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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
MACARTHUR ORDERS
 COMPLETE CHANCE, JAP LAND SYSTEM
Roundup Of War Criminal Suspects Continues
 More Arrests

TOKYO. Dec. @ A warning from influential farmers that rice riots are inevitable without stronger government agrarian policies coin cided today with Gen. MacArthur's second blunt demand that Japan's feudal land system be altered i'm mediately.
 Fifteen farmer representatives from Akita Province in northeast ern Japan declared muddled gov ernment policies have produced such lack of confidence that the rich Tohoku district may sell only 50 per cent of it's rice crop to the government.
 Meanwhile, continuing his round- up of war criminal suspects, Mac Arthur directed the arrest of 57 Japanese accused of committing atrocities against United Nations nationals held in the ill-famed Cabanathan Prison Camp in the Philippines, in prisons, camps and hospitals in Japan proper, and on tho prisoner of war ship Oryoku Maru during the vessels night marish voyage from the Philip pines to Japan.
 Also ordered arrested were three Japanese naval officers, including a repatriate from Wake Island. Two of the trio are being court mar tialed by the Japanese.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
MURDER IS SEEN IN BODY FOUND HERR
Christmas Mail
 For Aleutian Isle Goes Down, Sea

SEATTLE, Dec. 10-Barges carry ing Christmas mail for the 4,000 American troops on Shemya Island in the Aleutians sank in storm November 10, the Seattle Port of Authorization was notified today.
 The Army took steps today to see that the soldiers would still have a happy Christmas. Major s. A. McLennan, post postal officer, announced that new Christmas packages addressed to Shemya or to APO 729. would be accepted until Dec g. An effort will be made to fly the packages north so that they can arrive at Shemya before Christmas, he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
Nobel peate Prizes
 Presented by Proxy

OSLO, Norway, Dec. 10 Nobel peace prizes for 1914 and 1945 were presented by proxy today to the International Red Cross and to former U. S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, who was lauded as the Father of the United Nations organization"
 Because Hull was unable to at tend, the $30,0O0 prize and diploma for l945 were accepted for him by U. s. Ambassador Lithgow Os- borne, in simple ceremonies ct the Nobel Institute
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
ACHE50N OF STATE
 DEpT., NEW TARGET OF HURLEY CHARGES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 - Maj Gen. Patrick J. Hurley today charged Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson with wrecking a policy approved by the late Presi- dent Roosevelt for fighting foreign monopolies, particularly British, in Iran and the Middle East.
 Hurley, former ambassador to China, returned to the witness stand of the Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee immediately after Acheson had told a meeting in his office in which participants almost came to blows over a charge made by Hurley that a young assistant of Acheson had not had military service and should be in the Army.
 Acheson denied an earlier asser- tion by Hurley that he had wrecked American policy in Iran. Acheson said he had disagreed with some recommendations by Hurley and it was for that reason that the meeting was held in his office.
 When Hurley returned to the witness stand today he said that it was true that the meeting was held but that the Acheson version of it was incorrect.
 He then read into the record two letters from Former Secretary Of State Stettinius and one from the late President Roosevelt to prove, he said, that his proposals had been approved and were in fact American policy for Iran and the Middle East. For this, he argued that Acheson had wrecked the policy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
JAPAN WAS URGED INTO WAR EARLIER THAN PEARL HARB0R
Secret German Command Introduced al Crimes
 TriaI-Hit Engldnd
By YVES GALLAGHER

NUREMBERG, Dec 10.-German military leaders were urging Japan to get into the war in the spring of 1e41 but had not idea the Japanese might strike an opening blow at Pearl Harbor, according to a hith- erto secret German command order disclosed today at the Nuremberg war crimes trial.
 American prosecutors laid before the four-power tribunal a directive signed March 5, l941, by Field Mar shal Wilhelm Keitel, chief of the High Command, proposing a Japa- nese attack on Singapore as a means of forcing England to the ground quickly and thereby keeping the United States out of the wal"
 That Keitel was reluctant at that time to fight America was seen in his warning that Japanese attacks be extended to bases "of American naval power only if entry of tha United States into the war cannot be prevented
 German Aggression
 In a court session marked by the plea of innocence by Ernst Kalt- enbrunner, once-feared No 2 mar in the Gestapo, American prosecu- tors turned to evidence of collabora- ton between Japan and Germany in spreading aggression throughout the world.
 Kaltenbrunner, recovering from 2 cranial hemorrhage which sent hin to the hospital just before the his toric trial opened three week ago was brought before the four-powel tribunal and declared: T do not be. lieve I have made myself guilty"
 The tall, scar-faced Gestapo mar joined his co-defendants as the Hit lerite leaders heard themselves ac- cused in their own words of launch ing the invasion of Soviet Russia ir 1941 with the coldly calculated de- termination to starve the Russian people so that the Germans them selves might eat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

North Sea, in port from Seattle bound for Sitka.
 Princess Norah, scheduled to sai from Vancouver Thursday night.
 Yukon, scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday.
 Alaska, scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Baranof, from the west, due sometime tomorrow, bound fol Seattle.
 Tongass, from Seattle, due Thurs day afternoon. From Juneau will sail for Skagway, Haines, Hoonah Pelican and Sitka.
 Columbia. left Juneau south bound, early this morning.
 Denali, in port last night. Sailed west early this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
Amerisan Hero Is Welded, Throne Room Of Korean Governor

SEOUL, Korea, Dec. lO-Theres an American army hero who now enjoys the distinction of having been married in the first military wedding ever held in the throne room of the Korean governors capitol.
 He's Col. John Milton (Mickey) Finn of Astoria. Oregon, hero of Attu, Leyte and OkinaWa. Col Finn was married Saturday to an army nurse, Capt. Kathleen Cob lery of Elkins, West Virginia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
EISENHOWER GREAT MILL TARY LEADER'; PATTON MOST FEARED, IS ESTIMATE OF
 AMERICANS BY GERMAN INTELLIGENCE
By GEORGE TUCKER Copyright 1945 by The AP,


 NUREMBERG, Dec 10.-German army intelligence officers regarded Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as a great military leader" above even German generals, because of his skillful military planning and his ability to override feelings and ob- jections on political grounds in the interest of achieving the one thing that was important--the successful accomplishment of military opera tions."
 The author of that statement is Maj. Gen. Erwin Lahousen, star prosecution witness and German army intelligence chief who evalu- ated the fighting qualities of var ious Allied armies from the German viewpoint in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press.
 General George s. Patton, Jr, was looked upon as the best and most feared of the American field commanders by the Germans, La housen said.
 The German army underestimate ed' the American army at the start of the war, looking upon American soldiers as "well-fed football play CTS, the German general said, but soon learned it's error. He said that at the end of the war there was little difference, from a German viewpoint, in the American, British CT Russian armies, but early in tLe war the Russians were better at exploiting break-throughs and more daring in leadership compared with the British American combination.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
INDEPENDENT AIR FORCE pR0p05ED
 BY LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-Creation of an independent air force was pro- posed today in legislation introduc- ed in the House by the chairmen of the military and naval committees. !. In an explanation of their mea- sure, introduced jointly, Chairman Vinson (D-Go) of the Naval and May D-Ky) of the Military com mittees, said:
 This is our answer to the unifi- cation proposals
 We believe that unification of the army and navy is not the answer to the problem of national defense under modern methods of warfare" they added
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
CORPSE WITH SLIT THROAT INVESTIGATED
Gruesome Discovery Made in Scatter Tratt al
 Noon Today

Up to press time today, no Identification had been made of the believed murder victim found in the Scatter Tract.
 A search of the dead mans pockets disclosed no further knowledge as to his identity.
 Medical examination this afternon brought from the ex- amining physician only a state ment of opinion that death had occurred several hours previous ly. Definite statement as to cause of death is withheld until after mere complete examination.
 No time has yet been set for coroner's inquest upon the body.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
Commander Of Jap
 Sub Is 10 Testify in
 MVay Court Martial

BULLETIN-WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-Comdr. Ike HashimOtO, Captain of the Japanese sub marine I-58, reported to have sunk the U. $. s. Indianapolis last July 30, arrived today to testify at the courtmartial of Captain Charles B. McVay, III.
 McVay, who commanded the Indianapolis, is accused of neg ligence in failing to order his ship to maintain zigzag course through waters known to be dangerous from submarine at tack.
 HashimGto is expected to tes- tify before the court martial when it resumes tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
MARSHALL GIVES
 MORE EVIDENCE
 ON PEARL HARB0R
Authorized Reconnaissance FIighf-TeIls of Warn
 ings on Attack

WASHINGTON, Dec l0.-Gen. George c. Marshall testified today he authorized an army air reconnais- sance flight over Japanese mandated islands in November, 194l, despite the risk the Japanese might seize on it as an overt act.
 Marshall detailed to Senate House inquiry committee how ar engagements had been made to send two planes out to get vitally needed information. but &oded that as fai as he could remember, the planes never left Hawaii.
 General Marshall upheld the ac- ouracy Of the forecasts the army's intelligence division made regarding Japan's major military attack plans in the critical pre-war days before i December ?, 194l.
 Marshall said that Pearl Harbor attack was "a slash but not pro posed invasion at all.
 Earlier the five-star former chief of staff had held the opinion in Mo- vember, 1941, that a movement by the Japanese in Thailand and the Gulf of Siam area would involve the United States and Great Britain in war.
 No Warning, Pearl Hdrbor Gen. George c. Marshall testified Saturday he didn't telephone war warning to Pearl Harbor Dec. T, l94l because even the telephone conver- sations of President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill had been tapped and it wasn't safe.
 Marshall told the Congressional Pearl Harbor Investigating commit tee that the final warning to Hawaii when it was certain something was going to happen" at 1 p. m. (Wash- ington time) was sent by regular communications for security req sons.
 Senator Ferguson (R-Mich) want | ed to know why the telephone was . not used.
 r tAI GU bbHtCtUyo Marshall's third days of testimony also brought out:
 , l. The U. s. high command fear ed the Japanese would try to bomb l aircraft factories on the West Coast in 1941-and hoped for tome to pre- pare for war" He mentioned plants , in Seattle and San Diego. g. He felt that he shared any re- , ssponsibility for the War Department , failure to send additional warnings } to Hawaii after being advised the garrison there was on only sabo- tage alert before the Japanese struck.
 3. Army and Navy commanders at Pearl Harbor were experienced and = in his opinion knew the capacity of the Japanese.
 4. Although the U. S. gave Brit Iain the secret of reading intercepted Japanese messages early in l941, the war was well along before the Brit ish divulged their methods of get ting information.
 MarSnall Sald use Of the telephOle to Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7--the day the Japanese struck--would have en- tailed definite warning that Japan was going to war That, in his opinion, had to be kept tight sec ret and he said this was why:
 The Japs would have grabbed at almost any straw to prove to such portion of our people who doubted our integrity of action that they were being forced into war" That would have been, Marshall declared, the overt act" the Japs were looking for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
The Only German Sabotage Mission Semi 10 U. 5. Was
 Failure; Details Are Told

NUREMBERG, Dec 10-The star prosecution witness at the Nuern- berg trial, Mai Gen. Erwin Lahou- sen, has filled in some important details about the landing of Ger man sabotage agents in the United States back in l942. Lahousen formerly was chief of the sabotage section in German Army Intelli- gence And he calls that attempted sabotage mission the greatest fail ure in the history of German in- telligencc, and proof that Ameri- can Counter-I Intelligence was good. In fact, Lahousen says he always suspected that one of the agents, by the name of Dasch, was planted by the Americans.
 Sabotage story
 Lahousen is under heavy guard at Nuremberg, and he told his story in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press. He said it all began early in 1942, when he and Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, the head of all German Intelligence, were summoned to Adolf Hitlers head quarters Hitler told them to step up their activity in the United States. And just a short time after ward, a member of Hitlers Elite Guard informed them that eight fanatical Nazis were available for the mission All of them had lived in America, and one was said to be an American citizen. Admiral Can aris only remarked Well, we will lose eight good Nazis."
 Real Objectives
 Lahousen told the Associated Press that the real objectives of the saboteurs were some aluminium factories, He said it apparently was for propaganda reasons that, after the capture of the agents, 1t was said that they were aiming at a railroad bridge in New York and a power house at Niagara Falls.
 It was in June, l942, that Ger man submarines put four men ashore at Amagansett Beach, Long Island, and four others near Jack sonville. Fla. They were quickly rounded up, and six were put to death The other two, because they helped in the conviction, were given prison terms--one for life, the other for 30 years.
 Hitler Tells Use Jews"
 The failure of the mission threw Hitler into rage-and then came one of the strangest results of all Lahousen told the A. P. that he and Admiral Canaris went to Hit ler's headquarters. and Canaris pointed out that the men had not been trained agents, but had been furnished by the Nazi Party. And at that, Hitler shouted, well, why didn't you take Jews?" Canaris went back to Berlin, and according to Lahousen--for more than year Jews were used in the intelligence service. and in that way were saved from the Na2i Storm Troops and Jew baiters. Hitler finally ordered the practice stopped.
 Lahousen said that so far as he knew. there were no sabotage mis- sions against the United States ex- cept the one that failed in 1942
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
SGT. WALL HERE

T-Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Wahl have arrived with their two chil- dren, Rolly and Christine, for a 10-day stay in Juneau. Sgt, Wahl is comm a n dee at the Chilkoot Barracks at Haines. The visitors have taken an apartment at the Baranof Hotel for their stay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
Fires Fatal Bullet
 Int0 Brain as He
 kneeIs in ChuGI1

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 = A young Marine, Pvt. Harold R. Dunster, of Auburn, N. Y, knelt in the first pew of historic St. Pauls Episcopal Chapel yesterday afternoon and there, alone in the peace and quiet of the church, fired a fatal bullet into his head.
 Police were unable to learn a reason for Dunsters act.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
The W ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON = Shortly before he left Washington, Australia's as- ute Foreign Minister, Dr. Herbert Evatt, held press conference at the State Department to announce that the 10 members of the Far Eastern Advisory Committee had reached complete agreement on the control of Japan-though Russia was still absenting
 As he was about to open the conference, Evatt looked around and asked for Laurence Todd, cor respondent of the Russian Tass news agency Just at that moment Todd entered the room.
 Mir. Todd. you will be interested to note" Evatt said, that we had 10 nations sitting here on the Far Eastern Advisory Committee and we all got along well, although the Soviet Union was not represented It takes II men to play football Do you think your people will join the team?"
 Todd laughed but made no reply
 (Note-Despite Russia's absence all 10 members of the committee agreed on considerably tougher directive for Japan's control than that originally worked out by the State Department and Gen. Mac Arthur.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10

Murder is believed the only likely answer to the finding here today of the slashed body of a man that ap- parently had been thrown from a car to the spot where found. The body was not immediately recog- nized by authorities as that of To- cal resident.
 Prior to report of the medical ex- aminer, it was assumed that death resulted from deep gashes across the throat, at least four of which were apparent. in addition to cut across the right temple Head blows were indicated also. by bruise-splotched area around the right eye and else where on the head
 No weapon was in evidence near the body.
 Body Tn Ditch 1 The body, lying uncovered on it's left side in the ditch alongside the road adjacent to the new residence being constructed for H. B. Foss at the top of Evergreen avenue, in the Scatter Tract, was first sighted just about noon today by men working on tEe Floss residence. It was they who notified the City Police. who, in turn, called U. s. Marshal's and FBI investigators to the scene.
 Blood Splatters
 The victim, estimated at about 35 years old, white, was dressed i'll a striped grey suit that appeared well kept, light weight brown top coat, brown hose, tan oxford style shoes, grey shirt and bright wool scarf There was no hat near tEe body. The topcoat was splatteded with blood, especially across the shoulders.
 l Police and Federal law officials believed it unlikely that the body could have been dumped where 1t was found before Saturday night, or -as it was lying in the open--it would almost certainly have been seen by workmen on Saturday. How ever, workers on the Foss residence report a large section of cardboard moved from where 1t had been stor- ed nearer the house. which opened the possibility that the body might at first have been covered up by the cardboard which later was blown of.
 Suppositions
 Officials judged the victim to have been of medium height and build. weighing approximately l55 pounds. One possibility held was that he had been passenger aboard one of the ships in port here over the week end. [ Investigators. after checking the ground for footprints and photo- graphing the corpse as it was found. seemed agreed in the view that death occurred elsewhere and the bcdy later transported to the spot along the curving blind roadway leading by the Floss residence.
 Cuba has larger foreign trade per capita than any other Latin ] American country except Aroentina
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
FROM ANNETTE ISLAND

Visitors from Annette Island registering at the Baranof this weekend were Ensign James P. Gwynn and Hugh M Kellor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
EXCURSION INLET VISITORS

Carl Eileutson, R. M. Goebel and L. J Howard, from Excursion Inlet, arrived in Juneau this weekend They are stopping at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10

Cuba, with an area of 44,l64 square miles, is larger than all the other West Indian islands com bined.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
HELEN SANDS HERE

Helen Sands, Anchorage. is a guest at Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
NEW YORKER HERE

Edwin D. Gessner of New York City has arrived in Juneau. He is registered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
FROM BRISTOL BAY

Frank Schneider, a resident of Bristol Bay, is guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
GLEN HUBBARD HERE

Glen Hubbard arrived here over the past weekend from Ketchikan He is a guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
FROM KETCHIKAN

Mir and Mrs. w L. Watkins of Ketchikan are registered at Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
CHIPPENFIELD HERE

Albert Chippenfield has arrived from Petersburg and is a guest at Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
NOME VISITORS HERE

MT. and Mrs. Edward M. Seiden- berg are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
GEN. PATTON PAR TALLY
 pARALY FED
Truck Crashes Into Army Man 5 Auto-Nerve Spec
 iaIists Summoned
By JAMES F. KING

bOLLE HIN MfANNHChHt, Germany, Dec. 10.-The c0ndi- tion of Gen. George s. Patton, partly paralyzed from a fractured
 vertebra in the neck, was of
 ficially described as critical to- day by Army medical officers.
 An official bulletin released at
 Frankfurt. recording Patton's condition as of 3:30 p.m., (6:30
 a. m., PST), used the word
 critical for the first time. The generals condition previously
 had been termed serious.
 Patton. Commander of the U.
 s. 18th Army. is d patient at a
 Heidelberg hospital as result of the injuries suffered yesterday
 in an automobile accident near
 here.
 The official announcement
 also indicated that Patton still
 was conscious.
 Brig. Hugh Carnes, neurO sur
 gical consuItant to the British
 Army, arrived here and was in
 consultation with It. Col. Gilbert
 Phillips, commanding the sur
 gical division treating head in-
 juries at British military hos
 pitals.
 Mrs. Patton and a neuro-sur-
 gerry specialist, Col. k. G. Spurl-
 ing of Louisville, Ky, were hur-
 rying to the generals side by
 transatlantic plane.
 MANNHEIM, Dec. 10.- Gel George s. Patton lay partially para lyzed today in Heidelberg Hospits as prominent nerve specialists wer from England and tn United States to treat spinal inlur ies which he received in an automo bile accident yesterday
 An army medical bulletin sai that Patton's general condition wa that he was completel and had spent comfort able night but declined to forecas the probable course of a paralysl of the lower limbs resulting from simple fracture of the third ccrvics vertebrae.
 Hurrying to his side by trans Atlantic plane were his wife and neuro-surgery specialist, Col. R. ( of Louisville, Ky.
 An official army bulletin issue at the hospital said the fiery geners had passed a restful night, sleepin five hours.
 The accident occurred when a army truck reportedly turned off side road into the autobahn (super and crashed into Patton sedan. Patton and his Chief of Stat Maj Gen. Hobart C. Gay had lei U. s. 18th Army Headquarters . Bad Nauheim yesterday morning t go pheasant hunting near Mann helm. Gay and the driver, Pic. Hor ace Woodring, were unhurt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-10
"REDy DEAN ACHEsoN

Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson made a speech on friend- ship with Russia at a recent mass
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Cuba has a larger foreign trade per capita than any other Latin American country except Argentina.
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Detroit evening times., 1945-11-11
Evenings Out

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