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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1943)
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It is approaching the point of war on a GRAND SINCE Sundiiy.' our bombers based in England have been pounding Germany, the con- Oinered countries under German tile and the North Sea coasts. The Germans todiiy place or losses In alightly more than 24 hours of these operation at a total of 1.19 pin ne both bomb ers and fliihlers. They sny this loss constitutes the greotent do feat we've suffered so far In western Europe. i Officinl British and American reports place our total plane loss during this period at 107. YOU'LL noto that the differ 1 nice In the estimates ISN'T a startling one. Our plane losses hsvo been heuvy. There it no Intimation In tha news, however, that it is HEAV IER THAN WE CAN STAND. The point Is thak-we're really bo ginning to go aftor Germany for Oilood, and the conclusion to be irawn from everything pub lished so far Is that we have the necessary resources of planes and crews to continue this war In the air on the grand scale Uiat has now been reached. That conclusion, if accurate, and if borne out by subsequent developments, is an unbeliev ably Important one. VTTE haven't yet equalled the peak of German losses In the battle of Britain bnck in 1940. In ono duy, they lost 185 planes. This loss sUiggcrcd them, and it was fairly appurcnt from that time on that the air assault on Britain was on a DECLINING scale. WfATCH this air war on Gcr w many. If It INCREASES In Qury, It will bo a dependable sign Jhnt wo have the resources neces sary to push it through to its conclusion. CROM Northern Africa, our planes are smashing at Ital ian communications leading to Sicily and keeping a shurp watch on axis communications general ly in tho Mediterranean. Off Sardinia, they come upon a medium-sized axis vessel towkig half a dozen barges and SINK ''It. , There aro many indications that we have complete commune! of tho air in that area and NO Indications that wo haven't. What we'ro working at, obviously, is the softening up of Italy. - THE Berlin radio Bays loday that Italy must face tho shock of an allied invasion with little help from tho allied war ma thine, but promises help in case of a decisive battlo on Italian soil. . i A German commentator adds rather significantly that OTHER Mediterranean coasts, especially the Balkans, must bo watched. (Meaning, presumably, that 1 Germany gets herself too deeply Involved in Italy she may face serious trouble at some other gate of her fortress wall.) THERE'S nothing of particular . significance from tho South Pacific. Tho Japs hit our ground forces In Now Guinea, south of Salamaua, with a sharp attack, but are driven off with heavy Qisses and are subsequently trafed by our planes. . . QN the' always-lcss-hopeful homo front, tho coal striko Is stalled again. ' Lewis ordors his miners back to work until October 81 on con (Continued on Page Two) ' n K LEWIS' ORDER Full-Scale Production Indicated by Thursday By JOSEPH A. LOFTUS WASHINGTON. Juno 23 (T) A back-to-work movement In Pennsylvania and West Virginia eaptlvo mines signaled the end today of the nation's third gen- WASHINGTON, June 33 (,Vi President Roosevelt said today he inttndtd lo ask con gress io raise the age limit for non-combat military serr Ice under ihe selective serr ice act to 6$ years at a meant of meeting any future threat of Interruption oi work In plants, mines or establish ments owned by or operated by ihe government. eral war-time coal strike, with indications pointing to virtually full-scale production tomorrow! Responding to instructiont from UMW President John L. Lewis and hit policy committee, the men who dig coal for the big steel companies led off the return to work a return or dered only until October 31 and, conditional upon continued gov ernment operation of the mines. Those conditions led operators (Continued on Page Two) Jap Shipping, Bases Strafed By U. S. Planes 'CHUNGKING. June 23 (P) United States Mitchell bombers and Warhawk fighters supported Chinese troops on the Tungtlng Lake-Yangtze river front Mon day, heavily bombing and straf ing Japanese bases and shipping at three places, Lieut. Gen. Jo seph W. Stilwell't headquarters announced today. One huge fire was left burn ing and many direct hits were noted among warehouses at Jwa Jung, north of tho lake, the com munique said, and extensive dam ago done to supply depots and casualties caused among troop concentrations at Shlhlhow. Near Takingyl a gunbot and river tug were strafed with re sults not completely- observed, the communique added. Airmen said, however, that they believed two -steamers were sunk and a gunboat damaged In tho attack on shipping. Thou sands of rounds of ammunition were expended against the Jap anese, tho filers said. Recapture of tho towns that were attacked would restore vir tually all the Tungtlng rice area to tho Chinese. Allied Jungle Line Holds OH Strong Attack ALLIED HEADQTTARTIPPR IN AUSTRALIA, June 23 (IP) The jungle front line which the al lies began establishing on the anuroachns in Salnmnun Nau, Guinea, last February has proved useit against the strongest at tack yet hurled at it by the Jap anese, Today's communions disclosed that on Monday afternoon enemy patrols of considerable size struck at Australian ground fighters on Lababla ridge at Mubo, 12 miles below Salamaua. They were "sharply repulsed with over 100 encmv CBSUnltlpfl " tho mmrnnn. id 110 said, after whleh rinnrilv tire was poured on them by Amer ican-manned Boston attack planes as they began a bloody re- (uontinued on Page Two) HALTS THIRD GOAL STRIKE Radioed from London to New York, this Is the first picture showing use of the new armored vest by American airmen in the skies above Europe these days. Pictured manning their guns in a bomber are Sgt J. W. Fawcett. leli, of East O range. N. J and Sgt. E. L. Fredrick, of Norwalk. Conn., wearing the full-protection "garment" which drops over the head like a pinafore and laces up both tides. It cm be dropped by pulling one string and it weight 18 pounds. De Gaulle Reported Losing Ground in Duel for Power WASHINGTON, June 23" .OP) General Charles De Gaulle was viewed here today as losing ground in his struggle with General Henri Glraud for com mand of the French forces fight ing for French liberation. ' Thl view was expressed In usually informed . diplomatic quartern In interpreting reports of a status quo' compromise at Aljlcrs tinder which Glraud would retain command of French troops In North and West Africa with Dc Gaulle commanding the forces In other rcglont of the French empire. ALGIERS, June 23 (Pi One of the hottest issues in French North Africa army recruiting came to the fore today as the French forces of liberation re mained divided In allegiance be tween two commanders in chief. Generals Charles De Gaulle and Henri Glraud. . - It was apparent that the duel for power between the two lead- Sabotage, Air Raids Wreck French Trains By WADE WERNER WASHINGTON, June 23 (IP) The combination of allied air raids and railway sabotage in side France has been immobiliz ing about 200 trains daily, ac cording to information reaching fighting French headquarters hero through persons escaping from German-occupied Europe. Botli the airmen who swooped across the English channel and the French guerillas operating (Continued on Page Two)' i Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. E. Pittsburgh 1 8 0 Chicago - 4 8 1 Hcbert and Baker; Passcau and McCullough, R. H. . E. 7 0 Philadelphia , 0. Boston 1 6 0 ; Bar- Kimball and Livingston rett and Poland. ' R. H. E. New York 2 5 1 Brooklyn 7 '81 Wlttig, Mungo (7), Feldman (7), Adams (7) and Mancuso; R. Melton and Bragan, AMERICAN LEAGUE R " H Washington .....8 11. New York 0 6 3 Candinl and Early: Chandler, Zuber (6), Byrne (9) and Sears. R. H. E. Cleveland ..1 8 1 Detroit 3 8 2 Salveson, Hevlng (1), Poat (8), and DeSautels, Rossar (2); New- houscr and Richards. COAST LEAGUE ' R. H. San Francisco 2 8 Los Angeles .'. 8 12 Joyce and Sprlnz; Raffens- berger and Holm. ' U. S. Fliers Modern Knights in ers and their factions would .be quickly resumed following a compromise settlement yester day continuing the status quo in military control. Territorial Basis Glraudists Indicated they were insisting that recruiting be on a territorial basis, thereby excluding; ihe-; FlgnangFxeflc.tt irpm nxauuog -(manpower irora North Africa. De Gaulliatt declared that not only were they threatened with a "freeze-out" in North Africa where they asserted many civilians wanted to join the Fighting French, but also that those escaping from France also were being channeled into the North African army. Glraud Say Final To observers it seemed plain Giraud would have the final say on army recruiting in North Africa Just as he remains com pletely in the saddle over other French military affairs in this base of allied operations where he enjoys the support of the United States and Britain. Until now American equip ment has been delivered to Giraud and it seemed likely his forces would continue to get first call on theso arms. Belief that the United Nations will recognize the French com mittee of national liberation shortly as the provisional gov ernment of France was ex pressed. i Recognition Withheld Formal recognition has been withheld by the allies pending committee unity, and the com promise wat reached after the United States and Britain were reported to have insisted on (Continued on Page Two) Rear Admiral Francis W. Rockwell (above), - commander of the amphibious force. Pacific fleet, personally supervised spe c i a 1 army-navy amphibious forces which ttormtd Attu in the Aleutiani. - - Commands Force XJ 0-H i I .M m Armor L DEHYDRATION PLANT Potatoes, Carrots and Onions May Be . Processed! '-'r The department of- riculture has approved of the application of Paulus Brothers Packing com pany of Salem to construct a de hydration plant - at Klamath Falls, according to word received from Senator Charles L. Mc- Nary. Word of the official OK was announced at the Wednes day noon luncheon of the Klam ath county chamber of commerce board of directors. Whetner or not the plant will be constructed this year, "due to lateness of the season was not learned, however members of the board planned to iron out (Continued on Page Two) Russian Bombs Blast Airdromes Behind Lines LONDON, June 23 (P) Rus sian bombers hammered again at nazi airdromes behind the lines last night but the only ground activity reported today by the mid-day Russian com munique consisted of scouting and artillery bombardments. About 20 German planes were destroyed on the ground when red army airmen struck behind the enemy s defenses on the Len ingrad front, and three enemy planes were downed in air com bat near Rostov, said the bulle tin, recorded by The Associated Press from Moscow broadcasts. -Yesterday, the Russians said their airmen bombed supply de pots and airdromes at several points along the front and shot 17 enemy planes from forma tions attempting to attack the Leningrad sector. The Russian bulletin admitted the loss of nine (Continued on Page Two) Eddie Rickenbacker : Represents Stimson On Moscow Mission MOSCOW, June 23 (P) Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker has been in Moscow since Sunday on a mission as the representative of Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, it was disclosed today. Rickenbacker arrived it 1 p. m. Sunday in a four-engined Liberator. The news of Rickenbacker's presence in Moscow was made public to those present yester day at a kremnn ceremony where United States Ambassador William H. Standley presented 60 American military awards to Russian soldiers and sailors. ' His visit to Russia is a continu ation of his tour of world battle fronts. It was assumed that he will . see various high-ranking military people and officials, pos sibly Premier Joseph Stalin himself. PUNISHMENT PLANNED 0 T Army Control Eased As Calm Comes To Detroit DETROIT, June 23 W) Fed eral troops were brought into the aircraft engine division of the Ford Motor company's Rouge plant today, company spokesman said,' because of "cer tain disturbances which had oc curred in the plant" and also to guard against the possibility of further disorders. DETROIT, June 23 (P) Plant for finding and punishing the in stigators of the savage race riots of Monday and Monday night that brought death to 29 persons and injuries to hundreds of oth ers were being made, today by state and local authorities. Mean while, army troops numbering more than 3800 maintained, a modified .form of military, con trol as they , patrolled Detroit's negro sections, still showing the effects of bloody conflict.-.. r Governor Harry F. Kelly and Mayor Edward J. Jeffries an nounced they were1 giving seri ous consideration to asking for special grand jury. Promising punishment "commensurate with their crimes," the governor said: itiAtiitt' lcttert'i3i I." - "-"The real lriciter,and.aaul- ers are the ones we are after. They will be found by sorting out the more than 1000 prisoners we have and by seeking them out in their hiding places if they are not among the prisoners." The governor announced at the same time that he had called State Attorney General Herbert J. Rushton from Lansing to aid in preparing for prosecutions. . -FBI Come In Governor Kelly also disclosed that John S. Bugas, chief of the federal bureau of investigation here,- is interviewing prisoners and aiding in the sorting out of the minor offenders from those against whom "more serious charges will be brought. The city was calm today after a night in which a few sporadic outbreaks occurred. - -- Emergency Modified -. Governor Kelly modified his (Continued on Page Two) "Big Hot Day" Scheduled for . Saturday "Big Hat Day" Is scheduled for this coming Saturday, with Commandos and members of the Sheriff's Posse on the lookout for violators to be haled into kangaroo court. Commandos and members of the Sheriff's Posse, on horse back, will canvass Main street to find people not wearing the required cowboy hats. Fines this year will consist of buying eith er a dance ticket to the Rodeo dance, or a dollars worth of war savings stamps. . -J. C. "Doc" Hunt will be judge at the court. Kangaroo court will be held on a horse-drawn vehicle If possible, and will be moved down Main street Satur day afternoon about 2 p. m. LEADERS Subsidy Squabble Blazes Anew With Proposed Limitation on Payments WASHINGTON, . June 23 (iP) Legislation limiting to $800,000, 000 a- year government pay ments to force down food prices was thrown into the congress ional battle over subsidies -today, t . The senate banking commit tee, after a two-hour session be hind closed doors, approved by a voice vote a revised version of an amendment by Senator Taft (ROhio) which would have set a $250,000,000 ceiling on tub sidy payments t o offset - de creases in retail food prices. - j; -- ' Liberal ; ! Regarded as the most liberal of - the anti-subsidy . proposals, the measure was in for- an - ad- X; . You Can Fool Some of the People HEADQUARTERS, ALAS KA DEFENSE COMMAND, June 23 (P) All his time In the army, Corporal William 3. McEUiogott thought it could be done. Then came ordert releas ing the former staff member of the New York newspaper PM as over age, and the week before he left he tried it out. He wrote out a gate pass, signed it "Colonel Stoop nagle," and worded it "Cor poral McEUiogott is not to be allowed off the post for any reason for a period of one week." For the last week of hit stay he then proceeded to go in and out of the gates of the post past military police who looked over the past dozens of timet and never once, questioned it. IN PAYSET ASIDE Vinson Directs Board v -To Reconsider Action WASHINGTON, June 23 (0) Fred M. Vinson,-director of eco nomic stabilization, today set aside the award of an 8-cent hourly wage -increase recently granted to 1,100,000 non-operat- -Wlrrr t V cf; employet . bfit three-man emergency board of the - national ". -railway, labor panel. ,- -...!-.-.. -:.'.- ; , -.-' :- But . for Vinson's action, the Increase totaling $200,000,000 would have gone into effect today. : ; .' " - ' Opinion' Forthcoming - Vinson ' directed the emerg ency board to reconsider its rec ommendations and to make a revised report to the president "in the light of the memoran- (Continued on Page Two) Growers Object To Commercial Potato Grade Klamath potato ' growers and shippers meeting Tuesday night disapproved the proposed estab lishment of commercial grade of potatoes conforming to or sim ilar , to the U. S. commercial grade. . Although some attending the meeting were in favor of the de partment of agriculture propos al, the general attitude of the meeting was against it. Hearings have been scheduled in various parts of the state on this question, and. action taken will conform to the opinion in the majority of the hearings. W. L. Close of . Salem, and Frank McKennon, of the state department of agriculture, at tended the meeting and will take the recommendation . of the Klamath growers and shippers to be considered in the final settle ment of the matter. Other hearings will be held in Ontario and in Portland, and one was held Monday in Redmond. Opinions at all .these hearings will determine whether the com mercial grade of potatoes will be established. mittedly stiff floor battle as op ponents of all such payments sought support for a variety of proposals that ranged' from re quired - congressional sanction for all subsidies to a prohibition against use of any government funds for price rollbacks. . While administration forces sought a $1,000,000,000 a year limit to expenditures of the re construction finance corporation (RFC) for subsidy payments,, act ing Chairman Bankhead (D Ala.) proposed the $500,000,000 figure which, he. acknowledged, met "some objection" from com mittee members. - ':;. . Permit Rollbacks i If adopted, the legislation BLOCK-BUSTER HAIDERS KIT STEEL CENTER Mulheim Bashed as Fires Still Burn at Krefeld By ROGER GREENE V Attodated Press War Editor Germany's war foundries in the Ruhr underwent a violent new storm of bombs before dawn today at hundreds of RAP block-buster alders attacked, the steel center of Mulheim, (population 136,000) and re turned by the light of great fires still burning from an as sault . on nearby Krefeld 24 hours earlier. Waves of U. S. Flying Fort resses'kept up the big-scale of fensive by daylight, raiding un specified targets across the channeL - Coaceatiated - - i The British air ministry said the night attack on Muelheim wat "well concentrated" and returning filers - declared they ' saw flames still shooting up from both Krefeld and Huls. Hula wat hit by American Fort resses yesterday. -; DNB, the German news agen-. cy.. said' the British also hit Oberhausen in the Ruhr. In flicting heavy damage, and blt,. terly, characterized the attacks; as "terror raids." ' ..... :, , - - ' 35 Misting .An RAF communique listed 38 bombers as missing nine less than in Monday night's raid by more than 700 planes for a two-day toll of 79 aircraft. The ancient city of Mulheim. dating: back to 1808, is the site of important: steel rolling mills, foundries and engine works. It lies seven miles west of battered Essen, home of the giant Krupp munitions works.!;; .. ... . 'In' the Mediterranean, ' tha paralyzing three-way attack on Italy from allied bases in North Africa, the Middle East and' Malta apparently slackened yes- ( terday, but Gen. D wight D. ' Eisenhower's headquarters, an nounced that RAF Wellingtons against blasted Salerno on the Italian mainland Monday night. Italian Bombings The night .raid followed up. an intensive hammering . .of. seven Italian mainland cities in daylight Monday, rangiag from bomb-scarred Naples, Italy's biggest port, to the toe of the Italian boot. Aerial reconnaissance photos taken after the U. . S. Flying Fortress raid Monday on Naples (Continued on Page Two) Fighter Plane Bond Contest Standings Henley ..................$27,78S.60 Merrill 27,141.25 Malin 24,866.25 Sprague River ......... 11,752.80 Keno - 10,797.80 Gilchrist '. 7,875.00 Chi'l.-Ft. Klamath ,8,918.00 Bonanza 4,966.28 Bly-Beatty 4,208.75 would permit the administration to continue its price rollback ' on . meats, butter and coffee estimated to cost $450,000,000 and leave $50,000,000 to spar for price decreases in other commodities, Taft said. Ordered as an amendment to legislation extending the life of the commodity credit corpora tion (CCC) and increasing its . borrowing power to $1,000,000, 000, - the proposal would llmity' the CCC to a $73,000,000 an nual expenditure of the -total funds from which tubsldie could be paid. In .addition it would permit RFC subsidies to shlppert to (Continued on Page Two) -"'..:. V . -
