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BLOOMINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1911. FOURTEEN SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS (IMi) INTERNATIONAL NEW! URVICI Jap Attacks Spread to Guam, British Areas; Meets at 11:30 to Declare War Wat 1 3 A I Navy Orders Censorship Of All Outgoing Messages Second Wave of Bombers Over Ptarl Harbor-Manila Not Believed Touched Yet British Engage Invading Force in North Malaya; Bombs Fall Into Singapore SINGAPORE. fln (Unverified) The Japanese havt "All information relative "to strength, location, designation, composition and movement of Congressional Leaders Ready to Declare War Many Caution People To Keep Their Heads, However Japs Seize International Settlement British Gunboat Blows Up-American Boat Said Captured WASHINGTON, D. C. UP) The White House an landed in North Malaya, it was announced officially Sun nounccd early Sunday night that the navy had advised the President that Japan had attacked the island of Guam.

A few moments before the navy informed the White day. The Invaders are beinjr engaged, the announce- ment said. Two bombs fell in the renter of Singapore Monday and a number of others were heard to explode in various House that an unidentified squadron of planes was over Guam, a tiny island in the Facific beyond Hawaii. WASHINGTON, D. VFh-The navy department announced Sunday that a censorship had been placed on all outolng cablegrams and radio messages from the United States and Its out lying possessions.

No other information was disclosed about ths censorship. The three line announcement said: "The navy department announced Sunday night that censorship on all outgoing ablegrams and radio messages from ths United States and its outlying possessions had been placed in effect." Shortly before, the war department had issued this memorandum to the press: parts of the island. There was no immediate indication whether there had United States troops or army transports outside the continental limits of the United Sates are designated by ths war department as secret and will be so considered under the law." Presumably the reference to "the law" meant that any viola-tore would be subject to the punitive provisions of the espionage act. At New York the Associated Press was advised by com munications agencies that the navy had invoked a (ensorship on Manila and Honolulu pro hibiting messages "outbound" from both Pacific points. been any damage or loss of life.

The White House an nounced merely at 5:24 p. CST, that the navy had just SHANGHAI. CP) (No Reason WASHINGTON, D. CD- advised the President of receiving dispatches saying Guam Japan's attack" on American out to Doubt) The Japanese army and navy surrounded the international m. had been attacked.

posts Sunday brought immediate settlement at 4:10 a. m. Monday WASHINGTON, D. Governor Poindexter of and served notice on the command expressions of indignation from members of congress, and most freely predicted that congress would adopt a declaration of war Hawaii talked with President Roosevelt late Sunday, report er of the United States gunbost ing heavy damage to property and Wake that war had been declared. President did not tell the confer without hesitation if President NEW YORK.

P) (Unverified) The BBC broad-cast an unconfirmed report Sunday that Bankok, capital of Thailand, had been bombed. The broadcast was heard by CBS. LOS ANGELES. (P) Japanese troops have invad-ed Thailand, the Tokyo radio said Sunday in a broadcast heard by the NBC listening post. Radio Tokyo said that "in order to maintain the independence of Thailand, Japan has enterrd the southern portion of the tiny country to combat British troops which have entered from the Malayan border." The broadcast also said informed sources in Japan believe Germany will declare war on the United States within 24 hours.

LOS ANGELES. UP) (Unverified) The Tokyo radio life in Honolulu, and laying a sec-ond wave of Japanese plane was About the same time the British ence what he was going to say in Monday's message. And when he risk several squadrons of long Just coming over. gunboat 'Peterel exploded off the Roosevelt asked for one. Such vigorous critics and opponents of the administration's foreign settlement waterfront and drew This wave was over Honolulu was asked whether the chief ex range, four motored bombers on the attack, knowing beforehand that while they could retch Hono at about 4:30 p.

m. (Bloomlngton policy as Senator Wheeler Japanese artillery fire, after which It burned furiously and sank. time). Japs Use Four Engine Bombers ecutive would propose a declaration of war he replied solemnly: "I don't know." Rayburn said that the chief ex In making this announcement lulu, probably not many of them could hope to get back to the Mar Mont), and Representative Fish, N. called for unity.

"The only thing now is to do our best to lick hell out of them," Surge Across Creek. The Japanese columns marched the White House also coat doubt on shall islands. To take care of the ecutive, cabinet and congressional A the authenticity of earlier report leaders went over the entire situ Wheeler said at Billings, Mont He that the Japanese had bombed personnel in the bombers, the Japanese may have arranged to have some of their aircraft carriers or ation and that the President had added that he assumed a war dec (Manila. remarked that some rumors were station, in a broadcast picked up by NBC's listening post Sunday night, stated that Japan had attacked Hong Kong, Stephen Early, preildential sec laration would be made Immediately, and declared the Japanese "must warships somewhere beyond Hono swiftly through the section of the settlement vacated by the United States marines only a week ago. The United States consulate urged Americans to observe law and order and not to move about the city.

The Japanese consulate requested the settlement adminls retary, said that since the report of the attack on Manila, the war going about which were unconfirmed. What those rumors were, the have gone crazy." China and the Malay States. Pso details were announced lulu, where a plane could make a crash landing at sea and the Would Free Movements, and navy department had at personnel could be rescued. NEW YORK. (IP) (Unverified) An Axis controlled speaker did not gay.

A declaration On Pearl Harbor Can't Launch Them From Carriers, Is Belief Fish said he would make an ad tempted to get confirmation or dress in the house Monday asking substantiating reports but had to carry on. of war, Rayburn asserted, would be one thing on which there would be congressional unity. Asked whether there had been station at Shanghai broadcast a Japanese report Sunday night saying "a large number of Thai military forces have commenced moving toward the southern border of Burma." the American people to present a been unable to reach army or navy The Japaness army and navy proclaimed occupation of the set united front in support of the Pres commanders in the Philippines. WAR DECLARED ident of the United States, the commander in chief of the armed for tlement with a minimum of restrictions upon civilian life and upon discussion of discarding politics during the present crisis, House Burma is British. The broadcast, sent out by Shanghai station XGRS and "I suppose they are busy," Early explained.

"The President is dls- posed now to believe and is hope ces. Republican Leader Martin Senator George mem tieard here by CBS, quoted Domei, the Japanese news agency, ful that that report (of the bomb- ber, and former chairman of the as Americana and Britons as long as they preserve law and order. Banks were requested to close for the time being. The settlement was open to outsiders at cer This is a serious moment We in of Manila) at least is er senate foreign relations committee roneous." were not talking about politics. Of "This is most significant, as Reuters news agencv (Brit said an open declaration of war course there will be none." will give us greater freedom of An Associated Press dispatch tain barriers.

ish) reports that British forces have completed preparations on the Malayan border for an invasion of Thailand." Senate Republican Leader Mc- action. The United States gunboat Wake, from Manila said that at Nary of Oregon, declined to specu LONDON. UP) The British parliament was called into special session for 3 p. m. Monday (8 a.

Bloomington time) to hear a government statement which everyone agreed would be a declaration of war against Japan which was expected to coincide with similar action by the United States. He said ths attack might draw Bloomington time Sunday there lying not far from the Peterel, suffered no immediate harm. the United States directly into the were no signs of war and Manila late whether the President would request a declaration of war but told reporters: European "but not necessar ily." Russian collaboration with A pro-Axis radio broadcast from the United States in fighting Japan Shanghai said she was captured was quiet. Bomber Over -Luzon -Island "The Republicans will all go along with what Is done, In my opinion." TOKYO. (P) Japan went to war against the United States and Great Britain Monday with air and sea attacks against Hawaii followed by a formal declaration of hostilities.

Japanese imperial headquarters announced at 6 a. m. (3 P. m. Sunday, Bloomington time) that a state of war, existed among these nations in the western Pacific, as of dawn.

Shortly afterwards Domei announced that "naval by the Japanese. he said, was a possible means of entry by this country into the OTTAWA. Canada declared war on Japan Sunday European conflict. Calls It Treachery. Atty.

Gen. Biddle made the first night Japanese naval and army patrols surged across the Soochow creek bridges into the main section of the international area from which mention of a congressional resolu He called attention to the "vast WASHINGTON, D. C. CP) The SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA. tion, but care-fully refrained from distances in the Pacific" and White House announced Sunday UP) Costa Rica declared war hinting whether It might be a war tions are progressing off Hawaii, with at least one JaDan- warned that "it may take two or night that during President Roose- they had been held in recent years by United States and British de resolution.

A resolution is the par three years to fight this war to the ese aircraft carrier in action aginst Pearl Harbor," the NEW YORK CD (Unverified)- The Berlin radio Sunday night broadcast a Tokyo announcement that the United States battleship West Virginia had been sunk and the battleship Oklahoma set afire in an engagement between the Japanese and the United States and British navies. The broadcast was heard by CBS. The Berlin broadcast said that the battle wa "still going on" and that altogether three United States ships were hit. The third was not named. The broadcast was heard by CBS shortly after 10 p.

Bloomington time. NEW YORK. (Rumor) Roundabout, unconfirmed reports from. Panama and London said Sunday that a Japanese aircraft carrier from which planes operated to attack Pearl Harbor had been sunk by United States navy shins. These circulated in Panama and were broadcast from London by CBS commentator Bob Trout as having been heard there.

Trout also said unofficial news bulletins in London announced the sinking of two British cruisers at Singapore. liamentary title for certain forms velt6 conference with legislative 6 leaders and members of the cabinet end." fense forces. The British army units were withdrawn early in the American naval base In the islands. of legislative action. Chairman May of he received word from Gen.

Doug Besieged by reporters as he left Japanese bombers were declared I TT .1 European war. the house military affairs commit las MacArthur that "enemy planes the White House conference, Bid- All hands are believed to have tee said he favored immediate dec to have raided Honolulu at 7:35 were over Luzon in the Philippines about 7 p. central gone down with the 310 ton Peterel, laration of war, and described the die was asked if there was any advantage in having congress rec a. m. Hawaii time (12:05 p.

m. attack as "treachery personified." standard time: that a bombing at- whose normal complement was 55 men. Furious artillery and ma ognize the existence of a state of There were calls, too, for the na tack has been made on Davao at war. He replied: chine gun fire marked her last tion to keep calm. Sunday, Bloomington time).

Premier War Minister Gen. Hid-eki Tojo held a 20 minute cabinet session at his official residence at the southern island of Mindanao, and that another attack has been Representative McCormack, fight before she disappaered under the muddy currents of the the house majority made on Camp John Hayes at "I would rather not discuss that because it gets Into the resolution Monday." In Pitched Libyan Clash Battle Raging Since Saturday Noon said all Americans must 7 a. and shortly afterward it Baguio in the northern mountains of Luzon. unite against the attack but should Seize Power Company. The American owned Shanghai "remain calm but determined and In response to other questions was announced that both the United States ambassador, Joseph C.

Grew, and the British ambassador, Biddle said that "vital powers' Power and Light company, in the follow the leadership of President Roosevelt." on Japan Sunday night Before the declaration the government ordered the arrest of Japanese engaged in cotton and rice growing along the coast near Funtarenas. The Japanese fishing boat Tmano was seized on suspicion of espionage. Foreign Minister Alberto Echandl declared this Central American neighbor of Panama would follow the United States "all along the line." 1 NEW YORK. CD The Netherlands East Indies declared war on Japan Sunday night (6:30 a. Monday, Ba-tavla time), the NBC reported.

The word was telephoned from Batavla by the NBC correspondent, who said general mobilization had been ordered. WELLINGTON, N. Z. New Zealand, joining Britain and other members of the empire, formally declared war Sunday on Fuiland, Hungary and Rumania. would be conferred upon the Presi downriver area which the Japanese have held since 1931, was Sir Robert Leslie Craigie, had been summoned by Foreign Minister Senator Van Nuys dent by a congressional declaration of war which he would not other seized.

called the situation "distressing and crucial" and added: "Now is Shigenori Togo. wise have, but the Justice depart Japanese planes dropped leaflets CAIRO EGYPT. UP) (Unverified) The bulk of Germany's remaining tank forces in Libya have been standing face to face in a pitched battle with British tanks "So far," the White House announcement said, "no essential damage had been reported." The text of the announcement, which aisoj-eported the decision of the President to address congress at 12:30 p. eastern etandard time, Monday (11:30 a. m.

Bloomington time). "At 8:30 p. the cabinet met ment head declined to enumerate the time to keep our heads." The foregn minister, Domei said, handed tb Grew the Japanese gov announcing the seizure of the set Chairman Reynolds N. tlement but urging the people to WASHINGTON. D.

C. CP) ernment's formal reply to the note Biddle told newsmen no action 6f the senate military affairs com go about their business and remain (Conjecture) Japan's use of four sent to Japan by United States since noon Saturday, perhaps the calm. had been taken with reference to Japanese nationals or other aliens motored bombers in the raid on Pearl Harbor caused speculation mane or break test in the desert war of armored armies, the British Many members of the diminished mittee, said: "I am 100 percent against war. I want to know all about what has happened before I say anything about declaring war." He added that, he blamed thn at in this country but he indicated American although reported Sunday. here Sunday nignt that planes and Secretary of State Cordell Hull on Nov.

26. In the course of the diplomatic negotiations leading up to Sunday's events', the Doemi aaencu had that that question might be dis with the President in the White House. Shortly after 9 legislative shocked, prepared to go to their A communique from British gen possibly men may have been delib cussed at a later conference which offices and await developments. eral headquarters said the outcome tack both orV Japan's Axis commit he planned to attend immediately still was in the balance but that leaders from both branches of the congress, and both parties, arrived and participated in a joint meeting at the justice department. stated that Japan could not accept ments and the desire of Great Britain to "get us to protect their Chicago Consul with the President and the cabinet.

Biddle told reporters that the military and -naval situations in the Pacific had been discussed with erately sacrificed in order to gam the element of surprfse coupled with terrific striking power. So far as is known, the ponderous four engine craft cannot be launched from carriers. The nearest Japanese islands to Honolulu are the Marshall islands. premises of Bull's note. Craigie was summoned by he foreign minister 1)5 minutes after three million dollar investments in China and to relieve forces that can be sent elsewhere to fight." Approve Congress Call.

Burns His Papers advices from the battle scene north of Bir el Gobi "indicated that our armored forces have met with some success." Military spokesman said the British and Axis forces collided head on, with both sides on the offen "The President reviewed for them Grew was called. Jap Ship Somewhere On Pacific Ocean Mr. Roosevelt but he said they did not glean "any clear idea" of what actually had happened as a result U. S. Never Flinches.

all information received up to that At the brief cabinet session Pre CHICAGO. UF The Japanese time and gave them also other In Chairman Bloom N. consul in Chicago, Kiagachiro a little more than 2,000 miles south mier Tojo reported on the progress of the Japanese attacks. formation not yet verified and of the house foreign affairs com find east of Hawaii. The planes SAN FRANCISCO.

CP) The of war plans against the British and American forces, according to mittee: "We are now facing facts which at the time had to be classified as rumor. The President, told could have flown from there Ohmori, burned confidential papers in the office at 435 North Michigan avenue Sunday while a policeman Japanese liner Tatuta Maru, with several hundred Americans aboard rather than possibilities and the Pearl Harbor, but could 'hardly Domei, and outlined the Japanese them of doubtless very heavy United States has never flinched in bound for southern California, was stood guard at the door to prevent government's policy. losses sustained by the navy and the face of facts. The army and return to Marshall islands, Reserve Necessary. any possible demonstration by also large losses sustained by tne navy will take over the situation believed to be midway between Yo-kahama and Los Angeles Sunday.

Americans. with a united people behind them The usual accepted practice, is army in the island of Oahu. "The legislative leaders approved This would place her about north under their commander in. not to assign bombers to objectives sive, and with both seemingly hoping for a knockout of enough tanks to decide the fate of Libya. They said Gen.

Erwin Rommel's confidence in the outcome was indicated by his determination to stay and fight although his break through the British corridor to Tob-ruk near Regesh apparently gave his German tank divisions a clear field for withdrawal to defensive positions in the west had he chosen to leave the field. Despite this battle, there was no indication that Britain's stalled of the Hawaiian islands, unless the the request of the President to as far away as half their total Jap Attack Staggers Japanese secretly changed her address a Joint session of the house Ohmori said the state of war came as a complete surprise to his staff, and up to Sunday evening he had received no or range. For instance, a 4,000 mile Reds Break Nazi Lines In 2 Places Two German Divisions Reported Wiped put LONDON. CP) (Unverified) course. and senate on Monday at Dog Power Taxis plane would not bo used to bomb The big liner was enroute to the eastern standard time.

It targets more than 1,000 or at. the Appear in Paris United States to exchange American citizens, evacuated from the outside 1,500 miles away. should be emphasized that the 4 message to the congress has not ders from his government. Asked whether he thought Japan The reserve of one or two VICHY. HUE) Dog drawn taxi- yet been written ana its tenor win orient, for Japanese nationals in this country.

would win the war, he said no. thousand miles is considered necessary to protect egainst adverse of course, depend on runner in cabs have made their appearance in Paris. westward drive again was in high British Heads Reaction to U. S. Trouble Likely Soon But to a similar question whether formation received between 11 p.

winds, deflections from course be gear and the communique once Burns Secret Papers Horses have been sent to the Sunday and noon Monday. Further the United States would win, he also shook his head. The Moscow radio asserted Sun cause of attack, or getting lost more dealt largely with mopping up operations which are said to be abbatoir and a gasoline famine has news is coming in all the time. LONDON. UP) (No Reason to To many observers, the Japanese day that the Russians had broken the German lin9 at two points on forced withdrawal of motor taxi- Speaker Rayburn said that the steadily grinding down Axis Doubt) The Japanese embassy attack appeared to have been one of extraordinary audacity and cabs.

LONDON. UP) President the Moscow front Sunday burned secret documents Roundinq Up Japanese strength in eastern Libya. characterized by apparent willing In one break through, north of Roosevelt's announcement of Japanese air attacks on United States and completed all arrangements to quit Britain ness to lose very valuable material Moscow, two lierman divisions were said to have been completely CRISTOBAL, C. Z. UP) Police in the Panama republic Sunday night were rounding up all Japan Facific bases staggered London Alaskan Post Orders Blackout in order to deliver a powerful blow Cloudy, Windy, Slightly Colder (fj wTOnMTNGTON AND VICINITY Sunday, which awaited fulfillment at American defenses when they wiped out' Clipper Lands Safely SAN FRANCISCO.

CP) The Anzac clipper, with 28 persons aboard, landed safely at an unnamed airport in the Hawaiian ese and taking them to Colon, un In the other, near Kalinin, 90 der heavy guard. Twenty Japanese miles northwest of the Russian Canal Zone Blacks Out BALBOA, CANAL ZONE. UP) A blackout of the Canal Zone and Panama was ordered Sunday effective at 6:30 p. m. were taken completely by surprise.

Arrange for Pickup. Thus, experts reasoned, the were placed under custody Imme Partly cloudy and windy, with capital, a village was said to have of Prime Minister Churchill's promise to declare war on Japan "within the hour" if she attacked the United States. The prime minister's promise made in a speech Nov. 11, was re- islands Sunday afternoon. It left diately and a remaining 60 or 80 slightly colder temperature.

SITKA, ALASKA. UP) A blackout was ordered for Sunday night at this site of a naval air station as police officials began a roundup of all questionable characters. been recaptured. adults were being rounded up. San Francisco Saturday night Japanese probably were willing to repare to Capture NORTHERN ILLINOIS: Partly cloudy and windy and llghtly colder In afternoon, lowut temperature 34-38 In morning, no decided change during day exoept rla- celled on every hand.

It was then that he said United Moscow, Leningrad Territory of Hawaii at Pacific Crossroads States naval operations in the Atlantic had freed Britain to eend formidable elements of her naval NEW YORK. CP) (Unverified) Reports received by the Associat Orders Plants WASHINGTON, D. CP) The war department Sunday issued the following bulletin: "The secretary of war directs that all firms and manufacturing plants who have defense contracts power to the Pacific. tered there make the territory a ed Press from Europe Sunday chinery for all types of warfare. In combined area the islands, al (By AMoetattd Picm.

The Hawaiian islands stand at An authoritative British source major key to war in the far east night said the German army was lng to middle tomes aouuiern wind wut to northwest 25-35 MPH Monday. Tuesday partly cloudy with ea-onable temperature. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Fair to partly cloudy and windy, no decided change in temperature, loweat 38-44 In morning, rialng to 45-50 in afternoon, wind moatly northweat 15-25 MPH Monday. Tueaday fair with jeaaonable temperature. PA XT A GRAPH WEATHER RECORD.

Sunday' maximum, 39; minimum, 2. Sunday a. 3 p. Midnight harbor cannot be seen from the open water. Thousands of soldiers, their numbers increasing steadily recently, declared Sunday that British re preparing an effort to take both though only slightly larger than Connecticut, are the only major A Major Outpost the cross-roads of the Pacific, ap action to President Roosevelts Moscow and Leningrad and re Honolulu, the principal city of proximately one third of the way are housed in the Schofield bar group in the North Pacific.

Most announcement that the Japanese Hawaii, lies a dot in the ocean ap or are working on defense order will at once institute proper measures against sabotage." of the population of 423,000 are had attacked Hawaiian and Philip across the vast ocean separating capture Rostov within two weeks in a move linked with the outbreak of war in the Pacific. the United States and Japan. pine bases of the United States 27 SS 4U proximately 2,000 nautical miles from California, 3,500 miles from Japan, almost 5,000 from the Phil In these islands the United States "could be expected fairly soon." These reports said that the Ger nn ft 29.11 Barometer 29.70 racks on the center of Oahu. There also Is on the island a big army air field to which a mass flight of 21 big bombing planes was made secretly from California earlier this year. The Hawaiian Islands politically has constructed a great naval fort mans would try to take the two big Russian cities, long invested, ippines, and the naval base at TEMPEBATXRES.

orientals, slightly more than a third of them of Japanese stock. One eventh are Polynesian, one eighth Filipinos, one fifteenth Chinese. Thousands Housed There. Pearl Harbor lies on the southern ress, centered in the naval base and Local Defense Ready drydock at Pearl harbor on the picturesque island of Oahu. This Calls Men In NEW A naval official who declined to be quoted said Sunday that the navy department had sent out an urgent call to all officers on leave to report at once to naval districts in which they are located.

are territory of the United States, Loweat SL Night J8 40 24 20 "at any price. These reports seemed substantiated by comment in the Axis aligned Hungarian press in July that Japan would enter the war HlghMt Sunday 35 39 SI Now Tnrk New Orleana Chicago WASHINGTON. D. (UP) The federal board of investigation announced Sunday that it is "completely mobilised and ready" to deal with Japanese espionage and Hongkong. To the average American Hawaii may mean hula dancers, ukeleles and pineapples; to the army and navy and air force it is one of their major outposts, dotted with guns, sinewed with the most taodern ma harbor, 60 feet deep and some 10 square miles in area, can accommodate the entire United States fleet shore of Oahu.

A narrow channel provides the only entrance from the sea and makes It one of the world's mob AHBieji ceded to the United States by the Republic of Hawaii in 1898 and made a territory by the congress in 1900. Winnipeg 29 The strategio location of Hawaii when the fall of Moscow either was i best natural havens. Ships in the PANT A RAPH PHONES 4500 accomplished or definitely in sight and the great defense works cn-.