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.
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ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1941.
VOL. XXX NO.
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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-
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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-
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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-
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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-
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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