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Becrctary of the Interior Harold I Ickea (right) Joins In a laugh with
Actress Katharine Hepburn and Poet-Historian Carl Sandburg at meet
ing of the "Hollywood-Is-for-F. D. R." organization, where Ickea de
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Gestapo Pistol at German Back
Prolonging War Says Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters,
AEF,
Paris, Oct. 12 IU.PJ
Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower expressed
"complete confidence" today in
the home and fighting fronts of
the United Nations "to see this
war through to final victory"
but warned that while victory
is certain, "we have a hard Job
ahead."
Eisenhower, looking fit and
confident, discussed the entire
war situation at a conference
of more than 100 correspondents.
He emphasized that the hard
fighting ahead would be made
tougher by the fact that the
coercion methods of the nazi
hierarchy now are being used
more than ever.
If the gestapo pistol were not
now being held at the back of
the German people and soldiers,
there would not be enough Ger
mans resisting to prolong the
war, he said.
Eisenhower said a large por-1
NAZIS IN ALL-OUT
EFFORT 10 STEM
Rome, Oct. 12 (U.R) Ger
man troops, reportedly bol
ftcrcd by reinforcements from
northern Italy, waged an all
out defensive battle in the foot
hills of the Apennines today in
a desperate attempt to halt
three American columns driv
ing toward Bologna and the Po
valley.
Bitter finhting raged In the
southern outskirts of Liergna
no, less than 10 miles south of
Bologna, all but halting the
main American force pushing
northward on the main highway
from Florence.
The Germans, who were be
lieved to have reinforcements
from Verona, were fighting des
perately as the 5th army offen
sive ncared BoloRna and the Po
valley's open plains.
Increasing enemy resistance
also was encountered by two
other American columns east
and west of the Florence high
way after they had reached
points approximately 12 miles
from Bologna, gateway to the
Po valley and the key point on
the superhighway to Rimini.
While the Germans built up
pressure against the 5th army
front boTorc Bologna, 8th army
fnrces in the Adriatic sector
vcre reported meeting weaken
ing enemy rc.-istar.ce.
COwliOY DISARMED
New York, Oct. 1 2 (U fl
Robert Enice Bowler, a cowboy
from South Gate, Cal., was held
for grand jury i-ction in felony
court todiy for failing to regis
Uf .li caiibcr revolver,
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tion of the German people want
to throw in the sponge, but they
are, first, inarticulate ana, sec
ond, they don't dare oppose the
SS and gestapo standing at their
backs with pistols.
He said that while nobody can
say the collapse of Germany at
any moment is impossible, nev
ertheless the nazis can be expect
ed to fight like fanatics, going
into mountain hideouts and un
derground bases at the end.
"In Germany there will be no
fraternization," Eisenhower said.
"We go in as conquerors. We
shall treat them justly in con
formity with the civilized stand
ards as exemplified by our gov
ernments. We will have nothing
else to do with them except in
the necessary official relation
ships." Praising the morale of all the
allied troops on the western
front, Eisenhower singled out
the airborne forces for special
tribute.
Willkie Funeral
Awaits Arrival
Of Officer Son
Rushville, Ind Oct. 12 (U.R)
The body of Wendell L. Will
kie was back in his native In
diana today - awaiting final
funeral arrangements and bur
ial in East Hill cemetery, not
far from the farm where he once
hoped to retire.
The sealed bronze casket was
placed in the memorial chapel
of a Rushville mortuary where it
will later be transferred to a
crypt until Willkic's son, Philip,
a naval officer on Atlantic con
voy duty, arrived here for the
burial. .
Hundreds of persons who
knew Willkie not only as the
Hoosicr-born lawyer and inter
national political figure but also
as the Rush county farm opera
tor, were at Dunrcith, Ind., when
his casket was removed from the
train yesterday.
Radio Highlights
Today Gov. John W. Brieker
from Eugene, Ore., 8:30-9:00 p.
m. MBS; Warren H. Atherton,
Portland, 7 p. m., MBS.
Friday, Oct. 13, Claire Booth
Luce from Chicago, 7:00-7:30 p.
m. NBC.
SIDE GLANCES
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TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Ken Anthony back on furlough
from the army and making plans
with Frank Perl for the annual
Catfish Derby after V-Day.
Sadie France taking time out
to do a good deed, albeit with
poor results.
Arlene Espey learning that
raisins do not grow on trees,
with the help of Jean Tucker
and Jane FiUkcraid
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Doughboys Storm Burning Aachen;
Nazi Counter Attack Is Beaten Back
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Advance Column Aims at
Height Commanding City;
Capture Neighbor Village.
Supreme Headquarters, AAF,
Paris, Oct. 12 (U.R) The Amer
ican 1st army stormed burning
Aachen today, overran two in
dustrial districts in a push to
ward the dominating observa
tory hill, and beat down des
perate efforts by one of Adolf
Hitler's finest divisions to pry
open a relief corridor to the
city.
Covered by dive bombers and
artillery, United States shock
troops slugged through the
Roete-Erde factory district and
the schlachthof (slaughterhouse)
area and pressed on against the
observatory height which com
mands the entire city.
Destruction Not Aim
Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges'
headquarters reported that the
air,. artillery, and infantry on
slaught was designed to drive
out or exterminate the German
garrison and capture the city
rather than destroy it.
United Press Correspondent
Jack Franklsh in a dispatch
from 1st army headquarters
said the Nazi command had
thrown one of its crack divi
sions no misfits and aged, but
first class fighting men into a
heavy but futile counterattack
northeast of Aachen.
S u p r e me headquarters an
nounced that southeast of
Aachen the Yanks captured the
village of Vossenack, in the
Hurtgen forest eight miles in
side Germany, and turned back
a counterattack agaiast it.
Germeler Held
Front dispatches said the
Americans held firmly to Ger
meter, near Vossenack, but gave
up some ground to a counter
blow in a neighboring sector to
day. Thunderbolts and lightning
dive-bombed and gunned forti
fied villages on the edge of
Aachen, as well as dug-in tanks
guarding roads in the outskirts.
One formation hit a group of
15 tanks surrounded by earth
works in northeast Aachen.
Heavy fighting was reported
in the streets of Haaren and
around Warsclen, the anchor
posts of the two Jaws of the U.
S. pincers clamped on Aachen.
Local Gains
The American 7th and French
1st armies scored local gains in
the rugged terrain northeast of
Epinal and east of Remiremont
on the approaches to the Bclfort
gap.
In the northern tip of Bel
gium, the Canadian 1st army
reinforced its schedule estuary
bridgehead, while allied bomb
ers pounded German batteries
near Knocke on the Belgian
coast.
5ijc Ward Suits
Against WLB Are
Erased By Judge
Washington, Oct. 1 2 (U.R)
Six suits brought by Montgom
ery Ward Sc Co. in its fight
against enforcement of war la
bor board directives on main
tenance of membership and a
checkoff were dismissed late
yesterday by Federal Judge
Matthew t. MeGuire.
The suits involved Montgom
ery Ward stores in Oakland,
Calif., Portland, Ore., Chicago,
St. Paul (two suits) and the Hum
mer Mfg. Co., a Ward subsidiary
at Springfield, III.
The government had asked the
dismissals on the basis of an ap
peals court ruling that war la
bor board orders arc not subject
court last Monday refused to re-
1 view the appeali court dcciiiua. J
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURPT OCTOBER 12,
Polish Settlement Effort,
Hungary Capitulation Hint -Fruit
of Moscow Conference
Moscow, Oct. 12 (U.R) First fruits of the Stalin-Churchill
conferences became evident today with a series of diplomatic
developments which included an 11th hour effort to achieve a
Polish settlement, the apparently imminent capitulation of Hun
gary, and the acceptance by Bullgaria of preliminary armistice
terms.
PAG SUBVERSIVE,
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Portland, Ore., Oct. 12 (U.R)
Gov. John W. Brieker of Ohio
today charged the CIO political
action committee was "subver
sive" and said that, in his opin
ion, an "honest opinion by the
attorney general would rule
PAC's campaign activities a vio
lation of the law."
The Republican vice presi
dential candidate, on a western
campaign swing, told a press
conference at nearby Vancouver,
Wash.:
"The political action commit
tee is a real subversive organiza
tion. It marks the first time
New York, Oct. 12 (U.R)
Sidney Hillman. chairman of
the C. I. O. political action
committe, today charged Gov.
John W. Brieker of Ohio. G.
O. P. vice-presidential candi
date, with "deliberately im
punging the patriotism of the
more than 5.000.000 members
of the C. I. O. and other mil
lions of Americans who sup
port its purpose."
we've had a political force based
on a subversive philosophy from
other countries in our campaign,"
Brieker said. .
Didn't Elaborate
The candidate did not elabor
ate his charges against PAC,
which generally supports the
Roosevelt administration, but
added, "if we had an honest
opinion from the attorney gen
eral of the United States, it
would rule the PAC a violation
of the law."
Brieker today for the firs
time listed eight stales as In the
Republican "sure" column: In
diana, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsyl
vania, Wisconsin, North Dakota,
Sonth Dakota and Iowa.
Regarding Washington's eight
electoral votes, Brieker said:
"I was much surprised and
encouraged by reactions here be
cause polls had indicated the
state would go democratic. I
gauge these reactions after
speeches, when seven or eight
persons voluntarily come to me
and say they've always voted
Democratic, but are switching
this time, it's a pretty good in
dication of the trend."
Includes New York
Pressed for further predictions
on states he believed the GOP
would carry. Brieker touched
New York indirectly:
"I haven't been to New York.
Tom Dewey has and says it will
go Republican."
Brieker came to Portland aft
er the Vancouver visit, during
which he told an audience that
the present "new deal candidates
should bo Judged by the com
pany they keep Sidney Hillman
and Earl Browner."
(Also see story on page 8)
ASK COLLIER OUSTER
Gallup, N. M., Oct. 12 (U.R)
Sixty-two residents of the
Twin Lakes community north of
Gallup today signed a letter to
the House Indian Affairs sub
committee asking for the remov
al of Indian Commissioner John
Collier because of "many blun-
ders, failing experiments
and
waste of mouey."
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There was no doubt here that
it was more than a coincidence
that these developments follow
ed almost immediately upon the
arrival of Prime Minister Win
ston Churchill and his initial
conference with Marshal Josef
Stalin.
More to Come
It was believed other develop
ments of equal or greater sig
nificance will follow shortly.
Churchill and his party were
received in an atmosphere of
unprecedented A n g 1 o-RussIan
cordiality in which were seen
important signs for success of:
the negotiations.
The importance of Stalin's ac
ceptance of a banquet invita
tion at the British embassy Inst
night was difficult to over-emphasize.
This gesture without
precedent in Moscow and its
significance was increased by
the fact Staln has made virtual
ly no publiii appoaranca since
the war. ; '
Tangible developments thus
far were:
1 Acceptance by the Bul
garians of preliminary armistice
terms to be administered by an
Anglo-American Russian group
under a Soviet chairman.
2 Arrival of a London Po
lish delcgntior headed by Pre
mier Stanislaw Mikolaczyk and
a Lublin Polish delegation
headed by its president, Edward
Osuba Morawski, for confer
ences designed to solve the dif
ficult Polish problem.
3 Hungarian developments
described here as the "imminent
capitulation of Hungary."
Ha-rlman Consulted
It was stressed in Moscow that
while the United States is not a
direct party to the negotiations.
Ambassador W. Averill llarri
man is acting as President Roose
velt's personal representative
and Is both fully Informed
and consulted on all matters ex
cept those of exclusive Soviet
British interest.
The riiplori.Etic developments
In the Balkans and eastern Eu
rope were merely one phase of
the discussions, which also are
laying emphasis on the finnl
phase of Joint Allied operations
for the storming of fortress Ger
many. The Soviet union still Is un
compromising In its Insistence
that Germany's war-making
power must be destroyed for
ever. IE
Washington, Oct. 12 (UP)
Postmaster-General Frank Wal
ker today ordered the time-limit
for mailing Christmas packages
to members of the armed forces
overseas extended one day to the
close of normal postoffice busi
ness hours or Monday, Oct. 10.
The previous deadline was
midnight, Sunday, Oct. 15. Wal
ker said th' extension was made
because in many smaller com
munities postoffices will be clos
ed all day Sunday,
"to Berlin"
By Untied Press
The shortest distance to
Berlin from advanced Al
lied lines today:
Western front 290 miles
(from point near Nijmcgen.
Unchanged In week.)
Russia 315 miles (from
Warsaw. Unchanged In
week.)
Italy 540 miles (from
point south of Bologna.
Cain ol live milej la wtciO
TRIBUNE
United Preu
1944
Transylvanian Transport
Center of Oradea Captured
Open Strong Offensive.
LONDON, Oct. 1 2 (U.R)
Moscow reported today that the
Red army had captured Orarca,
big Transylvanian transport cen
ter near the Hungarian frontier,
and had opened an artillery
bombardment of east Prussia
along a 50-mile front.
Premier Josef Stalin issued
an order of the day announcing
the fall of Oradea to Marshal
Rodion Y. Mnlinovsky's 2d army!
of the Ukraine, the left wing of
which was sweeping against
Budapest after capturing Szeged,
Hungary's second city.
SUilin described Oradea as
"an Important communications
and economic center and power
ful Transylvanian defense base."
Earlier Moscow reports told
of a powerful Soviet offensive
along the border of east Prus
sia in conjunction with the ar
tillery bombcrdmcnt of Ger
many's home soil.
The Nazi-controlled Scandi
navian telegraph bureau report
ed from Berlin that the Russlnns
had driven it. to the great Baltic
port of Mcmel, and violent
house to house fighting was go
ing on.
Hungary is on the verge of
capitulation, United Press Cor
respondent Henry Shnpiro re
ported by telephone from Mos
cow. Radio Moscow said the red
armies of the north had struck
out in a three-way drive toward
the Latvian port of Licpaja
(Libau), 1emel, and the east
Prussian stronghold of Tilsit.
THREE MEXICANS
Three Mexicans were taken
to Community hospital about 3
o'clock this morning following
an accident near.Eagle Point In
the Coker Butte district, when
the pickup In which they were
riding left the road, according to
slate police. Another occupant,
whoso name Is unknown, was
evidently uninjured.
State police stated the Injured
men were brought to Commun
ity hospital by K. W. Griffith,
710 North Riverside avenue
They received medical atfention
for head nnd shoulder Injuries.
They were Samuel Alducln Ren
don, Jose Gi'tlerroz Rodriguez
and Refugio Aguado Patlon, all
of Camp Prescott. Rodriguez
was released to return to the
camp.
The pickup, In which they
were riding, was taken from
Camp Prescott early this morn
ing, apparently without author
ity, according to the police. The
ear was evidently traveling at a
high rato of speed when it left
the hlghwny near the P. F. Red
path residence and turned over
several times before coming to
a stop.
Further Investigation Is bring
continued today by aulharitles.
GUATEMALA PRESIDENT
REPORTED OVERTHROWN
San Salvador, F.I Salvador,
Oct. 12 (U.R) Reports from
Guatemala said today that a
military uprising had over
thrown President Federlco
Ponce of that neighboring repub
lic and serious disorders occur
red. The Guatemalan minister here
said he had been advised that a
"revolutionary movement" had
broken out in Guatemala City,
but he was unable to confirm
the report that Ponco bad been
overthrown.
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OUT OFGREECE
London, Oct. 12 (U.R) Bul
garian occupation troops
streamed out of Greece today,
paving the way for a formal
armistice between the Sofia gov
ernment nnd the Allies, and
Hungary also appeared about
to quit the Axis camp.
Moscow dispatches said Hun
garian resistance seemed on the
verge of total collapse as three
red army columns speared to
ward Budapest. Observers in
Moscow expected Hungary mo
mentarily to follow the example
of Romania and Bulgaria in sur
rendering. (Roundabout Turkish reports
broadcast by the London radio
said panic was gripping Buda
pest as the Russians nearcd the
city. Countless refugees were
said to bo pouring Into the cap
ital from the cist.)
FERTILIZERSUPPLY CUT
Washington, Oct. 12 (U.R)
The Department of Agriculture
said today that recently increas
ed military requirements have
reduced the supplies of nitrogen
and phosphate fertilizers avail
able for use In planting of 1D45
crops.
F.R. Would Build Solid Foundation
For Peace Organization at Once
Washington, Oct. 12 (U.R)
President Roosevelt, in a Col
umbus Day address to a gather
ing of Lalin-American diplo
mats, calfcd today for establish
ment of "solid foundations" of
an international peace organi
zation "without further delay,
and without waiting for tho end
of hostilities.
"There must, of course, be
time for discussion by all the
peare loving nations large and
small," the president said. "Sub
stantial progress has already
been made, but It must be con
tinued as rapidly as possible."
The President said that, like
tho American constitution,
"the charter of the United Na
tions must not be static and in
flexible, but must bo adaptable
to the changing conditions of
progress social, economic, and
political all over tho world."
Speaking to a nationwide ra
dio audience and to the chiefs
of all the Latin-American diplo
matic missions in Washiiiuton
JAPS'jiELANO
Nips' 'Pearl Harbor" Possible
Refuge of Elusive Fleet Is1
Target of Raiders.
By United Press
Radio Tokyo reported today
that 1,000 American planes, th
greatest air fleet ever massed in
the Pacific, attacked Formosa,
Japan's "Pearl Harbor" and
possibly the refuge for her elus
ive fleet, as allied bombers hit
again at enemy oil supplies in
the Dutch East Indies and ground
forces seized a 10th island in tha
southern Palaus.
The Formosa attack began !
7 a. m. (Tokyo time) and wai
continuing eight hours later, an
imperial communique said. Ik
claimed 100 American plane
were shot down in the firsj six
hours.
Rail System Target
The raiders apparently con
centrated on the Formosa rail
way system but Tokyo said the
bombers also ranged "far and,
wide" over the island, 600 miles
from the Japanese homeland.
The attack presumably was
another step In the American
campaign to neutralize Japanesa
bases preparatory to the promis
ed invasion of the Philippines.
Long range Liberator bombers
hammered at an oil refinery and
airdromes at Balikpapan on
Borneo for four hours Sunday
in an offensive to destroy one ot
Japan's major fuel sources. Radio
Tokyo reported today that near
ly 100 Liberators, escorted by
fighters, raided Balikpapan again
Tuesday. The broadcast claimed
that 25 bombers and seven fight
ers were shot down but admitted
only the loss of several Japanesa
planes and "some damage" to
the oil center's installations.
Other bombers carried out at
tacks on widespread enemy bases
through the central and south
west Pacific. -
American troops of the 81st
division occupied the small is
land of Bairakaseru in the south
ern Palaus without opposition
Tuesday. Its occupation came 24
hours after the troops had seized
Garakayo, seven miles to tha
southeast.
Marines were reported mak
ing progress in eliminating iso
lated bands of Japanese on
Umurbrogol mountain on Pele
liu. Revised figures showed that
10,305 Japanese had been killed
on Pvleliu through Oct. 10 and
that 1,165 had been killed on
nearby Angaur island.
The invaders also took 284,
prisoners on Peleliu and 11 on
Augaur.
Brownell Confident
Dewey Will Carry
Pennsylvania Vote
New York, Oct. 12 (U.R)
Herbert Brownell, Jr., Republi
can national chairman, Is con
fident that Gov. Dewey will
carry Pennsylvania November 7.
Brownell, on his arrival by
plane last night, said "I hava
Just returned from a very en
couraging trip to Pittsburgh. I
spoke with Gov. Edward Mar
tin, and he also felt that Penn
sylvania will go for Dewey."
The Republican chairman left
early this morning for Washing
ton, D. C, where he was to ad
dress the National Press club
off the record.
except that of Argentina, Mr.
Roosevelt made a bid for the
support of the Argentine peo
ple when he said:
"We have maintained the sol
idarity of the governments of
all the American republics ex
cept one. And the people of all
the republics will have the op
portunity to share in tha
achievements of the common
victory."
The bonds uniting the Amer
lean republics must remain
strong, the President said.
"We have not labored long
and faithfully to build In this
new world a system of Inter
national security and coopera
tion merely to let lt be dissi
pated in any period of postwar
indifference," he added,
"Within the framework of the
world organization of the Unit
ed Nations, which tha govern
ments and people of the Ameri
can republics are helping to es
t a b 1 1 s h, the inter American
system can and must play a
strong and vital tola."
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