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hand-to-hand with a desperate
German rearguard, then pushed
on into the town at 9:35 a. m.
(3:35 a. m. EWT) today.
The fall of Randazzo to the
American Tunisian veterans was
comparable to the capture of
Tunis in the African campaign
because it cracked open the few
remaining communications lines
available to the axis forces, and
hurled back the Germans toward
their last narrow peninsular
foothold in Sicily opposite the
toe of Italy.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 13
OP) Allied authorities an
nounced today that the U. S.
seventh army ... had captured
Cape Orlando, the German
coastal stronghold which was
outflanked by an American
landing from the sea Wednes
day. The fall of the cape, little
more than 40 miles west of
Messina, came after American
troops to the east and west had
established a junction and over
ran the adjacent towns of Naso
and Brolo.
Axis prisoners now exceed
130,000, it was announced.
General Captured
Among the captives was a
General Fiumara, second in
command of the Italian Napoli
(Naples) division, who was re
ported captured yesterday "with
donkey." It was not stated
whether Fiumara was riding
the beast.
The Americans under Lt
Gen. George S. Patton Jr.,
sprang forward eight miles
along the northern coast
through Cape Orlando while the
British eighth army advanced
four miles on the east coast,
threatening Taormina. .
Nearer Mission
Both allied wings were with
in 35 miles of Messina, whose
beaches were the scene of an
increasing enemy evacuation
movement to Italy.
Randazzo, the central, anchor
of the Germans' -rear guard
line, was menaced from the
flank as American infantrymen
surged. forward over the north
ern ring of mountains. The oc
cupation of Randazzo was in
sight. .
: Fight On Outskirts
U. S. units fought with the
Germans on the outskirts of
that mountain-top town, which
was littered and broken by re
peated aerial bombardments and
steady shelling from artillery
batteries.
Allied airmen who cruised
above the sector yesterday re
ported they saw exchanges of
small arms fire close to the
town. The German garrison, by
Its tenacious stand, apparently
is inviting on a smaller scale
the same fate that befell the
nazi army at Stalingrad.
' Evacuation Speeded
The enemy's evacuation to
the Italian mainland quickened
its pace yesterday afternoon,
when from 33 to 50 vessels of
various kinds were seen at one
time in the narrow, heavily de
fended straits. The withdrawal
started at least 10 days ago.
(Ross Munro, Canadian press
correspondent, said in a dispatch
from the eighth army front that
a considerable portion of three
mauled divisions the Hermann
Goering, the 15th armored and
the 29th motorized apparently
might get away.
No "Cape Bon"
(Munro said that the north
eastern tip of Sicily "is certain
ly no Cap Bon," that narrow
ness of the strait, heavy anti
aircraft concentrations and the
wide dispersion of the troops
on the beaches were in the ene
my's favor)..
A famous American division
ripped off the eight-mile gain
on the north coast, occupying
Cape Orlando, .Naso and Brolo,
while Amerlxan warships
steamed ahead and wrecked
enemy railway, and highway
communications as far east as
Marina di Patti, 28 miles due
west of Messina.
Advance Near Taormina
The veteran British 50th
Northumbrian division crashed
through four miles on the east
coast, just below . Taormina
after British naval guns had
raked the enemy's positions at
Cape All, which is on Messina
Friendly
Helpfulness
To Every
. Creed and Purse
Ward's Klamath
Funeral Home
Mrs. A. A. Ward, owner
Wlllard Ward, U. S. Navy,
Manager ,
Arthur W.-Larsen,
Acting Mgr.
Ml High Phone 3334
SEVEN
HARMY
TAKES GERMAN
STRONGHOLD
"Gas Rich" Klamath
Boys Bring Wrath
Of OPA on Stations
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they "filled the gas tank and
a five-gallon can." He said he
tendered 15 "E" ration tickets,
or some loose 'T" tickets.
The minor told Ashland po
lice that he had been encour
aged to do these things "when
I had knowledge of a lot of peo
ple getting away with such
things around Klamath Falls."
The Ashland police sent the gas
ration coupons, confiscated from
the boys, to the Klamath war
price and ration board.
Obtain 1000 Gallons
Attorney Lewis said the mi
nor youth had obtained 1000
gallons of gasoline over a period
of time by fraudulent claims to
the war price and ration board.
He asserted to the board offi
cials, Lewis said, that he intend
ed to use the gasoline in a farm
tractor. The local board's, rec
ords showed his father owned
such a tractor. .:
' Lewis said the youth ap
parently had given the "E" cou
pons to a number of other young
fellows around town.
Regulations
It was pointed out tfiat ration
ing regulations absolutely pro
hibit any gas dealer to put gaso
line in the tank of any motor
vehicle on presentation of E
coupons and also prohibit the
dealer from accepting loose gas
coupons of any type.
It was stated further that T
coupons cannot be used to pur
chase gas for use in passenger
vehicles unless the vehicle is
part of a fleet and unless it can
be shown at time of purchase
that the vehicle is part of a fleet
Girl Scouts to
Sell Bonds, Stamps
Girl Scouts and members of
the American Legion auxiliary
will sell bonds and stamps Sat
urday in the regular booths in
stores and along Main street.
Booths set up in Moe s. Sears,
Montgomery Wards, and Wool-
worth will be used by the Scouts
for their sales, and members of
the auxiliary will sell bonds and
stamps along Main street
City Police Sport
New Blue Shirts
Klamath Falls city police have
blossomed out in new shirts.
Made of light blue cotton, they
are replacing the dark blue wool
ones that they nave been wear
ing. Since it is now impossible to
get the wool shirts, and only
part of the police had their old
ones, the change was a necessary
one and probably a little cooler
one on these warm days.
strait between Taormina and
Messina.
With enemy resistance at
Randazzo obviously in its last
hour and the sea-girt German
flanks crumbling rapidly, the
overall picture appeared bright
with the promise of swift and
final conquest of the remaining
fragment of Sicily.
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
KLAMATH BUSINESS COL
LEGE has moved to 327 Main,
opposite the County Court
house, upstairs in the Melhase
building. 2596U
FOR THE BETTER grades of
fuel oils, accurate, metered de
liveries, try Fred H. Heilbron
ner, 821 Spring street, tele
phone 4153. Distributor Shell
Heating Oils. 8-13m
PHONE 5315 for Quality, Dis
tilled, Clean burning ASSO
CIATED BURNER OILS.
Every gallon a full gallon of
heat energy. BALSIGER OIL
COMPANY. 8-31m
BUY FOR COMFORT
This modern, two-bedroom
home is comfortable. Has oil
furnace, concrete basement, fire
place, nicely arranged living
and dining rooms with coved
ceilings and beautiful oak
floors. Other features are fruit
room, breakfast room, large un
finished attic, rock wool, large
level lot nicely landscaped, and
several large trees. Price $5,750.
Terms: $ 1,750 cash, balance
F.H.A. less than rent with taxes
and insurance included.
BOGUE DALE
REALTOR
120 S. 9th Tel. 6972
8-12
FOR SALE Two light trucks.
one 4-wheel trailer for heavy
farm duty. 1520 Oak. 8-17
2-ROOM furnished apartment.
Inquire 230 Main. 8-14
NEW RAILROAD WATCH
Will sell for $65 cash or terms.
1813 Birch. 8-19
LOST Ration Book E. Marvin
Lucas, 237 Pacific Terrace.
- - .8-16
FOR RENT Furnished hous
keeping or ' sleeping rooms.
Reasonable. B10 No., 10th.
. ... 8-14
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the ground, the papers added.
Blocks Leveled
They also said that whole
blocks of buildings were leveled
and that the number of victims
was believed to be very great.
A bomb was reported to have de
stroyed the famous fountain in
the Piazza Fontana as well as
the Fontana hotel.
The electric railway station
was destroyed-and the main rail
road station was also hit, the
newspapers continued, but not
badly.
The region around the Porta
Venezia suffered the heaviest
damage, it was said.
BOND QUOTA
Klamath county again topped
its bond selling quota for the
month of July, according to
figures from the federal reserve
bank. A total of $299,578 worth
of bonds was sold, as compared
with the quota of $275,000 for
the county.
Klamath county was one of
eleven counties in the state to
make their quota, selling 109
per cent, Andrew Collier, county
bond chairman, said. Other
counties were Lake, 140 per
cent of the quota: Douglas, 101
per cent; Clackamas. 101 per
cent: Coos, 101; Columbia. 102;
Hood River, 119; Multnomah,
106; Polk. 103; Tillamook, 123
and Washington, 113 per cent
The July campaign waa car
ried on by women's service or
ganizations under the direction
of the Soroptimists and the
Business and Professional Wom
en's club.
"July and August are really
hard months in which to make
a bond quota," Chairman Col
lier said, "and it is really a
credit to the women that they
made it. This month the Amer
ican Legion and the Auxiliary
will need everyone s help to
make the $275,000 quota.
Livestock Show
Committee to Meet
A meeting of the executive
committee for the junior live
stock show will be held at the
county agent's office Monday
afternoon, Clifford Jenkins,
county 4-H club leader, an
nounced today.
Final plans for the show will
be formulated at the meeting
which was called by Chairman
Lee Jacobs. Other members of
the committee are C. A. Hender
son, county agent, who is secre
tary; Fred Peterson, e o u n t y
school superintendent; A. W.
Cole, agriculture instructor, and
Ed Geary, Rotary club co-chairman.
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
LLOYD W. RUSK
Contractor and Builder
Remodeling
1621 Arthur St
Phone 3405
0-12m
FOR SALE Kelvinator refrig
erator. Rt 3, Box 52, old Mid
land road. 8-14
FOR SALE Medford Center
Barber Shop in Medford. New
est and best equipped shop in
town. Sickness reason for sell
ing. 8-19
LAKESHORE DRIVE
3-bedroom home, lot 125x150
feet, nice'view of the lake, etc.
Price only $4100. Terms $900
down, balance FHA at $28.10
monthly.
BOGUE DALE
REALTOR
120 S. 9th Tel. 6972
Hans Norland Fire Insurance.
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Russ Squeeze Tightens on
Kharkov; Five Miles Away
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were a,tmed at converging on the
railway to Smolensk.
Spas Demensk has been cap-
tured and about 100 towns and
Villa B?a ftalrrt hv tha imath nn
villages taken by the smashing
drive, the communique said.
In the Bryansk push farther
south the Russians captured
more than 60 populated places,
one of them four miles east of
Karachev.
LONDON. Aug. 13 (F Rus
sian troops tightened their hold
around Kharkov today by smash
ing inward from a point less
than five miles away while to
the north a drive against Bry
ansk was stepped up in strength.
in strong lighting for Bry
ansk, the Moscow midnight com
munique said, the red forces
have engulfed the important
German stronghold of Dmit-rovsk-Orlovsky
and 110 populat
es places south and east of Kar
achev, which straddles the rail
line between captured Orel and
Bryansk.
Take Chuguev
Soviet forces to the south hiv
taken the town of Chuguev, 22
miles distant The Moscow an
nouncement, recorded here by
the soviet monitor, said the
nazis were in headlong retreat
in that area. The nearest ap
proach to Kharkov was to the
northeast
In the Bryansk sector, the
communique said the soviet at
tackers rushed to a point six
miles east of Karachev and 23
miles southeast of Bryansk it
self. Moscow claimed 1800 Ger
mans were annihilated In that
sector.
Gala la West
Gains also were reported west
and southwest of Kroml, be
tween Orel and Karachev. Soviet
guards stormed into Dmltrovsk
Orlovsky, which the Germans
had transformed into a strong
ly fortified bastion, and smashed
enemy resistance after fierce
street fighting. More than 2000
German officers end men were
slain in this engagement, while
the Russians captured 12 tanks,
16 guns, 23 mortars, 200 ma
chine guns, 1500 rifles, ammuni
tion dumps and depots of other
war materials.
On the Kharkov salient the
Germans were reported using
fresh forces rushed from Ger
many In an attempt to stem the
Russian tide, and had even or
dered technical units and en-
EDITORIALS ON
NEWS
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and then stick to it but that,
of course, would be against all
the time-honored rules of di
plomacy. TTiERE'S a beautiful rumor
from Istanbul today to the
effect that the Germans are as
sore as a boil at the Rumanians
for getting caught flat-footed
when we raided the Ploesti oil
fields last week. An eyewitness
of that affair says the Ruman
ian guard in the oil field had
taken the Sunday off, leaving
only a skeleton defense force on
hand when our bombers arrived.
It is added that "military
heads are expected to roll" as a
result. The heads, presumably,
are Rumanian, and. the rolling
will be done by Germans.
DERN, whose rumor factories
run night and day, says a
substantial part of the nazi gov
ernment machinery has been
moved from Berlin to Vienna
(which is out of present bombing
range) and that the nazi author
ities are considering making
Berlin an "open" city.
Bern also reports a "widening
gulf" between the Germans and
Italians. (Radio Algiers yester
day quoted the secretary of the
Italian embassy at Istanbul as
saying publicly that In 10 days
Italy will be out of the war).
TT'S much better at this point
t. 1r a n f inn... a , I n. T . r
crossed on ALL these rumors.
There may be something to
some of them. There may be
NOTHING to ANY of them.
This writer's advice is to read
everything, believe nothing,
keep an open mind and go ahead
and do your job a little better
than you ever did it before.
Hoping for the best and pre
paring for the worst is at least
a SAFE POLICY.
HURRYI LAST 2 DAYS
or 1
I foali$Ji;illiK I
glneertng detachments Into the
front lines.
Corridor Narrowed
The Kharkov escape corridor
has been narrowed from 80 to
j 'g the .t" S
. T :
hours, and as the struggle for
the city entered Its ninth day
advices from the front indicated
the nazis would fight to the fin
ish rather than attempt a
strategic retreat Their losses
were heavy, according to the
soviet communique, 30U0 officers
and men being killod In two days
of battle. Nearly 500 prisoners
and 36 tanks were taken.
Gardens entered In the Newt
Herald 4-H Victory garden con
test will be judged on a tour
made from August 23 to 27, Clif
ford Jenkins, county club agent
said today. It is not definitely
known who will judge the gar
dens, but O. T. McWhorter,
'chairman of the state victory
garden contest, has been asked
to judge.
The garden show will be held
August 27 and 28. This year di
visions for individual vegetables
to be judged will be open, as
well as the ones for groups of
four or five vegetables. The
vegetables which may be enter
ed for judging alone are corn,
beans, peas, head lettuce, beets,
swiss chard and carrots.
There will also be a division
for the largest variety of vege
tables grown In one garden,
Jenkins said.
Haying Season
Over Peak; Help
Needed in Threshing
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weeding season and conscien
tious work by the children. .
Spud Harvest
The most serious problem still
confronting farmers is the late
potato harvest which will begin
after the first heavy frost, pos
sibly sometime between Sep
tember 10 and 20 and reaching
its peak between October 5 and
23.
The employment service asks
that persons who can, help
should please register' early.
From the present outlook all
help that It is possible to get
will be needed because of the
increased acreage in potatoes
this year. Last fall about 2300
townspeople helped, with the
harvest. This year farmers will
need from 3000 to 3300 at least.
In connection with the spud
harvest. Anderson stressed the
fact that persons who are to
help in the fields must register
at the employment office In
order to get extra gas to make
the trip to the farm, Also farm
ers who want extra gas for
trucks, etc., must register.
Pickups Needed
Townspeople who have trucks
or pickups which could be used
in transporting farm help to
the jobs are asked to register,
also.
A plan now underway for the
transportation of potato pickers
is to divide the entire farming
area into zones, to take the
pickers to central spot in each
zone and have the individual
farmers pick up there as many
persons as needed.
Register Needs
- The Important thing Is that
each farmer register his need
for help at the employment of
fice. Many people have already
made arrangements direct with
growers. These also, are asked
to contact the employment of
fice so that records can be made
of all harvest help.
CONTINUOUS FROM 1:00 P.M.
NEW TODAY
BARBARA HENRY
STANWYCK 'FONDA
GARDENS TO
BE JUDG
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signed targets. Hits started fires
among enemy Installations,
The aerial battle lasting 45
minutes was the first dogfight
In the North Pacific area since
American fighters drovo off and
destroyed Jupaueso bombers at
tempting to raid the Amorlcan
landing force on Attu.
Flak Heavy
Pilots said the anti-aircraft
fire was .heavy but inaccurate,
mostly coming from several
warships and freighters in the
harbor.
Planes In the raid were from
the eleventh air force, and most
of the airmen were veterans of
Kiska bombings. One pilot also
took part in the previous Para
mushiro raid.
Our pilots found the big Nip
ponese base in clear weathor.
Planes rising to attack them in
cluded some modern land-baaed
Zeros, some navy land-based
fighters and some float fighters.
NAZI GOVERNMENT
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shifted to Vienna still outside
the range of allied bombers. Vi
enna was described as having
ample accommodations for such
offices, since Austria has ceased
to have an independent exist
ence. One Million Leave
German reports Indicated that
more than 1.230,000 civilians of
a total of 4,230,000 already have
evacuated Berlin, chiefly to
Pomerania, Eastern Prussia.
Brandenburg and Lower Silesia,
Leipzig. Magdeburg and Bruns
wick also are reported being
evacuated.
Railroad yards are said to be
crammed with evacuation trains,
waiting for instructions where to
go. Evacuees often are being kept
waiting In crowded coaches and
trucks for days at a time with
out adequate feeding and sleep
ing arrangements, reports sold,
resulting in a further Increase in
ailments and lowering of morale.
Goebbels 8ulfers
Propaganda Minister Goeb
bels, according to reports reach
ing here, Is one of the first to
suffer a severe curtailment of
power in the revision of the
relch's government in progress,
due to divorcing the home end
foreign propaganda systems. The
latter now Is under Ribbentrop's
foreign office.
Army Wife Held
For Grand Jury
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Mrs. Wright's custodian, said
the latter told her that she hnd
believed she was to become a
mother until shortly before Jud
ith was taken from her crib In a
hospital nursery August 2. When
she found that her hopes were
false, she told the officer she
went to Portland to adopt a
baby, but was not successful.
HURRY! HURRY!
LAST TWO DAYS
NEXT ATTRACTION
Is
Colorado Police ..
Hunt Clues in
Torture Killing
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twat not often found In the sheep
country.
The sheerherder had been rob
bed. His pockets were empty,
and the wagon had been stripped
of supplies brought to him last
Sunday and of two high powered
rifles. Authorities, however, dis
counted robbery as the slaying
motive.
MacFarlane said It waa not
known If any of Howell's sheep
were stolen. "They are scattered
so far we may never know," he
added.
Churchill, FDR
To Talk Military
(Continued From Page One)
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill a problem
of selecting two new operational
commanders at their Quebec
conferences.
Most Important, because of
Its direct bearing on a drive
for final victory In Europe, la
that of commander-in-chief of
the forces which eventually
probably this fall will have
the difficult task of reconquer
ing Burma from the Japanese.
Single Head
' Since the start of the African
Invasion last November military
sources have been notably re
ticent about the prospects (or
a commander In Europe. The
pattern followed In all Ameri
can and British-American oper
ations to date, however, makes
it clear that If. and when the
big push begins It Is almost cer
tain to have a single directing
head.
Elsenhower
Should General Dwlght D.
Elsenhower be chosen there Is
some belief that he would have
general direction both of the
continuing Mediterranean oper
ations and the promised thrusts
Into northern Europe.
Speculation as to the selec
tion of a Britisher for the Eu
ropean command revolves prin
cipally around Britain's two
most victorious generals of this
war General Sir Harold Alex
ander, now deputy commander
under Elsenhower and chief of
military government In Sicily,
and Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery, commander of British
forces in Africa and Sicily.
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ceeds from which will go entire
ly to army relief.
The Pelican theatre. Incident
ally, is the second largest in Ore
gon to hold a premiere showing
"This is the Army" August IB.
The largest theatre is in Port
land. Premieres will be held in
several Oregon cities.
Ticket sales were going rapid
ly here.
Classified Ads Bring Results.
Tickets On Sale
Pelican Box Office
Telephone Reservations
Call 4373
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warnings that the mass attacks
were about to be resumed.
All Types Used
The American and British
commanders of the strategic
northwest Africa air force threw
every type of liruvy and medium
bomber In tholr arsenal at Rome.
The huge fleet waa escorted by
Lightning fighters.
While It was not officially
stated, It was believed the at
tacking force probably encount
ered heavier fighter opposition
than In the previous mid. when
few axis Interceptors and almost
negligible anti-aircraft fire were
found over the target.
LONDON, Aug. 13 (P) The
Rome radio said In a broadcast
recorded by the Associated Press
that Pope Plus XII visited the
areas of the Italian capital
bombed In today's allied aerial
assault.
The pope made his visit Imme
diately after the planes had de
parted, the broadcast said.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTH AFRICA. Aug. 13
W) American bombers caused
heavy damage to two railway
yards In Rome today In their
second attack of the war on the
Italian capital and returned
without the loss of a plan
despite strong enemy fighter op.
tonight.
Support Plan
Splits Subsidy
Opposition
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prlcea are out of line with price
ceilings, It would b necessary
for the CCC to buy the affected
crop or commodity and resell ts
distributors and processors at
prices In line with the ceilings.
Any losses incurred would b
borne by the billion dollar fund
now under consideration.
Weeds Still Too
Green to Burn Due
To Wet Spring
A wet spring and late rum
mer are the causes attributed to
grass and weeds on the vacant
lots not burning so far this year.
The fire department has been
at work recently trying to burn
grass and weeds but reports they
are too green and will not burn
or catch fire. The burning has
usually started in July of other
years.
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