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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Monday Morning. December 8. 1941
War Comes to the Pacific; High Spots Shown Here in Pictures
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Northern edge of the possible Pacific battle area Is Alaska, I S possession whose Aleutian Islands stretch
far out toward Japan, whose northern island is pictured. The Diomede islands were the subject a year
ago of rumors on Russian military operations.
Another of Tokyo's hlthly modern structures b the warehouse shown
in this picture. It faces on one f tht many canals which thread
the capital.
LoiiK-threatoned hostilities between Britain and Japan for control of the far east's wealth became an
actuality Sunday when Nippon declared war on the United States and Britain. Base of the bulk of
the lattcr's military, naval and aerial operations in the region is Singapore, in the Straits Settlements,
shown here. The "Gibraltar" of the east has for months been the home of a large part of the navy,
ready for anything.
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pan. No verification was made of aerial attacks on the city, but parts of the Island were reportedly
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Greatest volcano region in the world is the Pacific ocean, where eruptions frequently cause thbirth and
extinction of whole islands. Nearly all countries directly affected by the outbreak of war Sunday are
dotted with the lava-spouting mountains. One of the most famous is Mauna Loa, above, shown in
eruption in Hawaii.
How territory of the world's powers is distributed in the orient is
clearly shown by this map of the area southeast of China. Japa
nese holdings are indicated by horizoptal markings: those of the
I'nited States by cross-hatching, and the extensive possessions of
the Netherlands in solid black. Japan has for some time evidenced
designs on the Dutch East Indies, whose home government was
driven from the Netherlands by axis-partner Germany.
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laration of war. were issued from Tokyo, seat of goernment of Japan. Its modern business buildings
are shown in this picture.
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The broad span of the Pacific ocean, on which war broke out Sunday, displays here Important KUnda
owned by the I'nited States. Going from east to w est, the Hawaiian croup dominated the news reports
with first indications of attack. Midway Is the next jump on the Clipper schedule. Wake Island wm
reported to have been taken over peaceably by Japanese. Base of the airwavs at Guam (1) was bomb
ed Sunday. Samoa (2) was one of the few points not reportinr attack. The Philippine Island (3) uf
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pines helped the Commonwealth celebrate the sixth anniversary of mand of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, former chief of staff of the US
its birth, recently in a peace-time parade. Since late July all army.