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1 HAY TBSM; m 11 a MM MEDFORDfJlllT United Press Fortieth Year Last Chancellor Of Prewar Austria Dramatically Res cued by American Soldiers Paris, May 7. U.R) Kurt Schuschnig, the last chancellor of prewar Austria who repeated ly had been reported dead in a razt prison camp, emerged safely from seven years' imprisonment today after a dramatic rescue by American troops. Schuschnig was liberated by doughboys of the U. S. 5th army at Dobiaccoin the Italian Alps last Friday, after the nazis had moved him from camp to camp In a futile effort to conceal his whereabouts. Wife Alio Freed Rescued with the Austrian leader who defied Adolf Hitler in 1938 and refused to consent to the "anschluss" with Ger many, were his wife, the former Countess Vera Fugger-Czernin, whom he married by proxy while a gestapo prisoner in Vienna. At Dobiacco the Americans also found former French Pre mier Leon Blum and Mme. Blum; Martin Niemoeller, the German Lutheran pastor and World War I U-boat commander, who was Imprisoned for his op position to the nazis; Gen. Alex ander von Faulkenhausen; Fried erlch Leopold, prince of Prussia, and Philip, Prince of Hesse. Greeks Rescued The doughboys also rescued former Hungarian Premier Nich olas Kallay, and a number of Greek generals, including Gen. Alezander Papagos, one-time Greek commander-in-chief. From other American forces tombing through the mountains of Bavaria and Austria came word that a host of nazi Ger many's most prized prisoners also were on their way home, men with names like Winant, Daladier, and Reynaud. TRIAL OF WOLF Trial of James A. Wolf, 63 charged with second degree murder for the alleged "sharp instrument" slaying of Percy H. Ijames, 43, last February 4, as the climax of a street aitercaiion in Gold Hill, began in circuit court today before Judge Her bert K. Hanna. Questioning of the tentative lurors proceeded slowly with five women in the box. Attorney Don R. Newbury asked Jurors if they had been Influenced by reading accounts of the aftray in newspapers. The stale was rep resented by District Attorney George W. Neilson and Deputy District Attorney Allison Moul ton. The court also advised the Jury on acceptance of evidence, other than that spoken from the witness stand. To Call Dosen A dozen residents of Gold Hill re scheduled to be called to testify by the state and it is anticipated that the defense will call the slight-built defendant and character witnesses and will introduce depositions of persons now residents of Arkansas. It was also indicated self-defense would be one of the defenses. Following completion of the Jury, expected late today, open ing statements of both sides will be made. The trial is expected to last three or four days. The two principals in the trag edy were friends, and were fel low employee of the Pacific Beaver Cement company plant. Full Leased Wire One Million "' ;, j (0 imti itum imwi in i mi tC,i i mtr umm XJ' . i . .... , , ' , , .... ( Acm Ro4io-Tehphoto) Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (right) reads over surrender agreement aa German officers wait for him to sign document which guaran teed unconditional surrender of all enemy force more than one million troops In Denmark, Holland and northwest Germany. German dele gates Heated) are, left to right; Maj. Friede, Intelligence officer on Admiral Von Prledeberg's staff; Rear Admiral Wagner, one of Von Frlede berg's staff officers; and Admiral Von Friedebetg. commander In chief of German navy, fiianal Cores radlo-telephota T E Guam, May T U.R) The wreckage of more than 20 enemy merchant ships remained today as evidence of a daring strike by U. S. navy land-based planes on perhaps japan's most guarded sea lanes. The shfps, ranging from large oilers to small cargo vessels, were blasted by the navy bomb ers In low level sweeps over Tsushima and Korea Straits, be tween Korea and Kyushu, and In the Yellow Sea off western Korea. A force of nearly 50 Super fortresses struck near the same arpa todav In a new attack on the Japanese suicide plane bases on Kvushu. The targets were me airfields at Kanoya. Ibuskl. Oita and tT.a. Early reports said good riilt were obtained In the rnidn. In the shipping attacks In the enemy home waters during the week-end. the navy bombers definitely sank four vessels, In cluding two large oners, u,.iw Homatwi at least 10 nthnr 'cargo craft. A number o: the latter ships were left burn ing and sinking. Admiral Chester W. Nimltz announced that .heavy units of the U. S. Pacific rieei, in ex junction with carrier planes and land-based aircraft, continued the bombardment of Okinawa, although his communique gave n ofurther report of the 10th armv drive on Naha, capital of the island. . Allied Navy Force At Oslo Entrance London, May 7. (U.PJ-The Swedish home radio said today ihnt. on allied naval torce oi to ships has been sighted at the entrance to Oslo Fjord and that a landing on Norwegian sou is expected at any moment. LOOSE CIGARET SALE BANNED AFTER MAY 12 Washington, May 7. U.R Sales of loose cigarets of any brand will be prohibited begin ning May 12. the office of price administration announced today. Some dealers have been selling them for penny each. After May 12 they must be sold by the package. ALUMINUM PROCESS Pittsburgh, May 7. U.R Scrap aluminum can now be converted into new aluminum by a novel process, revealed to day by the Aluminum Ore Co., subsidiary of Aluminum Co. of America. 1 MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1945 German Troops Surrender to Marshal Churches Observe V-E Day Tuesday Store Plans Same Milo Ross, president of the Medford Ministerial associa tion, aaid today that as news sources indicated V-E day would be be held tomorrow and therefore united church services will be held tomorrow afternoon, at 3 o'clock, at the Presbyterian church, 43 South Holly street. Plans for store closing In, celebration of V-E day remain' as published Sunday, the Med ford Merchants association said. If official victory news is received between 8 a. m. and 6 p. m., retail establishments will close the balance of that day only. Under any circum stances, stores will open for business the following day, POLES MAY SEEK DUAL TRIAL FOR 16 HELD BY REDS London, May 7 (U.R) The Lublin radio said today that the Polish provisional government may demand that 16 Polish lead ers arrested by the Russians be tried both in Warsaw and Mos cow for "high treason." The Lublin radio said that "public opinion in Poland re ceived with indignation news of the action of (Gen. Leopold) Okulickl and his accomplices who are accused of carrying out diversionary activities against the red army." Trtason. Seen "Because the criminal activi ties of Okulickl and his accom plices were Slso directed against the reborn Polish state It consti tutes high treason," the radio said. .'The provisional government reserves the right to demand that Okulickl and his accom plices be turned over to the Pol ish authorities in order to be In dicted in the courts of the re public as well." ' Diplomatic sources in London said today that President Tru man and Prime Minister Church ill already were taking up with Premier Stalin the mysterious Soviet arrest of the 18 Polish underground leaders. Portal-To-Portal Pay Is Required Washington, May' 7. U.R) The supreme court ruled today that the federal wage-hour law requires soft coal miners to be paid portal-to-portal travel-time wager - , Eisenhower Receives Praise Frbni Britain's King George London, May 7 (U.R) King George sent the following message tonight to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Eleven months ago you led the allied expeditionary force across the English channel, carrying with you the hopes and prayers, of millions of men and women of many nations. 'To you was entrusted the task of annihilating the German armies in western Europe, thus liberating the peoples whom they had enslaved. "All the world now knows that after fierce and continuous warfare this force has accom plished its mission with a final ity achieved by no other such ex pedition in history, Grateful to All ."On behalf of all my people, 1 ask that you, Its supreme com mander, will tell its members how deeply grateful we are to them and how unbounded is our admiration for the courage and determination which under wise leadership have brought them to the goal of complete and crush ing victory. "I would ask you also to con vey a special message of con gratulation to my own forces now under your command. Throughout the campaign they have acquitted 'themselves In all cervices with valor and distinc tion for which their fellow coun trymen will forever hold them In honor." Victory In Europe Will Lift Most Home Front Controls Will Remain Washington, May 7 (U.R) The brownout ends with the complete victory in Europe. The horse racing ban and the midnight curfew on entertain ment are expected to be lifted too. - Civilian motorists may be able to get more gasoline within sev eral weeks. But otherwise the victory in Europe brings no prospect of early relaxation of the home front controls that directly af fect individuals. Food Problem Acuta The food situation in particu lar remains acute and will be so for many months. It may even get worse before it gets better. That, In brief, sums up" the picture outlined by government officials. They reminded that the war in the Pacific and the re lief needs of Europe still will make enormous demands on home front supplies of goods and manpower. Form-r Mobilization Director .tames F. Byrnes said April 1 1 Uwt V-E day should brlnfxn end RIBUNE United Prut FuU Leased Wita Montgomery! t Medford high school's band, in recognition of National Music Week, will present a concert in the city park Thursday evening, starting at 8 o'clock, it was an nounced today by Sidney Bouck, director of the high school's in strumental music department. The program, besides mark ing the band's contribution to National Music Week, will also culminate a year of hard work for the student musicians of the school, Bouck said. He declared that every member of the band deserves credit "for a fine Job, well done, during the school year now closing." The varied program, which the public is Invited to enjoy, will consist of well known marches, overtures and ballads, interrupted by a special Intermis sion feature. to the brownout, the midnight curfew on pleasure and the ban on horne racing. WPB Chairman J. A. Krug confirmed on May 9 that the brownout would end on V-E day. Here is the supply outlook In more detail: Food The food situation will remain tight and perhaps be come tighter .as the United States fulfills its commitments to pro vide relief to the war-torn coun tries of Europe. The meat short age will continue and possibly become more acute. Strict sugar rationing will continue through out the war with Japan. There is no Immediate prospect for eas ing restrictions on processed foods and fats and oils. Autos Due Soon Automobiles Cars should be rolling off assembly lines with in three or four months after this 100 per cent war industry is given a go-ahead. Other durable goods War Production Board officials ex pect almost all types refrlger ators, radios, washing machines, vacuum cleaner, alarm dock NO. 39 IS NORWEGIAN PLEA U. S. State Department Asked To Give Newly-Liberated Nation a Seat. San Francisco, May 7 U.R) Norwegian Foreign Minister Try gve Lie has asked the state de partment to invite newly-liberated Denmark to attend the United Nations conference on in ternational organization, it was revealed today. His request was brought to light coincident with disclosure that Lie plans to leave here to night to return to London. He told the United Press he feels he should be In the capital of hia government-ln-exile because of the proximity of his home land's liberation. Asked whether he would go to Norway imme diately, he said he did not know. - Reds Approve 'It Was learned that soviet Rus sia has given its approval to two amendments to the Dumbarton Oaks plan which the other mem bers of the big four already had approved. The revisions would give the assembly of the pro posed world organization author ity to recommend removal of conditions which might lead to war, and would bring into the proposed organization to-called regional agreements. Soviet approval now brings about a united front among the big four powers sponsoring the conference on proposed amend ments to the basic Dumbarton Oaks plan on which the organi zation will be formed. It also was learned that the sponsoring powers have told Latin American delegates' that they Intend to keep the member ship of the organization's secur ity council at 11 members, as contemplated in the Dumbarton Oaks nlan. Five of the 11 would be permanent members the United States, Britain, Russia, China and France and the other six would be chosen on a ro tating basis. Some Latin Ameri can delegations have been urg Ins that the council's member ship be increased to about 14. CIO In New Demand Meanwhile, the U. S. delegates here received a new demand from President Philip Murray of the CIO for official recognition of organized labor In ths pro posed world organization. Brownout: and stoves to be back In retail outlets within 12 months. Tires There is no prospect that the critical tire shortage will be eased soon. Even a sharp drop in military demands would leave heavy backlog of unfilled orders for rationed tires and months will pass before that de mand is satisfied. Gasoline Motorists can ex pect Increased gasoline rations within a few months. Petroleum Administrator Harold L. Ickes a few weeks ago expressed hope for a 50 per cent increase soon after V-E day, Later he hedged on the estimate. Shoes One production offic ial said "V-E day doesn't mean a thing" In relieving the shoe shortage and predicted that shoes must be rationed "for a couple of years." Production has lagged far behind demand and stocks have become so depicted that no military cutback could enable the shoe Industry to meet civil ian demands for months. Housing Continuing tight supplies of lumber will prevent W sudden upsurge, la building. German Broadcast Reports Surrender On Doenitz Order London, May 7. (U.R) The British ministry of information said tonight that tomorrow "will be treated m Vlctnrv in F.nmr,. Day."' A German broadcast today reported the surrender of all remain ing German forces in Europe. The Flensburg radio said it was making the announcement by authoity of Admiral Karl Dnenitr. anu the German high command. A British ministry of information statement this evening said that "tomorrow, Tuesday, will be treated as Victory in Europe Day, and will be regarded as a holiday." Prime Minister Churchill . will broadcast at 3 P.M. (8 A.M. PWT) tomorrow and King George at 9 P.M. (12 p.m. PWT) tomorrow. SURRENDER ANNOUNCED BY GERMANY A speaker identified as German Foreign Minister Count Ludwig Schwerin von Kroslgk announced over the Flensburg radio at 2:09 p. m. (8:09 A.M. EWT) that that armed forces had surrendered unconditionally all "fighting German troops" today. The order for surrender was given by Fuehrer Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, the broadcast said. the European war. By United Press IN WASHINGTON, PRESIDENT TRUMAN ISSUED THIS STATEMENT: "I HAVE AGREED WITH THE LONDON AND MOSCOW GOVERNMENTS THAT I WILL MAKE NO ANNOUNCEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO THE SURRENDER OF THE ENEMY FORCES IN EUROPE OR ELSEWHERE UNTIL A SIMULTANE OUS STATMEENT CAN BE MADE BY THE THREE GOVERN MENTS. "UNTIL THEN THERE IS TO YOU." JONATHAN DANIELS, MR. SAID THE WHITE HOUSE HAD ISH MINISTRY OF INFORMATION STATEMENT. . Though the surrender order presumably covered almost 1,000,000 German troops still holding out in Norway, Czechoslovakia, coast and the Channel Islands. NORWEGIAN SURRENDER TOLD EARLIER Only an hour earlier, the BBC In its Danish service broadcast a report that the Norwegian garrison had capitulated. Speedy con firmation of the surrender of the other German forces was expected. An important announcement of an undisclosed nature was expected in London around 4 p. m. (10 a. m. EWT), reliable source said. The semi-official British press association said the hour of the) V-E announcement was beine arranged "at this moment" in tele phone conversations between London, Washington, and Moscow. It was expected before dusk tonight. Schwerin von Kroslgk a announcement was carried over the German station at Flensburg on the German-Danish border, though behind the allied lines, Flensburg was declared an open city by the Germans earlier this week and apparently has not been occu pied by allied forces. SUCCUMB TO "German men and women!" dramatic announcement, "the high command of armed forces has today, at the order of Grand Marshal Karl Doenitz, declared tne unconditional surrender of all fighting German troops. After a heroic fiaht of almost ness. Germany has succumbed to enemies. To continue the war would only mean senseless bloodshed and futile disintegration. ' "The government, which has feeling or responsibility tor tne future nf its nation, was comDelled to act on the collapse of all physical and material forces and of hostilities." - A transcrint of Schwer n von by BBC and rushed to 10 Downing Street, where the cabinet wai . in session under Prime Minister Churchill. The greater proportion of German forces already were in allied i i iMM ntnnmMnl H.HnJ.M lnni, ihm wAitnrn frnnt. I llHIIUfl IUI1UW1IIK (JIVUlTlltCMl uiiciiuc. .u..(. ..... - ... .. i tv. r?HvmnM nPn.in- in nnrthM-n ltnlv fliirrnHrri lent Wednesday. UUllliail allium m hu.hiv... " ...... - those in Denmark, Holland and northwest Germany on Saturday and those in western Austria Sunday. Indicative of the announcements to come, Radio Paris said truce had been arranged at La Rochelle, German-occupied French pjrt on the Bay of Biscay. T F Jay Verl Glfford, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Bly. Oregon, who IS. son of Gilford of are former residents of Medford, Grants Pass and Ashland, was one of six killed In an explosion which occurred about IS miles east of Bly Saturday afternoon. He is a nephew of A. Orln Schenck, 29 Summit avenue. Also killed In the mysterious explosion, which was apparent ly caused by an unidentified ob ject which one of the party picked up along the Bly-Dalry creek road, were Mrs. Elsie Mit chell, wife of Rev. Archie Mit chcll, pastor of the Lakeview Christian Alliance church. Sher man Shoemaker. 12; Eddie En gen. 13: Joan Patzke, 11; and Dick Patzke, 13. All are from Lakeview. Rev. Mitchell told officers he and Mrs. Mitchell had taken the children for a fishing outing, and that he was some distance from the others when the blast oc curred. Investigation of the tragedy Is being investigated by the Lake county sheriff's office and coun ty coroner. A future paint is not only fire proof but Ust eiUcguiining. ' the high command of the German It came on the 2,074th day of NOTHING I CAN OR WILL SAT TRUMAN'S PRESS SECRETARY. NO COMMENT ON THE BRIT was not confirmed Immediately, rt Austria, Yugoslavia, the French ALLIED POWER Schwerin von Kroslgk began his six years of Incomparable haro the overwhelming power of her to request of the enemy cessation . . Kroslgk'i remarxa was recoraea Spain Breaks With Defeated Germany Madried, May 7. (U.R) Spain has severed diplomatic relation! with Germany, It was announc ed today. Official announcement of the Spanish break with Germany followed by 24 hours Portugal'! rupture with ths beaten Nazi government. REPUBLICANS OPEN FIGHT ON HANNEGAN Washington, May 7 U.R A Republican fight against con firmation of Democratic national chairman Robert E. Hannegan as postmaster-general opened In the senate today. Sen. Forrest C. Donnell, R., Mo., formally announced that ha intended to ask that the nomina tion be sent back to the senate postoffice committee for publio hearings. FIRM ON BOOKIES Sacramento, May 7 (U.R) The assembly today defeated by a 84 to 16 vote bill which would have reduced the punish ment for convicted bookmakers from a prison term to fins or county Jail sentence. E-BOATS GIVE UP Rome, May 7 (U.R) Head quarters announced today that 23 German E-boats in the Adri atic surrendered to British Lt, Commander T. J. Bligh. His force consisted of three motof torpedo boata. 1
