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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
presidentTeIIs OF
His Tour Of Pacific;
Makes Direli Address
To People Of Alaska

the Aleutians Islands. From a
point of view for National Defense
therefore, our control of this route
must be undisturbed. This is a
simple statement of military and
naval point of view but when the
end is a japanese threat, there
is an excellent outlook of a per-
manent peace for the whole Pa
cific area, therefore it is natural
and proper for us to think of the
economic and commercial future.
Alaska Stepping Stone
at is logical that we forsee a
great interchange of commerce be-
tween our shores and those of ST.
IBERIA and China. In this CONNER
cial development, Alaska and the
Aleutians become automatic STEP
ping stones for trade both by water
and cargo planes. 1t means an
automatic development of transpor-
tation to Alaska via British Column
bia as far north as the Yukon.
Railroad to Alaska
1T is long ten years again I
talked with Mackenzie King, Prime
Minister of Canada in regard To
the development of highways and
air routes, even a railroad to Alaska
via British Columbia and the Yu-
kon. Great interest was aroused
by both nations but 1t took war
TO get quick action. Today we have
the Alcan Highway practically COM
pleted and an air route to Fair
banks enables us to deliver thou
sands of planes to our Ally, Rus
STA by way of Alaska and Boring
Strait to Siberia"
To Study Alaska
The President said on his return
TO Washington he intends to set up
a committee and study Alaska and
the Aleutian Islands as place
which many veterans of this war,
especially those who do not have
strong roots on their own homes,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
PINCERs frightened

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITE NARY
FORCES, Aug. 14.--American, Brit
ish and Canadian forces, spurred
by Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower's
declaration they can score the
greatest victory in the west. drove
furiously toward destruction of the
cream of the German forces in
northwest Europe, caught in ais-
most complete trap in Normandy.
approximately 100000 Germans,
a fourth of the entire force with
which the Allies have come N
contact since D-Day, fought con-
fused in gruelling battle under
a sky filled with Allies planes.
The Nazis are trying to escape
from the jaws of pincers which
is within Is miles of closing
Eisenhower, in one Of his rare
Orders of the Day. sent to all men
of the armies and air naval forces,
called it a definite opportunity
for a major Allied victory" 1T
may be grasped," he said, "only
through the utmost in zeal and de-
termination and speedy action"
The trap it sprung, it is disclosed,
after five days Of secrecy shrouded
the operations west of Paris when
powerful American armored and
infantry spearheads sweeping in
250-mile arc through Lemans con-
verged upon the German flank In
the rear. A sudden twist north in
a swing took the Americans through
Alcencon that sees Argentan only
18 miles south Of the Canadian
First Army, five miles above Fall
aise and now sees the American
armored hammer beating the Ger
mans against the Canadian British
anvil below Caen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
The W ashingt ton
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
nt. Col. Robert g. Allen now on active
service with the Army

WASHIN ton Friends OF
gaunt, grey Bernie Baruch are
chuckling over how he always has
a political anchor out to windward.
They describe him as the cat with
nine lives-always landing right
side up politically. Now it looks as
if he were warming up to Dewey.
When Franklin Roosevelt was up
for nomination in Chicago back in
the almost forgotten days of 1882,
Baruch fought to the last ditch
for the late Governor Albert Rit-
chic of Maryland. Bernie was Rit-
chie's financial godfather After
the convention, he switched to
FDR, plunked $4,000 into the
Roosevelt campaign chest.
More recently, despite the fact
that he was one months host 20
Roosevelt at his South Carolina
plantation, straws in the wind have
indicated that elder statesman
Baruch is veering toward Dewey.
One straw was the recent rev.
elation that Baruchs longtime
economic adviser, Fred Searls, Jr.,
had contributed $4,000 to Dewey's
campaign fund. Searls had been
placed in the White House by Bar
UGH as adviser to War Mobilizer
Byrnes.
Last week, further persuasive
evidence reached the White House
regarding Bernie Baruch's next po-
litical jump Gathering for the
opening of Daryl Zanuck's new
film WILSON," came Ex-Governor
James Cox of Ohio, Democratic
candidate for President in 1920
who was defeated by Harding; also
Albert Lasker, who managed Har-
dings campaign but who has been
a close friend of Governor Cox's
since.
Comparing notes on their way
to the Wilson" opening, Governor
Cox remarked:
Bernie Baruch has been trying
to tell me what great man Dewey
is and what a fine President he
would be. I used all the arguments
on him, asking him to tell me how
Dewey would be able to negotiate
with Stain and Churchill. But I
couldn't convince bernie. He had
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
ROOSEVELT
DID VISIT
this AREA
President Was Fishing Off
Aaron Island Last
Wednesday

Il If next November's votes prove as
selusive to President Franklin d
Roosevelt as the salmon he tried
eto catch off Aaron Island last
"Wednesday, he's going to have a
though time.
Yes, now it can be told. The
President paid a surprise visit tc
Fthe Juneau area last week on his
way south from an inspection OF
Aleutian bases. The news of the
visit could not be released until the
Communicating Chief reached the
States and official approval was
given.
| Capt. Simpson MacKinnon, Jul
neau Booster and Chief of Staff fol-
Alaskas 18th Naval District, made
the arrangements for the Presidents
try at hooking Juneau's famed SAL
mon and Minard Mill took the
President fishing with his vessel
Ourluck. However, the Presidents
luck wasn't so good. He hooked
two salmon but failed to land them
He did pull in founder, a halibut
and several tom cod Others in the
party caught several salmon.
The President and his party pull
sed into AUX Bay ON cruiser, with
escort, Wednesday morning. Ar
rangements had been made in adj
vance with Mill to have his boat
there and the President and Fala,
the chief executives well-known
Scottie, boarded their own cruiser
about 3 O'Clock that afternoon, fol-
lowing Mills boat to the fishing
grounds where the Ourluck anchored
and the Presidents vessel tied
alongside.
Mill said the President looked just
as natural as anything sitting there
fishing and everyone wanted him to
catch a salmon. Mill provided the
tackle for everyone, including a
special new outfit for the Presi-
dent. He said that when the Presi-
dent got his first salmon on they
cut two of the fishing lines on his
boat SO that the Commander-in-
Chief would have a clear field to
play the fish.
The party didn't get back to the
cruiser until about 8 o'clock that
night. The President then invited
Mill aboard and thanked him per-
sonally for very nice time, even If
he didn't get any fish.
The President didn't come ashore
during his stay here but most Jul
neau residents knew he was here a
few hours after he arrived. Many
drove out the Glacier Highway to
see if they could catch glimpse
of the famous profile. Special agents
and Army, Coast Guard and Navy
personnel kept close watch on the
beaches. Some of the Presidential
party came into Juneau Wednesday
evening.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
7THGERMAN
ARMY WILL
BE CRUSHED
Coming Week 10 Be Most
Momentous in History of
Present European War
By MERRILL MUELLER
Representing Combined American
Networks

NETWORKS
EISENHOWER'S YANG E D
COMMAND POST, Aug. IA. - The
destruction of the German Seventh
Army is about to take place in the
battle for France.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower pre-
diets this coming week will be one of
the most momentous in the history
of this war-a fruitful week for us
and a fateful week for the enemy
Peace cannot come with the major
victory we are about to accomplish
because there are still three Ger
man armies remaining in France
which have not been engaged. 1t
is true some divisions from these
remaining armies have been shifted
into the present battle and are lost
in the Allied pocket. Some of the
enemy divisions east of the Seine
are lower units and of poor quality
but the fact remains these three
armies have plenty of drive.
only a political collapse Wlthln
Germany and another attempt on
Hitler to succeed could possibly de-
liver this war armistice within next
week and there is only a slight
chance a political collapse may
show first manifestations.
There are eight Russian or Allied
battlefronts facing the armies of
Germany and the only way they
can win will be to rid themselves
by revolt against the new Nazi Com
manders but even so our terms will
be unconditional surrender and clear
roads to Berlin.
Eisenhower has been in almost
constant conference with all Of the
battle commanders during the past
three days.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
pIN(ER5 OF
ALLIES NOW
Being SHUT
Eisenhower Says Greatest
Victory in West Be-
lieved Nearing

ULLETIN - SUPREME
HEADQU TIERS ALLIED
EVOLUTIONARY ORCES,
Aug. 14.--American and Can
adam armor and infantry are
tightening the death wise of
the huge trap holding the
cream of German forces In
Northwestern Europe and mar
rowcd the enemy escape exit
to Is miles between Falais and
Argentan. 1t is officially said
il will be military miracle II
the Germans should get out
anywhere near whole and this
will be the end of the German
army in Normandy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. IA. - Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is SIS, American Can
90A, Anaconda rs. Beech Aircraft
10. Bethlehem Steel 81, Curtiss-
Wright So. International Harvester
1874, Kennecott 31ss, North Amer
lean Aviation 81, New York Central
1879, Northern Pacific 1914. United
States Steel $685.
Dow, Jones averages today are as
follows: Industrials, l46.72; rails,
4127; utilities, 24.82.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
s hip OFF
M|NDANA0
Sent DOWN
Liberdfors Are Reported in
-Four Raids on Islands
Of Philippines

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Aug.
14-The fourth Philippines raid n
five days and nights by Liberators
is announced today.
A 5000 ton japanese freighter
was sent down by Liberator off
Mindanao Island in Davao Gulf
early on Saturday.
The attack Saturday was also
directed at the airfields at Davao.
The attack was made at predawn.
Several coastal vessels were also
damaged.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
new CABLE5HIp
FOR ALASKA IS
NOW DELIVERED
Joins Sister Vessel Laying
Submarine Cables in
Alaskan Waters

SEATTLE, Aug. H. - The new
cableship Basil o. Lenoir has been
delivered to the Alaska Commune
cations system.
The ship was designed and built
here and is sister ship Of the
Col. William A. Glassford already
in successful operation in laying
submarine cables in Alaska waters
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
Admiral kimitz Does Moi
Believe that Invasion OF
Japan May Be Necessary
By CHARLES McMURTRY

UNITED STATES PACIFIC
FLEET HEADQUARTERS A T
PEARL HARBOR, Aug. 14.-Ad-
miral Chester w. Nimitz is back
from the Marianas where he is
considering moving his headquart-
ers to keep in closer touch with the
westward push.
Admiral Nimitz said he does not
believe invasion of Japan will be
necessary to win peace.
The Admiral disclosed he has been
at Guam and Saipan where he con-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14

BREMERTON, Wash, Aug. IA
President Franklin d. Roosevelt
came home Saturday afternoon
after a 15-day inspection of the
Pacific War Zone and declared
the United Nations must prepare
for permanent defenses against any
further aggressions of the japanese
as the word and honor of Japan
cannot be trusted
Fishing Near Juneau
During his absence from the
country, he visited Pearl Harbor
where he conferred with the War
Chiefs of the Pacific, inspected
military bases in the Aleutians and
brought laugh when he said he
played hockey near Juneau, Alaska,
long enough to sneak three hours
of fishing with the result of one
halibut and one founder.
Permanent Defenses
Permanent Pacific bases must be
obtained, President Roosevelt said,
to protect this hemisphere from
Alaska to Chile.
Concerning Japan, the President
said 1T is an unfortunate fact,
but years OF proof must pass be-
fore we can trust Japan, before we
can classify Japan as a member
in the security of nations which
seek a peace and whose word we
can take"
His Trip 10 Alaska
Speaking of his trip to Alaska,
the President said: This trip has
given me a chance to talk of he
social and economic future of che
people of Alaska with Gov. Gruen-
ing and he asked me to assure you
that the tan I acquired in the last
few days is rom Alaska sun.
You live in the Pacific North
west on realized line for sea and
air navigation, following the Great
Circle from Puget Sound to Siberia,
and northern China, which passes
very close to the Alaskan Coast,
thence westward along the line uf
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
NEILLS ARRIVE

Mr., and Mrs. K. N. Neill have ar
rived here from Fairbanks and are
registered at the Baranof Hotel
Neill is an auditor for the CPA, and
Mrs. Neill is the former Mary Keith
Cauthorne. Territorial Health Nurse
in this city.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
JAPANESE REPORT
SAYS MANY PLANES
OF U. 5. DESTROYED

NEW YORK, Aug 14.-The Japa-
nese Domei Agency claims % Allied
planes were destroyed in dawn
raid at the air base at Liuchow,
Kwangsi Province yesterday.
The news agency claims five
large enemy planes" were set afire.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
Disabled Vets Fight
Red Tape; Cant GET
Necessary Benefits

icy waters of the Atlantic. The
result: pneumonia-and after weeks
in a hospital was given a medical
discharge.
Having worked for himself be-
fore enlistment, he has no job to
go back to. His health still is pre-
carious. He hasn't been able to
find another job.
Here is an example of misun-
Outstanding and, perhaps, some in
justice. But the vital point is that
there are laws which specifically
provide for this mans case.
Having a superficial knowledge
of those laws, l would advise this
man first to go to his local Vet
Grams Administration office. The
chances are that he only will be
asked to fill out forms there for,
mind you, the burden of proof #
disability is on the veteran.
If that was all VA had to offer,
I wouldn't wait for results. VA is
doing a great job, but it, too, is
circumscribed by legal technicalities
and sometimes red tape. That's in
evitable in any vast government
set-up.
Next I would move in on one OF
the veterans organizations: the
Disabled American Veterans, the
American Legion, the Veterans CT
Foreign Wars, etc. A veteran
doesn't have to be member 10
place his problem before any OF
these groups and the chances are
tCOntinued on Pare TWO)
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50vIETARC
I5F0RMING
IN ALL-0UT
Russians Striving TO Rip
Wide Open Defenses
of German Area

BULLETIN-LONDON, Aug.
1.-THE capture of the fortress
town of Os0wiec, Polish COM
munication center, Is miles
south of the Masurian Lake re-
gion in East Prussia, is an
nounced tonight by Stain in an
Order of the Day.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-14
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA. = Some
weeks ago, wrote a series about
the benefits due disabled veterans
of this war. Returning from the
party conventions, I found num-
Der of letters from disabled vet
Grams of World War II, the sub
stance of which was: Why don't
you tell the truth, I'm disabled
veteran and under such and such
circumstances, I can't get even one
benefit.
Some of these letters are pitiful.
Some are apparently crank letters.
Some strike at the very root of
one condition which several veter-
ans organizations claim is wrong
with most benefit laws passed by
Congress: Nothing is automatic.
Aside from a few things like dis
charge pay, most benefits provided
by Congress have to be fought for.
The burden of proof is on the
disabled and the discharged.
Perhaps there's no better way
to explain the situation than to
cite single case. This is a let
ter from a veteran of both wars.
In the Navy in World War I, he
received an honorable discharge
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, he read
that the Navy badly needed cleo
tricians. He enlisted and in spite
of being over age was accepted.
With only a minimum refresher
course, he was shipped to sea. In
five months after his enlistment.
he was battling an oil slick in the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
SIXTH WORK DAY
 RULING 6 POSTED
Presidential Order Tntend- ed to Curb Wave of Ab-,
 senteeisnl in War Plants

Boston. February 17-Many in- quirieS received at his office concern the application of Executive Order 924O to the sixth day worked in a workweek by war workers, 1t was stated today by Regional Attorney George H. Foley of the U. S. De- pertinent of Labor who explained that this presidential order, which governs the overtime and premium pay practices on "all work relating to the prosecution of the war;" per- mitS but does not require more than time and one-half compensation where required by employment con- tracts for work performed on the sixth day in any regularly scheduled workweek.
 The executive order covers all work performed by prime contrac- tors on government war contracts, by their sub-contractors, and those who make the supplies and mater ials necessary for the performance of such contracts and sub-contracts. Producing, processing, mining, and manufacturing are included.
 The order was designed to facili- tate round-the- clock war produc- tion, to discourage absenteeism found to have resulted from the practice of paying premium rates for particular days, as such, and to assure, in the interest of efficiency and health, observance of the prin- ciple that workers should have at least one day of rest in each week.
 Besides the provision concerning the sixth day worked in any regu- larly scheduled workweek, the order provides:
 (a) Payment of not more than time and one-half for hours worked in excess of eight per day or 40 per week where required by provisions of law or employment contracts.
 (b) Double time compensation for the seventh consecutive day worked in the regularly scheduled work week.
 (c) Limits the number of holidays to six, namely: New Years day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanks giving Day, Christmas Day, and either Memorial Day or one other such holiday of greater local im- portance, and provides for time and one-half payment and no more for these holidays.
 The secretary of labor is author
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17

and your wife each is entitle5 10 personal exemption at the rate of $500 for 5-12 of a year, or a total Of l0-12 of $500 or $416.67, You Jointly are entitled to TIP of $1200, or $7U0. Your total personal exemption is $416.67 plus $70O, or $1l16.67.
 In the second portion of Sched- ule I. list legal dependents. Each must be under IS or, If older. must be physically or mentally incapable of earning living. It is not neces- sary that they be related to you, or have any legal or moral claim upon you. It is not necessary that they live in your home. The only require ment is that, remembering age or disability provisions, you must have provided more than half of their support during the period for which you list them as dependents. If you are claiming unmarried head of family status because you maintain home for one or more dependents (who in this case must have Q legal or moral claim on your supporD in Schedule I CD you can claim $350 credit for one less than the number of dependents you actually support. (T'he one you can't claim is included in your $1200 personal exemption).
 For each legal dependent, de- duct $350 for . full year, or $2917 a month, figured to the nearest even month if the de- pendency was for less than full year.
 Tomorrow we'll turn to page l. !.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
Don Cossack Chorus
 In Excellent Concert
Capacity Audience Thrilled By Quality of Program;
 Men in Service to Benefit By Outstanding Musicale

The occasion of a concert by the General Platoff Don Cossack Chorus at Buckingham hall last night was 8 stirring event. Not for a long time has there been such 8 turnout for 8 concert, nor has there been such enthusiasm from the onlookers and listeners.
 The concert was an extra in the Fine Arts Series which is sponsored by the Mattatuck Musical Art soc ciety, and the Don Cossack affair will benef1t the War Service com mittee of that group who will in turn benefit the men in service through musical equipment of all kinds.
 So the Don Cossack group was selected as 8 big drawing card and to say that they satisfied is putting it mildly. They gave, as usual gen. erous supply of material that might be identified as dark blue, brilliant red, and white. The slightly under thirty men, exiled Russians of varied ages, wore those colors in each of the three portions of the program. Their erect and inspiring leader, Nicholas Kostrukoff, directed them, cApel1a, in a thrilling pro- gram. The men sing with fire and enthusiasm, they rise to a grand fortissimo only to suddenly shade to an effective pianissimo. Every man in the group has good ear; every man has not the perfect voice, but he has the musical equipment and the training, and the breath control, and the facility to carry on They make 8 splendid effect in nuances, and their powerful voices which can be so quickly muted are sufficient for all of the work mapped out for them. Their repertory is tremendous, as is evident from the variety of songs heard last night such as:-
 Blue-Liturgical songs engaged this part of the program, and here the shading of tones was noted as in Hymn to the Creator" Hymn to the Angels" Ave Maria" 70 Holy God" "The Sea-" and "Save Thy People" And then came an extra, the well remembered (from the previous concert by the group in this city) Evening Bells" The ability of the singers to make mel ody or accompaniment with their voices is remarkable, and this is accomplished through all parts, sometimes on the tenor side, some times among the bass-baritones. The singers accomplish much in effect in this way. Their voices, as it were, carry the melody and furnish the accompaniment through embellish- ment in the arrangement for their particular voices.
 It would take considerable time to talk about the nature of each song and the merits of each in their rendition. So not to get in too deep we will progress to-
 Bright Red-Here the singers had