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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-07-16
NEGRO SAILORS NOW USED
THROUGHOUT PACIFIC

HONOLULU, July 16 (ANP)-
It now can be told where the great
mass of Negro graduates from
Great Lakes Service schools are
functioning. The slight haze of
mystery which had been thrown
around it is disappearing as Negro
sailors and craftsmen are being
flung into regulation navy jobs and
having their ups and downs like
the rest of the sailors.
Comdr. Daniel w. Armstrong,
too, whom everybody remembers as
the man who tackled the job of the
special service units at Great Lakes
in order to get Negroes started into
the navy in the early days, is right
out here with his boys. He's now at
tached to the staff of the comman-
der, service force, U. S. Pacific
fleet, and that's where most of the
colored sailors are functioning.
The story of the participation of
Negro units in the naval operations
of the Pacific war has followed a
normal American pattern. In the
earlier stages of development of
plans and the execution of them
there have been strengths and
weaknesses, excellent performances
and poor performances. There is no
doubt today, however, that the rec
ord of Negro naval units is swing
ing to strengths and excellent per-
formances. Many factors account
for this trend. Seasoning and ex-
perience of the men themselves,
some of who now have from two
to three years of naval service to
their credit, have been a great fac
tor.
From the Pacific coast, where
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
!. Medal Of Honor Comes
 To Private First Glass
 Manuel Perez, Deceased
By RUSSELL BRINES

MANILA, July 20.-The name of Pfc. Manuel Perez, a quiet little parachutist from Chicago who took Fort McKinleys outer defenses apart and killed 75 Japanese doing it, was engraved today on the scroll of Americas yalorous dead.
 The Nations highest award for courage, the Congressional Medal of Honor, was bestowed to him pcsthumously by Gen. Walter Krue- ger, Commander of the U. $. Sixth Army at a solemn gathering of Perez comrades of the 11th Air borne Division.
 A month after he wrecked l2 pillboxes at Fort Mckinley Jap anese sniper felled him while he was covering the withdrawal of his patrol buddies. a a@
 His friend, Sgt.y Max Polick of Medina, N. Y, who fought with him told how their 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment was halted by the Japanese in dug-in positions at Fort Mckinley, part of Manila's s defenSeS. W
 While Perez comrades covered him with protective fire, the little parachutist stood up with a hand ful of grenades and ran for the line of thick walled pillboxes. He ran from one to another. tossing grenades into ports and knocking cut guns. After he. had dusted off the pillboxes, riflemen would ad- vance and mop up the positions.
 Finally we were stopped by a string of larger pillboxes, IS feet high. Our men were being hit by high explosive slugs from 20 nm. and other automatic weapons"
 Undaunted. Perez ran on to the larger pillboxes, tossed grenades into a port, clambered to the top of bunker and dropped phosphor- GUS grenades down a vent. "A lot of white smoke poured out" said Polick, land then Perez turned around at us and grinned."
 Three Japanese in nearby pill hex were shot by Perez when they ran around to the rear and he shot eight more attempting to flee.
 Another Jap came crawling out Of a tunnel and Perez spun as the Jap hurled his bayoneted rifle as a spear and blocked it with his own. Then he shot and bayoneted the Jap and clubbed and bayoneted four others who charged him.
 That is the way the Medal of Hcnor came to Manuel Perez, pri- vate first class, deceased.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
pAA Clippers 10 {. Continue Flying
 On palifil Route

SEATTLE, July 20.-Recommenda- tons by Civil Aeronautics Board examiners that United Air Lines be authorized to fly Between San Fran cisco and Los Angeles and Honolulu will in no way affect Pan Ameri- can World Airways permanent cer- tificate to operate to Hawaii, other Pacific Islands, and to the Orient, L. Reynolds, Pacific-Alas ska DiviS- ion Manager said today.
 The projected route for United Air Lines. if approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board. would parallel a portion of Pan Americans trans Pacific routes, but would not take the place of these rouves pioneered by the Pan American Clippers over 10 years ago. MT. Reynolds said.
 Commercial service by Pan Aineri- can across the Pacific may be resum- ed by January 1, 1946, if not earlier, MT. Reynolds said and the Con- pany is prepared to extend it's opcr- ations down to Australasia and over it's certified routes to the Far East as soon as circumstances permit.
 Mir Reynolds has arrived in Seattle from San Francisco, to participate in Pan Americans signing a lease for use of the Seattle Tacoma air. port.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
(ongressrllerl
 off Today On
 World Jaunts


 WASHINGTON, July 20.-It's be- ginning to look as though the ring ing of three bells in Paris early in September might produce a quorum of the Unned States House of Representatives.
 Three bells on Capitol Hill is the signal for House quorum call.
 More than 100 members of the chamber are awaiting Saturday s beginning on an l1-weeks' recess to take off on jaunts that will take many of them halfway around the world
 Indications are that by the time the House reconyenes on October 6, almost all of its members will have set foot in Europe, England, CT one or more Pacific islands.
 The exodus to foreign shores was scheduled to get under way today with departure by Army plane Of special 1l-member House group on 4O-day fact finding" mis- sicn to the British Isles, Europe, the Scandinavian countries and the Middle East The group hopes, among other things. to promote in- ternational goodwill,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
HIDING LAPS
 BEING kI:LED 0N0kINAWA
fSaG s Tokyo Radio Reports Jap Planes Make Raid on :
 U. 5. Fleet

OKINAWA, July 20.-An estimated 1O,Cc0 Japanese troops are hiding in northern Okinawa's rugged noun tains, the Army estimated today, a month after the island was captured
 The Nipponese are being hunted down and killed at an average of 5O daily, it was announced at Head quarters of It. Gen. John R. Hodge Commander of the 24th Army Corps
 The announcement followed by a few hours the first Japanese aerlal attack on the island in nearly a month. Three enemy planes were downed by Marine night fighters.
 Radio Tokyo claimed, without con firmation, that Nipponese raiders scornered and attacked a group of enemy warships" in Okinawa waters yesterday and sank a cruiser and a large transport.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
Descended Jap
 Cemetery Being
 Restored by vefs

CKTON, Calf. July 19.-- Twenty eight Pacific war veterans at the College of the Pacific are voluntarily restoring desecrated Japanese cemetery near the cam gus 1t is disclosed,
 The burial ground was torn up by angered residents shortly. after the Pearl Harbor attack.
 The veterans, who were shovel ing dead Japanese into coral trench graves a few months ago, are fill ing in holes dug in graves and restoring smashed and uprooted headstones.
 A spokesman said they plan to reseed the plots and care for the graveyard until the Japanese re- turn to..fook after their own.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
The Washinqton
 Merry -Go Round
Mote: Drew Pearson today pre- sents another in his series on the problems facing President Truman at the Big Three conference)
By DREW PEARSON It. Col. Robert & Alien now on activ service with the Army)

WASHINGTON-Despite Wendell Willkie's book "One World" there have seldom been two worlds SC diametrically opposite as those rep resented by Stalin and Churchill, as they sit at either side of President Truman at Potsdam. Probably pot since the MohammedanS pushed the Christians across the Balkans to the gates of Vienna have two great governing segments of the world been so far apart.
 Nowhere is this better illustrated than in the Balkans, a subject high on the agenda of the Big Three.
 A few weeks before the present conference, Stalin sent telegrams to both Truman and Churchill proposing that the Allies recognize the new Soviet-dominated govern ments of Rumania, Bulgaria, Hun gary and Finland, despite the fact that they were Hitler satellites which declared war on the us. A and Britain .. ,s s,t, 2
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
PRESIDENT PLAYS r PIANO FOR GUESTS
 AT DINNER PARTY

POTSDAM, July 20.-President Truman played Beethoven's Minuet in G on the piano at the joint re- quest of Premier Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill as a musical cli- max to his state dinner last night.
 The President sat down at the key board after an American sergeant, Pianist Eugene List, had scored one of the strangest- triumphs in musi- cal history in winning two toasts from Stalin and a warm handshake from Churchill for his virtuosity.
 List, known on the American con cert stage, played a Tchaikovsky sell ection, Chopin's A Flat Polonaise and three pfeludes by the Leningrad composer, Dmitr Shostakovich.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20

GERMAN POW IS
 FUGITIVE FROM
 Ex. INLET CAMP
Fleeing Ndzi Is Sought in This Ared-PublieUrged
 10 Be on Watch

Residents of this area were today asked to be on lookout for fugitive German prisoner of war, Arnold Blumenstein, 2l. who escaped last evening from Excursion Inlet, where several hundred captured German sol diers are engaged in dismant- ling former Army installations.
 H. L. Mcconnell, of the Fed eraI Bureau of Investigation, reported the escape today, de- scribing the fugitive as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing IA pounds, with blue-grey eyes. dark blond hair and fair ccm- plexion. His escape was dis covered at 8 o'clock last eve ming.
 MT. Mcconnell asked that anyone having information con- corning this man immediately report to the nearest U. s. Mar shal, or police department. Radio information in, if neccs- sary, he said--the matter is urgent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
pRE5IDENTA PURCHASING
 MAKES TALK
Declares No Territory Wanted, Only Peace,
 Prosperity for World
By DANIEL DE LUCE Associated Press COrrespondcnD

POTSDAM, July 20 - President Truman, speaking at a symbolic flag-raising over conquered Berlin. said today the United States want ed not one piece of territory, but peace and prosperity for the world as a whole"
 The speech had great signific- ance against its background Of the Big Three conference, where the President is joining Britain and Russia in helping to settle Euro pean boundary and other problems.
 We are raising this flag in the name of the people of the United States, who are looking forward to a better world, a peaceful world, in which all the people will have an opportunity of enjoying peace and opportunity, MT. Truman said.
 Let's not forget that we are fighting for peace and for the vel fare of mankind" MT. Truman told the troops lined up for the cere- mony. We are not fighting for conquest.
 "There is not one piece of ter ritory or one thing of monetary nature that we want out of this war. We want peace and prosper ity for the world as whole. We want to see the time come when we can do the things in peace that we have been able to do in war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
CHINA
 NIpTR00p5
 PULLED OUT
Jiitery Japanese Defend
 ing Yellow Sea Shores Y Against Ydnk Landing
By Leonard Milliman Associated Press War Editor)

| i Invasion -jittery Japanese com manders were reported today to be :. pulling thousands of troops out of Central China to guard the shores of the Yellow Sea against possible 1 American landing.
 I The report from a Chinese Army spokesman coincided with meeting of the Japanese cabinet to consider Problems of the Day" These proh- lems included the whereabouts of the rampaging U. s. Third fleet. Aus tralian capture of fourth Borneo oil field, record air assaults on Japan and the China coast. and gen. cral Chinese gains in the south. ! . Jap Troops Shifted ! Mai, Gen. Kuo Chi Chin said that in the last month 100000 Nipponcse tiocps have been shifted from cen tral China's Human province to Siiantiing province to meet Amert- can .amphibious assaults Others transferred to the coast from north China. M
 Shantung. 300 miles north of Shanghai. is the third area where 'rokyo has predicted . p. s. tnyasi0n. II ls the only one stiif securely In Japal1csc handts a ss lh Chinese reported today they nov control go miles of the South China coast 125. miles southwest of Cafl- ten. Ire area Is about 1000 miles southwest of Shantung province and ea3 n.i!-s from the Philippines. I. Abandon Some Areas pr:
 The Japanese previdday xbandon- cd about 25O miles Of the East China tclst below Shanghai, now being hit in force by Okiuawa -based Ameri- can .Eombcrs. Their withdrawal was in the general direction of Shantung.
 Si,antung is across the Yellow Sea from Korea. and slightly more than 500 miles west of Japan. It would oftord one of the most direct ap- breaches to the Nipponese mainland arscnel in Manchuria, where major continental battles are expected to be fought
 General Kuo said the l,000. .O00 Japanese combat troops in China and Manchuria are concentrated in the North and at Central nerve cen-. tcrs where they will put up suicide ttands. a Japanese Statement
 A Tokyo radio commentator as- serted Adm. William F. Bulb Hsl- ssy's Allied Naval forces had been completely frustrated" in its at tempt to size up Japans defense strength and may have withdrawn aker a ten day air and naval bom- bardment.
 Silent following the bombardment of the entrances to Tokyo Bay was reminiscent Of the radio blackout preceding last Saturdays shelling of kamaishi. the, first Naval gun at- tack on Japan.
 More than 600 Superforts hit five industfial targets on the homeland and scne 300 Ckinawa based Army planes hit Nippon's largest airdrome in China, while other far-rangine plands sank or damaged B more Nipponese ships. Among them was lo,aoo ton freighter. a rarity these days
 Two B-2ss failed to return from today's attack
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
5AMB0DJA OIL FIELDS
 ARE SEIZED
Australian Troops Make Important Capture
 Fires Raging

T.
 MANILA. July 20. Australian troops on Bor,ieo thrust five miles to cverrun the rich Sambodja oil fields and refinery without a fight.
 They found only two Japanese defending the great field, Gen. Douglas Macarthur said today. The field formerly produced 100000 barrels of ready-to- crude oil a year.
 The Sambodja field is one of the three major pools in eastern Bor- neo feeding the ruined refinery dis trict around Balikpapan. The, at tacking Australian 7th Division found great fires roaring through the field
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
Girl Kills Boy in
 Residing Advance,

WINONA, Minn., July 20.-Six- teen-year- -old Theresa Kouba was named today in a warrant charg- ing second degree murder in the knife slaying of Donald Cada, l5
 The warrant. was issued by Mu- nicipal Judge E. D. Libera, before whom the girl is scheduled for arraignment.
 Chief of Police A. J. Bingold said the girl had confessed stabbing Cada but maintained she had yielded the commando-type knife in resisting his advances.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
CA5UAlTlE ''' ARMY, NAVY

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Army and Navy combat casualties report ed since the war began now total 1,053 101.
 This figure, reported yesterday, includes 244,810 killed 639,048 wounded 47,734 missing and 21,509 taken prisoner.
 The aggregate was 3,997 more than reported last week, but one of the smallest weekly increases in many months.
 Army losses totalcd 9l7,442 and Navy casualties, 135,659.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
] SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. July 20. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 71s, American Can 95h. Anaconda 33ls, Curtiss- Wright 6A, International Harvester 32%, Kennecott 37la, New York Central 26%, Northern Pacific 29ss, U. s. Steel 67h, Pound $403is.
 Sales today were 650000 shares.
 Dow. Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials, l62.56; rails, 5763; utilities, 32.92.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
Reno Divorce Special" Latest For TraveIing

RENO, Ney. July 20.-A charter plane service from New York to penc. known as the Reno Divorce Special" will begin operating Aug. to ease travel hardships of this divorce capitals wealthy eastern clientele.
 A. R. Schindler. Secretary of the Nevada State Bar Association. an- nounced today that the price of a one-way ticket will be s4O0 and for [ roundtrip $75o with a six-month limit on ticket validity
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
Altitude of 44,940 Feet Reached by p-3S Lightning

BURBANK, Calf, July 20-A P-3S Lightning plane has scared to an unofficial American altitude record ct 44,94o feet, Lockheed Aircraft Ger poration announced last night.
 The official American mark of 43,l65 feet was established by a special Army plane in 1930
 The world record is 56,046 feet, set in 1888 by a specially-built Italian Caprcni plane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
JOHNSON FAMILY HERE

MT. and Mrs. Rayno Johnson and son. have arrived in Juneau from Kanakanak, and are guests at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20
REV. MRS. JUSTICE HERE

The Rev. Lester Justice and Mrs. Justice, of Yakima, are guests at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20

MARGARET MCDONNELL HERE
 Margaret McDonnen, of Seattle, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-20

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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-31
Chapter WI
BY CPL. MARGARET HASTINGS, WAC

Written ExeIuVeIy Special Service
CwoHd al Right. ReserysdD
T THE end Of what seemed year. this aching miser-
n able night came to a close After yesterdays excru-
ciating Journey were at least part way down the
mountain
How far we had travelled from the of the crash
could not tell How much further had to go before
reached the clearing 1t McCoom had spotted we could
not estimate.
But we had to reach that clearing if the army search
planes spot We had to force ourselves to get
back that icy We shaking with cold In the
dim morning light realized that Sgt Decker and Mceoiom
ache every joint, muscle and as did,
tried to stand up and scared. My legs were SO
they wouldn't work looked at them and then
looked away, They sckening sight realized that
infection must have set in.
But myself stand up. forced myself to walk back
and forth the few feet little incline would permit had
up agony, and looked with wonder and pity
Sgt. Decker who injured much worse.
T1oR breakfast little hard candy and some
Il would given 10 years of my life for of
hot coffee.
I'D love to be back in having of that
delicious battery acid" Decker said suddenly.
ME, tool" McCollom agreed.
Oddly ytenough Of felt particularly hungry We
still suffering from shock and travelling our
So rolled up provisions and the arps and
stepped back into the stream
No matter LOhdt happens to IN the future, I
shall neUer. knoW again agony comparable
to the final hours of that journey doWn the
mountain.
BY my feet my legs and my cut hand were in
fected We all in the last of exhaustion And now
nightmare yesterday all aganhrough
icy water. fallen logs down waterfalls.
1t all could do to keep up and half blind with
tears didn't want the to so Historically tired
once When McCoom got way ahead Of Decker and myself
cried Decker
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-31
Xnx1gH@Z

SYNOPSIS-Her burns and rounds fostering, her
body so bruised she could barely wolk, WAC Cpl. Mar
goret Hastings staggered dorm the New Guinea noun
taiaside tcith 1t. John McCoIIoHl and Sgt Kenneth
Decker. They Were the only three surUUOrS from q
paneload of sghtseers that had crashed high the rim
of Hidden Valley. After terrible hardship and pre-
carious night the bank Of mountain stream, they
resumed their 0ruOus descent into the mysterious UdUey
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-31

vivors of plane crash examining native trophy
with 1t John S. McCoIlom (center) of the surviv
ors, and another member of army paratroop unit.
"we probably be back HOlIanda by Sunday" he said
confidently dreaming that than 40 days must
eapse before way get prison.
"Hoanda here l come" l said dreamily. Already
pictured myself the hospital with Way Sgt Walter Flem
ng holding hand and every telling what brave
girl had been.
For the first time we could even make jokes.
Decker said rather gloomily:
II suppose will have to Maggie and give
this adventure the proper romantic ending
REMEMBER McCoom looked very critically, and said:
she'll have to put meat before I'm Interested
That annoyed probably skeletal by this time,
but had my pride, and snapped
II wouldn't marry you you the last in the
world. I'm going to marry Decker!
Poor Decker! He looked in great alarm and said:
THE hell you are!"
though just rejected by men, it
still the beautiful day in the world 1t wonderful
it was glorious 1t was everything.
We and specuated about how long would be before
the began flying supplies to and could throw
candy. all hated it by this time.
But as uUe sat there we realized that uUe rDere
in cultivated garden. Or at least cultivated
camotte, notIOe suDeet potato patch. And where
there canlotte patches there bound to be
natives. But elated Worry much
about that, the legends tOe had heard of native
ferocity.
WE SAW something that looked wild rhubarb and
w sampled hot burning horse-radsh,
and couldn't swallow it,.
trying the horse-radish rejoicing
good luck Decker asked:
DO you hear something funny?"
We certainly did Only it wasn't funny just awfuly
peculiar Far off the there foated this Of
odd conuous sound We looked other There
denying what this meant- the natives
All the things had heard about them suddenly
clear and very omnous They feet tall they
hunters they cannbals they pracced human acrce
they fierce and mighty And three armed
with pocketknife!
The Ueird sound greW louder and louder and
closer and closer IL from all around in the
Jungle. More and more people seemed to join in IT
eUery minute If the signal had spread that q
tasty dinner DdS Waiting in the canlotte patch.
NHEN close that diagnose the sound per-
Il fectly
1t sounded exactly like pack of dogs yapping We told
That maybe there native celebration maybe they
hadn't seen us at ALL
But we were whsting in the dark and knew it.
We haven't any weapon, said McColom suddenly.
Is nothing we can do but act friendly"
Smile for all your life is worth" he ordered. when
they come up to smile you've smiled before and
pray to God il works"
He ordered to hold in front us our only food
the hard candy And he added his ackknfe the pfu gifts
stand up" McColom barked, land smle"
thought couldn't stand under any circumstances.
But dragged myself to my feet Decker wavered up too
Black heads began to pop from behind jungle
'Smie damn IT." rasped MeCoIom.
We smiled. Oh! We smiled to high heaven. We
smiled for iUes. We smiled and held out the
candy and the jdckknife. And then uOe tUoited ar
the black advanced.