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Abandoned Upon Occupant
By American Canadian Forces
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. (AP) Sweeping the Ja
panese from their last known foothold in the Aleutian islands,
American and Canadian troops have occupied without oppo
sition the important base of Kiska after a terrific bombard
ment of invader positions.
ine victorious aavance came 14 montns arter iokvo cirac
reported landings in the Aleutian chain stretching from Alaska
westward toward Japan's home islands.
Making the announcement today, the navy said landings
on the narrow beaches of the rocky island were made August
15 and "no Japanese were found."
Indications were, the navy said, that the Japanese only
recently had fled from their positions laboriously built in the
rocky terrain and along the beaches.
"Presumably," the navy's communique said, "the heavy
bombardments by our ships and planes that have been carried
on for some time and the danger to their supply, lines by our
capture of Attu made the enemy positions on Kiska untenable."
' Those bombardments, unreported in the last three weeks,
were among the heaviest ever made oh enemy positions in the
Pacific. '
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Day's
; News
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By FRANK JENKINS
AGAIN there is a definite, com-plete-in-itself
accomplishment
in the South Pacific.
Forty-eight hours after our
forces landed on Vella Lavella
island in the Solomons, the Japs
1vv in tako it hnpk vilchino thf.
beach with 20 to 30 barges, each
containing 75 or more men,
covered by four Jap destroyers.
The landing attempt was inter
cepted by a light U. S. naval task
force (number and type of ships
not announced I. One Jap de
stroyer was sunk, another severe
ly damaged and a third was hit.
The fourth destroyer ran for
cover.
Most of the barges were sunk,
out a few, containing maybe 300
Japs, got ashore and are now
being hunted down in the jungles.
IN the rumble of coming great
events in Europe, ' let's not
lose sight of these devoted men
of ours (only a comparative
handful), who are not only hold
ing the line against everything
,U. T , ,1 Cnw. tfwtn
(ML? tKxya 1.(1 j I airjiu uui jiiyjjj iiitiK
to time are making gains.
THERE ' are two interesting
developments in Europe one
an official announcement by our
side, the other a second-hand
rumor:
1. The people of the occupied
countries, especially France, are
warned to get ready in the
"shortest possible time."
2. The entire German govern
ment is said to have left Berlin.
THE warning to the people of
the occupied countries is
broadcast by both the Algiers
radio and the British Broadcast
ing corporaton in London.
It urges them to "perfect all
1heir preparations in the shortest
possibe time," and adds that with
the fall of Sicily a new phase of
the war in Europe began. This
phase, it says, is the liberation
of the occupied countries.
The people of the occupied
country who will be the first
to WELCOME the armies of lib
eration, the broadcast continues,
will be notified at the last min
ute. "Obviously," the radio message
concludes, "we're not going to
reveal where the blow will fall."
THE people of the occupied
countries have been told all
along they'll be warned when the
blow is ready to fall, so they'll
be ready to do their part.
They're told NOW that the
warning Is near.
To mislead them on that point
would be to BREAK FAITH with
them. That could hardly be ex-
(Continued on page 2)
How the Japanese escaped
from Kiska under the heavy
bombings and bombardments was
not explained. The navy said
however, that it was possible that
enemy surface ships, taking ad
vantage of the heavy fogs of the
North Pacific, slipped in to evac
uate remnants of the garrison
estimated at one time to have in
cluded 10,000 Japanese troops.
Explaining the three weeks of
silence on the Aleutians cam
paign, the navy said that air and
surface bombardments in the lat
ter part of Jr.iy had destroyed
Japanese radio equipmen', cut
ting Kiska off from communica
tion with the enemy's homeland.
Any mention of the progresi
of the campaign, the navy con
tinued, "would have conveyed in
formation to the enemy which
he otherwise would not have
had."
Silence, the navy said, particu
larly was desirable., during .the,
period immediately prior to the
landings when transports were
in. areas exposed to submarine at
tack and while they were unload
ing troops and equipment.
Resistance Ended Aug. 13
The enemy evacuation repre
sented the first time officially
reported in the war that the Jap
anese have given up a major
base without a' fight. Previously
on Attu they had fought almost
to the last man, and in the final
organized resistance on Attu
some enemy soldiers had battled
with bayonets1 tied to stocks. '
The last resistance reported on
Kiska was on August 13, when
light anti-aircraft fire was en
countered by bombers and fight
ers which that afternoon carried
out nine bombing and slrafing at
tacks on the island, destroying
buildings at Gertrude cove and
(Continued on page 6)
Quebec War Plans
Believed to List
New Blow at Japs
QUEBEC, Aug. 21 (APS The
pattern for victory appeared to
day to have been cut by the Que
bec war conference.
Meanwhile, as the conference
r.eared the stage of public pro
nouncement by its principals, an
air of expectancy pervaded this
temporary allied war capital and
word spread that news of a new
blow against Japan might be
forthcoming soon.
This expectation was based on
an idea that President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Churchill,
having finished their most press
ing chores in the field of long
range strategy, were ready to
focus attention on more contem
porary developments.
Odds and ends of military log
istics and strategy which allied
experts have been fitting togeth
er for eleven days now have been
cemented into a single mosaic.
the best available evidence indi
cated, leaving the conferees vir
tually free to concentrate on re
lated problems of international
import.
Evidence at hand Is that the
end of the conference by next
Tuesday definitely is in sight. It
was announced that President
Roosevelt would spend Wednes.
day in Ottawa, Canada, address
an Informal meeting of the do
minion parliament, then head to
ward Washington. His schedule
could not have been worked out
so specifically if the major mil
itary decisions of the Quebec war
sessions still lay ahead. The ad
dress will be broadcast.
rfOL. XLV11I NO. 95 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
Routed Japs
Flee to Base
AtSalamau
Heavy Guns Abandoned
As Jungle Front Cracks
Under Allied Pounding
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Aug. 22 ( AP) The Japanese
are in headlong retreat before
bomb-battered Saiamaua.
Theiv mountain front line
cracked wide open, they have
abandoned heavy guns in preci
pitous flight toward the last de
fenses barring, the aliies from
that highly-prized air base on
New Guinea's northeast coast.
Bombed almost daily, for
months by allied planes, shelled
by accurate mountain artillery
and under relentless pressure of
American and Austrian jungle
groups, the enemy at last has
been routed from long-held ridge
positions as near as two miies
from the coveted airtield.
Heretofore, the allies have
inched forward, now on the right
at Tambu bay, now on the left
around Bobdubi in jungle coun
try crossed only by trails. Yester
day they surged fonvard in- a
general advance.
The enemy, poorly supplied
and in dire need of reenforce
ment, is "in full retreat to his
inner citadel of defenses at Sai
amaua itself," said today's com
munique from General MaeAr
tlw. equipment Abandoned ""-'
"Machlneguns a tl d artillery
were abandoned along with more
than 350 buried dead. Our troops
are mopping up."
(There was no elaboration on
the reference to "burled dead."
Japanese practice has been to
cremate the dead, when possible,
(Continued on page 6)
Hunters Assured Shells
But Denied Extra Gas
GRANTS PASS, Ore., Aug. 21
(API There's plenty of am
munition now, but it's a long
hike to the woods.
And so hunting expeditions
may be few this fall, said Ken
neth R. Martin, state game com
missioner, commenting ort OPA
refusal to increase gasoline al
lotments for hunting trips. He
said the WPB, however, had re
leased 100,000,000 rounds of shot
gun shells and 10,000,000 rounds
of rifle cartridges for hunting.
Future Ensigns Show Speed Under Cupid's Spur.
Navy midhlpmtn, who will he free to wed af ter receiving their commlif lon ai enitqnt, are
shown as they rushed their prospective oriae into the Ctttcaga marriage license bureau In anti
cipation of oraouation from officer' training iohool at Northwestern unlverity on the fallow
inu day, Thee four of 15 couple who applied for ((eense in one day arc, (eft to right; Widard
Trak, San Diego, Calif.; Joyce Schmidt, Ontar lo, Catlf,; Curti Rhoadts, Ashiand, Kan.; Winona
Griffith, Bonner Spring, Kan.; David Way and Elizabeth Prlddy, both from Bthfceley, Calif.;
and Robert Johnon, Waverly, Ohio; and Alice Davi, iof Oak Hill, Ohio,
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Robinson Crusoe
Of U. S. Marines
Here's how Marine Staff Ser
geant Bill Coffeen of Chicago
looked on arrival at Guadal
canal after 72 days of wander
ing around isolated South Pa
cific Islands. Forced down on
air mission, he lived on coco
nuts, met friendly natives VrfhD
cared for him, then vjas spotted
and rescued by a navy patrol
plane. ?
Huge Shipping Program
Set for Coming Year
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21
(AP) The combined chiefs pi
staff have given final approval
ta a United States merchant ship
construction program calling for
more than 20,000,000 deadweight
tons of shipping in 1944,
As disclosed by the commission,
the long-disputed 1944 schedule
calls far delivery of 319 of the
speedv, new-type "victory" ear
go ships and about 200 of the su
perior fast merchnmment of the
C-type. Most of the other vessels
will be the familiar mass-built
liberty ships.
Adjustment of Ceiling
Prices on Fish Slated
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 AP!
Regional offices of the OPA
have been authorized to adjust
fishermen's ceiUng prices for
fresh fish and other seafood, sub
ject to final approval from the
national OPA office. Any change
made will not effect the retail
price of fish, OPA said.
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ROSE8URS, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2), 1943
Soviet Drive
Goes Deeper
Key Railway Junction
Now Goat Along With
Vital City of Kharkov
LONDON, Aug.'n,2t. AP)
Pointing apparently for Knotop,
key junction on the Kiev-Bryansk
railway 170 miies northwest of
Kharkov, Russian troops today)
wove on the march deep Into the
heart of the Ukraine.
They stormed Into Lebedm, 100
miles northwest of Kharkov ami;
midway between captured Akivty-1
vka and Sumy, in a series of'
smashing tank and infantry at-.
lacks, Woscow announced. Kono-;
top lies 70miles to the northwest ;
of Leberiin and Its capture would;
menace the whole narf supply;
setup In the Ukrainian theater. !
London reports, meanwhile. In-!
dieated that soviet troops had en-!
circled all but 33 miles of Khar-;
kov itself.
(A Berlin broadcast, quatedby
BBC, said the Russians "are at
tacking furiously at six widely
separated points along a 1,000
rne ftor-t" between Leningrad
rfhd Murmattsk, "along" the Fin--nisft
border In the far north. Tfte
BBC broadcast was recorded in
New York by NBC, The report,
if true, means the Russians are
opening a new offensive In the;
noftit.) '
A total of 5,100 naz! troops!
were IsDled in Friday's fighting;
on ail fronts according to a Mos-;
cow communique. ;
Smolensk Also Menaced. ;
On the Bryansk front, ine Gr-r-;
mans were throwing strong forces;
against the steadily advancing so-;
vlct columns, but the Russians'!
war bulletin said they were Sore-',
eit to fall back to "well -prepared"!
posiiions after abandoning valu
able war dumps. In the Spas
Demensk offensive the Russians
were striking out for Smolensk,
another vital nazi anchor, 75
miles to the northwest. Here,
again, the Russians would not be
denied, and pressed on despite
fierce counterattacks by fresh
German resei-ves, Moscow said.
This advance threatened a whole
segment of German defenses be
tween Bryansk and Smolensk.
Northwest q Kharkov a fierce
battle of tanks resulted In 45 Ger
man units being knocked out by
accurate soviet fire, and the ene
my gave way before the slashing
(Continued on page 6)
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jDeath Summons
Man of Letters
William Lyon Phelp
NEW HAVEN, Conn Aug; 21,
AP) . Dr. WJiiiam Lyon
Pheljjs, 78, professor-emeritus of
English, at Yale University, au
thor, lecturer and man ot letters,
died today at his home after a
long illness.
Known as Yale's unofficial "am-
hassador-at-iarge" and recognized
as perennial "most popular 1 mem-
ber of Vne faculty, Phelps retired
in 1933 at the age of 68,
Group Discusses
Plans to Obtain
War Bond Quota
The voluntary response to the
Third War Loan campaign dur;
ing the first week o Septemhei'
ivill determine whether a house-to-house
canvass will be required
(o reach the quota established for
the county, It was announced to
day hy stall members. A meet
ing of the county war savings
committee was heii) Friiiay ai
the Ifrfioqua hotel, where the
mcmoers met far luncheon with
E. S. MeClaln, general chairman.
Ways and means ot Increasing
bond sales, payrooi deductions,
etc., were considered and various
proposals made.
The course la be taken by the
workers, it was stated, wli) be
determined by the response matie
to the appeal during the first
week. Unless sales are up to the
quota, a house-to-house solicita
tion will be made.
The committee was advised hy
L. A. Rhodcn that, he wiii donate
his contracted radio time during
the month to the committee for
ibe promotion of war bond sales.
Other radio users also are expect
ed to give time far appeals over
the air, while advertising wiii be
sponsored collectively by the
members of ine lloseburg Vie
tory Council in addition to indi
vklual advertisements hy various
firms.
Mexicans Recovering
From Food Poisoning
GRANTS PASS, Ore., Aug. 21
SAP) Local physicians said to
day that right Mexican hop p5cK
evs out of the IS hospitaiixed
from a total of three hundred
who were 111 after eating prepar
ed lunches in the hop fields
Thursday remained In Josephine
General hospital today. Accord
ing to Or, W, A. Moser, the eight
men will probably be dismissed
from the hospital lomorrow.
Citizenship Lost by
xTocomo Lumbermen
TACOMA, Aug. 23 (API 3n
a decree fSied in federal court
here yesterday Kenry Gustave
Rclnsch, formerly prominent Ta
coma lumberman, was formally
deprived of American citizenship.
Judge LlDyd L. Biack of the
federal court, who heard a dena
turalization case against the lum
berman, ruled against Reltweh.
Helnsch Is now living in Idaho.
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VOL. XXXti NO,
m
Allied Warships, Aircraft
"Soften" Defense of Axis
As Troops Await "Go" Signal
(By the Associated Press)
American warship hwted torn of steel into "twH tri
angle" on the toe of the Italian boot before dawn yesterday.
setting hig fires at Gioia Tauro, and atiiect bombers heavily
pounded the kingdom in a pre
axis defenses.
ft was the ieconij time in
aert had turned their fire on
northeast of Messina, where American and British conquerors
of Sicily were awaiting a paible imminent ctgnal to spring onto
the Italian mainland".
A bulletin from Gen. Eisenhower's oeatdqucrterc aid
British vitrtships joining in the bIocka.de of Italy's west coast
sank seven axis landing craft off
An Italian communique
aiso ahelied and bombed the mainland port of Pacta, S5 mile
northeast of Messina, and inflicted "heavy damage" in an air
raid en the city of Benevento, 40 mile northeast of ffapleJ.
Seventy persons were listed
Benevento..
Two Held Here in
Auto Tlieff Casef
Third Han Sought
Two men, ttureltte injuries,
both aJJeged to have previous
criminal records, were in custody
here totiay on ehai-ges of auto
troshiie theft and a third is betas
sought totiowittg his escape Ccam
officers at Drain iasi night. Ser
geant PauS Morgan oi the state
police reported.
In custody hero were SetivB.
Schwartz, 2t, Leavenworth, Kan
sas, and Arnold Harris, alias Koa,
24, Portland. The man being
sought "as not iucntitSed. '
The trio were seen eaviy this
morning speeding in a ear aiieg
ediy slolen out of Portland, Mor
gan state. A patroiroan, who
spotted them north of Drain,
started in pursuits and near the
north entrance to Drain the men
are reported to have, wrecked the
aulomobSSe when St skidded on
wet pravement. Schwartz suffer
ed a broken arm and Harris has
a fractured jaw. Officers forced
to stop and give treatment to the
two Injured men aJSowpd the
third occupant to escape. His ar
rest, however, was - momentarily
expected.
Bolh ot the men under arrest
have admitted previous convic
tions, Morgan stated.
PortJont Suspect in
Murder Cose Untouohf
PORTLAND, Aug. 23 fAP
Detectives continued a search to
day for Harry .Lewis, 3i, ship
yard worker charged wfh kitting
redheaded Mrs. Virginia Oillen,
24, divorcee and swing shift
worker,
Ijewis disappesticd Tuesday.
Mrs. Gitien's haciy was discover
ed in his room Wednesday. Po
lice dlscounled a suicide noteiett
there, apparently hy Lewis. They
said jeaiousy was the siaying mo
tive. Benefactor Accuses
Transient ot Theft
John W. Ke!!y, teansient, was
feeing held in ettstody here today
on a complaint by C. H. Kreigo,
Soral miilworSser, who charged
that after he had given Keily
money for a meai the transient
picked his pockets and look $100 :
from his wallel, Sherwi buo car
ter reported. Kreigo told the ol-
ficers, CaTter said, that he appre
hended Keiiy in the act cf at
tempting to return the wallet aft
er the contents had been removed.
OF THE EVENING NEW4
TA
- JnvasJon campaign to soften
48 hours that V. S. navai gun
Giaig. Taura, which lies 20 mile
Scalea in She Tyrrhenian sea.
mid allied vtarahips ami plane'
as killed and 203 injured at
:..
Aversa and Villa Literno, also,
in the Naples area, were airep!;
by waves of bombers and Sight era
in day assaults. aiysi by RF aail .
Canadian Weiifngtans striking at
night. r
In another main operation
ftraerican warnawfcs, in a slash
at Xhe enemy's air force, bombed
the vlclalty oi Monserrata air
drome in southeastern Sardinia.
Meanwhile lighter-borobers and
intruoess heid their Dominant po
sition in the sky over the redden
lag Italian toe, attacking trains .
and sroali boats otl the coast.
Swiss repcirts said the Italian')
expected an invasion of the matti.
!tnd within the next few days
somewhere south of Naples ott
the west coast oi the peninsula. "
Danish Kinp Plead
The Danish government amt .
King Christian X appealed joint
ly lo the Enes today ta ceam
sabotaging German war produc
tion and transport lines, vjamins
that the nation woviid face a iosa
of nazi-supniied food and ssi i
disorders continued. '.
The appeal said continuation ot
demonstrations and sabotage, ie
suiting in the siaying of both
German sofdiers and Danes,
Continued on page SI
Larceny Charges
Faced by Woman
Marie Kirkendati of Camas
Valley was in custody today ta
lieu of $3,000 ball, Jollowlng her
arrest on two larceny chargev
brought by Charles Roth, whn
accused her in one compiaint of
siealing two diamonds and a ru
by, and by Polh's daughter. Quia,
who arensed Mrs, Kirltenriall oi
taking S2fl3 in cash, '
Justice of "the Feaee Thomas,
Hart Bel reported that officers
ivere lold Ihe womaii had hi
eome angered in a wage dispute
svhiie employed by the Roths arnf
was accused by Roth and his.
daughter of returning to tno
home and taking the articles
named in the compiaint,
Mrs. Kirhendail denied thes
charges in preiiminary arraign
ment and asked for the services
of an attorney and further time
in which to determine whether
she would waive examination.
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tor 1h WAVES and WACS un
der vtWiiny ndacmcttt, wfiy
ttot twit th nctuitlna job
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