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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
NAzI STRIKE
ATBEA(HHEAD
BIG FAILURE
American Troops, Mostly
from Pacific Coast, Re-
pulse Germans

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NAPLES, March g. The strong
German drive on the center of the
Anzio beachhead this week is de-
scribed officially as costly fail
ure."
Defense positions remained intact
and all lost ground has been re-
gained.
The enemy offensive was the third
large scale attempt to drive the
American and British forces back
into the sea and this offensive has
now collapsed.
The two final German assaults by
tanks and infantry late Wednesday
we're repulsed and no new attacks
came yesterday.
American troops, the Third In
fantry Division, bore the brunt of
the attack and scored complete
defensive success, the headquarters
spokesman said
The Third Division, originally
composed chiefly Of troops from
the Pacific Coast, officially COM
mended for previous exploits, has
received new praises for the beach
head defense. :.
Whether the enemy is regrouping
for continuance of the offensive
on the beachhead, or some other
sector, is not known.
The enemy has probably suffered
heavy losses as Flying Fortresses,
Liberators and lighter aircraft
bombed the German positions yes
terday.
The third attack of the Germans
was concentrated on 1,000-yard
front along the beachhead
1t. Gen. Clark and other officers
said heavy losses have been inflicted
on the three enemy divisions max
ing the attack midway between Car
roceto and Cisterna.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
DISMISSED:
new TRIAL FOR
CADET l0NER6AN

NEW YORK. March 3.-The SEN
sational fight to convict Wayne Lon
ergan, 26, bludgeon slayer of his
heiress wife. ended dramatically
when Judge John Freshci dismissed
the special jury panel, forcing a new
trial
The jurist declared that Loner-
gans counsel. Edward Broderick, at
tempted to make "a farce and
mockery'' of the trial. and evidenced
"a lack of good faith" by doing
right-about- face on a motion to
throw out the panel.
Broderick demanded on the OPEN
ing day of the trial that the pros
pective jurors be discharged on the
ground Of prejudice, but he stormily
refused to join Assistant District
Attorney Jacob Grumet yesterday
asking that the motion be recon-
sidered.
Lonergan is Royal Air Force
Cadet. An expected expose OF New
York's night life will be made at
the trial.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
What Was Behind Delay
In Making Public Stories
OF Japanese Atrocities

cuse to practice fresh horrors.
Mr.. Hoyt and his associates tand
Owl Chief Elmer Davis backed
them contended that just the re-
verse would be true that the in
dignation OF the civilized world and
the closer cementing of the Allies
would be too much for the Japan
ese and they would be forced to
mend their ways. That is too much
to hope for, but early indications
are that the Hoyt corps guessed
better than the Army.
While Tokyo has publicly scream
ed that this is merely Occidental
propaganda, there are hints Tokyo
neither knew nor would have con-
doned such wholesale slaughter
not for humanitarian reasons
merely because they would have
feared the results. There is reason
to believe Tokyo has approved
atrocities just as uncivilized, but
never when they were certain the
reaction would mean eventual re-
taliation in blood and tears.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
BURNED
DEATH In
BOAT FIRE
Native Woman Of Taku
District Loses Life in
PetersburgHa

PETERSBURG, Alaska, March 3.
Mrs. Dave johnson native Of the
Taku district, was burned to death
this morning on the gasboat Honey
Boy, as the result Of the overturn-
ing of stove after drunken
brawl
Mrs johnson refused to leave the
boat, lying down beside the engine
from where her body was recovered
by firemen after extinguishing the
flames sufficiently to enter.
According to reports of people
on ncighboring boats in the harbor,
Mrs. johnson had been engaged in
fighting all night.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
COST SIX BILLION
TO QUEMCH 1913
AMERICAN THIRST

WASHINGTON. March 3.-Amer-
leans didn't get so much hard IL
quor last year, but quenching the
prodigious thirst of alcoholics cost
more than six billion dollars, near
ly seven cents Of every dollar spent
for goods and services of all kinds,
the Commerce Department reported.
The l943 drink bill was IT per-
cent higher than in 1912, and 80
percent above 1899. the Department
reported, and added that more jobs
and higher pay are the principal
factors. The per capita basis of the
alcoholic beverages outlay amounted
to SAG last year for every man,
woman. and child in the country.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
N0RTHLAND
WAGE SCALE
IS REACHED
Seattle Pay Will Be Base
for Construction Work
in Alaska District

SEATTLE, March B. tile
wage contraction scales shall be
base wage scales for the construc-
ton industry throughout Alaska.
This is the agreement reached by
both labor and industry represen-
tatives at the wage and hour con-
ference held here.
The scale for culinary workers is
also the base for similar workers in
the northern territory.
Workers may have daily susten-
ance allowance in addition to the
basic wage scale of room and board
now provided in the contract, the
delegates agreed.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
ISLAND OF
L05NECR05
OCCUPIED
Reconnaissance Results in
Penetration with
ReinforCements


ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.
March g. = Heavy reinforcements
have been landed OH Los Negros Is
land Of the Admiralty Islands, turn
ing the surprise American thrust
from reconnaissance force cam
paign to complete occupation, Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's communiquc
states.
The reconnaissance forces took
the enemy forces completely by
surprise and then outmaneuvered
the defenders in dispensing into
strategic positions and the move
developed into a penetration and
complete occupation followed when
reinforcements arrived.
Work has already commenced or
restoration OF the airfield which
was pitted by bombs in the reland-
ing bombardment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Major Robert 9. Allen on active dutyJ

WASHINGTON = The Trum n
Committee is about to issue re-
port which will be good news to
manufacturers, to say nothing OF
the housewife who has been scrimp-
ing along with WORKOUT refriger-
ator,. no washing machine and an
electric iron that blows out fuses.
The Truman Committee will re-
commend that the War Production
Board go much further than the
Army has been willing in restoring
production of civilian goods. The
committee will not urge anything
near unlimited production, but it
will point out the following i'm
portant facts
% War contracts are being cam
celled at an increasing rate. The
War Department cancelled ten and
a half billions in contracts as Of
Jan. 81, while the Navy cancelled
two and a third billions up to Feb.
s. This means more factories ana
more men available for civilian pro-
duction.
Cd Tremendous S tockpiles OF
steel and other materials have been
accumulated-far more than can
be used for war Already aluminium
plants with a capacity of half
billion pounds a year have been
closed because the supply of alum
mum is so great.
49, The military was slow in cur
failing civilian production. Now it
is slow in letting the country get
back to civilian production.
Therefore, the Truman Committee
recommends that while we cannot
soon resume full-scale civilian
production, we can produce limited
quantities Of few score additional
items classified as essential"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
GENERAL BOOST
IN PAY IS DENIED
LUMBER WORKERS

PORTLAND, March 3.-The West
Coast Lumber Commission denied
all general pay increases in the
long-awaited industry wide deci-
sions in the Douglas fir and west
ern pine wage cases.
The decisions affected some 10000
workers in 800 operations.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
OFFICERS NOMINATED
AT fire DEPT. MEETING

Nomination of officers was held
at last nights meeting of the Juneau
Volunteer Fire Department and re-
ports on the recent dance were
made by the committee in charge
A midnight supper followed the
business session.
Officers will be elected at the
meeting in April
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03

HEANOR, England March B.
Nora Carpenter, frail, attractive
23-year old mother of bankruptcies,
said she hoped to marry the Ameri-
can doughboy identified as the
father of her babies and said she
would like to go to America with
him.
Nora's mother said the father IS
Staff Sgt. William Thompson of
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
TRUMAN-GO-ROUND

The impending Truman Commit
tee report will reveal that 100 big
corporations hold 10 percent OF all
the war orders; furthermore, these
100 first companies of the nation
had only 80 percent of the coun-
try's business before the war-and
the Roosevelt Administration was
supposed to help the little fellow! !!
f. Norman Littell, hard-hitting
Assistant Attorney General, will get
a boost from the Truman Commit
tee for hurrying up government
payments to the farmers and others
whose land was seized by the Army
and Navy. The committee will re-
commend that all government pur-
chase of land be handled by Lit
tell American labor doesn't
look SO bad when contrasted with
British labor The Truman Com
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
BETTY CRADLE
IS MOTHER OF
BABY DAUGHTER

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March 3D.
Actress Betty Cradle became a
mother today when her first child,
a blue eyed, blond girl was born.
The baby has been named Victoria
Elizabeth, and weighed seven
pounds and IL ounces. The mother
and baby are doing well. The father
S band leader Harry James.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
American Doughboy Is
Father OF QuadrupIets
Born 10 English Girl

Pittsburgh. He was present at the
birth of the babies, then rejoined
his outfit.
Mrs. Carpenter said the babies
were taken to nursing home,
where they are reported to be gain
ing.
Miss Carpenter said the father
was married about two years ago
in America and had no children
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
ATTACK IS
MADE ON
R.R. YARDS
Main Vitebo Airdrome Is
Also Hit by Forfresses
and Liberdtors

BULLETIN-ALLIED HEAD
QUAR- TIERS IN NAPLES,
March 3. = American heavy
bombers again attacked Rome's
railroad installations today.
The Mediterranean Allied Air
Force Headquarters says Flying
Fortresses attacked the LittOrio
and Tiburtina freight yards
while Liberators bombed the
main VitebO airdr0me, 35 miles
north of Rome. Early reports
indicate the railway yards and
airdromes were plastered by
bombs dropped by the Fort
resses and Liberators which
were escorted by Fighters"
1t is believed the bombing
today cuts communications and
transportation from the north
of Italy to the AnziO sector.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
NOONAN. DAUGHTER HERE

d. A. Noonan, salesman, is regis.
tered at the Baranof. He is ac-
compsnied by his daughter Con-
stance.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03

To understand the Philippine sit
uation, one must realize the little
war-lords exercise complete power
in their own particular theaters of
operation. That doesn't absolve To-
kyo, for the system itself emanates
from there, but it does explain how
Hoyt and those working with him
argued that no amount OF publicity
on the unspeakable crimes in the
Philippines could endanger those
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
GERMANY BEING POUNDED

LONDON, March 3. = American
heavy bombers pounded Germany
for the second straight day, concen-
trating on undisclosed detectives In
the northwest sector while medium
Marauders slashed German air.
fields in northern France.
Royal Air Force formations, taxi
ing the air last night for the second
consecutive night, hammered air.
craft factories near Paris and also
in northern France.
Today's operations indicated they
are on a large scale and widespread
daylight sInashes believed : ton ina
clude stabs. at the French rocket
gun sectors.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
U. 5. FORCES
MAKE WIDE
AIR SWEEP
Smash at Nazi Capital City
Hit Targets in North
west Germany

TIN LONDON,
March 3.--American Air Force
Fighter planes conducted an Of
fensive sweep over Berlin today
while the Eighth Air Forces
heavy bombers attacked targets
i'm Northwest Germany.
This is the first time forma-
tions of the American Air Force
have ever flown to Berlin.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, March 3. - Be-
hind all the right and righteous In
dignation at the japanese war pri-
soner atrocities is one story that
hasn't been fully told. why we were
so long in hearing about them.
1t has already been disclosed that
Palmer Hoyt, until January ] head
of the Office OF War Information's
domestic news branch, had been
trying to get this story out for a
long time.
Hoyt is the two-fisted, scrappy
publisher and editor of the Port
land Oregonian, and the fact that
he couldn't batter down the brick
wall Of news inanities INDUCED in
by the War, Navy, State and other
departmental brass hats, is nothing
TO his discredit
The Philippine atrocity story was
ready for publication for months.
1t was documented, authenticated,
combed and culled over until there
wasn't chance in a million that it
was just another of those propa-
panda yarns blown up to raise q
warning people to fever pitch. One
newspaper syndicate had the first
person story of one survivor set in
type for weeks. The first-person
story of another was offered for
sale at least that long. Yet the
Army refused to let go.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03

In all fairness. let's examine their
argument. The Army contended
that to exploit the story would be
TO place in jeopardy every war pri-
soner the Japs hold The Nips
you'd, they said, use this as an ex-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03
MINIS GOES SOUTH

E. E. MINIS, of the Juneau Motors
Company and City Councilman. left
yesterday on short business trip
to Seattle.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
THE FAIR GROUNDS
TO OPEN SEASON:
$500 cap SET

NEW ORLEANS, Dec PIP
The Fair Grounds race track in
augurates 75-day meeting here TO-
morrow with the running of the
$500 added, six-furlong Pontcha-
ratrain Handicap.
Three fillies are among the NOM
nations including W. H. Bishop S
Faff, ]. Tabbellerio's Halcyon
Night and Mrs. L. Laguyade' S
Lovely Trace. Others nominated
included Best Effort and Dollar
Mark, owned by c. C. Tanner, J..
w. Browns King Dorset and the
Four Cakes Transbest.
Weights for the eight race pro-
gram will not be announced until
tomorrow, racing Secretary Ju-
Illus Reeder said.
More than 1000 horses are sta
bled here for the long campaign
and most of them are ready for
racing. Other thoroughbreds are
arriving daily.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
Major League Lineups
To Sho1u Ample Power

But with the reserve lists raised
from 40 to 48 until June Is when
the clubs must pare down to 80
instead of the previous Is, you
can expect to see more II and
18 year-olds cavort on major
league diamonds this season.
The Chicago Cubs, with a host
of farm hands up for inspection
in addition to discharges Harry
Lowrey and Thompson Livingston
top all clubs with ii players. The
New York Giants and Brooklyn,
each have 40. Washington, last.
placer in the American League
last season, has coralled 80 play.
ers, tops in its circuit.
The world champion St. Louis
Cardinals, with their vast chair
system, have the least on their
roster, 20, while Philadelphia s
Athletics are low in the Harridge
loop with 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
NELSON TO MISS
BLUE-CRAY GAME

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. %.
-lP-Jimmy Nelson, former Ala
bana University backfield star,
will not be in the South lineup for
the Blue-Gray football game here
December 80, it was disclosed to-
day.
Officials of the Blue-Gray as
ISOLATION said Nelson, now sta
toned at March Field, Calf, adj
vised them he could not be ao-
sent from his base on the day of
the game. Nelson played half
back for Alabama from 1889 to
lo41.
Nelson is the third backfield
man lost to the South team. Glenn
Dobbs, Second Air Force star who
made all-American while at Tulsa,
was injured in last weeks game
against Randolph Field in New
York, and Tom Shorty McWil-
liams of Mississippi State rein
jured knee in practice.
Big Carl Russ. Rice University
fullback, accepted a bid to replace
Nelson, BlueGray officials an
joining Bob Long, for
merly of Tennessee, and Davey
Eldridge, Georgia Tech. as back
field requirements. Long and
Eldridge played this season with
the Maxwell Field Maurauders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
Theeza Spaghetti Bo1ul,
Sheeza Gonna Be Tough

later as assistant to Bo Mcmillan,
is bossing the Air Force.
Bush is putting a lot OF conf
dence in Sgt Cecil Sturgeon, a
235-pound tackle for North Dakota
State and the Philadelphia Eagles,
before coming over here as an
M. P. and Sgt. Dwight Reed, who
used to toss his 220-pounds around
at end for Minnesota.
Against them you hear such Air
Force names as Cpl. Arthur Fair
cloth. tailback from North Caro-
lima State, Sgt. Robert Geier, ex-
University of Cincinnati end d939)
and Sgt. John D. Ramsey, all-Lone
Star Conference lineman at Sam
Houston State Teachers in a.
Helping out Miller with the AR
Force Bridgebusters are Capt. Ed
ward A. Schultz, a Pittsburgh END
in the late 20's, and Capt. Waiter
DAILY, former Penn fullback.
. Working alongside Bush for the
Fifth Army BOBBY Trappers are
1t. Bob White, infantryman out OF
the Indiana backfield; A t n u r
Renke, a signal officer who used
to take signals at Georgetown IN
al and Charlet Henke. a guard
on the Texas Aggies Sugar and
Cotton Bowl clubs of '39 and ~.
They'll be playing coaches
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
By SID FEEDER

SPAGHETTI B OW WI HEAD
QUARTERS, Italy, Dec. %. -tR-
This will serve TO introduce the
Spaghetti Bowl, a football game.
1t is going to be played New
Years day between a team from
the Fifth Army and another from
the 18th Air Force.
We can't tip you off to just
where it's going to be played be-
cause Jerry might be listening but
it's coming off in an honest-to-
gosh stadium that seats between
20 and Is, 900 customers.
Right now the two teams are
rounding into some kind of shape
and the workout fields are more
hush hush" than ward room
where they plan an amphibious
landing.
The Army coach is Capt. Lou
Bush who came out OF the Massa.
chusetts State backfield to do
some baseballing for the Boston
Braves and such minor league out
fits as Asheville, Columbus, Ro-
chester and Memphis before Uncle
Sam called his signal.
Maj George A. (Sparky) Miller.
former center for Indiana $685.
Sd who went back to the Hoosiers
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
-Tunney To Aid Fleet
In PHYSICAL Program

' WASHINGTON. Dec. %. -(P)-
Commander James ]. Gene" Tun-
ney, former heavyweight boxing
champion. is going to spend more
time with the fleet in carrying
on the Navy's physical training pro-
gram.
The Navy announced this to-
night in disclosing that Tunney has
been appointed special assistant to
Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief
of naval personnel, with complete
charge of physical training.
The former boxing champion
heretofore MS held the title of
"Officer in Charge, Physical Train
ing Section of the Bureau of Per-
sonnet"
Tunney will be succeeded in his
Did post by 1t. Comdr C. M. Far
rington, former director of athle-
tics at George Washington Uni
versity in Washington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
Duke Cagers Face Idleness
After Racking 500 Mark

DURHAM, Dec. %. -(P)- After
capturing their last two outings to
bring their seasonal average up to
500 in four starts, the Duke Uni
versity basketball team will le-
main idle until Dec. 20 when the
Blue Devils take on Carolina Pre-
Flight Cloudbusters at Chapel Hill.
There are three more warm-up
games on tap for Coach Gerry
Gerard's basketballers before they
launch their Southern Conference
schedule January with Maryland.
Besides the Pre-Flght tilt. they
play host to Camp Butner here De-
cember 80 and to FIT. Bragg per-
sonnell center here on January
2.
Duke is the defending Southern
Conference champion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
BY WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-|REAs IS
our wont, being stubborn sort OF
guv. we again conflne our Christ
mas giving to advice, sympathy
and understanding, fully realizing
that nothing is less welcome than
advice, less appreciated than SYM
pathy and less understood than I'M
derstanding. Besides, it's a lot
cheaper.
ANYWAY, here are few gifts:
Synpathy-The Notre Dame foot
ball team, which lost only two
games, both to fine teams, yet is
considered by some as the big flop
of the year. The public has become
so accustomed to the outstanding
Irish success that anything less is
a great disappointment. It's like
spanking junior because he can't
turn a triple somersault like his
dad.
Understanding - The ire of the
Brooklyn Dodger fans at Branch
Rickey's player manipulations and
the ensuing decline of the team. A
kid doesn't want his candy next
week or next month or next year;
he wants it right now, and Rickey's
unquestionably sound policy of
building for the future at the ex-
pense of the present taxes the pa
tience of the Brooklyn clients.
Synpathy-Jug McSpaden, who
won nearly as much in golf prizes
this year as Byron Nelson and
had an average score of only about
.25 of a stroke more, yet Nelson is
voted the athlete of the year, and
jug is virtually ignored. They nev.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
IOWA IS FAVORED
TO DEFEAT IRISH

CHICAGO, Dec. o. up Two
Midwestern basketball powers al
ready roaring towards standout
seasons will match perfect records
at Iowa City tomorrow night in
feature battle of the Big Tens
warm-up campaign.
The contest pits Notre Dame,
which has set blistering 75-point
pace in brushing aside five op.
ponents, and IoWa's prolific Hawk
eyes, who have crushed four foes
with an amazing 77-point average.
Seven other tits involving west.
ern Conference teams are SEIZED
uled on the sectional weekend pro.
gram which opened tonight with
Purdue engaging Great Lakes and
Minnesota invading Nebraska.
The Hawkeyes, paced by Dick
Elves, top scorer in the confer
ence last season, will be favored
to spill the Irish, will be favored
nus the services of Billy Hassett
brilliant play-maker. The former
Georgetown Freshman star is out
indefinitely with a knee injury suf.
fered against Loras College last
Tuesday.
Notre Dame will be banking
mainly on Vince Bullets) Boryla
17-year-old center, who has aver
aged Is points to date, to upset
the rangy Iowa five which ranks
with champion Ohio State as the
pick Of the forthcoming Big Ter
race.