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Use The MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick Results ' At Small Coat Forecsst: Cloudy and fool with icattered ihoweri tonight and Saturday. Temp. Highest yesterday 69 Lowest thit morning 55 Preclp. past 24 hours JO EDFORD United Prut Full Leased Wlra United Press Full Leased Wire Thirty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER "44. NO. 138. a) Weather M feKa&JTRIBUNE TOWS IT. Au L r BATTLE OF REICH OPENED BY TANKS ON 100 Ml. FRONT Huns Flood Belgium and Holland; Storm Maginot Line, Ardennes. By United Press Eighth Air Force Command Headquarters, Sept. 1 (U.PJ American fighter pilots return ing from strafing sweeps report ed late today that the Germans were flooding large areas of Belgium and Holland in front of the advancing allied troops. Supreme Headquarters, AEF, Sept. 1 (U.PJ Two American tank armies opened the battle for Germany and Belgium along a 100-mile front tonight captur ing Verdun and St. Mihiel and breaking into the historic Ar dennes gap above Sedan. Storming through the outer works of the Maginot line, tanks, guns and riflemen of the American 1st army were report ed moving in force into the Ardennes forest on the Franco Belgian border just north of Sedan. Unconfirmed reports said the Americans also were attacking the citadel of Sedan, guarding the Ardennes gap, and had bro ken into the outskirts of the city. Unofficial reports also said Canadian troops captured Diep pe, scene of the great commando raid of August, 1942, when thou sands of dominion troops were killed or wounded In a full-dress Invasion for rehearsal. Some of the same Canadian regiments that came through I the hell of Dieppe in were reported to have led the trium phal re-entry today, winning back the channel town without a struggle. At the opposite end of the battle line,' Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's troops drove 18 miles past Verdun to capture St. Mihiel, where the first all-American army to see action in Europe wiped out the great German salient in 1918. The fall of St. Mihiel, report ed In a front dispatch from Unit ed Press War Correspondent Robert C. Miller, placed the Americans only 31 miles south west of Metz, which was annex ed by the Germans along with part of Alsace-Lorraine in 1940. German accounts said another American force had broken into the Lorraine basin to the north; apparently in the Bney area bareiy 12 mile, northwest of Metz and about 25 miles t"&:rZL the borders of Germany proper. aerial barrage that littered the roads to the Rhincland with enemy dead and the wreckage .1 l. XTnt (rancnnrl vehicles, the American 1st andthln8 moving. 3rd armies pounded In on Ger-1 many and Belgium along a front of 100 miles. German resistance melted away under the paralyzing American thrusts that stabbed at Belgium and the Ardennes gap on the north and the sprawl ing iron and steel centers of Lorraine at the southern end of the line. A host of armored troops Berlin estimated that possibly a quarter of a million Americans were on the march for the Rhlneland drove, almost with out firing a shot, through the Argonne forest, across thei Mouse and on beyond the line on which the kaiser's armies surrendered in 1918. SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS LItle Sherry Antony being awarded a prize at Twin Plunges for purchasing the 10.000th ad mission ticket this year. Helen Thompson braving the discomforts of a wet course to improve on her golf game. Fred Strang skillfully soloing i .u A.wi.n on nil oaruon. in .c - parx tor me iinai pauu ;.., this summer. I U. S. Tanks Near ENGLAND ) pAmnmf antwi s .cAuism, ju BELGIUM 4 FRANCE J9 cj6i t OMftm ..S- : M BATTLE UNI iCihctiA J WOULD WAli 1 V V I woy.ii. un 1 otiiAWj, "Vj j Uh MILES . Y American forces are reported less than 38 miles from Belgian border altei capturing Chateau Thierry, Solssons, Belleau Wood and other hallowed ground over which their fathers fought and died In World War I. Othei units to southeast were less than 90 miles from Germany. Nazis were be lieved to have quit Rouen, opening nay for Allied smash at robot coast ALLIES UNLEASH ON FLEEING FOE London, Sept. 1 (U.PJ Allied warplanes resumed their great aerial offensive against Ger many's European fortress today, striking from England and Nor mandy against the enemy trans port system, flying bomb instal lations and troops, and from Italy against eight Interior com munication targets in Hungary, Yugoslavia, and the Po valley. As the sun bathed the channel and French battlefields, rcleas-i ing the allied air power in its full might for the first time in ' three davs. 8th air force dive bombers and fighters were turn ed loose on the Germans falling back through Belgium and Hol land. Wrecked motor vehicles and railway cars mounted into the thousands and the savage on slaught apparently was blocking the supply and retreat lines of the Germans. Allied aircraft struck in a great, oblong box extending roughly from Herto genbosch, Holland, through Ant- werp to Mon. on one .Ide. across Dutch-German frontier at Roer - - . . i mond with the western end of the box sealed by an attack on the vital marshalling yards at Charleroi. Orders were to "hit every- NOT ON SEA TRIP Washington, Sept. 1. (U.PJ House Democratic Leader John W. McCormack, Mass., today rfanlori that President Roose velt's dog Fala was inadvertent-1 ly left behind in the Aleutian i j i j it, mn. ! destrover dispatched I from Seattle to recover the pet. ' -"'" " u..u...uu. yiuv Rep. Harold Knutson, R., '"" of Japan. Minn., charged yesterday that, the destroyer had been sent to the Aleutians for the scotty dog. McCormack quoted Admiral William D. Leahy as his author ity for denial of the Fala story as well as "rumors about battle ships and cruisers accompanying the president." RAILROADS FINED Chicago, Sept. 1 U.R Three western railroads, the first of a group of 20 nationwide rail lines accused of shipping empty beef containers In refrigerator cars In violation of an order. Such ship-1 i tr,nt were each fined si.uuu , . , fpftpral court here taa- Belgian Border HOLLAND (Acme Telephoto) PAPAL PLEA ASKS PEACE GROUNDED London, Sept. 1 (U.R) Pope Plus XII, in an address broad cast to the world on the 5th an niversary of the beginning of World War II, said tonight that the war has reached a "decisive point." He expressed horror at the violence now sweeping the earth and appealed to the victorious nations to insure a peace that would uphold the "fundamental rights of all peoples." "Wi nri nnnpallntf even to hose wno do not beIong to the family o our cnUrch to recon sider collaboration with ail na- tions of a Christian civilization because there can be no advan tage to humanity without a basis of Christianity," His Holiness said. "In the midst of so many ruins of souls, some honest people have remained pure and are now preparing for the great work of reconstruction In the world. "All men are waiting for the end of the war. The promises made by statesmen must be ful filled." DE GAULLE FILES INDO-CHINA PLEA Port. fiont 1 (IIP) Ron j Charles DeGaulle's French pro- Frances' claim to French Indo china today and reiterated its intention to continue with Brit tain and the United States in the war against Japan, even .aft er the defeat of Germany. In a statement repudiating the authority of the Vichy-appointed governor of Indo-China, Vice-admiral Dccoux, the pro- visional government charged vicny nan given uccoux full Dowers to collaborate with the Japanese and make Indo- G.O.P. Governors to Broadcast This Eve New York. Sept. 1 0J.P.) Three republican governors launch the party's second salvo in four days against President Roosevelt and the New Deal to night in a nationwide broadcast supporting the candidacy of Thomas E. Dewey. Governors speaking tonight are: tdwara ftiarun oi r-enruyi-vania, Andrew Schoeppel of Kansas and Edward J. Thye of Minnesota. The broadcast will oe carried ay the National Broadcasting company at 10:30 , (EWT. (Local Urn. 7:30.) ' "UNTHINKABLE" TO "Isolationists" In Power, Sen. Pepper Claims Need . F. R. To Demobilize. Lps Angeles, Sept. 1 (U.R) Sen. Claude Pepper, Florida New Dealer arriving for a series of speeches told reporters today that democrats must bo reelect ed in the November balloting to prevent "isolationists" from mov ing into positions of power. "We simply must be aware of the danger of filling congress with a group of legislators who will allow repetition of what happened last time I mean 1918," Pepper said. PeDper said that such legisla tors as Sen. Gerald P. Nye, N. D., Rep. Hamilton Fish, N. Y., and Sen. Hiram Johnson Calif., would assume positions in a re publican administration, if elect ed, because of their congression al seniority. "With all due respect to the views of these gentlemen." the Floridan added, "we cannot af ford to allow the views they hold to be those of our country." Pepper said he thought calcu lations that the war will be over this fall might be a little opti mistic. "If it Isn't over, however, It's unthinkable to consider replac ing President Roosevelt with a totally inexperienced man Just as unthinkable as it would be for Russia to replace Stalin or Brit ain to replace Churchill. "Even if the war is over soon, It will take at least a year to do a decent Job of demobilization. Who could do that job more ef ficiently than the man who did the mobilizing?" Pepper said he staunchly sup ported the reelection campaign of Sen. Sheridan Downey, D., Calif. He appears for a talk before the state CIO convention later today and before a democratic rally tonight. Y SELECTS Washington, Sept. 1. (UP) Eighteen army posts where sol diers will bid their last farewells to khaki uniforms and early morning reveille when their fighting Is over were designated i today as army personnel centers by the war department. The centers, scattered from Massachusetts to California, will handle newly-Inducted men and men sent from overseas for re assignment, as well as those be ing discharged or otherwise re leased from active service. ' Knminff nf thu renters at time when the war In Europe appeared to be drawing to a close, however, made It seem probable that their chief func tion would be the demobiliza tion of the nation's huge con script army. The war depart ment explained that the loca tions were chosen so that three Important procedures In an army man's life Induction, return from overseas and discharge could take place relatively close to his home. The centers are located to take Into account population densi ties. They Include: Jefferson Barracks, Mo.: Fort Leaven worth, Kan.; Ft. Logan, Colo.; the Presidio, Cal.; Fort Douglas, Utah, and Fort Lewis, Wash. Cong. Ellsworth On Air Tomorrow Representatives Harris Ells worth of Oregon and William M. Colmcr of Mississippi will dis cuss America's war against for est fires in a national broadcast over the Mutual System Satur day from 1 to 1:15 p.m. PWT. it was announced today. The broadcast, originating in Wash ington, D. C, will be rcleasrd on the Pacific coast through the 'Don Lee network, Parisians Take a&MJ Wwix wL'tfS Jodglng hail of bullets from miniature Cathedral, these Parisians take cover TOKYO SAYS YANK PLANES LOST IN FORMOSAATTACK Takoa, Important Formosa Port Raided New Com mander In China. By United Press Radio Tokyo reported today that ten or more China-bnsrd American b o m b e r s attacked Takao, Important Japanese port on the southwest coast of For mosa, Thursday night. In one of a continuing scries of raids on enemy objectives In the Pacific. The broadcast, heard by United Press In San Francisco, Identified the planes as B-24s and B-25s, and claimed anti-aircraft fire brought down two craft and two probables. As usual, only slight damage was admitted. Tokyo also reported new raids Thursday on Iwo Jima In the Volcano and Chichi Jim.i In the Bonins, 615 miles from Tokyo, and on Palau and Manokwari in New Guinea. By United Press The Japanese war ministry to day announced that Gen. Naoka tro Oknbt, member of the su preme war council, has been ap pointed commander-in-chief of Japanese forces In north China succeeding Gen. Yasugo Oka mura. Tokyo radio reported. "The new appointment Is par ticularly significant as our oper ations on the China front are about to make a further remark able development," the broad cast, recorded by United Press in San Francisco, said. Okamura has been Installed In "an Important post," Tokyo ra dio said. NO PEACE OFFER Washington, Sept. lnj.P) Secretary of State Cordoll Hull said today that the United States had not received any surrender or peace offer from Germany. He also said that nothing real ly substantial in the way of a peace offer had been received from Hungary. Asked at his press conference to comment on reports that the Bulgarian government had changed and that peace negoti ations with that country might haye to be started anew, Hull said that so little really authen tic Information was coming from that part of the world that It was a little dangerous to com ment. FIRE MENACE EASES Loj Angeles, Sept. 1. (UP) Wary fire-fighters today watch ed for new outbreaks in a half dozen areas cither controlled or nearly under control. Cover Behind and r (Acme Radio-Talephoto) battle touched otf by attempt on Qen. De Oaullos life In Notre Dnme behind and beneath this French division armored tank. Signal Corps radlo-telephoto. War Bulletins Mexico City, Sept. 1 (U.R) President Manuel A v 1 1 a Camacho, in hii annual ad dress to congress, said today that the Mexican air unit now training in the United States would be sent abroad "to fight on the side of the Allies." Chungking, Sept. 1. (U.R) Seven divisions of Japanese troops, puthing westward from Hengyang over four different routes, have subdivided .into at least 12 spearheads, spread over an 80-mlle front and pointed toward the important Chinese city of Kwellin, a Chi nese military spokesman said today. Southeast Asia Headquar ters, Kandy, Ceylon, Sept. 1. (U.R) British Imperial forces, crossing the Chindwin river in northern Burma, have clear, ed the Japanese from the area between the west bank and Tonhe, an allied communique reported today. Washington. Sept. 1 (U.R) The United States has led the world in relief shipments to Greece In the fight to save the Greek people from "annihila tion by starvation." the for eign economic administration announced today. TAKEN IN RAIDS ON PLOESTI, FREE Bucharest, Sept. 1 (U.R) One thousand of 3,000 American air men shot down In the pnst three years In the battle of Ploestl paused here today en route to Italy In a great mass air evacua tion staged by the 15th Air Force. The Romanians are crazlly glad to sec the Americans. They even have made presents in the street. The Russians are going straight through. They stopped long enough to drop off several thousand Romanian prisoners whom they turned back to the Romanian army. The Russians are friendly to the Americans and "correct" to ward the Romanians but the lat ter are apprehensive, which Is why they are so glad to see us. The American prisoners who were turned loose in Bucharest two days ago have been wined and dined and given the freedom of the city prior to their evacua tion by air. The boys laughed and shouted and patted the big Forts and cm braced the crews. These fellows had parachuted or made forced landings during the long aerial campaign to keep Germany from getting the oil of Ploestl. They cheered at the prospect of GI rations thrice daily Instead of black bread and bean soup. Paris, Sept. 1 (U.PJ Labor leaders pledged support to the campaign for the compicle cx termination of Nazism in France today. Under Tank RUSSIANS REACH E; Buloar Cabinet Resigns and Armistice Discussions Cease. Moscow, Sept. 1 U.R) Soviet tanks and mechanized cavalry swept 35 miles beyond Bucha rest, liberated capital of Roman la, to the Danube river border of Bulgaria today in relentless pursuit of Germany's fleeing, decimated Balkan legions. Other elements of Marshal Rodlon Y. Mallnovsky's 2nd Ukrainian army to the north al ready had swung west through the Transylvanian and Carpa thian Alps toward Hungary and a Junction with Marshal Tito's partisan army In Yugoslavia. Front dispatches disclosed that a Russian armored column had reached the Danube and the Bul garian border In the neighbor hood of the inland port of Giur giu, terminus of a pipe line from the Ploestl oil fields, now in Soviet hands. London, Sept. 1 (U.PJ Peace negotiations between representa tives of Bulgaria and the Allied powers were suspended abruptly reslBnatlon of Bulgarian Pre- mler Ivan Bagrianov's cabinet. Cairo dispatches also reported that Bagrinnov may form an other cabinet to Include pro-Allied elements, and would cm power Stolche Moshanov, vice president of the Bulgarian par liament, to carry on conversa tions and receive armistice terms from the Allies. The interruption of the nego tiations was announced at Cairo as German troops were reported occupying the seething Hungar ian capital of Budapest, and other -Balkan Nazi satellites showed Increasing evidence of unrest. RELIEF SHIP TO Washington, Sept. l.(UR) The state department said to day that the Soviet government has granted permission for a Japanese vessel to transship American relief supplies which have long been awaiting removal from a Russian port for distribu tion among U. S. and allied pris oners of war and civilians held by Japan, The Japanese had Imposed con ditions for handling the supplies which now have been agreed to by this country and Russia, the announcement said. Officials said it was now hoped that the supplies which have been "so long awaiting on ward shipment from Russia will soon reach the prisoners and internees. L High Command Orders Flight Allies Rule Entire Coast. Rome, Sept. 1 (U.PJ The Ger. man 19th army, following re ported high command orders to get out of southern France asj best it can, apparently was evao uating Lyon today before on- rushing American forces thun dering up the Rhone valley from lour sides. Heavy enemy movements have been observed on road si leading north and northeast from Lycn, allied headquarters announced today as the four allied columns made new gainst which put them within 45 miles of the city. The movements confirmed one captured German general's admission that the 19th armv had been told to make its way DacK into Germany "by any means possible." (Allied controlled Radio France said today that more) than 60,000 prisoners have been taken by the allies in southern France.) One American column operate ing east of the Rhone river, a late communique, revealed, ad. vanced 15 miles past Grenobla to Voiron, 45 miles southeast of; Lyon, while another closer to the river advanced to a point opposite Valence. On the west bank of ttm Rhone, Americans were In con tact with the enemy between Bourg do Jeage and Tournon, the latter point less than 48 miles south of Lyon. French forces of the 7th army, the com munique disclosed, driving northward still farther west, had reached and occupied St. Agreve, 55 miles southwest ot Lyon. While the drive up the Rhono was under way, the 300-mlla French Mediterranean coas from Italy to the Spanish border came under complete allied con trol. SEC. HULL LISTS Washington, Sept. 1. U.R) Secretary of state CordeI1 Hull said today that the paramount postwar problem will be "estab lishment of regimes that will work toward general public wel fare as the ultimate objective of national and International ac tion." Hull spoke at a special meet ing of the Pan American Union's governing board at which Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin, president-elect of Cuba, was guest of honor. In reply to Hull's welcome, Grau said that "Cuba Is ready to sacrifice everything for tho cause of Justice and liberty." "That," he added, "is why wa admire that international new deal which has been brought by the concept of good neighbor, and whose policy is in splendid coincidence with Cuban ideals." New York, Sept. 1 (U.PJ Stocks opened steady to firm In quiet trading today, BASEBALL1 American Philadelphia 3 8 0 ' Boston . 4 10 1 Black, Berry and Hayes; Bowman, Barrett and Partee. Washington 10 15 0 New York 7-11 2 Thesenga, Carrasquel, Wolff, Haefner and Fcrrcll; Roser, Johnson, Turner, Donald and Garbark. National R. - 1 H. 4 11 E. 1 0 New York . Brooklyn , 8 Fcldman, Hansen, Gee, Adams and Lombaxdl; Herring and Owen.
