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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
6
Secretary Stimson cites reliance on selective service to expand the army after voluntary enlistments slow, stressing total war coordination and placing duty with officials. Reports on Vlasov’s claim, Pearl Harbor aftermath, Hawaii officers under review, labor management hopes, post December 31 car parts rules, and civilian defense registration reflections in Linn County.
American and Filipino infantry routed a Japanese patrol near Vigan on Luzon and defeated a motorized detachment in the north. An army communique said small enemy forces remained in Aparri, Vigan, and Legaspi. Reports noted high morale and ongoing air raids with limited damage.
London reports reliable sources that Allied forces cut the German Italian retreat line in western Libya as Axis tank and infantry units faced annihilation. Cairo says Axis forces in eastern Libya are in full retreat after five days of hard fighting near Mekili and the Tmimi Mekili road, with Fourth Indian Division bearing the brunt but holding.
Federal authorities arrest Laura Ingalls a famed American aviatrix for failure to register as an agent of the German government.
Representatives of the United States Rubber Company will interview locally at the Iowa state employment service office in Cedar Rapids for positions at the small arms plant under construction near Des Moines. Interviews begin 8 am Friday and run through Saturday noon.
The December 7 surprise attack led to a massive command shakeup. Admiral Chester W Nimitz replaces Kimmel as commander of the Pacific fleet and army officers Delos C Emmons and C L Tinker take over Hawaiian air defenses. A five man board led by Owen J Roberts was created to investigate the surprise and potential accountability.
The House approved a draft framework for 21 to 44 year olds and required registration for 18 to 65. A floor fight and multiple amendments failed, signaling a temporary setback for the President's 19 to 44 goal. Senate action was anticipated with mixed support.
British radio, via Siberian station at Khar arovsk, reports the Russian Far Eastern army plans large maneuvers near the Manchukuoan Siberian border with tank units among contingents. Chungking radio had earlier claimed troop maneuvers were already underway in the Far East.
A San Francisco mortuary displayed a sign Thursday reading We'd rather do business with 100 Japs than one American prompting public uproar and calls for review of its practices.
War department reports Major General Herbert A. Dargue commander of the First Air Force as well as seven others aboard an army plane disappeared on December 12 during a transcontinental flight. The craft, last seen near Palmdale California, is believed to have crashed or forced down in that area.
SAN FRANCISCO AP A second air force report praised a squadron for attacking an enemy submarine off the North Pacific coast. No details were given on timing location or sinking. The notice confirms persistent reports of enemy craft off the Pacific coast and notes a four minute alert in San Francisco.
British and Indian troops withdrew below Kedah’s southern border as Japanese forces pressed into Kedah, risking Penang and Singapore’s status. Reinforcements arrived for a counterdrive while Japanese losses grew on the Kelantan front. Timor seizure draws Portugal into the war orbit. Dutch and Australian troops assume temporary control.
Secretary Stimson announced the War Department would expand the army to required strength using the selective service system and halt voluntary enlistments once the current rush subsides. An immediate gain of 150000 plus was urged in a bill on Roosevelt’s desk. The plan includes a general increase while keeping industry disruption minimal and sets a 19 year minimum age for new selectors. The government aims for a large, steady growth with rapid, efficient mobilization.
A London cabled message from Dr Edward Benes president of the Czechoslovak government in exile expresses pride in the Czechoslovak people joining the United States in defense of shared ideals. He notes the wartime alliance as the exile government proclaims war against nations allied with Britain and the United States.
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced that tire rationing would begin January 4. Local boards will issue ration cards, limiting civilian rubber use to 10 000 tons monthly from a current 47 000 tons. Private passenger car tire sales will be virtually prohibited with essential vehicles prioritized. New cars will have four tires, spares may be reclaimed or eliminated. Local defense councils will form ration boards and monitor issues locally. Price ceilings will be set before operation begins and the existing wartime sales freeze extends to January 4.
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