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fo) Ju mm warn mm Weather Poreuht Partly eloody te cloudy tonight with Mattered howers In mountain. Wed nesday, cloudy with rain, little chance In temperature. Temp. Highest yesterday . 53 Lowest this morning 40 Thirty-ninth Year Violent Fighting Rages Nazis Seek to Cut Off IE OF BATTLE SWAYS ALL DAY T( German Losses in South west Holland Placed Near 45,000; Prisoners Taken. New York, Nov. 7 U.R) Incomplete returns from 86 of the country'i more than 140,000 precincts, tabulated at 4:15 p. m.. EWT, gave Piesi dent Roosevelt 3.349 votes and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey 2-819. The scattered returns were from seven states Kansas, Alabama, Maine, Massachu setts, New Hampshire, Okla homa and North Carolina. Paris, Nov. 7 (U.R) Violent and indecisive fighting raged all day today in the streets of Vos senack where strong German forces battled in vain to cut off the deepest American spearhead in Germany and isolate the First Army troops at its tip to the southeast. As Allied armies virtually completed their triumph in southwest Holland, supreme headquarters reported that the German 15th army lost 43,000 to 46,000 men on that front in the last month. On Schouwen Berlin reported that the Al lies had crossed to Schouwen island, the central of the four large Dutch islands off the southwest coast The reported crossing apparently was made from the adjacent St. Filipsland peninsula, which Canadian i . Vib1 nrciinied. United Press Correspondent Jack Krankish, with U. S. 1st army forces in tne nurvscu -est southeast of Aachen, report th.t the tide of battle swayed n rinv through rubble-strewn Vossenack. , t . rir, rnnrtnev H. Hodges troops, 'defending Vossenack and the base of the salient loop ing southeastward to jvonuuci .hwt wpre forced by power ful Nazi' pressure to yield a few yards of bloody ground inside the town. Battle Inconclusive But late in the day the Ger mans and Americans each held a section of Vossenack and the struggle went on with no con clusive trend defined. Frankish said the Nazi Com mand had thrown strong ar mored and infantry forces Into the attempt to cut through the U. S. salient at Vossenack and isolate the doughboys clinging firmly to Kommerschmidt, a mile and a half to the southeast. On the Dutch front, allied forces captured the Walcheren provincial capital of Middelburg and veered to the northeast, al most completing the conquest of the island athwart the sea lanes to Antwerp. They also seized Willemstadt, on the south bank of the Hol land Deep 18 miles south of Rot terdam, the core of one of the last two German pockets below the Maas. American units stormed into MoerdtJJjk, center of the last pocket and half a mile from the approaches to the Nazi-blasted 14-span bridge across the Maas. Many Captured An official compilation of en emy casualties in the battle of southwest Holland showed 13. 000 prisoners taken in the Schelde pocket, 7,000 prisoners on Beveland and Walcheron, end 6.000 on the mainland south of the Maas. German killed and wounded were estimated at 17, 000 to 20.000. Czechoslovak forces contain ing the German garrison of Dunkerque, last enemy held channel port, made a raid that yielded 200 prisoners yesterday. Subsequently they granted the Nazis a two-hour truce to bury their dead and retrieve their wounded left in No Man's. Lund. Medford United Pre Singapore Raid DISTANCES IN STATUTE Ml LIS From Calcutta! " From Caylon: Akyab, 300 Andaman, 800 Andamant, 700 Singapore, 1700 lolombo, izuu from toconoda Singaport, 1800 Andamons, 800 V NEW v J 0 JMMMr THAILAND (Acme Telephoto) The great strike by B-29 Super-Fortresses at Singapore Is regarded ai prelude to full-scale amphibious landing somewhere In Southeast Asia, perhaps at Rangoon, which the Super-Forts hit last week. Sumatra tar gets also were smashed by the giant planes. Kandy, Ceylon, Is Lord Mountbatten's headauarters and Ceylon Is possible source of amphlblou forcM. BODY FOUND IN ROGUE RIVER BY The body of an unidentified man was found wedged in the mud beneath a log drift in Rogue river Sunday afternoon, accord ing to the county coroner's of fice. The body was found by J. L. Jenkins, 228 Haven street, Medford, who was crossing the log drift while on a duck hunt ing trip. Jenkins notified state police who went to the scene, accom panied by Deputy Coroner Car los Morris, Deputy Sheriff Bill Grenbemer and an officer from the Provost Marshal's office at Camp White. Arnold A. Gosnell, Sams Valley, furnished a boat and took the party to the scene, about five miles below Bybee Bridge and about two miles above Gold Ray dam. Morris used a shovel to re move silt, sand and mud which covered all but the head and top of the shoulders of the body. The body was dressed in a kahki colored shirt and wore a plastic dog tag" chain but had no iden tification tags. Morris stated that facial fea tures were so badly decomposed there was no way of determin ing age but said he was between S feet, 10 Inches and six feet tall and probably weighed about 185 pounds. It was estimated he had been dead about one or two years. On December 2, 1942, two soldiers from Camp White were reported drowned In the river with only one body being re covered. Officials from the army camp today stated no identifica tion had been established and could give out no information until such was completed. SIDE GLANCES TRIBUNE REPORTERS Mark Goldy, Porter J. Neff and Bill von der Hellcn poring over first election returns. Jack Burres noting that Old Glory wasn't waving over all the voting places as provided by law. Sharkey Reinking calling on friends and incidentally selling tickets to the Legion's Armis tice Day dance. - -Full LtBMd Wire Invasion Prelude? LOCAL VOTERS IN EARLY POLL TREK Heavy voting prevailed In lo cal precincts this morning, start ing with the opening of the polls at 8 o'clock. Brisk voting was also reported from other valley towns, and the rural districts. In the first hour of voting in the North Main precinct, ballots were cast at the rate of 70 votes per hour, and in the Queen Anne precinct 32 votes were cast the first half hour. Another east side precinct reported 62 votes cast the first hour. The poll ; close at 8 o'clock this evening. Sunshine with inter mittent cloudiness prevailed, in dicating a 75 per cent or higher vote. HITLER TO MAKE IMPORTANT TALK By United Press , A Berlin dispatch to the Stock holm newspaper Tidningen said today that Adolf Hitler will make an "important" speech to morrow, the anniversary of the ivn beer hall putsch. The dispatch reported hv the FCC, said it had not- been de cided whether the speech would be made before a large audience or to a limited circle of nazi par ty leaders. "The general opinion within party circles is that a public speecn woum demand too com prehensive precautions," the newspaper said. Polls Open For the benefit of those who were unable to vote this morning or in the early afternoon, It is pointed out that polling places re main open until 8 p. m. Information on precinct polling sites may be obtained from the Mail Tribune or a map in the window of the Medford Military Tailor ship, corner of Main and Bartlctt streets. If you voted in either the primary or general election of 1942, or If you are a new voter and registered 30 days or more ago, you are eligible to vote. . ' You must place an "X" between the ballot number and name of each candidate for whom you wish to vote. You cannot, vote a straight ticket by marking a single "X." You are not required to vote only for candidates of the party In which you are registered, but may do so if you wish. You may, if you desire, split your vote among Republican, Democratic and independent candidates. The ballot is secret. There is no way in which anyone may find out how you voted, unless you reveal it. You can omit voting for any candidate or measure and your vote will be counted for thcie you do vote for. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, in Vossenack; U. S. Spearhead 8,590,000 NAZIS Reds Engaging Enemy in Great Tank Battle Outside Budapest, Last Capital. Moscow, Nov. 7 U.R Vic torious Soviet armies have killed or captured 8,590,000 German troops on the eastern' front, Marshal Josef Stalin disclosed to day as his forces engaged the enemy in a great tank battle out side Budapest, last Nazi satellite capital in Europe. (Berlin reported that the Rus sians were bring up strong motorized formations for a final assault on Budapest, and claimed that other Soviet forces had made two attempts to cross the Danube in an effort to swing around the rear of the capital.) Frontier Restored Stalin, in an order of the day observing the 27th anniversary of the Red Revolution, said the German violated frontier had been restored for its entire length from the Black sea to the Barents sea,, and . triumphantly declared: "Our aim now is to smash Hitlerite Germany by the crush ing pressure of the allied na tions." Stalin disclosed that the two summer offensives which carried Soviet troops Into East Prussia. pushed the Germans back to Warsaw and liberated Romania and Bulgaria, cost the Germans 790.000 killed or captured. On June 22. German casualties for the first three years of the eastern campaign were set at 7,800 000, thus bringing the total to 8,590,000 for less than three arid a half years of warfare. Soviet forces liberated tens of millions' of persons from the yoke of Nazism, Stalin said, and together with allied armies have taken up positions "for a decisive offensive on the life center oi Germany." Although the regular com munique for the first time since Oct. 2 reported "no essential changes on the fronts." military dispatches said the battle before Budapest had reached "fierce proportions" as the Germans made an 11th hour attempt to halt Marshal Rodion Y. Malin ovsky's 2nd Ukrainian army. First Town Gives Dewev 14. F.D.R. 5 Osborn, Me., Nov. 7 U.R) The first 19 ballots cast in Os born today gave: Roosevelt 5, Dewey 14. In 1940 the complete vote for this town was Roosevelt 6, Willkie 21. JAP SUBS REPORTED SINKING U. S. SHIPS London. Nov. 7 (U.R) Berlin qupted a Tokyo communique today as reporting that Japanese submarines operating off the west coast of the United States sank nine American transports. Until 8 P. M. FOR NEAR-RECORD TO POLLS Bitterly Contested Races Draw Voters; Presidential Fight Holds Main Interest Salem, Ore., Nov. 7 (U.R) A near record-breaking vote of more than 480,000 was expected in one of Oregon's most bitterly contested elections today, as per haps 80 or more per cent of the 602,013 registered voters planned to visit their precinct polling places. Occasional light showers early in the day, increasing tonight, seemed to have little bearing on the prospective size of the vote, as tremendous interest in the contest was made evident dur ing the last week of the cam paigns. Oregon s six electoral votes may possibly be a deciding fac tor in the national election, par ticularly if the vote 'is as close as it has been indicated. Oregon has voted for the winner in pres idential races at all elections ex cept four since ih gained state hood. The last time it missed was in isie. Candidates for state, local and national offices wound up their campaigns last night and turned this wartime election over to the voters of the state. While principal interest todnv is centered in the presidential race, Oregon's voters also have shown that there is tremendous interest in the state races, par ticularly xne senatorial contest. in these, Wayne L. Morse. Eu- gene Republican, -opposes Demo crat tdgar smith, Pendleton, for me run term, and Sen. Guy Cor- aon, ttepuDllcan. Roseburff. Is against Willis E. Mahonev. Dem. ocrat of Klamath Falls, for the unexpired term of the late Sen Charles L. McNary. remaps the most enntrnvpr. siai issue on the ballot is the so- canea "Little Townsend plan," or the $60 at 60 measure, which wouia levy a gross Income tax upon all citizens of the statu tn provide annuities for people over ou years oi age or who are physically disabled. It would also prohibit the levying of a sales lax. Another tax measure whlnh has vied for attention during the campaign is the proposed retail sales tax, a three per cent trans action tax, the proceeds of which would go for old age assistance, to the schools and to lower prop erly taxes. Other of the ballot proposals which have been strongly de bated are the school fund bill and the Burke wine bill. Less controversial measures include the bank depositors security measure, the bill to authorize a change to county managerial government and the measure permitting legislative regulation of the voting privilege. Also two veterans measures, .educational aid and loan provisions, appear on the ballot. .11 Practically all places of busi ness in Medford plan to close on Armistice day according to In formation given the Chamber of Commerce during a poll Just conducted. Exceptions were a small number of grocery stores and a few drug stores, the lat ter to be open for part of the day. The courthouse and city hall will also be closed that day The traditional Armistice day parade is scheduled for 11 a. m. as usual and various patriotic organizations have planned an nual meetings for the day. JMlBUNE Unlttd Press FuU FDR Home W "'N v s jWLnatws Ij't .- j tr-'ysn i Accompanied by Secretary of the Treasury Henry J. Morgenthau, Presl dent Roosevelt (left) starts on tour of his home country in the Hudson River Valley after his return to Hyde Park to cast his election vote. Th President urged a record-breaking vote as evidence of . continuing demo cratic processes in this country. "Tree Grower" Hyde Park. N. Y., Nov. 7 (U.R) "Tree Grower" Franklin D.' Roosevelt voted for Franklin D. Roosevelt for president today for Jhe fourth time... , The President cast his vote in the old Hyde Park town hall where he made his first political speech in 1910 when he was a young lawyer running for the New York state legislature. Mr. Roosevelt drove from his home with his family in an open touring car, reached the hall at 12:20 p. m., visiting en route with the children of Hyde Park Elementary school. With the President were his wife, his daughter, Mrs. John Boettiger, and five - year - old Johnny Boettiger. The President was Voter No. 251 at the Hyde Park polls. He was greeted by Election Inspec tor Mildred M. Todd as he pre sented himself for identifica tion. Deweys Cheered At Polls New York, Nov. 7 (U.R) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey voted today as "Thomas Edmund Dewey, New York, lawyer," supporting his candidacy for President of the United States. He voted at the poll place at 108 E. 48th street, Just three blocks from his legal residence in the Roosevelt Hotel. Arriving from Albany at 12:30 p. m., the GOP candidate went at once by automobile to the polling place. Approximately 100 persons waiting inline to vote, gave him a round of applause and urged him and Mrs. Dewey to go to the head of the line. To shouts of "Good Luck, Dewey" and "We Want Dewey" the candidate and his wife stepped up to the desk of Elec tion Clerk Mrs. Mary E. Dunn. In response to her questions, he 10 KILLED IN CRASH OF BLIP Boston, Nov. 7 (U.R) Two men were lost and eight rescued after a navy blimp on an oper ational flight from the South Weymouth air base crashed Into the Atlantic ocean 12 miles east of Cape Cod In foul weather yesterday, the navy announced today. The body of one victim was picked up along with eight sur vivors by a navy rescue vessel. The 10th men still is missing and presumed dead. Names of those involved were withheld. Leased Wire NO. 194. to Vote lAcmt Teleoholo) F.D.R. Votes "Name please?" Mildred ask ed. "Franklin D. Roosevelt," the President replied. . ..'Occupation?'; . - W "Tree grower," he answered, and then mused for a moment to recall how he had identified himself four years ago. "What did I say then tree grower or treefarmer?" He was assured by the ladles of the polls that he was being consistent with "tree grower." "Have some candy?" one of the ladies said. ' "Why, thank you, yes I wlU," he said, selecting a fat piece of chocolate and chewing on it as he went into the voting booth. After voting the President got In his car to wait while Mrs. Roosevelt and her secretary, Miss Malvlna Thompson, cast their ballots. Mr. Roosevelt ex plained the voting process . to little Johnny who seemed to take it as a pretty dull affair. Identified himself as Thomas Edmund Dewey, a resident of the Roosevelt Hotel, and gave nis occupation as lawyer." While flash bulbs exploded ana movie cameras ground. Mrs. Dunn told him to use booth No. 2. His wife was the 256th ballot cast in the polling place. Dewey and Mrs. Dewey were in the polling place from 12:40 to 12:55 p. m. They were cheer ed by about 200 persons as thev left by automobile for their ho tel suite where the candidate will receive election returns to night. trom the executive mansion In Albany, Dewey submitted his candidacy to the voters last night with an appeal for a re publican victory "to shorten the wcr" and lay the groundwork for postwar peace and prosper ity. Last Minute Coin Runs Betting Odds To 1 to 4 On F.R. St. Louis, Nov. 7 (U.R) A last minute deluge of betting money on President Roosevelt bet shops closed at noon to day gave the President a new edge of 1 to 4 odds to win the election over Gov. Thom as E. Dewey. The GOP nom inee's adds went down to 3' 4 to one. Betting Commission er James Carroll said odds list ed at the close of business yes terday were one to three on Roosevelt to win and 2V& to 1 on Dewey. This meant the customers had to place three dollars on Roosevelt to win one dollar if he wins and $1 on Dewey to win $2.50 if he wins. KEEN INTEREST CROTO POLLS War Workers on Hand Early ' In Industrial Areas; Cities Report Heavy Turnout. New York, Nov. 7 (U.R Some of the heaviest voting in history, despite the absence of men in the armed forces, was re ported today from industrial cen ters of this nation which is choos ing between Franklin D. Roose velt and. Thomas E. Dewey in the first wartime presidential elec tion since 1864. War workers crowded the polls in New York, Chicago, De troit, Philadelphia, Nashville, Houston, Dallas and other cities as soon ns the voting places open ed. Fair weather over most of the country also was expected to bring out a strong rural vote. Nutbush First First returns came from the rural Nutbush precinct of Vance county, N. C, where the 21 reg istered voters cast their ballots unanimously for President Roosevelt, and from Mashpee, Mass., where the first block of voters counted gave Dewey 81 and Roosevelt 44. Boston reported the total vote running ahead of 1940 through out New England, particularly in the industrial areas, Detroit officials estimated that city would poll 700,000 votes compared to 684,000 four yean ago. Watchers In Philadelphia re ported "very heavy" voting in both the industrial and residen tial sections. Industrialized Ches ter, Pa., was piling up its heav iest vote in history, and Pitts burgh totals were running ahead of 1940. In New York City's Brooklyn Borough, 100,000 of the 1,121,- 053 registered voters had cast their ballots by 8 a. m., two hours after the polls opened.. , ...' Kansans for Dewey The first 50 votes counted in Pratt. City, Kan., traditionally a republican ' stronghold, save Dewey 27, Roosevelt 23. uesplte scattered rains in the west, early voting was excentlnn. ally heavy in ColoradoUnd Utah. Kansas Citv was ha vino It biggest rush to the polls in many years ana some precincts were) half voted by 9 a. m. (CWT). The total was expected to be far ahead of 1940. Several Texas cities, including Fort Worth, San ntonio, Dallas, Houston, Longvlew and Wichita Falls, were expected to set new voting records. Oklahoma war workers rushed to the polls early and in mid- morning the vote was running? ahead of 1940. CARRIER PLANES BLAST JAP SHIPS IN MANILA AREA Pearl Harbor. Nov. 7. (U.R) . The liberation of Leyte neared lis iinai phase today while Amer ican carrier planes, striking at the ultimate American objective in the Philippines, reported the destruction of 191 Japanese planes and blasting of eight or more ships in raids on the Ma nila area. A submarine chaser was sunk, a heavy cruiser probably sunk and a light cruiser, three de stroyers and "several" two or more cargo ships damaged by aircraft of the 3rd fleet in or near Manila bay Saturday, Pa cific fleet headquarters an nounced in a communique. Near Ormoc Tank-paced American invasion forces on Leyte, 350 miles south of Manila, were converging ad vances within 16 miles north and 11 miles south of OTnoc, last Japanese stronghold on the island. "Our advance toward Ormoc continues unchecked," Gen. Douglas MacArthur reported in his daily communique from his headquarters on Leyte. The anticipated clash with the main Japanese force north of Ormoo failed to develop. The Japanese were counter-attacking only feebly before resuming their retreat, but it was possible they have prepared fr-r a standi nearer Ormoc to cover an evac uation attempt. Admiral Chester W. Nlmltx, in announcing the carrier - based raid on tie Manila area, said preliminary reports showed that "much damage", was done in Manila harbor and at live air- i fields in the vicinity. . . '
