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VOL. XLVIII NO. 79 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW .
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By FRANK JENKINS
T
TIE Italian situation as this is
written is nearing a show
down which ' may come at any
moment.
r
HE allied high command in
Africa (Eisenhower) radios a
stern warning to the Italian peo
ple that the terrible allied air
offensive against Italy WILL BE
RESUMED immediately. '
"Stay clear," it tells them, "of
railroads, factories, German mil
itary barracks and ALL military
objectives."
(If, it is intimated, they want
to keep in one piece.)
J"HEN it adds: '
"The blood of every Italian
struck will be on the head of the
men In Rome who, in Italy's
hour of decision, TEMPORIZED
Instead of acting for honor,
peace and freedom."
THAT'S intended to say to
Badoglio and Victor Emanuel
that they can't carry water on
both shoulders, that they can't
protect the Germans and ease
them out of Italy with whole
skins because WE'RE FIGHT
ING GERMANY and won't stand
for any such tender treatment
of OUR ENEMIES.
THE air is filled not only with
rumors but with DEVELOP
MENTS. German civilians living in Italy
are OFFICIALLY advised by
German consuls; to return home
immediately.
That means that Germany has
given up hope of handling the
explosive Italian situation and is
telling its people there to get
out while the getting is good.
a HERE is significant mention
in the dispatching of "bone
deep" Italians hatred of the Ger
mans, long held in leash by
Mussolini and the German gest-
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Construction of Spur Track Studied
By City Council; Engineer and
Library Board Member Appointed
Consideration of the proposed
franchise to the Youngs Bay
Lumber company for construc
tion and maintenance of a spur
track to its mill to be built im
mediately east of the city limits
constituted the principal business
of the city council at its regular
meeting last night. ,
Other council actions included
the passing of an ordinance fix
ing salaries of city officers, ap
pointment of Adeline Stewart as
a member of the public library
board, appointment of Arthur
Boyer as city engineer and trans
action of routine affairs.
The council heard the reading
of a tentative emergency fran
chise ordinance, and adjourned
until 7 p. m. Wednesday at which
time the final draft of the or
dinance will be submitted for
consideration and passage.
Under the terms as outlined,
the Young's Bay Lumber com
pany would be granted a 25-year
franchise, for a spur track from
North Jackson street to the east
city limits. The line roughly fol
lows First Avenue South, an un
improved street. Changes have
been made in elevations since the
first proposal, the plan now call
ing for a fill of approximately
two feet across East Second
slreet and a cut of about two feet
on East Third street. A cut of
more than 10 feet will be made
south of the Benson school prop
erty. Streets east of the school
will be crossed at grade. An in
spection is being made by council
members and company officials
today in an effort to obtain a
grade alignment reducing the cut
and fill proposed on East Third
and East Second streets.
The ordinance provides that the
Jap Defensive
Posts Taken by
American Push
Advance Reaches Edge of
New Georgia Air Fields;
Jap Resistance Weaker
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.
Aug. 3 (AP) The battle of
Munda neared lis climax today
with United States forces break
ing down final Japanese defen
sive positions after a general ad
vance of 500 to 1,200 yards car
ried them almost to the edge of
the strategic New Georgia air
field. Supplementing General Doug
las MacArthur's. Tuesday com
munique which announced the
advance, a naval spokesman for
Admiral William F. Halsey's
command In the South Pacific
said American troops reached a
point "close to the eastern edge
of the field."
A portion of Biblo hill, enemy
strongpoint defending the north
east approach to Munda, was cap
tured in the American onrush,
tile spokesman said. He disclosed
that tanks, flame throwers and
artillery supported murine and
army units in their advance.
Many Japanese were killed in
the attack. Although there was
no indication of retreat, Japa
nese resistance was not as strong
as heretofore.
Salamaua Bombarded
Simultaneously, allied forces in
New Guinea brought the Japa-
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Three Northwest Men
Said Missing in Action
WASHINGTON, Aug 3-(AP)
One man from Oregon and two
from Washington, all listed as
"missing," were included In cas
ualties announced yesterday by
the navy.
They were Neill Sheldon Walk
er, son of Mrs. Armilda C. Park
er, Otis, Ore.; Russell Martin Gil
more, son of Arvil Gilmore, Ken
newick, Wash., and Vernon Fred
erick Sorenson, husband of Mrs.
Helen M. Sorenson, 1921 Frank
lin place, Seattle.
company must grade street ap
proaches to eliminate any traffic
dangers, and also must supply am
ple drainage.
The city reserves the right to
cross the right of way with all
utilities, such as water and gas
mains, electric conduits, etc., also
to change any existing street
grades, open new streets, or cross
the right of way with additional
spur tracks, if need arises.
The franchise can be revoked
at any time after 60 days notice
has been given in the event the
company fails to observe any of
the provisions of the ordinance.
In addition to the study of the
franchise matter, the council
heard the regular monthly re
ports of officers.
City Attorney A. N. Orcutt re
ported he had made a study of
complaints of encroachment on
sidewalks and parkings by piles
of lumber at the Mezger mill and
he was authorized to prepare com
plaints or take other action nec
essary to clear the sidewalk and
parkings.
Fire Chief Glenn Taylor report
ed on his recent trip to the state
convention of fire chiefs, inform
ing the council on the plans for
pool fire fighting equipment and
mutual aid arrangement with
civilian defense equipment. He
advised the council that the Rose
burg department has lost nine of
Its members to military services
Mayor W. F. Harris informed
the council he had received nu
merous complaints because park
ing strips In North Rosobur:
were not hehis; watered. He stat
ed that the sprinkler heads used
for that purprsp are not no'v
obiainnble and that the equip-
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within yards of that key Jap airbase in the central Solomons.
One group landed at Rice Anchorage, drove south to take the en
emy positions at Enogai Inlet and Dragons Peninsula. The other
U. S. force landed at Zanana, drove west to Lambetl. Both Munda
and the Jap supply base at Balroko have been pounded by Ameri
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Five Persons Die
In N. Y. Race Riot
NEW YORK, Aug 3 (API
Order returned to New York's
Harlem today but authorities re
mained on the alert to prevent a
possible recurrence of yesterday's
rioting which left in its wake five
persons dead, 545 injured, 509 ar
rests and an estimated $5,000,000
in property damage.
As 6,000 police and 1,500 mem
bers of the city patrol corps pa
trolled the streets only a few iso
lated disturbances were reported
last night in the heavily-populated
negro section where:
A 10:30 p. m. curfew was put
into effect clearing the streets
of virtually all but police.
Bars and package liquor stores
were closed and theaters empty.
The war-time dim-out was lift
ed. The only activity in addition to
the patrolling police and volun
teers was repair work being done
to stores damaged during yester
day's looting. i
Motor vehicle traffic was prac
tically at a standstill.
Salem Supply Company
Suffers Heavy Fire Loss
SALEM, Aug. 3-(AP) Fire
which destroyed the Salem sup
ply company last night caused
about $50,000 damage, the Salem
fire department said today. .
It was Salem's second large
fire in 26 hours, a fire Sunday
night having caused $35,000 dam
age to the Doollllle service sta
tion. Plans for State Meeting
Of American Legion Talked
PORTLAND, Aug. 3 (API
Hugh Bowman, Oregon depart
ment commander of the Ameri
can Legion, Is conferring with
Adjutant J. L. Valiant and other
department officials here this
week on final plans for the an
nual convention at Baker, Aug.
19-21. Bowman said he expects
the Japanese question to be a
"hot subject."
Police Search for Thief
Who Took Ration Books
MADRAS, Aug. 3 (AP) Mad
ras police were on the look-out
today for 34 gasoline ration A
books stolen from the office of
price administration here.
Persons Dead
From Plane Crash
CHARLEVOIX, Mich.. Aug 3
(AP) Six persons were killed
here last night when a two-engined
armyt trainer plane crashed
and burned in an attempted take
off from the Charlevoix airport.
At Wright field, Dayton, O.,
Lieut. A. H. Peai'son, public rela
tions officer, said that several
of the men killed were high rank
ing officers from the air forces'
experimental laboratory.
He identified three of the dead
as Lieut. Col. John Evans Davis,
51, of Columbus, O.; Capt. Wen
del P. Lester, 33, of Baytown,
Tex., and W. W. Cummins of So
lon, O., a civilian technician at
Wright field.
Lt. C. E. Glnther of New Al
bany, Ind., was injured critically-
Pearson said that Davis and
Lester both were connected with
Wright field's equipment labora
tory activities.
The plane, army authorities
said, was from Dallas, Tex., en
route north on a mission.
Kidnapping of Albany
Girl Probed by Police
ALBANY, Ore., Aug. 3 (AP)
Chief of Police Perry Stell
macher said today that a two-day
old girl was mysteriously missing
from the nursery of Albany Gen
eral hospital.
Hospital atlendanls reported
the infant was kidnapped during
the night, Stellmacher said. A
nurse, attracted to the nursery
at 1:30 this morning by a baby's
cries, found empty a crib which
had been occupied by a baby born
Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
Gurney, route 1, Albany, he said.
Bushes were found trampled
beneath an open window of a
sun-porch from which a hallway
leads to the nursery, Stellmach
cr said. But otherwise police were
without clues.
Navy Reports Sinking
Of U. S. Merchant Ship
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-(AP)
The navy announced todav that
a medium sized United States
merchant vessel was torpedoed
and sunk by an enemy submar
ine in the south Atlantic early In
July. Survivors landed at Miami.
VOL. XXXII NO.
Seven Point
Peace Offer
Given Italy
Axis Report of Proposals
By Roosevelt Unconfirmed
By Any Allied Quarters
LONDON, Aug. 3 (AP) A
DBN broadcast of a Geneva dis
patch to II Popolo Dl Roma, re
corded by the associated, press
declared today President Roose
velt had advanced a seven-point
armistice proposal to Italy.
ine axis account, witnout con
firmation from allied quarters,
listed the points proposed as
follows:
1 The Italian army and navy
are to cease all resistance.
2 Collaboration with Germany
must cease at once.
3 Italian troops in Greece,
Albania, France and former Yug
oslavia are to be withdrawn at
once.
4 War materials must be
handed over to the allies undam
aged. 5 An Anglo-American-Soviet
military government will be es
tablished in Italy until the end of
operations.
6 The arrest of all war crim
inals. ; 7 The release of all allied
prisoners of. war on Italian soil
The roundabout report through
axis channels followed up repeat
ed German and Italians rumors
of negotiations for an armistice,,
jas opposed to the allied demands
fpr uncdndltnonal surrender.
Premier MaYsliaT Pietrd Badog
lio continued his silent defiance
of (he allied warnings of air
bombardments and Invasion to
come.
Anil-fascist forces inside Italy
were reported gathering strength
to aid allied divisions when de
fenses of the Italian mainland
are finally breached. .,
Invasion Pending
That an allied landing on the
southern shores of Italy is not
far distant was promised the
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Fires Battled on
Bombed Oil Field
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Aug. 2
(delayed) ( AP) Rumanian and
German fire fighting services are
battling a great fire which has
been raging in the entire petro
leum area near Ploesli hit Sun
day by American Liberator bomb
ers, according to the first eye
witness account reaching neutral
Turkey today.
The latest Information was that
seven United Stales Liberators
participating in the raid were
forced down in Turkey, while an
eighth was reported to have
crashed in the sea near enough
to the Turkish shore for the crew
to make its way io land In rub
ber boats. All the crews were in
terned. Three of the bombers came
down In the Izmir district of the
west Turkish coast. There were
no details concerning the others.
The first report or the Ploestl
fire came In a telephone conver
sation wilh an eyewitness who
was near hysteria and obviously
awed by the terrific destruction
the raid had Inflicted.
He said the fires were the big
gest he had ever seen anywhere.
Timber Worker at Booth
Killed by Rolling Logs
Ray C. McCulloch, 22, of Flo
rence, Ore., was killed Monday
morning, at Booth when he was
caught between two rolling logs,
which caused a crushed chest and
internal injuries while In the
employ of Crown-Zellerbach Cor
poration, according to a report
made by the county coroner, H.
C. Stearns.
He had been a resident of the
coast community for the last two
years. He is survived by his moth
er, a resident of Florida, and a
brother, who Is In the U. S. na
vy. The body has been removed
to the Unger Funeral Home at
Recdsport awaiting word from
relatives.
98 OF THE EVENING NEWS
Climax
Thrusts by Red
Army Cracking
Orel Defenses
Soviets Capture Two Main
Roads Leaving Only One
Avenue for Withdrawal
MOSCOW, Aug. 3 (AP) The
Red Star reported today that the
soviet army has captured . two
main roads leading from Bolk-
hov south to Orel and southwest
to Karachev threatening the Ger
man communications with Bry
ansk and leaving them only one
unmenacea nighway from the
hasesouthwest to Dmltrovsk.
(A clarification of German
broadcasts last night In which the
Germans seemingly admitted a
Russian penetration into south
west Orel proper was contained
in today s German communique.
It said fresh, strong Russian in
fantry, tank and air forces at
tempted to break through "south
west of Orel" but were warded
off by "heroically fighting" Ger
man troops. Ground temporarily
lost was regained, the commun
ique said.)
Fortified Positions Taken
The Germans had concentrated
large forces northwest of Orel
and established a strong system
of fortified points In an effort
to hold the two roads, the red
army newspaper said, but Inten
sified Russian attacks broke the
enemy line and It now appeared
that Orel itself might be in dan
ger of complete isolation as the
Germans continued to. withdraw
westward from their shattered
positions.
The red army advanced within
a few miles of the town of Kar
achev, occupation of which
would finally cut the highway
running northwest from Orel
through Karachev to Bryansk,
German supply base.
On this front the Russians have
fanned out from the recently cap
lured base of Bolshov In a widely
uevetoping movement gainst the
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Legion Auxiliary to Hold
"Molly Pitcher" Tag Day
Umpqua Unit of the American
Legion auxiliary will sponsor
"Molly Pitcher Tag Day" In this
cily August 7 to promote the sale
ot defense stamps and bonds
Mrs. V. J. Micelll has been nam
ed general chairman of the proj
ect and has announced that
booths will be maintained
throughout the day and everyone
purchasing bonds and stamps
will be given a Molly Pitcher
tag. The tags are furnished by
the treasury department of the
War Finance committee, which
Is headed In Oregon by Sadie Orr
Dunbar, of Portland.
Fresh Assaults on Hamburg Set New
Records for Sustained Bombing:
Thirty Planes Lost in Latest Raid
LONDON, Aug. 3 ( AP) A
great fleet of the RAF's biggest
bombers returned lo battered
Hamburg last night and gave
that one-thriving German port
its ninth pounding in 10 days
to break all records for sustain
ed nttacks upon a single target.
Fires set in the last assault
on Hamburg Thursday night
were still burning as the RAF
swept over the city to add to the
havoc created by some 8.000 Ions
of bombs dropped in the seven
previous raids.
Thirty bombers were reported
lost in the raid, which was car
ried out In great force and was
accompanied by attacks upon
other objectives In northwest
Germany, an announcement said.
An air ministry communique
said that in addition to the raid
on Hamburg, other bombers
blasted objectives in the Ruhr
valley, and that Bcauflghters and
Mosqultos from the fighter com
mand flew deep into Holland and
northwest Germany. Airfields and
targets at Sylt and Cuxhavcn
were bombed, but results were
not announced. Two fighter com
mand planes were reported missing.
Smash at Center of Etna Line
Wipes Out 70-Square Mile
Salient; Axis Defense Weaker
American Seventh Army Storming Through Axis. i
Lines Capture Many Towns; Bag of Prisoners .
Increases; Bombers Range Over Naples.
(By the Associated Press)
.Allied troops racing to deliver the knockout blow in the
battle on Sicily were officially credited today with smashing
through the center of the enemy's 55-mile Mt. Etna defense linej'
capturing at least five more stragtegic towns and wiping out a
bulge of 70 square miles. .Axis defense appeared to be crumb
ling rapidly. -.'
"Our troops, fighting hard, are forcing their way through
rugged and roadless country," the allied command announced.
Italian headquarters acknowledged that the : allies had
launched a powerful assault on the German-defended southern
flank where Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's British 8th army
Uc kn luammflrina for weeks to break into Catania.
Test Pilot Feat
Wins Flying Cross
LONDON, Aug. 3 (AP) Avi
ation experts are studying the
possibilities unfolded by the feat
of an American lest pilot who
shattered all world records when
he succeeded In diving a P-38
Lightning plane 25,000 feet, or
nearly five miles, and achieved
a soeed of more than 780 miles
an hour approximately (he speed
or sound.
For his achievement the flier,
Lieut. Col. Cass S. Hough, of Ply
mouth, Mich., technical director
ot the Eighth fighter command
o the United States army en
forces, was given the distinguish
ed flying cross by Brig. Gen.
Frank O. D. Hunter, command
er of American fighter planes in
the Euornenn theater. Hough's
citation said the award made for
special attainment In "Independ
ent flight research."
Hough's dive Is believed to be
the longest In aviation history.
It was made In September, 1942,
when he took his P-38 up to . 3,
(100 feet and power-dived for 25,
000 feet before leveling off at 18,
000 feet. Five months later, in
Feb. 1943, he went up to 39,000
feet In a P-47 Thunderbolt and
nower-dived to 18i000 feet. Both
feats were performed In England
and were undertaken voluntarily
jn quest of scientific Information
for the aid of fighter pilots.
Support is Given
Alumina Plant Plan
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3
(AP) Bonneville administration
support was behind a proposed
alumina plant for the Pacific
northwest today.
Administrator Paul J. Raver In
a public statement deplored a
Washington report that a lack of
labor In the northwest would
mean that the $4,000,000 plant
would go to another section of
the country, particularly since
the Boeing corporation is seek
ing 9000 workers in this area.
Raver declured only 300 con
struction laborers would be need
ed to build the plant, and Boeing
needs not construction workers
but skilled employes.
The administrator said con
struction labor Is available In
quantity since army projects are
being completed rapidly.
He added that the alumina
plant would not need skilled op
erators for at least a year, and
then only 150 would be required.
Royal Australian air force
Hampdens of the coastal com
mand operating off the coast of
Norway, torpedoed an enemy
supply ship, the communique
said.
The assaults broke a two-night
lull in the great allied aerial of
fensive which was launched on
Saturday, Juiy 24, when Ameri
can bombers blasted the German
base at Tondhelm, Norway, by
daylight.
The smashing blows at Ham
burg, which apparently repre
sented an experiment in obliter
ation bombing technique, were
begun by the RAF that same
night, when 2,100 tons of high ex
plosives were unloaded on Ger
many's second largest city.
U. S. Flying Fortresses struck
at Hamburg again the next day
and RAir Mosquito bombers fol
lowed up with a night attack.
The same procedure was follow
ed on Monday, and on Tuesday
the RAF made Its second 2,100
ton night assault. Mosqultos main
tained the offensive Wednesday
night and on Thursday night the
RAF carrieil out Its third 2,100
ton raid.
jne enemy nas exienueu ms
attacks on the southern sector of
the front, where bitter flghtinfj
Is going on," the Italian war bul
letin said. . :,
Axis prisoners now passed the
90,000 mark. ' ; ' '
On the Sicilian front, Gen. Els
enhower's command announced
that allied armies were now
sweeping Jnto the western end W
the Catania plain, while allied
warships were reported shelling
German and Italian troops re.
treating eastward along the Tyrs
rhenlan sea coast toward Messina.'
Towns Are Captured. ,Z
- A communique reported the
capture of Regalbuto, Caplzzi ancj
Ceraml, and Prime Minister"
Churchill further disclosed tho .
fall of Trolna and Centurlpe.
Churchill said American 7th
army troops stormed through tho
enemy's defense network at Tro
lna, 10 miles east of Nicosia, and
Canadian forces seized Regalbuto
which lies almost In the shadow;
of towering Mt. Etna.
"A substantial bridgehead north
of the Dittalno has been estab
lished," allied headquarters an-;
nounced.
Many German dead are report
ed." - "
The Dittalno river flows imme
diately south of Catania.
Prime Minister Churchill said
American troops driving along
the northern coast toward the ox
is "escape port"-at Messina were
advancing in the face of exten
sive demolitions by the enemy.
Large allied reinforcements
were brought up during last
week's lull, he said, and the front
has been "properly garnished"
with artillery and supplies of.ev
ory kind.
Bombers Hit Naples.
Underlining Gen. Eisenhower's
warning that Italy would bo
brought under devastating aerial
assault, the Italian command re
ported today that allied bombers
struck again at Naples, Italy's
greatest port, and raided other
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Lewis Meets Labor
Board at Hearing
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (AP)'
With John L. Lewis sitting
placidly before the War Labor
board he long defied and ignored,
counsel for his United Mine
Workers began today their pre
sentation of arguments- for portal-to-portal
pay and a fatter
pay envelope In the coal indus
try. Lewis, Invited by Chairman
William H. Davis to present tho
union's case, introduced Cramp
ton Harris, Birmingham attorney
who represented CIO Iron oro
miners in a portal-to-portal caso
upheld by a southern circuit
court of appeals. '
The Immediate Issue was board
approval or disapproval for a
contract between the UMW and
the Illinois coal operators asso
ciation, but the UMW Is seeking
to make this a "model" contract
for the Appalachian and other
coal areas. The Illinois contract
provides $1.25 portal-to-portal pay
and an extra hour's production
work at time and a half rates.
Together they would amount to
$2.75 or more a day. Concessions
granted previously by WLBfret
tools and equipment would
bring the total to about .$3.
levity pact Jant
My L. F. lUbanitfta
Now that a record livestock
output assures more meat for
civilians, there should be lest
"chewing of fat" over ration
ing. Baloney especially should
be Increasingly plentiful durinej
election year, and F. R. may
.again advance Thanksgiving
day to speed turkey feasting,
to woo the military service)
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