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Newspaper Page TextV EDFORD United Press Thirty-ninth Year ed Juggernaut Drives Into East E OF NEW OFFENSIVE FROM SOUTHWARD Berlin Report Says Red Drive Onto German Soil in East Prussia Developing Fast. London, Oct. 19 U.R) Ber lin reported today that the Red army had smashed into East Prussia, forced the evacuation of the German town of Eydtkuh rcn, and opened a new offensive against the Junkers province from the south in a bid to break through to Danzig. The German high command reported the evacuation of Eydtkuhnen, 40 miles east of; Insterburg, on the trunk railway to Konigsberg. Later nazl broad casts said the Germans had "dis engaged themselves to prepared positions" south of Eydtkunnen - Paniers Close Caps - "Northwest of Eydtkuhnen, strong German panzer forces aft er a six-hour battle closed some of the Baps which had been torn In the front," Ernst Von Ham mer, a Berlin military commen tator said. By Berlin account, not yet confirmed by Moscow, the Rus sian drive onto the German soil of East Prussia was developing rapidly. The assault arc being clamped against East Prussia was extend ed by 60 miles when soviet forces opened a new attack northward along the Narew riv er between Serock, just north of Warsaw, and Novogrod to the northeast, the nazis said. "The soviet command obvious ly intends to smash open and envelop the German front by attacRing from the Narew bridgeheads," Von Hammer said in reporting the "expected of fensive with the aim of break ing through to Danzig." Fresh Reds Join Nazi accounts, which reported several days ago that a major red army attack on East Prussia had commenced, said that fresh Russian divisions of g r e a t! strength had Joined the battle and forced the Whcrmacht bor der forces to abandon Eydtkuh nen. The soviet offensive added pungency to the address of Heinrich Himmler, nazl home front commander, made at JCo nigsberg ycjterday in which he announced Adolf Hitler's plans for a Volkssturm or home army. Konigsberg appears to be the Immediate objective of the soviet drive. 24 AIRMEN KILLED AS BOMBER EXPLODES London, Oct. 1 9 AJ.Rl Twenty-four American airmen were killed yesterday when a Libera tor bomber In which they were flying from northern Ireland to England exploded and crashed near Liverpool. There wore no survivors from the explosion and crash, which occurred at an altitude of about 6.000 feet over the Wirral penin-J sula. SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS Zoe Eyington turning out to be a poor guide, Margaret Schuler and her small gra nddaughter holding an Impromptu "leception" on the Outpost steps. Carlos Morris having difficul ty in keeping the city's women's clubs supplied with cbsirs. Full Leased Wire Volunteer Worker Honored As a reward for more than 1500 hours of volunteer service for the Medford war price and ration board Mrs. Minnie Zahnow, right, was recently presented with a service pin by Miss Bertha Singer, field operations officer from the district office at Portland. Mrs. Zahnow started her volunteer work for the board during the first week of its operations. HALF OF AACHEN F Supreme Headquarters, AEF, Paris, Oct. 19 (U.R) United States First army headquarters announced today that more than half of Aachen now is in Ameri can hands. The American siege force cap tured 150 German prisoners to day as the slow but steady drive through the isolated city con tinued with numerous Nazi pill boxes blasted out by mortar fire. Canadian forces tightening a. noose on trapped German forces in southwestern Holland drove within a little more than a mile of Oosburg, the main stronghold in the dwindling pocket south of the Schelde es tuary. Slog Through Mud In eastern Holland, American and British troops slogged east ward throueh deen mud as the Germans fell back toward the Maas river on a 25-mile front. Supreme Headquartnrs an announced that the Allies had driven two miles beyond the Vcnray-Ducrne road In the con certed push toward the Maas and Germany's Rur beyond, and front dispatches said the Nazis were yielding ground steadily behind a stiff rear guard action. . , American 7th army assault forces stormed the key road junction of Bruyers on the low er western front In France, smashing half way through the stronghold barring the way to the Bonk-omme pass through the Vosgcs In house to house fight ing. Radio Highlights Today James M. Cox, speak ing for the Democratic ticket. 7:30 p. m. CBS. Democratic na tional committee (speaker unan nounced) 9:45 p. m. MBS: Sen. Guy Cordon. 8:30 p. m. KALE. Add Radio Highlights Sen. Claude Pepper. D., Fla.. on a nationwide broadcast over Mutual network Friday evening from 7:30 to 7:45 EWT, the Dcm-. ocratic national committee an nounced today. Charlestown, R. I., Oct. 19 (U.R) While 2-year-old Margaret Morton lay sleeping in her Gro ton, Conn., home early today, a navy plane ploughed through her bedroom and whisked the blanket off her bed without touching her. -The blanket was found in the plane wreckage. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, s TO RATI BOARD Mrs. Minnie Zahnow, volun teer worker at the Medford War Price and Rationing Board was recently presented with a volun teer service pin for contributing 1500 volunteer hours. The pin was presented to Mrs Zahnow by Miss Bertha P. Singer, field operations officer from the dis trict office of Portland, and Mrs. Leona Ormand, food clerk at the board, presented Mrs. Zahnow with a corsage from the local board clerks in appreciation of the assistance she has given the board. Mrs. Zahnow was one of the first volunteer workers at the Medford board, starting her work on May 18 1942, during the first week the board opened in the Sparta building She has been contributing eight hours a day since the beginning of can ning sugar issuance this year and also assisted In the Issuing of the "A" gasqline ration books. Mrs. Zahnow has three sons In the armed forces, two of them serving overseas. The Zahnows reside at 330 Crater Lake avenue. F. R. Uses Personal Secret Diplomacy In Foreign Relations, Dewey Charges Albany, N. Y., Oct. 19 (U.R) Governor Thomas E. Dewey, ac cusing President Roosevelt of handling foreign relations on a "basis of personal secret diplom acy," promised today to submit foreign policy to popular sup port if he is elected president in November. In a blistering Indictment of President Roosevelt's conduct of foreign affairs last night, Dewey charged that "secret" ncgotia tions have been the custom, cited relations with Poland, Italy, France and Romania as "ex amples" and predicted that a continuation of the policy would prevent a lasting peace. People Must Know 'Our objectives and our meth ods must be known to our pie and approved by them so that they will be willing to sup port the man to sacrifice for them in all the years to come," he argued. Ho proposed that the U. S. participate In organization of a world peace league as rapidly as possible, without waiting for the HURRICANE "HITS BELTHARD BLOW Thousands of Trees Mowed Down by 100-Mile P. H. Winds; Torrential Rains. Tampa, Fla., Oct. 19 (U.R) A tropical hurricane battered a destructive path across central Florida's rich citrus fruit belt today, causing heavy damage to crops, property and communica tions. Heavy rain squalls, riding the crest of 100-mile-an-hour winds, lashed inland along the west Florida coast and moved north and northeastward toward Jack sonville, mowing down thou sans of citrus trees. Damage to the crop was expected to run in to millions of dollars. Torrential Rains Jacksonville already was lash ed by winds' of 65 miles an hour at 10 a. m. (EWT) and power had bailed there. Torrential rains fell, and the weather bureau warned of high tides from Day tona Beach to the Georgia line. All shipyards at the booming war center and military base of Jacksonville were shut down and city officials estimated 150, 000 were off the job, boarding up dwellings and preparing to meet the full force of the blow. (The weather bureau in Wash ington Invoked "hurricane alert orders" from Cape HatteraS, N. C, to the Virginia Capes, and said the storm was expected to "move up along the south Atlan tic coast probably with some what diminished intensity." The bureau warned small craft not to venture any distance at sea.) Radio Wrecked The tower at radio station WJHT in Jacksonville was blown down and only one radio sta tion In the city still was oper ating radio station WJAX, a municipal station which has Its own power plant. At Savannah, Ga., the captain of the port said all small vessels in the harbor and surrounding waters had been moored for safe ty and that larger vessels had doubled their lines. The port, he said, was In a state of alert. Officials ordered all residents of Savannah Beach to move to places of safety No loss of life had been re- end of the war, and that It enter such a compact without any res ervations which would nullify its power to halt future aggres sion, using force if necessary. The Republican presidential candidate expounded his foreign policy views in a nationwide broadcast from the stage of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel's grand ballroom in New York before gn invitational audience of ap- proximately 2,000 club women business men and civic and so cial leaders at the final session of the annual New York Herald Tribune forum. Audience Polite In contrast to the huge parti san rallies before which he has peo-jbeen making campaign speeches from coast to coast with boister ous response during the last month, last night's audience was politely attentive. They Inter rupted him with applause 15 times. Nevertheless, Dewey associ ates believed that he had pre- tented a severe challenge to Tribune United Press Full 1944 Humphrey Bogart And Wife Reveal Divorce Plans Hollywood, Oct. 19 (U.R) Screen Tough Guy Humphrey Bogart and his actress-wife Mayo Methot, today disclosed they had separated and one of them would soon file divorce proceedings. Although the Bogarts' six-year marriage has been punctured by several rifts neither would com ment on what finally caused the separation. Miss Methot, who retired from the screen after their marriage, formerly was on the broadway stage. Bogart was previously married to Mary Phillips and Helen Mencken while Miss Methot had been married once before. SINCE D-DAY NOW INCLUDE 174.780 Washington, Oct. 19 (U.R) U. S. army casualties exclusive of air forces In France, Germany and the low countries from D day through Oct. 3 totaled 174, 780, the war department an nounced today. These included 29.842 killed. 130,227 bounded, and 14,711 missing. Casualties of the 7tn army which landed In southern France are Included. Total army casualties In all theaters through Oct. 6 were 384,895. an increase of 33,602 since the last figures announced; by the war department on Oct. 5. The navy lists 68,480 total casualties thorugh Oct. 18 for navy, marine and coast guard personnel. This gives a grand total of announced service cas ualties of 453,379 in all cate gories. MORE FREIGHT HAULED Washington, Oct. 19 4U.R) Loadings of revenue freight In trie week ended Oct. 14 rose 20, 708 cars to 898,650 cars, the As sociation of American Railroads reported today. ported In this area, although seven persons were killed yes terday and many Injured as the storm passed over Cuba, President Roosevelt, who Is scheduled to make his campaign speech on the subject in New York City Saturday night before the Foreign Policy association, D e w e y's greatest response came when he declared that "this must be the last war," and that "to this end the U. S. must take the lead in establishing a world organization to prevent future wars." Dewey described the present turbulent - Italian situation as "the improvised, inelficicnt ad ministration which personal New Deal government is giving them." Ho charged that "we are pay ing In blood for our failure to have ready an intelligent pro gram for dealing with invaded Germany." Ho protested that a Russian representative acted as agent for the U. S. when Romania's with drawal from the war was settled and the Polish problem is being handled "personally and secret ly" with Russian Premier Josef Stalin. Leased Wire NO. 178 Prussia E Drug Addiction a Disease Is Testimony in Own Defense Long Career Recited. Declaring that he prescribed drugs for patients only in the proper course of practice, Dr. R. W. Clancy, Medford physician being tried in federal court here on charges of violation of the Harrison narcotic act, took the stand in his own defense this morning. The government finish ed with witnesses shortly after 11 a. m. and the doctor was then on the stand until 12:30. Under questioning by his at torney, Otto Frohnmayer, the doctor told of his medical educa tion . in Toronto, Canada, his medical service during the last world war and of his general practice here which dates back to 1009. Ho then described the general effect of morphine on a patient, said he used it "for many things" and added "there isn t a day in a doctor's life that he doesn't use it." Addiction A Disease In reuiy to Frohnmayer's ques tions, Dr. Clancy said drug ad diction was a disease, that ad dicts should be "regulated" or confined to institutions and stat ed that in the course of his prac tice he always attempted to get the confidence of an addict and "tried to assist them." He had previously stated that one of the "cardinal things" In the practice of medicine was to relieve pain. As the questioning proceeded he told of the visits to his office of the prosecution's witnesses, Fred Sumner Marrett, whom he said he knew as Fred Martin, and of Luey and Fred Shnttuck. The doctor declared he didn't re call ever having seen Marrett.'or Martin, until the spring of 1943. The witness said Martin was suffering from a kidney dls- nrrlor fnmn1lnntnJ U.. 4I. . U. I , . I uiui im was ooing neavy work, and that he gave his prescrip tions for morphine to relieve the pain of the disorder. Asked if this was good and proper prac tice, ho replied that it was. He stated that Martin admitted to being an addict, that he brought his wife for treatment In order to attempt a cure of. the drug habit and that Martin had promised that he himself would later enter an Institution when he had the money. The visits of the Shattuck brothers were reviewed and Dr. Clancy said he treated both for diseases but that he also knew they were addicts. Ho denied ever having prescribed drugs without first examining the pa tients, and said that he refused Martin drugs when he asked for some "to carry him along." Questioned as to the price he charged for the visits and pre scriptions, Dr. Clancy said it was always $3. Dr. Clancy was then question ed n to the visits to his office of the federal narcotics agent. Joseph E. Goode, and declared that Goode told the doctor he was suffering from bronchial asthma and that he prescribed morphine for relief of the peri odic spasms. Dr. Clancy's cross examination by the government prosecutor, William Langley. started at 1:30 this afternoon. Previous to the doctor's appearance on the stand. Dr. A. E. Mcrkcl, county health officer, testified as to the condi tion of Martin and the Shaltucks when they were confined In the county In it and answered ques tions as to whether or not their physical condition warranted the continued use of drugs. Also tes tifying was Dr. Joseph Bccman Landing on Seen Opening Drive To Bisect Islands Pearl Harbor, Oct. 19 (U.R) The Japanese said today that powerful American fleet and task forces under command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Vice-Adm. Raymond Spruance have com menced the "re-invasion" of the Philippines, breaking into Leyte gulf in the central Philippines with a possible landing on tiny Suluan island, 425 miles from Manila. There was no confirmation of MacArthur's headquarters or Pacific fleet headquarters here. The Japanese accounts asserted that two great American inva sion armadas had borne down on the Philippines under air cover provided by land-based planes from Morotai in the northern Hal maheras and Pelcliu in the Palau island group. China-Based Planes Aid Attack China-based aircraft, the Japanese said, were aiding In the at tack. Tokyo claimed that virtually all American forces in the Pacific had been massed for the assault with the exception of our famous task force 58. The Japanese said American forces, presumably MacArthur's grouping, approached the Philippines from the direction of New Guinea. At the same time the Dome! news agency reported that Amer ican naval forces had broken into the Leyte gulf and were ham mering the shoreline with a furious bombardment. This report said that American invasion troops "seem to have landed" on tiny Suluan island which lies at the entrance to the gulf. The imperial Japanese communique did not mention the possi ble landing, but said the American fleet, accompanied by trans ports, entered Leyte gulf October 17 and opened up a bombard ment to which Japanese army and naval units were replying. Could Drive Across Central Islands An American landing in Leyte gulf, it was noted, might open the way for a drive across the central islands, Isolating Japanese farces around Manila on Luzon to the north from forces in the southern island of Mindanao which lies closest to MacArthur's springboard at Morotai, A Japanese broadcast from Manila said 270 American carrier planes attacked the Philippines' capital and nearby Clark field, striking in four Waves. The Japanese claimed they shot down 19 raiders. The Japanese claimed that the reason why task force 58 was not engaged in the Philippines operation was that It had been "al most totally crushed" in the attacks on Formosa. One version of the communique recorded by FCC monitors In the United States said the fleet had "Invaded" the gulf Tuesday, the first day of the attack, but another version heard by the United Press in London reported the fleet was sighted entering the gull at 5:30 p. m. today (Tokyo time). (Tokyo time is 13 hours ahead of eastern war time and 19V4 hours ahead of Pearl Harbor time.) "Our navy and army units in close co-operation are at present Intercepting this enemy force," the communique said. Reference to army units indicated some troops already may be ashore and this was partly borne out soon afterward by another Tokyo broad cast which said: "It seems that part of the enemy force has landed In the Island of Suluan east of the Island of Leyte in the central Philippines." Berlin Hears Manila Reports Berlin reported from Manila that it had been 'announced of ficially" enemy forces carried out landing operations on Suluan at the mouth of the gulf Tuesday morning. Capture of one or more bases in the Leyte gulf area would bring the entire Philippines within range of American land-based bomb ers. American carrier-based planes and submarines already were blockading the island. American bombers and fighters raided "every locality" of the Philippines Tuesday, opening day of the attack, Tokyo said. (The war and navy departments In Washington said they had "no information" on the Tokyo reports.) However, American invasion forces long have been pledged to return to the Philippines and Adm. William F. Halsey'a 3d fleet had gone a long way toward softening the archipelago for a land ing Dy Knocking out Formosa, homeland, with the aid of B-29 339 ships and small craft and 934 enemy aircraft in the first nine days of an almost non-stop offensive in the western Pacific. Suluan Only 425 The Leyte gulf is bounded by by Leyte itself on the west and at the eastern entrance, lies 425 miles southeast of Manila, 21 miles off the southeastern tip of Samar and 75 miles north of Mindanao. Amcricun Invasion troops under Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who has promised to lead a liberating army back to the Philippines, hold the closest American baso to the Lcyto gulf at Morotai, in the Hulmahera group 800 miles south of Suluan, while Admiral Chester W, Nimilz's south Pacific forces occupy the southern Pa laus 850 miles southeast of Suluan. Seizure of one or more Islands in the central Philippines would bring the entire archipelago within range of American land-based bombers, enabling them to complete the naval, air and submarine blockade already being enforced. Main objective of the assault reported by Tokyo appeared to be cither Samar or Leyte, both sizeable islands. Behind Leyte lie Cebu and Ncgros, two of the most important islands in the whole Philippines group. The ground campaign In the Philippines well may turn out to be the bloodiest of all the bloody Pacitic battles, with Invasion forces opposing fanatical Japanese troops under the most difficult con ditions of terrain and weather. The Japanese garrison in the Philip pines is believed to total 150,000. of Portland, Yesterday afternoon the fed eral narcotics agents, Joseph E. Goode, Charles J. Fahey and Frank Rentier, told of visits to Dr. Clancy's office, of filling the prescriptions for drugs and of sending the drugs received to Hugo Ringstrom, government chemist at Seattle, for analysis, lilngstrom was on the stand this morning to answer questions about the contents of the pre scription boxes. TO BERLIN By United Press The shortest distances to Berlin' from advanced Allied lines today: Western front 298 miles (from point near Nijmegen, Unchanged In week.) Russia 315 miles (from Warsaw. Unchanged In week.) Italy 539 miles (from point south of Bologna, Un changed In week.) Suluan the Japanese reports from either its aerial link with the, Japanese Superfortresses and by wrecking Miles From Manila the island of Samar In the north, by Dinaget in the south. Suluan. Philippine Timetable Washington, Oct. 19 (U.R) Here is a timetable of the Japanese conquest of the Philippines: Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese make first air assault on is land of Luzon while Imperial fleet units attack Pearl Har bor. Dec. 9, 1941 Japanese ground forces land on Luzon, Jan. 2, 1942 Manila falls; American-Filipino forces re tire to Bataan peninsula. April 18, 1942 Gen. Doug las MacArthur, arriving sec retly in Australia after cplo Journey from Philippines, mado commander of south west Pacific. Lt. Gen. Jona than Wainwright takes over Philippines command. May 8, 1942 Corrcgldor surrenders to end organized American-Filipino resistance.