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Newspaper Page Text- n rv nn 77 s fUl AIM" ui 57 0) 1771 l iz l mm I I I the-""1 . ,' 1 .v.'i'rt" ..FBANK JENKINS . . kiuhilulit of ' tho Italian ' 5 fid y ' the Junction ' Si Torw at Anr.lo bench 5 wltli otir American force, jnf P lonB ,h C0" ' m In'll o blach there, clear Vjinwty, . has finally iuiicd itcy. , , ; mi roily ll achlovcmont 1 i bo hoped for and 'Aed for will bo GETTING HIND Hi" Germans and trap Kiwlhat we can destroy ffiur IcKuro. . Jolnliujour i below Anilo strengthens W that Job.), - . . - T the present moment, the lown of Cistern (If you can A II on your mup) la tho ob ,i. that u holding u up from THNO FARTHER BEHIND ! Germans. The nails da idini it are flsMtlng llko wild- .... mi.IiH nut It on both l, but thcuo words aro litlW haven't been ablo to Ulnonlt. , . ; Ink of Alexander' (allied I.. .,,w In Itnlv) ob. i. flccrrlhoft In thii dls- Mm lodny us "drawing more M more German troops Into File In Italy ns 'D' day ap hches In KnHland." W wem to bu making some Vmss In thnt direction. Our tntn report thnt STREAMS of trmsn relnforcemenU' aro tiring southward from north h Italy. That can mean only Li ikn nrmnnit annth of Rnmn C 1 a tltftit holo and are calling rneip. There ore rcnorlcd to be 17 man divisions south of Romo i only SIX In northern Italy, ite ilx have undoubtedly been :i u wluit the military men I "rtroteRlc reserves," to, be ti wherovcr they can do the rut good. - . Knstlrlnir. tho German com Indcr in Italy, wouldn't pull km clear down Into southern lly, over communication lines iously menaced oy our pinnes, lie didn't need thqm badly, , . : - ritERE'S tilwoys the powlbll. 1 Ity that If the bulk of the German strength In northern ly li moved south of Rome : itiljht land at Genoa, or uli, or somewhero up that iy and cntch tho defending its WEAK. We're supposed hivo considerable forces on nlct for just such a purpose.) HE ' Americans coming up from tho south ' to .Anilo ttred 60 miles In 14 'days rough hard country, Including t flooded Pontlno mnrshes. it's good going, and something ' m to be extremely proud of. I . 'HE prisoner total in Italy Is now up to 10,000 which Is tratlng, Still, there aro sup to .be from 200,000 to 0,000 Germans south of Romo, tho prisoners we'vo taken so 'ccount for only four or five ' cent of the enemy forces In lion. . Experience In Africa Indicates if it will go much higher than it RAPIDLY If and when the srmarn begin to lose hope of mlng In southern Italy. ' EWS from the Pacific' Is julet lodny, .except, for the wing thnt coos on day In fa day out. Our submnrlnes rij more Jnp ships, bringing 724 thft nncLDanpl Usrhnp al of Jap ships sunk, probably and damnged. Losses llko f" nuni ISLAND EMPIRES. . HE news from China Isn't ao Rood frvlnu iru "u I ... tc, ..... ..j , ino viiiiicoc, Ming with rifles, mortars and nmmnes against japs wen WHed with artillery and .are reported to be stalled Honan. i.hc Burma Chinese 1 Bill odvnnclng. i . . . ME kind nf I '5n Russia and Bulgaria Is InA !"? "ussia is taking a K! ' bronklng Bulgaria loose P" Germany. Tho stlll-SOLID put nf lhrt . a i i ,l. iollli. ana mu FfllHcs AGAINST US Is pretty lK0,?,,.thHt FEAR OF GER Ivb iIGHT ls vory much uurupe. ?n?mbcr worker walkout I iMg0.n and Washington is ". this Is written to 32,000 lcZ B?d 88 P18"4! mills I1 tamps down In 30 cities In cC i "'J1.'08- Lumber pro Ju,on;ls off 5, million feet per. I.: I,ll,!k-0ft still hard to r Wh.i "Bvlously believe ' EXf r ca.aon) that they r '""'mlnntod against, it thJnl!ch tRlk t0 the effect Mm. y-.haYSn't had 'full ad- Nla, lno . steel" B' P'tzgerald . 'aecrelary. Nrlaip the Lumbermen's IK..1 ?' Relations Commlttoe i,'oofore thn Wo r,t nil J.mm8,,lnn and"tho 'ria thnt ?bor.bard demon-: llTn (hni t,ho AVERAGE wage liiitfy1"? i8Rlng and. lumber, fa Wiiii.-VI 8 a 3 WWWd on Pago'.Two)'- 'V and "foisf ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES liiinilliliViliHiiil! weatnet . May 25, 1944 Max. (May 24) .....63 Mln. .. 34 Precipitation last 24 hours .00 . Stream year to data .... 7.70 Normal ......... 10.87 " Last year. .....16.23 , Forecaslt Clear. PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1944 NUMBER 10116 mots Me Jsip 6000 PLANES CRACK GERMAN BATTLE LINES Bombs Hit Invasion Front, Airfields. Rail Centers By GLADWIN KILL, LONDON, May 25 (!) More than 6000 allied, planes from west and south, striking massive nutcracker blows from the bat tlellnes of Italy to Berlin and the Invasion areas of Franco and Belgium, attacked at least 12 railroad centers and 15 airfields today. .. . Moro than 8000 tons of bombs fell from midnight until dusk, It was estimated. Most of tne in vadlnt planes were American. . West Wall Hit Around 4000 assaulted the west wall of Europe, with a socarhead of 1000 u. S. heavy bombors plunging ' their explo sives Into rail yards and air fields of northern Franco and Belgium while Berlin and the west German transport center of Aachen still smouldered from prc-dawn attacks' Ot 00 British heavy bombers. ; ;. . . By 5 p, m. It was estimated that 7500 tons of bombs had boon cast; upon tbe Germans since HiilcliiIgM' and the planes were itiu at worn. , :j. , ; i ; ' ' i France, Belgium' I ; "Very strong forces'' of Fly ing Fortresses and bombers at tacked rune railroad yarns ana (Continued on Page two) Double Sootnq uesi Set Abilene. Tex.. Mav 25 m Acting County Attorney Dun Abbott said an inquest would be held today on the fatal wound ing in a doubio snooting or ui. Donald K. Bush, 25-ycar-old vet eran ot 15 months' service In Guadalcanal, and his wire. - Tho shooting occurred yes. terday a . few hours before the oouple and their scvcn-month-old daughter, whom Bush had seen the first time only. 12 days ago, had planned to leave for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Bush of Independence, Mo. The Abilene Reporter News said Mrs. Brooks saw her daugtv tcr shot. Then Mrs. Brooks grabbed the baby and ran to summon her husband and police, When she returned to the house she said, Lieutenant Bush - was dead, too. nqi Yank Subs Sink 15 Jap Ships; Chinese Loyang Encircled By J. B. KRUEGER Associated Press War Editor American submarines have sunk 15 moro Japanese ships, tho navy announced today, while United States ground troops I n Burma and New Guinea pressed persistently for ward to clear the enemy from two important objectives. ' Tho newest submarine toll in cluded one destroyer, four trans-' ports, thrco tankers and seven cargo ships. Since Pearl Harbor the American undersea licet nas sunk 673 Nipponese surface craft, Including 47 warships. At least 151 other merchant fight ing ships have been damaged or probably sunk. Loyang Battle One land bnttlo was running definitely against the allies at Loyang, ancient capital ; of China, where tho defending gar rison appeared to bo desperate ly beset. A Tokvo broadcast said the North China city, gateway Into Central China, was encircled and its fall expected in a few doys. The Chinese high com mand admitted the encirclement but said counterattacking Chi nese had killed 1000 of the enemy. ." No Knockout . Dospllo tho hard blows the Chinese were -Biifferlii""lii the. Japuneso ofpnsivo, Gem, Chang Chen, head of the Chi nese military mission of the U.. S declared flatly it was'lm. possible for Japan to knock China out ot tho war." Tho Japanese turned artil lery, tanks and Infantry against Loyang from all sides while the Chinese fought back with gren ades and mortars. 'The Chinese high command admitted its counter-offensive aimed at breaking up the gen oral Honan province drive had Lamm Loggers Remain Idle Logging crews remained idle todov at the Lamm Lumber com pany camp at Chinchallo in a work stoppage that resulted from an Issue over tho discharge of an emnlove. It was the third day of idle ness at the camp. The discharged employe and union officials were at Portland, and no progress in settling the question was re ported. . Union, people said that the wage Question, which has caused worker "vacations" elsewhere. had nothing to do with tho situ, atlon at Lamm's. Sgt John DeMife Killed; Reported Missing Lasi Year Official word that Staff Ser geant John W. DeMllle, 31, Fly ing Fortress gunnor, was killed In action over Sicily on May 10, was received here Thursday. One year ago the airman was report ed missing. Young DeMllle was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. DeMllle of Ashland, but attended grade school and Klamath Union high school; while living with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Cottrell, 403 Walnut. He also made his home with Mrs. Martin Tlghe ;of the Midland district,, w. . i Born In Montana ,' ' . 'Johnny DeMllle- was born January 1, 1913, In StevensvlUo, Mont. Ho entered KUHS on Feb ruary 2, 1028, and. left school a short time before graduation. For a number of years ho was employed by Ewauna Box com pany; ' Johnny's plane was cred ited with shooting down seven enemy aircraft but '.was lost in the invasion of Sicily. , All but one of the crew on the B-17 was killed when bombs exploded on the ship, Is the information sent hore from Ashland by DeMille's ?aaene Cottrell, Johnny's grand fatherwas a well-known Klam ath Falls barber. He died sever al years ago and since that time his grandmather has made her home, in, Ashland. DeMllle was bogged down after an auspic ious start Monday. Cross Balween Far southward. Chinese troops nushine across the Salwecn river toward a junction with American and Chinese troops in the Myltkyina-Mogaung sec tor encircled and annihilated 1000 Jananese t o capture a mountain village near the Burma border. The Burma fighting continued Its slow, bitter way, with Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell's men fighting strect-by-street to clear Myltkyina of Japanese. Con trol of this city is vital to his plan for linking the still-incom- plele Lcdo highway wnn tne old Burma road into supply- starved China. Japanese patrols were thrown back in attempts (Continued on Page Hour) INTO LOG STRIKES 9$ John DeMllle SPOKANE. May ' 25! (IP)- Lumber manufacturers pf Spo- Kane today invited tne govern. ment to take over their, plants Unci. end a walkout.by-workmenTW' rwincn nas nauca tne manuiac- ture of ammunition, boxes , for the armed services. j ' A telegram to President Roosevelt from the Spokane branch of the Timber Products Manufacturers' association. ' rec resenting 12 concerns, said in part: ; ' Ready to Surrender "Operators stand ready to sur render their slants to the " gov. eminent or to cooperate in any fair or . reasonable solution to tho end, that this vital product shall be placed in hands of our fighting men without delay." About J500 members of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers union (Arx,). voted Tuesday night to "go fishing" In protest against the refusal last week of the national war labor board to grant wage increases to north west lumber workers. Patriotic "Our workers are lust as Da. trlotic as other citizens." said William C. Howe, a box manu facturer, "but they just don t realize that when they walk out in protest against the action of the war labor board tney are fighting their own sons in the armed forces when they should be fighting the enemy by re maining at work." SEATTLE, May 25 (P) The Pacific northwest lumber in dustry walkout in protest against the war labor board's refusal to grant wage increases continued to spread yesterday despite efforts of union leaders to halt the movement, i Meanwhile an industry spokesman estimated lumber nrnduction In the area had been reduced by 5,500,000 board feet a day by the idleness or ap proximately 32,000 workers in 85 plants, mills and camps in (Continued on page xwoj 100 Tule Japs To Go to Leupp, i . Says Dillon Myer WASHINGTON. May 25 (VP) About 100 evacuees from the Tulelake (Calif.) Japanese see reeation center will be sent to Leupp, Ariz., center, War Relocation'- Director Dillon S. Myer informed the house ap propriations committee in tesii. mnnv released today. ( Myer said the Leupp center had been closed since the first of this year, but would be re opened this month to accommo. rinte. "a small number of recal citrant evacuees" from Tulelake who had been Involved in riots there late last vear. "It is expected to be operated as a part of the TulelaKe center, Myer advised. f TRAINING COURSE ". CORVALLIS. May 25 UP) The first1 training course for city boys who want to spend tho summer at continuous work on farms will open at Oregon State college' next week- with xz coys from 4-iincoin county, GATE ARGUMENT ENDS IN DEATH: PROBE ORDERED Part Work Stoppage Develops, Among Truck Drivers - ; A Japanese evacuee was shot and fatally wounded by a mil itary sentry at the Tuelake seg regation center late yesterday, and today the- disloyal center was again an object of nation wide attention with a military investigation and a partial worn stoppage highlighting the after math of the gunfire. Dead was Shiocrii James Oko- moto, 30. Tulelake authorities declined to reveal-the name of the sentry who shot Okomoto in an argument at the old main Bate of the project, but it was in dicated a court martial -win de termine any question concerning the sentry s actions. Driver Diet Okomoto. driver of a truck used in moving suoplies for car penters through the gate, died this morning after -receiving blood transfusions- and under. Fifth Army, Punches Way to Beachhead ALLIES UNITE FDR BIG PUSH V TQWARDKOMB ITALY AonlTsXVC.sterna .W ' j-Tv&J I X v a 3i rrosinonexs d:-j: l t?twz Z ' AnziW :!;!niPontecorvoSl r 20 STATUTE MILES gngligno R- ' Allied fifth army troops joined forces today for a unified push on Rom by punching up a coastal road to meat tha Ansio beachhead troops. Tha map above shows the approximate dis position' of the armies two days ago after which the allies took Terracina on the coast and then pushed up to meet the Anxlo forces.,'. . Juvenile Drinking Party Smashed by Auihorities going surgery at' the- proleofc bos' piiau ' The- only account of the shootingwjayj-.out bythe WRA. whleh-ouoted a Caucasian employs at -the center who waa truck which Stopped and blocked tne gateway, : ; "The guard was , talking to this Jap," his account said. '.'They were arguing. I couldn't tell what it was about. . The guard said, 'don't get out otthat truck.' Anyhow the Jap got out of the driver's, side and I" am sure: the guard' said, . 'don't come any closer, you . About that time he drew up- his rifle,-, butt end. He was going to hit him on the head. The Jap moved, .the guard backed up about three feet and' shot.. That is as near as I can picture it.". f Not Quit Sura It was learned that on further questioning, the unidentified witness was not quite sure whether the sentry had told the evacuee to get out . of -the truck or hot to get out of the truck. . An unofficial report reaching Klamath Falls was that the argu ment between sentry and evacuee developed over the Jap's lack ot an identification tag. : This ac count told of heated retorts be tween them, followed by the shooting. ' ' I- L ; WRA Talks - Dnlv the WRA would discuss the shooting. , Lt. Colonel Verne Austin, head of the ; military police at tne project, oraerea an board to sift the affair; He in dicated informally, today that no early report could be expected from th board. ' " - Meanwhile, -a partial work stoppage developed on the pro ject when some other Japanese truck drivers reiusea to uine their trucks out of tne motor pool. - ; - Rfus to Truck .. . WRA officials said, drivers of some trucks on agricultural, construction and coal retails had refused to take out their trucks. Snmp fmrkn did bo ;out and evacuee workers in the hospital and at the administration build ing were continuing on the job. The project officials did not (Continued on rage j.woj A juvenile drinking party was rudely- interrupted Wednes day night , between 10:15 p. m. and 1 a. m. when state police, the state liquor inspector, and juvenile authorities picked up 25 young boys and girls in six cars on the Lake o' the: Woods road near the Geary raqch in a routine highway check. : The youngsters, ages ranging from 14 to 17 years, had in their : possession a considerable quantity of Deer, rum ana Whlskey. 'One boy, who had twq quarts bf , whiskey. andi.four bot tles of beer of his own. said that I J. hit. -father" hadigiyeh. 'him' the liquor as . a .graduation, present. Liquor round r t s. Three cases - 6f beer.i several individual bottles of beer,: many bottles of whiskey and a bottle of rum were found by author ities. -The .liquor, was confiscat ed.' , i . Names and addresses of the entire group of juveniles, two of whom are already on infor mal juvenile probation, were taken, and the minors and their Negroes Confined After White Riot MOBILE,' Ala.i May 25 (VP) Brig. Gen. James, A., Mollison, commanding the Mobile air serr vice command,, ordered all negro trooos at Brookley field con fined to the military area today following an early morning ex change of shots between white military police ana negro sol diers there. .' . The general said no one was killed or wounded in the ex change of , gunfire, but that a white soldier suffered a serious gunshot -wound m an accident. Gen.. Mollison promised ."im partial justice", after an investi gation of the affray, which oc curred shortly after midnight. Nazi . Reinforcements Pour Into Italy H Struggle (; parents are being notified to re port to the juvenile office. Parents Warnaa Juvenile Officer Harold Hend- rlckson and state police again repeated their warning to par ents to check more closely .on their children's whereabouts at night and to watch the company they're keeping.. . , Ships Damaged In Harbor Blast "-WASHINGTON,.May 2$:(PyZ- vessels' in, an explosion of am fnunition at Pearl Harbor Sun day was announced by th navy today. . . , . : ... ; The navy ' said the explosion and fire occurred while am munition was being unloaded from one of a group of landing craft tied together in the harbor. There was some ' loss of - life' and a- number of men were in jured, the navy said, but no names were announced pending notification; of next to kin; Senate Passes Klamath Drainage District Contract ' WASHINGTON, May 25 '() The senate today passed, and re turned to the house for its ap proval and amendments a bill approving a new contract be tween the reclamation bureau and the Klamath (Ore.) drain age district. The district would be relieved of payment of $47, 627 and have the remainder of its indebtedness rescheduled. NEGRO CENTER ASTORIA, May 25 (JP) A USO center for negro service men swill be established here soon,1 under a $9270 contract received by John Helstrom, As toria contractor. By EDWARD KENNEDY ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Naples, May 25 The fiftbj army merged its two fronts the Anzio beachhead and th main force above Terracina today for a unified push on Rome. Americans from the main front established contact witn U. S. patrols from the beach head, allied headquarters, an nounced, . as - the , climax', of a lightning march - which burst through 60 miles ot German de. fenses in a 14-day offensive and in its last stages saw the enemy beating a hasty retreat from tha entire coastal belt below Anzio. Objsctiv Attained .' , One -of the first objectives of Gen.. Sir Harold Alexander's of tensive, the reaching of - the beachhead, - was . thus - attained after, two weeks of the hardest fighting.-' ... t ...... . Another objective-the draw ing of more and more German troops . into . battle as "D" day1 approaches for allied troops -iii England appeared in the mak ing. Allied airmen- said a stream of . enemy reinforcements . was pouring southward from north ern Italy. - - ' - . " Nails Mas Men --The swift bulging of a con tinuous allied line to within 20 miles of Rome apparently had spurred the Germans into mass ing fresh concentrations ot men and material above the former beachhead "position io make -tho fight for the Italian capital. - German prisoners taken-since the start of the offensive have mounted ' to ' .10,000, headquar ters said. ': -j---;''"-': V -:-,-::r"4 ' :.r.;f.i:;4j.-.i-t Raise "flaroe - - ; 'Following up yesterday's dawn-to"duskaii,''assult on long columns of German ' con voys when more- than '600 ve hicle were . destroyed". Or dam aged, .allied air . forces again raised havoc with enemy trans port "and by late afternoon re ported the destruction of 233 more. ' ''"' V W,a r h a w k s " " caught two streams - bf .-. vehicles : fleeing northward . bumper to bumper in 'the area of Artena,, three miles- south of Valmontone and left 100 of them in flames. A special; headquarters communique- announced -the con tact by 'patrols a few : miles southeast of. the bridgehead ore (Continued on Page Two) J r ;.' : : -. i Russ-Bulgarian i Break Predicted WASHINGTON, May 25 (?) Diplomatic officials here . con-, sider it . entirely possible that Russia may break with Bulgaria in the next few days. This would almost certainly force a new de cision on the question - of an American break with Finland. I The. two situations are by. no means similar In all respects,, au thorities said today, but.they are described as similar enough so that a major development in. one would immediately involve the other. ,- . . " Impressive Ceremonies Last Night Send 203 KUHS Seniors Into a World at War - Klamath Union - high school last night graduated a class of 203, but not all of the seniors were present to receive their dip lomas in the impressive cere monies at Pelican court. Many boys were absent in the armed services, and other boys and girls had already left for work in this war period. .' A capacity audience of par ents and friends of the gradu ates . witnessed the program, with Dr. Raymond B. Walker, Famous American Novelist, Harotd Bell Wright Dies : SAN DIEGO. Calif., May 25 (fP) Harold Bell Wright, whose prolific works once made him the most widely read novelist in the nation "The Winning of Barbara Worth" sold 7,000,000 copies-r-died ''. yesterday : at. the age of 72. The author of "The Shepherd of the Hills," "The Calling' of Dan Matthews," "That Printer of Udell's,'! "When a Mans -a Man," . "The Eyes of the World" and many other books succumb ed to bronchial pneumonia , in a clinic at . La Jolla, . exclusive oceanfront residential district. In his early twenties,. Wright went, to the -Missouri Ozarks, later setting, for some ot.Ws works, to paint. A chance fill ing of a pulpit turned him to the ministry. While a preacher, he wrote "That Printer . of Udell's," in -1903. He gave up preaching- in 1908 to come to California where he wrote books which he viewed as sermons on sincere life and honest Work. By 1917, his novels command ed more public demand than any other -writer of the day; He re tired from writing in 1934. He is survived by his widow, Mrs: Winifred Marv Wright, who was ' at the' bedside when he died, and by two sons, Gilbert Munger Wright, Malibu Beach, Calif., and Norrfcan Hall Wright, New York Ulty.'wrigni was oorn to Rone, N. V., May 4, 187?. Portland, - as commencement speaker. Spiritual Need Discussing his: subject, . "The More Abundant Life," Dr. Wal ker described astounding tech nllogical achievements of the modern world, but warned these developments "can make this world a hell" if they are not accompanied by spiritual:-, ad vancement. The valedictory was given by Nancy Lee Bennet and the salu tatory by - Maryeuen wngnt. -Scholarships Awarded - Miss Bennet was presented with a competitive ' cash schol arship of ?4UU to mills college, Oakland, ' Calif. , i-: and. Miss Wrieht received a . scholarship gift of T $100 from the Univer sity of Oregon Mothers'- club and $50 from the local chapter of AAUW. ;.'. . " i , .. Many other special honors were announced, including a fee scholarship to Gerald Einarsson for the University of Oregon. The faculty cud awards to the outstanding boy and girl- In the senior class went to Einarsson and Bonnie Hauger . - ; ' Kiwanis Award ' ' The . Kiwanis club i award, given annually to the. ', athlete showing outstanding scholarship and leadership, was awarded to James Conroy, now in the U. S. navy. His father was handed the award by h. Orth Slseniore, rOnrecpntlnff the Kiwanis club. ' The'DAR citizenship award went to LetUe Jyhwrian and tne homemaking award lo Ruth Biehn. - Shrine club . save . war bonds to the valedictorian and saluta-i torian. - Toastmasters club of Klam ath Falls presented an award to Doris Phillips. ' -. . . Departmental Awards Departmental awards were an nounced as follows by Mrs. Ber nardine Noggle, senior class ad-, visor: Richard Porter, art; DaiK nie Faye Hall, commercial; George Brown, dramatics; Mar-, gie Palmerton, English; . Margie, Clark, foreign language; JeraU dine Carmody, home economics; Daniel Mocabee, industrial arts;. (Continued on Page Three) t DNB Expects Special Story LONDON, May 28 (TP) Tnai German DNB agency has in structed editors by radio to stand by for "a possible special announcement" Sunday at 1:30c p. m. (4:30 a. m., PWT), the DaUy Herald reported; The na ture of the expected announce ment jVas not mentioned. The' reported broadcast waav linked by some observers with the impending allied invasion' of western Europe but the mln-i istry of Information, said It had interpreted the meslaige merely as a standby ordef fr the. start of DNB's routine newt report.