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Volume Ltll
Zhukov's Guns
Open Fire on
Big Baltic City
Stettin Put Under Fire
As Russians Storm Into
Altdamm; Action Flares
London, March 17 IPI Marshal
Gregory K. Zhukov's forces
stormed Into Altdamm today, last
- .German toehold on the east bank
Ot tne lower vuer, unu upenea lire
on Stettlh, big Baltic port across
the river from Altdamm.
Moscow and Berlin reports told
of mounting action everywhere on
the eastern front between be
leaguered Koenigsberg, capital of
east Prussia, and the Lake Bala
ton area of Hungary.
Moscow dispatches said there
was reason to expect word of sig
nificant developments soon from
the biacked-out Berlin, front be
tween Kuestrin and the Sileslan
battlefields.
Artillery Massed
Soviet reports said Zhukov wa.
storming Altdamm and has
massed an "extraordinary" con
centration of artillery in the Stet
tin sector "preparatory to another
.'of those classic break-throughs
which hitherto have brought stag
gering dividends."
Berlin reported that the red ar
my opened a violent new offen
sive over a wide front In western
Hungary. Nazi broadcasts said it
was aimed at forcing the Ger
mans east of Lake Balaton to re
group. Ernst Von Hammer, nazi rartln
commentator, said that on thp
blood-drenched battlefield west ot
Oppelin in Silesia the struggle
"seems to be approaching a mo-
ment 01 supreme crisis. He said
extremely strong armored forces
were locked in crucial fighting.
aig name itcnorted
Another big battle in southern
Siilesia north of Ratibor was re
ported by Von Hammer to have
gathered new ferocity. "There, he
said, the Russians threw in strong
tanK iorces, ana "despite cease
less onslaught they only manaaed
fio Ruin a uuie grouna. '
f ar to the northeast, other bat
tles appeared to be in their dec!
sive phases at Koenigsberg, Dan
zig, Gdynia, and smaller nnian
pockets along the Baltic coast.
Moscow reports said the days
of Danzig and Gdynia appeared
numbered after the Russians
drove a wedge to the sea between
them, isolating the hard pressed
garrisons oi Dotn.
The fall of these cities, the sovi-
ets said, will release formidable
forces for the forthcoming assault
aiong me lower Oder.
Damage in Bend
V Winds of gale velocity struck
lSend today, causing considerable
fF11? udinage, ana disrupting
communication and power sys
tems. Throughout the city, resi
dents reported trees down, and
linemen were kept busy righting
power and telephone poles which
naa Deen toppled by the gale.
the weather station reported
that today's wind was the second
time in the 15-year history of the
station that the wind had reached
gale velocity, it being recorded be
tween and 43 miles an hour.
Probably most extensive dam
age was caused by a pine tree
that fell across a building at the
Wahee courts, at the south city
inns, me tree hit the dining
room building, crashing through
uie root,
One House Struck
At least one house was struck,
and a truck and automobile by
'"img irees, according to reports
to the police.
Limbs of a large juniper
r --....3i.t.u iiuuuKu ine rooi oi me
nome of Jack Masterson, 22 Lou
isiana street, when the tree fell
across the house. An automobile
Parked on Harriman street near
he St. Charles hospital was
struck by a tree, as was a truck
on Scott street. Street department
employes and residents of the
neighborhood joined in clearing
Scott street, where several trees
were blown down.
Poles Reported Down
Two power poles were reported
downed on East Fourth street,
and trees felled by the wind at
"fayette and Wall, South Third
and Burnside and at Wall and Ida
no streets, interrupted the flow
of traffic.
Light sigas, both of metal and
wood, were blown from buildings
throughout the city as tumble
eed swept swiftly down Bend's
niain thorough fhres.
k .A portion jol the skylight was
f'W from atop Moody's Men's
f "ear shop; and further damage
was reported to the tall, wire
fence around the high school ten
nis courts.
Shortly after noon crewmen for
(Continued on Page 3)
THE BEND
Dies In Action
Pfc- Charles C. Crosswhite, 22,
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Cross
white, Route 2, was killed in ac
tion on March 3 in Germany,
while serving with a tank corps
unit, the war department has an
nounced. Born in Fossil, Charles
was graduated from Bend high
school with the class of 1941.
Snowon Divide
As Storm Hits
Snow continued to pile up along
the Cascade divide today, causing
motorists some Inconvenience,
but bringing joy to Central Ore
gn irrigationists, stockmen and
foresters. The heavy fall of snow
this week entirely changes the
runoff outlook for water users.
and brings some promise that
a sufficient inflow to assure an
partly-filled reservoirs will receive
ample water iupply.
The present storm had deposit
ed snow to a greater depth all
along the divide, than has been
recorded in recent years. Fore
cast was for continued snow over
the mountains tonight and tomorrow.-"
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Storm General
Reports to the offices of the
state highway department, here
today indicated that the snowfall
was general all along the moun
tains, but did not extend far to
the east. Millican reported only
one-half inch of snow, and Cres
cent one inch.
On the Santiam summit, how
ever, snow had piled up to a
depth of more than seven feet,
a total of 85 inches being measur
ed there at 9 a.m. The storm was
still raging, it was reported, with
winds drifting the snow and caus
ing highway maintance crews
operating plows to wage a con
stant battle to keep the traffic
artery open. Five inches of new
snow was reported on this route.
A total of 63 inches of snow was
reported on the Willamette high
way route, with seven inches fal
ling in the night. Plows were
also operating on this highway,
with "packed" conditions prevail
ing on the roadway east of the
summit.
Snow Tapers Off
Heavy snowfall was reported
south of Crescent on The Dalles
California highway, 10 inches of
new snow being noted in the Sun
mountain region. It was also re
ported snowing hard there this
morning.
HiRhway crewmen on tne wapi-
nitia route reported a total depth
of 56 inches of snow, with two
inches falling in the present storm
last night.
F.D.R. WED 40 YEARS
Washington, March 17 UPi
President and Mrs. Roosevelt ob
served their 40th wedding anni
versary today with a family lunch
eon in the White House.
V"A f t
85 Inches Deep
Brothers Reunited in Italy
vs M3 i.
fc.'-.-.- r:, i. t. X. J.. juirA ...:..i,
Sam (left) and Phil Peoples, sons
got together for a visit at the former's P-51, Mustang, fighter base
in Italy. Second Lt. Phil flies a P-47, Thunderbolt, for the 12th Air
force in Italy, while First Lt. Sam does escort and strafing missions
with the 15th Air force. Official AAF photo by CpL Ralph H.
koiski, jr.
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY , NEWSPAPER
.THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY?
Mackmen Cut
ine
In Philippines
Surprising Tactics By
Yanks Split Foe Army
In Struggle on Luzon
Manila, March 17 (IP) Japanese
forces in eastern Luzon were vir
tually split In two today by a
hMde-sweeping American thrust
which cut the enemy's main north
south communication line.
The vital supply route was snap
ped by elements of the 43rd di
vision which circled through the
mountains below Antipolo, 12
miles east of Manila, and swept
through the town of Maybancal,
one mile from the north shore of
Laguna bay.
Other forces of the 43rd also
struck four miles eastward from
Antipolo in a dual drive which Gen.
Douglas MaeArthur's communi
que said destroyed the entire
southern flank of the elaborate
Wawa-Antlpolo line.
Jap Defenses Smashed
The Japanese strong defense
positions south and east of Anti
polo were smashed with "great
losses to the enemy both in per
sonnel and supplies and with only
ngnt losses to our own troops."
MacArthur said.
In cutting the enemy's vital
communication line in that sector,
the 43rd division troops executed
one of the most surprising tactical
moves of the bitterly fought cam
paign of Manila.
The American left the high
way at recently-captured Antipolo,
cut westward through the moun
tains and then circled back east
ward and then swung back north
to occupy high ground dominating
Teresa, on the main highway mid
way between Antipolo and May
bancal. Trail Terminus
Besides being the junction of
two highways skirting around
Lagunajbayr Maybancal also is the
terminus of mountain trans lead
ing in southeastern Luzon.
Units of the 11th airborn divis
ion operating south 'of Laguna
bay closed in mount Bljang, a
Japanese strongpoint between
American held Los Banos and
In southern Luzon, the 158th
regiment made an eight-mile
amphibious hop down the eastern
shore of Balayan bay to seize
Dagatan on Calumpan peninsula
and were pushing rapidly against
light opposition toward Mabini,
one mile to the east.
St. Patrick's Day
Breezy, But Quiet
And it was St. Patrick's day
all day in Bend today, but, sons
of the Emerald isle agreed, it was
no day for a shamrock to be
sprouting, with snow falling, wind
blowing and dust racing about.
But, if the shamrocks in button
holes were lacking, there was an
occasional green shirt in evidence,
and plenty of green was seen.
There was no observance of St.
Patrick's day in Bend, and the
nearest thing to a celebration will
be the 30th annual St. Paddy's
dance, to be sponsored tonight by
the Irish ladies in the former
USO hall.
BULLETIN
Paris, March 17 HP) Ameri
can Third army troops swept
through Coblenz today and by
evening had cleared at leant
nine-tenths of the historic ci
tadel on the Rhine.
of S. R. Peoples, Bend, recently
Japanese L
Yanksion Rampage
ft - i : ft ft ft
oe&LjofKbbe.FIa
Observers Say
FireUnchecked
In City's Heart
Conflagration Spreads
As Winds Whip Region
Blasted By U. S. Fliers ,
Guam, March 17 P At least
12 square miles of docks, war fac
tories and other buildings in the
heart of Kobe, Japan's principal
port, were a flaming Inferno to
day after the bigegst B-29 raid of
the war.
Fires visible more than -100
miles at sea swept through the
inflammable fifth largest city In
Japan. More than 2,500 tons of
incendiary bombs were dropped
by well over 300 Superfortresses
in the pre-dawn raid.
" "Nine solid square miles of
Kobe are burning or in ashes in
and immediately surrounding the
original five - square mile target
area," MaJ. Gen. Curtis Le May,
commander of the 21st bomber
command announced.
Rangoon Attacked
(A few hours after the Kobe
raid, a medium force of B-29's
from India struck at military stor
age areas in Rangoon, Burma. It
was the fourth Superfortress raid
on Rangoon, one of the largest
military centers in Japanese-held
territory. Headquarters of the
20th air force In Washington an
nounced the raid.)
"Ground crews here learned that
for the third successive raid no
Guam-based planes had been lost.
Col. William Blanchard, Chel
sey, Mass., observer for Le May,
hovered off the target area for
two hours watching the fires.
He said a heavy wind was whip
ping flames in a huge patch to
ward dock areas and harbor in
stallations. Osaka Fires Glow
Blanchard said a glow of fire
and smoke clouds still could be
seen over Osaka, Indicating that
fires from Wednesday's Superfort
incendiaries were still burning
themselves out.
Capt. William Marches!, Brook
lyn, N. Y., said the Kobe industrial
area seemed to be literally burst
ing into flames.
"You could see separate blazes
flash up and then start moving in
on each other until there was one
big fire Instead of several," Mar
ches! said. He added he could still
see the glow of flames from his
plane was 200 miles off the Japa
nese coast.
Sgt. William A. Maxey, Ft.
Smith, Ark., said there was a
"wonderful fire going on" when
his plane was over the target at
4:30 a.m.
Plants Blasted
An aircraft factory and a loco
motive plant in southeast Kobe
were among the key targets hit
and set afire, one pilot said.
Others told of fires in shipyards,
docks and buildings. .
It was the fourth major B-20
raid on Japan in a week and
caused destruction second only to
that inflicted on Tokyo, where 17
square miles were destroyed last
Saturday. Two square miles were
burned out in Nagoya, Japan's
third largest city. Monday and
five square miles In Osaka, sec
ond largest city, Wednesday.
Father of FDR
Aide Known Here
Announcement by President
Roosevelt that he had chosen Col.
Rlpharri Park Jr. nf tho flolH n.
;fiT; u "" V.. " ,
......,, ,u u ma uuiiiaiy
aide, recalled to many Central'
Ci. 7::LJL A" V. '
his father, Col. Richard Park, Sr.
In this area. Col. Park, Sr., for
merly was In charge of the Port
land headquarters, U. S. army en
gineers, before his retirement
while stationed at Seattle.
In the past year, Col. Park, Sr.,
frequently visited Central Oregon,
ind was instrumental In laying
nut the power line plans for the
Cove plant and North Unit Irriga -
Mnn nrnWt
t -i
TODAY IV GERMANY
(Bit UnlUd Hrnai
German refugees were reported
fleeing toward Denmark, which
appeared to have been by passed
by the destruction of war.
Telpnh n n f nnmmimtl l..ncr
were out between Stockholm and
Berlin.
The nerve -wracked German
capital was bombed for the 25th
consecutive night.
BULLETIN
j , ' X v1 vv,t N , WWl CtHt)MK "W ""I-
rcn i-.njaj;. i ,rS
The bridge across the Rhine over which men and materials of the U. S. First Army are pouring into Germany,
stretches across the river from the town of Remogcn. Smoke rises from near the far end of the bridge which
is constantly under fire from Nazi heavy guns.
Ireland Observes
St. Paddy's Day
' Dublin, March 17 (IP)- Although
Eire Is neutral, wartime regula
tions restricted celebration of St.
p?atrlck's .day in the, Irijs h home-
iunu couay. ...
In contrast with irishmen scat
tered over the world, the people
at home especially were handi
capped in "drowning the sham
rock." Laws of the country required
all public drinking houses to close
on St. Patrick's day. Shortage
of spirits made it Impossible to lay
in home stocks for the occasion.
The only places permitted to
have bars were private clubs, race
tracks and dog shows where at
tendance was limited to a fortun
ate few.
- No Parade Held
For the fifth successive year
Dubliners did not get to see the
Irish army parade one of the
prewar highlights.
At all army posts, however,
troops held church parades and
the men were free to attend ath
letic contests In their areas to
night. Despite the restrictions, the
"wearin' of the green" was ob
served by everyone in the country
from president Douglas Hyde
down to the humblest workers.
All business was suspended
throughout the country over the
long weekend and hundreds
thronged the capital which was
the main center of observance.
U.S. Seeks Bases
To Pound Japan
Miami, Fia., March 17 mi The
immediate objective of the war
against Japan Is to obtain as
many bases as possible from
which to bomb the Japanese
homeland, general of the army
Henry H. Arnold said here today.
Arnold, hospitalized here for
some time, held a joint press con
ference with Lt. Gen. George C.
Kenncy Immediately upon the
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I . .. V. '
arrival in mis country
Mrom me soutnwest i tiLii ju. .
ney is here to make a coniKienuai
report to tne army ar forces com-
manuer.
We would like to get as many
bases as we can within striking
distance of Japan," Arnold said,
"so we can put the maximum
number of planes in the air over
Japan."
Asked About Landings
He made his statement when
asked whether a landing on the
Chinese coast would be necessary
, if Japan is to be hammered Into
! , i .u Ifio
huomisKiun jiuiii me a . ...
nlv Indicated that the projected
i Chinese landing, as well as per-
i hans other invasions, wouiu De
rarried out.
i Arnold said the same bombing
tactics would be applied to Japan
as. to Germany destruction of
mnPnnn4:nn llnnc InHl ict Hill
centers, and gasoline stores. "The ,
' air forces proposed to deprive the
: Japanese of everything we can
take away from them," Arnold:
said.
MARCH 17, 1945
Where Yanks Crossed Rhine
wo atfe Cos High, Admif
Officers; Island Called Vital
Conquest Brings Wa
lo tnd, say Leaders;
Guam. March 17 (U.P
UoodfcHt battle ot.lha.lfMific.waa hailed. tifflc.iulllv tndav a
havintr brought the, vvni-
j "
Pacific fleet headquarters
bo a tlay or one every two minutes among three marine di
visions, normally about 45,000 men.
The toll comprised 4,189 dead, 15,808 wounded and 441
missing in action against an estimated 21,000 Japanese killed.
Mill more marines and Jap-
anese may die. The last or
ganized enemy resistance was
smashed at 6 p.m. yester
day, but scattered disorgan
ized Japanese still remained
to snipe and kill from caves.
All officers admitted the cost
was high, but Admiral Chester W.
Nimltz said the conquest of the
elght-square-mlle island 750 miles
south of Tokyo brought the war
"much closer to Its inevitable
end."
Base Held Vital
"The United States marines, by
their Individual and collective
courage have conquered a base
which is as necessary to us in
our continuing forward movement
toward victory as It was vital to
the enemy In staving off ultimate
defeat," Nimltz said In a commu
nique. "By their victory, the third,
fourth, and fifth marine divisions
and other units of the fifth am
phibious corps have made an ac
counting to the country which on
ly history will be able to value
fully."
Lt. Gen. Holland M. (Howling
Mad) Smith, commanding gener
al to fleet murine forces, warned
that "you can't set the cost of
lives that you will pay for an Is
land." "The United Stales and the
United Nations over-all tactical
plan called for the seizure and
occupation of Iwo Jima," Smith
said. "lis capture was necessary
to continued, vigorous prosecu
tion of the offensive against the
Japanese."
1945 Legislature
May End Tonight
Salem, Ore., March 17 mi The c(j today.
Oregon legislature winds up the white House Secretnry Jona
longest session In Its history to- than Daniels said the couple
day with luck. I would be received "with all of the
Today, the 69th record-breaking j honors accorded a head of state."
day, only a few major pieces of Another member of royalty,
legislation were on the schedule I Crown Princess Juliana of the
with eight appropriation bills In j Netherlands, was expected at the
the senate. I White House this afternoon for a
The house has only two second-j vst Wth the president and Mrs.
ary measures, but will const along ! Koosevelt.
to complete work passed overt . .
from the senate as the upper
body finishes lis work. Members 'SAVE WASTE PAPKR
predict sine die adjournment to-! Teaneck, N. J., March 17 tin
iht i The Kenwood Place fire company
Both the house ann senate pui
in the longest day's work of any
so far, yesterday, as they com-
pleted a baker's dozen Important
hills and cleared the decks of a
fistful of odds and ends.
Near
ft ft ft
1
JVk'J 1,lnnl...,ni
Against Japanese Closer
Toll of Dead Is 4,189 .
The eonnuest of Twn in thp
ho-hiW. Jnn muoh elni- fn tho'. . . iihiw ot ine pocKeinow
--j . .
said casualties totaled 19,938
Reclamationists
Assist Red Cross
Quota Received to Date Balance
$2,300 $19,711.00 fifiM.W
Although having but a small
personnel, the Bend branch of the
U. S. bureau of reclamation today
was revealed to have been one of
the largest contributors to the
American Red Cross fourth wnr
fund. The bureau employes do
nated a total of $2G7, according to
Bruce Gilbert, Deschutes county
chairman.
Chairman Gilbert at the same
time reported that the enlisted
personnel at the Redmond army
air field turned In $72.08.
Combined workers of the
Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company
Inc., and the Lumbermen's hos
pital donated a total of $2,215 to
the "merry fund", It was revealed.
IteportH Wanted
Harold Gentry, chairman of the
Junior chamber of commerce
sponsored drive in Bend, again
urged merchants and business
houses today to turn in their re
ports. He said that approximately
25 per cent of them had not been
heard Irom.
Further donors were asked to
mall or take their contributions
to the Red Cross offices In the
(Continued on Pnge R)
Earl of Athlone
To Visit Roosevelt
Washington, March 17 OK
The Earl of Athlone, governor
general of Canada, and his wife,
Princess Alice, will come here
Thursday for a three-day visit at
the White House, it was announc-
; jinauy succceuuu m y""""j
a blaze on a waste-paper salvage
truck. The only piece of paper
saved was a sign reading:
"Save waste paper don't burn
It."
Weather Forecast
Cloudy with scattered thowem
. west of Cascades and mow flur
ries over mountains today,' to
night and Sunday. Not much tern,
perature change.
NO. 87
Rhine
- ft ft
Coblenz Under
Siege as U. S.
Forces Strike
Spectacular 15-Mile
Spurt May Entrap Foe
West of Nazi Stream
Paris, March 17 IP American
mobile columns dashed virtually
at will through the Rhine valley
south of besieged Coblenz today,
and Berlin said the Yanks had
broken across the Nahe river near
Bad Kreuznach, transport hub at
the back door of the outflanked
Saar basin. .
A spectacular spurt of IS miles
or more by the U. S. fourth ar
mored division into the Nahe val
ley threatend to trap the 100,000
or so German troops clamped in
a tightening pincers by the Amer
ican Third and Seventh armies.
Supreme headquarters said the
lightning thrusts by Lt Gen.
George S. Patton's Third army up
the Rhine valley had carried well
in behind the Saar. The trans
port network branching out from
Bad Kreuznach, 37 miles south ot
Coblenz, was being chopped up.
' Rhine Town Seized
In the Remagen bridgehead,
other U. S. forces were credited
by the German high command
with capturing Koenigswinter,
Rhine town 7V4 miles north of Re-
maeti. . n?J'!nK down th . .
1 ouiging strongly across the Ruht-
Rhine superhighway.
The nazls were gloomy over the
swift pace of events in the Rhine
land. A Transocean correspond
ent reported: ,
"During the last 24 hours
events have taken place on the
western front amounting to an
American success which cannot
he belittled. In the south, a mo
bile battle Is in full swing since
the U. S. Third army broke
through across the Nahe near Bad
Kreuznach."
A German military spokesman
said Gen. Dwlght D. Eisenhower
had thrown 15 armored and 25 In
fantry divisions Into the offensive
between Cologne and the Karls
ruhe corner.
Paces Third Army
MaJ. Gen. Hugh Gaffey's ram
paging fourth armored division
paced the Third army flanking
drive into the Saar-Palatinate
corner of Germany, with a spurt
from Simmern to the Nahe valley
half way from Coblenz to Lud
wlgshafen. Some 45 miles south of the
Nahe river, Lt. Gen. Alexander
M. Patch's U. S. Seventh army
was swarming northward on a 50
mlle front after tearing out the
anchor of the last German salient
In France with the capture of
Hitche and striking Into the outer
defenses of the Siegfried line.
On Patton's other flank, Lt.
Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' Rema
gen bridgehead forces cleaned up
the villages of Bremschled, Ret
fert, Heeg, and Hahnen on the
rim of their 13- by 7-mlle pocket.
They linked their salients across
the Ruhr-Rhine superhighway
near Hnven, forming a solid front
of a mile or so on the road.
Securitv restrictions cloaked
the precise course of the fourth
armored advance.
Here's the clue to
the compelling mys
tery of an old for
tune and a young
flyer the trinket
that held one ot
"Death's Bright Diamonds"
A thrilling tale
jy
Lionel Moslier
Starts In The Bulletin Monday.