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U. S. Will Carry the War to Japan by Air , Land , Sea
Our Submarines
Sink Transport,
Hit Destroyer
Roosevelt Formulate?
His G r and Strategy
With Admiral Nimt+z
WASHINGTON 1 1° i -nl
on the heeis of the tv* eiatior that
jar ■!!■ " "— "*■ * i *“"
western Pacit.o hr. sunk a .’ipa
nose transpoi* and probably sent
a destroyer to the bottom I i’ps
dent Roosevelt ano hi(C-‘. r '>
inand today puH.ed .".head ' ./•
plans to carry tne war t > J • wn
by land, air and sea.
*The navy's numb r IT com
munique of the w »r >1 ’ed
“Submarine ncti >n- ugain-t
rneniy forces in the I ;ir Last
have resulted in the •• inU.lll jc "f
an enemy transport and the
probable loss of one enemy «l< -
• troyrr.’’
TWO ( ( KsSI S
The announcement came two
days after Admiral Thomas U.
Hart announced in th« Far Fas’
that Untied States submarines
had encaged in two successful
missions against enemy oaft.
The navy refused to stair
whether the victories detailed in
the communique were a rcjioit on
the same operation- or constituted
the fruit of another engagement.
The terse announcement of an
undersea offensive against the
Japanese virtually in their home <
waters came swiftly after Presi
dent Roosevelt held a 75-minute
war council with the army and
navy high command in which the
plan of grand strategy was furmu-J
fated for carrying the war to
in on all fronts )
President Roosevelt canvassed .
the Pacific situation at length,
with the new commander of the
United State- fleet. Admit d 1
Chester W. Nimit/. a submarine ]
expert. j,
NIMITZ STATEMENT
Stem-faced a* he left the White
House. Admiral. Nirmir mndr hre
first public utterance since being 1,
named to the high post of respon*
sibility. He told reporters:
“There I* only one thing to
b< said. I am very sensible, of
the fart that I am being en
trusted with a \erv great re
sponsibility. which I Intend to
discharge to the best of my
ability." <
Admiral Nimitz is expected to,
fly to Hawaii immediately.
The 56 - year - old admiral w-as
named to ihe dual post of com
mander-in-chief of the United 1
States fleet and commander of the
Pacific fleet in the drastic shakeup .
that swept clean both the navy *
and army command in Hawaii as 1
the direct result of the devastat
ing blow struck by Japan at the
key Pacific defense bastion on
Sunday. December 7.
RETRIEVES DIS \STKR
In the wake of this houseeban
ing which saw thr emphasis placed
on the striking power of the
bombing plane as well a- the navy
in the appointmcn’ ol new com
manders - in * chief in the Pacific.
President Roosevelt today acted
with swiftnes*- and enm determi
nation to retrieve th( pearl Harbor
disaster.
He signed the sin.o7TTioo.ooo
emergency war appropriation
measure which calls for th( u-e es
$1.828.720.000 for immrr at* *\
pansion of the army and navy
aerial striking arm* and then
summoned the war council
Present- in -aridu+«*n- ‘~-Adrrmrrf
'
Knox; Secretary of War Samson;
Chief of Naval Operations A -
mlral Harold R. Stark: Amy
Chief ; of Staff Gen. George C.
Marshall: command* T-in-c ::a r < :
the Atlantic Fleer Admiral Lrn.-t
J. King, and Lieut G* n. Henry H
Arnold, chief ol th« Am.; Ai;
Corps.
At
commander* left the Wt ♦.-> H . .*.
but the navy com mar. :
for another 15 minute- u •ti i
Chief Executive.
Hawaii Probers
To Get Free Hand
WASHINGTON !>e 10 INS
—After a con sere? e w v j r>-,-
dent Roosevelt S • •• -r V r N .v*
(D> of Indiana, today inT< . 1
a bill in Ihr Ser.a’e a.ih'.xmg
the subp* na of w i*n'-•<* i v ihn
special commission af'oom* 1 *
investigate and fix t» -jronsibil *>
for American 1* -e* • * • .
a nose surprise- k >n H r-v
The measure ms < _•*
wag said, to remove any • /.f
the authority of the cor n
which is headed t v Supreme Court
Justice Owen R >crts
New Army Camp in Texas
WASHINGTON IVc 19 INS
- R**p Lyndon -U ■ r r
Texa*. announced joday tha* thr
war department ha* approved
construction of a s23.(Vrf) fMVt army
ramp near Ba-’rop Tex 20 mi’*
fre»" A r T v r ne'-* r • l .
bouse 30,000 troops.
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In the News
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power, and in man and
money power.
England** fleets are more
than strong enough to defend
her interests in the Atlantic.
liiissia’s armies are more
than strong enough to occupy
the federated European pow
ers on land.
Our American work is in
the Pacific.
( There now Is the main the
ater of war—the critical the
ater of war.
There are the oils and the
metals and the materials that
the federated Asiatic and
European powers need.
The Pacific is America’s
ocean.
lie cannot and will not
abandon it to Japan.
We cannot allow England
to he defeated at Singapore.
We cannot allow the Jap
anese to take the Dutch East
Indies and then the American
Philippines.
LET us gi\c all aid to
England in the Orient
and save the Dutch
East Indies anil the American
Philippines from the stran
gling clutches of Japan.
We have the ships and
planes somewhere.
They may he scattered all
over the globe hut let us con
centrate them in the Pacific.
Sweeping' that great sea
clean of treacherous Japa
nese pirates is our job.
Let us do it, and do it well,
and do it now.
Hold out a hit longer in
Mhlhj ;i. Johrtny Bull.
The Yanks are coming.
WILLIAM
RANDOLPH
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Japs’ Landing
Perils Australia
T.ONDON rv ( -Tb rrNTST A
Japanese attempt to force a land
ing on New Guinea was reported
today in an undated dispatch to
the Daily Mail quoting Batavia
sources. The position of the at
tempted landing and its results
were not given.
< New Guinea lie- across a nar
row strait from the northeast
tip of Australia, and its occupa
tion would constitute a serious
threat to Australia *
'•The Dail Mail carried a Syd
ney dispatch saying the Australian
volunteer defense corps will he
cplled up immediately to guard
Australian beaches against sur
prise landings.
Removal of all patients in hos
pital- in the coastal areas of New
South Wales was begun. Mel
bourne ha- started the sandbag
ging of municipal buildings, in
Brisbane, 40 pillbox shelters are
being built.
Franco Says Spain
Will Remain Neutral
LONDON. Dec- 19 1 INS). A
Reuters t Britishi Madrid dispatch
said today that Spanish (Teneialis
simo Franco decreed that Spain
will maintain an attitude of non
belligerence in the spreading
world conflict.
This British news agency re
port followed recent rumors and
reports that Germany ha« been
seeking to drag the Spaniards into
the war.
Hint New Year's Eve Curb
NEW YORK. Dee. 19 (INS).
Police Commissioner Lewis J. Val
entine Today cur.vuLu’-e4 calling off
the traditional Times Square Now
Year - eve revelry because of the
war. Heretofore more than a mil
lion people have crowded into the
Times ’Square area to welcome the
new year
DETROIT EVENING TIMES (PHONE CHERRY 8800)
Gen. Emmons
(Takes Over as
Hawaii Chief .
New Army Commander,
as Military Governor,
to Move Up Clocks
By RH IIMtl) IIALLER
I Inl'l fc'w mrp «mrr r «'fre»iiiin<irni
| HONOLULU Dee. 10. Lieut.
Gen. Delo- C. Emmons today took
over his duties as eornmander of
the army‘« Hawaiian department
and military governor of Hawaii,
as Honolulu rushed completion of
repairs to bomb damaged build
ings
General Emmons. succeeding
Lieut. Gen. Walter C Short,
yesterday paid hi- firsi official
visit to territorial Gov. J. B. Poin
dexter. and today Governor Poin
dexter was to return the visit at
the busy commander's head
quarters,
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Principal topic of official dis
eussion todav was the adoption of
daylight saving time in Hawaii,
due to the probable continuation
of nightly blackouts. Manila put
daylight time into effort several
days ago.
\ Moving clock- ahead one hour in
Hawaii would allow workers to
reach home before nightfall. The
territorial legislature adopted
daylight saving time eight years
ago. hut the measure was re
scinded when it was decided the
system was unsuited for the "play
ground of the Pacific."
Reporting that the ro-operation
of citizens in emergency defense
measures is highly encouraging,
• Civilian Defetw Ihi it tor Edouard
L. Doty said his office is keeping
a close watch on a few retail
stores suspected of profiteering.
He threatened revocation of
licenses, and urged eili/en- to re
port all rases of price exploita-
I I ion.
Local bankers have a-ked the
,military governor's office to con-
Aider the advisability of limiting
the amount of money an individual
is allowed to possess—explaining
ihat large recent withdrawals in
dicate that hoarding might cause
a shortage of revolving currency
in the islands.
A two-hunfired-dollar limit, for
possession at any given lime, was
suggested.
Shuts German Schools
GUATEMALA CITY. Dee. 19.
(INS)—AII German schools in
Guatemala have been closed, by
government order, it was an
nounced today.
The
welcome '
for the boys
the Service
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•laps Kill
Legaspi Refugees Tell o
Filipino Soldiers
N \
! MANILA. ‘ Dec. 19 HNS).—
Twelve more American refugees
|from Legaspi, where Jap landing
parties have gained a precarious
fool hold, today brought eyewit
ness reports of brutal murder- of
civilian noncombatants carried out
by the invaders.
The latest arrivals were foot
sore and weary after a week's
'journey rhrnugfi itt'oCT -m 11 ■-11 d
jungles and thick canebrakes. But
through their weariness .-hone ad
miration for ihe stout resistance,
the dauntless courage, ol Filipino
soldiers who resisted the Jap
landing parties.
“The Japs shot some of the
civilians In Legaspi,” one man
“How many were mur
dered I don’t know. The Japs
said they killed them because
they wouldn't ‘co-operate* after
the town was occupied."
U.S. Envoys Safe,
Grew Reports
WASHINGTON. TVc. 19 < INS).
The state department today
made public a telegram dated
December 11 from American Am
bassador Joseph Grew in Tokio
stating that the entire personnel
of the American embassy is safe
and well.
The message was transmitted
to the American government by
Switzerland, which is acting for
the United States in Japan.
Grows message said that the
personnel of-4he American embassy
had assembled at the compound
ort December H. He added that
Mrs. Grew had furnished quar
ters for nine members of the em-
Iwissy staff and that the other'
had been housed in the two em-
Ibassy apartments and in the chan
cellery.
Most of the Americans brought
bedding from their homes. Food
supplies were adequate as of De
cember £ and all the American'
were in good health. Grew said.
Jobs in Hawaii
NEW YORK. Dee. 10 (INS
The state employment service
today began interviewing e\j>en
enced shipyard workers to help
repair the damage done at Pearl
Harbor by the Japanese bombers
Some 200 workers are needed.
Men hired will he given transpor
tation to Hawaii and their pay
will start when they board ship
at a California port. j
.For Christmas ... Fresh Candies
that you can be sure are fresh!
Fanny Farmer Candies are famous for their
fresh, delicious taste. And that’s because
they are fresh . . . made from fresh foods of
the very highest quality. Fresh rich cream,
fresh creamery butter (in 1-lb. prints), fresh
fruits—and selected nut meats and the very
finest quality of chocolate. Delivered fresh
to your Fanny Farmer Shop every 48 hours,
or even more often, by fast trucks.
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THE TRESH CANDIES
Civilians
f the Inv ad ers' Brutality; •
Fought Valiantly
The arriving refugees were’
mostly mining employes and their
families. Four women, throoj
-mall children and a 7-month-old
baby girl were in the party.
They had gathered up their nec
e-sary belongings, grouped to- 1
get her for protection, and -then
headed into the jungle for the long
trip north to Manila rather than
fall captives to the Japs when it
became obvious that the invaders
'would ukr Lcga.-|ir
“The Filipino soldiers at Le
gaspi did a marvelous job," one
woman said. “They took a heavy
toll among the numerous Japa
nese small boats which brought
the landing parties ashore."
From the north came other refu
gees who had witnessed ihe Jap
occupation of Vigan. The north-'
ern part of the city, they said,
was a "ghost town" when the Japs
took it over. The population had
•been evacuated.
(Merman
Warships
IBoiiilkml
LONDON. T)oc. 19 (INS).—
British bombers again attacked
the German battleships Scharn
horst and Gneisenau at the Nazi
occupied French port of Brest last
mght and early today.
In daylight assaults yesterday,
authorities said, new hits were be
lieved to have been scored on the
much-battered war vessels.
i BBC reported, according to
the CBS listening post, that the
German warship Prince Eugene .
aTso was docked at Brest when
the RAF blasted the port.)
2 Hurt as Blast
Rocks Arsenal
SANDUSKY. O. Dee. 19 'INS).
Two workmen at the Plum
Brook ordnance plant, today were
'recovering from injuries received
when an explosion of undeter
mined origin rocked the new $lO,-
000 000 arsenal.
Army officers at the plant dc-j
scribed the explosion as "not
serious."
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson,
“ Xmerica’s F ighting Thinker,"
Writes Daily for the Times.
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For Christmas Day
Wr will be glad to mail your
Christmas orders of fresh
randies at regular prices,
plus mailing costs.
Moderate prices, too
Boxes are priced as followi;
1-lb. bote* are 65*; 2 lbs..
$1.10; 3 lbs , $1 65; 4 lbs ,
Si.2o. 5 lbs.. $2.75. Lovely
Gift Boxes, if you wish, for
the added coat of these boxes.
Shops Ai9 Open Evntni s.
Friday, December 19, 19U
France Denies
U. S. Has a Pact
With Martinique
Washington Reports
Apparent' Agreement
Between Admirals
LONDON. Dec 19 (INS). The
Vicny news agency today denied
authenticity of a reported agree
ment between the United States
and officials of the French Island
of Martinique, according to a Reu
ters dispatch from Vichy.
WASHINGTON. Dec 19 (INS)
Admiral Frederick J. Horne U
S. N„ was reported cn route home,
,today from a diplomatic mission
to the French owned island of
(Martinique following disclosure by
-tate department sources that th
j United States and the Mar ti
jnique government apparently had
reached a naval agreement.
Admiral Horne went to the Car
ibbean island, department sources
-aid. to discuss navHl arrange
ments with Admiral Georges
Robert. Vichy high commissioner
of the French Antilles.
U. S. PATROLLING ISLAND
Since the fall of France. Ameri
can warships, under the Western
Hemisphere agreement reached at
Havana, have maintained an ob
servation patrol around Marti
nique. where a French aircraft
carrier, cruiser and naval training
ship have been laid up in the
harbor. }
The airplane carrier the Bearn
was en route to France with 1«k»
latest model American made fight
ing airplanes when France col
lapsed under the German invasion
The planes were put ashore but
fears were expressed, particularly
in some congressional circles, that
the Beam might, attempt to carry
the planes on to France, or reioin
the Vichy fleet in the Mediter
ranean.
No disclosure was made in
Washington of the pos-thlp agi ce
ment reached by Robert and
Horne.
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only nine Jap bombers were seen.
'Hip second wave caused no dam
iage. dropping most of their l>omh*
into Manila Bay before florins
! from pursuing American pianos
even faster than had the preceding
attackers.
An offioial rnnimunignn s.uH-
’ • f M»lilar> objectives iii Ihr vi
cinity of Tartar (northwest of
.Manila) vim* bombed yesterday
afternoon t*\ a small nunibrr of
Japanese planes.
“Twenty-tour bomber* at
iarkrd Cavite alKint noon today.
Manila was put on the alert
again about I :M0 this afternoon
lint no reports of bombing hate
hern received.”
‘ Kriitoi snoto: Tho Tarlac raid
I possibly uas the "mild" attack
referred to ypsurday in an army
communique issued at Washrng
| ton >
so \ti \( k nsw
The last previous raid slruck
yesterday at Iloilo on Panay
Island south ol Manila, where
mote ih.m .0 Ni]i|x»riese planes
took part “in the aitack. inflicting
a small number ol civilian casual
ties A <adt-* ol soldier* near
(“amp dc| <;,idn also was bombed
but if was not known whether
then were any casualties
Today <• brief attacks came as
I United State-, and Filipino force*
iworo consolidating their defense]
f )os 1 1 h »r' and preparing a new
drive agruns' the Jap foothold* at
Vigan, Ajr.m and Begaspi.
On the basis , t official commu
niques. observer* believe it certain
that Japanese landings at these
'coastal points were opjjnsod vigor
ously 1-y Ai:•>•:•!»• .n bomber* which
smashed repeatedly at the Jap
i ransjjort-.
Tin re • i\ ( |m i n no major troop
clash- to s f,,v ,vthough Amen
can-h iiqi im ;• i«* nd force- m the
-initial pn»rof eti/agemenfs drove
the Japan- .-«• I tek wi’M undeter
mim-d ta'U.i'tir-- when the Jap de
tachments - .Jr to penetrate
southward from Vigan on the
nor 1 1 am -tern Lu/on coast.
Straf<gi-ts n| the 1 army high
command nr i ping the Amrri
|ran-Filipino patrois constantly ac.
ti\c to guard against being drawn
out f.f p »v ■ nn by r i or action of
the Jrrp tones should >uch action
be attempted.