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Let YOUR Aniwtr to Bomb ba BONDSI Bur Wat Bonds an lump TOIlAV Cantnbule to tha war effort of your nation. Patriot lam. four own rir-prntectloa. armanda that VOU do four part NOWI Om The MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Ouick Ratults t Small Cost Medford Tribune United Press Full Leased Wir United Praia Full Laasad Wlra Thirty seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1942. NO. 149. fo) io)Ani7Tl im AL ffhlo) m NMESBV Kelly's Comment From Washington. D. C Army Frown On Work On Furough Denies Housing Discrimination Urge Governors To Free Traffic Br John W. rally Washington, D. C, Sept. 12. Soldiers stationed In the west, on furlough or not, will not be used (or the harvesting of crops "except In cases of extreme emergency," Col. James H. Wal ker, the chief of the enlisted branch, general staff, has an nounced here. In addition to Colonel Walker, Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt, commanding general western defense and the 4th army, has also expressed op position to this use of the boys in uniform. They can not be spared from their military duties, General DeWitt states and they need all the rest and recreation they can get on their short furloughs. In the event of an extreme emergency and the first re quirement in this case would be proof that all other sources of harvest labor had been exhaust ed a showing would have to be made to the secretary of agri culture, and if he was convinced of the need he would carry the request for aid from the troops to the secretary of war. If aid was granted, a unit rather than individuals who had volunteered would be assigned to the task. Requests for such aid came frrm various places in Oregon after reports were circulated that soldiers from Fort Lewis bad aided in harvesting perish able Washington crops while on furlough. Salem packers were short of cold storage space; Med- ConMnued on Page BigM) T Barbados Island, Sept. 13 (Sunday) (U.R) An axis sub marine late yesterday laid siege to shipping in Carlisle bay on this tiny British island 150 miles north of Trinidad and for 25 minutes poured torpedoes into the Inlet without Inflicting cas ualties. The submarine, believed to he a German U-boat, launched five torpedoes at intervals of five minutes, as thousands of citizens of Bridgetown rushed to the waterfront. Machine guns and large cali ber defense cannon replied from the shore and the enemy broke off the action at 9:10 p. m. The information office release did not mention whether ship ping in the bay was damaged EXTENTfllFOR FUEL SI . Portland, Ore., Sept. 12. (U.R) f The voluntary fuel registra tion in 29 Oregon cities will be continued through Wednesday because of the unusual response being shown, Richard G. Mont gomery, Oregon OPA director. said today. Estimate is that some 20.000 have signed up in the first four days. OPA officials look for a final total of 40,000. Registration is designed to determine where fuel shortages exist. WOMEN WELDERS WORKING San Francisco, Sept. 12 (U.R) Women welders and burners won 16-day controversy over union clearance tonight, and went to work in bay area ship yards. Local 8 of the Inter national Boilermakers and Weld ers union authorized their clear . a nee. r New York, Sept. 12 (U.rt) Glenn Miller, dance orchestra leader, was sworn in today as a captain In the army specialist's corps ALLIED BOMBERS WRECK 17 PLANES IN BUNA ATTACK Jap Air Power Sags Enemy Renews Effort to Dislodge Marines at Tulagi. General MacArthur's Head quarters, Sept. 13. (Sunday) (U.R) Allied bombers in one of the heaviest attacks of the New Guinea fighting have destroyed at least 17 Japanese planes on the ground at the Buna air drome to halt the enemy drive toward the approaches to Aus tralia, an allied communique re ported today. The Japanese drive through the Owen Stanley mountain range apparently had - been stopped by raids of the' allied air forces behind the Japanese lines. The communique report ed "only sporadic patrol acti vity" in the mountain areas. The Buna attack was made in four sweeps by the allied bomb ers. They dropped 26 tons of bombs on the Japanese airport installations and before their last plane roared away even the heavy anti-aircraft installations around the important field had been silenced. Harass Fo One of the raiding bombers failed to return, the communi que said. American, Australian and New Zealand airmen were hit ting - at the Japanese every where they found them.. An al lied reconnaissance plane strafed an enemy minelayer south of Kavieng, the New Ireland island port. ' Japanese air action on the sprawling island front was al most non-existent and allied planes ranged over Japanese positions, bombing them almost at will. It was believed that the ter rific battering given the Jap anese air base at Buna on New Guinea is at least partly respons ible for Japanese air weakness which has been evident for a week or more. It also was thought possible that Japanese air strength was shifted to the Solomon islands area to chal lenge the American marine force there. Navy Report Washington, Sept. 12. (U.R) Japanese bombers continued to pound U. S. forces in the Solo mons and Japanese troops have Telntorcea ana supplied ene my troops in the interior of Guadalcanal, the navy announc ed today. The navy said that 20 more Japanese planes have been shot down in heavy bombing attacks bringing to at least 143 the number of Jap planes officially reported shot down since opera tions began August 7. Text of navy communique number 123: "South Pacific (all dates given are east longitude.) "1. The Japanese are con tinuing determined efforts to dislodge American forces from the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area of the Solomon islands. "2. Enemy air raids against our positions in this area con tinue. On September 0, 26 ene my bombers escorted by Zero fighters attacked our installa tions at Guadalcanal. U. S. air craft shot down five bombers and four fighters. On Septem ber 10, 27 enemy bombers at tacked Guadalcanal and four of the Japanese planes were shot down. On September 11, 26 enemy bombers with fighter escorts again attacked the Guad alcanal installations. Six bomb ers and one fighter were shot down by U. S. planes. "3. Enemy destroyers have shelled our positions at night but no damage has resulted. "4. On September 11, our Douglas "Dauntless" dive bomb ers attacked Installations on Gizo Island in the New Guinea group. A small enemy surface craft was sunk and considerable damage was done to buildings and installations. Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug. 19 (Delayed) One of the most determined and effective patrol operations yet attempted against the Japanese forces re maining on Guadalcanal has Just been completed. 11 mi ia im .i! -X. f... - - v .iB MANY FIGHTING FRONTS Concluding In Washington lend-lease pact to provide materials on many fighting fronts are, from left: Sir CVen Dixon, A"stralian Minister; Lord Halifax, British Ambassador; Stata Secretary Cordell Hull, and Walter Nash, New Zealand Minister. IN 5 STATES TO War Work and Harvests Factor in Maine Long Aide in Michigan. ' (By United Pratt) The nation's first statewide general election of the war takes place Monday in Maine, with five other states holding pri maries Tuesday. Primaries will be In New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Wis consin, Michigan and New Jer sey. Gasoline rationing, war work and harvests may be deciding factors in Maine's election, hich has been preceded by a mostly listless campaign for Sen ator, governor and two seats in congress, all now held by Re publicans. Michigan's primary finds greatest interest in the senatorial race between the Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith, one time aide of Huey P. Long, and Circuit Judge Homer S. Ferguson, whose one man grand Jury swept gri'ng Detroit and Wayne county of :.:ials out of office. Republican leaders are obviously concerned about Smith, whose whirlwind campaign has featured "tires for everybody" and a "square deal" for the Townsend plan. Albuquerque, N. M., Sept. 12 (UP) Former Congressman John J. Dempsey appeared head ed for the New Mexico governor ship tonight as late returns gave him a nearly 3.0C -vote lead for the Democratic nomination which is tantamount to election, Latest unofficial returns gave Dempsey 5,190 voles to 2.902 for his opponent, Bryan G. John son, a former district Judge. U. S. Senator Carl Hatch wa leading his nearest opponent. Dr. John J. Clarke, . rtesia dentist, 1,263 to 776, for the U. S. senate. ARGENTINE TRADE . HITJ1RELIEF Buenos Aires, Sept. 12 (U.R) Nelson Rockefeller, United States coordinator of Inter- American Affairs, said tonight that although Argentine fruit growers and wine exporters need the North American mar ket and their products are in demand, there is little prospect of increased war-time trade be tween the nations because of shipping shortages. TO CAST BALLOT Allentown, Pa., Sept. 12 (U.R) Sen. Harley M. Kilgore, D.. W. Vs., warned Americans today not to underestimate the Impor tance of forthcoming congres sional elections but to consider them an opportunity to give she administration's war policies overwhelming endorsement. THOUSANDS SEE SIX DAYS' MARCH With thousands of civilians lining Main street from the west to the east city limits, some 2,000 officers and enlisted men of the 91st Infantry Division's training cadres marched through Med ford Saturday morning en route back to Camp' Whito to complete a six-day, 80 mile hike. Led by Major General Char les H. Gerhardt, the troops with ful infantry pack and rifle streamed Into Medford from their Friday night's bivouac near Jacksonville and were met on West Main street by a group of Girl Scouts who placed roses in the muzzles of each soldiers rifle. In front of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Colonel F. S- Jacobs, chief of staff, dropped from the column simulating fatigue, and was im mediately taken care of by the medical corps. The soldiers, although appear ing rather weary, looked tough and hard, which was the pur pose of the trip. Some of the units sang songs as they march ed past the chamber of com merce, and others broke out with the 91st division's battle cry, "Powder River Let 'er Buck." SOLDIER ADITS Santa Maria, Cal., Sept. 12 (U.R) Police here tonight arrest ed Bobert Taylor Bailey, 25 year-old army deserter, who they said admitted killing and raping two women social workers in Tomah, Wis., three days ago- Bailey, who had been the ob ject of a nationwide manhunt after the ravished bodies of Dor othy Baun and Nell Pietrangcli were found in the woods near Toham, admitted killing and rap ing the women and said he took Miss Pietrangeli's automobile after killing the pair, police said. Thomas T. ' Weldon, Santa Maria district attorney, said that when police arrested Bailey they found him in the dead woman's car and suitcases belonging to Miss Baun and Miss Pietrangeli were in the back of the coupe. A warrant had been issued at Madison, Wis., for Bailey's arrest on a charge of transport ing a stolen automobile across a state line. A bank cashier at Lessucur, Minn., had identified Bailey's photograph after Bailey assert edly cashed a $25 check from Miss Pietrangeli's checkbook. The two women left Kenosha. Wis., Monday night after Miss Pietrangelii mother had warned them not to pick up hitch-hikers. "We won't," they told her, "unless he's a soldier." Bailey, from Hattienburg. Miss., deserted the army at Fort Bragg, N. C. TO SELF RATION USE 0FGAS0L1NE Same Mileage Basis as East to Conserve Tires Asked by Henderson. Washington, Sept. 32 (U.R) Price Administrator Leon Hen derson tonight asked the 20,000, 000 motorists outside of the Eastern gasoline rationing area to place themselves voluntary on the same mileage basis as motorists within the area. Warning against "Joy-riding to defeat", Henderson requested nation-wide rationing on a vol untary basis pending establish ment "in several weeks" of a coupon rationing system as pro posed by the Baruch commit tee to conserve the nation's tires. Henderson pointed out that "today and every day that passes until the (consumption) cut is made we Americans are wasting 1.000,000,000 tire miles in unnecessary driving. That means we are unnecessarily wasting enough rubber to recap 200.000 tires." Henderson made his appeal for voluntary rationing a few hours after a senate agriculture committee had criticized the Baruch report for failing to place enough emphasis on the production of synthetic rubber from farm and forest products. The committee is headed by Sen. Guy M. Gillette, D., Ia. Henderson, In his statement, said that one paragraph In the report of the Baruch commit tee "ought to be memorized by every driver of every rubber tired vehicle in the nation or better still, pasted on the win dow or windshield of every rubber-tired vehicle where It could be read whenever the driver steps on the starter." This is th paragraph: iires on civilian cars are wearing down at a rate eight times greater than they are be ing replaced. If this rate con- tiues by far the larger number of cars will be off the road next year, and In 1944 there will be an all but complete collapse of the 27,000,000 passengar cars in America. L SERIOUSLY ILL Portland, Ore., Sept. 12 (U.R) Bishop Benjamin D. Dagwell bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Oregon, who is seriously ill of pneumonia, is "slightly im proved," hospital attendants re ported tonight. Despite his rally today, the noted church leader still was in a dangerous condition, attend ants added. Bishop Dagwell has been head of the Oregon dfbeese of the Episcopal church since 1935, when he succeeded the late Bis hop Walter Taylor Sumner. YANKEE LOSSES IN SEABATTLES Warships and Transports Hit in Tasman Sea Un confirmed Broadcast Says (By United Press) Berlin radio claimed without indicating the The today, source of its purported news. that Japanese submarines have sunk two United States trans ports and that Japanese planes have Inflicted heavy damage on an American battleship and a cruiser. An English-language broad cast beamed to North America and recorded by United Press at New York said the two transports went down in the Tasman sea and that some of 4,000 troops on board were lost. The broadcast neither identified the transports nor said when the action occurred. "Fierce explosions took place on one of the transports which sank immediately thereafter," the Berlin propagandist said. 'The other transport was gutted with fire and sank within an hour's time. Part of the troops perished." Another broadcast, beamed to the far east and also recorded by United Press at New York. said that a U. S. battleship of the Tennessee class and a heavy cruiser were damaged by Jap anese diva bombers in the south Pacific. - - "Large fires and explosions were observed on the ships," the broadcast claimed, and added that "Japanese reconnaissance planes observed that the heavily listing battleship was only able to proceed at greatly reduced speed." "Square hits were scored on the heavy cruiser, two of the gun turrets were destroyed by bombs and one anti-aircraft tur ret was put out of action.' In another dispatch, the Ber lin radio said three allied freight schooners had been sunk by gunfire from German subma rines along the coast of South Carolina. It did not say when the sinkings occurred. T UP 39 PER CENT Washington, Sept. 12. (UP) The cost of living rose .4 per cent in large cities ' ora July 15 to Aug. 15 and now la about 19 per cent above the level f August, 1939, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins reported to nlgh.. Miss Perkins said th average rise I food prices not r gulated by the office of price adminis tration was 2.2 p . cent during the one-month period and nea' r 10 p r cent during the three months beginning May ' Con trolled food prices, however, de clined .3 per cent since May. Among the larger food price Increases were 18 per cent for lettuce, 14 per cent for sweet potatoes, eight per cent for but ter and five per cent for roaatln-j chickens. With the U. S. Army In The California Desert, Sept. 12 (U.R) Dive bombers and low-level at tack planes pounded the charg-: irlg mechanized forces of the "Red' army to a standstill today as the greatest battle of the army's war maneuvers In the southeast California desert de veloped. A squadron of 29 "Blue air force bombers surprised the speeding Red tanks and armored vehicles after they had punched their way 30 miles through the rear-guard of the outnumbered Blue army. Roaring down through clouds of dust and smoke, the Blue bombers hammered at the Reds mercilessly, forcing them to stop and reorganize. War Bulletins TOKYO. Sept. 12 (Radio east racordad by UP. Saa Francisco) A Japanasa sub marina has sunk a 10,000 ton British freighter off Portu gese East Africa. Tokyo radio reported today. E London, Sept. 12 (U.R) Brit ish Empire forces tonight ad vanced rapidly across Madagas car mopping up minor French opposition in a quick drive for complete control of the island. Gen. Sir William Piatt, com mander in chief for East Africa, announced In a communique that British troops had ad vanced 130 miles from their landing point at Majunga to ward Tananarive, capital of the French colony. That force had reached the great bridge over the Bctsiboka river, the communique said. An official communique Is sued In Vichy said the French still were resisting along the Betslboka river between Ma junga and Tananarive, inflicting heavy losses on the advancing British.) . Another column, striking south ward along the west coast, was said to have resumed its ad vance Friday night after being halted all day because of the destruction of bridges by the French. The coastal force was reported within 20 miles of the port of Ambanja. "STAND-SET" SEAT Washington, Sept. 12 (U.R) The crowd-weary straphangers of the national capital will serve as guinea pigs in experi ments with a unique bus and street car space saver described as the "stand-sit" seat, the Office of Defense Transportation an nounced tonight. NAVY TEAM WINS Winston-Salem, N. C, Sept. 12. (U.R) The Navy Pre-Flight school at the University of North Carolina tonight defeated Catawba college, 13-2, to open a 13-game schedule which In cludes many of the nation's toughest football squads. Friends of General White All Invited to Camp Rites The Camp White dedication exercises under supervision of Service Command Unit 19' 3 will take place near the flagpole at Camp Headquarters at 5 p. m. Tuesday, Jt was announced Sat urday by Colonel Owen R. Mere dith, commanding officer, Camp White. Although every effort has been made to extend personal Irvitations to the close friends of the late Major General George A. White for whom the canton ment was named and whose re membrance will be honored at the ceremnyo, many of these friends have undoubtedly been overlooked, said Colonel Mere dith. However, they are cor dially Invited to attend the dedi cation which should be com pleted by 6 p. m. Guest cards will be Issued to automobiles as they enter the camp, It was announced, and tht PROGRAM 4:55 First Call. 5:00 Assembly. 5:10 Retreat. 5:15 Invocation. Bishop Diocese of Oregon. 5:18 Instrumental Solo. 8CU 1913. S 23 General George A. White, Oregonlan, by Honorable Charles A. Sprague, Governor of Oregon. 5:28 General George A. White, Civilian, by Palmer Hoyt, publisher Portland uregonian. 5:23 rHome on the Range," 5:38 General George A. White. Soldier, by Major General Ken yon A. Joyce, Commanding General, Ninth Service Command. . .. ,. 5:43 Unveiling of Plaque by Mrs. George A. White, accom panied by General Joyce 8:45 Remarks by Mrs. George A. White. 5:50 "God Bleas America,' vocal quintet. Service Command Unit 1913. . 5:55 Announcement. Colonel Owen R. Meredith, Commanding Officer, Camp White and Service Command Unit 1913. 8:00 Benediction. Chaplain C. H. Johnson, Service Command Unit 1913. Red Lines Hold West and South of Stalingrad Snow In Caucasus. (By United Press) The "Red Verdun" of Stalln- grpd beat off furious attack tonight by enemy forces estl mated to include 1,000.000 men, 1,000 planes and countless tanks but the "greatest battle in world history appeared to be rapidly approaching its most critical staee. Unconfirmed reports told of fighting In the streets of the steel city of the Volga, and the German radio, without naming its source, said the Russians had been forced back to the center of the city. Stockholm reports said Mar shal Feder von Bock's legions had reached the Volta below Stalingrad and the Vichy radio, often unreliable, had them crossing the river. Moscow's only official wore) was that the Red lines were holding west and southwest of Stalingred. It acknowledged that the Soviet fighters had been forced Into "tactical retreats" at some points where nazl wedge had been driven Into the lines. . Far south of Stalingrad, the . winter's first snow was falling In the Caucasus mountains near Mozdok, bringing with It" th( promise of heavy rains which soon may turn the Volga bat tlefront into a quagmire. To the extreme north of ths) elongated Russian front, the Red army launched a divisionary U tack to ease pressure on besleg ed Leningrad and perhaps draw some of the axis strength from the south- ; The Soviets smashed a Ger man fortified line east of Lenin grad with artillery, aircraft and tanks, driving Into the enemy positions at Cinyavino, six mile south of Schluesselburg and 20 miles east of Leningrad. Los Angeles, Sept. 12 (U.R) . The Santa Anita Japanese re ception center recorded its first divorce case today. curds should be returned as th cart leave. Guests may drive around the camp before and after the exercises, but are re quested not to leave their cars or enter buildings v less under appropriate escort of military personnel. All cars should be out of camp by dark and none should leave the main highways of the camp unless under mili tary escort or direction. It la also desired that those who accepted letter Invitation to attend the Informal dinner following the exercises remain In their seats for a few minutea after completion of the cere monies. Every effort will be made to provide a pleasant visit to and observation of the camp. Colonel teredith said, and to this end the co-operation of all visitor! ia cordially requested. Benjamin D. Dagwell, Episcopal vocal quintet. Service Command
