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Quick Sure Way Keep 'Em Flying Boy Defeitw Stamp or Bond from your bank, More, paper carrier, or pott office S and aid. Medford Tribune If ftm aw tomrUHxf tat sain nss or sna, tb sMk, m wr men a lac at Wkh M fin m 1W7 narn vb4 tbey OWt a Btaa, Full 'Aaaocie ted Pi United Thirty-sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1942. NO. m 1 A4nn7 (0) lib m Mi 111 SUBS I . t raja 1 News Behind The News by Paul Mallon Washington, Jan. 19. All the most active warring nations are beginning to feel the pinch of plane losses. Ttia Tan. hftt nor kMito withdraw M their bombers I Wm 4f from the Fhil- s 3 t?m Innines (virtu- allv ceasing at tacks on Mac Arthur) In or der to make the current raids on Singa pore. This is a convincing In- Pa a) Mallon ft dlcatlon that while we may have underestimated the Jap air strength In the beginning, we are tending to overestimate it now. The Russians have air suprem acy over the Nazis on their front, It is true, but only because they withdrew their planes from the far east. Japan knows this and has been able to cut the wings of her home defense force to the fuselage for the Malayan campaign. And the Nazis lost their su premacy over the Reds because they had to shift to Libya, Sicily, Sardinia and the south Ukranian fronts. Their losses in Russia run 29 to 30 per cent of their total air force, and Goering's old com mand is now scattered all around Europe. Yet the Nazis have more than 4,000 planes left and could replace their losses with, three months production, If they have the materials. This Is where our swelling plane production will begin to bear weight. SPECTACULAR Nazi air at H tack on Malta has been ex- nM-tori the cast several davs. It is looked upon as no more of a dress rehearsal for an invasion of England, than was the similar conquest of Crete. An entirely different formula would be used for England. Tha Nazi want Malta for bet tmr mum than rehearaine. That British stronghold sits astride the route from Italy or Greece to (Continued on Pag Tores) Radio Highlights Wartime restrictions on the tale of automobiles is having a reaction on radio. Two pro grams, both on CBS and both sponsored by auto manufacture ers, are being affected. First to announce a change was the Major Bowes amateur hour which this week will re duce its Thursday night pro gram to 30 minutes and change its format somewhat to meet the new condition. Now comes an announcement from Detroit that the Sunday evening concert hour will dis eoAVinue broadcasting after March 1 for an indefiniate period. The program Is In its eighth season. Dialing tonight: The war and Pan-American S MBS; 5:55 CBS; 7 MBS; 7:30 Blue; 7:43 CBS-East Blue; 8 CBS; 8:30 MBS NBC; 9 NBC CBS Blue; 8:53 NBC CBS lue. What to expect Tuesday: The war 5 CBS NBC Blue; 5:45 NBC; 5:55 Blue; 8 CBS: 7 MBS; . 7:15 Blue MBS; 8 MBS; 8:15 1 MBS; 8 CBS MBS; 10.45 NBC and Blue; 11 MBS; 12:55 CBS MBS; 1 MBS; 1:45 CBS MBS; 1:55 Blue; 2 MBS; 3:25 NBC; 3:45 CBS Blue. SIDE GLANCES BY TRIBUNE REPORTERS Bart Gallagher coming all the way back to Medford from Cali fornia Just for a drink of good water. Jim Collins rolling his own, not to escape the cigarette tax but in a determined effort to quit smoking altogether. Postmaster Frank DeSouza getting a letter from an ex Ala.kan lamenting there was no snow here so that the South ern Pacific mail service might be Improved by the use of dog sleds GREAT HUN! FOR U-BOAT RAIDERS OPENEDBY NAVY Survivors From Unidentified Ship Land In Canada May Be Fourth Loss. Washington, Jan. 19.- Axis underseas raiders, hunters and hunted by turns, stalked new prey today in Atlantic coastal waters, with third merchantman to the credit of their current foray. The axis raiders appeared to have reached coastal waters In considerable force and their scattered assaults have touched off a great search by sea and sky, but American authorities are not likely to announce the results of the U-boat hunt until well after any successes. (By Associated Press) Twenty-two crewmen of a United States tanker, caught in a whirlpool of flames touched off by the torpedo that shattered their vessel, were given up for lost today the latest reported victims of an axis U-boat chal lenge to the defense of the west ern Atlantic. The tanker, the 6,635-ton Allan Jackson, of the Standard Oil company, was en route to New York yesterday off the coast of North Carolina when, in the gathering dusk, a torpedo struck her amidships. She was the third tanker so destroyed within five days. One of the 13 survivor of the 35-maa crew said, "the ship seemed to be "parting la- the middle and there was fire every- i where." So far as could be learned the 13 were the only : ones to escape the holocaust. 'Sea of Flam' Even that group came . near 1 to be chopped to death In their lifeboat by the churning pro peller of the Alan Jackson be fore the ship settled In its death agony. They finally pulled away with a strength born of knowl edge of certain death if they failed. The explosion spewed flaming crude oil onto the water and the glare lighted the sea for miles around. Although the Allan Jackson was the third reported victim of the U-boat offensive into the coastal waters of North Amer ica, the arrival of survivors of another sunken ship, an uniden tified Panama-registered freight er, at an eastern Canadian port indicated that recent axis toll might be four ships. One o! the survivors of the freighter declared that enemy U-boats were "almost as thick as catfish" in the western At lantic waters where hi ship went down. The other known victims of the U-boat campaign were the tanker Norness, sunk last Wed nesday off Long Island, and the tanker Coimbra which went down within 100 miles off New York City on Thursday. CIO. MM NEXTSAJURDAY New York, Jan. 19 m Philip Murray, CIO president, today advised John L. Lewis, president of the Mine Worker of America, that he would pre sent Lewis proposal for a re sumption of CIO-AFL peace conferences to a meeting of the CIO executive board here Jan. 24. Murray pointed out In letter to Lewis, his predecessor as head of the CIO, that all ar rangements in behalf of the CIO "with reference to unity with the American Federation of Labor will necessarily have to be initiated through the office of the president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations." NORTHWEST PELTS tJP Seattle, Jan. 19. JP) The Seattle fuf exchange, summar izing its monthly auction, re ported today that all prices on Pacific northwejt peltry were steady except on ranched mink which showed a 10 per cent decline from December, Aussies Where Aussies Lead Attack On Japs V nr,i IMALAYA ? Kuala Kubuj? Kuala Lumpur CVt NEGRI a-! UX Srmban $Q Endeu 0 - Vmmm H,ljrv, south TamP'nKCemet" v- J.. China SUMATRA ITS yN5AioRE. - RAIL ROADS 1A 5? .tO vO o so too Rf MILES I BBi Singapore reports laid Australian troops pouring north (arrow 1 tion ol Singapore (3) had ttntck laya, and that British Imparls! troops, following the Aussies success, the Japanese in an attack (anew they held ia western Malaya. SPECIAL INQUEST IDENTIFIES BODY OF MISS LOMBARD Eight Plant Crash Victims In Las Vegas Morgue Task Difficult. Las Vegas, Nev., Jan. 18. (AP The shattered bodies of actress Carole Lombard and eight other persons among 22 killed in mountain-top plane crash Friday night lay in a Las Vegas morgue today while men toiled through snow to bring the remaining 13 victims down from the crash scene. The dead included Miss Lom bard and her mother and two other women, the actress press representative and IS army fliers, in addition to the pilot and co-pilot Recovered from the plane wreckage late yesterday were the remain of two women and seven men. Wisps of blonde hair "and the general contour of her face" served to enable Edgar J. Man nix, vice president of M. C. M. studios, to Identify one body as that of Misa Lombard. A three man jury, conducting a special inquest, decided that she died of Injuries sustained in "the crash of a T. W. A. liner en route from Las Vegas to Los Angeles." Another Inquest will be held when ail of the bodies have been recovered. Deputy Coroner Jack Larry said it might not be possible to complete the task of removing the bodies from the remote peak, 35 miles southwest of here, and of Identifying them .until tomor row. CHURCHILL ACTED AS PLANE- PILOT London, Jan. 19. OPS The saga of Prime minister Winston Churchill spectacular visit to Washington was given new color today by the disclosure that be personally had piloted part way across the Atlantic the big 74-passenger flying boat in which he returned to Britain Saturday, The disclosure was mad by Commander J. C. Rogers, cap tain of the plane, who said the prim minister had banked the giant ship through two sweep ing turns after getting the feel J of the controls. Halt Nippo Drive Near Singapore hard at Japanese lorees in eastern 2) farther west, Tha dotted line ARGENTINA, CHILE STALL SEVERANCE AXIS RELATIONS Rio Be Janeiro, Jan. 18 (tf) Mexico presented a proposal to the Pan American conference today to extend to all the united nations the status of non-belligerents in their fight against the axis power. Led by Argentina, most of the Latin American countries al ready have declared the United States a non-belligerent. Among other things, this means that United States warships can en ter and leave their ports at will, free of the regulation forcing ships to limit their stays to 24 hours. The proposal came a the for eign minister of 19 American republics exerted pressure on Argentina and Chile to line up in solid western hemisphere severance of relation with the totalitarian nations. Argentine source said their delegation wished to present a compromise proposal, but was careful to ascertain whether any stand they suggested had a chance ot success. WAKE PRISONERS REACH YOKOHAMA Tokyo, Jan. 19. (Official Broadcast Recorded by AP Showln little signs of their or deal except beards and soiled uniforms. 1.235 men captured on Wake Island by the Japanese arrived at Yokohama yesterday, The prisoners Included Com mander Winired Cunningham described at commander of tee United States forces on Wake island, and Nathan Daniel Tet- ers, civilian in charge of 1,050 defense employes on the Island The party consisted of 30 of ficers who wore their uniforms, 423 non-commissioned officers and enlisted men and 782 civil tans, most of whom were em ployed on defense construction projects. This group was the second to reach Japan. The first prisoners were from Guam, Boston, Jan. 19 OPMUSDA) The Boston wool market was quiet toiay. through Jshsre from tha direc Kesri Sambitan province o! Ma had inflict d Mar? tosses on show positions the Japs claimed ALLIED STRATEGY TO CRUSH HITLER, WAR EXPERT SAYS Can Give Ground To Japan and Win Nazi Position Now Serious. Syracuse, N. Y, Jan. 19 W) Dewitt Mackenzie, Wide World war analyst, declared today al lied strategy must not be direct ed toward the smashing of Ja pan but toward "the crushing of the mainspring of the entire war Adolf Hitler." Predicting ultimate allied tri umph, Mackenzie, In an address prepared for the 22nd annual convention of the New York State Publishers association as serted "we can give ground to Japan temporarily in the orient and still win the world conflict." The foreign affairs expert said the one great thing we have to remember is that this is a war of resource coupled with con trol of the seven seas which must bear those resource to tha ; combatants," "Our lack of control of the Pacific certainly ia matter of concern," Mackenzie said, but I fear that America for sentimen tal reasons is laying too much stress on that weakness. The war with Japan Is part and par cel of the world upheaval ana cannot be disassociated from it in military sense." That being so," he added, "allied strategy must be direct ed toward concentrating on tha major objective. The Immediate goal ia not the smashing of Japan but the crushing of tha mainspring of the entire war Adolf Hitter," "When we have finished off the Germans as we shall then the rest of the axis structure will collapse. " "Hitler s position is o seri ous," he continued, "that unless his proverbial good luck return to him it will be only a matter of time and not such long one at that before he will com to the end he deserves." Kansas City, Jan. !. AP Mayor Earl Millikin of Sesttle, a former Kansan, said today that war production in that west coast city presented an encouraging picture which tended to allay the fears of civilians already accus tomed to blackout. If ARTHUR'S FORCE N LUZON AWAIT JAP MASS ATTACK Desultory Moves Reported Invaders Seize Farms and Food Supply. Washington, Jan. 18. The war department reported to day that American army bomb ers had shot down nine enemy planes in a fight in the Nether lands Indies and, striking tor the first time is Malaya, baa suc cessfully raided a Japanese held airdrome. Washington, Jan. 19- Japanese patrols have bees act ive against American and Fili pino force to the Philippines during the last 24 hours but re sults have been indecisive, the war department reported today, Ground operations have been of a desultory nature since American troops smashed heavy Japanese attack, the com munique Mid, Enemy air activities were coa-' fined to frequent reconnaissance : flight. General Douglas MacArthur reported that Filipino in the occupied areas had bees de prived of their mean ct trans portation. He . said farmer had bean evicted front their farms and formed Into labor groups and the invader had seized harvest ed crops and food stores, By Aiecia1d Pre) A gallant band of American and Filipino wax contributing materially to the united nation defense of Singapore and the Netherlands East Indies by hold ing lit check large army of Japanese on Luzon bland but there teemed no doubt that Its situation wa deteriorating, In two weeks, relentless Jap anese pressure has forced the men of General Douglas Mac Arthur back 20 mile ea the Batan peninsula, even though at tremendous cost to the invader. The war department reported yesterday General MacArthur won back some previously tost positions. But there wera signs that the Japanese were grouping their preponderant strength for a fresh offensive against the MacArthur army to defeat it a soon as possible and press on to richer field. NO AGREEMENT ON FARM AMENDMENT Washington, Jan. IS Chairman Brown (D-Mich.) said a Joint senate-house conference committee appeared today to be farther away from agreement than ever before after two hour ttudy of farm amendment to the administration t price con trol bill. "Both sides seem to be atif fenlng in their resistance,' Brown told reporters. Senator Danaher (R-Conn.), another con feree, said there appeared to be no agreement in sight. Chief provision in contention is senate appruved amend ment linking farm prices to In dustrial wages. Opponents have charged this would permit 23 per cent increase in present food costs. STEVE NYE GETS CALL TO COLORS Portland, Jan. 19. Wr Tht army today ordered the follow ing reserve officer to duty; Can tain Steahen G. Nye. Quar termaster corps, Medford: See- ond Lieut. Robert G. Nltittn, in - fantry, Eugene. War Bulletins Laden, Jan. 1 I. (P) Ru tars heard a Tokyo broadcast today resorting a Japanese Imperial nradqaartars claim that Japanese navel aircraft yesterday scoiad direct bits en "four enemy ehtpc totaling 9,500 tons off the Philippine island of Cabu. London, Jaa, IS. X Tha admiralty announced tonight that tha 803-ton British da itroyec Visiter had bees ausic Tha aavBou&camsnt gmim bo Indlcatl whan or hew the was swat to tha bottom. CtaasgMag, Jan. 1. (? Chlaeam : rapot t said today that Saltad State marines captured by tha Japasesa at Peipiaf? had been put ts hard labor ; & lstanaat tamp. 111. Tnaaday. Jan. 30. ? Tv Hessians announce today) a their troops sad captor i steasbrovo "is tha 8 mot' t diftrict." and ether itihaa, .4 tecaiitiaa In a itaasr drteavanantaiard s the central iron; i CaVsClzTPt. Jan. Ifc-ffS Brttts Mal aircraft stsnd torp f kits en tarf axis tank- 41 a oeairoT ia the oath Mediterranean Satur day n f the RAT anssuse d A. Ri. IS LAUNCH liQMSEON LEp: T FRONT Assault j,K, . soda Itt' Fighting W l Uke La '.Street London, Jan, ' The Russian comma; ' apparency has opened a ) or aasanlt across the ice nf k Ladoga to pinch off the ; ilusselburg end of Use Cermai j fronting Leningrad, Soviet ' Jurces here said today. i v Report from th ' fee. of the ice-iocked lake . artress of Schlusselburg, SS ( las east of Leningrad, said the feerU wa "increasing in tnt ajty," and that one particulai " sustained attack had carried We; ted army past German defenses between Schlusselburg nd Ut Moscow Leningrad railway. However, the Russians had not yet Man aged a break through in force, it was said. This attack to break Germs n Field Marshal General Bitter von Leeb't Leningrad front wa reported as ether Bussian ad vices said red troop were fight ing hand-to-hand in the street of burning Mozhaisk, &7 miles west of Moscow, and In Orel, 300 mile south of Moscow. Moscow, Jan. 19 (&l Grim Bussisn soldier and Nasi troops comprising the "cream ct th German forces' are fighting desperate hand-to-hand battle In th blazing key city ot Mozhaisk, the Russian army newspaper Bed Star declared today. As Stasia's great winter of fensive gained momentum along the entire front from the Arctic to the Black sea. Red Star also reported that stubborn street fighting was taking place in another town In the Moscow sector whose same was set given. Mozhaisk, 57 miles west of Moscow, was th pivot of the German plncer moves against Moscow last fail and the high point of the Hail advance upon Moscow from the west. eon.Tr coKsciritcr Tacome, Jan. IB. ) The victim of a guilty conscience, Harold Makui, civilian employe of the post exchange at Mc Chord Field, walked Into the police station today and told the first officer he met "Lock me jup. 1'vs just stolen 11,500 In Kn xrotst tc post excr-cg. BRITISH RETREAT FROM TAVOY AND N JOHORE STATE Battle In Critical Staflfr Imperial Force Seats Off Muar River Drives. Melbourne, Australia. Jan. IS L VP) Australia's imperial jorce. ruxnea to zne aia or nara- pressed Indian troops in Muar river battle zone northwest of Singapore, were declared today to have stopped the Japanese onrush, beating off almost cease less assaults. "Australians are holding their ground everywhere," Major General Gordon Bennett, com mander of the Australian imper ials, reported to War Miniate? Francis Ford. Bennett said hi troop were "sent to stabilize the position in the Muar river area, where In dian troops have been forced to give ground under enemy pres sure. 'Almost Immediately after ft nstraBsns bad taken up positions the enemy launched a vigorous taut attacx wwco wa beaten off by our troops," Ben nett's report to Army Minister Francis Forde said. "Tha enemy lost eight tanks, - "Again this morning Monday the enemy attacked and V tacked again, and again. And were defeated by our troop. Autratlni are holding their ground everywhere." Rangoon, Burma, Jan. 1 C British forces have withdraws from Tavoy, the southern Bur ma port Just across from Japanese-occupied Thailand, a com munique announced tonlgBU It said the withdrawal wa made ia th fc of superior enemy forces end put Burma's defender to wore favorable po sition. The eommunioua added that th Japanese already were be lieved to have based lighter planes on Tavoy. British planes. It said, carried out several raid resulting ist tha destruction of one aaeaqr aircraft en an occupied airfield. Singapore, Jan. IS UP) The battle of Singapore entered more critical phase today as Use British acknowledged a turner withdrawal along th west coast of Johor state and reported that Use Japanese were hammer ing heavily at their lines near Segsmat, n the central Malay an, railroad U mile from Jo bore strait. The withdrawal of the British left flank, in the Muar river area wa carried out, a communiQua said, to meet the threat of itp snes troops filtering southward along the coast. SERIiNfflAL: SURVWES KNIFE Berlin. 3an. 1. Official broadcast recorded by AP)A Berlin broadcast said today that Field Marshal General Walther von Srauchitaca "had t mb dergo an operation which wee performed satisfactorily despite serious heart trouble from which he had been suffer tet two months." The broadcast added that "the field marshal already it on the way to recovery but afterward will take a prolonged cure.1 It said Adolf Hitler cent "hit best wishes lor speedy recovery." Berlin. Jan. 1 . (Of f Scial Broadcast Recorded by APT The German high command nounced today that Nasi and Ro manian troop had recaptured the port ot Feodosiya na the southeast coast of the Crimea penlnsul. stepping ttoae to the Caucasus, r
