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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
May 29, 1048
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RIDGE SEIZED
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over rugged and snowy terrain
and scaled 60 degree ridges in
the face of enemy fire. The
Japanese positions were en
trenched above the cloud line.
"2. On May 28th:
"(A) The strong point of Jap-
anese defense is centered in the
area formed between the north
wall of Chichagof valley, Holtz
Bay pass and Chichagof harbor,
"(B) There is little Japanese
activity in the Khlebnikof area
except for one enemy position on
the ridge east of the north end
of Lake Cories. Other parts of
the island are devoid of enemy
activity.
"(C) Air operations were
hampered by bad weather.
- "South Pacific (all dates East
Longitude.)
"3. On May 28th: A force of
avengers (Grumman TBF) tor
pedo bombers flew in bad weath-
ed to bomb Munda, on New
Georgia island in the Central Sol
omons., Hits were scored on the
runway. Explosions were ob
served and fires were started.'
- Small Forces
Disclosure that the present
main Japanese position is north
- of Chichagof valley, which ex
tends southwest from Chichagof
harbor, was the first intimation
the Japanese had relatively
small forces in that sector.
Fighting this week has been
in the Chichagof valley area and
southward to the vicinity of
Lake ; Cories, including Fish'
Hook ridge.
The, increased importance of
the Chichagof-Holtz bay position
was said here to have resulted
from either one or a combina
tion of two things:
if. . ',. Two Possibilities
It Is simply the strongest point
remaining to the Japanese, all
the other strong points having
been slashed to pieces with
American artillery fire, aerial
bombing, : naval shell-fire and
bayonet fighting.
J, xne Japanese nave man
aged to pull some of their troops!
irom xne other places which they
have . lost Into the mountainous
area in line with their strategy
of fighting a delaying action as
long as possible. -
, According to the latter theory
they would constantly sacrifice
rear guard positions to advanc
ing American forces until final
ly their forces became so badly
cut up that there simply was no
distinction any more between
their mam bodies and their rear
guards. Apparently the battle
has about reached that stage
now. .
Chinese Readjust
Central Positions
CHUNGKING, May 20 (),
The Chinese- high command an
nounced today that it had read
justed its "central positions" in!
Hupeh province where the Jap-i
anese.' are striking toward
Chungking, the provisional cap
ital, and said severe fighting
raged along the entire line.
The Japanese made gains
northwest of Ichang, on the
Yangtze, the communique said,
but in one sector to the south on
the Yangtze an enemy unit was
thrown back with heavy losses.
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It used to be crossed rifles that formed the arch for the bride and
groom at military weddings, but at Ft Lewis, Wash., this couple
passed under the big cannon of General Sherman tanks in a jeep
drawn trailer. .
Two State Pen
Escapees Taken
After Shooting
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the middle-aged man, both con
victs told state police, accord
ing to Captain Walter Lansing.
Dr. Anderson said Shields had
been shot through the abdomen
and that the wound did not in
dicate whether the bullet had
entered his body from the front
or back. Mehama Storekeeper
Rop Philippi, who notified offi
cers and called medical help
for Shields, told state police he
believed the man had been shot
in the back as he turned away
from the screen door he had
vigorously closed in the faces
of his early-morning visitors.
Thomas L. Rumgay, who caps
tires for Philippi, was the third
hostage, taken after Zollnerhad
hidden out following the Shields
shooting.
Press West
With Rumgay in Rumgays
sedan the fleeing pair pressed
west toward the little mill town
of Lyons. When- state police
stationed in the area gave chase,
Kensler, in the back seat of the
car shot at least three times
out the back window, Rumgay
declared in his statement to of
ficers later this morning.
The two talked considerably
during their speedy drive, Rum
gay said, boasting of their es
caDe. and with McCann berat
ing his companion, whom he ad
dressed as "Gene," for his free
use of the weapons they had
obtained.
. Ordered to Brush
Abandoning the car on the
dock in a mill yard approxi
mately a mile west of Mill City,
McCann and Kensler ordered
Rumgay to lead them through
the brush. Knowing the coun
try, he led them in a circle, he
told officers, until state police
and prison guards were able to
close in. There was no shooting
at the take. The two came out
of the brush hands up. One
still held a gun which he drop
ped in short order, Capt. Walter
Lansing said as he retraced oc
currences of the night and
morning chase.
After we ran out of army can
ned foods at Guadacanal we had
two meals a day of Jap rice and
barley. With each grain of bar
ley we had two worms, and that
was . our fresh meat. Coast
Guardsman James D. Fox.
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Acquitted of Baby
Smothering Charge
MED , May 29 W Miss
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a charge of murdering her 10-
week-old illegitimate son
A circuit court jury returned
the verdict after 714 hours de
liberation. The verdict climaxed a dra
matic case in which Sgt. Bern
ard J. Lotka. 23, ' Cleveland,
who admitted he was the father
of the child, was convicted of
second degree murder and sent
enced to life . imprisonment
without offering a word in his
own defense.
Motions to Delay
Titus Murder
Trial Denied
(Continued From Page One)
date was set forward. There was
some question, too, as to whether
the person mentioned actually
was a material witness.
Defense counsel, J. C. O'Neill's
motion for postponement be
cause of the defendant's health
was likewise put aside. Circuit
Judge Vandenberg explained
that doctors who had recently
examined Titus said that his con
dition would be no better for a
long period of time, and that the
defendant would be just as able
to attend the trial at present as
he will, probably, several months
from now.
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Johnson of tho Klumnlh Luther
an church, J. A. Souther, Veter
ans of Foreign Wars commander;
Fred Hoilbroimer, grand chef dc
gave 40 et 8, and the Rever
end F. C. Wissenbiu-li of St.
Paul's Episcopal church.
Taps will be sounded by S. V.
Pickett to close tho ceremony.
Marching groups will form im
mediately after taps have been
sounded at the Klnniuth basin
memorial service and march to
tho Linkvllle cemetery for serv
ices held by the Veterans of For
eign Wars.
Memorial Service
Final arrangements have been
completed for tho annual mem
orial service by the young people
of the city to be held on the Enrl
Whltlock lawn -at 7 p. m. The
principal speaker will be Chap
lain Roger D. Russell, captain of
the 91st division from Camp
White.
On Monday, Klamath business
houses will be closed all day.
Closed also will be the court
house, the city hall and the city
library.
Flying Forts
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Devastate Italian
Port of Leghorn
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ians when the Flying Fort
resses visited the harbor.
(This was the first time that
Leghorn had been bombed).
Two waves of Liberators at
tacked Fbggia, near the Adri
atic side of the Italian peninsu
la, and a United States commu
nique from Cairo said direct hits
were made on several hangars,
numerous fires started, and at
least 13 enemy bombers were
destroyed or damaged.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTH AFRICA, May 29
Iff) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhow
er said in a broadcast tonight
that his team of American, Brit
ish and French forces was ready
for any further task and was
determined to fight in concert
with other allied forces until
"we shall have brought the last
army of Germany, Italy and
Japan to its inevitable 'Tunis
ia'." ' .
SLIDE RULE WINS
NEW YORK, May 29 Iffy
W. E. Boeing's Slide Rule, second
to Count Fleet' in the Withers
and third in the Kentucky derby,
today won the $7,500 Peter Pan
handicap before 26,041 fans at
B.elmont park.
Visitors From Britain
Sir William Beverldge, author of England's famous cradle-to-grave
social security program, visits Now York with his wile while in
V. S. to discuss his post-war plan.
Gen. Eisenhower
Given Legion of
Honor by Giraud
ALGIERS, May 29 (P) Gen.
Henri Giraud placed his own
Grand Cross of the Legion of
Honor today on Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, and the American
commandcr-in-chlcf of allied
forces declared he would emu
late tho French leader's example
in wearing no decoration until
France is liberated. .
The French military and civil
ian commander-in-chief kissed
Eisenhower on both checks in
the traditional French embrace,
after placing a red sash on the
American and tapping both his
shoulders with a sword.
The ceremony took place un
der the palm trees of the govern
mental palace before an honor
guard of fine French, British
and American regiments and be
fore brilliantly uniformed Spahis
mounted on white horses.
Commissioner to
Chinese Province
Killed by Gunmen
CHUNGKING, May 29 (IP)
The Chinese commissioner for
Sikaag province, in Western
China, was assassinated Wednes
day by five gunmen and one of
his bodyguards also was wound
ed fatally, a dispatch said to
day. '
The commissioner, named
Lengyun, was travelling by au
tomobile in Kingplng district
when he was attacked, it was
reported.
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Stalin Talks
On Dissolution
Of Comintern
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identified by name that the peo
ple agree wholeheartedly with
the premier's stntcmnt.
Stalin has always argued that
Russia had enough to do to de
velop her own enormous re
sources without expending ener
gies in world political aggres
sion, observers said.
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booty ii i id prisoners hud been ta
ken. Describe Assault
(Tho Berlin radio, In describ
ing what appears to bo tho first
major assault of tho long-expected
summer campaign, has put
Russian forces buttering at the
German-hold Caucasus bridge
head nt lBO.OOU, strongly sup
ported by tanks and planes. It
.Mild the (tusslmi assault begun
Thursday and that, niter Initial
penetrations of German lines, tho
attackers were driven buck with
heavy losses,)
The Russian press prominent
ly mentioned the renowed air
buttles which It said suddenly
spurted on May 25 and Increased
in tempo during the two days
following.
American Heavies
Sock Airfields in
Northern France
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nouneement of the Fortresses'
targets, nor of combat scores.
Aerial Traliic
Considerable aerial traffic
back and forth over the channel
was heard during tho night.
The Air Ministry News serv-
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Aluacores of the (loot air arm
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motor gunboats off Cherbourg
peninsula during the night and
sank six and damaged throo.
Big Total
With tonight still to go, the
Brltinh airmen already have run
up the hlghost total of bombs
dumped In Europe In any week
of the war.
In three raids on a clty-by-clly
demolition program in Ger
many's industrial liuhr valley a
record of nearly (10(10 tons of
block-buster and other heavy
bombs wore loused by the MAF
heavy bombers.
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