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Newspaper Page Textmm jflmm ram 1 ' M rlFIELD GUNS. 1 ' ' lliilSSIilliililSSlI ' Mar 27- 18 Max. (Mar 28) 77 Mln. ... ....45 Precipitation last 24 hours . ...00 Stream year to date ..7.70 Normal 10.93 Last year 16.29 . Forecaitt Fair tonight and Sunday. , ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES iti irNK-INB I OA!" " ,Uom i the ex- PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1 944 NUMBER 10118 TANKS POUND VIA CAM K2.i wnr ion . HEIlE l '" cxclllntl "ot0 ln army riconnulonco f". 11 . onlv Iwo and iIUii miiM from Valmontone, tfn Lender tho Ca.lll.m 0T, " "',,.., naht forces rfiET T1IUOUGH Ihoy uro In uM ." ... fi nufcd bv ktiiy n" E? aw". armies ghn I ...... f Ihrnn Hood routes ( totwcoii U. Cajwlno area, KhTwiy. we've ALHKADY EScKED prclly complotcy. H,CTO.":. V ' ,u Llrl vul Ti,oi ii"-;". ' , un,i rfton'ic ."bp mind F "we eun u lof.,.. .. ,.H iho Ci.slllnii EfJK the German. L. ihn m l win : K "the longer eicupo route ... ...mm i.in vaucy. ftrounn ' imn will fchtro irwir ni " -""..; , 0"'P,n"":.... In Africa Thai iium ,,,. L, demoralization. . llESE three route (welt iup nt, ... i . k hmh hluhwoys LEoncW run through more fci... ntirallel valley with 41,000 Workers Idle 5! 000 PLANES BLAST HITLER RAIL SYSTEM Chemical Plant Hit; Little Opposition Encountered r r IMS P ,"-' i no. iSn There nre NO good con Xt routes throuifh thofe Sin ranges. The situation St fairly clear by a map 1111 be found on this page ... .... iLIlEADY our planes aro do- Ins terrific drmage to Cor transport columns. In tho ,rt throe days they hve do irovcd or ditmngcd 2050 Ger vehicles. (From tho practt ,1, Immedlule "ii)dpolnt, a ruck dmacd In. battle ( ood as dcitroyca.) " ' fEEP In mind that this fdrco that Is cutllna the Oorman Km routes comes from our iniff beach head. Thpro were onj months when Anzlo looked o us hero on the homo front ,u. . (in. it u eomins in r.ishty hnn'dy right now. , . -, rllE prisoner bag today Is ro l ported to "exceed" 13,000. I Is solng up steadily, but still loesn't Indicate German de norallwtlon. Throughout this hole wnr, tho disciplined, killed Germans havo been good it jUting out of traps. It ro bins to be seen whether they an got out of this one. . N Interesting straw in tho 'wind comos from Moscow oday. Tho Russians say their ir force has attacked GfcRMAN ROOPSMPS In the Barents ti, north of Norway. Tho Gor nans admit there has boon o iht of some sort up there. Aro Iho Germans GOING IN ir COMING OUT? THERE Is still no report of a 1 break In tho pro-German Ine-up of tho scared neutral and atclllto countries. . THE Chinese on the tropical 1 Salweon front in Burma are lihling todny in passes so high hat tho rain (In a latitude about lie same as Mexico City and oulhern Cuba) Is turning to leet and Ice. These Chinese nvc been largely supplied and quipped by us. The news from Honan still w't too good. Chungking ad w today that Loyang, up on " Yellow river, has probably a"en to the Japs. w 5UGENE BURNS, AP corrcs- I . .... t Th i yunuuiu uacK irom inu fiiic for a rest, says today the "p uiuiiKivo pcrimeier vinumi J8 tho ring of Islands guarding Jo Jap mainland) is so weak f' our navy "couia suw JfOttgh it nt will." He adds that f' oups arc "operating every hero on a shoestring." That l - A tt in very, very huuu u. lie, and recent events make It f"i utmost credible. . I tho Chlneso Idea that tho p. are planning, if tho going et!to.o tough, to RETIRE vt-ontlnucd on Pago Eight) hicogo Food 'oison Probed ISPpAGO, May 27 (P) km th,?n 115 persons, 103 of rem sailors, had been discharg- cli,.. . scnoauioa lor cany 'ease from hospitals today as 2,and city health depart ,ail'nfPeclors Investigated sov- i lh 'hos? afflicted (had eaten 'hlrt. oslaolshments Vosterday. Hldi u?RVV Inductees, only ..''. 1 were treated ln the ti otK bay at, nvy Pier and fere m w?ro hospitalized, as I 0 least m irmn. -". By W. W. HERCHER LONDON, May 27 (!) Pos sibly 8000 allied planes smashed simultaneously into Germany nnri Franco from Britain and Italy today In ono of the great est coordinated blows ever struck at Hitler s Iransport sys tem, lln in mnn Lllinrnlnrs mid Flying Fortresses struck across the channel irom uriiisn uascs, pounding tho German rail cen- nf If nrlariihn Mn ntilipitn . Lugwlgshafcn and Saarbruckcn and aircraft plants in mo French cities of Mctr and Stras bourg. Over Mediterranean Simultaneously, other power ful formations swung over the MntllKirnnnntv hnttlnir two mil yards at Marseille, tho rail cen ter of Nlmcs in ino Kiione vni ley, and Avignon, 20 miles from the mouth of the Rhine. Enemy ,l,ilmm.i nl Ktilnn 9.0 mllfR jiortliWetit of MarcHlo,f.and at iviunipoiiier-AimurKuus,. iiujuo southwost of Nlmes, also wore pounded by tho Italy-based bombers. ' Tlrltaln-bascd bombers and Iknlr nrnrl whlrh raised the total force striking from tho west to approximately 2000 American planes, apparently en countered oniy sugiu uRiuur im position, tho Berlin radio claim- (lOIHinuca on ragu cik"W Convicted V -h L i r r 'hi fill I.I. Beaufort G. Swancutt, above, was convicted Friday by an army court martial oi mux dering four persons in a shoot lng fray last March. It was rec ommended that he be hanged. Tulelake Jap Beaten in Home Ncwn.l Knnru Nacanl. 50. resident of TulclaKc center, was attacked and beaten In his home tilokt PrIHnv Hr was re- moved to tho center hospital whore It was reported no nan sui fercd from fracturo of bones but was not In a critical condition. Tho victim of tho beating was born In Hawaii before that terri tory was annexed by tho United ctntna ki,i Nnannl ttnlncri United ciin.' pltlTftnahln hv ttervlnff ln tho U. S, army during the first World war. no was empioyuu ln the Newell center employment office. Tntsuo Yokovana. 33, was nlnrn.1 itnrlnr nrrpflt bv evacuee pollco and charged with tho as onnit Ho wax tried before Proloet Director Ray R. Best and found guilty and sentenced to 90 days in the Klamath coun ty Jail. Tho trial ended after 12 o'clock noon Saturday and Yo koyana will probably be moved to Klamath Falls later ln the Hnv. Officials said that the beating had no relation to the Wednesday shooting which resulted in the death of Shlochl James Okomoto, 30, Tulelake scgregee, by a sol dier, but was the outcomo of a personal grudgo. .' Roosevelt Soys Invasion to Be "Liberation" urAninvrJTnN' Mav 27 OP) Cnnncllnrr thnt thift KUmmor'S allied operation' against Hitler Europe DC acscriuL-u wi 41 . ..thnr limn Invn.MtV PfCSl nn, nnnAirAll hna lrf t. nnnn the possibility that he might be close at nana to see sume m i huhf41 He told reporters at his news fnrnniO VOfilnrHnV that he hopes to confer aRoin with Prime Minister cnureniii in mo sum- , ,a fnll nr tun lalfi SDrins. naming tno seasons, in muv ui' dcr. ' Winter Ruled out Ru ruling nut wlntor as a dos- timn tnr Iho conference. on the ground that he does not like to cross tne Aiianiiu hi ut, time of year, Mr. Roosevelt Indi- rntprt it. nrODaDIV win ue lt wnu does tltc traveling. Tt in not hrouirht out whether Mr. Roosevelt's rcf cr nnon n Into snrini; as a possible time for the meeting applied to inn tnw rnmHininu wetfta m spring, 1044, or to next year, after tho presidential election and inauguration. Thn knnlnrlnff nriturG'of the president's remarks left to his listeners any Interpretation of fourth-term implications in his worcts. i 4ce Equals Gentile Record : T rtMnnM Mai, 97 lP Mnt James A, Goodson, commander of a 0-51 Mustang squadron,, has destroyed 15 planes -in the. air and 15 on the ground equal ling the. mark of 30 for this theater set by Copt. Don Gentile ot Fiquo, unto. ed today when he was among five American airmen decorated kr T lion Pari A. Knnntz. commander of U. S. strategic air forces, at air force head quarters. Understanding Lack Charged WLB By AFL Union PORTLAND, May 27 (P) The A Tr MA.,l,iitaelnm Pnnnf il Ot Lumber and Sawmill workers to day accused the war laoor ooara (WLB) ot a complete tacn ui understanding of the lumber sit uation" which has sent from 25,000 to 30,000 northwest work In a telegram sent the WLB, ik. .,ninn rinmnnHprl immediate action "at once, and out here where men can nave some conn donce that the board has seen for i.-xlr ..,knt tkn cttnnttnn IK. 1 lov 1 1 nuo. mi- . . AFL and CIO leaders were meeting here today to consider the WLB s declaration mat waiif mitct pmc hpfnrn wase in nnnnnlo WMllH hp Pnntid' tlUOaC "t-f . . . ered. The waiKouts, wntcn nave cut production an estimate", ti,- nnn nnn kn tnnt tnilv hnvp. been described as "wildcat" by union officials. 106 L UIER PL ANTS nv u II WALKOUT y .- , , . - T .k.. 41on,,tna npW nnd' Old. Kept-ah estimated- 41,000 of "the cOUntryS' inausmai.' wut" away from their Job! today and - iHjnnl!An that eat. mcro wus no ii,ui.ai.,u, ..,v .. -tlement of the controversies was imminent. . The chief troubles along the nation's labor front centered in the Pacific northwest lumber Industry and in Detroit's war In dustrial area. There were more than 100 lines of lumbering op erations in Washington and Ore gon, affected by we disputes, with from 25,000 to 30.UUU em. ployes idle. Tn tho Tlc'trnii area, a fresh labor controversy arose as pick ets appeared at the Chrysler .inne Hiohlonrt Park LUI JJUIUUU" ........ plant, keeping 1500 employes from going to worK yesieraay. A f,n. tkA niplrntc nnnpnrerl PreS- . T T TKnma, nf thp Unllpfl Automo'biie Workers (CIO) said that the instigators laceo, pos- (Continuea on t-age .iguu Jap Death Probe In Third Day PAHira TITT FT AK P. Tho mill tary board of inquiry, hearing Instlmnnv In thp fntal ShOotintt n ekinnki .tnmpc nirnmntn. 30- year-old Tulelake segregee by a guard on weonesaay, compieieu its third day of investigation Sat urday. The board will probably continue on into the coming week. . Lt.-Col. Verne Austin said that no statement was forthcom ing at this time and that when findings were complete they would be forwarded to the 9th service command, Fort Douglas, U., and from there would prob ably be sent to Washington D. C. Conditions at the center were described as "normal" Saturday. Family of Okomoto had not yet announced funeral arrange Allies Merge On Two Fronts 0 B ITS I V Ponlint Manhtl -$r -&Sma&ZrJ?J? Sezie Seized; Street Battle Rages . For Artena Arrows indicate allied drives in Italy, where the two battlefronU (black lines) were merged when American patrols from Anxlo and the eastern front met at Borgo Grappa. Germans were reported retreating to positions (broken line) north of the Appian way. Today the allies had ...I .J 1 . 1 : u T : . J .. 1 . U.11 U.Mkwa alw mtim t.lfin. iL. 4awm m.t C n --n TI.. -IIUUIIDU I1IC 1 1 i . V 1 1 1 aim jlluu.u w.t ,w ailCl. hwhdj m . u. . , ..... .wn.i wc&v. . ..a Via Casilina is the Germans' main escape route and cutting this road will seal the nasis off. Allies Edge Toward Myitkyina; Chinese Chose Tatangtzu Trap Japs, Grab Warong nv DEAN SCHEDLER Associated Press War Editor Allied troops havo advanced a mile and a half toward the Jap anese North Burma base of Myit kyina bringing the inevitable defeat of the outnumbered Jap anese over nearer, Southeast Asia headquarters, announced yesterday (Friday.) The Chinese have scored ad ditional victories over Japanese forces by capturing the North Burman town of Warong, 12 miles northeast of Kamalng, and seized a supply dump in the Mo gaung valley. Heavy casualties were inflicted on the Japs. ' Chase Japs Chinese are in pursuit of re treating Japanese who escaped with severe losses from a trap at Tatangtzu, "the highest bat tlefield in the world.7' on the Salween front, the Chinese high command announced. Tatangtzu ls( 29 miles north- nnst of Tenachung, and heavy fighting was believed ln pros pect for that strategic pivot of Japanese communications north of the Burma road. Fighting ln theN sleet and ice in tho high mountain passes, the Chinese are continuing their pressure against tho Japanese the high command said. Wiped Out Meanwhile southwest of Im phal In India, a Japanese bat talion was reported to have been "practically annihilated and the commander killed." - In direct support of the ground troops, om.nl All- ITnrpo nnd Indian Air Force fighters and dive-bombers registered, two airect una on wc Manipur river bridge, again cut ting off communications serving the 33rd Japanese division at the edge of the Imphal plain. ; Planes fronv the Chlnese iuinn it Hip 14th armv air forco strafed enemy troops in tho vicinity of Loyang, the anntnnl PhlnMa pltv UhnSP nrOD- able fall to the Japanese has been conceded, a commuimiuc from Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stil well's headquarters announced. Trucks Destroyed The heidquarters statement said many Japanese were killed nl nt laoct 30 trilplcS HpstmVed. Army, navy and marine fliers in the central and norm racmc again have bombed Japanese bases in the Kurile, Caroline and 1VnHknlt ' Utflni). Thnca Haul jvimoumi jmcuiuiii ...... blows, announced by Adm. Ches ter W. Nimitz, were tne uznu In TUTn.. Dnniinl, In thn F.Hgtprn rinmllna. tkA thifH nil nPArhV Kusaie island, the 14th on the Kuriles and continuation oi tne daily assaults on isolated enemy Marsnaii axons. T U On,,,h,M( Donlflp fton. i i . lilt, uuunmna, mwm.w, " -n.nl IVAan A l-thtla nlnnPQ lnshpd out through the 22nd day of the pounding against tne scnouwu islands. FEPC Money Bill Sent to Senate WACHIMr.TnM XT-.,. 07 tBJ. Saved from abolition by a four- unfn rnarnin In thp Vinttcn lnlp yesterday, proposed new monies lor president ttoosevett s iatr employment practices commit tee (FEPC) headed today for the senate and a new challenge from southern legislators. : Most controversial item, in the 1 Wii Hi;n'QR7 . nmnihnl : h 1 VI wlllch-'Carrtes-f unds- foT-alrnost"1 a score of noma front war agen cies for the fiscal year starting July 1, the $500,POO.FEPC fund was tentatively, killed by . the house by a vote of 141 to 103 only to be rescued an hour lat er by a count of 123 to 119. Both votes were .by teller, indi vidual votes being unrecorded. Southern democrats led the fight against the agency they claimed was promoting racial disunity and provided most of the 58 votes cast against tne entire dui on final passage. Not a single Itpm in the overall measure was changed. ;, Soviets Attack Nazi Troopships LONDON, May 27 (") The Russians reported today an air attack on German troopships in the Barents sea north of Nor way. It was the first time in months large-scale German troop movements had been not ed in Arctic waters. The midnight war bulletin from Moscow said two trans- n - anA a Hpslrnvpr were sunk and three other ships dam aged. Whether the ships were carrying new German forces to Norway or witnorawing some was not specified. Earlier the Germans claimed to have shot down 69 of the 80 attacking red fleet air force, but the Russians said only seven bombers were lost and 10 Ger man planes were downed. Woman's Body , Found in Lake nnuuAM 1M r Mnv 27 (fP) Durham Police Chief H. E. King announced today a woman s body had been found weighted in Vorimnnil lnttn npar UUWII .11 AJl... 1. VJ.- Chapel Hill where a search was being made lor ivtrs. nawara ivi. Jewett, wealthy Boonville, Mo woman, reported missing since May 10. , King said the body was locat ed by a diver who reported it hv henvv blocks. It was left under the water pend ing the arrival of the Orange county coroner. Meantime, Mrs. Jewett's 2 n 1 .1 ...arlcnn ViHllurH JpW Jtlll UIU lU.IJuii, ett Martin, : emained in the Dur ham jail. A grand jury lnatcieu kim nn o mnnlor phnrcrp Thnrs- Jn., In ninnnntinn with thp rilsaO- pearance- of his 67-year-old grandmotner. ; , PROGRAIVI ARRANGED DNB Tells About Commando Move LONDON, May 27 (IP) -The German vnb news agency saia today that British commandos lonrlpM nn tht Icjlnnd of Millet. off the ' Yugoslav coast, the night of May 23-24 but have now withdrawn leaving four dead and several wounded and captured... . .. A program which is of inter est to the community has been Dmintfoil fnr Tiipeilnv TWpmnrial riav hv Frerf A. LaForce. gen eral cnairman, ano ioiman O'Loughlin, chairman of tfij rtitlwaria Mamniifll. rnmniillp .. Following-is- the schedule for the day. . . . ' 7 a. m. Decoration of vet erans' graves by Legion and auxiliary. . ' . v 9:30 a. m. Parade partici pants gather at .Link river bridge conducted tiy Chaplain A. ,M. Oliver, naval air station. 10 a. m. Parade to the court house memorial shaft. Marching groups to include detachment of marines from barracks, sailors and WAVES from Klamath na val air station. Reviewing stand at Elks temple. 10:15 a. m. Memorial service at shaft for those who have made the supreme sacrifice. Conducted by veterans organizations ana memorial committee, tui marcu- inr. nrirnnWalinn. oclrpH in rP. llipj JA gt.,..bauu..u .......... tain march formation to continue on to cemetery, lnose naving flowers to place at the base of the shaft are requested to group themselves directly in front of the memorial. Memorial service will include maecintf nf Pnlnrs hv VPtPratlS organizations, national anthem, invocation Dy nev. x. r. iasey, talks by Colonel B. Dubel, Mar ine Barracks, and Lt. L. E. Mes- eonoar TClnmath naval air sta tion. Fiacmg oi wreatns on snail and tomb of unknown soldier. Thlrtv sppnnHs of silence in re spect to the dead, firing squaa, and the sounding of taps. Parade to tne cemetery irom (Continued on page tignu Airmen Blast Matsuva Island W A cmMf-yrnTM Mnv 27 (JPl rpaphine far down the North Pacific Kurile island chain, blasted Matsuwa slonl nnlll O llttla TTtnrP thflll uidiiu viuj - - a thousand miles from Toyko The navy gave no aetatis to day in reporting tne rpta car ried out just before dawn by hlo T.lhpratnr bombers of the 11th army air force. No oppost tion was encountered. Berlin Plans Invasion News t nwnnTJ Mnv 27 P) Berlin radio told its listeners today it Mtnn m ct tyro 'riiiinir th Hnit uiiu elaborate ' reports on me mvw The station saia tnai since pre ahlv thn main front would U- : maetarn F.lirnnp "WpmPT Lojewski, who hitherto has held an important post in me uenui head off ice,, will take over re porting as a special correspuii ilnnt ti-nm Franpp " rrM Mo, Vnrlr thp' PTtS listen ing post recorded a Berlin broad ...i nt an ni-tlnlp hv Prooaanda Minister Goebbels in which the latter declared the entire reicn "has to work in these weeks and months as if it were a matter of life and death," and tnen aaaea: fliVn ntHrn nt woalrnpaa nr VPQlff. nation shall have a place among us, we tignt ipr our nattea exist Goebbels Flays Terror Fliers" Propaganda Minister Paul Jo seph Goebbels writing in the Volkischer Beobachter declared toaay mat tne nazi government no longer would give allied air- rv-i im Vioilinrf nut . nttfi ' TUsn-n'imr hit-n unuiiig uui, v vibAiuaiij police and military protection an.lnr, i,,mfl.f.,l Ai,ti1aP W3u...aV 1..U..UU.. b.....H..0. - -f A nalv. Amoriaan t o r r r f!l. era,"- he wrote, "in recent weeks, besides bombing at random resi dential quarters, nave openiy and directly witnout snowing any respect for international war nnntrantinns ctortpH nn nttat-lr nn the German civilian population, iircng bi mem ana juiuueuug them cold-bloodedly." 'Tf ia nnlv nncclhlp In nrnfPPt the life of an enemy pilot shot down alter sucn an auacic wiin the aid of armed force as 'they would otherwise be lynched by the affected population," Goeb bels said, then added: "It would be asking too mucn of us if we were expected to omnlnii rjprman snlriiprs to nro- tect.the murderers of children against parents seized by panic and rage." TV.A otlplp - Aid not sav whether German civilians ' had attempted to attack aritisn . or American airmen iorcep. to tana in the reich. More Invasion Instructions Out T.ONnON. Mav 27 OP) Euro- naanc wars wnmpH torfaV ' tO keep off the roads when allied armies of invasion strnte into the continent. A spokesman from lien, rtwiffhf ty Fispnhower's head quarters gave these instructions f-hiA fm,iTn ' nr rnp spr ps n. 111 H Hi ...... ... w& - instructional broadcasts beamed tha Tnrnnaan linHprffmiind: .W UIMUfbui. .. 0 r "When the uniformed forces arrive . the fighting . may pass through your district. This will ha fh timp when vou will be ship to eive them the. most trouble and obstruct their pro gress. . T ho pnmmnn interest therefore at that time do not on any account leave tne neignopr hood of your village or town. "Co not let me uermans en tice you onto the road.. It is 4v,a.a that- thp prpatpst daneer lies, xney win as always use jruu for tneir own purposes. EsteJe Taylor Leaves Husband wni.T.vwnrm Mav '27 (IP)- xxTpt a von. nan' tomorrow. AnMPn Fetpllo Tovlnr nnrl her third husband, Agent-Producer Paul small, nave separaiea, site "We have been friends and Paul has managed my stage, ca reer ior live years, Dut x m turuiu I'll have to say that the reason 1' kn nal M.nrlrpH n,,t 1e Inpnm- patibility," Miss Taylor asserted last nignt. . WITH THE FIFTH ARMY SOUTH OF ROME, May 27 (JP) American tanks and field guns have highway six, the main German supply route, under fire near Valmontone, while other forces are threatening Velletri ' ; astride highway seven. The battle for Artena, hill side town two and one-half miles from Valmontone and a vital road junction behind the ' German tenth army, is raging with a - house-to-house assault by doughboys." . German reserves were thrown Into the fight to keep the fiJthl army from blocking highway six. - : Easy Shelling Range . A blitzing nine-mile drive yesterday brought American armor within easy shelling, range 01 mis artery., over luu enemy vehicles, ranging from mobile ' artillery to heavy trucks, were destroyed in the udsn toward artena irom .uiu lianello. toitpti v ...tk un Amn.U ...b,.x, .tit; mticiiwil attack approaching, was closely WlCaiilCU ill aillUnC UJUKjr AIUIU continual bombardment. . By KOLAND NORGAARD Af.T.TFrt WFAnOTTATJTFTJC NAPLES, May 27 (IP) Fifth. ivmit Imnrrr tviminlarl Co77a 1 Q' miles northwest of- Terrachina, . i j; . J .. I wuay ui ct uuve w juiu w int.. . forces widening a deep salient from the former Anzio beach head, a penetration which aK ready is within 21 miles of cfiVi ting the via uasuina, main es cape route tor a major part oi, the German 10th army. ;- s Sezze, a city of 20,000, is the . largest town taken in the cur. rent offensive.' ' ; i i.. n.Cut-Threaened"-."'-J,i-i-;' ; Advance units of the beach, head force, pushing out 12 miles, threatened to; cut . the Via:Casi ' lina below Valmontone a. blow that would imperil- the retreat ; of at. least eight nazi divisions, battling -desperately since the break-through of the Hitler line, . Pantura nf Rp77P h r O 11 ft h t American forces squarely up,. ' . . . .i. . l against tne latest aeienses iimi, two nazi divisions tried to estab (Continued on Page Eight) . .' . Mass Bulgarian Desertions Told RAM. Italv. May ' 27 UP) Mass . desertions by Bulgarian! troops in southeastern Yugo- slavia were reported Dy me neaa quarters -of the Yugoslav Parti-j, san military mission today, with, a spokesman asserting that morJ . ale is weattening nuwueuuiji ex tension mounts in the Balkans. Whole platoons and compan ies are deserting, the spokesman , said. - AnatW rannrl rpaphinff here. which was unconfirmed,. said the : Germans naU Degun disarming : Bulgar troops in southern Ser bia. - : "; "; i. New Russian Drive Reported NEW YORK, May 27 P) A David Anderson ln an NBCtre port i from London quoted -rthe Vichy radio today as saying the Russians have started an offen sive on the eastern front. '. No details were given and there was no confirmation from any-other- source - Reventlow Gets f Court Order . I t no AWfSFT.F.R Mav 27 fPl i Count Haugwitz-Reventlow, one-' time uanisn count, nas uowiucu an nr-rtar rpniilrinff ' his' former wife, Barbara Hutton Grant, tho wealthy dime-store neiress, to i pear in court June 12 and show . ..mica whv '-he shonlH not be en joined from assertedly influenc ing tneir a-year-oiu son agauiai, his father. - . Tka AvHar mnq Rlrtnpd bv Su perior Judge Emmet H. Wilson, after Haugwitz-Reventlow filed a suit yesterday seeicing io En force a uritisn custody uraci:, made in 1939 by which the for mer count says he was. given; control of the religious training; . education and rearing of the boy,. . Lance. ;. .: "Super-Cabinet" May Be Formed ' LONDON, May 27 (P) Brit ain, Russia and the United ' States -may .form a trl-power "super - cabinet" soon to dear with international- diplomatic nwihiama as one ttten toward keeping the peace after victory it was learned last uiKt. Creation of su c.n-va group, , kp in llnp with Prima' Minister Churchill's recommen dation in commons ior a sun trolling council", of the greates. , war' victors, apparently to serve as a sort-of board of directors over a world organization which would have force to back up lt mandates. - -.- ' While the necessity ior uct a trl-power .cabinet ha- been urged for some time. Just how far the idea has developed re-', mains uncertain. - - i