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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
GERMANS IN
 ATTACKS ON
 BEA(HhEAD
Ndzis Strike dt Six Points Along Perimefer-
 Heavy Fighting

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN ALGIERS, Feb 10.-The Germans have launched a strong attempt to break through the Allied lines at the Anzio beachhead, striking at six points along the American and Brit ish defense perimeter.
 Violent fighting continues in the ruins of Cassino.
 The attacks on the beachhead came in the area northwest of Carroceto.
 Heavy fighting continued in this sector as the British troops sought to stem the enemy plunges.
 Three enemy thrusts were direct ed against the American positions west of Cisterna but these were beaten back and the doughboys re- captured some ground.
 Although the Americans seized the initiative and gained some ground west of CistArna, headquart- CTS spokesman said the position on the beachhead, as whole, is a de- fensive one at present.
 Allied air forces struck heavily at German positions on the Italian coastal front and to the interior.
 Fighting in Cassino went into the seventh fiery day with no rest on either side.
 Allied bomber sweeps off the west coast of Italy yesterday hit three merchant vessels near Corsica and one ship in the harbor at Nice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
B K RITISH CAUGHT IN
 NAzI TRAP
Are Rescued by Americans Who Batter Down Ger
 man Tiger Tanks
By HOMER BIGART Representing the Combined Amer l soav n DrarS A~.~c:~A:--

representing the Combined Amer
 ican Press Associations
 WITH THE FIFTH ARMY ON THE ANZIO BEACHHEAD, Feb. 8. --tDelayed)-It may now be re- vealed that the German counter attack on the night of February 3, attained initial success and succeed ed for several hours in trapping thousands of British troops in the salient that then existed north of Carrocet and below Rome.
 Fortunately the enemy was able to interpose fewer than 1000 troops between the isolated British spear head and the main Allied force. These troops were. however, sup ported by six or eight 60-ton Tiger tanks that appeared at dawn on February 4 on the ridge only a few hundred yards from the highway which was the only possible route for escape.
 The remarkable work of American tank destroyers knocking out four of the Tigers aided in restoring the situation. Fierce but confused fight ing Of the British infantry not only broke up the trap, but 300 German prisoners were taken and the bulk of the British forces were extra cated. Some equipment, however, was lost.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10

US. Destroyer Burns
 Sinks Four Jap Ships
 Of Convoy on Pacific

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. - The American destroyer Burns wiped out four ship Jap convoy as the American forces swarmed into the Marshalls 10 days ago, the Navy announces.
 The sinking of the Jap convoy occurred January 31.
 The Burns, 2,100 tons, launched ill the fall of 1940 at Charleston, s. C., with Donald Eler of Petersburg, Va. as Commander, was accompany ing a carrier task force and was assigned to the Central Pacific in- vasion fleet temporarily. She was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
NEW BLOWS ARELANDED,
 MARSHALLS
Navy Announces Attack on Tuesday But Targets
 Not Identified

PEARL HARBOR, Feb. 1O.-New and secret blows on Japan's re- maining hold on the Marshall Islands are being struck by United States Air Forces but because of Japan's communications with iso- lated garrisons in the Marshalls probably disrupted, the Navy De- partment has adopted a policy of not identifying the targets.
 Bombs and shells were poured on the targets Tuesday in the newest air and ship attacks but only Jaluit Atoll is named. Jaluit has already been attacked 16 times this year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
Sly Captain SIye Puts
 10,000-ton Ship Righf
 Al White House Doors
recent weeks or even days.

Add to this that the U.S.S. Mar finer was about twice the size of any boat Captain Slye had brought up the river And top it off with the fact that the Mariner ordinar- fly would require two tugs to dock her but this time she had none. The Captain laid her alongside the wharf as easily as an expert car driver would park on a deserted street.
 The Captain doesn't make much of his accomplishment. Questioned about it, he merely said: Well, it was just like driving along a coun- try road you have known all your life.'
 Our favorite odd jobbers of the moment in Washington are the "lampists" in the Pentagon building. They are 16 girls, in uniforms of slacks and blouses, whose sole duty it is to change burned -out light bulbs. They work day and night shifts, the majority naturally at night, and average about 500 dead bulbs day.
 Something new in Civil Patrol activities is being mashed over here prospecting by air. In the Keene, N. H., area, the CAP unit unearthed ten likely new mica deposits in spite of the fact that the country had been mapped and prospected to what was thought the limit about
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 6, American Can 83, Beech Aircraft 9i2, Bethlehem Steel 85ss. Curtiss Wright 5T. Interna- tional Harvester 71h. Kennecott 3Olz, North American Aviation 8s4 i, New York Central IT'S, Northern Pacific 15as, United States Steel 52ls, Pound $404.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows Industrials, 135.55, rails, 3739: utilities, g 66.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10

separated from the task force to pick up navy fliers forced down at sea
 Returning to her assigned sta- ton, she sighted four Jap ships, tanker, medium cargo vessels and two smaller craft.
 Opening up with five inch guns, the Burns sank them all.
 Commander Eller already wears ribbons for the second Nicaraguan campaign, Yangtze Valley cam paign and for actions at Casa blanca, Wake and the Gilberts. His wife and son, eight, live at Miami.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
The W ashingtcn Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON CMaior Robert g. Allen on active dutyJ

WASHINGTON - The fathers draft has brought on new series of complaints about wasted man. power" in the armed services sta- toned in the U. s. A.
 Pending a call to action, a feel ing of idleness and waste becomes a demoralizing factor. The men on the home front generally suffer from the age-old service disease of "just waiting around"
 The type of thing that happens in the waiting period is illustrated in confidential survey made at the Naval dirigible station at Lake hurst, N. J., which brought forth the following facts.
 l. The Navy uses 100 to 115 men to handle a blinp when it lands, whereas Goodyear handles the same blimp with IS civilians.
 2. As at any shore stations, duty usually consists of 24 hours on, "A hours standby (which means wait ing around to see if anything hap pens), then 24 hours liberty. Then this is repeated Many men com- plain that the 24 hours of loafjng at standby could be used for some constructive type of work.
 3. More than 1000 civilians are employed to reconditions ships at high rates of pay, while enlisted men who could do the job and need the training lie around idle.
 4. A high wire fence, guarded by armed sailors, surrounds Lakehurst Then, inside the fence. Marine guards the outside of each hangar. Then, inside the hangar, two civil ians also stand guard.
 5. The Lakehurst commissary, which handles about 100 customers per day, is staffed to handle about 1000. It has ten clerks, two com- missioned officers and one cashier. Any civilian groceryman plus an assistant could easily handle the whole business.
 Multiply Lakehurst's wasted man. power by the Navy's many other shore stations and it runs into thousands of men.
 Note e:-The men themselves are not to blame. Most of them chafe at inactivity, want to see action.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
SUBMARINE ON SURFACE
 IS BOMBED
Gun Positions Knocked Out -Airdromes, Airsfrips
 Are Damaged

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Feb. 10. = Aircraft from the Solomon Islands airfields have given more trip hammer blows on the Japanese base at Rabaul, New Britain, and scored a direct hit on a surfaced submarine in the harbor, down. ed 12 planes and also spread 129 tons of bombs on the two airdromes, Gen. Douglas Macarthur announces. The communique tells of Mon- day raid in which torpedo dive bombers struck the Vunalanau and Tobera airdromes, destroying or damaging 26 gun positions and seven parked aircraft, and tearing the airstrips.
 Anti-aircraft fire was intense be-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
E ABANDONED
 BY NIpp0N5
B o m ping Crews Report Buildings Blown Up-
 No Sign of Enemy
BY OLEN CLEMENTS

HSSOcIdteu FreSS war COrreSpOndent
 ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Feb. 10.-There is evidence the Japs have abandoned Madang, the Jap coastal base and also about 60 miles along the coast northwest of Saidor where the Americans are in con- trol of that section.
 Bombing crews. sweeping low over Madang, saw evidences the enemy had blown up buildings not already destroyed by repeated Allied bomb ings, and no signs of the enemy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
zAvODsKY GOES SOUTH

Jack zavodsky. oldtimer of Ju- neau. has left for the South and intends to be absent several months. He will visit brother In Chicago and then go to New Mexico for a short stay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
EFFECT ON THE MEN

One significant indication of how glutted the Navy is with manpower is in the boot-training camps, de- signed to transform a civilian into a sailor. This training used to last three weeks. Now it has been run ming four months or more. And at- ter finishing this boot-training thousands of men lie around for months in OGU's (outgoing units) awaiting assignment to a school or other activity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
ENRoUTE TO WESTWARD

Enroute to the Westward, Mrs. Frank Gibbons and two children are stopping at the Gastineau while in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
Wallace LasIles Oula Business;Conlnleniso on
 Two Needs for Alaska

SEATTLE, Feb. 10.-Lashing out at pressure groups without National viewpoint and what he termed Wall Street practice and scarcity of economies, President Henry A. Wallace last night warned that 50 called hard headed business men will exist after this war but they must not be let to lead the world astray again"
 Wallace asked for a postwar pol icy for the maximum use of re- sources in a service of general well fare.
 Economic Theory
 The Vice-President defined scar city of economies theory as "a dead hand of the past trying to make a profit on few by blocking progress of business engaged in benefitting all' and current practices in Russia were cited as favorable
 Wallace declared that nearly everyone in Russia feels directly the working welfare of the whole nation and has no fear of being exploited for the sole profit of the management and stockholders.
 Wallace declared that we are not going to use the whole Rus sian political and economic system in the United States" and added the system is made for Russia not us."
 The President declared the Russians can not understand how the United States gets along with out giving the workers incentives and such large cash prices going beyond quotas.
 Coastal Highway
 The extelnporaneous remark were made before a prepared ad- dress in which Wallace said there is room for coastal highway to and through Alaska in addition to the military highway and also a railroad to the interior beyond
 Wallace also said traffic artery
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
wILCOxENs AT HOTEL

Registered at the Baranof, MT. and Mrs. Ralph Wilcoxen are here from Skagway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
AT BARANoF HOTEL

At the Baranof Hotel, George Cushing of Pelican is in the city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
HERE FROM DENVER

From Denver, Grudelle Leigh is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
ARRIVAL FROM TACOMA

Registered from Tacoma, Dorothy Ann Simpson is at the Baranof.
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-08

WHAT PAPER HOLIDAY" MEANS TO GI JOE
/ X Blood Plasma boxes 4 Bomb bands
/ X Ration boxes X Shell containers
| Distress signal flares X Sterile bandage wrappngs
/ X Cargo 'chutes 4 Prisoner of War boxes
100000 war items made of packed in paper
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-08

Jewel and MacOmb Theatres
Jock Il McIdrum, Plumbers
s. s. krcsSe Co.
LaPOintc l. Co.
Bob Lamb Recap Service
MacOmb Motor Parts, Inc.
j. III. MaIbin and Sons Co.
Miller Bros. Creamery Co.
Mount Clemens Greenhouse Co,
Mount Clemens Federal Saving
and Loan Assn.
Mount Clemens Hardware Co.
Mount Clemens Manufacturing {
The union times., 1944-06-10
AntOnini Named
 To Assist In Italy

Appointment of Vice Pres. Luigi Antonim of the International Ladies Garment Workers to help American authorities reorganize the trade un- ions in the liberated portions of Sicily and the Italian mainland has been announced by AFL Pres. William Green.
 Green addressed the 18th convention of the ILGWU in Boston and made the announcement in the course of, his discussion of postwar problems in Europe.
 Tn this effort" he said, American labor can help considerably by aiding and assisting the reorganization and re-establishment of the free and demo cratic trade union movement of the nations of Europe. This is going to be tremendous task.
 Our chief administrative problem in Italy will be to prevent domination of the reorganized labor movement in that country by political or subversive groups. Your vice president, Luigi Antonini, who serves as head of the Italian American Labor Council. knows the story of the secret politi- cal vaccinations in Italy and the complex and delicate international questions involved"
 Later Green said Antonini would carry on the work for the AFL in Italy and that the State Department had assured him that Antonini's pass port would be issued shortly.
The union times., 1944-06-10
Locals In 3rd District Invited To Conference
Political Action Campaign To Be Outlined At June
 22nd Meeting

All A. F. l.. locals in the Third Congressional District, which cOv- CTS New Haven, Meriden, Walling- ford, and other cities and towns, have been invited by the New Ha- ven Central Labor Council to send delegates to a political action con- ference to be held at the New Ha- ven Labor Temple on Thursday. June 22, at 8 p. m. Full details of plans for the Conference will be announced in an early issue of The Union Times.
 The text of the letter sent to the locals in behalf of the Council by Secretary Bernard J. Geelan, fol- lows:
 "To the Officers and Members of All A. F. of L. Locals in Greater New Haven.
 Greetings:
 "The American Federation of Labor has requested and urged all A. F. of l.. Locals to unite for pO- litical action. The President of The New Haven Central Labor Council, Harold V. Feinmark, at the last regular meeting of the Council, appointed a committee of nine to arrange to call a conference of all A. F. of L. Locals for the purpose of political action.
 "This committee met on the eve ming of May 12, 1914 and elected Brother Feinmark temporary chair man and Brother B. Geelan as tenn porary secretary. It was voted at this meeting that the conference would be held on the evening of June 22nd at the Labor Temple at 8 p. m., at which time permanent officers will be nominated and elected and other business will be transacted which may properly come before the conference Each Local may send five (5) mem bers as representatives with tn" power to vote on all motions that may come before the conference, but each and every member is requested and urged to attend.
 "A speaker of national importance will address the conference.
 ''The committee has urged the secretary to bring home to you the vital importance of this confer. ence and the limited time we hay to organize and take definite ac. ton, to prevent one of labOr's bitterest enemies - namely, Con. gressman Ranulf Compton, from going back to Washington as the representative from the Third Congressional District.
 ''We sincerely hope that the turnout at this conference meet. ing will be the largest the Temple has ever had"
The union times., 1944-06-10
Job Privileges Of War Veterans
 Outlined By US.
Vets Can't Be Fired Within Year After Going Back
 To Work

All policies governing the rein statement of discharged veterans in their old jobs have been consoli- dated by Selective Service into into one memorandum sent to state di- rectors for guidance of local boards and unemployment committeeman. The memorandum outlines the re- employment provisions of the Se- lective Service and Training Act of I94O.
 Under this law, a veteran is entitled to his old job back, or one of like seniority, status and pay, provided he makes application within 40 days after leaving the service. Compliance with the 40-day provision is essential if the veteran is to enforce his re-em- ployment rights over the objection of the employer, Selective Service warns.
 A veteran must be reinstated in his former job, even if it means the discharge of a nonveteran with greater seniority, and he may re- fuse another job even if the pay and advantages are greater, the memorandum points out. His own seniority rights accumulate during his period of active service in the armed services in the same manner as they would have had he re- mained on his civilian job.
 To qualify for his old job, the vet eran must be able to perform the duties and functions of the position If unable to qualify for an upgraded job, he is nevertheless entitled to a position of equal seniority, status and pay to the one he left His rights do
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The union times., 1944-06-10
AFL Ship Workers
 Set World Record

AFL shipyard workers in San Di- ego, Cal, shattered the all-time world record for launching a ships hull, any size, at the Concrete Ship Con structors yard in Natl. City.
 The ship was the concrete army lighter Tungsten" which was exactly six days and four hours from the laying of the keel to setting her ahoat. More than 6.50O people at tending the launching ceremonies, heard C. w. Eliason, U. s. Mari time Commission representative, con- firm the workers claim that they had set new world record.
 Work on the Tungsten" began Monday, April Y, and was com pleted at 7:31 p. m. the following Sunday. The shipyard received its second gold star for outstanding pro- duction at the ceremonies.
The union times., 1944-06-10
Stage Employees UnaniimouslyAsk
 FDRFourth Term
Green Tells Convention Labor Should Have Place
 At Peace Table

ST. LOUIS-BrOadening the list of international unions officially in dorsing the fourth term, the 37th convention of the International iance of Theatrical Stage Em- ployes called for reelection of Pres. Roosevelt to the tune of unani- nous vote and noisy 5-minute demonstration by the more than 1000 delegates.
 Any man or woman who would vote against Roosevelt if he should run for fourth term would be a traitor to his own cause" Pres. Reu- ben T. Wood of the Missouri Feder- ation of Labor said in his greeting address which touched off the delegates pro-FDR exhibition.
 AFL President William Green told the convention labor should have { place at the peace table Practical action to achieve this aim was pro- posed by the delegates in resolu- tion for all inclusive international labor union unity.
 They voted unanimously to ''urge the AFL, CIO and railroad brOtherhoOds to take an active part in arranging and participating in as soon as practicable an interna- tional convention of delegates from labor unions of the U. S., Canada, Britain, Russia and all other mem bers of the United Nations for the purpose of defining and presenting to the Allied powers the wishes and sentiments of labor.''
The union times., 1944-06-10
Labor, Industry Hartford Session On War Progress
Gov. Baldwin Issues Call For Report On States
 Contribution

Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, in his capacity as chairman of the Connecticut War Council, an- nOunced today he is calling war progress meeting in Hartford on Monday, June 12, to give industry and labor firsthand information on the role Connecticut is playing in the war effort.
 Charles E. Wilson, vice-chairman of the War Production Board, and Brigadier General L. H. Campbell of Washington, Chief of Ordnance, U. s. Army, will be two of the main speakers. Both are expected to out line the war job still to be done in the field of production and show what Connecticut can do to help because of its excellent industrial facilities.
 MT. Wilson was formerly Works Manager of the General Electric Company plant in Bridgeport and was subsequently President of that company. He has been given a leave of absence to assume the WPB post. He was selected to give a report to Connecticut industrial ists and labor leaders because of his leadership in the field of indus try in Connecticut and because he has firsthand knowledge of Connec- ticut's industrial skills and poten- tialities.
 Invitations are being sent to a thousand leaders of management and labor throughout the state to attend the meeting which will be held at he Aetna Insurance Com pany Auditorium on Pennington avenue, beginning at 8 p. m.
 Governor Baldwin said that the meeting is being sponsored by the Victory Manpower Committee of the Connecticut War Council.
 We have been channeling all our efforts in Connecticut to win this war" Governor Baldwin said. Our first concern is production for the war. We hope at this meeting to re- port to labor and industry just what we are doing and what we must do If we are to win the war.
 T believe that doing our war job now will mean having jobs to do when peace comes and we revert to peacet1me production"
The union times., 1944-06-10
AFL Membership
 At7 Million Mark

Speaking at a dinner spOn- sOred by the Toledo Central La bor Uuion, President William Green reiterated labor's mo- strike pledge and announced the AFL's growth to an all-time high of 100000 members.
 Green told 800 trade union ists, public officials and civic leaders that ''On the eve of in- vasiOl, when our armies need every ounce of material we can produce, the American Fedora ton of Labor emphatically re- peats its nO-strike pledge"
 Prolonged applause greeted Greens announcement that the AFL passed the 7,OOO,OOO mark in paid-up membership. This figure is certified by public ac- countants and open to inspec- ton.
The union times., 1944-06-10

The FederatiOn's call for the meeting, one of the most import ant held in the state i'm some time, is signed by Federation Secretary John J. Egan. The full text fol- lows:
 "To The Business Agents of All Building Trades.
 Dear Sir and Brother:
 T am writing you at this time to advise you that am calling a meet ing of the building trades business agents throughout the state for We'd nesday, June IA, 10:30 a. m. at the New Haven Central Labor Union headquarters, 139 Goffe Street, New Haven.
 ''The purpose of the meeting is to bring before the representatives of the building trades organizations the situation as it cOnfrOnts them for the duration of the war, and the part that the building trades should pursue for the duration
 'AnOther important subject that VIII OO UASCuSS0Q VIII De InG SUD- ject of preparation on the part of the building trades unions for the postwar period. It is quite appa- rent at this time that the building trades unions are going to be con- frOnted with a new type of Organi- zatiOn immediately following the cessation of the war, and we should all be acquainted with what we will have to face in order to be pre- pared to meet the enemy.
 T trust that every business agent in the state of Connecticut will attend this meeting. It is our hope that the meeting will conclude its business by l 30 so that the agents can return to their respective communities at a reas- enable time.
 'This meeting will be the fore runner of a number of meetings in the interest of the building tradesmen of this state.''