Week’s News Round-up
By Associated Press
To give a complete picture o
the news dispatches have beej
edited and grouped by days. B;
starting at the beginning anc
reading chronologically a bette
summary of the news can be ob
tained. Most reports are Asso
ciated Press. suDD>emented bj
some United Press dispatches
Thanks are also due Mrs. Ceci
Helsel, Jean Clark and Johnnj
Kessler for transcribing radic
new when *P wires were held up
SATURDAY
Washington — The st-.to de
partment announced that Roos
evelt is sending a message to the
Emperor of Japan at the same
time it was disclosed new reports
had been received of Japanese
troop concentration in Indo
china. The nature of the mes
sage was undisposed, but was
presumably in connection with
the Pacific tension.
SUNDAY
The First Flash
Japanese launched bombing at
tacks both Hawaii and Manila.
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op
Japan Attacks
Japan attacked the U. S. to
day by striking from the air at
the great Pearl Harbor naval
base at Honolulu and at Manila.
Latest reports indicated the U.
S. won the first battle in the
new World War.
A NBC observed reported 350
believed killed in a direct bomb
hit at Hickman field, Honolulu.
A broadcast from Honolulu said
the Japanese attacked two key
stones of American defense at
approximately 9:20 a. m. PST
and adopted Hitler’s surprise
taciics of striking over the week
end and ignoring Roosevelt’s per
sonal last hour appeal to the Em
peror for peace last night.
The Tokyo imperial command
announced a state of war exists
with the U. S. and Britian.
W ashington-Roosevelt declar
ed to call an extraordinary ses
sion of the cabinet for tonight.
All leaves army and navy can
celled.
Manila—No sign of war at
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P Manila, all quiet at 1:25 PST.
entire army command on alert,
Shanghai—The Japanese sank
I the British gunboat Petrel as it
' lay off the International settle
ment. The U. S. gunboat Wake
nearby undamaged.
Damage Described
Honolulu &—Japanesejbomb
er squadrons, torpedo planes£and
parachute trooDs attack'the na
val and airbase, blasting furious
ly at war installations but suffer
ing the 1 ss of many : a o: A.
arentl ame fro..1, nu r:.
carriers, came in high Lm
swooped in dive attacks, Tt was
not a surprise to the Hawai an
department, which had been a
waiting it for a week.
Ford Island, in middle Pearl
harbor, Pearl Harbor, Wheeler
field, the Honolulu municipal air
port, Hickman field and the new
navy air repair base at Kaneohe
were bombed. Antiaircraft guns
went into action. Pearl Harbor
and Hickman field apparently
worst hit.
Gov. Poindexter declared a state
of emergency, ordered the public
to be calm and stay off the streets.
The public was caught unawares,
and detonations were believed
army-navy practice. U.S.S. Okla
homa said set afire in Pearl har
bor.
Whitehouse said heavy losses
of life and damage in Hawaii,
no information on Manilla.
Seattle—The 13 th naval dis
trict orders all officers and men
to duty stations Fort Lewis or
ders all men back to posts. Army
cancels all commercial telephone
calls to Alaska.
Washington—It is officially
announced an army transport
carrying lumber has been torpe
doed 1300 miles west of San
Francisco.
Guam Attacked
Washington—The White
House announced at 6:08 . p.m
PST that the navy just reported
a squadron of unidentified planes
flying over the island of Quam.
A short time later it was an
nounced the island “is under
attack”
New York—The Netherlands
declared war on Japan tonight.
Washington—The war depart
ment estimated 104 dead, more
than 300 wounded in the armed
forces alone as a resnlt of Japan’s
bombing on the island of Oahu.
The figures did not include civ
lian casualties.
Washington—Secretary Mor
genthau closed the nation’s bord
ers to Japanese nationals!
Dimond Quoted
Washington—Delegate Dim
ond said “I am not greatly sur
prised” at Japan’s attack. ”11
we had done what we should
have done years ago in Alaska
and established adequate de
fense Japan would not have dar
ed attack. There is nothing to do
now but flight and win.”
MONDAY
News from While House
The White House announced
Japans attack on Hawaii result
ed in capsizing an old battleship,
destruction of a destroyer, and
damage to other vessels It was
admitted a relatively large num
bers of planes were destroyed and
added that several Jap planes and
subs were accounted for. The
first government appraisal said
casualties weie expected to
mount to about 3000, nearly
half of them fatalities. Reinforce
ments and planes are being rush
ed to the island. Repair work is
underway on ships and planes
and ground facilities. Asked why
Japan was able to get inside the
outer defense Secretary Early
said it was consensus of experts
that probably all attacking plants
came from carriers, moved for
ward during the night, and sent
planes aloft at dawn.
No identification was made of
battleship capsized. It was said
several other ships were “serious
ly damaged, one destroyer blown
up, several other small ships ser
iously hit”. A large number of
planes “were put out of commis
sion” but bombers arrived safely
from San Francisco.
Amateurs Restricted
Tokyo—The Japanese radio
said their troops had entered
Thailand “to maintain inde
pendence”. Also reported oil re
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