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News Behind
. The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington. Dec. 8 The Brit
ish looked bad in Libya but
they have the consolation that
their troubles
i contempla ted
two successes
on another
front.
It has not
diminished the
b r 1 1 liance of
the red sue-
cess in crusn-
rtf Ing the Rostov
salient to re-
Paul Mallon port that the
Nazis had to
get Into their air and anti-tank
defenses sharply to succor the
beleaguered Rommel in Libya.
Five or six Nazi air squadrons
flew out of their Crimean bases
hurriedly a week ago to slip
above the clouds across the
Mediterranean into Rommel's
Libyan camp. They carried large
quantities of anti-tank guns and
crews as reinforcements, thus
diminishing the power of the
Nazi defensive force on the
Rostov front over two of the
most important lines anti-lank
defense and planes.
...
TtREE silent cheers roused
all inter-officialdom at the
news of the Russian-Rostov
drive. A great military author
ity of the government called it
the very best war news In two
years. '
This government may not
have been as surprised as the
Nazis a tank crushing counter
drive had been expected. Au
thorities had been led to believe
it might develop in the north,
which is what the reds wanted
Hitler to beliove.
The jubilantly expressed of
ficial opinion was that the
counter-attack ruined Hitler's
chances of gaining the Caucasus
and the oil fields this winter
(a far more Important objective
than Moscow).
a
pHE war-like movements of
the American-Japanese diplo
matic corps have been -watched
(Continued or Pago Ten)
New York, Dec. 5 (Pi The
German-operated Paris radio,
heard by NBC, reported tonight
that "Finland has given a nega
tive reply" to a virtual British
ultimatum that she cease her
fight with Russia.
Radio Highlights
The University of Oregon-University
of Texas football game
in Austin Saturday will be
broadcast by Station KUIN
(1340 keys.). Grants Pass, with
tha play-by-play account slated
to start at 1 p. m., PST.
' By Associated Prats
(Time is Pacific Standard)
With national attention on
rising prices, "Keep 'Em Roll
ing" (MBS Sunday at 7:30 p. m.)
has arranged - for a visit from
Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson. He will be interviewed
and kidded by Clifton Fadl
man, master of ceremonies.
MBS is the only major net
work that will broadcast foot
ball games this Saturday. It will
take listeners to the Rice-Smu
game at 11:45 and the Southern
Calif oi aia-UCLA game at 2:30.
Tonight, Talks CBS 7:30
Senator Connally, chairman of
the foreign relations committee,
on U. S. foreign policy; MBS
0:15 Admiral Emory S. Land,
chairman of the U. S. maritime
commission, on "What Price De
fence?" SIDE GLANCES
BY
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Sebastion Apollo's Roguettes
providing sweet accordion music
for husky Black Tornado foot
ballers at the Elks party.
The forest service gals wish
ing Bob Mercer would practice
his bagpipe lessons in their
office to they could work to
rhythm.
Maury Sp.itz making a lot
of extra work for Clyde Cham
berland by signing his name to
an Important piece of paper.
lit 13
NATURE OF NOTE
STUDYJS MADE
Document Rushed Immedi
ately to Chief Executive
On Delivery By 2 Envoys.
Washington, Dec. 5. (P)
President Roosevelt promptly
gave his personal attention to
day to a document presenting
Japan's reply to his request for
an explanation of Japanese
troop movements Into French
Indo-China, a crucial factor in
current far eastern tension.
Tokyo's two envoys required
25 minutes to give Secretary
of State Hull their government's
answer and after their departure
it was rushed immediately to
Mr. Roosevelt's desk. The presi
dent also arranged a luncheon
with Hull for a personal discus
sion of the document.
Any public word as to the
nature of the reply was with
held. The state department re
ferred all Inquiries to the White
House. But hi diplomatic quar
ters there was speculation that
the Tokyo government had chos
en to make a statement of policy
which from the American point
of view could not be considered
conclusive or decisive.
A conclusion drawn by expe
rienced observers was that the
Japanese reply declared that
their troops in Indo-China were
there under an agreement with
the Vichy French government
and their number did not ex
ceed that approved by the
French.
It was also said the Japanese
answer emphasized that Jap
anese troops were in Indo-China
to protect Japanese interests
against Chinese forces in Yun
nan, just across the border, and
were not a menace to Thailand.
Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Delayed) (Pi
A Japanese government spokes
man expressed the opinion to
day that both the United States
and Jipan would "continue with
sincerity to try to find a com
mon formula for a peaceful
situation in the Pacific."
Then he added:
"If there is no sincerity then
there is no need to continue the
conversations.'
He declared lhat Washington
had "misunderstood our funda
mental policy' and that Secre
tary Hull's recent statement
"seems to allege that we are
following a policy of force and
conquest in establishing mili
tary despotism."
SPECIAL SESSION IS
OPPOSED BY SPRAGUE
Hennner. Dec. 5. (Pi East
ern Oregon Wheat league dele
gates heard Governor sprague
say yesterday he opposed a
special legislative session to
consider tax reforms.
The governor, commenting on
a request by Multnomah county
interests, said it was doubtful
lhat any satisfactory solution
could be worked out In a special
session of limited duration.
McNary to Ask
In Anti-Strike Legislation
Washington, Dec. 5 VP)
Senator McNary of Oregon, the .
Republican leader, said today he
would propose In the senate
Monday that the chamber delay !
action on all the pending anti-1
1 strike legislation until adequate ,
i hearings could be held on the '
stringent house-approved Smith !
bill. i
McNary said he had received
scores of communications asking
that the senate give further ;
study to the Smith bill.
"Inasmuch as all sides are ,
asking for hearings," he told re-1
porters, "we ought to delay ac
tion on all bills until adequate
study hat been given to this
measure."
Apprised of McNary'f stand.
Senator Connally (D-Tex) raid
he nevertheless would press for
action Monday on his bill, which
would permit the government to
seize struck defense plant and
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Veita Kelling (Top), 40, a
feature writer' for Wida WoTld.
a news service of the Associated
Prats was killed in an acciden
tal gas explosion in her New
York apartment. By coincidence,
her former husband,. Lieut. Col.
Charles M. Cummirigi (below),'
an air corps attache at tha U. S.
embassy in London,' died in Lis
bon a few hours before his for
mer wife, Mies Kelling'! parents
live in Berkeley, Calif. A titter.
Mrt Stanley H. Kirkland of
Berkeley aaid Lieu. CoL Cum
mingt was on hit way to New
York for a reconcllatien with
Miss Kelling.
Slimson Denounces
Publication off Plan
Washington, ' Dec. 9 APV
Secretary of War Stimson de
nounced today as "wanting m
loyalty and patriotism" the pub
lication of purported secret
army plan for. an American ex
peditionary force to Europe.
Stimson told his press confer
ence that documents published
by the Chicago Tribune repre
sented "unfinished studies of
our production requirements for
national defense . which have
been carried on by the general
staff as part of their duties in
this emergency." He added:
'They have never constituted
an authorized program of the
government.
Action Delay
Crisp Exchange
Washington, Dec. S. dPi
Senator. McNary of Oregon,
the Republican leader, and
Senator Pepper D., Fla.) en
gaged today In what wit
nesses described as a crisp
exchange over a charge by
Pepper that Republicans
were laggard In supporting
the president's defense" pro
gram. The Incident occurred at
a meeting f the senate) com
merce committee which is
considering two merchant
marine meiaure.
to freeze union - conditions In
such plant in their present
status.
But Senator Maloney (D-Conn)
said he was certain there would
be strong Democratic support of
McNary'f plea for temporary
delay.
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Reds Chase
In Great Ukriane Counter Attack
AMERICANS FACE
is
University President In Ad
dress To Voters League
Cites Adjustment Need.
Every person In this nation
will have to make extreme sac
rifices in the cause of national
defense, and might as well be
realistic and cheerful about the
matter, according to Dr. Don
ald M. Erb, president of the
University of Oregon, who ad
dressed an open meeting of the
Jackson County League of Wo
men Voters last evening at the
courthouse.
"We might as well realize
right now that we can't have
our cake and eat It too," Dr.
Erb said, adding that everyone
should prepare himself for eco
nomic adjustments and a differ
ent standard of living. The com
placent attitude about this war
is dangerous, he said.
"Now that we are in the war
economically and politically, we
must prepare ourselves for the
all-out effort it will take for
our side to win. We are at
present devoting less than one
third of our national production
to defense needs and we may
have to devote two-thirds in
order to accomplish our aim,"
Dr.- Erb said. He added that in
in his opinion the present ad
ministration's foreign policy had
not been responsible for getting
the nation into .this "fix" that
the United States would have
been forced to follow the game
course regardless of who had
been president.
Standards Upset -
Dr. Erb asserted European
nations have shown, during the
first world war and during the
oresent conflict, that it is pos
sible to turn more than half of
a nation's productive activity to
entirely destructive ends with
out seriously upsetting its eco
nomic standards. For at least a
year both Germany and Great
Britain has been devoting two
thirds of the nation's production
to war needs without the peo
ple's efficiency seriously suffer
ing. "
Discussing the problem of
how money can be raised for
these gigantic war needs, the
speaker said that this la done
by producing more, consuming
less, through quotas and ration
ing, and by using up accumu
lated goods and capital. Britain's
productive capacity has been
raised between 20 and 25 per
cent, he said; quotas of food,
clothing and fuel have been suf
ficient to maintain a decent
standard of living and only the
luxury industries have been
shut down, Dr. Erb added that
moral preserving industries,
such as movies, theatres, brew
eries and the tobacco industry,
have not been seriously curtail
ed in England.
Penalty of Democracy
' "We should never forget that
w have this financial problem
only because we are a democracy,"-
the speaker said. "Under
other forms the government
would merely seize what It
needed."
Great Britain has raised about
half the cost of the present war
(Oonunued on Pa-e 61x1
NAVY NEEDS MEN
Washington, Dec. 5. (JP In
a new move to increase naval
enlistment which recently have
been running substantially be
low desired levels, the navy cut
in half today the four year per
iod for enlistment of naval re
serve. Recruiting officers over
the country were advised of the
new policy immediately In or
der to bring their quotas up to
the highest possible level.,
Berlin, Dec., i.4P) Turkey
and Germany signed an agree
ment today looking toward the
r-establishmcrt of rail commu
nication from Europe to Tur
key, DNB reported In a dispatch
from Ankara,
Nazis Nearly 100 Miles;!.
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Medford, Ashland
Chambers Support
Secession Effort
Ashland. Dee. 8. OP)
"Moral support" for the
southern Oregon-n o r t h e r n
California secession move
ment to form the 49th state
of Jefferson was voted today
by the Jackson County and
Ashland Chambers of Com
merce meeting jointly.
The Ashland chamber In
vited "rebel leaders" to at
tend a forum here soon.
DRAFT INDUCTIONS
AFTER HOLIDAYS
Washington.- Dec.- tjVP) A
sharp upturn in the rate of
selective service inductions was
predicted today, because of the
army' announced plans to ex
pand land and air strength to
some two million -officers- and
men.
Beginning shortly after the
holiday, official . expect the
draft boards to be called on to
provide recruit In larger num
bers than at any time in. months.
Generally, tha prospect are
that at least half a million
additional -recruits - must don
uniforms by spring. If the army
Is to carry out the latest expan
sion proposed to congress and
simultaneously get replacement
for the soldiers who just now
are being returned to civil life
In large numbers.
The $8,109,945,898 defense
appropriation measure, which Is
expected to reach a house vote
today, calls for a net Increase
of about 300,000 officers and
men, to be about evenly divided
between the . air. and . ground
forces. Two more armored di
visions, the army's seventh and
eighth, are to be created, along
with a number of new "tank
destroyer" and other special
units whose military worth was
tested In the recent war games.
Washington, Dee. iJUP)
The army announced ' intention
today to train 10.000 bombardier-navigators
within a year
for the mounting number of
long-range bombers rolling off
assembly line.
Secretary Stimson disclosed
qualification for recruit would
be lowered to assure an ade
quate number of skilled crew
men. High, school graduates
who pass an alrcorp intelli
gence test will be accepted for
45 weeks of training.
Stimson announced - at - his
press conference two further
moves to strengthen the ground
forces the creation of 52 'tank
destroyer" battalions, and the
conversion of two additional
regular army - triangular divi
sion into fully motorized unit.
25 Local Stenogs
Taking Exam Hera
For Stale) Service
Approximately 25 girls will
take an examination Saturday
tor employment as typist and
stenographers with the State Un
employment Commission. The
exam will atart at 9 a. m. In
the Medford senior high school.
and will be under the direction
of Miss Eva Bavolak, commer
cial instructor at the high school,
who will represent Prof. Will
iam E. Griffith, supervisor for
the board of examiners.
All have qualified for the ex
amination, ar.d have had their
application In since November
10.
The positions vary In salary
from S80 to 1140 a month. Be
cause of many recent changes
due to emergency conditions,
permanent appointment are ex
pected soon with the central of
fice in Salem or with one of the
23 other state offices.
The exterior of St. Patrick'
cathedral In New York 1 gen
erally modelled after the Cathe
dral of Cologne,
RED VANGUARD
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4,000 Square Miles Retaken
Long Range Nazi Guns
Claimed Bombing Moscow
By the Associated Press
Soviet Ukraine armies late to
day were reported approaching
Mariupol, 100 miles west of
Rostov-on-Don, In the vanguard
of smashing counter-offensive
that has already recaptured
4,000 square miles and wrested
"hundreds" of villages from the
fleeing Germans.
A British broadcast said the
Russians had by-passed Tagan
rog on the north, leaving troops
behind to mop up Nazi forces
still holding out there.
Moscow Shelled
On the central front, the Rus
sians admitted that Gen. Fedor
von Bock had unleashed a vio
lent new offensive against Mos
cow from the north.
The Moscow radio reported
that Germany artillery had been
shelling the capital, but said the
Russians had silenced the Ger
man batteries.
Presumably the Nazi were
using - their long-range "big
Berthas," since their closest ap
proach to the red capital to far
has been reported at a point 3l
miles north of Moscow.
The German push, it was re
ported, broke through red army,
defenses just below Klin, 50
miles north of Moscow, and con
tinued eastward toward Dmit
rov, 40 miles due north of the
U.S.S.R. capital.'
. Try New Stand
On the southern front, the
Soviet radio said Marshal Sent
eon Timoshenko's armies, driv
ing west through the Donets
river basin and along the sea of
Azov, had reached the Mlus
river "where the Germans are
trying to form a new front."
Two red army spearhead
were reported racing ahead in
an attempt to hem up the Ger
man retreating toward Mariu
pol, 100 miles west of Rostov-on-Don.
A communique from Adolf
Hitler's field headquarter as
serted in broad general terms
that fresh Russian attacks on the
southern (Ukraine) front had
been "frustrated." It gave no
details.
A Berlin spokesman Insisted
that "the front Is somewhere be
tween Rostov and Taganrog."
45 DRAFTEES TO
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Jackson county will send Its
largest quota of selective ser
vice men to the Portland In
duction center In January, i
Local board No. 1, for Med
ford only, received official no
tice today to provide 15 selec
tees In January and local board
No.. 2, for the rest of Jackson
county, 30 selectees, a total of
45 for the whole county. Prev
ious largest quota' was 28 selec
tee for both boards.
' The January total for the state
1 the largest to date, between
1250 end 1500 aelectees. The
number has been Increased be
cause of the policy of releasing
men who present evidence of
hardship or dependency based
on changed home conditions and
because the navy might begin
requisitioning men from select
ive service.
The local boards here had not
yet received noflce of the exact
date In January the men will
be called from Jackson county.
Berlin, Dec. 5. 1P) Th Ru
manian government tonight re
jected what was described as an
ultimatum from Britain to stop
fighting Russia by midnight or
lac a declaration of war.
Both Sides Claim Gains
N J. .?:: L JaaMaMs) X V I
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KALININ I
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Black arrows show how Germans are continuing pressure
toward Moscow In the Volokolamsk area, where Russian admit a
"serious situation" exists and how. according to London reporta.
German reinforcements were moving into the Mariupol area to
stem the Russian southern drive. White arrow show where Rus
sians claim to have made gain near Moscow and in the direction
of the reported Russian thrusts in the Rostov attack.
British Forces Beat Off
Axis Attacks on Ed Duda
By the Associated Praia
Britain' north African armies were credited today with
beating off two heavy axis attacks on Ed Duda, In the bloody
battle zone south of Tobruk,
ledged in the loss of the Gambut supply base 40 mile east.,
of. Tobruk.- ';.''' ' " ,
Authoritative ' London quar-f
ten conceded that axis troop
had reoccupled Gambut, which
the British captured on the sec
ond day of Gen. Sir Alan Cun
ningham' 18-day-old oflenuvc
into Libya.
British middle east headquar
ters said axis - troop attacked
Ed Duda in three waves, suf
fering heavy casualties In the
first two assault and gaining
slightly in the third.
Imperial counter-attacks were
declared to have regained most
of the lost ground, however,
with the axis force again suf
fering heavily In killed and
wounded.
Weather condition have Im
mobilized the ground force ex
cept for scouting operation and
repair work.
A Reuters, Bruisn new
agency, dispatch from some
where In Europe" ald Vichy
had agreed to give Germany all
the naval and air base she re
quired in French north Africa
if Germany could occupy them
without the assistance of the
French fleet.
PILOT OF BOMBER
Camat, Wash., Dec. 8
A Lieut. O'Nell was killed to
day In the crath of a Douglas
medium bomber, one of a squad
ron of 18 bearing RAF mark
ings, in a crash on Prune hill
near here.
The planes, flying Op the Col
umbia River gorge for an un-
disclosed destination, were
forced back by bad weather,
O'Nell's plane crashed and
burned in a low thick fog. His
first name and station were not
Immediately available.
The ton of George Blanchard,
Prune "hill farmer, said the
plane (truck the ground appar
ently - with the motor full on
within 75 feet of where he waa
standing .In hi. own yard. The
plane virtually burled Itself.
Blanchard aaid only frag
ment of a body were found.
Tacoma, Deo. 5. W The
Douglas bomber which crashed
near Camas, today was one of
18 for Great Britain which
checked out of McChord field
air base last night, apparently
for Boise via Portland.
The bomber pilot were mem
ber of the ferrying command
which helps deliver the ships to
England. -
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but a new letback was acknow
LOCAL BURGLARIES
ADMITTED BY BOY
A 18-year-old boy, according
to city police, 1 being held In
Sacramento, Calif., after admit
ting the burglary here last Tues
day night of the Walter Severln
service station. 1303 North Riv
erside avenue and tha Standard
Oil service station, 144 South
Central avenue.
Chief of Police Clatou Me-
Credle said he received tele
gram today from the Sacra
mento police chief, which said:
Holding Harley Goodrich, IB.
who admit burglarizing two
service station In your city tha
first part of December,"
Chief McCredle Immediately
dispatched a telegram to Sacra
mento inquiring whether the
youth would waive extradition.
A warrant charging burglary
has been issued for Goodrich.
The police chief said that, so
far a could be determined,
Goodrich wa not local boy.
No other detail of hi arrest
were known at thl time.
Another burglary occurred
latt night, when a prowler
entered the Medford School of
Beauty Culture, 235 East Main
street, and stole a (mail amount
of change from a drawer, police
raid. Tha burglar left behind
him a flashlight and jimmy.
Police said there were no visi
ble mean of entry.
ROSE SNYDER FUNERAL
AT 2:30 P.M. SATURDAY
Funeral service for Roe M.
Snyder, 70, who died at her
home, 408 Beatty street, last
night after a alx week illness,
will be held at the Perl chapel
at 2:30 p. m. Saturday. Inter
ment will be In Medford L O.
O. T. cemetery. An obituary
will be published Sunday.
Sulking Son Found
Hanging in Cellar
Philadelphia, Dec. 3.
Mrs. Minnie Teske sneaked
Into the basement last night
with grape for her sulking
13-year-old son, Edmund, who
had been scolded by hi fa
ther for being late to dinner.
She found his body hang
Ing by a rope from a rafter.
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