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,.,, InlMSSlBiM Ont 5-mlnute blast on sirens and whistles li the signal lor a blackout In Klamath ralla. Anolh.r long blast, during a black out, li a signal lor all-clear. In precau April IS High SS, tow Precipitation aa of April II, lUi Stream year to data ............... 14.M Last year 10.11 Normal t.M ASSOCIATED PRESS tionary parlodi. watch your atraat lights. IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES TRICE FIVK CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1943 Number 9781 0) MXMtlllil ah vim IA m Di Mm . : .' " lie Ii' i mm ii m iimmuJ 1 ii Bl mm By FRANK JENKINS ''TODAY'S dispatches Indicate thot tlie mountain wall pro tccllng tho German armies In Tunis nntl BUerlo nre beginning to crimiblo, No connected story of whnt Ik happening In nvnilnblo ni thin Ik written, but 11 In nn nounced Hint the ullles aro mov ing forward In ALL FIVK SEC TOHS of the Tunisian battlo- Held. pi IE French lire reported thin morning to bo within throe miles of Pont.du Kiiha, which Ilea Id a nc.it of hills nt tho head of a vulley Hint leads directly to Tunis. Tho vulley 1 traversed by highways and a rnllrond Tho French took the hills to tho west end swept DOWN to within point-blnuk ennnon rango of tho town. The Germans still hold the hills to tho east. They also hold tho hills conv rnandlna tho valloy routo to Tunis. "yHE Germans are reported this morning to havo started WITHDRAWING before Patton's Americans, and It Is added that there is no indication as yet ai to how far their retreat will con tinuo. A LLIED headquarters says the " G c r m n ns have r, thrown NEARLY THE LAST of their armored reserves Into a fight to the death with massed allied tanks inbblnn danecrously into the Germnn positions. Alexander's British in the far north and Montgomery's British In the far south aro making pro grcss hill by hill. , CMART co-ordination between w American ((round and air forces Is reported In tho dis patches. In' the mountain country In which our men are operating tanks arc of little value, and so the bombers are called In. At ono point, our troops wore blocked by powerful German cannon and machine gun post' tlons on BOTH sides of a volley through which we had to pass Twenty bombers were sum moned. Twelve of them tackled one hill and tho remaining eight tackled tho other. The Gcr man positions were smashed and the American troops, cheering wildly, pushed on through. nrllESE scattered glimpses paint A a plcluro that looks llko tho beginning of tho end, with tho Germans outnumbered and out' weighed but fighting stubbornly for every Inch. POLITICAL news from Europe Is mixed with the fighting news. Russia severs diplomatic rola tlons with tho Polish govern mont-ln-exilo, charging the Poles with carrying on a hostile props ganda campaign against the sovlots "to please Hitler's tyranny, pecificolly, tho Rus sians say, the Poles are playing with tho Germans In the hope of getting territorial concessions at Russia s exponse, Our stole department In Wash Inglon expresses regret over the break. AT the same time, 11 Is report " ed today that a broak In re lations between the United States, and Finland Is regarded as only a matter of hours. Finland and what Is left of Polnnd are lllllo countries under tho thumb of Germany. We've been getting a bit impaliont with tho Finns. It Is undcrstandablo that the Russians should bo sim ilarly impatient with tho Poles. Wo outsiders, knowing little of the real facts, arc In nn posi tion (o criticise Intelligently, Wo'll do woll to sit tight and await developments. TN the Pacific, four of our fight- er planes tacklo ten Jap bomb ers escorted by 20 Zeros to the north of Guadalcanal. They shoot down flvo Japs, but lose two of their own or HALF their number. ' In China, 25 Jnp planes nre jumped, by half that number of (Continued on Pace Throe) i i hii in i ii n :, T ill: all null I 1 llifil teis Yields Strikes Mushroom As Lewis Ignores Mediation Efforts By Tha Assoclaltd Press Strike reports came from two more sectors of the bituminous coal fields today as John L, Lewis continued to ignore the war labor board s efforts to settle contract disputes affecting his 450, 000 soft coal miners. Tho United Mine Workers' president allowed to expire with out a word from him tho WLB's 8:30 a. m. deadline for submitting T Germany Said Bring 1 ing Strong Pressure On Country STOCKHOLM, April 26 (ID A break In diplomatic relations between the United States and Finland appeared Imminent to day perhaps only a matter of hours as advises from Helsinki Indicated little possibility of a change in Finnish foreign policy which might case the situation. Whilo the Finnish public was reported deeply disturbed by the prospect of a break, Finland's official position was summed up tersely by a source close to the government with these words: "The Americans cannot expect us to tic a nooso around our own nocks." Amarican Desire Tho statement was an obvious referenco to American desires that Finland settle her differenc es with Russia, break her ties with Germany and withdraw from tho war, Germany has been reported bringing strong pressure on Fin- (Continued on Pago Throt) Cafe Prices To Be Frozen in Pacific Staies SEATTLE, April 26 (P) The office of price administration to day announced the freezing of restaurant pnlces In Washington, Oregon and California, effective May 1, to halt rising casts to consumers. Tho order will freeze prices of food and beverages for Immediate consumption in the thrco states at highest charges for the week April 4-10, 1943, Frank E. Manih, recently ap pointed west coast regional OPA administrator who Issued the or der, said the prices established by tho regulation are in accord ance with tho president's order to take action which will stabi lize prices effecting the cost of living. American Fliers Gamble Skill Weather By HAMILTON W. FARON WASHINGTON, April 26 (P) Gambling their navigation skill for a chanco to slow up construc tion of a Japanese alrbaso in the Aleutians, American filers have resumed their bombing raids on enemy installations at Kiska. For two days the United States pilots apparently were carlhbotind because of fog and storms which In the North Pa cific con roar up Into plane- crushing blasts In a matter of minutes, but yesterday the navy disclosed tho raids have started again, Boar Through Storm Despite storms, bombers and fighters took off Saturday to roar down on the rocky island near the end of the Aleutians chain, loosing explosives and strafing enemy positions with machine gun fire. The weather was so bad, how nominations for a labor member of a three-man fact-finding panel Common Sans Previously Chairman William H. Davis had said the board would use its own "common sense" in selecting the panel to represent the public, industry and labor if Lewis continued to disregard tho WLB. He fail ed to appear Saturday for a preliminary session. Meanwhile some 9500 miners wore reported on strike in south western Pennsylvania and south eastern Kentucky, and union officials warned the walkouts might spread because of dissat isfaction among the men over progress of negotiations. Walkout Extends Mines of the Republic Steel (Continued on Page Three) Navy Denies Carrier Sunk 6 German Sub WASHINGTON, April 26 (P) Tho navy denied today German claims that the aircraft carrier Ranger had been torpedoed and sunk in tho North Atlantic, "Neither the ranger or any other United States carrier has been sunk or damaged in any ocean," a navy spokesman said. Tho Berlin radio claimed Sun day night that the ten-year-old aircraft carrier had been sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantio. The broadcast asserted that a submarlno commanded by Lieutenant Commander Von Buclow attacked the carrier which was employed, Berlin said, In guarding a convoy lane across the Atlantic. Launched at Newport News, Va., In 1933, the Ranger was tho first American naval vessel specifically designed as an air craft carrier. Allies Announce Axis War Losses ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, April 26 (P) Allied headquarters an nounced today that the axis lost 68,000 men killed, wounded and taken prisoner from January 1 to April 15. In the same period, It was added, they lost 250 tanks, 3000 vehicles, 425 guns and 34 ships sunk by land-based aircraft alone. to Hamper Japs in Aleutians ever, that the pilots were unable to observe results. Earlier after two days had pnsscci without reports of as saults on Kiska, which had been bombed 113 times since April 1, It was assumed here that the enemy was able to make 48 hours of progress in his dogged construction of an airport. South Pacific Blows Meantime in the South Pacific tho much-bombed Japanese base at Munda, Now Georgia Island, again felt tho blows of Avenger Torpedo bombers, countless dive bombors and Wildcat fighters. The attack, which occurred Sat urday, island time, left one large fire blazing, destroyed a num ber of unidentified buildings and caused a heavy explosion. A day earlier three grounded planes wore set ablaze by Amer ican fighter planes strafing tha West la Flyer First Lieut. Jack D. Llndb, son of Qua Linda of this city, took part In- a successful raid of! : tha North ' African front. (Story on this page). Change in Operation Announced by J, R. Shaw Modoc Pine, an associate com pany of the Shaw Lumber com pany, Monday took over opera tion of tho Ackley Lumber company, it was announced by J. Royal Shaw, president of Shaw Lumber company. For the past three years the Modoc Pine company has been taking the cut of the Ackley mill. With the death of Harry Ackley, Modoc Pine is now tak ing the mill over on a lease and (Continued on Page Three) Strikers at Celanese Plant Return to Jobs NEWARK, N. J., April 26 (P) Less than 48 hours' after a presi dential directive to end a walk out, employes of the Celanese Corporation of . America's plas tics division returned to their jobs this morning. They reentered the plant five hours ahead of the noon dead line set by President Roosevelt in his order to halt a two-week striko or "your government will lake steps to protect the interests of the nation at war." Members of local 12666, dis trict 50, United Mine Workers, voted Saturday night to end the walkout. Regional Director Ed- (Continued on Page Three) Against base 180 miles from Henderson airfield in the Solomons. At the same time Avenger bombers struck tho enemy airfield, and left tho runway pock-marked with bombholcs after knocking out anti-aircraft positions. Other Attacks Other planes launched attacks at Vila on Kolombangara island, not far from Munda, without ob serving results; bombed the Jap anese airbese at Kahili In the Shorttond Island area and bombed and strafed enemy posi tions at Rekata bay, a Santa Isabel island seaplane base. , Some indications were seen In the South Pacific that the recent comparative lull in operations, highlighted in recent days only by news of tho occupation of the Elllco Islands by American forces, might be a prelude to new offensive actions, ' L mm WITH LITTLE French "Hinge" Wins Five Mountains From Nazis LONDON, April 26 (P) A French communique broad cast by tha Algiers radio an nounced today that French forces had driven to a posi tion little mora than three mil os from tha German Tuni sian stronghold at Pont Du Fahs. By WILLIAM B. KINO -ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, April 26 OP) The Germans were report ed in retreat today on the Amer ican-manned northern sector of the Tunisian front, after yield ing mountain strongholds at the southern end of their abbreviat ed west wall with little resist ance and concentrating armored strength, against tank-supported blows by the British first army at their center. Even as a field dispatch said that the Germans had begun withdrawing from positions be fore the second U. S. army corps this morning, headquarters an nounced that the French 19th army corps, serving at the "hinge" between the- British first and eighth armies, had won five mountains without heavy opposition and wiped out a Ger man salient that had poked dan gerously into allied lines. A military spokesman said Col. Gen. Jurgen von Arnim was known definitely to have committed most of his armor to "fight it out" against British tanks which penetrated the nar row plain east of Toubellat, be tween the French and American sectors. Vital Area 'This Is a vital area," the spokesman said. (The possibility of a British break-through in the Goubellat sector, which would slash a path between the Tums-Bizerte area and the axis secondary southern defense line based at Pont Du Fahs, Zaghouan and Bou Ficha may have influenced Von Ar nim to order withdrawals on the (Continued on Page Three) Baby Girl Falls In Live Coals Reaching Toy Little Ruby Estclle Gunn, 2- year-old daughter of Frank Gunn of Weyerhaeuser camp near Be atty, suffered third degree burns of the foot, both knees and hands and second degree burns on the face, when she fell into a bed of hot coals attempting to recover toy. The child was admitted to Klamath Valley hospital Satur day afternoon. The right hand was so badly burned that ampu- (Contlnucd on Page Three) Folkes Dressed in At Penitentiary SALEM, Ore., April 26 (i Robert E. Lee Folkes, convicted negro slayer of Mrs. Martha Vir ginia James In berth lower 13 of a speeding limited train, was dressed in today at the Oregon stote penitentiary where he Is under sentence to die in the lethal gas chamber May 28. Calmly he walked Into the prison with Lieut. Ray Howard of the state police who brought him here from Albany where Circuit Judgo L. G. Lewclling pronounced the . death sentence an hour before, I OPPOSITION Patron Hits Nazi Line Again i ft ir L - Wearing his pearl-handled Patton Jr., is shown in a typical pose as he sits out en an open hillside and watches his U. S. troops: move forward against enemy-held hills on the Tunisia front. Old "Blood and Guts," as his men call him,, may be directing .operations Just like this as his armoured force spearhead a new drive- toward Tunis. Today his troops were rtportad advancing as tha Germans with drew from defenses. .: . . -JS?-1 "'- ' ' U. S. GroWUWHeadi Wounded at funis Outpost WASHINGTON, April 26 () Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair will be incapacitated several weeks as a result of the wounds he re ceived in Tunisia last Frida$, the war department reported' today, adding that he was not critically injured. - . - A detailed report just received from Gen. Dwight D. Eisen.' hower "indicates that he was severely but not critically in jured," the army said, when a shell fragment penetrated his helmet, inflicting a scalp wound. Germans Prod Russ Line; No Big Engagements By EDDY GILMORE -MOSCOW, April 26 (P) Halt ed by heavy counter-attacks in the Kuban delta of the western Caucasus, German forces prod ded at various sectors of the long Russian front today, but there were no reports of important en gagements and the mid-day com munique said nothing of signif icance had occurred. . . Both sides waged active scout ing operations on . almost all fronts and the communique said 100 Germans were killed during a minor action on the Donets river front and 70 more in. a light engagement on the western front! There was scattered artil lery activity. . Apparently the temporary ac tivity west of Rostov had died down as there were no further reports of operations in this area. As far as the news was con cerned this seemed the quietest day of the year. The Russian people, meanwhile, were keep ing posted on the situation created- by .Japanese treatment of the American fliers in their hands. Jap Bombers Back Threat in , Taiheng Hills CHUNGKING,' April 26 (AP) The Japanese used "scores of bombers to back their biggest offensive . in recent months in the Taiheng mountains on the Honan-Shansl border and both sides suffered heavy losses, a Chinese communique said today. Some 40,000 Japanese are try ing to dislodge the Chinese from the north-south range which dominates a long stretch of the Peiplng-Hankow railway. The mountains serve Chiang Kai-Shek's armies as a base of operations against enemy strong holds in Southeast Shansl and North Honan provinces. 'Severe engagements took place at every mountain pass and height as our forces offered stout opposition," the communi que said. y?, OF COMPLICITY WITH GERMANS , f' V ' ' Story About Officer; revolvers, . Lt Gen. George S. Another, fragment caused a se vere shoulder wound, r - - -''' Forward -Post'- . ' . . . "General McNair (commander of all ground forces), was at a 'orward.Tobservatibn; i'.posV; -"In northern Tunisia .observing the attack on., enemy positions by element of an. : American . division,-'- the. department said.,;: ." "This post came under heavy enemy, mortar and artillery fire. The general was struck by- shell fragments,.. one of. which, pene trated his. helmet and inflicted a scalp wound, and another caused a severe, wound on the shoulder. The steel helmet that he was wearing undoubtedly saved his life." .' Evacuated Eisenhower .said ; McNair would - be . evacuated from the front within-the next day or two and probablxiwould return to the Bonds, Tickets Going Fast for Union Smoker i Tickets for union labor's smok er, slated for Friday night in the Klamath Falls armory, were go ing like "hot cakes ' Monday, ac cording to G. C. Tatman, general chairman of labor's drive. , Admission to the smoker will be the purchase of "E" type, or family bonds, with a ?50 bond admitting the holder to a. ring side seat, and $25 bonds for gen eral admission. Sale of "E" bonds, ' the smaller denomina tions, has lagged in labor's drive and it is hoped that the smoker will net well over $25,000. Tickets may be obtained by showing evidence of bond pur chase at the Klamath Billiards, T. B. Watters' office, First Na tional' bank, United States Na tional bank, First Federal Sav ings and Loan offices, and the Labor Temple.- Klamath's Easter Thousands Pray for The khaki ' and blue of the armed forces, mingled with East er finery as thousands flocked to Klamath Falls churches Sun day in observance of the most solemn day in the Christian cal endar. , Without exception, ministers reported their places of worship filled to capacity and in several churches late comers stood dur ing the services as they listened to the story of the resurrection and knelt in prayer for the men of the army, navy and air. Pulpits and altars were bank ed with Easter lilies and green ery and many of these beautiful flowers were moved after the fi nal service into sick rooms and hospital wards. Ministers report ed numerous floral gifts as me Idiii rc nrmiqrn iwwfla II .IMIIIIII.II l Killings Charged As . Propaganda "- MOSCOW, April 28 OP) Sov iet Russia severed relations with the Polish government In exile -yesterday, accusing it of being in league with the Germans in carrying - out. a "hostile cam paign" against- the soviet union in connection with German charges that the Russians had killed 10,000 Polish officers near Smolensk. . Foreign : Commissar Molotov handed the Polish ambassador a bitter note, denouncing the Pol ish government, the news agency Tass reported. It charged tha Poles with carrying on a hostile campaign against the soviet union along the same lines as tha necent German propaganda dia tribe, accusing the Russians of murdering 10,000 Polish offieem near Smolensk. The Russian note flatly charged that tha Germans had killed the Polish officers. ; .. Please Hitler "The - Polish, government, to please Hitler's tyrenny, deals a treacherous blow to the soviet union," Molotovs note : said. "The scrt'wernirfent is aware " that . this , hostile campaign against the soviet , union was un dertaken by the. Polish govern ment in order to exert pressure for the purpose of wresting from it the territorial concessions at the expense of the interests of the soviet Ukraine, soviet Byelo Bussia and soviet Lithuania. . .. , "All these circumstances com pel the soviet government to rec ognize that the government of Poland,, having slid to the path of accord with Hitler's govern ment, actually have discontinued allied relations with the USSR arid adopted, a hostile attitude toward the soviet union. On the strength, of all above, the soviet government has decided to sever relations with the Polish govertt ment. "Please accept, Mr. Ambassa dor, assurances of my high es teem. Molotov." - .' Abnormal Behavior ' The note said the Russian gov ernment "considers the recent behavior -of the Polish govern ment as "entirely abnormal and -(Continued on Page Three) Lt Jack Lindh On "Successful" Sardinia Raid WASHINGTON, April 26 (P) First Lieut. J. D. Llndh of Klamath Falls, Ore., was on a "successful" U S. army air force raid on harbor and dock installations at Port Torres in Sardinia April 18, the war de partment reported last night. A The raid was carried out by B-25 Mitchell medium bombers of the northwest African strate gic air force. Direct hits were (Continued on Page Three) , War-Racked World morials to those who have passed. .-. Attendance this year was greater than In years past, sev eral pastors reported, although others said that despite over flowing pews and extra chairs, none were turned away as in past years. Sermons stressed the resamo tlon of Jesus Christ, but messag-. es also held the strain that peace would soon come to war torn countries and that hatred and ' strife .would be buried by a Christian world which prayed for tolerance of all peoples. PORTLAND, April 26 VP) Services around the clock at the shipyards and a record church (Continued on Page Three)
