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Western Defense
Now Questioned
Senators Race to
Cast War Ballot
Mild Strike Ban
Not Expected
-3 Br John W. Kelly
Washington, D. C Dec. 16.
Having been repeatedly assured
by Secretary Knox that "the
navy is ready," west coast mem
bers of congress are demanding
an explanation of the debacle
at Pearl Harbor; questioning al
so the defense of the northwest
from Alaska to Mexico. Expos
ure of the entire coast line to
attack by enemy planes when
the navy was supposed to be a
bulwark has disturbed the con
gressional delegations; army,
too, is under suspicion. No ex-
. planation so far has satisfied
the westerners in congress. The
first line of defense, as one rep
resentative asserts, is not the
great naval base in the Hawai
ian islands, but it is Alaska,
British Columbia, the cities on
Puget sound, the Columbia riv
er, San Francisco and Los An
geles. Secretary Knox had giv
en assurances that no enemy
ship could come within 2000
miles of the west coast. Secre
tary Knox is now very much
subdued.
General assumption la that
the high command has been
over-confident and never for a
moment believed the Japanese
would attack Pearl Harbor, and
because of this over-confidence
possibly the usual precautions
were neglected. War vessels,
congressmen have heard, were
not anchored at various places
in the harbor but bunched to
J gether so a bomb could scarce
ly miss them. Bombers and
fighter . planes were anchored
out in the open, instead of be
ing concealed. There appears to
have been lax discipline with
regards to watches on the ships
- and guards on shore. Presum
ably there were surface and air
patrols, but a carrier traveled
hundreds of miles without be
ing observed. In theoretical de
fense of Pearl Harbor the de
fending forces have beaten off
attackers from all directions,
but when the enemy did attack
(Continued on Pag four)
ROSEBURG HOLDS
SUSPECTED ALIEN
Roseburg, Ore., Dec. 16. (IP)
Henry Poda, 40, was in custo
dy in the county Jail here today,
under a sentence of sixty days
for vagrancy, while an investi
gation into his citizenship is be
ing made. Sheriff Cliff Thorn
ton reported.
A suitcase In which Poda
shipped clothes to Reedsport,
where he was arrested Monday,
contained several Pacific coast
maps, Thornton said.
Poda, who speaks very brok
en English, first claimed to be
a native of Denmark, later said
he was Polish and finally a
Czech, Thornton reported, the
contradictions occurring each
time Poda was confronted with
a person able to speak one of
those lnnRiisueri.
SIDE GLANCES
BT
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Friends still Joshing head
mounted posseman, Sherf Syd
Brown, on account of the com
plaint made that his county Jail
was all lit up during one of the
blackouts.
Frank Perl wondering how he
could get back the bridge table
and four chairs he lent out about
six weeks ago.
Jerry Clark putting his whole
artistic soul into a Christmas
window decoration.
Many wondering who owns
. the beautiful Irish setter that
4 has been camping In the Mail
Iribune alley for three days
appajeaUjr kttt.
CONGRESS VOTES
VAST AUTHORITY
Taft and Vandenberg Get in
Restrictions On Power to
Change Defense Contracts
Washington. Dec. 18. (IP)
Responding to an appeal by
President Roosevelt, the sen
ate military committee voted
without dissent late today to
make all able-bodied men
from 19 through 44 liable for
military service.
Under the legislation, men
from 18 to 64, inclusive,
would have to register, but
only the 19-44 age group act
ually could be drafted for
military service.
Washington, Dec. 16. (IP)
Congress gave quick approval
today to legislation granting
President Roosevelt broad ad
ditional powers to prosecute the
government's war efforts.
Among other things, the bill,
passed first by the house and
minutes later by the senate,
would permit the chief execu
tive to set up a censorship over
outgoing communications to for
eign countries, to transfer func
tions from one government
agency to another and to con
trol alien property and alien
financial transactions.
Restrictions Noted
At thn Miffgestinn of Senators
Taft (R-Ohio) and Vandenberg
(K-Mlcn.) tne senate wrote in re
strictions on wide powers to the
president to change defense con
tracts. The limitations provided that
nn evWtlns nrofit limitations
ponld be disturbed and also that
all such modifications should be
made a "matter of public rec
nrrl" it the resident deemed
them not incompatible with the
public Interest.
The final voice vote in the
ienate was taken with only a
score of nays heard.
The house action likewise was
on a voice vote.
Because of the minor differ
ences between the senate and
house versions, the legislation
now must go to a Joint commit
tee for adjustment before final
enactment.
Like Wilton
An nmnibus affair reviving
and putting into effect war au
thority given rresiaeni wuson
In the first world conflict, the
iaUlntlon also would permit
the chief executive to redistri
bute the functions of govern
mental agencies. And it would
empower him to revise govern
ment contract to obtain war
material more speedily.
The censorship section of the
bill was aimed at "communica
tions . . . passing between the
United States and any foreign
country."
45 DRAFTEES TO
LI
Tint 1042 cnntineent of se
lective service men will leave
here by train January 14 when
local board No. 2 will send its
quota of 30 to the Portland In
duction center for final check-up,
headquarters announced today.
The next night board No. 1 will
send its quota of 15.
Th mmhind flunta tt 43 for
the two boards is the largest to
be filled in Jackson county. The
previous huh total was 28.
CALIFORNIA LAW MAKERS
WILL CONVENE FRIDAY
Sacramento. Dec. 16. (AP)
Governor Olson today summoned
the California legislature for a
roecial. war-time session at 11
a. m. Friday to appropriate still
undetermined millions of dollars
for the state guard and the state
emergency fund.
Scotts Mills, Ore., Dec. 16
UP Mrs. Josephii.e Pickard
about 60, died yesterday In the
plunge of an automobile from
wet pavement into a ditch near
here. The driver, Mrs. Leon
Stei&hart, was uninjured.
Roosevelt
to rrm
l:-f?rffof-fe
Proclaiming the start of a Red Cross war fund campaign for 150.000.000, President
Roosevelt turned to look at the first drive poster. Red Cross officials with him werei L to r.
Claire Hobart. nursei Mrs. Hendrich Eustis, associate director of volunteer servicei 8. Sloan
Colt, campaign chairman) Norman Davis, national chairman) Mrs. Dwight Davis, volunteer
service director.
Admiral Yamamoto Looks Forward
To Dictating Peace in Washington
Tokyo, Dec. 16. (Official Radio Received by AP) The fol
lowing dispatch was broadcast today by Domei:
JAP TRANSPORT
BY U.S. BOMBERS
Washington, Dec. 16. (IP)
The war department announced
today that army bombers had
renewed their attacks on Jap
anese vessels off Legaspl on the
Island of Luzon In the Philip
pines, ' seriously damaging an
enemy transport.
Enemy air activity was of a
minor character, said the de
partment's 12th communique of
the war, reporting on the situa
tion up to 6:30 a. m. PST to
day. Four Japanese fighting planes
were shot down, the communi
que said, without indicating
whether they were bagged by
anti-aircraft fire or by Ameri
can fliers.
No ground operations were
reported in the Philippines, and
the communique said there was
no change In the situation re
ported from other areas.
The stout-hearted defenders
of Wake and Midway continued
first in the hearts of their coun
trymen, and several senators
urged that some effort be made
to relieve the marines who
have been battling off repeated
Japanese attacks on the two
tiny Island outposts.
German Hangout is
Seized by Treasury
New York, Dec. 16. (IP)
The Joint offices of the Free
American and Deutscher Week
rut und Beobachter, the Germ
an-American bund and the German-American
business league
have been seized by the U. S.
treasury department.
Further publication of the
weekly newspaper Weckruf und
Beobachter, which has been
published since 1935 by the A.
V. Publishing Corporation, with
G. Wilhelm Kunze as president,
was viewed as Improbable by
treasury agents.
Rose Bowl Came
Given Army Okeh
Durham, N. C, Dec. 16. OP)
The army has given the green
light to the playing of the Rose
Bowl game between Duke uni
versity and Oregon State here
on January 1.
Frank Peirson, secretary of
the Durham chamber of com
merce, said that he had received
a telegram from the office of the
adjutant general of the army In
Washington.
Views War Fund Poster
I "The strategy of surprise
which was carried out with such
success by Admiral Isoroku
Yamamoto, commander iri chief
of the Japanese combined fleets,
was planned by him earlier, ac
cording to the Yomiuri (Tokyo
newspaper).
"The Yomiuri published a
letter which Yamamoto sent a
close friend, dated Jan. 24 this
year. Therein Yamamoto, who
said that humiliation was felt by
all the Japanese navy at the time
the 1934 naval disarmament con
ference at London failed, made
this statement:
'Any time war breaks out
between Japan and the United
States I shall not be content
merely to capture Guam and the
Philippines and occupy Hawaii
and San Francisco.
'I am looking forward to dic
tating peace to the United States
in the White House at Washing
ton'." (Yamamoto was congratulated
by Emperor Hirohito for the
sinking of the British battleship
Prince of Wales and Repulse by
his naval planes off Malaya.
(He was Japan s delegate to
the 1934 London naval confer
ence at which the United States
and Britain rejected Japan's de
mands for naval parity.
(Non- Japanese participants
held it was Yamamoto's insist
ence on the Japanese formula
at the behest of his superiors in
loxyo that torpedoed the con
ference and ended the naval
truce in the Pacific.)
A.P. News Chief to
Direct Censorship
Washington, Dec. 16. (JP)
ine establishment of govern
mental censorship as soon as
congress finally approves legis
lation granting complete war
powers to President Roosevelt
was announced today by Mr.
Roosevelt, who disclosed that
Byron Price had been granted
leave of absence as executive
news editor of the Associated
Press to become director of cen
sorship.
Schenectady, N. Y, Dee. 16
OP) Eight elderly persons.
including six women, perished
today in a fire which raged
through a convalescent home,
reducing It to ashes within an
hour.
Wake Defenders
Want More Japs
Honolulu, Dec. 16
Take It for what it's worth,
but this is the story that has
been circulating In Honolulu:
When navy officials estab
lished contact with the ma
rina garrison defending tiny
Wake Island they asked, 'Is
there anything you want?"
"Yes," came the reply,
"nd tie aome more Japs."
FDRCANTONINT
ASKED BY ARMY
At the direct suggestion of
the U. S. army, the Medford
cantonment civilian coordina
tion board today began a hous
ing survey with 20 women
employed in census of all
unoccupied houses, apartments
and auto court units.
The request for the housing
survey came to the board in a
telephone call yesterday after
noon from zone 9 constructing
quartermaster's office in San
Francisco, Frank J. Van Dyke,
coordinator, said. The officer
calling, he said, declared that
the zone office would not be
surprised if authorization to
start constructing the proposed
Medford cantonment came any
day now. Because of this ex
pectation, the board was urged
to make the housing survey as
quickly as possible, Mr. Van
Dyke said.
The board reestablished an
office at the tourist bureau and
Oregon State Motor association
headquarters at North Riverside
avenue and Fifth street. Mr.
Van Dyke was called back Into
active service as coordinator.
The board's office was closed
temporarily a short time ago
after all the advance planning
that could be done up to then
had been completed. Mr. Van
Dyke carried on necessary cor
respondence from his own office
in Ashland.
A government housing agency
has supplied printed cards con
taining the imoi-matlon desired
in the survey. The coordination
board made a similar housing
survey last summer on its own
Initiative but the army wants
tne latest Information on avail
able premises, Mr. Van Dyke
said. The present survey Is be
ing made in several cities of
the county.
The civilian coordination board
is composed of officials repre
senting various cities of the
county, the county itself and the
chambers of commerce here and
In Ashland.
Gestapo in Paris
Blasted by Bomb
New York. Dec. 16. fP Six
persons, presumably Germans,
were killed today when a bomb
exploded In the Gestapo head
quarters of a Paris suburb, the
bBC said In a broadcast heard
by NBC and CBS.
KILLED IN ACTION
Marshfleld, Ore., Dec. 16.
; (IP) Earl Gervais, 18, of Marsh
field, was killed In action
i aboard his ship during the at-
tack on Pearl Harbor, his motn
1 er, Mrs. Faye Gervais, was noti
fied today by the navy depart
ment. He Is the first known
J Coos county casualty of the war.
Hongkong Fall Seen Near;
Singapore Threat Growing
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OUTFLANKED AXIS
IT TO BAY
IN LIBYAJESERT
British Smash to Heart of
Main German, Italian Po
sition Deep in Territory.
Cairo, Dec. 16 (AP) British
armored forces have outflanked
and brought to battle all remain
ing German tank forces in Libya
and smashed to the heart of the
main German and Italian posi
tion despite terrific bomber at
tacks, the British high com
mand announced today.
The communique said a British
column carried out a wide out
flanking movement which swept
30 miles past Gazala to a point
150 miles deep In Libyan terri
tory, where it attacked the axis
reserves and rear.
(The London military com
mentator said that the outflank
ing movement threatened to cut
off Rommel's army entirely, but
tnat the coastal road northwest
from the Gazala area to Tmiml
and Derna was still In axis
hands. The commentator said
Rommel probably would attempt
to withdraw very rapidly toward
the road, which the British were
threatening.)
Back of this area, main Brit
ish and axis forces were Joined
in a battle that may decide the
fata of the British North African
campaign.
Red Armies Batter
Both German Flanks
In Moscow Defense
By the Associated Press
On the Russo-German war
front, Soviet dispatches today
saia Gen. Gregory K. Zhukov's
Red armies were furiously bat
tering the Germans on both
flanks of the Moscow defense
arc, overrunning scores of po
sitions and strewing the battle
fields with Nazi dead.
A special Soviet communique
said more than three German
divisions perhaps 45,000 troops
were smashed and more than
13,000 Germans killed or
wounded In the recapture of
Klin. In addition, huge quan
tities of Nazi equipment fell in
to Russian hands, the commun
ique said.
The Soviet radio reported 6,-
000 Germans were killed or
wounded In the smashing of the
44th Nazi Infantry division at
CH", and another 8,000 Ger
mans killed or wounded In ee
en days of fighting In the Kalin
in sector, 95 miles northwest of
Moscow.
AUTO BUYING HIT
Salem, Dec. 19. (IP) Budget
Director David Eccles advised
all state departments today that
because of defense priorities,
the departments would not be
permitted to buy new automo
biles except upon direct order
by Eccles.
Mail Tribune Carriers Given
Hoarded Pennies for Defense
Exactly 529 ten-cent defense
savings stamps wera delivered
by Mall Tribune carriers to
their customers yesterday, first
day of delivery under the gov
ernment's latest plan to spread
the sale of the stamps among
the greatest number of citizens
so that all can help In the war
effort to the best of their fi
nancial ability.
In addition to the stamp de
liveries, three carriers got cred
it for the sale of a 6100 bond
each and three for a $23 bond
each. Also several firms made
arrangements to secure stamps
through the boys for Christmas
presents for employes.
As part of the 152.90 collec
ted on delivery of the 029
I war Bulletins I
Washington, Dec. 18. (IP)
The navy announced late
today that two islands In the
Hawaiian area. Johnston and
Maul, have been shelled by
Japanese war vessels in the
past 24 hours.
Wake island, west of Ha
waii, has sustained two new
bombing attacks, one very
heavy, but both Wake and
Midway "are countering the
blows of the enemy," a com
munique said.
Bombardment of Johnston
island by enemy ships was
the first development of ac
tion at that naval outpost
since the start of the war. The
shipping center of Kahulut on
the Island of Maul was shell
ed by an enemy submarine,
the navy said. Damage In both
Instances was described as
slight.
ManUa. Dec. 18 W) Man
ila had its first experience
with a time bomb tonight. A
bomb dropped by a Japanese
plane a few days ago ex
ploded but caused no casual
ties or damage.
FLIER WHO SHOT
ADMITS JITTERS
Honolulu, Dec. 16. (AP)
Lieut. George Welch, 22-year-old
army flier from Wilmington,
Del., told today how he shot
down four Japanese planes at
tacking Hawaii on Dec. 7 and
landed with three bullet holes
in his ship, one Just behind the
pilot's seat.-
"Hell broke loose before I
knew it," Welch recounted In an
interview approved by the army.
"The air was full of Jap
planes. I picked out the nearest
one and went after him. I blazed
away but nothing seemed to hap
pen at first, but then I got a good
bead on him and the next thing
I knew he was going down In
flames.
"I looked around for another
piane, discovered I was over the
Pineapple fields of Wahlawa and
nearly out of ammunition, so I
went back to the field.
"About that time Lieut. Ken
neth Taylor (of Hominy, Okla.)
came In. He'd shot down a
bomber, too, and was low on
ammunition.
"We loaded up with all the
rounds we could carry and took
off again. Taylor bagged one
more but got shot through the
arm and had to come down. I
went over Barbers' point and
shot down three more bombers.
When I came back to the field
I had three bullet holes In my
ship, one In the propeller, one In
the motor and another just be
hind the pilot's seat."
Welch said he didn't know
whether he was scared. "It was
a funny feeling" but he knew
he was plenty mad "because they
caught us on a Sunday morning.
- "Maybe I could have got a
dozen more If I hadn't got so ex
cited." stamps, the boys brought in
1830 pennies. Ona woman who
bought 134 stamps included 800
pennies In her payment, the car
rier bringing them to the Mail
Tribune office In two baking
powder tins. The woman said
she just put pennies aside as she
received them In change. Others
had a lot of pennies on band,
too, and the carriers said "the
more the merrier," since it la a
steady flow of pennies, nickels
and dimes that Uncle Sam
wants from all his nephews and
nieces.
Second delivery of the stamps
was to be made today. The car
riers take orders one week and
deliver the following Monday
and Tuesday.
JAPANESE INVADE
ISLAND CITADEL;
IS TOKYOJLAIM
Land Fighting on Malay
Peninsula Developing,
Navy Lack Hampers-
London. Dec 16. 0P) The
German radio tonight said
Tokyo had reported that Jap
anese artillery had silenced
Hongkong fortress guns.
London. Dee. 16. (ff
The German radio quoted
Tokyo reports tonight as say
ing that Japanese forces had
Invaded parts of Hongkong
Island.
London, Dec. 16. (IP) An
informed source said today that
Hongkong might have to bet
evacuted and that a serious
threat to Singapore had devel
oped In land fighting on the.
Malay peninsula.
"British lack of naval super
iority has changed the entire
situation In northern Malaya,"
the source said. "The British
land defense was planned on
the basis of naval superiority,
but both the British and United
States fleets have suffered hard
blows.
"Now the naval situation has
allowed the Japanese to develop
an offensive on a large scale.
There definitely Is danger a
real threat to Singapore by
land."
Several British quarters ex
pressed doubt that Hongkong
could hold out Indefinitely
against the concentrated Japan
ese attack.
(A BBC broadcast heard by
CBS announced withdrawal of
all British forces from the main
land to the Island of Hongkong.
The broadcast said that on the
Malay peninsula the Japanese
had developed their large scale
offensive through capture of air
dromes at Victoria Point, south
ernmost tip of Burma, and the
Malayan border airdrome at
Kota Bharu).
Allied Coordiastisa
Well Usdsr Way Is
AKIsss' Revslatisa
London, Dee. 16. (IP) Major
Clement R. Attlee, Lord Privy
Seal, announced In the house of
commons today that "all neces
sary steps" were being taken to
coordinate the military plans of
Britain, Russia and the United
States.
Attlee announced that a tee
ret debate on the war would be
held in the house of commons)
before Christmas to discuss cre
ation of an allied war council
and other war problems.
Some members had wanted a
public debate to air thoroughly
such questions as why the bat
tleship Prince of Wales and the
battle cruiser Repulsa were al
lowed to proceed against the
Japanese without fighter air
craft support, the reason given
by Prime Minister Churchill for
their destruction by Japanese
planes.
Navy Increase Bill
Approved by Hous
Washington, Dec. 16. JPh
The house unanimously passed
and sent to the senate today
legislation to authorise con
struction of an additional 1S0,
000 tons of naval fighting ships.
The expansion measure was
approved after brief explana
tlon by Chairman Vinson (D,
Ga.) of the house naval com
mlttee, who said that the addi
tional tonnage did not Include,
any battleships.
CHRISTMAS BLACKOUT
Portland, Dee. 16. ")
Blackout regulations resulted
yesterday In the cancelling of
Portland's annual Christmas il
lumination contest,
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