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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