The White Falcon - 31.01.1942, Page 1

Vol. 1, No. 19 Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, January 31, 1942 Price: 3 cents (20 aurar)
‘"Jack of all trades”. And we’re glad because Lieut. Col Matthew
Jones, force quartermaster, is responsible for “dressing” up many
side dishes that are on messtables. Here he is shown demonstrating
the art of making mayonnaise to mess personnel.
Kin of Officer Here
Tells of Jap
Mews
Roundup
MIDWAY ISLAND. — It was
announced Thursday that the
defenders of Midway had beat-
en off an attack by two sub-
marines with artillery fire. One
of the submarines was helived
to he sunk.
RIO DE JANEIRO. — Brazil
continued Thursday to give
vived evidence of putting into
practice Pan American deter-
mination to wipe out the last
vestige of aid and comfort to
the Axis. Authorities of the
federal district ordered a vigor-
ous scrutiny of all social cultur-
al and recreational associations
to determine whether they co-
vered any anti-Brazilian activi-
ties. Porto Alegre authorities
ordered imprisonment of any
one expressing sympathy with
agressor nations.
' SINGAPORE. Japanese
forces advanced to a point
eighteen miles from the Island
'of Singapore Friday. The Pap-
anese position - on the central
front had been steadily ad-
vanced for the past week. A
curfew is in the city.
MOSCOW. — The Russian
army announced Friday a pene-
tration 93 miles west of the
Donets area with capture of an
important town in that area.
The Russians claim recapture
af 400 towns and villages in
the past ten days.
BATAVIA. — Despite a full
week of blasting counter at-
tacks from air and sea in which
33 to 36 warplanes, ships and
transports were sunk or dam-
aged a still powerful Japanese
invasion armada maneuvered
Thursday trying to get a foot-
hold on Java.
The Japanese were reported
by one source to have 65 ships
and 150,000 men in Macassar
slrail for the thrust at Java. On
the southward sector shipping
had approached toward Java.
The Japanese had made a
new landing on the Western
coast of Borneo 525 miles from
Java. In the strait itself the
deepest foothold held by the
Indianapolis Group
To Treat Iceland
Marine Units
A Marine Corps League aux-
iliary unit in Indianapolis has
raised a fund for the benefit
of the Marines in Iceland.
The news editor is in receipt
of a letter oqtlining he plan
and asking advice on the dis-
position of he money.
Mrs. John Dixon, 5170 Evan-
ston ave., Indianapolis, writes:
“Late in November in our city
of Indianapolis there was a re-
organization of the Marine
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invader was Balik-Papan near-
lv half wav down the west shore.
A graphic description of the
surprise bombing of Hawaii as
witnessed by a soldier is re-
vealed in a letter received by
Major House, ordnance offi-
cer in Iceland. The letter had
been mailed to Major William
House by a relative who receiv-
ed it from Corporal Harry H.
House, cousin of the major.
Corporal House is in Hawaii
attending the West Point prep
school. He is 19 years old and
his letter was addressed to his
mother.
Hi Mom :
I wanted to write this Sunday, but
things were happening so fast that I
had absolutely no time to do any-
thing ; however, things have settled down
now, and we can take a deep breath
once in awhile. I can’t tell when you’ll
get this, hut I hope you’ve been patient.
I’ve been more worried about your
worrying about me than anything else.
(Continued on page 4.)
F. D.R. Observes
60th Birthday
Hard At Work
WASHINGTON. President
Roosevelt spent his sixtieth
birthday Friday energetically
working at war tasks however
over the nation 12,000 “dia-
mond jubilee” halls were held
last night the proceeds of
which go into a fund for the
benefit of infantile paralysis
victims which the President has
sponsored for the past 9 years.
An hour long nationwide
radio broadcast was scheduled
to start at 11:15 p.m. on which
the President was expected to
speak.
The President received a
message from General Mac-
Arthur saying “Today on the
anniversary of your birth
smoke begrimed men, covered
with marks of battle rise fram
fox holes in the Bataan battle-
lines and on Corregidor to pray
reverently God may bless
immeasurably the President of
the United States.”
Middleton Chosen
Young U.S. Leader
Drew Middleton, noted war
correspondent of tlie Associat-
ed Press who has been cov-
ering activities of Iroops in
Iceland has been selected as
one of ten outstanding young
men of America hv he United
States Junior Chamber of Com-
merce, it has been announced.
Mr. Middleton has been in
Iceland five months and prior
to that time was with the Brit-
ish troops in London. Accredit-
ed to both the British and Am-
erican armies, he was with Brit-
ish troops during (lie evacua-
tion of Dunkirk. He first be-
came a war correspondent dur-
ing the Spanish civil war where
he once was wounded covering
a battle.