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I VOL. NO. XXXVI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942 NO. 174 American Sub marine Sinks 17,-000-ton Jap Liner Thought to Have Been Used as Aircraft Carrier in Far East; Mac Arthur Still Maintains Bataan Fight By JOE ALEX MORRIS Allied fighting forces were in ac tion today on land, sea and air I fronts, stretching from the Atlantic seaboard to gravely-threatened Singa pore. American operations were con centrated in dealing with axis sub marines off the Atlantic coast, where a 9.,"77-ton freighter, Norness, was sunk GO miles from Long Island, and in the Bataan peninsula of the Phil ippines, where the forces of General Douglas MacArthur fought off "ag gressive" Japanese attacks and down ed two or more bombers that again attacked Corregidor fortress. The navy department, asserting the danger from enemy submarines off the Atlantic coast remained "sub stantial," said that an American sub marine had torpedoed and sunk a Japanese liner of 17,000 tons, a ves sel in the Yawata Class. The Yawata Maru. one of Japan's best ships, is a vessel of 1G.500 tons. But on the Malaya peninsula and in the Ditch East Indies the battle against the Japanese offensive to ward Singapore was growing steadily and more intensive and allied com manders in Burma were considering the counter-attack into Thailand with the aid of Chinese and Indian reinforcements. The British positions in defense of Singapore obviously was serious and v as arousing criticism in London and Anstralia, although aerial reinforce ments apparently had arrived and aided in fighting off a new enemy bombing attack this morning. At least two Japanese bombers were shot down. Axis radio broadcasts said that the British were being pushed back steadily as the Japanese land forces. led by tanks and dive bombers, bat tled to gain full control of the im portant Malacca straits. Their posi tion apparently was about 100 miles from Singapore itself. Today s war dispatches showed: BAT A VIA Dutch lanes and land forces continued to put up stiff re sistance against enemy warships and aerial attacks believed to be prepar ing for a new invasion attempt at Balic Fapan, on the east coast of Borneo about 320 miles south of Japanese-held. Tarakan Island. In China Chinese troops reported the capture of Iupas, north of important Japanese communications center of Canton, asserting that 600 enemy soldiers were killed and that the Canton, Hongkong railroad was cut in two places. In the Philippines there was no indication that the Japanese had made progress against American defenders of the Bataan province, but one Tokyo broadcast claimed the troops had landed on Grande Island, in Subic Bay near the U. S. naval base of Olongapo. In North Africa, the axis forces under General Irwin Rommel made a surprise stand in the Mersa Brega area. 110 miles south of Benghazi and HO miles east of El Agheila, where the main battle had been ex pected. This meant that Rommel had put up unexpectedly strong resistance in the Mersa Brega sector, where the axis had considerable air strength. Axis bombardment of British forces in Libya had been increased sharply in the last few days. METHODIST CHOIR The Methodist choir will meet for rehearsal Thursday evening, the boys choir at 7:15 and the adult choir rt 8 p. m. I THE WEATHER Courtesy Wevrich & Hadraba 1 High. 42; Low, 25. (Readings at 8 a. m.) Fair and mild this afternoon and tonight, lowest temperature tonight 24 to 29 except 17 to 20 over ex treme west portion. Enemy Submarine Is Reported Off the East Coast Tanker Is Torpedoed Off New York City But Reaches Port Safely From Experience NEWPORT. R. I., Jan. 15 (UP) The navy was "dealing" with one or more enemy submarines menacing the eastern coast today as the crew of a tanker torpedoed off New York City arrived here little the worse for their ordeal. One of their ship mates was missing and presumed lost. The nature of the "dealing" and of all matters pertaining to naval operations were military secrets, but it was no secret that the Atlantic coast, on which border the nation's largest cities, most busy ports, and richest industrial districts. was closely protcted by warplanes. sur face ships, and submarines, and en emy submarines operating offshore were in imminent peril. The first ship torpedoed off this coast in the new war was the American-owned 9.377-ton Panamanian tanker Norress. The navy revealed that the submarine, presumably Ger man, though it could have been Ital ian, used typical axis "sneak" strategy, attacking by night without warning. It hit the Norness with three torpedoes, yet it did not sink her for, though awash, she still was afloat early today. Rear Admiral Edward C. Kalbfus, commandant of the naval operating base here, reported to Washington that the vessel was "beyond tow ing" and probably beyond salvaging. Her exact location was not revealed, but she was torpedoed 60 miles southeast of Montauk Point, on the (Continued on Page 2) OPEN NEW HATCHERY The Otis Hatchery of Omaha, is establishing a branch of their busi ness in this city and located in the building just east of the court house. The work oi getting the equipment and fixtures installed is taking some time but it is hoped that the plant can be opened by Saturday for the service to the public. Mr. Harry Cook will be the man ager of the new business and has already moved here and located with his wife ard five children in the residence property at 1601 Main street. The new business establishment will be operated as a modern and up-to-date chicken store and with a full line of poultry needs. Mr. Cook is an authority on chicken diseases and will be able to give this service to the farmers without ad ditional cost. FUNERAL OF MRS. LARSON Last rites wTill be conducted for Mrs. Christina Larson, widow of Lars G. Larson, Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the Sattler funeral home at Fourth and Vine streets. Dr. H. G. McClusky, pastor of the Presl byterian church, will officiate. Inter ment at Oak Hill cemetery. Daylight Savings WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UP) The house today completed congres sional action on daylight saving time legislation to advance the nation's clocks one hour in the second week of February. The house adopted a conference report on the bill by voice vote. Sen European Front Sees Germans' Winter Lines Hope to Make Stand Againsc Russians Nazi May Seek Attack on the Island of Malta By LOUIS F. KEEMLE The question of whether the Ger mans will be able to hold the winter line they have set in Russia appar ently is coming closer to a decision now that the Russians suddenly have increased the fury of their of fensive, particularly in the south and the Ukraine. German military authorities were quoted yesterday as placing the line approximately as follows: From a point east of Taganrog (on the Sea of Azov) northeast of Kharkov. Krusk, Orel. Kaluga, Mod jaisk. Lake Ilmen and Schulessel burg (southeast of Leningrad). However, the Russians were re ported today to have landed in force west of Tagenrog. threatening to en circle the Germans there. Moscow an nounced its troops were driving on Kharkov and had encircled Orel, midway between Kharkov and Mos cow. This presages a critical test of Ger man ability to hold the line indicat ed. If they cannot, there may be weeks of hard fighting before they find a line farther west which they can hold. Only then will thev be able to settle down to preparations for a spring offensive. The Russian campaign dovetails with the far eastern theater of war, and present or future operations in the Mediterraneon and the middle east. The drive in the Crimea and Ukraine is especially pertinent to the latter. If the Germans halt the drive for regained ground in south Russia, the British would., -fee prepared for Hitler to move srauiBt the oil fields of the near east, either through the Caucasus or Turkey. The incessant bombardment of the fortress of Malta may presage an axis attempt to reduce that strong hold and clear the way for heavy reinforcements to Libya. Axis foot hold in Libya would be about a direct threat to the near east through Egypt and Suez, concurrent with a drive from the north. Britain's preparations to hold Libya, and the near east against the axis threat were marked today by the appointment of Lieutenant Gen eral Sir Claude Auchinleck, commander-in-chief of the middle east, British and Indian forces in Iran and Iraq. These two strategic stations had been under the commander-in-chief of India. Auchinleck's command now extends from Libya to the bor ders of India. It will be his respon sibility to meet any Caucasian or Turkish attack. From the defensive viewpoint, the British appear strong. They are prepared to meet an axis air offen sive in the Mediterranean if Marshal Timoshenko' Crimean and Ukrainian drove succeeds and its tempo is in creasing rather than diminishing the gateway to the Caucasus will be closed. A decisive axis defeat in Libya would pave the way for allied offen sive, perhaps a smashing attack on Italy. SUFFERS BROKEN LEG Miss Clara Weyrich, member of the teaching faculty of the high school, is suffering from the effects of a fall sustained Tuesday while on her way to school. She slipped and fell near the Christian Science church on South 6th street and as a result sustained the fracture of a bone of the right leg. The frae- ture was set at once and the patient is now doing Just as well as pos sible under the circumstances. To Start Feb. 8 ate approval of the report was voted under suspension of the customary rules late yesterday. The measure will go into effect 20 days after it is signed by Mr. Roosevelt, perhaps this week-end. If he signs it next Monday, the clocks will be advanced Sunday, February 8. ATTEND LODGE MEETING This afternoon Raymond C. Cook deputy grand custodian of the A. F. & A. M. is to 5'e at Lyons. Nebraska, to install the officers of Pilot lodge No. 24 0. Thi3 afternoon Mr. Cook will con duct the examinations for E. C. Stim bert. former superintendent of the Nehawka schools and make the in siallation of the officers later in the evening. Ttundall Bigsby, local mortician, a member of the Lyons lodge is taking Mr. Cook, Carl Schneider, Warren Scharfenberg, and William F. Evers. up to attend the installation. Dutch Planes Hunt Japanese Transport Ships Part of Policy of Counter Attack Has Taken Dutch Planes and Troops to Many Fronts By JOHN R. MORRIS RATA VIA. Jan. 15 (UP) Nether lands East Indies planes swept out over the South Seas today in a con certed hunt for Japanese warships and transports as part of the policy of counterattack which has taken Dutch planes and troops into action over or on Dutch, Philippines and Rritish territory. Japanese sea and air forces were reported to be organizing for a direct invasion attack on Bali Papan. on the east coast of Borneo, 320 miles south of Tarakan Island. Japanese planes attacked the area on the Strait of Macassar across from etieoes with increasing fury in ap parent preparation for an assault by sea-borne and air-transported troops. The Netherlands East Indies forces, land, sea and air. were understood to have determined on a continued policy of counteroffeitiive action, ex tending from the Netherlands East Indies to the Philippines and Malaya, in co-operation with Gen. Sir Archi bald Wavell. new United Nations commander in chief. It was disclosed officially today that a Netherlands Indies air force unit was now based at a Malayan airdrome and that Gen. Sir Henry Pownall. British commander in chief in the far east, had visited the base. He was shown around by Lieut. Col. W. E. Van Gulik. the Nether lands air force commander in Ma laya, and it was said that he show ed great interest in the American built Glenn Martin bombers of the Netherlands unit and in the bomb sights used on them. In this connection it was announc ed that the United States had agreed to send a number of Douglas C-3 air liners during the second half of this year for use on Netherlands com mercial air lines an indication of the confidence of the allied nations that Japan's successes in this part of the world were transitory. As Gen. Wavell organized his new headquarters, the newspapers greet ed him in a joint statement "as an old friend. 1 The statement said the people regarded him not as an idol who possessed charms, but "as an ordinary man like ourselves, but at the same time an intelligentstrategist and an inspiring leader." It assured Gen. Wavell that the Indies had complete confidence in him and that Indies defense forces were eager for action. It was said authoritatively that Indies munitions supply was not only abundant but had been dis tributed in scores of dumps, deep in the Jungle and invisible from the air. RETURNS TO DUTY Frank A. Cloidt, cashier of the Plattsmouth State bank, was back on the job today after three days confinement at his home as the re sult of an attack of gall bladder trouble. Mn Cloidt is feeling some better and under treatment that it is hoped will remedy his condition. HERE FROM SOUTH BEND J. L. Carnicle and son, Larry, of the South Bend community, were in this city today to attend to some matters of business at the court house. While here t they enjoyed a short visit with friends and acquaintances. Nelson Calls All Nation To All Out Effort To Produce Old Ideas Must Drop as Nation Girds to Provide For a Winning War Against The Axis Powers WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UP) Donald M. Nelson promised today that so many old ideas were going to be junked in the next few weeks and so many new ones adopted to get America's production system into high gear that it would "make your hair curl." Ordinarily, peacetime, even "sen sible" methods are going to be toss ed overboard for a system that prob ably will bring charges of insanity from the old leaders. The new boss of production and supply said in his speech, read for him last night at Vincennes, Indiana, "we need be bright enough, if you please, to try to do things that sensible men would not try to do under ordinary cir cumstances," Nelson said. These statements were made as Nelson re doubled his efforts to revamp a lag ging army, navy and OPM procure ment and production policies. Under, the new war production board -he will head, he has been given com plete authority to recommend any steps he deems necessary to harness industry to the huge armament pro duction task ahead of it. There can be no more half-way measures, no more maybes, buts and ifs in the war against Hitlerism, he said. iecause: failure in this job, let me remind you again, is equiv alent to national death. Every worker must be utilized for war production or civilian neces sities; every machine must be one part of the old pattern in the war effort. Business Men's Ad Club Holds Annual Election Clement Woster, President: R. W. Knorr. Vice-President W. H. Pals, Secretary-Treasurer The Plattsmouth Business Men's Ad club at their meeting Wednes day at the luncheon at the Hotel Plattsmouth, held their annual elec tion of officers. The present officers that have served so efficiently were all re-elected to their positions as follows: President Clement Woster. Vice-President R. W. Knorr. Secretary-Treasurer W. H. Puis. This was the first meeting of the new year and plans were outlined for some of the activities of the coming year, a planning committee being arranged to secure suggestions as to new activities for the ensuing twelve months. The club will also sponsor the King Korn Klub activities for 1942 and a committee will soon be ap pointed to take up the plans for making the coming event one of the best. CHOPS FOOT Tuesday afternoon Frank Lepert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lepert, was cutting wood in the timber and while doing so his foot slipped, throwing him off balance and as a result the ax struck his right foot. The young man, however, did not lose any toes as had been rumored. He was brought on to Plattsmouth and given medical care in the office of Dr. L. S. Pucelik. It required five stitches to close the wound and now Frank is forced to go around with crutches. The foot is in a cast. Womans Club, Note The Plattsmouth Woman's club will meet Monday evening, January 19 at 8 o'clock at Hotel Plattsmouth. Mrs. H. L. Gayer will be the leader of the program on "Things Are Not What They Seem." Mrs. R. C. Shel lenbarger will sing. Hostesses: Mes dames Fred Lugsch, William Gorder, P. Y. McFetridge, J. F. Wolff and Miss Amelia Martens. MECHANICAL COURSE TO BE OFFERED HERE The Plattsmouth board of edu cation has received notice from the Department of Vocational Educa tion that federal fund? are avail able to employ a teacher and or ganize a course in mechanics for out of school youths, between the ages of 17 and 25. The board of edu cption is anxious to assist all youths in the community who are not in school, if any of them are interested in taking this course. This course is definitely for stu dents who are not in high school at the present time, but only for those who have either quit school or graduated from high school. The course will consist of auto mobile mechanics and other forms of mechanical training given under a competent instructor. Any youths who are interested in taking this course are asked to call the super intendent's office, 103, immediately for registration. DISCUSS RACE AND RELIGION The Rotary club at their luncheon this week at the Hotel Plattsmouth had the pleasure of hearing a most interesting discussion of the ques tion, "Christian and Jew Better Re lationship," presented in a panel dis cussion by three students of the Omaha university and H. Malcolm Baldridge, former Omaha congress man. The three students here were Earl Win go. Bruce Moore, Bob Turn er, who in their answers showed the growth and spread of the racial hat red in Europe that has finally cul minated in the present war and de termined effort to stamp out some of the races entirely. Dr. H. G. McClusky was the leader of the meeting. AILE TO SIT UP Frank R. Gobelman, local paint and wall paper dealer, who has been confined to his home for the past week, is now able to be up a part of the time. He was confined to his bed the greater part of the time but is now slowly recovering from the effects of the flu and cold. SHOWS IMPROVEMENT The many friends will be interest ed to learn that Mrs. J. W .Crabill is showing marked improvement at the Methodist hospital at Omaha where she has been for the past two weeks. She is responding to the recent operation in fine shape that that is most gratifying. LOCAL SCHOOLS CO-OPERATE WITH DEFENSE PROGRAM Arrangements are being made to give all of the teachers instructions in first aid under a certified Red Cross instructor. All of the pupils in the Plattsmouth schools will be given first aid lessons a half hour each week. ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF BABY Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Roelfsz of Alvo are parents of a daughter born at Lincoln General hospital Wednesday. Mrs. Roelfsz was for merly Josephine . Hargleroad. One-fourth of the world's 200, 000 known vegetable species are to be found in Brazil, according to the Department of Commerce. We're selling a lot of rubber stamps these days and the reason is the low prices. Get your stamps at the Jour nal office. .".-"." v Thomas Walling Company v Abstracts of Title ? 4 Phone 324 - Plattsmouth 0seoseco99osoaeoaooesoooo Buy DEFENSE BONDS All Yon Possibly Can THE NEXT BEST INVESTMENT IS Clothing at the present prices. Believe it or not WE SCOTT'S Where Quality Counts n eooiQiOiosBieseeieeosoavQe Nehawka Masons Install Officers Wednesday Night Otto K. Ehlers Worshipful Master; Rev. W. A. Taylor Completes 30 Years as Chaplain. Wednesday evening Nehawka lodge No. 24C A. F. & A. M. held their installation of officers with a very large attendance of the members at the ceremonies. Raymond C. Cook, deputy grand custodian of the grand lodge of Ne braska, was the installing officer and assisted by W. F. Evers, marshal and W. A. Robertson, past grand master as the chaplain for the cere monies. In addition to the installing party, J. R. Reeder and Roy O. Cole of the Plattsmouth lodge were in at tendance. The officers of the lodge installed comprised: W. M. Otto K. Ehlers. S. W. W. A. Ost. J. W. Dr. R. R. Anderson. Treasurer Charles Adams. Secretary James M. Palmer. S. D. Leonard St. John. J. D. Sheldon Mitchell. Chaplain Rev. W. A. Taylor. S. S. Oren Polla d. J. S. Roy F. "Eecker. Tyler James Pollard. One of the striking facts of the installation was that thirty years ago on the same date Rev. William A. Taylor, of Union, had been named as the chaplain of the lodge and has filled that position continuously since that time. Rev. Taylor is feeling very well now and received a fine greeting from his brethren on his notable anniversary. The evening was closed with the serving of a delicious oyster supper that all thoroughly appreciated. ENTERS AIR CORPS Charles H. Warner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Warner, of near this city, departed last evening for Fort Leavenworth', Kansas, where he will enter the induction center of the United States army. Mr. Warner has enlisted ir. the air corps of the United States army and after the preliminary entrance at the Kansas post will be assigned to training at one of the air train ing fields. Mr. Warner is a graduate of the Plattsmouth high school in the class of 1937 and since completing school has been assisting at the Warner farm near this city. With the na tion at war the young man decided to do his part in the conflict and entered the air service where so many are now doing their service. For a Short Time Wo DISCOUNT on KODAK REPAIRS Bring in your Kodak or Brownie, no matter what model, it can be made to work as good as when new, or we will make you an offer in trade. All work guaranteed. P.S. Watch for announcement of new color film for popular sized cameras, prints too! Weyrich & Hadraba Authorized Kodak Dealers t
