The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, June 21, 1944, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI tM. ik-kk. Start THE IMIi CENTRAL OREGON DAILY NEWSPAPER lr-w LETOtf : ... Weather Forecast wm aa Mm' terms aoth arul east portion todmy, tonight aad Thursday: little than In tmDratare. Valiim. Ill ' : THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY. OREGON. WEDNESDAY JUNE 21 1944 " ' ' ' ' - PLANES ATTACK NIPPON FLEET Endless Lines of Tmnn Rt;nf,. ki l.d ll i. r r " t"ti in 1 1 . , , ; 7 r ' Z "m uuuy "eocnneoos ...... ; ; r - r.-;--'-: wv-V-, fr. ( rvfcv;n Powerwi et o Targ Japanese American Flotilla Airmen 4 t . telepboto Irom London. "ut"- oignw uorps raaio- Yanks Storm Cherbourg Forts Nazi Garrison Bend Boy Hurt Quits Bastion,: Dispatch Says U. S. Troopers Crash ' Through First Barrier In Siege of Citadel Allied Supreme Headquarters, London, June 21 IF American assault forces stormed the inner fortifications of Cherbourg today, and a front dispatch quoted un official sources as saying the doomed German garrison had started evacuating the beleaguer ed port. The vanguard of Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley's army closing in on Cherbourg had crashed through the German first defense line, and was reported approaching the city's outskirts in steady gains rolled up under cover of a heavy artillery bombardment. Henry T. Gorrell, United Press flVar CnrrfMsnnmlnnt in Hlcnatih I. fmm "thA Irtninit.. 1. rt. 1- ,, vicinity ui i.uuruuuri'. said the fast shifting battle line appeared to run from Beaumont Hague, at the center of the north western cane rinwn Ihmnoh Map. tinvast, about two and one half mies que soutn of Cherbourg proper. Nazis Realst Advance 'Fighting from prepared posi tions extending from the neigh borhood of Beaumon t-Hague southeastward, the Germans all night resisted the U. S. infantry advance with artillery, mortar, nd small arms fire," Gorrell reported. ....v.. auki ucilliail w Tl Prisoners Gorrell saw outside Cherbourg told him that the nazi Wrnson had begun pulling out northwestward into the Cape de la ijague, where they would face the choice of surrender or death. unitpa btates artillery, includ- Jap Navy Official Declares Americans Due for Reverses : I0Hy H!nt of CounterattjJr Planned for i; . Saipan; Nips Clarm 2 Battleships Bagged v . (Br UnIM Pnh) A Japanese navy spokesman said Wednesday American troops in the Marianas "will meet with a serious crisis be fore the full force of our counter-offensive." and a Domei news acencv riisnntph KrnQtioof k : j tt o v . . 1 ship had been sunk and two damaged in battles off Saipan. -...j .v .UIucu uy uimcu rress, isan rran- fllOln fllTilfnrl 1 Jm.I TT t m i . . . v.ov, nuurai nuniiiai rveiuauKe xaKanasni as savinsr: I'Tl. 1 l l .. we enemy a landing operations on Saipan has offered a"-"-" "h"' muitjr w giiiasn rum wnn staggering effect ine enemy on saipan is dependent on his communica uons ana win meet with a serious crisis before the full force of our counter-offensive." Admiral TakahashI made no direct reference to reports that a ereat naval hattlp muv ho Aa. veloping in waters off the Marl- anus. Say Battleship Bagged Tokvo broadcastpri a Dnmol His. patch claiming that a 45,000-ton Dauiesnip ot tne Iowa class was "Sent to the hnttnm Instnnflv' near Guam Friday morning. The enemy also claimed two Dattleships, including one of the 35,000-ton North Carolina class, and four aircraft carriers. Includ ing three of the 24,000-ton Essex class and one of the 10,000 Inde pendence class, were damaged. The JaDanese listed and one light cruiser sunk, and three heavv and nnn Itoht miirA, damaged. Another Domei dispatch assert- ea ine American offensive on :alpan has More Fish Due Streams, Lakes Wholesale stocking with fish In the Cascades and Deschutes coun ty, will be the post-war aim of the Oregon State fish and game commission, Frank B. Wire, su- Dervisor. and P A TrwlrumnH oa. sistant supervisor, said in Bend ioaay. i ney planned to return to Portland today. Stock n? nf thn lWp nnH streams of the Eastern Cascades has been on a limited scale owing to the gasoline and tire shortage, th officials pYnlnfnori Unwavap rno mmmUGlnn haa hui nun etnyilr. ing of fish on a small scale now in ine itieiouus country, ana plans tn eyfpnH the wnrlc tn tho ITIaht Lakes basin, thence work south to tne t-JK lake region. The small fish are carried to nearest streams by truck, and held in traps in the streams until delivered to lakes by pack horse. Supervisor Wire revealed that the Fall river hatchery, which has been closed, will be reopened this fall. WJULBMBS New Pine Plant Nears Completion The building to house the pine experimental plant on the prop erty 01 ine oiit-'viin-niAWN tym pany Is nearing completion, and the pilot station should be in op eration in about 45 days, It was reported here today. Already some chemical tanks to be used In the building have arrived, and workmen were speeding installa tion of other equipment. The plant, designed to make various experiments with pine, and to determine what useful by products can be obtained from waste lumber, is being erected by the Western Pine association. Sat. C. M. Sprague Killed in Action Redmond, June 21 Tech. Sgt. Charles M. sprague, son oi mm. you buy War Bonds your Emma M. Sprague, of Redmond, Soviets Launch Drive Toward Finns' Capital ViipurJ Seized by Reds In Battling Way Over Region; Peace Rumored MOSCOW. June 21 IIPI Trinm. phant red army troops struck out from newly-captured Vlipurt to iay in pursuit of disorganized Finnish columns retreating toward Helsinki under a hall of fire from Russian bombers and lighters. (The British radio said the Rus sians had advanced six miles be yond Viipurl.) (BBC also said tho rinni.h ra dio was broadcasting constant ap- ycaia iu ine people oi Helsinki to evacuate the capital "due to the Score of the Russian offensive in Karelia.") , Marshal Leonid A. Govorov's Leningrad armv stnrmni inin tA ancient fortress cltv vnuantnu complete a rapid 11-day campaign iniuuKn rinianas strongest de lenses In the Karelian kihnim and brinp the anvint fnmoa within 135 miles east of Helsinki, Fin- liuius capital. Peace Move Started j (The British radio said Stock holm dispatches reported from inland that Marshal Bajron Karl w4imerneim naa taken the inltla live toward forming a now iin nlsh government to discuss peace, i The capture of Viipurl, whose fall brought Finnish rnnltnlntlnn In tho 1939-40 war, broke a "bot tleneck" of the coastal route lead In? to Finland's ranital unit fmnt dispatches indicated the routed Finnish troops would not be able to make a stand on the compara- uvny wme open territory. telegram received yesterday was' l,h ,tne occupation of the key the first proof Mr. and Mrs. Mc-Iu ,y' ? J,unl0" Plnt on Viipurl Millan had that their son was par-' bay,of fix highways and five rail- tlciDat ne In tho mnont ' n"ions struct swni- Invasion. i ly at tne retreating Finns and The telegram statoH haf a to """Iut" an tormoviK ter v nrJr, nowlt 'h,e."' .P the enemy dress wSuld follow. Indicating j 'Zs " IOr BrUnJ that the young staff sergeant has i R.ii been moved to an army hospital! other red armVaerinl forces somewhere in the Pacific. attemntln tc ,mLZ JZZ !t m m.i, Kh Stufent ! cations between the capital and SCI. McMillan Wfl8 nttnnrlinrr n i .x tj rri uuu i7 i r Y h 'twin lines, nu ran junciions. Bend nieh school whnn ho we nUn,,,,.,. i . v , , inninYajo aim uiiwr noun irains. mustered into service more than (Stockholm and Helsinki re mree years ago, and has been in i ports said the soviet fliers had the Pacific theater for nvnr twn hnmhiwi L-ii. u u and a half years. In spite of the i mina, 83 miles east of the capital. ma n v rnmnaiono In utklnk k u.. t. r a-t i . . . f . "-ii sic nan t uuviad, t( irOITl HQl- participated this is the first timeisinki.) VtA knn I I ..... ... ir uas uttrii wuunueu, ana inree; in view oi tne complete rout of bOUtS Of malaHa hnva flaA T-'lnnluh tr-tu Uw,,r,U i ?r t - - ""j'-1 iiiiuMKii iiiir rvrti i-i- keOD him OUt nf tho frntit linac ! Ian I S t h m n a nna nn nr l pounding at the Japs. (world's most heavily-fortified areas, ine finns may not be able In Isle Action Staff Sgt Joseph H. McMUlajL 22-year-old member of Bend's Company I, was seriously wound ed in action May 28 on Biak Is land, according to a teleeram from the adjutant general receiv- ea py nis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McMillan, Route 1. The last letter from Set. McMillan came May 15 from Hollandia wnere company I men were thrown against the Japs, but the SAILOR IS KILLED Seattle. June 21 "IU William H. Eakin, 36, ' aviation machinist's mate 2c, was killed yesterday when he fell from the tailgate of a navy truck. Another aallnr I n Ulnk. 1 ..... ' slackened consider-, back Injury. to put major resistance between vupun ana Helsinki. The Finns' three defense lines across the Isth mus, Including the famed Man nerhelm line, were breached in 11 days by the Russians, and the last natural defense position west of Viipurl, the Saimaa canal, was not believed fortified. Nimitz Reports Contact With Foe Finally Made Washington June 21 (U.P.)-American carrier planes attacked a powerful Japanese fleet, includine carriers and battleships, before dusk on Monday in what may prove the opening phase of the long-awaited today W the enemy naVy' the navy announced Losses in the action, which occurred about 800 miles west of Saipan have not yet been assesed, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander of the Pacific fleet reported. ' A communinue frnm Nim;' Pnaxl ui quarters reported that the enemy force had been spot lu n.,Monday afternoon midway between Luzon in the Philhpines and the Marianas islands by reconnais sance Dlanes oneratino- with AHmi.Qi pnn..j a O 1 .,, O ouiiui iVQVlHUllU i. Spraunce s fifth fleet. , Aircratt of our fast carrier task force were im mediately ordered to attack, and made contact with the MlPmv floor hnfnrn Hnob- tk onnn.. i. j ci iT " " uuo, nic aiuiuuiiLciiieai, nam. buch a task force also would include fast battleships Nimitz nromispfl nrfHItinnnl ofm'Ta Qa become available. Inform at Inn T.anlriniv Thprp Wan Tin lnHinntinn urViotVicw tka 1. I .. ..v ...u.vviu.i niivLiltl tne iui;c OtLaLIVcU i j j i """i"', K k"c ufiicac licet, uut. It in cluded battleshins and carripra and nhvimiQlir , uutiuuoij naa a Dowerfnl o-rmin - r-.. . a , i , lt 'was tronvthe Japanese carrier that iribst of the air assault on the U. S. carrier task force off Saipan last aunaay. More man aw Japanese planes were shot HftUn in f hot o n n-q rrn rvi o r f ntAtin nMI 0(f mM.UA a i " -.e,&w..v..iw mv, uiiu uuv liiui C ill ULIIUI phases of the Saipan operation, excluding the U. S. attack announced today. This, it was honed, deniifierl thn Jnnnnoso floof f much of its air cover. Tt. waa inriipatorl thaf tha HTnlrtir AirAn,'nM n i : i t me iuuuuaji cvciniiu autiun oc curred about 800 miles west of the American beach head on Saipan, in a great expanse of "no mans ocean." Nimitz' account of the attack was characteristically brief. He told nf tho Japanese fleet, then reported: (A Japanese radio home broadcast was quoted as saying that a "fierce" naval battle was in progress West of the Marianas, anrl nrlmittoH anmn .Tananaoa losses already had been suffered). Americans Seize Aslito Airfield, Greatest Prize of Marianas; Nips' Division Repulsed Aboard nn FvnnnHit innirv t u...... il. .. . .. . Kan Force Flagship, Saipan, June 21 IP Rolling back remnants of two Japanese divisions In a wide RWeen nrrn thn IcInnH Amal. can forces who stormed' Saipan six aays ago now occupy south ern Saipan In strength Includ ing Aslito airfield, the greatest prize of the Marianas. From this 3.600 foot airfield necessary for protection against the developing Japanese air at tacks, American landbased air craft have done a lone Job of keeping the skies clear. The Japanese lost 300 planes in a vain attempt to cripple our am phibious force, but did not suc ceed In sinking a single American ship. Driving northwest and south of tneir saipan neaenneaa. tne Amer brunt of the first flehtim? and paved the way for a general at tack along the entire line. kas, decisively ending the enemy threat at that point. Showing amaJng versatility, !1r United Prcu) Tnlrvn rnriin lit-nnlinut 4t,ir ann..ir,'.wl f t. - ... wt.uv t.nv jr njn.-viiu:u imiiim til liuitvy Amerirun nnvnl Inuuoa in thn a ma nf tln nt..;. ...... :..i..,i -- -- ... wi v uii: iiiii mucin imiiiiun where .Tunnnnun lirnuHinuta hnl -miii aA .. ir;.,Hnni .... v. ul,.,v(...vi i Ljnn icu U I IL'I It; llttVUI oatiie ijftwecn large American and Japanese fleets. U'aunmtHnn T.mn Ot ITD1 Tl.. TT O n..:i-: fi ......... ,Ki I,, u uiuu .1 uj,i i iic j, o. imiiii: j met. limy have Hucceeded in catching up" with all or a portion of the Japanese fleet west of Saipan in the Marianas yesterday, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal said toduy. TTn tnlt nalvumnn 4 I. . I IUn ...... n. . . 11 .... I I. .1 I .. T . .1. i .1 .. i ..w w..... v..n,,ivjii iiiiii, uiv -t;itniiij I iit-ci. null ut-L-l niKIlietl HI various times in the la.st few days, "milling around" from 500 to 800 miles westward of Saipan. He said there was no definite information that battle had been joined, but only "some indication" that our forces have caught up with tho enemy armada. He pointed out that the U. S. forces are under strict radio silence. Admiral Ernest J. King, commander-in-chief of the U. S. fleet, who has just returned from a visit to the French beach head and conferences with allies in Britain, was present at ForresUil's conference and said that he was "not worried about the outcome" of the current Pacific operations. Big Battle Hinted Pnnrl Tfat-lini- Tun.. 91 flTPl Thn n.,,.lnut I...II1. - ...... ........... vi.,,. . -u...' i ui; j i i. n 11. nv iuhui UllLllUj since Jutland appeared in the making, if not under way, on lln ..r. t i .. IL. I : I ..f ..II, ., i nazis uep up Robot Assault, r it- i i rounatngiand Gormani Defy Attacki By Air Force, Blast At Targets on Island London. Juno 91 nn nrhn r- mans SteDDed UO thnlp mhnl hfunh assault on southern England last nlcht and iodnv In Hnflnniia nf a I. lied Air flftnta that h.i l t, , " - imiB puuiHini iiii-ir muncning oases witn tens Of thousands nf tons nf nvnln. sives In the past five months. , Just as allied officials were about to congratulate themselves on a 24-hour lull In the enemy at- ""-". ne winged, jet-propelled torpedoes began to roar across the channel coast from the Pas de Calais area acraln with u.n miam frequency than previously. nntisn announcement laconi cally acknowledged that the t tacks had "Increased slightly" and L-Bunea damage ana casualties" in southern England, which geo graphically includes the London area, thoush am-pirin ituo-tnta hit were not disclosed. . Bombs Exploded Allied fighters destroyed sev eral ot the bomb In the air be fore they could crash and explode. One exploded In the air when neither fighters nor gunfire were" heard, thnimh It ii mi ICVIUUSiy. Na-explanation was offered Inv mediately for the Germans' abil ity to increase the tnmnn nf thai. attacks despite the heavy air bom- uurumem oi tneir launching plat forms alonir a 3n mlln atrMinh nf the French channel coast. An AmcHcnn a I n fnrw Bn. nouncement disclosed that Ameri can planes alone had dropped more than 13 nm tnn nf hnmh. In 23,000 sorties over the launch ing bases during the past five months In an effort to neutralize them. Man's Skeleton Located In Canal Bremerton. Wash .Tu nn 91 Hill . The skeleton of a man burled In a snauow grave In the low tide ' SandS Of HnnH rnnnl wm thn nnlu clue Kitsap county authorities had today Into what appeared to be a violent death. The skeleton, with knnn.lr.mrth rubber honta nnrl fntv m ... n.i. of clothing, was found burled in nu- Btmu arm weigntea witn neavy rocks by Mrs. J. A. Pardo of Se attle, and her sons, Alan, 14, and Richard, 11. The grisly discovery was made when Richard pulled one of the boots protruding from between rocks and bones were found lrrslde. figging In the sands near Hans vllle, authorities later recovered all of the bones except a portion from the skull, leading to the be- ' lief that the man had henn mnr. dered. Co. Casualty Supported by a coordinated ar.l the marines turn, tnunrH ih:!'.,nce Jutl"n." appeared in the mak.ng, if not under way. on tlllery and naval bombardment. ' sea and fought a historic battle I AtX n . . .TM M"r,an to;Iay hvW0t?n ,lhe the Americans struck the Japa- with a group of 60 foot troop ' Am ( r,tan r'rtn flolt an(' possibly the entire Japanese fleet, nese at many points. The attack laden barges from the Japanese! (Radio London quoted the Japanese Domei Agency as around Charnn Kanna u,hnM cnanlann .. i -i lanvinrr thut n " f i...,." M,lt,1 I. 1 1 1.. ,., IM I. .. . , - -' .-.I. ii- ,....,' ,.,i.-.i- ni riiut--t i iuiii I'-'.-'s fc.'ni. ii. iii. iuhui iriiiiu: nn.i iiiiiik in illy VMILern Americans were once compelled which attempted to land within between the Philippines and the Marianas.) ?. wl'hdraw almost to the beach, ; the American lines. I The outcome of the huttle h.mv ,l,.fnrminn thn rnnlml nf thn pTr which TrZ VPcurta?nWonf ' cantn'of LU ' wcn ini the Hca approaches to Japan itself. j rain over tne opposing troops. ! punboat While the army wheeled south- The wards over a ridge heading after 13 barges were blown up. jL. S. Pacific fleet, disclosed at a press conference yesterd toward the airfield, the mnrlnnn Thrnnoh Ihn mnrtrti au'Qmn. Uhnt uti-nn.y T... ...... nn..... ,:t.t.. u..:- ..i:-.. I....ai trunk nnrth V . j . "'"1" .. n" i iiinin:.-c Ullll. (I'mnuny null fllliru I Ii CI strucK north and east, avene np around Ijike Stisunn nat nf t,..,i ,.,.. i r iu t i : .1 i . . r r ., - ' i iiiiu 1. 1 1 iiji ici. ii iiuiii Lilt, u ii iiiiiii.sif limit, isi.inns in iiirrp tiip Trio f,-ut : . i...A . i i.. i i .L. j i , in n nine in IH.IH i.v inn years nim nun ueen Higntea oeiw the tne savage Japanese countcrat- Charon Kanoa, the marines ad tacks which had exacted a heavy vanced to a point overlooking toll of marine unit during the Maglclenne bay which they mni iwU uajS oi me Dattie. reacned alter scattering a Japa- i K u j ? , . V . uvi,ncln 'orougn tne tire nese lorce which was form ng y, on,nI!ne easl lnd xPa"dwl burned as a result of the experl- The "pacification" was so effec- o.r ?iu uncnnna 10 ence gained In Hawaiian cane- five that soon hundreds of Jar. nearly a third of the Island (fields, the marines with strong nese civilians-men. women and Army reiniorcements ana neavy tank support moved southward children swarmed there seeking the .Marianas and the Philippines. "A tvinini. AnnmiMinl '. ., M 1 1 : .. " 1 .... : 1 ' i ninj-ii irii(un. iiu iii, in a lv.miiiuilj', nu Jimu 111 a C'llt ; ntient review or the developing battle for the western Pacific mm ngj i mem review oi ine developing oauie lor the western Pacific. I " ' I "H'e have put enough muscle into our fifth fleet to handle the! Staff Sgt. Joseph H. McMillan of c : situation. We assume the Japs will put in everything they ! Company f, who has been serious ,a. have. If the fleets join, it will be a decisive battle." Iv, "","''? ,,e .TS' lmrMlon ?? I Japanese naval Quarters also hinted at far-rennhlno. of ,?lak 8land. the Pacific, 10 Roes Into action at once. . has bopn killed In action in the Army reinforcements and heavy tank support moved aouthward children swarmed there seeklne Japanese naval quarters al.so hinted at a far-reachinjr de- miwi uui ' " in vunm u;wni uaiupBn. HHieiy ana Amenran proiecnon i' annv, n aj;nia iui 111:1 ui umii tini re- c iiiik il'vi aiiu ii'ju.-u hi ; vi vti, tjj tne it.iRini .iiiiiiiuiiivtii it'll."! Luiiniii.niuil (UUlt,'1 tl 1 If'nntlnupti nn Pttom Rl . may never Know. May turopean war ineaitr, wviuiuk aiunu wcirmnuraun inesoum- mong in coast toward Gam nan. safety ai auuvf cuip u an nimw-i rf i ' -"M1 m nig uaiLifsf ine mflnnes i ney are lepannwni. iu.csot iiwnnn wno core xne , KnocKeo out 30 tanks with kann. iramnt. mPny of American Rangers, war department. Mnllnff tn m Inlnotam fmm th war department received Tuesday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McMillan, Route 1.