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By FRANK JENKINS
A GAIN todny thero Is no big,
outstanding development (o
point out (or u dourly the direc
tion tho wnr la to take next. So
wo have to draw our own con
clunlons from tho driftwood Unit
floats by In tho atrcoin of tho
ncwa.
rllE British loose on indtwtrlul
Dortmund what la dcacrlbcd
as tho "grcateiit air nttnek In his
tory." Two thousand ton of
bomb were dropped. Thirty.
eight bombers were lout.
Tho number participating isn't
released by the censor, but tho
dispatches toll u it took two
houra for the procession of bomb
ers to pass over the English coast
on its way to Germany.
(Dortmund Is a city of a half
million, roughly tho elzo of Sun
Francisco without the surround
ing bay communities.)
NJOTE the ascending scnlo of
these air attacks on noil
Europe. . .jmm .
Then recall Churchill's recent
statement that knocking Gor.
fl-nany out by AIR attack "Is well
worth trying and MIGHT work
at least thcro's no harm In
finding out."
COR doys our African-based
planes hovo been hammering
the little rocky volcanic Itallun
Island of Pantcllorlu, just off Tu
nisia. Following each raid im
mense destruction Is reported.
Still, the Italians and Ger
mans based thero seem to hang
on In spite of tho destruction
wrought.
Remember Malta.
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TT might be well to remember
A also that Klska Is a rocky
mountain hump similar to Pan
tcllerla and Malta. There aro
supposed to bo 10,000 Jups thero
and they've had a year to fortify,
garrison and supply It.
THE Berlin radio announces to
day there are Germans on
Italian Sardinia, Indicating two
things: 1. Tho Germans don't
trust their Italian allies to defend
even one of Hielr own prlnclpul
Island bastions. 2, Snrdlnla will
bo harder to take.
THE Japs raid Attu last night
with 18 twin-engined bomb
ers. They niado a similar raid
Saturday night with IS planes of
tho same type.
They're supposed to have como
from Paromushlro, In tho Kur
lies, but may haVe been launched
from the deck of a carrier as
were Doollttlo's twin-engined
Tokyo raiders.
If they flew clear from Pora
)nushlro, It's a game two can
play at and we can raid their
installations in the Kurilcs as
easily as they can raid ours In
the Aleutians.
-THERE'S llttlo shooting news
A from Russia today.
The Germans and the Russians
have been piling up reinforce
ments and supplies along tho
wholo vast front for weeks.
Sooner or later, tho shooting
must begin.
"THE Turks send an ambassador
to Greece. "Observers11 in
terpret It as a sign they think
there'll be a Greece after the
war. Maybo the Turks intend
to help see to it that thero Is.
Draw your own conclusions.
They'ro as good as anybody's.
TT looks today as If Girnud and
De Gaulle may got togothcr.
Do Gaulle is to meet Girnud In
Algiers this week to talk It over
. Tho enthusiastic way In which
the rearmed African French
have been fighting strengthens
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BUST I
BATTERS
PANTELLER I A
Docks, Airfield of
Fortified Island
, Hit by U. S.
By WILLIAM B. KING
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTH AFRICA, May 24 (!')
U. S, medium bombers and fight
ers attacked Pantcllcria three
times within flvo hours yester
day and RAF Wellingtons fol
lowed up lust nlRht with a block
buster raid on the docks and air
field of that fortified Italian is
land. It was announced today.
The missions against Pantcl
lorlu, 43 miles east of Cap Bon,
encountered no enemy air op
position. Total Boosted
. Delayed reports, however,
boosted to 305 tho number of
axis planes destroyed In the Med
iterranean theater offenslvo by(
tho northwest African forces
alono In flvo days, against an
nounced losses of 18 aircraft, a
ratio ot almost 17 for one. In
addition. Middle East and Malta
squadrons have accounted for at
least a dozen other axis planes
In the same period.
Two of tho allied planes were
lost yesterday.
A British Beaufightcr of the
coastal command destroyed two
Italian Snvola-Marchctti 70s Sat
urday night.
It was disclosed also that 10
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Dissolution of
Comintern Seen
Promoting Trust .
WASHINGTON, May 24 (IP)
Secretary of State Hull said to
day Moscow's announcement of
dissolution of the communist in
ternational would promote great
er trust among the allies and
contributo very greatly to tho
cooperation needed for winning
tho war and post-war under
takings. -
Asked at his press conference
for comment on the development,
Hull dictated this, tho first offi
cial statement from any United
States government sourca: .
"The dissolution of the com
munist International is welcome
news.
"The elimination of that or
ganization from international
lifo and the cessation of the type
of activity In which that organ
ization has In the past engaged
is certain to promote a greater
degree of trust among tho United
Nations and to contributo very
greatly to tho wholehearted co
operation necessary for the win
ning of tho war and for success
ful, post-war undertakings."
RAID
Fourteen Dead in Wreck of
Crack Pennsylvania Train
DELAIR, N. J., May 24 (P)
A crack Pennsylvania railroad
passenger train, roaring north
from Atlantic City to Now York
with nearly 1300 passengers
homeward bound after a week
end at tho shore, wrecked on
a curve in this southern New
Jersey community last night,
killing 14 persons and injuring
at least 80 olhors.
At. tho break of dawn today,
weary workers gave up the
search for mora bodies and
turned to tho task of clearing
tho right of way, blocked since
tho crash at 10:08 p, m,
Grim Task
And In two hospitals In Cam
den, three miles south of Dclair,
police and railroad officials be
gan the grim task of attempt
ing to identify nino horribly
mangled bodies, Including those
of a mother and child to which
Admiral Killed
v " sai
Admiral Iioroku Yamamoto
(top), commander-in-chief of the
Japanese float was killed In ac
tion whlla aboard a warplana
In April, and 'Admiral Minelchl
Koga (bottom), former com
mander of tha fleet in Chinese
waters, has succeeded him,
Tokyo -radio announced. Yama
moto once boasted he would
dictate peace terms in the
White House at Washington.
Mrs. Englebright
Possible Candidate
For Husband's Job
WASHINGTON, May 24 (P)-
Representative Martin (R-Mass.),
minority leader of the house,
said today ha was informed there
Is a "strong possibility" that Mrs.
Harry Lane Englebright, widow
of tho lato representative from
California, may be a candidate
for tho congressional vacancy
created by tier husband's death.
Governor Earl Warren of Cali
fornia has said ho plans to call
a special election to fill tho place
of Englebright, who died unex
pectedly at nnvul medical center,
Bcthesda, Md., May 13.
RENEW CONFERENCES ,
' WASHINGTON, May 24 P)
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill, after a dis
cussion lasting Into early morn
ing hours, renewed their confer
ence today with members of
their advisory staffs.
she gave' birth In the wreck.
Both were decapitated.
Already identified dead wore:
C. H. Bohr,' ot Ncwprk,
conductor on tho train. $ f
H. N. Becker, of New Vork,
tho -fireman.
.Christian P. Horn, T-rnlon,
N. J. :
Bonnie Schaplro, Monlclalr,
N. J.
Louis Schaplro, New York
City.
Five of tho unidentified dead
wore women.
Worst Wreck
It was the Pennsylvania's
worst wreck in years.
W. O, Hlgglnbottom, general
manager of the railroad's east
ern division, said a preliminary
investigation indicated ' the en
gineer was exceeding tho 15-
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Plants
FIST FIGHTS
Thousands Gather at
Gates of Goodyear
'Company
AKRON, O., May 24 (IP)
Several fist fights broke out to
day outside the gates of the
Goodyear Tire Sc Rubber Co.'s
plant one as workers reporting
for the 2 p. m. shift were met
by a shouldor-to-shoulder block
ade of pickets participating in a
war production stoppage ot 38,
000 CIO workers at Akron's
three major rubber companies
" Several thousand persons
gathered outside the street
main gates at the Goodyear
plants. The fights were quelled
by others in the crowd and by
Goodyear company policemen.
. "These men are not all from
Goodyear by any means," de
clared a company spokesman
who declined use of his name.
"They're the some bunch that
came over from Goodrich and
Firestone last night." (,
' : . Cross Picket Line
The company said "a few" of
tho 2 p. ni. shift passed through
tho picket line, while several
pickets declared no . one had
gone through the gates.
' Goodyear officials said they
were asking Mayor George J.
Harter to assign Akron city po
licemen to duty at the plant.
Harter announced earlier, after
conferring with leaders of the
United Rubber Workers, "it is
very hopeful that all workers
will be back on the Job by to
morrow morning." '
The mayor would not elabo
rate, except to say he had held
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Gir pud's Men
Say Full French
Union in Effect
By EDWARD KENNEDY
ALGIERS, May 24 (IP)
Spokesmen, for Gen. Henri Gi-
raud said today that full French
union was, in effect, already
achieved. They based this state
ment on their opinion that, in
view ot Gen. Charles de Gaulle's
known views, he was certain to
accept proposals In Giraud's
final letter to him.
The settlement, as proposed
by Glraud, provides for De
Gaulle's arrival here regarded
as only a matter of days now
and the immcdlato formation of
on executive committee com
posed of De Gaulle and himself,
who would alternate in presid
ing and two members design
ed by each.
Three additional members
Would be chosen later by the
committee, bringing the total
membership to nine. .
: The committee would sit at
Algiers and would control all
French military and civil affairs
in liberated French territory and
maintain liaison with the French
in France.
Chrysler Plants
Speed Production
As Men Return
DETROIT, May 24 Of) Pro
duction bosses of Chrysler cor
poration set their sights today on
a speedy climb back to normal
output of war weapons following
a formal decision of CIO strikers
to return to work.
A corporation spokesman ex
pressed confidence that full pro
duction would be resumed short
ly, declaring the half dozen
plants affected by last. Thurs
day's strike wave were in shape
to roll out tho armament at top
speed again.
BREAK OUT AT
ONI
Members of a military police battalion use their amphibian
to Isolated areas at West Terra Haute, Ind., as flood waters of the
Hare three of the ieeps make their way down a flooded street
Political Pressure Seen in
OP A Siskiyou, Modoc Shift
'. Believed here to be the result
of political pressure by Califor
nia senators and congressmen,
the OPA announced at San Fran
cisco Monday that Siskiyou and
Modoc counties will be placed in
the Sacramento district of the
ATTU TROOPS BEAT
E
Five of' Sixteen. Jap
Attackers Downed ,
By Americans
By HAMILTON FARON
WASHINGTON, May 24 OP)
Five of 18 Japanese twin engine
bombers raiding American forces
on Attu in the Aleutians were
shot down by United States tight
er planes Sunday, the navy re
ported today.
One United States fighter
plane is missing and another was
shot down in beating off the
bomber attack, the second raid in
as many days. On Saturday, 15
twin-engined bombers made an
unsuccessful raid on two naval
vessels.
Enemy Pockets
The Sunday raid was reported
In navy communique number
388:
"North Pacific:,
"1. On May 23rd:
"(A) The pressure of the Unit
ed States army forces against
pockets of Japanese resistance on
Attu island continues. A number
of enemy points of resistance
have been liquidated. . .
"(B) During the afternoon, 16
Japanese twin-engine bombers
were attacked by six army Light
ning (Lockheed P-38) fighters
over the eastern part of Attu.
Five of the enemy bombers were
shot down. One United States
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Nazi Radio Reveals
Germans in Sardinia
LONDON, May 24 (P) Reut
ers said today that tho German
radio announced for the first
time that German troops now
are in. Sardinia. ,
The broadcast said tho pres
ence of these garrison forces
was "made known by reports
published in the Berlin Nach
tausgabe today."
"This report stresses," It add
ed, "the widely built up and
s t r o n g 1 y fortified defensive
front on the Italian island."
Roosevelt Asks
Funds for Post
War Public Works
WASHINGTON. May 24 UP)
President Roosevelt sent to the
senate today a renewed plea for
funds and legislation to support
a post-war public works pro
gram, but that body sidestepped
until Thursday action on an ap
nronriation tor the national re-
sources planning board.
Amphibian Jeeps. Deliver the
OPA, removing them from the
Klamath Falls district.
Both counties are much nearer
Klamath Falls than Sacramento.
While it was stated at San Fran
cisco the change was' ordered
"because it is more feasible to
administrate" the OPA set-up, it
has been repeatedly reported
here recently that politicians
have been busy in connection
with the OPA district lay-out. . - j
' California solons, it is be-
lievedhave complained at Wash-l
ington against toe OPA admin
istration ot California areas from
headquarters outside California,
even though the administrative
areas , are geographically . con
nected with the headquarters
towns. .
Along with the change, in Mo
doc and Siskiyou counties, Las
sen and other parts of California
which have been administered
from the Reno, . Nevada office,
are being moved over to the Sac
ramento office.
Protests are expected from
here and possibly irom Siskiyou
and Modoc counties against the
move, which was announced by
Frank E. Marsh, regional OPA
administrator.
Families Still
Evacuate From
Mid-West Flood
By The Associated Press
Evacuation of hundreds more
families continued today in the
flooded middle west, but offi
cially optimistic reports indi
cated the- spreading waters of
the Mississippi, Missouri and
Illinois rivers may have at least
reached their destructive crests.
However, about 50,000 acres
more were in the path of flood
waters which collapsed the Wolf
lake levco extending five miles
along the Illinois side of the
Mississippi south of the town of
Wolf lake and near the con
fluence of the Big Muddy river.
These waters rushed into the
western quarter of Union county,
111., and were expected to sweep
into Alexander county, com
pelling some 4500 residents to
evacuate. Fifty amphibian jeeps
were on hand to assist residents
In an area 20 miles long by five
miles wide. Civilian defense of
ficials who first feared the water
might rush on to the Ohio river
and isolate Cairo, 111., said later
the terrain was such that the
flood would run off into the
Mississippi above Cairo.
"Pelican" Bomber
Bond Drive Ends
Thursday Night
Klamath people who want to
help buy the Klamath Pelican
big bomber through the bond
drive were urged today to get
bonds immediately, because pur
chases made after Thursday may
not count on the bomber total.
Police Sergeant Lee Ackerman
on Monday received a letter from
his brother, Glenn, who is on a
U. S. aircraft carrier, enclosing
the money to buy $200 In bonds
as a contribution toward the
Pelican bomber goal, '
Milk
'Si
jeeps to deliver milk supplies
Wabash ziver continue to rise.
FIGHT!
FOR SOVIET BASE
. Nazi Warplanes
Downed Near
Kursk' '
44
By EDDY GILMORE v
MOSCOW, May 24 IP)
g ?nare? g?m 'lth!
Sevsk. area near the important
Russian base of Kursk early to
day, -where 44 German planes
were shot down Saturday when
the region was attacked by a
large formation of fighters and
bombers.
Two battalions of German In
fantry were dispersed and part
ly annihilated by artillery fire
atter soviet scouts had noted
heavy troop movements north
east ot Kursk, the midday com
munique of the soviet informa
tion bureau said. Four more
nazi planes also were reported
downed. ,
Heary Attack Seen -
(Berlin radio reports heard in
London have Indicated that the
Germans expect a heavy Rus
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Coffee Drinkers to
Get Large Ration
In Next Period
WASHINGTON, May 24 VP)
Drinkers received good ' news
today from the office of price
administration the next allot
ment will be the largest since
rationing started.
Stamp No. 24, valid May 31,
will provide for one pound of
coffee through June 30, or for
30 days."
Previously the ration has
never exceeded one pound for
five weeks. Once it dropped to
a pound for six weeks.
Price Administrator Prentiss
Brown said the rationing boost
was due to an increase in the
supply of green coffee in this
country. i . :
Davies Proposes Stalingrad
Memorial at Soviet Dinner
By EDDY GILMORE '
MOSCOW, May 24 (P) Jos
eph E. Davies, honored at a
lengthy state dinner given by
Premier' Stalin last night in the
Kremlin, proposed that the Rus
sians not rebuild Stalingrad on
its present site but leave the gal
lant Volga city as a memorial
and a lesson, to people yet un
born. Tho president's personal en
voy to Stalin suggested that a
new Stalingrad be built five or
six miles up or down, the, Volga
from its present ruins.
Sits at Right
Davies spoke for 20 minutes
and disclosed that he had first
made this suggestion to another
old friend, Marshal Klementt
Voroshllov. Davies ' also made
the principal and longest toast
of 19 which were drunk in the
resplendent gathering In the
great room of the Grand palace
of the Kremlin. He sat at Stal
Til HIT
BY GREATEST
AIR ATTACK
RAF Drops 2000 Tons
Of Explosives
in
Ruhr Valley
By EDWARD D. BALL
LONDON, May 24 (P) In the
greatest air attack In history, the :
RAF dropped more than 2000
tons of bombs last night on in
dustrial Dortmund and raided
other targets up and down tha
water-logged Ruhr valley of Ger
many. :
The air ministry new service
announced that the Dortmund at
tack brought the total weight of
explosives dropped on Germany
by the RAF bomber command
to 100,000 tons.
Dortmund Biases
Scores of four and two-ton
bombs and tens of thousands of
incendiaries kindled vast blazes
in Dortmund, the imolnt n(
which licked angrily into the sky
three miles above the city of
500,000. ,
The weight of explosives
loosed last night topped the pre
vious record of more than 1500
tons dumped May 12 on Duls '
burg, also In the Ruhr. Tha
importance of Dortmund had in
creased greatly recently because
the saturation battering of Essen
Jhad caused Jhe shifting to DorU
'rauncTat many war industries.
British Lose 38 1
The British lost 38 bombers.
Returning pilots described the ft
hammer blow as highly success-'
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Henry T hew Said
War Prisoner in
Northern Japan
LANGELL VALLEY Word
has been received by Mrs. Paul
Monroe that her nephew, Henry
Thew, is alive and in a prison
camp at Hokatat - in northern
Japan near Siberia.
Thew was on the Houston,
which was sunk 15 months ago,
and he had not been heard from
until : his wife received a tele
gram from the government last
week informing her that her
husband was a prisoner of the
Japanese. -, - '
Henry attended school at Bo
nanza and has many friends in
Klamath Falls. He moved from
Langell valley to El Monte sev
eral years ago. His wife is the
former Imogene Welch of Hilde
brand. The Thews have two
small sons.
Richard, Henry's brother, was
on the submarine, Shark, and his
family have been officially noti
fied that he is dead.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Thew of El :
Monte, parents of the two boys,
heard the news of the Houston's '
sinking on a Wednesday in Feb
ruary. 1942, and that same week '
on Saturday, received news of
the Shark being lost with their '
son, Richard, on board.
in's right at the dinner which
lasted 41 hours. -
Admiral William H. Standlcy,
U. S. ambassador, made one of
the most Impressive toasts to tho
friendship and cooperation be
tween the United Nations. He
said friendship and cooperation
were a two-way affair. .
The war, Standlcy said, was ,
not Just a fight for victory but
was for the peace which was to
follow victory.
. Kerr Subscribes
Sir Archibald John Clark
Kerr, British ambassador, In his
toast subscribed to Standley's re
marks. Later the guests witnessed the
American motion picture "Mis
sion to Moscow," an adaptation
of Davies' own book. The picture
was brought to the soviet union
by Maxim Lltvlnoff, Russian am
bassador to the United States, j
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