The White Falcon - 13.12.1941, Side 5

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war, and that it was the Ger-
man hope that if the U.S. and
Japan were at war in the Far
East Lend-lease aid to Britain
and Russia would cease,” the
statement said.
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Singapore. — Mopping-up
operations are proceeding
against Japanese landing forc-
es which gained a foothold in
Northern Malaya. Eleven ene-
my planes shot down in Mon-
days raids on Singapore. The
Japanese did not bomb the
naval base.
Casualties on Malaya 60 kill-
ed — 135 wounded.
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WASHINGTON. — THE
SENATE PASSED A BILL RE-
TAINING ALL OFFICERS
AND ENLISTED MEN OF
THE ARMED FORCES OF
THE U.S. FOR THE DURAT-
ION OF THE WAR.
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Chicago. — Non-Intervent-
ionist Charles A. Lindbergh
threw his support today to-
ward prosecution of the war
against Japan.
In a statement released by
the national headquarters of
the America First Committee
in Chicago, Lindbergh declared
“Our country has been attack-
ed by force of arms and by
force of arms we must defend
it.”
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Guam. — It was reported
that Marines on Guam were en-
gaged in hand-to-hand fighting
with Japanese parachute
troops. The Marines were meet-
ing the parachute attack with
fixed bayonets.
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Shanghai. — It was reported
that 200 Marines who remain-
ed in China, have been intern-
ed by the Japanese near Tient-
sin. The White House disclos-
ed that a number of American
bombers arrived safely at Pearl
Harbor during the surprise
Jap raid Sunday. More planes
are being rushed to Hawaii.
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Bangkok. — Is was announc-
ed Monday that the Japanese
occupation of Thailand is com-
plete, and that Thailand has
surrendered. (After a few
hours of fighting the Thailand
government ordered its armed
forces to cease fighting. Fifth
column activity was suspected.)
Tuesday
IF ashington. — Chairman
Vinson of the House Naval Af-
afairs Committee announced
after a conference at the Naval
building all shipbuilding would
be put on a 24 hour, 7 day basis.
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Washington. — President
Roosevelt told his press confer-
ence Tuesday afternoon that
Clark Airfield in the Philippin-
es had been subjected to an air
attack early Tuesday morning
and that while there had been
some casualties among officers
and soldiers, he had not yet
been able to obtain all the de-
tails.
The President gave the fol-
lowing criterion for the release
of news, on military develop-
ments :
The news must have been ac-
curately checked.
The release of the reports
must not give aid or comfort
to the enemy.
The House military affairs
committee reported a bill to
erase the ban on movement of
draftees out of the continental
limits of the U.S. and to extend
the 18 months service limit to
include the duration of the war.
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Secretary of State Hull said
that a conference of Pan-Am-
erican diplomats is planned.
An announcement would be
forthcoming in a few days, he
said.
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The Army called 20,000 res-
erve air officers to duty for the
duration......Extended ser-
vice for 20,000 reserve officers
now on duty “for the duration”.
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Pres. Roosevelt issued a pro-
clamation directing the appre-
hension, restraint, incurement
and removal of all "native citi-
zens, denizens, and subjects of
the empire of Japan being of
the age of twenty and upwards
who shall by within the limits
of the U.S., her possessions and
/or any territory or possession
which is in any way under the
jurisdiction of the U.S. He gave
the Attorney General and the
war department power to carry
out the proclamation.
He, at the same time, issued
two similar proclamations re-
garding the citizens, denizens,
or subjects of Germany and
Italy. They are to be regarded
as enemy aliens.
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The Justice department said
the FBI had made a prelimin-
ary roundup of Japanese ali-
ens, and was also instituting a
drive to prevent the persecut-
ion of Japanese who are peace-
ful, or who are naturalized, in
case of hysteria.
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San Francisco had an air
raid warning Tuesday morn-
ing. The city was blacked out
in the early morning hours, and
air raid precautions were tak-
en all along the Pacific coast.
The War department verified
the story that Japanese planes
had crossed the California
coast, but later the report was
denied. Civilians in the West-
ern area were warned to be
on the lookout for parachute
troops.
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New York had an “air raid”
Tuesday night. A “phony re-
port” indicated enemy bomb-
ers 200 miles off the coast of
Virginia headed for New York.
Fire and Police sirens sound-
ed—in lieu of air raid sirens,
which have not been provided
yet—and civilian cars were
ordered off the streets in
Brooklyn, Boston, and Long
Island communities. The “All
Clear” was sounded after an
hour and a half.
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The War department issued
the following orders:
Placing the munitions plants
on a 24 hour basis.
Ordered all civilian employ-
ers to have special badges and
passes.
Ordered air raid precaution
service in 13 east coast cities
and the District of Columbia.
Announced that the army
will expand to over two mil-
lion as rapidly as possible from
the present figure of 1,600,000.
Announced that all informa-
tion relating to the location
destination and movement of
U.S.' troops outside the contin-
ental limits of the U.S. are to
be regarded as secret.
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Both the Army and Navy de-
partments ordered all memb-
ers of the Army, Navy, Coast
Guard, and Marine Corps to be
in uniform at all times—on
duty, on. leave, or riding in a
public conveyance.
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The determination was an-
nounced to bring arms output
to the highest possible physic-
al level in a gigantic “Victory
Program" calling for expendi-
tures of four billion dollars
per month and involving sharp
cuts in manufacture of virtual-
ly every class of civilian goods.
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The CAA suspended all civ-
ilian air licenses except those
pilots on scheduled passenger
lines, and a few other except-
ions. The FCC suspended all
amateur radio operation in the
U.S., its Possessions and terri-
tories.
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The Office of Civilian de-
fense has ordered tens of thous-
ands of civilian volunteers to
be on the alert throughout the
Pacific area. Director La Guar-
dia issued orders for the work-
ers.
La Guardia confei'red ■with
President Roosevelt then left
for the West Coast.
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