19, 1942
THURSDAY, MARCH 19. 1942
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Jap Force Advances To Point Near Australia
Canberra, Australia, March 19. — (UP) — A Japanese invasion force is marching through New Guinea toward Port Moresby, only 350 miles from Australia, in what threatened to be the first move toward a direct attack on this continent and the Allied forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur, it was revealed today.
A Port Moresby dispatch said the Japanese, in considerable numbers, were marching through the arc of the Markham valley, from the Lae area of the Huon Gulf toward the Gulf of Papua on the Port Moresby side of the island
They were driving across a 110-mile stretch of land, one of the few passable routes in New Guinea, and if they continued they would reach the coast at a point some 100 miles north of Port Moresby, always regarded a vital Japanese objective because it is a logical base from which to attempt an invasion of Australia.
Have Made Progress
It was indicated that the Japanese had made considerable progress. The Port Moresby dispatch said it was assumed they would soon be in contact with the Australian forces in the island.
As the Japanese advanced, United States and Australian war planes, striking at Japanese invasion bases over a 2,000 mile front, hit a Japanese heavy cruiser and damaged two other big ships in the Bismarck Island northeast of the Huon Gulf and raided Koepang, in Dutch Timor, for the second time in 24 hours. Prime Minister John Curtin announced.
Seeking Base Point
Port Moresby dispatches said it was believed the Japanese, in their advance through the Markham valley, sought new airdromes from which they could attack Australia, and it was expected here that Allied planes soon would be in operation against them.
The dispatches said the Australian ferences there were intact and had suffered no casualties.
They added that the Australians were confident they could hold the "back door" to Port Moresby if the Japanese essayed a direct attack on the town, and the Australian base in its area.
The Japanese were reported to be advancing rapidly toward a position from which they could send small parties of troops to strike at Port Moreby, but dispenses said such parties would be vulnerable and it was indicated that the Moresby command believed any direct attack would have to be supported, at least, by sea-borne troops.
In addition to hitting a cruiser and two other ships. Allied planes scored near misses, certain to have done heavy damage, on at least two and probably four other large ships. A direct bomb hit was scored on the stern of the Japanese cruiser, apparently one of 10,000 tons, and the plane crews saw a column of smoke rising from it as they left.
Alumnus To Cover Australian Front
Carleton V. Kent, graduate of the University in 1932, is reported to have arrived in Melbourne, Australia, as a correspondent on the staff of the Chicago Times. Kent is the son of Prof. and Mrs. C. V. Kent of Lawrence. He was the Hill reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World for some time.
His hazardous 18-day crossing included a near collision with an enemy submarine and a storm at sea.
War Authority To Talk Tuesday
Roland Elliott, authority on the war situation, will be the guest speaker at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building, as a part of the series of "America Today" programs being sponsored by the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.-C.A.
Elliott, who has just returned from Europe, will speak on "Post War Reconstruction." He was the last person to get a passport into Germany before the declaration of war.
Elliott was graduated from the University of Illinois and has done graduate work at the University of Colorado and at Cambridge University, England. As national executive secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation, Elliott is speaking at various colleges throughout the country in the interest of Christian student organizations.
Alumni Group To Fill Offices
Candidates for the University Aumni offices to be filled this year have been announced. Ballots will be mailed on or soon after April 20, to be returned by May 20. Two alumni are running for each of the four offices to be filled this year, one on the "K" ticket and one on the "U" ticket.
Hugo T. Wedell, president of the Alumni association and justice of the Kansas Supreme court, appointed two nominating committees, each selecting a set of four nominees.
Candidates for the office of president are Ray S. Pierson, law '23,
Burlington lawyer, and Robert T.
Price, law '27, Topeka lawyer.
Physical Exams For Job Seekers
Two directors' positions are to be filled this year. Candidates are Miss Bertha Luckan McCoy, '09 Emporia, retiring vice-president; Justice Wedel, retiring president; Will Miller, '08, Chicago; and Clyde Nichols, jr., Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. R. I. Canuteson, director of the University health service, wishes to remind members of the senior class that they are entitled to complete physical examinations before graduation, and that many of the jobs for which they will apply require information which such an examination furnishes.
Other candidates may be nominated by petition before April 20. A petition must have 20 signers, at least 10 of whom live in a county or counties other than where the other signers reside.
For vice-president, Lloyd Ruppenthal, law '25, McPherson, and Miss Florence Fugu Joseph, '14, Whitewater, have been named.
Only about 45 of the seniors have taken the examination so far, Doctor Canuteson said. In addition to the regular physical check-up, the students are entitled to laboratory tests, X-rays, and immunization from preventable diseases. The only expense to them, outside of the regular health fee, is the time it takes to be examined. To have such school would cost not less than $25, Doctor Canuteson estimated.
Members of the "K" nominating committee were R. B. Stephens, Lawrence, Miss Elizabeth Stephens Haughey, Concordia, and Stuart Campbell, Topeka. The committee choosing the "U" ticket were H. W. Wilson, Horton; Miss Agnes Engel, Kansas City, Mo.; and Tom Van Cleave, jr., Kansas City.
"We hee that the seniors will not wait until the last few weeks of school to come in for the examination, for there just won't be time then," he explained, "since it takes at least two weeks to complete all the immunization etcs."
Although this examination is not compulsory, Doctor Canuteson recommends it. With the data on the physical condition of e ach graduate in the files, hospital officials will be able to accommodate those who write for such information in connection with applications for jobs, insurance, and similar situations, which confront the student after leaving school.
J. W. Twente, professor of education, will speak in Abilene Saturday before the Dickinson county association of school board members and teachers. "Let's Keep School!" will be Twente's topic.
KANSAS IS---also made two free throws to give him a total of eight points. Kansas Defense Clamps Down
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ter of the half and immediately Evans switched men and started guarding Eggleston. Numerous times during the game the Jayhawkers would bat the ball or steal it completely from the Aggie star and start a Kansas offensive. In addition, Evans tallied three field goals and one free throw to take second scoring honors for Kansas. Charlie Black and John Buescher were both below par as they racked up only three points between themselves on 14 field goal chances and seven free throw attempts. Both players, however, played strong rebounding games and were valuable cogs in feeding the ball to Miller and Evans for their shots.
Millikan came back in the next minute to tie the count with a drive-in shot. For the next 31 minutes it was strictly a dog-eat-dog affair as both clubs battled furiously up and down the court.
Kansas got the opening tip-off but lost if to allow Bud Millikan, all-Missouri Valley conference guard who exhibited buck fever as he missed four consecutive free throw shots during the game, to take the first shot. It was missed and Kansas brought the ball down the court to give Miller his first long shot which he made at the one-minute mark.
The count was tied five times with the Aggies making four points in the last two minutes of the first half to lead 17 to 15 at intermission. The Aggies were hitting the basket with regularity during this period as their percentage was 36.8 per cent on seven baskets out of 19 shots.
Shortly after mid-way in the first half the Jayhawks gained a 12 to 9 lead and this was the biggest advantage until the last four minutes of the game when the Jayhawks amassed their winning margin. Miller and Eggleston traded goal for goal in the first half but "Cappy"
First Half Was Tight
But the last half was a different story. The Cowboys made just four goals out of 23 attempts for 17 per cent. The striking feature of this however, was that the last two buckets were made in the last minute on a desperation shot from midcourt by Jackie Taylor and an unguarded set-up by J. T. Newman three seconds before the final gun.
Eggleston made his final goal at the 12 and one-half minute mark to give the Aggies their last lead, 24 to 23. Miller then put Kansas ahead with a one-handed drive-in
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