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Newspaper Page Textiiiiiii.ui i lliffiiiiiBiiirtiiilfiii(iiilijii! On 8-mlnut bUit on ilren and whistles ! th signal for a blackout In Klamath Falls. Anolhtr long blast, during a black out li signal ior all-clar. In irtcsu tlonary periods, watch your slraet lights. August IS High 10, Lew 8 . Precipitation aa of August . IMS .Stream year to data .,.11M' Last yaar 13.17 Normal ......1S.1S ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES 'li-aAAiilLi'i.rinriririi'iriTri " - -N- -i-iy PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1943 Number 9876 . hiiiii lilllllllll!mllllllllllllllllllllllHlllffil!l!tl!llllll I niarlmutS ianal aw nrpr? I ': AJivimri .lmhhhiinu I fl I Elandazzo Falls lit IThc I 1 1 1; I lillhii I 1 11 I! IN I I II1 iii fi;ii!!!ii;!i;llpliiilllili!''i By FRANK JENKINS fMltFUL punning of today's now yields a few nugget o( fact and largo masses of specula lion. "THE scanty minuets of fact havo to do wlllt bombing. Rome Is hit again by Ameri can daylight bombers on a scale at leant equal to last month's attack. Milan and Turin, In Italy's Industrial Po valley, are smash ed by RAF bombers in what the British air ministry describes as "greater strength than ever be fore." Berlin is bombed by swift British Mosquito, whose Job Is to '(lit In and out so fast the anti-aircraft gunners can't hit them. Nine American Liberators from somewhero In the north hit the Jap Kuriles again. nro these kernels of fact, let's A add a few guesses. Thi Kalian bomblnos. both In Home and In the valley of the I iHV 1 'II oc r, are Intended as threatening lilnta to tho Italians that they'd better quit suiting. . The Berlin attack Is Intended to keep the Germans Jittery. The Kuriles thmst Is Intended to show the Japs they can be hit from the north and so they'd better be careful about extend ing themselves to the south. fHE German evacuation of Sicily I reported to be pro ceeding at a quickened pace. Ships are scuttling back and forth across the Messina strait under an unprecedented um brella of anti-aircraft (iro de signed to keep our murderous bomber away. Thl mean, of course, that the end of Sicily is near. "THE Russians roll on. They're 25 miles from Bryansk and Binly 5 miles from Kharkov. They Jay the Germans there will ap parently fight to tho finish In stead of attempting a strategic 'retreat. It looks like another Gcrmon fight to GAIN TIME to prepare another defense line. THAT about finishes the fact ual developments. On the speculative sldo of tho news Russia' nhsenco from tho Churchill-FDR session easily tops the list. Russia announces through Tass, the official government news agency (an Institution which we, thank the Lord, don't have) that tho soviet government "did not receive an Invitation to be present at tho meeting." Tass adds: "Because of tho NATURE OF THE CONFERENCE, particlpn- a1 Ion of any ono representative, if the soviet government Is not envisaged." TF you can figure . that out, you're good. This writer has a notion that It's just as wolf not to try. All this fuss about Stalin's ab sence from the current Churchill-Roosevelt confab may bo just dust in the enemy's eyes. It may have, been agreed In advance that Churchill will return via Moscow to give Stalin a first hand report of everything that was done. Anyway, lot's not dream up a ruckus between us and the Russians. No good can come of unofficial speculation of that sort. Any guessing we outsiders may do Is only the wildest kind 0ft skull practice, for we DON'T VNOW ANYTHING. Only the Insiders know. . THIS writer has the naive Idea that instead of all this hush hush mummery It would bo bet ter for us to make a frank, plain, honest statement of what we're going to TRY to do after the war (Continued on Page Two) ' SEVENTH ARMY TAKES GERMAN STRONGHOLD Nazis Speed Retreat Across Messina Straits ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 13 ()') The allies have captured Runduzzo, key axis stronghold In the center of the front in northeast Sicily, it was announc ed tonight. The American seventh army troops entered the city this morning, thus collapsing the center of tho shrinking axis lines remaining on the Messina bridgehead. . Storm From West . The Americans stormed . Into the highland town from , the west and north barely ahead of British troops thrusting up from the south. Largo numbers of crack Ger man grenadiers were believed to bo facing capture in the area, although tho bulk of the troops probably tried to escape east ward to the coast in the neigh borhood of Taormlna. Th latter point Itself ,1s menaced by Brit ish troops advancing from the south. Tho Gormsns were being pur sued along a 20-mlle road from Randnzzo to Taormlna. Rtach Edge of City By nightfall yesterday the Americana had reached the edge of the city, ravaged by shells and air bombs. They fought (Continued on Page Two) Support Plan Splits Subsidy Opposition WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (IP) Tho administration appeared to day to have split opposition to its food subsidy rollback pro gram with its billion dollar 1944 agricultural price support plan. While Rop. Wolcott (R.-Mlch.) declared tho new Idea "looks like subsidy of the consumer by subterfuge," Senator Aiken (R-Vt.), another leader in the recent farm bloc fight against subsidies, predicted congress would welcome any workable plan which would guarantee ag ricultural prices to encourage production. "I think such a proposal would have good reception in congress," the Vcrmonter told an interviewer. "It would cost tho least of any program thus far suggested and In my opinion it would be tho best means of assuring adequate production.'" Food . Administrator Marvin Jones reportedly Is preparing to request an Increase of upwards of a billion dollars In funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora tion (CCC) to finance price guarantees to farmers on select ed crops. The money would bemused to support farm prices at levels de signed to encourage maximum production. Where support ' . (Continued on Page Two) Churchill, FDR Talks May Emphasize Military; Commanders to Be Selected By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL QUEBEC, Aug. 13 (P) A Moscow announcement that Russia was not invited to sit in on the councils which President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill will open here soon suggested today the conferences would emphaslzo military rath er than political aspects of al lied war plans. y. There has been no definite announcement of - the subjects with which the conference will deal nor when the talks will, be gin. Churchill, now absent from Quebec, visited Niagara falls. Prim Minister Churchill and Family in Quebec l n Yen ! I av. British Prim Minister Winston Churchill, Ms wife and daughter, are shown with Canadian Prime Minister W. L. MacKensl King after their arrival in Quebec. Left to right: Mrs. Church Ill, -Prim Minister ChurchiUi Prim Minister MacKensie King, and Mary Churchill, who ia a subaltern In the British auxiliary territorial service. Russ Squeeze Tighter on , , Kharkov; New Front Told LONDON. Aug-lfc-Wn Rus sian troops smashed to within a mile of Kharkov en th north east today, reached a point 32 miles from Bryansk, and made gains of up to 13 miles In a new offensive aimed at Smolensk, Moscow announced tonight. LONDON, Aug. 13 (JP) A new soviet offensive in the cen tral front aimed' at Smolensk, 85 miles to the northwest, be gan near Spas Demcnsk a few days ago, a special Russian bul letin announced tonight. The offensivo struck In two Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 11 11 1 Detroit 3 6 2 Candini and Guillani; Over, mire, Dana (1), Gorsica (2), Or rell (7) and Unser. , New York 4 7 0 St. Louis 0 9 0 Chandler and Scars; Niggel-. Ing, Potter (8) and Fcrrell, Hayes (8). Philadelphia 4 9 2 Cleveland 6 10 2 Black and Swift, Harder and Rosar. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 4 12 2 Boston 5 10 2 Passeau and McCullough; An drews and Masi. Landis Heads for New Job in War WASHINGTON, Aug! 13 (VP) James M. Landis, civilian de fense director, appeared today to be headed toward a new Job in the war effort. ' Stephen Early, press secretary at the Whlto House, said he would not deny published re ports that Landis would resign soon to become a lend-lease ad viser at Cairo, Egypt.. : r yesterday and then left for an unknown destination. , Russia Not Invited The Russian announcement, recorded in London by the sov iet monitor, was broadcast by the official soviet news agency Tass, which said it had been authorized to. state that "the soviet government did not re ceive an invitation to be pres ent at the meeting." "And because . of the nature of the : conference," the an nouncement added, "the partici pation of anyone representative of the soviet government at the directions: ..From th- dlstrlcH northwest - of Spaa Demensk southwards from the region southwest of the town towards the northwest. Crack Lin The troops moving south crack ed the strongly fortified German defense line on a front of 22 miles, the bulletin said. - . . This column in the north ad vanced 13 miles, while the col umn in the south gained 1 1 miles after breaking through the front in a nine-milo swath. The two attacks apparently (Continued on Page Two) Army Wife Held For Grand Jury; Waives Hearing ALBANY, Ore.. Aug. 13 (P) Mrs. Catherine Wright, 26, ac cused kidnaper of Baby Judith Gurney was ordered held for the Linn county grand jury today and she expressed a desire to "avoid all unnecessary formal ity and get this over, with as quickly as possible. f With her court-appointed at torney, Edward Sox, Mrs. Wright appeared before Justice of the Peace Victor Olliver to complete her arraignment. Sox waived preliminary hearing, paving the way for grand jury . action, which will await the call of Har low L. Wcinrick, district at torney. More composed than at any time since her arrest,' Mrs Wright had just eaten the first meal of solid food since she has been In jail. Her only food be fore breakfast this morning has been a quart of milk daily and one cup of coffee. Her soldier husband, Sgt. Jesse Wright, who has expressed determination to stand by her, was not present at the hearing. . Amy Ross, deputy sheriff and (Continued on Page Two) meeting in Quebec was not and is not envisaged." , Russian desires for another front recently have been under scored, and the question of an invasion of the foe's European stronghold continues the most provocative topic, likely to ap pear on the Quebec agenda. By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (IP) The prospect of new allied of fensives in northern Europe and southern . Asia in the next few weeks apparently . poses for (Continued on Page Two) NAZI GOVERNMENT J . JriVHAIlN! Major Offices Shifted to Vienna Said BERN, Switzerland, Aug. 13 (IP) Reports reaching here said today that a substantial part of the nazi government machinery has been transferred from Berlin to Vienna for safety from allied air raids. These ' reports also claimed that nazi authorities were con sidering proclaiming their capi tal an open city in an effort to save it from the same fate which struck Hamburg, Cologne, Dues seldorf and other German cities. However,, pending any deci sion, many major offices of the relchs-chancellery, foreign of fice, high command and minis tries of marine, air and home af fairs were said to have been (Continued on Page Two) . , Couple Arrested on Liquor Theft Charge PORTLAND, Aug. 13 (.f) As sistant U. S. Attorney Mason Dillard said today the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Ruphy Vivian Morris and his wife, Edna, at Baker in connec tion with theft of whiskey from a railroad car several weeks ago at Huntington. The couple has been charged with receiving a number of cases of the stolen whiskey, .Dillard said. The arrests were made last night,...--- . . ! . , Merchant Vessel Sunk In South Atlantic WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (IP) The navy reported today that a medium sized United States merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy sub marine early in July in the South Atlantic. Survivors have landed at Miami, Fla., and New York. The navy said none of the 40-man crew was killed or ser iously injured. Gusiev New Soviet Diplomat in England MOSCOW, Aug. 13 (IP) The presidium of the supreme, coun cil of the soviet union announced today appointment of Fedor Tar asovich Gusiev to the post of soviet ambassador to Great' Britain. Gusiev has been released as ambassador to Canada, but no successor there has been announced. American, RAF Bombs Tear Railway Yards, Air, Navy Bases in-- Rome By RELMAN MORIN ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 13 (JP) An American air armada of possibly 500 plane swarmed over Rome shortly before noon today, smashing the San Lorenzo and Littorio railroad yards, key hubs of the axis communications system in Italy. The first waves of Flying Fort resses from Maj. Gen. James H. Doolitfle's command roared over the San Lorenzo yards a little after 11 a. m., while lighter Mitchells and Marauders were coming in at low level over the Littorio yards, bombing and pouring tracer into the Albany burning target area. Equal First Raid The number of bombers par ticipating In the mass attack was said to equal those that raided the Italian capital July. IS, when 500 heavy American bombers and 200 fighters took part A total of 1100 tons of explosive were loosed then. The attacks today brought home to the Italian people recent (Continued on Page Two). . Gas Rich" Klamath Boys Bring Wrath 0 OD AN IJamI( Mat CIMfi C6w4Ja)a Intention of proceeding against at least one service sta tion in Klamath Falls was an nounced here Friday by George R. Lewis, OPA enforcement at torney,' following ' disclosure of a sensational incident at. Ash land last weekend involving two "gas rich" Klamath Falls boy. - ' . Lewis' said that" the. disclos ures made by the youths,- upon questioning, indicated violations of OPA rulings by gasoline sta tions and that suspension pro cedure in at least one case was planned. ' Caught in Park According to the Ashland Tid ings, the two Klamath Falls youths and two Klamath', girls were apprehended in . Lithia Colorado Police Hunt Cfues in -Torture Killing ; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 13 W In a search for clues in the torture (laying of a sheepherder, Undersheriff William MacFarlane said today one Dossibility Was that the el derly victim was bound and left to die by sheep thieves. The body of Bert Purdy, 85, was found in his camp wagon yesterday in a. remote gulley about 18 miles south of Hayden, Colo. His arms and legs had been drawn back and tied at the small of his back. He had died, author ities said, of exposure, shock, or heart attack He had been dead about two days. ,- " i ' While explaining that it was not certain Purdy was the vic tim of rustlers, MacFarlane said several livestock and sheep thefts had been reported recent ly in this northwestern Colorado section. Purdy' m p 1 o y er, Eber Howell, noticed that the herder's 1300-sheep - flock had scattered. The howling of Purdy's dog at tracted Howell to the wagon. The dog lay beside the body. MacFarlane said Purdy was bound by an expert The harder he struggled to become free, the tighter he drew the cords. .'The rope was a quarter-inch cotton (Continued on Page Two) Henry Ford II Now ; On Inactive Duty; DETROIT, Aug. 13 (JP Lieut (j.g.) Henry Ford II has been re leased from active duty in the United States naval reserve to enable him take up important duties at the Ford Motor com pany. '-..:' ' " , The eldest son of the late Ed- sel B.-Ford was placed on the inactive list on Jvjjy 20. ; Milan By FRANK BRUTO ON THE SWISS - ITALIAN FRONTIER, Aug. 13 (JP) The British air attack on industrial Milan early this morning was described by that city's news- pa peri as "the most violent" of this war,. with destruction sown in all parts of the city. The alarm sounded shortly after midnight and the all clear was not given until 2 a. m. Bomb ers swept over the city in wave and were met by the most inten sive anti-aircraft fire yet put up by Milan's batteries. ... Might Fighter From Chiasso, Swiss town on the Italian border, Italian night fighters could be heard in the air. Two planes were distinctly seen falling in flames as the whole sky slowed with the ef fects of numerous explosive and incendiary bombs. . The Milan newspaper assert ed that one of the spires of the city a noted cathedral was hit. The famous Palazzo Marino on the Piazza Delia Seals, seat of the municipality, was burned to " (Continued on Page Two) park In Ashland last Sunday night and lodged in jail, while the girls were taken -to their parent. One boy, under 18, was fined 10 for loitering in the park after hours, and the other boy, just 18, was fined S10 for' "aiding and abetting" a. minor to-evade -Ashland' curfew law. But what interested OPA. of ficials here was the discovery of various gas .coupons and a five-gallon can of gasoline in the' car used by the youths, fol lowed by a statement from one of the youths concerning their evasion of gas rationing restric tions. Youth Quoted The youth was' quoted - by Ashland authorities as follows; "I applied to the Klamath Mussolini Reported Drowned in New ; York News Story NEW YORK, Aug! 13 (IP) The New York Post said today that,i "according to- reports in circles frequently very well In formed, Benito Mussolini, Italy's ex-duce, drowned like a trapped rat during a , vain attempt to escape from Italy." ; The Post, which declined to give any further information as to its sources, said the reports indicated Mussolini had embark ed, in a submarine from' an Ital ian : port, "probably ' Leghorn," shortly: after his fall from po litical power. ', .,';, '.: ."The - submarine reportedly was spotted by allied' airmen, who bombed it repeatedly and sent, it to the bottom," the Post story - continued. It added that details of the reported incident were not made dear. - Haying Season Over Peak; Threshing Help Needed Next - Haying season Is over its peak and .as. yet . no difficulty has been experienced by most farm ers in securing help, it was an nounced Friday from the United States Employment office. ' According to report, haying hands on the whole are better than average this year, . too, especially . in remaining on the job.' A standard wage for farm hands was set this summer re sulting in workers ' staying on one job - instead , of looking around for a place which pays higher wages. .Turn Away Men At the beginning, of the hay season; Andy . Anderson, of the employment office said, as many Kuriles By WILLIAM L. WORDEN ADAK, Alaska, Aug. 12 (De layed) (JP) In a raid which caught the Japanese by surprise, nine Liberators dropped frag mentation and Incendiary bomb yesterday on Paramushiro and Shimusho, fought off 40 enemy fighting planes and shot down at least five. Two American plane failed to return. Three Liberators were damaged but returned without easualtiea. No Enemy Plane . ' Returning pilot reported no enemy plane were in the air a they arrived over the target, the raid apparently surprising the Japanese as did the first Paramushiro bombing July 20. One force concentrated on the Kataoka naval base, and the second force' worked on the Japanese army' Kashiwabara staging base. Contest Bombers Enemy plane rose to meet the Liberator after bomb had been dropped on ' several as continued on Page Two) Falls -ration hoard for a non highway ration- book and fraud ulently stated I was going to use the -gasoline for a tractor. Instead, I used most of the gas oline in my own ear, a 1930 Ford roadster. I - did not have an A boo k- on this ear and brought it to Klamath Falls from Portland, -using the - "E" ration tickets. Usually, I had the- service -station-attendant put the gas In a can and later I would put- it in the -car, but on several occasions-they put it directly into the gas tank of my car."- -. - - - - - Later, the minor youth told of -going into a Klamath Falls service station in the older boy's car Sunday morning, where (Continued on Page Two)- - Tank Helps to Advertise Army Premiere Show A light tank rumbled through Klamath' streets Th ursday night helping to advertise the forthcoming premier . benefit show, "This is the Army," slated for the Pelican theatre for Au gust 18. 3 TtiA tank m Camr WMt - tribution to the local show, ha a 250 horsepower airplane engine, make, a speed of 40 miles an hour, and for armament has five 30-calibre machine guns, one 37 millimeter cannon, and one sub machine gun. ' - The tank weighs 25,000 pounds, and each track weighs 2640 pounds. It , can jump a seven-foot trench. -. It is on display in front of the Pelican, and will be there until after the premiere showing, pro . . (Continued on Page Two) as eight or 10 farm hand, had to be turned away each day and lately at least two or three at day, showing that there is no shortage of this kind of help at present. From July 15 to 31, 308 workers were sent out on farms from the office here. Threshing will start next week and binders, jigger, cut ting men, cower, cat skinners and machine operators will then be needed. Weeding la through for th summer. . Employment ' office) records show that between 509 and 600 youngster helped on this project, and farmer who employed them reported a good (Continued on Pay Two)