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London military observers aaid they axpactad tha naxt Nasi mora In tha Libyan-Egyptian cam
paign would b co-ordinated with a Nail parachute invasion from Crete (broken arrow), intended to
Vtrike behind British lines In Egypt. German forces in Libya (black arrow), war poised at tha
Egyptian border, ready to attempt a drive eastward (broken arrow), with Suet as an objective.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, June 23 The cur
rent flurry of news-Items about
strikes breaking here and there
about the country does not yet
constitute a new strike-threat to
. . war produc-
f , emu mjibi tion, but does
p betray a new
' r outburst of un-
I " - 1 ion politics.
fi: UK The union
V '-- Jf I politlcos appar
ently are bent
on crowd 1 n g
Mr. Roosevelt's
war board into
ijreat new sal
ary and politi
cal Mallon cal concessions.
The new strikes are minor,
usually involving a small num
ber of men. They have been
Tunning anywhere from three
to eight a day since Pearl Har
bor and are generally short
lived. It Is astonishing that
there are any at all at a time
like this, but the union leaders
eem to be holding their boys
in line reasonably well on that
front.
But they, themselves, have
been building up through si
multaneous demands upon em
ployers and the WPB what
constitutes a campaign to break
the voluntary government wage
freezing arrangement upon
rhich the war economy is
based.
e e e
THE United Auto Workers
have, for instance, made ex
treme demands on the Chrysler
corporation for a new contract.
(Continued on Page Eight
Radio Highlights
(Pacific war time.)
First broadcast of the annual
Army and Navy football classic
November 28 under a sponsor
will go over MBS, NBC and
CBS. The $100,700 to be paid
for broadcast rights will be di
vided between the Army and
Navy Relief funds.
O Tonight: CBS, 7:30, discussion
"Electricity Fights the War."
8, Town Meeting from Kansas
City, "Wages, Taxes, Inflation."
SIDE GLANCES
BY
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Jerry Wilkinson, Junior Host
ess league prexy, presiding at
the first league meeting In an
efficient manner.
Berenice Reames completing
the barrel seats for the L'SO
rumpus room and pinch-hitting
as a floor sweeper for finishing
touches.
Bert Hughes, the only sailor
at the L'SO dance, receiving a
t of attention amid all the
VJ idlers.
Bill Catey relaxing after a
vigorous evening of state guard
drilling.
From Crete Seen Threat
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Family Men and Key Workers
Last To Be Called for Army
Washington, June 25 (P)
Family men and key war work
ers will be the last to be called
to the colors by local draft
boards under new orders sent
out today.
Draft headquarters announced
four categories to govern the
order under which men will be
called up on the basis of depen
dency, leaving married men with
children as the last to be in
ducted but emphasizing that they
could count upon no permanent
deferment.
Meanwhile Paul V. McNutt,
war manpower commissioner,
changed his previous work-dr-fight
orders to give men with
essential skills a chance to find
jobs in vital war industries be
fore being taken into the army.
Previously selective service
boards had been asked only to
defer essential workers who
actually had key Jobs.
The draft headquarters ruling
was in line with the bill Presi
dent Roosevelt signed yesterday
granting allowances for sol
PUSH JAPANESE
BACK 12 MILES
(By Associated Press)
Generalissimo Chiang Kai
Shek's armies appeared to have
recoiled against the smashing
Japanese drives Into China's
eastern provinces, and latest dis-
! patches today indicated that the
most dangerous enemy thrust
was being thrown back.
A Chinese army spokesman
said Chinese troops had forced
the Japanese to retreat 12 miles
from recaptured Kweiki, widen
ing the 50-mile gap between
east bound and west - bound
enemy columns along the im
portant Chekiang-Kiangsi rail
way. Flying Tigers Busy
Simultaneously, it was offici
ally disclosed that American
volunteer airmen, the "Flying
Tigers" of Burma fame, had
taken the offensive against the
invaders, sinking a Japanese
warship and three, transports in
an attack on Hankow, Japan's
major inland base In occupied
China.
An AVG communique said
the raider probably damaged
other ships and blew up mili
tary establishments in their de-
! but over the Yangtze river port,
China s greatest interior city.
Chinese troops, cheered by
their first adequate terial sup
port In five long years of bitter
fighting, were reported to have
retaken Kweiki, then driven the
Japanese back a dozen miles.
On the debit side. Chinese dis
patches acknowledged that
enemy columns pressing a new
thrust Into Chekiang province,
on China's east coast, had ad
vanced within six miles of Lis
hui. described as the best re
maining Chinese air basa from
which to bomb Japan.
1 1 fl
STATUTT MILES
diers' dependents. The ruling
established general groups to be
Inducted in the following order:
"Category 1. Registrants oth
erwise qualified for military
service who have no bona-fide
financial dependents.
"Category 2. Registrants oth
erwise qualified for military ser
vice who have financial depend
ents other than wives or chil
dren mentioned in categories 3
or 4.
"Category 3. Registrants oth
erwise qualified for military ser
vice who have wives with whom
they are maintaining a bona fide
family relationship In their
homes and who were married
prior to Dec. 8, 1941, and at a
time when Induction was not
imminent.
"Category" 4. 'Registrants oth
erwise qualified for military
service' who have wives and
children or children alone, with
whom they maintain a bona fide
family relationship in their
homes who were married prior
to Dec. 8, 1941, at a time when
induction was not imminent."
ED RUSSI
SEE SLACK-OFF IN
NAZI ONSLAUGHT
Moscow, June 25 (Pt The
gigantic German offensive
against Sevastopol is slackening
somewhat, because of the great
losses suffered by the attackers,
Russian disnatches said today,
but the battle still is violent
against a severely outnumbered
garrls- n of the Crimean port.
Already, in the 21 day assault,
six German and Rumanian divi
sions have been defeated, three
others have suffered staggering
losses, and 150 nazi tanks and
hundreds of planes have been
destroyed, said the Russian ac
counts. "In the last few days the Ger
mans have weakened a little In
their attacks on our positions as
a result of Immense losses, said
the army paper Red Star, "but
they still are superior in nunv
ber, thus permitting them to
carry on violent battles In a
number of sectors."
The intensity of the fire the
Germans have directed on Sev
astopol for 21 days was des
cribed as surpassing anything so
far in the war.
In addition to dropping more
than 1.000 bombs a day on the
city, the Germans have been
shelling It steadily with the hea
viest of artillery.
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Chicago
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Philadelphia
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Lee and Hernandez; PodgaJ
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American
Boston
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Detroit
...7 9
Huchson. Brown and Conrov:
White and Tebbett.
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BEFORE TANKS OF
INVASIONFORCE
U. S. Airmen In Punishing
Blow Against Bengasi
Quit Salum, Sidi Omar.
Cairo, June 25 P Power
ful axis tank forces thrust more
than 60 miles into Egypt today,
forcing the British to fall back
under a covering fire, but Unit
ed States army fliers dealt the
enemy a punishing blow with a
second raid on the big supply
base of Bengasi, 350 miles to
the rear.
British army headquarters
announced that the British
eighth army had abandoned the
frontier strongholds of Salum
and Sidl Omar and that nazi
Marshal Erwin Rommel's ad
vance forces were southeast of
Sidi Barrani, with British mo
bile units fighting a fierce rear
guard action.
The RAF disclosed that the
Germans and Italians in heavy
strength were moving across all
day yesterday to the south of
Bir Sheferzen, which is 15 miles
south of Sidi Omar and about 40
miles from the Mediterranean.
Turn Northeast
The enemy then swung north
eastward, being kept under con
tinual and damaging attack by
bombers and fighters of the
RAF and the South Africa air
force. -. i .
Meanwhile the United States
fliers in their four motored con
solidated -liberator bombers
teamed with the RAF for the
second time this week to launch
a heavy overnight bombard
ment of Bengasi, principal entry
port in Libya for axis supplies.
The RAF announced that
shipping in the harbor was the
objective as Rommel raced to
make good his earlier Libyan
losses in anticipation of his
drive toward .Cairo and Alex
andria, now only about 300 and
220 miles, respectively, away
from his advanced elements.
The axis drive surged up to,
if not past, the highwater mark
of the Italian offensive of the
fall of 1940.
MEDFORD MISSIONARY
AMONG 629 RETURNING
IN PRISONER EXCHANGE
Held prisoner by the Japs at
Hong Kong following the fall
of that British outpost, R. D.
Bullock of Medford, an indepen
dent missionary, will be return
ed to the United States through
exchange agreements effected
by Swiss authorities.
An Associated Press dispatch
today listed Bullock's - name
among those of 629 Americans
who would be returned to this
country aboard the Swedish
motorshlp Grisholm, which is
now taking Japanese diplomats
and nationals to Lournco Mar
ques, Portugese West Africa, In
the first step of the exchange.
Bullock, brother of Mrs. Carl
Knutson of 813 West 13th
street, has been doing mission
ary work in Kowloon, Hong
Kong for the past nine years
His wife and daughter have
been in Portland for the past
year and a half.
Japs Plan Permanent Bases
In Captured
Tokyo (from Japanese broad
casts), June 25 (IP) A com
munique reporting that Jap
anese naval and military forces
in the Aleutian islands had
occupied Kiska on June 1 and
Attu a day later aaid today
"they are at present consolidat
ing their positions in neighbor
ing Islands."
The announcement, made by
Imperial headquarters, said that
Kiska henceforth would be
known as Narumakl and Attu
as Atsuta,
Domel explained that Naru
kaml waa derived from Naru
kamizunei or thunder month,
one of the Japanese names for
June.
Attu was renamed Atsuta is
land alter the AUuta shrine at
Second Fro
Selection
TAXABLE VALUES
SHOW INCREAS
Jan. 1 Assessment Reveals
Property Up $2,174,280
As Compared With 1941.
The net taxable value of Jack
son county property, upon which
the tax levy for the tax year
starting July 1 will be based,
is $28,388,340, according to fig
ures completed today. This Is
an increase of $2,174,280 over
last year when it was $28,
214,060. The valuation Is based on
assessments as of January 1
last. The public utility valua
tions, compiled by the state tax
commission, not yet' completed,
will be added. The first pay
ment of the new tax year Is
Novembe. 15 next.
The total real property valua
tion Is fixed at $22,812,710 for
1942. Last year it was $22
634.470, an Increase of $158,240.
, Merchandise in stock in stones
of the county show a valuation
increase of $568,300. This year
It is placed at $1,692,290; last
year it was $1,123,990.
Valuation of farm implements
for this year is placed at $299,
880. Last year it was $260,500.
Animals Worth More
All farm animals show a valu
ation increase, save dairy cows,
due to the unit tax rate being
less. The figures show there was
an Increase of 432 dairy cows.
The 1942 valuation is $282,640.
previous year it was $295,260
The number of dairy cows, as
assessed is 9,201, the previous
year 8.76B.
Stock cattle show an Increase
In number and valuation, as
follows:
Number 20,416, valuation $478,
078; previous year, number 16,
206, valuation $327,730, increase
number, 4,210, valuation $150,
348.
Other farm animals Include:
Horses and mules number
3,283, valuation $110,330 for this
year; last year, number 2,928
valuation $109,130.
Sheep and goats number this
year 13,166, valuation $43,450;
last year, number 12,899, valua
tion $37,260.
Swlna Gain Large
Swine number 6,028, valua.
tion $31,160 for this year; num
ber 4,539, valuation $21,160 last
year.
Poultry number 32,233, val
uation $9,730 for 1942; number
19,786, valuation $7,470 for last
year.
Furbearing animals number
365, valuation $3,030 for this
year; number 204, valuation $3,'
607 last year.
Bees (hives) number 2,507.
valuation $5,020 for 1942; num
ber 2,023, valuation $4,090 pre
vious year.
Aleutian Isles
Nagoya, which Is the site of
June feasts. (Nagoya, a major
Pacific port, was one of four
cities attacked by United States
bombers In the raids April 18
led by Brig. Gen. James 11. Doo-
little.)
A dispatch written by Makoto
Saito, who Is attached to the
Japanese marine corps, said the
weather on the voyage north
was so bitterly cold ship entries
had to be relieved every two
hours.
Crews and equipment were
selected carefully and even
large quantities of seeds and
potatoes were transported to the
Aleutians for planting, he re
ported, saying "this alone re
veals that our action was not
meant to be merely temnorarr."
First Dramatic Story
Of Dutch Harbor Blow
Is Given by Evacuees
By Jim Hutcheson
Seattle, June 25 (JP) In the first dramatic report of what
happened at Dutch Harbor, evacuees and seamen told upon
arrival of a transport here how the Japanese air attack at
3:45 a. m. June 2 caught civilians by surprise and how the
gallant gunners on their ship and shora laid a deadly screen of
anti-aircraft fire about the raiding planes.
While army and navy meni
manned the anti-aircraft guns.
some of the ship's crew snatch
ed up rifles and blazed away at
the dive bombers.
Number Shot Down
Not Made Known
How many Jap planes were
downed has never been an
nounced officially, and the re
ports brought by the witnesses
to the raids failed to clarify the
point.
(The official navy announce
ment of the raid on the Dutch
Harbor base reported four bomb
ers and 15 fighter planes were
involved in the raid early the
morning of June 3, with an un
reported number of planes re
turning six hours later for what
apparently was a reconnaissance
flight. The navy reported dam
age was not extensive, although
some warehouses were set afire,
and casualties were not great).
Mayor John W. Fletcher of
Unalaska (Dutch Harbor is In
Unalaska bay) said application
was made for 35 death certifi
cates after the day'i bombing.
Service men aboard the ship
were tight-lipped about ' what
damage was done at the Dutch
Harbor base, but several of
them said "the damage was light
considering."
"Considering what?" inter
viewers pressed a ruddy-faced
army corporal.
"Considering that no matter
how long you've been warned
and have been expecting a raid,
there's bound to be some sur
prise when they finally do come
over In force," he replied. "No
matter how much stuff you toss
at them, some of them are bound
to get through."
Plenty of Actios
While It Lasted
Declining to Identify himself,
he acted as spokesman for half
a dozen walking wounded. The
wounded men were included
among the passenger list of 64
persons from Dutch Harbor and
34 from nearby Cold Bay.
Seventeen women and 18 chil
dren evacuees were included.
"It was hot stuff," continued
the corporal. "We were credited
with knocking down 11 of their
planes. Personally, I didn't see
any planes fall. How many the
navy lost, I don't know, -
"But, you know, when you're
doing a Job you don't have time
to watch around at what the
other fellow is doing. You must
keep your eyes on what you're
supposed to do, and do it, and
you don't have time to get
scared. Just mad. They tried
their damndest to get this ship."
"I spent seven months In
France as an artilleryman in the
last war," commented C. W.
Flack, 43, a ship's porter from
San Francisco, "but I saw more
action In two days at Dutch
Harbor than In all of those seven
months."
Unalaska'i mayor Fletcher, on
his way to confer with Indian
bureau authorities about the
evacuation of natives "who were
shaking like leaves' 'after the
air attacks, said in a descrip
tion of the icene:
There was a hell of an attack
in the harbor on this ship we
came down on. It occurred be
fore the passengers were aboard.
The men at the guns put up a
curtain of fir that waa deadly.
Tha dive bombers couldn't get
in very close.
"The ship had docked In
Dutch Harbor only the night
before the first dawn bombing
raid. She was taken out into the
harbor after the bombing start
ed where she could have man
euvering space.
'The antiaircraft fir that
Plan Seen in
f U. S. Chieftain
Changes Mind
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
(above), draft dodger of the last
war and now In prison, sought a
presidential pardon in New York
so that he could enliat la the
U. S. air forces and redeem him
self by fighting for his country.
went up from the ship was real
ly something to behold.
"We had heard that a sizeable
task force was In the Pacific off
the Aleutians, but the recollec
tion I have most vividly of the
bombing was the surprise sud
denness with which it came.
"I was awakened by the anti
aircraft firing. My bed faces
over the bay, and I Jumped up
and flicked up the shade. As I
recall it, I saw three planes
coming in over the head, about
a mile and a quarter from my
home.
Ideal Day For
Japanese Pilots
"It was an Ideal day from the
Japanese standpoint. The planes
came over the island head out
of broken clouds, and could
not be heard until they were In
close. Then they broke down
through the scattered cloud for
mations.
"I don't think they expected
to run Into the hot fire from
anti-aircraft guns that greeted
them.
Mrs. Fletcher said one wave
of three bombers was driven off
by ackack fire.
Fletcher estimated the raid
lasted 30 to 40 minutes. He said
the bombs "Just seemed to float
down slowly.
They talk about these Japs
having bad eyesight," he con
tinucd. "That's a lot of bunk.
Their eyesight Is plenty good
and they didn't lack any courage
up there. I saw one getting a
blaze of anti-aircraft fire on
hit nose, but he kept right on
i comma."
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TO HEADJFFORT
Former Chief of Armored
Force Operations Divi
sion of General Staff.
London, June 25 OP) Major
General Dwight D. Eisenhower,
new commander of United States
army forces in the European
theater of operations. Is believ
ed to have assumed the task of
working out details for an allied
Invasion of the continent
His arrival at London head
quarters was announced simul
taneously today here and in
Washington.
Washington, June 25 WV
Major General Dwight D. Eisen
hower has arrived in London
and taken command of the Euro
pean theater for American for
ces, it was announced today by
the war department, which de
fined a theater of operations at
a area where combat is in
progress or will be."
fiuwnhower, a native Texan
and an armored force expert.
went to his post in London from
an assignment as chief of tha
operations division of the war
department's general staff.
The department spokesman
who defined "theater of oper
ations" explained that such a
theater usualy is divided into the
combat or front line tone and
the line of communications but
added that "with air power so
Important there is little differ
ence now between front and rear
Tha brief announcement was
made without reference to cur
rent speculation on tha possi
bility of a second front in
Europe.
Seccsd Towb Rtzs
By Nazis la Avcsgs
Duth of Hiydrlsh
London, June 29 (JP) The
Czech community of Lesaty in
Bohemia has been razed by tha
nazls on the accusation that the
villagers hid parachutists in
volved in the slaying of Rein
hard Heydrich, "protector" of
Bohemia-Moravia, it was re
ported today In a Budapest ra
dio broadcast heard by a Czech
government listener here.
This was the second village
wiped out by the Germans in
vengeance for the death ot Hey
drlch, the Germans having re
ported June 10th they had
slain tha male population of Li
dice, near Prague, sent tha
women to concentration campa
and the children to "educa
tional" institutions.
About 350 men faced the fir
ing squad In that village.
What happened to the Lesaty
population was not disclosed by
the Budapest broadcast, which
quoted an official announce
ment in Prague new-papers.
Lorain, Ohio, June 25 V
An unauthorized strike by 8,300
unionists today shut down the
war-busy pipe mills of the Na
tional Tube Co.'s plant here.
The strike, first In the pipe
mills of the U. 8. Steel Corp,
subsidiary since they were es
tablished here In 1896, resulted
from wage grievances, said
Thomas Tycraft, recording sec
retary of the CIO United Steel
worker local which represent
the worker.
Another 6,900 employe to
other National Tuba Co. plant
bare remaiaed at timit Joe.
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