Ma tional League yesterday. With two cut in the first, Charley Workman lined a single for the Braves, but the next g men to face Wyatt went down in order Then Jim Tobin coaxed a walk off Wyatt in the ninth, but he retired the next three batters.
 Truett Sewell's second story ball was handled in a hit-run manner by the clouting St. Louis Cardinals, who, led by Stan Musial's two homers, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.
 Ace Adams, workhorse of the New York Giants mound staff set a new major league record for relief pitching yesterday but couldn't keep the Phillies from winning Adams made his 62nd show in the relief role to set the record.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
OAKS TAKE TWI|0GAMES
 FROM SACS
Seattle Defeated by Pace Setting Angeles in
 Wild One
CBy Associated Press)

Oakland got off to a running start in a l0-game series with Sac ramento in the Pacific Coast League yesterday by winning two games through effective pitching by Vince Dibiasi and Henry Pippen.
 Dibiasi spread five hits over nine innings in the opener and also scored the only run of the game. Sacramento got seven hits off Pip pen in the nightcap but made them count only in the fifth for one run. The Oaks scored four runs on four hits in the fourth inning to win.
 Earl Escalante, meanwhile, pitch ed Hollywood to victory over San Diego. The Stars pounded Rex Cecil for 10 hits, chalking up two runs in the fifth and four in the eighth frame.
 Los Angeles, at the same time, defeated Seattle. In a barrage of extra base blows, each team had a wild, four-run inning. Seattle had a 13 to 12 edge in hits.
 The Portland Beavers bludgeoned Tony Buzolich in the early innings of a twilight game and gained a victory over the San Francisco Seals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
SERVICE LEADERS IN Gso

In last weeks column brief men, ton was made of the total number of hours invested in the Clubs serv- ice by the GSO girls At the same time it was stated that in todays column a more detailed report would be made. Shortly an announcement will be ready concerning the pins or service bars which are to be awarded to the girls and the nature of the ceremony when these awards will be made. Unfortunately certain information which the Club must first get from National Headquart- CTS has not yet been received. Hence our announcement must be With held for a week or two. However, it is pleasure to report now that the following girls, in this order, are the five leaders to date: Lulse Nielsen, Emma Nielsen, Marjorie Shell, Betty Nordling and Jennie Johnson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
PROGRAM

The following is the official pro gram for the week at USO: THURSDAY, September g, 830 P. M.-Dance in USO lobby (From goo to 9:30 this program will be broadcasD.
 FRIDAY, September 10, 6;45 F. M M-Servicemen's Council Meeting in USO lobby. 8s30 P. M.-Treasure Hunt and Special Games Party in USO lobby. Mote: The meeting of the Committee of Management is postponed to Friday, September I'D.
 SATURDAY, September IT. In formal evening at US. No USO dance because of special party for visiting Coastguardsmen and guests, and because of the Rainbow Girls dance.
 SUNDAY, September 12, 1;3O F., M. = tor later at convenience of Servicemen) Trip to Mendenhall Glacier 1:45 P. M.-Bicycle Party NWealIlcI Dtl lIlllbNAliS'- S'~O Vespers in USO lobby. l0:00 P. M Song Party.
 MONDAY, September 13, 800 F. M-Forum Club Meeting in private home. Topic: "The old Home Town Versus Juneau" Get your reserva- ton at USO desk. 8;15 P. M Movies in USO lobby
 | TUESDAY, September IA, 7;30 P. M.-GSO Council Meeting in USO lobby. goo P. M.-Quiz Contest tBroadcast over KINY). 9:30 P. M.
 -Bingo Games.
 WEDNESDAY, September l5, 7;3O P M.-Movies in USO lobby. 800 P Bridge, pinochle and poker party on second floor with Pat ronesses as hostesses. 8:30 P. NJ Old fashioned dances in USO lobby.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
BATTLE ROYAL

McCormack's "Madcaps' versus Matheson's "Meatballs," Frlday nieht. g o'clock at USO. Sounds a bit like the announcement of the final championship game between two teams from the Bloomer Glrls
 Baseball League, doesn't it? We'll although the affair last week m yolved no baseball, it did lnvoiVe rugged competition, sure enough! For the Mccormack explaining the "Madcaps" was none other than our very own Mary, and any resemblance between the leader of the Meat balls and USO's Aida would be by no means coincidental, since It was indeed she herself who led that fiohting outfit into action. when last Friday nights party at the Club was being planned, it was felt desirable that there be injected into if a keen competitive note. A mas culine member of the staff, recalling that it long had been told in song and story that it is the female ol the snecies who is the really deadly antagonist, proposed that the eve ning's contests be arranged to De between two Servicemen's teams resuectively lead by, and champion ine the causes, of our Much admired Mary and our Alluring Aida. Thus was the plan for the Battle Hoyai set into motion. Early in the eve- ming the first Servicemen began to ally themselves voluntarily with one leader or the other; but the excite
 nent didn't become really intense
 until later when representatives,
 from the two camps went outside the clubhouse soliciting with tags nroclaiming allegiance to "MeCor- mack's Madcaps" or "Matnesol , Meatballs." They accosted 1rlehds and CT total strangers alike' ana they rractically shanghaied every one in uniform over to the cup house. When things quieted ooWh a little and the contests iiiiaiiy began they proved very enJoyaoie and turned out to furnish exceed ingly close, competition, consistihg of various mad relay races ana non intellectual guessing games, At the end of the evening the 'Meatballs
 had proved tough but not tough enough; and McCormacks Mad caps" were declared the victors Tn a photo finish. Friday night ol pnis week: Round No. 9 NOTE: You Servicemen had better come over ready to enist in a hurry. Maybe YOU think your Draft Board was hardboiled, maybe it was, too, but YOU just try to beg off from Se- lectice Service as a "Madcap" or a "Meatball' on Friday if you dare!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
Grid HopesDeaIf
 Big Setback

LOS ANGELES, Sett. 9.-Trojan talk all summer has pointed toward good football season for the use boys, but things have changed now The Navy has barred a dozen good candidates from play, including Jackie Fellows, one of the best backs of the nation last fall at San Jose State. He led the country's scorers and made the Little All-American However, Mickey McArdle, one of the best backs on the Coast, is available.
 Coach Jeff Cravath plans a pass ing game for the Trojans this year. He's hopeful of good season and wants to play Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl if Notre Dame comes through.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
JUNEAU'S US0 NEWS
 Interesting Items fW Everybody

order thereby to direct your atten- ton to several items of interest about the Clubhouse that really ought not to have escaped your attention if they have Here goes:
 Did you notice that the Club now has in it's display case some re- productions of those beautiful draw ings by Josephine Crumrine of dog heads? eOf course you know that Miss Crumrine' and her mother, Nina Crumrine, are famous Alaskan artists of dogsl
 Have you made use of the l943 Atlas just recently purchased? And are you watching for the other new books that the Club is adding to it's library every few weeks?
 Have you examined the Registry by-States in which the fellows are signing in the, sections reserved for the different States? (Although we've had it only about two weeks, it already has enabled number of men to locate around the Club fel- lows from, communities near their homes whom they had not even known to be in Alaska)
 And have you noticed some of the outstanding autographs on the stairway leading to the second floor? We particularly like that one of Serviceman Sid Leland, appar- ently both artistically-and-statistic- ally minded, prompted to follow his signature with a neat drawing showing a sun rising over cactus studded desert, identified as his home in "Woodenville, Washington, Population 1892
 We hope that this bit of atten- tion- calling may result in your in creased enjoyment of the Clubhouse All these items, we believe, will be of considerable interest to you
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
Train Wreck Toll
 Has Reached 7S

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. D. The death toll of the Congressional Limited wreck of last Monday night stands at 78 as a procession of men and women with dread, haunted faces, file past rows of gnarled bodies, still ill the city morgue seeking relatives or friends among the 23 still unidentified victims
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
GOLF TITLE E
 AT SHAKE NOW
 IN CALIFORNIA

5, BLUE BEACH, Calf, Sept. g. Setting a subpar pace, nationally known star Henry Suico of Oakland won the medal honors in the 18- hole qualifying round for the Cali fornia State Championship in anna teur golf. V
 Lieut.. Marvin Bud Ward, na- tional amateur titleholder, tied for second place with Bobby Roseburg of San Francisco v-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
COMING EVENTS

Anticipation being almost as much fun as realization, and in order that you may thus enjoy them in ad- vance, here are few of the special events which we expect to include in the Clubs September program; a Barn Dance eff we can get the barn, which we think is likely); a Street Dance eff we can get the weather, which we're not so sure about); a Special USO Dance at Duck Creek; the September birth day party, on the l7th; the Autumn Open House; and the first Of the state Nights" at which the eve ning's entertainment will be in the hands of the men from a single State probably the first to be &c., lected will be Minnesota or Wash ington).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
WON'T BE LONG
 UNTIL YANKEES,
 CARDS PLAY OFF

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-It won't be, long now until the St Louis Cards and the New York Yankees officially qualify to meet in the world series for the second straight year, but despite their long leads, neither is likely to set a record for winning margins.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
GAMES WEDNESDAY, Pacific Coast League

Sacramento 0, 1; Oakland l, 6. San Diego 0; Hollywood 6. San Francisco 4; Portland 10. Los Angeles 10; Seattle 4.
 National League Pittsburgh 1; St. Louis 3. Boston 0; Brooklyn 3. Philadelphia 3; New York 2.
 American League No games played.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-09
DANCING GLASSES
 NOW ENROLLING

Baton twirling, tap, acrobatic, toe pallets, moderne, eccentris, special ities. Stenographers' body toning classes. Beginners ballroom dancing. Studio, All 7th St. Phone Red 575.
 adv.