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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
JAP AIRFIELDS IN
LONG ARC STRUCK
DAILY BY B0MBERS

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, April 90
Liberators and heavy
bombers from the south and south
west Pacific bases, paying daily
visits to Japanese airfields in the
western and central Carolines. de-
stroyed six enemy planes and prob
ably three more in raids last Tues
day and Wednesday on Woleai Is
land. Three were destroyed in the
air. three on the ground, and three
probables on the ground.
Liberators struck Satawan Island,
$50 miles southeast of Truk, smash
ing the airfield.
Truk and Ponape were struck on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Six American planes failed to re-
turn from the aerial assaults on the
arc from Dutch Timor. Dutch East
Indies east to the Carolines. Three
others were lost In sweeps north
of Bougainville.
Soc village on Dutch Timor was
left in flames visible for SO miles.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
L|FELINE5 OF
JApS SWAPPING,
SAYS ADMIRAL

SAN FRANCISCO, April %. =
THE lifelines of the Japanese Pa
cific Empire are stretching and
swapping one by one" That is the
way Admiral David Bagley, Com
mander of the Western Sea FROM
tier described the trend Of the Pa
cific war.
AS to the extent Of the Jap con-
quests, the Admiral said, I'VE are
not fighting an overpopulated fan
tastically ambitious country about
the size of California, but we are
fighting an Asiatic Empire, land
area almost as great as our own
continental United States"
Bagley cautioned that I'VE must
not match the enemy's folly In
over-extending the communications
to the breaking point" and he said
also I'VE must reach China before
we, can stage a final assault on
Japan and must reach the Asiatic
mainland without waiting for fix
ed bases to be completed at every
way point"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
AMERICANS
JOIN RAID
ON 5UMATRA
Strong Forces Of U. {. Car.
riers, Speedy Planes
in Surprise Move

SOUTHEAST ASIA HEAD
QUARTERS AT HANDY, Ceylon,
April GA strong United States
NAVY carrier force joined the Brit
ish. French and Dutch naval units
in the Indian Ocean and particl-
pated in the blow which caught the
Japs mapping at Sumatra and Sa-
bang, headquarters has announced.
Speedy Navy planes, 30 percent OF
them American made, hoped OF
American and British carriers at
dawn Wednesday and smashed near
" every installation in sight on
Sabang, well off the northern tip OF
Sumatra, also Lhong airfield at
Sumatra.
The air and sea attack was the
first strong assault delivered in the
Japs' direction from Ceylon, British
Naval Headquarters. There is no
indication as to whether the Am
erican carrier force which came
from the Pacific has permanently
Joined with the British to operate
in the Southeast Asia theatre.
Associated Press correspondent
Eugene Burns, who witnessed the
attack, wrote an account of it. He
sailed from Pearl Harbor on January
9 and was told he would probably
be gone for three weeks. Three ana
a half months later he walked into
headquarters here and began writ
ing the story.
Sinoe4leavipes Pearl Harhor ne mao
covered operations at Kwajalein,
Wolfe, Einewtok and Majuro..
The carriers were screened by
British and French battleships, and
by lighter units Of the British, Dutch
and United States navies. British
tonnage predominated.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
GOAL FOR DRIVE,
SALVATION ARMY
GOES TO $l72o

At the meeting of the City Coun-
Gil last night Capt. T. j. Dyck OF
the Salvation Army, and H. l.
Faulkner, member of the board
which sponsors the Red Shield
Reading Room appeared and made
statements regarding the value OF
the Reading Room and the facili-
ties connected with it.
A financial report has been filed
with the Council from time to time,
the last one being in March. A
brief statement of some of the
community welfare work carried on
by the Army through the reading
room and by the ladies who have
for nearly two years used the rooms
for mending clothes, was published
in the Empire Friday night.
The funds for the support of the
Red Shield Reading Room amount
to only $40 a month. OF that
amount, the city has heretofore
given $50, the Chamber of Com
merce $40. and the remainder is
contributed by two individual SUBJ
scribers.
The entire project is nonsectar-
ian and nondenominational. 1t is
a community welfare undertaking
and it will be continued as such.
However, 1t has been decided to
include the entire amount former
ly contributed by the City, in the
regular budget OF the Salvation
Army this year, and to add the
amount of the contribution made
by the City last year, $720, to the
total amount to be requested from
the public in the Salvation Army
drive which will open next Wednes-
day, April rs. Therefore, instead OF
setting the goal at $1,000, it will be
necessary to set 1t at $272O.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
NAvYpLANES
ON REGULAR
ALASKA run
Service Installed While
Japs Still Held Kiska
-0ne Graft Lost

SEATTLE, April %. - Daily
freight and passenger runs from
Seattle to Alaska have been in OPP
Grafton by the Naval Air Transport
Service Squadron Five, for almost
two years, the Thirteenth Naval
District has revealed.
The service was installed in July
1912, and the Japs were still en-
camped at Kiska when the first
5000 mile round trip to Attu was
made. The Navy pilots simply flew
their unarmed cargo planes around
them.
The skipper OF Squadron Five is
200-pound Comdr. Henry Hollen-
beck, who had around $4,000 fly
ing hours for a commercial airline
before being called into the Navy
in January 1912.
More than half the planes in
use are two-engined ships but the
workhorses of the flight are the big
four engined Douglasses, known Of
ficially as RID but called affec-
tionately from the Admiral on
down as chunk"
Light cargoes carried per month
range from 100000 to 100000
pounds, with an average of 10000
pounds OF mail, and $500 passen-
gers, mostly military casualties,
which are rare.
In August, 1912, 1t. Comdr. Jer-
ONE Sparbo and his crew disap-
peared between Yakurat ana white-
horse, and no trace of them has
been found. The tragedy occasioned
the regulation requiring that two
alternate fields be open before a
plane leaves the ground on flight
in a land where fog blankets fields
in matter of minutes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
MORE NAMES
RELEASED BY
DRAFT BOARD

The following names were releaS-
ed today by the local Draft Board !:
l-A-George Bourukofsky, Marion
A. johnson, Harold F. Roth, Velo-
vous A. Poor, Roy E. Torwick, Jack
Bell, Norman DeRoux, Mamant
Richard B. Bean, Maur-
ice I. Smith, Arthur J. Davis, Da-
vid B. Jefferson, Neal E. Elto, OAR
ell A. Mash, William E. Sparks, Eli
j. Hanlon, Jerry w. Mckinley,
Ralph L. Potter, John D. Scott,
Arlie L. Dahl, Oren Addleman, Ar
thur G. Dennis, John J. Bremner,
Charlie James, Michael D. Lesten-
kof, Valeir v. Trambitas, George E.
Satko, Homer A. Williams, Sylvan
j. Gremier, Arthur S Weston, Max
F. Lurz, Ernest L. Hayes, Peter o.
Hawkins, Harry D. Sturrock, Jo-
seph E. Trucano, Albert A. Green
valid, Peter Brown, H. j. Hansen,
Joseph M. Guy, Maynard P. Peter
son, Jack G.. Gould, Kenneth S.
Williams, Richard Harris.
1-A(H william M. Whitehead
Oscar A. Pearson, Richard p. Reese,
Orc P. Schoonover, John L. Dono-
hue, Gordon K. Junge, Paul Schultz
pelz, Theodore A. Keaton.
4-F-Herbert C. Redman, George
E. Parmenter, Ernest o. Rude
Xenofont Hanson, Richard G. He'll
baum, Frederick w. Orme.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
0pA ROLLS BACK
FUR PRICES TO
LEVELS OF 1912

WASHINGTON, April %. - The
Office of Price Administration has
rolled back the ceiling price Of Al
aska seal skins and fox pelts to
the April 1912 levels.
The agency did not provide a
dollar and cents estimate of how
the cut will effect retail prices, but
said the top auction price for Ma
tara brown seal skin, for example,
would be $45 compared with $3.50
Tor last November and $67 for
March 1913.
The new order covers all sales OF
dressed dyed Alaska fur seal skins
and dressed blue and white Alaska
fox pelts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
SIEGE LAID
BY5EAAND
FROM LAND
Russian Armies Capture
Hills Overlooking Port
Under Terrific Fire

MOSCOW, April 22-The Rus
sian Crimean armies and the Red
Fleet are massed at Sevastopol to
fling the enemy into the sea-" Red
Fleet correspondent Lieut.. Nikoleav
reports.
The Soviet forces have frightened
the siege on the great naval base
by capturing the hills dominating
the city's approaches storming one
pass after another despite German
long range guns. strafing and bomb
ing attacks.
East of Stanislawow, Red Army
artillerymen pouring a hurricane Of
fire into charging masses of Ger
man tank and artillery, have thrown
back the powerful thrusts as the
battle continues to rage. Hand to
hand encounters are also reported.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
new INCOME TAX
Bill COMPLETED,
HOUSE COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON. April %. - The
House Ways and Means Committee
put the finishing touches to the bill
to free some 100000 taxpayers OF
the annual chore Of computing their
annual returns, including new sys-
tenn for withholding levies against
wages and salaries, higher for most
taxpayers.
The new withholding levels, IL fin
ally written into law, would collect
a full tax liability for persons earn
ing up to 5000 annually. Under
committee plans, the new schedule
will be effective on January l. and
there would be no change in the
amount held out of pay envelopes
and salary checks this year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
.LIBERAT0R
5END5D0WN
JAP Vessel
Solomon based Planes
Also Drop Bombs
in CaroIines

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
April 22.-Bombs dropped by Lii
berator sank 1000 ton Jap cargo
ship west of the enemy base of Hol-
landia, Dutch New Guinea ON We'd
nesday and medium bombers con-
tinued to pound nearby sections OF
the coast, Gen. Douglas MacArth-
ur's communique states.
Fifth Army Air Force Mitchells
swept low to drop As tons Of ex-
plosives on buildings at Vanimo, IS
miles east of Hollandia
The Satawan airdrome in the
Nomoi islands, Central Carolines
was blasted with 40 tons of bombs
delivered by Solomon based Liberia
tors.
-Four planes were destroyed on
the ground at Woleai.
installations and supply areas
we're also hit at Hanso Bay and Ra-
baul
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
TWO PROPOSALS
FOR PEACE TERMS
OF UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, April 20. - The
American Society of Newspaper Edi-
tors heard proposals of two members
for peace aims of America.
The United States, said Walter
Lippman, should seek to hold and
retain after the war all real gains
achieved at the expenditure of blood,
treasure and labor" This means,
he explained, the United States
should retain the Pacific islands
between Hawaii and the Philippines,
plus understandings the war forged
with Russia, China and England.
Roy Roberts, Managing Editor of
the KANSAS City Star. the society's
President. laid down a peace plank:
equal treatment of world commune
cations of American agencies, free
exchange of world news. as "mainte-
nance of peace of the world depends
on free interchange Of international
news as much as any other factor"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
Equipment from U. 5.
Is Used Effectively by
5oviei Union Forces


MOSCOW, April %. = Returning
from his first tour of the Soviet
Union, U. 8. Ambassador w. Aver
ell Hartman said American built
planes are playing vital part in
interrupting shipment of nickel
from Petsamo, North Finland, to
Germany. He said 1t. Gen. And
reev, Of the Red Air Force, has the
highest praise for the Bostons and
Aircobras.
hartman watched British and
american ships unloading "a hours
oahy at Murmansk and received
direct evidence Of the value of Am
erican equipment and the effective
use 70 which 1t is placed by the
Soviets.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
CIT. Col Robert 8. Allen now on active
service with the Army)


WASHINGTON-For months, the
Justice Department has been pre-
pairing backstage vigorous crack
down on the Swedish match mon
opoly, including its American af-
filiate the Diamond Match Com
pany.
The Justice Department charge
is that the Swedes, plus American
affiliates, have conspired to mon
opolize the match market in viola
ton of the Sherman Antitrust Act
Amazing evidence has been I'M
covered.
The Diamond Match Company
for instance, controls the produc-
ton of wooden matches in the U
S. A. and has an arrangement with
the Swedes whereby they prevent
paper matches from being promoted
abroad.
This situation took a unique turn
when American troops went over
seas and the Army prepared to buy
small cardboard clips of matches OF
the kind used by many firms fol
advertisements. Those fit into SOL
diers' pockets more conveniently
than bulkier wooden matches. To
this the Swedish match monopoly
was dead opposed.
The American match people, how
ever, had followed the common U
S. practice of placing one of their
men inside the War Production
Board. So when the Army pro-
posed buying paper matches, the
WPB tip-off man hurriedly wrote
to the match industry advising
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
GERMAN
SUPPLIES
HELD up
Allies Strike al Prime Raj!
Targets on YugosIdy-
Rumdnian Border

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NAPLES. April 22.--Liberators Of
the Mediterranean Air Force struck
heavily at prime rail targets in
Bucharest and Turnu and SEVERN
on the Yugoslav -Rumanian border
yesterday.
Fighter escorts shot down IS
Nail planes and II Allied planes,
including 8 heavy bombers, were
lost.
Other widespread operations were
made against Nazi communications
in Italy, including rail targets in
the Rome area.
Wellingtons and Liberators took
up the offensive last night and
started fires which disrupted Ger
man shipping from Italian ports to
Bucharest, Turnu and SEVERN, Inn
portant junction points on railways
supplying German armies in Ru-
mania and southwestern Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
new SLEEPING
BAGS COME up
FOR SOLDIERS

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April "a
Wooden sleeping bags will soon be-
come regular issue for American
troops in the field replacing blank
cts, officials of the Philadelphia
Quartermaster Depot announce.
The bags will be Of equal warmth
for protection as the regulation
blankets but will consume less space
than the one In the soldiers pack
now. The soldiers head fits inside
and specially designed top of the
bags has slider arranged for quick
release for possible emergencies.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22

Cleanup Week
Is Set for
Next Week

Cleanup week in Juneau be-
gins next Monday according to
action taken last night by the
City Council. This means that
residents must begin raking up
yards. cleaning out Easements,
etc, tomorrow and then pile the
rubbish at the curb so that the
city street department trucks
may gather it up. OF course,
on such short notice, residents
have all next week to cleanup,
and the rakings will be carried
away, but start tomorrow and
have piles on the curb by Mon
day, II possible.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
IS
WALL0pED
BY JOHNSON

Chef johnson of the Sab Diego
Padres turned out the neatest
pitching chore of the week last
night shutting the Seattle Rainiers
out to 0. The Padres punched
hits for the two tallies in the
eighth inning.
The Seals took a hard earned
8 to S victory over Oakland
Hollywood broke the Los Angeles
spell of win by scoring a 10 to z
victory.
Sacramento and Portland split a
doubleheader, the first game going
10 innings and the nightcap six
innings as the time limit was up.
In Major Leagues
The biggest news in the Major
Leagues is the continued surprising
early season show of strength of
the st. Louis Browns who remain
the only undefeated team of the
American League. They raped the
White Sox yesterday to 8.
The New York Giants in the Ma
tional League is also showing stuff
and yesterday defeated the Brook
lyn Dodgers to remain undefeated
SO sfar. The Giants however share
the lead with the Cardinals who
yesterday shutout the Cubs, spoil
ing the Cubs nome opener. Martin
Marion slammed out homer dur
ing the game.
Cleveland raked four Detroit
pitchers yesterday to win to 4.
Hits for the Indians were climaxed
by outfielders Pat Serey's three run
homer to the upper stands.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
Speed Is Shown,
Naval Supply Bill

WASHINGTON. April 22.-Acting
with unusual speed. the Senate APP
preparations Subcommittee has APP
proved Of the thirty-two billion dol
lar naval supply bill and this within
less than a week after the passage
Of the bill by the House.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
HITLER BLUNT
IN WARNING TO
GERMAN PEOPLE

STOCKHOLM, April 22.-Hitler's
newspaper. voelkischer Beobachter,
today bluntly warned the German
home front that they would be con-
fronted this summer or even this
spring with the hardest and blood
lest Of battles in history.
Picturing the probability of q
western invasion, launched stimuli
taneously by new Russian Of
fensive. the newspaper limited that
new territorial losses might be ex-
pected.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
81 Nations Rea(h
Sterilization Fund
Agreement Report

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Trea-
sury technicians of "a nations an
nounce agreement on proposed
eight billion dollar gold basis sta
bilization fund designed to restore
order in International finance and
promote world prosperity. Soviet
Russia dramatically gave approval
at the last minute.
The fund will be used to prevent
unhealthy gyrations in relations to
currency and promote trade.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22

DOUGLAS FIREMEN
ARE GIVING DANCE

The big social event on the chan
mel tonight is the 46th Annual
Dance of the Douglas Volunteer
Fire Department to which the pub
lie Is invited. This affair is one Of
the few means the Department has
of raising funds for equipment and
maintenance. The dance will be CIV
en- in the Natatorium.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
STOCK QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, April %. = Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 61s, American Can
"a, Anaconda 251s, Bethlehem Steel
So, Curtiss Wright 5A, international
Harvester 68A, Kennecott 30%,
North American Aviation 85s, New
York Central 17%, Northern Pacific
15A, United States Steel SIN, Pound
$4.04.
Dow, Jones averages today are as
follows: Industrials, 1868; rails,
38.48; utilities, 22.52.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
ALL CITY
OFFICIALS
RENAMED
Council Approves Salary
0rdinanee-MaYo Hayes
Names Committees

At last nights meeting of the City
Council all present city officials
were reappointed and the salary
ordinance, the same as last year
with the exception of one official,
was approved. Mayor A. B. Hayes
lis City Manager and Street Com
missioner with a salary of $500 a
month.
Other city officers and salaries
were approved as follows: City
Clerk, Jack Kearney, $3.50; Assist
ant City Clerk. Helen v. Friend,
$f70.
Chief of Police, John Monagle,
$27O; Assistant Chief of Police, Har-
ny Murray, $240; Patrolmen Eaton.
Mcdaniel, Homme, Gilligan, Perry,
1925 (each); Police Woman, Miss
Isobelle Hartung, $l85.
Chief of Fire Department, v. w.
Mulvihill, SOS; Assistant Chief of
Fire Department, Minard Mill, $40;
Fire Alarm Caretaker, H. M Porter,
$50; Fire Truck Drivers and City
Hall Caretakers, Lars Sorenson and
George OBrien, $215 (each).
Cemetery Caretaker, Hans Neil
sen, $185; City Magistrate, M. e.
Monagle, $50; City Health Officer,
DIR. &C. Carter, $50; Librarian,
Ann B. Coleman, $40; Harbor Mas
ter, Bert Loomis. $125 Including
living quarters raised from 500;
street Foreman. $3.50 and Building
Inspector, $35 mot yet appointed, !;
City Hydrantman, Sig Olsen, $225;
Garbage Dump Caretaker, Chris
Christensen, SIPS; Councilmen for
each meeting attended,, IS; City
Treasurer, John Reck
COMMITTEES NAMED
The Mayor appointed the fol-
lowing committees: Finance, Taxa
ton, Appropriations and Elections
MINIS, Lea and Harri.
Schools and Library Shaffer,
Skuse and Whitehead.
Streets, Sewers and Lights-Skuse,
Lea and Shaffer,
Police--Lea, MINIS and Skuse.
Boat Harbor, Floats and City
Properties-Harri. Whitehead and
Shaffer
GRID REPAIR
Cohncilmen voted in favor of re-
pairing the lower grid at the small
Boat Harbor, with an approximate
cost of $500 for material being
named. The work will be done by
the city.
A favorable vote was taken to
continue to support the employment
of a Public Health Nurse for next
year and boost of $25 was made
in the salary of the Harbor Master
because of the necessitation Of ad-
ditional duties.
NEW INDUSTRY, MAYBE
Former Mayor Harry I. Lucas
announced that he had received
word to the effect that two repre-
sentatives of firm in the States
will arrive here next Tuesday, COM
ing in the interests of the possible
establishment of large Marine
Ways and Machine Repairs Shop
here.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-22
BUMBLEBEEs HERE

Several residents on Sixth Street
telephoned to The Empire this fore
noon that bumblebees are here in
large numbers. SIGNALLING that
Spring is really here.