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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1942,
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iNews Behind
The News
by Paul Mallon
Washington, Aug. 13 Mr.
Roosevelt's appointment list of
10S new generals (major and
brigadier) may have meant no
more to the general public than
reading a page from the tele
phone book, but to those who
ree the army up close, or irom
the inside, it
represented an
1 n s p iring ef-
fort to put
fighting spirit
and quality at
the top in the
field.
No more
than two or
vl three names
could cause
fellow officers
to ask them
Paul Mallon
selves the usu
al question:
"How in hell did he get up
there?"
The number of duds and
dudes assayed no higher than
two or three per cent, which Is
a record.
These new generals average
somewhere around their middle
forties in age, not as young as
might be, but young enough.
They are generally to take fight
ing tank commands, new air
borne divisions, the airplane
ferry command, and some are
now already overseas.
Their choice is a tribute to
J(he Inner army efficiency re
'porting system. A few were
plucked out for exceptional per
sonality and ability, without a
record, but most were chosen
because they had efficiency rec
ords. The list Is a definite answer
to the popular prayer for ag
gressive leadership in the field.
THOSE front-page official gov
. eminent- photographs- shew
. tag; -how Nazi" Saboteurs ' had
ploughed our fields into huge:
arrows, or ihhikcu uicm
saoks of grain to direct the way
for Nazi bombers to our strate
gic objectives, may turn out to
have been an unintended gov
ernment hoax.
The war department has an-
(Continued on Pagt Sit)
YOUNG USO VISITOR
The USO entertained Its
Voungest visitor Tuesday night
when Master Jerry Ernest Pri
oste, aged 2Vi months, dropped
in, accompanied by his parents.
Pvt. Ernest -Prioste and wife.
Pvt. Ernest Prioste and family
are from San Jose, Calif,
Radio Highlights
(Pacific War Time)
A summary of the Solomon
islands invasion will be pre
sented by Brigadier General
Thomas Holcombe, U. S. marine
corps commandant, in a March
of Time broadcast from Wash
ington over NBC at 7:30 tonight.
Also scheduled for the program
is a pickup of Major General
Mark W. Clark, commanding
general of American ground
forces in Great Britain.
Scotland's role in the war will
ane highlighted Sunday over
JNBC at 2:30 in the fourth "Brit
ain to America" broadcast.
Short wave station WRUL of
Boston (6.4 megacycles is re
broadcasting Cavalcade of
America programs to English
speaking listeners the world
over, to acquaint them with the
lives of great Americans. Next
rebroadcast is Friday at 2 p. m.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Walter Leverette being host to
Daughters of Job bethel at a
swim party and barbeque at his
home last p. m.
Louie Older, bethel council
aember, modestly announcing
rhat the swim party was a
double celebration for him oc
curring on his birthday.
Natalie Parker. Job's Daugh
ters queen, busy as a bee in
Planning the coming dance for
ldiri and bethel members.
it
ILL ENTRENCHED
IN SOLOMON ISLES
AFTER 6-DAY WAR
Furious Jap Counter Attacks
Beaten Off Allies En
joy Superiority in Air.
By Rogtr D. Graena
(Associated Press War Editor)
American "devil dog" marines
appeared to have won the first
round In the seven-dav-old bat
tle of the Solomon islands to
day, beating off furious Japan
ese counterattacks at three in
vasion beachheads in the 900-mile-long
island chain.
A correspondent of the Aus
tralian broadcasting commission
said it was believed that the
marines, strongly reinforced,
had broken the Japanese hold
on the Tulagi area.
Japs Driven Out
"The Japanese have been
driven from many of their de
fensive positions after fierce
hand-to-hand fighting," the cor
respondent said.
Tulagi harbor is one of the
finest naval base sites in the
southwest Pacific.
An unconfirmed Australian
report said American parachute
troops had been used as shock
forces in the assault.
Dispatches to the Yorkshire
England, Post reported that the
Japanese fleet had "lost control
of Tulagi harbor" and declared:
The allies have air superi
ority and are using It at sea as
well as on land."
A U. S. navy communique
said the marines, firmly en
trenched after six days of vio
lent hand-to-hand fighting, were
now consolidating their posi
tions. Navies Fight Hard I
-"Supporting naval forces .are
engaged In bitter fighting," the
navy said.
The communique did not spe
cify whether the enemy was
bringing up warship reinforce
ments or using landbased air
craft to bolster the defense of
their ground forces. However,
allied reconnaissance showed a
spurt in enemy shipping activity
around Rabaul, New Britain, a
major base for Japanese troops
and supplies moving to the Solo
mons. Striking to paralyze enemy
reinforcements, American flying
fortresses smashed at the Rabaul
base for the fifth time In five
days yesterday. Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's headquarters said
the raiders left a 15,000-ton ship
and two medium-sized vessels in
flames and a fourth enemy ship
foundering.
Without the loss of a single
bomber, the giant fortress craft
shot down one of eight challeng
ing Japanese fighters and dam
aged from three to six others.
united nations headquarters re
ported.
Rabaul lies 700 miles norm-
west of the Tulagi sector in the
southeastern Solomons, where
the navy said U. S. marines were
battling to expand their gams on
three islands in the Tulagi vici
nity presumably Florida, Gua
dalcanal and Malaita.
Transports Scan
A Chinese army spokesman
reported that Japanese trans
ports carrying more than 20,000
troops were sighted In the gulf
of Tonkin, possibly bound for
new offensives in southern Asia
perhaps toward Burma and
the Indian frontier. .
U. S. army bombers attacked
the Japanese-held town of Yoy
ang (Yochow) in northeast Hun
an nrovince. American head-
Quarters announced, carrying
out a "highly successful" raid
without loss to themselves.
On the land front, the Chinese
reported that Generalissimo Chi
ang Kai-Shek's armies had with
drawn from Huwan, which they
recaptured a week ago, but were
still pressing tneir assauu
20,000 Japanese troops massed
at Linen wan (Fuchow), 12 miles
to the north, In central Kiangsi
province.
BASEBALL
American
rvtri 2 6 0
Cleveland 3 S 1
Trucks. Wilson and Parsons;
Bagbv and Desautels.
Army Gets
In first formal review of nm Woman's Ann ?
M.Jor,
DIVISION STAGES
MOCK WAR; 'FIFTH
"Fifth columnists"- failed in
their efforts to "capture" Col
onel Throckmorton, commander
of the "red" army, but they did
succeed in penetrating deep into
enemy territory and obtaining
valuable information. In a mock
war staged at Camp White yes
terday.
The mock war was staged be
tween the "red" and "blue" ar
mies or The" 81st Infantry Divi
sion. One officer and three
sergeants of the "blue" troops,
dressed in civilian clothes and
posing as construction workers,
commandeered a Rogue Valley
Transit ' company bus and
crossed BVbee bridge into "red"
territory without trouble. Their
mission was to capture Colonel
Throckmorton, if possible, and
at the same time secure infor
mation as to the disposition of
red forces.
The bus,, carrying the "fifth
columnists," cruised around in
'red" territory for some time
nd were never apprehended,
but Colonel Throckmorton was
so well-guarded that they failed
to effect his "capture." How
ever, they learned much of the
enemy's strength and one of
the "fifth columnists," posing as
a surveyor, even had "red' army
troops helping him look for
stakes.
Camp White, Aug. 13. (Spl.)
Those planning to visit Camp
White for the Activation day
ceremonies Saturday can con
serve rubber and aid in the
camp's Jiuge construction pro
gram by leaving the family car
at home and taking advantage
of commercial bus facilities.
Authorities of the 91st Infan
try division pointed out today
that use of commercial buses
would minimize traffic and
parking problems and avert un
necessary interference with
camp construction, now proceed
ing on a 24-hour schedule.
It was further pointed out
that it will not be possible to
use civilian automobiles after
arrival on the post. Conducted
tours will be by army buses,
preceding the program which is
to begin at 10 o'clock and con
tinue through noon.
Regular bus schedules may be
stepped up to accommodate the
thousands of visitors expected
for "open house" and Activation
day ceremonies.
BUCHAREST TREMBLES
Bucharest (From German
I Broadcasts), Aug. 13. (IP)
I Four earthquakes were felt in
Bucharest between Wednesday
I afternoon and Thursday noon.
The last two shocks were of con
siderable intensity.
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Ovet. C'ii,
anencd trunk a at (oat of bed.
U. S. Air Forces Enter Fray
On Large Scale With RAF
London, Aug. 13 W) United States army air fighting
forces have entered the European fray on a large scale for the
first, time, having engaged in 31 operational sorties during
the past 48 hours, United States European headquarters an
nounced today.
U. S. fighter squadrons, fly
ing in conjunction with RAF
fighter units, made three such
(lights over the coast of France.
Twenty of the missions were
over the sea, and eight were in
terception sorties off the coast
of England, t.ie communique
said.
The following United States
army air force operations oc
curred during the 48-hou period
from 9 a. m., Aug. 11 to 9 a. fh.,
Aug. 13.
"United States army Ir fight
er squadrons, flying in conjunc
tion with RAF fighter squad
rons, made three operational
flights over the coast of France.
"United States army air force
fighter aircraft participated in
20 sea sorties.
"United States army air force
fighter aircraft participated in
eight interception sorties off the
coast of England."
Orchardists have announced
the wages of pickers in valley
orchards will be eight cents a
box this season, and seven cents
a box if the tree is stripped of
all pears. The eight cent is for
plucking the large pears used
by canneries.
At this rate, orcharists said,
expert pickers could make as
high as $10 to $12 per day.
Some can pick from 125 to ISO
boxes per day. The average
nicker would gather from 50 to
75 boxes per day.
Packers reported the base pay
for workers would be 60 cents
per hour for packing house
workers.
Mayor Proclaims Half Holiday
For 91st Activation
WHEREAS, the 9Ut Division of the United States army
will be activated at Camp White, August 15, 1942, and Major
General Charles H. Gerhardt, commanding such division, has
invited the citizens ot Medford and the general public to at
tend the military ceremonies in connection therewith, NOW
THEREFORE:
For the people cf the City of Medford I hereby express
to Major General Gerhardt and to his officers and men ap
preciation of the couitesy, and urge every citizen of Med
ford to accept the Invitation so kindly extended and attend
the activating ceremonies and I further urge the proprietors
of all stores and other employers within the City of Medford
to, lf possible, close their stores and places of business dur
ing the forenoon of August 15.
H. 3. DEUEL,
Mayor of Medford, Oregon.
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CALM SUCCEEDS
VIOLENT SCENES
I
Bombay, Aug. 13 (IP) The
Indian capital at New Delhi and
Bombay, trouble centers earlier
this week, apparently were re
turning to normal today as the
outbreaks of violence over Mo
handas K. Gandhi's do-or-die
drive for immediate Independ
ence from British rule slacked
off after four days of clashes be
tween mobs and police.
Although some shops in New
Delhi still were closed, people
were moving freely through the
streets which yesterday were
the scenes of repeated disorders.
The situation in Bombay was
quiet all morning with no inci
dents of any kind. Workers
rere returning to the mills.
A dispatch from Madras said
four persons were killed and ten
injured at Ter.all yesterday
when police fired on a crowd
which attacked the railway sta
tion and set it on fire.
Armed forces and troops, nev
ertheless, were on guard here
and elsewhere against new
flare-ups.
PORTLAND SCHOOLS FACE
HEAVY PUPIL INCREASE
Portland, Aug. 13. (IP)
Portland schools will have an
additional enrollment of 2,800
grade school pupils this fall as
a result of the influx of war in
dustry workers, Supt. Ralph E
Dugdale estimated in a report
to the school board last night,
Nazis Say U.S. Carrier Bombed;
Assault on Stalingrad Readied
BISQUE DETAILED
TO SOLVE COAST'S
PROBLOflOF FUEL
Officer That Performed Near
Miracle in Spruce For
World War I, Busy Again.
Washington, Aug. 13. (IP)
Secretary of Interior Ickes an
nounced today that he had dis
patched to Seattle a representa
tive empowered to take action
to "avert a threatening coal
and wood emergency in Wash
ington and Oregon."
Brigadier General Brice P.
Disque, assistant director of the
Office of Solid Fuels Coordina
tor for war, was named as the
representative.
Portland, Ore.. Aug. 13. (At
For the second time in his
career. Brigadier General Brice
P. Disque has been sent out to
the northwest to solve a major
war problem.
And if he is as successful in
1942 as he was in 1918, resi
dents of Oregon and Washing
ton can forget the worrysome
fuel problem
His appointment as trouble
man for the .Oregon and Wash
ington fuel situation today re
called to northwesterners that
he performed a near miracle in
the production of badly needed
airplane spruce in World war
I.
As a colonel, Disque came to
the northwest In October,"IT.'
1917, with orders to produce
enough spruce to build 100,000
warplanes annually.
He enlisted an army within
a year of nearly 29,000 officers
and men and 125,000 civilians;
built 13 railroads; acquired 13,
440 acres of timber; set up 234
camps in Oregon and. Washing
ton; built one huge sawmill and
had two others under construc
tion when the war ended.
Washington, Aug. 13 (IP)
Secretary of Agriculture Wick
ard said today that he could
not say whether he would ap
prove OPA price ceilings on
livestock until he had been
given an opportunity to study a
specific price proposal.
The secretary disclosed at a
press conference that Price Ad
ministrator Leon Henderson had
inquired about the department's
attitude toward ceilings on live
cattle, hogs and lambs.
Most Polish schools have been
requisitioned as military bar
racks by the Nazis. .
Electricity Rationing Seen
Possibility for Northwest
Seattle, Aug. 13 l,VyA City Light official disclosed yes
terday that federal officials had told him that a power short
sge in the Pacific Northwest In 1943 might necessitate
rationing of electricity.
They warned me that they
might have to ask us'to cut out
electric ranges." said Isaac
Comeaux, chief city accountant
and financial advisor to the municipally-owned
city light.
Comeaux said he Informed
the federal officials during a
Washington, D C conference
that because of Seattle's depend
ence upon electricity for cook
ing, many homes are not even
equipped with kitchen flues,
"making the Installation of any
other types of stve impossible."
Portland. Ore.. Aug. 13 (IP)
Non-essential uses of power
must be curtailed if the Pacific
Northwest is to attract more
war Industries. Bonneville Al
ministrator Paul J. Raver said
Ult night.
Air Liner Caught
In Bullet Hail In
Battle Area Trip
Algiers, Algeria, Aug. 13
(AP) The regular Marseille
to Algiers airliner arrived to
day riddled with bullet holes,
one passenger dead and seven
others seriously wounded,
having been attacked by four
fighting planes in the vicinity
of the western Mediterranean
convoy battle.
The airliner, which is a
regular Air France sea plane,
passed the vicinity of the bat
tle shortly after noon and was
caught in a hail of machine
gun fire from four pursuit
planes of undisclosed nation
ality. The passenger was killed
and five passengers and two
members of the crew were
wounded. Five of the wound
ed were considered In grave
condition.
IN COSTLY BLAZE
Bremerton, Aug. 13 (IP) A
Pugct sound navy yard employe
was taken into custody early
today for investigation into a
$100,000 fire which destroyed
five units of a new federal dor
mitory project last night, leav
ing '207 men homeless In 1hlrt
overcrowded city.
Ha was arrested. Police Chief
Arthur Morken .said, after an
attempt had been made to start
a fire in a dormitory unit across
the road from those destroyed.
The suspect resided in this
unit.
While navy shore patrolmen
guarded the entire housing area
and city, state and naval offi
cials investigated the blaze.
Government and relief agencies
repaired dormitory buildings to
profide shelter for as many of
the homeless as possible. They
said only 67 men would be with
out shelter by nightfall.
A small blaze started In one
of the unfinished units but was
quickly extinguished. Fifteen
minutes later a second fire
broke out of control and spread
ti roofing tar, Fire Chief Ernest
Yett said.
Police Chief Morken said that
three hours after the first fire
brolre out a fira was discovered
in a lavatory of a dormitory
unit 70 feet away and across
the road from the destroyed
structures. It was discovered
before it had an opportunity of
spreading. Morken said that
paper towels In a waste paper
basket had been Ignited and
paper towels in a holder on the
wall had also been set afire.
The hardship of reduced con
sumption will have to be borne
by the customers of private pow
er companies because Bonne
ville and Grand Coulee dams
are producing almost exclusive
ly for essential war industries.
Raver said In an interview on
returning from Washington.
D. C.
Washington, Aug. 13 (IP)
War Production, board an
nounced today it had halted all
construction of electric power
and light projects, including 15
partly completed farm projects
of the rural electrification ad
ministration, because of the
need of the armed services for
copper and steel.
WASP SET AFIRE
BY SIX HITS IN
E
Nine Freighters Sunk So
Far in Slashes at Convoy '
is High Command Claim.
Berlin (from German broad
casts) Aug. 13 (AP) The Ger
man high command announced
today that the United States
aircraft carrier Wasp had been
set afire by six direct bomb hits
and now "Is trying to reach
Malta" as a result of t running
attack on a big allied Mediterra
nean convoy by Germ; and
Italian air and naval units.
(There is no confirmation ot
this German claim. She deliv
ered planes to Malta in June.
(The 14,700 ton carrier, com
pleted April 25, 1940, carries
normal complement of 72 planes.i
maximum 74, and 1,800 men, in
cluding flying personnel..
(The British aircraft carrier
Ecgle, 22,600 tons, which the
British have acknowledged waa
sunk by submarine attack, waa
the first victim of an attack on
large convoy which the Germans
say has been under attack sinca
Tuesday.)
The Germans said that in ad
dition to the destruction of the
Eagle, nine freighters totaltnsj
90,000 tons had been sunk s
lar Uamagad -along with thai .
Wasp, were the 22.450-ton FlrTt-
isl aircraft carrier Furious,
three . cruisers and six large
freighters and tankers.
By The Associated Press
Adolf Hitler's invasion armies
were reported massing huge
numbers of troops for an assault
on the Volga steel city of Stalin-
raa today and at the same time
the German high command said
other Nazi columns had cap
tured Elista in a thrust mors
more than half way across tha
Caucasus toward tha Caspian
Sea.
Elista, the capital of the Sov
iet Kalmuck republic, lies 230
miles southeast ot Rostov and
only 175 miles from the vitally
important city of Astrakhan at
the Volga Delta.
Serious Blow
The loss of Astrakhan would
be a serious blow to Russia's
rlverborne line of war supplies.
U. S. army heavy bombers
truck a destructive smash at
Axis warships in Pylos (Navar
ino) harbor, on the west coast of
Greece, it was announced in
Cairo.
A communique said the Amer
ican fliers scored two direct hits
on a cruiser, started black smoke
boiling from another cruiser,
and caused a terrific explosion
uboard a third cruiser after a
bomb hit next to It.
Red Crews Interned
As the Axis struck to throttla
the United Nation's vital supply
routes, the German-controlled
Paris radio broadcast a report
under an Istanbul. Turkey, date
line asserting that two Russian
warships fully manned, had en
tered a Turkish Black Sea port
and tha crew had been interned.
The report closely followed
Nazi propaganda assertions that
the Russian Black Sea fleet
with many of its major bases
knocked out or Imminently
threatened, would either at
tempt a dash through the Dar
danelles or seek refuge in Tur
key. On tha Soviet front, dispatches
from Moscow said a mighty new
German offensive against Stalin
grad appeared to be taking
shape as the Invaders concen
trated vast quantities of men
and equipment in the Don river
bend.
Front-line advices said both
armies were hurling almost un
precedented number of troops
Into the struggle amid Indica
tions that on of the mightiest
battles of the wat was developing.
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