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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1943. PAGE NINE 4 TO TAKE CHARGE May Stabilize Italian Front ,For Winter When New Attacks Open. ' London, Dec. 18 (U.R) Re ports that the Allied Mediter ranean high command would be drawn upon heavily to supply field and strategical leaders for the "second front" In western Europe caused speculation ' to night that the Italian front may be stabilized some time this winter as new lines of attack develop elsewhere. A Washington report that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower possibly would assume supreme Allied command in the west, if true, would involve the transfer of many staff officers who consti tuted the "backfield" of the Anglo-American team In North Africa. Other generals and air men who directed Allied Medk terranean offensives might fol low in due course. Speculation in this connection covers not only Eisenhower's deputy, Gen. Sir Harold HLG. Alexander, regarded as the most masterly general Britain has de veloped in this war, but also Air Marshal Sir Arthur W. Ted der and Air Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham, the hard bitting RAF desert airmen who between them certainly know more about close cooperation of air and ground forces than any one else in the empire. Several divisional generals with wide experience, all of whom are on the Mediterranean front; might also be expected to be drafted for the supreme Anglo-American effort. Personnel of the Allied higH command and identity of the active field commanders for the second front are likely .to re main in the realm of speculation until the supreme commander is named and begins functioning "somewhere In England." The list of officers probably will not be published until the second front offensive strikes some where between Norway's North Cape and Bordeuax, France. London military correspond ents hope, however, that if Eisenhower is to handle the job he will be permitted to Start soon to get his organization run ning. By stabilizing line some where north of Rome the Allies could base heavy bombers safely at the Foggia airfields and use Rome s airfields for medium bombers and fighters to operate against northern Italy or the Adriatic coast Two Oregon Soldiers Among Casualties Washington, Dec. 18. (U.PJ The war department announced tonight the names of 173 U. S. soldiers wounded in action ii the European, Mediterranean and southwest Pacific areas. The list included: Mediterran ean area: Oregon: Marostica, Cpl. Louie B., Mrs. Katharine Marostica, mother, Rt 2, Nyssa. - Meissna. Pfc. Anton J.,' Mrs. Sophie Meissna, mother, box, 625, Mount Angel. California's first railroad was the Sacramento Valley line run ning 22 miles from the capital to Folsom in 1BSB. TO DEFEAT JUGO London, Dec. 18. (UJB Ger many was reported tonight to be appealing for Hungarian help in subduing the fighting Jugo slavs, and observers said the early winter Nazi offensive in Jugoslavia, stalled before fierce partisan counterattacks in near ly every sector, was crystallizing into a battle for strategic Bosnia. The Jugoslav information bu reau at Cairo asserted that the special German envoy for south eastern Europe was in Budapest negotiating with the Hungarian government for use of its troops in Jugoslavia. In return, the Germans were said to be offering to withdraw all Hungarian troops now re maining on the Russian front, and to permit Hungary to annex northeastern Jugoslav territory between Vykovar, Zupanja, the rivers Save and Danube, and the present Hungarian border. Cairo dispatches said the Jugo slav information bureau there asserted the Germans were ask ing for a "sufficient number of Hungarian troops in Jugoslavia to carry on the fighting against the Jugoslav regular army and the partisans." . A partisan communique broad cast today by the free Jugoslav radio, which yesterday proclaim ed the halting of the German of fensive and the launching of partisan counters trokei, report ed fierce fighting against tank supported German forces in eastern Bosnia. Observers here said the" Nazi offensive, while making gains along the coast, had failed in its main objectives of crushing the partisan army and conquering Bosnia. ' As long as the partisans retain control of Bosnia they can tie up the German Invaders indefinite ly by disrupting the enemy com munications, it was believed. If the Germans win it, they will make a serious split in partisan forces and reduce them practi cally to guerilla status. The Oregon State School for the Deaf was established in 1870. Christian Church Choir to Present Cantata Tonight A Christmas service and can tata will be presented at the First Christian church, Ninth street and Oakdale avenue, this evening at 7:30 o'clock. In cluded on the program of re ligious services, is Christmas music by members of the choir. The cantata, divided Into three parts, is directed by Effie Herbert Kurtz. Miss Verene Bailey will be pianist, and the Rev. Ward A. Rice, pastor of the church, will furnish scrip ture readings. The three parts are, "A King is Promised," "The Incarnation" and "The King is Born." Participating are the choir, ladles' chorus, men's chorus, a trio and choir members who will present solos. Members of the choir include: Sopranos, Rea Rice, Yvonne Haggard, Stella Saxbury, Treva Rice, Elolse Winklebleck, Eun ice Smith and Georgia Burn ham; altos, Virginia Cook, Ole tha Olson, Vera Smith, Peggy Corum; tenors, Herbert Burn ham, Carl Windlebleck, Lt Wilbur Orterloh and Louis Cent ner, and bases, John Kirkpat rick, Floyd Colter, Lt Harold Witherspoon and the Rev. Ward A. Rice. Dr. A. A. Soule Announces Phone 2870 No Ant. Call Nurses' Registry 2657 HELP WANTED MEN and Y0ME!1 SALES CLERKS BAR CLERKS CAFE HELP JANITORS Apply- CAMP WHITE EXCHANGE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Near Camp But Terminal on Avenue A off Crater Lake Hwy. Ji Because this Christmas will be so different ,'ldff ...me 5 IN MILLIONS OF AMERICAN HEARTS, there will be little joy this Christmas, and little spirit of holiday celebra tion. But there will be, we believe, a deep realization of the spiritual meaning of the Christmas day. There will be a realization of how blessed it would be once again to have "Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men." And there will be, in many hearts, a solemn resolve to punish those who have made a mockery of all the things that Christmas stands for . . . and so to bring back those things to a war-weary world. As an expression of this kind of Christmas feeling, there are no finer or more meaningful gifts than War Bonds. When you give War Bonds you are truly giving the "present with a future" . . . not only for the future of the one who receives your gift, but for the future of the world as well. For by buying and giving War Bonds you will help shorten the war. You wiil help save the lives of clean, decent Americans . . that more of them may come back to enjoy Christmas as Christ mas should be. Think about this when you're deciding what to give to those you hold most dear. Think about it . . and give War Bonds. GEO. A. 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