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mm On 1-mlnute blast on tlrtni ind whistles U the signal lor bliokaut in Klamath Falls. Another long blait. during black ' Augutt II High II. Law II Precipitation, aa el August 10. INI traam year to data . ...........JtJI Lt rut 13.1? , Normal .......... li.tl out. U a signal lor all-elaar. In vraceu- ASSOCIATED PRESS IK THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES ttoaary periods, watoh your airaat iignti. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1943 Number 9878 Q ttoaary ptrlodi, watoh your airaat llghti. j PRICE FIVE CENTS K Mm II npAfri(D SDSIILiAKl ISA MM IK I I lliil! I lllill paps I PW f'- ' 8: Hi I I By rRANK JENKINS CIC1LY ia finally a closed Incl- k3 drnt aa It was opparont rslcrday It was about to bo. 'THE Germans lmve had their Dunkcrquo, and according lo Ihelr accounts 11 ended (hurl of complete dlaanter. They clulm to have got ALL Gorman and Kalian troops across tho Mes Una slrait, together with thnr heavy arm, tanks, guns, motor transport and equipment. . . It Is probable that the Ger . man claim Is much too optimis tic, as field reports today say axis forces bottled up in a Unlit pocket on the east coast of Sic ily below Messina are still fight ing British Bth army troops. '"At any rale, Sicily. Is ours. Another sevtra Carman defeat has been chalked up. HAT neat In Italy? That la a question ' that can't bo answered offhand by any outsider, but the report that tho Germans are carrying out demolitions on tho south coast of tho Italian mainland is Inter esting. It suggests that Instead of trying to make a stand they are planning to move right on up the peninsula as rapidly as they can, fighting a rear guard operation all the way, hoping to reach the defense line that has been established In the Po val ley. CWISS dispatches say the situs " tlon In Italy Is "grave, with the possibility of radical changes from ono moment to the next" but as yet there is no sign of an Italian bid for pence. One suspects naturally that adoglio and little Victor Eman uel are scheming to get the Germans out of southern Italy as chenply as they can. It Isn't Improbablo that some sort of deal to that effect was made with the Germans when Badog lio took over from Mussolini. DAF bombers from Britain have hit northern Italy for tho third successive night, turn ing their attention last night to Turin. They had previously wrecked Milan. As soon as wo are ablo to con vert Sicily into the great air base it is capablo of becoming, we'll bo hammering northern Italy from relatively close at hand, . ''THE Russians arc moving stcad lly forward. ' Today's dis patches report that tho fall of Kharkov is believed Imminent. The red forces that took Kara chev are now reported to bo only IS miles from Bryansk, tho next German strong point to tho west. There is no sign as yet that the Russians have been seriously checked. T ONDON reports an atmosphere " of tenso expectation of big events to como. All non-residents have been cleared from the coastal areas of Britain. Hugo fleets of allied daylight raiders aro carrying on an air offonslve against tho continent which, of course, would bo the first step of an in- a' Bslon. It seems likely that If we're going to Invade the continent from Britain this year we'll get going soon while the good weather lasts and while the Rus sians are at the peak of their offensive power. There Is every Indication that the news of the next few days (Continued on Page Two) . Yanks Grab Veils Lavella From Japs in Surprise Move Br C. YATES M'DANIEL ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Aug. 17 W) Jiipan's holdings throughout the central Solomons are virtually doomed and the enemy bases still barring the way to his fortress of Rr.baul are gravely menaced as the consequence of a surprise Invasion of Vclla Lavella Island. Unitod Suites forces In considerable strength seized it Sunday In a movo so unforeseen by tho enemy that the invaders accom plished the hitherto unheard of feat of capturing 350 Japanese olive, and unarmed. Gen. Douglas MacArthur disclosed the new move in today's communique. Break-Up Tried (In a dolayed dispatch from Leif Erlckson, Associated Press GERMANS BY DAY Friedrichshafen H i t After Night Raid On Italy . LONDON, Aug. 17 (P) The Swiss radio said today that American Flying Fortresses raid ed the German city of Friedrich shafen by daylight and that vio lent anti-aircraft fire was seen from the Swiss side of Lake Con stance. Tho broadcast, recorded by The Associated Press, said two of the Fortresses made a forced landing in Switzerland, . Large formations of allied air craft including many twin-engined American planes blasted at western Europe by daylight today after the RAF's big bomb ers had hammered Turin in their third successive night assault on northern Italy. Continue Assault Reports from the British south cast coast said that squadron af ter squadron of planes headed out across Dover Strait In mid morning to continue a great of fensive which has been under (Continued on Pago Two) Across-the-Road Feud Ends in Woman's Arrest A flare-up in across-thc-road hostilities between two southend families led to the arrest of Elulno West, 23-year-old farm er's wife, on a chargo of threat ening to commit a felony.. Specifically, Mrs. West Is ac cused of pointing a shotgun at her neighbor, L, L. Wrcnn, who is tho complaining witness against her. Sheriff Lloyd Low arrested Mrs. West after Wrcnn told a story about an incident of last Sunday morning, and signed the complaint. Wrenn'a story was that as he started to leave for haying Sun- (Continued on Page Two) Quebec Talks Designed to Harry Nazi Nerves; FDR, Hull May Be Guests Soon By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL QUEBEC, Aug. 17 The Earl of Athlone, Canada's gov ernor general, and Princess Alice arrived today from Ottawa for a one-day stay In the Clta dol, and will entertain tonight at a dinner at which it was believed . President Roosevelt would be a guest. (The foregoing passed the Can adian censorship). The Quebec war conference entered Its second week today amid strong indications that the unique manner In which It has been handled has been designed to intensify axis . nervousness war correspondent, wh o went ashore from a landing barge with the troops, first disclosure was made that waves of Japan ese plane tried to break, up the Invader after the first boats had been unloaded. He said the dive bombers, escorted by Zeros, fail ed (o hit single boat but did succeed In strafing soma of the last ships taking part In the landing operations. (Taken on In furious dog fights, 34 of the enemy planes were shot down at a cost of only two of ours). t - ' Claim Sinkings ; ' (Radio Tokyo made the unsup ported claim that Japanese naval air unit aunk tour large U. S. transports, three warships and a landing boat In attacks upon an American convoy as it ap proached Veils Lavella Sunday). The Japanese obviously be lieved that the Americans, now wiping out bitter-end enemy re sistance on New Georgia above the captured .' Munda airfield, would hold to island-by-island strategy and strike next across (Continued on, Page Ten) Byrnes Calls For Follow Up Of Victories WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (P) The nation and the world had from one of President Roose velt's closest confidants today a pronouncement that the Initi ative in the global war, now held by the allies, "is of no value unless followed vigorously with great forces." Broadly implying the Immi nence of further grand scale operations against nazi-held Eu rope, James F. Byrnes stressed the success of aerial bombard ment to date, but said the presi dent had authorized him. to say that "the major battles lie ahead of us, not behind us. Infers Air Attack Some observers drew an infer ence from his talk that attack by air, rather than, by sea and land forces against numerically superior odds, might continue to keynote offensive strategy, for tho time being at least. There Were Indications that the deci sion in this connection may be reached in the Roosevelt-Churchill parleys at Quebec, over the major military devel opments predicted by President Roosevelt. - "" Great Gathering : Meanwhile Dana Doten, repre senting the office of war in formation at the war councils here, described tho Quebec con ference as "one of the greatest gatherings of military experts ever held," . In addition to the highest ranking military officials .of the United States and Great Britain, he said "the officers directly responsible for the practical planning of major allied opera (Continued on "age Two) ' Vila Alrbai. '. American air forces were reported to bare dropped II too of bomb, some weighing 1000 pounds, on the Jap air baa at Vila (above), on 'the southeast tip of Kolombansaxa island. 17 miles northwest from the Munda point air base, which allied force recently captured from the Japs. Vila alrbase was expected to be the next e elective el allied force In the Solomons, but Sunday .the American fercetiia vu la ewiewa ana mob 'yeiw Speedy Russian Drive Nears Jerries Back Kharkov LONDON. Aus. 17 (AP Rus. slan troops gain 21 to 4 miles la thair drive on Brransk today, occupying more than 10 towns and villages, and also gained la the Spas Demensk area, but around Kharkov thty met strong German counterattacks. Br HENRY C. CASSIDY MOSCOW,. Aug. 17 W) The drive on Bryansk, the hinge of the German front southwest of Moscow, is moving at the fast est pace of any of the three current red army thrusts, the Russian army newspaper Red Star indicated today. . With soviet . troops meeting Meeting Set to Talk Highway Routes Here Chamber of commerce offi cials, the city planning commis sion, the council, and highway officials are to meet with the county court ' on Wednesday to try to make somo .settlement about future routing plans of highways through Klamath Falb, it was announced . at the city council meeting Monday night. . City and county officials are trying to work out something along this line so that they moy continue working out a park sys tem In Klamath Falls. ... The recommendation of the planning commission was again read at the meeting. A resolution pertaining to the fencing of the "A" canal through town was read. Since the canal is United States government property, it will be necessary to have an act of congress to do something about the fencing. A resolution was adopted that cop ies of the fencing resolution be sent to the four congressmen and two senators from Oregon, There was considerable dis cussion about the problem of the (Continued on Page Two) Fire Partially Destroys Home The home of Joseph Wetzel at 618 Doty street was partially destroyed by fire early Tuesday afternoon, ' The fire started on the back porch, according to the city fire department and caused quite' a bit of damage. The department was called at 1:38 p. m., to put out the blaze. Blotted, But Vclla Lavella Seized the Sogth, Faoittev bypoaiol l tnyuiniii. -.win aw v..v-. j-- -- - stiff resistance In the battle for Kharkov, other Russian divis ions were moving steadily ahead toward Bryansk - supported by the push further- north from Spas Demensk. ' Reserves Used Around Kharkov, . Red Star said, the Germans were hurling large concentrations of reserves backed up by units of from 40 .to 50 tank and air squadrons in an effort to improve their precari ous position. (The soviet monitor In Lon don recorded a Moscow broad cast of a front line dispatch to Red Star which said that , "very tense battles" were raging around Kharkov). The Germans were meeting with little success in the counter thrusts despite the use of picked troops. Red Star said, and the soviet army was throwing the nazis back and inflicting heavy losses. Near Bryansk . The Russian . troops driving through the shattered German defenses west of Karachev have approached to within 15 miles of the important nazi base at Bryansk, Moscow announced In a communique last night. The war bulletin reported red Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE R ' H r E Philadeuphia 3 6 1 Detroit 4 13 0 Flores and ' Wagner; Trout, Gorsica (B) and Richards. R. H. E. Boston .-. ... 1 8 2 St. Louis 4 8 0 . Hughson and Conroy; Niggel ing, O'Neill (7) and Ferrell, Par tee (7). " NATIONAL LEAGUE R H E Cincinnati ..- 10 12 2 New York 4 11 1 Hausser, Shoun (7), Beggs (8), and Mueller; Chase, Adams (8), Mungo (9) and. Mancuso. (First game) ,. . R. .H. E. Pittsburgh 8 14 0 Boston 0 6 2 Gornicki, Odom (6) and Lopez; Andrews and Masi. . R. H. E. Chicago 7 13 1 Philadelphia ............ 5 9 2 Wyse, Prim (7), Derringer (8), and McCullough; Conger, Kim ball (8), Eyrich (8), and Finley. i . R. H. E. St. Louis ... . 7 12 2 Brooklyn 3 8 2 Brazle and W. Cooper; Head, Webber (6) and Bragan. KoJeweeiiajaia. Island, eg whU Bryansk; With Reserves army successes all - along ' the 500-mile front from Spas Demensk,- 200 miles southwest of Moscow to besieged Kharkov, described by the Russians as "the largest German base of op erations on the sovient-German front." The fall of Kharkov was expected, almost any time. , Over Mine Russian divisions attacking on the Bryansk front, the . com munique, said, advanced rapidly yesterday through heavily mined territory, capturing 130 villages and thrusting, a spearhead well (Continued on Page Two) . Blowup of Italy Predicted by Rickenbaeker NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (Fh Captain Eddie Rickenbaeker, home from a 35,000-mile Inspec tion tour of the war zones, said today that Italy is being "bomb ed out. of the war". but that "Germany, will not even crack before the fall of 1944 at the best, at the present rate of the war s progress. ... "Germany still has a vast army, tons of materials, mil lions engaged in slave labor and she Is relieving men from her own forces for-additional labor and in addition the Germans are courageous and intelligent," he said at a press conference.. am not a fanatic on air power, but-1 firmly believe that Ger many must be broken from the inside out, not from the out side in. - - He said "Anything can hap pen in Italy any day. I think it will,-be a complete blowup Second Front" Talk Rumbles Again as j: Britain Clears Shores for New Action By JAMES F. KING LONDON, Aug. 17 (JP) Great Britain began clearing all non residents from her barricaded coastal areas today as a convic tion gripped the nation that the hour is near for a powerful new blow at Adolf Hitler's European fortress. i 1 Invasion talk was heard every where amid cries in both Britain and Russia for speedy opening of a second front.,' , From every angle new moves appeared directed at invasion, but- whether in the Mediterran ean,, the BalkanUor across the m n . fin R) Ll U InJLsluj long Toms" Firo On Mainland o Nazis Retroa.' By RCLMAN MORIN 'ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA". An. 17, (AP) An official announcement from allied head. quarters said American troops captured Messina early to day and that the enemy is now shelling; the city from th Italian mainland. . ' .; . 1 ;.'.-.':' The announcement said ' now ended. -. The American seventh and had been converorinsr on Messina, made contact, it warn stated, but there was no estimate on the number of pris- uuers capiurea. .. - ivniAWdiuui The finish of the 38-day camnaisn was marked at fhm same time by a dramatic development of allied striking power in a new direction, with a lawre formation of Flrine Fortresses raiding southern Istres le Tube and Salon, attacked m raids from new involved a round-trip flight The German radio declared the last German and ItaU ian soldiers had. been evacuated to the mainland. . ' , SMASH RESISTANCE , ' In the scarred streets of the sprawling hillside port of Messina -doushbovs - of the American third - division. smashed at linirerinir enemv ngrrnng arter-reaenwg uie sotrrturRTrts at 8 o'clock las. night.; '.;::. .. - ', i , . They were the first to reach the city, but eight miles' to the south British commandos, after landinar from thef sea .in defiance of the enemy's guns. on now noes of tne strait, had cleared the way for the ap proach, of Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's British eighth army. - - - - - . , Flre Aoross Strait- . American "Long Tom" artil lery had already opened fire on the enemy in Italy across the two-mile wide strait v- Fearful of Immediate allied amphibious attacks against .the exposed Italian toe,- axis forces were observed carrying out de molitions in the Calabria region across the narrow waters. ..This first indication of a pos sible enemy withdrawal up the Italian peninsula came as British naval batteries . built a wall of gunfire around the foot of Italy to within 100 miles of Naples. Enemy Concedes The enemy conceded the end of the Sicilian campaign, al though allied headquarters at 3 p. m. (6 a. m., PWT) had been waiting for hours for. official confirmation that all enemy re sistance had ceased. In the darkness before dawn the enemy struggled to extricate his last troops from embattled postions " inside Messina and speed them by 15-minute motor boat trips across the straits. . Navy Guards Even though American naval forces guarded the northern en trance to the strait and British light surface forces sallied- into the channel waters repeatedly during the night the enemy, evac uation could not be broken up. The complete occupation of Sicily, the entering wedge in the fortress of Europe, was only a matter of hours as the Ameri cans on the east coast of the is land wiped up hapless Italian forces left stranded' by their German allies. -. : American doughboys fought hand-to-hand with the ' enemy (Continued on Page Two). English channel was the allied war chiefs' secret. ; ' Developments ,.:, : Significant, however, were these developments:-. , v - 1. Heavy and repeated Ameri can air raids on axis airfields In France natural . targets as a prelude to any new offensive. 2. Declaration of a state of siege in Norway by apparently jittery German occupation authorities.-. 3. Virtual isolation of Italy by severance of that country's tele phone and telegraphic communi cations with Switzerland, giving. the Sicilian camnalsm was . ;; . . ' .-. - British eiffhth armies, which - : - " France for the first time, r -v- northwest of Marseille. were Mediterranean bases which of at least 1000 miles. ; - resistance ,in Vinnri-tt-hanil: . . EuR0PEH5Ml Island Seen as ; Base For Hop Into V Italy i';.;,-7,;!'';" ALLIED HEADQUARTER IN NORTH AFRICA. Aug. 1? (JP) The wedge-shaped island of Sicily j is the entering wedga driven into the' fortress of Eu rope. - ; Tactically, the Mediterranean) doors are wide open now. .. . With the completion of Sicily, which won't take - many- more) hours, the allies possess-a bis" advance base from .which they can hop over into the - Itallast , (Continued on Page Two) Baiioglio Torn Between Peace, V- German Demands AT THE SWISS" JTALIA1 FRONTIER, Aug. 17 VP) Tbm three-week-old Badogllo govern ment was described In reports) reaching here from Italy' today, as squeezed between-, the in creasing pressure of the demands), of its people for peace and -the) adamant stand of its Germas) ally that Italy remain in the' war.,- : "j '"U-:. ' ; The government's problem. of feeding and sheltering- hundred of thousands of inhabitants of-.bomb-blasted Milan, Turin, Gen. (Continued on Page. Two) ' rise to. the belief that important developments, might be in the . offing.! ;,' '. ';'' :':'' Situation Grave ' . '.' (Dispatches from the' Swlsa border, town of Chlasso quoted-the- Swiss - Telegraphic agency as saying that the situation throughout Italy ."remained grave, with possibility of radical changes from one moment to th next.") ..v .. v -. 4. The British war cabinet was reported in. constant session all day yesterday, keeping In direct (Continued on Pa Ten) -t
