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Newspaper Page TextFLEET JjjMF Weather Forecait: Fair tonight Wednes day partly cloudy. Little chanfe in temperature. Temp. With yesterday 78 Lowest this morn In 41 Preclp. past 24 Thirty-ninth Year ' Nazis Give Up Aachen Relief Hope; Defense of Cologne Plain New Plan FORM NEW WALL AS SUBSUME FOR SIEGFRIED Yank Planes Defy Weather to Support Ground Forces Wind Chills Troops. Supreme Headquarters, AEF Paris, Oct. 17 U.R Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' headquar ters reported signs today that the Nazi command had written off Aachen and abandoned attempts to relieve the city as American doughboys blasted out nests of dwindling resistance with 155s. Supreme headquarters an nounced that British 2d army forces struck southward nearly three miles in the Maas (Mouse) valley of eastern Holland, cut ting the main highway south west of Venrai where a violent street battle was in progress. Planes Defy Clouds American planes, defying clouds over the western front, gave strong support to the land armies. Heavy bombers dealt one of the heaviest blows of the war at Cologne, Rhineland strong hold east of Aachen, while Ma rauders and Havocs hit Eukir chen, 30 miles southeast ' of Aachen. A dispatch from 1st army headquarters said present indi cations were that the German armor and Infantry massed east of Aachen would content Itself with trying to defend the Co logne plain instead of under taking an all-out attempt to break through the American siege lines around the city. The dispatch said the Nazis appeared to have planted their armor along a north-south line cast of Aachen as a sort of wall of steel substituted for the brok en Siegfried line. Naxis Desperate "The tipoff is seen in the fact that the Nazis threw everything but the kitchen sink at us in cluding 240-millimeter shells when we uncorked an attack in the vicinity of Geilenkirchen yesterday," the headquarters re port said. It has been raining off and on since yesterday, and the battle-churned fields around Aachen were veritable swamplands. A chilling autumn wind added to the discomfort of the troops. Supreme headquarters reveal ed that American armor at tached to the British 2d army was fighting on the right flank of the Dutch salient in the area of Overloon, 54 miles above Aachen. United States 4st army front dispatches estimated that the doomed Aachen garrison had been reduced to perhaps 600 men, and the battle for the com pletely isolated German bastion of the Siegfried line appeared to be drawing toward a close. Artillery Busy Several hundred American cannon hurled 8.700 rounds Into the massed German armored and infantry forces east of Aach en, apparently squelching at least temporarily a threatened full-scale counter-attack. On the Dutch front north of Aachen, the British 2d army out-, flanked the stubborn anchor' post of Venrai in a drive through Vicrlingsbeck, three miles to the northeast, almost to the Maas (Mcusc) river, and a front dis patch said violent fighting raged throughout the night in the out skirts of Venrai. At the northeast comer of Lt. Gen. S i r Miles S. Dempsey's salient near Nijmcgcn, the Ger mans laid down the heaviest artillery barrage In nearly 10 days, which was believed de signed to cover a limited with drawal behind the front. British patrol units which ferried across the Ncdcr Rhine west of Arnhcm were, reported ' MEDFORD United Press Scene of Gigantic Sea-Air Battle iliiftVShanghai East China Sea .A r i. A w i . -ek m Pescadores LUZON mm mna r Seo 'Manila mm (Acme Teltphoto) The Battle of the Western Pacific rages fiercely between Formosa and Luzon, with American B-29 Super-Portresses smashing again at Formosa while the American Third Fl-et apparently was slugging It out wita Japan's Air Force anc perhaps her elusive fleet in a snowdown struggle, BRICKER CLAIMS TRUTH OF PEARL Santa Ana, Calif., Oct. 17 (U.R) Gov. John W. Bricker to day accused the administration of concealing the full "black story" of the Pearl Harbor dis aster until after the November election. "I expect there will be a new Pearl Harbor story and that it will be black " the Republican nominee for vice president told a press conference. "But 1 doubt that we'll hear anything more before election day." When President Roosevelt took office in 1933. Bricker asserted, no peril faced the na tion from outside. The candidate blamed lack of Information on German and Japanese military preparations for American fail ure to act sooner. "We had diplomatic service around the world." he said, "but we were not advised of the ris ing threat. If the government knew about it, it didn't tell con gress or the American people, and so nothing was done to halt the rising military power. "And all the time we were furnishing Japan with the in struments of war." UNRRA DIRECTOR Washington, Oct. 17 (U.R) Director General Herbert H Lehman of the United Nations relief and rehabilitation admin istration today announced ap pointment of Frank S. Gaines, former mayor of Berkeley, Cal.. as a deputy director of UNRRA's China area office in Chungking ranging the north bank of the river in the Wageningcn area against little opposition. . A supreme headquarters com munique reported "steady prog ress" by the Canadian 1st army north of the Leopold canal, with gRins of more than half a mile against dwindling resistance. A counterthrust dented the Cana dian lines at one point near Woensdrecht, but Lt. Gen. H. D. G. Crerar's forces improved their Schelde bridgehead position. Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1944 Sea of. Japan jap'0 jKYUSHU UTanego 'Amami . Bonin w M Volcono Is, MILES 400'' Guam (J London, Oct. 17 (U.R) Buda pest was reported under martial law today as the new Nazi gov ernment of Hungary tightened its grip on the uneasy capital and strove desperately to rally the army . nd people behind it for a stand against the advancing Russians. The Nazi-controlled Budapest radio said last night Admiral Nicholas Horthy had announced his resignation as regent and had repudiated his proclamation of only 24 hours earlier accepting allied armistice terms. Horthy did not broadcast personally, however, and some doubt re mained that he actually had authorized the statement, unless under duress. The whereabouts of Horthy were a mystery. Swiss sources said he was believed to have been taken to Germany by plane yesterday, but Swedish dispatch es asserted he was under siege with loyal troops in the Royal palace. Moscow, Oct, 17 (U.R) Red Army troops, rapidly expand ing their sweep In the Balkan states, drove through the south eastern section of Yugoslavia today and cut the main highway leading northward from occu pied Greece to place another block In the German escape route from southern Europe. The Soviet drive was spear headed by Marshal Tito's parti son forces which in a combined thrust captured the tow.i of Vranjen and plunged 20 miles ahead to bring the Allied frooos to within 23 miles of the rail and road Junction of Skoplje. The advance placed the Rus sian and partisan troops astride the main highway bisecting the B3mile wide corridor between Greece and Albania and fanning out to the cities of Sarajevo and Zagreb in northwestern Yugo slavia. at AY JURY SELECTED FOR HEARING OF NARCOTIC CASE Both Sides Exhaust Peremp tory Challenges Before Final Selection Is Made. Two hours were consumed In federal court this morning in selection of a Jury to try the case of Dr. R. W. Clancy. Mcd ford physician charged with vio lation of the Harrison narcotics' act, with both the government and the defense exhausting their full allowance of peremptory challenges. Opening statements by William M. Langley, assistant United States attorney trying the case for the government, and Otto Frohnmayer, defense attor ney, were scheduled for the op ening of court this afternoon. Jurors finally selected were Paul A. Godward, Jacksonville printer; Dom Provost, Ashland merchant; Paul Frohrclch, Tal ent millworker; Edward H. Judd, manager of the Medford irriga tion district; Joe Bellavance, Chemult; Donald A. Ambers, Lakeview lumber hand'or; Leon Boomer, Medford, credit man; Lawrence Austin, Medford me chanic; John F. Hansen, Klamath Falls; Gus Ditsworth Prospect farmer; Harold A. Frye, Med ford merchant, and B. A. Clark, farmer from Eagle Point. Many Challenged Defense attorneys challenged Douglas A. Talbot, rancher from Grants Pass; Dean Allen Duf field, school clerk, Ashland: George Midward retired, Jack sonville; D J. Clifford, Medford logger; Emil Carlson. Klamath Falls, upholsterer; W. K. Charles worth, credit manager from Klamath Falls; Charles Bennett, contractor and farmer from Klamath Falls; Lowell E. Alger, Ashland engineer; Rufus E. Dot rick, Masonic lodge secretary, Ashland, and Charles A. Van De walker, sheet metal worker, Ashland. Langley challenged Curt N. French. Medford trucker; John Anderson, Central Point; Val mlre Albert. Medford; Donald C Reams, Williams farmer; John J. Walter, gardener Medford; Roy Jain, Medford farmer. Chester Wendt. Medford dairy man: Elmer Herried. realty brok er from Medford: George Eads, Medford, and C T. Hansen, Grants Pass farmer, were all ex cused when they declared they had already formed opinions In the case or believed themselves Incanable of Impartiality; and H W. Baker, postmaster from Wil dcrvllle, was excused since he is a government employee. Jurors Questioned Judge Fee carefully question ed each Juror, inquiring among things If they were acquainted with the defendant or had em ployed him professionally. Sev eral, including a number who were excused, said that the doc tor had served them. After the Jury had been form ally sworn, Judge Fee stated that it would be unnecessary to segregate the Jury for the dura tion of the trial but instructed the Jurors not to discuss the case among thomsilves or with any one else until all ev'dence had been presented. He previously had explained the 11 counts of the federal indictment returned against the physician. Jurors not being used for Dr. Clancy's trial were excused un til Oct. 23 when they were or dered to report again. At that time the trial of Dr A F. Walter Kresse, Medford physician fac ing a similar charge, is scheduled to open. Harold Raymond Nusbaum, who pleaded guilty several days ago to a charge of desertion from the camp for conscientious ob jectors at Walport, Ore., agreed in court this morning to return to the camp, Nusbaum had ap peared yesterday for sentence and had been given an additional TRIBUNE - -v United Frets Full Leased Wire i i - -i fan mniiMiannniM ii As smoke from burning buildings streets of Aachen. Aachen front west" has opened a Carrier Plane Attacks on Formosa Awake Japanese Forces With Bang (George Jones of Eugene, Ore., United Press war correspondent who described tho Japanese air attack upon the American task force off Formosa, in the follow ing eye-witness dispatch tells the story of the three-day assault upon that vital enemy base.) y By George Jonot United Press War Correspondent Aboard U. S. Carrier off For mosa, Oct. 14 (via Navy Ra dio) A lot of people in this great task force have been wish ing vocally for some opposition. For once they got it hero. Our carrier planes assaulted the Japanese island base of For mosa for three days, touching a most tender spot in the imperial empire. Our reception definitely was on the warmish side al though we d'd very well indeed. Japs Uninterested For more than a month Ad- NAZIS ALL-OUT IN EFFORTS TO KEEP BOLOGNA Rome, Oct. 1 7 (U.R) Ameri can troops of the 5th army met an all-out German defense of the approaches to Bologna to day as they edged to within nine . i i. , , : i r , i. . . 1 to the Po valley. . The Germans apparently were concentrating a good portion of their northern Italy forces along the 5th army-front for a desper ate bid to hold Bologna, whose capture would open the Po val ley to American armored forces. There was much less opposi tion to the Adriatic sector, where three Allied columns were converging on Ccsena, with Canadian forces only a mile and a half from the town, one of the main Junction points of tho important Bologna-Rimini highway. In the campaign which was slowly nearlng Bologna, the Germans brought up consider able artillery and unloosed a fierce barrage against the Amer ican positions on the rim of a three-mile escapement north of conquered Livergnano. TO BERLIN By United Press The shortest distances to Berlin from advanced Allied lines today: Western front 298 miles (from point near Nijmcgcn. Unchanged in week.) Russia 315 miles (from Warsaw, unchanged In week.) Italy 539 miles (from point south of Bologna. Gain of mile In week.) 24 hours In which to decide whether to return to the camp or be sentenced. l. Tank Destroyers Inside ft 12 ?. J vn - Er i it imini-i; ii iit -hwU. .ifcXlTTTHmm m a mm (Acme Radio-Telr photo) swirl around tnem, these American tank destroyers fire at Germans In dispatches reported that "a good proportion of the German armor In the maior attack to smash through First Army cordon around citv. mlral William F. Halsey's third fleet had been slicing through Japanese defenses in the western Pacific like a knifo through but ter. The Japs didn't seem Inter ested. I On Formosa they woke up with a bang. During the past three nights this carrier force has battled its way through coveys of low-flying torpedo planes. The darkened skies have been filled with a lethal dis play of fireworks flares pierc ing through tho blackness, anti aircraft ascending from the ships like red ink from giant firehoses, burning Jap planes glowing on the sullen seas. Tho enemy planes achieved small results, but none of bur ships were sunk. On the other hand, our gun ners shot down at least 15 planes while night fluhtcrs accounted for four others. Tho Japs chose the nighttime for their counter - offensives. Each night more than a dozen "bogeys" trailed this formation and their torpedo run attempts brought a hail of ack-ack trac ers. Burning Planes Seen Standing on the bridge of this flagship I could count as many as three planes burning in the water while others were de stroyed beyond my vision. That's how big this task force is. Reconnaissance bombers, pos sibly from the Philippines spotted us several hundred miles away and stayed with us. And when tho Hellcats hit the west coast of Formosa at dawn Octo ber 12, hordes of Zeros popped out of lhe clouds, their guns blazing. It was a fortunate American pilot who didn't have from two to six Zeros on his tail. The battlo against sometimes superior numerically enemy planes with first-string pilots soon became one in which White House Answers Dewey On Demoblization Program Washington, Oct. 17-U.R The white house today replied to Gov Thomas E. Dewey's lat est charges against the admini stration by Issuing another "analysis" of his statements to gether with "the facts." The new white house docu ment, similar In design to one issued Saturday, dealt with charges voiced by the Republi can presidential candidate at St Louis last night. The white house compilation of Dewey's remarks took up the New York governor's use of a national resources planning board reported which Dewey quoted as saying that "delayed military demobilization has been strongly advocated" after the war. "The facts," as released by the white house, showed that the same passage from which Dewey took his statement last night also NO. 176 Aachen 1 f every American pilot was on his own, Lt. Bernard L. Garbow, How ard City, Mich., had a typical experience. He had shot down one Zero in flames when three others Jumped him and set his plane afire with 20 mm. shells. Garbow disintegrated a sec ond Zero as ho plunged down ward, nearly blinded by smoke, He Joined Cmdr. Hugh Winters, Annapolis, Md., and Ens. Paul O'Maro, Roswell, N. M., each of whom had downed two planes. Both Winters and Garbow put out fires on their planes and the three returned to their carriers safely. Later Garbow returned to action and shot down a third Zero. STRIKE THREATENS Seattle, Ot. 17 0J.R) Tie-up of warship construction at the Todd -Pacific shipyards was threatened today when 400 day shift union welders left their lobs In protest over a supervisory change in a walkout pronounced "unauthorized" by union of ficials and Shipyard President R. J. Lamont. Ben Woobank, secretary of welders' local 541 (A. F. L.), an nounced that every effort was being made by Ray Ferch and himself to persuade the work ers to return to their Jobs. Day shift welders were re ported to have checked in this morning and then walked off the Job. The trouble was said to have developed when a union welder was brought from Ta coma and elevated to "lead man" in plant "A" of the local yard. . contained as a "definite recom mendation" tho following: "A general policy of speedy, but orderly and controlled, mili tary demobilization should be adopted, coupled with the use of all reasonable plans and meas ures to increase tho employment available to those being demobi lized " The while house also took up this Dewey statement: "Here Is a report from the July 30. 1943, Issue of 'United States News.. It says: 'In North Africa . , . field agents of half a dozen agencies the treasury. BEW, lend lease, state depart ment and others are reported to have brought confusion to the brink of chaos' " "The United States News Is not an official publication," the white house document said. "It is a private publishing venture, edited by Mr. David Lawrence." ELUSIVE FORCE Halsey's Squadron Retires From Seven-Day Fowy; 885 Jap Ships Destroyed. By United Press The Japanese fleet, which popped briefly in and out of range of the U. S. third fleet off Formosa over the week end, was congratulated by the German navy today for that "magnificent victory." Radio Berlin announced that Grand Admiral Karl Doenits, commander - in-chief of the German navy, sent a message of congratulations to the Japanese sea lords, "The German navy rejoices wlih me in the great victory of their Japanese comrades," Doenitz said. By United Press Units of the Japanese fleet, coming out to challenge Adm. William F. Halsey's 3rd fleet, fled without firing a shot, while China-based American planes in tercepted an enemy convoy and sank a destroyer and probably a cruiser, and B-29 Superfort resses smashed again at battered Formosa. A communique disclosed today that the elusive Japanese had emerged for the first time in four months as Halsey's fleet re tired after seven days of foraya that destroyed from 870 to 885 enemy planes. Cruiser Sunk At the same time it was an nounced that China-based planes, cooperating with naval forces off Formosa sank a 5,170-ton cruiser and destroyed or dam aged 40,000 tons of enemy ship ping Monday. Another communique an nounced that B-29's had struck again today at Formosa for tho third time in 72 hours. A spokes man at the bombers' secret base in China said the island fortress had been "knocked out as a major repair and staging center for Japanese air forces." Radio Tokyo announced that 150 American carrier planes had roldcd Manila, capital of the Philippines for the second time In two days. Admiral Chester W. Nimltz, revealing that the Japanese war ships had declined to fight, said Holsey's fleet had shot down 160 more planes In repulsing strong; enemy air attacks. Japs Withdraw Nlmltz reported that the Jap anese units were seen approach ing the fleet "but on discover ing our fighting strength unim paired, have avoided action and withdrawn toward their bases." He said there was "no dam age of consequence to our battle ships or carrier." He added that two medium warships were hit by aircraft torpedoes and re tired from the battle area. Cas ualties on the two ships were small, he said. Nimltz reported the 3rd fleet was continuing to attack targets on Luzon in the central Philip pines after a series of raids Sat urday and Sunday. In Burma, Japanese forces at Tiddim were reported putting up their bitterest resistance since the allies opened their attack Oct. 7 on the base from which the enemy launched Its north ward advance last March. Reinforced Japanese forcea launched two attacks 15 milea north of Pingnam on the west river bend In Kwangsl province. Stubborn fighting continued along the railway 20 miles north east of Kwcilin. Roosevelt Slates Talk October 27, Washington, Oct. 17 (U.R) President Roosevelt will make a campaign speech on the night of Friday, Oct. 27 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. David Law rence, chairman of the Pennsyl vania stato Democratic commit tee, annrunced today after a con ference with the president. Lawrence vUlted the white house as a member of a delega tion representing "businessmen for Roosevelt, Inc." He said Mr. Roosevelt would speak at 6 p. m. PWT. Radio Highlights Today Gov. John W. Brick er from San Dlcgo, Calif., BN, 8:00 to 8:30 p. m. Senator Harry Truman, 8:30 p. m., MBS. President Roosevelt, for War Chest, 7:30 p. m., CBS. Oct. 18 Gov. Thomas K. Dewey, from New York City, BN, 8:30 to 7:00 p. m., BN.