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1 lTi?iM?riT"n JsSvL Lat YOUR Answer o Bombs b BONDS! Buj Bondi an lunpt TODAY Contribute ta tha war ffart at yoar nation, Patriot lam. your own atlf-protecllon. avmantfa that I'OU 4a four part NOWI C Tha HAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick EattiiU at SmaU Cott Tribune Q si tad Pr Thirty seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, .342. finlMMIn MOT Full Associated Press m as, QU 11 Hullb lira News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, June 30 Some disappointment U evident in women's clubs and among cit izen groups unfamiliar with military tac tics (particul arly on the Pacific coast) against the con duct of the war. The failure of their Joint statement to promise . any thing very def inite, coming Paul Halloo after the Dutch Harbor raid and Othe occupation of two remote rocks in the Alutian Islands, plus the really dismal British failure in Libya, seems to be starting another wave of impat ience, not shared by persons in possession of the facts. Enough truly bad news is probably coming along to let the faint hearted indulge themselves fully, without conjuring imag inary dangers. Fall of Sevastopol has been counted here as likely for the past two weeks. When that Rus sian naval base goes, about 20 good nazi divisions will be re leased for the delayed "spring" drive in the Donets basin. TIE coming important part of the fight, nazi occupation of Sevastopol, would not only clear the Crimea, but give the Ger mans an excellent Black Sea " port Into which to pour supplies Oby boat from Rumania (via the Danube) and from Constantz. The Egyptian situation has recently been judged as serious, but not hopeless for the British. They have a good line, if they can hold it. The Matruh line is an excel lent defensive position, much better than Sidi Barranl for several reasons. It follows south ward from the sea, a depression In the desert lined with a rocky escarpment. The sands there are loose and (Conunuad on Paga Four) Kindly Rancher Killed By Bull Marshficld, Ore., June 30 (ffVBecause he thought a check strap around abull's neck was too tight, Raymond B. Lowe. Myrtle Point rancher, lost his life. l He went to the pasture to loosen the strap and was at tacked by the animal. He suf fered a broken neck and crushed chest and died yesterday. "MADE IN JAPAiFlS RED RAG IN SOUTH Ponce. Puerto Rico, June 30 P Soldiers with machine guns and tear gas today broke up a crowd which tried to throw into the sea merchandise stored on a wharf and marked "Made in Japan." Radio Highlights (Pacific War Time) Tonight: CBS 5:30, Nature of the Enemy, Admiral Yama moto. BLU 8:30, this nation ,t war "Dogs For Defense." f MBS 7:45, Sen. T. F. Green on "America's Interest in Middle East." WEDNESDAY: CBS 1:30. Discussion "Children And The War." BLU 12, Forum on "After The War What?" 3:30. Song Clinic. MBS 1:30, Em pire City Horse Race. SIDE GLANCES BY TRIBUNE REPORTERS Carlos Morris treating the family to the circus and going along just for the ride. Carola Hayes celebrating her birthday yesterday and taking her brother to the afternoon cir cus performance. ' Dr. Frank Freeburger shoot ing the works at the circus to the delight of his small daughter. U. S. FLIERS AND AUSSIE TROOPS HELPING BRITISH Alexandria Bombed Again Nazi Drive on Sevastopol Believed Nearing Climax. Cairo. June 30 (Car man armored columns have advanced past El Daba. 75 miles east of Matruh and 100 miles from Alexandria, it was announced tonight. By Roger D. Greene Associated Press War Editor Field Marshal Erwin Rom mel's 175-mile drive inside Egypt was reported running in to stiffened resistance today as U. S. army fliers and fresh New Zealand troops reinforced the British Imperial armies and hea vy fighting 140 miles west of the great Alexandria naval base. Alexandria itself was bombed again during the night. An RAF communique said U. S. airmen were pounding the in vaders by day and night, at tacking axis columns west of Matruh and bombing enemy-oc cupied Tobruk in Libya. Front-line observers reflected some optimism over the new trend of the battle, but the situ ation remained extremely criti cal. Crimea Climax Near Linked with the German drive toward the Suez Canal and the middle east, the furious nazi onslaught against Sevastopol in the Crimea appeared to be near ing a climax. Latest Soviet dispatches said the Germans were now throw ing 15 divisions about 225,000 troops into the siege of the key Black Sea naval fortress. These dispatches ' acknowl edged that despite a rally by Se vastopol's out-numbered garri son, the Germans had rebound ed to score new gains, particu larly in the northeast sector of the citadel. Red Star, the Soviet news paper, hinted that the end might be near, commenting: Victory For Reds "No matter what the outcome of the unequal struggle, this is a victory for Soviet arms. His tory will always remember the duel of one lone garrison with 15 German divisions. In the Egyptian battle theater, the British had beaten off one big-scale axis tank assault and met another with undisclosed re sults. A bulletin from Italian head quarters said axis motorized columns had passed Fuka, 45 miles east of fallen Matruh. Cairo dispatches, however, de clared that reinforcements in planes and men were helping to rally the weary British 85th ar my, and indicated that the Brit ish were fighting from new posi tions about 50 miles east of Mat ruh, on a 45-mile line stretching inland from the Mediterranean sea coast to the Egyptian "Death Valley" known as the Oattara depression. Tire, Gas Shortage Proving Life Saver Chicago, June 30. VP) A record 25 per cent drop in the nation's traffic death toll in May was attributed by the National Safety council today largely to less driving and more caution in efforts to save cars, tires and gasoline. Censor Assures Soldier's Girl That All's Well Sebring, Fla., June 30 VP) "Hi Life," publication of Hendricks field here, tells about a letter received by the sweetheart of a soldier doing his duty in the Pacific war zone. The letter had passed through the usual censor routine in California. On opening the envelope, the lady found narrow slip of paper on which was writ ten: "Your boy friend still loves you. but he talks too much." The slip was signed "rnvtr Wounded Return From Dutch Harbor 1 0 Man Inlured In the Jan attack service man and civilians reached ZetteL Other men at the lait are Escaped Nazi Airman Tells Of Aid Given by Detroiter Detroit, June 30. VP) Nazi Air Force Lieutenant Hans Peter Krug testified in federal court here today that he escaped from the Bowmanville, Ont., prison camp last April in order to "return to duty and to inform the German government of con ditions In the camp of the shooting of a comrade officer." Krug wbs the first govern ment witness against Max Ste phan, German-born Detroit res taurant proprietor, who is on trial charged with treason be cause of aid the government charges he gave Krug when he arrived in Detroit after his escape. The 21-year-old nazi flier, cap tured after a fight over the Eng lish channel, testified in Eng lish, holding a German-English dictionary in his hand. After his testimony on the shooting-of the officer, District Attorney John C. Lehr, who is prosecuting the case, declared there was absolutely no substan tiation of his story. In his testimony, Krug told of his escape April 18 from Bow manville and of meeting Ste phan on April 18, after paddling across the Detroit river from Ontario in a stolen rowboat with only a board for an oar. His clothes neatly pressed and his boots highly polished, Krug, who was flanked by numerous G-men as he entered the court room, was called to the stand after Lehr completed his open ing statement. Once in the courtroom, Krug removed his military cap with a flourish, clicked his heels and saluted an astonished bailiff. DRAFT REGISTRY CLOSES AT 9 P.M. While no estimate on the num ber of males between the ages of 18 and 20 who were to reg ister today for selective service was available in the county it was expected that the places of registration in the county would notice a heavy call in the even ing hours. Polls for registration of male citizens born on or after Jam ary 1, 1922, and on or before June 30, 1924, will close at 8 o clock tonight. Selective service board members were visiting various polls during the after noon checking on registrations. V.....nn. A J. newspaper AOS Ail For Bonds Detroit, June 30. (IF) AH advertising in Detroit's two af ternoon newspapers was devoted today to the sale of war bonds and stamps. Self interest has been put aside by Detroit merchants, the Detroit News said, "to help put across the message that you must buy war bonds as you have never bought before." U. S. railroads employ more tthaa a million men sod women. en Dutch Harbor, Alaska, leaned Seattle, Right to left) Orville unidentified. 43 LIVES ADDED TO U-BOAT TOLL; 32BTH SHIP LOST By The Associated Press The sinking of two more United States merchant vessels. with a presumed loss of 43 lives, was announced today by the navy. The latest losses raised to 328 the total of united and neutral nation's vessels unofficially tab ulated by the Associated Press as lost in the western Atlantic since Pearl Harbor. Six seamen, sole survivors of the crew of 38 of a medium sized vessel sunk more than 500 miles from land, said they be lieved they were torpedoed by two raiders because immediate ly after the attack they saw light signals flashed between two points nearby. They sailed six days in a lifeboat before being picked up by another merchantman. Eleven of the crew of 35 aboard the other ship, a small one, were lost when it was sunk in mid-June without warning. One lifeboat was lowered and other men reached a liferaft. After the ship sank, the sub marine surfaced and the com mander asked routine questions about the ship's cargo, and des tination. The lifeboat, which took on all survivore, sailed into a Car ibbean port the followiing day. IRITES' APPEAL MEETS DISFAVOR ..HK... ency submitted by John Brite. . Coke Brite, 37, both, Yreka. were recommended for denial today by the state ad via- ory pardon board. jne Associates tress, in a uw The men were convicted of 'patch from Cairo on June 23, murdering Fred Seaborn and wrote. "Shells from this gun Deputy Sheriffs Martin Lange are of a semi-rocket type, said and Joseph Clark during a gun 1 to gain greater range by gases battle at Horse Creek near produced after being fired, Yreka on Aug. 26, 1938. j The 88 was thus able to Both men were sentenced to destroy many of the best tanks death but Governor Culbert Ujon this side, such as the U. S. Olson commuted the sentences (General Grant, which have 73 to life imprisonment on May 8, j millimeter guns, before the 1939. Both men sought commu ; tanks could get within range of tation of their life sentences Wjthe tiermsn anus?ry time served. over the rail at a ship earrvins Wellart, B. W. Browse and L. A. JAPANESE ATTACK IN HEAVY DELUGE TO CLEAR RAILWAY Tokyo (from Japanese broad casts), June 30 VP) Three Chunking armies, the 28th, 48th and 74th, were declared in Domei dispatch today to be re treating southward from posi tions along the Chinese-held strip of the Chekiang-Kiangsi railway under Japanese attacks executed in a torrential rain storm. Japanese detachments moving westward along the railway commenced operations early this morning from a point west of Shangjoa, about 28 miles within Kiangsi province from the Chekiang border, and others were moving eastward after tak ing Iyang yesterday, Domei said. (The dispatch indicated the pincers were only about 30 miles apart.) Captured sections of the rail way have been repaired and are serving as an important supply route for the Japanese, the newspaper Asam said. The Domei agency said other Japanese forces moving south ward from the Linchwan area, 80 miles southeast of Nanchang. and westward from Kienchang had established a juncture 30 miles south of Linchwan, en circling 10,000 Chinese troops. Fighting now is in progress with the trapped forces, it said. The "Old Oaken Bucket" is coming back; WPB is encourag ing manufacture of wooden pails and tufas requiring not more than 15 per cent metal. Rocket Cannon Aiding Rommel In Egyptian Campaign Is Belief By Howard BiekeslM Wide World Science Editor j New York, June 30 The first rocket cannon appears to be the reason for Rommel vie- j tories in Lybia and Egypt. I This gun is the 88 millimeter weapon, firing shells which are bigger and which outrange any tank projectiles possessed by the British. Many things point to this en- planation. Edward Kennedy of Success in tha rocket princi - AERIAL BOM WAY TO DEFEAT NAZIS, IS CLAIM Germans Can't Take It is Word of Biiiy Mitchell's Sister on U. S. Return. Jersey City, N. J, June 30 m Ruth Mitchell, sister of the late Brigadier General Billy Mitchell who was an early advo-! cate of the use of air power, de clared upon her return from na zi -dominated Europe today that; the way to beat Germany was: by bombing from airplanes. The slim, blond-haired wo-: man, who Joined the Yugoslav Chetnik Guerrilla army in Ap ril, 1941, and later spent almost a year in 12 different concentra tion camps following her arrest by the German Gestapo, was the first of 949 passengers to disem bark from the diplomatic ex change liner Drottningholm. Can't Take It "Bombing by planes is the way to beat Germany," she told interviewers. "They can t take it." She said the Cheiniki still were lighting "magmficentiy in the mountains of Yugoslavia and "are keeping five divisions of Germans engaged. The passengers included mere than 500 American Nationals ex changed for axis citizens. Al to aboard were 42 Canadian and Latin-American Nationals and group of minor United States diplomatic officials. Miss Mitchell, the wire oi Stanley Knowies, a British sub ject told of spending miserable months in German prison camps during which she said she and others were ill-treated. By con trast she said the Germans fell over backwards to be nice to her during her last five days in Germany at the Spandau con centration camp near Berlin Ifabbed In Bathing She said she was arrested by the Gestapo as she was bathing on a beach at the Adriatic re sort Port of Dubrovnik in Sep tember. 1941. Her arrest occur red while she was wearing a bathing suit, she said. Many of her friends, she said, were shot in German prison camps, adding that In the Lieb- enau Concentration camp there were 380 British and 58 Amer ican women prisoners. She brought with her a bas ket made of string by British women prisoners at Liebeau who she said wished to have it presented to President Roose velt. Red Cross parcels which the prisoners received, she added "saved our lives." It was doubt ful .she said, if they could nave lived without them. CURB SOFT DRINKS London, June 30, VP) The food ministry announced today it was closing down 208 soft drink plants in Britain in a re organization of the industry de signed to save 400,000 tons of transport annually. pie, applied to bombs, was re-; ported from London five days: earlier in an account of the sea fight in the Mediterranean. The same dispatches pointed out that the Russian Storvik planes used rocket bombs with great effect.; Another confirmation comes; from the Associated Press photo i June 25 of the 88 millimeter: gun, a picture which came from Portugal showing a remarkable; looking weapon a light gun, with an exaggerated long barrel, appearing almost toe slender to hold a shell of 88 millimeters (about 3Vi inches). Photos in previous war have revealed important enemy se crets, and Edward F. Chandler. New York engineer and member of tha American Rocket soc iety, sayi thia picture virtually fixe the semi-rocket character of the new German terror. The tlendornes of tha barrel 'aad the light weight U tha tip BASEBALL Amaiican First game. Washington , a 10 4 Boston 9 14 1 Wynn, Carrasquei and Early, Evans; Newsome, Ruba and Pea cock. First game. New York 5 8 1 Philadelphia 8 11 0 Borowy, Murphy, Branch and Kearse; Besse and Swift. - - IHAPLAIN REIN IS FIRST APPOINTED FOR CAMP WHITE Appointment of Chaplain Ed-i ward A. Rein as camp chaplain, ; was announced today from head-; quarters at Camp White. It is ; anticipated that other army chaplains will soon be stationed at Camp White where attractive chapels are being constructed for the holding of religious ser-j vices including regular church ces. Sunday school, Bible classes, etc The chapels will also be avail able for weddings, baptisms and memorial services for mil itary personnel. Each chapel is equipped with as office where the chaplain is available for consultation and guidance for those who desire his services. It Is the desire of the war de- oartment that soldiers In the army have at al! times, the same religious and spiritual advan tages they would have at home, i and the chaplains at Camp White will b!by en important part la the spiritual welfare of the sol- j diers." - -. General Auchinfeck Supersedes Ritchie In African Command London, June 30 (fl5 Prime: Minister Churchill announced; today that General Sir Claude: J. E, Auchinleck, commander-in- chief of the British forces in the middle east, had taken command oi the British eighth army is North Africa on June 25, super seding Lieut. Gen. Neil M, Rit chie. Churchill, who ipoke on his first appearance inthe House of Commons after his return from the United States, was received tumuHuousiy In the chamber. The prime minister, who faces a challenge Jo hi war leader ship, gave the House no account ing of his conferences with Pres ident Rooseveit. . OREGON BOND QUOTA iS $8,885,000 FOR JULY Washington, June 30. IIP New York state will be asked to bay $171. 596.000 of war bonds in July, slightly more than one sixth of the national quota of $1,000,000,000, Secretary Mor genthau announced today. Quotas by states include: Cali fornia, fai,8?,000; Idaho. $3. 373,000; Oregon, S8.865.000; Washington, $13,415,000. that the gun la partly merely a projector. It is not heavy enough to fire an 88 millimeter shell full range, unless made of tome secret new alloy, an interpreta tion precluded by tha Cairo dis patch. The British soldier could sea tha tails of firs from these shells. The principle on which this gun necessarily operates are ob vious, Tha shell is fired as in an ordinary gun. but only by light charge of explosive propel lant. The charge u sufficient to give the shell a fair muixie velocity, and to fix its direction or trajectory, toward tha target with occur cy. As it leave the muixie, a rocket charge Inside the shell ignites, to carry it farther than it otherwise would travel, and probably actually to cause it to pick up speed after it leaves the sua muuie. 1IENT INATURE Congress Competes Mm en 42 Billion Appropria tion Vote Soon flyer. Costliest Year Washington, June 30 (IP) Having spent in 12 months more than the entire cost si the first world war, the treas ury closed books today on the costliest fiscal ysw in Its history. It was a temporary record, though; because the budget for fee new fiscal year be ginning tomorrow it more than double the old year'. Exact figures went be available for a lew days, bat preliminary tabulations show that In the past year the treasury spent approximately $32 500,000.000. Washington, June SO JPr With no debate, the house quickly completed legislative ac tion today on a record-breaking $42,600,000,000 war department appropriation bill. Regresentative Snyder D Pa called up the measure, which had been approved by the senate little earlier with 31 minute of debate, and ob tained concurrence of the house in two minor amendments, one of which would make certain that the money would be ts'ail able starting tomorrow, upoa President Roosevelt's signature. The other would prohibit tha -carrying of advertising by army camp newspapers. Sees Ova Thus in less than SS minute tha hocse action today took very little time the two bran ches of congress wound up their work en tha biggest approprt ation bill In. history. The housa used six sours last week is first approving tha hill. Working last to cleaa up its business before the new fiscal. The senate also completed congressional actios on the $178,000,000 interior depart ment appropriations. The legis lation carries an Seas, long in controversy, of $7,723,000 for transmission line for the central valey power project la Caiifor ia and $200,000 tor a steam iu4fcv n'ant. both urgently re queued by Presides Bsesevett. Tws Is OsEsly Jail Fsr Alleged Tfcsft Ql Belie Falls Calf The sheriff's office reported today shooting oi .22 calibre rifle has broken out gia In the Butte Fall district, and Wrey Shinfesei, 20, and urvu Poiiock. 19. of the Eagle Point district, both married, are in tha county jail charged wnn lar ceny of livestock. They alleg edly shot a calf while travelling along the Fish un roaa lass week. They removed the aU to their home and tried to ess some of it and est the rest. Tha of the calf has not been determined. About a mouth age a small boy in the same area, whiia helolne his doe chase a squirrel out of a hollow tog, accidentally had hi hat shot off his head y a marksman riding on the fend ers of a slow moving auto. "It seem everybody with a .22 hits out for the Suite FH area and start shooting," De puty Sheriff William Crenbemer observed today. m Elsff GisrtsTe Help Hsrmi Pttshit Red Bluff, Ctiif., 4una SS iJPi Business houses will re main doted until noes Aug. 1 to Aug. U to permit business men and employe to pie peaches. A. E. Ayer, , chair man of the local com mittee in charge, announe. Tha practice will be revived during tha prune harvesting season, ha said. He said $588,900 worth of fruit would b saved by toe alas. WAITS S
