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Thirty-ninth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1944. S
NO. 141.
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SIEGFRIED LINE
NEXT OBJECTIVE;
Patton Masses Army For
Blows Channel Port
Battle Rages.
By Robert C. Richards
United Press Correspondent
With the 3rd army on Mo
selle River. Sept. 6, 8 p. m.
(U.R) With the fatherland
only 50 miles behind them,
the Nazis were contesting ev
ery inch of ground beyond
the Moselle River today, and
the sleepy little village of
Pont-A-Mousson had been the
scene of violent fighting for
48 hours.
Supreme Headquarters, AEF,
Sept. 6 (U.R) American com
bat troops have invaded Ger
man soil for the first tima in
history at an undisclosed point
and have smashed across the
Moselle River in a drive toward
the Siegfried line which a staff
officer said today the Allies
"of course" can break.
United States patrols stabbed
across the German border into
the Nazi homeland and returned
to France after a scouting mis
sion as Lt. Gen. George S. Pat
ton massed his 3rd army for
coming blows at the Siegfried
line. Only after the armistice
did Americans cross the Reich
border in the last war.
On the opposite wing of the j
western xruiu, me ua.uc u.
channel ports whirled toward
a climax. Canadian troops
reached the coast on both sides
of Calais, clamping a pincers
on the town, swarmed into the
outskirts of Boulogne, and
struck within some 20 miles of
Dunkerque.
United Press Correspondent
Robert C. Richards reported
from the 3rd army front that
German resistance had stiffened
as the Americans burst through
the Moselle River line, appar
ently in the Pont-A-Mousson
area midway between Metz and
Nancy.
Supreme Headquarters cau
tioned against taking the pa
trol thrust into Germany to
mean that the assault on the
Nazi homeland had begun. A
headquarters broadcast to for
eign workers in Germany, how
ever, said that "the collapse of
the German armies in the west j
means that battles soon will De
fought on German soil."
Coincident with the official
assertion that Patton's opera
tions still were in the buildup
stage and encountering in
creased resistance, a senior staff
officer made the unequivocal
statement:
"Of course the Allies can
break the Siegfried line" the
primary defense belt of Ger
many proper.
Lacking official information,
it was believed the American
frontier crossing was made
somewhere in the area of Thion
ville. Just south of Luxem
bourg. By forcing the Moselle the
Americans hurdled the last
river barrier west of the Ger
man frontier. Ahead of them
was no major obstacle to inter
fere with a full dress push into
Germany and the Siegfried de
fense zone.
Far behind the fighting front, !
the German garrisons of Brest
and Le Havre still were holding
out despite heavy bombing. An
other ultimatum was delivered
to the Le Havre garrison today
after Royal Air Force heavy
bombers saturated the force of
some 8,000 diehards with more
than 1.200 tons of bombs late
yesterday.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Edna and Ralph Dippcl re
membering in Portland what
they forgot to do before leaving
home and mailing a subscrip
tion check to the Tribune.
Karl Janouch declaring be
tween bites that he wouldn't
think of spoiling his luncheon
appetite by mid morning
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Eisenhower Inspects Nazi Tank
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Gen. Dwlght D. Elsenhower, supreme commander of Allied Expeditionary
Forces, Inspects this overturned German tank left Behind By retrcailns
Nazis somewhere In France. Siunal Coros radio-telebhoio.
WEAKENED CLAIM
ERE JAP
Rep. Scott Voices Charges
In House; Full Pearl Har
bor Facts Asked.
Washington, Sept. 6 (U.R)
Rep. Hugh D. Scott, Jr., R., Pa.,
suggested in the house today
that before the Japanese attacks
on Pearl Harbor, the adminis
tration weakened Pacific de
fenses against the advice of
naval authorities.
"Let the people know," he
said, "who was to blame for
Pearl Harbor. No good can come
from further concealment of the
facts."
Scott asked whether the Pa
cific fleet was kept at Pearl
Harbor in response to requests
of Hawaiian businessmen; whe
ther Harry Hopkins, as a mem
ber of the munitions assignment
board, had transferred navy
planes needed in the Pacific to
Great Britain in 1941; whether
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kim
mel, then commander in chief
of the U. S. Pacific fleet had pro
tested the shifting of destroyers
to the Atlantic; and whether
Kimmel had been kept informed
of developments in diplomatic
relations on the eve of Pearl
Harbor.
"About the beginning of 1941,
numerous complaints were for
warded to high administration
sources by merchants, business
interests, and others in the Ha
waiian islands that the fleet was
being kept out of Pearl Harbor
and at sea too much," Scott said.
"Did not Admiral James G.
Richardson, then commanicr in
chief. Pacific fleet . . . demure to
the suggestion . . . 1" Scott con
tinued. Scott asked If Richardson was
not summoned to the White
House and told that the fleet
must be at Pearl Harbor more
often and if he had not said he
would be compelled to use his
best judgment unless the presi
dent removed him.
Noting that Kimmel there
after replaced Richardson, he
asked if Kimmel had not com
plied with the alleged orders.
"Did not Admiral Kimmel,"
Scott then asked, "continually
protest the stripping of the Pa
cific fleet and particularly point
out the danger Inherent in the
transfer of destroyers to the At
lantic, which in Kimmel's opin
ion were essential to the Pacific
fleet sot-up?"
GOP TEAM STRONG
Portlnnd. Ore., Sept. 6 tU.P.1
Republicans 1 n Washington,
D. C, believe that the Dewey
Bricker ticket is the strongest
the Republicans have had in
years, acocrdmg to Rep. Russel!
Clason, R., Mass., here to speak
at a ship launching.
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MURDER IN FIRST
IN BAILEY CASE
A first degree murder charge
was filed against Fred Bailey,
27, when he was arraigned In
JusticS of the peace court this
morning, and after waiving pre
liminary hearing he was bound
over to the grand jury without
bail.
Bailey, who has allegedly con
fessed to robbing and beating to
death Ira Clyde Carman, 45,
Medford millworker, was vis
ibly shaken when Justice of the
Peace William Tucker read the
complaint to him.
In waiving preliminary hear
ing, the short stocky escaped
convict from California said In
a low voice: "I've said about all
I can say. We might as well get
it over with."
The grand jury will be called,
probably next week, to consider
evidence in the case. If a true
bill is returned, as charged. Bai
ley will stand trial in Judge H.
K. Hanna's circuit court.
Bailey told District Attorney
George W. Neilson that he could
not obtain counsel for himself,
and was informed that the court
would appoint somebody to rep
resent him.
The escaped convict said In
his alleged confession that he
beat Carman over the head with
an automobile Jack near Car
man's home on Ross Lane after
they had left a north Medford
night spot early Sunday morning
to get a bottle of whiskey, and
that later he threw Carman in a
ditch about four miles north of
Central Point, after stripping
him of all clothing but his shorts
Carman lay unconscious In
the ditch from about 3:30 a. m.
Sunday to 12:20 p. m. the same
day, when he was discovered
and taken to a local hospital. He
died there Tuesday morning.
Bailey, who stole a station
wagon and escaped from the
Beaver Creek work camp 15
miles west of Hilt, Calif., at 1:30
a. m. Sunday, was arrested In
Yreka at 9 a. m. Sunday after
driving the machine to Grants
Pass, parking It and boarding a
southbound bus. The station
wagon, whose Interior was
blood-spattered, was returned to
Medford yesterday by Sgt. Wil
lard Ruch of the state police
and Deputy Sheriff Vern Smith.
An autopsy was to be perform
ed on Carman at 5 p. m. today.
Adm. Kimmell's Son
Listed As Missing
Washington, Sept. 6. (U.R)
Lt. Cmdr. Manning M. Klmmcll,
son of Rear Admiral Husband E.
Kimmcll, who was commander
in chief of the fleet at Pearl
Harbor at the time of the Jap
anese attack, is missing in action
it was learned today. The navy
would give no further informa
tion "for the present."
Chicago, Sept. 6 (U.R)-Graln
futures opened narrowly irreg
ular today.
17 FOODS PUT ON
POINT FREE LIST
EFFECTIVES. 17
Announce Rationing Change
From White House? More
Civilian Goods Due.
Washington, Sept. 6" (U.R)
The list of rationed processed
foods underwent its largest sin
gle cut tdday when 17 separate
items including many canned
vegetables, as well as baby
foods, soups, baked beans and
fruit spreads were ordered
rsade point-free effective Sept.
17.
The surprise move was an
nounced from the White House,
an unusual procedure in ration
ing matters, by War Mobiliza
tion Director James F. Byrnes.
It left ketchup, canned toma
toes and fruits, tomato, pine
apple and grape juices as the
principal processed foods still
requiring blue stamps. The ac
tion did not affect rationed
meats, butter, cheese and other
foods taking red points.
Declaring that still other
foods would be made point free
as soon as the supply situation
made it possible, Byrnes listed
these as the items that will take
no points after Sept. 17: Canned
asparagus, fresh lima beans,
corn, peas, pumpkin, squash,
mixed vegetables, baked beans,
baby foods, soups, tomato paste,
sauce, pulp, and puree; and all
varieties of jams, jellies, and
fruit butters. - f
, Only once before had a ma
jor rationing change been an
nounced from the White House.
That came in July, 1943, when
President Roosevelt revealed in
an address to the nation that
coffee would no longer be ra
tioned, the first food to be re
moved from rationing.
Washington, Sept. 6 (U.R)
Acting War Production Board
Chairman J. A. Krug declared
today that the civilian economy
would return to "a 1939-plus
level" after the defeat of Ger
many and he said the country
vouid be "amazed" at the
speed with which consumer
goods are turned out.
"It is our opinion that there
will be so much non-military
production X-Day the day
Germany, falls that it will be
unnecessary to have a planned
reconversion," Krug told a press
conference.
KIOSHO SAKS HE
IS 1
By United Press
Klosho Ando, the newly ap
pointed director of the Imperial
Rule Political Assistance associ
ation, said today that he regards
himself as a "lubricator" of the
machinery designed to make the
maximum use of each Japanese
In the war effort.
Tokyo radio, quotlnfe a broad
cast heard by United Press at
San Francisco, reported that he
told the Japanese press "It Is a
great mission of the present na
tionwide campaign sponsored by
the Imperial Rule Political As
sistance association to lead the
nation in such a way as to en
able each and every Japanese
subject to make the maximum
effort In his own post or posi
tion." War Bulletins
Chungking, Sept. 6. (U.R)
China will Insist upon the
eradication of Japanese mili
tarist elements after the war
to prevent them from staging
a surface reorganization of the
government that will retain
all the present undesirable ef
fects. Hollington Tong. vice
minister of information, told
a press conference today.
Ottawa, Sept. 6. 'UR) The
largest convoy of the war,
carrying more than 1.000.000
tons of cargo, has arrived at
United Kingdom ports under
escort of the Royal Canadian
navy. Naval Minister Angus
L. Micdonald announced to-dar.
WILL RULE RETURN
E OF G.I.
War Department Stresses
Need of Men In Pacific
When Hun Falls.
Washington, Sept. 8. 0J.R)
The war department today re
vealed plans, based on princi
ples of "justice and impartiality"
laid down by G. I. Joe himself,
for gradually reducing the size
of the army after Germany is
whipped and returning "a sub
stantial number" of nonessential
surplus soldiers to civilian life
under an individual priority
system.
The priority system based
on length of service, service !
overseas, combat credit, and
"parenthood credit" will apply
to all theaters and continental
United States.
But although military require
ments in Europe "will be drasti
cally curtailed" when Germany
has been beaten, the war against
Japan will still be going on, the
war department emehasized,
and that war will receive "first
priority" in everything, includ
ing men and the ships to move
them.
To the Pacific theater, the war
department said, "will be trans
ported millions of fighting men,
millions of tons of landing
barges, tanks, planes, guns, am
munition and food."
Therefore, It may take
months" before surplus men
from no longer active theaters
can be returned to the United
States to join the surplus pools"
from which nonessential soldiers
with the highest priority scores
will be chosen for discharge.
And in any case, regardless
of individual priority standings,
"certain types of personnel can
never become surplus as long as
the war against Japan con
tinues." The war department did not
say how many men would be
returned to civilian life. Last
month, however, Maj. Gen.
Lewis B. Hcrshey, director of
selective service, estimated that
1,000,000 to 2,000,000 men might
be dropped by the armed forces
from the time of Germany's de-!
feat to the collapse of Japan. I
Present army strength Is
7,700,000, with 4,000,000, to
5,000,000 men now overseas,
more than r,000,000 of them In
the Pacific.
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FIRST LADY, ARMY,
13 PROSECUTORS,
ARGUE DIXIE LAW
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. (U.R)
I The army, Mrs. Roosevelt and
, the prosecutors of 13 southern
states were involved today In
I the controversial subject, of
I whether or not race segrega-
tlon laws In the south should be
I liberalized.
I The president's wife became
Involved when she answered an
Alabama woman's criticism of
her championship of Negroes'
rights with a denial that she ad
vocated social equality for the
black race. But, she Insisted,
they should have equal opportu
nities of employment, educa
tion, Justice in courts and vot
ing. As for Negro leaders them
selves, they were watching close
ly a conference of attorney-gen-ernls
from the south at Mem
phis, Tenn., for Indications as
to how far they could expect to
go with their current fight to
gain voting rights In southern
white primary elections.
Atty. Gen. T. C. Callison of
South Carolina said that his
1n1f hnri (IrtMrarlrpH n uinrpm-
' court ruling opening primaries
to Negroes by eliminating all
statutory reference to primary
elections In his state.
"Wo hope to continue to make
the South Carolina primary one
of white control," he told the
group.
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Antwerp In Belgium. Lille was occupied by Allies as Americans, In south
east drove past Ucge to region of Qcrman border. Other armored forces
smashed ahcud In MrU and Noncv areas
to front; street
Council Passes First Read
ing; Petitions Ask Repeal
One-Way Streets.
The city council last night
passed the first reading of an
ordinance providing for the re
routing of trucks which are now
using Central avenue, a one-way
southbound thoroughfare. The
second and third readings were
held over to the next council
meeting In two weeks.
Under provisions of the ordi
nance, southbound trucks would
be routed off North Central ave
nue west on Fourth street to
Front street, south on Front to
11th street and east on 11th to
Central avenue. Many com
plaints had been received from
business and professional peo
ple In the downtown section of
Central avenue, that the rum
bling of trucks disturbed their
business.
Petitions were also presented
to the council, bearing the
names of some 300 persons liv
ing and doing business on Cen
tral and Riverside avenues, ask
ing the city to repeal an ordi
nance creating both as one-way
streets. The matter was referred
to Ihe streets and roads com
mittee for study and recom
mendation. The council authorized the
payment to II. C. Fredetlc of
$4400 for property purchased
from him by the city. The prop
erty, bounded by North Fir,
West Second and Evergreen
streets, embraces lots 1 to 4, In
clusive, and lots 9 to 12, Inclu
sive, and adjoins the city shop
property.
Ordinances adopted provided
for the sale of lots 28 and 29,
Tuttlc'a subdivision, to E. C.
Lester for $350 and the closing
of the north 125 feet of the alley
between Oakdale avenue and
Park street.
Report of the city police Judge
showed $302.50 In fines and ball
was collected In August. There
were 73 court cases.
Councllmen Schado, Field and
Childers were absent.
LANDSJ CHINA
Chungking. Sept. 8. (UR)
Donald M. Nelson, head of the
War Production Hoard, and Brig.
Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, president
Roosevelt's emissaries to China,
arrived today. They were ac-l
companlcd by Gen. Joseph W.
Slilwell, commander of U. S.
forces In China, India and
Burma.
Nelson's visit was the subject
of much speculation. It was the
general opinion that he would
survey China's needs and poten
tialities as a postwar market
with a view to creating an outlet
for American heavy Industry and
aiding China's reconstruction.
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RUSSIANS REACH
TAKE OSTROLEKA
London, Sept. 8. (U.R) The
Soviet high command announced
tonight that the red army had
reached the Yugoslav border In
a drive entirely across Romania
to the Danube below the Iron
Gate, where the town of Turnu-
Sevcrin was captured.
Premier Josef Stalin an
nounced that the Russians had
captured Ostroleka, transport
center on the east bank of the
Narow river 80 miles north of
Warsaw and less than 30 miles
from the southern border of
East Prussia.
The Berlin radio reported that
Romania and Hungary were of
llcilly at war for possession of
Transylvania, and that Russian
troops had crossed the Bulgarian
border and were battling both
Bulgarian and German troops In
the coastal and border areas.
SI
HIT FIRST TIME
BY
Pacific Fleet Headquarters,
Pearl Harbor, Sept. 6 (U.R)
Land-based bombers made their
first attack of the war on Mar
cus island Sunday and Monday,
while other plaftcs continued the
unrelenting air offensive against
the Japanese battered western
Pacific bases with raids on Iwo
Jlma In the Volcano Islands, and
Pagan, Rota and Yap.
Washington, Sept. 8 (U.R)
Iwo Jlma In the Volcano Islands
was hit by army heavy bombers
on Fridny and other army planes
attacked Marcus island on
Thursday and Friday, tho navy
disclosed today.
E
AS
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 6 (U.R)
Maj. Arthur A. Kirschner, sta
tioned at Kennedy general army
hospital here, was fined $000 In
federal court here yesterday on
his plea of guilty to six office of
price administration gasoline
rationing violations.
OPA offic-rs charged the med
ical corps officer with falsifying
gasoline applications to obtain
fuel for a trip to California.
Kirschner also pleaded guilty to
accepting transfer of loose gas
coupons from others.
The army man said that he
was compelled to make the
California trip because of Illness
in his family and that he could
not obtain train reservation.
TURMOI
ROMANIA AT WAR
Russia Ignores Armistice
Plea of Bulgaria; Invades
Speedily.
London, Sept. 6 U.R) Berlin
broadcasts reported today that
Romania and Hungary were at
war and that Russian troops had
struck Into Bulgaria despite a
Sofia plea for an armistice less
than seven hours after Moscow
declared war.
The turmoil prevailing In the
Balkans since the Axis satellites
began abandoning the Germans
was Intensified, according to
the Berlin accounts, to the point
of pitting the former Hungarian
and Romanian Allies against one
another.
A Transocean News Agency
dispatch from Budapest quoted
an official announcement that
hostilities had broken out be
tween the Romanians and Hun
garians. The announcement of war be
tween Hungary and Romania
came as no surprise. Their alli
ance under the Influence of the
swastika 1 was one of conve
nience. No sooner was It broken
than they were locked In bitter
recriminations over Transylva
nia, border province annexed
to Hungary by Nazi agreement.
Romania broke with Germany
a few days ago and King Michael
announced that his country was
casting Its lot with the Allies.
Another conflict was reported
going on directly to the south,
where the Nazis said Soviet
forces. Implementing a declara
tion of war against Bulgaria,
had crossed the border Into the
country long at war with Brit
ain and the United States but
not with Russia.
Berlin said German forces
went Into action with the Bul
garians and were engaging So
viet armor In violent battles In
the constat and border areas.
A Transocean broadcast said
the opening of hostilities be
tween Hungary and Romania
was announced at Budapest to
night. The announcement recalled
the alleged penetration of Ro
manian troops Into Hungary at
tho end of August nnd early this
month, as well as King Michael's
proclamation saying that Roma
nia did not recognize the ces
sion of northern Transylvania
to Hungary.
Events provoked by Romania
forced the Hungarian army com
mand to give the order for the
defense of the country's fron
tiers, Transocean said.
The statement said Hungary
desired free collaboration with
Romania, but it became Impos
sible because of the attitude of
Romania's leaders recently and
now.
MERCURY AT 103
FOR HOTTEST DAY
Highest temperature recorded
at the Medford weather bureau
for over two years was regis
tered yesterday when the mer
cury reached 103 degrees about
4 p. m. Records showed that to
be the hottest day since Aug.
15, 1942, when the mercury
raised to 105 degrees. Forecasts
predict slightly cooler weather
tomorrow.
While Medford residents swel
tered In 103 degrees yesterday,
other northwest cities noted sim
ilar high temperatures. Rose
burg registered 104 degrees and
Portland 101 degrees.
TARAWAVETERAN3 BACK
San Francisco, Sept. 8. (U.R
Six hundred veterans of the
famed marine division which
fought Its way through Guadal
canal and Tarawa to the Marl
anas, were at the Treasure Island
naval base today, eagerly await
ing their 30-day furloughs and
the long-anticipated reunions
with their families.
New York, Sept. 6. (U.R)
Cotton futures opened 2 points
hlhger to 4 points lower today.