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, JlllfJgPljgW l Bi One 5-mlnule blast on sirens and whlitloi li the signal lor a blackout In Klamath Falls. Another long blast, during black out, li a ilgnal lor all-altar. In (.recau tlonary ptrlodi, watch your street lights. Mar 1 High 71, Low iS Precipitation ol Mar 13, 1943 fltratm rar to data .. 18.17 Lait year 11.98 Normal.... 10.60 ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES I'JUCK FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1943 Number 9801 fpfo) an ji j(l 'HMMDIlM 1 !: All Vfttll'l JUKMHAI.V Ml . no mm i Lb Lb Attii HAIDERS SOW DEVASTATION ' IN NAZI-tAND U. S. Flying Fortresses Strike at Kiel Sub Yards LONDON, Miiy 10 (!) Flying Fortresses of tho eighth U, S, iilr forco struck today at tho Gcr mnn submarine yards nt Kiel and-tho power station at Flcns Aniru. -10 miles nwny, li-nvinK Ihclr targets In flames. Six bombers wero lost, It was announced. Tho new, multiple blow In the bulllo of tho Atlantic came while drepenlnu and widening floods added new deviuitntlon to the Eder and Moehno vnlleyn In the wnko of .Sundays RAF dum at tacks. Katiel Flooded Tho Eder floods have reached a point itnmo 80 miles below the breached dam across that river, tho air ministry said, and flood ed many parts of Knssel, muni tions manufacturing town of 2110,000 Inhabitant 35 miles be low. ,,. ,."BoU,-tbo., Eder and Moehno areas present a most mournful spectacle with fields under wa er," the air ministry said, "'Roads and railways havo dis appeared; bridges havo been washed away, and buildings ran be seen sticklnii above tho flood." Big Breach Among tho towns which have been flooded by waters pouring (Continued on Pago Two) Grade School Pupils Happy Vacation Near Classes wero over for hun dreds of Klamath Falls grade school children this Wednesday afternoon and while small pco plo looked forward to three monlhs of play, older boys and ' 'girls hoped to find somo sort of Employment to help out In tho war effort. There will bo no school Thurs day, but a general trek to class rooms is scheduled for Friday at 1 p. m. when report cards will bo Issued. This pertains to tho seven city Institutions. At tho Junior high school, eighth graders will devote Thurs day to practicing for their first commencement exercises to be held that night. A special bus schedule- has been set up for grade school as well as high school people to take care of Friday's program, Superintendent A. L. Gralapp stated. High school students were dismissed Wednesday afternoon to lako pnrt In tho "African Vic tory" day parade. -County schools ended sched ules last week, Hope for Freedom From Want Blends With Realism as Food Parley Opens HOT SPRINGS, Va May 19 01') A broad, seven-point tenta tive schedule of objectives aimed al creating a world free from want has been drafted by the United States delegation to the United Nations food conference, It was learned authoritatively to day, HOT SPRINGS, Va May 19 (!') Tho United Nations food conference, called to cxploro pathways to a world frco from A'lint, settled down to lis task to "ay In an atmosphere of mingled far-reaching hope and cautious realism, Tho keynote of faith In ulti mate achievement of world free dom from want was sounded In A message from President Roose velt read to tho conference's Drive'finches-Nibs Winner :'V '' "" ' " " v I Kcnncll-Ellls Elian O'Keefe, Sacrod Heart academy eighth-grader, walked off with state honors in the American Legion and auxiliary Amerlcanltm contest, according to Portland Judgei. Will Rogers, Gene Cox Nurse Injured Feelings WASHINGTON! May J0 Wfrl Rop. Gone Cox, fiery Georgian, and Rep. Will Rogers, Jr., son of the late humorist, nursed In jured feelings but no bruises today In calm contrast to their quarrel on tho house floor yes terday. Colleagues Intervened yester day lo avert threatened fisticuffs when Cox, walking over to where Rogers was sitting, quoted him as saying in a radio address that ho had accepted a bribe, and demanded an apology. Obviously angry, tho Georgian threw his arms around the Call fornlau's head whllo both were still scaled. Other nearby repre sentatives at this point stepped In to hold both men by tho arms. Cox, a fuw minutes later, left tho chamber. "Tho young fellow," said Cox to newsmen, "said over tho radio that I took a bribe. Nobody can take anything Ilka that. I didn't lake a poke at him, but I mussed him up. It didn't amount to anything." Chinese Wounded Machine-Gunned CHUNGKING, May 19 OP) Many wounded and defcasoloss Chinese soldiers aboard boats flying tho Red Cross havo been "brutally slaughtered" by the Japanese on Lake Tungting In northern Hunan province, the Chinese. Central News agency said today, Tho attacks occurred on May 8 and 0, tho news agency said, when Japancso aboard launches machlno-gunncd the boats, sink ing several of them, formal opening session last night vigorously affirming that tho world owes overy man his dally bread. Adequate Nutrition "Society must meet in full," tho president said, "its obligation to make available to all its mem bers at least tho minimum ade quate nutrition." Tills confident nolo was echoed In tho opening address of Judge Marvin Jones, head of tho United Slates delegation who was olool- ed permanent chairman by tho 45 assembled delegations. Jones appealed for global economic and political collaboration to make tho next 100 years "tho people's century." Chance to Work "What humanity wants," ho said, "Is not charity, but a free Enemy Falls Sack in Least Dftch Stand WASHINGTON, May 19 (AP) Amcricun pincers have closed their trap around Japanese positions on Attu island, the navy reported today, and at least a part of tho enemy troops are in retreat toward a last ditch stand. The main enemy position on Attu island, Secretary Knox reported to a press conference yesterday, is at the southern end of Holt', bay. A subordinate position is held by tho Japanese at Chichagof harbor which lies to the northeast of the H'ollz bay position and between five and Inn mitnn iiivnv Junction Noted The Junction of American forces in the heights southeast of Holtz bay place tho Japanese in a position where they are fighting with their backs to sea and havo no choice except to make a stand either at Holtz bay or Chichagof harbor. Tho fact that American troops now hold these heights suggests, although battle reports so far have not indicated it, that the Japanese arc in an untenable position there and may bo com pelled to withdraw. Chichagof Retreat The only place to which they could then fall back, so far as is known -here,' would, .b& .CJii. chagof harbor. To prevent their becoming too strongly on tronched there It seemed likely that at least a part of the Mas sacre bay force would strike out In that direction in pursuit of the fleeing troops from the pass. , American forces throughout the Pacific area braced for a possible Japanese countcrstroke (Continued on Page Two) American Use of Russian Bases Brings Warning NEW YORK, May 19 OP) CBS quoted the British radio as reporting today that tho Tokyo radio had warned soviet Russia against placing Siberian bases at tho disposal of the .United States. CBS gave tho following as the text of a London Polish-language broadcast directed to Europe: "As the result of American advances on Attu Island the Jap anese are showing anxiety over the fate of their towns which are liable to be bombed, they have warned the Soviets against giving their Siberian bases for the use of the Americans, "In a program directed to In dia and Burma, radio Tokyo ex pressed the following threats toward Russia: At present the relations between Japan and Russia aro on tho basis of neu trality. But if in tho future Rus sia ever puts her Siberian bases at the disposal of the United States the Japancso army will resort to a blltzkrclg and will deal the heaviest blows Russia has over known." opportunity the chance to work and help to build." Jones climaxed his address with a plcturo of the world frco from want toward which tho na tions must strive, a better day when "rotting surpluses are translated into food for hungry mouths," when the farmer "can plough his fields without fear" and "the hand of tho good neigh bor rather than the mailed fist has been extended across the world." Chinese Note Tho note of caution's 'realism was sounded In the address of Chairman P. W. Kuo of tho Chi nese delegation, speaking for tho foreign delegates. Kuo stressed tho magnitude of tho problems confronting tho (Continued on Page Two) T OF 930 German Planes Destroyed in '' One Week By EDDY GILMORE MOSCOW,. May 19 P) The telline blows dealt German air and , supply bases J 'duringjihOfl' past threo weeks by soviet, air men were reflected today In a front-line dispatch to Red Star, army newspaper, which said: "The Germans have begun to shift their air forces from Cri mean airdromes to reinforce their exhausted air forces." There was no elaboration in Red Star, but the Russians an nounced officially that they had destroyed or damaged 930 enemy planes in the week May 2-8, and had destroyed 370 planes from May 9 to May 15. Ineffective Russian pilots havo downed 25 German planes over the front lines in the past three days, and German planes have attempted to raid Russian com munications behind the Svesk front but their bombing has been ineffective, a dispatch said. Land fighting has failed to keep step with the bitter aerial warfare although renewed ac tivity was reported from the Kuoan and Lisichansk areas. Northeast of Novorossisk in the Kuban, where the Germans have been counter-attacking for days in attempts to drive red troops from the city's inner de fenses, the nazis lost a hundred dead in a futile attack last night. Fighting continued in the lower reaches of the Kuban river also, where Germans in rowboats attempted a crossing but lost four boats. References to the lower reaches of the Ku ban meant the Russians were close to the Kerch strait. Near Lislchansk on the Don (Contlnund on Pago Two) State Closes Case in Baby Smothering Trial MEDFORD, Ore., May 19 (iP) Tho state closed Us case today in tho first degree murder trial of Sgt. Bernard J. Lotka, 23, Cleve land, O., charged with smother ing his 10-weeks-old son in a Medford auto camp cabin the night of April 1. Duke Expects Long War Before Victory WASHINGTON, May 19 ffl Tho Duke of Windsor expressed belief today that the United Nations still havo a long road to travel before ultimate defeat of the axis. Ho was asked his Impression of the progress of the war as he left a half hour conference with Secretary of State Cor- doll Hull. "Wo can take heart from our success in tho African cam paign," tho duke told reporters, 'but I am afraid we still have a long road to travel and that we must not be too optimistic." tegnMt;-W8 ft ' ''&::?9!XXt.::''J;Z".'?i" ' v r i f r "''.' hupphi r rrrt ('.'! CZT- .-Z -i - ' v $ 4yJ L'''' -rm -J" t-.'l ' - ! fIIiiiit '0 lm $ iff? tiff"281-n -i ,.-i. i ,,. Here are the winners of Klamath's tin can drive: left to right, Nancy Edwards, Fairriew; Vin cent Carter, Fairriew; Carmel Finnigan. Sacred Heart academy.' Nancy won She right to enter the state contest as the girl winner from the school having the most cans per student. Vincent i the boy winner from his school and also the city winner in the boys' class. Carmel holds the distinction of being the girl to bring in the greatest number of cans in the city in her division. Worried Nippos Send Big Air Force Over Little Wau ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, May 19 (P) Indicating alarm over the allied ground menace to New Guinea's Huon gulf, the Japanese have sent 102 planes since Saturday against the little mountain, town of Wau, nearest allied supply and air-base to the scene of the junpilb.iightinfr.-- Wau is only 35 miles south west of Salamaua, important Japanese air and shipping base on the gulf toward which the al lies have been infiltrating from the south since the conquest of the Papuan peninsula. From it over a jungle track move men and supplies to the Mubo area, 12 miles from Salamaua. The Election Will Pick Successor For Englebrighi Selection of a successor to Congressman Harry Englebright of the nearby second California district, who died a few days ago, will come through a spec ial election which Governor Earl Warren is expected to call after the Englebright funeral at Grass Valley, Calif., on Friday. Tho election cannot be held until at least 65 days after the call by Governor Warren. Candidates will run as inde pendents, not by parties, - and to qualify a candidate needs 3349 signatures on his petition. There are no announced can didates as yet but among those mentioned in political circles as possibilities are Mrs. Grace Englebright, widow of the late congressman; State Senator Her- rold L. Scawell, Rosevillc; Su perior Judge Andrew Pierovich, Amador county; Frank Finne gan, Grass Valley, who is in officers' training; Mrs. Gertrude Clark, Sutter Creek; R. R. Hen derson of Lone Pine, Inyo coun ty. Mentioned from nearby coun ties are Senators Ranolph Col lier, Siskiyou county, and Har old Powers of Modoc county. Baseball NATIONAL R. H. E. Cincinnati 2 12 0 New York 3 5 0 Vandermecr, H e u s s e r (5), Shoun (6), and Mueller; Lohr man, Mungo (9) and Lombardi. R. H. E. St. Louis 3 9 0 Brooklyn 2 6 . 0 Lanier, Brcchocn (7) and W. Cooper; Macon, Webber (8) and i Owen. , v R. H. E. Pittsburgh 1 9 0 Boston 2 8 0 Rcsigno and Baker; Andrews and Kluttz. COAST ! . . R. H. E. Hollywood 4 9 2 Los Angeles 10 15 4 Thomas, McLaughlin (7) and Younkers; Gehrman and Land. Tin Can Kids mwiirin mi i- Japanese hold Mubo and its air field but allied troops look down on it from nearby ridge tops. Bombs Dropped Yesterday, 25-bomb carrying Zeros came over Wau' at . 15,000 to 18,000 feet, dropped 18 bombs, then swept down through bursts ot'hti-aircraft fixe td-machine-g8n'lnstallaUons:,V Today's com munique admitted some damage, but there were no casualties. Other damage..: was caused Monday by 43 raiders. Last Sat urday, 34 planes struck at Wau at the same time that 64 others attacked the allies most ad vanced position at Bobdubi. only five miles from Salamaua. At that time, Japanese ground troops opened an attempt to drive the allies out of Bobdubi. There has been no further news of that action but Japanese air action against Wau indicates the allied ground pressure still is felt and the bombings of Wau are intended to ease it But dam age for the three raids is summed up at headquarters as slight. There was no allied air intercep tion. "African Victory Day" Observed In Klamaih Klamath Falls observed "Afri can Victory" day . Wednesday when a parade was made up of - patriotic organizations, serv ice men and mobile units. The line of march, from The Herald and News corner the length of Main street, was wit nessed by hundreds who stood on curbings and with hats off as the colors went by. In the parade were four visiting marines, guests of the Com mandos and marching with that unit, "the US navy recruiting cruiser, several visiting WAVES here- on recruiting . duty, Pep (Continued on Page Two) Soldier Gets Award For Removing Fuses From Burning Plane MOSES LAKE, Wash.,' May 19 (P) For "voluntarily and alone" removing , fuses from bombs in a burning and loaded-for-actlon plane, Staff Sgt. Rob ert Schnurr of Pittsburgh was awarded the Soldiers medal for valor yesterday by Col. Charles B. Westover. Fighter Planes Blast Jap Ship AN ADVANCED SOUTH PACIFIC BASE, OP) Six Amer ican fighter planes, in a recent attack on a Japanese destroyer, shot the vessel's bridge into ruin, touched off fires along the full length of the ship and left It dead in the water. The report by South Pacific forco headquarters on the action supplies new evidence of tho effectiveness of American fighter ,plancs against small warships. COJL FIGHT RESTS UMW Acceptance of Report Next -', Question WASHINGTON, May 19 OP) The nation s. soft coal wage dis pute today rested in the hands of a three-man fact-finding panel of the. war labor board..- . - The panel's report is due some time this week. It. will be. fol lowed by a full labor board deci sion in the case before May 31, expiration date of the extended truce under which, the Industry has been operating without a contract since a nationwide weekend work stoppage the first of this month. Question Fops Again . Then, once again, the question will be whether John L. Lewis and his United ; Mine . Workers will accept the board's ruling. There was no sign early today that the UMW president had altered his stand against the board which he termed- preju diced despite the -administration's reiteration last night that the dispute was strictly under WLB jurisdiction. The miners seek $2-a-day basic wage in crease, underground, travel pay and other concessions in a new contract. . The UMW has consistently de clined to be represented on the panel, or to attempt pleading its case before it. i Interior Secretary Ickes, act ing in his capacity as fuels ad ministrator and boss of the government-operated coal mines, last night told Lewis in a letter that any contract settling the dis pute "must have the approval of the war labor board. When word of the letter (Continued on Page Two) Thousands Abandon Homes As Floods Wash Midwest INDIANAPOLIS, May 19 (P) Additional troops were ordered into flood-washed areas of In diana today as a third of the state struggled against the high est waters in, three decades. An other drowning Was ' reported, bringing the death list to five. At least 10,000 persons were homeless in 20 counties. Lodge halls, schools, churches and other buildings were converted into dormitories for them. Dam age to crops and property mounted. M. P.'s Out Three hundred military police were sent from Fort Harrison, near Indianapolis, to the flood isolated city of Peru, in north central Indiana; 400 to Terre Haute, where 4000 persons were evacuated last night after the breaking of' a levee, and 200 to Washington, Ind., where oth er levees were threatened. : Levees of quivering earth which had restrained swollen IE BY IE L Prime Minister Says .'Hitler Will Not Succeed",' By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, May 19 Prime 'Minister Churchill pledg ed Britain today to fight "side by side" with America until Japan is finished. And, without disclosing when the joint drive might come, ha said that "the cities and other munitions centers of Japan" should rock "at the earliest moment" to the blasts of "our joint air power." Before a cheering joint ses sion , of congress, he disclosed also that he and President Roosevelt hope to meet soon with Premier Stalin of Russia and Generalissimo Chiang o( China. Mo Tim Limit When the finish fight again;. Japan will begin rolling or when the leaders of the great allied nations will get together to plot for the destruction also of Germany and Italy he did not disclose. , .y - With many , of the United l Nations , men of war and of diplomacy looking on and join ing the cheers that rang through, the .-crowded j house 0chamberj ChUTirrnFffedlcted a" third 'and supreme gamble by "Corporal Hitler" to try to knock Russia out.i (. ,r '. i ! . : i --. ..... Thereupon he iutted his heavr jaw-and said: - - - "He will not succeed." The master minds in Berlin and Rome, Churchill recounted. onunuea on .rage Two) Axis Tunisian Loss Estimated; Pantelleria Hit By NOLAND NORGAARD ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, May 19 (P) Total German and Italian li sses in the Tunisian campaign from the smashing of the Mareth line to the overcoming of the last axis resistance in North Africa were 324,000 men, including an esti mated 30,000 killed, 27,000 se riously wounded and 267,000 captured, it was announced of-, f icially today. - Simultaneously with the dis closure that nearly a third of a, million enemy troops were put out of action in the final stages of the North African campaign t-arne the announcement of the heaviest raid yet on the Italian island of Pantelleria, only 45 miles from Cap Bon in Tunisia, carried out by U. S. air forces. Flying Fortresses smashed at the same time at the important Sicilian base of Trapani, blow ing up a ship in the harbor and covering docks and the railway, yard with bomb bursts. riv?rs under reinforcement of sandbags burst in four places last night. At a breach near Terre Haute civilians recruited to lay sandbags left automobiles stranded before the sudden de luge of the Wabash, river water and fled on foot. Families Evacuated The coast guard and army have evacuated hundreds of families in St. Charles, Mo., where observers estimate tho; Missouri river stage will reach 36.3 feet before Saturday, the highest since 1903 and sufficient to inundate 90,000 acres. Some army engineers expected the crest to exceed. the 1844 record of 40.1 feet. Special highway trailers worn to bring lifeboats from Lake Michigan and army engineers Increased river patrols BO per cent to 250 men. Col. Malcolm Elliott of the army engineers predicted "a major flood in the lower Missouri basin." FIGHT TO AXIS PLEDGED