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I Weather Forecast: Pair tonight and Sat urday. Slightly warmer Sat urday. Temp. Highest yesterday 73 Lowest thlf morning 44 Precip. past 24 hours Thirty-ninth Year Yanks Beaten Back Northwest of Trier; British Airborne Troops In Bad Plight AT ON RHINE BANK Gen. Hodges' Right Wing Is Forced Over Border Where First Penetration Made. Supreme Headquarters, AEF, Sept. 22 (U.R) German counter blows have beaten back Ameri can troops northwest of Trier, headquarters announced today, and a front dispatch indicated that Lt Gen. Courtney H. Hodges 1st army troops have been pushed over the border in that sector where the first pene tration of Germany was made. United Press Correspondent Jack Frankish reported from 1st army headquarters that the Americans were consolidating positions on the west bank of the Our river, which forms the German-Luxembourg frontier be tween Echternach and Bollen dorf, northwest of Trier. Mop Up Stolberg ' Hodges' '.eft wing was report ed mopping up the northern part of Stolberg, industrial city of 17,000 east of Aachen, and the Burgomeister was taking orders from the U. S. army Thus the first big German city appeared to have fallen to the allies. (A Blue network correspon dent said Stolberg was occupied, with Hodges' troops holding "al most all of the c'ty.") The score of German tanks knocked out in the big armored battle in the Moselle valley east of the Mctz-Nancy line mounted to 246, United Press Correspon dent Robert C. Richards report ed from Lt. Gen. George S. Pat ton's front. On the other wing of the al lied battle arc, BriHsh airborne troops were fighting against heavy odds in the Arnhem area of Holland, and supreme head quarters described their situa tion as "critical." Relief Hinted Lt. Gen Sir Miles C Demp sey's British 2nd army was driv- ing up from the Nijmegen cros sing of the Rhine against stiff op position In a full-scale attempt In relieve the Arnhem forces . fighting in the city and westward alone the north bank nf the I northern branch of the Rhine A pooled dispatch dated Sept 22 said British forces striking north toward Arnhem "secured invaluable aid from an all-Amer- ing Michigan. The Dewey's also lean airborne formation which were recipients of other South drove northward to join up with ern Oregon tokens including a the British airborne forces west huge bouquet of gladiolus and of Arnhem." The wording did wild plum preserves of which not make clear whether the . they were most profound in American-British Junction ac tually was made, and later re ports Indicated that if it were, the line subsequently was brok en. After supreme headquarters had announced the heavy coun terattack east of Diekrich, Lux embourg 23 miles northwest of i Trier, a 1st army headquarters report of consolidation on the west bank of the Our river the Luxembourg side of the fron tier suggested that the setback had carried the U. S. troops out of Germany. First army front dispatches said another German counter attack was beaten off in the area of Geilenkirchen above Aachen, and 100 Germans were killed and 50 wounded when a counter thrust was repulsed in the Gressenich area southeast of Aachen. Smash Pillboxes Four huge 10-room pillboxes were reduced today in the Sieg fried fortified area between Rotgcn and Gressenich. American armor and infantry "still arp mopping up in the northern section of Stolberg." a dispatch said. It estimated that half of the 30.000 Germans nor mally living in the greater Stol berg area still were inside the city. Lt. Col Samuel H. Hopan of Pharr, Tex , was giving the mill tary orders In Stolberg, and at 1 MEDFORD United Press To the N ETHER. fTJuHagu Utrecht BELGIUM Brussels EBB MILES 25 vlv. & V Maastricht Smashing across the Rhine at Nijmegen to capture Key onttge intact American paratroopers and British tanK torces rush to aid 01 airoorne troops isolated at Arnneun U large Allied torces reach Aimneim tnej will tie on oroad plains sweeping to Berlin Slightly south ot Aacnen. yanks have made new crossing into Germany at Scnarpenseel as ler rtile oatue rages inside Stolberg. . . Future of Italy, Germany Given Much Attention at Quebec Talks Washington, Sept. 22. (U.R) President Roosevelt said today that he and Prime Minister Winston Churchill devoted a great deal of time in Quebec fo planning for the gradual transfer of more responsibility to the Italian government, and developing plans to prevent the Italian people from starving and freezing to death this winter. GREET DEWEYS Ashland, Sept. 22 An Ash land delegation including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Koozer, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hughes, H. C. Galev. Homer Billings, I. R. Fridcger, Mrs. Arthur Peters, 1 Mrs. Lizzie Mcrritt and Jake Weitzel went to Klamath Falls yesterday to meet Governor Dewey's train. In behalf of the delegation, Republican Chairman Koozer presented the governor and Mrs. Dewey with a nice box of Ashland's famous peaches, pro-1 vided by Billings. Mr. Dewey I said they were the largest peaches he had seen since leav- their expression of apprecia tion as well as for the large crowd present to greet them. P-38 PILOT KILLED Ephrata, Wash., Sept. 22 (U.R) Flight Officer Curtis P. Lund, Chippewa Falls, Wis., was kilIcd near hcre yesterday when his P-38 crashed while on a combat training mission. TO BERLIN By United Press The shortest distances to Berlin from advanced Allied lines today: Western front 298 miles (from point near Ninmcgen. Gain of seven miles in week.) Russia 315 miles (from Warsaw. Gain of five miles in week.) Italy 551 miles (from point north of Florence. Gain of two miles in week.) least the main section of the , civilian administration were ac-i cepting them. Richards filed a dispatch from the 3rd army front at 7:20 p. m. reporting the situation generally unchaneed on the Moselle front. ; He said however, that German , resistance was stiffening gradual ly, apparently representing a further intensification of the Nazi efforts in the big tank battle. Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 194 Rescue LAND JWfi;j?Siy.CologB 5hGiprtear.;::.v.;.v.-1.'-;.-, Aachen y.y;.V.:.-Dufen 'VJj:.S&; j.af Stolb Stolberg :vV.":-.:':-:-:-v Bonn? Liege (Acmt Telephoto) Mr. Roosevelt told his news conference that he and Churchill also talked a lot about the fu ture of Germany. But he said there could be no news on this phase of their discussion at pres ent. In the field of international affairs, Mr. Roosevelt expressed satisfaction with progress being made in the Dumbarton Oaks in ternational security conferences, saying that he thought the achievement of 90 per cent agree ment was a darn good batting average. Asked about the Italian politi cal situation, the president said he did not like lynchlngs this is obvious reference to the mob slaying of a fascist involved In the trial of Pietro Caruso, who was police chief of Rome during the latter stages of the German occupation. BRITISH GOING HOME WHEN GERMANY DONE London, Sept. 22 (U.R) Great Britain will start demobilizing her army as soon as Germany is defeated, lt was announced to day in government white papers which also disclosed pay raises for all ranks, effective Septem ber 2, and additional bonuses ranging to more than $15 a week for those who serve against Ja pan. Demobilization would be on a basis of age, length of service, and need for workers. No esti- mate was made of the number of men affected FORM ANDREWS JURY Salinas, Cal., Sept. 22 (U.R) A Jury of four men and cnight women was sworn in to try comely Mrs. Frances Andrews for the murder of 19-year-old farm boy Jay Lovctt whose body was discovered outside her fashionable Carmel Valley ranch house the night of July 15. Radio Highlights The latter portion of the Purdue Great Lakes Naval Training Station football game Saturday will be broadcast by KMED, starting at 1 p. m. Uni versity of Washington Willa mette university clash in Seat- te will be carried by Grants pasj station KUIN (1340 key.) beginning at 1:15 p. m. Dewey will broadcast from Los Angeles at 8 p. m over NBC. today 1 I Brummen :V;";."ijif ::V":-:'.::1 V '!: lKI vestof thiat '3 RUSSIANS STORWI ACROSS VISTULA; FIGHT IN WARSAW Reds Join Polish Patriots in Violent Street Battles Against German Garris-on London, Sept. 22 (U.R) A Polish communique reported to day that Marshal Konstantin K. Rokossovsky's red army had stormed across the Vistula river I into Warsaw and tnined Polish patriots in wild street battles against the German garrison. As the battle of Warsaw was I0.'"??'" !.rCetS..0,ih.e.0"!,; capital, Berlin acknowledged that the German army had begun a retreat in Estonia, where on rushing soviet forces had brought the big escape port of Tallinn, Estonian capital .under artillery fire. Nails Quit Tallinn (A Finnish broadcast record- ed by the FCC said the nazis had started evacuating Tallinn.) i A Moscow dispatch reported Tallinn under soviet artillery fire indicated that Marshal Leo nid A. Govorv's army had raced almost 30 miles through Estonia within 12 hours from the last positions reported by the soviet high command. The first non-nazi word of the red army crossing of the Vistula at Warsaw came from General Bor, commander of Polish troops 1 who emerged from their hide outs nearly two months ago to tackle the Germans in Warsaw as the Russians approached from the east. NEW FIELD GEOLOGIST IN G. PASS POSITION Grants, Pass, Sept. 22 Elton Youngberg, former general superintendent for the Benton gold mine near here, has been named field geologist for the Oregon state department of geol ogy and mineral Industries here to replace W. A. C. Bennett, ac- cording to F. W. Libey, director ' of G and MI. Mr. Bennett came to Grants Pass In April of this year. He will return to a position with the Oregon state geological survey, Llbby said. Dewey Promises To Find Middle-of-Road Between Regimentation and Dog-Eat-Dog Aboard Dewey Campaign Train, Sept. 22 (U.R) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey winds up his Pacific coast campaign tonight with an address from Los An geles' huge memorial coliseum when hp will outline the Renub- Iican program for expansion of unemployment compensation, old age pensions and minimum wage laws. The address, which will be broadcast at 8 p. m. PWT over the National Broadcasting Com- j pany network, will be a follow up to last night's speech from San Francisco when he promis ed, if elected, to find a middle road between "new deal regi mentation" and "a reactionary philosophy of dog-cat-dog" to post-war jobs and security for all without loss of personal or political freedom. Failure Chargsd Dcwey made his Initial bid for California's 25 electoral votes' direction," he said. "Certain gov last night beforo an overflow! crnment measures to influence crowd ot 15,000 persons who broad economic conditions are Jammed San Francisco's civic both desirable and inevitable." auditorium to hear the GOP For example, Dewey said there nominee charge that the Roose-1 velt administration has "failed utterly" to solve the problem of political freedom and economic security. "Saturated as lt is with the defeatist theory that America is past its prime, the new deal can Knox Newspaper Supports Dewey Chicago, Sept. 22 (U.R) The Chicago Daily News, formerly published by the late Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, declar ed today it will support Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, the Republi can candidate, for president. "We were not for a third' term," the Daily News said in a , front page editorial. "We are not for a fourth. Nor do we believe the American people desire a perpetual president." L HEAR EXPERTS Edward N. Phelan, manager of the retail trade bureau, will Wednesday to be speaker aV the September Clinic sponsored by the Retail Merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce, Frank Hull, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce announc ed today. Scheduled at the chamber of fice at 7:45 p. m. the clinic is primarily for all retailers but!'roPs of ,he 8th arr"y while others interested are invited Hull pointed out. Phelan has Just returned from Washington, D. C, where he attended the Amer ican Retail Federation meeting and a session . of the National Controllers Congress of retail dry goods merchants. Nelson English,- of the priori ties division of the WPB at Port land, will be In Medford Wed nesday and meet with business men in this territory during the day at the Chamber of Commerce office. He will discuss a four- point program looking toward conversion. ROGUE RIVER PLANT FORWARDS LIMESTONE Rogue River, Sept. 22 First carioaa snipment 01 ground ag ricultural limestone went out Tuesday from the Sullivan Lime company hcre. The car was con signed to Greenberry, Ore., south of Corvallis. Construction of the lime plant was started in May of this year by W. B. Sullivan formerly of Salem, and H. B. Jorgensen, of Silverton. F, I. Bristol of this city was associated in the construction. The plant's primary crusher was brought here from Shasta dam. see only two possibilities for America ever increasing regi mentation as one alternative, and reaction as the other," he charged. "It believes that eco nomic security can only be pur chased at the price of freedom. "That argument is false. Our people do not want to see this country dragged further and fur ther toward complete govern ment control over every aspect of our lives. Neither do we want to go back to the reactionary philosophy of dog-cat-dog. There Is a middle ground, Dewey insisted, which involves a limited amount of government Intervention Into the daily lives of business, industry and agricul ture. Soma Direction Needed "Whether we like it or not, and regardless of the party in power, government is commlt- ted to some degree of economic should be limited government! control of money and credit to keep interest rates stable, a gov- eminent work program to take up the slack in employment which private enterprise cannot1 whole atmosphere of studied hos absorb, and support prices on tlllty toward our Job-producing basic agricultural product!. 1 machinery must be replaced. WTRIBUNE Unlt.d Press Full Leased Wire SCORE SUCCESSES ON ITALYFRONTS 8th Army Takes Rimini, En ters Po Valley to Outflank Gothic Line. Rome. Sept. 22 (U.R) British 8th army troops captured Rimini today and entered the southern edge of the Po valley to outflank the Gothic line and begin a sweep up the corridor between the Apennlne mountains and the Adriatic sea to northern Italy. Simultaneously, American 5th army troops, pouring through the breached central sector of the Gothic line, captured the impor tant road junction of Firenzuola and pushed on to take several dominant hills to the north. Near Fula Pass The American also occupied the village of Santa Lucia, three miles southwest of Firenzuola, and advanced to within a mile of Futa Pass, gateway through the Apennines. Firenzuola and Futa Pass are on roads leading to Bologna, 25 miles north, and Imola, 25 miles northeast, the latter on Via Emil ia, airline highway from Rimini to Bologna. Rimini was captured by Greek Canadians operating two miles east of the coastal city took San Fortunato village and an ad Joining ridge which had been bitterly contested for days. The 8th army's Indian division captured the town of San Ma rino capital of the tiny, ancient Republic of San Marino, and continued to advance northward The Republic, with a peace time population of about 15,000, has declared war upon Germany, lt was announced today, and for the first time in 500 years her pocket army went Into action The army. Increased by ap proaching hostilities to a force of 900 men, was helping the 8th army troops round up and cap ture Germans, and doing rear guard work In towns behind the lines or along the Republic's border. The San Marino army Includes the Guardia Nobile. which is re puted to have the most gorgeous uniforms in all Europe, with swords and plumed hats. BASEBALL Brlggs Stadium, Detroit, Sept. 22 (U.R) The Detroit Tigers 1 Increased their American league lead over St. Louis to a full game today by defeating the Boston Red Sox in the first games of a doublchcadcr, 7 to 4. He promised that the days when men and women "had to work for whatever they could get" are gone forever. "Government's first Job In the peacetime years ahead will be to see that conditions exist which promote widespread Job oppor tunities in private enterprise," he said. ... "There are many means to that end, including the creation of foreign markets and the promo tion of foreign trade. If at any time there are not sufficient Jobs In private employment to go around, then government can and must rrecte additional Job opportunities." Dewey said he did not mean Jobs on the federal payroll. "If all of us should go to work for the government," he began, paus ing as the crowd laughed up roariously at the unintentional humor of the remark, "I do not need to point out that our sys tem then would be no different from communism or fnsclsm." He promised to discuss his own lax program later in the campaign. "Government reg u 1 a 1 1 o n i which discourage and wear down producers in every field must be rcvised,"he went on. "The NO. 155. Night and Day Equal in Length As Fall Begins Fall is here with the ar rival of the autumnal equin ox, that annual date in Na ture's calendar when night and day are of equal length, the sun being straight above the equator. Weatherman Robert Church said from now on days become shorter and nights longer until spring. Years vary on the exact date of the equinox, some times it occurs Sept. 21 and other times Sept. 22. But any way fall is here officially bringing with it pumpkins, football, pheasant and deer season and time for the Older Girls to shake out their long stored fur coats. OFFICERS SEATED Ashland, Sept. 22 Installa tion service was held by Malta Commandery No. 4, Knights Templar at Masonic Temple, Ashland, Wednesday evening. The fololwlng Knights were in stalled: Vivian T. Wilson, eminent commander, Medford; Elmer C. Biegel, generalissimo, Ashland; M. P. Dunn, captain general, Ashland; George W. Nielson, sen ior warden, Medford; John P. Daughcrty, Junior warden, Ash land; George D. Dunn, treasur er, Ashland; Rufus E. Detrlck, recorder, Ashland; Vernon A. Turpln, warder, Medford; Joseph A. Langtry, standard bearer, Ashland; Fred A. Purdln, iword bearer, Medford; Wm, J. Wal lace, sentinel, Ashland. The conclave was preceded by a banquet. Very eminent deputy grand commander, Ralph E. Sweeney, Installed the group and eminent grand standard bearer, Eugene H. Tardy, acted as grand mar shal. I Retiring Eminent Commander ' H. H. Mayberry was presented with a set of past commander s shoulder straps and sleeve crosses, Past Commander Wal ter Rcdford making the presen tation speech. Over 100 Sir Knights and ladies attended. Frank Craig Wins Plaque For Safe Driving of Truck 3. E. Skofstad, district man ager of the Motor Trucking com pany from Portland, was In Med ford today to present Frank Craig, of this city, with a plaque award for safely operating a commercial motor vehicle for five years without a preventable accident. Craig Is driver for the Pacific Motor Trucking com pany and the plaque Is awarded by the National Safety council. Other drivers employed by the Pacific Motor Trucking company receiving recognition were L. G. Rankin, three years, C. D. Fal well, two years and R. Mllhoan, one year. It was pointed out that In re ceiving these recognitions dri vers for the company are prov ing that by observance of the traffic and safety rules accidents can be prevented. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IS EXTENDED BY F. D. R. Washington, Sept, 22 (U.R) President Roosevelt today sign ed legislation extending the ru ral elcctrlcatlon program, calling attention at the same time to a further need of wider rural pow er facilities In order to bring "modern service" to "the farm families in the back country" after the war. In addition to extending the rural electrification program, the measu.-e signed by Mr. Roosevelt provides statutory au thorization for several agricul tural programs, Including the farm credit administration. OIL MAN DIES Now York, Sept. 22 U.R) Earlo W. Sinclair, 70, president of the Sinclair Refining Co., died suddenly last night, appar ently of heart disease, while calling with his wife, Blanche. I at the apartment of John P. I Mackin, vice-president of the Prudential Insurance Co. CARRER IN SECOND DAYi OF ONSLAUGHT 37 Ships Sunk, 205 Planes Destroyed; Puppet Gov ernment Fears Invasion, Pearl Harbor, Sept. 22 U.PJ A second day of American carrier plane raids in the Manila- area was reported by radio Tokyo today, in the wake of smashing attacks on shipping and airfields that brought a dec laration of martial law by the frenzied Japanese puppet gov ernment of the Philippines. Tokyo said the American planes, whose strike on Wed nesday (Thursday Manila time) was described as "superlatively successful" in a special com munique issued by Adm. Ches ter W. Nimltz, had returned again for a second day of as saults. Martial Law Called As American forces ranged over Manila Bay for the first time in more than two years. President Jose P. Laurel nf tha J Quisling Philippines govern- nielli piui-jciiiiieu muruui law throughout the islands due to "danger of momentary inva sion" and for "preservation of peace and order". The nrnrlamntinn KitaaaetnA a popular uprising in Manila, actual or potential, as the ap i oearance of the nowerfnl Ampr. ican aerial fleet over the cap- , Unl 1 -. ,,, iu, niuicu uupes ul noerauon. Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher'sj func, iui laan. iuicc ittuncnea the great fleet of carrier planes which delivered Wednesday' blow, In which 37 ships wera sunk or damaged and 205 en emy planes destroyed. Shipping in Manila Bay and in Subic Bay and ground instal lations at Cavite naval base, Clark field and Nichols field all were blasted hv th ihi,nj ' ing barrage of rockets, bombs una macnine gun lira laying tha luumiHiion lor uen. Douglas MacArthur's return to Bataan. Nip Air Army Hurt The attacks may have gona far toward neutralizing Japa nese air strength in the entira Philippines, it was believed here. Nimitz already had an nounced the elimination of en emy air strength in the central and southern areas after four days of carrier plane raids thera last week that cost the Japanesa more than 800 aircraft. Tokyo claimed that the his toric Binondo church and La Insular factory building on tha Plaza Calderon De La Barca were destroyed during the sec ond day of American assaults. The Japanese said 17 attack ing planes were shot down anej two damaged but significantly added that only two were re ported downnrl in BMflnl 1 . - ... ' luiiiuu the others being claimed by b.uuiiu uuueries. Nimitz reported that 15 of tha carrier planes were lost In tha Initial raid, but some of tha flight personnel were saved. Gas For Athletes Under Restriction No person fs eligible for spec, ial or occupational gasoline to furnish transportation for ath letic teams with the exception of the coach or school teacher who Is regularly carrying out hit work, the local war price anil ration board states. It was fur ther stated that the coach or teacher would not be eligible for moro than the maximum "B book allowance. TODAY IS LAST FOR CANDIDATE FILINGS Today Is the final day for in. dependent candidates to file for office in the November election. None are expected. Only twa contests loom for county offica . In the election. Commissioner , Arthur E. Powell, Republican, Incumbent, Central Point, is op posed by Ralph G. Jennings, Democrat, Talent, and W. P, (Tuck) Tucker, Republican, by I Fred Kelly, Democrat, for Justic of the peace, Medford district. SIDE GLANCES Bt TRIBUNE REPORTERS Maybolle Klcmm apologizing for her Inability to remember names. Harold L. Brown being re luctant to guess at a woman' ge. Jeanne Smith describing som humorous Incidents In the edu cation of a cadet nursa. r r
