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Hope Held for Some
Banks Along
Mississippi
By Tha Aiioclatad Praia
An urmy engineers' officer
expressed confidence today Unit
omo levee nlunii the Mississlp
pi river between St. Lou In unci
Cape Girardeau, Mo., could be
held ogaiii.il rilng flood waters,
wlillo emergency clvilimi and
inllitury crews fought climbing
river cret over a wide arcu of
the middle weal.
Vern Alexander, regional hy
drologic oiiKlneor nt Kanai
Clly'a weather bureau, nfter
completing n tour of the Mis
souri and Oklahoma flood
areas, mild ho believed all Mis
aixippi levees between St. Louis
and Capo tilrurdemi might bo
"wiped out." The levees protect
thousands of acre of rich farm
, lands.
Lava Toppad
Lt. Col. J. A. Adams. St.
Louis deputy district army en
gineer, disagreed, however, with
Alexander's opinion. "From
predicted singes," Adams said,
"I don't think It's truo" thnl the
lovecs will break down. "How
ever, we're prctly sure we can
not bold somo of them becuuso
they'll bo topped."
Adoma declined, for security
r anna lit numo thosa ha
thought would hot hold".' .
Alexander predicted that the
levees at St. Louis and East St.
f I. til ...III I.mM nllltnttifh
III., Will MV.W, ...
h said ho believed by Satur
day or Sunday the crest at St.
Louis will reach 37 H feet which
would be Just six Inches under
tho second all-time peak, the
30-foot level of 1003, when dis
astrous floods occurred. Tho St.
Louis weather bureau said tho
stage yesterday was 32.0 feet, a
rise of 2.7 feet In the last 24
hours, and predicted a rlso of
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Heavy Bombers
Drop Loads on
Nippos in Burma
NEW DELHI, India. May 20
(P) Heavy and medium bomb
ers of the tenth United States
i . .) i n.nn in
till lurt-u MlUJJi:u IIIWIU ,,ll.tl l.u
Ions of bombs on Jupancso In
stallations In Burma yestcrduy,
marking tho second day In suc
cession that It had broken Its
record for wolght of bombs
showered thcro.
A communique tonight said a
lurgo formation of B-25 Mitchells
bombed tho Lonywa workshops,
between Chunk and Yunagyat,
starting two hugo fires.
Another flight of Mitchells at
tacked Singu and scored hits
"which destroyed workshops and
other large buildings,", tho war
bulletin said.
Two formations of B-24 Liber
ators smashed nt enemy Instal
lations at Magwo with more than
B0 tons of bombs.
. "Bombs of tho first flight
started three hugo fires visible 80
'miles away," tho communique
said. "Tho second flight con
firmed extensive damage was
caused by tho loading flight.
Medium and largo caliber bombs
of tho second flight started four
other largo fires, with smoke
rising more than two miles in
the air.
Still another flight of heavy
bombers attacked the Pudaukkan
oil fields 25 miles southeast of
Magwo.
Decline of Dairy
Production Seen
CHICAGO, May 20 (P) John
Brandt, Minneapolis dairy pro
ducts executive, predicted today
dairy production would decline
oy many million pouncis ociow
national estimates before tho end
of 1043.
Tho decrease, ho snld, already
Is in evidence In tho cast and on
the west coast and will become
more notlceablo because of tho
combination of a difficult labor
problem and high feed costs.
CREWS FIGH
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Where U. S. Forces Struck ar Attu
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Abraham Bay
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Boy
ATTU
Arrows Indicate whirl U. S. forcas landed on Attu island in
their original attack. Main landings, th navy said, war effected
at Holts bay and Meniere bay. Th navy alto said th American
forcs had tabllihad positions on th island but wr stub
bornly oppoitd.
T"
Mosquito Bombers Sting
Berlin in Night Attm
May 20 OP) Far-isumo sort of raid a swift stauT
LONDON, May 20 (A1) Far-
ranging and speedy Mosquito
bombers of tho Royal Air Force
carried the continuing allied air
offensive to Berlin Itself again
last night, the British announced
today. v.-! j V.
The RAF raid on Berlin con
stituted the fourth attack on tho
capital of the relch within a
week and came only a fow hours
after American Flying Fortresses
had smashed Into Germany to
blast submarine and shipbuild
ing yards at Kiel and Flcnsburg.
Remits Quieted
Results of ' the , British over
night raid were not announced
Immediately, an - air ministry
communlqiio taying merely that
target In Berlin wars attacked.
All the bomber returned.
Last night's attack on Berlin
had tho character of repayment
In kind for the series of German
air force attacks on the London
area. It apparently was the
Invasion Scare
Postpones Axis
Summer Offense
By FRANK J. O'BRIEN
ANKARA, Turkey, May 20
OP)' Travelers recently re
turned from Europe reported
today that thcro arc Indications
tho Germans may forego their
oxpected Russian offensive this
summer in order to keep large
reserves of men and equipment
ready for quick movement to
tho west or south In event of
an allied Invasion.
At present, theso sources said,
the Germans appear more con
cerned over tho possibility of
an allied thrust through the
Balkans than an attack on their
Atlantic wall, and consequently
aro speeding defense prepara
tions In southeastern Europe.
Reports from tho Balkans de
clared that whllo tho axis de
fenses there are not complete
the allies nevertheless would
find them a tough but not im
possible nut to crack.
Rumors concerning allied
plans for a Balkan invasion
most of them apporently ill
founded aro rlfo In Turkey,
and there is considerable spec
ulation as to what tho summer
may bring forth,
Tillotson Warns KUHS Graduates of
Responsibilities on Day of Victory
America must generate the
moral forces to control and prop
erly direct tho Immense power
this nation will havo on the day
of victory, Mitchell , Tillotson,
Klamath banker, told tho gradu
ation class of Klamath Union
high school Wednesday evening.
Tillotson spoko at tho annual
commencement exercises before
an audience of students and par
ents and friends of tho graduates
which packed Pelican court.
Climax of the evening came
when 208 seniors marched to the
platform and received diplomas
from the hands of M. S. West,
school board chairman.
Great Tst
Tho Klamath banker warned
tha graduates that they must do
their individual part to bring
mankind, through the great test
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by high-flying fast planes.
Berlin has not had a cascade
raid from heavy bombers since
March 20.
Day Raid
Taking up where night. raiders
left off, large formation of al
lied' plane swarmed- over the
channel by daylight today In the
direction -' of northern France.
They flew so high it was impos
sible to tell whether they were
fighters or bombers.
German planes, meanwhile, ap
proached a south coast town' but
wero driven out to sea by an
anti-aircraft barrage before they
were able to drop their bombs.1
.. Itsl-Fince Hit wi-
In' night operations extending
along the coast of Europe from
The Netherlands to southern
France, RAF Whirlwind bombers
attacked enemy air bases at Poix,
Amines-Glisy and Crccy en Pcn
thleu and raided rail targets at
Gamachcs and Eu.
Speedy Mosquitos strafed a
concentration of barges in the
Ghent area and shot up a Tangcr
brugge factory, while Bcaufight
ers set off a terrific explosion
on five barges In the Lys river
and shot up three trains near
Polsy, Sens and Bonnlcre.
Tho American Flying Fortress
units recently reinforced, touch
ed off destructive and fast-spreading
flames at Kiel and Flensburg
in one of the greatest fire-bombing
operations carried out by
U. S. airmen.
Tons of thousands of incendiar
ies were showered over the two
targets, and a headquarters an
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Lotka Trial for
Baby Smothering
Ready for Jury
MEDFORD. Ore., May 20 OP)
Tho trial of Sgt. Bernard J.
Lotka, 23, Cleveland, on a first
degree murder charge, will go
to the jury late today following
closing arguments by the prose
cution and Circuit Judge H. K.
Hanna's instructions.
This became apparent this
morning as the prosecution's
opening argument and tho de
fense's final argument were com
pleted. .
Lotka Is charged In the indlct
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of its moral fibre in the period
lying ahead.
"Looking into the future," ho
said, "we find our greatest-responsibility
will como on the day
of victory." ' . ' .
"Fow nations," Tillotson slat
ed, "havo used their power wise
ly. Wo havo been In the 20th
century of science, and tho 17th
century of human relations."
Ho told the seniors that "wo
must learn to live together, for
God has no favorites among na
tions." Urges Rtitralnt
Ho urged "wisdom, toleranco
and restraint in. our rotations
with our fellows, wherever dis
persed on tho face of tho earth,"
Discussing conditions expected
after tho war, tho banker said
that the United Stales will prob
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flETURN
TO AFL STUNS
Act Seen as Desire
For Unified
Movement
By JOSEPH A. LOFTUS
WASHINGTON, May 20 OP)
John L, Lewis' return to the
doorstep of the American Fed
eration of Labor stunned all but
a few Insiders in labor circles
today and left them groping for
an explanation.
The unpredictable president
of the United Mine Workers,
who defied the AFL in 1935
and was suspended for organ-
- ''!
ng the . rival CIO, formally
octttioncd in behalf of tho min-
for readmisslon. An AFL
tcmcnt yesterday said the ap
plication was "welcomed" and
was being considered in "an
orderly and sympathetic way."
No Comment.
Lewis withheld comment at
his New - York hotel but his
friends said his action was evi
dence of his desire for a uni
fied labor movement. Critics
doubted if that told, the whole
Story. Many believed he made
the jump because he ' had no
other place to go, while still
seeking .the top spot in the
American labor movement.'.
When Lewis lost-control of
the CIO and left lt last year
he virtually burned .His bridges
behind, him. He tried a third
movement under th banner of
District 80, .a- catch-all unit of
the UMW. The results were
less than spectacular.
As the leader ot '' ' single
union, the United Mine Work
ers, his influence In politics has
its limitations. By rejoining a
federation of unions . whose
membership soon may aggregate
7,000,000, he could be seeking
a potent " alliance In political
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Senate Finance
Head Issues Tax
Bill Ultimatum
WASHINGTON. May 20 0P
A conference committed seeking
to end house differences in the
current collection tax bill wound
up a three-hour session today on
an optimistic note with Chairman
George (D-Ga.) predicting some
action may bo forthcoming to
morrow. WASHINGTON, May 20 OP)
In' what amounts to an ultima
tum. Chairman George (D-Ga.)
of the senate finance committee
said today that unless a joint
senate-house conference group
can agree within three days on
a compromise bill he will be
ready to abandon pay-as-you-go
tax legislation this session..
Little hope for an agreement
was left when Republican Lead
er Martin (Mass.) of the house
announced he was flatly opposed
to a compromise and would in
sist on adoption of the modified
Ruml skip-a-year plan.
The conferees met early today
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ably find itself with a national
debt greater than Its assets. But
he pointed out there wilt be an
unprecedented skilled labor res
ervoir, and enormous national
resources still to be developed
and used. , . v
Aiium Dutlu
The commencement speaker
emphasized that "from this day
onward" the high school gradu
ates must assume the. full duties
of adult citizenship, and he re
minded them that "governments
arise out of the people or over
the people." Government, he
said, sickens with the weakness
of the people.
Traditional event of gradua
tion was the presentation' ot
various awards to sonlors, under
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African Based
r : Smash at Axis Air Power
By NOLAND NORGAARD
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS TN
NORTH AFRICA, May 20 OP)
Allied fighters and bombers,-in
mighty smashes at axis air
power, destroyed 73 planes yes
terday in the greatest aerial blow
they have inflicted since the col
lapse of the German ground
forces In North Africa, it was
announced todayV -
Twenty-nine planes were shot
down in fierce dog fights off
Sicily and Sardinia in an area
where the German and Italian
air forces have concentrated hun
dreds of aircraft in an attempt
to stem the great and continuing
allied onslaught and -at least 44
others were destroyed on -the
ground.
Entmy Has Planet
For the first time ' since the
fall of Tunisia enemy 'aircraft
rose in large numbers to chal
lenge allied domination of the
skies over Sardinia and Sicily
and their squadrons were ripped
to pieces in what official sources
described as "several long and
grueling dog fights.
Fifty axis fighters jumped
United States Flying Fortresses,
which bombed the Milo air field
near Trapani, Sicily, and more
than 30 fighters attacked-United
States Marauders and Warhawks
Council Studies
War Plans With
Churchill, FDR
WASHINGTON, May 20 OP)
Members of the Pacific war
council, meeting with President
Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill and Prime Minister
Mackenzie King of Canada, sur
veyed ' the war picture today
but none would say whether
they received a good idea about
future plans for the Pacific.
The prime minister's atten
dance at the meeting under
scored his statement to congress
yesterday that Britain means
to stay in the war until Japan
Is conquered and her war in
dustries and cities reduced to
ashes. s
Asked as ho left tho White
House whether there was any
special look into tho future, the
British ambassador, Lord Hall
fax, replied:
"The past, present and future
were all examined. It was real
ly a general review of tho whole
situation, with the advantago of
Prime Minister Churchill and
Prime Minister King being
there to have a wider look
around than we. always have."
Commandos Honor Visiting Marines
ill' 4
island navy base who saw action in the Solomon islands, this
i : rr; ; r. ,, i -.'
Fighters
when the Americans bombed
Monserrato, Elmas air field and
the harbor of Cagliari, in south
ern Sardinia. . - t
-Four Lost - "
Four . American planes . were
lost in all these operations. '
- Thirty-seven of the axis planes
destroyed on the. ground were
on the Milo field. at. Milas .air
field, in central Sardinia, Mitch
ells scored direct hits on at least
six grounded planes and at Vil-
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State Police to .
Check Motorists
For Speeding -
Motorists who exceed the 35
milo wartime . speed will be
"clocked" by Oregon state po
lice" in a program to ' prevent
tire. abuse, according to Ed Os
tendorf, district manager of the
OPA.
Ostendorf said an agreement
has "been worked out with Sup
erintendent. Charles P. Pray of
the state police. State enforce
ment officers will begin "clock
ing" speeding motorists and will
report details of the violations
to state police headquarters at
Salem.' There names of regis
tered owners Will be verified
and reported to the OPA dis
trict office.
State police officers here said
they had received no ' special
instructions as ' yet on the pro
gram outlined by Ostendorf.
Ostendorf pointed out that
speeding constitutes a serious
abuse of tires and enforcement
of the 35-mllc speed is essential
to rubber conservation.' .
Baseball
, . NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H. E.
St. Louis : 2 7 . 1
Brooklyn 88 0
M. Cooper and W. Cooper;
Melton and Owen,
(First game) R. H. E.
Chicago 0 4 1
Philadelphia 3 9 0
Leo, Wyse (8) and Hernandez;
Fuchs and Livingston.
(Second game) R. H; E.
Chicago ; , 0 '4 2
Philadelphia 2 4 2
Barrett, Prim ,(8) and Todd;
Gerhauser and Paddcn.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R. H. ' E.
Boston 2 7 0
Cleveland 1 7-1
Judd and Peacock; Salveson,
Reynolds (6) and Rosar. .
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Constant Air, Land
Action. Along .
i Russ Front
By EDDY GILMORE
MOSCOW, May 20 IP) New
German ; counterattacks In the
Kuban valley, fed by fresh re
serves of men and tanks, , have
been smashed by red army ar
tillery and planes, the Russians
announced today, with heavy
losses inflicted on the nazis as
they made their second unsuc
cessful effort in two days to cross
a river in the Kuban delta.
There was constant air and
land action all along the Russian-German
front .from, the
Karelian Isthmus north of Len
ingrad, where the Finns were re
ported to have manned their for
ward lines with more heavy
guns, to the arc northeast of
Novorossisk, where the Germans
still held their positions in the
Black Sea 'port.
(There was no confirmation
from Russian sources of claims
voiced, by the German radio that
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Roosevelt Asks Boost in
Army Funds to 72 Billion
WASHINGTON, May 20 OP)
President Roosevelt asked con
gress today to make available
nearly $72,000,000,000 for the
army in the fiscal year starting
July 1, boosting his January bud
get figures by more than $6,000,
000,000. White House Secretary Steph
en Early explained that the in
crease is accounted for by a pro
jected expansion of the aircraft
program. '.
The army expects to get, he
said, 1,147,000,000 pounds of
planes in the next year, exclu
sive of the weight of engines, and
motors, compared with 911,000,
0000 pounds in the current fis
cal period. The total, Early said,
will exceed the combined pro
duction of all other nations.
Navy Bill Passed
A $29,463,687,198 naval ap
propriations measure largest
one year allotment in history for
Uncle Sam's sea-fighting force
was passed unanimously today by
the house. ,
The president, in a letter to
Speaker Rayburn, transmitted a
request for war department ap
propriations totaling $50,423,-
'Enanr
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HARBQRAREA
Partially Completed
Airfield Taken .
First ; '
WASHINGTON, May 20 OP)-
American troops have completed
encirclement of the remnant of
Japanese forces on Attu island In
the western Aleutians after cap
turing the partially completed
enemy airfield there.
The Japanese, the navy an
Gounced today, were caught in
the C-hichagof harbor area at the
- The Tokyo radio broadcast -today
a Domet New Agtncy
report!-1! delayed account of
th battle of Attu which .
acknowledged that U. S. plans
and warship had blasted Jap. .
an troop out of their ridge
positions and killed mor than
: two-thirds of on Japan!
fore.
- Th broadcast, recorded by -Th
Associated Prs listening
post in Nw York, also ad
vanced unsubstantiated claim .
that heavy losi were inflict
ed on th Americans.
northeastern extremity of Attu
after United States forces cap
tured Sarana Pass flanking tha
enemy's positions from the south
east. The Japanese were ilghto
imt with their back to' the sea
Landtb.eseaL-Was xommanded by
American , warships, which, it
was officially disclosed,' have al
ready assisted in smashing Jap
anese resistance. "
. - Navy Assistance
... Navy . communique .No. 384.
said: , -'---. . v. "
"North Pacific: "
. "l.,On May 18th, gunfire from
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Congress Cheers
Churchill Pledge
To Finish Fight
By D. HAROLD OLIVER V
- WASHINGTON, May-20 OP)-.
From the halls of congress
which recently rang with criti
cism of Britain's war intentions
there arose today a hallelujah
for Prime Minister Churchill'
pledge that the British will bat
tle side by side with the United
States until Japan and all other
enemies are crushed.
While there were a few dis
senting voices, most senators)
saw in the British leader'! OOJ
minute review of the, war be
fore.-a great United Nations)
gathering in the house yester
day a complete answer to those
who have urged making Japan
the.'No: 1 "enemy and who have
doubted whether Britain would
help the United States beat
Japan' once the nazis are punch
ed out of the war; -
586,500. He asked also that $12,
472,913,200 of unobligated baU
ances of current appropriation
for the army be made available
again in tho comjng fiscal year.
The total of tho two .items ia
$71,898,499,000. ' '
The new budget figure pro
vides for pay, food, clothing and
equipment for more than 8,000,
000 individuals in the army, In
cluding 375,000 WAACs, for
whom an intensive recruiting
service is in progress.
Funds also were provided-(of
overseas construction, Including
facilities for a rapidly expanding
air transport command operating
ferry routes throughout the
world and construction in. the
atres of operation."
Military construction in till
country, however, a statement
said, will bo much smaller than
in recent years.
More than $11,000,000,000 will
go for pay for members of tha
military establishment and allot
ments to their dependents. Near
ly $2,500,000,000 is set aside U
feed the army and guarantee a
steady flow Of food to soldier
wherever they go,