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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
Patented Lands May Be
 Knocked Out If Indians
 Granted Their Petitions

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept. 27- Patent holders of Alaskan lands are pondering the disclosure at the h. dian rights hearings at Kake, that patented land within the Indian claimed areas will be unsafe from use or occupancy by natives if the Interior Department grants the pending tribal petitions.
 This was the interpretation placed on the Margold opinion by w. c. Arnold, representing the Canned Salmon Industry, and in which pre- siding Judge Richard Hanna con- cured.
 The Margold opinion states patent land owners continue to hold title but aboriginal use and occupancy entities the Indians to use the land, simultaneously, if they so choose.
 Indians Divided
 The closing session at Rake also disclosed divided feeling among the natives themselves, when two came to blows.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
HEARINGS OPENED IN
 kET(HIkAN
Kasaan Indians Petition for Exclusive Use of East
 Side, Prince ofWales

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept. 27- Hydaburg, Klawock and Rake In- dian Rights hearings reopened in Ketchikan this morning with Ka- saan Indians submitting petition asking exclusive use to occupy the east side of Prince of Wales Is- land beginning from the narrow point south to Cape Chacon, in- cluding all of the islands, lakes, bays, inlets, channels, streams and submerged lands for distance of 5000 feet offshore.
 The petition won't be considered at the present sessions but will be forwarded direct to the Interior Department.
 Sawmill and logging operators testified that their operations were never protested by the Indians and also that as high as 50 per cent of their crews have been Indians. The testimony showed that the Ketch1- kan Spruce Mills, the biggest saw mill in Alaska, obtained half of its logs from Indian claimed west coast areas.
 The City of Ketchikan has filed a protest against granting the h. dian claims, with Judge Richard H. Hanna, declaring that Ketchi- kan was founded as a free enter prise and the economic welfare of the city would be seriously damaged if the petitions were granted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
Vazis Stampede Al Riga As Reds Moue Up
British Lost Division Is Withdrawn from Pocket;
 Wounded Left Behind

STAFF HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION AIRY FORCES, Sept. 27.-Britain's Lost Division or all that remained of it, after nine days of battling to cross the Rhine for foothold at Arnheim, was withdrawn Mon- day night from the south bank of the river.
 How few or how many of the bat tered and bloody British First Air borne Division got out is not dis closed. Its wounded had to be left behind to become prisoners. Its living have written new epic Of heroism records of British armies
 The cross to the tenuous north bank foothold might have opened the way for flanking sweep around the north end of the Siegfried Line.
 This is one of the first times since the invasion that the Allies have had to yield key position. It was yielded this time, not through any lack of battle tenacity nor sac rifice of hard fighting by the Brit ish First Airborne Division, but be- cause the Red Devils were forced to hold out without endorsements or more than a trickle of supplies longer than the division was equip ped to fight. Montgomery's land drive north through Eindhoven was delayed too long in the winning of the Nijmegen bridge to reach Arn- helm.
 While parachute troops still hold the bridge there, counterattacks in which the Germans hurled some of the toughest Elite Guard divisions pushed parachute troops back into the woods west of town Miserable weather prevented normal strength ening of the pocket by airborne re- inducements or neaVler arms. At Netolis, reinforcement drop was attempted, but Poles landed on the wrong side of the Rhine.
 There is no immediate explana- tion when the withdrawal was made Monday night. The news ban, on gounds of security, is necessary un- til tonight. Presumably it is to allow time for the last few survivors to get clear How they crossed the river at all was not disclosed. It seemed clear they could hardly es- cape in any great numbers over the river barrier which their own troops on the south bank couldn't cross to reinforce them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
AIMEE SIMPLE MCPHERSON I5 DEAD IN CALF.

BULLETIN-OAKLAND, Sept. 27.-Aimee Semple McPhersOn, 53, founder of the Angelus Tenn pie at Los Angeles, widely known evangelist, died here sud- denly.
 The Oakland Police Depart ment reported that the evange- list was found unconscious in her suite at the bennington Hotel by a maid.
 Mrs. McPherson had opened a series of revival meetings here last night.
 Two doctors called her death as attributed to a heart attack.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
ALLIES FACED.
 WINTER FIGHT
 ON NAzI J0Il
By DON WHITEHEAD

WITH THE U. s. FIRST ARMY IN GERMANY, Sept. 27.-With the Germans battling desperately along the Reich's borders and the weather steadily becoming worse. the Allied armies are faced with the prospect of having to fight winter campaign before Hitler's forces are finally crushed.
 Hitler has called on all troops to fight to the last man and the last cartridge and they are making fanatical stand on their own soil as fall rains turn fields into quagmires and leave troops cold and wet.
 In the Aachen area, German com manders are passing out cards to sign, pledging that they will resist to the last
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
GERMANS RETREAT
 IN NORTH
Russians 0verrun Hun dreds of Communities
 in Big Baltic Drive

MOSCOW, Sept. 27.-The German retreat from Riga has turned into a desperate stampede by the swiftly pursuing Red Army armor and in- fantry which has cleared northern Latvia within 30 miles of the Baltic seaport
 North and east of Riga the enemy is making no attempt to hold the organized line but the overland es- cape corridor westward from the city, also in the coast direction of East Prussia, is being kept open regardless of losses.
 Front line dispatches said the Red Air Force has wrecked lOo trucks and dozens of railroad cars being used by the Germans to flee from the northern Baltic in three directions.
 Tn the drive on Riga yesterday, the Russians overran more than 300 communities.
 In the south the combined Rus sian and Rumanian armies are bat tering at the borders of Hungary and may have already crossed them. Nothing officially is given out but the Paris radio quotes Istanbul diplomatic circles as saying it is be- lieved it will be "only question of time" before Hungary appeals to the Allies through Turkey for an armis- tice.
 Along the Polish -Czechoslovakian border, where heavy fighting is ln progress. the Russians have battered their way through deep Qualifications and seized Turka, 12 miles from the frontier.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
The W ashington Merry -Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON u, Col Robert $. Allen now on active service with the ArmyD

WASHINGTON - Sometime ago when Donald Nelson suggested to WIPE vice chairman William Batt that things would be less embar- rassing for him if he severed ms connection with the SKF ball. bearing company, Bait replied that he could not afford to give up a connection he had lad for 20 years ana could not afford to live on a Government salary.
 Patti has been under fire because the parent SKF company Ill Sweden has been shipping ball. hearings to Germany, without which the Nazis could not build ai~rlanes. While Batt's SKF com many in Philadelphia is in no way responsible for letting the Nazis have ball bearings, many have felt that he might at least resign in protest against the policy of the Swe dish affiliate.
 However, he hasn't.
 In contrast B. w Taylor, who had been with SKF more than 20 veays, resigned because he could not stand having ball-bearings snirped to the Nazis from an af- filiate company. He is now lieu tenant commander in the Navy.
 Also Major John F. TaWresey, now with the Air Corps at Wright Field resigned from SKF after P years of service because he could not stand the foul odor." He had been assistant chief engineer of SKF for IS years.
 Also R. w. Hirsch, manager o1 the Detroit district for SKF, re- signed after 27 years of service, and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. 27. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 6as. American Can 88lk, Anaconda 27Is. Beech Aircraft l0A, Bethlehem Steel 6lB, Curtiss- Wright 5la, International Harvester 30, Kennecott 337s. North American Aviation 9is. New York Central 1872 h, Northern Pacific 15A, United States Steel 57ss, Pound $404.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials l46,28, rails, 40.42; utilities, 24.92.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
THIRD ARMY HAS ENTRANCE, FORT
 GUARDING METZ
By EDWARD BALL

BEFORE METZ, Sept. 27-Third Army troops have seized a bridge leading to the moated front of Friant, key bastion in chain of fortress on the west bank of the Moselle guarding Metz.
 A charge captured only the en- trance of the formidable fort which is mile long and mile and a half wide
 Five batteries of heavy artillery and scores of pillbox assaults fol- lowed the morning air attack and day-long artillery barrage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
CANADIANS LANDED IN
 AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE, Sept. 27 = The First Canadian troops to land in Australia have arrived and they were welcomed by Canadian High Commissioner David, who hinted they were only the vanguard of the Canadian Pacific Army.
 David predicted the Canadian Navy will soon see action in the Pacific.
 Canadas air force has already turned in blows on Japan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
LowdoWn Is Given On High Command;Adua|
 Fads Now Revealed
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. - I've been talking to the British and the War Department. It's about one of those little things that seem in consequential in the wars larger affairs; but one which sometimes sandpapers the raw tempers of Allies at war against a common enemy.
 It's about the mixup in commands in the European theatre. Actually there never was and probably won't be any such mixup. On the surface there appeared to be.
 The actual facts are these: Gen. Dwight D. Ike" Eisenhower was placed in supreme command of the western invasion forces. It was agreed then that Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery should be command CT of the Allied ground forces (that is, over all field commanders until such time as the numerical strength of the American forces should be- come greater than those of the Brit ish commonwealth"
 Through some error, the con- tingent stipulation just quoted wasn't made public at the time the order of command was announced Consequently, when it was an- nounced that It. Gen. Omar N. Bradley had been elevated to CO., equal command with Gen. Mont gomery, the British felt that their beloved Monty" had been kicked in the teeth, especially since the English and Canadian troops had been tied down for weeks in the brutal corner at Caen, while the Tanks were making hay and head lines by roaming all over France and even into Germany.
 Further confusion resulted when It. Gen. George s. Patton, Jr., was given practically all the credit for the break through at Avranche, a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27

When Johnny Jackson, 52, gov ernment witness, left the stand, he was seized by William Dugaqua, an other Thlinget, and blows were ex- changed.
 Later, while Peter K. Grant was testifying the whites encroached on his trapping claim, native woman in the audience called out, "Oh, Why don't you tell the truth?"
 Shows Up Aggression
 Bearded Ernest Gomoff, white fox farmer, branishing a large stock of celery, testified he operated an island as fox farm for 23 years and no Indians were there. Gomoff said he has never been asked to leave and he has spent $12,0O0 in improve ments and paid over $2,000 to the Government in lease money, had created an island paradise and now the Indians were claiming it.
 The hearing is resumed in Ket- chikan today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
INSTITUTE BOAT TO
 LEAVE EARLY FRIDAY

The Institute I, Alaska Indian Service vessel, is in Juneau to pro- vide transportation for students to the Wrangell Institute.
 The boat is, scheduled to leave Juneau for the school Friday morn ing at 6 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
BIG "|F" NOW
 IN pENNANT RACE

CHICAGO, Sept. 27-If the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers end the American League season tied for the pennant the title will be decided by play-off game in Detroit on October Z.
 If the race should end in a three way tie, New York sharing, play off games will be conducted in De- troit and St. Louis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
REBEKAHs TO ENTERTAIN

The Rebekah Lodge will enter tain the odd Fellows after their regular meeting tonight, in cele- bration of Rebekah Day. All Odd Fellows are cordially invited to at tend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
OF DIvI5I0NI5
 DESCRIBED
Correspondent with Lost British Tells of MiraluI-
 ous Return to Lines
By ALAN WOOD
Associated Press Correspondent

WITH THE ARNHEIM AIR- BORNE FORGE, Sept. 26 Delayed) This is the end of the most tragic and glorious battle of the war.
 Survivors of this British Airborne Force can sleep soundly for the first time in eight days.
 Night orders came to us yester- day to break out of the forest citadel west of Arnheim and cross the Rhine to join up with the Second Army on the south bank.
 Concerted Assault Abandoned
 Our commander decided against concerted assault on the Germans around us. It was instead his plan to split up into little groups of 10 to 20 strong, setting out along dif- ferent routes at two minute inter vals, in which we would simply walk through the German lines in the dark Cheeky patrols went out earlier, tying bits of white para chute tape to the trees to mark the way. To hinder the Germans, who arc waking up to what is happening, the Second Army guns laid down battering box barrage all afternoon.
 First Party Leaves
 The first party set off at 10 p. m. Our group was to leave at 10:04. They went around distributing little packets of sulfanilamide and nor phia. We tore up blankets to wrap around our boots and muffle the sound of our feet. We were told that the password was John Bull" If we became separated each man would make his way by compass due south until he reached the river
 Infiltration Commences
 Our Major, who is an old hand, led the way, and linked our party together by getting everyone to hold the tail of the parachutist's smock in front of him, so our in filtrating column had the absurd resemblance to some children's game.
 It was half light with the glow of fires from burning houses around when we set out. We were lucky, we went through the re- ported enemy pocket without hear ing a shot fired except for stray sniper's bullet.
 Wait For Boats
 The worst part was waiting two hours at the riverside until our turn came for the assault boats to ferry us across.
 The Germans, if not yet defi- nitely suspicious, were inquisitiye. They kept sending up flares It was vital that we lie flat and mo- tionless.
 We were lucky again. Our actual crossing was quiet so this epic stand of the British Airborne sol- diers ended as it was fought-with honor and high courage.
 What of the spirit of the men as they trudged back through the wet night to billes where they are now sunk in sodden sleep? You can best judge by the name they chose for last nights break out. It was the same objective they all mays had called it-"Operation to Berlin"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
GREEK PATRIOTS
 ARE BUT THREE
 MILES OF ATHENS

NEW YORK, Sept. 27-An Am erican broadcasting station in Europe today reported Greek forces of the Interior were only three miles from Athens. The broadcast, beamed to Germany, was reported by the owl and said the Greek Army of Liberation consisted Of 100000 men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
CHOIR REHEARSAL TONIGHT
 AT MEMORIAL CHURCH

At 8:30 o'clock tonight choir re- hearsal will be held at the Mem orial Presbyterian Church. All wish ing to join this group are requested to come.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
BIG HOLLAND
 DRIVE WEARS
 NAz|B0RDER
Moving Wall of Men and Armor Only Three Miles
 from German Boundary

LONDON, Sept 27-British and Belgian divisions, a moving wall of men and armor toward the east ward to build up the invasion from Holland, have reached the Maas River at points along 40 mile front and have battled to within three miles of Germany in the eastward. Westward drives were carried 10 miles or deeper and both sides of the corridor carved up to Nijmegen. From there on the thinner line to Arnheim was widened in an Allied push to split Holland, and another supply road to the northward was won.
 Official silence still hid the fate of the British airborne division in the Arnheim area across the Neder River and the Rhine, but it indi- cated that the news blackout there might be lifted soon.
 The German command asserted that the pocket of crack sky troops had been wiped out. Berlin said that 1,5oO Britons were killed and 6450 captured, 1,700 of them wounded
 Bitter Battlefield
 South of the bitter battlefield,
  the wedge into Holland was broad ened deeply by the British Second Army. British forces struck east ward through mediocre resistance to Boxmeer, 13 miles southeast of Nijmegen and 13 miles southwest of Kleve. They are along the Maas River for five miles, from Box meer south to Groningen, and three miles from the Reich itself. This thrust is south of the double pointed British and American push which carried within eight miles or less from Kleve at the upper end of the Siegfried Line.
 Heavy action still marked the long American front from Aachen to Belfort. Doughboys forged slow ly ahead southeast of Nancy and east of Epinal where the Germans said a new American offensive is underway. The battle of heavy guns continued around Metz, the strong est fortress in western France.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27

Roy Anderson is in town and has registered at the Juneau Hotel rom Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27
TEXAN IN TOWN

Mrs. Gertrude A. Fleak, of Dallas. Texas, has registered at the Ju- neau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-27

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-11
Will The Next Armistice Endure?

Tire Almistice which followed the defeat
of Germany Ia World War | was signed a
IL am On November H. 1918 Saturday Of
this week will mark the twenty-siXth anni-
versary Of that Armistice and the occasion
will be celebrated as usual
We thought the peace which came TO the
world q quarter century ago would endure
We thought the Allies had fought and won
war to end wars, but this was not So The
Armistice Of 1918 was simply a temporary
hull in hostilities a cessation of armed con-
flict for one brief generation during which
Germany and other aggresSor nations could
find breathing spell in which to prepare for
the present global war
When this war ends the peace-oving men
and women Of the world want peace which
will endure-a peace which will be equitable
and buttressed by an international organza-
ton of peaceful nations with power to pre-
vent bandit nations from waging war on
weaker neighbors
( Those who plan the peace. however. can
not establish permanent peace, unless il is
based on justice for all peopes-justice for
nations, small as well as large. and Justice
for minority groups within nations.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-11
Detroit Loses A Leader

The people Of Detroit have sustained g
great loss Ia the death Of the ate Rev vii
liam II Peek pastor OF Greater Bethe!
A.ME. chuch/1le passed into the beyond
Sunday molni( Ifter having occupied the
pastorate Of Bethel tor sixteen Yeas
Rev. Mn Peck was a real loader, possessed
of many virtues and rare ability He was MOI
only great Spilitua leader but also took
an active interest in helping e improve the
material, economic social and political sta
tus Of his people in the community The In
fluence Of his activities reached fan beyond
the boundaries of Metropolitan Detroit and
gave Inspiration 70 thousands Of men. wo-
men and children In other parts Of the ma
ton.
This dynamic clergyman was quiet man
He never made any attempt to shine IN the
public limeligat but Went quietly about his
work trying 70 help others He was a man OF
integrity. and honesty and wise judgment
and because Of his sterling character and UNI
selfishness he was beloved and esteemed By
all WHO knew him.
During his pastorate at Bethel. Rev Peck
cleared the church Of an Indebtedness Of
S134.ooo He organized numerous social
service agencies in connection with he
church. and also founded the Booker T.
Washington Trade association the Detroit
Housewives league. the William H. Peck CO.
operative society and other progressive Or
ganizatons
The place Of leadership which Rev Peck
occupied IN the community life Of Detroit
Will he difficult q fill MAY his spirit rest in
peace He fought good fight and kept the
faith.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-11
BY EMMETT PHILLIPS
(F0R AMP

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