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British Beginning Tobruk
Siege; 5000 Square Miles
Of Italian Land Captured
By RICHARD D. MeMILLAH
v United Press Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH FORCES
BEFORE TOBRUK, Jan. 18 (U.R)
The liege of Tobruk ti begun. As
I write I can hear the desultory
ertlllery duel between British
field guns and the cannon of
Tobruk's double circle of forts.
The cloudy night sky glows
very few minutes with the flash
of cordite and the silence of the
desert is shattered by the scream
of shells.
The preliminary stage of the
bombardment grows In intensity,
Fresh British batteries arrive
from Bardia.
- During lulls in the gunfire the
rumble of tanks and the noise
of tractors and trucks hauling
still more guns to the battle line
is audible.
Great convoys of trucks, com
prising thousands of Italian vohi-
cles, most of which were cap
tured at Bardia, raised a cloud
of dust 100 miles long as they
raced over the sand tracks to
Tobruk and placed around it an
Iron grip.
It is calculated the British
' have sliced 5000 square miles
from II Duce's rebuilt Roman
mpire during the victorious
drive of the past month.
i I arrived with British Imper
ial forces outside Tobruk's chain
of blockhouses after spending a
night at Bardia. I passed some
hours the next morning inspect
ing results of the remarkably ac
curate British bombing and
-helling and examining Bardia's
"capisaldi" the grouped de
fense units which Mussolini and
'his generals formerly thought
.had made the port impregnable
"to British tanks and machine-
gunners.
The white town of Bardia pro
sper, on a rocky promontory jut
ting into the sea, suffered se
verely from shelling. The work
shops, munitions stores and
struck depots situated at the
-mouth of the Wadi adjoining
the harbor below the town were
smashed by, RAF bombs.
. Some of the 35,000 prisoners
Zsaught by the British pincers
"were still trekking along the
"roads in groups up to 10,000.
-Others were crowded into long
Clines of trucks, all with anxious
-races pinched by hunger.
Z'. . It was strange to see them
passing desert settlements and
"villages where their eyes alight
ed on walls plastered with such
slogans as: "The Duce is always
right," "Ours the Victory1' and
"From the Alps to the Pyra
mids." The British navy was busily
loading the prisoners for ship
ment down the coast.
Tobruk's forts are in 16 main
groups with six blockhouses in
each group. The other chain
stretches in a wide semi-circle
and there is reason to believe
there is a secondary chain. The
outer ring is about 12 kilometers
(7.4 miles), from the town and
the Inner ring probably is five to
eight kilometers.
- British guns already have be
gun hammering at them. But, as
was demonstrated at Bardia, it
is difficult for even the heaviest
howitzers and naval cannon to
smash Mussolini's line as each
casemate is dug in the soil and
only the tips of the Italian can
non are visible.
As these bastions resist fire
ven from massed guns, it would
appear difficult to explain the
speedy capture of Bardia un
less one has talked to as many
Italian prisoners as I have done.
This produces the definite im
pression that the Italians do not
want to fight. .
They reply to the British gun
fire but when it comes to close
quarters they have no desire for
battle, as shown when 30,000 of
them threw up their hands and
walked from their bristling
blockhouses at Bardia as soon as
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British troops burst through the
barbed wire.
The British sweep of Libya
has secured dorens of new air
dromes in perfect condition
from which the royal air force
nbw is operating only short dis
tances from objectives.
I saw a trail of wreckage of
Italian planes at every airdrome
passed between Bardia and To
bruk. I Just visited the air field
at El Adem, 15 miles south of
Tobruk, and there found 68
abandoned Italian machines
Caproni bombers, S-79's and
CR-42's mostly wrecked and
burned out. Counting the planes
destroyed or captured at Bardia,
Mussolini must have lost an
other 100 planes since the Brit
ish resumed their drive. This
explains the absence from the
skies of the Italian air force.
PARTY SET FOR
Sam Fleenor, one of the few
surviving veterans of the Modoc
war, will observe his 90th birth
day anniversary January 20, at a
party where he will be the honor
guest at the Tom Calmes home
near Keno.
Fleenor is not as hale as he
was back in the days when he
hauled supplies to the men in
the lava beds, but his mind re
mains keen and he enjoys an
audience which will listen to his
stories of the Modoc war. For the
past few years Fleenor has re
sided at the Calmes home, and
a part of that time with a friend
in Dorris. Following the war he
farmed in the lava beds country.
SPRAGUE RIVER
GROUP ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
SPRAGUE RIVER The elec
tion of a new set of officers to
head the Women's auxiliary of
the Industrial Employees union
took place January 7 in the
school house. The new officers
elected for the year 1941 are:
Mrs. Maggie Bielm, president;
Caroline Mustol, vice president;
Ada Krueger, treasurer. The
retiring officers were: Gladys
Passolt, president; Maggie
Bielm, vice president and Ruby
Rumelhart, secretary.
A membership drive will
start in the near future. Ali
wives of IEU members will be
contacted in an effort to swell
the roll. New members will be
voted in at the next meeting.
After the meting refresh
ments of sandwiches and coffee
was served by Mrs. George and
Mrs. Passolt.
ARMY IN NEED
OF TECHNICIANS,
RED CROSS FINDS
Word hag hwn rttroivoA inAav
through headmiartprs nf Klam
ath County chapter, American
ea woss, of the U. S. Army's
need of snerinl tprhnnlncncte
There is especially a shortage of
dieticians, and a larger enroll
ment of technicians in medicine,
dentistry, pharmacy and kindred
fields is asked.
Anyone in Klamath pnnntv
having qualifications along these
lines and of draft age is asked
to communicate directly with
the local headauarters. 420 Main
street, and blanks will be sent
tnem m order that their enroll
ment may be promptly effected
and made available to the army.
A draftee who is enrolled with
Red Cross is qualified for pro
motion to a technical sergeant
immediately.
ANNOUNCEMENT
January 1, 1941, the Interest of
In the Mahoney-Slater Insurance
purchased by LAWRENCE E.
Mr. Mahoney, former mayor and partner In the
agency, It retiring from the insurance business In
Klamath Falls since he no longer resides here.
Formerly MAHONEY-SLATER AGENCY
THE
TropVash'
By BILL CUMMINGS
A description el progress
mad by on of th 10 stu
dents nrolld in th Klam
ath Falls civilian pilot train
ing program.
Lesson No. 17
SOLO LANDINGS
Instructor Stinson went up
with me on the first hop while
I brought the ship around for
an 18 degree landing then climb
ed out and told me to shoot
landings and practice S turns
alone.
For 30 minutes I took off and
landed, gaining considerable
confidence in my newly sprout
ed wings. C h e t advised me
against using sideslips for a
while, so I practiced bringing
the ship down in a normal
glide, trying to miss mud pud
dies and land somewhere near
the same place each time.
For the last few minutes I
worked on S turns across a
railroad track, then came down
to chalk up "30 minutes" on
the board for my first extend
ed solo lesson.
Lesion No. 18
SPREADING MY WINGS
It was early Sunday morning
when 1 reached the airport.
The sky was clear and there
was virtually no wind. In
structor Stinson told me to take
the plane up alone for 40 min
utes. Following the directions Chet
gave me before taking off, I
practiced a coordination exer
cise, flew some eights and re
viewed S turns.
The eights gave me consider
able trouble. I found a fairly
strong wind from the south
west drifted me of the course
I attempted to hold. For fully
20 minutes I flew the same
pattern, trying to bring the
ship around properly on the py
lons I had picked a haystack
and a barn.
Returning to the airport, I
encountered more trouble be
cause of winds aloft. As I came
in for the landing the plane
was drifting before a strong
southwest wind, despite the fact
that a column of smoke directly
below me was climbing straight
up. To check, I circled the
port and looked at the wind
sock, which registered a very
slight wind from the north.
My drift had been the result
of a wind three or four hun
dred feet aloft, I decided, and
as I came in for the landing I
found the air near the ground
quite calm.
VITAL STATISTICS
MTJNE Born at Hillside hos
pital, Klamath Falls, Ore., Jan
uary 11, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs.
Linden McUne, 102 Lincoln
street, a girl, Weight: 5 pounds
131 ounces.
SMITH Born at Hillside
hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore.,
January 12, 1941, to Mr. and
Mrs. Howard H. Smith, 403
Pacific Terace, a boy. Weight:
6 pounds 9 ounces.
EKSTROM Born at Hillside
hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore.,
January 12, 1941, to Mr. and
Mrs. Phillip Ekstrom, Box 1115,
city, a girl. Weight: 7 pounds 2
ounces.
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On
Creomulslon relieves promptly be
cause it goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to soothe and heal raw, tender, in
flamed bronchial mucous mem
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulslon with the un
derstanding you must like the way It
ouickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
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NEWS AND THE HERALD.' KLAMATH FALLS.
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CHARLESTON, W. Vs., Jan.
13 (P) Clarence E. Martin,
former American bar associa
tion president, was appointed U.
S. senator Saturday by West
Virginia's retiring governor
presaging numerous complica
tions when the incoming admin
istration announces its choice.
Homer A. Holt, who will leave
office Monday, announced he
was making Martin's appoint
ment effective "upon the occur
rence of a vacancy," which will
be when Governor-Elect M. M.
Neely steps out of the senate to
become the 21st governor.
Neely has repeatedly declared
he would name his own succes
sor, possibly when he takes the
oath of office. Holt and Neely
have led opposing factions of the
democratic party.
Holt did not comment upon
the legal aspects of his action ex
cept to say that "I have been
advised by able and competent
counsel that I have a legal right
to make the appointment."
Observers here felt that with
two appointments, the senate It
self must decide the issue.
Neither side has declared pub
licly anything about the legal
grounds for one appointment or
the other.
Members of the city park
board will meet in special ses
sion Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. in the
city hall to take final action on
the proposed miniature railway
which has been considered for
Moore park the past year.
E. R. Edwards of Weyer
haeuser, builder of miniature
railways, has completed plans
for the installation of track, de
pots, bridges, and other equip
ment. If permission is granted,
Edwards will have the railway
in operation by the opening of
the summer season.
SERVICE STATION
PERMIT GRANTED
Orville Hamilton was issued a
permit Monday for the construc
tion of a $6000 service and filling
station to be built at the corner
of High and Ninth streets im
mediately. The original permit
called for $4500, with additional
permits, $1500. Hamilton ad
vised City Building Inspector
Harold Franey he would con
struct a fireproof building on the
property.
Permit for construction of a
garage and woodshed next to
the Nelson Battery company,
2219 South Sixth street, was au
thorized by Franey at a cost of
$150.
REJUVENATED
A Russian scientist has
brought to life microbes and
other specimens of small marine
life after they have been frozen
for thousands of years.
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WEYERHAEUSER
CREDIT UNION
MEETS WEDNESDAY
Members of the Weyerhaeuser
Credit union will hold their
fifth annual meeting at the
Weyerhaeuser hotel at 7:30 p.
m. Wednesday January 15, it
was announced today by P. M.
Kennedy, president of the credit
union.
Members will have a chance
to discuss the policies of the
credit union, they will also elect
5 directors and 4 committee
men.
The earnings have been suffi
cient for the board of directors
to recommend the payment of a
substantial dividend on shares.
The credit union has made a
steady growth Increasing from
ten members five years ago to
60S at the present time, with
savings amounting to $40,300.00.
All members are invited to at
tend this meeting.
GE11 TO SPEAK
Dr. Irma Gordon of Corval
lis, who spent a number of years
in Germany, will be the speaker
at a dinner scheduled by the
Klamath county chapter, Ameri
can Association of University
Women, Wednesday night at 7
o'clock in the Pelican cafe.
Dr. Gordon first went to Ger
many in January, 1932, five
months before Hitler took over
the reins of government. She
remained in Germany, studying
at the University of Berlin, until
1938, when she returned to this
country. She is considered an ex
cellent speaker, an able lecturer,
and one of her charms lies In the
fact she paints a clear, concise
picture of Germany under the
Hitler regime. Members o f
AAUW are asked to bring hus
bands and friends as guests. Re
servations should be made with
Mrs. George Clark, phone 7202.
TWO TRAFFIC
CHARGES LISTED
BY CITY POLICE
Bernice Louise Lang. 29, Chll
oquin, driving a car during the
period her own driver's license
was suspended on a previous
drunk driving charge, was ar
rested at Ninth street and Klam
ath avenue Sunday night and
lodged In the city Jail. Mrs.
Lang received a fine $15 on
a no operator's charge, and $25
on a reckless driving count.
Arthur Nell Null,. 20 East
Main street, whom officers said
drove at the rat of 50 miles
per hour over the South Sixth
street viaduct,' was charged with
violation of the basic rule and
released on his own recogniz
ance, to appear later In police
court.
Three drunks, on vag, two
disorderly conduct charges, and
four traffic tickets made up the
balance of police court business
Monday.
The propellers of warplanes
are now being painted a dull
black to prevent flashing.
IT'S OUR ANNUAL PARTY FOR
AND YOUR NEIGHBORS
Bring
IITH ANNUAL
IFri.cJIajTii.17
Free Lunch at Noon
ORE.
E LEAGUE
'41
SPRAGUE RIVER The
Sprague River Service league
met in the school house Thurs
day, January 9, and made plans
for a very active year In 1941.
The chief aim of the club is
to get a new city library for
Sprague River. Tho fire of 1938,
wlpud out the old llbray and
none was built to replace It. A
lot Is to bn purchased in the near
future to house the new building
In a central location.
Tho annual treasurer's report
shows a bank balance of $228.78
with cash on hand of $19.19. The
final figures on tho baiaar show
ed a profit of $78.
A public pinochle party is be
ing planned for the night of
January 31 In the new gymnas
ium. Mrs. Ivan Tankcy is In
charge. The threo act comedy,
"Hero Comes Charley" will, ac
cording to present plans, bo pre
sented as a community play
sometime in February. Mrs. June
Lleper and Mrs. Finning are In
charge of tho production.
Tho next meeting will be held
at tho home of Mrs. John
Goddurd Thursday January 23.
Refreshments of cookies, Jcllo
and coffee were served by the
hostesses for the afternoon, Mrs.
Eben Riley and Mrs. Arthur Ipo.
75 ATTEND
SOCIAL AT
SPRAGUE RIVER
SPRAGUE RIVER Approxi
mately 75 people of the com
munity enjoyed a party and
social held in the Sprnguo River
gym, Thursday January 9. The
purty was sponsored by the
Sprague River community
church and was the first of a
series of such events planned for
the future.
Among the various games and
stunts that took place were a
pic eating contest, peanut race,
going west, clothes change con
test, black magic and a basket
ball game. Prizes were offered
the winners of the various con
tests. Those in charge of the affair
were Mr. and Mrs. William Cole,
Mrs. David Book and Bonnie
Reams.
At ten o'clock refreshments
of cake and cocoa were served
the group.
SMALL BURGLARY
REPORTS HEARD
Numerous small burglary Jobs
have been reported to city police
since the first of the year, th
latest the entry of Dot's cat,
Esplanade and Wall street and
owned by Dorothy Millard.
A small hand axe was used to
gain entrance to the building, the
axe left by the prowlers who
made off with a quantity of
candy bars. j
PANSIES IN JANUARY j
A note for the weather book j
was reported Saturday by Mrs. ',
Connie Balontine of 833 Eldor- !
ado street when she picked a ;
nosegay of pansics from her j
yard January 9.
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Few and Shorter
Cold Stares Greet Nazis
When Troops Pass Through
Hungary on Way to Rumania
BUDAPEST (Correspondence
of The Associated Press) Ger.
man soldiers shouted greetings
above the rumble of car wheels
to a load of Budapest suburban
ites whose train was sidetracked
for the troop transport.
The German troops smiled
broadly as they shouted and
dangled their feet from boxcar
doors. But there was no re
sponseonly a silence empha
sized by cold eyes staring
through frosted coach windows.
Each load of German troops
and equipment passing through
this country into Itumunla deep
ens the fear that Hungary, by
permitting mass movement of
tho nazls through her land In a
process tantamount to occupa
tion, may be bringing the chaos
of war down upon the heads of
her people.
Hungarians live In fear that
the allies might bomb (heir mil
lines from the nir. Weekly test
of air raid alarm siren remind
ed them of the danger. Hut at
the snme time, the Hiiugurinns
realize their government Is vir
tually helpleKS under axis pres
sure and hence must accept the
Inevitable.
German soldiers no longer
hesitate to appear In uniform on
the streets of Budapest. Oc
casionally this brings open ex
pression of Hungarian feelings.
Hungarians hold the danger
of war and shipments to Ger
many responsible for a general
belt-tightening in this country.
A declaration by a deputy on
tho floor of porliumcnt that
"Hungarians will have to eat
loss" was confirmation of what
cveryono already knew.
Tho people of Hungary con
OS. cokdon iidiniham yourself of th opportunity of slng
samples of thi "sllv" appearing restorations. Dentists
vry whin hav acclaimed them th most beautiful plat
vr known to th dental profession. Besides being LIU
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tasteless.
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Sweaters All-Wool. All sixes, colors. Some
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Skirts All Wool or Jeney, Pleated. Value to
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Ski Suits Serge Gabardine. Wind-proof. All
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Silk Hose Sor-Jui-Chipman, Vanity Fair, 3-
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Gray Tweed Galoshes All sizes. Value to
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"Solby-Brown" Dress Shoes 110 Pr. only. A
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"Blue Selby" Style Shoes Pumps, Straps, Ties,
Many Spring Styles. 153 Pr. only. Value to
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STEWART -SMITH
627 MAIN STREET
January 18, 1941
no longer enjoy crenm. Restaur
ant menus ar strictly limited
and "one-dish" days have ap
peared. In several nearby villages,
Irate housewives smashed stor
windows because they found
they couldn't get what they
wanted particularly lard .
after standing fur hours In th
cold.
WILMER IS SUBDUED
KANSAS CITY, OP) Next
time Wllmer Salmon, 22, ar
gues politics ho will do It with
less cmphusl.
"The trouble with the repub
licans and democrats x x x" he
begun at dinner, bringing his
fist duwn.
Ho missed the table hit a
bowl of potatoes. The howl
broke, cutting Salmon's hand
severely and showering guests
with mushed potatoes.
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