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VOLUME 53—NUMBER 275

The Indianapolis Times

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BATAAN DRIVE ‘BY NIPPONESE HURLED BACK

Defenders Get ‘Breathing’ Spell After Brilliant

Counter-Attack. Bry HARRISON SALISBURY

United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 | Douglas MacArthur's heroic men of today,

JOINT COMMAND PLEA FOLLOWS HAWAII EXPOSE

Congress Insists Land, Sea and Air Forces Be Co-ordinated: Courts Martial of Short

— Gen

And Kimmel Up to Knox, Stimson.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (U. P.).—The Pearl Harbor x : . War » { report todav touched off Congressional demands for unity DESSrutiont Caintitte, ma : ® 3 . they had won a “breathing spell.” U. 8S. land, air and sea commanders in war theaters and : " a : An American counter-attack north was expected to bring formal court martial of the top : : bi ns oi up ips of Balanga has disorganized a maAmerican officers at the Hawaii station. jor assault by the Japanese The report by the Board headed by Their brief “rest” was expected to Tustice Owen J. Roberts be the prelude to another Japanese

brought pressure from Sena-

Bataan reported through a

Supreme Court

assault The War Department described as

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ACTION AT

He's 62—but Very Tough HINT

‘Whether Troops Are First On Way to Battlefields of

Europe Is Not Known.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (U, P). | —An American Expeditionary Force (has landed in northern Ireland. where a powerful military base has been under construction by |Amevican technicians for many months, the War Department revealed today. : A dispatch from Belfast indicated

been in action against German airplanes. The size of the American force, the date of its arrival in Ireland or of its departure from the United States, was not revealed by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson.

the U. S. forces already may have

U.N. AND DUTCH REPORT HITS ON 26 ENEMY SHIPS

Ten Vessels Sunk by American Warships and Flying Fortresses in Fierce Four-Day Battle of Macassar Straits. By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor The armed forces of the United nations, sparked by ‘slashing American air and sea attacks, crippled Japan's powerful Far Eastern offensive today. American warships and flying fortresses emerged trie umphant from their first big test of strength against the

Japanese Navy. Leading a slashing four-day Allied attack in the Battle

tors and Representatives that § : . “ ¢ a hepresent ‘ rhe move sent organized units of | OF Macassar straits, the United States forces sank probably

“brilliant” the tactics of Gen. MacAmerican fighting men the closest| 10 enemy warships and transports in an Allied counter-

—as a minimum—assurances § Ni NN §

| Arthur in the counter-attack which

be given that the Army and]

Navy will co-ordinate

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White House May Give Advice

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grave Sprvelico. QETELC- | atlantic

part of Kim- 0h liquidated by vigorous naval Board

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Lieut. Gen. Walter C. Short

TWO SHIPS SUNK OFF U. S. COAST

22 Lives Lost as Torpedo

Sends 8000-Ton Ves- |

sel to Bottom.

NORFOLK, Va The Navy todav Venore off the Atlantic with the apparent

26 (U.P) —| disclosed sinking

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loss of 22 known to have been off the U.S since Axis submarines began operations near shore

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brought 8018-ton Steamship of {morning by a submarine which first {fired two shells at it and then sent it to the bottom with a torpedo A second wave of German submarines apparently has reached the coast after the first had

counter-blows. Three torpedoes crashed into the

th Pr ® f : . the Japanese attack./s3p0.ton Norwegian tanker Varan-

were statements

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gence

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in in the public press

n the Board's assertion ch emphasis was placed uarters upon the probability nese attack in the South

of at Hawaii Washington

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Short's want of foresight was “par-

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ger off the southern New Jersey coast early vesterday and she went

b tad down within 15 minutes. ASU! Her crew of 40 men were res-

jcued by fishing boats and taken ito the coast guard base at Townsends inlet, near Cape May, N. J Thursday the Navy announced that “two-way” traffic on the Atlantic was “satisfactorily on the decline,” adding that certain submarines would not “enjoy” the journey home. Saturday the Navy said effective counterblows had been taken. The indicated loss seven sinkings near the U. 8 coast —ahd in an eighth attack that damaged but did not sink the 8 8 Malav—stands at 98. Survivors of the Venore said the indication thev had that a submarine was nearby was when the first shell landed amidships on the port side as they were steaming fat full speed. The. second shell hit 10 minutes later, with the torpedo ‘following in about a half hour. | Some men were washed overboard

of life in the

first

Maas (R. Minn) 'by a giant wave which swept over

the deck after the torpedo landed, ; some jumpéd overboard. and some were lost when one of the Venore's two lifeboats capsized. All 21 survivors were in the second lifeboat, which was launched safely immedi-

(ately after the torpedo hit. They!

were adrift 36 hours. All of the ships officers were saved except two. One of the missing was Capt. Albert Tyler. of Santumas Island in the West Indies Survivors believed he went down with his ship

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ision,” (been transferred from the post of

killed hundreds of Japanese. MacArthur Regains Ground

The Americans so broke up the

left flank that were forced suspend their attack which had driven back Gen. MacArthurs western Bataan positions Today's communique said that the fighting on Bataan was confined “to relatively unimportant skirmishes on the west coast and in the vicinity of Subic Bax | The Japanese started an attack! all Gen. MacArthur's lefs! flank Saturday (Philippine time). The Japanese infiltrated Gen. Mac- | Arthur's western lines, pushing for-

enemy's they

along

Ward on the beaches and into thei.

mountain passes leading to the #ast. Springs “Surprise”

“Naval vessels and aircraft.” the; War Department reported, “includ- | ing a small number of heavy ktomb- | ers’ supported the enemy attack. Under this pressure the defending troops were forcea to give ground | with considerable losses.” |

i At this point Gen. MacArthur]

He launched a heavy counter-at- | tack on his extreme right. “scoring a smashing success,” the War Department said The War Department reported that Cebu, a good-sized city on the Central Philippines island of that! name which is still unoccupied by! the Japanese, was heavily attacked! by Japanese planes last Wednasday. |

HARDY TO COMMAND INDIANA. ARTILLERY

Kokomo Officer Also Gets

New Assignment.

CAMP SHELRY, P.).—Lieut. Col. James E Hardy. Louisville, Kv. today assumed command of Indiana's 150th | Field Artillery. Maj. Gen. Dan 1. Sultan. com-

mander of the 38th “Cyclone Divi- | said that Col. Hardy had|

Miss, Jan. 26

executive officer of the 138th Field | Artillery, Gen. Sultan also revealed that Lieut. Col. Fred C. Goyer, Kokomo, | Ind. acting commander of the] 150th Field Artillery. has been! assigned to the post of executive officer of the 63d Field Artillery Brigade to fill the vacancy caused! by the death of Lieut. Col. Walter F. Wright, Louisville, Kv | Col. Gover was commander of the First Battalion at the time of the regiment's induction into service! He is a graduate of Purdue |

they have vet been stationed to the European battle front. Previously forces were sent to Iceland.

Activity Reported

The American force in Ireland] is commanded by Maj. Gen. Russell | P. Hartle | The Belfast dispatch reported | “slight enemy air activity over (northern Ireland this afternoon.” "The Ministry of Security for Northern Ireland said “our air defenses were in action The War Department did not reveal whether the arrival of the American expeditionary force means that they will take over the huge [northern Ireland base or whether (the move is merely the initial stage ~ of"sending U, S. fighting men into (action in Europe.

| Believed Ready for Action

However, the selection of Hartle to lead the U. S. force seemed to indicate that the Americans would {be ready for any sort of action. L + | Gen, Hartle has served as the comj I mander of the mobile army force in Puerto Rico, a capacity in which he carried on active training ma{neuvers with light, fast-moving |American Army units | Gen. Hartle returned to the United States for duty with the | Sixth Division at Ft. Leonard Wood in June, 1941, and in August he was assigned to the 34th infantry division at Camp Claiborne, La., participating in the extensive Army Southern maneuvers,

Perhaps in the press of business, he won't find time to celebrate the occasion properly—hut the cry from millions of Americans to Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines toflay is “Happy Birthday." He's 62 today—and as a present, his gallant little band of troops gave him a smashing victory over the Jap invaders in a brilliant counter-attack. Outnumbered almost 10 th 1 and fighting with little air support, Gen. MacArthur's troops have thrown the Japs back on their heeels repeatedly. Much of the credit goes te the General. So from all of U. S, to a real hero—“Happy returns and many more of

Then. Long Under Construction

The exact nature the hig northern Ireland base has never been revealed. However, it has been under construction by American engineers and American labor forces for a year or more. Many reports from Ireland have emphasized the size and extent of the base. presumably adapted

Sugar Ration Will Suffice For Table, but Not Canning

By RICHARD LEWIS The sugar ration cards which are expected in a week or two will strike a blow at a favorite occupation of Hoosier housewives—canning. : \ While the ration plan now being formulated in Washngton is ex- Provide for net only land and air, pected to provide plenty of sugar for the table, it won't enable the|Put also for sea forces, housewife to get enough to continue canning and baking The American forces were sent

The ration allowance is expected to be one pound a person a|l0 northern Ireland which is part on a - i of the United Kingdom, not to be

: confused with inde ; Eire, This means four pounds for the] pendent Eire

: | which is neutral and has re-em-|average family of four—more than| e

4 ‘ s i . hasized her neutrality since the LONDON, Jan. 26 (U. P.).— |ihe average family purchases for | 5 oy ; ates § British submarines, intensifying . entry of the United States into the

table use, according to Indianapolis war their search for enemy shipping | 2

wholesalers and retailers. { in the Mediterranean, have sunk | ; ; four Axis vessels and probably a Stage ‘Run’ On Market fifth, the Admiralty disclosed todav.

BULLETINS

'que said today, disclosing that Rom- |

|a shortage. consumers began a run The communique said that the [on sugar last week in Indiana and Italian salvage vessel Rampino the nation. was torpedoed and sunk. {wo me- Is there a sugar shortage? dium transports were torpedoed | Indi lis wholesaler tof and one sunk; and {wo large | 1ndianapolis wholesa ers and hroWarehouses

Sea, Land | | fully-loaded tankers were |kers say there is not BI. ‘and: Al Forces,

sue- | : ; cessfully attacked are bulging with sugar In Constant Liaison.

aia But hoarding, stimulated by re-| WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (U. P.). [ports of an impending shortage, is! NEW YORK. Jan. 26 (U. P).-| —The Dies committee investi- [producing a real one on the sugar The Armv and Navy announced! gating un-American activities to- [market today that the eastern seaboard | day ordered a search of books | In the past weeks, and has been placed under a co-| and records kept by the Ku Klux |especially last week. some families ordinated command in which all Klan since 1920, fhave loaded more sugar into their sea, land and air forces are in |

few

University,

Stolen Letters Linking Owen To Morton Are Recovered

Governor Oliver P. Morton and Robert Dale Owen haven't been able to see each other for the years they've stood silently on their respective pedestals in the State House grounds. But they were joined again today, after 80 years in the reflection of their friendship—their correspond- | ence. Governor Morton, Indiana's Civil War Governor, looks down Market St. toward the Circle from his pedestal at the East entrance of

ithe State House.

Mr. Owen, son of the founds of

‘the New Harmony colony and a

member of the State's 1851 Consti-

tutional convention, is at the south

side of the building In the Statdf Library west of the

‘theft and

/him to 90 days on the State Farm. [glimpse of how this plan worked. (U, P,.—The San Quentin prison

(basements than they could con-|constant liaison for joint action in sume in a vear, Multiply this thou- any emergency. sands of times and a shortage is| The announcement said that finevitable. Lieut. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, com- | mending general of the eastern . : . | Army forces; Rear Admiral AdTo prevent disastrous hoarding |glphus Andrews, commander of the State House has rested the corre-| tN¢ Government on Dec. 13 limit- north Atlantic coastal frontier; and spondence between the two states-|[°¢ the purchasers to monthly Brig. Gen. Arnold N. Krogstad, men. A few weeks ago some of|2mounts purchased in the corre- commanding the first air force, are the letters from Mr. Owen to|SPOnding month of 194p. \in command of the new setup. Governor Motton disappeared. Wholesalers then limited their | Although a tactical plan under The search took State investi-|Sales to their regular customers to|the co-ordinated command has been gators to Michigan where they 1o0- prevent monthiy stocks from being in operation for an undisclosed cated most of the papers. brought out immediately. Recently, | length of time it was revealed only And in Criminal Court today|retail stores, especially chain stores|after an official statement in Jesse R. Johnson Sr. 1036 N, Illi-|in the City, have been limiting their Washington last week intimated nois St, a WPA worker on a li- Sales to customers to from two to that a number of enemy craft brary project, pleaded guilty to the five pounds. | would not make the “two-way trip.”

said he had =old them Customers Gather Supply |

Purchases Limited

‘TIME ON MY HANDS’ SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Jan. 26

for 2160.

Judge stores

Dewey Myers sentenced Saturday, the caught al

By the way, in one of the letters! Panicky customers went from store orchestra inaugurated a series of Mr. Owen was reporting on the pur-|to store buving as much as they weekly radio programs “last night chase of arms for Indiana soldiers. could. {from the penitentiary mess hall.

| ships and transports and the;

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drive to shatter the spearhead of Japanese invasion forces in the East Indies. A total of fatal or damaging hits on 26 Japanese ware

destruction of a dozen enemy chief of Allied naval forces.in the

: . : : li southwestern Pacific. planes was reported in Allied |" 14 jarge enemy transports were communiques giving

a sunk by furious aerial bombing and sketchy picture of the battle, two others were damaged. A heavy in which Dutch bombers and hh Sim crashed into a: Japanese submarines participated. | : However. the communiques failed to give an exact total of enemy ships sunk or damaged and a series destroyers slashed at the enemy of announcements may have con- convoy. One transpert, carrying tained some duplications, or the huncreds of troops, blew up. Ane (same ship may have been attacked other was damaged so heavily that {more than once By Allied forces. | it was regarded as iost. In all, five

| Wel ve Battle Began Friday were reported sunk

|Japanese ships land one other probably sunk by the But it was emphasized that the | American naval units. Japanese invasion forces were bat- : . . . ..| Five Japanese planes were shot tered when they landed at the east down when they attempted to tackle

Borneo oil port of Balik: Papan and). American flying fortresses and

ere engaged Ly Duscly forces. Al the Dutch listed seven others dee

landing. also. Was made in south-~| voved in scattered operations.

western Celebes. Battered Forces Land

The battle began Friday when the Japanese naval forces emerged {Tse into the Straits of Macassar be- The batile Veuh an amon iris tween the east coast of Borneo and ous bause i" p : Celebes. The Dutch had been ex- their objectives on the coast, their from | forces greatly depleted. Dutch sub(marine sank one enemy destroyer

Keep Slashing Convoy After dark. American cruisers and

pecting the attack, and ‘Jungle airdromes on Borneo, their] . . ees roared out over the straits And rammed a torpedo hit against and scored a dozen hits on eight & Cruiser. : enemy vessels. Two more Japanese cruisers and The Japanese forces, suffering a (transport were bombed heavily severe losses. kept on toward Balik by the Dutch as they reached Balik | Papan, where the Dutch already Papan, although it was not known [had destroyed $100,000,000 worth of whether they were ships that pree oil equipment and installations, viously had been attacked by the On Saturday, the Dutch bombers! Allies, again smashed at the enemy fleet,| The batlered enemy forces effect with American air and naval units ed a landing but were engaged by joining in the attack under com- Dutch land units and severe fighte mand of Admrial Thomas C. Hart, ing was reported in progress.

Pushes British Back 150 Miles in 4 Days

CAIRO, Jan. 26 (U. P.).—The|desert junction which probably is Axis forces of Gen. Erwin Rommel, [the distributing center of supply for commanding Germany's Afrika the British forward divisions.) Korps, pushed the British forces (It was asserted that if Axis tanks farther back on the Libyan front, get within = striking distance of a general headquarters communi- Mekili, British hopes of continuing their advance toward Tripoli most

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lannounced yesterday that a 20,000«

yesterday. British forces were fight- | 114 that other vessels were dame ing Rommel northeast of Msus, |gged in a Royal Air Force attack which 1s 70 miles east-southeast of, an Axis convoy Saturday mornBenghazi and 40 miles northeast of jo j telat. | The convoy included a liner, thres (London reports said it appeared large merchantmen, a battleship, that Rommel intended to by-pass four cruisers and 15 destroyers—ons the port of Benghazi and make of the largest yet seen in the Medi straight toward Mekili, important terranean—the communique said.

EAST U S DEFENSES An advance of 40 miles was made |. Axis liner was believed sunk 1 g —

Japs Drive British Forces From Key City in Malaya

By STANLEY JONES United Press Staff Correspondent SINGAPORE, Jan. 26.—Japanese shock troops have stormed and captured Batu Pahat, anchor of the British left flank, on the west Malaya coast 60 miles from the Tebrau Strait which separates Singapore Island from the peninsula, a General Headquarters communique admitted today. Imperial forces fought fiercely to stop the Japanese, but were pressed back by overwhelmingly superior numbers, and two merchant ships had been British imperial planes at once sighted off Endau, on the east raced to the support of the imperial Malaya coast 75 miles above Singaforces and subjected military tar- pore, by reconnaissance planes. gets in Batu Pahat to a heavy at-| British outposts previously had tack, starting large fires in the evacuated Endau and the present

the Kuala Lumpur and Muar areas up the west coast. The Kuola Lumpur airdrome was damaged and a 690-ton invasion ship was left liste

ing at Muar after a direct hit, Bearded, turbaned Sikhs of the Indian army killed or wounded 400 Japanese in a strong counter-attack yesterday on the central front north of Kluang. Later the Sikhs ame bushed about 200 Japanese cyclists, killing 60 of them and routing the remainder, The communique noted that a Japanese convoy including warships

Governor Schricker is receiving Some customers accumulated as One selection: “Time On My reports like that, too. SF + + (Contiumed on Page Two) Hands.” I

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