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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1941. PAGE FIVE TOKYO BOASTS OF SEA VICTORY AND HONGKONG'S PALL Tokjio, Dec. 13. (Official Ra dio Received by AP) The Jap anese claimed tonight that a land drive in their week-long Pacific-Asiatic offensive had "sealed the fate" of Hongkong while the campaign at sea, they said, had run up a total of 140, 000 tons of British and Amer ican warships sunk. They declared that Kow loon's "four mile-long and sup posedly impregnable defenses have been shattered." Hong kong, second only to Singapore as a British far eastern naval base, was said to be under an Incessant rain of Japanese bombs. (There was no direct tword from Hongkong but London ad mitted the possibility that the colonial defense forces might have fallen back to pre-arranged positions). The Japanese now say that the Arizona was sunk in the Initial onslaught at Pearl Har bor last Sunday, along with the battleships Oklahoma and West Virginia. It took them nearly a week to claim the Arizona. (It Is familiar axis practice to make extravagant claims of sea successes in the hope of learn ing the true results of attacks through reaction of the other side. The United States has acknowledged that a battleship capsized and a destroyer blew up in the Pearl Harbor assault). Premier General Hideko Toio himself cautioned Japanese against over-optimism based on Japan's early successes. He told a public rally that Japan must be prepared for long war and all the hardships that go with it. He painted Japan's cause as one of "self-defense" and "right eousness." "We must not be intoxicated by initial victories and we must be ready to undergo every kind of necessary hardship," the pre mier said. Tom Flynn Buys $500 Bond Through Mail Tribune Carrier Mail Tribune carriers, enlist ed last week by the government in the sale of defense savings stamps, will begin delivery of the stamps tomorrow. They started taking orders last week from the homes where they de liver the Mail Tribune. Orders are taken one week and the stamps are delivered the next. It is hoped that deliveries can be made on Mondays or Tuesdays. The carrier campaign got off to a big start yesterday when Tom Flynn of 1301 East Main street insisted that he buy $500 worth of the stamps from his carrier, Bruce McKay of 102S Reddy avenue who serves Route 24. As the carriers sell only 10 cent stamps and as so big an or der would be too much of an individual drain on supplies, ar rangements were made by Ger ald T. Latham, Mail Tribune cir culation manager, with Postmas ter Frank DeSouza for the pur chase of a $500 bond for Mr. Flynn with credit for the sale going into Bruce's record so as to put him in line for the awards the government is making to the boys. By virtue of so large a sale, Bruce became entitled to a bronze shield with 41 gold bars. Mr. Flynn said he insisted that Bruce get credit for the sale as a token of his apprecia tion of the boy's loyal and faith ful Mail Tribune delivery ser vice. Mr. Flynn said that not only is the daily service excel lent but that Bruce went out of his way to be certain that he gain the benefit of bargain days last fall. The carriers yesterday report ed an excellent general response in their solicitation of orders. The aim of the government in enlisting the aid of newspaper carriers is to reach as many per sons as possible as every ten cent stamp counts and Uncle Sam wants to give everyone the opportunity to help attain vic tory and peace. Cairo, Dec. 13. (.IP) Axis armies in Libya, cut into seg ments by the revitalized British offensive and lashed by the furies of the RAF, appeared today to be trying for a stand at Derna. oasis port 100 miles west of Tobruk. A considerable number of the German and Italian troops were reported hemmed in by hard fighting New Zealanders at Ga zala, on the coast 40 miles west of Tobruk. Beyond them, far to the west, other axis unit were said to be trying to break through British forces impend ing their retreat to Derna. . Clotlng tiros (or Classified Ad, s m Too Lata to Classify 13:30 p AREA ES WARNING Bremerton, Dec. 13. JP In a statement addressed to resi dents of Bremerton, Port Or chard and other communities "adjacent to the navy yard and at other navy activities," Rear Admiral C. S. Freeman, com mandant of the navy yard, warned today that the danger of attack on Puget sound is not over. Emphasizing that he was speaking in his capacity as navy ya.rd commandant. Admiral Free man said: 'The situation in the eastern Pacific has become sufficiently stabilized to warrant discon tinuing general blackouts and to confine blackouts to cases of actual threatened attack. The military dispositions of the avail able forces of the army and navy are such as to afford reasonable assurance that advance warning of possible enemy air raids or other mass enemy action will be given. "The danger of attack is not over. The attitude of the civil community should be one of calm, determined, never-ceasing vigilance. "Because of the enormous value to national defense of the Puget sound navy yard and other lesser naval shore activi ties in this area, it is of the most extreme importance that the in structions now being issued and standardized by municipal, coun ty and state officials and by the army authorities charged with civilian protection be rigidly ad hered to. "Some mistakes will be made; there may be some initial con fusion. We, at the moment, are a people unaccustomed to war. We must become accustomed to it. Prompt and thorough action by the civil community is carry ing out such instructions as are issued for insuring quick black outs may readily be the means of saving for continued effort the naval plants now engaged in an all-out effort to win this war. It will take a long time to win, and there will be many temptations to relax effort. It lies with every individual to do his own best in this finish fight, and not to be persuaded other wise by an occasional bad ex ample on the part of his neigh bor. "We of the navy yard and the other naval shore activities and of the navy generally are your relatives and friends. We are a part of you. Help us." 1(4 V pi I) n V I C T 0 R-Pres. Rlilnle Morinlfo of Parasuay Is credited with having defeated a bloodiest coup d'etat of pro-Axis origin after a three-day, late Novem ber, crisis In his country. 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