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The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
FLYING FORTRESSES HIT
 GERMAN RHINELAND

L0NDON-American Flying Fort resses attacked Gelsenkerchen, Wes- selling and Bonn in Germany's Rhineland yesterday and U. s. Army Air Force headquarters said 25 of the big bombers were lost in the three-way daylight assault.
 The bombers. however, shot down more than 20 enemy fighters and escorting Thunderbolts and Spit fires knocked down three more. It was the first raid by British-based United States heavy bombers since the attack on Kassel, July 3O and it was one of the few times that Americans lost more planes than they shot down.
 Fires Were left burning in all the target areas.
 Fighter resistance was reported strong over Gelsenkerchen and anti aircraft fire was intense at all the targets. The widespread daylight op- erations followed with night at Jacks on the Ruhr and Rhineland by light Mosquito pombers of the RAF.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
CONTINUE HAMMERING
 LAPS IN SOUTH PACIFIC

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC American and Australian airmen continued today to hammer Japanese shipping as ground forces encountered in creased resistance in the battle for Bairoko Harbor on northern New Georgia Island In one day Allied planes sank Is large barges and one 15OO-ton ship and damaged a 2500- ton vessel and a smaller ship. Dur Ing the past three weeks more than zOO Japanese barges have been sunk by airmen seeking to prevent supplies and reinforcements from reaching beseiged forces in the cen- tral Solomons and on New Guinea.
 In the Solomons the enemy is stubbornly resisting American sold iers and Marines who have encir- cled Bairoko Harbor during the week since they captured Munda air base, some 10 miles south. Ground fighting there as we'll as at New Guinea, TOO miles to the east has been slowed because of heavy rains.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
FALL OF KHARKOv PENDING

LONDON The fall of KharkoY appeared imminent today as Rus sian armies on the east surged into the surburban districts of the great city. A horseshoe of encirclement of Kharkov was being effected by the armies from the east and from oth- CT Red troops moving swiftly ffrom the north and west.
 Present escape openings now left to the German consists of but 37 miles between Kovyag and Zimyev to the southwest, with only one of the city's eight railways remaining open and it appeared to have been disrupted and made untenable by a heavy Soviet bombing of Merfa, a railroad junction IS miles below the city. Kharkov is the third largest city of the Soviet Union, having a population of 8OO,G00 Russians.
 In the meantime armies driving from fallen Ore1 were marching on Bryansk, having gained more than 70 miles and retaken 120 populated towns and villages. This puts the Red armies within 36 miles of their goal and within II miles of Kara chen. A German communique by implication admitted Russian ad- vances were putting their enemies dangerously closer to Smolensk, great German defense center 2a0 milesi froun. M0Heaw.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
Rome Bombed Again; Turin, Milan, Berlin
 Feel Allied Might
By Associated Press

American bombers, today at tackled Rome on the heels of one of the RATS mightiest and most devastating raids on Tur- in, Milan and northern Italy. The official announcement gave no details of the Rome raid but 1t was believed in Wash ington that. the blow at least equalled the first raid on the Eternal City, on July 19. in which 500 bombers and 200 fighters took part. The targets in Rome were said to have con- sted principally of railroad yards and communications.
 Meanwhile. last night Brit ish Mosquito bombers gave Ber- lin a taste of Allied bombs and drove over in a widespread raid leaving fires and destruction in their wake. American Flying Fortresses and Mitchell Mar auders participated in the var ious raids aimed at the Euro pean Axis.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
Pack Stays Ahead
 Of Last Year

Wrangell Petersburg district fish pack was still holding a lead over the 1922 figures at last week s end, according to computation by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
 The districts three canneries op- erating under the salmon concentra- tion plan had up S2,271 cases up to last Saturday night compared to 78,146 for the same period last sea- son when seven eanneries operated in the district. Reports indicated there was no big run developing to compare with the great peak year of 1941 but belief is the pack will be above average. Other districts for the most part are reported at about normal.
 Pack figures for the district can neries through August 2 follows:
 Farwest-Wrangel Reds, 4,- 534; kings 27; pinks, 14,159; chums, 11,682; echoes, 1.243; total 31,050 cases.
 PAF - Reds, 3,O8s; kings 25; pinks, 1O,831; chums, 11,O3S; CO., hoes, 2,956; total 2f,889.
 Kaylor - Reds, 1,590; kings, 2: pinks, BPS; chums 2O,364; echoes. AS; total, 23,332; grand total for three canneries, 82,271 cases; last years total in like period, 7S 146 cases.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
GERMANS FLEEING FROM SICILY

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN No. Africa-Their rear guarded by strong delaying parties and exten- sive demolitions, the Germans were reported by the Allied command to be withdrawing from Sicily to the Italian mainland Thursday night as fast as hurriedly-m shipping facilities permitted. The right wing of the Nazi line was said to be en- snarled by the second American pincer movement initiated from the sea in three days and the left wing was slowly giving away under Brit ish pressure. while the Allies con tinued closing in on Messina.
 The Germans central anchor line at Randazzo has been brought un- der direct artillery fire, stalking the enemy for the knockout blow.
 General Eisenhower's officers steadily threw in fresh units not al lowing the weaker German detach- ments respite from the punishing assaults of the Allies.
 Americans are now less than 40 miles west of Messlna, near the mouth of the Nazo river.
 Now, virtually the only German escape route would be down the main highway along the north coast which. it is assumed, the Am ericans have already cut.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
Jittery Tokyo Warns KuriIe Raid May Lead
 To Bombs On Japan
By Associated Press

Giant Liberator bombers, striking out 1000 miles along the northern road to Tokyo blasted Jap defense positions in the Kurile Islands for the second time. the Navy announe- ed yesterday, and shot down at least five of a group of 40 enemy fighters which tried to prevent the attack. Two of the nine Army bombers which made the successful raid. are missing the Navy's com munique reported The first raid on the Kuriles was made July l9 and the second one Wednesday.
 Numerous hits were scored in the designated taget areas, which were kept secret by officials.
 Hardly had the bombers headed homeland when the jittery Tokyo radio went on the air warning the 7O,O00,OO0 people of Japan that the assaults on their northern out posts were probably forerunners of attack on the Japanese mainland itsedf.
 The raid on July 19 scored hits and started fires on the Japanese Naval and air base on Paramushiro Island northernmost of the Kurile group.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
AMERICAN LAY BOMBS ON TERM

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN North Africa American Flying Fortresses heavily bombed Terni, an important railway manufacturing center fifty miles north of Rome on Wednesday in resumption of large scale attacks on the Italian main land. The damage was severe, of ficial statements said. Although German FW 1908 and ME 1OO's and Italian Macchi 202's attacked the big bomber formations, Ameri- can gunners claimed no enemy planes as shot down. One Allied plane was reported missing from the operations.
 Evidence that the Italian main land was again struck last night, came from reports rom the Swiss frontier which said large forma- tion of aircraft could be heard go- ing over apparently headed toward Ital%,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
Der Fuehrer Relieved Of
 Command
By Associated Press

MADRID - Spanish press dis patches from Berlin this week re- ported that powers of enormous magnitude" have been centered in the hands of Reichsmarshal Her mann Goering."
 The decision to change Germanys political and military setup was made at a meeting of armed lead CTS and Nazi party chieftains at Hitler's headquarters. and was an nounced early this week
 This report was considered coi- firmation of earlier reports that the German military was taking over the Reich for a long war of defense.
 A triumvirate composed of Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, chief of the high command; Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, commander in chief of the Navy; and Marshal Goering, has been set up with Goering as the real head of Germany He had been named to No. 1 place to suc- ceed Hitler by der Fuehrer when tl6 IAClCn mGnl IO war Nllu GOlduu,
 Goering will rule the nation with Keitel and Doenitz representing the armed forces. Goering. who was re- ported by Stockholm to have been gravely ill recently, will act as a middleman between the military and Nazi party.
 The army, thus assuming the up- per hand, considers it necessary toI keep the National Socialist party, with Hitler at the head, as a facade If these reports are true, the army now controls the press, production. rationing, foreign affairs and trans port.
 The Berlin radio had said last week that conferences of a military and political nature were taking place in der Fuehrer's headquar- ters
 Although this weeks reports said Adolf Hitler remains as a figure head his power to command the German armies or run party affairs has been curbed. If Germany should win, he might be restored, it was surmised, but if defeat looms, he may be removed from the scene for good.
 Recent disorders in Italy, be- lieved to have been caused by op- position to continuing the war, may have prompted the move in Ger many. it was said. Thus, it was thought possible that Hitler would be the scapegoat in any defeat, as was Mussolini in Italy. A complete custer now of Nazi party leaders might cause an upheaval in the country, and at least it would cause dissension among party patriots and army followers.
 It was understood Goering was chosen as the Nazi party represent ative in the new setup because heI long has been aware of the army'sI views and holds the confidence of military leaders.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
(. C. To Study POSt-War Plan Monday Night

To outline a suggested post war program now being asked by the government from the various com munities and to clean pu a volume of business which has accumulated in recent weeks, a special meeting of the Wrangell Chamber of Com merce will be held at 8 o'clock Monday evening in the Elks club rooms. Decision to hold the special meeting was reached at the regular luncheon meeting of the Chamber yesterday noon in the Civic Club. All members are urged to be on hand as the after war program may mean a great deal to this commun- ity in development which has long been sought.
 Mayor F. G. Hanrord gave his re- port yesterday on work he had done for the Chamber while on his recent trip east. He was in conference with U. z. Senator William Langer of North Dakota relative to State hood for Alaska; was in contact with the Surgeon Generals office in regard to the public health situa- tion here due to the resignation of Dr. John H. Clements, who could not find time to devote to the pub lie work without neglecting his pri- vate practice Surgeon Generals off, flee agreed to take up the matter of increasing the compensation for this work in hopes of retaining a public health physician in the com munity.
 The Mayor reported excellent re- ception of the movement to estab fish the Bishop Rowe memorial in Wrangell and gave it as his belief the community had a good chance of getting it. Site probably will be selected when Bishop John B. Bent ley successor to the late Bishop Rowe, goes east next month for Episcopal church conference. Mean while the Bishop Rowe Memorial committee here has assembled a vast amount of data on the subject and had support with letters and resolutions from various organiza- LAOA6, bl6 NhdsOI ACPOA bSd lACS1 have now gone forward to be pres ented as Wrangells case during the September conference.
 At the Mayors suggestion, the Chamber voted to extend an invi- tation to Senator Langer to visit Wrangell when he makes his plan ned trip to Alaska.
 Miss DorOtha Jackson, now here for the Department of Public Health, was a guest and discussed the health situation and hospital needs. Also a guest was Roy Grande, Manager of radio station KDKN in Ketchikan. The latter outlined plans for a Wrangell hour over his station.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
NEW ROAD PLANNED
 BETWEEN HAYNES, SKAGWAY

SKAGWAY- The possibility of a road between Skagway and the Haines military highway was en- visioned this week by Delegate An thony J. Dimond as he touched off the first blast on a road linking the two historic gold rush ports of Skagway and Dyea.
 The Skagway-Dyea road is a project of the Alaska Road Com mission. It will connect the inlets where the '9Sers embarked for the Klopdike almost half a century ago
 Skagway is now an important military port but Dyea is only the remnant of a ghost town. The road Is being constructed under the di- rection of Ludwig Frolander of Skagway.
 After the first geyser-like blast of rock had dropped into the blue waters of Long Bay, Delegate Di- mond told Col. Caryl R. Hazeltine Deputy Chief of Staff of the North west Service Command, that e hoped the Skagway-Dyea road could be continued until it connected with the Haines military highway. Such a connection Dimond said would greatly supplement the road system of this part of Alaska.
 The Haines military highway will be the first link between South east Alaska and the interior of the Territory and every possible com munity could be linked to the Haines highway either by road or by short ferry connections.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
MacARTHUR'S MEN
 CLOSING IN ON LAPS

GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HEAD QUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA-Gen. MacArthur's Friday noon communi- que reported that the advance of United States troops closing a trap on the encircled Jap garrison at Bairoko Harbor continued. Bairoko is the only remaining point of en- emy resistance on New Georgia is- land
 At the other end of the 7OO-odd mile battlefront where the Allied objective is Salamaua, New Guinea, activity was limited ru artillery ex- changes. All over the Solomons area bad weather hindered air operation. Reconnaissance planes, how vel r, got in some blows northwest of Aus tralia. Fires, so intense they could be seen for so miles, were touched off by four-engined bombers which attacked the town of Kaimana, on Dutch Neew Guinea. In the same sector two-engined bombers started fires on the enemy airdrome at Tim oeka. Other heavy reconnaissance planes attacked the isthmus on which Salamaua extends into the Huon Gulf.
 The jungle battle in that area is five miles below saiamaua where skirmishes were reported. Attack and bombing planes were active a bove Salamaua and a Cotton cargo boat was sunk off southern New Britain.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
WRANGELL OLD TIMER DIES IN JUNEAU AFTER
 LINGERING ILLNESS

August Louis, long time resident of Wrangell died Monday in Ju- neau where he had gone for medi- cal attention. He had been in poor health for some time. He is survived by one brother, Thomas Louis of Wrangell
 Funeral service were held yester- day in Juneau with interment there.
 Holy Mass will be said for him at the local Catholic church to- morrow morning at 6 a. m., the Rev. Father H0Gh officiating.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
PRESIDENT APPROVES CAMPAIGN FOR POST WAR
 WORLD SECURITY PLAN

WASHINGTON Pres. Roosevelt has approved a campaign being con ducted by some legislators to a. rouse public interest Tn information al collective security proposals, but has delayed decision on whether to seek a Senate showdown on the is sue this fall.
 There is no doubt that both the President and Secretary of State CordeIl Hull would like to have a statement from the senate pledging this countrys cooperation in some form of post war world organiza- tion to preserve the peace.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
ARMY AND NAVY OFFICIALS WARN AGAINST INCREASE
 OF TAXES FOR WORKERS

WASHINGTON and Navy authorities are taking part in cur rent tax studies and are counselling against any increases so steep as to destroy the incentive for fullest pos sible war production, Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau disclosed today.
 Backed by the War Production Board, the armed services want to make sure that existing incentive systems under which workers are swelling their icomes by putting forth greater efforts. ara not null slified by taxatjoH.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
ALASKAN PRICES ON
 LUMBER RAISED BY OPA

WASHINGTON The OPA this week announced it has authorized Alaskan lumber producers to raise prices to Seattle levels plus trans portation costs to offset increasing production costs.
 SltKa spruce, red cedar and in cense cedar produced in Alaska and delivered outside the United States Will take the same price ceiling as western pine and associated species rom the west coast of the main land. Previously, Alaskan prices had been based on March, 1s42. highs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
SEARCH FOR MOTHER
 AFTER FINDING 3 TOTS
 HACKED TO DEATH

MEMPHIS Three small child ren, one only three months old, were hacked to death in bed early Thursday with long-handled axe, Capt. H. c. Weibenga said, and pol ice immediately began a search for their mother.
 We1benga, head of the Memphis homicide bureau, in charge of the investigation, said Mrs. Mildred Davidson apparently fled after the children were killed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
MRS. CLEMENTS PROGRESSING

Frlends VIII De glad to near that a wire received this afternoon by Mrs. May Grant, nurse in Dr. John H. Clements office, from the doc tor, now in Juneau where he had taken Mrs. Clements for surgical attention, stated that Mrs. Clements was operated on yesterday and is in good condition"
 Doctor Clements expects to re- turn to Wrangell the first of the week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
HOME TOWN BOYS
 STOP IN WRANGELL

Leonard "Laddie" Campbell, chief engineer, and Jack Waters, mate, aboard an army transport vessel. stopped over night here visiting their people while their boat was in port Natty in their new uni forms, the two sea-going young men visited their mothers, Mrs. E. M. Campbell and Mrs. W. c. Waters and daughter Glenora.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
SIX PHILADELPHIA
 GR0CERS CHARGES WITH CONTEMPLATING COUPONS

PHILADELPHIA-U. S. Attorney Gerald Gleason announced this week that six Philadelphia grocers were arrested on charges involving coun- terfeit ration coupons during a series of store raids in which thousands" of bogus coupons were seized. The raids Geiason said, were the first steps towarG "the smash ing of one of the largest bootleg sugar rings in the country"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
PLENTY VALUABLE HUGE
 MUD SHARK LANDED HERE

Biggest mud shark believed ever to have been brought to the local waterfront was brought in this week by Capt. John Wellman a. board the XL. The monster, which had become caught in one of the traps, was 25 feet long and had a liver weighing 1,057 pounds The liver was worth Is crnts a. pzuud.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-08-13
SANTA CLAUS TO GET BREAK
 THIS YEAR IN BRITAIN

LONDON-Sign of happier times in Britain was reflected today when new Board of Trade order an- nounced that it would permit 25 Der cent more toys to be manu- factued and distributed for the Ig4a Chrixtmas,
Evening star., 1943-08-24
Lady 0akes May Take
Stand at Hearing
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NASSAU, Bahamas, Aug. 24.-The
prosecution today appeared ready
to start tying together the loose
ends of it's evidence against Alfred
de Marigny, charged with killing
his wealthy father -in-law, Sir Harry
Oakes, here July 8.
AS the preliminary hearing to de-
termine whether De Marigny must
stand trial on murder charge was
resumed after a recess of several
days, speculation was rife that Sir
Harrys widow, Lady Eunice Oakes,
might be a witness.
Lady Oakes arrived here by plane
yesterday and secluded herself at
the home of Kenneth Solomon, the
family's Nassau attorney. 1t was
her first trip to the island since
her daughter, Nancy, married De
Marigny more than a year ago.
Nancy, 10, who has maintained
the innocence of her 33-year-
husband, also Is back in Nassau.
She returned several days ago from
New York with Raymond SCHNEIDER.
an American investigator, whose
role in the case has not been
announced.
When Magistrate F. E. Field re-
sumed the lengthy hearing today,
22 witnesses already had been called
to the stand. The prosecutions
case probably will be rested by the
end of this week.
Evening star., 1943-08-24
BY JAY G. HAYDEN.

There are numerous signs that
resistance to fourth nomination
for President Roosevelt within the
Democratic party is rapidly fizzling
out.
Belief that Mr. Roosevelt is GER
tain to run again by no means is
unanimous among his Democratic
colleagues. If the war should end
during the next year, many of these
calculate, it is at least $3.50 that
he will take himself out. But, as
suming the war is still going on
and Mr. Roosevelt asks renomina-
ticn, Democrats of all factions now
seem to be pretty much agreed that
there is no stopping it.
One concrete evidence of this
trend is the changed attitude
toward the proposal of Senator
Bailey, Democrat, of North Caro-
lima to amend the Constitution and
limit future Presidents to two four
year terms. Before Congress re-
ceSSed last month both Senator
Bailey and Chairman Van Nuys of
the Senate Judiciary Committee had
promised that hearings on this reso-
luton would be instituted soon after
the session is resumed, with a view
to bringing it to an early Senate
vote. Now, it is authoritatively re-
ported, this intention has been
abandoned
Tactical Maneuver Seen.
There was a theory in some quar-
ters at the time the Bailey resolu-
tlon was introduced that it was
nothing more than a tactical maneu-
yer on the part of conservative
Democratic Senators, designed to
save their own bacon.
Senators coming up for reelection
next year include the quintet-Tyd-
lngs OF Maryland. George of Georgia,
Smith of South Carolina, Gillette of
Iowa and McCarran of Nevada
that Mr.. Roosevelt in 1888 attempted
to purge" Other anti-New Deal
Democrats scheduled to face the
voters are Senators Clark of Mis-
souri,, Clark of Idaho and Van Nuys
of Indiana.
Whether the resolution actually
was broached with the purpose of
Mr. Roosevelt out on the
purge" issue, it seems to have
worked that way. About the time |
Congress adjourned Senators Bailey |
and Clark of Missouri were invited |
by the President to visit him. Both |
denied that either the Bailey reso-
luton or 1914 politics were men
toned in their conversations with
MIR. Roosevelt, but since then there
has been notable cooling of anti
fourth term enthusiasm.
Democrats Drawing Closer.
The inference is that Democrats,
with an election in the offing, are
drawing together for mutual saliva |
Evening star., 1943-08-24
Mrs. Knox Will Sponsor Hornet
AT Launching Next Monday

December IA, 1910, will do the hon
ors Monday. They are Mrs. Frank
Knox, wife of the Secretary of Navy.
sponsor, and Mrs. Ralph A. Bard,
wife Of the Assi@tant Secretary of
Navy, and Mrs. Rawleigh Warner
of Winnetka, Ill. Secretary Knox
will attend the launching cere-
monies.
Comdr. Edward B. Harp, jr., Hag-
erstown, Md, a survivor of the lost
Hornet and now executive officer
OF the Navy chaplain's school at
Williamsburg, Va, will deliver the
invocation. aplain Harp was
blown overheard just before the
Hornet went down and swan for
two hours before reaching a raft
from which he later was rescued.
Commissioned on October 20, 1941.
the first carrier Hornet lived only
a year but her log showed five
months of destr tive warfare
against the enemy. On the day she
periShed the task force of which
she was member shot down 1856
Jap planes. All but 129 of her COM
plement of 1900 men were rescued.
She was commanded at the climax
OF her career by Rear Admiral
Charles P. Mason, Pensacola, Fla.