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Superforts Shower Fire Bombs on Heart of Jap Empire Weather FORECAST: Variable cloudiness with showers tonlsht and Tneiday. LttU cbangt In Temp. Highest Yesterday .... lowest this Morning sz 47 Prec. 24 To t l bl. today , Fortieth Year LONG-HELD ANGER ON IRISH LEADER Score DeValera for 'Shame' Brought by Frolic With Germans and Japanese. London, May 14. (U.R) Tired but defiant, Prime Minister Churchill indicated in his vic tory speech last night that he intends to lead Britain "till the whole task is done and the whole world is safe and clean.1 Churchill warned the people of Britain that they still face a fight to beat Japan and preserve democracy in Europe. In what observers interpreted as a warning that Britain would not tolerate strong.ami politics, Churchill said "there would be little use in punishing Hitlerites if totalitarian or police governments were to take the place of German invaders. DeValera Scored Churchill also took the oppor tunity to let loose five years' pent-up anger on Eire's prime Minister Damon De Valera, scor ing him for the "shame" he had brought Ireland by his neutral' ity policy. Churchill described De Valera's policy as "so much at variance with the temper and instinct of thousands of southern Irishmen who hastened to the battlefront to prove their ancient valor. Indicating his desire to stick to his post, Churchill said: "I wish I could tell you to night that all our toils and trou- bles were over. Then Indeed I could end my five years' service happily, and, if you thought you had had enough of me and that I ought to be put out to grass, ' I assure you I would take it with the best of grace. Still Much To, Do "But, on the contrary, I must warn you that there is still lot to do." "We must make sure that those causes which we fought for find recognition at the peace table in facts as well as words," the prime minister said. Churchill revealed that one third of the troops and one-half of the losses in the western front campaign were British. He again pledged Britain to a final fight against Japan. He paid this tribute to the United States: "Never since the United States entered the war have I had the (lightest doubt but that we should be saved and that we only had to do our duty in order to win." Reds Alio Lauded Churchill, in reviewing the course of the war, also praised the Soviet nation and army, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the British joint chiefs of staff, and Field Marshals Sir Harold Alex ander and Sir Bernard L. Mont gomery. In the vindictive mood he once reserved for Mussolini he fixed an eye on Eire and said: "With a restraint and poise to which, I say, history will find few parallels, his majesty's gov ernment never laid a violent hand, although at times it would have been quite easy and quite natural, and we left the De Valera government to frolic with the Germans and later with the Japanese representatives to their hearts' content." SIDE GLANCES Br TRIBUNE REPORTERS Supt. E. H. Hedrick trying to edge in a little advertising with a news story. Fire Chief Elliott having a perfectly good explanation to of fer for the loss of his Shriner's fczz at the dance Friday. Ralph Sweeney making up his mind to build a fox hole as a re fuse from rummage sale prob lems. Mabel Bechtcl, mighty lucky when Chief of police McCredie found the purse she left on her car fender and which had Jiggled off on West Main street. BASEBALL National Pittsburgh 1 ' 1 Brooklyn 4 6 0 Roe. Vandenberg and Salkeld; Flund and Owen. Medford United Pre First U Crew of the U-boat 249, first German submarine to surrender since end of Weymouth. England, under escort of two British ships. Sub was sighted by until escort vessels arrived a nd formal surrender "IKE" PUTS STOP Paris, May 14. U.R) Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower announc ed today that "drastic measures had been set in motion to end any treatment of high Nazi and German officials as "friendly enemies." Eisenhower's statement fol lowed criticism by French and other commentators of what they called the preferential atti tude adopted by. American army officers toward Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering. The generous Americans .in vited him to lunch," one Paris radio commentator said. "One would think we are-back in the old ages when opposing leaders were bowing to each other." Eisenhower said his attention had been called to press reports of instances of senior American officers treating Nazi and Ger man officials as "friendly en emies." "Any such Instance has been In direct violation of my express and long-standing orders," he said. Pvt. Cecil B. Coffin, Eagle Point, son of Virgil B. Coffin. Box 1108, is reported as having died in the European war the atre according to the Office of War Information casualty list for today. No details were given. Pfc. Daniel O. Welch, hus band of Mrs. Lillian Welch. 704 Beatty street, and S. Sgt. Lee O. Graham, son of Mrs. Clyde A. Graham, Route 2, Box 201, Ross Lane, are listed as having been wounded while serving in the Pacific theater. Two Aces Liberated From Prison Camp London, May 14. (U.R) Lt. ICol. Francis S. Gabreskl of Oil City, Pa., and Col. Hubert Zem ke of Missoula, Mont., two of America's most famous air aces of the European war, have been liberated from a German prison camp, it was announced today. BIDS ADVERTISED FOR CRATER LAKE PROJECT The state highway commission has advertised for bids on a road- building project in the Crater Lake area, a press release from Salem states. The project in cludes forest service and county roads, termed timber access roads and involves five miles grading. 4.4 miles surfacing and 45 miles oiling, the release states. A quantity of bids were ad vertised by the commission, the coM to total approximately $1, 750.000 for highway projects in the Willamette valley, Deschutes and Lincoln counties in addition to the Crater Lake project. SEES DeCAULLE Paris, May 14 U.R) Under secretary of War Robert Patter win called on Gen. Charles De Gaulle today. - TO KOWTOWING TO CAPTURED NAZIS full Leased Wirt MEDFOKD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 14, - Boat Surrenders to German Sub U-858 Is First To Surrender Since V-E Day Aboard A Coast Guard Cutter, Off Cape May, N. J., May 14 (U.R) The German submarine U-858, first enemy warship to surrender to U. S. naval forces since, V-E day, was brought to anchorage in Atlantic coastline waters today with the American flag flying over its conning tower. The stars and stripes, which replaced the red, white and black insignia of Nazism, was raised five days ago by triumpn- ant American bluejackets 300 miles south of Cape Race, New foundland, some 720 miles off the eastern seaboard. Stripped of its destructive power under the terms ol uncon- 1000 POUNDS PAPER GATHERED Nearly 70,000 pounds of waste paper was collected by the Boy Scouts in their drive here last week, according to an announce ment from Scout headquarters today. Gordon Gilmore, scout executive, and Harold Ylvisak er, assistant, said much praise is due the troops for their work In the drive. The executives also said they wished to express their thanks to the Pinnacle Packing company for offering use of a warehouse for storage, to Camp White for donation of trucks and to all others who assisted to make the drive success. Scout officials said all calls which were received by Satur day will be answered as soon as possible. Those who did not call by Saturday are asked to save their waste paper for the next drive. Med ford Student Winner In State Poster Contest A poster drawn by Devona Latter, Medford senior high school student, has won first place in the annual state contest of the American Legion auxili ary for "poppy" posters accord ing to Portland news sources. Miss Larter's poster, depicting a serviceman patient In a veteran's hospital, was Judged first in it's division here and was then sent to the state contest. It will now be entered in the national con test. Miss Larter, a senior, is en rolled in art, sociology, English and civics classes this semester. She Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Larter, Cargill court The poster contests are held each year in advance of the annual sale of paper poppies made by hospitalized veterans ROOSEVELT MOURNING WILL END AT SUNDOWN Washington, May 14 (UP) When flags flying at half-staff throughout the nation go down at sundown today they will mark the end of the nation's 30 day mourning period proclaimed for the late President Roosevelt. President Truman ordered the national mourning period begin ning April 14, the day of Mr. Roosevelt's funeral. British' (Acmm Radio-TeUphoto) war in Europe, puts Into port at U. S. bomber which flew over 11 was made. ditional surrender, her torpedoes disarmed, and her deck guns dismantled, the U-boat' was turned over by Atlantic fleet units to the jurisdiction of the fourth naval district. A journey's end for what navy officials said was the first German underseas boat taken intact by the United States since the start of the war, was at ex amination anchorage in lower Delaware bay, close to Fort Miles, near Lewes, Del. The crew's next stop was a prisoner- of-war camp in Delaware.. - Red with the rust of. the sea. the sub lay on a glassy ocean under a dull haze when . the transfer was made. Forlornly she rested while waves lapped about her waterline. She was guarded, and friendless. An American submarine crew trained especially in the opera tion of German U-boats, took over the ship to man it for the final stage of its Journey to the refuge haven. The prisoners of war said the sub sank 16 allied ships during the 30 months it was in opera tion. The surrendered sub was a 740-tonner, 240 feet long. OFEIClSlTTEND A group of county officials and others interested in the pro posed change in the designation of highway 99 as the main inter regional highway for Oregon left for Portland Sunday and to day to attend a meeting of the state highway commission Tues day. The delegation will present a brief setting forth reasons and facts why the change from high way 99 to 97 should not be made. Attending from Jackson coun ty will be State Senator Earl T. Newbry and Representative Frank Van Dyke, Ashland: Ralph Koozer, Ashland, presi dent of the PacifioHighway as sociation: A. E. Powell, county commissioner; Paul Rynnlng. county engineer: Herb Gray, president of tne Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Clar ence A. Meeker, mayor of Med ford. DEVELOPMENT GROUP FORMED FOR REGION Portland. Ore'.. May 14. (U.R) Th Pacific Northwest Devel opment Association was formed today to develop a program ui Integrated projects for irrigation, flood rnntrol. navigation, power development and resources ex ploitation as pposea to ne "authoritytype" programs with federal control. Oregon, Washington, Idaho, western Montana and Wyoming are represented in the group, which includes men interested in agriculture, business and other major fields. BUDGET UPPED Sacramento, May 14 (U.R) The state assembly added more than a half million dollars to Gov. Earl Warren's $683,000,000 state budget in early voting to day nn amendments to the budg et bill. "- . 1945 LATIN AMERir PERIL SECURITY, Dispute Over Regional De fense Systems Blown Open by Aussie Delegate. 3an Francisco, May 14 (U.R) The dispute over regional de fense systems blew wide open today with charges that Latin American countries, deliberately or not, were threatening to "de stroy the world organization at its birth." The blast came from Australi an Foreign Minister Herbert V. Evatt in a statement denouncing the Latin American campaign to give the Pan-American security system autonomy from the world organization being set up by the United Nations conference. "Deals Suspected He also voiced openly his sus picion that trades and deals were being made backstage and warn ed that such devices could only "subvert" the proposed peace league. Evatt said that Australia was in favor of regional defense sys tems, but believed firmly that they should operate directly un der the security council of the world organization not inde pendently as the Latin Ameri cans demand. ' 'Pan Americanism is valu able," he declared, "but unless the authority of the central se curity council is maintained, it may develop into a form of isola tionism which is calculated to destroy the world organization at-its birth." . Unless the supremacy of the security council is clearly estab lished, he warned, "regional war may be vreupualed with out the world organization being given the right to suppress the aggressor." Change Noted ', The Australian official said it was surprising to note how many Latin American countries countries which originally wanted a security council of 13 or 15 seats switched In commit tee last Saturday to keep the council at 11 seats as favored by the big powers. "The press," he said, "has sug gested that this was preliminary to an understanding by which American regionalism will be given a special immunity. If this kind of thing goes on in San Francisco, the world organiza tion will inevitably be subvert ed." Another big question before the conference is over trustee ships of dependent areas and former enemy territory. Offi cials predict it will be several days at least before the big pow ers can agree on a plan. 'Hie smaller powers have abandoned efforts to enlarge the security council but now are trying to Increase importance of the assembly, where each nation will have an equal vote. T London, May 14. (U.R) The United Nations war crimes com mission has indicted Gestapo Chief Heinrlch Himmler on charges of mass murder in the notorious massacre of Lidice and the Jewish extermination program, it was learned today At least five allied govern ments have lodged charges uf war criminality against Himm ler, the bespectacled former school teacher who became Nazi dom's chief hangman. The disclosure of the indict ments against Himmler came as he apparently played an elusive game of hide and seek with allied authorities in northwest ern Europe. Reports that he had fallen into allied hands were denied. BOMB DEMONSTRATION AT ARMORY TUESDAY Sgt. Fernandez of the Chemi cal Warfare department of Camp White, will give a demonstration in the control of fire bombs at the Medford armory lot a H p.m. tomorrow. The demonstration is in co-operation with the Med ford unit of the Oregon state Guard and will be open to the public, according to local guard officers who announced the demonstration. Tribune United Prasa AUSTRIA HURLS EUROPEANMESS Soviet - Supported Govern ment Proclaims Its Inde pendence of All Nazi Laws London, May 14 (U.R) The Soviet-supported government of Austria today proclaimed the country's independence and re stored republican laws In an ap parent bid for Anglo-American recognition. The- proclamation, broadcast by Radio Sender Austria, in ef fect dissolved the Anschluss with Germany and presumably rein stated Austria's constitution of 1920. . "All Nazi laws are abolished and republican laws restored," the broadcast said. Not Recognised The move further snarled Eu ropean affairs for the western Allies. Both the United States and Britain have yet to recog nize the Austrian government set up by Premier Dr. Karl Ren ner with Soviet support. . The United States and Britain also were tangling with Marshal Tito's Yugoslav government over control of the Italian port of Trieste and with Russia over the arrest of 16 Polish underground leaders. The Austrian broadcast an nouncing the country's "inde pendence" recalled that the Uni ted States and Britain, along with Russia, had made Austrian Independence one of their war aims. KEN MAYNARD DELAYED : ON GRANTS PASS TRIP Grants Pass, Ore., May 14 (U.R) Ken Maynard, cowboy Movie star billed with the Ar thur Bros, circus, was forced to miss the matinee performance scheduled Sunday afternoon at Grants Pass after having-a tire blowout on his truck carrying "Tarzan" his trick horse. The truck rolled Into the ditch along the highway about seven miles north of Medford, Maynard re ported. There are eight major re ligions In India, with Christi anity coming fourth. Bond Drive Opens With Reminder Men on Okinawa Still Embattled Washington. May 14. (U.R) The government today" officially opened its seventh war loan drive, aimed to help finance the war with Japan and combat con- Jackson county's quota for the drive has been set at $1,067,000 for "E" bonds and $2,087,000 for all bonds ac cording to George Frey, coun ty chairman, who points out that this is the largest quota, especially in "E" bonds, ever set for the county. "I hope that cltiieni of the county will continue to give the same splendid support that they have for the past war loan drives," Frey said. On "E" bonds purchases between April 1 and July 7 will count, Frey said. Sales up to Satur day evening were $126,858. tinucd Inflationary dangers, with a reminder that "there is no truce for the men on Oki nawa." The seventh war loan, with a total goal of $14,000,000,000, will seek to collect 25 per cent more from sales of $25-1,000 E bonds to the man In the street than any previous drive. The E-bond quota Is $4,000, 000,000 $1,000,000,000 more than the E-bond goal In the sixth war loan which had the same overall quota as the seventh, $14,000,000,000. Sales goals of bonds to all individual investors In the current drive Is $7,000. 000.000 $2,000,000,000 more than In the sixth war loan. Pushing the sales of E-bonds. Intended chiefly for smaller in come Investors, will be the b g job of 6.000,000 volunteer work ers enlisted by the treasury for the campaign. To meet the $4,000,000,000 quota, these volunteers will have to sell a bond to virtually every one of the 85,000,000 peo ple who have bought bonds at some liuie during Uit war. Sora. Full Leased Wire NO. 45. Many County Women Serve In WAC's As Birthday Observed Since today is the third annl- verscry of the organization of the Women s Army corps, it was pointed out this morning by in terested citizens that Jackson county has a long list of women serving in the corps. Since the day when enlistment was first made possible, women from all parts of the county have been added to the growing roll and to day these women arc serving at many of the bases and posts in this country and in both the European and Pacific theaters. No formal celebration was planned for this county since the recruiting office was recently closed here and only a small number of corps members are stationed at Camp White. T SET FOR JUNE 8 The public-' hearing on the Jackson county budget for the 1945-1948 tax year, starting July 1, will be held Friday, June 8. starting at 10 a. m. in the courthouse auditorium. This date was fixed following the formal certification and signing of the budget at a budget com mittee meeting last Friday. The budget provides for the raising of $366,841.05 by tax levy. This Is $16,718.77 less than for the current tax year, totaling $383,560.28. Due 'to war conditions road building is limited in the 1945 46 budget. County officer salar ies are increased, where ordered by legislative action at the last session. Pay In the county health department Is increased modest ly, also in the district attorney's office and Juvenilo department, County offices and departments are given operating funds the same as this tax year. The budget was completed in a week, something of a record for this county. The budget com mittee was composed of the county court members and Ben Harder, Medford, W. W. Robi son, Ashland, and Arnold Bonn ert, Central Point. The word Yugoslavia means "South Slavs." $30,500,000,000 worth of E bonds have been sold since May, 1940. There have been, of course a good many redemptions. Assurance of officials that this drive would succeed as have all others so far was voiced by Sec retary of the Treasury Henry Morgcnthau, Jr., who said in a broadcast opening the campaign "we cannot fail, we cannot falter." Morgenthau urged the nation to accept "triumph without re laxation." He said it should "demonstrate to the world again that free men, of their own voli tion, possess tne self-discipline to shoulder their responsibil ities." The seventh war loan is sched uled to end July 9. To the People of this Community You have a D-Day today. -You won't die, lnae limbs, sight or mental faculties In bailie. Your assignment is to buy extra War Bonds. nave been many D Days in this war. D-Day on the Nor man d jr beaches, D Day on Tar awa. D-Day on Io J I m a, D Oay on Okl- What Is It like for your sons, brolheri. huibands, frlendi far in a D-Day in the battle ion? It's prayer and nervouBnesi, nightmarish tenaion and thoughts of home. What's It like for you facing another home front D-Day? You are the only peraon who can an swer this question. No matter iwi, in in una community, you will not have . yir responiiDiimra unless you have bought more extra bonds than ever before in a war loan. Opening day of the mlnhtv 7th War Loan ii an opportunity to of nailing down the victory. THE EDITOR Jllk NAGOYA TARGET FOR 3,500 TONS FLAMING JELLY Raid Is Record for Type; Japanese Put Up Savage' Resistance on Okinawa. By United Press More than 500 American superfortresses led the Intensi fied air war against Japan today, showering 3,500 tons of fire bombs on Nagoya in the heart of the island empire. Radio Tokyo said 900 Ameri can carrier planes and small for mations of superfortresses were attacking Kyushu island in southern Japan for the second straight day. Okinawa Bloody The bloody land fighting on Okinawa continued, with the Americans battling savage Jap anese resistance in the outskirts of Naha, the capital, and making painful yard-by-yard gains along the front across the southern part of the island. The superfortress attack on Nagoya, japan's third largest industrial city, was the heaviest blow yet struck by the B-29's. It exceeded in weight most attacks by the allied air forces agninst Germany, and was described as the most concentrated fire raid ever made. 500,000 Fire Bomb More than 500,000 fire bombs, which spray flaming gasoline jelly over a radius of 30 yards, were dropped at the rate of 40 tons a minute for nearly an hour and a half. . Nine square miles of Nagoya, Japan's main aircraft manufac turing center, were blasted. Re turning crewmen reported a 17,000-foot smoke column over the bombed area, with fires vis ible 40 miles at sea. Targets in cluded the Mitsubishi electria works and Chigusa plant of the Nagoya arsenal, as well as many "shadow" factories scattered through the city. - Hold Iwo Ridge In the fighting on Okinawa, the marines held Iwo ridge so called because of the lives it cost overlooking Naha, but still had to cross the Asato river out side the city, which was exposed to terrific fire. The 77th army Infantry division to the east seized high ground outside of Shuri, second largest town on Okinawa, and the first marines were advancing on lt from the northwest. The 96th army Infan try division on the east coast neared the summit of Conical Hill, commanding the key Jap. anese positions there. American forces in Mindanao in the Philippines were making swifter progress. Two army col umns drove to within 40 milei of a Junction which would split the island lengthwise after the capture of Delmonte airdrome, the largest on Mindanao. Bombers from the Philippines dropped 280 tons of explosives on the Toshien military factories in Formosa, and sank 11 freight ers, five coastal vessels and smaller craft in a sweep along the China coast. E REVERSE DEAL WITH JAPS Chinese Field Headquarters, South China Front, May 14 (U.R) ThL Chinese army, after eight years of military reverses, "is kicking the Japanese back for the first time," Major Gen. Rob ert McClure, commanding gen eral of the Chinese combat com mand, said today. Gen. McClure arrived here on an Inspection tour of the Hunan province battle front where Chi nese troops routed Japanese col umns converging on the import ant American air base at Chjh kiang. LABOR DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION CUT Washington, May 14 ttl.R) The House Appropriations Com mittee today recommended an appropriation of $1,086,000,000 to run the Labor Department and related agencies during fis cal 1946 after lopping off $77, 000,000 for certain war activi ties. The cuts were in line with recommendations sent to con gress May 2 by President Tru man but were much deeper than he suggested when it came to the War Manpower Commission, DRINK KILLS THREE New York, May 14 (U.R) Three Brooklyn laborers who drank ceremonial wine mixed with turpentine in the basement of the Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Ber lin Rabbinical Academy, Brook lyn, died from Its effects, police reported today. . -
