Ml UUJ Seven Dead, Homes Quit By Thousands Third of Indiana Awash; Missouri, Illinois Also Suffer Heavy Damage Oct Job Is to Save Dollars Buy WarBond$ ivtry Poy Day thedouglAstcounty daily Si rv; VOL. XLVIII NO. 35 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1943 VOL. XXXII NO.10 OF THE EVENING NEWS MELffiWS SWFE v yDays.-v o sftNews By FRANK JENKINS READING between the lines (which is still all we can do) there's apparently heavy fighting on Attu, but we seem to have the upper hand. THE Japs are still our only source of direct news and we mustn't BELIEVE much that comes from the Jap, for we know it is Intended to mislead and con fuse and NOT to inform. A spokesman for the Jap army says, we are landing a steady stream of reinforcements on At tu under naval and air bombard ment. The landing operation, he says, was a three-pronged affair, with assaults on the south, east and north sides of the island. The main force, he says, camp ashore on the south on the first day (last Wednesday) and moved Inland all day, but was driven back to the beach that night. There's a pitched battle on, he lays, between the Japs and our forces landing on the north side. Our third force, attempting a anding on the east, he adds, was annihilated. KEEP your fingers, your toes and your feet crossed as you read thesp reports especially the one about annihilation of our landing force on the east.. This, In particular, is intended 1o stir uneasiness in our minds and sow suspicion of our govern ment which, for security reasons, is withholding details from us. If the Jap can make us suspici ous and resentful of our govern ment, he will have gained a point. Keep that fact ALWAYS in your mind. PAY no attention to the Jap tale that we are using poison gas. It is absurd on its face, for in a landing operation such as this our troops are bound to be all mixed up with the Japs and you may be quite sure we're not go ing to run the risk of gassing our own men. The Jap is peddling that yarn for some wily purpose of his own perhaps as a prelude to using gas himself in hit-and-run attacks on our coast cities. OUR own army officers in Washington tell us our forces will be able to sweep the Japs from Attu as soon as the weather clears for combined sea-air-ground operations. Colonel Dupuy, speaking on an army radio program on Sunday, Continued on page 2) Nazi Air Forces Crippled by Reds MOSCOW. May lD-(AP) The Idling blows dealt German air and supply bases dining the past three weeks by soviet air men were reflected today in a frontline dispatch to Red Star, army newspaper, which said: "The Germans have begun to shift their air forces from Cri mean airdromes to reinforce their exhausted airforces.." There was no elaboration in Red Star, hut the Russians an nounced officially that they had destroyed or damaged 930 enemy planes in the week May 2 S. and had destroyed 370 planes from May 9 to Slay 15. Northeast of Novorossisk in the Kuban, where the Germans have been counterattacking for days in attempts to drive red troops from the city's inner de fenses, the nazis lost a hundred dead in a futile attack last night. Fighting continued in the lower reaches of the Kuban river also, where Germans in row boats at tempted a crossing but Kt four boats. References to the lower reaches of the Kuban meant the Russians were close to the Kerch strait. WM Part of Foe's Force Falls Back to Sea U. S. Soldiers Capture Anti- Aircraft Guns, Use Them Against Nipponr WASHINGTON, May 30 (AP) American pincers have closed their trap around Japanese posi tions on Attu island, the navy re ported today, and at least a part of the enemy troops are in re treat toward a last ditch stand. The navy communique said: "During the morning of May 18, United States forces working inland from Holtz bay on Attu island were in possession of the high ridge southeast of Holtz bay, and United States troops from the Massacre bay area were ad vancing northward. "During the day, the Massacre bay force advanced up a pass to ward the Holtz bay force, and ad vance patrols from the two forces joined. "During the afternoon, the pass was cleared of enemy troops which withdrew toward Chicha gof harbor, leaving only snipers behind. (Several 3-inch anti-aircraft guns have been captured from the enemy and are being used by our troops." Japs Face Annihilation The main enemy position on Attu island, Secretary Knox re ported yesterday, is at t ho south ern end of Holtz bay. A subordi nate position is held by the Ja panese at Chichagof harbor, which lies to the northeast of the Holtz bay position and between five and ten miles away. The junction of American for ces in the heights southeast of Holtz bay place the Japanese in aposition where they are fighting with their backs to sea and have (Continued on page 6.) House Sees Near Fist Fight Over Bribe Reference WASHINGTON, May 19-(AP) Rep. Gene Cox, fiery Georgian, and Rep. Will Rogers, Jr., son of the late humorist, nursed injur ed feelings but no bruises to day in calm contrast to their quarrel on the house floor yester day. Colleagues intervened yester day to avert threatened fisticuffs when Cox, walking over to where Rogers was sitting, quoted him as saying in a radio address that he had accepted a bribe, and de manded an apology. Obviously angry, the Georgian threw his arms around the Call lornian's head while both were still sealed. Other neat by repre sentatives at this point stepped in to hold both men by the arms Cox. a few minutes later, left the chamber. Cox is 03 years old; Rogers is 31. It appeared today that the ex citement had died down. Cox de clared that he was disposed to let matters lie, leaving the next move up to the Californian. Rogers called the affair "just a tempest in a teapot," said nothing "more than words were exchang ed," and served notice that he would seek Cox out "in some calm moment and iron it out in de- I liberate fashion." ! The Californian lawmaker said that he probably had written "at one time or another" about Cox in connection with a radio sta ! lion license, but denied that he ever sai l the Georgian had taken a bribe. i A week ago, Clifford J. Durr. a member of the Federal Communi cations commission, filed a peti tion in the house seeking dis- I ounlifieatinn of Cox as a mem ber and chairman of a s'c.-il ' committee investigating the FCC. Durr said that Cox had received a j ?2.5O0 check from an Albany, Ga., , radio station which was used to purchase stock in the station. "Paul Revere" of Warning Service To Speak Here Sam Hr.yes, noted radio news caster, being billed by the Fourth Fighter command as the "Mod ern Paul Revere." is to be a visitor I in Rosebure Silildav. Haves is he- ing flown to various Pacific coast cities and towns to work on behalf o," the Aircraft Winning service. He will arrive here by army plane and will speak at 2 p. m. to women at the Roseburg filter center. He will address a public gath ering at the courthouse square at 3 p. m. A brief program of music and other features will pro cede his talk All Roseburg resi dents and Aircraft Warning ser vice workers and other interested persons from all parts of the county are invited to attend the public, outdoor meeting. Arrangements also nave been made with Donn Radabaugh, local theatre manager, for talks by Mr. H,.yer. at the Indian thea ter at 9:15 p. m. and Rose thea ter at 9:30 p.m. lie alsj will be heard in short talks from the Roseburg radio station. KRNR. Grade 1 Passenger Car Tire Reserve Exhausted The Roseburg rationing board has been notified by the district office that the district reserve on Grade I" passenger tires is ex hausted and there is little pros pect of receiving an addition to the reserve from the regional of fice or from Washington, D. C, L. V. Hammock, chairman, re ported today. Inasmuch as the local quota on Grade I passenger tires is now exhausted no relief is in sight, no more certificates can be issueu until a new allot ment is received. Car owners in need of tires for passenger automobiles are I advised by Mr, Hammock to make application for Grade III tires until such time as supplies of Grade I tires again become avail able. Guest Fatally Burned At Oakridge Home EUGENE, Ore., May 19. ( AP) Emery Scales, 66, Willamette City, died Sunday of burns suf fered in a fire which destroyed the home of Harold Hill at Oak ridge. Scales was visiting at the Hill homo when the fire occurred Mill was severely burned attempt ing to rescue his guest. Fight Alongside U. S. Until Cities of Japan are in Ashes Vowed by Churchill WASHINGTON, May 19 (AP) Prime Minister Churchill pledged toilay British participa tion in ail eventual finish fight until Japan's war industries and cities are laid in ashes. The British, Churchill said, will be in there fighting "side by side with you while there is breath in our bodies and blood flows in our veins." When that finish fight will come he did not specify, but his ringing prophecy of utter de struction of the enemy in the Pacific, sounded to a joint session of congress, went out over the air waves to the world abroad ene my and allied countries alike. There was thunderous ap plause from members of congress and high officials of this and the British governments. Then, he disclosed, he and President Roosevelt hope for a meeting soon with Premier Sta lin of Russia and Generallisimo Chiang Kai-shek of China. Air Blows Tell on Nazis Churchill declared also that Britain's air offensive is forcing Germany to withdraw "more and more" planes from the fighting i fronts to "purely defensive" ifpo j rations at the expense in loss of aggression and initiative. This, he said, will prove a "major factor In bringing victory." CIO SE TRAP ON ATTU JAPS Celebration In Roseburg Called Off Public Interest Lacking In Victory Day Plans, Job Stoppages Opposed All plans for the African Vic tory day celebration, scheduled in Roseburg for tnis atternoon, were cancelled late Tuesday due to a lack of general enthusiasm, coupled with the fact that inter ruption of food and other war production might result. Aitnougn arrangements had been made for a parade and war bond selling program, it was determined Tuesday evening, following a se ries of conferences, that public interest did not justify the effort and that resultant work stop pages, even for a short period should be avoided. "A'survey by our committee in dicates the general belief that this is not the time for a victory celebration," Frank Ward, pro gram chairman, stated in ex plaining the cancellation. "The reaction we found to the gover nor's plan for a state-wide ob servance of the day, was that it was ill-timed. IThis was partic ularly true among farmers and mill men. Steady Work Preferred - "The African achievement, great as It was. still does not con stitute final victory in the opin ion of a great many persons we contacted. We found that people want to work hard with the pur pose of taking care of their own needs and the needs of their brothers, sons and husbands overseas and in the training camps, and that they do not wel come interruption. "With these sentiments prevail ing quite generally, it was our opinion that the celebration should be cancelled, even though such action was taken at a very late date. "I desire personally to thank each person and organization co operating in the program plans. I appreciate that many persons have been inconvenienced and I sincerely regret that fact. The committee is grateful for the as sistance of organizations and in dividuals who had arranged to participate." Buy Bonds Instead, Urge H. O. Pargeter, chairman of the war savings staff for Doug- ( Continued on page 6.) As for Japan's cities and war industries, Churchill flatly declar ed: "In ashes they must surely die before peace comes to the world." "I regard the bringing of im mediate and effective aid to Chi na," Churchill said, "as one of the most urgent of our common tasks." He turned to a discussion of the war in the Pacific soon after beginning his extemporaneous re marks, as if taking note of recent speeches in the senate urging that the war against Japan be given precedence over the de struction of Hitler and Mussolini in Europe. Recounting the loss of the Dutch East Indies and of the Ma layan peninsula and the great British base at Singapore, Chur chill said that "all this has to be retrieved and much else has to be repaid." "Let no one suggest," the prime minister said, that Britain has not at least as great interest in the Pacific war as the United ! States. Stresses Need of Time With America's high official dom and dignitaries of her allies sitting in with the house anil sen ate in Joint session, Churchill was making his first public appear ance since his arrival more than a week ago for war talks with KRNR Power Boost to Better Night Reception The News-Review radio station, KRNR, received authority late Tuesday to use 250 watts of pow er for both day and night broad casting. The station, under au tlinriiy from the Federal Com munications commission, has been operating with 250 watts of pow er during daytimes, but has been required to reduce power to 100 watts at night. The authority granted by the commission makes the increase in night power immediately ef fective. Marshall Pengra, manager of the station, points out that the in crease in power will not increase the effective operating distance, but will provide better signal strength and give increased sig nal clarity within the area now served. Listeners who have found interference wilh the KRNR signals at night, will, in most cases, find reception considerably improved as a result of the addi tional power for night broadcast hig, Pengra said. The authorization is contingent upon an increase in the height'uf the station's antenna, but the change will not be required until materials become available. Nazi Reprisals for Flood May Fall on Jews (-LONDON, May 19. (AP) Re prisals against Jews "proportion ate with the very great damage and loss of life caused by the at tack" are being demanded by the Berlin press as a result of I he RAF bombing of the Moehne and Eder dams, Reuters dispatches from Stockholm said today. The dispatch said the demands had given the German people as a whole their first knowledge of the vast destruction done to the vital Ruhr valley industries Reuters had said previously that a German Jewish medical specialist, a refugee from Ger many, had suggested the idea for the attacks. Pond Dragged for Body Of Missing Child PORTLAND, May 19.-(AP) Authorities continued to drag a pond near the St. John's Woods housing project for the ixmy oi six-vearold Bernice Shaw. Her parents, Mr- and Mrs. Lee Shaw, reported her missing late yester day and her clothing was found on the bank. Two small boy play mates told officers she was on a raft in the pond when they left. President Roosevelt. He brought with him Marshal Wavcll and nlher military lead ers from the India theater, hut he told his audience, he did not bring them "merely to improve the health and happiness of the Mikado of Japan." Thev were brought here, he added, to thrash out all the points i raised in a Pacific war and there are many." If all that is necessary to turn the forces of the British in the east upon Japan is an order, he said, "then that order would be given this afternoon. But he added that such move ments are governed by what Am erican military leaders "call the science of logistics"-- the art of supplying military forces. Churchill predicted a third and supreme gamble by "Corporal Hitler" to try to knock Russia out. Thereunon he said: "He will not succeed." The master minds in Berlin and Rome, Churchill recounted, lost an Investment of 950.000 sol diers, 2,000.000 gross tons of -hipping nd over 8.000 planes In their attempt to hold Africa -an attempt that wound up with the allied victory In Tunisia. One great dancer to the United Nations, Churchill said in a so lemn peroration, is "the undue prolongation" of the war. Nazis Get No Respite From Air Assaults New Raid Launched as Flood From Broken Dam Continues Devastation LONDON, May 19-(AP1 The roar of a large formation of planes over the English channel this afternoon signalled the con tinuation of the allied aerial war on the nazis in Europe after a night of light activity by the RAF. The strong force swept over the straits in a southeasterly di rection toward Boulogne and Cap Gris Nez. Flood waters from the rapidly emptying Moehne and Eder res ervoirs in Germany, breached in Sunday night's spectacular aerial mining, continued to spread dev astation and paralysis in Germa ny's Ruhr and Weser industrial areas as the offensive entered its eighth day of round-the-clock ac tivity . In a broadcast from London it was reported that a mine drop ped by the RAF in a large reser voir six miles south of the Moeh ne dam had started seepage which threatened furlher dam age. . (It .was Indicated that frantic efforts were being made by Ger man engineers to halt the seep age before the heavy weight of water ploughed through the in cipent break). Transport System Blasted Overnight targets of long-range British fighters and bombers in cluded a score of rail and water objectives on the strained axis transport system, the air minis try news service said. The forays were aimed at St. Fenger, Port Fraton, Saumur, Angers, Nantes and other points In occupied ter ritory. Barges were shot up near Los Andelys on the Seine. One Canadian pilot reported he hit five trains in a four-hour period. News of I he Sunday night dam bursting exploit, however, con tinued to make the headlines as examination of reconnaissance pictures taken yesterday showed floodtides rushing through the middle Ruhr toward Duisburg and beyond Kassel in the Weser valley. Berlin admitted heavy civilian losses but declared damage "can bo repaired partly in a short time." Enemy raiders struck at Lon don last night for the third suc cessive night, giving the capital (Continued on page 6.) Extortion Charge Hits Labor Heads NEW YORK, May 19. - AP) District Attorney Hogan announc ed today the indictment of Joseph S. Fay, international vice-president of the Union of Operating Engineers, AI'L, and James Bove, international vice-president of the Hod Carriers' union, AFL, on charges of extorting more than So(Ki,()00 from construction syndi cates building the S.i00,()00,00() Delware cqueduct project The two men were charged al so with a conspiracy to extort S703.00O from firms operating In New York and several upstate counties. In the indictment, containing one count charging conspiracy and six counts charging extor tion. Fay ami Bove were accused of demanding that companies seeking construction contracts either pay them certain sums of money or that wages higher than the then-prevailing rates be paid union men. The Indictment alleged that Fay and Bove promised that no labor difficulties would develop if they were paid the designated sums and charged they threaten ed that if they were not paid, laborers would not be sent on the obs. The extortion, it was charg ed, started In 19:t(i. Commisioned in Marines' Reserve Charles E. (Chub) Church, above, son of Major and Mrs. H. C. Church of Roseburg, was graduated recently from the naval air training center at Corpus Chrlstl, Texas, and was commissioned a second lieuten ant In the U. S. marine corps reserve. A graduate of Rose burg high school, he was a stu dent at University of Oregon and a member of Sigma Delta Psi fraternity. His father Is chemical warfare officer at Fort Lewis, Wash. Membership Pins Given Local Vets Twenty-five year membership pins were awarded 41 members of Umpqua post of the American Legion at a post meeting held last night. Approximately 60 legionaires lire to receive the pins, hut not nil were present at last night's meeting when thd' presentations were made by Hugh Bowman, state commander. A report was received from the state service officer, Tom Col lins, Portland, who outlined the work being done by his depart ment. Erwin Short, local chief of po lice, was nominated for the of fice of post commander of the business session. Roy Young was nominated vice-commander; Earl C. Plummet-, adjutant; E. A. Post, finance officer; Sig Felt and Joe Pounds, executive committeemen. Nominations will be continued at the next regular meeting of the post. Refreshments were served at the conclusion of the" business meeing. Flying Fortress Hero Ex-Roseburg Resident The recent Associated Press dispatch regarding Captain John Barlow Harding, 22 year-old Fly ing Fortress pilot, now vacation ing for l.r days in Portland, is of special interest here, as he made his home hero with his parents, the late C. B. Harding, and Mrs. Harding, the latter now a resi dent of Portland. His father was an engineer here or several years for the Kendall timber in terests. They later moveil to Klamath Falls, where John was graduates f:om high school. Later he attended Pacific univer sity and U. of O. He has seen com bat service in Greenland, Iceland, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Sicily and North Africa and has been shot down once, He is a grandson of Robert Nelson, who resides on Wharlon avenue In Roseburg. Rome to be Bombed if Necessary, Britain Told LONDON, May 19 (AP)-The RAF would "not hesitate to bimb Rome if the course of the war should render such action hripful and convenient," Capt. Sir Harold Balfour, under secretary of stale and air, told the house of com mons today. His statement followed a re port from Italy printed in Lon don newspapers that the RAF had dropped leaflets over Rome say Ing the Eternal City was on the RAF's bombing list. INDIANAPOLIS, May 19 (AP) Additional troops were ordered Into flood-washed areas of Indiana today as a third of the state struggled ' against the highest waters in three decades. A n o t h e r drowning was reported bringing the Indiana death list to five. At least 10,000 persons were homeless in 20 coun ties. Lodge halls, schools, churches and other buildings were converted Into dormi tories for them. Damage to , crops and. property mounted. ' Three hundred military police were sent to the flood-isolated city of Peru, in north-central In diana; 400 to Torre Haute, where 4,000 persons were evacuated last night after the breaking of a levee, and 200 to Washington, . Ind., where other levees were threatened. (By the Associated Press) Thousands of families have left their homes In scattered sec tions of .several midwest and southwest states as surging waters from rivers and streams Inundated sections of some cities and flooded farm and river bot tom lands. At least seven persons were dead. Four drowned in Indiana and three deaths were reported in Missouri. Damage to crops and properly was heavy, although no official estimates were given as the floods struck Indiana, Mis souri, Illinois, Arkansas and Okla homa. In Indiana, where at least one' third of the state was gripped by the worst flood In 30 years, some 10,000 persons were homeless in 20 counties. The main highways of flood were the Wabash, White and Mississonewa rivers but hun dreds of other streams overflow ed and plagued wide sections. New Missouri High Looms .. .. , . The coast guard and army have evacuated hundreds of families in St. Charles, Mo., where ob servers estimate the Missouri river stage will reach 36.3 feet before Saturday, the highest since 1903 and sufficient to in undate 90,000 acres. Some army engineers expected the crest to exceed the 1844 record of 40.1 ft. Special highway trailers were to bring lifeboats from Lake Mi chigan and army engineers in creased river patrols 50 per cent, to 250 men. Col. Malcolm Elliott of the ar my engineers predicted "a ma jor Jlood In the lower Missouri basin." Slate guard troops were sent out in Indiana and Missouri. At (Continued on page 6.) F. R. Gets Sarcastic On Newsmen's Privileges WASHINGTON, May 19 (AP) Reporters, discussing restric tions placed on newsmen cover ing the Hot Springs, Va., food conference, drew from President Roosevelt yesterday the remark that newsmen next will be asking to watch him to take a bath. Mr. Roosevelt at first told his press conference he had no re action to the discussion, except from a reputable and experienced newspaperman, not a member of the While House Correspondents' association, who thought it would be nice to have a tier of 20 bench es erected In the cabinet room so the press could sit in on cabinet sessions. He added he went that person one heller with a suggestion for another tier in his own office. Then, as reporters asked "what's wrong with that?" and "how soon can we expect it?" Mr. Roosevelt made the remark about bathing. Gordon Holbrook Gets Forestry School Award CORVALLIS, Ore., May 19 (AP) Among 5 forestry school awards announced at Oregon Stale college was Gordon Hol brook, Roseburg, cruise award for outstanding work on the school of forestry yearbook. evity pact ant By L. r. Relumtsla Here's hoping that the eala miry dealt to the German peo pie by the RAP blasting of Ruhr valley dams reached superlative proportions the destruction of all their tomato plants.