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Let rOOl Answer Ta Bomb BONDSI Blf WSI Boodk end Itaapt TOP AT Ccntnbnti tm ut m effort of row miiuo. Patriot " Urn. year on elf-protertloa semands that (on ee sear sort NOWI Du The MAIL TSUSUHS ' Want Ad Way ' Quick Results At Small Cost Medford TRIBUTE United Press Full lHd Win United Pr -Full Leased Wl Thirty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1943 NO. 156 News Behind The News by Paul Mallon sins IMl (nW Washington, Sept 22 An ex pose of how things are done in Washington, intimate In its frankness, was received by a business man in his mail one morning, paper -clipped to the back of a letter from the office of Milo Perkins, the ex-genius who function ed as a guid ing star for real SUiloB Vice-President Wallace before the elimination of the Wallace control over the bureau of economic warfare, It alone might have furnished the reason for the transfer of the bureau had it been paper clipped to any letter received at the White House from that direction. ' Primarily, it tells how the liberals (meaning everyone who agrees with the author about what should be done) should build a fire under Mr. Roose velt to sweat him over their way or the way of the author. Or, as the memo stated, "to counter the sewer gas that now annoys his olfactory tract, and 4haH him tn abandon liberal ism meaning the author. . "THE definite atmosphere of conservatism has been in large measure created and it is the only air Mr. Roosevelt is breathing and the only tune he hears," the Perkins memo declared concerning its top Washington boss. "Not only to offset but over come the propaganda on the other side so that the president, th country, and congress will have before them strong state ments in the press, radio, and the magazines setting forth the liberal viewpoint." should ' we not again adopt this technique: havlne a new Charley Michel inn nrenare statements and 1 meeches for members of the house and senate and officials in a campaign pitch?" . "I understand Lyndon John son, Texas representative, will be the new head oi uie con jresslonal campaign committee. He would be a useful man to work through. He might be induced to arrange for the Democratic national committee tn aand a sood man to the soum to focus opposition to the farm bureau in the south and make it vocal." . , The few remaining liberal "spots" in some departments it listed as "Justice, agriculture, (Continued on Fag Six) TO Salem, Ore., Sept 22 (U.B Camp White army officials have relieved a threatened milk shortage for the Bend maneu vers area by purcnasing mus from Medford at wholesale price levels set for the area by the OPA, Ervin Peterson, state di r.rtnr of agriculture, said today. Medford milk wholesalers pre viously had tried to sen mint fo Camn Abbott in the Bend maneuvers area at the Medford price levels, but were prohibit ed from making the sale by Portland OPA headquarters. Since Camp White is within h Medford OPA price zone, was permitted to buy the milk and in turn transport it to troops kin the Bend area. SIDE GLANCES B TRIBUNE REPORTER The two most handsome men in Ashland (self-admitted), Guy Applewhite and Hap Gillett, ar guing with Henry Niedermeyer in an attempt to decide which has the prettiest golden locks. City Dad Harold Frye com menting on the excellent co operation among firemen, cltv cops and military policemen dur ing the Eagles lodge blaze, and inspiring similar expressions from other councilmen. Anne Fuson being mistaken or a restaurant hostess and act ing the part until relieved by the real one. Cpl. Frederick Johnson trying to visit relatives and never find ing tUem home. - K Ml NAZIS TO QUIT FLAMING CITY WITHOUT FIGHT Next Resistance Expected Before Rome; Allied Posi tion Stronger Daily. By United Press The Allies closed in today on Naples, described as a flam ing city sacked by the Germans who apparently intended to give it up to the British and Amer ican forces which had captured five towns to straighten out their line across Italy. The evident Nazi intention to yield Naples reopened the ques tion of where Marshal Albert Kesselring would undertake a stand against the Fifth and Eighth armies. At least tempo rary resistance of major scope was expected before Rome, but some sources still felt that the showdown battle would be fought on either the Appenine or Po river line in the norm. Time With Allies Time appeared to be working against the Nazis, with the Al lied position hi Italy growing stronger by the day, the French cleaning out Corsica, and Jugoslav-Italian forces trying, by Nazi admission, to seize control of the border area above the Adriatic. The Italian campaign was revealed .to have been bul warked with new air strength, Liberator bombers having been shifted from Britain to Lieut. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz's north west African command. In their debut they bombed Leghorn, Italy's third commercial port and site of concentrated Indus trisl works' , Another force of Liberators raided Bastia in northeast Cor sica, joining in the campaign of Gen. Henri Honore Giraud's French regulars and Corsican patriots who had swept the Nazis from half of the island in eight days of fighting. Potensa Prise The main prize of the Allies in Italy was Potenza, railroad center 55 miles east of Salerno. The hub of lines to Salerno, Taranto, and Foggia feu to Gen. Sir Bernard u. Montgom ery's Eighth army, revealing that the British force had swung in line with the Fifth for a northward march abreast. To the west the Americans captured Montecorvino, Rovello, and Camnaena. while other Brit ish troops took San Ciprlano in expanding the Salerno position to the north and east. Advances ranced to four miles. Jugoslav patriots were report ed to have thrust into Italy to capture Gorizia, 22 miles norm of Trieste. London sources said also the patriots had occupied the Pellasao peninsula below Split and three more Adriatic islands. Unconfirmed accounts of the patriot warfare said the .Tnenslavs controlled more than half of their native land. In cluding all of the Dalmatian coast except a few large towns. Two Deaths Listed In S. F. Heat Wave San Francisco, Sept. 22 (U.R) Two deaths today were attrib uted to San Francisco's heat wave which reached a peak of 97 degrees, according to the U. S. weather bureau. Charles Siverson. 74, 75 Sheri dan road, Oakland, Cal., died of heat prostration early today Robert Rutko. 17. San Francisco drowned in Lake Merced while seeking relief from the heat. Accused Spies Mate At Initial Hearing , Detroit Sept. 22 0J.R) Three persons accused of participating in a Nazi spy ring stood mute today at their arraignment in federal court. Pleas of innocent were entered for ther.i by Fed eral Judge Edward J. Moinet They were Mrs. Thersa Behrens, 44, who fainted after her arraignment: Dr. Fred W Thomas, 44, Detroit obstretician; and Bert rand Stuart Hoffman, 27, a merchant seaman. San Franciscans file more in come tax returns per thousand of population than the citizens of any other city. fto. 1 Yank Ace in Pacific riiitiimnmi IT Ml linn u 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i2u in . nuttttwuvw! r "'iniminfiii nunniaf ii The ace of the South Pacific Is tr. 8. Marine Corps Lieutenant Ken A Walsh, above, of Brooklyn and Washington, D. C who now has downed 20 Jap planes, as Indicated on the propellers at his sides. He's been shot down twice, both times at sea near enemy territory. MacArthur and Due for Subsidiary Role By United A statement from Gen. Douglas a drive against Japan through Burma would be the top offensive of the Pacific war, taking precedence over his plans for a swift drive toward the Philippines, The supreme command In the southwest Pacific indicated that his hope of quick direct strokes against "the enemy liad teen dis carded In favor of an "island hopping" campaign, which he said would Involve "extravagant losses and slow progress." Monlbatien to Lead The Burma campaign will be under command of Lord Louis Montbatten, and MacArthur, by indirection, said his role would be relatively subsidiary to the program of frontal assault in stead of direct blows by-passing, far-flung enemy holdings. The statement came after Mac Arthur's troops, in swift air borne attack, captured the isl and base of Kaiapit, extending Allied New Guinea lines 80 miles inland from Lae. The attack was coordinated with heavy raids by American bombers against roads leading southward from Madang toward Kaiapit, which has an airstrip close by. Other planes attacked Wewak, major enemy air base. .In the Solomons, 20 out of 50 Japanese planes which raided American positions on Vella La veils island were shot down by intercepting fighters or anti-aircraft guns. ON PLANT ROOF Omaha, Neb.. Sept. 22 (U.R) . Four persons were killed and several injured today when a twin engined army bomber crashed into the roof of the main assembly plant of the Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska air plane factory. - The plane crashed into the roof and stuck there. The pilot, co-pilot and two civilian arma ment employes from the plant's modification center, all inside the plane, were killed. Fire broke out inside the plant, burn ing workers. BASEBALL American (Morning game). Chicago 8 11 ' 0 Philadelphia 0 4 1 - Chicago: Smith and Tresh; Philadelphia: Black. Arntzen (6), Abernathy (B) and Swift Second game: R. H. . 2 4 . 1 9 Chicago Philadelphia Ross, Haynes and Turner: Harris and Wagner. National First game: New York R. . 2 . 4 H. 8 4 Cincinnati Voiselle and Lombard!, Man cuso; Riddle and Mueller. l T iL ' His Plan Press MacArthur implied today that REDS JAKE ANAPA DANGER! NAZIS LEFT IN CAUCASUS London, Sept. 22 (U.R) The Red army today captured Anapa, the last Black sea port to be wrested from the battered Axis forces clinging to the precarious bridgehead in the northwest Caucasus, thus closing their main avenue of flight to the Crimea. The bridgehead apparently was doomed on Sept. 10, when the Russians occupied Novoros- slsk, and the Anapa victory to day clinched its fate and raised the possibility that much of the garrison might be trapped. More than SO towns were tak en by the Red army cutting into the German flank northwest of by-passed Smolensk, the biggest base on the central front. Among them was Demidov, 40 miles northwest of Smolensk on a trib utary of the Dvina river. At the other end of the active front Soviet forces pushing three to six miles closer to the big bend of the Dnieper on a broad front overran 40 villages before Zaphorozhe, including one point only eight miles from that indus trial stronghold. , No Increase Hope In Whisky Quota Portland, Ore., Sept. 22 (U.R) mere is no hope of an In crease in individual monthly whisky quotas to Oregon permit holders, but State Liquor Ad ministrator Ray Conway today assured each holder of his quart a month. Conway said when the new ration cards go Into effect Oct. 1, the liquor stores would open at noon and close at 8 p. m. One Waitress For Chamber Luncheon Oregon City, Ore., Sept. 22 U.R Add signs of the times: There was only one waitress to serve lunch to the chamber of commerce at its weekly meet ing. So members "helped with the dishes," assisting in the serv ing and clearing off the tables afterward. RUBBER THREAT Washington, Sept. 22 (U.R) Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the war production board, said in a letter to Sen. Harry II. Tru man, D., Mo., made public today that the 1944 rubber program threatens to be seriously retard ed by inadequate supplies of both cotton and rayon cord. Buy more War Bonds . . . and we'll lose fewer boys! El STORY ON HESS' HOP TOENGLAND Former Hitler Deputy In Ef fort To Oust Churchill Government Is Assertion. London, Sept 22 (UJ9 For eign Secretary Anthony Eden said today that he was going to Moscow for a conference of An glo - American - Soviet delegates, and would do everything pos sible to "prepare the way for that greater event" a meeting of Premier Josef Stalin, Presi dent Roosevelt and Prime Minis ter Winston Churchill. London, Sept. 22 (U.R) An authoritative statement which F o r e 1 gn Secretary Anthony Eden circulated in the House of Commons disclosed today that the sensational Journey of Ru dolf Hess by Nazi airplane to Britain was an effort to oust the government of Phime Minister Winston Churchill and make a "permanent" agreement giving Germany a free hand in Europe. Many reports have been cir culated about why Hess flew a Nazi fighter over Scotland, May 10, 1941, bailed out, and sought to deliver a peace message to Britain shortly before Hitler in vaded Russia, but no official version ever was made public It was known, however, that his Journey to captivity in Britain resulted in a warning being sent to Moscow and it was assumed that he sought to enlist British aid in a war against Bolshevism. Peace Proposed The statement circulated by Eden revealed that when Hess, who was Hitler's deputy, landed in Scotland he proposed a peace which would have provided: 1 A free hand for Germany in Europe. 2 A free hand for England tn the British Empire, except that former German colonies would be returned. 3 Russia would be Included in Asia, but Germany also had certain demands to make of Russia which must be satisfied either by negotiation or by war, He claimed, however, that Hit ler had not contemplated war against Russia. Wanted Iraq 4 Britain must evacuate Iraq, rich oil field area. 5 The peace agreement con templated by Hess would have to contain a provision for recip rocal indemnification of British and German nationals, whose .property had been expropriated as a result of the war. 6 The proposal could be con sidered 'only on the understand ing that it was to be negotiated by Germany with a British gov ernment other than the present Churchill government. Hess said that Churchill had planned the war since 1938 and that his colleagues wore not per sons with whom Hitler was wii ling to negotiate. At that time the war outlook for Germany was at high tide. Salem, Ore., Sept 22 (U.R) Gov. Earl Snell today sent a re quest for the extradition of WII liam Andrew Kocher, wanted on a forgery charge in Bend, Ore to Gov. C. A. Bottelfsen of Idaho. Furious Red and Blue "War" Is Halted by General Patch By Jerry Hannlejin United Press Staff Correspondent Fourth Corps Headquarters, Oregon Maneuver Area, Sept 22 (U.R) Director Gen. Alexander M. Patch early today ordered a halt to the second battle prob lem of the war maneuvers, stop ping a furious battle between the Red and Blue armies on the 6000-foot slopes near Hampton and Butte along a 20-mlle de fense line south to Yreka. The second maneuvers fatality occurred Tuesday with the death of Pvt Gregory Schendzielos of Foley, Minn., who was killed near Fife. Ore., when his peep overturned. It was disclosed that la this Japs Plan Evacuation If Homeland Attacked (By United Press) Japanese broadcasts reflecting heightened fear of attacks on the homeland and concern over the war situation said today that the government had made plans to remove government offices from Tokyo and other cities and that conscription for military service or war work was being put on a "universal" footing. Premier Hldekl Tojo took to the radio to tell the people that time of emergency" existed and that the government was moving to intensify the coun try's defenses and utilize its Yankee Commandos Aid Frenchmen Allied Headquarters, North Africa, Sept. 22 U,PJ Ameri can rangers trained for desper ate commando-type battles are fighting with French forces driv ingrthe Germans Into northeast ern Corsica and Inflicting heavy losses. More than 1,000 German dead were left on the battlefields and many more have been captured as the enemy is forced back, it was disclosed by a French com War Bulletins London, Sept. 22 (U.R) German long range puns en the French coast were In ac tion for half an hour late to day. E CATHOLIC HEADS London, Sept. 22 U.R) The Germans have placed several Italian cardinals under house ar rest and refused them permission to visit the Vatican without con sent of the Nazi military com mand, a Madrid dispatch said today. Though the cardinals were not ncmed, the dispatch said they were known for their anti- Mussolini sympathies. The ac tion coincided with a bitter at tack by the Nazi-sponsored na tional Republican Fascist gov ernment of Italy over the Berlin radio on the Vatican for its "pacifism and anti-German sen timents." Italian frontier reports said Italian army officers throughout the German-occupied areas of their homeland have responded to an appeal from Premier Mar shal Pletro Badoglio for in creased resistance against the Nazis by taking over the com mand of partisan bands engaged in large-scale sabotage and even armed resistance against the Germans. Be your own Commando with purchases of more War Bondsl problem the Blues had approxi mately two to one superiority over the Red army. The Blues were under Ma). Gen. James L, Bradley and had as their objec tive the capture of Burns and the destruction of all Reds en countered. During one terrific battle dust rose 2000 feet In the air like fog. Large Blue forces attacking frontally were commanded by Brig. Gen. Claudius M. Easley of Washington, D. C, who has seen Philippines service and is considered one of the army's ex pert rifle shots, and Maj. Gen. William G. Livesay, a World War I veterans, who rose from the ranks as a private la 1919. entire strength for war pur poses, direct or Indirect Tokyo radio Tuesday broad cast claims of Japanese attacks on American air forces in the Pacific ranging from China to Guadalcanal. The Tokyo broadcast, record ed by United Press in San Francisco, said a Japanese fighter-bomber formation Mon day destroyed 24 large Amer ican planes on the ground at the South Kunming airfield- In southern China and shot down 18 American fighter planes. The Japanese admitted loss of six planes. in Corsica munique. The Germans appar ently were attempting to reach the notheastern corner of the island for evacuation to the Ital ian mainland, but this appeared unlikely to succeed in view of allied command of the sea routes. The ranger detachments pre sumably comprised highly spe cialized troops, especially offi cers capable of guiding the un skilled patriot forces and Italian troops. TO PLAY AT AUCTION THURSDAY Military musto by the SCU band from Camp Whit will open tomorrow evening'! week ly Victory Center bond selling program. The band will parade and play on Medford streets down town and at the center and will be followed on the pro gram by Sebastian Apollo s ac cordion band. Program at the center is scheduled for 8 p. m. Frank LaCross is to give dancing exhibition and John Eby will lead community sing ing and whistling. The commun ity whistling proved highly en tertaining at the last Victory Center program. Ray Shoe maker's orchestra will play and two musical numbers will be given by Camp White service men. During a break In the enter tainment program the bond auc tion will be held with all articles to be furnished by Charles Adair of the M M Department store. Mr. Adair Is providing hard-to-get items. Col. A. H. Dudley will be auctioneer. AMG DEFENDED BY ANTHONY EDEN London, Sept. 22 U.R For eign Secretary Anthony Eden de fended the Allied military gov ernment system for occupied areas today and said that "when we enter friendly territories we do not Intend to apply the same principles at all. AMG The former Amgot or Allied Military Government for Occupied Territory Interned al most 1000 Fascist leaders in Sic ily, in preference to seeing Fas cist officials maintained In of fice, Eden told the house of com mons. "AMO has done Its best to re place Fascist officials with men who have a popular backing and are generally acceptable to the people," Eden said. He said the Allies had not wanted this burden of adminis tration and the sooner an Italian administration can be found to take over, the better. NEVADA OVER TOP Reno, Nev Sept 22 (U.R) Nevada today exceeded Its $7, 500,000 third victory loan quota by 1838,748, 'Forest Lovelock, state chairman announced. CITY SELLS LOTS 11 MOREHOUSES 800 Block On West Palm Street To Be Site Of New Project; For Army People. The elty council last maht passed an ordinance authorizing the sale to the Housing Invest ment company of 11 lots in the 800 block on West Palm street, on which will be constructed like number of rental houses for army personnel and those engaged in the war effort. Ttie lots, to be sold for $4,605. are In block 1 and block 2, Consolidated addition number 1. Construction of the 11 units brings to 58 the number of residences already built, being built or planned by the Hous ing investment company to ease the housing situation in Med ford. 80 In Last Group Thirty units are Included in the company's last group, with i on west raim street, 14 in the 500 block on West Holly street one in the 400 block on Fairmont street and one in the 500 block on West Second street Purchase of lots other than the 11 mentioned above was made some time ago. . The 30 units will cost ap proximately $125,000, accord ing to I. S.. Stenerson of the Housing Investment company. They will be - two and three' bedroom houses,, unfurnished ' except for stoves, refrigerators and gas facilities for hot water and cooking, They will rent for $50 and $59, with the Har old Brown Agency in charge. and some will be completed in from 30 to 40 days, Stenerson . said. New Sewer Contract - Only other business transact ed at the short council meeting was the passing of a new ordi nance instructing City Superln-. tendent Frank Rogers to writ new contract with the Tru- Mix Concrete company for the construction of a sewer on Union street The original contract called for the sewer to be constructed at a cost of $1,010. However, 10 additional property owners have asked to be included, rais ing the cost to $1,530.92 for the longer sewer line. IN DRAFT FUNS, Washington, Sept. 22 (UK Bernard M. Baruch, special ad viser to War Mobilization Di rector James F. Byrnes, today urged the senate military affairs committee to support the plea of Gen. George Marshall, army chief of staff, for adequate armed service manpower, or to remove Marshall from his post. Testifying on the Wheeler bill to defer fathers until Jan. 1, Baruch said: "If George Marshall says a specified force is required by our strategical planning, give him what he wants. If you don't, then throw him out. No cheese-paring. No trading down. Give him what he needs." Baruch did not mention "fa thers" or the proposed defer ment of their draft for the armed services, but he obvious ly was asking for support of pleas voiced by Marshall and Admiral Ernest J. King, com mander in chief of the U. S. fleet, that the father draft not be delayed. Marshall and King had told the committee previously that unless 448,000 fathers were drafted by Dec. 81 to fill per sonnel quotas of the services, their war plans would have to be altered. Sales In the Third Victory Lean drive to data Sl.777,675
