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Bridge Over
Elbe Blown up
By Germans
U. S. Third Also Nearing
Link With Soviet Army,
In Plan to Ring Leipzig
(Bv tho Associated Press)
U. S. Ninth armv tanks in a
fiO-milo dash sped todav to within
90 miles of Russian lines, reach
ing Tangermuende in a massive
outflanking maneuver which
threatened to isolate the entire
Danish peninsula and shear off
Hamburg, Germany's second city.
The Germans announced they
had blown the Elbe river bridge
at Tangermuende. 48 miles west
of Berlin and to the northeast
of besieged Magdeburg.
To the south the U. S. Third
armv was beatinfr down the last
17 miles toward Leipzig in Sax
on" in a drive to loin the Rus
sians and close off the south Ger
man fortress in the Bavarian
Al"s. The Germans said Amei-i-cnn
tanks were fiphting in Halle,
15 miles from Leipzig, after by-
Titt.nUtiwrr . Tim fVlirvl
has fought into Jena, Napoleonic -
battleground, and has thrust to se I and a converted boat .
within 34 miles of the Czechoslo- Non-combatant vessels claimed
vak border included two destroyer trans-
The Ninth armv was closing Ports' a large tanker, a naval
uc f the nwindTn7Elbe river Z auxiliary, six medium cargo ves
a 100-mile front. The new drivo sels, a medium tanker, and two
was mounted by the Fifth armor- small cargo vessels.
od division. The Second armored The announcement raised to
tt-1, n ii ,ii!oi i nq the total Japanese losses
.thrite tnHv S7 miles
from Berlin, in the Magdeburg
lector. Infantry also was closing
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Sand Dune Blocks
Coast Highway
REEDSPORT One of the
Inrpe sand dunes on the coast
highway. 14 miles south of Reeds-
nort, just over the Coos countv
line, caved in this morning cut- surprised Black remarked,
ting out the outlet of Tial lake "Daddy," piped uo his seven
into the ocean and turning the year-old son helpfully, "I'm may
stream across highway 101. in- or ot Toy Town at our school
undating more than 1,000 feet of
the highway, owning up a small
nutlet from Tial lake into Eel
lake. Traffic both ways is com
pletely shut off and persons are
stalled at the scene.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Russell,
Posehurg, were en route here by
loos Bay to visit their son, Mor
gan Russell, and family, and to
witness the bantism tonight of
their granddaughter, Linda Rus
sell, at thte Episcopal church. They
wore delayed four hours bv a
slide between Roseburg and Coos
Bav and are now on the other
side of the washout at Reedsport.
R. H. S. Students Gather One
Carload of Waste: Paper, Try
Hard Today to Obtain Second
Roseburg High school students were striving today to pass the
125,000 pounds mark in their collection of waste paper. One extra
size car was loaded Thursday and another half-carload had been
. obtained. Efforts were being made today to secure sufficient paper
to complete loading of the second car. Students were accepting
special calls until 3 p. m. today as they worked toward their goal
of two full carloads.
One car was ,loaded with 65.000 pounds of waste paper while
35.000 pounds of paper, went into
Omr J. Mnnper, Senior Hich
school nrinicinal, directing the
collection, exnressed annreciation
for the eyooiipnt cooneration giv
en bv Roseburg residents.
"We are very grateful for the
wav in which neoole prepared
tnoir naner," M Monger snld.
"We found all bundles securely
tied and had none of the trouble
of breaking bundle as occurred
in our first drive. Ow work was
mnd much easier. The peonle
of Focebnrg are fn be compli
mented for. their fine coopera
tion." Paiwr for the collection was
was
brought in from Davs Creek. Su-
therlin, Elkton and Riverside to'tne Kosepurg Dairy.,
of Russslami Limes
U. S. Destroyer Sunk, Other
Ships Hit in Suicide Raid of
Japanese Pfanes at Okinawa
(By the Associated Press)
American forces broke up a powerful Japanese air offensive
by shooting down I 16 enemy planes off Okinawa yesterday and
in an offensive of their own landed on Bohol, the last major island
in the Philippines to be reirwaded.
One American destroyer was sunk and several other ships
damaged in the day-long air battle off Okinawa, 325 miles from
Japan. Nippon's suicide pilots centered the attack their second,
disastrous attempt within a week on the invasion fleet and sup
ply dumps on the west coast of the island, where Yanks unloaded
55,000 tons of material in the first ten days of the invasion.
Breaking the six months' of-
ficial American silence on Japan's
highly publicized suicide corps,
Fleet Adm. Nimitz sad they have
met with only "negligible sue-;
cess." They have sunk a num-'
ber of destroyers and damaged
some major fleet units, but no
battleship, fast carrier or cruiser
has been sunk.
At Washington the navy de
partment announced that United
States submarines have sunk 15
more enemy ships, including two
combatant vessels, in far eastern
waters. - ...,. -. J
The communique named the
inflicted bv United States sub-
marines to date. The total in-
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Boy, 7, Offers to Coach
Daddy in Mayoral Duties
TRIBUNE, Kas., April 13
(AP) Clep Black, hardware
store manger, wasn't a candidate,
but 95 voters wrote in his name
on the ballot and elected him
mavor of Tribune.
"Whv I don't even know how
a mayor Is supposed to act or
what he Is supposed to do," the
program. Just come watcn mo.
and then you'll know what to do."
Spanish War Veterans
Auxiliary Head Here
Mrs. Lolo Skelley. Portland, de.
partment president of United
Spanish War veterans, auxiliary
of Oregon,: arrived in Roseburg
today to pay her official visit to
George Starmer auxiliary tonight
at a 6:30 dinner at the I. O. O. F.
hall. Members of both the camp
and auxiliary are invited to at
tend the, dinner.
the second car Thursday.
ho added to that produced at Rose.
bvr-tr Mom?er reported.
Slxtv students, including five
pins, snpnt Thursday making the
collection from home and bus:
no houses. Manv of the workers
exhibited blistered hands after
comnletinp the task.
Stan'ev Click and Hod Turner.
instructors, wore In charge of car
loading, and Mel Ingram, athletic
cceeh. assisted In collection.
Trucks were donated hv Nick's
Service station. Ahp Roan. Rnh
Wanwn. Harold CMtwood. Tim
Mfcmran, Knsenuror i.umoer
company. Dunham's Transfer and
:BURG, OREGON,
Superforts Again
Hammer Tokyo
WASHINGTON, April 13.
(AP) A big . fleet of Super
fortresses, possibly 300 tor 400,
struck a match to Tokyo again
today. .
The force struck the Japanese
capital shortly after midnight
(Aprik 14, Japanese tlmep show
ering Incendiary bombs in mili
tary and industrial, targets.--
The raiders, from bases in the
Marianas, made the attack only
a few hours after other B-29s
had heavily bombed an aircraft
plant in the Tokyo area and
chemical factories at Korlyama,
110 miles north of Tokyo.
Tornadoes Rake
3 States; Scores
Killed and Injured
OKLAHOMA CITY, April
13. (AP) Oklahoma
counted its tornado-dead at
. 71 and injured and home
less in hundreds today after
twisters bounced crazlly over
the state to spread destruc
tion in a dozen cities and
rural communities.
The storms swept on Into
Arkansas killing at least 16
- persons. Five were missing.
Four were killed In Mis
souri and 28 more Injured.
Most seriously hit in Okla
homa by yesterday afternoon's
siorms were Antlers with 52
dead. Muskowe with 14 and
Hulbert and Oklahoma Citv with
three each. Boggy had one fa
tality, as aid Ked Oak, Green
wood junction and Rowland.
There were no acurate esti
mates of Injuries and damage in
the typical Oklahoma storms but
hundreds of persons were hos
pitalized and whole sections of
cities were swept away by the
wiiius mry.
Red , Cross Chairman Paul
usDorn at Antlers, struggling to
bring order into rescue work.
said one-third of the city of 3,000
was demolished when wind
caught up oOO or 600 residences.
Army posts and Red Cross chan
ters were sending all available
personnai into tne area.
Group Organizes to War
On Portland's Vice
PORTLAND. Aoril 13 (AP)-
A citizens' committee, formed last
month after a federal official at
tacked vice conditions here, plan
ned today to formally incorpo
rate.
As "Civic Action. Inc.," the
group of 40 would fight both am
ateur and professional prostitu
tion and lend support to general
law enforcement.
David Robinson told the group
that his investigation showed
orotnels now closed, but he fear-
ea tney would attempt to reopen,
30 Days' Mourning Is
Decreed for GIs Abroad
LONDON, April 13. (AP)
Gen. Eisenhower Issued a general
order todav decreeing 30 davs of
mourning for American troops in
the European theater in connec
tion with the death of President
Roosevelt.
A shortage of materials, how
ever, will prevent the men from
wearing black armbands;
FRIDAY, APRIL 1 3, 1 945
Vienna Falls
To Reds After
8 Days' Battle
(By the Associated Press)
Marshal Stalin announced to
night the capture of Vienna.
Fall of the Austrian capital, his
toric gateway for invasions of
Bavaria, came. after eight days of
bloodv street fighting along the
banks ot the Danube. '
One-time capital of the Hans
burgs and second only to Berlin
In the greater reich that Adolf
Hitler out together, Vienna was
the 18th European capital to fall
to allied armies.
With a population of 1,924,000
it is the world's 15th largest city.
It was the largest city yet cap
tured bv the Russians.
Already Russian spearheads
had pushed on ur the valley, and
were reported fighting 45 miles
west of the capital and less than
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Funds Okayed To
Cut Bottleneck on
Pacific Highway
WARHTNnTrW Ai.l 11
(AP) A SK44niin romnctnmCnn
protect south of Wolf Creek, Ore..
10 remove the Pacific highway's
"(TrPfttPsif hntf lonopk" Viaa ain o
proved by the public roads bu
reau, senator cordon said today.
Ttlf dl.mtln eVfh hAtnwnn
Wolf creek and Grave creek, Jo
sephine county, will have a 24-
iooi nuuminous-macadam sur
face. The nrnlw ulu fnMo.la
reinforced concrete structures.
i.Hst year tne oureau approved
building of an 8.6-mile section of
the Pacific hiphway between Hal
sey and Harrisburg.
SALEM. Anrll 13 fAP
The War Production board and
Federal public road administra
tion have authorized the state
highway commission to advertise
for bids on relocatin the 4.4-mlle
stretch of the Pacific highway be.
tween Wolf creek and Grave
creek In Josephine county, state
highway engineer Baldock said
today.
The project will cost $700,000.
with the government paying 75
per cent or the cost and the state
25 ner cent.
The new project will eliminate
5.25 miles 6f dangerous curves,
and will connect with the recently-constructed
Sexton mountain
proiect.
Baldock said the government
feels the proiect is vital to speedy
movement of war materials, and
that the federal allotment of
funds for the iob consists of extra
funds In addition to regular fed
eral funds alloted.
The proiect is on which ha
been commanding the attention
of U. S. Sonatbr Guv Cordon of
Posehurg, who todav wired the
Roseburg chamber of commerce
of h's success In prevailing upon
the War Production hoard to ap
prove constriiftion. The road Im
provement will he a nart of the
stratopic network hiehwav prol
pm nH federal annronriatlon of
Sfi64 000 will he made from exist
ing funds, Cordon said.
World First Concern
Of Mrs. Roosevelt
WASWTNOTOW, April 13.
(AP) -Eleanor Roosevelt's words
on learning of the death of her
husband, the nation's chief execu
tive:
"I am more sorrv for the peonle
of the country and the world than
I am for us."
Bov Scouts Gather Fish
Tackle far Marines
POtm.'ND. Anrll 13 fAP)
The Bov Scouts arp cnfnfr to tnth
nv fttjMnir pnuinmnt for r'-ines
otvrtwAov rt t1a?!s..l Trolls
rVhn Tr.-rilnT'rl pi-oa council
launched ro'to and roots hnt.
with a "oal of 72 complete fish
ing outfits.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
From a photograph taken Just before the president's 62nd
birthday, fourteen months ago.
, f ' 'l -
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Harry S.
Former Missouri farm boy,
United States. -
Ecfenbower-Riverside
Fire Control Planned
A movement for organisation
of a fire control district In the
Edehhower and Riverside districts
has been startetf hv several resl
Honts and pronertv owners In
'hat area, it was reported todav.
It Is expected that petitions will
bo placed in circulation in the
nrar future askim? the countv
court to call an election to se
cure a vote on the proposal to or
psni7 a district and choose its
officers.
Pvt. Victor A. Frost on
Reported Wounded List
Official cnsppltv lists relopood
olqt, rontln tho nnmo nf PiC
TrWor fi poct. hncHond nf M'-s
T nrlllo O. trost ' P.osehnro. He
was wounded in action In the Eu
ropean theater.
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Truman
sworn In as 32nd president of the
Allied Armies Continue
Steady Gains In Italy
ROME, April 13 (AP) Allied
headnuartors announced todav
that the British Elchth army Is
drlvlnp forward steadily In the
lower Po vallev against "partial.
lv disorganized resistance after
beating off numerous henvv conn
torattacks west of Its newly won
Santerno river bridgeheads.
At the same time attacking
Fifth armv forces on the opposite
end of tho front W"ro reported
mooring nine opposnon.
Enomv communications Immc
dlatelv behind the hattlofrnnls
continued to receive nnn-ston
poundincr from tho nlr as bomb
ers ln3t nlo-ht attacked tho vital
iitnofion nolnt nf Arentn. kev.
onlnt on 1ho roa-l to Ferrnrp. Sly-
eon nlonos itrorn ronorte1 rvtis
Iiit from a total of 2 60 Mediter
ranean air force sorties vester-
day.
He'll Try to Carry On as He .
Believes Predecessor Would
Entire Cabinet Asked to Stay on Job;
Cerebral Hemorrhage Ends Career of
Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Georgia
WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP)--A dazed and questioning
world today watched Harry S. Truman pick up the banners of war
and peace that slipped yostorday from the lifeless fingers of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. : ,
Stunned by the shock of Its 'leader's passing, a mourning
nation gave solid backing to the gray-haired man who became
president of the United States at 7:09 p. m. last night.
' Mr, Roosevelt died at Warm-Springs, Ga., Just two hours and
34 minutes earlier.
Mr. Roosevelt wot struck down by a cerebral hemorrhage
as ho posed for a sketching artist in his cottage at the Warm
Springs infantile paralysis foundation where he had gone last
month for a restHe was 63 years of age.
Carried into the bedroom of the little white cottage on Pine
mountain that was his vacation home, he died without regaining
consciousneu.
It was as simple as that, the blow that struck the nation to
its heart as It read of climactic military successes in Germany and
of a quickeninq of the War in the Pacific, and speculated on the
success or failure of the forthcominq conference to form an
organization Mr. Roosevelt hoped would prevent future wars.
Milestones That
Marked Life of
F. D. Roosevelt
WASHINGTON, Anrll 13
CAP) Milestones In the life of
President Franklin Delano Roose
velt: 1SR2 Born Jan. 30 at Hyde
Park, N. Y son of James Roose
velt and Sara Delano.
IDOO-Matrlculated at Harvard
unlwrsltv.
1105--Marr!ed March 17 to
eanor Roosevelt, a.'s'xth cons
inrPresIdent Theodore Roosevelt
ive the bride away,
1907 Admitted to the bar and
hoian law practice In Now, York
Citv.
1910 Elected to New York sen
ate. .
. 1911 Led Independents' fight
against election of William F.
Sheehan, Tammany candidate, to
U. S. senate.
1912 Assisted In nomination of
Woodrow Wilson at Baltimore
democratic national convention;
reelected to New York senate,
1913 Appointed assistant sec
retary of navy.
1920 Nominated by democrats
for vice president as running
mate of James M. Cox.
1921 Stricken by Infantile pa
ralysis but continued business and
law work with aid of Louis M.
Howe.
1924 Made first Visit to Warm
Springs, Ga., and began Interest
in its development as health re
sort.
1924 Made nominating speech
for Alfred E. Smith at New York
democratic national Convention.
1928 Placed Smith In nomin
ation again at Houston, Texas,
convention.
1928 Ran for governor of
New York at Smlth'b request, and
was elected.,
1930 Reelected governor.
1932 Elected president.
1936 Renominated unanimous
ly at Philadelphia national con
vention, reelected by majority
vote of 46 states.
1940 First president to be
reelected to & third term: reelect
ed in 1944, died in the fourth
month of the term.
Fire Kills Worker In
Cabin at Auto Camp
ONTARIO, Ore.. April 13 (AP)
A companion was onestloncd bv
police todav after Eugene Hull,
about 50, was found dead In an
auto camp following a Wednes
day nioht flro.
Chief Harry Farmer said neigh
bors who helped nut out tho Maze
reported thev did not know there
was a man In the cabin. The bodv
wcq discovered the next dav.
Hull had worked near here for
several venrq. but P.0 Information
ahnnt his relatives was Immedi
ately found.
Oreeon Lfauor Stores
Closed Until Monday
PORTT.AND Ore., AnHl 13
(AP) Stole llnuor stores wore
ordered not to onon tnd.nv, and
to remain dosed until Monday.
FnrMor the state llnuor control
onmml"lnn nlonnod to onen tor
nq pt tho usual noon hour tnd-v.
eioHncr ontv on Cntitr-lav. the day
of the president's funeral.
Knpr Tftvcrps to Close
Dnrinn 5?orl?!t P'tes
PlnMno- of Pncptvirn p,oor tq"-or-nT
Vef"'fle'S t.h hotiw o 1 pnfl
o r ri Ct,,rn. lto tlmo
reo(.e.elt i,pq onnotineor to'lplf
Tho closing "'as sree4 upon vol
untarily by the owners.
Mr. Truman, who didn't even
want to run for vice president.
went to work In the White Houso
tnd.iv a question mark for all
humanity.
The now president himself an
nounced simolv that he would
tw tn carrv nn' ps he nitoves
President Roosevelt would have
done.
Thon. swl'tlv. ho asked th.y
Pnosevelt cihlnet tn stav on. He
nvo assurance that thn united
nntlonq conference wnntd onen in
Cnn PVpnoifpn Anrll 5s). on pchod
,iio, TTo f.?njpn' p ctatomont that
tnn, wqr would tvv nvnsecutod tn
ho utmost on nil fronts, east and
west, J - . - ,. v , ,
"Ton !(! Connltd
Tod no lno-nflHnnn1 friends
nd onomlos lonVod on. hPt
1 ptnmrnod r3on -rSonroro. f?.
Tnrhon nnd pdmlrpl Trnosf .' ,T.
Vlnff for tho most, (mr,nrtfnt fllt
tn on tho mllltlrv sltnntlftn nnv
wnrtrl loortov over needed at such
p prltloql nonr.
9. Hfot u,lth Soorofprv of Rtnto
Qtofttntnq on nrocqlpff and oomnl.
citod Intortntlnnnl situations do.
r"i"""ni the nttontlon of p man
rhn knmvo nnl" tho Inside Hntnils
ho ffi'nM from cabinet meoMno-q,
3 ftolnod prrnnce for a White
TTonqo fnnornl nt 4 n. m.. Satllr
" for hlo nrodoocor. tho nation's
firt fnnrth-torm riroqldpnt, . .
These transcended such imnor
tnnt nuestlons as the likollhnnd
that the now chief executive '"'ill
wpnf to moot ps soon as noclHlo
with Prime Minister Churchill,
whom he knows slightly, and Pro.
(Continued nn naee fl) , 1
Truman Proclaims
Day of Mourning
WA CTTrvr-"r--wr a it o
(AP) President Harry S. Tru- .
man proclaimed today that to
morrow should be a day of
mourning for Franklin D. Roose
velt throughout the United ;
Stntes. .......
His proclamation, Issued at the '
state department, formally an
nounced the late president's '
death.
"But though his voice. Is silent."
The new chief executive said,
"His courage Is not spent, his
fplth is not extinguished."
"The courage of great men out
lives them to becomp the courage
of thoir neonle nnd the peoples of
the world. It lives beyond them
and upholds their purposes and
brings their hopes to pass."
Mr. Truman recommended that
tho people of this country assem
ble tomorrow "In their rcsnec.
tlve places of divine worship,
there to how down In submission
to the will of Almighty God, and
to pav out of full hearts their
homage of love and reverence to
the memory of the great and
good man whose death they
mourn." '
ay u r. iwiwiMuui
Franklin 0. Roosevelt brouaht
a timely smile to the White
House nnd revived the soirits
ond hopes of a depressed na
tVn o nctlon whose maar &b
llaotlons to his memory are
united ennttnuanee of the struq
cilo ofialnst the Rem!es of hu
man freedom jd the carrying
nf n'; miHworj to Improve
the lot nf tk common man od
Insure his social and economic,
security.