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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Sept. 13. 1944 Correspondents Change Pace To Give Small Incidents in War's Horror, Humor Reality By Four United Press War Correspondent! Come with us and see the sights of battle and meet the people fighting it. For weeks, now, we've been reporting to you the great victories Today we wont to tell you nbout the small things which give war Its horror, its humor, and Its reality. By Robert Richards Thundcrholt fighters roared With the American Third Ar-1 over endlessly with German my on me Mosenu nivi-i, Sept. 10 (UR) Sixteen wounded men got back across tne river last night in boats and a few others got back by daylight today, pull ing themselves along by rope In a rowboat ferry under a howl ing fire by German machine guns, mortars and 88 mm. guns. "We must get to them ... we must!" said Medical Corps MaJ. Bert Rii'.htman, standing, his fists clenched, on the bank, watching the explosions on the other side. Our men were In a woods, and we could not see them. But we could see plainly the Ger mans, in broad- meadows, who flanked their positions. We could see the hclmctcd heads of the Germans leaning over the machineguns which they were firing into the woods. Our shells bursting about them, and occasionally a plane dived toward a concealed German fort In the hills behind the woods. The trees grow close to the water's edge here. Solemn black crows lino the fences despite the fire. Two miles behind the river, soldiers clean their mess kits. PROMPT SERVICE REASONABLE HATES ON .MOVING VAN SERVICE .PACKING, CRATING DISTRIBUTION UOCAI CARTAGE f CALL US WHEN YOU NEED ANr OF THESE SERVICES 703 North Central PHONE 7104 s0f6nyjtKT 1ST By Robert Vermillion With the American Seventh Arrny, South Central France, Sept. 10 (U.R) Forty American soldiers were captured by the disorganized German 11th pan zer division. They were herded Into a prisoners' cage and soon were chatting with English- speaking guards. One of the Nazis asked them what they were fighting for. "I'm fighting to end the war you Germans started," said Lt. John O. Stewart of Bar River, Mont. "What are you fighting for?" "All Germany is fighting for now is time." reDlied a German lieutenant "Hitler has a new se cret weapon that you'll see soon and It'll change everything." A little later, when no other Germans were near, the lieuten ant whispered to Stewart: "We've been getting that line of bull for months now." The panzer division was re treating toward the Reich and the Americans were loaded Into a truck with two guards. At first they were at the head of the column, but hurrying German vehicles kept passing until, finally, they were at Its end. The 40 of them were working on the two guards, tefling them about the marvels of Hollywood and assuring them that Amer ican soldiers got thick, juicy steaks three times a day. - Pretty soon the guards ceased to be guards. The truck turned around and Joined the pursuing Americans. Dewey Visits His Michigan Birthplace ft "f. W i 3 - 1 x 9t "1 " f n 1 IV .. JTM 'ITT' -.3);? if i ,r3 1 6. PASS LEGION Grants Pass, Ore., Sept. 13. (Spl.) Grants Pass American are scheduled In the near future golfers' association champion and holder of numerous other tourna ment crowns, has received a medical discharge from the navy, and has left for his home in White Sulphur Springs, Va. with the hope of -having the building ready for use for the Oct. 9 session. ASTOR TO WED New York, Sept. 13 (U.PJ John Jacob Astor, III, scion of the Astor family, will be mar ried to Gertrude Grctsch, 21- year-old Smith college gradu Legion post has purchased theiate and New York debutante, Ose Mall Trtbuno Want Ads. Leading a parade ot thousands ol Juoilant citizens, Uo. Thomas E. Dewey, his mothei. mis. (jeoiB8 ucey, and hi wllo drive to the City Hull ol owiissu. Mich., wiiere the republican presldeutial noiuuiee save a one, epecen uduitt bpeuuuut uie uuuu in lue uiwa. hla Dirlhuiace. Dr. G. B. Bailey office building, corner of F and Fifth streets, for use as a post headquarters. Without a dissenting vote the Lesionnaires culminated a year's action for a post-owned building at one of the largest meetings of the American Legion Monday evening. It has been felt by local mem bers that as veterans of the pres ent war return and become mem bers of the American Legion, ex pansion of the present building may be made to accommodate an increased membership. A min imum of alteration only will be required to care for needs of the post at present. The purchase included the lot directly west of the building also. Rooms for the auxiliary will also be provided, it was stated, and work parties Next Monday, Miss Gretschs mother disclosed today. 6NEAD DISCHARGED San Diego, Sept. 13 (U.P) Sam Snead, 1942 professional PARTS and SERVICE for all Makes oi WASHERS and REFRIGERATORS YOUNGER'S APPLIANCE SERVICE CO. 31 N. Bartlett . Phone 2419 Be sure It's PURE CANE SUGAR insist on IN !M N f Y AC K E D CONTAINIKS rlrlnin MM By Henry T. Gorrell With an American Armored Division, South of Liege, Sept. 10 (u.R) The battle was fought yesterday in cold weather when the German columns, one of which was 10 miles long, were cornered In the woods at Lou veigne between Liege and Ver vlere by our reconnaissance tanks and armored cars. Aided by artillery, planes and infan trymen with bazookas, the Ger mans suffered heavily while we had comparatively few casual ties. A general miraculously es caped injury when a mortar shell exploded only a few feet away Three of his staff officers were wounded and another was killed. The general was untouched. The Luftwaffe has been show ing up a little on this sector and during the last few hours I have seen a number of dog fights. During the night enemy planes were particularly active trying to locate our spearhead It was a hot nifcht In the air, but it was so cold .n the ground that this morning 1 found frost on my bed roll. While the tanks, artillery and planes worked on the Germans, some doughfeet watched the show, but others read old news papers or knocked apples off the trees. To them It was old stuff, but the black and white cows In the pastures moo In terror. By Edward W. Boattle On the Moselle Battlefield, Sept. 10 (U.R) American and German artillery and mortars duelled savagely over this fabu lous valley today. Six years ago this was one of the most peaceful sections of Eu rope. The people worked in their fields, drank their fine wine, strolled through the pleasant woods. Today flashes of angry fire punctuated tho gloom of the woods; blue-gray smoke drifted across the vineyards. Below there was the constant chatter of machineguns. Through glasses, I watched two Germans in a foxhole man ning a spandau, firing spas modic, hysterical bursts into the woods the Americans hold. Upstream, American boats were crossing. The serenity of the tree-clad hillsides from that direction was marred by great clouds of drifting dust and smoke from shellbursts. Behind us, down the valley, somebody flushed a sniper and there was a brief rattle of small arms fire. Back there, a corporal was cutting hair for a wire-laying outfit at 25 cents a man. "FIGHTING FOOL" RESTS Monrovia, Calif., Sept. 13 (U.R) Adm. Raymond A. Spru ance, "Fiqhtin Fool of the Pa cific," today spent his first day of a two-week vacation by trl umphantly remembering lt was his wife s birthday. "Got home Just In time," he grinned on his arrival yesterday for a brief rest on his orange ranch. 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Unlike the Italian armistice. of which the Russians were in formed and consulted at long, distance, the Romanian terms were drawn up in face-to-face discussions among Soviet and Anglo-American representatives. They reached a full understand-1 In" before the terms were sub-; mitted to the Romanians. i Another Innovation was the fact that Marshal Radion Y. Mai-; Inovsky, one of the two Soviet conquerors of Romania, slened the agreement in behalf of Rus sia, the United States, and Brit-1 ain. The terms were not disclosed and may not be for some time. I WAC Assignment Choice to Cease On October 31 Lt. Aida Ingroham, WAC re cruiting officer, loday announced that she had been notified by recruiting headquarters In Port land, that Job assignments of the recnilt's own choice would cease Ortobcr 31. Recruiting will continue at the same accelerated pace to attain the goal the war department has set for the Women's Army Corps, the need for WACs Is as great or greater than It has even been. Lt. Ingraham said she will be glad to talk to any interested women nt any time in the U. S. army recruiting station in the Mcdford Postofflce building. Queen Victoria University was opened at Cobourg In 1836, and later moved to Toronto. SCHOOL and COLLEGE SUCCESSES SWEATERS Just received a shipment of Cardigan sweaters in long sleeves, waist length and buttoned down the front. These Cardigans are 100 virgin wool. Largs iliei In pretty bright shades. Also sweaters In short fitted slip-ons, blouse sweater either buttoned down front or back, or the school girls' favorite Sloppy Joel in both buttoned or unbuttoned. All sites, colors, and both long and short sleeves. SKIRTS Skirts of every description are hanging on our racks. All colors and styles, in either the servic able ever-wearing strutter cloth or wool. Just the thing to go with those sweaters. Sweaters and skirts are a school girl's paradise, so buy now while stock is complete.- 'All sises and colors, $4-25 $g.95 $9.95 $(j.95 Dresses Blouses Jumpers Suits Raincoats Formats Coats Uniforms Robes Hat Jackets Slacks USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN FOR BUYING M . M. Dept. Store PAY LESS AND DRESS BETTER Have a "Coke" Put 'er there, old timer . . . or greeting new pals in Ketchikan The newly-arrived solJier from the States finds Alaska t land of friendly welcome. There as here he finds Coca-Col. In Ketchikan, to say llavt a "Coit" means Pal, u t'rt rigbt gUJ ytm'r btrt, just as It does la your own home. In many lands around the globe, tbi psmt tbst rrjrtshes with ice-cold Coca-Cola has become a symbol of a friendly way of living. 1 0 TTICD UNBII AUTNOIITV Of THI COCt-COl COMPANY IT Goea-Cala Bottling Company of Medford m "Coke" Coca-Cola li' niruril for popular name co acquire friendly abbrevta. tloni. That'i why you hear Oxa-Cola called "Cokt". .0 it" n c-c u.
