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.The word "armistice" derives
from two Latin words: anna,
arms, and atare, to ' stand still.
Its meaning is plain from its roots:
armies stand still, or arms be at
rest. ."
'That' was what It meant ! 26
years ago. Thanks to the radio and j
telegraph, the news was flashed
around the globe in a matter of
minutes. ' Very lew ' shots were
fired after 11 a.m ; Nov. 11," 1818.
There was no bloody battle of
New Orleans fought three thou
sand mile away after peace had
been declared, as in 1814. Qn the
fighting fines in France and al
most simultaneously in the cities
and villages of our country this
, welcome newt was heard on that
' November morning in 1818. To
those Who lived through ; those
days it remains a precious memo
ry, a memory freshened by the
fact that their sons are, many of
them, fighting in the same vicini
ty in 1844.
As it proved the whole period
from 1818 to -1839 was Just an
armistice, a pause in the single
war which was resumed ' when
Germany had recuperated and
' followed the lead of a madman.
Because our hopes that the first
world war would end wars were
dashed, we have been guilty of a
great amount of self-flagellation.
We would don sackcloth and asnes
because of our own failures which
permitted new war to come.- ."
; For example, much is made of
our refusal to Join the league of
nations: and some sincerely be
lieve that if we had done so this
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10 PAGET
Russians
Vedge Between
Nazi Defenders
LONDON. Saturday, Nov. 11 -CP)
Russian troops in a fierce all day
struggle yesterday drove a wedge
between the German defenders of
Budapest and eastern Slovakia by
cutting the Budapest-Miskolc rail?
way in the area of iMezokovesd,
65 miles, northeast of the besieged
Hungarian capital.
5 A. midnight soviet communique
x said the Russians killed 700 Ger
man -and Hungarians, beat off a
series oi suiooom coumcrBiutc,
! captured IS guns, stores of ammu-
nitton and other equipment, and
destroyed nine German tanks in
the action which won a section of
. the important railway. -
. Mezokovesd itself was threaten
ed by the Russians with the cap
ture of Borsodszemere, four miles
to the southwest ; and two miles
from the railway which skirts the
Matra. mountains 'in northeastern
Hungary, and the red army now
was 20 miles beyond the middle
Tisza river which it crossed sev
eral 'days ago in the new drive on
Budapest
We
Here
Maj. Richard Bong,
Top American Ace,
Downs 34th Jap
AN AMERICAN AIRBASE ON
LEYTE, Nov. ,llrp)-One pass at
Japanese plane and Maj. Rich
ard I. Bong, Poplar, Wis., today in
, creased his score to 34 enemy
planes downed in aerial combat
MaJ Bong's latest -victory came
tiring the 24-hour aerial battle
,over a Japanese convoy at Ormoc
and -represented one of 16 Jap
anese planes definitely downed.'
Five others were probably, de-
atroyed.
Bong is America's ace of aces in
11 war theatres.
, Bong't latest victory, according
to his own report, came when he
met five new Japanese fighters
head-on during a patrol. One of
the s Japanese planes zoomed up,
rolled; over and came directly
Into Bong's gunsights. He said the
enemy plane crashed in flames.
Ames, E4wu SwcgU ,
Baker, DeaaM 4.; FalU CKy
Barrett. Everett; Breki
BeU, Miltoa; suytea
Be&Bett, o. D.; Salem '
Beaitett, TUWt f .; Smlem -Bom,
Gordea i.i Salem
Berr, Ei(ie; lmn
Berry, Dale; Mm Ctty
Blretatt, WUkar; Sweet Home
Blaekley. WUUam; DaUaa -Beb,
4eepb; Graaa Stea4
Beeleas, Lea; " Salem " . j -'
Bethwell, Eageae E.; Salem
Brokke, Jamei; SilTertea
Brewa, Bay meat; Amity
Bryaat, Ckarle i.i Lekaaaa
Bachhett, E4wara; SUTertea
Backiasham, Ernest; Salem "
Barea. ClUf era; West Saiem
Bargees. Bay; Rub bar a
Cadle, Deaa; Dallas
Calkmt, WUUam E.; Salem
Canaan, Charles; Day tea
Case, Lerea; Perry aale ,
Caasey, Jack W.; Salem
Chela, avobert; Salem
Chaa, Lenls; Seetts Mini
Clark, Bebert V.; Salem - -
V-
;-7eaiIicri Jr. rt::
- Maximnm temperature 56 ,
degrees, i minimum 13 de- r
grees, trace af rain, river
-l-ft. ;r: , '- v -;v
Partly cloudy with teat -tered
ahawers a snew flnr- -'
rlea' Saturday and to east
portions : Sunday. Clearinr .
west portion 8anday. Mild .
daytime temperatnres San-W
day, but eU Blghta Interior. v:
Solam, Oregon. Satin day Morning. Ilorambe IS 44
Prlce 5c
No. 202,
HigBy Resolve That These Dead fl
Shall Not Have Died in V ain "
T
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Celm, Jack; Salem
Cearatf, AQlsoa; Silvertea - .
I Ceek, Eleea F.; McCey
" Ceeper, Harold; Lebanea
Coachmaa, Barry B.; Salem -.
Cax, CUTtera; Lekaaoa -
Crabtree,' WUliam; Lebaaea .
1 Creek, Harol v.; Meameatli
I Csnnuiham, Caarles; Salem
Damm, Rkhari P.; Salem
. Davis, rre LeBey; laaeaeadeace ?
Deaeke, Baymend; Mt, Aagel
1 DUta, Alvla; Independence ' '
Dtasmaa, Wilfred; ladepeadeaee
i IHrlcksea, My ran; SUvertom
DeUad, Charles JC; Weedbara .
Faafele, HoUis; Aarora
Fennimore, Jamei; Mt Ansel '
reote, Kenneth; SUvertoa
Verbis, Traman; Lebanon
raster,' Pelix; Salem ' j -
Fraser, William; Albany ,
roller. Norma C; Salem i
Faojoa. O.: Salem
Gehrias, GettheM; snvertea
GHllspie, Norman; AnmsvUla ,
Clred, Leon W.; rrultlaad - ' ,
Glass, Cecil; Zeaa
. Greenfield. Carrol; Sllvertoa
.Grenfen, WUfrcd; McMiutUlt . -Greaa,
Emannel; liberty X . ... f r ,
Ball, Donald D.; Jeftersoa i,
HaUln, Geerre: Lyons :
Hardy, Floyd L.;. Daytoa . 4 "
Hart, Ben; . SBvertoa
Barmen, Sherman; Sllvertoa
Harms, Donald; Salem .
Barrlastoa, Robert; Salem
Rajaeae, Gay A.; Salem
Beefer, Charlatoa; Albany
Beffmaa, Deaald S.; Salem
Bowe, Darrein Sweet Heme
Baffmaa, Billiej SUytoa - -Baf
fmaa, G. W.: Salem
BBtchlaeaa, Delbert; Salem
lag Us, Bebert; SUytoa , . .
leaning s, Alvla; Lebanoa
Jeaaiaft, Calvin; Lebanea -- ' ;
Johasaar Ed aria L.; Salem s " .
Jaaes, Irvfaag; aUvertoa -r
Jones, (Lermasioaa-), Jimmy 1.; Dallas
.Janes, Rodney Wallace; Dallas
Jadd. Paul A.; Salem
Jaedes, Neemaa, Gervaie -Keaa,
Kenneth K.; Albany -Keilof
f, Baser W.; Salem .
Kennedy , Harvey; Sllvertoa ,
Keaaedy, Max D.; Crabtree
Kalpers, John; Lebanon
Lambrecht, Clemens; SUyUa
Larsea, Donald A; Salem '
Loedy, Clark; Brooks
Lehman, Herald; Salem i i
LltUe, Craest; Daytoa ... -
Leoaey, Jack; Albany ' -:
Lalay. Herbert; SnbUmlty : '
: Lynrh, Frank; Salem
McCord, Blaine, Jr.; Weedbaia
MeElrey, Alfred L.; Salem :'
McLood, Robert Wj Salom . .
Mantis, Maarlee W.; Salem r
Mann, Elwyn; Canby .. .
Marshall, Ralph; SUvertoa '
Martin, Welden G,; Salem ' "
Metthef, CharUs H.; Brooks .
Meeker, Melvta; Dallaa - i
Merk, Lloyd L.; Salem
- Mlchels, Joe; Lebaaoa
MUlicaa, Verl; CrabUee -t-Mlntara,
Praacls A.; Salem -
Meffitt, Chester M.; Salem, r :,
Morgan, Praacls P.; Salca
Nets, Stanley D.; Salem
Newhoase, Basson C; Dayton
Odaaaa, Harold; Sllvertoa
Olaca, Albert; SUverto .
Page, Warren W.; Salem ,
Peterson, Robert; Lyons
Pbillipe, Lloyd C; Salem
Poet, Harold P.; Lebaaoa ' '
Predeek, Wilbert; Mt Aagel '
Pro, Georo P.; Salem '
Pataam, Bex Paal; Salem '
Pyles, Robert Jt. ladepeadeaee
Qaoeaeth, Alfred O.; Salem
Bacette, George A; Aarora
Bay, Clifford E.; Lebanon :
- Beasoaev. Ralph B.; Salem
Beeser, Bea; Wood burn
Beser, BolUa J.; Bab bard
Reynolds, John; HayesvUlo
Richter, Lanrence; Salem
RlacUnd, David A.; Salem -Beach,
Jack H.; Salem
Robertaoa, James G.; Salem ' '
Robbias, Harold; Turner
Bohmer, Joha A.; Salem .
Roes. James; Dallas
Roath, Jack M.; Salem
. Rowaa, Elmer; Dallas
Baecker, taeaUa; Salem
Batcher, Samael M.; Gervaie
Saaders, Engene T.; Brooks -Same,
Lerey S.l Salem '
Satter, Ratten; Salem
Schmidt, Alex M.; Salem , " !
Schoealea, Herbert; Salem
Bchalta, Jfayaard; SUvertoa
Sedersuom, Verdi; Salem
Sedgwick, Frederick; Salem
Sever, Barry E.; Dallas
Shank, GUbert H.; Albany
Shaw, W. E.; Lebaaoa AT
SheUhora, William; Salem .
: Sheltoa, Jack; Jordaa Vailey .
Sbooa, Carl; Moamoath "
SherWaa, WUUam; Salem t
. Simmons, Marcus; WUlamlaa
Sion, Palrea; Dayton
Smelier, Elmer; AamivUle
: Smith, Bebert M.; Salem ' -Sayder,
-Acaes Jean; Aarora
Selbertv Ralph K.; SUytoa
Spaoldiar, Lorea K.; Salem
'Bahooa, WUUam; Taraer
Stanley, Wlastoa G.; Salem
v Stephens, Raymond; Zeaa V
SUlwell, Emory; Albany
' Stransbangh, Roy; Salem
Sattoa, Emery C; Salom . r
Swaader, Bieaard; Lobaaoat - "
Talbot Doyle; Salem
Thorp, Earl W.: SUyUn '. T
Towns, Kenaeta; Sllvertoa -Traax,
Woodrow; Albany - "
Tamer, Donald Ta Salem -VtnCIeave,
Merrill; Aanuvllla
Vincent, James; Seio
Wacaer, Charles; Mt Aagel .
Vi m lira. Earl; Saleva
Walling, LoweU; Ketser
Waters, Leonard; Suytoa . -
Weinberg, Lane M.; Sclo
Welch, Cartla; Salom
Wertx, Rassel X.; Aarora
West, Fred; Sllvertoa
White, Jack; Salem
Wldner, Leali; Salem
WilUams, Leslie; ladepeadenca
.WUliamsoa, Bay; Mem oath
" WiUlg, Xormaa; . Salem
Wilson, Doasld; Albany '
Wilson, Jack; Lebanon ..
WodUL Alvla; Lebanon
Wrishtmnn. A. Edgar; SUvertoa
Zander, LeUae C; Salem
Zorcher, John L.; Salem
i
Roster of Hero
Nearly
At 200 Mark
Armistice day- born of jubi
lance and high hopes 26 years ago
found the mid-Willamette val
ley with a still-mounting' list of
hero dead from ; World : War II
today. 'i -..,.-
The Statesman's own. roster,
published - on fhia page, now In
cludes 197 names, from a radius
of 25. to 25 miles . .
(Since. The Statesman's roster
Is scanned closely, by groups seek
ing to give proper recognition to
the saddening gold stars, persons
who notice inadvertent omissions
would render a public service by
writing additional information to
this newspaper.) i -
Of the 192, about 75 have been
killed in each of the two great
theatres -of war and the remain
der have died of illness or as; a
result of accidents. The army toll
has approximated 125, navy 35,
marines 25.
Second Liquor
Holiday
Winter Striltes
rrrhri Pa-aipitc
'(.Vat JL VFAJJkVyO
k By the AmocUted Press)
? Winter struck at Oregon today
as the first snowfall was reported
In several areas and the weather
bureau predicted freezing temper
atures or frost in many areas of
the state.
v Snow fell in Klamath Falls yes
terday for the second time in
three days, blanketing the marine
barracks area with a six-inch cap.
Two Inches fell within the city
itself. - y
; At Grants Pass highway engi
neers announced that the Diamond
lake highway has been closed by
snow, with 12 Inches at the sum
xait. All Crater lake national park
lilhways are closed. ' , j "
Mied HoUlIa Sinks "j.
Nazi Sub in Aegean "
; LONDON', Nov. 1Q -(JP)- A Brit-lih-Polish
destroyer flotilla sank
German submarine by shellfire
recently while patrolling- the
Ae"-3n sea, ; the admiralty , an.
to'jnceJ tonight Depth charges
f creed the U-boat to surface and
C : Ircrcr's shells then crh"J
i.o connir-g tower and Lu!L -
In January
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 - ()
"Drinkin liquor will come from
most of the nation's beverage dis
tilleries in January. , (
The second holiday from indus
trial alcohol production since Oc
tober, 1942, was announced today
by Chairman J. A. Krug of the
war production board. He noti
fied the distilleries their facilities
"are not needed for war produc
tion" during January, thus free'
in, them to make liauor. Dtinci
pally whisky and gin. f . f I
And there are indications that,
unlike during the August holiday,
some of the production might be
Bourbon whisky. In August the
distillerks'were not permitted to
use corn, essential ingredients of
Bourbon. -i
Krug indicated the January
holiday will not be the only one
next year.
Names of Sue War Dead
Added to VaUey List of
1 World War H Heroes
Names of siwar dead are added to the mid-valley's roster of
World war II heroes this Armistice day,' . ;
. One in New Guinea, one on Guam, two in Italy, one in England
and one at an unnamed point, probably at sea, the six died in the
service of their country as members of army, navy and marines
and representatives of Salem, Crabtree. Lebanon and the com
munity of Crowfoot near Xe&a
nonr "-. t ' o ; 'r--.f.
Sgt Elgie Berg, VSMC, son of
Mr. and Kirs. Othmer Berg of
Crowfoot, died of wounds received
on Guam.
ErnestiArchie Buckingham, ma
chinist's mate 2c, USNR, son of
Mrs. Katherine Buckingham, 620
South 18th street, Salem, has been
reported by the navy department
as killed in action. Scene of his
death has not been announced.
Pvt. Alvin Jennings, army, in
fantry, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Jennings, Lebanon, was" killed in
action in Italy. ; ; , ; ;v ,
CpU Herold Lehmann, army, son
of Mrs. ;.milie Lehmann, 1573
Bellevue street, waa killed in ac
tion October 9 in Hollandia.
Pvt Verl Milligan, army, 20, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Milligan,
Crabtree, waa killed in action in
Italy on October 19.
Curtis Welch,: army, graduate of
Salem high school m 1924, was
killed in England on October 22.
(More about mid-valley war he
roes page 2.)
Now Comes 4Jeep'r"V
That Can Be Led
Like Work Horse
WASHINGTON, Nov. KHJPh
Now comes a "jeep" that can be
led like a horse. ;
, This newest adaptation of the
army's most versatile vehicle, re
ports the November issue of "Air
Force," official U.S. AAF maga
zine, , is called the "Jungle jeep"
and is designed for use in areas
inaccessible to larger vehicles. ;
Resembling - an over-sized toy
wagon, the i "jungle jeep" has a
flat platform instead of seats. The
engine is underneath and a motorcycle-type
hand throttle and
hand-operated ; lever brake are
mounted in a swivel tiller bar that
replaces the steering wheel, thus
permitting the operator to' lead,
follow or - ride the vehicle over
rough terrain.
Napoleon's Crown,
Gold Watch Stolen
i PARIS, Nov. 10 Napoleon's
crown and gold watch have been
stolen from Invalides chapel, po
lice said today, adding that the
crown's monetary value was small.
, In gilded silver weighing three
pounds, the crown has been on
display under a glass bowl in the
building housing Napoleon's tomb.
It was made In 1840 for the em
peror as the! gift of the city of
Cherbourg and inscribed, "To Na
poleon the Great" Some of Its
gilded leaves were stolen in 1910
but they later were recovered and
replaced. f ' J p-: h .
Roosevelt. Once More in'4&;
Five Straight in 1948?
By Douglas B. Cornell r
WASHINGTON, - Nov.; 10 - (ft
President Roosevelt came back to
Washington and a rousing wel
come today and went to work on
tough international problems at
the desk where hell do business
four, more years. , i
Amid the customary rumors that
some of its members may be out
of jobs, he called In his cabinet
for its first post-election meeting.
And he saw Herbert Lehman,
who runs the United Nations re
lief and rehabilitation program;
John G. Winant, - ambassador to
London; and Averell Harriman,
his envoy to Moscow.
A few more votes culled from
states getting counts m belatedly
raised the popular vote total late
today to 45,504,419. Roosevelt had
24,296,150, Thomas E. Dewey 21,
203,269, with 8187 precincts out
of 130,789 still missing.
In high good humor for bis
first press-radio conference since
the fourth term victory, the presi
dent was prodded Into . proving
that as a. political prognosticator
he isn't strictly accurate.
Reminded that he had made a
guess on the. electoral vote, he be
gan fishing around in a desk
drawer for a slip of yellow paper.
And this is what it showed: 335
for the president, 195 for Dewey.
: That, compared with th; indi
cated count of 432 to 99.
As for the' 25 I centsa whole
quarter which' he had wagered
on the- election,' Mr." Roosevelt
said he got scared and called it
off.. New York state says it's
against the law for anybody to
vote who has bet on the balloting.
Paul Ward of the Baltimore Sun
screwed up hi- courage and in
quired: -'' , j .
May I be the first to ask you,
Mr. President, whether you are
going to run in 1948?" .
That, the chief executive re
torted, was a horrid question. The
same one was asked in 1940 and
in 1S33, he said. And there - he
let it rest-
Nazis Boast
V-2 Powers
' LONDON, Nov. 10 - (ff) - The
Germans claimed tonight that
their V-2 rocket would make Ant
werp useless , as a supply port to
the -allies and that front lmea also
would, be .torgets..::-;---- V'-l
"Craters in London show the
effects of single V-2 shells," said
Dr. Max Krull, German military
commentator. "What it will mean
to Antwerp, once the process of
exact aiming la completed, is aal-
VOS 0fV-2. :..: ;i ;: yW0.
"Unloading on any: large scale
will be completely impossible be
cause Antwerp is nearer and aim'
ing will ! be more exact
"At the same time a clear pic
ture of future employment of
long-distance weapons against
front areas can now be obtained.
A single shot has a bigger effect
than several artillery salvos."
Cities Almost !
Iii Jap Grasp
CHUNGKING, Nor. 10 - (ft
Two main objective of . Japan's
south China offensive, Kweilin
and Liuchow, were almost in ene
my grasp tonight. Both are for
mer bases of US air power in the
orient v.""- ". j
(The Japanese agency Domel in
a : Tokyo broadcast declared both
kweilin and Liuchow. had fallen,
with Chungking's 31st army troops
surrendering in walled Kweilin.)
The Chinese high command said
the Japanese loosed an all-out of
fensive against encircled Kweilin,
the Kwangsi province capita, and
rammed spearheads to within six
miles of Liuchow on the east and
to within nine and half miles on
the north. Liuchow lies tn the
IIunan-Kwacssi railway 5 miles
southwest of Kweilin.
B-29's Attack
Jap Occupied
Nan!
ting, China
WASHINGTON, Nov. U-(Sat-
urday)-(-A large task force of
B-29 Super-Fortresses pf the 20th
air force attacked Japanese-occu
pied -Nanking; China 4 $d tf the
war department announced. .
In a daylight flight , the big
planet attacked, the ' dock and
warehouse areas of the Yangtze
river city, the announcement by
Gen. H. H.v Arnold, who com
mands the 20th air force, said.
The announcement gave no de
tails as to damage inflicted, but
said further details would be re
leased as soon as they become
available.:""
Super-Fortresses of Maj. Gen.
Curtis E. Le May's 20th bomber
command participated in the raid,
flying from China bases.
Cabinet
Resign Posts
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 10-UrVThe
Swedish newspaper Morgontid
ningen reported that the Finnish
government resigned tonight
Finnish sources here said Presi
dent Carl Gustav von Mannerheun
possibly would appoint a new cab
inet tomorrow. - r
The aging Dr. Juhu PaasikilvL
known as a friend of Russia, was
considered the most likely choice
for premier to succeed Erhu Cas
tren, whose government has been
criticized in some Finnish political
circles for its handling : of prob
lems arising from the Russo-Finn
Ish armistice.
If Paasikivi is chosen, it was
said a vice premier probably, also
would be appointed to relieve the
veteran diplomat of much of the
routine duties of the office.
Perkins Has Answer
In Resignation
WASHINGTON, Nov. lOyT)
Secretary Frances "Perkins, on
leaving a cabinet meeting" today,
was asked If she had submitted
her resignation in line with a cus
tom which some cave followed af
ter each election. : " i "
Laughing," the labor secretary
replied:
"You dont do such things at
cabinet meetings. If s like brush
ing your teeth, you do that in pri
vate."
Tito, Soviet Troops fc
Cross Danube River ;
LONDON, Saturday, Nov. 11-
07)-Yugoslav and Soviet troops
have crossed the Danube on a 35-
mile front between Apatin and
Caja, and are moving toward Pecs,
100 miles southwest of Budapest,
Marshal Tito announced tonight in
a communique broadcast by . the,
free Yugoslav radio. .
Patton Has Birthday
LONDON, Nov. 10-ift-Th ad
vances. made today by the US
Third army around Metz were in
the nature of a birthday present
for t Ms commander, -Lt Gen.
George S. Pattern, jr. - lie waa W
tcday. i ' ..
mm
. ' 57 R
Chiircliill
Describes
Latest German .
Terror Weapon5.
Onupeeds Sound
.4 - By E. V. Janes
LONDON, Nov. 10 r ft - Prime
Minister Churchill Confirmed to
day that England is under attack
by . the German long-range V-2
rocket, announcing that it ' flies
through the stratosphere up to a
height of between 60 and 70 miles
and then plummets to earth with
a ton of explosives travelling at a
speed faster than sound.' ? j
Casualties and damage, he told a
sober house of commons, "have so
far. not been heavy," although the
attack has been under way "for
the last few weeks.", Churchill
said "a number" of the new rock
ets had landed at widely-scattered
points in England. L
Faster Than Seand ;
Churchill pointed out that the
speed of the V-2 estimated by
other sources at between 700 and
1000 miles ' an v hour outstripped
sound. Therefore there- waa no
way of giving sufficient public
warning, but he said that "there
is, however, no need to exaggerate
the danger." , a . ', -
"The scale and effect of these
attacks have not hitherto been sig
nificant," he added. tl
Used en Antwerp. ...
;The German radio said tonight
that the V-S'was now. being fired
against Paris, and the; harbor in
stallations at Antwerp, great Bel
gian port through which the allied
command plans ., to supply the
western front armies.)! r 4
Eye-witnesses say the V-2 falls
like Na shooting star and explodes
with a terrific noise,! but it is de
scribed as so far too inaccurate to
be of much military value. It
penetrates deeper than the V-l,
but for this very reason causes less
blast damage.' The V-2 fell in the
garden of a farmhouse but failed
to break a single window. M
Marshfield Is
No More, rt's
Note Coos Bay
CITY OF COOS BAY, Ore.
Nov. lO-Cffy-The name "Marsh
field, Ore.," belongs to the past,
as or election day. iH
A more pretentious title City
of - Coos Bay will designate this
9200 population coastal town from
now on. voters approved a new
charter setting forth the change.
About a year ago. North Bend
voters turned down a proposal to
create an expanded City of Coos
Bay through merger of their town
and Marshfield, its twin city.
It was still uncertain today just
how soon the technical rechristen-
Ing of this Coos county , hamlet
would be completed. The bill pro
vided that present council men
were: to remain in office until
January 1, 1947 still the charter
was to be effective "as soon as
approved by voters."
Besides the name change, the
new charter sets up council-
manager form of government
CouncUmen said they might solve
the problem by resigning at the
end of this year, " ' ,
(brermans
CO U. S. Superf orts
Hit Kyushu, Saisliu
Islands of Japan
' - (By the Aeaoclated Preea)
Eighty American Superf orts
bombed 1 Kyushu and I Saishu
islands of Japan about 10 a jn.
Saturday (Tokyo time), Tokyo ra
dio reported today. An ! imperial
Japanese .communique reported by
the Domei news agency and re
corded by the federal communica
tions commission, said the B-29s
caused only ""slight damage and
"fled after blindly dropping bombs
from above the clouds.". ;
. Kyushu Is the southernmost and
most bombed of the home Islands
Of 'Janan. Kaisrtii I'm a Hsu it lKfl
miies to the west, lust below the
southern tip, of Korea! i ' - - .
More Japanese
Iiarid on Leyte i
ost i
But Pay C
e .
spokesman
"ll. By Marlla Spencer
GENERAL MacARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, Philippines,
Nov, 11 HS3)-Japanese defenders
of Leyte. landed heavy ) reinforce
ments from ' four 50004-ton cargo
ships at Ormoc last night, but lost
three of the transports .'and seven
of the 15 accompanying destroy
ers in the effort. j.- : '
; General MacArthur's daily com
munique gaye no estimate of the
number of enemy troops landed,
but headquarters ; spokesman
said the number which, judging
rrom tne size or trie snips, could
have been between 5000 and 10,-
000 men was in addition to the
35,000 men which the jenemy was
estimated to have in action yes
terday, ir'l ',.'
The ' headquarters
estimated the new reinforcements
gave the Japanese as many -men
on Leyte now as they had when
the American assault on the island
began. The 40,000 to 45,000 Japa
nese are faced by a known four
American divisions, whose
strength has never been disclosed.
Appearance of the Japanese
convoy touched off a vicious 24
hour aerial battle in which Amer
ican dive and level bombers sank
the enemy ships while fighters
downed 16 of the defending en
emy fighters and probably " de
stroyed five more in the sky-filling
dogfights above the bombers.
Four American bombers, and four
fighters were lost j
Flying Bombs Strike
England During -Night
LONDON, Saturday, Nov. 11-(ft-Th
Germans launched ' a
sharp series of flying bomb attacks
on southern England from aircraft
over the North Sea during the
night and early morning hours,
but ground gunners and fighters
destroyed many of them. . !.
The whole sky 'along the coast
waa aglow amid deafening explo
sions. Seemingly heavier explo
sions also were beard in the distance.';-,
. -' I jv,v4' -j. x' .iA
i One coastal . observer declared
the gunners got "a good bag."
Hit
Back;
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Bieriiilsen
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45 Nip Ships Sunk
LONDON, Nov. British
submarines sank 4$ Japanese ves
sels in far eastern waters in re
cent weeks, an admiralty :Commun
ique announced today. i
Salem Will Pay Tribute Today
To Heroes of Nation s Wars
Far from the din of battle,
where American men and women
are dying on global battlefields,
SalenV today will, pay, tribute to
the nation's war dead, ; Principal
feature will be parade at 1020
aon, of service units, fraternal or
ganizations,' school : children and
other marching groups. A special
ceremony at the . war - mothers'
nionument. Immediately after ihe
parade,' will conclude the observ
ance. ' ; " :. ;
Lt-CoL Benjamin F, Found, pa
rade marshal, Friday night met
with ; the full committee of the
Federated Patriotic Orders at ; a
dinner in . the Golden Pheasant
and reviewed details of the pa
rade. He stressed the importance
cf commanders of the several di
visions grouping their commands
promptly so the parade will move
on time.
The Oregon state uard, ccev
manded by Capt Kenneth W. Gra-
ber, will officially lead - the pa
rade. Official colors will be those
of the marines now in service at
the Salem: recruiting station. The
reviewing, stand wQl be in front of
the Grand theatre. .Ma.: William
Hugh Adams will be adjutant of
the day. Invocation will be given
by Rev. J. C Harrison and the
principal address by ' Frank , C.
Bennett, superintendent of Salem
public schools.' "': 'x'i'f'Ji-;
Wreaths will be jaid as a tribute
to the: nation's war dead in a
strictly memorial phase of the ob
servance which will include play
ing the national anthenv. salute
by a firing squad, raising ; of the
flag and the sounding tf taps.
With the exception of houses
serving food and other indispensa
ble Luiincis, all tradejwill be sus
pended daring the entire day.
LA .! '
,Yanl Witliin 21
:;"Milebf Saar,
Cnrve Near Bletz
:j yifT$ -f'; V:-. fff :
.1 ; By Aostia Bealmear '
. SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE, Paris, Saturday, Nov. 11- v
(ft-The Third army's winter of
fensive blazed over a 75-mile
front yesterday and tanks and In
fantry, curving around little more
than eight miles southeast of the
great fortress of Metz, were with
in 21 miles of the frontier of the
Saar . basin,! German industrial
a i a ! : i i ' i
nrongnoicu ( r
The Germans struck back at two
places north! of Metz during the
morning, the first counterattacks
since the offensive broke, but they
were repulsed. At one point on
the Moselle j river bridgehead, at
Koenigsmacher the Americans
scored a three-mile gain. Koenigs
macher Is si miles from the hear
est German frontier and ten miles
from the Saar border. 1
Second Tank: Unit : ' i .
(A front dispatch said the Sixth:
armored division, the second tank
division to join at least six infan
try divisions; in the onslaught,
pushed beyond Buchy, 10 miles
southeast of; Metz, and was oper
ating less than nine miles from the .
fort-ringed f Hy.)
At points along a 20-nile front
southeast of; MeU,' where the big
push appeared to be gaining the
greatest momentum, the Ameri- 1
cans now j Were more man eight
miles beyond the starting point of
three days Sgo without striking
really strong resistance. , " 1 (
Penetrate Deep ij, r'Y'":.-,
Deepest! points ox penetration I
were at Tragny, 14 miles south-
east of Metz! and five miles farther
southeast atiFremery. Fremery is
21 miles from the Saar border and
roughly 30 miles from Saarbruck
en in the Siegfried line.
(The Germans southeast of Fre
mery were, Reported swinging ar- .
mored troops into position in the
forest of Chateau-Salins, possibly
for a blow; at the base of this sa-
lient, a fron dispatch said. The
infantry had 'penetrated. 2 Va miles
into the forest
West to Get
2 Top Posts
i ' All
lnConfifr
ess
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (ft
Two of the nation's top legisla
tive posts jwill go to the west
when the new congress organizes
In January. ' -;- j j", ;';
" They are the chairmanships of
the senate's military and agricul
ture committees, now held by Sen
ators Robert R. . (Bob) Reynolds
and Ellison D. (Cotton Ed) Smith,
i Smith was defeated in the South
Carolina dclmocratlc primary,
while Reynolds did not seek re
election.
":r.
By the traditional right of se
niority, Senator Thomas (D, Utah)
has the first; claim on the military
committee poet, should he decide
to give tic; j chairmanship of the .
education land labor committee. If
he , doesni Senator Johnson (D,
Colo) would take over. .
Similarly the agriculture chair-
manship I available to Senator .
Wheeler (D, Mont), if he should
prefer it jtq his present chairman
ship of the- interstate -commerce N
cornmitteeJ If he doesn't then it ,
goes to Senator Thomas (D, Okla).
'Roselt Flowers'
Gifto iH Washington ,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (ft
Two Washington florisU gave
way 35,000 carnations and roses
"Rose-velt flowers,": they term
ed them to celebrate the presi
dent's reelection. ' " ' "
- NaUvea bf Greece, the pair gave
away 20,000 roses hen Italy sur
rendered last year. -
Rainbow Division Used
LONDON, Saturday, Nov. 11
ft-The Berlin radio said late last
night the I famous HaLr.bow divi
sion, the 42nd, tad t:n thrown
into the American c " !n the
Metz sector cf tv? i.cr.L
There has been no such r . . :o
ment'from allied sources.
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