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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1940)
June 18, 1940 THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, ORE. PAGE NINE i ALLIED POSITION IE By DeWITT MscKENZIE When you tea Uio epic stand the French polluii nro making before Paris In tho dice of terrl fla odds, you undumtund how It In thnt mon enn cheer whllo comrades are dying." Thli dovotlim 'and sacrlflco make It posslblo a'.ll' to record that tha allied position In no mora irrloui than It has been for diiyn. Indeed, tho French high com mand having decided to with draw to position! south of tho hlitorlo Marno rivet, which flanks tho capital to the eaiit, tho defense should bo considerably easier. Stronger Clna Generalissimo V' e y u a n d ' a strategy appurontly uvitoniplnius 1(0 utilizing tho Seine, which forms, a flank for Paris to tho wait, as a complementary defen sive line, although his present front bulges out to the north of tho capital. This Mame-Selne combination would give him tho first "solid" front tho French have hnd slnco tha Germans crashed tho allied line up on tho Somma and Alsno river early In the offonslve. Strategically It la stiongcr, for the terrain makes It easier of defenso. Whether the Germans will bo able to force their way Into tho beleaguered city depends on how much their stamina hns been sapped by the fury of their protracted offensive. Halt Possible They havo Uio nun und ma terials to turn the trick but have they the roserso strength necessary? We shall hove to wait and see. If Weygand can hold not only Parts but Ills lin's along the U. S. Refugee Ship Threatened by "Mystery" Submarine - 0 w r mm . -u -IB1.!'1 In iiisii mm n am - 'I no v. o. liner wiuiiingion, carrying ovor iuuu Amcnciin refunees irom Europe, was naiua oy an uniaentmea siibmnrliis off tha coast of Purtuiul and threatened with destruction by torpedo. Passengers and crew had been ordeicd to llfebuata before Uio submarine commander ordered the Washington to proceed on Its course. Marno and Scino rivers It may be tho turning point of tho war. If the Germans exhaust them selves In this assault, their posi tion will become decidedly un comfortuble, slnco lllllor Is be lieved to huve thrown Into this drivo virtually every ounce of atrength ho posscssus Even tho capture of Paris wouldn't mean success for tha German fuehrer, unless in tho procosa ha crushed the French armies. Berlin seems to recog nize this from a suiiement this morning by an authorised source who declared that li.o cupturc of Paris Isn't tho primary object but that "tho real purpose Is to crush our foes' armies complete ly." Different Probltm Obviously If Weygand had to give up Purls ho could retire further south to nci positions and continue the fight provid ed ho maintained his army In tact. Tho generullssimo has on his hands a fur different strategical problem thun had tho allies in 11)14 when they performed their "mlraclo" by throwing back the kaiser's forces on the Mnrnc. This time the Gerniuns havo a powerful right wing which Is smashing at tha allied forces from the coast along the Solne river. Not only la Weygand In dan ger of having this loft flank turned, but he must at all costs maintain the solidity of hla right wing which la anchored to the Maginot line. Destruction of this anchor would threaten en velopment of the entire French army. Buaa Threatened I haven't mentioned tha Ital ian operations because, forsooth, there hasn't been much to say ubout them. We shall get action In this southern war zono tnough, and soon enough, Tho closure of the Suez canal to Ituliun shipping has Immedi ately raised difficulties for Mus solini. Ho has depended on the canal to reach Ethiopia and his possessions on tho Hcd sea One would expect heavy fight ing to develop In this area. From Bclgrado and Buenos Aires come reports of student riots against one belligerent or another. Anything will do, It seems, to keep the mind off studies at final exam time. ROTARY CLUB TO GIVE 273 BOOKS TO CITY LIBRARY Residents of the city are asked to tako noto of the many attrac tive children's books now on dis play in the United States Na tional bank building as a part of the collection donated by the Rotary club which gave to the city library 273 new books for the Rotary section. This Is an annual gift of Ro tary to the city library, and ac cording to Enola Hawkins, li brarian, the books ore more at tractive, beautifully Illustrated and of greater interest to that group of readers than ever be fore. They have been placed In the lending library and arc avail able for the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and high school grades. So enemy planes won't use them for landing fields, Eng land Is digging up the fairways on her golf courses. In America, this sort of thing lias been go ing on for years. Bone has twice the strength of oak. Passing Through A column of chat about Klamath viiitors. By BOB LEONARD pELLULOID collar, gold stick pin and all, 79-year-old David Height stopped In our town yesterday on his annual trek through the western states. "Just stopped In Chlco to see a buddy," he said, "but he's 84 now and a lectio too old to be gettln' around." Height is a perennial wan derer. He calls Kansas City hla home, but spends only a fow months of the year there. The rest of the time he Just travels. "Been In every state west of the Mississippi many a time," ho asserted proudly. "Got over Into Tennessee once, but I didn't like the country so I came back." Height came west the first time back in the '80s. After roaming for a number of years, he settled in Sand Point, Ida., in 1900, where he pursued his profession, that of bricklaying, for a while. "Raised a family there," said the old fellow, as he fingered his gray handle-bar mustache, "but that didn't stop me. When I wanted to go, I took 'em along." The septuagenarian left Idaho OLD FOLKS Hera Is Amazing ft" of CMdlUeiu Otw to Shtftslth Bowate If yoa think aJl laxatives act alike, o try UOa all VMtnabl laxatlva. Bukl. iL-.iimii. rrfmhlnc iavixoraLt&c- ! peodAtsVfl reiki Iron rick hesdaebca. Ulioua peUa, lined leeliof when asaociatcd with ronaHpatlw. Without Risk dnralst. Make tfa lttlhn U Ht tfelicbud. mora UK bos to Da. Wo wC reload tho purcbaao .aBaaaaaaaaa-w price. That-, fair. -ft.ljMj' iM L. for good In 1029 and "settled" In Kansas City, But he's been footloose tha major part of tha time since. Two weeks ago a friend in Kansas City told Height ha was going to Califor nia and wanted company. 'Walt'U I pack my bag," Height told him, and Inside of a half-hour was on his way. The aged wanderer limps a little now. "Was In the hospital for two weeks a couple of years back," he recalled. "Broke my jaw, my nose, smashed both hands and bashed my ankle when I tangled with a car one night." Height left his friend in San Diego and worked his way up the coast by hitch-hiking. The buddy to whom he referred was an old schoolmate whom he hadn't seen for 65 years. 'The old fellow wanted to talk all week," Height said, but "I couldn't stay." - Height plans on seeing Port land, Spokane, and the upper Idaho country before returning east. He has to be In St Louis by the first of July, he said. "Only got to be there a few days, and there'll be a lot of summer after that to do some more'travelln'," Rollle Hemsley Cleveland catcher who took the cure last winter, still holds forth in big style behind the plale, proving that there can still be punch without the rum. UNMANNED BOAT MENACES FISHING FLEET AT ASTORIA ASTORIA, Ore., June IS (?) A derelict fishing boat, its mo tor running and trolling lines out, menaced the salmon fleet off tho Columbia bar Tuesday after the operator apparently fell overboard and drowned. The boat was checkrelned af ter another boat maneuvered alongside and Fisherman Tapnl Piippo leaped aboard the un manned craft. Fishermen said the diver went out yesterday morning with Alex Salmincn of Astoria aboard. They said he probably fell while tending lines. He la the teeond fisherman to disappear from boat here this season. WEATHER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Fair tonight and Friday but fog on coast; little change In tern perature; moderate northwest wind off coast. OREGON Fair tonight and Frlty; slightly cooler In Inter ior of west portion tonight; mod erate northwest wind oft coast. 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