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Newspaper Page Textruu o s wn- Weather npon Forecast :Flr tonlsht and Wrdneadar. Little chaota In temperature. Temperature Hlfheft YetriUjr. l LowMt tills Murnlny 57 Precipitation pan 24 hoati T Change in Time Cloatnf that far Classified ra 1:00 A M. Closing tlma far To Lata U:M P. M. Medford Tribune Full Associated Pim Unltad Prams Thirty-sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1941. No. 129. E3AZB ,1 Ml Jl Efttatas mnc News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, Aug. 10. Long dark rumors about morale in the army are finally getting into print. Ap parently they gained such wide verbal circulation be cause of the lumber of mo- j t o r i s t s who i V Tf I h a v e made a I K9rm vtax. up; I A. 1 hitch-hiking soldiers to ask them how they Paul Mallun. liked their lot. Now the national weekly "Life," is currently pub lishing a collection of the gripes and grouches from a national .guard unit ' Frankly, the war department has been somewhat worried about the situation. An admis sion of its dissatisfaction is the fact that War Secretary Henry Stimson took the unprecedented step last Friday of broadcasting an address directly to the sold iers of the army, explaining the necessity of keeping them on another 18 months. FtOM all I have been able to gather in recent weeks (personal talks with soldiers, of ficers, letters from their fam ilies, testimony from motorists covering all the east from Maine to Florida) the attitude of the draftees is being misunderstood. They are not an unpatriotic, selfish lot. They just do not all see the necessity of the sacri fice they are being required to, make. The international situa tion is muddy enough for the statesmen who are in it. Hitler is a long way off. The news from the fighting fronts is ob scure, not like the last time, when anyone could put a map on the wall, stick pins in it, follow it daily, have an idea where It (and where he himself) was going. New methods of International politics which the nazls have imposed on the world have made the day-to-day develop- (Continued on Paga Pour) LOUIS AND WIFE T Chicago, Aug. 19. IP) Heavyweight champion Joe Louis and his wife, Marva, were y reconciled today and decided to itirgei me aiiierences mai leu to a divorce suit. The couple emerged from an Hours conference to announce all was forgiven. Radio Highlights By Associated Press (Time is Pacific Standard) Tonight, the War 4 MBS; 4:55 CBS: 5:15 MBS: 5:30 NBC Blue; 6 MBS; 6:45 CBS; 8 NBC Cbs; 8:30 MBS. Talks National emergency rally, CBS 6:15, Rear Admiral Byrd and Carl Sandburg; NBC Blue 6, Associate Justice Frank Murphy at Knights of Columbus dinner. Wednesday, the War 6 NBC- blue MBS; 7 MBS; 8 MBS; 9 45 NBC; 10 MBS: 11:55 CBS MBS; 12:55 p. m.. NBC-Blue: 2 MBS; 2:25 NBC-Red; 2:45 CBS NBC Blue. SICE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS George Field going to be hap py upon learning that at last a competitor's tank truck ran out of gas for change, and at what a conspicuous place, Main and Central. Ernie Leavitt going to patient lengths to tell how the park ser vice handles news releases with fairness to all. Master of Ceremonies Don Shanahan having a terrific time at the Fiesta dress rehearsal with his puns and refusing to claim authorship of same ENTIRE UKRAINE WEST OFJIEPER Russians Admit Bitter Fight ing Raging Only 75 Miles From Capital of Czars Grain Harvested New York, Aug. 19.- With the Germans claiming possession of the lower Uk aine as far east as the Dnie per river, the Moscow radio reiterated today a Soviet as wrtion that wheat and rye of :hat grain-rich region already lad been harvested. "All the grain had been gathered in the Zaparozhyc region, in the southern Uk raine, and in the Kuban, by August 1," the broadcaster taid in a program heard here py CBS. "The Crimea com pleted reaping two weeks ?arjier than it did last year." By the Associated Press Adolf Hitler's high command reported today German and al lied troops had overrun an Ukraine territory west of the Dnieper river and announced violent new assaults against the siege-girt port of Odessa on the Black sea. On the northern front, a Red army bulletin acKnowieageci that the Jaws of a giant Ger-man-Finnish nutcracker were closing in on Leningrad, the old- time capital of the czars, with bitter . fighting . raging only 73 miles southwest of the city. The German high command- further reported the capture of Russian fleet units under con struction at Nikolaev, fallen Black sea port, including a 35,-000-ton Soviet battleship, a 10,-000-ton cruiser, four destroyers and two submarines. "Presum ably, most were in the skeleton stages of building. In addition, the nazl hign command said, German bombers disabled three Soviet warships, including a heavy cruiser, in the waters off Odessa. Authoritative quarters In London, commenting on the critical situation in the Ukraine, said that the German occupa tion west of the Dnieper river was not a death blow to the O.S.S.R., but that if the nazis succeeded in smashing Marshal Semeon Budyenny's army the result would be very serious. British military experts said the ability of the Russians to hold on the east side of the Swift, mile-wide Dnieper would depend on Budyenny's ingenuity in deploying his reserves, Don Next Defense If the Germans should force a crossing at one or two stra tegic points, it was said, there is no other natural line of de fense except the river Don, 250 miles due east of Dnleero-Fet- rovsk. Advices reaching London in dicated that the Germans had reached the Dnieper north and south of Dnieperopetrovsk, im minently threatening the big in dustrial city. Alaska So Dry Water Out Ketchikan, Alaska, Aug. 19. OP) It's getting so dry in southeastern Alaska that ships are hauling water out to the lighthouses. It hasn't been that dry since they built those sea beacons The natives, conservative in matters meteorological, are get ting primed to start calling it a drought. There has been Just .76 inch rainfall this month compared to the August average of 11.57. Temperatures have ranged through the 70 s to a peak 81. The Cape Decision lignt sta tion mi Kuiu island is without water after drying up of two lakes on the Island. The V. S. coast guard cutters Nemaha and Cyane are engaged in transport ing water to the Cape Decision, Guard Island, Tree Point and Eldred Rock lighthouses. Nor mally they are served by lakes or collected lain Water. Roosevelt Returns to U. S. President Franklin D. Roostvelt, after ha disembarked from the Yacht Potomac at Rockland, Maine, after his his toric conference with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on board the British battleship Prince of Wales somewhere on the Atlantic The president la accompanied by Harry Hopkins (laft). and the president' naval aide. Capt. John R. Beardall (right). . ; ; - " V' . i - ,i- i ii I War Bulletins London. Aug. 18. (IP) British royal air force planes were reported to have shot down eight German fighters over northern France today In a daylight follow-up to power ful attacks overnight on the German cities of Cologne and Duisburg. London, Aug. 19. WV The admiralty announced to day that approximately 4.007. 000 tons of axis shipping had been sunk, captured or scut led up to August 16. Of this total, an announce ment said, German losses con stituted 2,321.000 tons, Italian 1.533.000 tons, Finnish 34,000 and "uieful to the enemy" 119.000. . Valletta. Malta., Aug. 29. (IP) The RAF shot down three and drove off the rest of a squadron of planes at tempting a reconnaissance flight over Malta today. Two of them ware downed by a single British pilot. The RAF reported no losses. . London. Aug. 19 WV The admiralty announced tonight the submarine Cachalot was overdue and considered lost. The Navajo Indians of Ari zona and New Mexico, famed as silversmiths, learned the art from Mexicans they captured about the middle of the 19th century. Ships Carry to Lighthouses Canneries and mines also have been caught in the pinch. The Gold Standard mine nearby Helm bay suspended op erations because of the water shortage, which one of the own ers said was the worst he had seen in his 40 years - in the north. Pumps have saved the nor mally rain-washed town of Ketchikan from a critical water situation. A feeder lake has been pumped four feet below the level of the city's storage reservoir. The canneries, with growing supplies oi canned saimon piling up on the docks because there is as much shortage of ships as of rain, are in a prayerful dilemma. They need rain for their operations but it would damage the stocks on the docks Any way you look at it, they seem to be over a rain barrel. Fl YOUTH OF BUTTE FALLS FACING ROUNDUP The sheriff s " of flee yesterday launched a round-up of Butte Falls youths ranging from 16 to 23 years, who, it is charged, have for some time past Deen running around nights engaging in promlscous shooting, auto horn tooting, and malicious mis chief. Deputy Sheriff William Grenbemer confiscated three guns belonging to three mem bers of the groups, and plans to take about a dozen more. A campaign against unnecessary auto horn blowing Is also under way. The deputy sheriff reported the youths are accused of kill ing a dog and throwing it in a man's spring and slaying ant other man's goat They have also "shot-up" mail boxes and DeDuty Grenbemer says the bal listic report shows one of the guns seized was used. Shooting mail box comes under a fed eral law. They all have small calibre rifles and autos equipped with 'bugle' horns, the deputy sher iff said. "I was in Butte Falls Saturday night and with all the bugle horns going it sounded like a band concert. Residents who had protested told me they were informed, "we'll blow the horns when we please.' They run up and down the roads and streets tooting. They are mad at one resident and ride back and forth before his place blowing their horns. They threw a dead animal in his spring." Deputy Grenbemer said com plaints would be filed when he had completed his investiga tions. London, Aug. 19. IIP) Capt. Elliott Roosevelt arrived in London today. Roosevelt saw U. S. Ambas sador John G. Winant at the embassy. Young Roosevelt, son of the president, served as a military aide to his father at the historic sea conference with Prime Min ister Churchill last week and arrived In London a few hour after Churchill returned to Lon don. LAMING 'AVERAGE SOLF, .u'ASOLINE RATION I Manner - HHQLMAH PLEDGES FACES 18 MONTHS ACTIVE TRAINING War Department Says Ap proximately 200,000 Men Due for Release in 1941 Washington. Aug. 10. (IP) The war .department said today it anticipated that national guardsmen and eelectees would be released from duty "after an average of about 18 months' to tal active service," unless the in ternational situation prevented This would be the expected average, it said, for those who were not released earlier be cause they fell into categories permitting it, New legislation permits hold ing the men as long as 30 months but the department said it hoped it would not be neces sary to keep any men for the maximum term. 200.000 To Be Raleaaed Approximately 200,000 men will be due for release from active service in 1941, the de partment said, and in order that they may reach their homes prior to the Christmas holidays, their release will be accom plished prior to December 10. The department announced three priorities which would govern the release of guardsmen and selectees. Given first prior ity were dependency and hard ship cases. In second place were placed men 28 years of age or over on -July l, ivu 'iney would be. releasee! regardlana of their length of service but in the order in which their service began. Married men who desire discharge at . the end of the originally set 12 months' service were accorded third priority. President . Roosevelt if em powered to - extend the service of the army rank fend file by 18 months under new legisla tion and most of those in uni form can expect-to serve well past the original 12 months. The legislation also authorized release from service of some of the men. Bonus Doubled In another step affecting the armed forces, Mr. Roosevelt signed Into law a measure dou bling the bonus for immediate re-enlistment of navy and ma rine corps personnel and pro viding that men who enlist In those branches hereafter may be held in service indefinitely during a national emergency or war, Enlisted men of the regular army whose three-year term of service expires prior to Decem ber 31 this year will be dis charged unless they desire to re-enlist and are qualified to do so. To encourage re-enlistments, congress provided that the pres ent bonus ranging from 625 to $50 per year of service be doubled. Officials said that men ellgl ble for release would b re quired to make personal appli cation for discharge to their commanding officers, in most cases the company commander. SLATED AUG. 31 Medford CCC district head quarters today announced re ceipt of official Instructions to wind up the affairs of the dis trict August 31. The 16 camp remaining In the Medford district are to be divided between the Vancouver Barrack, Wash., and Sacra mento, Cat., districts a of Sep tember 1, the lix camp In Ore gon going to the Washington organization and the ten in northern California going to the Sacramento set-up, according to the instruction received here. Distribution of Medford bead quarter administrative person nel has not been determined and this matter 1 to be considered at a meeting of the commanding officer and staffs of the three districts involved at Vancouver Barrack, August 23, It wa an nounced. About one-third of the United State if forested. COMING IN WEST Interior Secretary Says All Should Share Difficulty Business As Usual Out Spokane, Aug. 19. (IP) In terior Secretary Harold L. Ickes, on a month s vacation in the Pacific northwest, told reporters today that gasoline rationing would be extended to the west: the national defense program is behind schedule, but picking up. and that the entire northwest should operate under one public power grid without private com petition. We all should snare in xne burden of the defense program," the secretary explained, as he stood in the wind beside his private car Just as he finished breakfast. "The actual shortage Isn't in the west, but I think you ought to share the transportation an ficulty which causes the short age in the east." East Hit Hardest Rationing of gasoline, he said, is not expected to be so stringent in other sections as in the far east. "You can't have business as usual and put out a 100 per cent effort on the defense pro a-ram." he commented in explain ing the defense efforts were be hind schedule, but catching up. The business a usualers nave been trying to ga along in the me old rut, but we're getting . . . "The entire north tst," he said, "should be public power without exception." Ickes said he favored the Hill bill (introduced by Rep. Hill (D-Wash.) for a single adminis trator of Grand Coulee-Bonne- vllle power. Under the nlll Dili, we secre tary said the interior depart ment would be enabled to pro vide funds for the purchase of nubile utilities where they inter fered with public power de velopment. "Under that clause." he said "I'm in favor of buying up all private system In the norm west. And I mean all of them not Just picking out the cream and letting the private com panies hold the poor part. I'm in favor of paying what they're worth, too, but not a cent more, KLAMATH FLOODED BY UNPRECEDENTED RAIN AUTDI3TS THREATENED Klamath Falls. Ore., Aug. 19 (pi The most Intense rainstorm on record turned Klamath Falls streets into canals, splashed wa ter over the curbs into stores and trapped two automobiles in an underoass yesterday. Clouds loosed 162 inches of rain In 45 minutes topping previous record of 1.89 inches for the entire month of August. The miniature flash flood stalled two car In the Main street underpass, then sent the occuoanta clambering to their auto roofs. They were pulled to overhead railroad tracks be fore water engulfed the ma chines. . Store proprietor built sack and rag dams in an attempt to keep the overflow from their doors. F. R. Reveals Plan for Two More Years War Washington, Aug. 19, P President Roosevelt asserted to day the war would continue through 1943, if necessary, and that Britain and the United States would make a survey of needs and production through that year. That wa subject he had up, Mr. Roosevelt told a press con ference, at luncheon meeting today with Lord Beaverbrook, British supply minister. Mr. Roosevelt told reporters i -'..-ia V-'.. 03 is John Holmes, 36, former avl ator, found guilty last night by Redwood City, Cal.. Jury of manslaughter in the shooting of Wilson Davis McNary, Jr.. Port land. Ore., business man. Holmes shot himself in the head, after shooting McNary. and Is now blind. FOUND GUILTY OF SHOOTING RIVAL Redwood City, Cel., Aug. 19 (IP, Verdict of manslaughter set'John Holmes, 36. blind for- mer aviator, -on the trail toward San Quentin prison today, - Eight women and four men convicted him last night aftet six and half hours delibera tion. The state charged Holme with murder for the shooting of Wilson Davis McNary, Jr., Portland, Ore., business man, In hotel room at nearby Ban Mateo last May S. The jury, exercising it rights under Cal ifornia law, decided the crime wa manslaughter. Holmes con tended he acted in self-defense. The court set next Friday morning for passing judgment. The penalty Is an undetermlnate sentence of one to 10 years, with parole possible after one year. A meeting at the home of rich widow preceded quar rel in McNary' hotel room, where the (hooting occurred, Holmes was blinded by a bul let from his own pistol after McNary was slain. P.O. CONTRACT GIVEN Award of a contract to Mr. Blanche O. Moulton, 113 East 11th street, to operate station No. 1 was announced today by Postmaster Frank DeSouza. The award was made by the post- office department in Washing ton after all bids had been scrutinized, Mr. DeSouza said. The station will be reopened Monday at the same location as when It was closed recently, 31 North Bartlett street. The new contract i for the period ending June 30, 1943. The tub- station was closed upon the resignation of the clerk In charge, then Miss Edna Eifert who since ha become Mrs., w. J. Burbidge, 136 Willamette avenue. he thought hi ea conference with Winston Churchill would result In what a newsman called more punch in helping the de mocracies of the world. 'Did the prime minister eeem confident that Britain could win without our help," the chief ex ecutive was asked. Mr. Roosevelt said he did. not think that kind of question was useful. It was what he termed too head! iney, without having sufficient substance. ALL HIS EFFORT T Senator Also Says Govern ment Should Aid Financ ing of Related Obligations Senator Rufus Holman, who Is conducting a mineral pro curement hearing for a senate sub-committee In Grants Pas today, spent last night in Med ford greeting friends and con sulting with representative citi zens, particularly those active in the proposed army cantonment project The junior senator not only agreed to do everything in his power to hasten construction of the camp, but also said he would do all he could to see that Med ford secured federal financial aid from the government, in as suming the extra obligations in volved in case the cantonment is constructed. He maintained bringing 20 or 30 thousand more people Into the valley, not to mention thousands of camp fol lowers, would present a very serious problem and as it would . be imposed by the government on a comparatively sm'l . munlty the government should assume it fair share of tne cost. Senator Holman arrived by army air bomber at 6:30 p. m. yesterday, being met at the air port by a local delegation head- by( Mayor H. S. Deuel and Glenn Jackson, president of the chamber of commerce. - Before going to hi hotel Sen ator Holman visited the canton ment headquarters at the Arm ory where he talked matter over with Captain Theron W. Bean, quartermaster In charge, and Frank VanDyke, canton, ment coordinator. Te B. F. Wednesday Early tomorrow morning the senator will board . an army bomber for San Francisco where second mineral procurement hearing will be held fend over which he will preside. As a member of the Important mili tary affairs and appropriation committee of the senate, Ore gon's Junior senator Is taking a very active part In the Import ant matter of national defense. being in constant touch with the heads of naval and war de partments, a well a their re spective operating staffs. He 1 in complete charge of the Im portant matter of securing min erals vital to national defense, throughout the Pacific coast area, and is confident the In creased mineral demand will stimulate many type of mining in Oregon. While west. Senator Holman also Inspected Oregon' coast de fense and the new air base at Pendleton, but bad nothing to say for publication regarding the results of hi inspection and will not have until after he file his official report. Senator Holman had no com ment to make upon the war or national defense, other than to say that he still believe a, shooting war" Is pretty far die eight). (More about Holman on page tant. BASEBALL National (First game) R. H. E. Pittsburgh 0 S t Brooklyn 9 14 1 Sullivan. Diets and V. Davis; C. Davis and Owen, Frank. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. doubleheader, postponed, wet grounds. American (First game) R. H. E. New York 5 I Detroit U 16 1 Breuer, Stanceu and Silver strl; Newhouser and Sullivan. (First game) Philadelphia R. H. E. S 0 0 4 6 Chicago McCrabb and Hayes; Lee fend Tresh. (First game) R. H. E. Boston a St Louie . I 7 t Wilson and Peacock; Gale bouse and Swift.