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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
0n1rllaney Bay Is Sent Down in Philippines
Baby FIaitop with Gallant Record Against Japs
 Is Sunk

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA - The Ommaney Bay, one of the intrepid baby flattops" which defied a Japanese battleship force to save the Leyte beachhead last October, has been sunk. it was officially announced today.
 This is the imposing record the ship held against the Japs:
 A heavy cruiser, a troop trans port, sunk four cruisers, four de- stroyers. damaged; three battle ships, probably damaged; Is planes downed and other planes destroyed ground troops wiped out with bombs and ground installations smashed.
 The Navy announced she was sunk in enemy action in the Philip pines area. The minesweeper Long was also lost. Number of casualties resulting from the two sinkings was undisclosed.
 The Ommaney Bay is the tenth U. s. aircraft carrier sunk in this war. Launched at the Vancouver Washington, Kaiser Shipyards ir December, 1943, the carrier had 8 normal complement of 500 officers and men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
PLANES ARE
 NEEDED FOR
 ALASKA AID
Pointed Talk Made by Air. line Spokesman in
 Seeking Route

< WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 The future development of Alaska as an industrial and recreational area depends upon adequate air service between the United States and AL aska Territory by Alaskan carriers, the Civil Aeronautics Board was told by a spokesman for the Alaska Airlines, Inc, in supporting the company's application to fly routes between Alaska and Seattle and Chicago
 The spokesman declared at the examiners hearing that any route between Alaska and the States must be operated by Alaskan car riers interested in serving both large and small communities in Alaska"
 The company's vice-president III charge of operations, Don H Goodman, of Anchorage, Alaska, said his company not only looks to increased travel in the postwar
 
 era, between Seattle and Alaska but there will be creation of new travel habits, therefore increased traffic between Chicago and All aska.
 The Alaska Airlines, Inc, is first of II to speak in behalf oi applications to provide air service between the United States and principal cities in Alaska. coastal and Interior.
 T. N. Law, President of Alaska Airlines, Inc, said awarding of ont or both routes to his company would necessitate additional financ- ing from $l,Ooo,O0O to s2,O0O,0OO fol new equipment and ground facili- ties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
Former Alaska Mining
 Man Believed 10 Have
 Died, Jap Prison Camp

MANILA. Feb. l4--On New Years eve, in 194l, George H. Miller tele- phoned his wife at their Manila. apartment and said he would be un- able to attend an informal party with her and told her goodbye flor a short time
 The short time stretched past three years. Miller's wife, Hope, spent the interval in the Santo To- mas Internment Camp, trying to get word to or from her husband.
 Miller, a leading mining engineer in Alaska for 10 years, working at the Dunkle property near Anchor age, Alaska, moved to Manila in 1888, where he was employed by the Commonwealths Bureau of Mines as an inspector of gold, chrome, iron and coal mines.
 At the outset of the war, Miller became a captain in the Engineers Corps. He was captured at Bataan and eventually taken to Cantubuan prison camp Mrs. Miller believes he died there.
 She was brought to Santo Tomas camp, January 1, 1942, never to set foot outside since.
 Mrs. Miller wants to go home to visit her folks. One brother, James Johnson, is a widely-known Alaska mining man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
PRESIDENT MAY VISIT
 IN FRANCE
Will Also Inspect War Damage in ItdIY-Have
 Conference with Pope

PARIS, Feb. 14-Samuel Rosen- man left by special plane today for Italy where it is reliably reported he will confer with President Roose- welt.
 Rosenman is a special advisor to the President.
 Roosevelt is expected to call on the Pope during his Italian travels and inspect the war ruins there. He will return to various points he visited in Italy as young man.
 It is also conceivable the President will also come to France where ar engagements have been made to re- ceive him not only by the French Government but also by Supreme Headquarters.
 It is entirely possible that if Roosevelt comes to France one of the wars greatest scandals may come out during his visit. This involves certain instructions Roose- welt gave regarding civilian relief in France but which was never car- ried out by the military.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14

LONDON, Feb. IA. = Red Army troops have crashed through the Germans Queis River line less than 68 miles from Dresden, Moscow dis patches state.
 Berlin declares Russian armored units to the north have broken into Sorau, junction city 83 miles south- east of Berlin and Marshal Konev's forces are hitting westward in a sensational threat to split Germany under and south of Berlin" and approaching the upper Neisse River which runs about 50 miles from Dresden.
 The German High Command said Konev's armor is beating northward toward a junction with other Red Army men, especially along the Oder River east of Berlin, which forces have broken into Sorau, eight miles northeast of Sagan, across the Bober River. Sorau is five miles inside of Berlin's Province of Brandenburg.
 The Swiss radio quotes German sources as saying Marshal Konev has already lunged to Sommerfeld, l3 miles northwest of Sorau and within IT miles of the junction with Marshal Khukov's troops on the Oder
 Berlin broadcasts said konev is inevitably tearing gaps in our lines"
 Berlin also declares Zhukov is massing strong forces" on the Frankfurt -Fuerstenberg front along the Oder River for an assault on Berlin. The broadcast also says Konev's lower wing is only some 90 miles from Prague, Czechoslovakian Capital City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
CoId-Bur-r-r-

Weatherman Brown hit it nearly in his forecast yesterday for today He said it would drop to zero, and it darn near did, in Juneau and 2 above at the airport during the night.
 The cold wave hit with a sud- deilness that caused many to wonder who hit the banana belt swat. But it was coming from the north and did.
 During the night squalls, icy ones also struck this section.
 Now Weatherman Brown says it is going to drop to above tonight with highest of 10 tomorrow
 Yep, some waterpipes did not flow this morning. The temperature hit them also.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
NAVAL. BASE
 ON MANILA
 BAY TAKEN
Cavife, Including Planes, Entire Gun Battery Cap
 iured-AIso AirfieId
By c. YATES MCDANIEL ZAP War Correspondent

MANILA, Feb. 14.-The capture of Cavite Nayaly Base and Nichols Airfield is announced today by Gen. Douglas MacArthur who said the end of Japan's trapped Manila gar risen is in sight" Gen. MacArthur also reported en- cmy casualties now are more than 5000 for the five weeks of the Lu- zon Island campaign, as compared to American casualties of 9,683, in cluding 21o2 killed.
 Command Bay Shores.
 In the capture of Cavite Naval Base, the Tanks now have the shores of Manila Bay for the first time.
 The Eleventh Airborne Division, taking Cavite, seized ten enemy sea planes and battery of 3-inch guns intact.
 The First Cavalry Division units aisc reached Manila Bay just below the emhattled downtown sector as they spsared through the Pasay district from the direction of captur- ed Neslaon Air Field
 Closing Tn" Operation
 Gen. Macarthur reports the Thir- ty Seventh Infantry Division is closing. in" on the Japanese holed up in the thick walled Intramoros district near the bay, just south of Pasig River mouth.
 Meanwhile, north of Manila, troops of the Sixth Div~-Jn secured the abandoned Baler Airfield on the east coast of Luzon.
 Extensive mopping up of enemy pockets in Central Luzon is also re- ported.
 COrregidOr Bombed
 A counter attack south of Baguio has been turned back
 Corregidor fortress has been kept under bomb sights and another 150 tons of explosive fell on the island bastion in a quick follow up of more than 200 tons dropped during the previous AS hours, in company with 700 tons dropped on Bataan Peninsula.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
DIpHTHERIA
 CASE FOUND
 AT(0RD0vA
Children Not Allowed 10 Attend Theatre or Com
 muninfy Gatherings

CORDOVA. Alaska, Feb. IA = Social life took almost blank outlook this week as Dr. Will H. Chase, Health Com mi S si o n r, posted notices children will not be allowed to attend the theatre Cr other community gatherings.
 This notice was given after Ralph Stevens, recent arrival, turned up at the Cordova Com munity Hospital with diphtheria. An unknown number of contacts brought fears of a possible epi- demic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
Dasileii Introduces
 New Bills, Congress

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-Alaska Delegate E. L. Bartlett has intro duced bill to give the Governor of Alaska power to pardon or remit fines or forfeitures for offenses against the laws of the Territory.
 Another bill the delegate has in- troduced is one authorizing the Department of Interior to construct and operate an Alaska hospital for insane patients.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
JIMAS GIVEN
 BY .LIBERAT0RS
Sixteenth Consecutive Raid Have on IWo-0ther
 Islands Are Hit

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD QUARTERS, FORWARD AREA Feb. 14.Army Liberators dealt triphammer blows for the sixteenth consecutive day on Two Jima on Monday, A miral Chester w Nimitz announces.
 Besides the Volcano Islands, Chi chi Jima was plastered with bombs
 Both Jimas are athwart the B-2s airline to Tokyo.
 A raid was also made on Babel thuap by Marine planes, the com munique said, and one large build ing was destroyed and another daInaged.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
GUAM BASE
 FOR MIMITz

U. s. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD QUARTERS ON GUAM, Feb. IA The secret is out and the dateline tells the story of the United States Pacific Fleet Headquarters, which is now at Guam.
 Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, who announced several weeks ago he had moved his advance base to the forward area" let it be known today that the forward area" base was Guam.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
PROMOTED

Walter L. Martin, seaman. at tached to the organization of the Captain of the Port here, has been advanced to the rating of Ships Service Mems Barber lic, U. s. Coast Guard
 His new rating is the first of it's kind in the 17th Naval District Coast Guard Service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
oLDRoYD IN TOWN

Director Lorin T. Oldroyd of the University of Alaska Extension Service and the Agricultural Ex- perimental station, is visiting in Juneau While here he is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
BOX SOCIAL OF
 .p-TA TONIGHT

Tonight is the big night for the Juneau Parent-Teacher Association box social, with surprise features, square dances and songs.
 The affair will be held in the Grade School gym. starting at 8 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
STEAMSHIP MAN HERE

Walter Sipperell, Alaska Steam ship Company representative at Kodiak, arrived in Juneau by plane yesterday. He is guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
RED TROOPS ENTER S0RAU
 SAYS BERLIN
Marshal Koney Beating Northward . zhukov
 10 Assault Berlin

BULLETIN--LONDON, Feb. 14-Russian troops, streaking Northwest of Breslau toward the junction of the Red Armies before Berlin, have seized the river strongholds of Sprottau and NeusaIz, Stalin announced tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
Saddesi Job of War Is Done by ACB;; Big Force
 Works Around fine Clock
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Feb. Hover in the old Munitions Building on Con- stitution Avenue headquarters of the War Department before it spread through the spacious halls of the Pentagon) is a rapidly ex- banding branch of the service that has the saddest job in this war
 Its the Army Casualty Branch. In World War I, AGE had a rela- lively simple job. It issued cas- ualty lists which were published by columns in newspapers and posted in post offices all over the land.
 Now, ACB notifies each next of kin as soon as possible by telegram CT letter. In one recent week after the casualty reports from the Battle of the Belgium Bulge began to roll in, ACB sent out more than 35,000 telegrams, 65,000 letters and ans wered more than 1000 telephone queries, most of them long distance.
 Not all of ACB's reports to next of kin are bad news. Often it is their happy lot to announce that some man, previously reported as missing ill action," has returned to his unit unharmed, or is prisoner of war.
 Less than a year ago ACB had a staff of 900 civilians and 45 officers, working two eight hour shifts. Now there are more than 2300 civilian employees and 90 officers, working around the clock seven days week in three eight hour shifts.
 Col. George F. Herbert is chief of the branch and his hours extend far beyond those of his employees
 The business of reporting casual ties is complicated and every effort is made all along the line to avoid errors which will cause unnecessary grief back home.
 Here's the outline: the basis of all casulaty reports is the morn ing report prepared by company commanders. It's the result of a complete check of company person.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
HERE FROM CORDOvA

w. R. Granston, of Cordova, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
The w ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tLt. Col. Robert s. Allen now on active service with the Army.)


 WASHINGTON-It has now been nearly year since this column revealed how the U. s. Army had procrastinated before ordering the ouick-release parachute for -Amerl- can aviators. which Gen. Newton Longfellow of the Eighth Air Force had requested six months previous.
 Although Army officials at first denied the. need of the quick release parachute, they later re- versed themselves and have been supplying it to troops in the combat areas. However, the process ot ful- filling Gen. Longfellow's request and also of manufacturing the new harness has been so slow that most troops in non combat areas are still using the triple release para chute harness.
 This is fastened with three buckles which an aviator must un- loose immediately he hits the ground and in some cases while still in the air, especially if he is about to land in the water or on rough terrain. Otherwise he may be dragged to death.
 A tragic illustration of this oc- cured in the African desert near Cairo not long ago when six men died because of the triple-release parachute harness.
 Jumping from 2,500 feet, the men were caught in 50-mile-an- hour Sahara sandstorm which seized their parachutes before they could unfasten the three buckles They were dragged as much as five miles across the desert. One of the crew who lived reported: T was floating and didn't know how fal I was from the ground. I tried to undo my chute but couldn't For tunately, I landed in tree"
 HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATE
 While in London last month scholarly Congressman George Out land of California stopped in the House of Lords, spent brief bus mans holiday studying parliamen- tary procedure there. He entered just as Lord Swinton, Britain's commercial airline expert, was con-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
RESISTANCE
 OF GERMANS
 IS BROKEN
tt-Way Traffic Center Be. tween Rhine and Mouse
 Is Now Under Assault

BULLETIN LONDON, Feb.
 I4-With massed guns under
 clouds of planes, the Canadian
 First Army troops crushed six
 formidable counter-attacks and
 are advancing tonight beyond
 the preached Siegfried Line at
 the top of the Western Front.
 One column is within a mile
 and one a mile and one-half of
 heavily fortified G DC h, and
 still another is near the major
 road center of Calcar. Soreiy-
 wounded Germans, badly beaten
 infantry, tanks and paratroop-
 CTS are apparently falling back
 to prepared positions between
 the Rhine and Mouse Rivers.
 PARIS, Feb. 14.-The Canadian First Army charged today behind massed guns and flame throwers to within a e-and-a-half of Goch 11-way German traffic center be- tween the Rhine and the Mouse.
 The Canadian troops outflanked the city on the northeast by captur- ing Hasselt and Bedburg.
 Canadians, Scots and Britons of Crear's army advanced two miles or so, leaving behind a 45-mile square Rechswald after breaking the core of resistance offered by seven strongly armored German di- visions and virtually turning the end of the Siegfried Line.
 Canadian infantry closed up firm ly to the line of the Dude River, Rhine tributary and main river northeast of Kleve. They sent a strong raiding party from captured
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-14
HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATE

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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-09-06
Bonded Debt Is Low

Observation-Disclosures inbebt-
edness of Montana counties de-
clined to the lowest level in 40
years during the l944-45 fiscal year.
the state board of equalization an
nounced late last week.
The total county debt June 30
was reported at $l,980,244 COM
pared with $2,266,993 in 1914.
Except for negligible amount
Of registered warrants in one coun-
ty, the present debt consists entire
~ of outstanding bond obligations
distributed equally between coun-
ties OF the eastern and western part
OF the state, Sam D. GOA, board
chairman, explained.
AT the end of the last fiscal year
81 counties had no debt; 18 had
debts of less than one-half Of one
per cent; four had debts of less
than one per cent; one was under
one and one-half per cent and an
other was under two and one-half
per cent.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-09-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Bassaraba and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. (Shorty) Welch
and family left for their homes in
Portland Tuesday after spending
a week visiting friends and rela-
tives here.
Mrs. .Luvia Craven and grand
daughter, Cara Lou Boggess, will
go to Helena Friday to attend the
Christmas Seal convention to be
held there September 8.
Miss Gertrude Zawadke and her
mother, Mrs. Clara ZaWadke, of Sc
attic, were visiting friends here the
past week. Miss Zawadke has po-
sition teaching in Seattle at present.
Mrs. John Minde's brother, Bert
Granno and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Madison and Miss Lillian Moholt
of Missoula were guests over the
holiday of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Minde
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ingvar Ronning.
Mrs. Mathson is Mrs. Minde's Sis
ter and Mr.. Madison is Mrs. Ron
ning's nephew
Mrs. r. D. Standish and Mrs. S.
E. Bottorff Of Salt Lake City ar
rived in Libby Thursday of last
week to visit Mrs. Bottorff's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Preston
This is Mrs Standish's first trip
into Montana and she is deeply im-
pressed with its beauty and fresh
air. Saturday morning Mr. and Mrs
Preston will return to Salt Lake
with their daughter for an extend
ed visit.
The Lud. Reinertson and Duffy
families are moving to Oregon. The
Reinertson family will reside in
Eugene, and the Duffy family in
Salem. These worthy families will
be greatly missed in the church and
in the community. A farewell re-
ception was accorded them by the
First Lutheran Church last Tuesday
evening at the church parlors. They
expect to leave on Friday or Sat
urday of this week.
Pfc. Alice H. McRell, u. S. M. C..
w. R., came August "a on Is day
furlough which she is spending at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John McRell. She is stationed
at Camp LIE Juene, N. G. While here
she enjoyed visiting her grand
mother, Mrs Annie Zimbars of
Milwaukee, Wis, as well as her
sisters, Mrs. Del Huffman and
daughter, Dorothy Anne, Seattle;
Miss Joyce McRell, Spokane and
Mrs. O. F. Smith of Waco, Tex Mrs.
Smith, who has been here for the
past month. left Sunday for Spo-
kane.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-09-06
Personal Items

Mr.. and Mrs. P. V. Kitley spent
the weekend in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Klehm and
son, David visited over the weekend
in Missoula.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Geringer and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Wilson visited Sun
day near Trego.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bitterman and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Bitterman Wis
tied Monday in Warland.
Ed. FaIkner, Miss Marion Roads
and Mr. and Mrs. M. Eurick of Kali
ispell spent Labor Day at the Dick
Powell home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruben S. Hamann
and Mr. and Mrs. Walt Katarzy
spent Sunday in Rexford at the A.
Thompson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Partlow and
daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Carter motored to Spokane Monday
for a few days in the city.
Mrs. Clara Woodruff received a
message Friday morning that Vim.
]. McCallister had passed away at
Walker, Mimi He will be remem-
bered here by friends of few
years ago.
Miss Lucille Ikeda and Mrs. Irene
Kjos of Bonners Ferry and Mrs.
Clayton Nelson and Mrs. Lois Da-
shell spent the weekend camping
at Rainbow lake. Miss Ikeda and
Mrs. Kjos left Tuesday for their
home.
Mrs. Hugh Hennessy arrived in
Libby Saturday from Oakland,
Calf, where she has been visiting
her husband who was stationed
there. Mrs. Hennessy plans to re-
main in Libby until her husband
receives his discharge from the
Navy
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray M. Bitterman of
Los Angeles expect to move this
month to Libby, where they expect
to make their future home. They
have purchased the E. M. Bitter
man ranch and the Swift D. Hunt
err ranch seven miles west of Libby
on the north bank Of the Kootenai
Mrs. Norman Risley arrived Mon
day to spend the week visiting with
relatives and friends. Mr.. Risley
will arrive from Farragut Saturday
and will accompany Mrs. Risley and
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Pival back to Farragut Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs piUal will spend few
days visiting with them.
Among those who enjoy brief va
cations at Glacier and Waterton
parks over the holiday are Mr. and
Mrs. Don Hargreaves, Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Sleizer and Ruthie, Mrs. Evelyn
Myers, Mrs. Harold Torgelson and
Hal and Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell
Shaurette and family.
Captain and Mrs. Robt. I. Smith
and daughter, Susan, are guests Of
Mayor and Mrs. E. M Boyes. Mrs.
Smith is the former Ava FRESHMAN
and is the aunt of Laurie FRESHMAN.
Captain Smith came in with the
crew that bombed out the old tres
tie some time ago. Since their
bombardment took place early in
the morning they didn't have an
opportunity to see Libby in the day
light and said he has since had
desire to return here and look the
place over.