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' : 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
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Japanese
American
Flotilla
Airmen
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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.