id ((V U If (Qnr 0 Cir Q OJVUH 1 n
III ) m lalnJ U Mb IrlsU wwm
mrnm 7& iS I KBPRBwat 1 YJUIK INFANT
... rn&NK JENKINS
,Hg baltlo of Italy grind.
wTtuko heights dominating
Vinnloiip. und ciin now
SoOT DO WN on tha Germans
Wc Huvo npptirontly
S Velllctri. thu widening
J taM of our ulU,l;k C"'
. ? ... i iixo moro force.
tiUniii pi"'", however, tlmt
illring l pourlnu his troop.
SrouKh tho Jw 'l,hS lru,
U holding open a Vulmon
' Yii- riur guurds uro re
t ,, Wly before the British
iThn .ticcd of hl retirement
ITW I.., I. ii. In hit.
KirgcuinSViotdf
L troop' out.
I n.n riahllna nt Vnl-
Fmon ono. If SHOULD
Lk liroimli there suddenly
r Jlioht sllli imp end domornl
Leyi'' number of Go
" . . .
WbB fighting now In fairly
f J: !?..' ... Imnni-liint ai
vu.ili'lnff,a arm.
rrSfr.oYpropi.n
fyMmltc, mid we'ro probably
I mi.Ii lii Romania
iritti Vl',,u, . ,
L and shot down 164 German
iilwt'ino more skirmish, .,
ORRY In rising in tho Bel
1. tll4t
. i i.u Tuf,
IwlllPHOBABLY MARCH
boKow borates Bulgaria rulers
fc, Lisbon wy Hungary l
km botween terror, dcpalr and
ipthy. ; ,
I Ht-i.u ii.a urtnrnl nftiitrnl ana
Velllto. They're dojo.to tho
HlhUno sna Know wimv n
k Whenever they v start ; to
Srte a break for OUR BAN&
sH'AGON, you will Vnow the end
II Ihe war. in Xiuropo .in !:
iror. t ,
N May, our American planes
not count no . ino Dniwu
(mm Rnolnnd tie
klroycd 800 German planes. We
)0,l 440207 heavy bombers
lad 153 fightcw. ( ' ':. ;
tvm nink l.lnnri off the Now
?J Guinea coast) the fighting Is
Bnibad wcnlhor lull todoy while
foj wolt until our. plnncs can
SHln go Into action against tho
Map positions on the ridge donv
Iniwim Hint lfA lnat "snmfi'
miinff mir niuicK. rouiv. in
lanlia In Ihn Innk hnttlo tllB other
Jay. Wo'vo killed 670 Japs so
lar. uur own losses nro nuv uu
inimrri nu this Iff written.
iru uuil v fvil jwi. ".-"'--
the Jops are sending In rolnforce-
icnts on BlnK. 1 nai is: an im-
Aplnnl Hnlnl T lllBU APR" Tt.
kVIMIIi JIIIIIfc. At llVJ
nfnrrlni Ihnlr onrriffnn there. It
means thoy've retired as fnr os
mcy menu to ana are hcuwik
reaay to put up a real UK"'
DMIRAL HAtSEY, usually
' ODtimistlc fas well'' as a
Ishly Hood flahter). says to-
iv: "In tlin Smith Pacific (since
'earl Hnrhnrl thn .Tnnff have lost
liou.uuu men, 4H0U planes ana
many snips to couni . .
!)( tho Jnp's back Isn't broken,
hli 1. 1.. Ul " '
SI 11. IL' n nrnttv sood OueSS
lhat the Jap has n lot of fight
iKW 'lliilil Irnm China
torlnv nn uhnt. thn Jans arc
v iu incro.
Uljljni (.llvijr nu aw,..-
,vn Ullliuiufl iniO HUUHItWamtll
fh nn fH. .i.i-i. I
Pfmaglng Jnp shipping along the
Mol nut... ' . . . 'i mi. i.nI
V.IIUIU nCH rOlllO 1 lit hbjjo
Mem to be out to' TAKE THESE
1, null iiib Oui w
puiiijio wo re doing.
..
AN tho homo front, there's an
ciituurumng dbck lo wui n.
IQVnmnnl ln . 1 1. j n.nrinH nurl
in -'"..ii, ii, me - u,i:tuil "
?hlngton lumber Industry. . .
ThCIl Iff snma tviiittnrtnfi hn
'Oth filrlnn Ah APT. nnlnn 'In
jSeattlo votes lo go back to work,
oiipuiRies tliat u wiu.asK
Or.fln liirlimlmt....! J llu-a itnln
II iii V. Mnil out"."
r iju doesn't grant a wage in
fjeasc In 30 rinvs.. Renresenta.
5'v of tho lumber Industry and
BWmiliinry services' meet with
im i wn'' production board) of-
wno stress, the need tor
NDUSTRY as a war measure.
"n order for- such control is
tcontlnuod on Pago Two)
Baseball Scores
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HliTIIIL
STARTS IN LUMBER
PORTLAND,: June 1 (P)
ifHa northwest lumber and log
ging lndustry:..,wsnt ...back Into
partial i production today, and
at tho tamo' time Ihe war pro
duction, board announced plans
for' more rigid control of. the
Industry, from production to
consumption.' - ,'
; Although tho CIO Columbia
River District Council, claim
ing 15,000 membership, late
last night announced it could
not recommend a. return to
work,! AFL unions throughout
the northwest Indicated willing
ness : of nearly 30,000. workers
to ircturn to. lumber mills that
have been Idle for a week.
V Seattle locol 2819, Lumber
and Sawmill Workers union
(AFL), voted last n';ht to re
turn to work, but stipulated
they would petition for on industry-wide
strike vote If tho
WLB docs not respond favor
ably within 30 days to wage
Increase demands. , It has 2000
members.
Three hundred CIO workers
at Marshflold, Ore., voted to return-to
work, and In Eugene,
Ore,, four out of five mills em
ploying CIO workers announced
reopening. This led to specula
tion that other CIO locals
might, follow tho general AFL
return to work.
While general attention was
focused on the movement dbck
Into mills and camps, represen
tatives of' Industry and military
Un,ip mat with WPB offi
cials who stressed need for
tighter: Control ot ino mausiry
dm D.unt neenftfiitv.
J. Phillip Boyd, WPB lumber
rllulslon director.- said closer
control will bo , outlined In an
order now In preparation. -
Lamm's Loggers
Back on Job
Lamm Lumber company log
;int buck to work Wcd-
naerinv. OIlrilnB 8 strike Which
had lasted several days. Log
ging operations are ai nni'
The crew walked off the job
last week following a reported
disagreement over tho discharg
ing of a fellow employe. A vote
preceded tne return 10 woi-r.
Sti'mson Says
Finished, Time
WASHINGTON, June 1 (ff)
Secretary of Wdr Stimson said
today, that with 3,657,000 army
troops already overseas, tho de
ployment of air and service
forces ls practically completed
"and the period of decisive ac
tion is at hand."
. The bulk of forces now mov
ing out of the United States to
combat areas Is 'composed ..of
ground troops' prepared to use
the bases i and take ' advantage
of the preliminary air assaults
for the final blows against the
enemy, the secretary told a
news - conference, adding:
"The United States army to
day, has 3,5S7,000. soldiers ..de
IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND
KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON, THURSDAY, JUNE.;! 1944
Nazi Anti-Invasion Gun?
maoasina. vmgnai. n-waa upwomq n-i nw z ronu.r m
Japs Expand Of f ensive (b
Wipe Out Allied Air Bases
By J. B. KRUECER i
Associated Prass War Editor ,
Jntwin's Brent China offensive
today appeared on the vorge' of
expansion into a four-front bat
tle aimed 'at wiping out new
allied air ' bases . now virtually
dominating, enemy shipping
along the Chinese coast.
From Chungking unofficial re
ports said the Japanese were
mossing In Indo-Chlno, possibly
for a drive on Kunming, U. S.
air base on the Burma . road.
Eric Johnston
Reaches Moscow:
MOSCOW, June 1 (P) Eric
Johnston, president of tho U. S.
chamber of commerce, arrived
today from the United States
with W. Averell Horriman, U. S.
ambassador.
A large delegation of soviet
officials representing ine com
missariat of foreign, trade, the
soviet chamber of commerce, the
mnnhino imnnrt organization and
tho Dotroleum Industry met
.Tnhnntnn. It was headed by Vice-
Commissar of Foreign Trade SersH
gciev who was a delegate to me
United Nations relief and re
habilitation conference in tne
United States.
The size of the reception con
miltce Bnd the turnout of news
reel and cameramen indicated
widespread local publicity would
be given to jonnston s visit.
Gale Damages
Portland Area
PORTLAND. Ore.. June 1 lP)
A 26-mile-an-hour - wind ripped
through trees, halted electric
service, and tore a , 16,800-ton
tanker from its .moorings here
early today. .
Power In , several , Portland
areas and: nearby Oswego was
stopped temporarily by trees
crashing down upon primary
lines. Householders flooded the
police station with .complaints' of
trees down in the streets, and : a
largo plate glass window was
splintered on . a 'downtown thor
oughfare.
Tho S. S. .Nickalack - Trail,
launched Friday at Swan Island
yard, was towed back to the out
fitting docK atter arming out in
to the river.
Development
Here for Decisive Action
ployed outside the continental
United States In theaters of op
eration throughout the world,
striking and preparing to strike
victory-winning blows by land,
from the sea and in the air
against Germany and Japan.
"This force, at the end' of
supply linos stretching more
than 56,000 miles and reaching
into every continent, represents
approximately 47 per cent - of
the total strength of the army.
"By the end of 1944, the
number of troops will ' be in
creased to more than 5,000,000
men, . approximately ( two-thirds
of total strengW." - ' -
Overseas deployment of ne
rr, mn UuHrLLJ
standlna ouard, appearad in
From Honan province came news
indicating the ' invaders were
Catherine tor a new-onensive.
perhaps against Chuogkfhg;J A
rTheCMe.
south . and .. west out v of north
central China. .-'The drive on
Changsha has in five days moved
10 miles, ' with less tnan 4U .to
go. . capture of unangsna. Key
point- on, tne nanicow-uanion
railrbad. . would help block off
southeast ..China .from allied, use.
Chungking , authorities .' said
civilian ; evacuation had been
completed In preparation for- the
fourth . . Chinese , def enseof l the
city. . . '
The .' second offensive.', west
along the YellowTiver in Honan,
apparently was in temporary
deadlock. . with : Chinese forces
attacking in : some places. , :
' Airpower forged by Maj'.-Gen.
Claire L. Chennault was the only
weapon in which the: poorly
equipped Chinese had an edge.
Associated Press : War Corres
pondent Clyde A. Farnsworth
vlslted-the- new Chinese-American
composite wing (CACW) in
Honan and reported this small
air group already,- had thrown
a wrench-Into Japaneseplans.
Ship Breaks Up
On Farrahns
SAN'FRANCISCO.'iJune l'(P)
The sea today was Bounding the
Liberty ship Henry Bergh .. to
pieces-on tne rocKs oi r arraion
islands, 30 miles.west of the Gol
den Gate, but her more than
1000 navy passengers were-safe.
The 10,500-ton .' .vessel ran
ashore in fog and-Vain at'dawn
yesterday while bringing , the
sailors home from-, war service' in
the South Pacific; . -. :
Rescue Aoneratl6hs were. order-
ly. arid the navy, said there were
ho reports, of casualties among
the men. hundreds: of whom
floated in life jackets 'dr- rode
rafts ttntil picKed up-Dy' patrol
boats.,
VETERANS ARRIVE
SEATTLE, June -1 ''( Five
hundred navy ana marine vet
erans of action from North Af
rica to Kwajaleln and Enlwetok
islands arrived here today - by
hospital ship, cheery despite
the rain. -Twenty-two . were
stretcher-.cases. -1 1" V
of Forces Now
cessity came first for the supply
and air. forces, .Stimson noted,
since it was necessary to build
up the bases for the eventual
main drives against the- enemy.
Those bases are now estab
lished, he said, and shipping, is
available for. the movement of
ground-forces to the overseas
theaters. This movement "rap
Irilv tffneartnir the Mak."
Stimson-said that .the over
seas strength of the army ex
ceeds the - peak overseas
strength In the World, war by
1,017,000 men, and is oniy uu,
000 men short of the total
strength of the army, at the close
oi the world war, . .
NEA FEATURES
Number'..! Q'l 22.
:- Im7I rppunrrp
TAKEN IN FISH
State' Officer " Makes
Catch of Pair
Headed East
Two German prisoners of war
who. were "headed east" after
they escaped from a Camp White
work detail some time Tuesday,
were captured by Jackson coun
ty state police at 6:20 p. m. Wed
nesday about two miles from
Lake o' the Woods on the Fish
lake road.
' The pair, Heinz Kiehle, 24, and
Josef Fahrnberger, 22, were
walking toward .- Lake- o' the
Woods when they were stopped
by Captain Burt Staats and Offi
cer Charles Neal.- Both men had
changed from their prisoner of
war blue denims to the united
States army sun-tan. ;They were
friendly and offered no resist
ance. Neither was "armed and
they appeared in good health,
Captain Staats of Medfo'rd' told
The Herald and News today.
'- Nloht In Cabin ' r '
i i Voting Kiehle, who speaks
som English,' responded "to Cap
tain Staats' questions and' called
him by rank.-They said they had
spent the nieht in a cabin in the
Fish lake area. The men, were
turned over to Camp White mili
tary authorities at about 8 p. m.
and .-Fahrnberger 'In
wwwfwww
tney were ''headed
Dewey' Write-ins
In Klamath Hit
Toto bf J262 ,
Official : canvass of Klamath
county's primary election .vote,
completed - today, shows : that
1262 republicans of this county
wrote in the name of Thomas E.
Dewey for president of the Unit
ed States. 1
Dewey- led all presidential
preference write-ins in the re
publican phase of the primary,
and also got 32 democratic
write-ins.
Brickar, Stassen
' Governor Bricker of Ohio re
ceived 77 republican votes in this
county, and Lt. Commander Har
old Stassen. UNSR. received 57.
Twenty-four republicans voted
for-Roosevelt, two lor uougias
MacArthur, and one for. Robert
Taft, all for president.
Governor Warren of caltfor-
nia led Klamath's republican
write-in vote for vice president,
with 311. Others: Dewey, 27;
Bricker, 71: Stassen, 70; MacAr
thur 6; Willkie, 17; Taft, 5.
, : .i . Roosevelt Votes
' President " Roosevelt,' whose
name was -on the ballot, -re
ceived 1955 - preferential votes
from Klamath democrats : for
president. Others: John Garner,
1; Stassen, 2; Alvln Berkley, 11;
Dewey. 32.
Klamath democrats voted as
follows on vice presidential pre
ference: Wallace, 185; Rayburn,
4; Warren (republican) a; uor
dell Hull, 6; Berkley,. 11; J. Ed
Bar Hoover. 2.
-(Other final-election returns
on page 3). ' . .
Hofman Proposes
Political Probe
- .WASHINGTON. June 1 (ff)-
Senator Hblman (R-Ore;) defeat
ed .for renomination -in the ;Ore
gon primaries asserted today the
senate campaign expenditures
committee might like to inquire
into "what or who" prompted
the candidacy of a third man in
the race which Holman said split
the vote he would have received.
Holman,-defeated by Wayne
L. Morse, former member of the
war labor board, placed in the
congressional record a letter he
wrote to Chairman Green (D
R. ' I.)- of the committee.
"Incidentally, you may be Jus
tified into inquiring into what or
who prompted the candidacy of
Mr. Earl E. Fischer of Washing
ton county," Holman wrote,
."whose candidacy undoubtedly
vitally, divided the vote I other
wise most likely would have re
ceived. . . , - ' '
Bill Proposes
Draft of Women :
WASHINGTON, June 1 ()
Drafting of single: unemployed
women between 20 and . 35 into
the armed forces was proposed in
legislation- introduced 'today -by
Rep. ceiier (D-rx, xj
Mix. (May 31) ... 60, MIn.
Praclpitatlon last -24 hours ...........
Strsim year to data ....................
Normil ...... ...11.08 Last year ...
- Fortcsst: Showers.
Pelican Mentor Joins Leathernecks '
' f "W r - .fyjTfta
' TY,'l-
lit "if
' Frank Ramsay, KUHS football; and basketball : coach,' 1btm
Juna. 9 to report for. active, duty with .the United States marina
corps. '..'-' . . '- .';'
Big Frank Wariii io Be
Mdrine--Ahd
' Frank Ramsey,' Klamath Union
high school football and: basket
ball coach, has enlisted in: the
United States marine, corps and
reports June 9 in Portland 'for
active duty.- '
. . Ramsey, who coached the Peli
cans into-the mythical-state' foot:
ball championship and, saw his
team 'Steam-roll Medford' in, two
consecutive vears. announced his
Diana Thursday '-morning: '-They'
simmer down to tne tact tnai
Ramsey "Just wants to be a . ma
rine." - That the -football coach
wants action was stressed in his
statement to' The Herald and
News when -he ;told' the .. paper
that he had applied for general
service..-".. ,.
The Pelican coach' was gradu
ated from Oregon State - college
in 1938, came -to Klamath Falls
that-fall as Wildcat coach and
worked here the year of 1938-39.
He then ,left -for .Cdrvallis high
scnoox o serve Hs neua cuacn.-iii
football, basketball -and baseball
and held that" job from 1939 to
1942. That year he returned to
Klamath Falls.-steppinB into -the
-vacancy caused, by ,the resigna
tion- oi buck' Hammer wno
moved on to coach at- Longview,
Wash. - "
As head"- coach i in football;
Ramsey fell -heir tos the: same
title in' basketball" when Wayne
Scott , went into the' service in
1943. v '
.Under Ramsey's ; tutelage! the
Pelican team won' the Southern
Oregon ; conference. : two years
running. Up to that time the
KUHS football team had never
53 Glass Panes
Smashed at Tuie
TULEL'AKE. .'Junei'l--Fiftyr
three small Window ' panes in
the American Legion - hall on
the west side 'ofv the building
were broken out sometime Sun:
day night, stones ; and- a -piece
of 2x4 beine used, as . weapons.
Local 'enforcement officials are
working on . a number of . clues.
Renovation -of the interior of
the . building -and ' enclosure of
one end of -the main auditorium
to form a room for use of the
auxiliary has just '(. been com-
pieted. . . .:.
Memorial' Day .services
planned -for-the-lieglon -Duiia-ine
were held in the auditorium
of : the nign - scnooi. -. .
Wallace Believed in Favor
f With FR for
j ! By JACK BELL.
.Associated Press Staff Writer
1 Reports spread in v congression
al circles.at.. Washington -'today
that Vice-President Wallace has
received .presidential best wishes
for success in- his campaign, for
second-place renomination on a
ticket Mr. Roosevelt is expected
by many- to head , in afourth,
term bid. . .-'
; The reports were linked to a
conference Wallace had with the
president shortly before he took
off recently - for Siberia and
China. Friends in the senate
said Wallace obviously was
nleased with the results ot a dis
cussion that apparently touched
upon political as well as diplo
matic matters.
t . While there has been a clamor
on the cart of some party mem
bers, rjarticularlv in the south.
for Wallace'! replacement, many
legislators have come to the con
1,. 1944 '
.......37
02
...8.0B
.16.67
Soon Will Be
won a conference championship
and. had not eveir been -a- con
tender 'for the state Champion
ship;:.'',; .r.'.s".- -,,- ;.
It was .the 1942 football 'team
that' was', dubbed, the ..mythical
state championship team.' High
light of Ramsey's coaching., ca
reer : nere- was- uie aouDie win
over Medford in 1942 and 1943:
This is seconded by the 19435ear
son whi'eh'sawithe Pelicans . go .to
Portland to play for the , state
title against' Grant in Multnomah
stadium on - December 4.
. -Ramsey ..has. had. a, yen -for
army service for quite some time.
He filed for voluntary, induction
and- then-; for immediate ' volun
tary' induction in ,Mhe'; marine
corps.' : He took and successfully1
passed.hls-reguiar selectiveiserv
ice physical in Portland-.oh'.'May:
'" :-?",: :-.'.,: .:...
,-Ramsey hasi a'- brother.."Edgar,
in ;the marine -corps,- takeh: pris-;
oner ..December j.a,-, ia4i,i wnen
the - Japanese, captured the .island,
ot uuam. tagar is in a prison
camp: .inn Japan at - the-.- present
time. . . . ;.;':
'' Mrs.' Ramsey 'and "two . chil.
dren, Jocele and Reagan, ;will
leave here around July :rl . to
make their home in Grants Pass
for the-duration.- The-Ramsey
home at 1853 Earle,? will be-occupied
by Donald Mullis, -Red
Cross- field i director at .Camp
Newell.
Fumes Fell '"';
Brooklynites:
NEW YORK,-June -1 ,(ff)f-At
least .150 persons were taken
Brooklvn - hospitals -i and ' 1
others , were affected in stores
and homes today, police, report
ed when: a tank, of chlorine gas
fell -from a .truck and .- fumes
escaped from its broken; cap.
' Fumes, Which spread 'for two
blocks in . every . direction,, into
subways,, shops - and - iomes,
caused- men and women -to- drop
in the street,, sneezing; cough
ing,' -vomiting and . temporarily
blinded..- i' ; ,--.-.,'-r;---'.-'-..-"
All available' ambulances' - in
Brooklyn- responded. -to - the po-
nee aiarm - ana mure .uwu
physicians - gave -v emergency
treatment to the scores affected
and" unable to leave the- spOt.
Traffic in , the." area, - including
the BMT subway there was com'
pietely tied up. ;
Spot pit Ticket
clusion" that ' Mr. Roosevelt will
not countenance a change.:
This development on .the dem
ocratic .side Came, as Indiana, the
next to the last state to form a
delegation to the June 26 repub
lican nominating committee con
vention, began picking its 29 del
egates.,, '. Twenty-two will be
chosen in district caucuses to-
niaht (Thursday) and the other
seven at the state convention Fri
day.' : :-' ' ,' -. "--;:
-r The only state then left to act
wlll.be Nevada, .where six delegates-will
be' chosen June 10.
Two each are yet to be selected
to' represent Puerto Rico and the
Philippines.
. Governor Thomas E. Dewey of
New York may pick up some
support in the Indiana delegation
to add to the long lead built up
for him despite his silence on the
republican presidential , nomina
tion. , -
fANK INFANTRY
COUPGAPTURES
ALBAfJ HEIGHTS
nf i Itratton T h r o w s
Trap Around Vel- '
letri Nazis
By NOLAND NORGAARD
ALlaliU rlfiAUUUAKItRSt
Naples, June 1 (IP) U. S. in
fantrymen snaking three miles
behind oerman- lines in a spec
tacular coup captured the high
est peaKs ot tne Alban mils, en
circling Velletri, and fought to
day within- sight of Rome and,
the dome of St.-Peter's. . --:
Crawling silently throueh
nazl- lines the Americans seized
Monte Artemisio' overlooking
Velletri from . the - north- and
3000-foot Mount Peschlo -nearby,
taking hundreds of astonish
ea . prisoners, and wiping- out
enemy, patrols.- - : - i,
- Qermana ' Cauoht " .
"'Ajtrao was thrown aboufel
letri.: by ' this infiltration in
force,- and -another .' plunge by
American -troops winning high'
ground near tne lake' of- Neml
northwest- of the menaced town
push carrying within IS
miles of Rome's gates of St.
John Lateran. T - - - - i
'Between these Alban hilltf
and Velletri, an unknown num-
Der or uermans are caught in.
siowiy closing trap, complete
ly surprised because the GI's
came all - the way without fir
ing a single shot," said Asso
ciated Press Correspondent Ken
neth Dixon, who accompanied
tne column crawling on a cir
cuitous 15-mile route' to pene-.
trate the enemy line. '
Br RICHARD McMURRAYC
AHodatid Press, War Editor t
American . infantry cracked
into: the. Valmontone . line "and"
saw Some today Across 15 hazy,
niiles from heights in the Alban
bills, captured in a stoutly con
tested advance of nearly two-mile-
which-r by-passed ruined
yeuetn.
British trootis and armor on
the; right . captured Frosinone.
provincial capital ot 20,000 and
highway, j u n ct i on 54 miles
southeast; of Rome. New Zea
lahders -toppled Sora on the
escape:' highway- .No.- 82 and
pounded ; swiftly ahead toward
Avezzano, 34 miles awiy. .The
French, captured .Carpiento and.
ciearea' out tne i.spini mils.
AU along the. lOU-mile mean
dering front from the Tyrrhen-'
ian to north of Cassino, the
allies advanced and. the German
positions , deteriorated , by the
minute. ' The : German '.fought
with 'skill .and a . determination
born ;of 'desperation, for . he was
making a supreme effort to save
tne zu divisions, of bis 1 0th and
14th , armies,, now -imminently
imperiled by : the deep - wedge
thrown, into, the last defense
shield before. Rome. , The Ger
mans said Velletri : had- been
abandoned after violent 'street
fighting. i
- Great Bomb Blaitlna
;The night shift of 500 5 or
more British - bombers turned
the "French invasion coast into
an inferno of bursting, bombs
and lire and tangled three rail
centers of -Trappes, Tergnier and
Saumur.16 to 150 -miles -from
Paris. Probably 2240 tons of
bombs were deposited in opera
tions costing eight planes. Other
Britons flying from Italy snarl
ed up two .tracks ..beside tne
rapids of the iron gate of the
Danube. ,. -
.The Mediterranean air force
flew -2800 sorties yesterday de
(uontinuea on rage xvoi '
Kimmell-Short
Delay Talked
WASHINGTON; June 1 fff1)
The senate- judiciary committee
recommended today : that . tne
time for filing charges against
persons responsible for the mill
tary'debacle at Pearl Harbor be
extended a full year from next
Wednesday and that - tne - army
and navy proceed "forthwith"
with investigations. ..
Senator Chandler (D-Ky.) said
the practical effect of the resolu- -tion,.
if 'approved by congress,
would be to delay possible court
mai-ilal nmnaanindfl aaalnet RuSr
Admiral Husband . Klmmeu
and Maj. -.Gen. . Walter C. Short
until after -the war.
House Rejects
Cabaret Tax Cut;
i WASHINGTON, June 1 iff)-?
The house refused- today to ac
cept senate amendments one
of ! them reducing the cabaret
tax from 30 to 20 per cent-r
to legislation increasing the fed
eral debt limit and sent its or
iginal bill to a house-senate
conference Committee. m : ) ,
! The house measure raises the
limit from $210,000,000,000 ' to
240,000,000,000, but the sen
ate,' in addition to the -cabaret
tax rider which would . exempt
service men and women from
paying the levy. tf sni to. twos.
I the figure to 26o00,000,000.