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Newspaper Page TextU J ; U I I j 1 I t j ' ilk A ..-i.aa.LaV II X . . XN. rfflW. . tv .' " teww top jrjew In Th Shanta-Cam-adv Wonderland ACE 5 CENTS; KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944 D-DAY . NO.. 10126 'y! Allies Strike Through Northern France . ; VJ". ENC LAND' W' "S? Mk"' jl3WS)f urnn MUSSELS f .,,-,, H.,iiJwWi; .MYpiM.ltlGIUMJ- rj t vir StiifTili"' i.' ewiiH" "if u f .. , I eContent! NORMANOV FSJ : , "Wlk SOreiWlll vvir ' ; ' H " ' ' VenalUs . 1 - : 3; 'Tul--M, ' NAZI-OCCUPIED FRANCE th. aanaral reuta of h Tut allied Invailon alona ha north- Ht coait of-Franca. -Initial' tending wara-mada in tha coaital araa batwaan LaHarra and Cherbourg, white paratroppi and llldirborna ioreai wara reported fighting the naiia in tha ancient city of Caen, noted on the map. It appeared the allied pur pot wii to talc the Cherbourg penlneula a a baie for a broad inTation inland. : mm E BEYQND RDM E NAPLES .T.m -a-.ian irih irmy forces drove stoHdlly bo- ima iiDonited Home today, miles out from the historic Jioer river aRBlnst what wa of- iiiUncc ' only wobk ra- Tho bnltlo to destroy the en- HIV rniAlln..n- ...in ..r ' II Hl communlquo. I Tiu li "P nve captured j n the Avezznno highway Brill h Joru,cn!,t of Rome, tho S'u00! tnrtny ln'a broadcast mird by NBC. - K ,Eney Trapped to.?: MnrK.W. Clark's Hi.tiu uvc. "owed or reached WTIbor all tho way from Rome illl ?"?? "id enemy divisions v .? t,ho "at'nntl below the In ln doaPO,to straits. , , well n i"slnl ' aroa alone, tnte1; u2000 P'Jwnorii apparl out f Vu ul "no'o 10 scramoio Ul the allied net bocauso all --miiuca on Pago Nine) - doming Center Uove Bend , IhfcD, Juno 8 m - Ice fn- p Abbot's army ,sBrv- Kn'i In the "near future." t. ffi. fay Cbl. .Eugene "ter ? P"Do relations of mand "w ninth service-corn-the t;,,rt Douglas, Utah,-that nd 1 K?,"ter wlHi be permanent Oreenn 0 use of' the central k th ,camP will be announced . itiMmpmi Abbot, situated 18 vatlS $th,t Bend.vwas actl Srr!!S 17 as an en ler, -mP'acement training cen- '11 of bi aiia was the Blt0 ,ast Iflvoiuifl nt military maneuver! - y"! qme - 75,000. .trpopi.; , Allies Hurl 77.000 Planes i Into Grand Invasion; Nazi Resistance Proves Feeble ',. By W. W. HERCHER SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 6 (P) Through a rolling ocean of clouds 5000 feet thick, . allied air forces threw 11,000 aircraft of almost every typo Into tho grand Invasion of Europe today, bombing and straf ing miles of Normandy's beaches and flying Inland to break, tho enemy s communications. Two things stood out in the afr operations launched in sup port of tho landings ln northern Franco. Tho first was the mass of airplanes the allies were able to put into tho sky in weather described as "Just fair." . Thoiother was the absence of German resistance. , , Biggest Yet , : In a blasting herald to the In vasion, tho British bomber com mand sent moro than 1300 of its biggest ships roaring across tho channel last night and early to day in the heaviest aerial attack ever aimed at German batteries along the French coast. - Ten attacks were' executed bo- tweon' 11:30 p. m. and sunrise, each with 100 or more oi'tne heavy bombers. . . Other British aircraft attack ed the ' northwestern 'German railroad cUy of Osnabruck with out loss. . ' ' . Tho stunning aerial bombard ment fell on the Normandy land ing beaches- asthejffrstphases Cabaret Tax Cut By Senate Vote WASHINGTON, June fl'W) The senate today, approved com promise legislation raising the mihlh i: ilnht. limit from S210.- 000,000,000 to ,$260,000,000,000 and cutting the cabaret tax from 30 to per cem., - n..'iiiu atlll -must knnrnvn . ,4 11a iiwudv oM.. "ri the conference-committee ver sion' before the bill goes ...16. President Roosevelt. . . . ; of the coordinated assault began. There was a complete cloud cover-over some of the-' RAF coastal targets during the night, but the air ministry declared it was no obstacle to. the;. welli trained Pathfinder crews. ' ' . Tho RAF had begun to attack the coastal targets in earnest on May 7, in undertaking one of its most difficult assignments. The targets were very small and well protected. They had to be hit at night. . During that time the bomber command had made 40 attacks on 24 sites and made direct hits on tho vital parts of 12 of these sites as well as doing other dam age, the air ministry said. Montgomery Well Phased ALLIED ARMIES HEAD QUARTERS, June 6 (P) Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery; commander of the group of armies invading ' France, said this afternoon he was pleased with the initial phase of the landing operations. ' Tho sharp-featured general ap peared quite happy as he told of a f Ive-polht recipe for vic tory he had given his officers shortly before the. invasion signal. . "; He .listed the five points as (IV Allied solidarity; (25 Often slvo eagerness; (3) , Enthusiasm; (4) Confidence and (5) All-out effort. --- . . ' Berlin Tells Of Romania Battles I ' i. . .. . . -.i .-, : rTftwnnW' .Tuna t& Thfl Berlin radio reported tonight that big air patties aeveiopea over Romania, today between nazl fighters tnd ' bombers -.of tho allied Mediterranean air force EDS COOKING HUGEB L ' Bv HENRY C. CASSIDY !. MOSCOW. June 6 iPl Rus- jlan armies were understood to day to oe massing ana prepar ing to perform their part oi me joint allied task of . crushing LONDON,. June 6 (Fl Rui ian troops have-repulsed L new German attacks in th are north and northwest af lul-in Roman- la, th broadcast soviet communi que said tonight. Germany with a blow from the east, combined with Gen. Eisen hower's Invasion . from the west and Gen. Alexander's thrust up the Italian rjeninsula. The invasion o f nortnwest (Continued on Page Nine) Directs Assault r - i v ' " j Tw I, AX f ' """ " If General Sir - Bernard Mont ?omrr. who chased Rommel's orces ever . African . sands, is now leading allUd tend force U. 1 U. lima.. .. ! t ,m.(iMTW;i..iitiT-.,. inJtrance -''-'-'.---.:--'' . - . ; fi ens By WES GALLAGHER ' SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 6 (AP) The al lies landed in the Normandy sectiomof. north west France early today and by evening had- smashed their way inland on a broad front, making good a gigantic air and sea invasion- against unexpectedly slight German opposition. Prime Minister Churchill said part of the record-shattering number of parachute and glider troops were fighting jn; Caen,, nine Smiles inland, and had seized a number of import tant bridges in the invasion area. : . ' , , ' - Four thousand ships and thousands, of smaller landing craft took the- thousands on American, British and Canadian, seaborne, forces from England to France under protec-. tion of 1 1,000 allied bombers and fighters who wrought gigantic havoc with the whole elaborate coastal defense stem'tjiat tKe!.-hd2is-had-.spent four years building. Naval gun-j tire completed the job, and the beachheads were secured quickly. - r Allied losses in every branch were.declared to.be far less-than had been counted upon in advance. . . . . : -'; ' ; . ' - - ' ' ,' ' '. ' '.. .The Germans, said sthe landings took place from Cher bourg to Le Havre a front -of about 100 miles, and that a strong airborne force was: fighting as far inland as Rouen, 41 miles east of Le Havre. : Churchill Wems Commons . Churchill told .commons:-". . ' "All this, of course; although very valuable as a first and vitally essential step, gives no, indication whatever of what may be the course of-the battle in. the next-days and weeks, because the enemy will now- probably-endeavor to concen trote on this area. . . ' ' ' . "If), that event) heavy -fighting will, soon begin and will $ontinUt.lt is therefore a.most serious time that we are en- uppn. : T-V.tx-.::.-;:v.: ;- :.. . ousands ' of :ihfahlv-trained , trooDs leaped down, well behind nazi lines from carrier sky trains boring through the rainy, - stormy night,; and a headquarters otticer declared this "very large scale"" operation was "carried out with great precision-. Our. losses in aircraft were extremely small. . It was a fine job rery fine indeed." : - . ' The airborne' troops-carried the brunt of early battle,xre-. qn;fl la'rg 'diversion and rnany demolitions. littl opposition in th 'channel, 'v ,.i n- grana -assauir scneauieq Tor yesjejaoy iDut- rxatrX'ttjWUWwtrA"-.:,-.;, INVASIOII BY THE HOUR AND nillUTE By Th AssocteUd Pru : 12:37 A. M. (Eastern war tins) German news agency Transocean broadcasU that allied Invftton baa begun. , liOO A. M. German DNB agen cy, broadcasts Le Havre, being bombarded violentlv and Ger man- naval craft fighting, allied landing craft off coast. 1:56 A. M. Calais radio Said 'This Is. D-Day." . 2:31 A. M.' Sooketman from Qn. fclsennower in nroaacest from London -warns -people - of European invasion coast that "a new phase ot tne amea air oi fansiv has . begun"; and orders them to move 32 miles inland. . 3:29 A. M. Berlin radio says Tint center of oravity is caen. big city .at baie of .Normandy pninsula. , . - - . .. . - c- 3:32 A. M. - Supreme head quarters,, allied - expeditionary force, - announces - that , allied armies, began landing on aorth- ern coast of France. ' , 3:' 3:40 A. M. SHAEF announces Gen. Sir Bernard, L. Montgom ery is in command, of assault army comprising Americans, British; Canadians. 3:42 A. M. Berlin says heavy allied warships are shelling L Havre and parachute troops are floating down on Normandy, 4:00 A. M. Suorem .head quarters says a number of feints preceded invasion. . :U7 A. M. uermans say allies were reinforced at dawn at the mouth of th Seine near L Havre. 4:47 A. M. French patriots warned to evacuate areas- 22 miles bordering coast to escape aerial bombardment. 5:35 A. M. Berlin reports strong air attacks on Dieppe; avi cruiser and landing boat have been sunk off Cherbourg. 5:4s A. M. Enemy says four British narachut divisions land ed between L Havre and Cher- bourer. ' 5:50 A. M. U. S. battleships and marines narticinatina. 6:24 A. M. Prim Minister Churchill says 4000 ships ' and several - thousand , lesser craft formed probably world's greatest Invasion armada: "Everything is proceeding according to plan. . 7:03 A. M. German destroy ers and ' E-boats rushing into operational area and "no doubt are being dealt with," headquar ters says. H-hour announced as between 6 and 8 a. m. British time (midnight and 2 a, m. EWT.) 7:08 A. M. Allied landing forces establish' beachheads, and are advancing inland, aerial pic tures show. ..RAF. bombers at tacked Osnabruck, Germany, air ministry announces.- 7:24 A. M. Swedish reporters In Berlin report dosen landings with main attack toward. Caen; 1 7:32 A.' M. Supreme head quarters announces beachhead secured and dug in.- . 8:01 A.M. .Germans announce allied landings on channel -is lands of Guernsey and Jersey; say. allied tanks tend at - Arro manches midway between Cher bourg and L Havre: allies inces santly deploying assault boats off uystrenam. .- i i B:io A M- Paris radio says battle in Normandy "seems to b gaining aeDtn. ' .... : 8:34 A. M. Berlin riDetl "fierce lighting going on every where" with nasi counter thrusts In oroaress. ; 8:10 A. M. Big channel guns on r rncn coast tire on Dover. i 8:15 A. M. ,11,000 allied ! (Continued on Page Nine) Invasion Features, -News On Pages 8-9. bcfaeV?until'-1bdw K the hlqhly vaunted firman -defenses -much less formidable in every de prtte'jif.l .V.kjvjs: i-j vf'A. "I; Allied . Losses Small ;":,7irb3cne-frbops .'whorled the 'assault before daylight on-a history-making'scale suffered-"extremely small", losses in the aii',; -headquarters' -disclosed ;. tonight, 'even though the : great pldrii'f lee'ts extended 'acrtoss 200.:miles.of'.sky and used navi-gdtion'lights-to:keep fo'rmatibh.-" ; -: .i Naval losses-tor-th seaborne forces -were described at hedidauarfers'as-."very, ve'ry-snidll," althougri 4000 ships and seVeral thousand -.smaller craft: participated ' in : taking the American, Canadian, and ' British, troops' to' France. ; ., . ..Coastal batteries were virtually, silenced by .the guns or. the British,' American and allied fleets, including, battleships; and the beachheads 'were :speedily consolidated.- -'-V ' ' Britain s- Prime ; Minister: .hurchiii-; in -announcing .the successful .invasion to. the; house- of commons at noonf six hours after the firsb seaborne troops' landed said the land ings were "the'first of a. series." ,". , . Allied bombers, climaxing y 6 hours or steady pounding. lashed German coastal defenses, this morning'; with. . 10,000 tons -of. explosives. . . .. . . -'! : . ; : , V . . . .. FJglters who" wentout:to guard the; beaches .had little to do.fjowf ver, .as tne Lierman airTorce up tin noon naa-Tiown only tSQ.'sbrties -against "the invading forces.-: .'";.' ' -. - i uoerina wans rorce .... . - .- -. - - Cermani were known to have Drobablv 1750 fidhters" and;50p. bombers, to meet the attack. :Why they did not use therrt 'tit the start, was not oDnarent. but allied: airmen Warned that .-violent reaction might be expected soon, . noting that Herivian-Coering in-an order of the day had told his air forces) "The invasion'rnust be .beaten off even if the Luftwafife per ishes. ' ' ... - , ' ' ' . . . German broadcasts 'said" the; allies jsehetrated several kilometers ; in between Caen-and Isigny, which, are-35 miles apart1 and, respectively," nine' arid two miles from the sea. " . German opposition apparently was less effective than ex pected, although fierce in many -respects,-and the Germans said, -they were bringing reinforcements continuously up to the coast, where a-battle of life or death is in progress. - The seaborne troops, led by ajta a - an ' ' " " V 'i vxeu.. iau cuiiimu xj. iviuiiiuiii- i icK r ever i axes Death Toll Here A : death by - tick fever was recorded-today when Lee Ad kins, 40; employe of the Ivory Pine company, died at the Hill side hospital. ' Adkins .- in - survived . by ' two brothers, O. C. Adkins of Carls- Daa, (jam:, ana- Julian AdKins of San Diego, and a sister, Mrs. Gustaf son, ' also of San Diego. He has been an employe' of the Ivory Pine company- for the past three years. . . .. Longshoremen Called to Jobs i PORTLAND, ; June 6 () All longshoremen given temporary releases for other war jobs dur ing the recent ' slack shipping period here Lave been - called back and 82' imriorted from Nbrth Bend, said Ernest Baker, secretary-oi tne Portland Jjong shoremen's: union.; . ,. , WEATHER ' ' Jun 6, 1844 Max. (Jun 5) 78. Mln..... .48 Precipitation last 24 hour' .15 Stream year t date 8.45 Normal .11.21 Last year.;..l7.U ., ... Tmjium n. .... erv. surged across the. channel from England by 4000 regular ships, and additional . thousands of smaller craft. They were preceded by massed flights of parachute and glider forces who landed in land during the dark. indications were, that- tne allies intended to seize the Nor mandy peninsula with its ports and airdromes as the first base of . their campaign to destroy the power of nazi Germany. . . . Istes Hit The - initial landings were made from 6 to 8:25 a. m. Brit ish time (midnight to 2:25 a. rh.. EWT.) The Germans said sub sequent landings were made on the English channel isles of Jersey and Guernsey and. that invasion at new points oh the continent was expected hourly. ; Aside from . confirming that Normandy was the general area of the assault, supreme head quarters of the allied expedi tionary force ' was silent con cerning the location for tactical reasons.,---1'- .''-...-.. . i From Moscow came word that the Russian army was massing in preparation for another great attack from the east as its part in defeating Germany. ;: .; ir '-, ; All reports from the beach head, meager though they were ih specific detail, agreed that the allies had made good the great gamble, of amphibious . ..(Continued on P Nine).. BULLETINS Oil PROGRESS OF INVASION SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. Jun 8 UPi WedneC day, Jun 7 (if) Allied forc4 succeeded in their initial land ings and fighting continues, said? th SHEAF early today. J f In its second communique oaf ih invasion. SHAEF said that th allied assault force met TWO GROUPS JOIN T. NEW . YORK. June- 6 (iW-J-f NBC heard .the. secret German underground . station, - Atlantic; say tonight that .two groups of allied - forces which, landed north and northwest :of ..-Blaye have joined.. . . . j. , WASHINGTON,. June 8 JPh Reporting the European invasion "up - to schedule."- President Roosevelt announced today th loss .of two united, states de. . troy era and - an- LST (tending hip, tanks) in-the first push., ,- These covered Ships reported lost "up to noon today," he told his-new conference, addingu.,.' Aircraft -losses were approxi mately one per cent. : . ; MINNEAPOLIS, Jun 8 UP) Listening to Invasion reports, A. ntwman, 61. superintendent of th Minneapolis fir depart; ment telegraph alarm system collapsed and died today in Min neapolis General hospital. . . LONDON, Jun 8 (OV-Prim Minister Churchill announced to day that allied airborne xroopk had captured several - strategic -bridges in France before they could be blown up and that ",'.: ' (Continued on Pafee Nme) v. ' -. -. .; v.:- i Pearl Harbor . - Win Scored by ? Republicans "WASHINGTON. June (Pi House ' republicans gained vic tory today in a drive to force court martial proceedings in the Pearl ' Harbor case . before the November general elections. . - : Alter splitting earner -along party lines the house passed, 305 to 35, legislation extending for only three months the - period beyond which officers accused of negligence would be immune from prosecution. . v. Democrats sought unsuccess fully to extend the statute of limitations for - courts-mamai growing out of the December 7, 1941 attack for 12 months be- yond tomorrow and to eliminate the republican-backed move to force proceedings within three months. Invasion Held Up by Weather SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 8 UP) The allied landings in France were post poned 24 hours due to bad weather, it was learned todayi They were originally scheduled for yesterday morning, -. i As the time for the original D-Day approached there wi dear sky, but the weatherman warned that a storm was coir ing and Gen. Eisenhower pos Soned the operations lor Zi ours. - ' . ' Although the weather tUn loqked bad when the Invasion finally was . order, the predic tions were for clearing skies and the expedition moved, out. -