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Yank Shock Troops Fight Way Close to Cherbourg Heart GERMANS EXPECT Weather ...Forecast: Fair. Little change la temperature tonight and Saturday. Temp. Highest yeiterday St Lowest thti morning 67 Precipitation Nona TRIBUNE EDF0RD F United Press Full Leased Wire United Press- Leased Wire Thirty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1944 NO. 79. Belgium, Northern France Seen Probable Spots for FurtheV Beach Assaults. M C O! ill Vl7flD)f? Allied Supreme Headquarters, London, June 23 (U.R) Amer! can shock troops battled their way closer to the Cherbourg harbor and heart of the city to day in the most violent lighting of the Norman campaign, and victory appeared near, with some possibility that the port might al ready be in allied hands. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarter s, hopeful that Cher bourg would fall at any time, re vealed that the Americans had captured one of three main ter rain features dominating the port as long ago as last mmnight. Hack Way Forward Field dispatches from the out skirts of Cherbourg, filed as the final assault on the city roared through its second day, said the United States units had hacked their" way forward at bayonet point more than a mile into the German fortifications blockading the southern gates of the city. Other "big bangs" are being prepared coincident with the final drive to capture Cherbourg, it was revealed at headquarters. but where and when these will fall is known only to the su preme allied command. (The reference to forthcoming blows against the enemy was not amplified. The German DNB news agency said today that it appeared that American . and British troops concentrated in Britain would be hurled at the coast of Belgium and northern France, adding that "after the launching of the Soviet summer offensive yesterday, it must be expected that the Americans and British will start the second stage of the invasion very soon.") Early Fall Seen Headquarters spokesmen, as serting that the final battle of Cherbourg was not likely to de velop into a siege, said it was defended by elements of one Ger man static and two field' divis ions. .'. ''. The Germans have neither troops nor material for any ex tensive counterattacks in the Cherbourg zone; their garrison cannot be relieved and it has only the slimmest chance of rein forcement a combination re garded at headquarters as fore shadowing the early fall of the city. Save for the Cherbourg sector, the Norman situation remained largely static for the seventh straight day. CLEAR LAST JAPS Southeast Asia Headquarters, Kandy, Ceylon, June 23. U.R) British forces have regained control of the 60-mile Imphal Kohima highway after killing an estimated 14,000 Japanese in three months fighting, it was disclosed today as allied sources revealed for the first time that Japan hurled a fully-equipped army of 75,000 men into the in vasion of India last March. A communique said two Brit ish columns, striking from the north and south, joined forces or. tho highway yesterday and quickly routed the rennants of the Japanese 15th and 31st divi sions which had been attempt ing to hold a road block about 25 miles south of Kohima. The victory reopened the vital overland supply route be tween the British imperial garri sons at Imphal and Kohima and appeared to have ended the Jap anese threat to the communica tions lines of the allied armies in northern Burma. TWO PILOTS KILLED Pocatello, Ida., June 23 (U.R) 2nd Lts. Raymond A. Jergcnsen, 22, Lovelock Nev., and Orvllle J. Morrison, 26, Fresno, Calif., were killed yesterday when their fighter planes collided in mid air while on a combat training flight, the army announced to day. . , SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS Jo Smith and Blanche Lyman carrying on an earnest street corner conference. The E. P Leavitts moving to day to the park superintendent's lodge and insuring plenty of ex citement by inviting four mem bers of the very young set as guests. Max MUlhollin and Pet Peter son gleefully reminiscing over Uicjf' ncao diy luncheon, ,v ,v vs'-l tr& y. ..:..? t $f iii ii i i J L irfjKiiMS Governor Earl Warren of California goes into last stage of "write an tear it up, write some more and tear that up" preparation on the key note screech he'll deliver at Renublican national convention. Chicago. Dewey Hints He Will Lead Way in Ousting of Arrogant Bureaucrats Chicago, June 23. (U.R) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, in his first official word to the nominate, him for, the presidency the Roosevelt administration has ping bureaucracy, and called for a "new spirit in federal govern ment" to replace the new deal. AUTOS COLLIDE NORTH OF CITY Five persons were hospitalized early this afternoon for treat ment of injuries, not believed serious, they suffered in an auto mobile accident at the intersec tion of the Pacific and Crater Lake highways at the north edge of Medford. In Community hospital were Mrs. Vera Sanders, 23, and her three-year-old son, Ruben, of Sprague River, and Mr. and Mrs. Evan MacWilliams of Klamath Falls, 18 and 34 years old, re spectively. Taken to the station hospital at Camp White was Mrs. Elea nore Lowe, an employe at the camp. According to state police, the accident occurred when the car driven by Mrs. Sanders, travel ing north on the Pacific high way, was struck by the machine operated by Mrs. Lowe, moving south on the Crater Lake high way. . Hit broadside, the Sanders auto was turned over in the mid dle of the intersection, police said. Both machines were badly damaged. Cause of the accident was not immediately deter mined. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders and Ru ben, and Mr. and Mrs. MacWil liams were all riding in the Sanders car. Mr. Sanders was uninjured, while his wife suffer ed shock and bruises and their son a lacerated mouth, according to hospital attendants Mr. and Mrs. MacWilliams were not bad ly hurt. The accident happened about 12:25. CO. BUDGET ADOPTED AT COURTHOUSE HEARING The Jackson county budget for the 1944-1945 tax year, call ing for the raising of $383,526.08 by tax levy, was approved as published, at a public hearing held in the courthouse this morning. No protest to any of the items were offered. Scth Bullis was the only taxpayer present. RECOGNIZE BOLIVIA Washington, June 23. -U.R) The United States and 19 other American republics today will end six month of non-recognition of Bolivia by establishing diplomatic relations with the government which gaine'd pow er on Dec. 20 through a military coup. Argentina recognized Bi livia earlier this year, (Acme Telephoto) Republican convention which may next week, charged today that become a "sprawling, overlap Dewey's statement, as chair man of an advisory committee on government reform, re-om-mending platform provisions, fpr the 1944 campaign; was read to the resolutions committee by Kenneth S. Mncaffer, New York representative on the resolutions committee. The statement carried with it the implication that if Dewey is nominated and elected he will lead the way in governmental reforms and work in harmony with congress to "raise the fed eral service to a high level of ef ficiency and competence." Dewey's . statement declared that the Roosevelt administra tion "is undermined by execu tive use of power, confused lines of authority, duplication of ef fort, inadequate fiscal control, loose personnel practices and an attitude of arrogance previously unknown in our history." T. SOLDIER, PASSES Mrs. E. M. Kindred, 132 Sixth street, Ashland, this morning re ceived word of the death of her son, Pfc. Andrew L. Stewart, 27. earlier today in McMellon hos pital, Martinsburg, W. Va. Pfc. Stewart was recently returned to this country from Italy, where he had been wounded, and death was reported due to a liver com plication. The body is to be sent to Ashland for funeral services and interment. Pfc. Stewart had been In the army for more than a year and overseas for about three months. Survivors include his mother and a small son, the latter resid ing in Burns, Ore. Hitlerites Stall Advance in Italy Rome, June 23. (U.R) Ger man shock troops have stallefl the British 8th army advance in c-rtral Italy w'th p. series of savage counteratt.c' s on a 25 mile front north and west of Perugia, but other allied forces are sweeping northward with in creasing speed along both the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts, a communique said today. Allied headquarters revealed that crack German rear guards turned n their pursu s in the hill country surrounding Peru gia for what appeared to be the first determined enemy stand since the flight from Rome be gan. RUTH ROOSEVELT WEDS Fort Worth, Tex., June 23. (U.R) Mrs. Ruth Googins Roose velt, 34, divorced wife of Col. Elliott Roosevelt son of the president and Lt. Col. Harry T. Eidson, 34, of Indianapolis, Ind., were married today. IN EFFORT TO BAR DEWEY JT1PEDE Minnesotan's Name Will Be Placed in Nomination Re gardless of Developments Chicago, June 23 (U.R) Stas- sen for President headquarters announced today that the young naval officer's name would be placed in nomination here, "re gardless of any other develop ment,". In what looked like a move to join forces with Gov. John W. Bricker in an attempt to prevent a first ballot stam pede to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York. Dr. R. C. Radabaugh of Min nesota, national chairman of Lt. Commander Harold E. Stassen's campaign organization, made the announcement at a press confer ence which developed little else except that the former governor of Minnesota has only 35 assured votes so far. Chicago, June 23. (U.R) Sen. Arthur Vandenberg, R., Mich., chairman of the Mackinac con ference foreign relations sub committee, told the Republican convention resolutions commit tee today that the party must adopt a three-point program pledging total victory in the war, participation in adequate postwar International coopera tion, and conservation of essen tial American rights. The Mackinac committee plat form recommendation in advo cating International cooperation opposed joining a "world state." "Otherwise," Vandenberg said In a statement prepared for de livery before the resolutions committee, "foreign issues will dominate all else in the great 1944 referendum." Chairmen Named Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., Ohio, chairman of the resolutions com mittee, today announced appoint ment of various subcommittees, the chairmen of which are as fol lows: Postwar business, Sen. E. H. Moore, Oklahoma; foreign trade, former Governor Alf M. Landon, Kansas; labor, William Hutche son, Indiana; agriculture, Gov. Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Iowa; and Western and Pacific, Lowell C. Paget, Oregon. Sen. Warren R. Austin, R., Vt., previously had been named chairman of the foreign relations subcommittee. The special foreign policy ad visory committee proposed en dorsement of the theory of co operative forces to prevent mili tary aggression. Strange Bedfellows Account Convention Housing Shortage Chicago, June 23 (U.R) Poli tics makes strange bedfellows. So does a room shortage. The shortage of sleeping space was so acute in this city today, two days before the open ins of the Republican national convention, that party members supporting one candidate for the presidential nomination found themselves bunking with back ers of another hopeful. All major hotels have been taken over by the convention housing committee, but still the reed for doubling up was acute. FRENCH LIBERATION ITEM NO 1 SAYS F. R. Washington, June 23 (U.R) President Roosevelt today re iterated his belief that more of France should be liberated be fore the problem of civil admin istration. Involving the question of recognition of the De Gaulle committee, Is taken up, PORT BLAIR RAIDED Southeast Asia Headquarters, Kandy, Ceylon, June 23 (U.R) Allied planes from eastern fleet units raided Port Blair, in the southern Andaman islands Wed nesday morning and damoged Japanese installations, a com munique said today. E Powerful Attack in White Russia Open Gaps in Nazi Defense Near Vitebsk. London, June 23. (U.R) The red army has struck the first blow in its long awaited summer offensive, Moscow announced to night, mounting a powerful of fensive on a broad front in White Russia, blasting two great gaps in the German defenses on either side of Vitebsk, and advancing up to more than nine miles. A few vhours after Berlin propagandists reported that the Russians had launched their summer campaign, the Soviet high command disclosed that the army of upper White Russia on the central front lashed out in force northwest and Southeast of Vitebsk and captured more than 150 towns and villages in the first phase of the offensive. "On June 23 northwest and southeast of Vitebsk, our troops with the support of massed artil lery and air fotnes went over to the offensive against the Ger man fascist troops," the Russian command reported. SOLDIER KILLED Pvt. Durward L'. Burton, para trooper formerly' stationed at Camp White for several months and a brother of Mrs. Harold Potter of Gold Hill, was killed in action in France during the early hours of the European in vasion, according to word re ceived by his sister and friends In Medford yesterday. The trooper, who left Camp White nearly a year ago, had been in England for several months. The young man's parents re side In Nebraska and both he and Mrs. Potter formerly made their home in that state. Allied Prisoners Murdered by Nazis Commons Is Told London, June 23. (U.R) For eign Secretary Anthony Eden told commons today .he govern ment had a complete chain of ev'dcnce proving that 51 British and allied prisoners in a Ger man war camp had been mur dered in "cold blood." The evidence, Eden said, was received partly from prisoners subsequently repatriated and showed that the captives were not shot while trying to escape from the camp or resisting ar rest. He identified the prison site as "Stalag Luft Third," ap parently an air camp. The men were taken to a Gestapo-controlled prison, Eden explained, and then removed in small parties and shot. Deserted Mother Hurls Young Baby Los Anceles. June 71 ill PI Angry because her soldier hus band wrte he had "fallen In love with another woman and wasn't coming home," Mrs. Lela Eva Pruitt, 21, hurled her five-months-old son nrrnca n rrwm and killed him, she told police today. Mrs. Pruitt. whose husband James, is stationed at Camp Polk, La,, said she was upset by the "other woman in my hus band's life." Shu tnnlr tho child's body to a hospital Tues day. An autopsy showed a frac tured skull. MANN NOW CITIZEN Los Angeles, Juno 23. (U.R) Dr. Thomas Mann, famous biog rapher whose German citizen s Ip was cancelled In 1936 by Adolf Hitler, todav took the oath of United States citizenship. Mann's wife, Kathcrina, also re ceived her citizenship. nil t:Br I Am'm' ii FORMOSA - ... ?" ' Pacific Ocean Kon- PHILIPPINE luzoffllt ,SLANDS NAVAL I - Soipan 4 GUAM rfJftb., Nl. CAROLINE 1$. if -V . BORNEO ABtaaS m 0 400 00 ? (Acm) TtUphotol United States carrier planes In a two-phase attack have routed the Japanese grand fleet in the vicinity of the Philippine Islands, inflicting severe losses of both ships and planes. No American vessels were lost and only one damaged. Marianas Conquest Assured With Defeat of Jap Fleet ' By United Press American conquest of the. Marianas Islands, only four hours' flying time from Japan, appeared assured today, following the de feat of a big Japanese naval force west -of the islands, and unof ficial observers said the United States soon will be able to hurl several thousand planes against Japan from the Marianas and other bses east and west of the enemy homeland. TO F:R: Eugene, Ore., June 23 (U.R) Delegates to the Oregon State Federation of Labor convention today were on record as refus ing to endorse a fourth term for President Roosevelt. Reason for the refusal was the belief that the American federation should take such ac tion, not one of the units. En dorsement should not be made before the parties nominate, lt was further decided. Among the 21 resolutions ap proved in the session were: Recommended to the execu tive board in favor of the elec tion of Willis Mahoney for sen ate, opposed sales tax; endorsed enforcement of child labor pro tection against immigrants; en dorsed retirement system for firemen; favored 40-hour week and overtime pay for public em ployes; asked for privacy of ju venile court records; asked for prohibition of use of war pris oners in industry; asked that men and women in the service not be reqlrcd to have fishing licenses; approved a postwar housing program; supported Bonneville appropriations fa vored physical examinations for all food handlers; asked for pas sage of the protection of Ameri can rights citizenship amend ment calling for deportation of Japanese nationals and the pro hibition of relocation of Japa nese on the Pacific coast. Northwest Lumber Strike Vote Looms Seattle, June 23 (U.R) The possibility of a formal strike vote among northwest iiimber workers appeared today follow ing the National War Labor Board's action in reaffirming its previous denial of wage Increase demands. The WLB agreed to reconsid er the demands after approxi mately 35,000 members of the lumber and sawmill workers (AFL) and the International Woodworkers of America (CIO) staged an unauthorized walk out last month, adversely af fecting lumber production In four Pacific northwest states. Navy spokesmen revealed that nearly 100 American aircraft carriers were operating In the Pacific, Including an undisclosed number serving with "Task Force 58" the deadly new striking force which sank or damaged 14 enemy ships Mon day night and turned back a full scale enemy attempt to reinforce the Maraianas, Task Force 58 alone, the navy, announced, is "capable of laun ching more than 1,000 planes at the very gates of Japan." Carrier-based allied planes from eastern fleet units added their weight to the spreading of fensive with a surprise strike on Port Blair in the southern Anda man islands, which guard the ap proaches to Singapore. Meanwhile, American ground troops stepped up their offensive to clear the Japanese from the northern half of Saipan, moving up the east coast to take almost the entire rim of Magicienne bay and advancing a mile up Mt. Potchau, in the interior. American planes, naval guns and land artillery supported the attack. The Japanese radio confirmed the sinking of an aircraft carrier by planes from Task Force 88 In Monday night's action west of the Marianas and admitted the loss of two other tankers. It made no mention of other dam ago inflicted by the Americans and claimed to have "sunk or damaged'" five U. S. carriers and a battleship. Rationers Busy On "T" Gas Issuance Staff members and volunteers are now at work making out "T" gasoline ration coupons for the next quarter, according to L. L. Tcrnahan, executive secretary of the local war price and ration board. The secretary said that the rations are being issued on the basis of information already in the hands of the board and that it was not necessary for truck owners to apply In person or to present certificates of necessity in advance. The present books expire June 30 and Mr. Ternahan said every effort would be made to have the new coupons all in the mail by that time. Persons not receiving their coupons by July 10 should then contact the board, he stated. POWELL IN HURRY Hollywood, June 23. (U.R) Film actor Dick Powell today cleared the way for his actress wife, Joan Blondcll, to obtain an uncontested divorce and indi cated the sooner the better. JAP SHIP LOSSES BOOSTED TO FIFTY SO FARM JUNE Grand Total of 623 Sent to Bottom Since the War; Keep Eye on Jap Fleet. Washington, June 23 (U.R) American submarines, operating as a highly destructive vanguard for U. S. forces now threatening Japan's inner defenses, have sunk 16 more enemy ships, the navy announced today. This made a total of 50 Jap anese vessels whose destruction by the daring American submar ines has been announced so far this month. 623 Grand Total Th lnrcfet ".nfpK, raicaA 623 the total of enemy ships sunk oy u. s. suDmarmes m this war. The 16 latest victims included 11 medium cargo vessels, four small cargo vessels and a me dium naval auxiliary. In addition to carrying out their mission of destruction, the submarines have been keeping a close watch on the Japanese fleet. Earlier this week, Secre tary of the Navy James Forrestal revealed that submarines helped In reconnoitering the enemy naval formation that was hit by carrier-based aircraft east of the Philippines on Monday. BANDlADE BEFORE PREMIERE Tonight's war bond premiere at the Craterlan theater will ba preceded by a band parade stag ed by the Camp White SCU 30 piece band. The parade will start at 7:15 p. m. at the court house, will proceed down Main street to Central and end at the Crateriai , where a short concert will be given. Doors of the theater will open at 7:30 p. m. and seating of bond buyers holding tickets to the double-feature show will con tinue until 8:15, curtain time of the stage show "The Call of Freedom." Second hnlf nf ih show will be the technicolor plc- lure rin-up Uirl", starring Bet ty Grable and here but the one night. Tickets are obtainable only In exchange for "E" bonds purchased not earlier than Mon day, and are at the bond sale headquarters, 21 North Central avenue. It was stated this noon, that thev are mnrh in and a full house is anticipated lonignt. Congress Windup Voted For Today Washington, June 23 (U.R) The senate and house today adopted a concurrent resolution calling for adjournment at the end of today's business until Aug. 1. There was no dissenting voice In either chamber The house meanwhile adopted without debate the final confer ence report on the $49,000,600, 000 war department appropria tion bill, sending it to the White House, . FISH BOATS SEIZED Victoria, B. C, June 23. U.R) Four fishing vessels of Ameri can registry, not authorized to anchor In Canadian waters un less compelled by engine failure or bad weather, were seized yes terday in Pachcna bay off Van couver island for Illegal anchor age. Salts to date In the Fifth War Loan Drive 31,174,711.50 "E" Sales , Quota ,.$231,762.50 .feoo.ooo Total Quota for County , ..12.262,000
