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J-T Mr run u wsaui- Weather SJ" Forecast: Fair tonight and mtmi Thunder. Little chanse In temperature. Temperature Highest Yesterday M Lowest this Morning 32 Precipitation past t are at Time To Start What about that extra Christ mas money Advertise the sr titles you have at hum 70a no loncer need and ret eitra money for your L'hrlstmaa (und. Help yourself by help. Tribune FORD inr, others, it's time to Full AseocUtod Ptai United Praia Thirty-sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1941. NO. 225. Med JJAIPS KIME ILftKHK B IrByWKIlIS . -I i : ' Bombers Rake L 'TMANILA a 1 NAVAL IS V 1 i l-BAS!vJ CORREGIDOR j A China island V Sea r 1 f-? OCCAM , O , 40 V MILES ' 1 N gS This is a bast map of tha Manila araa whera warplana identified at Japanese bombed the naval base south of the Phil ippine capital. U. S. Supremacy in Pacific Continues Despite Blows. Roosevelt Word to Nation By tha Associated Press Washington, Dec. 10. President Roosevelt claimed contin ued supremacy for the United States navy In the Pacific to day, despite the serious losses the fleet suffered In the sur prise outbreak of the war. He dismissed as "fantastic i Japanese claims that they had gained the -ascendancy and all k kindred rumors circulated by f enemy sources for propaganda purposes. But within a few hours the mikado's forces scored another smashing double blow against the Anglo-A m e r i c a n naval strength in the Pacific by sink ing one of Britain's newest 89,-000-ton battleships. Prince of Wales and the 32,000-ton British battle cruiser, Repulse. London confirmed the loss somewhere off Malaya of the Repulse and the Prince of Wales, the warship on which President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill held their historic Atlantic meeting. Face Long Struggle These new reverses served to underline the words the presi dent used last night when he told the American people in his first war report that the United States faced a long, hard strug- gle before it can win the war and the Deace that follows. And, as commander-in-chief, he warned the country in the frankest words that its coasts were in the front line of the war that exploded without warning Sunday morning. 'The attack at Pearl harbor," he said bluntly, "can be repeat ed at anyone of many points points in both oceans and along both our coast lines and against all the rest of the hemisphere. The radio carried the presi dent's words from a dimmed out, heavily-guarded White House: "W,e are now in this war. We are all In it all the way. Every single man, woman and child Is a partner in the most tre mendous undertaking of our American history. We must share together the bad news and the good news, the defeats and the victories the changing fortunes of war." Calm Confidence) He made no attempt to mini mize the character of the In itial news it all had been bad. and he could not say officially how much Hawaii had suffered until further surveys had been completed. "We are going to win the war and we are going to win the peace that follows." To speed that day, the presi dent announced that the gov ernment had decided on a seven-day week for all war In dustries, Including the produc tion of essential raw materials. He also disclosed that there would be a tremendous rush ex- pension of the nation's munl- J tions production industries, by the construction of new plants, the enlargement of old ones, and the mobilization of small Manila Area plants Jn the production drive. Mr. Roosevelt combined his blueprint for the victory effort with a scathing condemnation of "treacherously . . . criminal" Japan. She had been egged into war, he asserted, by Germany's promise that a triumphant "new order" would parcel out as Japan's share of the world loot the complete and perpetual control of the whole Pacific and that means not only the far east, not only all of the islands in the Pacific, but also a strangle-hold on the west coast of North, Central and South America." UTS SENTENCE Lloyd C. Johnson, 20, Orchard Home Drive, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon when he was arraigned on an information in circuit court this morning. Judge H. K. Hanna said sentence would be pronounced later. Johnson, state police said was driver of the get-away car used by Thomas M. Smith. 22, Dallas, Texas, in four robberies here nnd one In Eugene. Johnson was charged specifically with the Grover Dairy Products robbery here November 17. He was ap prehended in Oregon City. Smith had already pleaded guilty to the Grover robbery and is also awaiting sentence. OLETS RECAPTURED Moscow, Dec. 10. (IP) A special radio announcement de clared tonight that Red army troops have recaptured Olets, routing two German infantry divisions and inflicting casual ties of 12,000 Nazis killed and wounded. Olets Is due east of Orel, on the front about 200 miles south of Moscow, and had been in German hands sine the begin ning of the month. New gains for the Red army, particularly In the southern sec tor were announced by the Rus sian communique tonight after earlier reports that German troops had been blasted from Tikhvin, 110 miles east of Len ingrad, leaving 7 000 dead in 10-day battle, and had suffered i new reverses before Moscow. FIRST FOES TO SET FOOT UPON U.S. SINCE 1812 Gain Foothold in North End Island While U.S Troops Repulsing Other Attacks. By the Associated Press United States army and navy forces have blasted a sea-borne Japanese attack against the west coast of Luzon Island in the Philippines, the war department said today, but other Japanese troops have effected a landing on the north end of the island in the first full-fledged enemy landing on American soil since the war of 1812. Dispatches from Manila quot ed the Philippine constabulary as saying Japanese parachute troops had captured Vigan, on the coast 200 miles northwest of Manila. Manila Bombed Two waves of Japanese bomb ers raided Manila and Its sub urbs, pounding military centers including Nichols air field. Fort McKinley and the Nielson air port districts. This was shortly after noon, Wednesday, Manila time. Manila dispatches said Ameri can and Filipino troops had gone into swift action against Japa nese invaders who landed at Aparri, on the far north coast. U. S. army neaaquaners re ported that Japanese troop trans ports and naval forces in great numbers were hovering off the north coast on a 150-mile stretch from Vlgan to Aparri. In Washington, the war de partment, Issuing Its first com- muniaue of the war, sam me army and navy had smashingly defeated a Japanese attack on still another section of Luzon between Vigan and San Fernan do to the south. The war department s commu nique was. based on "informa tion received last night" from Manila, but in view of the 13 hour time difference between Manila and Washington it appar ently referred to action of Wed nesday morning, Manila time. British Baa Taken Associated Press dispatches from Manila definitely placed the landings as occurring this moming (Wednesday, Dec. 10). Manila time. When it is Wednes day noon in Manila it is 11 p. m. Tuesday in Washington. In the far east, Japanese troops thrusting into northern Malaya from Thailand apparent ly have captured the British air base at Kota Dharu, on the Thai land border. A Singapore communique said British troops had "now reor ganized south of Kota Bharu" after heavy fighting. The war department's com munique on the attempted Jap anese landing on the 7S-mile stretch between San Fernando (Continued on Pag Flee) 1942CARPLATES READY MONDAY The sheriffs office In the Jackson county courthouse to- dav announced that it would start issuing 1942 car licenses next Monday. Motorists were urged to apply early and avoid a last minute, time-consuming rush. The office is open dally from 8 to 5, to 1 on Saturdays. Applications for the li censes will be accepted and a receipt and a temporary license sticker issued to the applicants, tha sheriff's office explained. Nazi Spy Executed In London Prison London, Dec. 10 CP) A Ger man spy was executed this morning at Wandsworth prison, j the home office announces to day. He was Identified as Karel Richard Richter, a Sudeten Ger man born Jan. 29, 1912 in Kras Uce. The home office said he was convicted under the treachery act, I I war Bulletins TIGHT BLACKOUT ARMY WILL M'zrszS-TiL IITENGWALD NAMED Tokyo, Dec. 10. (Official radio picked up by API Jap anese imperial headquarters acknowledged today that Ja pan has lost two transports sunk and two others have been damaged but declared there was no loss of life aboard them. Loss of 13 Jap anese army planes also was admitted. The navy previous ly had announced that 38 naval planes were misting. London, Dec. 10. (IP) Lord Strabolgi, chief labor whip In the house of lords, said to day that Germans have 100. 000 crash airplanes and gliders which could be used in landirj a big force in Brit ain. He" told the house of lords a ready answer to raid ing parties from the air is the home guard and they should be armed with the most deadly weapons available. London. Dec. 10. (.JPh-Tht possibility that Japan has de veloped a new and far more powerful aerial torpedo than had been in use before was suggetted here today by Mk work of her airmen against ships at Pearl Harbor and off Malaya. Authorised sources, however, said they had no official information. ASSESSOR FIXES COUNTY TAX LEVY E The tax levy outside of Incor porated towns. Including state and county tax, school district tax, and high school tax in dis tricts not maintaining high schools, has been compiled by the county assessor. The state county tax is 9.3 mills, and the high school tax 6.6 mills. The combined levy (with dis trict tax first, and the combined total last) is: Griffin Creek, district tax, 12 mills, total 23.9 mills; Ruch Sterling 2.8 and 14.7; Neil Creek 2 and 13.9; Valley View, 11.3; Antelope, 9.7; Climax, 1.2 and 13.1; Willow Springs, 2.3 and 14.2; Independence, 11.9; Agate, 1.8 and 1.37; Antioch, 4.1 and 16; Lost Creek, .5 and 12.4; Sams Valley, 12.6 and 23.4. Missouri Flat, 1.8 and 13.7; Mt. Pitt, 11.9; North Phoenix, 1.7 and 13.6; Uniontown, 1.7 and 13.6; Dewey, 1.9 and 13.8; Provolt, 11.9; Derby, 9.1 and 21; Meadows, 11.9; Lake Creek, 11 and 22.9; Forest Creek, 6.4 and 18.3; Table Rock, 3.9 and 19.8; Reese Creek, 7.9 and 19.4. Debenger Gap, 1.1 and 13; Dead Indian, 11.9; Wagner Creek, 7.4; Prospect, 8.1 and 13.4; Soda Springs, 4.1 and 16; Evans Valley 10.9 and 22.8; Little Butte, 11.9; Watkins, 11.9; Oak Grove, 8.3 and 20.2; Ander son Creek, 20.1 and 32; Bellview 10.7 and 22.6; Elk Creek, 9.3 and 21.2; Liberty, 8 and 16.9. Beaver Creek, 9.9 and 21.8; Little Applegate, 10.7 and 22.6 Shady Cove, 19.4 and 31.3; Roguelands, 7 and 18.9; Crater Lake, 18.6 and 23.9; Pinehurst, 9.1 and 17; West Side, 9.3 and 17.2; Colestin, 2.6 and 14.5 Tolo, 2.6 and 13.5; Howard, 10.5 and 22.4; Kenwood, 3-1 and 15 (See story on page 2) Portland, Dec. 10. (JP) The West Oregon Lumber company announced today it had laid off its Japanese millworkers pend ing determination of their na tionality. Blackout Regulations 1. These blackouts are not local affairs ordered by the de fense council. They are war measures put In effect by the War Department. 2. Violation of these orders Is a federal offense subject to severe penalty. . 3. Observation of the blackout when Initiated does not per mit a violation during the early morning hours. It is even more essential that the blackout be complete between 4 a.m. and sun rise than at any other time. 4. Do not wait for a siren when a blackout has been or dered, turn out your lights at the designated time and keep them out until sunrise. 5. Every citizen in Jackson county who can do so la request, ed to check their newspaper and listen to tha local radio at 6 p.m., at which time the latest instructions will be given. 6. Stay at home and Indoors If possible during blackout, It Is the safest place. Jackson County Council of Defense Br 8. M Tuttle, chairman. FLARES Army Planes Take to Skies As Unidentified Machines Reported in Near Region. San Francisco, Dec. 10. (IP) Two air raid alarms early to day plunged San Francisco into a blackout almost 100 per cent effective. The alarms were accompanied by reports that a half dozen flares had been dropped over the city, presumably from enemy planes. The army interceptor com mand, silent as to the cause of the alerts, said no information was available concerning the flares but added it was unlikely they had been dropped from U. S. planes. Army planes took to the skies at the first warning a yellow alert indicating the presence of "unidentified" planes in the area. This was about 1:45 a. m. (PST). Five minutes later the all-clear signal was sounded. Hour's Alarm Then, at 2:15 a. m., came a sec ond alert; this time a blue sig nal, signifying the appioach of enemy planes. For slightly more than an hour the alarm contin ued, then sirens sounded an all- clear. Windows were reported brok en along downtown streets by citizens seeking to get at switches in stores where lights still burned despite the black out. Other northern-' California cities were blacked out at ap proximately the same time, Stung by an army general s reprimand, San Francisco has dropped its easy-going ways and had begun to learn how to re spond to air raid warnings. This is war death and de struction may come from the skies at any moment," Lieut. General John L. DeWitt, com manding general of the fourth army, said in a blunt rebuke. General Raps Conduct General DeWitt, heaped scorn upon San Francisco for the man ner in which it responded to first mainland air-raid alarms of the Japanese -American war Monday night and early Tues day. The general's warning of the danger of death from the air spurred other west coast cities, from Canada to Mexico, to make blackout and air raid prepara tions. All of them admittedly had much to learn. General DeWitt said the con duct of some San Franciscans who failed to heed the blackout orders was criminal, and said persons who doubted the reality of enemy planes being over Cali fornia Monday night were act ing In a manner that was "inane, foolish, idiotic." "It is damn nonsense to as sume we would practice an alert," he said. Prison Ship Bombed With 2,000 Aboard Rome. Dec. 10 (Pi The Ital ian high command announced today that an Italian ship with 2,000 British prisoners aboard had been torpedoed. The attack occurred off the coast of Greece, a communique said, and asserted that rescue operations still were underway. SEVEN AIP iSES; Jl Site Selections Given Con gress Construction To Start Immediately, Word. Washington, Dec. 10. (IP) Army air corps officials inform ed members of congress today that sites had been selected for seven new air bases to be con structed in the United States at cost of approximately $12,- 000,000 each. Senator Gurney (R., S.D.) said he was notified the new bases would be at Syracuse, N. Y., Richmond, Va., Rapid City, S. D., Columbus, Ohio, Walla Walla. Wash., Greenville, S. C, and Nashville, Tenn. Gurney said the construction program was expected to begin immediately and that the bases which would have between 5,000 and 6,000 men would be used for tactical training after preliminary training had been given at other places. Tha sen ator said the Rapid City base would be for interceptor, fighter or bombardment groups. Members of congress said the bases at Walla Walla and Col umbus each would have a com plement of 400 officers, 4,500 enlisted men and about 130 planes. The Walla Walla base will comprise 1,900 to 2,000 acres. Bellingham, Olympia Airports Taken Over For Air Corps Ships Bellingham, Wash., Dec. 10. (IP) Bellingham airport, owned by Whatcom county, was taken over today by the army air corps, Lieut. Harley D. Ka brud, from Paine field, Everett, announced, and the field was made a restricted area. A pur suit squadron will come here, Lieut. Kabrud said. Olympia, Wash., Dec. 10. (IP) Acting Mayor M. Y. Has- kctt said today the army may take over the Olympia munici pal airport. L A. WARNING DUE TO SIGNAL ERROR Los Angeles. Dec. 10 An air raid warning was re ported to the Los Angeles Do uce teletype department today oy mistake, due to a mix-up in teiepnone signals. The federal communications commission ordered radio sta tions in the Los Angeles area off the air at 12:20 o'clock, and at the same time a private num ber flash signal was recorded in the police teletype room in dicating an air raid alarm. It was the second erroneous air raid warning notice In re cent days and police said dif ferent equipment would have to be Installed at once to remedy the condition. GASOLINE SUPPLY IS PLANNED FOR WEST Washington, Dec. 10. (IP) Petroleum Coordinator Ickes took steps today to provide sup plementary means of transport ing gasoline and other petroleum products to tha Pacific north west and Alaska. Washington, Oregon and Alas ka ordinarily are supplied by tanker ships from California producing areas. Ickes said he had been advised that war conditions might af fect tanker movements. HARBOR MINED Washington, Dec. 10. (IP) Mines have been placed in the approaches to New York harbor, the navy department announced today. CALL ALL MEN New York, Dec. 10. m The Netherlands East Indies has ordered general mobilization of all able-bodied men, CBS Cor respondent John Raleigh report- ad today from Batavia, Japanese Shamed By Native Land Attempts Suicide Lot Angeles Dec. 10. (IP) S. Izumi, 67 a Japanese alien who has lived in Cali fornia 45 years, heard news boys crying extras about his country's attacks on United States possessions. He paced the streets for hours, then locked himself In his dingy hotel room. Finally friends broke in. Izumi said he had taken poison, "I am ashamed," he told Dr. Neal McCloy. "I lost face with my American friends when Japan attacked Ameri ca." Dr. McCloy said Izumi pro bably could not survive. T STARTS AT 12:30 IN MEDFORD AREA Seattle, Dec. 10. (P) The second interceptor command to day set the start of tonight s blackout in Pacific northwest coastal areas at 12:30 a. m., the same time as last night. Radio stations, which went off the air after President Roosevelt's ad dress at 7 p.m. last night were permitted to return to the air at noon. People of Jackson county have gone from the extreme of being frightened to the extreme of be ing careless about war condi tions, the Jackson County Coun cil of Defense said today in em phasizing that all regulations pertaining to blackouts and other military matters must be followed strictly by everyone. The blackout Monday was ex cellent but last night It was not so effective, Capt. S. M. Tuttle, council chairman said. One diffi culty last night was that the siren did not sound at the sched uled time of the blackout and, while It should not be necessary when the time is announced in advance, from now on the siren will be sounded, he said. City and county officials were work ing today to procure additional sirens. There will be one long blast of the . siren and auxiliary whistles to signify the hour of the blackout, Capt. Tuttle relat ed. The blackout will continue until sunrise and lights should not be turned on until then, he said. If enemy planes are actually reported approaching, then there will be repeated blasts of the siren and at this signal, day or night, all civilian reserves must hasten to their assigned posts, Capt. Tuttle explained. Until some other method Is devised, the sheriff's office will continue to get blackout and other orders to rural areas by telephone. Other information given out by the defense council was: During blackouts no cars al lowed on the streets unless emergency can approved by authorities. Persons going to or from work during blackout must conform to regulations. Em ployers are asked to change working shifts to comply if pos sible. All street, building, and home lights must be blacked out. Siren signals will continue as published until further notice: blackout on one long blast; all clear on one long and two short blasts. All business houses must see that neon signs, outdoor adver tising and show window lights are turned out. Air wardens have police au thority and must be obeyed. These regulations Issued by Mayor H. S. Deuel at the order of Brlg.-Gen. C. H. Wash, 2d Interceptor command command er. san francisco stores to Open, close earlier San Francisco, Dec. 10 () Department store and various other retell establishments will open and close an hour earlier, to clear the streets of shoppers before blackouts. Store hours will be 8;4S a. m. to 4:43 p. m. TO COMMAND NEW Former National Guard Com mander To Form Com pany Recruits Sought. Capt. Carl Y. Tengwald moved quickly today to organize the home guard company of which he was named commander by Gov. Charles A. Sprague yester day. Tengwald for years was commanding officer of the old national guard Company A. 186th infantry, now in federal service. Capt. Tengwald named as his first lieutenant James W. Grigs by, who commanded the former national guard unit here, head quarters company, 3rd battalion. 186th infantry, also in federal service now. Recruits Bought A recruiting office Is to be opened at 7:30 tonight at the Medford armory, headquarters of the home guard unit, Capt. Tengwald said. Other officers will be named and the organiza tion perfected as the member ship is built up, he said. Drills will be held every Tuesday night beginning next week, he stated. adding that service is voluntary and that there will be no com pensation for anyone. Governor Sprague yesterday authorized formation of state) guard units at Portland, Salem, Eugene, Medford, Marshfleld, Klamath Falls, The Dalles and McMinnvllle. He appointed offi cers to command units in those cities. Nine rifle companies, each to have three officers and 60 men, will be organized, as well as headquarters, service and truck companies. Those eligible will be men between the ages of 35 and 60 years, and men with military experience will be given preference. , Arms Ready Soon All company commanders have had military experience, most of them being world war veterans. Arms and ammunition will be received soon, and uniforms will be distributed later. Companies will have headquarters In arm ories. Guardsmen will drill an hour and a half weekly, and they cam be mobilized for full-time duty In event of great emergency. Brlg.-Gen. Alvln C. Baker of Portland is commander of the guard. Members of his staff in clude Col. Ralph P. CowgllL, Lleut.-Col. Langdon H. Spooner, Maj. Leo J. A. Plroni and Capt. M. C. Dickson. . Radio Highlights By Associated Press (Time Is Pacific Standard) At the start of every 19 and 30-mlnute program NBC is put ting In a brief news period. Hour programs Include another at the half-way point MBS has a newscast every half hour, and CBS is Interrupting programs whenever developments wax rant. Wendell Willkie, scheduled! for an NBC-Blue broadcast at tonight from St. Louts, Is to discuss "The Fight for Free dom." SIDE GLAKCES BY TRIBUNE REPORTER Ray (Joe College) Stickler ap plying to Postmaster Frank De Souza for a job as ranger of the holly forest going up arouna the postofflce. Herchel Obye having fare well cup of coffee with a couple of pals. Idlth Nichols wishing that Verne Canon would get enough heat in city hall so she could work without her fur coat and earmuffs. Adjutant Charles Cos being puzzled by a sudden drop In the number of overnight guesttt at bis lodging bouse, 1
