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Thirty ninth Year
Germans Surrender to Fast-Driving Yanks
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(Acme Ratlto-Tclephotnl
Cornered by American assault troops in French town east of Toulon, this group ol Nazis rush out of thelt
hiding place yelling, "Kamerad!" and displaying a hurriedly made white flag of surrender. Photo by Shermar
Montrose. NEA-Acme staff photographer for War Picture Pool, transmitted from Italy by Slenal Corps radio-
telephoto.
Germans Facing Greatest Defeat Ever
In Northern France Battle Maelstrom
By RIehard D. McMillan
United Press Correspondent
With the British in pursuit of
the German 7th army, Aug. 17
ttJ.R) The fighting in western
France has become a vast bat
tle of annihilation that prom
ises a victory over the Germans
greater than any previously in
flicted upon the Wehrmacht in
western Europe, British staff of
ficers said today.
Allied forces have created
two great pockets; the Germans
escape from one only to find
themselves in another.
Prisoners Pour In
Prisoners are pouring in from
both the inner and outer pock
ets admitting complete defeat.
Rabbit Killer
Tries to Strike
Prospect Man
Prospect, Aug. 18. One of
the week-day duties of little
six-year-old Bonnie Jean Doty
of Prospect is to feed her
daddy's rabbits, but on Sun
days the chore is performed
by her father.
So, last Sunday, Frank Doty
went to his rabbit hutch with
food for the animals. As he
opened the door a rattlesnake,
coiled up behind the water
pan, lashed out, missed and
drove its deadly fangs into
the side of the door.
Doty, after killing the rep
tile, discovered it had done
away with three of the six
rabbits in the hutch. The
snake had six rattles and a
button.
Blaze Destroys
Mill at Hambone
Kalmath Falls, Ore., Aug. 18
(U.R) Nothing but blackened
embers remain today of the
Western Pine company mill at
Hambone, Calif., owned by A. P.
Hcup of Klamath Falls.
The S30.000 fire started near
two Diesel engines and quickly
went thrnuch the plant. Fire
fighters managed to save 2,000,
000 feet of lumber in the yard
and surrounding camp build
ings. TO BERLIN
By United Press
Northern France 560 miles
(gain of 20 miles in one week).
Southern France 661 miles,
(measured from point near
Cannes).
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Bren Starcher remaining un
perturbed at antics of the wrest
lers, in co. '.rast to most of the
clients.
Bertha Rinabarger trying to
drum up additional help for a
V packing house.
Frances Mitchell running into
friends while purchasing the
family groceries.
MEDFORD
United Press
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"Those still fighting are mad
men," is a typical prisoner
statement. Another says: "They
have not the slightest hope and
they know it is futile to fight
any longer."
British officers said that al
though a considerable number
of Panzers had escaped from
the inner trap, they faced anni
hilation on their way to the
Seine.
"It has become open warfare
almost along our entire front."
I was told at a forward head
quarters. "We are making
swifter progress in cutting up
his slowly withdrawing col
umns. "It begins to look as if the
entire German 7th army would
be wiped out before or at the
Seine," an officer said. "Some
of our men have been fighting
FALL OFF HORSE
Suffering with a head Injury re
sulting from a fall from a horse
yesterday afternoon, Mrs. J. A.
Elmhirst, Old Stage Road, is a
patient in a Medford hospital.
The accident occurred on Ranch
eria, located in the mountains
back of Butte Falls, where Mrs.
Elmhirst and her two daughters,
Janie, 10, and Elizabeth S, had
gone for a camping and outing
trip by horseback the day be
fore. Mrs. Elmhirst's physician stat
ed this morning that examina
tion revealed a definite cerebral
injury but that the patient was
now conscious and recovery is
assured. She will be unable to
leave the hospital for about
three weeks, he stated.
According to Mrs. Elmhirst's
daughter, Janie, the three were
riding ih the vicinity of a camp
which they had set up upon
arrival in the mountains Wed
nesday afternoon, when Mrs.
Elmhirst's horse lagged behind
those of the children. Shortly
after the horse galloped up,
riderless, and the children re
turned along the path to find
their mother unconscious on the
ground. The girls soufcht aid
from Charles Ryan, a neighbor
of the family on the Old Stage
Road, who was in the area look
ing after his cattle, and Mr.
Ryan summoned an ambulance
from Medford.
Mr. Elmhirst stated this morn
ing that the three had gone
camping Wednesday, taking
three saddle horses and a pack
horse. He added that Mrs. Elm
hirst was an experienced and
skillful rider and was very fa
miliar with the part of the coun
try in which the accident took
place, having helped with cattle
l round up9 there.
Full Leased Wiie
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST
TO
without a break for five days.
They manage to carry on be
cause they realize they're in on
the greatest victory of Allied
arms in the west the greatest
defeat the Germans have ever
suffered in Europe."
Boats 1940 Debacle
The German race through
France in 1940, which drove
me out? at Dunkirk was nothing
like this. Our forces are bring
ing in prisoners in droves.
The German communications
have been slashed to ribbons
and they have no cohesion as
an army any longer.
The SS men who were sent
in to hold the gap on the main
road south of Falaise fought a
desperate battle. They held the
gap until they were killed and
I saw their bodies, riddled by
grenades and machinegun fire,
and heard their story from a
Canadian who had been their
prisoner in a hair-raising ad
venture. Pvt. Joseph Archambaut of
Montreal, a stretcher bearer,
told his story as we sat in a
.uined chateau with German
dead all around us. As we talk
ed, litter bearers brought in the
bodies of candidates who had
died in the assault on this Nazi
strongpoint.
"I was taken prisoner yes
terday by the Nazi lieutenant
here," said Archambaut, indi
cating the body of the German
half buried in rubble near the
door."
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KEY TO SILESIA
London, Aug. 18. (U.R) The
first Ukranian army forced the
Vistula river, advanced 31 miles
to expand the bridgehead to a
width of more than 75 miles and
captured Sandomicrz, Marshal
Josef Stalin announced tonight.
Radio Moscow said that the
enemy put up stubborn resist
ance before falling back from
Sandomicrz, key city blocking
the Russian drive towards Ger
many's industrial Silesia.
The order of the day named
43 generals as having a part in
the fall of Sandomicrz, a record
number which would indicate
that great numbers of red troops
must have participated in the
action.
DEWEY NAMES DULLES
TO TALK WITH HULL
Albany, N. Y Aug. 18 (U.R)
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Re
publican presidential nominee,
named John Foster Dulles today
to represent him at a conference
with Secretary of State Cordell
Hull on postwar International
plans.
In a telegram to Hull, the gov
ernor said he was "happy to
extend my fullest cooperation to
the end that the result should be
wholly bi-partisan and should
have the united support of the
American people.
Bulgaria
I
Premier Bagrlanov Tells
Parliament He Will Act;
First to. Quit in War I.
Ankara, Aug. 18. (U.R) The
Germans were reported today to
have taken back the tanks, air
planes and other war materials
they once gave to the Bulgarian
army, after Premier Ivan Bagria
nov told the Bulgarian parlia
ment that he would seek peace
with the allies.
Asserting that "peace will be
concluded by those who will as
sure liberty and freedom for all
nations," Bagrianov made an
open bid for the allies not to be
over-hard on Bulgaria, which
was the first enemy country to
capitulate in World War I.
No Longer Trusted
Reports reaching diplomatic
circles in Ankara today, that war
from the Bulgarian army were
taken as an obvious, sign that
the Nazis no longer trust the
Bulgars and fear the weapons
might be turned against Ger
many. Bagrianov, who became pre
mier only two and a half months
ago, charged that the previous
government had taken the coun
try into war without the consent
of the Bulgarian people, and he
emphasized that the nation's fate
must be decided by Bulgaria
alone.
Undoubtedly he referred to
Germany, whom Bulgaria joined
on March 1, 1941, by signing
the axis pact, although he made
no direct reference to the reich.
In the first world war, Bul
garia suffered heavily and sign
ed an unconditional armistice on
Sept. 29, 1918, after her line
was broken and the country in
vaded. Subsequently she was
disarmed and parts of the coun
try given to Romania, Yugo
slavia and Greece.
Poverty Rules
Bagrianov criticized the pre
vious governments for taking
Bulgaria into the war when the
nation's economic system was
not capable of supporting the
struggle.
"Our peasants are barefoot
and naked," he said, and some
people 'have forgotten the taste
of meat."
The premier acknowledged
that the situation was so bad his
government could not solve the
problem completely, but only
"partly stop the muddle and help
abolish a number of injustices."
EAGLE PL RANCH
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Swan yes
terday announced the sale of
their 230-acre ranch in the
Eagle Point district to Mr. and 1
Mrs. Myron Andrews of Long I
Beach. Calif., and Mrs. An
drews' parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mclntyre, also of Long Beach.
The, new owners are taking pos
session at once and plan to go
into the dairy business and to
raise feeder stock. The transac
tion was completed through the
Mark Goldy agency here.
The Andrews and Mclntyres
were in the oil business in Cali
fornia until recently, owning
and operating a fleet of tank
trucks. They plan to remodel
the house on the ranch and both
families will reside there. Mr.
and Mrs. Swan came up from
California about a year ago and
purchased the ranch, which has
100 acres under irrigation, and
operated It until the sale. The
Swans, who raise registered
cocker spaniel doRs, have rent
ed a home in Eagle Point and
will remain in the valley for the
present.
Washington, Aug. 18. (U.R)
President Roosevelt today sent
to the senate the nomination of
Donald J. Dwyer of San Fran
cisco to be assaycr of the United
States mint at that city.
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18, 1944.
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Paris Police Walk Out
Thousands of Rail Work
. ers Tie Up Traffic Lines.
By John A. Parrls
United Press Staff Correspondent
London, Aug. 18 (U.R) In
creasing patriot activities
throughout France, including the
almost complete liberation of
Haute - Savoie province, were
augmented today by a police
strike in Paris and the walkout
of thousands of rail workers who
tied up one-fifth of the French
railroad system.
Street fHhting was said to be
raging in Paris where local police
left theii jobs with the approach
of American armored columns
on the outskirts.
. T.b.I nAAa
A resistance leader who reach- j
ed the British front in France
tod the United Press that Pre-
mier Pierre Laval, Security
Minister Joseph Darnand, and
other collaborationist officials,
fled Vichy to Metz following the
invasion of southern France.
The patriot, who had Just left
Paris, said it wat not known
whether Marshal Henri Philippe
Petuln accomnanled Invnl, .al
though an attempt was being
made to get him to leave Vichy.
He reported that Vichyltes now
in Metz would go into Gcrmnny
when Nazi troops retreat across
the Rhino.
German broadcasts admitted
that rail workers had struck on
the main lines running north and
east through France, and French
sources here estimated that 5000
miles of track in the eastern and
northern sectors was affected.
Main Lines Involved
The main railway lines In
volved In the strike were those
leading from Paris to Boulogne,
Calais, Brussles, Cologne. Nancy
and Strasbourg all important
communication routes for the
German armies in France.
HALL REFUSES TO
Hollywood, Aug. 18 U.R
Screen Actor Jon Hall, whose
nose was almost sliced off and
whose neck was slashed in a
bloody brawl two weeks ago on
the balcony of Band Leader
Tommy Dorsey's apartment, to
day refused to sign complaints
against movie notables who par
ticipated. Mrs. Rosalind Bates, Hall's
attorney, announced that the
film star had decided to do noth
ing "at this time" about the
felony complaints drawn up
against three unidentified movie
notables by District Attorney
Fred N. Howser. charging thorn
I with assault with a deadly
weapon.
Mother To A Star
Through arrangement with
Esquire, Inc., publishers of Coro
net magasine, next Sunday's
Mail Tribune will bring the first
installment of the Interesting
personatily sketch "Mother to a
Star," an intimate glimpse of
the closely interlocked careers
of Ginger Rogers and her moth
er, Lela Rogers.
The article, written by Sidney
Carroll, will be especially Inter
esting to Mail Tribune readers
as it deals with two of the best
known and most glamorous fig
ures in the picture world, who
are also among Jackson county's
largest landholders.
The Rogers Rogue River
ranch, on the Rogue river near
Eagle Point comprises over
1.100 acres and is one of the
show places of the valley.
Don't miss Mother to a Star.
rt. lM.tBlln.n In Ih Mall
j Tribune, Sunday.
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United Press Full Leased Wire
Peace With Allies
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In one of the most spectacular advances in history of war. U 8. tan
columns race to within 32 miles of Paris after capture ot Dreux 39 miles
from capital, and Chnrtres. Another column races southward to seize
Orleans and cut France In two from practical military standpoint.
Roosevelt Favors Study Of
Training Program For Boys
Washington, Aug. 18 (U.R) President Roosevelt today
recommended a nationwide study of a plan whereby American
bovs. after the war. would serve their government for one
year In some form of federal training, not necessarily military.
Mr. Roosevelt told a news
conference he thought some ad
vantage should bo taken of the
tremendous training and hous
ing facilities which will be" left
in this country after the war.
He suggested that the people
study the general Idea of having
about 1,000,000 boys a year be
tween the ages of 17 and 22 or
23 undergo a 12-monlh training
course.
Diicipline Desirable
Mr. Roosevelt said he thought
It would be beneficial for the
youth of the country to learn,
Washington, Aug. 18 (U.R)
Prosident Roosevelt today
told his first Washington news
conference since July II that
a gonoral understanding had
been reached with Great
Britain and Russia on the oc
cupation of Gormany. The
' President also said he ex
pectod to confer soon with
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, but he would not
go into details.
after the war, how to live to
gether in cleanliness and under
discipline.
He explained In great detnil
why the naval and military
training facilities constructed
for this war and used ' in the
training of 10.000,000 men were
infinitely better than those con
structed In the last war. This
war's facilities probably would
have a life of 25 years or better
with normal enre, he said.
5,000,000 Beds
With this capacity for about
5,000,000 beds, the President
said there were two or three
obvious uses to which these
buildings could be put:
1. Caring for sick and wound
ed veterans.
2. Vocational training of vet
erans. 3. Training the young men of
the nation who would give, as
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he put it, one year out of their
lives to serve their own govern
ment. He emphasized that such
a training program was not mil
itary, and could not be called
compulsory military training.
ROOSEVELT TESTY
IN FIRST TALK
Washington, Aug. 1 8 (U.R)
Reporters who attended Presi
dent Roosevelt's first news con
ference since his return from the
Pacific found him In a snappish
mood.
Mr. Roosevelt looked a little
on the tired side to those who
had not seen him since the last
White House conference the
one of July 11 when he read his
letter of advance acceptance of
the fourth term nomination and
then roared with laughter as he
watched the correspondents rush
Ing for telephones.
Today he smiled only rarely;
he lacked as much of a deep tan
as he usually acquires on sea
voyages; he couldn't be heard
back of the first few rows to be
gin with and was Interrupted
wllh calls of 'louder."
Twenty-odd questions were
fired at him. To many of them
the answer was "no comment"
or "I don't know."
Question Criticised
He took opportunity to criti
cize a question that had been
asked him on his train en route
homo-whelhcr there was any
thing to reports that his trip had
a political tone. Asked about this
today the president's reply was
substantially like this:
One of the Press Association
reporters asked that question;
he had to ask It because it was
obviously planted. It was one of
those questions that have to be
asked In a campaign year. It
was a fool question and the re
porter knew it and asked it re
luctantly. Later, In a discussion of uni
versal service after the war, the
president pointed to the as
sembled correspondents and said:
This crowd is muscularly In a
very bad shape. I sec people here
who couldn't even wield a spade;
people who would have an awful
time digging
a ditch even a
shallow ditch.
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Nowhouser and Richards;
O'Neill and Putt.
Nazi Power of Resistance
Said Smashed; SS Units
Sacrifice Regular Troops.
London, Aug. 18 (U.R)
American tanks are "at the
aoproaches of Paris," the
United Nations radio at Al
giers iald today.
Supreme Headquarters, AEF,
Aug. 18 (U.R) The German
front south of the Seine river '
broke wide open all along a
flaming 135-mile battle line from
the outskirts of Paris to the Eng
lish channel const today and a
high Allied military spokesman
declared that Germany's power
of resistance in France has been
smashed.
Front dispatches said the Ger
man retreat had degenerated in
to a wild race for survival with
100.000 or more panic-stricken
Nazis fleeing In disorder for the
doubtful sanctuary of the Seine,
bombed and strafed every foot
of the wav bv low-flying Allied
planes and raked by fast-rolling
Allied tanks and armored cars.
Battle Seen Won
"The battle of Normandy has
been won." a hlch Allied spokes
man told United Press War Cor-
resnondent Richard D. McMillan
in the field.
"Germany's power of effective
resistance In France la now
gone," he added.
Nazi Field Marshal Gunther
Von Kluge was revealed to have
rushed additional reinforcements
across the Seine from the Pas
De Calais area In a desperate at
tempt to stem the rout of his
shattered 7th army, and these
troons, too, faced imminent an
nihilation at the hands of the
victory-flushed Allies.
S S Sacrifices Regulars
Headquarters sources Intima
ted that a serious breach had oc
curred In the ranks of the Nazi
army In Normandy with the
picked Nal SS units deliber
ately sacrificing regular army
troops as rear-guard "suicide"
detnrhments to cover their own
fllrrht.
Canadian, British and Ameri
can troops were pressing hard
on the heels of the fleeing Nazis
east of the Normandy pocket
and chopping to pieces the
enemy remnants still hemmed
In the pow-sprung trap.
At the same time, Lt. Gen.
George S. Patton sent at least
three American tank columns
plunging In through the out
skirts of Paris on a broad attack
front 21'4 to 28 miles south
west of the old French capital.
In Paris Soon
The Americans were advanc
ing at a pare that promised to
bring the city under direct as
sault within a matter of hours,
and the only report of resistance
In their path came from a col
umn closing In over secondary
roads between Etampcs and
Dniirdan.
Allied airmen had a field day
over the enemy's line of flight,
although Allied ground forces
frequently were so close on the
Germans' heels that strafing at
tacks were Impossible.
(A BBC broadcast heard by
CBS in Now York said Allied
filers smashed a convoy of 5000
motor vehicles In the same gen
eral area, setting 130 German
tanks afire, destroying 700 trans
port vehicles, and damaging an
other 1.100. "This score is not
yet complete," BBC added.)
T
Rome, Aug. 18 (U.R) Amer
ican invasion forces wheeled
westward from their Mediter
ranean beachheads behind a
thundering air and artillery
bombardment today, smashed
down to within six miles of the
great Toulon naval base and
sent armored spearheads racing
over the main Inland highway
to within 34 miles of Marseille,
the second city of France.
Simultaneously, other Ameri
can troops some 55 miles to tha
northeast closed In on Cannes
from captured La Napoulc, and
unofficial reports Indicated the
famous Riviera resort already
might have fallen to the invad
ers. German defenses were crumb
ling everywhere In the path of
the American advance, spear
head by tough infantrymen of
the U. S. 3rd, 36th, and 45th
divisions veterans of the
bloody Italian and Sicilian
beaches.