BATTLE OF BULGE
PROLONGED WAR
1 1MMOHHS
Hitler's Desperate Thrust
, Took Many, Men and
Much Armor From Allies.
By Boyd D. Lewis
United Press War Correspondent
Paris, Jan. 18 (U.PJ Adolf
Hitler's desperate thrust into the
Ardennes failed in all its major
objectives, but it chewed up
. American men, armor, and sup
plies that had been massed for
an offensive of their own and
prolonged the war anywhere
from one to six months.
This sober judgment of the
German offensive is based on in
formation obtained from reliable
sources while covering three
army fronts the 7th, 1st, and
9th during the month follow
ing German Marshal Karl Von
Rundstedt's break-through.
Consider Aims
To weigh the results. Hitler's
aims first must be considered.
A captured member of Hitler's
escort guard said the fuehrer
addressed a conference of army
generals, including Von Rund
i stedt, December 3, and called
for his fotces to reach the Meuse
river in three days and Antwerp
" in three weeks.
The capture of Antwerp, Hit
ler said, would cut off 38 allied
divisions north of the break
through areatand deal a death
blow to ' the American expedi
tionary force. He even hoped
one of the allies would be knock
ed out of the European war.
" Rundstedt was to smash
through wit'i such terrific speed
that vast allied gasoline and
supply dumps would be overrun,
enabling the Germans to feed
off their booty. Liege and Namur
were to fall like ripe plums,
and the race northwest to Ant
werp was to be aided in its final
phase by a coup de grace de
livered from northern Holland,
where forces drained off from
Norway and other sources were
massed,
- 2nd Division Bulwark
The offensive was halted by
the American 2nd armored di
vision three miles from the
Meuse. There Rundstedt's men
unable to capture sizable supply
dumps east of the Meuse, began
to run out of food and fuel for
their tanks. '' - "
Then the American 1st army
beat Rundstedt to the punch by
attacking before the nazi com
mander had a chance to regroup
for a new lunge toward Namur
and Liege.
With the initiative lost and
allied forces attacking from
three sides, the paramount task
for the Germans became the
withdrawal of as much as pos
sible of their combat forces to
avoid encirclement.
But of the more than 700
tanks committed for the offen
sive, between 500 and 600 were
estimated conservatively to have
been wrecked so far by Ameri
can ground forces and planes.
Among the enemy tanks knock-
Tired Kidneys
Often Bring
Sleepless Nights
Docton say your kidneys contain 15 tnflat
f tiny tubes or filters which help to purify tha
blood and keep yott healthy. When they get
tired and don t work right in tha daytime,
many people have to set up nighia. Frequent
or scanty passages with smarting and burning
sometimes shows there ia something wrong
with your kidneys or bladder. Don't neglect
this condition and lose valuable, restful sleep.
When disorder of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood, it
may also cause nagging backache, rheumatia
pains, leg pains, loss of pep and energy,
swelling, pufiineaa under the eyes, headaches
and dininesa.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Dome's
Piiis, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They giva happy relief and will help
the 15 miles of kidney tubes Hush out poison
eus waste from your blood. Get Doan Fills.
American Infantrymen advancing on Luson plains past San
Jacinto, realty hug the earth in this gully at Jap artillery opened
up on thm. They had just participated in capture of town when
Japs started shelling. Photo by Stanley Troutman, NEA-Acm
photographer for War Picture Pool,
ed out were many of.the prized
70-ton King Tigers.
All Over Jan. 3
The allies knew it was all
over as long ago as January 3,
when the Germans began to
withdraw their striking force in
north Holland. The Russians said
one division, originally from
Norway, had turned up in Hungary.
Von Rundstedt's principal
gains unquestionably were time
and the at least temporary ini
tiative. At the very least, he
prolonged the war a month and
I have talked with some rank
ing officers who believe, six
months would be a closer esti
mate. It also is no secret that Von
Rundstedt barely beat an allied
offensive to the punch and
American men and materiel
have been expended which oth
erwise would have gone into
carving a breach in the west
wall.
But at the same time, by mak
ing and losing their supreme
gamble in the west, the Germans
sealed their own fate, come
later though it may.
FIVE BILLS ON
AGE ASSISTANCE
DROP IN HOPPEF
SNOW FALLING IN
HIGHER REACHES
Snow was falling this morn
ing in the Prospect and Butte
Fails areas, at Fort Klamath and
at Copco in northern Caiifor-.
nia, according to weather re
ports received today by the California-Oregon
Power company
here. A half inch of new snow
fell last night in flat country
back of Prospect. In the ham
let itself, snow mixed with rain,
was falling today.
Telephone communication
with Fish lake was broken off,
probably by a storm. Manager
Ed Judd of the Medford Irriga
tion district thought the tele
phone line would be repaired
today, and word received from
the caretaker. Fish lake and
Four Mile lake are the main
water sources of the district.
Three inches of snow was re
ported on the Siskiyous and
snow was reported falling in the
Upper Applegate hills. -
McLeod
McLeod, Jan, 18 Sandra Saw
yer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Sawyer, celebrated her
fifth birthday with a party Janu
ary 8. Attending were Mrs, Ray
Briggs and daughter, Phyllis,
Mrs. James Vanderlip and chil
dren Jimmy and Pamela, and
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White
Mrs. Frank Doienshek and
daughter Shela.
Mrs. Ronald Axtell entertain
ed the Bridge club Jan, 10. At
tending were Mrs. Frank Doien
shek, Ruth Sawyer, Helen Coon,
Olive Staples, Olga Brill and
Gay Chamberlain, Mrs. Coon
won high prize, Mrs. Chamber
lain won tow, and Mrs. Doien
shek the traveling prize.
Word has been received by
Mr, and Mrs. Roy Vaughn that
their son, Wendell, who is sta
tioned at Fort Pierce, Fla., re
cently underwent an eye operation.
Elk Creek P.-T.A, held a pot-
luck dinner Jan. 12. During the
meeting it was decided to have
a carnival at the school house
sometime in February, exact
date to be announced later. Any
one interested in helping with
the carnival is asked to contact
Mrs, Ray Briggs.
Mrs. Harry Harding, Sr., is
visiting in Southern Pines,
N. C. She expects to return
home soon.
Jack Vaughn celebrated his
80th birthday, Jan. 14 at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Gus
Ditsworth, Mr. and Mrs, Roy
Vaughn were guests at the din
ner held in his honor.
.Ray Briggs and Glen Ode
spent the week-end of Jan. 12
in Klamath Falls. , . '
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McDowell
and children, Marylin and Lin
da, spent Jan, 12 in Grants Pass.
Mr, and Mrs. George Bowers
have returned to California for
the remainder of the winter,
A joint birthday party was
held Jan. 13 for Mary Ann Brill
and Yvonne Truax at Sunset on
the Rogue. Attending were
Marie Ragsdale, Dorothy Fowl
er, Joyce Axtell, Mary Ann
Brill, Yvonne Truax, Eugene
Ditsworth, Shirley Ditsworth,
Tommy Carfton, Arnold Rags-
aaie, uarmen Chase and Bud
Truax,
Earl Lorrey weighed the Up
per Rogue 4-H calves Jan, 14.
Salem, Ore., Jan. 18 8J.F5 A
flux of bills concerning wnn out
age assistance were before the
Oregon legislature today five of
them. ...
The bills range all the way
from increasing the maximum
amount of monthly assistance to
$58 from $40, So the measure
which would take the lid off
completely and guarantee a $40
minimum,
A long range forest acquisition
and protection plan, submitted
yesterday by the forestry com
mittee of the bouse, was due for
early consideration, K would ap
propriate $108,000 to start a re
volving fund usable to purchase
and maintain forest lands.
Sustained Yield Aim
"Sustained Yield," or the
"farming" of trees rather than
indiscriminate cutting, would be
encouraged under the new plan,
and file state would cooperate
with the federal government and
commercial interests in follow
ing such a program. Additional
: purchases of forest lands could
be made by the sale of revenue
bonds, up to $500,000.
Five new bills, sponsored by
organized labor, were due for
introduction soon, and would
make applicable to persons in
the state regulations now em
bodied to the federal Wagner
act.
Other bills introduced yester
day included one which would
increase the maximum salary
payable to clerks in the third
class school districts from $50 to
S 1 00; another which provides for
the inclusion tn non-high school
districts of school districts where
the high school attendance has
become less than average of 15,
while still another increases
from six to ten years the limit
on the expenditure of the bal
ance of building and public
works projects funds.
SUGAR OFFICIALS DEAD
IN CRASH OF AIRPLANE
Burley, Ida., Jan. 18
Three Amalgamated Sugar Co.
officials, missing since Saturday,
were found dead last night In the
wreckage of a company plane
which crashed and burned on a
mountain peak in tha rugged
Minidoka National forest near
the Idaho-Utah line.
The victims were E, M. Cote,
Ogden, general superintendent of
the company; C. Leland Eddy,
Salt Lake City public relations
representative, and B, F, wood
ruff, Ogden, company pilot.
THE GRANGE
Sam Valley Grange
Women .attending the meeting
of Sams Valley Grange, sched
uled for Saturday night, Jan, 20,
are asked to bring pies for the
refreshment hour. An open meet
ing at 8 p. m, wilt be featured by
a Four-H club program.
dosing gins tot Sunday Too Late
IRS
Santa Ana, Cat, Jan, 18
Rev. Wesley G Edwards, 40, the
"pistol-paekm parson" who led
a band of vigilantes tn raids on
Orange county slot machine op
erators last summer end
ncwed hi efforts only last
week, found himself ert the
other side of the law today.
Edwards was arrested late
last night on charges of solicit
ing a bribe and was released
from Orango county Jail
$5,000 bait,
Further complicating fee is
sue was the feet that he was
scheduled to appear in murtiel
pat court at 9:30 a, m, on a
speeding charge for which he
had demanded a jury trial.
District Attorney James L,
Davis charged that Rev, Ed
wards accepted $100 to marked
money Monday night at the
headquarters of the Christian
Service organization and an-
Thurjday. t, IS 4$ KESF8BB HKXL TKIStHTX TlZX
other $160 at Ills garage here!
last mght.
Davis refused to nam the!
persoa from whom Edwards al
legedly received the money, but
said tha minister "had threat
ened the liquet interest that If
they didn't come across he
would treat them the same as
the slot machine operators,"
Approximately
aircraft motors for pre-tndue-tion
and pre-flsght training will
bs produced is the third and
fourth quarters of 1844, war pro-
auction soars staled,
If
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Almost half of the 10,000
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tne foreign economic administration.
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with the tool kit"
"lx recognition of outstanding mainte
nance performance and development". , ,
read the coveted Aviation Maintenance
Award for 1944 just presented to United
Air Ones,
lb whom, really, should this recogni
tion of outstanding wartime efficiency be
directed? To the manufacturer?.,, They
turned out the finest kind of planes, lb
management? , , . It is fulfilling its func
tion. However, United Air Lines wishes
to pas this recognition on to an impor
tant and often unsung contributor to this
high standard of efficiency "The mas
with the tool kit
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of finished technicians , . , mechanics , , .
inspectors , , , ground crews ail contrib
uting a vital part to the maintenance effi
ciency reflected Irt United outstanding
wartime operations.
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