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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
===========^_“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIMET*
VOL. LVIII., NO. 8898.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1911
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRICE TEN CENTS
Navy Bases Notified State of Siege Exists
'Tank Destroyer’ Tested by the Army
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A streamlined monster on iron treads, called the "tank destroyer,” is shown to Army ordnance officials at
Arlington, Va. Designed by William Bigley of Hoboken, N. J., the machine is built to carry a 75 mm.
cannon at 75 miles an hour and is powered by an airplane motor.
PROCLAIMS DAY
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President Roosevelt signed a proclamation at the White House desig
nating December 15 as “Bill of Rights Day” in observance of the 150th
anniversary of the adoption of the bill of lights. Looking on was
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia whose Civilian Defense Organization will
f sponsor the eelebration. Howard Chandler Christy drew the poster.
"Scare Buying" of Public
Is Big Problem of O.P.A.;
Conservation, Necessity
By JACK STINNETT
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6—One of
the big problems the Office of Price
Administration is trying to solve
now is how to educate the public
against ‘'scare buying" and to the
same time hammer home the nec
essity of conservation of certain
* defense materials and products
that contain them.
“Scare buying" ls almost as old
as merchandising itself. It’s the
old “get-’em-while-they-last" game
played with all the subtleties of
modem salesmanship. It’s the raw
materials producer saying to the
manufacturer: “I wouldn't do this
for my own brother, but I can let
you have ten tons and you better
buy all of that because there prob
* ably won't be another ounce in
1942.”
It’s the wholesale salesman
whispering to the retailer over a
hideaway luncheon tabic: “Joe,
you better take the who’e 10.000
grass. You -know there aie priori
ties now and they’ll hit this stuff
any day—maybe tomorrow.”
It’s the retailer telling his cus
tomers that lie has been able to i
, lay in a small supply of these or
these and when they are gone,
there won’t be any more.
In some instances, it Is just
that kind of a vicious cycle and
the evils that are born of it are
high prices, hoarding, inflation—
the business triplets that invari
ably run interference for past-war
depression.
On two major fronts (and a
good many minor ones) OPA is
waging a war against “scare buy
ing" and at the same time trying
to convince that greatest waster of
all time, the American Public, that
it has to mend its wasting ways if
we are going to come even close to
satisfying the appetite of defense
industries for raw materials.
In the first place. OPA Direc
tor Leon Henderson called to
Washington Edgar J. Knufmann.
the Pittsburgh department stare
tycoon. He put him behind an
OPA desk, gave him the title of
consultant on distribution prob
lems—and ordered routed through
him all questions relating to pricing
and distribution of finished goods
—“with special reference to ‘scare
buying’,”
Mr. Kaufmann's field of oper
tions is the 1.700.000 distributors
(Continued on Page Six>
NAZI RAIDER
IS SENT DOWN
IN S. ATLANTIC
Ten Thousand Ton Craft Is
Desfroyed-Survivors
Left to Their Fate
LONDON, Dec. 6—The Brit
ish Admiralty announced to
night that the cruiser Dorset
shire caught and sunk a Ger
man commerce raider in the
Scuth Atlantic.
The announcement said the
raider was about 10,000 tons.
Because of the feared pres
ence o fsubmarines, suppose dto
be guarding the raider, the
Dorsetshire was unable to re
main on the scene and pick up
any survivors.
In trying to escape, the raider
left behind five boats laden
with oil and provisions which
were alongside the raider when
the Dorsetshire approached and
opened fire.
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RED TROOPS
SEVER NAZI
SUPPLY ROAD
Opposing Armie's Continue
Battle in Moscow Area
Despite Cold Wave
KUIBYSHEV. Russia, Dec. 6 —
Soviet troops have cut the high
way which connects the German
forces in the city of Tikhvin with
their rear bases, dispathes from the
northern front said today.
Red troops were reported moving
gradually into the approaches of
t elicit? itself, which Is 110 miles
southeast of Leningrad.
Reports from Moscow area said
fighting is being carried on in
temperatures of 30 below zero.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK. Dec. 6. — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2'i, American Can
75o, Anaconda 27 S. Bethlehem
Steel 59, Commonwealth and South
ern 7/30, Curtiss Wright 8%, Inter
national Harvester 46Vi, Kennecott
33'z, New York Central 9%, North
ern Pacific 5 Vs, United States Steel
5214.
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages: industrials 116.60.
rails 27.16, utilities 16.05.
ALL LEAVES
CANCELLED
IN ORIENT
British Order Personnel of
Army, Navy, Air Forces
to Report for Duty
DEFENSE OF "GIBRALTAR
OF ORIENT" INDICATED
Tokyo Newspapers Renew
Hostilities Against
U. S. Today
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Great Britain today suddenly re
called all fighting men to their
posts in Singapore as the Far East
crisis hung by a delicate balance.
Tire British broadcast reports that
Australia has arranged to send
tanks and troops to help defend
the Dutch East Indies in event of
war.
Officers and men of all services
of the fleet, army and air, have
been instructed to report immedi
ately at Singapore for a comple'c
state of readiness at the ‘Gibral
tar of the Orient."
No explanation was made as to
whether the sudden new emergency
the order issued simultaneously is
results from the order Issued simul
taneously forbidding non-Britons
from leaving British Malaya with
out special Government permis
sions.
The Japanese waiting to sail for
Thailand have been forced to dis
embark with their baggage" and
remain ashore.
At Manila, the Government has
asked immediate evacuation of all
“nonessential" civilians there and
in other areas of the Common- j
wealth. It is indicated that com- j
pulsory evacuation might follow.
The newspapers of Tokyo today
sharpened their hostility toward
the United States. The newspaper
Kokumin declares that in event I
of "American aggression, one bil
lion people in East Asia would be
come bombs against Great Britain
and the United States.’’
HOUSE OKAYS
8 BILLIONS
FOR DEFENSE
U. S. Armament Expendi
tures Twice Spent tor
World War
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6—The new
$8,224,000,000 appropriation bill re
signed to double the nation’s arm
ament production passed the House
late yesterday by a vote of 309 to
5.
If finally enacted, the Bill would
set up $1,556,000,000 for Lend-Lease
aid.
The law will bring defense ex
penditures under contractural au
thority up to $67,990,000,000— twice
ihe amount of money the United
States spent in the World War.
A freak variety of cotton that is
green instead of white is now be
ing used to make floor wax.
(BY ASSOCITED PRESS)
The Japanese launched bombing attacks on both
Hawaii and Manila early this morning. Pearl Harbor was
also attacked. Immediately all Navy and War depart
ment stations were informed that a “state of siege”
exists.
Radiophone information from both Honolulu and
Manila given out by Associated Press correspondents
state that swarms of Japanese planes swooped out of
the skies just before dawn today in a “sneak” attack on
the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines.
One report is that a Japanese aircraft carrier has
been sighted not far off the Hawaiian coast with Jap
anese planes taking off. Simultaneously came a report
that Japanese planes released bombs on Pearl Harbor
and also Honolulu.
President Roosevelt shortly before 2 o'clock this
afternoon announced from the White House that re
ports indicated heavy property and life loss at Honolulu,
but nothing positivey definite.
President Roosevelt indicated at the White House
he will call an extraordinary session of his Cabinet at
8:.‘J0 o’clock tonight. It was also indicated the Presi
dent will call Congress into an early Monday morning
session.
Subsequent dispatches were that one American
ship, size or class not indicated, was attacked and sunk
off the Hawaiian coast.
All Navy and War stations on the Pacific Coast m
from California to Alaska have been ordered to have
complete personnel report immediately and in uniform.
In Washington, as soon as the news of the joint
attack on Hawaii and the Philippines was announced and
made public, throngs gathered in front of the White
House to wait for developments.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull went to the State
Department office and soon after Japanese Ambassador
Nomura and Special Envoy Saburo Kurusu arrived and
went into consultation which lasted very briefly and
when they left there was no trace of a smile on their
faces. Reporters suddenly on the scene and unaware of
the actual bombing of the islands asked if there would
be any further conferences and the reply from both Jap
anese officials: “1 don’t know.” The reporters were told
of the attacks but the Japanees envoys disappeared.
One unofficial report from Manila states that Am
erican aircraft, suddenly warned of the attack, were in
the air to meet the “invaders.” It is admitted the
attacks were a “surprise” but the Japanese raiders
have also been given a “surprise” in the quick response
of the Americans in arising to the scene, and seemingly
prepared for the defense and also offense.
ARMY COMING
MAYOR TELLS
CITY COUNCIL
Lucas Says He Does Not
Know Exienf of Forces
Due Here
Indication that a detachment of
i Army men may soon be quarted In
i Juneau was voiced last night by
Mayor Harry I. Lucas at a session
I of the city council.
The Mayor’s remark regarding
the possibility of the appearance
of an Army force here was made
in connection with his report, made
earlier this week, to the effect that
a mall Navy base soon be con
■ tructed near the small boat harbor.
'I understand the army is com
ing here, too,’’ Lucas told the coun
cilman. "I don t know to what ex
tent.’’
Need Reading Room
Lucas was at the time comment
ing on the need for maintaining
a reading room and recreation cen
ter of some sort in the city. The
discussion v/as started by the ap
pearance of H. L. Faulkner and B
F. Heintzlemen, trustees of the Red
Shield Reading Room in the Deck
er Building, along with Aaj. Stanley
Jackson, of flic Salvation Army,
who has charge of the room.
The three urged that the city
continue to appropriate $50 per
month to cover rental of the read
ing room. Kaulkner pointed out
that the city has a real need for a
room where men can go and read
books and magazines, play table
games and write letters. Average
expenses of running the room the
past five months has been $70.14
per month, he said, and an average
of 14 men every night have visited
the room. During recent months.
Faulkner declared, 110 men from
visiting navy ships have spent time
(Continued on Page Two)
Great Britain
Lists Three
More Enemies
War Declaration on Fin
land, Rumania, Hungary
Effective at Midnight
LONDON. Dec. 6—Great Britain
today announced it will be at war
with Finland. Hungary and Ru
mania at one minute past midnight
tonight (4:01PST> because those
countries .efused to stop fighting
Britain’s Soviet ally.
In Herlin, the German spokesman said there will
be no reaction from Germany to the announced Jap
anese attack on Pearl Harbor and other localities in the
Pacific until all sides of the case are at hand.
The Nazi spokesman denied that Germany had de
manded the Japanees make an attack in the Pacific.
President Roosevelt has issued a call for a Cabinet
meeting at which Congressional leaders of both parties
will join in the conference.
In Juneau, Operator-in-Charge Roger G. Stevenson,
of the Signal Corps, United States Army, was early this
afternoon ordered from Seattle to station guards at all
Signal Corps stations. It is assumed that a call will
be made on the Civilian Defense Guards of Juneau to
furnish recruits and the local Signal Corps has also a
limited staff to man the local station for military com
munications.
At 3 o clock this afternoon, Juneau time, it was
officially announced that Japan attacked the United
! States today, striking by air at the great Pearl Harbor
Naval Base at Honolulu and also at Manila.
Latest reports indicated the United States won the
first battle in the new war. The National Broadcasting
Company’s observer reported “350 are believed tp have
been killed by a direct bomb hit at Hickman Field.” The
Army and Navy it appears r\ow have air and sea under
control from Honolulu and said, adopting Hitler’s sur
prise tactics of striking over the weekend and ignoring
Roosevelt’s personal last-hour appeal to the Emperor for
peace last night, the Japanese attacked two keystones of
the American defense in the Pacific at approximately
9:20 A. M. Eastern Standard Time or 12:20 P. M., Pa
cific Coast Time.
In Tokyo the Imperial Command announced today
a “state of war existed with the United States and
Great Britain.”
One report received, but not officially confirmed, is
that two American destroyers have been torpedoed off
the Pacific Coast about 000 miles west of San Francisco.
Private Secretary Stephen Early announced this
afternoon he has instructed the Secret Service to take
up credentials of all Japanese correspondents in the
United States, especially in Washington, Boston and
New York City.
At the same time Early announc'd “no information
was available at this time (3 o’clock P. M.) regarding
damage at Manila.”
Gov. Ernest Gruening today issued telegraphic in
structions to all Alaskan cities to mobilize their Home
Guard units and maintain 24-hour guard over all radio
stations, docks, oil storage tanks and public utility
plants.
The declaration of war will not
change the present situation much
although it will make a big differ
ence at the ultimate peace con
lerences.
Scotland Yard has been assigned
to round up more than 200 “enemy
aliens," most of who are Finns.
BIG MOVE
ON MOSCOW
IS REPORTED
NEW YORK. Dec. 6—The Italian
radio today declared that “1.500,
000 men, 8,000 tanks and 1,000 guns
arc moving toward Moscow in the
most terrific offensive of all times."
The National Broadcasting Comp
any recorded the announcement.
GERMANS CLAIM
ADVANCES MADE,
RUSSIAN SECTOR
BERLIN, Dec. 6. — Military dis
patches tonight report new gams by
the Germans in the thrust east of
Relkursk, midway between the Mos
cow front and the Soviet drive in
the Donets Basin.
Empire' Classifieds Pay!
FIRE WALLS
IN JUNEAU
PROPOSED
Concrete Barracadesto
Prevent Spread of
Fire Needed
It was a fireproof, cement build
ing which stopped the spread of
the Seward fire last week, accord
ing to reports', and Prank Metcalf,
city engineer, was emphatic in his
recommendation to the city council
last night that fire walls of con
crete be built in sections of down
town Juneau as a protection against
the spread of some future fire
which might wipe out the entire
business section cf the city.
From the Juneau-Young hard
ware store, down Franklin street
to the waterfront is a mass ol
wooden buildings, constructed so
close together that it one of tliem
caught fire and the blaze was
whipped by a light wind, the entire
section would go. Metcalf declared.
He proposed that the city budget
next year include appropriations
to build fire walls alongside the
S. H. Graves clothing store and at
Shattuck Way, on one side of
Franklin, and near the KINY stu
dio on the other side of the street.