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Will FIE V V 4. Established 1873 Furious BSattl&lor Antwerp German Guns Blocking Port Under Attack Russians, Nazis Battle ' Inside Kecskemet, 44 Miles From Budapest LONDON, Nov. 1. (AP) Berlin radio said tonight that German and Hungarian troops had abandoned Kec skemet, fourth largest Hun qarian city, 44 miles from Budapest, and a Moscow dis; patch said Russian tanks were cfanktnq over the flat Hungarian plain wtihln 40 miles of the capital. By the Associated Press) Canadian troops battled today against massed artillery, machine pun and mortar fire across the 1,100-yard south Beveland island causeway to flooded Waleheren island, and Berlin said the allies, striking from the north bank of the Schelde estuary, had befun amphibious landings on Weleher en's south shore. The landings were made at Vlissineen (Flushing!, citv of 23, 000. and the allies already were assaulting heavy nazi guns which control the entrance to the oni channel leadine: to the vital nort of Antwerp, the Germans said. While this climactic assault struck out for the last enemy big guns dominating the Schelde es tuary, the allies to the east reach ed the Mors river north of cap tured Capelle and about 14 miles fPnntlntm1 on rtnpe 6 In the Day's News . By FRANK JENKINS THE great naval battle of the Philippines was fought a week ago, but as detailed news of the fight (chiefly statistical data on the Jap losses) trickles in the MAGNITUDE of our VISTORY grows. 8F we're wise, we won't clutter our minds too much with the number of Jap ships and planes destroyed and damaged. We out siders don't know enough about the TOTAL ftUMBER EN GAGED. Lacking that knowl edge, details are apt merely to add to our confusion. This is about the nub of it all: The Japs took a TERRIBLE beating. NO modern nation EVER had its fleet so nearly de stroyed in ONE battle. But they haven't yelled "uncle" and aren't likely to soon. A lot of hard fighting lies ahead of us. D O The handwriting Is on the wall. The defeat of Japan is only a question of time. We know we (Continued on page 2) Sqt. Norris Pendergrass Tells How Shell Killed Nazi Soldier Sitting On Top of Him After Torrid Struggle Mrs. Margaret Pendergrass, Roseburg, has received the Purple Heart medal recently awarded her son. Sergeant Norris Pendergrass, who is now in Halloran Genera! hospital, New York, recovering from multiple wounds suffered In combat action In Fiance, where he miraculously escaped alive. The New Yiork Times, In an In terview with Pendererass, tells of hi exocrienre a follows: "The blonde kid, Sergeant Nor ris Pendergrass of Rosebnrc. Ore., arrived a few days ago. He'd commanded a Gen. Sherman tank on D-day and enrned his 1Hd home on the outskirts of the little southern French village of Brlg noles. " 'That's a town I'm never go in" to forget'". he chuckled. "'From the time we hit the beach at 11 t. m. on D-dav, we had been rolllne right along, with onlv a few snipers and p""n nests here and there, but nothing to cae anv real trouble. "'Us'iallv when we cot to a town the French had taken It for us and we had a bunch of prison. ers to turn over. Then thpyV1 point out the Dleees where thPT' wpre sniner and guns, and weM , take care ot them ann move on. Nsrl Treachery Related " There was nothing about Ttrlirnoles to warn us It would be different. Everything still looked nil right when we were stopped ENVOY OU1TS The post of U. S, ambassador to Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek's unpredictable gov ernment !n. China, with which his relations were hardly more than "formal," became undesir able to Clarence E. Gauss, above, and he resigned. Direct connection of his action with the recall of Gen Joseph Stil wetl is denied at Washington. Sen. Cordon Wins Fayor of Voters V. S. Senator Guy Cordon of Roseburg, who has been conduct ing a vigorous campaign in east ern Oregon during the past week, has made a strong impression upon voters, according to Harry Pinniger, who returned to his home in Roseburg today after spending a week travelling with the Cordon party, assisting with 4 meeting arrangements. : ' Pinniger predicted that Cordon would enioy at least a three-to-one margin over Mahoney in the eastern Oregon district. Cordon, Pinniger said, has been actively campaigning for the en tire republican ticket and at nu merous poinls found supporters lor the republican presidential and senatorial candidates among persons who in past years have been actively identified with the democratic party. Blood Donor Wins Court Leniency for Offense LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 (AP) Motorist Donald D. Paxton, 32. was charged with taking the right-of-way from a pedestrian. "What does that ribbon on your lapel signify?", asked Judge John J. Ford. "Twelve blood donations, your honor," replied Paxton. "In fact, I was returning from the blood bank when I was arrested." The Judge, who also is a blood donor, said: "Sentence suspended." Child Gulps Whistle, Chokes to Death LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 (AP) Dennis Cormier, 8, swallowed a Halloween whistle at a neigh borhood party in suburban Ar cadia last night. Before an emer gency operation, could be com pleted, he choked to death. by a ditch which couldn't be seen until we were right on It. It was full of Jerries, about 200 of them, but they came scrambling out with theft- hands up and it seem ed as though we had a fine haul. " 'The driver opened his door and was lust stepping out when a sniper hit him and he fell back into the tank dead. " 'Well, in that nlnute the nazls changed their minds about surrendering. One lobbed a gren ade right mio the hatch Dast me. I called a grenade warning over the Intercom to the three men still alive and was just reaching drwn to pick It up and toss It bark whpn the grenade went off. " "The explosion lifted me right out of the tank. My left arm and hand had been torn by shrapnel and my left leg was broken when I lit on the ground; And the bat lie wasn't over. Those Germans were closing in. . Shell Kills Assailant " 'When the first one reached Continued on page 61 . . J. )N, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER f, i944. . o Dewey Opens Fire on PAG; SI, 000 Club EN ROUTE WITH DEWEY TO BOSTON, Nov. 1 (AP) Moving into New England for a major soeech in Boston tonight, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey opened fire to day on the ClO's political action committee and the One Thou sand club after an attack on President Roosevelt's record in office. Paul E. Lockwood, the gover nor's secretary, told reporters the G. O. P. presidential nominee would "discuss the auestion of who will outbid the One Thou sand club for control of the dem ocratic partv" in his talk to be broadcast (NBC) from 6:30 to 7 p. m. PWT. "He will talk about the subver sive elements who now seek to take ovr the country," Lockwood sa'd. He also wilt outline the nrineiples by which we must live if we are to be free." Another Dewev spokesman said it was Dbvious that Sidney Hill man, chairman of the CIO Polit ical Action committee which is supporting a fourth term, would be the center of attack, as well as the organization of $1,000 do nors to the democratic campaign fund. In Washington, Mr. Roose velt said lauehlnelv yesterday that be was a member of the club but didn't itnow what the bene fits were. Wnn't Offer Govt. For Sale In his Buffalo soeech last night the G. O. P. nominee asserted there was no such ciub in his par tv. addine: "I have not offered the eovern- ment o the United States tor sale at one thousand dollars to any man and I never will to any one (Continued on page 61 Truman Declares G.O. P. Campaign is Un-American n (By the Associated Press) Harry S. Truman, democratic nominee for vice president, last night discussed what he called encouragement by Governor Thomas E. Dewey and his aides of an "un-American campaign di rected at Americans of foreign birth." His scene was New Ywk City, where many of the people are of foreign birtli or extraction. "They have refused to repudi ate those who seek to fan the flame of racial and religious big otry," Truman said of the G. O. P. leadership in a speech spon sored by the Liberal party, a group split off from the Ameri can labor party. Vice President Wallace, who; lost the nomination to Truman,; spoke with him, saying that some are sulking because they don't like "something a reactionary democrat has done." He added, "but I want to say to you that I am out working with all brands of democrats who are in favor of Roosevelt." Truman said that President Roosevelt's championship of de mocracy had brought him "a ven omous and undying hatred" from "the forces of racial and religi ous intolerance" and "Ihe expo nents of bigotry and prejudice." Truman declared the people "will not be deceived" by what he called the eftort of Thomas E. Dewey, "to cut the commander-in-chiefs lob down to prosecu tor's size." Fatal Train Crash Due To Four Small Boys ALBANY, Ore., Nov. 1 (AP) The train crash which killed Earl W. Lee, Vancouver, Wash., here iast week was caused by four eight-year-old boys tamper ing with a railioad switch, Police Chief Perry Stellmacher report ed today. He said the youths confessed they pulled the switch when they found it unlocked while playing nearby and then couldn't put it back where it belonged. Six hours later an Oregon Elec tric freight train crashed into a work train on a siding. Lee, sit ting in a crew car of the station ary train, was crushed to death. Chief Stellmacher said the boys probably would not be prosecut ed. Oreqon 3rd in War Chest SALEM, Ore., Nov. 1 (API Oregon ranks third in the nation in filling its war chest, Irl Mc Shprry, war chest secretary, said today. Oregon has raised Sl.111.464 In the current drive. Its quota Is 340,600, ... 'tor MhMSMfmf IRON CAVALRY GOES FORWARD M PHJUPPWES Tanks and mfantry of ih famed U- S. cavalry division, now mechanized begin driving the Japi from their coatiai petition en tayra 5 land in the PhiUpines. Note vi!!ag in background, aimoct demolished by pre-invasion air and ee bombardment. Signal corps photo. Roosevelt Jokes About $1080 Club (By the Associated Press) Mr. Roosevelt told reporters Tuesday that he has a 25-cent bet up on the election on which way an undisclosed state goes. He joked expansively about the democrats' $1,000 club, which Governor .'Thomas E. Dewey has said ivas lormed to sell special prestige Jor cash contributions. He had suggested, Mr, Roose velt said, a $100,000 club, or a $10,000 cluh hut everyone Just lauclied at him. The Snrm front found Gover nor Bvitkcr, G. O. P. vice presi dential nominee, and Secretary of Agriculture Wiekard sizing things up entirely "dlfterentlv. Bricker said at Columbus, Ohio, that the farm belt states are "sol idly republican," whereas Wiek ard in a speech at Bioomington, 111., declared that "tarmers will take no chances with promises and a republican voling record." Olhcr developments: Joseph E. Ely, former demo-' cratlc governor of, Massachu setts, announced he would vote the Dewey ticket. Gov. Thomas L. Bailey of Miss issippi called a special session of the legislature tomorrow to con sider the action o three demo cratic party electors who have de nounced the Roosevelt -Truman ticket. Fight fon Foils Onto Woman, injuring Her LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 (API Mrs. Isabelie Farnum, 46, wife of the veteran movie actor. Wil liam Farnum, was inlured last night when an unidentified box ing match spectator feii on her head and neck trom th; edge of the ring. Just alter Watson Jones had won the California light-beaw- weipht title by knocking out Fit ly Fitzoatrick, the soectator ran down the alsie, leaped to the side of the rlns and lost his balance. Mrs. Farnum was hospitalized with what attendants said was a possible vertebra fracture. Waste Paper Collection, Scheduled In Roseburg H ovember 1 0, WHi be Conducted Through School Students A city-wide collection of waste paper will be made In Roseburg Nov. 10 it was announced today by E. C. Noile, recently appointed campaign chairman by County Judge D, N. Busenbark. Plans Jor the drive were made at a committee meeting held Tuesday night at the junior high school building. Members of the special committee named to assist Nolte In conduct-. ing the drive include D, K. Dun-: h a in, transportation; Elmer; Hampton, loading; Charles V. : Stanton, puhlicity; Paul Elliott and' Omar Monger, schools, I The collection will be conduct-! ed throuBh the Roseburg schools; and will be comoleted in one day, the committee decided. A thorough organization of stu- dents has been planned to provide me urmosc etucieney, tngn scnouj gins win dp assignea 10 canvass every residence in the: citv to advise residents regarding ; the campaign and to determine the approximate amount of waste ' naper to be available at each home. Elementary nd junior high school students will collect and bundle paper In their own homes and &Un will vlicr their. rvkoi British Journalist ' Predicts Rooseveit Win LONDON, Ndv. I (AP) With the Amevican presidential cam paign ncartng its climax British newspapers are devoting an in- ilSSS8 inciuding daily qnotniiDxis on the betting odds as Tepovieo by tneiv Washington and New York corre spondents 1 . While the press refrains from .'tentorial comment, llrltish cor rosDondenls .in America are not backward. One of fhe most widely read, Don Iddon, New York correspon dent or the Dally Mail, predicted that Mr. Roosevelt "will win and win handsomely." C. V. H. Thompson of the Daily Express, said the campaign has been perhaps the bitterest since the Lincoln campaign in Civil war days and that "il is quite re markable, therefore, that Britain has been kept out of it." Sinotra Puts Good Govt. Ahead of His Career NEW YORK. Nov. 11 API Singer Frjnk Sinnlra says good government is move important to him than his spectacular catcer. , The Idol of the hohoy-soekers laid 20,000 uersmis at a Rrase-veil-Truman rally In Madison Square Garden iast night: "Some people tell me I may hurt my career by taking sides in a politieai campaign. And 1 say to them 'to hell will) this career. Government is more important.'" The sinser berated persons who he said complained at high tax bills based on high Incomes. Explosion Follows Talk By DeGautie in Paris PARIS. Nov. 1 ( AP) An ex plosion rocked a Paris suburb to day 15 minutes after Gen. Chas. de uauiie had made one m a se ries of All Saints' day speeches there. While it might have heen an at tempt against de Gaulle s life. French officials expressed the view It was sabotage, and was only coincidental with the speech. in bundling paper in fhe homes ot neighbors. Collection Outlined Girls will supervise the work of collection of paper at each home previously contacted. High school boys will operate private cars which wiii collect paper in each district, transporting the tiinrUoa in nrortnriA jstn. where pickups wiii be made j oy trucfcs. Arrangements will be made whereby trucks can be un loaded and the paper packed di rectly into Jreipnt cars. "It will be our pndeavor to col lect paper from every home in Roseburg." Mr. Monger, nrlnclpal of the senior hleh school report ed. "We earnestly solicit the co operation of every resident of T ICoatlaimi oa saga 61 No. -1?l U. S,-Chf'nese Crisis Attributed to Chiang's Inadequate Wcr Aid, Failure To Reconcile Self With Communists WASHINGTON. Nov. 1 t API PvMivrrf nvyoW (, ? dran P bassadpr Clarence E. Gauss, In a supreme attempt reinvigorate the Chinese war effort under leadership of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. .-. v .-V CofCflasHewr; Director; Pension BUS Is Opposed ; J. P. Motschenbacher has been appointed to serve on the board of t&reclora ot the chamber ot commerce io complete the unex pired term of Dr. E. E. Boring, who recently established his res idence in Saletn. The appointment was made by President Earl Wi ley Tuesday nili! upon Tccom mendaiion of the board and wiii carry through until Dec. 3t, The appointment of Mr. Motsch enbaclier is in line with the cham ber's policy of trying lo select di rectors who can represent oiber administrative bodies so that the efforts of all groujss working for the best interests of the commu nity can be coordinated, Wiley stated. Townsend 8iif Opposed Consideration was given the so-called Little Townsend meas ure with the result that the direc tors voted to oppose its passage and authorized pubiirity lo that effect. Realizing the need of a more in telligent plan for solicitation ot funds for worthy causes the di rector Instructed the secretary to secure ail available information as to the organization and opera tion of a Community chest. The work ot the Christmas Cheer committee will be support ed by the chamber and two mem bers wilt be appointed to serve with the committee. 15 Persons Hurt in Bus Accident Near Ketsa KELSO, Wash., Nov. 1. AP) Fifteen persons suffered in juries about 2 a. m. today when a North Coast Transportation company bus, northbound, was forced off the Pacific highway a mile south of the Kelso city limits. Lee Culley of Portland, the driver, saW he was forced off the pavement by a car traveiinR on the wrong side of the highway. All of the Injured were taken to the Cowlitz General hospital 5n Longvlew, where It was re ported that none was hurt badly. Automobile Ktffs Man Walking Along Highway SALEM, Ore.. Nov. 1 API John McLean, 57, tarm worker, was hilied last night when struck hv a car while he was waiking aiong.a highway four miies cast of here. Max 3. Groesbaek. 17, Scio, driver of the car, said he was Minded by 5i?h1s from an ap proaching car. WASHJNrsTOI. Nov. I f AP) f t-nther-soird moccasins of house slipper type comtrurtion mav now be sold ration-free through Dec. 31, the OPA announced to- fires Started in industrial Section, Workers Thrown Into Confusion Broadcast States By ihe Associated PressJ Amenetn Soperfortt bombe6 Tofeyo'j industriai serfJnn it day starting, first and tferewing factecy werfe 5nta canfut'ion, Tkyo rdro indicated shortly after claiming "death-defying'"' Japanese troops had launched a tountennvassoB of Peleliu island in rfiff Patau group, Co(ud Japai beadatt vaciautiy repariad ana it "several" iour-engined planes made the first lend-besed Ante can air raid on ffca capital, TW wat no aiiiad eanfirmaiioa of Out report or ike t&a'ini that Nippoe eatphibieuc tea-apt had Undad ctt Pafaiiu, 515 miles east of the Philippines. $ti0drets Born Via Caesarian Operation -PHILADELPHIA, Nov. I APi Quadruplets three sftris and a boy were born today to the wife at &eurf! and Ek change commission financial an alyst. " Mrs, Josspn Clrminello gave With to the cMMjvj) 5" two min utes from li:S2 lo Il;l4 . m. by Caesartatt operation, the first ever performed for s quadruplet birth. Quadruplets are bont on an av erage of onoe la every 658,503 births. An nor efteV the births, Dr. Ullery said all the babies were henilhy and ail were expected to survive. Each welshed between three and three and oraquaster pounds. . . Husband of ConyonvtHe Woman Killed J Wot Mrs. R. C. Annon, who is at the home ot her grandmother, Mrs. O. E. Moore at Canj'onvllle, has rereived word ot the drain oi tier husband, CoTjiorai K. C. Armon in Germany. Coroora! Annon was formerty from TVks-s. - - pnel in China, Inciadlng Ant- Doubt that the jnove will stie- ceed isoiireoriy apparent in rolli-j tary quarters here, where Strate gists speak with less and issss cantldance ht China's future war role. 1 - T Dipioroatisis are stiiJ hopeful that Chiang may be inducted to shakeup - his government and army . command and reconcile himself to ihe communists lit north China in order lo strength en his government. .The whbie issue within China should come to a ' head In the Kuamlntang party's central executive commit toe the middle of Ibis month. . Apparently to save wbat he can in line with American policy of building up China as a power now and great postwar nation, Presi dent flDDseveit has made these moves thus far; 1. Recalled Genera! Joseph W. Stllwell tram his triple China-Burma- Indian command at the reijppsl of ChSnn" and replaced him with Maj. Gen. A. C Wede meyer. 2. Announced yesterday the resignation ot Ambassador Gauss. Continued on page fit - Association Demands U. S. Tax on Cooperatives SPOKA5E, Nov. 1 IAP) A resDiutiDn urging correction of the "Method of discriminatory taxation which taxes private cn ternrlse and allows cooperative businesses to be exempt trom fed eral taxes" was passed by the Pacific Northwest KariiwBire and Implement association here yes terday. The groun asa gave support to any legislation retjulrlns; "all forms of enlrrprise which com pete -with privately owned and operated business" to pay the same local, state and federal tax es as private business. Tftattksgivtrtg Turkeys To Be Ample, Assurance PORTLAND, Nov. 1 AP1 Portland ptittltrv market men pre dicted todav that Thanksgivlnc turkev will be fairly plentiful for Oregon civiiians despite de mands or th atmed forces. A WFA "freeze" order, which bans the sale ol all e;t-ade A tur keys to the geenral nubile, will be iified. the mnrftelroen snid, and the choicest birds wiii then be avaiiRbic to civilians. Servicemen and women all avr the world will receive 60,SE0 pounds of turkeys this year. Gfs Worry Aboiif Wives Conduct, Cftapfofft Says POrtTXAJTO. Ore.. Nov. 5. f API ran. Haip K. Knbanhs, n mv rhanlain of three yeTs Konth Pselflc service, toW busi nessmen here that manv GV are ro'lnlv worried about the faith fuiipw Df their wives t home, and 1bM It was becomiiis a seii ot nroMerr. The chsnisln h'tterlv condemn ed the "wonwn who will two-time her bu'bnd Bverpfls,'' and de ciared fhe tmtv thimo wore is "(he contemptible F who Jeads tttem on." Confused Japanese broadcasts telling of the daylight Tokyo; raid admitted only that one plana bad dropped bombs. Previous . broadcasis bad boasted that sev eral high-flying planes were drlv ett off in aerial dog-fteltts wit nessed by Tokyo residents. i lie nrnaftraiT stfimjiitn& ijjat bombs were Betuaiiy dropped toidi residents how to prevent fires bursting into ma.wr s3ttf!agra lions and warned that "Japanese homes are tlretraps." PronaEandisls called it a "Roosevelt face-saving - aerial stimr." ' ! -. : These were the iirst reports ot American rAnnes : over .TokVO since Li. Gen. James H. Doo little's' raid April 18, 1342. " President Sergio Osnsena f; . the Philippine - commomveaTOi blanlseled all recognized guerrilla Itodps into the Philippine army as the U. S. 10th corps began closing a vise on Japanese con centrating on the northern; shores ot Leyte Island, wberw " they were expected lo make their first big and counterattack against Gen. MacArthur's m?.; Jao Air Pawc Dwindle. " Javanese planes raiding merf can installations steadily decreas ed as Adm. Kaisey counted up 4 least 2.594 Japanese planes attdl probably as many as 2,8-16 de stroyed by his carrier pilots over the western Pacific between Alt gust 31 and October 31. Cmdt David McCantnoell ol .Continued on cage -61 Gov Worren Rehires to SACRAMENTO. Nov. 1 iAP ine return oz uauiorma s uov- . ernrtr- nri WnTTfn 1n the -TiOSTvi - 1s5 for a checktsp on a kidney in fcon maKes unllKeiy ' ir ther camraali'ning tor Governor Thomas E. -Dewey in the shorten- 5np raresliieniiai race; said Vero, . Scogsins, pvess -secretary to tlte s governor. ' .. . : warren returned to suiter nas-, pltal a second time yesterday aft er being treated Jbki wbbk. his physician described his condition as "quite satisfactory" and said . the infection, at one time "viru lent now is not serious. . - Sulfa drags are being adminis tered in place ot penicillin treat-. ments usea since warren's noa pltallzatlon Oct. 17. , . . .. . . . . fiearen Texas Democrat Backs Gvresr Bewey WASHINGTON. Nov. i AP1 Hen. Richard M. Kleberg, Tex as democrat, said today ne naa cast an absentee ballot for Gover nor Thomas E. Dewey, the repub lican prestoentiat eanuioate. Kleberg said he was opoased a tourlh term tor President Roose velt and to "the host of petty ty rants" who, he said, serve in gov ernment bureaus and agencies. The representative was defeated tor renomination In the Texas democratic primary after serving in the hous since we laii tl 1831. Sorrier Order Aimed y At Marines, Nor Solent SALEM, Ore., Nov. 1. AP$- Salem was declared out-of-bounds to personnel ol the Corvallis ma rine alrbase only as a disciplin ary measure. Chief ol PDiice Frank Minto said he -was inform ed today by Lt. Col. Nei! Meftt tyre, base commander. Mlnto quoted Mcintyre as say ing the marines had been ap pealing on Saiem streets dress ed sioopiiy, so they were ordere-i a week ago to stay out ol Salem. The order still Is in force. MSnlo said Colonel Mclniytft found no fatiit -with Satem. London Pione Worktm Staoe Lay-Off Prefet lONDDJ. fSov. 1 fAPl About 5,008 London aircraft wotkevs demonstrated outside; carliament today against being laid oft at alreratt plants attee certain quotas were completed. "We want jobs," tney charted, and waved banners reading Joiw not doles," and "8,1503 sacked." Police escorted a delegation lnt the central lobby, where a pro test was delivered to members of the house e-f commons. .. . lri-r, MnraMt Wlfft Bussio refusal pw. ric'ipdra in wrf(a1 civil ronautic conference oiw( Chino pljf fni -foctitmoi bittm , rt peoca oimt of rtte Cwnbottott Oaks p pof beodac! fr o votpint