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... , run o w-m- Weather r,BaTu nfcn roncmtt! rir today sad Monday, little change In tem perature. Temperature HlKhet Yctterday 7 Lowest Yesterday Morning 3 Precipitation past 14 hours Good Morning LUfht sow would hm a food time to check the Want Ada, Many times these little ads offer a proposition that la hard t turn down. Want Ads hare made a lot of money for a lot of people. They can help yea. FORD RIBUNE Full Associated Press United Presi Thirty sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1941 No. 103. if m mn, am a V Med i i. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, July 19. The public may be thinking about everything except 1944, but not the politicians. Only off-season for them is the 30 days immedi- ately after an election. In the seven months that have passed since the last vacation period closed, general lines have been laid tor coming events. From these now you can get a fairly clear slant on how things are likely to go. NEAREST the raU In the Re publican race is the distinct figure of Dewey. The Nsw York district attorney and racketeer V eradicator is making himself something more than that for next time. He will run for the same spring-seated governor s chair which catapulted Mr. Roosevelt into the White House, and produced such earlier can didates as Al Smith and Charles Evans Hughes. The election will come a year from November and Dewey is conceded an ex cellent chance of winning, even If LaGuardia or Jim Farley gets into it against him. Dewey, meanwhile, is keep ing himself in the movies by nationwide leadership of the fund raising for the USO, a job which incidentally is taking him to all sections of the country to make speeches, and has even brought him to Fred Allen's ra dio program. The more experienced leaders of the party are no closer to Dewey now than at the Phila delphia convention last year when they declined to take him after his few spectacular pri mary victories. But they seem more mellow about it, probably because their objections about his lack of experience will be satisfied If the planned develop ments work out. They are now in the mood to say: "I don't like him, but if he wins the New York governorship, I think he should get it." WENDELL Willkie is making himself eminently eligible in case the country is still at war and the Roosevelt foreign policy is still popular in 1944 But his stand with or ahead of Roosevelt has nettled so many (Continued on Ps-t Six) War Bulletins New York. July 19. P) German radio report, heard here by NBC, said tonight that General Peter Makarov and a number of "higher staff officers" of the Russian army were captured by German in fantry in a forest near Kiev. The Germans were said to have surprised a Soviet divis ion headquarters. Moscow. Sunday, July 20. W The Soviet harvest is be ing completed nearly twice as quickly as lait year, it was announced officially today, with thousands of women re placing tractor-combine driv ers who have gone into the army. Berlin, July 19. IIP Ger man press dispatches reported tonight that one British bomb er and four fighter planes were shot down over Nail eccupied northern France and Belgium during the day. Reports from The Nether lands said two more British planes were downed there by anti-aircraft fire. Singapore. July 19. W New contingents of the Royal Air Force arrived here from England today, continuing a bolstering of Britain's Far Eastern defenses. The number was not disclosed, but RAF headquarters described the units as "large reinforce ments." London, Sunday, July 20. (V-Reuters. British news agency, said today the Mos cow rsdio reported Premier Joseph Stalin had been ap pointed peoples' commissar for defense of Soviet Russia. T ADVANTAGE LATER No Early Smash At Red Capital, Berlin Says Soviet Claims Gains. By the Associated Press Berlin, July 19. Germans de clared tonight that the western gate to Moscow" had been opened by the thrust of a nazi spearhead past Smolensk and implied that the advantage would be pressed at a time to be chosen by Adolf Hitler s high command. There was no indication that the reichswehr units which led the advance across the land bridge between the Dvina and Dneiper (Dnepr) rivers proposed another full-fledged drive east ward immediately along the 230-mile motor road to the Rus sian capital. The chief purpose of the Ger man leadership, military com mentators said, remains the de struction on the largest possible portion of the Russian army as a fighting force. They attached less importance to getting up specific plans than to the pinching off and mopping up of as many Red army divis ions as possible. This theme was enlarged by the authoritative commentary. uienst Aus Duetschland. even while the high command listed Russian losses to July 10 at 6,233 planes, 406,000 prisoners, 4,400 cannon and 7.615 tanks. It might be false to assume there will be an immediate smash at Moscow just because there seems to be a good chance," said the Dienst. "Thoughts of the German leader ship are not centered on the big-name cities (such as Mos cow, Kiev and Leningrad), but rather on the possibilities of de stroying the enemy." (By the Associated Press) Moscow, Sunday, July 20. Great continuing battles in the Polotsk Nevel and Smolensk sectors were reported by the Soviet information bureau to day, implying that the German eastward thrust had been held up, since these were areas in which fighting had been report ed in progress Saturday. Both north and south of this central front zone defending Moscow, however, fresh activity was announced. Fighting flamed again in the region of Pskov, 160 miles southwest of Leningrad, and at NOVOBrad Volvnskl. ITlrranion city far to the south which has long Deen a scene of fighting in the war now enterng its fifth week. No Important Changes The Sund&v rnmmnntnu. n. ported no important rhannp, nn other sectors of the 2,000-mile front, but said the Soviet air force destroyed German motor ized Units and ftiiwaft Br.A .1. and naval units destructively .aiuea uerman convoys in the came sea. 'AS result of an ttar-lr h our air force, motor torpedo ooais and destroyers," It said, "eleven enemy transports and one tanner were sunk. One en emy fighter was brousht down. uur losses in this mtnhat were one airnlane and nn. mn. tor torpedo-boat The crew was saved. Recaotur nf twn wnr.m cities behind the German lines was reported by Russian mill tary newsDaner. In the fiffhtinff nf thj antral zone, where a German vanguard was reported at Smolensk, tre mendous casualties were noted on both sides in a Saturday communique. Four areas of heavy encash ments wer rpnortpd hv h Soviet information bureau in a 200-mile rone of the 2. 000-mile front and fighting in other sec tnrs til IrnnrMt The four were at Bobrui.k In the- heart of white Russia, Smolensk, rail and highway center 230 miles southwest of Moscow; Folotsx, on tne uvinsx Vitebsk rail line, and the near h likM tnvn nf Nevel. fThe j - - German high command report ed today mat omoienss; was captured last Wednesday). Germans Claim New Gains ) FINLAND e R A Soviet communique said severe fighting was going on In the area oi Pskov in a drive (1). aimed at Leningrad. A German drive in the central sector (2) was said by the Germans to have captured Smolensk, 230 miles west of Moscow. The Russians claimed they still held Smolensk. The Russians also reported a successful counter-attack (3) across the Dnepr for Kiev continued, with Moscow vicinity of Novograd-Volyinikt. RUSSIA ENDS INVASION FEARS Worry Over Nazi Peace Move Now British Gain On All Fronts. By Klrke L. Simpson Whatever Hitler's hopes of 'decisive" victories in Russia as the fourth week of the nazl Soviet battle ends, it is now clear that so far he has lost rather than gained ground against Britain because of his anti-Red "crusade." London military spokesmen say now that an attempted nazi invasion of England this year is "almost" impossible, the 'almost" added only for cau tion's sake. England's greatest dread has been removed, for many months if not finally. It is apparent that there is today more official concern in London over a pos sible nazi peace move in the wake of a possible great Ger man victory in Russia than over Hitler's ability to threaten Eng land again with invasion. This is reflected in the insistent re iteration by British war leaders. from Prime Minister Churchill down, that there will be no Deace on any terms with Hit ler. Elsewhere on the axis-British battle fronts, east or west, the effect of Hitler's Russian ven ture is no less obvious. In the Atlantic his sea attack is wan ing instead of gaining. In the Mediterranean British defense lines have been tremendously reinforced by French surrender in Syria lacking any hope of effective German help. It seems more possible that Britain is busy mapping plans for a new blow at her axis foes in the east to match the steadily rising tempo of the British air attack on Germany and German-occupied lands In the west. German pre-occupation with Russia has rendered Hitler' axis partner, Mussolini, again vulnerable. The air attack on communication lines of the axis army in Libya is expanding to include axis bases in Greece, on Crete and in Italy itself. With Syria firmly in British free French hands and with Ethiopia and Italian East Africa swept clear of important fascist resistance, there seems no good reason why the rJritisn mignt not definitely take the offen sive. Land operation! to sweep Libya of axis force are a pos sibility. Sacramento, July 19. VP) Butter first grade 3911c; sec ond grade J7V4C. river. The German drive (4) reporting heavy fighting in the NAZI PUTSCH IN SIEGEDECLARED German Minister Given Walking Papers Swift Action Taken To Quell Revolt. La Paz, Bolivia, July 19. P The Bolivian government pro claimed a state of siege tonight and ordered the German min ister to leave the country within 48 hours In a swift move to suppress what informed per sons called a threatened Nazi putsch. The government announce ment said the siege decree was to thwart "a revolutionary at tempt being plotted by groups with totalitarian tendencies." Although the government did not directly link the two actions simultaneously with the decla ration of a state of siege it announced that the German minister, Ernest Wendler, had been declared persona non giata at a cabinet meeting this after noon and was ordered to get out of Bolivia within two days. The announcement did not mention the other members of the embassy staff, but usually well-informed persons said it was believed they likewise would be expelled. Informed sources said the government had uncovered evi dence that a Nazi putsch was being prepared by subversive elements. Police authorities took pre cautionary measures to main tain order throughout the re public, and official reports said the situation was "tranquil" everywhere. Armando Arce, director of the newspaper La Calle, Augusto Cespedes, assistant director, and Carlos Montenegro, were report ed detained by the government. IY0UTH, 22, ADMITS SLAYING FARMER Portland, Ore., July 19. (JPi A 22-year-old Canby, Ore., youth confessed tonight to the slaying of John Karlen, 77, wealthy Tygh valley rancher. Captain V..yne Gurdane of the Oregon state police said. He said police followed a tip In arresting Irwin Russell Jones at his Canby home today, and Jones admitted the killing dur ing questioning. The badly-beaten body of Karlen was found on street in Tfc Dalles yesterday. CONQUERED LANDS TO JOIN T Continent Expected To Arise Today In Britain's First Propaganda Drive. London, Sunday, July 20 lP) A post-midnight broadcast with a message from Prime Minister Churchill opened "V for vic tory" day on the German occupied continent today, urg ing the conquered peoples to go out under cover of darkness and smear "millions of new V's on walls and doors and pave ments all over Europe" as a symbol of resistance to Naziism. Today was set aside as a special day for manifestation of resistance after a campaign started almost as a joke had swept through the occupied ter ritories and assumed major pro portions in the last few days, capped by the participation now of the prime minister himself. It was Britain's first major propaganda offensive in the oc cupied nations, a call for organ ization throughout these lands of "an invisible army of many millions" to launch a "fear of fensive" against German troops and authorities and to refuse all collaboration with them. Churchill's message, read by "Colonel Brittin, radio com mander of the campaign, said: "The V sign is the symbol of the unconquerable will of the occupied territories and a uortent of the fate awaiting the Nazi tyranny. So long as the peoples of Europe continue to refuse all collaboration with the invader, it is sure that his cause will perish and that Europe will be liberated." After reading this message "Colonel Brittin" urged his lis teners to "wait for the word," and he promised that "when the moment comes" the action would be such that the Germans would be powerless to halt it. This was interpreted as an Indication that Britain would call on the occupied nations to rise in arms against the Ger mans when and if the British army again gets a foothold on the continent. - "Col. Brittin" proclaimed con fidently that "in a few minutes there will be millions of new V's on walls and doors and pavements all over Europe." "Darkness is your chance," he said. "Put your V up as a member of this army." SECY.IfMILL E E Portland, July 19. lP Sec retary of State Earl Snell will oppose Governor Sprague for the Republican nomination as governor next year, the Oregon- inn, Portland daily newspaper, predicted today. The newspaper said Snell would announce his candidacy in September. The secretary of state would pass up the gubernatorial race only if Rep. Walter M. Pierce oi uregons second district or Senator McNary decided to re tire, in which case Snell would seek a congressional seat, the newspaper added. It predicted, however, that McNary and Pierce again would be candi dates. In a Snell-Sprague contest. the state republican committee would support Sprague, the Ore gonian said. They Think Of Things Memphis, Tenn., July 19 UP) A 33-year-old man charged with speeding 43 miles an hour told the judge he couldn't help It because he had never gone to school and so couldn't read the numbers on his speedometer. The excuse wasn't good enough. He was fined $56. Spray For Legs London, July 1. HP) A bareleg beauty bar where wo men's legs are sprayed with rainproof sun tan lotion at three I pence (about 1 opened today. 9 cents) a leg. PHONE COMPANY ION HERE TOCOSTPP Addition To Building Starts Next Week-Will Expand Local, Long Distance. Construction of an addition to the Medford telephone building was announced Saturday by R. B. Hammond, manager for The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. Work is expected to get under way next week, with completion scheduled for all. The new space is needed, Mr. Hammond said, to provide addi tional local and long distance central office equipment. The addition will extend ap proximately 30 feet on the rear of the present telephone build ing, and will be 90 feet wide. It will be of steel and brick con struction and will be one-story, with basement. Major Repeater Point Medford long has been a ma jor repeater point on the com pany's north and south long dis tance lines, and the long dis tance equipment is to be ex panded, Mr. Hammond said, to take care of the large Increase in business the company is experi encing up and down the coast. At the same time, he said, additional dial equipment will be installed to provide facilities for local telephone growth. Installation of the equipment will be started as soon as the building addition is completed. Total gross cost of the building and equipment, as given by the company, will be in the neigh borhood of $140,000. Robertson, Hay and Wallace have been given the contract for the new addition. Fl LONGER SERVICE DUE ON TUESDAY Washington, July 19. (IP) President Roosevelt dictated to day a tentative draft of his message to congress recom mending that the service period of draftees, national guardsmen and reserves be prolonged and set aside the entire week end for the completion of the com munication. A congress already deeply embroiled In controversy over the issue will receive It on Tuesday or later, scarcely 10 days before the August 1 dead line, beyond which Gen. George C. Marshall, the army chief of staff has said enactment of the legislation could not be post poned with safety. What line of approach the president will take was, of course a closely guarded secret, but some were disposed to think that he might urge the declare tlon of a state of national emergency by congress, as a basis for retaining the men In the army after the year for which they were inducted origi nally. Portland, Ore., July 19. HP) Milk producers In the Port land sales area have petitioned the Oregon milk control board for a hearing to show that prices, recently Increased, should be boosted again. C. E. Grelle, board chairman, said he would call an emergency meeting soon to set an early date for hearings. Hot weather, growth of army cantonments, aid to Great Bri tain and defense projects were listed by producers as reasons for the increase. The request affect northwest ern Oregon and western Wash- iogton producers. ; - Bootlegger's Mite Snow Hill, Md., July 19. (Jf) Even bootleggers are be ing asked to aid in the nation wide aluminum collection campaign. Sheriff J. William Hall said he had called on several sus pected operators of illegal stills and asked them to "dis mantle their reported liquor plants of all aluminum parts in order to help national defense." NORTHWEST HEAT 'AVE MOVES EAST, FIRE FEARS EBB Cooler Weather Predicted- Many Fires In Mountains One In Oregon. Seattle, July 19. (IP) The low pressure area which brought record heat to the Paci fic northwest the past week, moved inland over the Rockies and Great Plains tonight, leav ing miles of ' fire-blackened wheat and rangelands and sear ed and smoking forests behind it. The forest service said the week's lightning-set forests fires in Oregon and Washington to taled 1,550 of which 950 were in national forests and 600 on state and private lands. I .Temperatures In thai north west generally were in the 90 s today. In Oregon, the mercury went to 97 at Pendleton; 93 at Roseburg; 92 at Baker; 89 at Eugene and 83 at Portland. Lower temperatures and in creased cloudiness with prob ably recurrent thunderstorms in the mountains were forecast for the north coast states and Brit ish Columbia, where hundreds of forest fires blazed, mostly in isolated and almost inaccessible mountain regions. Fires in Washington alone were estimat ed at more than 900, most of them under control. Oregon State Forester N. S. Rogers said the only fire in his state not yet controlled was 700-acre blaze In the Crabtree district of Linn county. He warned that a high wind would prove disastrous. BY BEND 8 TO 3 ine Bend Elks exploded a 12-hit batting attack against young Bill Smith last night to defeat the Medford Craters. 8 to 3, in an exhibition game at the fairgrounds park. The two clubs will clash in a regular Oregon State league tussle at 2:30 this afternoon, with Dutch Lleber hurling for Medford and Lyle Turpin or Bill Hatch for the visitors. It was fairly close for six Innings, with the Elks holding a 4 to 2 lead, but In the seventh the visitors hammered out five hits and four runs to clinch the affair. Jack Brown relieved Smith In this Inning and yielded two hits and two runs the rest or the way. Tom Hawkins, former Crater manager, led- the Bend attack witn three blows, while Joe lray hit two triples and single for the Craters. R. H. Z. Bend . 8 14 Medford . , I 7 Farmer and Hawkins; Smith, Brown and Roelandt. Berkeley, Calif., July 19 ;P) Judge Warren V. Tryon. 51 Crescent City, who had cleaned up dockets In half of Califor nia's superior courts, died here Friday of a heart attack. A Patriarch Speaks Burlington, VL, July 19. HP) Ninety-six years old, Tildon Young has registered for civil defense in Vermont with this comment: There's been too much hot air in this war. I'm ready for action," PRESIDENT LEANS WHEELERCUUMS Foreign Policy Advisors Flayed Hopkin's State ment To British Rapped, Washington, July 19.- Senator Wheeler (D-Mont.) con tended today that President Roosevelt was basing foreign policy on the advice of "a mot ley erf w" consisting of Secre taries Knox, Stimson and Ickes. Lease-Lend Coordinator Harry Hopkins and Felix Frankfurter, an associate justice of the su preme court. Renewing the running verbal exchange between himself and the chief executive, Wheeler as serted that the great bulk of American public opinion was) not reflected in the president' actions. Referring to those ha said were the president's chief advis ers. Wheeler told a press con ference: ''Knox, Stimson, Ickes. Hopkins and Frankfurter what a motley crew to determine for eign policy for 130,000,000 peo ple in the United States. "The president today seems to be wholly dependent for his in formation on a little handful of men surrounding him who couldn't be elected to the office) of dog catcher in their own home towns. And yet they, along with Winston Churchill (British prime minister) and to royal refugees in the United States, are determining foreign policy." The Montana senator declared that if such a group "keeps on flouting public opinion, the) main issue will be, not whether we can save democracy in Eu rope and Asia, but whether wo can save it here in this country." Wheeler took particular ex ception to Hopkins' statement In London that the United States would sea to It that American goods were delivered to Great Britain "and every theater in the world where) democracies are fighting Hit ler." Mr Hopkins apparently is) completely out of touch with sentiment in the United States,1 the Montanan asserted. Both the United States and Great Britain are in a pretty bad way if we have to rely on Harry Hopkins to tell us what to do." MIRY SEES NO ENTRYJTO WAR Washington, July 19 OP) Senator McNary, preparing to leave for his home near Salem. Ore., Sunday, said today ho saw no Justification for United States participation In the Euro pean wars. He said he believed the press ing problems of the present were domestic. "We are giving the democ racies substantial and ever increasing aid," he said, "and the problems which are pressing at this time are domestie in nautre and must receive very careful consideration because of the huge debt created because) of our national defense pro gram. "We must be ever mindful of the strain that will fall upon our social and economic struc ture at the conclusion of tho war and the national emergency under which this country Is operating." McNary said he hoped to bo away from Washington about three weeks but that he would return if major legislation ap peared before the senate. Whtlo in the west he expected to In-' vestigate federal activities on the Pacfiic coast at the request of administration officials, Laoe Fair Oneesi Cottage Grove, July 19. (1 Lillian Geer has been select ed queen of the South Lane) County fair August 22-23. .
