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Ill-Fared Centaur, En Route to New Guinea, Plainly
Marked With Red Crosses and Brilliantly Lighted:
Lone Woman Nurse Among Survivors Shows Heroism
ALLIED HEAQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, May 18 (AP!
The Australian hospital ship Centaur, brilliantly lighted and un
mistakably marked, was torpedoed and sunk' in flames by a
Japanese submarine off the coast of Australia last Friday with
a loss of 299 lives.
No warning whatever was given.
The ship capsized and sank within three minutes.
nurses, were saved. Forty-three of the crew of 73 and 245 Aus
tralian and British medical staff men went down, most of them
trapped on a lower deck of the blaiing ship.
There were no Americans aboard. The ship, en route from
Sidney to New Guinea, carried no patients. '
t, Survivors, crowded on make-shift rafts in waters swarming
with sharks, were picked up 36 hours after the Centaur wenf
down. .
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UlTlli II, ,
By FRANK JENKINS
THERE'S still (as this is writ
ten) no news from Attu ul-
hough the fight has now been
Wi.n at least four days
That makes it a safe bet
it's quite a battle.
that
WHILE there's no news, there
are HINTS.
Navy Secretary Knox says it
is "going satisfactorily."
Knox knows what is happen
ing. He couldn't very well say
that if we were losing.
ON the other side of The fence,
Jap Former War Minister
Araki is quoted by the Berlin ra
dio as saying:
"A setback there (at Attu) will
only increase our strength. What
fti'ver has happened in the Aleuti
ans battle can in no wise effect
the will to victory and the cer
tainty of victory of the Japanese
people."
That sounds like an alibi.
SINCE-we have to confine our
selves to guessing, it's fairly
safe to guess that our high com
mand wouldn't have sent a boy to
the mill out there in the far
Aleutians. If we didn't go in with
strength enough to finish itwe'd
better not have started it.
So let's assume (in our guess
ing) that the force sent against
Attu was big enough.
AANG more guess:
When (or if) the Japs found
themselves outweighed t hey
probably sent in reinforcements
as they did in the Solomons.
We can hardly expect them to
give up Attu any more willingly
than they gave up Guadalcanal.
If a big battle is developing in
the Aleutians, it will affect all
other Pacific fronts. It might
even affect Burma.
THE war dispatches contain this
sentence: "An atmosphenr or
VIBRANT EXPECTANCY domi
nates the whole war scene."
Churchill, speaking in Wash
ington, says the hour is approach
ing when allied troops massed in
Britain will assault the nazi
strongholds.
Red Star (Russian army news
paper) says: "The hour is near
Ing when great battles with big
masses of troops participating,
will break out again."
DID you ever watch an old
fashioned powder fuse sput
tering slowly toward a big blast?
That's the feeling one has in
watching the news these days.
BOMBING of Hitler's Europe
goes on day and night the
British carrying on by night and
the Americans by day.
Here are some interesting !ig
ures: Hitler dropped 7.V)0 ton of
f bombs on London in 94 raids in
his great effort to knock England
out of the war. In 48 HOURS,
on Thursday and Friday, the
British air force dumped 5.000
tons of bombs on Germany.'
American bombing isn't count-
(Continued on page 2) '
General Douglas MacArthur
expressed deep revulsion at the
"limitless savagery" of the sink
ing. "The vessel was traveling un
escorted and was fully illuminat
ed and marked with the Red
Cross and complying with all
provisions of international law
governing hospital ships in time
of war," the announcement from
his headquarters said. "The
weather was clear and visibility
was excellent,"
The torpedo hit at 4:10 a. m.
while the ship was 40 miles off
Brisbane and most of those
aboard were asleep below decks.
The huge Red Cross on its side
Wake Island Bombed
By U. S. Air Fleet
WASHINGTON, May IS.
(AP) Army bombers, ranging
more than 1,000 miles from
their base, attacked Japanese
installations on Wake island
Saturday, the navy reported
today.
The communique said that
bad weather prevented obser
vation of results. It added
that U. S. planes were engag
ed by 22 Japanese Zero fight
ers of 0hieh two were defin
itely destroyed and one addi
tional was probably destroyed.
had been newly repainted in Sid
ney two days before and surviv
ors said the vessel "was lit up to
glory." It offered a perfect tar
get for the murderous attack.
Nurse Displays Heroism
Sister Eleanor Savage of Sid
ney was the one woman survivor.
Despite a blow in the face which
gave her a black eye, .she never
complained and survivors said
her fervent prayers did much to
help keep up morale. It was only
after the rescue that she men
tioned a side injury. Doctors
found three ribs broken.
Sister Savage said she and her
cabinmate were avankened by a
terrific explosion. They ran to
the door and looked into the pas
sageway. The ship already was
afire. Donning lifejackets over
their pajamas, they leaped trom
the ship together. The other
(Continued on page 6.)
Property Sales, Condemnations, 2 New
Ordinances Occupy City Council Session
The Roseburg city council at
its regular meeting last night de
voted nearly its entire session to
consideration at property mat
ters, Including condemnation
hearings, fire protection measures
and sale of real estate.
Three properties, which had
been advertised for condemna
tion, were considered.
Attorney R. L. Whipple appear
ed on behalf of Lillie Goodman,
owner of property on North
Jackson street, and requested
permission to make repairs to a
building, which the city had or
dered removed. The matter was
continued until next meeting
with the understanding that the
fire commissioners would meet
with the property owner and her
attorney in the meantime and
endeavor to work out a satisfac
tory program.
H. A. Canaday, administrator
of the Lillie Moore estate, also
requested additional time, stating
that the property, which was
deeded to the federal govern
ment, is In such legal status that
no funds are available for im
provements. R. L. Baker and Jess Hicks ap
peared and urged the council to
proceed with the condemnation
of a barn on the Woodruff estate
on Winchester street. It was con
tended that the barn constituted i
not only a fire danger but was
also unsanitary. Virgil Woodruff,
one of the owners, announced
willingness to remove the barn
but asked permission to improve
the adjoining residence. The re
quest was referred to the fire
commissioners who will en-
VOL. XLVIII NO. 84 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
RAF Blasts
Ruml Plan
Given Third
Jolt in House
Proposed Conference on
Senate Bill, Threatened
With Veto, is Rejected
WASHINGTON, May 18
(AP) Heeding the threat of a
possible presidential veto, the
house rejected for the third
time today the senate approved
skip-a-year income tax bill.
The action, by roll call vote
of 202 to 194, came on a mo
tion to instruct its delegates to
a joint house-senate conference
committee to accept the senate
measure.
By its decision which opens
up the possibility of a new
stalemate the house stood pat
on its own measure, the Robert-son-Forand
bill which would
abate a year's tax obligations
for approximately 90 per cent
of the nation's taxpayers.
The vote, tolled off in a tense
climax to the seasaw strugqle
which has gripped congress for
months, came after Speaker
Rayburn predicted flatly that
the modified skip-a-year plan,
if passed, would be vetoed.-
WASHINGTON, May 18 -(AP)
llndaunted by the threat of pres
idential veto, republicans mar
shaled all their power today for
a final house drive to send the
senate-approved skip-a-year in
come tax bill to the White House.
Backing his party leaders in
their battle against the legisla
tion, President Roosevelt inform
ed Capitol hill late yesterday
that he could not acquiesce "in
the elimination of a whole year's
tax burden in the upper income
groups during the war period."
House Republican Leader Mart
in, of Massachusetts, immediately
charged tiie president was Inter
fering with congress, and an
nounced the executive's action
would not deter republican p.u.is
to press for final enactment io
day of the modified Ruml plan.
Speaker Rayburn, personally
assuming leadership of the house
democratic forces, claimed suffi
cient strength for a third success
ful stand against the republican-
continued on page 6.)
deavor to arrange with the own
er for the repair of the residence
to remove fire dangers.
Chester Hamm appeared be
fore the council and offered $100
for the Flook property on Parrott
street, which the city has held
through foreclosure for several j
years. The city had been holding and outside property owners pro
the property at $500. Hamm i vj(i0 that the fire department
stated he would remove the in-lsnall respond with equipment in
volved dilapidated building. His I the event of fire at any of the
offer was accepted. protected properties. The city is
The council placed a price of i
$75 on an eight-foot strip from
Lot fi. Block E, Laurelwood, the
land being desired by W. H, Ma
chen, who owns the adjoining
property.
Lot 1, Block 23, Waite's addi
tion, was ordered sold to Carlos
Page for $.300.
Fire Protection Asked
Requests were received from
the Western Battery Separator (
company and Digbys Drive-in
Market, both located outside the
north city limits, for fire pro
tection contracts. The council
agreed to enter into an agree
ment with the battery company
contingent upon the company's
providing adequate facilities for
water supply.
A similar contract will be made
with Digbv's market, providing
water facilities are provided, but
Fire Chief Glenn Taylor inform
ed the council he believed it !
would be advisable to contact !
other properly owners in that
area in an el fort to include a lar-1
ger number of properties and
thus permit Installation of need
ed fire hydrants at small individ
ual cost.
Japs Putting
Up Stubborn
Attu Defense
Americans' 2-Pronged
Advance in Pineer Plan
Faces Machine Gun Fire
WASHINGTON, May 18.
(AP) American forces have
captured a ridge which ap
parently is the main Japanese
defense position on Attu is
land, Secretary of the Navy
Knox announced today.
United States troops ad
vancing north and south
across the eastern neck of
the Island, Knox said, have
been brought very close to
gether by this victory if they
have not actually joined.
The operation against the
ridge apparently climaxes the
first phase of the campaign for
this island in the Aleutians and
Knox reported that despite stub
born resistance so far "our casual
ties are much lighter than had
been expected." .
The army troops on the island,
the secretary added, have the full
support of warships standing off
to sea and planes operating from
American bases to I lie eastward
whenever weather permits.
WASHINGTON, May 18-(AP)
United States troops have es
tablished positions on Attu is
land, ;the navy announced today,
but Japanese entrenched along a
rocky ridge are stubbornly oppos
ing a two-pronged American ad
vance, especially with machine
gun fire.
Issuing its first communique
containing any details on the
campaign to drive I he enemy
from the western Aleutian is
lands, starting with Attu, the
navy also disclosed that the ori
ginal landings a week ago were
at two opposing nouns ai me
eastern end of the island and that
American forces apparently are
attempting to close I lit gap with
their moves inland.
The landings were made under
the cover of United States naval
surface forces, which bombarded
enemy installations in both areas,
and United States army planes,
which attacked enemy positions
in the vicinity of Chichagof har
bor, the navy communique said.
Despite today s disclosure en
stubborn enemy resistance and
(Continued on page 6.)
The contract between the Wat
zig hatchery and the city was or
dered cancelled because of failure
of the property owner to install
a hydrant or facilities for secur
ing water for fire fighting pur
poses. The contracts between the city
to be reimbursed by payment of
$25 for each call, plus an addi
tional $25 if it is necessary to use
water or chemicals to extinguish
the blaze. The owner of the prop
erly is required to provide water
mains and hydrants. The city fire
apparatus cannot be taken out
side the city limits, except where
such contracts exist, as insurance
and accident comm-nsation are
voided in other cases,
War Bonds Bought
The council instructed the city
recorder to Invest S2500 from the
fire equipment sinking fund and i
$1750 from the swimming pool ;
sinking fund in Series K war j
bonds. I
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An amendment to the
milk ordinance was placed on
first and second readings. The
j former ordinance placed milk
i control under a hpalth officer.
The amendment proposed in the
1 ordinance would transfer all du
: ties of the health officer to the
milk Inspector.
An ordinance designating stop
streets was passed as an emer
gency measure. It was discover-
(Continued on page 6.)
ROSEBURS, OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1943.
Sardinian Port of Alghero
Coal Truce
Extended To
End of May
Lewis Yields to Appeal
Of Ickes but Continues
To Ignore Labor Board
WASHINGTON, May 18
(AP) The soft coal walkout
scheduled for midnight has been
averted by renewal of the truce
until H)i' end of the month.
As the deadline drew near for
a work stoppage that threatened
to cripple the nation's coal out
put, John L. Lewis, president of
the United Mine Workers, an
swered the appeal of Fuel Co
ordinator Ickes by requesting the
miners to continue work under
the existing retroactive extension
agreement until midnight May
31.
Postponement of the coal crisis
for another fortnight brought
signs that a strong rivalry has
sprung up over who should settle
the wage dispute.
The War Labor board, which
yesterday charged Lewis with
challenging the sovereignty of
the United States in wartime and
giving aid and comfort to the
enemy, left no doubt that it still
considered itself the only "agen
cy of the government" authorized
to handle the ease.
Board Refuses to Yield
From highly-placed sources
come reports that Ickes had pre
pared a formula which he believ
ed would be acceptable to bolh
sides, and was ready to propose
it, providing Hie board would let
him step in. But the board was
said to be sticking to the stand
expressed by Wayne Morse, a
public representative, who said
"the operation of the mines un
der the custody of the Depart
ment of the Interior, through its
chief, Mr. Ickes, does not have
any bearing upon the dispute."
Morse, in outlining the WLB's
position an outline later sub
scribed to by other members
said the board takes the view
that "we must retain jurisdiction
over all disputes, because obvi
ously when exception is made in
this case, we cannot in good faith
say to other labor unions and
oilier groups of employes who
have performed their patriolic
(Continued on page 6.)
British Bombing
Draws Nazi Raids
On London, Wales
LONDON, May 18 (AP)
British bombers, returning again
last night to the air offensive on
Europe, attacked targets in south
ern Germany, fighters swept
northern France and Belgium,
and coastal aircraft damaged
five ships in an enemy convoy,
it was announced officially to
day. The coaslal planes attacked a
convoy off the Dutch coast which
was initially attacked by Beau
fighters yesterday. Two of the
supply ships in a convoy of eight
merchantmen and three escort
vessels were left sinking and
I were seen to be abandoned by
i their crews, It was stated.
I Axis radios op the continent
I began going from the air this
j morning, indicating that allied
lair raiders were continuing to
blast European strongholds by
daylight.
The targets In Germany were
not immediately named. The new
attacks were a continuation of
the smashing allied aerial offen
sive of the night before in which
two of Germany's largest dams
were breached and devastating
floods loosed, and the daylight
attack of U. S. bomlicrs yesterday
,r:tncf IrtHont Unwl,,?,,,
V boat base of Keroman.
During the night, enemy
planes again struck at London.
At least ten persons were known
to have been killed. A Welsh
town, Identified by the German
radio as Cardiff, underwent one I
of the worst raids since 1941. By
noon the bodies of several dead
had been recovered, and rescuers
said It was believed that at least
20 still were hurled In wreckage.
Nazis Fortify for
'NEA Tehpholo)
-This picture of the nazi "Atlantic wall," taken by one. of
Hcrr Goebbel's photographers and published to boost the morale
of the Germans who fear an allied invasidn, shows nazi soldiers
carrying mining equipment through anti-tank fortifications and
mine fields. The "wall" is supposed to extend 5000 miles along
the channel and Atlantic coastB of Europe.
Death, Ruin Ride
On Indiana Flood
INDIANAPOLIS, May 18
(AP) One of the worst floods
since 11)1 3 tore through central
and northern Indiana today.
At least four lives have been
lost in the raging torrents. More
than 500 families have been
moved from flooded . homes in
Marlon, Frankfort, Wabash, In
dianapolis and other places.
Flood waters surged over thou
sands of acres of lowlands, dam
aging early-planted farm crops.
Numerous Victory gardens have
been washed away.
Nine blocks of sandbagged
levee and the Charles Mills dam
at Marion held hack the swollen
Misslssenewa river. Three hun
dred families in the area were
evacuated.
Police at Frankfort moved 150
families from their homes al
though the city isn't even near
a river. A drainage ditch running
through part of the town could
not cope with the heavy flow of
water.
The Wabash river at Wabash
reached nine feet over flood stage
and was still rising. Seventy-five
homes were cleared thero.
A bridge was torn loose at Lo
gansport. A dam on Big Eagle
creek gave way northwest of In
dianapolis and war plant workers
living west or the city were told
to Slav home until the waters had
subsided.
The local weather bureau warn
ed residents along the lower
Wabash and the west fork of
White river to expect rapid ris
ing of the streams with serious
floods.
Salem Council Again
Spurns Pinball Plan
SALEM, Ore.. May 18. (APi
- Salem city council, by a vote ol
eight to six, Monday night defeat
ed for the second lime in less
than three years a lax measure
designed to legalize within city
limits the operation of game de
vices, Including certain types of
pinballs.
Golf Course Clubhouse
Destroyed by Fire
PORTLAND, Ore., May 18
(AP)- The Peninsula golf course
clubhouse was destroyed last
night by fire of undetermined
origin nt a loss, estimated by the
management, of $15,000 to $20,
000. No one wan in the building at
i he time.
VOL. XXXII NO.
Invasion
Reds Hurl Back
New Nazi Attacks
MOSCOW, May 18. (AP)
The Kuban front flared into ac
tion again today when German
troops stole through tile forest
ed hills and sprang upon the Rus
sians in a violent effort to regain
important positions lost weeks
ago.
Latest Russian reports said that
German infanlry which attacked
several limes supported by tanks,
planes and artillery, was thrown
back each time with heavy losses.
The German counter attacks are
aimed at driving the Russians
back from the inner positions of
the Black sea port of Novorosslsk.
In the air attacks, the nazis
lost 27 planes during a two-day
raid on the Schlgry district north
east of Kharkov, it was reported.
Military observers considered the
attaoks may indicate a possible
point where the Germans intend
to loose an offensive.
Processed Food Point
Values Hold in May
WASHINGTON, May 18 (AP)
Present point values of pro
cessed foods will remain unchang
ed throughout May.
In announcing this last night,
the OPA said the program now
has "settled down to an even
keel," making mill-month chang
es -such as were made in March
and April unnecessary.
OPA coupled its announcement
of no point value changes with an
appeal to consumers lo shop early
In the month, early In the week
and early in the day In order to
i educe store congestion.
Sugar Stamp 13 Valid
For 5 Pounds June 1
PORTLAND, May 1H. (API
Sugar stamp 13 in war ration
hook No. 1 will become valid on
June 1 and will be good for five
IKiunds of sugar through Aug. 15,
the district OPA announced lo
ciay. Stamp 12 expires on May 31.
Ex-Mayor of Salem
Is Reported Missing
SALEM, Ore., May 18. (AP)
No trace of P. M. Gregory, for
mer mayor of Salem, had been
found this morning after he left
his home here expecting to be
gone an hour or two, city Police
Sergeant Wintersteen said. Greg
ory, In ill health tor several years,
was reportedly somewhat Improv
ed recently..
15 OF THE EVENING NEWS
Bombs, Fire
Deal Havoc
To Buildings
Machinegunning Adds to
Heavy Toll; 4 German
Planes Downed at Sea
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, May 18 (AP)
Carrying on an unrelenting at
tack on Italy's Mediterranean Is
lands, Wellingtons of the RAF
bombed the airfield and port of
Alghero on the west coast of
Sardinia last night. -..,'
Bomb bursts were seen in the
town and port areas and one
largo tire in the center of the
town appeared to be spreading
beyond control, pilots said.
The Wellingtons topped oft
their raid by machine-gunning
the targets from low altitude.
Bright moonlight which made
it possible for the Wellingtons to
conduct a raid under conditions
almost as good as daylight on the
outskirts of Rome the night be
fore, again aided the bomoers
and they did some of their straf-.
ing from as low as 200 feet. One
pilot had to steer sharply to avoid
a church tteeple, he said.
Photographs taken during the
Flying Fortress attack on Caglia
ri, Sardinia, on May 13, showed
the freight yards, gasworks, the
oil storage area and dock instal
lations smashed up, air spokes
men said.
Transports Destroyed ' ""
In routine patrols, the only
other activity reported by today's
communique, a single Beauflgh
ter encountered two Junkers
transports yesterday off the
coast of Sardinia and shot down
both of them. None of the occu
pants of the big transports was
seen to escape as they plunged
into the sea.
In another encounter a Beau
fighter knocked down a Helnkel
and a Junkers Sunday night. The
attack was so fierce and sudden
thut other German planes began
shooting at one another, the pi
lot reported.
No allied aircraft were lost in
(Continued on page 6.)
Howard Hughes
Escapes Death In
Lake Mead Crash
BOULDER CITY, Nev., May 18.
(AP) Howard Hughes,
wealthy aircraft designer and
manufacturer, escaped with
minor head bruises yesterday
when a twin-engine amphibian
Diane he was nilofinfr rr.-itind
and sank In Lake Mead, drowning
a federal aeronautics inspector.
Carried to the bottom of the
broad, deep artificial lake, site of
Boulder dam, was the body of W.
M- Cllno of Santa Monica, Calif.,
civil aeronautics administrator in
spector. Escaping from the craft with
Hughes were flight mechanic
Richard Felt of Burhank, Calif.;
Co-Pilot Charles Walter von
Rosenberg of North Hollywood,
Calif., and C. E. Blandford, aero
nautical engineer from Santa
Monica.
Fell, suffering serious head in
juries , and von Rosenberg, with
two broken vertebrae, were
brought to a hospital here. Bland
lord was not seriously hurt.
Glenn E. Oderkirke, executive
assistant of the Hughes aircraft
company, said the accident oc
cuned during an apparent at
tempt to alight on the water, hai
a mile from shore.
Wrctchtd old Italy. About all
she ha loft art th memory of
a beautiful friendship with
Adolf Hitler, a navy relegated
to the status of an ornament
and the blood-stained dagger
with which she stabbed Prance
In' the back.
levity pact flant
By L. r. Ralzuutla