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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1942)
ft On 8-mlnul blast on sirens and whistles li the signal lot a blackout In Klamath rails. Anothar long blast, during a black out, ii a signal (or all-claar. In precau tionary ptrlods, watch your street lights. By FRANK JENKINS 'TODAY'S thriller comes from Stalingrad, where the Rus sians have unleashed what looks like their long-awaited counter offensive and are driving the Germans before them out Into vtha frozen steppes. J ... TT started with an artillery bar rage so Intense thut when It stopped at the end of an hour only Isolated German guns re plied. Russian Infnntry and tank then piled Into the Ger man lines, BREAKING THROUGH. The Russians are reported to have reached the Don (consult your map) with two plncer spear heads that may trap large Ger man forces. , In the three days since the of fensive started, the Russians (ire reported to have killed 13.000 Germans and captured 13,000 more. y. ' 'CQR.tta long-pull significance j ' this news, consider the re-esntly-growlng Idea that Hitler wis planning to revive Napoleon's J notion of a "fortress Eur ope," retiring behind fortified tea . walla and daring the allies to attack. It will be hard to make a fortress of Europe with Russia's armies unbeaten and on the loose. COR historical consolation (If you care for such) remember that Napoleon's scheme didn't work. The interim! hatreds he had generated eventuully ex ploded and blew him to ob livion. , Hitler has these same hatreds to contend with. .... "THERE are rumors of trouble 1 In Italy. Ankara (Turkey) quotes recent arrivals from Italy as saying that a movement for a separate pence Ohas already started -there under the leadership of Marshal Plctro Badogllo, who whs publicly dis graced by Mussolini in tho curly days of tho war. Turkey, remember, Is still neutral, and so gels all tho refugees escaping from nenrby countries under tho Hitler heel. That explains the prevalence of " rumors from Ankara. . . 'TODAY'S dispatches report A other . rumors from contin ental Europe to the effect that 60,000 German "tourists" have arrived In Italy in tho past three months and that Gestapo squads have been rushed In since the allied offensive In Africa started. The purpose, of course, Is to 'handle" the Italians If thoy show signs of trying to quit. (Trying for blood, that Is; it Is generally accepted that they're lck of the war and would LIKE to quit). . There are recurring rumors to day that the Germans are build ing a line of fortifications along the border between former Aus tria and Italy. The air Is full of rumors that the Italians ere growlngly terri fied. ' . . 'THE situation In Northern A Tunisia still Isn't clear. ... Allied spokesmen are quoted today as admitting that the Ger mans and Italians are well es tablished, with a strong air force, at Blzerte and Tunia and are going to make a strong fight there for dominance of the Sicilian strait. Hard fighting appears to be going on. There is an Interesting rumor to the effect that Rommel him kself is In command,. and has with 'him at least a part of his hard fighting Africa Corps. That is possible. He and the ; (Continued on Page Two) ; FRENCH 1ST IFRjGjMS HIS Bloodless Victory Ap parently Goes to Allies LONDON. Nov. 28 MV- Ad mlral Jean Darlan, the former Vichy defense chief who went over to the allies three days after the American and British expedition landed In North Africa, announced on the Algiers radio tonight that Dakar and all French West Africa was now un der his command. French West Africa had placed llself "freely under my orders." he said. Tho allies thus appeared to have scored a bloodless -victory which not only removed the most dangerous potential axis threat to the western hemisphere but also put at the disposal of the allies vast resources, large na tive manpower and a large strategic area connecting North Africa with .fighting French ter ritory In the heart of the con tinent. Statement Confirmed The Algiers broadcast fol lowed by a few hours a broad cast from Dakar, which was heard by the Canadian Broad casting company, asserting that tho French governor . general there had put the military com mand of his post under Darlan. This appeared to confirm the (Continued on Page Two) ' Government May Crack Down on "Panic-Buying" WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (IP) Over-buying of food products by householders fearful of future rationing programs may force tho government Into adopting anti-hoarding regulations. An official disclosed today that "panic-buying" of foods and other commodities has become widespread enough to give the office of price administration concern. "Tho hysteria seems to be get ting near the point where we are forced to consider the retlon , (Continued on Page Two) Swapping Tires Wasn't Allowed KANSAS CITY, Kas., Nov. 23 (JP) Harvey L. Glenn, 38, was fined $800 and sentenced to six months In Jail today by Muni cipal Judge J. Earl Thomas be cause he swapped a couple of his automobllo tires for two he found an a scrap rubber pile Saturday. ound Captain Rickenbacker Cites As Buoying Hope During PEARL HARBOR. Nov. 23 (JP) Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, survivor of many close brushes with death, never doubted for a moment during his three weeks on a tiny rubber raft In the South Pacific that he and his companions would be rescued. The American flying ace of the first World war cited his own re ligion as the buoying hope dur ing the days of ordeal, after the big army plane In which he was flying on an Inspection trip for the secretary of war went down for lack of fuel October 21. "I have my own religion. I hold to the Golden Rule and I believe most firmly that If a man Just follows what he truly knows and feels in his heart, that he cannot go, wrong, and - Is pos ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE FIVE CENT8 , KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1942 t il. r vtin A.usmtMsa Loss of U. S. Destroyer in Solomons Told WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Pi News that the United States had lost an additional destroyer In the November 13-18 battle of the Solomons was balanced to day by the sinking of a Japanese destroyer off New Guinea. Tho Japanese ship was de stroyed by allied bombers while apparently attempting to land reinforcements at Buna, north east coast base which is grad ually being encircled by Aus tralian, and American troops. Loss of the American destroy- her, which sank the night of No vember 16 from torpedo damage suffered during the previous night's action,- was reported by the navy yesterday. The offi cers and crew were rescued by another destroyer, with no loss of life reported. This brought to nine seven destroyers and two cruisers the total American naval casual ties In the big battle that ended In the smashing of a Japanese invasion ' armada headed .'for Guadalcanal Island. The navy has reported 28 Japanese ships sunk and 10 damaged. 1 Allies Tighten Noose Around Japs New Guinea in WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (AP) United States ground forces are advancing slowly to the west despite stubborn enemy re sistance on Guadalcanal, the navy reported today. No details of the extent of the advance were given. How ever, the marines were reported well beyond five miles west of Henderson airfield. GENERAL MacARTHURS HEAD QUARTERS, Australia. Nov. 23 (AP) American and Australian airmen plunged Into battle against the Japanese forces making a desperate last stand' on' the beaches of the Buna area in northeastern New Guinea yesterday and when the (Continued on Page Two) Search Widens For 17-Year-Old Escaped Convict LA GRANDE, Nov. 23 (JP) Police widened their search to day for 17-year-old Glenm Wil son, escaped convict, They captured his brother; Turman Wilson, 16, also an es capee from the state prison, but lost Glenn's trail after the pair leaped from a stolen automobile Saturday. The youths, convicted of rap ing two 17-year-old girls in Port land last June, escaped from the penitentiary Friday. sessed of religion enough to get by In any man's land," said the 82-year-old Rickenbacker, who has survived the perils of auto racing, downed 21 enemy planes in aerial combat, and was badly hurt in the crackup of an air line.'. The tale of the rescue of Rick enbacker and six of his seven companions one of them died and was burled at sea was brought to Pearl Harbor from an atoll somewhere In the South Pa cific, where the rescued men were first brought to safety and hospitalized. It was a tale of suf fering, of -rain squalls, and of starvation staved off with the help of raw fish and seagull. The eight men took to three rubber raft.'after the' plane IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND Pi r Axis Well Established By Sicilian Strait, . Admit Allies By E.C.DANIEL LONDON, Nov. 23 iJP) The British first army, with Ameri can and French support, was re ported today to have launched a big attack against the .German Italian positions in the defense perimeter of Blzerte and Tunis where Marshal Erwln Rommel, one-time German master of Af rican-desert warfare, was said to be in command with perhaps a part of his Africa corps, v The radio in allied-held Moroc co said prisoners already had been brought In as a result of tho British attack which the al lies have been preparing for a week, and Berlin broadcasts hinted that Rommel had trans ferred his headquarters and per haps some of his Libyan forces to Tunisia. t .'.K," . .Indecisive Clash '' " --- '! previously the Britisit fcnd American forces which had streamed across North Africa for hundreds of miles in a race to get. control of Tunisia's middle Mediterranean bases were re ported to have tested the defenses- in the northern tip of the French protectorate, and radio Morocco quoted an allied spokes man as saying their attacks were growing in violence. . The broadcast said that one clash occurred 22 miles south of the coast and that the engage ment "remained indecisive." Axis Infiltrations Allied spokesmen were quoted i as admitting that the Germans and Italians were well estab lished with a strong air force at (Continued on Page Two) Cook Held in Poison Deaths At. Hospital SALEM, Ore., Nov. 23 (JP) A. B. McKillop, the cook who Is accused, of mistakenly using a deadly roach powder instead of powdered milk ' in scrambled eggs, causing the death of 47 In mates of the Oregon state hospi tal for the insane, was arraigned on an Involuntary manslaughter charge here today. Circuit Judge E. M. Paige or dered him held for preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace1" Alf O. Nelson of Silver ton. This hearing probably will be delayed until after Thanks giving, Nelson said. Mrs. Mary O'Hare, chief cook, who told officers she knew of McKillop's mistake as soon as the Inmates became ill Wednes (Continucd on Page Two) Religion Long Ordeal touched the water. From then on they were lost to the world until Lieut. William F. Eadie, pilot of a navy searching sea plane, spotted one of the little rafts the ';ht of November 11. The three rafts became separ ated the afternoon of November 9. One of the party, Sgt. Alex ander Kaczmarczyk, of Torring ton, Conn., meanwhile had died. Capt. William T. Cherry, of Abilene, Tex., pilot of the Rick enbacker plane and sole occu pant of one of the rafts, was the first to be rescued. He was sight ed by Eadie and flown back to an: island base. With his rescue hope rose thrt the others would be found. ' The same day, out of sight of ' (Continued on Page Two) m Where SPAIN ibraitaf ALGIERSil?JZERXE'V cirn'v .'.ssssssj. jr.'.777,'.ww.w 2XA?.r?.i?m ft 1FRENCH WEST o STATUTE MILTS r, w vwxrf w 'sssssssssssssss. 'j A fighting French force was pushing up through Libya to aid in the attempt to trap Rom mel's forces, which Cairo said yesterday had been pushed farther back toward the El Agheila bottleneck, as the British 8th army raced westward in swift pursuit of the retreating nails. The British 1st army, with U. S. and French support, was reported today to have launched a big at tack against the defense perimeter of Blserte and Tunis, where Marshal Rommel himself was rumored to be in command. Dark shading of areas in pointers indicates approximate penetra tion, i .... v - - JAP Nips Can't Make Up Their Minds Aleutians in By WILLIAM L. WORDEN HEADQUARTERS ALASKA DEFENSE COMMAND, Nov. 23 (P) Indecision of the Japanese command and the insufficient equipment for. the Aleutian cam paign has been clearly demon strated in recent activities in the northern island sector . and the Japanese, who ' made such, a brave showing in-June, are now apparently u n a b 1 e to decide whether to hold even what they have. - Although many observers be lieved at first that Kiskfe was only an outpost for main Japa nese activities in. the Aleutians, developments this fall indicate they ; once decided - to center all activities there, even abandon ing Attu and other island out posts to reinforce much' bombed Kiska. - However, they may hav6 later changed their' minds when they made an attempt to " reinforce Kiska by air via Attu after all Klska planes had been knocked out of the skies In bomber and fighter attacks by United States and Canadian airmen during September and early October. Settling of eight Japanese planes on Holtz bay, Attu, a cou ple weeks ago again centered at tention on that first occupied (Continued on Page Two) Berlin Reports . French Bombing ' LONDON, Nov. 23 (P) Reut ers recorded a Berlin broadcast reporting that 30 British four motored bombers attacked a town on the west coast of France today and that five of the planes were shot down Into the sea. SHOPPING DAM? LEFT TO GET A BO OF GIGAR.S &t!QrsmsS6as 126 v-wrt OF GIGAR.S NEA FEATURES Number 9650 Battle Rages for Sicilian ALB "r-i r i t i win i . AFRICA Strict killings To Enforce B, C Gas Rations Applications for supplemental gasoline rations began pouring into, the county rationing board offices Monday and brought a warning to motorists that per sons with B and C stickers will be subjected to strict regulations and possible inquiry at any time from officers of the law about the use of their cars. Mrs. Effie Garcelon, clerk of the board, said that "very few" motorists will be eligible for sup plementary gasoline, although there seems to be an impression that the A books issued last week were "just a starter." She said that motorists who succeed in getting B and C stick ers will be carefully checked and state police may stop such cars and make inquiry at any time. B (Continued on Page Two) British Bombers Pound Stuttgart, Aviation Center LONDON, Nov. 23 (JP) The German industrial and commun ications center of Stuttgart was attacked last night by a strong force of British bombers, and the air ministry' said that low level observation showed that the: results' were good. "Ten of our bombers are miss ing," the ministry: said.-. . Fighter command aircraft were reported : to have attacked freight trains in northern France and fired an axis supply ship in the English channel, further blows against, Adolf Hitler's crippled transport systems. - Canadians -participated in the Stuttgart raid. The bombers were reported by Sgt. Robert Donald of Cal gary to have started gorgeous fires."- . - "The town was just criss crossed with incendiaries," said the young non-commissioned of ficer, who flies with a Lancaster tquadron of the RAF. The : capital of Wurttemberg province, Stuttgart lies approx imately 400 miles southeast of Dover. A center of aviation and electrical industries, it was at tacked, three nights in succes sion by the RAF last May. V. U. S. Bombers Hit Nazi U-Boat Base ; LONDON,- Nov.. 23 (AP United States bombers support ed by RAF fighters attacked the nazi U-boat base at St. Nazaire, France, this ajternoon, it was siaiea auinornaipveiy. Kffl Straits V x GESTAPO PROPSUP: Italian Movement for Separate Peace 1 ; Rumored . LONDON, Nov. 23 (JP) A ser ies of roundabout and uncon firmed reports from the conti nent and the near east said today that Adolf Hitler had sent 60,- 000 "tourists" and squads of Gesr tapo agents into Italy to prop up sagging fascist morale and to build hurriedly coastal fortifi cations against possible allied in vasion. . 'Tass, the Russian news agency, and diplomatic sources in An kara were the sources of these reports, while Reuters, British news agency, distributed another dispatch from the Turkish capir tal quoting recent arrivals from Italy as saying a movement for.a separate peace had been started under leadership of Marshal Pie- tro Badoglio, Mussolini's "unof ficial opponent." . . -Peace Conference The tourists were alleged to have been filtering into . Italy for the past three months, while Tass said the Gestapo men had been rushed in following allied successes in North Africa. According to the Reuters ac count, an anti-fascist group head ed by. Badoglio, the conqueror of Ethiopia, approached the Vati (Continued on Page Two) '"; !5 IICAIRO gig Women at War Week Gets Off to Head Start Here Thousands of dollars started to roll into Uncle Sam's treasury this weekend as Women at War week was officially under way. The ball started rolling Saturday night when Merrill Moose or ganizations garnered $11,500 at their Malin rally, and Norway day festivities here brought in some $13,000. The official fig ure on this sale was not learned late Monday. Mrs. . Franklin L. Weaver, Klamath county chairman of women's war savings, reported Monday that the week's quota of $75,000, would be reached in all probability before the per iod of November 22 to 28 ends at 12 o'clock noon next Satur day. Theatres will present war bond programs throughout the week and a big rally is slated for Friday night, November 27, November 2 J High 47, Low 8 Precipitation as of Novembei 16, 1MI Stream year to data .yi Last yaar .......2.24 Normal ... IJtt Nor. 24 Sunrise , 8:01 8mMt.l.U STALINGRAD Nazi Forces in Cauca sus Held to Stand still By HENRY C. CASSIDV MOSCOW, Nov. 23 iP) A mighty red army counter-offensive sprung from the northwest and south of Stalingrad has put thousands of Germans to rout. tne Kusslans reported today, and the nazi forces which have be sieged the Volga city vainly foe three bloody months were pic tured as facing disastrous encir clement. ''.'-,. Broken German divisions were, declared ' fleeing across tha frosty steppes before the surge) ot Kussian infantrymen, gun and tanks in the greatest soviet offensive of the year, adding new casualties to the 28,000 nazis re ported killed and . captured in the past few days. ... Encircled Already some 13,000 Germans have been killed and more than 13,000 captured since the Rus sian sprang their drive.. The German besiegers of Stalingrad have been placed in a perilous position, and the German forces in the Caucasus are being held to. a standstill as the bitter Rus sian winter sets in...'-.; .' .. " TKe"STal I n g r ad offensive stretched tw6 arms around, the Germans still holding positions in " Stalingrad , and placed, the Russians astride two important railway lines jused by. the Ger mans to supply these forces. The offensive . .began; dis patches said, - with . a .one-hour artillery barrage so intense that .-(Continued on Page Two).. - U. S. Pilot Killed ; In Crash-Dive ' To Save Homes LONDON. Nov. 23 (JP) A United ' States army air force pilot was killed yesterday when he crash-dived his faltering plane into' a football field in a crowded London district in or der to avoid hitting a row of small homes. ' .' . ' ' - ." The pilot was officially identi fied as Second Lieut. Harvey Dalton Johnson, Westville, N. J. He formerly was in the Royal Canadian air force, but' trans ferred to the American forces on October 13. ' . ; , Suburban t h o u s a n d s saw flames spurt from the engine and noticed the irregularity of the motor; as the. low flying craft headed ' for.-a row of closely packed houses. : . The pilot then' banked steeply and nose-dived in a football field 50 yards from the nearest house. News Index - City Briefs ........:.........;:..Page . 8 Comics and Story Page 8 Editorial' .:....,.:..'..;.'. ';';.Page 4 Market, Financial :...........Page 8 Our Men in Service ....':.....Page 7 Pattern . ... .....Page 3 Sports ....Page S flight after Thanksgivings when a community, sing with a' bang up program will be held In the Klamath Union high school aud itorium. " There will be soloists, features, and a general good time. No charge is being made and bonds and stamps will not be sold throughout the audience. A special appeal to families of serv ice men has been made by Mrs. Weaver. A part of the program will be dedicated to men in service. Charles Stanfleld will direct the singing. The program starts at 8. o'clock. : ; Members of the war savings committee,, of which , Andrew Collier Is county chairman, wished to express appreciation to the various organizations and in dividuals who have entered into the spirit of the big war bond drive. - .. i .'.i. , ;