TUESDAY, DECEMBER 419-115.. ,1 THE 1 11111 IJ All A By JOHN .111. Associated Press Staff \Vriter VYASHINGTON. Tuesday, Dec. 9. far~flung Japanese effort panic the?VUnited States into with- drawingits main battle fleet to home waters appeared to be unde way today as part of an almos incredible daring plan for a swift rout of all American military and naval power in the Far East. This was the interpretation which some Informed quarters here placed on the bold aerial reconnaissance of the San Francisco area las night, the reports of officials in that Japanese naval units were off the Aleutian in Vancouver, C., Islands. and the expectation Canada that an attack on the Pa ., cific Northwest is imminent. -Experts pieced the puzzle 0 seemingly scattered actions into this significant pattern: The Japanese grand strategy ap Dears to call for immobilizing the Pacific Fleet as the first major m01e. The first action designed to this end powerful United States was the devaswting raid on Pear Harbor. . In be temporarily. vulnerable 'to' hit and- -run. "operations. Quickly taking advantage of the initiative gained. the Japanese ap- pa1ently had maneuvered an 'air- craft carrier across the Pacific to California and sent reconnaissance planes roaring landward. The results were that the war was brought to the doorstep of mil- lions of Americans who but two davs before had believed such a thing virtually impossible. What could the Japanese hope to gain by such a maneuver? The most probable answer seemed to be a panic-born demand that the Pacific Fleet . be brOught home. Such ?a move would strip the fleet {6f its strategic mission of protecting Far Pacific bases and keeping sup- . ply lines open, and compel it to adopt a defensive strategy in home waters. ??orld \Var Parallel Such an accomplishment would leave the Japanese free to act, with relatively small 11 a a1 forces, against American bases strung aeross the Paci?c from Hawaii to the Philippines. If this interpretation is cor,rect it presents a striking parallel to Geirnan subma1ine activities off the WOrld war. In 191-8 German under- sea raiders prowled in American waters _and harassed naval coast the Atlantic seaboard during defenses Official reports disclosed the con- Victidn of the American High Com- mand- that the purpose was to force of American naval units in European waters and those In that pur-? pose-the records shows, they failed. :?The American answer was to im- pose rigid regulations on coastal WithdraVval. assigned to convoys. shipping and turn the job of de? fen'se over to small Warcraft and to such; large naval craft normally . based 0 American. ports :In the light of this history some observers believe that though the Pacific Fleet has suffered losses there will _be no basic modification of its main mission, and the Jap- ane?s?e. yet' will feel the full force aura of its striking power. Firms catering to society women of Santiago Chile, are in bad odor, and have had arrested a couple rep- resenting themselves as an Arab and. wife. The merchants declare the main-obtained empty bottles similar? to" those used for expensive perfumes; filled them with ?prod- nets of the worst quality,? and sold them to dealers. itself this attack had the Effect of. gieatly narrowing the Pacific _Ocean in a naval sense and even raised the possibility that the coast of": the United States might INSTALLMENT XXVI. Capture ACK ran tohis car, got in, and started the engine. Waugh drove fast. He ought to be in time if he hurried. It was not likely that he would get a better opportunity than this to un- mask his enemies. He had brought with him Fallon?s rifle as well as his cwu reVOlver. They would not be expecting him, and if there was not a slip-up somewhere, he would have the advantage of the surprise. At the junction of 'the roads he took the dirt cut-off and followed it another mile until he struck a fence. Here he left the ?car and deflected to the left, using the barb wire as a guide It was rough going, with plenty of cholla and prickly pear in the way to force short detours. But he traveled as rapidly as possible, for if he did not reach the pasture gate before the horsemen, he had wasted his effort in coming. A wash ran close to the fence several hundred yards and parallel to it. By taking the sandy bed of it he could make better progress. When at last he came to the gate he stopped to listen but heard no sound of approaching horses- He struck matches and examined the ground in front of the gate. There were tracks of horses coming out of the pasture but no recent ones entering it. If the night riders were returning by; this route. he was in time to_? intercept them. Jack chose a position back of a clump of cholla. Nearly a quarter of an hour later he heard the faint clop?clop of boots. Billowy clouds had been obscuring the moon, but at that moment it r0229 out from behind them. The sound of voices drifted'to Waugh. Presently from the shadows of night emerged three horses. They came to the barb?wire fence. ?Open the gate, Clem," the riders ordered. Jack recognized the voice. He had heard it at Jim Fallon?s cabin. There was a nasty rasp to it. The owner of it was Warren Tracy. Paeke opened the gate, grum? bling the while. ?I'm not yore slave, Tracy,? he snarled. From back of the cholla came a curt order: ?Get your hands up. all three of you. We have you sur? rounded on all sides.? There was a dead silence. None of the men moved. Waugh?s crisp command rang out again: ?Get 'em up?quick. Or we?ll drill' you.? Then, apparently to his own men: "Cut? em down, boys, if they make a suspicious move any one of 'em? Slowly Peake?s hands wavered into the air The fingers of Tracy dropped the bridle reins and went up. Parker sat motionless. ?What is this?a hold-up?" he asked ?Call it that?and stick ?em up, felow." Reluctantly the hands of Parker reached Skyward. ?Get down from your horses, but? don?t dr0p your hands,? Waugh or- dered. Tracy 5wung heavily from the 0 1 one of saddle. The?little gunman'joined him. "What?s the big idea?" Parker asked. ?We-haven't 510 among us.? ?Keep them coveied, boys, every second. If they try any funny business, pump lead into them.? Jack?s next order was to Peake. ?You, fellow, at the gate, unbuckle your belt and let it drop Peake obeyed sullenly. ?You've got the drop on me, fellow, With . a. bunch of other guys at yore back or I?d smoke this out with you,? he growled. Jack lined them up with their faces toward the barb wire ,and made Peake disarm the others. He backed away to Tracy?s horse, un- fastened the rope at? the saddle horn'and tossedit to Peake. "Cut the rope and tie their hands behind them. he told the man? haven?t. got a knife,? growled Older folks Say it' 5 common sense . . 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The crook had 811- most shaken a confession out of him. ??L-when you shot him, Tracy," Jack finished for the foreman. ?Yet here I am, good as new. I told you once that you had Overrated your- self.? He dismissed the bully from the picture and spoke curtly to Parker. ?Start acting on any no- tions you have. Parker, and you?ll JUSTICE DEFERRED By WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE be rubbed out before you lift a finger." Waugh did not. like the way Peake was tying the hande of Parker. He made him do it over. ?Draw that rope tight when you pull it over,? he ordered, ?unless you want me to slam the barrel of this rifle down on your head." ?I'm doing the best I the man with the bandaged head com- plained. But it was noticeable that he did better the second time. He had met the Texan in action once and did not care for a repeat. Jack mounted one of the horses. The revolvers of the captives he draped from the saddlehorn. Obey- ing instructions, Peake tied the reins of the two other animals to- gether. ?We are on our way, gentlemen,? Waugh informed the A men. ?Peake will lead the precession with the remuda. Tracy next. Parker third. I'll bring up the drag.? Tracy-looked at him, hatred in his malignant eyes. ?Where you taking us?" he demanded sulkily. ?Be patient, and ?vontually you will find out,? Jack told him cheer- fully. ?On your way, please.? ?Yeah!? Parker said, his lipe lift- ing in a sneer. ?You?ve got us tied up. but you can?t make us walk if we don?t want to go.? ?You think of everything, Mr. Parker," Jack retorted, a grin on his brown face. ?Quite right. I :an?t But I can rope' you and drag you back of your horse. Or I can rifle- whip you, toss you across the saddle and carry you as freight. I?ll not be unreasonable. Take your choice. You have three options. \Vhich shall it be?" Parker elected to walk. The man on horseback had a rifle resting on his thighs. The smile that showed his strong ivory teeth was not re- assuring. In spite of the whimsical cock. of the eyebrow there was a hard and confident wariness in his gaze that repressed any insurgent impulses. They followed the fence to the diit road. The car was still there and for the present it would have to remain there. Prisoners and captor moved down the road at a walk. The clouds had cleared, and the moon shone down from a sky of stars. nice night for a walk.? Jack said with genial mockery. ?By the way. how far is it to the Three Prongs?? ?About six miles by the road," Peake answered. ?What?s the point in taking us there?. No sense in that. You?ve not got a thing against us, anyhow. You find us riding peaceably back from town to the ranch. You're going to? get into' a lot of trouble for this, fellow}: ?Oh, I like trouble. ?It's, worth some to have the company of nice peaceable boys like you.? The Texan laughed cheerfully. ?And think what a pleasure it 'will beta the Three Prongs lads to have a visit from you." ?Keep right on laughing," Parker said. "As long as you can." ?That?s -right." Tracy growled. ?VVe?ll do ours after they have patted the sod down on you.? ?You?re certainly an optimist,? Jack told him. ?After you have had so many cracks at me. Some fellows would get discouraged, but you and friend Parker keep plug- ging away. You ought to get A for effort, anyhow.?.?. It took them an hour and' 20 min- utes to reach the Three Prongs cut-off, from the main road. The ranch house was two miles farther. (Continued tomorrow) japanese Still Deal in Pike Place Market Japanese xveg?etable dealers in the Public. Markets were doing business as usual today, became the younger Japanese who are American citizens have the stalls in their name, and technically only "employ" their parents, most of whom are aliens. Japanese who isn't a citizen can?t have a permit to sell here,? J. F. Davidson. marketmaster of the Pike Place Market, said today. ?The Japanese have their land and businesses in their children's names." The older Japanese, many Amer? ican residents for a score of years, cannot become citizens because of anti-Oriental provisions in the im? migration laws. Joe Desimone, leasee of the Pike Place Market, declared: am going to the Federal Bu- reau of Investigation today. If they tell me to fire the Japs I have working for me, I?ll fire them all. not only the ones in the stalls, but the ones in the wholesale houses and on the farms, too.? The Pike Place Market is owned by the city and leased to Desimone. The market had a police guard today. A. British communique from Hong? ATERIALS ALL TYPES Master Paints Oil Paint Plywood Paper FULLER 8. co. ELiot 5334 FIRE ALARMS 13 11111 111111 111 11 TOKYO, Tuesday, Dec cial broadcasts picked up by Asso- ciated initial suc- cesses and a widening scope and in- creasing tempo of Japan?s air, land and sea war of the Pacific with the United States and Britain were reported by the Japanese today. A Navy Ministry spokesman (le- clored the Japanese navy alreadi had landed blows which had changed the old balance of American and Japanese sca power to such an ex- tent as to nullify President Roose- velt?s ?high-pressure Eastern pol- icy.? The achievements of the Japanese navy. the spokesman declared. had ?completely shattered all naval strategy popularized by Unite States naval experts." Roosevelt's program of encircling calculation of Japan?s strength, the Japanese added. ?The fruit of this irresponsible estimate has been to deprive America of the very foun- dation naval superiority of its hopes of obstructing and frustrating the natural growth of the Japanese empire.? Nichols Field Pounded The army announced that its bombers had hammered Nichols Field, United States air base near Manila in the Philippines in a mass attack which demolished ?important air facilities? A 1ing of Japanese warships, which shelled tiny Midway Island a United States possession 1,400 miles west of Honolulu. set hangars and fuel stores ablaze in a bombard- ment yesterday, said a communique. (A Tokyo broadcast heard by C. B. S., declared that Guam and Wake, two other United States stepping stones across the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to Manila, were now under the Japanese flag. The broadcast was heard last night, and there was no subsequent elabora- tion. The Japanese said they shot down nine planes in their attacks on Wake Island yesterday. At the same time Imperial Head- quarters announccd that Japan?s air and land forces began an attack upon the area of Singapore this morning. Bangkok Occupied The announcement said that the attack opened at 10:20 a. In. (8:20 p. In, Seattle time, Monday) and that many Japanese planes sweep- ing the skies had destroyed many British fighter planes at their1 Malaya bases. Two contingents were reported by Domei to haVe completed occu- patiOn of Bangkok, Thailand cap- ital under terms of the new Japa? nese?Thailand agreement of pro- tecting that country "against the democracies." Domei said it was understood most British and Americans in Thailand were now in their lega- tions, and said more than 100 Thais, including 40 police, 11 ere killed Mondav night in a British attack on the frontier. (A Berlin broadcast, heard in London, said the Japanese also had arrived in (39.31131. Thailand, and from the northern part of the coun- try already were launching an at- tack to cut the Burma Road, pre? sumably by a drive through Burma. The Rome Radio also reported a Japanese landing?in North Borneo. kong announced the Japanese yes- terday launched an attack upon that stronghold at two places on the land side yesterday. The Brit- ish were hurriedly demolishing bridges and railways to hinder any advance.) .(Both Hengkong and Manila re ported air raids. Hongkong said the alarms there were almost con? tinuous. The Manila radio an- nounced a raid was on there at 5:55 a. Seattle time.) 200 Vessels Seized The seizure of more than 200 vessels of ?enemy nationalities," including the 10, 509- ton American President Lines liner President Harrison, the 3,000- ton Panaman- ian vessel Carrier and the 2,698? ton British vessel Mary Moller, on the Chinese coast and in the Whangpoo River at Shanghai, was announced in a Domei dispatch. The cabinet approved a measure for establishing prize courts in Tokyo, Yokosuka and Sasebo to consider disposition of captured ships. It was announced that Gen. Prince Naruhiko Higashi Kuni, 54 years old, head of one of the col- lateral branches of the imperial family, had been appointed com- mander in chief of the home-de- fense, forces. The prince is a former com? mander of Japanese troops which took Nanking in 1937. (This step was in keeping with the army?s practice of enlisting the prestige of the imperial family by naming princes to high com- mands. During most of the Man- churian and China wars imperial princes were chiefs of the army and navy general staffs.) The prince?s chief of staff is MONDAY . 4:37 p. Avenue North? west and \Vest 36th Street. Bon- fire. No loss. 7:45 p. m.??8149 34th Ave. S. W. Defective oil burner. No 1055. 9:41) p. m.?23rd Avenue and Yes- ier W?ay. borview County Hospital. 11: 07 p.n1.??517XVashington St. First-aid case. To Harborview. 11:12 1). [11.15111 Avenue ?'est and West Thurman Street inal loss. Over-heated furnace. TUESDAY 1:51 a. rd?Fourth Avonue and Pike Street. of plate glass from second-story' window ledge. IF 016% Put 3- -purposo Va-tro-nol up each nostril. It. (1) shrinks swollen membranes, (2) soothes irritation, (3) relieves transient nasal con- gestion . . . and brings greater breathing comfort. Follow the complete in folder. directions First-aid case. To Earn, Noni . Remove large piece Lieut. Gen. Asazaburo Kobayashi. Crews are working 24 hours a day constructing emergency air- Japan had been based upon a mis- OFF THE RECORD ?C?merc, son, you? re in a \bombing squadron, aren?t you?? By Ed Reed following message: calls on YOU to help NOW day, if you can. 10 cents. retail stores.? your dollars. (Continued From Page One.) citizens sat or slept in the dark beside radios that were strangely silent except for brief local an? nouncements. Those who sought to tune in distant stations heard neWS reports of the Pacific Coast blackout, from 'Western?stations which remained on the air after the radio silence was imposed here at 7 o'clock in the evening. Station on Air Nine Timers Brig. Gen. Carlyle H. Wash, com- mander of the 2nd Interceptor Command, designated KIRO as the official outlet for his command?s announcements. The station was on the air nine times after the silence began, in 'the period from 7 p. m. to 9:20 this morning, for announcements of a. few seconds? duration to about half a minute. At 8:49 last night listeners heard: ?This is operating under instructions of the Air Defense Board. There are no important confirmed developments to be re- ported. There is. a' definite possi~ bility 'of air attack in this vicinity. It? is imperative that blackout and radio transmission instructions be carried out to the last degree No lights from 11 in. tonight until 8 a. m. tomorrow At 11:37 1). the station re- turned to the air from the Inter? ceptor Command headquarters, and General wash went to a micro~ phone to say: ?No one regrets the inconven- ience and the discomfort. which our defense measures will cause the many thousands of people in Washington and Oregon tonight more than we do, but we feel that the and inconvenience will be well worth while if we 11111111111? 1111-11111 The shift of workers at the Puget Sound Navy Yard which or? dinarily would start to work at midnight and quit at 8 o?clock to? mormw morning will not work tonight, it was announced by the 13th Naval District today. This shift is known as the third or ?graveyard? shift. Last night neither the second nor the third shift worked. All regular shifts are being worked at the? Boeing'Aircraft Company until further notice, the company announced today. The third shift did not work last night. Work is subject Ito emergency in- structions from the 2nd Interceptor Command, which may mean that some shifts may be stopped prior to the regular closing time and that the employes on some shifts may be withheld admittance to the plant at the usual starting time. depend- ing on conditions. The Boeing plants will follow their own blackout procedure under special instructions from the 2nd ports in New Zealand. Interceptor Command. i I 1 SW foam Mew WESTLAKE AVE. Cid Times Building, SeaHIe - Main 5440 AND MANY FINE Loans $10 to $300 IKE OUR FEATU RES AT OLIVE WAY War Needs Money! Buy Bonds! The UnitedStates Treasury Department has issued the NEEDS MONEY ?It will cost money to defeat Japan. ?Buy defense bonds or stamps today. 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