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Thirty-ninth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER "44.
NO. 138.
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Weather
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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
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BATTLE UNI iCihctiA J
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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,
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