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Eli IM1 KflWIEWail Q) mm 0)11 German Harbor City Left In Sea of Flame; Air Fields In Low Countries Also Strafed American-Made Bombers Participate In Double Blow, Delivered at Cost of 52 Craft; Fresh Contingent of , Canadians Bolsters Military Forces in England. LONDON, June 26. (API Great fires were set by th VOL. XLVIt NO. 69 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW SHOWDOWN COMB, ' FOR EGYPT IMMINENT; RUSSIAfl-JflPfltlt FRICTION INTENSIFIED British Set For Axis In MatruhArea U. S. Riers Join in Raid On Tobruk; Reds Holding On in Sevastopol Siege (By the Associated Press) Germany, battered at home anew by thousands of tons of British bombs, struck furiously to ward the riches of the middle east today along two routes, southern Russia and north Africa, amid indications that a great Miowdown battle for Egypt was "nminent. Cairo dispatches said the main force of Field Marshal Rommel's mechanized armies, climaxing a 100-mile advance in two days, now was confronting the British f.bout 30 miles west of Matruh. The decisive battle was expect d to start at any moment. The United States army air ; force, now. an integral cog in the ; aerial counter-offensive with .' which the British hope to curb Rommel's rush, struck last night at the harbor of Tobruk, Libya, which only a few days ago was the anchor of British positions in Libya. . ' American " four-motored Con solidated Liberators, such as smashed at Bengasi on Monday and Wednesday nights, turned out M'ith a strong comrade force of ViBritish Wellingtons to blast at Tobruk harbor while the Welling tons concentrated on land tar gets. British and south African bomb ers and fighter-bombers, operat ing between desert dusk and darkness yesterday, repeatedly assaulted axis forces advancing toward Matruh from the Bir Abu Misheifa area, 80 miles to Mat ruh's southwest, and along the coastal route to the west- of To bruk, Mediterranean anchor of Britain's present positions. Critical Week Ahead . In another major development Russia's red armies lost ground (Continued on page 6) jjn the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS AS these words are written the wires are ominously barren of war news. There is a thin trickle from Egypt, where the British are awaiting Rommel's next move, and a few meager scraps from the thunderous battle of Sevasto pol, where the tough Russians seem still to be holding out. A mere smattering from China. Elsewhere there is silence. TTO those of us who have been watching the wires for nearly three years, this silence ha3 a BREATHLESS quality, like the hush that precedes a cyclone. Ot isn't natural. News is still HAPPENING. Not world-shattering news, of course, but SIGNIFICANT news. The correspondents on all the far flung fronts are eager to tell what they know. They are prevented by the cen sorship, which all at once has tightened up all over the world. There have been similar tight ening of the censorships before. Surprisingly often they have been followed by the thunderous cla mor of great events. Instinctively one expects this hush to be broken In like man ner. f AIRO says: "Hour by hour, the opening of a mighty Invasion attempt is expected as a sequel to Jhe whirlwind German-Italian ampalgn that wrested Eastern Libya from British hands." The Cairo dispatches add that tContJnued on page 2) " Days Creek Boy Now Mechanic in Army Air Force Ni'W8-Revlew KnKmving Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Dean of Days Creek have received word that their son, John, above, who enlisted- some months ago in the arm)! air force, has recent ly completed a nineteen-week course of airplane mechanics at the Delgado trade school at New Orleans. Following his graduation, he was sent to the air base at Jackson, Miss. Dean, who is a graduate of Days Creek high school, was station ed at Sheppard field before go ing to New Orleans. Stores To Confine Period to Sale of War Bonds, Stamps American retailers, the best salesmen in the world, are to de vote all of their efforts to selling war bonds and stamps during a 15-minute "white-out" period at noon, July 1, H. O. Fargeter, chairman of the Douglas county war bonds sales committee, re ported today. Mr. Pargeter an nounced names of 10 arlditlonal Douglas county firms certified under the payroll allotment plan in his report today. Glenn Owen, chairman of the merchants division of the Rose burg chamber of commerce, will direct the arrangement for the 15-minute sale of war bonds in all retail stores of the county, Mr. Pargeter states. No business will be transacted, other than the sale of war bonds and stamps, during the period from 12 noon to 12:15 p. m. on the date of Wednesday, July 1, Mr. Pargeter states. The plan is sponsored by the National As sociation of Retailers and will launch the July campaign in which the goal is to increase by at least four per ceni the total volume of sales. L. A. Rhoden will assist Mr. Owen in organiz ing the Roseburg merchants. Firms which have become en titled to payroll allotment certifi cates are Douglas Ice and Stor age Co., Judd's Furniture store, The Sandwich Shop, Parkinson's Food Store, Roseburg Sanitary Market. Morgan's Grocery, Rob ert LeBleu Co., Fullerton Candy Co., Grimm's Grocery and Harm son and Wakefield, the latter a Camas Valley lumber firm. School Funds of $7,975 Allotted Douglas County The state land board announced at Salem today the appropriation of $7,975 to Douglas county. The amount represents the county's share In a total of $325,659 alloted to Oregon counties for the school year ending June 30 on a basis of $1.22 for each school child, as compared with $1.14 apportioned last year. ' jf ROSEBURG, OREGON. Torpedoing Of Boat Laid To Nippon Sub Tokyo Tries to Cover Up Defeat at Midway With Praise for Fleet Head (By the Associated Press) Smouldering friction between Russia and Japan was fanned anew today as Moscow bluntly challenged Tokyo's claim that a United States submarine had tor pedoed a soviet merchant ship, and pinned the attack on a Japa nese underseas raider. The soviet radio quoted surviv ors as saying that two Japanese submarines surfaced immediately after the 4,761-ton S. S. Angar stroi was sunk 32 miles off the Japanese coast on May 1. Japan had charged the sinking was an American attempt "to create friction between the soviet union and Japan . . . obviously timed for provoking trouble." At Variance With Facts "This version does not coincide with the facts," the Russian broadcast said. - "It appears that the Angarstroi was sunk by a Japanese subma rine," the Russian annoyneer said after relating the circumstances, Including the fact that the ship previously had been halted by Japanese warships and escorted to a Japanese port for inspection. The Angarstroi was homeward bound when she was torpedoed, following a course prescribed by the Japanese. Crewmen of a Russian freight er at Sydney, Australia, said they were attacked three times recent ly by a submarine believed to be Japanese. Although formally bound by a neutrality and friendship pact, Russia and Japan have several times warned each other against such provocative "incidents" which might lead to hostilities on a new front in the global war. Tries To Hide Beating Meanwhile, Japan sought to cover up the humiliating defeat in the battle of Midway by send ing a message to Admiral Yama moto, commander-in-chief of the combined Japanese fleet, lauding "brilliant successes . . . over a vast area of the eastern Pacific ocean since June 4 despite stormy weather." June 4 marked the start of the battle of Midway and the Japa nese thrust into the Aleutian is lands off Alaska. A similar message was sent to fhe supreme commander of Japa (Continued on page 6) I SAW By Paul JOSEPH GORDON CHENO WETH, twenty-onc-year-old son of Harry Chenoweth, Sutherlin post master. Joe joined the Navy five years ago, after having been graduated from Sutherlin high i school, and now he Is a prisoner of the Japs. "The last we heard from him," his father told me, "was that he was at Corregldor at Its fall, and that he had been badly wounded. How badly, we have not been able to determine. The last heard of him and that through govern ment sources, was in May." When you and I at home get to thinking we're in a bad way, from this trifling deprivation or that let's think of some of our neighbors who have iost sons in the war already, or had them badly wounded, or captured, or both. It will do our morale good. The surest method of relieving forest fire hazard in this country would be for us to seed more hay which would mature during the ordinarily dry months of July and August. One of the toughest angles of the tire shortage Is Its keeping us home from Portland today, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1942. Famed Hunter Will Be Featured In Victory Center Program Here rr ii Ti i rnii ii mi ai snii i mm n i i Hisnf mail Gus Peret, above, a resident of Yoncalla, who has hunted big game In all parts of the United States', Alaska, the Yukon and Africa, Is to be featured Saturday night In the regular weekly program at the Victory Center, Jackson and Oak greets. Peret, for many years -a representative of leading ammunition manufacturers and noted for his marksmanship, has In later years hunted big game with the motion picture camera as well as with firearms. He is a master of roping tricks, disarming methods and a lecturer on fire arms. His program here Saturday will contain much of Interest and humor. He is being sponsored by the mounted posse of Sher . Iff Thornton's civilian defense police reserves who are In charge of the program. Circuit- Judge Carl Wlmberly will act as master of ceremonies. '" Shoots Wife Because She Refuses to Return Home PORTLAND, Ore., June 26 (AP) E. D. Robinson, Portland, was held in the city jail today in the shooting of his wife, Fay, 34, maid at a West Portland home. Her condition is critical but hos pital attendants said she probably would recover. , Detective James Purcell said Robinson, angry when his wife failed to return home late last night, called at her place of em ployment. Other occupants of the house told the officer they heard several shots, rushed to the kitchen to find Mrs. Robinson wounded and Robinson holding an empty revolver. ; Drunken Driver Begins Thirty-Day Term Here Byron Walter Grigsby, resident of Drain, was in the county jail here today following sentence imposed Thursday by Justice of the Peace Clarence Leonard of Drain on a plea of guilty to a drunken driving charge. Grigs by was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail and his drivers' license was revoked. Jenkins NeWN-Kevlew Kngruviiig where most of us would like to be to tip our hats to the fifteen na tibnal heroes making their ap pearance (here. a VOU XXX NO,. Hearing on County Budget Scheduled A public hearing at which the county court will hear recom mendations for changes in the proposed county budget for the forthcoming fiscal year, will be neia at the courthouse In Rose burg starting at 10 a. m. Satur- day. The budget, tentatively proposed lor the coming year, calls for a tax levy for road pur poses only as a surplus of funds. ample to conduct the various administrative departments, re mains on hand. The Douglas County Taxpay ers league, which holds its an nual meetings in connection with the budget hearing, has had its various committee studying the proposed budget, and the reports oi the committee will be submit ted at the meeting. It has been rumored that dele gations will appear representing tne persons giving volunteer ser vice on air raid precaution obser vation posts throughout the coun ty to urge that some arrangement be made for a paid observer sys tem. Canadian Ship Reaches Port After Jap Attack OTTAWA, June 26 (AP) The Canadian navy announced to day that a Canadian-built mer chant ship had been brought safe ly to a west coast Canadian port after "a determined attack" by a Japanese submarine. There was no loss of life. The navy's brief statement gave no details of the attack be cause of security reasons. Simi larly, there was no announcement of the place of the attack except that It occurred "off Canada's west coast." Some damage was done to the ship. The attack on the Canadian- built merchantman was the first reported submarine operation against shipping off the Canadian west coast, although several at tacks on shipping have occurred in United States Pacific waters. Despondency Over Health Leads Man to Suicide LEBANON, June 20. (AP)- Death of Vernon Raph, 39, Craw- fordsville, by a self-inflicted bul let was reported last night by coroner t. tj. t isncr. Fisher said Raph, despondent about his health, shot himself in the forehead with a 22 at his home Tuesday. 269 OF THE EVENING NEWS Planes, Tanks; Guns Rolling From Plants Roosevelt Cites Heavy Output, but Warns U. S. Against Over Confidence WASHINGTON, June 26 (AP) President Roosevelt dis closed today that America's mighty war effort, in the single month of May, had turned out nearly 4,000 planes and more than 1,500 tanks. The chief executive also assert ed in a statement that this coun try also turned out nearly 2,000 artillery and anti-tank guns in May, and these were exclusive of anti-aircraft guns and those to be mounted In tanks. The May output of machine guns exceeded 50,000 weapons of all types, including infantry and anti-aircraft. If sub-machine guns are added on, the total passes 100,000. Mr. Roosevelt released these figures because, he said, they are going to give the axis just the op posite of "aid and comfort." We are well on our way, he declared, "towards achieving the rate of production which will brine us to our eoals. The last announced objectives of the war production program, told of in the president's annual message to congress last January, were 185,000 planes in 1942 and 1943, 120,000 tanks ,55,000 antl aircraft guns. The chief executive, In citing the May figures, warned against over confidence. He said: "While these figures give you some idea of our production ac complishments, this is- no time for the American people to get over confident. We can't rest on our oars. We need more and more, and we will make more and more." Split On War Probe Plan The house military affr.irs com mittee was split 10 to 12 today over Its investigatlont the war program. In a minority report filed late yesterday ten democratic mem beis det';rdi.'d the war depart ment against charges of reckless expenditures made by nine re publicans and three democratic members. Filing of the minority report revived speculation that Chair man May (D.-Ky.) might abolish the three special subcommittees that have been conducting the in- (Continued on Page 6) Tokyo Panic From U.S. Attack Told ANKARA, Turkey, June 26 (AP) An eye-witness to the United States air attack on Tokyo last April 18, who was In a Tokyo street when the raid occurred, said the Japanese were thrown into panic and depressed by the leeble defense. The story was told by a na tional of a neutral country who has Just arrived here. "The daylight raid," he said "was a complete surprise and shook the people's confidence as the government had boasted that American planes would never be seen over the capital. "Tokyo's close-packed, highly inflamaole buildings were spared as the planes went on to bomb targets between the capital and Yokohama and other Important Industrial centers." He said foreigners were not permitted outside of Tokyo to in sped the damage which, ho said, apparently was heavy. "I was on the street when the bombers came over," he related. "Sirens sounded and red warn ing flags and balloons went up. "Many persons showed panic, rushing for cover. I heard no anti-aircraft guns. Japanese pursuit planes were out distanced. "Some Japanese commented on the superiority of the American aircraft, Japanese newspapermen, questioned why the Japanese could not locate where the planes came from and Intercept them, replied that they flew too fast and too high. "The people Insisted that Japan was going to win the war, but I got the impression that they were very much afraid of the United States. The press spoke of a long war and some people talked of it lasting ten years." RAF last night in the big German port city of Bremen, principal target of a devastating assault, which probably was the largest, in the history of aerial warfare. . ,' Indications were that the number of planes participating ex ceeded the flights of 1 , 1 30 and 1 and Essen in ruins on May 30 and American-made Lockheed Hudson bombers belonging to the, RAF participated in the Bremen attack, while Douglas Havoc fighter-bombers were used in other U. S. Diplomat Of 2-Continent Service Passes John W. Garrett BALTIMORE, June 26. (AP) John W. Garrett, United States ambassador to Italy from 1929 to 1933, died today at his home In Baltimore. Garrett, 70, was the grandson of John W. Garrett, one of the or iginal backers of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad hnd one ot Its early presidents. I , li A career diplomat of Independ ent means, Garrett served vari ously as secretary to the embas sies in The Hague, Berlin and Rome and as minister to Vene zuela, Argentina and Holland. He served as chairman of a commission which negotiated an agreement between the United States and Germany on treat ment of prisoners of the World war. Chas. Mortimer Killed in Crash Near Corvallis CORVALLI3, Ore., June 26 (AP) Charles Mortimer, superintendent of the CCC Camp Arboretum, north of Corvallis, was killed late Thursday afternoon when the truck in which he was riding was struck from the rear by another machine. Mortimer whose home Is at Rogue River, was riding In a CCC truck driven by Otho Brake, member of the camp crew, who stopped the machine at the side of the highway five miles north of town. Joseph A. warns or Shedd, driving an other truck for a construction company at the Camp Adair, drove up behind and ran into the rear of the machine. Slippery pavement wus believed partly rc ponslblc. Mortimer has a wife and fam ily at Rogue River, who are on their way here to make plans for the funeral. Cliarlos Mortimer was a for mer resident of West Roseburg. He moved from there about three years ago. 11,000 Truck Factory Workers Go On Strike PONTIAC, Mich., June 26 (AP) Approximately 11,000 em ployes of the war-vital Yellow Truck and Coach company went on strike today in a dispute ov er wuges for time lost during a 20-mlnute blackout and army of ficers and international union of ficials said they were "making every effort" to send them back to work Immediately. R. J. Thomas, international presldeht of the United Automo bile Workers, CIO, appealed di rectly to the strikers to end their walkout, describing it as unau thorized and as a "direct violation of our constitution and of our pledge to President Roose velt that there will be no strikes for the duration of the war." if Ml Lm ,036 bombers which laid Cologne June I. forays. An air ministry communique told of one bomber force ot "more than 1,000 planes" whoso main target was Bremen and re ported Intensive attacks on air fields In the low countries by "a second force of bombers and fighters." This force was believed to have been numbered In the hundreds. , RAF Loses 52 Planes , Fifty-two planes were missing, the highest one-night loss ever ex perienced by the RAF, but li formed sources said this was less than 5 per cent of those in- ., volved. , . " (This would Indicate that more than 1,040 planes were Involved. The Germans, agreeing on the 52 figure, contended it represented 25 per cent of the attackers.) In addition to the Bremen raid, hundreds of fighter planes and fighter-bombers were believed to have participated in Intensive harassing attacks on German air fields. U-Boats Chief Target Each of the three massive air blows has been aimed at a vital arsenal supplying war tools for Adolt Hitler's land, sea and air forces. By centering on Bremen, the RAF evidently was adhering to a policy of making "priority tar gets" of U-boats, especially U boats under construction. In the period since the Essen-Cologne raids, smaller RAF squadrons presumably of several hundred plnnes four times have smashed at Emden, a U-boat base 70 miles northwest of Bremen. . -It was the second time this month that Bremen was slgnled out by the British for the RAF's fire bath. Canadian Force Increased Army camps In southern Eng land, nlrpfldv htllalncr with Pana. dlan soldiers, made room today tor a iresn contingent of domin ion troops landed from a convoy escorted safely across the Atlan tic by United States warships. Included In the contingent were thousands of Infantry and artil lerymen, airmen an.d reinforce ments for armored units, assem- (Continued on page 6) No Bids Received for Bridge Job Near Dillard The efforts of the state high way commission to construct a much needed bridge across the South Umpqua river north of Dil lard received another setback yes terday when no bids were receiv ed on the proposal for construc tion of an untreated wooden structure. The commission origin ally contemplated a steel and con crete bridge of standard type, but found bids so qualified because of priorities that all proposals were rejected. Plans then were drawn for a .wooden bridge,, using a minimum of restricted materials. An interne from Sault St. Marie, Said "After I've earned my M. D., I'll write this description On every prescription lix Defense Bonds Must take 2 or 3!" kMt la th woddt llh DofettM BoMfa and St tvfularlrl