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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1941.
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News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, June 25. The
Nazi general staff is letting
. the international grapevine re
late that it expects as much from
its fifth columnists in Russia as
from its army in the field.
Hitler agents are supposed to
have been buying up red poli
ticians for more than a year
against this day. The buying
was based, of course, on prom
ises of leadership when Stalin
was overthrown.
The Germans seem to have the
notion that complete conquest,
therefore, may not be necessary;
all they need is a few smashing
military blows to prepare the
way for revolution.
THE Nazis were unprecedent
edly considerate of Americans
in Moscow on the eve of the at
tack. A German diplomatic
source there privately advised
a member of our embassy staff
24 hours before the break came
to get American wives and wo
men workers of the staff out
into the country over the week
end. This was the first and only
advance information received by
this government. It is likewise
the only kindness ever mani
fest by the Nazis to American
diplomats. ...
THE White House received an
indirect tip from Stalin but
failed to recognize it. Com
munist pickets, who had been
walking up and down for weeks
in front of Mr. Roosevelt's house
carrying banners denouncing
imperialistic wars, suddenly
' withrirow the dav before Stalin
became involved. Picketing of
ficers explained ine timing was
Just a coincidence, dut. state op
..rfmant nffirinla are laughingly
kicking themselves for failing
to appreciate the significance of
the withdrawal. Next week the
commies will probably be back
with signs urging Mr. Roosevelt
to declare war.
tnit the first lime In this war,
av American diplomats and
miiHtti-v man nffree in their eX'
pectatlon of what will be the
.t. Pnula. Thev both give
the reds no more than 4 to 6
weeks. The red army ana gov
(Continued, on Pago Eight)
3 NAVYFLlS
DIE IN SNIASHUP
Honolulu, June 23. (IP)
Three U. S. marine fliers, nying
in 4hr nnw nlanes in forma
tion, were killed last night
when thev struck the west side
of Mt. Haleakala. 8.000-foot ex
tinct volcano on Maul island.
The dead were First Lieuten
ant William M. Ferris, Lake
wood, N. J.; Second Lieutenant
Clyde H. Story, home town not
available, and Second Lieuten
ant Warner Hageman, Jr., Kan
sas City, Kas.
Reports from the scene said
all three planes were demol
ished. Heavy rain over the
mountain had reduced visibility
to zero.
Searching parties reached the
wreckage before midnight and
civilian authorities said the
bodies would be brought out to
day. Milk Price to Rise
Marshfield. Ore.. June 23 (&)
Coos Bay dealers have announc
ed that milk prices will go up a
cent a quart here July 1.
SICE GLANCES
Br
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Ben Vimont being commend
ed for promptly and honestly re
porting his finding of a 100
pound bag of sugar, lost by
Gene Shelton from his car, the
return to the owner being ar
ranged through the good offices
of the MT.
Sam Gilbert wrenching his
back in a sudden twist as he
cleaned a ring.
Jack "Diamond Jim" Matlack
dmirine his new turuip-sue
XiCfrcr gem.
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REPLY TO RAIDS
BY
German Spokesman Says
Fighting Going On In Full
Force Nazis Progress
By the Associated Press
Finland was reported to have
declared war on Russia today
after the soviet air fleet
launched a wholesale offensive
across southern Finland in re
ply to German raids that left
Leningrad in flames.
An authorized German spokes
man in Berlin said Finland had
joined the war formally and that
fighting was going on in full
force. Dispatches from Helsinki
Itself reported the cabinet would
tell parliament in emergency
session tonight the measures the
country would take "against
soviet aggression."
Civilians Kill.d
Helsinki had four alarms, was
bombed twice and many Finnish
civilians were reported killed.
A German military spokes
man declared German successes
"baffling the Imagination" had
been achieved and would be an
nounced tomorrow.
He reported that the German
air force already had full su
premacy in the combat area and
that tactical surprises by panzer
columns had succeeded., Soviet
troops were said to have resisted
strongly but to be unable to
hold up the German drive at
any point.
Belief was expressed in Ber
lin that the Russian high com
mand already might be cut off
from contact with some of its
armies.
A Bucharest communique
from the German - Rumanian
front admitted heavy Russian
air raids on the Rumanian cities
of Constanta, Sulina and Galatl,
but said they failed to inflict
severe damage. Russians re
ported both Constanta and War
saw in flames and said their
troops were holding the Ger
mans in the south.
Before the Finnish declaration
was announced in B.erlin Helsin
ki made a sharp protest to Rus
sia against what it called the
unprovoked attack and said the
soviet assertion that German
troops had attacked Russia
through northern Finland was a
deliberate lie.
Finnish fighters and anti air
craft guns resisted the raids and
were said to have shot down
eight Russian planes.
Reds Will Amase
Fravda, the communist party
organ, warned that "the world
will be amazed by the forces
which the soviet people in its
indignation and patriotic wrath"
would hurl against Germany,
Germany announced the war
was progressing so favorably
that "great successes" were In
prospect. Deep thrusts of Ger
man columns into Russian terri
tory were claimed. Reports
from Turkey said Russians were
offering little resistance in the
former Rumanian province of
Bessarabia and that a German
parachute division was in readi
ness to attack Odessa, Russian
Black sea port.
Germans told of heavy bom
bardment of Rufsian railways
and air bases and German troops
were said to have captured the
former Lithuanian city of Vilna.
Nazis Confidant
From the German high com
m?nd communique, issued again
from the "fuhrer's headquart
ers" on the eastern front, came
the nazis confident forecast of
success.
"In the east, fights of the
army, air force and navy
against soviet armed forces take
such favorable course that great
successes are to be expected,"
the communique said.
The Russians acknowledged
that they had been unable to
halt three powerful German
drives on the central and north
em fronts. In the south, An
kara reports said German and
Rumanian troops had occupied
Cemauti, capital of Bucovina
province, and Chisinau, capital
of Bessarabia, both taken over
from Rumania by Russia a year
ago.
The Russians bombed War
saw, Danzig and Rumanian Con
stanta to match German assaults
I on Ukraine cities and claimed
they destroyed 381 German
pUues while loiui 374,
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sia. Finland (1) was said today to have declared war on Rus
sia. Lithuania (2) declared her Independence from Russia. Kiev
(3) and Sevastopol (5) were bombed. French sources saw Khar
kov (4) as a German objective.
Soldiers Use Bare Knuckles
In California
By Jack Beardwoed
Camp Hunter Liggett, Calif., June 25 (IP) Mock warfare
became so serious today that soldiers at one point dropped their
rifles and fought with their fists.
The fist fighting was an un
scheduled variation in a mimic
"war of California" being fought
on Hunter Liggett reservation
by 53,000 keyed up troops equip
ped with the most modern in
struments of warfare. The rifles
the soldiers dropped were load
ed with blank cartridges.
Two more deaths, the fifth
and sixth during maneuvers
here, were recorded during the
night when a kitchen truck of
the 162nd Infantry from the
Oregon national guard overturn
ed while traveling under black
out conditions along the San An
tonio river road. Five other sol
diers were injured.
Privates Clarence L. Sayles
and Harold L. Vogen were
killed. Both were members of
company H of the 162nd infan
try. The injured were from the
same company.
Hand to hand fighting, includ
ing fisticuffs, occurred between
infantrymen in the San Antonio
valley flats near the Hearst
ranch house. The first fighting
was halted and more approved
methods of warfare substituted
when officers came up.
The blue forces, outnumber
ing the reds two to one, took the
offensive today and reported the
capture of a red colonel with
"valuable maps of enemy posi
tions." Numerous prisoners were
claimed by both sides. The blues
lost one officer and 23 men of
its anti-tank battalion, about SO
red Infantrymen were snared.
The Paso Robles airport, the
home base of red aviation, was
theoretically bombed during the
night by five planes of the 116th
observation squadron which the
army pretended were IS light
bombardment planes. The blues
claimed they damaged five
planes on the field, forced two
to scatter and pitted the airport
runways with bomb craters.
Reappointed '
Salem, June 25 T) Slate
Insurance Commissioner Scth
Thompson and Dr. Louis P.
Gambee, Portland, member of
the state public welfare commis
sion, were reappointed by Gov
ernor Charles A. Sprague today
for terms beginning June 30.
Mill Oiler Kill.d
Dallas. Ore., June 25. tp
Albert Montgomery, 40, an oiler
at the Cobbs tc Mitchell Lumber
company at Valsetz, was fatally
injured today when he was
caught In a conveyor. He died
I en route to a hospital.
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Mimic Battle
London, June 25. (JP) RAF
bombers roared across the chan
nel twice today, once briefly In
the morning and then In a
heavier daylight smash this aft
ernoon, following up their four
teenth successive night assault
on western Germany.
At least seven more German
planes were added officially to
the British claim of 121 de
stroyed in the past nine days of
intensive air sweeps across the
chanel and the air ministry said
this was based only on "reports
so far received." Two British
fighter planes were acknowl
edged missing.
British bombers, the ministry
said, blew up an ammunition
train in a raid on railroad yards
at Hazelbrouck, in occupied
France, and scored direct hits
on two railroad bridges, one of
which collapsed.
From both daylight raids thun
derous explosions soon echoed
back over the water.
War Bulletins
Vichy, Unoccupied France.
June 25. ') Military Infor
mation reaching Vichy to
night from the Russian front
said that seven Carman at
tacks had been stopped or
slowed down by determined
Russian resistance.
Bern, Swltierland, June 23
(p) Communications with
Berlin were normal tonight
after the German announce
ment that Finland had gone
to war against Russia. Pre
viously communications bad
been reported suspended.
Berlin, June 25 WP DRB.
official German news egeney.
said tonight that the British
had lost 41 planes and the Ger
mans In the past 24 hours of
bitter air battling.
Moscow, June 2S. 'PI
Russia announced tonight that
she had been Informed of Tur
key's decision to remain neu
tral in the war fcttwcsn Ger
many and the soviet union.
Problem of Housing Workers
to Be Talked With Coordi
nator 'If Basis Remains
Retail lumber dealers were to
meet with Frank J. Van Dyke.
cantonment civic coordinator.
this afternoon to discuss hous
ing plans in general In another
step to prepare for workers on
the proposed military camp
here.
Housing of the 8,000 or 9.000
workers expected to come here
to build the cantonment if con
struction is authorized Is one
of the major problems facing
the civic coordination board and
an effort is being made to plan
for the influx before It arrrives.
Still On "If" Basis
Building of the proposed army
cantonment here is still on an
"if. as and when" basis, it was
emphasized today in an author
ized statement from Mr. Van
Dyke.
"Our program," said a for
mal statement from the civic
coordinator, "is still essentially
a planning program for every
one, the military, the architect
and engineer and the civilians,
"At the present time the
plans are going ahead under
appropriations for planning pur
poses. The fact Is that no ap
propriation has yet been made
by congress under which the
cantonment can be constructed
The plans are progressing ni.'My
and whenever word comes that
the proper appropriation has
been made by congress, It Is
anticipated that work can be
commenced within a reasonable
time thereafter, depending upon
the provisions of the bill.
Many Difficulties
"No one Is in a position to
predict accurately when the can.
tonmcnt is to be constructed or
when work is to be commenced,
or whether or not congress will
make the appropriation for this
particular cantonment.
"Many difficulties have been
successfully straightened out
and all agencies are working
hard to have things ready If an
order comes to proceed. The
army has promised to inform the
public promptly whenever of
ficial notification has been re
ceived that construction of the
cantonment has been author
ized." Portland Payroll Jumps
Portland, June 25 (IP) Mult
nomah county's industrial pay
roll was $6,394,823 in May, a
gain of 29.9 per cent over May,
1940, the state Industrial acci
dent commission reported today.
The gain in Oregon's other 35
counties was 20.4 per cent to a
total of $9,448,861.
First Range Fire
Vale, Ore., June 25 (IP)
The first extensive range fire of
the season still smoldered yes
terday after spreading over 15
miles of land south of here.
$894,221,280 Deficiency Bill
Receives Approval of House
Washington, June 23. OP)
The house passed and aent to
the senate today an $894,221,280
deficiency appropriation bill
carrying funds to give the navy
2.236 additional airplanes and
19 more auxiliary vessels.
Only one maor amendment,
rutting $2,862,545 from a $4.
500.000 Item for the restoration
of the Commodity Credit cor
poration's capital, was adopted.
Passage was on a voice vote.
The house appropriations com
mittee approved the bill earlier
in the day.
The measure, a "catch-all"
money bill for the fiscal year
ending June 30, carried funds
for almost a score of govern
mental agencies such as $38,
500.000 for the office for emerg
ency management; $28,800,765
for the postoffice depertment
and $51,031,430 for the coast
guard the latter allotment In
cluding money for replacement
of the 10 cutters transferred to
Great Britain and for construc
tion of three new Ice breakers
MY
WITH EASY WIN
Washington Sweepsters Fin
ish Two Lengths Ahead of
California, Nearest Boat
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 23
CP) Washington's Huskies
won the four-mile varsity race
of the intercollegiate regatta for
the second straight year today.
The Huskies finished with
two lengths to spare over Cali
fornia, with Cornell third in the
field of nine.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 25.
(JP) Cornell won the freshman
race in the Intercollegiate re
gatta today, defeating five other
yearling eights over the two
mile course on the Hudson
river.
The Cornell freshmen eight
won by more than a length
with Wisconsin second, Syracuse
third, Princeton fourth, Massa
chusetts Tech fifth and Colum
bia a bad last.
Cornell was clocked In 9:57.7,
far back of the record of 9:11.6
established by the 1909 Cornell
freshmen.
Wisconsin was timed in
10:03.4, Syracuse In 10:05.2;
Princeton, 10:06.2; M. I. T.
10.08.5 and Columbia 10:20.5.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 23
(IP) California's Junior var
sity scored its first victory in
the Intercollegiate regatta today,
winning the three-mile race by
more than a length over Wash
ington.
Both . California and Wash
ington lifted the beat to 34
strokes going into the last mile,
but the Golden Bears gradually
pulled away, finishing the three
miles In' 14:40.4. The time was
nearly a minute slower than the
record of 13:44, set by Washing
ton in 1937.
Washington was caught in
14:45.7, Cornell in 14:48.0 and
Columbia in 14:56.8.
FOR MMILLER
Seattle, June 25. (P) State,
county and city law-enforcement
agencies were besieged
today with "tips" from excited
persons but little progress ap
parently had been made In the
search for the man or men
blamed for two killings and the
terrorizing of parts of two
counties.
A convoy of cars followed
deputy sheriffs around the city's
north end and rural areas as
officers, their sirens sounding,
sped to Investigate reports the
slayer had been seen.
Deputies said lights burned
in most homes In the district
throughout the night, during
which one new attack was re
ported. for duty In the Greenland area.
The navy's share of the total
was $742,463,143, of which
$467,046,600 was earmarked for
the 2.236 new planes. The bal
ance included $47,000,000 for
the guns and ammunition for
these and other planes, and for
the purchase of an unspecified
n'imber of 20 mlllmeter aircraft
cannon, similar to those in use
abroad.
Naval officials testified deliv
eries of the new weapon would
start at the rate of 100 a month
this month and probably be
stepped up to three times that
number next year. They will
supplant the less effective .50
calibre machine guns In many
caes.
In recommending the bill, the
committee said that 97 per cent
of the money was for purposes
directly connected with prepara
tion for national defense or for
activities which directly or In
directly have felt the impact of
the defense program. The total
was $22,720,143 below the bud
get estimate.
BASEBALL
American
New York, June 25. 0P
The Yankees went into the lead
in the American league race as
they defeated the St. Louis
Browns, 7 to 3, today while
Cleveland was losing to the
Boston Red Sox. Joe Dimaggio
hit his sixteenth home run of
the year with one on in the
fourth inning,
Score:
R. H. E.
5 11 1
7 8 1
St. Louis
New York...
Galehouse, Allen and Farrell;
Chandler, Murphy and Dickey.
Detroit 4 9 0
Philadelphia 5 7 0
Rowe, Giebbel, Thomas, New
houser and Tebbetts; Knott, Fer
rick, and Hayes.
Cleveland 2 7 2
Boston 7 9 2
Bagby, Brown and Desautels,
Hemsley; Grove and Peacock.
National
Brooklyn ... 5 9 1
Pittsburgh 4 10 1
Casey, Igbe and Owen; Heintz
elman and Lopez.
R. H. E.
New York 4 8 1
Chicago 18 1
Carpenter and Dannlng; Lee
and McCullough, Scheming.
First game. R. H. E.
Philadelphia 3 11 1
Cincinnati 8 13 0
Podgany, Johnson, Melton and
Livingston, Harmon, E. Riddle
and Lombardi.
TO
Washington, June 23. IJP)
Jesse Jones, federal loan ad
ministrator, announced today he
is "considering a loan to the
British government."
Jones said in a formal state
ment that the loan Is being
studied by the Reconstruction
Finance corporation under a
new law authorizing such a loan
and added that "the purpose
of the loan would be to provide
the British with dollar exchange
to pay for war suppllea In this
country, without having to sell
their American securities and
Investments at forced sale."
He gave no amount of the
proposed loan, which has been
reported In some quarters at
"several hundred million dol
lars." YPS1LANTI PRIZE
Washington, June 23.-
The Defense Plant corporation
announced today It would build
a $47,620,171 bomber factory at
Yysllanti, Mich., to be leased
to and operated by the Ford
Motor company.
The Plant corporation, an RFC
subsidiary, said that the land
and construction would cost
$31,961,300 and equipment $13,
65C871. This factory was understood
to be an Important part of the
army's new plan to construct
facilities to build S00 bombers
a month.
RIFLE CHAMPION
Portland, June 23. VP)
Scores tabulated today showed
that Mrs. Ivan K. Waddell of
Medford raptured the state
smallbore rifle championship at
a state meet at Clackamas
range Sunday. She scored 3177
points in eight matches. She
won a trip to the national meet
at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Clifford Fosberg of Portland
was second with 3173. L. E.
Brentlinger. Eugene, took third
with 3168. Both will go to Camp
Perry late in August.
3$ At OSC
Corvallis, June 23 P Ore
gon State college summer school
registration aggregated 638 to
day compared with 887 tor the
same time last year, Registrar
E. B. Lemon said.
WILL CAMP HERE
JULY HO 11TH
Mayor Deuel Gets Radio
From General White Ask'
ing Camp Site for Units
Medford's own soldier boys,
the lads of Company A. 186th
infantry, and headquarters de
tachment, third battalion, are
coming back home for a brief
visit.
A radiogram received by
Mayor H. S. Deuel from MaJ
Gen. George A. White, com
manding the forty-first division,
said that the Medford units, for.
merly of the Oreeon natinnul
guard, will arrive here July 8
and remain until July 11. The
general asxea the mayor to ar
range camDinff anac tn mmmn.
date eight officers and 175 men.
He added that he would appre
ciate any snecial entprtalnmunt
that might be arranged for them.
At Fairground
Mavor Deuel renlled that
behalf of the community and
ine relatives and friends of the
Medford soldiers he appreciated
ine generals thoughtfulness In
arranging the stop-over. Camp
ing facilities have been arranged
at the old county fairgrounda
just south of the city, the mayor
added.
Mayor Deuel Informed Gen
eral White that special enter
tainment would be arranged and
a reception planned for the ar
rival of the men. He asked to be?
informed of the expected hour
of arrival.
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Tokyo, June 23 OP) Japan'a
leaders debated In two anxious
secret sessions today the em
pire's course in the new situa
tion arising from Germany'! in
vasion of Russia and Premier
Prince Fumimaro Konoye later
laid the results of the two meet
ings before Emperor Hirohlto.
In some informed quarters it
was believed a decision was
reached, but there was no ink
ling of its nature. Importance
was attached to the fact that
after his audience with the sov
ereign Konoye was closeted with
Marqui Kido, lord privy teal, to
whom would be communicated
any major matters of state.
The first of today's confer
ences was a Joint session of the
Imperial high command and the
cabinet, an unusual procedure.
Thereafter the cabinet met for
three hours. Then Konoye went
to the palace.
Sources close to the govern
ment Indicated that a statement
on imperial policy might be is
sued Friday .
AGAINST RETURN
San Francisco, June 25 WV
Striking CIO machinists voted
down the navy's request to re
turn to work under civil service
status In struck San Francisco
bay shipyards. Business Agent
James Smith of the union an
nounced today.
The action was taken at a
secret, special meeting late yes
terday. Smith said the union,
representing 500 machinists on
strike in Oakland and Alameda,
resolved to refuse to apply for
civil service status and to re
main on strike until they have a
signed agreement with employ
ers. Plan 0-1 Probe
Washington, June 23 (yPV
Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) told
the house today that the house)
naval committee would Investi
gate the sinking of the Subma
rine 0-9 as soon as the navy de
partment's own Inquiry has
been completed and its result
are sent to congress.