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XXXIII9m ot New»p*p«t fMtum, Oomifl* and notorial forvleatCOSHOCTON, OHIO,SUNDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1941.Pull Loaseo Wire ReportPr«§THREE CENTS¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥¥ ¥ * * ** * * * *¥ ~¥¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥WASHINGTON—‘The White House said tonight thatnaval reports from Hawaii indented that heavy loss of Ife and damage resulted n Hawaii from an early morn* ing Japanese air attack.White House Secretary Stephen T. Early said a preliminary report from Admral C C. Block, commander of the Hawaiian naval district, “expresses the belief there has been heavy damage done in Hawaii and that there has been heavy loss of life.”Pacific Pattern: A Dark One for Japan n....................til f •:*:*1*1i-2U—U. S., British, Russian, Chinese warships, troops, planes could ring Japan, cut her supply linesft?;*mm* 'teikHIit’ll■I?**?:?*:«si-:*iur*#*'INEW YORK—The Unted States battleship Oklahoma was set afire in today’s air attack on Pearl Harbor,it was reported in an NBC broadcast from Honolulu.LOS ANGELES—All aircraft observation posts were ordered immediately manned by observers in an order issued today by BrigGen« William O. Ryan, commanding general of the Fourth Interceptor Command/ 'which has jurisdiction over the southwestern portion of the United States.'•’I'imtmmiitrj• T1 ' 1 1 t . * .•A*oni»ii*r»lt;**r H.QKikko ViiS'wrW V* _______ ___S'*’ Y.\«» BaSEHM —From Aloika,Phiiippinm on4 ponibly | Russia could raid Japan'sindustrias, papar-box cMhk.9°¥•1*1Or.v A TA,£lt; * *$FF 8onin I*t'AClHC COAST^ —Notlikalyto b* attached; Japs have na bout near, must first get by Hawaii®*0VANEW YORK — An NBC observer reported tonight from Honolulu that 350 men had been killed in a direct bomb hit at Hickman field there.lt;•Faces Grim TaskPresident Manuel L Quezon, dapper president of the Philippines, faces a grim task as Japan starts attacks today on a gigantic scale over the xniral Thomas Hart, Command-Pacific. Quezon, aided by Ad-cr of the IJ. S. Asiatic fleet will be called on to dcfandthe strategic islands underhis rule...WASHINGTON — President Roosevelt has summoned his cabinet and bothDemocratic and Republican congressional leaders to the White House for conferences tonight at 8:30 on the Japanese attacks on Hawaii and Manila,Japanese Consul’sQuarters GuardedNEW YORK—Chief Police In-spector Louis Costuma set up a police guard around the Japanese consul general’s offices and home today and announced that all commands would make an immediate survey of Japanese sections in New York.The survey, he said, would guide police in setting up special police details in those sections.Mr, Roosevelt is assembling all facts on the attacksin preparation for a full report—probably in the form of a message — to be sent to congress as soon as possible.WofctTJohn***sWr*1OlfclC I T Hp i ST- _ a* JapanunlllEalyat. Haat waalrfba vWfn«obf#to far from oparafing baaatmmr*41111“fIf: •: ■ :iLuhhi HUkr, i:iiH - ■. (fti '111'M! NCan*®frftiilsii »l IMP • MMEquator'• Sifp-;i*5Carfagrapbart' limitof wastoni htmitphara•ti•JPojiibl# ThrustsAiiitrf JapanasaRangoon]mmmWQ*i to SingaporaV*-few CsJedoftia (Fr.)I S HfFT would probablymovt major units to Singapora on sofa loufhirn route, then engoga Jap navy in China SaatMALAYstatisNaval Basas, Stations Q British, U. S. Air BastsAmerican British j^Usnifls JapanasaSO**:Ji■:lt;rScola of Miles i4°0kSINGAPOREmr vi wThis map shows why Japan is taking a long gamble as she starts war against the United States in the Pacific. Entirely encircled by probable enemies, she is likely soon to fnd herself bottled up by one of history’s mo st potent blockades. The major decision probably will i nvolve fleets at sea and in the air. Weeks ago, Prime Minister Winston Churchill promised that Great Britain would be “at war within the hour” against Japan if that country started hostilities against the United States. The Japanese therefore are likely soon to be fighting the two greatest navies in the world—the British and the American.KeyFiguresinPacificUpheavalMust ‘See It Thru,’WheelerBILLINGS, Mont. -—Sena tor Burton K. Wheeler, leading isolationist, said today when informed Japan had attacked U. S. bases at Honolulu and Manila, ‘That meanswar, and we’ll have to see it thru.” Asked if President Roosevelt had asked congress to declare war, Wheeler said he received no notification, “but I assume he will.”F. B. I .Ready to ActWASHINGTON — The federal bureau of investigation announced today that it is “completely mobilized and ready” to deal with Japanese espionage and sabotage.ARRESTS ORDERED PANAMA CITY—The Panamanian government today ordered the arrest of all Jap-6anese nationals in Panama.Council Backs LauscheCLEVELAND, O. —‘ The city council finance committee stood unanimously behind Mayor Frank J. Lausche today in his demand for a special session*of the legislature to vote additional state funds to local governments in Ohio.The committee voted approval of Lausche’s request after.a public hearing attended by State Tax Commissioner William S. Evatt, State Finance Director Herbert D. Defenbacher and State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood.BlrofftH*Two men who have labored to avert the catastrophe which browc loose in the Pacific today and one who apparently had carefully planned it are aeen here. President Franklin Roosevelt, whose peace efforts Included a message to Emperor Hi rah I to as late as last night, is seen at the left,while the emperor himself, in significant military regalia, is seen |n the center. Ambassador Joseph C. Grew, called by many the most able of United States diplomats, and who struggled vainly with the power politics of the Far East Is at the right.Bombers AttackPhilippine andHawaiian BasesNEW YORK — The Japanese imperialheadquarters has announced that a state ofwar exists with the United States, the NBC listening post in New York heard today.HONOLULU, Hawaiian Islands—Includingthe great Pearl Harbor, this naval base was attacked today by naval planes bearing the in-sigma of Japan. 1 rThe first attack began at 7:55 a. m. andthere were several attacks afterwards.The dive bombers were accompanied by at least one torpedo-carrying plane which skimmed a mountain peak an dloosed its missle in the direction of U. S. warships in Pearl Harbor.A U. P. correspondent saw one dive bomber swoop down in an attack, the red ball on wing tip clearly discernible.It now is possble to reveal that Lhs was no surpr.se attack. The Hawaiian department had been waiting for it for a week.Army of.fileaks confirmed that the planes bore Japan’s insignia.With the first burst of antiaircraft fire, policemen and firemen were summoned by radio to army and navy posts, in accordance with a prearranged plan.Heavy smoke from anti-aircraft guns drifted from the eParl. Harbor navy*yard and from Hickman field, army bomber base.Spectators also reported fires in Ford island, in the middle of Pearl Harbor.Fifty planes were said to have attacked the navy yard.Later today, parachute troops were sighted off Harbor Point,“Many” of the attacking planes were reported shot down.Spectators reporlc dsecing a few ships at sea.Civilians were ordered off the streets but many gathered on the hills nearby to watch the attack.Gov. Joseph B. Poindexter declared a state of emergency. His first order to the public was to keep calm and stay off the streets.(National Broadcasting Co. said its Honolulu observer reported that untold damage was done to the eParl Harbor naval base and to the city of Honolulu. The observer was quoted that the battle had been going on for three hours and that one bomb fell within 50 feet of the tower of radio station KGU.)An American transport ship loaded with lumber, has been sunk, 1,300 miles west of San Francisco.President Roosevelt immediately ordere dthe army and navy to carry out what he called “previously prepared orders.”The White House in Washington said Nipponese planes raided Pearl Harbor, America’s great naval base in the Hawaiians, and the army and navy bases at Man-ill. the cpitl of (he Philippines.Wshington has not announced casualties or damage, but direct reports indicate there may havebeen both.Many Japanese planes are said to have been shot down.United Press dispatches directly from Hawaii s; ’d 50 unidentified planes attacked Oahu — theprincipal fortifications in the mid-Pacific. Many planes were uhot down.But apparently they had caused some damage. Smoke — apparently from fires — is rising from Hickman field in the Pearl Harbor area.Smoke from anti-aircraft guns around Pearl harbor also is visible.The White House announced the attacks while Jdpan’e so-called peace envoys were at the state department.Secretary of State Hull, addressing the snvoys directly, denounced Japan’s long-delayed reply to America’s stand in the Far Eastern crisis.Hull charged that the Japanese reply was crowded with what he called infamous falsehoods and distortions.island tha! Jnrliirioc Am^rira’sAfter the president ordered the army and navy to take action, he called Secretary of War Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Knox to the White House.Stinison has ardered the entire United States army into uniform, effective tomorrow.Congressional leaders were advised immediately of the sensational developments.Attaches of the Japanese em-basy have begun burning secret documents in the embassy yard in Washington.Informed quarters in London said that the British are electrified by the development, and that Great Britain presumably will declare war on Japan if the United States does. It was recalled that Prime Minister Churchill promised to give help “within the hour” if a United States-Japanese clash develops.The White House said that, as far as it knows, the Japanese attacks still may be in progress.Informed quarters in London mentioned the possibility thatJapan also may have launched simultaneous attacks on Singapore and Indo-China. They added that these attacks could have oc« curred, and still not yet be reported, because of delya* in transmission of the news.Early also revealed that the army had received distress signals from an American vessel, believed to be a cargo ship, about 700 miles wes; of San Francisco.“This indicates Japanese submarines are struntf out over this
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Coshocton, Ohio, US
Sun, Dec 07, 1941
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