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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
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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.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 194
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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
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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.
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