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The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
GERMANS SET UP
 NEW ITALIAN GOVERNMENT

STOCKHOLM - T h e Germans stroye nightly by political as well as by military action this week to repair damage caused by the bomb- shell thrown into their Mediterran- can arrangements by Italy's divorce from the war. They set Up a puppet Italian regime to lure Italians from Premier Marshall Badoglio and with attractive promises of peace appealed to them to "save the hon or of Italy", but they admitted, by implication, that political and mil itary events had taken them by sur prise in Italy.
 Italians said the new puppet gov ernment probably would be headed by former Fascist party secretary Roberto Farinacci The new gov ernment broadcast m appeal tc the people of Italy to carry on where Mussolini left off" but speculation was that it would gain but few fol- lowers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
Allies Push
 Japs Back In
 South Pacific
By Associated Press

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. South Pacific - Australian troops have closed to within two miles of the Malahang air drome at Lac, New Guinea, and the Jap defenses of Lac have been reduced to practical ruin by more than 500 tons of bombs dropped by Allied planes in less than a week. .SOften1ng up the en- emys air and shipping base for cap ture by Allied forces, ground troops are advancing virtually unopposed both from the northeast and north west through difficult jungle ter rain. Allied Liberators and Mitchell bombers have demolished enemy ar tillery destroyed or disrupted in stallations and communications and heavily punished the Jap garrison.
 New big Allied guns are being rolled forward to add their fire power in devastating the enemy gar rison and the communtque also said that Allied warships had steamed into position to shell the Jap base.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
BadOgIiO Warns
 Hitler Allies Too
 Strong As Italy Falls
By Associated Press

Allied combined air, land and sea power proved too much for the Ital- tan nation and they were forced to surrender. Such was the message Premier Badoglio sent yesterday to his former Axis partners, Hitler and Tojo, as a warning and excuse for Italy's withdrawal from the war BadOglio admitted that Italian de lenses were helpless to compete with the growing might of the Allied at taeks on Italy and said that cities and towns were laiG zn ruins, com munications disrupted and utter chaos and confusion was widespread by the fury of combined operations of the Allies.
 The fall of Italy is a severe blow to the Axis. both morally and mili- tarily. It leaves Germany exposed on the south.
 Italys equalization Wednesday was a military armistice. It is pre- sumed she succumbed to the terms offered her some time ago for peace among which was Allied use Of her air fields as bases for Allied planes.
 In an address to the Italian peo- pie announcing Italys withdrawal from the war, Badoglio told the Italian troops to lay down their arms against the Allies and 10 resist aggression from any other quar- ter" Fighting between the Italian and German troops still in the country has cen reported from all parts of Italy. Italy's surrender leaves Italian war industry and re- sources in Allied hands.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
Bond Sale Off TOFine Start
 In Wrangell

Third Victory Loan Drive. which opened yesterday, is off to a fly ing start.
 At noon today the Post Office reported $5,56S.75 in bonds at cash value had cen purchased up to that hour since yesterday morn ing.
 Meanwhile, boost to Wrangell's quota of S2O,0O0 was received from the Standard Oil Company of Cali fornia. Local Agent 2. NJ Bradford was in receipt of a wire this morn ing from his company which stated that Standard was buying S15,00O,- 900 in bonds and that $1O0,000 was being credited to Alaska with s5,- GOO to Wrangen. Of Wrangell's quota of s20,00O, S5 900 is in series F and G bonds. Standards $5,O00. credit to Wrangell would meet the F and G quota.
 Its a great start" said Bond Chairman Van H. Fisk. We should go over the top next week hand fly"
 Celebrating Italy's defeat and eager to get Hitler and Tojo, bond buyers were on hand when the Post Office window opened yesterday morning and there was a steady procession of buyers during the day. S|
 First bond in the drive went to- Mr and Mrs. Julius Mason. She isl T Auxiliary and her husband is Ad- jutant Of Merlin Elmer Palmer Post No. $, American Legion.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
Fall Fishing
 Set To Open
 September 27

Opening of fall fishing was an- i nounced this week by the U. s. Fish and Wildlife Service for 6 a. m. September 27, moving it ahead a week from the original opening date. The season extends to Octo- Der 25.
 Canneries planning to operate in the Southeast district are Farwest- Wrangell. New England. Dean Kay Tor at Petersburg, Nick Beg at Todd, Freeburn at Sitka and Sam Asp at Tenakee.
 Despite the poor season, the sum mer pack for this district totaled 22O,782 casses with three canneries operating as against seven last year when the pack was 276,259 eases. Total pack for Alaska will run be- tween five and five and one-half million cases, according to Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson, Deputy Fisheries Coordinator who was in Wrangell Sunday night. Cor Gabrielson visit see PeriscOpe.)
 Farwest- -Wrangell led the district field by more than 18,000 cases, putting up total pack of 98,S52, cases. PAF was second with 80,893. and Kaylor third with 41,O37 cases.
 Pack figures for the district, with only slight change anticipated whenI final official tally is made, follows:
 PAF- Reds, 4,O89;. kings, 99:i pinks 5O,O64; chulns, 19,393; co-I hoes, 1908; total, S0,893.
 Kaylor-Reds. 2,1O4; kings, 2;I pinks, S,404; chums 3O,146; CO., hoes, 381; total, 41,O$7.
 Farwest-Reds, 5.417; kings, 27;l pinks, 61 S27; chums, 25,8O9; CO., hoes, 5,770; total, ss, 852 cases.
 Totals. Reds, 11,61O; kings, 6S;I pink 12O,295; chums, 75,34S; col hoes, 18,459 grand total, 22O,782I cases.
 District pack figures the last fourl years: 1940, 285,150 cases; 1941, 723,449 cases; 1942, 276 259 cases 1943, 22O,782 cases.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
DUFRESNE. RENSHAW
 WING INTO TOWN

On a wing that was O. k. and with a prayer that the beautiful Wrangell weather would hold for their duties in the rest of Southeast Alaska, Executive Officer Frank Dufresne of the Alaska Game Con- mission and Pilot Ray Renshaw were through town this week in the Game Commissions Fairchild. They were on a field mission cover ing most of the Southeast.
 Exec" Dufresne reported the outlook bright for a good hunting season. Grouse season opened Sept l. Season for deer will open Sept. Is and for ducks and geese, Sept 21. It's 70 days on water fowl and you can shoot a half hour before sunrise to sunset. Hunting licenses are available at the Commissioner office, duck stamps at the Post Of flee and a limited supply of am AsHEitian af the laeaI sieEex-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
TACOMA TOKYO FLYER
 MISSING IN ACTION IN ITALY

Lieut.. Col. Charles Ross Greening, the Tacoma boy who flew to undy- ing fame as one of Americas war heroes in the raid on Tokyo, has been missing in action since July IT, according to information re- ceiVed here by his aunt, Mrs. J. C.. Johnson. His wife, Mrs. Dorothy Greening resides in Hoquaim, Wash. and his mother, Mrs. c. W. Greening resides in Tacoma.
 Neither his wife nor his mother have given up hope that the gallant American is still alive. He failed to return from a bombing flight over Italy nearly two months ago but his family hold the hope that he and his crew may have been forced to land in enemy territory and have been taken prisoners.
 Greening holds many decorations. Besides the Distinguished Flying Cross he was awarded the Chinese Order of the Celestial Cloud. He was the inventor of the famous 20-cent bomb sight which was used by the Tokyo raiders instead of the valu- able Norden bombsight.
 Last July Greening returned to his Tacoma home where proud Ia comans entertained the young hero in fitting style. Later it was learned that he had joined Gen. Doolittle's forces again in North Africa, flying a B-26 Marauder bomber.
 Wrangell relatives of the young pilot are also hoping to hear soon that he has been released in Italy and is safe.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
NaziS continue Resistance on
 Italian Soil
By Associated Press

ALLIED HDQTRS., North Africa Strong American and British i forces. under U. s. Lieut.. General Mark w. Clark, hammered out a firm bridgehead near Naples where they landed Thursday at dawn and oyerpowered a number of stoutly resisting German troops embittered by Italy's unconditional surrender. Allied endorsements are stil l streaming ashore with operations proceeding satisfactorily according 10 a communique from Allied head quarters in reporting this daring stroke one third of the way up the Italian peninsula.
 The troops, led by Clark, hero of the submarine mission to North Ali rica that paved the way for the successful Allied invasion there last November. are "in contact with the German forces and prisoners have been taken" the bulletin added. The decentralization of troops with their guns and vehicles is proceed ing according to plan"
 Under cover of a powerful bar haze laid down by American and British naval units which sent a hail of terrific explosives into the wooded hills overhanging the inYa- sion coast, Allied shock troops plunged ashore into the Italian No Mans Land.
 An idea of the size of the Allied invasion force was gained from Canadian reconnaissance pilot who said the convoy expedition to Naples coTered a sea surface of one thousand square miles.
 The Berlin radio said the land ing occurred in the Salerno Gulf at AmaIfi. 20 miles below Naples and acknowledged that Italian troops tore down the Axis banners, by Marshall Badoglio's orders, and had clashed with German forces in var ious parts of Italy.
 One German broadcast, recorded by Associated Press, said that Ital- iaus had occupied Brenner Pass, vii tai link between northern Italy and Germany. on Tuesday, twenty-four hours before the delayed announce ment of Italy's surrender It was not immediately clear whether the Italians were pro-Allied or pro-Ger- man troops
 In southern Italy, General Sir Montgomery's Eighth Army, which included Canadian contingents eX- ecuted another successful coastal leap early Wednesday at Viloia, on the Italian toe. and German forces met were overcome.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
AIR FORCE RAIDS ITALIAN AIR FIALD

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa-Waves of Flying Fortresses of the northwest African air force command, dropped hundreds of tons of bombs on Frascatl, 12 miles east of Rome completely demolishing the G r m Il military headquarters there. The raid occurred Wednes- day, and returning pilots were greeted at their base with the news of the Italian surrender. Coming over in three waves starting ex- actly at noon, the Fortresses were were officially reported to have left the town demolished and burning with a cloud of smoke billowing thousands of feet into the sky.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
MORE JAP SHIPS SUNK BY U. s. SUBS

WASHINGTON - Pressing their campaign to wreck Japan's sea communications, United States sub marines have destroyed six more en- emy merchant vessels and damaged four others, the Navy disclosed Thursday. The vessels sunk were listed in a communique as one small and two large freighters, one med ium tanker and one large and one small cargo ship. This raised to 223 the number of enemy ships of all types which have been reported sunk by American submarines and to 319 the total of those sunk or damaged.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
CASE DISMISSED

The case of illegal fishing brought against the seine boat Wesley, Capt. Jimmy Martin, was dismissed this week n U. s. Con- missioner R. J. Straits court when government failed to appear when the case was called for trial Tues day. Assistant U. s. District Att torney Robert Jernberg arrived from Ketchikan a few hours after the case had been disposed of, re- turning the same day to Ketchikan. John Parks, a memDer of the Wes- ley's crew, pleaded guilty last week and was fined s25. Parks wanted to catch last weeks boat south.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
BOBBY CAMPBELL HOST
 AT 4th BIRTHDAY PARTY

Bobby Campbell, son of NIT. and Mrs. Leonard NJ. Campell. celebrated his fourth birthday on September 1 with a party for a group of play mates at his home.
 Birthday cake, with four candles. and ice cream were served and the afternoon was spent playing games.
 Mrs. H. D. Campbell, grand mother of the young host and Mrs o. W. Webb assisted Mrs. Campbell in entertaining for her son.
 Guests invited were Teddy East augh, Patricia keeney, Barbara Sharnbroich and Dugan Webb.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
CATHERINE JOHNSON,
 SGT. JIM KERSTETTER
 MARRIED IN KETCHIKAN

Word was received here this week by the Frank Churchill family of the marriage in Ketchikan of Mrs. Catherine Johnson and Sergeant James Kerstettter, who was station Army military police. The cere- mony was performed by the Rev James Hall.
 Miss Johnson is well known here, being cousin of Frank Churchill. Sergeant Jim" was sta tioned here more than a year. Both young people have many friends in Wrangell who wish them every happiness.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10

Bishop Rowe hospital and the pub lie health office here centered the discussion at the regular luncheon meeting of the Chamber of Com merce yesterday noon in the Civic Club. Mayor F. G. Hanford reported that the hospital, closed for a month, is about 70 reopen when nurses arrive shortly but that funds must be raised to get the in stitution on its feet again. In or der to obtain nurses, the Hospital Board found it necessary to raise salaries to the war levels, and then it was a great problem to obtain them. Nurses have now been ob- tained and are en route to Wran- gell.
 The Mayor pointed out that it will be necessary to ask the con- munity to come to the financial aid of the institution if it is to be kept open. A funds-raising drive is plan ned for the last half of the month. "Details in next weeks Sentinel)
 Lending its support to the effort to keep the hospital operating in the community, the Chamber of Commerce appointed a committee of H. B. Thornquist, Leo Mccormack and z. NJ. Bradford 70 work with the hospital board and the commit tee of the Rev. Ben Judd and the Rev. William Forbes, representing the churches, in putting over the campaign. It was emphasized that funds must be raised If the commun- ity is to have hospital service. . Following information last week that the public health office might ] be closed here, Chamber wired Gov Grusning and Territorial Health Commissioner W. w. Council, pro testing the action and at yester Lay's meeting were In receipt Of z wire from the Governor saying tha
 both he and Dr. Council had rush
 ed requests ito U. s. Surgeon Gen
 eral Thomas Parran to maintain tht
 office here.
 Dr. John H. Clements recently
 resigned from the public health of | flee duties as a result of the vas amount of work entailed for whicf
 only S60 per month was allowed.
 is understood that S125 a month ii ! paid to the doctor in Petersburg fol
 the same service and Ketchikai l and Juneau are ,proportionatel!
 higher, Mayor Hanford said. Cham !. ber's effort is directed in keeping
 the office open and getting the pa!
 increased so that it makes it wortl while for the doctor to take tim from his private practice to carr. ] on the work
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
MRS. JULIUS MASON NEW
 PRESIDENT OF AUXUJARy

Election of officers was held last night by the American Legion Aux Hilary in the Legion Dugout.
 Mrs. Julius Mason was elected President Of the coming year with Mrs. Van H. Fisk. Vice President, Mrs. Emma Case Sergeant-at-arms and Mrs. May Campbell, Historian. The post of Secretary was not filled at last nights meeting. Mrs. Oryille Keeney will continue in that pos ition until a secretary has been elected. Mrs. H. D. Campbell, Mrs. Josephine Mason ana Mrs. Della Coulter were unanimously reelected as Board of Trustees.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
NEW FOX FARM
 ESTABLISHED IN WRANGELI

MT. and Mrs. A. W. Bennett and three children Ardeth, Alaska and Ila, arrived here this week from Petersburg and intend to establish their future home in Wrang e l. They brought with them S5 plati- mum blue and Arctic white foxes and have leased the Axel Rasmussen place out the highway for fox farm ing.
 MT. and Mrs. Bennett have been fox farming in the Territory for a number of years, most it to the Westward, with the last two years in Petersburg. The three children of the family have entered WrangelI 'puhffe school.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
PETERSBURG BOY
 KILLED IN SERVICE

Rangvold Stenslid, son of Mir. and Mrs. Knute Stenslid, prominent Pet ersburg residents, was killed in a plane crash in Florida last week, according to word received here. Young Stenslid was an Ensign in the aviation branch of the Navy. This makes the fifth Petersburg boy to have lost his life in the pres ent war
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
ITALIANS AID GERMANS FIGHTING IN TORTONA

BERN- 5 " lss s Telegraphic Agency dispatch from the Swiss Italian border said that German and Italian troops were fighting in the streets of Tortona, between Genoa and Milan while reports of grave incidents in northern Italy increas- ed. At Voghers south Of Milan, the Germans were said to have dis ormed Italian troops guarding a bridge.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
Iran Declares
 War On Hitler
1By Associated Press)

LONDON-A British news agency dispatch from Tehran last night said that Iran has declared war on Germany. Iran, formerly known as Persia, has been cooperating with the Allies for many months permit ting the use of its territory in the sending of lend-lease supplies to Russia.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
WRANGELL MAN HELD

Vern Cool is being held in the Federal jail on telegraphic war rant from Sitka asking that he be apprehended to face a charge there of contributing to he delinquency of minor. Cool will be taken be- fore the Distrist Court h Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
WAGE FARMERS MUST MAKE DECLARATION OF
 ESTIMATED INCOMES

Under the new income tax law
 declaration of estimated income from wages for 1943 must be made by Sept. 15, according to informa- tion received in forms from the Col lector of Internal Revenue. A few forms have been received at the Post Office and are available with instructions to taxpayers affected.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICE
 WILL BE KEPT OPEN
 HERE, MAYOR ADVISED

Radiogram received today by Mayor Hanford from the U. S. Surgeon Generals office, said the pubi health office here was being re-establshed and the remuneration to the doctor would be fixed at $100 per month. Heretofore, only S60 per month was allowed for the work.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
50 SORRY" SAY LAPS
 AS THEY TAKE ITALIANS

ing on the Italian surrender, said the Japanese government deems this most regretable" as they seized Italian. residents of Shanghai and made them prisoners.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
BETWEEN GERMANY AND ITALY
 CLOSED TO TRAFFIC

LONDON Germany announced by radio yesterday that the German Italian frontier had been closed to civilian railway traffic.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
MRS. KEENEY SOUTH

Mrs. Oryille Keeney and two children are leaving for the south the first of the week. They will vis- it relatives in the Grays Harbor district In Waxhiagtan state.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-10
GARDEN CLUB MEETING

Wrangell Garden Club will meet Tuesday evening. September IA, in the Fire Hall Meeting will start at ' R m- -
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-01

Apaches, who have sent every
one of their ablebodied men to
war, buy a 500 bond. Alto
Rether the Indians have lent
Uncle Sam $5,OO0.OOO through
the Indian office. Other millions
!: in bonds have been purchased in
dependently. The majority have
little money but one old Kiowa
squaw, who cannot write h er
name. signed with a thumbprint
her 1000 check for navy relief.
The Indian squaw was always a
sturdy, accomplishing worker,
the backbone of tribal life. Her
sister of today is showing the
same cheerful stocism and skill
on farm. in factory or in uniform,
All the big Indian schools are
training girls as we'll as boys for
skilled war work. Some 1000
Indian women are in war indus
tries today and more than 5000
are growing victory gardens on
the reservations. Laughing
Eyes. Cree graduate of Has
kell institute, was the first in
line when the Wac recruiting
station was opened in New York.
No red man has to be sold on
democracy. The Indians had it
before the white men did. TO
our enemies, who fatten on race
hatred and persequte minorities,
the handclasp of the American
Indian and the white man must
be mystery. 1t is no mystery
to the Indian. He is figoting for
what be has always fought for
the land of the free and the
home of the brave.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-01

Joe Longknife, another ASSN.
niboine, was on Bataan, too. He
got 10 Japs with l6 shots. Ken
meth Scissors, a Sioux from
S gu h D akota, whitfield 10
notches on his Garand after q
minutes of commando fighting on
the outskirts of Bizerte.
Filters tell you about Sgt. Ralph
Sam, a gunner on a plane that
dive-bombed a Japanese convoy
off New Guinea. When his right
arm was shot off, he pulled out
his pistol with his left hand and
shot at pursuing Zero until his
ammunition gave out. Sam bled
to death and the silver star was
awarded him posthumously.
Indian heroes may be of any
r a n k. Clarence L. Tinker. a
cowboy from the Usage reserva-
ton, became major general in
the air forces. When the Jap.
anese fleet was sighted near Mid.
way in June, 1"42, winging out
to meet them went this veteran
of World war l. who as comman-
der of our air force in Hawaii
selected himself as flight leader
of one squadron. in the fight
that sent the pride of the JAP
anese navy to the bottom of the
sea. General Tinker did not live
to see the victory. He fell with
his plane into the Pacific.
From major general to blanket
ed squaw the tribes are backing
the war effort. The American
Indian loves freedom and does
not hesitate to pay the price of it.
lE very Monday the Jicarilla
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-01

ing Yank could have. The H.
dian is tough. Most o f them
have lived outdoors and are nat
ural rangers. They take to com.
mando fighting with Rusto. Why
not? Their ancestors invented it..
At ambushing, scouting, sig
mailing and sniping they are peer
less. Some can smell a snake
yards away and hear the faintest
movement. All endure thirst
and lack of food better than the
average white man.
One ofthe biggest headaches in
scout and signal work in Pacific
jungle fighting is that so many
,, Japanese understand English and
listen to our field radio messages.
Even the knottiest code may be
deciphered by slant.eyed experts.
But there are no Nips who speak
Winnebago or Navajo. Indians
picked for signal work can tele-
phone or radio the most secret
military information and it's all
Choctaw to the baffled Japs.
Indian soldiers are still earning
the old I'd glorious name of
! brave. The first red man to give
his life for Uncle Sam in this war
was Henry Nolatubby, a Chicka.
saw on the U. T. S. Arizona who
died fighting at Pearl Harbor.
The distinguished service cross
| went to Pvt. Charley Ball, an
Assinniboine from the Fort Belk-
nap reservation, for remaining
with his comrades. though des.
perately wounded, and helping
cover the withdrawal of Mac.
Arthur's forces on Bataan.