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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1943)
Klamath's mmmmmmmmm One 8-mlnute blast on sirens and whistles li the ilgnal for a blackout In Klamath ralli. Anolhar long blast, during a black out li ilgnal lor all-clear. In J "cau tionary periods, watch your atraat lights. A wmm By FRANK JENKINS 'THIE spectacular bombing of Berlin li followed by another of tho lulls that uro so frequent on the western European front. Before becoming Impatient, think bnck a few weeks. You'll recall that Hamburg 0 wasn't destroyed In a aeries of nightly blows. There would bo smashing raid followed by sev eral days of quiet. Then there would bo another smashing raid. In the end, Hamburg was de stroyed. The wrecking of Ham burg was practically accom plished In four major raids. Four moro completed the Job. A IR warfuro exports quoted In tho dispatches today think It may lako as many as 39 raids to finish off Berlin. Tho question that arises natur ally In our minds Is this: "Can wc afford tho losses In volved In 35 raids, 'if that many ara necessary to do tho Job?" If It takes 35 raids and each la as costly as the first. It will nesn tho Ion of some 2000 bombers and their crews., -,, . , Only tho Insiders kJlftui.wheth er losses of that size can be taken In stride. Wo on the outside can't make even Intelligent guesses for the losses we can afford or can't afford are strictly military secrets. But If we can go ahead systematically destroying one great German city after another the end Is only a question of time. No nation in the world could stand up long under such program of destruction. . PROM the standpoint of news that ma,kcs headlines the Churchlll-FDR conference at Quebec was highly unsatisfact- - ory. But, for that very reason, It is Impressive. Because they said so little, we get tho idea that they aro prepared to do Amuch. i Too much talking Is so often followed by too little action, WATCH these disturbances In Denmark. They're signif icant. A year ago, they'd have been put down bloodily by the Germans. They may bo yet. But tho delay in handling them tells lis own story. Nazi Germany is nowhere near as con fident as she was. AND don't take your eye off the 1 Mediterranean. Reports from Algiers and Gibraltcr Indicate that we're steadily building up our strength ' there. Wo had a lot of strength to begin with. A second front through tho Balkans would re lieve tho Russians as directly as (Continued on Pago Six) Nazi Troops Descend on Copenhagen to Quell Riots STOCKHOLM. Aug. 25 (ZD More than three German di visions between 40,000 and BO, 000 troops were reported quart ered In Copenhagen today as the nazls sought to stamp out riots, strikes and mass demonstrations raging against occupation auth orities in Denmark. . The Gorman forces, which be gan moving in from Norway be fore dawn last Saturday, took over public halls, schools and othor buildings as barracks, and posed an immediate food short age in tho Danish capital, el- ready under short rations, Swcd Qish press reports said. Tho con tingent was the largest ever quartered In Copenhagen and tho soldiers emptied food shops in the matter of a few hours, tho dispatches declared. Protest Paradea Protest parades against Ger man occupation were reported from Odenso, whero 8000 per sons, carrying Amcricun, British August "Surrender Would fay Axis", Says Roosevelt OFF-BALANCE NAZI RETREAT Jerry Reserves Fail To Halt Soviet Advance LONDON, Aug. 25 (At Rus sian troops, developing their of tensive in tho Kharkov sector captured more than 60 populated places today including the town of Zenkov, 75 miles northwest of Kharkov, the soviet high com mand announced in a Moscow radio broadcast recorded by the soviet monitor. , . ' . "The town of Akhlyrka," the communique added, "wtilch had several. Umea changed, hands al ter violent engagements Is once more occupied by our troops." Akhtyrka lies 22 milos east of Zenkov. In the Donets basin area south of Izyum and southwest of Vorog- shilovgrad, it continued, Russian troops overcame "stiff enemy re sistance" to capture several popu. lated places. LONDON, Aug. 25 (P Tho red army continued today to hammer away at the off-balance Germans retreating from Khar- continued on Page Two) Patterson in South pacific On Inspection By WILLIAM F. BONI ' ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. Aug. 25 OP) Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson arrived at General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters today and shortly thereafter predicted that "blows of increasing strength" will not be long delayed In the war against Japan. Ho said the twin allied of fensives in the Solomons and on New Guinea were playing a vital part In bringing the Japanese nearer surrender. In a statement Patterson noted that tho United States was pro ducing more than 7000 planes a month. And he pointed out that "growing striking power" was being sent to the Southwest Pacific war zone. and Danish flags marched through the streets. Similar dem onstrations took place In other Danish cities. JThe Danish government has refused to yield administration of justice to the Germans, who have demanded that saboteurs, reported increasingly active, be tried under nazl law. Strike Ends A general strike which had tied up Odcnsc in Denmark was reported ended. Swedish re ports said, and Danish patriots have plundered shops of Ger man sympathizers. Girls going with German soldiers wero dis robed and red swastikas painted on their cheeks as feeling mount ed. . Halt a dozen Danish cities, in addition to Copenhagen, were re ported under a state of emer gency as nazl troops strove to put down what has been called tho "people's revolt." Sabotage (Continued on' Page Six) War Bond Quota in Jeopardy See ASSOCIATED PKEf.5 PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, o) Lra 0 Enemy Invited to Lay Down Arms in FR's Ottawa Talk OTTAWA, Aug. 25 (P) President Roosevelt told the people of Canada today that If Hitler and his generals had attended the Quebec war conference they would have realized that "surrender would pay them better now than later." The American chief executive came here directly from the war council meetings at Quebec, which ended yesterday, to ex tend a virtual invitation to the enemy in Europe to lay down its arms now, In an address from the archway of the peace tower In the main parliamentary building of the dominion. Tho United States chief executive talked of Canadian-American friendship and extolled the part the dominion Is playing in PORTAL-TO-PDRTftL PAY BJDRE JECTED WLB Downs $1 .25 for ' Miners' Travel- " Time WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 OP) The war labor board has reject ed John L. Lewis' bid for portal-to-portnl pay for his United Mine Workers. The board voted 8 to 4 against approving n provision in a con tract between the UMW and the Illinois Coal Operators associa tion whereby the. minors would receive $1.25 a day additional to cover their underground travel time. Labor members of the board cast the dissenting vote. Make Decision WLB sources said the board mado the decision yesterday. It approved other provisions of the contract, including one which permits payment of time and a half for the eighth hour in any day. The miners are now on a scvon-hour productive day. This excluded travel time. One clause in the contract states that "tho respective provi sions arc Interdependent" and therefore "binding on the parties only if all provisions are ap proved. An unofficial explanation at (Continued on Page Two) Milk Blockade Instituted By Weed Dairymen DUNSMUIR, Calif., Aug. 25 (ZP) A milk blockade was on to day from Weed south to the Siskiyou county line, and unless a person had a doctor a prescrip tion, he couldn't buy a quart in the entire area. Milk distributors were deliv ering only to the hospital, to families which havo children un der two years old, and then only In the amount prescribed in a formula from a doctor, and to those who havo certificates from doctors saying they' are on a milk diet. Mrs. Harry Brown, who with her husband, . operates a dairy here, said the stoppage resulted because the OPA refused to al low an increase of two cents a quart In the retail price of milk. This increase is vital, she said, (Continued on Pago Two) . Bert Schultz Named Chamber Director Bert C, Schultz, Klamath lum berman, was elected to the di rectorate of the Klamath county chamber of commerce at Wed nesday noon's directors' meeting at the Pelican cafe, Schultz replaces Don Drury, who resigned before leaving for Mexico City. IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND tthe war. Not a hint did he drop as to the specific matters of war strategy on which he and Prime Minister Churchill . of Britain had agreed upon in Quebec. Communicate Information "But, in due time," he assert ed, "we shall communicate the secret information on the Que- beo . conference to Germany. luUyand Japan. We shall com municate., fhTa information to our f enemies in - the only lan guage their twisted minds seem capable of understanding." - "Sometimes I wish that that great master of ' intuition, the nazl leader, could have been pre sent m spirit at the Quebec con ference I am thoroughly glad he was not there in person. If he and his generals had known our plans they would have real ized that discretion is still the better part of valor and that sur render would pay them better now than later." "Achiave History" The talks in Quebec, the pres ident said, dealt constructively with a determination to "achieve history" in the shortest possible time and with "our essential co operation with our great and brave fighting allies." Some of his listeners thought they detected there a veiled ref erence to Russia, since the presi (Continued on Page Six) Food Assured Countries Freed From Axis Heel WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (ZD President Roosevelt asserted to day that except for the respon sible fascist leaders, "the people of the axis need not fear uncon ditional surrender to the United Nations.' In a report placing total lend lease aid at nearly $14,000,000, 000 the president . again prom ised the feeding of the people of liberated areas and declared the allies "are striking hard and ready to strike harder" to attain complete victory. "The people of axis controlled areas may be assured," he said, "that when they agree to uncon ditional surrender they will not be trading axis despotism for ruin under the United Nations." Bailey Appears , Next Governor Of Mississippi JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 25 0P) Thomas L. Bailey, 53, of Mer idian, who served 24 years in the state legislature, appeared today to nave defeated former Gov ernor Martin Sennett (Mike) Conner for the governorship of Mississippi. With less than 200 precincts missing from yesterday's demo cratic runoff primary, Bailey held an 11,000-vote lead on the basis of unofficial returns. Returns from 1500 of the 1681 precincts gave Bailey 119,864 votes and Conner, 108,792 Democratic nomination is equivalent to election in' Miss issippi. - - mm Salamaua Under w4j8 tURNUNG C 2 4 iSlpn! NEW ab?!. MMrWmJT BRITAIN JsJV mM&Mm9s m new Arrows indicate advancing American and Australian troop which have reached a semi-circular front (line) enabling Japanese Salamaua and its airport to be brought under artillery fire. Allies also raided Logul village. Inset details progress of allied column from point four airline miles from Port Moresby virtually to Salamaua., L and Qdk! Klamath's War. Bond drive for August could fail short of tho goal unless we all get in and push before Saturday night The adjusted official quota Is $233,750. The last compila tion showed Klamath's sales at $150,000. It will take $83,000 in E bond sales to keep Klamath's record clean, and those sales will have to be made by Sat urday night Let's not block-bust Klam ath's glorious bond record. BIG TIMBER STAND Logging Camp to Be At Chinchallo 'On SP Line Lamm Lumber company of Modoc Point has made a success ful bid on a stand of timber In northern Klamath county which will keep that plant running for at least another year. ' W. E. Lamm, head of the pi oneer lumbering operation, said the company will place a logging camp at Chinchallo, on the Southern Pacific's main line, to start the harvest of the newly acquired timber. Logs will be trucked to Chin (Continued on Page Two) Richard Lay ton Convicted of 'Lover's Lane' Rape 'Slaying DALLAS, Ore., Aug. 25 (IP) Richard H. Layton, 36, was con victed of first degree murder to day in connection with the "Lover's Lane" rape-slaying of 17-year-old Ruth Hlldtbrand. the jury's verdict carrying a mandatory sentence of death In the state prison's lethal gas chamber. The jury of three women and nine men had deliberated four hours. Circuit Judge Arlie G. Walker will pronounce formal sentence at 2 p. m. next Monday. DALLAS, Ore., Aug. 25 VP) The case of Richard H. Layton, 36, ' charged with first-degree murder' In. the "lovers' lane" rape-slaying of 17-year-old Ruth Hildebragd of Dallas went ' to the-jury at 10:35 a. m., today. NEA FEATURES 1943 Number 9885 U. S. Shellfire Kelland Presents Post War Policy" For Republicans . I NEW YORK, Aug. 25" WV Clarence Budington Kelland pre sented to the republican party today a post-war foreign policy based on United Nations' colla boration, but added that the United States regardless must ring itself with such a defense that "no nation, no coalition of nations, shall be able to pene trate our fortifications or reach our shores." Kelland, author, and republi can national committeeman from Arizona, conceded that the col laboration program he proposed might fail, leaving thisnation alone to face a hostile wJrld,-and declared: "Come war or peace, come up heaval or revolution, come whirlwind or convulsion, come hell or high water, the United States of America must and shall be made impregnable. "Our nation must build, and maintain, a fleet the most pow erful in the world. Not a two- (Continued on Page Two) Artillery Fire Batters Salamaua Japs ' "Lost Stand"; American Progress Told ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Aug. 25 (&) The thunder of ar tillery, firing from the New Georgia jungle on Japanese making a last stand at Bairoko and from New Guinea mountain ridges on other Japanese in a last stand at Salamaua, accented the fact today that the offensive re mains firmly in allied hands. As the current drive which Circuit Judge Arlie G. Walk er, instructing the jurors for ex actly one hour, said they could return one of four verdicts: - Death Mandatory Guilty of first-degree murder, in which case the verdict would have to be unanimous. Death in the state's lethal .gas chamber would be mandatory under this verdict. Guilty of first-degree murder with a recommendation for life imprisonment. Not guilty by reason of Insan ity or mental defectiveness, in which case the verdict must be signed by 10 jurors. Acquittal also requires agree ment of 10 jurors. Copies of the judge's instruc tions and trial exhibits . were ' (Continued on. Page Two) ' Box on This A No Opposition As Bombs Drop Again on Italians By NOLAND NORGAARD ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 25 (P) Allied air squadrons sig nificantly meeting no opposition from axis fighters hammered communications In southern Italy again yesterday, Including a block-buster assault near Naples last night, and left an Italian cruiser afire off the south coast, headquarters announced today. RefuM Battle Dive-bombers, fighter-bombers and night bombers swept out to the attacks, and depleted axis air forces refused battle for the second successive day. The only air opposition Monday was against Liberators from the Mid dle East which raided Bari, in southeastern Italy. Deadly U. S. A-38 dive-bomb ers rammed home two hits with 500-pound bombs on the cruiser, blowing off its stern. Fires leaped from the ship aa the at tackers winged away. Other A-36 invaders blasted railroad facilities at Sapri, on the gulf of Policastra; at Castro vil- lari, li. the center of southern Italy; and at Sibarl, on the east coast yesterday. ".' t '' ' Block Busters v: V' RAF and RCAF Wellingtons poured two - ton block-buster bombs oh steel works and rail road yards at Torre Annunzlata, on the gulf of Naples below the big port, despite heavy anti-aircraft fire. . Torre Annunzlata Is another in the series of rail control points on the line south of Naples which Wellingtons have been pounding since the closing stages of the Salem Police ' ' Look to Portland For Slaying Clues PORTLAND, Aug. 25 (JPh Salem., police turned to Port land last night for clues in the slaying of Stephen J. Billings, 33, who was found dead with a crushed skull in - his mother's home in Salem Monday. Salem police conferred with Portland detectives, who had investigated Billings' back ground here for a possible lead. Billings had been working In a Portland shipyard. . opened June 30 neared the end of the second month, a spokes man for Gen. Douglas MacArth ur reported progress today on both flanks of the 750-mile-long battle arc. . . Harass Patrols On New Georgia, American jungle troops who captured the Munda airfield August 5, have succeeded in pushing through harassing enemy patrols barring the way - to Bairoko, 12 miles north, and have brought up artil lery to blast away at the Japan ese garrison holding that Kula Gulf harbor. On New Guinea, where allied troops have the Salamaua air drome almost within their grasp, Australian troops advanced north of the Francisco river, while mountain artillery behind them shelled the defenders. Cross River These troops crossed the river Monday at i. point only two miles west of the air strip. Just how much of an advance they made yesterday as they moved on pre pared Japanese defenses was not stated but the spokesman said considering the type of jungle warfare, it was "substantial." - The latest successes on New Georgia, while a necessary part of a cleanup campaign, do not represent, however, the point of deepest penetration in the Solo mons. Above there, on past Japanese-held Kolombangara is land. American forces are -consolidating positions - occupied Page Auguat 14 Mgh 71, Low 4t Precipitation a ei Auguat li, 14$ Straam yeas to data ...17M Last yaar 13.20 Normal 12.40 Germans Br WILLIAM SMITH WKRI LONDON, Aug. 25 UP) RA Mosquito squadrons struck a gal at Berlin last night in a qulci follow-up to the devastating raio! by Britain's heavy bombers Mora aay nignt ana found tires stlj burning In the city, half o'3 scured by smoke columns but dimly lighted in some areas lj the glare of hundreds of search! lights. This stab came only a fe hours after American Flyins Fortresses had dealt another day light blow at enemy aircraft pros duction in France, loosing theij bombs upon a Bordeaux assemi bly plant while en route to Brit ain from North African basei where they landed after, the raid on Regensburg more than a weel ago, . - Ho Fighters No fighters were seen in laal night's sweep over Hitler's scaa) red and blackened capital, but the anti-aircraft guns were aq tive. The Mosquitos came bad to- base without loss. Othei night-flying planes laid mines U enemy waters, - . -'A- German communique aal4 slight damage was done to build ings by explosives dropped bi light bombers which "undertook (Continued on Page Two) Sgi. Mitchell ' Writes From Jap Prison Camp ' Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mitchell 840 Upham street, have received! a letter from their son, Staff Seat geant A. J. Mitchell, frors Jap) anese prison camp. . It was the first time the Mitca ells have heard from their soj since February 16, 1942. The letter was printed in in on lined Jap prison camp stas tionery, and in it the KlamatB man said he was "well and healthy."- He said he weight 140 pounds, which is about Id pounds under what he weighed when he was home here. The father said he is certain the signature is that of Sergeant Mitchell and he believes the printing' was likewise done by his son.. The Mitchells have fouf sons in the service, three oven August 15 on Vella Lavella 10 the face of enemy opposition, y Jap Raid . Today's communique reported an attempt by two formations of Japanese fighter planes to raid the American positions. ..United States fighters broke up the at tempt, shooting down nine of tha raiders and damaging two oth ers. ,' American planes also were ao tive In the northern Solomons attacking a 10-ship enemy com voy and a Japanese cruiser be tween Bougainville and Buka. 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