Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1944)
800,000 German Casualties Since D-Day, Declares Gen. Eisenhower ED, Weather Medford Forecast: Clear and illfhtly Highest yesterday - 93 warmer. Temp. I,owst this mornlnr - Precipitation past 24 bra. 9 AND 1000 DEAD Becurity Censorship Hides Fate of British Red Devils Force Trapped in Arnhem United Prett Full Leased Wire Full Leased Wire Thirty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OR . JESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1944 NO. 158. rav Pnrh a Sundav p w;m Rockets fef RIBUNE . 'J United Press ' Suprertie Headquarters, AKF, Sept. 26 U.R) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters an nounced today that the German army had suffered casualties estimated at more than 800,000 since D-day during the allied march from the Normandy beaches to Germany. The official estimate of more than 500,000 German troops cap tured, 100,000 killed, and 200, 000 wounded seriously, was an nounced as American and Brit ish armies massed in the Epinal- Remiremante area frontier re gions of Germany, France and the lowlands for the climactic assault on Adolf Hitler's inner citadel. . Fate Hidden Supreme headquarters clamp ed a security censorship in the wild battle in Holland and the fate of the force of airborne British Red Devils trapped at Arnhem, which Berlin claimed had been "completely liquidat- ed." Latest reports from the field aid only that the Arnhem force gain had drawn in its perime ter and was huddled in a pocket of strangulation under heavy pressure. The security blackout obscur ed the situation elsewhere in Holland, but cryptic field dis patches said the British 2nd army was wheeling eastward against Germany on a 30-mile front below Nijmegon, at the north end of which the border had been crossed in a direct threat to the Siegfried line anchor post of Kleve. -Bombers Busy More than 1,100 'American heavy bombers swept over Ger many ahead of the land armies again today and hammered three big centers vital to the nazi front line troops Osnabruck, Hamm, and Bremen-- . . Meager reports cdupled With nazi propaganda broadcasts gave the following picture of the bat tlefronts: 1 The Arnhem skytroops had lost the north end of the Arn hem bridge across the Neder Rhine and the bitter fight was continuing some two miles to the west, according to late accounts. 2 Lt. Gen. Sir Miles C. Dempsey's troops swinging east ward into the Dutch borderland fronting Germany captured the big bases of Helmond, Deurne, and Mook, and fanned on be yond them as much as eight miles to the areas of Oploo and Liesel against spotty opposition. 3 Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' U. S. 1st army was re ported by Berlin to be massing formidable concentrations in the Aachen area for what the nazis called a prospective attempt to break through to the Cologne rea of the Rhincland. Patton Advances 4 Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's 3rd army battered forward from the Matz-Nancy sector of the Moselle valley, beating off spora dic counter-thrusts. Berlin re ported a big scale attack in the Epina-Remiremonte area and called it an apparent prelude to an offensive against Bclfort, commanding the approaches to iouthwest Germany. Along with the estimate of German casualties, supreme headquarters said the equivalent of about 20 or 30 full German divisions 300,000 to 450,000 men were facing the allies in France and the low countries. TO BERLIN By United Press The shortest distances to Berlin from advanced allied lines today: Western front 297 miles (from point near Nijmcgen. Gain of three miles in week). Russia 315 miles (from Warsaw. Gain of five miles in week.) Italy 5S0 miles (from point near Castel Del Rio. Gain of three miles in week). SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS Rebecca Jensen and Juanlta Franklin deep in the process of verbally canning sweet and dill pickles over an office desk. Jimmy Baize allowing as how good old Medford looks Just the same after being absent for over two years in the army. Frances Flinn out very early on a sunny fall morning tending to business and such. Clyde Webb in a hurry to get la tie posioUice, v N X N '.:. . "... : ' V ' v . . - , " V , y. v. x s . T v . v " . V tit -JL Mcm Telephoto) Pacific Fleet rocket-firing landing craft launch barragi of the super-lethal weapons against neach ol Pelellu Island In the Palaus Just Before landings by First Marine assault troops. Some of the rocKe's can be seen in air above ship as suioko nllluws irom bits on shore Installations. U. S. Navy photo. E INSURANCE PLAN London, Sept. 26 (U.R) The government offered Britain a modified Beveridge social secur ity plan today, that proposed blanket insurance for every man, woman and child against the ordinary economic hazards of life- from the cradle to the grave. In a white paper that presum ably bore the approval of both the coalition cabinet's conserva tive and labor members, the government announced its wil lingness to go a long way -to-ward matching the radical post war social objectives urged by Sir William Beveridge 10 months ago. At a cost of 60 to 77 cents a week for each working man and woman, the write paper pro posed ,life-long protection against unemployment and sick ness, plus old age pensions, ma ternity and family allotments and burial grants for the United Kingdom's 47,000,000 inhabi tants. The government proposals will be Introduced in Commons next month, by which time Bev eridge himself will be a mem ber and able to debate the issue. PO. 0. SUB-STATION AT 28 SO. CENTRAL Post office sub-station num ber 1, with Elizabeth I. Crosby the clerk in charge, opened this morning at its new location in the M. N. Hogan building, 28 South Central avenue. It was formerly located at 31 North Bartlett street. The office will be open every day except Sunday from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. and will handle parcel post, sell stamps and register letters, according to Postmaster Frank DeSouza. GERMAN COUNTERS HALT YANKS' BOLOGNA DRIVE Rome, Sept. 28 (U.R) British Eighth army troops crossed the Rubicon and captured Bordon chio, Camerano and several oth er towns near the Adriatic coast today as the Germans moved up reinforcements for fierce counter-attacks which virtually halt ed the American drive on Bo logna. The British trooDS cleared the enemy from the area between I the Marecchia and Rubicon riv- ers and forced a number of bridgeheads across the latter his- toric stream. OFFER SNAP BEANS Washington, Sept. 26 U.R) The War Food Administration announced today that 78.553 cases nf canned snap beans from ; government stocks win be oi; fered for sale to the original processors. The beans are part of a con signment of 400.000 cases being released by the government for i civilian use because they are not needed to meet war rqmrementi. Tn th fir.t i n-rv nf hl year, 178 684 people died in the B3 maior American cities, com-' pared with 181.060 deaths in the , coxittpgadiag GUicd ol 1313. Dewey in Wife's Home Town Urges Federal Housecleaning Sapulpa, Okla., Sept. 26 (U.R) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey carried his Republican presidential campaign into his wife's childhood home town today, asking Republicans and "good Democrats" to Join him In a complete housecleaning of the federal government. The New York governor fol lowed through on last night's request for election to the pres idency "to restore integrity to the white house" by promising anew as he campaigned across Oklahoma that if his bid is suc cessful, there would be a com plete housecleaning in the na tional capital. Kansas City, Mo.. Sept. 26 (U.R) Sen. Harry S. Truman, Democratic vice presidential candldator-aMaried today that the criticisms he made as head of the senate war investigat ing committee cited by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey in his Okla homa City speech last night were "constructive criticisms which were met and complied with by the administration." "With the help of all Republi cans and good Democrats, we will start achieving that next January 20," Dewey told a crowd at Bristow, Okla., In his first stop before reaching Sa pulpa. Spotlights Wife As the special train pulled into Creek county and the home town regions of his wife, the former Frances Eileen Hutt, Dewey turned the full spotlight upon her. "I know you are coming here not to see me but to pay a small tribute to the girl who comes from the town of Sapulpa," Dewey said. Only a small crowd greeted the special train upon its arrival at the station here. The major festivities were set for a huge; reception later In the day at the local high school. Mrs. Dewey was graduated from the Sapulpa high school as class valedictor ian 20 years ago. (See story on page 3) CHURCHILL WIlVgIVE STATEMENT THURSDAY London, Sept. 26 U.R) Prime Minister Winston Church ill, appearing In commons a few hours after his return from his Quebec meeting with President Roosevelt, suggested today the possibility of a conference of all the United Nations on post-war security. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden announced that Churchill will make a statement on the war situation Thursday, which presumably will include what- ever revelations he feels free to make of his Quebec discussions with Mr. Roosevelt, . . . ... JAPANESE ON PELELIU SQUEEZED IN POCKET By Associated Press Army troops of the 81st di vision, conauerera of.AnZuar in the Palaus, were reported to have Joined marines for a drive against remaining Japanese forces on PeleliU, 560 miles east of the Philippir.es. The Japanese were holding , . . H. ,,, ,K thwestcrn , of th jsand an(J , ront djs"patch quoted , lookesman that the new drive marked the "beginning of the end" of the bloody battle In' which latest reports showed 7,- 1313 Jaaaoiae tlead. I SCORE: 28 AND 1 U.-eV Al BaearJteglandt-Sapt. 26 (U.R) American fighter planes shot down 28 enemy craft and lost only one machine to day in a "dog fight" near the German city of Muenstcr. The opponents were almost evenly matched with 43 ma chines in the American group and about 40 in the enemy squadron. In addition to the 28 downed German planes, eight of the re maining 12 were listed as dam aged and one other "probably" destroyed. Returning pilots said the Ger mans were rt about 3000 feet and "looked as if Ihey were go ing somewhere," when a mixed outfit of the Eighth air force composed of Mustangs and Light-.' mira, ficl(I. and nlngs led by Col. Hubert Zemke; ..3That the nct result of of Missoula, Mont., swept in onjpAC aclivi(y nas bccn to make tnem- you one of the motley crew of The fight swept through the i bosses who control that extra- sky for about 20 minutes and the guns of tne American pianes were red hot. Three U. S. pilots knocked down three enemy machines apiece and the pilots said "the German planes were falling like leaves." Zemke, who accounted for two Germans and damaged a third, said: "We were getting ready to come home when I say an ME109 and took the boys down to inves tigate. Pretty soon I saw four of them and then someone shout- A rarfln 'Hpll I . in k 10 of them, "In a few minutes there were more than 40 and everyone was in the fight." Buzzbombs Kill 4,479 and Injure 15,934 In Britain New York, Sept. 26 (U.R) A summary of casualties and dam- age in London and southern j England caused by the German flying bomb attacks from their start until the menace was for the most part ended at the be ginning of this month, Is con- tained in an official British "Re-1 port on the Flying Bombs" Just j received In this country, The report lists 4479 people killed and 15,934 injured and 1.104000 houses destroyed or damaged. About 92 per cent of the casualties occurred In the London region. During 80 days' bombard ment about 8070 bombs were launched by the Germans, of which some 2300 or 29 per cent got through. The other 71 per cent were knocked down by de fenders or went astray, mostly into the sea. On Aug. 28, out of 101 bombs. 87 were brought down and only four reached . London. I ill MMiWiuili P. A. C. SERVINGBOSSES Socialist Candidate Says Interests of Working Peo ple Secondary. New York, Sept. 26 (U.R) Socialist Presidential Candidate Norman" Thomas charged today that the CIO political action. committee has served the Inter ests of political bosses above those of the working man and woman and has thus destroyed Its "rare opportunity" to ad vance Intelligent labor action ac tion in the political field. In an open letter to PAC Chairman Sidney H 1 1 1 m a n, Thomas further charged the PAC with being ' undemocratic In that its meetings or conven tions have never been allowed to shape policy but only to execute your policy," and with failing to secure "any worthwhile declar ation from the democratic party" on any issue. Answers Asked Thomas, stating that he op-' ,sed attacks on the PAC on' the "irrelevant Issue" of Hill man's place of birth and ap- plaudcd "tho idea of workers' participation In politics," asked Hillman to answer three "really significant charges": "1 That the political action committee Is, in effect, a com pany union In politics and serves the interests of bosses rather than workers; "2 That your tactics have de layed rather than advanced In- ,.;,,, iw ... inn In thf no- or(jnary conglomeration of northern city political machines and southern bourbons, known as the( democratic party." Thomas charged that Hillman with "Hague, Jelly, Hanncean and the southern bosses" had black-balled their pet hates un til "by elimination you got as a possible future president of the1 United States that mediocrity,; ennvlct boss Pcndcrgast's prot ege, Harry Truman. You got personal power, but not power enough to renominate Henry Wallace . . . and not power ... . i, 1 1. n KoVtfitf mow lO Wl p." " ot tne rights of negroes or or la bor Itself, as good as even the republicans produced. Freedom Brief for Released Convict Salem. Ore., Sept. 26 U.R1 Al E. Kilmer, who a week ago sent pistol bullets flying through downtown Salem streets, wound ing a Salem druggist, was back In the penitentiary for a 20-year term today, one week after he was released from the prison Kilmer, who brought on the exchange of bullets with the police when he unsuccessfully at tempted to hold up me urug store of William Nclmeycr, pleaded guilty to charges of as- sault with a dangerous weapon. Negroes Organize To Aid Roosevelt New York. Sept. 26 (U.R) Thirty-five Negro leaders an nounced today the formation of the "National Non-partisan Com mittee for the Reelection of Roosevelt " headed by Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune. "We will work and vote for those mon and those measures which. Irrespective of party la bels, will best advance the wel fare of our people." the commlt- tce'i statement said. FLEEING RIGA AS j1 Russians Gain Control of Main Rails, Roads Lead ing Out of Latvian Capital Moscow, Sept. 26 (U.R) The battered German army of the Baltics has begun the evacuation of Riga, capital of Latvia, against uihlnh RiiEclnn rnina tunrA rlnc ir frm t'hr... .!H. ii.o Sn.iint army organ Red Star reported today, Front dispatches said the Rus-, slans had won complete control of all rail Junctions and main highways leading out of Riga, and the Red air force was pound; ing the secondary roads over which the German garrison was fleeing. . Air Battles Rage Big air battles raged ever the Riga area as tho Nazi command threw In strung fighter forma tions in a despcrato attempt to shield the hard-pressed ground forces. Red Star reported that Soviet ""j "j were "md""lr ' 1 5 til racing toward Riga from the east, beating back the German rear guard which was fighting for time to evacuate the main garrison from tho capital. Red army tanks were report ed ncaring the main airdrome In the Riga area, the capture of which will place the Nazis at the mercy of Russian assault planes swarming over tho battle zone. Swing Gentleman Denies Attack On Film Muscle Man Hollywood, Sept. 28 (U.R) Bandleader Tommy Dorscy and his actress wife Pat Dune today pleaded not guilty to charges they attempted to slash off Jon ' Hall's nose during a midnight brawl on their balcony. Nov. 14 was set for the trial. The trio, appearing pensive and subdued throughout the pro- ceedings, won dismissal of count two of the Indictment, rclnling to an attack on Actor Eddie Nor- rls during the brawl. TO SKIP ARGENTINA Washington, Sept. 26 (U.R) The state department announced today that after Oct 1, American ships northbound from South America will be prohibited from, stopping at Argentine ports. i Jeffers Says Unions Periled By Un-American Domination Chicago, Sept. 26 flJ.R) Wil liam M. Jeffers, president of the Union Pacific railroad, today de nounced the CIO political action committee and declared that If the PAC succeeds In Its aims "the disintegration of American labor unions starts and demo cracy begins to crumble." Jeffers, former controller of tho rubber Industry, told the 70lh annual convention of the American Bankers association that he was speaking as a man "who has carried union card all his working life and still j does. "I was a union man before the un-American element now domt-, nating segments of American la- bor was born, Jeffers said. 'The j railroad brotherhoods know how, and where I stand. But I say to you and to the people of this country that no tiohUul action 1 Slash Fires North Causing Smoke in Medford Vicinity Extensive slash burnings In Coos, Curry and Douglas coun ties accounts for the smoky con dition of this area according to A. D. McRcynolds, state forester. McReynolds pointed out that the counties adjacent to Josephine and Jackson had recently had fairly heavy fall rains which de creased the fire hazards and made slash burning permissablc. Lookouts of the national and i state forest services report that the smoke pall is drifting In from the north. McReynolds said that towards the end of this week announce ments would probably be made concerning the lifting of closures In forested areas. Since the hunt I " season opens October 1, many are interested in the an- nouncements. LIGHT THIS YEAR Salem, Ore., Sept. 26 (U.R) j Liiiiie more man a inira ui uie usual fire loss was sustained by Oregon forests during tho fire "a'S"' ' A . linl lorcslcr 1M l?ayl i 7 nn0 a-rc. of forest innd were damaged by blazes, while the ! ulni avcrnge burn is 17,000. , And t),js waa despite tho worst f ;re conditions in many years. Rogers said In another announcement, Rogers reported the total lumber, production from Oregon forests during 1943 was 7,000,000,000 board feet. Lane county continued to lead In production, he said, followed by Linn and Coos counties. P. WOULD ABANDON i-MT-rrD rniiMTV I IMC ouiilii ouumi i-i nu Sacramento, Sept. 26 (U.R) Claude R. Porter, of the Inter state Commerce Commission, to- day took under advisement a request of the Southern Pacific company to abandon 12.29 miles of railroad between Grace and Wilson, on Its Knights Landing branch In Sutter county. ZEROS BESTED Washington, Sept 20 (U.R) A slow, lightly armed Kingfish er observation plane took on three Japanese Zeros over Iwo Jima in the Volcano islands and not only survived the unequal encounter but shot down one of the enemy, the navy disclosed today Tho plane was piloted by Lt. Robert W, Hcndershott of ucna. ore. committee or any group or In dividual is going to tell me or any uphcaded American how he Is going to vote or what he Is going to think. "If the sorry day should ever come when nefarious schemes like this succeed, then on that day tho disintegration of Ameri can labor unions starts and de mocracy begins to crumble." Jeffers declared that when the victorious American army comes home, the fighting men are going to insist upon coming back to a better America than when they left. "It may go hard with any In- dividual or group who attempts to herd them in a civil non-think- ing regiment or attempt to stamp them In a eommon mold, Jcf- fers said. "These boys have been1 trained to do a lob which re-ia quires thinking and acting fori themselves." . I INDUSTRIAL SPOTS TARGET FOR MORE THAN70J3-29'S Steel Producing Localities In Anshan Area Smashed Tokyo Says Others Hit. Washington, Sept. 26 (U.R) The War Department announced today that big American B-29 Superfortresses today smashed at "strategic military targets" In Japanese dominated Manchuria, and Tokyo broadcasts Indicated the target again was the indus trial city of Anshan. Anshan has been hit twice be fore by the B-29's, the first time on July 29 and the second time on Sept. 8. The War Department gave no details beyond saying that the new attack had been scored. It was .the ninth mission for the big four englned bombers. Others Hit Tokyo radio, in a broadcast recorded by United Press, San Francisco, announced that An shan, Ponslltu and Dairen, in dustrlal cities of southern Man churia, were bombed by mora than 70 planes, presumably B-20s, Tuesday afternoon. Tok yo admitted damage to harbor Installations at Dairen and "slight damage In areas outside these industrial centers." The enemy broadcasts spoke of an "attempted" attack and cl limed that Japanese air de fenses ennnged the American planes In "fierce combat." (A later Tokyo broadcast, re corded by FCC, dropped the phrase "attcmoted" and admit. tcd tllnt Anshan and two other I ,owns had been bombed. Moni- tl)rs .aid atmosphere I tV?rfcr ence garbled idcntiflca tin of the two other towns, but report ed they sounded like Andan, a mile and a half south of An shan, and the port city of Dar len, farther south.) Griffin Community Plans Friday Meet Griffin Creek Community School club will meet Friday evening of this week to discuss plans for remodeling the school kitchen and other details of the hot lunch program for the school this coming winter. The meet ing Is scheduled for eight o'clock and fathers as well as mothers are urged to attend. Officers will be elected. The Community School club will hold evening meetings dur ing the current school year In an effort to attract larger attend ance. PW Strike Broken By Stringent Diet Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 28 (U.PJ Approximately 100 German prisoners of wir wero back at work cutting timber at the branch prisoner of war camp near New Castle, Colo., to day after a one and one-half day strike, officials announced. The prisoners were put on a diet of bread and water after leaving their work Saturday In disagreement over working con ditions, officials explained. The prisoners decided Sunday after noon to return to work yester day. BASEBALL' Detroit, Sept. 26 (U.R) Paul (Dizzy) Trout of the Detroit Ti gers, pitched a six-hit 6 to 0 shutout over the Philadelphia Athletics today to put his team half same in front of the St. Louis Browns In tho last-ditch American league pennant fight. t
