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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1941. Japan's Worry Over Subs Is Encouraging Hint That U. S. Forces Now on Prowl By DeWltt MacKansl CWid World Wr Analyst) There li (rim satisfaction In the warning to hli people by Lieut. Commander Tomlnago of Japanese Imperial headquar ters that probably twenty Yankee submarines big ones with long cruising radius are operating off Japan. Concrete indication that Tom lnago may be right Is found in our Admiral Hart's report that U. S. submerslbles have made two successful attacks. The na ture of the victories isn't dis closed but we can wait for that, just so long as we know Santa Ciaus Is on his way. This strikes me as a very en couraging sign, because It means we are beginning to wing Into offensive action In the crucial battle area. It is pleasing to feel that these under-water boats are the pilot fish which signal the advent of American naval and air rein forcements. I don't mean that literally, because there Is no In dication where the submarines came from, but It has been more than 10 days since the at tack on Pearl Harbor, and fair stretch of Pacific can be crossed In that time. The golden through the grand defense made by our forces should pay returns before long. It wouldn't be surprising to see a big naval engagement break out almost any time now. Our fleet 1 hunting the Japs, and if they pursue the lines which their strategy thus far has indicated they are bound to fight to keep us from bringing aid to our bases, since Japan ese success depends on securing and holding control of these. The Japs have had set-back in not being able to seize the Philippines during the time it requires for a relief expedition to cross the Pacific from Ha waii. From the standpoint of the ultimata outcome of the battle of the Pacific the fierce attack of the Japanese against the I British on the Malay peninsula hours which we have gained is more Important than the as- SAVE TIME IN IHAINLINERS A y 1 1 4 Malnlinert to Portland, 3 to San Francisco, con necting at both citiea with daylight and deeper flights to Chicago, New York and the East. SAN FRANCISCO 2 hrs. LOS ANGELES 4 hrs. PORTLAND IS hrs. SEATTLE . 2H hrs. UNITED Air Lines Municipal Airport, Tel. 3841 or travel ient, hottlB After Week of War in Pacific: Situation at a Glance Japs say three U S battleships Sunk at Hawaii, See a long war Chinese forces Mass to relieve Jap pressure on Burma, Hongkong Jap land drives Aim at Hongkong; Malaya jungles Balk invasion Dutch subs sink Four Jap ships Off Gulf of Siam. Drowning 4,000 Philippines fight off New Jap bomb raids PV "J-'-.'He- . CANADA 1 -v- K : UNITED S1KTtSs7 -f m-?re-". TrT ommmmtjsstoa. I ritsir vy- 1 1 m Navy says capture of Guam isprobable' Marines hold Wake and Midway Islands San Francisco area Has four blackouts Blackouts hit Panama And Jacksonville posts Hlghspots of the far east war after seven dayi of hostilities are indicated en this map. Including repercussions affecting the continental United States and its inter-ocean artery, the Panama Canal. sault against the Philippines. The Japs, of course, are trying to fight their way down the peninsula to the great naval base of Singapore, the fall of which presumably would de liver into their hands the great wealth of the Dutch East Indies which Singapore guards. Japan needs the resources of the In dies badly. Fear that American naval and air aid may be rushed to the aid of the British undoubtedly is spurring the Japanese to make a supreme effort In which, according to the British, they are fighting like fanatics. The situation is serious for Britain, but it should be re membered that the Japanese have to fight their way four hundred miles down the penin sula before they come opposite the great island which houses Singapore. This world famous naval base Isn't tottering yet by any means. OSC ENROLLMENT DIPS Corvallis, Ore., Dec. 17. W) Oregon State's college final fall term enrollment dropped exactly 400 from the 1040 fig ure, the registrar said today. The 1941 figure was 43S9 com pared with 4759 last year. Cloalng ttn if Cl ami fled Ada . m. Too lU to CUmUj 13 JO P T , I Xrv -V"saWBs--. ft - V ' , X STATION I- - X LA 7 xUiJy You trust its quality y people know what (he paut that nfrtshti with Ice-cold Coca-Cola really meant. It's a little minute long enough to enfoy moment' rest and refreshment... the buoyant re freshment of Ice-cold Coca-Cola. lomic until auimoiitt of thi eoea.eoi comfant ir COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., of Medford, 601 No. Grape St. Phone 3339 TO LINE UP HELP ON CAMP PROJECTS Frank J. Van Dyke, coordin ator of the Medford cantonment civilian coordination board, will leave by train tonight for Port land to confer with the U. S. dis trict engineer's office and vari ous government agencies that have promised federal aid in case the proposed camp is con structed. Army officers expect authorization to be granted any day now. Construction work has been transferred from the quarter master corps to the army engin eers and so Mr. Van Dyke wants to establish contact with the dis trict engineer in Portland. If the situation seems to warrant the trip, Mr. Van Dyke said he would continue to Seattle to con sult other federal agencies on projects outlined for develop ment In case the camp came here. Mr. Van Dyke will be accom panied by Mayor T. S. Wiley and George Green of Ashland, who will appear before the state highway commission In Portland regarding plans to take the curve out of the plaza section of Ashland. Three Trainmen Die As Kaly Flyer Hits Idle Train Head On Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 17 (P) The west bound Katy Flyer, passenger train on the M K T., crashed headon Into the standing eastbound Flyer four miles north of here early today. killing three trainmen and in juring five other railroad em ployes. No passengers were hurt seri ously. By dawn everyone in the wreck had been accounted for. The dead: P. H. Handley, Sedalia, Mo., engineer. F. M. Truett, Sedalia, Mo., engineer. Richard Snell, New Franklin, Mo., fireman. A federal bureau of investiga tion agent said he believed the wreck the result of a clear accident. Tucumcari, N. M., Dec. 17 WV-Four men were injured, apparently none critically, when eight cars of a westbound Rock Island passenger train were de railed SO miles northeast of here at Nara Visa early today. One car overturned. TO VP GRAIN FEES Salem, Dec. 17. P) The state board of agriculture said today that grain Inspection fees would be Increased, probably one cent per ton, to cover de creased fee receipts. Cat Mall mouoe ant ads. in Win n Russian Youths Purloin Cranks Off Nazi Autos Moscow, Dec. 17 VP) The Germans were caught without crank handles to start their motors because all had been stolen by Russian boys, a writer in Izvestia reported from a village beyond recap tured Klin today. Terming it "an incident as heroic as it is funny," the writer, Evgenii Petrov, said the Germans then "had to run in a most natural manner, using their own feet." "The boys were the first to scent that the Germans were about to flee," said his ac count. 'They pilfered all the handles. ... as soon as our troops appeared In the village the boys solemnly presented them with the handles." Cloalng tlma tat Claxatflad Ada . m. Too lm to Claatlfj 12:30 p BOY CLIMBER HUMILIATED Whlladelphia UP) When 9-year-old Morton Levin climbed to the roof of a school building to retrieve a ball, two fire trucks and two police cars were summoned to get the boy down. After being carried down a lad der, Morton told reporters: "It was Just a tough break. I'm real ly the champeen climber of the neighborhood." Lisbon, Dec. 17. IP) The Portuguese government today denied British reports that the Japanese had occupied the Portuguese Island of Macao, 45 miles southwest of Hong.-kong. London, Dec 17 IIP) The British light cruiser Dunedia has been sunk in the Atlantic, the admiralty announced tonight. According to the Department of Education, 144 schools have taken part in defense training courses throughout the nation and over 125,000 students have been registered. Navy Increase Bill Goes lo President Washington, Dec. 17. (IP) Legislation authorizing an In crease of 150.000 tons In the navy's vessel strength was ap proved by the senate today and sent to the White House. Chairman Walsh CD-Mass) of the senate naval committee won unanimous senate approval on a measure previously passed by the house authorizing the In crease in tonnage of combatant ships. WARN HOUSEWIVES Salem. Dec 17. 0P The state derjartment of agriculture warned housewives toaay mai, several peddlers selling hams and bacons have been caught giving short weight. Osa Uatl mouoa wast ada. Daa sua Trurana aaat aM. Child's Colds To Ream kfisary Rub on flm-Pmed ( ) VicksVapoRud ROLLER SKATING SKATING HOURS Tues., Thura., Sun.. 7 to 10 p. m- Saturday 7:30 p. m. to 11 p. aa. Admission 30e Ashland Rink l BIG LUSCIOUS ROGUE RIVER VALLEY COMICE PEARS IN FAMILY SIZE HALF BOXES 40 to 50 select Pears expressed to any say fss Eint in the U. S. Phone your list now. 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