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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1941
Page
1
Tokyo conceded American forces still held Wake Island after a heavy naval bombardment. Officials said military objectives there were severely damaged during the attack, with some losses suffered by the defenders noted.
Moscow reports in an official communique that several German divisions were utterly smashed on the Central front at Stalinogrosk and Venev was recaptured. The message notes a continuing advance in sectors west and southwest of Moscow with German forces in retreat amid intense cold. The report contrasts wartime aircraft maintenance with earlier practices.
The National Conference of the Soviet Communist Party in Moscow marks a turn for Maxim Litvinoff from an isolated figure in exile to ambassadorial status. Born Meer Genokh Vallakh in Bialystok, he built a hard driven career, using a string of party aliases to survive Russia’s volatile politics.
London reports German setbacks in Russia with an official statement claiming 250000 infantry before Moscow is gradually defeated. Pravda broadcast says Red Army retook 30 villages and pursues retreating Germans 200 miles south of Moscow. Some 85000 Germans killed and 23 of 51 divisions smashed or surrounded.
Cairo December 13 British troops have destroyed the German 361st African regiment numbering about 1200 men. The force was surrounded at Gazala during a two day sand storm and driven 50 miles beyond Tobruk in the drive through North Africa. This is official war statement.
Singapore Dec 13 British communique admits Japanese attacks dented defense lines in the Malay Thai frontier jungle. Fighting continues with penetrations described as purely local threats and not affecting broader positions.
Roosevelt cabled King George praising free peoples fighting a just cause. The reply from the British monarch affirmed pride in fighting alongside the common enemy. In other notes, only three states keep open beaver trapping seasons and over 8,000 metal parts constitute a large airplane engine.
KUIBYSHEV December 14 Russia and Germany peace talks hinge on ousting the Hitler gang. Moscow London and Washington demand the removal as a prerequisite. Pravda cites editor David Zaslavsky saying Berlin signals readiness to sign if the Soviet government agrees to talks.
Closing quotation of Alaska Jun eau mine stock Friday on the New York Stock Exchange was 17/8, American Can 78%, Anaconda 25, Bethlehem Steel 66%, Commonwealth and Southern 5/30, Curtiss Wright 8, International Harvester 45%, Kennecott 33%, New York Central 8, Northern Pacific 4%. United States Steel 49%, Pound 4.04. Dow Jones Averages Friday's day’s totals show Industrials 110.58, Rails 24.62, Utilities 14.17.
Mayor Harry L Lakas and Director Frank A Metcalf outline the Juneau Civilian Defense effort. They state partial blackouts on Thursday and Friday were advisory, with no emergencies unless imminent danger is feared. The council and Metcalf coordinate under national directives, stressing confidentiality and careful handling of information.
Japanese news agency Domel broadcast four dispatches from Saigon claiming British troops in Hongkong have withdrawn from the first line of defense and that Japanese forces captured Kowloon on the mainland opposite the British naval base.
Tokyo reports Imperial headquarters stating the sinking of the third U S battleship Arizona in action last Sunday near Hawaii. It adds eight American planes shot down over the Philippines and 14 destroyed on the ground along with 11 American flying boats. Acknowledges some Japanese planes lost in action against American bombing and dogfights in the Philippine area.
Lieut General John L. DeWitt, commander of the Ninth Corps Area at the Presidio, becomes commander of the newly created Western Defense Command. The promotion places him in charge of the largest military unit, with authority over the Pacific Coast states and all army land and air forces in the region.
Washington December 13 State Department says crews of all French vessels in American ports will be removed from the ships.
Tokyo's imperial headquarters remain silent on the U S Navy's claim that a Japanese fleet fled to avoid battle with the American Asiatic Fleet. The press agency cites the official statement but offers no rebuttal or clarification from Tokyo.
San Francisco December 13 The Postal Telegraph Cable Department states it is working with Midway Island without interruption. The note confirms the island remains under American control and not Japanese. The company declined to elaborate.
Reuters reports from Shanghai, quoting a Japanese source, that Honolulu suffered six air raids in nine hours following the arrival of American Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. The claim, sourced to a Shanghai dispatch, cites multiple raids with reports circulating in London.
Senate Appropriations Committee approves seven million seven hundred ninety two thousand dollars more for air navigation facilities for the Civil Aeronautics Administration and six million five hundred thousand dollars is earmarked for Alaska. Buy defense bonds.
United States military communique reports seaborne Japanese troops at Lingayen on Luzon wiped out. American fighter planes chase waves of Japanese bombers over Manila in deadly air battles. Japanese invaders routed, according to Manila report.
Batavia official report says 4,000 Japanese troops were killed when Dutch submarines sank four troop transports off southern Thailand near Malaya. Additional Japanese forces were reported destroyed as a separate naval action on the east coast of Borneo.
An action to recover 7278.83 from Chichagof Mining Company for overtime underpayment and wage deductions was filed in Federal District Court by R. H. Cameron, a former employee. He says other former employees assigned their wage claims to him. The suit cites the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and seeks unpaid overtime and improper wage reductions. CASE DISMISSED The Stinson vs Northland Transportation Company for 1030 due to loss of baggage and wages was dismissed in Federal District Court today.
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