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Morning Fe&raary- 2L 1942
Struggle for
Java Starts
Allies Set to Repel
i : Invaders; Japs Land
V On Storied Island
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of action an enemy destroyer.
In all this, there was iu
known allied losses.
StilL as had often been, the case,
It appeared that this was prin
cipally another delaying action.
Any hope that Bali, itself would
long stand was improbable, the
Dutch command ; suggesting as
much in announcing that all on
the island that could be of value
to the enemy already had been
destroyed.
A near approach to Java thus
was to all practical effect in the
Invader's hands; but what he could
- be able to do with it against Java
itself was another matter.
On that island, where small
American and other, allied forces
already had arrived to aid the
Dutch, more enemy air action
was directed at the Dutch air
dromes and it appeared from of
ficial Dutch reports that this had
been an almost complete fail
ure in that no field was knocked
out or seriously hart.
The great Soerabaja naval base
on Java, which lies about 120
miles to the west of Bali, was not
challenged during the day per
haps because American-Dutch
pilots on preceding days had
driven Japanese aerial invaders
back with the loss of at least 10
. of their planes', five of them bomb
ers. To Australia, meanwhile, the
menace raised by the enemy's ap
parent landing on Timor was no
less real, although less imminent,
for it cast the Japanese shadow
within 400 miles of Port Darwin,
the Australian naval base which
on Thursday had been hard hit
by Japanese bombers with consid
erable loss to ships and Australian
planes aground.
The Australian parliament
took the extraordinary step of
meeting la atter secrecy to dis
cuss the greatest crisis to eon-
. front part of the British com
monwealth of nations since the
German aerial offensive on
- England In 1949.
All this gathering of the shad
ows in the south Pacific some
what overshadowed the critical
and apparently -still deteriorating
allied position' on the Burma
front and the struggle still fierce
ly proceeding across the far Pac
ific silences on Bataan peninsula.
In the Burmese theatre, the
British were desperately trying to
hold a line along the western
banks of the Bilin river a line
whose fall would drive the de
fenders back to the Sittang river,
the last natural defensive area
on the approaches to the Ran
goon -Mandalay railway feeding
the Burma supply road to China.
The British command reported
a long succession of imperial
counter-attacks, and whether the
Bilin defenses would fall seemed
about a 50-50 affair. The one fav
orable point was that allied air
superiority demained manifest.
CHUNGKING, China. Feb.
20-OP)-Chinese troops In one
f their most successful actions
yet la defense of Burma have
. hurled back Japanese troops
' attempting to force a river west
f Chlengsen, a town in the
northernmost tip of Thailand,
a Chinese communique an
nounced Friday night.
Chiengsen is on the west bank
of the Mekong itself and tribu
taries flow into the stream from
both west and east.
The point at which the
' thwarted Japanese thrust was
aimed was identified as Mong
yuen, a town not shown on mapi
available here.
Japanese troops arc knows
t hava been aarchinc toward
Chlengsen from Chiengmai,
some 125 miles to the south-
west. Chlenrmai U the'terminus .
.. of the railroad from Bangkok
and has been the objective of
; heavy allied air raids.
-".The British have stated that
the Japanese have been gathering
- strong parachute and air-borne
infantry forces at Cbiengmai in
preparation for an onslaught
against Burma.
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Bataan Still
Awaits Drive
Japs Drop Cheap Fire
Bombs Behind Lines;
Shortage Is Seen
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than in incendiary bombs. In
formed observers incline to the
belief that the phosphorus missiles
were used in an attempt to set
fires because magnesium and
thermite bombs were not imme
diately 'available on the Bataan
front.
Japanese shortages of other
essential war material have not
been reported otherwise in the
southwest Pacific march of con
quest. Meanwhile fighting described
officially as "position" continued
on all sections of the narrow pe
ninsula front, with the foe still
withholding the full scale offen
sive against General MacArthur's
little army that has been threat
ened for days.
Salem Girls
Army Dance
Hostesses
To the music of an army or
chestra, more than 250 young Sa
lem women and 250 army men
from a unit stationed in the Sa
lem area danced Friday night at
the armory under auspices of the
United Hospitality association.
Wyoming songs, juf cling and
acrobatics by the soldiers were
featured in the Intermission
floor show.
Conduct of the volunteer danc
ing partners and the army guests
was praised by UHA committee
members and men of the city
council's liaison committee, who
served with a group of selected
hostesses as "management" for
the dance.
Girls attending were1 invited to
a Tuesday night dance at the fair
grounds.
Nelson Seeks
Oregon Man
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-P)-Rep.
James W. Mott R-Ore.)
said Friday he was informed that
Earl Nixon, Oregon state geolo
gist, has been asked to serve as
a member of the mineral produc
tion division of the war produc
tion board.
Nixon's service is being sought
by the WPB to expedite produc
tion of minerals for wartime use,
Mott, said. Nixon has conferred
with board officials this week on
production of chromite in Ore
gon, the congressman reparted.
Mott said Nixon has asked
Governor Charles A Sprague for
permission to serve part time
with the WPB.
Ducklings Down Rooks
EUGENE, Ore, Feb. 20.-(P-
Tne university of Oregon, fresh
man basketball team scored . an
easy 64-to-45 victory over the
Oregon State rooks Friday night
The winners led, 37-14, at half
time.. ; ,
Roy Seeborg, Duckling forward
from Astoria, starred with 19
points. ... V-
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Dutch, Yanks
Rack Up 182
Jap Sinkings
By The Associated Press
One hundred and eighty two
Japanese ships have been sunk
or damaged up to Feb. 14 In the
entire Pacific theatre, according
to latest official count. This ex
cluded the heavy enemy losses
inflicted since the beginning last
week of the invasion of southern
Sumatra.
Of this known and incom
plete tally of the Invader's cas
ualties, 109 ships were sunk,
28 probably sunk and 45 dam
aged, and of all these, Ameri
can ships and planes - accom
plished 84 of the known sink
ings, 15 of the probables, and
accounted for 28 of the dam
aged ships. Dutch forces claim
ed 24 sinkings, six probables
and 11 ships damaged.
This was the grand recapit
ulation for all allied action
against the enemy:
Battleships Two probably
sunk, two damaged.
Cruisers Seven sank, four
probably sunk. 11 damaged.
Destroyers 1 S sunk, three
probably sunk, two damaged.
Aircraft carriers One sunk,
two probably sunk, one dam
aged. Submarines Six sank, one
probably sunk, one damaged.
Transports 52 sunk, 12 prob
ably sunk, 23 damaged.
Cargo vessels and auxiliaries
23 sunk, four probably sunk,
three damaged.
Tankers Seven sunk, two
damaged.
Woman Saves
Cellini Bowl
By Screams
NEW YORK, Feb. 20-i'P)-The
shrill scream of a woman employe
prevented the theft Thursday
night of the famous $25,000 Cellini
bowl a featured item of the multi-million
dollar art collection
once belonging to William Ran
dolph Hearst and now on sale in
the Gimbel Brothers department
store.
On the nearly deserted fifth
floor, the thief made a dive for
the glass case covering the work
of the 16th century Florentine
metal worker and sculptor but
reversed his field when Miss
Mable Dunham screamed.
He ran up an escalator and es
caped but not empty handed.
With him, said Dr. Armand Ham
mand, director of the art sale, he
apparently took a $249 gold Etrus
can necklace.
Successor to
State Senator
To Be Picked
xne aauimaman county com
missioners and county courts of
Clackamas and Columbia counties
have been called to meet in Port
land at 2 p. m. next Wednesday
to elect a successor to State Sen
a tor Harry M. Kenin, whose res
ignation was received by Secre
tary of State Earl Snell here Fri
day.
Kenin's term would expire ear
ly next January. He declared In
his resignation that his Job as
state senator' would- not be con
sistent with his future 'plans.
Kenin, a resident' of Portland,
represented the three counties in
the senate.
British Win Battle
LONDON, Feb. 2Q-HHtoyal
navy and airforce have beaten off
a strong nazi air and sea attack on
British North sea convoy with
out a single loss in warships,' air
craft or men, sinking two enemy
motor torpedo boats and wrecking
a squadron of bombers, the ad
miralty announced Friday night
vn imrff t-
sailed Into a west coast port under
a temporary bridge art. The navy
President to
Air War View
Speed of Production
Revealed; FDR Asks
Maps for Listeners .
(Continued from page 1)
Robert P. Patterson, undersecre
tary of war, testify on the actual
progress of the armament pro
gram. Committeemen said "after
ward that Patterson gave such an
encouraging report that it
"amazed" them.
"They've really gone to work
on the bottlenecks and they're
moving heaven and earth to turn
out the materials," said Senator
Thomas (D-Okla).
Bothered by a slight cold, Mr.
Roosevelt remained in his quar
ters at the White House proper
Friday and devoted a part of the
time to preparing Monday's
speech which will be delivered
at 7 pjn.. Pacific war time. No
formal engagements were made
for him, but It was said that a
number of officials were called
in for consultation late in the
day.
In connection with the address.
Early said he thought it would
"show that military actions and
naval engagements wherever they
are fought, thousands o f miles
from here, have a definite effect
on each little community, on each
man in a workshop, on the pro
duction lines."
"If the people of the United
States will be rood enonrh to
open their doors and let him
(the president) in to talk to
them," Early continued, "he
hoped they would have a map
of the world or a world globe
before them so that in that way
they might more clearly and
better understand as he talks
with them."
He was asked whether the presi
dent would discuss strategy and
replied he believed the speech
would be devoted chiefly to paint
ing a picture of a world at war.
Petition Asks
Soldier Funds
For After War
PORTLAND, Feb. 2a-UP)-ln-
itiative petitions, providing for
millions of dollars to pay unem
pioymem compensation to men
discharged from the armed forces
by levying a five per cent tax on
dividends paid from income o:
business and property, were cir
culated Friday.
The petitions specify payment
of $15 a week, less any amount of
that sum earned from labor or
income, for a maximum of 28
weeks a year within two years
after discharge. Earlier petitions,
which were withdrawn after the
selective service period was ex
tended, provided payment for 18
weeks.
Funds would be obtained by
levying a 5 per cent tax on divi
dends paid from business and
property.
The initiative's sponsor is E. C
Allen, democrat, state representa
tive from Multnomah county.
The measure win appear on the
November ballot If 25,383 signa
tures are obtained on the peti
tions.. It is not a constitutional
measure and could be changed by
the state legislature.
The tax proposed by the initia
tive is similar to one levied ' in
Wisconsin and upheld by the US
supreme court
WU Man Speech Finalist
Kaipn May, Willamette univer
sity student body president, is one
of the finalists in senior men's im
promptu of the 12th annual inter
collegiate - forensic tournament at
LinCeld college, McMinnville. Fi
nal rounds are slated today.
Its own power and operated from
said it wui oe oaca m service soon.
Workers List at
Woodburn Made
WOODBURN The canvass
of
of
Woodburn to obtain names
workers for next summer's har
vest has been completed and near
ly all have been compiled.
Four hundred ninety names are
in and when the list is completed
it is expected to contain over 500
This list does not Include any
one who expects steady work at
the cannery. Most of the persons
listed are women and children.
India Speeds
Aid to China
On New Road
NEW DELHI. India, Feb. 11-
(T")-The government announced
today that defense supplies will
be permitted to move duty-free
from India to China.
Well-informed quarters ex
pressed the belief that now with
the Burma road threatened and
Rangoon port mined, India soon
would become the main route of
supplies moving to Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-Shek's Chinese ar
mies.
It was announced officially in
Chungking Thursday that war
supplies for China will be moved
on a new route, replacing the Jap
anese-menaced Burma road.
The problem of transportation
has been worked out by General
issimo Chiang Kai-Shek in his
current conversations with Indian
leaders, a Chungking official said.
The new route passes through
northern Burma to China, in
volving railroad and rover trans
portation.
Fifty Form
Nucleus of
DrillUnit
Fifty men with military train
ing or experience who gathered at
Legion auditorium Friday night
to offer their services as drill
masters for civil reserves units
were divided into squads of 12
men each, with L. C. Austin, Lloyd
C. Demarest, P. H. Ringle and
John Tessele as squad leaders.
In their own groups they will
train under direction of Captain
Stanley Jorgensen, army adviser
to civilian defense headquarters
here, County Coordinator Bryan
H. Conley said. The 30, he de
clared, would servo as a nucleus
for a larger group of men needed
to provide every reserve unit with
its required military drill.
Firemen Rescue
Shrub Planter
Firemen were called Friday
morning to rescue M. Hackett,
750 North Front street, from a
hole where he had been wedged
by a large boxed shrub. The first
aid - c a r was summoned, but
Hackett was not injured.
Hackett and another man were
boxing the shrub t at 1S95 East
Nob HOI street when it fell and
pinned him against the wall of
the pit where the shrub had been.
Capt Walter Eberhard and men
from the south Salem fire sta
tion took him out.
John Stark, 21, 654 North 18th
street, cut the Index finger of his
left hand with a handsaw Friday
afternoon and was given first aid.
Fire Hits Baltimore Sun
BALTIMORE, Feb. 20.-UP)-Fire
broke out in a loft of the
Baltimore Sun paper plant and of
the Associated Press bureau.
which has offices in the building.
nard Tine Danes J
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Coast Aliens
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Army Gets Orders to
Act; Agencies to Aid
In Plans for Camps
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as the federal security areney
and the farm security adminis
tration.
He declined to say what lo
calities were under consideration,
but commented that "undoubtedly
arge groups will be placed tem
porarily in camps until they can
be settled."
He said that 3,000 or 4,000 alien
enemies now were being settled
under evacuation orders issued by
him on the recommendation of the
war department He referred to
prohibited" areas, many of which
will be superseded by the new
method.
Designation of the areas and
execution of orders will be done loff jte western extremity, the pat
by the military commanders. Uern is virtually complete.
Biddle declared that it em-
phatically was not martial law
and that it did not affect the
normal civil processes in the
areas. Asked about the legal
recourses of persons who might
be ordered to move, he said that
they could seek writs of habeas
corpus. He added, however, that
he did not believe that the
courts "would go behind mili
tary Judgment" as to what was
necessary. He explained also
that there was no appeal from
a military order.
Tom C. Clark, western coordina-
tor for alien enemy control, will
represent the attorney general and I
will have charge of coordinating
the work of agencies other than
the war department in carrying
out evacuation orders. This will
mclude transportation, shelter,
looo, utilities, sanitation, protec-
tion of crops being worked by
persons subject to evacuation, and
aomimsuTiuon oi property leu oe-
hind.
The attorney general said that
the order was not based on any
specific action, but was decided
upon "as a wise precaution in view
of the way the war is going" as
protection for both the United
States and for the Japanese them
selves.
Russ Reveals
US, British
Aid Flowing
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manpower reserves or those
of
her satellite nations.
Reserves in manpower and ma
terials will spell victory in the
??d. Vt?" BnUin ?the
uimea oiaies nave more oi mose
reserves inan tne axis, tne news
paper declared.
The night soviet communique
as usual told of continued red
army advances today without
giving details, and Indicated a
sharp increase in air activity
with 24 German planes listed as
downed on Thursday and seven
more destroyed on the ground.
It acknowledged the loss of 12
soviet craft
Dispatches from the battlefront
continued in murh tha mama am
as all those of recent weeks re-
porting the Red army still forrin
to the west and beating down
German counter attacks.
From the southern front, where
snow is giving way to rain and'
warmer weather, there was word
of new gains into the Donets ba
sin, and German counter attacks
in one sector were said to have
cost the nazis 1,500 men in three
days.
Aviatrix Gets
Prison Term
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-UP)-
Maintaining a defiant attitude to
the end, Aviatrix Laura Ingalls
was sentenced to prison Friday
for failing to register as an agent
of the reich when she took Ger
man money to make anti-war
speeches last year.
Justice James W. Morris
fixed the penalty at eight
months te two years. Bliss In
galls was convicted by a Jury of
two we men and ten men on
February 13, and had been in
Jail since.
Entering the courtmnm imim(.
ed with spectators, the one-time
noiaer oi transcontinental speed
jrV8; aie?
Morns If the uKehd fa
thin. Sh liZT Jh n 'A
her head that aha did.
Then. - SDeakina- ranidlv an in
well chosen lanima? h
dared that she had followed fh
dictates of her conscience in car -
rying out a self -appointed cotm-
ter-esplonage effort in behalf of
the United States and felt That
am a truer patriot than those who
convicted me."
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By KIRKE I. SIMPSON
Wide World War Analyst For : The Statesman
There is fresh evidence from many- quarters that Japan is
concentrating land, air and sea forces against the Java outpost
for a quick kill before Anglo-American help for its Dutch defend
ers can become effective.
About that central redoubt of United Nations defense, al
ready half encircled from west to
east, an expanding cordon is be
ing woven. From tiny Bali island,
just a mile off the eastern tip of
Java, to Sumatra, a score of miles
ntrMn thm in th north th
Japanese have gained menacing
footholds on Borneo and Celebes
within bomber range of Java.
They have also seised bases on
Islands of the lower Celebes and
Banda sea archipelagos. Tokyo
claims landings even on Dutch
Portuguese Timor opposite
bombed Darwin, In Japanese
hands that would gravely im
peril even the short route from
the Pacific via Torres strait to
the south coast of Java.
It still is difficult to see in these
fast-paced developments a pro-
llogue for an attempted invasion of
Australia. The possibility of that
cannot be dismissed; but Java is
clearly indicated as the objective
of a strangling encirclement, then
headlong multiple assaults by sea
land air,
Nor does prolonged Australian
silence as to damaee actually
wrought by Japanese bombs at
Darwin lighten the picture. The
I toll of rasualtiM in shins nlanes
and personnel as well as harbor
installations in what still seems an
effective enemy surprise attack
could strongly affect the coming
battle of Java,
London now contributes its
conclusion that Intensified nazi
submarine operations in the
Atlantic are closely linked with
events in the Far Pacific. The
pick of nasi U-boat skippers are
said to be in command of the
long-range undersea boats
haunting American waters and
preying primarily on Anglo
American oil supply lines.
That the German submarine
I campaign is designed in part to
prevent American reinforcements
of naval and air nower in the
Until ' this nazi campaign is
brought under control, it also must
extent which Britain
can shift warships or planes either
to me Pacilic or the Mediterran-
lean.
London expresses the belief that
the Atlantic submarine campaign
was forced upon Hitler by Jap
anese demand two months ahead
of the date scheduled by Berlin.
If that is true, it might indicate
that Tokyo could already foresee
weeks ago, before Singapore fell,
its inability to muster sufficient
striking power against the Dutch
Indies without effective and quick
l321 help'
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Service Flags
First new gold star service
flags in Salem were presented
Friday night by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars to Mr. and Mrs.
George Quesseth and Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar F. Sederstrom.
Alfred O. Quesseth, chief pet
ty officer and machinists mate
in the US navy, was killed in
action at Cavite, Philippine Is
lands, early in the war with Ja
pan.
Verdi D. Sederstrom, paymaster
on a us baruesmp, was Killed
in action in Pearl Harbor, Ha
wau'
The presentation was made by
Herman Lafky, department sen
ior vice commander, and Dr. Roy
S. Scofield, commander of dis
trict six, both members of VFW
post No. 661. They said the worn
en thus become eligible for auxil
iary membership.
Dr. Scofield said he expected
within a day or two a shipment
of service flags for men in serv
ice, and parents could obtain
them at his office.
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led log truck-trailer crashed into
a e Tnursaay, causing ex
I tensive damage but no injuries. ;
A. broken connection between
IB1 truck ana trailer causea tne
accident, wmcn was we secona
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