Paper Pickup Set
Tightly bundle your salvage
paper and have It ready for the
Junior Chamber of commerce pick
up throughout the city on Jan. 14.
lume Llll
ALLIES CLOSE IN
e Resistance
nLong'Front
citing Away
Ardennes Salient West
End Crushed; Patton's
Troops Make New Gains
By .?. Edward Murray
(United Press War Correspondent)
Paris, Jan. 12 lU'i Allied ar
jored columns caved in the en-
western end ol the Ardennes
Bient today and closed in with
leasing speed on the flanks and
far ol tne retreating German
ty- . .
Nazi resistance melted away all
long a tront or more tnan 20
files extending from St. Hubert
the southwestern corner of
le salient around to La Roche in
le northwest as the bulk of the
lemy divisions headed back for
io German border.
At most points on the far end
the pocket the Germans were
fering only sporadic rear guard
sistance, relying on extensive
inefields to cover their flight.
Nazis Still tight
Stronger nazl forces were still
Khling hard midway along the
fcrthern and southern flanks,
fcwever, to prevent the American
t and Third armies from break-
g into the center of the pocket
(id chopping up the crack panzer
visions struggling to make good
feir escape Into the Siegfried
An allied headquarters corn
unique reported that Lt. Gen.
leorge S. Pattons Third army
loops on the southern flank en-
red St. Hubert, which the Ger-
tans said had been evacuated,
id cleared from the enemy from
esqueville, two miles to the
(butheast.
Farther to the east, Patton's
ices closed an armored ring
ound the remnants of three en
ny divisions that had been bat
ng for weeks on the south
stern side of the Bastogne sall-
t.
Successes Won
In the Alsace corner of north-
stern France, the Germans
lew additional reinforcements
to their Rhine river bridgeheads
ootn sides of Strasbourg and
'on some local successes. The al-
s still appeared to have the sit-
non under control, however, al-
ough the French lost Obenheim,
miles south of Strasbourg, and
nencan Seventh army forces
ere driven out of Herllsheim.
miles northwest of the Alsatian
pital.
The Americans cantured the
Hage of Doncols. 5', 4 miles
iputlieast of Bastogne, cutting the
jly escape road for the Germans
Jfcoketed in a triangular area far
er south around Harlange. At
gst reports, the nazis were scat
Jfiing through the woods under
Jfcavy American fire, with Pat
tfcn's tanks and infantrymen clos
PR in from all sides. Tarchamps
ajid Watrange, two miles south
west of Doncols, also were taken
ft' the Americans.
I British Stab Forward
.1 At the western end of the pock
. British troops stabbed forward
ven miles in 24 hours from
gnssange to the outskirts of
amplon, six miles southwest of
Roche and 12 miles east of
puffalize.
Michigan Senator Shot, Killed
s He Drives to
I Jackson. Mirh . .Tan 19 dpi I
Police, hinting that StatP Spn. i
"'arren G. Hnnnov's toctimonv In
?ichigan's one man grand jury
vestigation mav have ransprl his '
ath. sparotin,! f- , hi.
fer who shnt 1,0 rivr,.,
torn the capital to his Albion, I
? nome. I
Jackson county prosecutor
Purl K. Aten snmmnnd throp
" uir statements on what they'
; last night when thev halted !
;oir car behind Hnnnnr's nn a
fghway leading out of Lansing,
niree bullets had been fired at
g'nt blank range into the left
p of Hooper's head. Police ex
imations revealed the murder
"anon had left nnii-Hor mnrk-s
M ballist
M slugs were .38 caliber.
I At the state capital of Lansing,
peclal grand Jurv prosecutor Kim
Mgler revealed that Hooper "was
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CENTRAL OREGON'S
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Beachhead Where MacArthur's Forces Landed
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This aerial reconnalsance photo shows the Llngayen Gulf shoreline near San Fabian, first town named in
initial reports as captured when General MacArthur's Invasion army swept Inland after easy landing on Lu
zon Island. The town was taken with practically no resistance.
Modified Dairy
Laws Suggested
Salem, Ore., Jan. 12 IP Dairy
industry leaders yesterday told
members of the senate agricul
ture and the house food and dairy
products committees that they
will seek a modified state wide
pasteurization program, rather
than the compulsory, all-inclusive
program which pre-session
advices indicated would be sought.
More rigid state control, under
the department of agriculture,
and the creation of new milk
standards will be sought under
the new plan, Oscar Hagg, chair
man of the legislative committee
of the Oregon Dairymens' associa
tion, told the legislators. There
would 'be a consolidation of re
sponsibility for testing cattle, he
said. v
Both Hagg and Lyle Hammack,
Portland Dairy manufacturers'
association representative, said
that dairy daws should continue
under the administration of the
agriculture department, rather
than of the state neaitn ooaru.
Members of the health board
maintain that it should be their
province to police the milk laws,
as they say they have tne con
sumer good in hand, rather than
that of the producer.
Figures Released
On 'Fort' Output
Washington, Jan. 12 Uli The
United Stales is now producing
well over 135 B-29 Superfortresses
a month, war production Chair
man J. A. Krug revealed today in
announcing that the 1945 aircraft
program has been increased by
nine per cent.
It was the first disclosure of
the approximate number of B-29's
rolling off American lines each
month.
Albion Home
the nrincinal witness against three
defendants flamed in a recent war-
rant rhnririne bribe conspiracy in-
volving horse racing legislation."
Sieler said that Judge Leland
w (-urv nnHnptini' the inauirv
h.i',1 or.iniprt immnnitv to Hooper i
in this case after the latter made!
a lengtny statement.
The horse racing warrant:
named Frank D. McKay, Grand
Kapms mum-miinonanr u ir
mer republican state leader: Floyd
Fitzsimmons. Benton H a r o o r
sportsman and racing lobbyist,
and former Rep. William Green,
a Hillman, Mich., republican, as
defendants
Hooper figured in other grand ;
urv actions when he charged;
i
William Burs, executive secretary
of the state medical society, with
attempting to bribe him to In
fluence his vote. This case has not
been tried.
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Tempers Flare in Senate
As OLC Bill Is Considered
4'i Mahoney Fears Investigation Would Be In
Nature of 'Whitewash'; Wallace Objects
Salem, Ore., Jan. 12 (U.E) Tempers flared in Oregon's
senate chamber today as members finally passed a joint reso
lution providing for a legislative committee to investigate the
explosive situation surrounding the Oregon state liquor con
trol commission's purchase of liquor stocks with the state of
Washington. The investigation was called for by Gov. Earl
Snell in his message to the legislature to clear away "state
ments and innuendos" concerning the deal.
Most opposition to the move came from Senators Lew
Wallace and Thomaa Mahonev, who said they feared that
any such investigation would
3 Portland Boys -
Face Theft Count
Captured after an exciting pre
dawn automobile chase, three
youths were arrested today on a
charge of stealing the car they
were driving. One of them, accord
ing to officers, confessed that the
trin harl stolpn the car nhnut 9:30
o'clock last nipht and drove it to I
Bend where they became short of
gasoline.
Under arrest were Walter Lou
is Matzalf. 17,'a student; David
Martines Cressy, 17, who said he
is awaiting a call to the navy, and
Robert Louis Alfano, 15, another
student. All said they reside in
Portland.
Arrest of the trio followed a
chase eastward on Greenwood
avenue from the Standard oil sta
tion at Wall street. Officer Lyn
Bartholomew, who recently be
came a member of the Bend po
lice department, said that he was
cruising in the prowl car shortly
before 5 a.m. when he noticed
the youths acting suspiciously at
the filling station. Turning around
the block, Officer Bartholomew
found that the youths had entered
an automobile, and started to
drive east on Greenwood avenue
at a rapid pace, without lights.
He overtook them near the rail
road underpass, and forced them
to drive the car' to police head
quarters. 'State Officer Frank Chapman
was then summoned, and inspec
tion produced a five-gallon can of
gasoline and siphon hose In the
car.
Under questioning, Cressy
was said to have admitted the car
was stolen,
HflVe mOT IdflS
Tag, Money Bills
Salem, Ore., Jan. 12 mi Gov.
Earl Snell today signed and ap
proved house bills 1 and 3, making
them law after their passage by
the legislature this week,
House bill No. 1 appropriated
$100,000 fnr legislative expenses,
and No. 3 validated the use of
windshield stickers in lieu of new
metal license plates for automobiles.
ON RETREATING GERMANS
(NEA Telephoto)
take on the character ot a
"whitewash," particularly if
conducted by republican mem
bers of the legislature.
President Howard C. Bolton ap
pointed Angus Gibson and Paul
Patterson to the investigating
I committee, and the resolution
now goes to the house for action.
Wallace Warns Group
Sen. Wallace said he was afraid '
that if an impartial and bi-parti-1 the front with successive on
san check-up were not made, and fslaughts until a major offensive
that if an Investigation of the j has developed,
same deal were made in Washing- Some sources believed this re
ton, and showed "something ported attack at the lower end of
wrong," that there would be many the Polish front would expand to
embarrassed senators
Wallace earlier had introduced
a resolution of his own, calling
for a larger committee and one
with bi-partisan provisions, but it
was tabled.
Mahoney's objection to an in
vestigation was on the grounds
that one was unneeded that it
would be considered a political
whitewash. He said he believed
the move was a result of "a bad
case of jitters on the part of
Gov. Snell."
Wallace voted for the passage
of the resolution In Its final form,
explaining as he did so that "some
thing is better than nothing." He
said he regretted the action when
there was an opportunity to adopt
a "legitimate resolution."
Week-End USO
Service. Asked
At a luncheon meeting of the
USO executive committee today in
the Pine Tavern it was decided to
recommend to the USO council
which will meet at 2 p. m. Sunday
in the USO quarters in Trinity
parish hall that the USO be kept
open hereafter on weekends. Ex
perience within the last few
weeks has shown that from 50 to
75 service men visit the club
rooms on each Saturday and Sun
day night.
The USO has been kept open
recently from 4 to 11:45 p. m. on
Saturday and from 2 to 11 p. m. i
on Sundays. i
Larl A. Johnson, chairman of!
the executive committee and coun
cil member, presided at today's
meeting. Those present were R. E.
Jewell, O. N. Anderson, Rev. G R.
V. Bolster, Mrs. Walter E. Emard
and Mrs. Craig Coyner.
BCnLLETM
DAILY NEWSPAPER
COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY,
Germans Hint
Soviets Start
Awaited Drive
;- Action Suddenly Flares
Along Vistula; Bitter
; Fighting Marks Clash
London, Jan. 12 Ui Berlin re
ported today that the long brew
ing Russian winter offensive In
Poland had started on a broad
front west of the Vistula some
120 miles below Warsaw with an
Initial Impact which drove several
wedges In the German defenses.
Nazi broadcasts reporting the
new Soviet drive from the long
dormant Sandomierz Baranow
bridge head across the Vistula
side extremely bitter fighting was
raging, and acknowledged Ger
man reverses in the first phase of
thk- battle.
(Russian troops and armor mas.
sod In the bridgehead won by the
Red army last summer mounted
the offensive after a drumfire
barrage by hundreds of guns, the
Germans reported.
Jabs Reported
. For several days the Germans
had reported patrol and recon
naissance jabs from the Russian
bridgehead preparatory to the
push toward Silesia. German
artillery had been shelling Soviet
troops concentrations ana cor
umns moving up to the front.
tlw PNB . nows agency reported,
A few days ago United Press
correspondent wcnry &napiro re-
able S Russian Tand T poUsh forces'.!
were massed In the Praga areaieavy coastal gun crasnea
of the Polish capital In readiness
for a winter offensive.
Subsequent reports told of Rus-
s ans and Poles gatnenng nun-
dreds of thousands strong along
.i.- -o... fci, f 11,0 victnia anri'ous opposition, but the Japanese were known to be straininir
in the bridgehead south of the,
capital in readiness lor a sweep
across the frozen Polish plains
which with the coming of spring
will turninto mud.
one
The first reports of the San-domier.-Baranow
drive did not
make clear its scope, but the Rus
sians apparently were lashing out
all around the perimeter of the
bridgehead.
Close followers of Marshal
Josef Stalin's battle strategy ob
served that he customarily Initia
tes major offensives with blows
in a mmnarntivelv limited sector,
then in drumfire order widens
encompass the northern part of
the eastern fronf, largely inactive
since the Russians struck into
east Prussia and bogged down in
the intricate maze of defenses
guarding the German homeland.
BULLETIN
Paris, Jan. 22 Ulv-The V. S.
Third ormy announced tonight
that It had captured 3,400 er
mons In a uwket southeast of Bas
togne, and that the (icrrmin with-
drawal from the Ardennes bulge 1 100 feet of 36-Inch pipe. The pipe pines" reporting that nn Amerl
probably would carry at li-ast as j is to be used for outlets from the j can task force was attacked in
fur as the Bustogiie-St. Villi line. 1 long lateral. I the waters off Cape Holinao.
Civilian Penalties, Not Induction, May Be
Used to Enforce Work or Fight Legislation
By Dean W. Dlltmer 1 18 to 45 who refuse to get or keep
tUniuil I'rw Stuff Crrf!n'l.nO I essential Jobs.
Washington, Jan. 12 U' Lt. Knudson said he favored any
Gen. William S. Knudsen, army ' thing that would help meet the la
production director, today joined j bor shortage, hut added,
advocates of stiff fines and prison "Let's leave the armv out of It.
sentences, ralher than induction ; The service battalions being
into the armed forces, as the en-(trained now are being trained to
forcement weapon in proposed ! go overseas."
work-or-fight legislation. I He said he favored the May bill's
Soon after congressional lead-! principles but thought it would be
ers had indicated that such civi- j better if It were amended to cover
lian penalties would be provided; men up to 60.
rather than Induction, Knudson "The more the merrier," he corn-
told the house military affairs ,
committee it "would he bad if we
put them (recalcitrants) into the,
army." I
Lots keep them on a civilian
basis," he added.
He testified in connection with 1
a bill by committee chairman An-itlonal personnel employed in war
drew J. May, V., Ky., to set up time It should be about five per
special army service units for men I cent, he said, but It is now run
JAN. 12, 1945
U. S. Patrols Cross Arno
River on Manila Highway
By William
( United Press War Correspondent)
General MacArthur's Headquarters, Luzon, Jan. 12 (U.E)
Sixth army forces, surging
on a 20-mile front, expanded
least 20 square miles and sent patrols probing across the
Agno viver only 90 miles from Manila today.
Armored columns striking
ways to Manila were six to eight miles inland by Wednesday
midnight and it was probable that all three now were within
easy gun range of if not actually at the Agno river line,
along which the Japanese may attempt their first stand.
A tront dispatch said one
road junction" south of liberated Umanday, suggesting that
Mangatarem, 18 miles inland,
breaking offensive.
Inpaneso Admit
(A Japanese communique,
American had landed two infantry and one tank divisions
and had advanced some distance beyond San Fabian at the
eastern end of the beachhead
counterattacks. "Heavy fighting" was said to be in progress.)
lhe frontal advance toward
relatively negligible opposition
cans probably could cross the
major resistance, were it not
nanks against enemy blows from the east and west.
Veteran jungle troops on the eastern flank of the beach
head already were battling the first sizable Japanese force
encountered during the four -
to 1'ozorruuia. 10 miles inland
Warships lying off the
steadily at Japanese fortifications in (he corridor and the hills
Denina
A dispatch from Sixth army headquarters said the troops
above San Fabian were clearing up Japanese pillboxes and
trenches, in which the enemy "appeared to be fairly well
iortuieti.
.r ..X ... .. Japs Gunfire Feeble
Japanese gunfire continued feeble, though each night a
certajn number of she,s hnve
most of them harmlessly. When a half dozen shells from a
gun yesterday, a oattleshtp ranged the Japanese position and
silenced it.
Small reconnaissance patrols struck across the Agno river,
20 miles south of the Lingaycn gulf, without meetinir anv seri-
i" i eauii me suuin uhhk in
American arive on Manna.
Whether the Jnnanose snerppd in Hefnnilimr ihn A linn
or notf everyone at headquarters was convinced that a really
, ia,.(,0.scllie nn(1 "plenty tough" battle will be joined within a
Culver Lateral
Bids Are Called
The Bureau of reclamation of
fices In Bend today sought bids
for the construction of approxi
mately eight miles of lateral for
the North Unit irrigation project.
The bids are to be opened here
on Feb. 3, It was announced.
Bureau officials said that the
bids are for a contract to con
struct the lateral from the main
canal, extending from a point
south of Juniper hutte norlhvtard
to the vicinity of Culver. A con
tract was recently let for the con
slruction of the main canal at this
point.
Building of the lateral will en-
tail the excavation of around 115
000 cubic yards of earth, approxi- j been either sunk or heavily dam
mately 1200 cubic yards of rock, I aged,"
and the laying of 1,320 linear feet i Immediately preceding its ref
of 18-Inch diameter concrete pipe, erence to a "second" convoy,
400 linear feet of 24-inch pipe, j Tokyo radio broadcast a dispatch
350 linear feet of 30-inch pipe and , from "the front line In the Philip-
mented.
Absenteeism In war plants, he
said, is "very had" almost dou-
Die What normally should he ex-
pected. Average absenteeism in
peace times, he said, runs about
3 per cent. Because of the addl-
B. Dickinson
across the central Luzon plains
their invasion beachhead to at
down three of the main high
column had seized an important
may have fallen in the fast-
Landings Mario
the first in 48 hours, said the
despite "valiant" Japanese
Manila still was meeting only
and observers said the Ameri
Agno in strength now without
necessary to consolidate their
day - old invasion along the road
from San Fabian
Lingayen coast pounded aWay
fa,en th American flanks
near some landing ships in the
Biuiicicni sirengin to stem me
Tokyo Reports
New Convoy
In Philippines
(Ily Unltal Proiu)
Tokyo radio said today a "sec
ond" American convoy composed
of 50 transports and more than
200 landing barges has been sleht
ed an attacked "in the Philip
pines." The broadcast, recorded by
United Press, San Francisco, did
not give the location of the con
voy.
The enemy report said the con
voy was "subjected to a series of
assaults by our air forces.
II has been ascertained that up
to the present (Friday morning,
Pacific war time) that I0 per
cent or the enemy s convoy has
ning around 0 per cent and one
month was as high as 11 per cent
In one of the Wright Field, Day
Ion, O., plants under his direc
tion. He said he thought the May bill
would help remedy turnover and
absenteeism problems.
Generally speaking, he said, the
so-called "free labor" group knows
that It is needed and sticks to the
Job, "but there Is a verv small
percentage that has to be told."
That Is the grotin, he snld, that
the May bill would force Into es
sential Industry to meet lagging
war production.
Knunsen pointed out that the
demand for heavy ammunition Is
five times what lt was a year
ago, and that there are shortages
of ball bearings, tires, and other
equipment.
Weather Forecast
Scattered light showers this morn
ing, partly cloudy tonight. Slight
ly colder tonight Saturday, cloudy
with rain over west and north
portions.
NO. 32
Carrier Planes
Strike at Nips
Off Asia Coast
Halsey's Rampaging Unit
May Be Battling Empire's
Navy in Hostile Waters
By Mae II. Johnson
(United Prau War Corrapondent)
Pearl Harbor, Jan. 12 IB The
Third fleet hurled hundreds o
carrier planes against Japanese
forces off the coast of French
Indo-Chlna today, and there were
indications that the biggest naval
engagement since the battle of the
Philippines last uctooer was im
minent or under way.
Admiral Chester W. NImitz dis
closed in a 22-word communique
last night that Admiral William
F. Halsey s rampaging Third fleet
had sailed nearly 800 miles west
of embattled Luzon In the deepest
American penetration yet of the
South China sea to challenge the
enemy again In his own strong
holds. Enemy Attacked
"Carrier aircraft of the Pacific
fleet are now attacking the enemy
off the coast of French Indo
china between Saigon and Cam-
ranh bay, the communique said.
It was one of the briefest of 230
communiques Issued by his head
quarters since the start of the Pa
cific war. . . i
Use of the phraso "off the
coast" clearly Indicated that Japa
nese ships were under attack, but
whether part of the Japanese fleetj
had been brought to bay or a re
inforcement convoy bound for the
Philippines had been Intercepted
awaited further news from the
scene.
However, Camranh bay is con
sidered the fourth best natural
harbor in the world with protected
anchorages for a large number of
capital shins, cruisers and destroy,
ers. while Saigon, 60 miles to the
southwest, before the war was
French Indo-China's first seaport
and a naval base.
Probably In Drydock
Naval observers peculated that
Japanese fleet units may have
sought refuge for repairs or re
grouping at Camranh bay or Sai
gon after their disastrous defeat
'n the second battle of the Phil
lonlnes last Oct. 22-27, when 24
Jannnesc warships were sunk, 13
prohahlv sunk and 21 damaced.
Jatmn was known to have sev
eral batllcshlns nnd aircraft car
riers, as well as numerous cruis
ers and destrovers. In fighting
condition and It long has been
thoucht that an American land
ing on Luzon would force the re
luctant Japanese fleet Into action
again.
Thoueh the enmmiintnue oiti
not snecifv that Halsev's fleet was
rarrvlng out the attack, the fact
that NImitz released the news con
firmed that it was the Third fleet
with Its huee carrier force -under
Vice Admiral John McCain cap
able of putting 1.000 planes Into
the air simultaneously.
Meet Not Identified
Had Vice Admiral Thomas C.
Kinkald's Seventh fleet been In
volved, lt was pointed out, the at
tack would have been announced
bv Gen. Douglas MacArthur. un
der whose command Kinkald op
erates. The Seventh fleet at last
reports was off western Luzon
and in the Llngaven eulf protect
ing and reinforcing MacArthur's
Invasion beachhead. Saigon lies
874 miles southwest of Manila.
Halsev's daring thrust toFrench
Indo-Chlna by-passed the Japa
nese naval base at Hone Kong
and carried to within 700 miles
northeast of Singapore, keystone
of Japanese defenses In southeast
Asia, which was attacked by
American B-29 Superfortresses
yesterday.
U. S. Snow Patrols
Battlinqin Italy
Rome, Jan. 12 (Hi American
Fifth army snow patrols thrust
deep into German territory all
along the front today, engaging
the enemy In a series of the live
liest actions for some weeks.
"An Improvement In weather
conditions produced an Increase In
patrol activities on front of both
the Fifth and Eighth armies," the
daily war communique said.
German patroling was less ag
gressive, but the enemy reaction
to the Fifth army stabs Included
brisk artillery and mortar barrages.