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and Warmer Tonight Tuesday Mostly Cloudy and Colder the weather War News a Danville Va Monday Afternoon December 8 1941 HOME EDITION Price: Three Cent! a War Bulletins 6 3 1 6 Votes 82 To 0 JAPS CLAIM SUPREMACY House 388 To 1 or War Admits Quickly After DR Plea from 1 ihat 5i or 60 American planes were snot SO miles northeast of Manila Dome! broadcast the announce of i of mention a ent the DR SOLEMN AS HE ASKS DECLARATION Hl TIER AND (IS the Britain Declares War On Jap Government da THE WEATHER today and opened negotiations with the iinaders (hletae lorn Io page BA Story 5a Japanese Japanese (I'lease turn to pe 6A etury No 3) beginning a he entered coat and that raids broadcast quoted Do the 33 100 ton Penn the 99000 ton Oklv Dome also was off Hono not con formal war prepared in him that face a com AT A GATEWOOD LEAVE Temperature Reading by The Bee Radial Thermometer Prime Minister John Curtin was expected to make the formal an nouncement of hostilities at any moment BOMBED radio said today the Island bombed The broadcast was broadcast two battleships and a cruisers damaged many mer shlps seized and scores of destroyed aground and In tne Hawaii and the Philippines communique said also that a Allen Gatewnod' graduate am Minter th U4 Pox funeral hnm here hw aeeeptod a position as director of funeral firm re 83 Pl) JAPAN LOOKS OR LONG AVAR BERLIN' Dec DNB reported today that Japanese Prime Minister General Hidekt Toj had broadcast a message to his people warning them that they must be prepared for a long war with the t'nlt ed states and that the fate of the Japanese empire hung In the balance Tojo placed responsibility for the conflict upon the United Mates according to Domel accusing Washington of making wholly unacceptable' demands upon Japan CHINA DECLAREb WAK ON JAPAN CHUNGKING Dec i P) China has decided to declare war on Japan Germany and Italy oreign Minister Quo Tal Chl announced at a special press conference tonight He said hlna was pre ied to make every sacrifice to collaborate with the tnited States and Great Britain In defeating Japan AUSTRALIA BKOIGHT INTO MAR MELBOURNE Australia Dec Australia was brought Into Japan's spreading war In the Pacific today when Japanese forces at tacked tiny Nttni Island and the Australian cabinet decided to declare HALIAX BOY KILLED REPUBLICAN GROVE AX Dec Claude Guthrie was in formed by the war department today that his son Sergeant James Guthrie was hilled In action Sunday in Hawaii Sergeant Guthrie was an engineer with the air corps This was the first report of the death of a Virginian in the Japa nese attack In the Pacific Ing that a state of war existed between all ee inch territories and Japan HONDURAS DECLARES IVAR TEGUCIGALPA Jlonduras Dec Honduras declared war no Japan today and the government established martial law throughput the republic 36 JAPANESE DETAINED WASHINGTON Dec iTI ederal agents arrested 736 Japanese aliens during the night In the United States and Hawaii Attorney Gen eral Biddle announced today The Japanese are being placed In custody of Immigration officials after airest by special agents of the edreal Bureau of Investigation NOT THIS BERLIN Dec (T The German army does nut expect to capture Moscow this year a military spokesman aid tonight in explanation of a high command communique's reference to the coming nf winter ERIE RENCH DECLARE WAR LONDON Dec The ree rench national cominlltee meet tnday under the leadership of General Charles de Gaulle dedared NEW RAID IN SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Dec Japanese air raiders killed 63 persons and Injured 133 today In a fierce assault on Singapore but Japanese units were being "mopped up' In an attempted land Invasion of Malaya the north a British communique declared HAITI DECLARES WAR PORT AU PRINCE Haiti Dec Haiti Joined the Latin Ameri can nations today which have declared war on Jipan and pledged the United States Its full assistance CUBA ALIGNED AA ITH HAVANA tuba Dec vT The cabinet asked Cuba's congress to to declare war on Japan the American Red Cross is collaborat ing has' Issued a nation wide appeal for 100000 women to take training to serve as aides to graduate nurses "Should there be a great emer gency such as the epidemic of in fluenza which followed the World War our present local nursing re sources might prove Inadequate to handle the Mrs Martin said have a community re sponsibility here Ju Danville to see that our civilian health services are not only adequately maintained but are prepared to meet any such emer gency We can only' do it if a local group of competent and devote! women will volunteer to assist our hard working graduate nurses TWO BRITISH CRUISERS SUNK BERLIN Dec 8 vP) A DNB dispatch from Tokyo said today two British cruisers had been sunk in the course of Japanese air on blngapore It quoted a Hanoi dispatch to the Tokyo newspaper Yomlurl as authority AMIRCANN ROtNDED UP IN JtPAN TOKAO Dec The Japanese Inlorniatlmi bureau annniilinc rd iudty that nlmtir jiR) British and American subjects and other for eign national were n'unueu up this morning throughout the empire Domel brovdenst the announcement DECLARES WAR LEET IS HARD HIT Our Readers Are Cautioned That War News rom Abroad Is Subjected To Rigid Censorship DANA AND VICINITY: Cloudy slightly warmer tonight Tuesday mostly i lomly somewhat colder Iowe tonight 3U highest Tuesday 4ii VIRGINIA: Cloudy sllghtlv warmer tonight: Tuesday mostly cloudy lolluwed by somewhat ctild er with snow flurries In the moun tains NORTH CAROLINA: punslderable rloudlnes tonight with mi decided change An temperature Tuesday pirtiy i lwndy colder east portion REPORT "AO DEAD IN SINKING Tit ANSPORT BERLIN Dec A DNB dispatch tonight from Tokyo quot ing a report 1n the Japanese newspaper Aomlurl I rum Saigon rench ludo hlna said a A nltcd States transpo had been sunk with a loss of 350 men In waters around Manila CHICAGO Dec (J) Butter celpts 7P8293 firm creamery score 35 1 3 38: 35 81 34: 33 1 4 9 33 1 3 88 31 1 3 90 cen tralized carlots 34 Eggs receipts 574 firm fresh faded extra firsts local 34 1 4 cars 34 1 4 firsts local 34 cars 34 1 4 current receipts 33 dtrltles 37 1 4 checks 28 1 4 Appeal Is Made or Enrollees in Nursing Corps Mrs Herbert Martin chairman of the Danville chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross appealed today to local women to enroll for training in a Volunteer Nurse's Aide Corps Women wishing tt volunteer for ser vice in the Nurses Aide Corps may apply to the local Red Cross chapter at its rooms for nursing instruction in the Elks Club between the hours of 10 a and noon on Wednesday and riday of this week "The defense emergency has re vealed an acute shortage of nursesnot only here In Danville but all over the country" Mrs Martin point ed out 'To meet the urgent nurs ing service needs of hospitals clinics i and other health agencies the Of was "a date which will live in in flee of Civilian Defense with which famy war message to congress follows: 'I To the Congress of the United I States: Yesterday December 7 a date which will live in the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of Japan The United States was at peace with the nation and at the solicitation of Japan was still In conversation with Its government and Its emperor look ing toward the maintenance of peace In the Pacific Indeed one hour after Japanese squadrons had commenced bombing in Oahu the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to the secretary of state a formal replay to a recent American message While this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations it contained no threat or hint of war or armed attack It will be recorded that the dis tance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack wae delib erately planned many days or even weeks ago During the Intervening time the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace The attack yesterday on the Ha wailan Islands has caused aevero damage to American nafai and mili tary forces Many American Ilves have been lot In addition American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high sas between! San ranelsco and Honolulu I WASHINGTON Dec 8 The United States through its Congress declared war today on Japan Overwhelmingly and ith the greatest unity showTn in many a day on Capitol Hill the Senate and House backed up President request for a war eclaration i unprecedented speed The Senate vote first to be recorded was 82 to i The Senate vote of 82 toO and the House vote of 388 to 1 told their own story of unity in the face of common danger The? Jspeed with which the two cham bers granted President Roose request for a declaration aslinprecedehtedr The single advetae House vote was that of Miss Jeannette Rankin Republican congresswoman from Montana who was among the few who voted again st the 1917 declaration of war on Germany OVER REPORT 60 PLANES SHOT DOAVN TOKYO Dec Pj Army and navy sections of the imperial head quarters announced today down In air combats oxer Clark ield in the Philippines and 40 more oxerlba menu The announcement said two of the Japanese were shot down SECOND AIK RAID ON HONGKONG BERLIN Dec iJ) A DNB dispatch front Tokyo said today Japa nese bombers carried out a second air raid on the British crown colons Hongkong urther details were not given 1 PEN NSY IAANl A RI PORTED SUNK LONDON tree 8 An Italian radio broadcast quoting Dome! today listed the I Pennsy Gania among United states battleships Mia to bate been lost in the raciitc ISLAND PALAWAN NEAA' AORK Det The Tokyo of Palawan In the Philippines bad been heard by NBC" 3000 Killed And Wounded Up as won the 42nd Year roVN AaocteM Pm UMd Wi Citing Yesterday as Date Which Will Live in Infamy President Asks Action WASHINGTON Dec Presi dent Roosevelt asked congress today to declare war against Japan made the solemn historic re quest after disclosing to the nation I that yesterday's sudden Japanese at lACK VU AIAVNBU UdU UOl LAIC VIU4TU States two warships and 3000 dead and wounded the chief executive de clared' "that the congress 'declare that since the unprovoked and das tardly attack by Japan on Sunday December 7th a state of war has ex isted between the United States and the Japanese The president said that yesterday (Pleaxe Turn to PageB2A No S) MBTM War Ntwj Schedule paga 4 A ft THAILAND CEANES IRING AS INVADE BANGKOK Thailand Dec Thailand nfter brief resistance to Japanese hnGliui from the sea anil actos the rench Indn chlna bolder ceased flrlnt The results iif Ihe negotiations were expectiql to be announced shortly Japanese tones poured Into 1 hailanil from three coastal points Praihuapglrlkhaiid Mngora and i'alanl which are on the soul hern most' part of Thailand's Gulf of Slam oast close Io British Malaya and across the land frontier fionl their southern Indo Clilna base at Memreap i THAILAND APAN ENTER AGREEMENT TOKYO Dec The Japanese board nf Inriiniiatlon anniun cd today oier Ihe Tokyo radio an agreement between 149101 and Thai lind for pa sage of Japanese troops through Thailand involved In war with Jtpxn a Britlto declaration would follow within the Churchill declared that Britain had assured Thailand "that an attack 01 het will be regarded aa an attack on u' and that he had meaaaged GenernllMlmo Chiang Kai shek uf ree China "aMiirlng henceforward we would mon foe together" The prime minuter si lenient aa soon a Commons summoned In a special session to hear hit declaration soon as I heard last night that pan had attacked the United SUi a I felt it necessary that parliament should be immecjjatelj summoned The House of Lords also nad been eahed 10 ait simultaneously to heir the British prime minister's historic pronouncement Churchill told Commons that ne wer declaration against Japan was BRITAIN RlHlND UP I Al'S LONDON Dec The home office dnUrlnt "the 1 of a stale of between Japan and Britain today ordered all nationals In the united kingdom to report at police stations 1 0 3 Takes Action Without Waiting for Washington irst to ormulate Declaration Churchill Telling of Action Announces England Has Made Allies of Thailand and ree China IjONDON Dec (P) Britain ilk: the United Sl atea under Japs nese attack declared war today on the Tokyo government without wltmg for Washington first formulate an American declaration Said Prime Minister Churchill: 'It only remain now for the two great democracies to face their tasks with whatever strength God may live them" At the same lima Britain made allies of Thailand and ree China Prime Minister Churchill told inc House of Commons that Instructions tiaC been forwarded to the British embassy at Tokyo and that at I (7 a a noie was handed to the Japanese charge d'affaires hre ''stating that In view of Japan' vuntnn acta of unprovoked aggros slon the British government inform ed them that a state of war existed between ihe two epun uhiirchill recalled that with ma tun approval of Ihe nation and oi te empire I pledged the word rJ Great Britain about a month igo that should the United States be Report Two American Battle ships Sunk Seven Other Warships Damaged TOKYO Tuesday Dec 9 (Official Radio Picked By The Japanese serted today they had naval supremacy over United States in the Pacific claiming by official or unof ficial reports the destruction of two American battleships and an' aircraft carrier and the damaging of six cruisers These declared the Japa nese were the principal re sults of the first shock of their air naval offensive Imperial hedqurror in nouncement broadexat by Domel aald that minesweeper hed been eunk heavy chant planet air tn The United State aircraft carrier had been aurk by aubmarine lulu "Although Ahis IS firmed" far at naval oss Japanese said they had escaped un scathed and they acknowledged th loss of only two planes in Philip pine action The Japanese aald that the mine 1 sweeper the 840 ton Penguin was sunk in an air attack early today at Guam naval atation An Italian mi a listing sylvanla and home aa lost: ported to have said that two United Suites destroyers and two oil tank er: had been deatroyed) The Japanese spoke little of the first air assaults yesterday on Pearl Harbor and other Hawaiian objec tives but said that 50 or 60 Ameri can planes had been shot down in combat over Clark ield and 40 over Tba in the Philippines Japan Beemed also to have won a military diplomatic victory by gam ing Thailand's consent to passage 01 Japanese troops to meet Britlsn Malayan forces The Tokyo board of information announced such an agreement ay radio tollowing an earlier state ment from the Japanese embassv i ai Bangkok that Japanese troops! were sweeping from Thailand Brltlh forces which had crossed Into that country early today pre arranged I plan" The Bangkok statement relayed by Domel said that Japan in order (I'lrae turn to page 6A story No 1) President In Asking Congress To De clare War On Japan Discloses Heavy Losses In One Battleship Capsized Destroyer Is Sunk And Are Damaged Presi dent Roosevelt asked a united Congress today to declare war against Japan after revealing' that American forces lost two warships and 3000 dead and wounded in the Japanese surprise dawn attack yester day on Hawaii The President made no Germany and Italy Resolutions making the declaration had already been the Senate and House before the momen tous joint session addressed by the Presi dent As a matter of fact the army and navy had been fight ing since a few moments after the surprise attack yesterday and the nation generally had taken on a war time tempo Speaker Rayburn said the House would take up the war resolution "this Consideration could not start until the Senate and House had separated and gone into regular session after hearing the President The White House released the first official information on the scope of American losses at Pear! Harbor shortly be fore President Roosevelt went to the capitol An evidence of the fast moving protective measures was seen in Attorney General Biddle's announcement that 736 Japanese aliens had been arrested during the niffht in the United States and Hawaii Troops had assumed guard posts throughout the na ticn at defense industries key buildings strategic bridges and public utilities TA added that waver! Japsneic plane anti submarines had been ac counted for 1 This wax announced as a war revolution wx drafted for immediate introduction In the congress whun President Roosevelt was addressing personally on th ar Eastern situa tion at a momentous Join session at 4 Chairman Connally (D Tcxasi pre pared the war resolution saying he actad cn hl own initiative without knowing what the President would The White House Mid that the ur prlss dawn attack of the Japanese yesterday resulted in the capsizing of an old battleship the destruction of a destroyer damage to other ves ael and deatructlon of relatively large number of plane It was disclosed that active re'! tancq was "still continuing" against th Japanese attacking force In the vicinity of Hawaii Rclnforccmenta of planes are being rushed to the Is lattda the White House said and im pair work I underway on ships planes and ground facilities The White House said that AVak and Midway Islands In addition tn the Island of Guam and Hongkong China had been attacked but that details were lacking Asked whether there was any offi cial Information why Japan was able to get Inside the outer defenses of the Hawaiian group Presidential Sec retary Stephen Early said it was the concensus cf experts that probably (Pleae turn to page 6A story No 4) The officially announced loss of two warships and 3000 4 men dead and wounded in raid on Hawaii was fresh in the minds of the legislators The Senate and House had assembled together to' hear President Roosevelt ask the declaration They cheered him enthusiastically and then pushed the resolution through with not a moment waste of time "I the chief executive told Joint aeseion the congress ds clare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday December 7th a state of war has ex isted between the United States and the Japanese empire" The president said that yesterday was date which will live ln ln famy" "Within 20 minutes sfter he fta Ished the Senate had acted The momentous doings at the Cap Itol followed a White House an' nouncement that Japan's sudden atW tack on Hawaii yesterday had the United States two warships 3000 dead and wounded Standing at the rostrum of House chamber the chief executive in a scene such as had not been en acted since 1917 disclosed that Jap anese bombers had "caused sever damage to American naval and mill tary forces and that "many American Ilves have been (Mr Roosevelt did not give figure In hl address but the White Hou had disclosed earlier that the United States had lost two warahtpq and 3000 dead and wounded) But the president asserted whll congress again filled the chamber witit deafening cheers: "No matter how long it tak 1 us to overcome th! premeditated in'' vasion the American people will la their righteous might win to absolute Hi speech was brief but It pointed And when It was completed'1 congress set about to adopt the lutlon declaring! war with every in dlcatlon that it would be done quick iy Members on the floor of the Koum set up shout of "vote vote vote" a toon as Mr Rooeevelt had left th chamber All the tumult which followed Rooaeielt speech wa In sharp eon trut with the mood in which con grees assembled There were few smile an only a subdued hum of convert tlon Due notice was taken nt th faeki that Great Britain Australia Canada and The Netherlanda East India had jumped into the new conflict once In the western HemJphi Pan American solidarity was man! testing itself a half a docen nation 1 scrambled to range thrmxejvee on th side of the A But the all important thing at th' i Working With Unprecedented Speed Congress Backs Pres I ident In Declaration Against No Mention Of Germany And Italy By Chief a Blows To leet In Pacific Acknowledged a i Serial Story: By Every Day in THE BEE till OltUdimad.