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COBLENZ MOP UP German fighting men, routed out of their stronghold in a Coblenz building,
march off to prisoner of war camps as American Third army troops enter the building to search
for snipers still firing from concealed positions. Signal corps radio-telephoto.
U. S. 3rd, 7th A
Shut
Reds'
100,000 Nazis,
Industry Hubs
Debacle Cost
(By the Associated Press)
The German debacle in the
Saarland and palatinate may
have cost the nazls 100,000 men
thus far, a headquarters dispatch
from Paris said today, as the U.
S. Third and Seventh armies
slammed shut traps which may
boost the overall prisoner total
alone to 75.000.
Four Third army column bat
lered toward J-udwigsshafen-,
Mannheim, great Industrial cen
ter, as the mop-up of prisoners
rontinued. It was estimated that
50,000 Germans were captured by
the Third armv since its smash
across the Moselle, and the
Seventh was not even tabulating
its daily bag.
Two Third armv columns were
within five miles of Ludwig
shafen as the disorganized and
fleeing German remnants were
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Legislative Acts Held
Confidence Building
PORTLAND, March 21 (AP)
Industry and capital have more
confidence in Oreeon as a result
of the recent legislative session,
a Kiwanls luncheon was told bv
F. Harold Young, manager of
Oregon Business and Tax Re
search. Inc.
While taxes were not reduced
there was no upward swing and
a worthwhile adlustment was
noted, Young said yesterday. He
declared Oregon is in a better po
sition than Washington, where
large sums of money were ap
propriated. Absolves Dairymen From
Butter Shortage Blame
PORTLAND. March 21 (AP)
Northwest dairymen are pro
ducing a near record amount of
milk desnite wartime labor and
equinment problems and are not
to blame for the current butter
shortage, a War Food administra
tion official said today.
Paul C. Adams, dairy and poul
try branch representative, ex
pressed belief that the civilian
consumption of butter must be
limited as long as military de
mands reotiire heavy production
of nowdered whole and condensed
milk, Cheddar cheese and Ice
cream.
Dr. H. M. Eriekson New
Oreqon Health Officer
PORTLAND. March 21 (AP)
Dr. Harold M. F.riekson official.
lv has become state health offi
cer, succeeding Dr. Frederick M
Strieker, who resicned after more
than 2 years' service.
Dr. Strieker said he dd not
want to serve "one minute" after
Ms 70th hirthdav Saturday. Dr.
Ei lckson. his assistant since 1941,
was sworn in at the state health
board's quarterly meeting yes
terday, Boy Latest Victim in
Portland Traffic Toll
PORTLAND Mirch 91 (API
Portland's 1945 traffic toll
stood at 23 tor'av with the dath
of Erne-.t F. Schafer. 10. fnt.illv
iniured when a truck backed into
him.
Police said the driver anpar
pntlv failed to see the bov stand
ing behind the vehicle yesterday.
Last year's fatalities at this time
totaled only 10.
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Russia Denounces Her
Treaty With Turkey, Says
"Improvements" Needed
MOSCOW. March 21. (AP)
Soviet Russia last night denounc
ed her 1925 treaty of friendship
and neutrality with Turkey and
declared "serious improvements"
were needed in the pact.
This treaty does not corres
pond any longer with the new
situation and it is necessary to
make serious improvements,"
said an announcement from the
soviet commissariat of foreign af
fairs. The 20-year pact would have
been automatically renewed on
Nov. 7 this year unless denounc
ed six months before hand.
.An Izvqstia editorial-iuud-ihat
"In the present war there have
been individual moments when
relations between the soviet union
and Turkey could desirably have
been better."
The newspaper made no refer
ence to Turkey's recent declara
tion of war on the axis. The pre
vious diplomatic rupture between
Turkey and Germany in 1944 was
scoffed at by Russian newspapers
at the time. They held that it was
a disguise behind which close
connections were maintained be
tween Ankara and Berlin.
Roosevelt Voices
To Aid Red Cross
WASHINGTON, March 21
(AP) Four million workers,
spurred by a presidential appeal
to every American to help meet
needs of fighting men,- renewed
their efforts today to collect $200,
000.000 for the Red Cross.
President Roosevelt called for
over-subscription of the 1945 war
fund in a brief radio address last
night.
"This is no call for charity," he
said. "This is our chance to serve
those who serve us."
Mr. Roosevelt said he couldn't
predict when victory would come.
But there is nothing unpredict
able, he added, about 7.500.000
Americans overseas or fighting
afloat and another 70,000 in en
emy prison camps.
"The need never was greater,"
he asserted. "It will not soon be
less."
The president said he could tes
tify from personal observation to
usefulness of the Red Cross in
battle zones. He said it has sent
food, clothing and medicines
through the barbed wire of ene
my prison compounds, collected
blood plasma that saved thou
sands of lives, provided refresh
ments, entertainment and good
cheer and linked fighting men
with loved ones at home.
The fund drive ends March 31.
Land Ruling Hits Jap With
Two Sons in War Service
PORTLAND, March 21 (AP)
A district attorney's opinion
held today that a Japanese with
two sons in the armed forces has
no authority to obtain immediate
possession of land the sons leased
to the county.
B. Fuiil made formal demand
for possession of the property,
adjoining the county farm, so he
could plow the alfalfa tract and
plant his own crops. The county
commissioners desire to retain
possession until after the hay and
grain harvest this summer.
The oninion was written by
Deputy District Attorney Stanley
M. Jones. It said the lease agree
ment remains in effect to March,
1944, or until the return of the
sons or their families, and that
until the latter appear to make
kheir own demand the county
cannot release the property.
rmies
Springboards
For Attack on
Berlin Sought
MOSCOW. March 21. (AP)
The First White Russian army,
now in possession of virtually the
entire east bank of the Oder from
the Baltic to its confluence with
the Neisse, crowded siege artil
lery to the very edge of Stettin
today after wiping out the
enemy s Altdamm bridgehead.
. me menace to Berlin - grew
hourly as Marshal Zhukov probed
many plums ulwiig-ibe river, geek
ing springboards for his next big
attack east and northeast ot
ruined Berlin.
Marshal Konev still Is engaged
in liquidating trapped garrisons
in Breslau and Glogau on the
upper Oder, but has moved addi
tional units of his First Ukraine
army group to the Neisse line
southeast of Berlin.
In East Prussia. Marshal Vast
levsky, for two years chief of
staff of the red army, was staging
the final kill in a dwindling uer-
man pocket along the coast south
west ot Koenigsoerg.
Braunsbera Caotured
Disclosure that Vasilevsky had
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107,000 Foreign Farm
Workers Slated for U. S.
WASHINGTON, March 21.
(AP) Approximately 107,000 for
eign farm workers will be
brought into the United States
this year, Rep. Horan (R.-Wash.)
has been informed.
Horan said Mai. Gen. Philip S.
Bruton, labor officer of the Agri
culture department, told him on
his return from Mexico that he
is "quite sure" that 75,000 Mexi
can nationals will be available.
In addition. 25.000 Jamaicans and
7,000 Bahamans are expected for
the crop season. This would rep
resent an Increase of 16,000 to
20.000 over last vear.
Agriculture Secretary Wickard
told the house appropriations
committee recently that the num
ber of domestic farm workers had
declined approximately 200,000
since a year ago.
Bronze Star Awarded
Sergeant Harry Collison
Sergeant Harry Collison, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Collison,
Rt. 1, Roseburg, has been award
ed the Bronze Star for heroic
action against the enemy while
in combat Jan. 28, in the Philip
pine islands, according to word
received by the parents from
Maior General Leonard F. Wing,
commanding officer of the 43rd
infantry division.
Sergeant Collison. formerly a
member of Co. D. 162nd infantry.
41st division, was transferred to
the 43rd division about two years
ago and participated in the in
vaslon of Luzon.
He is a graduate of Roseburg
High school, class oi lsu.
Diphtheria Shuts Only
Theatre, School in Town
MOLALLA, Ore., March 21
(API This small town's grade
school and only theater were
closed today because of a diph
theria epidemic.
Health officers reported 36
probable cases in the town, whose
poulatlon is a little ovei a thou
sand. No deaths have occurred.
A strict quarantine was clamp
ed on all affected families one
family had four cases and resi
dents were urged not to attend
public gatherings.
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Established 1873
Curfew
To Obey Cease
Order, 12 p.m.
Mayor LaGuardia Says
He Just "Runs City," Not
Allowed to "Run Army"
NEW YORK, March 21 (AP)
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia, reply
ing to President Roosevelt's sup
port of a midnight curfew as
against the mayor's 1 a. m.
amusement deadline, said today
"he's running the country;' I'm
just running the city."
LaGuardia said he was "too
busy running the city" to. com
ment on the nation-wide reaction
to his defiance of War Mobilize!
Byrnes' request
"I'm running the city," the
mayor continued. "I tried to run
the army but they wouldn't let
me."
This latter remark was In' re
ply to a question about his reac
tion to a War department order
directing army personnel to ob
serve the midnight deadline and
apparently referred to the time
he sought an army commission.
War Dept. Cracks Down
The War department move, In
terpreted as the government's
first counter-measure against La
Guardia's curfew extension, was
put into effect here last night.
In New York City, which still
is holding out as a 1 a. m. oasis,
the order came as a surprise to
cafe owners, barkeeps and grum
bling soldiers.
The first inkling anyone had of
the order was when military po
lice suddenly appeared in the
plush confines of the Stork club
and ordered all army personnel
to leaye.
The Second service command
then confirmed" that a midnight
curfew enforcement order had
been issued and few minutes
later in Washington the War do-
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New Price Rules to Be
Told Roseburg Dealers
A meeting will be held in Rose
burg Wednesday, March 28, to ac
quaint apparel and house furnish
ing retailers with provisions of
new orders and regulations of the
Office of Price Information, it
was announced today from OPA
headquartere in Portland. Simi
lar meetings are to be held
throughout the week in all princi
pal Oregon towns. Announcement
of time and place ior the local
meeting will be given as soon as
arrangements have been complet
ed, Hosea Evans, district OPA
price executive, stated. All dealers
are requested to keep the date
open and to be prepared to attend
the meeting, at which OPA price
division staff members will ex
plain new regulations in detail.
Vets' Job Preference
Bill Signed by Gov. Snell
SALEM, Ore., March 21 (AP)
Governor Snell today signed
house bill 342, which provides
that war veterans shall have pref
erence in public employment
within the state.
House bill 27, which authorizes
the secretary of state to take a
census of any city upon its appli
cation and permits the state cen
sus to serve as the basis for dis
tribution of the cities' share of
liquor commission income, was
also signed today by the gover-
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SEA CLAIMS STEAMER Driven ashore near Coos Bay by a
the steamer Alvarado, pictured above, was broken in two by
nearly one million feet of lumber w,s lost. The entire crew of 3 1
after a hard battle with heavy seat;
ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 1 , 1 945
Beta
Natural Fish Spawning
Better Than Hatcheries,
Oregon Director States
I PORTLAND, March 21 (AP)
4-The widespread belief that
hatchery propagation is a more
qlticicnt means of conserving an
gling than natural spawning Is a
misconception, Dr. Paul Needhnm
director of state game commis
sion fisheries, told the Rotary
olub here.
J "We found in California that
you can't begin to stock a stream
ajs economically as the natural re
plenishings," Dr. Needham said
yesterday. "It would tuke hun
dreds of hatceries to accomplish
the same results."
i He said 98 per cent of natural
ly deposited eggs survive. Dr.
Needham urged improvement of
the environment in which fish
spawn, cleaning up of streams
and protection of fish in the pie
spawning period.
Packers Blamed
For Meat Muddle
j WASHINGTON. March 21
CAP) Price Administrator Ches
ter Bowles said today that "we
remain the best fed nation of the
world," but he acknowledged that
civilian meat supplies will be
shorter this year,
i Testifying before the senate
banking committee, Bowles as
serted that the American Meat In
stitute, representing the major
ity of packers, is attempting to
"capitalize" on War Mobilization
Director Byrnes' statement on the
meat situation "by using it as a
basis for an attack on price con
trol." ''"Thanks to the extraordinary
efforts of our farmers, and in
spite of the tremendous food
needs of the direct war effort,"
he said, "we remain the best fed
raition of the world, wartime or
neapellme.
H'J'rWtjilnlu rltrlllnM mnnf mill
shorter than at any time during
the war but that arises from the
extraordinary needs of the war
elfort. Moreover, and this Is the
vital point, the shortage would
not be relieved in any degree by
higher returns to the packers.
"OPA will not be stampeded in
to giving price Increases."
The Meat institute had contend
ed that government price control
policies were largely responsible
for the shortage.
Churchill Denies Claim of
Abundant Food Stocks
LONDON, March 21 (API-
Prime Minister Churchill today
denied the "suggestion in some
quarters in the United States"
that Britain had 700,000,000 tons
of food stocks on hand and said
the country had rather less than
6,000,000 tons.
This amount, he said, is in the
process of being reduced by aid
to the liberated countries and by
the end of June will amount to
only 4,750,000 tons.
The prime minister explained
that Britain's food stocks had
been "built up by foresight and
self denial over five years and
unaer oomoardmcnt."
Drive Set to Enforce
Northwest Wage Tops
SEATTLE, March 21 (AP)
Dr. George B. Noble, chairman of
the northwest regional War La
bor board, today announced u
drive to enforce wage ceilings set
for 3,000,000 wage earners in
Washington, Oregon and Alaska
He said "unlawful, unstabillzing
wane practices" will be vigorous
ly fought.
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Waste Paper
Drive Slated
For Roseburg
Plans have been arranged ten
tatively for a city-wide waste pa
per collection In Roseburg April
12 and 13, it was announced today
bv Abe Bean, chairman of the
countv salvage committee. The
paper collection in Roseburg will
be conuueteu tnrougn tne nign
schools, under the supervision of
Paul S. Elliott, citv superintend
ent, and Omer J. Monger, prlncl
pal ot tne senior nign.
Detailed instructions will be an
nounced at a later date, Mr. Mon
ger said today.
General instructions, nowever,
are that newspapers, magazines
and cardboard should be divided
Into separate bundles. Scrap pa
per should bo packed tightly Into
strong cardboard cartons. It is
important,-Mr. Monger stated,
that all bundles and cartons be
tied securely. Collectors will be
instructed to refuse all bundles
which are not securely tied.
Carefulness Emphasized
During the last campaign the
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Disobedient Negro
Wacs Sentenced
FORT DEVENS, Mass., March
21 (AP) Convicted of refusal
to obey orders, four Negro Wacs
were sentenced last night to one
year at hard labor and to be dis
charged dishonorably.
The quartet had contended they
were ordered to perform menial
tasks in Lovell general hospital
because of their color.
-"-Two male-Nggro-offloera-and
two white Wac officers were
members, of the seven-man court
The first service command dis
closed today that a similar sen
tence was imposed last August
on a white Wac convicted of the
same offense.
The verdict, announced after
an hour and ten minutes deliber
ation, was taken calmly by the
four in court. One of them, Pri
vate Morrison, however, became
hysterical after leaving the room
and had to be forced, screaming,
into an army car by MPs. .
Portland Rats to Be
Inspected for Fleas
PORTLAND. March 21 (AP)
A $2500 laboratory to deter
mine whether Partland rats have
fleas had been approved today
by the city council.
City Commissioner Fred L. Pe
terson said the Inspection will dis
close whether the rats are carry
inc fleas which might spread bu
bonlc nlaeue. pneumonia plague
or typhus. Previous tests, made in
San Francisco, disclosed no in
fection. Spooners Banned From
Parking at Cemetery
WAUKEGAN. 111., March 21.
(AP) Sheriff Walter L. Atkin
son says he doesn't have to look
at the calendar to be reminded
that spring Is here.
He's Issued his annual spring
order to deputies to stop young
couples from parking In the en
trance to a cemetery. They'll have
to find a new place for their
trysts, he said, as cemetery offi
cials complained the couples are
stopping traffic.
V
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Wit ;t Aii
terrific gale last Saturday night,
pounding surf, and its cargo of
of the 2500-ton vessel was saved
45-66
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ICKES" SON WOUNDED Ray
mond W. Iclces, USMC, above,
son of Harold L. Iclces, secre
tary of the interior, was wound
ed in action on Iwo Jima, ac
cording to word received by his
wife, Miralotta L. Iclces, of
Silver. Springs, Md.
Burning Capital
Of Panay Island
Entered by Yanks
MANILA, March 21. (API
American troops fought their way
Into the burning city of Hollo,
capuai oi ranay, as iney expand
ed their hold today on that ccn
tral Philippine island.
Gen. MacArthur,. announcing
thnt. troops of Ala).. Gen.. Hupp
Brush's 40th division had reach
ed the outskirts of thC city, re
ported "heavy fires " were burn
mg.
The Americans cantured the
Iloilo airdrome and Carpenter's
bridge over the Iloilo river at the
eastern approach to the capital.
- Another 40th division column
drove 25 miles northward from
Sunday's invasion beachhead at
Tlgbauan, to overrun the coastal
plain inland from Hollo and join
forces with strong guerrilla units.
Panav is the 25th Philippine is
land invaded In the liberation
campaign.
Other guerrillas, on northern
Luzon island, wiped out the Japa
nese garrison at San Fernando
and seized that Llngayen gulf
port. San Fernando Is the most
important port north of Manila
and northern terminus of the
Manila railroad.
The invasion of southwestern
Mindanao Island also progressed.
Bombers struck Formosa with
106 tons of bombs. They hit and
sank a 1,000-ton freighter.
Bombers on the South China
sea blockade patrol destroyed or
damaged three small freighters
and a 10,000-ton oil tanker.
Iwo Jima Loss Worst of
War, Kolso Tells Japan
RAN FANCISCO. March 21
(AP) Premier Kolso of Japan
told his countrymen today tho
loss of Iwo Jima to the American
marines "Is the most unfortunate
thing in the whole war situation
and again warned against a Unit
ed States Invasion of the Nippon
ese homeland.
Kolso, in a Tokyo domestic
broadcast, said the Americans had
"numerical superiority" and ap
pealed to the Japanese to exhibit
a "burning determination to de
fend the nation."
"There will be no unconditional
sur-ender. ' he sa d.
"So long as there Is one Japa
nese living, wo must fmht to shat
ter the enemv's ambitions to
pieces. We must not stop fighting
until men.
Grocery Violator Gets
Off With Mere Warning
PORTLAND. March 21 (AP)
One of the Portland groceries
that accepted ration stamps after
they were cancelled last Christ
mas received Its formal penalty
todav a warning not to do it
again.
Marvin 73. Lewis, OPA henrln"
commissioner. unheM the OPA's
claim thpt Information given to
Oropon Orocerterla hv an CPA
official constituted formal notifi
cation of new ration rules. Tlr
store contended tlmt verbal no
tice was not officl'"!.
At the time of the h"nrlnghere,
Lewis said he would not Issue nnv
oennltv more severe than an ad
monitory order.
Cases of other groceries, who
accented exnlred stamps for a dav
after they were canceled, are still
pending.
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Enemy Fleet
Found rllding
In Inland Sea
575 Nip Planes Destroyed
Or Damaged; 1 Yankee
Vessel Gets Bad Smash
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Guam, March 21
(AP) At least 17 Japanese
warships, including a 45,000-ton
siiporbattleship and eight air-'
craft carriers, were crippled
Monday by more than J.000
American carrier planes which
hunted down the bulk of the
enemy home fleet hiding in
Nippon's 240-mile-long inland
sea. - .
The audacious raiders from
Vice Adm. Mitscher's world's
largest task force, penetrating
a hitherto untouched area
which Japan considered safe for
her navy, also destroyed 475'
enemy planes Sunday and Mon
day and damaged well over 100
more.
Not one American warship
was sunk, although one was
damaged seriously and others
sustained minor blows as the
Japanese home-based airforce
sent wave on wave against Mit
scher's armada. All ships moved
away under their own power.- .
Combat losses of the carrier
planes "were extremely light."
Damaged 8hlps Listed
These first fragmentary ac
counts of the most daring naval
action or the Pacific war were
pieced together today from a pre
liminary report of Adm. Spruance
of the U. S. Fifth fleet and first
hand accounts of pilots given to
Associated Press Correspondent
Hamilton W. Faron with Mitsch
er's task force.
The fliers, who swept over Ja
pan's major naval bases and
scores of air bases assigned to de-
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British Pursuing Japs
After Taking Mandalay
CALCUTTA, March 21. (AP)
British troops struck out from
newly-won Mandalay today to
Tnnn m .lnnnnruir, f,-rnpQ nilpo7prf
rin'the' wiva- between the ancient'""
city and Melklila, 7a miles to tho
south, i . 1 - ; ' . .
British forces hold Mellttlla,
cutting the southern escape
routes for some 30.000 Japanese
troops In central Burma and leav
ing the Invaders only minor
mountain trails eastward Into
Thailand.
Fort Dufferln, the last Japa
nese stronghold In Mandalay, fell
yesterday to the British after 500
fanatical enemy defenders es
caped through allied siege lines
at night.
Civilian Internees reported they
suffered numerous casualties dur
ing the allied aerial and artillery
bombardments of the port during
the weeks the Japanese held out.
They said the Japanese often
forced them to stand out In the
open during the attacks.
U. S. Submarine Barbel
Overdue, Listed as Lost
WASHINGTON, March 21
- (AP) The submarine Bar
bel Is overdue from patrol
and presumed lost with its
oflfcers and crew, normally
about 65 men.
The vessel, commanded by
Lt. Comdr. Conde Lerov Ra
guet, was the 34th American
submarine reported overdue
and presumed lost, and tho
40th lost from all causes, In
cluding four sunk and two de
stroyed to prevent capture.
It was the 273rd naval ves
sel of all types lost in the
war.
Salary Scale Upped for .
Teachers in Portland
PORTLAND, March 21 (AP)
Salary Increases giving Port
land teachers a minimum of $1.
800 and a maximum of $3,300
held the approval of the school
board today.
The present scalc though a
temporary cost-of-living increase
has been added runs from $1,
600 to $3050. The new higher
scale, recommended by the super
intendent of schools, failed to
pass at an earlier board meeting
bv a tie vote with one member
absent.
levity pact ant
By L. T. Relnniuln .
By way of impressing the
coming world pence conference
with some of our home front
freedoms, Undo Sam might
have Mayor LaGuardia deliver
the address of welcome, John
L. Lewis furnish the coal to
warm the hall, James Petrillo
furnish tka music for entertain
ment and some of ovr husky 4-F
athletes check hats and act as
ushers.
And Sinatra might be prevail'
ed on to sing, "We're All Pals
Together."