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ttM bllOaf U ul LtyUi 0 Weather FORECAST: Fair and warm to night and Wednesday. Temp. Highest Yesterday ......,..... 8 9 Lowest this Morning ....54 Fortieth Year Truman Announcement of Russian's Visit Is First Disclosure of Arrival in Potsdam. Potidam. July 17 (U.R) President Truman. Premier Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill met this afternoon in the opening session oi the big three conference at Potsdam. Potsdam, July 17 (U.R) President Truman, Premier Sta lin and their foreign ministers conferred for an hour today at the temporary White House pre liminary to the formal opening of the Big Three conference im mediately after lunch. Generalissimo Stalin was Mr. Truman's luncheon guest after the introductory conference in the president's office on the sec ond floor of his Potsdam villa. Berlin, July 17 (U.R) Lieut. Col. John Redding. U. S. army public relations of ficer, announced today that the big three had decided "lo ad here to their original decision that there be no coverage of the conference" by corres pondents. Stalin and Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov accompanied the aides to the office where Mr. Truman and Secretary of State .linux P. Bvrnes were waning The initial talk of the American and Russian leaders was conaucv ed through official interpreters. Talk Clears Way The meeting of Mr. Truman and Stalin cleared the way for the Big Three to get down to business. Prime Minister Churchill had called on the ..Mt for an informal talk yesterday while they were await i tko riolnved arrival of Stalin. The announcement of Stalin's visit with Mr. Truman was the first official disclosure that the generalissimo had arrived ... Potsdam Unofficial sources had reported his arrival yesterday afternoon. Information from the tightly sequestered conference area still was skimpy. It was impossible to sav at once whether the Truman Stalin meeting was a get acquainted chat or dealt in busi ness. Some quarters regarded It as highlv probnble that Mr. Tru man sought to get down to busi ness without delay. Land Summoned Indications Increased that world shipping and the problem of feeding the hungry millions of manv nations would get top pr -ority n the discussions as Presi dent Truman sent a hurry-up call for Admiral Emory S. Land, head of the United States war shipping administration. Late yesterday Mr. Truman ordered Admiral Land to pro ceed to Potsdam as soon as pos sible, accompanied by an appro priate staff. . . This obviously pointed to im oortant discussions of world, shipping and food administration tZJund Is the kingbee of the United Stales shipping situa tion and has been a partic pant in many other international dis cussions on the same level In cluding both QtbaTreon?cr and all of the Churchill confer ences in Washington. $94,927 BOND TOTAL PURCHASED AT CAMP Camp White, July 17 War kh nnrrhases of military and civilian personnct at Camp White during the recent th War Loan drive totaled $94,927. ac cording to figures by Lt. William R. Barrett, war bond officer. Civilian sales totaling $51,260 were 118.3 per cent of the quota let by the Ninth Service Com mand. The quota of $15,000 for enlisted personnel was surpassed by sales of $23,228.25 in war certificates, and officers on the post went 83 per cent over their $10,000 goal with purchases Binouutiug to 18,303.73, M . United Press and Stalin President l AVa-. ifPy V'v I . 1 L.T;.;T,.rlty. V...,.... ,,.,, ; ,, ftl, Acme Telephotol Gen. Dwlght D. Etsenhower chats wfth President Harry 8. Truman and Secretary of State James p. Byrnes at an airfield In Brussels, where they paused en route to Potsdam, for the Big Three conference, where Issues re garding SDeedy end of Pacific war and oollcy oj world Deaca will ba tackled. Press Given First Embarkation Glimpse As Thousands Sail For Jap War Theater (The following story Is the first authorised by the War department on the embarka tion of American troops to a theatre of war since Dec. 7. 1941. For security reasons, the material could not be re leased until the transport reached Its destination). By Jean Kapel (United Press Correspondent) San Francisco, June 5 (De layed) (U.R) Thousands of American GI's shouldered their way to the railing of an army transport today to get a last glimpse of the country they were leaving to fight for. They jammed every available inch of deck space as the grey PAPER DELIVERY STRIKE SETTLED New York, July 17 U.R) The 17-day strike of delivery- men of 14 daily newspapers enaea today. Louis Waldman. attorney for tne independent Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union, said at 10:15 a. m. that delivery trucks should be rolling" throughout tne city within an hour. Waldman issued a statement from his office announcing that the strike had been settled. Waldman announced that satisfactory solution" for set tling the strike was reached on the basis of an exchange of tele grams between union officials and the Daily Newspaper Com mission panel of the National War Labor Board. HOUSE REPAIR RULE ON LUMBER LIFTED BY FHA Washington, July 17 (U.R) The government said today that home owners no longer need to apply to the Federal Housing Ad ministration for authorization to buy lumber or emergency repair The War Production Board and National Housing Agency an nounced Jointly that the home owner now may certify his own purchase order and buy the lum ber directly from a distributor. BASEBALL American Cleveland 8 8 0 Boston 19 1 Gromek and Hayes; Wilson, Barrett (5), Johnson (8) and Car bark. National New York 2 5 1 Chicago 15 0 Voiselle and Lombardi, Erick lon nd Gillespie. EDFORD Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 17, Have Pre-Conference Talk Pauses En Route to ship moved slowly through the San Francisco bay, under the Golden Gate bridge and out into the Pacific from San Francisco, port of embarkation. Paratroops Confident There were highly - trained paratroopers '(who announced confidently that the marines could come home now), combat engineers with overseas experi ence in the Caribbean, medical corpsmen who commuted across the Pacific on hospital ships and transports, Red ' Cross workers, air corps ground crews and In fantry replacements, who looked barely high school age. For the first time since the war began, others besides Red Cross workers, stevedores and port officials were on hand to wave goodby. Reporters and photographers, who had spent two days with the troops, stood on the dock as the ship pulled out. It was the first time the War department had permitted the press to cover an embarkation. Representatives of newsrccls, national magazines, radio, press associations, and local news papers were taken to Camp Slonoman, near Pittsburg, Calif., to see first-hand how the army processes thousands of men for overseas service within a few days time. 3.000 Whistle For Lois Thomas, San Fran cisco news reporter, and me. the only women in the group, it was lar from a routine assignment. Being whistled at by 3,000 men at once, we found, is dis concerting but mighty good for the morale. Everytime we met a new unit and we met a new unit about every half hour we were greet ed with a scries of long-drawn-out whistles and wolf calls. At first we were self-conscious but we soon got used to It. Today, the day of departure, we accompanied the men down the San Joaquin river on tne harbor boat that took them to the transport. They marched onto the boot through tile gate at the Pittsburg dock, under the sign that reads Through these portals pass the best damn soldiers In the world." Their reaction was the inevit able: "Is this trip really neces sary?" Stare at Water Once on board the harbor boat, some of the men went off by themselves to the rail and stood staring down at the water they would be seeing for so many days. Some reread letters from home. And, although it wasn't neces sary, most of them staved in the same spot during the three and a half hour trip from Pittsburg to San Francixo, except when, Potsdam they collected their box lunches and a cup of coffee at noon, Transferring so many men from the harbor boat to the transport was accomplished in amazingly short order. And as they boarded the transport and were confined to their bunks un til the ship was loaded, they lounged about silently. They looked serious for the first time BELIEVED THAT OF LAKE CARETAKER A body removed from Lake O' Woods Sunday has been ten tatively Identified as Roy Tay lor, one of two men who disap peared at the lake Oct. 13, 1942. The body was taken from 30 feet of water near the west shore by a crew dragging the lake for the body of Richard Hollings worth of Klamath Falls, missing after a boating mishap last Tues day night. Identification was made diffi cult, according to reports re ceived at the local forest service headquarters, by the decom posed state of the remains. The two Taylor brothers arc the only persons known to be lost at the lake in recent years, and the size of the body compares more ac curately with the stature of Roy Taylor, smaller of the two, offi cials state. More positive identification may be possible through dental work, it was thought, or by a leather coat and dark oxford shoes found with the body which was removed to Klamath Falls Were Caretakers Records on the Taylors' disap pearance show that the two men, with Roy's wife, who now lives In Berkeley, Calif., were em ployed as caretakers at the re sort. Planning to remain there during the winter months, the men had been in Ashland on Oct. 13, '42. to get food supplies, and on returning lo the lake they unloaded the car and went out on the water in a boat about 7 p. rn. Mrs. Taylor became alarmed at their absence late that night, and telephoned the forest serv ice. Later oars, a hat and floor boards from the boat were found on the lake, but no proof that the men had drowned was ever established, and their disappear ance has remained unsolved. One of the men had insurance, but the company has withheld payment, pending establishment of proof oi drowning. 1945. FDES ASK FACTS ON LOAN PLANS Most of Proposed Increase in Lending Power Already Earmarked Is Contention. Washington, July 17 (U.R) Senators opposing American par ticipation in the Bretton Woods monetary institutions demanded today to be told what else the United States contemplates 'n the way of "international lend ing." Assertions were made that nearly all of the proposed $3, 500,000,000 increase in the Export-Import bank's lending pow er already has been earmarked for Russia and France, Senate Given Plans Banking Committee Chairman Robert F. Wagner, D., N. Y., formally placed the Bretton Woods proposals before the sen ate. They provide for U. S. parti cipation in a $9,100,000,000 world bank and an $8,800,000, 000 international monetary fund. This country's share in both would come to nearly $6,000, 000,000. Sen. . Robert A. Taft, R., O., who led off the attack, was Join ed by Sens. Owen Brewster, R Me., and Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont. Taft asked Wagner If the ad ministration .were "thinking (n terms" of giving or lending Great Britain $3,000,000,000 "after we get through handing out this $6,000,000,000?" "I don't know," Wagner re plied. "We don't know whether England is going to ask for a loan. I am not sure it is needed " How About Russia "What about the Export-Import bank?" Taft asked. "Is It true that $1,000,000,000 of the increased-lending power is al ready set down for Russia?" "I have asked about that," Wagner answered, "and it is not true." Taft asserted in addition that Britain is "insisting" that the United Stales make good on a pledge reportedly made at Que bec by the late President Roose velt that England would get $3,000,000,000 worth of "recon struction goods, if you please" under lend-lease. CAMP WHITE OFFICERS RECEIVE PROMOTIONS Camp White, July 17 Six Camp White officers were ad vanced in rank yesterday by war department orders which pro moted three from second to first lieutenants and three others from first lieutenants to captaincies. Now ranked as captains arc Harold E. Blomquist, post sales officer. Homer C. Wood, labor coordinator officer, and John R. Klett, an MP battalion officer. Promoted to first lieutenant were George W. Boycr, Frank R. Prince and William S. Hob son, all attached to the MP battalion. U.S. Commies To Give Browder Boot In Maneuver Toward New Class War Washington July 17 (U.R) American Communists are about to boot Earl Browder out of the party command In a maneuver toward resuming the class war they abandoned nearly two years ago under his leadership. Browder persuaded the party to give up Its active political sta tus and to become the Commun ist Political Association. It was his theory that all elements of the population of the United States could live, work and pros per together. Other Communists challenged Browder. Now after more than a month of public discussion in the Com munist press, these developments appear to be likely: I. Removal of Browder ana selection of an advocate of the tint tUuEKlt U American Coul Tribune United Press Full Baptism Before Invasion (Acmt Ttlepholo) Within striking distance of Japan, prior to Iheya Jlma invasion, a Coasl Guard-manned LST drops her ramp In East China Sea waters for bap tismal service for Coast Guardsman Semon BengUan of Philadelphia, Pa Officiating Is Marine Cpl. Robert L. Swafford, Nashville, Tenn ordained minister of Church of Christ. Life-line may be seen tied to Bengllan'i waist. Unmarried Mother Stuffs Baby Girl Into Home Furnace Cleveland, July 17 (U.R) A 21-year-old unwed mother today told police how she fatally burn ed her newborn baby girl In the furnace of her home shortly after its unattended birth. Miss Marh Grasst, being held In the prison ward of city hos pital, said the baby's father is overseas. However, she refused to name him. Miss Grass! told detectives she gave birth to the baby last night in the bathroom of her home, wrapped lt in a towel, carried it to the basement and stuffed It in the furnace. She said the baby cried as she set fire to papers and closed the furnace door. E TO T New York, July 17 (U.R) The S. S. Daniel Lownsdale Is scheduled to dock today carry ing 360 troops from the Euro pean theater. The troops are members of the 970lh Air Engineer squad ron, the 84th Bombardment squadron and a rotational group. Two transports, the Torrens and the Traddcus Koscluszko, ar rived yesterday bringing 2,375 troops. They were members of the 214th Field Artillery group, the 209th Field Artillery, the 425th Field Artillery, the Ninth Air force, the First Tactical Air force, the 4.288th Railhead com pany, the 474th Ordnance Evac uation company, the Eighth In fantry division, the 5.052nd Quartermaster Salvage Collect ing company, and the 6,837th through Ihe 6.843rd Quarter master detachments. munlst loader. William Z. Fos- ter, a veteran of tho movement, seems to be a likely successor. 2. Abandonment of the "Po litical Association" type of or ganization In favor of a regular ly organized political parly. 3. An aggressive Communist boring into all mass organiza tions notable labor unions. All the foregoing is In the dis cussion stage and awaits final decision by a Communist con vention. But the trend of Com munist sympathy is clearly evi dent in the organization's daily and weekly press. Columns of discussion have been printed with little if any disagreement with the argument that Com munists had belter get back Into the class struggle busiucis and do it quivkly, Leased Wlri NO. 98. 20,000 ACRES IN OREGON FORESTS Salem, Ore., July 17. U.R). More than 20,000 acres of Ore gon forest land was charred and smoke blackened today from early-season fires, as the largest blaze on the Wilson river, about 25 miles west of Forest Grove, raged out of control on the north after Jumping the river highway late Sunday. The smaller Salmonberry blaze, to the north, was under control and being mopped up, while a new fire in western Polk county was reporfed late Mon day. It included about 40 acres. Service Men Aid On the Wilson liver blaze, more than 1000 men, including 410 sailors from Tongue Point naval base at Astoria, 300 vet eran combat engineers from Ft. Lewis and more than 200 loggers were holding the spreading flames in spots arid trying to cir cle it to tho north. More sol diers and sailors were en route. A contingent of more than 150 Negro troops from Vancouver barracks were returned late yes terday after they proved inef ficient, due to inexperience. They were mostly limited ser vice troops. Gov. Earl Snell and Slate For ester Ncls S. Rogers made a tour of Inspection in the fire areas yesterday, completing fighting arrangements. Nearly a dozen logging com panies sustained Ion due '.o the fire. The Consolidated Logging company, which was engaged in salvage operations on Ihe burned over land, lost heavily, while 9.000.000 board feet of bucked timber was lost by the A. F. Coats Lumber Co., a loss of more than $90,000. In the north where the blaze is spreading unchecked because of the difficulty of reaching It, the fighters were moving into po sition slowly, tho forest officials hope that the moving flames can be encircled today. The entire fire area has been circled two different times, and each time the fire has "spotted" and moved on. By The Side Of The Rogue ' Br Dale Vincent Our grocery man likes to hunt and fish, and for years has dreamed about how he would like to live In a country where he could have these sports. Ho moved his home and business two thousand miles across country to the Rogue River Valley where he could enjoy the out-of-doors. That was five years ago. He hasn't gone fishing or hunting once. He keeps thinking he will, but he hasn't thd time. Another business man, a tire dealer, the one that patches up our old groaning retreads, also has quite a business and he also likes to hunt and fish. And when the urge to play hooky la upon him, he does not hesitate. Hanging a sign In the window he locks the door. We have seen that sign hanging there many linies. It reads; "I've goue lisbinjf, why duu't you?" CITY OF HITACHI, IS MAINJARGET Mighty Dreadnaughts Steam Close to Jap Capital to Deal Thunderous Blows. Guam, Wednesday. July 18 (U.R) United States Pacific fleet warships late last night opened a thunderous bombardment of the factory city of Hitachi and its industrial suburbs only 75 miles north of Tokyo. The battleship Iowa and other powerful dreadnaughts and war craft of Admiral William F. (Bull) Halsey's rampaging third fleet stood offshore almost within sight of Tokyo's environs and hurled tons of red hot ex plosives into a group of import ant Japanese war-making plants. Shelling Continues The bombardment was con tinuing early today, Nimitz an nounced In a special war-bulletin. This new shelling of Japanese; shoreline installations was the) third such daring foray against the enemy's homeland within four days. Assessment of last weekend's spectacular carrier assaults against Honshu and Hokkaido showed that 140 Japanese ships and small craft were sent to tho bottom and 234 were damaged a total of 374 blasted. Air Strike First The bombardment was pro ceded by a savage and apparent ly continuing air strike against the Tokyo area by a fast fleet of more than 1,500 carrier planes from a combined British and American armada. Swarms of Royal Navy and U. S. flattop planes smashed at a diminishing number of targets in the Tokyo district. They were launched from a fleet of perhaps 150 men o' war. Bombardment of Hitachi open ed at 11 p. m. (Japan time.) Mov ing at high speed, the surface) naval force moved almost to the gates of the Japanese capital be fore lt leveled the big guns of its battleships, cruisers and de stroyers against the selected tar. gets. Hitachi and adjoining Suke gawa are the center of the largest and most Important com plex of industrial targets north of Tokyo. Industry Jams Area Industries there are jammed into a compact coastal area along; the Fukushima-Mito highway in Tochlgl prefecture. The cities face on the Sea of Kashima Nada, along a slightly curved coastline. At that point Halsey's battleships were scarcely 30 or 40 miles from Tokyo bay, separated only by the Boso peninsula. This was the first night sea bombardment of Japanese home land targets. Factories in the Hllacht area manufacture aircraft parts, elec trical equipment, precision in struments, wire, cable, diescl en gines, radios and gears. Washington, July 17 (U.R) The Office of Defense Transpor tation today took control of the assignment of all railway passen ger coaches. This does not mean that all coaches are withdrawn from ci vilian use, but ODT said It will reduce the number assigned for civilian travel. The ODT will allocate to mil itary use as many coaches as It finds to be necessary to expedite redevelopment. MEDICAL OFFICERS GET DISCHARGE FROM ARMY Washington, July 17 (U.R) The army has released 900 medi cal officers since Jan. 1 and plans to discharge 7,000 more In the next nine months, the war de partment said toda i
