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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.