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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1941.
Thirty-sixth Year
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Adds Paul Mallon
THREE STATES TO
AND HELP HITLER
Lithuania, Latvia and Es
tonia Taken Into U.S.S.R.
Year Ago May Revolt
Paul Mallon
An eld friend returna to The
Mail Trlbuna page today with
Toaumotlon oi publication of
Paul Mallon'i column. "News
Behind tha News." Mr. Mallon's
i.in..t.tlAii nf national and
international events and portents
la generally recogniied aa among
the boat. "Nawa Behind th
Mawa" will ba a regular dally
faatura In Tha Mall Tribune.
DROP SOVIET YOK
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News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
War Bulletins
Berlin. June 23 A DNB,
Rerman nawa aaency. report
ed tonight that 35 Russian
planaa wara shot down yester
day In air battles over tha
German-bald portion of Poland.
wa.kinstnn. June - 23. The
broom that is to sweep this
army clean of political hangers
on is working inside.
The social and political lions
who have slipped in to fighting
army spots as reserve officers
and national guard leaders are
being weeded out quietly, by
simply allowing their commis
sions to expire shortly at the
.nd nf their vpnr's service.
Then the board of selection
of general officers which has
been meeting here in such sec
recy that the identity of the
boardsmen has not been di
vulged even within the war de
partment, has now completed its
initial report. This report selects
1300 full colonels who are need
d immediately as active lead
era in the field. How deep it
swent la evident. The board
went down nearly 1500 names
In the eligible list of 3000 lieu
tenant colonels before choosing
th son men temperamentally
suited to lead the soldiers. It
passed over four out of every
five senior officers.
The action reDresents a na
tlnn-ahaking deoarture from
army tradition. There will be
ernnnlnff anlentv. YelDS are al
ready beginning to be heard In
congressional ears. Always De
fore custom required the chief
of staff to choose the names
placed at the top of eligible lists
by seniority.
No greater step to encourage
civilian confidence in the future
of the army has been taken
since this defense program start
ed. THE Germans slipped practio
ll pli their air force out
of Libya several days back,
therehark giving conclusive evi
dence that major operations
elsewhere were nign.
A YOUNG French tank offic
er, Lt. Robert Gerard, met
with the topflight colonels in
(Continued on Pace Pour)
SICE GLANCES
Br
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Master of Ceremonies Frank
DeSouza almost going through
with the whole show after an
nouncing postponement of the
catfish derby, he even making
the scantily-clad A?hland Kilty
boys come out in the cold rain
and toot their bagpipes.
Oliver Gustafson being as
busy as a hive of bees in rigging
up his catfish derby refreshment
stand and Ju?t as busy few
minutes later in pulling it down
when the rain became a little
too thick lor hup
By tha Asaoclatod Press
The Baltic bulwark which
Soviet Russia erected by threats
and persuasion against the possi
bility of Just such an attack by
Germany aa is now raeing along
her great western frontier ap
peared today to be crumbling.
Pomhined militarv and nolitl-
cal blows within and without
the three little states Lithua
nia, Latvia and Estonia which
the U.S.S.R. took into camp and
started fnrtifving a year ago.
threatened to line them up with
Adolf Hitler.
Lithuanians Rlaa
According to Berlin advices
based in turn on broadcasts from
the Kaunas radio, Lithuanians
have risen up, forming a new
government pledged to help
Germany fight Russia.
An effort to cut Latvia also
out of the Russian camp was in
dicated when the German radio
broadcast a declaration by a
Latvian "Government-in-exile
that Latvia, too, would fight
alongside Germany presumably
when and If Russian rule could
be cast off.
Helsinki renorts said Estonia.
farthest removed of the three
from the German-Russian battle
line, was expected to follow suit.
Baltic political refugees, them
selves anti-Russian, said Russia
had expected revolts in the
three states.
Finns For Neutrality
Finland, who lost territory to
Russia by war, declared, at tne
same time, that she would main
tain neutrality as long as possi
ble this despite Adolf Hitler's
classification of her as his ally.
Lithuania I declaration oi in
denendence came as German
land farces, now at least 10
miles inside Russian territory,
and the air force nounded Rus
sian bases and communications
in a tide of destruction which
the German high command an
nounced was proceeding "on
schedule and successfully."
When night had settled on Eur
ope's new 2,000-mile-long battle
front, the German radio an
nounced that Nazi forces had
crossed the Prut river dividing
line between Rumania and
Soviet Russia, and surged on
ward through opening blasted in
Russian fortifications by artil
lery and bombing planes.
Tan.Mile Penetration
Russia acknowledged 10-
mile German penetration of
Lithuania from East Prussia.
It was likely the Russians delib
erately abandoned their new
fortifications in the Baltic re
gion. Poland and Bessarabia and
northern Bucovina, fighting
delaying action until a stand
could be made on the primary
fortifications along the old Rus
sian frontier.
Whether Russia would with
draw from bases and territory
which she wrested in her war
with Finland and which guard
the land and tea approaches to
Leningrad remained to be seen,
but the Finnish government's
statement of neutrality louowea
a denial that German forces
were using Finnish bases.
The Finns said, however,
Soviet bombers had struck
swiftly at their ports and ship
ping a few hours after Adolf
Hitler started his dawn offen
sive against the U S S R. Helsin
ki had a 25-minute air alarm
this morning and Turku a 50
minute alarm, but no bombs fell.
The conflict ranged from con
tinued maneuvers for position in
the far north where, in Finland,
the 2.000-mile front touches the
Arctic sea. to the fierce encoun
ter of men and machines, aloft
and aground, in the central and
southern sectors.
A mixed German-Rumanian
force of light naval units in the
Black sea was reported to have
weathered bombardment by
Russian coat artillery while on
1 a "scouting thrust.'
H.ar York. June 23. UP)
All German radio stations
faded off tha air, listening sta
tions in New York reported
lata today. Indicating air raia
rt might be over Germany.
Berlin, June 23. (P) Tha
first batches of Russian pris
oners were reported coming
to the rear today as Adolf Hit
ler's armored detachments
rharoed forward alona tha en
tire eastern Soviet frontier be
hind air force units striking
( ahead of tha land forces.
First pictures of action along
th lOOO-mile battle lino
showed tha smoke of many
fires rolling oyer moors ana
steppes.
JAPAN EYED FOR
MOVE TO SEIZE
1EI
Attempt May Come While
Soviets Battle tor Life
With Germany In West
CONDEMNATION
OF!
ATTACK ON RUSSIA
BY WELLES
HA VOICED
Question of Lease-Lend Aid
Left Open by Undersecre
tary After Talk With F.R.
"No Quotes, Please,"
Says Lindbergh Here
FLIER AND WIFE
ACCIDENTAL SHOT
IN THROAT KILLS
Berlin. June 23-UP Ger
man divisions ara aiding Fin
nish troops 'in defensive prep
aration to protect Finnish
soil" despite tha tact mat t in
land is "not yet at war with
Soviet Ruaaia." the authorita
tive Commentary Dianat Aus
Dautschland said tonight.
Helsinki. Finland, June 23.
IJPi Tha soviet legation con
tinued to function today Indi
cating Husslan-rinnisn oipio
matic relations are unbroken
despite Ruaalan violations of
Finnish territory.
Moscow, June 23. UP)
fA,.tnn Commissar MolotOV
received tha Finnish, Slovak
and Hungarian ministers at
conference that followed on
another In quick sueceaaion
lata today,
London. June 23 (JPh-The
Norwegian telearaoh agency
reported today a sudden In
crease in German activity on
tha south and wast coasts of
Norway. German trooos were
said to ba moving constantly
westward from Oslo and large
scale withdrawals of Norwe
gian citizens were reported.
London, June 23. W) Th
British shot down 11 German
nlanee over northern Franc
and th channel today with
loss of two bombers, it was
learned In London tonight.
Shanghai. June 23. UP) Far
eastern observers keenly watch
ed Japan today for signs that
she might try to scire eastern
3iheria while Soviet Russia is
battling for her life against
Germany in the west.
Dispatches from Tokyo thus
far Indicate extreme caution on
the part of the tripartite pact
partner who also nas a neu
trality agreement with Soviet
Russia
Conquest of Eastern Siberia is
nninted tn a for long a frankly-
admitted ambition OI me power
ful Japanese ft.waniung army,
which garrisons Manchoukuo
Russian air hflse in the east, con
titnte a threat against Japan
nroner. and eastern Siberia has
natural riches.
Against such impulses are
pitted the recent Japanese trend
southward in the Pacific, plus
the setbacks her military ad
ventures on the Asiatic conti
nent have suffered in nast years.
such as the stalemated Chinese
war.
ftnldan Onnartunitv
.Tanan also is believed to have
some what reduced her Man-
churian garrisons. Thus some
observers saw Japan malting a
continental move on Russia only
if Russia ahnuld become so
weakened that she would be
easy prey.
It was not expected here that
Tanan nrnill H Bhonflnii nPT BDUU1
Asiatic nrnffram immediately.
Heavy Japanese navai uniw
have been sighted moving south
ward off the Chinese coasi re-
Another belief expressed nere
was that present European de
velnnmenta save JaDan a golden
opportunity to get out oi we
China impasse Dy an kw
eiherie It was suggested that
Japan might never find a better
chance ol liquidating me ym-
nese war on a lace-saving own
ARRIVE EN ROUTE
Washington, June 23 (A)
The United States condemned
Germany's "treacherous attack"
on Russia today and declared
that "any rallying of forces op
posing Hitlerism" would re
dound to the benefit of Ameri
can defense and security.
The statement made by Sum
ner Welles, undersecretary of
tate after he had conferred
with President Roosevelt left
open the question of whether
lease-lend aid would De given to
Soviet Russia.
Welles said no communication
had been received from the
Qnuiet government as yet and
consequently the question had
not been decided Dy me Ameri
can government.
F. R. Has Authority
Ha said, however, that Presi
dent Roosevelt had authority
under the lease-lend act to fur
nish aid to any country resisting
atraTecslnn.
The formal declaration oi
nnlicv read by Welles at a large
nresa conference declared the
immediate issue bet or me
American . neonle was Whether
...IIV. . -v .. 1 --
Hitler', nlan ior universal con
quest was to be successfully
halted and defeated.
'In the oninion of this govern
ment," Welles said, "consequent
ly anv defense against Hitlerism,
any rallying of the torces op
posing Hitlerism, from what
ever source these forces may
spring, will hasten th eventual
downfall of the Dresent oerman
leaders and will therefore re
dound to the benefit of our own
defense and security.
"Hitler'a armies are today the
chief dangers of the Americas
T
0 HEARST RANCH
SMTOENT ALLIED FORCES
BRITISH CAPTURE
BE
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PALMYRA
San Francisco, June 23 (IP)
Cltrllrlna FI. and CIO ma
chinist unions today rejected
terms of a "back-to-work"
move nronosed bv tha navy
for putting eleven bay area
shipyards into aetenie pro
duction.
San Francisco, June 23 UP)
The navy developed plans to
day to supply machinists to
struck shipyards from civil ser
vice lists.
AFL. and CIO machinists
went on strike May 10. Ships
cannot be built or repaired with
out them.
8,000 IN ESTHONIA
f.lrn Tuna 23 UP) The
British Middle East command re
ported today that British troops
had reached raimyr-, oyr,
where they were now opposing a
Wench column.
"Allied forces are in contact
a.iih vichv tronna west of Da
mascus," its communique re
ported. "In the town liscii, me
situation is quiet.
"British troops nave reacnea
Palmyra, (near the heart of the
French mandate) where they are
now meeting resistance trom a
Vichy column.
"On other fronts, the situation
remains unchanged and fighting
is continuing.
r.lrn Fovnt Jlin 23. (IP)
The British announced today
that they had taken 8,000 prison
ers, including 11 generals, in
the capture of Jimma, in south
western Ethiopia.
The captives included one
corps commander, two divisional
commanders and eight brigade
commanders, the daily war bul
letin of the Middle East com
mand announced.
Jimma. one of the few resist
ance centers remaining in Ethi
opia, surrendered to the British
two days apo alter a series 01
enveloping movements.
The communique also reported
operations in the area west of
Lakemti and about Debra Tabor
were proceeding satisfactorily.
Presumably In conference to
day with William Randolph
Hearst at the publisher's ranch
near McCloud, Cal., Charles A.
Lindbergh was an unexpected
arrival In Medford yesterday af
ternoon. Accompanied by his wife. Col.
Lindbergh arrived by United
Mainliner from Los Angeles
where he addressed an audience
of more than 20,000 in Holly
wood bowl Friday night on his
plea that the United States stay
out of the European war.
An automobile from the
YTearst ranch was waiting at the
municipal airport when the fam
ous couple arrived. While he
continued his policy of not speak
ing for puDiication, uinaoerKn
chatted amiably and appeared
to be in no man 10 gei away.
A rather large groiin of rjerSonS,
the usual crowd attracted 10 me
airnnrt each SlindaV. Sot Wind
that the Lindberghs were com
In 0 nn the Mainliner and con-
crenated at the entrance to get
a good look at the couple. It
appeared to De a ramer aweu
errnun and there was no demons
tration. The Lindoergns were
escorted along the inside of the
alrnort fence and throuch an
other exit to the waiting car.
Mayor H. S. Deuel welcomed
the Lindberghs to Medford and
invited them to stay long enough
to set in some fishing. Lind
bergh recalled the time some
years ago when he did go fish
ing here.
Asked whether Germany's de
claration of war against Russia
altered his views on American
participation, Lindbergh said he
was still following his custom
of not making any statements for
publication, adding that if he
spoke to one newspaper he
would have to speak to all.
Col. Lindbergh's next public
srteech ia scheduled for San
IT ronnl.cn Sc. far BS COuld be
ascertained he has not yet ac
cepted any speaxing engage
ments in Oregon,
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YOUNG ASHLANDER
J. T. Armstrong, 25, Dies In
stantly As Shotgun Blast
Rips Neck On Pigeon Hunt
Charl A. Lindbergh
READY TO START
LI
ISTING OF ROOMS
J "V!
J. T. Armstrong, 25, of Ash
land rural route 1, was Instantly
killed about 5 p. m. Sunday by
a shotgun blast wmcn strucK
him In the throat as he pulled
the gun out of his automobile
and set it on the ground.
With his latner, j. u. ftmr
tmns the youth had driven
into the Winkleman cherry or
chard in vaueyview to snoot
pigeons with the owner's per
mission. The father told Deputy
Coroner C. M. Litwlller that hia
son, spotting a pigeon, hurriedly
stopped the car, opened the door
and Jumped out, pulling the 12
guage shotgun behind him. Out
of the car, tne youtn stoopea
down to pick up some shells, at
the same time setting the gun
down butt first As he set tha
gun down, the hammer struck
the running board of the ma
chine and discharged the shell.
Armstrong was born January
23, 1916. at Pupelo, Okla., and
had resided In the Talent district
fnr a number of vears. He i
survived by his wife, Mozelle;
daughter, Shirley; a son, Jimmy;
his parents, kit. ana ivirs. d. u.
Armatrone". two brothers. Lent
and Been, both of Oklahoma,
and four sisters, Ellen and Paul
ine, both of Talent; Mrs. Beatrice
Rhine nf Vllmore Cal and Mrs.
Vera Rutdleg of Indio, Cal. Fun
eral services are being arranged.
The county coroner's offica
here said that an inquest was
pending.
HOLD K. F.INDIAN '
INFANTICIDE
Mrs. Ann Lindbergh
SEATTLE SEEKS
MANIAC KILLER
By the Associated Press
Navy officials in the San
Francisco bay area hoped con
ferences today would pave the
way for settlement of an ll-hip-yard
strike of CIO and AFL
machinists which haa hamnered
production on 5500,000,000 of
defense work.
Expressing confidence that the
government would not have to
use force to ores me omaiocs.
Admiral J. W. Greenslade said
yesterday he hoped the meeting
would produce a aecision on
"what course and action is to be
followed "
The strike. In its seventh
week, was called by the ma
chinists to support demands for
$1.15 an hour and double over
time pay.
CIO unionists voted, 260 to
it yesterday against accepting
a company proposal for ending
a strike at the American Pot
lash and Chemical company.
Trona, Calif. They walked out
March 14, demanding that the
l wage scale of 67i cents to $1 05
an hour be raised to $1 to 11.50.
I with a closed shop and Improved
. housing conditions. The strike
I made 1.200 workers Idle.
Britain Cheers
Decision to
Churchill's
Help Russians
By th Associated Press
London, June 23. UP) Brit
ain steadfastly cheered today
her nrime minister's determina
tion to help Soviet Russia fight
Oermany, dui anieu
too much reliance on the soviet
as a potent brother in arms.
Reports oi Kussia s rraismn
along the lengthy eastern front
were watched closely for a hint
of the red army's strength or
weakness by the press and put
lic, grown wary because oi one
continental debacle after anoth
er.
Prime Minister Churchill s
! ringing declaration yesterday
that "we snail give whatever
help we can to Russia and the
I Russian people" and "any man
ior state who ficnta naziem will
have our aid" were seconded
warmly by London newspapers.
They advocated a Dunai oi
Ideclcsical differences between
Britain and Communift Ruia
for the common purpose of
crushing Adolf Hitler.
"Russia need hav no fear
that we shall weaken In our re
solve here in Britain because
Hitler is now spitting his venom
at the east," the news tnron-
icle declared, -rale nas given
ourselves and the Russians a
comman aim to smash the
nazis." ,
The Dally Mall declared
"there must be no sitting back,
tf we dn not use the lull to the
lull In preparation we may per- j
isn . . . Dy neiping -
i are helping ourselves."
In his 20-minute radio mes
sage to the world Churchill urg-
ed that "all our friends and al
lies" take the same course as
Britain in helping th soviet un
ion fight an urging taken with
out question by British as di
rected, among others, at the
United States.
"Russia's danger Is our dan
ger," he declared, "and the dan
ger of the United States."
Frank J. Van Dvke. canton
ment board coordinator, said to
day that his office was now pre
pared to receive data on hous
ing and rooming facilities avail
able for workers on the proposed
army camp.
The information may be left
at his office in the Medford
armory, mailed or telephoned,
he said. The telephone number
IS ZU7U.
Those who nrefer may still
submit the data to the chamber
of commerce here or In Asniano
n the officials rtreviouslv desig
nated in me various cumniun,
.. of the county. Mr. Van Dyke
stated. His office, however, he
added, Is now ready to ciassuy
and file the Information. He
reed those who have houses or
rooms to rent to workers to com
municate with hi office imme
diately.
Seattle, June 23 JPh-One
motorist was shot to death and
hia wife lerlouily wounded to
day by an elderly apparent
maniac who stole their car and
fled after earlier kidnaping and
critically wounding anotner
Seattle man.
state, cnuntv and city author
ities quickly established high
way blockades in their chase of
the slaver.
Police had Just broadcast tn
kidnaping and critical shooting
of R. F. Bull when they received
word of the fatal shooting of E.
A. La Fountain and the sever
wounding of Mrs. La Fountain.
RAF POUNDS ANEW
AT INVASION PORTS
On the Southeast Coast of Eng
land, June 23 (AP) The roll of
heavy explosions was heard once
again tonight as RAF bombers,
taking advantage of the long
summer evenings, carried out
fresh attacki on th nail Inva
sion coast.
Aa nlanea Tew toward Calais
ohservers aaid It seemed at times
that the aky was filled with Brit
ish aircraft.
AID TO GERMANS
Madrid. Srjaln. June 23 UP)
Heneral Franco called an urg
ent cabinet meeting tonight as a
government spokesman an
nounced there had been "no der
Inite decision yet" on whether a
voluntary Spanish expeditionary
force would be tent to aid Ger
many against the Russians.
The spokesman made It clear
that Spain, If she fought, would
not be fighting to aid anyone but
rather against the country "we
I fought for three years in the
civil war."
BASEBALL
Vlamath Falls June 23.
Laura Babcock, 32, a New
York Indian woman employed
by the government as a nurse at
Klamath Indian agency, wa
charged in United States com
missioners court today with the
first degree murder of her un
named male child.
Th woman la in hospital
here under guard.
.She was reported to nav
Iven hlrth tn the child In her
living quarters at the agency
on Saturday nignt. Alter its
birth th unwed mother was
rushed tn the hosnltal here and
authorities ordered an autopsy
on tne Dooy oi tne imam, saia
to have been wrapped in blan
ket and given to another attend
ant at the agency.
Miss Babcock la an Oneida
Indian, who was transferred to
Klamath agency about 18
month ago from Utah.
DEATH CLOSES BOOK
ON SEN. PAT HARRISON
Washington. June 23.
TVath rinsed the book Sunda
on the long congressional career
of Pat Harrison, skillful legisla
tor, tax authority and well
liked companion of his fellow
senators.
Harrison, 111 for almost two
years, died in th dawn hours
at Emergency hosnltal here yes
terday after a major abdominal
operation week ago.
Th 80-year-old senator, wno
first came to the house of rep
resentative In 1911, was report
ed by his personal pnysician.
Dr. Sterling ituuin, to nave
"died of exhaustion."
national
New Yorfc 0 0
Chicago ... 14 0
Schumacher, Adams and can
ning; Passeau and McCullough.
Brooklyn
Plltshurffh
Fltzsimmons, Kimball, Brown,
and Owen, Franks; Klinger, Sul
livan and Lopez.