Hamburg Captured; Nazis Flee to Denmark and Norway;
Organized Resistance Melting Rapidly Throughout Reich
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Medford
United Prei
Fortieth Year
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Tha documenti of unconditional surrender" of German forces in Italy and Wettern Auilrla
are ilgned by the German representative of Supreme Commander Karl Wolff, Plenipotentiary
of the Wehrmacht in Italy. The ligning took place in the office of Lt. Gen. W. C. Morgan.
Chief of Staff. AFHQ. (British official photo via Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Acme.)
New Russian Proposal Brings Progress
, In Solution Of Knotty Polish Problem
San Francisco, May 3. (U.R)
Progress toward solution of the
Polish problem was reported to
day at the United Nations con
ference as it buckled down to
the Job of writing a charter for
enduring peace.
The United Freis -was inform
ed that the deadlock in negoti
ations on reorganization of the
Warsaw provisional Polish gov
ernment had been broken by the
conference's big three on the
basis of a new proposal for sev
eral days.
No Final Agreement
It was pointed out that no
final agreement has yet been
reached and that the negotia
tions could again run into a
nag. But the new soviet pro
posal was discussed yesterday by
Secretary of State Edward R.
si.Minin. Jr.. Soviet Foreign
Commissar V. M. Molotov and
British Foreien Secretary An-
FOOD STORES IN
E
V-E DAY CLOSING
Food stores of this city will
adhere to a plan for observance
of V-E Day, taking into consid
eration the urgent need for con
servation of perishable foods
It was announced today. The ac
tion will include all members
of the food store division of the
Medford Retailers association.
According; to this clan all food
tores will close Immediately if
V-E Day is officially proclaimed
and whistles sounded during the
day. They will open for busi
ness as usual the following day
so that perishable foods will not
be lost. Should victory be an
nounced on Saturday the stores
will remain open for the remain
der of the day and close Sunday,
In case official word is received
during the night the food stores
will open for business as usual
the following morning.
Food retailers call attention to
the urgent request of the gov
ernment that industries not be
interrupted on V-E Day, and
consider their plan consistent
with the spirit of this day.
When stores recently closed in
observance of the death of
President Roosevelt perishable
foods that could not be easily
pared were lost through spoil
age. -
Johnston Retains
C of C Presidency
Washinglon, May 3. U.R
The U. S. chamber of com
merce board of directors today
elected Eric A. Johnston, Spo
kane. Wash., to an unprecedent
ed fourth term as president of
the chamber.
Three of Johnston's predeces
sors served three terms, but
none was named to a fourth.
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thony Eden, it was learned, and
some progress was made.
Meanwhile, the conference it
self split up into four commis
sions which today organize for
the hard grind of drafting
charter to make the world safe
tor live in. The routine plenary
session talk-fest has ended.
Everyone here on the whole
is happy and hopeful despite the
preliminary battles which took
place. The only shadow over this
gathering is the possibility that
events in Europe may force key
delegates to leave before the
charter is completed.
Molotov Still Hare
Soviet Foreign Commissar V.
M. Molotov is still around but
he already has told the Ameri
can delegation that he must
leave in a few days.
Sen. Henri Rollin of Belgium.
as president of commission
will supervise drafting of the
several provisions of the inter
national organization charter,
Those provisions include the
preamble of the organization
charter, a statement of its pur
poses, principles and member-
shm.
Field Marshal Jan Christian
Smuts of South Africa is presi
dent of commission II. He will
supervise the creation of the or-
ganizations general assembly
Commission II will make propo
sals regarding the structure and
procedures of the assembly, its
political and security functions
and methods of economic ana
social cooperation.
Norwegian To Aid
Foreign Minister Trygve Lie
of Norway is president of com
mission III which will deal with
the powerful security council on
which the United States, the
Soviet Union, China and Great
Britain will have permanent
TRADE CLASSES
SET OPEN HOUSE
Members of the Future Crafts
men club and the day trade class
es of Medford senior high school
are holding the first annual open
house Friday at 7:30 p. m. In the
shop building. The program has
been arranged with the help of
Alan Kircher, superintendent of
the Future Craftsmen club, L. A.
Mentzer. coordinator and car
pentry instructor, and Scott E.
Brill, sheet metal Instructor.
Visitors will have an oppor
tunity to see the students at
work in the carpentry and sheet
metal departments, demonstrat
ing machine wood-working
wood turning, welding, sheet me
tal forming and riveting. Me
chanical and architectural draw
ing classes will have exhibits
and souvenirs will be given to
visitors. .
The craftsmen will conduct a
meetting in the auditorium at
8:30 and will show a motion pic
ture of interest to all, it is stated.
Refreshments will be served
from a mack bar.
MEDFORD, OREGON, .THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1945
seats. The security council Is
the top body of the international
organization.
The security council will have
the authority to decide where.
when and how armed force shall
be used to keep the peace.
Commission IV is headed by
Venezuelan Foreign Minister
Carraciolo Para Perez. Some of
the conference's bitterest dis
putes may come within commis
sion IV which will deal with the
proposed international court and
legal problems.' The United
States delegation still is trying
to agree within itself on just
what kind of a new world court
should be set up The question is
one on which almost all dele
gates have differing ideas.
IS SURE
HITLER DEFUNCT
Washington, May 3. (U.R)
Secretary of War Henry L. Stim-
son said' today that he believes
Adolf Hitler is dead and that
"the war against Germany has
not long to run."
President Truman had ex
pressed similar beliefs yesterday.
Stimson also told his press
conference that the 15th U. S.
army has been designated as an
occupational force in Europe.
He said the 15th was the only
U. S. army so designated to date
and added that future events
will determine whether there
will be others.
MORE FREIGHT
Washington, May 3 (UP)
Loadings of revenue freight in
the week ended April 28 rose
35,158 cars to a new high since
Oct. 28, the Association of Amer
ican Railroads reported today.
Germans In Deadly Fear of Reds
Flee By Thousands To Safety Of
British Lines; Say War Is Over
By Richard D. McMillan
United Press Correspondent
On the British Front Line in
Northwestern Germany, May 3.
(U.R) Hordes of Germans are
giving up to the British today.
crying in terror: "Where can we
go? The Russians are coming."
Tens of thousands of fully-
armod Germans actually are try
Ing to find refuge in the British
lines It is a route of tremendous
prnport ions, the final disintegra
tion of the "vehrmacht.
They are coming in aboard
all kinds of vehicles, with cars
and carts jammed three abreast
on the highways. Men throw
their guns and ammunition into
the ditches at every opportunity.
Some cars are packed with
high staff officers, privates and
women nnrs. All are Jammed
in indijrriinir toly In their ruh
to escape lh red army. Generals
VETOES
ENT FOR
Legislation Would Be Injus
tice to Those Already In-
ducted, States President,
Washington, May 3. (U.R)
President Truman today vetoed
legislation to defer large num
bers of agricultural workers. He
said it would be an injustice to
those already inducted or about
to be inducted.
The joint resolution, intro
duced by Rep. John A. Flanna-
gan, D., Va., chairman of the
house agriculture committee
was designed to halt induction
of farm workers who are deem
ed necessary to agriculture.
President Truman said this
would be a marked departure
from the sound principles thus
far adhered to under the original
selective service provision bar
ring deferments for occupation
al 'groups.
Only One Test
"The sole test under the law
is whether the individual can
better serve his country in the
armed forces or in an essential
activity in support of the war
effort," the president said in his
veto message.
"This provision is the founda
tion stone of our selective ser
vice system under which over
10,000,000 men have been select
ed for the colors (o make the
greatest military force in the
history of this nation."
The bill, he said, "would sin
gle out one special class of our
citizens, the agricultural group,
and put it on a plane above Dom
industrial occupation ana mili
tary services."
Veto of the Flannagan resolu
tion does not affect the Tydings
amendment governing form de
ferments. This part of the exist
ing law, which remains in effect,
states that any essential farm
worker shall be deferred so long
as he remains on his farm Job
or until a replacement has been
found for him.
26 Wed, 25 Divorce
During Past Month
During April, 26 marriage li
censes were issued ana a di
vorce suits filed in this county,
the county clerk's office reports.
The count would have ended In
a tie, but one couple withdrew
their separation complaint. April
marriage applications were
chiefly from civilians with a
handful of military service fil
ings.
STETTINIUS, PUBLISHER
TIFF IN HOTEL LOBBY
San Francisco, May 3 (U.R)
Secretary of State Edward R.
Stettinius, Jr., and Eugene Mey
er, publisher of the Washington
Post had a brief but heated ex
change of words In a hotel lobby
here over an editorial in the
Post, it was learned today.
The editorial was critical of
the State Department.
are limping along on foot. Civil
ians fleeing with them speed the
flight by spreading rumors that
the Russians are "Just on our
heels."
From time to time Germans
leap from stalled cars and take
to the woods. Some are found
changing Into civilian clothes In
the hope of escaping capture.
And everywhere the British
tankers and infantrymen hear
the Germans asking the same
question: "Where do we go?"
All of these Germans say the
war is over, now that Berlin has
fallen.
One German Red Cross col
umn li stretched out along the
road for nearly 20 miles.
Estimates on the number of
Germans fleeing toward the
BritMi lines vary. Srme say
lOO.ono. Others figura it closer
to 230,000. ,
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' MISS MARION f. MARTIN
Aii'l Chairman
National Republican ComiH)
G.O.P. LEADER, TO
Miss Marion Martin, national
committeewoman for the Repub
lican party for Maine and assist
ant chairman of the Republican
National committee, will be in
Medford next Monday to meet
with party leaders. Miss Martin
will speak at a luncheon at the
Jackson Hotel at 12 noon, which
is being arranged by members of
the Jackson County Republican
committee.
In addition to Republic leaders
of this county, party leaders
from Josephine county and from
Klamath Falls are expected here
for the meeting. Party workers
not contacted and wishing to at
tend are to call Mrs. G. Q. D'Al
blnl, 279?, for reservations.
Miss Martin will be accompan
ied to Medford by Mrs. George
T. Gerlinger. Republican Na
tional committee woman for
Oregon, and Mrs. John Y. Rich
ardson, state vice-chairman. Mrs.
Gerlinger and Mrs. Richardson
are arriving In Medford Satur
day night and will be registered
at the Holland Hotel, sunaay
they will confer with interested
Republican women and their
friends at a meeting scneduled
for 3 p. m., at the hotel.
AUSSIESFANOUT
E
ON TARAKAN ISLE
By United Press
Australian Invasion forces
fanned out over Tarakan Island
todnv in a direct bid to recover
Borneo oil and rubber sources
stolen by the Japanese.
Far to the northwest, other
allied trnnnn entered Rangoon.
Japanese occupied capital of
Burma, bringing nearer the ena
a three-vear camoaiizn to
drive the enemy from the coun
try.
Meanwhile. 50 to 100 Ameri
can Superfortresses truck their
.1th neutralizing blow since
March 27 at Japanese suicide
plane bases on Kyushu, southern
most of Japan's home Islands.
Resistance Slight
The Australians meeting only
sht resistance on Tarakan off
the east coast of Borneo, threat
ened to overrun the Island's air
field and the burning town of
Tarakan.
Gen. Douslas MacArthur. an
nounces the invasion, said it
virtually severed the enemy's
holdings In the south.
The B-29 raid on Kyushu was
sunnort of American forces
on southern Okinawa where two
more U. S. divisions have been
hurled against the five-mile Jap-
nesc defense line across me
aland.
The new unils were Iho 77th
nfantry division and the first
norlne division, brineine the at
tack force to five divisions.
More Food Dropped
To Starving Dutch
London, May 3 (U.R) An
other 800 tons of food were drop
ped to Dutch civilians today by
approximately 400 American
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WAR BULLETINS
London, May 3. (U.R) A
BBC front reported, broad
casting over the army radio,
said today that "a general sur
render of the German forces
facing Lt, Gan. Sir Miles C.
Dampsey's (British Second)
army may coma at any mo
ment." London,, May 3 U.R A
Kalundborg, Denmark, radio
said today in a broadcast pur
ported to be in tha name of
the German government that
Grand Admiral Karl Doenits,
the new Nasi fuehrer, will not
(not) lay down arms,
A speaker identified as Al
bert Spear, Nasi minister of
arms and munitions, made tha
Kalundborg broadcast, and
said ha was speaking in tha
name of tha government.
With British Forces in Gar
many, May 3 (U.R) Tha Brit
ish second army took an es
timated 500,000 Carman pris
oners in the last 24 hours.
Many German generals ap
proached tha British to sur
render their forces.
By United Prtss
Tha Columbia Broadcasting
system reported from Sweden
today that British troops had
crossed the froniisr Into Den
mark In tha area of Aabenraa,
on tha east coast of tha Jut
land peninsula.
MERCURY HITS 91
IN LAST 2 DAYS;
LIGHTNING PLAYS
The 91 degrees registered May
1 and 2 were the hottest days of
the year so far, according to
weather bureau records, but no
records were broken. Records
show that above 90 degrees is
common for May, and May 22 of
1941 the themometcr registered
100 degrees.
Thunderstorms are not un
common for the month of May
either, the records snow, me
monthly average being two for
the last 16 years.
No material damage resulted
from last night's electrical storm
in the valley, according to Rogue
HL.a Matlnnnl fnrMt state for-
est patrol and California-Oregon
Power company omciais.
Forest officials said their look
outs have not yet been placed
In the mountains and any fire re
ports so early In the season
ild have 'to come from those
residing In the forest areas.
Lights went out briefly in Asn
land about 9 o'clock when light--i
t v, nlr fnrmeri an arc
on Copco's transmission line but
no serious damage resuiwn,
Copco employes said. Most of
iho iinrm wn hack In the hills
away from Copco lines. Flicker
ing of lights Is to be expected
during an electrical storm in the
vicinity according to Copco.
Churchill Absent
As Commons Meets
Tnnrfnn Mnv 3 (U.R) Prime
Minister Churchill failed to ap
pear In Commons today, prompt
ing entirely unconfirmed specu
lation that he might be away on
some business connected wnn
peace negotiations.
Churchill's absence was ex
..iinnDi Porlv leaders knew
before the House convened that
he would not attend.
RECLAMATION OFFICES
IN FEDERAL BUILDING
F. C. Hart, engineer with the
Bureau of Reclamation, has es
tablished offices in the federal
building In Medford. moving
here early In the week from
Grants Pass. Hart and three as
sistants are engaged In project
Investigations for the bureau
and came here from Grants Pass
where the office had been main
tained since 193!). For the pres
ent, the staff Is quartered in
rooms loaned by the Crater
Lake National Park service.
Mr. Hart will bring his fam
ily to Medford when a residence
is obtainable.
103 SHIPS IN APRIL'
Washington, May 3 (U.R)
U. S. Merchant Shipyards turned
out 103 ships with a total of 1,
004 073 deadweight tons during
April.
Word of Hitler's Death
Breaks German Morale;
Thousands Surrendering
Paris, May 3 (U.R) The British 2nd army captured Hamburg
and a half-million thoroughly beaten nazl troops today. The rem
nants of Germany's northern armies fled for Denmark and Norway
by land and sea under a terrible train of bombs and aerial gunfire.
Organized German resistance in the north and, In fact, all
across the European continent, was melting away at an Incredible
speed In the wake of the unconditional surrender of northern Italy
and western Austria with their garrisons of almost 1,000,000 men.
7th JOINS 3rd FOR FINAL ASSAULT
American 7th army troops in the south swept up another 50,000
prisoners along the western flank of the Bavarian redoubt and
plunged across the Inn river in force to join with Gen. George S. ,
Patton's U. S. 3rd army in the final assault on the nazl stronghold
at Berchtesgaden.
Unconfirmed Moscow reports said Patton's men were only 10
miles north of Berchtesgaden about 30 miles closer than the 7th
army after capturing Hitler's native city of Braunau on the Inn.
Patton's men also were closing fast on the Austrian city of Llnz,
farther to the east, where they were expected to join forces with
the Red army.
The British 2nd army in the north already had linked up with
the Russians on the Baltic and at several other points northwest
of Berlin, severing Denmark and Norway from the Reich and trap
ping countless thousands of cnemv troops.
MORALE BROKEN bV HITLER'S DEATH
Everywhere German morale appeared to have broken on tha
nazi announcement of Hitler's death.
Fighting in the northern Reich apparently wag all but ended.
The British worked feverishly to disarm the hordes of German
soldiers streaming through their lines. '
Hamburg, the second city and greatest port of the Reich.
occupied by the British without
ers naa accmrca u an open city.
PEACE SETTLES
T
Rome, May S (U.R)' New
Zealand troops raced along the
Adriatic coast to occupy the port
of Trieste today while peace set
tled over the rest of the Italian
front.
First official reports did not
clarify the position at Trieste,
which the .Yugoslav army of
Marshal Tito claimed to have
occupied yesterday.
In t rest of Italy, the noise
of battle had died away for the
first time since the Salerno in
vasion in September, 1943. Hun
dreds of thousands of allied
troops and nearly a million en
emy troops stood by while the
physical details of completing
the German surrender were
worked, out.
The allied armies which won
the great victory got strong
hints from their commanders
they would be transferred to
the east for the final fight
against Japan,
A.F.L.T0
Oakland, Cal., May 3 (U.R)
Delegates to the World Trade
Union conference today put out
the welcome mat for the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and
awaited a reply to their demand
that labor be officially repre
sented at the United Nations
conference across the bay in
San Francisco.
President Philip Murray of
the CIO last night Joined Sir
Walter Citrine, general secretary
of the British Trade Union con
gress, In an appeal to the AFL
to Join representatives of work
ers throughout the world In
forming an international labor
congress. A constitution for
the congress Is being drafted
here at sessions which have been
boycotted thus far by the AFL
of Russian participation.
The older U. S. labor organi
zation contends Russian unions
are not free because they are
government-controlled.
Equalization Board
To Convene May 14
- The Board of Equalization for
Jackson county Is scheduled to
convene Monday, May 14, to
consider any tax protests which
may be filed. The board is com
posed of the county Judge, coun
ty clerk and county assessor. All
protests must be filed by June
30, final day of the tax year.
VETS ADMINISTRATION
APPROPRIATION SIGNED
Washington, May 3 (UR)
President Truman today signed
legislation apprnpratlng $3,121,
900.230 to operate miscellaneous
Independent offices of the gov
ernment during the year begin
ning July 1.
The measure Includes z.BU7,
119,250 for the Veterans' Admin
istration for hospitals, pensions,
life insurance and veterans' ben
efits authorized in tha GI Bill of
RighU.
firing a shot after its nazi defend
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Prague Hospital
Even as they marched into 'the
wrecked port, radio Hamburg
was broadcasting a proclamation
from Fuehrer Grand Admiral
Karl Doenitz' new government
declaring Prague a hospital city.
That indicated strongly that tha
German armies in Czechoslo
vakia might also be preparing to
capitulate.
Persistent but still unconfirm
ed reports said the three other
great pockets of enemy resist
anceDenmark, Holland and
Norway also were preparing to
quit the hopeless fight. Nego
tiations for their surrender wera
said to be in progress.
Tens of thousands of Germang
were still gtruggling to escapa
from north Germany Into Den.
mark and Norway, however, in'
a frenzied race to delay their In
evltable capture.
Allied flierg pounced on tha
lleelng enemy convoyg In what
front dispatches described aa
one of the biggest aerial massa
cres In history.
Hundreds of naz! trucks and
carg were blasted Into blazing
wreckage and- rocket-firing Brit
ish warplanes set dozens of
troop-packed ships aflame in tha
Baltic north of Kiel.
ITALYlilEST
C0STLYF0RU.S.
Wasnlnfftnn If - iim
The conquest of Italy cost the
uiinea oiaieg more than lu; 300
combat casualties, Secretary of
War Henrv I.. Rtlm.n -i: i i
today.
Stimson told his press confer
ence that the IT 9 Fifth i-
had uuffered 109,183 casualties
irom me start of the Italian cam
paign to April 28.
Bv Anrll 28 th nam... I.
Italy had been sent into the head,
long rout which culminated in
their unconditional surrender
yesterday.
Of the Fifth'a 1n 91 (7
were listed as killed, 77248
wounded, and 10.338 missing.
Mranwhll tntnl IT Amht
casualties In all theaters offi
cially reported here approached
within less than 30,000 of an
even 1,000,000. The overall fig
ure was 930,472. Including 848,
089 army and 102,383 navy, ma
rine corps, and coast guard cas
ualties. This represented a Jump of
21.099 from the total of a week
ago.
EIGHTH AIR FORCE DUE
FOR SHIFT TO FAR EAST
London, May 3. U.PJ With
the strategic bombing of Ger
many completed It was expected
today that the U. S. eighth air
force eventually would be shift
ed to the Far East.
Details of how or when tha
Flying Fortress and Liberator
groups will be transferred was
a secret but it was believed these)
bombers would be coordinated
with B-29 Superfortresses in tha
campaign against Japan.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
City policemen w o n d r I n
what rascal made off with their
"Closed on V-E Day" sign.
Carl Janouch helpfully trying
to find Engineer Hart of the re
clamation bureau a piaca to liv.