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I Lt YOUR Answer to Bombs be BOlfDBI Bay War Bond! ea tamp TOUAT ContrlbaM to the war ffart of your nation. Patriot im. your own wit-protactlon. 4-inand- that IOC o your part NOWl Um Tha MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick Results t Smalt Cot Tribune MEDFORD Pull Associated Plan United Prooa Thirty seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 1942. NO. 84. Off V an News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Wa-hlneton. June 27 The war cost is already $208,000,- 000. 000 appropriated by con gress so far. The common esti mate here is that It will run to $300,000,000,000, although this 1. hiwd on Dure supposition tnai me con flict will end r- I in 1943. I JLt U It ia difficult ,to explain tne size of $208, 000,000,000 be cause auch an amount has never before been used by men In one lump sum. PerhaDS the Paul Mallon Obest way to express its vastness ia that it represents about two years of labor for every wage earner in this country. . We had 43,047,000 earning units last year, made up of 32,097,000 families and 10,950, 000 single employed persons. Their average earnings were $2,303. The share of each one in the war appropriations made by congress so far would be more than twice as much, rough ly $4,800. What this will mean to the lives of citizens ia beginning to be apparent as the size of the problem becomes clearer. Some few congressmen, debating the historic, unprecedented $42,000, 000,000 army appropriation bill the other day suggested it might mean bankruptcy if expendi tures kept piling up, but they apparently had not stopped to O figure the real probabilities, o o o OBVIOUSLY we ara going to have a federal debt of at least $200,000,000,000 at the end of this war, five times the size of the feared debt limit reached in nine yeara of new deal spending before we entered upon war preparations. That will be a permanent obligation upon which the treas ury will have to pay annual Interest. The average Interest rate now is 2.35 per cent and before the war the average was 2.4 per cent. (During the first world war it was 4.2 per cent.) The treasury, while financing these new vast sums, is at the same time hammering the in terest rate down. Some expect to get it down to around 2 per cent before the war is over. If they do, and the entire war debt is no more than $200,000,- O 000.000, the treasury will have to tax the people $4,000,000,000 a year after this war merely to pay interest charges fixed charges, not including any ac tual cost of government opera tion. If government costs run around $9,000,000,000 as they have been running, the treasury will have to raise $13,000,000, 000 a year from the people to keep going. o o o THERE are two ways to handle that. One is by inflation, which is a government's way of going into bankruptcy. Cheapening the value of dol lars reduces the cost of its debts and accomplishes a washout of (Continued on Pgo oovonl War Bulletins fiunda. Jun. 28 UP) Tha admiralty reported today that the 1.719 Ion liner Tongeriro dntroyed a Jap anese submarine which it en countered en route home to Britain with a cargo of Aus tralian meat and wool. Allied Headquarters, Aus tralia. Sunday. June 21 (IP) Allied bombers made light raids last night oa enemy installations in Salamua and Lae, in New Guinea, and Tu lagi. in the Solomon islands. General MacArthur's head quarters announced today. London. June 27 HP) Fif teen Consolidated B-24 bomb ers from Egyptian airfields participated ia the United Staiee army air force raid which struck at the Rumanian ail center of Ploesti two weeks ago, it waa disclosed ia London today. F.R. PROMISE STROKE TO SOVIET Victory Outlook Brightens Early Action Hinted Exact Plans Secret. Washington, June 27 (JP) President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill today jointly promised a stroke at Germany which will divert nazi troops from the Russian front and said the outlook for victory had Im proved in the last six months. With Churchill safely ba;k in London, they issued a statement which in addition called trans portation the present "major problem" of the United Nations. But it noted that while the U- boat toll in the Atlantic was heavy, ship production was in creasing and said new steps against the submarines were planned by the British and Am erican navies. The statement made no spe cific mention of a 'second front," but nevertheless includ ed a paragraph which provoked an intensive whirl of specula tion on that subject- "While exact plans, for obvi ous reasons, cannot be disclos ed." the statement said, "It can be said that the coming opera tions which were discussed in detail at our Washington confer ences, between ourselves and our resnectlve military advisors, will divert German strength from the attack on Russia." Many observers concluded that the millions of American and English troops mobilized in the British Isles were to be thrown into an Invasion of the nazi-held continent. Since the project had reached the stage of discussion in detail, some sug gested that the day of attack might be very near. Second Front Hinted Others cautioned, however, against Jumping at conclusions and advanced the theory that the "coming operations," might be confined to intensified mass air attacks upon German cities such as have spread havoc In Rostock. Cologne and Bremen. Nevertheless, it was recalled that the White House said when Churchill arrived that it would be justifiable to speculate that the second front would be dis cussed. The statement, which was en thusiastically applauded by most members of Congress, went also into numerous other phases of the war situation. The conferences between the two war leaders, it said, covered "very fully all the major prob lems" of the conflict, took "full cognizance of our disadvantages as well as our advantages," and did not "underrate" the task ahead. "We have conducted our con ferences with the full knowl edge of the power and resource fulness of our enemies," it said. A survey of the munitions pro duction situation, it said, gave "on the whole an optimistic pic ture." Monthly output has not yet reached its planned maxi mum rate "but Is fast approach ing it on schedule." Never before, the war leaders added, have the United Nations "been in such hearty and de tailed agreement on plans for winning the war as they are to day." With thli they combined an assertion that they "recognize and applaude the Russian resist ance to the main attack being made by Germany and we re joice in the magnificent resist ance of tha Chinese army." They and their advisors, they said, went thoroughly into the question of methods of relieving China and striking at the Jap anese. OSC ALUMNI MANAGER Corvallis, June 27 (JP) The Oregon State College Alumni association's executive board to day selected Eunice Courtright, Alumni Magazine editor, as act ing association manager. SHELL SOUVENIRS $10 Astoria, June 27 4JP) Shell fragment from the Japanese submarine bombardment of the Oregon coast near here Sunday night are selling at $10. Ace Nazi Seven Pattens Survive Lexington Home in Portland, Ore., on furlough, thl seven Patten brothers, U.S.S. Lexington in the Coral Oregon, now a museum piece at No Sign of Break In Crimea Defenses Moscow Re port Brighter. Moscow, Sunday, June 28 (IP) The valiant defenders of Sevastopol smashed attack after attack by storming nazi forces which tried without success to advance all day yesterday in bit ter fighting over stacks of their axis dead, the Russians reported early today. The siege of the Crimean port roared Into its 24th day with no indication of a German break into the vast defenses of Sevas topol. On the Kharkov front It was the same story, military dispat ches said. There Marshal Tlmoshenko's forces were credited with halt ing the eight-day-old German drive, and in one sector threw the Germans back in slashing tank counter-attacks. The Germans were unable to make any headway whatever, the front-line account said, de spite the extravagent use of massed air attacks In an effort to enlarge their gains. These accounts were pointed up by the midnight communique, which told of continued repulse of the Germans before Sevasto pol and added there had been no other changes yesterday any where on the long front. Of the battle for Sevastopol it said: "Our troops repelled several enemy attack! on the Sevastopol sector and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy." The Soviet air ofrce was cred ited with inflicting "devastat ing blows upon the Germans on the Kharkov front. In two days, the communique said, 23 nazi planes were shot down, 48 tanks and 117 trucks destroyed and 300 Germans killed by Russian airmen. (The British radio, relaying Moscow accounts, said that in a violent flare-up of aerial war fare all up and down the front Soviet pilots were "breaking up raid after raid upon Red army positions. (The BBC. heard In New York by CBS, quoted one correspon dent as saying that "for the mo ment at least It looks as if fur ther developments in tha fight ing may depend on which side can get air superiority first. ) Portland. Ore., June 27 UP) All Portland produce prices steady, unchanged. Saboteurs, Off U-Boats, Sea, were with their lather (extreme left), on the old battleship rortiana. 20-CT.BOISIGHT USED IN RAID ON JAPANESE CITIES Feared Modern Secret Would Fall in Hands of Enemy Heroes Decorated. Washington, June 27 (JP) An improvised, 20-cent bomb sight was used by the American fliers who blasted Japanese cit ies in April, It was disclosed to day when 23 of those who par ticipated In the famous raid were given distinguished flying crosses. Lieut. Gen. Henry H- Arnold, commanding general of the ar my air forces, presented the medals in ceremonies at Boiling Field while proud wives of sev eral of the fliers looked on. Brig. General James H. Doolit tie, who led the raid and was awarded the congressional medal of honor by President Roosevelt May 18 attended. - Those decorated today and five others unable to attend be cause of injuries or illness not connected with the raid have Jut returned to the United States for reassignment. The other participants are still in combat zones. All are to re ceive decorations eventually. While the Japanese failed to onng down any of the planes, the citations noted that each re cipient of the flying cross "vol unteered for the mission, know ing full well that the chances for survival were extremely re mote and executed his part in It with great skill and daring.' It was the belief that some planes must inevitably fall into Japanese hands, that led to re moval of the secret Norden bomb-sight from each plane Anyway, the war department explained, the Norden sight was not necessary for a successful low altitude attack such as was carried out. The improvised bombslght, costing only 20 cents to make, was designed by Major Charles R. Greening of Tacoma, Wash., armament officer of the squadron. Greening piloted the plane which probably met the heavl est atack. Salmon Packers Indicted Portland, June 27 Several corporations, Individuals and a labor union engaged in salmon fishing and packing were under Indictment here today on charges of Interstate Commerce law violations. Deputy U. S, At torney John H. Daly said. who survived the sinking of the BRITISH AT FULL E Tank Battle Imminent U. S. Bombers In Action Nazis Near Mat run. Cairo, June 27 (JP) The British eight army stood rein forced at full strength tonight 13 miles west of Matruh against a powerful axis striking force spearheaded by three mechan ized divisions aiming at Alexan dria, 163 miles away, and the Suez canal beyond. The allied desert army was In position on a chosen line 115 miles inside Egypt, and military men said that when the lmmi nently expected German on slaught comes, the veterans will defend Egypt inch by inch. With the enemy within 130 miles of the lush Nile valley where 88 per cent of the Egypt ians live, there was no doubt the situation was serious but the eighth army smarting from its bad defeat In Libya was de scribed as determined that the enemy shall not pass. Marshal Erwln Rommel, the axis commander, has thrown everything he has Into his Egyptian Invasion, military men said, but before he can reach the Nile he must smash through the 40-mile desert stretch between the Mediterra nean and the great Qattara de pression a great inland sea of sand through which a modern army can not move. Rommel had advanced 19 miles overnight but he definite ly had been slowed. Throughout the day and night, the allied air force which In cludes sofe of the United States army's mightly B-24 bombers, fought against the aproachlng enemy host. Axis and other reports reach ing Cairo Indicated that the bat tle of mechanized land forces was Imminent, if not actually underway. "By day and night, bomber and fighter-bomber formations of the allied air force In the bat tle area have been turned against the enemy ground for ces and grounded air forces in the area west of Matruh," said tonight's communique. SUGAR CHIEF OUITS Portland, June 27 (IP) W. S. Dirker, Portland, will retire as state sugar rationing executive July 1. Oregon OPA Director Richard G. Montgomery an nounced today. CIVILIAN AUTOS1 URGED TO GARRY MORE PASSENGERS Camp White Workers Asked To Team Up More To Con serve Tires. A statement, signed by Major Theron W. Bean, army engineers was issued yesterday to all can tonment workers on the Camp George A. White here, urging there be more teaming up of passengers in workers' autos to conserve rubber." The notice notes "a number of cars are still being driven to and from this project with only one or two passengers. . . . ." It reads: "To all construction workers of this project. This ofice is Informed by the Adjutant General, Washington, D. C, that neither new or re treaded automobiles tires will be available in sufficient quan titles to permit the continued operation of all automobiles now being used for transportation of civilian personnel to and from government projects. A number of cars are still be ing driven to and from this pro ject with only one or two pas sengers and it is believed that there can be mora teaming up of passengers to conserve rubber, Every trip saved prolongs the nation's rubber supply. In order to insure that the - tires now mounted on your automobiles are used to the maximum ad' vantage you are urged to cooper ate even more than you have in the past in the Joint use of auto mobile transportation and in carrying out other conservative measures being publicized, such as reduced speed, alternating the use of tires on different wheels, and limiting the usa of your automobiles to necessary and essential travel. (Signed) Theron W. Bean Major, Corps of Engineers Area Engineer. Atlanta, Juna 27 (IP) This war s first major expeditionary force of United States Marines landed at a South Pacific "Jump ing off place," apparently equipped to spearhead any United Nations offensive In that theater of war. The far-off arrival of "trans ports swarming with Marines' was revealed here today by Major Meigs O. Frost, southern public relations chief for the Marine corps. Accompanying tha announce ment that the convoy carried the Marines biggest overseas contingent of the war was the first story to be released as written by one of the Marines' own war correspondents assign ed to combat forces. EAST COAST HIT BY GAS SHORTAGE New York, June 27 (JP) Motorists on the eastern sea board today faced another "gas less" week-end, with 80 per cent of the dealers completely out of fuel and confronted with a situ ation described by Sol A. Her- zog, general counsel of the east ern states retail gasoline dealers conference, as "simply hellish.' A region within 40 to 00 miles of tha coastline from Maine to Florida an area with S9.000 dealer was hardest hit, Herzog said. He said long queues of mot orists had lined up at empty pumps early this morning, and that tha situation worsened nourw Caught by F.B.I. Interpreting The War News By Kirk. L. Simpson (Wide World War Analyst) Though Hitler's summer of fensive in the east apparently has not yet been loosed, prelim inary axis thrusts In Egypt and the Ukraine already have pro duced a twin crisis for his Brit ish and Russian opponents. Both Jaws of a vast axis pincer movement eastward have gnaw ed their way forward danger ously, at an uncounted cost in life and battle wreckage. In Egypt, battered British im perials with the bitter taste of defeat in their mouths have mustered for a last-ditch stand perilously close to their vital Alexandria naval base. In southern Russia an ominous dent has been made in Marshal Tlmoshenko's communic a 1 1 o n services east of Kharkov. Yet In Washington a confident note is sounded. And in the Joint Roosevelt-Churchill state ment there Is tha definite prom ise of coming operations which will divert German strength from the attack on Russia. . Cheering, too, ia the resump tion of British air pounding at Germany and reliable reports that United States air units are laying the groundwork for American participation in such mass raids. The creation of an American zone of operations in Europe suggests that joint Anglo-Ameri can second-front moves ara a near, not remote, possibility Naturally no hint of their nature of scope ia available beyond the certainty that American army air power will soon join the British against German targets. Turning westward to appraise tha war picture across tha Paci fic at this time of crisis in Eur ope and the middle east, reports from the Chinese-Japanese front are a little more encouraging, There are some indications that the Japanese invaders ara losing momentum in China and still far from a knock-out blow at foes who defied them single- handed for nearly five yeara. American air power is begin ning to even tha odds somewhat for the Chinese. The Japanese campaign else where in tha Pacific haa been In a lull since the Midway bat tie. From Australia allied air power is ranging far to batter persistently at Nipponese ad vance bases, keeping the enemy largely on the defensive Whether the Japanese toehold in the Aleutian islands can be exploited remains to be seen. Perhaps the most surprising development of the oriental war sector, however. Is a delayed Moscow assertion that it was Japanese submarine, not an American submarine as Tokyo asserted, which sank a Russian ship in Japanese waters. In light of tha unstable Tokyo-Moscow peace pact, there is a challeng Ing quality about the timing as well as tha phrasing of that Rus sian charge which gives it great potential significance. I By The Associated Press The Hitler-ordered all-out sub marine offensive against United Nations shipping in the Atlantic entered its second day today (Sat) with the reported toll of western Atlantic sinkings since Pearl Harbor standing at 313. Indications that Japanese submarines were on the prowl In the Pacific while the nazi U-boats feed on Atlantte victims became evident yesterday when surviv ors of two allied merchantmen reached an Australian port to tell of the torpedoing of their vessels. Escape Foiled Rsthdrum, County Wlcklow, Eire, Juna 27 (IP) Canadian and English airmen interned at the Curragh camp attempted a mass escape soma time ago. It was disclosed today, but were frustrated in a fight with their guards after their makeshift ladders broke as they were scal ing a barbed wire fence, - 8 HELD IN PLOT TO WRECK VITAL DEFENSE PLANTS Explosives Seized Land Off Subs on Lond Island and Florida, June 13th. New York. June 27 (JPt German submarines have boldly ianaea nigniy-skilled saboteurs on American shores with full equipment for wrecking war factories, J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the FBI announced tonight. tign. men nave been cauahL Hoover said, and their explosives seized. Two groups of four men each were caught, one on Lone? Is. land east of New York Cltv and the other in Florida. Four men were nut ashore nn Long Island June 13 and the others near Jacksonville, ria, three-days later. Hoover aald. The four who reached Ana- gansett Beach, Long Island, came in a rubber boat from a submarine about 500 yards off. shore. Hoover said. They chang ed into American civilian cloth et on tha beach, and buried loada of TNT with time-clock fuses la the sand. Then they went sep arate ways to New York City. .The others carried out a sim ilar procedure on a beach ntat Jacksonville, ha declared. Hoover described tha . eight agents as "men highly-trained la sabotage at a Berlin cabotaM school." Former Resident Held The names of the agent aa given out by the FBI were: Group 1 (landed on Long Is land) George John Dasch, 33, group leader; Ernest Peter Bur ger, 38, who in 1931 was private in the Michigan National Guard; Helnrich Harm Helnk 39, and Robert Qulrin, 34. Group 2 (landed in Florida)- Edward John Krrllng, 83, group leader; Herbert Haupt, 22; Wer ner Thlel, 39, and Herman Neu bauer, 32. , Hoover said that some of tha agents were imprisoned in New York and others in Chicago. He said that the disposition of their cases would be left to Attorney General Biddle ia Washington. There wero no speclfio charge placed against the eight prisoners, according to Hoover. Hoover released picture of the men and of tha equipment and explosives they brought ashore. One nazi uniform cap was also included in tha evidence collected by the FBI. Hoover said the men had sup plies of explosive for a two year sabotage campaign against American war objective, includ ing TNT, fuse and time clock for delayed action bombs, and small black bombs camouflaged to look like large piece of coal. Under questioning by FBI men, Hoover said, tha agents listed war plants, waterways, railroads and bridge which were marked for destruction. Objectives These Included tha Alumin um Corporation of America's plants at Alcoa, Tenn., Masse na. N. Y., and East St. Louis.; tha Cryolite plant at Philadelphia, manufacturing light metals; tha Chesapeake and Ohio railroad In Industrial areas; Hell Gate bridge. New York City, the Pennsylvania railroad terminal at Newark, N. J, and all bridge on which transportation waa carried in the New York area. Other objective. Hoover said, were in tha inland waterways system, a aerie of canal locks on tha Ohio River near Cincin nati, the New York City water supply system, conduit In West chester county, hydroelectrki plants at Niagara Fall, and railroad track on tha famous Horseshoe curve near Altoona, Pa. ftasors Get Respite Washington, Juna 27 V Tha War Production Board to day postponed from Juna 23 to July 31, tha effective data of it limitation order restricting pro duction of razor and blade. r
