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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1942.
NO. 65.
Where Japanese Launched Attacks
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Dutch Harbor. Alaska (circled) was first attacked by lour Jap bombers and IS pursuit
ships on Wednesday. - Midway Island was next targst for assault Thursday. Today a naval
battla Is believed still raging in tha Ticinity of Midway Island. This map locatas Dutch Harbor
and shows distances from Janon to various Pacific points.
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Boatloads of sailors from tha
was attacked for fifteen minutes
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, June 5 Do not
overlook tha Import of dispat
ches from General MacArthur's
front. He has
jjs.ummM Mm been bombing
i. ''iJ JaD bases of
9 v .
uaoaut ana
Lae, dally,
while all that
the Japs have
been able to
present In the
war of retal
1 a 1 1 o n are
twice a week
air thrusts at
northern Aus
tL i
real Mallon
tralian points.
Three times have the Japs
struck out overland on the short
Journey to Moresby and Lae.
(You will read this column bet
ter with a map). First they were
halted in the jungle by floods;
the next two times by Austral
ians, and perhaps some Amer
icans. They also tried to come
around in great naval force to
take it by sea. But they ran
into Mac Arthur's bombers and
a large American naval force
and retired after the famous bat
tle of the Coral Sea.
Lately they have been send
ing over planes in apparent
preparation for a parachute at
tack next, but Mac Arthur is
keeping plenty of interceptors
around handy to receive them.
While his bases are in Aus
tralia, he flies fighters or inter
ceptors over to do their missions
against Jap aircraft in New
Guinea and then refuels them
there before returning. .Thus
m-ithout strong bases around
Port Moresby, he nevertheless
has been able to maintain su
premacy In the air there.
You can read the results of
these tactics plainly in the pub
lic utterances of the Australian
Prime Minister John Curtin. A
month ago he was hollering his
head off for help. Last Wednes
day he dared the Japs to in
vade. T
HE Japj probably never In
tended to invade Australia
but they have had their eyes on
certain strateeic northern
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U. S. Scouting fleet go ashora at Dutch Harbor. Alaska, which
by four Jap bombers and fifteen fighter planes.
Heavy Submarine Toll May
Bring Questions for Navy
By the Associated Press
Announcement of the sinking of five more allied merchant
vessels and a navy patrol boat may result In a public investiga
tion of the navy's campaign against undersea raiders.
As the navy reported yester-
day (Thurs.) the recent loss of
the patrol boat and four merch
antmen in the Atlantic and one
merchantman in the far Pacific,
Chairman Ellender (D-La) of a
senate naval affairs subcommit
tee said in Washington that
naval officers might be called
in a public hearing.
"If we are not entirely satis
fied that everything possible is
being done to halt these sink
ings," Ellender declared, "we
are going into the whole matter
in public."
The sinkings announced yes
terday brought United Nations
or neutral shipping losses in the
Atlantic to 18 reported so far
this week, and boosted the total
si.-oe Pearl Harbor to 245 mer
chantmen sunk In Atlantic wat
ers. 14 ARMY FLIERS
KILLED IN CRASH
San Rafael, Calif., June S
UP) Fourteen army fliers died
in the crash of a heavy bomber
near here last n.jht, the army
said today.
Flames consumed the wreck
age when the plane hit a hilltop
as the pilot circled for an emer
gency landing.
The plane developed trouble
soon after a takeoff and radioed
nearby Hamilton Field to clear
a runway. The pilot circled
toward the field.
I The big ship lost altitude and
j then dived into a hillside on the
Herzog ranch, three miles north
west of Hamilton Field.
As it crashed great flames
j swept through the wreckage
i and not a man escaped.
All records were destroyed
with the ship, delaying identifi
cation of the men aboard. Publi
cation of the list of victims was
withheld until the next of kin
were notified.
In 1940 the output of crude
oil in the United Slates was
1.330.000.000 barrels of 43 gal-
I Ions each.
CANADA:
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V-STATES !
Klamath River Road
Improvemenl Funds
Finally Given Okeh
Sacramento, June 5 (JP)
Siskiyou county's long fight to
obtain help In the improvement
of the scenic Klamath river
highway reached a successful
conclusion today when state of
ficials added their approval to
that of federal authorities.
State Director of Public Works
Frank W. Clark approved allo
cation of $66,000 of state road
funds to the project, to which
$150,000 has already been allo
cated from federal funds.
Work contemplated includes
the widening and realigning of
the highway to remove danger
ous curves between Thompson
creek and the Klamath river at
Walker, and the construction of
three bridges at Irvina, Stan
shaw and Sandy Bar creks.
where present structures are
posted for limited loads and are
reportedly beyond repair.
FUNDS FOR CCG
Washington, June 5 (IP)
Supporting a recommendation
from its appropriations commit
tee, the house refused today to
vote funds to keep the depression-born
cilivian conservation
corps going on a reduced basis
during the war.
By teller vote of 158 to 121
the house rejected an amend
ment by Representative Tarver
(D-Ga) to add a $75,818,000 al
lotment for the CCC to the $1,
053.451.660 supply bill for the
labor department, social secur
ity board, and kindred federal
agencies.
Tarver( fighting for the con
tinuance of the CCC, told the
house that an executive order to
consolidate It with the national
youth administration was in the
offing
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Japanese Raid on
Mid -Pacific Base
Touches Off Fray
Washington, June 5. VP) American and Japanese fleet
units apparently were engaged today in one of the greatest battles
of the Pacific as a result of the enemy's attempt yesterday to raid
the strongly-garrisoned United States outpost on Midway island.
Commenting on the communique issued at Pearl Harbor early
today by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander-in-chief of the
Pacific fleet, naval experts here emphasized that Nimitz had said
"attacks on the enemy are continuing."
This seemed to indicate, it
was said, that the fight which
started at Midway yesterday
morning had continued for many
hours with both American and
enemy units maneuvering for ad
vantage in what may be a cru
cial engagement determining the
enemy's ability to strike at mose
vital points, including Pearl
Harbor, the United States west
coast, Alaska, and even the Pana
ma canal. .
Heavy Ships Involved
The action off Midway In.
volved not only Japanese aircraft
carriers but battleships and
heavy cruisers. As great as this
force appeared to be, however,
there remained a possibility that
it was more of a diversionary
operation and that a main force
was developing an attack else
where. It was the first time that Jap
anese battleships have been re
ported east of home waters.
There was no immediate indi
cation here whether major por-
DENY HAWAII ATTACK
Washington, June 5 (IP)
A navy spokesman late today
issued "a flat denial of ru
mors" that the Japanese were
again attacking Pearl Harbor.
The navy statement was is
sued after Rep. McCormack
(D-Mass) had eaid in the
house that members had told
him of a radio report that
"Pearl Harbor again is being
attnrkrd"
tion of the enemy fleet was in
volved, but observers agreed
that the presence of so large a
force more than 2,000 miles
from Yokohama indicated the
Japanese were bent on reducing
America's growing offensive
power in the Pacific and possibly
bringing the war within threat
ening distance of the west coast.
The Jap's grand strategy was
still to be disclosed.
The relation of Midway and
Dutch Harbor to any projected
attacks anywhere on the North
American continent arises from
the fact that they flank the vast
expanse of ocean over which an
assaulting fleet would almost
certainly move. Planes operat
ing south of Dutch Harbor and
north of Midway should be able
to keep a fairly good watch over
the 1,653-mile stretch of water
between those two points.
GET PAY BOOS!
L. B. DeWitt, project manager
of contractors for the Medford
cantonment, has announced a
voluntary increase in pay from
$1.30 to $1.35 cents an hour for
carpenters and from 8714 cents
to 95 cents an hour for laborers
The raises are retroactive to
June 1, for all those on the pay
roll June 4, DeWitt explained.
It was pointed out that the (
creases brings the rate of pay
for carpenters and laborers at
Camp White up to the scale for
the community in general.
The first important commer
cial seafarers were the Phoeni
cians, i
SOLEMN WARNING
GIVEN JAPANESE
ON USE OF GAS
(By Associated Press)
President Roosevelt today de
clared authoritative reports had
been received that Japan was
using poison gas in the war with
China and promised (hat the
United States would retaliate
"in kind and in full measure'
if Japan persisted in this form of
inhuman warfare."
Mr. Roosevelt read a state
ment making it "unmistakably
clear" that the United States
would consider the use of poison
gas against China or any other
United Nation as an action
against the United States.
"Upon Japan will rest the re
sponsibility, the statement said
Chinese dispatches have re
peatedly charged that the Japa
nese were resorting to gas war
fare. The Japanese naval attack on
Midway Island struck at 6:35 a
m. yesterday.
Only minor da'nage and no
casualties were inflicted on de
fenders of the tiny U. S. out
post, 1,149 miles northwest of
Hawaii and 2,600 miles south
east of Tokyo, a communique
said.
Turning the surprise attack
Into a staggering defeat, Amer
ican fighters including marines,
sea and air forces were officially
credited with damaging a Japa
nese battleship, an aircraft car
rier and possibly other warships
as well as taking a heavy toll of
planes.
Thousands of miles to the
west, other naval actions mark
ed the growing struggle for con
trol of the seas:
Australia Gen. Douglas Mac-
Arthurs headquarters announ
ced that Allied planes guarding
the vital lines in which U. S
war supplies are - flowing - to
Australia have sunk two more
Japanese submarines and prob
ably a third off the east coast of
the down under continent.
The new successes made a
total of six and probably seven
Japanese underseas raiders de
stroyed in the Australian theater
In the last five days. Four enemy
midget submarines were sunk
In an abortive raid on Sydney
harbor on Sunday.
Madagascar Imperial Tokyo
headquarters asserted ' ' that
Japanese "special" two-man
submarines had torpedoed and
seriously damaged a 30,600 ton
British battleship of the Queen
Elizabeth class and a 5.220-ton
British light cruiser of the
Arethusa class in a surprise
dawn attack on Diego Suarez
naval base, Madagascar.
Tokyo's claim met a swift de
nial by the British admiralty,
which said Japanese submar
Ines attack the British-occupied
base on May 30 but added:
"There were no casualties In
his majesty's ships."
The 105 mm. howitrer Is the
United Statu' chief medium
sized field piece.
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BY DR. D. V: POLING
Medford High Seniors Urged
to Make Conduct a Con
tribution to Democracy.
A challenge to face the world
and make right decisions alone,
was given the graduating class
of Medford high school last eve
ning at the school auditorium
by Dr. D. V. Poling, contacts
man for the state system of
higher education from Corvallls.
He stressed that high school edu
cation gives students an ability
to evaluate themselves and their
abilities and makes the graduate
"worth mora than he thinks."
He said one of the finest things
young people can experience is
to graduate after having com
pleted 12 years of educational
effort.
The graduating class, 194
seniors, were urged by the
speaker to be good Americans.
He said that in being good
Americans the graduates could
give their contribution to de
mocracy and in doing this edu
cation will have been worth
while. He stressed that the coun
try was based on a foundation
of freedom of home, education
and school and that the first
Americans had come to this
country for the purpose of en
dowing their children with
these qualities.
Effort Not In Vain
In making right decisions as
to the future he said "bloodshed
will not have been in vain.
Given an even break and a
chance the students will be able
to make a place for themselves
in this democracy."
He urged the boys to get spe-
(Cootlnutd on ff lime)
CONTIlNTCOAST
BOMBED BY RAF
London, June 8 (P) The
RAF sent an endless procession
of raiders snarling across the
channel today in assaults upon
the continental coast from Bel
gium to Brittany in France.
RAF targets included the Cal-
ais-Dunkerque area, Le Havre
and Ostend 'and airdromes in
Brittany. The British listed six
fighters lost by each side In the
day's operations.
The British Royal Air Force
skipped attacks upon Germany
last night for the first time
this month and. Instead, bombed
the channel port of Dlppe,
France, and airdromes of Nazi
occupied Holland, authorities
said today.
"None of our aircraft Is miss
ing," the air ministry said.
The raid upon Dieppe was
the second within two nights.
Officers said bad weather
over the continent forced the
break in tha bombing of Ger
many. San Francisco Hat
Weak Earthquake
San Francisco, June 9 (IP)
Weak earth tremors were felt
here at about 8:35 a. m. today
and other California points ex
perienced earthquake shocks at
about the some time. No dam
age was reported.
Watsonville reported sharp
shock and light sleepers were
awakened at about the same
time in Salinas by a window rat
tling quaku which likewise did
no damage.
BASEBALL
National
(1st game)
Boston ....
Cincinnati 3 8 1
Javery and Lombardl; Van
dermeer and Hemsley,
(1st game)
R. H. E.
6 8 1
Brooklyn ,
Chicago 3 8 1
Wyatt, Casey and Owen; Olsen,
Bithorn, Erickson and McCul
lough. American
R.
. 2
H. E.
8 1
11 3
Chicago
Boston
4
Humphries and Tresh; Terry,
Brown and Conroy.
$46 Pay Basis Agreed
for Soldiers, Sailors
Refroaclive to June I
Washington, June 8 (IP) A
Senate-House conference com
mittee today compromised and
agreed upon a basic minimum
pay of $46 a month for men in
the armed services.
The Senate had approved a
$42 figure and the House $50.
Present pay is $21 for four
months, then it raised to $30.
The $46 would apply to buck
privates and apprentice seamen
and corresponding ratings in the
marines and coast guard.
For the first class privates the
conferees agreed on $52 com
pared with $48 voted by the
Senate and $54 approved by the
House.
The pay increase would be re
troactive to June 1.
BRITISH REPULSE
Cairo, Egypt, June 9. (AP)
British imperial columns and air
squadrons drove off a tank-supported
axis force attacking Bir
Hachiem, desert anchor of the
eastern Libyan defense line, for
the second time In two days yes
terday, a communique an
nounced today.
British and Indian troops
struck from the rear to relieve
the Free French and Indian gar
rison at the southern outpost of
a 50-mile line from the Mediter
ranean at Ain El Gazala, a line
broken by a wedge of Nazi Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel's army
at the center.
"Our air forces were also very
i active In this area, British
headquarters announced, "de
stroying dive-bombers and bomb
ing and shooting up enemy con
centrations." There was nothing to report
from other sections of the front,
it said.
NAZI BATTLESHIPS
DAMAGED BY RAF
London, June 8. (AP) The
German battle Tirpltz and the
German heavy cruiser Admiral
Hipper received "several direct
hits" during the last RAF bomb
ing raid on the Trondhelm area,
Norwegian sources reported here
today, quoting advices from
Trondhelm.
One of the ships, not specified,
developed a definite list, these
sources said.
Olympla, Wash., June 8 (IP)
The lower part of Yakima
and all of Benton county was
declared a hog quarantine area
hy director agriculture Arthur
E. Cox today, because of the
spread of cholera among that
I livestock.
57 FEARED KILLED
AT
E PLANT
Many Victims Blown to Bits
When One Building in Jol
iet Mill Is Destroyed.
JolleL TIT.. June R.rAPl
Fifty-seven persons were killed
or missing today in a terrific ex
plosion wnicn destroyed one
building of tha hum RtnnviH
ordnance plant south of here.
ine casualties appeared to have
been greater than In any other
munitions plant accident
Capt. David P. Tunstall, army
public relations officer, said
there were 21 known dead, of
whom four were identified, and
38 missing. In addition 60 per
sons were injured. .
Many of the victims wern
blown to bits and authorities at
tempted the tragically alow pro
cess of Identification by finger
prints.
Coroner E. A. Kingston of Will
County said parts of 24 bodies
were in an undertaking estab
lishment in Jollet, with mora
bodies at the ordnance plant
grounds In southern Will county.
The blast was heard for a
radius of 50 miles.
Captain Tunstall said there
was no hint of sabotage, but that
IU possibility would be lnvestl
gated by a board of inquiry.
JAPS REACH CENTER
Portland, Ore., June 5 (jP)
Manager Emil Sandqulst of tha
Portland assembly center an
nounced today the arrival of 824
Japanese evacuees from tha
Yakima valley of Washington.
An additional 629 from the same
area will arrive here tomorrow,
he said, bringing the center's
population to mora than 4,000.
Radio Highlights
(Pacific War Time)
Raymond Gram Swing, com
mentator for MBS since 1939,
has just signed a contract which
will put him on NBC after Sep
tember 28.
Summer replacement for Jack
Benny is to be a new war-effort
series, "Victory Parade," start
ing Sunday at 4 on NBC. It will
be a general variety show.
Tonight- MBS 8:15 Fight
against inflation; 7 Treasure
"Hour" of Song.
Saturday: NBC 12:30 p. m.
Campus Capers variety. CBS
3:15 Calling Pan America.
Buenos Aires. BLU 9:30 a. m.
4 H club; 11 Variety Show by
Congressional Children. MBS
7:45 a. m. Red Cross Nutrition
Series; 12:49 p. m. Talk. Wen
dell Lund of war production
board.
SIDE GLAIICES
BY
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Pensv Gardner back from her
first year at U. of O.. watching
seniors at tha high school gradu
ate. Mildred Hornecker getting vol
unteers lined up for sale of war
bonds and (tamps In tha city
Sat
Friends congratulating R. B.
Webber on his scholarship to
Yale.
Ditto for Harris Janet to
Havahd.-