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u. s. Assault
Continues On
-Four Conveys
Cruiser And Destroyer.
Bagged; Battleship
Loss Confirmed 4

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET
HEADQUARTERS, earl
Harbor, Jan. H. (P) Car
rier planes of the U. S. Third
Fleet are continuing to attack
four enemy nvoys off
French Indo-China after sink
ing Is ships, including a
cruiser, several destroyers and
IL loaded transports, the first
day of the assault yesterday.
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz an
nounced the sinkinggs and dam
age to Is other enemy ships in =
co.nmunique today.
- Tonight in a second communique
| he disclosed as additional details
that the ships sunk included six
enemy transports at Saigon and
at least siv more transports at
Quinhon harbor, $50 miles to the
northeast.
| These transports were being
massed for a countersmash at Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's invasion
scene at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon
in the Philippines, less than 1000
miles west of Saigon.
The fact the transports were
loaded meant heavy losses OF
enemy soldiers.
Hundreds. of American carrier
planes of Adm. William f Hal
sey's Third Fleet, whose armada
so far has suffered no damage,
still are ripping into four Nip
ponese conveys. The bag OF 81
ships was achieved yesterday.
Adm Nimitz, in his first com.
munique on the decisive action
1000 miles west of Manila, also
announced the destruction OF the
new Japenese apprenticeship, the
Is. O0O-ton Musashi by air attack
last October "a in the second bat
tie of the Philippines Sea, has
been confirmed
The admiral disclosed also that
the Musashi's sistership, the va
mato, was damaged by bombs in
the October "a action. These two
vessels were the two most power
full batt1eships in the Japanese
navy.
The enemy's loss of his super
battleship Musashi was one of the
gravest blows suffered by the jap
anese fleet in the second battle
of the Philippine Sea. Four Nip
ponese carriers also were sunk
in that great sea fight.
Halsey's airmen sank one Kato-
ri class light cruiser and several
destroyers and destroyer escorts
guarding the conveys.
While the conveys were being
slashed, Halsey's fliers also swept
inland Indo-China air bases from
Saigon. $50 miles northeast to
Cuinnon harbo1. Thirty-nine
planes were destroyed.
Halsey seemed to have achiev-
ed almost complete surprise. Full
ly 10 Japanese planes were seen
airborne over Saigon, lndo-Chlnas
first commercial port and a Jap
anese base since shortly after the
lfall of France in 1910.
American Hellcat and Corsa1r
| fighters shot down 1C of the feeble
18-plane force protecting Saigon.
Ninitzs communique said:
conclusive evidence has been
obtained showing that the Musa-
shi "blew up and sank under air
attack by Vice Adm. Marc A.
Mitscher's carrier fliers.
The Musashi and the damaged
Continued on Page Three; Col. u
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herman Robots Kill 367
and Hurt SAT Civilians
in England Last Month

lion LONDON, Jan. r. Up) "
Kj ,,toS directed against the United
3e7 suon during December killed
Min: elVllians and injured BAT, the
Monty s'ay OF Home Security an
ca Inc number of casualties in De-
Nnn l.oer was roughly half that Of
E;TI,E o5 When TIC persons were
dnnss u ana ISL injured. A break.
INV INV" ,o o. DEFENDERS figures show,
an g. t'- OF the victims were WON
" children and Ill men.
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Enemy Heads.
East Toward
His Homeland.
Foe Withdraws Without
Excessive Loss; Magi-
not Fight RACES

PARIS, Jan. 12.-P)-The
Germans dropped all organ
lied resistance in the western
Ardennes salient today, head
ed east toward the Reich
across the snowfields, and
three Allied armies in hot pur-
suit plowed along behind them
in three and four-mile adj
yances.
As the tide of battle ebbed here,
it rose abruptly in northeastern
France. but Doughboys were heal
ing breach in the old Maginot
line and had driven the enemy
from all but the south edge of
Rittershoffen, a village eight miles
south of the Reich border north
Of Strasbourg.
With skill born of similar re-
versals on the Russian front, the
Germans withdrew from their ex-
tended positions in Belgium with
out stranding sizeable forces, al
though 1t. Gen. George S. Pat
tons Third Army succeeded in cut
ing 10 ribbons their troops boz
ed east of Bastogne.
The U. S. First Army struck
three miles south from LaRoche,
at the northwest corner, overrun-
ming number of abandoned viii
lagos.
The British Second Army NOV
ing four miles in from the west
Joined up with the U. S. Third
Army near the fallen southwest
cornerstone city of st. Hubert, lop-
ping off h Westernmost seven
miles Of the Ardennes.
Here tn e three armies racing
across 100 square miles of aban-
doned territory had to contend pri-
marlly with roadb1ocks and mine
fields, but farther east the Ger
mans were siiffening against First
Army surgeS against the northern
shoulder.
The northern shoulder must be
held II Won Rundstedt is to win
thls round and pull out his forces
LOT 1fesh blows somewhere else.
Already Americans are two and a
NAT miles from his main escape
route,
y, IN ofoer to salvage his forces for
.il,S STAND, Won Rundstedt was ac-
celeratlng the withdrawal on the
soutnefh II a n k where the Third
was lungng at his lines at two
~ p04 n rom Bastogne 10 miles east
~ sne mountains of northern Lux
.4 wnefe the Germans will elect 10
stand was a question
oae front dispatch said tonight
t Ge GERMAN withdrawal might con-
t anue all the way to the Reich
moiIlef' although there were indi-
sn uoOllS me enemy might elect to
s snvnof strong positions on St. With.
t0Sr miles inside Belgium.
4b supreme Headquarters conceded
b no' REID Marshal Won Rundstedt
b bio been able to pull the bulk Of
la,, nauled armor back to the val
ny Az VI the Ourthe river.
" At t armies were racing swift
do, Forward TO close up the aban.
law tueo sector, which is seven to
n eH miles long and nearly e n
WIZ Won N Rundstedt was believed now
s ssulafa ~ n behind line running
~ even en- miles south from La Roche
.aA,lnoerloup, nine miles west Of
said s'o " A late front dispatch
sitiou me Germans were quitting 20
f be5jns ives west of Bastogne, leaving
Az thin screening forces.
en ms me Germans broke off the
nas s'ssement on the western Arden
battle-ground, thu y attacked
'0n'lnued On Page Two; Col. a.
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Wilmington Port Handles
los, 459 Tons During IN

The Port of Wilmington accounted for 108,459 tons of
shipping from the Atlantic Coast in 1914 Walter w.
Schwenk, Atlantic Coast director of the War Shipping
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FORECAST

..,v cloudy and mild today WIN
Mostly '.l, and southwest winds.
Yesterdays temperatures
High, s7-Low, 81.
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Tanks Open Up Biz Driue on Western Front
Biq Three Announces
 Plans Completed for
 End of European Fighl

The statement promised that a communique will be issued at the conclusion of the conference.
 There was no designation as to the place of the historic gathering, nor any indication as to how long the conference will last, but the fact that at this point detailed declar- ation of the subjects under discus sion would be made indicated strong hopes among the confereeS for a high degree of success as to their purpose.
 The formal announcement said the purpose lis to concert plans for completing the defeat of the com mon enemy and for building with their Allies the firm foundations for a lasting peace. Meetings are pro- ceeding continuously
 It was stated that the three chiefs of state were accompanied by their foreign secretaries, chiefs of staff, and other advisors. It was known ahead of time that Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Admiral Leahy and Harry Hopkins were with Roosevelt. His other advisors in- cluuded Jimmy Byrnes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-07
MACARTHUR ON VISIT
 10 MANILA
Jap She'll His 100 Feet from General al
 Prison Camp

MANILA, Feb. 7.--Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned for brief time to Manila today, fulfilling his pledge that he would return to the Philip pine capital.
 Meanwhile, a grim race developed between the Americans trying to clean out the city trapped remnants of the Japanese enemy. bent on des- troypg it.
 The American commander visited Santo Tomas prison camp while it was being shelled by the Japs. He left as one shell smacked into the earth within 100 feet of him.
 Enemy artillery bombarded the area intermittently throughout Tuesday night and today. wounding some soldiers.
 The prison internees crowded around MacArthur when he arrived before noon and cheered Justify. as accompanied by his staff he alighted from a motor car amid cries of there's Macarthur. He's back"
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BRIDGEHEAD BR0ADENED
 SAY NAzI5
Russians Swarm Across Oder River in Many Set-
 tors Is Ioddy's Report

l LONDON, Feb. T. Broadcasts from Berlin this morning asserted the Red Army's massive blows have broadened ominous bridgeheads over the Oder River, 35 miles or less east of Berlin, and in the Silesian corner, to the southeast, Marshal Zhukov has expanded his foothold over the great water barrier in the area of Kustrin. 40 miles from Berlin. The broadcast says 12 tanks smashed temporarily into the cen ter of Kustrin itself.
 The broadcast also added the So- viets are assaulting heavily along the entire east front from Slovakia to East Prussia
 In Silesia, the Germans reported new gains by Marshal Konev's First Ukrainian Army which reached the Oder on 50-mile front and plunged l2l2 miles beyond the big stream in a drive menacing Berlin's flank and the Berlin-P Prague defense of the Axis.
 The Germans also report numer- ous crossings of the Oder in the kustrin-Frankfurt area, east of Ber- lin, and farther southeast at Steinau, g miles northwest of Breslau.
 Konev's breakthrough southeast of Beslau is announced.
 zhukov is hammering the Kus- trin-Frankfurt area with a record concentration of artillery. ff
 Moscow dispatches said Zhulsov has not yet claimed crossing of the Oder but Konev 150 miles from Dresden, is pushing westward to- ward central Germany to imperil the German plans to take a stand in southern Germany and Bohemia after Berlin is lost
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-Presi- dent Roosevelt and Premier Josef Stalin, meeting in the Black Sea area, have reached complete agree ment' on the joint military opera tions for windup of the war against Germany.
 This announcement comes from Washington, London and Moscow simultaneously
 "A discussion of the problems in- volving the establishing of a secure peace also has begun the announ- cement stated.
 The release issued here from the white House is the first official dis closure made of the gathering of the Big Three. It listed these political questions as now being under con- sideration at the conference:
 l. Joint plans for the occupation and control of Germany
 ?. Political and economic prob lems of liberated Europe"
 3. Proposals for the earliest pos sible establishment of a permanent international organization to main tain peace.'
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diplomatic service. He was Ambass- ador to Turkey when the Ankara Government broke relations with Berlin last August.
 The report earmarks a German trial-balloon designed to sound out Allied reaction whether such a re- vamped Government has any chance of suing for armistice terms while Roosevelt, Churchill and Sta lin are reportedly in conference on war problems including Germanys fate
 The Aftonbladet, which in the early stages of the war was strongly ro-German, said Hitler's reason for such change is that he no longer is able to manage both af- fairs of state and war leadership.
 The newspaper quoted German sources in Stockholm as saying Germany's central administration will be moved to southern Ger many, probably Dresden, but the people will be encouraged to be- lieve the government is remaining in the Capital City until the last decision to move the remaining government departments southward has been reached.
 Goebbels, most of the members of the Foreign Office, together with the Gestapo and General Staff, are said to have fled to Kreunnehuebel, 60 miles from Breslau.
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RESIDENTS
 OF BERLIN
 IN FLIGHT
Southwestern High ways Are Jdmmed- Traffic
 Jams Observed

MOSCOW, Fek. '. - A gigantic flight of civilians from Berlin along the roads southwest is described by a Russian aerial photographer after a low level hop over Berlin.
 It. Maivei Pinchuk, photographer, said All cars, carts and pedestrians are moving in three lanes and jam med all southwestern highways out of Berlin. Here and there traffic jams occurred. Tn the eastern sec tion of Berlin the streets appeared to be deserted. Only in the factory district on the west side did I ob- serve smoke issuing from the big chimneys."
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The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON Ut. Col. Robert s. Allen now on active service with the Army.l

WASHINGTON - If the U. 5 Army has any friends left on the Senate Military Affairs Committee when the work k-or-fight bill is fin ally passed, it will not be the fault of the Brass Hats. Senators and even a lot of Congressmen are boiling mad over the way the Army has said now-we-want-it, now-we- don't want-it, regarding vital ann endments to. the work or-flght bill.
 The climax came in closed-door session of the Senate Military Ar fairs Committee last Saturday, which featured the stormiest debate seen in any committee for years.
 On the day previous, the commit tee had adopted an amendment which the Army favored Cor at least so it said in a formal letter. which would put the Administration of the work-or- fight bill under War Mobilizer Byrnes This meant that Byrnes would delegate the Admin istration to Paul McNutt's Wal Manpower c o m m S si O. n, since Byrnes favors the WING. The orig inal bill, as passed by the House placed ork-or-fight administra- tion in the hands of Gen. Lewis Hershey's Selective Service.
 Because of the small number ot Senators present at Fridays con- mittee meeting when the Byrnes amendment was adopted, second meeting was held on Saturday, with a full quorum present. Fortnight Senator Joe OMahoney of Wyo- ming opened the secret session by delivering sarcastic attack on the Army. He pointed to all the tragic mistakes of the War Department and their repeated demands foI standardization of authority. Time after time the Army has demanded this or demanded that, OMahoney charged, only to change its mind and find it was wrong. Now, he concluded, how can we tell whether they are not equally wrong Ill de- manding this bill?
 Following this, Senator Chan Gurney, South Dakota Republican announced: T have had con- munication from the War Depart ment, which desires further am- endment to the bill'
 The War Department, he went on to say, was opposed to the Byrnes amendment adopted the preceding day (though it had gone on record as favoring iD.
 At this point, Chairman Thomas of Utah rose halfway out of his chair. Senator Thomas is milo
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BIG SLASH IN AIRL.INE
 FARES LOOM
Unified AirIines Proposes Cut Rafes from Seattle,
 TaCOma fO Alaska

CHICAGO, Feb. "A proposal to cut airline fares between Seattle and Tacoma to points in Alaska is on file with the Civil Aeronautics Board.
 The United Airlines announced the proposal and officials said it is planned to reduce the time between Seattle and Fairbanks to l0A hours as well as extending it's New York to Seattle flight on to Fairbanks.
 The proposed rate from Seattle or Tacoma to Ketchikan is $37.75 com pared to the present S75.
 Rate to Juneau will be $54 com pared to the present rate of $95. 90 and $93 to Fairbanks compared with the present rate of $170.
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JIMAS HIT BY MARINE
 AIRCRAF
Extensive Attacks Made in Pacific, Reports
 Adm. Nimitz

UNITED STATES P A c F l ( FLEET HEADQUARTERS, FOR WARD BASE, Feb. 7.--Hitting thf airways stations at Haha lima ano Two Jima, on the Marianas road tc Tokyo, Army Liberators bombed the storage barracks Sunday and Mon- day, Admiral Chester w. Nimitz saiG today, continuing widespread strikes in the Pacific.
 Marine aircraft bombed barges and buildings on the Palau Islands and destroyed pier buildings on Yap, western Carolines.
 Flying through intense anti-air- osaft fire, another group of Ma rine planes nit Ponape.
 One Mitchell bomber was lost in | the various attacks.
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DOWNTOWN OF M NILA
 IS ABLAzE
Japs Blow Up w afer Pumps, Set Fire to
 Big Buildings
Bg c. YATES MCDANIEL GAP War Correspondent

Manila's liberated business dis triet was set ablaze by Japanese torches, Gen Douglas Macarthur announced today, but threz Ameri- can columns of troops were still liquidating the desperate enemy il a tightening three-way trap.
 CBS radio correspondent William Dunn reported the fires had been burning for 36 hours. Arthur Feld- man of the Blue Network said earth shaking explosions were followed by sheets of flame Monday at sun down, and the business area was soon a raging inferno He quoted enc disappointed doughboy as say ing, Well, there goes our good time in Manila"
 Yesterday morning the flames had died down, but it was still impossible to assess the actual damage.
 House -to-house fighting was in progress in some areas as Tanks of the First Cavalry, Thirty Seventh Infantry and Eleventh Airborne di- Visions closed in for the final mop tp.
 The trapped and frustrated Jap anese garrison wantonly set fire to the downtown business district and is practicing general sabotage and destruction which has no relation to military operations" General Mac Arthur announced.
 The flames scared from building to building and spread towards an- cient Bilibid prison from which 800 prisoners of war and 500 civilian internees were freed by American troops Sunday.
 The water mains were empty and the Manila fire department was helpless. The enemy blew up the pumping station several days ago.
 General Macarthur told his men in general order:
 You have inflicted the greatest military defeat in its history on your enemy. You have redeemed your country's pledge to recapture it's lost land You are restoring to the East it's destiny. You have fulfill ed a sacred mission for our hallow- ed dead. For this we thank God
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-07
BRITAIN IN
 GUARANTEE
 TO FREN(K
Would. Include France in Reshaping of Europe
 Frontiers

ROME, Feb. 7-The inclusion of France in the Big Power" con- ference dedicated to the settlement of political decisions on re-draw- ing European frontiers is en- dorsed by the British Government.
 With French feeling running high over apparent exclusion of Charles de Gaulle from the Roosevelt Churchill-Stalin talks, the British Minister of State told the House of Commons that Britain believed the re-shaping of the European map must be decided later by all powers together"
 He made this statement as a substitute for Churchill and Eden, and also represented the govern ment in foreign affairs debates last Wednesday.
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Aita,( (ordova!
 Fire Traps Are
 ToGo Inio Gulf

CORDOVA, Alaska, Feb. When somebody says why doesn't some body push that old wreck into the bay" from now on the Cordova City Dads are going to do the pushing.
 The town council has passed ordi- nance 182 for doing away with un- slightly buildings marring the beau- ty of the city.
 In the past, councils have tried to do away with ugly obstacles. but they had no power.
 A few years back the council had an old building moved but was sued by the owner, who had not been heard of of several years, and the town was forced to pay.
 But now the Cordova fire trar owners must take notice lest their buildings are seen floating in the Gulf of Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-07
German Government
 May Be ReshuffIed to
 Lei Hitler Slide Out

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 7-The newspaper Aftonbladet today said 1t is believed congratulations of the German Government, under which Hitler will give up the title of Fueh- Ter and become the Reiehs Presi- dent, with Franz von Papen as Chancellor, Is imminent.
 This information is attributed to "rumors in Berlin which have reach ed German circles here.'
 Von Papen is ace of the German
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U.5.WANT5
 FRANCE IN
 0NC0NFAB

WASHINGTON, Feb 7-Acting Secretary of State Grew today re- affirmed "our full realization oi Frances vital interest" in the shap- ing of the European peace, and at the same time told news confer ence the United States hopes to see a Yougoslav government establish ed in Belgrade but is not enter ing into the differences between King Peter and Marshal Tito.
 Grew made this statement or France shortly after the British Minister of State Law gave his gov ernment's endorsement of the inelu- sion of France in the big power conference to redraw the map of Flu rope.
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THIRD ARMY NOW INSIDE
 0FGERMANY
Continuous 12O-MiIe Front Is Established in
 ReithIand

PARIS, Feb. -Four divisions Of the American Third Army have in vaded Germany on new 22-mlle front, storIning across the Our and Sure Rivers between ancient Ech- terbach, at a point in northern Luxumbourg, to five miles north east of Clervaux.
 Gen. Pattons shock troops cross ed the river by boat and bridge at seven points to attack the Sieg- fried Line with intense small arms fire. Notifications were encoun- tered, but artillery finished them.
 In the light of the fresh invasion, this gave Supreme Commander Gen. Dwight D. sisenhowler's Armies virtually continuous 120-mlle front in western Germany between Holland and the. industrial city of Saarlautern.
 In the North, the United States Ninth and the British Armies are past 25 miles of the Siegfried Line and the U. s. Third Army is at or through the first Westwall fortifi- cations on a 57-mile sector from the upper Roer Road, near Schmidt. to Echterbach.
 These initial gains put Patton's men half a mile inside Germany,
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STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb. '. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 79s, American Can 90R, Anaconda 3lA, Beech Aircraft 12%, Bethlehem Steel 70ls, Curtiss- Wright 57s, International Harvester TIA, Kennecott 379s, North Amer ican Aviation 10h, New York Gen. tral 23ai, Northern Pacific 20B, U. s. Steel 617s, Pound $4.04.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows industrials, l55.7l, rails, 49.96; utilities, 2758.
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Hits Wife with
 Three e-pound Bleak; Gefs 90 Days

NEW YORD, Feb. 7--After ad- hitting he slapped his wifes face with 3-pound steak. Daniel Tier ney, 37. was sentenced to 90 days in jail by Magistrate Masterson on a disorderly conduct charge made by his wife Madeline, mother of seven children.
 The woman testified during Tier neys arraignment she stood in line for three hours to buy the steak something rare here, then got biffed with it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-07
sUpERF0RTS MAKE TWO
 BIGATTACkS
Bombers Fly from India Bases 10 Raid ThaiIand
 and Indo-China

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Separ- ate fleets of superforts lashed Jap military installations in Thailand and Indo-China, flying from bases in India.
 The Superforts were of Ramey's Twentieth Bomber Command and sprang the twin attacks at daylight.
 The war bulletin of Gen. Arnold did not disclose any details.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-07
LUTHERAN LADIES' AID
 PLANNING TWO AFFAIRS

Mrs. Peter Hildre, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the Lutheran Ladies Aid, announces that they will sponsor food sale at Bert's Cash Grocery on Saturday, February IT at II o'clock. Also there will be rummage sale at the church on February 28 at 10 o'clock n the morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-07
Army Supply Service Officer in World War One Dies in Florida

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.--MaJ Gen. Francis Joseph Kernan, 86 who organized and commanded the Army Supply Service during World War No I, was buried in Arlington cemetery yesterday with full mill tary honors.
 The General made his winter home ill Daytona, Florida, where h died last Saturday afternoon.