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American men In uniform laid down their lives Di or a cause. as fN Vangunu Wand, Just soulh- cast of New Cicomiu, where we are closing In on the Jnp air field nt MuihIh. Iliey died storm 1K a village Unit commands an imi-honiKa where the little yel low men have been landing sup plies and reinforcement. (The losses at Vnnnumi are d srrlbed a "relatively light." If your boy wax among them, the Infi la crushingly heavy o fur as you are eoneerned.) QVER Europe, from Sicily to the Bollic sea, they died in hnmbent and fiBhtcra. Likewise In India and China. Wherever, whenever, however the finger of duty tupped htrn , and said "come.'1 a All the while, tho uniformed ten of our alhea were dying In the same ways, tIERE on the horn front, we were dying also. Up to this (Monday) morning, tome 100 of us had died violent dentin connected In one way and another with the two-day holi day 74 In traffic accidents, 85 by drowning and 61 from miscel laneous causes. THERE were deaths from IN- DUSTRIAL accident (not listed in the above total), striking down men- and' women staying ON THE JOB to produce mute mil for the use of the men on the fighting fronts. ALL over the nation, there ' were parades, watched by rrowds that packed the side walks. The crowds were made Dip of ALL KINDS of people. There were wounded men, home from tho fronts. There were deeply reverent men, women and children, fully aware of the tremendous signifi cance of the Fourth of July as an epochal event In human history, ready to die, If need bo (if tap ped by the finger of duty) in de fense of what tho Fourth of July means. There were frivolous people, Uliht nnd shallow of mind, un touched (as yet) by tho dark shudows of war, i whom the parades were onll a spectacle. (You can't tell about these; ninny of them would die readily enough, uncomplainingly enough, If tapped by tho fateful finger.) "THERE wore (undoubtedly) people who were muttering fcbout tho luck of liquor to mukc ho kind of holiday they wanted. There were oven shifty-eyed ones computing tho black market price of sugar with which to make bootleg liquor to be sold nl lofty prices to those willing to poy. vvE are like that. It takes all " kinds of us to moke thu United States of America. To some of us liberty Is ALL PRIVILEGE and NO RESPONSI BILITY. 'THE soured cynics maintain bitterly that tho loss admir able kinds of us are greatly in the majority. Those of us who arc more evenly balanced know better. Americans aro Just Americans 3 -not all heroes, not all heels. Taking us AS A WHOLE, wo nro reasonably decent. A LL over the nation, there rt were speeches ranging from flapdoodle to sincore hlgfi patriotism, depending on who wus making the speech., Former Secretary of War (Continued on Page Two) I I i.l- nn A Kill FOURTH S IILUR1CE Italian Landing Fields Hit; Plane Factory Damager' LONDON. Juiy 5 OV) A Fourth of July three-ply bomb ing carried 'American Flying Fortresses deep Into Franco dur ing daylight Sunday to smash at an airplane engine factory at I.e Mans, and U-boat works at Nantes and La Pallice. It was the first anniversary of the first American aerial thrust against Europe in this war, when a handful of pilots borrowed half a dozen Boston bombers from the RAF to celebrate the Fourth by hitting at German po sitions in northern France. The Eighth U. S. air force raid In daylight followed a strong Saturday night assault by RAF bombers which laid a concen trated cargo of explosives on Cologne industrial districts on the east bank of the Rhine and also Hamburg and other targets In the Ruhr. "" ' VW t FUlds Blasted By DANIEL da LUCE ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. July 5 lP) With air supremacy over Sicily at stake, United States squadrons attacked more than a half dozen of the Island's major landing fields yesterday and shot down 43 axis fighters, It was an nounced today. Despite the heaviest opposi tion from German and Italian fliers since the height of the Tunisian campaign, all but 13 of the allied planes returned from (Continued on Page Two) Legion Presents Instruments to Bomber Group "Good hunting" was the wish expressed by L. L. Lombard, first vice president of the American Legion, when he handed over 20 Instruments of the Junior Legion drum and buglo corps to Colonel Torrel.of tho 449th Bombardment group of Wcndover, Utoh, In a brief, but Impressive ceremony In the area at Sunday afternoon's rodeo. Ono big bomber winged over Klamath Falls early In tho aft ernoon, bringing Colonel Tcr rol, his crew, and two former Klamath physicians, Captain Neil F. Black and Captain Mcrlo Swanscn, both now sta tioned at Wcndover field.- Although the bomber was ex pected hore Monday to take (Continued on Pogo Two) i DOING Allies Help Americans Around World Celebrate Fourth of July Yesterday By The Associated Press Americans around the world celebrated tho 167th anniversary of their nation's independence yesterday enthusiastically assist ed by their allies. . In Moscow's Philharmonic hall, London's Hyde park, at al lied headquarters In North Af rica, and in the capitals of Latin America, Americans and their friends gathered to celebrate tho, day which has become a symbol in the present-day battle for the four freedoms. Join Celebration British and French officers and men Joined the celebration at allied headquarters In North Africa at which General Dwlglit D. Eisenhower was the principal speaker, The British Royal navy under Admiral Sir Andrew Killed Vie . Centre! Wladlslaw Sikorski. prtmltr of th Polish govern mtnt in txlli. was. killed in plan crash attar taking oft from Gibraltar. frV BUCWIDE Horse-drawn Carts, Bond Sale Floats Featured ' Shades of the gay nineties were felt this morning in the annual Buekuroo Days parade when horse-drawn vehicles en tirely replaced gasoline buggies. Factors which departed from the mood of the early 1800's were also felt however, when many floats advertising bonds and the absence of young men in the par ade lineup were witnessed. Main street was crowded with thousands of spectators who watched Queen Faith Hunziker and her five princesses, the 12 visiting wounded service men, horses, pet entries, marching units, and floats make their way down tho street. Colors Laad Leading the parade were the (Continued on Page Two) Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 3 6 3 Detroit .'. 10 14 Leonard, Haefncr (S), Adkins (7) and Early; Trout and Rich ards. Philadelphia 2 4 2 Cleveland 14 1 Black and Swift; Bagby, Ro sa r (B) and DcSautcls. Browne Cunningham punctuated the ceremonies by firing a 48 gun salute which sent startled natives scurrying to windows to sec if an air raid was in progress. In London 25 'America or listed men were hosts to a like number of British girls on an old-fashioned hayrido in Hyde park the first ever seen in Er'j land while many others toured historic spots along the Thames river as guests of Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake, ending at Windsor castlo where they were presented to King George and Queen Elizabeth. Red Cross canteens held open house. Trafalgar Rally . British communists observed the day with a rally at Trafalgar square, which was opened with the playing of the Paul Robeson RE GEN. SIKQRSKi DIES III CRASH OFF GIBRALTAR Pilot Lpne Survivor As Plane Takeoff Fails LONDON. July 5 OF) Gen eral Wladlslaw Sikorski, pre mier of the Polish government-in-exile and commander of its armed forces, was killed last night when the Liberator plane in which he was travelling crashed shortly after taking off from Gibraltar, the air ministry announced today. The plane was reported to have crashed into the sea when its engines failed soon after the takeoff. Pilot Survives Sixteen of the 17 passengers and crew members aboard lost their lives. The only survivor was the pilot, a Czech, who was seriously injured. Officials said his name would be kept secret because of the possibility of German rtprjsalsv ' i . v Among jUiq. victims-was Sik orski's daughter, Mrs. Sophia Lesniokski, 26, who was travel ing with her father as liaison officer between the London headquarters of the Polish aux iliary territorial service (wom en's forces) and the Middle East. She was wearing an ATS uni form. Her husband is a pris oner ol war In Germany. Sikorski had been visiting Pol ish armed forces in the Middle East and was in Cairo as recent ly as last Thursday. Forces Organise . . His death came at a moment when the forces which he had (Continued on Page Two) Miners Fete Fourth by Going Back to Work PITTSBURGH, July 5 (fP) Smashing tradition by trooping back into the mines on what had always been a holiday, the mi ners of the nation celebrated In dependence Day by effectively breaking the back of the nation's stubbornest strike since Pearl Harbor. The coal picture was brighter than at any timo since June 1 as through both the bituminous and anthracite fields the back-to-work current, a mere trickle last week, swelled to a roaring flood. From every corner eame indi cations that before the end of the week, the great wartime coal strike would be ended. The 100,000 or more men in Pennsylvania, Alabama, Virginia and Tennessee who continued re bellious at the United Mine Workers' back-to-work orders (Continued on Page Two) recording of "Ballad for Amer icans." i At historic St. Paul's cathedral half of the service was broadcast from there and the remaining half jyceivad jawm Washington cathedral in Washington,' D. C. ; (Continued on Page Two Gas Shortage SEATTLE, July S (P) Navy Secretary Frank Knox predicted today an acute gasoline and oil shortage for Pacific coast civil ians, "There is a shortage now," he said at a press conference, "but you haven't felt anything yet cqmpared to the Atlantic coast.'! Secretary Knox repeated as sertions Americans have taken Yanks .'.vY- c w Jl' .v;.:.v: . n....nr. ...vV.v.v.tJ.:.'...vV.'J . it IT'JI.li IJ WANAWANA Rcndova REN DO V A ALLIES &JAPS MILES 20 Hare's how American forces ers. Haavy artillery on newly-capiured Render a Island blasts away at the air base five miles across the water as assault troops, fresh from capturing Viru Harbor, push through the Jungle toward Munda. Sunday Gen. MicArthur's men thrust forward in the Central Solomons to cap ture strategic village en Vangunu island shown in the lower right band corner of the map. ' - Rollins, Moved to . Hospitals Three persons suffered Injur ies during Klamath Buckaroo Days rodeo Sunday afternoon, and two of them were moved to local hospital for treatment of serious hurts. Raymond "Buster" Ivory, 21- year-old professional received a badly fractured left shoulder and is suffering from shock when he fell during an exhibition ride on "Satan" the early part of the afternoon. Ivory, nephew of Perry Ivory of Turtle fame, lives at Canbv. Calif., where he is employed by the R. 'L. Smith Lumber company. His condi tion was said to be good at Hill side hospital late Monday morn ing. Several facial lacerations. multiple fractures of the facial bones and an injury to the left side of the chest were received by Edgar N. Rollins, about 45, a Mack Barbour employe. Rol lins was sitting on the fence when he went to the aid of two teen-age boys attempting to get a fractious horse into the chutes (Continued on Page Two) Germans Claim Thrust Victory In Kuban Area LONDON, July 5 (fl5) The German high command claimed today that a sudden nazi thrust against Russian forces in the Lagoon district of the Kuban bridgehead yesterday success fully climaxed several weeks of fighting over difficult terrain. Two thousand red troops were killed or captured and quantities of war material were seized, the nazi communique, broadcast from Berlin, asserted. At least 700 Russian boats were captured, destroyed or damaged by land forces aided by units of the German air force, the communique said. ! The Russian midday commun ique, broadcast from Moscow i (Continued on Page Two) . Predicted the initiative on European, South Pacific and Aleutian, fronts, and added the Aleutian area "repre sents a steady accumulation of American strength." He said German submarine ac tivity In tho Atlantic Is "tempor arily subdued," but that a. sub marine menace will exist until the war is over. March Through New ...'..V uiuvjiw f.v.'.y..:'.'..o w--s. . - ,n:i!.v'.v.'.vr v. Harbor Jxit in the New Georgia Island area f 5 Farm Appropriation Bill ' Sent to White House Today WASHINGTON, July 5 (IP) The $848,29,, 883 farm appro priation' bill' was sent to ..the Wfcite House today after -the senate yielded to house ' de mands for abandonment of fed eral Insurance on wheat and cotton crops. The senate vote for final ap proval of the compromise bill was 44 to 23. Senator Nye (R-NJJ.) an nounced he would seek to nul lity the effect of this action by offering an amendment to a pending $343,600,599 deficiency appropriations bill to restore $7,818,748 for administration of the federal crop insurance cor poration (FCIC) another year. Rodeo Draws Full House to First Showing A jammed crowd watched the rodeo events . during the first day, Sunday, and saw Bill Ram sey win first day money in the bronc riding, event Second in the bronc riding event- was Buck Scott; third, George Christenson, and fourth, Phil Hathaway. In the bareback riding, Ernie Messner won first day money, and Bill Holden second. Nine riders tied for third and fourth places, H. L. Kirkpa trick, John ny Jackson, Bud Travis, Lee Hunter, Pete Gale,' Moon Jack son, Johnny Ruff, Jerry Chatman and Neil Driscoll. - Results of the best reined cow horse event ior Sunday were not announced. Ropers did not have time enough to finish their event and were scheduled to finish Sunday's contest Monday morn ing. Final times and scores will be given in Tuesday's paper. Congress Nears Recess at Great Odds With President By JACK BELL WASHINGTON, July 5 (P) Congress will go home this, week, barring last-minute changes in plans, at greater odds with Pres ident Roosevelt on domestic is sues than at any time since the new deal came into power 10 years ago. Predictions vary as to the mood, in which the lawmakers will return seven weeks hence. but all sides are agreed that as the hour for a summer recess draws near the legislators and the president are more hostile toward each other than ever be fore. View Illustrated ' The diversity of viewpoint was Illustrated sharply by passage over the president's veto of tho anti-strike bill and the presi Georgia NEW GEORGIA DhimIa Amu VANGUNU"- (NEA TUphoul have Japs at Munda in a pinc The house provision in the farm bill allows the FCIC only $3,300,000 with, .which to liqui date, after' payment of losses on the current year s crops, and prohibits the writing of insur ance on subsequent crops. Senator Reed (R-Kan.), who opposed backing down to the house on crop insurance, also protested the previous accept ance of house language banning parity payments on 1944 basic crops, including wheat, , corn, cotton, tobacco and rice. The agreement . writing off parity payments on future crops. Senator Russell (D-Ga.) told reporters, was enbraced in a partial report on the farm bill, accepted by the senate last weekend. Payment Increase Russell said: ' "Persuaded the house to accept an increase from $300,000,000 to $400,000,000 for soil conserva tion payments, and authorizing the secretary of agriculture to make commitments on next year's crops to- the extent of $300,000,000 for soil and water conservation payments. "The house would not agree to further commitments for parity (Continued on Page Two) Camp White Soldiers Injured In Acddenr ' Two Camp ' White soldiers were injured in an accident ear ly Sunday afternoon six miles off The Dalles-California high way on the Diamond Lake road, and were brought to Klamath Falls by Ward's ambulance tor hospitalization. Pvt. Harold Goff and Pvt. J. T. Skipper suffered head injur ies, it is understood. A truck, in which they were riding, left the road. Both young men were members of a company of engi neers from Camp White en route to Camp Abbott. dent's crackling rejection, later sustained, of congress' effort to kill the administration's roll back subsidies - on food items. And those are only two of a long list of controversies in the last six months. Congress has dealt what amounts to death blows to two favorite new deal agencies, the National Youth administration (NYA) and the . national re sources planning board (NRPB). The farm security, administra tion (FSA) barely was saved from a house firing squad. Tax Rebuff . In the tax field, Mr. Roosevelt was rebuffed by congressional cancellation of his order . limit ing salaries to $25,000 after fed eral levies. His request for an (Continued on Page Two) VURAVILLAE CAPTURED By General Takes Field In Thrust Forward g . On Vangunu WASHINGTON, July 5 (AP) Big shells from American war ships screaming onto New Geor gia and Kolombangara islands set numerous fires in the Japan ese positions In a Fourth of July bombardment, the navy re ported today. The ' American surface craft steamed into the narrow waters between the Islands in the Solo mons, the navy reported, then trained their big guns on Vila, reported on the bombardment and Bar Bairoko on New Geor gia island. Kay Points Both are key points In tha drive to knock out the big Jap anese air base at Munda on New Georgia island, serving as supply points for that airdrome. Shrieking over Kula gulf, only about eight miles wide, tha shells blasted into the enemy positions and presumably caused much, damage to supplies and equipment. No details were reported on the bambardment carried out during the night of July 4 and 8. - Thexojnriunlque said that "" number" of United States war ships bombarded the two Japan ese positions. -- Village Taken ALL IEB HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, July S (AP) American forces, with General Douglas - MacArthur in direct charge of operations, thrust for ward in the central Solomons Sunday, capturing -a strategic village on Vangunu Island and destroying 21 Japanese planes over Rendova. ; v... -.(-. News that .' General ' Mao Arthur had taken the field for the second time in eight months was followed closely by the an nouncement that Americans had seized. Vura village on the southern tip of Vangunu island.. Three hundred Japanese were killed in the operation and tha remainder of the garrison was dispersed. The noon communi- (Continued en Page Two) DIG UP DOLLARS . FOR DOOLITTLE! It will take $1.00 in War Stamps from every ' man, woman and child in the coun try to build the "SHANGRI-LA" $35,000 $30,000 $25,000 $20,000 1S,000 I ' 110,000 I 8,000 140.000 is Klamath county's goal in War Stamps for July. Please- take part of your change in War Stamps. Let's hslp "Doollttle Da It Again." MARTHUR MEN I
