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Tuesday with occasional drli
gle or Uiht rain. Little ctaango
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Hlffheet yesterday 55
Loweit this morning 41
Thirty ninth Year
Four Yankee Armadas Converging on lUzon
With 60,000 Assault Troops, Tokyo
OF
BEACH DEFENSES
Planes Support Naval Action
Nips Claim American
Ship Losses Heavy
By United Press
Tokyo reported today that
four American Invasion armadas,
converging on Luzon, were
carrying possibly 60,000 assault
troops and said that one of the
fleets had extended imo me ura
rinv an unparalleled bombard
ment of beach defenses in the
Llngayen gulf north of Manila
in preparation for an imminent
' landing.
The Japanese estimated that
400 to 450 American ves
sels, including battleships and
cruisers, were moving through
the Philippines toward some not
too clearly definable point on or
near Luzon.
Near Shore
The bombardment of Luzon
Tnkvo said, was carried out by
American battleships and other
warships, escorting 70. to -80
landing craft, which entered
Llngayen gulf to within a few
thousand yards of the coast and
' shelled a 27-mlle stretch from
San Fernando and Damortls. The
latter is 116 miles north oi Ma
nila. Tokvo also resorted that fight
ers, bombers and dive-bombers
from ten aircraft carriers sup
ported the naval bombardment
and claimed that the operations
were the usual American tactics
nreeedins a landing.
The enemy reports were not
confirmed either at Pearl Har
bor or at American headquarters
in the Philippines. The only U,
S. announcements were that new
neutralization raids by carrier
, and land-based planes were
made against Luzon Saturday
and that Ameircan troops cap
tured Paluan, in the northwest
corner of Mindoro island 90
miles southwest of Manila
Forty-five Japanese planes were
destroyed and 14 others dam
aged in the series of air attacks
in and around Luzon.
Tokyo said that Japanese
fliers and shore batteries were
engaging the four American
naval forces in the Philippines
and claimed that 32 ships, In
cluding six aircraft carriers and
18 transports, had been sunk or
damaged.
The Japanese also reported
that lone B-29 Superfortresses
made four nuisance raids on the
big aircraft center of Nagoya on
the main Japanese island oi Hon
shu over the week end.
In other operations through
the Pacific. Pacific fleet war
ships bombarded enemy installa
tions at Suribachl on Paramu-
shiru in the Kurile islands, and
American bombers hit Iwo Jima
, again Saturday to open the sec
ond month of consecutive as
saults on the strategic island in
the Volcanos, 7S0 miles south of
Tokyo.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Mack Lillard arguing the
merits of his wrestlers with a
dubious but regular customer.
Ernest Barnes pinch hitting as
a weather prophet and scoring a
near miss on a snow prognostica
tion. Mrs. Larry Schade elated to
be able to serve those cookies
and other' wonderful edibles she
has long been making for her
flier son, Larry, Jr.
Mighty quiet
mighty quletl
around here.
A field litter carrier, capable
. of transporting five wounded
soldiers, ca nbe made by con
verting an army ordnance three-
quarter-ton weapon carrier.
BOMBARDING
SAID CONTINUING
United Press
Roosevelt Favors
Moratorium For
Insurance Change
Washington, Jan. 8 (U.R)
President Roosevelt favors a
proposal for temporary mora
torium which would give insur
ance companies time for "t h e
necessary readjustment" to the
precedent-breaking supreme
court decision holding the insur
ance business subject to federal
anti-trust laws, it was revealed
today.
The White House made public
letter from the president to
Sen. George L. Radcliffe, D.,
Md., which said that the admin
istration "is not sponsoring fed
eral legislation to regulate in
surance" or to interfere with
state regulation and taxation of
the insurance business.
BREEN DIFFERS
WITH F. D. R. ON
Cincinnati, O., Jan. 8. 4U.B-
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor,
today -differed sharply with
President Roosevelt's : proposal
for a national service- act and
said that he believed a; labor
draft was "unnecessary." ' ;
Green said that he was "reli-
ably Informed" that the shortage
of manpower detailed by ' tne
president in his message to con
gress was "not more than
300,000."
"It would be an easy matter
to supply the needed 300,000
workers if all of us got together
without passing legislation," be
said.
By "all." Green said he meant
labor, industry, manpower, and
military officials.
"I believe American workers
will reach a higher standard of
efficiency as free men rather
than subject to compulsion," he
said. "We are apprehensive of
the possible effect of a draft on
morale and efficiency."
Cooks Helper Is
Death To Tanks
With U. S. Forces, Belgium,
Jan. 8 U.R) Cooks Helper Isa
bel Salazer of Houston, Tex.,
was credited today with knock
ing out two German panther
tanks during a counterattack on
his antitank company.
Caot. James Love of Butte,
Mont., said Salazar blasted the
first tank with one round from
an antitank gun at a range if
200 yards. He duplicated the
feat a few hours later.
Buzz Bomb Attack Probable
New York, Washington Told
An East Coast Port, Jan. 8
(U.R) Adm. Jonas H. Ingram,
commander-in-chief of the At
lantic fleet, said today that it
was "possible and probable that
New York City or Washington
twill be hit by buzz bombs with
in the next 30 or 60 days."
Ingram said he would take
charge of coastal defenses of
New York and Washington and
that he had moved "plenty of
forces" to take every possible
precaution against the attack.
He said ' the bombs could
come In one of three ways:
(1) Surface ship.
(2) Submarine. .
(3) Long-range planes.
He said the bombs would
probably be smaller than the
V-l or V-2 launched against
Great Britain. He said the great
est danger to expect was from
fires and that the bombs were
not expected to seriously damage
any large buildings. . ...
Full Leased Wire
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, IP
'S
USED INSEIZURE
Government Agents Insti
tuted Martial Law, Claim
In Opposing Injunction
Chicago, Jan. 8. (U.R) Coun
sel for Montgomery Ward and
Company charged In federal
court today that government
agents have used threats and in
timidations to execute the presi
dent's order for seizure of 16
of the firm's properties and have
'"instituted a reign of martial
law."
Stuart Ball, attorney for.
Wards, appeared before Federal
Judge Philip Sullivan to oppose
the government's motion for a
temporary injunction to prevent
the company from interfering
with the army's operation of
Ward facilities In seven cities
under a seizure order Issued by
President Roosevelt for failure
to comply with War Labor.
Board orders. .- - .
Earlier, the government had
claimed that the mail order and
retail store firm, by waging a
campaign against the WLB, "has
become a symbol that we can
go ' ahead and have ' labor dis
putes despite the war."
Ball said the company con
tended that the president had
no authority to seize the prop
erty and that his order violated
the constitution.
The Montgpmery-Ward attor
ney contended further that:
The company's operation has
not been detrimental to the war
effort. . i
The executive order violates
"the command of congress in
that it directs the army to put
into effect War Labor Board
orders which were not in effect
at' the time the plants were
seized."
Power Denied
Ball asserted that the presi
dential order was invalid be
cause:
-1. The president has no pow
er to seize property to enforce
orders of the WLB since the
board orders ' are merely . ad
visory. 2. The chief executive has no
statutory power to seize retail
stores, warehouses, and mail or
der houses because none of them
is equipped for production of
any article required for war
production.
3. The president, even in
time of war, "has .no authority
outside of an actual battle area
to seize private property unless
he is given the power to do so
by congress."
He warned against panic,
which he said could increase the
damage.
"The next alert will be the
real McCoy," ha said.
The danger area, he said, was
In a 300-mile arc from which
either New York or Washington
could be hit. He said the Ger
mans had 300 submarines "at
least" in the Atlantic and that
the navy was prepared to keep
them from coming close en jugh
to fire, or to stop them before
they fired very many bombs. He
said six or eight subs would be
needed to bomb New York.
"I consider that adequite
measures have been taken to
protect New York and Washing
ton," he said.
He said that he "didn't think
protective measures were ade
quate earlier," indicating th
protection will be largely naval.
He made his statements at a
press conference aboard his flag
(hip. i
Cordon Bill For
Service Academy
Awaiting Senate
Washington, Jan. 8 (U.R)
The senate today went into its
first full week of work in the
new session with a large number
of new bills already awaiting
committee consideration.
Among the bills was one by
Sen. Guy Cordon, R., Ore., to
provide for another naval acad
emy and another military acad
emy, to be built in Oregon,
Washington or California.
EMPLOYERS
ADVISED TO GET
Washington, Jan. 8 U,PJ Se
lective service headquarters said
today that employers in essen
tial businesses would be wise to
obtain occupational deferments
for all employes now classified
4-F in order to keep them on
the job.
A new regulation issued over
the week-end provides for in
duction, under- sharply lowered
physical standards, of alL'oecu
pationally-def erred . men who
quit essential jobs without draft
board consent.
Draft boards throughout the
country, meanwhile, began to
carry out the week-end regula
tion. - Age 18 to 37
The new order, applicable to
a pool of about 5,000,000 men in
the 18-37 year brackets, was
Issued by selective service na
tional headquarters over the
week-end in the wake of Presi
dent Roosevelt's recommenda
tions for tighter job controls.
It was designed to halt an
alarming rate of turnover in
vital Industries and covered all
men classified as 2-A and 2-B
and those whose 2-A and 2-B
classifications are followed by
the letters F or L. The F and L
listings are given to 4-Fs and
limited service men (1-A-L's)
who have additional deferments
for occupational reasons.
2-A and 2-B Subject
All men with 2-A and 2-B
classifications of any type, the
announcement said, will be sub
ject to immediate reclassifica
tion and induction if they leave
their present Jobs without local
board approval. The army will
use "drastically lower stand
ards to induct those who pre
viously were rejected on physi
cal grounds.
i "In complying with the In
structions of the director of war
mobilization," the order said,
"the army will accept certain
men below our general service
physical standards who are re
classified and presented for in
duction by the selective service
system. . . . (and) placed in as
signments best suited to their
physical condition."
Chicago Stockyard
Has January Glut
Chicago. Jan. 8 (U.R) The
heaviest January run of cattle in
18 years was received at the Chi
cago stockyards today. It inciuo-
ed 27.000 head of cattle and
1,500 calves.
Fat steers and cows predomi
nated In the receipts with top
choice yearling steers selling for
$17.25 and good beef cows at
$14.00 and slightly higher.
The bulk of the run was not
sold immediately.
HANNA "JUST FAIR"
IS
REPORT FROM PORTLAND
The dally United Press bulle
tin from Portland on the condl-
tion of Circuit Judge Herbert
K. Hanna today read "Just f ah-."
The Judge has been in a Port
land hospital nearly two weeks
and a message from Mrs. Hanna
Saturday was to the effect that
her husband was conscious and
appeared cheerful.
Declares
GOV. SNELL ASKS
FULL TAXSURVEY
Message to Convening Ses
sion Recommends Twelve
Specific Legislative Bills
By Eric W. Allen, Jr.
CUP Staff Correspondent)
Statehouse, Salem, Ore., Jan.
u lu.K) praising the war rec
ord so far made by the soldiers.
industries and workers of Ore
gon, Gov. Earl Snell today told
the opening joint session of the
Oregon legislature that now is
"no time to rest on laurels or
records" and outlined 12 spe
cific recommendations for leg
islation. Snell's biennial - message fol
lowed brief formal opening cere
monies by the 43rd regular leg
islature. Tax Survey Urged
Speaking on the contentious
subject of taxes early In his
6000-word message, the gov
ernor recommended that the leg
islature provide , for. the engag
ing of a firm of tax experts for
a complete "survey, examina
tion and analysis of all phases
of our tax structure," leaving
further action to the discretion
of the legislature.
Gov. Snell reiterated a sec
tion of his message of two years
ago, stating his feeling that "$40
per month is little enough, to
provide sustenance and reason
able comfort" for those receiv
ing old age assistance. How
ever, he made no specific recom
mendations that the present
amount be raised.
Most of the recommendations
he made were of a secondary,
administrative nature.
Statehouse, Salem, Ore., Jan.
8. (U.R) Gov. Earl Snell made
tne following specific recom
mendations to the 1945 legisla
ture in his biennial message to
day.
1. Hiring a nationally-recognized
firm of tax experts to in
vestigate and make recom
mendations . on Oregon's tax
structure.
2. Adoption of legislation ac
tivating veterans' educational
and loan benefits voted at the
November general election.
3. Creation of a department
of veterans' welfare with a sin
gle commissioner.
4. Study of the milk pasteuri
zation situation, and enactment
of appropriate safeguarding leg
islation. 5. Creation of a revolving
fund of $100,000 for forest
acquisition.
6. Increase to $50,000 the
funds for forest products lab
oratory.
7. Continuation of experience
rating feature of unemployment
compensation law.
8. Liberalization ,of compen
sation benefits.
9. Reception of liquor reve
nues Into state general fund un-
earmarked, and direct appro
priations from fund for old age
assistance.
10. Increased allotment from
highway funds for tourist pro
motion after the war.
11. Adoption of legislation
setting forth qualifications
whereby those once convicted of
felonies may vote, pursuant to
measure passed by popular vote
in November election.
12. Creation of a national
cemetery in Portland.
(Further details on page I)
TENDER READY
San Pedro, Cal., Jan. 8 (U.R)
The 14,000-ton seaplane tender
U. S. S. Norton Sound, named
for the large Alaskan sound on
whose shores Nome is the major
port, was placed in commission
today by Capt. Knefler Mcuin-
nis, commander of the naval air
i station here.
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The Battle of the Bulge shared the limelight with a German thrust across
the Rhine In the Strasbourg area. The U. 8. First and British Second
Armies smashed Into the north side of the bulge (or slight gains while the
Germans were counter-attacking heavily In the Bastogne area. In the
Baar area Seventh Army troops were reported to have stopped the Ger
mans after a 10-mlle penetration. Very heavy fighting continued at
Bltcne, wlngen and
Work-or-Fight Law Favored Over
Broadening National Service Act
Washington; Jan. 8 (U.R) ,
Congress today appeared better
disposed, toward- work-or-flght
legislation affecting present
draft registrants than toward
the broader national service act
requested by - President Roose
velt. . -1 ' ;
Both houses seemed to be In
substantial agreement with Mr.
Roosevelt's view that nurses
should be inducted into the arm
ed forces and that 4-Fs should
be made available for war work,
many members, however, favor-
F
MAY OPEN COURT
Circuit Judge James W. Craw
ford of Portland assigned by the
state supreme court to occupy
the Josephine and Jackson
county circuit court benches dur
ing the present illness of Judge
Herbert K. Hanna, is expected
to hold a court session here to
morrow. Judge Crawford opened a
term of court in Grants Pass to
day. A defendant whose trial
was set for today has entered
a plea of guilty, so only routine
matters will come up there.
Considerable court business
awaits the Multnomah county
Jurists here as the county has
been without either a county
Judge or a circuit judge for
nearly two weeks.
Sentencing of Woodrow Wil
son Newburn. convicted by a
Jury of a statutory offense, and
trial of Robert N. (Babe) High
charged with grand larcehy, and
R. V. Greene, charged with a
statutory offense are due for
trial, previously set for this
month.
Salem, Jan. 8. (U.R) Jack
son county representatives were
named on the following legis
lative) committees today:
Frank J. Van Dyke chair
man utilities; counties and cities;
Judiciary; military affairs and
postwar planning; mining.
O. H. Bengtson Administra
tion and reorganization, vice
chairman; commerce and navi
gation; land use; public institu
tion; revision of laws.
Luud Wire
NO. 244.
Wlssembourg. .
ed legislation snort of national
service. . :.
' 'Third Branch Aim
Rep. William M. Colmer, D.,
Miss., introduced a measure to
make all draft registrants sub
ject to induction Into "a third
branch of the service a sup
ply force" which, he said, could
be used In war plants or else
where in the war effort at the
president's discretion.
This supply force, Colmer said,
could induct not only 4-Fs but
also workers In non-essential in
dustry and war workers with a
record of "wilful absenteeism."
Sen. Warren R. Austin, R.,
Vt., a leading congressional pro
ponent of national service, said
after a meeting of the Republi
can steering committee that he
might support less far-reaching
legislation, such as a 4-F draft,
as an alternative to manpower
control by executive order.
Congressional leaders general
ly were ready to put tightening
of. manpower controls at the
head of the legislative calendar
in response to the president's
request for "total mobilization
of all human resources for the
prosecution of the war,
HIGH COURT KILLS
TEXAS LABOR LAW
Washington, Jan. 8. (U.R)
The supreme court, reversing
the contempt conviction of R. J,
Thomas, president of the United
Automobile Workers of Ameri
ca, today held unconstitutional
a Texas law requiring labor or
ganizers to register with the
state before soliciting at union
gatherings.
The Judgment, delivered by
Justice Wiley D. Rutledge, was
5 to 4. Justice Owen J. Roberts
dissented, and was Joined by
Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone
and Justices Stanley Reed and
Felix Frankfurter. Justices Rob
ert H. Jackson and William O.
Douglas wrote separate concur
ring opinions.
Thomas challenged the law
as unconstitutional on the
grounds that it was "aimed at
labor unions" and was in con
flict with the constitutional
rights of "free speech and as
sembly."
WESTERN UNION MAY
USE YOUTH UNDER 16
Washington, Jan. 8. (U.R)
The supreme court ruled today
that Western Union may use
messenger boys and girls under
16 In the sending or delivery of
Interstate telegrams.
Justice Robert H. Jackson de-
livered the 5 to 4 opinion.
YANKS BITE DEEP
IN NORTH FLANK
Battle Also Favors Ameri
cans in Northeast France
Patch Takes Offensive
Paris, Jan. 8. (U.R) Amer
ican forces drove through
swirling snowstorm a mile to a
mile and a half deeper Into the
crumbling north flank of the
Ardennes salient on a 15-mile
front today, and the Germans
began pulling out of Its blunted
nose.
The tide of battle also swung
in favor of the American sev
enth army in northeastern.
France, where Lt. Gen. Alsaes
der M. Patch's troops seized tVe
initiative In several sectors,
compressed a German bridge
head north of Strasbourg to ease
a threat to that city, and drove
the Nazis back two miles from
the high water mark of their
Bltche bulge.
Outlook Brightest
Supreme headquarters and
front reports sketched one of
the most encouraging overall sit
uations on the western front
since the German offensive be
gan on Dec. 16.
Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges'
first army headquarters report
ed general gains along the north
rim of Marshal Karl von Rund
stedt's shrinking salient In Bel
gium. With the main east-west road
on the north side of the bulge .
cut and that on the south under
fire, British troops at the west
ernmost sector of the Belgian
front were advancing against
negligible resistance in some sec
tors, while at others they found
no sign of the defense front
which faded back with a Ger
man withdrawal.
Bulge Waist Narrowed
- Hodges'.- second - and ' third'
armored divisions pushed their
way south through the Belgian,
forests toward Lt. Gen. George
S. Patton's northbound forces.
whittling down the waistline of
the bulge to less than a dozen
miles.) ' t. -.
The - 82nd airborne division
captured Thierdumont ridge,:.
two miles southwest of Vielsalm,
choke point not only on the
cut German escape route along '
the north side of the bulge but
also a roundabout roadway
angling up from the Houfallize
area.
Units of the second armored
division stormed Into Dochamps,
five miles northwest of the key
transport center of La Roche.
The towns of Jouniveal and
Herbronval on the La Roche
St. Vith highway fell to the
third armored after a German
delaying action was overwhelm
ed.
Hamlets Under Fire
The hamlets of Walvne, Spin-
eux, and Wanneranval, clustered
some three miles south of Stave-
lot along the Salm river, were
under fire most of the day, and
in a twilight charge the 30th
division stormed and captured
the latter two.
Across the salient, about a
regiment something less than,
3,000 German troops were ob
served disengaging themselves
from Patton's grip. They were
breaking up into four columns,
formed in marching order, when
Patton's big guns opened up on
them, shattered the formations,
and sent the dispersed fragments
scurrying northward.
Shaef revealed that the Brit
ish sixth airborne division,
which dropped near Caen In the
first phase of the western front
campaign, now was engaged at
the western end of the Ardennes
salient
Headquarters revealed that
the so-called German bridgehead
north of Venlo In Holland was
not a new foothold across the
Maas river, but actually a
pocket which never was mopped
up.
The brightest reports from
Alsace In some days told of def
inite compression of the Nazi
bulge in the Bltche area and the
reduction of the threat to Stras
bourg.
SIX FRENCH CLASSES TO
BE CALLED TO SERVICE
Paris, Jan. 8. (U.R) Six
French classes, perhaps 1,800,
000 men, will be called to the
colors soon as result of the al
lied decision to speed equipment
to the reborn French army.
War Minister Andre Diethelm
said the class of 1943 will be
inducted at the end of January,
to be followed In the spring by
the class of 1944. The others
will follow. . ,