BLACKOUT
12:30 a. m. to Sunrise,
7:30 a. m.
Thirty-sixth Year
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, Dec. 11-The
Jap war madness la In Itself
defeatist confession. Her rash
statesmen would never have
taken war ac-
'..'lii " ;iii"w.!nn'.ii tion against
tha United
States if they
thought there
was the slight
est chance
they could sur
viva their
military and
economic pre
d i c a m ent in
China.
The theory
that they
Paul Malloa
might have been inspired by a
desire to help Hitler is not force
ful. Hitler is too far away to do
the Japs either harm or good.
They were just so near defeat
they had to dare everything, in
hopes that Hitler could win in
Russia and in the world, and
extricate them from their diffi
culties. Dictatorial statesmen act from
personally selfish motives at
times. Totalitarian rulers tell
their people nothing straight.
Hence the Jap diplomatic and
military bunglers were particu
larly free to gamble tha future
of their nation even to a suicidal
extent.
SNEAKING eoupl of air
craft carriers up near Hawaii
before declaration of war is one
thing, but getting them near
enough again will be another.
In fact, getting them home again
may turn out to be something.
The Hawaiian attack was obvi
ously demonstration designed
mora for a psychological effect
than for military damage.
TIE composite immed lata
opinion In Washington was
that the Jap statesmen uninten
tionally performed a favor for
us. There will be no strikes in
this country now. Whatever di
vergencies of public opinion
may have Impeded this govern
ment's purposes against the
Nazis, has vanished by action of
the Japs.
rtt British are getting amply
reorganized to crush the
Nazi General Rommel in Libya,
Continued on Pag Eight)
By tha Associated Press
(Time is Pacific Standard)
CBS reports the broadcast
scheduled for Friday night by
Charles A. Lindbergh from a
Boston America First rally has
been cancelled.
Tonight, the war 8:58 CBS;
6 NBC-Blue; 7 MBS; 7:48 CBS;
8:30 MBS.
(In addition to these listings
numerous other warcasts may
be expected all programs sub
ject to last minute change)
MBS 0:30 America Prefer
red, BIDU SAYAO; 7:30 All
America football selections.
Friday, the war 8 a. m., NBC
CBS; 8:45 NBC-Red; 8:55 NBC
Blue: 8 CBS; 7 MBS; 7:15 NBC-
Blue: 8 MBS: 9 MBS; 10:45
NBC; 11 MBS; 12:55 p. m, CBS;
1:45 CBS: 1:55 NBC-Blue; 3
CBS MBS; 3:25 NBC-Red; 3:45
NBC-Blue.
(Numerous other warcasts
may be expected).
SIDE GLANCES
BY
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Neva Samuels admiring the
artistic way in which Ralph
Woodford draped blackout cur
tains over city hall windows.
George Shreeve considering
himself doubly lucky for getting
day oil on his birthday.
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Radio Highlights!
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Challenge
Without 'No' Vote;
Resolutions Signed
Washington. Dec. 11. UP) President Roosevelt signed dec
larations of war against nazi
by officially pitting the nation's
of Japan.
Without a single dissenting i
vote, congress had passed with
in an hour and a half the two
war resolutions. There was no
debate. The only time con
sumed was for listening to a
six-paragraph message from Mr.
Roosevelt, parliamentary form
alities and roll calls.
Quick Action Asked -Quickly
the war resolutions
were engrossed and rushed to
the chief executive's desk. He
had appealed in a special mes
sage for speedy action, telling
congress that "delay invites
great danger."
Mr. Roosevelt signed tne
German war resolution at 3:05
Oregonians Vote
Washington, Dec. 11. VP)
Senators Holman and Mc
Nary of Oregon voted today
to declare war on Germany
and Italy.
In the house the . Oregon
delegation also voted for
passage. L .
p. m. EST ana tne Italian reso
lution at 3:06 p. m.
As fast as roll calls could be
tallied,' the senate unanimously,
and the house without a single
"no" vote, accepted the chal
lenge of Adolf Hitler and Benito
Mussolini, axis partners of
Japan with whom the nation
went to war Monday.
Tha senate vote for war
against Germany and Italy was
unanimous.
Rankin "Present
The house vote for war with
Germany was 393 to 0 and for
war with Italy 399 to 0. But
in each instance one member
voted "present." This was Rep.
Jeannette Rankin (R., Mont.),
who cast the lone vote against
war with Japan and who voted
against war with Germany in
1917.
Just before the ballot, sen
ators listened to a message from
President Roosevelt asking the
war declaration and saying that
"never before has there been a
greater challenge to life, liberty
and civilization."
Senate galleries were only
partly filled during the momen
tous action. Lord Halifax, the
British ambassador, and Lady
Halifax sat in the diplomatic
galleries with other represen
tatives of the diplomatic corps.
G.O.P. Support Pledged
Minority Leader McNary (R.,
Ore.) submitted a unanimous
resolution of Republican mem
bers pledging support to the
president in prosecuting the
war to a successful conclusion.
At the other end of the cap
itol, jammed galleries and a
crowded floor waited for the
representatives to follow the
lead of their senatorial col
leagues. In a brief, six-paragraph mes
sage to congress, which follow
ed declarations of war on this
country by the two axis part
ners, Mr. Roosevelt asserted
that "the forces endeavoring to
enslave the entire world now
are moving towards this hemis
phere."
The text of the war message:
"On the morning of Decem
ber 11, the government of Ger
many, pursuing Its course of
world conquest, declared war
against the United States.
"The long-known and the
long-expected has thus taken
place. The forces endeavoring
to enslave the entire world now
are moving toward this hemis
phere.
"Never before has there Msn
a greater challenge to life, lib
erty and civilization.
"Delay Invites great danger.
Rapid and united effort by all
of the peoples of the world who
are determined to remain free
will lasuxe a world victory of
FORD
Full Associated Praaa
Accepted
Germany and Italy today, there
might against the axis partners
OF AXIS ENEMIES
Berlin, Dee. 11 VP) (Official
radio received by AP) Adolf
Hitler declared war against the
United States today in a historic
address before the relchstag.
At the same time he announc
ed a new military alliance of
Japan, Italy and Germany for
finish fight with the United
States and Britain.
The fuehrer disclosed that
even while he spoke Germany
was giving the . United States
charge d'affaires his passport,
marking the complete breach of
relations. . .
This formality took place at
4:20 p. m. (6:20 a. m.. PST). -
The relchstag's cheers lasted
several minutes when the fuehr
er made his declaration.
The military pact to make a
common war against the United
States and Britain pledged Ger
many, Italy and Japan mutually
to fight "to a victorious end
with all available means" and
later to "bring about a just
order."
None of the three Is to sign
an armistice with either the
United States or Britain "with
out complete mutual consent."
Rome, Dec. 11 (Official radio
received by AP) Germany and
Italy declared war today on the
United States, arraying the axis'
might with Japan's and joining
the wars In the east and west
into one titanic world struggle.
This historic decision was an
nounced by Premier Mussolini
to tumultuous crowds in a five
minute speech from the balcony
of Palazzio Veneza.
The fascist leader pledged his
people victory and told them
that President Roosevelt,
"through a .series of infinite
provocations, betraying with a
supreme fraud the population of
his country, wanted the war
and had prepared for it day by
day with diabolical obstinacy."
He appeared on his palace
balcony at 2:30 p. m. (4:50 a. m.,
PST).
the forces of Justice and of
righteousness over the forces of
savagery and of barbarism.
"Italy also has declared war
against the United States.
I therefore request the con
gress to recognize a state of
war between the United States
and Germany, and between the
United States and Italy."
Germany's declaration of war
against the United States was
taken to the state department
shortly before 9 o'clock by Hans
Ihomsen, charge d'affaires of
the German embassy.
He was accompanied by Her
bert von Strempel, first secre
tary. Secretary of State Hull had
not yet arrived and the Germans
were instructed to wait.
After letting the Germans
wait for another ten minutes
after he arrived. Secretary Hull
sent out word that he was un
able to receive them and Thom
sen and Von Strempel were es
corted to the division of Euro
pean affairs, where they pre
sented the declaration to Ray
Atherton. chief of that division.
Manufacturers In the United
States are producing military
shoes for Russia.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11,
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BOTH OCCUPIED
ISM CLAIM
350 Americans Taken Pris
oner On Guam Is Word
U.S. Sub, Destroyer Sunk
Tokyo, Dec. 11... ..(Official
Radio Received by AP) Japan
ese forces have occupied Agana,
the capital of Guam, without
losses to themselves, and also
have landed on Wake, the Jap
anese reported today.
An army communique said 350
Americans, Including Capt.
George G. McMlllln, Guam's gov
ernor, and the island's vice-governor
and naval station com
mandant, were taken prisoner.
Domei reported the landing on
Wake island.
Destroyer Sunk
A naval announcement said a
United States destroyer and sub
marine were sunk and a trans
port damaged in a fierce Japan
ese air bombardment yesterday
on Cavite and Manila bay, in the
Philippines.
The war bulletin said that at
least 81 United States planea
were destroyed in the attacks,
45 of them in air combat, and
that - at hard-hit Cavite naval
base an arsenal explosion touch
ed off large fires.
Heavy damage on Nichols
field, near Manila, also was re
ported. The Japanese acknowl
edged only five planes lost
three missing and two which
were said to have "dived head
long into enemy position s"
Direct hits on two British gun
boats in a Japanese air attack on
the Hongkong coast yesterday
also were announced by the
navy.
88 Planes Destroyed
An army recapitulation of
planes destroyed since Monday
on the Malayan air front, a Brit
ish zone of operations, listed 86,
including 30 shot down in the
air. Of these, it said, five were
United States built Brewster
Buffalo fighter planes.
The Japanese said 25 of their
nationals were found interned in
Guam and were released while
the landing force still continued
"mopping up operations."
A navy communique said a
3,000-ton United States tanker
was captured in the Guam at
tack. It declared that the Japanese,
striking by sea from all sides of
the island, gained their first
foothold at dawn yesterday,
when a naval landing party
reached short at Port Apra, on
the west coast of the Island, 1,500
airline miles east of Manila. The
port is little more than five
miles from Agana, the capital.
Domei reported that a landing
on Wake followed repeated Jap
anese aerial attacks. Barracks
and warehouses were said to
have been smashed and set
ablaze. The news agency report
ed that seven United States
planes were downed in a single
day's dogfights In the skies over
the island.
DEFENSE COORDINATORS
WILL ATTEND MEETING
Salem, Dec. 11-UP) All
county defense coordinators In
Oregon were asked by Gover
nor Charles A. Sprague today to
attend a meeting here Monday
morning to coordinate defense
plans and to discuss policies.
No Weather Reports
At the request of military
authorities and with approval
st the chief of the U. S.
weather bureau in Washing
ton, D. C, the distribution of
Washington and Oregon state
and local forecasts and pub
lished weather data has been
discontinued until further
notice according to an an
nouncement released today
by the local weather bureau
at the Medford municipal air-oort.
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Three Jap Naval Ships Sunk
In Island Invasion Attempts
BLACKOUT RULES
Failure of Jackson . County
Citizens To Cooperate
In Defense Effort Seen.
Blackout period for Jack
son county will be the same
tonight aa It was last night,
from 12:30 to sunrise, tha
Jackson County Council of
Defense waa notified thla
afternoon. The blackout area
here extends to the California
border.
The nightly blackouts In Jack
son county assumed more seri
ous aspects today as authorities
began to show Impatience with
citizens who have not yet fully
realized tha necessity of abiding
by all defense regulations. There
was considerable talk today
about arrests and prosecutions
of those who continue to Ignore
defense orders.
A list is being made each
night of homeb, business places
and advertising signs that re
main illuminated during the
blackout period.
The public was warned again
to stay off the streets and high
ways during blackouts except
ing In cases of absolute neces
sity. Joy Riders Halted
A dozen or so youthful auto
ists driving around the city and
valley early today, after the
blackout hour, were stopped by
Deputy Sheriffs and other offic
ers and sent home with a warn
ing that prosecution would fol
low any further violation. Names
of all drivers and their car li
cense numbers were taken.
The sheriffs office said the
youths were actuated by curios
ity and wanted to see what a
blackout looked like. Two
groups drove up from Ashland
to see how thorough this city
was blacked out
The autolsta were warned that
blue cellophane covering of
lenses did not mean a thing, un
less the lights were shielded.
Blue light can be seen from the
air the same as any other color,
the sheriff's office said. Green
was said to be the most visible
of all colors.
County Defense Council
Instructions for Public
' ' ti I means ef Instructing the poblte efflclallr regarding . defense
requirements, tha Jackson Connty Council of Defense lesuee tha follow
ing statement todayi
BlACKOt'T
"The effectiveness ef a blackout system depends en the knowledge
and the eooperaUve sptrtt of tha people at large. All concerned must
realise fullT that planning and adnnoe preparauon contribute most to
tha erfeetlvenoes of a blackout, .
''Ships crews and peeeengnrs are Instructed and required to practice
well beforehand what they must do and where they muet go when
danger threatens. The head of every household should act similarly with
regard far those for whom ha la responsible during air raids and black
out periods.
"During blackout perloda all occupied room In tha house win have
to be darkened and Ughta permanently turned out In ethers, with elec
tric bulbs rcmoTod so that they cannot be turned on through careleee
nees where windows are not covered. All lights near an outside door muet
be aereened so that no light la vlalble when the door la opened. Pro vis
ion must be mode to darken every window, sky ught, (lass door and ex
terior opening wherever lights are used during blackout periods or wher
ever there is a poeelblllty of such use. Dee dark Dllnde, window shades,
thick curtains, special screens or other heavy material over such windows,
sky lights, etc. Any material which allows a glow to be seen outside will
not do. Outside garden or porch Ught bulbs must be removed so lights
cannot be turned on by mletake.
"All stores and factorlea should take similar steps to see that all
lighting Is esunfulahed or so obscured as to be In vlalble from outside.
"la order to make effective a possible necessary blackout la east of
air raids during the tuna between duak and tha nightly blackout periods,
all lights which are not at an times rendered In vlalble by use of proper
covering on windows, sky lights, etc, should be turned out at duak unleea
It Is poaeible to turn them out within five minutes. Illuminated bill
boards or elens are Included m this precaution -
1941.
Second War
: ir
President Roosevelt today signed declarations of war against
Germany and Italy in answer to formal declarations by the two
countries, partners of Japan. The president Is shown above sign
ing the declaration of war last - Monday against Japaa aa
Senator Charles L. McNary (It.) Oregon (right), and other mem
bers of congress look on.
S.P. PRESIDENT
San Francisco, Dee. 11. (fP)
Armand T. Mercler, vice presi
dent of the Southern Pacific
railroad, waa appointed presi
dent of the $2,000,000,000 con
cern today, succeeding the late
Angus D. McDonald. .
The action of the- railroad's
board of directors came on Mer
cier's 60th birthday. He resides
at nearby Palo Alto,
McDonald died November 18.
in
in 24 Years
PORTLAND PASSES
STRICT RULES FOR
. Portland, Dec. 11. V-Violations
of blackout regulations
in. Portland can bring fines up
to 8500, Jail aentences of aix
months, or both, under an ordi
nance passed by the council
yesterday.
The ordinance provided that
unauthorized vehicles, including
streetcars and busses, not be
operated during blackouts.
. Motor vehicles must be oper
ated at not more than 20 miles
an hour,, with dimmed exterior
and no interior lights. They
must . not . run without lights.
however.
Th proper ear light dim
ming for authorized vehicles
as recommended by Governor
Sprague to Portland police calls
for blacking out the entire head
light lense except for a hori
zontal strip one-half inch wide
and three Inches long In the
bottom half of th lens, th
opening to be covered by blue
or green celloohane. Tauugnts
.ire to b blacked out except
for a one-halt Inch square, the
opening to be covered by blue
or green cellophane.
Albany, Dee. 11 (JPt Fail
ure to comply with blackout
requirements of the Linn county
defense council will cost the
: violator within the city limits
I of Albany up to 8100 or a 80
day jail sentence It municipal
'authorities choose to invoke a
new law.
I Th council Wednesday night
passed an ordinance requiring
everyone within Its Jurisdiction
j to observe rules of th defense
I council.
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I U.S. AIR EORCES
TAKE HEAVY TOLL
IN PACIFIC WAR
Light Cruiser and Destroyer
Downed by Wake Island
Defenders Says Stimson.
Washington, Dee. 11 )
Tha navy announced today that
four separate attacks on Wake
island had been repulsed by
defending United States forces
in the past 48 hours and that
on light cruiser and on de
stroyer of Japanese forces had
been sunk.
A resumption of the attacks
was expected, tha navy said,
and an attempting at landing
by the Japanese also was be
lieved In prospect.
The navy's ' a nnouncement
came after Secretary of War
Stimson had made known tha
sinking by army bombers of -the
Japanese battleship Haruna.
'Heavy Attack
Tha navy issued this eom-
munlque:
'The marine garrison on Wake
Island has been subject to four
separata attacks In the last 48
hours by enemy aircraft and
one by light naval units.
"Despite the loss of Dart of
the defending planes, and the)
damage to material and per
sonnel, the defending garrison
succeeded 1n sinking on light
cruiser and on destroyer of
tha enemy forces by air action.
' A resumption of the attack
and a probable landing attempt
Is expected. The marina garri
son Is continuing to resist Tha
above report is based on infor
mation received up until noon
December 11."
Wake Island is en of
chain of Island stepping stones
to the far east originally de
veloped principally for trans
pacific Clipper flights.
MANIUtlENSE
Manila, Dec. 11 4:4S p. m.
local time, 8:48 a. m. E.S.T.V
UP) Japanese forces which
landed on th coasts of Luzon
island are being disposed of and
mopped up by United Stat and
Philippines troops, a U. 8. army
spokesman declared today.
Th spokesman earlier today
announced a successful bomber
attack which left a 20,000-ton
Japanese battleship "blazing
fiercely" and tha repulse by
Filipino soldiers of a light Japa
nese attack about 110 mile
northwest of Manila.
The spokesman said ther
had been no further develop
ments after an attempted land
ing had been repulsed on th
Llngayen area.
"Enemy detachment that
landed on th Luzon coast ar
being disposed of," ha said.
"Mopping up operations ara
proceeding.
"Our scout planes took to tha
sir during the noon air raid and
war reported to have kept a
formation of Japanese) bombers
away from Manila. Th enemy
aircraft ara reported to bar
turned back and last war seem
headed In a westerly direction.
Th situation Is completely
In hand," th spokesman said.
London, Dee. 11. PV Hugh
Dalton, minister of economic
warfare, said today that tha
Japanese war would be "far
from a walkover" and estimated
Japan had sufficient oil to fight
major war for 14 month. .
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