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Thirty-ninth Year
Capital of
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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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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,
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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.