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stroyed German railroad bridge. Signal Corps radio-tclechoto.
FORCE TO KEEP
WORLD AT PEACE
Chicago. Sept. 20 (U.R)
The American Legion closed
Its 26th annual national con
vention today by electing Ed
ward N. Scheiberling, Albany.
N. Y.. national commander.
Chicago, Sept. 20-U.PJ The
American Legion urged the
United States today to partici
pate with other nations in an
International force to preserve
peace.
Legionnaires at their 26th an
nual convention adopted a re
port of the Foreign Relations
committee proposing the use of
force to maintain peace and de
manding that Germany and
Japan be forced to surrender
unconditionally and disarm
completely.
At the closing session of the
convention, Secretary of Navy
James Forrestal told the Le
gion that a universal and com
pulsory military training law
should be enacted as quickly as
possible.
Chicago, Sept. 20 (U.R) Mrs.
Charles B. Gilbert, Norwich,
Conn., was elected president of
the American Legion auxiliary
today at the closing session of
the annual convention.
Other officers were re-elected
without opposition.
The Women's Auxiliary pass
ed two resolutions, one calling
for continuance of a congres
sional committee to investigate
un-American activities, and the
other proposing that all immi
gration into the United States
be halted for three years while
congress studies a redistribution
of quotas.
TIRED STORK RESTS
AFTER ZOO JOURNEYS
rhirafn Sent. 20. (U.R) A
very, very tired stork took tlmei
out for a wellearncd rest today
after delivering four "bundles
from heaven" to the Brookfioldi
too yesterday.
During a 24-hour period the
stork delivered the following, all
in excellent condition: A female
gazelle, a 45-pound rhinoceros,
a kudu and a zebra.
SIDE GLANCES
BT
THIBUNE REPORTERS
Marie Farrell accompanying
a telephone conversation with
startling facial expressions.
Al Downs commiserating a
fishless friend.
Grace Pankoy wheeling mer
rily up the street on her bicycle
built for one.
Councilmen Jim Collins and
Larry Schado exchanging lively
banter.
United Press
First Photo of Yank Armor in
Bridgehead Within Warsaw
Wiped Out, Berlin Claims
London, Sept. 20 (U.R) The Berlin raido said today that
Russian and Polish troops forced the Vistula and established
a bridgehead 500 yards deep in Warsaw proper, but claimed it
was wiped out in a violent battle.
AMERICANS CRUSH
LAST RESISTANCE
By United Press
American marines had seized
"all primary objectives" on Pele
liu today while army troops com
pleted occupation of nearby An
gaur, and Gen. Douglas MacAr
thur sent bombers again against
Mindanao in the southern Phil
ippines and Celebes west of Hal
mahera. The marines, holding almost
all of the east coast of Peleliu.
have started the final phase of
digging stubborn Japanese from
ridge pillboxes Objectives
seized Included the Peleliu air
field which will enable Amer
icans to nullify unoccupied areas
in the northern PaMus.
Naval officials disclosed the
loss of two surfure craft in the
Palau campaign. The minesweep
er Perry was sunk by Japanese
and a landing craft equipped as
a gunboat struck a mine. All of
the landing craft personnel was
safe but "small casualties" were
suffered by the Perry.
The navy also revealed that
U S. submarines had sunk 29
more Japanese vessels Includ
ing three warshms.
MacArthur's communique re
ported new air blows but for
the second day failed to men
tion ground forces landed on
Moroktnl in the northern Halma
hcras, 250 miles south of the
Philippines, simultaneously with
the Peleliu invasion.
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L U 11 U I U I L
Washington, Sept. 20 (U.R)
Rep. William L. Dawson (D., 111.)
only Negro member of congress,
predicted today that President
Roosevelt will get 70 per cent
of the N3gro vote in the nation
eight per cent more than he
polled in 1940.
Dawson, an official of the
Democratic national committee,
declared that Negro voters in
the critical border states "will
throw their weight to Roose
velt." "Surveys show the Negro vote
can carry New York, Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky.
West Virginia, Missouri, and
Michigan," be said.
FORD
Full Leased Wire
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1944
Germany
,y..
A Moscow broadcast reported
that the massive Red army of-:
fensive in the Baltics was col
lapsing the German jjefenses bfe
fore the Latvian capital of Riga,
and said "the sky and earth in
London, Sept. 20 (U.R)
Russian troops opening a new
offensive north of Tartu In
lower Estonia advanced 43
miles in four days and cap
tured 1.500 towns and vil
lages. Premier Josef Stalin
announced tonight.
the Baltic region is on fire, and
thunders with violent engage
ments." Ernest Von Hammer, Nazi ra
dio commentator, described the
battle of the Vistula at Warsaw
as one of the most violent of the
war in the east, and said thou
sands of bodies "cover the east
ern bank or are floating in the
river, which runs red with
blood."
NAZIS AND REDS
London, Sept. 20 (U.R) Ger
many announced her intention
tonight of fighting for northern
Finland, following, If necessary,
a scorched earth policy, and dis
closed that both Nazi and Rus;
sian troops had rushed across
the eastern Finnish frontier.
The German DNB agency,
quoting an announcement from
the Nazi High Command, pro
claimed northern Finland a bat
tle zone and placed the blame
for the Soviet-German conflict
on Finnish soil on Helsinki's
willingness to negotiate with
Moscow.
Thus.Jlve days after the ex
piration of the Soviet ultimatum
to the Finns to remove the Ger
mans from their homeland, the
Wehrmacht had challenged the
Red army to seize Finland.
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Medford Father and Son Reunited
By Coincidence After 22 Years
Through a strange coinci
dence, a father and his son were
reunited last week after having
lost track of each other for 22
years. They were Jim Dorscy of
1247 Saling avenue and his son,
Robert Dorscy, who resides in
Los Angeles.
Mr. Dorsey said that early In
1922 he and Mrs. Dorsey left
Kansas City and came to Med
ford and that a short time later
Robert moved fiom there to
California In some manner they
lost track of each other, he ex-
plained.
Recently, he said Robert, In
Los Angeles, purchased piece
DEAD INDIAN MAN
WOUNDED IN FIGHT
Former Inmate of State Hos
pital Resists Arrest; Mak
ing Threats Is Charge.
Raymond Earl Walters, 49,
former inmate of the state hos-
pital, was confined in the Ash
land Community hospital today
with a wound in his left side
and a severed small intestine as
result of a gun encounter late
Tuesday afternoon with two state
policemen and a deputy sheriff
The fracas occurred in the
Dead Indian area east of Ash
land, where the authorities had
gone to serve a warrant charg
ing Walters with threatening to
kill. The complaint was signed
by Mrs. Minnie C. Henry of
the Dead Indian.
Obtained Rifle
The officers had gone to Wal
ters' residence, box 20, Dead In
dian Route, and at their ap
proach Walters ran to a tree
where he had a rifle, it was
stated. Later, he ran to a rocky
formation and there was an ex
change of shots, fired to frighten
the fugitive, it was reported.
Shortly afterwards Walters
disappeared, later stopping a car
driven by H. D. Cadmus of the
Dead Indian, who took him to
the hospital. He was operated
upon immediately ana was re
ported today to be recovering.
District Attorney George VV.
.Nfilson . stated -lhat., complaints
had been received from Mrs.
Henry that Walters had threat
ened the life of herself and
daughter, and that upon his ad
vice she swore out the warrant
for his arrest. The two state
policemen accompanied the dep
uty sheriff, as Walters was re
garded as dangerous, the district
attorney stated.
Brother Held
According "to the district at
torney Walters had made other
threats. His brother, Marion
Walters, who lives nearby, is
being held as a material witness.
Walters was first committed
to the state hospital in March.
1939, and escaped a month later.
He was returned and discharged
In May, 1940, and again com
mitted Sept. 30, 1942. He was
paroled in December, 1943, and
had been in California prior to
returning to Ashland recently.
The three officers were being
interviewed by the district at
torney today. No action has been
taken pending the outcome of
Walters' injury.
LINDBERGH IN NEW YORK
AFTER TOUR OF PACIFIC
New York, Sept. 20 (U.R)
Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in
New York today after a tour of
several months in south Pacific
war theaters, but declined to di
vulge the nature of his mission
or his future plans.
TO BERLIN
By United Press
The shortest distances to
Berlin from advanced Allied
lines today:
Western Front 300
miles. (From Nikmcgen and
from point east of Aachen.
Gain of 15 miles In a week.)
Russia 320 miles. (From
Praga. Unchanged In week.)
Italy 552 miles. (From
point north of Florence.
Gain of two miles In week.)
of property and during the ne
gotiations the woman real es
tate agent asked him if he had
any relatives in Kansas City.
In the conversation that fol
lowed they learned that Robert's
half-sister, Cecil, had - married
the real estate agent's brother
17 years ago. Her name now ts
Mrs. Cecil Ewing end with her
husband lives In Scranton, Kas.
Robert Immediately wired his
half-sister and learned the ad
dress of his fa'her whom he
notified, and the latter went to
Los Angeles for the long await
ed reunon. He returned early
this week.
MiZy United Press Full Leased Wire ALL ALOG FitONT
Americans Victim
Of Own Submarine
Says Tokyo Radio
San Francisco, Sept. 20. (U.R)
Tokyo radio reported Sunday
a Japanese transport laden with
750 American war prisoners was
sunk Sept. 7 by a torpedo hit
from an American submarine off
the coast of Mindanao.
Tokyo, in a broadcast recorded
by United Press, said all the
prisoners and Japanese crew
members perished.
The Japanese said a similar
disaster took place off Sumatra
June 26, "but in this case Ameri
can war prisoners numbering
720 were rescued, while 180
drowned."
BEND HAN SEEKS
CITY PERMISSION
FOR BUS ROUTES
Possibility that Medford will
again have bus service inside
the city limits was broached
whon Finn W Hirshpv nf Bend
appeared before the city coun
cil last night and requested per
mission to operate two vehicles
here.
Hershey told the council that
he had two tentative routes in
minH nn. tn tnke care of the
east side and the other the west,
with service to the high school
and the mill district.
The council, Informally ap
proving the plan, turned the
matter over to the streets and
roads committee with power to
act. Hershey, who said he would
like to start operations In about
a month, will meet with the
committee this week to iron out
details and establish his routes.
Hershey told the council that
he wasn't asking for a franchise
at this time, but wanted to try
out the idea first. He requested
only the right to put up bus-stop
signs every two blocks on the
two tentative routes and parking
privileges in the vicinity of the
old chamber of commerce build
ing, which he wants as the start
ing place for the routes.
Hershey operates a bus service
In Bend.
New Students At
High School To
Meet Councilors
Principal Lester D. Harris of
Medford high school said today
that councilors would meet with
new students in the high school
building Thursday and Friday
and asked all those enrolling
for the first time to be present.
High school opens next Mon
day, Sept. 25.
The meetings will take place
Thursday from 1 p. m. to 9
p. m. and Friday from 9 a. m.
to noon and from 1 to 3 p. m.
JAP TRiTcTTONVOYS
RAKED BY 14TH FORCE
Chungking, Sept. 20 U.R
Fighters and Medium bombers
of the 14th air force attacked
truck convoys, river shipping
and Japanese Installation Sept.
17 In a score of missions rang
ing from Changsha to Chuanh
sien on the enemy's route of ad
vance toward Kwellin, a com
munique announced today.
Ninety Sampans and river
craft were destroyed or dam
aged In sweeps along the Siang
river and 90 trucks of a convoy
of 300 were destroyed In an at
tack on Japanese columns on
the Changshal-Kwcikl road.
LEGION MEDAL GIVEN
WIDOW OF FRANK KNOX
Chicago, Sept. 20. U.R) The
American Legion's distinguished
service medal was presented to
day to Mrs. Annie Rcld Knox,
widow of the late Secretary of
the Navy Frank Knox.
BASEBALL
American
New York 2 7 .1
Detroit 8 12 0
Queen, Bovenj and Garbark;
Trout and Swift.
National
R. H. E.
Pittsburgh 2 7 1
Brooklyn 18 2
Strlncevlcli and Lopez; Wells,
Webber and Owen.
T STREET IS
TRUCK ROUTE
UNDER CITY LAW
New Ordinance Also Prohib
its. Parking Of Cars On
West Side Of Front.
The city council last night
passed the second and third read
ings of an ordinance prohibiting
the use by heavy trucks of Cen
tral avenue between Fourth and
11th streets and rerouting such
traffic onto Front street. The
adopted ordinance becomes ef
fective In 10 days.
The ordinance also prohibits
the parking of any motor vehicle
on the west side of Front street
between Fourth and 11th streets
and provides for a penalty of not
to exceed a $100 fine or 50 days
in the city Jail for violation of
that section of the -ordinance
dealing with the rerouting of
trucks.
Specifically, the ordinance
provides that southbound
through motor trucks having a
maximum load-carrying capac
ity by factory rating of two tons
shall take the following route:
On Fourth street between
Central avenue and Front, on
' FYnnt iatript hplwppn Pnnrth nnH
11th streets, on 11th street be
tween Front and Central avenue.
Some Excepted
However, the ordinance does
not apply to trucks stopping In
the restricted rone on Central
avenue to actually load or un
load freight.
Mayor C. A. Meeker explained
that the ordinance was ladopted
at the request of the state high
way commission and of a num
ber of business and professional
men on Central avenue who com
plained of the noise caused by
heavy trucks using the thorough
fare. Under provisions of the ordi
nance, the state highway com
mission is to put up signs guiding
the trucks over the new route
nnd the city is to provide the no-
parking and appropriate traffic
signs along the route.
Tlib ordinance was adopted
over the protest of 158 signers
of five petitions, which asked
the council to prevail on the
state highway commission to
place all trucks back on River-
i side avenue, a one-way north
bound street.
The petitions which were pre
sented to the council by Coun
milman J C. Collins, were re
ferred to the streets and roads
committee for report They stat
ed that the rerouting of trucks
onto Front street would "create
added confusion " .
Lots Sold
Another ordinance adopted
provided for the sale of four lots
at the corner of Manzanlta and
Court streets to M. M. Ragsdale
for $1250.
Although no ordinance was
adopted, the council approved
the sale to Join Deavcr and
Paul II. McCurley of lots 7 and
8, block 9, Or'ginal Town of
Medford and the west 100 feet
of vacnted East Second street,
for $1800. The property is locat
ed at the corner of Jackson bou
levard and Central avenue. The
council will vote on the sale
next meeting.
Councilmen Chllders. Runtz
' and Field were absent.
Dorsey Donnybrook Details
Bared In Grand Jury Story
Hollywood, Sept. 20 (U.R)
Actor Jon Hall named Pat
Dane, the beautiful wife of
Bandleader Tommy Dorsey, as
the wleldcr of a knife which
corved up his classic features
during a nonc-too-gay Holly
wood party, a transcript of
grand Jury testimony revealed
today,
The actor's accusations were
Included in the 100-pnge docu
ment filed In the county clerk's
office, thereby moking public
added details of the now famed
free-for-all fight at the Dorsey's
luxurious Sunset Plaza apart
ment. Three Indicted
After hearing Hall's story,
the grand jury Indicted Miss
KO. 153.
Browder Boasts
Communists Are
In Every Group
Washington, Sept. 20 U.R
Earl Browder, president of the
Communist Political association,
asserU yesterday that his or
ganization has members not only
in the AFL and CIO but also "In
the Republican party, tho Demo
cratic party, Farmer-Labor par
ty. Chambers of Commerce, Elks,
Kiwanis, and Ministerial associa
tions." "And," he told the house com
mittee investigating campaign
expenditures, "some day we
hope to have members in con
gress." CLASH WITH NAZIS
T
Stockholm. Sept. 20 (U.R)
Order was repotted restored in
Copenhaged today after Ger
man trooos quelled an uprising
which Involved clashes with
Danish police 'esisting Intern
ment and a pitched battle out
side the royal palace where sev
en German sailors were killed
and a palace official was wound
ed seriously.
The Swedish Telegraph Agen
cy reported In a Copenhagen
dispatch that Danish State Sec
retary Evlvind Larsen, Police
Chief K Begsgrup-Hanscn and
Police Director P. Stamm had
been interned at Gestapo head
quarters. , The dispatch said that all Dan
ish policemen under 56 years old
had been interned on ships in
the Copenhagen harbor.
(The German Transocean
News Agency nnounccd today
that a state of emergency had
been declared in Denmark and
that the Danish police force had
been suspended )
The Danish liberation council
announced that a general strike
which began at noon yesterday
would end today. The agency
appealed to Danes to remain
calm "since the hour of open re
sistance had not yet arrived."
MISSING FLIERS
T
Reno, Nev., Sept. 20-(U.R)
Peggy Ellen and George Davis,
missing since Sunday when their
light airplane disappeared while
on a flight from Reno to their
home In Alturas, Calif., were
found safe today the Nevada
wing of the civil air patrol re
ported. Reports received by the civil
air patrol headquarters here said
the couple made a forced land
ing on the edge of the Black
Rock desert, In tho extreme
northern part of Nevada, about
35 miles sou'.h of Dcnio.
Early today the couple reach
ed a ranch house In the isolated
area.
They had hiked more than 50
miles over the rugged area and
were said "to be suffering only
from fatigue and exposure.
Dane, Dorsey and Sportsman
Allen Smiley on charges of as
sault by means and force likely
to do great bodily Injury.
That bodily Injury, said Hall,
Included an almost -severed
nose, a slashed neck and vari
ous bruises and contusions.
Some of these, he said, hap
pened when Dorscy hit him
"with a bottlo, a blackjack or
a club." The "genial gentleman
of swing", had said Hall got
mussed up when ho fell and his
head struck a flower pot com
plete with geranium.
Miss Dane and Miss Church
ill had a hair-pulling, dsess rip
ping contest, Smiley was mix
ing It up and a few other peo
ple Hall oouldn't remember
were In the fray.
British Armored Outfit Turns
Flank of Siegfried Line,
Threatens Cross Rhine.
Supreme Headquarters, AEP,
Sept. 20 (U.R) Adolf Hitler hat
taken direct command of th
battle of Germany, it was re
vealed today as British armored
forces turning the flank of th
Siegfried line in Holland, enter,
ed Nijmcgcn in a swift driv
that threatened momentarily to
break across the Rhine on th
high road to Berlin.
Hitler's generalship already
was in evidence all along the)
blazing battlcfront from north,
ern Holland to the edge of the)
Saar valley. Front dispatchea
said crack German troops and
panzer units were being hurled
into reckless counterattacks that
slowed the allied advance in
some sectors at a frightful cost
in nazi lives. In others, they re
suited only in a slaughter of
Germans without stemming th
Berlin-bound allies.
Allies Thankful
First official word of th
fuehrer's new role, similar to)
that which he assumed with dis
astrous results on the Russian
front, came from Field Marshal
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery at
his forward command in Bel
gium. "The allies have a lot to b
thankful for In that Hitler hat
taken charge of operations,"
Montgomery told officers and
men of a Scottish division. "It
means the enemy is commanded
by a lunatic.
"In that respect, I'm glad tha
German generals failed in their
bomb attempt against the fuchr
er."
Hitler's decision to lead tha
defense of the reich, he added,
strengthened his (Montgomery's)
belief that the war in Europe)
would end before tha close ot
1944.
Brest Fall Confirmed
One major triumph was con
firmed by allied headquarter
today the capture of the great
Atlantic port of Brest and ths
ellmination of the Germans from
the neighboring Crozon penin
sula, ending a month-old siege
that virtually wrecked the har
bor.
A second and greater victory
wos In the making in northern
Holland where the armored
might of the British 2nd army
reached the Waal-Rhine line and
threatened to break across th
barrier momentarily into the
open country before Berlin.
The British tanks reached
Nijmegln aftcV a 40-mile dosh
across the Netherlands, passing
through scores of German strong
points and bypassing others in
the strike around the Siegfried
corner.
American and allied airborne
troops Joined the British around
Eindhoven, 32 miles southwest
of Nijmegen, and formed up in
theli rear as Infantrymen, whil
others held open a path ahead
of the Tommies as far as Arn
hem, (Arnheim), on the nortlt
bank of the Rhine 11 miles be
yond Nijmegen.
Sky Troops Supplied
United Press War Correspond,
ent Walter Cronklte, with the
sky troops In Holland, said fresn
supplies and reinforcements
were being landed and the air
borne firmV nmir unitlnnnj .IU
I light tanks and big field guns,
could beat off anything the Ger
, mans might try to throw against
inrm.
He reported that the Ger mans
were counterattacking despen
atcly but ineffectually witli
shock troops and heavy artillery,
and the fighting was within
sound of the German border.
Some 80 miles southeast ot
Nijmegen, the American 1st
army completed the encircle
ment of Aachen and sent arm
ored spearheads eastward toward
Cologne In a bitterly-opposed
drive that already had forced
tho cvocuation of German civil
ians from the Rhlnoland.
American 155-mllllmcter long
Toms shelled Duron, 18 miles
east of Aachen and 19 miles
from Cologne.
Southwest of Cologne, Ameri
can and Herman troops locked la
savage street battles for Stolbcrg
and the neorby village of Bus
bach. Still further south, 1st
army troops and tanks widened
their salients Insldo Germany in
tho Monschou, Prum, Echtcr
nach, and Trier areas, knocking
out pillboxes on each side of
their spearheads but making
only yard-by-yard progress for
ward. 1