Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 December 1941 — Page 2

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Population Calls for Reprisals

At Least 37 Killed and 150 Wounded as Fliers Blast Helpless Area and Shoot

Down Fleeing Civilians. (Continued from Page One)

the Philippine Appeals Court Building, the Ameriean Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. Building: ¥ At 2:22 p. m,, another salvo of enemy bombs crashed into the walled city as the same group of Japanese raiders circled again. They exploded with a roar around the intendencia, and eye-witnesses reported that Japanese pilots swooped low over the battered city and machine gunned fleeing civilians. : A student was killed and a nun injured as the bombs crashed a mile and a half from the port area.

Priest Helps Fight Blage

Firemen were battling the blaze at Santo Domingo Church as I went past the blazing towers. Santa Rosa College, built in 1869, was heavily marked by explosive and incendiary bombs. Three aged nuns were being escorted into the street. A middle-aged priest, his blond hair flying, was helping firemen fight the blaze with weak streams of water, which could not reach the burning towers of the church. I walked on ruined school books, torn tablets from the desks of children in the convent school, and examination papers wihch had been bomb-blasted out of the Catholic elementary school across the street from the burning church. In the port area, the bombing went on until after 3 p. m. Three ships were hit and there was considerable damage to piers. The Japanese appeared to be aiming chiefly at the famous Magellanes landing in the Pasig quarter of the walled city, near ancient Ft. Santiago.

Monument Rises Above Smoke

In that sector they hit the landing and knocked the rear superstructure off of a ship nearby. A small tug also was destroyed. But the slender, towering monument to Ferdinand Magellan—who discovered the Philippines in 1521 and brought Christianity and western civilization to these islands—remained unscathed on the landing as the enemy bombers turned back toward their base. The monument rose above the smoke and the wreckage like a symbol of the courage and determination of Manila. ‘

An evewitness saw eight killed and 50 wounded taken from Santo Domingo Catholic Church. They were gathered for daily prayer when the bomb hit, and it was believed only a few near the rear exit escaped. The church was al-! most destroyed.

“We Can Take It” Filipinos Say

Acting Philippine Budget Commissioner Pedro Pedrosa was injured when a bomb struck the Treasury Building, which houses the mint. It is believed he will lose his right leg. Three watchmen were killed when they were buried under the debris of silver coin, which was strewn over a large area. Other governmental officials escaped injury by taking refuge in a vault, One bomb had penetrated the top floor of the mint, exploding coins like bullets across the room. Twenty-four watchmen had just left the building before the bomb struck. As they ended their raid and left their dead and maimed and ruined homes and buildings, the Japanese aviators dropped leaflets which said they were not warring on Filipinos, only on Americans.

Had No Time to Duck

Firemen raced to the walled city area as horrified, dazed townspeople started running through the crowded streets, carrying such armsful of their most valuable belongings as they had been able to grab. I was seeking missing Americans, caught in the port area where as usual the Japanese had concentrated their bomb fire during the early part of the raid.

At the moment I was talking on the telephone to Staff

Stenographers, Secret Accountants Wanted

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Flying shrapnel from this blast crashed through the windows of the United Press Building and one fragment went through the staff sleeping quarters on the sixth floor, overlooking the Pasig

River. Staff members were getting out | the story when a second blast shook the building, and the raiders swept away. The Japanese planes were 10,000 feet up.

Correspondent Rodolfo Nazareno. He told me that the bomb blasts shook the Uinted Press Building crazily.

it was the end but it was all

over before we had time to duck.” he said.

Pandacan fire because of “various reports” as to its origin, though it had been generally believed it was started accidentally when a workman threw a lighted match into the river, in which drained oil was floating.

JAPS 55 MILES FROM CAPITAL

Driver of Car Missing

The building in which I was standing rocked as bombs started! dropping in residential areas. I ran for my automobile but the driver was missing and he had locked the car doors. I found him after a time and headed for headquarters of the U. S. Far Eastern forces. Soon I had to abandon my car to push my way through pitiful hordes of half hysterical evacuees, worrying mestly for their children, not themselves, scurrying along with wailing babies in their arms, some carrying bundles, a few suitcases. Making my way through the Filipinos, Spaniards and Chinese who largely form the 100,000 population of the walled city area, I came to the scene of destruction. Of one flight of nin» Japanese planes over the port area, two disappeared—how, it was not known, since there were no guns to hinder them, Three men were believed aboard the freighter which sank. Unofficial reports had put the casualties at 30 persons killed or wounded in yesterday's six raids. Three Fires Burn All Night

Three fires burned throughout an uneasy night. There were faint explosions from the burning Pandacan district on the Pasig River at the southeastern edge of the city. Another fire had been burning for 38 hours at Cavite naval base dnd a third at the northern end of the city where a ship, struck during yesterday's raids, was burning still It was learned that the author-

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Numbers! More Urged to Respond!

Winter Term Begins January 5th

Buln Xt leg, Government is calling. eo important activity calls are rollin ™ Yor capable stenographers, secretaries and accountants. In a request from the U. S. Civil Service Commission for assistanchk in recruiting more of this , it states: "One is in to think of National Defense in ho of soldiers, sailors ¥ marines. are man of defense work behind the lines. A large number of personnel is now on duty in the Government Service to take the dictation of

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Tank Battle Southeast of Manila Looms; New Lines

Formed to the North.

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Philippines forces, heavily out numbered, are fighting a furious new Japanese invasion drive on Manila from the north where they have withdrawn to a stronger line 100 miles from the capital. The combined defense forces, now directed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur personally after his with« drawal from his Manila command headquarters, faced driving Japanese troops who were attacking regardless of heavy losses and were receiving a steady flow of reinforces ments from transport fleets off the northwest and southwest Luzon coasts.

With the departure of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander-in-chief; President Manuel L. Quezon and Francis Bowes Sayre, United States High Commissioner, the Manila area was now in the hands of Jorge B, Vargas, newly designated Prime Minister, and three other men of an emergency cabinet —Vice President Sergio Osmeno, acting as Health, Welfare and EduSupreme | Justice Jose Abad Santos, Secretary for Finance, Agriculture and Commerce, and Maj. Gen. Basilio Valdez, National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor Minis ter. All other leaders had left.

FIVE BURN TO DEATH

ONEIDA, Wis, Dec. 27 (U. P)— Five persons, a mother and four children, burned to death today'in a fire which destroyed their small frame home. Three other mem of the family were burned severely.

Court!

SLOW JAPANESE PSH I ALATA

British Reinforce Lines as |

Battle Rages 300 Miles North of Singapore.

SINGAPORE, Dec. 27 (U. P).— British Empire and Japanese commands threw powerful reinforcements today into a ferocious battle on the Perak north of Singapore where the Japanese had Sought, $0 far NE a drive across oblivious to heavy ces, Dispatches indicated that the entire Japanese ativance had been slowed down. Fresh troops, especially trainéd in tropical fighting, were sent into the British lines to relieve many of their comrades who were exhausted after having fought almoft con stantly, day and night. The Japanese were believed to have rein forced their lines considerably. It was believed here that the Japanese had set Port Swettenham, 195 miles down the coast from the present front and 200 miles northwest of Singapore, as their immediate goal. Food control authorities moved to insure efficient distribution and conservation of food stocks in the Singapore area in order to avoid mistakes such as had caused a shortage in Penang Island, now in Japanese hands.

Pressure Put on Borneo

Food stocks were dispensed to key points and emergency supplementary distribution measures were adopted, with special attention to outlying districts. Sales of flour, salt, sugar, milk and butter were restricted and a one-course meal program was adopted. It was reported in reliable quarters that several Japanese had been arrested on the water front as they sought to escape in a small boat during the last air raid alert. Official reports received here of increased Japanese activity in the Sarawak area was believed by many to mean that the Japanese for the present were concentrating on strengthening their position in Borneo, even at the cost of their Malaya drive, in hope that by establishing a firm position they might effectively extend a pincer arm around Malaya.

Dutch Fliers Sink 2 More Jap Ships

BATAVIA, N. B. I, Dee. 27 (U. P).—A large Japanese transport and a lighter have been sunk by Dutch Army planes in a new attack on Japanese shipping off Kuching, Sarawak, island of Borneo, the Netherlands High Command said today. It brought to 17 the number of Japanese vessels sunk by the Dutch. Several ‘have been damaged.

GENERAL VICTIM OF ‘MUST WIN’ POLICY

LONDON, Dee. 27 (U. P)—Informed quarters today regarded Chief Air Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, replaced as British commander in the Far Bast by Lieut. Gen. Sir Henry Pownall, as another victim of the policy: “If one man can't do it, get another who can” Observers agreed that Pownall, 53, and one of Britain's youngest generals, had taken over tremendous responsibility under extremely difficult conditions. Foremost among his problems is to decide where on the Malay Peninsula the British (troops will make a last ditch de- | fense of Singapore. But not the least of his worries is the criticism of Australia and some circles in Britain that army and governmental red tape and lack of co-ordination have partly been responsible for Japanese successes. Australian criticism, in particular, has been vehement. It has denounced local authorities in Malaya for failing to carry out a scorched earth policy in the peninsula’s valuable rubber and rice plantations, two of the richest prizes that can fall to the Japanese,

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REDS SMASH ON 15 MORE MILES

Claim 6000 Nazis Slain in Sector Southwest of Leningrad.

MOSCOW, Dec. 27 (U. P.) —Russian troops which routed German forces in the Volkhov sector 70 miles southwest of Leningrad have smashed 19 additional miles westward and recaptured 32 villages, front dispatches reported today. A special war communique sald 8000 German soldiers were killed in the Russian victory in the Volkhov sector. After a new advance of 10 miles, however, the Germans succeeded in organizing a rear guard action and they were reported mining the areas behind their retreat.

Russians Aim for Bryansk

Russian engineers reported they found as many as 600 German mines per kilometer in the regions through which the Red Army was pursuing the Germans. Front dispatches also reported new gains on the Moscow front and the early recapture of the key town of Mozhaisk, 65 miles west of the capital, was expected. Southwest of Moscow a new Russian drive was headed for Bryansk. Bryansk is 70 miles west of Orel, a point 200 miles south and slightly west of Moscow, where German forces still are holding in ctonsid« erable strength. The drive on Bryansk, however, was aimed at encirclement of the Germans in Orel. Dead Litter Field

Front dispatches said the Gers man retreat from Volkhov was disorderly and that unburied dead and abandoned guns and trucks littered the territory over which the Germeans had fled. Gen. Ivan Boldin's push toward Kaluga on the left flank and Gen. Rokossovsky’s movement westward from Volokolamsk appear to be a synchronized campaign to wipe out the last German salient. The fierceness of the battle on the Moscow front was indicated by a report that the Russians had slaughtered over 10,000 Germans in four days. The recapture of Kaluga, an im- | portant junction on the MoscowBriansk and Tula-Smolensk railroads appeared imminent, as Bol din’s forces crossed the frogen Okra River, southeast of Moscow and took an important town on the west bank. A dispatch to the newspaper Izvestia said that Russians smashed the rear of the 13th army corps. The commanding German general departed so hastily that he left his tunic and sword in a peasant’s hut.

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ed extending war powers of Governors, providing for fire defense, possible evacuations, blackouts, traffic control, health and welfare problems. Conference of State and Federal officials here has been drafting model laws,

half that of 1918. Jobs, Not Pensions

OLD PEOPLE can jobs, not pensions, in 1042. Civil Serve

FOOTNOTE: Shoe supply for next year looks adequate. Nylon production for stockings will be more than doubled in 1042, - 8 ” s

ON THE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR: Amendment to permit governnfent seizure of plant ma« chinery for transfer and use in other plants. Scheduled for requi« sitioning are machines now used seasonally which could be used all year elsewhere, in defense production. Reason i&¢ that many defense plants are wotking part time, in spite of clamor for 24-hour shifts and longer work-week, because

Wood Back in Style

YOU'LL BE knocking on wood

may mean permanent transfer of industry to Western Hemisphere. . ” .

TWO NEW PROJECTS under way for relief of small business. Experimental allocation of vital raw material will be tried quietly in several communities. Purpose: To see htw much material it actually takes to keep small firms op erating; how many man-hours of work they produce in relation to allocations. Also in the works: Compulsory subcontracting of defense orders.

U. 8. WAR

Surprise for Japs?

ADD WARTIME transforma« tions: Senator McKellar, enthus«

Planned Her Own Burial Year Ago

A FEW HOURS after Mrs. Pink Johnson, a practical nurse, died while caring for a sick woman, a friend revealed today that Mrs. Johnson had made her own fue neial arrangements a year ago in anticipation of a fatal heart attack.

Mrs. Johnson, 60, lived at 2225 Central Ave. She died at the home of Mrs. Ina Myers, 45640 Marcy Lane, where she was ate tending Mrs. J. F. Smith, Columbus, O,, a relative of Mrs. Myers.

Mrs. Anna Patton, 2344 Park Ave, informed Dr. Wesley Ward, deputy coroner, of the funeral arrangements that Mrs. Johnson had made. They cailed for noti fication of her brother, T. 8. Thomas, Fargo, N. D.; for services at the O. W. Nutt funeral home, Carmel, Ind, and for burial at Rushville, Ind.

SETTLEMENT NEAR ON. FRENCH ISLANDS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (U, P.). == An amicable settlement of the St. Pierre-Miquelon dispute was predicted today by the French ambassador Gaston Henry-Haye, after more than an hour's discussion with Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Henry-Haye, who conferred with Mr. Hull after the latter had talked with Canadian Prime Minister W. L. MacKenzie King, told reporters that he expected the solution to be worked out on the basis of restoration of Vichy French sovereignty, and guarantees that the wireless station at St. Pierre would be properly supervised. The tiny islands off Newfoundland were occupied by Free French forces, which said the wireless was being used to give information helpful to the Axis. The occupation, however, was contrary to U, 8. assurances to Vichy that status of its Western Hemisphere possessions would not be changed. Henry-Haye said that he would communicate with the Vichy Government regarding today’s talk. He made clear that his government was insisting on restoration of French sovereignty and said that there was no doubt that proper steps regarding the wireless station could be worked out.

BRITAIN VS. BULGARIA LONDON, Dee. 27 (U. P.).—The London Gazette announced today that Britain was at war with Bulgaria because Bulgaria declared war

NLY ESSENTIAL

New Ones to Be Restricted To Public Vehicles After Jan. 5.

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factured for civilian use until the rubber supply situation is cleared up,” Mr. Henderson said, explaining that 08 per cent of all this country’s crude rubber imports come from Far Eastern battle zones.

Supply School Buses

Tires and tubes may be mounted after Jan. 5 on ambulances, fire and police cars and trucks, garbage dis posal and other sanitation and mail service vehicles. Busses or vehicles carrying 10 or more passengers as part of & regular transportation system, for transport of students and teachers to and from school and movement of employees from industrial, mining and construction

{projects may obtain needed replace

ments if other transportation fae cilities are not available.

Replacements for’ worn out tires and tubes may be purchased for farm tractors and equipment other than automobiles and trucks. They also will be available for trucks operated exclusively to carry ice, fuel, waste and scrap materials and to render repair roofing, plumbing, heating and electrical services to the public, Maintain Common Carriers Operators of trucks transporting material and equipment for the construction and maintenance of public roads, public utilities, pro= duction facilities, defense housing projects, military and’ naval estabe lishments and sll common carriers such as trackless trolleys and busses may obtain new tires and tubes. While replacements will be avails able for trucks carrying raw mae terials, semi-manufactured goods and finished products including farm products and foods, the operators must not use their vehicles to transport commodities to the ultimate consumer for personal, family or household use. This would forbid sales to many delivery trucks and would affect rural subscribers who receive their newspapers by trucks. It also would mean that newspapers can be delivered only to substations and other main points if the trucks are to receive new tires. Limits to Be Set

Each state and county will be lime ited to monthly quotas of new tire and tube sales which may mean that even some prospective “essene tial” purchasers will be unable to obtain tires.

Here briefly is the procedure set up to ration the tires and tubes: Persons on the “essential” list will fill out applications for sub mission to authorized dealers and garagemen who will inspect the condition of the old tires and tubes, If the inspector finds that the old equipment is unsafe, cannot be repaired, reconditioned or retreade ed he will so certify on the applie cation which is then taken by the prospective purchaser to the local rationing board for review. Then, the board may issue a cers tificate enabling him to purchase the new tire or tube.

BLOCK’S PURCHASE JULIUS C. WALK SHOP,

The firm of Julius C. Walk & Son, Inc, has been purchased by the Wm. H. Block Co., and will be continued in the department store as a separate unit, known as the Julius C. Walk Shop. : BE. A. Block, secretary of the Block Co.. made the announcement today, and said that Carl F. Walk, who has operated the jewelry store since the death of his father, the founder, and many of the jewelry firm's personnel will continue in its new quarters, which will take up the entire southeast section of the

on the United States on Dec. 13.

street floor of Block's.

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