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Thirty ninth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY MEMBER 14, 1944
NO. 225.
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Timber Wolves and
Gain Strongholds
Battle Rages.
First
Saar
With U. S. Seventh Army.
Fiance, Dee. 14 (U.R) Amer
ican troops drove wilhin less
than a mile of the German
border tonight near Lauter
bourg, seven milet southwest
of Karlsruhe across the Rhine.
Paris, Dec. 14 (U.R) Amer
ican tanks' and infantry today
rammed ahead nearly two miles
to the western outskirts of the
Boer river bastion of Duren, 20
miles SQuthwest of Cologne, and
seized the last two fortified
towns on the west bank of the
Eoer to the north.
At the southern end of the
25-mile offensive front south
west of Cologne, first army in
fantry captured Kesternich, -15
miles southwest of Duren, and
plunged almost completely
through the Monschau forest on
ho past bank of the Roer at a
point where the river bends
west. 1
j The first army's 83d division
was set for a frontal assault on
Duren, key to the Cologne plain,
with a 3,000-yard advance
through the western suburbs of
Gurzenich to the rim of the
fortress city, which lies astride
the Roer.
The ninth army briefly re
joined the battle of the Roer,
capturing the village of Vlch
hoven, seven miles northwest of
Duren, while the 104th divi
sion's Timberwolves finally
cleared Schofhoven, a mile to
the southeast, after two days of
hit atrppl battles.
The fall of Vlchhoven and
Schophoven cleared the lost two
enemy strongholds on the offen
sive front north of Duren and
put the doughboys along the
west banic or me notr w -.nUA
tri.trh nf almost 18 miles.
TPorthpr smith, the battle of
the Saar valley raged on with
undiminished fury along a 30
mlle front with no appreciable
progress on either side, though
three additional American cross
ings of the Blies river east of
Sarreguemlnes were repui
Four more German counter-attacks
were repulsed by the third
army. '
The Germans also counter-attacked
in considerable force
against theAllied flank west of
"the Rhine some 25 miles below
Strasbourg and infiltrated the
Amrican 'lines deeply in an at
tempt to throw the Allied of
fensive off balance before being
ousted.
Seventh army forces sweeping
across the eastern tip of France
. continued their northland
march, however, and penetrated
to within' two miles of Ger
many's Palatinate border and
three miles of the Siegfried line
west of Karlsrov.
78 JAPADllRALS
NOW LISTED DEAD
By United Press
Five more admirals have been
nff .Tanan's shrinking list
of flag officers, bringing to 78
the number of admirals reponea
dead bv Tokyo since last May 17,
a dlsnatchfrom the Japanese
Dome! news agency reported to
day.
Dome! said the Yokosuka
naval station, largest Japanese
home base, announced yesterday
that the five additional victims
had "died In action," without in
dlcatine the dates or circum
stances of their deaths.
SIDE GLANCES
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Dennis Patrick McCann re
garding a sideglance reporter
with suspicion.
Ben Rr-hmidt deciding he bet
ter turn down an invitation to
have refreshments with a group
composed entirely of women.
Super-Fortress View of Hirohito's
(Acmt Tttephoto)
The moated grounds ot Hirohito's Tokyo palace are photographed for the first time by a B-nu cameraman as
the glani Super-Fortresses roared ovet the Japanese capital city to uiiluuse deutn aud deslruvuuu 10 the
right, the Bumida Klver wuids thruugb tue city, io Keep B-l-set Diazes Hum sliigeuitj the emperor s wnisK
irs, the Japs have constructed a huge firebreak, above, right) by clearing a wifle strip thruugli the congest
ed area, American airmen have retrained irum Dumbum the Imperial palace. 20th Air Force phbto
COAST AniTUDE
Washington, Dec. 14 flJ.R)
Secretary of War Henry L. Stim
son said today that reports of dis
crimination on the west coast
against soldiers of Japanese an
cestry were "wholly inconsistent
with the American ideal of de
mocracy." :
Stimson said he had not heard
of such reports until they were
cited by a questioner at his press
conference. He added, however,
that it was Inconsistent with
democratic ideals "that these
loyal citizens should be subjected
to any discrimination."
He praised the performance in
Eurooean- combat of U. S. sol
diers of Japanese descent, adding
that nearly 13,000 of them nave
served or are serving witn me
armed forces.
The 100th infantry "battalion.
composed largely of men from
Hawaii, has been overseas for
more than a year, and its com
bat record In Italy, Stimson said,
was such that it received a unit
citation for gallantry. Stimson
personally reviewed the battal
ion last summer in Itafy.
The 442nd combat team, also
composed of Japanese Ameri
cans, has been fighting with sim
ilar courage In the European
theater, the secretary said.
Hood River, Ore., Dec. 14
(U.R) Names of 16 Japanese-
American soldiers were still
missing today from the Hood
River American Legion post roll
of honor despite a growing pro
test and the comment of Secre
tary of War Henry L. Stimson
that such action "was wholly in
consistent with the American
ideal of democracy."
BlfSTlL
READY FOR JURY
Judee H. K. Hanna this after
noon Instructed the jury in the
trial of Woodrow Wilson New-
burn, charged with statutory
rape of a minor girl, and the
case was expected to be in the
hands of the Jury about 2:30
o'clock. Closing arguments of G.
W. Neilson. district attorney, ana
of O. H. Bengtson, defense at
torney, took up the morning ses
sion. Newburn's trial has consumed
more time than circuit court of
ficials originally planned having
been opened Tuesday morning.
Eight men and four women make
up the Jury.
More new wood is grown In
the south each year than cotton.
JURY TO DECIDE
IF CHAPLIN PAPA
OF JOAN'S BABY
Hollywood, Dec. 14 U.R)
Superior Judge Henry M. Willis
today ruled that a jury must de
termine whether Charlie Chap
lin is the father of Joan Barry's
chubby baby daughter, and re
fused to dismiss the suit on
grounds that a blood-test agree
ment precluded further prosecu
tion. V
Hollywood, Dec. 14 (U.R)
Wearing the same polka-dot tie
that saw him through acquittal
of Mann act charges, silver-
thatched- Charlie Chaplin today
testified as the first witness in
Joan Barry's paternity suit
against him.
Grinning nervously, the Brit
ish comedian got only as far as
his name and address before op
posing attorneys got into such a
row that Superior Judge Henry
M. Willis asked him to s t e p
down again.
Who was going to pay the
$25 a day for a transcript of pro
ceedings for the 14-montns-oia
plaintiff his client, Attorney
Joseph Scott wanted to know.
Allied Headquarters. Philip
pines, Dec. 14 (U.R The 77th
division struck north up the Or-
moc corridor today, tightening
a giant American nutcracker
gradually squeezing 20,000 or
more Japanese back against the
northwest coast of Leyte.
At the northern end of the
corridor, weary veterans of the
32nd division slogged farther
south to within less than 15 miles
of a junction with - the 77 th,
while other forces slowly closed
in on the bitterly-resisting Jap
anese from hills to the east.
. The application of "pressure
northward" from Ormoc by the
77th division was disclosed by
Gen. Douglas MacArthur in his
daily communique. A spokesman
said, however, that the troops
mainly were feeling out the
enemy lines and had not yet ge-
gun an all-out assault.
American shore batteries sank
three troop-laden Japanese ships
with all hands at point-blank
range Tuesday night The ships
sailed Into the harbor under
cover of darkness, apparently un-1
aware that the port had ben j
captured by the 77th division
last Sunday. i
MMlfSIN
TIGHTEN PINCERS
ON ORMOCNiPPS
Home
ALLIED OFFENSIVE
TERRIFIC STRAIN
ON AXIS PEOPLE
Washington, Dec. 14 U.R)-
Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson said today that the cur
rent Allied offensive in Ger
many is placing a terrific strain
on the Nazis, depriving them of
an expected winter breathing
spell and preventing completion
of last-ditch mobilization plans.
Stimson revealed that supreme
headquarters estimated the Ger
mans had suffered 152,000 cas
ualties between Nov. 8 and Nov
30, an average of almost 7,000
a day.
U. S. army casualties In all
theaters through Nov. 28, he
said, have reached 483,957, in
cluding 92,135 killed, 272,351
wounded, 62,786 missing and
56,685 prisoners. This was an
increase of 9,059 casualties over
figures announced a week ago
through Nov. 22.
Stlmson's figuret raised over
all U. S. war casualties in world
war II to 562,468, since the navy
has reported casualties of 78,511
through Dec. 13.
The navy total includes' 30,
029 dead, 34,503 wounded, 9,493
missing and 4,486 prisoners of
war.
Stimson said that of the 272
351 army wounded, 126,592
have returned to duty.
He also revealed that U. S
ground force casualties in Italy
from the original landings at
Salerno In 1943 through Dec. 9
were 98,366 including 18,888
killed, 67,194 wounded and 12
274 missing.
ELKS' YULE PARTY
T
The Medford Elks' lodge an
nual ' Christmas party will be
held tonight with dinner served
at 5:30 o'clock and followed by
games and a fun program. Dr.
C. W. Lemery, general chair
man of the committee in charge,
urges every Elk in the commun
ity to attend.
Dr. Lemery pointed out that
this is a stag party and that Elks
were permitted to bring guests
Jackson County sales to date
in the Sixth War Loan are'
"I" Bonds . $459,577
"E" Quota $600,000
Total Sales
S2,022,381
UPE VELEZ, FILM
STAR, TAKES OWN
LIFE, NOTES SAY
ear of Becoming Unwed
Mother and Broken Love,
Inspire Act. .
Hollywood, Dec. 14 (U.R)
Lupe Velez, fiery Mexican act
ress found dead today, of an
overdose of sleeping powder,
left a note saying that she was
taking her life rather than be
come an unwed mother.
The 33-year-old film star, who
only four days ago announced
that "all was over" between her
and her fiance, French Actor
Harold Ramond, left him a note
reading:
May God forgive you and
forgive me too, but I prefer to
take my life away and my ba
by s before I bring him with
shame or kill him. How could
you, Harold, fake such great
love for me and our baby when
all the time you didn't want
us." - ' .
Dr. Ed Gourson, Beverly Hills
police surgeon, said his prelim
inary examination indicated
Miss Velez had been pregnant.
Ramond, who went to the
Velez house as soon as he was
notified, told Beverly Hills po
lice Capt. W. W. White that he
had never known for sure
whether Miss Velez was to be
come a, mother.
'Sometimes she said yes,'
sometimes she. said. 'noJ". he
said.'-"' .
The convent-reared star left a
second note to Mrs. Beulah Kin
der, her friend and secretary.
"My faithful friend, you and
only you know the facts for the
reason I am taking my life. May
God forgive me and don't think
bad of me," it read. . "I love
you." . '
The actress body wai found,
dressed in a white nightgown
and lying in bed, ' only five
hours after Mrs. Kinder had
wished her goodnight.
On a bedside table was a
nearly empty bottle of sleeping
tablets, sitting neatly atop the
notes to Ramond and Mrs.
Kinder.
Coroner Frank Nance ordered
an autopsy, but Autopsy Sur
geon victor uefalu said that it
probably would take several
days to complete a blood analy
sis and confirm the cause of
death. The autopsy was to be
performed at Forest Lawn mor
tuary, where the body was
taken.
" Miss Velez, who had flittered
back and forth between New
York and Hollywood for the
past several years, was sched
uled to leave for Manhattan
again Saturday.
War Bulletins
Chungking, Dec. 1401,!?)
Chinese troops drove a beaten
Japanese column more than
25 nflles southward into
Kwangsi province today and
an American army spokesman
asserted there was a strong
possibility that the former U.
S. air base at Uiuchow may
be recaptured from the in
vaders. At the same time, Chung
king revealed that Chinese
forces on the Burma front
have penetrated within 120
miles northeast of Mandalay
in a surprise thrust menacing
both that big Japanese strong
hold and the enemy-held sec
tion of the Burma road above
Lashlo.
Rome, Dec. 14 (U.R) Cana
dian troops of the eighth army
have enlarged their bridge
head over the Lamone river
northeast of. Faensa after re
pulsing several strong coun
terattacks and are thrusting ta
the north, headquarters an
nounced today.
By United Press
The allied military govern
ment in Germany will attempt
to return to rightful owners
all works of art and objects
of scientific or historical value
'stolen by the Nazis in occu
pied countries, a proclamation
issued in the name of Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower said to-
TRUCE COMES IN
GREEK UPRISING,
EUSASKTERMS
Amnesty and - Inclusion Of
Leftists in New Regime
Asked of British.
Athens, Dec. 14 (U.R) E.
L. A. S. forces resumed shell
ing central Athens this after
noon, breaking a lull during
which reports circulated that
peace negotiations were about
to. end the 11-day battle of
Athens.
Athens, Dec. 14 U.R) ELAS
sources reported today that the
EAM had decided to accept
terms and evacuate Athens pro
vided the British guarantee gen
eral amnesty for ELAS men and
the inclusion of leftists in a new
national government.
The report of a decision to
end the 11-day battle .of Greece
lacked official confirmation.
It emanated from the ELAS
armed forces of the leftist EAM
faction, and said the central com
mittee of the EAM had decided
to convey its decision to Lt. Gen.
Ronald Scobie, British military
commander.
The peace report circulated
amidst a lull in the fighting.
There was reason to believe the
ELAS forces had lost their last
chance of overrunning the Brit
ish, who were receiving constant
reinforcements, some arriving in
spectacular manner.. ,
EAM acceptance of terms was
reported conditioned on Scoble's
guaranteeing that a national
government would be formed to
take over from that of Premier
George Papandreou and to in
clude a "proper proportion" of
leftist.
EAM left wingers reported
the central committee's decision
would be delivered to Scobie by
the EAM s secretary, Gen. Mitso
Eartsalldes. i
It was understood the EAM
was not insisting on any parti
cular representation In the pro
posed national government, pre
sumably leaving that to be work
ed out after the end of the fight
ing. (Roper s report of the arrival
of reinforcements in a "spectacu
lar manner" was not explained,
but suggested the possibility that
the British might be rushing in
troops by air in a bid for a
quick decision in the Greek
crisis.)
FIVE APPOINTEES
ONE TENTATIVELY
Washington, Dec. 14 (U.R)
The Senate Foreign Relations
comrrfittee today approved all
six of the top state department
nominations by divided votes
that included last-minute
switches.
The nomination of Archibald
MacLeish to be assistant secre
tary in charge of public and
cultural relations won tentative
approval when Sen. Joseph F.
Guffey, D,, Pa., changed his
vote to author-poet's side.
Guffey's switch broke a 10
to 10 tie which had apparently
defeated MacLeish and made it
11 to 9, The change came after
the closed session In which the
votes originally were taken had
ended.
Guffey telephoned his deci
sion to Committee Chairmen
Tom Connally, D., Tex., while
the chairman was conducting
press conference relating to the
outcome of the session.
Latest Fag Trick
Onawa, la., Dec. 14 (U.R)
Here's the latest wrinkle to com'
bat the cigarette shortage.
W. W. Lupton, Onawa drug
gist, reported this notation at
the bottom of a prescription
from the Onawa hospital:
"Tobacco cigarettes 20. Use
as directed."
The preicriptioD wai filled
HUGE FIRES AND
House to House Battle In
Suburbs as Odter De
fenses Fall.
London, Dec. 14 U.R Red
army troops battled through the
inner belt of fortifications in the
eastern and northeastern suburbs
of Budapest (against suddenly
stiffened German resistance to
day, while unconfirmed reports
said great fires were sweeping
uncontrolled through the center
of the city.
Bloody hand-to-hand and
house-to-house fighting raged all
along the edge of Pest,' on the
east bank of the Danube, with
casualties running high on both
sides, and the thunder of heavy
cannonading by the massed Rus
sian and German guns shook the
city. .
Both Berlin and Moscow
agreed that the battle was
mounting hourly In fury as the
Soviet onslaught carried deep in
to the final hard core of the Nazi
defense system.
A cryptically-worded Russian
communique said the Germans
were - "replenishing and rein
forcing" their troops defending
the approaches to the city, but
it did not make clear whether
they were afresh units rushed
down from Austria or reserves
drawn from the Budapest gar
rison.
Marshal Rodlon Y. , Mallnov-
sky's Second Ukrainian army
stormed and captured eight
towns and three railway stations
on the immediate outskirts of
Pest yesterday after a desperate
all-day struggle that pushed their
mam columns within eight miles
of the city on the east and six
miles on the north. Armored
spearheads were operating well
beyond tjie main body, however,
and may already have Infiltrated
the streets of Pest proper.
ALLIES AGAINST
T PURGE
E
London, Dec. 14 U.R) Al
lied leaders mapping the post
war control of defeated Ger
many were understood today to
have rejected flatly the so-called
"Morgenthau plan" for the de
struction of all Nazi Industry
and spurned all blood-thirsty
proposals for a gieat purge of
the German people.
Reliable sources said postwar
Germany would be permitted to
retain her non-war Industries
under stringent Allied control
to be exercised by a "relatively
small' occupation army.
But the same policy also calls
for the complete demolition of
Germany's economic power to
stake war.
According to inese sources,
the policy-makers feel the "Mor
genthau plan," calling for de
struction of Industry and con
version of the relch into an agri
cultural nation, Is unworkable
on grounds it would drag the
victorious nations into the un
wanted task of trying to keep
20.000,000 Germans from starv
ing to death.
Likewise, all proposals for
purging the German population
have been discarded, but there
has been no relaxation in de
mands for the full punishment
of war criminals, it was learned.
SPT
Southern Pacific officials said
today that the northbound pas
senger train struck an automo
bile at the 11th street crossing at
approximately 7:50 o'clock last
night.
The occupant of the car was
was uninjured, the report said,
but the car was considerably
damaged,
BANGKOK BASES
TARGETS0FB-29S
Photos Show Precision Hits
Leave Smoking Ruins In
Daylight Raids.
Washington, Dec. 14 (U.FO
Direct hits scored in daylight
precision bombing left smoking
destruction in three highly im
portant Japanese - war centers
after yesterday's Superfortress
attacks on aircraft facilities at
Nagoya in Japan, marshalling
yards at Rangoon in Burma, and
the transportation hub of Bang
kok in Thailand, the war de
partment reported today.
Some 100 B-Z8s from Saipan
scored repeated direct hits on
the Mitsubishi aircraft plant at
Nagoya, a 20th air force com
munique said, and a few hours
later a substantial force" ot
Superforts from Indian bases hit
Rangoon and Bangkok,
One B-29 failed to return from
the Nagoya raid, the communis
que said, and must be presumed
lost. Nothing was said of any
losses in the other attacks.
Of the Nagoya attack the com
munique said:
"Precision bombing by the
sizable force of B-29s was aided
by clear weather with little or
no cloud cover. Crews return
ing from the daylight mission
reported good results. Direct hits
were observed on the Mitsubishi
aircraft plant and numerous
bomb bursts were seen in the
Eteas adjacent to the main tar
get. Large fires were visible as
Superfortresses headed home
ward for their Saipan base."
The raids on Bangkok and
Rangoon were aimed at trans
portation targets. Excellent re
sults were reported at Rangoon
where the railroad marshalling
yards were attacked in clear
weather.
Important military transporta
tion facilities were the targets)
at Bangkok. Good results were '
reported despite considerable
cloud cover.
Meanwhile, Tokyo reported a
new Superfortress nuisance raid
on the Japanese capital.
Reconnaissance photos of yes
terday's record blow against
Nagoya showed at least 40 di
rect hits on the Mitsubishi air
craft works.
Reports from 21st bomber
command headquarters in Sai
pan indicated that damage by
more than 100 of the B-29s on
Mitsubishi's Hatsukodi assembly
and production plant on Honshu
island was extensive, with fires
and explosions heavily damaging
precision machinery vital to the
enemy's aircraft production.
Photographs showed bombs
scattering debris and dust among
the low assembly buildings.
Many near misses which would
cause blast damage to the struc
tures also were shown. The wa
ter works and filter system were
hit. -
One picture alone showed 40
direct hits, indicating clearlv
where the bombs penetrated the
roofs of buildings and exploded
Inside.
Although the concrete and
steel factory buildings, packed
with machinery, probably help
ed to minimize the number ot
firea set by the raiders, many
photographs showed smoke fun
nelling skyward.
Headquarters spokesmen said
the raid undoubtedly was the
most , effective of five staged
against military objectives on
Honshu, the main Japanese
home Island. Photographic cov
erage was of the best because
of clear weather over the target.
Today's assault against mill,
tary targets in Thailand was by
Superfortresses based in India.
LOADINGS DROP
Washington, Dec. 14 (U.R)
Loadings of revenue freight in
the week ended December 9 fell
14.708 cars to 793,554 cars, the
Association of American Rail
roads disclosed today.
SHASTA STORAGE
Sacramento, Dec. 14 (U.R)-'
Water storage behind Shasta to
day reached a record 1,283,000
acre-feet, the Bureau ot Reclam
ation reported today.