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Washington, Jan. 22 Advance
thinking about the kind of
world we should have after the
war is circu
lating through
lofty realms
these davs
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p m unansw e r e d
ti; I if noticed.
! 1 Vice President
1 Henrv Wallace
U'ent nn Intn
the chandelier
with an Atlan
tic Mo n t h 1 y
article (re
printed in the
Record) saying
Paul Mnllon
Congressional
If we can afford tremendous
sums of money to win the war,
we can afford to invest what
ever amount it takes to win the
peace." He told how he wanted
to spend the money for this
peace rebuilding. - -
IE wants to industrialize non-
industrial nations, use wheat
to feed and cotton to clothe the
under nourished and ill - clad
around the world and even
establish "certain minimum
standards of food, clothing and
shelter" and arrange that no
nation shall fall below those
standards.
He also wants a world "ever-
normal granary" for the future,
world stabilization of produc
tion and prices, no tariff bar
riers, equal access to raw mater
ials and a lot of other things
which many people agree the
new world should have.
out mc uciau niiu n-uira
Mr. Wallace's vision goes far
beyond common acceptance kito
gold glittered labyrinths in
which the United States would
undertake to finance -a- new
world order apparently to a
(Continued on Page Six)
Ottawa, Jan. 22. (IP) A Ca
nadian plebiscite on raising
troops by conscription for over
seas service was announced to
day at the opening of parlia
ment.
The plebiscite was announced
In the speech from the throne
read by the Earl of Athlone,
governor general of Canada,
who said the government would
ask to be released "from any
obligations arising out of past
commitments restricting the
raising of men for military
service."
Radio Highlights
(Time is Pacific Standard)
Tonight: Talks Blue 8, Amer
ica's Town Meeting, from New
York and Rio de Janeiro, "Un
ity Among the Americas;" Blue,
7:45, W. P. Withcrow on "Indus
try in War."
CBS 8:1S, Opening Freedom
House, Wendell Willkie.
MBS 5, Salute to infantile
paralysis drive.
. Friday: the war 8 MBS, 8: IS
rMBS, 8 CBS, MBS, 10:45 NBC
and Blue; 11 MBS. 12:55 p. m
CBS, 1:45 CBS, MBS, 1:55 Blue.
3 CBS, MBS, 3:25 NBC, 3:45
CBS Blue.
SIDE GLANCES
BY
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Joe Earley being a mighty
fine pinch-hitting cashier during
a noon rush period.
Newt DcPrcz being exceed
ingly brave by betting two in a
row on the Beavers in the com
ing OSC-UO basketball games.
Gerry Wilkinson looking quite
perky in a black ensemble while
k'-aking in downtown Medford
"yest. p.m.
Bus Chamberlain holding up
traffic on a green light in K.
Falls on a supposedly special
reason
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JUNGLE TROOPS
SMASH AT UN
JAPANESE FORCE
Full-Scale Counter Blow
Launched 70 Miles North
Singapore; Air Arm Aids.
Chungking. Jan. 22. (IP)
China's air fore carried the
war Into French Indo-China
for the first time today by
blasting an unidentified air
base in the Japanese-occupied
French colony, the official
Central Mews agency reported
tonight.
It was the first attack of
any kind made by the Chi
nese against French Indo
China and some observer
regarded it as possibly a prel--ude
to land invasion from
China's southwestern province
of- Yunnan.
By Roger D. Greene
Associated Press War Editor
British jungle troops, seizing
the initiative for the first time
in the Malayan campaign, were
reported smashing at Japan's
main invasion armies in a full
scale counteroffensive 70 miles
north of Singapore today while
reinforcements of 350-mile-an-hour
Hurricane fighters swung
into action over Singapore itself.
The newly-arrived Hurricanes,
single seaters with the greatest
fire-power punch of any plane
of its type, are equipped either
with 12 machine guns or four
light cannon and machine guns.
Australia Dangered
Another major development
in the flaming Pacific conflict
apparently bore out fears that
an invasion of Australia may be
imminent.
A broadcast from Rabaul, oft-1
bombed capital of Australian
mandated New Britain, flashed
word that a flotilla of eleven
Japanese ships had been sighted
off nearby Watom Island, and
immediately after this report
communications with Rabaul
ceased.
Observers in Melbourne said
it was presumed that military
forces had already evacuated
New Britain, which lies only
800 miles northeast of Australia,
in anticipation of a Japanese
landing.
The Japanese flotilla was
sighted 30 to 40 miles off Watom
Island, which is 15 miles north
east of Rabaul, half an hour be
fore the Rabaul radio sent its
last message at 4 p. m. (1 a. m.,
EST).
It was believed that the radio
and telegraph stations had been
destroyed by British forces be
fore evacuation in line with a
"scorched earth" policy.
More Japs To Luion
On the Philippine battlefront,
a war department bulletin said
that Japanese troops on Luzon
Island already estimated to
number 200,000 were being re
inforced and that the invaders
were again heavily attacking !
uen. uougias macrtruiura ncigr
aeienuera.
The communique reported
sea-borne Japanese troops were
being landed in Lingayen Gulf,
110 miles north of Japanese
held Manila, and In Subic Bay,
near the approaches to Batan
peninsula.
As evidence of the toughness
of Gen. MacArthur's little band,
the entire Japanese 14th army
and a number of other units
were officially reported now op
erating on Luzon island.
In the Dutch East Indies,
where Japan's far-flung Invasion
hordes are striking in heavy
force, the Dutch announced they
had completely destroyed the
great oil wells and oil plants at
Balik P. pan, on the east coast
of Dutch Borneo.
Balik Papan is about 175
miles below Tarakan Island, off
the northeast coast of Borneo,
where the Japanese gained their
first foothold in the Indies.
Oil Seen Objective
Destruction of the oil field
was carried out "in view of the
clearly distinguished Japanese
intention to attack Balik Papan
with superior forces in order to
get hold of the important oil
1 wells," It was announced.
ship TorPgaoed
WW A
Victim of a Japanese subma
rine attack off Sumatra, Frank
E. Noel, veteran Associated
Press photographer, told of how
28 of the ship's company of 77.
suffering from thirst and the
blistering tropical sun. reached
Padang. Sumatra, Netherlands
East Indies. Most of his photo
graphic equipment was lost.
CITY EMPLOYES
OF DETROIT SET
4 A.M. DEADLINE
Detroit, Jan. 22. UP) A la
bnr crisis, the first in five
months, was at hand again to-
day for the city of Detroit, vital
producer of the tools of war.
Only hours distant was a
final verdict by a ifiron of city
employes whether or not to go
out on its announced strike at
4 a. m. tomorrow, a move which
might cripple the : productive
capacities of this great factory
center.
Faced with the city council's
fiat rejection of its wage in
crease demand, the city em
ployees union (AFL) Intended
to meet tonight to frame its
answer. On the decision may
rest the opportunity for thou
sands of defense workers to go
t- their Jobs.
Leaders of the union, which
demands a 15 per cent flat wage
increase, claimed that a strike
would pull out 15,000 of the
city's 37,000 employes and a
tieup of the city's transportation
system was feared.
NAB SABOTAGE SUSPECT
ON SEATTLE D0CKFR0NT
Seattle, Jan. 22. (IP) A 49-year-old
butcher, who was car
rying a can of Inflammable
fluid and matches in his pocket,
was arrested on an oil dock on
the waterfront by the water
front patrol at 1030 p. m. last
I nigrit.
He had no identification
papers and refused to explain
nis acuvuies.
Vast Sum for
Features New Supply Bill
Washingon, Jan. 22. (IP) A (
sz.uao, 138,873 supply Din lor in
dependent agencies of the gov
ernment in the next fiscal year
carrying $984,410,800) for the
shipbuilding program, of the
maritime commission went to the
house today from its appropria
tions committee.
The total was about $5,000,
000 less than President Roose
velt's budget recommendations
and $1,257,899,349 under com
parable appropriations for this
fiscal year. But the committee
said that subsequent supplemen
tal funds probably would offset
that apparent reduction.
The committee reported that
on January 1, the maritime com
mission had contracted for con
struction of 968 ves-cU and had
made other awards Tor which
contracts had not usually been
let. Chairman Landf the com-
Red Snow Troops
British Admit First
GASOLINE SLEDS
SPEED ATTACKS
BITTER COLD
By the Associated Press
Russian snow troops advanc
ing on propellor-driven sledges
were reported late today to
have hurled Adolf Hitler's re
treating armies beyond Boro
dino, 12 miles west of fallen
Mozhaisk, amid the bitterest
cold of the Soviet winter so
far.
Racing over waist-deep snow,
the Red army forces were slash
ing fiercely at the flanks of the
nazi withdrawal toward Vyaz
ma, where the Germans are ex
pected to attempt their next
stand against the Russian counter-offensive.
Berlin, Jan. 22. (Official
broadcast recorded by AP) The
German high command report
ed today that German forces on
the Crimean peninsula repulsed
Russian attempts to break
through the nazi encirclement
of Sevastopol, main Russian
naval base on the Black sea.
The high command's com
munique said defensive actions
in the Donets basin and on the
central and northern fronts con
tinued.
Repeated Russian attempts to
break out of Leningrad were
frustrated," the' communique
added.
Argument on Oregon
2-Cent Gigaret Tax
Due Friday Morning
Salem, Jan. 22. (IP) Argu
ments in the State Retail Gro
cers association's suit to force
Secretary of State Earl Snell to
place the two-cent cigaret tax
law on the ballot next Novem
ber will be heard by the state
supreme court at 10 a. m. Fri
day, with arguments to total
one hour, the court said today.
The association will contend
that the legislature has no au
thority to restrict the referen
dum by passing a law requiring
filing of expense statements,
that the association's expense
statement complied with the
law, and that it has not been
proved that the association wil
fully disregarded the law.
The 1941 legislature passed
the cigaret tax law, but the as
sociation delayed enforcement
of it by completing referendum
petitions. Snell then ordered the
tax commission to collect the
tax, Snell's action being based
on an attorney general's opinion
that the expense statement was
not adequate.
The state tax commission be
gan collecting the tax two
weeks ago, and the association
then filed the suit to force Snell
to put the measure on the bal
lot Shipbuilding
mission told the committee De
cember 9 that 999 ships had
been contracted for and con
tracts would be let for 423 more
before June 30.
"Up to Dec. 31, 1941," the
committee said, "keels had been
laid for 308 ships of which 178
had been launched and 129 de
livered and placed in operation
for use in conjunction with the
armed forces of the United
States or In foreign trade
routes."
Other major appropriations
were: Tennessee Valley Author
ity, $138,100,000; veterans ad
ministration, $110,909,088; exec
utive office of the president, $5,
135,325; emergency funds of the
president, $25,000,000; civil ser
vice retirement and disability
fund, $105,258,000, and public
roads administration, $88,500,-000.
Blow Against
First Aim
Declares
London, Jan. 22. UP) The
organize a continental offensive. Air Minister Sir Archibald Sin
clair told the house of commons today In opening debate on.
the adequacy of British airfield
British Isles.
He said that the RAF's new
airdrome defense regiment
would be "second to none." In
British usage the regiment is
not a fixed number of men but
includes a variable number of
battalions. The new airfield de
fense units are spoken of as a
regiment.
Sinclair, as government
spokesman in the debate, said
that the army's chief Job now
was to organize "the greatest
possible striking force for offen
sive operations on the (Euro
pean) continent. w
Explaining that the-RAF naa
formed its new airdrome de
fense units to relieve the army
of that "onerous" protection
job, Sinclair said:
"The main task of. the army
is not defense but to organize
from its strictly limited man
power resources the greatest
possible striking force for offen
sive operations on the con
tinent." Responding to criticism over
repeated losses of landing fields
in Greece, Crete and now Mal
aya, the spokesman denied that
efforts to deal with thtriproblem
had been "hindered or at all
affected y -any service jealous
ies which are being alleged in
some quarters to exist."
Hawaii and Coast
Now Well-Guarded
Is Official Claim
Washington, Jan. 22. (IP)
A high government official re
ported today that since the
Pearl harbor attack the army
had been able to fortify Hawaii
and the Pacific coast more form
idably than ever before, while
starting a stream of reinforce
ments to the southwest Pacific.
(What constituted this stream.
in terms of men and material,
was not disclosed).
Within the United States
more than 600,000 troops have
been shifted to new positions in
less than seven weeks with a
speed and efficiency which the
official said had been termed
"miraculous" by a railroad pres
ident. The advantage Japan gained
over the navy by the December
7 surprise attack was declared
to have been largely offset by
the mounting flow of -American
long range bombers.
tr
URGEDJOLATTEND
All plant and shop owners of
Jackson and Josephine counties
were urged today by Frank Hull,
manager of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce, to at
tend the Iuncheon-coirrlrence on
defense production atfthe Hotel
Medford at noon tomorrow.
Mr. Hull said it was an Im
portant conference that will
help In lining up all of Oregon's
productive capacityUn the na
tional defense effort? Attending
from Portland will We John G,
Burnett, acting director of the
division of contract distribution.
OPM, F. H. Farnsworth, chief
engineer, J. E. Yates, guest engi
neer, and Robert R. McKean,
Columbia Empire Industries.
an Francisco. Jan. 12tlPt
A Singapore news broadcast
recorded here by the CBS
listening post said "aa Amer
ican flying fortress scored an
outstanding success today eft
the Dutch East Indies archt
peligo when a 10.000 ton Jap
anese freighter was bombed
and sunk."
War Bulletins 1
Slash Nazi
Setback
Continent
of England
Air Minister;
British army's main task is to
defense against invasion of the
ENTI
UNANIMITY HOPES
BY
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 2:
(IP) A member of Argentina's
delegation to the Pan-American
conference raised an eleventh
hour objection today to the turn.
ol an Important phrase in the
draft resolution for unanimous
American breach of relations
with the axis a point which
cast a shadow on previously
indicated unanimity.
The Argentine foreign min
ister and head of that country's
delegation, Enrique Ruiz Gul
nazu, meanwhile, said he ap
proved the Idea of breaking
off relations "in principle" but
added that the delegation was
awaiting final word from Bue
nos Aires.
A member of the delegation
said his group would seek two
modifications in the text of the
agreement this afternoon.
The first change would be to
drop the word "collective" at
the end of article four to make
the resolution say that consul
tation be held before any re
sumption of axis relations thus
to establish that the decision is
merely "unanimous" and not
collective." Other conferees
ere expected to agree to this.
But the other objection, a
proposal to change the wording
. ..tic uuee, waa. ex
pected to produce a fight.
As article three stands 4l
would have the American
publics declare that they
"car?
not continue diplomatic relat
ions with Japan. Germany and
Italy ."
New Norwegian Ship
Sunk Off St. Piem
New York. Jan. 22 (IP) The
new Norwegian freighter Frisco,
1,982 tons, was torpedoed and
sunk by a submarine off St.
Pierre, French Island off the
Newfoundland coast, on Jan. 12.
Norwegian shipping operators
said today.
The date of the slnkln" was
only two days before axis sub
marine announced their appear
ance in American waters by
sinking the 9.577-ton Panaman
ian tanker Norness off Long
Island.
Brave Stand on Steppes Told
By Mortally Wounded Russian
By Eddy Cilmore
Moscow, Jan. 22 (IP) A dis
patch from the central front told
today of 28 red army soldiers,
crying "Moscow Is behind us
there Is no retreat," battling
against 50 German tanks before
losing their lives.
The story was related to a
correspondent of the soviet
army newspaper Red Star Dy
Private Natarov, one of the 28
who dragged himself to a field
hospital, where he died shortly
afterward.
This drama was set in the
Volokolamsk sector, where 29
soldiers to begin with were
in a trench, armed with anti
tank guns and bottle bombs.
This Is Natarov's story:
Twenty Nazi tanks charged
their positions.
One of the Russian soldiers
was afraid. He stood up, raising
Flanks;
in Desert
PUSH TEN MILES
IN BOLD STROKE
Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 22. (IP)
Lashing out from the El Agheila
area with most of the tanks
still remaining to him, the axis
commander, General E r w I n
Rommel, has struck about 10
miles Into British imperial po
sitions, the middle east com
mand acknowledged today, but
an Informed source held that
this was probably little more
than a feeler stroke.
Besides testing the strength
of the advanced columns facing
him in the last axis foothold
in Cirenaica, It was said, Rom
mel might also have been seek
ing to relieve the pressure on
his El Agheila positions and
thus gain time to consolidate
them for a real stand.
The latest, though unofficial,
reports from the Libyan desert
front said that the day-long axis
thrust was turned back last
night and it was believed that
Rommel found stiffer opposi
tion from the Imperial forces
than he had expected.
Aluminum Plant Loss
Not Understandable
To Portland Leaders
Portland, Jan. 22 (--Portland
civic leaders, learning that
an aluminum fabrication plant
had been transferred from Fair
view to Spokane, said today that
the government owed the city
an explanation.
An order from Washington
halted preliminary work Jan. 1,
presumably because the govern
ment wanted to build new war
Industries farther from the
coast.
Mayor Earl Riley said the
move would delay construction
at a time when greater alumin
um production was essential.
and would boost production
costs.
K. C. Conyers, president of
the Portland chamber of com
merce, said, "this removal Is not
In the nation's interests and we
will not take it lying down until
we" have a satisfactory ex
planation from the national gov
ernment,
ASHLAND DISCOVERS
LONG LOST CITIZEN
Ashland, Jan. 22 UP) The
Ashland chamber of commerce's
practice of sending greeting let
ters to newcomers in town-
names taken from the new light
water customer lists backfired
today.
A recipient of such a letter
replied:
'Thanks for your belated wel
come. Ashland has been my
home-town since 1910."
his arms above his head In token
of surrender.
His comrades shot him.
The tanks came on. The men
In the trench, urged on by Polit
ical Commissar Kloehkov,
fought savagely. They stopped
14 of the tanks In a four-hour
battle, Natarov said.
Then came 30 more tanks.
The soldiers embraced one
another some with one arm,
because the other was wounded
and said their goodbyes.
Their ammunition gava out.
One of them stood up, folded
his arms and walked forward to
meet a tank. He was crushed
under It.
Another, named Kloehkov,
rolled under a tank and was
killed.
Later his body was dug from
the frozen ground, along with
his rifle, which was numbered
21,789.
ELECTRICITY NEED
MAYBEJHIS YEAR
Power Officials Warn Con
gress Cut in Domestio
Use Will Be Required.
Washington, Jan. 22, WV
Congress received from govern
ment power officials today
blunt warning that the nation
faces a rationing of electricity
possibly this year that may
even dim private homes to con
serve power for the defense pro
gram. That possibility was voiced by
Leland Olds, chairman of the
federal power commission, and
G. O. Wessenauer, acting power
manager for the Tennessee Val
ley authority, in testimony dur
ing house appropriations com
mittee hearings on the indeperr
dent offices supply bill approved
today.
Survey Being Mad
The rationing of electricity
for homes, offices, night clubs
and other civilian purposes.
Olds told the committee, "Is go
ing to be necessary and is going
to be done," and a survey to de
termine the power supply of the
various areas Is being made "to
determine just what loads can
be cut off without materially
interfering with normal life of
the community."
Olds said he believed the
emergency would call for power-
rationing In many regions ' by
the end of this year."
While It Is hoped and planned.
he added, that curtailment can
be effected "without serious dis
location of the normal life of
the people," it may mean "a
great deal more than simply the
elimination of Neon signs, orna
mental street lighting, the use of
radio in homes, or other essen-
tial luxury uses."
Defense Areas First
The more serious shortages of
power naturally will occur in
the heaviest defense production
areas. Olds explained, and the
population of those areas may
face a serious reduction of their
normal activities requiring the
use of electricity.
At present. Olds told the com
mittee, there is not sufficient
power available or projected to
meet the defense load of 1942,.
1943 or 1944 without either ad
ditional capacity or a "material
curtailment.
Free Gas Masks for
Oregonians Provided
By Defense Usassrt
Salem, Jan. 22. (IP) Gas
masks will be supplied free of
charge to nearly every Oregon
resident. State Defense Coord
inator Jerrold Owen said today
in explaining the $100,000,000
civilian defense bill which has
been passed by congress.
The bill provides for 50,000,
000 masks, to be supplied
throughout target areas, which
Include all coastal areas to a
point 300 miles Inland. This
would Include most of the state
of Oregon.
Owen said he believed every
resident of those areas would
be required to carry a gas mask
at all times.
He said cities would be loaned
fire-fighting equipment by the
federal government under terms
of the bill.
The bill also provides for free
arm bands for civilian defense
workers.
MUNICIPAL SAND PILE
IS McMINNVILLE PLAN
McMlnnville. Ore., Jan. 22.
(IP) A 80-truck caravan with
convoy" of private cars will
leave McMlnnville Sunday for
the Toast to carry sufficient
sand back to take care of any
Incendiary bombs that may fall
on this community. The caravan
was suggested by Fir Chief
Ivan Pearson. A municipal sand
pile will be established front
which air raid wardens can sup
ply their districts and homes.