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Thirty-ninth Year
Yanks Launch All-Out Attack by Land
, To Blast Stubborn Germans Out of Cherbourg
BESIEGED NAZIS
BY PLANE WAVES
Troops Charge Forward
Through Villages: Port's
Fall Expected- in Hours.
Allied Supreme Headquarters,
London, June 22 (U.R) Ameri
can forces have launched an all
out attack on Cherbough by
land and air, with hundreds of
planes blasting the German for
tifications in one of the greatest
aerial displays since D-day while
troops overwhelmed the subur
ban defense outpost of Martin
vast. Wave upon wave of United
States light and medium bomb
ers pounded and gunned German
troops in the inner defenses of
Cherbourgh in a pulverizing bid
to blast open the ring of fortifi
cations for the siege army batter
ing the burning city's defenses.
Suburbt Taken
Encirclement of , t h e be
leaguered Norman port by the
U. S. forces was virtually com
pleted last night, and today the
troops charged forward through
numerous outlying villages on
all sides of the port and launched
the final attack with the close
support of Marauder, Havoc,
Thunderbolt and Mustang plants.
Airmen returning from the
tustained assault on the fortifi
cations lying along the city
limits said the Nazi defensive
area directly below Cherbough
had been blasted into a waste
land of rubble and flame.
Nails Separated
The Americans drove two
great wedges to the coastal area
east and west of Cherbough,
nhnnnina iha tmnnpH Germans
Into three isolated groups, and,
the fall of the ureal rencn pon
itself appeared imminent.
The headquarters announce
ment that the all-out, evidently
the final, assault on the city had
begun and it might bring vic
tory within a matter of hours.
ON SAIPAN JAPS
Aboard a Joint Expeditionary
Force Flagship Off Salpan, June
22 (East Longitude Time) (U.R)
Shielded by a great American
battle fleet standing off the Mar
ianas, U. S. marines and army
troops launched a major attack
this morning to wipe out the
Japanese defenders of Saipan is
land. The situation forced upon
Japan's elusive grand fleet- the
grimmest challenge yet present
ed it to come in and fight.
In exactly one week of fight
1 ing. the Americans had effected
' a landing across the reefs in the
face of extremely heavy fire and
had captured the southern third
of the island, including two air
fields. One of these fields was
Aslito airdrome, the most val
uable in the Marianas which was
ready for operation today after
Seabees repaired and extended
its 3, 600-foot main runway.
SIDE GLANCES
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TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Edna Myers conducting a
thorough search of her handbag
for some notes which turned out
t" be some place else.
Enid Rankin thinking she de
served medal or something for
arriving early with her Red
Cross copy.
Roscy Roscnbaum shyly ad
mitting that he's nearing the
million-dollar rrfark in bond
sales for all the war loan drives.
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Mcme RmHo-Telephoto)
French Colonial troops stream ashore from landing craft near Marina dl Camp In the first picture of Elba In
vasion in Tyrrhenian Sea oft coast of Italy. Despite fierce initial resistance, the French, supported by Allied
Dlanes. conauered historic isle where Naooleon once spent short-lived exile. Signal Corps radlo-telephoto.
ROOSEVELT SIGNS
BILL OF RIGHTS
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Washington, June 22. 4U.R)
President Roosevelt today sign
ed into law the most extensive
veterans' benefit measure in the
country's history, the so-called
"G. I. Bill of Rights."
The bill provides such aid as
federally financed education,
government guaranteed loans,
unemployment compensation
and employment services for
veterans of World War II. Veter
ans administration officials have
estimated the benefits will cost
$6,500,000,000.
Jobless To Get $20
The unemployment compensa
tion section provides for $20 a
week benefits for a maximum of
52 weeks. It also provides unem
ployment compensation for self
employed persons who meet cer
tain qualifications.
If the claimant draws unem
ployment compensation from
other source during the same
period, it must be subtracted
from the $20 permitted under
this bill.
The bill's loan clause provides
that the government is to guar
antee up to 50 per cent of loans,
with a ceiling of $2,000 on the
amount guaranteed by the gov
ernment, whether made by pri
vate qr public lending agencies
or institutions. The loans must
be for investment in a home,
farm or business, and will bear
more than four per cent Interest.
Costliest item concerns educa
tion, with tuition grants ranging
up to $500 annually plus allow
ances of $75 monthly for per
sons with dependents and $50 a
month for those with no depen
dents. Maximum benefits extend to
four years education or training,
providing the veterans' educa
tion or training was interrupted
by Iiis entrance into service or
that he entered the armed forces
before reaching 25 years of age.
The bill sets up a veterans'
placement service, utilizing the
machinery of the United States
employment service with the
administrator of veterans affairs
serving as chairman of the
board.
It also authorizes expenditure
of an additional $500,000,000 for
construction of additional hospi
tal facilities.
Sacramento, June 22 AI.R)
A bill reducing the mandatory
staff of the state war council
from 13 to three state and re
gional officers today had the
signature ol Gov. Earl Warren.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1944
First Picture of French Invasion of Elba
Duce Promised 1,500,000 Slaves
To Work For Germany, Document
Captured by Allied Forces Shows
Rome, June 22 (U.R) Allied authorities today announced
the capture of a document in which Bnlto Mussolini promid
the Germans to hand over 1,500,000 Italian laborers for work
in Germany.
The announcement said that a
"recently captured document
dated May 21, which was passed
from the German ambassador
in Rome to a member of the
diplomatic staff attached to
(Marshal Albert) Kessclring's
headquarters, shows the lengths
to which Mussolini was willing
to go to provide laborers for
Germany."
The document, signed by
Mussolini and Rudolf Rahn, as
serted that "the extremely crit
ical labor situation in the Reich
demands that Italian manpower
reserves be mobilized without
delay and put into service of
the Reich.
IE INTERNEE
HAMMERS PALS
San Francisco, Jilne 22 U.R)
S h i g e o Okamoto, 39-year-old
Japanese alien, was in custody
of War Relocation Authority
police today charged with beat
ing two other Japanese Internees
with a hammer last night at the
Tule Lake segregation center.
WRA spokesmen said Sonon
uki Suzuki, Okamoto's room
mate, still was unconscious and
In a critical condition at the Cen
ter hospital. He suffered a frac
tured skull. The other victim,
Shunzi Tanabe, 81. was said to
be recovering satisfactorily.
Okamoto, who lived at Stock
ton, Calif., before evacuation,
gave no reason for the attack,
but said "certain people have
been spreading- rumors about
me." He came to Tule Lake last
Year from the Rohwer reloca
tion center in Arkansas.
PRICE CONTROL BILL
GIVEN NEW LIFE LEASE
Washington, June 22 (U.R)
Congress yesterday completed
legislative action on a measure
extending, with modifications,
the life of the price control act
for one year beyond its present
expiration date, June 30.
38 TIRES LOST
Los Angeles, June 22 (U.R)
By the time Ray Phillips discov
ered the rear gate on his truck
was open, 38 new white side
wall tires had rolled out and
vanished. The tires lacked fer
ial numbers
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F. R. WILL REVEAL
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Washington, June 22 U.R
Gov. Ellis Arnall of Georgia,
after conferring with President
Roosevelt, predicted today that
the chief executive soon will
issue a statement indicating his
willingness to accept a fourth-
term nomination if the Demo
cratic convention so desires.
Arnall told reporters as he
left the executive office that he
would "not be surprised" if Mr.
Roosevelt makes "a big public
statement" soon after the Re
publican convention, but before
the Democratic convention. The
Republicans meet next week;
the Democrats July 19.
He said the president, in that
statement, would be "taking the
people of the country into his
confidence" about his "willing
ness irrespective of his per
sonal desires to abide by the
party's decision, a willingness to
submit to the mandates of the
Dem-cratic convention."
PRIORITIES EXPERT TO
AID BUSINESSMEN HERE
A priorities representative of
the War Production board will
be in Medford June 28 and 29
to assist local business people
with priorities problem's it was
announced today by the Jack
son County Chamber of Com
merce. The representative will
be at the chamber offices all
day for both days and appoint
ments for conferences may be
made by calling 2294, according
to Frank Hull, manager of the
Chamber of Commerce.
ONLY A DREAM
Whiting, Ind., June 22 U.R)
For a few minutes yesterday
Mrs. Elizabeth Koby, an era
ploye at the Standard Oil com
pany's WMting Refinery, was t
m u 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 lonaire, tnen tne
dream ended. A payroll ma
chine had made a mistake in
her check, making it out- for
$99,999,994 Instead of $13.26,
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PLAIN TO GOP
"No Postwar Military Alli
ances." Says Presidential
Aspirant in First Talk.
Chicago, June 22 (U.R) Gov.
John W. Bricker's opening state
ment here that "we want no
postwar military alliances" was
followed immediately today by
announcement from Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey's headquar
ters that theJew Yorker "would
be glad to have the republican
resolutions committee confer
with him" if they desire his
views on policy.
Word that Dewey would wel
come such a conference was re
ceived here by Herbert
Brownell, Jr., of New York, one
of "the draft Dewey" managers
with headquarters in 15 rooms
on the 25th floor of the Stevens
hotel.
Dewey Will Come
Brlcker arrived today to at
tend the republican national
convention which begins June
26. Dewey managers . indicated
that the New Yorker did not
contemplate coming here for any
platform conferences but would
come to accept the presidential
nomination which they insist
he will.
Ren. Warren Austin, R., Ver
mont, named today as chairman
of the resolutions committee sub
groups on foreign affairs, said
Dewey's advice would be sought
if any questions arise.
"We naturally would want to
get the views of any candidate,"
Austin said.
Undertaking leadership of his
own oampaign for the republican
presidential nomination, Brlcker
held a press conference imme
diately upon arrival today. He
reiterated his opposition to use
of international force as
prominent weapon to maintain
postwar peace. Dewey has en
dorsed use of force and alliances
among the United Nations big
four.
BASEBALL
' National
Cincinnati 4 14 2
Pittsburgh 9 14 1
Carter, DcLacruz, Kostanty,
Shoun and Mueller; Scwell and
Davis, Lopez.
American
Boston 8 11 0
Philadelphia 4 11 2
Bowman, Ruba, Barrett and
Partee; Black, Berry and Hayes.
State Labor Federation Rows
Over Roosevelt and Mahoney
Eugene, Ore., June 22 (U.R) i
Resolutions calling for endorse
ment of a fourth term for Presi
dent Roosevelt and the candidacy
of Willis Mahoney, democratic
nominee for U. S. senator, ap
peared today to have precipi
tated a battle on the floor of the
42nd annual convention of the
Oregon State Federation of
Labor here.
Introduction of the two con
troversial resolutions was follow
ed by presentation of one which
declared for a non-partisan poli
tical policy.
S. Eugene Allen, editor of the
Oregon Labor Press and chair
man of the laws and legislation
committee to which all three
resolutions were referred, Intro
duced the latter resolution,
which declared that endorse
ments by the convention would
lead to "disunity and confusion."
President J. D. McDonald over
ruled a move for Immediate ac
tion without referral of the reso
lution to endorse Mahoney.
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SPECIAL SESSION
IAY BE REQUIRE
FOR SOLDIER VOTE
Gov. Snell Urged to Call
Legislature to Insure In
clusion of All Service Men
Salem, Ore., June 22 (U.R)
Possibility that Gov. Earl Snell
may call a special session of the
Oregon legislature to amend
present election laws in regard
to soldier voting was seen here
today after an announcement by
the governor that he had been re
peatedly urged by members of
the legislature and others to do
so.
"I will do everything possible
to insure the war veterans an op
portunity to vote," Gov. Snell
said.
Farrell Assures
Earlier he was advised by
Secretary of State Robert S.
Farrell, Jr., that if the county
clerks of the state speed up print
ing of ballots and if they are de
livered and returned promptly
by the federal government, there
will be plenty of time for aol
diers to cast their votes.
The present law permits In
dependent candidates until 45
days before the election to file,
and the ballots can not be mail
ed before that time. Changes
proposed for the law provide for
moving that time up to allow
more mailing time for the bal
lots. 17 Days Required
Army postofflce authorities
have estimated that air mail
time to any soldier, anywhere,
is not more than 17 days, which
would permit the ballots to go
and return, but does not allow
a very wide margin.
On July 10 county clerks of
the state will meet here to go
into the problem more thorough
ly. If it appears that Insufficient
time is allowed for the mailing
of ballots, it is believed to b a
virtual certainty that a special
session will be called.
THIS JUNE SLOW IN
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Marriage licenses Issued by
the county clerk this month have
been at the rate of one a day, a
total of 21 being issued. This
June has not been the "marrying
month" of the year when nuptial
knots in the earlier months were
being tied at the rate of three
per day. The total for last June
with Camp White full was three
a day. Most of the licenses Is
sued to date have been to civil
ians.
Earlier the convention had
adopted a report of the legisla
tion committee recommending
that discussion of the political
situation In the annual report of
Secretary D. E. Nickerson be the
position of the federation. Nick
erson's report made no endorse
ments. Dr. George Bernard Noble,
chairman of the 12th regional
war labor board, told delegates
that fascism can be the only re
sult of the struggle to the death
between labor and management
unless the two factions seek har
monious bargaining in the post
war world.
Noble called upon labor to
"make peace In Its own house,"
and invited unions to offer con
structive criticism to the board.
"Labor conditions In the north
west are good, if no better than
the rest of the country," Noble
said, "and In the future, labor
can expect little more In the
way of wage increases unless
there is a change in the cost of
living."
U. S. Navy Planes Score
Major Victory in Clash
Off Philippine Islands
By William F. Tyree
United Press War Correspondent
Pearl Harbor, June 22. (U.R) The United Statej fleet defeated
a powerful unit of the Japanese grand fleet off the Philippines
Monday, sinking or damaging 14 enemy warships, Including four
aircraft carriers and a battleship, to score one of America's great
est naval victories of the war.
An extraordinary announcement at Admiral Chester W. Nimitz'
headquarters today revealed that planes of the United States fifth
fleet pounced on the Japanese warships as they emerged from
the channel between Luzon and Formosa.
U. S. Surface Units Not Involved
In an air-sea battle reminiscent of Midway, the surface units
never coming to grips, the Americans trounced the formidable
Japanese force and sent its survivors limping back to the safety
oi their own waters.
The Americans lost 49 planes, today's communique said without
mentioning loss of or damage to the ships of Admiral Raymond A.
Spruance's fifth fleet.
The Japanese force comprised four or more battleships, five or
six carriers, five fleet tankers and attached cruisers and destroyers.
The prillminary official accounting of the attack said:
One aircraft carrier, believed to be of the Syokaku class, re
ceived three 1,000-pound bomb hits.
One carrier of the Hayataka class was sunk.
One carrier of the same class was badly damaged and left burn
ing furiously.
One light carrier ot the Zuiho or Taiho class received at least
one bomb hit.
One battleship of the Kongo class was damaged.
One cruiser was damaged.
Three destroyers were damaged and one of them believed sunk.
Three tankers were sunk and the other two badly damaged
and left ablaze.
Many Jap Planes Downed
Fifteen to 20 defending Japanese planes were shot down.
Nimitz thus summed up the results of the battle off the Philip
pines and beyond the newly acquired American invasion foothold
in the Marianas Islands a day after the Japanese News Agency .
reported that a Tokyo naval spokesman soon would have a big
naval victory to announce.
In the same communique Nimitz revised upward from 300 to
353 the number of Japanese planes shot down in the attack on the
American fleet off the Marianas Sunday.
It disclosed for the first time that in the Sunday engagement
two U. S. aircraft carriers and one battleship received superficial
dnmage, and 21 planes were lost in combat. The fighting ability
of the warships was not impaired by the slight damage to them.
The communique said nothing of U. S. naval damage In the
Monday battle off the Philippines, and it was indicated that no
information was available yet.
Battle Late Monday Evening
The heaviest blows in the air-sea battle off the Philippines were
struck in -the last daylight hours of Monday. After darkness
closed in, the Japanese broke off the engagement and fled west
ward toward the channel between Formosa and Luzon, from
which they emerged.
Nimitz disclosed that the U. S. victory was so decisive that units
still are ranging the battle area three days later In search of
American airmen who may have survived from the lost planes.
Many of the crewmen landed in the water at night, and an unde
termined number already have been rescued.
The fleet units were commanded by Admiral Spruance, while
the carrier task force was under the Immediate tactical command
of Vice Admiral M. II. Mitschcr.
IS
This year summer actually, as
well as theoretically, is starting
June 21 for the month so far has
brought practically no warm
weather to the Rogue River val
ley. However, it was stated at
the weather bureau this after
noon that warmer days, more
favorable to haying, are In store
for the district.
Up to June 21, longest day1 of
the year and officially the first
day of the summer, the tempera
tures for June averaged five de
grees below the normal for that
month, bureau records show,
normal running from 62 to 70
degrees In past years. In adal
tlon, the days were abnormally
cloudy and an excess of .93
inches of rain fell during the
first 21 davs. '
Highest temperature so far
was 85 degrees June 10 and
lowest 40 degrees on the 4th.
These are far from records, how
ever, since the temperature once
fell to 32 degrees In June, this
happening in 1917. In 1926, the
thermometer registered an all
time June high of 109 degrees.
NYE'S NAME LINKED
IN SEDITION TRIAL
Washington, June 22 (U.R)
The name of Sen. Gerald P.
Nye, R., N. D., a strong pre
Pcarl Harbor non-lnterventlon-Ist,
was linked today with the
trial of 29 persons charged with
part In a Nazi conspiracy to un
dermine the morale of the
American armed forces.
Ira Chase Kochnc, attorney
for three of the defendants, said
that Nye had "gone back" on a
promise to produce photostatic
copies of certain documents
"vital" to his three clients.
Washington, June 22 (U.R)
The nation's railroads hauled
879.161 cars of revenue freight
in the week ended June 17, a
rise of 4,968 from the previous
week and a new high since Oct.
23, 1943, the Association of
American Railroads disclosed today.
3-PRONGED DRIVE
Moscow, June 22 (U.R) Red
army forces, opening a new of
fensive against the faltering
Finnish lines, sent a three-pronged
drive around the lakes north
of Leningrad today the third
anniversary of the Russo-Ger-man
war which already has tak
en a toll of more than 13,000,000
killed or captured.
The Soviet Information
Bureau, which said the Nazis
were now faced "with complete
rout" after three years of fight
ing on the eastern front, listed
the German dead or captured at
7,800,000 and similar Russian
losses at 5,300,000.
CONGRESS COMPLETES
TERMINATION MEASURE
Washington, June 22. (U.R)
Congress, faced with a possible
24-hour delay In the recess it
hopes to stait on Friday, today
completed legislative action on
a measure to govern war con
tract terminations and sped sev
eral other "must" bills toward
approval.
While conferees Ironed out
differences in several appropria
tion bills which must be enacted
before any recess can b-i taken,
the house accepted the compro
mise conference version of the
contract termination bill and
thereby completed congressional
action on the measure.
BOND BAIT
Pittsburgh, June 22 (U.R)
Some highest bidder at a war
bond auction to be held here
next Monday may be able to
realize a life ambition riding
through downtown Pittsburgh
on a hook and ladder truck with
the siren screaming.
Sales to date In the Fifth
War Loan Drive
S996.312
"E" Sale ,
Quota
,.$214,262.50
$600,000
Total Quota
for County 82,282.000
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