Medford mail tribune., October 06, 1944, Page 1, Image 1

Doughboys Plow Forward Through Savage Artillery Fire
IS DEEPENED BY
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Nazi Counter Attack Drives
U. S. Tank Spearhead
Back From Beggendorf.
Supiini Headquarter!,
AEF. Oct. 6. (U.R) The
United States 1st army opened
a now attack east of Stolberg
and a dozen miles southeast
of the Ubach break-through
today, driving forward half a
mile to within six miles of
Duren and 27 miles of Cologne.
Supreme Headquarters, AEF,
Oct. 6 (U.R) American dough
boys plowed forward through a
tornado of nazl artillery fire to
deepen their Ubach salient by
one mile south of the town, .de
spite German counter-attacks
which regained Beggendorf, a
few miles to the north.
To the north of Ubach the
Germans laid down a rain of
shells which slowed the Ameri
cans. But the Yanks persisted
and captured Frelenberg In a
drive toward Geilenkirchen,
only about a thousand yards to
the east.
Nazis In Counter
A fierce nazi counterattack
described as the most determined
since the start of the Ubach push
drove an American tank
spearhead back from Beggen
dorf, which lies just east of
Ubach.
A short distance o the south,
however, the Americans were
reported by a headquarters
spokesman to have slogged
ahead one mile deeper into Ger
many. On the Dutch front German
reports asserted British troops
apparently had successfully
crossed the lower Rhine south of
Wageningen, 11 miles southwest
of Arnhe. The nazi reports said
the British had built up a new
bridgehead on the north bank of
the Rhine. '
Canucks In Action
Farther west, where the allied
lines touch the North sea be
tween Ostend and Flushing,
flame-throwing Canadian shock
troops went into action, driving
across the Leopold canal in the
face of desperate German resist
ance. The Canadian attack was de
signed to clear the Germans
from the south banks of the
Scheldt estuary.
At Dunkerque the final as
sault on the garrison was under
way with French-based fighter
bombers loosing a cascade of fire
and explosive bombs on the
trapped nazl garrison.
For a change, weather at the
front was described as perfect,
enabling the superior allied air
power to come into play.
In the clear sunshine Ameri
can dive-bombers hacked away
at nazi artillery emplacements
which now constitute the chief
barrier to an American thrust
into the plains before the Rhine
citadel of Cologne.
SMBlOTTO
The Mail Tribune's straw bal
lot on the presidential election
will be closed Sunday and voters
who have not yet cast their bal
lots should do so by that time.
Totals will be announced next
week.
More Interest has been shown
in the straw ballot and a greater
number of ballots were cast than
in any previous year. Publish
ing and counting of the straw
ballots has been carried on by
the Tribune for several presi
djntial elections In past years.
S1DEGLANCES
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TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Joe Crawford, genial Demo.
Insisting it wasn't proper for
him to have to install a tele
phone in Republican headquar
ters. Raymond Rctcr, practically
disrupting traffic while trying
to flag down a friend.
Rcna Satcr and Sadie Nichol
of the Medford Garden club
making a "tussy-mussie" for a
Tribune reporter, this turning
out to be a quaint little bouquet
with a paper lace frill.
Chief Deputy Walter Hadlock
of federal court registering deep
disgust when his catch out of
the Rogue river turned out to be
a clam instead of the 'fish which
he expected.
Medford JlliTRiBUNE
United Press
Thirty-ninth Year
Medford Couple's Fate
May Be Cleared Up By
Plane Wreckage Finding
Considerable Interest has been stirred here over the finding of
wreckage of a single-motored plane and bones, believed to be
those of two occupants in the Buck Lake district, 28 miles west
of Klamath Falls. Possibility is seen that the wreckage may be
that of the Cub Piper plane, piloted by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. (Dick)
Walbert, who disappeared after leaving the Medford airport
Nov. 29, 1940, for Portland.
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London, Oct. 6 (U.R) Mos
cow announced tonight that
Russian troops had driven in
to southeastern Hungary
across the Romanian border
from the area of Arad, cap
turing the city of Mako and
more than 150 other places.
Moscow, Oct. 6 (U.R) Rus
sian troops surged to the north
bank of the Danube river oppo
site Belgrade on a 26-mile front
today and unlimbered their siege
guns for an impending assault.
The army organ Red Star said
several crack German SS regi
ments were routed on the ap
proaches to the Danube and
their remnants presumably were
hurled back into the river, sec
ond largest in Europe.
The Germans were reported to
have blown up the bridges
across the Danube to Belgrade,
however, and it was possible
that Marshal Tito's partisans
closing in from the south and
west may liberate the capital
before the Russians can mass
sufficient strength to force the
river.
The partisans at last reports
were only six to 20 miles west
and south of Belgrade.
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovs
ky's 2nd Ukrainian army reach
ed the Danube opposite Belgrade
after an all-night march from
the capital's north bank suburb
of Pancevo, eight miles away,
captured yesterday with the aid
of Tito's partisans.
Radio Highlights
Tonight: Sen. O'Mahoney
speaking in behalf of Roosevelt
7:45 o'clock over NBC.
Saturday: Gov. Dewey from
Charleston, W.Va., 6:45 to 7:15
p.m. over CES.
Full Leased Wire
The plane, which was ownea
by the Medford Flying club, had
serial numbers. NC-27817, offi
cial registration. Chester Hub
bard, member of the Flying club
at that time, left Medford today
for Klamath Falls and planned
to confer with the sheriff and
others concerning the matter.
Numbers from the log book, be
longing to the flying club were
to be forwarded to Klamath oi-j
ficials by unver flionon, oi
Brownsboro, in an effort to as-
' sist in identification.
Long Search
The Walberts' disappearance'
brought about a systematized
search of the major portion of
southern Oregon, and as far
north as Portland. Private, as
well as army planes, cooperated
in the search and CCC, state
police, coast guard and forest
officials scoured portions of the
route in an effort to trace down
rumors which filtered in from
many sources.
The Walberts left Medford
Nov. 29, 1940, for Portland and
j were unreported Dec. t when
their long absence was first not
ed. Dec. 5, 1940, all hope of
their being alive was abandoned
although the search was still
continued between Medford and
Portland.
The plane wreckage found at
Buck Lake by Hunters Al Rider
and Bob Boldischer, was that of
a single motored plane and still
showed patches of yellow and
silver paint, they stated.
Estates Closed
The Walberts' personal pro
perty was disposed of to clear
obligations and Mrs. Walbert's
estate has been closed about six
months, Attorney Frank Farrell
stated today. George Roberts
was attorney for Mr. Walbert's
estate, closed in July 1944, and
Eugene Thorndike acted as ad
ministrator. They were legally
first declared missing persons
June 26, 1941 and last legal pub
lication of this fact appeared in
newspapers July 3, 1941.
Foggy weather hampered the
aerial search in 1940 and the
fact that no flight plan was filed
with CAA slowed knowledge of
their disappearance for several
days. Had a flight plan been
filed, it was stated at the time,
their disappearance would have
been noted within one hour after
their gasoline supply was sup
posed to have been exhausted.
It is believed in Klamath Falls
that the plane may be either the
Walbert plane or another plane
piloted by Elmer Jeffries and
Frank McKcnna, Glendale, Cal.,
who were bound for California
from Eugene on Oct. 25, 1941
and who have never been found.
A $1,000 reward for its discov
ery has never been claimed.
Nelson Promoted
To Captaincy Is
Word to Parents
Ibsen A. Nelsen has been pro
moted to captain with the 41st
Infantry Division according to
Information received by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Nel
sen of 306 Hamilton street.
Capt. Nelson was also recently
decorated with the Bronze Star
medal for heroic achievement in
connection with military opera
tions agaiast the enemy on Biak
Island on June 7, the informa
tion states.
Capt. Nelsen left this coun
try with the 41st Division and
has been in the South Pacific
for many months.
His parents are temporarily
in San Diego, Mr. Nelson being
in ill health.
TO BERLIN
By United Press
The shortest distances to
Berlin from advanced Allied
lines today:
Western front 298 miles
(from point near Nijmcgcn.
Gain of one mile In week.)
Russia 315 miles (From
Warsaw. Unchanged In week.)
Italy 544 miles (from Lo
iano. Gain of six miles in
week J
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTCT J'-'4,
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FOR THREE YEARS
Talent Jehovah Witness Tells
Court He's Glad of Priv
ilege to Go to Prison.
A sentence of three years In
a federal penitentiary was im
posed on Ray Wilbur Zcmke,
Talent, after Zemke had turned
down a last minute choice to
enter a camp for conscientious
objectors. Zemke, 22, retorted
that he had no choice under his
religion other than "to obey
God's law rather than the law of
man" and in a final statement
said he was glad of the privilege
of going to prison for his relig
ion. Zemke was convicted Wed
nesday on charges of violating
the selective service act.
The Judge, who said he was
sorry to have to pronounce sen
tence, explained at some length
that the government -must en
force the rules of civil authority
over those of a theorcracy, such
as the Watchtower society, and
matched Zemke's Bible quota
tions with others. He rebuked a
court spectator for semi-audible
remarks about the faith of the
Witnesses.
Clifford Frank Wooster, an
other witness convicted of selec
tive service violation, appeared
for sentence but the judge re
ferred him to the custody of the
United States Probation officer,
John M. McFarland for investi
gation of his background before
sentence.
Jury in the case of Marvin Ray
Guysinger, Klamath Falls, also
charged with violation of the
selective service act, returned a
verdict of guilty shortly after
one o'clock today and his case
also was referred to the proba
tion officer for pre-sentence in
vestigation. This afternoon a motion to
permit inspection of prescrip
tions and other evidence now
held by federal authorities for
use in the trials of Drs. R. W.
Clancy and A. F. Walter Kresse
by attorneys for the defense is
being argued before Judge Fee
this afternoon by Otto Frohn
mayer and George Roberts. Both
doctors are charged with viola
tion of the Harrison narcotics
statutes.
Of 1,513 Norwich University,
Northficld, Vt., alumni in the
armed forces, 1,053 are com
missioned officers and 14 are
generals.
Roosevelt Repudiates Commie Support
In Broadcast To Democratic Workers
Washington, Oct. 6. (U.R)
President Roosevelt has repudi
ated communist support in his
re-election campaign, thereby
pointing this country toward
more embittered dispute over
the political affiliations of many
of his left wing adherents.
In a broadcast directed specifi
cally to thousands of Democratic
oarty workers gathered In meet
ings throughout the nation, the:
president last night defied as
Hitlcresque and "loose" use of j
the term communism by "labor
baiters, bigots and some politi
cians." But he also repudiated Ameri
can communists, who are among
his active campaign supporters.
Support Unwelcome
"I have never sought," he said
"and I do not welcome the sup
port of eny person or group com
mitted to communism, or fasc
ism, or any other foreign Ideol
ogy which would und.rmine the
American system of government
or the American system of free
competitive enterprise and pri
vate property."
That repudiation came within
a week of an address in New
York City's Madison Square
Garden In which Earl Browder,
president of the Communist
Political Association, said:
"American Communists, even
as our great Communist ore-
!S WIN B-2
IN THIRD GAME
OF WORLD SERIES
Underdogs Take 2 to 1 Edge
In Classic With Terrific
Batting Drive in Third.
Sportsman's Park, St. Louis,
Oct. 6. (U.R) The St. Louis
Browns gained a two to one edge
in the world scries today when
thry defeated their intra-city ri
vals, the Cardinals, 6 to 2, in
the third game of the world
series today before 34,757 fans.
The Cinderella boys cf the
American league won with an
t.niisual display of hitting power
and the tight pitching of 20-year
old Jack (Pretty Boy) Kramer,
who held the Cardinals to six
hit.-i and would have had a shut
out had it not been for two er
rors his teammates committed
The box:
Cards AB R H OA E
LItwhiler lf....5 0 0 0 0 0
Hopp cf 4 1110 0
Musial rf 4 0 1 2 0 0
W. Cooper C....4 0 2 5 0 0
Sanders lb 3 0 1 11 0 0!
Kurowski 3b. 4 1 0 0 4 0
Marion ss 4 0 2 2 5 0
Verban 2b 2 0 0 3 1 0
Fallon 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0
Wilks p ..l 0 0 0 0 0
Schmidt p......l 0 0 0 0 0
a-Garms 1 0 0 0 0 0
,b-Bergamo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jurisich p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bycrly p ....0 0 0 0 0 0
c-O'Dea 1 0 0 0 0 0,
Totals 35 2 7 24 10 0
a batted for Verban In 7th
b Batted for Schmidt in 7th
c Batted for Bycrly in 9th
Browns AB R H O A E
Guttcridge 2b 4 1 1 2 1 1
Kreevich, cf 4 0 0 1 0 0
Moore, rf 4 113 0 0
Stephens, ss 2 2 1 1 1 1
McQuinn, lb 3 1 3 6 0 0
Zarilla, If 4 112 0 0
Christman, 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0
Hayworth, C2001100
Kramer, p 4 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 31 6 8 27 4 2
(Note Zarilla scored on wild
pitch In 3rd )
Guttcridge scored on passed
ball In 7th.)
Cardinals 100 000 1002
Browns 004 000 2006
Runs batted in W. Cooper,
McQuinn 2, Zarilla, Christman,
Marion. Two base hits Guttcr
idge, McQuinn, W. Cooper. Left
on bases Cardinals 8, Browns
6. Bases on balls Wilks 3,
Kramer 2, Schmidt 1, Jurisich
1. Struck out by Wilks 3,
bears In 1860 and 1864 support
cd Abraham Lincoln, will In
1944 support Franklin Delano
Roosevelt for president of the
United States."
Just where the Communists
stand as a result of the presi
dent's repudiation was not Im
mediately evident.
Mr. Roosevelt's repudiation of
Browder's support was In reply
to Republican charges which he
Interpreted as "being that the
Roosevelt administration is part
of a gigantic plot to sell our
democracy out to the Commun
ists." Russians Lauded
He linked his repudiation of
the American reds with a tribute
to our Russian allies and a
pledge that his administration
would participate with them
after the war in a strong organi
zation to maintain peace "if
necessary by force."
In spurning the Communists
of this country, the president
challenged those who apply the
term Communism or Communist
to "every progressive social
measure and to the views of
every foreign-born citizen with
whom they disagree."
Sidney Hillmnn, head of the
CIO's National Citizens Political
Action Committee, has been the
most frequently assailed on that
tcora among Mr. ftoosevclt'i
United Press Full
Second Battle of Greece
v (Acme Tehphotof
Allied forces Invade Greece by sea and any occupying most of Polopon
ncsus, seizing sovcral ports and breaking Into larBe port of Paircl
Crete was bombarded by British cruisers and Axis forces on Island oi
Evola have been given surrender utllmatum. The new Invasion lies In
with recently announced Allied push Into Albania.
Kramer 10, Schmidt 1, Bycrly
1. Hits off Wilks 5 In 2 23,
Schmidt 1 in 3 13, Jurisich 2
in 23, Byerly 0 in 1 13. Wild
pitch Schmidt. Passed ball
W. Cooper. Double plays Marion-Sanders.
Winning pitcher
Kramer. Losing pitcher Wilks.
Umpires Dunn (N) plate, Pip
gras (A) 1st base, Sears (N) sec
ond; McGowan (A) 3rd. Time
2:1B. Attendance 34,737.
BIRTH RATE DIP
London, Oct. 6 U.R) Brit
ain's declining rate and the
blushing younger generation
came under a barrage of criti
cism today from elder statesmen,
military leaders, and sociologists
who are worrying aloud about
the situation in a manner point
edly suSRcsting that England ex
pects every married couple to
do Its duty.
The shortage of babies Is not
new In Britain, but the wartime
relaxation of conventions has
brought the subject out from the
presumed privacy of mother's
knee Into the breezy open.
The matter has even reached
the dignified eat of the House
of Lords, where the Earl of Dud
ley announced his firm belief
that women should have one
baby a year for, say, five years.
1944 supporters and the firing
Is likely to continue against him
and his associates.
Mr. Roosevelt emphasized
that his repudiation of American
Communists "does not in the
least Interfere with the firm and
frirndly relationship which this
nation has in this war, and will
I hope, continue to have with
the Soviet Union."
Proud To Help
"The kind of economy that
suits the Russian people is their
own affair," he continued. 'The
American people are glad and
proud to be allied with the gal
lant people of Russia, not only
In winning the war but In laying
the foundation for the world
peace which will follow and In
keeping that peace."
The president ended his
speech on that'noto, saying:
"We must and we will con
tinue to be united with our allies
In a powerful world organization
which Is ready and able to keep
the peace If necessary by force.
"To provide that assurance of
International security is the pol
icy, the effort and the obligation
of this administration."
Although the broadcast from
tho While Houso was especially
for Democratic party workers,
the president mado an urgent
plea to alf qualified persons to
register and vote.
Leased Wire
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New York, Oct. 8. (U.R)
Wendell L. Wlllkie is seriously
ill at Lenox Hill hospital with
congestion of the lung, a strepto
coccic throat Infection, and co
litis, his physician Dr. Benjamin
Salzer said today, but Is respond
ing to penicillin treatment.
"We have every hope of his
recovery today," Salzer said,
adding that Willkle's tempera
ture was 10i yesterday and his
condition grave, but that after
penicillin Injections, his temper
ature dropped to 102 at 10 a.m.
today.
Willkle has been In tho hospi
tal for four weeks following a
stomach disorder suffered in In
diana in August.
Mrs. Wlllkie, who has been
the only visitor permitted the 52
year old lawyer, said she was
"considerably cheered today but
still worried" about her hus
band. Printer Challenges
F. R.'s Statement
Washington, Oct. 6 (U.R)
United States Public Printer A.
E. Giegengack revealed today
that President Roosevelt was
mistaken last night when he
charged that 13 Republican
members of the house had "more
than 3,000,000" copies of an
antl administration document
printed at tho taxpayers' ex
pense. Giegengack told the United
Press that there were 3,118.000
copies printed and that the lob
would be paid for by tho legisla
tors. Roosevelt Peace
Settlements Hit
Washington, Oct. 6 (U.R)
Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry, R.,
Neb., today accused the admin
istration of driving the country
"into a state of perpetual war"
and charged President Roose
velt with concealing from the
public a "long list of shameful
peace settlements already
agreed upon in Europe."
TAX PENALTY URGED
Detroit, Oct. 6. (U.R)-A war
labor board nanel rernmmnmlnH
today that the Hudson Motor Carl
company be penalized $175,000
on Income tax exemption claims!
for mlsclassificatlon of workers'
on payrolls at the U. S. naval
arsenal at Cenlerline, Mich.
NAZI TRANSPORTS SUNK
Stockholm, Oct. 6 (U.R) An
Estonian refugee at Malmo re
ported today that eight large
German transports with an esti
mated 10,000 soldiers were tor
pedoed and sunk by Russian sub
marines outside Tallinn last Friday.
Weather
Forecast! Clear tonight, Satur
day and Sunday. Little Chang
In temperature. Temp.
Highest yesterday , 71
Lowest thli morning 41
rreclp. pait 24 hours
NO. 167.
NAZI RESISTANCE
MELTS RAPIDLY IN
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Attempt to Hold Seaport of
Patral Savage But Short
lived; RAF Helps Invaders
Rome, Oct. 6. (U.R) British
Invasion forces, supported by
RAF warplanes operating from
bases on the Greek mainland,
overran the northwestern corner
of the Peloponnesus and struck
down the north coast of the pe
ninsula for Athens today, captur
ing the fortified port of Rion.
60 miles west of Corinth and 95
miles from the Nazi-held capital.
German resistance appeared to
be melting swiftly in the face
of the swift British advance after
a savage but short-lived attempt
to hold the big seaport of Patrai,
tho third city of Greece and the
Nazis' main staging base for the)
supply of their forces on tho
west coast.
Batteries Silenced
German coastal batteries cov
ering the entrance to the Gulf
of Corinth were silenced quick
ly by the fast-moving Tommle
and it was indicated that British
warships would soon be operat
ing In those waters if they were
not already there to avenge the
beating they took from the luft
waffe during the ill-fated first
battle for Greece In 1941.
(Radio Ankara broadcast an,
unconfirmed report that the Ger
mans were blowing uo their am
munition dumps on Rhodes and
preparing to evacuate that Island
stronghold In the Aegean sea.)
Greek guerilla armies, esti
mated at some 50,000 men, were
reported rising everywhere in
the path of the retreating Ger
mans, and front dispatches said
many of the Nazis were drowned
in a panicky attempt to escape)
across the Gulf of Corinth from
the Patral-Rion area.
Rion, eight miles east of
Patral, was captured yesterday
along with a few trapped Ger
mans, and a communique said
the British Immediately engaged
enemy shipping In the gulf pre
sumably evacuation craft "with
satisfactory results."
7 Million Dutch
Feeing Disaster
Lack Food, Water
London, Oct. 8 (U.R) Prime
Minister P. S. Gerbrandy said
today that 7 000 000 Dutch men,
women and children In German
occupied Holland face Imminent
exhaustion of food, fuel and
drinking water,
Gerbrandy expressed fear that
Holland fares "the greatest dis
aster In history" as a result of
war ravages and demolition and
retaliatory measures undertaken
by the Nazis.
The critical condition, he re
vealed at a press conference, re
sults partially from the strike of
Dutch rail workers which has
been called to hamper delivery
of supplies to the German army.
yankeeTtakeToiano
on bologna highway
Rome Oct. 6 (U.R) American
5th army troops advanced
through rain and mud over the
snow-covered Apennine moun
tains today to rapture Lolano. on
the main Florenrc-Bologna high
way 14 miles south of Bologna,
principal city of the Po valley.
Other Americans operating'
five miles east of the Florence
Bologna highway reached a
point 2000 yards south of the
town of Monterenzio 13 miles
below Bologna and less than 10
miles from Via Emilia, the great
airline highway which is tho
main escape route for German
forces confronting the British
8th army In the Adriatic sector.
VOTER REGISTRATION
WILL CLOSE SATURDAY
The county clerk's office
will be kept open until 8
o'clock Saturday evening to
permit last minute registra
tion of Jackson county citi
zens wishing to protect their
right to vote In the presiden
tial election November 7.
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