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Weather I Use The MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick ResuUa At Small Cost ' Forecast: Partly elooaj to . oar, tonight and Wednesday ' Few Mattered, light shown today and this evening. Not much change In temperature. Highest yesterday u Lowest this morning 19 . precipitation past t bra, t TRIEUNE United Piese- .eased win v Thirty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1943. NO. 191. I Vnifd Tull UiMd WlM V News Behind TheJYews By Paul Mallon Washington, Nov. 2 At one point, the British certainly have not outstripped us in publicity. Few people in this country know that '"l nearly, three - lourins 01 tne force which has been fight ing on the Ital ian front are British. The Ameri c a n spotlight has been cen tered, natural ly, on our Gen fanl UalloB eral Eisenhower, in command, and - our General Mark Clark, V tunning the, Filth army. How ever, half of Clark's so-called American army is British, and, of course, the entire Eighth army In action is British. Our total force may be slight ly more than one-fourth, how ever, as It is probable that the Fifth army la. larger than the Eighth. But while insisting upon real Ism regarding British superior publicity, world business acu men, and eagerness for empire world basis, it also is only fair to report realistically that Brit ish casualties were larger than ours in Sicily, as well as Tunisia and Italy. . This is important for another reason. It implies the bulk of our armies have been kept avail able for new or reinforcing ac Vtions. . - ' A UTHORlrATTVE ffnflrma- "tion that Hitler has removed Marshal Von Kesselring from command of his Italian forces and shipped him .to the Russian front naturally has been hard to find, but the Swiss report is no doubt true. The change, however, cannot imply that Hitler let down in Italy to plug the widening holes ta-. Russia. Truth is, Marshal Rommel encountered personal friction with Kesselring, an air (Continued oa Pag six). E T Chicago, Nov. 2. (U.R) Henry M. Spelman, chief of the War Production board's leather products and shoe section, said tday that 1944 production of civilian shoes will probably fall below this year's output. Predicting that retailers will be unable to meet demand dur ing the first half of 1944, he told the National Shoe Retailers' association war-time conference to expect "a tough year." Storm Warnings Fly Along Coast San Francisco, Nov. 2. (U.R) ff The U. S. weather bureau today 'ordered storm warnings posted on the west Oregon coast from Newport to Tatoosh and along the straits of Juan de Fuca and inland waters of Washington. Small craft warnings were posted south of Newport to Cape Franco, where strong winds were expected. SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS . Jeunesse Butler reciting "Woodman, Spare that Tree" as the march of progress threatens the old almond tree at the Corner of Sixth and Ivy. Cherry McGalliard searching ' the calendar for Thursdays that aren't holidays or don't haye some major event scheduled. ' Gladys Hughes dissatisfied with her afternoon's work, of selling ten lecture tickets. Aileen Peterson shooting a pheasant and almost knocking out her front teeth with one and the same motion. 'Ja;k Porter and Hemmerly Conger remembering a Shrine convention they attended to gether, with ail the trimmings. T1 SHARE-THE-COAL 'ROGRAM TALKED FOR HOME FIRES Ickes Action May be Neces sary to Protect Health U.M.W. Leaders Silent. Washington. Nov. 2 (U.R) The United Mine Workers to day delayed a scheduled 4 p. m. meeting of their 200-man policy committee while Presi dent John L. Lewis conferred with government officials. Washington. Nov. 2. (U.R) Coal Administrator Harold L. Ickes, who for the second time in six months is undertaking to get striking coal miners back on the job under federal manage ment of the mines warned to day that unless production is re sumed quickly it may be neces sary to institute a share-the-coal program. Such a program, Ickes said, might . have to be instituted among householders to protect the health of war production workers. - He added that he hoped it would not prove neces sary, but said he was sure per sons with more than enough coal would not hesitate to share it Talks To Lewis Ickes issued his statement shortly after conferring with John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, presum ably on arrangements for get ting the nation's sao.ouu coal miners to go back to work. " Lewis and other TJMW of ficials, meanwhile, kept silent about any plans they may have for -ending the national strike which caused President Roose velt to order government seizure of the mines for the second time since May 1. Lewis and the UMW policy committee were to meet at 4 p. m. It was gener ally expected that the commit tea would direct the miners to go back to work, but then was no positive word. Hoarding Banned ' " The Interstate Commerce com mission, meanwhile, prohibited delivery of soft coal from struck mines to any user with more than a 10 days' supply on hand. The ICC did not, however, as in past coal crisis, attach any restrictions to shipments speci fically consigned to retail deal ers, nor did it restrict shipments to Canada or shipments irom mines which did not suspend operations or have resumed them this week. Ickes BDDealed to coal dealers and consumers to cooperate in efforts to alleviate suffering in homes or institutions which run out of coal. E Tl Denver, Nov.: 2 (U.R Quick legal action by the Office of Price Administration was expect ed today after the Denver city council .raised the .pric e. of milk to consumers through a two-cent oer ouart tax a case believed ihe first In the nation in which a city has opposed the feieral price control structure. The tax, which is scheduled to so Into effect tomorrow, will be collected by distrimitofs, paid to the city and then handed over to milk producers who had an nounced, they, would gtop. deliv eries on Wednesday unless they were permitted to raise prices. Clem Collins, OPA regional director, already had warned the agency would take "appropriate action" if the ordinance were passed CRUISER DAMAGED IN , . LANDING AT .SALERNO Washington. .Nov. 2 UR) The navy announced today that the light cruiser savannah was damaged when enemy planes at. tacked it during the landings at Salerno, Italy, and scored a bomh hit on a gun turret Material damage was sustained and there were some dead and wounded among the crew. U. S. Planes . fi tl : I Hi"" I ' i ift'ai ssssswaasswsssssssasasssaaasaisMiSMaaaawismwiasimiissiiilii liiilil loi iillTi i i -f ImflMi iTf ' i ill' - fcme ItUphoiaf v Japs will toon tee more of these U. 8. Bombers over their Wake Island outpost. The camera catches a .bomber from a Navy carrier task force thundering along with its 1000-pound bomb which it it about to loose on the already smoking bland. Lt. (jg) Ridgelej D. Hadaey, of Oledewater, Tax is the plane's pilot. . U. S. and Britain Sold Out to Russia Is Nazi Whine on Moscow Conclave Washington, Nov. 2.-01.19 War Production Chairman Don ald M. Nelson revealed today that a new high of 8,382 air planes were produced in Octo ber, including the largest num ber of heavy bombers ever turned out in a single month. The production record, Nel son pointed out, slightly exceed ed a rate of 100,000 planes a year,' the goal set by President Roosevelt shortly after- Pearl Harbor. i The 8,862 planes represented a gain of 764 over the number produced in September, and 750 over August production. "We are encouraged by last month's showing," Nelson said. "Not only has the total number of planes accepted passed the 8,000 mark for the first time. but the continuing emphasis on bigger and more powerful models, especially bombers, is evidenced by the record total of four-motored bombers. "The Fortresses and the Lib erators which made up the large bulk of the heavy bomb ers produced are the weapons our air force requires for ever increasing bomber operations over the European continent and in other theaters of war. We are going to produco more and more Fortresses and Liberators, as well as large numbers of super-bombers." Nelson said the gain in Octo ber production was traceable in part to increased labor produc tivity. He said another reason for the upswing was that some models have "gotten over the hump" of major design changes. FT. CHARGED TO FIVE Raleigh, N. C Nov. 2 OJ.B A federal grand Jury , today returned criminal indictments charging five officers of two North Carolina construction firms with conspiracy to de fraud the government in con nection with contracts for con struction of Fort Bragg, N. C, and Camp Davis, S. C. Those indicted were the T. A. Loving Construction Co., of Goldsboro, N. C, C. B. McNary. vice president, and R. A. Bryan, secretary, and E. W, Grannis. Karl Sloan, snd W. R. Jones of the construction firm of Can nls, fiigglni, Thompson and Mc DeviW oX fayettevlUe, N. & Bomb Jap-Held Wake Isle By J. Edward Murray . . r . United Press Staff Correspondent , . , London, Nov. 2 (U.R) Germ an propagandists adopted the tentative theme today that the United States and Britain had ''sold out'' to Russia at the Moscow conference, but -dlsnatohes from neutratapitala indicated that4h scope of the Allied agree ments surprised and worried the Axis.. ....v. -Nazi concern over the confer- mi. ' ence was reflected by the failure of German radio stations even to mention the Allied agree ments in broadcasts to the Ger man . people, though' speakinc disparagingly "Of thera in inter national broadcasts. , - Tear Relieved - . The Otflce of War Informa tion said Tokyo's first reaction, as transmitted - by the .Domel Agency, seemed one of relief that the agreements "did not In any way commit Russian aid n the Anglo-American and Chung king war against Japan.") London newspapers almost unanimously hailed the Moscow declarations as the "Magna Carta of our generation" and generally agreed that Russia's demand for a second front had been satis fied by military plans laid down and previously approved by Britain and the United States. i There was no official German reaction to the conference. That apparently was being debated by Adolf Hitler, Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels and their advisers while their radio puppets harped on the fa miliar line of the Bolshevist threat to Europe. - - , PLANE PROPELLER Lansing, Mich- Nov. 2 (U.R) Production of aircraft propellers at the Nash-Kel vina tor plants here, which was halted yester day by a strike of 7,009 workers, was resumed today when second shift workers returned to their jobs following certification of their dispute to the War Labor board. A union spokesman said the men had been told to return to work when notified that the WLB would enter the dispute. A mass meeting of the union was scheduled later today, the spokesman said. GRIPSHOLM ARRIVES AT PORT ELIZABETH Port Elizabeth. South Africa. Nov. 2 (U.R) The liner Grips-holm,- carrying Americans who were interned by the Japanese beck to their homes, arrived here at B:30 o'clock tonight and will dock tomorrow morning. Ottawa, Nov. 2 U.B Hope that a strike of 9,000 coal miners in Alberta and British Columbia will be settled speedily was ex pressed by both government and leaders of the United Mine Work ers today as they prepared to meet tot negotiations. - MOTT SEES BOOM ON COAST AFTER EUROPE QUIETED Portland.'Ore., Nov. 2 U.R Pacific coast cities will undergo an even greater war boom when the European phase of tho con flict is concluded and full Amer ican effort is thrown toward the Pacific, Rep. John W. Mott. R.. Ore., predicted here today. Member" of a congressional sub committee investigating home front conditions, Mott pointed out that the all-out Pacific phase or tne war will require : con struction of even more ships. calling for manufactured goods and equipment on the coast. - He predicted that 100.000 ad ditional war worker would flock to the Portland area, bring ing neigntened problems of sani tation, police protection and morale guidance. Mott amplified his views after hearing at which nubile offi- cials were questioned regarding provisions for derllng with these problems. Sub-committee chair man is Rep. Ed V. Izac, D., Cel. MEAT SUPPLY UP BUT ' . . . NOT FOR CIVIL DIET Chicago, Nov. 2 (U.R) The War Meat board reported today that the nation's meat produc tion Increased again last week, but that no more meat was available for civilians. - - - The board said produclon in creased four per cent over the previous week, and attributed the rise to the seasonally, large pork slaughter. ' Duce Just Listened Did the Talking At Naples, Nov. 2 U.B Benito, Mussolini just listened, with never a chance to get a word in edgewise, during his conferences with Adolf Hitler, Marshal Plo tro Badoglio revealed during his two-day visit to Naples. Furthermore, every Italian who attended the meetings was searched for arms before he was permitted to enter the presence of the top Nazis, Badoglio said. During a luncheon with a few Italian and American friends, fiadogUo talked freely of his ex- Marines Seize Augusta Bay In Bold Bougainville T Estimated 90,000 Cornered on Peninsula 5th Army Cracks Nazi Defense Line By United Press Huge German armies were in full flight across the Nogaisk steppelands of southern Russia today, as red army tanks smash ed into the Crimea and opened a battle of annihilation against an estimated 90,000 Nazi troops cor nered on the peninsula. While the surging Russian of fensive drove the battered wher macht nearer to its greatest dis aster, allied forces in Italy broke through the 'little Rommel line" on the road to Rome, and London observers predicted great new land and air blows against Ger many in the wake of the success ful Moscow tri-partite confer ence. Eefense Line Caves Moscow reported that the en tire German defense line below the Dnieper river bend had caved In befbre Gen,' Fedof I. Ttllbuk hln'sJ hard-rldlng Cossacks and armored columns; -The. Nazis were abandoning huge quanti ties of equipment in a panicky race to etricate the bulk of BO to 60 divisions 730,000 to 900, 000 men from the Nogaisk pocket. Behind them they left tens of thousands of men to be chopped down by the1 advancing red army. . , , - coincident .with the 'Russian break-through into the northern Crimean plains, Berlin reported that Soviet forces had crossed the Kerchenskl straits from the Caucasus and landed on the east ern tip of the peninsula in an apparent pincers move against the trapped- Germui armies there. ' Mop Up Stragglers . Meanwhile, Tolbuhkin's main forces drove irresistibly to with in 30 miles of Kherson and the mouth of the Dnieper, delivering the death blow to thousands of encircled stragglers abandoned by the retreating Germans on the Nogaisk steppes. To the north, the Nazis coun terattacked desperately in an ef fort to hold Krivoi Rog and keep, open the last two rail escape routes lor tne embattled German armies in the Dnieper bulge be low tnem. in itaiy, allied filth army troops broke through the west ern flank of the German defense line In bloody fighting and began methodically taking apart the strongest German defenses below Rome, now only 90 miles away. British fifth, army forces stormed the Masslco ridge and captured the town of Casanova and the Americans on their east ern flank seized most of the heavily-gunned enemy defenses in the Matese mountain range. The lat ter victory put the Americans in positions dominating. the east-J ern bank of the Volturno river and brought Venafro, main an chor of the German line on that sector, within artillery range. San Francisco is now the third largest communications center. . While Hitler , Conference perlences at the Hitler-Mussolini conferences at Brenner Pass. "Axis solidarity never exist ed," he said. "It was incredible when I arrived with Mussolini to be 'frisked for ' hidden arms, as were all the Italians. "Hitler's . conferences were monologues. He would take one long breath and then keep go ing for three hours in a steady harangue." Someone asked, "What did Mussolini say?" . ,' . Badoglio replied, "He lust listened." War Bulletins London, Nov, 2 (U.R) Antiaircraft guns threw up a barrage on the outskirts of London tonight during an alarm which lasted lets than' an hour. London, Nov. 2 (U.R) Eight German planes crossed the English south coast last night and dropped bombs at widely separated points.. Two flew a short distance inland and both were destroyed.- - - , Allied Headquarters. Al giers. Nov. 2-U.R) Heary bombers of tho newly-created 15th United Ktates air force have bombed the Messar schmlt factory at Wiener Neu stadt, south of Vienna, a speo ial communique announced to day. Allied Headquarters, Al giers, Nov. , 2. (U.R) Lieut. Gen. Carl A. Spaats has been earned commander-in-chief of all American air forces in the Mediterranean zone, lt was an nounced of iicially today. ENDORSEMENT OF MOSCOW PACT IS Washington, Nov. 2. (U.R) Sen. Sheridan Downey. D.. Cal., today proposed that the senate substitute an endorsement of the four-power Moscow agree ment for its pending resolution on rjost-warxoretan policy. uowney saia that he would offer .such a substitute on the senate floor, possibly late today. mi proposed substitute read: "Resolved, that the senate ap proves the findings and declara tions of the Moscow conference and recommends that these find ings and declarations be made the basis of a treaty or. treaties between the United States andJ such ' nations as the president may deem advisable." r Downey, in a speech prepared for senate delivery,' said that as a result of the Moscow confer ence "it would appear but one natural course lies before us and that is a simple resolution en dorsing and approving the Mos cow program." Most senators acclaimed the results of the Moscow confer ence but the fate of Downey's resolution appeared in doubt. AS TREE GROWERS Hyde Park, N. Y., Nov. 2. (U.R) President Roosevelt, de scribing himself as a "tree grow er." did his part for the Demo cratic ticket today by casting his ballot in the state election at the old town hall. The chief executive and Mrs Roosevelt drove from their near- by estate to the polling place shortly before noon 'and it was a safe bet that they went down the line for the Democratic nomi nees. New York, Nov. 2. (U.R) Vot ing got off to a slow start today, Despite generally favorable wea ther, in New York and New Jer sey, which are expected to pro duce a pre-presidential year test of the new deal-Democratic coali tion organization. Spaniards Home . i From Red Front By United Press The Spanish home radio an nounced that 604 members of the Spanish Blue Division arriv ed in Spain from the Russian front today, the second group to be returned in less than a week The broadcast, reported by U. S. government monitors, said the men had arrived at San Sebas tian. Last Friday the German DNB news agency reported the return of 548- Blue Division troops from Russia. ROOSEVELTS VOTE Drive 25,000 JAPANESE Warship Flotillas Bombard Enemy Areas Slight Op position' Met by Marines. (By United Press) 1 1 1 American marines swarmed over Bougainville island today in a surprise invasion thrust that doomed thousands of Japa nese troops. in a powerful blow aimed at completing the reconauest of the Solomons and smashing the enemy's defenses east of Rabaul, Japan's major stronghold in the southwest. Pacific, the marines stormed ashore yesterday at Em press Augusta bay on the east short of Bougainville and fanned out quickly. Slight Opposition Only slight opposition was en countered on the beaches, but the enemy garrison at one time y numbered 40,000 men and it ras believed a major battle was Impending.. f .-I- Navy . Secretary Frank; Knox -said in Washington that, the landing had taken, the enemy by surprise' and Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur, taunted the Japanese for their refusal to risk their fleet against the invasion armada. The Invasion cut oft Japanese bases around the southern end of Bougainville and trapped enemy forces now being pressed by American and New ' Zealand troops in the Treasury islands; ' .40 miles south of Bougainville,, and on Cholseul, 00 miles to the; southeast.. - Ignored By Japs " '' Japanese propagandists Ignor ed the Bougainville action, but claimed new offensives are be- ing prepared at Finschhafen, in New Guinea, and on the Burma- China border. Allied fighter planes, mean while, bombed and strafed Japa nese river shipping along tne Irrawaddy In Burma, damaging 200 small craft ' and barges. while other raiders bombed ene my-occupied villages in the Chin hills and rail lines in the' Man dalay area. . ; F Ontario, Ca'. Nov. 2 U.R Wreckage of a missing four-en- glned army bomber with iu per sons aboard was located by a search plane today on the souH '" side of Cucamonga peak in the Sierra Madre mountains, eight miles east of here. Searching parties led by Dep uty Sheriff Cecil Myers left Im mediately for the scene. ; The pilot of the search plane said he saw no sign of life around the B-24 Liberator. It lay crumpled In the foothills. The plane left Palm Dale, Cal., Friday night, on a 30-mlnute flight to March field, and dis appeared en route. KING VICTOR TOLD HIS . ABDICATION IS FAVORED Naples, Nov. 2 (U.R) Premier Marshal Pletro Badogilo has in formed King Victor Emmanuel -that leaders of resnrrected ItaV ian political parV.es in Ntplt r favor his abdication and that 6 Crown Prince Humbert becar cf. of their former acceptance Fascism, authoritative.- .repr-ne-" said today. . , ', Medfod district Community Chsst subscriptions up to last night weret S20.C70.40 Quota Is 143,718.40.
