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VOL. 43. No. 124. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, Doc. 22, 1941. p»* Copy iu
Japs Make I |
Enemy Submarines Attack Pacific Coast Shipping
80 to 100,000 Japs Who Attempted
Storm Philippines Met By U. S.
Forces More Than Held Their Own
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UNDATED. Dec. 22 OP) — Six
to eight Jap divisions of 80 to
100,000 men who strove for a
real foothold on the island of
Luzon, 150 miles from Manila,
were met by a valiant defense in
which American and Filipino
troops “more than held their
own.” An estimate by the War
Department at Washington doub
led the previous estimates of the
Jap invasion strength, carried to
Philippine beaches by 80 troops
ships under strong naval and air
escort. Motherships put a host of
150-man-barges into the water.
They were swamped ashore thru
the shallow surf under a hail of
defense fire and a maelstrom of
hand-to-hand and tank combat
on iihe beaches. “Some of them
succeeded in getting ashore” said
a War Department communique.
The communique added “The
attempted invasion is be:ng met
with fierce resistance by Ameri
can and Filipino troops.” The
Washington statement placed the
point of assault in the vicinity of
Agoo, on the innermost short of
Lingayen Gulf. Agoo itself is but
130 airline miles from Manila.
Whether the U. S. naval and
air forces have gone into action
against the invasion arm; da was
not slated by either Manila or
Washington. Counting its naval
escort asd supply ships, the Jap
invasion fleet numbers perhaps a
hundred vessels.
Manila's official report said
heavy guns shattered one of the
landing spearheads. An after
noon communique from Manila
headquarters carried this acco
lade; Mixed forces are now bath
ed in a battle where the China
S a f ,ams in the Lingayen Gulf,
and “our troops are behaving
well." The armada was shielded
by swarms of Japanese planes.
Roosevelt Signs Law Enlarging
Selective Service to Register All
iMen From 18 Through 61 Years
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 UP) —
President Roosevelt signed the
bill enlarging the Selective Ser
vice plan, vJiiie the Senate
heard demands that recruiting
be halted in the nation, and re
plying wi.h an entire draft to
built up the war machine to six
million men or more.
Under the new law, ail men
from 18 through 64 must register
and all men from 20 through 44
are liable for active military ser
vice.
Aim At Overthrow
Of Mussolini
LONDON. Dec. 20 t/P) — The
Russian embassy announced that
a group of militant Italian anti
Fascists and Communists have
formed a secret “Committee of
Action" aimed at the overthrow
of Mussolini and to conclude a
separate Italian peace. The an
nouncement recalled the recent
Italian disclosure of a revolu
tionary movement including an
attempt against Mussolini and ex
tensive sabotage in Italy.
RAF Smash At
Jap Air Bases
In Thailand
RANGOON, Dec. 22 (TP) — The
RAF attacked a Japanese air
base in Eastern Thailand, de
stroying grounded planes and
gasoline reserves yesterday, in
the first aerial smash at the en
emy forces there.
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Enemy Submarines Reported off
i aeific Coast 200 Mi. From Frisco
Two Oil Tankers Are Attacked
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 20 (JP)
— The Navy said tonight that it
received unconfirmed reports
that two oil tankers were at
tacked off the California coast by
submarines. One sent out an SOS
One report said the 6,912-ton
tanker Emidio was fired on, off
Blum's Reef, near Eureka and
sent out distress signals after
smoke enveloped her.
The other was the 6,677-ton
tanker A iwivvor d. attacked off
Cvps Point, 100 mil s south of
San Francisco, and reportedly es
cap-fed and reached safety along
the coast. The Navy does not
deny, but cannot confirm the re
ports, Admiral J, W. Greenslade,
commandant of the 12th d.strict
said.
Tanker Eludes
Sul) 109 Miles
From Frisco
SEATTLE, Dec. 21 if/Pl— A big
enemy sub or possibly two are
lurking ofT the California coast,
after attacking one tanker with
out warning and driving another
into Santa Cruz harbor.
One sub opened fire yesterday
afternoon 200 miles north of San
Francisco on the tanker Emidio,
the 1,3th Naval D'strict reported,
the sub first gunfired, then tor
P deed the Emidio in the stern.
At least five members of the
crew were reported missing and
fi e others injured in the attack.
The crew of the B ant’s R> of
lightship rescued .30 survivors in
eluding the tanker’s cantain. The
attack was made 20 miles off the
B'unt’s Reef lightship. The cap
tain and 14 others were picked
up by the lightship at 1:40 a. m.
Sundry and 15 other survivors,
at 5:15 a.m.
The master reported that when
last seen the tanker was still
all ‘at in the water. The Emidio
was a 6.912-ton ship.
The sub attacking another
tanker, the Agwiworld, 100 miles
south of San Francisco, was re
ported to have fired eight or
nine deckgen shells, all missing.
The Agwiworld, turned to the
stern and raced to safety.
'Navy reports said planes were
scouting the waters of the two
incidents 300 miles apart and
lead to the belief that two sub
are lurking oil shore.
IL S. Subs Sink
Enemy Warcraft
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In the Pacific
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 <;P>—
The Navy reported that a U. S.
sub sank an “additional enemy
transport.” There were no de
tails on this latest reported ac
tion by American undersea craft.
Earlier this week, it was an
nounced that .a sub sank one also
probably a destroyer. The Navy
communique a'so reported, Ca
vite naval base in the Philippin
es, sustained a heavy bombing
raid at noon Friday which caused
"some damage to property" but
only "light casualties" to Ameri
can forces and civilian personnel.
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Shading indicates Rezegh-Tobruk area, center of the fighting in Libya. Informed quarters in Lon
don said the battle of Rezegh might determine the fate of Libya, and both Axis and British were
reported moving reinforcements into the area. Black arrows mark British drives in their offensive.
U. S. Navy
Bags At Least
14 Axis Subs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 i/Pl —'
A report on the success of the
United States Navy in bagging
Axis submarines, at least 14 pro
bably sunk or damaged in the
Atlantic, and several effectively
dealt with in the Pacific, was giv
en to the nation tonight by Sec
retary of the Navy Knox. Amid
reports of hostile submarines ac
tive off both the East and West
coasts, Knox admonished the pub
lie that news of the attacks on
American shipping, if unaccom
panied by immediate word of
counter measures, is not to be
construed to mean that the Navy
is doing nothing.
Jrps Fail In
Raid Burma Road
CHUNGKING. Dec. 20 1/Pi —
Ten Jap warplanes which at
tempted a raid on Kunming, on
the Burma Road, were heavily
engaged, for the first time by the
International air force. Four of
them were shot down, without a 1
loss to the defenders.
High Chinese quarters report
ed that the International forces
are composed exclusively of Am-1
erican volunteers who resigned!
from the U. S. armed forces to,
serve in China.
World War
Admiral Dies
NEWPORT, R. I„ Dec. 22 UP)— \
Admiral Caperton, commander-1
in-chief of the Pacific fleet, in
the first World War, died at the:
age of 80.
BATTLE RAGES IN LIBYA
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Flack arrows mark British drives, in Libyan offensive, at Gambut,
capture of which was announced, and at Bardia, previously re
ported captured. Shaded areas are “pockets" in which British re
ported Axis troops were caught .near Salum. Gambut. Sidi Rc
z“gh, and Bir el Gobi. British also were reported thrusting south
i$om Tobruk.
British at Hongkong Still Holding
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Out Today Despite Furious Attack
No Hope Is Held For Colony
LONDON. Dec. 22 <TP> — Thi
Japanese were “being held" a:
Hongkong up to late afternoon
Sunday, despite furious assaults.;
•he colonial office said in a brief |
announcement, based on a mes-;
sage from Sir Mark Young, gov
ernor of Hongkong, issued at 5:30 ,
p.m. Sunday, Hongkong time ;
However, there is no hope held
that the crown colony could be;
saved. A Singapore broadcast t
said Hongkong’s defense is ap- \
parently still holding today.
Japs Declare
Fall Hongkong
Is "Imminent**
UNDATED, Die. 20 (TP)— First
word flashes from seige-bound
Hongkong in 24 hours, from Gov
ernor Sir Mark Young, who re
ported that the British Far East
citadel was still holding out.
Jap dispatches pictured tihe is
land of a million population as
afire and the Jap flag flying over
the harbor, the expected immin
ent fail was “staved off by their
stubborn defense.”
The Chinese army announced
that their troops were driving
along the Canton-Kowloon rail
road in an attempt to relieve the
city and forced the Japs to rush
reinforcements from Hongkong.
It is a desperate race against
time.
Dutch, piloting American
biult planes, scored direct hits on
two more Jap cruisers, a trans
port, and another warship, be
lieved to be a plane carrier, in
fierce attacks off Miri, Borneo. A1
so, Dutch troops made a surprise
attack on north Borneo and cap
tured some Jap invaders who
landed earlier in the week in
British-controlled Sarawak.
The U. S. Army at Manila re
ported heavy fighting developing
at the predominantly Jap city of
Davao on Mindanao Island, 600
miles south of Manila, where
four enemy transports landed;
swarms of troop at dawn today.
An official Tokyo broadcast,
said the invaders are smashing
he resistance of the U. S Army
* trees and the situation » rapid
'v ‘timing in fsvr f r ■ Japs.
The Dutch new.- g c v Anita,
report, d 17 Jap pi. r- s bombed
and sunk the 4.2 n Russian
'rriehter Pcrekop e~route from
Vladivostok to Java. Eight mem
hr rs of the crew were killed but
32 other including the captain
were rescued.
Propaganda M nister G"ebl els
grimly aokneiv . dged in Berlin
that "Changed world conditions"
have made ;t ncces-ary to count
on a long, harder war.
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C!irence Wald, 12, dashed into a
burning house at Joplin, Mo„ to
rescue his nephew. Clyde l.eon
Wald, six months old. and got
out with the baby just before the
roof caved in. The baby was
burned badly enough to require
medical attention.