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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
$50 laps Are
Wiped Out by
Is Americans
-Four Tank Crews on Saipan
Crush Attempt 10 Re-
force HeII's Pocket
BY MORRIS LANDsBERG

AT A FORWARD COMMAND
POST ON SAIPAN, July Am
entire company OF $50 japanese
we're moved down by l6 Ameri-
cans in four tanks, crushing an
enemy attempt 10 reinforce the be-
sieged forces in "Hell's pocket" on
the southeastern slope Of Mount
Tapotchau.
The tanks made the daring foray
into enemy country as American
troops moved into position for the
final assault on the heavily de-
Tended pocket The tank crews
had just pushed to the peak OF one
hill when they saw the enemy
company marching in close column
to reinforce the pocket.
They opened up Immediately on
the surprised Nipponese with ma
chine guns and wiped out the en-
tire group. There was no report of
any American casualties.
1T was like shooting pigeons on
a roost," one of the Americans said
after the fight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
BATTLE ROAR
ECHOES NOW
NEAR. M|N5k
Thousands Of DemoraIized
Nazis Pouring Into
Besieged City

MOSCOW, July l. Front line
dispatches said that remnants of
the demoralized German army pour
ing into Minsk are now outflanked
from the northwest, and the roar OF
battle is echoing in the city's out
skirts.
Storm troopers and the Gestapo
are reported trying to create some
kind of order among the battered
and frightened Nazi legions defend
ing the capital of White Russia, now
Hitler's most important bastion ON
the eastern front.
Three Soviet armies converged
rapidly from the northeast, east and
southeast, and correspondents re-
ported that hundreds Of democrat
lied Germans are surrendering be-
fore they reach the city.
OF the fighting in Borisov, main
railway center northeast of the
Nazis' biggest defense point, CORE
spondent Miletzky said one street
after another is being captured.
Nearly SO places are reported cap
tured on the two fronts in Finland.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
DEWEY BACK
AT HOME IN
CAPITAL
Given Rousing Welcome
by Citizens-Makes
His Prediction

ALBANY, ". T., July 1.-Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey, returning from
Chicago where he was nominated
for President on the Republican
ticket. came home to a rousing
welcome.
Gov. Dewey declared the Novem-
Der election will prove America is
the most united nation in the
world.
1--WE will prove it because we are
the only nation that dares risk an
election at the most critical phase
of the war"
Gov. Dewey made the statement
to a crowd estimated at $500 gath
cred on the Capital steps, and
added. I'VE will prove to our
Allies that after November we
are going to he stronger than ever
before
Thousands lined the streets as
Gov. Dewey, in an automobile,
headed parade from the railroad
station to the Capitol.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
British Guns
Blast German
Tank Attacks
Nazis Fail 10 Find British
Mapping on 0don
River Corridor

ON THE BRITISH FRONT IN
FRANCE, July 1.-Massed BRUSH
guns laid down a sky-flaming all
night bombardment against Ger
man troops and tanks attacking the
west flank of the Odon River COR
rider. Instead of finding the Brit
ish mapping. they ran into a deadly
barrage of British seventeen-pound-
ers, and were thrown into rapid
retreat.
A staff officer said, THE Hun
found we we're bristling with guns,
tanks and troops
On the east flank of the corri-
dor, the Germans staged hit-and-
run attack this morning near Mar
celel, and again bumped into a
stone wall Four OF their TANKS
were knocked out.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
PATRIOTS IN
COPENHAGEN
FIGHT NAzI5
Danes Battle from Behind
Barbados in Streets
Machine gun1ed

STOCKHOLM. July l. - Danish
patriots in Copenhagen are fight
ing German troops in the streets
from behind barricades, and flying
American, British, Russian and
Danish flags
Reports reaching here from NAL
mo said street fighting broke out
Wnen Nazi TROOPS tried to break up
a two-day general strike.
One report said German planes
machine gunned demonstrators.
The strike is declared to be 100
percent effective.
Food supplies are dwindling, water
and electric utilities are shut down
and transportation services stopped.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
WALLACE IS AT
SUpERF0RTRE55
BASE IN CHINA

SUPERFORTRE1SS BASE IN
WESTERN CHINA. June 30.-CDe-
layed American Vice-President
Henry A. Wallace got acquainted
last night with the officers and men
whose job is to smash Jap industry
with B-29s.
Wallace told the men they had
greatly shortened the war"
The President, on mission
to China as President Roosevelt's
personal representative, is the guest
of Col. C. E. Duncan and he made
himself at home, stripping to shorts
and tennis shoes and playing volley
ball with the soldiers, one of them
Capt. Hank Greenberg, former De-
troit Tiger baseball star.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
JAP zER0ES
SHOT DOWN,
zap ATTACK
Stiff Enemy Resistance
Continues Over West
CdroIines Base

ADVANCED A LII ED HEAD
QUARTERS IN NEW GUINEA, July
Eight Jap Zeroes were shot down
and SO tons of explosives were drop
ped Wednesday in the sixth raid
since June % on zap Island in the
western Carolines.
The japanese continue to put up
stiff aerial resistance over the base
from which they are in a position
to support their beleaguered Saipan
garrison, TOO miles northeast.
In this latest reported raid, made
Wednesday, 20 Zeros battled the
New Guinea Liberators. Bombs drop
ped fell among at least one dozen
parked planes.
Liberators ranging over the west
ern Carolines set one Japanese mer-
chairman afire near Palau.
Headquarters also reports that
enemy casualties on the Schouten
Islands is estimated at over 1890
with only Is Japs taken prisoners.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
NAILS FALL.
BACK BEFORE.
EIGHTH ARMY.
Clark sFor(es Beat OFF Ger
man Tank Attack and
Continue Drive

ROME, July Fifth Army in
fantry beat off German tank
counterattacks on the outskirts OF
Cecina yesterday, and continued
their drive along the Italian west
coast in the direction of Livorno
and Pisa, and the French gained
another mile on the road to Siena,
81 miles below Florence.
Headquarters said that in the
Adriatic sector, the enemy has with
drawn from the Chienti River, and
the Eighth Army crossed the stream
in several places. The Germans are
falling back to the Musone River,
only 10 miles south of the big port
city of Ancona.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
The W ashing ton
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON
cit. Col. Robert s. Allen now on active
service with the Army)

WASHINGTON CLIO, bitter
Nv asSailed in Congress, invaded the
House restaurant last week, ana
staged an -the-recOrd luncheon
with about rs Congressman present.
The luncheon was in honor OF r.
]. Thomas, President Of the United
Auto Workers. 1t was arranged by
Rep. George Sadowski, D etro1t
Democrat, and congressman had to
pay for their own lunch.
Thomas spoke generally about
unions in politics, declaring that 1t
is a proper function of responsible
labor leadership to help show work.
ers who are their real friends In
government. Discounting talk OF
Communism among labor, he de-
clared: Labor is for the profit sys-
tenn because we know that we, as
union members, cannot function
under any other system
Apparently the CLIO Political Ac-
ton Committee has won respect
from some congressman, for some
of them quite frankly asked Thomas
for CLIO support. Among these was
Connecticut's glamorous Republican
Congresswoman, Clare Boothe Luce.
Chatting with Thomas and G. b.
Baldwin of the Political Action Com
mittee, Mrs. Luce asked why she
should not receive strong help in her
campaign for reelection, since her
voting record on labor matters was
good Thomas admitted that her
labor record was okay, but remarked !:
There are other things equally
important, so far as we're concerned.
There's the general question OF war
time unity. We don't expect Re-
publicans to follow the White House
on all matters, but neither do we
think much of those who go around
attacking the nations war leader on
the slightest provocation-or on no
provocation."
Mrs Luce told Thomas that, II the
Political Action Committee supports
only Democrats, it will lose its bar
gaining strength in case the next
Congress is Republican. Thomas re-
piled that CLIO groups are support
ing Republicans in several districts.
NOTE: Actually Clare Luce has
one of the best labor-voting records
in Congress, having been one of only
two members of the House Military
Affairs Committee to urge caution
in passing the Smith, onnally Act.
She also voted against the Ruml
plan and against removing the $685.
600 ceiling on salaries.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
NAzI5 RUSH
UNITS INTO
NORMANDY
Prisoners Captured BY
British Admit They Are
from Russ Front
Nv ROGER GREENE

ON THE BRITISH FRONT IN
NORMANDY. July /. - Lieutenant
General Sir Miles Christopher
Dempsey, Commander of the Brit
lsh Second Army In Normandy, said
that German prisoners captured said
they were newly arrived from Rus
sian fighting
THE Huns are responding vigor-
ously TO Our attacks and the enemy
is now rushing reinforcements for
ward into battle from other fighting
sections. We are fully ready and
our forces will receive them. We
know our task-y have got to kill
the Hun"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
CASUALTIES
TOP FIGURES
FOR TARAWA
New Gains Scored Despite
Terrain and Strong
Resistance
BY LEFT ERICKSON

UNITED STATES PACIFIC
FLEET HEADQUARTERS, PEARL
HARBOR, July Americans bat
Ting on Saipan have paid the high
est price SO far in the Pacific
9,752 killed, wounded and missing
in two weeks-for half of the small
but highly important island in the
Marianas.
The grim figures announced by
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz were:
Dead, 1,474; wounded, 7,400; and
missing, 878. This total is far more
than double the losses on Guadal-
canal in six months of warfare
3,767.
Enemy losses in the bitter fight
ing which wrested half of rugged
Saipan from the Japanese were also
heavy, Nimitz said. No accurate es-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
REDS SURROUND
MIN5k;; CAPTURE
RAIL WAY ROUTES

MOSCOW, July 1.-The Russians
have announced that 1880 Ger
mans have been killed and cap
tured on the eastern front during
the first week of the new offensive.
The British radio said that the
Russians have surrounded Minsk
and taken possession OF. the main
railroad routes leading to Warsaw.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
BOND SALES
TODAY ARE
$341,21S

With one week to go, bond sales
in the Fifth War Loan drive are
now at $34l, 2l825, and are climb
ing steadily higher.
Official tabulations show that OF
this total, series E sales are $12,-
049.75.
Juneau's quota is $435,O0O tall
series with the E bond quota set
at 100000
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, July |. Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock at today's short session is 6as i,
American Can 90h, Anaconda 26% i.
Beech Aircraft 81, Bethlehem Steel
63k, Curtiss- Wright 5M, Interna-
tional Harvester 78, Kennecott 32ss,
North American Aviation 8. New
York Central 1875, Northern Pacific
17H, United States Steel 59A, Pound
$404.
Dow, Jones averages today are as
follows: Industrials, l48.46; rails,
41.49; utilities, 2405.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
SOLDIERS BEST FRIEND

WASHINGTON - Infantry Sgt.
Evan j. Thompson, Of Saltwater,
Mimi, says the mule, not the dog,
is a mans best friend. The mule
walked between him and German
machine gun bullet in Italy, just in
time to save his life.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
JOHN (A5HEN NOW
WITH FISHERIES

John Cashen today entered the
service of the Fish and Wildlife as
Deputy Fisheries Management Agent
for the West Coast of Prince of
Wales Island, with headquarters at
Craig
Cashen was formerly Deputy u.
S. Marshal here.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
ALLIED ATTACK
REFUSED, SAYS
JAP BROADCAST
tBy Associated Press

A Tokyo radio broadcasts Domei
dispatch saying the garrison at
Guam has repulsed three enemy
cruisers or large sized destroyers
which attempted 20 shell the air
field" on Friday, and also turned
back 80 enemy planes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
M0T0RSHIp PATRICIA
BACK FROM SkAGWAY

The motorship Patricia left Ju-
neau on Thursday evening, bound
for Skagway with o. H. Holmes and
c. NJ Klinefelter as passengers.
Returning from Skagway were G..
Jomatik and Mr. and Mrs. Card,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
Brit. Ambassador
To Argentina Is
Recalled 10 Home

LONDON, July 1.-The British
Government has recalled Ambas-
sador to Argentine, Sir David Kelly
for consultations. This action par
alleled the United States recall OF
Ambassador Norman Armour
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
REyAMPED Go PARTY

Asked whether he thought labor
and management could get together
to work out postwar reconversion,
Thomas replied:
TITS awfully hard to get man
agement to work with labor when
management won't even work to-
eether themselves. Ford hates Gen
eral Motors, General Motors hates
Chrysler, and so on. When they
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
JOHN YOUNG IS NOW
Merit SYSTEM HEAD

John Young has been appointed
head of the Alaska Merit System
and the headquarters will be at 1913
Third Street. where he has his
insurance office.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01

Ab0nd booth was operated in
the Baranof Hotel lobby until mid
night last night to take care Of
last minute bond purchasers. Ac-
cording to announcement, $1,000
worth Of series + bonds were sold
at this time.
For particulars regarding the cor
onatiop ceremonies read tho story
on page six.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01

Florentine craftsmen are renoWn-
ed for their works Of wrought iron
gold and silver and embossed lea
ther.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITE NARY
FORCE, July 1.-The British Sec
cnd Army stood firm at the Odon
River salient in the seething battle
for Caen as the Nazi Command
threw elements OF seven tank di-
visions INTO the fight. Massed ar
tillery fire broke up the latest
assault.
The toll of tanks taken by the
British forces alone since D-Day
are lag. and on all the Normandy
sectors 326 we're destroyed or dis
abled. II the armored units Gen.
Erwin Rommel used are up to
strength, II would represent about
1900 tanks and self-propelled guns,
some brought from Russia.
American forces in local attacks
in the central sector of the bridge
head drove to within two and
half miles OF st. 10, reaching the
village OF La Forge.
Rommel in Command
After the death of Col. Gen.
Dollman, Commander of the Ger
man Seventh Army, which Berlin
announced yesterday. it is appar-
ent that Rommel himself has taken
personal command of the front.
Rommel is trying now to use pam
GERS as he did in the Libyan des-
ert to force quick and violent de-
cisions -.
The Royal Air Force sent big
Lancasters and Halifaxes, usually
reserved for night bombing. in one
of the few daylight tactical mis-
sions yesterday, bombing Gen, Rom
mel's reserves or armor, and a
thousand tons OF bombs were drop
per on villers Bocage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
MISS BETTY
N0RDLING IS
MISS LIBERTY
Official Ia buIation OIL
Votes Announced
Race Is Close

Charming, blonde, Betty Nordling
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Homer
Nordling of Juneau, will reign over
festivities on July Fourth as Miss
Liberty.
Those elected as the Four Free
doms include the Misses Betty Mill
Lois Allen, Ruth Kunnas and Mary
Mccormack.
Following is a list of the stand
ings in the order of their total
votes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
HERE FROM ANCHORAGE

A. B. Carroll of the CAA is
here from Anchorage and staying
at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01
FIRM STAND
IS TAKEN ON
0D0N RIVER
Second Army Wiihsfdnds
Fierce Nazi Counterdt-
tack, Strategic Area

BU Ill I'll N--SUPREME
HEADQUARTERS OF ALLIED
ExPEDITIONARY FORC ES,
July 1.-The Americans have
captured Cape de la Hague. The
doughboys took Greville on the
cape and other units reached
Omonville, Larogue and Lapetite.
II Is also announced that Ger
man counterattacks have belA,
thrown back in the Caen sector.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-01

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CONTINUED on. Page Four
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25

Called Home

Continued from Page -
10 which the communique refers are
that the Argentine government has
remained aloof from inter-Amerscan
system Of cooperation and that the
delivery Of raw materials and food
stuffs to Allied nations was nothing
but q series Of commercial transac.
tionS."
The date Of Escobar's departure
from Washington vas not known
here. and IL was also not known
whether. after clarifying the situa-
ton, be would return TO Washing
ton. II was noteworthy, however
that the Official announcement said
EseObars recall was q FIRST meas
ure."
Apparently the Argentine foreign
ONCE was prepared to adopt Q sitter
attitude against the United States
IL Escobar confirms the tenor Of
Hullis destinations. One possibility
was that the Argentina embassy IN
Washington may be allowed 10 re-
main without an ambassador, and
another would be an outright break
with the United States.
Morning newspapers bapnered Es-
cobar's recall, but the latepess Of the
announcement prevented editorial
comment.
Reriea q 6tEsip
Washington, July 25.-iUP)--
Troubled relations between the
United States and Argentina ap-
peared entering Q new period Of
strain today with the recall "a
Buenos Aires OF Or. Adrian Esc0bag,
the Argentine ambassador here.
ATgeptipa's decision 10 recall Es-
cObar caused no surprise IN diplo-
matte circles here since the United
States ambassador at BuepQs Aires.
Norman Armour, was recalled last
month.
II was considered significant, how
ever, that the action came only Q
few hours after Secretary Of state
C0rdell Hun confirmed Q United
Press report that he had REDEEMED
the u, s. policy regarding Argentina
IN . plemorapdnn 70 the other
American republics.
The memorandum was understood
10 be gp indirect reply TO various
messages transmitted to the United
States by Argentina w an effort to
clear up what she considers mis-
Understandings Of her foreign pol
ICY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25
OFFICE QUARTERS
| ON FEDERAL SITE
Porter Housing Tract Well
Underway-Many APP.
pIicatiOns on File

An once and maintenance build
ing Is to be erected soon on The site
Of the Porter federal housing tract
with plans already drawn up Tor
The structure by the tract architect
3. J. Richmond.
The once win be used as q clear
ing house for all civilizations and
applications OF tenants. Similar
Offices have been opened IN the
other housing tracts within the city.
Previously all such clearance owkr
was conducted through the local
War Housing Center which Is clos
ing down as Of August IS, as report.
ed previously.
No definite date has been set for
the opening Of the Porter tract It
was declared today while applica-
tions for tenancy there are said TO
be heavy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25
lJAPS LIKE RATS
| CLAIMS HALSEY
Pacific Admiral Says They
WIN Fight Until
Exterminated

Washington, July cS.-tUp)-Ad.
miral Ernest J. King, commander
IN chief q The q. s. fleet and CHIEF
Of naval operations. said today that
no air or comfort" could be gaines
lrom The composition Of the new
japanese cabinet
King said the tan Of the rOio
cabinet portended = change IN lam
ans method Of waging war. Their
future operations win be either
more offensive in character OF more
defensive. he said.
The Japs VIII continue 70 wage
war with al the power they pos
sess," king said. I'VE can expect
some change Ia their method of
waging war, but whether they WIN
go more nearly on the defensive OF
become more aggressive remains 70
be seen"
Asked at Secretary o. Navy James
Forrestals press conference how he
interpreted the change In cabinet.
King replied:
obviously the cabinet would not
haze fallen unless there was dis
satisfaction on the part OF the MILF
taFy forces with the conduct Of the
war. However, there Is no aid OF
comfort 10 be gained from the
composition OF the new cabinet"
Asked what he meant By a more
defensive warfare on The part OF
the Japanese, King said he thought
they might pull into their innei
citadel. but added that Manchuria
and Korea are definitely part Of
that inner citadel.
Admiral william r. Halsey. who
commands the third fleet in the Pa
cific. was present at the confer
ence. and was asked for n predic-
tlon on the end Of the war.
Haisey replied that he had stopped
gazing into the crystal ball" on
January !. 1898. q reference 10 q
previous victory prediction he had
made. He added, however. that IL
they keep the stuff coming &c
us and we can shove it IN" a.
viii shorten the war.
Ralsey said the third fleet was
nothing new" and that he had CON-
nanded Il for more than two years
he explained ti:at this was just one
Of his titles. the others being COM
mandcr. South Pacific Force and
South Pacific area. and that he
had fought himself cut Of the other
titles.
lie added that the third fleet had
seen plenty Of action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25

creased steadily. The British and
Canadians we're moving along either
side Of the 25-foot-wide caen
Falaise highway. which runs along q
ridge 225 feet high at the point
where the attack began and climbs
to 900 feet q couple of miles far
iiner south.
1t. Gen. Sir Bernard l. Mont.
gomery's 2lst army group head
quarters asserted that the md
Army's attack had only limited OBJ
jectives" and was not an attempt
10 smash completely through the
tneny lines. IT apparently was de-
slgned TO deepen the British pcsi-
fion below caen TO protect the Brit
ish flank when the md Army
launched a full-fledged drive east
ward li2 miles TO Paris.
Heavy. medium and light bomb
ers participated In the heavy air
bombardment preceding the Ameri-
can assault
The German high command COM
munique said strong American
forces vent over to the offensive
northwest Of ST. 10 and southwest
Of Carantan yesterday following q
heavy artillery barrage and contilin-
Gus air attacks, but were replilsed
with heavy casualties. The COM
munique made no mention OF To-
days American attack.
"In the early morning hours To-
day" fhe communique said Brit
ish divisions launched their expect
ed attack Ia the Caep area. The
attack was preceded by very heavy
artillery and air attacks. Heavy
fighting developed which Is StiD In
creasing in ferocity."