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HongKong Hurt;
US, Dutch Subs
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By The Associated Press
MANILA, Dec. 21
(Sunday) (AP) Japa
nese air raiders swept over
the Manila area shortly
after 10:25 am today, un
loading a few bombs on
nearby Nichols field and
then roaring across the bay
to drop a few more in the
vicinity of the Cavite naval
base.
Follow War News in Orient on These Maps
Jtpprox inte Stale.
MILES
Two weeks of war in the
Pacific today found the Japa
nese strangling a sacrificial
band of British imperial
troops on HongKong island,
fighting fiercely to widen a
new foothold in the Philip
pines, and gathering strength
for ,new leap in Malaya,
while Dutch airmen and Unit
ed States submarines ripped
more holes in the Japanese
fleet.
The new Japanese landing
in the Philippines at dawn
Saturday was at Davao, on Min
danao island, and defense forces
immediately flung themselves on
the invaders. The fighting con
tinued all day, and at 2:15 a. m
today the US army headquarters
was reported out ot communica
tion with the city, 600 oniles south
of Manila, since Saturday after
noon, and the situation obscure.
Japan still was carrying the
ball for the axis in the world
struggle, because the Germans,
Italians and their hanger s-on
were taking a terrific beating on
Russia' snow-swept plains and in
the Libyan area.
Hongkong's fall was regarded as
inevitable. But the British tom
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US Planes
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These excellent maps will help yon follow the war news .from the far east. The map at lower left is
the Pacific area around the South China sea. where much of the action is taking place. The close-up
maps are of HongKong, British fortifications southeast of Canton; the Philippines, US possessions under
attack by the Japanese from air and sea, and Singapore, Britain's "Gibraltar" or the unenw ine japa
nese flags indicate location of attacks.
War News Fro
CAIRO
Purse Thief
Robs Woman
Downtown Salem Scene
Of Crime, Christmas
Shopper Loses Money
Navy Chief
World Capitals
MOSCOW
Between $30 and $40 of her
Christmas shopping funds were
in a purse snatched shortly before
10 o'clock Saturday night from
Mrs. Winnie Loomis, Canby, she
told Salem police who rushed to
the State and Cottage street cor
ner of Willson park after she had
screamed.
Little description of the man
' she said walked up behind her,
grabbing- her black leather
handbag and ripping off one
handle of it as he polled it from
her grasp, was given by Mrs.
Loomis other than that "he
wore very light-colored trous
ers." She saw him run into the
park shrubbery heading east,
she declared.
Police, who were Just chang
ing shifts and so were available
in double the usual number in
that section of the city, swarmed
over the park but found not an
other person in the park, they re
ported, with the exception of oth
er policemen.
Lack of street-lighting In par
tial blackout conditions was
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CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 20 -(vF)-Axis
resistance in Libya has all
but collapsed and the British are
in full chase of General Erwin
Rommel's army, fleeing westward
in rout almost to Bengasi, the
British declared Saturday night.
So fast is the pursuit, it was
said, that the British have been
hard pressed to stay on the
enemy's heels and much of the
job of smashing the axis' last
remnants of strength has fallen
to the RAF.
The main body of the re
treating axis army is now in the
western Geb el Akhdar moun
tains, a coastal range whose west
end end extends to south of Ben
gasi, the British said.
The rout was said to have lit
tered desert roads with destroy
ed and burning tanks, guns and
vehicles and to have left two
merchantmen listing off North
Africa with torpedo hits after an
assault on a convoy guarded by
three Italian destroyers and three
cruisers.
After occupying the port of
Derna and Mekili, 40 miles in
land,' the British were said to
have pushed their advance pa
trols as far as 60 miles further
west, within 100 miles of Ben
gasi, the axis' Important ad
vance supply port
These patrols now are beyond
the desert and in the green coun
try of eastern Cirenaica, which
once was the region of ono of
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Aim. Ernest J. King, Saturday
was named chief of all US naval
forces to be responsible only to
President Roosevelt and Secre
tary Knox. .
BERLIN
Plans to Buy
Tokyo Ticket
To Avenge Son
WENATCHEE, Wash Dee. 20
-(r-George Edwards ot Carl
ton tried to Join the nary Satur
day and was turned down be
cause ho had toe few teeth.
He tried the army and was
rejected because he was toe old
44. , Selective service head-
quarters officials: told bias he
could not he registered,
:y Said Edwards; 0
.." "My son, Claude, was killed
by the Japanese, -1 want to get
a couple of Japs and I think I
will if I have to pay my
way ever there.".
BERLIN, Dec. 20.-(ff)-An ap
peal from Adolf Hitler read in
every radio station of the reich
Saturday night acknowledged that
his army faced an enemy super
ior in numbers and material and
begged the straitened' German
people to contribute their warm
clothing to enable the soldiers to
endure the rigors of. the bitter
eastern, front, ...
The appeal, sounded on Hit
ler's behalf by Propaganda Min
ister Fan! Joseph Goebbels,
said . the German people must
show their rratitude by making
a Christmas gift -of every aril
ele of warm clothing " that pos
sibly can be spared, to the men
In the army.. " ; ; ;
While Goebbels was thus read
ing his own appeal and the proc-
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lamauon oi xne zuenrer, tne tugn
oommand admitted -its African
army was withdrawing westward
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the frigid? Russian front heavy
battles were being fought without
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MOSCOW, Sunday, Dec. 21-(JP),
-Plunging forward with acceler
ated momentum, the red army's
grand offensive has captured the
key industrial and rail center of
Volokomansk, 65 miles northwest
of Moscow, and registered other
gains from Finland to the sea of
Azov, the Russians announced to
day. The town of Voibokalo, south
of Lake Ladoga on the north
ern front, and dozens more
villages on the Moscow front
have been re---fiercely
contested battles, the
soviet information bji
munique announced last mid
night.
With soviet forces counting vast
new spoils and mounting num
bers of German dead, pursuit of
disordered nazi divisions routed
in the Kalinin sector, 90 miles
northwest of Moscow, was de
clared gaining momentum. There
the wreckage of German trans
ports and war material littered
the snows, the communique saiid.
Six German planes were des
troyed Saturday and Russian
fliers reported destroying or
damaging 4 German tanks, 170
trucks with troops and supplies,
7 field guns with crews, two an
ti-aircraft batteries, 100 ammu
nition cars, setting fire to five
railroad trains and blowing up an
ammunition dump.
Russian reports said retreat
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One Ship Flees
Safe to Shore;
Admiral Warns
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20
(AP) The navy received
unconfirmed reports that ene
my submarines fired on two
oil tankers near the Califor
nia coast Saturday, apparent
ly scoring a hit on one, and
chasing the other tanker into
port.
The reports followed by a
few hours the official disclo
sure by Rear Admiral J. W.
Greenslade, commandant of
the 12th naval district, that
enemy submarines were de
stroying American shipping in
American waters. He emphasized
the need of labor unity in keeping
the shipyards going at full speed
to replace all losses.
The office of the admiral, who
personally .visited shipyard plants
in Richmond Saturday to urge
welders td give up plans for work
stoppage during a jurisdictional
dispute, would not deny although
not confirming these reports.
A submarine attacked the 6912
tsn tanker Emidio Saturday after-.
noon near Bluhfs reef, 19Sr miles
north of San Francisco. The Emi
dio was said to have sent out an
SOS.
The Agwiworld, a 6771-ton ves
sel, was surprised by a submarine
20 miles off Cypress point, 100
miles south of San Francisco. The
submarine fired eight or nine
shells from a deck gun, but the
tanker reached a nearby coastal
anchorage.
The reports were the second
to bring the war close to the
coastal area. The night of
cember 8 San Francisco under
went blackout follow
which the fourth interceptor
command said that enemy planes
had been in the bay area.
It was reported to the navy
that the shelling attack occurred
as the Agwiworld plowed through
heavy seas. She turned her stern
and reached safety as naval
planes scouted the waters, the re
ports to the navy said.
There was little detail in the
unconfirmed reports to the navy
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Blackout Test Tonight
Declared Important
ing
Thirty-Second Signal Scheduled to
Call for Half-Hour Period of
Darkness in City of Salem
A 30-second scream of sirens from six vantage points in Sa
lem sometime between 9 and 12 o'clock tonight is scheduled to
call for a sudden blackout test which, defense officials indicate,
may result in heavier or lighter restrictions for capital city resi
dents during holidays.
Malta Cheers
HongKong
NEW YORK, Dec. 20-UP)-The
hard hit British Mediterranean
island fortress of Malta, which
went through its 106th air raid
Saturday, took time out to send
a message of encouragement to
its beleaguered brother fighters
in Hongkong, the British radio
said Saturday night
The message, signed by Sir
William Dobey, governor of Mal
ta, said:
In the name of the people
of Malta I send the warmest
greetings and sympathy.
"Our hearts are with you In
your gallant defense against the
Japanese attacks."
CBS heard the broadcast
New regulations issued Satur
day afternoon by Lt. Gen. John
L. DeWitt calling for darkening
of all neon signs, flood lights,
outdoor advertising and road
signs until further notice or un
til city or county authorities are
convinced that such signs can be
extinguished in 60 seconds after
an alarm are to go into general
effect in Oregon on Monday
night, Jerrold Owen, state de
fense coordinator, announced
shortly after the army arden
had brought about a hasty black
out in downtown Salem.
Neon signs and street lights
in Oregon cities were allowed
to bum while stores remained
open Saturday night after Ow
en had contacted miliUv
headquarters for official permit
Sunday night's 30-minute t.st
blackout called for by city ia
thers in an attempt to determine
efficiency of their signal system
and ability of the city to turn
out lights rapidly, is not to serve
as test by which permission for
operation of outdoor advertising
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Boyer Rites
Set Tuesday
Veteran County Clerk
Held Post Since 1917,
Active in Civic Life
Schools Book jYule Programs
Prior to Holiday Vacation
Only two davs of schooL remain before Salem's children be- Sfl iP.m I OH til
gin Christmas vacation, which lasts until January o, ana a large
number of urograms of the season are planned.
Largest observances are Homecoming, at the senior high
school and pageants at Leslie and
lis Decorated-
Group To
Outrank
Cabinet
National Leaders
Considered for
Powerful Posts
WASHINGTON, Dec 20
(AP) President Roosevelt
was reported on excellent au
thority Saturday to be con
sidering the creation of a su
preme war council which
would be subordinate only to
him and would have powers
even greater than those of the
cabinet.
Those in a position to know
said that while the plan still
was embryonic the president
believed the war effort could
be prosecuted more efficient
ly if he had a small group around
him which could handle many
matters of. policy which now re
quire his personal attention.
Informants said the proposed
war council would be composed
of from three to five men. They
listed the following among those
be in considered for membership
on the group:
Wendell L. Willkie, republican
nominee for the presidency la
1840 and now member "Of New
Yolk law firm.
'.Rear. Admiral William D. Lea
hy, minister to the Vichy, France,
government former chief of na
val operations and former gov
ernor Puerto Rico.
Vice-President Henry A. Wal
lace, chairman of the supplies,
priorities and allocations board.
Philip Murray, president of the
Congress of Industrial Organiza
tions. In informed quarters, it was
recalled there have been re
peated Indications that WUlkie
would be given a prominent
place In the defense effort
WUlkie lunched with President
Roosevelt last Monday, and at
that time there was widespread
speculation that ie would be
appointed moderator of the new
industry -labor conference.
That position was not tend
ered, however, and subsequently
there were generally reports that
Mr. Roosevelt had a more im
portant position in mind for his
1940 opponent
There have been repeated re
ports that Leahy would be called
back to this country to take a
more active part in the war effort
Wallace naturally would be ap
pointed to any war council, it
was said, first because of his po-
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Funeral services are to be held
at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon from
the W. T. Rigdon mortuary for
Ulysses Grant Boyer, 75, who died
at his home Saturday morning
two weeks after he had retired
from the post of Marion county
clerk.
Young men he had trained in
the office he had headed for
almost 25 years are to serve as
pallbearers at the services. Dr.
J. C. Harrison of the First
Methodist church is to officiate
and interment will be at city
view cemetery.
In 1940 Mr. Boyer announced
that he would not sgain be
candidate for the county derk
ship he had held since January,
1917, but he retained the posi
tion when his successor, Lt Har
lan Judd, was called into active
army service before he had quali
fied for the office. Upon Judd's
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Parris junior high school, all
Tuesday afternoon."
While Christmas ' presenta
tions in some elementary schools
were completed during the past
week, Monday - will see pro
grams fay the various grades at
Grant school ra the morning;
assembly in charge of first, sec
ond and third grades at 1:39 at
Richmond; pageant at ; Bush
school at 7:39 pv m. Charlotte
Stone : of the city libray is to
tell the Christmas story at 1
p. m. at Englewoed school.
Christmas ; singing around a
tree is planned for 11 a. m. Tues
day at Garfield; Christmas" story
to be told at 1 p. m. at Engle-
wood.
Presentation of a student ver
sion of Dickens' "Christmas 'Car-
Carl. Parker Gies, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl A. Gies, 2500 Fair
grounds road, Salem, was oqe of
13 army air officers to receive the
Distinguished Service Cross,-Gen.
Douglas McArthur announced Fri
day. Decorated with 2nd Lt Gies
oT and speeches by three alumni were . three - men. who .received
will welcome graduates to Salem! posthumously the honor,' second
high school Tuesday afternoon for I only to the Congressional medaL
annual ttomecoming. joe uower-iuies was aiea as naving cuvea
sox and Helen Zielinskl, ASB 1 his plane into a flight of 20 ene-
president and secretary, have I my crafty shooting down one, and
general charge of the program. -. j returning la his base safely with
Speakers scheduled for . the 1 his -own plane-in. the air- fights
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Welders Out
On Strike
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23.-V
Disputed claims of effectiveness
cropped up late Saturday as in
dependent welders, with many
members employed in shipyards,
launched a nation-wide stop-work
movement
Ship building companies de
clared effects of the stop-work
maneuver were negligible.
Spokesmen for the union, the
United Welders, Cutters and
Helpers of America (i n d e p e n
dent), claimed that 250 or 200 men
quit work before noon and said
they expected the movement "up
and down the coast to gain mo
mentum.'' The union has been at logger
heads for some time with the AFL
International Boilermakers union.
Main issue is to gain separate
identity and bargaining power.
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CHRISTMAS Isn't reoUy. Christmas unless you read some;
of fee Yule stories whick ydunj and old have known end :
-loved for generation. The second of a series of five of the
,- tone-tested favorites, especially condensed for The States
man by The AP Feature Service crppedra kxicry7Loc cw
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