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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
LAPS TRYING
 TO ESCAPE
 LEYTE NOW
Nip Elements Endeavoring 10 Push Way Through
 10 Palompon

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD QUARTERS IN THE PHILIP PINES, Dec. 23-The U. $. Seventy Seventh Infantry Division has ad- vanced three miles west of the Ormoc corridor mountain road to- ward Palompon, the escape port of the embattled Japanese remain ing on Leyte Island.
 Gen. MacArthur announced today that Palompon, which is located on the west coast of the northwest shoulder of the island, is under Yank artillery fire. Japanese rem nants fleeing the corridor are try ing to cut their way through to Palompon Mopping up continues in other areas near the corridor where the door has been slammed on the Nipponese after destruction of their defense lines.
 Another 1,546 enemy dead were counted Thursday and headquarters also said the enemy air force con- tinued their raid s on American ground positions on Mindoro, far to the northwest of Leyte. They lost nine planes and two American fighters were lost intercepting the attack.
 Enemy ground opposition still failed to develop on Mindoro, but Nipponese aerial activity increased sharply since completion of the airfields on Mindoro, which are within 30 minutes flight of Ma nila.
 Liberator bombers, possibly based on Mindoro, splattered Panay, Ne gros, Cebu andd Masbate Island airdromes with 1000 tons of missiles.
 Gen. Macarthur has reported that 12,873 enemy dead were found abandoned on Leyte in the last seven days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
GIRL SCOUT CAR0LERS
 WILL APPEAR TONIGHT

Girl Scout carolers will begin singing tonight at the Government Hospital at 2 o'clock After singing for the patients there, the girls will sing for residents of Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Streets, and the Scatter Tract.
 All families wishing to enjoy the carols are asked to place lighted candles in their windows so the girls will know where to go.
 The Scouts, who are singing to- night have been pacticing dili- gently under the direction of Miss Mary Allshouse and participated in the singing at the community tree last Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
HEARST ACCUSED
 OF HITLERI5M BY
 RUSSIAN PAPER

MOSCOW, Dec. 23 Red Star official Soviet Army newspaper, charges that "reactionary circles" in the United States are furthering German plans to block the organ ization of an international security program for the prevention of a third world war
 The Red army publication said "In the past few days Hitlerites have pointed with unconcealed pleasure to the activity of isola- tionist elements in the United States who have already started agitation against participation of the U. s. in a world organization for international security. Hitlerites resort to their favorite method to frighten public opinion with the Bolshevist danger and European chaos in case the Allies postwar plans are realized. This is the ar gument of the Hearst press
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
JACK DALTON
 PASSES AWAY

SEATTLE. Dec. 23.--Jack Dalton. one of the most colorful figures of Alaskan saga, the man who took the first horses to the Territory and cut the Dalton trail from Haines. will be buried here. He died last Saturday at San Francisco at the age of 89.
 Dalton's pioneering trail crossed Arizona, Oregon and Washington before he headed north in the l880s to Alaska
 Dalton also took out the first coal in the Chickaloen mines. He help ed survey the routes of the Alaska Railroad and Copper River and Northwestern Railroad. He had a partnership with the late Bill Han ley and John Maloney.
 Dalton established trading posts in Alaska and the Yukon Territory and was associated with the original Alaska Exploration Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23

CHILDREN USED FOR TARGETS
 BY NAzI BOYS

LONDON, Dec. 23-The Moscow radio said today that the Extra ordinary Soviet Commission has established that nearly 0,000 per sons, including an undetermined number of Americans and British from German prison camps, were tortured and slain at the Nazi ex- termination camp at Lwow.
 The broadcast said an additional 100000 were killed at another camp at Janow, and children were slaughtered in target practice.
 The commission said it had es- tablished Heinrich Himmler's direct participation in the Lwow atroci- ties.
 French prisoners liberated by the advancing Red Army said children were selected and given to detach- ments of Hitler Youth as targets for shooting practice
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
Big Smuggling Ring Operating in China
 Reported Smashed

NEW DELHI, Dec. 23-Investiga- tion by United States Army au- thorities resulted in the court mar tial of scores of American service men and civilians in the past year on charges of smuggling contra band into China by the hump airline.
 Now smashed is the international syndicate which dealt in stolen Lend L ase supplies, government property and other goods flown into isolated and inflation- ridden China.
 The names have been withheld. Profits of these Americans was es- timated at total of $4,156,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
JACK NEWMARkER TO
 BE HOME CHRISTMAS

Jack Newmarket, son of Ut. Comdr. and Mrs. John Newmarket of Juneau, will arrive home for Christmas by plane, according to word received here this morning by his happy parents.
 Newmarket, a cadet midshipman, has been based on New Guinea for the past 10 months. He re- ceived his basic training at the San Mateo, California, Merchant Marine training school, and upon the expiration of his 30-day leave, will be sent to the Kingspoint, New York, Merchant Marine Academy for further training.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
NEEDS OF VETS
 IN ALASkA ARE BEING STUDIED

The establishment of the office of the Veterans Administration in Alaska at this time is primarily for the puprose of studying the needs of the veterans in Alaska, Anthony E. Karnes, in charge of the office, said here today. While this study is being made. help will be given veterans, so far as is possible, in securing benefits due them.
 A veteran is defined, Karnes states, as anyone who has served in the armed forces of the United States, in any war, or in peace time. For most benefits available to veterans, 90 days service and an honorable discharge are pre- requisites, and most benefits are for wartime veterans.
 Benefits Listed
 Following are some of the bene- fits available to veterans through the Veterans Administration Com pensation, pensions to dependents, vocational rehabilitation to dis abled veterans of World War II under the G. I. Bill; Government insurance, death benefits. adjusted compensation for veterans of World War I, medical care. hospital care, soldiers homes unemployment and readjustment pay, and c. I. loans for veterans of World War II.
 Questionnaires Sent
 As a part of the study of the needs of veterans in Alaska, ques- tionnaires have been sent to all known veterans of World War II now living in Alaska As fast as the names of others are learned, questionnaires are being mailed to them Owing to the large number of benefits available to these vet erans, the questionnaire is used: for the present, the number of other veterans residing in Alaska is all that is desired.
 In order to make this study as complete as possible, it is requested that each veteran of World War | II who has not received the queS- tionnaire; each veteran of World War I, except those who belonged to an American Legion Post in Alaska for the year 1944 mames of these Legionnaires are available in Juneau, and each veteran of
 the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Instruction, the Boxer Rebellion, the Indian Wars, peace time veterans, and Civil War vet erans, if any, write the Veterans Administration, P. O. Box 2629, Juneau, Alaska, giving names in full, address, approximate dates of service, and any other information they care to submit
 The more information and names the new office in Juneau receives, the better the chance for securing additional help in administering
 to the needs of veterans in Alaska. The object of the study is to know
 how many veterans there are in
 Alaska, and what their needs are.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
ALLIED AIR ARM BACK IN
 ACTION NOW
Surging German Break through Now But 29
 Miles from Sedan

PARIS, Dec. 23--Allied air might lashed fiercely at Nazi armored columns during a break in the weather. dealing repeated bomb smashes against the German of fensive tide that by Thursday noon had reached to within 29 miles of historic Sedan.
 Preliminary reports indicated ef- fective blows were delivered by hundreds of heavy fighter -bombers at Field Marshal von Rundstedts surging drive. Bad weather for week has tied down the Allied air arm but today it's weight was thrown into the crucial balance.
 Supreme Headquarters and field reports disclosed that the Germans are only 2S miles from Sedan after a 4o-mile drive through Luxem- bourg into Belgium, entering ri1e by-passed road hub of Bastogne.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. B - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine stock at today's short session IS 57s, Anaconda 28, Beech Aircraft l3a4, Bethlehem Steel 64as, Curtiss Wright 5a4, International Harvester 8Oh, Kennecott 36h, North Am- erican Aviation 10h, New York Central B, Northern Pacific 2l7s, U. s. Steel 59, Pound $4.04.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials, 15063; rails, 48.l6; utilities, 25.98.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
PAA PLANE NEWS

Two PAA planes left for Seattle this morning with the following passengers. Reuben Johnson. Louis S. Orton, Jack Sherman on one, and Louise Kemper, Ignas Cordero, Roy Anderson, Arnold Akundsen, and Arthur Ruika on the other. The plane arriving from Fairb n ks brought Miss Windna Monroe, Jack Darnell, John B. Sledge, Walter Fisher, William Buck, and Richard c. Johnson. Ross Morrison left for Whitehorse, and Lee Whalen left for Fairbanks.
 A plane came in from Seattle yes terday afternoon with Shirley Nor ton and Leota May Oliver passen- gers for Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
HOLIDAY

Federal, Territorial and City of- fices will observe holiday Monday, which is Christmas Day.
 All business, with the exception of the cocktail bars. restaurants and drug stores, will also be sus- pended for the holiday. Drug stores will be open from noon to 6 p. m. only
 Scores of house and dinner par ties are scheduled for Monday. and many Juneauites are holding pri- vate open houses. Servicemen are invited to attend many dinner af- fairs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
NAzI5 BURNING
 ALL BUILDINGS
 IN NO. NORWAY

WASHINGTON, Dec 23. - The Germans are carrying off, destroying or burning all buildings as they retreat from northern Norway, the Norwegian Ambassador said.
 In the sub-polar climate 'inde- scribable suffering" resulted for the population, Ambassador Morgen- Stierne said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
MISS McNEILL LEAVES

Miss Ruby McNeill, Douglas teacher, left via plane yesterday for Wrangell, where she will spend the Christmas holidays with her sister, Miss Birdie McNeill, who is acting superintendent of the Wrangell In- stitute.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
CHARLES DANA GIBSON DIES

NEW YORK, Dec g Charles Dana Gibson, 76, creator of the Gibson Girl" ideal American woman of the gay 90's, died of an attack of the heart at his home here today
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
COASTAL AIRLINES
 MAKES SITkA TRIP

On flight to Sitka yesterday, Alaska Coastal Airlines carried the following passengers to that port: Robert De Armand, Beta Leslie, MT. and Mrs. Bob Ticknor, Jack Littlepage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
TERRITORIAL SCHOOLS CLOSE

All Territorial Schools will close for the holidays. Commissioner of Education James Ryan announces. Many will reopen Wednesday morn ing, while others. including those in Juneau, will resume classes January
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
ALFRED BONNETT HOME

Alfred Bennett arrived home this week to spend the holidays with his family. He has been travelling in all parts of the Territory for the past several months in his capacity as electrician with the CAA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
KETCHIKAN MEN ARRESTED

Charles Wilcox and Martin Kru- koff are in the Ketchian jail today, charged with contributing to the delinquency of minor, according to advices received at the U. S.. Marshal's office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
krupps Arrested in
 Germany for Talking

ZURICH, Dec. 23.-Dr. Krupp von Bohlen, head of the Krupp arma- ment firm, one of his two daughters together with her husband, have been arrested by the Nazi authorities for defeatist utterances, travellers from Germany reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
JUSTICE MACAULEY DIES

Justice c. D. Macauley, whose tenure of office in the court at Dawson dates back to the gold rush, died recently in eastern Can ada.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
LUMBER co.
 HOLDING OPEN HOUSE

The Columbia Lumber Company is holding the customary open house this afternoon from to 6, and patrons and friends are in- yited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
RIVER CLOSES AT DAWSON

The Yukon River was closed by ice at Dawson on December g this year. In l943, the river closed on November 30, and in 1922, on De- cember IS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
PARTY OUT HIGHWAY

The Sunday School of the Chapel -the-Lake will have party to- night starting at 7:30 o'clock. There will be program of songs and reci- tftions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
. . . NO EMPIRE MONDAY
. . .

There will be no edition of the Empire published on Monday, Christmas Day, the staff as usual observing the holiday.
 Important news events will be bulletined in the windows.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
MOOSE PARTY TONIGHT

The Moose Christmas party for children will be held tonight in the Moose headquarters, starting at 8.30 o'clock. Santa Claus will dis tribute gifts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
MRS. LEE WHALEN

Mrs. Lee Whalen is leaving today by plane for Fairbanks to spend the holidays in that Interior me tropolis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
FROM WRANGELL

Joyce Ruseling is in town and is registered at the Gastineau Hotel from Wrangell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23

STEAMER THIS AFTERNOON
 A steamer from the south is scheduled to arrive in port this afternoon which, in all probability, will bring large consignment of Christmas mail.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12

up or down steep, slippery banks on rub
ber-padded flexible tracks. When out of
the water, it rolls smoothly forward over
sand, mud. swamp or solid ground.
Like weasel in stealth and swiftness,
in sure-footed movement on all kinds of
terrain, this new Champion" in invasion
warfare adds third ajor unit of military
equipment to list of Studebaker wartime
manufacturing assignments that includes
Studebaker-built Wright Cyclone engines
for the Boeing Flying Fortress and big,
multiple-drive Studebaker military trucks
for the supply lines and fighting fronts of
the United Nations all over the world.
A~s,I.S T. M eeltst S.4.S4i,, Plano
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
BUILT BY STUDEBAKER POWERED BY
srUDsBAKER CHAMPION ENGINE

THIS versatile new cargo and personnel
l. carrier, nicknamed the Weasel, is Off
ciaIly designated by the Army as the MO.
Brainchild Of the Office of Scientific Re-
search and Development, the War Depart
mentand Studebaker engineers, the Weasel
is powered by the famous Studebaker
Champion engine. It's built in the Stude-
baker factories under contract with Ord
nance Department, Army Service Forces.
The first Weasels in action in Europe
we're primarily land vehicles. But now
there's a new development-the M-29C
It's just like boat in deep water as its
powerful Studebaker Champion engine
propels il from shore to shore. Ii Chambers
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-03-08
KAMPANJA RDECECA
KRIzA

!. Da bl sc Rdecemu krizu ONO
gocilo nadaljevanje delovanja
V naslednjem letu, sc DO me-
SEGA marcu nabiralo Ia fond, XII
maj doseze vsoto 200,oOO,000 do
larjev. Predsednik Roosevelt je
odredil marco kot mesec Rde-
cega kriza, in edino V tenn casu
Sc DO nabiral denar ia Rdeci
kriz. -
Vsota denarja, XII jo je Rdeci
kriz navedel "a zbiranje v ME-
gov fond, je bila odrejena po
daljsem natancnem pregledu
moznih potreb Ia vse okrajno,
narodno in mednarodno delova-
ME Rdecega kriza. Cd tie vsote
je 140,O00,000 dolarjev potreb-
no Ia financiranje narodnega
in mednarodnega delovanja; :;
6O,Oo0,00O dolarjev pa bodo ra-
bill ,okralni oddelki "a nadalje-
vanje svojega della. v tenn je
Vkljuceno vse delovanje Rdece-
ga kriza mirnega in vojnega ca
sa, tudi financiranje sredisc
IA nabiranje krvi, "a izdelavo
zavojev ter "a vzdrzevanje
okrajnih vezi poizvedovalne
sluzbe, XII omogocuje .ljudem z
te dezele zvezo S sorodniki- in
drugimi osebami V okupiranih
dezelah.
Sedanja -kampanja Rdecega
kriza "a nabiranje denar.ia v
mesecu marcu spada med mai
boil vazne v ysej niegov Ego
dovini. To il vzroka, kerf ME
govo delovanje IA ,vojsko. in
mornarico neprestano sraste v
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-03-08

Pomlad prihaja cez rdece sire
he, preko slamnatih his, XII ma
njih NAH zeleni. Pomladni We
trovi preganjajo burje, XII we'd
no tisje POLO svojo mrtvasko
pesem.
Kdaj bos zaigral odresilno pc
sem, Francelj?
Kadar pride pomlad?
Pomlad prihaja. Prihaja med
hise, prihaja v srca in ma vrto-
We, stopa ma vrhove in v otroko-
We oci; pomlad izvablja iz vel
cvetove in travnikov slana be-
Ii Pomlad je novo pesem, je
up, da nam zraste novo zivlje-
ME .. Novo zivljenje "a Ma
tildo, "a malo Mario in "a vse,
Xxi hodijo po cesti in 1--WE Oh
njej in cakajo, da vzklije v sve-
tn pravica z ocmi, XII ne bodo 81
jale tako srepo, kakor sijejo
zdaj mamie vsi tisti pogledi, XII
jih obsojajo. Pomlad je nova pc
sem, da nam zraste novo zivlie-
ME.
zapoj Francelj! zapoj pesem
10 pomladi.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-03-08

vasi, je pod Franceljevo hiso OBJ
stal. Mixer IA vasi nj srecal
1--WE duse, cd nikoder nj prisel
ne vzdih ne kletev; sredi otrple
in mrzle vasi, XII je imela hi
sab samo gorko, nj pa imela
kruha, 81 zaslisal lie obupan
smeh, 81 zagledal bleda lica O.
trok oh oknih - in v vse to so
tt uda"ili ma uho veseli zvoki
Francljeve harmonike.
Ali Sc je takrat spomnil kdo,
da bi Franclju povedal, maj Ia
igra ljudem pogrebno pesem?
O, da!
| Samo Francelj nj zaigral po-
grebne pesmi, ker je bio MEM
proved tegobe, da bi zadrzal SOL
re, ko bi ma svojo vedno veSelo
harmoniko pritisnil gumbe "a
| pogrebno pesem
Takrat je vendarle nekdo pri-
Sci vasovat k MENU. Prisel je
najstarejsi fant il vasi,, Gorenj-
cev Felix's. Tisti, XII je ze v sve-
town. vojni in V strelskih jarkih
lezal in Sc tam odvadil verovati
v ljudi in V obljube, da DO en-
krat Sc vsem dobro.
O, da! Francelj je "a trenu-
tex kar prenehal svojim POLO
cim mehom. - Kmalu sta S Fe-
liksom zapela.. Vrstile so sc do
mace in tuje pesmi, Felix's I.je
prepeval sicilianske in Francelj
ga je spremljal
Takrat je cello Matilda prene
hala jokom in je Maria v Ii
belki z odprtimi ocmi zastrme-
la oceta in v neznanca, XII je
stal ma klopi oh peel, prepeval
in craven zmajeval glavo.
! K'uhd pa nj imela vas, nj ga
imela nobena hisa v rebri. Ven
dar drug drugemu MISC poveda-
/ Ii, kako so ubogi. zenske, XII so
Sc tako rade hvalile sosedam in
znankam, kadar je bilo pri hisi
vsega dovolj, kaJ i,najo, so mol
Gale; mozje pa SO hodili zamis-
ljeni okoli voglov. Cello zupnik
V nedeljski pridigi nj pri nobeni
masi omenil pomanjkanja ma va
81, ampak je pridigal le kru-
hu.
Tedaj pa je Francelj: zaigral!
Zapelo je pad cesto, kakor bi
nekdo dal muzikantu tisoce in
mu zavpil ma uho. Novo pesen,
Francelj! .... .--~ ...a
In Francelj je zaigral. Igral
je novo pesem, XII je nihce nj ra-
zumel; niti sam, ne Matilda, MI
ii popotniki, XII so hodili mimo
!
po zamrzli cesti. Samo mala Ma
rija Sc je smehljala v razdreti
zibelki brez koles, smehljala Sc
ie tako lcpo, da je utihnila bur-
ia okrog voglov in SO Sc razta-
jale sipe ma oknih.
zaigraj, Francelj: naprej! No
vo pesem!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-03-08
JOzA sELIGoJ:


Mixer nina donna in ko je1
bill Sc sam, Sc je potikal liz 60
stilne v gostilno, cd vasi do va
81. Poleti in pozimi je bill enako
obleeen; brez suknje v debeli jo-
pici; pozimi Sc je cd mraza
tresel, poleti mu je cd vrocine
teklo po vsem telesu. ~
Muzikant Francelj! Vsak O.
trok ma vasi in povsod po okoli-
ci ga je poznal. Ma glavi je no.
sill kapo, potisnjeno globoko ma
oci, pol obraza pa SO mu pokri-
vala debela ocala, tako da SO
Sc njegove oci skozi ME videle
kakor pl bile volcvske. :
Muzikant Francelj! Vedno je
bill oblecen v sivo obleko, zakr-
pano, polno madezev cd vina in
drugih dobrot, XII so prisle pre-
denj, kadar je igral kaki imenit-
nj druzbi ali pa ma ohceti =.
Ljudje so ga imeli radi. Do.
ma je bill IL Doline in je cd svo-
jega mocno rejenega oceta po'
dedoval vse obleke, XII jih je no.
sill ma veselicah, ma svatbah ir
oh drugih prilikah; recimo, kc
je fante il obcine spremljal ne
nabor.
Muzikant Francelj! Hlace Sc
mu zadaj visele do kolen, pre-
veliki cevlji so Sc zakrivili ne
koncu in skripali tako, da 81 mi
sill, da gre mimo tebe posebnt
vrste godba. O, ne Francelj n
bill samo takrat muzikant, ka
dar je raztegnil harmoniko, k
10 je kakor pravijo ukradel ne
kemu pijanemu Amerikancu
mestu. Ce 81 sci mimo NIGGA, t
je udarilo ma uho njegovo ne
znosno smrcanje,, XII Sc je zliva
10 v cudovite disakorde S skri
panjem njegovih izpodvihanil
cevljev.
Kan pa, Francelj?"
INA Breznice grem igrat n
ohcet!i
Tako je odgovoril in zravel
zasmrcal, da Sc je stresla kane
nita zemlja pod MIN in san
nisi vedel, ali je glas dala zem
lja in Sc je stresel muzikan
Francelj, ali pa je bilo narob
in Sc je moral zgoditi cudez.
Pojdite no! Francelj nj verc
val v cudeze in v nobeno resni
co, XII so jo ucili po vasi star
ljudje. On je bill sprt vser
svctom, XII je h t e | imeti n
: zemlji mir in ziveti tako, ks
kor zapovedujejo stara pisms
takO kakor SO zvedeli naSi star
81 cd svojih ocetov in dedov.
zupnik in Francelj Sc mist
} mogla. Francelj je igral oh ne
> deljah popoldne eni ali drug
ostariji in njegova harmonik
je privabila okoli MEGA vec lju
di - posebno mladih - kako
pa jih ie emo gla zupnikov
bozja beseda.
Francelj je bill Cd nekdaj re
vez. Cd mladlh hog Sc je hlat
okoi po beznicah in gostilnaf
igral in prepeval, da mu je n
koncu glava omahnila ma mef
docim so prsti Sc zmerom G.
bali in skakali Cd gumba d
gurnba. zivlienje Sc zanj nj pra
> mic spremenilo.
To zivljenje nj postalo dru
gacno niti tedaj, ko Sc je ozen
IN vel kruljavo Matildo z dru
Wade V Kairu in diplomac