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VOL. 44. No. 10. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 1942. Pw Copy iu
Japanese Strike Toward Australia
Japs Strike Toward Australian
Islands--Jeopardize U. S. Routes
To The New Pacific War Area
UNDATED, Jan. 23 uV> — The
Japanese march of conquest
struck directly toward Australia
as sea-borne troops neared New
Guinea and the Solomon Islands,
ii, the probable New Britain
sweep, jeopardizing not on y the
la id “dow n under," but also the
U S. routes to the Pacific war
Zone.
i) puty prime minister Francis
Lind of Australia announced
only tli " confirmed landing at
Ki to, 250 miles southeast of Ra
baul. but said it was assumed
that tit Japs landed at Rabau!
where the British garrison with
draw after firing and dynamiting
dock installations at the ap
proach of the Jap flotilla.
Late yesterday a fleet of com
n i-rcial airlines evacuated 800
women and children.
The War Department announc
es! that Gen. MacArthur’s forces
hrvi again beaten off all Jap at
tacks with bloody losses. The
con munique »a d that Jap as
.s lilt troops, heavily entrenched,
launched “extremely heavy” at-,
tacks if! the past 24 hours.
The Dutch announced that
h ivy bombers and fighters 1 a.hi
ed out at invasion hordes, scor
ing 12 direct hits on 8 J.ap war
ships and transports in the
k nits o!' Macassar between
Dutch Borneo and Celebes Is
: and.
Australia, alarmed, ordered,
blackouts in all cities and mil
it a units Were equipped in full
batt'e dress. The comtronw alth
war cabinet called an emergency!
session.
P- mier Tojo boasted in Tokyo
that J pan was assured further
triumphs in “greater Asia," and
d dared, “I am nol afraid cf
America abhuugh I do noit dis
miss lightly her huge military ex
penditures.”
Critical Battle Rages In Malaya
Jap Invasion Forces In Luzon
Are Estimated Number 200,000
!'N!> VI'FD. Jan. 22 'P) — Crit
* - - J. p. r>u.,t>M decisive buttle rag
eu in the Malayan jungles 75
i ; north of Singapore as Brit
ish, Australian, and Imperial In
d: in tt eos launched a major
ci (inter offensive to smash thej
m.iin Japanese evasion armies
b the Muar river sector.
On tb< Philippine battlefront,
a War t)ep Moment said that Jap
a* ‘<e troops in Luzon are ol
l' uly i dime ted to number 200,
00 1 and ar‘> b“ing reinforced,
w:th the invaders again heavily
nttaeV t-g M cArthur’s fiery de
fr nders.
14th Jap Army Attacking Batan
The <- imnRiniq.u' reported that
si i home Japanese* troops are
b-itta landed in Lingayen Gu'f, |
HO miles south of Japonese-beH ,
Manila and Subic Bay, near the
^ ap;'roaches to Batan Peninsula.!
A evidt nee of the toughness of
turn. MacArthur’ .little band, the
entire Japanese 14th Army and a
number of other units were offic
ial’y reported now operating in
Luzon.
Behind the Malayan lines, Brit
;3li fliers claimed a heavy toll on
Japanese transport columns in
the north part of B ’ nig, destroy
ing many vehicles and machine
gur nivg troops.
Singapore itself was under a!
most inces ant aerial assault and
grimly counted a toll of 304 kill
ed and 725 wounded in yester
day's 100-plane Japanese attack
comparatively surpassing the
worst raids < n London at the
height of the blitz. A communi
que said 025 wounded were ad
mitted to hospitals and a hun
dred others were treated at first
aid posts, but the beleaguered
island co'or.y cheered the arrival
of power-fully gunned Hurricane
pursuit fighters. When 30 Japan
ese warplanes roared over Singa
pore again today, RAF fliers
were credited with shooting
down five bombers and damaging
a fighter.
Makes Plea For
More Support l or
Alaska Schools
PETERSBURG, Jan. 22 (/Pi —
Gei r B ok of Petersburg, presi
Pent of ’he Alaska Education;
Asocial;m, today made public
i pica f ir supplementary support
for schools even if a special ses
sion of the h gislature must be
called. In a telegrr m to Delegate
Dimond he s' vs that the Alaska
schools an unable to operate ef
ficiency because eu'Tent prices'
have surmounted the budgets
compiled under normal condi-,
tions and the best teachers are
leav’ng the cl a srooms, seeking a
living wag®. He said increased ,
maritime rates will soribuslv im
pail- education unless school suo
port is sunph mented. Bock sug
gests a sub-!: ntin] wage increase
and more territorial funds for
supplies and equipment.
Rommel’s Forces
Turn and Attack
Pursuing British
CAIRO. Jan 22 PT*i — Lashing
out in *ihe El Agheila area with
most of the tanks still remaining
with b'm. Axis commander Gen
eral Rommel struck about 10
miles into British imperial posi-,
tions, the British acknowledged,
but informed sources held this
ns probably little more .than a
f -eler stroke. Besides testing the
strength of the advanced col
umns facing him at tihe last Axis
foothold at Cirenaica, it wo - said
Rommel might also be seeking
to relieve ithe pressure on his El
Agheila positions, thus to gain
time .and consolidate them for a
real stand.
Latest, though unofficial re
ports from the Libyan desert
front, said the day-long Axisj
thrust was turned back last
night and it is believed that
Rommel found a stiffer opposi
tion at the Imperial forward posi
tions than he expected.
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ATLANTIC COMMANDER
Read Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll
(above), is the new commander
of the Atlantic fleet. He took
over the post as successor to Ad
mind Ernest J. King, newly-ap
pointed commander in chief of
Uie IT. s. fleet.
Jap Warships Reported off Island
Of New Britain, first Invasion
>
Attempt of Australian Territory
!
MELBOURNE, Jan. 2?. </P)
Rt'baul, <vrp;tal of New Britain,
j reported that 11 ships including
I warships wore sighited off neigh
i boring W a torn Island. Immediate
: ly following this report, com
munications with Rabaul ceased.
I It is .presumed here that New
j Britain island was evacuated by
military forces in anticipation of
j a prospective Japanese landing.
Last word from Rabaul came
at K) p»m. PST, Wednesday.
If 'the implications of the Ra
baul message are fulfilled, the
Japanese are in process of their
first invasion of Australian terri
tory. The Island of New Britain,
of which Rabaul is the capital, is
mandated to Australia and is an
important segment of the Bis
tnark archipeligo.
MICKEY ROONEY IS WEDDED
TO ACTRESS AVA GARDNER
| -
BAIJ^ARD, Calif., Jan. — Juve
( nile Film Actor Mickey Rooney
i and Actress Ava Gardner were
j married recently at the village
| church of Ballard, a community
[of about 11)0 population. Only a
few close friends and relatives of
the couple witnessed the cere
mony.
The young actor obtained a
j marriage license at Santa Bar
| bara under his true name of Joe
Yule, Jr. eli gave his age as 21
and Miss Gardener said she was
11).
Rooney has (been the leading
motion picture box office attrac
tion for the last two years. He is
j a veteran in the business, having
played in pictures since he was a
small child.
The couple journey by auto
mobile to Del Monte, Calif.,raf
ter the ceremony at Ballard.
Winston < hurchiil. British Prime Minister, addre ses a joint session of the Congress of the Unit
ed Slates, predicting a lesson for the Axis pow -rs. ‘the world will never forget.” Behind him
on t!>e Senate rostrum sat Rep. William P. Cole, .lr„ speaker pro-tern (left), and Vice President
llenrv A Wallace (right). Lower left sits Senator Alben W. Barkley (D-Ky), majority leader.
Asks 12 Billion
For 33,000-Plane
Striking Force
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23 (JP) —
An urgent request by army of
ficials for a $ 12.5-25.000,000 ap
propriation to construct 3.3,000
pianos in preparation for our of
fensive knockout blow” was sent
to t’be 7lou.se where speedy ap
proval was taken for granted. It
would be the largest single mili
tary appropriation in the history
of Congress.
Lt. Gen. H. H. Arnold, deputy
chief of staff of the air, told the
appropriations committee, “Now.
by decisive aettion, we most
counteract the time advantage of
the enemy.”
Chinese Storm
Jap Naval Base
In Yellow Sea
NKW YORK, Jan. 23 UP)— The
British radio relayed a report
that Chinese guerrilas crossed
'he Yellow Sea and stormed the
Jap naval headquarters on Yoko
rsland off the coast of Korea
CBS recorded a BBC broadcast
in which the announcer added:
“China Central News Agency re
ports more than 300 Japanesi
killed.”
Must Organize
For Offensive
On Continent
_ V
LONDON, Jan. 22 UP) — The
British army's miain task is ito
organize a continental offensive,
air minister Sir Archibald Sin
clair told the House of Commons
in opening a debate on the ade
quacy of British airfield defens
es against invasion of the British
Isles. He said the RAF’s new air
drome defense regiment will be
“second to none.”
Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps
CHURCHILL ADDRESSES CONGRESS
The Occasion. "I feel gratefully honored that you should have
thus invited me to enter the United States Senate Chamber ... 1
cannot help rcflectin that if imty father had been an Amer:can
•uid my mother British, instead of the other way- around, I might
haw got here on <my o-at,-. I;i th«t case, this would not have Deem
the first time you would, have heard my voice . . I wo-u'd have
not needed any inv.tation, but if I had it is hardly likely (that
it would have been unanimous."
The U. S. "I have been impressed and encouraged by . . . (find
ing) an Olympian fortitude which, far from being based on comi
placency, is only the mask of an inflexible purpose, and the proof
of a sure, well-grounded confidence in the final outcome."
Democracy v. Axis. "For the best part of 20 years the youth
of Britain and America have been taught that was was evil,
which was true, and that it would never come again, which has
proved false. . . The youth of Germany, of Japan and Italyt have
been taught that aggressive war is the noblest duty of the citi
zen. . . This naturally has placed us. . . at a disadvantage which
only time, courage and untiring exertion can correct."
Future of the War. “Many disappointments and unpleasant sur
prises await us. . . [But | I think it would be reasonable to hope
that the end of 1042 will see us quite definitely in a better po
sition than we are now. And that the year 1943 will enable us
to assume the initiative upon an ample sca'e."
Germany. "Mighty strokes of war have already been dealt ag
aingst the enemy—the glorious defense of their native soii by the
Russian armies and .people. Wounds have been inflicted upon the
Nazi tyranny . . . vvhch have bitten deep and will fester and
inflame."
Italy. “The boastful Mussolini has crumpled already. He is nowj
but a lacky and a serf, the merest utensil of his master’s will.”
Japan. "When we look at the resources of the United States
and the Britsh Empire. . . when we remember those of China. . .
and when also we observe the Russian menace which hangs over
Japan, it becomes . . . difficult to reconcile Japanese action with
prudence or even with sanity.”
lT. S. & Britain. "If we had kept together after the last war, .
if we had taken common measures for our safety, this renewal
of the curse need never have fallen upon us."
The Future. “Doty and prudence alike command . . . that the
germ centers of hatred and revenge should be constantly and
vig lantly curbed and treated in good time and that an adequate
organization shou'd be set up to make sure that the pestilence
can be controlled at its earliest beginning . I avow ,by hope
and faith, sure and inviolate, that in the days to cotne the Brit
ish and American people will for ther own safety and for the
good1 of all walk together in majesty, in justice and in peace.”
Withdraw Before
Superior japs
RANGOON, Jan. 2,'t f/F.i — Brit
! ish troops facing superior Japan*
! ese forces are being withdrawn
. to ttie mountains areas east of
Moulmein, port on the Gulf of
Martaban.
Axis Forces
Reach Agedabia
CAIKO, Jan 23 */P) — Axis
! mechanized troops, striking east
i ward 90 miles from defensive
positions at E! Agheila, were re
i ported at Agedabia, middle east
| headquarters acknowledged.