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JAPANESE SEEK
STRONGHOLD ON
ASIA MAUD
Enemy Concentrates on Per
fection of Home Defenses
as Empire Dwindles.
By DarreH Berrlgaa
United Press Correspondent
The Japanese offensive In
China U designed to consolidate
n Asiatic stronghold in which
Japanese resistance can continue
In the face of the irresistible
American offensive in the Pacific
which is driving the Japanese
from the Philippines, threaten
ing their life-lines to Malaya and
the East Indies and bringing Ja
pan itself under threat of direct
assault.
The Japanese, faced with In
evitable loss of their gains in
the southwest Pacific, are ap
parently concentrating on the
perfection of their home de
fenses. The sudden appearance
of Gen. Douglas MacArthur in
the Philippines and Admiral
Chester W. Nlmltz in the Marl
nas has brought the war to Ja
pan's doorstep.
Need Home Defense
Japan's efforts henceforth al
most certainly will be based on
the need for home defense.
The Japanese offensive in
Kwangsi and Kwangtung has a
triple purpose. Firstly, it de
prives the Americans and Chin
se of air bases from which her
continental communications and
torehouses, as well as the Ja
panese islands themselves could
be attacked. Secondly, if success
ful the current drive will open
a land route from Indo-China to
occupied China; an important
gain in view of the destructive
effort of American air and sub
marine attacks on Japanese
coastal shipping. Thirdly, (and
probably most important) it will
permit Japan to consolidate her
coastal defenses by taking from
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Popular Vote
New York, Nov. 8 (U.PJ Popular vote for president at 1:30
m. EWT:
Total
Precincts
2,307
439
2,067
14,841
1,663
169
250
" 1,496
1,735
845
8,748
4,016
2,466
2,742
4,291
1,871
627
1,325
1,852
3,841
3,703
1,683
4,543
1,175
2,026
283
Precincts
State
Reporting
741
Alabama -Arizona
Arkansas -California
Colorado
140
586
10,036
869
169
192
761
575
581
7,702
3,131
2,120
1,697
2,765
735
615
1,273
1,552
, 3,145
1,408
724
4,207
499
1,602
215
296
3,505
446
6,941
1,540
595
8,703
3,272
1,198
8,156
260
644
1,213
2,007
230
' 665
231
1,359
1,617
. 1,571
2,758
583
98,784
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio ,
Oklahoma
296
3,647
900
9,124
1,922
2,254
9,306
3,672
1,829
8,208
261
1,282
1,948
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
2,300
X-254
870
246
1,703
3,163
2,793
3,098
673
130,753
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Totals
X Counties,
the enemy bases which undoubt
edly would have been used for
offensive operations supporting
American landings on the coast.
Success Costly
It is almost certain that the
Japanese will succeed in eastern
China. But the Chinese armies
defending Kweilin, Lluchow and
Namning are giving every indi
cation that they will make the
success a costly one. China's ill
armed, ill-fed, and ill-tfained
troops, seasoned in defeat, are
putting up desperate resistance
to the Japanese effort to take
the last key points in the east
ern offensive. Despite the trickle
of American supplies reaching
them over a tortuous supply line
the Chinese are almost certain
to lose. They have only one hope;
that the Japanese supply line
falter under guerrilla and 14th
for President
Electoral
Roosevelt
117,981
12,149
37,500
1,144,468
123,335
436,967
45,791
224.734
173,650
69,652
1,849,546
637,761
422,157
153,791
312,202
152,943
139,989
283,234
823,608
837,215
384,626
84,061
708,559
67,677
178,696
11,346
120,549
892,296
45,662
3,283,600
416,771
35,907
1,444,833
373,487
106,003
1,776,637
158,847
73,733
62,527
260,377
511,895
112,599
44,433
198,376
210,700
243,150
553,303
45,264
20,404,469
Dewey
23,517
7.947
13,000
839,845
142,615
892,824
34,382
94,735
24,807
63,841
1,655,298
714,748
458,692
227,353
263,956
36,865
154,976
264,249
737,059
854,178
246,600
6,426
668,804
54,959
245,375
11,313
110,592
878,627
87,408
2,939,329
192,042
36,310
1,465,056
279,694
107,871
1,717,979
114,100
3,811
87,413
166,454
109,560
74,325
61,783
116,412
154,017
190,136
584,109
46,600
17,731,992
Vote
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air force attacks'
The true importance of the
loss of Kweilin and other key
cities and air bases in eastern
China can ba known only by
those sitting in on highly mil'-'
tary strategy in Washington and
Chungking. If it is true that
Nimitz intends landing his troops
directly on the Japanese islands
and by-passing China and the
strong Japanese armies garrison
ed there, then it ia possible that
the current defeats will not pro
long the war unduly. Military
and political opinion is divided
on the question of whether the
continental armies of Japan will
tola if Japan itself is occupied,
Manchuria Slrongpolnt
Some informed political and
military observers in China be
lieve1 that Japan's armies m
China would continue the war
even if the Japanese Islands
were occupied. Japan has, In
Manchuria, some of its largest
war factories, producing every
thing the Japanese army uses. In
Manchuria it has the steel, coal
and' other raw materials neces
sary to carry on its war indus
try and those raw materials not
theer have undoubtedly been
piled up from the plentltude in
Malaysia and the East Indies.
China herself can and does pro
duce the food necessary to keep
the Japanese army fighting
long time on the continent.
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Since 1931, when the Japanese
occupied Manchuria, the Kwan
tung and Wwangtung armies
have been an almost independ
ent of the government in Tokyo.
The Manchurian campaign was
started against the opposition of
the then-government in Tokyo.
The north China campaign sim
ilarly. There is no reason why
these armies, after so many
years of operating as an almost
independent entity, could not
continue fighting the allies- if
the Tokyo government surren
ders. If this viewpoint proves true,
then the loss of Kweilin, Liu
chow and Nanning will mean in
the last stages of the war, a
considerable cost in Chinese and
American lives.
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Open house for the Y. M. C.
A. recreation center for young
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will be held tomorrow afternoon
and evening. 'Teen agers and
their parents are invited be
tween the hours of 4 and 6 p. m.
and all parents, interested adults
and representatives from civic
organizations of the city -are
asked to call between the hours
of 8 and 10 p. m.
Members of the Medford
Council of Church Women will
serve refreshments during both
the afternoon and evening hours
and members of the City Coun
cil of Parent - Teacher associa
tions are in charge of decora
tions and the program. It is
stated that choruses from both
senior and junior high schools
will sing and Mrs. Eve Prentice's
Accordion band will play from
time to time during the open
house.
Acting as hostesses will be
members of the Y. M. C. A.
board, women of the City Par
ent-Teacher association council
and from the Council of Church
Women. There will be a guest
book for signatures of those at
tending and "Y" board members
will be prepared to take mem
berships from young people in
terested in joining the club.
The center is located on the
second floor of the Masonic
building in the quarters former
ly occupied by the West Main
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Livestock
Portland, Ore., Nov. fl (UP) Live
stock: Cottle 300, calvea AO, oponlng
rather alow. Early salos cutter-common
grade3 about steady, better
grade scarce. Conner cows not mov
ing. Cutter cows $5.35 6.23, canners
quotable down to $4 and below. Fat
dairy -type cows to $7.90. Few common
steers S10OU. Good beef bulls $9.25
fI0. Good vealers $13(313.50. Grass
calves slow.
Hogs. 330. Strong to 25c higher.
Good-choice 180-240 lbs. $15.23 13.30.
Good sows $12.50 13. Feeder pigs
salable $13,23114.
Sheep, 300. Steady, quality consid
ered. Good-choice wooled lambs quot
able to $12.60. Good feeder lambs $10.
Large lot medium-good shorn lambs
$11 straight Good ewes $3.50. Com
mon to medium grades $2(32.50,
Chicago, Nov. 8 (UP) (WFA)
Livestock :
Hogs, 10,000. Slow. 5 to 10 cents
lower than Tuesday's average on
weights 270 lbs. down; heavier
weights and sows steadv nt $14; bulk
good and choice 180-270 lbs. $14.40'$
14 30. top $14.50: few 150-160 $13.75
14.35; good clearance.
Cattle, 9,000. Calves, 1,000. Good
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114918; bulk hellers S130i17;
weighty cutter eowa to 17; most can
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Sheen. 3.00O. Few early aalea fully
steady; scattered lots good and choice
naUva slaughter lambs sutU-SS.
Portland Produce
Portland. Nov. 8 (UP Wholesale
product market:
Cauliflower No. local $1.70 1.89
crate.
Onlom Grn 606090 doaan
bunches.
Melon DIUard caaabae 111ft par
crate.
Chicago Wheat
Chicago. Nov. 8 (UP) Wheat:
Open High Low Close
Dee. i.6 1.64H 1H3 l 4i.
May 1 33't 1.80 1.59KI 1.59,
July 1.48'; 1.49 1.48 J 1.48',
Sept 1.46J 1.474, 1.481, 1.4!s
8. F. DAIRY PRICES
San Francisco, Nov. 8 (U.R)
Dairy market:
Butter: 93 score 43, 82 score
42Vi, 90 score 42V4, 89 score
414.
Cheese: Wholesale prices:
Loaf 27.9; triplets 2.2. 7
Eggs: Large, grade A B6V4
S7V4; large grade B 43Vi-44Va,
medium grade A 51V4-52W,
small grade A 37H-38V4.
Wall Street
New York, Nov. 8 (U.R) The
stock market took the Roosevelt
re-election with scarcely a
qualm today and traders re
sumed their purchases of spe
cial stocks which registered
gains ranging to 4 points.
First reaction to the election
returns was in exact line with
Wall Street expectations. The
market sagged with heavy deal
ing in the low-priced utilities.
Net losses seldom ranged be
yond a point and these were re
duced or eliminated before clos
ing time, notably in the Ralls
where the average registered a
small advance.
Commonwealth & Southern
and United Corporation had a
heavy turnover. They suffored
moderate losses on selling which
was characterized as settling
wagers on Dewey's defeat.
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American Tel. & Teleg 16354
Anaconda ... . 27
Chrysler 91
Curtiss Wright 84
General Electric 39?s
General Motors 63 Va
Montgomery Ward . 63
Penn. R. R 81
Phillips Petroleum 43
Radio . low
Southern Pacific 26
Standard Oil of California 36
Texas Gulf Sulphur 3S
Transamerica . 9
United Aircrafts 31
U. S. Rubber....... 49
U. S, Steel 88
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LEASHES CHECK BITES
Los Angeles (U.R) A city or
dinance reqquiring all dogs to
be kept on leash has reduced the
number of persons bitten by
one-third and the number of
dogs infected with rabies by
one-half. City Health Officer
George M. Uhl reports.
The thermal belt of Polk coun
ty, N. C, is said to have the
greatest variety of plant life of
any section In the United States.
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CARRIER PLANES
ttASE TOLL
OF ENEMY SHIPS
ap General Who Captured
Corregidor Is Returned to
Command of Forces.
By Frank Tremalne
United Press Staff Correspendent
Pearl Harbor, Nov. 8 U.R
American carrier planes strik
ing anew at the Manila area in
preparation for the next phase
of the liberation of the Philip
pines had raised their toll to 30
Japanese ships and 440 planes
destroyed or damaged today.
At least five vessels were
sunk, a heavy cruiser and a de
stroyer probably sunk, and a
other vessels damaged In attacks
Saturday and Sunday on the
enemy's waning sea and air
nower by planes from Adm.
William F. Halsey's 3d fleet.
The battle of the Philippines
already was shaping up as the
most decisive campaign fought
in the Pacific since the United
States regained the initiative.
Jap Leader Back
Tokyo, recognzlng that her
enUre southern empire was
threatened, announced that Gen.
Tomoyukl Yamashlta. who cap
tured Bataan, Corregidor and
Singapore, had returned to the
command of Japanese forces in
the Philippines area.
On Leyte, some 350 miles
south of Manila, Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's American Invasion
forces finally Joined battle with
elements of four Japanese divi
sions In what probably will
prove the final and decisive
struggle for the central Philip
pines island. 1
Units of the American 2n
division ran head-on into ele
ments of the 1st, 30th and 102d
Japanese divisions and rem
nants of the notorious 18th divi
sion some 15 miles north of Or
moc, west coast sea and air base
and last enemy stronghold on
Leyte.
Sharp Fighting Reported
"Sharp fighting" was under
way, MacArthur reported in nis
daily communique. The Japa
nese launched three strong coun
ter attacks, but all were thrown
back with heavy enemy losses.
American long-range artillery
firing Into the heart of the
enemy pocket around Ormac
heavily damaged warehouses
and supply dumps and started
large fires. Dive bombers added
to the destruction and damaged
numerous barges and small craft
In Ormao bay.
There were no fresh reports
on the progress of American
units pushing up the west coast
south of Ormac, but 96th divi
sion troops liquidated several
Isolated enemy parties In the
hills near Patok, four miles
northwest of American-held Da-
garni and some 20 miles east of
Ormoc.
Extension of the 3d fleet's car
rier assault on the Manila bay
area of Luzon into Its second day
was d'sciosed In a communique
from Adm. Chester W. Nlmltz's
Pacific fleet headquarters.
The communique reported that
Hellcat fighters, Avenger torpe
do planes and Helldiver dive
bombers on the second day, Sun
day, had sunk three cargo ships
and an oil tanker, probably sunk
a destroyer and damaged two
destroyers, two destroyer es
corts, a trawler and several oar
go ships,
Sunday s bag raised the toll
of ships for the two days to 30,
divided as follows:
Five sunk A submarine
chaser, three cargo ships and an
oil tanker.
Two probably sunk A heavy
cruiser and a destroyer.
Twenty-three damage d A
light cruiser, five destroyers,
two destroyer escorts, 14 cargo
ships and a trawler.
In addition, Nimitz said, the
carrier-based planes shot down
or destroyed 249 more planes on
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the ground Sunday to boost the
two -day toll to 440 planes
smashed. "Many others" were
damaged In strafing attacks on
airdromes.
American losses were not
available, Nimitz said.
Fields Hit
Heavy damage also was said
to have been Inflicted on ground
Installations at Nichols, Clark
and Nielson fields, all near Ma
nila, and Llpa, Tarlac, Bamban
and Mablacat fields, In southern
Luzon.
Tokyo's announcement that
Yamashlta had been returned
to the Philippines meant that
one of Japan's most successful
generals was about to fight a re
turn engagement with MacAr
thur, who commanded American
troops on Bataan and Corregidor
until his departure to Australia
to organize the "march back."
The 59-year-old Yamashlta has
been serving as commander of
Japanese forces In Malaya and
apparently took over the post of
Lit. Gen, Shigenori Kuroda in
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the Philippines. Yamashlta, like
ruiroda, presumably will be re
sponsible to Field Marshal Count
Julchl Terauchl, commander of
Japanese forces In the southern
regions. "
Tokyo also said that Lt. Gen.
Yasuji Tomlnaga had been
named commander of the Japa
nese air forcu In the Philippines.
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