Churchill says German battleships severely damaged after Brest escape
In London Churchill told Parliament that the German battleships Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen, which fled Brest, were so badly damaged they cannot sail for some time. He said Royal Navy reinforcement will follow and noted an inquiry will probe why they were not found sooner. Bombers hit northwestern Germany as RAF reportedly hunted the ships.
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London
Churchill
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Prinz Eugen
Brest
Atlantic
Singapore
Admiralty
RAF
Germany
Helgoland Bight
Burma Road Battle Lines Drawn Near Rangoon Front
Burma crisis report notes British withdrawal to Bilin River line to counter Japanese advances from Martaban corridor toward Rangoon. From Thaton to Moulmein, rail and road positions shift, with Pegu as next Burma Road supply node. Singapore renamed Shonan Port per Tokyo broadcasts.
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Associated Press
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Burma
Gulf of Martaban
China
India
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Bilin River
Thaton
Moulmein
Martaban
Saiween
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Gulf
Buin River
Pegu
Mangalay
Lashio
Burame
Calcutta
Singapore
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
One Man Army Fights With MacArthur On Bataan
Capt. Arthur W. Wermuth of Chicago earns the nickname one man army from fellow officers of the 57th Filipino scouts. His Tommy gun and rifle have accounted for at least 116 Japanese. He has led many scout raids and spent two weeks in January behind enemy lines, forestalling attacks and aiding American counter offensive.
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Clark Ler
MacArthur
Bataan
Arthur W. Wermuth
Chicago
Wermuth
Lee
Lenawee Draft Board Reports 1100 Adrian Registrations
The Lenawee selective service board and Adrian armory staff counted and sorted the 1100 Adrian men who registered in the first stage of the third enrollment. Registrars from villages and rural districts delivered cards, with total county figures due to Lansing by 5 p.m. A national lottery will assign numbers, placing new orders after earlier 1-A cases are called.
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Adrian
Draft Board
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Selective Service Act
Immediate Cold Wave Hits Southern Michigan
Detroit reports the Weather Bureau warns of an immediate cold wave in southern Michigan with temperatures dropping to zero to ten above and scattered snow flurries. The forecast notes moderate cold today and tonight with fresh winds and wind-down later, broadcast under wartime censorship.
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Detroit
United States Weather Bureau
United States
Michigan
Weather Bureau
Selective Service Relaxes Dental and Vision Standards
Washington officials announced relaxed dental and vision rules for draft registrants. Thousands previously deferred due to teeth or eye defects may be drafted as boards reclassify men and gather vocational data for the U S Employment Service. The eye standard now allows vision down to 20/200 without glasses if corrected to 20/40 with glasses.
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Associated Press
Washington
Selective Service
Army
United States Employment Service
Artillery and air activity rise on MacArthur lines in Bataan
The War Department reports increased enemy air activity over General Douglas MacArthur's lines in Bataan and intensified artillery bombardments across the front. In Cavite harbor defenses, installations suffered damage with few casualties. Pamphlets blamed for friendship, while bombs killed five refugee children at Cabcaben and wounded women and children nationwide.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
War Department
L. Philippine Theater
Greater Asia
Cabcaben
Surplus Crop Sales Rule Faces Senate Test
A farm bloc proposal to ban government crop sales below parity faces Senate action. McNary backs parity protection arguing dumping undercuts existing laws, with Brown and others wary of the deficit implications. The measure ties to the broader farm program and parity price concept, while Senate leaders seek rapid consideration and funding allocations.
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Washington
McNary
Senate
Oregon
Gillette
Iowa
Bankhead
Office of Civilian Defense
Churchill declines to name separate minister of defense
London officials report Prime Minister Churchill will not appoint a distinct minister of defense, keeping the role with his prime minister duties. He is prepared to test Commons opinion on this choice and has no plan to form a separate Imperial war cabinet, continuing the current representation plan.
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Churchill
London
Defense
House of Commons
Governor Vetoes Legislature Time bill in War Era Message
Lansing February 17 Governor Van Wagoner vetoed the legislature’s slow time bill warning that unity is needed for war production. He cited President orders to advance docks to war time and cited Michigan power companies tests showing war time is working. He urged citizens and civilians to accept sacrifices without complaint.
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Associated Press
Lansing
van Wagoner
House
Senate
Pearl Harbor
Singapore
Michigan
Sumer
German Move On Turkey Indicated In Mediterranean Warnings
London report notes rising concern in official circles over German concentration in southeastern Europe and preparations seen as signals of another strike on Turkey. Travelers’ reports from Istanbul describe purge operations in southern Greek ports, landing drills on Aegean islands, and new airfields. Similar activity is reported in Bulgaria and Romania, with Italy building two large mercantile submarines at Genoa amid fears over Suez.
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Europe
Turkey
Libya
Suez
Istanal
Aegean Islands
Bulgaria
Rumania
Genoa
Far East
Suez Canal
Welders End Three Week Strike at Tacoma Shipyard
The Seattle Tacoma shipyard welders’ leader, Charles L. Brinkerhoff, announced the three week walkout is absolutely over. He said workers swallowed their pride and will resume work as the war continues. Members voted to end dues payments to the AFL boilermakers union under the closed shop, with many ready to repay dues and return to work in days.
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Tacoma
Wash
Seattle- Tacoma
Charles L. Brinkerhoff
AFL Boilermakers
AFL Metal, Traders Department
32 Billion Dollar War Appropriations Bill Sent to Congress
Washington reports a 32 billion dollar war appropriations bill moving to Congress for arms, supplies, and merchant ship construction at two ships daily. The measure would lift total war appropriations since Pearl Harbor toward 600 dollars per American and fund 3.6 million in Army including 1 million in the air force by year end. Key testimony warned manpower strain as War Department and Navy leaders urged quick action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Pearl Harbor
United States
Robert P. Patteson
House Appropriations Committee
Donal Nelson
Army
Bureau of the Budget
War Department
Maritime Commission
Emory S. Land
Commission
Defense
Russians advance in winter offensive across central front
Russian forces report heavy casualties for the Germans and say they occupied several settlements as winter operations continue. A London report notes a southern advance of about 90 miles beyond Smolensk along the central front, with the Red army crossing the Sozh River toward the Dnieper frontier.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Hitler
London
Red Army
Smolensk
Kirov
Sozh
White Russia
Dnieper
Japanese uniforms seized in FBI raids on Pacific coast
Federal officers in northern California confiscated four Japanese army and navy uniforms two US Army uniforms secret documents and three empty aerial bomb casings during raids on alien areas near Sacramento and Monterey arresting 14 aliens. A House committee heads to San Francisco for hearings on evacuation issues with Gen DeWitt and Gov Olson expected to testify.
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FBI
California
Pacific Coast
Sacramento
Nat Pieper
United States Army
Monterey
House of Representatives
Pacific
John H. Tolan
Calif
John DeWitt
Western Defense
Culbert L. Olson
Portland
Seattle
Los Angeles
All-Out Aid to China Seen as Quickest Way to Halt Japs
Washington dispatch reports congressmen urging total material aid to China as the fastest method to stop Japan. Senator Austin notes immediate delivery of supplies to General Chiang Kai-Shek, while Rep. Trep. Minn. asserts the U S must fund air power and logistics to regain momentum on multiple fronts.
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China
Singapore
Aaron
Washington
Associated Press
Japan
Austin
Vermont
Chiang Kai-Shek
Thomas
Marine Corps Aviation Reserve
House
Naval Affairs Committee
United States
Adrian College Seeks 227 For Kresge Grant Eligibility
Adrian College seeks 227.75 to qualify for a 540000 Kresge Foundation grant with 22272.25 still needed toward a 22500 funded target. Dr Samuel J Harrison reported at the midyear trustees meeting that gifts toward the fund have reached 22272.25. The board endorsed a three year accelerated program and approved a 4 centennial committee to plan a 1944 45 celebration. The Methodist Church bodies have granted rights of way for a major financial drive during those years.
Australia Mobilizes for War as Curtin Declares Full War Footing
Prime Minister Curtin announced Australia is on a full war footing with mobilization of all human and material resources for defense against Japan. The war cabinet will issue necessary regulations and form an Allied Works Council led by E. G. Theodore to coordinate production and logistics.
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Sydney
Australia
John Curtin
Commonwealth
Curtin
Allied Works Council
E. G. Theodore
Java Crisis Deepens as Japan Presses Dutch Island Stronghold
Feb 17 dispatch notes nearing decision for the Dutch Indies as Japan massed for a Java push. Dutch naval spokesman Quispel warned only miracles may save the Indies, while Singapore’s loss and Palembang’s burning oil fields underscored Japan’s urgency. Nieuws Van Den Dag urged calm, insisting Dutch resilience and a real chance in the life and death struggle.
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Associated Press
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Netherlands East Indies
Java
Sumatra
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Netherlands Indies
London
Leningrad
Moscow
Soerabeja
United Nations
Pscitic Command
Singapore
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Sunda
Borneo
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Java Sea
Palembang
Indies
Balikpapan
German U boats shell Aruba refineries in Caribbean raid
Reports from Panama describe German submarines surfacing near Aruba and Curacao, sinking seven tankers and damaging others while shelling the Standard Oil refinery at Aruba. US bombers and Caribbean defense forces responded as crews faced fires and shock. Eleven ships were listed as affected, with casualties and missing sailors reported.
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Caribbean
Dutch West Indies
Aruba
Curacao
High Command
Associated Press
Balboa
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Andrews
United States-Caribbean Defense Command
Standard Oil Company
Netherlands West Indies
Monagas
Mene Grande Oil Company
Venezuela
Las Piedras
Aruba Island
Oranjestad
Lago Shipping Company
Pedernales
Sam Nicolas
Punta Macolla
Tia Juana
Rafaela
Shell Company
Texaco
Arkansas
All Company
San Nicolas
Work Resumes At Ervin Foundry After Five Day Strike
UAW-CIO workers at Ervin Foundry & Manufacturing Company ended a five day strike on Michgan Street yesterday afternoon and returned to work once rights were pledged. All employees reported for duty today as union members had pressed for a signed labor contract and a ten cent per hour raise. A federal labor conciliator is expected later this week to help resolve the dispute amid the firm producing abrasive grits used by defense plants.
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Uaw-Cio
Ervin Foundry & Manufacturing Company
Michigan Street
Army Says Bombers Could Reach MacArthur If Routes Open
Washington Feb 17 The army told Congress that plenty of bombers would be sent to General Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines if they could get them there. Major General E G Moore deputy chief of staff testified before the House Appropriations Committee noting available planes and logistical hurdles.
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Washington
Army
Congress
Douglas Mac Arthur
Philippines
E.G Moore
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt Accepts Straus Resignation as Housing Admin
The White House announced President Roosevelt accepted Nathan Straus’s resignation as United States Housing Authority Administrator. In other dispatches Roosevelt vetoed rubber planting legislation urging Congress to broaden coverage to other American nations. Russian war reports say German counter-attacks faded near Novgorod as Russian forces defend the city and inflict casualties on several fronts.
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Roosevelt
Nathan Straus
United States Housing Authority
White House
United States
Congress
Moscow
Novgorod
Leningrad
Hitler
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