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Newspaper Page Textfo) Ml II, f FRANK JENKINS i vi tin riintiuu ffcUW WEATHER ll,s ..... ....I,,i In for IS WH.rl W ll.o 1U- ,ins and rang ng mr -u (i.r Germany .i l, Itnnll nllfl Itll LmI reason for "'" hI()W ' .'. iiiiio to multo veil i i of i ui'i-uunu ... ! - v vile i"Jr'" " . lllCANS ti'ilny 111 11,0 Of St. wimm i" . . ! I..r rf.tn 111,, . .i innm-lii uiul under- tll U. M' "-, , h forts us -"?,"", . tiZ lima (Ulltl lives) 10 m out. ('...rn.iiin too nro puyliiK n tvy cost In HVdlt. r ' ...i .niiKf tit Kl. L.O i thul un tlio morning pf fclav his company wm Plv' .1 IJIII .... ItU icr tells oi oiny .iu men kh company, wim us suppon ,ui,.rv nil to ribbons by ficim counter fire, i. ttiimt Is known us WAR 'riMi'rinN Wlum wo'vfl 11 lit. PNOUC I (jermuns, inu III be over. .'ormandy. we're fiKiitinR rnom to U & JC Uim INGTH. The Germans nro ill desperately to Keep us liclllnil the room. irp tu.im riMidliio for sev eral days of heavy bombing Munlcn. iouuy wo icum rri Sweden, buck In Sweden Munich, rcoort tluil n big ir plant where mo uormuns Sclicvca to nave uecn uibk- cm nc tor incir nyinu i has been 80 per cent de ed. BDNO nt the castorn edgo fcf Poland) falls, nnd tho Run. are advanc Inn Wfcbl RD from both skies of the They are reported to have cd the N lumen In two 3. tie Nlemcn hat an Interesting In history. It win there TWO INDISPENSABLE ft met on a ruft out in tho Ic of the river to settle thu rs of tho world nflcr a it war. jiE of these Indlspensnble men wns Nnnolcon. who hod smashed Prussia and Austria. other wns Alexander I. tho Itlilul cznr of Itusslu. Icxander THOUGHT ho was real "llbernl." One of his By associates wroto of him: would Rlndly havo everyone DrOVlclcrl I hill nun. nnn tuna Wed to do EXACTLY Bat jie wished," Cher? hnvo been many "lib- is like Hint since the world Jin.) HEY strutted up and down IIia nfi a . . . . . mil. ;n'.nmier said to Neon: "What is Europe. WE fcurope. ' Nnpoloon mado un iroprlute reply. j ' ""v" "P mo map ac- foinif to their own indlspons- je Ideas nnd Inld down tho low EJn 10 their own desires, en ihnu di.i. i ,, f nanus grunano miy anil went their ways. WW yenrs Inter, Franco nnd H.IRc.n iIn. .. lnoli ...U'V... 1 w.a.r n.na M ""'rung ins silly Irafilc march to Moscow .-...iniicci on rage Five) Jeorgo Leaders redct Woface 1 iiiniiiiiiMiiJiiiHiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiX'Ni . v in The ShaHta-CaHeade Wonderland 'mmm&tm July 17, 1944 . Max. (July 18) ........89 Mln. 58 Precipitation last 24 hours 00 Stream yaar to data 9.89 Normal ..12.03 Last yaar 17.78 Forecast: Fair 's Nominee dclonnti Gcor(n democrot '& "' prc,dlct 11,11 b r Z w0?,sovelt and Vice illot Wll,llnco on tho first "Hhorner i no chnco for a HcariBrt u second PlBC. ffl. by, y'"h'ul Gov. El, ,e !J w 10, previously sold him ndint, had "Indicated" Ion. of v. lcUre for wsnomlna kdclcBM? Prcsld0"t Wnllaco, Mils 9nti0? was xpoctod to p&Vctlcenbl0C'r Mr' 5eots in Senate hiked by Dewey ntnllnS b,008t.uroPubllc''n iloles senn, " . ,n tno United "Pics Si Is 01 sever l?y when r r discsslon to Vy St NeSver!10r Thomas '"Ino's GOP ri k..moots wltn rcss, up olegation In con- 'unTot8 onl0 second week's I es d0nl rnC"0?s btween ub"can coSJSi "omlneo and re roup, hoffiOSKmonA,the Mflln nd mtt on SlT,ty. leader PRICE 5 CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1944 Number 10212 Reds Seven Miles From Latvian Border After Taking Osveya, Grodno LONDON, July 17 () Russian troops hav Latvian border with the capture of Otvoya and places, the sovlot communique announcod tonlg tne uormon radio said today that Russian lanen uroono in tne dtroctlon of East Prussia. Soviet forces which burst across the Nleme turned northwest and the Germans throw in res "A heavy battle against advancing soviet u added. South of the Prlovat marshal where the O ward Lwow, the Berlin radio said the fury of fi iuuck areas, suggesting a massive tank, battle w such action. e swept forward to within seven miles ot the have overrun mora than 210 other populated ht. troops were advancing both north and south o! river south of the old . Polish bastion city erves, the account said. nits north of Grodno is in full swing," the report ermans have reported a new soviet offensive to ghtlng intensified yesterday in the Tarnopol and as underway. The Russians have announced no FOR PACIFIC 51 CANBERRA, Australia, July 17 (!') Prime Minister John Curtln told parliament today that tliouith a transfer of main British effort must uwnlt Ger many's defeat, large and power ful forces would become avail able this year In the war aguinst Japan. Ho told the new session of par liament that when the full weight of British unci American land and air forces was brought to bear tho Japs would bo as decisively defeated as Hitler. Balanced Strength Curtln, recently n visitor to tho United States and to London, asserted there was a minimum nnd a maximum fighting strength beyond which Australia could not go and that it was a bnlnnee between these limits which tho government was seek ing. . Australia, lie said, will mnko a fighting contribution until the enemy Is completely defeated but there dro economic leeways In Australia's economic life which "we should commence, to overtake." "The strength of our fighting services," no continued, "winch (Continued on Pago Five) Former Consul Dies in Portland SEATTLE. July 17 fP) Al. arlk W. Quist, 00, Finnish con sul here for 20 years and one of tho west coasts leading con tractors, died Snturdny night of a heart ailment. As founder of tho A. W, Quist comnnny. building con tractors and engineers, in 1006, Quist built the piers at Pcnrl Harbor In 1034 and 1035. Dur- Ina World War I he contracted to do all cement work for the navy at tho Puget Sound navy yard. Ho constructed many of Seattle's larger buildings and stadia, nnd the Tacoma Medi cal Arts building. Five Injured in Hotel Fire PORTLAND, July 7 (VP) Five persons were injured In a fire that damaged the Lorraine hotel hore yesterday. Jnck Anderson wus burned on tho hands and feet in carry ing his blazing mnttress to a bothroom tub. George Lip schuctz suffered serious burns In trying to reach a fire escope. Ho was rescued by firemen. Two women wero overcome by smoke and a coastguardsmnn collapsed after assisting firemen. MOSCOW. July 17 P Red o.uiy troops p 'nhe. forward to day along a broud front stretch-ir- from tho Baltics to the Prlp ynt marshes after capturing the G ,,-..-ih..i1 fortiess clt) of Grodno, described by Premier Stalin as "covering the upproach to Last Prussia. No Natural Barrier Grodno, which the Germans aiiiiouiiced curlier they had evueuatvd, Is only 45 miles from tho East Prussian border. With its fall the Germans have no natural barrier between them and their homeland, to which It uppcared the fighting soon would be carried. The Germans fell back at G .cln to tho west bank of the Nlcmen river, which parallels the East Prussian border in that sector. Field dispatches said i new Russian crossing of the Niemen was made during the Grodno battle. The river has been crossed by the Russians further north In the Alytus sec tor, whero the red army, push' Ing west of Wllno, has driven within 90 -miles of East Prussia. The Russians have consoli dated a bridgehead on the west (Continued on Pago Five) , Allied Position Established on New Guinea ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD QUARTERS. NEW GUINEA, July 17 (I') Allied positions have been established firmly along the west bank of the Orinlumor river, where two new Japanese attacks wero. re pulsed in tho week-old flare-up of the British New Guinea cam pulgn, headquarters announced today. The advance Japanese force which cracked allied lines to cross the river havo been cut off by reinforced American units. These Junglewlse infan trymen swung around behind the Nlnooncsc and ulueged U. S. lines on the river, 21 miles cast ot Altapc. Two Japanese assaults were repulsed Friday night and Sat urday morning. Three enemy divisions have been identified in the action. The Road to Bv The Associated Press Mllonups on the routes which the allied armies are traveling to Berlin now read: (1) Russian front 438 miles (measured in a direct line from a point near Prodno). (2) Italian front About 607 miles (from near Ancona on the Adriatic coast). (3) Normandy front 635 miles (from Caen). General Fegan Inspects Barracks, Makes Awards " MaJ. General Joseph C. Fegnn, commanding officer of tho west ern department of tho U. S. mar ine corps, mado a tour of Inspec tion of tho Klamath Marino Bar racks today, and presented awards to four men, veterans of South Pacific bottles, at core monies on tho parade grounds. It was General Fegan's first visit to tho newly-created Klam ath Falls installation, and at a noon luncheon given in his hon or by directors of tho chamber of commorcd, he declared that tho post's equipment is unexcel led in barracks Installations any where In tho country. Thorough Inspoctlon ' He made a thorough inspection of the barracks, office, service and recreational buildings. During the Inspection, he was accompanied by Col. B. Dubel, commanding offlcor; Com. L, T. Coggeshall, senior' medicnl 'of ficer; MaJ, Clyde C. Roberts, ex ecutive officer, and the general's aides, uapt. m. m. mguuiien aim Lt. David W. uywaiers. . At 10 o'clock on tho parade grounds, General Fegan person ally pinned awards on four mar- tnn nr4 ntiottnrl Infnrmnllv with each during the presonta- cot Tnllintt TP. Vnlffor received the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in action against en- - .1 1 . 11 Tl ........ 1 emy torces curing iuu sinismu vllle campaign; Cpl. Hugh J. Os vtuu, vpi. lyiiui .....-m, nnd PFC Elton S. Gamel each re ceived the Furpio Heart ior nav- lng noon1 wouncien in tii-uuu r .... HH tllnli.n arate picture with PFC Gamel, 1 1L. riollua TOV US UUlll die liuni After the presentation cere mony, the four men reviewed the colors, bani, and marching E U. S. FLEET HEADQUART ERS. PEARL HARBOR. July 17 Pt American sea and air attacks on Guam and Rota is lands in the Marianas for 12 straight dovs underscore Tokyo's homeland warning that "the war situation does not al low a moment of optimism." Adm. Chester W. Nimltz. Pa. cific commander in chief, an n.o uaccd that carrier-based bombers .. poUrCd . rockets and bombs on": Guam, Japanese-occupied United ' States posses sion, and Rota to the northeast, in . Saturday assaults wnicn blasted buildings, started fires and shattered vital automotive and railroad equipment. - Twelfth Attack . ,) a. It was the twelfth attack In as - many days on' the- -islands, which are .inly . rllttle -more than 101) miles south of .Saipan, reeentlv conauorcd by Ameri cans.-One bomber was, downed, but its crew was rescued. The nrevious attack Friday, mado by warships and aircraft which hammered Guam gun emplacements and an airfield, drew the Tokyo broadcast warning . against optimism. Julv 13 Strike Nimltz aiso told details of the July 13 bomber strike at Iwo Jima, an island in me vol cano group only 750 miles nr.iithpnut of Tokvo. ; 4 In this first blow at Iwo Jima by land-based Liberators, doubtless flying . from . airfields on Saiuan 727 miles to me south, a destroyer, destroyer es enrt. two rnrcn vessels, a coast al ship and 12 smaller craft were bomrjea ana.siraiea. Destroyer Hit Th t.lhnrntors from fleet Air- wing two' came low to plant 500-pound DomDS squareiy uii tho rlestrbver. The strafing of one 6000-ton cargo ship and an other of 3000 tons started ures and explosions aboard. Fires also were set in an oil (Continued on Page Five) Car Operators Get Warning A fow car owners are still operating motor vehicles in the Klamath Falls area without dis playing the new federal use stamD and are being fined $5, according to an announcement by Paul H. Wright, deputy col lector in cnarge oi me tocai in ternal revenue office. The 'law provides a specific penalty of $25 for failure to pur chase and display the stamp in the upper left nand corner of the windshield, but so far- compro mise offers ot nave oeen ac. ccDted from violators. ' , Deputy Wright states that at regular Intervals, deputies from the Klamath Falls office will he assigned' to check automobiles in the area and any vehicle which does not properly display . the stamn will be tagged. These tags advise the owner that , he Is required to appear at the internal revenue ottice witn in a' stated time, but it is pointed out, some persons who have re ceived a summons have failed to respond as required. In all such cases, the name, and address of the owner will be traced through state automobile . registration and tho maximum penalty may be Invoked. ? . , Memphis Children Toss Snowballs MEMPHIS, '; July 17 (TP)' Thermometers read exactly 100 here yesterday '.when police , ar rested six youngsters on charges of tossing snowballs at passing automobiles. s Police said the boys raided an ice house for the flakes or "snow''- formed by. cutting ice. You're Out r- ' "'"'X S V S " """"p';" ft f LI MpMumv. 4hirrf biiciimiin for the naval air station baseball team, is out in the first inning as he tries to stretch a long triple into aa inside-the-park home run in a game with the Medford Craters. McMurray was caught on the second baseman's relay of the centerfielder's throw. The navy won the game, 14 to 7. See story on Sport Page. : ' ' ' ." Japs Make Fresh Break in Chinese Henqyariq Defense CHUNGKING,' July 17 (VP) ; -tonight ,sld the second break- Japanese troops, have made- a iresn Drcax-mrougn imo me Be leaguered -Canton-Hankow fail city of Hengyang in the Hunan province fighting and, although the city. itself still remains in Chinese hands, the encircled de fender troops apparently had scant hope of relief. A high command communique Singapore Talk Of Executions Propaganda MELBOURNE, Australia, July' 17 (P) A "known irre sponsible Singapore - commen tator'.' was making a propagan da talk, not a news report, Sat urday when his remarks were Interpreted abroad as hinting the execution of captured air men from, the June 15 B-29 raid on Japan. This- was reported yesterday by Australian information de partment monitors who heard the broadcast clearly. The - commentator said that many of those who participated In- the Kyushu raids met tne same fate as those who came to raid Toyko two years ago." He did not specifically state they were executed ....... . B-24 Production Resumes DETROIT, July 17 (P) Pro duction of B-24 Liberators was resumed at the Willow. Run bomber plant today as employes began returning to work. The Ford Motor company closed the plant Saturday because of work stoppages ..by. crane .operators and riggers. Skeleton crews entered the huge plant last midnight to prepare for full production on tne day sniit. - The back-to-work movement followed a meeting late yester day of 5000 members of Local 50, United Automobile Workers (CIO), at which a vote to re sume nroductlon was' unani mous. Company, union '' and War Labor board representa tives met today to discuss griev ances, which Include seniority rights and transfers of skilled employes. 'Dead' Woman Cooks Breakfast TOWANDA, Pa., July 17 (TP) A ' number of relatives arrived by train yesterday to attend the "funeral" of Mrs. Ash Parsons. Mrs. Parsons greeted them sleepily it was 6 o'clock in the morning and cooked breakfast.. One Of the relatives, mis interpreting a telegram, had spread the erroneous report of her death. , . . throuah was made last night by. a strong enemy .force. whichat- lacxeo in a souuieni suuuru. n. portion- of these troops broke into, the municipal hospital, but the building was retaxen in a counterattack . -lasting - several hours and ' other Chinese posi tions-Were restored, -the. nign command sam The hi ch command said: more than 14.000 JaDanese were kill ed in the fightingfor Hengyang between June 23 and July 14. At the same time it disclosed that Japanese forces in . the Kwangtung province offensive to the south were attacking Yingtak, rail town . 70 miles north of Canton and about 225 miles south of Hengyang - Attack -Yinotak. The Japanese appeared .to be making a concerted attempt to take Yingtak, where tne unin ese said they had inflicted 500 casualties on the enemy in the latest action; Foreign observers were -in clined to accept the Chinese es timate of Japanese casualties at Hengyang with some reserve, al though the Japanese have ad (Continued on Page Five) ; Jap Admiral Relieved of Post NEW' YORK. July 17 (ff) Admiral smgetaro. sntmada has been ''relieved of his post" as Japanese navy minister, and suc ceeded Dy Admiral iaoKuni No mura, Tokyo radio announced today, o . . Tokyo said the post of navy minister was. changed .as Dart of preparations "in view pf the pres ent grave war situation, to unite an eiioris ior certain victory. Another broadcast said Shimada had resigned. The broadcasts made no men- tlon of the post of navy chief of staff, wnicn snimaoa-neia in ad dition to being navy minister. BRITISH ARMY FIGHTS IN TWO FRENCH TINS Lessay Almost Lost To Nazis, Fight Weak : ' RIVER IN FLORENCE CROSSED BY ALLIES By NOEAND' NOHGAAHD"" ROME.--July 17 (VP) Allied troops stormed today across the Arno' river which flow.? through Florence, putting behind- them a considerable barrier - before the German gothic line across itaiy. . . r The- Arno is a natural moat 400 feet wide at places and was believed to have been fortified on the north bank during the German retreat, from Rome. It flows in deep gorges north of captured Arezzo, Florence,' and Pisa where it meets the sea. ; . . Enemy Surprised -An official, source said the swift advance of tanks and in fantry from Arezzio so sur prised the enemy that the Brit ish captured a bridge intact, along with German engineers who were waiting to aesiroy it. - South African armored troops and- British guardsmen made another: advance of ' several thousand yards in another sec tor. ; Mava on Leahorn -American troops climbed -in relentlessly on Llvorno (Leg horn todav after capturing the dominating height of Monte Maggiore and pushing on up tho Italian west coast to the edge of Montenero,. only, four (Continued on Page Five) Six Die in Fire In Denver Park. DENVER, July 17 (VP) Six nersnns died in the' midst: of holidaying throngs Sunday , aft ernoon, when a sudden Durst oi flames sweet . the Old. Mill. housing a scenic boat ride, at Elltch's Gardens in Denver.'. Four of the dead were ideriti. fied by: Deputy Coroner Gus Economy as two Buckleyi field soldiers and their wives.' The other two were park attendants who . tried i vainly to pull - the boat riders to safety. . . ; By WES GALLAGHER SUPREME HEADQUARTER3 ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE; July 17 (IP) The Amer ican warriors of Lt Gen. Omar1 N. Bradley, attacking in a thick morning mist in the seventh day of their siege of St.' Lo, have driven into that heavily defend ed bulwark of the nazl Nor mandy line, supreme headquart ers announced today. On the Americans' left, tha second British army fought blaz ing engagements in the streets of two villages and captured two others as Lt. Gen. Miles C. Dempsey threw forward strong forces on a nine mile front southwest of Caen in a drive, aimed at bursting out of the Normandy-peninsula. ' : -. ; "". Lessay Lost "" Lessay, the western anchor of the German line, apparently was lost to the Germans . any time the Americans chose to clinch,' control.. The doughboys had en tered the town across the flood ed Ay river and reported only moderate; opposition. In the" center Bradley's meni made rapid gains in frontal and slanting attacks on Perlers, cap--turing the village of Les Miller les, about' a mile and a half north of the town, and taking; other positions pointing close to the St. Lo-Periers road. : j' Fight Savagely . A Cassino-llke battle was in prospect at St. Lo. Supreme headquarters said Germans were fighting savagely in the outskirts. Full capture of the town was likely to be a matter of several, aays oi oiooay .strugg.e. . Dispatches from the front said the Germans apparently had dug' subterranean forts and tunnels under the ruins and in two years- of preparation made painstaking, efforts -to fortify the highway! center .whose strategic value wa3 first recognized by Charlemagne. ..Force: Way.-; Attacking both to the south east - and southwest in a two direction offensive southwest of Caen, .the British " forced their way into, houses at that eastern edge . of Evreey, 7 J - miles from (Jaen ana the key to high ground in the blood-drenched triangle between 'the' Odon - and Orne rivers. : - 1 : They by-passed this town and pushed on for about half a mile to the southeast of if, while one force. attacked It .directly.- , Hold Half Noyers The British also held the east ern half of Noyers,-four miles to the northwest, where their (Continued on Page Five) " Race Issue Major Problem For Demo Platform Writers : By FRANCIS LE MAY CHICAGO, July 17 (VP) The race Issue, major root ' of the "southern revolt"- within the democratic party, parades in full dress today before the party's platform trainer's, with spokes men for negro organizations, and for , antl-lynching and anti-poll tax laws. ': , . Thus at Its first public hear ing, the 23-member platform group was confronted squarely with the delegate job of finding phraseology perhaps to help re store unity in democratic ranks. . In addition' to spokesmen for negro organizations, Platform Committee Chairman John W. McCormack arranged , to hear proposals today for planks deal ing with agriculture, women's rights, and the Palestine ques tion. E. B. Germaitv of Dallas. Tex,, an alternate delegate, invited other southerners to meet at a Iood hotel Tuesday night to clan a campaign against Inclusion of any racial equality plank in tne convention declaration of party principles and philosophy. Germany said he hoped the meeting would agree to back de mands for platform declarations for state rights, retention of poll taxes, and opposition to federal anti-lynching legislation.-: . The spokesmen for negro or ganizations appeared before the republican platform committee here last month, and the GOP convention put in its platform a plank calling for the perpetua tion of the fair employment practices committee (FEPC) and for federal anti-poll tax and antl lynch statutes. The FEPC, which has brought many angry words from the south, was created by President' Roosevelt and wpn congressional-: sanction' , largely through republican votes, - ... i , r Saipan in Use As Transport Terminal . SAIPAN 'ISLAND.-' June' 28 (Delayed) (VP) Saipan has join ed the ever-growing list of Pa cific Island terminals for Amer ican transport planes. - ' " I The new service to the Marian as was inaugurated by Lt. Col. Neil R. Mclntyre, La Jolla, Calif., before Saipan was conquered. He landed his twin-engine marine corps plane at Isely airfield Juno 24. '. - Aw-: ..;,.: :.'....' , Swedes Report ; ; PI ant Desi royed I STOCKHOLM. July" 17 (Pi- Three Swedes just returned from Munich estimated today that tha Bayrlsche Motorenwerke, where the Germans are believed to be manufacturing, engines for flying bombs,- was 80 per cent destroy ed. The travelers said the, huge factory, a long, time producer of tanks and" motor cars for the German army; was now thought to be concentrating on jet pro pulsion engines. . . Hitler's brown house, former ly reported, destroyed, was hit again and almost completely rulnedi the ' eye . witnesses cons tinued.' " '. ' Of the city's normal 828,000 population, ' 6000 to 8000 were made homeless. Evacuation of the city was difficult because rail roads were tangled and the street car system: was closed. ; ''Roads to the south of Munich were packed with refugees," one Swede-said.' ';. ''. .:- "v 40-Acre Fire f I Under Control SCIO, July 17 (P) A fire that roared through 40 acres of green timber 40 miles southeast of here was under control today. .. . The blaze started Saturday, and was checked by . fighters from Scjo, Lebanon and Albany. It was- believed to ave started fey spontaneous combustion.