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By TRANK JENKINS
A FTER long and weary montlu
(now running Into tho years)
of uncertainty, signs are begin
ning to appear In tlio war skies
tliMt may bo read with reason
Qible assurance even by us unin
formed outsiders.
In th mnln, they are HOPE
FUL illini.
vert have started to tuke Sicily
" which we must tnke in or
der to make the Mediterranean
sea route safe for our shipping.
It has been a good start. We've
established beach heads nloni)
at least 100 miles of flat coast
line. We've taken some air
fields, which Is Important, for
modern war Is a sort of leap-frog
affair In which progress Is mndo
by Jumping over Intervening
- obstacles from airfield to air
field. The landing has been mndo
with relative case because wo
had first MASTERED THE
Q.SK1ES, so that our enemy was
unablo to smsh-u"from tho air
as we enmo ashoro.
aT Is well to remember that
tho hard fighting In Sicily
Is yet to como. As theso words
aro written, thcro have been no
counter-attacks on a major scale.
You can't feel that you'vo bo
gun to win battle until your
enemy ha eminter-attacked and
you'vo BEATEN HIM OFF.)
IVUT even the Germans admit
that our sea and air borno
attack on Sicily was tho greatest
In history. Our air attack alone
has far exceeded In mugnltude
the German air attack on Crete.
VJ7HEN wo landed In Africa, It
was quite an enterprise
completely dwarfing anything
Owe had done before. But our
attack on Sicily dwarfs our
Africa attack.
And whereas In Africa wo
went In with about every
thing we had availublo, we're
going into Sicily with only 0
PART of our available forces.
We have an army estimated at a
million men In Syria, ready to
strike at tho Bnlkuns if a weak
spot appears in the enemy's de
fenses there, and our ground and
air forces in England are already
at peak strength and GROWING.
The rising might of our air
power has long been apparent.
.
TN other words, our striking
power (In the European the
ater of tho war) Is accelerating
at a steady and relentless pace.
At the same time, the striking
power of our enemy Is DECL1N-
OING. .
THE decline in German strlk
Ing power Is clearly evident
In Russia. Tho rise in Russian
HOLDING power h a i been
equally evident.
If wo can trust the dispatches
at all, the Orel-Belgorod smash
has been major affair, follow
ing tho typical German pattern
of overwhelming force applied
on a narrow front, and designed
to DESTROY Russian fighting,
power.
It DIDN'T work. (Assuming,
of course, that we can bclicvo
the news.) Tho Russians have
not only held but havo inflicted
fantastic losses on the attacking
Germans. . .
THE point is that tho fighting
O power of our sldo is RISING
SWIFTLY while the strength of
our enemy Is ebbing. History
tells us plainly that when this
happens It marks the turning
point of wars.
It happened at Gettysburg,
and thereafter the brilliant gen
eralship of Lee was wholly uiv
(Continued on Page Two)
IS)
3)
Nazis Pound on
Belgorod Wedge;
Hope For Breach
By WILLIAM M'GAFFIN
MOSCOW, July 13 () Field Marshal Guenther von Kluge
threw the entire weight of his armored columns Into a furious
attack today against the southern end of the 200-mile Orel-Kursk-Belgorod
front In an action designed to enlarge the Belgorod
wedge and blast a major breach In the Russian lines.
Dropping all efforts to break through on the northern end of
the salient, Von Kluge fell back on the old nazi power-house play,
but the thick red defenses remained Impenetrable, although
fighting became so violent that even lank crews of the opposing
Line Would Link City
With Seattle,
'Frisco
A bid for air service which
would link Klamath Falls with
the major air terminals of the
coast, 'was made this week by
Weslorn Air Lines, with the ap
plication presented to the civil
aeronautics board for, a route
from San rrancisco to Seattle
via Klamath Falls.
Other Intermedial point on
the line would be Sacramento,
(Continued on Pag Two)
Burma Bases of
Supply Blasted
By Americans
NEW DELHI, July 13 VP)
Devastating raids by American
Liberator bomber and P-40
Warhawk fighter-bombers have
destroyed Japanese supply and
administrative bases in north
ern Burma, United States
communique said today.
Liberator bombers of the 10th
U. S. army air force dropped
more thun 12 tons of bombs on
enemy railway installation at
Wyatuna yesterday, but clouds
prevented an accurate assess
ment of damage.
On tho same day, the P-40s,
carrying medium and fragmen
tation bombs, blasted the Japa
nese base of Nanyaseik, and re
turning pilots said that the raid,
on top of previous attacks, had
destroyed a 1 1 administration
buildings and supply installa
tions. Yesterday' operations were
preceded by widespread sweeps
against enemy supply centers
and troop bases by American
fighter planes based in Assam.
There's a New
Creates
By LOIS STEWART
You can't take it with you
but It's sure nice to keep It safo
as long as you're flitting around
this earth. ,
We're referring to the decided
Increase In property wealth, th
hundreds of thousands of dollars
invested in War Bonds, and the
new, unadvertised shortage
creeping up on the United States
public. This shortage, in short,
is safety deposit boxes. White
collar workers and wage earn
ers, clutching War Bonds In their
hands, havo swarmed into banks
and trust companies in recont
months and for the first time in
their lives they feel the Import
ance of renting a safety deposit
box.
Mot Hoarding
There Is no apparent tendency
to hoard currency as back in the
scare days of 1933, and besides
anyone with half an eye can sea
the total of money In circulation
Is rising steadily. Anyway
that's-the official word of tho
nation's financial experts.
Both - Klamath Falls - banks
forces broke into hand-to-hand
fighting on one occasion.
Claim Mora Oround
(A German communique
broadcast by the Berlin radio
and recorded by the Associated
Press, claimed that the nazi
armored forces with the support
LONDON, July 11 (JP) K
f ortign diplomatic source wb
usually is reliable asserted to
day that Adolf Hitler waa la
ported to have assumed con
trol of th German effenslra
In th Kursk bulge and broad
ened It Into an xpasto
gamble for a break-through,
against th advlc of bis gen
orals. Thar was no confirmation
of th report.
n9 iKa Hai-man"' air .forces had
gained further groumHn" th
area Just north of Belgorod and
had smashed strong nemy
counter-attacks on other sectors
of tho front. The Russian sut
frH "hoaulnat lnt" the Gar-
man communique said, Includ
ing a total of 400 tank and 123
Ir-r.ftV
The tremendous success of the
Red armies waa indicated by an
nnnnuncement today that the
Germans have "despaired" Of
(Continued on Pago Two)
Home-Based RAF
Planes Slash at
Northern Italy
LONDON. July 13 (P Home-
based bombers of the RAF struck
a heavy blow at Turin In north
ern Italy last night in operations
coordinated with the allied in
vasion of Sicily, the British an
nounced today.
The raiders encountered bad
weather both on the outward and
return trips, the announcement
said, but the sky was clear over
tho target area and they unload'
cd the "usual heavy concentra
tion of bombs" on their objec
tives.
Taking a different route going
and coming tho big bombers
flew a round trip of approxi
mately 2000 miles.
A communique, describing the
(Continued on Page Two)
Shortage NowPublic
"Run" on Safe
were checked this morning and
each institution reported a lack
of small boxes with but a few of
the larger boxes still available.
One bank said there were only
five of the big $36 boxes left for
rent. Safe deposit boxes rent
for $4.80 to $36, including the
20 per cent tax. Yep, there's
even a tax on these. Supposed
to be a luxury!
Reason for Demand
But the real reason for the
terrific demand for safety, a,
posit boxes is sim'ply that more
people have more valuables to
protect. The common man has
stock in the biggest institution
in the world, tho government' of
the United States of America.
It may be his first bond, it may
be the first important scrap of
paper he's ever owned in all his
life, and by Jlmminy he's going
to hang on to It tooth and nail.
It's the War Bond drives that
have really brought in the
crowds. Of course, one a box
is rented lots of things turn up
around the house that seem suf
ficiently precious to tuck into a
corner of the little metal box.
4
Dim
Where Fight Rages
RUSSIA
Akhtyrk
BOIOOfOC
KHARKOV!. KS2
Poltava
tRl Onipro-
MILES
- If ! todar - atopp4 barter-
lng at th. Or! nd of th Him-
lit salient nd.thrw all i
forts lata aa action designed to
widen the wdg at Belgorod
to ffct major breach la la
soviet Ua. ,
Angstead Heads: Both
Junior High,
Fremont
Principals to th seven city
Schools, with but' one exception,
were named Monday nignt at a
Joint ' meeting1 of th school
boards; -
. Paul Angstead has been named
principal of both Fremont and
Junior high school, this assign
ment coming under one head for
th first, time. ' Angstead ' was
principal of th Junior high last
year.
Augusta Parker has been as-
(Continued on page Two)
Missing Lakeview ' '
Boy Now Reported
Japanese! Prisoner
T.AKFVTrW Lavton Marietta
of Lakevlew, son of Maxwell
Mariette and pharmacist's mat
second class, USN, has been re
ported as a prisoner of war of
the Japanese government to th
Philippine islands, iayion.was
reported missing In action at
Manila in Mav. 1042. and the
latest word that he was a pris
oner was tne first news we ooy s
father had received since- that
time.
Deposit Boxes
There's grandpa's watch, and a
little lock of hair, home deeds,
Insurance policies, mortgage pa
pers, Income tax statements, and
other valuables.
Causa ol Run
One banker was quoted as say
ing that he thought a major part
of the run on safe deposit boxes
was caused by panicky persons
who felt that in case of bombing
or other disasters, a steel box
would be the place for their
trecnir..
Another reason for
the run was suggested when one
banker observed the number of
home owners who are working
away from home and their valu
ables are in a dresser drawer,
unprotected and quite in evi
dence..
But all - the reasons In the
world won't come up to the one
which lists War Bonds as the
nation's No.' 1 security thes
days, War Bonds are esteemed
as more than a patriotic gesture.
They are Valuable bits of papr
and John Q. Public is going to
keep them under lock and key
behind the polished grills of the
safety deposit -department!
MM
: JAP CRUISER,
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Nips Try Holding Open
American Mantrap
On Munda
By C. YATES McDAHIEL
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN THE SOUTHWEST PACI
FIC, July. 13 WV-A Japanese
cruiser and three destroyers
were sent to the bottom of the
Kula gulf graveyard of at least
nine other enemy warships by
guns Of the United States navy
in a battle which began last
night. , ;
Two other enemy destroyers
probably war sunk and enemy
losses may b even greater when
11 reports ar in.. Th battle
still was in progress. It was. indi
cated, at the time preliminary re
ports, were received today by
Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur from
Admiral William F. Halscy.
, .. -jj. i.Clarap an Munda ,
' But --'already Japan has. ex-
ponded between IS and 17 cruis-
ess-ahd-aeatroyeM in two aaiues
lit the Central Solomon while'
trying to hold apart the Jaws of
. mantrap which l American
Jungle fighters Are clamping on
th enemy air base of Munda, on
New. Georgia islsnd. -
Both bstttes in the Kula gulf
which is IS miles long and eight
mile across at its widest part,
occurred as units of the Japan
ese navy, moylng down from the
northern Solomons, encountered
United States war vessels block
ading New Georgia's coastline
along the gulf. In the first bat
tle July 5-6, loss of the cruiser
USS Helena was acknowledged.
Available reports on the second
battl .mentioned no United
States losses.
. . . Losing Fight .
' Today's action-packed account
from General MacArthur show
ed JaDan everywhere losing the
fight for Munda-ron New Geor
gia, in the air above it and in the
seas offshore.
Ten miles northeast of It, a
JaDanese ground force of consid
erable strength was trapped at
Enogal inlet and wiped out Mun-
,; (Continued on Page iwoj ,.
Men Injured in Cycle
Accident Improving
Donald and Cart Baker, the
two) men who were injured in a
mrttnn-vrl accident over the
Fourth of July holidays are still
in the Josephine nospiuu. in
Grants Pass. Carl, 19, will prob
ably be dismissed sometime this
week. Donald, 24, is still in a
serious condition, but is thought
to be improving some. . He suf
fered a basal skull fracture and
a compound fracture of the leg.
Knox Sidesteps
Paramushiro .
Bombing Query
WASHINGTON, July 13 VP)
Secretary Knox declined to
day to affirm or deny, that
American planes had attacked
the Japanese base of Para
mushiro. at the northern end
of the Kurile Island chain.
A reporter at . the . Knox
press conference observed
that ' "we - understand . that
there was an American air
plane attack on Paramushiro.'
Hava- you heard anything
about it, Mr. Secretary?" ' ,
"Nothing that I can say,"
Knox replied.
"Nothing that you can say?"
he was asked. . .
' !That's right," Knox re
plied. "Nothing that I can
talk about."
"But you don't deny It?"
the' reporter put In. -:
"I don't deny it or affirm
It," Knox said. .
Overseas Wedding
I 11
a BBar
' la th first o Tarsaas wedding
of a WAC to aa American sol
dier. Auxiliary First Class Mar
feri A, Wilson (top) of Berk-
tev Calif. rbem th acid of
Staff Sgt. Virgil E. Major of
Rldoway, Moat. Thy war mar
ried at Heir Trinity chorea.
Algiers. Paulina Suty, Klamath
girl with th WAC in Africa,
was on of th attendants at
this overseas wadding.
Ickes Orders ; .
Coal Diverted .
To Steel Mills
WASHINGTON, July 13 W)
Secretary Ickes, acting to "re
lieve the growing menace- of the
steel industry due to coal mine
strikes 'in western Pennsylvan
ia," has ordered 135,000 tons of
coal diverted to steel plants.
As. 'solid fuels administrator,
Ickes directed diversion of spe
cial purpose, metallurgical coals
essential to steel manuiaciure
at the rate of 22,500 tons each
day this week. ....
He explained today that the
action, taken on the eve of a
special grand jury investigation
at Pittsburgh to deal with the
strike which last week kept
idle some 18,000 miners whose
output goes to steel furnaces,
was necessary to "keep war-vital
plants in production."
WASHINGTON, July 13 (AO
President Roosevelt told his
press-radlp conference today
that the government will comply
with, the anti-strike law provi
sion providing for return of the
coal mines to private operation
as soon as practicable.. -
Kiskq Japs Bombed
Three Times Monday
' WASHINGTON. Julv 13 UP)
The navy announced today that
irmy bombers had carried out
three attacks on Japanese in
stallations on Kiska island in the
Aleutians Monday,, but poor
weatjier prevented 'observation
ol results.
Kiska had been bombarded by
naval forces three ' times this
month and has been bombed
more than a dozen times. The
nnw fnrpn annarentlv have
been used to pour explosives
into me enemy positions wnen
fog and bad weather prevented
heavier aerial action.
Bill Denying Funds
Attacked by FDR
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Pi
President Roosevelt said today
he considers the bill denying
funds to pay the salaries of three
federal officials as unwise, dis
criminatory and unconstitutional,-
and not binding on the ex
ecutive or judicial branches.'
Troops
Near Rag usa;
Augusta Taken
y By RELMAIf MORIN
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. July IS 6ft
Allied invasion forces swept up
breathtaking pace today, capturing the port of Augusta, 10 miles)
north of Syracuse, and piling ashore on the beaches near Catania,
major city nearly halfway up the coastline to Messina.
British and. Canadian troops fought their way into the two)
strategic communications centers of Ragusa and Palazzola in th
southeastern comer of the embattled island, forming a junction
with the American troops of Lieut. Gen. George S. Fatten Jr.. ai
Ragusa as the latter pushed -
steadily northward and east
ward from their original land
ing points.
Floridia, eight miles west of
Syracuse, was also taken.
Contact Made
' 'Without giving details as to
exact sectors, it later was an
nounced that the allies now
have made contact with two
regular field divisions of much
LONDON, July 13 (IP)' The
Algiers radio reported tonight
that allied forces which captured.
Ragusa,- in southeastern Sicily,
had driven - to th outskirts of
th Comiso airdrome about seven
and ome-balf mil to th wast.
Thar -was no confirmation of
the report, mad la a broadcast
recorded by Reuters. "
sterner character than the coast
al troops but these' failed to of
fer much greater resistance.
Allied losses at Augusta were
described officially as slight and
port and harbor Installations
were undamaged.
' Augusta, whose .1 population
normally runs, between 20,000
and '25,00b 'persons, is a fine
fortified port which has been
used at a naval harbor. .- .
: Eisenhower Return .
' Simultaneously with the rapid-fire
announcements of allied
successes, Gen. Dwight D. Eisen
hower returned to North Africa
from bis visit yesterday to Unit
ed States, and; Canadian forces
on Sicily. - '.
- He declared that coordination
of the allied forces there "could
not -have been better had all
the forces been, of some single
nation."- , .- '
The junction of Canadian and
American forces outside Ragusa
consolidated an unbroken allied
line. American troops reached
the verg of th city from the
. (Continued on Page Two)
Henri Hoppenot
Succeeds Robert
On Martinique
WASHINGTON, July-13 (JP)
Admiral Georges Robert has re
linquished his authority as
French high commissioner . on
Martinique, the state department
said today, and Henri Hoppenot
of the French military mission
in Washington has been appoint
ed by the French committee ot
national liberation to succeed
him.
Hoppenot has assured the
United- States government, the
state department said, that the
resources of the French antilles
will be mobilized fully for the
(Continued on Page Two)
Council Passes Dance Hall
Measure in Final Reading
With only one major change
over previous dance hall regula
tions, the new city dance ordi
nance passed its third and final
reading Monday night at a regu
lar city council session.
The. new ruling specifies that
no youngster 16 years or under
may attend a public dance or be
on the premises unless accom
panied by a parent or guardian.
Another clause, ' designed - to
prevent persons from running in
and out of the hall and drinking,
by providing for the paying -of
the full admission price to get
back In to the dance after 11
o'clock, was struck out at the
second reading of the ordinance
last Tuesday, July 6. - At that
time several persons appeared
and convinced councilmen that
it would be hard to enforce the
ruling and also it probably would
not serve its purpose.
Dog Complaints
Harvey Martin, councilman
from. Mills,, reported .that he had
Join
the east coast of Sicily at a
BUILDING LEASED
Paulus Brothers to
Establish Works
Ori South Sixth V
Prospects of a dehydration,
plant for Klamath Falls appeared
certain Tuesday when it waa
learned that Paulus Brothers of
Salem, through their represent.
tive, had. leased th Odell Motors
company building at South Sixth
street and Willow avenue. The
lease was being drawn up for
a two-year period, with an ad
ditional five-year option.
The . large building. -' - which
faces South Sixth street, is
owned" by Will Humphrey. Th
lease calls for occupancy on Au
gusTXTand' at that time needed
repairs and renovation move
will be made.. Before that time.
however,: it is understood that
equipment will be arriving her
from- Salem- in order that th
. (Continued on Page Two)
Sky Fleets Blast
Sicilian Supply - ,
Centers, Ships
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTH AFRICA, July 13 (JP)
American and British sky fleets
blasted enemy troop transport
in Sicilian waters and battered
supply centers on both' sides ot
the Messina strait yesterday as
allied invasion forces pushed
rapidly up Sicily's east coast. .
Liberators and Flying Fort
resses smashed at Messina in.
Sicily and the-twin ferry termi
nals of Reggio Calabria and San
Giovanni on the Italian main
land in heavy daylight attack
designed to wreck the main sup
ply route for axis defense of th
invaded island. - ....
RAF torpedo planes struck
heavy "blow at axis naval units
trying to reinforce the Sicilian
defenses by sea, sinking two mer
chant ships and damaging two
destroyers and two large troop
transports in daring attacks th
past two days. . ; , .
Throughout - yesterday, allied
fighters and fighter - bomber
kept up their withering assault
against enemy troop - column
and communication lines on Sic
ily, destroying large numwra vi
lland troop transports.
received- numerous - complaint
about . doss and . garden again
and wondered if anything could
be done about it.
Mayor John Houston said that
now the dog ordinance, provioV
ing for dogs to be tied, was no
longer in effect, probably in
only thing that could be don
would be for owners of damaged.
gardens to file complaints against
the owners of the dogs dolnS
the harm..
Councilman A. H. BUssman.
said that he would sell Martin
some chicken wire for fence if
that would help.
Mayor ' Houston reported 00
the League of Oregon Cities con
ference which he attended last
week. "-. -
A proposal to mark off a por
tion of the street at th southeast
corner of Klamath avenu and
South Sixth street for no-pario
ing to allow for two lane of
traffic at the (top sign was i
ed by th council. .
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