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By FRANK JENKINS
tJXCEPT when tho news from
Russia and Africa la spectac
ular, our thoughts hero on the
West Count turn naturally to tho
South Pacific.
Tho news from there today
I haa a confident tone.
'
-"ENERAL HARMON, com-
mandlng U. S. ormy force
In the South Pacific area, says it
li only a question of time until
we win control ol uuaaaicanai.
Ai to the Japi itlll on the I'
land, he soy, ho li no longer
afraid of offensive action, adding
that It's Just a matter of cleaning
thorn out.
(Which, of course, Judging by
Buna, may take considerable
time.)
TAP resistance at Bunn Is pic
J tured today as In its last
Ue. MacArthur Indicated
several days ago that victory
there has been won and only
mopplng-up operations remain.
nnHERE isn't much startllngly
- new In Russia Just mora of
1 the same.
, The Russians are advancing
westward on a hundred-mile
front along both sides of . the
Itoatov-Baku railroad. The Ger
mans are said today to be threw
In tanks and planes Into a stif
fenlug stand to cover their forces
homing the Maikop oilfield and
the Black Sea coo.it to the west.
They need the Maikop oil, and
they need also to protect their
supply lines by woy of the
Crimean peninsula and the
Kerch strait. If and when they
are defeated by the Russians,
these supply lines become their
line of retreat.
One of the basic principles of
warfare Is to keep your line of
, retreat open In tho event you
are licked,
,
THE Germans In tho Caucasus
have two lines of retreat
one by way of the Kerch strait
and the Crimean peninsula and
the other by way of Rostov.
, Your map will make this sltua
tlon plain.
ABOVE Rostov, the fighting
has reached the compara
tively level plains of the lower
Don, and over these plains a
howling blizzard Is blowing to
day. The Germans are fighting de
terminedly to keep the Jaws of
the - Ruf'.ov trap pried open
There's an Interesting note In
tho dispatches. A strong Ger
man counter attack Is described
as threatening a Russian com
munication line, but Russian re
serves moved up 40 MILES IN
. ONE NIGHT and threw the Ger
mans back.
This Is further evidence of
Russian reserve strongth. Every
such Indication is heartening
news to our side.
VtE ore reminded In today's
dispatches that the Germans
are still fighting INSIDE Stalin
grad. According to all accounts,
these German forces havo been
cut off from support and supply
from the rear, except what
comes to them by air transport.
The Russians are closing In on
them from the WEST, and at the
same time Russian long-range
' guns are pounding them from
tho east side of tho Volga.
Russian forces moving south
ward from Stalingrad, through
Elista, are reported to , have
made a junction with other Rus
sian forces coming up from the
Caucasus.
, TJS 'y'" Fortresses moke a
raid . into Trlpolitana,
knocking out 20 German, planes
on tho ground and 14 in tho air.
Defending ' German fighter
planes had evidently been or
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RISING SCALE
Allied Soldiers Hack
Deeper Into Sanan
anda Corridor
By The Associated Press
Allied . wnrplnncs sweeping
tho far Pacific skies from Bur
ma to the South seas were re
ported hitting the Japancso on
a rising scale today, and In land
fighting Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's headquarters an
nounced "further gains" against
trapped enemy forces on the
Papuan beach In New Guinea.
Survivors of a Japancso inva
sion army originally estimated
at 18,000 troops were pictured
as fighting the lost stages of a
losing battle, with American and
Australian soldiers hacking
deeper into tho enemy's narrow
defense corridor at Sanananda
point.
Under Fire
. At. the same time, delayed
messages from American-defended
Guadalcanal island, in the
Solomons, ' reported that US
army troops and marines accounted-
for 188 known Japa
nese killed and captured a num
ber of guns on January 2 when
they stormed a strategic hill
and cleaned out Japanese pock
ets of resistance.
The assault, reported without
detail by the navy on January
8, was carried out under fire
from Japanese machine-guns,
mortars and rifles, with the
Americans capturing the heavl
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Coaf Strikers
Split on WLB
Work Demand
WILKESBARRE, Pa Jan. 13
(IP) Striking anthracito miners
in the Pennsylvania hard coal
field apparently split today on
an ultimatum from the war
labor board that they return to
work immediately or face pos
sible government intervention.
Returns from the first 12 mine
locals to report on their vote on
a proposal to obido by the
WLB's demand - showed 3050
strikers voting to continue the
walkout and 3000 who voted to
go back.
The strikers demand a $2 a
day bonus over wages estimated
unofficially to averago $8.50 a
day. Thoy olso aro protesting
against an Increase In union dues
from $1 to $1.50. Tho boost
was voted at a UMW convention
last October. The strikers, who
opposed' the lncreaso then, say
that delegates from bituminous
coal fields, who favored it, had
an unfair balance of power.
AERIA
IN
ITS
$500 Earmarked for Probe
Of Klamath
Increasing attention in taring.
trial development Drolccts for
tho Klamathi community was evl-
aoncca Wednesday by appropria
tion of 500 hv thn nnuntv mtii-t
for industrial development inves
tigations. Thu court and budget commit
tee agreed to the appropriation,
following a conference with Dnn
Drury, chairman of tho indus
trial committee of the chamber
of commerce, and Earl Reynolds,
chamber secretary. While tho
appropriation is not large, it was
regarded as a nort of a nlcture nf
mounting effort here to meet tho
possibilities ol industrial shrink
age as a result of heavv war
time cut of timber. In case of
definite developments, county
court members said, Additional
money.-might -be -provided from
OTC MIUIDUOUOT
New Offensive
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Krrt StalJnjrael
The null tonight asserted
that the Russians have begun a
new offensive in the area of
Voronesh, key soviet position In
middle Russia. The nails also
hinted at a new red drive in the
north, near the Leningrad-Lake
Ladoga region.
RELOCATION SET-UP
Army May be Asked
To Control Evacuee
Problem .
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 m
Senator Wallgren (D-Wash.) an
nounced today he was beginning
an investigation of resettlement
of Japanese In the west, to de
termine the truth of "disturbing
reports" ho hod received of con
ditions In the relocation camps.
The senator said the reports
told of troublo brewing among
the evacuees, Incited by Japan
ese citizens held in the same
camp with the American born
Japanese. He said if his investi
gation substantiated the reports
ho would Insist that handling of
the evacucs be taken away from
the war relocation authority and
returned to tho army; '
Three Classes
. "Reports reach me that dis
turbers are Inciting others . in
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WLB Admonishes
Unions Not to Yield
To Provocation .
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (P)
A new war labor board opinion
admonishes unions not to yield
to management provocation be
cause, the opinion sets out, it is
only when provocation exists
"that the pledge not to strike
has any real significance."
Wayne L. Morse, public mem
ber of the WLB, Issued the opin
ion yesterday, telling unions
that news of work stoppages at
home will not be received with
approval by soldiers on the
fighting front and cautioned
management it was its "solemn
duty" to avoid provocation.
The opinion was issued in a
case Involving the Miles Labora
tories, Inc., of Elkhart, Ind., and
District 50 United Mine Workers
(Independent,) .
Development
the advertising and development
fund. .
Secretary Reynolds of the
chamber of commerce will go
cast late this month to attend a
meeting of the directors of the
National Assoclalon of Commer
cial Secretaries, and while in the
east will moke a number of "con
tacts" and investigations con
cerning industrial projects which
might come here.
The industry problem received
major attention at a meeting of
the chamber directors Wednes
day, the speakers including Ed
Cliff, supervisor of the Fremont
national forest, and H. D. Mor
tenson, president of the Pelican
Bay Lumber company.
Cliff discussed tho possibility
of converting more . of lumber
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BATTLE REPORT
U. S. Warplanes Shoot
Down 34 Nazis on
African Front
LONDON, Jan. 13 W Reu
. tera quoted the German news
agency DNB tonight as report
ing that soviet tanks had
breached the main German
line In the Caucasus.
By ROGER D. GREENE
Associated Praia War Editor
. The Russians were declared
tonight by the German high com
mand to have begun a new offen
sive- in the area., of Voronezh,
which lies on. the middle Don
roughly halfway-between Mos
cow and Stalingrad and is. the
key soviet position in middle
nussia.
This had not been confirmed
by the Russians themselves, but
the red command often main
tains silence on great operations
until they are well along..
- :, Nails Pocketed
7 "Red army shock troops goug
ing deeper into the remnants of
22 German divisions trapped be
fore Stalingrad, were officially
reported M hive, smashed
through to tho western outskirts
of the long-besieged Volga me
tropolis today after, a night of
violent battle In courtyards,
Duuaings and streets.
Now tightly pocketed in the
narrow Don-Volga corridor. Hit
ler's armies began their costly
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OP A Considers
K.F., Medford
For Offices
Klamath Falls and Medford
are under consideration as head
quarters for a district OPA of
fice, it was disclosed in, Seattle
Wednesday by Frank Marsh,
deputy regional administrator
from San Francisco.
The OPA Is now attempting a
decentralization of its affairs in
the northwest. Supervision is
to be by districts instead of
states. '
Marsh said the district office
for southern Oregon would be in
either Klamath Falls or Medford.
Chamber of commerce offic
ials here said that Klamath's ad
vantages as the office site have
been presented to OPA officials
and the matter has been prom
ised full attention. From 50 to
100 persons would be employed,
it is believed. , .
Train Wreck Laid
To Child Who Left
Spikes on Tracks
OREGON CITY, Jan. 13 (fl3)
A locomotive overturned, two
Southern Pacific freight cars
were derailed and the main
Southern Pacific main line was
tied up yesterday for six hours
by a child at play.
That's what railroad agents
said after investigating the acci
dent, which they blamed on a
dozen spikes left on the tracks
by a youngster.
Crewmen suffered only light
bruises in the mishap.
Sen. Lee Laughs Off
An Interruption
SALEM. Jan. 13 (ff) When
Sen, Dorothy Leo was making
her speech last night conceding
to Sen. W. H. Steiwer. in -their
race for senate presidency, some
spectator in tho gallery stepped
on his dog, which emitted a loud
yelp. '
"I knew my speeches wero
pretty bad, but I didn't know
they were that. bad,", aba : said.
Crowds Await
Long before the 12:30 p. m. opening time for meat sales, crowds' lined up before counters In
San Francisco butcher shops. Here is a typical lineup of meat shoppers held In check by the
butcher'a sign. Markets themselves had to await deliveries from jobbing houses. . Ninety-eight
San Francisco markets which formerly received 419,600' pounds a week-now get only 91,200
pounds for the same period a 75 per cent cut, it was claimed.
GfRAUD-DE GAULLE
Darlan Assassination
Takes on New
Mystery
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN NOH rHAFRlCA, Jan?13
General Henri Honore Giraud
new high commissioner of
French North and West Africa.
and General Charles DeGauIle,
leader of the fighting French,
will meet soon,-a spokesman for
General Giraud said last night
as the assassination of Giraud's
predecessor. Admiral Jean Dar
lan, took on new undertones of
mystery. . . , ,
Gen. Giraud's spokesman, dis
closing that additional "person
ages of Algiers" had been arrest
ed in the case and others arrest
ed earlier had been released,
said the investigation ol Dar-
Ian's assassination Christmas eve
was being prosecuted "without
consideration of the prominence
of the persons involved, nor their
political beliefs."
Political Murder
The Investigation, he said, was
being made by military authori
ties. Asked if the count of Paris,
heading a French monarchist
group, had figured in the investi
gation, the spokesman said he
could not . discuss the trend of
tho inquiry.
"The murder of Darlan pos
sibly was political," he said, '.'but
the- investigation and trial will
be conducted merely as that of a
criminal for a crime needing
punishment." .
A young man described as a
Frenchman whose mother lives
in Italy already has been execut
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Farm Machinery
Allotment Increase
To Be Sought
PORTLAND, Jan. 13 (fl3) A
pledge by Oregon's congression
al delegation to seek farm mach
inery allotment increases in 1943
was announced today by the
Portland chamber of commerce
agricultural committee.
Claude I. Sersanous, commit
tee chairman, said he had ad
vised the delegation that Oregon
farmers could not maintain 1043
production levels if production
of farm machinery is cut to ap
proximately 20 per cent of the
1940 level, as planned by the
war production board.
Ruhr Raided for
Seventh Time
LONDON, Jan.. 13 (Pi Brit-
lsh bombers smashed at the Ruhr
again last night, the air ministry
announced today. It was the sev
enth, attack on the Ruhr in 10
nights. One of the attacking
planes failed to return, a com
munique said.
.France also was struck by a
procession of daylight raiders
which took off after midday and
flew through bright, spring-like
sHles over the Folkestone area
toward-Boulogne.
Meat Sale Deadline in
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Court Asks Bill
Providing fori-.w;
Salary Increase "
Seeking a 20 per cent salary
Increase for all elective county
officials, the county court . Wed
nesday drafted a letter to Sen
ator Marshall Coraett, and Rep
resentatives Henry Semon and
Lewis Craver, asrcmg them to In
troduce a bill to that effect at
the -present -session- of the state
legislature. .
At a combined hearing - with
the county court and the budget
committee today, county offic
ials 'gave as. a reason for in
creased salaries the rising cost
of living which, cannot .be met
at the present level. .
The first plan discussed asked
for a flat raise of $30 per month
for each official. It was dis
carded, however, because . the
percentage of increase would not.
be fairly apportioned.- " .'':
If the new scale is adopted,
the following changes will be in
dicated: . sheriff, increase from
$3000 to $3600; county Judge,
from $2400 to . $2880; assessor,
from $2400 to $2880; county
clerk, from $2400 to . $2880;
treasurer, from $2100. to. $2525;
county commissioners, from
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Charles Bedaux '
Arrested on Charge
Of Enemy Deal . ..
WASHINGTON, Jan.. 13 (iPh
Secretary of State Hull, disclosed
today that Charles Bedaux,
American - industrial ' engineer
known as the author of an "effi
ciency system" for industrial la
bor, had been arrested in North
Africa on a charge of trading
with the enemy.
In answer to press conference
questions, Hull said that news of
Bedaux' arrest had come to him
but that he was not informed of
the details.
' Bedaux came into news promi
nence uv 1937 when it was dis
closed that he was arranging
the details of an American' tour
which the Duke of Windsor , was
planning to make. Windsor sub
sequently dropped the idea of
the visit. '.
Earl Snell Becomes Oregon's 23rd Chief
Executive in Inauguration Ceremonies
By PAUL W. HARVEY, Jr.
' SALEM, Jan. 13 (JP) Govern
or Earl Snell, who became Ore
gon's 23rd chief executive to
day in inauguration ceremonies
at the opening joint session 'of
Oregon's 42nd legislature, asked
the lawmakers to provide bene
fits for returning soldiers of this
war, to provide $40 pensions for
needy aged persons, to reduce
property taxes, and-to provide
for a single state tax commission
er to replace the three-man tax
commission. - ' :
Snell, whose inaugural' ad
dress appealed for a short ses
sion, made 14 recommendations.
Charles A. Sprague, whose fare
well address as governor imme
diately preceded Snell's mes
sage, made no recommendations,
being -confine exclusively .to-a
San Francisco
Hearing May.C.ontinue
For . Weeks, Say
Observers .
By FRET HAMPSOKv
.PORTLAND, Jail. 13 '()
Charges of - unfair: labor prac
tices against -Henry. J. Kaiser's
three Vancouver-Porfland -shipyards
bogged more deeply . in
legal technicalities today as the
third morning of an NLRB hear
ing ended without a witness
having been called - -.
The CIO accuses -the .yards
with signing. illegal closed shop
contracts' with AFL ' shipyard
unions. Labor . Board Triali Ex-
aminer Robert Denhara of Wash
ington' is' hearing "the case. ; . ".
Burden of Proof ' . .
Harry S. Morton, ' Kaiser
counsel, charging that NLRB At
torney William A. Babcock was'
introducing excerpts of , ' ship -
yard payroll r e c o r.d s which'
might "not reflect the true pic
ture" demanded that the entire
records be introduced. Examin
er Denham .said .however he
would admit , the sample .sheets
but 'would, permit the. kaisers
to : introduce the remainder of ;
the records, voluminous as they
are,' if they, became necessary
to get at the truth. He said he
assumed . that, the Kaiser . attor
neys, in stipulating to the au
thenticity, of the. records,, were
, (Continued on Page Two) '
Three Fortresses. ' :
Missing After Raid .
On Lille Plants
LONDON, Jan. 13 (ff) Amer
ican : Fortress - bombers raided
Lille in France today while, al
lied, squadrons carried out cover
ing and supporting operations.
, The Fortresses -made -a. high
altitude ' attack', on Industrial
plants in Lille "engaged In war
production for . ' Germany,1' . a
communique . said. - Numerous
hits were reported.
review of the war and a record
of his administration.- " i
- Basil of Need '
The benefits Governor Snell
advocated for returning soldiers
of World war' U Include real es
tate . loan ; privileges, veterans'
preference' in employment, edu
cational opportunities, and voca
tional training.
in recommending that the old
age pension be Increased to $40
monthly, the maximum now pro
vided by law, Shell said .pen
sions should' still' be given only
on the basis of need. The aver
age pension now Is $24 a month,
but .the new budget, prepared by
the Sprague administration,
would step it up gradually to
$34.. ,V ," ,-V, "
To raise the amount to $40
-would cost the itate only,$3 a
coral
SEN. LEE ENDS
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Harmony Prevails as
Inauguration of ,
' Snell Starts
By PAUL W. HARVEY Jr. ' 7
SALEM, Jan. 13 (JP) Har
mony seemed to prevail through,
out the Oregon legislature today,
as senators on both sides of the
bitter controversy 'over the sen
ate-presidency appeared eager
to forget their: differences and
get the wheels greased for a
speedy, session.
Seil. W. H. Steiwer, Fossil,
elected, senate president on thai
45th 6allot last night, and Doro
thy Lee, Portland, who conceded
in. his favor to break the dead
lock,, worked today in . appoint
ing committees. - ..
', ' The Inauguration of Governor
elect Earl Snell took placa at
2 p. m. today, 48 hours delayed .
by the senates' Inability to or
ganize. . .7
. The 15 members of the-. Stefc
wer group were happy today be
cause : of their victory. Mrs.
Lee's 15 supporters were satis
fied by assurances they wouldn't
be overlooked in the committee
assignments. '.
The senate president ordinar
ily, appoints the committees, but
this year, Steiwer and Mrs. Lea
are 'doing the Job Jointly.-'ln.
-aseirB-disagrie'ement,"Sen. W,
H. Strayer, Baker, who support.
ed-Mrs: Lee, will act as adviser.
. Senators who supported Mrs.
Lee agreed that since the fight
lasted "only-two days and be
cause both sides kept their ar- ,
guments . above personalities,
there would be no permanent
wounds. .It had been feared that
the two groups might divide on
every Issue all session.
In conceding to Steiwer last
night, Mrs. Lee lost no prestige.
The Steiwer gr,oup,- while re
specting her ability, objected to
choosing a woman for the job
during time of war, as she might
become governor in case the gov
ernor dies, resigns or leaves the
istate. - ;
But some of her supporters.
thinking of the 1945 session
when the war might be over,
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Eight Accused by
Army of Strike
Activity Fired
DETROIT, Jan. 13 (JP) Eight
workers accused by the army of
responsibility for a series of un
authorized strikes last month at
the Bonn Aluminum and Brasa
corporation plant here were dis
charged from their jobs today.
Seven were fired by the Boha
corporation at the request of the
army, while the other, who since
the strikes had taken a job at
the Packard Motor Car company,
was' discharged there, also at the
army's request.
In the series of strikes, work
ers said they were protesting de
lay in war labor board approval
of, a wage increase agreement
between the company and the
CIO United Auto Workers. Pro
ductlon has been uninterrupted
since December 13.
the government would .match
this amount. v
Snell recommended that the
state's $3 be raised by levying
the excise ta on publ'J utilities,
which now are exempt from this
tax.
"I am confident," Snell said,
"that we are all aj'eed, that in
view of increased prices and
present day costs, $40 per month
Is little enough to provide sus
tenance -aid reasonable comfort
for these elderly citizens." '
v More Efficiency
Reduction of property taxes,
Snell ' declared, would relieve
and encourage home ownership,
and also make it easier to pay
higl; federal taxes. He cautioned,
however, against reducing the
state Income, tax, pointing out
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