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ROUT JAPS
IN HILLS OF
. IWO_ VIA
u. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Guam, March 2,—
(APv—Tank-led U. S. Marines
hammered out gains on smoking
two Jima, compressing the des
perate Japanese garrison into the
rugged northern tip for a final
stand. Although the situation is
well in hand it is a bloody battle
with a high death toll.
Maj. Gen. Erskine’s Third Div
ision occupies the western end of
Motoyama and have siezed both
air strips.
• Maj. Gen. Rockey’s tanks pushed
forward routing the few remain
ing Jap-held hill positions.
NEW FIRE
BOMBS ON
TOKYO
UNDATED, March 2,—(AP)—The
* Japanese radio TOKYO, today
warned the Japanese homeland
that the U. S. Superfortresses
were dropping phosphorous in
cendiaries with high destructive
power, and bombs which spread
fire considerably greater than
any previously dropped.
; AIRFIELDS
FOR 2nd
. DIVISION
JUNEAU, March 2,—(AP)—The
Senate introduced a joint mem
orial prepared by Senators Lyng
and Cochran, that the Highway
Engineer spend $10,000 in road
imporvements and airfield for
Candle, $10,000 for roads and air
• field at Fortuna Ledge, $2,500
for trails and airfields at each
at Shungnak, Kiana and Selawik.
SEABEES IN REVIE W—Vice Admiral W. L. Calhoun, CSN, commander service force. U. S.
Pacific Fleet (center) salutes the colors as he reviews Third Naval Construction Regiment at Hono.
lulu Naval Air station. At right of Adm. Calhoun is Commodore John R. Perry (CEC) CSN, olhcer
tn-charge of Hawaiian area construction brigades. At left, Lt. Com. R. P. Redman, battalion commander.
WHITE RUS
ARMY IN
STETTIN
LONDON, March 2,—(AP>—Mar
shal Rokossovsky’s Second White
Russian Army has Stettin on the
Dansig highway 7 miles from the
Baltic coast and have thus sealed
off Dansig from any escape.
This latest penetration also
broke into the main German lines
north of Arnswalde and crossed
the Isna river which forms the
chief defense for the fortress city
of Stargard.
Another offensive has been an
nounced 125 miles northeast of
Prague, headed toward the Su
deten mountains.
IGLOO No.l HAS
GRAND PARTY
The Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo
No. 1, held their regular meeting
at the Whaley House, with Pres
ident Ole Hay presiding. This
newly elected officer is always
cooking up something to surprise
9,h ARMY \
15 MILE
ADVANCE
PARIS, March 2, —(AP>—Swift
and powerful was the American
Ninth Army as it made a spec
tacular 15 mile advance, running
over into the Rhur valley taking
the rail center of Krefeld and the
great Rhine port of Duisburg.
The 83rd Infantry fought
through Neuss on the west bank
poposite Dusseldorf.
Other towns along the route
surrendered as shells poured into
Dusseldorf.
General Simpson’s shock forces
spurred ahead into Velno and are
within 16 miles of the Canadian
forces and are threatening to trap
thousands of Germans among
which are come of Germany’s fin
est parachute troops.
the members and this time it was
home made chicken tamales.
He prevailed upon Louie Polet
a newly initiated member, to fur
nish the tamales as he had heard
Louie really could make them.
Everyone enjoyed the surprise j
and licked the platter clean.
WALLACE
IS NEW SEC
COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, March 2,—(AP)
—Henry A. Wallace today became
official Secretary of Commerce.
He announced that his depart
ment would do its best to facil
itate the maximum cooperation
between nations.
He will receive $15,000. a year.
NO COOLIE
LABOR IN
ALASKA
WASHINGTON, March 2,—(AP)—
The people of Alaska deserve the
right to make a living by fishing
declared Representative Rankin,
when describing the $60,000,000
industry, and claimd he found no
evidence of ‘Coolie labor’ de
priving Alaskans of a living, in
his recent survey.
•>
SURPRISE
INVASION
MANILA, March2,—(AP)—Am
erican invasion forces landed
yesterday on Palawan in the
westernmost Philippines and
quickly captured the main port
and proceeded to completely oc
cupy the entire island.
This siezure will give the U.S.
Navy domination over the China
Sea, with approaches to Japan
held Indo-China, Thailand, Ma
laya and Singapore.
The attack was a complete sur
prise and now gives the Amer
icans control of the fifth lar
250 miles south of Manila.
General MacArthur said the
enemy was so engrossed else
where that he failed to diagnose
our plans and was not prepared
for the attack.
FDR SAYS
NO MIDDLE
COURSE
WASHINGTON, March 2,—(AP>
—President Roosevelt, in his
talk before the joint session told
Congress that it was in their
hands as responsibility for fut
ure peace or another world com
flict. He said, “There is no
middle course.
The Chief Executive said that
the meet at Yalta was a turning
point in American history. .
The President voiced again
his ultimatum of unconditional
surrender for Germany.
He also stated that the poten
tial source of trouble will be Po
land, and that no decision was
reached in Yalta on the subject.
_ •
CHILDREN GO TO
ORTHOPEDIC
Three children left via the
Pan American Airways plane for
entrance to the Orthopedic Hos
pital in Seattle. They were;
Teddy Reed Jr., William Lay
ton, and Robert Singyke.