, Battle of Western Pacific Rages Into Seventh Day;
Japs Say Their Fleet Slugging It Out With Halsey
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American Third Fleet Believ-
ed in Showdown Struggle
With Japan's Air Forces
By Frank Tremalne
United Press War Correspondent
Pearl Harbor, Oct. 16 (U.PJ
The battle of the western Pacific
raged on into its seventh day to
day with American B-29 Super
fortresses smashing again at For
mosa while the American third
fleet apparently was slugging it
out with Japan's air forces and
perhaps her elusive fleet In a
showdown struggle.
A war department commu
nique said the Superfortresses
carried out the second attack
with 'very good bombing re
sults" on the Okayama and Heito
aircraft repair and supply bases.
No B-29s were lost and air re
connaisance showed that in the
initial B 29 raid two-thirds of the
Okayama base was destroyed, in
cluding 37 buildings destroyed
onrf 16 heavily damaged.
Japt Claim Action
Tokyo said the Japanese fleet
"at last" had gone into action
against Admiral William F. Hal
sey's mammoth fleet off For
mosa and, though this was not
confirmed officially, there were
some indications here that the
report might be true.
Powerful Japanese air forma
tions already were know?
have counter-attacked the third
fleet, which had destroyed or
damaged 227 ships and 621
planes in five straight days of
destructive American raids to
their home waters.
A war department announce
ment in Washington disclosed
that the giant land based Super
fortresses had carried the of
fensive into its seventh day with
their second raid in 48 hours on
Japan's great island bastion of
Formosa, previously - attacked
three and perhaps four straight
days by Halsey's carrier planes.
Supeiforts Busy
The Superfortresses hit mili
tary targets" on Formosa today,
Washington and Tokyo time
(Sunday, Pearl Harbor time),
and further details will be an
nounced later, Washington said.
More than 100 Superfortresses
attacked the Formosan air base
of Okayama Saturday (Friday,
Pearl Harbor time).
There was no Immediate word
of whether Halsey's planes fol
lowed up their last announced
raid on Formosa Friday with an
other Saturday, but it was quite
possible.
On the outcome of the air-sea
battle off Formosa may hinge in
part the length of the war In the
Pscif ic
Tokyo, claiming officially that
40 American warships already
had been sunk or damaged In the
air sea battle, said a "crippling
blow had been dealt the Ameri
can fleet assigned the task of
landing invasion troops in the
Philippines.
Opportunity at Hand
Premier Gen. Kunianl Kolso
said that "the long-awaited op
portunity for Japan's battle in
the Pacific has Just come," ac
cording to another Tokyo broad
cast. Tokyo asserted that
"large-scale naval battle" was
developing.
A series of Jittery and con
tradictory reports poured out
over the Japanese radio and In
dispatches from Tokyo quoted
by the Berlin radio.
Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura
was quoted as calling the con
tinuing engagement "the turn
ing point for the offensive In the
war In the Pacific" with the
Americans seeking to Isolate the
Philippines in order to clear the
wav for an offensive.
Nomura said that the "Japa
nese victory" was not sufficient
to throw American strategy out
of gear.
TO BERLIN
By United Press
The shortest distance to
Berlin from advanced Allied
dines today:
Western front 296 miles
(from point near Nijmegen.
Unchanged In week.)
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Formosa Blasted
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Formosa, Luzon and Ryukyu Islands
have all (elt crushing weight of U. S.
carrier attacks. Blow to American
advance In Pacific was Chinese an
nouncement of loss of Foochow,
China coast port, to Japanese armies
NARCOTICS TRIAL
STARTS TUESDAY
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Scheduled to start in federal
court here tomorrow morning
will be the case of Dr. R. W.
Clancy, Medford physician
charged with violation of the
federal narcotics' laws. The doc
tor, who pleaded not guilty when
arraigned Oct. 3 during the op
ening day of court, was released
on a recognizance bond of $2,
000. Trial of Dr. A. F. W. Kresse,
facing a simila.- charge, has been
set for Oct. 23.
Court recessed at noon today
after Oliver LeRoy Bailey, Lane
county, had been found guilty
of violation of the selective
service act. Judge James Alger
Fee ordered him Into the cus
tody of the probation officer,
John M. McFarland, for pre
sentence investigation.
He was represented In court
by O. H. Bengtson, Medford at
torney appointed by the court.
Bailey Is a member of the re
ligious order, Jehovah's Wit
nesses.
Jurors who served on the Bai
ley case were Harold A, Frye,
Medford: Douglas Talbot, Grants
Pass; B. A. Clark, Eagle Point;
George W. Godward, Jackson
ville: Gus Ditsworth. Prospect;
C. T. Hansen, Kalmath Falls; W.
K. Charlesworth, Klamath Falls:
Paul A. Goddard, Jacksonville;
Donald C. Reams, Williams;
Frank Klingle. Lake Creek; D.
J. Clifford, Medford: and George
McDonough. Sams Valley.
Harold Raymond Nusbaum,
who pleaded guilty when ar
raigned several days ago on a
charge of Jesertion from the ob
jector's camp at Wallport, Ore.,
appeared before Judge Fee for
sentencing this morning and was
given another 24 hours time in
which to decide whether to re
turn to the camp or face a Jail
sentence.
Nusbaum's attorney, appoint
ed bv the court, is George Cod
ding. The young man was sent
to the Oregon camp irom luisi-
Former Caretakers
At Apartment Are
Quizzed in Murder
Hollywood. Oct. 18 (U.R
Two former caretakers at the
fashionable apartment where.
brunette Georgette Bauerdori.
20-year.old oil heiress, was found
raped and strangled, were
brought to the sheriff's office for
questioning today.
Deputy sheriffs, working on
the theory that Miss Bauerdorf's
assailant was a man acquainted
with her habits, closely question
ed the two men. one of them a
former prize fighter. Both men
had worked at the apartment
house until mid September.
Authorities learned the time
of her slaying, approximately
2:30 a. m. Thursday, from a
neighbor who heard her scream,
and questioned other neighbors
for other clues.
Seattle, Oct. 18 (U.R) William
Lewis Robb, about 50, of San
Francisco, a one-armed man, ap
parently took his own life early
today, by slashing his throat
from ear to ear with a razor
blade, near the wall of down
town lumber conpany, accord
ing to coroner'i verdjet,
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Germans Hold Control of
Hungarian Capital; Reg
ent's Whereabouts Veiled
London, tct. 16 (U.PJ Nazi
forces and their Hungarian sym
pathizers today appeared to hold
temporary control of Budapest
but the Hungarian capital was
believed on ti e verge of immin
ent attack by red army forces
and possibly Hungarian army
elements loyal to Regent Ad
miral Nicholas Horty, who
sought an armistice with the al
lies. Horty's whereabouts were un
certain and there were reports
he had been taken prisoner by
the nazis and their Hungarian
Arrow Cross sympathizers.
Status Uncertain
The status of the armistice
which Horty was seeking with
the allies was equally uncertain
but usually reliable , quarters
here said it actually had been
agreed upon by Horty and the
allies before the coup. d'etat in
Budapest yesterday.
The Budapest coup bore a
close resemblance to the nazi
coup In Austria at the time they
seized the country and Imprison
ed Austrian Chancellor Kurt
Schuschnigg.
It was reported the Hungarian
armistice terms carried a provis
ion for Hungarian forces to Join
with the red army- in attacking
the Germans in a manner simi
lar to that In the Rumanian
armistice.
Evacuation Underway
Soviet reports said the evacua
tion of Budapest by the nazis
and their sympathizers was un
derway and that vanguard ele
ments of the red army were less
than 50 miles from the capital.
Fuller accounts of the radio
speech of Horty yesterday be
fore the coup revealed that he
told the Hungarians that Ger
many had betrayed the country
and was engaged In looting it of
Its resources. He also said he had
reliable information a coup
such as actually occurred was
being planned.
Horty said this Information
led him to decide to take Hun
gary out of the war. Immediate
ly after Horty's broadcast the
coup was staged.
JAPS MAKE MODELS
Washington. Oct. 18 (U.R)
Woariv Ron scale models of Jap
anese, German and American
naval ships, valued at an es
imntpd $25,000. were construct
ed for the navy by Japanese-
American craftsmen at tne una
River Relocation Center Rivers,
Ariz., the War Relocation Au
thority said today.
Truman Invites John Lewis
To Foresake Dewey's Camp
Los Angeles, Oct. 16. (U.R)
Sen. Harry S. Truman, Democra
tic vice presidential nominee, to
day invited President John L.
Lewis of the United Mine Work
ers to reconsider his support of
the Republican prcsiae mm
Salt Lake City. Oct. 18
(U.R) An executive board rep
resenting 25 locals of John L.
Lewis' United Mlna Workers
of America In Carbon county,
Utah, hsi split with Lewis'
political policy to endorse tha
ntira Democratic slate, parly
officials announced bare io
lay ticket In tha November election
and back President Roosevelt,
"1 think the best Interests of
Mr. Lewis' organization would
be served by tha Democratic
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 194
YANKEES CAPTURE
FIVE-DAYJBATTLE
Victory Opens Way For Di
rect Drive Against Bolog
na, Key City To Po Valley
Rome, Oct. 18 (U.R) Ameri
can armored columns captured
the German fortress of Liver-
gnano after a bloody five-day
battle and opened the way today
for a direct assault on Bologna,
kev citv to the Po vallev. less
than 10 miles to the north.
A communique also disclosed
that 8th army troops, pushing
Inlnnri frnm the Adriatic, sweot
through the nazl stronghold of
Gambettola, 12 miles northwest
of Rimini and two miles above
the highway from Rimini to
Bologna, principal artery of the
Po valley.
Bloody Affair
The final battle for Llver
gnano,. straddling the Florence
Bologna road, was one of the
bloodiest of the north Italy cam
paign.
American infantry, tanks ana
tank- destroyers ...rolled through
tv, fiV,M ainneil streets vester-
day to complete the conquest of
the village, wnere tne uermans
had converted each stone house
Into a fortress.
Llvergnano had guarded the
vital entrance to a high escarp
ment, which blocked the main
thrust toward Bologna and
which had to be taken by a di
rect assault.
Take Hill 369
Seven miles due east of Llv
ergnano, another American force
overcame strong German resist
ance and occupied Hill 360, a
commanding terrain feature two
and a half miles northwest of
Gesso.
West of Llvergnano. south
African and British 5th army
forces captured the villages of
Veggio Grizzano and Campiara,
both within 15 miles southwest
of Bologna.
In the Adriatic sector, the 8th
army rapidly was developing a
three-pronged assault on Cessna,
one of the main Junction points
on Rimini-Bologna highway.
1 1 in Crash
Of Army Bomber
Alamogordo, N. M., Oct. 18
(U.R) Seven officers and four en
listed men died in the crash of a
four-engined bomber from the
Alamogordo army air base,
while three other crew members
escaped uninjured, Col. R. C.
Wriston, commanding officer of
the base, announced today.
The plane was on a combat
tinind fifcfM snH the accident
happened one mile south of the
air field at 0 ociock last nigm.
party," Truman said In reply to
a press conference question ask
ing him to amplify a remark he
made yesterday that the ucmc
crats would accept Lewis' sup
port if Lewis would "come back
and be a good boy."
Truman said he had been told
that Dewey had "read Lewis out
of the Republican party" and
added, "I didn't want him to have
no place to go."
In Los Angeles for the first
major address of his campaign
tour, Truman was asked to com
ment on Dewey's reiteration yes
terday of the Republican charge
that the administration had failed
to prepare the nation for war.
"Mr. Dewey either Is not fa
miliar with the facts or he's cov
ering them up for political pur
poses," Truman said. "The Re
publicans fought tooth and nail
against these preparations."
Ml
Yanks
(Acm TeUphoto)
These eight men and one officer represent one of the most unique Jnp-ftghtlng outfits In the Southwest Pacific
Called the "Dime-a-Dozen Club" after their leader, Lt. Raymond Moss (center) of Medford, Ore., promised to
hand out a dime for every dozen Nips killed, the group has racked up 41 kills, are pictured here receiving their
dimes and membership certificates. Left to right: Pfo Manuel Alvlrcs, Los Angeles; Pfo Morris Manuel, Win
chester, Ky.; Cpl. Karl Doll. North Hollywood, CaJ.; 8nU Richard Kowlts, St. Paul, Minn.; 8Sgt. Harry
Schulte, Oary, 8. t).; SSgt. Ralph Brodln, Bpooner, Minn.: 8Sgt Alex McLean, Grafton, N. D and Pfo
Raymond Cattrclli, Scbcka, Minn, Their division, the America!, fought at Guadalcanal and Bougainville.
Army Press Relations photo.
Dewey Promises Honesty in
Government After Jan. 20th
St. Louis, Oct. 18 (U.PJ Gov. I
T-U .. - E- nn,ni, t.,ns rtlimn a '
tumultuous welcome today when
he arrived in St. Louis to open
hi- bid for the nation's farm vote.
Thousands of cheering mid
westerners lined down town
streets as the Republican presi
dential nominee rode in an open
automobile to the Jefferson
hotel.
Dewey and Gov. Forrest C.
Donnell of Missouri, who hod
boarded the GOP special cam
paign train earlier, appeared on
the rear platform of the special
at East St. Louis, 111.
The New York governor said
he would "bring honesty to the
national government" after Jan.
20.
"That Is the Issue of this cam
paign',, he said. "Whether we
want to continue down the New
Deal road or whether wo want a
new administration that will
bring opportunity and Jobs for
all."
The Dewey party then drove
across the Mississippi river. As
the GOP candidato entered St.
Louis he was saluted with loud
explosions of "cannon crackers."
Dewey made the trip from
New York without a platform
appearance. Last night, however,
he issued a statement to accom
panying newspaper men contend
ing the White House reply to his
campaign speeches confirmed his
charge that the Roosevelt ad
ministration failed to prepare the
nation for war.
Polish Problem
Near Settlement
Is Moscow Hint
Moscow, Oct. 18 (U.R)
Strong evidenco was seen In re
sponsible quarters today that
week-end conferences of Russian,
British and Polish leaders had
carried the discussion of the
thorny Polish problem to Its con
clusive stage.
The Issues of proportional
representation in a projected
coalition government of the Lon
don and Lublin groups of Poles,
as well as the nature of the con
stitutional regime, were under
stood to be of relatively lesser
importance than at the outset of
the Moscow conference.
Soviet and British leaders
were believed determined to re
solve the Polish problem at the
earliest possible moment.
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HOLLYWOOD FOLK
RANCH AT TRAIL
"This has been a business
trip," George Murphy, Holly
wood actor said today when In
terviewed at Hotel Medford, "al
though we did take a little time
off Sunday for pheasant hunt
ing." Murphy was accompanied
to the Rogue River valley by
his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Montgomery, all of Holly
wood. The party Is spending sev
eral days In Medford and at the
Murphy ranch near McLcod.
Murphy said that most of their
time here was being devoted to
ranch Improvements and they
worked yesterday building
flumes. They plan to return
south Tuesday as Murphy Is
scheduled to assist on Bing
Crosby's radio show.
Murphy said he was consider
Ing postwar activities on his 205
acre ranch, but would not di
vulge plana at the present.
Montgomery has Just returned
from overseas duty with the U.
S. navy. He has been stationed In
England and France and held
the rank of commander.
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy pur
chased their Rogue River prop
erty, formerly owned by J. I.
Mallette, above McLcod, In Sep
tember, 1041, and have returned
numerous times to inspect and
vacation at their southern Ore
gon home.
LUTHERANS URGE BOARD
TO OPPOSE CONSCRIPTION
Minneapolis, Oct. 16 (U.R) '
The Rnnrri nt Social Missions
urged the 14th biennial conven
tion of the United Lutheran
Church In America today to
adopt a resolution opposing uni
versal military conscription In
peaca time.
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ISITAT
OVER LAST YEAR
In spite of travel restrictions
due to the war, there was an In
crease of visitors to Crater Lake
national park last year of S7.S
per cent over the previous year,
according to the travel summary
just released by E. P. Lcavitt,
park superintendent. Many of
tho travelers were men and
women of the armed services,
the report shows.
Visitors during tha season,
which ended September 30
numbered 43,560 and they ar
rived In 9,306 motor vehicles,
the report shows. Last year dur
ing the travel season but 27,656
persons visited tho park, travel
ing In 7,387 automobiles. Travel
this year represents an Increase
of 15,904 persons, or 57.5 per
cent. The increase in automo
biles was 2,096, or 28.3 per cent.
Service people visiting the
park during the season totaled
14,934, the report shows, while
last season by 6,392 servicemen
and women were among the total
visitors. This is a gain at 8,542,
or 133.6 per cent.
Tho park has been operating
under a restricted program since
tho war, with a smaller staff and
limited service during tho travel
season. Efforts of the staff have
been largely devoted to fire con
trol, maintenance and upkeep
details for the past two sum
mcr seasons and the park has
been closed during the winter.
Formerly tho roads were main
tained during the snow season
In order that winter sports en
thusiasts might take advantage
of tho park facilities.
MISS KELLEMS BLAMES
NEW DEAL FOR TROUBLE
Beverly Hills, Calif., Oct. 18
(U.R) Vivian Kcllems, Connecti
cut manufacturer, told Rotary
cl"b today she had been accused
of treason because she "dared to
st .nd up and expose the foul
frauds and underhanded double
crossing In which the New Leal
, . . has been Indulging for the
past 12 years."
Weather
Forecast: Clear tonight with In
creasing cloudiness Tuesday.
Llttl change in temperature.
Temp.
Highest yesterday 73
Lowest this morning; ,,,,,., 43
treclp. past 24 hours Q
NO. 175
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Three Counter-Attacks By
Massed German Armored
Forces Fail To Lift Siege
Supreme Headquarters. AEF.
Paris, Oct 18 (U.PJ The United
States 1st army completely Iso
lated besieged Aachen today by
closing the Nazi escape corridor
to the northeast after beating off
three counter-attacks by massed
German armored forces.
American doughboys captured
Wurselen, three miles north of
Aachen, and stormed forward to
break the shell-swept corridor
out of Aachen while a Nazi at
tempt to break out of the city
was thwarted.
Near Schulcht Pass
To the south Lt. Gen. George
S. Patton's 3rd army forces with
drew from their foothold in the
key Metz outpost of Fort Driant
and Franco-American troops of
the 6th army group attacking on
a 80-mile front drove within two
miles of the Schulcht Pass lead
ing to southwest Germany,
Heavy fighting was reported
In most parts of the western front
between the Schelde estuary,
where Canadian forces were
cleaning out the approaches to
Antwerp, and the Belfort Gap In
eastern France, now threatened
by a flanking drive above it.
Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges'
1st army headquarters announc
ed the closing of the Nazi escape
corridor out of Aachen In violent
fighting northeast of the city
through which U. S. shock troops
were chopping their way.
Counters Repulsed
German tanks and armor coun
terattacked three times around
Verlautcnhelde, three mi 1 e s
northeast of Aachen, but were
repulsed, and the two arms of
the 1st army pincers now clamp
ed securely on Aachen were
Joined at 4 p. m. below Wurselen.
Wurselen fell, to the Americana
after heavy street fighting, enab
ling the 1st to fuse the plncer
arms and completely seal oft
Aachen, the hord-pressed garri
son of which now was being sup
plied by parachute after its fail
ure in the attempt to break out
to the east.
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rnnnllle Ore Oct. 18 U.R)
Naval officers today were inves
tigating cause of the crash of a
naval plane that Sunday rock
eted through a row or. buueungs
here killing three naval filers
and Injuring five townmen.
Gliding in over the residential
section of this southwestern Ore
gon town a dozen miles from
the coast the plane sheared off
chimneys and tore through
store before exploding and set
ting fire to a residence.
Clarence Osika. former high
school principal, suffered a leg
fracture when hit by fragments
from the exploding plane, and
Dan Rogers, civilian, was ser
iously injured. A man and his
wife and an infant also were In
jured. The navy withheld names of
the aviators pending notification
of next of kin.
Radio Highlights
Today: Harold L. Ickes before
a Roosevelt rally in Newark, N.
J Blue network, 6-6:30 p.m.
WPT;; Gov. Thomas E. Dewey,
St. Louis, Blue and NBC net
works, 7-7:30 p.m. PWT.
Oct. 17 Gov. John W. Brick
er from San Diego, Calif., BN,
8:00 to 8:30 p.m. PWT.
Oct. 18 Rebroadcast of Dewey
St. Louis speech, BN, 6:15 to
9:45 a.m. PWT.
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