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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-12
LESLIE FOREMAN,
 OLDTIMER HERE,
 DIES IN SEATTLE

Word was received last evening by Percy Reynolds of the death of Leslie Foreman, former Gastineau Channel resident, who was residing in Seattle.
 MT. Foreman, prior to his taking up residence in Seattle years ago, was employed by P. H. Fox at Doug las and was also steward at the Mexican Boarding House at Tread well. He made his last trip to Alaska in 1885.
 He is survived by his wifeand two sons, both being in the service now.
 Foreman, who was 57, for the past several years was Seattle sales man. ager for an ice cream company. He was also former manager of the Pacific Coast Coal Company prop critics at Carbonate, Wash, and former manager of the Arctic Club, Seattle.
 Masonic funeral services will be held tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-12

entered into a contract with the respondent to work in Alaska as a shovel operator at $2 per hour. But he worked only 40 hours regu lar time and 20 hours overtime at this job. The remainder of the time he was employed as an oiler at $1.35 an hour.
 Dunlap sought the difference in pay, plus a bonus for combat zone service, a total of $l,94894.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-12
EIGHTEENTH DECREE 10 BE CONFERRED TONIGHT
 ON NINE CANDIDATES

At a regular meeting of the Scot tish Rite Bodies to be held this evening, the 18th degree Knight Rose Croix) will be conferred on class of nine candidates, followed by a regular business session. The work will be under the direction of K. G. Merritt as Master, assisted by his corps of officers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-12
DAMAGE SUIT AS RESULT OF WORK
 IN ALASKA, LOST

OLYMPIA, Oct Fixing County s Superior Court dismissal of a damage suit brought by George w.. Dunlap against the West Construc- tion Company of Seattle was sus- tained today by the State Supreme Court
 Dunlap, a power shovel operator,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-12
New Evidence Proves Laval Is Innocent, His Attorneys Now Claim

BULLETIN--PARIS, Oct. 12.- Gen. de Gaulle today apparently ruled cut new trial for Pierre Laval, sentenced to death Tues day for treason.
 Asked at a news conference whether he would order a new trial for the former Vichy leader, convicted at a stormy, much citicized trial for wartime col Liberation with the Germans, de Gaulle replied:
 Certainly not"
 The Paris newspaper Libera- ton said it had information that present plans were to ex- ecute Laval Wednesday.
 PARIS, Oct. 12.-Attorney fo Pierre Laval, now under sentence O death for collaborating with tn, declared today they hat uncovered important new evidence which woud explode the cast against him.
 The evidence, they asserted, vii prove that Laval-former Vichy chief of goyernment-was arrested oy the Germans while potting tt urn his government over to Gen Charles De Gualle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-12

Mrs. Maxwell Clark, Miss Muriel Olson and Mrs. H. N. Baker, all of Anchorage, have arrivel here on a PAA Clipper from Seattle, and are guests at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-12
ARRIVE VIA PAA

L. J. Norman has arrived here, enroute to his residence in Kodiak, on PAA Clipper from Seattle, and is guest at the Baranof Hotel.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
3 Cars Of V-2s
Taken by Allies

BROMSKIRCHEN, Germany,
April 6 (INS)-The first of Hit
ler's w rocketS-the most potent
in the series of secret weapons
created by the Nazis-have been
captured intact in this picturesque
hillside railroad station. II can be
revealed today
Thirteen carloads of the big As
foot N-2S were taken by tanks of
the Third Armored Division three
days ago when the First ArmyS
Spearheads tangled in a brief but
vicious battle with leyeled anti
aircraft guns manned ~ veteran
NaZi crews.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Future Barred
Crystal Gazer Provides
Policeman a Family

James Lairo. high priest of the
Temple of knowledge, 47l2 Chene.
looked into his crystal ball. Then
he told Willard LeitZel that Lett
zel'S daughter would be married
on a bright sunshiny day and his
son would be home from the war
early in l9i7.
His crystal, however, failed 10
show that Leitzel:
Has no daughter
Has no son IN service.
Is a police sergeant from the
Chene station.
Today Lairo, who says he is a
minister, psychologist, a meta
physician, hypnotist and for
mer weight litter in vaudeville,
was on his way 10 the House Of
Correction for 90 days by order of
Recorders Judge w. Mckay Skill
man.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Stettinius 10 Head
United Nations ParIey

WASHINGTON, April 6 (1NS)
The White House announced to-
day that Secretary of State Stet-
tinius has been designated tenn
porary president of the United
Nations conference at San Fran
cisco.
Alger Hiss, director of the state
departments office of special po-
litical affairs, has been appointed
secretary-general of the meeting
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Sister Kenny Invited
TO Illinois Assembly

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. April G.
BY unanimous vote the House to-
day invited Sister Elizabeth Kenny
10 address a joint session Of the
general assembly 10 explain her
method of treating infantile
paralysis.
The resolution introduced by
Rep. Keller CR) Of Waukegan,
asks Sister Kenny TO appear at
her convenience. She is IN Min
neapolls. where she has pursued
her work.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07

"On the Spot a new series of
designed TO bring De-
troiterS the inside story Of war
shortages and rationing, will be
aired for the first time at els
p. m. today over Radio Station
WXYZ. .,
Sponsored by WXYZ in CO.
operation with The Detroit Times,
the new programs will be pre-
sented at 6:15 each Monday and
Friday over WXYZ t1270 kilo-
eycles) as a wartime public serv-
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
RuIeOut
We Day


WASHINGTON, April 6 GNS)
Gen. Marshall, army chief of
staff. declared today that the
transfer of high-priority American
troops from Europe to the Pacific
must start literally on an hours
notice" on We Day.
The general served notice that
the desire n veterans in the war
against Germany 10 see their
families and sweethearts before
facing the Japs would cause
critical days" of delay at the ex-
pense of American lives.
Addressing a luncheon OF the
Military Order of World Wars,
Marshall said that plans have
been laid to start the transfer
literally on an hours notice
whenever that hour strikes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
i. 5. Fiiefs Exact
Huge Jap Ship Toll

MANILA. April 6 GNS)-The
l.. S. Fifth Air Force destroyed
more than 100000 tons of Jap
shipping in March, Mai Gen.
Ennis Whitehead revealed today.
Since Jan l. Whitehead said his
Fifth Air Force has sunk 345, 900
tons of empire bound shipping.
while that damaged in the same
period added up 70 734.439 tons
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07

ice by the station and this news
paper.
The programs are designed TO
tell listeners why there are short
ages and why Detroit's transpor-
tation problem is aggravated by
the war.
Also, the series will explain TO
the average citizen what he can
do to help solve these problems.
The "On the Spot reporter is
AL Hodge OF WXYZ. who will
travel with portable recording
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
u. 5. Buys Up turkeys
For Fall Holidays

WASHINGTON, April 6 GNSl
The government. looking. ahead
10 next Thanksgiving and Christ
mas, announced today that it
would begin Sunday 10 collect
turkeys for holiday dinners OF
Il. s. armed forces.
The WFA said that from Sun
day until enough turkey Is OBJ
tanned TO meet armed forces re-
uuirements the government will
take 100 per cent Of turkey pro-
duction in the country.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Drives 5Mi.
Past tWes!er,
British Gain

PARIS, April (INS)-Three
Allied armies struck for Berlin
and the North Sea ports on q
front of more than 100 miles
today, sparked by an American
Ninth Army break-through that
carried five miles beyond the
Weser River to within II miles
of Hanover.
Can unconfirmed Lon don
broadcast said the Allies were
less than two miles from Ham,
over late today.)
British Second Army forces also
were across the Weser in great
strength on the Ninth Army's
right flank, driving in several COLI
umns on Hanover, 1876 miles west
of Berlin, and the northern ports
of Bremen and Hamburg.
u. s. FIRST STRIKES
The American First Army
lashed out in a simultaneous new
Berlin-bound offensive from its
lines east of the Ruhr and gained
25 miles to reach the Weser at
several points 160-odd miles west
of the German capital.
German resistance crumbled In
the path of the Americans, and
field dispatches said Ninth Army
troops were five miles and more
beyond their Weser bridgeheads
west and southwest of Hanover.
The Ninths Second Armored
Division crossed the Weser in the
Hamlin area % miles southwest
of Hanover and pushed up to
within about II miles from the
big rail and road center. Another
tank and infantry force was ad-
vancing rapidly from bridgehead
at Minden, 80 miles west Of
Hanover.
Latest front dispatches placed
Gen. Patton's Third Army only So
miles from the frontier of Czecho-
Slovakia and 180 miles from the
Russians. t
REPORT ARNHEMS FALL
Canadian troops were reported
to have taken Arnhem in Holland
without meeting any opposition.
Arnhem was the scene of the
glorious failure" of the British
Red Devil Paratroop Division
which attempted to flank the Sieg-
fried Line in a daring air-borne
expedition last fall.
Allied fighter-b o IN bers and
fighters operated just a jump
ahead of British tanks rolling
toward Bremen and Hanover.
They strafed and shot up Nazi
vehicles and set fire to scores of
ammunition and gasoline dumps,
keeping the Nazis on the run.
Heavy American bomber forces
also struck in advance of -Ameri-
can Third Army spearheads, last
Officially reported within 130
miles of Berlin. ". S. Eighth
Airforce planes battered rail
yards at both Leipzig and Halle
today.
Ground advances enabled Allied
airforce fighter-bombers to move
up TO within full range of Berlin.
important groups of airdromes at
Rheine and Frankfurt, good bases
from which TO operate against the
heart of the Reich, have been
seized
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Tune in on WXYZ at 6:I5 P. M. Today
Inside Story of Shortages

apparatus about the metropolitan
area to bring "On the Spot re-
ports from the people behind
the counter" Who know most of
the answers 10 the consumers
wartime questions.
Today's broadcast deals with
the local transportation problem,
and will originate in the offices,
shops and garages of the Detroit
Street Railways.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
RAF MAY Bomb Japan

LONDON. April 6 (UP)-The
Daily Mail said today that the
RATS new 11-ton bombs may be
used soon against Japan's war
factories in view of the fact
that the war in Europe is nearly
ended"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Hunt Syrian Cabinet

LONDON. April 6 CUP)-The
BIC quoted a French domestic
broadcast as saying today that
Phares el Khoury who resigned
as the premier of Syria had been
designated TO form a new cabinet.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Swedes Aid Morse

STOCKHOLM, April 6 lUP)-
The newspaper ExpresSen said to-
day that Sweden has approved
the formation of Swedish vol
unteer corps" 10 aid the Nor
wegian military effort.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Diners to Hear FDR

WASHINGTON. April s (INS)
Roosevelt is scheduled
10 broadcast a message 10 $50 JEFF
ferson Day dinners throughout the
nation the night of April l3.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Nazi Prisoners Starving

PARIS, April 6 INS) Stars
and Stripes said today in a front
dispatch that $500 hunger-crazed
Russians freed from the Germans
were found grovelng on the
ground, eating raw flour.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07

LONDON. April s (UP)-Air
reconnaissance photos today dis
closed that the German light
cruiser Koeln was sunk during
the American air attack on the
Wilhelmshaven naval base. March
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Paint Fire Loss $1,000

Fire caused by n boiling var
nish cooking pot left an estimated
81 900 damage at Berry Bros.
Paint Co, Leib and Wight at noon
today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Attd(kbyJdps
Slows Ydnks
On 0kinawd

GUAM. April 6 GPl-JapaRese
defenders of Okinawa opened
their biggest counterattack of the
campaign today. bringing the
American invasion forces to a vir-
tual standstill in the west and
central sectors of the island bat
tlefront.
TIP correspondent James Mac
Lean reported the Japanese coun-
terblow. II conceded with numer-
Gus signs THAT the walkover phase
of the invasion was finished and
bloody fighting lay ahead.
Resistance was reported stiffen-
ing all along the Okinawa front.
The stalemate in the west and
central parts came as Tenth Army
forces stormed the slopes of three
hills anchoring the defenses OF
Naha. smouldering ana deserted
capital city some four miles TO the
south
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
GLIDERS LAND TANKS NORTH OF GOTTA

LONDON, April (UP)-The DNB agency
said today that several American giders landed with
tanks at airport in the vicinity of Lahgensaza, IL
miles north of Gotha where heavy fighting said to
be i'm progress
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Senate Confirms Texan

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UP)
The Senate has confirmed the
nomination of Fletcher Warren,
Wolfe City, Tex, TO be ambas-
sador TO Nicaragua.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
HEARING BEGINS

After the talk. Hand, Washburn
and Jerry Aldred. regional direc-
tor of the union, went 10 the WLB
office together. The show cause
hearing began with Edward r.
Goldman. president, and Leroy
vice president and treas
urer. representing 1. company
Hands quarrel was with VIII
son. who asserted fatty yesterday
he would close the plant rather
than deal with Hand.
The AL insisted that Hand
10 represent the local
and Wilson paid off all the en-
ployes, following strike. and
gave them refunds on bond deduc-
tions.
The company manufactures a
needed war product that
is not produced elsewhere and the
army asked that production be
A show cause hearing was set
for yesterday afternoon with Will
son and Hand instructed 10 attend.
Promptly at 2 p. m. Wilson re-
ported at WLB headquarters and
went into conference with indus
try members of the board.
-fhc-Wtf3-cfock- -tickrd Of me
hours and the union representa-
tiveS didn't arrive. Somebody put
through a call to Hand in Port
Huron and asked him why he
hadn't reported TO the board.
I'VE have all been paid of
and, II the company is going
out OF business, why should we
come down and argue over
something that isn't going to
happen anyway" Hand asked
Hand and Wilson have engaged
in a personal feud for the last five
years, government agents said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
STETTINIUS TO OPEN WORLD COURT FARLEY


WASHINGTON, April 6 NNS)-The soft coal wage
negotiation collapsed today Operators prepared to
port to the WB that the conference is unable
to reach agreement of any kind"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
Par|ey Opens
In Pt. Huron
Brass Tiieup

The quarrel. involving an In
duSIriaIiSt and a union official,
which threatened 10 bring about
dissolution of the United Brass
and Aluminium Co. of Port Huron,
reached a WLB hearing room
today.
The union official. John Hand,
UAW-AEL international repre-
sentative and president OF that
organizations Local 628. aban-
doned his defiance of WLB sum-
mons TO a show cause hearing
after a conference with UAW-CIO
President Lester WaShburn.
WaShburn was rushed here in
an army plane IN an effort to re-
store peace al the plant. which has
been engaged in war work.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07


tary training, particularly among groups of young
people such the recent San Francisco Forum,
has disclosed many misconceptions about the pro-
gram and some shortcomings.
The San Francisco Forum, for instance
reached the conclusion that "any sort of COM
pulsory program is strictly against our democratic
ideals and would bring on a militaristic dictator
Ship
That of course, is a very grave misconception.
The surest way to endanger and destroy our
democratic ideals is to be unprepared for defense
against foreign military aggression.
And the surest way to be PREPARED for,
successful national defense against foreign aggres-
sion is to have every able bodied young American
proficient in the tasks of defense he would be called
upon to rzrform in the event of unfavorable war.
PUT it is perfectly true that SOME programs of
~ compulsion could lead to dictatorship, and
some are designed for that purpose-and it is
good thing that American youth is alert to such a
danger
Moreover it is possibly true that even some of
the proposals for compulsory training which are
free of all design for ultimate dictatorship are
NOT free of shortcomings to which alert young
people may properly and reasonably object
That is in apparent contradiction of even our
wartime experience, since American soldiers are
being sent into actual combat in this war with as
little as ELEVEN WEEKS of training.
The best of these programs, for example,
including those sponsored or endorsed by the
American Legion, the war department and Presi-
dent Roosevelt, assume the necessity for FULL
YEAR of training
1t is certainly in sharp conflict with the time
proven Swiss system of peacetime military train
ing, which the Hearst newspapers have always
advocated as an IDEAL national instrument for
preparing effectively for war and at the same time
for preserving the democratic way of life.
I INDER the Swiss system, the youth of 19 enters
- the army for a maximum period of 1l6 days
except for special categories which may require
two more weeks.
After that he takes annual "refresher"
courses, of never more than three weeks duration.
Thus the Swiss youth is not deprived of
whole year of his life, as the American proposals
would do, and he is hardly interrupted at all in his
educational or professional pursuits.
Since that is obviously SUFFICIENT time
to develop a competent soldier, there is no good
reason why the American program should require
a longer time.
The Swiss system is BETTER system than
any of the American proposals, and it would be
far more likely to secure the support of the Amer
lean people particularly of American youth.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07

DR. o. c. TooLE, DENTIST
ITO " Lafayette, A. Michigan. OPP City
Hail. HourG %. Tel. ca 6sss.-Adv.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
.a1d3z:S13

FILM STAR JIMMIE STEWART NOW A COLONEL
u. S. EIGHTH AIR FORCE HQ. ENGLAND, April
(UP)-Former film star Jimmie Stewart of Indiana, Pa,
has been promoted to the rank of colonel it dis
closed today.
BRENNER PASS BLASTED By ALLIED B0MBERS
ROME, April (INS)-Eeavy bombers of the Allied
Mediterranean Air Force today attacked the Verona rail-
yards and the rail bridge the Adge River at the
southern end of the Brenner Pass line.
STETTINIUS TO OPEN WORLD COURT FARLEY
WASHINGTON. April INS)-Secretary OF State
Stettnius will open international conference of ursts
I'm Washington next Monday TO draft plans for world
court, the state department announced today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07

Swiss Plan is Best

DISCUSSION throughout the nation of the pro-
posed postwar program of compulsory mill
tary training particularly among groups of young
people such the recent San Francisco Forum,
has disclosed many misconceptions about the pro
gram and some shortcomings
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
In The Times TODAY

KEYKo MARCARTNE-Sweet-as mild
pure and anply delicious. tn ht--Adv.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
HILLS BLOCK PASSAGE

The hills before Naha blocked
the passage down the iSthmus to
the southern part OF the island.
Late reports from Okinawa dis
closing the japanese counterat-
tack said that only in the eastern
sector were the Americans ad-
vancing at anything like the pace
of their initial fanout from the
west coast beachhead.
1t. Gen. Buckner's forces were
pushing down the east coast to-
ward the town of TSuwa, three
miles north of Yonabaru. the
islands principal east coast port.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
NEAR AIR STRIP

The American vanguard was
within two miles of Yonabaru air
strip, which the Japanese had
partly constructed when the in
vaSion began. Front reports said
il probably could be made usable
in a short time.
On the west coast, the Ameri-
-cowr about a
mile north of Nakama. atop a
high ridge running inland. Japa-
nese artillery on the ridge was
pounding our forces.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-07
THE Japs
may soon be
seeing Red"
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

SWEETHEART THEATRE BAR
Srd At Seiden. Floor SHOW. DaneinE ADV,
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Wheeler Declares OPA:s Black Market
Investigations Smell Of Crookedness

son with the prices they have to
pay. OPA has argued that the in
dustry has been prospecting gener-
ally and that a packer ceiling in
crease would not relieve meat
shortages
Senator Lucas commented on the
case against OPA, as summarized
by La Roe: II just can't under
stand their attitude in this crisis
to bubble over a few dollars"
Chairman Thomas D-Okla) d.
rected Emerson to put into the re-
cord the names of those respon;
sible for this situation, beginning
with yourself"
Emerson replied that meat pric-
es were the responsibility Of James
F. Brownlee, deputy to OPA Ad-
minisrator Chester BoWles, and
John Madigan, OPA meat expert.
Senator Wherry R-Neb) joined
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Marines and soldiers had been
killed and 1893 wounded.
Intense fighting continued in the
southern sector along the entire
four and one-half mile line running
from Uchitomari on the west
coast to the town of Tsuwa on the
east coast.
The Japanese were attacking
American tanks with Molotov
cocktails and using 5OO-pound
bombs as mines. While they have
temporarily checked the advance
toward the capital city of Naha
they have been unable to shove the
invaders back.
Front reports said the fact there
were no appreciate gains record
ed may be attributed in part to the
desire of Maj. Gen Archibald v.
Arnold, the Seventh Division COM
mander, to hold down his caual-
ties by 7nassing great amounts
of artillery against Japanese in
concrete pillboxes.
Artillery was seeking to knock
out each emplacement before
troops were sent forward-a long
and difficult task.
japanese counterattacks on both
the southern and northern sections
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u S. Strikes Esugen
OHMakqgusuku Bay
D0ughboys Make Slight Gains Against
Little Siegfried Line; U. S. Nears Con-
troll Of Former Jap Fleet Base

GUAM, Wednesday,, April IL
P)-Tenth Army troops landed on
little Tsugen island off Okinawa's
east coast yesterday while on the
main island Oath Corps Dough-
boys battered at the little Sieg-
fried Line on the south for the
sixth straight day without ap-
preciahle gains.
Some opposition was encoun-
tered on Tsugen, an island only a
mile and one-quarter long about
10 miles off Nakagusuku harbor,
important because in American
hands it would complete American
control Of that onetime Japanese
fleet anchorage.
The Navy announced today that
5000 Japanese were killed and
222 prisoners of war taken in the
first eight days of the battle for
Okinawa, 1926 miles south of the
japanese homeland.
There was no late estimate of
American casualties. Field re-
ports said the most furious artil-
lery duel Of the Pacific war is I'M
der way.
The last official report of U. S.
casualties covered up to midnight
last Wednesday. At that time 175