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Newspaper Page Text' ' ! 1 ; : : : : ; - liEi leralal : 1 Si 0- . f l ' 7 . . ' V l V C HnFMil 1IR7 T..f 17X7 , ' .; - :'::" IIWMIIWIi .- . ' aV . . ... - . , . .l( ...a M V V ftJ ( l. ifins ' "fell In vollow mc-n TRIED SvKn. ... ItHI! tl-turo of the bnltlo I. PRICE 5 CENTS lit The Shanin-CuHfade Wonderland KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1944 Number 10191 U..A The Jnp " ' ""v o ll"1 f cur,,,,r .?"rt JSi icrl l ullim 'lw ! Xw' w)l,,l ,h,m, "" 3'!v.'."',!!,l',r.,"r.l.;k Stiley vimiM wlnu their way ft S "Wr f,rrl'.r."' 0,.r T!.,, having no UldiKl la.M lo Go , for fre.h fuel ' bmb, &M bo UNABLE TO KUL, tow. ... Yanks Launch Attempt To Crack Cherbourg M -a- a It WAS mnrl II In It'll urrniiw ,mcn wcr, )imt TOO GOOD. Tli DISTANCE Oft ft DISTANCE, thry went after JU ..i-i-l, llw, rnnlltv eflc'i r"' " iincii lint come. . "tiww .might H caught H tffH ITS PLANES CONE. Whlim more helpless than ?!S force without defend- S P10""' . . I Mn. nrnb. Thty win :.".,- AlV tank two, ntav i ,.,-- .Jrf l- hrnv y damaged 6W total of 14. taind In Hie wfe vn ' ,ho (Miih China Tht " lobPth ofX- IS the Sunday buttle (when the v pluno, with a lo. o2o turf, m " to"""x .r,rv bin it (when we iwuin - M 40 plone and hot dowo only i. r.nn (or the dll Itrtnce. In the Monday evenlnK btttio Ihcre werert t many jnw ,. ... i ti.in nv CU(V1T DOWN. III our plnnen bad to do wa i to Wo anti-nircrnd (Ire and SINK MP SHII'S. ' n..r .i. i.,... uwrn relnl velv 1........ . niifid Ufa. eoinina w,mmiy ot our plnnoii were out f fuel or couldn l linn meir wny Wfk to their carrier In the I Unl In rnmA down m the water and take to their ..i heen l.tl.ny in initio r". r in rrxtud and other probably will UCRE are it, NEW ORIS IN FINLAND Finn Government Crisis, May Sue For Peace In Last Defenses Hit In Assault nu' 11 c-a r.iTT lr.urn SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, Juris 22 !' Gen. Dwight D. Eiienhower't iorcei un- kt. .itarnnnn with th(r nrimlAlt Hlllt lne lh ttormlna ol the bcht of Normandy- a combined land and air aiiacK inienaea 10 cries in iui antiun ui iv igiumu v o m revf aling (ltd In the battle la Hted oy Jmc' FlKhtlnu 8blp ai carry ln 60 plnnea. There are ui mtii to hnvo been five or lx Jp carrier In their lak forco including SMALLER onca. On Sunday wo SHOT DOWN Ml JAP PLANES. That Is to any, wo muni have ihot down the bulk of the plane the Jnpj icnt out. . . .' HERE on the imfe home front, wo nro Inclined to bo disap pointed bccnuio ttio Jnpa ran In l of flKhtlnu It out In a last Md decisive aland. If wo could btve cauiiht their wholo flocl ind imnshed It, the end of the wr would be at loast In slttht. 5 They didn't atnnd and fight to the doiith. , Hllrl U.. ...Hnlnr KV DO milled that they arc too weak to Ucklo us. By running, they left III friA lt Ulr nrt.nlnn of Sai- fn and build thcron air bnscs irom which wo can baiter jnpnn (with our Snner-Fortresscs) as hnvo been battorlng Gor wny. ... EXTREME enution In tho l'-' hnnrlllno nf (ho nCWS in dlcntes that tho bnttlo may not he over yet. Tho Japs MIGHT strlko ngnln, In greater orco. But wo certainly won tho rounti decisively.; AT Cherbourg todny, wo'rc In.... !.!.. l.,l n.n,,l nt- M,Mli: u Alllllt wi.-w... CK. nroendod hv n cloud of pombors and a mighty artillery wrngc, on tho Germans loft In inner cuy. inuyiu "I't"" flly propnrod to dlo fighting nin as mucn umo as wkj as mis is wriuen, uu Untrumn n mn..l.irt In hohlnd he bnrrnso to finish off the Moody job. . ' TUf D,,oin. I...IM. vllmirl In their . hnnds and Helsinki -pi' it tuii:iiii unit mib " " ltd, launch TWO new ossnulU fr, to tho north of tho present limiting tholr apparent purpose Jf'ng to elenr tho Lioningrmi n ""I..K rmiroiici ksvu hi,,,... Swedish reports say tho Finns vo reformed tholr cabinet and o now in a position to asK raos 5w for an armistice. (Thcro nave been two factions In nil' Unri n,r..n...,. nnrl nntl.nor- - f. l UVI 1, 1 ( I , - - rnan lilnn , rannnerneim, lonornl, has been generally re- z 1 " pro-nnzi 111 i" wnicsand training.) 0UR heavy American bombers "iinchlng area FOUR times In V" pnst 24 hours in aaynu in. ' nlglit the British heavies take i nwnnw .i,mn 22 ;Pi The red nrrnv hurled masses of men and equipment Into ,two new .iriuMB n lrntirt rrnnt north ul l,oke Uadogu toany in an ctiori to make a nulck end of the war with Finland, already reported In the throes of a government upheaval which may do mo pre Ia Itlrl fnr lunr Launching ot iw drive wiib announced Twl nlhl in n Mos cow communique, which also i tint irtulfti fnrcM nd vuncttig from captured VHpurl on ino Mireunn iswiniua ruuui t X ..L.A 1 ririnOM WfTO wilhln 20 end of the 1938-40 lnman-lus lnn war., ' I: - All,,. linn nhieurs pl.A1'nAtlllA.l .Itiiiillnn In Uel sink I ai the Russians intotuilfipd pressure on tho staggering-r in (tontinucn on AFL Convention Refuses Fourth Term Support EUGENE. Juno 22 (IT) Dele- gates to the 4Zna annum con " . i.... ihn sinin FoHerntion VVIIVIUtl w . - - a i ni,.,- r..fn,.H here Thursday In nnrinrtn a fourth term for President Roosevelt, advocating a non-partisan pomicBi policy. The resolution- calling for non-endorsement of the fourth term staled that while the fed eration was mindful of the labor gains made by the president. such a political mi should como from tho American Federation of Labor and not one of Its units. It was further held that it was not In order to make an endorsement Deiore the nominating committees of the political parties naa scn.-i.-w- cd their nominees. Map Shows War Bond Progress ALLIES PUSH NORTH 'Necktie Party' To Aid Drive mm i watt. A Wnsh.. June 22 ffl Tho Wagon Wheelers, a community booster organization, today hart tciegrapnuu .. tlons to the governors of tho 48 states and Alaska to donate a personal nccKtio npii.-i.-u, r....i i,nrn Din ovcnlng of June 30 for Series E, F ond G war bonds. 1 IRapresentlng the Combined American Pre" ITIONARY FORCE FLAGSHIP OFF SAIPAN, Juno 22 (June 21, U. S. Tlmo).(fl'-oP" after a wko :S - ouyerlng is si... v-" - Kfl"tSu.ffMttaB.lp.n pan, mov ---nn mllns from SLs repaired and extended 0Bi'A ln runway. Abated Press war Hprnyet-jo.ned surface dbhib;. , fc wn.roourg. Th. attack began whtn waves of British and American planes swept in with a terrific aerial barrage lasting 80 minutes, a field diipatch from Associated Press War Correspondent Don White head r.port.d. Rocked back on their heels by the weight of this assault in which light and medium bombers dropped down almost to can- I1V,.,1,VI4,I! I.T.I , J U,WI ...... WAf .wa. T V .IIUl y . . .. W w. . were immediately beset by a thunderous artillery pounding which left smoke and flame sweeping the German iorts. . , , n en. Omar N. Bradiey, drawn i in nos illon tensely waiting ii.a of font nf these blows, then swept forward. . They last were reportea nom mcrlng at Fort du Roule, only about 1500 yards south of tne military port, and at Fort Octe ville, only slightly farther away to the southwest. ' The latest headquarters an nouncements showed that the concentric attacK naa virtually split the German garrison into three segments. . , t . ... lane-Town:, BnHUu'i ironns cantured St. Pierre Eglisc, 81 miles east of the a- ..nr. 4l,n lasf T'nn'rl liinrtinn UUIIrailU . I V. ...... leading to Cherbourg from Cape Barneur, isolating me uermans in; the northeastern tip of the Hnlilnatiln olhA. Irinna ttnmin0 up from the south had entered Quettchou, a large , town near St. Vaast la Mougue on tne east (Continued on i-age , x.wo; Overseas Duty Open to Waves WASHINGTON, June 22 (fl3) Legislation permitting the navy to send Waves and the Spars abroad was approved today ty the house navat aiiairs commn . The bill reported out would require that me navy sena oniy .1..AnAce. 4n tnfaian nnclc PK- VUlUIIKC.il W iW..At. 1 T cent Hawaii which is to be con sidered the same as a home con tinent assignment. Amlal Phoelar W NlmitZ pnmmander of the Pacific fleet, has asked for Waves to serve in Hawaii, the committee was informed by Vice Admiral Ran dall Jacobs, chief of naval per sonnel. Three Arraigned In Circuit Court Three of the four persons who were tnaiciea Dy uie grauu ju, j ...a.a nvriolannn In rlmilit. POUrt Thursday morning by Circuit Judge David. R. Vandenberg. Allen Elie Jones, charged with assault and robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon, plead- aa Hi.lllu In Anitrf tn tnkinff bV t fennn frnm the Gilchrist H....I,. t mi-h-ist. Ore. He will be sentenced Monday, June 26. .. rimri", WnMnn wnoiit. sailor, rV,A le nppitepH nf thn raOA of a 12-vear-old local girl, took time and will enter his plea this Sat t aDa. T .,,1. nn nhurffun wlm larceny from an automobile, is to appear in circuit court auuu 28. VsiM mat U'i Kit 1 WW rznl. ' lirtA tnco I ' KfamhOjurtty Quota 9 -' 3315j000 .5 , ' Ut CfoMtM! i ' I l-:..L. ' ...A . lfPliflrt, !, i!i: ClujOTilt " T Suoiba ' 11 Cics-aitLakt --Hal. ltgttfWS&tttit'Vt f-tioottofloy ' nrnic . ion Aiil.ri and Itulliin trooDS are within 32 miles of Ancona, prize Italian port on tho Adriatic coast, while eighth army troops are approach ing Carmciino, approximately 35 miles east and a little north ot rerpgia, ainca ncaaquaricrs announced today. American, forces to the west hnvo pushed on 15 airlines miles nortnwest Ol urrosscio. in mi land operations, although weath- hni ImnrnuilH .mlstv rnniil. tlons-are preventing cross-coun try movements un u migu suuic, a communlauc said. ' ' The advance toward Ancona, ranking next to Venice in port facilities In -that coastal sector, was made by troops which have reached Fermo, only 65 airline miles below Rimini, the eastern AAAAAA At , V. A BAAftAt PIsH-ITInr. cncc-Rlmini line, where tho flec- (Contlnued on rage iwoj E Bond Sales Top $400,000 E bond sales in the Fifth War Loan campaign topped me iuu, nnn mnelr IKls mnrnlnif. and f Klwanls sale of $84,403.75 in E, v nnA n hnnHt nf nnnn boosted the total still further after the rAiurns were tallied earler in lit. 1a T-t;-,fiAf Wn !) hnnHnH hv Dick Hcnzcl, was ahead in the county E bond competition, wun toiai sales of 67 per cent of quota to date. "it V. ah gMDI No. 1 E. A. Geary, chairman, OK AA AAA Nn 2 C. A. Henderson, 12 - , PL I lU 1 1 . . A .,,..II.H 1 A AAA NO. t Ijec ivivmuiii.-ii, m H" AAA, No. 5 Henry Semon, 28 per cent. ' No, 6 Fred Peterson, 15 per FCNo. 7 Phil Hitchcock, 23 per cent. Witnesses Deny Lack of Fuel for Heating Plant Two witnesses at the PUC hearings here on; the Klamath Heating company service com plaints testified yesterday th.at. tne IlEallllB uuiuhuu; hmilprl all available hogged fuel to-its plant- last fall. , The testimony was. offered in WAR BULLETINS SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 22 (ft-) me en circlement of the fortress of Cherbourg is now almost com plete, SHAEF announced igmaai in communique No. 34. . . t iMinnn Jim a 24 (jFi The Algiers radio said tonight , that Cherbourg was auame. tsawa. T i . a a 99 tip Th. al lied command announced tonight that a captured aipiomanc aocu ment showed that Benito Musso- iiai .r.ari to send . l.auu.uuu Italian laborers to Germany in 1944. Seabees Prepare Aslito Airdrome for Operation In Invasion of Saipan By REMBERT JAMES anas, marines and army troops launched a major .wiiv i in wins out JaDanese defending the island. The situ- at on forced upon uiih evo lve grand fleet the grimmest challenge yet presented it AA to come in and fight. The enemy iieei, sun ing battlo, had the bitter choice ruMinii nr nhnndoninK Sal- Ul IIKIIUIIH , " , pan's weakening garrison to u- struction. una h wr nnw r Cninon thn Amnriean attack began shortly after dawn with . . ..nl....A (1 A A II 11 AfAcnn tnrrpN uusiiiiik Yr- - .aIU frnnl "vtpnd along ' , r j i ...ll.l,i nrrna the island from tho outskirts of Garapan, mairftown on tne w "-. .mi oastward along the slopes of Mount Tapotchau to Mag Iclcnne bay on tho cast coast. a, AAlni Inn marines ad vanccd one mile In the first three hours.. In exactly one week of fighting tho Americans had ef-vb.-j . i..ji.a nornu reefs tn lecteu i (i 1 1 vi 1 1 1 a the face'of extrmmely heavy fire (Continued n Page iwo; Baseball Scores AMERICAN LEAGUE (First game) R. H. Boston 5 11 LikllnHnlnMlo 4 11 f-lllluuutJii.a -- Bowman, ttyoa to;, onu.u fl2) and Partie: Black, Berry ZO -nil Unvns w T. R. H. E Washington 0 4 Anew luiii - j Leonard, Carrasquel (3) a n o Ferrell; zuoer ano nt-iuait.-. R. H. E rMnvnlnnfl 3 8 ic'v. r1 a ii Kennedy and Mcijonni:ii; utu try, Swift (8) and menm-us. NATIONAL LEAGUE ftomi.. R. H. Cincinnati 4 12 X-lUBUUlBIl - - : Carter, ueiacrue wa ' V , AA. o . cuAiin tn nnr Mtiel ler, sewell, Lopee (7) and Davis. Peaav Rakestraw of the chamber of commerce staff here shows the big map in the chamber .1 ...Iaaaw .hirh i-Hlmiu oroaren made in the Fifth War Loan campaign.. It is a .Ia- a th. rr,.n of Enron., and as sales ao up. small circles enclose Berlin. When 100 per cent of the county's quota Is reached, the circles will touch the invasion coast. If Klamath should OO to ZOO per Cent Ol quota, urn etse.n .w ; - - - - , . for each of the county competitive bond areas show progress of bond sales in ; each aieB.-Guy Rose prepared the map. . .-. - -- " - ' ' v . . . - . .- . . nnnnn Ton. 22 (IP The German communique today an nounced the death of Lt. Gen. H.iimirh in the fiqhung on w bourg peninsula. 1 t nwrirtrJ. Juna 22 (IPi The T3....I.A rnmmuniaue SBld' iO i . .v. . -ai B.mv IraoDl. COn- tinuing tneir oiiono - Lake Onega, naa iiung ' v.au. hBunna in. line ol mba Oser and the river Kumsa. FDR Hears Report On Invasion a cTTTKTrnvM Tuno 9.2 (fP) I WAOnillU AwA, -- V". President Roosevelt today heard a first-hand report on we j..n-:nn finm ihi nation S neau iiivttaiuu r -.iiiim... -nmmnnrtnr.'! recent- lv returned from a personal in spection. ; , J inir Uj him where we ve been and what we've seen," said Arim. Ernest King, commander in chief ot tne navy, uii !o..b ... - itrui,A Unnca with Gen. intl iruim . n -KiTaaaUaII phlpf Ot Lieoree . juuihiih.., .tff. and Gen.' H. H. Arnold, head of tne army " They declined further comment Americans Trap Nazi Divisions ... . AT.TXTArrAM .Tun. 22 tIP) - tmiia AAn.n nf r.pnrsia oovernu. p-;irtrnt preoictea iuuojt Roosevelt would make a public "-rS? KS the PUDllCHU WIllvciiMui. 7 i aj iho Hpmocratic party into his confidence," concerning his attitude toward a fourth term. ml nnnnrf D flPmtH'l HI. VU1LCU this comment to reporters as he i n- uruttn iTniicn nftpr an ao pointment with Mr. Roosevelt which some democrats in con . uaiiaa a a nnnne gesture Kress lien'v. r " toward southern democrats, some of whom have been cum the fourth term movement. rebuttal of company statements mat lacK Ol aaequate uij iu ...aa AAAAAneiKlo fnr cprvlpp fail. W U tl icaiAiliJ.wib - tires on varlo"3 days 'n the Past v.aa,Iaa v.nrinrl w T. Kester- son ot tne ivesterson uuiuuei corporation and Fred Heilbron . M..AAA Ida urllnncBpa whn tpsti UIH..CH Hlb tt..-aa.. . fled, that the .company did not taKe all avauaDie iuei. Johji W. Ktrby,- president of iUA.' MAtunanv .lAofifitari' flfi tn the inadequacy of the fuel supply. The hearing on fuel and steam ..HMAme wiae AIocaH anrl nnft in- U1UUKIIIO TT , volvirtg' a proposed increase in tne company s raies was uiuu. After the company presented its nnep. np npanne aa uuiucu unvi a near future date to give an opportunity for customers to study the proposed new tariff. rPUv -nmnvlliu occortpfl it had operated at a-loss-for the last . . fr l u1a aa tnree years, ana uiiec . a reason for a rate boost. It also asked for permission to discon- uuue 11151, . , to such customers as cleanmg (Continued on iage two Premium Gas Supply Reduced TIT A CUTTMflTf'.M .TllTlA 22 iJF HAOUl.iuAw.il- - v - An immediate reduction in the i . i Haa.i.iw. (tocnlino fnr amount vi icimuu, 6"j"'- civilian use was announced today hv - Spnretarv- ICKes Decause ui military demands for. tetraethyl leaa. ., . ; Ickjes told a press coruereuue he has peen lorceo to oraer a tut in premium gasoline during juiy, aa aa nnnnuliptllhlp 1111111' anu Jiu , u..t... - her of months to come, to about 40 percent 01 tne suupij . . He said the order does not re j..aa Ua aIimIIaa Aiinnlv of easo- 1, 1'aaa..aa .nflnario, Will hp line uwauac iL........ .. allowed to increase tne rnanuiau- ture of regular gasonne, uui uiaUaa ii.an 179 nninnp. tn com pensate for the cutback in pre mium gasonne pruautuuu, i "in eneci, itnes . IUaaI. maralv nrSRPQ the itl- UUI.UCIV.1V creased sales of premium gaso line that have occurred since the outbreak of war and returns pro duction of premium, gasoline to the same levels uw. I""""" ... i-i. i nA n ,1 in August, TTammnr nttaplrR.-l a S t 'TUKht put . two. Tulelake segregees in the base nospitai: at;.ine nr center, and one- W ;aem;!?wBjr was ' reported, near ';death. . r 0V.A Wn A. nnlipo hVP ' nTTfest- ed Shigeo Okamoto,. 39-year-old Japanese .aiien .wno.is .5aia.,w have been responsible - for-the ... 1. AaVi mart Tt 1. TP- alwun. un www. " ported that he attacked SOmo- suki SuzuKl, si, Japanese aueu i ...aa fVAmnin'e rrinrrini&te. about 11:30 Wednesday 'night. ;, . Shortly afterwards, he is-w ported to have gone' to another barracks and . attacked Shunzi Tanabe, 51, another Japanese alien. Both -injured men were taken to the hospital where Tanable is .making satisfactory (Continued on rage iwu : ; MADE BY SEGREGEE ON FLEE! U, S: Carrier Pland ..Strike Third Great Blow By CHARLES H. M'MWRTRY U.-S. PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Pearl Har. bor, June -22 (P) Carrier; planes of the United States' fifth fleet inflicted smashing de- : feat on a formidable Japanese naval force trapped Monday off , A A DhltlnninAA .IaI-.aa . A t. iiiiijjpiiiEDi allium., iuu, ships and damaging at least 10 before the enemy escaped un der cover of night. . The . victory, the third great blow since Pearl Harbor against Japan's navy, stemmed from aunaay s great air Dame oil Saipan island, in which Ameri can, carrier planes and warship guns shot down 353 enemy air-craft.--- -'- ' Because of this stunning aeri. al loss,. ihe J apa n e se fleet, caught . between the Marianas and . the Philippines, could send up. only a handful of intercept tors from its five or six car. riers.- Of these 15 to 20 veie shot down. The American loss was 49 planes. " . '- Carrier -Sunk , The enemy -lost an aircraft carrier and three tankers sunk: possibly- a destroyer sunk, and nine or ' 10 ships, includmg -a battleship and cruiser,, serioust, iy- .uainagea. nam. xtayjnunu Spruance's 'ififth fleet suffered no surface vessel losses. . . ' The Japanese iieet, wnicn toe nearly a ; week, dodged contact . (Continued on Page Two) .7 Portland Area t Stations Accept 7. Invalid Coupons PORTLAND, June 22 (P)- Office of -price- admmuistratiorc (OPA) ' investigators said today : ia.f R1 .mil aI QA.lnrflnnH nrpn service 'stations-. were, found to be -accepting gasoline .coupons before, the validation date. .-; Operators will be called befora the . regional OPA hearing com. missioner or placed on probation, the OPA said, v J-' Hitler Withdrew From Front Post ports from the undergrounds in Germany saia toaay " Hitler established headquarters . aa T a TuTana fhp daV af ter fhn allies landed in Nor mandy 100 miles io -the north, but soon withdrew to-Troyes be yond Paris and finally returned to Berchtesgaden. 'i. rm.n n-mimonr "lUPn" DV L11C -A.Mn nnnoraic: tn set i tne x..uy. i- l-otiim in his moun- tain retreat, it was sara,; was that he could not afford to. have his name associated-closely with another German aeteai.: - . . . Coast Rai froads Poof Resources. SEATTLE, June-22 (fl3) All .-aaapI- -. railrnnHs .'-hflVe nnnled their resources, -, not only motive- power, and equipment, but also in diverting- traffic from one railroad to another to u ii... ...a- pffnrf W . Hale. Southern Pacific vice president in charge of freight .traffic told the Pacific, northwest advisory board today." .' , ": : ': , Dewey May Help On GOP Platform r-xiTr- a m t..aa 09 pinni Thomas E. Dewey of New York will confer with platform com mittee members probably by telephone if they desire his views, J. Russell Sprague, New York ' national committeeman told a press conference today. Al tne same presa uuiucicuue,. . William Reichel, California na lion.l nnmmllhumnn . inl.4 rfi. MUIUU IIIIII...V..I ) vu.u . w porters he was supporting Dewey because ne Deiievea tne iiew York governor could carry Cali fornia. The -state's votes have been considered necessary by the arait uewey -leaaers u iney ua to obtain a first ballot nomina tion for the governor. "... Finn Minister : On Way Home '! WASHINGTON, June 22 V, ' Ytlalmar Prnnnivt . Finnish mm-, ister whose activities were sairl by.' the state department to ue. agamsi tne. w.euare. ot . tue tinn ed States, is on his way homes The i . department, which or. dered the departure, disclosed last night the mere fact that he and -two legation counselors had gone; it withheld informa tion of the route. (Previously it was reported Procope would travel from New Orleans on a Spanish' ship).. , , .jv-. Procope's wife, who is ex pecting a . third child shortly; remained b e h in d with their children. -- v . Crushing Aerial Offensive Continues In Support of Allied Invasion t roops 1 .. :. ' - r-t..lAi tV-ho ome . directldfi By GLADWIN HILL - ! SUPREME HEADQUARTERS . - -r t tt. t T7VT-JI?nTTTriN ARY FORCE, June 22 (,?) A fleet bf light and . medium bombers car ried out a crushing offensive in support of American troops ham mering into l-neruuu.B ""r"'' . .. aaaaa nf Amprican W" ?. uD'ivlU'"lnwln; through iirnD-pe attacked Pas-de- Calais rocKetoomD iusiii;w iviarauueia, --v . jUl cwnnnPf. HnWil IO Wltn- uet ijui i-o a " - - - in 100 feet of German cannon to drive home the closest sup port yet- given Lt. Gen. Omar Fortresses and Liberators gave the rocket launching grounds their fourth - pounding . in less tnan noum. a ... j The daylight blow followed a night Ol lanuung ""'""'" extending irom i ranee iu many's industrial Ruhr and Ber; lin dwarimg.wieucii.i-i. i .1 hoAAAAA nf rncket cross-cnannc, w..e, - z. bombs, which , they asserted to day are now uyiunis ; incendiary loaas. Poltava Airbaie- (The Germans also said, with out allied confirmation, that the American planes which bombed , . . . j .... anrl . flpw nn .to Benin yesiciua Russia used an airbase at .Pol tava in the Ukraine, 1500, miles from London. , The allies an- i v. o f b n m t - fighter planes escorting the .Berlin bombers also flew to Russia). -. Last night Berlinrwas attack 1j t... A-,r Mrtcnuitos- while British Lancasters hit Ruhr and Rhineland objectives . Close upon tne luiuij..--. .i i.. Pmutp-Calais ator oiuw m -a .... in the ' morning another great fleet roared out over the channel in . the same . directWft this afternoon, stirring .up a great barrage ol aiiu-aii". and ;rocket lire from the Ger. mans' coastal defenses snuttie nam . L - These attacks capped 24 houM of tremendous activity mciup. ing the U. S. air force's shuttle raid from Britain to. Russia. - a If.-...., nnmrnlin nt.R irOTTl i - A vui.i.i' -1 . , ;the headquarters of the eastem command oi tne . air force said three bombers ana two escorting lighters were lqfet ' th flight to Russian atf b"ses '.Syntoette. oil refineries and installations at Ruhland, southeast of Berlin, were bomb ed by a large, force. , Mustangs . provided constatlt cover for. the bombers during the flight sndrhot down five enemy planes, thejAcommuniquo (Continued on Bage Two) ,.: W. fa. On the Cherbourg ponin vv-onumiecl on oge iwo;