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Congressmen Who Voted Against the Draft Extension Probably Thought More; ' of Their Personal Political Fe nces Than the Nation's Military De-fensesv lfc&Q&S&. . ; . .Tift) t ,t 1 THE WEATHER By U. 8. Weather Buret - Fair Tonight ; and Thursday, QWarmer Thursday, ( . See page 4 for statistics ' ? I Nearer to actual entry U the U. S., while an epidemic of laboD strikes retards prepared net. A dark situation fraught with peril Keep your eye on NEWS-RR VIEW news. J VOL. XL VI NO. 109-.OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 3. 1 94 1. VOL. XXIX NO. 307 OF THE EVENING NEW8 M! M Lk IMfc UUUbLAil.LUUN Y HftUY I IMF 0 V In The Day's , . News By FRANK JENKINS . JROM the foreign military ob- servers in Switzerland today (Saturday) pomes the tale that the original German plan lor in vasion of Russia anticipated cap ture of Leningrad in the first three weeks of fighting, Moscow soon afterward and arrival at Astrakhan at the mouth of the Volga on the Caspian sea some time in August. That would have been typical 'litzkrieg. DUT the Russians proved unex pectedly competent. Their stubborn resistance, these observ ers in Switzerland say, has forc ed the German high command to revise its Russian time-table to a schedule calling for victory west of the Caucasus mountains by .the end of September. This end-of-September goal calls for occupation of Lenin grad, Moscow and Ukraine with in the next two months, with the Germans attempting to push on to the Urals later. "T'HAT is io say, Hitler has his recipe for rabbit soup all ready, but hasn't yet caught his rabbit. THESE rumors from Switzer ' land add that the present German schedule calls for pres sure on Turkey in October for permission to move German troops to the Middle East and for an attack on Siberia by Ja pan if the United Slates. Inter venes actively in the war. yHE Russians officially an nounce that it was . their planes that bombed Berlin Thurs day night. If you were a German in Ber lin and had listened confidently first to Goering's statement that "no foreign bomb would ever fall on German soil" ar.d then to the early boast that the Russian air force had been DE STROYED, what would you bo thinking secretly about now?. It is these secret thoughts of the German people that are wor rying Hitler and his leaders. IJERE Is another thought that must .be worrying Hitler: (Continued on page 4) Puget Sound Defenses "Smashed" By "Enemy" Fleet in Mimic Attack FORT LEWIS, Wash., Aug. 13. (AP) A huge mythical enemy fleet theoretically invaded the coast of Washington at dawn to day, officially starting the big gest war maneuvers in west oast history. J First enemy troops theoretical ly landed by parachute from transport planes at Aberdeen and Raymond, Wash., In the Grays Harbor area. Transports pulled into the harbor and pre pared to unload under cover of the guns of mythical warships standing off-shore. Parachute troops also landed at North Head and Camp Clat sop. Fort Worden, one of the main Puget Sound delense outposts, was "destroyed" after only 16 minutes of battle with the make believe enemv fleet. The new 512.000,000 McChord field air base, near Tacoma, was bombed, half its planes destroyed before they could get into the air and Its runways blasted to bits. Four hours after the attack, Jhe cities of Port Townsend, Port J.ngeles, ' Aberdeen, Hoqulam, Tiaymond. Seaside, -Ore., Canby, Ore.. Warrington, Ore., and the mouth of the Columbia river had been theoretically captured by the enemy. All this was part of the paper 1 Paralysiflf Phone f item Threat ! id NaHon-Wide Bell Lines May Be Tied Up in Row With Equipment Union By the Associated Press A tie-up of the nation-wide Bell Telephone system was threaten ed today when the association of communication equipment wons ers .nnounecd that a majority cf its locals in 13 cities had voted a rtilke authorization In connec tion with Its dispute with a Bell co.-orany. Negotiation! between the asso ciation and Western E'ecirlc Company, Inc., a part of the Bell system, are now stalemated over four points of a proposed master wcrklng agreement, the union sold. Commissioner James W. Fltz Patrick of the New York slate n.odiatlon board, attempting to avert a nation-wide stoppage, called the disputants to a meet ing in New York City tomorrow. In a statement issued from New York, the union said that plant workers of the associated companies in the Bell system were affiliated with the associa tion of communication equipment workers in the National Federa tion of Telephone Workers, an independent union, and that these affiliates have indicated they would not do anything which could be regarded as a strike-breaking activity. 'If that should eventuate." the statement saK1 "It ' would un doubtedly result '' an almost complete tie-up of I'.w Bell sys tem in the United States." Military Set-Up Involved The association added that a work stoppage by Its claimed 8,000 members employed in West ern Electrlc's installation depart ment would tie up work on Bell system private communications installations in military canton ments, government buildings and defense plats throughout the country. There are association locals In New York, Atlanta, Washington, (Continued on page 6) Child on Tricycle Hurt Slightly by Auto Blow Peter Stanton Williams, five- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Williams, suffering severe cuts and bruises but escaped critical injury late yesterday evening when he was struck by an auto mobile driven by Harold Ingram, who is visiting here from Spo kane. The child was riding his tricycle at the time of the acci dent, which occured near his home in Laurelwood. maneuvers of the war games which will involve about 100,000 troops. The 50,000 men and offi cers of the fort were expected to go into action any moment to re pel the mythical attack. The actual theoretical attack followed two days of a "war of nerves," which kept officers on the alert day and night awaiting developments as army umpires made them up. Even the highest army officers did not know when the mythical enemy would strike; only the umpires held the secrets. All this was planned in order to hold the war games under close to actual war conditions. For the past two days, there had been reports from up and down the west coast of mythical feints bv the make-believe at tacker. This kept officers in a state of harassment and uncer tainty. .. Only yesterday the enemy fleet was reported to have bomb ed points In the Los Angeles area and retired into a dense fog off the coast. Officers said this feint was made by only a few ships of the mythical fleet in order to throw the concentration of sol diers at Fort Lewis off guard. The fleet had been reported heading south, but Instead the main body of ships had been steaming north in the fog to make the attack this morning. ' Roseburg Woman Rising as Composer . "' Barbara Orr's Songs Win Recognition 4 vr-$jf ' .'J 4' f The first of three accepted popular songs written by Barbara V. Orr of Roseburg. will go on sale here Thursday morning and will . be publicly introduced by radio broadcasts in the near fu ture, it was announced today. Mrs. Orr, who has written more than 200 songs, has been advised that In addition to her song, "Accent on You," making Its ap pearance this week, two more of her compositions, "Let's Get Them Together Again," and "It Will All Come Out in My Dreams," are now being prepar ed for publication and will be re leased soon. "Accent on You" Is being dis tributed by the Syndicate Music Publishers, . Hollywood, and a Wool Sale Nets Pool 41 Cts. Pound Sale of approximately 300,000 pounds of wool, owned by nearly 400 members of the Southern Oregon Wool Pool, to Adams and Leland of Boston, was announced by V. J. Phllippl, director and co manager of the pool. The Boston firm has agreed upon a price which will net the growers 41 cents per pound, Philippi report ed. Last year's pool price was 35 .cents, the buyer also being Ad ams and Leland. Growers are being notified to make deliveries to Southern Pa cific freight depots at the several loading stations as follows: Rose burg, Aug. 15 and 16; Myrtle Creek, Aug. 18; Oakland, Aug. 19 a. m.; Drain, Aug. 19 p. m.; Med ford, Aug. 20. The pool directors earlier had rejected bids on the wool held by the organization, due to a belief that a better price than that of fered was justified by market conditions. The price agreed up on in the sale approved today by the directors Is considered more satisfactory than offers previous ly received, Philippi said. Dude Cowboys Classed With Maids, Busboys SANTA FE, N. M., Aug. 13. (API New Mexico's dude cow waddies got an awful come-down today. The attorney general's office held they weren't ranch hands at all, but something on the order of hotel chambermaids or busboys. . State labor statutes exempt farm and ranch hands from most of their provisions, prompting State Labor Commissioner Jaeger to seek a definition of dude wranglers. Assistant Attorney General Hunker held that a dude ranch "beds, boards and entertains guests" and Its cowboys were "not generally engaged In stock raising. f - . it n t 1 ' j ; I I 1 Nt-wx-lliwlew l';imriivliiK. Mrs. Barbara V. Orr large display will go on exhibit Thursday at the Roseburg Book store. . 1 Composed at Age of 6. A daughter of Mr and Mr W. E. Ott, Mrs. Orr began studying music at the age of five years with the Helnllne studio. She was given great encouragement at home by her parents and par ticularly her father, who has long been identified as a dealer in musical Instruments and as a musician. She has engaged In original composition since she was six years of age, writing both words and music. She form ed and directed a successful dance orchestra at the age of nine years, the organization remaining in ex istence for several years. Her compositions at present are being handled by Richard Co burn, who is acting as her' agent. Mr. Coburn is the composer of "Whispering," "Doll Dance," "Ro salie," "Forgive Me," "Old Fash ioned Locket," and other popular songs. Incidentally, Mrs. Orr states, "Whispering," is the first popular song she ever learned. Mrs. Orr is the wife of Vernon M. Orr, assistant manager of the Roseburg branch of the U. S. Na tional bank. She states that her ambition Is to write songs for motion pic tures. Robt.Helliwell . Heads GOP Unit Robert Helllwell was elected president of the Douglas county chapter of the Oregon Republl can club last night at meet- I n g of t h eg Huh at I h Roseburg chamber o f commerce of fice. Maurice Newland wus' elected vice 11. p r es I de n ty and H. Af uanauay was chosen seer t a ry - treas urer The club Robt. Helllwel voted full cooperation with the G. O. P. central committee in the plans for the republican picnic to be held at Winchester Saturday, Aug. 16. All party members are being urged to attend the picnic, at which Nlel Allen of Grants Pass, state committee chairman, and Ernest Jachetta, Portland, president of the Oregon Republi can club, will be principal speak ers. The program Is to start at 2 p. m., and a picnic dinner will be enjoyed at 6 p. m. Last night's meeting also was devoted to a discussion of plans for the convention of the State Republican club to be held here September 26 and 27. 7 1 or fro Draftee Bill Wins By One Vote In House Army Service Extension Of 18 Months Greeted By Cheers, Boos, Catcalls WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (AP) By the hair-line margin of a single vote a tumultuous house gave its approval last night to an 18-months extension of service for the army's rank and file. Temperd frayed by the rough-and-tumble debate of a ten-hour session, the representatives burst Into a roar when Speaker Ray burn ended the dramatic sus pense of the final roll call with the announcement that the legis lation had been approved by a record vote of 203 to 202. A shouted demand was made and granted for a formal re check of the vote. It disclosed that the first result was correct. There was more tumult cheers, rebel yells, boos and cat calls. Administration forces had won but it was a brealh taklngly close thing. Thus the house joined the sen ate In approving the war depart ment's insistent requests that congress authorize selectees, na tional guardsmen and reserve army components to be kept In training for a total of 30 months Instead of 12, and that it remove the 900,000 maximum on the num ber of draftees that may be in service at one time. Compromise Expected Final congressional action by the week-end on a compromise be tween the almost identical sen ate and house bills was expected on all sides but the unusually close house vote raised several questions of procedure. The normal course would send the measures to a conference with each chamber being requir ed to vote on the compromise ver sion. That would mean that the administration would have to run the risk of being defeated In the house. Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the majority leader, expressed the hope that the senate might ac cept the minor house changes In its original bill, thereby permit ting it to go to the president (Continued on page R) Captured Escapee Slays Custodian McALESTER, Okla., Aug. 13. (AP) The body of W. R, Ben ningfield was found today in a weed-filled ditch, hammered to death by a convict the 60-year-old state employee was taking to a physician. The death brought to six the number this week in which Mc- Alester prison convicts figured. Warden Fred Hunt, aroused by the latest killing, ordered Imme diate closing of the state's two prison camps at Atoka and Red Oak. James David Parrlsh, 37, serv ing a brief sentence for grand larceny, was quoted after his cap ture last night at Shawnee as ad mitting he killed Bcnningficld Monday and dumped his body from a car 14 miles north of Du rant. Parrlsh, a trusty, had been at the Atoka prison camp. Four convicts died as a' result of a bloody attempt last Sunday to break out of the penitentiary. Before they died, they killed Hunt's predecessor, Warden Jess Dunn, who had been seized as a hostage. Drowning Girl Saved, Would-Ee Rescuer Dies TOLEDO. Aug. 13. (AP) A girl swimming in the Yaquina river screamed for help yester day. James Ray, 49, Elk City, Ore., responded. An unidentified youth reached the girl, Helen Limbo, 17, first, and hauled her to safety. Then It was noticed Ray had disappeared. His body was found a half hour later, but resuscitation efforts failed. Brazilian Air bases Nearest Strategic Dakar Sought; Blitzkrieg Still Pounds Reds Odessa Naval Base Beset From 3 Sides Position of Russian Army Trying to Defend Ukraine Acknowledged Serious LONDON, Aug. 13. (AP) If the Germans enter the Black sea ports of Odessa and Nlkolaev they will find a -"smoking ruins of demolish ed factories and empty streets" soviet quarters In London said today. They predicted that Mar shal Budyenny's troops "will extract an awful oost In blood" as a toll for any Ger man gateway to the Black sea. Thousands of Russian tanks, an unshaken Infantry and tens of thousands of hard-rldlng Cossaok horse men will hurl "ceaseless counter-attacks" at Field Marshal General Von Rund stedt's advancing Germans, the Soviets said. By the Associated Press On rhe Russo-Gorman war front today, Hitler's high com mand reported that nazl troops were "pursuing the enemy re treating toward Black sea ports," Inflicting bloody losses on soviet rearguards, and the British con ceded that the red army position in the Ukraine was very grave. Nazi milltdry dispatches assert ed that the port of Odessa, main base of the Russian Black sea fleet, was caught In a gigantic "squeeze," with German col umns storming toward the city from three sides. German reports suld a consid erable red army force was trap ped along the Black sea coast between Odessa and Ochakox, 40 miles east, cut off from retreat (Continued on page 6) ALVIN KNUDTSON, Rose burg jeweler, manipulating a watch-testing machine which he recently purchased. By placing a watch in a "dlaphram" a dia gram is made both of Its ticks and tocks on a roll of paper, somewhat In the manner of some barometers you may have seen. This diagram tells Al not only whether the watch needs adjust ing or repairing, but In some in stances what the nature of its trouble Is. Its use Is of particular value to the customer, In cases where the watch needs adjusting for fast, or slow running inasmuch as after adjustment, the speed may be tested In 60 seconds. whereas without the machine a day or more is necessary. Some times, as you doubtless have ex perienced, obstinate timepieces will require several days', atten tion from the jeweler. A small earphone, similar in lfSAW By Paul Jenkins Nazi Industrial Cities Blasted by British Bombers LONDON, Aug. 13. (AP) British bombers stabbed through murky night skies at Berlin and at least nine other German Indus trial and port cities early today in a continuation of heavy as saults on Germany and nazl-oc-cupled territory. Magdeburg, Hannover, Essen, Stettin, Kiel, Bremen, Osnabruck, Dulsburg and Cologne were list ed as RAF targets, besides the reieh capital. Luftwaffe activity against the British Isles during the night was described as small scale by the air and home security minis tries. They said In their usual joint communique that : bombs fell at a number of points In the midlands and east England, but damage was small and there were few casualties. A dozen Blenheims and eight fighters were lost during the day and three German planes were shot down, the British claimed. (The Germans put British losses yesterday and last night at 57 planes.) Eight-Hour Day Law in Defense Jobs Suspended WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (AP) President Roosevelt has suspended the 8-hour day law as applied to mechanics and labor ers employed by the war depart ment on public works necessary to natlonul defense In the United States. ... 'v... . . , The action, by means of an executive order announced to day, was said at the white house to have been taken because of the necessity of completing all military projects at the earliest practical date. The suspension applies to workers on air fields, troop hous ing units, fortifications and oth er works necessary to the mili tary establishment. Newa-ncvlew Photo and KnRrnvinK. action to a physician's stetho scope, enables the Jeweler to list en to the ticking of a watch, the sound being amplified many times. "This machine really causes more work for the jeweler," Al informed me, "because It affords a quick check on the work he has done, keeping him on his toes In an effort to meet the re quirements of accuracy, the lack of which it does not fail to call attention to."' A driver of a truck was struck at a raiiroad crossing between here and Cottage Grove by a train, and killed. Our train serv ice being what It Is down here, one reads of this accident with the same degree of surprise he would display It he heard of a hunter In the Umpqua forest be ing mauled by a tiger. Trains and tigers are Just about equally scarce in this territory. Colonies In West Indies MayBeTahen Seiiure of Vital Martinqu Island by United States Planned, Germany Clalmf WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-. (AP) Pursuing a broad strategy designed to safeguard the hemls. pherc, the United States today was reported negotiating for air base rights In Brazil to offset any German threat to Dakar, irencn west Africa, Informed congressional source declared the state department ' has Initiated discussions with; Brazil, urging her to resume control of an Italian-operated airport on an Island off Natal, seaport on the hump of the South American continent. From Natal, It Is only 1,620 miles northeast across the nar rawest part of the south Atlan. tic to Dakar, referred to fre quently as a potential jump-oft point for operations against the western hemisphere. Hitler May Gain Dakar Members of congress concern? ed with military legislation ex. pressed misgivings over the an nouncement fronj Vichy that Ad miral Jean Darlan. woVild be giv en supreme control of French military 1 matters. This newest evidence of France-German col laboration, they declared, prob ably meant that Hitler would be' accorded the right to use Dakar. These legislators bbw little likelihood that the United States would make any direct move to block nazl occupation of the African base, but they foresaw swift moves by this nation In the western hemlshero to ofreet such a threat, should It material ize. They said the most practi cal safeguard would be assur ed American access to previously. prepared bases in Brazil. . This might mean, they said. that the United States would have to advance funds and equip ment for such bases although it might make no effort to place troops there until the threat oc a nazl move toward this hemis phere became more definite. Secretary oi state Huu witn- held formal comment, but spine senators and congressmen out spokenly urged that the Ameri can republics should take over France's colonics In the western hemisphere. Several congressmen also ad vocated breaking oft diplomatic (Continued on page 6) Scrap Aluminum Leaves Roseburg Scrap nlumlnum amounting td 3245 pounds was collected In Douglas county during the recent campaign to secure metal for na tional defense needs, it was re ported today by Harry Pinnlger, chamber of commerce secretary. The aluminum, which has been piled In front of the chamber of commerce office, was loaded yes terday into trucks to be taken to Portland, where It will be baled for shipment to a foundry at San Francisco. The transportation to Portland was handled free of charge by the Pcarcc Auto Freight linos. - The collection here Ipeltided all of the metal gathered throughout the county and Is one of the highest per capita In the state of Oregon, according to reports so far received, Mr. Pinnlger states. Various women's clubs and or ganizations conducted the collec tion campaign In the city of Roseburg, while outside the city limits the collection was made by granges, 4-H clubs, Boy Scouts, Camp fire girls and other organi zations. r-
