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r E hi ol Ul se tt cl w is ir w TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, July 26, 1944 Questions on War's Length; Why Allied Drives Bog Down, Discussed by U. P's Beattie (Edward W. Beattie, veteran United Press war 'correspon dent, returning to his post In London after three weeks In the United States, answers In the following dispatch the questions that were asked him most frequently by the folks at hpme.) Bv Edward W. Beattie United Press Staff Correspondent London, July 26 (U.B Ques tion No. 1: How much longer will the war In Europe last? Until the true facts about the revolt of the German generals are known, that question can't be answered directly witn any confidence. But It can be said that responsible quarters here have been reckoning for many weeks with the probability that Germany can be smashed by Christmas and they forsee a pos sible combination of circum stances which would produce the collapse much sooner say Step tember. Everything occurring during the cast fortnight have pointed up these possibilities The Rus- lam have bat ered Hitler s east front Into a pulp and are nearlng the Wisla (Vistula) river to bring the war to Germany's doorstep Their momentum has become bo great that bringing them even temporarily to a halt would re quire a super-human effort. The Germans In this fifth year of war are not super human. Credit To Reds ' If Germany goes down to quick! defeat this summer, there will he no question as 10 wnom the chief credit will go. It will belons to the Red army, Other factors are Important too. British and American lana rjower In Normandy has grown to a point where If it could burst decisively out of the narrow con fines of the Norman peninsula It would be extremely hard to halt with lilio reserves Rommel has available. 1 And there Is the obvious shift ot Turkey toward belligerency. . And there Is the sudden do mestic crisis inside Germany, which', whatever the true facts, can do nothlrvj but weaken the Reich and hasten collapse. Even German morale which will ono day class as the one great phenomena of thts war, cannot stand that sort of thing very long. That Is what makes It so unfor tunate that the Allies are not surging .forward from the west as the Russians are from the east. Offensive Pussies Question No. 2: Why don't the United States and Great Britain launch an offensive from the Norman bridgehead comparable In intensity to the Russian of fensives? Only high military authority could answer that question with specification and it may be that such an offensive Is Impending. That one hasn't been launched o far may result in failure to exploit Germany's Internal crisis and her defeats In the east. Such an offensive, If It pro duced a breakthrough toward Paris and there Is every rea son to believe that a major vic tory In Normandy might make capture of Paris camparatively easy could well prove decisive In bringing the rickety third Reich of Adolf Hitler crashing to the ground. Except In the push up the Cherbourg peninsula, however, the Allies haven't developed the crushing momentum necessary to carry them through or over Rommel's deeply staggered de fenses. Their attacks have show ed a tendency, for one reason or another, to bog down after the most methodical sort of prepara tion and an extremely favorable start. May Los Opportunity The opportunity for a quick, hard blow will not last much longer. Nazi morale, shaken as It must have been during the past week of defeats afield and threatened chaos at home, will grow constantly stronger under Hlmmler's Iron rule of the do mestic front unless it Is kept jtnnL-mut $50 I will pay $50 to the person having picked up my mala white, short-haired terrier lost in Grants Pass, June 24th. "Tippy" has brlndle brown hoad and ears, with Urge brown spot around short tail. Ear stand straight up. Age about six years. C. L. HATHAWAY Salma reeling by new blows from out side. Question No. 3: What are the true facts of the revolt of the generals against Adolf Hitler? No one outside .Germany knows the full story whether it really represented a serious attempt at revolution by gen erals anxious to make peace while they still might save something or whether It was rigged by Hitler and Hlmmler to stave off a serious revolution as Germany's military position deteriorates. The chief argument against the "rigged theory Is that even the need to establish the most rigid sort of control at home would not outweigh the dis- possibilities of admitting V har . , ,,, ,,,,' , , ' Nasi Structure Shaky In the opinion of the best In formed London sources, the Ger man crisis can only be regarded as disastrous from tho German point of view because It will leave the whole Nazi structure shaky end all the more vulner able to shocks from tho outside. Question No. 4: What is the secret of the great Russian suc cesses? The answer lies partly In the superb coordination of the Rus sian command, from Stalin down through the exceptional officers which three years of constant campaigning have brought to the fore. It lies partly In Russia's great resources, manpower and indus try and In the flow of American assault weapons and vital sup plies. It lies In the great size of the Russian front which makes it Impossible for any army to hold gains deeply and in great strength as German command ers can do In Italy or Normandy. This puts big premiums on Ini tiative which the Germans once had and the Russians now have held for over a year because the attacker can mass assault troops where he wants. Reds Willing To Pay And finally It lies In the Rus sian readiness to go bald-headed for any objective they consider worth attacking flanking It, thanks to great areas of maneu vering, or storming It frontally and accepting whatever losses they must. Russia paid a very heavy price for the victories of the past 12 months. Question No. 8: Why can't the British and American armies In Normandy move with the same speed as the russlans, particular ly as they seem to have a big edge in offensive arms and com plete air control? Part of the slowness Is In herent In any operation which Involves seaborne supply routes while tho enemy sends In food and ammunitions and men by land. The Normandy bridgehead Is small and crowded which pre vents full deployment of Allied power. Weather has hamstrung Allied airrjowcr for days at a time. But to a great extent It results from the stubbornness of the battle being waged by the 25 divisions at Rommel's disposal 17 of first class. There are indications that many high German officers fav ored withdrawal far inside France once the beachhead was firmly establlshi.-! thus setting the stage for the decisive battle close to Germany Itself, rather than at the end of long supply lines which are extremely vul nerable to air attack and the French underground. Gen. Von Rundstedt quite possibly was one of the advocates of this policy. It apDears now, however, that Hitler, who bad never disgorged' a single conquest without a fight, I i Is determined to fight the de cisive battle right now. Montgomery Criticised Finally, British and American commanders arc not willing to accept the casualties the Ger mans, Japanese or Russians would accept In vital battles. Montgomery Is coming under fire in Britain for his extreme caution which results in fail ures to turn break-Ins to break- Oregon or,: Coming To TRe Rialto Sunday 7 ZTWl L .4 id .' fU 13 t' Jean Cabin, Ellen Drew star In "The Imposter," thrilling action-packed adventure with Rich ard Whorf and Peter Van Eyck, coming to the Rialto Sunday, for throughs. It Is argued that his policy produces higher casualties In the long run. His strategy probably was discussed thor oughly In frank terms during Churchill's visit to the front last week. But that policy paid divi dends In the part and it Is too early yet to say it won't again. Question No. 6: Just how bad is the robot bombing of London? The best answer to that is Churchill kept the attacks Just about at their proper proportions in his Commons speech. Since then the Germans have been straining every nerve to Increase the tempo and the British have tried to increase the effective ness of a complicated defense system. Robots Irk London I had two weeks of flying bombs before leaving London. Returning, there was no question in my mind that London is tak ing this attack less well than it did the great blitz of 1940. Peo ple are more nervous, definitely more annqyed. The city looks more down at the heel than it did late in June. But it is perfectly clear that no flying bombs or "V-12's" or any other weapons Hitler is likely to produce will break London down. To an extent that it has forced a diversion of Allied alrpower to assaults on launching sites or production centers, and to the defense of southern England, the flying bomb has'been a success. But its total military effects still are small, and If any tendency existed in England to adopt "soft" postwar attitude toward Germany, flying bombs have taken good care of it. New York Attack By Robot Bombs Has Adolf's Okeh London, July 26 (U.R) A Madrid dispatch said today that Adolf Hitler has approved a plan for an imminent attack on New York city with robot bombs launched from submarines in the Atlantic. A non-Spanish diplomat In Madrid told United Press Staff Correspondent Ralph Forte that the plan had been submitted to Hitler by Grand Admiral Karl Doenltz, commander In chief of the German navy. The subma rines would submerge after launching the flying torpedoes frcrn speclally-rlgged platforms en their decks In the general di rection of Manhattan skyscrap ers. The robot bombs used against London and southern England have a range of approximately 100 miles but the Germans were said to have otheis with longer ranges and heavier cargoes of explosives than the one ton car ried by those launched from France. What the Girl Scouts Are Doing Just one more word to the campers. All who do not yet have their health certificates, if you do not have your own fam ily physician you mav go to Doe tor Merkel's office Friday morn ing, July 28. Also, the balance of your ramp fee and your ration itnmm r now due. Pleme call nt the rfflre anv nmrnlns this wcrK ,nd taka cnre of this, will yon? We want to remind the camp ers, too. that If thev will set that their baggage and bed rolls ar rive at Scout House some time on Monday, they will have a much more comfortable Journey to Lake o' Woods Tuesday morn ing, FREIGHT DERAILED Pan Francisco July 26 (L'R) An east bound Western Pa cific freight train composed of two locomotives and 15 cars was derailed last night In a slide area 14ft miles east of Orovllle, In the Feather river canyon, company spokesmen said today. Complete Factory Approved SAFETY SERVICE Chrviitr Fae lory Engineer d and lnpc1 tt' Parts for Chrfultt Dodge PLYMOUTH Dodge Trucks L. G. TAYLOR CO. DODBEWXTRUCKS 112 So, Riverside Phone 2369 ft three exciting daysl Playing hit No. 2 "The Girl From Monter rey," features a huge cast of fav. orites, headed by Edgar Ken nedy and Armida. SET. DENNIS JONES KILLED IN ACTION Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones of 701 N. Riverside Ave., have re ceived word from the war de partment that their son, Sgt. Dennis D. Jones, was killed June 12 in action on Biak island, Sgt. Jones was born Dec. 1, 1922, at Payette, Idaho, and re sided in Dallas, Ore., for 17 years, attending school there. He volunteered for service in the national guard in September. 1939. Receiving his basic train ing at Ft. Lewis, Wash., ha was sent overseas n March, - 1942. wth his local company, and par ticipated in several major battles. In addition to several letters received from the war depart ment, Mr. and Mrs. Jones re ceived a letter of sympathy from General Douglas MacArthur, stating that they "would miss their comrade-in-arms." Survivors Include his parents and eleven brothers and sisters. Oretha, Duane, Jewel, Maxlne and Efton Jones of Medford, SSgt Glen Jones of Ft. Warren, Wyo.: Pvt. Ray Jones, In France: Woodrow and Vincent Jones of Dallas, Ore.: Mrs. Felix Remll lard of Newberg, Ore., and Mrs. Orrie Limbaugh of Emmett, Idaho. The W. H. Jones family has been living in Medford for the past two years, having made their home at 324 S. Orange for a time. Driver Isolates Dynamite Truck Bakersflcld, Cal., July 26 (U.R) A flaming truck loaded with 1,500 pounds of dynamite exploded here yesterday after Driver Lynn Steckler had driv en it 100 yards into a potato field and rushed back to the highway to halt traffic. Lindsay took to the field when his motor caught fire. The explosive let go with a shock felt 15 miles away and scattered pieces of truck and potatoes a quarter of a mile. News of 4-H tt CLUBS Antelope 4-H Club By Clara Mae Bighsm Antelope 4-H club met at the home of Leonard Freeman of Central Point. Before the meet ing, club members Judged two classes ot purebred Guernseys. Members talked about the An telope local fair to be held Aug ust 11 at the home of Elbert Big- ham, with everybody Invited. Next club meeting will be at Antelope school house August 4, and all members and parents are asked to be there to complete plans for the local fair. Visitors at last meeting were members of Table flock and Roxy Ann clubs. Refreshments were served. Ds Mill Tribune Wnt nde. ANNOUNCEMENT! M. DALE NEWTON COMPANY wish to announce the re-opening of their print ing establishment, which was destroyed by (ire ' last February. It has been a tough job finding new equipment and materials, and we are operating in a temporary building, but we are now able to give Immediate service on all types of Commercial and Specialty Printing. Our plant Is at El Rancho Ferrocarril, 3 miles south of Ma dford, on Pacific Highway, "At the Sign of the Switch Engine". When you need the services of a Printer, TELEPHONE 6375 E NOTES PROGRESS IN PREXY CHOICE Candidate Field Narrowed All Board Officers Re elected for Coming Year Portland, July 26 Progress toward selection of a new presi dent for the University of Ore gon to succeed the late Dr. Don ald M. Erb Is being made by the state board of higher education, Willard L. Marks, president of the board, said Tuesday follow ing' a session at which he and other board officers were re elected for another year. The field of candidates for the position, Marks said, has been narrowed to "several" men whose names, he said, could not be divulged for fear of em barrassing them at Institutions where they are now serving. Dr. Orlando Hollls has been serving as acting president of the fcugene school since Dr. Erb s death. Mark's re-election was for his 12th successive term. O. S. C. Dormitory Approved Addition of plans for a $450, 000 men's dormitory for Oregon State college to a recent build lng program adopted by the board as a postwar project was approved on recommendation of the building committee. ine recommendation was based on findings of a faculty committee that there would be urgent need "in a year or two' for additional men's dormitory space because of a changed sit uation in private housing ih Cor vallls since the college's pre vious period of high registra tions. The board authorized Presi dent E. L. Strand to nominate an architect for the unit, which would be planned to house 300 WANTED TO RENT About 3000 square feet warehouse space. Tribune Box A-3460 THE ASHLAND FOUNDRY 248 Helman Street WILL OPEN AUGUST 1st Complete Foundry Service Highest Prices Paid for Glean USED GARS We See It! We Do Itt AUTOMOBILE MARKET 1 6th and Barrier Sts. 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