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By FRANK JENKINS
WE'RE itlll wutchlng the
straws thot flont past In tho
news winds and guessing at what
they may mran.
nrllE Roosovolt-Churchlll stra
logy conference In Washing'
ton comes to an end. FDR says
complcto agreement has boon
reached on fuluro plans (or the
conduct of tho war In all tho
aires.
Thut means, of course, Unit our
high leadership knows what
we ro going to do and approx
Imately when unless our en'
m
emles should bent us to the punch
A and compel us to change our
plans.
fON'T expect our leaders to
tell us. That would be tell
ing tho enemy also which
MUSTN'T bo done.
Tho fighter who telegraphs his
next punch and the quarterback
who tips off tho opposing team
to his next play win few games.
It works tho same way in war,
PUTTING two and two to
gather, this seems to be one
fairly safe guess:
More emphasis Is to bo placed
on the war with Japan, but thoro
is to) bo no fundamental change
in the plan to lick Hitler first,
TF you want to conjure up a
ft A thriller, let your Imagination
" run for a moment on tho spy
situation in Washington while
this Roosevelt-Churchill confer
rnce has been going on. The
German and Jap Intelligence
Staffs hnvo been moving heaven
and earth to get the lowdown on
It. - Our sldo has been equally
busy keeping it dark for a slip
would be duck soup for our en
omlcs and TERRIBLY COSTLY
for us.
gRITISH Foreign Secretary
Eden, speaking In England
Thursday evening, says: "Wo
shall bomb the fascist and Ger
man military mnchlno wherover
It Is to bo found." v
On the heels of his words
(Thursday night) the RAF
launches another "great
strength" bomber raid at Esson,
Oalte of the sprawling Krupp arm
ament works. (It Is Essen's 86th
raid of the war.)
As a curtain ralsor for the Es
. sen attack, British Mosquito
bombers blast Jena at dusk,
sweeping down through the pro
tocting German balloon barrage
to within 200 feet of tho ground
and dropping their deadly eggs.
Jena has important optical
works, Lenses (for rnhgo find
ers, bomb sights, etc.) are vital
weapons of wur.
NJOTE Unit tho Essen raid Is the
THIRD of tho week one
every other night. It Is reported
to havo been a little lighter than
thosa at Dortmund and Ducssol
dort on Sunday night and Tues
day night.
JgDEN in his Thursday night
speech dropped an encourag
ing word on the submarine sit
' tuition.
Tho battle against tho sub, ho
said, "continues to be encourag
ing," with allied construction of
ships mounting and destruction
of U-boats increasing! ,
Ho was echoed in Sun Diego
by our own Admiral Land, chair
man of tho U. S. maritime com
mission, who told an audience:
"Tho subs arc .being whipped
and tho ships now being built
will stay on top of tho water
Escort vessels and olr patrols
arc making tho U-boat raiders'
efforts perilous and costly."
'THE fighting in Russia Is still
shrouded In mystery, with
tho Russians keeping still about
I it and all our Information com
ing from tho Germans, There's
little doubt that hard fighting is
under way in tho Kuban,
A BRIEF nnvy communique
tolls us today that our troops,
with nnvy Rnd nlr support, nro
attacking the third (and appar
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All-Out Soviet Smash
At Kerch Strait
Reported
By WILLIAM McGAFFIN
MOSCOW. May 28 (I) Sharp
land and air battles are raging
in the Kubim delta Brca after a
period of comparative quiet, but
neither official Russian disclos
ures nor dispatches from the
front today confirmed German
reports that a soviet army of
130,000 is attempting an all-out
smash to Kerch Strait.
("On the eastern front on the
Kuban bridgehead tho enemy
continued his attacks all day
yesterday, supported by tank
forces and air formations," the
German communique said.
Ding Dong Fighting
("After hoovy ding-dong fight
ing, in which the German air
force took a decisive port with
strong forces, the Soviets wero
ropulscd with heavy losses in.
fllctod on them. Apart from suc
cessful German shock troop and
reconnaissance activity all was
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Tulelake Area .
Gets Mexican
Farm Laborers
Seventy-two Mexican laborers
havo been brought from near
Mexico City, Mexico, to work
in the fields in the Tulelake
arcu. They are all quartered In
the old CCC camp near Tule
lake, according to Truman B.
Mitchell', manager of tho camp,
which is a part of the farm la
bor supply center,
Ho has a staff which consists
of, among others, a clerk, Dean
Burnett, and a special language
Interpreter, Arls Chavez. Chavez
is a college graduate, coming
from Albuquerque, N. M. He
also takes care of labor rela
tions. Tho Mexicans are all work
ing under a contract, entered
into by the Mexican and United
Slates governments. AH 72 men
nro now placed on farms and
ranches in the southend district
and calls are coming for more.
Although they are now working
In onions, they will probably
bo kept hero until potato har
vest is over. Tho number of la
borers will also be increased
throughout the summer.
Mitchell has been working
for farm labor supply centers
for 15 months. During this time
ho has worked with colored la
borers In Florida and with tho
labor center at Wapato, near
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Final Phase of
Rumored as
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON, May 28 (P)
Conclusion of tho strategy con
ference between President Roose
velt and Prime Minister Church-
Ill was viewed in some quarters
today as marking the beginning
of tho final phase of this global
war a pnaso in wnicn tne
United Nations are destined to
undcrlako full scalo offensives
In both Europe and the Pacific.
Tho end of tho historic meet
ing was announced by Mr. Roose
velt lata yesterday. He said sim
ply that "comploto agreement
had been reached on future plans.
What thosa plans are will be
come known only as they unfold
In action,
Tho very wording of tho presi
dent's statement, however, sug
gested that when tho conference
began? there wore questions of
Affii
ROAR
IN KUBAN AREA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Here Come American Troops Hunting
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The first ware of U. S. troops pour ashore from landing barges
moved to wrest the Aleutian outpost from the Nips on May 11 at
wet volcanic sand of tho foreground are plies of supplies being
U. B. navy photo.
Powerful War Mobilization
Board Set Up By Roosevelt
By The AuoeJeted Presr-
WASHINGTON, Moy 28 A
six-man war mobilization board,
with vast powers over the na
tlon's war effort on tho home
front, was set up today by Pres
ident Roosevelt.
James F. Byrnes was named
to head the new super-agency
and thus became the czar of
czars In the war capital.
The board's duty, President
Roosevelt said, is to keep "both
our military machine and our es
sential civilian economy run
ning In team and at high speed."
Board To Unify
Specifically, the board is dl
rectcd to unify activities of fed
cral agencies and departments
Post-War Farm
Prices Concern
Food Conference
HOT SPRINGS, Va Moy 28
W) Producer expressions of
concern over post-war farm
prices crept Into tho United Na
tions' food conference discussion
today.
They came from three western
hemisphere sources the United
States, Brazil and Canada.
Murray D. Lincoln, executive
secretary of the Ohio State Farm
Bureau federation and a member
of this country's delegation, re
ported that many farmers had
got the impression that the con
ference was searching for ways
to supply consumers with
"plenty of cheap food." 1
Himself an enthusiastic par
ticipant in tho parley, Lincoln
said he was taking steps to rc-
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Global War
Meeting Ends
vast strategical importance which
required answering to the satis
faction of both British and Amer
ican leaders. Tho fuct thot, as
Mr. Roosevelt Indicates, they
have now been answered leaves
no doubt that decisions of su
premo importance have been
made. ' .
The president's statement said
only this:
"The conference of the com
bined staffs in Washington has
ended In complete agreement on
future operations in all theatres
of tho war."
That the war against Japan
received the fullest consideration
was made clear by Mr. Churchill
In his address to congress. Yot
It was equally clear that there
had been no change In tho grand
strategy previously agreed upon
to smash Germany first and
apan second.
IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON.
iia.MSIl
Forces Breaking Ud
. "engaged' In or concerned with
production, procurement, distri
bution or transportation of mili
tary or civilian supplies, mate
rials and products and to resolve
and determine controversies be
tween such agencies or depart
ments." Tho power to resolve inter
agency disputes means that
Byrnes will be the arbiter in any
future controversies such as that
between Rubber Director Wil
liam M. Jeffers and Undersecre
tary of War Patterson. .
There has been recurring talk
In congress, and bills have been
Introduced to achive the end,
that there should be some cen
tral, overall agency tying In the
various . efforts of making war
at home. President Roosevelt's
action followed the general pat
tern', although not specifically
going so far as some have sug-
gesioa m calling lor such things
as a war board whose powers
would include the drafting of
war workers.
Tractor Operators
Warned by Court
Over Road Damage
Members of the county court
warned operators of mechanized
equipment Friday against dam
aging oiled roads.
The court said numerous in
stances had been reported where
clcatcd tractors, disk harrows
and other farm equipment had
been moved over oiled surfoc
ings, causing serious damage.
Persons damaging the road
in this way are liable to prose
cution by the law, It was point
ed out. '
Senate Votes to
Prohibit FDR Use
Of Emergency Funds
WASHINGTON, May 28 (!')
Without a word of debate the
senate voted today to prohibit
President Roosevelt' from using
war emergency funds to finance
agencies denied appropriations
by congress.
The restriction was a part of
a $143,030,501 urgent deficien
cy appropriation bill which sub
sequently l.wos passed and sent
bock to the house for action on
this amendment and others.
Clean-Up of Vice
Ordered in Seattle
SEATTLE, May 28 (A3) The
resignation of Pollco Chief Her
bert D. Klmsey and a "house
cleaning" of tho police depart
ment was demanded hore yes
terday by Stuart R. Stlmmcl, of
ficer of the federal security
agency, In Seattle to investigate
what he termed "an organlzad
vice ring."
FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1943
for Attu Japs
Telephoto.
at Jap-held Attu as Americans
Massacre bay. On the black.
stacked by soldiers. Official
SALES TAX VIEWED
:,:.TOfliCEWi
Ways, Means to Work
; On General Tax
Bill Soon
By FRANCIS M. LE MAY
WASHINGTON,. May 28 OP)
Chairman Doughton (D-N.C.) of
the tax-framing house ways and
means committee, long-time foe
of a federal retail sales tax,
said today he might favor such
a tax "as a last resort" to help
fipance the war.
"Iam speaking for no other
member of the committee," he
said, "but for myself, 1 believe
that a sales tax should be
adopted only, if at all, after all
other reasonable means of taxa
tion have been exhausted."
Speculation -.
Doughton expressed this view
as Capitol Hill began speculat
ing on how to raise $16,000,000,
000 additional, in taxes and
compulsory savings, as recom
mended by President Roosevelt.
The ways and means commit
tee will start work on a new
general tax bill -"as soon as
practicable," he said, after pay-as-you-go
legislation is disposed
of. A house-senate conference
committee yesterday completed
details of a compromise meas
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Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R H
New York 3 5 1
Chicago 1 9 0
Feldman and Lombardi; Bit
horn and Hernandez.
R. H. - E.
Boston 1 5 1
St. Louis 2 6 1
Barrett and Mas); Lanier and
Cooper.
R. H. E.
Brooklyn 6 8 1
Pittsburgh 2 6 0
Head and Owen; Gornickl,
Shuman (8) and Baker.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R. H. E.
Detroit 1 8 1
New York 2 6 2
Trout, Honshow (7) and Par
sons, Richards (7); Borowy and
Dickey.
R. H. E.
Cleveland '. 6 10 0
Boston 2 10 1
Salvcson and Rosar; Chase,
Karl (3), Brown (8) and Pea
cock. COAST LEAGUE
R. H. E.
Portland 3 8 0
Los Angeles 2 11 1
Cohen, Escalanto (9) and
Adorns; Gchrman, Osborn (9)
and Ilolin.
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NEA FEATURES
Number 9809
U.S. TROOPS
NEAR KDFilES
Americans Gain on
Ridge South of
Chichagof
WASHINGTON, May 28 (P)
United States troops have at
tacked the third main position
which the Japanese had held on
Attu island south of Lake Ko
rles, the navy reported today,
and indications were that the
entire enemy force on the island
was being rapidly broken up in
to very small points of resist
ance. Navy communique 392, said:
. "North Pacific:
"1. On May 26th: ' '
"(a) United States army troops
gained several important points
along the ridge south of Chi
chagof corridor. Hard hand to
hand fighting over rugged ter
rain continued. -
"(b) The United States army's
northern forces have penetrated
a part, .of Fish-Hook, ridge, about
one and five-eighths, miles south
west of Chichagof harbor. Fight
ing continues in order to clear
the Japanese from peaks in the
vicinity; -
"(c) An attack by United
States troops to eliminate the en
emy from the ridge - south of
Lake Cories is in progress.
"(d) Army Liberator (Consoli
dated B-24) heavy bombers,
Mitchell (North African B-25)
mediunj bombers and Lightnin
(Lockheed P-38) fighters effect,
ively supported ground opera
tions.
"2. On May 26th army Mitch-
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Allied Bombers
Slash Anew at
Sardinian Bases
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTH AFRICA, May 28 (P)
Allied bombers and fighters
slashed again yesterday at Vil
lacidro and Decimomannu, im
portant axis air fields in Sar
dinia, and the island of Pantel
leria, it was announced today.
Thirteen enemy fighters were
destroyed in combat all from a
hornet's nest stirred up at Dec
imomannu and many more on
the ground in the continued soft
ening up of Italy's outer de
fenses. Speedy B-26 Marauders un
loaded more than 4000 frag
mentation bombs over the Dec
imomannu airdrome. Crewmen
said the explosions smashed a
large number of grounded planes
and damaged many more.
Strong enemy fighter groups
intercepted the bombers, and a
fierce, 18-minute running fight
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ATTACK POCKET
Mississippi Waters Slowly Recede
After Hitting All Time High Mark
By Th Associated Press
The mighty Mississippi river
crested at an all time record of
42.4 feet at Cape Girardeau,
Mo., and began to creep slowly
back to its bed today. The
highest previous flood mark
ever recorded there was 42.19
feet in 1844.
Tho river's flooded tributar
ies were receding also and
thousands of farmers in the rich
valleys hopefully watted to start
over on their .wartime food
production tasks, although
army engineers estimated some
of the land would not be till
able for another month.
. River Drops
At Capo Girardeau the river
had dropped .15 foot from the
crest by 8 a. m, (CWT). The
city's power , plant, with sand
ba& holding out 2tt feet oi
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Heavy Fighting
FINLAND
RUSSIA
Russian and German sources
told of thrusts and counter
thrusts along the thousand-mile
front, with the nasi radio fea
turing a violent eruption of ac
tion in the Kuban sector near
Temryuk (bottom arrow). Else
where said the reports German
losses , were heavy, west of Ros
tov and near Leningrad; Ger
mans were repulsed at Lisic
hansk and Balakleya and Svetk;
Russians invaded German lines
near Veliki Lulri and Stazaya
Russa.
Workers ' Go ' Back to
"JobsAfter FDR
Appeals .'
By Th Associated Press
Amity was restored in the
rubber industry today as work
ers returned to their jobs in re
sponse to appeals based on the
nation s need for their war pro
ducts but internal dissension
broke out in one segment of or
ganized labor. .
President Roosevelt's , appeal
to the Akron, O, workers, to go
back to their machines ended a
strike of 50,000 at the nation's
greatest rubber plants Good
year, Goodrich, Firestone and
General. Strikers at the U. S.
Rubber company's Buffalo, N.
Y., plant returned after a navy
spokesman warned that the arm
ed forces would take over unless
the walkout ended. The, rubber
strikers all stemmed from union
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Sicily, Sardinia -To
Be Defended by
Mussolini "To End"
LONDON, May 28 OTPre
mier Mussolini met secretly yes
terday with his-, fascist party
chieftains and decided to con
tinue resistance in. Sicily and
Sardinia "to the end" the Mor
occo radio said today in a broad
cast recorded by The Associated
Press.
All fortifications on both step
ping stones to the Italian main
land will be strengthened im
mediately, anti-aircraft batteries
will be increased and Sicily's
bomb-battered airports will be
enlarged under decisions of tho
fascist leaders, according to the
broadcast.
water, continued to operate.
The great stream surged
through an old levee protecting
McClure, 111., across from Cape
Girardeau, knocking SO build
ings from their foundations and
trapping 12 of the town's 300
residents. They took refuge on
the second floor of a store and
awaited evacuation by boat to
day. Beardstown, on the Illinois
river, still faced the threat of
a break in its concrete seawall,
although the river was drop
ping slowly after reaching with
in six inches of the top of the
wall, extended with sandbags
and planking.
Sandbolls
Four new sandbolls . popped
up in a 10-foot sauare area close
behind the : dike and troops
hurriedly built sandbag wells
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May 87 High 77, Low 44
Precipitation at oi May 80. 1843
Stream year to date 18.25 J
Last year 12.08 Normal 10.84 !
GERMAN I
NQU T T
BY DUSK A
Mines Laid in Nazi
Seas; 23 Planes
Lost
LONDON, May 28 (P) A
great fleet of heavy RAF bomb
ers attacked Essen and other
targets in the Ruhr last night
a few hours after speedy Mos
quito bombers had made a dar
ing dusk attack on important
German war industries in Jena,
the British announced today.
Twenty-three bombers - wera
lost in the Essen attack, said the
announcement, which declared
the raid was carried out "in
great strength." : .
Dortmund Slse
The number of planes engag.
ed last night was reported only
slightly fewer than the total
sent on the record raids against
Dortmund and Dusseldorf.
The Berlin radio, in a broad
cast recorded by the Associated
Press, acknowledged "consider
able damage" in Essen.
Other British planes laid
mines in enemy waters during
the night.- " - ' -
Essen1 is ' the site of tha
sprawling Krupps munition
works, and is 22 miles north
east of Duesseldorf, which wai
blasted HfiXe RAJ" In a smash
ing assault the night before last'
- , Most. Bombed
- Essen became the most heavi
ly bombed city in the world '
after the last previous raid on
April ',30 an assault which
brought the total weight of high
explosive and fire bombs-dumped
on this target to more than
10,000 tons since the start of the
war. .
, Last night's raid was the 56th,
on the city and was probably
lighter than the 2000-ton raid
on Dortmund Sunday night and
the Tuesday night attack on
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General Emmons
To Relinquish .
Hawaii Command
HONOLULU, May 28 P)
Lieut. General Delos C. Em
mons, commander of the Hawai
ian department of the U. . S.
army during the grim days fol
lowing the Japanese sneak at
tack on Pearl Harbor, will re
linquish that command June 1
and be succeeded by Major
Gen. Robert C. Richardson.
General Emmons, who mada
the announcement of the change
yesterday, after he had received
the Distinguished Service Medal
in recognition of his outstand
ing work here, did not disclose
his new assignment but specu
lation immediately arose that
he might take over the western
defense command and the fourth
army, now headed by Lieut,
Gen. John L. DeWitt. '
"There wouldn't be a more
pleasant place to serve" , than
San Francisco, General Emmonl
said in explaining he was un
able to announce his new post.
around them and begun coverJ
ing the area with rock.
At St. Louis the Mississippi
stood at 35.8 fect today, a 24
hour drop of 1.2 and 3.14 feet
below the crest.it hit Monday,
From Capo Girardeau down
ward tho Mississippi flows be
tween strong, high levees, easily
able to hold tho floodwatcrs.
, Others Dropping
The Illinois ' and Arkansas
rivers also were dropping, and
Col. L, B. Feagin of the United
States army engineers at St.
Louis, said he did not expect
the Mississippi to got out of
hand below Cairo, III. Tho Ohio
river, in past years an equally
dangorous, partner in flood de
struction, was below bank-full,
. However, Colonel - Foagln
warned that while the Missis-
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