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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) ,.:
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