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EIGHT -MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. Pc- LEYTE FINISHED, FOR MORE ISLES Japanese Loss of 113,221 Termed Their Worst Mili tary Defeat In History Allied Headquarten, Philip pines, Dec. 28 (U.PJ American forces set their sights for other Philippines Islands today after completing the capture of Leyte, where Gen. Douglas MacArthur said the Japanese lost 113,221 men In their worst military de feat in history. Two Christmas day amphibi ous landings in the enemy rear, one of them resulting in the cap ture of the port of Palompon, and a thrust across the north west tip to the west coast ended the Leyte campaign except for minor mopping up. Complete Defeat MacArthur said the complete ness of the destruction of Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashlta's forces on Leyte "has seldom been paralleled In the history of warfare." "General Yamashlta has sus tained perhaps the greatest de feat in the military annals of the Japanese army," MacArthur as serted. Where MacArthur will strike next In the Philippines natural ly remained a closely-guarded military secret. However, the Ja panese have been predicting that he will send invasion forces ashore on Luzon, site of the capi tal city of Manila. Escorted American Liberators continued their almost daily raids on the network of air fields around Manila with two attacks Saturday and Sunday on Clark Field. Forty tons of bombs were dropped Sunday, when escorting fighters shot down 18 to 20 of BO to 60 intercepting Japanese planes. One American plane was lost. Land On Mlndoro American troops landed on Mlndoro, only eight and a half miles across a narrow channel from Leyte, December IS and already planes were operating from newly-built airfields only 149 miles south of Manila, MacArthur'! troops brought the Leyte campaign to a blazing close Christmas day with am phibious landings at Palompon, 19 miles northwest of Ormoc and the last port on the Island still in Japanese hands, and at Puerto Belol, due west across Ormoc bay from Ormoc. The 77th division, liberators of Ormoc, caught the Japanese completely unaware! with Its landing at Palompon and forged Inland to within 10 miles or less of another column striking along n east-west road from the Or moc corridor. Little resistance was being encountered. The seventh division landed at Puerto Bello, five and a half miles west of Ormoc, also against little resistance, while the 32nd and 1st cavalry divisions, smash ing the last enemy resistance in the Ormoc corridor, drove rap Idly toward the west. Farther north, the 24th di vision marched clear across the northwest tip of the island and cleaned up the west coast in the San Isidor area, 24 miles north of Palompon. MacArthur placed Japanese lossei in the Leyte-Samar cam paign since the American land ing October 20, at 84,338 Japa ' nese dead already recovered, an estimated 18,300 dead elth Dunea Dy the enemy or still to be recovered, 493 prisoners. 30, 000 troops sunk at sea In 10 convoys attemDtins tn rctnfnrr the garrison, and 9.890 naval ratings In the crews of 41 trans ports of 184,250 tons and 27 war- ,( snips sunk. , U, S. Losses 11.217 y American losses in the cam paign, he said, totalled 11,217 2,623 dead, 8,422 wounded and 172 missing. Virtually all the casualties oc curred on Leyte, since only small-scale actions were fought on Samar, Just northwest of Leyte. In addition to hitting Clark Field, and Manila, American planes during the week-end also dropped 132 tons cf explosives on six Negros airdromes and straffed them from low level, destroying or damaging 16 park ed planes and severely craterlng runways. . Other planes sank three small freighters at Davao, on the south coast of Mindanao in the Philip pines, while naval units at night sank an enemy motor torpedo boat off the north coast of the same island. KEEP COPS BUSY City police were busy over the holiday week-end with six cases of traffic violations and six arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Lawrence Jaggcr was fined $2.90 in city court this morning for violating his learner's per mit. Everett H. Michall and Thomas Jefferson were both fined $30 for reckless driving and Charles Henry Cook for feited $30 bail on the same charge. William James Jones forfeited $10 ball on a charge of violation of the basic speed rule and Charles Franklin Johnson was fined $3 for failure to stop his vehicle at a stop street. William C. Carmlckle was fined $10 December 24 on a chnrge of being drunk and dis orderly. Curtis H. Higgins and Jack Curtis Abbott were both fined $10 today for being drunk in a public place. O. Ring forfeited $10 ball on the same charge. Ray Christensen and William Reegan were both fined $10 today on charges of dis orderly conduct. OBITUARY MATHEW WOLFF Mathew Wolff passed away at his home in Ashland late Sun day. Mr. Wolff was born in Igerna, Calif., November 25, 1902. On September 1, 1927 he was mar ried to Miss Hilda Wagner at Oakland, Calif. Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Mrs. Hilda Wolff; one daughter, Maryn Bertha; three brothers, George Wolff, Port land, Ore., John Wolff, San Jose, Calif., and Edward Wolff, Med ford; five sisters, Mrs. R. J. Renoud, Dunsmuir, Calif.; Mrs. F. A. Mason, Yakima, Wash.; Mrs. C. E. Arnold, Biggs, Ore.; Mrs. Clinton Bryars, Merced, Calif, and Mrs. Robert Snyder, Sacramento, Calif. He is also survived by hW mother; Mrs. Freda Wolff, Yakima. Funeral services will be held at Perl Funeral Home Wednes day at 11 a. m. The Rev. Louis Kirby of the Methodist church will officiate and following serv ices here the remains will be sent to Turlock, Calif., for interment. WAC LIEUT. VILM JO ANNA LONG Mrs. Jo Anna Long, 83, passed away Monday afternoon follow ing a short illness at the home of her son, Charles C. Long, Gold Hill, where she had been making her home for the past eight months. Three other sons also survive: George, Oakland, Calif.; Arthur, Santa Monica, an Cloyce J. Long, Monterey. The remains, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Charfes Long, were to be forwarded Tuesday eve ning by the Conger -Morris chapel to Fresno, Calif., for services and interment Friday. WORTH McVEY The remains of Worth McVey, 76, who passed' away suddenly In Medford Saturday evening, were forwarded to Clovls, Calif., by the Conger-Morris chapel Tuesday evening for services and Interment. FROM OL' LONDON Elizabeth E. Vilm. WAC 2nd lieutenant of Medford now serv ing in the office of the Military Air Adviser at the American Em bassy in London, writes interest ingly of her experiences in the "heart of London." Her letter, sent to the Mail Tribune and ad dressed to "Dear Medford Friends," follows: , "Christmas greetings from "Merrle Old England this year. Have been here almost six months, all the time here in the heart of London. No accent as yet, unless it has crept In with out my knowing it. Very pos sible! Am liking it very much and getting a bang out of living in such a large city. There are many things to become accus tomed to; including the lack of central heating, the perpetually open window, England's English which is so softly and rapidly spoken, and warm beer, the Scotch and Irish whiskey (for a Burbon devotee), the cabs tnat can turn around on a dime with almost no lights, the pound ster ling instead of a dollar bill (they so as fast as the latter and don't buy much more), the calm, quiet way the people here accompusn their tasks in spite of all odds, and, of course, the ever-present cup of tea. "We have a good officers' mess which keeps us well-fed and eon- tented. Afraid my ideas of good food are quite different from those of the English, but for a sweet (dessert) their trifles (ice box cake, almost) are superb. Gardening is most certainly an art here and their flowers are the most vivid I have ever seen, even in Crescent City. Tradition is ever present and conformity In all things is expected and ob tained. Afraid us Yanks have shocked them dreadfully with our lack of formality at times An officer I chanced to meet this noon was, when he found out where 1 hailed from, wishing he could order pears from Medford to be sent over here. We both decided to try lt and show off a real delicacy. (Can I have a post war Job, Chamber of Com merce?) 'Anyway, from all of this, you should get the idea that I am finding it a most interesting' ex perience to have temporary resi dence in London, England. Best wishes to you all for a very Happy Christmas and let's hope that 1945 finds us all home again with the war over." HAROLD GORSKI HELD ON BAD CHECK CHARGE Harold Gorskl, wanted here, charged with passing a number of worthless checks, is held in Portland and will be returned here at an early date, the sheriff's office reports. Charles R. Holmes, 33, charg ed with grand larceny, is held in the Josephine county Jail at Grants Pass for local authori ties. Holmes is alleged to have taken money belonging to his employer, an Ashland business man. Cloilns time tor Sunday Too Late 10 uiauuy o-au Saturday afternoon Please remember. HUBBARD BROS. HILL RE CLOSED THREE DAYS DEC. 27-28-29 FOR INVENTORY For Emergency Calls Dial 2189 liUBBARD-VRAY CO. WILL REMAIN OPEN WEATHER Northern California Clear to day except morning low cloud iness and fog in valleys, increas ing cloudiness tonight and Wed nesday, rain north portions Wed nesday, warmer north portions tonight. Lincoln ran against three oth er candidates in the presiden tial election-of I860. 7 Sr: ' NEW kind of ASPIRIN tablet doesn't upset stomach When you need quick relieffrom pain, do you hesitate to take aspirin because it leaves you with an upset stomach? If so. this new medi cal discovery SUPERIN, is "just what the doc tor ordered for you. Superln It aiplrln plus contain! the same pure. 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