Von Ribbentrop Nabbed
In Hamburg
With the British 2nd Army, Germany, June 15 (U.R) Former
Foreign Minister Joachin Von Ribbentrop, last of the naii heir
rehy not tentatively accounted for, waa captured yesterday in a
Hamburg boarding house where he had lived unrecognised for
more than aix weeks.
A British lieutenant and two
sergeants discovered him lying
naked in bed. Dressed and taken
to British headquarters, he was
found to have secreted a can of
poison in his crotch.
Identity Admitted
Ribbentrop registered at the
. boarding house under the name
of Heise April 10, but admitted
Iiis identity to his captors. A
aister arrested today confirmed
the identification.
He had been in disguise.
The foreign minister who en
gineered the diplomatic phases
of Adolpf Hitler s European con
quests told his captors that he
had hoped to hide until British
opion against Germany had died
down and he could surrender for
a "fair trial."
He had three letters in his pos
session, one addressed to "Vin
cent" presumably for Prime
Minister Winston Churcmu, an
other to British Marshal Sir Ber-
nord L. Montgomery and the
third to Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden.
Casual Revelation .
A British staff officer casually
revealed the prize capture in an
swer to a routine question from
newsmen about rumors that Rib
bentroD had been captured in
the American occupation zone.
The arrest ended a search that
aoread to all corners, of Ger
many, Denmark and Austria and
completed the roundup of top
nazis known definitely to be at
large.
Of his .cohorts, Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering was an allied
prisoner, Himmler was a suicide,
and Hitler, Propaganda Chief
Paul Joseph Goebbels and Nazi
Party Chief Martin Bormann
were reported to have died in
the battle of Berlin. Russian
sources believed Hitler and Bor
mann still alive, however.
FOR DIRTY IRK
' V. S. 12th Army Group Head
(matters. Germany, June IS.
U.R) American intelligence of
ficers investigating the Nazi
Elite Guards organization are
being forced to the conclusion
that Germany deliberately mob
ilized its degenerates and luna
tics into special battalions for
work; too revolting for normal
men.
"They must have combed the
sylumi and prisons for these
men, In addition to holding cer
tain 'entrance examinations' of
which we were already aware."
one American intelligence offi
cer said.
"For instance, we were told
that in some cases applicants
(for the SS battalions) were
asked to shoot down in cold
blood a number of women and
children usually Russians and
Poles as proof of fitness for
specialized SS Jobs.
'The applicant would be hand
ed machine pistol or gun and
sent into a cellar where
from
seven to 16 people were being
held.
"SS officers then examined
the candidates' 'work' and If it
was approved the man Was Im
mediately assigned to cooperate
with an SS outfit.
"In some cases, murder so
excited these men, who often
were homicidal maniacs, that
the SS had trouble controlling
them," the officer added.
"We had one case of an appli
cant who not only killed the
designated victims but in Freu
dian glee went right on shoojing.
killing three SS officers before
he himself was shot down."
RAIL HEAD DIES
New York, June 15. (U.R)
Matthew Scott Sloan, 63, presi
dent and chairman of the board
of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Railroad Co., died yesterday at
New York hospital. Sloan also
was the retired president of the
New York Edison company, and
affiliated companies.
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RED CROSS SWIM
CAMPAIGN OPENS
Red Cross will open Merrick's
Pool Monday morning for a
swim campaign to be conducted
daily Monday through Friday
for two weeks.
Children are to report one half
hour before their class begins
and bring their entire pool
charge of $1 (10c per day) on
Monday. No suits or towels will
be available.
Twenty Volunteers
Twenty volunteers under di
rection of Mrs. John Day will
staff the pool with six women
daily. Six waterfront volunteers
have signed up but more swim
mers and life savers are needed.
On. opening day the county
health department will furnish
a nurse to check every child.
First aid experts will be present
at all times. The city police de
partment will furnish traffic su
pervision. Any child who must remain
down town to wait for another
member of the family will be
welcome at the Junior Red Cross
shop, open 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.
daily in the Holly Theater build
ing. The Motor Corps will be
available part of the time to take
children to the shop at request
of their mothers.
Phoenix children are to con
tact Lyle Lindley, school super
intendent, on arrangements for
transportation to Medford.
Schedule
Following is the schedule for
Medford, Central Point, Phoenix
aujaiueiu areas;
w-w.ou oin acoui class, an
age; 9:30-10 Girls, non-swimmers,
ages 7, 8, 9; 10:30-11
Girls, non-swimmers, age 10;
11-11:30 Girls, non-swimmers,
age 11: 11:30-12 Girls, non
swimmers, ages 13 to 19 and
adults.
1:30-2 Girls, swimmers, in
termediate and junior and senior
life saving, all ages; 2-2:30
Boys, swimmers, intermediate
and Junior and senior life saving:
2:30 Boys, non-swimmers, ages
10 to 12; 3:30-4 Boys, non
swimmers, ages 7 to 8; 4-4:30
Boys, non-swimmers, age 9;
4:30-5 Boys, non-s w I m m e r s,
ages 12 to 18: 7:30-9:30 Combat
functional swimming, boys of
military age, registrations still
open.
27 DIE IN CRASH
London, June 15. (U.R)
Twenty-seven members of the
royal air force were killed early
today when a Liberator crashed
into the side of a hill on the
Dorset coast at Swanage.
Patent Office.
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United Press
Fortieth Year
OF UIMCE
Convention -Within 10 Years
To Revise Charter Is De
mand; New Delay Feared.
San Francisco, June 15. (U.R)
The small nations which lost
the fight to modify the big five
veto demanded today that the
United Nations charter guaran
tee them another chance within
five to 10 years.
They sought a specific provi
sion making it mandatory to
hold a constitutional convention
for revision of the charter not
sooner than five years nor later
than 10.
Want Certainty
The big powers favor provi
sion for such a convention but
oppose the specific time refer
ence. The little nations show no
sign of yielding claiming it is
the certainty" of such a conven
tion that they want.
That controversy, and the be
lated dispute over the right of a
member to quit the organization.
threatened another delay in
United Nations conference ad
journment plans. A vote on these
issues may come today in com
mittee, but the losing side is cer
tain to want to argue it again
later in the public commission
sessions.
A lot of work must be don
fast if the conference is to ad
journ on June 23 as planned.
The committee which is the
farthest behind in its work is the
one which must reach decisions
not only on the constitutional
convention and withdrawal is
sues, but also on expulsion and
the secretary general. It debated
for more than two hours yester
day without voting on anything.
Bogged By Debate
Even the commission sessions
are getting bogged down in de
bate. The one on the preamble,
principles and purposes got so
involved in discussion of one
phrase yesterday that the discus
sions were carried over to today
Another fight was promised
for today. The committee on or
ganization principles adopted the
section which guarantees against
world organization interference
in matters of domestic jurisdic
tion. Chile immediately served
notice that It would have anoth
er amendment to offer at the
commission session.
The major conference bottle
neck is the committee on amend
ment, membership and secre
tariat.
French Air Crews
Still Train Here
Washineton. .Tnno is rum
End of hostilities in Europe has
not affected the training In this
country of French air
crews, it was learned today.
in unspecified number of
squadrons are training at a dozen
armv air bason in tiahtnr-. j
medium bombers. Presumably
they will Join the Pacific war.
PFC. HICKMAN KILLED
IN PACIFIC THEATER
Pfc. Laurence W. Hickman
son of Mrs. Laura E. Hickman,
Lake Creek, has been killed In
action in the Pacific war theater
according to a casualty release
of the Office of War Informa
tion.
Today's casualty list states
that Cpl. Robert S. Sutton and
Pfc. Dale Goodman, both of the
Marine corps, have been wound
ed. Cpl. Sutton Is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Sutton.
Medford, and Goodman is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. William T.
Goodman, Elk Creek road,
Trail.
BASEBALL
National
Brooklyn 16 2
Boston 8 8 1
' Pfund, King and Dantonlo,
Andrews; Tobin, Hutchinson and
Masi.
Philadelphia 5 10 1
New York 7 13 0
Mauney, Karl, Scott and Man-
cuso: Hansen, Emmenck and
Lombard!.
EDF0RD
Full Leased Wire
Los Angeles Men
Purchase Large '
Valley Ranches
Sale of the 800-acra .stock
ranch above Ashland known as
the Jesse Hauk estate ranch, to
Albert R. Mays of Los Angeles
was announced today by A. W.
Walker, Medford real estate
agent. The ranch was sold by
T. E. Elliott and Elton Kerby.
The cash purchase price of
about $40,000 included the land,
equipment and 160 head of
cattle. Walker states. Mays, an
experienced stockman, has al
ready taken possession of the
ranch.
Walker also announced the re
cent sale of the Applegate ranch
known as the Charles Grey
place. This ranch, which ad
joins the Cameron ranch in the
Upper Applegate, was purchased
by Charles Redhead, also of Los
Angeles and was also a cash
deal, Walker said. Redhead
will take possession in the near
future.
MALI
Sacramento, June 15 (U.R)
Extensive wind damage to
plums, pears, apricots and peach
es in northern California was
reported today by R. E. Blair, of
the State Department of Agricul
ture. Blair explained that it was im
possible to give any accurate es
timate of the damage, which was
confined to the Sacramento Val
ley counties of Placer, Contra
Costa, Yolo and Sacramento.
Guesses on the damage ranged
from a possible 10 per cent, to
total loss on small crops, it was
reported. ' .
Ice Cream and Pop
Sugar Supply Cut
Washington, June 15 U.R)
Industrial users of sugar. Includ
ing the ice cream and soft drink
manufacturers and commercial
canners, will be cut more than
20 per cent in their present allot
ments of sugar beginning July
1, the office of price administra
tion announced today.
The bulk of industrial users
will have to operate for the next
three months on 22 per cent less
sugar than they used from April
1 to June 30. Bakers have been
cut 20 per cent and drug manu
facturers 10 per cent.
California Solons
Side With G. I.Joe
Sacramento, June 15 (U.R)
California senators today upheld
the right of G.I. Joe to be noti
fied of his wife's unfaithfulness.
The State Senate Judiciary
committee in effect killed a bill
permitting the wife of a service
man to give her Illegitimate
child away for adoption without
telling her husband.
Salem, Ore., June 15 (U.R)
The Oregon bond commission
voted today to invest $11,205,000
of the state's spare cash in
Uncle Sam's war bonds, it was
announced by State Treasurer
Leslie M. Scott.
BIB
Medford Chapter Of Eagles
Pictured above are members
Main street. Standing, center, are
White holding the paper on tight.
(earn.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1945
BERLIN SETTLED
F0RJ5IG THREE
Exchange of Correspond
ence Between Churchill,
Attlee Discloses Choice.
London, June 15. (U.R) The
forthcoming conference of the
big three will be held in Berlin,
an exchange of correspondence
between Prime Minister Church
ill and Labor Leader Clement R.
Attlee revealed today.
Churchill asked Attlee, his
former deputy prime minister in
the coalition government, to go
with him to the meeting with
President Truman and Marshal
Stalin.
In a- letter of acceptance,
Attfce disclosed the site of the
meeting with a reference to the
"prospective conference in Ber
lin." Only yesterday Churchill re
vealed in commons that the big
three conference the flint since
the defeat of Germany and the
nrst wun Mr. Truman as a par
ticipant would be held before
July 26.
Despite the bitterness of the
campaigning for the general
election, it appeared that Britain
would be able to offer a united
front at the conference.
Lt. Donald Peart
Home After Long .
Nazi Prison Stay
Second Lt. Donald L. Peart Is
in-Medford on a 60-day prisoner-of-war
leave, and is at the home
of his mother. Mrs. Gertrude
Peart, 1005 West Main street.
The officer, who spent eight
months as a prisoner after hav
ing been shot down on a raid
over enemy territory, has re
gained 35 pounds of weight and
is in good health, his mother
states.
Lt. Peart was hospitalized In
Europe following his release
from a camp at Moosberg. He
was imprisoned at Stalag Luft 3
prior to being removed to Moos
berg.
Upon expiration of the 80
day leave Lt. Peart will report
to Santa Monica, Calif., for re
assignment.
Prowler Takes
Jewelry, Camera
A white gold oblong Swiss
watch with a chain link band, a
white gold ring witH a cluster
of seven diamonds, two new bill
folds and a black 620 Kodak
were stolen sometime yesterday
from the apartment of Helen
Parish, No. 20 GeBauer apart
ments, on North Oakdale ave
nue, police reported today.
Othar Richey, 1708 West Main
street, told police two hub caps
were removed last night from
his 1940 sedan, which was park
ed in the driveway of his home.
of Crater Lake Aerie 2093, Fraternal Order of Eagles, burning the mortgage on their home, 219 West
Past Worthy President Peul Robertson holding the mortgege. left, and Worthy President Shannon
Applying the match is Past Worthy President G. T. Dynge, center. In tht foreground Is the drill
MITT
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Screaming, Milling Japanese
In South Okinawa Death Trap
Slaughtered By Own Officers
Guam, June 15 (U.R) Venge
ful Japanese officers murdered
hundreds of their men who tried
to surrender in the southern
Okinawa death trap today while
triumphant American forces
herded the beaten enemy toward
the sea with flame throwers, fire
bombs and artillery. .
Many despairing ' Japanese
their organized resistance bro
ken by overpowering American
military might, killed them
selves with grenades and knives
in mass suicides.
Maj. Gen. Pedro Del Valle,
commander of the 1st marine di
vision, predicted complete con
quest of Okinawa within two
days to two weeks and said:
Jap Will Broken
"We've just reached the turn
ing point the point where the
Japs will to fight is broken.
The enemy is beginning to fold
17
TRAINS COLLIDE
Milton, Pa., June 15 U.R
Seventeen persons were killed
today when the Buffalo-bound
Dominion express of the Penn
sylvania railroad crashed into a
derailed freight train near here,
company officials announced. -
The bodies of 14 passengers
and two crew members were re
covered from the wreckage of
the express about five hours
after the accident.
Amsterdam, N. Y., June 15-
(U.R) Eight members of a New
York Central track crew were
killed today when the eastbound
Water Level Limited, crack pas
senger train, plowed into a sec
tion gang.
Railroad officials at Albany
said the men were Mexicans
brought to this country some
time ago to ease the manpower
shortage.
43 Hospitalized by
Portland Collision
Portland, June 1 5 (U.R) Hos
pital att' danU at St. Vincent's
hospital here reported today the
hospitalization of at least 43
persons Injured last night when
a freight train and an lnterur
ban passenger train of the Port
land Electric Power company
ollided head-on near the South
Portland city limits.
The accident occurred be
tween 5:30 and 6 p. m. at the
height of the evening rush hour.
TENGWALD REAPPOINTED
ON STATE REALTY BOARD
Salem, Ore., June 15 (U.R)
Gov, Earl Sncll has announced
the re-appointment of Carl
Tengwald of Medford to another
four-year term on the Oregon
State Real Estate board.
Burns Mortgage On Home
Tribune
United Press
up through surrenders, suicides
and disorganized resistance."
The greatest slaughter was at
the Oroku Peninsula, where
hundreds of milling, screaming
Japanese were killed by their
own leaders for "weakness" in
trying to give up, or by the ma
rines. United Press War Correspon
dent E. G. Valens reported sev
eral score of Nipponese succeed
ed in surrendering, while others
were being taken alive by per
suasion or force in occupied
areas.
The enemy garrison of 5,000
to 10,000 soldiers and sailors,
plus thousands of civilians, were
cornered on a rocky slope ap
proimately four miles long and
three miles wide. At the end of
the slope are 100-foot cliffs
towering over the east China
sea.
96th Heads Attack
Spearheading the final attack
on the Yaeju-Dake plateau the
96th division smashed downhill
from its dominating positions on
Hill 167 highest in the area.
The path ahead was prepared by
a blazing barrage of artillery
and a series of incendiary bomb
raids by marine planes. Burning
"fire jelly" was splashed on
Japanese-held ravines, caves and
ridges.
A few ' localized counter-
thrusts were crushed swiftly by
advancing elements of the 96th
and 7th army divisions and the
1st marines.
Sen. Cordon Says
Truman Erasing
Partisan Hazard
Portland, Ore., June 15 (U.R)
Sen. Guy Cordon, R., Ore., today
saia .rresiaent Marry s. Truman
is making Bood in Wnxhinotnn
and has already accomplished
me amazing feat of erasing al
most aU strictly partisan politics
in the nations canital mm.
thing that hasn't been done in
mat field for the last 20 years.
Passing through Portland on
his way to his Roscbure. Ore..
home after attending a scries of
Hearings In Idaho and eastern
Oregon on the Federal Grazing
act, Cordon added:
"The senate knows Harry Tru
man and everybody wants him to
maxe gooa.
"The one-tim farm Knv fmm
Missouri has surprised Washlnq-
ton ana the country with his
amazing ability and knowledge
In handling the affairs of the na
tion and the world which were
so suddenly thrust Into hl
hands bv the aurlrion ricnth rr
Franklin D. Roosevelt."
Sewing Machine Ban
To Be Revoked Soon
. Washington, June. 15.-rU.R)
An order prohibiting the manii
facture of sewing machines will
be revoked soon, the war pro
duction board said today.
Full Leased Wire
NO. 72. -
CENTER TARGET
3,000-Ton Installment Made
in Bombing Campaign Is
Planned for Near Future.
Washington, June 15. (U.R)
Only one superfortress waa
lost out of the 520 which
dumped 3000 tons of Incendi
ary bombs on Osaka today,
the war department announc
ed. Pearl Harbor, June 15. U.R)
Japan got the first 3.000 ton
Installment today on the 2,000,
000 ton bomb payoff she faces in
the next 12 months.
A fleet of 520 B-29 auperfort-
rcsses opened the second year of
their campaign against Japan
with n mnrnlna raid on Osaka.
And that was only the beginning
of a year which Gen. H. n. Arn
old promised would see Japanese
Industry wiped out. For the next
365 days, an average of 5,000
tons of bombs will be dropped
on Japan daily.
Holdings Shrink
Faced with the prospect of
her homeland being levelled
worse than Germany was, Japan
also watched her stolen empire
slip away.
Japanese suicide troops held
only 12 square miles on Okinawa
tndav as 10th army troops
moved acrosa Yaeju-Dake pla
teau. '
"The Japs' will to fight is bro
ken," said Maj. Gen. Pedro Del
Valle, first marine division com
mander, as he predicted it would
be all over on Okinawa within
two days to two weeks.
On North Borneo, the drive
for the rich oil fields was under
way. From captured Brunei town,
the 9th Australian division ad
vanced along the road leading
to the Seria and Mirl fields
which before the war poured out
700.000 tons of oil a year.
The navy swept mines and
bombarded coastal positions
near the oilfields, while the air
force hammered Mirl airstrip,
in what United Press Correspon
dent Richard Harris messaged
from Borneo was "paving the
way for future operations."
Balikpapan Raided
Tokyo reported that B-24 lib
erators raided the oil center of
Balikpapan, across Borneo on
the east coast. And another Jap-
bum, Hisnntrh Mid the natives
of south Borneo were being or
ganized into suicide forces.
The Japanese radio also re-
nnrloH that th Rritish PaclfiO
fleet, taking more and more part
in me racmc war, yesieruiiy
rafHnl Tmlr n fVia furn!lnnik.
Planes based on British carriers
were said to have raided tne
island seven times in six hours.
fhinnc Irnnna nn t h main
land of China attacked the treaty
nnrt nf Wonrhnw nn th Che-
kiang coast, where the Japanese
were reported withdrawing. The
Chinese also re-captured Ishan,
wnicn mcy iook june iu oniy io
InsA tho npvt Hnv. Thpv were
fiffhtinff frnm Ighan toward Liu-
chow, former American air base
43 miles to the east.
Hongkong Fire Raid
Hnnckanir was the target for
the biggest fire raid in the south
west Pacific. Over 50 Liberators
dropped over 25,000 gallons of
tpllind irasnline bombs on the
causeway area, putting the torch
to warehouses, plants, and snips.
In the Philippines, the 37th
division in northern Luzon
hrnke thrnuch the Orioune Pass
and continued its advance along
thn fnffnvnn vnllpv road. The
37th was within nine miles of
the point where highway five
enters broad, open country.
uommanao nigni raiaeri
swooped down on a Japanese
garrison in the Sanghe islands
the East Indies. When the
raiding party withdrew, six
large warehouses had been de
stroyed as well as numerous
small boats.
Seventh War Loan Drive
"E" Celea to Date .... $448,968
Quota $1.067 000
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