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Nips Report
Strike at Cebu
By U. S. Forces
Landings Made, Asserts
Enemy; MacArthur Still
Silent; Island Is Large
By H. D. Qulgg . .
(United Pres. War Correspondent)
Manila, March 27 U? Tank-led
American invasion troops have
landede on the east shore of Cebu,
one of the last three major islands
n the Philippines still controlled
by the Japanese, enemy broad
casts said today.
Tokyo radio reported 1,500 U.
S. troops went ashore at Tallsay
Monday under cover of a bom
bardment by six cruisers and sev
eral destroyers. Later, Tokyo
said the American forces put ten
tanks ashore at the beachhead.
There was no confirmation of
the Japanese reports from Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's headquart
ers. There are two Talisays on the
east shore of Cebu. One is five
miles south of Cebu City opposite
Mectan island. The other is near
(he northeast tip, 18 miles across
the Camotes sea from American
held Le' e.
" 'and Long, Narrow
CeH i" long narrow island cov-
erii.g i.fedO square miles, has been
the tarj
Vair attacks recently by Gen. Doug
las MacArthur's bombers from
the Philippines. ' ,
His communique today disclos
ed that 13th air force Liberators
and Mitchells ripped Cebu -City
and nearby Nagatan with 250 tons
of explosives Saturday in theicanos called the hot rocks were
Heaviest assault m tne past week, i lined with guns In caves.
The island in the Visayan group "I had a laugh the other day
lies between Negros and Bohol.lwhen 'Tokyo Kose1 gave us 30
the remaining two major islands days to get off the island. That
held by the Japanese. Negros is is about all we hear out here is
the last remaining barrier be- 'Tokyo Rose' and the news. 'Tokyo
tween Cebu and Panay, where I Rose' is a Jap propagandist who
40th division motorized units : broadcasts to our bovs in the
reached Capiz on the northern
coast without opposition and
pushed within five miles of San
Jose on the west coast to virtually
clear -the island.
Many Japs Killed
The communique announced
that 14,753 enemy dead had been
counted and 171 prisoners taken
in the Philippines during the past
I Keek, bringing the total Japanese
casualties for the entire campaign
to 297,024.
While the enemy losses were
wounded, it was presumed that
not broken down into dead and
most of them were killed.
Despite the heavy casualties,
which amounted to more than
1,500 a day, the Japanese still were
fighting savagely on three fronts
in Luzon.
The stiffest enemy resistance
came in the balete pass area in
northern Luzon, where more than
100 bombers and fighters raked
the Japanese positions at Santa
Fe, near the pass, at the enemy
headquarters of Baguio, and at
Aparrl on the northern coast.
Girls Save Four
Boys From Death
a, orame, iwarcn n iu- two ii-
ear-old high school girls today
Kjaere credited with the rescue
nirn orowning oi lour teen-age
boys.
The boys, Ray Johnson, Larry
Israel, Dick Calderon and Dick
Piha, were cruising on Lake
Washington when their motor
boat became waterlogged and cap
sized. The girls, Janet Lohrer and
Mary Magnuson, Mercer island
residents, saw the accident and
rowed for half an hour to reach
the boys. The group finally
i reached the island and safety.
A coast guard rescue crew later
ifirievea tne boat ana returnea
the boys to the mainland.
Boy Killed in Fall 1
From Lofty Tree
Tacoma, Wash., March 7 IIP) A
40-foot fall from the limb of a fir
tree he was climhint?. resulted in
k 'he death of Gary Allan Hunt, 11,
r tAflnv
Gary was climbing a tree in a
neighbor's yard when he fell. His
Playmates reported the accident,
ana tne Child was rushed to a
"wai hospital where he died a few
hours later.
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Peace Rumor Sweeps Nation;
White House Misinterpreted
President Serves Notice on Diplomats They .y-4;.
Must Stay on Jot, Not Attend Conference
Washington, March 27 (UJ?) Misinterpretation of a
casual remark by White House Press Secretary Jonathan
Daniels today blossomed into a "peace rumor" that swept the
nation. .
The whole thing grew out of Daniels' disclosure that Presi
dent Roosevelt recently advised Secretary of State Edward R.
Stettinius, Jr., and other cabinet officers that American of
ficialsexcept those officially designated would be expected
to stay away from next month's San Francisco security con
Ex-Tuma!o Boy
Tells of Landings
How a former Tumalo boy was
fooled when he thought that Iwo
Jima would be wrested from the
Japs in one day, is related in a
letter that he sent to his parents
in Woodburn, and which was for
warded to The Bulletin today. The
letter is from Wayne Short, S.
M. 3t who is a signalman In a
tank landing craft. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Short,
who formerly lived near Tumalo,
and had attended Redmond union
high school. Wayne's letter, in
part follows:
"They say that we can write
about Iwo Jima now. We went in
on. D-day and stayed for 10 days
and It wns nlcmtv 111 tr curt Wo
1yfrn5:fn-arteai: just before
H-nour. i looked through the
long glass and thought that we
would have the island and be
headed back to Saipan by night.
"It is a very small island, but
every inch of it had pillboxes,
guns and mortars, and the vol-
English language."
Nippons Prepare
For Lengthy War
Tokyo, March 27 (U Eight in
fluential Japanese have formed a
'20-year-war society" to advocate
a 20-year war against the United
States and Britain, radio Tokyo
said today.
The broadcast, recorded by the
FCC, said the society was headed
by Hachiro Artta, former foreign
minister and now a member of
Premier Gen. Kuniaki Koiso's
cabinet advisory board.
TODAY IN GERMANY
(Br United Prm)
The Frankfurt radio called on
German citizens in the path of the
advancing American First and
Third armies to report immedi
ately to "assist in assembling dis
persed troops."
Confusion was reported
throughout Germany. A Stock
holm, report said Marshal Karl
Von Rundstedt and Marshal Jo
hannes Von Blaskowitz were un
der arrest and the reich was on
the verge of a military revolt.
Berlin was bombed for the 35th
consecutive night.
War Against Nippons Ahead of Expectations,
Admiral King
Washington, March 27 IP The
Pacific war is ahead of expecta
tions, Adm. Ernest J. King re
ported today.
But he warned the American
people not to take for granted an
easy victory over Japan even
after the war in Europe is ended.
The commander-in-chief of the
U. S. fleet also revealed in a re
port to Secretary of Navy James
Forrestal that tentative plans for
demobilization of naval personnel
have been .completed. However,
he emphasized, demobilization in
the navy will not begin until the
. defeat of Japan is at hand,
! "While we rejoice in the reoc-
cupation of Guam and the Philip-
, nlnos. (mm which our forces
were driven three years ago," he
said, "we must constantly realize
that we are only now gaining a
posmon irom wnitn we tui as-
, saun ine nean oi me Japanese
I strength.
CENTRAL OREGON'S
THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY,
ference. Such officials, Daniels
said the president felt, should
stay on their jobs "at this
critical time."
Misinterpretations of this by
some persons grew until some
erroneous reports circulated that
the cabinet had been ordered to
stand by for big developments ex
pected later today.
Interpretation Given
That was the interpretation of
Daniels' statement in an Inter
national News Service dispatch
from here. It said Roosevelt had
"ordered his cabinet and all diplo
matic representatives to stand by
1 on alert for possible Immediate
victory In Europe.
Then began a torrent of tele
phone, calls to the White House
and .to newspaper offices asking
if the war in Europe had ended.
Daniels' remarks, however.
dealt solely with the fact that the
president had served notice on
American diplomats abroad and
of nriftis m vvji.-ih.'iigton "that -they
were expected to remain at their
work unless officially designated
to go to the United Nations con
ference. It developed later that the presi
dent's note to Stettinius and the
others was sent on March 16, and
thus could have had nothing to do
with immediate developments in
tne war situation.
German Patrols
Active in Italy
Rome, March 27 UH Sharp pa
trol skirmishes were reported to
day on the Fifth and Eighth army
fronts in Italy.
Headquarters reported German
patrols were growing more ag
gressive in the Eighth army sec
tor. Enemy patrols, using search
lights, raided forward British posi
tions north of Faenza but were
repulsed with casualties.
Other patrol clashes were re
ported in the vicinity of Mount
Cerere and Mount Spaduro, about
15 miles southwest of Bologna.
The Germans hurled an intense
artillery barrage at the Fifth ar
my's central sector below Bolog
na. Elsewhere on the Fifth army
front activity was limited to pa
trolling. Heavy bombers of the 15th U. S.
air force hit communication cen
ters in Hungary, Czechoslovakia,
and Austria through which Ger
man supplies are being sent to the
eastern front.
FALSE ALARM ANSWERED
Bend firemen late yesterday
sped to the Bank of Bend building
after a flue fire had been reported
there, only to find that there was
no fire, they reported today.
Reports; Long
"That is our goal, and the en
emy is welcome to know that we
shall continue to press him with
every means at our command.
We must never forget that there
is a long, tough and laborious
road ahead."
The report, covering naval op
erations during the year ended
March 1, was the second of the
war made by King. During that
year, he noted, American forces
advanced 3,000 miles westward
across the Pacific to the very ap
proaches of Tokyo.
Concerning demobilization,
King said the navy is considering
a priority system of the release
i comes, to give due consideration
j of length of service, service out-
i side the continental limits, com-1
uai aerviue, anu paremnopa
uier nign bpois oi me report
I included:
BEND BULL
emails
Ai
Nazi Military
As Lines Break
Hitler 'In Conference'
While Unrest Increases
Throughout Fatherland
London, March 27 ttPi-ilncreas-1
ing signs of the military break
down of Germany were noted to
day In a series of nazl broadcasts
calling oa all German troops to
report at once to their units or to
local authorities. ji-S
The broadcast -summons coin
cided with Stockholm rumors of a
possible military revolt In "Ger
many because of the war crisis.
The broadcasts ordered all
troops to report to stations and to
local authorities. They explained
that many troops "have- lost con
tact" due to "enemy action."
Soldiers Called Back
These troops, it was said, must
be brought into action again. All
leave's except those for Illness or
exceptional gallantry were can
celled and troops were ordered to
designated "fron assembling
points."
Anvone trying to escape mili
tary service or forced labor, the
broadcasts said, "will be consid
ered a deserter and dealt with as
such."
The brewing military ' revolt
was Reported by the free German'
press bureau, an anti-nazi propa
ganda agency in Stockholm, with
out indicating the source of its in
formation.
Elite SS troops were patrolling
Berlin, the agency said, with spe
cial units cordoning off Adolf Hit
ler's reich chancellery and the
German high command offices.
Hitler In Conference
Hitler himself was holding con
ference after conference at his
Berchtesgaden . mountain top re
treat with top nazis, Including
Baron Franz Von Papen, often
mentioned as a possible peace en
voy, the agency said.
One such conference was re
ported to have been held last
night, but no information was
available as to the outcome. Sum
moned to the meeting by air were
members of Hitler's cabinet and
district leaders. ,
Conspicuously absent from the
meetings, the anti-nazi agency
said, was Marshal Wilhelm Keitcl,
supreme commander of the Ger
man armed forces.
Shots Exchanged
Unrest even has spread to mill
tary training camps inside Ger
many, It went on. At Stahnsdorf,
near Berlin, shots were said to
have been exchanged between reg
ular army troops and SS units.
Both Marshal Karl Von Rund
stedt, dismissed supreme com
mander in the west, and Marshal
Jonannes vpn Blaskowitz, com
mander of the southern group on
the. western front, have been ar
rested and are awaiting court
martial, the agency said.
- .PBOPOSAL ACCEPTED
Washington, March 27 Uii-vSoft
coal operators today accepted
Fuel Administrator Harold Ickes'
proposal that the present wage
contract be extended for 30 days.
But they rejected Ickes' sugges
tion that the final new agreement
be made retroactive to April 1.
Struggle Seen
1. Three years of war exneri-
ence has demonstrated the sound
ness of the Idea of a balanced
fleet, In which aircraft and ships
1
work together as a coordlnatei
team.
CrackupSeen
nre & f:, mv? Washington, March 27 -.PThe
are now under consideration. It navv (oUay announced loss of the
will be bigger than the pre war submarine Albacore with its crew
fleet but the exact size is still toiof more than 65 men.
be decided. This raised the total of Amer-
3. The recently-arrived British , ican submarines lost from all
fleet in the Pacific is a "potent I causes in this war to 41.
addition" to allied naval power In I The navy did not disclose where
the Far East and will work under the Albarore was lost but It was
iings operational
ftnntpnl tsi. In
: by side" with American forces.
4. The navy is deeply concerned
over recent indications that in -
dustry is having difficulty meet -
ing the needs of the armed forces
necailRP "the ffnf tirfll KA ,n
" - -.--.-t uc iu yi ij-
i K'i w&i in
' American lives as well as money."
, long the war at great cost in
DAILY NEWSPAPER
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on
VICTORY IN WEST NOW IS COMPLETE.
GEN. DWIGHT EISENHOWER DECLARES;
PEACE TALK DUE AFTER FINAL BATTLE
Paris. March 27 fTJ.P.1 The German retreat from the Rhine broke into a
chaotic rout along a
JNazi troops were reported
ana uen. uwigni u. tiisennower saia uie aiuea nave wun a tunnjicw wiu uoir
ing victory. "'
Eisenhower sent his allied armies crashing eastward beyond the shattered
Rhine barrier with orders to smash the remaining German forces before Berlin.
He pledged again that
Nazis Arrest Ace
,leld Marshal Barons Wolfram :
von Rlchthof en, above, cousin of '
Germany's famous World War I
ace, has, according to the clan
destine Atlantic radio, been ar
rested with Field Marshal Hugh
Sperrle for failure of the Ger
man air force to meet Allied
raids. Richthofen gained fame
In the Spanish war and in early
action across British Channel.
32 Men Get Call
To Armed Forces
Bound for Portland and ulti
mate transfer to Fort Lewis,
Wash., 32 men left Bend this
morning by bus to be inducted
into the armed services. They had
previously taken physical exam
inations and wore found to be ac
ceptible for service, according to
Deschutes county selective serv
ice officials.
One of the inductees, Jack
Riley Adams, failed to report to
day, according to board members.
Dee Lowe, who was scheduled to
report, previously had entered the
service. Those who made the trip
to Portland today are:
Names Listed
Irving Sylvester Sturza, Donald
Keith Van Tassel, Alvin E. Wood,
Buford Robert Smith, James
Hosea Shepherd, Charles E. Blak
eley, Jack Wainscot t, Frank
Thomas Ogle, Albert Vernon Cas
tleberry, Paul Rae Taylor, Burton
George Ferguson, Leslie B. Naff,
George Walter Meyers, Alvin E.
Granrud, Clarence Rollie Bennett,
Adrian L. Stearns, Clarence Earl
McGuire, James Marvin Worth
ington, Virgil Gibbs Carpenter,
Dean Arthur Davis, Prior Virgil
Smith, Thomas George Hutton,
John Elmer Putnam, Elwyn Lee
Putnam, Elbert Richard Smith,
Alfred Russel Scott, Shirley Miles
Root, Kenni'th Ray Jackson, Rob
ert Fred Crouch, William Theo
dore Davis, Archie B. Eagnn and
Stanley D. Portorfield.
U. S. Sub Albacore
Listed as Lost
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I It said that the next of kin of
1 the officers and crew have been
' notified.
1 Skipper of the Albacore was
Lt. Cmdr. Hugh R. Rimmer. Rim -
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Alhambra way, San Francisco.
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MARCH 27, 1945
240
250-mile front from Karlsruhe
in neadionj? I ngnc as iar as
there would be no negotiations witn tne oeaten enemy
and that unconditional sur
thnt nnnnnimnnn I Rnr-T
render would be imposed upon
the nnzis at the end of this
"final battle." . '
New Front Probable
Eisenhower said thnt al
though they were beaten in
the west, the Germans might
try to reform on a new front
closer to Berlin.
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's
racing Third army tank col
umns already were reported
sweeping half-way across Ger
many and closing swiftly on
the Hessian citadel of Fulda
90 miles beyond the Rhine and
198 miles southwest of Berlin,
On Pntton's northern flank,
the U. S. Third army exploded
a tremendous armored, punch
eastward from its Remagen
bridgehead overrunning thou
sands of beaten and demoral
ized Germans , w h o surren
dered at the sight of the
rampnginir -A ntrienatankm'
Berlin said the First army's
spearheads were 50 miles east
of the Rhine and going fast
Four Armies Advance
At the "ton" of the western
front, Field Marshal Sir Bernard
L. Montgomery's four allied field
armies burst into the Ruhr basin
within three miles of Essen and, I
nrone tnrougn tne uermnn battle
screen guarding the Westphalian
plain and the northern invasion
road to Berlin.
The U. S. Seventh army on Pat
ton's southern flank burst across
the Rhine on a 19-mllc front north
of Mannheim, and advanced as
much as four miles eastward
against spotty resistance. One
Seventh army unit was reported
inside Mannheim.
Armed columns of the British
Second army broke through three
miles into the open plains less
than 40 miles from Muenster and
275 miles due west of Berlin. At
last reports they were plunging
east at top speed without opposi
tion. 10,000 Primmer Taken
More than 10,000 prisoners were
in the hands of the Second army
loss than four days after they
plunged across the Rhine. Half
as many mora wore taken by the
Canadian First, American Ninth,
and allied First airborne armies
fighting under Montgomery's 21st
army group banner, making a to
tal of 15,000.
The Germans are a "whipped
army," Elsenhower declared in a
stirring message hailing the al
lied victory on the Rhine. He
warned, however, that the beaten
enemy may turn to fight again on
a new line closer to Berlin if the
allies give them time to reor
ganize their broken defenses.
Then he reiterated the dcter
minallon of the United Nations
to carry the war to Berlin and
beyond if necessary until the last
German resistance has been
stamped out.
Rhino Losses Small
He revealed also that the cross
ing of the Rhine barrier by his
allied armies had been quicker
(Continued on Pago 3)
South Santiam
Route Reopened
South Santiam highway, which
twice In a week had been closed
to traffic because of snow and
rock slides, was again open to
travel today, If was announced by
the stale highway department
here. Snow plows continued to
operate on both the south and
north Santiam highways today, al
though it was not snowing. A high
fog cloaked the summits of the
Ciiscnilcs, with temperatures be
ing 30 degrees on the Santiam and
23 degrees on the Willamette pass
Bend's minimum-temperature last
night was Zu degrees.
Seventy inches of snow was re
1 ported
on the Willamette sum
mlt
Conditions on all mldstate high-
Iways were reported normal.
Dime
Mile
to the Dutch border today.
u mues east, ui me nvei
Heat's on Him
Alone with Field Marshal Baron
of Germany's famed World War
I ace, Field Marshal Hugh Sper
rle, above, veteran of Germany's
air action in the Spanish war
and reputed head of the west
ern air defense, is reported ar
rested. Relchsmarshul Goering
ordered the arrest because of
failure to meet Allied air raids.
Argentina Enters
War Against Axis
Buenos Aires, March 27 tlll-
The Argentine government has
declared war on the axis, it was
announced officially today.
President Edelmlro Farrell per
sonally made the announcement
of the declaration of war.
"The decision has been taken.
That's all I have to say," Farrell
said.
Argentina was the last nation
In the western hemisphere to de
clare either 'war or a state of
belligerency.
Secretary Speaks
The announcement came after
the cabinet hud met seven times
to decide Argentina's position.
The presidential secretary, Col.
Gregorio Tauber, commented:
"The president and ministers
have taken the final decision
which In their Judgement took
into account the interests of the
country and now brings the na
tion into collaboration with the
sister republics of the Americas
for the present and future. This
means the grave decision of war
against the axis has been taken
y
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Thousands of Nazi Soldiers
Ask to Be Taken Prisoners
Llmburg, Germany, March 27 !
Itlh ..........A...V a .,..n...n.l In'
be another First army lightning
offensive similar to that across
Franco today had turned into a
complete rout of German forces
In this area.
Surrendering Germans are
streaming unguarded ulong all
the highways around this vital
communiaetions center trying to
find somebody who has time to
lake them prisoner.
American tank columns, sur
veying the thousands of prison
ers, merely Jerked their thumbs
to the rear, when the Germans
tried to stop them to surrender.
The Germans want to give
themselves up but the First army
hasn't got time to bother with
them.
Mingling with the hiking Ger
mans are hundreds of liberated
French, Russians, Belgians, and
Poles who shouted gleefully at
the Americans and raised their
hands In the V-for-victory sign.
Weafher Forecast
Partly cloudy today, Increasing
cloudiness tonight, with light
rains beginning northwest portion
lata tonight, spreading over state
Wednesday. .'.'.
NO. 95
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Okinawa Isles 1
Under Attack,
Tokyo Asserts
Japs Report Landings '
Accomplished as Yanks
Strike Near Homeland
Guam, March 27 U? A Japa
nese communique conceded today
that American invasion troops
have won a foothold In the Okina
wa islands only 380 miles south
west of Japan.
The American troops landed in
the Kerama Islands, a tiny cluster
of Islets 10 to 20 miles off the
southwest coast of Okinawa Itself,
Sunday under cover of a naval
and air bombardment, the enemy's
Imperial headquarters said.
Japanese ground and air forces
"furiously" counterattacked the
Invaders, the communique said,
but it made no claim that the
American beachheads had been
wiped out.
Denials Made '
The official Japanese acknowl
edgement of the landing followed
24 - hours of conflicting propa
ganda broadcasts ranging from an
admission that an invasion had
occurred to a denial that a "single .
soldier" had reached shore.
Tokyo also reported that Ameri
can battleships, cruisers and more .
than 1,000. carrier planes were
bombarding the Okinawa group,
Vpeetally" the -ria val arrtr air base '
island of Okinawa itself, for the
fifth straight day today.
Land-based planes and other al
lied warships were reported sup
porting the purported invasion
with attacks along a 1,300-mile
front stretching all the way from
Japan Itself to the Island of Pra
tas in the South China sea.
' , Forts Spark Raids
More, than 200 Superfortresses
sparked the raids with an attack
on two airfields and an aircraft
plant on Kyushu, southernmost of
the Japanese home Islands, in day
light today. It was the first Marianas-based
B-29 raid on southern
Japan.
Tokyo said the raid on Kyushu
lasted two hours. The Japanese
also reported that about 10 Amer
ican Liberator bombers raided
Marcus Island, 1,400 miles south
east of Tokyo and 900 miles north
east of Saipan, in daylight yester
day. The Japanese! communique aid
not identify the islands- in the
Kerama group on which It said
the Americans had landed. How
ever, a propaganda broadcast yes
terday said 2,000 troops were at
tempting to land from 100 barges
on Tokashlka, Zamami and Aka,
the three largest islets in the
group. (
Are Good Bases
Though of little use In them
selves, the Kerama islands might
serve as bases from which to at
tack Okinawa. The capture of
Okinawa would knock out the
strongest Japanese base between
Formosa and Japan and open a
passage to the East China and Yel
low seas.
The Keramas He directly oppo
site Naha, on the southwest coast
of Okinawa island. Naha is capi
tal of Okinawa prefecture, which
Includes all the Ryukyu islands
south to Formosa.
There were also some 200
American and British prisoners
of war who threw their arms
around the Americans when Lt.
Gen. Courtney M. Hodges' troops
forced their way into the prison
camp and hospital where they
were confined.
Here in battered Llmburg
where the Germans tried to put
up a little defense yesterday lt
already was quiet.
There was a little sniping in the
southeastern part of the town and
one shell whistled into the city
while I was there this afternoon.
One of the happiest Americans
liberated here was a lieutenant
from Cincinnati, O., who sobbed
when Sgt. Frank Biffin, Garden
City, N. Y., broke his way Into the
room where he was imprisoned.
"God, that can't be you, Sarge,"
he said, "it just can't be."
The lieutenant had been execu
tive officer of Biffin's company
before his capture Dec. 17 In the
Ardennes battle.