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ished the skeptical girls with their
creations of sweets for the sweet"
but the, fact is that as bon-bon
whipper-uppers they excelled, more
or less, at dominoes and pinochle.
1t was our own Edith who took
all the prizes in the kitchen. Cali
fornia papers please copy)
In writing recently of THE
Meaning of USO,' Chester 1. Bar
nard, President Of the national or
ganization, said in part.
There are many aspects of the
services We render. 1T is interest
ing and amazing to see the lists
of the different kinds of things
we do; there is romance in the
reports that come in to u.s.,
"A very large part of what We
do is material in nature. 1t is re-
creation: yet that is a secondary
thing from our point of view. We
shall certainly not have made a
success of this job unless, when we
come out of it, people will have
respect, not for the recreation we
supplied, but for the, motivation
behind it.
What we are trying to do is to
preserve the personality, the per-
sonal integrity. of the men an
women who come within the scope
of our operations.
I'VE have an opportunity to
demonstrate the capacity of private
agencies to do this sort of job. We
have an opportunity to promote
/ respect for high ideals and reli-
gion. We have an opportunity to
promote understanding between the
races. We have an opportunity to
promote tolerance" $50
Insofar as the local club has
achieved some measure of success
in these detectives, its staff ac-
knowledges that this is due largely
to the city-wide cooperation of the
endlessly generous and thoughtful
people of Juneau, who never are
too busy or too tired to do some
thing more for the men of tn
Service.
The soldiers at Duck Greek Camp
may not yet be getting their full
share of entertainment, but on
Thursday they were singularly for
tunate in hearing a most enlight-
ening talk by that brilliant news
Ipaper-woman and author, DR.. Ruth
Gruber, who told of her adventures
in Siberia and elsewhere in the
Arctic. The keen interest of her
audience was evident in it's many
and varied questions following her
address. Another enjoyable part of
the program was the amusing skit
presented by members of the local
Junior High School, coached by
Mrs Wellman Holbrook.
fNiNu
The first issue of the Ports
Weekly Bulletin (nameless for the
moinent), is distinctly to the credit
of its editor, Sgt Walter H. Brazel-
ton, and his staff. Best wishes for
continuing success, and a proud
name to go by
Thanks to the efforts of Cor
poral al Lee and his detail, and
despite, the lack of the weather's
cooperation, our club house is be-
ginning to get a much-needed coat
of paint. incidentally, the corporal
not SO long ago was an outstand-
ing linesman on a fine University
of Georgia football team, and an
all-Southern guard
An especially cordial welcome to
the club is extended to the men
of the Provisional Company. We
hope they'll make up for lost time
in a hurry.
The recent nation VIDE drive for
funds for USO was ver-subscribed.
The Red Cross certainly deserves
to be equally successful. It's drive
| is still under way. Now is the time
to give-and generously
IL ~nskA - ~w-1
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U50 FOR
The U5A

Following is the official program
for a week in the USO:
Wednesday, March 24.-8:30 pm.
Square Dance in USO lobby.
Thursday, March 25. = Movies,
7 pm. sharp in USO lobby. USO
Camp Show, Duck Creek, pm.
No bowling tournament this week
because alleys are being vanished.
Friday, March 26.-6:45 in USO
lobby. first meeting of Service
Mems Council pm, free photos
taken in USO lobby. 8 PM, Hour
of Charm, meet in USO lobby.
Saturday, March 27-USO For
NAL Dance. Place to be announced
in paper Friday.
Sunday, March 28.-Movies, 2
pm. in lobby. Vesper Service, 9
pm. in lobby. Songfest 1915 pm
in lobby.
Monday, March 29-Dance at
USO Club from 8 to 1890 pm
Five-piece orchestra. Discussion
Club at pm, meet in USO lobby
Tuesday, March 30.--Bingo, $50
pm. Note: Discussion Club changed
to Monday.
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MISCELLANEOUS

RELIABLE party proving ability
can secure operating lease or
profit sharing Gold Mining, OPP
Grating large ore reserve. Actual
mill recovery last years average
more than $40 per ton. See Peko-
vich, Baranof Hotel.
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YOUR BROKEN LENSES
Replaced in our own shop. Eyes
Examined. DR.. Rae Lillian Carlson.
Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. adv.
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The microscope was invented
more than 300 years ago.
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BUY WAR BONDS
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-24

The recent natlon-wloe drive for
funds for USO was over-subscribed.
The Red Cross certainly deserves
to be equally successful. It's drive
is still under way Now is the time
to give-and generously.
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NOTES

NOlE0
1t was The Hour of Charm" in
TripIicate on Friday night, and
hard to get the Service Men to
remember their IL o'clock dead
line. after full evening of enjoy
ment at the home of Mrs James
Orme. Our gracious hostess and
Edith Birkeland, Lila Sinclair,
Ardys Stiles, Peggy Johns, Eileen
Fischer, Betty Rice and Marion
Lynagh furnished abundant charm
for the occasion, 1t would be a
pleasure to report that the Army
and Navy furnished detail OF
expert candy-makers who aston
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F0R SALE

FOR SALE-25 900 watt, lis volt,
DC light and power plant (gaso-
line), good condition. Price $1,000.
Does not require batteries. Write
Richard r. Perry, Box 391, Sitka,
Alaska, CO Boat Tidings.
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Minimum charge ...--.-5Oc
FOR RENT
WARM room for rent. Man. Call
after 2:30 pm. 706 9th st.
FUR. apts., easy kept warm. Win
ter rates SIS a mo. Lights, water,
dishes. Seaview Apis.
WANTED
WANTED-Maid for hotel work.
Baranof Hotel.
|WANTED-Boy for work in store
after school and Saturdays. Ad-
dress Pc. Box 891.
WANTED - Furnished house or
apartment. Phone black 634.
WANTED Experienced lady book
keeper, general office work, wish
es employment. Phone blue 669.
WANTED-Val-Pak or Jack-Knife
travel bag, good condition, rea-
sonably priced. Write Empire J
D 2096
WANTED-Man to work in Milk
Plant. Juneau Diaries, Inc, Pc.
Box 1881.
WANTED - Night janitor, apply
Baranof Hotel.
WANTED TO RENT OR BUY =
Furnished or partly furnished
house. Phone Douglas 1853.
WANTED AT ONCE-Ironers and
shirt finishers. Alaska Laundry.
wANTED-win pay cash for good
used piano. Phone red 206.
Alaska Music Supply.
LOST and FOUND
.OST-Navy blue leather purse at
dance in Elks Hall Sat. night;
contained glasses, birth certifi-
cate and cash. Finder keep money
but please return rest to Empire
office, XII.
FOUND - Hippo cigarette lighter
with Army emblem. Call at En-
pire.
LOST-Pair of gold trimmed bifocal
glasses. Please return to Empire.
F0R SALE
FOR SALE-25, 900 watt, lis volt,
DC light and power plant (gaso-
line), good condition. Price $1,000.
Does not require batteries. Write
Richard R. Perry, Box 391, Sitka,
Alaska, CO Boat Tidings.
2-FT. CABIN cruiser, $500. Stall
"Z". Boat Harbor.
house with 2 furnished Broom
apis, both with bath. Phone
green 153.
MODERN room furnished log
house, Mile 81 Glacier Highway.
Montgomery.
FOR SALE-30 brake hip. Coyic
diesel stationary engine. BIB En-
pire.
: RIM. FURNISHED mouse. P.O.
Box 1918.
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Superiority Of U. 5.
Planes Revealed in
Stories Of U. 5. Filler,

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ished the skeptical girls with their
creations of sweets for the sweet"
but the fact is that as bon-bon
whipper-uppers they excelled, more
or less, at dominoes and pinochle.
1t was our own Edith who took
all the prizes in the kitchen Cali
fornia papers please copy)
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GUARANTEED Realistic Perma-
nent, $3.50. Paper Curls, 81 up.
Lola Beauty Shop. Phone 201.
815 Decker Way.
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-OST-Navy blue leather purse at
dance in Elks Hall Sat. night;
contained glasses, birth certifi-
cate and cash. Finder keep money
but please return rest to Empire
office, XII.
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House with furnished Groom
apis, both with bath. Phone
green 153.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-24

2-FT. CABIN cruiser, $7OO. Stall
"Z". Boat Harbor.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-24

MODERN room furnished log
house, Mile 3h Glacier Highway.
Montgomery.
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TURN your old gold into value
cash or trade at Nugget Shop.
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The first issue of the Ports
Weekly Bulletin (nameless for the
moment), is distinctly to the credit
of its editor, Sgt Walter H. Brazel-
ton, and his staff Best wishes for
continuing success, and a proud
name 70 go by
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-24

FOUND - Hippo cigarette lighter
with Army emblem. Call at En-
pire.
LOST-Pair of gold trimmed bifocal
glasses. Please return to Empire.
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FOR SALE-30 brake hip. Coyic
diesel stationary engine. BIB En-
pire.
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An especially cordial welcome to
the. club is extended to the men
of the Provisional Company. We
hope they'll make up for lost time
in hurry.
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RIM. FURNISHED mouse. P.O
Box 1078.
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Thanks to the efforts of Cor
poral al Lee and his detail, and
despite the lack of the weather's
cooperation, our club house is be-
ginning to get much-needed coat
of paint. incidentally, the corporal
not SO long ago was an outstand-
ing linesman on a fine University
of Georgia football team, and an
all-Southern guard
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-24

WANTED AT ONCE-Ironers and
shirt finishers. Alaska Laundry.
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|WANTED-Will pay cash for gooc
used piano. Phone red 206
Alaska Music Supply.
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WANTED TO RENT OR BUY -
Furnished or partly furnished
house. Phone Douglas 1858.
The sub., 1943-04-22

Yas war k being fought for trenendo~s stahss... a. for yoss kfs and your liberty.
 ss. Sor yOua church and your children.
 vs. for youa freedom and your future.
 And Rs WINNER TAKE ALI Don't forget that JpS . manute.
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 The wianer will dictate . because the winner takes aM
 The winner takes all All you own all you hold dear The winner is being decided right now today .. Shis very minute on battefelds all over the world Will you stand idly by ;. throw all your weight on ONv side2
 The weight of mighty tanks and planes The weight Of thousands of guns and millions of shells The weight s6 billions of dollars 13 billions which your country sSks you to lend during this Drive.
The sub., 1943-04-22

NOur coOatry wants borrow every idle dollar you haveevey dollar except what you need for the baress necessities of life.
 You'll have give up some luxury or comfort which dear your heart You'll have to postpone some pleasure which you had been eagerly anticipating
 But what of it2
 Your sons and brothers and husbands are dying out there fighting your fight. Surely it is no sacrifice to Iesd yoar dollars while they giving their lives.
 They need your help They need the weapons your
 money can buy. of the War Loan volunteers calls on you.. greet him with open pocket-book Remember Uncle Sam's goal is 13 billion dollars in April
 Don't wait to be asked Go your nearest bank, in vesent dealer broker, Post Office issuing agency and lay your money the line. Remember, it's an h. SestseSt you're making - an investment that pays good return and insures happier future for you and your loved ones
 So lend up to the limit.
 You'll sleep better for it.
The sub., 1943-04-22
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 ijnited States War Savings Bonds ds-Sssies E: The perfect investment for individual and family savings. Gives you back 44 for every 8 when the Bond natures. Designed eSpe- cially for the smaller investor. Dated 1ss day of month in which payment is received. Interest: 2.9% year if held to maturity. Denominations: 425, $50, $1OO, $500, 5000. Redemption: any time 60 days after issue date! Price: 751 of maturity value. TAX Treasury Bonds ot 1s64 1869: Readily marketable, acceptable as bank collateral, these Bonds are ideal investments for truss funds, estates and individuals. A special feature provides that they may be redeemed at par and accrued interest for the purpose of satisfying Federal estate taxes. Dated April IS, 1043; due June 1 5, 1869. DenOnl- nations: $500, 5000, $5OOO, $1O,OOO, $1OO,OOO and $1,OOO,OOO. Redemption: Not callable till June IS, 1864; thereafter at par and accrued interest on any interest date at months notice. Price: par and accrued interest.
 Other securities: Series "C" Tax Notes; R2o Certificates of Indebtedness; 2%o Treas ury Bonds of 195O-1052; United States Savings Bonds Series "F'; UHited States Savings Bonds Series "G."
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Laboratories Speeding
War Devices to Front

ROCHESTER.-Mod science pro-
vides unprecedented speed in transit
ton of war devices from laboratory to
battle front, DR.. Lee A. Dubridge, head
of the radiation laboratory of the Ma
tional Defense Research committee,
said in an interview here recently.
DR.. Dubridge, on loan from the Uni
versity of Rochester to the government
for the duration of the war, disclosed
that American armed forces are US
ing in conflict scientific apparatus de-
veloped since outbreak of hostilities.
"Swht results" he asserted, "are in
sharp contrast to sluggish research of
previous wars"
At the same time, DR.. Dubri6ge,
whose headquarters are at the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, cited
a desperate shortage of technically
trained men and women in research
and in war engineering production. He
called attention to the war-training
courses in mathematics and funda-
mental sciences being introduced by
colleges and urged enrolment of young
men and women to prepare for war
service.
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mer, we snuck through the Panama
Canal one night, and were steaming
up Manila Bay in the early fall.
Son my way back here last week,
l had few hours in Honolulu, and
the boys were still talking about
how they'd been surprised on De-
cember 7. don't know why they
should have been, because they got
the same warning we did in Manila.
That war was maybe days, perhaps
even only hours, away. The only
thing that surprised us was that it
was Pearl Harbor that got the first
attack, not us.
WED been following the negotia-
tons. We knew we needed sixty
more days to put the islands in
shape for decent defense. We need
ed planes and tanks. Most impor-
tant of all, at least half the Filipino
army had never had a uniform on
until few weeks before the fighting
started. They needed training, and
Washington knew this just as well
as we did, and of course didn't want
war.
But now for a little geography.
Here's Manila Bay-a big beautiful
harbor twenty miles across. At the
far end is the city of Manila, and if
you were suddenly put down there,
you'd think you were in Los Angeles,
until you noticed the faces of the
people. At the mouth of Manila Bay,
the upper lip is Bataan Peninsula
and the lower one is Batangas, with
the Rock-Corregidor Island-a hard
little pill between the two lips. And
we are stationed at Cavite, the big
American naval base on the lower
side of the bay, about halfway be-
tween Manila and the harbor's
mouth.
We're under orders of Admiral
Hart, who is Commander in Chief
of the Far Eastern fleet, based
there. Only how long will we stay?
Because as war drew close, rumors
began to fly. If it came soon, we
might be getting out because we
didn't have air superiority. The Japs
could run down from FormoSa and
bag our little Asiatic fleet, so maybe
we'd be pulling out for the southern
islands, waiting for aircraft carriers
which would bring fighters to pro-
tect us.
"The night of December we were
all asleep in the officers quarters
at Cavite," Bulkeley went on, when
my telephone rang about three in
the morning and first learned the
Japs had struck at Pearl Harbor."
when they shook me, I didn't
believe it," said Ensign Akers. He's
tall, dark silent Texan. II was
sure they were kidding. I just said,
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torpedo tubes, and four 5O-caliber
machine guns-firing in pairs from
each side. AS for armor, well,
there's story on that. The first
time we tangled with the Japs one of
our machine-gunners kept crouching
down behind the shield which rose
just under the noses of his guns.
When it was over we asked him
why he hadn't stood up to fire.
" Hell, he said, 4 didn't want to
get nicked. I was crouching down
behind that armor.' Then we had to
tell him that shield was 3s-inch ply
wood-keeps spray out of your eyes,
but it can't stop anything the Japs
might send. There isn't an ounce of
armor steel on the boat-we're little
eggshells, designed to roar in, let
fly Sunday punch, and then get the
hell out, zigging to dodge the shells
but again I'm getting ahead.
1--WE went out to the islands last
fall. l was commanding officer of
the squadron-I'd picked every Off
Ger and man in the outfit from vol
unteers-told them we were heading
for trouble. So they piled us and our
six boats on a tanker. In late sum-
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CHAPTER I

"You don't understand, said the
young naval officer, 1--WE were ex-
pendable." He was very earnest as
he lolled on the bunk in the officers
quarters of the torpedo station at
Newport, along with the other three
officers who had also just got out of
the Philippines.
l admitted didn't understand.
"Well, it's like this. Suppose
you're sergeant machine gunner,
and your army is retreating and
the enemy advancing. The captain
takes you to a machine gun covering
the road. You're to stay here and
hold this position he tells you For
how long?' you ask. Never mind,
he answers, Just hold it, Then you
know you're expendable In a war,
anything can be endable-money
or gasoline or equipment or most
usually men. They are expanding
you and that machine gun to get
time. They don't expect to see Ell
Their one again. They expect you to
stay there and spray that road with
steel until you're killed or captured,
holding up the enemy for few min
utes or even a precious quarter of
an hour.
"You know the situation-that
those few minutes gained are worth
the life of man to your army. So
you don't mind it until you come
back here where people waste hours
and days and sometimes weeks,
when you've seen your friends give
their lives to save minutes"
Look, never mind about that"
said Lieutenant John Buckley, the
senior officer. People don't like to
hear about that. I've learned that
in the week I've been back. Let's
start at the beginning. And first a
word about us.
1--WE four are what is left of Motor
Torpedo Boat Squadron three. Last
fall there were six little boats-and
about dozen men to boat. Each
one is plywood speedboat, seventy
feet long and twenty feet wide, pow
cred by three Packard motors which
can send her roaring over the top
of the water about as fast as a Pack
ard automobile ever gets chance to
travel on highway. So fast, in
fact, that those motors have to be
changed every few hundred hours.
They should be, but what happens to
that pretty theory in war is an
other story-we lost every spare mo-
tor when our bases were bombed,
and some of those in the boats had
to do quadruple their allotted term
before the boats were lost-but
that's getting ahead of the story.
Each boat is armed with four
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FOREWORD
g WHITE

This story was told me largely In the
officers quarters of the Motor Torpedo
Boat station at Melville. Rhode Island.
by four young officers of NTH Squadron
3. who were all that was left of the
squadron which proudly sailed for the
Philippines last summer. A fifth officer.
Lieutenant Henry J. Birmingham. has
since arrived from Australia.
These men had been singled out from
the multitude for return to America be-
cause General Macarthur believed that
the MTB's had proved their worth in
warfare. and hoped that these officers
could bring back to America their actual
battle experience. by which trainees
could benefit.
Their Squadron Commander. Lieuten-
ant John Bulkeley (now Lieutenant-Com-
mander) of course needs no introduce
ton. as he is already a national hero
for his part in bringing Macarthur out
Of Bataan. But because the navy was
then keeping him so busy fulfilling his
obligations as a national hero. Bulkeley
had to delegate to Lieutenant Robert
Boiling Kelly a major part of the task of
rounding out the narrative. think the
reader will agree that the choice was
wise. for Lieutenant Kelly. in addition to
being brave and competent naval Off
Ger. has sense of narrative and keen
eye for significant detail. two attributes
which may never help him in battle but
which were of great value to this book
Ensigns Anthony Akers and George E.
Cox Jr.. also contributed much vivid
detail.
As a result, l found when I had
finished that I had not just the adventure
story of single squadron. but in the
background the whole tragic panorama
Of the Philippine campaign-America's
little DunSirk
We are a democracy. running a war.
II our mistakes are concealed from us.
they can never be corrected. Facts
are frequently and properly withheld in
a war. because the enemy would take
advantage Of our weaknesses II he knew
them. But this story now can safely
be told because the sad chapter Is ended.
The Japanese know Just how inadequate
our equipment was. because they de-
stroyed or captured practically all of it.
have been wandering In and out of
wars since 1899. and many times before
have I seen the sad young men come
out of battle-come with the whistle of
flying steel and the rumble of falling
walls still in their ears. come out to
the fat. well fed cities behind the lines.
where the complacent citizens always
choose from the newsstands those papers
whose headlines proclaim every skirmish
as a magnificent victory.
And through those plump cities the sad
young men back from battle wander as
strangers In a strange land, talking a
grim language of realism which the
SNUG citizenry doesn't understand. try
ing to tell of a tragedy which few enjoy
hearing.
These four sad young men differ from
those have talked to in Europe only in
that they are Americans. and the trag.
edy they bear witness to Is our own
failure. and the smugness they struggle
against Is our own complacency