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.
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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.
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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
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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.
The capitnl of Canada was
moved from Kingston to Mon
treal In 1844.
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ROMANIA, ALLIES
SIGN ARK
Moscow, Sept. 13 (U.R) An
armistice agreement was signed
by Romania and Russia yester
day, marking the first time the
three major Allies have jointly ',
formulated terms for a defeated
mutual enemy, it was announced
today.
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.
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