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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-26
IS
HERO OF A.
DAY BATTLE
Portland Boy Leads Divi-
sion 10 Victory when
Commander Falls
BY EDWARD r. BALL

WITH THE NINTIETH DIVIS-
ION IN NORMANDY, July 26. -
Buck private John Heffernan, OF
Portland, Maine, has won high
praise from Allied commanders for
his four-day fighting rampage
which won a lot of ground from
the Germans, during which he led
a Nintieth Division platoon after
the commanding officer was knock
ed out in the action.
The Private's action was just one
of the movie thriller type OF -ex-
periences of the division, which was
recruited from all of the 48 states
1t was assigned the job OF cross
L ing the Meredet River on the drive
to Cherbourg.
1t. Ralph Miller, of San Antonio
Texas, and Cpl Raymond Lustig
Detroit, slipped behind the Ger
man lines and met. a French &C.
ment maker, who gave them de-
tailed information on the German
Notifications around the important
town. The pair slipped back. anc
gave the information to the artil.
lery, which blasted the vital point
Notifications to pieces,
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GAINS MADE
ON INVADED
PACIFIC isles
Americans Advance on
Both Guam, Tinidn-Vital
Points Yet 10 Be Taken

PEARL HARBOR, July 26.-Sub-
stantial gains have been made by
the American forces invading both
Guam and Tinian islands.
The American forces are forming
"a junction on the eastern shores az
Guam's strategic Apra Harbor area,
announces Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz. This move gives the Am
orleans control of all of the Sora
shoreline with the exception OF a
portion of Orote Peninsula, where
an unknown number of Japs are
bottled up.
Advances point to an early cap
ture of Ushi Point airfield on III
MAN Island. This airfield is said
to be comparable to Hickman Field
in Hawaii, and the Orote PENN
sula in Guam, both of vital i'm
portance in the future bombing
operations on Japan and the Phil
ippines.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-26
NAVY MOVES
into AREA0F
pALAU Isle
Sabang Harbor in Sumatra
Bombarded Again by
Surface Craft
(By Associated Press

The Tokyo radio said a United
States task force, chiefly carriers,
has penetrated to the vicinity OF
Palau Island, about 500 miles east
'of Mindanao in the Philippines, and
that 80 carrier based planes at
tackled the island. Tokyo said two
of the attacking craft were shot
down by antiaircraft fire.
Another broadcast of Jap I'M
perial Headquarters communicate
said a large Allied task force OF
cruisers, destroyers, and submarines
Yesterday bombarded Sabang har-
Dor at the western end of Sumatra,
and asserted that two destroyers
and one submarine were sunk, as
well as a number of carrier-based
aircraft downed.
1t was the second such strike at
Sabang in a little less than four
months. Another under Admiral
Somerville hit the port on April
10. The nationality Of the vessels
was not disclosed.
Tokyo also reported that Ameri-
can planes raided zap Island in
the Carolines east of Palau.
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CAB Starts Hearings
On International Air
Routes; Alaska in Plan

New York, Newfoundland would be
the point of departure for London,
Berlin, Rome and Cairo; as well as
for Stockholm, Leningrad, Moscow
and Teheran. The southern cities
would be the feeders for Mexico and
South America, as well as for the
southern. route to the Mediterran-
can.
State Department officials say
clearing the routes will entail an
enormous amount of work, but by
no means is it an insurmountable
task. Many of the lanes cross
countries where we already have
agreements. Since our policy is to
establish these lines purely on a
competitive basis, and in nearly
every instance to swap reciprocal
landing rights in this country, few
nations who have any hopes OF
building future international airlines
of their own would hesitate to
participate.
The first hearings or. foreign serv-
ice franchises will be on those which
operate through the Caribbean to
South America and Africa. Both
continents now are ready for COM
mercial aviation as soon as planes
are available and wartime restric-
tons on commercial aviation can bt
relaxed
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-26
RED ARMIES
(0NVERGING
ON WARSAW
Cossalks Reach East Bank
Of VisfuIa : Berlin
358 Miles Away

MOSCOW, July 26.-Hard-r riding
Cossacks have reached the east
bank of the Vistula. River and
other Russians, supported for the
first time by United States planes
in direct tactical operations, sur
rounded and mauled the German
garrison at Lwow and stormed into
the great rail city, reached Pulawy,
and are Sc miles southeast of
threatened Warsaw and within
1853 miles of Berlin.
Lightnings and Mustangs of the
U. S. Fifteenth Air Force flew from
U. S. bases in Russia, destroying
38 German planes in the Lwow
area without the loss of plane,
and strafed an airdrome 100 miles
northwest of the surrounded city.
Hungary and Czechoslovakia are
in the path of yet another Rus
sian Army group, which has vir-
tually surrounded Stanlislawow, and
has reached to within % miles of
the Hungarian Tatar Pass in the
Carpathian Mountains.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-26
GERMANY IS
SHAKEN But
NOT BEATEN
Warning Is Given by War
Secretary Stimson After
Tour Of War Zones

WASHINGTON, July 26. - Ger
many has been shaken and shot
through with doubts" Secretary OF
War Henry l.. Stimson said in his
broadcast report of his trip to the
war zones, but there is no collapse
in sight and no excuse for relax
ing on the home front in America.
There is only one sure strategy
to finish the war with finality and
speed, and that is for the United
States and her allies to gear every
resource of men and equipment in
final unremitting assault on land,
sea, and in the air The deter
mination to do this is unmlstak-
ably present in our men in uniform,
and it must be the guiding thought
of everyone behind the lines said
Stimson.
Despite much talk of quick
victory over Germany, the War Sec
rotary asserted, such collapse is
not yet apparent. Our men are
locked in combat with a brutal,
Iresourceful and stubborn enemy"
Stimson asserted that military
power is one thing which Germany
and Japan are able to recognize
and when they see they are about
to be completely overpowered, when
the fact is carried physically and
Enthusiastically to their doorsteps,
then and only then will they col
lanSe
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-26
Plan 10 Hire Many
Thousands for Work
On Alaska Defenses

SEATTLE, July 26.-In a major
move to obtain thousands of work.
ers for Alaska defense projects the
Civil Service Commission seeks 40
personnel officers to cover the en-
tire nation in labor recruiting
drive.
Headquarters for the campaign
will be in Seattle and personnel
officers will be paid travel per diem
expenses for all field work With
salaries set at 1882 year. They
must be sufficiently experienced to
test qualifications of workers in five
separate fields as follows: construc-
ton engineers, utility engineers,
Signal Corps workers, railway men
and Army Transport Service.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-26
The W ashingt ton
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
dLt. Col Robert s. Allen now on active
service with the Army

WASHING TOMAS the war
moves faster in Asia, AdminiStra-
ton advisers are convinced that the
ticklish problem of India, which
Roosevelt repeatedly has postponed,
must be tackled soon.
Each time the President has dis
cussed India with Winston Church
ill, he has received a blunt cold
shoulder. Once, last year, when
U. S. Ambassador William Phillips,
after his return to this country
from India, talked to the Prime
Minister at FDR's request, Chur-
chill banged the table and said:
81 have always been right about
Hitler and everyone else in Eur
ope. I'm also right about Indian
policy Any change in Indian pol
icy now will mean blood BATH"
At about the time Phillips talked
to Churchill, he also submitted a
report to President Roosevelt, which
will be the basis for any new U. S.
proposals to Britain. In this re-
port Ambassador Phillips, gener-
ally considered pro-British, made
some critical, fortnight statements
about British policy.
ut is time for the British to
act" he wrote President Roosevelt.
This they can do by a solemn
declaration from the King Emperor
that India will achieve her indie
pendence at a specific date after
the war T"
81 feel strongly, Mr.. President,
that in view of our military po-
sition in India, we should have a
voice in these matters. 1t is not
right for the British to say this
is none of your business when we
alone presumably will have the
major part to play in the struggle
with Japan"
Ambassador Phillips report is
considered SO important inside the
State Department and the whole
Indian picture is SO vital to Allied
success in Asia, that a large part
of his report follows:
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BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, July 26. = The
Civil Aeronautics Board has made
two announcements recently, the re-
suits of which may sooner than
anticipated determine the pattern
for our. participation in postwar
world aviation.
The first was an outline, subject
to revision, of course, of what the
international air routes of tomorrow
will be. The second was the an
nouncement that CAB has started
hearings on the more than 100
applications for international air
routes now on file.
In outlining the world plan CAB
told of the nations interest in in
ternational airlines and landing
fields.
The proposed routes cover 100000
airline miles, touching more than so
countries. OF these, 10000 miles
are over new routes. 1t would be
impossible to describe these world
airlines here, but certain points are
significant. If CABS routes are fol-
lowed, the jumping off cities for
world travel will be New York, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle
Miami, New Orleans, Brownsville
Charleston, Chicago and the Twin
Cities, with one other point in the
southeastern United States.
Alaska would become a great
crossroads between Chicago and Sc.
attic here, and Tokyo, Vladivostok
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END NEARING
IN Fifth WAR
BOND DRIVE

With five more days TO go to
meet the assigned quota for Juneau
and Douglas, E bond sales in the
Fifth War Loan Drive now stand
at s190,114.75 out of quota Of
$4,000 The total sales in all SER
les bonds has reached $470,263.25 to
date.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-26
HESS ARRAIGNED
FOR Staying OF
ESTER CREEK MAN

FAIRBANKS, Alaska. July 20
Edward Hess, IA, has been arraign-
ed on a second degree murder
charge for the shotgun Staying OF
AL Goodwin, Sc, on Monday, on
Ester Greek, near Fairbanks. The
defendants first name was errone-
ously given by the Marshal's office
as Hans Hess.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-26
ELLA vERNETTI IN TOWN

Ella Vernetti, of Kuyukuk, Alaska,
arrived here by steamer yesterday
and is registered at the Baranof,
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AMBASSADOR PHILLIPS,
REPORT
Dear Mr.. President:

May l add few words to what
I said to you on Tuesday afternoon
when I had the pleasure OF giving
YOU an oral report on my impress
sions of the Indian situation.
Assuming that India is known
to be an important base for oul
future operations against Burma
and Japan, it would seem to be OF
highest Importance that we should
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-26
u. 5. Unit Smashes Breach
Four Miles Deep in
Nazi Defense Line
FLAMING BATTLE IS
NOW ON IN MARGINY
Dozens Of Villages Taken
British, Canadians
in Fierce Action

=
July 26.--The Americans have
won two key highway towns,
Marigny and st. Giles, by their
penetration and also menaced
thousands Of Germans still hold
ing the line to the northwest
of the steel plated American
drive. The 353th Germany in
fantry has been badly mauled
by the Americans In their adj
vance.
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF
THE ALLIED EXCEPTIONALLY
FORCES, July 26.--United States
tanks, in the first major operation
in France, have smashed breach
four miles deep in the first German
defense line west Of st. Lo and
hammered into a flaming battle
with the enemy armor forces in the
streets of Marigny.
The heavy thrust carried in
fantrymen who rode the steel tank
bombers and the operation has en-
dangered thousands OF the badly
battered German forces along the
enemy's southern defenses.
Quick Thrust
The American tanks penetrated
the outer crust OF the Nazi defenses
within couple OF hours and carried
on four miles south OF the st. Lo-
Pertier road, then smashed the
heavy d efenses Of the enemy at
Marigny to break front two and
one-half miles wide.
In the northwest, other American
infantrymen, hitting on a five-mile
front, advanced one mile and half
and captured the town of Lach-
apelle.
German troops on the east flank
are fighting with suicidal fury try
ing to halt the British and Can
adams In the advance below Caen.
Heavy casualties are reported on
both sides.
Great Break Through
The American tank break through
swept through more than one dozen
villages and hamlets and the drive
reached the road junction at St.
GILES between Marigny and st. Lo.
German prisoners are being herd
ed back One batch of parachutists
complained bitterly of the massive
American air assault and declared
1t was 'inhuman."
Giant 52-ton tanks as well as
Tiger tanks were thrown into the
battle by the Germans in attempts
to stem the drive.
Tonight, heavy fighting continues
in the area of Maysurorna, lilly La
campagna and Verrieres. south OF
! Caen.
| Marigny is seven miles east OF st.
Lo. Sharp shooting doughboys rode
on the top of the tanks and picked
off the Germans.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-26
KENNETH SMITH HERE

Kenneth Smith, Of Anchorage, is
registered at the Baranof Hotel.
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Aviation experts here are predict
ing that not more than dozen
franchises will be granted out OF
the many now on file. CAB VIII
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-26
KODIAK MAN HERE

L. F. Friend. of Kodiak is in
town and a guest at the Baranof.
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Alaska would become great
crossroads between Chicago and Sc
attic here, and Tokyo, Vladivostok,
Shanghai and Hong Kong. Out of
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A. E. S. MISSION OPEN

Missionary and Pastor Peter J. Nickel and family arrived in Doug las in November, working under the Alaska Evangelization Society. Mir. Nickel recently graduated from the missionary course of the Moody Bible Institute at Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Nickel is also a graduate of the same school.
 Formerly the mission which Pas tor Nickel will operate was especially for the native population while under the new management it is to be open to the public and everyone is invited to attend their services The first meeting in their chapel will be on Christmas Day, Decem- Der 25, at 7:30 D. m. Immediately following the program there will be a reception for all those present. Regular church services will begin on Sunday morning, December 31 with Sunday School for all ages and an II o'clock a. m. morning wor- ship service.
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"NADAME CURIE" CLOSES TONIGHT,
 CAPITOL SCREEN

Greer Carson and Walter Pidgeon in Madame Curie" is name com- bination to make any theatre mar quee gleam bright with the promise of an outstanding entertainment treat of the season. For the stars of Mrs. Miniver," and Blossoms in the Dust" have been brought to- gether again in a beautiful love story.
 Madam Curie," which ends to- night at the Capitol Theatre, is based on Eve Curie's best-seller biography of her mother, Marie Curie. It is basically love story of great warmth and tenderness, told against the suspenseful back ground of a scientific achievement without parallel, the discovery of radium. Marie and Pierre Curie found the key to one of natures most carefully guarded secrets only because of their devotion for each other. Fame, honors and money, which they could have had in fabulous amounts, meant nothing to them. All they ever wanted was their love and their work, and out of these, they gave the world one of its rarest gifts, radium.
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BAPTISM, RECEPTION
 OF MEMBERS SUNDAY
 AT LUTHERAN CHURCH

Sunday morning, December 24, the Il o'clock worship service at the Juneau Lutheran Church, corner of Third and Main Streets, will consist of the Orders for the Sacrament of Baptism and Holy Communion, and the reception of adults into church membership.
 The following children will be baptized: Anne Kathleen and Robert Forrest, children of MT and Mrs. r. D. Fennessy; Barbara Fly lene, daughter of MT. and Mrs. w.. E. HiXon; Mary Kathlene and Linda Darlene, children of Mir and Mrs. Earl G. Miller; James Douglas, son of MT and Mrs. James D. Ral- ison. and Darlene Loree. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ole Westby.
 Adults uniting with the congre- gation are: MT. and Mrs. A. N. Eide, Mrs. O. N. Johnson, MT. Dan Livie and Miss Lily Maurstad.
 If there are others having chil- dren to be baptized at this time or who are desirous of uniting with the congregation, they should con- tact Pastor Hillerrnan as soon as possible.
 The public is cordially invited to ithis service.
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TRIMMER TAkI-CALL
 New Taxi Service announced by ID. B. >Femmer Give us a call. Courteous attendants New Cars.
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BLONDES APPEAR IN FEATURE NOW
 AT 10TH CENTURY

Assistants selected 50 beauties, of all possible types for the coveted roles. Then Lubitsch, personally, selected the five girls from this group-showipg a marked prefer ence for blondes!
 The girls selected were. Claire James, brunette; Rose Anne Mur- ray, titan: and Marion Rosamond, Adele Jurgins and Ruth Brady, all taffy-tint blondes-and from all accounts, all beauties.
 Tn Heaven Can Wait playing last times tonight at the 20th Gen. tury Theatre, the girls go through number with lovely Helene Rey- nolds-also a blonde. The number leads to Miss Reynolds meeting with Don Ameche, which in turn leads to some very amusing situa- tions in the Lubitsch manner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-19
ST. ANN'S SCHOOL
 CONCERT TONIGHT

The annual concert is to be pre- sented tonight at 8 o'clock in the Parish Hall by the Sisters and pupils of St. Anns School.
 Parents and friends of the school children have been asked to go to the program which includes two festive choruses, military drill, a pajama action song, a Christmas dance, patriotic remembrance for ''the boys over there, and, the last number on the program, "Mariettas Christmas Gift"
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HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Maxine Albright, who has been in St. Ann's Hospital for medical treatment, was dismissed yesterday.
 Donald A Ingram was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital Saturday nor medical care.
 Capt. Wallace Carr was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital Saturday for medical attention
 Dave Wallace entered St. Ann's Saturday for medical care.
 G. E. Pancheau was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday for surgical attention.
 Jim Callander, who has been in the Government Hospital for the past month, returned to Winfield Home yesterday.
 Richard Smith, from Yakutat, was admitted to the Government Hospital yesterday for medical care
 Mrs. M D. Williams, hospitalized for surgical care, was dismissed from St. Ann's Saturday.
 Mrs. G. J. Perry and baby boy were discharged from St. Ann's Hospital Saturday.
 Mrs. Pete Larsen has been dis missed from St. Ann's Hospital after receiving surgical treatment
 St. Ann's Hospital discharged Gust Nurmi after giving him sur gical care.
 Mrs. Mary Dolph and baby boy were dismissed Sunday from St. Ann's Hospital
 Gene Hanna, who has been in St. Anns Hospital since Thursday, was dismissed yesterday.
 Bert Routsala was discharged from St. Ann's Hospital yesterday where he has been receiving sur gical treatment.
 Ernest Lincoln was dismissed from St. Ann's Hospital yesterday, where he has been for the past four days, recuperating from an appendicitis operation.
 John Makela was discharged from St. Ann's Hospital Monday after receiving medical care.
 St. Anns Hospital dismissed Elmer Petersen yesterday after giving him medical attention.
 Mrs. Steve Stanworth, who has been in St. Ann's Hospital for medical attention, was discharged yesterday.
 Mrs. Mary Ann Haines and baby boy were dismissed from St. Ann's Hospital yesterday.
 St. Anns Hospital admitted Orvie Nelson yesterday for medical treat ment
 Rachael Scott was admitted to the Government Hospital yesterday for medical treatment.
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FEMMER'S TAXI-PHONE 9
 New Taxi ServIce announced by D. B. Femmer. Give us call. Cour- teous attendants. New cars.
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OUT FOR CHRISTMAS

Among the many Westward peo- pie passing through Juneau on a southbound steamer are J. T. Cum ningham, Auditor of the Alaska Railroad at Anchorage and MT. and Mrs. Robert Gebo of the Morrison Knudsen Company, Alaska Division. They are to spend the holidays in the States.
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Sugar is the number one Puertot Rican crop
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CHRISTMAS KETTLE PLACED ON STREET
 BY SALVATION ARMY

The traditional Salvation Army Keep the Pot Boiling kettle was placed on the street today.
 The local corps of the Salvation Army, as in former years, plans to give Christmas cheer to both chil- dren and adults, who through sick ness or other causes are in straight ened circumstances.
 Contributions can be dropped into the kettle in front of the Juneau Drug Company or mailed to the Sal- vation Army, box 293l.
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MONDAY NIGHT SEW
WEsTONs SOUTH

MT. and Mrs. Arthur Weston left yesterday via steamer for the South where they will join their two sons and establish their home. The Wes- tons plan on settling in the Enum- claw, Wash, area. Mrs. Weston was born and reared ill Juneau, daughter of MT. and Mrs. L. F. Morris, while her husband has lived and worked here for quite number of years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-19
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
CHRISTMAS SCHOOL PROGRAM

CHRISTMAS SCHOOL PROGRAM
 The Douglas Public Schools will hold their Christmas program at the school on December 2l, Thurs day, at SIS o'clock p. m Most grades of the school will participate in the program with the grade school classes being in the majority.
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MRS. pEARCE RETURNS

Mrs. Frank Pearce has returned from the South where she has va cationed for several months with daughter. Mrs. Pearce spent most of her vacation in Burlingame, Calf
 MONDAY NIGHT SEW CLUB
 The Monday Night Sewing Club met last evening at the home of Mrs. Edwin Johnson for the regular weekly meeting and also for the Christmas party and exchange of piftc