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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
GREATFLEET (ARRIE50UT
 RAID, REICH
Two-Way AssudIf Costs AL lies Record Loss of
 59 Planes

LONDON, Feb. 26. = A massive fleet of British bombers carried out a crushing attack on the burning city of Augsburg last night, and piled up a total of more than 17,000 tons of bombs dropped on Ger many in the unparalleled six-day offensive on the Reich's aircraft in dustry.
 The German radio said the large scale attacks on the chemical center of Frankfurt were made at the same time the Swiss radio said night flights had crossed Switzer- land from Italy.
 The Air Ministry said the op- eration on Augsburg was in very great strength" The city, center of aerial engine production, was attacked twice by large forces of Lancasters and Halifaxes. Twenty four planes were lost in these as- saultS.
 During the operations in yester- days two-way assault on the Reg ensburg Messerschmidt factory from both Britain and Italy, 142 enemy aircraft were destroyed, against the loss of 69 heavy bombers, which loss set record for single days sorties.
 The Fifteenth Air Force based in Italy ran into more than 250 ene- my fighter planes and lost 39 planes, and the Eighth Air Force flying from Britain lost 30.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
,93 Jap Planes Destroyed in Rabaul Raids
Moose On Alaska Railroad Tracks
 Is Cause of boif|enetk

ANCHORAGE. Alaska. Feb. 26.-- Five Alaskan railroad trains wer. stalemated as long as two and z half hours today, all because bull moose was unable to get out of c canyon cleared along the tracks by the snowplows.
 The first train to be stymied by the animal, which had been brows- ing along the tracks since Sunday was delayed an hour and half this morning when it had to trail along behind the moose as it wandered down the tracks and finally got by when the moose baked at a bridge crossing.
 The second train, however, was halted when the moose finally de- cided to cross the bridge and slipped and fell between the ties.
 Fearful of approaching close enough to help the animal. the conductor, Kenneth Porter, and plow operators Sgt. Rinaldo and John Manley halted the train until the moose regained his footing.
 Once across the bridge, the animal continued down the track, the train following at a moose pace until it came to section house where it refused to go any farther.
 Trainmen attempting to pass, re- treated in front of the moose's counterattacks Porter finally man. aged to deploy around to gain en- trance to the section house where he telephoned to Anchorage for per- mission to shoot the bottleneck.
 The train finally got on it's way two hours and forty minutes late to meet three other trains similarly delayed because of it's failure to meet siding schedules.
 The moose will soon grace the tables of the Eklutna Vocational School for Natives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
GAMBLING CASE FROM ALASKA IN
 APPEALS COURT

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Feb 26. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the Govern ment's appeal in the Pete Jones gambling case in Alaska is entitled to stand.
 Jones was arrested in 1942 in An- chorage and was convicted of maintaining gambling house in violation of the 1919 Alaskan sta- tute.
 Two days later Jones was re- leased on habeas corpus order
 The following month Judge Si- mon Hellenthal sustained his de- murrer holding the law invalid.
 The Government appealed from the decision but Jones moved to dismiss the appeal on the grounds the appeal was too long delayed.
 This contention has been over- ruled by the U s. Circuit Court tf Appeals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
|p5k0v UNDER
 FIRE OF RED "A R TILLERY
Nazis White Russian Arm ies CounterditaGk
 to Close Lines

MOSCOW, Feb. 26.-Germany's White Russian armies counter
 attacked desperately in attempts to plug the crumbling central front,
 but Soviet units fighting through
 heavy snows, continued to exploit Etheir large-scale break-through near 2 sRogachev, frontline dispatches said. To the northwest the Red Army
 is closing in rapidly on Pskov in a two-p -pronged attack from the north
 east and southeast. The drive from the northeast is down the Lenin- grad railroad and highway, and
 placed the Russians in position to Ishell Pskov's outer defenses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
WILL REVIEW OCCUpATI0NAL
 DEFER M ENT5

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Presi- dent Roosevelt. estimating the armed forces are still short approxi- mately 100000 trained men, has ordered a review of all occupational deferments with a view of speed fly making available" the personnel required to carry on the war.
 A memorandum to this effect has been sent to War Manpower Chair man McNutt and Selective Service Director Hershey.
 The memorandum urges agricul- ture and industry to release younger men physically qualified for mili- tary service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb. 26. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 6, Anaconda 25A, Bethlehem Steel 58M, Common wealth and Southern 11/16, Curtiss Wright 5A, International Harvester II, Kennecott SIS, North American Aviation 87s, New York Central 1872, Northern Pacific 16A, United States Steel 51A, Pound $4.04.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 136.58, raiis 3883, utilities 2346.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
} ISLANDS
 RAIDED BY
 U. 5. FLEET
Nip Torpedo Bombers Spot 0neoming Wdrships-
 Are Shot Down

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAIs- TIERS IN PEARL HARBOR, Feb. -Battleships. escorted by a task force, ranging 380O miles west of here last Tuesday to strike at the Marianas, wiped out 135 Japanese planes. scored against shipping and caused heavy destruction and did not lose one war vessel.
 Disclosures of the results by Ad- miral Chester w. Nimitz is per- mitted by lifting of the radio silence.
 The warships were not even dam aged, despite the fact the approach was detected the day before the attack by enemy torpedo planes that tried repeatedly to sink them.
 Six out of hundreds of attacking planes from carrier bases were lost.
 Three Point Attack
 The attack was made on Saipan, Tinian and Guam by Rear Admiral Marc Mitschers. carrier force.
 Guam, l20 miles south of Saipan was bombed for the first time. The elusive Jap fleet was not found in Saipan's flarbor but a cargo ship was sunk. another dam- aged so badly it was beached and third was set afire.
 One patrol craft was blown up, several small boats damaged; rlin- ways, seaplane aprons, airdrome fa- cilities. fuel dumps and buildings were bombed heavily at the three points.
 Force Is Detected
 The task force was detected on the afternoon of February 2l, and that night and the following morn- ing, Jap land-based torpedo planes and bombers kept after the on- coming naval units and warships which put up terrific anti-aircraft fire barrage, bagging 19 planes. Five more were later shot down.
 Despite being warned, ST Jap planes were wiped out on the ground and 20 more were shot down later in combat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
NAzI5L055E5
 HEAvY,ITALY

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN ALGIERS, Feb. 26.-The Germans may have lost l5,0O0 casualties in the Italian operations since Janu- ary P, including the latest offen- sive against the Allied beachhead. the Anzio Headquarters spokesman said.
 Operations on the beachhead to- day are reported as minor. because of weather conditions, only patrol activities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
The w ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tnajor Robert .. Allen on active dutyJ

WASHINGTON-Mo lost lucrative bootlegging in the world today is in quinine-also the most tragic from the viewpoint of U. s. troops fight ing in the malaria ridden tropics.
 On top of the fatal error of Jesse Jones aide, Will Clayton, in not buying quinine from the Dutch East Indies when it was available dur ing the first two months after Pearl Harboy U. s. officials seem frus- trated in their efforts to stop prec- ious quinine from leaking through our fingers, some of it perhaps to the Axis.
 These leakages apply to quinine developed in Latin America, where we are supposed to control every single gram. Despite this, hundreds of pounds are slipping out from under the noses of Leo Crowley's Federal Economic Administration of ficials.
 Here is part of the record:
 On May 19. 1943, Banco Lisboa and Azores of Lisbon sent to the Guaranty Trust of New York a let ter of credit for Jose Sturm of La Paz, Bolivia for $7.75o covering 150 kilos of quinine sulphate at $50 a kilo. (Base price set for U s. buy CTS is $28.4O a kilo)
 On May 27, B. Bordoni of Buenos Aires wrote to Chemia, Ltd, of Lis bon that Jose Sturm had an order for 500 kilos of quinine to be ship ped in monthly lots. By this time, the price had gone up to $6O. Chemia, Ltd, replied accepting the offer 500 kilos is about HOO pounds of quinine, enough to last U. S.. troops in the Southwest Pacific perhaps a year.
 On Oct. 20, the Nicaraguan Le- gation in Mexico shipped to Nicar- agua by Pan American Airways 21 packages of quinine. weighing 30 kilos and valued at $4997. The shipment carried the directive that President Somoza be notified per- sonally when the quinine arrived
 On Oct. IS, the Bank of Portu- gal in Lisbon instructed the Bank of Manhattan in New York to open an irrevocable credit in favor of J. Sturm in Lisbon of $20000 for 264 kilos of Bolivian quinine. The ship ments would be made through an Argentine port.
 On Nov. II, 80 kilos of quinine hydrochloride and 10 kilos of qui- nine sulphate were shipped from Peru to the Dominican Republic by Pan American Airways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
BRITISH ARE USING
 NEW DEVICES IN
 ANTI-AIRCR RAFTING

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-The Bri- tish Information service here said the British Antiaircraft batteries are now aided by new secret de- vices shooting down eight Ger man planes with shells needed in 1940 to shoot down one.
 British Gunners are now using gun that weighs two tons and fires as many as 122 pounders a minute to height of 5000 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
American Red CroSs San Frantisfo Girl
 k Killed in Aciion

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NAPLES, Feb. 26.-The death of the first American Red Cross girl killed in action in this war theatre is an- nounced. Miss Esther Richards, former San Francisco hospital social worker, was victim of the German bombing of the Anzio beachhead on February T
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
Urge Byron Price Moi ToTake Over 0W|;;Has
 Record on Censorship
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. = Re- gardless of the seemingly insur- mountable political difficulties and bitterness between England and India, there is apparently no hard feeling between the men of both countries who shoulder guns.
 A young British Tommy from Newbury, Eng, who escaped from a Nazi prison camp somewhere along the Polish border and is in Washington on an undisclosed mis- sion, tells this story of cooperation among the fighting men.
 Three hundred Indian troops, captured in North Africa, were brought into the camp. Soon after their arrival, the Nazis punished the British troops, already there for some minor infractions of pri- son camp rules. The punishment consisted of withholding from the British their Red Cross packages. The Indians put their turbans to- gether, chose a committee and de- manded to see the camp comman- dant. Given an audience, they mo- tified the com m an dant they wouldn't accept Red Cross packages either until the privilege was re- stored to their British brothers in-arms.
 Friends and kibitzers are urging Byron Price not to take over the domestic affairs of the Office of War Information, should he be of fered the job if and when owl becomes another war mismanage- ment casualty.
 There is no feeling that Price couldn't handle domestic owl but they fear the pickering and squab- bling that has surrounded OWI from it's inception might jeopardize the faith and confidence Price built up for his splendidly managed Off, flee of Censorship. Why, they argue, tack OWI's had name onto Censor ships unblemished record?
 The feeling generally here is that the trouble with OWI hasn't been in the leadership but in the in- compatibility of propaganda and news. Elmer Davis, OWI chief, has been one of the most harassed we'll intentioned men in Washington, simply because you can't combine news and propaganda and satisfy anybody.
 He has fought hard to get the news out and has been blocked by the War, Navy, State and prac- tically any other department that claimed stories might be of mili- tary importance to the enemy. He has struggled, too, to get the pro- paganda out, despite constant crit icism from Congress that he or some one else in authority was playing politics with it.
 The belief now is that OWI will disappear completely, either by ex- ecutive order or Congressional &C.,
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
LEAKAGE CONTINUES

Strangely enough h, substantial quantities of quinine are being pur- chased by various agents in the Do- minican Republic. Why such small country should need so much qui- nine remains mystery.
 As recently as two weeks ago, Leo Crowley's TEA cabled Quito, Ecu ador, authorizing purchase of certain quinine produced in that country
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
GREAT AIR
 VICTORY IN
 PACIFIC
Not One Iniereepfor Arises from Bombed Base
 Since Sunday

BULLETIN-ALLIED HEAD QUARTERS IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC, Feb. 26.-A total of 793 Japanese planes have been destroyed since the campaign to reduce Rabaul from the air started on Decem- Der IF. This is believed here to constitute the greatest air vic- tory anywhere at anytime. The tabulation ends with the raid of last Sunday because since then the raiders have failed to draw a single Jap plane into the sky.
 KEEP SMASHING RABAUL ALLIED HEADQUARTERS II
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-26
ELUSIVE JAP FLEET

WASHINGTON, Feb 26.-Secre- tary of Navy Frank Knox axpress- Id the belief at press confer ence the Jap fleet has possibly withdrawn either to home waters or to the Philippines.
 Knox said he could draw only two conclusions for failure of the Japs to make an appearance. First they do not want to meet Ameri- can forces: and second-the fleet may be waiting until we are wide- ly extended
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The southern news., 1944-04-08
Biddle Ask To
Enforce Law In
Dixie Primary
CONTINUED PAGE /

union, already there has been
Is per cent increase in poll tax
PAYMENTS.
The decision comes at a time
when. in Alabama and Florida
Democratic primary fights against
southern liberals, such as Senator
claude Pepper of Florida, and
senator Lister Hill of Alabama,
The southern news., 1944-04-08
Boy Is Pa. Towns
Champion Salvager

NORRISTOWN, Pa, April 1. -
Byron Smith, an eighth grader, is
the champion salvage collector of
Norristown.
He has collected $4,000 cans,
1885 pounds of paper, 800
pounds of rags and so pounds Of
fat since September 1, 1943.
The southern news., 1944-04-08
Food RatiOning News

Food RatiOning News
From now on all food stamp
will be good indefinitely, unles.
advance notice of expiration i;
given, the office of Price Admin
istration has announced. House
wives may budget their food pur
chases on the basis of three rec
10-point stamps every second Sun
day and five blue 10-point stamp.
the first of every month. To re
lease cold storage space for othe'
foods, all frozen fruits and vege-
tables will not be rationed through
April 29. Lard will remain unra
toned, ready-to-eat hams will b
one point lower, dry cured" ham
are to be only one point abov,
fresh hams, and other meat poin
values will remain almost un
changed.
'.'T' Truck Operators
Operators of commercial moto
vehicles, including trucks, buses
taXicabs and rental cars, must ap-
ply in person to their local wa
price and rationing boards fol
second quarter "T' motor fue
rations under a new procedure
announced jointly by the Office
of Price Administration and th'
Office of Defense Transportation
The new procedure, which wen
into effect March 81, is designe'
to provide closer check on tn
Issuance of "T"' rations.
Heretofore, many local board
have mailed "T"' coupons to non
fleet operators, while fleet oper
ators had to apply in person. Nov
all must apply in person.
Second quarter 'T' rations wi
be issued in accordance with lat
est ODT certifications.
II hate those impromptu com
plexions, don't you?"
What do you mean?"
"Those they make up as the
go along"
The southern news., 1944-04-08
Yank Meets Self
In Home In Italy
Frying the Fritters

DUNMORE. Pa, April /. -
Imagine the surprise of Pfc. Mi
chael Sarcino. twenty-seven, of
Dunmore. when he entered a home
in San Cataldo, Sicily, and found
a picture of himself.
1t was a photo of a wedding
party he had attended in Dun
more, a copy of which was sent
to Italian relatives.
The southern news., 1944-04-08

Dorothy Maynor brilliant young
soprano who will be Andre Kos
telanetz' guest Easter Sunday
(CBS, 4:30 EWT), Is not only
the daughter of a minister; she
married one. Serge Koussevitsky
discovered her six years ago sing
ing in her fathers church choir
In Norfolk, Va. In private life
she is Mrs. Shelby Rocks, wife
of the pastor of a church in
Harlem.
The southern news., 1944-04-08
Had To Buy Gas
Stamp To Travel

GETTYSBURG, Pa, April 1. -
One gasoline petitioner had the
War Rationing Board at Gettys-
burg stumped.
Marching into the boards Of
flee she complained:
II had to buy a gasoline stamp
to get here today"
The southern news., 1944-04-08
Wan Pin Rollers
Roll Own Aspirin

NEW ORLEANS. Albert
Lauye, head of the pharmacy de-
partment at Charity Hospital,
said his assistants manufacture
some 3,5OO,OOO pills a year for
hospital use.
It's hard job he said.
very exacting. But then, we
make our own aspirin"
The southern news., 1944-04-08
OF TIRES

The Henderson County War
Price and Rationing Board has
announced a cut in tire quotas
for April over the month of
March. Motorists possessing four
good tires may not apply for a
new tire as a spare, and those
who do not use their cars in a
business, occupation or profession
that is regarded by OPA as essen
The southern news., 1944-04-08
Nationwide NAACP
Campaign Will Be
Launched May l
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the most crucial years that is
likely to come along in our life
time. The whole question of mi
nority rights in a democratic ma
zion and in the world will be de-
termined not only by the outcome
OF actual battles, but by the or
ganized activity of liberal and
progressive forces in the nation.
Everyone should realize that this
battle cannot be won by individ-
uals. The only way the scales can
be topped toward victory for de-
mocracy is by organized efforts"
The southern news., 1944-04-08
D DEATHS
MRS. LYDLE sUCCUMBs

Mrs. Lydia X. Knuckles passed
in Morganton, n. c., March 30th,
1914 She was born in Spartan
burg County but resided here in
Asheville for a number of years.
She was a former member of
Berry Temple Church and the en-
tire membership wishes to express
their loss. She leaves to mourn
her passing. a devoted husband.
one brother, three sisters and two
nieceS.
The southern news., 1944-04-08
Here Are Your
RATION S
Important Dates and Events
on the Ration Calendar

GASOLINE-A-9 coupons are
good through May 8.
SHOES-Stamp No. 1S In Book
One is good through April 80.
Stamp No. 1 on the airplane sheet
in Book Three is good for one
pair. Another ration stamp good
for one pair of shoes beginning
May 1 will be announced soon.
MEATS, FATS--Red stamps AS
through JS are good indefinitely.
Waste kitchen fats exchanged for
two points and four cents a pound.
PROCESSED FRUITS, VEGE-
TABLES-Blue stamps AS through
The southern news., 1944-04-08

Sgt. William Ferguson who Is
now stationed at Camp Ellis, Ill.
spent few days in the city with
his family. He had a very pleas
ant stay.
The southern news., 1944-04-08
SOCIETY
BY MRS. EDDIE r. CHEAvERs

DR.. Manual Butler has returned
to the city after spending a very
enjoyable stay in New York City
and Washington, D. c. While in
New York he witnessed the su-
perb performance of Paul Rober-
son in the great opera "Othello."
The southern news., 1944-04-08

Irish Singer Morton Downey,
star of the Blue networks Songs
by Morton Downey," has crossed
the Atlantic 81 times to fill pro-
fessional engagements in every
country of Western Europe but
one: Ireland
The southern news., 1944-04-08

Sgt Robert Johnson who is sta
toned at Camp Lee, Va. spent MS
furlough in the city with his fam
ilv on Livingstone street.
The southern news., 1944-04-08

al to the war effort or public
lealth or welfare, have small
chance of getting a new tire under
any circumstance.
The southern news., 1944-04-08

Mr.. George Bowman of Ports
month. Tenn. is in the city VS.
iting his father and mother Mr,
and Mrs. Bowman of Soutnsloe
avenre. and wife, Mrs. Lillian
Bowman.
The southern news., 1944-04-08
N0RWAy'S FOUR EASTER

April l940 dreadful
nation
tyranny that this small become
amen ahln"
The southern news., 1944-04-08

The stray pOrker is headed home these fronine
troopers with the Fifth Army somewhere in Italy, the
animal to Its Italian Left right: Pvt Frank Liberia
tore 81 Metca Street, Providence American Red Cross
Field Man James Gushing, 2479 Madison Road, Cincinnati
Ohio; Military Police Pvt Archie d. Moneath 392 College
Street, Ashvie N C.; Corp Andrew W. Hewitt 5O2 Wes,
Avenue, Austin, Tex. NO.. -
The southern news., 1944-04-08

Mr. James c. Rogers OF New
York and california is in the CITY
y;siting his mother. Mrs. Matte
Rogers and his sisters on LiVi"s-
stone Street.
The southern news., 1944-04-08
KS are good indefinitely.

SUGAR-Sugar stamps 80 and
81 are good for five pounds in.
definitely. Sugar stamp 40 is gooc
for five pounds of canning 81 gal
through February 28, next year.
INCOME TAX-Declarati of
estimated 1914 tax and first quar-
terly payments are due by Apri.
is.
The southern news., 1944-04-08

Mrs. Carolyn Birchett left the
c;ty 70 visit her sons. Mr.. j. r.
Rirchett of Baltimore, and MI H.
r Birchett of philadelphia.
The southern news., 1944-04-08

Mr. c. L. Moore has returned
+o-~fbe city after attending the
recreational conference held IN
Durham, n. c.
The southern news., 1944-04-08

Mr. Ben Underwood left the city
for Cleveland, Ohio, to do defense
work.
The southern news., 1944-04-08

Mrs. Elenor Greenlee McCleliano
LOFT the city to spend the holidays
with her husband at Tuskesee'
The southern news., 1944-04-08

Sgt. and Mrs. Smith are in the
oitv visiting Mrs, Smiths sister,
Mrs Lenora Reid of 1lS Grove
Street
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

Capt. George w. Morrell. son Of
Mrs. G. w. Morrell, Florence, Is
serving on Corsica as a flight COM
mamder and pilot with a Mediter-
ranean Allied Coastal Air Force
night fighter squadron that recent
ly completed its first year of COM
bat operations. His squadron is the
first American unit of its kind to
achieve this distinction, according
10 word received. this week.
Capt. Morrell's squadron arrived
in England in March, 1943. 1t was
trained there in night flying oper-
alton by the R.A.F., which develop
ed them during the Battle of Brit
ain.
II was in England, too, that
Capt. Morrell's squadron adopted
its British-built Beaufighters. I'm
proved models of this same historic