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! PAGE TWO Edge in Crete Retake Middle Part of Island From Nazi Invaders in Battle; (Continued From Page 1) eml airdrome just below the Crete capital of Canea by the sudden descent from the skies of fresh nazi shsock troops. The al lied assault, re-formed with' tanks and field guns, was then renewed. The 'British command issued formal i and extraordinary tribute to the allied troops, saying:- , As the German losses ! will show, : both the British and em pire forces have never render ed a better aecouat of them selves; In the Candia sector Greek troops also fought! with the greatest gallantry." t The I British. Imperials and Greek fighting with no protec tlon against bombers save the ground guns, since all the RAFs fighters had been withdrawn after the first day of the battle re ported nevertheless that 18 Jun kers troop transports had been shot down by anti-aircraft fire in three days. There was no inform tion as to the number of German troops thus put out of action, but : the maximum capacity of any known nasi carrier is 75 men. The German high command still made no specific reference to Crete by name, although report lng great successes against British naval units In "the eastern Med iterranean," but the German press ; devoted thousands of words to ! "background" of Crete as of stra I tegic importance. 1 Such a campaign customarily has been a prelude to an announce- I ment of a German victory, j ! British Informants readily j conceded that the crisis was yet ; to come. Everything In the end depended on the fleet, I they ! said, adding that If It could keep the sea-borne Germans ; back a little longer the invasion would fail. It was a grave Job, they acknowledged, for;, the navy was under endless attack from the air and was confined, too, in space relatively, small to maneuver such great craft. , '. How much this might, continu- i lhg engagement off Crete already 1 had cost the British and Germans : was in dispute. The British gave no compretensive information as : to the number of German Vessels j sunk. They dismissed as "exag gerated as usual" German 'claims ! to the destruction through fester ! day of a substantial proportion of the British Mediterannean fleet: . . : j Wednesday and Thursday four British cruisers, "several" de stroyers and a submarine; sunk two battleships," two destroyers : and a "number" of smaller ves sels hit; six cruisers damaged. Friday three additional de stroyers sunk, two others dam aged; five speedboats destroyed; two cruisers left aflame, i : ' ' The main British hope te hold Crete appeared te lie la the possibility ef smashing German efforts at supply;; time, London Implied, would favor the allies. The Germans already were reported trying to supply their men with food and ammu nition from the air. j With all this fighting in Crete I the riddle of Vichy, France, and ; Its Intentions is closely tied in ? i for the Germans already : are us ; ing the airdromes of French Sy ria in their march into the mid 1 die east and . could go in with much heavier forces to menace Suez if Crete should fall and : Friday brought important 1 devel opments from and affecting Vichy. French officials in Syr La ac knowledged that a French colonel named Collet and 200 ) of his troops. had fought through their ,cwn frontier forces to leave the colony and enter the British ter ritory of Trans-Jordan. French au- thorities sought to minimize the importance of the desertion. The colonel himself said he left Syria because France had been treach erous in supplying air . bases and munitions to the Germans with which to fight the British in Iraq. In Vichy itself Vice Premier Admiral Jean ; Darlan declared i that Hitler in the French-Ger j man "collaboration" negotiations i had not demanded the French j fleet, colonial concessions or I French declaration of war on Britain, and he added: , "Everyone knows and the ; English better than anyone that I will never hand it (the fleet) over." . There was some Indication that this speech was intended to end a certain disquiet not only in Lon don but in the United States. Brush Creek Woman Dies EILVEHTON . Death icime Friday to Mrs. Anna Laura Lock ard, 87,' at her home in the Brush Crek district. She had lived there for the past 25 years. Fun er&I services will be today at : vxx from the Ekman funeral heme with interment in Belcrest Memorial park. Rev. Russell My ers wCl officiate. " j C;;rvtyori Include her husband. JiT ts Y7ililam Lockard; son, Al vs Lockard: daughter. Mrs. Golda tliwea, brother, Rev. Frank Neff cf Jlorence, Ore,, and two grand- i sons, Robert Sidwell of Silverton : and William Lockard of Oregon ' City; v;H ' ' .. Fantastic fWar to tlie Deaths Invades Land of Mytho Island wr This map shows the shore, the principal harbors that could be used by nasi invaders. The fighting so far has centered about Canee and Suda Bay. where German air troops plummeted down by thousands, and where speed boat landings were attempted. Black arrows show edge German High Rankers Pay Call on Statesman (Continued From Page 1) ' " Third division's newly-inducted truck drivers, Is providing excel lent experience in handling army vehicles, the general said. "There is more of a reason than facilitation of civilian traf fic in our ordering the tracks to be spaced 100 yards apart on the road," Gen. Thompson de clared. "The principal reason for this type of formation is that it presents a poor target to hostile planes. The men have to have practice to keep the columns dispersed in this loose formation." The Third commander, who from 1934 to 1936 served as ROTC instructor at Oregon State college, was accompanied on his Salem visit by his assistant, Brig. Gen. Charles P. Hall and his chief of staff, Lt Col. E. M. Landrum. All three served overseas in the World war, Gen. Thompson with the AEF general headquaretrs and later with the field armies, Gen. Hall with the Second division and Col. Landrum with the 27th in fantry in Siberia. In One Ear . . Paul Bauser'g Column (Continued From Page 1) and feeding hogs. That was dur ing the horse epidemic, using cows and mules. A pair of mules brought 700 dollars. The Best Brewing company, which is now called Pabst Brewing Co. Pabst was a son-in-law of Phillip Best Best had one son who became a time keeper. 4 ) joined the singing choir of Christian Bach at Milwaukee for three years, practicing even ings. Bach lived until he was 93 years old. He was a grand son of Sebastian Bach, the noted composer of Germany. . In 1897, the 19th of Septem ber, I was married in Whiting, Kansas to Anna Maria Caroline G ruber of the well known G ru ber family of Lingen on the Erie Canal, Hanover. We have i nine living, healthy children, 23 grand children, six great grand children. We took care of my wife's parents also for ten years, Leopold Julius August Carl G ruber. William George is gone at 73 years. He was an old friend of the Petersen's in the Duties. To bad to lose him in the prime of his years. If we want to a good old age, we must quit craving for the dollar. We must Joke, sing, laugh, have your friends around you, like of Fritz in Sansocie. If you " can't jest, , employ a jester. For the heart it is the best medicine. " Pjling up dollars will not make you happy. Spend it, giv- it will make you happy. Look - ing at a cold dollar is like death looking at you. Giving it and paying your debts will make you happy. You will rest and sleep soundly.' IT you . have a .pile in your trunk -you are counting it every day to see if it is " all there, watching your grain and potatoes grow. God will help you.' Leme Repairs Start PORTLAND, Ore, May 23-F) -Repairs to the Italian tnotorship Leme, damaged shortly before seizure by the 'US coast guard In a general : round-up of axis ships, will be started here next week. A: ' .YV Acslhsr Dij at EZazoI Grcsn. TOUIGHT Adm. 55c Per Couple -rf -tV i AQEA IWBRE GFtWAN CIM " O f TROOPS AND PAPACHUTJSrS- . w-' o BACKS 8V FGWTER PZAES f . 7VAlXAOfiA main towns of Crete, and, on north Governor Appoints Members of Three State Forestry and ! "Keep Oregon Green" Groups l Appointments to three state ing this year's "Keep Oregon Green committee, were made Fri day by Gov. Charles A. Sprague. 1 1 Committeemen representing named to the "Keep Oregon Green" group, which is to head statewide drive to protect the ' state's forests from fire. A "Keep ' Oregon Green" week will be pro claimed early in the summer. The fire prevention committee consists of the following: - Executive committee H. J. Cox, Eugene; Edmund Hayes, Dean Johnson, John C. Kuhns, Stewart Moir, Paul C Stevens and J. B. Woods, all of Portland, and State Forester N. S. Rogers, Salem. Other members Dean Johnson, Toledo; Donald Black, Salem; Charles Childs, Albany; La fe Compton, Coquille; David Eccles, Salem; Harris Ellsworth, Rose burg; F. A. Graham, Jasper; Blaine Hallock, Baker; Glenn Jackson, 'Medford; Jackson F. Kimball, Klamath Falls; W. A. Lovelace, Reedsport; Willard Marks, Albany; Earl G. Mason, Cdrvallis; W. B. Morse, Prine ville; J. Ed Nelson, Gresham; Mrs. Harold D. Peterson, Dallas; C. J. Pettibone, Burns;. Charles ?Pray. Salem. Rex Putnam, Salem; Irving T. Riu, St Helens; Robert W. Saw yer, Bend; Harry S. Schenck, Eu gene; H. C. Seymour, Corvallis; B. K. Snider, Lakeview; Richard S.: Smith, , Eugene; August J. Stange, LaGrande; Manley Wilson, Wauna; Walter Weisendanger, Klamath Falls; J. A Coleman, Kinzua. R. M. Alton, Ed F. AveriU, Hen ry Cabell, Angus Chrisholm, Fred Cutler, William Dalrymple, Da vid Davis, Kenneth Davis, S. V. Fvillaway, George T. Gerlinger, Frederick Greenwood, A. F. Har tung, Edmund Hayes, Mrs. Dan iel I Heffner, D. P. Hemingway, Mrs. Jessie Honeyman, Palmer Hoyt Carl G. Kinney, K B. Mac Naughton, David T. Mason, Mrs. Don McGraWj O. R. Miller, Carl Mbser, L. A. Nelson. Richard L. Neuberger, D. E. Nickerson, Mrs. Ralph W. Rasmussen, Allen Rein- hart, Mrs. Charles W. Robinson, Mrs. A E. Rockey, Donald Ster ling, E. B. Tanner, Lyle F. Watts and Frank R. Wire, all of Port land. - ' Other appointments Friday were: Oregon board of forest conser vation C. W. Chambers, Uma tilla county judge, to succeed Charles E. Baird, Baker, and Er vin L. Peterson, Coos county judge, to succeed Hugh McClain, Marshfield. Advisory committee for estab lishment of forest products re search laboratory 'Albert Her man, Portland; H. J. Cox, secretary-manager, ,Willamette Valley Lumbermen's association; Steph en N. Wyckoff, Portland; Earl G Mason, Oregon State college; and Ray Jeub, Coquille, Machinery Salvaged ASTORIA, Ore, May 23-(ff)- Heavy machinery was salvaged Friday from the Vatzlav Vorov sky, Russian' freighter whleh grounded: on the sands below Cape Disappointment last month. Horso Show Amateur and professional entries: , Some of. the best horses on the coast will be here to compete for the sub stantial cash purses. ' STADIUM STATE FAQ GSOUIJD3 V ToaitotF.M.: I Sandor 2 P. 1-L . Reserved Seats 53c General Admission 25c Tickets al QuisenberryV Pharmacy : . Vxm OSEGQN STATESMAN. Mem; air force has, the Island being only SB miles from nasi bases In Greece to CSS miles from Britith airports In Alexandria. Crete is 1CI miles long, with high mountain chain along Its length. Ancient myths per vade Crete, home of thunderbolt hurling Zeus. . forestry advisory bodies, Includ all parts of the state were Youth Given Jail Term Forrest McCoy, 16, ; was tea.- tenced to 60 days in the county ail when he appeared Friday be fore Circuit Judge L. H. McMahan on charges of burglary; Sitting as uvenile judge, McMahan dealt with five of the Seven youths held responsible for a series of recent burglaries in the Salem area, but sentenced only McCoy, oldest of the quintet. i The other four were sent back to jail while further consideration is given to disposition: of their cases. i '- f Memorial Rites Planned Sunday Memorial services at Jason Lee cemetery are set for S pjn. Sun day: In charge of Ladies of the GAR. Glenn C. Wade: Is to' give the talk, "Voices From Yester day," Invocation and benediction will be given by Rev. Harold Lyman. Singing will be led by Daughters of Union Veterans. The Sons of Union Veterans will help decorate the GAR graves. Oregon Knights Hold Convention at HUlsboro i The Oregon jurisdiction Knights of Columbus will assemble at Hillsboro Sunday for the annual state convention. Thomas A. Windishar of Salem, state deputy will preside at the two-day ses sion concluding on Monday, May 26, with election of officers and selection of a convention city .for 1942. ' t A motor caravan of delegates and members from Salem to be joined by other delegates from southern Oregon cities and Marion county councils ' will leave Salem Saturday evening and early Sun day morning for Hillsboro where Solemn High Mass will be cele brated at 9:00 o'clock by the Rev. John Costello, pastor, formally opening the convention. ; Marion county members are' state convention committees; Edward BelL Stayton, secre tary of the state committee, ! registration; Gus .Mlnden, Sub limity, audit: Fred Hecker, Woodburn and S. R, Kerr, St Paul, mileage and ' per diem; Steve Mortens, St FauL rood of the order; ecclesiastical greetings for the Willamette valley, L. A LeDoux. district deputy, Mt AngeL Fred Mohs of McMmnvnie will represent ! JAMES STKWAMT HTOT LAMAJUS 'Ccne Live UUb lie' Ttaw: isa-StSt-lSSS 2ND HIT John wsyne Thomas BUtchaU X&a Banter; "Tfco Lcrj TtaMt 135-S.-S-t:M ADDZD COLOR CARTOON MIDNIGHT SHOW SMattaa -vr Sfatrra SainU ' Pemglas i. TTHIS THING ! CALLED LOVE v ConttnwwM how dy. Mtme ISO nONT MISS ' SALEM SADDUS CXCB . ' -HORSB SHOW FAIKGBO L'NDS Mar S4-23 Oregon. Sataxdaf Morning. May Rear Guard Of Troopers (Continued From Page 1) sub-columns, totaling . another 6000 soldieryv This morning the state fair grounds has some of the atmos phere of fa medical convention with most of the third medical battalion included in . the en camDment' while officers of sev eral otheriunits are physicians and surgeons or dentists in private professional life. Fifteen MD.'s, three dentists and five medical administrative corps - men are officers in the medical battalion. Fort Lewis' only cavalry out fit, the 115th, comprised ef men from Wyoming who ride not horses but mechanized' trans portation, Is part ef the sub column. From Olympia, via Fort Lewis, comes the 205th coast artillery, whose Lt, CoL B. M. James Is commander of the en tire sub-column. The third quartermasters' bat talion less some detachments .and one company of the 60th signal corps complete the roster of 8Zf i a . a m b mm enlisted men and 33 officers. Moving in one serial of six march units, the 181 vehicles left Fort Lewis at 5:30 Friday morn ing, arriving here at approximate ly 3 pjn. An advance party moved two hours ahead of the column. Leave taking today Is scheduled for 6 ajn. No band concert entertained callers at the grounds Friday night, for, said Lt CoL James, "the only instrument in the serial is the chaplain's guitar, and he's getting together, some men to swim at the Y." Incidentally, the pool at the YMCA was opened without charge to the visitors. of Coliimbus to western Oregon on the greet ings committee. The chamber of commerce at Hillsboro will be the registration office for delegates. An extensive program of enter tainment for the wives of dele gates who will attend has been planned by the ladies of Hillsboro council, according to Windishar. TKai tta 4 1 4-w -al ettMMtfiAayl the foUowing changes in reappoint - ments of district deputies residing in Marion county: district 4; Sa - lem, Albany and Corvallis coun - cils, W. Daniel Hay, Salem; dis- trict s; Mt AngeL Sublimity. Stayton and Woodburn councils, L. A LeDoux, Mt AngeL CT, 1. I. I. mlLX'UrUrll Si For DATES TI3IE PLACE See Sunday's ' ' Oregon Statesman Spend Night i 24. ISil iForce Asked IiilSF Strike Maritime Chief Tells Congress Shipyard Strike Should End vrvnttmil Prnm Pan 1) tata froducUon in defense plants thej government should be au- thoried to take them over and operate them. If ! this government has got to submit to anybody's demands In order? to keep production up, we might as well qui V he declared. Ralph Bard, assistant secretary! of the navy, expressed the view in response to questions that the government should operate plants In cases of "outlaw strikes, or of walkjmts called on fraudulent strike votes. As an alternative, ne said 'the 1 government might pro secute strike leaders for conspir acy to hold up the defense pro grami 1 I '"'--! - He testified that worst on navai vessels costing $342,012,000, In cluding four light cruisers and a number of destroyers and mine sweepers, had been held t up by the strike. i ill.: :' SAN FRANCISCO, May 11MJP -Harry Bridges. California direct-1 or of: the CIO, win take the stand early next week to contradict the I testimony of government witness es that he was subject to deport ation. 1 The climax of the case, which already includes nearly 1,000,000 words of testimony, neared Fri day when the defense failed in ef forts; to subpoena federal officials in an effort to show Bridges was being "singled ouH for prosecu tion. WASHINGTON, May 23.-V The 'defense mediation board, ad- ontlritf a new nrocedur in an f fort to avert future labor disDutes. recommended Friday the aDDolnt- I ment of a commission to survey the Pacific northwest lumber in dustry, j Data on wages, working condl- tion4, and the general state of the Industry would be submitted to th$ board. C. A Drkstra. chair- man- said. He added that he hoped such Information would enable the board to "take action helpful to I the Whole Industry.1 EtERETT, May 23.-)-W, W. Walace, of the northwest district council of the International Wood workers of America, reported that Everett members of the union voxea r naay night against accept ance of the defense mediation board's back-to-work nronosal In the 1 CIO union's western Wash- I a . ingtbn lumber strike. He said the overflow meeting instructed del egates to cast a negative vote at the iOlympia session. 11 . i PORTLAND, Ore, May ll.-UP) Failing to agree over a demand forgunion shop and union hiring halls, representatives of 5000 CIO loggers and employers of the Co lumbia basin district will carry then dispute to Washington, DC. Negotiators agreed on all other points, spokesmen said today at the) close of discussions. VANCOUVER, Wash May 23. - (tf'H-The more than 500 'workers at tpe Aluminum company of Am erica plant here Thursday night authorized a strike vote for next Thursday. io Resident Pies Friday ? SCIO Frank Cutych, 87, a res- a a - I laeni oz wis community for 31 years, coming here direct from Bohemia, died Friday at the home of hi dau?htr. Survivors are three dmvhtr one in Czechoslovakia. Mrs. Marv Walter, near Scio, and Mrs. Bes sie ! Novak, Mill City. ' Funeral services will be Sun day at 2 p. m. at the M. O. Lowe chapel, Scio, with burial at the Sclp cemetery by the side of his' wife, who died in 1912. 1 Circulate FetltlOIlS F ASTORIA, May 23-(VCom- 1 mercial fishermen began circulat- 1 Ing petitions Friday for a refer- endum on the bill passed by the! I last legislature prohibiting -com- mercial fishing in a number of I coast streams. Here's Some Inside Dope on How to 1 Become a STAR in your own kitchen. f PLAN "TO ATTEND j ;--;t THE - - ' i i at 11: GOOHIIG PASSES ' WMI II HI, ! Ill I Salem to See Some of Many Troop Trains (Continued from pagt 1) lng the llst and 183rd infantry regiments. 7arck," in . 6 a Ion caravan over tha Golden ,Gata btld2e and through San Francisco Friday, the van guard of 35,000 soldiers enroute to central California for the west coast's greatest war games. The motorized unit comprising- the third division from Fori Lewis, Wash, and troops mi the EE corps camped Friday night at Salinas, one day's ' march from the Hunter Liggett reser vation where j (5,00$ - soldiers will fight mimic i war next - month. Another column of 1,800 troops, the advance unit of the 41st divis ion, paraded -through: the city of MarysvIHe Friday and bivouacked at the airport there. Marysville was aflutter : with flags and cheering civilians lined the streets as the troops passed in review before Brig.-General Jesse Drain, commander of the 81st brigade and chief officer of the column traveling the eastern route south, and Mayor Charles L Hust of Marysville. This lead convey, which left Fort Lewis Monday, made the briefest jaunt of the seven -day trip, moving te Marysville from Red Bluff, SI miles. Saturday it will leave for Modesto. Some 6,000 trucks of the 41st towing hugh field artillery guns, and 4,000 men, camped tonight at Red Bluff. The last of : the third division DC corps cleared Fort Lewis this I morning, moving down the western rou aiong nignway . uiiicers saia uw muitary migra Won, greatest troop movement In ,ar west' history, would be com- pleted by May 29. Nazi Pressure Says Hitler Did not Ask for Tleet or J ' War Declaration (Continued From Page 1) to end it alone against no mat ter what coalition. "At no moment in the con versations was there any , ques tion of France abandoning in any way her sovereignty. 'France -freely is crossing the road she is taking, i "On her. depends her present and her future. "She will have the place in the organization of Europe which she will have made for her self." Semi-official Vichy sources said that the British had seized another French tanker on the high seas in addition to the 13,487-ton Shehra zade. ROME. Mar 23-MPY-DiDlomatir 1 circles heard rumors Friday night of an imminent move to bring Switzerland Into the axis and an effort to gain soviet permission to move axis troops across Russia to the Persian gulf for the German-Italian assault on the Brit ish in the middle east , Failing the laiter.lt was said the Russian Ukraine itself ... (here the censor cut the Rome correspondent's telephone con versation te ihe relay office at . Bern Switzerland.) .While axis circles nrofessed ig norance of either diplomatic move i fascist press has envisaged not onlT Russian possibility but runted today that a similar de mand might be made of Turkey to permit access;: of axis ground forces to Syria. V i.J!IJJ-IJ f Rcotin', lectin cowboy tc!ics tcmpcrrr.sntcl :irc:n qussn for a rorr.i Control of Sea a j - Seen as Need Knox Makes Plea fog Stronger Measures Against Germans (Continued From Page 1) time would never come, he said, when say nation could "success fully achieve world domination without ft combination ef those powers, and at the base, sea power." Meanwhile, congress was put ting legislative machinery in shape for President Roosevelt to take formal possession of axis and oth er ships in American harbors and press - them into any service he deems fit. The measure was finally ap proved by a senate-house confer ence ; committee Friday, .and all that remained was the formality of separate votes by the two chambers- ,,. ....., Another important measure, the "mandatory priorities" bill cleared congress Friday when the senate approved, 35 to 2, a conference re port and sent the bill to the White house, The measure gives the of fice of ? production management sweeping authority to place - the production of munitions for the British and. the United States ahead of all production for civilian consumption. - , While these events .were oc curring an Capitol hilL Presl . dent . Roosevelt appointed new heads for the army air corps, the Infantry and the chemical war fare service. Major General George H, Brett, acting chief ef the air corps, was selected as chief; Brigadier General Court ney Hedges was named chief ef infantry, succeeding Major Gen eral George A Lynch, retired; and CoL William N. Porter was appointed chief ef the chemical warfare service, succcedlng General Water C. Baker, retired. H. H. Arnold, who has held the temporary rank of Major General as chief of the air corps and dep uty chief of staff, was made a per manent major general. He will re main as deputy chief of staff, but will turn over his air corps duties to Brett During the day Capitol hill heard reports that the war depart ment was about to ask congress for $2,500,000,000 for 13,000 more fighting and bombing planes, a force which would be in addition to the present army goal of 21,000. WASHINGTON, May 23-JP)-Oregon's congressional delegation held the first of a regular series of conferences Friday to discuss state matters. Development and administration of the Bonneville power authority occupied today's discussions and Senator Holman said that progress was made toward united action. Senator McNary and representa tives Pierce and Angell also at tended. Representative Mott sent word that he was unable to be present but would attend future meetings. Pet Parade Set At Silverton SILVERTON Silver-ton's an nual pet parade, postponed from last Saturday, will be held today. The,parade will form at the city park and march through the main streets of town, disbanding at ths Eugene Field school where free tickets to the Palace theatre will be issued to all participants. The parade is sponsored by the American Legion post, of which F. M. Powell Is commander. Find Coast Alan's Body EUREKA, Calif, May 12-iJP)-Coroner Lloyd Wallace reported Friday night that a body identi fied as that of Oliver Howard Lindbergh of Ocean Lake, Ore, was found Friday In the Eel river near Garberviile, 70 miles south of Eureka., ' . , "A 3AIIC v. y 7i