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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
1000 NIP PRISONERS
 RELEASED
Pressure of Tanks on Bd- guio Aid Captured Civ-
 iIians to Escape
By Fred Hampson Associated Press War CorrespondenD


 MANILA, April 18.-American troops have reached the outskirts of the enemy's citadel Baguio in northern Luzon and have already rescued more than 1000 civilians Gen. Douglas Macarthur announces
 The majority of those liberated are Filipinos and the others are na- tionals of the United States, Britain Russia, China, France, Poland Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Cuba Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Aus tria and even Germany.
 The rescue was possible, Gen Macarthur explained, by pressure of his forces which enabled the Nir prisoners to escape from the Jap anese during the night. They made their way to the American lines and are being cared for by the Army.
 Among those freed are Brig. Gen Manuel Roxas. former speaker o1 the Philippines National Assembly and four members of the Cabinet
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
0pA ASKS COURT FOR RESTRAINER AGAINST
 5kAGWAY TRADE5MAN

Harry G. ASK, of Skagway. is defendant in suit filed with the Clerk of the District Court here this morning by the Office of Price Administration.
 Tn it's complaint, the Federal Agency asks Court Order re- straining the defendant from buy ing or selling articles subject to price control regulations until he has first prepared records and forms and computed maximum prices, in conformity with OPA regulatory demands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18

{ LONDON, April 18 German broadcasts declared today tho battle on the eastern approaches to Berlin have reached it's cli- max" with the Russian troops preaching the defense ines only Is or 20 miles from Ahe Nazi capital city.
 The German broadcasts declared the Soyiets have launched the third offensive south of Stettin. aimed at linking with the Allies on the north German plain front
 Dispatches to Moscow asserted tho Russians see Berlin burning but did not specify any offensive is under way
 The Russian Armies are smash ing toward Berlin, German broad casts further stated, conceding Red Army gains through hedgehog po- sitions blazing the arc east and northeast of the shattered city.
 The Germans claim Stalin has thrown the third offensive on IT, mile front south of Stettin, seeking to slice twixt the Baltic port and Berlin and join the western allies north and south of Berlin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
COLUMBIA LUMBER COMPANY OFFICIALS
 AT ANNUAL MEETING

c. H. Macdonald arrived in Jun eau yesterday via Pan American from Seattle where he is President of the Savage Lumber Go. He is accompanied here by Mrs. MacDon- aid and they are registered at the Baranof.
 MT. Macdonald is here to attend the annual meeting of the Colum- bia Lumber Co.,, which will be held tonight at o'clock in the Columbia Lumber Company's offices, Thomas A. Morgan announces.
 Dan Moller, vice-Presidcnt of the Columbia Lumber Company. arrived from Sitka last Saturday to attend this meeting He is also guest at the Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
NUR5ES' AIDE CLASS
 TO BE 5TARTED IN MAY

The Nurses Aide class, which is being sponsored by the AWVS, will be started the first week in May it was announced today by Mrs Fred Geeslin, chairman of the Red Cross committee in charge of Nurses Aides.
 All application blanks should be filled in and returned immediately to Mrs. Harley Turner.
 A meeting will be held next Tuesday evening at o'clock in Room 108, Juneau Public Health Center, in the Territorial Building and all those who plan to take the training course are urged to be present
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
Congress in Atfatk Now
 On Truman
House Republicans 0p. pose New Authority on
 Tariff Reductions

WASHINGTON, April 18.-- Presi- dent Harry s. Truman encountered his first pitched battle in Congress when House Republicans launched a full dress attack on Administration efforts to gain sweeping new au- thority for tariff reductions.
 There was a noisy ruckus when the Ways and Means Committee op- ened public hearings on the issue, with Republicans objecting to the reading of a statement written by Secretary of State Stettinius.
 Chairman Doughton told the Re- publicans pressing duties in connec- ton with the impending San Fran cisco Conference prevented the ap- pearance of Stettinius.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
PRESIDENT
 I5 TO RUN
 OWN SHOW
Will lake Advice from Friends But Make De-
 sions Himself
By Jack Bell Associated Press CorrespondenD


 WASHINGTON, April l8.-Pres- ident Harry s. Truman intends to run his own show. Although he will take advice from friends, he will make decisions himself.
 That is the interpretation Wash ington put on several separate ac- tions, which displayed firmness not surprising to those who knew him on Capitol Hill
 The President definitely overruled the High Command by nominating It. Gems. George s. Patton and Courtney H. Hodges for the rank of Iour-star generals, and picked John Snyder, St. Louis banker and friend for 25 years, as Federal Loan Ad- Ininistrator.
 Washington had understood that Roosevelt had planned to shift Bud- get Director Harold Smith to that post.
 Truman told his news conference yesterday, rather tartly, that of course, Foreign Commissar Molotov would stop in Washington to pay his respects, as he should.
 The. President; announced positiv- ely. flatly and briefly he wants the Breton Woods monetary agree ments and the reciprocal trade pro- gram enacted by Congress.
 He also found time yesterday to direct the seizure of the Lake Charles, Louisiana, high octane re- finery plant, left idle in a contro- versy over rents charged at the nearby housing project.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18

TRUMAN MAKES BROADCAST TO
 ARMED FORCES
Says Nation Will Never FaIter in Cause for
 Which FOR Died

WASHINGTON, April l8-Presi- dent Truman told the United States armed forces throughout the world that this nation will not falter in the cause for which Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his life.
 All of us have lost a great leader, far-sighted statesman and real friend of Democracy" the President declared.
 You have lost an old friend of the services, and our hearts are heavy. However, the cause which claimed MT. Roosevelt, also claims us. He never faltered, nor will we"
 The address was broadcast to men and women of the Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard, as well as to the people of the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
STUNNED BY DEATH
KILLED AT FRONT

NEW YORK. April l8.-T'hc Blue Network in broadcast from Guam made by Jack Hooley reported Pyle was enroute to sector where there was heavy fighting and he met death in company with It. Col. Jo- seph Coolidge of Arkansas. The two were pumping along narrow coral road in a jeep and an enemy ma chine gun opened fire as the jeer rounded a corner.
 The two men scrambled into a ditch. The firing ceased for a few minutes and then Pyle peered cautiously over the edge of the ditch.
 Another burst of fire and Pyle was hit three times in the temple.
 Coolidge managed to crawl out and report
 The body was inaccessible for some time, but finally a chaplain called for volunteers. Three tanks moved up but there was such g steady fire the men inside the tanks were helpless.
 Finally Corp. Alexander Roberts of New York volunteered to go alone He crawled up to the ditch and found Pyle peaceful in death.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
GLASS TOPPED TABLES DANGEROUS WHEN USED
 FIXING CEILING LIGHT

Glass-topped tables are not the best or safest things to stand on to change lightglobes in ceiling fixtures. as John Tomasi, now 8 patient at St. Ann's Hospital, dis covered when he tried it last Sat- urday evening.
 The tabletop crashed under his weight. and one leg was badly gashed in the fall. Dr. w. M. Whitehead. attending physician. removed Az -inch-long silver of the heavy glass, which had become deeply embedded in the flesh above the ankle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
GEN. PATTON HAS ENTERED
 NEW SECTOR
Invades CzethosIoyakia as Other Forces TrdmpIe
 Down Germans

PARIS, April 18-Gen. Patton S third Army bisected Germany to- day. invading Czechoslovakia, as Gen. Hodges First Army stormed to within 4,O0o yards of the center of surrounded Leipzig, and Gen. Patch's eventh Army troops cleared half of the Nazi city of Nuremberg.
 Along the entire front, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's armies are gathing strength for the final drive eastward to meet the Russians. The Allied triumph in the Ruhr has assumed the proportions of the greatest victory of the war, and has been even more costly to the Ger mans than Stalingrad.
 | 3O9,484 Prisoners Taken ! Already 309,484 prisoners have been taken from the industrial trap, with 5O,0OO more expected to surrender today.
 The halving of Germany is of more geographical than immediate military importance, as the enemy still has circuitous contact between north and south Germany through the mountains of Czechosloyakia,
 Censors have passed only the bare report that Czechoslovakia has been entered by Patton's troops. Presumably, the invasion is in the Plauen area, where troops of the Nintieth and Twenty Sixth Diyi- sions were last reported four miles from the frontier
 Magdeburg Captured Ninth Army troops captured Magdeburg, a city of 334.000, se- curing firm anchor on the Elbe River, opposite Berlin. This in- dustrial and commercial center was the twentieth largest city in Ger many before bombs and shells re- duced it to smoking ruins.
 British tanks swept forward on a 1u-HAliC AAOIll, CO Wlttilil 10 hiiCo of Hamburg and 12 miles of Her. burg, which lies across the Elbe. South of the great port of Hamburg the British are within eight miles of the lower Elbe.
 Final Battles Final battles continued inside the cities of Halle, Dusseldorf, Dessau and the suburbs of Bremen. while Canadian forces captured Ede, lib- erating all of northeast Holland, and closed to within two miles of the Builder Zee. A special French communique announced the elimi- nation of the Royan pocket north of the Gironde estuary.
 Third Army troops have entered Zwickau, on the approach to Chem nitz. which is under frontal at tack.
 1 U. s. Seventh Army forces, out flanking beleaguered Nuremberg, closed to within 85 miles of Munich, 140 miles from Hitler's hideout at Berchtesgaden.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. April 18 - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine stock today is 6%. American Can 977s, Anaconda 34is, Bethlehem Steel IT. Curtiss- Wright 5A, Inter national Harvester 85ia. Kennecott 39A, New York Central 25, North ern Pacific 24as, U. $. Steel CTS.
 Dow, Jones averages tody are as follows: Industrials, l6383; rails, 55.62; utilities, 29.87.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
INCORPORATED

Articles of incorporation for two non-profit organizations were filed here this morning at the office of Territorial Auditor Frank A. Boyle. The two organizations are: The Methodist Church of Anchorage, Virgil Lamb, Uart Greece and E. L. Arnell, incorporators; Cordova Lodge No. l266, Loyal Order of Moose. Nels Adamson. C.. A. Van borg and W. c. Steear, incorpor- ators.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
REMAINS OF ANDREW R0SNESS ARE BEING
 BROUGHT TO JUNEAU

Word has been received by the Charles w. Carter Mortuary that Mrs. Andrew Rosness is bringing the remains of her husband to Juneau for burial, and expects to arrive next Tuesday.
 MT. Rosness, a veteran of World War I and member of the Ameri- can Legion, passed away in Seattle April 8, after long illness. Inter ment will be in the American Le- zion plot in Evergreen Cemetery Funeral arrangement will be an nounced later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
Navy Planes, Firing Rotkeis, in Aitaek
 On Base in kuriIe,

ALEUTIAN BASE, April IS = (Delayed) - Rocket firing Navy planes attacked Tomari Cape, northeastern Paramushiro. in the Kuriles, pouring rockets and ma- chine gun fire into the Jap in- stallations at low level.
 The planes went so low that debris from the rocket explosions struck one plane as it roared over. All planes returned to base.
 Three Jap planes were seen but did not attack Flax. was scattered and inaccurate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
W00DlEY AIRWAY5 ON
 ROUND TRIP TUESDAY

A Woodley Airways plane yester- day took the following passengers to Anchorage: Edward Hamilton, Mrs. E. Hamilton, Tom Webster, and Capt. Jas Miller.
 To Yakutat: Mrs. Cornelius Baas. Ted Laughlin and It. Wm. Brubeck.
 Gustavus to Anchorage. R. H. Whittemore.
 Coming from Anchorage to Juneau were. Bernice Woodall. Mrs Soren- son, Sgt. Kuhns, It. w. T. Bowles, and Maj Parker
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
POLES MAKE
 SWEEP, 20 VALLEY
Advance Within 10 Miles of BoIognd-Fifth Army
 Bdtfering Along

ROME. April l8-Polish troops of the Eighth Army are sweeping up the Pc Valley and have advanced to within 10 miles of Bologna, the major German base in Northern Italy.
 The Fifth Army has also fought slowly close to the big Italian art and industrial center, battering their way through enemy troops entrenched in scores of caves, tunnels and pillboxes along the mountain highway from Florence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
Disp dfehes to Moscow Claim Russians See
 Berlin Burning
GERMAN BR0AD(ASTS
 ASSERT SQUEEZE ON
Arc Forming East, North east of City : Third
 Offensive Begun

BULLETIN-LONDON, April 1S-A German radio reporter in a broadcast tonight quotes Russian prisoners as saying that Stalin, in an Order of the Day, read to them at the start of the new eastern front offensive. said the war in Europe will end April 25, Berlin falling to the Red Army.
 Another Maxi broadcast to- night said two and one half divisions of Soviet troops are driving on Berlin. supported by 2,5O0 field guns and l,6oe mor- tars, which during the past 24 hours have fired half . million rounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
BURNED BOY STILL IN
 CRITICAL CONDITION

Waverly Peterson, who was badly burned and thrown from power transmission line tower Monday evening, is reported still in a very critical condition at the Govern ment Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
DIDN'T WANT TO GO

NEW YORK. April 18.-Pyle did not want to go to the Pacific but felt it was his duty. In his column of February 6, the first after he re- stunned writing on his return from the European theatre, he wrote :: There is nothing nice about the prospects of going back to war again. Anybody who has been in the war and wants to go back is plain damn fool. am going back simply because I've got to and I hate it."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
TASK FORCES
 SMASHING
 IpA|R(RAFT
AntiairUaft Gunners Also Get in Work-Gr0und
 Units Advance

BULLETIN s AN FRAN CISCO, April Is - The Tokyo radio claims American forces have landed on Menna Island, about four miles north of Tank invaded Ie Shima, off the west coast of Okinawa, and have obtained a new airfield there. The broadcast was picked up by the EGG here.
 A Jap Imperial communique, picked up here, also claims nine United States warships and four transports were sunk Monday and Tuesday by suicide planes. The attacks were made near Okinawa.
 The radio also asserted an
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
SEVEN FLY SOUTH

A Pan American plane left Ju- neau for Seattle today, taking the following passengers Bernie c Woodall, Richard Prelog, Edward Hanouser, It. Comdr. Brannelly, Carl w. Amos. George H. Pishney, and Howard N. Brenna
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
GsO MEETING TONIGHT

OoO MEEAANO AONAOnA
 A meeting of the Girls Service Organization of the USO will be held promptly at 7:30 o'clock this evening.
 This is very important meeting and it is essential that all members attend who can possibly do so..
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18

VINELAND, N. J., April 18-An- drew Fenton, l0l, Civil War veteran and flag bearer when the United States took possession of Alaska, died at the Soldiers Home here. He served on the Monitor in Chesapeake Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
wORKMANE IN JUNEAU

C. N. Workmane, of Fairbanks, has arrived in Juneau and is a guest of Walter Walsh, at the Banarof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
MANY DIE AT FRONT

NEW YORK, April ls.-Ernie Pyle was the 30th Allied War Cor respondent to lose his life in the present war according to figures compiled by Editor and Publisher.
 This list also shows 149 war cor respondents are missing, wounded, or are prisoners of war
 Another Scripps- Howard column ist, Raymond Clapper, was also kill ed in the Pacific area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
Mothers' Day
 Is Proclaimed

WASHINGTON. April 18-Presi- dent Truman today proclaimed Sunday. May ls, as Mothers Day as acknowledgement of the nations gratitude, love and devotion to the nations mothers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
REYNOLDS GO SOUTH

MT. and Mrs. Percy Reynolds and baby left via Pan American for Seattle and vicinity on an indefi- nite vacation. MT. Ellis Reynolds and Betty Johnson are in charge of the cafe during their absence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18

Miss Lois M. f;surcy, of the Libby,
 McNeill & Libby Company. Anch- orage, is guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
WELL BABY CONFERENCE

The weekly We'll Baby Confer ence will be held tomorrow after noon, between and o'clock, at the Juneau Public Health Center.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
BURFORD BECOMES U. s. ARMY COLONEL

Leche was indicted, and so was Burford. However, Federal Judge T. w. Davison of Dallas refused to extradite Burford to the Federal Government, a most unusual pro- ceeding. Later, Burford got com- mission as Lieutenant Colonel under General Somervell's Services of Supply, while thousands of other men were denied commissions even as Second Lieutenant.
 Governor Leche also was impli- cated in several other juicy deals, one of them the shake-down of a local gas company, which netted him from $4O,O00 to $60,000. He even pulled a thousand-d dollar bill out of his pocket in the grand jury room and said: Here's a collection I made this morning"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
SHERRY HERE

James G. Sherry, of Homer, is a guest at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
The w aShinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON fLt. Col Robert & Allen nrw on ackive service with the Afmy.N

WASHINGTON = Back stage po- litical pressure is increasing to let Louisiana's worst political crook ex-Governor Dick Leche. out on parole and also drop othertGovern- ment charges against him. The argument is that Leche was just a big, good-natured, handsome boy who was the victim of circum- stances and was influenced by the old Huey Long crowd.
 Leche is serving 10 years on one charge only-of buying i. several hundred trucks for the State High way Commission at 10g per-. cent higher than the list price. On this deal alone, he raked in 51,000. He has now served three and third years out of 10 and is up for parole. But he faces three other indictments.
 Here is just how innocent a victim of circumstances the hand- some ex-Governor of Louisiana was
 Indictment No. 1 = Accepted a $15,OOO boat from State Conserva- tion Commissioner William Rankin, supposedly as gift from Leche's admirers, though actually the boat was paid for out of state funds. Rankin got one year and day for this. Leche has not gone to trial.
 Indictment No. 2 - Used WPA materials and labor to build barns, fences and buildings on his pala- tial farm estate.
 Indictment No. 3"Split $l34,0O0 with Seymour Weiss on a hot oil deal arranged with Freeman Bur- ford of Texas. Leche got rake-off of. 10 cents barrel on the oil, first getting paid by lBurford-by a package of $48,5o0 in thousand dollar bills, sent by express. Ex- press avoided use of the U. S. mails.
 Later, Leche arranged to sell Burford a pipeline at the inflated value of $100,00O. which the Gov ernment contended was disguised bribe, in return for winking at Burford's hot-oil operations. As Governor of the State, Leche was supposed to enforce hot-oil laws.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18
PYLE IS KILLED
 IN PACIFIC
Famous War Correspond ent Meets Death, Pre-
 sumdbly on 0kindwa

WASHINGTON. April l8.-Ernie Pyle, A. famous war correspondent, has been killed in the Pacific.
 The news of Pyle's death became known when President Truman is sued statement of coincidence.
 The wiry little reporter of the Scripps- Howard newspapers, who told the story of the war in CT language. has been reporting the fighting on Okinawa
 Previously Pyle covered the war in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Britain and France
 President Truman, in his state rnent, said: 'tAll Americans under stand how wisely. how warm heart edly, how honestly he served his country in his profession. He de- serves the gratitude of all his countrymen.
 s Twice in Europe. Pyle narrowly escaped death. He was Pulitzer prize winner.
 STUNNED BY DEATH
 ALBUQUERQUE. New Mexico, April 18.--This city and this state is stunned by the death of Ernie PyleaE s
 Friends took the word to Mrs. Pyle, who was "the girl'' in his columns, and report she is prostrated by grief
 The Pyles bought a little house here, having decided to make their home in Albuquerque.
 The Seventh legislature recently declared his birthday, August 3, as Ernie Pyle Day"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-18

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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-01

things Jewish, for by the bitter
circumstances of history, Ameri-
can Jews have had thrust upon
them the spiritual as well as ma
terial leadership of world Jewry.
Whether American Jews are
sufficiently prepared for this re-
sponsibility, is open to arfument.
This, however, may be taken as
q truism: AS a community be-
comes mature, it seeks to under
stand itself better, it becomes cur
ious about its past, it reaches out
in all directions for such helpful
information as will enable it to
participate in and guide the cur
rents of it's life. This communal
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-01

Ings to her family and friends:
II bring you holiday greetings
from Egypt for the second Rosh
Hashana season. On this occa-
sion I am thankful for the ces-
Sation of hostilities in Europe
this New Years season, and may
we all be reunited with our fami-
lies by the time our next holiday
comes.
GAS a soldier in the Women's
Army Corps, I have reason to
feel proud Of it's contribution to
the winning Of this war. And
the many women of my faith who
serve and have served in every
theater of war join together in
prayer that peace will reign
throughout the world before
long,"
Above photo taken on the
grounds of a Red Cross club in
Cairo.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-01
Jews and BOOKS
BY MORTIMER ]. COHEN

Undoubtedly, Jews are mani
Testing greater interest than ev-
er before in what is happening to
their people all over the world.
Both those in the armed forces
and those at home are becoming
more concerned about the survi-
val of their people, and about the
relation of their people to the
changing, stormy world around
them. Furthermore, there is in
creased interest in what the Jew
ish people stands for, what they
believe, what is their cultural in
heritance. The American Jewish
community is especially awaken
ing to its responsibility for all
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-01

"This is the first Of our holi-
days that I will be spending away
from home. Here in India, I will
be on the other side Of the globe,
but we will have services and
prayer and feel that all over the
world there will be rejoicing and
hope for more fruitful years and
happiness. I hope by next year
I will be home with all the fami-
liar faces I miss so much and
have services in my own synae
gopue."
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1945-09-01

maturity is revealed by the books
it publishes and reads. Writers
bear the same relationship to a
community that the brain does to
the body. They are the sensitive
nerve-ends that record, interpret,
and guide to action the multitud-
inous stimuli that beat in upon
them.