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VOL. XLVIII NO. 153 OF ROSEBURC REVIEW
RUSSIANS, IN SURPRISE BLOW, CRACK
GERMANS' DEFENSE LINE ON DNIEPER;
ROME-BOUND ALLIES INCREASE GAINS
Crossings in
Dark Increase
Leningrad Salient Also
Battered, Bridgehead on
Caucasus Mopped Up
MOSCOW, Oct. 8 (AP) The
ted army, pressing its new sur
prise autumn offensive? iill the
way from White Russia to the
Black sea, was reported today
expanding its three bridgeheads
west of the Dnieper river, par
ticularly the one helow Kiev
which threatened to cave in Ger
many's entire eastern front.
Front line dispatches to the ar
my newspaper lied Star said the
major crossing of the Dnieper
south of Pereyaslav, 50 miles he
lew the Ukrainian capital city of
Kiev, which may prove to he one
lif the decisive operations of the
ivar, caught the enemy by sur
prise and was carried out in four
iiours under the cover of dark
ness. Ilussian forces which formed
the wedge in the Germans' vaunt
ed Dnieper line were reported al
leady to have organized at basic
points, consolidated ground and
enlarged the bridgehead for fur
ther crossings.
Capture of Kiev Impends
Dozens of populated places al
ready have been captured on tho
west bank of the Dnieper at the
central crossing and at the two
others north of Kiev near the
confluence of the Pripet and
Dnieper rivers and southeast of
Kremenchug between that cap
lured city end Dnepropetrovsk,
I he dispatches said.
The announcement of the
crossings was taken here to
mean that the red army positions
beyond the Dnieper now are se
cure and that the battle is under
v.ay for th-1 complete liquidation
of the German's main defense
line and the occupation of Kiev.
The suburbs of Kiev on the east
(Continued on page 0)
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
CLARK'S 5th army has forced
a crossing of the Volturno
river, just north of Naples, and
is on the road to Rome. Mont
gomery is moving northward up
the Adriatic side.
Because of the narrowness of
the Italian peninsula. Mont
gomery isn't a great deal farther
from Rome than Clark hut would
have to cross the Appenines
through difficult country to get
there.
THE Germans are fighting
heavy delaying actions, using
mortars, machine guns, artillery
and tanks. They are complete
ly demolishing roads and bridges
and sowing mines thickly behind
them as they retire.
T
HIS is an interesting question:
What will we do WHEN WE
GET TO ROME?
WILL we ATTACK the Eternal
City, with its art, historic and
religious shrines including the
Vatican, residence of the pope
and seat of the Catholic religion?
The shifty and unscrupulous
nazis. hiding behind Rome's
skirts, are impudently asking us
what we are going to do about it.
It won't be an easy question
for our leaders to answer.
THERE are fairly trustworthy
reports that German air pow
er in Italy is RISING. As the
lighting slackens temporarily
on the Russian front, the Ger-
(Continued on page 2).
Horrors of War Emphasized by Raid
Holocaust at Hamburg, Explosion of
Delayed-Action Nazi Mine at Naples
Allied Fire Bombs Absorb
All Oxygen From Air, Creating
Life-Devouring Inferno
HERN', Switzerland, Oct. S.
(AP) The terrific allied bomb
ing of Hamburg which leveled
that vital German port in early
August was described as a holo
caust in which men, women and
children fought against fire for
the oxygen of the air with fire
winning the battle as the flames
soared to a height of six kilo
meters 3.7 miles).
The Swiss newspaper Allge
meine Volkszeitung said that al
most no one escaped in the heavi
ly populated area of many square
kilomelers on which tin? allied
planes planted a "carpet" of hun
dreds of thousands of explosive
and incendiary bombs.
A phenomenon resulted i n
which the fire drew the oxygen
from the surrounding air, form
ing a constantly increasing "air
chimney" in which the flames
mounted higher and higher, in
creasing in violence and finally
forming a compact roof of fire,
the newspaper said.
This phenomenon was said to
have developed to such an extent
at Hamburg that the movement of
the air w.is comparable to a typhoon-
a gigantic forge pumping
air from all directions and the
streets serving as conduits with
flames rushing through them to
meet the offered oxygen. A life
and death struggle ensued be
tween the flames and the people,
the latter inevitably losing.
Raid Shelters Infernos
The fire, the newspaper said,
consumed the last bit of oxygen
in cellars and finally exhausted
that in air raid shelters which at
(Continued on page G)
Pope Pius Prisoner
Of Germans, Says
Returned Visitor
BERN. Switzerland, Oct. 8
(API -Pope Pius "is the prison
er of an undesired protecting
power" and Catholics in Italy are
concerned over his possible fate,"
a writer just returned from
Rome said today in the Swiss
weekly "Sie und L'r."
The writer, apparently a prom
inent person who declared he
had spoken to the pontiff, said
"whispers of worry and concern"
circulated in Rome since the Ger
mans announced they were as
suming the protection of Vatican
city; the people ask "will Rome
he sacked? Will it be a second
Naples? Will the new protectors
of the Vatican leel it incumbent
upon them to rescue their holy
charge their own way?"
He added that the word pro
tector has many "nuances."
( Reuters disptach from Zur
ich said it was reported in Switz
erland that the Germans were
planning to "remove the pope to
a north Italian town offering
greater security" because Rome
is in danger of capture by the
allies and in order to remove
him from the danger of street
fighting.)
Describing the isolation of the
pope, the writer said:
"The stream of visitors to the
pope was suddenly interrupted,
pilgrims and diplomats no longer
constantly flow toward the Vati
can and the doors of the Vatican
city are closed.
"Pope Pius is a prisoner. He
must be silent. It is a silence fill
ed with horror," the writer con
tinued. The fascist republican radio
broadcast a declaration of the
German commander in Rome to
day that German parachutists
hail received the "mission to pro
tect" vaticm city, inasmuch as
Italian armed forces were unable
to do it during the 48 hours when
the city was a war zone.
Hundreds Killed in and Near
Posfoffiee by Terrific Blast
Planted by Retreating Enemy
LONDON, Oct. 8 (AP) Ex
plosion of a cleverly-hidden, delayed-action
mine killing scores,
and perhaps hundreds, in eon
Cjured Naples emphasized anew
today the caution with which al
lied forces must move through
former enemy territory.
The Germans long have been
masters in planting explosives to
impede the progress of a pursu
ing army, but the havoc reported
wi ought by yesterday's blast stir
passed any act of destruction the
nazis have previously achieved
in absentia.
A dispatch from Noel Monks,
representing the combined Brit
ish press, said the mine, hidden
in the basement of the Naples
poslollice, contained several hun
dred tons of high explosives.
Monks' dispatch said scores of
Italian citizens, including many
women and children, were blown
to bits as the whole pavement in
the Via Armondo Diaz, was flung
into the air.
Hundreds of Neapolitans were
visiting the post office, only pub
lic building i,efl injact by the
Germans when they left a week
ago, and were endeavoring to
communicate with relatives liv
ing in districts occupied by the
allies.
Virtually everyone on the
ground lloor was killed, Monks
said. Persons in the street a block
away and others in adjoining
buildings also died. Some soldiers
were among the dead.
British and American Red
Cross services on the scene work
ed at high pressure for several
hours to help clear the dead from
the debris and give aid to the
wounded.
HITLER WARNS GERMANS
NOT TO LOSE MORALE
LONDON, Oct. 8-(AP) -Adolf
Hitler told nazi leaders
gathered at his headquarters yes
terday that the German people
must not be permitted to lose
morale, for it they did Ihe war
would be lost.
In a patent attempt to whip up
flagging spirits on tho home
front, he was quoted by Ihe Ber
lin radio today as saying:
"Weapons alone will not till
Ihe scales unless human will
backs them.
"The party has never allowed
itself to be discouraged by set-
(Continued on page 6)
Prison Meted to '
Officers in Fatal
Beating of Negro
ALBANY, Oct. 8 -f AP) - A ru
ral county sheriff, his special
deputy and a fdrmer policeman
received sentences of three years
imprisonment and fines of SI,-
00(1 each after a federal jury con
victed them yesterday on charges
of violating civil liberties stat
utes in the fatal beating of a Ne
gro prisoner.
Charged with violating statut
es guaranteeing protection to
persons in custody of state offi
cers, and conspiracy to violate
the statutes were: Baker County
Sheriff M. Claude Screws, Spe
cial Deputy Jim Hob Kelley, and
Frank Edward Jones, former
Newton. Ga., policeman.
Indictment of the three fol
lowed the death Jan. 30 of Rob
ert Hall. Newton garage worker,
arrested on a charge of stealing
an automobile tire.
Defense attorneys planned an
apnea I.
Sheriff Screws testified yester
day that he struck the Negro,
thun nrrlnrort htm hl.-irlf ert
after the NegVo pointed a shot
gun at him and cursed.
THEDOUGL&S"COUNTY daily
ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1 943
Clark's Army
Seizes Capua,
On Volturno
Montgomery's Forces
Smash Nazi Attacks in
Region Above Termoli
AI.LI ED HEADQUARTERS
Algiers, Oct. 8 -(API-Battling
in heavy rain and mud, LI. Gen.
Clark's Fifth army has forced
ahead find reached the Volturno
river, the German defense line
north of Naples, on a IG-mile
front from Caupa to the sea, al
lied headquarters announced to
day. Captured in the advance were
Capua, on tin1 south side of tho
river, where there is an impor
tant crossing, and Castel Voltur
no at tho river mouth, 97 airline
miles from Rome.
Capua, the main town on Ihe
Mazzoni plain on which the first
phase of Gen. Clark's battle for
Rome is being waged, is 17 miles
north of Naples and 10( straight
line miles southeast of the Ital
ian capital.
On the right, where the Brit
ish Eighth army was fighting
another battle on the ajiproncjiefc
to the sidi! door to the Italian
capital, Gen. Montgomery's forc
es beat lyick more fierce German
counterattacks, look the offen
sive and occupied an important
high area above Termoli along
Ihe Adriatic.
Nazis Battle Furiously
Six Gorman divisions were
now fighting along Ihe Italian
front in fierce action.
The Germans threw tanks, in
cluding UQ-lon tigers, and infan
try into their slabs at Montgom
ery's clanking force, which held
an area approximalely 1 .'JO miles
east and slightly north of Rome
and threatened Pescara, the
coastal terminus of a broad high
way across the Apennines to Ihe
capita! city on the banks of the
Tiber.
(Disclosing that Canadians are
in action with the Eighth army
in this sector, a front-line dis
patch to Ihe Canadian press said
the dominion soldiers had mount-
(Continued on page G)
Oregon's Postwar Jobs
Costs Set at $200 Million
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 8 (API
The state postwar readjustment
and development commission,
meeting here yesterday, said ten
tative postwar projects in Ihe
slate would cosl S200.0(K),0()().
most of these projects being fi
nan 1 by federal agencies.
John W. Kelly, executive sec
retary of (lie commission, said
Oregon shipyards could employ
Sj.lKIO men if they shift over lo
handling maintenance and re
pairs for navy aircralt and otli
er industries.
Projects listed by Kelly in
eluded federal expenditure of
SltlX KI.OOO a year lor three years
for roads, the S.fO.OOO.OfiO l.'matil
la rapids dam, the Willamette
valley flood control protect, a
S5,7L!().50ti program for construc
tion of stale buildings, and re
forestation and grazing projects.
Kicked Football Fires
Rifle, Killing Youth
GOL'LD. Ark., Oct. 8 - (API
- Several teen-age bovs were
playing indoor football in the
parlor of a Gould residence
last night.
On a kickoff. the ball slant
ed off the kicker's foot and
struck a loaded small-caliber
rille standing in one corner of
the room.
The gun discharged, the bul
let striking 14 year-old Joe
Hernon Boren, Jr., over the
heart. He died shortly afterwards.
y vr vvy v r r vr
Relief Fund
Drive Planned
In Douglas
Community Soliciting
Heads are Appointed;
County Quota $15,500
Solicitation for Individual do
nations to the National War
Fund will start in Douglas coun
ty Monday, Oct. 18, Tom Park
inson, county chairman announc
ed today. The National War
Fund campaign is now under
way throughout the entire Unit
ed States and will be continued
throughout the month of Octo
ber as efforts are made to meet
the financial needs for the en
suing year of 17 national and
six Oregon charities.
The purpose of the National
War Fund drive, Parkinson ex
plained, is to raise funds for all
of Ihe major welfare, relief and
charitable organizations at one
time, instead of requiring each
to conduct its own campaign.
Through Ihe grouping program,
collection costs are reduced anil
continued solicitations are avoid
ed. Douglas county's assigned quo
ta is $15,501). National organiza
tions which will be financed In
clude: USO, United Seamen's
Service, War Prisoners Aid, Bel
gian War Relief Society, British
War Relief Society, French Re
lief Fund, Friends of Luxem
bourg, Greek War Relief Asso
ciation, Norwegian Relief, Polish
War Belief, Queen Wilhelmina
Fund, Russian War Relief, Unit
ed China Relief, United Czecho
slovak Relief, United Yugoslav
Relief Fund, Refugee Relief
Truslees, United Slates Commit
tee for the Care of European
Children. In addition to these 17
notional groups, the National
War Fund receipts in Oregon
will include money for Ihe Boys
and Girls Aid Society, Catholic
Charilies, Inc., Children's Farm
Home, Oregon Protective Socio
ly. Volunteers of America, Wav
crlv Baby Home.
The Douglas county campaign
is to he directed by a central
committee which includes Tom
Parkinson, chairman; James
Mess, vice-chairman: Ilarrie W.
Booth, treasurer; Miss Ila Mess,
secretary; Mrs. Victor J. Micel
li, publicity director; D. E. Carr,
Fred A. Goff and E. A. Britlon.
Community Heads Named
Community leaders and assign
ed territories are announced as
follows:
Central Douglas- A. II. Mc-
(Continued on page G)
U-Boat War to be
Upped, Nazi Warns
LONDON, Oct. 8 (AP) Ad
miral Doenitz, supreme com
mander of the German navy, de
clared in a Berlin broadcast to
day that submarines still are
Germany's greatest threat to Ihe
allies and promised a new naval
war "greater than anything wit
nessed so far."
"It is my firm and fanatical
intention (o carry on the war
against the enemy's tonnage lo
the highest level of perfect ion
and with all means al our dispos
al." he said in a war summary
broadcast by the German news
agency DNIi.
"With new weapons and new
devices, German U-boats will en
gage the enemy in all the seas."
he asserted, adding that "in the
long run this type of warfare
may be of decisive significance,"
Referring to new technical de
vices Willi which the German un
dersea fleet recently was report
ed outfitted for the revival of
the battle or the Atlantic, the
nazi naval chief declared that
"German science will remain on
the enemy's heels."
Rum to be Stricken Off
Oregon Ration List
PORTLAND, Oct. S (API -Rum
will go off the list of ra
tioned liquors in Oregon tomor
row. George P. Lilley, chairman of
the state liquor control eommis
.slon. said the state had built up
its Inventory to a point where the
release would be possible at least
temporarily.
Purchases will be limited to
one bottle at a lime, however,
I.illcy said.
VOL. XXXII NO.
Youth Admits
Slaying 2 On
Oregon Ranch
Robt. Meyers, 16, Tells
Of Gunning J. Olavsen
And His Housekeeper
TILLAMOOK, Ore., Oct. 8
fAP) A 16-year-old boy, an ar
dent reader of detective stories,
calmly told state police today
that he shot and killed an elder
ly rancher and his housekeeper
to pet a revolver "because I did
n't want to wait until I was 21."
Robert Movers confessed the
slaying of Julius Olavsen, G8, and
Mrs. Annie Borglund, 65, at Olav
sen's ranch a mile southeast of
Clatskanie, Ore., August 26, said
Capt. Vayne Gurdane of the state
police.
Gurdano said the boy's signed
confession told how he planned
(he double slaying at Portland,
went to Clatskanie, where lie
formerly lived, stole a ,22-cali-bcr
rifle and went to the Olav
sen ranch.
Young Meyers' confession,
Gurdane said, told how Mrs.
Borglund answered the door in
response to his knock at the two
room ranchhouse.
Meyers said lie asked for Olav
sen and when Mrs. Borglund re
plied that he had gone shopping,
the boy said he wanted to buy a
radio from Olavsen and would
return next day.
Shot Both From Behind
Then, the confession continued,
Meyer left the house, doubled
back quickly and shot her from
behind as she stood on the porch.
She ran into the house. He fol
lowed her and fired two more
shots. He stole Olavsen's revolv
er. Meyers said he left the house,
locking the door with a pass key
he had in his pockets, and went
to the foot of a hill near the
ranchhouse to await Olavsen's
return.
When Olavsen walked onto the
porch, Meyers said lie shot him
from behind. The man turned as
(Continued on page 3.)
Alleged Roseburg
Auto Stealer Now
Held in Slaying
The original arrest of Glen
Carriker, 18, seaman 2'c, who Is
held at Seattle in connection with
the fatal shooting of Chief Petty
Officer Nathan Albert Anderson
of Snohomish, W a s h., was
brought about through the state
police at Roseburg, Sergeant
Paul Morgan, in charge of the
local state police division, an
nounced today.
Carriker allegedly shot and
killed the naval officer in an at
tempt " escape while being tak
en to Bremerton, Wash., on a
charge of being absent without
leave.
Caniker and his companion
Albeit S. Owens, stole an auto
mobile in Seattle Sept. 21 and
drove it to Amity, Oregon, ac
cording to statements made by
the two men to the state police,
Sergeant .Morgan said. They
abandoned Ihe Amity ear at
Sulherlln and hitchhiked to
Roseburg, where they allegedly
stole a car belonging to W. E.
Carl I of the Douglas hotel. Tho
car was missed by the owner and
a report made to the slate po
lice, with the result that the two
men were apprehended driving
the vehicle north of Grants Pass.
At Grants Pass they apparent
ly planned an escape, the offi
cers report, as it was found they
had taken a cup from their meal
tray, packed it with wet paper
pulp and wrapped it in a strip
from a blanket, twisting the end
of the strip to form a handle, ob
viously with the purpose of slug
ging a guard, It was staled.
Two Convicts Escape
From Walla Walla Pen
WALLA WALLA, Oct. 8
(APl The first successful break
In 11 years over the walls of the
slate penitentiary was made last
night when two prisoners tossed
a rope with a hook over the wall
and escaped amid a fusillade of
shots by a guard.
The-prisoners, Leigh Fowler of
Watcom county, and James S,
Davis of King county, were serv
ing terms for robbery.
135 OF THE EVENING NEWS
Silence Veils
Wake Island
Engagement
Navy Says Nothing About
Progress of U. S. Attack;
Japs Yield Vila Base
(By the Associated Press)
Silence still shrouds American
activities nt Wake island, for the
moment the focal point of ihe
manv-tentacled war of the Paci
fic. The bombardment of Wake, an
nounced Wednesday, can be only
one of two things' Either a con
tinuation of a series of American
task force raids similar to those
unon the Marshall and Gilbert
islands earlier this autumn, or
the first step in an attempt to
drive the Japanese out o the
Central Pacific, thus opening a
channel for supplying the Philip
pines or for other actions In the
far western Pacific.
The tip-off is whether the
Amercan force included landing
parties. Tf it did, and the purpose
of the attack is to take stolen
Wake back again, the Central
Pacific campaign may be on.
Japanese Imperial headquar
ters made Its first mention of
the Wake island raid today with
the admission that a "powerful"
American task force had struck
on Oct. 6 and 7 with "aerial and
ship bombardments." The com
munique, transmitted in English
by Domel news agency, ended
with this statement:
"Imperial army and naval
units of the island engaged and
repulsed the enemy."
(The Japanese generally use
Ihe term "units" to describe air
force action.)
The navy, after its brief Ini
tial announcement that tho at
tack by warships Sand, carrier-bas
ed planes commenced Tuesday,
said nolhlng.
Japs Evacuated Vila
Elsewhere in the Pacific the
picture was pleasant today for
the allies. Vila an important air
base on Kolombangara island in
the Solomons, was reported by
General MacArthur's headquar
ters to have been evacuated by
the Japanese, who also were at
tempting to . withdraw their
troops from the entire southern
end of the Island. The communi
que said allied aircraft had sunk
a number of barges and small
boats, inflicting heavy casualties,
although some Japanese did get
safely away' to other islands.
Today's communique reported
thai mi Monday a large forma
tion of Liberators, screened by
Lightnings and Corsairs, pound
ed anew at Japan's big Kahili
airdrome on southern Bougain
ville, wrecking many planes on
(Continued on page 6)
Woman Receives
Pitchfork Wound
Attempting to do the chores
on a newly acquired farm in
Lookingglass valley, while her
husband was absent on a business
trip, Mrs. Leroy Nelson, recent
arrival here from Hollywood,
Calif., drove a pitchfork line en
tirely through her leg above the
ankle. The wound resulted in a
serious loss of blood, but she was
reported In good condition today
at Mercy hospital here, where
she was brought for treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson came to
Douglas county in the early sum
mer from Hollywood and pur
chased the Nasemento ranch at
Lookingglass from Clarence Mil-
j ler. Mr. Nelson left Sunday to
i attend lo business matters at
Hollywood and Mrs. Nelson was
alone at the time of her accident.
She succeeded in reaching the
Walter Edmonds home nearby
and from there was brought to
Ihe hospital.
Tire Ration Eased For
Passenger Car Owners
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (AP)
Liberalizing tire rationing re
strictions, the OPA announced
today that beginning Oct. 13 a
"special" gasoline ration will en
title passenger car owners to ob
tain used or grade 3 tires.
Special rations, granted by lo
cal boards, are Issued for emer
genlces such as medical treat
ment, necessary food supplies
and n change of residence.
Fortresses
In Follow-Up;
Raid Bremen
Germans, In Attempted
Retaliation, Inflict
Light Damage on London;
LONDON, Oct. 8. (AP) ,
American Flying Fortresses .
struck by daylight today at
Bremen, Germany's North
sea U-boat and shipping cen
ter, ...after a night of heavy
attacks on southern - Ger
many by powerful RAF
bomber fleets, which blasted
Stuttgart, Frledrlchshafen
and Munich. '
P-47 Thunderbolts supported
the four-engine Fortresses In '
their assault on Germany's
second largest port, climax-
Ing the newest forceful burst .
of allied air activity.
Today's attack was the 105th
on Bremen, which last was hit
bv heavy bombers of the U. S,
Eighth air force on June 13.
Home of many great shipbuild
ing and industrial works, Bre
menalong with Emden has
been forced to strain its facilities
-since the allied obliteration of
Hamburg.
LONDON, Oct. 8 (AP) '
Ranging over a great area bt
southern Germany last night, a
powerful Royal Air Force bomb
er fleet pounded three important
German cities Stuttgart, Frled
rlchshafen and Munich while a
much weaker force of German
hombers hit London and south
east England with the sharpest
retaliatory blow in many months,
the British announced today.
Heavy cloud formations pre
vented full observation of the re
sults of the RAF operations, an
air ministry communique said,
hut the German radio announced
that "extensive damage" was in
flicted on Stuttgart, where tha
junction of eight mainline rail
ways rivals it industries in Im
portance as bombing tragets.-
The air ministry said that tho
Germans were able to push
through to London only 15 of 60
raiders which crossed the Eng
lish coast before midnight and
dropped slightly more than 33
tons of bombs on the capital
city.
Besides the three important
German cities, British planes
laid mines In enemy waters, and
the air ministry said that seven
aircraft were missing from tho
night's extensive operations.
London Damage Small
The London alert lasted ap
proximately two hours and was
one of the longest since May,
1942. The raiders came over in
two waves exceedingly small by
comparison with the great allied
armadas which have been blast
ing steadily at the reieh for
many months.
British officials described tho
attack as a propaganda raid, ob- .
viously. intended to take the Ger
man peoples minds off their
troubles.
Bombs fell in several London
districts, causing damage and
some casualties and at the height
ol the fierce barrage whose
bright orange flashes dotted the
searchlight-streaked sky, I i r e-
watchers on rooftops were forced
to take shelter from the falling
splinters. ,
The last great raid on London
occurred on May 10, 1941 when
450 tons of bombs were unloosed
and nearly 1,500 persons were
killed. There have been three
other occasions In 1943 when the
Germans launched heavier at-
(Continued on page 6)
Curry County Pleads to
Save Small Elk Herd
GOLD BEACH, Ore., Oct. 8
(AP)-Curry county residents,
fearing extinction of their small
elk herd, were banding together
today to forestall hunters. .
They appealed to the state game
commission to rescind a regula
tion opening this area for elK
bunting. The commission said it
was powerless to do so. Then
they appealed to Governor .Snell.
Meanwhile ranchers took di
rect action. They posted thou
sands of acres of land, barring
entry to hunters, and called on
slate police to help enforce the
ban. Even ranchers whose crops
had suffered from the elk joined
in.
The herd has grown slowly and
is prized locally as a state park;
attraction Residents estimate;
there arc not more than 100
head.
Levity pact Rant
y L. F. fWliansUui
Eleanor's picture In a grass
skirt may hove been Intended)
as another example of Reese
veltlan "mugged Individualism,"
If
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