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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH, UTAH Navy Carries War to Japs In Fogbound Aleutian Isles $ & . . & -- ft Jap Prisoners Arrive at Dutch Harbor Sam For Uncle j The Japs are in the Aleutians, where is found the worst and most dangerous flying and sailing weather in the world. However, our navy is after them, and it blasted the main Jap stronghold on Kiska island the very same day the battle for the Solomon islands began. No attempt will be made here to tell the continuing story of the U. S. navys heroic efforts to blast the emperors little brown men from the islands that lie off Alaska. The record, says Secretary of the Navy Knox, speaks for itself. Right: A. J. Isbell, USN, commandant naval air station at Kiska. fog-shroud- ed Two years ago Mrs. Donald M. Nelson, wife of the War Production board chief, bought an antiquated iron fence for her home. Picture Blindfolded and heavily guarded, these Japs arrive at Dutch Harbor, shows her tossing part of the fence hut in the role of prisoners rather than fighting men. A navy engage out of a truck, as a contribution to ment in Aleutian waters resulted in the capture of these two and the national scrap campaign. three others. (Official U. S. navy photo.) Its a Long Way to Base Hospital Ahead of Schedule The Alaskan highway will be ready December 1, less than 10 months after the first bulldozer left Australian soldiers who were wounded while battling Japs in New Edmonton. Here we see Brig. Gen. y trek W. Hoge, in charge of construction, Guineas rugged Owen Stanley mountain country have a ahead of them before reaching the base hospital. All suffer from gun- and Maj. E. J. Stann discussing the shot wounds. The Nips, who were once only 32 miles from Fort route in front of headquarters at Whitehorse. Moresby, have been driven over the mountains. six-da- Nazis Cross River in Embattled Russia Economic Director Alaska marines at ' Sitka take conditioning hikes weekly, and work out field problems under all weather conditions, as shown in picture above, which was taken in the rain. Right: Maj. B. M. Coffenberg, JSMC, commanding the marines at Sitka, prepares a field message while attending a conference with iis officers. All wear water-repelent clothing, gas masks and steel -i ielmets. .VAV.'W Xv.v .v,vw MARINES ON GUARD This picture and caption are from a German source and were copied from a German publication which was received in the United States through a neutral country. Grim and unhappy German soldiers are shown stepping f?om a rubber boat, wearing raincoats and carrying shovels and guns, about to establish a Russian bridgehead. Meanwhile, the Russian defenders of Stalingrad in one of the greatest battles of history streets of the Volga city to stave had fought valiantly in the rubble-fille- d off the German offensive.- -' . James F. Byrnes, formerly associate justice of the U. S. Supreme court, now director of economic stabilization, is shown arriving at the White House for a conference with President Roosevelt. The general stabilization order puts a clamp on wages, salaries and prices at September 15 levels. Byrnes has been vested with powers exceeding those of Leon Henderson, head of the Office of Price Administration, ant v ' other key governmental figures. The order creating the new office also provided for the appointment of a board to work with Byrnes. These men are conditioned far rugged country fighting by weekly - |