Oakland Tribune (Newspaper) - February 14, 1942, Oakland, California THE TRIBUNE If your Tribune does not 6000 before p.m. Paper will be sent it once DELIVERY SERVICE IS ASSOCIATED RESS HOME EDITION VOL. 45 DAILY D FEBRUARY 14, 1942 lOc SUNDAY 18 Men Start Draft to b legislation T Offices to Remain Open Tonight Until Nine Picture on Page 1 More than half a million men be- tween the ages of 20 and 44 started a march to California registration centers today to put themselves at the disposal of their Nation's armed The centers opened at 7 a.m. for the third registration of men since the growing war clouds made the service act necessary in And from came Press reports today that itill another registration will low In a few calling for the teen between 18 and 20 and 45 through 64. ELIGIBLE Census officials estimate there are around men In the 18-20 and 45-64 age These men will be classified for civilian de- fense and war production with the younger men becoming eligible for military service in ture the reports An army of volunteer workers manned local draft board offices additional special ters this They prepared to keep open from 7 a.m. to 9 tomorrow and A 1941, amendment to the original selective service act ordered today's registration of all men over 20 and under 45 who had not signed up in the two previous State Director William L. Donovan said that registrants unable to sign up during the current day period must do so soon as Men away home were instructed to ister wherever they and their cards will be sent to their local draft TUESDAY DEADLINE All other men must register with their local draft board before registrations win oe conducted at public tions and but not at in- Donovan said that the State's 284 local draft boards are prepared to handle the heaviest signup of the present draft They'll carry out the task in more than 2000 registration located in isolated districts as well as in the se to registrants of the first two draft calls already have been inducted into the which Secretary of War Stimson gaid would be increased to and by the end of this TO INTEGRATE NEW NAMES The difference between present strength and the 1942 goal will be made up by drafts from existing registrants yet to be called and those registering this with the latter being for order ef with those already Local boards will integrate the order numbers of the new after a lottery probably fa All or not already who were 20 on er before December 31, 1941, and who will not be 45 or over on must requires only a few minutes for the He will be asked only nine simple mailing address if ether than place of tele- age and date of place of name and address of who will always know the trant's employer's name and and place of em- Registrants were requested to bring their driver's license with them when appearing for the Parachute MB k vik Hod Singapore Reservoirs SIX ALIENS Wholesale raids by Federal reau of Investigation deputies and police in the Moffett View and netted six more Japanese and German aliens in continuing and fifth columnist Another Japanese who claimed Oregon as his was ar- rested in Large quantities of contraband including radio receivers and shotguns were seized virtually on the edge of strategic Moffett Army air base soon to be laken over by the J L. special agent in charge of activities in Northern Arrested in Oakland Gretchen 2832 Werner German alien proprietress of the She was taken into custody on a John Hideo 19, of 2325 San Pablo El Cerrito who was held for investigation after his mysterious actions in driving through Walnut Creek and ette with the lights switched off in his car aroused He talked glibly of with the NABBED NEAR MOFFETT Arrested as potentially dangerous enemy aliens in the Moffett Mountain View sector and booked for possession of contraband and suspicion of 55, Kaneshiro 35, T. 63, and Keichi 63. Twenty-six agents by Santa Clara deputy sheriffs and lice from Mountain View and Sunnyvale conducted the lightning raids in the Moffett Field area in which 32 Japanese were questioned in ranches and business Pieper said photographs of Em- Yugoslavs Recruit Seek NEW Feb. 14. unconquered than are recruiting reinforcements for 8 Spring with an army of to Army in action were seized in the Del Monte Hotel and Cafe in tain suspected gathering place for subversive FOR Shinta lived at the place which Pieper described as hangout for lower-class Hoshi was arrested on the Henry farm which adjoins the air Continues Page 3, Col. 2 Workers Rout Welders 1000 Shipyard Men Charge 400 Four Strikers Hurt Feb. Nearly 1000 shipyard ers today overwhelmed a reinforced pickel line of about 400 welders ing helmets and brawny pushed them 1% miles down a right-of-way by sheer weight of It was the second consecutive day in which demonstrating ers were beaten and put to flight by workers at shipyards Similar scenes on a smaller scale were enacted simultaneously at the Birchfield Boiler Works three lies In each the greatly out- numbered policemen on duty at the yard gates stepped aside when the melee Four pickets were taken to the one with a severe head wound and another with a wrenched The other two were severely beaten about the face and Many pickets received minor cal aid for cuts and The pickets masked at the yard gate about watched Imperial Tanks Meet Guns Blast Causeway Anew In Battle to Death for Island By the Associated Press Feb. Imperial defenders of Singapore held the city and both of its big reservoirs tonight under incessant Japanese shelling and grimly ing uff attacks from twu Reports from where some of the wounded troops from Singapore have said the beleaguered city was shrouded with smoke and red with flames from the aerial and artillery But British field guns tnd heavy mortars from coastal defense emplacements dered back the defiance of the Indian and Malayan Batavia reports said that for the first time in the light British tanks have gone into action over the open country around helping check the onslaught A Singapore broadcast said the defense guns blasted the causeway across the Strait of ing that the Japanese had made breaches in that link be- tween the mainland and DISPUTE EVERY ADVANCE The defenders are every enemy attempt to advance further toward the heart of Singa- pore a communique Imperials defending Singapore are to die rather than the Singapore radio said as quoted by the United coming defiantly from the center of a furious last-ditch battle on the said that every inch of the battleground was being Fliers Blast Burma Japs Heavy Force Strikes At Checks New Enemy Drive Feb. 14.- pressure eased along the entire East Burma front tonight after a heavy force of Allied skimming at dropped thousands of Bounds of fragmentation bombs on enemy troop concentrations in the Paan The Blenheim bombers struck at the Japanese about two miles from on the road to admission that the enemy had forced still were the overwhelming Japanese NEW THRUST It disclosed that in addition to Japanese pressure from the race water reservoir and rail line section northwest of the the Japanese have driven hard into the Paya Lebar Paya Lebar lage is three miles from the outskirts of Singapore on the road to The Japanese thrust from the northwest already had reached little more than two miles west of the center of the The communique said the nese were maintaining their pressure and keeping the under continual bombing and yesterday the report attacks de- in the Paya Lebar area and in the Both were in able the enemy has maintained his pressure supporting his attacks with a number of high-level ing raids by large formations of by continual shelling by his and by low SHELLED ALL NIGHT artillery has also shelled the wn intermittently throughout the night and this Indian and disputing every enemy attempt to advance f toward the heart of Singapore the town civil defense services are making every effort to deal with the damage and civilian casualties caused by the hostile as their the British radio by about 25 as the day said recorded the shift of shipyard workers went broadcast I Talk Subject Page Plays Churches 4 Classified Advertising 14 Comic Strips 9 Puzzle 7 Editorial Features 6 Editorials and Columns 18 Fashions 6 10 Fraternal Notices 8 Q Schedules 7 Society 8 Sports and Sportsmen 12 Vital 17 t Col. By EARLE ENNIS Dilly had be- 8 come quite a natty dresser since he started The Dilly Weather 4 In his red vest and smile he had the of an old-time J said Miss the office the boss spic and said the cat United Tress reported from Page 2, Col. 1 CROSSED The Japanese already had forced their across at the mouth of the capturing Martaban on the west side of the river earlier this Paan is about 30 miles upstream from situation is becoming quieter on the whole a British Army communique Details of the fighting were not immediately available but the war bulletin said considerable ties had been inflicted upon anese forces attempting to get a foothold on the west bank of the river 30 miles north oC Royal Air Force headquarters an- that Japanese air activity also had but British and American volunteer pilots kept up their pounding of Japanese AIR FORCE ACTIVE Wide ranging reconnaissance flights were made over held territory by communique and the the Allied fighters made one offensive sweep over the Moulmein area at the No raiders appeared over Burma throughout last Meanwhile of fresh Chinese veterans poured into mese Thousands of other soldiers of Generalissimo Chiang legions were reported on the reinforcing a vanguard which hiked in recently from South Province to man eastern frontier gorges and bolster the Allied stand against Japanese striking toward and the Burma Extension of a foothold gained Continued Page 2, Col. 2 GUN DUEL ON BATAAN AS JAPS DIG IN Heavy artillery dueling on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines and resumption of Japanese siege firing on the Corregidor tions wera reported today by the War On the Bataan fighting a the enemy was entrenching in some while Japanese war planet me. The siege Again firing after a two-day inflicted no rial it was The number 106, based on reports up until Eastern in Bataan during the past 24 hours included heavy ar- tillery dueling and aggressive try In sorae sections of the front enemy troops are en- trenching their artillery fire from the Cavite shore was again directed against our harbor No terial damage enemy was active in the air on all parts of our is nothing to report from other First Tank Battle WITH GENERAL MAC ARTHUR'S ARMY IN THE Feb. tanks have met defeated Japanese tanks in the Bataan Peninsula in the first battle of tanks against tanks alone in United Stales It was a little fight and it took place on New Year's but the story which came out today showed that it was a clear-cut Ten American were covering the withdrawal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's men to their present line when First Lieut. Kentucky National of sighted a force of eight Japanese only a few hundred yards and flashed the to other tanks over his First Lieut. Harold 0., moved up in support and the two American platoons went into action with the guns of their 10 little tanks spitting They fought a fierce times at less than 30-foot and destroyed six of the eight nese tanks without losing a tank Dr. Dafoe Resigns Post With Feb. Allan Eoy DeFoe has submitted his resignation as physician to the Dionne partly because the children are permitted to speak On- tario said The resignation has not yet been 100 Transport Planes Swoop Down on Menace Dutch Wiping Out Air Capital of South Borneo Reported Occupied I By the Associated Prew Feb. Striking close to the heart of the Japan attacked southern Sumatra today with airborne troops which landed from more than ur utc were declared officially to be more than holding their own and killing parachutists by the The Japanese also were reported pressing closer to Java from the North and At Dutch command said there were unofficial reports that capital of had been occupied by the The Dutch already had carried out careful Churchill Cabinet Crisis Grows Over Nazi Fleet Dash British Press Criticism Mounts Cripps Urged for Defense Post r Feb. of Primp ter Churchill's war to increase fighting co-operation among the Navy and air force and avoid further Brit- ish failures such as the escape of the three German was forecast in informed parliamentary circles At the same time there was a strong demand for an cial similar to the American investigation after the Pearl Harbor into the re- sponsibility for allowing the ana to slip past British defenses and gain safety at these sources would be the best thing sible to show people mistakes do not go more than one member of Parliament was quoted as CRIPPS FOR CHIEF Among those suggested for posts in a revamped cabinet was Sir Stafford former ambassador to who was mentioned as possible minister for defense to supervise all three branches of the armed services in place of who now holds such Parliamentary sources pointed out in this that a German military commentator gave credit for the successful channel escape to lack of co-operation among the three These forecasts and suggestions came in the midst of a press furore over the Channel Severe editorial criticism of Churchill and his be- cause of the audacious sweep of the German Fleet British home flared today as the Bremen radio boasted that the Nazi warships had arrived safely at a German port BROADCAST AWAITED Amid the storm of criticism the ration awaited with unusual in- terest a broadcast survey of the war situation Churchill had scheduled for 9 p.m. tomorrow before Thursday's channel battle suddenly changed the whole There was wide tion on the effect this new might have on Churchill's lo Until the protest over British Continued Col. 7 6 Americans Rescued From Outposts on Lonely New Eyewitness Account of Battle at Mandated Bases Blow-by-Blow Story Gives Graphic Details of Destruction of Jap Footholds is an story by Robert J. Casey on the United naval action against the Marshall and Gilbert who was the only seasoned correspondent to witness this notable gives much additional colorful do you asked Miss said was Just thinking that he'd look spicker if By ROBERT J. CASEY Special Radio to The Tribune and the f WITH THE PACIFIC FLEET AT the horizon behind us the Island naval base Is still as it probably will be for a pillar of by day a o' lire by And he rolled over and kicked The tally of the fleet's his feet in the air in a most blitz against the Japanese sea Continued Page 14, Col. I ing CAM SPAN Jail for Tearing Feb. or scribbling comments on ment propaganda posters will be punished by two yean in Jail or 92000 fine maximum un- GERMAN MOBILE COLUMNS IN LIBYA BEATEN BY BRITISH Feb. An war bulletin reported German mobile columns have been that for the second con- Destroyer Saves Survivors of Enemy Attacks on Howland and Baker Islands By FRANK TREMAINE Feb. United Slates in a brave if bloodless has rescued six thirsty and almost naked Americans from Howland and Baker 2140 miles south of it was revealed There eight men on the back by the British Im- west of Ain El Gazala in it was announced officially The scene of the battle is 40 to 50 miles west of The Middle-East command's com- over a wide front in the area west of Ain El Gazala our patrols and mobile col- supported by our air and drove number lighter planes inter- an Axis attempt to raid shooting down one German lighter plane end damaging several bombers again attacked Crete and Bomba burst among dockyards at and the Crete airdrome at was Another centered on a Sicilian base fit Axis air Six Bri sll Department of Interior when tht They were tht They heard Soon the Ji machine stroyer the two and four on Thomas e 14, Col. 2 sman Dies Feb. The Earl secretary tor war from ItOO to U.S. TROOPS FIGHT TO DEFEND CHINESE JUBILANT Feb. Broadcast Recorded by the United Press in San official Chinese broadcast said today can forces had arrived in Java and that the news was being received in China with Chinese the com- said in happy tonight at this are also cheered by news that the new Allied com- mander in chief in the southern has expressed great confidence in the ability of the increasing naval forces under his command to soon be out attacking the thin lines of communication of the enemy in the South was believed Chungking radio referred to U.S. air force units which the War Department has air ady re- ported in action in Hundreds of Planes Now on Burma Road China Feb. 13. Travelers from Burma said today that hundreds of now reinforced the American volunteer group and the Royal Air Force defenders of the Burma Traffic in Burma and on the Burma Road to China was described as due to extensive tary movements resulting from dis- patch of Chinese troops to aid in the defense of Burma and the movement of reinforcements to the fighting dispatches this week said that the Chinese had been in some action in Burma and were ex- to play an important role there Yesterday king dispatches said American ing fortresses were among the aerial reinforcements reaching the Burma huge number of planes and pilots have one eler from Rangoon the which re- Blaic on Former French Liner Probed Feb. A Navy court of inquiry has be- gun an investigation into the cause of the fire on board February 9, suited In the former French capsizing at its dock in New A Navy announcement said Knox had convened the court of Inquiry and it has already begun A thorough investigation of all circumstances connected with the lire to determine its cause and the responsibility for il will under direction of Rear Admiral La Mar Line Is Feb. German reported today that the last few months numerous materials from the Maginot Line fortifications have been utilized for strengthening de- fensive lines on the on the Channel The material from the Trench for- system wat Hid to put Into a system of coastal de- tain destruction at the town on the South Borneo coast just across the Java Sea from tavia and the big naval the danger thus came closer to the heart of the Dutch the Australian radio reported that and other Imperial troops landed at Batavia and taking up positions for the of the key FIRST The attack on was scribed officially as the second con- finned use of parachutists in weeks of operations against lands Indies It also wai the first land operation on the 1000- mile long It was not known whether lha Japanese were attempting to land troops directly from transport planes but this would be an obvious consequence of any seizure of be The first of the Japanese onto Sumatra near the followed by more more as soared guarded by the war bulletin Although troops were dropped it three places in the Palembang the communique said itself is not and are no indications that parachutists dropped close to or entered A stiff defense was indicated by the announcement that troops have done excellent work and it may be assumed that the situation is not A special announcement Issued 6 indicated that the fight still was going on and said news is Meanwhile Japanese bombers and reconnaissance planes ranged over wide areas of the One vilian was wounded in a bombing at tal of the island between Sumatra tnd Other attacks also were Australians Pour Into Says Batavia from Batavia today that Australian forces are into The Netherlands Indies for defense stand alongside the 7 The reports It was not missible to reveal the number these reinforcements but that Allied troops and Empire forces aliff were Dutch to Destroy Oil Before Enemy Seizure The great oil fields of where Japanese parachute troops landed will be destroyed if necessary to prevent their by the the Batavia radio said in broadcast heard in San cisco by RUSSIA MOBILIZES v ALL POPULATION INCLUDING Feb. decree today provided for mobilization of the entire bodied male and female urban of the Soviet Union for war industry The decree was issued by tha presidium of the Supreme and empowered the Government to mobilize men between the ages of 16 and 65 and women between W and 45. The preamble stated that was necessary to obtain ficient workers for National Labor draftees will employed in chemical and fuel In- Among those who will be exempt are persons already working lor the women with under eight years old be confided to the care children of It II entering manual and students
