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Thirty-ninth Year
Victory Over
THREE CARRIERS,
. S. LOST
Ships Not Identified and
Details Not Given; Fleet
i Increases Bag of Nips.
Supreme Headquarters,
AEF. Paris. Oct. 27 (U.F3
The British 2nd army captured
the twin Dutch transport cen
ters of Tilburg and 'S Herto
genbosch today, collapsing the
eastern wing of the German
defenses in southwest Holland.
Ther 2nd army onrush over
whelmed Ihe last pocket of
resistance in the southwest
corner of 'S Hertogenbosch. 13
miles northeast of Tilburg. To
gether the two towns com
manded most of the communi
cations in southwest Holland,
and their loss left the Nasis
stranded below the Moos.
Pearl Harbor, Oct. 27 (U.P.)
The naval battle of the Phil
ippines cost the United States
six warships, including one
light and two escort carriers,
the navy announced today as
the known toll of Japanese ships
mounted to at least 37, with
American planes still pounding
the fleeing enemy remnants.
A Washington communique
said that in the four-day air-sea
battle two escort carriers were
sunk, in addition to the light
carrier Princeton, whose - loss
was reported earlier, together
with two destroyers and one de
stroyer escort. The ships, were
not identified, and the com
munique said details had not
been received.
Add To Bag -
A communique from Gen.
Joseph W. Stillwell's headquar
ters in Chungking disclosed that
14th air force bombers had
caught part of a task force flee
ing from the Philippines in the
South China Sea east of the
Liuchow peflinsula and had hit
a transport, a freighter, and a
tanker, totalling 10,000 tons.
Two direct bomb hits prob
ably sank the transport, while
the freighter, left listing and
burning, also was believed to
have sunk. The tanker was left
smoking.
The communique, increasing
the American bag in the battle
of the Philippines to between
10 and 16 ships sunk and 21
ndmaged, marked the first of
ficial mention of Japanese trans
port or cargo ships in a par
ticipating task force.
It was possible that the task
force blasted by the 14th air
force was Intending to land re
inforcements in the Philippines,
while the main Japanese naval
battle forces engaged the Amer
ican 3rd and 7th fleets, but had
turned and fled when the other
armadas met disaster.
Planes Still Busy
Swarms of carrier planes
from the two American fleets
still were blasting away at the
battered remnants of the en
emy's three main naval forces,
which were known to have lost
at least 34 combat ships, includ
ing 10 battleships and three air
craft carriers, sunk or dam
aged in' the first three days of
ti e battle.
Ten definitely had been sunk,
four probably sunk, and at
least 20 damaged two thirds to
three quarters of the three en
emy naval forces which futilely
challenged the American fleets.
There was every indication that
the final toll tvould exceed 40
warships alone.
TO BERLIN
By United Press
The shortest distances to
Berlin from advanced Allied
lines today:
Western front 296 miles
(from point near Nijmcgen.
Unchanged in week.)
Russia 31S miles (from
Warsaw. Unchanged in week.)
Italy 535 miles (from
point south of Ravenna. Gain
of four miles in week.)
MEDFORD.Jife,
United Pint
(Acme Telephoto)
Ernie Pyle, famous Scripps-Howard
columnist and Pulitzer prize winner
doffs his war uniform for a cap and
gown to receive honorary Doctor of
Letters degree from University ol
New Mexico for his outstanding
articles as a war reoarter.
HHW WEEK-END
CAMPAIGN SWEEP
Philadelphia, Oct. 27 flJ.PJ
A damp, chill wind greeted
President Roosevelt as he ar
rived in Philadelphia today for
a motorcade sweep of the his
toric city and adjacent Camden,
N. J., across the Delaware river.
Mr. Roosevelt's train pulled
into the B. & O. railroad station
from Washington shortly before
noon and he quickly entered his
open car for the start of a 30
mile parade under heavily over
cast skies, in a bid for Pennsyl
vania's: 35 electoral votes.
Speech Tonight
The parade will be climaxed
by a major political speech to
the nation's businessmen tonight
at Shibe Park the start of a five
or six-state political swing.
His arrival in Philadelphia fol
lowed a brief stop at Wilming
ton, Del., where Mr. Roosevelt
told the station crowd that the
republicans were trying to prove
that a horse chestnut is a chest
nut horse."
A crowd of 1800 persons
jammed the station as the cam
paign special pulled in. They
were all bundled in warm cloth
ing as the weatherman clocked
the Philadelphia temperature at
40 degrees.
Mr. Roosevelt, smiling broad
ly, appeared fit. His car passed
the lower end of Broad street at
a lively clip as several thousand
persons, including many school
children, waved and applauded.
Doctor Pyle
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96th Division Food Supply
Problem in Swampy Area
By Lisle Shoemaker
United Press War Correspondent
With the 98th Division, Leyte,
Oct. 26 'U.R) Supplying for
ward troops of the 96th division
with food, clothing, salt tablets,
foot powder and medicine has be
come a severe problem to the
tactician's in this swampy fight
ing area.
Today I Joined a fighting quar
termaster unit of three trucks
and five "ducks" In an attempt
to get supplies to a regiment
which had fought itself beyond
its supply route. The hungry
soldiers were only five miles
from the beech area as the crow
flies but were isolated by swamps
through which no vehicles could
pass. Our turnboy rocked and
rolled three miles south, six
miles cast and six miles north
before reaching the peak.
The last stage was accomplith-
Full Leased Wire
MEDFORD,
Japs Cost Six S ips
FOR EARLY TALK
WITH STALIN, F. R.
Allies Believed on Last Lap
Of European War Is Dec
laration of Prime Minister
London, Oct. 27 (U.R) Prime
Minister Churchill said today
that he "earnestly trusts" that
he. Premier Stalin and the
"head" of the United States gov
ernment may meet within the
next two months.
"Highly satisfactory results"
were achieved at his meeting
with Stalin in Moscow earlier
this month, Churchill told com
mons, but he added:
"I am sure that no final re
sults can be achieved until the
heads of the three governments
have met again together, as I
earnestly trust they may do be
fore this year is at its end."
On Last Lap
Churchill said the allies be
lieved they were on the "last
lap" of the European war, but
warned that "this is a race in
which failure to exert the full
est effort to the end may pro
tract that end."
"The present stage of the war
is dour and hard," he said, "and
fighting must be expected on
all fronts to increase in scale
and intensity."
The Germans were trying des
perately to prolong the war in
the hope that allied resolution
would weaken or that a division
might arise between the three
great powers, he said.
British-Russian relations never
were more "close, intimate and
cordial than at present,"
Churchill said. Where they could
not agree, he explained, they un
derstood each other's point of
view.
Though he was unable to an
nounce a solution of the Polish
problem, he said "it certainly is
not for want of trying."
Big Three Agreed
"I am quite sure, however,
that we have got a great deal
nearer to it,", he said.
Churchill asserted Britain.
Russia and the United States
were "firmly agreed on the re
creation of a strong, independent
Poland."
SPANIARDS GATHER TO
FORM GUERRILLA BAND
Franco-Spanish Frontier, Oct.
25. (U.R) Some thousands of
Spanish Republicans who fought
alongside the French maquis in
southern France are gathering
near the frontier to organize a
guerilla force which they assert
will aid in the ultimate over
throw of the Franco regime in
Spain.
So far two clashes have been
reported between the Guerril
leros, as they call themselves,
and the forces of Gen. Francisco
Franco,
ed only after building two
bridges over impassable gullies
and pulling one of the trucks
from a pool of mud.
The supply train was greeted
with cheers from regimental
Quartermaster Maj. Oscar J. B.
Nowlin, Moroa, III., who point
ed to a small stack of food and
15 cans of water which was the'
end of their stock. I
"I was with Stilwell at How
loon, China, but I've never seen:
terrain like this." he said.
The troops had killed 50 Japs
the night before in sporadic fight
ing and seven dead Japs were
sprawled around the supply
dump. There was no actual de
fining of a front line here.
The assault troops dug Into the
nowly arrived food and prepared
to push on In further now (hat
their supply line had been estab
lished. -
OREGON, FKIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1 E
Jap Navy Aircraft
Practically Done
Asserts Mitscher
Aboard Carrier Flagship Off
Philippines, Oct. 18 U.PJ Jap
anese carrier-based aviation is
"finished" as a result of the
Third fleet's carrier-borne as
sault on Formosa, Nanseishoto
and Luzon between Oct. 10 and
Oct. 16, Vice Admiral Mare A.
Mitscher, commander of the task
force, said today.
Most of the 932 enemy planes
destroyed in the air and on the
ground during that period were
naval aircraft, Mitscher pointed
out, forecasting the complete
breakdown of Japanese naval
aviation.
Mitscher said the Jap naval
fliers and aircraft have been our
number one airborne opposition
since the start of the Pacific
war. Before the war Japan was
regarded as well-developed in
naval aviation, both from the
standpoint of pilots and planes.
CAVALRY CLOSES
LEYTE PINCERS ON
TOF
Gen MacArthur's GQO, Leyte,
Oct. 27 U.P.) Front reports to
day revealed that a pincers op
eration by the dismounted 1st
U. S. cavalry and units of the
24th corps has trapped rem
nants of still resisting Japanese
on northern Leyte and the
Americans have won a 10-mile
or more strip of Leyte's north
ern coastline on Carigara bay.
The American gains gave
them control of virtually all of
northern Leyte from Leyte
Gulf, north along San Juanico
Straits as well as the advanced
north shore positions on Cari
gara Bay.
(A broadcast by Correspond
ent Gordon Walker from the
Leyte beachhead, heard in Lon
don, quoted him as saying "it
can't be long .now until all or
ganized enemy resistance in
Leyte Is crushed.")
Gain Coastal Strip
Francis McCarthy, United
Press war correspondent with
the 1st cavalry, said cavalry pa
trols had driven along both
shores of San Juanico Straits,
giving the Americans a coastal
strip on Samar island as well
as the northern Leyte coast.
A short distance to the south
the 24th corps had driven
straight across the rsland in a
northwesterly direction along
the high ground from San Mig
uel, 10 miles west of Taclaban,
up the San Tantan river to the
Carigara Bay village of Santa
Cruz.
By United Press
The Japanese board of Infor
mation reported today that "the
war situation has become more
pressing than ever" and, as a
result, the government is re
organizing its advisory machin
ery by appointing a number of
men with ministerial rank to
aid the cabinet and Premier Gen.
Kunaiki Koiso.
The report was broadcast by
the Domei news agency and re
corded by the FCC. It said the
present emergency setup of the
cabinet advisory system had
been abolished, and Emperor
Hirohito had approved the re
orgnization effective tomorrow.
The office of wartime eco
nomic advisor to Kioso Is being
abolished along with the emerg
ency cabinet advisory system,
Dome! said.
GOV. WARREN HOME
Sacramento, Oct. 27 (U.R)
Gov. Earl Warren returned to
the executive mansion last night
to continue convalescence from
influenza and a kidney infec
tion which riid kept him in a
hospital for 10 dan.
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IS PONDERED BY
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Deliberations Started Soon
After Noon; Counsel Ends
With Impassioned Plea.
Closing arguments of attorneys
and instructions by Judge James
Alger Fee were concluded in the
trial of Dr. A. F. Walter Kresse
in federal court this morning and
the case went to the jury at 12:30
p. m. Deliberations were to be
gin after the jurors completed
lunch. Dr. Kresse was tried on
13 counts of an indictment charg
ing him with violation of the
federal narcotics' act.
Attorney George Roberts' clos
ing statement was a dramatic
plea to the Jurors "not to brand
a reputable doctor a criminal"
and bring disgrace on his two
sons serving in the armed forces.
The attorney told the Jurors that
while Dr. Kresse might have
done things "in the bigness of
his heart" which he should not
have, that he was in no sense
a criminal. Roberts stated that
the doctor had at one time writ
ten the narcotics' bureau con
cerning the case of an addict,
that tlu bureau's reply put him
virtually on his own judgment
and that the bureau had never
given any warning to indicate
his use of drug prescriptions
were excessive.
Addicts Burden
The attorney said the addicts
"were a burden on society" that
there was no relief for them
and termed the methods of the
federal agents in securing their
evidence "reprehensible." Rob
erts asked the Jurors to consider
the plight of the defendant, say
ing that the ordeal of the trial
had practically made a nervous
wreck of him.
Defense evidence yesterday
afternoon was brief, being c6n
cluded about 2:30 p. m. Under
questioning by Roberts, Dr.
Kresse told of his medical edu
cation, his residence in Medford
and of his two sons, both in the
service. He declared the con
tinued use of morphine affected
the user's mental capacities, im
pairing their veracity and caus
ing them to commit acts which
they otherwise would not.
Woman Disputed
Reviewing the testimony on
the Shattuck brothers and Mrs.
Maxlne Marrett, he stated that
Mrs. Marrett was already an ad
dict when she first visited him,
that he had never advised her
to use drugs hypodcrmically and
that he doubted If she had ever
owned hypodermic equipment.
The doctor further denied that
Mrs. Marrett ever had spent the
night at his home.
Under cross examination Wil
liam Langley, prosecution at
torney, asked Dr. Kresse if he
had ever read the narcotics' laws
and he replied "no one asked me
to read them." Asked if he con
sidered it good medical practice
to give addicts morphine when
ever they asked for it, the de
fendant replied "only up to their
accustomed use." When the pros
ecutor ask d the doctor why he
didn't stop giving it to them,
since he had testified that the
drug made "liars and criminals"
out of the addicts, the doctor
made no reply.
Sweeney Testifies
Following three charter wit
nesses yesterday, Dr. Charles T.
Sweeney, Medford physician,
was called as a defense witness.
He answered questions about the
use of morphine to relieve Dain
and the methods of Cures for
addiction. Walter Reinking, Med
ford policeman, and Wiilard M.
Iluch, sergeant in the state police,
were on . the stand1 briefly and
were questioned about a piece of
paper taken from Mrs. Marrett
by police and said to have had
the doctor's name on it.
Neither attorney offered re
buttal testimony and when the
ca.-.es were closed, Judge Fee de
nied a motion for a directed ver
dict fur Hr(uiMl uffuied by At
torney Roberts. .
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Japanese naval forces essayed a daring maneuver in attempt to beat
American power off Leyte, sending fleets through stralta above and be
low the Invaded Philippine Island. The result was the most decisive
defeat yet dealt the Nipponese with at least 30 Jap warships sunk or
damaged.
T
Japanese Admirals Lose in
Matching Wits With Yanks
By Ralph Teatsorth
United Press War Correspondent
Aboard Admiral Kinkald'a flagship, off Leyte, Oct. 26 U.R)
Our fast carrier planes are
of two crippled enemy naval forces the shattered remains of a
fleet with which the Japanese
forces In the Philippines.
The Japanese admirals at
tempted to match wits with the
American admirals; they had
hoped to throw our fleet off bal
ance with a feint and land a
quick one-two punch at our na
val forces and our foothold in
the Philippines.
But they lost.
Plan Backfires
They failed to account for
American strategy and their plan
backfired. Vice Admiral Thomas
C. Klnkaid saw the trap and
stayed out of It. Then, with his
carrier commander. Rear Ad
miral Thomas L. Sprague, he put
his own countcrstrategy into
play. It was like a trap within
a trap.
The Japanese southern fleet,
after being sighted by P-T boats,
was allowed to enter the Surigao
Straits for 22 miles to a point
where the waterway was not
more than 12 miles wide.
There Rear Admiral Jesse B.
Oldendorf was WBltlng with his
battleships, cruisers and destroy
ers. Yanks Close In
When the Japanese came In
range, Oldendorf's destroyers
closed In swiftly with a torpedo
attack. Then the 16, eight, and
six inch guns of the battleships
opened up, belching steel and
fire that turned the skies from
night to day.
Forty minutes later the Japa
nese started to run, with our
fleet in hot pursuit. After day
light our torpedo planes Joined
in the attack.
Meantime off Samar island In
the north, the second force with
which the Japanese had hoped
to hit the Americans while the
first group was striking from
the south, was being smashed.
Japs Make Mistake
There the Japanese made the
I mistake of opening the action
Our light flattops were no match
for the enemy fleet in a surface
engagement, so they eluded the
enemy. Then when in position.
Sprague sent hundreds of Wild
cats and Avengers into a concen
trated attack on the Japanese
force.
For five hours they hammered
incessantly and then the Japa
nese broke, fleeing back through
San Bernardino strait.
I Apparently me iwo Dauerea
forces are attempting desperate
Leaied Wire
NO. 185.
Play' Nipped
out in relentless pursuit today
had hoped to annihilate American
ly to Join west of the Philippines,
but our carrier planes are still
pounding the crippled stragglers,
3 TRUE BILLS
The Jackson county grand
Jury, E. C. Faber, Central Point
foreman, returned three true
bills and one secret Indictment
late yesterday. The grand Jury
was recessed for two weeks
when it will resume work.
Fred Summer Marralt and
Maxine Jessie Marratt were In
dieted Jointly for breaking and
entering, on August 27, the of
fice of Dr. R. W. Clancy In the
Medford Center building, and
stealing drugs. Dr. Clancy, held
In the county Jail awaiting sen
tence In federal court on a nar
cotic count, was a witness
against the Marrats.
Fred Alva Bailey was indicted
for murder in the first degree
for the death of Ira Clyde Car
man, 45, millworker. bailey, a
San Quentln prison camp es
capee, allegedly Inflicted fatal
head wounds upon Carman, on
the night of September 3. with
an auto jack, during an alleged
assault to commit robbery.
Sailor Cited
Kenneth C. Julian, a former
merchant marine sailor, was in
dicted for pointing a pistol at
another, not In self defense. The
affray occurred at Gold Hill ten
days ago and John Smith was the
complaining witness.
District Attorney George Nell
son said a dozen or so other cases
were Investigated by the grand
Jury, and are still pending for
further testimony and investiga
tinn. The grand Jury will con
sider them when they meet
again.
The three Indicted defendants
will probably appear In circuit
court next week for arraignment
and setting of trial dates by Cir
cuit Judge II. K. Hanna.
LAST DEFENSES
ARE OVERUN AT
Few Remaining Snipers Arai
Cleaned Up by Army
50000 Nazis in Pocket.
Supreme Headquarters, AEF,
Paris, Oct. 27 U.R The big
Dutch transport center of 'S Her.
togenbosch fell today to British
troops who crumpled the east
ern anchor of a wilting pocket in
which more than 50,000 Ger
mans were pinned against the)
Mnas river.
Lt. Gen. Sir Miles C. Demp.
sey's 2nd army assault forces
stormed through the last de.
fenSCS Of 'S Hertnivenhnanh anrl
overwhelmed the foothold which
tne uermans had held In the.
southwest corner of the tnum fo
two days.
Snipers Mopped Up
Only a few snipers remained
tO be cleaned nut nf Vtnrinaan-
bosch, one of Europe's oldest
.viia niu ine capnai or INortrt
Brabant nrnvinee ITni Ufa
Correspondent Waller Cronkita
sain in a dispatch reporting its
liberation.
A citv nf jitmnct n nnn i.
1940, 'S Hertogenbosch lies three)
mues dciow the Lower Maas.
From it railroad and V,!oV,,a
radiate to all parts of Holland, '
ana ine uermans once used It as
the transport control center for
a broad reach nf th in rnnn.
tries.
To the west, British forces
broke through the southern Ger
man flank on Bcvelnnd Island,
guarding the approaches to Ant
werp, after an amphibious land
ing and drove inland to within
two miles or less of a junction
with Canadian units pushing in
from the causeway to the main,
land.
Counter Repulsed
Cronklte said a counterattack
against the Beveland bridgehead
was rapulscd, and the allied posl.
Hon had been reinforced. The)
Canadians thrusting west on
Beveland crossed the Zuid Beve.
land canal and pushed on more)
than a mile beyond.
E
Farragut, Ida., Oct. 27 (U.PJ.
A navy Wave was burned to
death and several other navy
service women were injured in
a fire which swept barracks at
the naval hospital here last
night, navy officials at the navy
training center here reported to
day. Ensign Emil G. Giordano,
USNR, fire marshal of the naval
training center said the fire was
confined to one wing in the ci.
vilian barracks at the hospital
area occupied by more than 103
Waves assigned to the hospital
as well as civilian women em
ployed in offices, the laundry,
the Red Cross and hospital lab
oratories. Giordano said girls were Jump
ing from the second story win
dows as firemen arrived and oth
ers were reported to have fash
ioned makeshift lifelines of bed.
sheets to drop to the ground.
Members of the Farragut fire de
partment hastily erected ladders
and succeeded in carrying many
of the trapped to safety. Flames
swept up a stairway and com
pletely filled the upper hallway.
Radio Highlights
Today: President Roosevelt
from Philadelphia, over CBS
and MBS, 6 to 6:45 p. m., PWT.
Sen. Truman from Peoria, over
NBC Bl ic, 7:30 to 8 p. m. PWT.
Sen. Ball from New York, ovec
NBC Blue, 7 to 7:15 p. m., PWT.
Gov. Urickcr from Kansas City,
over NBC, 7:30 to 7:45 p. m.,
PWT.
Saturday: President Roose
velt, over NBC and NBC Blue,
0 p. m PWT.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
mil Isaacs In from his coun
try manor with good news for
friends.
Tribune office girls stagger
ing home after answering soma
500 telephone calls because the)
paper was late.
Walter Hadlock and other
federal court officials sighing
over their impending departure
from the Roguo River valley
because of the beautiful autumn
weather and the pheasant bunt
ing. '
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