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ST 31 MOO (SEItDiyiAM Weather T i Forecast: Partly cloudy to night and Friday. Continued C0Ql Temp. Highest yesterday 73 Lowest this morning , """ 45 Precipitation past 24 hit. "L T Thirty-ninth Year Capital of 1 izrf- ir'8 f Acme Radio-Tele photo A liberated people shout with happiness In streets of Luxembourg, capital of Grand Duchv of Luxembourg, as Prince Fallx and General Oliver address them from balcony of City Hall after American troops freed the tiny monarchy from Nazi domination thev bad endured since May 10. 1840. Signal Corps radlo-telephoto. Anthony Eden to Join Conferees Soon For Discussion of Political Problems Quebec, Sept. 14 (U.R) White House Secretary Ste phen T. Early said late today that the question of creating a new super-command for the Pacific had been decided be fore the Quebec conference began, but he would nof say what the final decision was. Quebec, Sept. 14 U.P.) Brit ish Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden will join the Roosevelt Churchill conference shortly to "discuss a broad range" of poli tical problems which are accu mulating rapidly in Europe and Asia in the wake of Allied mili tary successes, it was announced officially today. The announcement was made at a special news conference by a British spokesman, wno saia he did not know whether Secre tary of State Hull would Join President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill in their dis cussions at the ancient Quebec citadel. Three Big Problems i Hleh on the political agenda r .were certain to be three of the ' most difficult problems before the Allies: 1. The plans for occupation of Germany, the peace terms to Nab Crescent City Forgery Suspect City and state police this morning arrested Byron Van Wie, 47, wanted for forgery in Crescent City, Calif., since last July and lodged him in the county Jail to await the arrival of Humboldt county authori ties. VanWie who was picked up in a local beer parlor, said his home was in Grants Pass but that he had been in Klamath Falls the past several months. Rioting in Berlin Reported By Radio London, Sept. 14 (U.R) A dubious report broadcast by the French-controlled Lyon radio said today that anti-nazi rioting has broken out in Berlin. One small group of rioters was said by the unconfirmed re port, to have routed a formation of nazi elite guards "nd escaped before the arrival of the police. SIDE GLANCES Bf TRIBUNE REPORTERS Justin Smith, Jr., meeting with parental disapproval over the matter of allowing his pet rabbit to roam in the living room. Orb Cook?cy trying without success to enlist a friend in a little pear-picking operation. "Stub" Gramje modestly as serting that his good bowling score was an accident and Bill Scherer assuring others "it hap pens once in awhile every time." United Press Duchy of Luyomwirn Liberated be imposed on her and the ex tent to which France shall be given a share and voice in the enforcement of these terms. 2. The long-standing Polish Russian dispute, which includes territorial matters. Eden has Just completed a series of Lon don talks with the prime minis ter and foreign minister of the Polish government. 3. Delicate questions involv- ! 4i, r,.:;,.u nlll,,Ar In tha far east. The United States has W ne, sPedf Pic but ,n.at in the past urged greater inde-l 11 far subject for specula mL f, Li, t rmpHv:tlon he Pr,me minister the somewhat lethargic role ot ,u i )u ...... on-inc Z-Rn'm Vhr " h rhs:;n.' tire political situation in the far JUDGE ALGER FEE EN COURT E OCTOBER 3 John Hay Whitney, who was cap Federal court to be held here turcd by the Germans in south Drt a will he nresided over bv ern France on August 21, has Judge Alger Fee, of Portland according to the deputy mar shal's office today. Those who have been called to fill the venire include the following residents of Klamath, Jackson and Josephine counties: Lowell E. Alger, Ashland: Donald A. Ambers, Algoma: John Anderson, Central Point; Lawrence Austin, Modford; James P. Bartlett, Grants Pass: Leon Boomer, Modford: Russell A. Brackman, Klamath Falls; William K. Charlesworth, Klam ath Falls; J. L. Clcmans. Med ford: J. J. Ctirnow. Takilam: Ptifus E. Detrick, Charles A Drwalker, both of Ashland; Thomas L. Edsall, Modford. Also: Charles D. English. Klamath Falls: David F. Felt. Grants Pas: Harold E. Frcd erickson, Klamath Falls; Curt N. French, Medford: Paul Froh relch. Talent; Harold A. Frye, Medford; Howard Gherkin, Klamath Falls; Albert GIn.w Trail; George W. Godward: Jacksonville; Sam Grubb. Jr., Ashland: Norman F. Hall, Yam say: Robert B. Hammond, Mod ford: C. T. Hnnsen, Grants Pass: William F. Hoagland. Klamath Falls; William J. Hutchinson and Edward H. Judd, both of Medford: John D. Kcenoy. Ash land: Fred W. Kelley. Medford; Ed C. Newman. Grants Pass. Also: Dom Provost, Charles A. Petri, both of Ashland: Dwight L. Randall. Medford: Donald C. Reams. Williams; Vic tor Rizzardo. Algoma; Wilfred , Schmitz. Sprasue River: Earl M Simonson, Klamath Falls; H. J. Skow, Douglass Talbot, both of Grants Pass: Harry E. Weimar. Klamath Falls; Charle Welker. Algoma: Pierce Wilson, Talent, and Willis E. Wilson, Grants Pass. FORD Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1944 east was the basic problem of how far self determination will be extended to British, French and Dutch territories now held by Japan, Time Undisclosed The specific time of Eden's ar rival could not be disclosed for security reasons. The British spokesman em phasized that Eden was not coming here as an adviser on '.f!, broad range of subjects." Eden's presence here was not expected to prolong the confer ence, which very probably will wind up the coming week-end. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., arrived here late yesterday and dined at the citadel last night. He is here as a member of a special cabinet committee to study worldwide economic problems. COL WHITNEY ESCAPES, RETURNS TO SERVICE Rome, Sept. 14 (U.R) Col. escaped and returned to his out fit, it was announced today. Whitney, former member of the New York racing commis sion, was captured when a Jeep in which he and four other per sons were riding was attacked by a hidden German tank. They made their way to a farmhouse. When the tank fired on it, all five surrendered. BASEBALL National Philadelphia 17 1 New York 12 13 1 Schanz, Karl, Kennedy, Shu man and Peacock; Voiselle and Lombard!. Boston 4 10 2 Brooklyn 5 11 0 Javery, Hutchings, Hutchin son, Barrett and Hofferth; Wells, Webber and Owen. MIGHTY "KILLER STORM" ROLLS ON NEW ENGLAND Beaufort, N. C, Sept. 14 (U.R) A mighty hurricane knocked out communications and sent mountainous waves across North Carolina beaches today, but the storm center skirted the sea board and roared northward, posing a threat to New Jersey, Long Island, and New England The entire scacoast town of Morchcad City, with a popula tion of 2,000, was expected to be flooded to a depth of soveraW feet but all residents had been evacuated ahead of time. Thousands of acres of rich farm land were flooded. BAR ASSOCIATION BALKS - C RITICISM OF HIGHEST COURT Resolution Fails Charging Supreme Court Reflects Policies of Administration Chicago, Sept. 14 (UP.) The general assembly of the Ameri can Bar Association today voted overwhelmingly against a reso lution charging the U. S. su preme court with reflecting policies of the administration. Only a handful of lawyers at tending the final sessions of the ABA's 67th annual convention voted in favor of the resolution which was introduced by J. Cleo Thompson, Dallas attorney, at the request of the Dallas Bar Association, which had approved a similar statement. Decision Criticized A few minutes earlier, the body approved by a standing vote of 83 to 67 a resolution criticizing the supreme court for rendering a decision June 5 without a majority of the jus tices sitting. The resolution pointed out that the established practice from 1834 to 1944 had been that of deciding cases in volving proposed changes in con stitutional doctrines only when a majority of the whole court concurred In the change. The statement said only four justices sat on the recent case involving the Southeastern Underwriters' Association. ' "A minority of Justices can not speak for and bind a ma jority of the whole court should the same issues arise again that any decision by a minority purporting to change thf mean ing of constitutional provisions as previously setlcd, will not actually change them but will merely create uncertaintly and confusion as to the enforceabil ity of constitutional provisions of settled meaning," the resolu tion said. T REVIVES KINSHIP Portland, Ore., Sept. 14 U.R When, as a lad of 18, William Fickle left home in Santa Bar bara county in California 30 years ago he didn't like the name of Fickle so he called him self William Knight. He had almost forgotten the name of Fickle until he read in a Portland paper that a Les lie Fickle, 38, was In Jail on a charge of selling liquor to an Indian. Visiting Jail, Knight found that the prisoner, who was arrested at The Dalles, Ore., was a brother he had not seen for 30 years. So he posted $500 ball. By the chance encounter, Knight, who had retired on Vashon Island In Puget Sound until he resumed his seagoing career, was filled In on the family history. He learned the whereabouts of his 11 brothers and sisters, most of whom live in California. After posting bail he returned to sea on a Liberty ship, on which he Is first assistant engineer. At 10 a.m. (EWT) the center of the "killer" storm, one of the worst in yeacs, was reported by the weather bureau here to be moving at 25 miles per hour in the vicinity of Cape Hatteras. By midnight, the weather bur eau warned, the storm will sweep across Connecticut and Rhode Island. Waves rolling up 50 fect In the air and crashing against the unprotected coastline left debris scattered across miles of beaches and hundreds of small boats were destroyed. CLARK'S TROOPS OVERWHELM NAZIS ON ITALY FRONT British Divisions Revealed as Fighting Under Command Of American General. Rome, Sept. 14 (U.R) Amer icans and British troops under Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark overwhelmed German outpost positions between Pistoia and Lucca on the Italian front to day and penetrated well Into the Gothic line itself. British divisions for the last several weeks have been fight ing under Clark's command in the U. S. Fifth army sector, it was revealed for the first time. i The units included the Sixth South African armored division whose advance elements occu pied Pistoia Sept. 10. Rome, Sept. 14 (U.R) French and American troops of the Seventh army, converging from the west and south, encountered increasing resistance today as they herded desperate Nazi forces toward the Bclfort es cape gap into Germany. Although the Germans were putting up stiff battles near the pass less than 16 miles from the Allied lines, opposition was dwindling in the west where French forces were driving on historic Chaumont, headquar ters of Gen. John J. Pershing in the First World War. The French were rapidly clearing the central sector after capturing Langrcs, with a pop ulation of 6,000, and a com munique said forward elements were pushing toward Chau mont, 20 miles to the north. In the east, the Americans and French were swinging a curving line around Bclfort that reached from near the Swiss border in the south to northwest of the Pass. TO BERLIN By United Press The shortest distances to Berlin from advanced Al lied lines today: Western Front 315 miles. (From point near Aachen, Germany. Gain of 40 miles in week.) Southern France 423 miles. (From point near Bel fort. Gain of 47 miles In week.) Russia 320 miles. (From Praga Gain of eight miles In week.) Italy 553 miles. (From point north of Florence. Gain of two miles in week.) ECAPT TENGCHUNG AFTER SIX-WEEKS FIGHT Headquarters Chinese Expedi tionary Force, Salwecn Front, Sept. 14 (U.R) Chinese troops captured the ancient-walled city of Tengchung, In Yunnan pro vince, today to liberate the first large city in China after almost two and one-half years of Ja panese occupation. More than 4,000 enemy troops were killed in the conquest as the Chinese armies, In the first big offensive of the war, cleared the main obstacle from the Bur-ma-Lcdo road and opened the way for a Junction with Gen. Joseph W. Stillwcll's allied forces In northern Burma. The city fell after six weeks of bitter fighting in which the Chinese from the 20th army group battered their way through the stone walls and cleared the Japanese In hand-to-hand combat. BARITONE RECOVERS Rio Do Janeiro, Sept. 14 (U.R) Leonard Warren, Metropolitan opera baritone who was Injured when he fell during a perform ance of Pagllacci a week ago, said today he planned to leave for San Francisco on September 21. iRIBUNE United Press Full Leased Wire Chopping Deep Into Reich Sbl GERMANY VVT-omJ BELGIUM is, JcoLoN- s- - !..." """i1 fy V 7 ' ' , v.. -. -rlr"'T J : ( " rT'" FRANCE W -. U. S. 'Acme Telcpholo) rtirce Allied spearheads sliced Into Germany Between Aacncn ana Trier ana six more were reported ready to plow over the oorder General Pal ton 9 situation in Mctz-Noncy area was reporteo rectly improved in oattle ol Moselle Rlvei U S Dura nna Seventh Armies consolidated Uiclr juncture in torce to torm solid tremt across central France, cuttuig oft estimated 20.000 Germans. E By United Press The Japanese-controlled Ma nila radio announced that Amer ican carrier-based planes "at tempted raids" at four points in the Philippines, from the south ern tip of Luzon to Mindanao, today as a major aerial battle appeared developing over the islands. Targets of the raids were re ported as Negros and Leyto is lands in the central Philippines, the town of Legaspl at the south ern tip of Luzon, and Zamboan- ga on southwest Mindanaoa. Say 20 Downed The broadcast claimed the at tacks were repulsed and that more than 20 American planes have been definitely ascertained as shot down during the attempt' cd raids on the southern part of the Philippines September 12 and 13." Pacific fleet headquarters an nounced that carrier aircraft from Admiral William F. Hal- scy's 3rd fleet destroyed 200 Ja panese planes and numerous car go vessels Tuesday and Wednes day in raids on Cebu, Negros and Panay Islands. Admiral Chester W. Nlmitz said "frag mentary reports Indicated the air operations against the Philip pines are continuing against strong enemy opposition." Bombers of Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur's far eastern air force made new attacks on the Philip pines and protective bases from I'alau In the cast to the Moluccas in the south. 320,000 NAZIS HELD BY AMERICAN FORCES Allied Supremo Headquarters, London, Sept. 14 (U.R) An esti mated total of 320,000 German prisoners have been captured by the U. S. 1st, 3rd, and 7th armies since D-day, It was announced tonight. 25 KILLED AS MAIL TRAIN IN Tcrre Haute, Ind., Sept. 14 (U.R) The crack Dixie Flyer of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad, running at high speed through a heavy fog, crashed head-on Into a mall train today, killing at least 25 persons and Injuring 64 others. Most of the casualties were soldiers riding in the first three cars of the fast train bound from Chicago to Miami. Some of the soldiers had returned to this country only recently from the fighting In Italy. They had been at Ft. Sheridan, III., and were en route to Florida, NO. 148. S.r!b W j yj War Casualties Total 389,125 In All Branches Washington, Sept. 14 (U.R) Announced U. S. combat casualties in this war. have reached a total of 380,125, of ficial reports disclosed today. Secretary of War Henry L, Sllmson said at a news con ference that army casualties in all theaters through August 29 were 327,616, Including 62,357 killed, 172,042 wound ed, 48,181 prisoners, and 45, 036 missing. Navy, marine corps, and const guard casualties an nounced as of todny total 61, 600, including 24,450 dead, 23,064 wounded, 0,529 miss ing, and 4,466 prisoners. In addition, the navy re ported as of today that the merchant marine had suffer ed 5,803 casualties as a result of enemy action In this war. The total Included 722 dead, 4,521 missing, and 5G0 prison ers. RED ARMY TAKES London, Sept. 14 (U.R) The red army has captured the fort ress of Praga, eastern suburb of Warsaw acros? the Vistula from the main part of the city, Pre mier Josef Stalin anonunced to night in a special order of the day. California Cling Surplus Is Short San Francisco, Sept. 14 (U.R) The reglonnl Office of Distribu tion of the War Food Adminis tration today announced termlna tlon of its surplus California Cling peach purchase program following purchase of 563 tons and shipment of 45 carloads to 11 states, Charles W. Smith, western WFA director of food distribu tion, said offers by growers fell far short of the 2,500 tons of No. 1 Clings which the WFA had authorization to purchase. FLYER HITS HEAVY FOG The passenger train struck the standing northbound mall train at North Tcrre Haute with, such force that the tops of the first car on each train were sheared off when hurled against the lo comotives. Among the known dead was L. Rasuch, 55, Evansvlllc, Ind., fireman of the flyer. The Impact which came with out warning hurled passengers of the Flyer from their berths, but only the first few cars of the trains were thrown from the tracks. The engines were demolished. SAVAGE FIGHTING BEFORFJACHEN Siegfried Line Stronghold Expected to Fall Soon Under Heavy Artillery Firs Supreme Headquarters, Sept. 14 (U.R) The American 1st army drove as deep as eight miles Into Germany In a general advance on a broad front today and its left wing struck within one mile of Aachen, Siegfried line stronghold which was sub jected to a shattering artillery bombardment. "I believe the fall of Aachen can be expected shortly," United Press Correspondent Henry T. Gorrell said in a dispatch from 1st army headquarters report ing the capture of the neighbor ing villages of Forstbach, Kop sechen and Wurmhof. Savage Fighting Gorrell said the deepest pene tration of the Reich by the U. S. forces slugging through the Sieg fried line was In the area of Prum, 40 miles below Aachen, 13 northeast of the Luxembourg-Gcrman-Belgium frontier junc tion, and eight miles east of the border. United Press Correspondent Jack Frankish reported from the front "before Aachen" that U. S. troops fought savage hand-to-hand battles with the Germans today and broke out on the north side of the Aachen state forest, where they overlooked the city of 120,000. "It Is the hardest, most per sonal kind of fighting," an of ficer told Frankish. "The woods and dragon-tooth type of tank traps we run against make this a Job for the Infantry." Pillboxes Seised The 1st army headquarters re port said the American Infantry and armor had seized "a good many" pillboxes of the Siegfried line as they drove Into it on broad front. Resistance- was dis jointed. It said. At some polnte heavy artillery fire was en countered, at others the only fire was from small arms, Gorrell said the American vanguard already was attacking the "Aachen area." This was the first big city to come under U. S. artillery fire. Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley' 12th army group headquarters reported that the Americans had captured a number of villages In Germany and crossed the bor der at o many new places that the advance Into the Reich now had become general. Losses Not Heavy Gorrell reported that the) armored division he was ac companying through the steel and concrete fortifications of the Sclgfrlcd line battered stead ily forward all day despite stub born but uncoordinated resis tance which cost U. S. casualties described as "not too heavy." Observers looking down on Aachen from the commanding heights seized south of the city saw a German train destroyed in the city as U. S. artillery lobbed shell after shell into the first fatherland prize to come within reach of Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' Invaders. The security blackout over the front obscured the situation in most sectors. Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's 3rd army was reported by the Nazi high command to be advancing well beyond the Mo selle southeast of Nancy, reach ing the outskirts of Lunovllle on the Mcurthe river 17 miles from Nancy. There was no new word from Patton's left wind poised on the Luxembourg-German border and last reported shelling the Sieg fried line without drawing any answerins fire. Bridges Blown A dispatch from the British 2nd army front said Lt. Gen. Sir Miles C. Dcmpsey's forces gained more ground between the Albert nnd Esraut canals, and the Nazis had blown up most of the bridges across the latter barrier near the Dutch frontlrr, which already had boon crossed at more than one point. The Canndlnn 1st army, clean ing up the channel coast, forced a crosslns of the Leopold canal on the German perimeter de fenses guarding the Schelde Es tunry at Moerkerque, about two miles from the Dutch border. On the far western tip of France, the long siege of Brest anpearrd to be drawing to a close. American troops fougnt their way Into the area of the submarine pens on the west side of Brest and Into the old city it self. Two hundred Marauders and Havocs bombed four old French forts on a peninsula Just below the harbor for nearly an hour today.
