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IS OF BIZ ERTL m Fall of Twin "THEY GIVE THEIR IIVES YOU LEND YOUR MONEY" Buy Mora War Bonds Today VOL. XLVIII NO. 25 OF ROSEBU flVIEW 1 Si-t In The Day's News By FRANK JENKINS THE news from the Mediterran ean gets hotter and hotter as the days pass. For the moment, at least, Tunisia overshadows all other war fronts. AMERICANS and French, push ing around the shores of the Mediterranean, are reported to be only ten miles from Bizerte. That is easy artillery range. Americans pushing up from recently-captured Mateur arc, only five miles from Ferryville, which Is only eight miles across the lake of the same name from Bizertc. THERE are even more signific ant developments. The American column that turned south .from Mateur has pushed forward five miles and is now only four miles from Tehour- djift threatens the flank of the Germans defending the Medjerda valley gate to the Tunis plain. STILL further south, a French corps (recently rearmed with American weapons) Is driving from Pont du Fans toward Zag houan, which is dominated by the 4000-foot German-hold Djebel (hill) Zaghouan. At Zaghouan (if they should take it) the French would bo IN THE REAR of the German line holding off Montgomery, who is coming up from the south and has been stopped for more than a week by strong enemy defenses. QECENT dispatches say that German" resistance in the south (before Tunis) Is stronger than in the north (before Bizer tc), indicating that the enemy in tends to hold Tunis to the last possible moment and then retreat into the rugged Cape Bon peninsu la (see map). THE Germans are fighting hard est in the Medjerda valley, which opens into the Tunis plain. They counter-attacked there with tanks, 17 of which were caught in a trap and 12, Including two GO tonners, destroyed. ERMAN broadcasts continue to jM assert that an allied sea-borne wmada is moving into the Medi terranean from Gibraltar. The Paris radio (German controlled) broadcasts a dispatch from La Ll- (Continued on page 2) Financial Mobilization in U. 5. Lagging Despite Bond Drive Success, Assertion By JAMES MARLOW and GEORGE ZIELKE WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP) Uncle Sam is telling you the average cilizen to take your hands out of your pockets. You may as well get used to hearing Hint. He'll keep It up. 9 Why? Because there are some lings to think about before get ng chesty over the success and it was a success of the April war bond drive which netted him 18 billion dollars, five billion more than the goal he set. That drive reaped more re- wards than any government cam paignin the history of this country to raise money for war. But William M. Robbins, chairman of the treasury's war finance committee, said that, even though the drive was a success, financial mobilization in the nation is lag ging. He pointed out that only 7 per cent 51.260,000,000 or tnat is billion came out of the pockets of the average citizen in purchase of glf." bonds, called the "people's Umds" because they are the cheapest. Treasury Secretary Morgen thau said that even the April per formance "must be bettered. Larger Goal Planned. This is what lies ahead for the remainder of the year, according k Vims Sink Fiv JUIIied Cargo Ships Blows Near Australia Fail, However, to Halt Huge Flow of Supplies ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, May 7 (AP) Jap anese submarines torpedoed and sank five allied freighters, one an American, recently in the "life line" waters east of Australia but the huge flow of men and sup plies for future allied offensives continues "virtually undiminish ed," headquarters announced to day. Every member of the 81 aboard the American ship, commanded by Captain C. C. C. Endstrom, Alameda, Calif., was rescued by Australian naval craft after one of two torpedoes found its mark in a night attack. The brave cap lain, last to leave the ship, stayed aboard until the main deck was awash. The biggest ship lost was an Australian freighter. Only two of her crew perished. The others, in cluding the captain who stayed aboard until his ship sunk, clung to rafts and wreckage until pick ed up. A small Australian freighter was sent to the bottom by a sub marine which later surfaced. Sur vivors bent low in the lifeboats fearing they would be machine gunned but it was dark and the submarine failed to sight them. Another small Australian freighter's hull was ripped in mid-morning by two torpedoes and she sank within an hour. The other ship lost was a small Nor wegian freighter. Most of the crews wafesaved zy allcft patrol craft. HEROIC SKIPPER GIVES OWN LIFE TO SAFE CREW WASHINGTON, May 7 (AP) A submarine skinner whose last gallant order, "take her down," seaieu nis own death sentence was credited by the navy today with successful attacks on three (Continued on page 6.) Church Group Asks Curb On Liquor, Seeks Merger PORTLAND, May 7. (API Oregon's congressional delega tion was asked today by the Congressional conference of Ore gon to support legislation for curbing liquor production and sales, for an oriental immigra tion quota system patterned on the plan for Europeans, and for feeding occupied Europe. In the closing sessions of the annual conference yesterday the state's churches were urged to consider a proposed merger of the Congregational - Christian churches with the evangelical and reformed groups. to treasury officials: A continuous effort to sell bonds between now and August, and, in that month, another drive, probably greater and with a larger goal than April's. Then more continuous effort between September -and December. In that final month of 1943 another drive. "Both during the drives and in the intervals," Morgenthau said, "it is important that all who have regular incomes or accumulated funds make steady purchases of the several issues of savings bonds." War Costs Mounting. The costs of war, meanwhile, are going up. For the calendar year of 1942 the government spent about 56 billions. Of this, 19 billion came from taxes and 37 billions was borrowed. In the calendar year of 1943 the government will spend about 100 billion. Of that total. 30 bil lion will be raised bv taxes. The remainder 70 billion will be oV tained through sale of govern ment securities. So the government figured to get 20 billion in the first quarter. the months between January and the end of April; 23 billion more in that second quarter ending In August: another 25 billion In the final quarter. Those August and December U. S. Seizes Isle SAX.. MAUITA iMUNtiA 'CSVANOUNU II. HINDOSON AtHflllbOV., .... SvVJ-yy . GUADALCANAL IS. SOLOMON ISLANDS ITATUTI MILII 100 INHIU n. American forces In the south eastern Solomon Islands have tightened their grip on the area by occupying the Russell is lands, indicated by arrow, west of Guadalcanal. The navy an nounced that the occupation was carried without enemy op position. The seizure strength ens the safeguard to the allied supply lines between the United States and Australia. Sedition Verdict Filed Against 12 LOS ANGELES! May 7 (AP) Possible sentences of 20 years in prison and $10,000 fine face each of 10 men and two women con-' victed of conspiracy to violate the wartime sedition act through acti vities of Mankind United. Federal Judge Yankwich order ed the 12, at liberty on bail, to ap pear for sentence Monday. Four other reputed members of the group, described by govern ment officials as a secret, semi religious organization, were ac quitted by a 12-man jury which rendered its verdicts last night after 14 hours' 'deliberation. . :". " Accusations against various de fendants, contained in the testi mony of government witnesses, included: Opposition to selective service by some, who also discouraged the purchase of war bonds; asser tions that attacks by submarines on the west coast were not made by Japanese, but were propagan da Veports of "war lords;" glori fication of Adolf Hitler as the foe of "hidden rulers" responsible for the war. Theodore Roosevelt's Grandson Decorated WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP) A son and a grandson of for mer President Theodore Roose velt wore listed among the na tion's war heroes today, decorated by the army for gallantry in ac tion in north Africa. Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, son of the former presi dent, received an oak leaf cluster in lieu of a second silver star His son, Capt. Qucntin Roosevelt, was awarded a silver star. drives will top off the effort. All the while the government will be selling those E, F and B bonds, the small ones which the average investor can handle, plus tax notes which attract big mon ey people although anyone can buy them. The notes are designed for fed eral tax payments and short term investment. Funds invested in them will enable the owners to reduce their remains Invested up to maturity and supply the treasury with funds to meet cur rent war costs. Bank Money Not Needed. Robbins spoke as he did be cause: All through the war and the bond sales will last through the war the treasury wants Ameri cans to Invest in government se curities so they will get their surplus cash out of circulation at a time when the goods they can buv are scarce. In that 13-billion dollar April drive the treasury limited the amount banks could purchase to five billion. The rest was to be absorbed by business organiza tions, like insurance companies, and individuals, partnerships and personal trusts. As it developed, the goal was reached without the bank money which, when added, swelled the total to its final IS billion figure. THt DOUGUSTCOUNTY DAILY ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY Poles Guilty Of Espionage, Russia Says Punishment Meted to Agents of Exiled Govt., Allied Scribes Told MOSCOW, May 7.-(AP) An drei J. Vishinsl, vice commissar for foreign affairs, told American ami-British newspapermen today that representatives of the Polish government-lnoxile In London had engaged in espionage activi ties in Russia and declared some of those Involved already had ad mitted their guilt and been sen tenced. Former Ambassador Kot him self, Vishinski asserted, had ad mitted being Involved in these ac tivities and had expressed his re gret. ( Kot is now serving as minister of Information with the Polish government in London, a post to which he was appointed last March.) Some of the accused Poles, Vi shinski said, had been brought to trial, "exposed and deported from the soviet union," while others were "sentenced to various terms of deprivation of liberty." Among those deported he nam ed General Volinkovski, chief of the Polish military mission, two first secretaries of the Polish em bassy and other junior members of the embassy staff, including Polish representatives at Vladi vostok and Archangel. Embassy staff members were among those sentenced to be deprived of lib erty, he said. Asked why the Poles should be engaged in espionage in Russia a nation with which they sign ed a' "mutual assistance- and (Continued on page 6.) Douglas Unit Of Red Cross Council Organized Here Organization of the Doug las county branch of the Red Cross Camp and Hos pital council has been completed here with the election of G. K. Quine, chairman; Tom Parkinson, vice-president; Mrs. Charles Ware, secretary; A. D. Parr, treasurer, and Dr- E. E. Boring, publicity chairman. Com munity leaders have been appoint ed as follows: Mrs. Loren Miller, Dillard; Mrs. Jess Bowman, Glen dale; Mrs. Edwin Young, Oak land; Mrs. Brittain Slack, Suthcr lin; Mrs. Ruth Edes, Yoncalla; Mrs. Helen Gresivald, Drain; Mrs. John Robinson, Glide; Mrs. George Aker, Myrtle Creek; Mrs. A. C. Duncan, Canyonvllle.. The Douglas county chapter has been assigned to the Camp White area. The Camp and Hospital coun cil of the American Red Cross is organized to supply the supple mentary items not provided for military and naval hospitals and camps by official sources. These items Include furnishings and fix tures for day rooms, sun rooms and recreation rooms in hospitals, and games, musical instruments, periodicals, etc., for camp recrea tion halls. , The local chapter, Chairman Quine reports, has adopted the goal of providing furniture for five sun rooms at the Camp White hospital. The cost of equip ping each room is $50. It is desir ed, as far as possible to complete the project through sponsorship by churches, clubs, civic organi zations, etc. Plaques will be pro vided in each room giving the names of the donors. F. R. Expects No Strike Against Government WASHINGTON, May 7 (AP) President Roosevelt gave a clear indication today that he expects no strike of coal miners against the government. "Are coal miners employes of the government," a reporter ask ed him, "and, if so, can they strike against the government?" He said he would reply in the affirmative to the first part of the question, and on the tecond, he remarked that he had been in the government a great many years and could not recollect any strike by government employes against the government. 7 1943. Inequality Seen in House Revenue Bill i , . . Not All Taxpayers Put On Pay-as-You-Go Basis, Expert Tells Senators WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP) Colin F. Stam, chief of the con gressional tax staff, testified to day that the house-aproved reve nue hill failed to put all taxpay ers on a pay-as-you-go basis and would cause resentment among those who contribute CO per cent of the taxes.' Stam appeared before the sen ate finance committee in a brief public meeting preceding a clos ed session at which advocates hoped to force a showdown on thoqueslion of substituting a ver sion of the Ruml-Carlson "skip a your" plan for current taxation for the house-approved bill. The congressional tax expert told the committee that the house bill, which would excuse the first 6 per cent normal tax and the 13 per cent first bracket surjax in putting into effect a 20 per cent withholding levy on wages and salaries, would "cost almost as much as complete forgiveness" of 1942 taxes, as proposed in the Ruml-Carlson plan. Sfam said that abatement un der; the house bill would elimi nate 1942 tax liability for a sin gle, person with no dependents whose income did not exceed $2,500 and a married person, with no (dependents, whose net earn ings did not exceed $3,200. Those with dependency allowances could make more and still have all pf their 1942 tax excused. Complications Foreseen, Above these levels, however, he said are 24 per cent of the taxpayers who paid about 60 per cent of the total of income taxes. He added that they would not be placed on a current, basis and (Continued on page 6.) Busenbark Named On Conservation Board County Judge D. N. Busenbark (oday was advised by Governor Earl Snell of his appointment as a member of the Oregon Board of Forest Conservation. He suc ceeds to the place made vacant by the resignation of E. L. Peter son, former judge for Coos coun ty, who recentlyaccepted appoint ment as state director of agri culture. The board supervises the gen eral conservation program and must pass upon all proposals of the federal government to ac quire lands in Oregon. Judge Carl T. Chambers of Umatilla county is the other member of the board. I SAW By Paul AN OBSTACLE COURSE in process of completion at the Senior high school. It is being constructed by Homer Grow and Ills Smith-Hughes class, and the object Is to give preparatory work to high school youths In certain aspects of military training. The idea is to swing across, hurdle, climb over and under and through the various obstacles shown In the picture above, with the least possible effort and in the shortest period of time. This course exemplifies some of the difficulties which soldiers meet in actual warfare, and prac tice over these obstacles will con dition the prospective soldier physically and at the same time give him many IdcnB how best to overcome a difficult terrain he may sometime have to face. I haven't seen as yet the course ! f ' VOL. XXXII NO.6 OF THE EVENING NEWS Grants Pass Ace Killed in China 1 Kh (Photo, engraving by Grants Pass Courier) Leading ace of the U. S. army air force in China, with at least 12 Japanese planes to his credit, Captain John Hampshire, Jr., above, of Grants Pass, Oregon, was killed In aerial combat May 2, his father was notified by the war department. The noted filer would have been 25 years old May 16. He was born atGrants Pass, was graduated from high school there and afterwards attended Oregon State college. He learned to fly In his home city as one of the first members of the flying club there. .- Foundry Firm Accused Under Sabotage Law WASHINGTON, May 7 (AP) Attorney General Biddle announc ed today that the National Bronze and Aluminium Foundry compa ny and seven of Its top officials had been indicted at Cleveland, Ohio, on charges of violating the sabotage law and conspiring to defraud the government. Biddle said the charges were based upon allegations that the defendants had conspired with 21 company employes named as co-conspirators and with others to supply the Packard Motor Car company with defectively cast aluminum superchargers for Rolls Royce airplane engines be ing made for the government. These violations were conceal ed from Packard, Biddle said. . G. O. P. Begins Campaign To Ban Fourth Term WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP) The republican national com mittee was disclosed today to have started a new campaign against any move to renominate President Roosevelt for a fourth term. Supplementing Chairman Har rison E. Spangler's anti-new deal speeches In the east and mid west, the committee has just sent out Hie first issue of a new clip sheet called " On the Home Front." Its leading editorial is a plea to dispel any belief that "there is but one among us quali fied to rule." Jenkins Nuwff-lfpvh-w l'lloto an:! KriKruvltiK used officially by ihc young men for whom It was built, but It has been a bright and shining thing in the lives of all the small fry In the neighborhood, and for the girls. One would think that a girl might find lis hurdles, climbs and pitfalls a trifle tough for her physique, but heavens no! they've taken to it like ducks to water. Bruised shins and wrenched muscles apparently don't mean a thing to them. At least nothing to worry aboul Isn't there anything any more a mere male can call his own peculiar province something his sister Isn t likely to outshine him at? However, the last time I passed there, Hod Turner had a bunch of young huskies who looked as if they might hang up records the gals may envy, but will have a hard time emulating. Grant Land Bill Receives Hearing By Senate Group M'Nary, Cordon, Ellsworth Urge Transfer of Strip to Interior Dept. Jurisdiction WASHINGTON, May 7 (AP) The senate public lands commit tee opened a hearing Thursday on a bill by Senator McNary, re publican, -Oregon,, which ' would place 465,000 acres in an, Indemni ty strip of Oregon and California railroad revested lands under Ju risdiction of the interior depart ment. McNary and Guy Cordon, Roseburg, Ore., attorney for 18 counties in which the land Is lo cated, -testified that administra tion by the department would simplify handling and bring lar ger returns to the counties,, Bill Approval Urged J. D. Wolffson, assistant land commissioner, urged approval of the bill, saying it would sim plify handling. E. L. Pope, Clackamas county judge; Earl B. Day, member of the Oregon state tax commission; Ervln Peterson, state agriculture director, and Representative Ells worth, republican, Oregon, are expected to testify Friday In sup port of the measure. Ellsworth has Introduced a com panion measure in the house. Agricultural department officials are expected to oppose the bills. Improvement Planned On Little River Road A tentative proposal for a co operative contract for grading and gravelling the Little river road was reached at a confer ence held here today by repre sentatives of the War Production board, Public Roads administra tion, Forest Service, county court and Eugene Plywood company. The proposal, If adopted, Is ex pected to provide that the log ging operalors, and county will provide funds to be used Jointly with federal access road money In grading and gravelling the road on contract to be let on bids. Representatives of the sev eral agencies made an inspection of the road this aflernoon, fol lowing a conference held this morning at the courthouse. The proposal, before final adoption, must be approved at Washing ton, D. C. Allotment Fixed For Fuel Oil Consumers PORTLAND, May 7 (AP) Fuel oil consumers will receive approximately 45 per cent of their year's supply under the OPA's summer fill-up plan, Geo. Curry, fuel oil rationing officer, said today. All coupons for the heating pe riod ending September 30, 1944, will be mailed out by ration boards June 5, he snld. This will enable fuel oil distributors to co ordinate deliveries. Axis Bastions Appears Near Enemy Will Be Driven Into Sea, Declaration Of General Alexander (By the Associated Press) Victorious allied armlet have entered the outskirts of both Tunis and Bizerte, a speolal bulletin from Gen.Elsenhower'a headquarters said today, and it appeared that the fall of the ' twin axis oities was near. . In a dramatic order of the day, Gen. Alexander, allied field commander, declared: "Wo have reached the last phase of this campaign. We have grouped our victorious armies and we are going to drive the enemy Into the sea." "You will win this last great battle. The eyes of the world are on you. Forward then to vlotory!" Front dispatches ' later today said U. S, troops .had captured Ferryville, eight miles across the lake from Bizerte. Simultaneously, a Berlin broad cast said French tribal warriors had penetrated the inner fortifica tions of Bizerte. An Algiers broadcast said the Americans were "in Bizerte" af ter crashing through axis de- fenses. - : Advancing under an unprece dented assault by hundreds of al lied bombers and fighters, the British 1st army swept up to the Tunisian capital after a lightning advance of more tnan 10 miles in a few short hours. Axis defenses were reported crumbling all along the front, but the allied command said heavy fighting was raging In both the Tunis and Bizerte sectors. The Americans had captured more than 1,000 prisoners in two days in their spectacular thrust to Bizerte, the so-called "African Gibraltar," which some military experts had declared was virtual ly invulnerable. Before the fall of France, Bi zerte had been the second great est French naval bastion. :; .- .' Last Ditch 8tand Envisaged With Tunis insufficiently fortl fled to withstand a long siege, it appeared likely that Col. Gen. Von Arnlm would retreat Into the rugged hills of the Cap Bon pen insula for a last ditch stand, per haps hoping to emulate the feat of General Douglas MacArthur's forces on Bataan peninsula In the Philippines. Allied planes,' completely dom inating the sky, maintained heavy attacks upon axis transport (Continued on page 6.) Restriction Put On West Lumber SEATTLE, May 7. (AP) The War Production board has re stricted the use of seven species of western lumber almost en tirely to essential military needs, effective May 13. The lumber so restricted In cludes all pondcrosa pine, sugar pine, Idaho white pine, white fir, lodgcpolc pine, Engelmann spruce and western white spruce except shingles, lath or railroad cross ties. The announcement explained that demands for military boxing and crating made it necessary to stop unessential consumption. - The order affects about 800 producers in 12 states, it was re ported. They can sell or deliver the restricted lumber to the cen tral procuring agency of the corps of engineers, to other designated government agencies, 10 lend lease nations and to their con tractors and sub cont factors. Essential civilian needs will be covered by specific authorization from the War Production board. Gen. Edwards Succeeds ' Barth as Staff Chief LONDON, May 7. (AP) The appointment of MaJ. Gen. Hubert Edwards, 48, as acting chief of staff In the European theater of operations was announced today by the U. S. army. He succeeds Brig. Gen. Charles H. Barth, 39, who was killed last Monday in a plane accident in Iceland that also took the lives of Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews and 12 others. The continuing flood of in vestments by Callfornlans In Oregon property suggests m change In a one-time popular song, to read: "California, Here I Go; Oregon, Here I Come." Ievity pactant By L. F. RelMMMa