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VOL. 44. No. 14. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEB. 2, 1942. Pe- Copy 15
|l ap Naval ases
Ships and Planes of Asiatic Fleet
in Surprise Raid Jap Naval Bases
Washington, Feb. .1 (AP)—The Navy announced that
Pacific fleet ships and planes, in a surprise raid on the
Japanese naval and air bases on the Marshall and Gil
pert islands, did great damage, sinking many Jap fleet
auxilaries and planes in five Marshall bases, also on 1
Makin, former British island in the Gilbert group, i
'which the Japanese took early in the war. It was said
i 1 American planes failed to return, and two war
ships received minor damage from near bomb misses.1
but casualties were light.
Greal Damage Done to Japs-11 U.S.
IManes Downed, 2 Ships Damaged
Washington, Feb. 1 (AP)—Warships and planes, part
of the Pacific fleet, striking suddenly and fiercely,
wreaked terriffic damage upon Japan’s Pacific bases
lying across the route of supply to the western Pacific
combat areas. Many enemy auxiliary ships were sunk
or damaged, many enemy planes destroyed and instal
lation ashore heavily battered, the Navy reported Sun
day in a communique, but gave no figures on enemy
losses.
Two America warships were slightly damaged by
new Japanese bombs and 11 American aircraft were
lost, it was so far reported. This is the first time that
American bombs have fallen on Japanese territory,
the communique said, and the loss of American planes,
indicated there was fierce aerial fighting.
Admiral Nimitz, Pacific fleet commander, reported
that no large enemy combatant ships were found and
* led to surmise that the attackers had hoped to surprise
units of the Japanese fleet at the Japanese bases on
the Marshall and Gilbert Islands._!
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Only 2 GOPs
w
Are Candidates
3rd Division
Anchorage. Feb. 2 (Times)
Only two Republicans are
represented in the April
primaries in the 3rd Div
ision. Both are representa
tives: Aimer J. Peterson,
, Anchorage attorney and
Moritz A. Andresen. With
four to be nominated, they
are certain their names
will apear in the General
Election in September.
All the other candidates
are Democrats, 3 for one
Senate nomination: Don
Carlos Brownell of Sew
ard, incumbent, who seeks
reelection when he filled
the unexpired term of Joe
Hoffman, deceased; H. H.
McCutcheon, retired rail
road man of Anchorage;
and Karl A. Drager, An
chorage ciy attorney.
The eight Democrats for
Representative are:
1 William A. Eagan, in
cumbent, of Valdez, asso
ciated with a brother in a
cigar and billiard hall; Wal
ter E. Huntley, Matanuska
colonist and former Palm
er Commissioner; Clyde
Spears, Dillingham Terri
torial teacher; Harvey J.
Smith, incumbent, Anchor
age rooming house operat
or; Joseph 13. Dimond, re
» tired grocery owner and
Collector of school tax;
Stanley J. McCutcheon,
Anchorage laywer and son
I
/resident Asks
Half a Billion
Loan for China
Washington, Feb. 2 (AP)
The President asked con
gress for a half billion dol
lar loan to China to pro
vide “economic and finan
cial assistance.'* The exten
sion of credit, the Presi
dent said, with strengthen
China’s position “in regard
to both her internal econ
omy and her capacity in
general to function with
great military effective
ness in our common effort”
Japs Claim
U. S. Cruiser
Is Set Afire
l
Tokyo, Feb. 2 (AP)—Jap
anese headquarters said aj
U. S. cruiser was set afire
and other ships dameged
in the U. S. Pacific fleet at
tack yesterday on Marshal
Island. The announcement
said 11 American planes
were downed and claimed
that only one small Jap
auxiliary vessel was dam
aged.
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your job printing needs for the
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vith you as to your wants arid
orices on same.
on Senate candidate; and
Michael Hatton, Bristol
| Bay fisherman.
I
Air Corps Men
Make Long Trek
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San Francisco, Jan. 30 —
Aided by Indian trappers,
Lieut. Col. Harold H. Carr
and Corporal Richard Pom
peo returned safely to Fair
banks after being lost for
almost 2 weeks in the Al
askan wilderness north of
the Arctic Circle. The
Army disclosed their plane
was forced down on Jan
uary 17th, about 250 miles
north of Fairbanks when it
encountered thick weather
during a flight to White
horse.
Lieut. Gen. DeWitt, com
manding general of West
ern Defense, commended
the men for their resource
fu’ness and soldierly qual
ities. The Army said the
pair landed on a frozen ri
ver, unhurt. The plane was
slightly damaged but they
wer out of gasoline and the
radio was out of commis
sion. They waited two days
hen started down the riv
er afoot, carrying packs of
bedding:, food, camping
equipment and firearms.
After a long trek, relaying
their outfit to successive
camps they reached Fort
Yukon and obtained trans
portation to Fairbanks.
Both men apparently are
n execellent physical con
dition. While lost, Army
airmen scanned thousands
of miles, but because of
fogs and storms were un
able to make an effective
search.
‘Bum Shooting’ By
German Sub
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 31 (AP)
— A story of “bum shoot
ing” on the part of an un
usually polite German U
boat crew, was told by 30
survivors of the tanker Ro
chester when they landed
today at the naval operat
ing base. The 6,800 ton
tanker was riding light
when sunk irr broad day
light off the coast yester
day. Two torpedoes hit her
and 13 shells were fired
into the hulk.
! Capt. A. L. Clark said 3
i men of the “black gang"
I were killed when a torpedo
hit the engine room.
Navy To Create
World’s Toughest
Air Corps
Washington, Feb. 2 (AP)
Expressly determined to
create the world’s tough
est force of airplane pilots,
the Navy whipped into fin
al shape a plan to turn out;
; 30,000 air cadets a year, in i
! cooperation with four uni
j versities whose facilities:
ial committee assured Con-!
gress that U. S. industry is!
equal to Roosevelt’s pro
28 Filings In i
4th Division
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 31 (News-.
Miner) — Last hour entries boost
ed the roster of candidates to
20. for one Senator and four rep
resentatives in the 4th Division.
There are 13 Democrats, 5 Re
publicasn and, 2 Independant
candidates.
For the Senate there are;
Frank S. Gordon, Fairbanks mer
chant, retiring representative,
and C. H. “Alabam” Laboyteaux,
incumbent, Livengood lawyer,
D mccrats: John J. Butrovich, Jr
Fa: hanks insurance agent. Re
publican; and Harry G. Watson,
Fairbanks insurance and busi
nesmen. Independent.
Democratic candidates for the
House are:
Harry M. Badger, Fairbanks
farmer; Herbert S. Fink, Fair
banks U.S.S.R. & M. Co. fireman;
Paul F. Glasgow, Chicken min-,
er: Hugh M. Henton, USSRM en
gineer', Jess D. Lander, inoum
b nt, Fairbanks cigar and bil
I'ard ha 1 operator; Mrs. Alaska
S'- v rt Li nek, Fairbanks wife of
US EtM cashier; Robert S. Mc
Combe, . Firty-Mile freighter;
J in J. O’Shea, Jr.. USSRM
cleanup foreman: Earl R. Pil
grim, Stamp:d ", Kantishna, min
er; Leo W. Rogge, incumbent,
USSRM Supreintendent of Dis
tribution; and Paul Solka, Jr.,
F: rbanks printer.
The Republicans candidates
are:
Jacob P. Drsb’os, Fairbanks
miner; Robert C. Ilsley, Fair
bank; attorney: Henry P. Kor
stens, Fairbanks wood dealer and
transportation operator; Irving
Mck. Reed, Fairbanks mining sur
veyor; the remaining candidate,
Julian Guy Rivers, Fairbanks
attorney is Independent.
Senate To Pass On
Price Control Head
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 t/P>
The nomination of Leon Hen
derson as Federal Price Admin
strator, was submitted to the Sen
ate by the President. Henderson
has been acting administrator.
f)em. Leaders To
»
Raise Funds
Washington, Feb. 2 (AP)
— Democratic leader gave
heed to the problem of fin
ancing the 1942 election
campaigns, with the nation
preoccupied with the war.
while some Republicans in
Congress toyed with the
hope of winning enough
seats in the fall elections
to gain majority control of
the House.
Chairman Flynn of the
Dem. National Committee,
said the annual fund rais
ing dinners heretofore held
on Jan. 8 will be staged on
Feb. 23, the night the Presi
dent makes his next radio
report to the nation.
duction goal of 185,000
! planes in 1942 and 43, and
| for ground training will be
| leased to the government.
At the same time, a spec
i added “Before we are
I through” the nation’s army
i air forces alone will num
: her in excess of a million
men.
Weary Malay Defenders Withdraw
To Singapore Is. -- Swear Hold Out
Undated. Jan. 31 (AP)—Weary Malay defenders with
drew onto Singapore Island, destroyed the half-mile
causeway to the mainland, and swore to battle Japan’s
siege armies “until help can come.” Thrown back 350
miles in two months of bloody jungle fighting, the out
numbered Australian and imperial troops retired to
the $400,000,000 island fortress under cover of dark
ness. Lieut. Gen. A. E. Percival, British commander in
Malaya, said: “The battle of Malaya has come to an
end and the battle of Singapore has started.”
Simultaneously, Japan struck anew into the Indies
when sea-borne troops landed at Amboina island, site
of the big Dutch naval base, and a furious battle is
reported in progress.
Japan dispatches said the Mikados armies seized con
trol of the mainland water reservoir serving Singapore
but the island has two big impounding reservoirs and
there seemed little immediate danger to have to sur
render like Hongkong.
Gen. MacArthur’s hard hitting defenders drove off
repeated Jap attacks in the 29-day-old seige. A War
Department bulletin said ‘Determined enemy attempts
at infiltration of our lines were frustrated and some
prisoners were taken.”
The base at Amboina island is second only in im
portance to the main Indies naval stronghold at Soer
abaja, Java.
Shell Invaders Opposite Singapore
Singapore, Feb. 2 (AP) — The defenders of S'nga
pore, on guard against an expected Japane e thrust
across Johore Strait bUsled 3 small enemy cratt that
appeared yesterday in the narrow waterway and sank
one vessel. At the same time, a communique said ar
tillery on Singapore Island bombarded Japanese forc
es moving from Johore to Bahru, directly across the
Strait. The bulletin said air reconnaissance disclosed
considerable Japanese troop movements on the main
land, all headed southward, apparently in preparation
for an all-out assault on Singapore.
MaeArthur’s Forces On Batan Now
Only 17 Mi. From Tip of Peninsula
Washington, Feb. 2 (AP) — Gen. MacArthur report
ed that the defenders of Batan Peninsula in the Phil
ippines repulsed with heavy enemy losses the latest
of a series of Japanese attacks, made by the foes' best
troops which employed new tactics. A War Dept, com
munique, reporting developments in the past 24 hours,
also summarizing savage fighting in the past several
days, said 2 Japanese divisions were hurled simultan
eously against the American and Filipino lines on the
west coast of the South China Sea shore, but the in
vaders were forced back to the coast and either de
stroyed, captured or drowned.
The eomunique said on the east side of the Penin
sula facing Manila Bay, a frontal mass attack was
smashed by artillery fire before it got well under way.
The communique made clear, however, that the Japs
have fought their way, during the past three weeks,
about half way down the Peninsula. Fighting on the
east coast took place in the area of Pilar. The War
Dept, said this point is near an important road junc
tion only 17 miles from the end of peninsula, opposite
Corregidor fortress.
Latest report from MacArthur’s staunch defense
lines coincided with the belief in Washington that the
Pacific fleet has recovered a considerable measure of
its striking power, lost at Pearl Harbor on December
7, and new offensive action against Japan's position in
the mid-Pacific is regarded as entirely probable._
Expect Attacks On
W. Coast Shipping
j Seattle, Feb. 2 (AP) — Re
peating a warning issued a
week ago, the 13th Naval
; District Staff headquarters
'reported a “Japanese at
! tack in some force on the
west coast shipping” is an
early possibility. Attention
was called to the known
presence of an enemy sub
off the southern California
coast. Confernces between
Lieut. Gen. DeWitt, com
mander of the 4th Army at
Gan Francisco, and Rear
Admiral Freeman, 13th Na
val District commandant*
have been held regularly
in the past year, the report
| revealed.