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Truman to "Support, Defend Rooseveltian Ideals With All My Heart," He Tells World Washington, April 16. (U.R) President Truman today solemn ly reaffirmed the "unconditional surrender" terms for ending the war, and gave our enemies no tice that America's great team of military commanders will be kept on the Job of beating them into absolute submission. Standing humbly . before the congress in which he had served, the new president also pledged himself to carry on Franklin Roosevelt's program for endur ing world peace and "our efforts to improve the lot of the com' mon people." Dashes Easy Peace Hop Addressing a somber joint ses sion of the house and senate only one day after he watched the body of his predecessor being laid to rest in the earth of Hyde Park, Mr. Truman promised to support and defend Mr. Roose velts' ideals "with all my strength and with all my heart Woven through his speech was a plea for aid from all Americans In carrying out that pledge. But most of all, at this mo ment he wanted to dash any idea the axis leaders may have had that the change in adminls- Washington, April 16 (U.R) President Harry S. Truman, as if forgetting that he had become chief executive, for got one important formality as he stepped forward today to address congress. He started to speak, getting as far as "Mr. Speaker . . . " when Speaker Sam Rayburn whispered to him: "Just a moment let m present you, will you, Harry?" Then Speaker Rayburn in troduced the president of the United States. Mr. Truman started again. tration might bring an oppor tunity for a negotiated peace. He aimed these words at Tokyo and Berlin: "Our demand has been, and It remains unconditional surren der!" (He emphasized the word "remains.") "Nothing shall shake our de termination to punish the war criminals even though we must pursue them to the ends of the earth.". Command Unchanged Then he ran down the list of our too commanders who have brought the war within sight of victory. And he said: "" "I want the entire world to know that this direction must i and will remain unchanged and unhampered!" And then he promised to carry forward with the world organi zation plan for lasting peace. "We will' face the problems of peace with the same courage that we have faced ana masterea the problems of war," he said. "In the memory of those who have made the supreme sacrifice in the memory of our fallen president we shall not fail!" He told his listeners that the world's great nations must work together to build and maintain peace. "We must not only have hope but we must have faith enough to work with other peace-loving nations to maintain the peace,'' he said. Cooperation Essential "Nothing is more essential to the future peace of the world than continued cooperation of the nations which had to muster the force necessary to defeat the conspiracy of the fascist powers to dominate the world. "While these great states have a special responsibility to en force the peace, their responsi bility is based upon the obliga tions resting upon all states, large and small, not to use force In international relations except In the defense of law. The re sponsibility of the great states is to serve ahd not dominate the peoples of the world." He promised Americans that "we shall never cease our strug gle to preserve and maintain our American way of life," and said. "Let me assure the forward . looking people of America that there will be no relaxation in our efforts to improve the lot of the common people.". Pleading for unity, he said the "entire world is looking to America for enlightened leader ship to peace and progress." "Such a leadership requires vision, courage and tolerance," he said. "It can be provided only SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS Toggery Bill Isaacs suffering the loss of a jug when the door of his car opened unexpectedly as he drove along Crater Lake highway. Hellen Razum enjoying motorcycle ride and half a mind to buy one of the vehicles for herself. A Mail Tribune staffer trying to locate a man with a Scotcn name having two steam boilers to sell. by a united nation deeply devot ed to the highest ideals. . CalU On All To Aid '1 call upon all Americans to help me keep our nation uiv'ed in defense of these ideals which have been so eloquently pro claimed by Franklin Roosevelt. He said America "must assist suffering humanity back along the path of peaceful progress,' and that to do so "will require time and tolerance. "We shall also," he added "need an abiding faith In the people,' the- kind of faith and courage which Franklin Delano Roosevelt always had! Mr. Truman, who had been at work at the White House at 8:15 a.m., arrived at the capitol at 12:28 p.m. He went to Speaker Sam Rayburn's office where many high government officials and members of congress await ed him. He talked with them be fore going into the house cham ber to deliver his speech. Cabinet members already present when Mr.- Truman en tered were Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimsbn, Secretary of Navy James V. Forrestal, Secre tary of Commerce Henry A. Wal lace and Secretary of Agricul ture Claude Wickard. Also arriving at the speaker's office just prior to the presi dent's entrance were British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and British Ambassador Lord Halifax. Mr. Truman had con ferred with them earlier at the White House. . Appeal To All . In an humble mood, the be spectacled, small-statured new head of the American govern ment appealed "to every Ameri can, regardless of party, race creed or color, to support our efforts to build a strong and lasting united nations organiza tion." ' - He made a forthright appeal to congress, of which he had been a member, for help and co operation. "You, the members of con gress, surely know how I feel," he said to the joint session. "Only with your help can I hope to complete one of the greatest tasks ever assigned to a public servant. "With Divine guidance and your help, we will find the new passage to a far better world, a kindly and friendly world, with Just and lasting peace.' Repeatedly he spoke of the necessity of avoiding a flimsy peace which would lead to future conflict. "To destroy greedy tyrants with plans of world domination, we cannot continue in successive generations to sacrifice our fin est youth. In the name of hu man decency and civilization, a more rational method deciding national differences must and will be found." Must Aid Humanity "America," he said, "must as sist suffering humanity back along the path of peaceful pro gress. This will require time and tolerance. We shall need also an abiding faith In the people, the kind of faith and courage which Franklin Delano Roosevelt al ways had." The gravity of his new role In the future of the world was re fleeted in the simple way Mr. Truman told the congress that "at this moment, I have in my heart a prayer. As I assume my heavy duties, I humbly pray to Almighty God, in the words of Solomon: "Give, therefore, Thy servant an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern between good and bad. for win. Is able to Judge this Thy so great people?- And then the new president concluded his first annearance as chief executive in the halls of congress by saying: I ask only to be a flood and faithful servant of my Lord and my people." At the outset of his remarks to congress, Mr. Truman said that he would have preferred to have observed "reverent silence' in this, the day after the burial of Mr. Roosevelt, but "in this decisive, hour our silence might De misunaerslood and mlchi give comfort to our enemies.' Tribute To F.D.R. He paid a grave tribute to the late president, saying "the world knows it has lost a heroic cham pion of justice and freedom." PFC. CHARLES Ft. TURNER KILLED ON WEST FRONT Word was received here today of the death of Pfc. Charles R Turner, killed In action in Ger many January IS last He had been overseas since November 1944. He Is survived by his widow, the former Miss Norma Mitchell, 304 North Ivy street, this city, an Infant daughter, and other relatives. - ' Paraguay is divided Into two sections, the Oriental, east of the Paraguay river, and the Occi dental, west of it. Medford 'Uilted Press Fortieth Year Yank ; Roosevelt's Body Rests in Hudson River Hyde Park, N. Y., April 16. (U.R) The body of Franklin Delano Roosevelt rested today in the soil of a sunny rose garden on the family estate overlooking the Hudson river. A few minutes before 10 o'clock yesterday morning, a lone gun in a nearby field stilled those waiting in the hedge- locked garden with the first round of a 21-gun presidential salute. Forty-seven minutes later the simple services for the 31st president of the United States were over. Procession Moves As the echo of the gun faded, GARAGE LOST IN TRIPP ST. BLAZE Fire of undetermined origin destroyed one garage and dam aged another on Tripp street this morning. The fire department reports that a garage owned by Mrs. Laura Lawrence and used by L. W. Dickson, 112 Cottage street, was destroyed along with five motors and furniture in the building owned by Mr. Dickson. Flames from the garage caught the roof of a garage owned by Miss Neva Samuels, 123 Tripp street, and partially destroyed the roof, firemen said. - Firemen were called to the Comer Inn on South Central avenue yesterday morning to extinguish a fire from an oil stove. Amount of damage was not reported. A garage In the Griffin creek district was completely de stroyed by fire about 9:30 a. m Sunday. The property is occu pied by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holman, who report none of the other buildings were damaged by the blaze. Defective wiring was believed to be the in use. it was said. Baseball Brothers Give Up Hold-Out St. Louis, April 18. (U.R) Baseball's stellar brother act, Pitcher Morton Cooper and his battery mate. Walker, today an nounced that they would join the Cardinal club on schedule in Chicago tomorrow. Hitler Calls on Troops to Drown Assaulting Reds in Sea of Blood London, April 18 (U.R) Adolf Hitler said today the red army had launched Its last mass offensive and called on his troops to drown the assault on Berlin in "a sea of blood" and turn the tide of war 'at the very moment when destiny has removed from this earth the greatest war criminal of all times. Hitler Issued a special order of the day to the troops of the eastern front saying that the red army had launched a mass of fensive. Ha promised that this offen sive and the attack In the west would be beaten off if his troops stood firm. He warned them to obey no order to retreat, what ever the rank of the officer giv Full Leased Wire and Red Aerial Vanguards Estate Garden the strains of "Hail to the Chief played by the West Point cadet band came through the nearby woods. The funeral procession moved up the hillside, paced by the muffled drums. Inside the garden the late presidents' aged aunt, Mrs. James R. Roosevelt, waited In a chair beside the graveside. At her side was Fala, the president 6 dog. Planes flew across the proces sion, low on a straight course. At 10:36 a.m. the caisson was drawn into position. Eight enlist ed men from the armed forces there were no honorary pall- bearers bore the casket to the grave. -.- . - . Behind the 76-year-old' Rev W. George Anthony, stood Mrs Roosevelt with a son, Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt, on one side, and her daughter, Mrs. Anna Boettigcr, on the other. Family In Group Behind them stood her four daughters-in-law and her son-in-law, Col. John Boettiger. Behind them was another fam ily the nation's official family, President Harry S. Truman, his assistants and heads of the armed forces. Dr. Anthony, wearing the black cassock, white surplice and black skull cap of the Epis copal church, began the service. ."All that the Father giveth me shall come to me," he intoned, beginning the Episcopal commit tal. At 10:45 the traditional three volleys were fired over the grave. A minute later, taps sounded softly through the gar den. Widow Leaves The crowd turned away. Mrs Roosevelt went to the side of the elderly aunt, and a few minutes later walked, chin firm, head erect, from the garden. After the crowds had depart ed, Mrs. Roosevelt returned She stood for several minutes in silence, looking at her husbands' grave. She Joined her family for the lonely trip back to Washing ton. Radio Highlights Washington, April 18. (U.R) President Truman will make a brief radio address to the Ameri can armed forces tomorrow at 7 p.m PWT. ing it, unless the officer person ally was known to them. He Instructed his troops to shoot any officer whose orders they suspected and warned them of German officers who sought to ..ave their skins by aiding the Russians, possibly in German uniforms. "Berlin remains German," Hitler said. "Vienna will once more become German and Eu rope shall never become Rus sian." Hitler declared that any Ger man soldier who did not fulfill his duty was a traitor. "The regiment or division which relinquishes Its post," said the order, "will be shamed by the women and children who are braving the bombing terror." MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1945 New York state troopers guard the last resting place of Franklin D. Roosevelt. His grave (above) is banked high with flowers after ' funeral rites of sad splendor in the garden of his Hyde Park, N.Y., home. President Harry S. Tru man, his wife, and daughter, Margaret, (upper right) pay their final tribute. Strong, even In sorrow, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (lower right) and her daughter, Mrs. Anna Boet tiger, stand before the grave. (Acme telephotos). HEAPED ON TOKYO BY B-29 . By United Press Another huge American fleet heaped new destruction on Tokyo today while fires still raged in a large area devastated by Saturday's B-29 attack on the capital. Between 300 and 400 Super fortresses blasted war plants in southeast Tokyo and at Kawa saki, an industrial mihiirh itntith. west of the capital. Tokyo broad casts saia tires raged out of con trol lor seven and a half hours. Huge Area Burned The 21st bomber command disclosed that Saturday's raid burned out 10 square miles, twice as large as the specified target oi five square miles. The destruction included seven factories whirh enntrthniuH in war making Industries, includ ing the Itabashe arsenal. Chem ical Dlants. DOWdrr fnrtnrisa inH shell plants were damaged. rires still were burning when bombers- arrived early today "to continue the strategic destruc tion of Japanese industries," Radio Tokyo said approxi mately 100 carrier-based planes and a small number of Liber ators bombed and strafed south ern Kyushu, southernmost of Japan's home Islands. It was the first Liberator strike against Japan proper. Yanks Near Bagulo In the Phlllnnltif.. A morlpnn trOODS Closed in InHav nn Ra,. ulo, last major Luzon city held by the Japanese. One of the converging columns was report ed only three miles from the city. In southern Luzon other American troops seized Gagra ray Island off the east coast of Albay gulf. On Okinawa American troops beat off Janancsn rnnntpr-nt. tacks, and, according to Tokyo, prepared for a full-scale offen sive against Naha tha at the southern end of the island. The drive had been stalled for nearly a week by stubborn Jap. anese defense lines four miles north of Naha. MOTORCYCLISTS HURT- ON BLACKWELL HILL Two mntnrrvrlA rlH. Stockton, Cal., who were bound for Tacoma, were Injured about noon yesterday when their rw1 struck a culvert wall on Black- well Hill, about eight miles north of here. Hnrrv Mnh.ff. suffered a fractured arm and tne lower part of hit face was mashed. Ward Simpson suffered a double compound fracture of the left knee. They were brought to Sacred Heart hosv.tal in the Conger-Morris ambulance. If if " (? m- mm I ,.. S V I 1 , """v1"? (C:'t Y V. 1 ME TALK Washington, April 16. U.R) President Truman conferred for 20 minutes today with British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden who delivered several verbal messages from Prime Minister Winston Churchill. , Also present were Secretary of State Edward R. Stettlnius, Jr., and British Ambassador Lord Halifax. Stettinnius met with Mr. Truman earlier short ly after the president arrived In the executive office at the early hour of 8:19 a.m. then returned to Join in the conference with Eden and the ambassador. Eden, who flew from England to attend the late President Roosevelt's funeral, told report ers as he left Mr. Truman's of fice: "I was very pleased to have the privilege of calling on the president and very grateful that he found time to see me on this day when he has his first import ant speech to deliver." Private Don Cox Reported Wounded Pvt. Don W. Cox, ton of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Cox of Eagle Point, was wounded recently while fighting In Germany, his parents stated Saturday. Today's casualty release of the office of war Information states that Capt. George V. Gil lette, nephew of Mrs. Anna C Sanford, 900 Oak street, Ash land, has been wounded while serving In the European theater. Rain Washes Out Season's Opener Washington, April 16 U.R The Washington Senators today called off their scheduled base ball game with the New York Yankees, supposed to have been the seasons' opener, because of rain- Tribune United Press J ,T.f TAKEN IN REICH London, April 16. (U.R) The roster of big name Germans In allied hands today began read ing like a who's who of the im perial rcich and included a mounting array of topflight nazis. Now on - the roll were Em press Hcrmlne, widow of Kaiser Wllhclm of World War I notor iety; Marshal August von Mack- eascn, 95-year-old German army commandor In that war: Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, son of the kaiser; and Dr. Mannfred Zapp, chief nazl propagandist In the United States from 1936 to 1941. They joined a company In cluding, Franz von Papen, ace diplomat and troubleshooter of the nazi regime. Responsible sources here said his capture would prevent him from plotting a revival of German strength for future wars, but would have no effect on this one. Von Mackensen was taken In a farmhouse where he was hid ing, field reports said. He was clad in a faded uniform of first world war vintage. He went to that area In February, leaving Stettin when it was threatened by tha Russians. MRS. TRUMAN SLATES FIRST PRESS CONFAB Washington, April 16. (U.R) The White House announced to day that Mrs. Harry S. Truman will hold her first press confer ence at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Blair house. Patterned after Mrs. Roose velt's meetings with the press, the conference will be restricted to women reporters. Fort Bragg, Calif., April 16. (U.R) A red-haired human head and two hands were found in a suitcase full of clothing In the woods near Fort Bragg, the Mendocino county sheriffs' of flea reported today. fK V x1 1 ' .J Full Leased Wire NO. 21. Linked PRESAGES EARLYS Airmen Team Up to Work Over German Lines East of Elbe 9th In Hot Fight London, April IB. (U.R) The red army attacked on a 110-mlle front east of Berlin today in a general offensive to capture the devastated nasi capital and link up with allied armies in the west. In the first few hours of the long-expected assault, the nasls conceded, the Russians penetrated the last-ditch nail defense line between Kuestria and Frankfurt due east of Ber lin and seised a new bridge head across the Oder midway between the capital and Stet tin. The soviet high command did not confirm the offensive immediately, but the Germans usually flist to announce such major soviet drives left no doubt that the supreme push from the east had begun. Paris, 'April 16 U.R) Aerial vanguards of the American and Russian armies made their first tactical contact above the Leipzig-Dresden corridor today, bare, ly 40 miles ahead of two great United States tank armies plow ing through the shattered de fenses of central Germany. The aerial "contact" between the converging armies was made by American and soviet fighter bombers ordered out to work over the German lines east of the elbe in the area north of Dresden target of American 1st and 3d army ground troops. - Team- Up lo Strafe ' Tha American and Russian fliers, presumably by pre-arranged plan, teamed up immediately to bomb and strafe nazi ground positions throughout the corri dor. Word of the dramatic aerial liaison, which appeared to pres age an early Juncture between the allied ground forces, came as the American 1st and 3d armies struck ..through the cen ter of the nazl front with prob ably the greatest armored host In history. Simultaneously, tha 1st army wheeled strong tank and Infan try formations northward to Join with the U. S. 9th army in the pay-off battle for Berlin. 91h In Furious Fight The 9th army Itself was locked In a furious battle to hold end extend its one remaining bridge head across the Elbe river be yond Barby, 19 miles southeast of Magdeburg and 84 miles southwest of Berlin. Elements of three crack German divisions counterattacked the bridgehead savagely, but without effect this morning. Units of the 1st and 9th armies linked up along the Elbe about 19 miles south of Barby, trap ping thousands of bypassed Ger mans in the Harz mountains be hind them. . Far to the west, the Ruhr pocket all but vanished with the surrender of the German corps commander there, adding tens of thousands of prisoners to the 218.000 captives taken by the U. S. 1st, 3d and 9th armies in the past three days. Lt. Gen. George S. Patton'a Sd army troops were reported battling Into Chemnitz on the road to Dresden and on their southern wing swung up to and perhaps across the Czechoslovak border. In Power Drive On Patton'a right flank, the American 7th army uncorked a power drive across Bavaria that rolled to within six miles of Nuernberg and brought that nazl shrine city under siege from the northeast, north and west. British 2d army troops to the north were reported unofficially within 19 mile of Hamburg, while the Canadian 1st army to the west rammed through to tha North sea coast on a broad front, capturing Groningen and bring ing the great naval base at Em den within direct artillery range. But the big breakthrough ap peared to have begun on th U. S. 1st and 3d army fronts, where the Russian and Amer ican lines now were 70-odd milea apart Only on tha front before Ber lin were the nazl line holding, and the new 1st army thrust threatened to break that resist ance In short order. t
