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r ft ' Thrilling Air Combats Narrated by Serqeant Carl White: Nearo Pilot' Of Fighter Escorts The Liberator bomber had Ing run over the Polesti oil fields, where the target ha&Jefy left In flames. One of the bomber's engines had been crippled 6 Was limnino- hnmo Tho nilt- nul,i wu 1 0 ..W,.4V.. j,nui, vuuiu iivjl gam l'tHij iu a.ay wiui- formation and began to fall behind a straggler .defensively on In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS OUR Americans have Aachen surrounded as this is written and have delivered to the Ger mans in the city an ultimatum to surrender within 24 hours or take the consequences. Remember that Aachen is one of the three principal strong points that have been holding up our advance toward the Rhine. The Germans have been defend ing it with everything they have, under orders to stand and die. The point is that we are loo strong for the best they have. FLOWING around Aachen, we have advanced about 10 miles to within 20 miles of Cologne and the Rhine. There is some doubt as to whether there has been a "breakthrough." It will be well for us to remem ber that there is probably no open country between Aachen and Cologne. As we run out of the Westwall defenses at Aachen, we run into the defenses of Cologne. AT this point, the Germans are fighting on their own soil. The fact that they are being driven steadily back in spite of the best they can do must carry (Continued on page 2) Cordon' Challenged by Mahoney to Debate PORTLAND, Oct. 11 (API Ken. Guy Cordon was asked to ilav to meet his democratic op ponent for the senate, Willis Ma honey, in a debate to be broad cast over Ihe state. Mahoney wrote Cordon that he wanted to discuss Cordon's re cent Eugene statement that Thomas E. Dewey had presented the only concrete plan for a per manent peace. "I contend that Mr. Dewey started out on an ambiguous peace plank adopted at the Chica go republican convention," Ma honey wrote, "and was later stampeded aboard the Roosevelt peace plan." Mahoney said he would also debate reconstruction policies and the Kilgore unemployment insur ance bill. Dewey Schedules Talk On Foreign Affairs ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 11. (AP) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will de vote his campaign speech in New York City next Wednesday exclu sively to foreign affairs. Paul E. Lockwood, the republi can presidential nominee's secre tary, in making the announce ment today, said the title of Dewey's speech before the New York Herald Tribune forum would be "This must be the last war." The speech will be broadcast over the Blue network starting at 6:30 p. m. PWT. Another Waste Paper Drive Planned 4 In Roseburg, With Proceeds to Meet Cost of Athletic Field Projects Plans are being made for a waste paper salvage drive In Rose burg within the next few weeks, W. C. Holmes, county salvage chair man, announced today. It is expected that the collection will be con ducted through the schools of the city and proceeds will be used In turfing the high school athletic ments to the high school athletic facilities, Turfing of Finlay field has been planned for several years, but funds have been lacking to purchase Irrigation equipment. Students, with cooperation of townspeonle, have raised funds and purchased seed, but a consid erable sum is needed before un dertaking the project. The last paper drive, conduct ed bv the Eaeles lodge, resulted in proceeds of more than S400. II is believed a still larger sum could he realized if general co operation from citizens were ob talned. However, a similar amount cf monev would he suffi cient to adequately turf the ath letic field. If additional funds are securpd. the monev can be ex pended on needed repairs to stands and bleachers, installation of more lights, erection of a score board, etc. Instruction to Contributors Mr. Holmes is urging all resi dents to sart accumulating pa- Rer for the forthcoming drive. Newspapers, magazines and card board should be sorted Into sep Highly Praist absorbed nlentv of fink nn I.o. C own, prey for the avenging naz, vultures. The vultures were there all right. Six M. E. 109's came screaming down, cannon and ma chine gun fire crisscrossing the limping bomber. Staff Sergeant Carl White, curled up in the lower ball tur- SSgt. Carl White. ret, swung his machine guns on an enemy craft boring in from the side. His tracers drove square ly into the oncoming plane and suddenly smoke enveloped the at tacking ship and it began to spin crazily into the clouds below. All the bomber's guns were in (Continued on page tit British Capture Sarande, Trapping Germans on Corfu ROME, Oct. 11 ( AP) British troops in Albania have captured the port of Sarande (Porto Edda) isolating the German garrison on the island of Corfu, it was an nounced today. There was no indication wheth er the land forces of the Adriatic have moved beyand captured Cor inth toward Athens. Sarande, supply port for the Germans on Corfu, was captured after a hard battle, it was said. About 500 prisoners were tak en. With the port in British hands there appeared little possibility that the Germans on Corfu, last reported to total a regiment, would he able to escape to the mainland. Both air and naval operations were reported in connection with Ihe allied campaign to wipe out the last enemy units in the whole of the Balkans. Balkan air force Beaufighters with Mustang es cort attacked barracks and rail- yards at Kriz, in Yugoslavia 30 miles southeast ot zagreo. ine escort shot down a Dornier-217 and two single-engined biplanes. At Senj, on the Dalmatian coast southeast of Fiume, an en emy ship was left afire when Beaufighters hit it with 25 rock ets. field and making other Improve arate piles, each' tied securely to facilitate handling and ship ment. As bundles of paper secure much rough treatment In handl ing, it Is requested that special attention he given the tying of bundles. At the last collection it was necessary to spend much time resorting and tying bundles which had broken onen. It is necessary, Mr. Holmes states, to reouest residents to keen paper stored at their homes until the time of collection. Many neopte renorted having paner oh hand and have had it collected, but protected storage facilities are not available and vandals have deliberately broken open bundles at the warehouse now hntno tiefwt and have scattered the f paper. Consequently no further attemots will ne mane to secure end store paner prior to collec tion dates and cooperation of res idents In holding waste paper at the place of origin Is requested by the committee. Definite dates for the collec tion will be announced In the near future, Holmes said. abllshed 1873 Yankees Take 89 Nippon Planes in Raid on Rvukvu Isles 58 Sea Craft Either Sunk Or Damaged Attack, Only 200 Miles From Japan, Boldest of War in Pacific Theater (By the Associated Press) Hundred s of carrier-borne American planes, ranging lo within 200 miles of Japan, struck at: the Ryukyu islands Monday in their boldest attack of the Pacific war, destroyed .89 planes and sank or damaged 58 surface craft. Tokyo radio said today 400 tor pedo planes, bombers and fight ers participated in the surprise raid. It said they came in four waves, from dawn until mid-afternoon, roving over 500 miles of the island chain between south ern Japan and Formosa. The attack, the first in the area at the very gates of the east China sea;, failed to stir out the Japanese home fleet or the air armauas uascu in iNippun anu Formosa, both of which should have been within range ot the American carriers. American Losses Light It was probably the cloest ap proach to Japan of any great U. S. naval force during this war. (Continued on page 6) "Independence" Assertion Stirs Dispute in Union SCHNECTADY, N. Y., Oct. 11 (AP) A CIO union local says it can make "political choices" regardless of the "dictations" of labor leaders "including Sidney Hillman," president of the polit ical action committee and the Amalgamated Garment Workers of America (CIO). Fred Comanzo, presldeat of Lo cal 432, of the Garment Workers union, said a resolution adopted last night declared: "The political action committee of the CIO in this area is con trolled and operated by the members of the communist polit ical association ..." The resolution added that the members were "free American citizens fully aware of our free dom to decide our own political choice regardless of the dictations of any labor leaders, Including Sidney Hillman." In New York City, Frank Rosenblum, executive vice presi dent of the Amalgamated Cloth ing Workers of America (CIO) said in a statement: "That report is false. "Fifteen members out of a to tal membership of 300 in the local union instigated by stooges of the republican party adopted the al leged resolution. This insignifi cant minority does not speak for the local. "As a matter of fact, the full membership of local 432 is sched uled to meet today and we are reliably advised .that they will re pudiate the action of the 15 Indi viduals who had no authority or powes to speak for the local un ion membership. "Local 432, like all other local unions, affiliated with the Amal gamated Clothing Workers of America, have by their own voluntary action endorsed and are now supporting the CIO po litical action committee in its ef forts to reelect President Frank lin D. Roosevelt and to elect a progressive congress." Bullet Through Window Pares Illegal Hunting GRANTS PASS, Ore., Oct. 11 (AP) Harry Eugene Reed and Barton Clark Gatewood faced charges of night hunting today. They were arrested after B. T. Jenks, Merlin rancher, was awakened by a bullet shot outside his bedroom window ,and stepped outside to find a Just-killed deer. It'M NEW YANKEE ACE -Capt. Henry W. Brown, above, of Ar lington, Va., is America's new est Number one ace of the European theater of war. He's credited with . 30 German planes. Parole Given On Charge of Theft Of Logging Tools John Pilkorton, 26, Portland, recently arrested charged with the theft of logging tools from the camp were he was employed at Camas Valley, was paroled irom a sentence of one year in the state penitentiary when he was arraigned and pleaded guil ty to a charge of larceny of per sonal property in the circuit court here today. Pilkerton claim ed he understood the tools were to be paid for irom deductions from his logging contract. District At torney H. A. Canaday reported that examination had failed to reveal any such agreement. A letter from the company with which Pilkerton had his logging contract requested court leniency. William Hen,y Tresvant, Le roy Jackson. Jr.," James Lee Riv ers and Willie Henry Connally, colored transient-,, arrested on a charge of steMing an automobile tire Irom Bud Ellison's Texaco station, were sentenced to four months each in the state peniten tiary. Tresvant. who pleaded guiltv to the actual removal of the tire, will be required to serve the sentence, but his three com panions were given probation with permission to return to Cal ifornia. Stalin Credits Aid Russia's Triumphs; Need of Postwar Cooperation for Peace Emphasized MOSCOW, Oct. 11. (AP) Prime Minister Churchill and Pre mier Stalin and their aldc9 moved forward today on a new note of harmony sounded at a state banquet yesterday at which the soviet leader warmly praised British and American contributions to victory and toasted postwar allied collaboration. Twice during the luncheon, Stalin rose to emphasize the ties binding Russia and her western allies. The first time, he solemnly emphasized the need for postwar cooperation In the interests of international security, declaring that "peace loving nations are never prepared but aggressor na tions always seem ready." This, he said, must in the future be avoided. Later, after other speakers had acclaimed the red army's tri umphs. Stalin asserted that Rus sia could not have done what she has done without the aid of the allies. He praised the military might rathcred by the United States and Britain, singling out for portieu lar comment the high quality of British-American planning and the work of the merchant marine of both countries. Grateful to America Turning toward U. S. Ambassa dor Harriman, seated on his left, ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, Toll of emelTrap Tightened by 2 Red Amies MOSCOW, Oct. 11 (AP) Rus sian trooDS fought within seven miles of Memel and 15 of the East Prussian rail center of Tilsit to day after slashing to the Baltic sea above the port, cutting land routes for up to 150,000 Germans still in Latvia and Lithuania. Yet another death trap was being fashioned in a soviet drive southeast of Memel. which Hit ler annexed to East Prussia early in 1939 from Lithuania. Advancing along the last 50 miles separating them from the sea south of Memel, the Russians swept along tho Niemen river in a lightning move which appear ed likely to cut off from three to five enemy divisions between Taurage and Kirischcs Haff. Only 48 miles of the Niemen river the Germans' defense line along the entire north of East Prussia remained in nazi hands. Memel Is surrounded by Rus sian troops, the Berlin radio an nounced late today. Earlier, the enemy said that the Russians had launched two heavy attacks north of Warsaw and that the (Continued on page 6) Vets Hospital Malheur County Possibility ONTARIO, Ore., Oct. 11 (AP) Dorcv Scroggins, veterans serv ice officer at the U. S. employ ment service office here, met last night with 30 representatives from Vale, Nvssa and Ontario to discuss sites for a proposed vet erans' hospital in Malheur coun ty. Scroggins said Brig. Gen Frank Hlnes of tho Veterans adminis tration asked him to investigate nroperty sites in Malheur, county "because tho climate Is consider ed ideal for a convalescent hos pital." Pythians Will Reopen Home for Children PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 11 (AP) The children's unit of the Pvthian home for the aged In Vancouver, Wash., used by the coast guard unlil last August 31, will be reopened. The reopening was voted by Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters at the close of their stale convention. The group also ap proved a nroposal to start an in ternational monthly magazine for the lodge. of Allies With tho nremler emphasized Russia's gratitude for the great material aid given by the United States. Previously, In referring to the achievements of allied statesmen in drafting the Dumbarton Oaks security plan, Stalin also had turned to Harriman and paid a soeelal compliment to Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Churchill was visibly moved by Stalin's acknowledgement of the British-American war effort. "It Is a sign of a great nation and a great man to be marnanl mods and ccneroiw." the British nrlme mlnlstpr said. "T have al ways thought, and I think now. thnt It was the red army which clawed the guts out of the fll'hy na'ls." Harriman. who spoke twice In response to Stalin's remarks, said the United States was not nre nard for war but that Japan had rendered a service by "throwing us Into it," -Vi iv . . . . OCTOBER II, 1 944. 1 ailwWKwwwiiJ SPEAKING IN ROSEBURG FRIDAY Governor John W. Bricker, above, republican candidate for vice-president, will be in Rose burg at noon Friday, Oct. 13, and make 4 15-minute political address from the rear of his special train. Blame for Failure to Placed on Roosevelt by Gov. Bricker; Postwar Retention of Bases Advocated BREMERTON, Wash., Oct. 11. (AP) Gov. John W. Bricker today advocated that America maintain a "strong system of out lying military bases" after the war, and blamed President Roosevelt for the failure to fortify Guam. The republican candidate for vice president set forth what lie Bricker to Speak During 15-Minute Stop in Roseburg Residents of Roseburg and sur rounding area will have un op portunity Friday, Oct. 13, to see and hear Governor John W. Bricker, republican candidate for vice-president of the United Stat es. Governor Bricker, who will speak at Eugene Thursday night in a program to be broadcast over a nation-wide hookup, will arrive In Roseburg at 12-noon Fri day aboard a bear special train. He will be accompanied by Gov ernor Earl Snell, U. S. Senator Guy Cordon and numerous other republican officials and parly leaders. His train, fitted with a public nrlrtrps KVsfnm ulll hn nntlpd at the S. P. depot and ho will I broadcast a llj-mlnute address. Governor Bricker has been re ceiving enthusiastic receptions at each of his appearances on his western tour. The Douglas county republican central committee Is arranging for his reception in Roseburg and making preparations lor a large crowd expected to bo present lor the vice-presidential nominee's brief appearance. Republican leaders from Klam ath, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Coos, Lane and Lincoln coun ties will confer at Eugene tomor row night after Gov. Bricker's address. Dispute-Involved Slot Machines Loot of Thieves MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 11 (AP) The Moscow Elks club need worry no longer about what to do with its slot machines in the face of a clly ordinance li censing the devices and a slate opinion that they are Illegal. Club Secretary George E. Ilor- ton advised the sheriffs office yesterday that six of the machin es had been removed by thieves. Fugitive Italian War Prisoners Recaptured PORTLAND Ore., Oct. 11 (AP) Two Italian prisoners of war who escaped from the Rain pr ordnance base near Tacoma Sunday night were in custody here today. The pair were captured Inst night by military police who spotted the escapees' uniforms. N'.Mlttllf 44-153 Fortify Guam " described as his party's position, In an address in the great ship yards vicinity of Bremerton, where on Aug. 12 he said, the president stated: "We were not allowed to forti fy Guam, nor did we fortify Wake or Midway or Samoa." Bricker, referring to the vali ant five-month stand of American soldiers on Corregldor, said: "If ever there was an argument for the retention, after this war, of a strong system of outlying mil itary bases within the sphere of American responsibility ' for world security, Corregidor Is that argument." Blame Put On Roosovelt As for Guam, the Ohio gover nor said available evidence war ranted the conclusion that forti fication of It was not in the pres ident's program. "He was afraid of offending Japan," Bricker said. "It was the same reason for which he kept providing Japan with oil and (Continued on paRe 6) Horn's Parlors Being Enlarged, Modernized The Todd Building company has contracted extensive altera tions at Horn's Super Cream par lors In Roseburg and has begun work of modernization. The quar ters, at 328 N. Jackson St., will be enlarged by Inclusion of a por tion of the store building adja cent on the south. Ceilings will be lowered, a concrete floor laid, and a modern treatment given the en lire Interior. New serving fixtures are to be Installed and other changes made, while the exterior of the building also will be modernized with an attractive tile front. Harold Horn, proprietor, re ports that reopening is planned in four or five weeks. Young's Bay Crew First To Give War Fund Quota Employes of the Young's Bay Lumber company are the tint group In Douglas county to report completion of soli citing for the National War Fund. Ray Justice, who heads the soliciting (or the group, reports one hundred per cent representation, acoordlng to Charles Emery, Douglas county's chairman for the fund. Craze Originator Dies BALTIMORE, Oct. 11. (API Avon O. (Azcy) Foreman, 30, whose 10-day stay atop a home made flagpole 15 years ago was credited with starting a national craze, died yesterday while un loading coal from a truck, Artillery; Air Force Fulfill Yanks' Threat Attack Warns Germany Of Fate of Cities Thar Obey Hitler's Orders LONDON, Oct 11 (AP) The Germans rushed up troops tonight In efforts to reinforce Aachen, which American artillery and plan es were pounding after Ger mans rejected a surrender ul timatum. U. 8. artillery and planes Immediately turned against the enemy relnforolng col umns perhaps a division strong. (By the Associated Press) Massed American artillery and dlvebombers poured destruction on Aachen today after the com mander of the nazl garrison re jected a surrender ultimatum and thus Invited systematic reduction, of the city, i ' Flying Fortresses, too, may be thrown Into the great attack. The U. S. heavies struck behind the lines at the Industrial cities of Cologne and Coblenz, but the small size of the force Indicated some of the heavies were held (Continued nn page 6) Italy Permitted ToBuvU.S. Goods v WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (AP)' Italy is being permitted to ac cumulate dollar balances with which to buy essential civilian goods In this nation through pur chases by U. S. army troops in Italy, exports to the United States and gifts from Americans. President Roosevelt announced yesterday that the dollar puiiivn. lent of the American-printed lire : Issued to U. S. troons lighting In Ttalv will lie turned over to Ihq Italian government. In addition, the dollar proceeds' i of gifts made by Americans to persons in Italy and of any pro ducts exnorted by Italy to this country will be made available to Italy, he said. Saying "It Is to our Interests that Ttaly be able to contribute as fully as possible to the win ning of final victory," Mr. Roose velt said In n statement that "tho dollars will be used by the j Italian government to nay for essential civilian supnlles pur chased in this country for use in liberated Ttalv." Ttaly already has received 35, 0(10 bales of salvaged clothing, 498 cases of new clothing, 1,722 cases of shoes. 3,128 cases of vita mins and food supolements and 170 cases of medical sunolies. the War denartment said. These goods were donated by private relief organizations. Protest Kills Plan to Change Name of Berlin BERLIN, Ore., Oct. 11 (AP) . This tinv town, which was to have been rechristened Distomo in elaborate ceremonies, Is going to go right on being Berlin. Residents at a mass meeting last night voted unanimously against their community's belmr renamed for "an unpronounce able Greek village" and sponsors of the name change dropped tho plan. Representatives of the Albany chamber of commerce, who call ed the meeting in order to plead for the name change, said the Berllners' decision was final. Berlin residents earlier filed n petition against the change, charging that they had nevcf been consulted. Empty Auto Kills Man Trapped on Narrow Road GRANTS PASS, Ore., Oct. (AP) Edward M. Connor, about 73, Los Angeles, was crushed to death and pinned under the wheels of a driverless autd that backed down a grade and trap ped him on a narrow road while Inspecting the Baby mine a few miles south of here Tuesday aft ernoon, Deputy Coroner Carlos w. iNorrls, of Jackson cuonty, re ported. He was accompanied by W. H. Paddock, mining engineer, and George T. Barrett, both of Los Angeles, ana . L. Miller local mining man. After mar than four vsars' wrestling with Jaw-fracturing names in the war news, the American reading public should nave lime trouble in digesting the lineups of our college foot ball teams. T L. t. JUtauwtata k V'. it