Yank Shock Troops Fight Way Close to Cherbourg Heart
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TRIBUNE
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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