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"irmAnruin aji n.nn nn rnmr iiyiiiiii ac llllllllllTlliiiiili. il.illliiliillliiiiliiiiilliiilillllillilllllNliI On Jmlnute blast en sirens and whlstUs ii tht signal lor blackout In Klamath rails. Another long bint, during bUek out U signal lor all-clear. In irecau tlonsry periods, watch your street lights. August 15 High . tow II ' , ' ' Precipitation as el August . 1MI Stream year to date .....-.......lTJ , Lait year 13.17 Hormal .1I.H ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES o PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FAMS, OREGON, MONDAY. AUGUST 16, 1943 Number 9877 M JVU IM1 fo) r vi i yi A P. IrUlMs Ml III I II J Bryansk wit .MM TOPPLES NAZIS mm nam ill! 1 111 I I : By rRANK JENKINS IT'S a fair guess this morning that Die Germans (or at least tho bulk ot them) are already out of Sicily. . f"NE has to guess, because tho ( ) official dispatches are fuy. But one ot our bomber pilots Is quoted as saying that tho Ger man evacuation got under way on August 7 (nine days ago) In mall boats "which could buu across the narrow waters in 20 minutes." This pilot adds: "The slralt of Messina Is built for this very kind of evacuation. The Germans have a natural this time, and they aro smart enough to make the most of it." The German radio boasts to day that allied efforts to break up the evacuation failed. "THE" dispatches aro also fuziy 1 regarding the status of Die negotiations, for declaring Roino an "open" city. London newspa- Opers think Ihese negotiations are only, another Ilaiiojlto trick to gain time for the Germans to got out ot southern Italy. All railroads on the western . side of the long, narrow Italian peninsula pass through Rome. The eastern rail route Is rela tively long and slow. It Isn't un likely that the Germans who have been getting out of Sicily since August 7 have been pour ing through Rome. Badogllo would naturally want to keep the Important Ilome gatoway open for them as long as possible. pAF bombers coming from K England hit Milan last night for the third time In four nights. Swiss dispatches say the city Is "one gigantic ruin," with debris piled IS to 30 feet high In tho jitrects and thousands of Us citl (Jtcns trying frantically to get out. Other thousands of them par aded the streets this morning in another demonstration for peace. XfllLAN is in tho To valley, where the Germans ere sup posed to havo dug themselves in. They don't seem to bo able to provide much protection for It. DERLIN was bombed again last night by swift British Mos quitos. No details whatever have been given out. 11 may havo been merely a reconnais sance raid to gain Information regarding tho city's defenses. AMERICAN daylight bombers Vilaul etlv hlrr f!nMMan n I r iclds in Franco and Holland. rom these fields German figh ters would rise to harass our bombers headed for southern Germany, northern Ituly, etc. An attack on German air fields would also prcccdo an in vasion attempt' by us. rTIIE news today is vague and Indefinite, suggesting heavy censorship. The usual crop of rumors from tho noutral coun tries and tho Balkans is almost totally missing. Such a condition often pro cedes tho launching of big mill In ry movements. TF we're going to launch an V other front this year, it's apt to coma at any time now, as the end ot tho best fighting "Vmson isn't too far off. If we're -folng to hit from the west, we'll naturally want to do It while the Russians aro hitting hardest from tho east). ' TPHE Russians take Karochev, 26 miles cast of Bryansk, and immediately movo on Into the (Continued on Pago Two) Reds Trying to Halt German Defense Of Desna By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Aug. 10 Four red army divisions pushed ahead from the captured Ger man bastion of Karachev on the 2U-mile road to Bryansk today after severing the last main line of escape for nail troops trap ped In the Orel salient. The communist party news paper Pravda said that the sov iet forces were cutting through defenso forests, seeking to pre vent the Germans from organ izing adequate defense Hues on tho Desna river. Rtds Btorm Karachev Karachev fell, pravda said, when four Russian divisions stormed nazl fortifications on tho hills commanding the ap proaches to the city and then pursued Die fleeing nazis Into tlio streets of the burning town. The occupation of Karachev closed the main lne of escape for Germans remaining In the Orel salient following the Rus sians' lightning drive westward. Oral Encircled The size of the enemy force encircled could not be estimated immediately but earlier dis patches Indicated that the Gcr (Contlnucd on Page Two) Sfoge Show f o Precede Army Movie Premiere A half-hour stage show will precede the premiere showing of "This Is Tho Army," at tho Pelican theatre Wednesday eve ning, the committee In charge an nounced today. The show, starting at 8 o'clock, will include numbers of the serv Ico command unit band under LI. Harlan, Sergeant Karrcch. an impersonator, and Corporal Fred Mnxln, a singer. All of these features aro from Camp While. With tickets going ot a fast pace, a full house is assured for the big theatre party, proceeds of which go entirely to army emer gency relief. Peoplo who plan to attend the premiere program were urged to buy their tickets Immediately at the Pelican box office, Doors of the theatre will open at 7 o'clock. Tho Camp White band will give a concert at 7:13 o'clock in front of tho theatre. It was announced that all reservations made over the past weekend should be picked up by 7 p. m. Monday, or they will be put back on sale. Churchill in Quebec After Three-Day Visit With FDR; War Conference This Week By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL QUEBEC, Aug. 18 (AP) Prime Minister Churchill was back In Quebec today after a three-day visit with President Roosevelt at Hydo Pork, and the American chief executive was expected here shortly for tho opening ot tholr war strat egy conference. An announcement from the White House In Washington yes terday gave the Impression the meeting of the president and the prime minister was primar ily social. But thcro appeared littlo doubt they gave prelimin ary consideration to tho confer ence agenda. FDR To Join The prime minister returned Arrested " " i The arrest of 23-year-old Bar bara Ross, above, of Oakland, Calif, charged with Illegal pos session of 2896 gasoline ration stamps, brought to light exist ence of a ring with at least 96, 000 stolen "A" gasoline cou pons In its possession. Tbe girl pleaded not guilty to the charge. USEJFiPORT Gunnery Practice -In This Area Under Consideration A recent revival of rumors about b" mythical Upper Klam ath lake' naval base appears to track back to the possibility of navy aviation activity at the Klamath Falls airport. It Is understood that navy off! eers from Seattle have been in Klamath Falls a number of times recently In connection with pro posed use ot the local field as a base for gunnery practice on ranges east of here next fall and winter. Lakevlew Visited Lakevicw has been visited by navy officers seeking possible sites for the gunnery ranges. One proposed range is In terri tory south of Hart mountain, ex tending to tho Nevada line. The navy officers who have visited Klamath have made no announcements concerning their plans, but local reports Indicate they have advanced steadily since the possibility first came to local attention. Flnol deci sion will not be known until a formal announcement Is made. Tho fact that the navy men have, been here apparently start ed new rumors about a "boot (Continued on Page Two) Face on the Bar-room Floor PORTLAND, Aug. 16 OF) William Johnson wondered to day about the respective evils of drinking and not drinking. Ho refused a drink from a sailor, ho told police. The sailor then knocked him down, kicked him and forced a drink down his throat, he said. He was treated at a hos pital for bruises. hero yesterday and immediately set to work. A White House an nouncement said tho ' president "Is returning to Washington, but ho will join the Quebec confer ence this week." Military chiefs ot staff of both nations already are on hand. Developments during the early phases ot the War talks last week, after the prime mln. lster's arrival from England on Tuesday, suggested a four-point agenda for the final stages. Allied military strategy for Europe presumably occupies the top spot among all matters the allied leaders must examine. Three Points The other three points appar (Continued on Page Two) Bate PANIC, FES Berlin, Paris Also Receive Aerial : Pounding LONDON, Aug. 16 OP) Large formations of heavy bombers and medium bombs of the USAAF and RAF Ventura and Typhoon bombers attacked six airfields In France today, includ ing Le Bourget, the great Paris airdrome, a Joint British and American announcement said to night "Visibility was excellent and good bombing results were re ported," the announcement said. LONDON. Aug. 16 W) More than 100 two-ton bombs were dropped on Milan last night, the air ministry announced today, as neutral sources reported the city swept by panic and huge fires "Fires started 24 hours earlier were still burning when our bombers arrlved.'the, al rrtjjv Istry repbrte'd. T Reconnaissance photographs showed three oil fires burning in one factory. , . Defense Stronger Milan defenses were reported stronger last night than ever be fore, but the flak was not severe. The Germans put up night fight ers over France to intercept the bombers, but at least two were shot down. . Mosquito bombers which again (Continued on Page Two) Layion Goes On Trial for Rape-Slaying DALLAS, Aug. 16 OT Rich- aid Harry Layton, 36, Inde pendence, former Monmouth police chief, went on trial for his life today. He is charged with first degree murder in the rape-slaying of Ruth Hilde brand, 17-year-old Dallas high school girl, on the night of June 7. Aside from jury veniremen, few persons were in the court room as the case opened before Circuit Judge Arlle G. Walker. Selection of a jury was expect ed to take up the day and part of tomorrow. District Attorney Bruce Spaulding was faced by De fense Attorneys Roy R. Hewitt, Salem, and Harry G. Hoy, Port land. Hewitt notified the pros ecution he would rely on an insanity plea in defending Lay ton. A grand jury indicted Layton July 9 on a charge of murder while attempting to commit rape. Two days earlier, state police had announced that Lay- ton, serving a year's sentence in the Washington county jail at Hillsboro for assault, had confessed attacking Miss Hllde- orand and Knocking her' Into the Willamette river. Equipment Sale May Stop Logging At Grass Lake Logging operations at Grass Lake for the Long-Bell Lumber company are expected to close as a result of the aala , ot log ging equipment by Elmer Shel. don, Weed, who has been log. ging there for the Long-Bell company. The Mt. Shasta Pine Manu facturing company purchased Sheldon's equipment, and .will use it for logging in the old Burney mill area. This was one of the first areas logged in that district. . .: . SWEEP ITALIAN NDUSTRY HUB Lav ra Allied Bombing Fills Munich Streets TJK t CSS 1 r Bombs dropped br allied fliers during an, April raid, so filled many with wreckage that hear? Residents watch the work. Picture obtained from undisclosed sources by OWL : DF SOll PACIFIC 48 Jap Planes Downed At a Cost of Five U.S. Ships ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PA CIFIC, Aug. 16 OP) Allied warplanes, displaying in the protection of their ground forc es a vigilance equal to the zeal with which they carried the at tack to the enemy, shot down 48 Japanese aircraft 23 of them bombers over the south west Pacific battlefront yester day. , This success, reported in to day's communique from Gen. Douglas MacArthur's head quarters, was achieved at a cost of only five allied planes and not more than three pilots. The ratio of nearly 10 to 1 bet tered by far the all-over score ot approximately 4 to 1 estab lished in' the six weeks since (Continued on Page Two) Milan Workers Demand Peace Afier Bombs CHIASSO. ON THE SWISS ITALIAN FRONTIER, Aug. 16 OP) Milan workers marched through the burning ruins of that once-great industrial city in a - new demonstration for peace early today, telephone , re ports to the frontier here said. These reports added .that the demonstration began at 6 a. m. today (midnight eastern war time), about five hours after the end. of the latest RAF raid on the city. , . Disregarding armed guards thrown about the still burning and smoking areas, the demon strators picked , their way through the rubble in the streets', raised cries that the war should be ended and shouted against those who caused it, the reports added. . BERN, Switzerland, Aug. 16 CP) The Italian socialist party has issued a proclamation de manding peace and the suppres sion of the monarchy which it accused of . "responsibility - for fascism and the war that has brought Italy to ruin." Tho socialist newspaper. Li bera Stampa of Lugano, publish ed the. proclamation -in a copy ,' (Continued on Page Two) . t p 'Iff it lb o power sheTcls (center) were employed to clear ; traffic lanes. TricCi Seen ''Open City" Declaration Br JAMES r. KINO LONDON, Aug. 16 (IP) Be lief that the Italian declaration of Rome as an "open city" was merely a trick by Premier Mar shal Pietro Badoglio to spare it from further bombardment ap peared to be growing in Great Britain today and Lord Beaver- brook's London Daily Express bluntly demanded that allied air attacks be continued until Italy quits the war. There has been no official com ment in London on the Italian declaration and none was antici pated in the absence of Prime Practice Bombs Drop on Small Nebraska Town TARNOV, Neb., Aug. 16 (JP) Six "practice" bombs were dropped on this Platte county village of 70 population at 4:15 a. m. today, causing no casual ties and resulting in no explo sions. One of the bombs hit a house, missing by two or three feet two children in their bed. Seventh service command of ficials at Omaha said the bombs came from planes on a routine practice flight, and that the planes apparently overshot a bombing range.. Officials did not disclose where the planes were based. : Evacuation .of 11 . families from the "bombed" area was ordered as a safety precaution, Two officers from command headquarters, one an expert on identification ot bombs and the other, a liaison .officer for the OCD, investigated. Baseball NATIONAL- LEAGUE .'R H E Cincinnati .... 5 8 0 New York .....2 8 0 Vandermeer and Mueller;'Wlt tig, Feldman (2) and Mancuso. . R H E Pittsburgh ......5 7 1 Boston - 7 2 Gee and Lopez; Javery, Odom (8), and Kluttz. AMERICAN LEAGUE. R H E Washington .....6 11 1 Cleveland ..3 9 Lefebvre and Early; Bagby, Salveson (8) and Desautels. With Rubble the streets el Munich. Ger Jii Rome's Minister Winston Churchill In Canada. The Rome radio itself warned Italians that they could expect security from bombs only after the Italian declaration is officially accepted by the allies. Italian Doubtful There were other indications that the Italians were doubtful that they could expect immun ity. The London Daily Mail heard an Italian broadcast which reported that the prefect of Rome had issued orders to halt an in flux of civilians seeking resi dence in the city under the im pression that it is a safe haven from allied bombs. British suspicion that Badog- lio's declaration was nothing but a ruse was founded upon the fact that if the Italians fulfilled the requirements necessary to make Rome truly an open city any defense of southern and cen tral Italy would be virtually im possible. Lines Through City - All railroad lines on the west side of Italy run through Rome and without them the forces to the south could not. be supplied nor could axis forces now re treating from Sicily be moved north of the capital. " The London Express asserted that "no declaration by Badoglio can bring peace 1 n penny num bers to any parts of Italy. His declaration of three weeks ago is one we will continue to take note of 'The war goes on.' The war goes on or it stops for Italy as a whole. Occupation, Not Family Status, New Yardstick in Deferring Men From Draft WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 OP) Occupation, not family, status, becomes the principal yardstick for determining whether men of from 18 to 38 will be inducted into the army under a series of new regulations issued over the weekend by the war manpower commission (WMC). Although draft boards are ex pected to continue giving due consideration to hardships that would be caused by the induc tion of men with dependents, after October 1 the main ques tion will be whether the physi cally fit can serve their country better in the armed forces or in war production and in sup port of the war effort. -Three Objectives WMC Chairman Paul V. Mc Nutt said the program had three objectives to hold essential workers on war-useful Jobs, to ALLIES PLUNGE TO WITHIN 1 5 Shells From Mainland Rother Advance Along Shore ; ' ) By RELMAlf MORHf ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 16 CP) Allied vanguards closed to within artillery range ot Mes sina today and, although Ger-, man shore batteries opened up against the British eighth army from the Italian mainland, it ' was officially stated that the end of the campaign "if at hand." The U. S. seventh army swu - ly overran axis rear guards at Mllazzo, 14 mile west of Mes sina. Through Taormiaa The British struck northward through Taormlna to a point 15 miles south of Messina. There, a field dispatch said, the for ward elements were shelled by the long-range nasi rifles anv - placed along the to of Italy to guard Messina strait.. The 16-inch batteries have a range of 20 miles. The Americans, pushing - up - between 12 and 15 - miles, ad vanced well beyond Barcellooa . to within heavy artillery range of Messina and.it was aanuoed tharnus main escape hatch was already under ground fira as well as aerial bombardment. '.; Barcellona lies six.' miles, south-southwest, of ' Mllazzo and , 16 miles west of Messina. ' - , Haslariea ' The Germans were in flight ' All indications are that, tha . nazis have pulled out even (hair , delaying parties and left Italian . units to face the. climactic. Brit- -ish and American push-..;:; The U. S. seventh army, ana the British, eighth array ' raced (Continued on Page Two) i OPA Moves Out Professors; r Plan Outlined . WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 VP) The professors went out of the office of price administration's policy-making jobs today and General Manager . Chester Bowles outlined plans to simplify OP As price and rationing pro gram. .... One result, Bowles told a news conference, may be the consoli- . dation of rationing and prtcst controls so business groups will be dealing with only one depart ment in future regulations. - "We've got an order' from congress and I'm going to com ply with it 105 per cent,"' Bowles told reporters. "I'm go ing to do it up brown. There is no reason why OPA and business cannot get along." .' ' The general manager, said h' (Continued on Page Two) assure transfer of workers to jobs aiding the, war effort, and . to supply men. needed for tne -armed : forces . without cutting war production. i -,r To that end, these steps war ordered: - ; ? , . ; t- A list of 149 "critical occupa-. tions" was announced. , Persona : employed in them gain super-, eligibility for deferment from induction. Consider Occupation . Draft boards were instructed to give greater consideration than ever to occupational defer ments. . . Twenty-three additional activ ities, 27 specific job-occupations, were added to the non-deferable list. Registrants, even fathers, who remain in such occupations become subject to reclassifica tion unless it can be shown their (Continued on Pagj Two) MILES OF ClTYi
