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Newspaper Page TextWeather roreeait: Partly cloudy tonltht and Saturday. Uttla chanfa In tern perature. Temp, llllhfit yrittrday 7 Lowest thli morning 46 Precipitation past 24 bra, . a Uia Tha a, MAIL TRIBUNE r Want Ad Way Quick Result! At Small Cost Medford Tribune United Praia Full Leased Wire i Praia Full Laatad Wire Thirty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1944. NO. 132. IMl UUM rail . i mm mm AXIS COMMANDER , SURREfrtlERS CI1Y AS MDAXBIVES Yankee and French Tanks Pour Into Capital Allied Comment Withheld. New York, Aug. 25. (U.R) Gen. Charles de Gaulle has ar rived in Paris, Radio Paris said today. London, Aug. 25. (U.R) Paris was reported firmly in allied hands tonight, conquered by i the ' overwhelming might of American and French armored forces and a motley street army of hundreds of thousands of Pa risian patriots. Brig. Gen. Jacques Leclerc and the unnamed commander of the French partisans accepted the German surrender in the Montparnasse railway station and issued a stern warning that any Germans who continued fighting would place themselves outside the rules of war and lia ble to execution if captured. A dispatch from BBC corres pondent Robin Duff said all the Germans had been cleared from Paris this afternoon. United Press war correspond ents James McGlincy and Robert C. Miller both entered the capi tal in the wake of the American and French armor, and other United Press reporters were be lieved to have followed them in. Henry T. Gorrell, writing from the outskirts of the city, said the roads leading to Paris were black with American tanks and troops, and Edward W. Beattiel reported that a similar great force of British armor and menj was marching on the capital. An unidentified announcer, reported to be an American war correspondent, boadcasting from a secret fighting French transmitter said to have been set up In the center o fthe city, said the Yanks stormed through the Orleans gate on the south side of Paris at 10:40 this morning and fanned out swiftly along the main avenues. A few minutes later the spokesman announced that doughboy columns had reached the Luxembourg gardens and hnrl cnn on bevond Into the Latin quarter, where regulars nf the Fronrh 2nd armored divis ion already were attacking Nazi; ttrongpoints. 1 The German DNB news agen cy said the Americans broke across the Yvctte river at two points just south of the capital under cover of an aerial bar rage, and asserted that violent fighting was in progress In and around the capital. Brig. Gen. Jacques Leclerc. the French desert warrior, led his 2nd armored division into Paris early today, bringing the first regular army relief to the city's embattled and outmatch- norfican armv. (NBC Correspondent Merrill Mueller, broadcasting from Gen.i oral Eisenhower's headquarters In France said this afternoon that the liberation of Paris is a fact." but the statement was not elaborated.) The unidentified announcer said also that Canadian troops were in action inside the city, hut hp did not expand on their part in the battle. Allied headquarters, guarding) against the possibility of another, premature victory announce-! mcnt such as me r ranu v report of the capital's liberation two days ago, made no official comment pending word from the front. . The Paris transmitter said, however, that the capitulation of the enemy garrison with all arms and equipment had been confirmed by allied commanders In the city. SIDE GLANCES Br TRIBUNE REPORTERS Sigurd eleven deciding that ome patriotic woman should start a barefoot fat among the feminine citiiens and thereby solve the problem of shoe leath- or. Thurman Hart describing a pool game with appropriate flourishes. Allies Gain Cherbouri? Kwmmw!x v'lux. St. N- 3f -r Boy of Biscay V NV C7?g aP rim09e$ f W"Cif MILES FbZZ 0 .50 . American troops In north France have seized important Seine port of Elbeaux while Fmicu uuupa luught last German snipers Inside Paris. South France invaders ci unruled last aeleiises tu luuiuu ua American units are reported to have readied Swiss iruiiuei alter swui advance Hutu ureuuule. (Jo bay ot Biscay. Bordeaux was UDeraiea Ov Freucn aua Auieric&ua. T Washington, Aug. 25 (U.R) President Roosevelt told his news conference today he did not know whether Donald M. Nelson would resume his duties as chairman of the War Produc tion Board after his trip to China, which begins today. The President explained that it was difficult to say what was going to happen in the future. The President's statement came shortly after he had or j,j T. r-mHr J. A. Krutf. nnre a WPB vice chairman and now iust returned from a ncvy , assignment in ivormanay, to take WPB and "run it" in the absence of Nelson and the sur prise resignation yesterday of Executive Vice Chairman Charles E. Wilson, former Gen eral Electric president. Mr. Roosevelt was asked whether he contemplated that Nelson would resume his duties as head of WPB after the trip to China which Nelson Is mak ing with MaJ. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley on a mission assigned to them by the Chief Executive. He replied that Nelson was leaving today and that the mis sion was very Important. He said the question was almost iffy and he did not know. He went on to say that It Is sort of iffy to say what's going j to happen in me iuiure. una again, he said he did not know. BREMERTON CHAT OF F. R. POLITICAL Washington, Aug. 25. (U.R) The war department revealed today that it has agreed to a request of the socialist party for radio time to make a shortwave broadcast to servicemen over seas on grounds that President Roosevelt's Aug. 12 speech from Bremerton, Wash., was a "politi cal address." It said the socialist party will have time equal to that of the president's address for its broadcast. The department said other political parties asked for and have been furnished copies of the correspondence between the war department and the social ist party concerning the matter. Everywhe re in Battle Colair' BASEBALL National Philadelphia 9 15 0 Boston - 7 10 3 Raffensberger, Karl, Shuman, D. Barrett ann Peacock; Barrett, Hutchinson, Tobin and Hofferth. American St. Louis . Detroit ..... 4 2 5 1 Man- Galehouse, Caster and cuso. Turner; Trout and Swift. HULL AND DULLES NOT AGREED UPON PEACE TALK PLAN Washington, Aug. 25. (U.R) Secretary of State Cordcll Hull and John Foster Dulles, foreign policy adviser to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, issued a Joint state ment today indicating lack of complete agreement on the question ot non-partisan discus sion of means of attaining a last ing peace. The Joint statement said that they had agreed on "numerous aspects" of the subject and would continue to confer about developments as they arise. "The secretary maintains," the statement said, "the position that the American people con sidered the subject of future peace as a non-partisan subject which must be kept entirely out of politics. 'Mr. Dulles, on behalf of Gov. Dewey, stated that the governor shared this view on the under standing, however, that it. did not preclude full public non partisan discussion of the means of attaining a lasting peace. F E OF STATE 8 Washington, Aug. 25. (U.R)- Sen. Guy Cordon, R., Ore., to day estimated that in the three- ! : i i U year pcriuu jiiniicuiMiciy iuiiun- ing the war Washington and Oregon would receive a com bined total of $18,211,000 In fed eral aid for roads, If the post war highway bill, now ready for consideration by congress, is passed. He said Washington would re ceive $9 448.000 and Oregon $8,763,000. Under terms of the bill, the federal government would pay 60 per cent of the cost ol construction. - of France 7 Brussels. J 'J i,le BELGIUM? J (Acm Telephoto) SOVIET TIGHTENS GRIP ON BALI; TARTU CAPTURED London, Aug. 25 (U.R) Red army troops tightened their hold on the traoDf-d German Baltic army loaay wii- me cap u. Tartu, key rail Jtinct on In con- smith Romanian trooDS were de- I scrting the Nazi allies and sur- renaering Dy me mousanus iu . the two Russian armies driving on Bucharest. The capturp of Tartu, describ ed as 'an important German stronghold covering the roads of the central region of Estonia." was announced by Premier Mar shal Josef Stalin In an order of the day. (The clandestine Radio Atlan tic reported in a broadcast re corded by NBS today that large forces of Russian paratroopers had captured Brasov, 25 miles northwest of Ploestl and 83 miles northwest of Bucharest). The Romanian troops on the southern front meanwhile, after having been ordered by their king to cease resistance against the Russians were surrendering to the two Soviet armies which have overrun virtually all of Bessarahia and northern Molda via and driven to within 138 miles of Bucharest. OCT. 7 DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING Voters who have failed to vote for the past two years- are required by state law to re register at the county clerk's of fice at least 30 days prior to the general election on Nov. 7 If they want to rast ballots, Coun ty Clerk George Carter warned today. Regardless of whether they have moved from former pre cincts, all voters are required to re-register If they haven't voted In two years, Carter explained. Deadline for re registering, and for those who are not registered Is Oct. 7, he stated. ROAD "CONTRACTS LET Sacramento, Aug. 25. U.R) Five contracts entailing expendi tures on the state li'ghway sys tem In northern California total Ing $179,000 today were award ed by the department of public works. - CANNES FALLS TO ALLIES; ADVANCE CLOSEJHYONS Axis Battle To Delay Cap ture of Rhone Valley, Key To Escape Routes. Rome, Aug. 25 (U.R) Allied forces have captured the coast town of Antibes, 10 miles south west of Cannes, it was announc- j ed officially today. Rome, Aug. 25 (U.R) Ameri can forces captured the Riviera resort city of Cannes today and were reported battling the Ger mans only 15 miles below Lyon, big Rhone valley industrial cen ter, 170 miles inland from the Mediterranean coast. A United Press disnatch from ' Annccy, capital of Haute Savoie province, said an American iiy- ing column was expected there momentarily from Grenoble, 53 miles to the south. . The fact that the Americans had not yet arrived at Annecy appeared to disprove earlier re ports that they already had reached the Swiss border at St. Julien, 18 miles farther north, ' and Evian, 25 miles northeast of St. Julien. The Rome newspaper II Tem po said an American armored column had engaged the Ger mans 15 miles south of Lyon after an advance from Grenoble, 58 miles to the soj.ithoast. French maquls were said to be ln con trol of Lyon, long a resistance center, but the Germans appear ed to ba fighting to prolong the American advance as long as possible. . The fall of Lyon would cut all the main escape routes for German forces remaining in southwest France and close the gay between the allied armies ln central and southern France to 170 miles. The -American ad vance already had cut the last railway link between France and Italy. French forces tightened their rlng of cncrricmcnt about the doomcd Gcrm(m garrlson ln Toulon, capturing the land homeland, arsenal inside the city and the The Soviet foreign commlsar-by-passed stronghold of Olll- lat, In the first official Russian oules, two and a half miles west statement since King Michael's of Toulon. j announcement that Romania had PACIFIC RAIDED Pearl Harbor, Aug. 25 (U.R) Army and navy bombers, in a series of new attacks, raided the Bonins, Wake, Ponape, Nauru and remaining enemy bases in the Marianas and Mar shall, Pacific fleet headquar ters announced today. Seventh AAF Liberators bombed Iwo Jima, approximate ly 700 miles southeast of Tokyo, Wednesday night, against only slight anti-aircraft fire. A navy Liberator bombed Ponape in the Carolines Tuesday and army Mitchells returned for another attack Wednesday. Venturas attacked Japanese Installations on the phosphate Island of Nauru both Tuesday and Wednesday. Marianas-based planes hit Pagan Island, north of Salpan, anr Aguijnn, between Rota and Tinlan Wednesday, attacking gun positions, storage facilities art1 rmirlln0 nnrf .Inrt nif imf. ' eral fires. Search planes bombed Wake Tuesday, while Dauntlesses and Corsairs and Liberators carried out further neutralization raids against enemy positions in the Marshalls. QUAKERS AID JAPS Palo Alto. Cal., Aug. 25. (U.R)1 The facmc uoasi Association of Friends, representing Quaker groups In California, Oregon and Washington, has pledged aid to Amerlrans nf Japanese ancestry, eeklnff to return to former1 homes on the Pacific coast, it was announced today. . ROMANIA AT WAR WITH HUNS, CAIRO BROADCAST SAYS a Troops Surrender En Masse, Confusion Rife Reds Give Terms. London, Aug. 25 (U.R) The Romanian government has de clared war on Germany as a result of fighting between Ro- manian and German troops, BBC reported late today, quot ing radio Bucharest, and the same source said the German garrison at Bucharest had sur rendered. London. Aug. 25 (U.R) The British Broadcasting company heard Radio Cairo broadcast an announcement that the new Romanian government had de- ciareci war on uerawnjr, The German Luftwaffe bomb ed Bucharest late today, BBC said. Moscow. Aug. 25 U.R)- Ro- mnnian troops ordered by their king to cease resisting the Red npn.ii wnr. cnrrpnrtprlnr? bv the thousnnds today In the face of a ,,. 0nSiamihl. that already has overrun virtually all Bessar abia and northern Moldavia and carried to within 138 miles of Muchnrest. Front dispatches indicated that the Romanian army had col lapsed completely as the 2nd and 3rd Soviet Ukrainian armies, advancing up to 28 miles ln 24 hours, rolled to within 40 miles or less of the Galatl gap to south ern Romania and 118 miles of the great oil center of Ploestl. German forces still were of fering last-ditch resistance at many points and some engaged In armed clashes with the Ro manians, who were surrender ing en masse. More than 25.000 prisoners, most of them Roman ians, were rounded up yesterday alone. Dispatches likened the con fusion to that prevailing in Italy following Prvr Marshal Plet- m nnrinirlln'a ..finltlllntlnn In the Allies while the Germans still j i were resisting fiercely In his accepted a Soviet armistice of fer, warned last night that the Red army must continue mili tary operations in Romania un til German forces there had been I destroyed. BID TO F.R. TALK, DATE UNCERTAIN Washington, Aug. 25 Aim Commenting that he sees lots of people privately, President Roosevelt said today that he had been In private contact with Wendell L. Willkle. Mr. Roosevelt, under news conference questioning, said he knew of no plans for a "pri vate" meeting with the 1940 re publican presidential nominee. Then he went on to say he might meet him but that no . aie had been set. Asked whether he had been In touch with Willkle, the Pres- ident said. well, yes: privately. "Docs privately preclude any j ..." a reporter started to ask. nut he was quickly cut off by , the President wso said yes, It precluded. New York, Aug. 25 flJ.R) Confirming reports that Presi dent Roosevelt had Invited him to a conference, Wendell L. Willkle said today that he would prefer such a meeting after the election, but that If Mr. Roosevelt wished to see him ,0oncr he would comply. LT. COL. ALLEN PASSE3 Fort Douglas, Utah, Aug. 25, (U.R) Lt. Col. Charles J. Allen, 55. commanding officer, eastern security district, ninth service command, died of a heart attack i at bU borne bert yesterday. War Bulletins (Br Unitad Praas) Tokyo radio haard by Unit ad Prass reported today tha cabinet of Premier Kuniaki Koiao had set Sapt. 5 as tha data of tha opening df tha naxt extraordinary sauion of tha Imperial diet. Tha session will last flva days. Chungking, Aug. 25 (U.R) Chinese forcas era making coordinated attacks at soma two doian points along tha Hankow-Ichang highway and tha Hwajung-Ichang section of the Yangtie waterway to - divert Japanesa troops from Hunan to Hupah province, a Chlnasa military spokesman said today. GERMANY OUT OF WAR BY OCTOBER, WOODRUM CLAIMS Washington, Aug. 25 flJ.R) Chairman Clifton A. Woodrum, D., Va., told the House Commit tee on postwar military policies today that the army "tentative ly" estimates that the war against Germany will end in October. His statement came as Presi dent Roosevelt declined at his press conference to make any guess on when Germany will collapse or how long the war ln the Far East will last. It followed by 12 hours a statement by Secretary of Navy James Forrestal quoting Gen. Dwlght Eisenhower as saying there was no rational way to predict when the Germans could be finished off. Woodrum declined to expand on his statement. But the com mittee heard Rear Admiral James H. Irish, who was testify ing on disposal of surplus prop erty, declare that the navy .Is "assuming that the war against the Japanese will proceed on at least until the end of 1945." POPE ASKS ITALY MADE FULL ALLY Rome, Aug. 25 (U.R) Vatican sources reported today that Pnpc Pius XII had informed Prime Minister Winston Churchill dur ing a 45-minute conversation Wednesday1 that the church rec ognizes the Justice of punishing war crimlnab. The Pope, however, was said to have expressed the hope that punishment not be extended toj the people of Italy, which he sug gested be made a full ally with other United Nations. The church s attitude toward war criminals was among many Important International subjects discussed by the Pope and the British Prime Minister at the Vatican, Informed quarters said. These sources, expressing be lief that the conferenre tended to Increase the church's Influ ence in world affairs, pointed nut (hnt , I. n .hIiim . .nhtMl. had emphasized that Churchill's visit to the Vatican was not Just a courtesy call. The Pope was said to have ex pressed keen concern over forth coming peace terms and urgi-d Churchill, when ho Is at the peace conference to consider the principle of nationalities on the contention thnt nationalities do not die. Cut Public Debt By Excess Food Sale Washington, Aug. 25 (U.R) The senate todoy amended Its surplus property disposal bill to earmark government revenue from the sale of excess war foods for retirement of the public debt. Sen. Edwin C. Johnson, D Colo., objected that the amend ment restricted the future pow ers of congress over appropria tion and expenditure of public funds. Wherrv rentier! thnt it would insure that "this money Is going to a purpose for which it is needed reduction of the I public debt." - NAZIS EVACUATE BOMB COAST, FLEE TO SHORTER LINE Mass Flight to Marne and Reich Border Underway; Havre Fall Near. By Virgil PInkley United Press Correspondent Supreme Headuarters, AEF, Aug. 25 (U.R) The Germans were reported evacuating the robot bomb coast of northern France at top speed today, fall ing back towards the valley of the Marne and the western bor ders of the relch. Word of the mass enemy with drawal was flashed back to headquarters by allied airmen, who reported the roads leading east and south from Dieppe, Amiens, Beauvals and the sur rounding areas Jammed with German traffic. Throughout Thursday, large numbers of Nazi trucks were spotted racing down toward the Mams and the German frontier, and RAF night fliers reported that the flow of traffic Increased after dark. For the first time since the battle of France began, the Ger mans ignored the presence ot allied night planes overhead and rode bumper to bumper with their headlights blazing, indicating the frantic haste of the evacuation. Headquarters spokesmen had no Immediate comment, beyond the grim note that the weather ln northern France was clear to day and that allied warplanes already were ranging over the crowded highways. The reported evacuation of the channel coast from which Nazi robot bombs have been spreading death indiscriminate ly through London and southern Enland since mid-June, came as four allied armies crushed thru the beaten remnants of the Ger man seventh army with a speed that Indicated the battle of the Seine had reached Its final hours. British and Canadian forces from the west slashed as much as 10 miles into the Nazi pocket between the Rlsle and Seine rivers while the American 1st army crushed in from the south ln converging drives that threat ened to carry quickly Into the great channel port of Le Havre. Canadian 1st army troops pounded along the channel coast to the outskirts of Honfleur, directly across the Seine estuary from Le Havre and within full view of the port, while .the Americans last were reported at Elbeuf, less than 40 miles south of Le Havre, and closing ln rap- Idly. RAF fliers smashed one ap parent German attempt to evac uate Le Havre early Thursday morning, and an unconfirmed report broadcast by radio France at Algiers said British air borne troops had been landed near the port in the Seine estu ary area. HITLER WEAPON IS (By Unitad Prass) German secret weapons "will overwhelm the allies at the very last moment" on the western front, a Domel news agency dis patch from Berlin, broadcast by Tokvo radio, asserted today. "The much-rumoreo V-2 se cret weapon has made its ap pearance on the eastern front and lt will not be long before it comes to make its influence also felt on the western front. The time for its employment de pends on the always well-timed decisions of Fuehrer Adolf Hit ler. "It Is stated miracle will hanocn In which full division of the enemy forces will be smashed In a few moments by Incredibly high explosives and a I group of tanks and armored cars may share me same rate uy ui I pressure of liquid lr."