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By FRANK JENKINS
TWITH tho entlro world at war,
there Is no dearth" of nowi
these days. There will be no
dearth of news for months
possibly years to come.
nrODAY'S Immcdlnte hot spot
Is Hongkong, where a great
ly outnumbered British garrison
Is still holding out against a de
termined Japanese attack. Domel
(Jap news agoncy) says today:
'Tho expected Imminent fall of
Hongkong has been staved off
by the garrison's stubborn defense."
TJONGKONO Is an Island, scp
arated from the Chinese
mainland by narrow channel.
The Japs are attacking from the
mainland and have made land
ing on the Island. Soma 20 miles
In tho rear, the Chinese are at
tacking them, hoping to lessen
their pressure on Hongkong.
Thus the situation rests to
day. "THE Japanese objectlvo Is clear
1 ly the oil, rubber, tin, etc.,
of Malaya and the Dutch East
Indies, which are guarded by
Singapore. "
If you Will fcetr out your map,
you will be abla to toe clearly
that the British naval base at'
Hongkong and the American
naval base at Manila are threats
to the Jap communication and
supply lines,
Hongkong is being heavily at
tacked first. It Hongkong falls,
the attack on Manila will become
fiercer.
"THE Netherlands news agency
reports from Batavla today
that Japanese planes bombed
and sank the RUSSIAN freighter
Perekop on her run between
Vladivostok and Surabaya, Java.
The Russian flag on the ship is
said to have been clearly visible
from the air.
O There has been some doubt as
to Russia's attitude toward
Japan. If this bombing of a
Russian ship was deliberate it
Indicates Japaneso belief that
war with Russia Is inevitable.
For that reason, this report
from Batavla Is extremely in
teresting. Russia is In a posi
tion to do Japan a lot of damage.
THE Russians continue to pound
the Germans from Leningrad
to the Black Sea, In the face
of this pounding, the Germans
continue to RETIRE. '
Goebbels, nail propaganda
minister, makes an interesting
statement today. In his weekly
- front pago article In the news
paper Das Reich, ho says the
"changed world picture." makes
it necessary to realize that the
war will bo long and hard, and
implies that the chances of
further lightning marches are
ended..
. Ona looks for the joker, of
course. It doesn't sound reason
ft.ible for the Germans to be moan
ing that their offensive power Is
slipping.
- Unless tho situation is much
worse than anybody believes,
there will be other German of
fensives. And thoy will have
plenty of steam behind them.
CTILL Napoleon was a blitzcr
13 in his time, His amazing
success was based largely on
hitting FIRST and hitting where
the other fellow wasn't looking
for It.
' Napoleon's blitzes ended after
his retreat from Moscow, .
EROM Cairo comes this dls
patch today:
"Tho axis retreat In Libya has
turned into a ROUT, with Im
perial (British) forces CHASING
General Erwln Rommel's batter
od army and British air blows
Qtaklng a staggering new toll of
nis remaining sirengm.
' The axis Is trying desperately
9 to rush relnforccmonts across
the Mediterranean to Africa and
i, : , (Continued on Page Two) i
Enemy S
HI
FOES PICKING
Weather Data Found
Of Value to Under
sea Raiders
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 P
Tho navy department disclosed
today that enemy submarines
have been operating off the At
lantic coast.
The information was given
out Indirectly In a heavy state
ment emphasizing the necessity
of curtailing weather reports,
and no datalls of tho submarine
operations as to placo or time
were divulged.
It was Indicated, however, that
American patrol , craft, either
surface or aircraft or both, had
been on the trail of the sub
marines sufficiently to find out
how they were profiting by
weather forecasts.
Report Picked Up '
The navy statement said:
"How a press news radio
broadcast about weather aided
operation of enemy submarines
on the Atlantic coast was re
vealed today by the navy, de
partment. "The commanding officer of
a naval base in the Atlantic
heard a news weather broadcast
specifically mention subfrcezing
weather In the Dakota and a
tcmpcraturo of 9 degrees below
zero at Duluth, points remote
from tho coast and apparently
not concerned with naval or mili
tary operations.
'cing wcathcrwlse the com
manding officer Immediately con
cluded that in a few days hence
his patrol area would have a
clear day or two with high visi
bility and conditions Ideal for
enemy submarine attack.
"Special precautions were
taken in patrol work on the cal
culated day, which turned out
as predicted, and In the course
of operations it became apparent
(Continued on Page Two)
Commands Hawaii'
Lieut. Gen. Selos C. Emmons
(above), Is tha newly appointed
commander of the Hawaiian
department; He Is S3 and has
been In training for winged
warfare sinoa 1917. -
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Goebbels Appeals to Nazis
To Give Clothing to Army
NEW YORK. Dec. 20 (AP)
Through his propaganda min
ister, Paul Joseph Goebbels,
Adolf Hitler appealed today to
the German people to con
tribute warm clothing to I the
German army, saying that it
was opposed in the east by
"an enemy who Is superior in
numbers and material."
This statement appeared In
a proclamation which Goebbels,
in a radio address, said the
fuehrer had commissioned him
to read. -
Its authorship appeared In a
full transcript of Goebbels' ad
dress by the NBC listening
post in New York. A London
transcription of the speech had
attributed the remark on Rus
sian strength to Goebbels him
self. t
LONDON, Dec. 20 (AP)
Nazi Propaganda Minister Paul
Joseph Goebbels,' appealing by
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Full-Time Operations
Will Give Aid to r
Aviation
A full time government con
trolled weather bureau, operat
ing on a 24-hour a day basis,
will go Into effect early next
week, according to information
received Saturday from the
municipal airport where the
bureau will be located. .
Hourly reports from all points
along the west coast, will be
available to pilots flying through
including licensed pilots and
army flyers. This information
will not be for the general pub
lic, It was learned. . . ;
The station, on government
orders, will be closely guarded.
The bureau itself will be placed
in the hangar, it waa learned.
Three regular operators on eight-
hour shifts, will be put to work
(Continued on Page Two) ;
Chinese Push
Into Shumchun
Near Hongkong,
CHUNGKING, Dec. 20 ()--Chinese
army headquarters an
nounced ' today that Chinese
forces pressing along the Can-
ton-Knowloon railway in an ef
fort to relieve the British on the
island of Hongkong forced their
way into Shumchun yesterday,
on the mainland border of the
British colony.
Official reports said the Chi
nese destroyed Japanese defenses
there, burned down the railway
station and blew up an ammuni
tion dump.
The assault had the Immed
iate effect of forcing the Jap
aneso to rush reinforcements
back from the Hongkong main
land section and fighting de
veloped subsequently northeast
of Shumchun, the Chinese said.
The Chineso now are attacking
Japaneso positions 10 miles
northeast of Shumchun.
Give New to
The Red Cross
Every eltlsen is urged - to
GIVE NOW to the Red Cross
war relief drive so that Klam
ath's quota may be raised at
the earliest possible moment
Tha drive her Is still far
short of tha goal sat,
' For additional datalls, read
tory en Paga 4. J
Hite;
radio to the German people to
day for warm clothing for Hit
ler's soldiers in Russia, told
them bluntly "we . are up
against an enemy superior in
numbers and material" on the
eastern front.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (AP)
German Propaganda Minister
Paul Joseph Goebbels appealed
to the German people today to
donate winter clothing for Ger
man troops at . the Russian
front
"It is thanks to them that
we can celebrate Christmas this
year, even if it I modest,'
Goebbels said, according to
transcript here by CBS and
NBC. - ' '- " '
' The speech launched a sup
plementary campaign for col
ectlon of overshoes, blankets,
gloves, fur-lined clothing, sweat
ers, scarves and any other kind
(Continued on Page Two)
Western. Oregon -Inundated
By
Rising Waters
"PORTLAND, Dec. 20 W
Waters washed over western
Oregon yesterday in the most
widespread flood conditions in
years. '
- On the coast, Tillamook was
isolated and numerous lowland
farms and homes were Inundated
by two feet of water. A 9.6 foot
tide aided in pushing rivers from
Astoria to Marshflcld over their
banks.
The Willamette river neared
flood stage at Eugene, .Albany
and Salem. Many roads in the
Eugene area were covered by
water.
State trucks pulled to safety
automobiles which were stalled
(Continued on Page Two)
Charred Bones
Found in Ruins
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 20
W) Dr. Joseph Beeman said
yesterday tho charred bones
found in a burned Oswego home
were of three humans.
The state crime detection lab
oratory director identified a hip
bone of a child under 10, a jaw
bone of a person between 10
and 20 and the skull bone of an
adult. ,
The house was owned by Mrs.
Kathryn Hardesty, 37, who has
been missing since the fire with
her two daughters, Mary, 14, and
Judy, S.
Oregon Man, Former Klamath Resident;
Cited With Captain Kelly For Bravery
Second Lieutenant Carl Park
er Gies, a former Klamath Falls
man and son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Gics of Salem, received the
distinguished service cross for
extraordinary bravery, accord
ing to word received here from
Manila.
An Associated Press ' story
Saturday Velated that Lieut.
Gies on December 10 was gain
ing altitude for patrol over an
other field, accompanied by one
other pilot, when he received a
radio report that his own field
was being strafed.
"Although ho realized he was
greatly outnumbered and with
complete disregard for the great
personal risk Involved, this pilot
(Gies) dove through the over
cast into the midst of more than
20 hostile craft and downed one
enemy airplane," the citation
said.
"Upon rejoining his compan
ion airplane, they immediately
Were attacked by three enemy
fighters. Gies' furious attack
sent one raider crashing and dis
persed the two remaining enemy
airplanes. His skill and deter-
ANOTHER JAP
TRANSPORT H T
Bf US. SUBS
Fierce Fighting Con
tinues on Far
East Front
(By the Associated Press)
American submarines slashing
at sea2-bome Japanese invasion
forces were credited by the navy
today with sinking "an addition
an enemy transport" while U. S.
armed forces in the Philippines
battled a new Japanese thrust
on Mindanao island and Ameri
can fliers victoriously engaged
Japanese warplanes in far-off
China on the Burma road.
-Dispatches from ChunKkini
e.i(Vro(;inbei.Ol an international
air lore,, composed exclusively
of American volunteers who re
signed from U. S. armed forces
to serve in China, shot down four
of 10 Japanese planes without
loss to themselves.. - ?. ; '-
It was the first time they had
swung into action to defend the
Burma road, China's vital route
of war supplies. . .
The navy's communique im
plied that the Japanese trans
port the second sunk by U. S.
submarines was sent to the bot
tom off the Philippines, perhaps
in. the Mindanao area where
four Japanese transports were
reported to have landed troops.
Heavy, all-day fighting raged
(Continued on Page Two)
Moscow Reports
Nazi Ships Sunk
MOSCOW, Dec. 20 () The
Moscow radio announced today
that a Russian submarine had
sunk three German transports,
totaling 25,500 tons, in the Arc
tic. The transports were fully load
ed and were escorted by destroy
ers and patrol boats, the an
nouncement said.
BULLETIN
PORTLAND, Dec. 20 (P
A blackout of tha Portland
area was ordered at 2:15 p. n
today by Llent.-Gen. John L.
DaWltt at San Francisco.
Tha order said "a situation has
arisen" and ordered all lights,
except those extinguishable on
60 seconds notice, turned out.
mination further enabled Gies to
fly his badly damaged plane
back."
Mr. and Mrs. Gies, operators
of a Salem motor court, received
word this week that not only
was their son safe, vastly cheer
ing in itself, but that he had dis
tinguished himself.
"I'm so happy to know that
he is alive and doing his job
well," Mrs. Gies exclaimed.
Gies attended Willamette uni
versity for a year, then trans
ferred to , Oregon State college
for two years. He worked here
with the Oregon state highway
department engineering crew,
and later was employed by the
Southern Pacific doing special
work here and at Dunsmuir. He
was affiliated with Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity on the Oregon
State campus.
KELLY DIED IN CRASH
MANILA, Dec. 20 (p Capt.
Colin P. Kelly Jr., who became
the number one American hero
In the second World war by de
stroying a . Japanese battleship,
waa killed in tha flaming crash
Jap Planes Sink Russian
Freighter. Bata via States
BATAVIA, Netherlands East
Indies, Dec. 20 (JP) Japanese
planes bombed and sank the
4200-ton Russian freighter Pere
kop on her run between Vladi
vostok and Surabaya, Java, the
Netherlands news agency Aneta
said it was learned here today.
Eight members of the crew
were reported killed while 32
others, including the captain, and
three women, were rescued.
British Withdraw in Malaya
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The Japanese Saturday reported occupation of tha island of
Penang (l) .as the British forces withdrew south of tha Krian
river (2) to form new lines. No junction of the two Japanese
drives (shaded areas) has been reported and the invaders were
reported checked in Kelantan province (3). A battle was reported
near Grik (2) 300 miles north of tha big Singapore basa (4).
Axis Foes To r
Join Hands In
War Strategy
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 W)
(Advance) The White house
disclosed today that "joint plan
ning for unity of action" soon
would embrace all governments
"engaged in the common cause
of defeating the axis."
Until the extension can be
made, to-Russia, China, the Neth
erlands and others, a statement
said, the existing United States
and British military liaison
maintained in London and Wash
ington would continue.
A brief formal announcement
said steps toward obtaining the
broader unity of action among
all the allies already were under
way. UCLA WINS, 30-27 ,
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec.
20 (JPh--The University of Cali
fornia at Los Angeles outscored
the Florida Gators, 30-27, in a
rousing intersectionaL football
battle today before a crowd of
8000 spectators.
of his bomber after ordering his
crew of six to save themselves,
the Far Eastern command an
nounced today in awarding him
the distinguished service cross.
Capt. Kelly and 12 other offi
cers and men, two of them Fili
pinos,' were honored with the
decoration, the highest army
award except for the congres
sional medal, for showing extra
ordinary bravery, often against
superior Japanese odds. Three
awards,, including Capt. Kelly's,
were made posthumously.
. .Thrilling Narrative
The announcement at the
headquarters of Gen. ' Douglas
MacArthur, commander of the
US army of the Far East, was
accompanied by a description of
the various deeds which com
bined to provide a thrilling nar
rative of exploits in the first
few days of the war. ,
It told the first story of Capt.
Kelly's death after scoring three
direct hits on the battleship Ha
runa near Aparrl on Dec, D, and
it revealed for the first time that
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Seventeen Japanese planes
were said to have taken part in
the attack.
Aneta said that general sur
prise was expressed in official
circles at "this bombing of a
neutral ship which, it is believ
ed, may lead to serious conse
quences. The registration mark
and Russian flag on the ship
were clearly visible from the
air, it is reported."
IOO
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Iubharu
South
China
Sea
L KING TO
IS. FLEET
Ingersoll TakesOver
As Commander of
' Atlantic Unit
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (AO
Secretary of Navy Knox an
nounced today that Admiral Ern
est J. King had been elevated
to command of the United States
fleet and would be succeeded as
commander of the Atlantic fleet
by Rear Admiral Royal E. In
gersoll. ' ,
Admiral King has been direct
ing the patrol, convoy escort and
other activities of the Atlantic
fleet since February 1.
63 Years-Old
He is 63 years old and long
has been an important navy of
ficer, in the front ranks of naval
aviation. He has the reputation
of being a stern disciplinarian,
an excellent strategist and a two-
fisted fighter. A native of Lor
ain, Ohio, his usual residence is
Annapolis, Md. , . .
Admiral Ingersoll, 58, . has
been on duty here as assistant to
the chief of naval operations in
which position he has been in
closest touch with the fleet oper
ation plans. Born in Washing
ton, Ingersoll now lists La Porte,
Indiana, as his home town.
Five Dead in
Spokane Crash
Of Army Bomber V '
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (F)
The names of five men' killed
Wednesday in the crash of a
four motored bombing plane
near Gieger field, at Spokane,
Wash.,' were announced by the
war department Friday. .
The dead:
First Lieut. Elbert D. Hoff
man, 26, Drexel Hill, Pa.'
Capt. - Eugene D. Zadonsteff,
45, St. Louis. ;
Aviation Cadet Edwin B. Per
kins, 23, Cincinnati.
Sergeant Ether Brannan, 30,
Clayton, N. C. '
' Corp. Clarence A. Cunning
ham, 30, Estbrook, Pa.
The department said the
plane crashed In attempting a
landing with ona .engine dead.
NIPPON ADMITS
BRITISH FORT
Volunteers Give Aid
To Hard-pressed
v Military : .'
LONDON, Dec. 20 (V-A gar.
rison , of . middlewestern ' and
French Canadians, British Tom
mies and bearded Sikhs from
India has staved off Japanese
capture of Hongkong island, ecru
ter of Britain's No. 2 naval basa
in the Far East, it was reported
today, by the Japanese them
selves.
It was at dawn last Sunday
that the Japanese, operating from
mainland points of vantage on
the South China coast, launched
what they called a "terrible" of
fensive by land and air against
the British Empire forces. .
. Ultimatum Refused -
' Point-blank refusal of a Jap
anese ultimatum to surrender
touched off the all-out attack. A
subsequent ultimatum - likewise;
was rejected and the Japanese
were tod curtly to deliver no
more. , ; ... , .-, .. - , y.:,
The ' Japanese - have fought
their ' way onto the island , of,
Hongkong but today, according,
to a Tokyo Dome! broadcast re
corded by Reuters, admitted that
Kongkong ttiftwas unconquered. -Domei
paid a tribute to the em
pire defenders: , , ,
"The expected imminent fall
of the colony has been staved
off by their stubborn defense."
The resistance of the garrison
has been augmented by-naval
and military volunteers drawn
from Hongkong's civilian, popu
lation, including many Chinese.
Sir Mark Young, governor and
commander in chief of the Brit
ish forces at Hongkong, reported
this morning by telegraph that
operations are proceeding on
that beleaguered island, the Brit
ish colonial office announced
shortly after noon today. - ,
.At the same time a military
commentator declared that tha
last news from Hongkong "show
ed some troops were still fight
ing" there but he was unable to
give the time that information
was dispatched from the crown
colony. - i ;
- The colonial office's statement
(Continued on Page Two)
Welders Walk Out
Of Big Bay Area :
Shipping Plants ,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 20
(AP) Union representative
claimed today that approximate
ly 60 welders had quit work
during the morning at the huge
east bay plants, of the Todd
California and Richmond Ship
building, yards and that ' tha
walkout was - "successfully"
under way.
Welders who left their joba
received discharge slips as they
left ' the company grounds.
There was no mass exodus of
the welders, but they came out
a few at a time.
At the big permanente mag
nesium plant near Los Altos,
12 welders walked out, and Su
perintendent Harry P. Davis
said he thought 25 would quit
before the day was over. The
company employes 200 welders.
Davis said he was getting AFLj
welders to fill the Jobs. ''
Russians Declare
Italian Revolution
Plotted by Group i '.
LONDON, Dec. 20 (-TO Tha
Russian embassy announced to
day that a , group of .militant
Italian anti-fascist and commun
ists have formed a secret "com
mittee of action" aimed at over
throwing Mussolini and conclud
ing a separate Italian peace, '
The announcement, which
was Issued in the embassy'
publication, "Soviet War
News," recalled the recent Ital
ian disclosure of a revolution
ary movement, including an at
tempt against the life of I'us
solinl and extensive sabotage In
Italy. (A trial of suspected spies
and saboteurs was ha Id at
Trieste, Italy, this rnnth.)
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