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By FRANK JENKINS
fTHK nowa from Tunisia Is scan-
ty but encouraging.
Allied headquarters announc
es that Montgomery hna mado
nothor "successful" attack on
ths Mnrcth positions and adds
that "operutlons aro proceeding
according to plun In splta o( stiff
resistance."
"AT tho same time, today's dls-
. patchci report, Anderson's
lit army has "stabbed out" in a
tarlea of "reconnaissance in
force" operations against tho
Gorman in north Tunisia,
(A diversion, one guesses, to
keep Von Arnlm too busy to
lend help to Rommel.)
A MERICAN troops today make
a lurprlse drive toward
Fondouk, IS miles southwest of
the big German supply base at
Kalrouan, 100 miles north of the
Mareth operations,
" Thli may bo another move to
keep Von Arnlm too busy to send
help to Rommel.
CIGHTING today by Palton'i
Americans, from Gafsy to
Maknassy, Is described as of only
local significance meaning,
probably, that he's strengthening
nil positions and fighting oft mi
nor German counter-attacks.
- New heavy ralm aro reported
to be falling again In Tunisia.
ft XJONTGOMERY'S Mareth
Vi "salient" (a military term
meaning a wedge driven Into the
enemy's line) Is approximately
mile wide. That Is at least wide
enough to provide elbow room
for hard fighting.
NORTH of Chuguev (13 or 20
miles east of Kharkov) the
Donets rum almost duo north
and south for nearly SO miles to
Belgorod (see map). Thli is a
tough area to defond because of
HIGH bank on tho west side
nd a LOW bank on the cant
tide, enabling the attacking Ger
mans to SHOOT DOWN at the
defending Russians.
Red Star (Russian army nows
paper) says tho Germans have
concentrated heavy forces there,
hoping to force a crossing of the
ft Donets. Thoy'ro using tanks
paced by dive bombers In the
typical German blitz attack.
The Russians say they'ro hold
ing tho lino so far.
.
'THERE Isn't much change
. around Smolensk. Tho fight
ing there Is said to bo taking
placo In the worst weather of tho
year, with tho spring thaw flood
ing many of the bnttlo grounds.
TN the Pacific, wo'ro still bomb-
Ing tho Jap Islands to tho
north of Australia, hitting par
ticularly hard at tho now Jap
base at Wcwak, on tho north
coast of Now Guinea. Wo drop-
fcd 10 tons of explosive there
ast night.
. Kiika is bombed again.
5 American long-rongo heavy
bombers hit the Japs Inst night
01 on Nauru Island, a little ton-mllos-across
coral atoll 87S
nautical miles northeast of
Guadalcanal and 1020 nautical
miles southeast of tho big Jap
base at Truk, (A nautical mllo Is
about one-fifth longer than a
land mile.)
" That gives an Idea of the Im
portance of our airfield on Guad
alcanal and explains why tho Isl
and was fought for so bitterly.
.
TN Washington,, they're putting
A on tho final festivities for Brit
ish Foreign Minister Eden, who
..' (Continued on Pago Three)
Mayor LaGuardia to
Serve With Army,
Says Stephen Early
' WASHINGTON, March 27, (P)
Stephen Early, Whlto House
press secretary, said today that
"all Indications point to service
ft In tho army" for Mayor Florollo
LaGuardia of Now York city.
Early said ho could not con
firm doflnltcly that LaGunrdin's
sorvlco would bo In tho army
branch, but that present lndlcn
v ti.nns poln 10 "lnt'
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FIERCELY- TO-
Fresh' Troops Massed
To Hit Stiffened
Red Defense
By EDDY OILMORE
MOSCOW, March 27 P)
Tho German army, In a desper
ato drive to crack stubborn
soviet defenses on the Donets
river north of Chuguev in the
Ukraino has massed fresh
troops, o big force of artillery
ond a heavy concentration of
air power against tho Russian
lines llicro, it was officially re
ported today.
While the Gcrmani . concen
trated their heaviest power In
this scctoi, Russian vanguards
on the central front again edged
toward Smolensk, little more
than 30 miles away.
Attacks Repulsid
Tho soviet mlddoy communi
que said numerous attacks north
of Chuguev were repulsed.
There fl a 80-mlle stretch of
the twisting D o n e t a river be
tween Chuguev and Belgorod,
whore the Russians aro begin
ning to pound tho Germans.
Slightly north of Chuguev, the
battle line on the river turm
abruptly eastward, then swlngi
north again In an almost
straight line. Thli Is a tough
area to defend because' there li
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Shave, Haircut
Price to Bounce
Here on April 1
Shave and haircut prices will
go up April 1.
This was announced as a re
sult of a meeting of 40 barbers at
tho Labor temple this week,
when an increase was agreed
upon.
Haircuts will Jump from 65 to
78 cents, and shaves from 35 to
50 cents.
Barber shops effected are In
tho Klamath Falls, Merrill, Ma
lin and Tulclako districts. Bly
and Chiloquln were not repre
sented. Andy Meek, who presided at
tho barber meeting Wednesday
night, said the voto for the In
crease was unanimous. Increase
in living costs was given by the
barbers for the up in their
prices.
Ho said action taken this week
by local barbers has nothing to
do -villi tho new ' barbers' law
passed by tho last legislature,
which is not yet effective but
will permit 70 per cent of the
harbors in any given county to
establish minimum prices.
NAZIS DRIVE
CRACK SOVIETS
Andrew A. Ward, Depuiy
Coroner, Dies Suddenly
Andrew Alonzo Ward, 63, for
tho past 10 years a prominent
resident of Klamath Falls and
head of Ward's
funeral home
died at 1:15
o'clock today at
Klamath Valley
hospital. M r.
Ward was
stricken at his
homo on HlghIv
street two hours
beforo his death,
Mr. Word was
born December.
as. iinn in si.
T.niila. Mo., son A. A. Ward
of Foster A. and Caroline Ward.
His father was a pioneer in tho
undertaking business and his
son followed in his footsteps.
Mr. Ward supplemented his
early schooling, received at St.
Louis, with terms at the Mis
souri Academy of Embalming,
and the Louisiana State college.
Ho has followed his profession
in Alexandria, La., Reno, Nov.,
and Orovllle, Calif. Mr. Ward
lived for six years In Orovllle
and nlso operated a funeral
homo in Dunsmulr foi? 14 years
before moving to Klamath Falls
in 1932, purchasing his present
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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President Roosevelt has
named ChesUr C, Davis, above,
president of the federal reserve
bank at St. Louis, as adminis
trator b( lha naw administration
of food production and distri
bution in tne aiparimeni m ag
riculture. JAP STRONGHOLDS
Heavy Damage Done
To, Nip Base on
Nauru
By the Associated Press''
American bombers wlnglni
1,350 miles round trip over the
South Seas have heavily damag
ed the Japanese base on Nauru
island, tho navy announced to
day, while other U. S. and allied
worplanes pounded the enemy
in New Guinea, Burma and the
Aleutian Islands.
It was the first attack on
Nauru, which lies 32 miles be
low the equator and 675 miles
northeast of Guadalcanal.
The navy said the planes
blasted officers' quarters, bar
racks, a wharf and runway, set
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Meat Supply Dowr
Following Buying
Rush in Klamath
Meat was extremely short or
lacking entirely from local
butcher shop showcases Satur
day, following a rush of buying
In advance of meat rationing to
start Monday.
Considerable movement of
meat Into lockers was believed
undorway throughout the week.
' Some developments In the
matter of distribution between
markets wero forecast In some
quarters for early In the forth
coming rationing period.
establishment the. following
year,
Andrew A. Ward and Mar
guerite ' Mable Procter, were
married at Alexandria, La. They
hove two sons, Clarence Procter
of Alhambra, Calif,, and WU
lard, second class pharmacist
mate, US naval hospital, Se
attle. The late Mr.-Ward was af
fllloted with Klamath lodge"tto.
77, AF&AM; Klamath lodgo No.
107, IOOF; Klamath aerlo No.
2000, FOE, and Klamath lodgo
No, 1106, LOOM.He was also
Klamath county deputy coroner
at tho time of his passing, and
member of the Oregon State
Funeral Directors association
and National. Funeral Directors
association.
In addition to his wife and
two sons, Mr. Ward is sur
vived by two grandsons, Clar
enco W. Ward, 3c aerogrepher,
US navy, and James Kent Ward,
Klamath Falls; one granddaugh
ter, Rosemary Ward of Alham
bra, and one sister,' Mrs, Ella
Whltlock of Mt. Vernon, 111.
Funeral services for the well
known Klamath man will be
announced later jjy Ward's.
IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1943
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Demagoguery Born of
Desperation, Cry
Of Bill Author
By FRANCIS LE MAY
WASHINGTON, March 27 (tP)
Rep. Carlson (R-Kas.), author of
a tax bill embracing the Ruml
sklp-a-year plan, told the house
today that its opponents, "hav
ing no real facts upon which to
base their opposition, are re
sorting to pure demagoguery."
"it is simply nonsense," he de
clared, "to say that the govern
ment would be wiping out $10,
000,000,000 of assets if we put
the tax clock ahead. The treas
ury's analogy is wholly false.
Taxpayers owe the government
what the government at any time
chooses to say they owe, it no
more and no less.
: "Congress has the authority
to increase or decrease taxes as
they see fit and forgiveness is
not involved."
' - Big Tax Money
"Carlson's speech opened the
third day. of house debate on
pay-as-you-go tax legislation. He
did not go into a direct reply to
a statement made by Rep. Din-'
gell (D-MichJ yesterday that
Dlngell is convinced republicans
hod "promise of abundant cam
paign funds'" if they; succeeded
in gaining congressional approv
al of the Ruml plan.
' "The treasury," Carlson said,
"will continually without any
break or pause get more money
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Police Charged
With Permitting
Boston Gambling
BOSTON, March 27 (fP)
Seven Boston police officials, in
cluding Commissioner Joseph F.
Timulty and Superintendent Ed
ward W. Fallon, were indicted
today by a special Suffolk coun
ty grand jury on charges of con
spiracy to permit the operation
of gaming houses and the regis
tration of bets.
Timulty appeared before the
grand Jury yesterday as did Dr.
Harry J. Sagansky, now serving
a prison sentence for operating
a $90,000,000 pool. -
Big Names Read
Besides Timulty and Fallon,
those named in ths indictment
which was reported to Chief
Justice John P. Higglns, were:
Deputy Superintendent James
R. ClafliA, Deputy Superinten
dent John M. Anderson, Captain
John A. Dorsey, Captain Ed
ward J. Keating and Sergeant
Arthur Eunson.
The men were arraigned be
fore Chief Justice Higgins. As
the Indictment clerk began to
read the charges contained in
the indictment, Attorney Fran
cis Leahy, counsel for Timulty,
asked that the reading of the
complaint be waived and this
was granted against all the de
fendants. All pleaded innocent.
The seven defendants were
released on $2000 each, personal
recognizance, for trial on Mon
day morning.
Financier's Sons
Will Share Bulk of
J. P. Morgan Fortune
MINEOLA, N. Y March 27,
(P) The two naval officer, sons
of John Plcrpont Morgan will
share tho bulk of the late finan
cier's fortune. '
Under the terms of Morgan's
will filed for probate here yes
terday, Commander Junius Spen
cer Morgan, now on overseas
navy duty and Lieut. Comman
der Henry Sturgls Morgan, U. S.
N. R., will share equally In the
residuary estate.
No estimate of the estate's
size was made. Morgan, who
died at the age of 75 on March
13 In Boca Grande, Fla., pro
vided for his children, nephews
and nieces and also for numer
ous employes.
KANSAN JABS
OPPONENTS OF
M1M
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Greets San
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Arriving at an orange blossom. b-deckd pier, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek paused to greet San
Francisco upon her arrival. At her lid is her nephew, L. K. K'ung (with hat), and surrounding
the distinguished visitor were steel-helmeted California state guardsman. '
Madame Chiang
Sees Post-War
Trade Prospect
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27
Of) Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
envisions post-war trade pros
pects between China and the
United States on a ecale "sq
great thnt . roan's imagination
can hardly compute, "them."
American manufactured, pro
ducts and China's raw materials
and market of 450,000,000 pro
vide a natural setting for exten
sive economic intercourse, she
told a press conference yester
day. The dainty little woman who
aids her generalissimo husband
in guiding the military destinies
of China said emphatically that
"China is not begging 'from any
one." Her nation, she explained,
asks "only what you want from
us perfect understanding and
good-will and help in whatever
way you can, in the same way
you would want us to help you."
Last night she attended a lav
ish b a n q u e t in her honor at
which Mayor Angelo J.. Rossi
presented her with an amethyst,
diamond and ruby brooch set-in
gold and decorated with the fig
ure of a Phoenix.
: . j
FR Veto of Farm
Price Increase
Bill Expected
WASHINGTON, March 27 (IP)
President Roosevelt had the op
portunity today to bolster the
administration's stand against
blanket wage boosts by vetoing
a farm price increase bill.
Most congressfonal leaders ex
pected him to do just that but
the question seemed to be wheth
er he could make such a veto
stick.
Before htm was a measure
unanimously approved in final
form yesterday by the senate. It
would set aside an executive di
rective for deduction of govern
ment benefit payments from par
ity price standards in setting
farm product price ceilings.
With OPA Administrator
Prentiss Brown asserting such a
law would boost food prices an
average of 7 per cent, the way
apparently was open for a brist
ling veto reaffirming the admin
istration's determination to hold
the line against what It terms
inflationary movements. '
British Agents
Dropped in Norway
By Night Parachute
NEW YORK, March 27 (IP) A
Swedish dispatch quoted by the
office of war information today
said 500 British agents and 500
Norwegians have been dropped
into Norway by parachute dur
ing the winter and that "there's
an army, of ghosts now in Nor
way which may one day sud
denly grow up like mushrooms.
"They are living in secret
places nwaiting action," the dis
patch said,
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Shake-Up Seen in Laval's
Vichy Political Alignment
By The Associated Presi
The Berlin radio, nazi-con-
trolled stations in France, and
dispatches to Spanish news
papers have combined in the past
36 hours to indicate a major
shake-up in the Vichy govern
ment of Pierre Laval and politi
caVtaJomwtaJriEtanceV The Berlin radio- announced
dismissal of five of Laval's cabi
net ministers last night in what
it called a harmonious move "in
suring unconditional' support of
the Laval government"' and
which it said was designed to
give the French government a
greater concentration of power.
Drop From Vichy
But the government shake-up
came on the heels of the revela
tion that French diplomats and
Fight Promised
Over Emory Land
Reappointment
WASHINGTON, March 27 (IP)
A drastic difference of opinion
over, the activities of the mari
time commission today promised
to transform a normally routine
senate . confirmation, of an ap
pointment into a five and a half
hour battle over charges of col
lusion and mismanagement.
After delaying for nearly two
weeks a vote on President Roose
velt's nomination of Rear Ad
miral Emory S. Land for another
six-year term as commission
chairman, the. senate agreed to
devote its entire session Tuesday
to a finish-fight. '
In one corner is Senator Aiken
(R-Vt.), who asked an investiga
tion into charges of alleged col
lusion between the commission
and subsidized shipbuilders.
Admiral Honest
' In the other corner is Chair
man Bailey (D-N.C.) of the sen
ate commerce committee which
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Deadline Looms for Meat,
Purchase Except With
WASHINGTON, March 27 (P)
For most Americans, today
marks the deadline for the pur
chase of meats and cheese ex
cept with ration coupons.
And, beginning next week,
red stamps from ration book No.
2 also will be required for the
purchase of canned fish, butter
and other fats and oils, sales of
which are presently frozen. , .
Aimed to equalize distribution
and along with price ceilings
combat black markets, the gov
ernment's ambitious new ration
ing program for those products
is scheduled to start Monday.
Few Sales Tomorrow
A relatively few neighborhood
stores will continue sales tomor
row, but the great majority will
stop regular transactions on ra
tioned goods at closing time to
night. . ,
Some even planned to close to
day because of lack of meat sup
plies.' John H.fKotal, executive
March 38 High 61. Low 43
Precipitation as of March 30, 1343
Straatn yaar to data 13.81
Lait yaar ...........10.08 Normal ............ 8.82
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officials aboard were dropping
away from the Vichy regime in
important numbers.
Chief defection was at Vichy's
largest foreign establishment at
Madrid, where 14 diplomatic
and consular officers resigned
and switched their allegiance to
Geri. Henryi.Glra.ud, French
high commissioner in North and
West Africa.
Baraduo Breaks
It was announced in Algiers
that Pierre Baraduc, French
charge . d'affalrs at Lisbon; had
broken relations with Vichy and
placed himself and his staff un
der orders of Gen. Giraud, but
Baraduc himself denied the re
port in Lisbon.
Some of the resignations from
Laval's official family appeared
recognition of existing facts,
such as those of Admiral Jean
Marie Abrial, navy minister, and
Minister of Colonies Jules
Brevie.
Virtually all the French fleet
Is now either at the bottom of
Toulon harbor, where it was
scuttled by its French, officers
and crews to prevent seizure by
Germany, or is in allied hands.
Most of the important French
colonies are now out of Vichy's
control..
But other changes incident to
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Inquiry Promised
Over Alaskan Oil
WASHINGTON, March 27 (JP)
Representative Poulson (R-Calif .)
says he'll soon Initiate Inquiries
to learn why the navy depart
ment has not developed its 35,
000 square mile petroleum re
serve north of Nome, Alaska.
Both Poulson and Delegate Dl
mond of Alaska told reporters
they believed immediate steps
should be taken to . utilize the
rich oil deposits In the navy
petroleum reserve, not only to
facilitate present military efforts
In that area but to supply oil for
use in Siberia. ,
secretary of the National Associ
ation of Retail Meat Dealers,
said In Chicago that at least 30
per cent of that city's, more than
6000 markets, would be closed
during the day, while Cincinnati
reports indicated a shutdown
there might reach as high as 73
per cent. - -
Meat Rushed In
In meat-starved New York
City, Mayor F. H. LaGuardia
and the regional office of price
administration jointly announc
ed that an emergency shipment
of 1,000,000 pounds of beef for
home consumers- was being
rushed to the city. A substan
tial portion is expected to arrive
by Monday, the mayor said. -
Througho-t the country,
housewives studied the new ra
tion list which includes all beef,
veal, pork, lamb and mutton, as
well as cheese, canned fish, but
ter, margerine and lard. When
sales of these goods is resumed
ALLIES SUSTAIN
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LINEip
First Army Reports
Action Against
Von Arnim I
WITH AMERICAN FORC
ES IN TUNISIA. March 27 (JP)
American forces in central
Tunisia have launched a sur
prise drira toward Fondouk
and first reports . said they :
war making good headway,
' The American' drive north
of Faid pass was begun after
American armor had repulsed
a company of German infan
try which attacked at dawn
east of Maknassy. mora than
100 miles to the south. -
The El Guitar area to the
southwest of Maknassy, re
mained quiet.
By EDWARD KENNEDY
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTH AFRICA, March 27.
(JP) The hard-driving British,
eighth army'f sustained offen
sive against the Mareth line is
getting "satisfactory results" and.
won a further success in a local
attack yesterday in spite of the
nn,t Hptcrmlned. resistance, al
lied headquarters announced to
day. - "!.',
At thm umt time the British'
first army, grouped to contain,
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Anglo-American
Diplomat Confab
Held at Capital
WASHINGTON, March 27, VP)
A British-American conference
M inn rilnlnmatic figures was
scheduled at the White House
today, preceded by a luncheon
meeting between President
Roosevelt and Anthony Eden,
London's foreign secretary,
ctortinff with the luncheon en
gagement,' Eden was Invited to
be a White wouse guesi. over
night ';-.''
Invited to the mid-afternoon
conference besides Eden were
T.nwi Wnlifav. the British ambas
sador; William Strang, under
secretary of foreign affairs ior
Great Britain; Secretary of State
Hull, Undersecretary Welles;
John G. Winant, the ambassador
to London who is home on leave,
and Harry Hopkins, special as
sistant to the president.
The conference' was regarded
by some observers as significant
and possibly highlighting the
discussion Eden has been hold
ing here with the' president and
Hull since his arrival.
Only last night at Annapolis,
Eden told the Maryland house of
delegates at Annapolis and the
American people in general that
while no sudden and sensational
developments were, to flow from,
his. conferences in this country,
there "has been a meeting of
minds between us about the pres
ent and the future that will, we
are sure, bear fruit."
Cheese
Ration Stamps
Monday, each person will be ali
lowed to spend 16 points week
ly. ..Most steaks, butter and
cheese call for eight points a
pound.
' Spud Flow
Price Administrator Prentiss
M. Brown, declared he wanted
to be sure the coupons would be
honored when the program
starts, asked the cooperation of
packers and retailers in speeding
the flow of the rationed supplies
to stores.
Brown said OPA was dis
turbed over reports of heavy pre
rationing purchases.
"There has been an extraordi
nary demand for meat in the
past three days," Brown said yes
terday. The administrator con
ferred with officials of the
American Meat institute and the
National Independent Meat Pack
ers association on problems ex
pected to arise during the first
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DUGH MARETH