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VOL. XLVII NO. 200 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
REDS ML MAI BACK ACROSS DON RIVER
Ring of Steel
Tightened On
300,000 Men
Axis Casualties Pass
118,000, With Prisoner
Take Also Increasing
(By the Associated Press)
Soviet dispatches today report
ed that red army columns striking
eastward in a Riant circling move
ment had thrown the Germans
back across the Don river to
ward Stalingrad and tightened
a steel noose around the invaders.
Approximately 300,000 nazis
were reported in immediate
I danger of being trapped.
The German high command
acknowledged that soviet attacks
before Stalingrad had been re
newed with great force, but, as
usual, asserted they had been re
pulsed. Yesterday the nazi com
mand declared flatly that red
army assaults in the same area
had "collapsed."
A German communique also ad
mitted heavy fighting was in pro
gress in the Moscow front, where
the Russians apparently have
launched another big-scale offen
sive. Soviet attacks were center
ing around the big German base
at Rzhev, 135 miles northwest of
Moscow, and near Toropets, 240
miles northwest of the capital.
Dispatches to Red Star, the
soviet army newspaper, said not
a single German remained on the
west bank of the Don in the nam
ing battle cauldron west of Stalin
grad as the Russians attacked
Horn the rear and herded them
hack eastward.
Front line reports said the Rus
sians scored new gains north
west and southwest of the Volga
metropolis despite German rein
forcements and a heavy snow that
shrouded the frozen steppes.
Stalingrad's long-besieged gar
rison itself was slowly driving the
nazis back toward the red bayo
nets thrusting in from the west,
killing 700 Germans at one point
and 300 at another.
Nazi Casualties Mount
Axis casualties in killed and
(Continued on page 6.)
In the Day's Hews
By FRANK JENKINS
DISPATCHES of the past few
clays strengthen the belief
that ttie Russians may be open
ing up a major new front north
west of Moscow-some 800 air
line miles from Stalingrad.
So far, the reports of these op
erations have come entirely from
the DEFENDING Germans. The
attacking Russians have remain
ed silent. That may be signifi
cant. When a big new push is getting
under wav, the attackers are apt
to say very little. That has been
especially true of the Russians.
FIGHTING is reported at Toro
pets, about 135 miles from the
Latvian bonier. It would be easy
to point out from the map that
if the "-Russians have power
enough behind this new thrust
thev might push clear through
to Riga on the Baltic, thus reliev
ing Leningrad, hut with the little
we know that could be no more
than wishful thinking.
We'd better content ourselves
with noting that after taking all
the punishment the Germans
could hand out the Russians are
still strong enough to open up
another section of their vast
front while hitting the Germans
hard at Stalingrad.
ESTIMATES of German losses
(killed, wounded and captur
ed in the fighting west of Sta
lingrad rise to 250.000. The neck
of the German escape corridor is
reported to hpve been narrowed
to 20 miles.
But the Germans, the dis
continued on page 2)
Brief Liberty for Nazi Prisoners
' 5 Y '
Pictured above are Sgt. Hans Koerber, left, pilot of the Ger
man air corps, and Edward Lorenc, both 21, two of the four war
prisoners from Marshal Rommel's African army, whose liberty
was brief after an escape last Tuesday night from a moving train
at Altamont pass, 30 miles east of Oakland, Calif. The following
morning Lorenc was recaptured as he slept in a disabled automo
bile. Koerber, thumbing a ride from a motorist, revealed his in
ability to speak English and the suspicious driver promptly drove
hm into the bands of a guard at a military project. Their two
comrades were found feigning death beside the railway track.
Lorenc said the remnant of Rommel's army, short of equipment
and food, was convinced of Its eventual wipe-out. r
Coffee Available
Again Tomorrow
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S-(AP)
- The country's coffee pots can
perk up slightly Sunday.
Tonight's midnight melting of a
seven-day sales freeze will
sweeten the bitter shortage cup
Just a mile for the nation's Java
swiggers. Then -rationing sets in.
From then on, each grown-up
will lie permitted to purchase one
pound of coffee every five weeks.
(The term "grown-up," as used
here and hereafter, refers to per
sons of 15 years or older, and no
chiseling-regardless of how ma
ture the children act for their
age.)
As soon as the grocer can be
coaxed out of bed, coupon No. 27
in the old familiar sugar ration
book becomes valid for the coffee
unless you already have more
than one pound on hand, in which
case you swallow the lump in
vour throat and the excess coffee
first.
In any case, don't start the
family percolator to boiling over
with enthusiasm. That one pound
has to last until Jan. 3, when an
other coupon, comes of age.
Unless you belong to the Moose
velt LaGuardia save-t he grounds-and-add-a-spoon
school, that boils
down to about one cup a day.
Folks have been urged not to
stock up with all the family's
coupons at first. It might mess up
the distribution system and create
temporary local shortages here
and there.
Madame Chiang, China's
First Lady, Visits U. S.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S-(AP)
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek,
famed first lady of China's fight
ing millions, is hark today in
America the land of her school
days.
This time it was the nfter
elferts of an accident on one of
her daring trips to the Sino
Japanese battlefront that brought
the w ife of China's generalissimo
to the United States. When or how
she arrived was not disclosed.
A white house announcement
said yesterday the woman who
helped weld China's warring
factions into a mighty military
unit was here for treatment of in
juries sustained five years ago
when a tire blew out on the auto
mobile In which she was riding
under heavy Japanese fire while
visiting the front.
After treatments are concluded,
she will visit President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, the announcement
I said.
ROSEBURG,
f
Fire Routs Guests of
250-Year-Old Hotel
PERTH AMBOY, N. J, Nov. 28
(AP) One hundred guests
were routed in their nightclothes
from the 250-year-old Hotel Pack
er early today when fire swept
through the two upper floors of
the four-story, brick and frame
st ructure.
A score of persons fled down
ladders or jumped into nets from
the third and fourth floors.
Others descended fire escapes;
while others left by inside stair
ways. Three British sailors, the only
casualties, were injured.
Origin of the fire was un
determined, as was the loss.
Woman Patient Slays
Noted Bone Specialist
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 28 (AP)
Dr. Marion L. Klinefelter, nation
ally known bone specialist, was
shot and killed In his office at
Missouri Baptist hospital today by
a woman patient.
Police said the woman fled the
hospital after the shooting and
escaped immediate capture.
Klinefelter was about G5.
Old Glory, French
An aftermath of the Anglo-American move in North Africa,
arc shown flying side by side at a ceremony before a French war
A French officer and a native official stand In the foreground as
army signal corps photo.)
OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1942.
Japs Fail to
Knife Through
Trap at Buna
Allies Beat Back Two
Counterattacks, Press
Closer to Beach Base
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Australia, Nov. 28 ( AP) Fight
ing for every foot, American and
Australian soldiers edged for
ward step by step toward Buna
today after beating back two
sharp counterattacks by desper
ately resisting Japanese pocketed
around that eastern New Guinea
base.
Apparently using reinforce
ments landed at a cost, of five
warships, the Japanese struck
out in efforts to break the ring
pinning them to a coastal area of
some -10 square miles, but were
thrown back with heavy losses,
today's communique said.
After this diversion the allies
resumed their advance, moving
in the same way that they have
been since the enemy took a
stand ten days ago within strong
ly prepared positions along the
12 miles of coast between Buna
and Gona.
The carefully hidden machine
gun nests and mortar emplace
ments of the defenders are scout
ed out, softened by artillery or
bombs', If possible, then over
whelmed by the swift thrust of
jungle fighting. Usually it s
necessary to kill all the Japanese
in the position.
Then the operation starts all
over again on the next strong
point. The communique said allied
airplanes continued to aid the
ground troops all Ihey could by
repealed heavy strafing and
(Continued on page G.)
Ordnance Plant Work
Halted by WPB Order
WASHINGTON. Nov. 28-IAP)
The war production board today
ordered Immediate stoppage of
all work on the $'15,000,000 expan
sion of the Continental Ordnance
plant at Hammond, Ind., in line
with its policy of curtailing the
use of materials for construction
projects.
Work on the project, designed
to produce machine heavy cast
ings, was started in August by the
Continental Ordnance corporation
of East Chicago.
WPB estimated the value of
construction now in place at
about $1,000,000.
Tri-Color Now Side
Douglas County Sales of War Savings
Bonds Near $400,000 Mark; Program at
Oakland Contributes Sum of $6,685
Douglas county's November
war savings bond sales were re
portedly nearing the $-100,000
mark today, nearly four times
the county's monthly quota, as
determined efforts were In pro
gress to make the county's sales
record the highest In the nation
on a per capita basl:,.
A tabulation made at noon Fri
day accounted for sales amount
ing to $37!),(!0G, while some sales
were known to have been made
that were not include 1 because
exact amounts could not be de
termined. Added to this sum was
a sales record of SG.GS5 at a
Victory Center program last night
in Oakland. A large group of
Roscburg and Oakland entertain
ers participated In the program
before an enthusiastic audience.
Mrs. Susie Burnett, chairman at
Oakland, telephoned the local
committee today, reporting the
final total on boi-.d sales resulting
from the program.
The county still has until the
close of banking hours Monday,
Nov. 30, to mill to its total and ob
tain credit for total November
bond sales, II. O. Pargeler, county
chairman, advised. A report of all
sales In the county will be made
after 3 p. m. Monday to the slate
Liquor Board Once
More Reversed in
Local Tavern Case
Circuit Judge Carl E. Wimber
ly for the second lime within a
month reversed the stale liquor
control board in actions against
the Chocolate Shop, a tavern op
erated here by Mrs. Muriel Man
ley. In a decision handed down
today on an appeal from the
board's action in suspending Mrs.
Mabley's license on a charge of
sale of beer to a visibly intoxicat
ed person, the court held that the
commission "depended entirely
upon the uncorroborated and en
tirely discredited testimony" of
its investigator Oliver Reeves. It
was held that the invesitgator
was accompanied by a state po
liceman at the time the alleged
sale was witnessed, but only the
investigator was called as a wit
ness before the? commission. The
decision held that the liquor con
trol commission "abused its dls
cretlon," in suspending the li
cense. by Side
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the American and French flagi
memorial somewhere In Algeria.
U. S. troops present arms. (U. S.
VOL. XXXI NO.
Savings for Operation
Go to Buy War Bonds
War bond salesmen reported
today sales amounting to $425,
maturity value, to an infan
tile paralysis victim, who for
years has been saving money
to pay for a needed surgical
operation. The young man,
who was crippled by paralysis
as a child, has labored dili
gently to raise $500 needed for
the operation and has accumu
lated $350 toward the surgical
treatment which is expected to
correct much of his physical
deformity. Yesterday, hearing
the need for funds to increase
the county's quota, he drew
his savings from the bank and
Invested them In four $100 and
two $25 bonds.
headquarters.
The county with the largest per
capita sales In Oregon for the
month of November will receive
a chest of drawers from the bat
tleship Oregon, which is being
dismantled, and will retuln the
trophy as an historic keepsake.
City Wrecked as
Earth Caves in
Over Coal Mine
PiTTSTON, Pa., Nov. 28 (AP)
The earth spilt open, houses
cracked, pavements buckled and
scores of families were evacuated
in a disastrous mine subsidence
here last night and early today,
I he worst in eastern Pennsyl
vania's hard coal fields In several
years.
The subsidence a gradual set
tling of surface, earth over a mine
spread ruin through a resident
ial section covering a half square
mile.
Yawning cracks appeared In
streets and lawns, the largest five
feet wide, 150 feet long nnd so
deep that the bottom was not
visible.
Two hundred homes were twist
ed, cracked or sprung from their
foundations. Sidewalks were torn
up and gas and water mains
snapped in several places. Water
cascaded through the streets and
flooded cellars.
Agents of the disaster commit
tee of the Pitlston Red Cross
chapter helped to evacuate fami
lies whose homes were made un
inhabitable. Other residents
whose houses were less badly
damaged did not leave.
The cave-in caused the earth to
sink two to two-and-a-half feet.
Oregon Prison Escapee
Sought in Washington
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 28
(AP) Southwest Washington
police searched today for Glenn
Wilson, 17-year-old convict who
escaped from the Oregon peniten
tiary at Salem last week.
The Clark county sheriff here
reeeived a tip last night that
Wilson had visited his home, five
miles west of Camas, Wash., yes
terday. Wilson escaped from the prison
with his lliyear-old brother, Tru
man, who was captured last hat
unlay at LaGrande. 'Both were
imprisoned cyi rape charg-'s.
Robbery Try Jails Girl,
Puts Kin in Hospital
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28 -f
API Nineteen-year-old M a ry
Kleffer of Yakima, Wash., was
held in city prison here today,
and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Betty
Kleffer, was in a hospital, grave
ly wounded by a bullet.
Police Inspector Jerry Des
mond said the two engaged in an
armed robbery last night.
Mary Kieffer was booked at the
jail on robbery and burglary
charges. Betty Kleffer may die.
180 OF THE EVENING NEWS
Fight Starts
For Removal
Of Henderson
Congress Group Aims to
Block Funds for Office
Of Price Administrator
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 f AP)
-Abandoning efforts tn hlnek
nation-wide gasoline rationing, a
growing group of congressmen
launcned a new fight today
against Price Administrator Leon
Henderson.
Their announced aim is to
force his removal from the feder
al service through the medium
of appropriations.
l lie lutillty of carrying on the
fight against rationing ordered
for Dec. 1 was conceded by Rep
resentative Boren (D-Okla), who
said any legislation to stop it
would draw a certain veto and
thus be a waste of time.
Bui Boren and others who had
joined him In the fight rallied
around a new battle cry sounded
yesterday In the house by the bel
ligerent Oklahoman:
"Trillions for defense, but
fifteen cents for Leon Henderson
is fifteen cents too much."
They referred to appropriation
bills, to be considered early in
the new congress, through which
the office of price administration
obtains its operating funds.
Recalling the difficulty admin
istration leaders encountered in
obtaining funds for OPA this year,
Boren said there were good pros
pects no funds would be voted for
OPA next year unless Henderson
were ousted.
Some members went so far as
lo suggest that OPA bo abolished
entirely and its functions turned
over to James Byrnes, economic
stabilization director.
Price Administrator Henderson
told congress today that war-time
controls over the cost of living
"assure farmers andjabor of the
most favorable economic position
In American history."
"Our grip on the cost of living,
which was slipping, Is now firm,
and there Is every reason for con
fidence In our ability to achieve
(Continued on page 6.)
Manslaughter Charge
Hits Douglas Prisoner
Sheriff Cliff Thornton today
announced receipt of a hold war
rant from Lane county charging
Murray Hill Boebe, now serving
a 10-duy sentence for vagrancy
and non-support In the Douglas
county jail, with the crime of
manslaughter. The Lane county
charge, Thornton stated, alleged
ly was made following continued
Investigation into the death of
Beetle's father whose burned
body was found in the ashes of
the fire which destroyed his
home at Coburg In 1938. Beebe
is to he released Immediately to
Lane county officers, the sheriff
said.
Male's Shirt-Tail
More Ease WithoutnDraft Hailed
NEW YORK, Nov. 28(AI'
The American male's shirt-tail
has been clipped, but he'll never
feel the draft.
The war production board's or
der shortening the legal length of
men's and boy's shirts three inch
es may sound a bit harsh with
winter approaching -hut New
York manufacturers say the or
der merely eliminates a tradition
al style bugbear, borrowed from
our British cousins who like to
wear shirt-tails to their knees.
"The long shirt-tail never con
tributed noticeably to the wear
er's warmth, anyway," William
Quantrell, style authority and as
sociate editor of Men's Wear
magazine, said today.
"Ask an old-timer," he said,
"how he used to squirm and fid
get with all that excess shirting
stuffed in his pants, and then
ask a golf player if he'd notice
that siort shirts have been three
(By the Associated Press)
American, Brtiish and French
troops were reported springing .
forward in a climactic assault
against the axis in Tunisia today
as the allied nations still thrilled)
to the heroic scuttling of tha
French naval squadron at Tou
Ion, France. I
"The British first army has) '
left its defense positions for tha
big offensive," said a broadcast
from allied-held Algiers.
Swiss reports said allied troops!
had advanced within 12 miles ot
Tunis, the capital, southern ant
chor of the axis fortified zona
along the northeast coast of Tuni
sia.
A U. S. war department com
munlque announced the destruc
(ion of 51 more axis planes,
aground and In combat, and at
tacks, upon an enemy armorer
column during operations which
cost but two American aircraft.
The pilots of both the wrecked
machines were saved.
The nazl-controlled Paris radio
admitted that the allies, bolsters
ed by reinforcements, were
launching a series of violent at
tacks against the Tunis-Blzerta
arc of defenses.
The broadcast also reported
that allied troops had infiltrated
into axis lines in heavy fighting
at. Mejez El Bab, 28 miles south
west of Tunis. Allied dispatches
already have reported the cap
ture of Mejez El Bab, an impor
tant communications hub.
Details of the new offensive
were scarce, but the Berlin radio
previously acknowledged that al
lied troops had started hammer-
(Continued on page 6.)
Guy Cordon Will
Aid Snell in Tax
Research Work
SAt.HM n Mm hlHiao .
Announcement that he had obtain
ed services of Guy Cordon, Rose-
Durg attorney, lor special tax
research work prior to the open
Ing of the next legislative session
In January was made today by
Governor-elect Earl Snell.
Cordon will be loaned to the
slate bv the Interstate Assneln.
tlon of Public Land Counties, now
employing him as legal represent
ative, lax expert and Washington,
u. representative, snell said.
Cordon was elected Douglas
county assessor in 1916, admitted
to the hur In 1920. elected rllatrlnt
attorney of Douglas county in
wtu anu served in tnat orrice un
til 1926. For the past 15 years he
hn unnctnllynri - In nccneamnnr
and taxation matters with parti
cular emphasis on Oregon and
California land grant taxes and
refunds.
During the first world war, Cor
don saw service with the field
nrtillnrv. In 1Q3R ho sptMnrl aa
Oregon state commander of tho
American iegton.
Larceny Charge Faced
By Grand Hotel Clerk
William Howard Ogletree, 17,
who had been employed as a night
clerk at the Grand hotel, was In
custody today on a charge ot
larceny, Sheriff Cliff Thornton re
ported. Ogletree, the sheriff said,
is alleged to have participated in
the theft of approximately $14
from the cash drawer at the
hotel.
Shortened 3 Inches
inches shorter In the tall for sev
eral years and If they weren't
more comfortable."
The WPB's order cutting frills
on pajamas no cuffs, collars
and other decorations -may keep
some men from going to bed
looking like musical comedy
princes.
The fanciest men's pajamas,
merchants say, were sold over
the counter at Christmas time to
women to whom friend husband's
nlghtwear is a stock-in-trade holi
day item. Next year, they prob
ably won't be able to buy baby
blue pajamas piped in red with
green frogs and purple sashes.
"The big question that tha
WPB can't answer," said Quan
trell, "Is how many men sleep
raw? Estimates have run into
millions.
"The retail trade would like to
know how to entice these gentle
men into bed clothes."
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