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Nazi Fanatics in Desperate Effort to Save Aachen As Massed Cannon and Dive Bombers Pulverize City Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy. Thun dershowers over mountain! early tonight. Clear Thursday. Little change in temperature. Temp. Highest yesteraay Lowest this morning . Precip. past 24 hours . ..... 55 .5Q Thirty-ninth Year Nazi Soldiers, German soldiers and civilians are marched through AdDlf Hitler plaza In war camp. Some of the women In the civilian group had machine pistols Signal Corps radlo-telephoto. E 100,000 NAZIS AGIST BALI . i London, Oct. 11 U.B Premier Josef Stalin announc ed tonight in an order of the " day that the Red army had captured Szeged, second city cf Hungary, and Clu), capital of Transylvania. Moscow, Oct. 11 (U.R The red army's long-awaited full scale attack on the East Prus sian border roared down upon the defending Germans today while Russian forces stabbed into the outskirts of Memel and clamped a land-sea-air blockade upon 100,000 Nazi troops trap ped against the Baltic sea. Soviet correspondents at the East Prussian front Teported the red army was smashing across the last few miles separating them from the German frontier. Red army troops were fighting night and day and correspon dents said they sensed that the long-awaited push was under way. (The German DNB news agen cy commentator, Martin Hallens leben, said the Russians launched a general offensive against East Prussia. The red army also was said to have started a new offen sive north of Warsaw In the Lomzha area.) Front dispatches said comman ders of the threatened Nazi divi sions were appealing frantically to the Nazi supreme command for reinforcements to plug the gaps in their positions already torn northeast of Tilsit and along the East Prussian frontier. The red army newspaper. Red Star, called Taurogen, which fell to the Soviets yesterday; one of the most important outposts of Tilsit and one of the main hedgehogs upon which the Ger mans relied to defend East Prus sia. The encirclement of the Ger man army groupings in Latvia, achieved when the red army cut through to the Baltic north of Memel, enabled the Russians to lannrh fh Frist Prussian attack by relieving them of threats of flankhu thrusts by the Germans to the north. Hollywood. Oct. 11. (UK California winter style note: Several residents of a Holly wood residential district report ed to police today that a very attractive blonde, about 25, strol-j led several blocks in xne nuae before hailing a passing cab. SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS Fire Chief Roy Elliott home from a deer hunt with an ante lope. Fran Bagley resorting to the use of a double bbded axe in her first attempt to cut up a whole chicken. Lilla Purucker neatly hand ling one end of a long steel tape. Jack Meyer finding fault with radio program which took lib erties with Oregon geography. Medford United Press Civilians, Head for -vim, jc r A it , 5 - . Dive Bombers Give Aachen Display of American Might By Jack Franklsh . United Press War Correspondent With the American 1st Army Before Aachen, Oct. 11. (U.R) Squadron after squadron of American dive-bombers smashed through sunny skies at Aachen for four hours today in the greatest single demonstration of American air might since Casino a warn ing to Nazi cities of their fate if they reject unconditional surrender terms. L A. MAN KILLED EN ROUTE TO MINE ON FOOTS CREEK Edward M. Connor, 70, of 401 East 21st street, Los Angeles, was instantly killed yesterday about 1:30 p. m. when a car in which he had been riding and which stalled on a steep grade in the Foots Creek district, rolled backward, knocking the, elderly man into the ditch and settling on top of him. According to Car los Morris, deputy coroner, he suffered a crushed chest and torso and probably died at once. The Los Angeles man had ac companied a party of other Los Angeles residents Into the dis trict to inspect a mine, Morris reported, and the heavy Buick sedan, owned and driven by George T. Barrett, 1026 Ingram street, Los Angeles, had stalled on a rough, steep winding road which ascended at about a 45 degree angle. Deciding to leave the car and continue on foot, Barrett, Connor and F. L. Miller of 323 E. "I" street. Grants Pass, attempted to block the wheels with rocks while W. H. Paddock, also residing at 401 East 21st street in Los Angeles and a busi ness associate of Connor, and Mrs. Emily Johnson, 951 West 42nd street, Los Angeles, started ahead for the mine. Car Rolli Back - Miller was searching for a large rock, according to the re port, and Connor was standing behind the car when Barrett de cided to set the car brake tighter. When he attempted to do so, the car started to roll backward on the sharp curve, knocking Con nor into a two-foot ditch and settling on him. Members of the party walked to the nearest phone where an ambulance was summoned from Grants Pass. The driver was un able to get near the scene of the accident with the large car and returning to Rogue River, sum moned a wrecker and the Jack son county coroner, the accident having taken place in this coun ty. Body Here Morris, with men from the state police and sheriff's staff, investigated the accident and brought the body to the Conger Morris funeral parlor about 8 p. m. yesterday, and are now awaiting word from Connor's sister in Columbus, O. F. L. Miller, who accompanied the Califomians, was acting on behalf of W. H. Miller, owner Oi the mine called both the Baby Mine and the Dr. Ray mine. Full Leased Wire Prisoner Camp (Acme Radto-Tclephoto) TJbach on their way to prisoner of In their possession when captured. Backing up the dlvebomber- which soon had columns of smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air over the doomed city, were packed batteries vf American artillery which .dded the screaming weight of their shells to the obliterating attack. From the hills before the en circled city I watched the city go to its Inexorable fate. After the lightning dive bombers, working ir relays of fouV and six, had been in action a while antiair craft fire from Aachen began to weaken. Aachen's doom had been sealed when the 24-hour surrender or die ultimatum expired at 10:50 a.m. this morning without a r-.ply from the German commandant. At precisely 10:50 a.m. orders were given to the waiting dive bombers to "bomb up" with high explosives and incendiaries and attack Aachen at noon. Not all the soldiers and In habitants by any means want ed to hold out to the end as is the apparent intention of the fanatical Nazis. In the hours before noon more than 100 Nazi troops and civil ians straggled into the American lines and surrendered. They said more would have come but were prevented by their officers. The destruction of the ancient city of Charlemagne was begun in exact accordance with the ulti matum terms delivered yester day by the emissaries of Lt. Gnn. Courtney H. Hodges. Preceding the attack by dive bombers the same planes had flown repeatedly over Aachen during the morning, loosing leaf lets containing the surrender terms and calling upon the city to give in. The city was circled by U. S. army "hog callers" giant loud speakers mounted on half-tracks through which appeals in the German language blared forth to the doomed garrison and that part of the city's 160,000 popula tion still within its limits. MEGAN CITES FINANCE New York. Oct. 11 (U.R) Democratic National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan charged to day that James Scott Kemper, chairman of the finance commit tee of the republican national committee "a position which In the past." Hannegan said, "has been a stepplnj stone to high government office Is "an old champion of Isolationism and one nf the main pillars of America First." Hannegan In a press confer ence statement continuing his at tack on 'the Dewey camp," said the failure to explain the pres ence of 'men who are known to be die-hnrd Isolationists" has set In motion a wave of defection mont regular republican voters. MEDFORD, OKEGON, WEDNESDAY, WLB WILL SKIRT ON WAGECHANGE Report to Roosevelt to Con tain Pertinent Data Only on Wages- Cost of Living. Washington, Oct. 11 (U.R) The war labor board voted today against including any recommen dations in its report to President Roosevelt on labor demands for upward revision of the Little Steel wage stabilization formula. The board said it will include in its report to the president pertinent data regarding the re lationship of wages to the cost of living and an appraisal of the nature and extent of alleged in quires created by economic changes which have occurred since May 15, 1942. But it said, the report will contain no re commendations. Information Lacking The -board announced that lt will now consider specific in equities in the wage stabiliza tion policy, Including the so-all-ed bracket system and substand ard wages, as well as the nature of the most pressing wage prob lems which confront the board with respect to reconversion. "The board," the WLB said, "is not sufficiently informed as to the possible efefcts of a modi fication of the Little Steel for mula on the price structure and on the national economy gener ally to warrant assurance that any modification could be made consistent with the stabilization needs of the country and with the provisions of the stabiliza tion act of Oct. 2, 1942." JURY LIST DRAWN FOR CIRCUIT TERM BEGINNING OCT. 23! The jury list for the October term of circuit court, starting Monday, Oct. 23, was drawn yesterday. It contains the names of 12 housewives and 11 farmers, the remaining seven being miscellaneous. At the last term housewives predominated with practically no farmers, be cause of the shortage of farm help. A new grand Jury will be drawn from the list at the open ing of court, and will start its sessions immediately. The Jury list includes: Ashland, Viola Hclman, Em ma Davis, Howard H. Gearhnrt, Mary D. Hughes, Lulu J. Van Wegen, Austie A. Barron, Rt. 1. Central Point, Blanche Hans corn, Rt. 1, David E. Wilson, Stanley Vaughan, Nels Jacob sen, Edward C. Faber, O. C. Hamilton. Sams Valley, Eliza Cook; Rogue River, Daniel P. Magerle; Gold Hill, Ada L. Dusenberry; Phoenix, Ray Zulauf; Talent, Frank W. Houston, Rt. 1; Ap plcgate, Elmer F. Drake; Jack sonville, Mary O. Madscn. Medford, Ernest S. Madden, Robert K. Mischke, Mary Igo, Rt. 1, Harry Tonn, Stella Hughes, Bertha Inman, Rt. 1; L. H. Hughes, Rt. 4, Karl L. Janouch, Ward Spatz, Marjorir Wilcox, and Edward P. (N Vilas. Coventry Losses Heavy Since 1940 London, Oct. 11. (U.R) An of ficial announcement revealed for the first time that 1,252 men, women and children of Coventry were killed in German air rai'' on that jcity between Aug. 1 1940, and Aug. 3, 1C42. Another 1,859 persons were V ou ruled and 1,199 received first aid treatment. OSMENA LEAVES Washington, Oct. 11 (UPJ President Sergio Osmena of the Philippine governmcnt-ln-exile has left Washington, presumably to join Gen. Douglas MacAr thur in the Impending liberation of the Philippines, it was learn ed today. " " United Preii Full Lesied Wire JBER 11, Medford Colonel's Troops Play Major Part at Futa Rome, Oct. 11 U.R) The 36th infantry regiment of the 91st Division, commanded by Col. John W. Cotton, Martha's Vine yard, Mass., has been the spear head of the'U. S. 5th army's as sault against the German Gothic line in Italy, it was revealed to day. The 5th has been battling des perate enemy resistance in its push up a strategic highway north of Florence. It also was disclosed that the regiment's 3rd battalion, com manded by Lt. Col. George E. White, Medford, Ore., played a major role in the battle for the Futa Pass, being the first troops to establish permanent positions on top of the pass. The troops were out of com munication with regiment and division headquarters as they swept across one Gothic defen ACCEPTS BID TO London, Oct. 11 U.R Re liable sources said today that Premier Stanislaw Mikolnjczyk of the Polish exile government has accepted an Invitation to Join the Churchill-Stalin conference and would leave soon for Mos cow. .Polish government circles in London were confident that the Moscow conversations would pave the way for resumption of relations between Russia and the exile regime and for agreement with the rival, Soviet-backed Polish committee of national lib eration on a coalition govern ment. The Invitation to Moscow reached the exile government less than 48 hours after Prime Minister Churchill's arrival In Moscow and his Initial confer ence with Premier Stalin. Although no official agenda was understood to have been prepared for the Churchill-Stalin conferences, the Polish question was expected to be the most Im portant political item discussed. YANKEE DRIVES E Rome, Oct. 11. (U.R) Three columns of American troops bat tled through fierce German op position on some of Italy's roughest terrain today in a con verging drive on the Bologna Rimini highway, with one salient striking within eight miles of the Po valley's principal road. The fighting, In which the Germans made several severe counterattacks, was centered on nine-mile front between the roads fanning out from Florence northward to Imola and Bologna, the gateway to tho Po valley. The heaviest enemy resistance was met in the southern outskirts of Livergnano, where the Amer ican troops of the 5th army smashed a number of German counterattacks to hold their po sitions less than 10 miles from Bologna, Front reports said fierce fight ing was continuing at Livergnano as the Germans desperately at tempted to halt the main Ameri can thrust through the Apennines to Bologna ind tho Po valley. TO BERLIN By United Press The shortest distance to Berlin from advanced Allied line today: Western front 208 miles (from point near Nijmegcn. Gain of mile In week.) Russia 315 miles (from Warsaw. Gain of five miles in week ) Italy 840 miles (from print south of Bologna. Gain of 10 miles In week.) 1944 sive zone to lay a deep network of prepared positions a feat that won them the division cita tion. The regiment is made up chief ly of midwestern and Pacific coast men, who previous to launching the current attack on the Gothic line Sept. 10. had only 35 days of combat exper ience during the advance from Casaglia to the Arno river in late July and early August. Lt. Col. White. Medford resi dent, has been overseas with the 91st Infantry division since June, Mrs. George E. White, Oak Grove Road, stated today. The Whites, who came to Medford from Kentucky, have purchased a home on the Oak Grove road and have been here since Camp White was activated. They have one daughter, Nancy, who is three years old. SINGLE BULLET KILLS 2 LITTTLE Round Mountain, Calif., Oct. 11 (U.R) A single bullet appar ently discharged from a deer rifle lnte yesterday killed Vivian Jean Ruff, 6, and her sister, Glcnda Lee, 3, of Dunsmulr, Deputy Coroner Glenn R. Lynn reported today. Tho shopting occurred at the home of Thomas Russell where Mr. and Mrs. Mack M. Ruff, par ents of the children, were visit ing. Ruff and Russell returned from doer hunting with a .32-40 rifle placed In back of the sent of the coupe type car In which they were riding. After both had got out of the car, they told Lynn, the gun dis charged. The bullet passed through the body of Glcnda Lee and struck Vivian Jean, fatally injuring both girls, as they were standing In the doorway of the Russell home. Two other children survive, Mack W., 5, and Zenda A. Ruff, 9 months. Rotary Enjoys Vocal Numbers At Lunch Meet Mrs. William Browning, tal ented contralto, entertained the Medford Rotary club Tuesday at Hotel Medford with three se lections. She was accompanied by Miss Dorothy Wilder of Med ford, graduate of Southern Ore gon College of Education, at the piano. Miss Wilder is one of southern Oregon's leading pian ists. Mrs. Browning, whose hus band, Captain Browning, is serv ing with the American forces In the Italian theatre of operations, has been associated with the per sonnel of the Camp White serv ice command since Inception of the camp here. Her vocal num bers, Introduced by Larry T. Ny gaard, program chairman, were enthusiastically received by Ro tarians and guests. , "Wings Up," an official army picture with Clark Gable as nora tor, was also presented on Mr Nygaard'a program with Billic Patton, motion picture technic ian, at the projector. This picture presented graphically the inten sive training course of army air corps officers at a Miami school. Civil War Vet, 104, Getting Bit Deaf, Is Fine Otherwise West Los Angeles, Cel., Oct. 11 (U.R) Charles Manning, whltehaired Civil War veteran, observed his 104th birthday at the Veterans hospital today with the remark It was getting a lit tle hard for him to hear but oth erwise he felt fine. "Sure I smoke big black cl ear, when I can set them." he said. "Sure, I drink. Whisky has I always stuck with me, and I'll always stick with whisky." Born at Perryvllle, Mo., Oct. 11, 1840, Manning spent three years and seven months with the 5th Missouri cavalry in the Civil War. NO. 171. HITLER BELIEVED U. S. NEAR REVOLT IN FALLOF, 1933 Sedition Trial Witness Says Fuehrer Thought Power To Resist Would Fail. Washington, Oct. 11 (U.R) Adolf Hitler believed in the fall of 1933 that the United States was "on the eve of a bloody revolution" which would para lyze the "national unity of the country and its power to resist," a witness testified at the sedition trial today. Dr. Hermann Rnnsrhnlnif for mer president of the free city of uanzig ann auinor ot "Tne devo lution of Nihilism," testified that Hitler made these stntempnts in him in October, 1933. Rauschning was president of Danzig from October, 1933, until June, 1934. Toitimony Protested He testified as a prosecution witness at thn spriitinn frinl mw. uproarious protests by defense attorneys wno had not been aware of the prosecution's inten tion to call him. Rauschning said he had talked to Hitler "at least 24 or 25 times" between 1032 and 1934. Rauschning testified that Hit ler told him he expected to hse the same methods which have been "so successful In Germany" to create "a real revolution" In the United States. "He said tho most important method to destroy the national unity In America and prepare it for a racial social order would be anti-Semitism," the witness con tinued. SETS FIRE a oi ii mm inn II MonLHIiU AKtA: HEM RAIN FALLS Lightning last night set fire on the ridge between the east and west forks of Ashland Creek, the Rogue River National Forest service reported hofe this morn ing. While no records are on hand, forest employees are of the opinion that this is one of the latest lightning fires ever set In the forest. The fire was reported by a hunter who phoned to Ashland and from there tho report was relayed to forest officials who dispatched two men from the Star ranger station in the Ap plegatc. In addition, since all lookouts had been called in, two men were posted at lookout sta tions in the Applegate section, center of the storm, to watch for smoke today. An unscasonal thundcrshower struck Medford and vicinity Tuesday night when the com munity was deluged with a half Inch of rain. Weather bureau of ficials stated that the storm be gan about 8:45 p. m. and con tinued until 3 a. m. According to statistics at the weather station this was the third thunderstorm to occur in October In the last 12 years. One was recorded In 1937 and an other In 1932. There were three storms listed In October 1929. LAST NAZI STATION ON GREENLAND TAKEN Washington, Oct. 1 1 (U.R) A German weather station, be lieved to be the last one In Greenland, was located and cap tured last week, army air force sources revealed today. Three officers, nine men, and quantities of technical radio, ordnance and scientific equip ment were captured, It was re ported. BENNETT ILL Hollywood, Oct. 11. (U.R) Richard Bennett, one-time mati nee idol and father of Joan, Con stance, and Barbara Bennett of the movies, was In an oxygen tent today with a heart ailment. The 72-year-old actor's condition was regarded as critical and Joan and Constance were at his bed side most of the time. RELIEF COLUMNS OF Heavy Casualties Inflicted on German Units; Man Parts of Aachen on Fire, Supreme Headquarters, AEF, Paris, Oct. 11 (U.R) German, relief columns . one division strong attacked the outside rim of the American cordon around! Aachen today in a desperate at tempt to save the city from total destruction by a pulverizing ar tillery and dive bomber assault. Hundreds of massed cannon swung their muzzles away from tne Bombardment of Aachen to shell the relief forces advancing irom the northeast, and Light ning dive bombers which had hammered the city for four hours swooped down against the fanatical Nazi columns. ' Casualties Heary The joint air-artillery on slauhgt inflicted heavy casualties on the Nazi reserves, which in eluded armored units. The pounding by more than 100 big guns and strafing by scores of fighter planes "temporarily dis persed" the relief force, a front dispatch said. United Press War Correspon dent Henry T. Gorrell reported from 1st army headquarters at 8 p. m. that many parts of Aachen were on fire after Amer ican planes and guns loosed crushing assault when the dead line of a surrender-or-die ultima tum was passed. "It became apparent that the German high command intended that a lot more blood would be shed on both sides before Aachen, Is surrendered," Gorrell said in reporting the effort of the Nazi relief forces to reach the be leaguered garrison. Fight Like Madmen The Germans in the gap less than one mile wide northeast of Aachen were "fighting like mad men," Gorrell reported, In a frantic effort to pry open a path for the relief forces bearing In from the same direction. Heavy fighting continued all day in the vicinity of Wurselen, two miles north of Aachen, and around Bardcnbcrg, 4Vi miles above Aachen. The thin gap between the American positions was covered by small arms fire, and front dis patches said that unless, the re serves succeed in crashing; through the Aachen garrison is doomed. The silence of the Aachen gar rison of between 1,500 and 2,000 as the 24-hour ultimatum ex pired appeared to be explained by the expectation of their relief forces breaking open the Ameri can vise in which they were clamped. "It looks like a sizeable battle Is shaping up as the German re lief division advances In two col umns from the east and north east to strike against the United States forces besieging Aachen," Gorrell said. CARRIER FORCE CHALLENGES JAPS By United Press The opening round of an of fensive to knock out the inner defenses at the approaches to tho Japanese homeland and the China coast was believed un derway today with disclosure tljat an American carrier force. In a direct challenge to the elusive Japanese) fleet, had at tacked Ruykyu Islands, only 200 miles from the Imperial mainland. Plones from tne famous car rier force of Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscser raided tne islands Monday, sinking or damaging 58 enemy vessels and destroy ing more than 89 planes. The attack brought no sign of the Japanese fleet and only light resistance from the air. STEER'S SKULL TOUGH Gary Ind., Oct. 11 U.PJ Joe Grcevich, 65, was In a Gary hos pital today with a bullet wound In the chest, received when bullet rlchocheted off a steer's forehead in a Gary abattoir last night. Radio Highlights Today Gov. John W. Bricker from Tacoma. Wash.. 7:30-8 D. m. (PWT) Mutual network. Rep. Everett M. Dirkscn, R., Illinois, speaking In behalf of Dewey and Bricker, from Chi cago, 5:15-5:30 p. m. (PWT) Mu tual network.
