n
fo)
M
Uvll
ui
Vibe.
... rnANK JENKINS
In thl Mcmorlnl Day, NEW
) irlcn iiriiveii iiro being
W over The wurld. Lola
'iil.nl llllll It w! " 1,10
'"'four "nun "" IIl'tlK
"i whvm will huva been
s 'people lthor In ovory
i America" community to do
r to tho wr dead, tho but-
of Holy roars on.
me Ocrnmns, "Khtlnic .with
U .k II ill their hereditary
X of war, still liolti Vnlnion;
. thus keeping tho jaw of
p wo l.uvoBbccn fl.lon.
1 (or .IhcinV Dried open. As
ir retreating 'orccs Pour
Uh tl.o gap toward "IP10
iVplonc tko u heavy toll.
Twnly-odd miles to the
SJ. i" nrill"h 8lh nrn,y
undtnK nt Ih'f rcur-
I NEW bnltlo In developing to
I the loutli or nomo, wiui uui
raerlcn InklnK the brunt of
General Clnrk says this
ornln "Tho nth army will
Ji Homo before muny duyii
ive pawed."
London oxpecti Rome to full
Ithln we'h-, .
L...nro n .trim wlnrv from
i'ntiic "
Sweden to tho effect that
.man CIVILIANS ore lynch
i our fliers who bull out of
mti pianos "In SPITE of
, .. ., nnlnA nnH mill.
(1 WO ucriiiiiii
hi nun An "
lit could bo. But It Hounds
Ike propaganda uir war
IaRDENS Gcrmun morulo In
Lid of breaking It, etc. Wo
In'i believe much wo hear
Udtys. , . ,
IN apparently crcdlblo neutral
1 report toduy ny tho Gcr-
tint novo ihousuncis oi smou
Hilary unit scattered all over
Irince to copo wun invnuing
Ir units. Thcy'ro obviously ex
acting alruorno attacks In great
Eh n Interesting sidelight
m Ihn nnrii'i-urniinrl. nil mild
hat In France and Belgium
ft now in v-uur,.
...
tE cot ashore on Blnk (In tho
f South Pacific) fniriy onsuy,
lul the Japs nro defending tho
Ir flolda In their customary
Llcldo manner. A hard bnttlo
I expected beforo they are
sktn.
I The fluhtlne in northern
jrma goes on, with varying
irtunes. The Japs BRF.A1C
:t road block southwest of
jfiung thnt hns been held by
ur "chlndlts" slnco early In
Itrch. Norlh of Mogaung, wo
Iiaonsn a new road block, cut'
n off moro Japs from My-kvlna.
East of Myltkylnn. tho Chinese
ft mil climbing tho high moun
ln ranco , west of Iho Solwccn,
ihlch llicy :cros.sed some time
pck. Tho purpose of this Chi
le forco Is to Join: up with
ilwell nt Myltkylnn," thus re
rning tno Burma road.
. .
eastern China, tho Japs are
till pushing south toward Can
in, their obvious purposo bolus
cut off nil Of eastern China
rom us preventing us irom
'lug It os n base, from which to
u Japan. .
A to how successful they arc,
6 ihnll hnvi. in wnlt nnrl Ann
fto Chinese hnve pulled some
fKHusiung rabbits out of lints,
STATE SECRETARY HULL In
f.yites the ambassadors of
"win, Russln and China to
JJJl with us In Washington for
f FORMAL discussions on the
Clt of internntlonnl co-
Braton In MAINTAIN npnrp
I He says tho heart of the pollt-
machlnorv (for mnlntnlnlnR
!,5f) Is WILLINGNESS, In
'Ming off nifgresslon, to USE
URCE nnd what forco to use.
And WHEN, ho might have
....
THESE world conquerors who
I uuiuro tno penco follow a
Iistorlcal path. Long beforo they
on the war path, oeoplo all
cr the world aro ablo to sec
r'w inoy aro up to.
HEM BEFORE IT IS TOO
ATE. If wn had hnri Iho wis.
K (by "wo" meaning the rest
F Iho world) to stop Hitler while
f'fe was still time, this war
fmant bo going on now.
hhol Election
fofor June 19
I A vi ,. . . .'.
Ilci i county scnooi ais-
ne19, when voters will de-
fcieru oroposed levy to build
lice r post-war mainion
frl bulidlngs1. replacemcnl
imVii 1 UI ll'o iovy is a mius
111 i I for 8 yefri. Balloting
hL C,.B,nco "t elementary
itt11 lcllnK n tho various
7T2 nd07p!hm COUnty' T
( fflal schol meetings will
"a on the same day at 2
. .:' Ut each srhnnl hnllrilnff.
IreIfn 'Purpose of electing one
tidnii.'um 1110 central zone
lmmi?.?bo,' oi the local school
Herald imh
ASSOCIATED PRESS
IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND
NEA FEATURES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1944
Number 10120
Imiber Unions Split
mm isy"cHifsiiFFER
May 30. 1944
Max. (May 29) 73 Mln 49
Precipitation last 24 hours 02
Stream year to data 7.72
Normal 11.02 Last year 18.25
Forecast: Unsettled.
FIVE YANKS,
SAYS REPOR
T
Censor Passes Berlin
Newspaper's
Dispatch
STOCKHOLM, May 30 (IP)
Amcrlcun ulrmun who para
chuted into throo unnamed
places In central Gcrmuny yes
terday were "killed by agitated
people," the newspaper Afton
binders Berlin correspondent
wroto today in a dispatch which
was passed by German censor
ship.
The article gava no . details,
but tho correspondent said ho
received tno reports trom - a
traveler from Leipzig'-' with
whom ho talked in Berlin.
Later Report
A later rcnort said that five
American airmen had been killed.
"Gorman police were unable
to snvo thorn," Aftonblodot'a
correspondent wrote.
lie sold "a storm of rage"
broko out Sunday "among Gor
man civilians" whan American
fighter pilots allegedly shot
women: and children during
sweeps over Germany.
(The political handbook of tho
world lists Aftonblndot as "non
partisan, nazl tendencies.")
(There have been no reports
of I y n c h I n g s from allied
sources.)
Statement Recalled
Aftonbladet's report recalled
Gcrmun Propaganda Minister
Paul Joseph Gocbbcls' article
in tho Saturday issue of the
nuzl newspaper Volkcschor Boo
bachtcr declaring that allied air
men bailing out over Germany
no longer would have police
and military protection against
German civilians.
At that time, Aftonblndot in
terpreted Gocbbcls' article as
moaning thnt "American airmen
who savo themselves by para
chuto can consider themselves
at the mercy of tho pcoplo who
find them, under the old rule,
'Eyo for cyo and tooth for
tooth'." .
Article .
The 'Gocbbcls article said that
"It doesn't seem possible for us
any mora to interpose German
police and military 'against the
(Uoiumueci on age r ive)
fceW.tSL-.-JfcJ.
Ma, James A. Goodro n.
(above), of New York CiW-'aad
Toronto, Canada, commander oi
I Ml Mustang iquedrop, has
destroyed IS enemy planes in
the air and IS on the ground
to eaual the record of 30 In the
European theater of operations
set by Capt. Don Centtle ol
noma. o. Maior cooason was
awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross in England, May
27. (AP wirophoto).
ME LOCAL
More Rigid
Rationing Seen
' WASHINGTON, May 30 MP)
Rationing will be more rigid in
tho future, says Price Adminis
trator Bowles, and it will apply
to more commodities. And, on
the other hand, there is word
from tho war food ndminlstra
tlon that so many eggs have
been purchased to support price
levels, thnt some are to do con
verted Into animal feed.
OPA Administrator Bowles
gave no details of new rationing
plans In store for civilians but
ho termed talk of relaxation
"ridiculous," said more commod
ities may bo affected in tho fu
ture and added:
"Any hopo of relaxing would
depend on tho war being short
and easy. If the war is tough,
we'll have more and acutcr short
ages than we have over seen
before."
From Deputy Administrator
for Rationing Charles P. Phil
lips came the forecast that there
may be "much tighter" meat ra
tioning "six, eight or nine months
from now.''
Roosevelt Okays
Streamlined Tax
WASHINGTON, May 30 (fl5)
President Roosevelt today ap-
firoved a streamlined income tax
aw designed to simplify the an
nual chore of making income tax
roturns for millions of taxpay
ers. Tho bill, hurried through con
gross on tho heels of demands for
a simpler income tax procedure,
eliminates tho formal f lllng of re
turns for low Income taxpayers
and makes the task, easier for
thoso in the upper brackets.
' Tho measure reached tho pres
ident last week.
Solemn war-time memorial
services honored Klamath j pa
triotic dead today.
Ono of the largest Memorial
Day audiences in local history
gathered to witness the parade
the bloro of bugles, the ruffle
of drums, tho flash of colors
beneath the sky and to attend
impressive rites held in front
of the memorial shaft on tho
courthouse lawn.
Marines Present
Adding much to this year's
services were the units of
marines from the Marine Bar
racks nnd sailors from the naval
air station new to patribtic
parades here. After rites at the
Link river bridge, whoro flow'
trs were placed on tho waters
in honor of those who died at
sea, the parade moved to the
memorial shaft.
1 The sun broke through dark
clouds to cast a warm light
over the scene. crosses ana
fines .'dotted tho lawn- between
the shaft and the;Legion build-:
ing. Colors were banked along
one side of the rectangle in
front of the shaft, us Dorothy
Laurcnscn - gave tho Star
Spangled Banner on the xylo
phone. - Colonel Introduced
Colonel B. Dubol was Intro.
duccd by Jack Llnman of the
citizens memorial committee.
The Marine Barracks command,
ant related the history of Mem.
orinl Day. Lt. L. E. Messenger
of the naval air station followed
(Continued on Pago Five)
TO
IVE
AFL Asks Millworkers
To Go Back to Job;
CIO Stands Pat
PORTLAND, Ore., May 30 (P)
AFL and CIO union leaders were
at odds today over the question
of whether idle Pacific north.
west lumber workers, which they
now estimate at nearly 40,000,
should return to their jobs as
demanded by the national war
labor board before it will recon
sider wage Increase demands.
Their united front against the
NWLB in support of the un
authorized walkouts that have
shut down more than 100 lumber
operations with an estimated
daily production of 14,000,000
board feet of lumber and 10,000,-
uuu Doara leet oi logs was
broken last night when the
northwestern council of the AFL
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
union called upon all idle men to
return to work at once, y, s
Bated On Assurances .
-The council announced its
action was based on assurance
by the NWLB that "the entire
general fir and. Dine cases. In
eluding all wage demands, will
bo acted on following resump
tion of work."
But Worth Lowery, interna
tional president of the Inter
national Woodworkers of Amer
ica. CIO. said Delmond Garst,
labor member of the NWLB, had
Informed him by telephone from
Washington, D. C, last night that
the board had promised only to
conduct a hearing "to determine
(Continued on Page iive)
Soviet Airmen
Hammer Romania
LONDON, May 30 (IP) The
soviet air force has hammered
airdromes in Romania, whittling
down nazl air power available to
oppose the expected renewal of
heavy offensive action by the
reds along the eastern front,
Moscow reported today.
A Russia,, communique broad
cast from Moscow said airdromes
at Roman on the Siretul river
and Husi on the Prut were hit,
with at least 60 enemy planes
'disabled - - or destroyed. Both
towns are between the Carpatlv
Ian mountains and the Dnestr
river. .
The nazis claimed successful
air attacks on soviet supplies
and rail stations in the areas of
Shepetovka and Korosten, and
the Russians reported the Ger
mans bombed soviet troop posi
tions on two sectors of the front
losing five fighters and three
bombers over the Gulf of Fin
land, and five more planes in
another sector.
Happy Union of Fifth Army In Italy
m
III
BLOWS BATTER
EUROP
E
Axis . Night Counter,
Assaults Repulsed
By Fifth Army
Sgt. W. Cumber (left) of London. England, and Sgt. D. Russell of St. Louis. Mo., shake hands
heartily as allied fifth army forces from the Aniio beachhead in the Pontine marshes . joined
other fifth army units driving northward on the main Italian battlefront. This is an official
British photo. (AP wirepnoto via radio irom itaiyj. ,
E
PU
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON, May 30 (P)
Secretary- of State Hull sched
uled conferences today with the
Soviet, British and Chinese am
bassadors in a swift follow-up to
his announcement that the
United States is now ready to
join with their three nations in
planning a postwar peace organ
ization. Ambassadors Halifax of Brit
ain and Gromyko of Russia ar
ranged to see the secretary sim
ultaneously. Ambassador Wet of
China was slated to call shortly
afterward.
These three nations are to be
invited to participate with the
United States in the first broad
inter-governmental planning to
organize for peace since the lea
gue of nations was set up a quar
ter century ago.
The invitations wili be issued
by Secretary of State Cordell
Hull with the backing of at
least a majority of the special
senate advisory committee to
which he has presented his plans
and hones for avoiding a third
world war through international
cooperation.
Needs FDR Okay
Hull needs only the approval
of the president to send out the
invitations, and this is considered
assured.
The present state of the sec
rptnrv's nroeram. after more
than two years of .tedious plan-
n ne: rosearcn ana consuiiauuns
with American . leaders in and
out of politics, raised nope .in
some official quarters today that
the nucleus of a peace organiza
tion would be set up ueiore .me
war ends. '
Hull made known his inten
tions last night in a statement
reporting conclusion of the first
phase of his informal conversa
tions with the senate committee
of four democrats,, three repuD
(Continued on Page Five)
KLAMATH'S HONORED DEAD
1. Paxton T. Carter, CPO, N. ,
2. Warren C. Gillette, N.
3. Charles E. Pritchard, B, A AC.
4. Raymond G. Andrews, P, AAC.
5. Walter W. Wilkins, PT, A.
6. Robert Cameron, N.
7. Hugh B. Campbell, AC, AAC.
9. Norman K. Rustt, S 2e, N.
9. Walter Salsberry, SS, AAC.
10. Richard Muskopf, TS, AAC.
11. Thomas A. Johnston, 2 Lt, AAC.
12. Dale V. Brown, SS, AAC.
13. John T. Ray. Lt., AAC.
14. Wallace W. Hopkins, CAP, N.
15. Charles A. Hitson, P, A..
16. John Kruml, P, A.
17. Leo J. Beck, AC, AAC.
19. Don F. Taber, AC, AAC.
19. Charles Hamilton, PFC, A.
20. James W. Rogers, N. i
21. Richard Thew, N.
22. William V. Bedord, AAC. , . :
23. Harold T. Jerrue, AAC.
24. John W. Yeoman,. AC, AAC.
25. Robert A. Mathes, Armorer 2e, N.
26. Richard L. Nord, SS, AAC.
' 27. Hollis K. Powers, Corp., A Tank.
26. Benjamin O. Horsley, FO, AAC.
29. Marvin B. Adklns,, GM 3e, N.
30. Robert Greear, P. AAC.
31. Roy N. Karrer, Sp. 3c, A.
32. Melvin T. Myers, P, A.
33. George Stephenson, Lt. jg N.
34. Alfred G. Smith, PFC, A.
35. Howard E. Grossen, Cook 3c, N. '
36. Lloyd C. Barnes, SS, A.
37. Vernon F. Lousignont, Corp., A.
39. Virgil A. Bell, Corp., A.
39. Albert L. Wilson, Mach. Mate, N.
40. Don B. Dunham, Major, A.
41. Charles N. McMerrick, N. . ,
42. Joseph T. Ward. S, A.
43. Mark A. Mitchell, SS, AAC.
44. Kenneth C. Wilson, Lt., USMC.
45. Victor H. Feldner, Corp., USMC.
46. John Spence, Corp., USMC.
47. Clarence W. Luce, PFC, AAC.
46. Douglas M. Elder, TS, AAC.
49. Harry A. Wiechmann. C. Shipfltter, N.
50. John R. Fielder, Coxswain, N.
51. John P. Sevcik, Lt. A.
n 52. Wesley D. Premo, AC, AAC
53. Theodore Schati, TS, AAC.
54. Wesley S. Davis.
55. John P. Laird, Lt. AAC.
56. Glen Fields, N.
57. John W. DeMllle, SS, AAC.
Key A for army, N for navy, AAC for army air corps, AC for aviation cadet, S for ser.
geant, SS for staff sergeant, TS for technical sergeant, CAP for chief aviation pilot, PT
for paratroops, P for private, -CPO for chief petty officer. Information supplied by clti-
sens memorial committee. ...... J .'..,,'.. :: , ,
Holiday Death
Toll Mounts
By The Associated Frets
The nation's toll of violent
deaths at the three-quarter mark
in the four-day Memorial holiday
was 216 today. -.
Soaring temperatures it) most
sections "of the country sent
thousands-to the beaches- and
streams and ' the . number of
drownings 60 ranked a close
second to the tratiic fatalities,
which accounted for 72 of the
total.
- The traffic deaths for ' the
three-day period compare to an
estimate by the national safety
council estimate of 250 fatalities
for a normal four-day period,
Saturday through Tuesday.
- California led the states in
number of violent deaths, with a
total of 26, including 13 in a
plane crash, eight traffic,- four
drownings and a shooting. New
York state had 18 and Illinois
and Massachusetts each reported
17. . ' . .
Portland Couple
Capture Nazi
PORTLAND, May 30 (IP)
Two natives of Vienna were
credited by police today with
the capture of a German prison
er of war escapee from -Fort
Lewis, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Parker,
now naturalized Americans, be
came suspicious of his. poor Eng
lish, trapped him into speaking
German and then- persuaded
him: to give himself up.
; Police identified the prisoner
ns Adolf -. G. ''. . Boddenbera, . 24,
who was 'captured by the Brit-
lsn at ru Aiamein. iney. wnu
he told them he was headed for
Mexico and that he possessed a
handbag containing. a few cans
of K ration, a few saver coins
and' a driver's license issued to
Matt Williams, Macon, Miss.
Chinese Score
New Successes
CHUNGKING, May 30 (IP)
Chinese forces, taking advantage
of the return of good weather,
have scored new successes in a
drive along the lofty Mamien
trail leading to ' Tengchung, the
main enemy base in Yunnan pro
vince and the pivotal point oi a
Japanese-built motor highway
system, the uninese nign com
mand announced today.
Maintaining their' progress in
the Salween offensive, the Chin
ese labored up steep mountain
paths and captured Lengshulkou,
the highest village on tne ivia
mien trail (elevation 8000 feet),
the high command communique
said. . .
IN ECUADOR REVOLT
QUITO, Ecuador, May 30 IP)
Dr. Carlos Arroyo Del Rio was
a refugee in the U. S. embassy
here - today after resigning the
Ecuadorean . presidency - under
pressure of revolutionists who
seized power in Guayaquil and
invited former President ' Jose
Mario- Velasco Ibarra to return
from his exile in Colombia. '
Ecuadorean troops, using tanks
and backed by members of the
Alianza democratic (democratic
alliance) group, gained control
of Guayaquil, main commercial
city and Faciiic port, after a lu
hour battle yesterday in which
more than 40 persons were re
ported killed and zoo wounded.
The main resistance was by the
Guayaquil police.
Motive Told
The revolutionists said their
motive was to forestall presiden
tial elections, scheduled for next
Friday and Saturday, which they
said would be meaningless unless
the' exiled Velasco Ibarra was
on hand to participate. When
Arroyo Del Rio and his . minis
ters resigned, Alianza Democrat
ica leaders sent word to'Velasco
Ibarra he was free to. return to
Ecuador.
A provisional iunta was set ud
In Guayaquil to rule the city and
quiet had been restored today.
(Leaders of both factions have
declared their support of Ecua
dor's role in hemisphere solidar
ity.
: Disclaim Responsibility ;
(In Colombia, Velasco' Ibarra
disclaimed responsibility, for the
Guayaquil revolt, and expressed
hope the junta would respect the
people s wishes in the forthcom
ing election.)
Arroyo Del Rio, - who -defeated
Velasco Ibarra for the presidency
in January,. 1940. . had backed
Miguel Angel Albornoz, liberal
radical party candidate for pres
ident, while minority groups of
the " Alianza Democratica sup
ported Velasco Ibarra. .
General Strike- -
A general strike in Quito pre
ceded Arroyo uel mo s resigna.
tion and parading crowds shout
ed their support of Velasco Ibar
ra, who has been living in Pop.
yan. Colombia. i
The Guayaquil provisional
(Continued on rage rive)
Grasshoppers
Hatch in Klamath
Grasshoppers are hatching In
Klamath county.
First 'hoppers of the season
were i reDorted this week on
Sprague river, and the cbunty
agent's office told farmers that
poisoning supplies will be mixed
and made avauame wnen need
ed.'. '
'Hopper egg beds have been
reported on Sprague river, Wil
liamson rivei Fort Klamath,
Upper Klamath marsh and Low
er Klamath, lake.
By RICHARD M'MURRAY
Associated Press War Editor
. Infantry . and tanks of the
fifth army struck1 heavily again
today i-at the swaying ' German
line within -16 miles of Rome
after , repulsing strong night
counterattacks and their com
mander, Lt. Gen. Mark Clark,
declared they would capture tha
capital "before many days have
passed."
The counterattacks had temp
orarily checked the Americans
below the central Rome line
strongpoint of Lanuvio and artil
lery was called in. British pa
trols probing up the west coast
toward tne mouth of the TlDer
found another wrecked village
abandoned by the enemy.
t , Two way mow
American bombers attacked
the Germans from two sides of
Europe. For the third straight
day, 2200 planes from Britain
bombed a dozen aircraft factor
ies, rail yards and airdromes in
central Germany, France and
the low countries.
Ud to 1000 planes from Italtf
bombed aircraft factories clust
ered around Wiener Neustadt in
the Vienna area, the railroad
yards at Zagreb in Yugoslavia
and a plane plant and airdrome
near Linz in southern Germany.
Swedish dispatches said the nazis
lynched five American airmen
who parachuted in central tier-
many yesterday.
Move up Hoad
The eighth army strode swiffe
ly up the Via Casilina. captur
ing Arce and enveloping- Tros:
inone from three sides. The de
termined and successful German
stand on the allied left appeared,
to be a -desperate effort to cover
the rapid retreat in tne lin ana
mountain-walled Saccct valleyj
before the charging allies of tha
rieht. A caDtured order of -tor
mented Marshal Kesselring said
everything is at stake. . - --
The Germans scraped ud two
more' divisions and committed
20 to the violent last ditch stand
before Rome. They lashed out
violently with tank counter
attacks. : Headquarters said the
stoutest enemy stand was south
west of the Rome line pivot of
Velletri but that the fifth army
made "satisfactory gains." The
eighth crossed the Liri valley
in force. Arce Is 54 miles south
east of Rome; Frosinone' is 43.
London expected Rome to fall
within a week.
. - Minor Blows f
A minor two-way strike was
made during the night. Mediter
ranean bombers hit the Austrian
town-of Fruersbrunn while Brit
ish Mosquitos without loss
bombed Hannover in central
Germany, the French coast and
targets in the western reicb
Forces from both sides of th
continent scourging the face of
Europe yesterday and bombing .
- : (Continued on Page Five)- .
Fierce Guinea
Battle Develops .
' '- ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, NEW GUINEA,
May-30 (JP) Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's swift Philippines-bound
thrust into the Schouten islands
appeared today to be developing
into the fiercest struggle of the
northern New. Guinea campaign.
.His invasion-tested sixth army
troops have drilled their way on
Biak island to within two miles
of the important Mokmer air
drome against mounting Japan
ese resistance. But the toughest
fighting was yet to come,
Headquarters spokesmen said
the enemy, thrown off balance
by the landing near Bosnek Sat
urday, had recoiled from his ini
tial surprise and probably would
stage a mighty defense of Mok
mer and Biak's two other air
dromes, Sorido and Borokoe. .
Myiikyina Noose Tightened
As Allies By-Pass Kamaing
By J. B. KRUEGER
Associated Press War Editor
The allied noose around Myit
kyina, key to reopening the Burma-China
road, tightened today
as American and Chinese troops
in a swift maneuver by-passed
Kamaing, enemy strongpoint to
the west.
Southeast Asia headquarters
reported , the forces under Lt.
Gen. - Joseph Stllwell -cut- the
highway between Kamaing and
Mogaung, which are about 20
miles apart and along the route
Stllwell 1 needs ' to - link ' up the
Ledo and Burma roads. Mo
gaung is 35 miles west of Myitky
ina, now besieged by other Stll
well forces, v : v
Planet Join Battle
Allied olanes furiously joined
the mounting North Burma bat
tle, striking at communications,
bases and rail facilities between
Mogaung and Katha. Their ob
jective was to cut off reinforce
ments the enemy has poured in
to save Mogaung and Myitkyina,
One allied force advanced 600
yards in an attack on Myitkyina
from the west. An enemy coun
terattack from the south and
southwest was turned back in
severe fighting. Fine weather
allowed increased air support. I
-. Chinese Score . -. ,i
From the east, Chinese troops',
badly equipped but indomitably
laboring up steep mountain
paths, scored new gains In drives
toward the Burma border. They .
moved nearer the main enemy
base - at Tengchung, pivot Joint
on a Japanese-built highway sys
tem. These troops, taking ad
vantage of improving weather,
aimed at eventual Junction with
StUwell's forces at Kyltkyina.
(Continued on Page Five)