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VOL. XLVItl NO. 215 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
By FRANK JENKINS '
NEWS Tram New Britain is still
scanty, but early dispatches
tell us our men have landed at
Arawe, just across the strait
from New Guinea, and are con
solidating their positions.
(That usually means' that they
have landed, gained a toehold
and are getting ready to fight off
counterattacks.)
THE best news of all is that for
the whole operation losses
have . been comparatively light,
although an advanced force, at
tempting a landing in rubber
boats, ran into severe Jap ma
chine gun and light cannon fire
and was badly cut up.
THE point involved at the mo
ment is that if we can gain a
foothold at Arawe we can estab
lish airfields within close strik
ing distance of Rabaul, which is
our big present objective In the
south seas.
BERLIN, after a respite of two
weeks, is hit again by RAF
bombers. The two-week Interval
has probably been deliberately
planned. The modern technique
in bombing cities Is to let the
. victims work like beavers clean
ing up the damage and then HIT
AGAIN, undoing all the work
that has been done.. :
!T is a fairly shrewd scheme.
Bombing of cities has two ob
jectives damage to military in
stallations and destruction of
morale. Nothing is more dis
touraglng than WASTED EF
FORT. If you've worked for a
week or so bracing 'up a shaky
building to keep it from falling
down and at the end of that time
a wind comes up and BLOWS IT
DOWN, you're apt to be even
lower in your mind than if it had
fallen In the first place.
That is the idea back of this
interval bombing of which we've
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Reds Advance to
Within 50 Miles
Of Polish Border
LONDON, Dec. 21 (AP) The
Russian Baltic army, steadily ex
panding its breach in the heavily
fortified German line, has plung
ed down the east side of the Nev-el-Vitebsk
railway to within 20
miles of Vitebsk, Reuters report
ed today from Moscow.
fi xnis represented an advance
m of some 15 miles for Gen. Bae-
ramlan's forces from their last
reported position. His troops
stand barely. 50 miles from the
old Polish and Latvian frontiers.
Bagramian's success in north
ern Russia, threatening to dis
rupt the entire nazi defense sys
tem south of Leningrad, had im
mediate reprecussions on other
sectors of the long eastern front.
Dispatches indicated that huge
reinforcements the Germans are
throwing into the Nevel battle
Jwere possibly being drawn from
Sthe Zhitomlr-Korosten front west
ot Kiev, if not further south.
I Troops of the first Ukraine ar
my, who successfully balked nazi
'Marshal von Mannsteln's" power
ful tank drive in the Kiev bulge,
ilast week, were back in the Kor
iosten sector yesterday, front dis
patches said, and had repulsed a
Series of sharp enemy assaults.
(CBS recorded another Berlin
boardcast early today in which
"the announcer was evidently pre
paring his listeners for the possi
bility of "sudden changes of the
situation on the eastern front."
He added that "at Kherson there
are German movements in prog
ress which remind one of the de
velopments at Cherkasy." Cher
kasy fell to Cn. Konevs army
last week.)
Roosevelt Striving to A vert Rail
Conference
Decision May
Come Today
Time and One-Half Pay
For Overtime Work or
Equivalent Considered
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (AP)
President Roosevelt asserted
todav that assurances' there
would not be a transportation
stoppage would be the best
Christmas present the American
people could get. He expressed a
hope that railway executives and
employee representatives could
get together and work out a for
mula which would provide some
wage increases.
Mr. Roosevelt told a press-radio
conference that discussions
were under way toward setting
up some sort of system .under
which rail employees would get
time and one-half for overtime
or the equivalent. He added that
he had learned only a few
months ago that, unlike most in
dustrial workers, railway em
ployees do not receive time and
one-half for overtime. He said
that while perhaps 150,000 to 200,-
000 operating workers of the
carriers were paid on a mileage
basis, perhaps soms plan could
be developed to give them what
would amount to time and a half.
He advised this might amount
to four cents an hour, in addition
to an hourly wage increase of
four cents already recommended
for operating workmen by an
emergency board. ' -'' r -
The president said he hoped an
arrangement could be worked out
within the framework of the sta
bilization law, which would be
fair and equitable. -
He said a feeling existed that
increases proposed for rail work
ers in both non-operating and op
erating classifications by special
emergency boards were not as
great as might be necessary to
compensate for increased living
costs, particularly in comparison
with increases allowed in other
industries.
Decision In Balance
Mr. Roosevelt indicated he
might see the committees repre
senting the carriers and the
brotherhoods this afternoon and
said he hoped there could be an
announcement by tonight of an
agreement or lack of agreement.
He said he had told both sides
at Sunday's White House confer
ence that a stoppage of transpor
tation would be the most serious
blow that could be directed at
the war effort. It would affect
not only production, he said, but
also shipping and every man on
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Treason Charge Jails 5
Ex-Officials of France
ALGIERS. Dec. 21 (API-
Five Frenchmen .formerly high in
their nation's political life, in
cluding former Premier Pierre
Etienne Flandln, paced cells in
Algiers' military prison today,
charged by the French national
committee with treason.
Justice commissioner de Men
thon, who acted at the direction
of the committee following an in
vestigation of the five cases, said
the arrests of the five-Flandln;
Peyrouton, former Vichy interior
minister: Tixler-VIgnancourt, for
mer Vichy secretary-general of
information; former Governor
Bolsson of French West Africa,
and former French deputy Al
bert began two days ago and
were completed this morning.
Death Follows Knockout
Of Chicago Pugilist
CHICAGO, ' Dec. 21 (AP) Al
Reasoner, 23-year-old lightweight
boxer, died in a hospital today,
about five hours after he suffer
ed a technical knockout in a 10
round boxing bout last night with
Freddie Dawson of Chicago.
Reasoner was unconscious when
he was carried from the ring.
Cause of the young boxer's death
was cerebral hemorrhage, It was
announced.
Reasoner, who was married and
the father of one child, was 1941
Catholic Youth organization light
weight champion of Chicago.
Student Enrolls
For 15th Term
v t i.
Perpetual student Paul Mo
ran,, above, signs up for his
15th straight year at DePaul
university, Chicago. Looking
on Is fellow student Irene Gan
dek, who was scarcely ready for
kindergarten when he first en
rolled. A North Dakota farm
er nine months of the year, Mo
ran i spends t the othef. three
studying accounting.
Feldkamp Quits
Seat on Council;
G. C. Finlay Named
Three Placed on Postwar
Planning Board; Traffic
. Problems Are Discussed
Roseburg has a new city coun
cilman in the person of Dr. G. C.
Finlay, who will represent ward
No. 4. He succeeeds O. J. Feld
kamp, who resigned because of
having changed his residence to
a place outside of the city. Dr.
Finlay was appointed to, the of
fice by Mayor W. F. Harris at
last night's meeting of the coun
cil and ratification was unani
mous. He will serve out the un
expired term of Mr. Feldkamp,
ending January 1, 1945.
Other business transacted at
the meeting included the renew
als of beer retailing licenses to
Fred Parry, operating Ray's
Place, and the Safeway store,
and an additional license to Par
ry for package retailing. Parry's
permits, as recommended by the
state liquor commission, bore
this restriction: "No beer sold
during dances upstairs in the
building."
Mayor Harris appointed Coun
cllmen Wharton, Croft and Fish
er as the council's representa
tives on the postwar planning
commission, which will also In
clude personnel from the district
school board, Umpqua Valley
chamber of commerce and county
court.
An offer of $200 for city-owned
lots 7 .and 8 in Hamilton addition
was accepted.
Miscellaneous Matters
- Given extended discussion was
the constant traffic congestion on
East Second Avenue South,
where the Ford Lumber com
pany's plant operates. It was as
serted that the company's em
ployees park their cars along
that street despite a place off the
Wfchway provided by the com
pany for such purposes. Mayor
Harris suggested that steps be
tnken to establish a three-lane
route on that street. Councllmon
expressed their opinion that a
parking ordinance was an Imme
diate necessity, but no action to
ward that end was taken.'
Proposed purchase of a pick-up
street sweeper, costing about $4,
500 and designed for one-man op
eration, was talked over, but rto
decision was made.
Street Superintendent George
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ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2 1, 1943.
Air Strip at
Arawe Taken
From Nippons
Japs Fail to Offer Any'
Aerial Defense: Allied
Bombers Hit News Blows
ADVANCED ALLIED ;HEAD
CUARTERS. New Guinea, Dee.
21 (AP) The American. Sixth
nrmv expanding six miles from
its Cape Merkus, New Britain,
beachhead has taken the Arawe
air strip, adding another landing
field to the Derches from which
allied war birds are .purging the
air of Japanese. ( .
Gen. MacArthur's communique
today said the Arawe field was
secured Sunday, and by failing
to mention anv Japanese aerial
activity in the Southwestern New
Britain sector, for the first time
since the Americans stormed
ashore there Dec. 15, it under
scored allied power in the skies.
Across the Vitiaz strait In New
Guinea, Australian forces forded
tanks and artillery across the
Masawang river In pursuit of the
Japanese who until recently con
trolled all of ,the strategic Huon
peninsula.
Cape Gloucester Bombed
" Scores of allied bombers again
hammered Cape Gloucester, on
the western end of New Britain,
dropping 414 tons of bombs on
enemy airdrome, supply and bi
vouac areas. Damage was de
scribed as "widespread."
: .Cape)- Gloucester -marks-" the
fork of the enemy barge supply
route eastward from New Guinea.
By taking Arawe, the allies have
severed the route that branches
along the south coast of New
Britain. Should they likewise
seize cape Gloucester, the north
coast route leading to the big en
emy base at Rabaul, New Brit
ain, would be cut.
Allied fliers visited both Buka
and Buin, the , former center
being hit especially hard with
more than 100 planes dropping
135 tons of bombs. One allied
plane was lost In the Buin raid.
Allied planes and P-T boats
took a toll of 25 Japanese barges
sunk or damaged in attacks on
these vessels, which constituted
the enemy's principal medium for
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Montreal Faces Second
Strike Within Week
MONTREAL, Dec. 21. (AP)
Montreal's second strike of mu
nicipal employees within a week
started today, with an estimated
2,000 city hall clerks and stenog
raphers out to enforce demands
fur higher wages.
The white collar workers turn
ed down an offer from the provin
cial government, through the
Quebec municipal commission,
for an arbitration board to in
vestigate their wage demands. A
week ago today employees of the
police, fire and public works- de
partments staged a 14-hour strike
that won them union recognition
for the Canadian Congress of
Labor.
Those striking today were
members of the national syndi
cate of municipal workers and
two smaller unions who joined
forces with the syndicate, recog
nized by the city as bargaining
agent for the white collar work
ers. Prison Terms Given 2
For War Contract Fraud
KANSAS CITY, Dpc 21 (AP)
Federal Judge. Collet today
sentenced Dahne W. Wlnebren
ner, .Galloway, O., salesman, and
Cornelius G. Loose, suspended ci
vilian employee at Wright field,
to two years In prison upon con
viction of conspiracy to defraud
the government In war contracts
Involving about $17,000,000.
Fines of $10,000 each also were
assessed.
The government charged It was
defrauded of approximately fl
million dollars by a conspiracy
In which the government paid
high prices or goods brought
through Winebrenner with
Loose's approval.
George Neuner, Former Senator of
Douglas, Named as Attorney General
Of Oregon, Succeeding Van Winkle
SALEM, Doc. 21 The appoint
ment of George Neuner Sr. of Mo
Mlnnville, former United States
attorney for Oregon, as attorney
general, succeeding the late I.
H- ,VanWinkle, was 'announced
Monday by Governor Sncll. j
Neuner will serve out the term
of, VanWinkle, which expires
January 1, 1945. 1 ' ?' -: i
The new attorney-general has
been active In republican affairs
for many years and has held va
rious public offices since gradu
ating from the Willamette uni
versity' law school in 1908. Van
Winkle also was a Willamette
graduate. '- " ' i
Long In Political Life 11 ' I
Neuner will be no stranger In
the state capitol, as he was as
sistant chief clerk or the house
of representatives in' 1909, a
member of the lower house In
1911 and of the senate in 1913.
Following his graduation from
law school, Neuner began private
practice in Roseburg In 1909, re
maining there until 1925, when
he moved to Portland as United
States district attorney for Ore
gon, a post he held until 1933.
Previously he had served as
city attorney of Roseburg from
1910 to 1912 and as district at
torney of Douglas county for
many years. He also was assist
;
Fines, Jail Terms
Meted to Traffic
Offense Repeaters
Justice of the Peace Thomas
Hartfiel Indicated today that len
iency need not be accepted by
persistent violators of traffic
laws. Stiff sentences were Impos
ed upon three defendants, all
"repeaters", Hartfiel said, fol
lowing picas of guilty to respec
tive charges.
Edward Oscar Cooke, 20, drew
a fine of $100 and a jail term of
SO days on a charge of reckless
driving, It being his fifth appear
ance In the Roseburg justice
court, Hartfiel reported.
Lauren Leroy Denny, who also
had been In court previously, was
fined $100 and sentenced to 30
days In jail on a charge of being
drunk on a public highway.
Thomas Phillip Tillery, making
his third appearance, plus police
warnings, according to , Judge
Hartflel's report, was fined $50
and sent to jail for 90 days for
driving a motor vehicle without
an operator's permit, plus a fine
of $10 for driving with void for
eign plates.
A fine of $25 was Imposed upon
Joe Richard Couey, accused of
operating a motor vehicle with
out an operator's license, and he
was continued In custody In lieu
of payment. It was his second ap
pearance the judge reported.
Other fines imposed and paid
aside from the "repeaters" in
cluded S. N. Cougran, $50, over
loaded truck; G. G. Coughran,
$15, overloaded truck; Lloyd S.
Firman, $10, axle overload, Roy
M. Fenley, $10, no trailer license,
and Glen E. Olson, $15, no tail
light, -and $15, no vehicle license.
Churchill Continues
To Show Improvement
LONDON, England, Dec. 21
(AP) Prime Minister Church
ill "continues to Improve"
In his recovery from pneumonia,
No, 10 Downing street announc
ed today. Physicians at Church
ill's bedside In the middle east
said his condition of circulation
' Is more satisfactory." Churchill
Is Insisting on receiving his news
papers as usual, and they are
being flown to him from . Eng
land. Senate Votes Recess
Until January 10th
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 (AP)
The senate adjourned today,
bringing to a close the first ses
sion of the 78th congress for that
chamber, and beginning the
Christmas recess which will con
tinue until Jan. 10.
The adiournment resolution
went to the house, which was
still disposing of eleventh hour
business when the senators began
leaving the capitol.
VOU XXXII NO.
ant attorney-general of Oregon
for a time.
Other posts held by Neuner in
cluded attorney for the Oregon li
quor control commission and gov-
i'l i i l rrwuilr I
George Neuner 8r.
ernment appeal agent during the
last world war.
One of ' his three children,
George Jr., Is now an assistant
attorney general for this state.
Schools Affected
By "Flu" Epidemic
In West States
(By the Associated Press)
The influenza epidemic contin
ued unabated throughout Oregon
today, although no deaths were
reported.
Marshfleld's schools did not
open today as authorities sought
to check spread of the malady in
the Coos bay area. Many pupils
and teachers were absent Mon
day. The chamber of commerce
discontinued meetings until Jan.
6. and a banquet honoring the
high school football team was
postponed.
North Rnd and Oregon City
reported 20 per cent absenteeism
among students, and West Linn
high school 25 per cent.
More than 35 per cent of Port
land's elementary school pupils
were absent and 205 of the Port
land school system's teachers.
Willamette university moved
lis Christmas holiday up a day
and a half to today noon because
of an Influenza outbreak at Lau
sane hall, where men In the na
vy's V-12 program are quartered.
Thirty of the apprentice seamen
were ill.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21
(AP) The nation's Influenza
wave began nearlng epidemic
proportions In northern Califor
nia today as Grass Valley and Ne
vada City public schools were
closed ahead of the usual Christ
mas vacation and Sun Francis
co's eight principal shipyards re
ported sending workers home
"by the carloads." -
F. R. Sends Greeting
To Vets in Hospitals
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (AP)
President Roosevelt In a Christ
mas and New Year message trans
mitted to war veterans In govern
ment hospitals assured them of
the nation's gratitude for service
"so bravely and honorably ren
dered." "Now that we know In our
hearts that ultimate victory Is
certain," his message stated, "we
can face the long, hard struggle
ahead with confidence and forti
tude, and let the spirit of Christ
mas pervade our thoughts and
bring us comfort and happiness."
Bank Supt. Rogers Of
Oregon Reappointed
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 21. (AP)
Reappointment of A. A. Rogers
as state superintendent of banks
was announced by the state bank
ing board following a brief ses
sion here this morning.- The de
cision to reappoint Rogers, first
named to the post in 1939, was
unanimous, Governor SneU said.
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Strike
New Regime
Keeps Bolivia
With Allies
Past Decree of War On
Axis Holds; Control of
Tin Mines Chief Issue
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Dec. 21
(AP) Troops guarded Bolivia's
tin ore mines today as a national
ist junta which yesterday over
threw the government of Gen.
Punaranda announced that It was
firmly entrenched and discount
ed rumors that a counter-revolution
had begun.
The troops were stationed at
the mines, producing a large por
tion of the tin ore used in the
manufacture of United States and
British arms, In one of the first
acts of the new government
which pledged, however, to live
up to Bolivia's commitments to
the United Nations.
Victor Paz Estensoro, leader of
the coup and new finance minis
ter, told an Interviewer that "the
Atlantic charter and other obli
gations of Bolivia will be respect
ed and maintained" and "the new
government In no case will alter
the International situation at the
side of the United Nations." Sim
ilar sentiments were expressed by
Maj. Alberto Vlllaroel, the new
president.
An executive decree of last
April, declaring war on the axis,
was affirmed by the legislature
on Dec, 4. i
Tin Industry at Issue j. -
' J(Dispatches 'from "" Santiago,'
Chile, note that the Nationalist
Revolutionary Movement (NRM),
from which most of the new lead
ers are drawn, has long cam
paigned against control of the
mining Industry by three major
producing companies; These ad
vices said the coup could hardly
fail to effect the production of
tin.
(It was announced In Washing
ton that, pending direct word
from La Paz . negotiations be
tween the Bolivian government
and the United States metal re
serve company, a government-fl-
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Yugoslavs Battle
Nazis, Puppets for
Croatian Capital
LONDON, Dec. 21. (AP)
The 250,000-man Yugoslav parti
san army of Marshal Broz (Tito)
announced today it had advanced
Into the vicinity of the Croatian
capital of Zagreb, in a campaign
which London termed a major
battle.
Tito's resilient forces were de
clared In London to be engaging
nine German and three puppet di
visions In the main fighting areas
In addition to containing three to
four nazi divisions in sporadic
combats In the Istrlan peninsula
bordering Italy.
Partisan strategists, In a secret
meeting with high U. S. and Brit
ish staff officers In Alexandria,
"agreed fully" on plans for a mili
tary campaign in Yugoslavia. The
Chetnlg forces of Gen. Mlhalo
vie, war minister of exiled King
Peter, were not represented. Al
most simultaneously, President
Ribar of Tito's provisional govern
ment broadcast that "the treach
erous Yugoslav government-ln-exile
must be deprived of all
rights."
Tito's bulletin said that the Ger
mans were suffering heavy casu
alties In eastern Bosnia, with the
purtisans on the offensive In all
parts of the province.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
giers, Dec. 21. (AP) American
Fifth army forces have lunged
forward two and a half miles in
a snowstorm to capture 2,600-foot
Mt .Splnucdo.
In a companion drive, Gen.
Montgomery's Elgnth army forces
pushed ahead in "stiff fighting"
toward Tollo in the central sec
tor of the Adriatic front, Improv
ing their position near Ortona,
the allied headquarters commu
nique addcd. German resistance
was said to be Increasing.
2,000 Tons of
Bombs Rained
On Nazi City
Bremen Lashed by U. S.
Fortresses; Allies Lose
92 Planes in New Raids
LONDON, Dec. 21. (API
Hundreds of RAF bombers gave
Frankfurt its most crushing blow
of the war last night, raining 2,
000 long tons of Incendiaries anil
explosives on the German chemi
cal and armament center.
In this and subsidiary attacks
the RAF lost 42 bombers.
The tonnage dropped on Frank
furt approached the heaviest
raid of the wap more than 2.30(1
tons rained on Berlin the night
of Nov. 22-i-and Its effect on a
city less than an eighth the size
of the German capital must havq
been terrific.
Frankfurt has been the target
for British bombers on numerous
occasions, but last night's raid
was the third major attack by
the RAF. The city, Important In
land port and rail center, also
has been heavily attacked In day
light by American bombers.
The Frankfurt attack was the
RAF's fourth major operation of
a month which has seen Berlin
bombed twice in strength and
Leipzig once. Losses to date for
December total 136 aircraft. -:
By German account, the RAP
caused damage and losses to the
civilian population in the districts
hit. The nazls asserted that a
number of RAF planes were shot
down by intense "flak" In the
starlit night.
Frankfurt Left In Flames
Last night's RAF attack prob
ably placed Frankfurt In the
category .with Berlin, Cologne,
Hamburg and Kassel as Ger
many's most bombed cities. It
was carried out in near top
strength by a force which possl- .
bly numbered 800 or more heavy
bombers.
Huge fires were left burning1
In the city of more than a half
million which already had been
so badly devastated In 41 raids
that a large proportion of the
populace had been forced to
leave. (..,'
Continuing the air offensive.' a
Bf daay-streannor hombers wing-'
ed across the southeast coast to
wards France In daylight today,
backing up heavy assaults begun
yesterday on what may well be
German rocket gun emplace
ments. .
Fortresses Strafe Bremen
American Fortresses and Lib
erators also had a big day yester
day in stabbing a body blow at
the nazi U-boat effort by loosing
a cargo of high explosives and
Incendiaries on the port of Bre
men In northwest Germany.
The American bombers, escort
ed by swarms of fighters, knock
ed down 40 nazi planes while los
ing 25 bombers and eight fight
ers. The American airmen, flying
four miles high in temperatures
50 degrees below zero, found visi
bility excellent over Bremen, it
was announced, despite German
attempts to shroud the big port
under a rolling smoke screen.
The great air offensive against
Germany reached a new intensity
with these additional attacks dur
ing the past 24 hours:
1. RAF subsidiary formations
attacked Mannheim - Ludwlgsha
fen, Mosqultos stabbed at west
ern Germany and Belgium, and
mines were laid in enemy waters.
2. American bombers based on
the Mediterranean for the fifth
time in recent weeks blasted the
rail yards of Sofia, capital of
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Missing Army Plane
Sought Near Pendleton
PENDLETON, Ore., Dec. 21.
(AP) A search was under way
In the rugged mountains east of
here today for a slngle-englned
army plane that vanished last
night after signalling for an in
strument landing here because
of the heavy overcast.
The Pendleton air base nubile
relations office said the plane took
off from Felts field, Spokane,
shortly after 4 p.m.
The pilot flew over Pendleton
field at 5:10 p. m reported a
three hours' gasoline supply, and
said he would attempt a blind
landing. The ship disappeared to
the east.
When th state acts delivery
en those 39,000 barrels of Bur-
chased whfskev. "where rolls
the Oregon" might be dls
plaeed by "watch Oregon roll."
Every little bun boost the wel
fare fund.
LvityFactfcnj
By L. F. lUlsanjula