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Communists Ready
To Seize Capital
Of Manchuria
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CHUNGKING, Nov. 19— i/P) —
Chinese Communists declared
their sympathizers were ready to
seize Manchuria’s capital on De
cember first. The Nationalist army
plunged twelve miles into the vast
industrial region from the south.
A Communist spokesman said
Jt'rack U.S.-equipped Nationalist
troops were pouring into Man
churia through the gap ripped in
the Communist line with the fall
of the frontier fortress of Shan
kaikwan. Other Nationalist forces
fanned out thirty miles west of
Shankaiwan, he asserted.
But despite reverses Commun
ist troops are determined to fight j
it out all the way to the capital
Changchun, four hundred forty
miles to the northeast.
Japs Burned 150
Yank Aviators i
With Gasoline
MANILA, Nov. 19— UP) —The
Jftory of how one hundred fifty;
captured United States soldiers!
were herded into air raid shelters J
and drenched with gasoline which
was set afire was told at Yama
shita’s war crimes trial by signed
documents of mute witnesses.
The nine survivors of the Jap
orgy of flames, bullets and bayo-'
nets have long since left the Phil
ippines. Their depositions said the
Americans were captured in the
Philippines fighting and were
working on an airfield on Pala
wan island, southwest of Luzon
last December fifteenth.
Their Jap guards ordered them
;nto packed shelters at noon, and
then poured gasoline on them and
set it afire. They then shot and
bayoneted those who attempted to!
escape, but nine managed to get
into the jungles and were saved
by guerrillas.
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Eleven Jap War
Leaders Accused
Of War Crimes
TOKYO, Nov. 19—(#*)—Eleven
Tap war leaders, including gener
als are accused of the responsibil
ity for the rape of Nanking and
Mukden, also the incident of the
bombing of the U. S. Gunboat
Panay, were ordered arrested.
U. S. Headquarters said fifty
seven more Jap war criminals,
mostly minor characters charged
with brutalities against war pris
oners are in custody. General
MacArthur directed that eleven of
them be delivered to Sugamo
p4son camp in Tokyo.
A
TESTING V - 2 ROCKE T—A V-2 rocket is shown being elevated to vertical firing posi
tion by British scientists during tests of the Nazi weapon at Cuxhaven, Germany*
Navy Translated
Message Before
Pearl Harbor
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19—(>P)—
Senator Ferguson said the navy
translated, the day before Pearl
Harbor was attacked by the Japs,
a spy’s message to Tokyo, telling
the system of light signals which
would report United States fleet
movements. The Michigan Sena
tor made the statement during |
the questioning of Rear Admiral J
Inglis, chief of naval intelligence,
by the Congressional committee
investigating Pearl Harbor.
Senator Ferguson said he would
prove the statement later in the i
hearings if the possibility arose.
Secretary Hull may testify this !
week, Assistant Counsel Hanna
ford told reporters that Hull asked
to follow Admiral Richardson on
the stand. The committee learned i
that Admiral Nagano, chief of the
Jap Naval General Staff had tes
tified recently in Tokyo that he
alone had decided on the No
vember 30, 1941 attack on Pearl
Harbor. Negano’s statement was
taken during an inquiry conducted
by subordinates of General Mac
Arthur at the request of the Con
gressional committee.
Pan American To
Take Thanksgiving
Cheer To Alaska
SEATTLE, Nov. 19— (A>) —A
Pan American clipper is scheduled
to take off from Seattle tomorrow
carrying a ton and a half of fresh
vegetables and flowers for the
Thanksgiving tables in Alaska.
The cargo will be distributed in
Ketchikan, Juneau, Fairbanks
and Anchorage.
CIO Auto Workers
Strike Imminent
DETROIT, Nov. 19— UP)—1The
United Automobile Workers CIO,
largest union in the world, noti
fied its one million members Sat
I
urday to be on the alert for the
imminence of “a costly and terri-!
ble strike.”
In an editorial appearing in the
“United Automobile Workers” of
ficial organ of the UAW, R. Jay
Thomas, internation president of
the union, called on the member
ship, in event of a stike against
part or all of the automobile in-1
dustry to conduct itself with
“complete and orderly discipline.”
3m! onesians To
V* ar On British
BATAVIA, Nov. 19—I/P»—'The
extreme Indonesian radio station
called for “war on the British,”
and asked Indonesian youths to
reinforce the ranks of the hard
pressed native Nationalists at Se
marang, scene of the latest out
break in troubled Java.
A dispatch from embattled
Soerabaja said the British have
reported evidence that the Indo
nesians are endeavoring to manu
facture bombs and weapons on a
small scale there. Sporadic fight
ing continued in Batavia.
ROYAL STILL-LIFE
LONDON—fiP)—An oil painting
by King Peter occupies a modest
position in an exhibition of Yugo
slav art at the Royal Academy.
Painted at Belgrade in 1938, it
shows a glass vase with flowers
standing on a yellow table against
a blue background.
Governor Will Call
Special Session of
Legislature
JUNEAU, Nov. 19—The Gov-1
ernor’s office has received to date
fifty requests for a special session
of the Legislature. These requests
come from all parts of the Terri
tory and from most diverse groups i
and many individuals. They in
clude city councils, chambers of i
commerce, labor unions, fraternal
organizations, clubs and associa
tions of various kinds.
Under the circumstances the
Governor thinks it is desirable
and necessary to call such a ses
sion. It may be pointed out that
the unexpectedly sudden ending
of the war has brought new prob
lems to the fore, many of which
deserve consideration by the Leg
islature prior to the next regular
session, which will not take place
until nineteen forty-seven. There
fore the Governor will call a spe
cial session tentatively for March
14, 1946.
Strike (Joses
Seattle Papers
SEATTLE, Nov. 19—(ff)—Three
dailies are strikebound as a result
of a walkout by the members of
the typographical union in a de
mand for increased wages. The
Post-Intelligencer published one
edition last night and then shut
down. The Times and the Star
did not publish this morning.
Union members voted to strike at
a meeting last night after reject
ing the managements’ wage in
crease proposal.
Employes and other associated
unions, including the Newspaper
Guild reporters organization re
fused to pass through picket lines.
I r«*r Development
Hoard To li^lil
^reijsht Hike
ANCHORAGE, Nov. 19—(TP)—
Edward D. Coffey, president of
the Territorial Senate today urged
the Alaska Development Board to
take over the impending battle
again t the freight rate increases
on shins operating from Seattle to
Alaska. He declared if the pro
posal to conduct the hearings
start mg November 26 goes through
as scheduled, he will become an
active worker in favor of State
hood.
“I'm sure this rate matter would
not be handled in this manner if
we had two Senators representing
Alaska in Congress. If they won’t
allow postponement so Alaska
can prepare our case, it is enough
to convince me we must have
statehood.”
Coffey urged the Development
Board to request a postponement
and hire “the nation’s leading rate
expert” to come here with a staff
to prepare the case against fur
ther freight rate increases. “I will
be glad to defend the board from
possible criticism, regardless of
the cost.” Meanwhile civic and
business organizations continued
a barrage of protests, requesting
a postponement.
Iranians Revolt
In Russian-Held
Territory
TEHERAN, Iran, Nov. 19—(TP)
—Parliament decided to send two
battalions of troops into Russian
occupied Azerbaijan Province,
where armed insurgents occupied
some major towns. Whether Rus
sian troops will permit the en
trance of Iran forces into the
troubled area is uncertain.
Armed members of the Separat
ist Democratic party are revolting
against Iranian government au
thority in the territory governed
by Soviet troops, and are reported
to be advancing down a two hun
dred thirty mile long railway
from Mianeh Tehran.
Three towns are reported iso
lated in two days of fighting in
the mountainous northern prov
ince of Azerbaijan.
Insurgents are also said to be
threatening Zenjan and Kazvin,
sepectively one hundred sixty
five and eighty miles northwest
of Tehran.
Iranian Council of Ministers in
structed War Minister Gen. Raizi
to ask the Russian military at
tache for an explanation of the
situation.
The English type bull dog was
originally used as a most suitable
breed for bullbaiting. This primi
tive sport required a dog with
strong jaws capable of seizing a
bull by the nose and holding him
down to the floor.