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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1942)
1 Jouraal Buy War Bonds Keep 'Erif Flying 54th Year, No. 193 Enteral u second olau natter at Salem, Oregon Salem, Oregon Friday, August 14, 1942 Price Five Cents Marines Extendi Solomomi :kar Conquest II Bj'JESai .1 a Army Parade Inaugurates Victory Days "Victory House" Set Up 4 Fun, Sport, Music Fea ture War Bond Sales . Salem's two Victory Days got under way this afternoon at 1 o'clock with a parade of sol diers, army band, military equip ment and public officials through the downtown district marking the opening event for the two big afternoons and eve nings. In these two days it is expected to couple a constant stream of fun, sport and amuse ' ment with the more serious bus iness of selling war bonds and stamps and some records for both fun and bond sales are ex pected to be hung up by the time the last bond is disposed of and the last event is staged. Auc tions of bonds and stamps will be put on intermittently during the programs. Victory House "Victory House," a big mobile war bond promotion truck and trailer, was set up here today for the duration of the celebra tion. Afternoon programs are being staged on Liberty street between Court and State streets starting promptly at 1 o'clock running until. 5 o'clock. Evening programs will be staged on the west side of the courthouse lawn. The afternoon events are pre ceded by the parade, and eve " "nlng events by a concert by. the military band, all of the military features being loaned from the contingent at the state fair grounds. Included in the military equipment are army jeeps lo cated at the courthouse and any one may have a ride in one of these, the only requisite being purchase of$5 in defense stamps. Children's Events This afternoon includes s number of children's events among these being a mutt show with display of dogs of all kinds and descriptions and there will also be a costume competition at 4:30 this afternoon on Liberty street, as well as a series of sports contests and a dictator prize judging contest which are set for Saturday afternoon at the same hour. Saturday, afternoon at 4:30 Mrs. Charles A. Sprague will cut the Victory cake, a 100-pound fe beauty contributed by a local m baker. Pieces of this cake -will go to purchasers of war stamps. Snell Chairman The local talent program opened at Victory house at 2 (Concluded on Page 9, Column 4 Independence Suffers Fire Independence, Ore., Aug. "14 Fire of undetermined origin completely gutted two business houses early this morning re sulting in several thousands of dollars loss to two business firms in property owned by Robert pCraven. r The beer parlor, owned by Frank Dworak, sustained a loss of around $3,000, partially cov. ered by insurance while Earl Graham, owner of Graham's cash market next door, has not yet made an estimate of his loss which probably includes the re frigeration plant in the meat department. He intends to re open if a location and fixtures can be obtained. Both firms were heavily stocked for the coming nop harvest. The fire was discovered by Hay Howard, night patrol offi' cer, as he was going off duty at 4 o'clock. From the smoke it is believed that the fire oriein. ated at the market. Despite the early hour a majority of Inde pendence persons turned out. .Through prompt action of .the ndependence fire deoartment and the assistance of the Mon mouth department the fire was confined to the one building. To Maintain Gas Reserves In Stations! Washington, Aug. 14 '(U.R) Acting at the request of Petro leum Coordinator Harold L. Ickes, the war production board today ordered service stations in Oregon and Washington to main tain reserve . gasoline supplies. The minimum reserve at each station has been set at either 500 gallons or 25 per cent of the station's total gasoline storage capacity, whichever is the lesser quantity. Ickes said that the order was issued because of transportation and other war conditions. Anniversary Of Charter Washington, Aug. 14 (P) On the first anniversary of the sign ing of the Atlantic charter, Pres ident Roosevelt reaffirmed today his faith in its eight Cardinal principles as the basis for a bet ter and happier world "when victory comes." The chief executive and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of England penned their names on the historic declaration at a se cret meeting at sea "exactly a year ago, when the United States still watched the war from the sidelines? Since then, all the United Nations have accepted its enunciation of post-war aims as a foundation upon which a per manent peace must rest. "When -victory comes," Mr. Roosevelt asserted in a message to " Chui:eIiill-:today," "we'Ssiiall' stand shoulder to shoulder in seeking to nourish the great ideals for which we fight. It is a worthwhile battle. It will be so recognized through all the ages, even amid the unfortunate peoples who follow false gods to day. '"!,". "We reaffirm our principles. They will bring us to a happier world." Injunction for Steel Dealers Cleveland, O., Aug. 14 U.RM The office of price admlnistra' tion obtained a temporary res training order in federal court today against a Houston, Tax., steel dealer involved in alleged "black market" steel purchases by the Higgins Industries, Inc., of New Orleans. Judge Robert N. Wilkin issu ed the injunction-against Willard P. Markle, who told OPA in vestigators that he carried his office in his hat. The OPA petition and affidavits were fil ed by James C. Gruener, re gional attorney, and John Ladd Dean, regional litigation attor ney. Navy Seizes Strike Bound War Plant Bayonne, N. J., Aug. 14 (U.R)The strike-bound General Cable corporation plant was taken oyer by the navy today and workers lu .cum iu uieir informed at a meeting that the plant had been put under gov ernment control. Their vote to end the three-day walkout was almost unanimous and was tak en two hours after Rear Ad miral Harold G. Bnwpn An nounced he was in charge. - Naval seizure of the plant was ordered by President Roosevelt after strikers had refused tn or. cept a war labor board ruling mai mey were not entitled to a 10 cents hourly wage, increase. "I have taken over cossessinn of the plant in accordance with the president's proclamation," Rear Admiral Bowcn said, "and the plant will reopen at 4 p. m., toaay for the regular second shift." Thereafter, he said." normal operations will continue. A notice announcine that the navy had taken over was posted throughout the plant and includ ed the warning: "Any interfer ence with the operation of this Allies Crush Nazi Onslaught On Stalingrad Axis Forces Thrust 50 Miles Further into the Caucasus Region (By the Associated Press) Marshal Semeon Timoshen ko's red armies were reported to have crushed the first great nazi onslaught toward Stalin grad today, counter-attacking to drive back the Germans after they had broken through and reached the Don below Klets kaya, 75 miles northwest of the big Volga steel city. Soviet dispatches said the Germans opened a short-lived breach by sending huge num bers of tanks into a narrow sec tor. The German controlled Paris radio asserted that part of Stal ingrad was in flames under in tensive nazi aerial attack. In the Caucasus In the Caucasus, the Russians acknowledged that German fly ing columns driving down the Rostov-Baku railway toward the Caspian sea had advanced with in 140 miles of the Grozny oil fields after a 50-mile thrust in 24 hours. The invaders were now leav ing the flat plains on the north ern side of the towering Cau casus range, a terrain ideally suited for tanks, and had come within sight of snow-capped Mt. Elborus'fYsinfc 18,465 feet above the steppes. : .. ' , . ' ' A bulletin from Adolf Hitler's field headquarters, emphasizing the new phase of the fighting, declared: German Statement "The enemy, exploiting moun tainous terrain which is particu larly favorable for defense, is still putting up resistance in order to cover his retreat on the sea route from the north Cau casus ports." German headquarters also ac knowledged that the Russians were attacking heavily at Vo ronezh, in two key sectors on the central (Moscow) front and two. sectors on the northern (Leningrad) front Besides Voronezh, the red army's counter blows struck at Vyazma, about midway on the old Napoleonic highway from Moscow to Smolensk, and at the German stronghold of Rzhev, 130 miles northwest of Moscow. Russians Attacking - In addition, the Germans cit ed fierce soviet attacks below Leningrad in the Colkhov and Lake Ilmen sectors, where the Russians declared they had killed 3,000 nazis in turn rio of fighting and captured a point neia Dy tne invaders for more (Concluded on Page 9, Column 6) jods at 4 p.m. strikers were plant is an offense against the United States." . While the navy was in charge of the plant, soldiers were as signed to guard it and army of ficers assisted Admiral Bowen in an inspection of the area. The prompt action of Presi dent Roosevelt forestalled a strike at the Perth Amboy, N. J., plant of General Cable corpor ation, which employs 2,700 workers. Workers who already had voted to strike and twice ad vanced the deadline, voted 115 to 50 last night "to abide by the war labor board's decision." Pleas had failed in the case of the local strikers, the WLB had asked them to "remember our boys fighting in the Solomon is lands. President William Green of the AFL and Edward Brown, cresident of the Electrical WnrV. ers union, had besought them in vain to call off their strike. Japs Say This Shows V. S. Surrender This picture, received in New York by way of Lis bon and London, was described by Japanese sources as showing "the bearded, weary heroes of the epic defense of Corregidor, rock fortress of Manila Bay in the Philippines, being, marched away to captivity after the capitulation." (Association Press Photo.) French Told to Prepare Revolt London, Aug. 14 (ff) The French people were advised via the Moscow radio today to "prepare for armed struggle" because "the real fight is at hand," while reports from German-occupied Europe told of new acts of sabotage and new nazi executions and reprisals., Moscow dispatches ... . -. . , ,:. ..-' , . T Above Moscow ' New York, Aug. 14 W The Stockholm aper Dagens Nyhe ter' suggested today that a Rus sian offensive northwest of Mos cow had confronted the Ger mans with a "crisis," the Swed ish radio reported in a broadcast heard in New York by CBS. Only fragmentary reports on on offensive in that area have come from Moscow, but the Swedish broadcaster said, "the situation on the eastern front has now developed into a crisis for both the belligerents, the Dagens Nyheter's military cor respondent writes today,- "The critical factor for the Germans," the newspaper said, "Lies in whether their forces are really sufficient both to an nihilate the Russian armies in the Don elbow and for a decisive victory on the northern front. "In this respect the Russians' new offensive northwest of Mos cow may prove to be of the most vital significance. "This offensive may force the Germans to adopt new and far reaching measures, and it may thus influence the defence on the shores of the rivers Don and Ku ban, and right up into the, moun tain regions of the Caucasus. Bullet Fired at Rat Wounds Bride Longview, Aug. 14 (PI Mrs. Margaret Ownby Warbls, 21, formerly of Bandon, Ore., was reported in serious' condition at a local hospital here today after a wild bullet, fired at a rat, rip ped through three wooden walls and pierced her lung as she sat in bed. . .. Police say the bullet was aim ed by her husband, Sydney, 20, of Longview, at a rat which he had cornered in a cupboard of the home into which he and his bride of two months had just moved. Fifth Child Born To Mrs. Lindbergh Detroit, Aug. 14 VP) A fifth child was born Thursday to Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, informed sources said today. Informed quarters disclosed late today that the new arrival was the Lindbergh's fourth ion. quoted Roger Garreau, . fighting French -representative in the Russian1; capital, .astmaking-the 'plea for preparation for "open insurrection. Fighting, French: headquarters in London declined to comment. Recent French . broadcasts from London have carefully avoided keying the people to expectation that the time is near for allied invasion and an accompanying outbreak on their part. Official Czech circles reported the execution of 10 of their countrymen on various charges at Prague and Brucnn in two days this week. Nazi broadcasts repeated to day threats of death-as reprisal against Dutch hostages unless railway saboteurs in the occu pied Netherlands surrendered by midnight tonight and fear was expressed by Netherlands gov ernment sources here that a "terrible slaughter" was im pending. Even as the deadline drew near there were new reports of continued sabotage. - The Ger mans announced that four per sons were arrested in an attempt to blow up a nazi controlled ra dio station. A Reuters dispatch from Stockholm said' Gen, Friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander in The Netherlands, declared that explosives found on those ar rested were of "foreign origin He was quoted as threatening reprisad against Dutch hostages throughout the district. None of the nazi broadcasts heard here specified the num ber of hostages whose lives would be forfeited if the sabo teurs who wrecked a Nether lands train a week ago failed to surrender. An undisclosed number of German troops were killed in the wreck. A Netherlands spokesman ox pressed as a result of the latest attempt against the radio sta tion, but added: "We at least sec that the people arc not broken in spirit." Albany College Wants New Name Portland, Aug. 14 UP) Albany college wants a now name. The institution which moved to Portland from Albany several years ago, will have a new campus this fall, remodeling an elaborate estate in Dunthorpo at the southern edge of the city, and believes a now name is in order. Henry M. Guhn is chairman of a committee named to make the selection. Troops Fire on Indian Rioters Bombay, Aug. 14 (U.R) Police and troops fired on burning, looting, wrecking mobs today in five trouble areas of Nagpur, in he central provinces 420 miles east of Bombay. ', At two points the police, back Sd.py, troops, firectseveral times on crowds, , " : ,y ' ' Official reports said the riot ers were mainly laborers who surged through riot areas loot ing, starting fires and wrecking property. Grain, cloth and sugar shops were looted; dispatches said. Trouble centers at Nagpur had been isolated by troops and po lice, for two days in hope that mob violence would subside. No one was allowed to enter or leave the area without special permission, it was said, and it was impossible to communicate even by telephone with persons in the zone. Alf schools including Euro pean: ones were closed for the first time yesterday because of student strikes, it was added. Disorders were reported in Nyderabad state at the top of the Indian peninsula, an Indian stale ruled by the Nizam of Hy derabad but apparently they wcre not serious. Bomber Attacks On Egyptian Front Cairo, Aug. 14 (IP) Daylong British .fighter-bomber attacks on axis camps and vehicles were reported by the British hcad-quarters-RAF communique to day but the land front In North Africa lapsed into complete inactivity. Fantastic Claims by Japan on Battle My the ARsoninled Press) For comfort at homo, Imperial Tokyo headquarters issued n fantastic claim of allied naval losses in the eight-day-old Batlle of the Solomon Islands today but significantly omitted mention of land gains by fighting United States marines, . Recalling Tokyo's dream-book accounts of the Coral sea and Midway battles, both of which turned out to be spectacular United Nations victories, the Japanese command reported the sinking of 13 British and Ameri can cruisers, nine destroyers, three submarines and 10 trans ports In the Solomons. In addition, the communique sold, a cruiser, three destroyers and a- transport were- damaged in attacks by Jnpnne.se warships and suicide-diving Japanese air men. On the debit side, the Japan ese acknowledged only that two of their cruisers were "slightly damaged" and 21 planes lost. British Cruiser And Carrier Lost In Convoy Fight Axis Claims Denied Convoy Delivers Rein forcements to Malta London, Aug. 14 W) One of the greatest sea and air battles of the Mediterranean has cost Britain the cruiser Manchester and the aircraft carrier Eagle, but resulted in delivery of re inforcements and new planes for Malta and saw Italy's cruisers again turn tail and run, accord ing to the British admiralty. Known axis losses - include two submarines sunk and two cruisers hit by torpedoes, said the admiralty's communique which today gave the first offi cial allied account of the bat tie which had been in progress since Tuesday. The Rome radio today declar ed, "the joint effort by British and American pooled resources was the greatest ever attempted in the Mediterranean." The ad miralty made no mention of American participation. Authoritative sources here said several aircraft carriers as well as British battleships ac companied the Malta convoy. The admiralty intimated that the convoy might have suffered further losses or damage, say ing, "it is not to be expected that extensive and, dangerous opera tions of thistypy, carried out in tiuae piuAiiuiLy. iu enemy uhscs, can be completed without loss.',' It declared, however, that published axis claims were known to be exaggerated. Claims of Axis Combined German and Italian claims included: sunk, three cruisers, two destroyers, 21 mer chant ships and the aircraft car rier Eagle; damaged, one battle ship, two ."aircraft carriers, in cluding the U. S. aircraft carrier Wasp, and "numerous other steamers and men-of-war." Originally, however, the Ger mans had claimed only 21 mer chant ships were in the entire convoy. With the exception of the Eagle and the Manchester there has been no confirmation of these axis claims from any source. The Manchester was a 9,400 ton cruiser, completed August 4, 1038. Her peacetime comple ment was 700 men. Besides 12 six-inch guns she carried three planes. The admiralty disclosed that l.iany of her crew were rescued and others may have reached French Tunisia, near where she went down. Draftees Lose Ration Books Portland, Aug. 14 VP) War ration books must be turned in by persons inducted in the arm ed forces and those leaving the United States for 30 days or more, William H. E. L. Cox, stale OPA food rationing foficial, said today. In contrast with the enemy's claim of 35 allied warships sunk and five damaged, official Unit ed Nations figures so far show only one cruiser sunk and two cruisers, two destroyers and a transport damaged in the attack on the Solomons. On both sides of the world, ax is propaganda appeared to be reaching all-time heights of ox travagnnce. In London, the British ad miralty branded axis talcs of huge losses inflicted on an allied convoy in the Mediterranean as wholly Inaccurate and declared with its traditional conservat ism: "No reliance should be placed In them." Key Air, Sea Bases Captured By Americans Allied Bombers Continue Smashing J,ap Reinforce ment Fleet By Don Caswell General MacArthur's Head quarters, Australia, Aug. 14 (U.R) United Slates marines have captured Kokum, on Guadalca nal island, most valuable air drome' site in the southern Solo mons, and the Japanese seaplane base off Tulagi, it was believed today. . Confidence, restrained pend ing a definite communique by the navy department at Wash ington, rose steadily in Austra lia that the marines now held firm and meant to keep their hold in the islands. Japanese Claims This confidence was increased by new fantastic Japanese claims regarding allied naval losses, which admittedly were expected to be heavy, because it was be lieved the Japanese were cush ioning their public opinion against news that the marines had consolidated their positions. Reports to Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur's southwest Pacific head quarters indicated that the ma rines were still driving inland in savage hand to hand fighting, on at least three key islands and that thejt might already hold two or .more. -Useful -atolls, in the Tulagi-Floricla-Guadalcanal dis trict. .. -Eighth Day of Battle The United States and allied fleet and air forces continued fighting a fierce battle on the eighth day of the Solomon is lands offensive, the first big United States offensive opera tion of the Pacific war. It was indicated that the fleet was driving off probably Infer ior enemy surface craft units and fighting back against a fero cious enemy aerial attack, with its hard-pressed naval planes. Gen. MacArthur's communi que 123, issued at noon today at headquarters, reported a . fero cious attack on a Japanese re inforcement fleet in New Guinea waters, evidently bound for the southern Solomons. Boeing flying fortresses and medium bombers, believed to ba Martin two motored B-26s, fast est of their class in the world, (Concluded on Page 0, Column 7) Claim Victory For Americans London, Aug. 14 (U.R) The Evening Star, in a dispatch from Sydney today, said that the "first stage" of the battle of the Solomons has ended in an American victory. "The first stage of the battle is over the Americans won it," the Star said. The dispatch added that the Solomons battle is likely to con tinue for weeks, however, with a series of bitterly contested land engagements and a wide spread naval battle which may Include large fleet units on both sides. "It seems clear," the dispatch continued, "that the Japanese have accepted the American challenge and that, rather than lose the Solomons, they will risk the biggest naval clash." During the last two days, It was said, United States marines have made such progress in their attacks in the Tulagi area that they will not bo dislodged now unless the Japanese succeed in moving in large reinforcements. "The latest reports indicate that the strongest American re inforcements have been thrown In against stubborn but weaken ing Japanese resistance at Tu lagi," the dispatch said. "It is believed that the allies already, have or soon will have complete control of Tulagi Is land itself as well as Guadal canal airfield and the most Im portant parts of Florida islands,
