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major changes which may be re-
quired when We day comes.
The statement did not give any
indication Of what orders for equip
ment would be cut back.
Won't Expect European Support.
"The reduction" Mr.. Patterson
said, will not affect the continuing
provision of ample support for fur
ther efforts in Europe and in the
Pacific until all-out victory is
assured"
The Army previously has an
nounced suspension Of construction
of munitions and tank plants which
could not be completed and put into
operation by fall. Army Air Forces
also have announced reduction in
aircraft output.
Coinciding with Mr.. Patterson's
announcement was a prediction by
Representative Snyder, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania that quick victory in
Europe may mean cut of billions of
dollars in War Department appro-
priations.
"At any rate" Representative
Snyder, told reporters after confer
ring with President Truman, ut
looks like the reductions will run
substantially into the billions any
way"
Mr.. Snyder is chairman of the
House. subcommittee in charge of
Army appropriations.
Forecasts Release Of Controls.
In another development on the
production front, WPB Chairman
j. A. Krug told a House committee
that his own Speculation" was that
nearly a third of WPB's industry
controls will be released in the next
four months.
All controls should be dropped
as Soon as possible after the defeat
of Japan, he added.
Mr.. Krug, appearing before a
postwar economics committee, said
war procurement contracts will be
cut back IS per cent in the next
three or four months and estimated
war production will be down to 60
per cent of its present level within
a year or Is months.
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Experts Of ; Nations
Warn Shortages May
0bstrucf Peace Aims
Ex tha AxSaniataa pras.

Ey the Associated Press.
American, British and Canadian
production leaders today warned
bluntly of worldwide commodity
shortages which they said are SC
critical they could jeopardize the
peace.
The Combined Production and
Resources Board asserted in report
that shortages of textiles, coal and
trucks are acute. It mentioned the
general food scarcity as another
cause for alarm, but it did not ex-
plore that problem.
The board said, however, the over
all pinch is so severe and wide
spread las to affect the building of
the kind of economic conditions
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/ upon which a secure peace can be
founded"
The report was signed by J. A.
Krug, War Production Board chair
man; Oliver Lyttelton, British Min
lister of Production, and G. D. Howe,
Canadian Munitions Minister.
Mr.. Krug said there is mo quick
or easy solution" of the shortage
problem in sight and added:
1T is only fair that we give this
warning and point up its implica-
tions to every one"
Among other things, the report
Predicted world shortage Of cot
ton textiles alone amounting to
l,250, 600 900 yards year.
Said only one-third of Europe's
prewar trucks are available to han
die the tremendous supply problem
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Substantial Cutback
In Army Orders Set
In Next $3.50 Days
rv the Associated pr.s.

Ey the Associated Press.
Undersecretary of War Robert p
Patterson announced today that a
substantial" cut in Army supply
orders will be made during the next
80 to 60 days.
Mr.. Patterson said the curtail-
ment will result from reduced con-
sumption of certain items in the
Europeap theater and revised esti-
mated Of materiel requirements
during the remainder OF this year.
He said existing orders will be
reduced in substantial amounts"
and added that he expected the re-
visions to reduce the number of
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INozi Prisoners
| Punished for
Hitler Tributes

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, April Fisherman Off
Ger prisoners in the Concordia
Kans) prisoner of war camp are
being punished for celebrating
Adolf Hitlers birthday last Friday
in violation of War Department or
ders. 7th Service Command head
quarters here announced yesterday
Punishment consists Of being
forced to cook their own food. do all
the *. p" and losing all privileges
previously accorded officers, the
headquarters said, adding that they
also are barred from recreation areas
and the canteens.
Their celebration consisted of
singing Nazi songs and making
speeches.
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resulting from disruption Of rail
transportation.
Termed liberated areas desperate
ly short Of coal, with stockpiles both
In this country and in the United
Kingdom down to less than one
months supply" at the end Of
March.
Mr.. Krug pictured these shortages
as having "incalculable political
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potentialities in addition to direct
economic effect"
Do you know that you can have
that house or farm in 10 years and
at IS cents on the dollar by buying
War Bonds now?
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
U. 5. HEAvIES GERMANY
 IN DAYl!GHT
Sixteenth Raid Is Made by Eighth Air Force in
 Seventeen Days

LONDON, Jan. -British-based American heavy bombers struck Germany during daylight hours after two great fleets of RAF bombers totaling probably more than 1000 planes bombed Munich twice last night within two hours
 Todays raid is the sixteenth by Fortresses and Liberators of the Eighth Air Force in the past IT days.
 Enemy reports indicated that the heavy bombers were again support ing allied troops on the snowswept Western Front by bombing supply channels behind enemy lines.
 Yesterday, more than 2.100 heavy bombers and fighters of the Eighth Air Force dumped more than 5000 tons of high explosives on five freight yards, two Rhine bridges, and six railyards between Hamm and Karlsruhe in Western Ger many.
 Nine bombers and one fighter are missing in yesterdays opera ton, which was carried out in blizzards and temperatures of 50 below
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
GERMAN DRIVE ON BELGIUM FAILS IN
 STRATEGIC PURPOSE
American VaIor Given as Reason by British Gen.
 eraI Montgomery

TWENTY FIRST ARMY GROUP HEADQUARTERS, Jan. 8. = The sanguinary German drive into Bel giurn failed in it's strategic purpose largely because of American valor, and Allied armies, ready for any thing the enemy has to offer," now holds the initiative, Gen. Montgom- cry declared last night.
 The jaunty British commander, who took over the command of the American and British armies in counter attacking the Nazis in the north, said the battle is not yet over, but he added that he didn't see how von Rundstedt gained very much
 Grimly earnest, Montgomery pune tuated his hour-long interview with references to American heroism at St. With, Bastogne and south Of Monschau He singled out two Am erican armored divisions, the Second and Seventh, and two U. s. Airborne divisions, the Eighty-Second and the One Hundred First, as doing a great job.
 Montgomery said he formed the offensive around the Seventh under the very fine American General Collins,' which is now attacking to wipe out the German bulge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
ENTER,
 WRECK JUNEAU'S
 TOY CENTER NOW

Sometime over the weekend the Juneau-Douglas Toy Center on Franklin Street.-The toy center that gave so much happiness and joy to over 250 destitute children on Christmas-was wrecked by van- dals.
 Obtaining entrance to the build ing. the yandals pulled games, dolls and toys from the shelves and dumped them on the floor. What they did not take they de- stroyed. Dolls and teddy-bears were smeared until they were black and one all-metal toy truck was broken in half
 Mrs. Betty Mccormick says the leftover toys and games, practic- ally all boxed for storage. were to be given out to children next year; that the leftover toys and games are never wasted as far as the Toy Center's activities go.
 Chief of Police John Monagle visited the scene this morning and said he found evidence in the building that may lead to the ap- prehension of those guilty of the outrage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
NAVY READ FOR
 ROBOT BOMBS
Admiral Ingram Says A. lacks May Come Wiih-
 in kexf Two Months

AN EAST COAST PORT, Jan. 8. Admiral Ingram, commander-in chief of the U. s. Atlantic Fleet saio today enemy robot bomb action against New York and other Atlantic ports was possible and probable within the next 30 to 60 days but eff fective steps to meet this threat had been taken. If such an attempt were made it would probably be limited to 10 or 12 bombs and these would not be of the blockbuster type. They might strike building and destroy it but the casualties would be nothing like those people in Lon don were suffering
 The Admiral said he was author ized at recent conference with members of the General Staff in Washington to make a statement concerning the Atlantic Fleet and to assure the public that both the Army and Navy are prepared to ward off any robot bomb attacks.
 He said there were three possible ways in which buzz bombs might be directed to New York and Wash ington-from an airplane, 8 sub- marine or surface ship. The Ad- miral said there were 60,000 officers and 100000 men in the Atlantic Fleet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
FISH BOSS
 CLAMpS0N
 NEW ORDER

SEATTLE, Jan. 8.-Under a new order being prepared by the Office of Coordinator of Fisheries, salmon canneries will be required to obtain licenses before being allowed to op- crate, sources here disclosed
 It is understood the order means that certain canneries will be re- stricted to normal operations under wartime emergencies and that plan ned new canneries or operations will not be instituted except by ap- proval of the Coordinator.
 The order reportedly applies to "alI Alaska" As a licensing" sys- tenn, undoubtedly the duration of the emergency is referred to only as all fish packers normally operate under Territorial license"
 It is also generally conceded the new move is in line with national tightening of war manpower legisla- ton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
LUz0N ISLE IS STRUCK
 BY PLANES
Surface Units Also Bom. bard Suibalhi on Para
 mushiro in KuriIes

UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR, Jan. ' Delayed Am erica's Third Fleets hard hitting fast carrier force struck Luzon Is- land, Philippines, last Friday, U. s time, only one day after it's planes carried out a destructive two-way sweep on Formosa and Ryukyu Is- lands, Admiral Chester w. Nimitz reports.
 Swinging south of Formosa, about 300 miles north of Luzon, carrier planes turned on a crippling blow to Japan's airpower.
 Admiral Nimitz said incomplete reports on the strike on Luzon showed 27 Japanese planes were destroyed and IA others were dam aged. Details as to the damage done to Luzon shipping and ground installations are not yet available
 Hit In North Pacific
 In the North Pacific another Pacific fleet, a surface unit, bom- barded Suibachi on Paramushiro main. Japanese base in the Kuriles Islands, Friday. This blow hit the northern end of the Japanese de- fense arc, while at the same time carrier pilots were raking Luzon Still other surface units blasted Aha Jima on the Bonins.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
TANKS LAND
 NEAR pAlUAN, SEIZE TO " x
American Forces Strength en Hold on Mindoro
 Island by Capture
By JAMES HUTCHINSON GA. P. War Correspondent

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD QUARTERS IN THE PHILIP PINES, Monday, Jan. 8--American forces frightened their hold on Mindoro Island with the capture of the town of Paluan on the north coast Saturday, while strong for nations of Liberator heavy bombers again blasted Japanese airdromes on Luzon to the north.
 MacArthur's communique an- nouncing the Paluan landing con- tained nothing to support the Japa- nese claims the American invasion forces lying in Lingayen Gulf, Lu- zon, were subjected to a duelling with the Japanese artillery pre- paratory to the invasion
 Resistance is reported light in the Paluan operation. The Sixth Army force landed seven miles down the coast from town, making the capture by land.
 Japanese supply dumps and com munication facilities were destroyed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
MANY LEAVE 5OUThB0UND
 ON STEAMER

A southbound steamer brought the following passengers to Juneau at noon today: Amer Peterson Leila Peterson Mrs. Josephine Chamlis, Rosemary Chamlis, MT and Mrs. Iver Skattum, H. H. Mc- Cutcheon, Mrs. Isabelle Dotson, Roy Dotson, Robert Dotson, Fred Hen ton, Bonnie Henton, Howard Fur long, Frank Jones, Hans Louberg Fay Mallery, Nicholas Avakamoff Ralph Bruin, William Sheppard John Jensen, Felix Ballo, Wood row Wilson.
 Leaving on the steamer this afternoon were the following: Bun nie Nosler, Pete Beirley, B. K Samanigo, Ed Sweeney, Mrs. Moler Mrs. Phyllis Alexander. Los Der nard, Thomas R. Maxwell, Harry Haloff, Mrs. Tony Christensen Goldie Waters, c. c. Marvack. Mrs. M. O. Wood, D. D. Hull. Ralph w. Wilson, Henry s. Arzac.
 Howard C. Korous, Clinton F |Stapleton, Earl O. E. Koenig Stanley c. Johnson, Bion E. Gra- ham, Walter D. Nichol, Willard w Harmon, Robert D. Murdoch, Roy U. Berggren, H. C. Shippi, R. l. Crews, Mrs R. l.. Crews, Steve Ferris, c. N. Green, R. C. Klump, w. R. Parkhurst, Carl Jensen, Sig Rafsol, John Nielsen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
jApSCLAIM HOT FIGHT
 AT L|NENC
Whole Gulf Roars Under Blasts and Gunfire
 from Both Sides
(By Associated Press)

The Tokyo radio reported long line of American warships and swarms of carrier planes pouring bombs and shells on the Jap fort of Lining on the Lingayen Gulf, 120 miles north of Manila, in the face of the hottest reception ever re- corded in the annals of war
 The Japanese broadcasts recorded by EGG said, This is the enemy's usual tactics preceding landing and forecast that Tank assault troops might storm ashore any time
 A frontline dispatch to Domei said, The whole gulf roared under blasts and gunfire from both sides" Throughout Saturday and Sunday other broadcasts reported three powerful American conveys speeding northward to join the assault, one of undisclosed size west of Mindoro, one of 50 transports south of Min doro, and 25 warships farther south, all headed in the general direction of Manila.
 An imperial communique claimed that since last Wednesday the Japs have sunk seven first line warships and sixteen transports and damaged nine other vessels in various con- VOWS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
INCOME TAX
 FORMS BEING
 MAILEDN0W

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 8-Distri- button of income tax forms to 340,- 900 taxpayers in Washington and Alaska is now under way, according to Clark Squire, Collector of h. ternal Revenue.
 Two types of forms are being sent, form 1040 for 1944, and an- other form for declaration of esti- mated tax for 1945.
 For convenience of individuals not on the mailing list, a small quantity of forms are also being mailed.
 Employers withholding tax list forms may also be obtained from banks, post offices or internal reve- nue offices.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Pblitical dopsters here are still trying to evaluate the unanimous decision of the CIO convention to make PAC permanent organization.
 The fog arises out the fact that it isn't yet possible = and perhaps never will be-to evaluate the im-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
JApS GET READY FOR
 YANK MOVE
Nips Land Forces in China to RepuIse Beaehhedd
 of Americans

CHUNGKING, Jan. 8-The Japa- nese have landed fresh troops on the coast northeast of Fukien Pro- vince in obvious preparation to counter any American attempt to establish beachhead on the Asiatic mainland, the Chinese Command announced tonight.
 The Japs landed on December 26 and advanced inland, occupying the town of Siapu, about 70 miles northeast of Jap-held Foochow.
 The Chinese counter-attacked on Siapu on January 3, and the enemy retreated east, the Chinese com mand says.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
The W ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON ct. Col Robert s. Allen now on active service with the Army.)

WASHINGTON-Secret talks have been taking place for the past two weeks between the State Depart ment and British Cabinet Minister Richard Law on the problem of feeding Italy. Very little has leaked out of the backstage sessions, but it can be revealed that President Roosevelt has given definite in structions that the Italian people must get more food and be en- couraged to take a greater part in the war. He believes Well-fed people do not become commun- istic people.
 The British, however, have op- posed anything more than sub sistence feeding. Actually the de- bate over this has see-sawed se- cretly back and forth over a period of many weeks, and probably gets to the root of the basic difference between British and American policy in the Mediterranean.
 At one point during the argu- ment, Lord Halifax handed the State Department confidential "aide memoire," considered by dip lomats something of a scorcher and warning of "a grave danger of di- vergence" which would have far reaching consequences for the whole settlement of Europe"
 This "aide memoire" is interpreted by many diplomats to set the stage for future British policy in the Mediterranean. Hitherto unpublish- ed, it states:
 If the United States Government were to indicate it's intention of expanding the scale under which Italy can receive supplies, there would be a grave danger of diverg- ence of policy between the U. S. Government on the one hand and his Majesty's Government and ou1 Allies on the other hand.
 Such a divergence would be DOQllQ, III tiiC fACW Ol H. WI. 1Ot ernment, to have far-reaching con- sequences for the whole settle ment of Europe. Furthermore, Brit ish public opinion would not at the present time permit of H. M Government associating themselves in the rehabilitation of Italy ex- cept to the limited degree neces- sary for the actual war effort.
 Should the U. s. Government decide to take an independent course, public pressure would al- most certainly force H. M. Gov ernment to make their own posi- tion clear and the divergence in policy which H. M. Government foresees would immediately become open and obvious.
 I'll. M Government therefore greatly hopes that the U. s. Gov ernment will be prepared to give consideration to the views ex-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
TWO pRIEST5AND PUBLISHER GIVEN
 PRISON SENTENCES

DETROIT, Jan. 8.-Two Ruman- ian Orthodox priests and Runan- ian publisher were given prison terms in Federal Court for failure to register as agents of exiled King Carol of Rumania in an alleged ef- fort to bring him to the United States and ultimately restore him to his throne.
 Judge Edward Moinet, upbraiding the trio from the bench, sentenced them to terms ranging from two to five years and imposed fine of $500 to 5000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
LEGISLATOR HERE

Amer J. Peterson, Republican Representative from the Third Di- vision, accompanied by his wife, ar rived in Juneau today to attend the Seventeenth Territorial Legislature.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
NEWSWOMAN FROM
 ANCHORAGE VISITS HERE

Mrs. Edna L. Foster, member oi the reportorial staff of the Anchor age Daily Times, is in Juneau today enroute to Antelope, Mont, to the bedside of her mother, who is III She plans to remain outside about six weeks,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08

LONDON, Jan. 8-Russian forces have been busted from the key Danube bastion of Esztergom by powerful Nazi counter-attacks bent on relieving the trapped Axis gar riSon at Budapest, 20 miles south but the Russians registered a F and one-half mile gain north ot the Danube in an outflankine threat to the attacking Germans Moscow says.
 A Soviet communique said 1,40( Germans were killed and 300 cap- tured and that 49 tanks and 1t armored trpop-carriers had beer knocked out before the evacuation of Esztergom. It reported the Ger man progress checked below the city.
 The same communique said the Red Army crossed the Hron River to the north and, driving along the Danube, reached a point 10 miles from the comm1nications hub of Komarom, west of Eszter- gom
 In Budapest. the NaM garrison launched 12 consecutive counter attacks in an attempt to spring the Russian armored wise which has pressed them back to the Danube both in Buda on the west bank of the river, and in Pest, to the east.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
ARRIVAL FROM SEWARD

Arriving here over the weekend from Seward was Mrs. Ray James, now guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
OUT ON BUSINESS

Los Bernard leaves on the south- bound steamer today for Seattle on an extended business trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
Maybe pA( Packs Big Punch, Maybe Noi;; Good
 Job in Ceiling Out vofe

portance of PAC in the November elections.
 It is conceded by members of both parties that PAC or somebody did a whale of a job getting out the vote in industrial areas both in the pri- maries and general elections.
 Some candidates they backed won, others were defeated. Some in both categories were Republicans; others Democrats. Tn many instances, the value of organized labor support has to be weighed against purely local factors, personalities of the can didates, effectiveness of their cam paigns and a number of other things.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08

PARIS, Jan. 8 = The western third of the Belgian bulge was all but nipped off today, one of the last two supply roads cut in three places and the other brought with in easy artillery range with cap tured Flamierge, only two miles south, as the hour of doom hears for three crack panzer divisions still tied to the battle line at the toe of the sock"
 Other Americans in Alsace fought around the reinforced and stub- bornly held German foothold on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
THREE NAzI DIvISI0M
 ARED00MED
Allies Make Big Comeback German Supply
 Roads Cut

BULLETIN-LONDON, Jan. s The American First and Third Armies have advanced one more mile in the worst blizzard of the winter, and tonight had narrowed the waist of the Belgian salient and caused von Rundstedt to speed withdrawal of his survivors from the western tip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08
Reds Pushed From Basii0n
 Of Esztergon1
Russians Gain Balk Twelve Miles North of Dan-
 ube River

BULLETIN-LONDON, Jan. 8 The German Command declar- ed tonight the counter offensive northeast of Budapest has gained up to 25 miles. Commentators in Berlin added that this is prob ably the beginning of 'maj j0r military operation"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-08

It will take more than the 1914 elections to measure with any exact ness the influence of the PAC. Some brush it off as unimportant and a lucky stroke of being opportune. At the other extreme are those who say .gloomily or happily that the PAC may be the nucleus of new party which will wreck both the COP and Democrats unless those organiza- tions get hum on in the next two to four years.
 Few will argue that PAC wasn't well organized and that it's major objective of getting out the vote wasn't achieved Just about there, all agreement ends. Unless PAC has setbacks in 1946 or AS, it's going to be more or less a fixture in the political picture that both parties will have to reckon with, especially in industrial areas.
 The important thing now is that CIO has voted to extend and strengthen PAC, and being well or ganized it has the jump on both parties.
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Under the leadership of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, plans are being laid for reorganization of the Re- publicans. The Democrats haven't started yet Periods of lethargy in party organization invariably follow the biennial election. PAC can make political hay The enthusiastic man. ner in which it was extended by the CIO eliminates any possibility that it will consider its job done. With the elections over, it can legally re- turn to it's pre-primary policy of drawing on union treasuries for funds It's lusty political young ster. Just what it will grow up to be in the next two to four years is what has the political long-view boys wandering iil the midst,
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