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MEDFGRBfcrRIBUNE Weather Cloudy with ccaslonal light rain tonight, becoming showery ' Turtday. Little dunge In tern pent tiro. Temperature Highest yesterday , ,, , 14 Oh The MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quiek Results At Small Coat Lowest thUniornluc United Press full Leased Win United Praea Full Lnwd Win Tbirty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER. 27, 1943 NO. 235 M fo)Afo)Anr. j JJUjJ i " . .. as Allied Soldiers I ' a' -at ' ijfc! i " After a heavy bombardment by U. amphibious landing on Mono Island, the beach In foreground lies News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, Dec. 27 Mr. Roosevelt is getting ready to veto the tax bill. Inner signs are V" -r---., fairly , conclurj give. Secretary Mors enthau held back his e x traordinarj censure of the senate bill un til Mr. Roose velt returned from abroad, and he had a chance to run over to the White House raal Halloa to see thM the President wanted to go that far with him. Furth ermore, what has been pub lished of his remarks was only hall as caustic as his off-the-record assault. considers it safe and good poli tics to take a big stand against anything like the senate or the house bills for several reasons. Frankly, the revenue is not es sential as expenses are diminish ing and revenue increasing, so that only half the war cost will be deficit. Then, only about a billion of net additional rev enue is now promised in the bill if you deduct the billion lost by discarding the automatic in crease in social security taxes (all taxmakers now speak of a billion dollars as mere chicken feed.) " But best political point for a campaign year revolves around congressional efforts to restrict the administration's policy on renegotiation (cutting down r- costs) of war contracts. It should a be popular to howl Interminably against "war profiteers getting away with millions in war prof its" (as Mr. Morgenthau has). PACTS of this situation are these: War Under-secretary Patter son has testified that while rene gotiation has recovered $5,300, 000,000 for the government, all (Continued on Ps Four) Washington, Dec. 27 (U.R) A ninHmn nf thn naw's newest bombers the Curtiss Helldiver went into combat action for the first time In the Nov. 11 raid on Rabaul and was responsible for the bulk of the extensive dinun toll taken on enemy shipping," the navy revealed to day. SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS Maurice KpaU leaving for the Bay City U spend a tew aays at a hotel nanvd the Maurice Susie Bagley whlllng away the time waiting for Santa Claus by touring several "open bouse.? Took Over Mono Island in Solomons fiicme leiepnoro S. naval forces last Octooer, Allied forces are shown as they made an in the Treasury group, and began their search for enemy pillboxes. Os an Allied fighter killed by the Japs. Official U. & Navy photo. Victory in Europe in 1944 Is Eisenhower's Assurance Allied Headquarters, Algiers, D. Elsenhower, 'newly appointed massing for invasion of western Europe, declared confidently to day that "we will win the European war in 1944." , . APENNME SLOPES AT NAZIS' HEELS Allied Headquaters, Algiers, Dec. 27 (U.R) American troops have captured two more stra tegic Italian heights and today were reported pouring down the Apennlne slopes toward the Cassino Plain in pursuit of Ger man forces falling back along the road to Rome. The tide of a bitter battle In the Mount Sammuoro region of the Fifth Army had turned in favor of the hard fighting Amer icans, and ther now were press ing down the mountainside over looking San Vittore, six miles southeast of Cassino. . .Canadians Gain Across the Apennlne spine in the Adriatic sector, Canadian assult forces wrested two more city blocks from the Germans nutting up a "Little Stallnerad" fight in the outskirts of Ortoia, while Indian troops captured the village of Villa Grande, two miles to the southwest.-, . The Imperials smashed two tank-supporting German col uirm preparing to counter attack In the Adriatic area. where the fighting blazed up along a 12-mile front inland to Orsogna. Tallo Fired The Canadians move In tanks to batter down German strong points in the northwest edge of Ortorfa and beat off a Nazi at tempt to filter into the south west section of the city. Columns, of smoke rising from Tallo, southwest of Ortona, indicating that the Germans were razing the vilage prepara tory to evacuating it in what may amount to a general fall back along the Adriatic Dog Tax $3 After Penalty Is Added, County Clerk George Carter today clarified an announce ment made last week concern ing dog licenses for the year 1944. Licenses for both male and female dogs are the same price, $1, if purchased between Jan. 1 and March 1. After March 1 a penalty of $2 will be added, making the total price S3. San Francisco's post-war "work pile" has reached a total of $34,428,079 worth of jobs to be dona M fooa a UM WW if over, Dec. 27. (U.R) Gen. Dwight commander of the allied armies It was in effect a pledge to do his job within a year that Eisen hower gave the American and British correspondents at a fare well press conference prepara tory to his departure for Britain to take over his new post. . Writers Startled ' Eisenhower's soberly assured words startled the- correspond ents after one of them asked the . Washington. Dae. 2V-ru.R) Secretary of Stata Cordall Hull assarted today that the war In Europe can b ended la 1944 provided all peoples of iha United Nations redouble iheir efforts and work in greater unity. Hull's statement came as a surprise to correspondents, in asmuch as it was the first lima ha had discussed future mili tary operations. Hull's comment was virtu ally a reiteration of a state ment made a law hours earlier by Gen. Eisenhower. departing commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean theater for a New Year's prediction. "We will win the European war in 1944," he answered ab ruptly. After the conference, he au thorized the additional quotation: "The only thing needed for us to win the European war is for every man and woman all the way from the front linea to tne remotest hamlet of our two coun tries to do his or her full duty." Troops Amasa He expressed amazement over the ability of American and British front line troops to ac commodate themselves to the conditions on the Italian front, where they fight in knee-deep mud. Eisenhower said that if the sur rendering Italian armies had done their utmost the allies could have had all of Italy.. He conceded that the surrender did not net all that had been hoped for, but what the allies got made it well worth while. SPANIARD HERE TO SPY GIVEN YEAR IN PRISON Mew York, Dec 27 U.B Carlos De Vejarano Y Casslna, a Spanish nobleman, who plead ed guilty last week to acting as -a foreign agent with registering with the state department, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison by Federal Judge John W. Clancy today. De Vejarano, who claims re lationship to the Duke of Alba and was lieutenant in Francis- eo's "army during the Spanish civil war, admitted ha had con tacted German Intelligence offi cers in St Jean De Luz, occu pied Franc!, before coming to toe umtea biases u ivto. ,.H VICINITY! BASE Seizure of Beachheads Ac complished With Almost No Loss of Men, Planes. Advanced Allied Headquar ters, New Guinea, Dec 27. (U.PJ Strona forces .of U. S. marines tightening: the allied blockade of Rabaul, swept ashore unopposed at the northwestern up oi new Britain at 7:45 a. m. Sunday and seized beachheads on both sides of Cape Gloucester, a special communique announced today, Other marines, like the main forces veterans of Guadalcanal, simultaneously occupied Long Island, 80 miles west of Cape Gloucester and 80 miles east of the big Japanese base of Ma- dang on the northern shore of New Guinea. , Complete Control . The twin invasions, coming only 11 days after elements of the Sixth U. S. army landed on the southwest coast of New Brit ain, completed the allied control of the southwestern approaches to Rabaul, 273 miles northeast of Cape Gloucester. - Swarms of Japanese planes roared in to attack soon after the marines had established beachheads on both aides of a net work of airfields on Cape Glou cester, but protecting allied fight ers shot down 01 of them 36 bombers and 25 fighters for a loss of. only . seven of thair. ow)tv a smau escort vessel sunx py direct bomb hit and the dam aging of other craft were the only allied shipping losses for the raids, and Gen. Douglas MacAr- thur s special communique Jubi lantly proclaimed: Practically No Loss ' "Thai landing was made with practically- no. losa ' of shins. planet or men." (The Japanese radio indirectly acknowledged that the Ameri cans had established beachheads on Cape Gloucester in broad cast Sunday, when it said Jap anese planes had raided "enemy positions on the cane.) American and Australian cruis ers joined Liberator and Mitchell bombers in the final phase of a terrific air and sea bombardment that completely pulverized Jap anese ground defenses on Can Gloucester, paving the way for uie unopposed landing. The air phase actually covered 11 days, during which allied bombers dropped 2,500 tons of explosives and tired thousands of rounds of ammunition into the area in the heaviest and most sus tained air offensive ever mount ed against a single target in the souinwest Pacific. TELLS OF Br United Press Premier General Hldeki Tojo, speaxing as war minister, ad mitted to the 84th session of the Japanese diet today that "there nave Deen minor chances in cer tain sectors," but declared that tne Japanese army and navy were maintaining and consolidat ing their strategic offensive posi tions. ' Japanese troons. Tola ealitam dealing "crushing" blows 'to al lied force in every encounter aj-d are "fighting toward the suc cessful consummation of the war.- The Tokyo radio. In a broarf. cast recorded by the OWL said that Tojo subsequently addressed the house of retiresertatlvae and mai ine met went into recess un til Jan. 20, thus completing the CUPID TAKES SPURT DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS The business of Dan Cupid, Which has been slack durlnu most of December, took a spurt last Friday and nine licenses were. Issued by th county clerk's office. It wat th biggest day of th month so far. Most of the licenses Issued last week war to toldien and their brides. Growing SteL! Gravest Labor Crisis SNELL WONT CALL SPECIAL SESSION FORVEITBENTFIT Governor Not Satisfied Emergency Exists High Cost Cited, Uncertainties. Salem, Ore., Dec. 27. (U.R) Gov. Earl Snell indicated in a radio broadcast last night that he would not accede to a re quest by Multnomah county leg islators and call a special ses sion of the legislature to set up a (10,000,000 veterans' fund. The Multnomah contingent, prompted by the Portland chapt er of American War Dads, sought a special session to re voke a 1943 measure allowing 75 per cent reduction in the state income tax to finance the fund. It also asks that the ses sion consider moving forward irom novemner to May tne date on which the people will vote on the sales tax. Doubts Listed In his answer to the special session proposal Gov; Snell said flatly he was not satisfied that an emergency exists, thatj the people of tne" state want the session. That the legislature would reverse its March deci sion to reduce the tax, or that the session would accomplish what its proponents want it to do. Ha cited the high cost of such a session and pointed out that the lawmakers. If called, would not be restricted to pasting any given number of measures. "The state post-war readjust ment and development commit tee hat now listed tentative, final and prospective projects totaling some 8300,000,000," the governor said. "In some in-. stances appropriations have al ready been made. Others have been authorized, while still others are in the formative stage." Plans Submitted Gov. Snell said he had sub mitted several plans for veter ans' benefits after the war, but that, despite its excellent record in approving such aids, the leg islature had not passed all of them. ' "Is there any evidence that a majority of the 90 members of both bouses - will change its mind, or that it will take from the people the Income tax re ductions voted some nine months ago?" he asked. U. S. WILL POSTPONE v BOLIVIA ACCEPTANCE .Washington, Dec. 27. (U.R) The United States announced today that it will not recognize new governments in this hemis phere that are "instituted by force" such as the new Boli vian regime without prior con sultation with the other Ameri can republics. Military Leaders Give Nazis To Still Be Fighting When Br Harrison Salisbury United Press Staff Correspondent Tehran, Dec. 24. (U.P3 Ger many has a 50-50 chance to sur vive the winter and still be fight ing In the spring In the opinion of United Nations military lead ers, who are convinced that the European war it entering Its last phase. Japan, they believe, It a dif ferent story. Their opinion is about evenly divided with some of them believing a long, arduous Pacific war lies ahead and others holding the theory that Japan will crumple once Germany Is defeated. War Theaters Toured This summation It based not only upon a personal Inspection which baa taken this mnetpond- SCHARNHORST IS Destruction of Big Battleship Robs Germany's Force of Last Capital Ship. London, Dec 27. (U.R) A naval spokesman revealed today that the destruction of the 26,-000-ton Nazi battleship Scharn horst In a running battle with British warships on the Mur mansk convoy route, cut the striking power of Germany's once-formidable surface fleet to two pocket battleships , and some small cruisers. Confirming unofficial reports that both the 41,000-ton Tirpitz and the 28,000-ton Gneisenau had been knocked out by previ ous British attacks, Adr. Sir William James, chief of British naval Information, said the 'loss of the Schamhorst left the Ger mans without a single capital ship in fighting trim. Only the thlnly-armbred and relatively slow 10,000-ton pocket battleships Lutzow and Admiral Scheer are now left to oppose me Allien naviesV Jismes said. The elusive Graf Zeppelin It the only known aircraft carrier from which the Nazis can pro vide 'air cover for their puny surface fleet. James said the sinking of the Scharnhorst would ease - the task of the British home fleet to contain the German fleet and prevent it from raiding Allied convoy routes and it Wat ex pected that the victory would tip the scales even mora strong ly toward the United States and Britain in the coming naval showdown with Japan In the Pacific. "Through all these long years our main fleet has had to be ready at a moment's notice when in harbor and has been at sea whenever convoys have been within striking distance of German ships in northern Nor way," he said. 3 Three Mcdford restaurants have had their ration accounts temporarily closed by the dis trict OPA headquarters for over drawing of their ration accounts according tc a notice sent to the local war price and rationing board. It was pointed out that the restaurants need not close their doors but that they would be able to serve only unratloned foods until their ration accounts were balanced one more. Other restaurants owners were warned that ration ac counts must be kept balanced. ent In the last 80 days through all the major European war theaters except Russia, but also upon the conclusions reached by United Nations leaders after the Cairo and Tehran conferences. Here Is theWst accurate sum mation of the situation which may be presented from that back ground: Some top war experts believe the crackup of Germany may come anytime after New Year's day, but this belief is not shared generally by the United Nations commanders. If the Germans don't toss In the sponge before winter's end they will suffer the greatest allied of fensive blow of the war the long-promised second front In western Europe. It if no secret to Um Oermani Strike Brings Two Christmas Babes Born Here Two Christmas babies were reported this morning, both born Christmas day at Com munity Hospital. Parents of the infants are Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Stonehocker of Rt. -2, box 408, who have an eight pound girl, and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hyde of 730 W. 14th street v ho are the parents of an 8-pound bqy, DRIVES TO WEST E T Moscow, Dec 27 (U.R) Gen. Nikolai F. Vatutln's army of the Ukraine swept westward on a 00 -mile front against the Zhitomlr-Koroesten railroad to day, pressing a new offensive In the Kiev salient which in three days had rega'ned almost two- thirds of the territory lost In five weeks. Vatutln's drive had ended a German threat at Klov, and hhd sat the Russian y forces of - the northwest Ukraine again strik ing out toward the prewar Polish border some 75 miles be yond their battle line. Nasi Losses Heavy The 'R'isslans reported that the abortive German counter oifenslve had cost the Nazi more than 10 Penier divisions or in excess of 1,000 tanks, along with at least -tlx Infantry divisions which at full strength would ap proach 100,00c men. . A Pravda doroatch said the path of the advancing Russians wat littered with heaps of bodies, knocked-out tpnks and vehicles, and abandoned German weapons. FLEEINGCl'ICTS BY San Quenttn, Cal., Dec. 27. (U.R) Police and deputies follow ed two trails of automobile and clothing thefts today In a wide spread search for four young Los Angeles robbers who escaped from San Quenttn prison by breaking away from a church servlco waiting line and scaling the wall with a hand-woven rope. The fugitives are Austin D.' Redford, 20, and Roy Drake, 19, members of a four-man gang, which robbed the Beverly Hills hotel of 8100,000 In cash and Jewelry last February; and Ralph Ward, 22, robber, and Lawrence Montarl, 21, burglar. Redford and Drake have a bad prison rec ord. 50-50 Chance Spring Arrives now that the allies are straining every nerve and muscle to open up a massive continental iront, possibly even before the snows melt At far at the allied high com mand opinion goet, the fate of Germany hat now been sealed. If the Germans want to go on fighting, that It their own choice, but their defeat is as certain as tomorrow i sunrise. If the war ends before the opening of the second front, al lied strategists believe that It will be because of an internal Ger man collapse. Some observers believe there It an even chance that the Ger man general staff will seize con trol by an Internal coup and tlirow themselves upon the mar- book entitled "On Mart Wan ey'oftbtaliles. dU WlUkla." of War W.L.B. AGREES TO TO EYEDEMANDS Meeting Tonight Will Act on ClO's Request For Retro active Wage Increases. Washington. See. 27 (U.R) The IS non-operating rail way unions today called off the nationwide strike they had scheduled to begin Thursday. The unions made public a lat ter to President Roosevelt re porting that they had reached substantial agreement with management representatives em their wage dispute and were leaving to the president this decision en how overtime par , should b distributed. The non-operating unions embrace about 1,100,000 em ployes. . (By United Press) A steel strike, spreading through seven states where 135, 000 workers remained . away from their Jobs, today precipi tated one of the gravest; labor crises since Pearl HarborY' i President Roosevelt returned? to Washington from a holiday vacation at Hyde Park to take) personal charge of the situation which developed while member of three operating and 15 non operating railroad unions threat ened to tie up war production by walking off their Job Dee, SU, i ..... . . .. - . , ' Pledged ly T. D. R. : The War Labor board called a special session for 7 p. m. EWT at Washington to act on the ClO't United Steel Worker union't demands that any wag Increase be made retroactive. The president already had pledged retroactive wages In an appeal from Hyde Park for the striking workers to return to) their Jobs. The steel workers claimed that they were not on strike, but were protesting the WLB's action in denying them a 17 cents an hour wage hike a de mand far in excess of the presi dent's anti-Inflation formula. - Meanwhile, the ttrike spread to Buffalo, N. Y., where 500 employes of the Republle Steel corporation refused to work after reporting for the morning, shUt. ' Selsure Imminent Government seizure of th railroads appeared Imminent, and the president wat expected to taxe drastic, action If th steel strike is not settled soon. The steel workers, with no back-to-work order from union officials, ignored the president' appeal for "uninterrupted pro duction" made before he left hit Hyde Park home last night. He promised the workers that any wage adjustment reached in new contracts would be retro active to midnight Dec 24 when the contracts governing 890,000 members of the ClO'a United Steel Workers union expired. WILLKIE LETTER Washington, Dec. 27 U.R Harry Hopkins, presidential ad viser, today described as "for geries" a letter allegedly signed by him and addressed to Dr. Umphrey Lee, president of Southern Methodist university, predicting that Wendell L. Will kle would be the 1944 republi can presidential nominee. Hopkins said the Federal Bureau of Investigation at hi request wat Investigating th letter. It wat made public by C. Nelson Sparks, former mayor I of Akron. 6.. and author of
