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Newspaper Page TextWeather rorecait: Clear tonlrht and Thunday. Sllthlly cooler Thuri day.i, Temp. Highest yeiterday ..10J Lowest this morning 54 1'reclpluilon past 24 lira, . Use The MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick Results At Small Cost Medford Tpibune United Prtu Full Leased Wire d Press Full Leased Wire Thirty ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1944 NO. 136. MM Y UM U AM i 1 UK 3CIFII WON, REIMS FALL IN SWIFT DRIVE, UP Belgium" and Reich Borders Near Allies Link Seine Bridgeheads. Supreme Headquarters, AEF, Aug. 30 (U.R) Two American tank armies, racing unchallenged over the last miles of the inva sion roads to Germany and Bel gium, stormed into Laon and the cathedral city of Reims today, while Berlin admitted that its troops had abandoned the medi eval town of Rouen guarding the robot bomb coast of northern France. Powerful armored spearheads of the American 1st and 3rd ar mies punctured the Aisne river line at least two points and were reported fanning out over the rolling farmlands beyond Reims, Laon and Chalons-Sur-Marne. Only scattered and disorgan ized Nazi real guards barred the path of, the American armor in I their sweep for the Rhineland, and official reports indicated the Yanks were moving at a speed that could carry them to the Belgian border within a day or two. "We are now witnessing the preliminary phase of the Allied advance on Germany in which the enemy forces are being me thodically dissected and forced into isolated corridors, even as we press onward," United Press War Correspondent Henry T. Gorrell said in reporting the sensational sweep of the armies through the Aisne and Marne valleys. American riflemen poured swiftly through the breaches cre ated by their plunging tank spearheads, while swarms of Al lied warplanes ranged before them to bomb and strafe the re treating enemy. Simultaneously, British, Amer- lean and Canadian forces linked their bridgeheads across the Seine above Paris into a solid 50-mile front and swung forward 25 miles beyond the Seine to drive an armored wedge be tween Rouen and Beauvais. The Allies, smashing directly at Amiens and the heart cf the bases from which German robot bombs have been showering down on London, captured Neuf marche, 25 miles east of Rouen and 15 miles west of Beauvais. On the American 1st and 3rd army fronts east of Paris, how ever, official and enemy reports agreed that the twin American offensive was making spectacu- IUKIHK sucuiatu- lar strides over battle grounds ., i jj ..j. ..i.t j ! ion and take and hold a few yards ' along the Marne and Aisne riv ers. Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's 3rd army tanks and riflemen drove across the Marne at Ep- ernay, pushed 13 miles north ward to Reims and then swept . on more than 10 miles bevond that historic town to cr0S3 the Aisne at Neufchatcl. S 1 m u 1 1 a neously, Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges' 1st army vet erans stormed up from captured Soissons. across the Chemin Dcs Dames, one of the bloodiest bat tlefields of World War I, and on into Laon, 12 miles above the Aisne. Unofficial but apparently iArpurl rpnnrl. T..mn wa capturcd and that the Yanks had j driven on beyond the city. New York. Aug. 30 AJ.R) Cotton futures opened 2 to 7 points lower today. SIDE GLANCES BT TRIBUNE REPORTERS Ernest Litstcr renewing ac quaintances and his Mail Trib une subscription. Charlie Clay, Sr., parading Grandson Charles up and down the street well-fortified with ice cream cones. Robert Church conscientiously performing the duties of Klwanis club reporter. Anna jilbert offering to swap Information with reporter. Yanks in Great feU J' CHATEAU-THIERRY uitt "S V"V -JC". EPERNAY "lTZ I , . Wr CHALONS . ' .PARIS r, 1 NANCY CHARTRES-' TROVES I ORLEANS I -i""' AUXERRE V. I f1- I ' BOURGESV f nj.tiers FRANCE e LIMOGES ST. ITIBNNE MONTELIMAR MILES TOUlOUStV wJXl VICHY. , lY.0N1 " ' American armored forces. surge across Marne and Aisne tuvers ui swift advance towards Belgian ana German frontiers, capiurug Solssons, -64 miles trom the Belgian bolder and nlstonc Uhateau-Tmerry. OUiez forces press agauist ruuol coast aeienses, wnlie in suuui Freucu mase two mure crossings ot uie Kiver itfluue aua neaa tor bpauisn border. 19Tfl NAZI ARMY Foe Caught In Heavy Fire At River Junction; Con voy Ripped. Rome, Aug. 30 U.R) Amer ican troops, driving the rem rents of the German 19th army up the Rhone valley, crossed the Drome river today and slashed their way 10 miles northward to Chabcuil, six miles due east of the Rhone river town of Valence and 59 miles south of Lyon. The Americans continued to inflict "further severe casual ties," a late communique an- nn..nMil am Cprman forces pinched into a triangle formed I by the two converging rivers and other American troops driv ing northward from newly-captured Montelimar. The spearhead thrown across the Drome encountered stiffen ing German resistance and fierce fighting was in progress . .. - ill w n lne vicimiy oi , fnmnranmue announced. Mo- bile guns accompanying the spearhead were able, however to maneuver westward ana snipe at a three-mile long en emy convoy along highway seven In that sector. The highway was strewn with wreckage of the convoy, csti- mated to have contained ' 1.-1 kH,nJ motor vehicles, 78 horcarawn rarta and a laree number of horsedrawn artillery. The Ger mans had fled across the Drome river on pontoon bridges in the I race northward to the road junction of Valence. Resistance was being over come, meanwhile, at Sauzet and Lorlol, both within the triangle into which the Germans were hplnff romnrpssed. HeadQUar- ters described the fighting at Loriol as "particularly severe." G.I. Vote Too Small To Swing Election Washington, Aug. 30. (U.R) President R. J. Thomas of the United Automobile Workers (CIO), said today that he be lieved "the soldier vote would not be sizable enough to swing the November election either way." He made the statement to a press conference 24 hours after returning to the capital from a tour of French battlefields to gether with other labor leaders. Thomas said the army has pla cords prominently posted thru out the battle area advising sol diers of their voting privileges and that many of the men dem onstrated Interest in the election. UP RHONE VALLEY Breakthrough! GERMANY '.mi md inSt. "tERNARB narbj : (Acme Telephoto) 17 JAP VESSELS, GANG TOTAL 723 Washington, Aug. 30. (U.R) U. S. submarines have sunk 17 more Japanese ships, including two destroyers, in Pacific and far eastern waters, the navy announced today. Maintaining their stepped up war of attrition against the Jap anese supply fleet, the American undersea craft have accounted for 52 enemy vessels announced as sunk this month. In addition to the destroyers, the newest bag included six cargo transports, two tankers and seven cargo vessels, the navy said. This brought to 723 the number of Japanese ships sunk by American submersiblcs. Of the vessels sunk, 58 have been warships. T EXPLOSI E Folkestone, England, Aug. 30 (U.R) The greatest explosion of the war was set off on. the French rocket coast last night and the British wondered today if the Nazis had made an abortive- attempt to launch their new V-2 rocket bomb. The detonation was accom panied by a tremendous rushing noise. Houses on the English co.Tt wore shaken, crockery was sent skidding across floors and few windows were broken. There never had been anything comparable heard in this area. The explosion seemed like an earthquake. E OF IS Long Beach, Cal., Aug. 30 (U.R) Lone Ranger of the mov ies, Sgt. Lee Powell, 35, was killed In action in the south Pacific while fighting with the marines, the navy announced to day. Powell, a veteran of Tarawa and Salpan, was a former track and football star at Long Beach Junior college and the Univers ity of Montana. Wearing a red silk mask and riding the famed "Silver," Pow ell appeared in 13-cplsoda sear ials during 1938 and 1939. New York, Aug 30 AJ.R) 1 The listed bond market d-. vanced today under lead of se lected foreign dollar, luuea. JM .iiiypjuftniifta tJ V ITALY (Z TURIN UvaunceS a GOV. DEWEY WILL HUNS PREPARE TO START NATIONAL USE POISON GAS T0UR0NSEPT. 7 AND NtMEAPON Seven Major Addresses Are Sweden Reports Germany Scheduled; Will Speak in Cheered By Propaganda Coast Cities. Chicago, Aug. 30. (U.R) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Republican p r e s 1 dential candidate," will make make his first campaign swing around the country next month with a 6,700-mile coast-to-coast tour during which he will make seven major ad dresses and confer with party leaders, Chairman Herbert Brownell, Jr., of the GOP na tional committee announced to day. Dewey's tour, which includes a visit with his mother at his home town of Owofso, Mich., will begin at Philadelphia Sept. 7 where he will make a nation wide radio address, his first since he accepted the nomina tion at Chicago two months ago, and will end with his return to Albany Sept. 28. During his tour, which will cover 21 states, the GOP nomi nee will deliver major campaign speeches at Louisville, Seattle, Portland, Ore.; San Francisco. Los Angeles and Oklahoma City in addition to the one at Phil delphia. All will be carried na tionally by radio networks. In addition to his addresses, Brownell said Dewey will con fer with Republican oveonors as well as industrial, agricultur al and other groups during stops in ten states. The entire trip will be made by train. The party will arrive at Seat tle Monday, Sept. 18, where Dewey will make his first ad dress from the Pacific coast that night. Dewey will speak from Port land the following night and then will go to San Francisco for another address Sept. 21. The following 'night he will speak from Los Angeles and then will go directly to Okla homa City for an address there Monday, Sept. 25. From Oklahoma City, Dewey will return directly to Albany, N. J., ending his tour there Sept. 28. LOGGING HALTED ETI Logging operations on nation al forest timber in the Union Creek district are temporarily suspended due to bad fire condi tions according to Karl Januoch, superintendent of the. Rogue River National Forest service. High temperatures, accompan ied by low humidity conditions, has resulted in a dangerous situ ation as far as the forest is con cerned, Janouch stated. At the office of the state fire patrol it was stated that logging on state protected land would continue as usual. The fire burning on Elk creek since Monday afternoon spread about a quarter-mile yesterday afternoon but Is again under control, lt was reported this noon. Some 125 acres have now been burned over by the blaze. REPORT GESTAPO Stockholm, Aug. 30. (U.R) A usually reliable Informant to day confirmed recent reports that Reichsmarshal Hermann Goerlng Is under surveillance by the Gestapo and his freedom of movement has been restricted as an aftermoth of the unsuccessful army plot against Adolf Hitler. (A Blue network broadcast from Stockholm said Gocring fell out of favor with Hitler be cause of his attempt to "hush up" the anti-Nazi plot and the fuehrer himself ordered his arrest Promises. London, Aug. 30 U.R) Ger many is believed preparing to use poison gas on a mass scale, the London Daily Mail said to ! day, and Swedish press dispatch es reported that the Nazis are boasting of a new mystery weap on which they assert will win the war for Hitler within the next six months. The Daily Mail reported that the Germans plan to use poison gas In the hope of winning a ne gotiated peace, but the Swedish accounts indicated that Berlin propagandists now are assuring their people that complete and early victory is certain. The Stockholm Dagcns Nyhe ter and the Scandinavian Tele graph Bureau reported that word of the German mystery weapon was splashed across the front pages of Berlin's newspapers this morning. "German victory is not only certain but near," one Nazi head line proclaimed, adding that the Gorman people and their armies must only hold out until autumn, when the new weapon will be unveiled. The unexpected burst of Nazi optimism, which Swedish and other observers regardcd-meroly as strong propaganda, was in spired by an article written by Joachim Fernau, a front corre spondent of the Waffen Elite Guards. Fernau gave no details of the alleged secret weapon, but he intimated that it would be a re finement of the robot bombs presumably the long-heralded "V-2" reprisal weapon. NAZI RlfAREA, BERLIN, 2 BALTIC London, Aug. 30 (U.R) Hun dreds of escorted American Fly ing Fortresses and Liberators hammered the Nazi robot bomb launching sites in the Pas De Ca lais today, soon after an estimat ed 1000 British night bombers returned from a heavy attack on Germany ranging from Berlin to the big Baltic ports of Stettin and Koenlgyberg. Low-hanging clouds partially obscured the flying bomb bases In northern France, but the American bombers hit the tar gets by Instrument. The attacks at the Pas De Ca lais were the opening phase of today's continuation of the In tense Allied aerial offensive, which the RAF's bomber com mand carried through the night in the attacks on Germany. Four-engined Lancaster bomb ers, striking In direct support of Russian troops on the eastern front, unloaded more than 1300 tons of high explosives and "in cendiaries on Stettin, stoking vast fires that sent smoke soar ing 26.000 feet into the air. While the heavy bombers were concentrated on the two ports. Mosquitoes dumped two ton blockbusters on Berlin and high explosives and Incendiaries on the wreckage of Hamburg. BASEBALL Neilonal New York 2 9 1 Boston 4 7 0 Pyle, Adams and Lombard!; Tobin and Masl. Pittsburgh 8 12 6 Chicago 12 13 0 Scwoll, Cucurullo and Lopez, Camelli, Davis; Wyse, Lynn and Williams. American Boston 7 12 0 New York 9 16 0 O'Neill, Hausmann, Ryba, Woods and Partce; Borowy, Tur ner and Garbark, Sans Acmm Kutiio-lalepnoto) This French collaborationist, who lost hts punu iu an uutry feiuup ol Parisians, is rescued uy members oi Uie Vrencn Forces ol uie iu tenor, tvno wo& hnn inu yruu.'cuve cubiouy to uwtui UiuU bxgual Corps radio tcieunoio. SECT HULL SAYS POSSIBLE FLIGHT HIGH NAZIS EYED Neutrals Asked Attitude On Hideaways Negotiated Peace Feelers. Washington, Aug. 30 (U.R) Secretary of State Cordcll Hull today expressed belief that the German High Command has In dicated a desire to put out "feelers for a negotiated peace," but emphasized that uncondi tional surrender will remain the Allies' only terms. Hull told a news conference that the radio' speech of Lt. Gen. Kurt Ditlmar last night indi cated that the Germans "are desirous of putting out peace feelers. He also revealed that the Slate Department Is giving con stant "consideration" to the pos sibility that Adolf Hitler and his underlings might attempt to flee Germany and seek refuge in a neutral country. Hull recalled the request of President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Chur chill to neutral countries to do fine their attitude on providing hideaways for the German lead ers. "We are not unmindful of the possibility that the Nuzi dic tator and his assistants might flee Germany," Hull said. if OF PEARL HARBOR OU F.D.R. Montpelicr, Vt., Aug. 30 (U.R) Clarence Budington Kelland, Re publican national committeeman for Arizona, tmd the Vermont State Republican convention to day that the "odium" of the Japanese attack on Pearl Har bor must attach Itself to Presi dent Roosevelt as "the highest authority which permitted the condition to exist." Kedond charged the president with allowing Pearl Harbor to "drowse and dance Instead of being on the alert to repel at tack," with the neglect of ele mentary precautions and the con gregation of United States naval vessels "in a single spot . . . like sitting ducks." "Why darn they not bring to trial the army and navy officers charged with the guilty respons ibility for thut disaster;" he asked Culotte HEAT, WIND FOREST By United Press Danger of forest fires In the Pacific northwest reached a high point today with strong east winds, low relative humid ity and high temperature cre ating one oi the worst fire haz ard periods In years. Logging and other woods op erations were closing down un til the danger period passes while Clare Hendec, supervisor of the Mount Hood National Forest, advised that people within the closed areas may be required to move out until weather conditions Improve. Noar Wcnatchee, Wash., one fire has already blackened 600 acres of grass and timber and farther up the Cascades in the same area, another blaze was under control of a 15-man crew after burning 200 acres of scrub pine, hemlock and fir for a week. At the same time Coos Bay fire patrols today were check ing for forest fires which may be causing a heavy cloud of smoke which hangs over the Coos Bay area. Some observers believed, however, that a shift of wind brought the smoke from a 400-acrc brush and grass fire burning stubbornly south of Charleston. Firo patrolmen reported that the fire has been kept from standing timber so far, although it has been creep ing through logs and under brush for more than a week. At Silverton, a barn full of hoy was destroyed on the A- E. Heed farm in the Evans Valley district. In and around Portland, sev en grass and brush fires were reported but they have all been brought under control. War Bulletins London, Aug. 30. (U.R) A Bulgarian peace mission ar rived openly in Cairo tonight and allied sources said an armistice agroement between Bulgaria and the United Na tions was expected to be signed tomorrow. Br United Press Tokyo radio said today the Japanese air force had started widespread night raids against Chinese bases ol the American 14th air force. Including Kwei lin, whore ciliiens were re portedly preparing io defend the city against a possible en emy land drive south from captured Hengyand, Chicago, Aug, 30 (U.R) Grain futures broke sharply on the Board of Trade today. FALLSMVIET War Machine Weakened Russians Open New War saw Offensive. London, Aug. SO (U.R) Tha German Transocean News agen cy reported today that four Soviet divisions had launched a "major" breakthrough offensive near Radzymin, northeast of Warsaw. London, Aug. 30 (U.R) Red army troops plunged through, disorganized German resistance in Romania today to capture Ploesti and deprive Germany of at least one-third of her vital oil supplies, a blow expected to be felt throughout the enemy war machine within a matter of weeks. The new Russian offensive, which began Just 10 days ago and carried the Russians for ward in a series of sensational advances' ranging up to 70 miles in 24 hours, achieved its great est victory with the capture of Ploesti. It not only slammed shut the door on the major source of oil for the German Wchrmacht, but lt put the Russians within easy striking distance of Bu charest, capital of Romania, only 32 miles to the south and second major objective of the offensive. The fall of Ploesti, coming1 exactly 13 months after the first historic air raid on the oil cen ter by Americans, constituted an Ignominnus defeat for tha Germans. They put up only feeble resistance to save one of the world's great oil pools without which experts estlmata the Reich will be unable to con tinue mechanized warfare for any extended period. Using only a small part of hi huge forces, Marshal Rdoion' Y. Malinovsky sent a column con sisting principally of tanks and self-propelled guns 40 miles southward In a single day to capture Ploesti. At least some of the oil In stallations in the great center were reported demolished by the fleeing Nazis. OPA MOVE LIFTS LAI SALE GLUT IN THREE STATES Seattle, Aug. 30 U.R) To permit immediate marketing of surplus northwest spring lambs, three regional directors of thit OPA for Portland, Spokane and Seattle areas, tod.iy announced validation of spare samp 25 In war ration book four. The OPA announcement said the stamp would be good for 49 days start ing Sunday, Sept. 3. to Oct. 21. Today's action, OPA said per mitted extra lamb purchases of apuproxlmatcly two pounds, by Pacific northwest residents, and applied only to the state of Wash ington, ten northern counties of Idaho and all of Oregon except Malheur county. The lamb dividend, OPA said, provided livestock men with im mediate markets for their sur plus lambs over the entire nor mal shipping range for north west soft-fed lambs which would not keep for shipping, as freez ing was impossible. The action to clear up current glut of lamb on markets in the three states was announced on eve of departure for Denver of Chester Bowles, national direct or of the OPA. BILL CURBS UNIONS Washington. Aug. 30 (U.R)-. Sen. Dennis Chavez, D., N. M., author of a bill to establish a permanent fair employment frac ticca commission, told a sen ate education and labor sub committee today that it would "prohibit labor unions from dis criminating against tholr fellow workers on the grounds of race, creed or color."