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Newspaper Page TextM fo) am 15)15) JM) Cnn Vi7 o)fP let PENINSULA June 19. 1944 . FRANK JENKINS I tho weckond, our Amor n, cut off tho tip of tho oiiru peninsula. Isolating Jft 000 to 30,000 Germans , city ond Its near vicinity, -h now In to "liquidate" 'nnzla nnd tuku over tho ".wwl 11 very much. Illli-r neemii to bo In Icukuo ii,,. wmitlior. Flcklo nnd iiuMy trom tho. start, It hns mod seriously todny. Rising M-inornlnK. 00-mllo galo .in a In tho channel com nm ilia northcimt, which is rornl posslblo direction, s tg bis wnvei directly onto rcndi head, with nil the of the wind behind them, ll can Imnglno whut unload ten and henvy equipment In H0I1 III IIKO, Speed u port, where wo cim tnloiid men nnd 1111)011611 in i,i of wenthor. The Gor- (know our need, nnd know f obtaining It will mean to ind TO THEM. Wo enn f for Cherbourg to be do M to tho last Ccrmiin, for I Is Important nnd every t the enemy can delay ui i ls helpful to him. ncnkii volumes for the cx lienco of our command, the Ileal functioning 01 our mnti' jnnlnmont nnd the grlmcour Of our men thnt in tho fnce rather tliut linn steadily red our enemy we have been i.to got ashore nnd establish I seems to bo n secure bench I nnd In addition slice off Isolnto nn Important port, ' I enn expect tho Germans to liold Cherbourg to tho Inst Ible hour, mennwhlle de ling Ils facilities as nearly possible as they, did at J Cherbourg, however, nature as tn favor us a little. The il docks thero are hewn out IOLID ROCK, which Is hard leslroy. tacc we get possession of the 1, our engineers ought to be 1 to mnko oven better speed ((storing it thnn thoy did, nt flc.4, whore their work ol ration was amazingly swift. Dll Americans have been do ing tho scctaculnr Job nnd rently have been Inking je than their normal share of punishment, but wo rnuitn't let thnt at bloody Caen the fish nnd Cnnndinns hnvo been IiDINQ OFF tho Gcrmnn torcd strength that , would prevented us from cutting ' Cherbourg if it could -have ( at us. k BE Gcrmnn rocket bombs ore still falling In England by the tdrcds, causing casualties and nngc.' The ". dispatches arc ttlous in referring to them, In ting rigid censorship. One urnlng officer, for example, permitted to bo quoted todny saying thnt it Is "quieter 011 I beach hend in France thnn in tthcrn England" which might construed ns describing either (Ulet bench head or a very UN let England. Xhe dispatches state flatly, wrvcr, thnt "In six days of CESSANT bombardment with tir now weapon tho Germans ye railed to halt the dispatch SINGLE ship to the French ichos." I . I FEW of tho oldsters will bo fable to recall tho nervous U in this country during tho It war when tho Germans woro rnbnrdlng Paris with their fstcrlous long-range gun, which 10c a good story but. was a lliuiry flop. Tho Germans in to lovo theso spectacular ms. Maybe this-is anoiner JHE Russians have taken (j Kolvlsto fortress, at the uth of Vilpurl bay, nnd are Wiling northward toward VII Bl itself. Tho Swedes say the jhns will quit If thoy lose llpurl as thoy did in 1040. to Russlnns hnvo advanced S3 Ucs In nlno days, through the fo Mannerheim lines, Which ro tho best that German mil try engineering could produce. CHURCHILL, in a speech at the I Mexican embassy in London OUR DAYS AGO, made this Moment: "Tho months of this timer may bring full success to cnuso of freedom," which is I orator's way of saying we y lick tho nermann bv fall. :(Tho censor regarded his state nt ns so Important that it has n hold up until today.) Com 8 from anyone1 else, wo Suldn't pay much attention to rout unurcnlll has Deen per- Itentlv rpnllatln (The Now York stock market 5 oft on another peaco boom ticler. . lllfi Mnrinnna mil American hoys, after rebelling Jan tank suits, are halfway across Jman (not over 7 or 8 miles foe) and approaching the nd's most Important airfield, B Blak island (far to the south, 'It off the New Guinea coast) ve advanced only 800 yards u aays. As wo near tho Inner defenses their home front door, tho Ipsare fighting grimly, with : (Continued on, Page Two) PRICE 5 CENTS Troops Halfway Across U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR, Juno IB (!) Amer ican soldiers and marines, fight ing their wny through hot cane flelds hallway across Snlpan Island In tha Mnrlnnns nftcr re pelling Jupuncsu nssuults by tanks und by landing craft, drovo down toward tho island's principal harbor and naval base nt Mnglclcnno bay today. Slightly more than 100 miles southward, American warships bombarded Gunm heavily for the first time In tho wnr. Adm. Chester W. Nlmitz, in announc ing that this former American baso had been s h 0 1 1 e d last Thursday, gnvo no Indication as ' Prosecution of adults respon sible for delinquent acts of Juven iles was discussed by Circuit Judge David K. Vandonbcrg be fore the . grand Jury Monday morning, and ho advised tho jur ors 10 examine mis angle 01 tno Juvenile- problem from the stand point of more -vigorous action by the district attorney's office. Judge Vandenberg said that In the past Juveniles had been held accountable lor their ac tions, but In many enscs grown ups, who hnd been responsible, had been "turned loose." Ho snid that tho Juvenile officer handles the prosecution of Juveniles, and that prosecution of responsible adults -Is a matter for the dis trict attorney s office. The "court read parts of Ore gon law relating to the subject and holdina that' adults respon sible for delinquent acts of Juven iles are guilty ot a crime. Judge Vandenberg . addressed tho grand jury at the opening of tho Juno term of court. Ho point ed out that tho jury had been held -i over from the previous term! but thnt tho hold-over was not "temporary" as had been in dicated in tho press. .... After hearing the Judge's in structions, tho grand Jury went Into secret session. , Hengyang Road Threatened CHUNGKING, Juno 19 (IP) Japanese forces have made a further advance southward to- A ,ltnl Pnnlnn.HnnkQW railway junction of Hengyang, driving several miies uuiuw tnt turcd Chuchow In their Hunan thn Chinese high command said tonight. This force renched the norm bank of the Lu river, less than 75 miles northeast of Hengyeng, the high commnnd said, also re porting thnt in tho suburbs of encircled Chnngslia, fierce fight ing continued unabated. Across the Slang river from tho be sieged Chinese bastion, in the foothills of the Yuehlu moun 4atn ' nthni- cnntftilnnrv fishtlng was reported in progress. Crest of Flood Expected v a ms AS nTV. Juno 19 IJFt rvatt tho MUcnnrl river flood was expected to reach Kansas City tonight where a stage of 22.5 feet was forecast by the weather bureau. No overflow Is expected at Kansas City but upstream, the Missouri had in undated thousands of acres of farmland. Foreign Policy Discussion Stems From Procope Matter WASHINGTON, June 19 (P) United States foreign policy was discussed in both houses of con gress todny as Secretary of State Hull declined to discuss specific matters thnt led him to hand Finnish Minister Hjnlmar J. Procope his passport last week. . Senator Vandenberg (R-Mlch.) brought up the Finnish action in tho senate, expressing deep re gret over the state departments action and voicing hope ot elev enth hour intervention by. this country to bring about a Russian-Finnish armistice, Across the capitol, Rep. Coffee (D-Wash.) proposed a resolution recommending that the United States sever diplomatic relations with Spain and extend aid to Spanish guerrilla armies to per In The Shanta - Saipan to whether an invasion was in prospect. Fifteen hundred miles to the south, just below the equator, Mitchell medium bombers and escorting P-38 fighters tempo rarily neutralized Japan s last remaining effective alrbase In wow uulnca. They destroyed 50 enemy planes at Sorong and sank five enemy merchantmen and half a dozen smaller ves sels. Nlmitz also announced that army Liberators and navy Ven turas bombed Matsuwa, Para mushiro, Shlmushiri and Shum shu islands in the Kurile chain Wednesday and Thursday and shot down one of 34 intercept ing planes. ' Radio Tokyo reported that hundreds of bombers nnd fight ers attacked two islands in the Kazan group 750 miles north west of Saipan, Friday. Ameri can planes raided the Kazan and Bonin islands for the first time on Wednesday, destroying 47 Japanese planes and sinking or damaging more than a dozen ships or small water craft. Counter-Attacks The Saipan beachhead estab lished by marines, with the support of army infantry Unit, at last . reports extended' from Aglngan point on the south western tip, where the Ameri can; 'landed last Wednesday, live and t half miles. -up'-.'tht west coast almost to 'Garapan, the island's largest town. Japanese units strongly counter-attacked with tanks . before dawn Friday, after the Yanks had pushed north and oast for two miles and captured the coastal village and airstrip of Charan-Kanoa, and . the island town of Hlnashisu, more than hallway across the island: Meld eacie Holding staunchly, the Amer icans forced the enemy back. Inflirtine heavy casualties and knocking , out ' 28 Nipponese tanks. ; , Early Saturday the, Japanese (Continued on rage iwoi Churchill Says Summer May See End of War LONDON. Juno 16 (P Prime Minister Churchill, in a speech delivered at the Mexican embassy four days ago and per mitted to be published only to doy, said the months of this summer moy"bring full success to tho cause ot freedom. He said the invasion of Nor mandy was a great tactical sur nrlre to the Germans Who did not know it was coming until they saw the ships and "it may be that events will occur in -the next few months which will show us whether we are soon to be released of the curse which has been laid upon us by the Germans. Huge Force of C-47's Land AN ADVANCED LANDING GROUND IN FRANCE. June 16 (Delayed) (P) The biggest number of freight - carrying C-47's to land on French soil since the invasion began came down here and at another ad vancod landing ground today with tons of .small arms, am' munition and medical supplies.. Major Stephen Parkinson of Plandome, Long Island, N. Y., who used to pilot planes for Millionaire Marshall Field, was in command. Flying under cover of P-47 lighters, they are toting vital supplies to u. o. -iignung forces. mit them to overthrow the Fran co regime. "Rullmt Patriot" Vononhnrff. ntifi nf his nnrtv's principal spokesmen on the sen ate foreign relations committee, on 1,1 ho hplleve. that ProcoDC. "n eallant Finnish patriot," is not suiltv of anything which "tnm snlelv" from "dis. traught anxiety" for his home land. ...... He added, however, that "I stand by my own government in enh moltorci In time of war." Hull -at his news conference declined to state specifically what actions "inimical" . to the nf tho United States WWB . T attaches to cauVe the department (Continued on page wo; Caticade Wonderland KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, r4feL r This picture illustrates progress1 beinq made on the Klamath dubbed "Shasta View Homes" by on an adjoining site for trailer FINN'S KEY CITY By HENRY C. CASSIDY MOSCOW,, June 19 (A) Soviet field dispatcnes declared today' that the red army had smashed forward to the thresh old of Viipuri, key city in southern Finland, after break ing the Mannerheim line and capturing Koivlsto fortress at the mouth of Viipuri bay. Farther inland on the Kare lian isthmus the Russians were reported to have, driven two and a' ha.hVrnll.ei past the Man nerheim fine in the Murila sec- Whiln rrha ""Kin1 prmi'i' ' 1oH flank- had -made the most pro gress aiong.tne uuif of Finland dispatches said that, -the right wing : on ine opposite 4 side of the isthmus now. was . advanc ing: along Lake, Ladoga, captur ing numerous points. Prospects Bright - Gen. Leonid A. GoVorov's L e ft I h g r ad"' forces ' which launched . the offensive) nine days ago"' appeared to have broken the back of the Finnish army after piercing- the. en emy's three lines 'in the defense of Karelia and prospects for an early complete victory over Finland seemed' bright. -. The Russians -quick success was attributed largely to tre mendous artillery b a r r a g e s which pulverized Finnish posi tions. Front dispatches dis closed that the Katiusha, the red army s secret gun, was used for the first time in Finland in the present drive. - ' Reached Line The red army reached the Mannerheim line Saturday, three days after breaking the Raivola-Yoki line, and breached the old Mannerheim- forts yes terday in a single swift rush. A Pravda disDatch said sov iet army men were "electrified" by their first view of the Man- nerhelm pillboxes '" which they nad blown up in tne soviet- in- nlsh war of 1BS9-1940. The Russians attacked at dawn yesterday, smashing en emy pillboxes and trenches with artillery fire. After the barrage (Continued on Page Two) Man Killed in Train Wreck LA JUNTA, Colo., June 19 (IF) One man was killed and at least 50 persons were injured today in the collision of two Santa Fe railroad passenger trains on a siding in southeastern Colorado, near Fowler. The dead man was Charles E. Edeleln of Wheat Ridge, near Denver. Four military ambulances from La Junta army air' base, private . ambulances from La Junta and Fowler and several private autos carried the injur ed to hospitals in La Junta and at the air base. Several cases were taken to Pueblo when La Junta hospitals became filled to capacity. . Robot Planes Jet-Propelled LONDON, June 19 (A) The British air ministry news service today announced that Hitler's robot planes are jet-propelled and are launched from a ramp with the aid of- a take-off rocket. Thev are not radio-controlled but are operated by an automat ic pilot set before the launching. Once' the missile has, been launched the enemy has no con trol over its movements. . , - MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1944 Klamath Housing Project the federal housing authority. houses. Many of the trailer houses Malin Rings Up $249,485 In Fifth War Loan Sales The remarkable total of $249, 485 in war bonds was rung up at, Malin Saturday night, with five marines stimulating the auc tion by offering their campaign ribbons and citations to bond buyers. : .-..; Klamath countyls Fifth War Loan campaign benefitted from the Malin rally as follows: E bonds. $117,385. . F bonds, $100. . . : G bonds, $4000. . C bonds, $28,000.. . - Treasury certificates, . $249,: 485. v.,: i-,, , ..ti t,i ii ! The bond sale was sDonsored fey the Merrill Moose lodge, with Ray"Van Meter as-general chairman. He is president .of the Oregon . State Moose associ ation. ( Charles Wiese was auc tioneer,, assisted by Lee Orr. : , ... Offer Ribbons Marine feature of the auction developed when five men from the Klamath Marine Barracks offered to donate their ribbons and citations for sale at.the auc tion. Bond buyers paid $37,500 Japs Withdraw From Assam - SOUTHEAST" ASIA COM MAND HEADQUARTERS,. Kan- dy, Ceylon, June 19 (IP) The last Japanese have been thrown out of Assam, in northeastern India, and operations are . pro ceeding satisfactorily to drive the rest off the Kohima-Imphal road in Manipur, it was announced today. Large-scale withdrawals, of Japanese south and east toward Ukhrul, 24 miles northeast of Imphal, were observed and the congested columns were strafed by the RAF, allied headquarters said. . . . The monsoon was slowing al lied operations, however, and rubber boatswere employed to maintain some positions and evacuate casualties. Two Earthquakes Hit Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, June 19 (P) Downtown buildings swayed. residences trembled, burglar alarms were set off and many persons fled into the streets as two earthquakes jolted Los An geles and nearby cities yester day. Two lighter quakes were felt early today in communities just south of here. The shocks yesterday were the strongest since those of March 10, 1933, when 121 persons were killed and property damage of S7S,uuo,oou caused in uompton Long Beach and Los Angeles. There was no material damage reported from the shocks, the first recorded at 5:03 p. m. and the second at 8:05 p. m. Oregon Delegates To Back Dewey PORTLAND, June 19 (P) Oregon's delegates to the repub lican national convention will give full support' to Thomas E. Dewey, Chairman Henry . col lier said toda). At its recent organization meeting the delegation refused to indorse the New York gov ernor, contending the pledges signed by each delegate as can didate were sufficient. ; Collier said he had since been advised by all members they , in tend to vote for Dewey and Gov. Earl 'Warren of California for vice-president if they are nomin ated. . Max. (June 19) 81 Mln. .44 Precipitation last 24 hours .04 Stream year to date 9.22 Normal 11.55 Last year 17.14 Forecast: Warmer Moving Along Now federal' housing project, near the Framework is up on the row-housing, and work is being speeded nave arrived. . for the ribbons, . most of which were handed, back to the marine contributors..' . The. marines who participated were Privates First Class Jim Jarrell, ribbons and stars; George Shrambro, presidential citation, ribbons and stars; Even Lenoir, Purple Heart; H. .T. Cogglns, presidential citation, and Thomas Tomejelli, presidential citation. Speakers . Mayor John Houston of Klanv ath Falls, was master of cere monies and speakers included Barracks) ' Commander Lowell CoggeshaU of the Barracks;-Joe Hicks, county bond drive chair man; J., V; Owens,, county war finance vice-chairman, and ;Wal ter Bommersheim, ..representing .tne navy air station.. . . . - .-. -Merrill,' -Henley and Tulelake helped make the drive a success with generous bond purchases. The total .was credited to .various communities as -follows: . 000; E bonds, $78,210;.total'$148!- Merrill Treasury certificates, $50,000; E: bonds, $22,675; .total $72,675. . ..... - : Henley C bonds, $5000; E bonds, $3000; total $8000. '' . Tulelake E bonds, $3500. Many special prizes were of fered, including three kittens, to bond buyers.. .. Owens. and.Hicks of the campaign committee warmly praised the Malin effort. Hearings Set on Heating Problems Public hearinEs on the heat ine problem, will be conducted Tues day morning and afternoon in the council chambers of the city hall. The hearings will involve the' heat and steam problem and aiso tne request of tne.tviamath Heating' company " to increase its .rates. Public Utilities Commissioner George H. Flagg and David Don, chief engineer, .will conduct the hearing. There were to have been investigations and separate stud ies-made -of the problems and reborts made at the meetings. The heat problem will be aired at 10:30 and the request for increased rates will be heard at 1:30. These hearings -are open to all interested parties. Weather Bad In Channel . - LONDON. June -10 (A) The wind rose swiftly in the strait of Dover today and by noon was blowing a gale from the north northeast, with gusts registering up to; 60 miles an nour. Nazis Continue Rocket Bomb Assaults on Britain By JAMES KING i LONDON, June 19 (IP) Ger many's rocket bomb assaults on southern England continued for the fifth successive day as a number of the fire-spitting, jet propelled robot planes zoomed across the coast just after day break today. Intermittent activity was re ported over the same area dur ing the night,'-with some resul tant casualties' and damage1, though the attacks did not seem as heavy as the previous night. The element of newness at tached to Hitler's latest "secret wsnnn" wnnwearins off - rapid ly, hc-weverc' and British de Number 19138 southeast city limits, officially E OF ELBA REPORTED By LYNN HEINSERLING ROME. June 19 VP) French colonial battalions captured Pdrtoferraio and now hold the "greater part of the . island of Elba," headquarters announced today, while on the Italian peninsula mud-spattered allied troops - made - gains on - botn flanks and in the center of their line, taking Assisi, . the birth place of St. Francis. (NEW YORK, June 19 (IP) The British radio - said - in broadcast recorded by CBS that lata . reports stated' "the . entire island of Elba ii" in "; French bands,") .' '.':;. '-.' . Bearing' down 'determined Ger man resistance . on JSiba: tne French - have rounded. -up .sev eral hundred prisoners, includ- ing several high officers, a com munique said. Before taking - Fortoferraio, the capital on the north coast. the1 French captured Napoleon's (Continued on. Page . Two) -: ......' '. , ... ..id . t- Prisoners Moved ToOfdCCC Camp Near Tulelake TULELAKE.,- June 19 Two hundred fifty German prisoners of. war from camp White arriv ed at the old TulelaKe-west side CCC camp last' weekend, and will be available for farm work in this area. The German' prisoners moved in. after Italian prisoners, who had been here for several-weeks, were removed from the - camp -to an unannounced destination. L,t, J.. Mason-is in-charge of the Ger man camp, assisted by Lt..Harold Gullet. . It;.is understood the German prisoners will-Bo out -in groups of 10, zo and 3U to wore, unoer a guard. Admiral Halsey - - - . Gets New Job WASHINGTON, June 19 (IP) Admiral-William F. Halsey Jr., who fears just one thing that the war might end before he lands in -Japan .has a new scrapping job and a fleet of his own to lead into battle. Halsey even now may be steaming with his fleet into ac tion in the Pacific. There is a strong possibility that his battle wagons and carriers may have played a big part in the strikes deep in Japanese territory at the Bonin and Volcano island groups, or in the Mariana island operations. ; ' - '' :: - fenses against these "b 1 i n d bombs" were taking shape...,. Reinforce'. All nvnr southern England re inforcements of anti-aircraft guns are being moved to special spots in efforts-to explode -the rocket bombs in the air as near the coast as possible. - rjnnrf visibility since the Ger mans unveiled their weapon last Thursday has made it possible to pin-point the launching grounds generally oenevea to oe m ine Pas He Calais area. Increasingly heavier allied air. attacks on this sector are to be expected. It now appears the robots are '., (Continued on rage j.wo HOLD MAD E STRONGER 50,000 Germans May Be Trapped in Net By WES GALLAGHER ' SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 19 (IP) Lt.' Gen. Omar N. Bradley's Amencait- troops squeezed within eight" miles of Cherbourg today and shelled the strategic port with their big guns tonight. -' Steadily strengthening their hold all across the peninsula, the Yankees turned back a single desperate German attack to break out of the trap, struck out both north and south to widen their cordon and captured Bricquebec, only 11 miles south, of the southern edge of Cheri bourg. "' The American-held zone across the base , of the peninsula has grown to twice its width since yesterday, it was said, ;.-' 50.000 Trapped Dispatches from Gen. Sir Ber nard L. Montgomery's 21st army group headquarters said as many as 50,000 Germans may have been caught in the Cherbourg net. . . t The nazi attempt to break out' was made at a point about 11 miles due south of the port. - The uermans lashed out in the darkness in a heavy local, attack near St. Jacques de Nehou, but were thrown back with heavy losses. ',',... Toward the eastern flank of the 116-mile Normandy front, British forces battled into the northern end of shell-torn Tilly.n Sur-Seulles, with the Germans--still holding in the southern part'. of tne town between ttayeau and Caen. Build Strength' - - Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley'i" troops, laying siege to Cher-f- bourg after thrusting a seven- mile-side corridor .xlear- iaeross -the peninsula, now are buildinga up strength for the -"next step," supreme headquarters said. uermans guns laid a heavier shell barrage on American-held Carentan, stronghold near the - eastern base of Cherbourg' pen'? insula. - ; - Other Americans on the north- eastern end of the line choking off Cherbourg fought toward the port from the Montebourg area, 14 miles to tne southeast. "Slight Advance" ' ; " (Berlin radio said U. S. forces had: made a "slight advance in the direction of Valognes. 10 miles southeast of Cherbourg, in dicating the German stronghold of Montebourg possibly is being ' by-passed.) - Liocal advances were scored on other sectors of the beach head, headquarters said. The Americans quickly broad ened the corridor flung across Cherbourg peninsula. - Choice The trapped Germans ap- peared to have the choice of fighting to the death - or sur rendering. i, The spearhead of Lt.' Gen. Omar N. Bradley's spectacular (Continued on Page -Two) -t Bonpmi Cabinet V Gets Approval ROME, June 19 (IP) The al-. ' lied governments, after delaying . a week, have approved the cab inet formed by Premier Ivanoe Bonomi at the request of Prince umberto, and it has now begun to function as Italy's new govern ment. ' ' ' The allies insisted that the new government assume all responsi bilities undertaken by the former government headed by Marshal Pietro Badoglio regarding the fulfillment of the terms of the Italian armistice, - and make no change in the monarchial insti tution. ; , WAR BULLETINS NEW YORK. June 19 (IP) V. S. ninth air force headquarter! have been permanently estab lished in France, the London x dio laid !onignt in a broadcast recorded by CBS. -r WITH BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE, June. 19 ff)BrilUh tommies, fighting in muddy, xaln-drenehed woods, drov; the Germans from a siction of for est southern ol Etcovilie aeroii the river Orne today and cap tured ' numerous prisoners In fantastically confused bailie, -v SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 19 (IP) Heidquai. fen announced t o n i a h t tn strangle hold on the Cherbourg peninsula hai bee lengthened by lexim of IscU attacks.