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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
THIRD RAID MADE, BASE
 IN KURILES
Pdramushiro Airdrome Is Bombed by liberators
 Outpost Set Afire

HEADQUARTERS, ELEVENTH AIR FORCE, ADAK, ALASKA, Jan. l3 - Delayed For the third straight day, the Eleventh Air Force Liberators have bombed the Japanese home island of Paramu- shiro in the Kuriles chain.
 As a curtain raiser, an hour earlier, Mitchell bombers pounded Torishima Retto, small island outpost approach to Paramushiro. The Mitchells hit the 1000 foot island with more than 5000 pounds of incendiaries leaving the entire east end of the island in flames.
 Liberators arrived over Suribachi airdrome, which was the target for the Navy smelling on January 5. and pilots found clear weather for the second day in the series of attacks.
 Pilots also said all bombs landed on the target area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
NEW BOSS FOR LAPS
 FORECAST
Domei Says Nation Wants Big Shakeup : Koiso
 May Get Boot
(By Associated Press)

Domei news agency in Tokyo hint ed today at the possible busting of Premier Koiso because of military reverses suffered by Japan.
 Political circles in Japan are split in the face of demands of the na- tion for stronger internal structures to meet the growing seriousness of the war" the Nippon radio said.
 The broadcast, sponsored by Domei, said newly developed fac tions" among national leaders are clamoring for bold unprecedented political renovation and second political reformation
 According to the radio reports in- tercepted by the EGG, Domei said the Koiso Cabinet will hold special meeting and suggested the crisis might come to a head before the Imperial Diet reconvenes January 21.
 Koiso came into office last sum- mer to replace Hideki Tojo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
BATTLES RAGE
 ACROSS ENTIRE
 EASTERN FRONT
Germans Say Russians Have Opened Big
 Winter Battle

LONDON, Jan. 15.-Battles are sweeping the entire 600 miles of the eastern front from Budapest in Hungary to Memel on the Baltic. The German command said the Russians are launching new of fensives in Poland and East Prus- sia.
 The German communique said the Russians opened a "big winter bat tie between the Carpathians and Memel." Altogether the Russians are storming westward in seven differ ent sectors.
 The new Soviet attacks sprang after drumfire artillery barrages launched at Poland from Russian bridgeheads at Pulawy and Varka south of Warsaw and from the Vis- tula forming big triangle north of Warsaw and the Narew bridgeheads in southeast Prussia.
 The Germans said in addition that the Russians are attacking between Ebenrode and Scholasberg in East Prussia toward Krokow. ' In southern Slovakia, north of Budapest, the Germans admitted that Marshal Konev's offensive on southern Poland had forced strong bridgehead at Ovoy Nida where last nights Moscow communique an- nounced penetration to within 64 miles of the German-Silesian bor- der and 32 miles from KrokoW, an- cient Polish capital.
 While the Russians have not yet confirmed the launching of new at tacks, an Associated Press dispatch from Moscow said that there are signs that the Red Army may shortly engage every division on the eastern front in some of the heaviest battles of the Russian German war, eclipsing perhaps anything the So- viets have yet thrown against the NaZiS."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
BUCKET BRIGADE ST0PS FIRE AT
 A. J, GAR SHOP

Bucket brigade fire fighting tactics were employed by the Ju- neau Volunteer Fire Department in extinguishing blaze at the A.-J. car shop at the Basin at noon today.
 Pipes were frozen and the booster hose would not reach to the creek, so firemen carried water for the pump cans.
 The blaze originated from efforts to thaw water pipes. It was con- fined to the roof, and damage was slight.
 The fire call came in at 12l5 o'clock, and 2-9 was sounded. AL though the A.-J. camp is outside the city limits, one fire truck with volunteer firemen and several other vehicles went to the scene. The out" signal was sounded at l40 o'clock this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
WESTERN FRONT FIGHTING TOLL
 E 52,00O MEN
Germans Losing Nearly Twice Number of AL
 lied Casualties

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15--Ameri- can losses from December. l5 to January T, in the German counter offensive battles are slightly under 10000. including 18.000 reported missing
 Secretary of War Stimson de- clared that during the same period the Germans have suffered overall losses of 90.000 men. with 10000 prisoners and 50,000 killed and wounded.
 On the entire Western Front, losses of the First, Third, Seventh and Ninth Armies during the period totailed 52,594, including 40.- 083 killed. 27,645 wounded and 2o.- 866 missing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
kESSELRiNC FIGHTS FOR
 RIVER LINE
Showdown Looms on Front in lfaly-Germans
 Digging In

ROME, Jan 15-Repeated Nazi efforts to set up cutposts south of the Reno River and east of the Senio River along the Adriatic battle line have been frustrated with heavy losses to the enemy, it was declared by Allied Head quarters.
 The announcement said strongly reinforced German forces are now dug in along the farther banks of these rivers from the Adriatic to the Apennines and it is apparent Kesselring intends to hold the line at all costs.
 In the western coastal regions of the Fifth Army front, German pa- trols have stepped up activity, par ticularly in the Serchio Valley where a recent German counter offensive was beaten back.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
6TH ARMY
 ADVANCES
 ON LUz0N
Extension of Beaehhead Announced with Capture
 of Strategic Points
By JAMES HUTCHINSON Press War Corresponds


 MacARTHUR'S HEADQUART- FRS ON LUzON, Monday January 15.-A 30-mile extension of the Unit ed States Sixth Army beachhead on Lingayen Gulf, and in some places an advance of five miles, is an- nounced by Gen Macarthur.
 Tank spearheads, probing toward Manila, have crossed the Agno Riv- CT on the south at Bayambang, 22 miles inland.
 The western side of the beachhead has been extended 20 miles almost to the road junction at Alaminos, in swift drive northwestward, after the capture of Fort Sual.
 One advance column has captured the important rail and highway junction of Damortis, whose cap ture seals off all Japanese in the west coastal area from the main highway leading into the Benguet Mountains, including the summer Philippine Capital City of Baguoi now believed to be the seat of Japanese officials.
 Crossing the twisted Agno at Bayambang means the Tanks have passed the natural barrier for the enenv's poSsible long overdue stand in northern Luzon.
 The Tanks have also captured Mangatarem and Catablan, the other main highway to the Phil ippine capital and each seizure means about a five-mile advance.
 The headquarters spokesman said only stiff resistance has been met in the hill section on the north east part of the battlefront near Pozorrubio
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
The W ashing ion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON Gt Col Robert s. Allen now on active service with the Army)

WASHINGTON = One of the little realized tragedies about the food situation is the wastage from bad warehousing and from storing it too long.
 The situation has been so bad and has been so completely ig- nored by top War Food Admini- stration officials that two import ant men have resigned. They are :: Andy Current, veteran warehouse man, who came here in 1941 to set up a warehousing system for foods; and J. E. Salisbury, an expert on the shipping of food. They quit War Food Administration because they considered its purchasing and storage methods impossible. New head of the section is Eldon Rich ardson, whose storage experience was gained with Lever Bros, soap and shortening manufacturers.
 Another reason Current and Salisbury quit was because WFA was ignoring their ominous reports concerning leverage" foods, show ing huge stocks of food rotting away in warehouses while newer foods were moved out.
 It. Col. George Olmstead told the Mead Committee in February 1944, WFA had only 380,873 pounds of l94l food in storage at that time However, when the warehousing division of War Foods checked into only 10 per cent of the WFA ware houses, they found over 8,O0O,0 ,00( pounds of 1941 food.
 But what has conscientious WFA officials biting their nails is al ~ though most food is considered average at from five months to 6 year, a lot of it doesn't move out of WFA warehouses until after that period. As a result average stocks now in storage are reported as around 3OO,O0O,0O0 pounds The Mead Committee has been investi- gating food on hand since 1941 but has passed up the fact il doesn't take four years to spoi some kinds of food and great deal of food stored in 1943 is now classed as leverage"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan Is. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is ', American Can 927s s, Anaconda 3la, Beech Aircraft 1872 Bethlehem Steel 69A. Curtiss- Wright 6ls, International Harvester 79, Kennecott 377s, New York Gen. tral 24h, Northern Pacific l9A A' United States Steel 6lis. Pound United States Steel 6lls. North American Aviation l0h. Pound $404.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials l5476, rails 4896, utilities 26.55.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
HIGHKEELERS TO PLAY TONIGHT Al
 7:30 ON ALLEYS

The Sunday Pot Luck League bowling games scheduled to be play ed yesterday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon were cancelled and the same schedule is to be played next Sunday, Emil Galao, alley caretakeI announced today
 Tonight the High Heel League takes over the alleys. At 7:30 p. m, on alleys one and two, Federals play the Baranof and the Elks meet the Skirts on alleys three and four.
 At g o'clock the Gals contest the Alley Cats on alleys one and two and the Dolls meet the Baranof on alleys three and four.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
WiIson Is Named
 To Turkish Post

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 n Presi- dent Roosevelt nominated Edwin Wilson, veteran American diplo- mat, as ambassador to Turkey to- day.
 This action filled the last of the major diplomatic posts of this gov- ernment still open in the European area. The Turkish assignment was formerly held by Laurence Stein- hardt. who was named ambassador to Czechoslovakia some weeks ago
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
Most Eligible Dog
 Reported 10 Be On Country Honeymoon

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-Fala is on his honeymoon.
 The fact that romance has en- tered the life of dogdom's most eligible bachelor was revealed yes terday by Mrs. Roosevelt to group of war veterans touring the White House.
 Asked about the Presidential Scottie. the First Lady said: 'I must make excuses for Fala. He's in the country. We hope he's hav- ing wedding"
 That was all she said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
EIGHT PRIME
 REEINERlES
 ARE BOMBED
Synthetic Plants Hit : Re.
 treating Nazis Also Stourged

BULLETIN-LONDON, Jan. 15 Almost 1900 American bombers and fighters from Britain pound ed railroad yards in southern Germany without interference from Nazi fighters.
 In daylight blow, 600 Fort resses and Liberators, escorted by 675 Mustangs and ThunderbOlts, aimed at Freiburg, Ausburg, In- golstadt and Reutlingen, all-im- portant links in the rail routes Germans use to shift troops.
 LONDON. Jan. 15.-U. s. Eighth Army Air Force Fortresses and Lib orators raided Germany by daylight continuing the mighty aerial of fensive. They blasted eight prime Nazi oil centers in a 36-hour period ending last night.
 The announcement said American long range bombers were over Ger many again at noon after Royal Air Force heavies ''in very great strength" heaped tons of explosives on the Leuna synthetic oil plant at sMerseberg and the fuel depot at Dulman last night. The use of the quoted phrase in Air Ministry com muniques generally indicates force of more than 1000 bombers par ticipated in a raid.
 smaller force of raiders struck a secondary blow on. Berlin yester- day. Great armadas of Allied planes blasted Germanys oil resources and communications in the best flying weather in days, and scourged the retreating Nazis in Belgium.
 Allied headquarters said 235 Ger man planes were shot down in the air and eight destroyed on the ground. Allied losses were 53 planes including l9 heavy, one medium bomber and B fighter planes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
Rep. 0'(onnor Dies
 In Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 = Rep. James Francis O'Connor, 66, Mon tana, Democrat, Chairman of the House Indian Affairs Committee, died last night at his apartment.
 His was the first death of the Seventy-Ninth Congress
 Cause of death was not infmedi- ately determined
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
THOMPSON RETURNS

Sid Thompson, U. s. Deputy Mar shal, returned to Juneau Sunday from Skagway with Frank Morris, in charge. Morris, long time resi- dent of Haines, Alaska, was recently adjudged insane at a hearing held in Skagway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
CANADIAN INDIANS MAKE
 CITIZENSHIP DEMANDS

Backed by several strong labor organizations, the Canadian Indians are demanding citizenship and equal rights with white Canadians. Recently 500 Indians met in Alert Bay, B. C., to discuss demands for full equality with the white men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
BASkETBALL GAME IS
 ON TOMORROW NIGHT

Tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock in the high school gymnasium Douglas High School Huskies play the Signacs and the J. H. s. Grim son Bears meet the Support in the second game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
NATION 10 DIM LIGHTS NOW TO
 CONSERVE FUEL

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. = The War Production Board today or dered nation wide brown out effective Feb. l but left an open ing for exemption of areas that are not using scarce fuels to generate electricity.
 This order virtually eliminates the use of electricity for outdoor adver- tising and ornamental display light ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
AWVS WILL MEET

The regular monthly meeting of the AWVS will be held Wednesday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at the Governors House, it is an- nounced today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
pRE-NATAL CLINIC
 AT GOVT. HOSPITAL

A Pre--Natal Clinic will be held tomorrow afternoon from l to 3 o'clock at the Government Hospital. Dr. H F Kaack will be i'll charge, it was announced today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
GOBLIN FLIES

National Housing Administration Regional Director George Coplin flew to Wrangell and Ketchikan over the weekend checking housing needs in those communities and will return here tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
MARTINEZ HEARING HELD

A hearing was held this morning before U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray in the case of Thomas Mar tinez, of Ketchikan, charged with family desertion. Sentence was de- ferred
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
AIRLINE MAN HERE

D. F. Macleod of the Western Pacific Airways, Ltd. is a guest of the Baranof Hotel He is regis tered from Prince Rupert.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
EXIT DRIED EGGS

Last month a WFA agent in Oregon threw 2,300 pounds of dried egg powder off a dock into the sea
 It had been sitting in warehouse for two years-about Is months longer than necessary for dried egg powder to spoil and begin to smell. The hapless agent, who thought he was doing the agency a favor, got
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
FROM SEATTLE

Phyllis La Sorta is registered at the Baranof Hotel She is from Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15
GERMANS RETREATINC TO S|EGFRlED
Radical Planes Again Hammer Enemy as
 Fog Lifts

BULLETIN-PARIS, Jan. 15- The American First Army has pushed to within a mile and half of Houffalize, pivot of the new improvised German defense line. Heavy fog, blinding snow storm and sharp drop in the freezing temperatures slowed the pace of the three s0lidly linked Allied armies and grounded tac- tical airforces late today. Since von Rundstedt struck month ago. he has lost at least 37,S94 prisoners. Eisenhower's armies have taken 844,000 prisoners since invading Normandy June 6.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-15

PARIS, Jan. Is = First Army tanks and infantry stormed ap- breaches to Houffalize, and the fall of that communication center and the flattening of the Belgian Bulge appeared imminent.
 Germans apparently withdrawing all the way to the Siegfried line, attempted to stiffen their defenses to save both Houffalize and St. With.
 Gen. Hodges troops are within six and a half miles of St. With.
 Fog gave way to clear weather early this morning, and tactical
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
UAWAbolishes
Race Bias In
Georgia Local

ATLANTA-General Motors Lo-
cal "a. Atlanta Ga. has as a result
Of a referendum vote among its
membership, agreed 10 llf; all re-
s,rictions against the rights OF Ne
gro workers in the plant
This action followed . FIVE
hour meeting Of the membership
Of the local union recently in
which Walter p. Reuther. JAW
vice president. explained the in
ternationai unions position on
race Discrimination -
REUTHEk, in his discussion and
In several hours OF xive-and-tAke
debate. pointed out 6xnt disex1Hl
NATION would affect not only th6
workers involved. but would un-
dermine the position OF all work
ers by creating snti-union groups
and resentment. He said further
that the international union would
insist on compliance with its con-
stitution 10 the effect that Negroes
employed in the plant are TO be
admitted 10 the union and are 10
be accorded their full rights. and
that Negro workers are 10 be fully
protected while al work in the
plant
Following Reuther's address. the
local voted 10 take a ballot vote.
The referendum vote has now been
completed, and Local 81 has voted
overwhelmingly 10 admit into
membership sore 40 Negro work
ers and 20 afford them full pro-
lection 10 which they are entitled
under the constitution and policies
Of the UAW-ClO.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
Young Woman To
Be Sentenced In
SIS, 400 Robbery

Twenty-seven-year old Minnie
Mitchell. 1923 Benton street, whose
alleged confession involved her
brother and alleged boy friend in
a plot 20 steal $500 from her
landlord. Clarence Williams. IS.
viii be sentenced Wednesday She
entered a guilty plea last week 10
the larceny charge.
Held for trial following an ex-
animation Monday before Record
e-S judge Paul E. Krause and
placed on a $4,000. two Sureties.
were William Spriuel. IL. 4l24
Hastings street. and William Da-
viG Young. 2S. EGfauls. Ala.
Young is the brother of Miss
Mitchell and was brought back
from Alabama last week to face
The larceny charge. Two weeks
ago police had returned Miss
Mitchell from Clayton. Ala. where
the money was said 10 have been
hidden in cotton field. according
20 Detectives Henderson Turpin
and Dave Marshall.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
NPACorrespondentAt
Fall Of Corregidor

was again raised on the flagpole
in the parade ground where IL
had waved until ANONYMOUSLY
pulled down by the japanese in
1912.
Now the little men are paying
for their brazen effrontery. The
remnants OF more than 5000 were
blowing themselves UP inside the
caves as -we watched the ceremon-
los on nea2Oy Cavallo Island. OuC,,
dive bomberS were bombing and
strafing the remnants OF japanese
troops who chose TO die there. II
was a proud day for American
arms. Revenge was sweet and will
be swecter in the days To come.
But my most prideful moment
on this day was 10 see and inter-
view Steward Sc Edward Clar-
ence Chears OF Chicago. Steward
&c Perry Brooks OF Prttsbursh.
York City ard Steward PC Willie
York City and Stewart &c Willie
Burrcll OF Dallas. Texas, who were
among the crews OF the deadly
little torpedo boats which helped
clear the mine swept waters OF
Manila Bay for the landing OF our
amphibious infantry men.
CLEARS. who was ASST gucd a
machine gun post during hoSiiliticS
rnppEcInnp p.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
1900 PRIVATE
HOMES OKAYED
FOR BUILDING

Fifteen hundred privately
financed dwellings for Negro &C.
Gu ancy in the Detroit area have
been authorized by the Federal
Housing Administration. il was re-
ported Wednesday.
The private homes are in addi-
tion 10 the public housing units
for which a site is being sought
by the city government.
CONSTRUCTION on the private
homes which will be sold to Ne
groes, may begin next month. au-
thorities said.
According 10 Raymond Foley,
FHA state director. multiple-fam-
fly type dwellings for Negroes will
be built in Southwest Detroit and
suburbs districts where there are
no race restrictions
TWENTY-FIVE individual con-
tractors stated that they are inter-
ested in construction OF the dwell
tngs for Negroes.
The houses will sell for less than
5000. and rental ceiling OF 500
4 month has been authorized.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
Int e r-RaciaL
Funds Held Up
By The Council

The Common Council agreed 10
assure funds for the continuation
~ the lnter-racial Committee de-
spite protests OF Councilman Will
liam Rogell and Charles tGus)
DoraiS.
A heated discussion over the
committees work followed the re-
quest made Tuesday by James X.
Watkins for $4,000 for educational
work
Funds FOR the In;er-racial Com
m,ttce OF Detroit were held UP
this week by the Common Coun-
Gil In a discussion OF the appro-
priaton OF Sl6.225 for the inter-
rae al group, Councjlman William
C. Rogcil saii nc would not vote
for this appropriation until | have
a report.
THE REQUEST for the report
OF the committees work Of the
last year does not mean the re-
queS, for funds is denied. accord
inc 10 Councilman John c. Lodge
When the Detroit lnter-racial
Committee was established in
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
LIBERALISM Of
e|ll|! il|
BY OPPOSITION
BilbO Leads Southern
Attack Against
Williams

Aubrey Williams. former Nation
al Youth Administrator. and Press
dent RooseveltS nominee 10 head
the Rural liberalization Admins
tra.ion, is meeting with strong op-
poS!tien in the Senate Agricultural
committee. mainly because Of his
liberal stand on the Negro
As head Of the National Youth
Administration. Williams. South
erner. was responsible for policies
which gave 70 Negro youth in
many parts of the country their
FIRST chance for real industrial edu-
cation.
As progressive liberal. Will
liams wrote two books lambast-
ing Southern Tories in Congress
and scoring the southern system
Of holding the Negro down for
profit.
TIN SENATE Agricultural COM
mit,ee turned down Williams
uISee WILLIAMS. Page &
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10


For he first time in more than
a week many thousand Detroit
war workers are back at their
Jobs. Nearly 80 per cent Of the
$4,000 ChrySler. Corporation en-
}}lSset.S re SIsy'& 80 50 ark sftecsST
Today walk-out. as this goes TO
press.
1900 workers in seven Briggs
plants remained on strike Mon
day. John w. Murphy, union
spokesman. stated that the re-
hiring Of Is discharged workers
was a prerequisite 10 settlement
Of the strike at the Briggs plants.
THE DISMISSAL OF seven o. the
IS men last Thursday. for aliesedly
melting recent work stOppageS.
plecipita,ed City-W ide walk-Oets IN
seven OF the eight Briggs plants
IN Detroit The remaining eight
men were fired subsequently for
their part IN the current strike.
The work Stoppage involved
some 81. 600 members " the JAW
Go Locals. and held up produc-
ton in ~ war plants throughout
greater Detroit
Upwards Of $4,000 Negro union.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10

1000 Seabees End Hunger Strike
National Radio
Program HOnOrs
BROOKLYN CT

Sgt. Lloyd Wilkinson Of
Brooklyn was saluted on the
nationwide Moore Durante
program, Friday. March 2, at
10 pm. over CHS.
In speaking OF Sgt Wilkinson.
the announcer said, Tonight
we salute Sgt. Lloyd Wilkinson
o, Brooklyn. New York, men,
Der OF the 961h Field Artillery
Negro Big-Vdn Battalion that
fought il olt al point blank
range with the enemy al Bas-
togne in the heroic battle OF
the Belgian Bulge. In your hon.
or, SGT. Wilkinson, the makers
Of Camels are sending 10 our
fighters overseas 400. 900 Camel
cigarettes"