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As a Yellow Streak to a Yellow Race, Mussolini Says He is "Proud" to Fight Alongside Japan. Thus Far Japan has not Voiced a Similar Expression of Pride. War K3m Score TrjsM Japanese Warships 8unk Thui Far ( As officially reported) O 3 One Additional Crippled. RUSSIA 1 She's hurled the blitzkrieg Into reverse, and now she's expected to Join In the war against Ja pan. The world awaits her de cision. Watch for it in the NEWS REVIEW. ' 1 VOL. XLVI NO. 213 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1941. VOL. XXX NO. 102 OF THE EVENING NEWS T. ' mm BSD is m i3 5. , 0 4 TROOP-L DEN JAPANESE SHIPS SUNK OFF THAILAND; NAZIS FLEE MOSCOW ZONE Deadly Blows Also Dealt Italian Navy One Cruiser Sunk, Second Left in Flames: British Give Ground at Hongkong BATAVIA, Java, N. E. I., Dec. 13. (AP) Dutch submarines were credited tonight with de struction of about 4,000 Japanese soldiers and their four transports off southern Thailand and anoth er naval force was said to have liquidated a Japanese settlement on the east coast of Borneo. The transports were smashed as the Japanese reinforcements were being moved to the Malayan battlefront. The high command announced that hostilities had not yet touch ed N. E. I. territory and that mobilization of the army was proceeding smoothly. The submarine action in the gulf of Siam was one of the sharpest- blows yet -delivered against the Japanese. I (The British report said that ac tually five Japanese transports were sunk by the Dutch subma rines under British naval com- (Continued on page 6) ! SAW Bv Pnul BEA TRUITT, queen of the 1941 Northwestern Turkey show, bestowing the crown of victory on another queen, Marie, Bronze hen awarded the grand cham pionship of the standard live di vision In yesterday's final judg ing. Marie is owned and was ex hibited by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Medley of Oakland, whose daugh ter, after whom the champion was named, is holding the bird In the photograph appearing above. Having presented the two girls and the turkey to the audience, Henry Domes, noted White Hol land breeder of Rickreall, may be Jo hi Russian Envoy Hints of Plan to Attack Japan By the Associated Press Russia's ambassador to the United States dropped an intima tion today that his country, with a vast army massed in Siberia at Japan's back door, might be pre paring to declare war against the axis Far East partner when he termed Japan the "common enemy." ' In blunt language, the soviet envoy, Maxim Litvinoff, called the Japanese "axis gangsters." Litvinoff further Indicated that Russia may be ready to play a fighting role In the Far East conflict when he told newsmen that "complete understanding exists or will be arrived at" among the anti-axis powers. "We're all In the same boat," the ambassador said, "and must crash or triumph together over the greatest menace of our times and we (will triumph." Litvinoff;-. replying to ques tions, said he had been assured by President Roosevelt, Secre tary of State Hull, and. Harry Hopkins, lend-lease supervisor, that American assistance to Rus sia would be increased with the growth of American production. Jenkins News-Review Photo and Engraving, seen in the background, gazing raptly believe it or not at the turkey. So were most of the wo men in the assemblage. All the men (except Henry) were look ing at the girls. Closing Its doors at noon to day, the big turkey show was cli maxed last night by the annual banquet, at which time trophies and awards were presented to winning exhibitors. Palmer Hoyt, publisher of The Oregonian. was the principal speaker; Rollie Truitt, KGW and KEX sportcas- (Continued on page 6) Hitler Army Of 750,000 Cut to Pieces Fuehrer to Try Thrust via Turkey, Belief: British Mopping Up in Africa (By the Associated Press) A disastrous end to Adolph Hit ler's invasion of Russia was free ly predicted by London military quarters today as Moscow pro claimed the utter defeat of a 750, OOOstrong German army and signs multiplied that Hitler might be planning a new campaign through Bulgaria into Turkey and the middle east. A soviet communique declared 85,000 Germans had been killed and that 23 our of 51 nazl divi sionsapproximately 345,000 out of 765,000 troops had been smashed, routed, surrounded or forced to retreat In the Moscow zone since Nov. 16. . A Moscow broadcast quoting Pravda, - the communist party newspaper, said the red army re took another 30 villages yesterday in the pursuit of German forces retreating from the Yelets area, some 200 miles south of Moscow. Driven from the Volkhov area in the Leningrad sector, Pravda's correspondent said, the Germans have lost 6,000 killed In a month's futile offensive on that town and now are "in forests and open fields experiencing grave trans- (Continued on page 6) Tragedy Attends Fourth Blackout In San Francisco Fireman Drops Dead, Scores Hurt in Accidents; Planes Seen but Not Identified SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13 (AP) San Francisco, undergoing Its fourth blackout of the ws.r last night In an air raid alert that lasted two hours and 34 minutes, proved to the army that it knows how to turn .out the lights. Scores of persons were injur ed, one man dropped dead, there was violence and property dam age. Strange rumors were noised about. But the city was black. It was such an improvement that Lieut. General John L. De Witt, commander of the fourth army, who became bitterly ang ry over San Francisco's first bungling blackout attempt Mon day, said he was "extremely pleased." Blackness extended 100 miles eastward to Sacramento and was effective more than 50 miles southward past San Jose. Planes Unidentified The only military announce ment was one from fourth army headquarters saying that army detectors had located unidentified planes flying over the area. Scores of persons escaped in jury when two street cars collid ed. A score of persons were injur ed in minor traffic accidents. Lieutenant Ray McMillen, 50, ol the San Francisco fire depart ment, died of a heart attack while performing a duty mission during the plackout. Police who swarmed to investi gate a report that lights were blazing from windows of a down town building found the lights burning in offices used by the fourth interceptor command. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 13 (AP) Army and navy posts here were blacked out early to- (Continued on page 6) Hoyt Urges United Front To Win War Defense Bond Buying One Need, Speaker at Turkey Show Banquet States A plea that Americans present a united front and again make democracy dynamic was made by Palmer Hoyt, publisher of The Oregonian, Portland, speaking last night at the annual Turkey Show banquet, in connection with the Northwestern Turkey Show at Oakland. Mr. Hoyt flayed the short-sightedness of the isola tionist, declaring that the nation had been handicapped In prepara tion for war, but pointed out that national unity now has apparent ly been achieved and that Ameri cans have but . one purpose In mind that of a complete victory in the issue of eternal slavery as opposed to freedom and democ racy. People today are crying for something to do, the speaker said, and he told the audience that every American can have a part In the forthcoming victory by buying defense bonds and stamps, for money must Imme diately be forthcoming to main tain the war effort. Show Given High Praise The speaker prefaced his brief talk on the. war situation, with words of praise for the North .western Turkey Show and its sponsors and particularly com mented upon the effect of the show in improving turkey qual ify and .markets. . . -. "California," he said, '.'has stol en many things from Oregon, but so far has been unable to take over our great superiority In tur- (Continued on page 6) Lt.Delmar Barnes, Ex-Roseburg Youth, Killed in Action L. J. Barnes, well known Rose burg barber, today received offi cial word from the 5J. S. navy thut his son, Lieutenant Delmar H. Barnes, died Sunday In naval action in the Pacific. His body has not been recovered, the fath er was informed. Lieutenant Barnes was born in Chicago, Nov. 21, 1900, and came to Roseburg at the age of 11 years. He enlisted in the navy In March, 1917, and served continu ously after that date. He was one of the youngest warrant officers of the Pacific fleet, serving as chief electrician for several years prior to being raised to the rank of lieutenant last September, at which time he was one of 231 suc cessful applicants out of a class of 1,427. He had only four more years to serve prior to retire ment. He was a member of the Amer ican Legion and Elks lodge at Bremerton, Wash. His widow, the former Ruth Shipton, resides In Oakland, Calif. HENDLEY, Neb., Dec. 13. (AP) Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Mey ers named their son Victor be cause he was born the day Amer ica triumphed In the first World war Nov. 11, 1918. Victor was killed in aejion last Sunday at Hlckam field in Ha waii, the day Japan attacked America in the second World war. Lookingglass Boy Wins 4-H Corn Championship CORVALLIS, Dec. 13. (AP) Junior champions crowned at the annual state corn show yes terday were: Four-H clubs Allvin Heard, Lookingglass, champion; James Klncheloe, Beaveilon, district 1 winner; Walter Bidwell, Albany, district 2 winner. Musician He cannot play a clarinet, He cannot play a piccolo, But on a fancy auto horn The tunes that boy can blow! M. H. P. In Far Eastern Theater of World-Wide Above, so far as known, Is Japan's first battleship loss In her war with the United States the 29,000-ton Haruna sunk by a single U. 3. army bomber in three attacks off Aparrl, on the northern coast of the island of Luzon, shown In the map of the Philippines, below. Lone operator of the bomber was Captain Colin Kelly, Jr., who lost his life In the heroio achievement. South lo0T A"1. V"'" China vijoni Manila Bn U.famlWOH t " Covin Naval lata l Sarangoa lllkinrMA I " V7 V V Scole of Mile Zomboonga Population 16.003JOJ; Ao 1 14,400 tq. wir.. 1 BaeuirjiV PALAWAN yfutb Frinecia . Sulu Scq & PHILIPPINE ISLANDS r .la m. - f " 1 I V dl LA Lj Isoroku Yamamoto Admiral Husband E. Klmmel and George Grunert, pictured In the center above, are the respec tive commanders of the naval and army forces at Hawaii. Klmmel, who also served In the World war, is also commander-in-chief of the entire U. S. navy. Grunert also served In the World war, as well as in the Spanish-American war and the Mexican border campaign. Bottom pictures show Admiral Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Japanese navy; Admiral Koga, commander of the Japanese naval unit operating in southern Aslatlo waters, and Premier Gen eral Tojo, leader of Japan's pro-axis faction, charged with engineering the treacherous attack on the United States. Ex-Convict Convicted in Murder of Marion Miley LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 13. (AP) Robert H. Anderson, 30- year-old former Louisville cafe operator and ex-convict, must pay with his life for the night time slaying of Golf Star Marlon Miley In her Lexington Country club apartment on Sept. 28. This verdict was reached last night by a jury after nearly 24 hours deliberation. ,-:tga, n IIIIM, mi I mm , j j iJlfiM r-Wlnr'? n r- J vNasbJ ?o. tsv MASBATIV Vfla Cotobafft Mlneichi Koga 100 Jews, Communists In France to Be Shot LONDON, Dec. 13. (AP) A Reuters dispatch from Vichy eald today that German authorities In occupied France had announced that 100 Jews and communists would be shot. A fine of 1,000,000,000 francs ($20,000,000) was imposed on Jews in occupied territories for recent attacks on German troops. Vn Mjv, Pocifc Ocean Y T JAMA ) vunu :ebu C wtr.ant I i I VfllDlMII OroqirUto t0JW j 4DANAO DavaaVV V- ' I I I Combat Husband E. Klmmel George Grunert Eikl Tojo Wake Island's Defense Spurs Marine Recruiting NEW YORK, Dec. 13. (AP) American marines' success In re pelling Invasion of tiny Wake Island was credited by marine re cruiting officers today for caus ing a, surge in enlistments here. The marine corps received 600 ap plications yesterday and had to augment its staff to take care of the rush. 1 r.. r m ss imm i ii ' " l r " 1 Planes Erase One Japanese Unit on Luzon 5th Columnists Busy in Manila; Midway, Wok Islands StiU Fighting WASHINGTON, Deo. 13. (AP) The navy announced today that It was unable to communicate with the Pa- . clfic island of Guam by eith er radio or cable and added ' that capture of the Island by , the Japanese was probable. A force of fewer than 400 ,, naval personnel and 155 ma rines were stationed on the Island, said the navy com munique, and these defend ers had been repeatedly bombed. Furthermore Japanese troops were said to have , landed at several points on the Island. ' The navy said that Wake and Midway islands which lie closer to Hawaii than Guam which Is closest to the Philippines were . continuing to resist. . f The communique made no men tion of American civilians on Guam or what their fate might, have been. Some time ago con gress appropriated considerable sums for development of sea plane facilities there, and it was believed that unless the workers had been withdrawn even after Japan's lightning attack on Pearl harbor Sunday, many oi tnem probably were on the island at the time of Its supposed capture. Philippines' Continue " " 1 - Stubborn Resistance (By the Associated Press) Sea-borne Japanese troops which gained a foothold at Ltnga yen on the west coast of Luzon island, 100 miles north ol Manila, have been wiped out, it was re ported officially today as Ameri can fighter planes pitched into (Continued on page 6) A. L. Stauf f er Discovered Dead Of Bullet Wound A. L. Srauffer, 76, Spanish American war veteran and resi dent here for Hie last 25 years, was found dead at his home, 620 S. Pine street, this mom ing, having been shot through the heart. Coroner H. C. Stearns stated that the position of the body and a .38 pistol un der the right hand, indicated suicide, although no note had been found and no motive es tablished. The death of the veteran ap parently occurred last night, the coroner said, but was not dis covered until this morning when R. A. Redetl, a neighbor, observed lack of activity about the home and called Chief of Police William Moor, who forc ed an entrance into the build ing. Stauffer was a member of the Masonic lodge at Hood River, where he resided before coming to Roseburg. A sister, Mrs. Ella Yoder, 125 Stevenson court, Wadsworth, Ohio, the only known relative, has been notified. The body was removed to the Roseburg Undertaking company parlors. 'em a sew re mi coox " ' 5wj-sas. X'.yTf I I' i
