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Newspaper Page Text2,500 American Planes Batter German Targets Weather Forecast: Showeri tonight and Thursday Cooler tonight. Temp. Highest yesterday ... 83 Lowest this morning H M Precipitation past 24 hrs. - 0 Thirty-ninth Year YANKS CAPTURE GERMAN VILLAGE; DENT IS HADE IN SIEGFRIED LINE PMTWS FORCE E. Rotgen First Town To Fall To Americans; Penetra tion Costs Only One Loss. Supreme Headquarters, AEF, Sept. 13. (U.R) Dispatches from f- American-conquered German soil reported tonight that United States troops had captured the village of Rotgen their first specific victory in the reich and had overrun a forested height in their drive east from the Eupen area of Belgium. Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's 3rd army lashed out in a newly announced drive in the Moselle valley and captured Neufacha teau, 32 miles southwest of Nancy, and raced eastward 27 miles to the Moselle. Forcing a crossing, the Americans were fighting heavily at Charmes on the east bank. Line Dented United Press War Correspond ent Jack Frankish said In a dis patch filed at 11:30 a. m. today that the Americans had made the first dent in the Siegfried line, spearing through the first wall of its frontier crust and driving forward more than a mile and one-half. , A delayed report from United Press War Correspondent Henry T: Gorrell disclosed the capture of Rotgen, German village six miles east of Eupen, as the first penetration of Germany in strength was being achieved with only one known casualty in the early hours. Supreme headquarters reveal ed that a new United States army, the 9th .commanded by Lt. Gen. William H. Simpson, was in France to Join In the cli mactic phase of the- mounting campaign against Germany. Picture Obscure Thin reports seeping through the security blackout over the Invasion of Germany gave an obscure picture of the situation. Indications were that other American troops might be pour Ing across the border in new crossings. Frankish's dispatch said that American infantry, following in the wake of armor which blazed the way into Germany, captured the wooded hill and held on all night against small scale Ger man counterattacks. The Germans were pouring heavv artillery fire into the area nnnipH hv the American in fantry, Frankish said. Portland Ore.. Sent. 13. (U.R) The prospect of rain in the northwest toaay, aiong mninr weathir and higher hu midity, improved forest fire con ditions throughout Oregon and Washington. All of the fires now going in nnrthtvKt Orpcon have been brought under control and the fire spreading over 1.000 acres in Wheeler county has been hemmed by fire fighters who got a line around it, torcsi reported. SIDE GLANCES BT TRIBUNE REPORTERS Rollie Beach pausing long ....h ot Junior Red Cross headquarters to answer polite inquiries into the state oi u health. Carl von dcr Hellen, "Rosie" Rosenbaum and Helen Yockcy renewing old friendships. George Codding expertly drlv lna his car with a piece of furni ture delicately balanced on the hum per. M United Pies Yanks Battle Inside Germany WK BELGIUM (CVoon. i"... ti . XA rSirvim cr J' A Ay ! 1. I... "" S, IIUKIMS IMMK'j S MO . ....... C!l ;iJ-MiMw. """V CT I -V viiL. pz FRANCE ,i V L J, (4cm TtUpholo) American troops were battling at least six miles Inside German; eltej by-passing Trier, reached following wUt thrust tnrougn uuxemoourg Allied forces also advanced in north mtc Houana ana Oen Paaon'i army pressed Moselle offensive in Metz-Nancy area against furious op position. Juncture of D. S. Third ana Seventh Annie trapped ougi numbers ot Germans. Yankees Entering Germany Wonder At Defense Absence By Henry T. Gorrell With U. S. Armored Column Inside Germany, Sept. 12 (U.R) The first penetration of Germany in strength has been achieved with only one known casualty In the early hours a lieutenant wounded by sniper fire. r I entered "Germany at 5:08 London, Sept. 13-r-OJ.R) The Moscow radio announced tonight that Romania, under the newly effected armistice with the allies, will enter the war against Ger many Immediately, throwing in 12 infantry divisions. The Romanian air force and fleet will operate under the high commands of the Soviets and the western allies, Moscow said in the first report on the peace terms accorded the Balkan coun try in the negotiations Just con cluded at Moscow. Other terms reported by Mos cow included: Romania will take measures for disarming and interning Ger man and Hungarian forces on Romanian soil. Soviet and allied forces will be given free transit across Ro manian territory if necessary for military purposes. The state border between the U.S.S.R. and Romania is rein stated as of 1941 giving Bessa rabia to Russia. Romania surrenders all soviet and allied prisoners'of war and all citizens taken by force. Romania surrenders as booty all German military equipment in her hands, including German and satellite ships. FIRE DESTROYS Lakeport, Cal., Sept. 13-4U.R) A forest and brush fire, whipped by a west wind, blazed over 30,000 acres of southern Lake County resort country to day and destroyed a Salvation army camp and several sum mer homes and cabins. Fire equipment was sum moned from as far away as San Mateo and Marin counties and Vallcjo to augment the forest ranger units and volunteers combatting the spreading flames. Camp Houdd Gibson, operat ed by the Salvation army for hundreds of vacationing chil dren, and numerous sheds and cabins were destroyed. The camp was not occupied. EDFORD Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1944 f GERMANY p. m. exactly 18 minutes after the first U. s. tanics naa crossed the railroad tracks at the Rot gen station, all the windows of which had been shattered by the concussion of our mobile howit zers pulverizing the German de fenses farther Inland. With U. S. Third Army. France, Sept. 13 (U.R) Five hundred Americans. . mostly women were freed today from the German internment camp of Vittel. 13 miles south eatt of Neufchateau. it was announced today. (Rotgen is a German town near the border, about six miles east of Eupen, Belgium.) No Opposition Although the armored ve hicles streaming into Germany were visible for miles as they negotiated the dusty road, not one shot was fired at us. Before we reached the Ger man border we had to pass through a densely wooded area which was a sniper's paradise, but the Germans in that section had fled at the sight of Sherman tanks, half tracks, and the vigi lant Piper cubs. Civilians had pulled out of Rotgen, a town of about 300 population, two days previously, spurred by the fire of our long toms. The light German resistance to our break-through makes it seem that either something is screwy about Goebbel's defense propaganda, or else the Germans are saving their power for a main effort elsewhere. Cigarette Tosser Meted $125 Fine San Plego, Sept. 13 nj.R) Walter P. Hageman, former county road prisoner, today paid $123 fine for tossing a lighted cigarette that started San Diego county's largest brush and tim ber fire in history and burned more than 62.000 acres in the Lacuna mountains Hageman. arrested by forestry officials, admitted he carelessly tossed a cigarette Into the brush. Swiss in Protest On Air Violations London, Sept. 13. fUR) The Swiss radio said today that the Swiss embassy in Washington had been instructed to draw the "serious attention" of the U. S government to the reported vio lation of Switzerland s air space by allied planes In recent days and to urge that provisions be made to prevent recurrence. Jacksonville Chapter Says Construction Would Fur nish Employment, Homes. Jacksonville Grange went on record at their regular semi monthly meeting Tuesday night as unanimously favoring con struction of a government spon soredirrigation system on Rogue river as a post war prolect to furnish employment and develop farm homes for returning war veterans. Action of the Grange is in contrast to that taken by the Rogue River Sportsmen's club and the Central Point Sports men's club, both of which are on record as opposing the con struction of a dam at California on-the-Roguc and the taking of water from Mill creek for irriga tion purposes. In addition to the rehabilita tion aspects of the proposal sponsors of the resolution argued that building of such a system would bring into full production, lands now used only as pasture, and would return these lands to the tax rolls. The resolution follows: "Be it Resolved: "That Jacksonv'lle Grange, In session this 12th day of Sep tember, 1944, unanimously ap proves construction of a govern ment sponsored irrigation sys tem on Rogue river, as a post war project, to furnish employ ment and develop farm homes for returning service men and women. "This action Is prompted not only by the conviction that this proposed irrigation system is a thoroughly constructive, humane and democratic plan, capable of providing a measure of security and rehabilitation for a large number of our returning service people, but will serve to develop otherwise unproductive farm land and return it to Jackson county tax rolls. "Be it further resolved that copies of this resolution be sent to Pomona Grange and to each member of Oregon's delegation In both houses of congress. "JACKSONVILLE GRANGE, "Sept. 12, 1944. "Ike Dunford, Master. "Nellie Niedermeyer, Secre tary." ADMIRAL'S SON KILLED San Franciso, Sept. 13 (U.R) Lt. Charles Perry Mason, Jr., son of the rear admiral in charge of training at the Corpus Christi, Texas, naval air station, was killed on the night of Sept. 11 when his bomber based at Fallon, Nev., crashed and burn ed near Stillwater Creek, Nev., 12th naval district announced today. All Allies Tied Quebec, Sept. 13 (U.R) Presi dent Roosevelt stressed today that the war plans being worked out In conferences here with Prime Minister Winston Church ill are being coordinated with those of all the allies, particu larly the Chinese and the Rus sians." From the citadel, where the president, the prime minister, and their combined chiefs of staff are In "victory conference," Mr. Roosevelt authorized Stephen T. Early, his secretary, to say in the president's name: Efforts Coordinated 'This Is a conference to get the best we can out of the com bined British and United States war e.'forts In the Pacific and In Europe. We are working In consonance with the situation in China, the Pacific and in Europe, coordinating our efforts and those of our allies, particularly the Chinese and the Russians." This statement tied In with the LOSS OF Li P0LISHJBAST10N Capture By Russians Clears Way for 21 - Mile Drive Northward to East Prussia London, Sept. 13. (U.R) The German high command today ad mitted the loss of Lomza, north Poland defense bastion anchor ing the Nazi defenses below East Prussia and northeast Warsaw. The DNB news agency report ed that, at the opposite end of the eastern front, the Russians had crossed the Rhodope moun tains in southern Bulgaria and "now are descending" into Gre cian Thrace. The reported fall of Lomza to Russian assault forces driving through the network of German fortifications along the Narew river cleared the way for a red army smash 21 miles northward to East Prussia. Red Airmen Busy Moscow dispatches said the red air force had begun big scale sweeps over East Prussia. They hinted that Soviet forces arrayed along a broad stretch of its east ern border might be ready for a push onto German soil, per haps In concert with a drive up from the Lomza area. "Northeast of .Ostroleka, our troops In the course of hard fighting, during which Lomza was abandoned, filed a Soviet break-through which the enemy attempted on a wide front, Berlin communique said. A German communique said violent Soviet attacks continued near Sanok and Krosno In lower Poland, where Berlin has said the Red army has been waging a big scale offensive aimed to ward Krakow and the Carpath ian passes to Hungary. FOR ARMY LAGS Washington, Sept. 13 (U.R) War food administration officials disclosed today that procurement of turkeys for the armed forces' holiday dinners is lagging and that sale of turkeys on civilian markets probably will not be authorized any time soon. The WFA estimated military requirements at 60,000,000 pounds of turkey. It now has only 14,000,000 to 15,000,000 pounds. The current embargo on sale of turkeys in civilian markets, ordered July 17, extends to the 24 major turkey-producing states and to parts of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. in With Quebec Plans Is Emphatic Statement basic Pacific theme of the meet-l ing and discussions on establish ment of a new super-command to direct the final assaults on the Japanese homeland. Mr. Roosevelt was believed to be urging at the conference table at the citadel the selection of an American naval officer prob ably either Admiral Ernest J. King, commander of the U. S. fleet, or Admiral Chester W. Nlmitz, now the top commander in the central Pacific, to head such a new commnnd. Early said at a news confer ence that he had no Informa tion on the command situation. Also fitting In with the Pa- Jclflc Iheme of this meeting was the announcement that Hear Admiral Emory S. Land, head of the American maritime com mission and war shipping admin- j istratlon, would Join the meeting i In a day or so. Secretary of I Treasury Henry f lorgenthau. j Jr., also Is coming here from O TriBUNE United Pint Full Westward Ho! ''CHINA Hong Kong r Manila) i Xn PHILIPPINES i?,i PALAU HALMAHE RA,Js s--ylrtr- ("CELEBtS " fT-jtW? - ' NETHERLANDS INDIES? Z"E" J: cx . .e GUINEA" -SfcSTIMOR. , UC5cfVln, AUSTRALIA American carrier planes to thrust 500 miles farther west than ever oe mrt mn tun et least 89 canto shlDS oft Mindanao In the Phulpplnes. Planes also neve stepped up ferocious at Celebes, Palau and other stepping China, U. S. Battleships Add Blows At Japan's Protective Bases By United Press U. S. Battleships were revealed today to have Joined In the stepped up offensive in the Philippine area as warplanes struck at the long belt of Japanese protective bases. NAZIS TRAPPED BY LINE ACROSS LF Rome, Sept. 13 (U.R) French troops from the Seventh and Third armies forged a solid line through central France today and the Allies threw two other columns across the escape routes Into Germany, scaling the fato of thousands of Nazis hope lessly trapped in southwest France. A headquarters spokesman said the Junction In force of the two armies at Chatlllon, 42 miles northwest of Dijon, left the Germans In southern and western France facing the al ternative of death or capture. There was no official estimate of the number of enemy troops trapped by the two Allied ar mies although unofficial sources said earlier this week they ex ceeded 20,000. Prisoners in southern France already total 75,000 and are ex pected to Increase swiftly as a result of the Juncture, which a communique said was made "in force" on the Seine river. BASEBALL National R. H. E Cincinnati 4 8 1 Chicago 1 8 t Gumbert and Mueller; Lynn Fleming and Gillespie. by Roosevelt Washington. Early pointed out that Land's presence involved the "serious problem" of shipping In the Pa cific. Morgenthau, according to Ear ly, Is coming here as a member of the American tablnct com mittee studying "economic prob lems," obviously including the financial situation confronting the allies upon the liberation of Europe, as well as post-war fi nance. The British announced new arrivals, diplomats concerned primarily with problems of the British empire, rather than ac tual war planning. These new arrivals Included Sir William Glasgow, Australian high com missioner In Canada; R. M. Fitch, acting high commissioner here for New Zealand, and Richard Law, British miinstcr of state who Is en route to the United Nations rehabilitation and relief conference at Montreal. Leased Wire NO. 147. 1 (jS'SAIPANl Sa'TINIAN. GUAMj IS: CAROLINE. ISLANDS I -v . . S f .Milne Bar (Acmt TeUphoto) attacta on Davao. at Haimahera, stones to the Philippines and the coast. Japan reported 1,000,000 oi Tokyo's population of 7,000,000 had been evacuated under an air raid decentralization program The battleships, from the 3rd Pacific fleet, took part in the Philippines theater campaign for the first time Monday when they Joined cruisers in bombarding Paiau islands, 500 miles to the east. Bombers Busy Land-based and carrier-borne bombers dumped hundreds of tons of explosives on bases from Palau in the, east to Talaud, Haimahera, and Celebes, south of the Philippines. A Japanese Domei agency dis patch said 230 American carrier planes, from a task force operat ing in eastern waters of the cen tral Philippines, attacked Ccbu and Leyto Islands In the central Philipipnes Sunday. Planes of the far eastern air force also struck at Palau and southern outposts. Southwest Pacific bombers concentrated on Celebes. Ship ping was hit again off Celebes and Ceram islands with five cargo vessels totalling approxi mately 10,000 tons sunk or dam aged. Roosevelt Talks Paid Basis Only Over One Station Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 13. (U.R) Myles H. Johns of radio station WOSH at Oshkosh, Wis., said today that his station would not grant radio time for any of President Roosevelt's speeches until after the November elec tion, unless the time is paid for at "regular published advertis ing rales." In a letter to Stephen T. Early, secretary to the president, Johns said the decision was reached be cause he "honestly bellvcd" Mr. Roosovclt's Bremerton, Wash., address on Aug. 12 was "political in Its entirety." TEXAS NEW DEALERS CONTROL CONVENTION Dallas, Tex., Sept. 13 (U.R) Pro administration democrats were. confident today that they had Texas' 23 electoral votes signed, sealed and ready to de liver to President Roosevelt No vember 7 after winning control of a rebellious state convention and naming a committee to se lect a new slate of electors. The new electors would re place the original list selected at the convention last May, 19 of whom had said they would vote for Sen. Harry S. Byrd of Virginia, or some other demo crat. PASTOR ELECTED Portland, Ore., Sept. 13 U.R) The Rev. Newton L. Carroll, 38, rector of St. Lukes Episco pal church In Denver, has been elected by the vestry of St. Michaels and All Angels Episco pal church in Portland and will become the pastor, it was an nounced today. LITTLE OPPOSITION IS PRESENTED BY FADING LUFTWAFFE Synthetic Oil Plants and ln dustrial Plants Raked by Seven Big Task Forces. London, Sept. 13 4U.R) Morel than 2500 American warplanes! irom iiaiy ana cngiand attacked enemy targets in Germany and Poland today and met little op position from the Luftwaffe. which already had lost 328 planes the last two days. German interceptor planes) came up In scores again today, but failed to close with any ot the seven task forces totalling more than 1,000 planes whlcli struck synthetic oil plants anoj industrial t a i g e t s in central, southern and western Germany from bases in Great Britain. Pursue Germans Some of the 500 or more Mus tang fighter planes escorting the) heavy bombers, however, pur sued the Germans and first re ports indicated they knocked down at least 30 and claimed an other 20 enemy planes destroyed on the ground in a 100-mile belt around the heart of the synthetia oil industry in the Leipzig area. A fleet of approximately 5011 heavy bombers based in Italy, accompanied by several hundred fighter planes, bombed a syn thetic oil refinery in upper Ger man Silesia and another at Os wieclm near Krakow, Poland. An unannounced number of me dium and fighter-bombers at tacked German positions and supply dumps behind the Gothio line extending across the Italian peninsula. Allied pilots returning to Eng land reported they found not only weak opposition from tha Luftwaffe but that German anti aircraft fire also appeared to ba decreasing. Surprise Weapons The desperate Nazis, how ever, sprang a new surprise on the Americans today when they opened up with mobile flak guna from trains. Such Installation hdd been used against fighter bombers, but never before) against heavy bombers. The Germans also may hava uncovered a new secret weapon. Intelligence officers still were) sifting reports today, but prelim inary information came from 1st Lt. Clyde Kolloff of Johnstown, N. Y., a Fortress pilot. "I saw several rockets spiral up over Ludwigshafcn," KillofC said. "As they exploded, a larga chain which seemed tc be about five feet in diameter, with knots on it that looked like grenades, dropped out, AMERlNlPS Los Angeles, Sept. 13. (U.R) Five interned Japanese-Americans had on file a federal suit against MaJ. Gen, Charles H. Bonestccl, western defense com mander, demanding their return to homes and occupations in southern California. Tha Injunction suit was filed by Elmer S. Yanamoto, Tada yukl Todah, Klyoshl Shlgekawa, Yoshlo Eklmoto, and Mary Du clo. AH are now Interned in the) Japanese relocation center at Poston, Ariz. Their action was sponsored by the American Civil Liberties' Union, PERHING CELEBRATES TURNING OF 84TH YEAR Washington, Sept. 13 (U.R) General of the armies John J. Pershing celebrated his 84th birthday anniversary today and the best gift of all was the news paper headlines sounding the ap proaching defeat of Germany. Pershing, who unsuccessfully advocnted unconditional surren der of Germany when he led the AEF In 1918, was cheered by the knowledge that allied sol diers already were on German soil and would drive this tima to complete occupation of the) reich. TO BERLIN By United Press The shortest distances to Berlin from advanced Allied lines today: Western Front 318 miles. (From point In Ger many northeast of Eupen. Gain of 37 miles In week.) Southern France 42S miles. (From point near Bel fort. Gain of 97 miles in week ) Italy 533 miles. (From point north of Florence. Gain of two miles in week.) Russia 328 miles (From point east of Warsaw. Un changed In week.)