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The Weather Monday cloudy and warmer Tuesday Monday Monday Mon day Local Metal Markets Gold $3300 Sliver (domestic) 7 7111a Silver (foreign) 35125a Copper electrolytic dell ered Connecticut valley 12c Lead 515 ft 590c Zinc 82:4 I "poi frntleyow obi Pries" Gt-ad 11 sNo COPPr ea I hodo II GU 3 3 1 4 i i i 'aglillor i Local 31etal Markets 1 1 The 'Weather I i 1 amosiebb tto Monday cloudy and (11 1) Gold S33 00 Silver (domestic) 7111e i wairanther Tuesday i Silver (foreign) 35125a i e--Fair Monday 1 i 1 1 AI 'I 14 Je Copper electrolytic dells- 1 Ihtevada--Irair Monday Jo) I 7 ered Connecticut valley 12c 1 Lead 515 ft 590c Zine 11254 i fair Mon- -4 IS 3 i 1 '''--lk 1 Asia 10t I Sosw on Pries' i I 1 OAt 00 0 Seot CoPPet cathode b- 11 03s 1 I 1 1 i I I 1- 1 i i I I I I I I 1 I i I 1 I I I I i 1 i I I 1 it i 1 i londay Morning Ikeestiber'11-t9 1 1 22 1)agetb---Five Cestie i Pritish Get Set to join in War Churchill Calls Special Meet Of Parliament 1 Slates LIi filM Death7 ers SPrea 19: uin 1 on 111D-' i mi1a 22 Val III No 55 Salt Lake City Utah Alonday Alortsing 1)eeentbee'll-t9 II I I 1 awrr--1min 1 I I I I 4 1 I I 1 1 1 11 i CI 1 1 I ittr''tld Cr 1 I I 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 TC' '3 I 1 1 0: 1 2 11 -1 16T I 1 i 1 I 1 amelplob 1 71 1i 1 li 1 0 rI' 0 1 i 0 ill 6-7 T1 liTion get 5 0 0 1 I I 1 i i I nonMun onikdine 14d 1 0 I 1 1 Pacific i British Get Points Where Japan Shttered ra rittc Peace FDR Slates 12' Bo too ers Sprea et to om A tiOt" 0 o' -C (49-I 1 9 1 'O 41 II Death IniA in li 77 7 010' 0 tor 9 in ft ar Tip A i IstoP a -1 Churchill Calls teA Ali '0- Ilgt all! s- on' 1 1 awail 'los 1 1 i Special Meet 4 i el 0-- 4 o'Sv 6" it 1 Of Parliament I -I 1 It" JA) r' 1 4 1 8 114ag 1 0 11- LI 11: 1' I 1 a -4 7 Addresi To Congress Slieaks at 1030 This Morning Connally Reveals Address To Congress Speaks 'at 10:30 I This Morning 1 II et ttlitinlitr rsn11 N-0 47 a IL Vi-0 l-1111 AlZi i US ARMY TRANSPORT TORPEDOED 17 r- "ow TORPEDOED US ARMY TRAISPORT Tr)RpEDoED American Battleship Reported Sunk And Another Set Afire Malaya and 'Thailand Ins'-aded American Battleship Reported Sunk And Anotl 3Ialaya an i I v-----z--------- 0 FHILIPPIN I i sit ek 0'1 40 1 4 'if i 4 4 fi' 0 7 6 1 i 1 4k i 1 4 Ilk I PA PA AJAAA A i KE 1 el AIP Am 0 Traltas MIDWAY 157- 1 HAwAttANtAIHonolulu ISLINDS Pits HAWAII MILITARY BASES HONOLULU B011 BED 1 o'Acisco itaTt 1 MIDWAY 15' 1 I 1 1 HAWA I IANtA Hon aulu ISLANDS k-4 r- tts A HAWAII MILITARY BASES' HONOLulu BOtlEIED WASHINGTON Dec CPI-- Senator Connally (D) Texat' announced from the White House stepa Sunday-night that President Roosevelt would address a joint session of congress at 12:30 lionday (10:30 a Salt Lake time) Speaker Rayburn said that the president did not tell the ionference what he was going to say in Mondays message And when be was asked whether the chief executive would propose a declaration of war he replied solemnly an- ii WASHINGTON Dec Connally Texa Senaor onnay (i st' nouneed from the White House atepa Sunday-night that President 1------te --1a AA 4 I AWJEPVIVCIU WWL114 111AUI CCM III Utilik session of congress at 12:30 Monday (10:30 a Salt Lake 1 time) Speaker Rayburn saki that the president did not tell the confer ence what he was going to say in Mondays message And when ha was asked whether the chief exeru- tive would propose a declaration of war he replied solemnly LONDON Monday 8 British parliament was called into special session for 3 tn Monday (9 a tn T) to hear a government statement which everyone agreed would be a declaratio4 of war against Japan which was expected to coincide -with similar action by the 'United States Japan already had declared war on Great Britain and the United States Sunday night as Prime Itinister Churchill conferred with Aznhassador John Winant and as London awaited fulfillment of Churchill's now unneeded pledge to declare war on Japan within the hour" if Japan attacked the United States Belief was expressed in British quarters here that the Japanese already had attacked some British possessions" as well as the Pa-title bastions of the United States LONDON Monday 8 The British parliament was called into special session for 3 tn Monday (9 a rm EST) to hear a government it a which everyone agreed would be a declaration which was of war against Japan lar action expected to coincide -with simi- tion by the 'United States Japan already had declared war States Sunday night as Prime on Great Britain and the United A Minister Churchill conferred with mb John Wi assaor on nan and as London awaited fulfill- ment of Churchilrs now unneeded pledge to declare war on Japan 'within the hour" if Japan attacked the United States Belief was expressed in British quarters here that the Japanese already had attacked "some Brit- possesseons" as welt as the Pa- 111714llES HAD FRal ifiANILA 1 a 1 CANTON I I SAMOA I I ROSE! TA141 i to A 1 1 "-yr yrw CANAL 461A 's 41111 i i 4' "IN 1 I 111PatIESNIAD I -I 1 i 0 ow ran I AfttILA 100 i ik EDv 1 I 1 -------1 1 I 0 1 2 1 I Fill: i ds CANTON i 4 I '11 4 ri I '-'1 1 1 pij SAMOA I A MS e14 as ROSE 141-T 1 lb TA lio Nk I I 7 I lib 11i I -dle- tt 1 rf i I CI'L2Wit'Ainr I LioneeltMwwtommitamommosmoopimmommemzeme411'liwO INS1 1 rreparo to Depart This panorama map of the Pacific shona a new theater of war which opene4tivhenthe Japanese attacked the Pearl Harbor navy base and Hickam air field in the Hawaiian islands day morning of San Francisco 1300 miles a IL Gay MOrtling west or bask irranetsco 1300 miles a US army transport carrying lumber was reported torpedoed 'Thus with early action In probable world' largest ocean has been transformed to the world's largest battle zone largest battle zone 1 -1 7 7---- 'A: 1 "I don't know' Rayburn said that the chief executive cabinet and 'congressional leaders went over the entire situa titrn and that the president had remarked that some rumors were going about which were unconfirmed What those rumors were the speaker did not say A declaration of war Rayburn asserted would be one thing on which there would be congressional unity Asked whether there had been discussion of discarding politics during the present crisis House Republican Leader Martin remarked: "This is a serious moment We were not talking about politics Of course there will be none" The announcement was made as members of the cabinet and congressional leaders left the White House after a conference Monday night Presidtnt Roosevelt received word frArn General Douglas MacArthur that "enemy planes were over central Luzon in the Philippines about 8 eastern standard time: that a bombing attack has been made on Davao at the southern end of southern island of Mindanoa and that another attack has been made on Camp John Hayes at Baguio in the northern mountains of Luzon "So far" the White House an-(Continued on Page Two) (Column Eight "I don't know" Rayburn said that the chief ex- ecutive cabinet and 'congressional leaders went over the entire situa titrn and that the president had remarked that some rumors were going about which were uncon- fi I'M ed By Associated Press The Japanese bombed' Pearl Harbor and Honolulu with murderous effect Sunday and pro'ceeded Monday to assault or invade Thailand and United States and British possessions in the far reaches of the Pacific in the hasty prosecution of a war which the Japanese government declared only after it had been in deadly progress for three hours The Hawaiian bombing came at 7:35 a (11:05 a T) Sunday The Japanese claimed among their successes the sinking of the battleship West Virginia and the setting afire of the battleship blows if true War of Japan's making had burst upon the raisnamed Pacific ocean-Land each throbbing moment brought new and terrible word of Japanese attacks on both sides of the international dateline which made the simultaneous and successive onslaughts come sometimes on Sunday sometimes on Monday Official Outbreak The land of the rising sun had embarked on its new course officially at 6 a Monday Tokyo time (2 rn T) just as the sun rose on a troubled sea As compiled from official and unofficial accounts from all affected countries including such sources as the Tokyo and Berlin radios the record of Japan's daring all-or-nothing gamble ran like this: transport General Hugh Scott carrying lumber sunk 1600 miles from Manila 1iner President Harrison now a transport seized or sunk in the Yangtze river near Shanghai British colony of Hong Kong bombed twice Small garrison at Tientsin China disarmed and presumably captured island of Guam bombed surrounded and oil reservoir and nbtel set afire Honolulu bombed a second time Lumber-laden army transport torpedoed 1300 miles west of San Francisco and another transport in distress Shanghai's International Settlement seized gun- boat Wake captured there and British gunboat Peterel destroyed Capture of the island of Wake Bombing of the island of Guam Bombing of many points throughout the Philippine islands Invasion of Northern Malaya and bombing of Singapore Invasion of Thailand (Siam) and bombing of Bangkok The first official casualty report listed 104 dead and more than 300 injured in the army at Hickam field alone near Honolulu An NBC observer in Honolulu reported the death toll at Hickam was 300 Damage Heavy ny or Si( tic in Of PI 1 1 :2: I 2 11 I I i 1 1 1 -I i 'F-: -zi5- i r- 4: 'f -) 1 '4' 1 il i 4' i 1 1 7 'r--- :7 :7 7''''' 1 i 44i 1 1 4 1 tr 'k ii 1 ii- 4 1 dt'! ''i 4 0 2 't '-'N 1 4 1 i--i i i' I i 1 tr i I 1 4 1 i y34 1 kt 7' 71 7 r' 7 7' 01 17 ti i I -s- 1 1 tto I i or T- 1 I I 'A i 0 -e-r: 7 j-' ---4' '444--7-1- 4 i -'5 1 i I i '41C '-c 1 r- -54a tao71-s44' 1 1 I 5: "--45r1 1 1 k''''' i I 3 "44'1 19 -1 1 -ts le 4 o1 A i 1 i 4 i 'i 1'' i 4 A -I 4 '414 11 -i 4 44 I 17 I I 4 1 tk -1 ff -e ''N'i 44- '77'7: "I'd CA: 4 7 i 7 'i ------1- nii ---r-1( adzniral- P'N 1 le 1 1 -7-- 4 1 i i Hull Castiaates Nipponese For Treachery The Japanese embassy which had been inaccessible by telephone for hours late Sunday night completed arrangements to quit Britain immediately including the Inirning of its secret documents Japanese Ambassador Kamiinure was expected to be called to the foreign office Monday to receive his passports TIe Tokyo government previously had ordered the ambassador home for consul tation The ambassador said he ex- peered all the 500-odd Japanese in Britain to be interned immediately "at least in principle" Japanese Third Secretary Mat said the newt of war "comes as a ourprise but not as a shock" i The only docilments from Prime Minister-thurchill's official residence said both the house of commons and the house of lords would meet at 3 and "a statement will he made in both houses' Declaration Expected r4 This it was expected on every hand would be Britain's declaration of war as a partner of the United States Efforts to communicate with the Japanese embassy here by tele phone were unsuccessful Preparations for any eventuality in the Pacific have long been Under way by Britain and the empire Early this year the British be- an reinforcing Singapore with troops and strong detachmente of it A IT pilots and ground crews Only five days ago the admiralty reorganized its -Pacific units Into one command to be known as the eastern fleet Admiral I Torn Phillips was given the assignment of whipping the new fleet into battle trim Prime Minister Churchillw a a presumed to have learned immediately of President Roosevelt's a nnounce British sources however could not disclose when or where he had heard it Believed la London Most of the British cabinet was believed to be in London The prime minister's promise made In a speech November 10 was recalled on every hand It 'was then that he said United States naval operations in the Atlantic had freed Britain to send formidable elements of her naval power to the Pacific 1 Excitement swept this capital In a strained voice a BBC announcer brake into a Sunday eve cling prograth to tell the news Official of the ministry of information said their first knowledge of the Washington announce- ment came from Washington tj They expressed amasetnent There was an instant flurry as spokesmen made contact with their departments but all official sources declined to make any immediate comment Hotel lobbies filled quickly with tCsatiettm ns Pstto Three) IColunut Four fleet into battle trim Prime Minister ChurchilL a a presumed to have learned imme- diately of President Roosevelt's announcements British sources however could se when or where he had not disclo beard it i Believed of British cabinet was la London Mos the be lieved to be in London The prime minister' promise made in a speech November 10 wiui recalled on every hand It 'was then that he said United States rums' operations in the At lantic had freed Britain to send formidable elements of her naval power i to the Pacif this ic Exctement swept capital In a strained voice a an- nouncer broke into a Sunday eve- Ling prograth to tell the nevrs Official of the ministry of I- formation sato ul eir 'mit Know' edg of the Washington announce- 'Tient came from Washington -They expressed amazetnent There WU an instant flurry as spokesmen made contact with their departments make an im- but all official sources eclined to med dte comment ia otel filled quickly lobbies with I (centigram ngi Plite Three) IColunut Four) ain immeolavely incluaing Jae birtang of its secret documents I Japanese Ambassador Kami- rnura was expected to be called to the foreign Office Monday -to receive his passports Tokyo government previously had ordered the ambassador home far consul- tation- The ambassador said he ex- recied all the 500-odd Japanese in Britain to be interned imme- diately "at least in principle" Japanese Third Secretary Mat- the inti said newt of war "comes as a ourprise but not as a shock" The onlv documents from Prime Plinister 'Churchill's official real- dence said both the house of com- VIUMS and the house of lords would both meet at 3 and "a statement will be made In houses' Declaration Expected This it was expected on every hand would be Britain's declare- lion of war as a partner of the tirlited States Efforts to communicate with the Japaneee in th embassy here by tele- phone were unsuccessful Preparations for any eventual- ity Pacific have long been tinder way by Britain and the em- Imre Early this year the British be- Kan reinforcing Singapore with troops and strong detachmenta of it A 1T pilots and ground crews ty reorganized its -Pacific units Only five days ago the Into one command to be known as the 'eastern fleet Admiral ir Tom Phillips VMS given the as- alignment of whipping the new fleet into battle trim tad been Inaccessible by telephone for hours late Sunday night pleted arrangements to quit Brit- 1 There was heavy damage in Honolulu residential ills tricts and the death list among civilians was large but tin counted The German rad reported that a sea battle between the Japanese navy on one side and the British and on the other was in progress in the western Pacific with a (Continued ea Pas Two Column Two) counted The German rad3 reported that a sea battle between the Japanese navy on one side and the British and on the other was in progress in the western Pacific with a (Continued leo Page Two Column Two) WASHINGTON Dec Secretary of State Cordell Hull said Sunday night that Japan had made a "treacherous" attack upon the United States and he charged Japan with infamous conduct He made the statement when releasing the text of the document handed to Japan on November 26 Outlining basic American principles and Japans reply which -t secretary previously had said Was crowded with infamous falsehoods in talking peace while preparing for war Hull'' statement the state department said was read directly to the Japanese diplomats Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura and Special Envoy Saburo Kurtum after he had read a document they handed him at 2:20 The announcement did not make public the contents of the document The department's announcement described the scene as follows: "Secretary Hull carefully read the statement presented by the Japanese ambassador and With the greatest indignation said: must say that in all my conversations with you (the Japanese ambassador) during the last nine months I havenever uttered one word of untruth This is borne out absolutely by the record In all my 50 years of public service I have never seen a document that was more crowded with infamous falsehoods and a scale so huge that I never imagined until today that i any government on this planet was capable of uttering them" I The statement recalled that (Continued on POM Eight) (Column Two- which -t secretary previouely had said Was crowded with in- famous falsehoods in talking peace while preparing for war Hull's( statement the state de- pertinent said was read directly to the Japanese diplomats Am bassador Kichisab uro Nomura and Special Envoy Sabur Kurtutu atter he him had read a document they handed at 2:20 mo The announcement did not make public the contents of the docu- ment The department's announcement described the scene as follows: Secretary ll carefully lly read the etatement presented by the Japanese ambassador and with the greatest indignation said: must say that in all my conversations with you (the Japa- nese ambassador) during the la st nine months I havenever uttered one word of untruth This is orne out absolutely by the record In all my 50 years of public service 1 have never seen a document that was more crowded with infamous falsehoods and a scale so huge that I never im- agined until today that any gov- ern mt on this planet was cepa- en ble of uttering them" I The statement recalled that (Continued en POMO Eight) (Column Twor-- By Francis McCarthy United Press Staff Correspondent HONOLULU Dec bomber squadrons torpedo planes and parachute troops attacked the United States' great naval and air base at Pearl Harbor Sunday blasting furiously at warships and war tratallations but suffering losi of "many" attack craft Governor Joseph Poindexter declared a state of emergency His first order to the public was to keep calm and stay off the streets (National Broadcasting company said its Honolulu observer reported that untold damage was done to the Pearl Harbor naval base and to the city of Honolulu The observer was quoted that the battle had been going on for three hours and that one bomb fell within 50 feet of the tower of radio station KGU) Grim-faced Stephen Early presidential press secretary left tells reporters at the White 'louse Sunday that Japan had attacked naval and military bases In the Merrit'Lawal who saw the beginning of the attack on Pearl harbor said: "1 was returning home from work and was above Pearl Harbor when I saw a bomb fall on Ford island in the middle of the harbor Eyewitnesses Describe Atttack on 1Hawaiian Base Jap- Ships Reported Sunk NEW YORK Monday Dec- (UP)--The British radio was heard today by the United Press listening post broadcasting a report that four Japanese aircraft six submarines and one aircraft carrier have been destroyed in HO'n0111111 "and in the naval battle of Honolulu" "The bomb exploded with a deafening roar It must have been a big one "I saw two planes dive over the mountains and down to the water and let loose torpedoes at a naval ship This warship was attacked again and again 'announcement which foreshadowed a Subse(juent 'Japanese declaration of war against the Early continued to give out data as war developments transpired also saw what looked like dive bombers coming over in single file Some of the ships dived down very low over the water to aim bombs at warship" Planes bore the rising sun insignia of Japan The first attack began at 7:55 a in and several more attacks followed The planes apparently were based on an aircraft carrier They came in at great altitude but sweeped low in dive attacks This correspondent saw one dive bomber swoop down In an attack the red ball on its wing tip clearly discernible It now 1111 possible to reveal that this was no surprise attack The Hawaiian department had been waiting for it for a week Army officials confirmed that the planes bore Japan's insignia Tribune to Give Readers Complete Coverage on War With the United States at war The Salt Lake Tribune is prepared to give its readers quick and authentic news of developments in the conflict The full and complete wire radio and cable services of the Associated Press the United Press and the Chicago Tribune-New York Times News service will keep Tribune readers fully informed of military and international developments In this emergency The Tribune will adhere to its traditional fast issuing extra editions only when events Jf major importance justify that course However it will recognize extraordinary news developments and publish as quickly as accurate and authentic reports permit Street service will be augmented by an 8 a edition when early morning developments warrant The Tribune will also be sold on the streets at night when late evening news justifies earlier presentation than is provided by regular publication schedules 0 0 i 4--- 4 :1 i --widoeWail 3 re Stephen Earl faced Ste i idential ress eet Grm-py ps scrary 'announcement whkh foreshadowed a subsequent Japanese i left 1 tells reporters at the White House Sunday that Japan had declaration of war against the Early continued to I attacked naval and military bases In the give out data as war developments transpired i i I yr I i 4 1 Wla 1 1 I Eyewitnesses Describe Atttadi on Hawaiian Base Tribune to Give Readers I 1 I i 1 "I also saw what looked like By Francia McCarthy ete oiierare on i Compl ar United Preen Staff Correspondent 11 dive bomber coming over in 1 1 HONOLULU Dec single file Some of the ships dived 1 Ship Reo aim bombs at warships ted Stink With the United States at war The Salt Lake Tribune bomber squadrons torpedo planes a down very low over the water to 1 I and parachute troops attacked the i prepared to give its readers quick and authentic news of United great naval and air planes bore the riling mun in NEW YORK Monday Dec- 8' British radio developments in the conflict The full and complete wire base at Pearl Harbor Sunday signia of Japan radio and cable services of the Associated Press the United i 1 I blasting furiously at warships was heard today by the United Press listening post broad- The first attack began at 7:55 war testallations but suffering a and several more attacks Preu and the Chicago Tribune-New York Times News serv- ice will keep Tribune readers fully informed of military and 1 lona of many" attack craft casting a report that four Japanese aircraft six submarines followed 1 Governor Joseph Poindexter 1 The i international developments In this emergency The Tribune I and' one sdrcraft carrier have been destroyed in Honolulu planes apparently were 1 I declared a state of emergency His based on an aircraft carrier They tional past is tio ns only dismng extra edi ftrst order to the public was to 8 came in at great altitude but will adhere to its tra I and in the naval battle of Honolulu" I keep calm and stay off the streets sweeped low in dive attacks when events -if major importance justify that course How- ever it will recognize extraordinary news developments and I (National Broadcasting corn- This co spondent saw one dive 1 i i pany said its Honolulu observer I bomber swoop down in an attack publish as quickly as accurate and authentic reports permit reported that untold damage was Merrit Lawsl who saw -the be- "The bomb exploded with a the red ball on its wing tip clearly done to the Pearl Harbor naval ginning of the attack on Pearl deafening roar It must have been discernible Street service will be augmented by an 8 a edition when 1 base and to the city of Honolulu harbor said: a big on Th It now la possible to reveal that early morning developments warrant The Tribtme will also observer was quot ed that the returning the this was no surprise attack was re urn ng ome from "I saw two planes dive over The be sold on the streets at night when late evening news justi- three battle had been going on for work and was above Pearl Harbor mountains and down to the water Hawaiian department had been lies earlier presentation than is provided by regular publi- i hours and that one bomb fell when I saw a bomb fall on Ford and let loose torpedoes at a naval waiting for it for a week the I 1 within 50 feet of tower of island th in middle of the har- ship This warship was attacked Army officials confirmed that cation schedules I radio station KGU) bor' L' again and again the planes bore Japan' insignia 4 1 1 i I i 1 A 4- 4 4 1 1 I sa 4 1 4 1 1 1 A i -t-' 1 ---s.