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J Allies Slash Into Exposed German Flank Below Newly Captured Caen TVLA XT Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Tuesday with Uttle change In temperature. . Temp. Highest yesterday - 87 Loweftt tilts morning - 54 Precipitation past 24 bra. . Medfoe JLMBUN LESS THAN MILE United Pren Full Leased Win . d Press Full Leased Win Thirty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1944 NO. 92. Montgomery's Men Storm Three Fortified Villages And Overrun Height Marines Enter Ruins of Saipan Capital City E Allied Supreme Headquarters, London, July 10. (U.R) British and Canadian forces slashed into the exposed German flank below newly-captured Caen today and drove forward through three for tified villages to within less than half a mile of the Orne river de fense line due south of Caen. Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgom ery's second army, striking again even while the mopup of the Caen area was under way, stormed through Eterville, Mal tot, and Bretteville-Sur-Oden in advances up to about a mile and overran the hotly-contested height called 112 commanding the Orne-Odon salient below Caen. Yanks Advance American forces advancing down the mid-Normandy high way toward Periers captured Sainteny, five miles southwest of Carentan, and other United States units expanded the bridge head across the Vire for an aver age gain of about a mile, reach ing a point only 7,000 yards from St. Lo. The expansion of the Vire bridgehead almost brought the front in line wtih the general battle zone through the Cau-mont-St. Lo area, and a head quarters spokesman said Lt. Gen Omar N. Bradley's drive there "shows considerable long term promise." The British-Canadian armored force cutting in below Caen like a giant scythe began developing a possible encirclement maneu ver against the German troops holding out grimly in the Fau borg de Vaucelles suburb of Caen. Conquest Sealed The high ground captured by the Imperials between the Odon and Orne was the key to the en tire Caen sector, and the victory put the final seal on the con quest of the great inland port from which the Nazis were ham mered by main "strength, A spokesman, however, em phasized that the Germans still were fighting fiercely all along the Normandy front, but had been obliged to throw in re serves they had been trying to build up for a showdown. It was emphasized that wher ever the Nazis were giving ground, they were doing so by orderly withdrawals, and no where was there a sign of dis organization in the enemy ranks or large-scale disengagement. With the seizure of point 112 between the Orne and Odon, the British were able to command the highway running south and slightly west from Caen to Thury - Harcourt, leaving only the Caen-Falaise highway in German hands and relatively free of interference. Mop Up Germans In the immediate area of Caen, which fell yesterday, German strong points which had been by passed in the final assault on the city were being cleaned out sys tematically. West of Caen the Germans counterattacked along the Cau-mont-Tilly-Sur-Seulles line, but were held everywhere by the British. A front dispatch said British armor, including Churchill and Sherman tanks, ranged the Odon-Orne corridor, backing up the infantry sweep against the high ground dominating the en tire area. The Americans who captured Sainteny pressed on down the road from Carentan toward Per iers, the road hub controlling the territory between St. Lo and the west coast. To the northwest, the Ger mans counterattacked strongly in the area of La Haye-Du Puits, captured yesterday, but the Americans beat off the blows and destroyed a number of enemy tanks. The Nazi command was re vealed to have thrown In against the Americans on the La Haye sector the second SS panzer group, which had been held in semi-reserve southeast of Cau mont. SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS A few of the boys of Medford high class of '42 holding a small reunion, but looking forward to the day when there will be a "big" one. Paul Finncll looking some what startled at finding himself suddenly and unceremoniously deposited on the ground when his lawn chair collapsed. Walker Quisenberry explain ing the intricasies of playing the stock market. . (Acme Telephoto) Marines enter still smouldering ruins of Garapan, capital city of Saipan. on alert for Jap snipers still hidden la debris. More than 7000 Japanese civilian residents ot the city have been Interned by Marine and Armj fgrces, who have cornered the Nins on Saioan's northern Up. Marine Corps photo. Completion of Saipan Island Conquest Provides Springboard for New Drives 10 Portland, Ore., July 10 (U.R) State Senator Tom Mahoney, chairman of the Oregon delega tion to the forthcoming Demo cratic national convention, today disputed the right of Willis Ma honey, Democratic senatorial candidate in Oregon, to predict that a majority of convention delegates from Oregon would favor renomination of Wal President Henry A. Wallace. The delegation chairman who is unrelated to the state sen ator said: "Since Willis Mahoney is not a delegate, I don't know on what he bases his prediction that Wal lace will be Oregon's choice. In fact, Willis has not been around Oregon enough during the past four years to make a safe predic tion on the weather." Washington, July 10 (U.R) Willis Mahoney, former mayor of Klamath Falls, Ore., and democratic candidate for sena tor from Oregon, predicted to day that a majority of delegates to the Democratic National con vention from his state will vote for the renomination of Vice President Henry A. Wallace. Mahoney also predicted that President Roosevelt will "over whelmingly carry the Pacific northwest" if he seeks a fourth term. Although Wallace's name did not appear on the ballot in the May democratic primary in Ore gon, some 11,800 democrats wrote his name in for the vice presidential nomination, Ma honey said. For F. D. R. Mr. Roosevelt's name was the only one on the ballot, and so the Oregon delegation Is com mitted only to voting for the President's renomination at Chi cago. But considering the size of the Wallace write-in, the dele gates may feel "morally bound" to vote for the vice-president, Mahoney said. Mahoney credited "President Roosevelt's foresight" for the fact that the Grand Coulee and Bonneville power dams were built, turning the Pacific North west Into "an Industrial empire." The Pacific Northwest, he ad ded, feels that Mr. Roosevelt In the reconversion from war to peace production "will not per mit the stripping of this empire." Washington, July 1 0 (U.R) Willis Mahoney, democratic sen atorial candidate In Oregon, re ported that he drew a nod and a smile from President Roose velt when he predicted that the chief executive would "sweep the northwestern states" In the November election. He said that the president made no statement to him as to whether he would accept a fourth-term nomination. But he V ft? a t By William F. Tyree United Press Staff Correspondent Pearl Harbor, July 10 (U.R) Completion of the conquest of Saipan In the bloodiest fighting of the Pacific war established United States forces today within bombing range of Japan and the Philippines. Saipan, with two large air fields and deep water harbors, opened a new springboard for further amphibious operations westward to the China coast and eventually to Japan itself. : Complete conquest of the ,75-. mile-square' Island. ' administra tive center of the Marianas, was announced late yesterday by Ad miral Chester W. Nimitz, who said U. S. Marines and army troops broke the last Japanese organized resistance in the north ern tip of Saipan Saturday. Hardest Fighting The 25-day campaign for Sal pan involved the fiercest fight ing of the Pacific and resulted in heavy losses to bqth the Unit ed States and Japan. Of the enemy's estimated 20, 000 to 30.000 men originally on the island, more than 11300 were buried by U. S. forces and hundreds taken prisoner. Although the American losses for the campaign were not dis closed, Nimitz previously had announced that In the first 14 days of fighting, the United States suffered 9754 casualties, of which 1474 were killed, 7400 wounded and others missing. It was believed, however, that the casualties were on a smaller scale since then. Nimitz' communique gave no Indication of the size of scat tered enemy remnants still on Saipan, but operations to dig the stragglers out of the hills and caves probably will continue for some time. Japs Isolated Additionally, thousands of oth er Japanese scattered through the remaining Marianas from Guam in the south to Pagan in the north, virtually were Iso lated by the conquest and faced continual aerial bombardment with little hope of assistance from home. The campaign on Saipan was perhaps the costliest yet suf fered by the Japanese. Since it opened on June 14, the Japa nese lost their key base In the western Pacific, together with the entire garrison, and more than 1000 planes and 100 ships destroyed or damaged. Nimitz disclosed that carrier based planes again attacked Guam and Rota, south of Saipan, Friday and Saturday while an American combat patrol shot down nine Japanese fighter planes apparently attempting to fly from Guam to Yap. Six twin-engined Japanese planes were destroyed on the ground and probably two oth ers near Agana on Guam. The Americans lost one fighter and one torpedo bomber in the two day raid. MORE ZINC PLATES Washington, July 10 (U.R) The War Production Board today relaxed restrictions on zinc sheet for use in making printing plates. said there was no question In his own mind but that Mr. Roose velt will "accept the call that will be made at the Chicago convention. t MOVEDTO AV01B BUZZ-BOMB PERIL London, July 10. (U.R) Brit ish authorities began the evacua tion of mothers and expectant mothers from robot-blasted Lon don today after removing nearly 55,000 school children to the safety of the provinces in the past week. The German flying bombs, launched from the French coast, continued to fall in London and southern England In daylight to day following a night of inter mittent attacks. Authorities made their usual laconic an nouncement that damage and casualties had been reported. Dr. Rudolf Scmler, radio Ber lin commentator, asserted that Germany's second "revenge wea pon" V-2 "will be far more terrible" than the robot bombs and the London Sunday Express speculated the new weapon may be a rocket bomb 36 feet long and carrying 10 tons of explo sives. The present Jet-propelled robot bombs are 25 feet long and carry a ton of explosives. Censorship authorities finally permitted disclosure that robot bombs recently destroyed the famous 106-year-old guards chap el In the Wellington barracks area only a little more than a stone's throw from Buckingham palace. Rome, July 10 (U.R) Amer ican troops smashed four miles bcVond Volterra within a few hours after capturing the key outpost before Llvorno and threatened today to turn the coastal defenses some 10 miles below the great Tyrrhenian port which had stalled a frontal push against it. Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark's forces pushing northward from Volterra, last of the big moun tain fortress towns which the Germans converted Into strong holds to impede the American advance, battled the crack 90th panzer grenadier division, shift ed to the sector when the Nazis wheeled reinforcements into the Llvorno defense belt. Official Italian sources an nounced that Italian patriots were battling the Germans in the streets of Leghorn as the 5th army closed against the prize city, while guerrillas hit re peatedly at Nazi communication iines throughout enemy held areas of Tuscany behind the battlefront. FATE OF WALLACE HON WORD Vice President's Renomina tion Awaits Decision White House Visit Today Washington, July 10 (U.R) Vice-President Henry A. Wallace returned today from his 23,000 mile rount trip to Asia, and the White House announced that he would confer this afternoon with President Roosevelt, who must decide whether Wallace will be on the democratic ticket again this year. The necessity of so deciding confronts Mr. Roosevelt with one of the momentous problems of his career whether to compel the Democratic National con vention to renominate the vice president. The convention starts July 19 In Chicago. Glad To Be Back On his return here, as on his arrival in Seattle yesterday, j wauace naa nothing to say about his own political destiny. He issued a statement to the ef fect that he was glad to be back and said that "this Is the first time I have liked Washington weather." In a 20-mlnute radio address In Seattle he had urged a "new deal" for China and close col laboration between th,Is country and "the new world of the northern Pacific and eastern Asia. It was reported in Seattle that Wallace has made no plans to attend the democratic conven tion. America Firsters Want Bricker Or Senator Wheeler Chicago, July 10 (U.R) Gerald L. K. Smith, chairman of the America First party, said today he would ask the party's approval of a resolution request ing Republican Presiden 1 1 a 1 Nominee Thomas E. Dewey to withdraw in favor of Gov, John W. Bricker. Smith also said that the demo crats would be asked by the America Firsters to nominate Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont., and announced plans for a rally here July 17 which he said would be attended by 2,000 persons, including "numerous delegates to the Democratic con vention." War Bulletins London, July 10 flJ.R) Guenther Weber of the German Transocean news agency report ed that "a large allied fleet, con sisting of about 200 warships and transport vessels. Is at pres ent cruising near the Orne river outlet" of the French coast. London, July 10 (U.R) Radio Berlin said today that the Hus sions are using 140 divisions, or about 2,000.000 men. In their offensive on the central front. Nation's Youth Flabby, Soft Draft Service Medic Avers Washington, July 10 U.R) Col. Leonard G. Rowntree, chief of the medical division of se lective service, said today that necessary rejection by the armed services of men for combat serv ice constituted a "national dis grace" and showed that the youth of the nation was flabby and soft. "Instead of a country of rug ged, virile men, we have a lot of 5-Ds defective, disabled, defi cient, disordered and diseased," he told the special senate com mittee on wartime health. About one-tenth of the popula tion has been examined for mili tary service, Rowntree said. "Those examinations reveal that the country is ailing and that Its youth Is flpbby and soft," he said. "It should have medical attention. DeGaulle Greets F.D.R. r - " L k! s f President Franklin D. Roosevelt greets Gen. Charles De Gaulle with a hearty handshake as the French leader arrived at the White House for long awaited conference. Behind F. D. R. stands his daughter, Mrs. John Boettiger. DeGaukVs Objective Obtained; Will Return Soon to France for Provisional Capital Installation Washington, July 10. (U.R) that the "principal object" of his tulks with President Roosevelt had been attained, revealed today that he Intends to return to France as soon as possible to install his government in a new pro visional capital. ARMY WILL TAKE TWO BIG HOTELS San Francisco, July 10 (U.R) The army has filed action In a Los Angeles federal court to ob tain "technical possession" of the Santa Barbara Biltmore and Mar Monte hotels and has noti fied hotel guests to vacate by July 15, Frank C. Mortimer, State Building and Loan commis sioner, announced today. The two hotels were proper ties of the state-seized Pacific States Savings & Loan Corp., now being liquidated under Mortimer's supervision. "The government has not pur chased the properties," Mortimer said, "but their use apparently Is required Immediately by the army." He said officials of .Pacific State Savings, State Building and Loan commissioners office and army representatives would confer on terms. Mortimer said he was advised of the court ac tion today. The dreams of deaf persons, according to psychologists, arc more like those of normal per sons than are those of tho blind. "I'm sure that If medical men are properly approached, they will be willing and eager to do something about the combined failure of this civilization to keep our country's health." Rejection rates are higher In southeastern United States where there Is a high proportion of Negro population and a mini mum of health services. "Fortunately, some of the highest cause for rejection, such as venereal diseases, hernia and illiteracy, are remedial and the ; army and navy have undertaken programs to rehabilitate for the armed forces one out ot each six rejections. "It Is a national disgrace to have 206,000 men rejected for syphilis, 229.000 for hernia and 250,000 for illiteracy." Gen. Charles de Gaulle, asserting De Gaulle, chairman of the French committee of national liberation, told an hour-long press conference with more than 200 correspondents, that the ob ject of his talks with President Roosevelt was "frank and objec tive talks on the grave question of common interests to the United States and Frnnce In this great war and after the war." U. S, Role Discussed In a formal statement, which he read in French to the confer ence, he said that the president had discussed tho role of the United States in the war and that De Gaulle on his part explained "how France, gradually emerg ing from her temporary misfor tune, intends to participate with her allies at her rightful place, first In tho war and then In the life of the world at peace. De Gaullo now has his head quarters in Algiers. In addition to heading the French commit tee, he calls himself chief of the provisional government of France. Refusal of this country to recognize any such govern ment caused long complications in U. S.-Frcnch relations. Be cause of the impasse on the rec ognition issue, that question was by -passed In the Roosevelt -De Gaulle talks. The press conference ques tions rnnged all the way from plans for the French empire after the war to proposals for feeding occupied areas of France through neutral sources. Paris Is Capital He was asked about reports that a new temporary capital would bo established at Rennes in Brittany as soon as that city is liberated. Ho admonished re porters that they must remem ber that the capital of France is Paris. FIVE DROWN IN Coqullle, Ore., July 10 flJ.R) Officials announced today that five persons were victims of drowning tragedies which swept the Coos Bay area over the week end. x Earl Green, 34; his wife, Elva. 28, and daughter, Ann, 6, all were drowned Saturday In Croft lake, In the southern part of Coos county, while attempting to swim ashore from a boat. The Greens resided at Coqullle. Two brothers were drowned when their boat capsized In the Coqullle river. They were Ches ter Summers, 32, and Russell Summers, 36, LOSS OF LI PRIPETRAIL HUB Berlin Reports Indicate Rus sians on March Along Eastern Battlefront London, July 10 (U.R) The German high command said to day that the Red army had open ed a violent attack above Iasi In northeastern Romania and Ber lin acknowledged the - loss of Luniniec, railroad junction In thcPripet Marshes, 30 miles east of Pinsk. If the Berlin account of a Soviet onslaught above Iasi is borne out and Nazi high com mand reports of Russian offen sives have stood up more often than not It will mean that the Red army is on the march along most of the eastern front. Disaster Seen Hour by hour during the day Nazi broadcasts droned out a watered-down account of Ger man reverses In the east which in their over-all significance ad ded up to disaster for Adolf Hit ler, in the opinion of competent military observers here. The Nazis said the Red army had practically encircled Wilno, capital of Soviet Llthunla, and had broken through the Wilno Daugavplls line in a drive 23 miles beyond it to within 123 miles of the Baltic sea. ; Later Ernest Von Olberg, Ber lin radio commentator, said the "rail embankment" between Wilno and Daugavpils had been abandoned to the Soviets, and German "disengaging move ments" were carried out as far as the Kaunas-Daugavpils high way, Lunlnlee Abandoned In drumfire order the Nazis reported that the Soviets had attacked north of Iasi, where they halted last April after the driving through the Ukraine, and that the Germans had "aban doned" Lunlnlee. At Lunlnlee, perhaps the most Important single point In the Prlpet Marshes, the Wllno Rowne and Brest Litovsk-Gomel lines cross. CLAIMSBEAT UP Robert N. High has filed suit In circuit court against Earl C. Moss for $5000 punitive exem plary damages, and $500 com pensatory damages, for asserted assault and beating by Moss, in flicted Sunday, July 2. No de tails aro given In the complaint, one of the shortest ever filed in , a Jackson county damage action. High is represented by wen ana Frohnmayer, and the defendant by Attorney Geo. M. Roberts. The sheriff's office reported the assault occurred at the back door of a local residence. The two are former business part ners. High is at liberty at present on $2000 bonds following his be ing held in Justice court for grand Jury action on a charge of obtaining money under false pre tenses. Hitler Decrees Death For Any Who Surrender By United Press The British radio quoted the red army's Information ser vice today as reporting that Adolf Hitler hod ordered the execution of any German of ficer "who surrenders or at tempts to surrender." "Hitler reminds the officers who might wish to surrender," the broadcast added, "that they should think of their fam ilies and parents left behind in the relch." The CBS short wave listen ing station recorded the broad cast. Sales te date In the War Loan Drive Fifth "E" Sales County Quota ..$498,881.20 $600,000
