SIX
U. S. Urged to Rush Aid
To Far East Islands
(Continued from page 1)
we were good and we thought
" so, too.
"Now, too many of us are alt-
ting with our hands complacently
i folded while we wait for 'George'
1 to win the war."
. Grimly, Standlcy predicted
"this war may last a long, long
lime and America can be
brought to her knees!" He added
Ihul the nation already was "be
coming lethargic" and was for
getting the lesson of Pearl har
bor. '
Competitive Blda Out
The war production board
plans to place all war contracts
by negotiation rather than by
competitive bidding, Douglas
MacKeachle, purchases director,
notified the senate defense .In-
vostigallng committee today.
This course, designed to speed
(he placing of army and navy or-
v ders, will be accompanied by two
other sweeping policy changes:
1. Contracts for standard com
mercial items will be placed gen
erally with small manufacturers,
leaving the more difficult arma
ment Jobs to bigger concerns.
2. To prevent inflated profits
. on war orders, contracts will con
tain a clause providing for re-ne-
gotlation after the contract has
boon placed and signed.
To carry out the re-negotiations,
the WPB is establishing a
contract review branch in Mac
Keachle's division,, charged with
the task of reviewing all major
1 contracts and recommending
' changes if they appear to give
: manufacturers too high a profit
or are faulty for other reasons. .
Guard Against Fever
All army officers and men were
ordered today to be immunized
against yellow fever, making
. them quickly available for service
in the tropics.
Secretary , of War Stlmson an
, nounced the order, explaining
t that hitherto ciily troops assigned
' to such areas as Panama and Pu
erto Klco were so vaccinated.
Army men already are Immuniz
ed against paratyphoid, smallpox
and tetanus.
Stlmson announced also that
reserve officer training corps
summer camps for college stud
ents had been discontinued for
the war's duration and for six
months thereafter.
, AMERICA "BEING LICKED,"
CONGRESSMAN DECLARES
; WASHINGTON, Feb; 12 (AP)
' Representative Hatton Sum
nors (D., Tex.) veteran chairman
of the Judiciary committee, sol
emnly told the house today that
"we're being licked," and cried
' out to congress to rouse the na
tion to its danger.
"My God," he shouted, "are we
; going to let the hope of the ages
perish from this earth because of
our unworthlness," because, "we,
as did France, Insist upon 'busi
ness as usual'?"
America, Sumners told the
house, "doesn't yet realize that It
is in the greatest war of all time,
facing the greatest military ma-
chine in history."
But he said that even though
he had not found an awakened
public consciousness, "the Ameri
can people hHve got the stuff In
them to do the Job."
Eleanor Roosevelt to
Resign From Defense Job
ITAHACA, N. Y.. Feb. 12
(AP) Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
velt said today she had "always
intended to resign from the of
fice of civilian defense when the
organization is completed" and
added she expected it to be com
pleted "very soon."
The assistant director of thd
OCD told a press conference
when the organization is com
pleted she would "organize her
self right out of the office of
civilian defense."
Britain to Get Eighth
; Of U. S. Rubber Output
LONDON, ' Feb. 12 (API
Minister of production Lord Beav
erbrook told the house of .lords
today that the Washington com
bined raw materials board plans
to produce 400.000 tons of syn
thetic rubber annually of which
Britain expects to get 50,000 tons.
ALASKA'S AREA
If a map of Alaska were drawn
; to the same scale as one of the
. United States and superimposed
' on the latter, with Point Barrow
! placed at Duluth. Minn., the
islands of the Aleutian archlpcla-
go would touch Los Angeles, Cal
while the southeastern point of
Alaska would rest upon Savanah,
', Georgia.
MAKING IT TOUGHER
DECATUR, 111. (AP) If you
; get a flat tire here, reach for your
identification card ahead of your
Jack. Under a drastic order de
signed to curb thefts of the ra
tioned articles police have been
instructed to regard every tire
changer as a tire thief until he
proves otherwise.
Stricken Normandie Wa flows m HiTdson River Mud, a Faffen Sea Giant'
4rcT7T ' - Tt ri ' Zfit ' ' 1
Sixty million dollars worth of ship, the former French passenger liner Normandie, now the U. S. 6. Lafayette, wallows Ignominiously In -Uie mud
beside her Hudson River pier after a ravaging fire swept through her upper three decks as she lay in New York Harbor. Tons of water from fire
boats caused the sea giant to list and topple.
Nazis Claim Russians
Hurled Back in Ukraine
(Continued from page 1)
and light naval craft.
Bombing raids against contin
ental targets are among the fac
tors handicapping German shops
and factories called upon to ex
pand their output. Transport dif
ficulties, shortages of labor, coal
and electrical power are among
others.
A dispatch from Bern, Switzer
land, cited the decree of propa
ganda minister Goebbcls banning
Industrial fairs as evidence of the
tremendous effort being made to
match the production capacity of
the United States. The need for
replacement , of heavy material
such as guns and tanks lost In
Russia was stressed.
On the north African front,
British headquarters reported
that Imperial artillery fire had
scattered a strong tank-supported
axis force in the desert and that
British mobile units "continued
their aggressive activities" In the
main battle zone 40 miles west of
Tobruk. ,
In general, the situation re
mained unchanged.
THEY HAVE DONE MUCH
During the years of Its opera
tion, WPA workers have built
more than 100,000 public build
ings and have built or improved
565,000 miles of roads. This is
equivalent to erecting nine new
buildings and 180 miles of road
for every county In the United
Statot..
HAD GOLD NOSE
Tr,e famous Danish astronj
mer, Tycho Brahe. lost his nose
in a duel and thereafter wore
one of gold. So that he might
keep It M'turely taslencd, he car
ried cement about with him.
Lincoln's Memory Is
Honored by 2 Nations ,
(Continued from page 1)
Abrahem Lincoln.
National Commander Lynn U.
Stambuugh of Fargo led the an
nual American legion pilgrimage
to Lincoln's tomb at Springfield,
111. Lord Halifax, the British
ambassador, placed a wreath by
the tomb. He participated in a
POETS CORNER
WARTIME TRANSFORMATION
(By Aiden Harness)
In unswerving men whose wis
dom guides
The United Nations In this war
And who can see across the
months afar
The final battles and their turn
ing tides;
In dauntless officers whose sol
diers fight
With mutchless skill and courage
and ollght
The conquest germ Inoculated
packs
Of human wolves whose ruthless
leaders are
Controlled by military maniacs;
In countless people, working now
to save
The world that axis gangsters
would enslave;
The love that sends men forth
to fight
For freedom and eternal right,
Awakens at this fateful hour
A super-human mental power.
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Lincoln's birthday celebration at
Springfield last night.
Illinois Places Thronged.
Hundreds of visitors thronged
Illinois places hallowed by Lin
coln's memory the white frame
house in which he lived while
serving in the Illinois legislature;
the village of New Salem, which
has been restored; and the court
house where he tried cases while
a circuit-riding lawyer.
At Bloomlngton, Ind., the Uni
versity of Indiana announced pur
chase of what it described as the
last big privately-owned library
of material on Lincoln. The col;
lection includes some 8,000 vol
umes, many photographs, busts
and etchings.
;' Across the seas in London Unit
ed States . Ambassador Wlnant,
speaking at a Lincoln birthday
luncheon, said that Lincoln "like
we, hted the. tyranny I of -man
over man" and " therefore would
have grasped the reasons that
made. Britain and United States
allies again today. :
Bloody Battle for
Singapore Still Raging
(Continued from page 1)
not yet been won.
C. Yates McDaniel, of the As
sociated Press, the last foreign
correspondent remaining in
Singapore, said British infantry
charged the Japanese and drove
them back at several points.
McDaniel's dispatch, filed from
a ship lying offshore, under re
peated attack by Rising Sun div
bombers, said however that the
battle lines were moving steadily
closer to Singapore.
Japs Occupy Suburbs
The Tokyo radio, declaring that
the conquest of all Singapore is
land was "only a matter of
hours," asserted that Japanese
forces were pushing deep Into the
city itself after occupying the fa
mous Singapore racetrack In the
northwest suburbs.
A Singapore broadcast, report
ing terrific losses Inflicted on the
enemy, declared;
Crack Japanese divisions have
and are taking a hammering that
will have considerable Influence
on the future course of the war. . .
"Singapore's defenders have no
mountain fortress to which they
can retreat, no natural obstacles
to the Invader such as the terrain
which has helped Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's gallant defense of
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Bataan peninsula. But Singa
pore's defenders have this in com
mon with MacArthur's men the
same courage, the snme fortitude,
the same will to win every vital
hour.".
Rescue Ships Blasted
Hundreds of fires set by Japan
ese bombers and artillery bom
bardment raged in Singapore.
Virtually unopposed in the air,
Japanese dive-bombers were blast
ing at British troops and rescue
ships in the harbor.
Hundreds of women and child
ren already had been removed
from the doomed city. '. g -
Bloodily and gallantly, the -outnumbered
defenders executod a
pledge Jan. 27 by Prime Minister
Churchill' that thq battle-'will be
fought to the last lnchj" !
A note demanding surrender,
dropped yesterday by a Japanese
warplane, watt lgnoredi by, the
garrison commander, LIcut-'.Gjpn.
Percival, ,Hc acknowledged, how
ever, ..that his men were being
driven slowly' back on the west
ern side, of the island. -' i :
"The enemy's advance has been
assisted by tanks and consider
able bomber and fighter support,"
said a communique.
Japanese imperial headquarters
said the Invaders had won "com
plete mastery over the main de
fense fortifications" and were
mopping up around the-water re
servior on the central part of the
Island. '
London Braced For Loss ' '
London authorities were grim
ly prepared for loss of the $400,
000,000 Asiatic bastion. Holding
off of the invasion army until
withdrawal of women and child
ren was completed was apparent
ly one aim of the defense forces.
In Sydney, Australia, CBS re
porter, Cecil Brown, said Singa
pore "probably will be in Japan
ese hands vln the next 24 to 72
hours." He' reiterated charges
that caused him to be barred
from the air In Singapore one
month ago charges that the
British were complacent and ill
prepared for the Malayan fight.
Japs Gain On Other -Fronts
Japanese hurdling of the lower
Salwoen river In a drive against
Burma's defenders to Martaban,
80 miles by air from the city
of Rangoon and the rising threat
against all the Netherlands East
Indies added to the gravity of the
united nation's position.
Tokyo headquarters declared
sea-borne Japanese troops had
completely occupied Macassar,
OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY .2, 1942.
chief port and capital of Dutch
Celebes island, as well as the
town of Gasmata on Australian
mandated New Britain island.
An Indies communique said
Dutch troops were still fiercely
resisting the Japanese invaders in
various sectors of the 3,000-mile
archipelago, but gave no details.
Aneta, the Dutch news agency,
said Dutch forces on Celebes and
Borneo were believed to be fight
ing desperately to stem Japanese
drives against Macassar and
Bandjermasin, Borneo southeast
coastal port both aimed at Java,
the heart of the Indies.
m M CONSERVATION
S PLAN' :
OAK AND STEPHENS STS.
Jops Await Aid for New
Drive Against MecArthur
(Continued from page 11
nila reported that Japanese ef
forts to win the friendship of the
Filipinos Is fulling miserably in
the fuce of widespread hunger
and their mistreatment of the
people. .
At least 10 and possibly 20
Filipinos are said to have been
t-xcuicd - f or opposing the Japa
nese occupation forces. Their
bodies afterward -.ver? thrown in
to Manila bay, according . to .in
formation reaching here.
JAPS SUFFER FURTHER
SMASHES ON BATAAN
WITH AMERICAN FORCES
ON BATAAN PENINSULA, Feb.
11. (Delayed) (AP) Ameri
can shore defense guns have
smashed into complete and costly
failure another Japanese effort to
crack the western flank of Gen
eral MacArthur's lines on Bataan
peninsula, and have inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy in do
ing so.
The Japanese tried a before
dawn landing from a number of
barges towed by a sea-going tug,
but were driven off by artillery
and machine-gun fire which sank
several barges and killed a num
ber of troops. When daylight
came the American guns scored
a direct hit that sank the tug and
left the barges drifting helplessly
toward shore, where several more
were sunk and others were cap
tured. U. S. Gift Material Used
These barges carried life-saving
and other equipment marked
"United States Army Transport
Men-ltt" equipment which Gen.
MacArthur, then a brigadier and
commander of the Philippine
scouts, sent to Japan in 1923 aft
er the disastrous earthquake and
fire.
Some of the Japanese soldiers
tried to swim north to the safety
of their own lines but were killed
by rifle fire from the shore.
Previous attempts to dent Mac
Arthur's left flank also have been
shattered, and on the few occa
sions when the Japanese suc
ceeded in landing they were wip
ed out completely except for the
few who were wounded and tak
en prisoner
Suicide Unit Erased
The final mopping- up of the
west coast battleground where a
Japanese suicide battalion landed
and outstanding leader of the
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A MOBILE NATION IS A STRONG NATION
last week resulted In a count of
almost 400 Japanese dead, not
counting those buried by the
Japanese during the fight.
The last Japanese took refuge
In caves along the shore. When
all else failed, American soldiers
tied sticks of dynamite with
short fuses to the ends of long
bamboo poles and flipped the dy
namite into the caves from the
cliffs above.
Jap Cruelty Reported
Filipinos formerly employed by
the American army and navy arc
roped to telephone poles along the
main streets of Manila. For three
days and nights they are held
there, virtually without food and
klcKcd and slapped by passing
Japanese sentries.
If, at the end of this period,
the Japanese find them "guilty"
of assisting Americans, they are
executed. Otherwise they are re
leased. Two high officials of the Philip
pine supreme court Judge Ar
senio Locson and Judge Gregorio
Narvasa--were trussed up pub
licly in this fashion and released
only after several hours, when
the Japanese apologized for their
"mistake."
Pro-Japanese agents are said
still to be extremely active, prin
cipally the Sakdalistas and Gan
aps, members of Filipino parties
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irr DEFENSE
which long have agitated for free
dom from American rule. They
point out suspects to the Japan
ese sentries.
When these agents fail to turn
in any suspects, they are thcm:
selves tied up. Hence they make
their accusations at random.
One Filipino who helped thiQ
Japanese find a 5,000-gallon cachew
of gasoline and was rewarded
publicly for that deed later was
reported to have been shot for
failing to locate additional sup
plies. C. J. Rirchey, Resident
Of Myrtle Creek, Dies
C. J. Riehey, a well-known resi
dent of Myrtle Creek, died at
Mercy hospital last night follow
ing a long Illness. The body has
been removed to the Roseburg
Undertaking company parlors.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made. ''
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