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ACE 5 CENTS; KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944 D-DAY . NO.. 10126
'y! Allies Strike Through Northern France . ;
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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. :
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BEYQND RDM
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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
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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
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' 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
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f ' """ " If
General Sir - Bernard Mont
?omrr. who chased Rommel's
orces ever . African . sands, is
now leading allUd tend force
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inJtrance
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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. -