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Fortieth Year
Wind Blown Jap Balloon Bombs L.and
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M!LITARYVALUE
Fantastic Attacks Underway
Several Months Public
Is Cautioned.
Japan for several months has
been attacking the western
United States with 'long-range
balloon-borne bombs which thus
far have caused "no property
damage," the war and navy de
partment! revealed Jointly to
day.
They called the Japanese at
tempt "fantastic" and said the at
tack "constitute no military
hront "
"During the past several
months, Japanese free balloons
are known to have landed or
dropped explosives in isolated
localities," the announcement
aid.
These balloons cannot be con
trolled by their launchers, the
war department said, and "the
chances that any given place
would be hit by these attacks is
only one in many millions.
This Japanese attempt to un
dertake against the United
States attacks which the Ger
mans launched with infinitely
greater -success - against Great
Britain was handicapped so
greatly by distance that It has
been able to cause no damage to
property.
Apparently they were loosed
to drift with wind currents to
ward this continent in the hope
that they would be carried over
the United States.
"These balloons are grey,
white or greenish-blue paper,
about 33 feet in diameter," the
war department said. "They car
ry a few small bombs suspended
beneath the balloon. It is be
lieved that the main purpose of
the bombs is to set brush and
forest fires. They are dangerous
and should not be touched by
anyone not familiar with
bombs."
The war department said that
thus far the bombs had not suc
ceeded In their apparent purpose
of starting forest fires.
The balloons, it was said, have
landed or dropped their explo
sives from time to time In iso
lated areas, mostly in the moun
tains, forests or deserts.
There is no indication that any
of them ever carried enemy per
sonnel.
"The war and navy depart
ments make this statement so
that the public may be aware of
the possible danger and to re
assure the nation that these at
tacks are so scattered and aim
less that they constitute no mil
itary threat. They should not be
''.-jewed with alann.
' Due to the large areas of the
United States and the variable
nature of the winds, the possibil
ity of a hit in any specific area
is remote. The chances that any
given place would be hit by
these attacks is only one in many
millions.
"Newspaper and magazine
readers and radio listeners
should understand that reports
of the Japanese balloons are be
ing omitted from the news col
umns and radio summaries by
editors and broadcasters to keep
from the enemy further infor
mation of balloon attacks on the
western hemisphere.
"The war and navy depart
ments take the liberty of rec
ommending that civilians them
selves take the same patriotic
course and refrain from spread
ing news of any specific balloon
incident of which they may
hear."
LT. JAMES E. CURTIS
EN ROUTE FROM PRISON
First Lt. James E. Curtis is
on his way home from Stalag
Luft I, a German prison camp,
it was stated in a telegram from
the officer, received today by
his wife. Mrs. Lavina Curtis,
Oregon City.
As a member of the army air
corps Curtis was shot down Jan.
S, 1944. He is the son of Mr.
nrt Mrs. William Curtis of Ash-
MEDFORD
United Pres
UNCIO Meets to Discuss International Court
(Acme Telephotot
Banners mark positions of delegates at publio session of UNCIO which met to hear plans for new Interna.
Uonal Court of Justice. In foreground are Jan Masaryk (left;, Czecho-Slovakla's foreign minister, and Vlad
imir S. 12 urban. Czech ambassador to Washington.
CHURCHILL ACTS
TO END BRITISH
London, May 22-4U.PJ Prime
Minister Churchill brought the
breakup in his coallUofr cabinet
to a head today when he served
notice on the Labor party that
the time was past when Labor-
ites and Conservatives could
work together in the govern
ment.
A formal announcement ' by
Churchill dissolving the war
time coalition and setting the
date for a general election early
in the summer was expected at
any time.
Churchill, in a letter to Labor
Leader Clement R. Attlee, ack
nowledged the widening breach
between the political factions in
the government. He said the
tolerable conditions under
which we could work together"
no longer exist.
The Laborites in effect broke
away from the coalition at their
convention yesterday. Today
responsible sources expected
Churchill to call for the resigna
tion of his Labor ministers or to
ask King George to dissolve, par
liament either move a step to
ward the general election.
Whichever step was taken
would result in the formation of
an interim government, prob
ably in time for presentation to
the House of Commons when it
reconvenes next Tuesday.
LEADERS TO QUIT;
EACE WAR TRIALS
Paris, May 22 (U.R) Ad
miral Karl Doenitz, Marshal
Wilhelm Keitcl and other Ger
man leaders at Flensburg are
expected to be returned to civil
ian life within a few days to
face probable Indictment as war
criminals, a source associated
with Supreme Headquarters said
today.
Now reliable reports said the
impression that Doenitz headed
a government a SHAEF spokes
man said last week that the Al
lie's did not recognize the Doe
nitz setup as a government
would be exploded in a day or
so by his dismissal and reversion
to the status of an ordinary pris
oner of war.
SHAEF announced that Major-
Gen. Lowell W. Rooks recently
was appointed Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower's representative with
the German command at Flens
burg.
Pearl Harbor, May 22 U.R
Secretary of Navy for Air Arte
mus Gates has completed a hun
dred 24-hour "inspection' of
Full Lasd Wlr
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 22,
T
Agree to Use 'Independence'
- For-r World- Charter But
Not Trusteeships.
San Francisco, May 22 (U.R)
The United States and Great
Britain have agreed to insert the
word "independence"- in the
world charter as an objective for
peoples in trusteeships, but still
object to it as a stated objective
for other dependent peoples, it
was learned today.
The Anglo-American decision
is a compromise on the Chinese
proposal supported by the Rus
sians that "independence" as
"self-government" be stated as
the organization's objectives for
all dependent peoples, trusteed
or otherwise. The British object
ed to such broad application of
the word "independence and
were supported by the Ameri
cans. It also was reported that the
American delegation has work
ed out some sort of a plan for
equal representation of adminis
tering and non-administering na
tions on the trusteeship council.
Under the original plan, Russia
and China would have to face
an assembly election every three
years.
Britain, the United States and
France probably would have per
manent seats under the first
plan. Russia has proposed that
provision be made for perma
nent seats on the trusteeship
council for each of the big five,
These developments on the
delicate trusteeship issue were
expected to go far in making
Dossible an early- big power
agreement on this point. They
come as United Nations confer
ence officials aimed at adjourn
ment during the first week in
June.
Chinese Political
Fuss Alters Plans
Washington, May 22 (U.R)
Rep. Mike Mansfield, D Mont.,
told the House today that Chin
ese poltlcal disunity may force
American military leaders to
switch plans and launch a di
rect assault on the Japanese
home islands.
Mansfield, who visited China
recently at the request of the
late President Roosevelt, said
this would be a costlier opera
tion than one from the Chinese
mainland.
He predicted in a House
speech that Russia would join in
the fight against Japan and give
aid to the Chinese Communists
while the United States will con
tinue to support Chiang Kai
Shek and his government.
London, May 22 (U.R) The
soviet embassy publication, So
viet War News, said today that
Moscow Is building its fourth
iitbwajr Una,
BAND TO APPEAR
HERE NEXT WEEK
To stimulate sales In the
"mighty seventh" war loan drive
now. underway,- - 35-pieceband
from the marine barracks in
Klamath Falls will play in Med-
ford Monday, May 28, it was an
nounced today. The band, every
member of which is an overseas
veteran, is being brought to
Medford by the Elks lodge in co
operation with the county war fi
nance committee and the lodge
is making plans for entertaining
the band members while they
are in the city.
A street concert will be given
by the men at 4:30 p. m. Mon
day on Main street between the
First National and United States
national banks and between, 4
and 5 p. m. both banks will be
open for the sale of bonds, the
committee states. In the evening
the men will play at the Holly
theater and in addition to band
numbers there will be vecal se
lections, comedy skits and other
features, including a short film.
Admission to the evening con
cert will be by E 1 bond of any
denomination, one bond for each
ticket, and any bond purchased
beginning today and during the
week, including May 28, will be
eligible for tickets, the commit
tee states. Tickets will be avail
able at all Medford bond selling
agencies and at the Ashland
bank, and bonds purchased any
where in the county will be eli
gible for admission.
The veteran band has been
playing in many towns and cities
of the state and is being widely
acclaimed, it is reported. Some
of the members played in widely
known "name" orchestras and
bands of the nation before going
into the service. The men will
be accompanied by Major Fcl
ker, who is to speak during the
concerts. '
Elks' committees are making
pi a. is to entertain the marines at
lunch, at an evening banquet and
again after the evening concert
and the entire band will spend
the night at the Medford Hotel.
TO
GOVERNORS NELL
Ashland, May 22 Gov. Earl
Snell, who has just rcturnrd
from the San Francisco world
security conference, will be hon
ored gut!st at the annual Ash
land Chamber of Commerce
banquet in the Elks' dining room
Thursday at 7:30 p. m. A com
plete program has been arranged
with Gov. Sncll as the main
speaker.
Chamber of Commerce offic
ials from Medford, Grants Pass,
Klamath Falls and Yreka have
been extended invitations to at
tend the banquet. Mayors Of the
cities also have been invited.
' Tickets are on sale at the Mcd
f'.rd and Ashland chambers, it
tu announced. - -7
1945
FOR LEND-LEASE
ADJUS1ENICUT
Continuance Is Needed To
Crush Japan, Congress
Told In Report.
Washington, May 22 U.R)
President Truman and the For
eign Economic administration
told Congress today that lend
lease must continue on an "ad
justed and reduced" basis to
generate the overwhelming pow
er needed to crush Japan.
FEA reported that a grand
total of $38,971,000,000 in Amer
ican lend-lease aid had been
poured into the United Nations
war machine in a little more
than four years up until March
31.
This, it said, amounted to 15
cents out of every American
dollar spent during that period.
The most important thing the
U. S. has gained through lend
lease, the report declared, has
been "the defeat of Nazi Ger
many and the hastening of the
day of victory over Japan."
In addition, however, it said
this country had received up to
last January 1 nearly $5,000,-
000,00,0. worth of reverse lend
lease supplies ancTsef vices" from
its allies. That's a return
roughly of one-eighth of what
we shipped to our allies.
Lend-lease programs to all the
allies have now been adjusted
and reduced to take into account
the end of hostilities in Europe
and the new military situation,"
FEA said.
Both the report and a letter
from President Truman accom
panying it avoided any direct
mention of Russia's role in lend
lease now that full war emphasis
has been shifted to the Pacific.
The Soviets are neutral there.
This was partly attributable
to the fact that the report cov
ered only up to the end of
March. The war in Europe end
ed in May.
Since March, because of the
end of the European war, the
bulk of Russia s $300,000,000-8-month
lend-lease deliveries has
been suspended. Work has be
gun on a 45 per cent reduction
in the flow of lend-lease aid to
the British commonwealth. Ad
ditional reductions are in the
making in lend-lease programs
with other allies.
The report said more than 98
per cent of this nation's vast
lend-lease contribution had gone
to the four major allies Britain,
Russia, France and China.
crooneroice
Hollywood. Mnv 22 fllPI
Crooner Frank Sinatra flew to
New York under army orders
with a No. 3 priority, the USO
announced today after" it was
reported that an Iwo Jima vet
eran lost his Plane seat tn the
screen and radio star.
Sinatra had been alerted for
an overseas USO tour to enter
tain troops and was traveling
under armv nrripra tisr
spokesman said.
Eugene E. Harshbargcr, 18,
signalman 3c, a veteran of Iwo
Jima and Okinawa lnv..lnn.
said at Mt. Vernon, 111., that his
Homecoming was delayed four
hours when he lost his place on
the plane to "The Voice."
"Sinatra was very nice and
said he was sorry if his trip was
going to delav me " H...1.1......
said. "He went to the manager
'KM mm to do everything
he could for me. But when the
plBne left. Sinatra warn nn It mH
I wasn't."
Bel'ast, May 22 (U.R)
Prime Minister Sir Basil Brooke
said today l'at nort!ier;i lie
land's general election will be
"nym "f -
Tribune
United Press
West Mainland
WAR BULLETINS
Manila. May 22 (U.R)
Thirty-first division dough
boys closed in today on Malay
balay, agricultural center of
middle Mindanao, after driv
ing 10 miles to the town's out
skirts. E
FRONT FIRST IS
E
Report Asks Less Agencies
and Foreign Shipments to
Safeguard.
Washington, May 22 (U.R)
The House Food committee to
day warned that the nation's
sugar bowl is rapidly emptying
and urged prompt establishment
of a sugar czar.
In a 5,000-word unanimous re
port filed by Chairman Clinton
P. Anderson, D., N. M., the com
mittee criticized the present gov
ernment program which scat
ters sugar controls among 20
agencies.
Repeatedly calling for protec
tion of American consumers, the
report recommended immediate
review of all promises of sugar
shipments for foreign countries
and adjustment of these commit
ments to "safeguard" domestic
users.
If the United States lives up to
its foreign commitments Amer
ican civilians will be left hold-
ing a near-empty sugar bag, the
report declared.
It asked that the public be
fully informed on all domestic
and foreign commihnents and
allocations.
It favored aiding liberated
countries and neutrals to restore
their sugar production, rather
than too severely draining the
worm pool to meet their de
mands. Other carbohydrates
particularly cereals, might be
suDstitutcd for sugar shipments
the report stated.
"There must be a minimum
figure which civilian supplies in
mis country should not be per
mitted to go," it asserted.
ALLIESlVE TO
By W. R. Hlgglnbotham
United Press Correspondent
London, May 22 (U.R) Brit
ish and American forces in
northeast Italy began moving
east toward the Yugoslav border
today, In effect Infiltrating Yu
goslav lines in disputed Venizia
Giulla province.
Rome dispatches said Field
Marshal Sir Harold R. L. G.
Alexander, allied Mediterranean
commander, left for Trlcsto to
day with Major-Gen. Alfred M.
Grucnther, chlef-of-stsaff of the
U. S. fifth army, to take direct
charge of the delicate situation.
By mid-afternoon, more than
three hours after the American
9Bth division and units of the
British 8th army had moved in
to their new positions, no inci
dents had been reported between
the Yugoslavs and the western
allied forces.
45' LEGISLATURE
COSTS $195,424
Salem. Ore., May 22 (UR) A
record amount of $195,424.38
was the cost of holding the 1945
legislature, Secretary of State
Robert S. Farrell Jr., reported
here today. This figure does not
include the cost of printing the
session laws and the house and
senate journal.
The 1943 session cost the next
largest amount, taking $179,
271.97 for the 59-day session.
The 1945 session lasted lor 69
d), longest is history
Full Leased Wixa
NO. 52.
DEFER DRAFT OF
MEN OVER 30; TO
New Program Effective Now
Older Men Needed In
War Plants.
Washington, May 22 (U.R)
Selective Service Director Lewis
B. Hershey today announced in
definite deferment for men 30 or
over who are contributing to the
war effort or are doing "useful"
community work.
Hershey also instructed local
boards to review the cases of
men in the 18-25 age group who
were previously disqualified on
physical grounds.
Under the new progrem,
which is effective immediately,
drafting of older men virtually
will be halted if local draft
boards rule that they are en
gaged In work contributing to
national health, safety or inter
est. Local draft boards henceforth,
Hershey said, should give fathers
over 29 "sympathetic considera
tion" In meeting draft calls. The
boards, he said, also should re
member the cost to the govern
ment in dependency allotments
of Inducting fathers.
In case of doubt, Hershey said,
draft boards should defer fath
ers over 29.
Hershey said that men over 29
who have received their induc
tion notices but are not yet In
the army will come under the
new policy.
Hershey emphasized that the
armed forces need younger men.
Munitions cutbacks In war
plants will make older men
available for war jobs, he point
ed out, and this situation should
enable the release for Induction
of younger men now occupa
tionally deferred. Discharged
veterans, he said, also will be
available In increasing numbers
to replace the young men in war
nlnnts.
Hershey added, however, that
men 30 and over who leave es
sential 1obs will still face the
prospect of induction.
TARIFF ACT
HELD EFFORT TO
Washington, May 22 (U.R)
The administration's fight for
broader tariff-making powers
opened today In the House. The
pending reciprocal traae dim
praised as "economic disarma
ment" and condemned as attempt
to "bamboozle" the American
people.
"Our vote on this bill will be
the first test as to whether or
not we are willing to participate
In International cooperation or
revert to a policy of economic
and political isolation," said
Chairman Robert L, Doughton,
D., N. C, of the Ways and Means
committee, sponsor of the bill.
"We are told by advocate! of
the Doughton bill that we must
open our trade doors wlda to
other nations or we will break
the faith reposed In us by a war
weary world; (we are told) that
renewal is necessary to save the
world," replied Rep. Harold
Knutson of Minnesota, ranking
Republican member of the com
mittee and leader of the Repub
lican opposition.
Republicans supported trade
reciprocity, Knutson said, "But
not the tumblewood variety
practiced by the State depart
ment, which makes Uncle Sam
a glorified Santa Claus."
FOREST FIRE RACES I
Roswcll, N. M., May 22 (U.R) i
Soldiers from Roswell Army
Air Field joined Forest Rangers ,
and civilians to combat a raging
forest fire which swept through !
mountain fnrestland destroying
thousand Qf jjfei 9I Umbefc j'
'BAMBOOZLE' LAND
MLllll uiiulu mini
DRIVE THREATENS
YONABARU, SHURI
Adm. Turner Reveals Island
Base For Jap Attacks
Siege Arc Formed. '
Guam, Wednesday, May 22
(U.R) Reinforced American
troops on Okinawa besieged the
Japanese fortress city of Shurl
today and threatened to outflank
the eastern anchor town of Yona
bura in a new drive southward
along the coast.
Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly
Turner, commander of U. S. am
phibious forces for the Ryukyu
invasion operation, predicted
Okinawa will be captured in the
"comparatively near future." He
disclosed Okinawa already was
being used as the base for "im
portant attacks" against Japan.
"Every day, at this early stage,
we have airplanes from Okinawa
over Japan," said Admiral Tut
ner. "Think what it will be like
a month from now"
Marines of the 1st division and
doughboys of the 77th and 96th
army divisions clamped a siege
arc roughly 1,000 yards outsido
rocky Shurl,
In a wide semt-clrcle, the
Yanks slid around Shurl along
a line approximately 800 to
1,100 yards from the center ot
the town. The marines fought
along the west side, the soldiers
along the east. Shuri's main for.
tlfications were pierced In soma
of the fiercest fighting of tha
Pacific war.
Patrols of the 98th division
were disclosed to have probed
completely through Ypnabaru,
east coast port, in the deepest
American penetration of Okl.
nawa.
United Press War Correspond,
ent Edward Thomas, with thi
96th, said the patrols reconnoU
tered Yonabaru and later with
drew.
The 98th plunged west o
Yonabaru In a drive that threat,
ened to Isolate Yonabaru fron
inland Japanese defense post
tions.
Major Gen. Roy S. Gelger,
commanding general of the 3rd
marine amphibious corps on.
Okinawa, said his men wcra
"making good progress." Ha
acknowledged, however, that tha
Japanese artillery on Okinawa
was "the most effective we hava
run Into In the Pacific."
He declined to make a dcflnita
prediction as to when the Shurl
defense zone would be broken.
But he said any withdrawal from
Shurl would force the Japanesa
to take up positions strung out
over a longer line.
A broadcast Tokyo newspaper
dispatch recorded by the FCCI
said today that the "crisis now
confronting Japan appears hope,
li-ssly serious."
In the dispatch the Tokyo
Shlmbun praised the leadership
of Russia and said the soviet
union "has shown us how to sur
mount these overwhelming dif
ficulties." The newspaper compared tha
German invasion of Russia to
an enemy occupation of Oki.
nawa, Kyushu, Shikoku and a
major part of the Japanese main,
land east of Tokyo, plus the de
struction of 60 to 70 per cent
of the Japanese army.
Despite that situation, the d!s
patch observed, Russia "fought
back to ultimate victory," over
coming a "danger of defeat far
(reater than the one facing tha
Japanese at present."
Sgt. Ray Casebeer
Free, Message Says
Sgt. Rny Casebeer, declared
missing In action In Germany in
February, has been released
from a prisoner-of-war camp a
wire received by his mother,
Mrs. Elsie Casebeer, R. I., Cen
tral Point, stated yesterday. Tha
message was from the American
Red Cross.
Mrs. Casebeer received tha
"missing In action" message Feb.
25 and later learned through a
fellow serviceman of Sgt. Case
beer that he had been taken prl.
soner Feb. B. No further details
concerning the sergeant wera
contained in the message.
Set. Casebeer, who had been
serving with the Fourth Infan
try Division in Europe sinca
Nov. 1, played football while a
student at Medford senior high
school and was president of the
atU'Vnt body.
Seventh War Loan Drlva
"E" Sales to Date $170,925
Quota $1,067,000
Total Sales to Data
$504,984
Quota $2,087,000