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llliimillffl On 6-mlnut blat on ilren ind whistle li the ilgnil lor blackout In Klameth July 39 High 88, Low 80 Precipitation a ol July 33, 1840 ' Lait year ; 13.8) Normal 12.03 r!li. Another long blnit, during black' out. ! algnal lor all-oleir. In precau tionary period, watch your tret light ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES stream yar to data ......13.17 I PRICK FIVE '(.kjiiiiIM VLUS, OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1942 Number 9553 4 1 m mw$ t mm UMn liiiiSisiteiiisii ! II 1; I IKIIr I! By FRANK JENKINS T'f look today u II lllllrr mny be doso to ticcoiiillnlimont of vvlwit appear to bu the ilrnt ol) Jccllvo of III Russian campaign splitting the remainder ot Itu In oft from tho oil nnd other wealth of tho Caucasus. HI plunging arinle hnvo cut tho Stulliigrucl-Tlkhoreliik roil way, tho lut rail link, uud It was reported yesterday that Ger- mun bomber worn already over the Volga and had mink icverul Russian river bonis, "N the busl ot the most recent report available, Runsla get belter than 85 per cent of her oil from tha Cniicniu.i field Tho bulk of It now come up tho Ca.tplan by tanker to Astrakhan, at tho mouth of the Volga, nnd thrnco up tho Volga by barges. Oil (or Rumila-bock-to-the- Ural come by tanker to the fur northern end of tho Caspian sea whence a pipeline runs north ward soma 400 miles to Orsk. beyond Orsk, tho oil I distri buted by rail. But unless tha German are slopped pretty shurply about Where they are, their long-rungo bomber will bo able to inter lore icrlously with tank tram port on tho Caspian, WHAT will happen in that ovont li anybody' guts. Russia must have been storing oil in anticipation of sumo such development, and It I possible that soma new fields have been brought In back of the Urals. Russia 1 wholly accretive about her own enterprise, and new drilling would not hnvo been re ported. But losing the oi) of tha Cau casus would be a serloui blow. ' JJITLER'S plan is evidently to cut the Volga line, interrupt transport on tho Caspian by means of his bombers and then go after the Caucasus Itself at bis leisure. Ills armies havo crossed the Don at Rostov and are fallowing dong the main rail lino toward tho Caspian. Tho Vichy radio report today that the Germnns forced a crossing of tho Kerch strait this morning and estab lished bridgeheads on tho Cau casus side. If this is true,' It means that they, ore now threatening the flank of tho Russian armies re sisting he German drlvo south from Rostov. OETWI2EN Rostov and the Caspian, on tho north side of tho high mountain rnngo that runs across tho Caucasus aro i two smn lies oil fields, at Maikop 1 and at Grozny, from which Rus I sla has received about 15 per I cent of her totnl oil supply. :j Tho major fields, lurnishlng about 70 per cent ot tho Russian i supply, aro nt Baku, south of tho Caucasus rango. OrF tho Russians are nblo to make j a stand nt tho mountains nnd J hold Hitler off, they will havo prevented him from gottlng tha bulk ot the Caucasus oil, at least for this summer, but If Hitler Is nblo to block the Caspian sup ply route ho will hnvo succeeded in CUTTING RUSSIA OFF from her mujor oil supply, Thus ho will hnvo WEAK ENED HIS ENEMY, cvan If ho hasn't been nblo to lny hnnds on Ilia Bnktl ojl for himself, , yHAT seem to bo tho situation thnt Is taking shnpo. Ad mittedly It is a serious onn. But from Kuibyshev, Russia's lltcrnnte capital, comes todny til Is estlmnto of tho general sit uation by General Zhurnvlcv, rtllltary commcntntor Mjr tho Moscow News: "Tho day Is appronehlng when Jio red army will deliver a iountor-blow, Tho German army n still canablo of scoring short- nlved successes, In scpnrato sec "ions of tho front, but we aro lertnln tho Germnn war machine hurling to its own destruction ind will Inevitably bo smashed. "Voronezh Is turning to the tusslnn advantage nnd the outhcrli flank position, while (Continued on Page-Two) 1 STEEL CENTER GETS rppc I IILIIUL L MP III. LI British Range Over Bay of Biscay, Calais Area BULLETIN LONDON, July 30 VP) Thlrtaan British plana felled to return from day-long RAF sweeps over occupied terri tory in which seven of Ger many's new Focke-Wulf 190 fighter pianos wore destroyed, the air mtnlitry reported to night. . By DREW MIDDLETON LONDON. July 30 (!) Soar brurcken, German coal and steel center, wo loshod by the RAF last night in a short, fierce mid under a waning moon. While four-motored British bombers were delivering thi third heavy assault on a Gcr man Industrial 1 city in tour nights, tho night and day offen slvo against nail air base and transport In occupied Europe was continued, and other Brit ish bombers ranged south over the Bny of Biscay In search of U-boAt pack en route from France to North American water. Calais Raid Early tonight tha RAF car ried out another major iweep over the Calais region on the const of France. Largo forma tions of British plane . swept across tho straits, returning about 30 minutes-later. Tho Sanrbruccken attack caused "much , damage," in (Co'iitlmiod on Pago Two) 10 Killed in Army Cargo Transport Plane Crash MINNEAPOLIS, July 30 (IP) Ten northwest airlines employes wero killed when a U. S. army enrgo transport plane crashed shortly before 8 a. m. todny on Wold-Chnmbcrloln field during the tnkooff. Fire which broke out when tho, piano' crashed so badly burned several of tha bodies that. identification wns not possible, : The plane, a 247 Boeing 10 passcngor, was loaded with 270' gallons of gasoline before the takeoff. The ship, formerly owned by United Airlines, be longed to tha government and hnd been acquired by Northwest Airlines to use ns a cargo ship on tho northern division. ,' . It wns operated under the ferry command. .. . - GEM Longs Hard War Necessary To Lick Japs, Fisher Says A long, hard wai" five years Is his personal guess will be ncccssnry to defent Japan, In the opinion of Dr. I. F: Fisher of Vancouver, B, C, who for 22 yenrs was a resident of Japan nnd for 17 years was the only foreigner on tho teaching staff of tho Japnnoso naval . college in Tokyo. Dr. Fisher spoke Wednesdny evening nt tho KUHS auditorium tinder the sponsorship ot the Ro tary club, concluding ' here a scries of addresses In Oregon, Washington nnd British Colum bia. Only by'bomblng Japan Itsolf persistently and heavily, he thinks, can tho wnr be won with in nny rensonnblo length of time. Tho Jnpnncsc, ho says, aro good fighters when they are winning, but nro constitutionally unable to "tako It" when they begin to lose. Attempts to win by means of counter-attacks on tho Bast In dies,' tho-Philippines, Malaya or F Blasts A Russian "Toast" to the Nazis "Molotov Cocktail' . V 'I' ' ' i i ' ' w--. ,,rj - .Tkji'vnstat " ' - NEA. Telephoto Her' ipllt-iecond action on tha Russian front. Tank destroyers of tho red army are shown ettlng fir to a German tank, Tha soldier at the left Is in tha act ol throwing a "Molotor cocktail" home mad bomb consisting ol exploit vac in an ordinary glass bottle and he has two more ready in front ol him. Rifleman at right haa gun trained on the tank to prevent escape" ol it occupants. . . .. . ." T AXIS DESERT III I Nazi Warplanes Drop Bombs on Cairo; Damage Small CAIRO, July 30 m British fighter-bombers pounded away at tho ' right wing of the axis line west of EI AlRtncin yester day while tho' center was sub jected to harassing artillery fire, General Sir Claude Auch- inleck' headquarters reported tidny. - ; ; , Land operations were limited to minor sklrmlfhes and dust storms curtailed, aerial activity to omo extent, the dally com muniquo'sald. V; Two axis plane were report ed shot down overtho Island of Malta by British fjghtcrs which' forced a formatlqn ol enemy bombers' to Jettison their , bombs. Air activity over the island also was on a reduced scale, tho British said.: Axis warplanes w e r e over Cairo early this morning, drop ping bombs which the Egyptian interior ministry said caused one fatality and "slight damage to proporty." Air raid warning also were sounded In the Suez cnnnl area and in tome provinces In upper and lower Egypt, the ministry said. Burma, he thinks, would end only In disnstcr as the Jnps are already strongly entrenched there. ' Only by striking with air power nt the head and body of tho octopus In Jnpan proper, he believes, can success be won. Clever Propaganda By monns of a long nnd clover propngnnria campaign begun shortly after tho first World wnr, tho Japanese people havo been won away from their former ad miration and liking for Ameri cans, Dr. Fisher says, and iare now unitedly beh'.nd the war. They ara a disciplined and capable people, he adds. American and Iritlsh refusal to accept the Japanese ns equals nt Vorsnllles, tho 8-5-3 navnl ra tio with Japan on tha short end and tho California exclusion act were among the developments cited by him as used by the mili tary classes to convince tho Japa nese people thnt tho American people were against them and de- (Continucd onPaga Two),..... I Occupied Europe Vcf ory House WMArr'm; This Evening .r 7 The . chromium,- pi as 1 16 am steel mobile Victory House will arrive In Klamath Falls Thurs day evening, and will be set up at Eighth and Main streets for the Victory Quota day pro grams set for Friday , and Sat urday. These programs Will start at noon and run through each af ternoon of the two day. Eve ning programs will start at 6 o'clock. , Standard of California, which Is presenting Victory House to the treasury department to help boost war savings, took delivery on the unique equipment at Los Angeles this week and Its first public showing will be at Klam ath Falls. The Klamath Kiwanis club has arranged tho entertainment program, featuring many local acts. Music on the big Victory Houso electric organ will form a background for tho program, while many, special music fea tures will bo provided by local talent, as well as dances, skits and other numbers. Persons who have consented to participate In the entertain ment were, asked to present themselves at tho Victory House platform, on Eighth, between Pino and Main streets, at least a few minutes prior to the time they are scheduled to go on the program. Grew Declines To Spedk to Jap Ambassador LOURENCO MARQUES. Por- tuguese East Africa, July 24 (De layed) . - .-Joseph Clark Grew homeward bound from his mis sion as United States ambassa dor to Jnpari, firmly declined to speak to either Jnpnncsc Am bassndor Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura or Special Envoy Sobu ros Kurusu while the three were in this port, It was disclosed to dny. They hod one brief, wordless encounter on the dock, while Americans were moving from tho Asama Maru, which had brought .them" from Japan for exchange and repatriation, to the Swedish liner Grlpsholm. The Japanese wero changing In tho other direction. Nomura Indicated ho wanted to exchange greetings, but Grew merely touched his hat and walked on. SUGAR SIGN-UP AU those who have not previ ously mndo application for sugar rationing may do so at the coun ty rationing offices Friday from 8 a. m. o 4 p. in., it was an nounced by Effie Gareelon, clerk. . . IFl SABOTEUR CASE 'UP, Supreme , Court: Reces sed Until Tomor row Noon WASHINGTON,' July 30 (P) Arguments were completed to day in the effort of seven men trained in Germany as saboteurs to have the supreme court over rule President Roosevelt and send them to trial in the civil courts rather than before a mil itary commission. The supreme court recessed until noon tomorrow Immediate ly after Colonel Kenneth Royall finished presentation of his plea for a writ of habeas corpus which would take the men out of the custody of the commission be fore Which they, and one other have been on trial since July 8; Counsel for the accused Ger man saboteurs seeking through the supreme court to escape jur (Continued on page Two) "Like Finding an Oil Well," Ickes Says of Butadiene WASHINGTON. July 30 (Fj Petroleum Coordinator . Ickes said todny that the oil industry hns uncovered capacity for pro duction of 200,000 tons annually of butadiene. Ickes said tills .would make possible the output of 240,000 to 250,000 tons of synthetic rubber annually over and above present ly projected rubber programs. "It's brand-new; it's like find ing an oil well," Ickes told his press conference. . This new rubber production could be "brought In" by the end of the year by conversion of ex isting gasoline refining plants, he said. The material used for butadiene would be gasoline. " Ickes declined to say whether he expected such a program would make more rubber avail able for civilian use. More Canadians Get to Britain A BRITISH PORT, July 30 OP) More thousands of Canadian sol diers with ground crews for RCAF squadrons have arrived in Britain in a large convoy from Canada, crossing the Atlantic safely and virtunlly without In cident. Escorting wnrshlps dropped a few depth charges but it wns not said dofinltoly whether submar ines were shadowing the convoy.. STIiON RAPS APPEALS FOR IRVEST-LEAVES nterference With Mil itary Growth Must Stop, He Says WASHINGTON, July 30 UP) Every interference with the rapid and efficient, preparation of the armed forces for combat must be halted at once, Secretary Stimson said today in response to appeals for furlough of mil itary personnel during the har; vest season. ' : Exceptions to this policy, lie said in a . letter to Senator Nye (R-N.D), were being confined to cases of extreme emergency, and excessive furloughs or leaves would ''prejudice the progressive growtn.or our military power. ; "If it should develop that the American people are confronted with a food emergency which cannot be met by the existing surpluses,'1 Stimson added ' "h use of military personnel may be considered, : but xnly U 1 all sources ' of 'harvest labor hat been exhausted a nd'the military personnel is employed as units and not as individuals. - "Besieged" Stimson wrote Nye that his de partment was being "besieged" with requests for release -and furlough of soldiers 6h various grounds but that American par ticipation in the war had brought a responsibility demand ing rigid adherence to the ob jective of developing, in the (Continued on Page Two) Ambrose Urges Burning of Dry Weeds "A menace .to lives and prop erty exists in every lot where dry weeds have been allowed to remain standing," said Fire Chief Keith K. Ambrose in a statement today,' made in re sponse to many inquiries and requests in connection with the weed burning program being carried on by his department, He pointed out that in addition to the normal hazard dry weeds present, there is now the possi bility of their providing a tinder box for incendiary bombs, and as a common-sense defense mea sure, they should be eliminated as soon as possible. His department, he said, is do ing all it can as quickly as It can with the man power available. ' Crews of firemen, working on their own time, have been burn ing off strips back, of Hot Springs . (Continued on Page Two). vllferer4f rl itwiiiijf jw : Build Planes, Kaiser Says WASHINGTON, July 30 () Henry J. Kaiser advised con gress today an order from the government was all the nation's shipbuilders needed to launch them on the construction of giant cargo planes to speed the war ef fort and break the submarine menace, Tho heavy-set, bald-topped Oakland, Calif., shipbuilder told a senate defense Investigating committee that he was awaiting a signal to convert part of his facilities to cargo plane construc tion and that the big steel com panies would "rise to tha occa sion" if requested to make simi lar conversions. Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson said at his press con ference .that any program for stepped-up production of cargo planes would have to be consid ered In the light of a continuing urgent need for combat aircraft. "We need all types of planes," Patterson said, Vbut we still have Bombs on Buna PocHk Ocean i NEW " Jong WTAIN 3jalaMee Japs advancing in the Gods Buna area of Auitralian Papua were hit by a hail ot bombs from allied fliers. Map (hows area of new Jap thrusts on New Guinea island. E QN J A P DESTROYER Port Moresby, Darwin .Get Light- Raids;, No Casualties GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, - Australia, July 30 (jPy-Allied bombers hit a Japanese destroyer squarely off '.Gona Mission-, on New Gu!: nea's : Papuan ' peninsula ' coast. and 'left the warship wreathed In smoke and scurrying toward Shore, apparently for beaching, a headquarters communique an nounced today. , It was the fourth enemy ship accounted for by allied airmen since the Japanese thrust their invasion force down the coast to gain their foothold last Wed nesday, some 110 miles from the allied base at Port Moresby on the opposite shore of the Pa puan peninsula. In previous at tacks three enemy transports were knocked out. There was no immediate ex planation whether the destroyer was alone or accompanying transports bearing additional troops to the enemy base. Allied planes made a destruc tive night raid on Gona Mis sion and destroyed an enemy pursuit plane in an air fight while skirmishing continued among allied and Japanese ad vance units in the Kokoda area, about midway between Port Moresby and Gona Mission, .. The Japanese made 1 three light night raids upon Port Mor esby aqd sent two small forma tions over Darwin, northern Australian coastal city, early to day. The communique said there were neither - casualties nor damage at either place. . 17 EXECUTED VICHY, Unoccupied France, July 30 VP) Dispatches from Paris reported the execution to day of 17 persons at Champig- neullues near Nancy in occupied northeastern France.,.They were accused of being communists. requirements, both for' our own army and for our allies, for com bat planes. I don't see a surplus of them in sight." The army already has a large transport plane program, he said. . : . Before the committee , met, Senator Lee (D-Okla.) claimed strong support from aeronautical experts within tho administra tion for legislation he is spon soring to divert shipbuilding facilities to plane production. Kaiser agreed with Chairman Truman (D-Mo.) who said "the job can be dono if there's a will to do 4t," and remarked that the Bonneville dam was built despite assertion of some experts it was ah impossible Job. The Californian advocates di verting part of the facilities of nine shipbuilding plants to con struction of huge flying boats for cargo and troop movement. He testified that the United (Continued on Pago Two) PAPUA "V Alel XS I DeruJ I Great 7 IBofrl. V?ff ' CoraSeo ' ' , JCeokhwn .. :; -,'-V Lauml r ..is BASES: ,etS, ' O Allied it&J ,, U 200 LAST MAJOR RAIL LINE TO CAUCASUS CUT Kerch Strait Crossed,, Vichy Reports; Stal ingrad Holds. By ROGER D. GREENE AMesiatsd Press War Edits; Adolf Hitler's invasion arm ies, racing toward the Caspian sea, reported today they had cut the last major rail line to the Caucasus oil fields, while in the north the Russians declared they naa beaten off all German at tempts to hammer wedges .into soviet lines-above Stalingrad. ' A Vichy (French) radio broad cast heard in London reported that German troops from tho Crimea had crossed the narrow Kerch strait and landed at dawn today on the Taman peninsula of the Caucasus. ... Such a movement would seri ously endanger Russian forces stubbornly fighting to hold tha German drive south into the Caucasus from Rostov. Secret Meanwhile, amid widespread agitation for an allied invasion of western Europe, Sir Stafford Cripps again told parliament in London that plans regarding a second front could not be di vulged. i; London newspapers men fjotfea Xaigeprge. cLlarshall, ViS,- army chief of staff, as a possible allied generalissimo for a second front. . . ; , In the soviet campaign, . tha situation appeared to be grow ing, rapidly more acute in the northern Caucasus, where the Russians .' acknowledged fresh nazi advances at several points. The German high command asserted broadly that the Rus sian line of retreat to the east had been cut off in the great Don river bend, but gave no detail. - . ., Red Reserves Front-line dispatches said Marshal Semeon Timoshenko was rushing huge reserves of manpower into the struggle, while nazi prisoners were quot ed as saying that the Germans were forced to shift troops from other sectors of the front to bolster the Don river offensive. A . mid-day bulletin from soviet headquarters indicated that the Germans, hurling waves of 40 to 50 tanks into a , (Continued on Page Two) ; Induced Savings . Plan Deserves Study, Report WASHINGTON, July 30.W) Secretary of the Treasury Mor genthau said today that a plan ot induced savings, advocated by Senator. George (D-Ga.) "is , a plan that deserves study." - . " Under George's plan, addition al high Income taxes would be imposed on Individuals, but: tha special tax money would be in vested in government securities and.be refunded to the taxpayers with interest after the war. f-,-; The secretary hastened to add that he did not mean to imply that he was endorsing the George plan, and explained, "Senator George is chairman of the sen ate finance committee, and any thing he has to say about taxes must be considered more seri ously than something any other senator might soy." ,. Baseball AMEICAN LEAGUE . R. H. B. 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