PAGE TWO
Navy Secures
Supply lines
Pearl Harbor Fleet
Protects Convoys to
New Zealand Sector i
(Continued from page 1)
units of the Pacific fleet eat of
Pearl Harbor that "the battle of
the supply line from America's
factories to the far Pacific bat
; tie front has been won."
The Monitor correspondent
reached Wellington Monday
aboard a destroyer that was de
scribed as the first unit of a naval
force under Commander Adm.
Herbert F. Leary, who will direct
called naval forces In the Anzae
area.
He said the original mission of
the naval force that fet out from
Pearl Harbor was "to cover the
movement of -reinforcements" that
were poured ashore from form
er luxury liners at Pacific islands.
Part of this same fleet, however,
also attacked the Japanese man
dated Gilbert and Marshall Is
lands. Declaring he was not priv
ileged to tell what had hap
pened since the Japanese at
tack on Pearl Harbor, Harsch
added that It would, however,
"make every citizen of the allied
nations lift their chins a notch."
Harsch told of the arrival of the
vangard of a United States naval
force at Wellington, described his
landing from a destroyer and com
mented: "Behind the color of this little
act in a great drama lay a symbol
of an important American vic
tory ...
' "Japan has' suffered its first
ierious reverse. An American ad
miral commands -the terminus of
the supply route. The way stations
have been secured. Bluejackets
re nere, nu uc w,
reinforcements and the Vital
weaDons of war."
' "Japan won the first blow at
Fearl Harbor," he said. Bat
Japan lost the battle of the sup
ply lines ...
"Japan's best guaranty of vic
tory was te close that line.
Japan still is capable of delivering-
powerful blows from its
inner lines of communication,
but American i forces already
have won the battle of access to
the far Pacific."
: He told of traveling part of the
way from Pearl Harbor with the
navy forces that attacked Japan
ese bases In the Gilbert and Mar
Shsall islands, before transferring
to. another unit by breeches buoy
in mid-Pacific. .
m, II J I
inere were u-jr ""
tropic isianoswnere amps weu
uiuwu iu uic iiuui; uauc ifuum I
American reiniorcemenis mio way
Stations," he said, and there were
waving flags and hats as the de -
Stroyer ended its 4,000-mile jour
ney at Wellington harbor.
The Monitor correspondent
aid he left Pearl Harbor on an
airplane carrier accompanied
by destroyers and cruisers.
"No battleships encumbered
swift movements," be com
mented. i One night, he heard the Japan
ese radio announce the sinking of
the Forre with which he was sail
ing, but dawn found the entire
unit intact
"The Japanese literally did
nothing to interfere with the or
iginal mission of this force, which
was to cover the movements of re
inforcements to way stations
along the supply route," he said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lO-P)
President Roosevelt defined the
major war strategy of the United
Nations today as an effort to keep
the enemy in check and inflist the
greatest possible destruction upon
his men and resources while the
allies are building a superior war
machine.
. The chief executive made this
statement at a press conference
when asked to comment on recent
assertions that the people gen
erally entertain an unwarranted
spirit of complacency regarding
the outcome of the war. Mr. Roose
velt agreed that to some extent
this had been true. i
1 A reporter asked' him for com
ment on a speech by Premier
Mitchell F. Hepburn of Ontario to
the effect that Japanese naval su
periority In the Pacific was so
great that the American fleet had
been forced into . hiding. The
president replied he had seen only
a purported excerpt of the address,
end that any comment should
' come from Ottawa, the Canadian
capital.-.
WPA Pays for
Extension pf
Salem Runway
Approval of a $41,997 WPA al
location for the Salem airport
provides funds to pay for the
1000-foot extension of the princi
pal runway, which is completed I
except text paving, according to
E. J. Griffith, state WPA admin
istrator. - The paving is to be contracted
"in place for both the extension
and the two new runways on
which construction has started.
Famed Author Dies :
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 10-f !
a-tlrs. Alice Ilegan Rice,1 author
ef the internationally famed nov
el, "Mra, Wlggs of the Cabbage
Patch cled at her home Tues
day nlgU after a long illness. She
was 12, v. : 4
Gov. Sprague's Formal
Candidacy Statement
(Continued from Page 1) ,
organized effort to develop industries to ufilize the state's
resources of power and products of farms, forests, mines
and the sea, and now to parttdpate In war production.
In the midst of this work for peace-time development the
war broke upon us. In months before the war I sought by
public address here and In other states to acquaint the
people with our danger from an axis victory and especially
the grave threat to this, nation from Japan. As governor it
was my duty to organize and direct the war effort bt
Oregon. Our success In enrolling the military -strength In
planning and organizing civilian defense which was ac
tually ready when war came, in locating and training
workers for war industries hare won praise from ztattoncd
authorities, military and civil, and hare given our people
a sense of security based on knowledge of preparedness
and vigilance. This duty is still upon me. ,
I am now called on to conduct a' political campaign tor
renomination: for this is election year. In this crisis I cannot
neglect my official duties to devote much time far personal
campaigning. I must depend on the people of Oregon who
approve of my administration of state affairs, in peace and
in war, to carry my campaign forward. I have built no
personal political machine in my three years as governor;
but have worked with the state and county party organiza
tions. I have gone on the principle that my achievement as
governor and my program for the future would be my
best campaign argument.
The Issue In this campaign Is this: Shall the state
change its leadership now? Personalities of candidates,
minor Issues of local significance are' not the real ques
tion. That question is. Shall the governorship continue
in experienced hands for the four difficult and uncertain
years ahead?
I may not be able because of my present responsibilties
to visit personally every section of the state. I shall by radio
address and published statement, however, carry my ap
peal to the minds and the hearts of the voters of Oregon.
Plane Crashes
Fatal to Tive
Army Fliers
TifflMA Wash Fh IfWJPl
U, army air corps announced
-Tuesday 2nd Lieut. G. E. I
. . R Antonio. Texas,
was killed Tuesday when his
single seater plane crashed and
burned at nearby Fort Lewis.
RpImm. of full details of the
arHdent was not immediatelv an-
proved by the airfield's comman-
der. Col. A. F. Herold, but it
was pfficially announced an in-1
vestigation of the mishap was un
derway.
Colonel Herold passed for
publication the fact that the
aircraft was making; "a routine
flight" at the time of the crash,
and that Houston was the only
man aboard.
McChord Field press officers
reported flames : broke out inv
mediately . after
inilltary reserva-
demolishing the
ground on the
virtually
machine
Lieutenant Houston was un-
mamed. they added.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. IQ-(JP
Four army air corps cadets crash
ed to their 'deaths and a fifth
parachuted to safety when a
flight of training planes enroute
from Luke Field. Ariz., to El
Paso, Tex., encountered a blind
ing rain storm near Hachita, NM,
Monday night
Luke field authorities issued a
statement telling these details of
the flight:
"Elements of three planes each
were dispatched from Luke field
at there-minute intervals, start
ing at 7:30 p.m. Each element was
led by an instructor. Weather
cated clear or high clouds, with
ceiling and visibility unlimited.
"A blinding rain storm was en
countered, however, in the vicin
ity of Hachita, and several stu-
dents became lost from their re-
spective instructors."
"Victory" Suit
4
a:
t)
, V-:' X. L B, Pbonepbot
. Here Is the "Vlctorr suit. Shown
by Designer Jamea BaUetta ; of
New York City. It Is without
cuZs, vest, pleats, suspenders,.
. belt aud lapels,
The
Tavern Men
Seek Recovery
Of Tax Funds
PORTLAND. Vch 1 (WP-Trvr
land tavern operators threatened I
court action Friday to recover
navments made to th stat tav
commission under the now inop-
erative cigarette tax law.
a resolution bv Portland
Deninsula chanter of th Tavrn
Owners association of Oreeon an. I
thorized the association's board
of governors to take assignments
of refund claims. Legal proceed
ings would be started only if nec
essary.
Ed S. Torrence, secretary of the
Tvr.,i, . .
peninsula chapter, said, "We have
ZJl ttZ -1 "J.; r ,r . I
yet We cannot collect that two
cents a pack tax from the public,
but we have paid it to the com-
""ssion."
Sprague Gtes
r i
uiiice necord"
Announces Candidacy
For Reelection; Sees
Hard Years Ahead
(Continued from Page 1)
cance are not the real question.
That question Is, Shall the gov
ernorship - continue in experi
enced hands for the four diffi
cult and uncertain years
ahead?"
GOV. SDracme will have an
opponent for the republican nom-
mation Secretary of State Earl
Snell, who announced his entry
into tne race on January 31 on a
I , , , .. - " T
tax laws, including abolishment of
the present three-man state tax
commission.
The governor ettA an imnnn
his administration's achievements
successful attarir. nn nmM..
emDlovment mair,to
dustrial nnr. cci.t-m x.i
ness and agriculture, elimination
of the state treasury deficit with
ensuing wiping out of all state
property taxes, departmental and
institutional improvements In ser
vice and efficiency, formulation of
a thorough forestry program and
organization for the state's de
fense in war-time.
Noting that "war-stimulated
prosperity has Increased receipts
from income and excise taxes,"
the governor said he would rec
ommend te the next legislature
that either a substantial reduc
tion m state Income taxes or
application ef an equivalent sum
for reduction of local property
taxes, i
Pressing duties of office, height-
Snraie to d-vote
personal campaigning, he said.:
shall by radio address and
published sUtements," he added,
however, "carry my appeal te
the minds and the hearts ef the
voters ef Oregon.
Mr. Sprague, publisher of The
Statesman for many years and
formerly In the newspaper bus -
Iness to Corvaliis, was elected
governor in 1938 by a vote greater
than any previous state executive
had received. Henry Hess was his
democratic opponent.
Munitions Confiscated
SALINAS, Feb- 10-GP) Twenty
I Japanese were arrested, a truck-
load of ammunition confiscated
and quantities of other contra
band seized Tuesday in the sec
ond major raid on northern Cali
fornia Japanese colonies. - '
FDR Praises Scouts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-4P
President Roosevelt, in his annual
message to the , Boy Scouts of
I America, said Tuesday night that
I scout training had been of "heart
enirig" aid in organizing the armed
'forces.
OBEGOX? STATESMAN, Salem.
Singapo
re m
leath Struggle
Lone US Writer Tells
Of Battle as Nippon
Closes In on Gty
(Continued from page X)
from m gramophone corporation
informing - hint that "record
number DB is unavailable for
broadcast without special per
mission of Messrs. Walt Disney,
Mlckejr Mouse, Incorporated." .
The enemy's troops were be
lieved to stand 100,000 strong on
the Island Itself and immediately
across the strait, and with this
overwhelming air superiority he
was steadily extending the area of
his conquest .
The British command, In the
second successive communique to
announce a forced withdrawal of
the imperial line, reported late In
the day:
" "Daring last night the enemy
succeeded in making further
landings on the Island In the
area between Sunset Mandal
and Sungel Kranjl (the area
along the northern part of the
Island eastward from Kranji
estuary.) j
The enemy has maintained
continuous dive bombing and
machine-fun attacks on ear
forward areas In the western
sectors throughout the day as
well as high-level bombing at
tacks by large formations of air-
. MA. r
si u h
uuiuNuucu ncBvy pressure ana
has continued te Infiltrate In
this area;
Despite stubborn resistance,
there has been some farther
withdrawal of ear forces.'
During the early morning hours
fires glowed red along the north
ern island and later in the day
gray clouds and black pillars of
smoke obscured the forward bat
tie areas.;
(Loudon quarters were gloomy I
lover Singapore's grave situation,
but authoritative sources were in-
cllned to discount suggestions that
tne Japanese naa infiltrated into
Cecity itself. Latest information
w "m, nowever, put me m-
vader 10 miles from Singapore
city.
(A Singapore radio station
t Tv
there are a number on the Island
- -
London time.
(An Exchange telegraph dis
patch to London reported that the
British were blowing up all oil
tanks and putting the torch to all
rubber, pineapple and other fac
tories in the northwest area of the
island.
(Among a series of successes
claimed daring the day by" the
Japanese, the most significant
was the claim that the dyna
mited eauseway connecting
Singapore Island with the main
land had been repaired during
the night by Japanese engineers
and that Japanese reinforce
ments and reserves of supplies
were moving over it)
ine enemy s landings were
made m steel vessels. How far the
invader had beaten to the east
from the Kranji-Mandai area was
not officially disclosed. Some east
ward infiltration had been ack-
nowleded. however, since Mon-
aay.
The outnumbered imperial
I forcesr-British, Australians, In
diana-were making a great and
tfallant stand, but a1thnnrh thv
were cuttin the invader down In
enormous numDers nis pressure
never slackened.
"b. HHP-The
newly-created Pacific war coun-
cU. met Tuesday night to frame a
common, policy in the far east as
waves. Japanese smashed with
mounun rury at weary defenders
of Singapore, last stronghold of
the British empire's might In the
Pacific j
Prime Minister Churchill pre
sided ever the council which
convened in a capital overcast
with gloom at accounts of Japa
nese successes en the beleagu
ered Island stronghold.
Coincident with Tuesday night's
meeting, Churchill moved to
strengthen the United Nations'
war effort by designating Lord
Beaverbrook, newly-a p p o i n ted
minister of production, to repre
sent Britain In various pooling
arrangements with the United
States, in a capacity correspond
neaa. oi tne American war pro-
l duction board.
Nazis Stiffen
Against Russ
1 i MOSCOW. Feb. 10-tfV-German
I ski troops were appearing In huge
I numbers on the north central
front tonight and the Red army,
slowly I re-winning more ground
after clearing . the invader from
three whole provinces, faced most
stubborn resistance yet from re
treating nazt units.
. On every sector of the front
the Germans were throwing tn
reserves at great cost and were
feverishly fortifying as deeply
as possible the approaches te
Inhabited localities.
Nevertheless, Moscow, Tula and
Ryaban provinces on the central
front were completely: cleared of
I the Germans: a large part of the
1 Kalinen province- on the north
j central front and a considerable
j portion of Leningrad province had
- 1 been freed and ejection of the
I Germans . proceeded in Smolensk
'province and the. Ukraine
Oregon,; Wednesday Morning, February XL 1842
Escapes From Fire on Ndrmandie
IF
5
V
t-, ' Xr .IJ . l,I..V.i.m.nn nmhnu vlii M- I
volunteer rescue
eaped from the fire which swept
at its Hudson river pier at New York eity.
Ration Board
Asks for Aid
Wants County Court to
Provide Funds; Seeks
Free Downtown Office
Financial support totaling $75
monthly has been asked of thelgether the cords of disharmony,
Marion county court for ration overcoming the spirit of corn
board operating expenses, John promise which marked the ex-
HeltzeL county ration board ad-
sninistrator and chairman of the
Salem local board revealed Tues-
night
Eventually, Heltsel said he
was given te understand, fed
eral funds may be forthcoming
to meet certain of the ration
era expenses, but that possi
bility seems distant With the
addition of ether commodities
to the originally-limited tires
for rationing, the task Is rapidly
outgrowing the accommoda
tions board members the m
selves have provided, he de
clared. nave luu-wui uuit, up "w- I
zel said, pointing out that he
hoped office and assistance would
JXut v.. -4 a I
supplies and telephone will be re
quired.
Clatsop, Colombia, Washing
ton and Polk counties are pro-
Tiding- working funds to their
boards, Heltsel said. Polk, with
15,000 residents In comparison
with Marion's 75,000, Is con
tributing S50 a month, he de
clared. Persons seeking permission to
purchase tires are finding present
arrangements confusing with
headquarters operating at Helt-
zel's office, his residence and the
residences of the other two mem
bers of the board. No better plan
can be devised unless some public-spirited
citizen or organiza
tion offers to provide office space
rent free until such a time as the
federal government supplies
funds for the board, he said.
Riiss Approve
US Minister
KUIBYSHEV, Russia, Feb. 10
(.P)-Both Russian military and
diplomatic circles received warm-
lomatic circles received warm-
Tuesday the appointment of
Admiral wuuam a. atancuey u
United States ambassador to the
soviet union.
Th admiral who was named
" k.
VSj vo 4Mvuuj a a vowvu
Roosevelt, made many friends as
a delegate last autumn to the
TmoLT ",w't
The soviet government already
has given its official approval to
his selection.
Red Cross War Fund
Said Nearing Goal
NEW YORK, Feb. lu-UrVS.
Sloan Colt, national chairman of
the ! Red Cross war fund, said
Tuesday night that the nation al
ready had contributed $52,000,000
toward the $65,000,000 goaL
"The campaign for the Red
Cross war fund has demonstrated
how united mis nation is," said
Colt
Boulder Derails Train
- TAOOMA. Feb. 1 0-GP)-A large
boulder caused the derailment of
a Northern Pacific work train at
4:15 pm, the railroad's chief dis -
Datcher here reported Tuesday
night, blocking the Seattle-Yak-
andhe head plant of the Tacoma
water works and delaying a pas -
senger train more than six hours.
Paris Hit by Pox
PARIS, OCCUPIED FRANCE,! PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 10-UP)
Feb. 10-tiPHAu outbreak
smallpox in ; the Paris region I strikes in scattered Oregon log
prompted the Academy of Medi-lging camps was no nearer Tues
cin to issue an urgent recom-1 day after meeting between CIO
mendation to the populace Tues-
day to.be vaccinated. -
" .
the former French liner Normanaie
Strength of
Lincoln Told
McCamant Addresses
County Republicans
At Annual Meeting
How Abraham Lincoln drew to-
pressed public opinion even of
the northern states in 1860, knot-
ting them into a united front to
save the union, was graphically
d escribed to Marion county re-
publicans Tuesday night by Judge
Wauace M Clamant Ot rortlana. I
Although Lincoln had been
elected on a platform expressly
opposed to the spread of slavery
to the territories. South Caro
lina's abrupt action was regard
ed as logical and the possibility
that others might leave the un
ion Imminent by a majority of
the republican spokesmen of
the north, McCamant said.
Recognition of the deeper)
j,. tU.,.
r jhJT wrf5.-t
rrt T' a t33
Gov- Charles A. Sprague pointed
m,.., " A c-;. tC3
la comparison between the stren-
uous winter of 1860-61 and that
of 1941-42, a period he declared
that of deepest strain and stress
since the civil war.
Master ef ceremonies for the
annual Lincoln-Day meeting,
Talbot Bennett, president of
Marion County Young Repub
licans' club, thanked senior par
ty members for their interest in
the group ef young political
workers. He was Introduced
by Mrs. R. L. Wright, Marlon
county central committee chair-
Plans for a Marion county re
publican rally February 25 when
Miss Marion Martin, vice chair
man of the party's national cen
tral organization and head of its
women's work is to be in Salem,
are in the making, she announced.
session
At the lace-spread table cen
tered by an arrangement of red
and white carnations guarded
by blue candles, Mrs. Charles
A. Sprague and Mrs. Earl Snell
poured during the Informal re
ception which followed the pro
gram.
serving were aoiss aoary xtson,
1 Miss arireP'en';isfrIf"
scw
- -
mrs. neien xicne, mrs. n.i
I riuruuuii ana nars. r aiier ojjhuiu-
1 tt i i, J m r ttt , a r.., J
ing comprised the committee on
. .
refreshments.
Japs to TeU Name,
Of Yank Prisoners
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-()
The American Red Cross said
Tuesday night it had received a
cable from the International Red
Cross at Geneva, Switzerland, in
dicating that Information may be
released shortly regarding Ameri
can prisoners of war In Japan.
At the same time, Senator Clark
m-fdaiMri said h had hem ln
formed that the United States has
transmitted a list of J
captured by American forces to
7 j "
Genevd that the Japanese
were expected to reciprocate.
Berlin Radio Claims
Normandie Fire Set
.NEW YORK, Feb. 10-VThe
I Berlin -radio in an English lah
1 guage broadcast heard Tuesday
I ni&nt by NBC said:
J The .fire aboard the former
I incendiary origin and blasted, the
1 plans for transformbog the liner
J into an aircraft carrier." r
Los Strike Unsettled
of - Settlement of; " transportation
and Columbia Basin employers'
J association officials.
GountiesSet
For Big Camp
Central Office for
Cooperation May Be
Set up, Meet Told . 7
(Continued from Page 1)
Housing surveys a r ': nearlng
completion in six of the seven
cities involved, Major M. J. But
ler, of Independence reported and
a "seventh, from -Albany, wss
promised by Mayor A. O. Senders
of that city. ; .
The federal government is ex
pected to erect enough "demount
able" houses to supply needs not
met by local capital, Cuthbert
said. . - i -
Salem builders. Mayer W. W.
Chad wick told the council, are
prepared to pat up an the ad
ditional housing; thai may be
required here,
That the heaviest demand., for
housing cantonment construction
workers may be expected before
summer was indicated by state
ments made to the council.
Mayor H. W. Hand of Corval-
lis, council chairman, said he
knew of private capital that was
ready to build at least 150 dwell
ings as soon as they were required
Ul Uie AlOany-Urvailia area,
. , , . tm
repon secuuueu u7
Barrett of Linn.
A committee headed by
County Jadge Grant Murphy of
Marion b conducting a survey
ef trailer camp 1 requirements
and possible measures to pre
vent mushrooming ef undesir
able types ef roadside stands
and resorts. He expressed con
fidence that the county courts
could regulate beer taverns and
dance halls satisfactorily
through their privilege ef pass
ing en licenses. .Community
committees were suggested by
Mayor Gay Newgent of West '
Salem as a means ef keeping
eat undesirable elements.
Crowding of schools and ex-
pansions of facilities expected to
be caused by the influx of cah-
tonment workers have been thor-
ougbly studied and recommenda-
nn nrpnnrd hv a enmmlttM of
superintendents, Mayor Leif Fin
seth of Dallas Informed the coun
cil.
Tugboat Saves
Plane, Crew
At Portland
PORTLAND, Feb.
lO--An
tugboat captain Tuesday res-
cued a" twin-motored, army trans-
port plane and its uninjured crew
Wi T , , T J
crasnea mio uie wiuameiie river,
Nearby when the plane nosed
aown m water, ne pusnea it to
Snore.
vpi. Aurea rwuiy, roruana air
base press relations officer, said
uiose aDoara me piane, wmcn naa
just taken off from Swan Island
auport, were ueui. w , a. i escn,
puui, kj. r. uuaa ana ogi. nogan.
The air base , did not release
home addresses of the airmen.
Jap to Seek
Dutch Peace
LONDON, Feb.? lQ--A Daily
o -
there to the effect that Japan is
expected to seek a separate race
with the Netherlands East Indies
. j: . ' t?.zS!LS
in return f or .11 the island, ofl
output other supplies and bases.
"This offer will be a supreme
attempt," the dispatch . said, "to
ain undamaged the immlr
u7
I 7 rTL
I thrniiffh th Dutch scorched earth
-----
j w w v&.
i -
"But there is no inclination
among the Dutch to accept any
Japanese proposal."
US Seaplane
Leads Rescue
AN EAST CANADIAN PORT,
Feb. 10-4PV-A United States fly.
mg boat led to the rescue of 27
survivors of a Greek freighter j
who were among 47 crewmen ar
riving here Tuesday after two
inmgs by enemy submarines hi
- t me western Auanuc
ine survivors rrom we oreeic
xo 5 Bour. n
raked their lifeboats, killina two
nStaSdSdtaJ
" , LwlTm?
uuee uc.ujrui( scat qwueai. .
them and directed a Britiah ahm
to the rescue.
The other 20 inmm m,mr fmm
freighter of undisclosed nation-
ality. A search la under way by
sea and air for 28 of their mates
- j adrift in. lifeboats.
1 Plane Crash on London
oUUCling 0111115 deren
LONDON Feb. VHJPy-Two
sharp explosions sounded from the
air over the London area Tuesday
night and a British plane came
tumbling down on a building.
killing " seven 1 persons, including
tne pilot. Six others m the bund
ing were injured.
' The explosions heard just be
fore the plant crashed were un
explained.
Jap
Pressure
On Bataan Up ;
Invaders Hit Hard
Bjr Yanks Who Bag
Seven Enemy Planes
(Ctmuedirora Page 1) 4
- "Enemy reinforcements, which
have been particularly heavy
duing the last few days, sit
making ' their presence in 'Ba
taan Increasingly evident,'; tbi
latest of ihe twe eommunlaues
csid. "the Srd, 16th, 18th, Uth'
and C5th Japanese divisions
have been Identified as partlcl
pating in the fighting In Bataan,
while the 48th under Lieut Gen.
Ichljl Dobasshl la en the line ef
eommunlcatlen.
"Another force, under Lieut.
Gen. Susuma Morloka, la man
ning the Japanese gone en the
Cavite j shore and occupying
Manila, In addition, there are
Urge numbers of Japanese sun
porting troops In other sectors
of Luzon."
The day's first communique,
besides speaking "of the "heavj
odds" against MacArthur, report
ed, nevertheless, the . destructios
of seven more Japanese planes.
The announcement . also dis
closed that a small army trans
port, the Royal T. Franks had been
torpedoed and sunk in the Ha
waiian area, with 33 survivors, all
safe' at an Hawaiian port, and 29
persons "missing and believed
lost" ; j V (; '
The communique told, too, ef
a "relatively minor air en
counter In the Dutch East In
dies ares, in which a small for
mation of American pursuit
planes took on a flight of Jap
anese bombers, and downed one
ef them. None of the American
planes; was damaged.
The seven Japanese planes de
stroyed by MacArthur's troops on
Bataan brought their total bag
for the entire period of the war
to 163 enemy aircraft known def
initely to have been destroyed, the
army said. -This does not Include
many Japanese planes which were
hit and probably destroyed.
Despite the overwhelming num
bers -of Japanese on Bataan, the
communique said, a message from
General MacArthur had stressed
the "grim determination of his
forces. i
BATAVIA, NEL Feb. 10-tiP)
Japanese troops have begun land
ing In southwestern Celebes near
Macassar, key port lying 500
bomber miles from Soerabaja,
main allied naval base, in a steady
pincers movement against the
United Nations Java stronghold,
lit was announced officially Tues-
I J "
i rn h wixt
across Macassar
-trait Jaoanese trooos on Bor-
neo island were striking overland
I from TlaliVnnnnn tsraarrl Rani.
Jermasin. a nort onlv 300 mil
above Soerabaja, and from Pontl-
anak. a base onlv 440 miles north
of Batavia, this Dutch East Indies
i capital.
Dutch troops on Celebes strong
ly engaged the invaders near Mac
assar while destroying installa
tions in the Celebes capital In pur
suance of the "scorched earth
policy.
RANGOON, Burma, Feb. VHJPl
British troops smashed Tuesday
night at a small enemy force north
of Martaban, and their command
ers declined comment on an
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wTr1. . . . .
LKM.tti.TrAf
t . ,,M'"reu river
wl" the defenders have stood
J6'
importance Its capture would
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TMAnv. k. V T . .
'SI T , ? , ,
I SaIwn and had a relatively clear
path ahead to the rat nnri f
lagoon, less XFtl f&
away.
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bombed port of the vital Burma
road.
Japanese bombers kept dear of
Rangoon today, well aware of the
fierce string of American and
British fliers who have made the
approaches to the port a grave
yard for Tokyo's planes.
Cantonment
Bid Accepted
SEATTLE, Feb. 10-WV-Okey J.
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comPanT was low bidder, with an
offer of $2700,000, for a con-
tract to construrt . i&r
m 'aomewhere in the Pa-
J cific northwest.
I -. e said an employment office
wouli be . opened ; In Portland,
Mtary reguUtiona prohibit the
disclosure of the location of the
proposed plant.
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