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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
BAN ON RELIGION

The American government made
specific representations a b ~
informed civilians and prisoners of
war from Jan. 13. 1912. 70 Jan p
of this year. On Jan. q, fully rs
distinct protests were listed, IN
Guiding failure to provide proper
medical care.
One of the strongest protests
concerned the failure of the Japa-
nese 10 permit prisoners of war
freely to practice their religion.
Other protests had TO do with
inflicting corporal punishment
and torture on American nation
ais" Still others dealt with gross
negligence in failing 10 provide
American captives with needed
clothing and subsection Of Ameri-
cans TO insults and public curl
osity
Requests for improvemenr,of
camp conditions were ignored,
SO. too. were requests for the
Repatriation of seriously sick and
wounded prisoners OF war on the
basis of model agreement attached
to the Geneva prisoners OF war
convention.
Time and time again Swiss en-
deavors to have conditions i'm
proved in the Kobe civilian camps
were rebuffed.
Protests on Aug .. 1912 against
sentences imposed on Americans
who attempted 10 escape from the
Shanghai prisoner camp we're left
unanswered.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
TEST CRITICIZED

The screening test process had
been criticized. even in Congress.
or grounds that their findings
were ofttimoS reversed, resulting
in greater confusion to the regis
frant
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01

WASHINGTON. Feb. I GNS)
Senator Dennis Chavez CD Of
Now Mexico demanded on the
Senate floor yesterday that the
United States send more aid to
Gen. Macarthur in the far Pacific
TO avenCc the horrors of Bataan.
Chavez took thc floor during
the Gehate on the soldier vote bill
10 rcad stack Of kilograms from
citizens IN his home state. which
sent a large portion Of its national
guard 10 the Philippines before
the surrender Of Bataan and
COrreg dor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
Up INCOME TAN

The new income tax provisions
would add S664 100000 10 the tax
burden of individuals This net in
crease resulted from elimination
Of the 10 per cent earned income
credit and inauguration nt a fat
3 per cent victory tax rate, re-
eardleSs Of family status, on al
net incomes over 1924 a year.
The present victory TAX rate is
s per cent gross, which Is re-
diced hy a system OF credits 10
SIS per cent for single persons
and 8 per cent for married per-
sons-+fth a further reduction Of
one-tenth Of per cent for each
dependent
Corporation tax rates would
remain unchanged bat excess
profits taxes would be boosted
from 90 10 95 per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
final Vote Near
.0n Compromise
Tax Measure

WASHINGTON. Feb I UPl-
Congress moved into the iA>t
uhaSe Of work an jhe new tax
bin today after Scuate-liouse con
forces reached agreement on g
81. 500 0O0 n-nCw taxes or more
than IS GOO coo coo less than The
realistic IcVcuuc goal SET pA
President Roosevelt.
The corfcrceS completed ~wof 3
last night and a finished draft 'oi
the bill was expected 10 receive
final approval Tf TIT it0VNC o""
Senate tomorrow II VIII then go
10 PresidCnrFooSCVClt for sigma
furC
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
7-POINT PROGRAM

Rayburn invited industry especi-
ally 10 cooperate with his lS-man
committee on postwar planning
He outlined its eNen-poinI- pro
gram as follows:
/ Rapid reconversion TO hold
unemployment al minimum
2 ALLEGATION Of materials where
they VIII be most needed.
3 Public works.
: 4 Development Of new fields Of
5 Resumption Of foreign trade
g Release Of war goods - civil
ian channels so that they will have
: ii4e-Ieast- ft-tss-s 2 impact 0r
civilian economy.
7 Examination of federal stat
utes so that those which retard
reconverSion can be changed when
desirable.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
WARSHIPS OFF MARsHALLS

The brief communiqucs gave
no new details on the action of
warShips which accompanied
strong carrier task forces into
Marshall Island waters 10 add the
weight of their shells 10 the
aerial commandment
There was no information here
that L. S. troops had been put
ashore but Tokyo said powerful
enemy troops are raiding the
MarshallS
The Tokyo broadcast said that
Japanese forces are counterat-
lacking.
Admiral Nimitz disclosed that
the attack on Wake Island was
carried out by two Squadrons of
navy Coronado seaplanes Sunday
night. No planes were lost.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
Tells How Japan
Appeals
Continued from Page One)

have been on Wake Island, or
to give satisfactory repites.
Earlier, Hull stated at his news
conference that Japan has re-
fused to accept 5000 tons Of con-
centrated foodstuffs and medical
supplies at Vladivostok. intended
for u. s. war prisoners and in
ternees in Japanese hands.
These supplies had been sent to
Vladivostok by the United States
through an arrangement made
with Russia and accepted by
Japan. For weeks crates contain
ing precious Xitamins and medical
supplies haNe-heen plllnC up IN
warehouses at the Sibefian-port.
Hull revealed.
AS far back as Dec. II, 1871,
Hull revealed in his documented
calendar, extended protest was
made regarding torture, neglect,
physical violence. solitary con-
finement, illegal prison sentences.
mistreatment and abuse that led
10 deaths of some Americans, and
failure to permit visits 10 camps
by Swiss and international Red
Cross committee representatives.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01

"A map showing the Marshall Islands (black area
now under about air assault by the Allies and the air
miles from New Ireland. Honolulu, TruL and Marcus
Island. Eight separate raids have been made on the
principal the Marshals but fleet headquarters re-
manned silent hints that invasion already had begun
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
MONASTYRKI FALLS

One Sariet- sPeaFhead captured
Mouastyrki, AZ miles east Of the
EStonian border and IA miles
southwest Of KineiSepp after a
l9-mile advance in n hours. An
other seized Maloc Strclcnye. 20
miles north Of kingisepP.
GoNnrnu's man fafees= Areke
into k1ngiSepp from the north
east and eaSl-and were fighting
on block by block An important
railroad and highway junction Of
5000 persons Kingisepp was cap
tured hy tho Germans on Aug.
21-l94l in their march on
LerIr-Tad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
ALLIED RAIDS CONTINUE

LONDON. Feb. ! tlNSl The
cycle Of Allied air raids on the
continent begun last Thursday
continued in daylight yesterday
with bombers and fighters Of the
Eighth L 6. Air Force carrying
out the heaviest attack in the
battered Pas de Calais region OF
France.
Libcrators. escorted by Thun-
derbolts, hat military targets IN
the Pas de Calais area. They met
no fighter opposition
Other ThunderboltS. supported
By LightnlngS, bombed the Nazi
siTfield al GilZeriien, Holland
Here the enemy sent up strong
interceptor forces and l3 Nazl
planes were destroyed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
Wake Bombed;
Ydnks StepUp
MdrshdIIs Raids

PEARL. HARBOR. Fob /
QNS) The L. $. offensive to
blast the Japs from island strong
holds in the South-central Pa
clfc was widcned in scope today,
and Tokyo broadcaSts reported
that landing parties were en-
gagged in commando-type raids in
the Marshall group
Headquarters of Admiral MIN
itz announced that powerful u. S.
air squadrons- made seven
more raids on the MarShallS and
disclosed that the fortified for
mcr l.. s. island Of Wake. TO the
north. had been bombed heavily.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01

Hereafter mon class fed IA
will report directly 20 induction
stations for army navy phySlca's
and an VIII return home rs civil
IanS Those rejected viii he class
SiGcd If while those found ac-
ccptahlo Wll not be- ordered 10
report for Induction for AZ least
y DAYS The navy and marine
corps have heretofore gwen only
Sevcn-day poStinductIon furIoughS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
PUZZLED BY DELAY

Chavez told the Senate that
people in New Mexico failed to
understand why the official report
on the torture murders Of Ameri-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
NO DEFERMENTS RENEWED

Existing dcfermeutS for mon IN
the 1922 age group viii continue
until their expiration dates but
VIII not hc renewed without spe-
cihc authorization from national
Sclcctive headquarters
Exempt from this new defer
mcnt policy are some $4,000 nom
fathers and 5000 fathers in agri-
culture and IS 10 22.year-oldS in
the merchant marine, army trans
portat0n corps and a limited
number Of essential Jobs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
NORTH OF MARsHALLs

Wake. north and slightly west
OF the Marshalls, lies approx
matcly 1,200 miles from the
Ameriean-hcfd island Of Maxim
in the Gilbert group southeast Of
tho Marshalls. The island is 59i
miles from Kwaialeia7-ehel of~the
Marshall atolls under assault by
The carrier task force. and 1000
miles from Midway Island
The Coronados which raided
Wake are attached 10 Fleet Air
wing Two and are the navy'S YER
sion of the army's B-24 Liberator
bomber.
Earlier il was disclosed that
heavy and medium hembers of
the L. S. Seventh Air Force had
again gone into action alongside
navy planes smashing al the
Marshall Strongholds. The thrust
of the carrier task forces and
surface craft, believed TO include
battleships and heavy cruisers
was preceded by bombing as
SaultS carried out by the Seventh
Air Force.
The communique said that the
army bomheTS supporting the
naval aerial and sea lombard
monts had dropped so tons of
explosives on the Marshall atolls.
HEAVY BOMB TONNAGE
Added TO this weight of bombs
was 45 tons dropped on kwaja-
lein by LiberatorS and 10 tons
unloaded on Wolfe.
Other LibcratorS Joined navy
CatalinaS and Ventures 10 plaster
Mile and Taroa with p tons. A
smaller assault was made on
Jalult.
Mitchell m edium hombers
dropped explosives on Maloelap
and Vote atolls and Strafed
shore installations and small craft
with machine gun fire.
Navy DauntleSs dive-bombers
and army Warhawks ra d d
Imieji in the Jaluit atoll.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01

prisoners and the transmission Of
names.
The Japanese government also
failed 70 give war prisoners the
right 10 mail cards 10 their faml-
lies after their arrival in camp.
Not yet reported are the names
of 400 American civilians known
10 have been on Wate- iSfand. The
American government has been
unable 10 verify whether these
American nationals are held as
prisoners or intcrnCcS.
EVIDENCE or ATROCITIES
The statr-vir-T,5rf-tt r11rTTt riitr1FSIF%
as revealed by Secretary Hun
also contains eYldencc-oEdapancse
atrocities in prison camps. Pro-
tcxtS-tn-amclInrate- taaa-eeHa+-
tions. as in the Negishi Camp,
were completely unavalling
Mail privileges and wages for
labor of the American war prison
ers were withheld by the Japanese
authorities al the Shingawa war
camp. At that camp the Amer
leans were given an insufficient
diet.
Repeatedly the Japanese. au-
thoritieS turned a deaf ear TO
representations that American in
1ernccS be allowed 70 receive
foodStuffs sent from the outside
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
HALF CoST or WAR

As approved by The conlcrcc>
the bin proposed Sl7-1o0 Oou
more IN taxes than when 10 left
the House and S56 36eeA4 more
than proposed hy the Senate. II
would boost total annual federal
revenues 20 S4S. 635 100000, or AL
most half The annual cost Of The
war
The measure retains present in-
dividual income tax rates bat
.repeals the earned income credit.
carries generally higher excise
taxes and higher excess profits
taxes. and more liberal war con-
tract negotiation provisions.
Higher postage rates are m
chlded In The bill First class To-
cal mail postage, now two cents
ounce would 50 up Ia three
cents: out of town mail would re-
main three cents but air mail
rates would Jump from SIX 10
eight cents an ounce.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
Rdyburn Tells
Steps Essential
After Victory
Soldiers know there are no
calnrieS In confeitiw

Soldiers know there are no
calorieS I'm confetti"
With this reminder that return
ing soldiers want jobs first, Sam
Rayburn, speaker of the u. S.
House of Representatives. told a
capacity crowd at the Economic
Club of Detreit,s meeting in the
Book Cadillac Hotel yesterday
that 1T is time 10 start planning
for the postwar period.
Our struggle for existence
will continue after the drums of
war stop eating" he said.
First. we must win-and it's
going to be a long, tough fight
and, then, we must concentrate
all our energies on creating a
lasting peace"
Rayburn asserted that II was a
non-partisan job and that some
sort Of a world court had 10 be
created so that it could control by
fear those who could be controlled
only that way.
ASKS SUGGESTIONS
Inviting the cooperation and
good will of the industrialistS pres
emf. Rayburn invited them to
bring suggestions TO Washington
II want AZ little interference
with business as possible and
some of the restrictive laws may
have 10 be changed" he said.
However. some controls are
necessary 10 keep grasping MI
nOrities I'm line. challenge you
business men to meet us half
way on this job If creating jobs"
THE complaints / get these
days very often come from those
who have actually improved
their positions because OF this
-war,. he added. when this war
IL over. there must be no single
segment OF our population left
without buying power. Never
again should an American have
10 prove he IN n pauper In order
In get even an underpald fed
eral-supplied job"
7-POINT PROGRAM
Rayburn invited industry especi-
ally 10 cooperate with his lS-man
committee on postwar planning
IIp oft lipad It's CeVpp-ppirf r,rC-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
RETREAT BECOMES R0UT

Except for a SemblanCc Of rear
guard aetieff t4efs raftroad
and highway, tho German retreat
had, become a rout with enemy
troops abandoning guns n q
heavy mortars in their haste 70
reach the 27-mile-wide Narya eS-
cape gap between the Cult Of
Finland and Lake Pelpus. south
west Of l<iHgisertt.
Thousands of German infantry
men were being mnppcd up IN
the forests and Swamps south Of
the Lcnlngrad- TallIun railroad
after being cut OF from their
retrcating columns by the speed
of the Soviet advance which en-
quilted so villages Yesterday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
ESfOnia
I'm Sight
of Reds

MOSCOW, Feb. l CUP)- Red
armies drove within sight OF Es-
tonia today and battled through
the streets of kingiSepp, last
major enemy bastion east of the
border in this sector,
THE British radio said today
tina. Russian troops outnanking
Kingisepp had crossed the hor-
der into EStonia)
Gen. Leonid A. Govorov'S main
forces, moving along the Lenin-
grad-Talinn railway and highway.
were expected 10 complete the
occupation Of KingiScpp today or
tonight bat an outtlanking coll
,uinn &c the southwest may cross
into EStonia sooner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
II Made TO Diq Own Graves

I'M Rataan some specimens II Japanese sadsm
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-27
CHURCHILL SAYS
 ALLIES AGREE ON
 EUROPE PROBLEMS

LONDON, Oct. 27.--British Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons today that "a very good working agreement had been reached with Russia on prob lems in southeastern Europe, but he acknowledged efforts to end the Russian Polish dispute had not proved successful.
 Churchill said he and Roosevelt should confer with Stalin before the end of the year ends, but declared "all is solid, sure and sound" among the three Allies.
 Asserting that i've are in the last lap of the European war; Churchill declared, Let all hope die in Ger man breasts that there is the slight est division or weakening among the forces crowding in upon them.'
 He spoke only 30 minutes. This is one of the shortest of his reports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-27
NATIONAL WAR
 FUND DRIVE IS
 UP TO $7,351.51

Continuing progress is the word today from the local headquarters of the National War Fund. As of the early afternoon the contributions to date totalled $7,351.51.
 "The eagerness of the people of Juneau to be helpful in this drive continues to be a most impressive thing to all of us who are on the Campaign Committee" was the com ment of Jack Fletcher, the Commit tee Chairman. "The main problems of our workers is not to persuade people to give. It is to establish contact with them, so that they may make the gifts they already are anxious to contribute. Every effort will be made to see everyone before the end of next week"
 Another solicitor was added to the list of those who have fully com- pleted their rounds when Mrs. Hans Berg turned in her final report yes- terday,-a good one it was, too, &C., cording to Fletcher. He spoke grate- fully also of the excellent results being accomplished by Mrs. Jake Cropley, pointing out that she has undertaken the solicitation of an ex- ceptionally large area in which most ot the gifts necessarily must be modest in amounts Almost without exception she has been given some thing by every person called on.
 The Campaign Committee asks that publicity be given to clear up one point on which some folks seem to have mistaken idea All solici- tation in the National War Fund is done on volunteer basis. No work CT is paid one penny for his services At the local USO Club letter has recently been received from soldier containing a tribute to Juneau which Zach Gordon, Club Director, believes should be given wide publicity Formerly stationed here but now in the South Pacific, this young man writes: AS you are aware, since we left you our outfit has moved around lot in the States and now we're over here. Everywhere people have been nice enough to us and have seemed friendly. But somehow it's not like we were treated ur there. It may sound funny to put it this way; but in the other places they've appeared to be ACTING friendships. In Juneau friendship was something REAL"
 Through their gifts to the War Fund, said Gordon, the people of Juneau are continuing to express the reality of that friendship that car make itself felt around the world and will long be remembered by thousands of servicemen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-27
D0UCHB0YS MAKE GOOD
 IN ADVANCE
Fifteen Communities Are Liberated Guns, Planes
 Bag Jap Aircraft

GEN. DOUGLAS MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS ON LEYTE, IS- LAND, IN THE PHILIPPINES. Oct. 27 --- Fast moving American Doughboys carved out solid 40- mile-long invasion front on Leyte Island and surged deeper inland today to free an additional IS communities,
 The communique reported today that the general advance continued despite Japanese resistance west of Palo in the north central sector and counterattack which was re- pulsed on Samar Island
 American guns and planes bag ged 76 aircraft during intermittent harassing raids in the invasion armada.
 Americans secured control of Leyte's eastern coast from the northern tip to Dulag Buri. pre- viously by-passed, was captured by the Seventh Division, and Tabin- tabon, a river town to the east ward, was taken by the Ninety Sixth Division.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-27
TRUMAN DENIES HE EVER WAS
 KHAN MEMBER

PEORIA, Illinois, Oct. 27-Sen- ator Harry s. Truman flatly termed as "lie cut out of whole cloth what he said was an attempt of the opposition papers to picture him as a former member of the Ku Klux Klan.
 He was told in a press confer ence, by a reporter from the Chi cago Herald-American, there is a story going the rounds that you are a member of the Ku Klux Klan."
 Truman replied: of course I'm not a member of the Klan. never was. That lie was started back in 1922 when I was elected judge of the county court from the Eastern District in Jackson, Missouri. Whats the use of denying lies cooked up by Hearst and McCor- mick.??'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-27
REV. WEBB HERE; TO BE DEAN AT
 HOLY TRINITY

The Rev. w. Robert Webb, ac- companied by Mrs. Webb, recent bride, arrived in Juneau today. He succeeds Dean C. E. Rice, who is retiring, as dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral.
 The Rev. Webb is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he was a member of Chi Phi Frater- nifty. He received his theological training at the Virginia Theologi- cal Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, from which he was graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity degree in l943.
 During his seminary years, he was in charge of several missions in the Diocese of Virginia. He was ordained Deacon in September, 1943, and ordained to the Priest hood in June of this year.
 While at Christ Church, Nash vile, Tennessee, he was active in war work among the college stu dents, in addition to his parochial duties.
 Mrs. Webb is the former Ann Carroll Wilkerson of Nashville.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-27
32pA5SENGER5 DISCHARGEDAT
 JUNEAU TODAY

Arriving here today on a north bound steamer were the following passengers.
 Ralph Backman, Mrs. Margaret Baldwin, Wesley Corbin, Sam Dap cevich, George Davis, Mrs. Helen Dempsteu, Alexis Dempsteu.
 J. G. Elortequi, Marjorie Ewing, Harold Hoffman, Claudia Hoffman, Robert Keenan, John La Mantian.
 Catherine Lee, Edward Lewis, Hell en Lewis, John Lewis, Harold Liz gett, Mary Lucid.
 Joseph Mcdonald, J. Murphy, Irma Olson, Eddie Olson, T. J. Quinn, Christa Sieradski, Mrs Har- riet Stern, William Webb, Ann Webb, Sig Rafsal
 Ketchikan to Juneau Claude Brown, Lars Oygard and F. Satter- lee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-27
6 AMERICAN
 SHIPS SUNK
 BY JAPANESE
Total of U. 5. Vessels Lost in Philippine Battle
 Now Announced

WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.-Ameri- can losses, while defeating the Jap navy in the battle of the Philip pines, totaled six war vessels tthe aircraft carrier Princeton, two es- cort carriers, two destroyers, and a destroyer escort. Names of the vessels lost in the sinking and dam aging of at least 27 of the enemy fleet were not disclosed, pending notification of next of kin.
 No details are available about the circumstances. The vessels carried total of about 3,900 men. The largest carrier escorts carried a complement of probably thousand each and had a squadron of more than 21 planes. A destroyer's normal complement is about 200, and an escorts about 160.
 Including 27 submarines and nine others, destroyed to prevent cap ture, or overdue and presumed lost, the total loss since the start of the war and in overdue or destroyed is now PIT.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-27
FRANCES PERKINS
 MAY BE REPLACED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 The United Mine Workers Journal has suggested in an editorial that Frances Perkins might be replaced by Anna Rosenberg as the Presi- dential labor advisor and Secre- tary Of Labor, if Roosevelt is re- elected.
 It is also contended editorially, that Republican Senator Balls en- dorsement of Roosevelt is a vote getting" deal, managed by Harry L. Hopkins.
 Mrs. Rosenberg, New York Re- gional Director of the War Man power Commission, is personnel director for millionaire department store owners" the editorial said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-27
ROOSEVELT TO
 TALK TONIGHT,
 PHILADELPHIA
President Opening Big Two-day Campaign with
 Speech This Evening

ENROUTE TO PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27.-President Roosevelt is op- ening his two-day campaign for electoral votes in five States and has appealed for big November ballot to speak powerfully in the cause of democracy all over the world"
 The President made a short ad- dress today from the platform of his car in Wilmington, Delaware, where he paid tribute to the local labor in it's war efforts, saying the products of Wilmington have made quite lot of noise around the world"
 The President speaks in Philadel- phia tonight, and will make platform talks in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois enroute to Chicago where he speaks tomorrow night
 Today the President was in New Jersey and Delaware.