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IMI al Ell 111 N 9 Oh battlt won Joti aaf wi war, Wt'vt oof teugktr limn aitarf. Buy More War Bonds for Freedom j Sod VOL. XLVIII NO. 164 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW Trap- Threatened Nazis Begin Crimea Evacuation Reserves Fail To Check Red Juggernaut Last Escape Rail Route Of Germans Also Goal Of Advancing Russians LONDON, Oct. 21 (AP) A broadcast of International Information bureau, German propaganda agency, said to day that eight Russian rifle divisions and several hun dred tanks had made a three mile break through in the front northwest of Cherni gov. The location of the break through indicated the Rus sians were attacking at the eastern edge of the Pinsk marshes south of the conflu ence of .the Sozh and Dnieper rivers between Kiev and Gomel. LONDON, Oct. 21 (API The Gi'rman armies in the Crimea have begun a mass withdrawal from the peninsula via the Pere- );op land bridge, Moscow advices indicated today, to escape en trapment by a powerful Russian advance threatening their line of retreat. Battling furiously to stem the steady progress of the red army troops pouring through the Krem enchug bridgehead west of the Dnieper river, the German com mand was said t,o be throwing all available ' reserves into the bieach. But the soviet drive, hourly increasing in momentum, smashed further to tile west through the Ukrainian steppe country to overlap the Crimea on Hie north, a Russian communi que disclosed. A second red army column was lacing south toward Krivoi Rog, Important rail junction and cen- (Continucd on page 6) In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS THE Russians now hold four main bridgeheads on the Dnie pertwo above-and two below Kiev. They're reported within 15 mill's, ol the main line railroad connecting Kiev and Dnepropet rovskimmensely important to the defending Germans for shut tling supplies and reinforcements hack and forth along the fighting front. I'ravda, Moscow newspaper, says the Russians are now in position to launch an all-out of fensive from COMPLETELY EQUIPPED bases on the WEST bank. IT is disclosed that the original crossings of the Dnieper were made by the advancing front line troops of the Russian armies without wailing for reserves, sup ply bases or engineering equip ment to bo brought up. This is interesting as indicat ing their COMPLETE CONFI DENCE in their own superior sinking lKiwer. THE Berlin communique an nounces a "big detaching movement" on the Dnieper front. German communiques are nor mally intended to confuse, rather than to inform, so we can only guess as to the meaning of this term. Maybe it means they're "de taching" themselves from the Dnieper line and starting another retreat. THE fighting in Italy is just hard slugging, with the Ger mans fighting desperately for delay. It will be likely to continue that way to and well beyond Rome. 5V hard air fighting Friday and Saturday In New Guinea, our indomitable air men shoot down 101 Jap planes sure and 43 more maybe. The dispatches are slight ly confused in regard to our loss- (Continued on page 2). Hawaiian-Born Japanese Soldiers Prove Mettle in Battling Germans in Italy WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (AP) American soldiers of Japanese ancestry led the Italian main land attack of a famous Ameri can division which had distin guished Itself In Tunisia. Reporting this today, Secretary ol War Stimson said the Japanese-Americans had passed the test of nazi fire with flying col ors, and now are "fighting in the battle lines along the road to Rome." They form the 100th infantry battalion. The division was not identified. All were born in Ha. waii of Japanese parents. The secretary told a press conference that reports from Italy describ ed them as typical American "doughboys." Capt. Taro Suzuki of Honolulu, a reserve officer for 16 years three years on active duty led the first company to see action. The fight began at 5:30 a. m. along the historic Appian way and by afternoon the outfit still was pushing ahead. "It was our own fight," Suzuki reported to the War department. "The company had to sink or swim by itself. We had walked by blown-out bridges that slopped heavy artillery from being brought up behind us and then worked our way down a winding road. The bends cut us off from Connally World Peace Plan Given Okay by Senators WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (AP) The Senate foreign relations commiltee approved w 1 1 hout change today the Connally reso lution pledging the United States to join with free and sovereign nations in the maintenance of world peace. Senator Shlpstead (R.-Mlnn.), who came out of a closed meet ing, said the resolution was adopted after proposals by a group of senators to "strengthen and clarify" its wording had been, rejected. As previously approved by a subcommittee, the resolution reads as follows: "Resolved by the senate of the United States: "That the war against all our enemies be waged until complete victory is achieved; "That the United States coop erate with its comrades-in-arms in securing a just and honorable peace; . "That the United States, acting through its constitutional pro cesses, join with free and sover eign nations in the establishment and maintenance of international authority with power to prevent aggression and to preserve the peace of the world." Senator Clark (D.-Mo.) said the resolution was approved by a 20 to 2 vote, after an amend ment by Senator Pepper ID. Fla.l in behalf of those seeking stronger commitments, was de feated, 16 to 5. Another similar amendment offered by Senator Wagner ID.-N. Y.) also was re jected. Majority Leader Barkley an nounced immediately that the senate would begin debate on the historic resolution Monday. Gasoline Cut Rumor On Pacific Coast Spiked SEATTLE, Oct. 21 (AP) I'nexplainable rumors which swept over the Pacific coast dur ing the last two days to the ef fect that gasoline ration coupons would be cut another gallon In the immediate future were spik ed last night by OPA officials. Arthur J. Krauss. district ra tioning officer, said he had no word that such a cut was even under contemplation. The San Francisco office and the Washington OPA headquar ters both announced no addition al cuts were in contemplation. i- view of our own supporting in fantry. Nazis are Out-Gunned "Our leading scouts rounded a bend and three German machine guns opened up. There was noth ing to do but go to work on them alone because nobody to the rear could see to fire the heavy stuff. The Germans broke everything loose on us machine guns, mor tars, rifles and heavy artillery. "You know what stopped all that nazi wrath? Our little 60mm mortars. We got them on (here and they went right in. Boy, it felt good to see them dropping. The machine gunners pulled out afteV the big guns quit and our riflemen started making rapid headway on them." Lieut. Ernest Tanaka, of Wai lua, Oahu, reported that he saw Private George E. Zaklmi, of Ha kalau, administer first air treat ment to two wounded men before treating his own wounds. Tana ka ordered him to the rear for treatment, but Zakimi was back again fighting in an hour. Sergeant Yutaka Nezu, of Wai manalo, Oahu, took a squad into a deserted town and brought out 22 American paratroopers who had been cut off behind the Ger man lines for 16 days. All of the enlisted men and some of the officers of the battal ion are Hawaiian Americans of Japanese ancestry. ' ; r . ' t 7. Visitors Will Eye Possibilities for N. Umpqua Parks The Portland chamber of com merce is sponsoring an inspec tion trip Saturday of the recrea tional resources of the North Umpqua river between Idelyld park and the boundary of the Umpqua National forest, accord ing to a letter received by the lo cal chamber of commerce today. The party which will arrive here Friday evening will include Al fred A. Loeb, chairman of the recreational resources commit tee; W. H. Horning, O. and C. grant lands administrator; S. H. Boardman, state superintendent of parks; Art Kirkham, manager of Radio Station KOIN, H. E. Waterbury and O. C. Roehr. Lo cal chamber of commerce offi cials and members of the county court will accompany the party. Mr. Boardman, who has made two previous trips to the area, is endeavoring to secure congres sional action which would add the private lands bordering the riv er to existing forest service and O. and C. holdings, thus preserv ing the scenic and recreational resources for public use. Alabama Coal Miners Decide to End Strike BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 21. (AP) A United Mine Workers spokesman predicted today a quick expansion of a back-to-work movement by thousands of idle Alabama coal miners. "We expect a rapid improve ment in the general picture im mediately," said James H. Terry, UMW international representa. tive, following a mass meeting of several hundred local union leaders. Terry said he to)d the dele gates that a continuation of the Alabama miners' walkout might Jeopardize chances of getting war labor board approval of the pending Illinois contract, and likewise chances of obtaining early and favorable action on a contract in this district. Vatican Refuses to Hand Over Refugees to Nazis BERN, Switzerland, Oct. 21. (AP) A border dispatch to the newspaper LaSulsse of Geneva said today the Vatican refused to deliver over to the Germans antifascist and anti-nazl refu fees who sought sanctuary with in Its walls, and "Germany bow ed to this decision." rT r- THE"D0UGiASTCOUNTY DAILY ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, Allied Forces In Italy Make Slight Gains Foe Still Offers Bitter Resistance: U. S. Planes Blast Yugo Rail Yards ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Algiers, Oct. 21. (AP) The Fifth army has made slight gains in the area nortli of the Vol turno river, it was announced today, and advanced elements are probing the region to deter mine exactly where the Germans are setting up their new defenses based on Massleo ridge. The ditches and irrigation can als of this fertile, but now de vastated, agricultural terrain slowed un the progress of Lt. Gen. Clark's troops. On the Eighth army front, Gen. Montgomery's troops storm ed the high ground dominating the road running northwest from Vinchiaturo, occupied Busso, a mountain village about four miles due west of Campobasso, and swept into Oralino a few miles to the north. Yugo R. R. Yards Blasted. Stabbing deeper Into the Bal kans than on any previous flights, American bombers from the Northwest African forces wreck ed the roundhouse and locomo tives at Nis, Yugoslavia, to lend assistance to the guerilla forces fighting the Germans thre. Nis lies between Belgrade and Sofia and is an important junc tion through which the Orient Express passes. From 3Jis the line branches to the south to Sa lonika through Skoplje, which re cently was raided by the North west African air force. Railway objectives at Nis were left a mass of flaming wreck age by the American Marauders, escorted by P-38 Lightnings. Nazi Flank Threatened. Occupation of the high ground west of Campobasso given up by the Germans with great re luctance was essential for move ment of Gen. Montgomery's forces along the Important road northwest ward from Vinchiaturo toward the road and railway (Continued on page 6) 2nd Front Still Top Question at Moscow Parley MOSCOW, Oct. 21 (AP) The tripartite conference dug in to its agenda in a harmonious session yesterday, and the pres ence of American and British military advisers suggested that a land attack on western Europe might have been a topic. Although all official represen tatives stuck to the rule lhat nothing about the actual conver sations can be made public un til the windup of the conference, they relaxed sufficiently to say that a cordial atmosphere pie vailed throughout the second for mal get-together. The soviet press insisted he fore the conference opened that closer military cooperation must precede any improvement In po litical and economic coordination of the three great powers the United States, Russia and Great Britain. In an editorial entitled "chief task of the moment," the Moscow news, an English language news paper, yesterday declared that "if (ho Hitlerite army has not yet been defeated It is only because there is not yet a second front in the west Paralysis Epidemic in Chicago Area Mounting CHICAGO, Oct. 21 (API-Infantile paralysis cases in Chica go and Cook county totaled 1.170 today, almost three times the state total of 417 in 1942 and ex ceeded the 1,100 cases in Illinois in the 1917 epidemic. There have been 102 death In the current ep idemic, which started last August. OCTOBER 21, I943. Aussies, Japs Wage Bloody Jungle Fight Nippons Gain in Initial Drive Near Finschhafen At Cost of 200 Men THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC Oct. 21 (AP) -Several thousand Japanese and Australian troops waged a bloody battle today in the jungle a short distance north of Finschhafen, New Guinea, with the enemy on the offensive. From Strongly-held positions at Satlelberg, 15 miles Inland, the Japanese achieved some success in a drive to join another force on the coast and thus form a solid line along the Song river. The river mouth, toward which the enemy !s on the move, is five miles north of Finschhafen. This counter-offensive cost the Japanese more than 200 men Tuesday in fierce action against elements of Australia's famed Ninth division, which captured Finschhafen Oct. 2 and before lhat had gained battle glory at El Alnmein in Egypt against the Germans. The enemy took the Initiative for the first time since General MacArlhur, in a swift series of paratroop and amphibious pincer thrusts, began enveloping Now Guinea bases from which lt would be possible for him to in vade Now Britain. "It also was the first time in months lhat the opposing forces had come to grips on such a large scale, Indicating Japanese determination not to continue further the withdrawals they made from Salamaua Sept. 12, Lae Sept. IS and Finschhafen. Aussies Gain Elsewhere But inland from this battle scene, other Australians moved slowly up the Ramu valley less than 40 miles from Madang, the next important coastal base northwest of Finschhafen. Latest advices were that these Austra lians had slain 72 more Japanese in extending their postlons while Mitchell bombers pounded the junction of Isernia. This is the main north-south highway of central Italy in this part of the peninsula. At Iser nia it joins with the lateral road leading southwest to Venafro, picked by the Germans as the (Continued on page 6) McHary Opposes Tax Boost Until Waste is Halted WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (AP) Senate Minority Leader Me Nary of Oregon voiced opposi tion today to an Increase in in dividual or corporation Income taxes "until afler congress stops the administration's profligate waste of public funds." McNary told a reporter ho did not believe there will be any new tax bill this year, adding that some economies in expenditures should be made to cut the gap between the government's outgo arid income. Similarly, Senior Vandenberg Ht. Mich. I, a member of the fi nance committee, said he thought it much more Important at this time to preserve the national economy than to saddle an addi tional tax burden on citizens. "I think we probably can In crease taxes about S-'i,000,0()0,0()0 or $4,000,000,000, above pres ent levels," Vandenberg said. "We could do more if we had not already provided a 121 per cent increase for both l!lll and Hll.V Chairman Doughton of the house ways and means commit lee said today he had been giv en assurances that the adminis tration "will make eveiy effort to locate and eradicate all unnec essary expenditures" In the gov ernment. The statement was interpreted at the capitol as a move to save proposed new tax legislation from defeat. Rep. Robertson (D.-Va.) a com mittee member, said the propos al for a 10 per cent federal re tail sales tax "Is pretty sick, but it's still alive." vr xjfw nr w 'w -w- w VOL. XXXII NO. Masonic Grand Master to Visit Roseburg Lodge Kenneth M. Robb, above. Masonic grand master for Ore gon, will pay an official visit to the Roseburg lodge Satur day, It was announced today by W. F. Harris, secretary. Members of all Masonic lodges of Douglas county are being invited to attend. The meet ing will start at 8 p. m. Chinese Exclusion Law's Repeal is Voted by House WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (AP) The house voted today to re peal the (ilyear-old Chinese ex clusion act and permit immigra tion of 105 Chinese annually on a quota basis. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Magnuson (D.-Wash.) also amends naturalization laws to permit Chinese to become Amer ican citizens. The bill now goes to the sen ate. Earlier the house defeated on a standing vote on an amend ment which would have eliminat ed that part of Ihe bill extending an immigration quota to the Chi nese. The house also ruled that amendments offered which would have cut or eliminated all immi gration quotas were not germane to the bill and could not be act ed on. Author of one such amend ment was Rep. Allen (D.-La), who said he believed all immi gration should be stopped until the postwar reconstruction pe riod had assured employment to Americans. Allen said his amend ment followed a resolution adopted by the American Legion at its recent Omaha convention. Butter Piling Up In Portland Market PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 21 (API Butter has started to pile up on the' Portland market In the wake of a government order increasing its ration value to 10 points a pound, the Journal said today. The newspaper's survey show ed the buttei shortage has been eliminated within the past few days and surplus stocks are- ac cumulating In the hands of deal ers, manufacturing retailers and retailers despite a slight decrease in the total amount of butter manufactured. The butter surplus was expect ed to jump within a few days be cause fall rains have set In. Pas tures will show steady Improve ment and production will in crease. Former Baseball Star Drowns on Fishing Trip EUREKA, Calif., Oct. 21 (API Oscar Merle Bowers, 45, one-time top-notch pitcher for the Seattle baseball club, drowned yesterday while on a fishing trip in eastern Humboldt county, cor oner W. L. Wallace reported to day. Bowers lived at Orlnda, near Oakland, and operated two res taurants in Oakland, after his re tirement from baseball. The accident occurred on Mill Creek. Bowers, crossing the stream, lost his balance and slip ped Into a deep pool. 146 OF THE EVENING NEWS Aluminum Plant Battle Finally Won War Board Authorixes Project in Northwest; Oregon Seeking Site WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (AP) The production executive com mittee of the War Production board has decided to approve con struction of an alumlnumfrom clay plant In the Pacific North west, Representative Angell (R. Ore.) said today. The action came after members of congress from the northwest states protested action of the WPB in ordering discontinuance of all aluminumfrom-clay pro jects in the country. They pre sented data to show that the na tion would be without material to produce aluminum In three years unless the plant was approved. Angell said the action meant that the plant, to be constructed by the Columbia Metals Corpora tion, would be permitted to go ahead subject to the usual higher priorities for critical material and manpower issued to other projects. "The action of the committee assures the future of the alum inum Industry for the Pacific North went as local clays will be used to produce alumina," said Angell. "Such production Svill relieve .us of having to depend on South. America for our supplies and do away with the heavy transporta tion charges of shipping baux ite Into this country and trans porting It across the nation." Prior to the rejection of con struction of the pilot plant by the WPB, several sites in Washing ton and Oregon and northern Id aho were considered as locations (Continued on page 6) P. M. Brown Resigns as OPA Chief WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. (AP) President Roosevelt accepted today the resigna tion of Prentiss M. Brown as price administrator. Brown turned In his resig nation In a letter dated last Tuesday, in which he said he thought the price control pro gram was well defined In laws and in presidential or ders and the main task now Is one of admlnitration. The president is expected to send to the senate soon the nomi nation of Chester Bowles, gen eral manager of OPA, to succeed Brown. Bowles prior to becoming gen eral manager of OPA was the agency s director for Connecti cut. Brown, former senator from Michigan who was defeated for reelection, took over the reins of OPA from Leon Henderson less than a year ago. In his letter to Mr. Roosevelt he said the OPA organization had been greatly Improved and he be lieved it was in competent hands. He said he thought price control was not only successful but also appreciated by the country. Fleet Admiral Pound Of Great Britain Dies LONDON, Oct. 21 (AP) Ad miral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, who resigend early this month as first British sea lord because of ill health, died today in London at the age of M. Sir Dudley directed the British fleet through four of its most critical war years and Is credit ed with shaping more than any other man the course of Britain's modern naval policy. Like Prime Minister Churchill, Sir Dudley was half American. His mother was Miss Elizabeth Plckman Rogers, of Boston, who married Alfred John Pound, an English lawyer. Raiders Also Blast Other Reich Regions RAF Swoop Preceded By Fortresses' Attack On Air Base In Holland LONDON, Oct. 21 (AP) A great fleet of RAF bombers, out for the eighth time this month, smashed at the Germans' second line of industrial defense last night, hitting the big city ot Leipzig, where many of the Rutin's bombed-out Industries have moved. In companion raids. Mosquito bombers roared over Berlin, the German capital, for the third time this week whiles other bombers ranged over wide spread areas of the Reich. The RAF lost 17 bombers, the same number as In the last big raid on Hannover Monday. Eight bombers were lost in yesterday a raid by Flying Fortresses on the metal plants at Dueren. These losses indicated the nazi destruc tion of 60 Fortresses over Schwenfurt a week ago may have been only a break of luck for the German defenders. The big attack on Leipzig, un- bombed since Its sixth raid ot the war Nov. 23, 1940, came while the Germans, In sharp contrast, stmt a tiny force of bombers over England to give London Its fifth, successive night alert and kill 12, persons with a handful ot scattered bombs. City Vital to Nazis Leipzig, Germany's sixth In dustrial city, Is situated In tho middle of the country, 100 mile southwest of Berlin and almost on the Czechoslovak border. It has one of the world's largest ' railroad terminals on lines link ing It with other Important In dustrial centers like Berlin, Re- gensburg and Kassel, also re cently blasted by BNtain-uasea allied bombers. It was the first big attack o the war on the city and repre sented a round-trip flight ot more than 1,000 miles for the raiders. With a population of more than 700,000, the city manufac tures airplanes, munitions, chem icals, textiles, rubber produclsr and machinery. Leipzig's big railroad yard Is one of the prime Junctions for traffic to the nazl's dire-pressed Russian front. Its airplane plants include en gine and assembly factories for the Junkers-88, which Is believed to be one of the chief types en gaged In recent London night bombing, and Mosserschmltt 109's which, with the Focke Wulfs, have constituted the Fort resses' main opposition. Yankees Also Score The American daylight assault on Dueren and the collateral bombing of Gllze-Rijen airbase in Holland which led the Leipslz at tack yesterday In a round-the-clock double blow at Germany, brought out tho largest escort ot American fighters ever put up and was supplemented by RAF Spitfires. The powerful guard took the (Continued on page 6) War Fund Drive In Douglas Makes Good Progress The canvass on behalf of the National War fund Is making good progress In all parts of the county, Thomas Parkinson, coun ty chairman, reported today. Sev eral communities have sent in to headquarters for additional sup plies, Parkinson reported. Solicitors are busy this week In the Roseburg residential and Industrial areas and are collect ing contributions Irom firms and employees. The solicitation is being directed by D. E. Carr and James Mess. The city's residential districts will be contacted next week by workers organized by the Rose burg Ministerial union. The National War Fund cam paign is being conducted through out the entire nation to raise funds for 17 national agencies, while In Oregon funds also are being collected for six state char itable Institutions. Giving precedence to the wat fund solicitation, the treasury de partment set no quota for war bond sales during the month. A lot of the boys on tho Euro peon battle fronts art missing out on the current duck season at home, but they're sure gunn. Ing a sizable horde of j"se steppers. Levity pact flanf By L. r. ftebanrtela
