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NO. 263.
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PEARL
Kelly's
Comment
from Washington. D. C.
Lifetime Habit
Will Be Changed
Whiskey Makers
Face Curtailing
-as, Br Joba W. Kelly
- Washington, D. C. Jan. 24
Resident! of the northwest will
. soon find their habiti of a llfe
time' dislocated by the war, and
a year from now they may be
referring to this date as "the
a good old days." The country
O has been precipitated into war
so suddenly that there is natural
confusion. In the first world war
the nation stepped in gradually
and went about its preparations
deliberately. Now everything
began the crack of a gun at
Pearl Harbor. The famed M-day
program, evolved for more than
ten years by the war depart
ment, has been scrapped; Instead
of mobilizing troops at fair
grounds, schools, auditoriums,
tantonments have been built
more will be constructed for
the assembling and training of
soldiers.
Three civilians two from Ore
gon and one from Washington,
working under army engineers,
had a complete record of every
Ironworks, shipyard print shop,
pulp mill, sawmill and all other
industrial units In the northwest
states. They knew what each
could do, what the machinery
was fit for under war condi
tions; sealed orders were placed
in the strongboxes el hundreds
Oof plants and the plan was in
tended to attain the maximum
of production while at the same
time not particularly disturbing
the even tenor of the ways of
the people. Louis Johnson, then
assistant secretary of war, was
placed in charge of this indus
trial program and he performed
a wonderful Job Little business
was taken care of as well as
big business. For some unex
plained reason this plan to util
ize the industrial resources of
the northwest was cast aside,
(Oontlnuftd on Fas SU)
STALEMATE OVER
Washington, Jan. 24. (JP)
Directors of the General Federa
tion of Women's Clubs today
tabled a resolution approving
military and economic aid to
Russia because they could not
agree on how to express their
opposition to Communism.
As a result the resolution
will hold over until the annual
national convention next May
in Fort Worth, Tex. In the past.
the federation has been strong
in its condemnation of Com
munism. The first move to table was
defeated, but as the discussion
continued heatedly past the
lunch hour, a second motion
prevailed.
The women turned to the
resolution stage of their meet
ing after hearing from Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt a sugges
tion that the federation interest
more women's groups in con
tinuance of national youth ad
ministration aid for college
youth.
' As assistant civilian defense
director, the president's wife
presided last night at the na
tional defense forum, sponsored
by the General Federation of
Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Roosevelt said she fa
vored cutting out NYA aid to
high school students. But she
said that she would consider
it very serious if this aid for
college students were dispensed
with.
INCREASE FORCE
Portland, Jan. 24. AP-A
25-man increase on the police
force to boost the total to 432,
largest in Portland's history, was
recommended today by Mayor
Earl Riley. He said the war
emergency made an enlarged
force necessary.
FAILEDJO HEED
Errors of Judgment Charged
In Report Blame Fixed
Final Warning Failed
To Arrive Contributory
Causes.
Washington, Jan. 24. (IP) A
presidential board of Inquiry
today attributed the success of
the Japanese attack on Pearl
harbor primarily to "dereliction
of duty" on the part of Lieu
tenant General Walter C. Short
and Admiral Husband E. Kim
mel. the commanding officers
of the army and navy in that
area.
They had been adequately
Informed from Washington that
war was imminent, it found.
They had been warned to pre
pare against an air raid, iney
failed to confer upon the warn
ings and the measures to be
taken under them. They refused
to believe an air attack possible.
Consequently the Japanese raid
was a "complete surprise."
One result of their lack of
collaboration, the board said,
was that Short believed the
navy was operating reconnais
ance flights far off shore, when
it was not, and that Kimmel
thought the army was operating
devices which would detect the
approach of planes, when these
were- actually in service only a
few hours each day.
Factors Listed .
But, while the board pinned
major responsibility upon . the
two officers, it found numerous
other contributing factors:
Effective Japanese espionage
which could not be adequately
countered under peace time
conditions.
Japan's disregard of Interna
tional law in making the attack
before declaring war.
Emphasis In warning mes
sages sent from Washington on
sabotage and the possibility ol
a Japanese attack In the western
Pacific rather than, at Pearl
harbor.
However, the blame was
placed squarely upon Short and
Kimmel, who In the opinion of
the board "failed to make suit
able dispositions to meet such
an attack" and "failed properly
to evaluate the seriousness of
the situation." It added:
These errors of Judgment
were the effective causes lor
the success of the attack." ,
Striking Incidents
It noted. ' too, two striking
Incidents.
A destroyer and an airplane
teamed up to sink a small Jap
anese submarine lust outside
Pearl harbor, 43 minutes before
the attack. It was reported to
the chief of staff at the naval
base. No additional alert orders
were issued.
The army's aircraft detectors
were operated four hours daily
from 4 to 7 a. m. On the morn
ing of the attack they shut dowu
as usual at 7, 43 minutes lief ore
the Jap airplanes struck. At
one of them a non-commissioned
officer, learning to use the de
vices, was given permission to
continue operating. At 7:02 he
discovered what appeared to be
large flight of planes north-
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MYSTERY DEATH TO
Grants Pass, Ore., Jan. 24.
W A rural mall carrier dis
covered the body of H. E. Stew
art, 67, In mysterious circum
stances near his home south of
here today.
The body, with bruised face
and hands, was found in
shallow pit 1000 feet from the
house. Blood was found on
bed pillow and on two doors.
A kerosene lamp had been tip
ped over the body, which was
unshod and had only one sock
Mail and papers at the house
had been unclaimed since Jan
uary 19.
British Attack in Malaya
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British forces la Malaya engaged la a counter-offensive
against Jap spearheads In Buklt Payong area (arrows, 1.) North
of Merslng the British ambushed enemy troops moving south from
Endau (arrows, 3) and at Singapore (4) five Jap bombers were shot
down.
32 NIPPO PLANES
RANGOON BATTLE
Rangoon. Burma, Jan. 24.
(AP) The skilful American
and British pilots who defend
the modern road to Mandalay
won another spectacular air com
bat over the Rangoon area to
day, annihilating an entire bomb
er squadron and totaling up a
2-day bag of 32 Japanese planes.
Military secrecy, meanwhile,
covered the land action In south
ern Burma's watch-fob append
age, where the British were
shortening their land line east
of Moulmeln, Kipling-esque port
which lies across the broad gulf
of Martaban from Rangoon.
Thousands of delighted Bur
mese saw the wua, mia-aay oog
tlght in the sky in which every
one of a seven-plane Japanese
flight of heavy, two-motored
bombers was shot down, and
four of their protecting fight
ers were sent plummeting In
flames toward the rice paddles
about the city.
Yesterday the combined fight
er force of the RAF and the AVG
American volunteer group of
former U. S. army and navy pi
lotsknocked down 21 out of
more than 80 raiders. '
All the united nations' flyers
got back to base in safety today.
Two were lost yesterday, one an
American.
By contrast the Japanese
bombers today apparently lost
every man of their 8-man, crews.
None was seen to escape by para
chute. Their fighter escorts failed
miserably to protect them from
the savage allied attacks.
ORDERED PUT UP
San Francisco. Jan. 24. (AP)
The weather bureau ordered
storm warnings up at 3:30 am.
today from Point Conception,
Santa Barbara county, to the
Oregon line.
The bureau announced that
winds occasionally reached SO
miles an hour off shore this
morning.
ORDER 34 SIRENS
Portland, Jan. 24 OP) Mayor
Earl Riley has ordered 14 addi
tional sirens, at an estimated
cost of 310,000, to give Port
land an adequate air raid warn
ing system.
AMBITION
Hollywood. Jan. 24. (APV
StarM Marilyn Hare has an am
bition to kiss 10,000 soldiers.
Need It be added that the boys
art coopers Urg 10,000 peg sent?
BY REVELATIONS
Oil SNEAK ATTAuK
Honolulu, Jan. 24 (if) Hono
lulu was astonished by Associate
Justice Owen J. Roberts special
commission's report, which was
even stronger medicine than
some of the wildest "rumors"
concerning reasons why the Jap
anese caught Oahu flat-footed
in the December 7 raid.
Both Admiral . Husband - E.
Kimmel and Lieut. Gen. Walter
C. Short, whom the commission
accused of "dereliction of duty1'
in failing to make specific
preparations for the attack, left
Honolulu some time ago and
there was no official comment
here on the report.
Intensely Interested service
men and civilians bought out
newspaper extras by the thou
sands. It was like hearing 'that
other shoe" drop to the floor
In the room above after the long,
anxious wait since Kimmel and
Short were relieved of their
commands.
Particular amazement was
caused by the commission's
revelation that although a Jap
anese submarine was sunk off
Pearl harbor more than an hour
before the raid, no general
alarm was sounded.
Besides verifying many ru
mors that had been afloat here
persistently since the attack, the
report brought out many facts
which had not even been whis
pered outside high official
circles.
The most common unofficial
reaction could be summed up
in tnis way:
"It's a good thing. It will
clear the air and clear the decks
for the hard Job ahead. The
report contains a lesson for all.
It will make the entire Hawaiian
area mora alert from now on."
One unofficial criticism of the
report expressed by numerous
persons was that it failed to tell
what happened that morning at
reari harbor.
RIGHT TO CRITICIZE
Boise, Idaho, Jan. U.VP)
voluntary censorship of war
news will have the cooperation
of Idaho editors, but a resolu
tion of the Idaho Editorial as
sociation today declared the
right of the press to "construct
ive criticism."
LOANS PAID
Washington, Jan. 24. OP)
Oregon borrowers of the Home
Owners' Loan corporation have
repaid fl,320,71, or 43 per
cent of their Indebtedness, the
corporation announced today.
SAVINS TIRES
Klamath Falls, Jan. 24. (JP)
The Klamath county class B
basketball leegue has abandoned
Its regular schedule because of
i tirs sad automobile shorts its.
IN PHILIPPINES
IN CRUCIAL FRAY
Atrocities Laid To Japs-
Enemy Strength In
creases; Ground Yielded.
Washington, Jan. 24
Fighting in the Philippines ap
parently' reached an extremely
critical phase today with Jap
anese warships off the China
sea coast of Batan peninsula
shelling General Douglas Mac
Arthur's weary and battered
fighting -men and fresh enemy
troops pushing them back at a
number of points.
Under cover of the warships
the Japanese were landing ad
ditional troops on the western
coast of Batan In an attempt to
roll back .the American-Filipino
left flank and perhaps also to
Infiltrate behind the defenders'
main line.
Despite this obviously peril
ous situation, MacArthur found
time to forward the war de
partment advices of Japanese
atrocities against prisoners, re
porting specifically that a Fili
pino had been found with his
hands bound and his body bayo-
netted.
This, it was noted, was a fla
grant violation of International
agreements to which Japan Is a
party concerning treatment of
prisoners. The war department
added:
"However floutly the enemy
act, the general states that he
wlU abide by -decent concepts at
humanity and civilisation. ' -r
Heavy losses oa both . sides
were reported by the war de
partment In summing up the
situation. And, it added that
although fatigued from constant
fighting, the American and Fili
pino soldiers continued a stub
born resistance, and by fierce
counter attacks had recaptured
some oi xneir lost positions.
But the enemy held to some
points won from the defenders,
and Its numerical superiority
was constantly increasing. Rein
forcements were landing at
Sublc bay, close by MacArthur's
left flank, where, the army
said, the Japanese attacks were
heaviest.
All in all, the communique
aroused grave apprehension
here as to how long Mac-
Arthur's men might be able to
continue their resistance. The
department's announcement con
tained no note of optimism
other than that "the enthusiasm,
courage and devotion" of the
men were "undiminished
But In a war of machines,
this is not enough, and the cap
ital was prepared for the worst.
EVERY AUSSIETO
FIGHTNEEDED
New York, Jan. 24. UP)
Every Australian man, woman
and child will turn soldier. If
need be, to protect his land
from Japanese aggression, Aus
tralia s prime minister, John
Curtln, declared today in
broadcast recorded by CBS.
Asked if any Australian city
would be surrendered to pos
sible Invasion to avert death
and destruction, Curtln replied
with an emphatic. "No,
"Should Japanese aggression
come to this country, Australia
will duplicate the British policy
of 'every village a strong point,
every town a fortress, and
every man, woman and child
soldier'," Curtln said.
London. Jan. tVPh-The
British admiralty aaaeaaced
tonight that British warships
bad "Intercepted and ees
tared" the SAOO-toa Italian
vessel Dochesaa D'Aosta.
Mainour no. Jan. 24 V
Australian Army Minis toe
Francis M. Fordo ordered
mobilisation of home defenses
sad acceleration of the draft
ing of married man under the
age of 33 and single asea Ba
ser 41 teas.
War niillptiiiQ 1 RUBBER AVAILABLE
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AS FLIGjff GROWS
British Envoy Predicts Sov
iet War With Japan
'Inevitable.'
(By Associated Press) .
Russia presented solid new
proof last (Saturday) night, If
any further evidence were need
ed, that the unending German
retreat to the west Is neither
a line-straightening withdrawal,
as Berlin once liked to explain,
nor the process necessary to
establishment of a "fluid front,"
which was the latest bit of
Berlin rationalizing.
- The proof was piled up tn the
form of vast stores of provisions
and war materiel which have
been seized in the course of a
Russian drive that has dislodged
the northern anchor of the Ger
man line, virtually encircled
Rzhev, another key Nazi posi
tion, and, according to a British
broadcast, threatened Smolensk
itself, where Adolf Hitler at last
report was said to have estab
lished his headquarters.
The Russians pointed out the
captured stores were so large
they were, In themselves, proof
the Germans had meant to hold
on throughout the winter In
positions from which they now
have been routed.
Coupled by coincidence with
the Soviet account of this latest
smashing triumph was a pre
diction by Sir Stafford Crlpps,
returned from It months as
British ambassador to Russia,
that war between the Soviet
and Japan Is inevitable.
Sir Stafford did not elaborate
on this statement. But ha did
report that he Russian army,
with 0,000,000 men under arms,
is confident It will have crushed
the Germans completely by the
winter of 1943.
On the African front,, the
crucial battle which only a few
days ago had been expected to
develop near El Aghella was
spreading out SO miles to the
northeast in a triangular area
some 400 miles square.
There, In a sector bounded
roughly by Agedabla in the
west, Antelat to the north and
Saunnu to the ea.it, German
General Erhin Rommel had
split his African army into sev
eral columns, aach with tanks
as its spearhead. The Nazi com
mander's strategy appeared to
be the destruction of British
supply depots built up. Ironi
cally, by the British in the
expectation they would be hold
ing the Initiative, rather than
the defensive, in the fight
CHINESE ATTACK
JAP RAIL CENTER
Chungking, Jan. 24.
violent Chinese attacks on a
Japanese base and a railway
junction along the Pelplng-Han-kow
railway In north China
were announced tonight by
army headquarters.
The righting still Is In pro
gress, the communique said, and
Japanese supply lines In the
area have been cut.
. One point of assault Is Slao
kan, 40 miles north of Hankow,
and Hwalyuan, between Slao-
kan and Hankow. The latter has
an Important airdrome while
Hwalyuan Is a Junction of great
strategic value.
FOR GIRDLES, ETC.
Wsshlngton, Jsn. 14. (JP)
Cheerio, girls, you'll be able to
get girdles after all.
The war production board an-
nounced today that It would act
within a few days to make
"limited amount" of crude rub
ber available for the manufac
ture of girdles, corsets and other
foundation garments,
To Prison
MOanJKHbMmn
-, William Du'ter Feller ('ore-
rround), leader el the Silver
Shirt organisation, steps from
the elevator that brought hint
from Jail to the court room at
AshevlUe. N. C whore he was
eeataaaeoV ta sane two ta throe
years US sioar Juoge r. uon
Phillips who ruled that PeUey
had violated terms ol a suspend
ed sentence alter his convtcttaa.
a years ago of using
moans ol fraudulent advertising
to sell stock, i A deputy sheriff
is behind Poller. ... .
Washington, Jan. 14. -- (JP)
Government rationing of sugar,
it was announced tonight, will
begin early next month with
each person limited to about a
pound a week.
Announcing the program.
Price Administrator Leon Hend
erson said it was proposed, too.
to recover excess stocks from
persons who have hoarded sup-
The prospective allowance ox
one pound per person a week
compares with average per capi
ta home consumption of about
1 Vi pounds a week In 1V41.
Henderson said there was an
actual shortage of about one-
third In the sugar supply, and
that this, rather than hoarding.
necessitated this first foodstuff
rationing of the war.
Rationing books nsva
deslsned and printing of them
will be started In a day or two.
ha nlil
Then. In a direct word oi
warning to hoarders, Henderson
averted:
"Those who have stocks on
hand are advised to start using
them now.
"Consumers who are ra poe
onion of abnormally large
twka of auiar are warned that
they will not be permiueo. to
gain an advantage from their
supposed foresight."
He did not amplify this state
ment, but OPA officials stressed
It as one of the most Important
In the rationing announcement
Action against hoarders will be
an important part of the ration
ing program, they saio.
JAP SUB SUNK
London, Jan. 14. VP) A
British shin operating In the
far east has destroyed a Jap
anese submarine, the admiralty
announced todsy.
POOL RESOURCES
Msrshflcld, Jsn. 24 m
Southwestern Oregon machine
shop owners, seeking war con
tracts, have agreed to pool re
source
VICTORY TO HAW
jiemy Convoy Suffers In
Macassar Straits Battle
Quell Atlantic Menace.
Wsshlngton,' Jsn. 14. UP)
The navy announced today that
United States destroyers la a
night attack on aa enemy con
voy In the Macassar straits had
made several torpedo and close
range gun hit on destroyers
and transports, blowing up one
enemy ship, sinking another and
severely damaging some other
vessels.
The United States destroyers
received only slight damage,
the navy department said la a
communique, and their only
casualties were four man
wounded, .one seriously and
three slightly.
The Macassar straits lead
north end south between Bor
neo and Celebes la the Dutch
East Indies. They afford the
most direct route, about 1,000
miles, between Davao la the
Philippines, now used as a
Japanese naval base, and the
Island of Ball In the Java see.
The text of the communique.
No. 32, based oa reports re
ceived up to 2 p. m. PST today.
rar east:
The uvy department ha
been advised by the commander
in chief, Asiatic fleet, that
United States dostroyen aaada
a- night- attack on an enemy
convoy la th Macassar straits.'
Our forces aaada several tos
pedo hits and close rang gua
hits oa destroyer . sad trma
ports. Th affect ol th attack
was that on large enemy chip
Mown up: another was
sunk; a third was listing heav
ily when last sighted, and eon
slderable damage was Inflicted
upon other vessels.
"Our destroyer received only
slight damage. Our only casual-
were four men wounded.
on seriously, and thr
slightly.
"Atlantic arsai
"Enemy submarines are oper
ating off th east coast of the
United State as far south aa
Savannah, Ga. Counter ' meas
ures against their activities are
continuing with favorable re
sults." TANK BATTLE 111
LIBYA III DOUBT
Cairo. Jan. 24. AP Mobil -
columns of th British eighth ar
my smashed tonight at the coun-
ter-attacklng forces of Nazi Gen
eral Erwln Rommel ta a hard
and sprawling battle of tanks oa
th eastern side of th Clrnai
an desert hump.
The engagement was on a bat
tlefield of great size, la a triangla
bounded by Agedabla, Saunnu,
42 miles to th east and Antelat,
30 miles to the north.
British Middle-Eastern head
quarters was without word of
prods results, but tt felt able
to report that th strong RAF
forces in th desert bad don
'great execution" la bombing
and strafing assaults on th ene
my's mechanised transports all
around Agedabla.
SEEK STRIKE END
Portland, Jan. 14. ( Th
war labor board was asked yes
terday to Intervene la a three-week-old
strike that has throws
1,300 workers at th Doern-
becher Manufacturing company
into Idleness.
GRAIN NEAR TOP
Chicago, Jan. 24. (JP) A lata
rush to buy today lifted grata
futures prices back to near top
levels for th past five years,
reducing losses Inflicted by pro
fit taking since those peaks wer
established earlier la th weak.
SNAO
Otendale, Jan. 14. AF
Clyde A. Waterman, 41, Ingham
Lumber Company woods boss,
tras fatally crushed yesterday by
a snag, toppled by th branch at
. falling
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