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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1941.
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News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, Dee. 26. Slight
moans have been emitted by
some officials because the secret
of Churchill's
Christmas visit
was so loosely
kept. The fact
Is it was darn
well kept. Most
news men In
W a shin gton
knew at least
four days be
fore the an
il o u n c ement
was made that
rani Mallon
the British
minister was either here or on
his way.
The suppressed news had
reached so many persons by
Saturday morning that Presi
dential Press Secretary Steve
Early openly cautioned report
ers at his press conference not
to cause its publication. By
Sunday the new press censor,
Byron Price, was telephoning
news agencies urging them
gain to avoid the story.
It Is true some speculations
about Churchill's disappearance
came out of London early in
the week, after Clement Attlee
told commons he was taking
over In the absence of the prime
minister. Two indefinite yarns
followed out of Washington, but
the activities of Early and Price
halted any more definite notice
which would have endangered
Churchill on his voyage.
o
THE White House was In no
way pushed by premature
publication into making the an
nouncement Monday night. The
news was issued for the effect
it would have upon the rest of
the worlds particularly France,
Turkey and Portugal. In the
modern subtle, diplomatic man
ner it warned France against
dishonoring herself by relin
quishing the fleet, and reminded
neutral Turkey and backsliding
Portugal that friendliness toward
the axis might bear bitter post
war fruits.
This, in truth, was a primary
(Continued on Pa-a Sis)
Salem. Dec. 26 (IP) Presi
dent Roosevelt's special board of
Inquiry will not discover any
serious negligence on the part
of the army and navy forces at
Pearl Harbor, Rep. James W.
Mott, ranking republlcon on the
house naval affairs committee,
predicted today. Mott arrived at
his home here Wednesday night
and will leave for Washington
next Monday after inspecting
northwest naval defenses.
"The defense forres were
caught napping." Mott said, "but
there is no evidence of culpable
negligence on the part of any
one." "We face a long, hard war.
and we are united In our deter'
mination to do everything neces
sary to prosecute it to ultimate
victory. Party lines have been
completely eradicated.'
He said that funds for the pro
posed army cantonments at Cor
vallis and Medford have not
been appropriated.
San Diego, Calif., Dec. 28.
(IP) San Diego's first spy scare
was quickly solved today with
announcement that three men,
using binoculars while padding
through trees and making notes
In Balboa park were only tak
ing the annual bird census.
SIDE GLANCES
BY
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
John Deaver, former gob,
taking a lot of good na cured rib
bing from friends who keep ask
ing where our navy is.
Ken Anthony always having
good punchboard luck when a
certain Irieod pops Into sight.
AXIS 10
LASTING LESSON
CONGRESSJS TOLD
Prime Minister in Epochal
Address to Law Makers
Production Held Pivot.
Victory Sign
Washington, Dec. 28. (P)
Winston Churchill raised
his fingers In a "V" for vic
tory sign today as he left the
senate chamber after his his
toric address.
The prime minister sat
down when he completed his
speech. Several minutes of
applause and roaring appro
val followed.
Then, as he left the ros
trum, Churchill held up his
right hand with the first two
fingers forming the "V" and
the crowd roared.
Washington, Dec. 26. (AP
Prime Minister Winston Chur
chill told congress today the al
lies would be ready "to take the
Initiative on an ample scale" by
1943 and In the end give the
axis powers a lesson the world
will never forget.
Standing In the center of the
green-carpeted senate rostrum,
the stocky Briton asked his in
tently-listening audience these
questions about the Germans,
Japanese and Italians:
What kind of people do tney
think we are?
'Do they not realize that we
shall never cease to persevere
against them until we have
taught them a lesson which they
and the world will never for
get?" Words Applauded
This brought a roar of ap
plause from the packed-and-Jam-med
senate chamber, where
house members were sandwiched
in between the regular senate
desks. Members of the supreme
court, the cabinet and the diplo
matic corps were also in his
audience.
The prime minister spoke also
of the "masses awaiting the hour
of liberation when, they, too, will
be able to play their part and
strike their blows like men."
The United States-British pro
duction, within a year or 18
months, Churchill said, would re
sult In war power output beyond
'anything ever seen In the axis
states."
The youth of Germany, Japan
and Italy had been taught, the
Britisher said, that agressive
warfare was the duty of the citi
zen and should begin as soon as
the weapons were available.
Axis Planned War
They have plotted and plan
ned for war," he charged.
The stocky prime minister
stood in the center of the senate
rostrum, and spoke in a calm.
quiet voice. He was cheered lust
ily when he entered the cham
ber. Churchill said It was natural
that the planning and plotting by
the axis powers had placed the
United States at a disadvantage.
But, saying that we should be
thankful that we had time to
prepare for war, he added:
"If Germany had tried to In
vade Britain in June, 1640, and
Japan had declared war on the
United States the same day, no
one can say what disaster might
have come."
Churchill said that within 18
months production in the United
States "will produce results In
war power beyond anything that
has been seen" and that by "the
end of 1942 we will be quite defi
nitely in a better position than
we are now." "
Sees Long, Hard War
By 1943. he said, production
"will enable us to assume the
Initiative on an ample scale." Ap
plause halted his remarks.
The British leader said he and
President Roosevelt did not hesi
tate to forecast a "long and hard
war," because "our people would
rather know the truth."
With the spirit which has de
veloped be said it did not mat
ter if it was 1942, 43. or 44. The
task ahead, he said. Is "not be
yond our strength and endurance
as long as we have faith In our
own cause.
"Mighty strokes of war al
ready have been dealt against
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Headquarters of the V. S. army announced that American
and Filipino troops were putting up stubborn resistance at
Atlmona (1), where a new Invasion In heavy Jerco occurred
after an attempt by the enemy to land off Batangaa (2) was
thwarted. Manila (3) was subjected to another heavy bombing
raid and the army staff left Manila and declared It an open
city la an effort to avert further bombardment. There also was
stubborn defense In the San FeTnando-Ago-Damortls sector of
the Llngayen gulf fight (4).
Stoic Japanese Boys March
To Death on Luzon Beaches
By Clark Lee
Manila, Dec 26. (IP) Masses
of Japanese troops some of
them boys of 19 to 18 years old
and poorly equipped with .29
caliber guns are dying in at
tacks on the Llngayen front as
if simply accepting the inevit
able.
An American officer who com
mands one of the beach defenses
told me there was "no hysterical
exaltation" in the charge on the
shore last Monday, when the
major invasion began.
"They didn't charge, but
crouched forward Just a little
bit." lifting their knees high in
a sort of imitation goose step,"
he said.
"They knelt coming forward
In pairs, one directly behind the
other. They were coming on to
die and many of them did.
"Many times one of our heavy
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ENJOY MATINEE
Whooping and hollering loy
ously throughout the two-hour
program, approximately 1.000
kiddles of Medford and vicinity
gave vocal proof of the complete
success of the annual free Christ
mas matinee sponsored by the
Mail Tribune and George A.
Hunt Theatres at the Craterlan
theatre yesterday morning.
The youngsters lammed their
way into the movie house long
before 10 a. m., the starting
time, and until noon they roar
ed with laughter over the crazy
antics of Bud Abbott and Lou
Costello In "Buck Privates",
plus two cartoon hits.
It was one of the moil success
ful matinees yet given for the
children, and its sponsors got
almost as big a kick out of
watching the happy kiddles as
the young ones did out of the
comedy film.
Torpedoed Tanker Is
Apparent Total Loss
Grants Pass, Ore., Dec. 28
(AP) Marine men who saw a
torpedoed American tanker as it
lay grounded on rocks off the
northern California coast said to
day It appeared unaalvagable.
The craft, abandoned by Its
crew after the attack, drifted
ashore Saturday. Its stern Is
under water, fast on rocks, and
its bow bobs up and down with
the surf.
STORK PLAYS SANTA
Portland, Dec. 28. (AP)
Santa, busy with other matters.
took time out to leave 14 babies
at Portland hospitals yes lei da jr.
machine-fun or ' rifle bullets
killed two men at once. .
"When hit, they just threw up
their hands and fell backward as
If accepting an inevitable fate.
"Some wore poor quality kha
ki; others were in half uniforms
and half civilian clothing.
The invaders carried .29 cali
ber rifles and about one-fourth
of them had :29 caliber sub-machine
guns."
The commander of the landing
section said the .29 caliber bul
lets would not kill a man unless
It struck a vital spot.
The battle in the Llngayen
area started at 2 a. m. with an
artillery duel between Japanese
warships and American shore
guns.
Opposing the Japanese were
Americans and young Filipino
troops who are being welded In
to a first class fight force.
RIFLES STACKED
Tokyo, Dec 18. (Official
Broadcast Recorded by UP))
The remnants of the British im
perial garrison at Hongkong, esti
mated at 6,000 men, was report
ed to have been ordered to stack
arms by noon today In conform
ity with yesterday's surrender to
Japanese siege assault.
The disarming got swiftly un
der way by various points of the
now occupied British crown col
ony following the British com
mand's formal acceptance early
this morning of demands pres
ented by representative of the
Japanese army and navy.
The Japanese demands pro
vided: 1. Stationing of a "certain
number" of Japanese troops for
maintenance of order.
2. British assumption of full
responsibility for cessation of
hostilities and prevention of "un
toward incidents."
I. That decisions on further
details of the British surrender
should be made later.
London, Dec. 28 P) The
Christmas day surrender of Bri
tish Hongkong was a consider
able strategic triumph for the
Japanese, Informed sources
frankly conceded today.
Word that the garrison's rem
nants, with only meager water
supplies left, had finally yielded
was received here almost thank
fully by most Britons. They had
been expecting the capitulation.
but there still were no details
! on Hongkong's last hours under
, the union Jack.
Jap
s Increase Luzon Pressure;
Manila
Hundreds of Wounded Con
voyed To Golden Gate
Arrival Scenes Stirring.
San Francisco, Dec. 28. (IP)
Hundreds of wounded and evac
uees, convoyed safely through
waters Infested with Japanese
submarines, today related acts
of heroism and praised the mo
rale in embattled Hawaii.
Planes circled overhead as the
passenger vessels, wearing a
dark blue war paint slipped
quietly through the Golden Gate
yesterday.
Lifebelts were worn during
the trip by all passengers even
by the many children while they
played games and the ships
were blacked out completely at
night.
They zigzagged constantly be
cause Japanese submarines have
been preying on shipping off the
California coast.
Stirring scenes took place at
entrances' to piers. No public
announcement was made of the
convoy's arrival, but it was seen
moving through the Golden
Gate. There was a rush toward
the waterfront
Area Blocked Off
Soldiers and sailors carrying
rifles and pistols had blocked
off an area extending three
blocks from the docks.
Ambulances hurried to the
waterfront and removed the
navy and army wounded. The
city sent four ambulances to
care for the civilian injured.
Football players of Willam
ette university at Salem, Ore.,
and San Jose, .Calif., State told
on their return of doing guard
duty after the raids. Coach R S.
"Spec" Keene said his Willam
ette squad worked their way
home by caring for wounded
men.
The three children of Captain
Merle Williams of the air corps
told of a Christmas party on
the convoyed ships at sea which
was long on fun but short on
candy and nuts.
Danny Williams' faith in his
father, who remained In the
Islands, was evident
"My daddy." said the six-
year-old "can lick any 10 Japs
Da fissile Ordered
Island Ocenpation
Says French Agency
St Pierre, St Plerre-et-Mlqu-
lon. Dee. 28. UP) Tha Free
French news service announced
today that these islands off the
Newfoundland coast were occu
pied under a formal order by
General Charles de Gaulle and
that the "diplomatic question"
arising would be discussed be
tween him and the "interested
governments."
De Gaulle Is tha leader of
the Free French movement
with headquarters at London.
Vichy, Unoccupied France.
Dee. 28. UP) The French de
clared here today that they
"welcomed with satisfaction"
the United States state depart
ment's condemnation of the De
Gaulllst occupation of St Pierre
and Miquelon.
London, Dee. 28. (P) The
French national committee (Free
French) charged today that It
was "common knowledge" that
the radio at St Pierre, when It
was under Vichy domination
"was broadcasting meteorolog
ical Information useful to the
enemy."
Bern, Switzerland, Dee. 26
(IP) Stefan! reported today
from Sofia that the American
diplomatic corps In the Bulgar
ian capital left last night for
Istanbul, Turkey. Nine Ameri
cans were in the group leaving
the country which declared
Itself at war with tha United
Stats-
Is Declared Open City
CAUSE OF MANY
AUTOJCCIDENTS
Six-Inch Blanket Makes
Pavement Slick Chains
Advised For Mountains.
Numerous cars were stalled
and a few minor accidents
occurred on the Pacific highway
over the Siskiyou mountains
yesterday when a six-inch fall
of snow made the pavement
hazardous for motorists, state
police reported today. Although
the highway has Deen sanaea,
the new snow made driving dif
ficult State police said both the Sis
kiyou and Greensprln,s moun
tain highways were still slick,
and advised motorists to equip
their cars with chains when
driving over either road.
Hit Run Reported
State and city police received
a report from W. L. Greeniai
of Central Point that his ma
chine was sideswlued by a hit-
run driver on North Riverside
avenue early last night. Green-
leaf reported that the other auto,
traveling in the opposite direction,-
struck the aide of his car
and drove away without stop
ping. Reports of seven minor acci
dents weae on file In city police
station today. They were:
Billy Cox of Medford and
Theodore Ryall of 729 South
Central avenue were drivers of
cars Involved in a mishap at
Wabash and Spring . streets
Thursday afternoon.
Cars operated by Andy Ler-
sen of Route 4 and Staff -sergeant
George C. Smith of the
U. S. Army, Medford airport,
were Involved In a slight wreck
at Main and Front streets Thurs
day morning.
W. E. Allen of Phoenix and
F. A. Webb of 312 Ashland ave
nue drove cars Involved In a
minor wreck at Main and Holly
streets Thursday morning.
South Front near Elgnth street
was the scene of a minor acci
dent Thursday morning Involv
ing cars operated by Carl Nelson
of Route 3 and H. M. Lageson
of 21 Lincoln street.
Frank Wenzel of 1028 Reddy
avenue and Bob Llttrell of 117
East Main street drove cars In
volved In a slight wreck In
front of the former's home
Thursday afternoon.
Cars operated by James F.
Campbell of 714 West llth
street and Ralph M. Brock or
304 North Columbus avenue
collided with slight damage at
Laurel and Main streets Wednes
day afternoon.
Peter Burreson of Gold Hill
and Ruth E. Ward of Central
Point drove can Involved In
a minor mishap on the Pa
cific highway at Central Point
Wednesday afternoon.
Peace Terms Talk
Japan Impotent for 1,000 Years
Washington, Dee. 28. (JPh
Senators, looking ahead to ulti
mate victory over the axis.
already are discussing peace
terms, and Senator Lucas (D..
111.) said today that "Japan
should be reduced to the point
where for 1,000 years she will
have no control or force In the
family of nations."
That goes for Germany ana
Italy, too," the Illinois senator
told reporters.
"We can never have lasting
peace until Hltlerlsm ana tne
philosophy which exists among
the axis powers are destroyed,"
he continued. "The peace we
make Is Just as Important as
the war we are conducting."
"When we win the war," said
Senator Davis (R., Pa.), "we
should put a steel wall around
Japan." Davis added that this
country should help make China
War Bulletins I
Moscow. Saturday. Dec 27.
OP) The Russians an
nounced ' today recapture of
Narofomlnsk. 39 miles south
west of Moscow on the rail
line to Kaluga.
London. Dee. 28. PV
The German radio reported
tonight the German navy and
air force had sunk 27 British
warships so far In December.
London. Saturday. Dec 27.
iJP) The British colonial
office announced today that
Japanese forces "recently
have been operating In the
northern Gilbert Islands,"
roughly mld-w a y between
Australia and Hawaii.
DUTCH ADD TWO
JAPANESE CRAFT
TO S
Batavla, N.E.I., Dec. 28. (IP)
The Dutch, whose air and
submarine forces have set a
dally average of one Japanese
ship sunk or seriously damaged
since they went to war with
Japan, announced today the
sinking of Japanese destroyer
and transport In an air attack
on enemy shipping concentra
tion off Kuchlng, capital of
Sarawak, Island of Borneo.
(Aneta, official Dutch news
agency, telephoning tne com
munique to New York, appear
ed to say that a "destroyer or
a transport" had been sunk. The
New York office of Aneta was
rechecklng this passage.
On the basis of the latest re
port the Japanese had lost two
destroyers In recent days to the
Dutch, who reported only yes
terday that one of the 2,100-ton
Amagiri class was torpedoed
and sunk the night of December
24-29 by a submarine, which
escaped the depth bombs drop
ped by an accompanying de
stroyer, to report its victory.
Just when the other destroyer
was hit was not clear since the
Dutch naval air force has been
hammering at shipping off Hu-
ching for the past three or four
days.
Y
STILL HOLDS OUT
Washington, Dee. 28. (AP)
The navy said today Its force of
marines on Midway island was
still holding out
The Midway garrison waa In
communication with headquar
ters here yesterday but the navy
would not discuss the messages
nor how the marines were faring
on the mid-Pacific Isle.
Favors Making
a powerful, Independent nation
which could become "a stabiliz
ing force In the orient"
Senators Norrls (Ind., Neb.)
said he believed the allies first
should disarm Germany, Italy
and Japan, provide sufficient
food to keep the Inhabitants of
those nations alive immediately
after the cessation of hostilities
and then work out a long-range
peace program.
Senator Clark CD., Ida.), who
opposed administrating foreign
policies prior to American en
trance Into the war, declarsd
that "when we are able to
negotiate a peace one of the
first things we must consider Is
giving all countries access to
raw materials. Unless there Is
equal access to tha materials
that make for the comforts of
life there will be an Intermin
able series of wars.
DEFENSE FORCES
LEAVE CAPITALTO
Japanese Aerial Activity
Brisk Over City Raids
Kili Many Provincials'
By R. V. Cronln, Jr.
Manila, Dec. 269:50 p. m.,
12:50 a. m. PST) (IP) A two
way Japanese assult on Manila
has Intensified, with an artillery
fight northwest of tha capltol
and a tank battle to tne south
west where Japanese pressure
was Increased and casualties
were heavy, an army commun
ique declared late today.
The war bulletin was the last
Issued from the United States
armed forces of the far east
headquarters here before all
staff officers left Manila, declar
ed officially to be an open city
to spare its residents further
bombardment,
Jap Airmen Busy
Japanese aerial activity over
the city continued through most
of the day, however, with one
siren-sounded alarm after anoth
er. The Japanese bombers ap
peared to be striking beyond
the city itself at military bases
nearby. Suburban Nichols air
field was one of their objectives.
The army communique de
scribed aerial activity over tha
capital during the preceeding IS
hours as "very brisk."
All soldiers and sailors had
been moved from Manila by this
afternoon In accordance with the
announcement that the city was
not defended. Anti-aircraft bat-'
terles were dismounted and u re
movable military stores de
stroyed.
Heavy Pressure
The final war bulletin from
tha Manila headquarters said
'there has been very heavy pres
sure by the enemy on the south
eastern front," where the Jap
anese were attacking toward Ma
nila from their Lemon bay beach
heads S3 to 73 miles from the
capital.
Tank battling on that front"
the communique said, "has re
sulted In heavy casualties on
both sides.
It repeated an earlier bulletin
that enemy action on tha north
ern front some 110 miles from
Manila, was largely "heavy and
concentrated artillery fire."
An army spokesman said In
vestigation had disclosed that
there had been no Japanese land
ing at Nasugbu, only 15 miles
south of the entrance to Manila
bay, as reported earlier In Wash
ington. Manila newspapers, mean
while, reported that more than
100 persons had been killed In
Japanese air raids on provincial
towns, with the heaviest toll at
San Pablo, Laguna provisos,
south of Manila.
Effort to Reverse
Offensive CIa!::i
Canberra, Australia, Dee. 28.
UP) Prime Minister John
Curtln, broadcasting today, said
thr.t Britain, the United State
and Australia had launched aa
effort to reverse Japan's pres
ent defensive advantage.
Speaking only In general
terms, Curtln said he could not
state the precis form of the
movement but he added that he
was greatly encouraged by
growing reinforcements for the
allies.
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(Tim If Pacific standard)
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Saturday: MBS 11:15 a. m.
North vs. south at Birmingham.
NBC-Red 12 Defense and Your
Dollar, 1:19 Tropical park race.
CBS 10:49 Orange bowl foot
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