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Cooler today and night. FREEPORT JOURNAL.STANDARD at 93rd MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND tmrrso PRESS, n. A. FREiPORT, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1942 AtrDIt BtTACAO OP CtRCXTLATlONa Price Pour More United States Trooos Arrive In Nort lern Ireland Probably One Of Swiftest Crossings Made BY LEO S. DISHER United Press Staff Correspondent A Northern Irish Port, June large contingent of United States troops arrived at this port today to reinforce the growing American army which, with its British allies, is to take the fight to Germany on a second European front.

Included among the reinforcements were a small detachment of negro soldiers, detailed for the services of supply, and more up-to-the- minute mechanized equipment, including tanks. The crossing of this new American force was without incident and probably was one of the swiftest. No Fanfare Tired and restive after their voyage across the submarine infested Atlantic, the troops, including the negroes, disembarked quickly and, climbing into trucks, were hustled to prepared camps without fanfare. Living symbols of the pledge of the United States, like Britain, had agreed with Russia as to the urgent need for a second front, the crowd- Ing troops and their great masses of equipment were disgorged from a convoy. Many tanks and guns of all de- £criptlons were unloaded at emergency pace so the ships could start home and take on troops, tanks and guns.

The ships intend to keep up that ever Increasing flow of men and materials which is the watchword of the American army in Europe. The complete lack of ceremony was the most impressive part of the arrival, because the men were on business. They were the most boisterous lot of Americans since the first troops landed in northern Ireland Jan. 26. They were the fourth contingent to arrive.

There were no flags, no bunting, no bands, no speeches. The troops hooted, whistled and cheered the dock workers awaiting them. York Coming Later "Where's the mayor?" they shouted. The dockers pointed to a big grinning foreman. "There he is," they said.

The foreman rose to the occasion. He raised his derby hat, bowed solemnly, and roared: "Welcome to Ireland! Did you bring Sergeant York with you?" "He'll be along later," the troops shouted back. The gangplanks were hoisted and the convoy's commanding officer went down it to the dock, to be greeted by Maj. Gen. Russell P.

Lost General The war department announced in Washington, D. that Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker (above), commander of the Hawaiian air force, was missing- after the battle of Midway.

See PROBABY on Page 9 Savings Loan Assns. Make Loans Amounting To $5,773,500 In April Washington, June 201 insured savings and loan associations made home loans amounting to $5,773,500 during April, bringing the total of such loans to $218,255,300, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance corporation announced today. The April loan total, which compared with $5,041,400 in March and $7,607.708 in April, 1941, included $928,800 advanced for new construction, $3,323,600 loaned for home purchases, and $233,900 for reconditioning. The corporation, a government agency, said the public placed $5,310,600 of new savings in Illinois'in- sured associations during April, bringing the total of such investments to $200,310,000. Tornado Sweeps Section Of Oklahoma City BY WILLIAM LEE BOND Oklahoma City, June Soldiers, policy and volunteer rescue workers today cleared away the wreckage of more than 70 demolished homes in a search for victims of a tornado that swept through a sleeping residential section of the city.

The storm, which struck at 10:40 p. m. last night, killed at least 27 persons and injured approximately 100 others. It followed almost destructive winds that blew with more than gale force throughout the day. Ambulances carrying doctors and nurses were rushed into the area.

Medical officers from the Will Rogers army air base volunteered to aid staff physicians at hospitals in caring for the injured. Blood donors were called to give transfusions to those critically hurt. Capt. Leonard Bruhn. provost marshal at the army base, ordered 400 soldiers and 30 trucks to the area to aid in rescue work.

The base was not damaged. Section Without Lights Many of the injured men, women and children were taken to hospitals dressed only in night clothes or no clothes at all. The dead were taken to eight mortuaries and the army hospital. The area affected by the storm was sparsely-housed, inhabited by many workers in Oklahoma City war industries. Power lines in the area were blown down and some sections were without light, making rescue work doubly difficult.

A group of 80 soldiers, traveling by bus from Oklahoma City to the army base, were caught as the fury of the storm was spent. Two suffered minor injuries. The others disembarked and aided in the rescue work. Military and civil authorities See TORNADO on Page 9 Allied World Takes Time Out To Celebrate i Victory Over Japan In Midway Battle BV JOHN A. PARRIS United Press Staff Correspondent London.

June out the allied world, governments and peoples took time out today for a week-end of celebrations linked with the United States victory over Japan in the battle of Midway island Australia celebrated today as MacArthur Day, in observance of the 43d anniversary of the enrollment of Gen. Douglas MacArthur at the United States military academy. Tomorrow the allied nations will celebrate, with parades, receptions, dance? and church services, the United Nations Day. Two years ago tomorrow the Germans entered Paris. A year ago the British had just lost Crete.

Today, newspapers were dusting off their biggest headline type to Hazon the story, only now revealed rn its full magnitude, of the American naval triumph. came from leaders, military and civil, in many coun- m. Maj. Gen. Russell P.

commanding United States troops in northern Ireland said: "This day has been set aside to give the opportunity to all free peoples to demonstrate their combined convictions against the tyranny of the axis powers. The troops of the United States army in northern Ireland consider it a privilege to take part with the allies in such a demonstration. We shall jointly carry relief to the oppressed, who despite their torture still hold faith that truth, honor and dignity will prevail." In Australia. MacArthur said in a message to Americans: "The action of niv fellow countryman in commemorating this day lededicates to each one of them the immortal ideals of West duty, honor, country. "It reaffirms the implacable will of our great nation to maintain its inalienable right to life, liberty ana the pursuit of happiness.

It re- pledges our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor that ordinary men shall be made "That by fortuitous, c.ii'ian: Sei ALLIES on page 9. Story Of First Army Torpedo Plane Attack BY CLARK LEE Pearl Harbor, T. June the story of the first American army torpedo planes' attack in history as told to me by Capt. James P. Collins, squadron leader, and Lieut.

James B. Murt, whose plane had 500 bullet holea In It when he reached his base. Captain Collins, 26, comes from Meridian, Lieut. Murl, 23, from Miles City, Mont. Captain Collins told his version first: "Before dawn June 4, all airmen on Midway Island were put on the alert.

Our crews checked our planes and some of us sipped a little coffee. At 6:15 a messenger In a speeding Jeep brought me a note giving the position of our target and Its distance. It didn't occur to me at the time that other members of the squadron had not received similar notes. Afterwards I learned they thought we were just going aloft and that they did not know we were going to fight. "They taxied off after me, took to the air, circled once and headed for the target.

Look for Carrier "At 7:05 a. we sighted the enemy fleet about 20 miles away and started looking for a carrier. "Just as we sighted the ships we saw a group of our navy torpedo planes way up ahead and down close to the water. "As we watched, swarms of Zeros circled down on them like bees. Six of the Zeros apparently received radio instructions and cut away and came at us, head-on.

They were with us throughout the they and many others. "Simultaneously anti-a i a started to come our way. 'We picked up our target, a carrier somewhat behind and in the center of a large ring of destroyers, cruisers and battleships. "Co-Pilot Second Lieutenant Colon O. Villines watched for fighters and we both watched for antiaircraft fire and started maneuvering to escape it.

six fighters came at us fast, straight In, and I watched until I figured they would start shooting. Then I went down fast. They missed us and kept on. going. Just then other fighters hit us from the rear and we never shook them off until the attack was over.

Choose Angle of Attack "By this time" macriine gUn and pompom tracers were whizzing around us and we were in position to choose our angle of attack off the carrier's bow. "We slipped between several destroyers and cruisers, turned sharply and headed toward the carrier. We had to get down lower to release the torpedoes so we headed closer to the water. "We could actually hear twenty millimeter shells leaving the Zero's uns how close they were. A couple of shells hit our right wheel, destroying our hydraulic system.

At this time we were about two miles from the carrier, which seemed to be by itself and was circling to the right. "It was side on to us and Its whole side appeared to be ablaze as its anti-nircraft guns laid up a curtain through which we had to fly. We had the proper altitude and we released our torpedoes as close in as we could. "I pulled up sharply and shot over the carrier's bow at only a couple of hundred feet. I didn't see anybody on the ship.

No planes were on the deck. Keep After Them "When I got across the deck, I pulled the controls straight back and shot straight up more than 1,000 feet. Then I looked down and saw Murl far below me with a lot of fighters- molesting him. The Zeros kept after me and made several quartering attacks. "All this time our own guns were pounding away at the Zeros.

Our tailgunner Technical Sergeant Raynard S. White, got two and maybe three Zeros during the attack. "That took most of them off us. but one hung around for what seemed an eternity Finally we lost him in the clouds although I didn't know it, and kept maneuvering until our navigator. Second Lieutenant.

Thomas N. Weeks, asked me, 'what are you dodging, captain? 1 "Going back we took a sunline and a bearing on smoke from ships we could still see from a hundred miles away. That gave us our course See STOinFoiTpage9 Japanese Has His Face Lifted In Attempt To Avoid Evacuation San Francisco, June Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu, 23. San Leandro, Japanese, had his face lifted In an attempt to conceal his racial identity and escape evacuation from the Pacific coast, military area, Assistant U. S.

Attor- ney A J. Zirpoli revealed today. Zirpoli said Korematsu underwent the plastic surgery after the out- break of war so he would appear to be of Spanish extraction. i He carried the masquerade so far as to notify his draft board his name was Clyde Sarah and to pose as a Spaniard in wooing an Italian girl. Zirpoli said Korematsu attempted to persuade the girl to go east with him and marry, but she learned he Japanese and advUed him to He refused and federal: trrated him May 90.

American Airmen Strive To Drive Japanese From Aeutian Isands U. S. Carrier Explodes In Coral Sea Battle The U. S. Lexington, U.

S. navy aircraft carrier, blasted by Japanese planes in the battle of the Coral sea. is here a flaming- wreck, somewhere in the south Pacific. The big: explosion was believed to be from gasoline tanks. Capt.

F. C. Sherman and other officers were still on board when thla official U. S. navy picture (Associated Press photo from U.

S. Navy.) (Other pictures will be found on page 6.) Chinese Forces Resume Advance Along Kan River BY ROBERT P. MARTIN United Press Staff Correspondent Chungking, June fighting continued in the Kiangsi province sector of the far eastern battlefront today, with Chinese forces resuming their advance along the east bank of the Kan river, and other units of China's army attacking fiercely In the vicinity of Nanchang. No Change at Chekiang There has been no change In operations on the front where enemy forces are attempting to loosen China's grip on the vital Chekiang-Kiangsi railway, an official Chinese communique said. However, the struggle still is going on furiously southwest of Changshan, and also around the Liangshan region.

Meanwhile, advices from the front said that Japanese aerial raiders were active over scattered regions of the front following China's abandonment of the vital railroad junction of Chuhsien. Enemy bombing squadrons opened their bomb racks in five separate assaults on Pucheng, 80 miles southwest of the battered walled city of Chuhsien yesterday, while other Japanese planes were active north of Kwangtung province in the southern sector, the reports said. At the same time, it was reported that American Volunteer Group fliers had inflicted damage on Kweilin, 235 miles northwest of the Japanese-held city of Canton. An enemy column has been pressing southward from Nanchang, capital of Kiangsi. It has reached Nanfeng, on the Fu river, 115 miles south of Nanchang and military yources say it is possible tha' through this advancing column the Japanese might seek to penetrate Fukien province from the northwest, and thus attempt to capture the key airfield of Fukien.

Axis Forces Pressing Campaign To Take Tobruk Attack El Adem Cairo. June --Axis armored forces, pressing their campaign to take Tobruk. attacked at El Adem, 15 miles south of that, fortress, but were repulsed an imperial headqaarteis communique said today. The enemy, with air support, attacked south of El Adem and was repulsed. The armored troops then maneuvered around El Adem and drove on Acroma, 15 rr.il-.-s southwest of Tobruk.

Imperial armored fortes and the royal air force hammered them all day and inflicted consirttTabU- damage. Particulars r.ot the communique said, but all un- Discontinue Custom Of Granting Selectees Automatic Leave Springfield. 111.. June The custom of automatically granting Illinois selectees a two weeks leave after their acceptance at an army reception center will be ended Tusday, according to state selective service headquarters here. Col.

Paul G. Armstrong, Illinois director, said that after Tuesday such leave will be allowed only on a formal request based on necessity. It means, selective service officials said, that selectees unable to show that such leave is a "necessity" will automatically go into the army. Selectees are urged to arrange their personal affairs so as to eliminate need of the customary leave. "The rule means that such periods tof leave) will not be granted indiscriminately," Armstrong said, "and that requests must be fully substantiated by the facts in each case." Local draft boards here, as a result of the new rule, are notifying selectees that unless they make formal request for the usual 14 days leave, they will be inducted into the army immediately If they are found acceptable.

They advise that such a request should not be made "unless you feel that there is an urgent necessity for same." Modern Mormon Battalion Being Organized By Marines Salt Lake City, June modern Mormon battalion Is being organized by the marine corps. Major Con. D. Silard. district recruiting officer, said today 183 members In good standing in the Latter- Day Saints church would be enlisted in the intermountain states to be trained as a unit and sent into action together, so far as jjossible A mass induction ceremony will be conducted probably at the Mormon battalion memorial monument on the grounds of the Utah capitol The monument commemorates the 500 Mormon men and 36 Mormon women who marched more than 2,000 miles from Council Bluffs, in 1846 and 1847 to aid In the war against Mexico.

R. A. F. Reconnaissance Planes Drop Bombs On Germany In Daylight London, June A reconnaissance planes dropped bombs at several points In Ger. many by daylight yesterday, It was i i authoritatively reporied today.

1 Sets Rat Trap In Attic; Catches A Rattlesnake i Temple, June Partner Wilborn Thompson baited a trap in the attic of his home. I The trap caught a rattlesnake i 4 American Bomber Crews Forced Down In Neutral Turkey Ankara, June crews of four giant Douglas bombers were forced down yesterday in neutral Turkey were quoted today: "We accomplished our mission In the Black sea." The mission was not explained, but It was thought possible that the long-range four-motored planes had been bombing the Germans at the Russian Crimean port of Sevastopol, which the German llth army has been violently assaulting for eight days. Whatever the objective, it was be- Bergemann. lieved to have been German. A street, In a telegram received today bomber that landed at Arlslye.

near from their son after he reached the Ismet, 350 miles southwest of Se- United States. Seaman Bergemann, vastopol, was reliably reported to; a former Freeport high school Atiu Landings Acknowledged By Army, Navy Washington, June (JPt army and navy airmen combed the small, bleak Islands of northern Pacific Aleutian chain today in a rising effort to search out and disperse small Japanese Invasion units which have landed at Attu and the harbor of Klshka In the Rat island group. Despite adverse weather conditions, a navy communique asserted, air attacks have already forced the Invaders to retire from populated regions of the tiny Islands at the extreme western tip of the Aleutian archipelago. "Attacks of the army and navy forces in the area against these operations are continuing," the navy said. The announcement emphasized that it had only been in the past day or two that weather had permitted flying 700 Miles From Japan yvhlle both the navy and war department said early today they had no further Information on tha Aleutian battle, there was no doubt that every effort would exerted to throw out the Invaders.

Attu is the tip of a dagger point- Ing toward Japan, being only some 700 miles from the northern tip of Nippon's Kurila chain. Should enemy continue to occupy the island, It would not only blunt that potential offensive dagger, but likewise would give the Japanese base to use against the other Aleutian Islands and the Alaskan mainland. Kiska, located some 100 miles to the southeast of Attu, has similar strategic possibilities, although tha military value of both Is decreased somewhat by poor terrain and weather conditions. Both are mountainous, frequently blanketed In fog and are bounded by outlying reefs which make offshore navigation hazardous. Nevertheless, the Island! within 800 miles of the American base at Dutch Harbor on TJnalaska island, which has been the scent of Intensive American war preparations In recent months.

Delegate Dlmond of Alaska said last December that an air and submarine base was being constructed there, although exact nature of the work has been shrouded In military secrecy. Secondary Basa Dutch 3,500 from Yokohama and only 1,700 miles from Puget considered secondary to the base at Kodlak, This welcome news was conveyed some 600 miles away on the Alaskan to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. otto 1 nl nd HoweTer i thhA hiS iroct Kiska in Japanese hands, both bases 727 East bnawnee withm iang(j of Japanesa reconnaissance and bombing operations. Tha navy announcement of R.

Bergemann, Lexington Crew Member, Safe Ralph W. Bergeman, 24, seaman first class, who was a member of the crew of the U. S. Lexington, airplane carrier sunk during the Coral sea naval battle prior to May 8, is reported safe, and among the group of rescued men who have reached San FrancLsco. have 'entered Turkish' territory with student, received his second tragic i JjJt tha navy department is to the effect that tha Japanese have made land- a German fighter plane behind it.

war experience when the Lexington Turkish anti-aircraft gunners I went down. were said to have fired on both planes and the bomber was reported When Pearl Harbor was attacked he was aboard the West Virginia to have crash-landed in Turkish which was badly damaged, and aft- territorial waters, with two motors erward was transferred to the Lex- damaged by anti-aircraft fire and ington. twn of the seven members of the crew Injured. Enlisted In 1910 Seaman Bergemann enlisted Nov Three bombers, with a total of 27 4, 1940, and after completing his Americans aboard, had to land at preliminary training at Great Lakes Ankara airport when they ran out; naval station was assigned to duty of gasoline. i aboard the West Virginia without Some of the Interned fliers were Caving been stationed at any naval seen strolling in the, streets of ase Ings on a small scale on Attu Island, at the extreme tip of the Aleutian archipelago, and Japanese ships have been reported in the harbor of Kiska.

In tha Rat island) group. "Japanese operations in the Aleutian area are sull in progress, according to the information received, although continuing army and navy aircraft attacks have on Page 9 Ankara under guard. The United States embassy de- terday by clined to comment. Announcements made public yes- -ri the navy department re- thirty-One bUTVIVOrS Report British Forces Have Landed at Murmansk BULLETIN Stockholm. June 13 A dispatch from Helsinki to the newspaper Allehnnda said today that LiriUsh forces had landed at Mur- mansk in an attempt to create a new fighting from.

ported the Lexington as having been II sunk "with relatively slight loss of MmYG life, In a post-battle explosion which spread fires the crew was unable to put out after It had fought heroical- 1 ly for more than five hours to i their ship." Only a tanker rind 1 destroyer were lost by the United States In adclnton to the Lexington, and a part of the personnel was saved, as compared to the loss IS Japanese ships sunk, and possibly '20 damaged. At West Indies Port Cludad Trujillo. Dominican Republic. June KI survivors of a States ship torpedoed by an axis submarine 60 miles south of this pore arrived The survivors included several they feared the captain and crew mem- I bers had been lest. Aircraft Carrier Lexington Sunk By American Lexington, Will Honor officers, Crew Torpedoes lo Prevent Greater Loss Of Life Of Lost Aircraft Carrier Lexington, June 1 Hutoric Lexington, for which thd lost aircraft currier was named, honor that ship's officers ami men at a twihyht Flag Day ceU-bruuon tomorrow.

Spt-cinl in tribute to the Ki.st and rescued personnel will be iu-ld mi thtj village yieeii wiine the first battle of the Amencan revolution was fought. May Get Life Term For Stealing Two Cents 13 New York. June 43. in pn.vH: for is charged from a woman been convicted three times of felonies. Crupmck t'iU'es a term as a fourth offender if tound guilty on burgtery BV ROBKKT S.

PKKsiCOTT San Diego, C.i'-if 13 The U. S. auv.ii!: I.exinsto!'. was sunk by 'ovpccioo-i prevent, I'M i-: fires and interr.al siaru by a Japanese attack had ragecl tor seven and a half hours the commander of American dive-bomb- IT squadron said today, "We finally had to put it under with our own torpedoes," ravealcJ Lieut. Commander Weldon L.

Hamilton, chief of the Lexington's tiive- bomber squadron, in an interview. i He said Captain Frederick Sher- man's order to abandon ship unit of lite rue 11 a a. id expUx-'. is th: 1 1 com mcvd it wo 1 Id be Iloa'- vf if we hadn't betn forced to do th.v Commander Hamilton said only eitiht per ct-nt of the men on the Lexington lust. Aircraft from tha iwxrw wan task Tabula Island in 7, when the? a J.i;- force of an.

that had I 1 ua-s a (. he Our torpedo planes attacked Un carritr head-on, ana the scouting squadron came in from tha sids and pourv.ed the flight deck witb light bombs, "We were hidden In the sun, and k'kViuviiU I let the first, i squarely flight dsct. I r.fd to watch the i one bomb destn.ict.o "The en iU' it had was almost U'. I couldn't: believe could cauie that much tire alter half of the name's. The other bombers were, plopping dam- pop 8- i.