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15) C2 M nn 111 UL v.' i m tfsli i t n llio now. today, lnlc ? u ken precedence. It f I rOMKUY'S British and I1 Canarfla" c ' ,,,., "on nt kMcSf8!ITIIKOO ?. morning' (llP'-'h ro; ' .Tin imckn. riminim uuihijv. ItiW'rtAi MILKS, muving ..allied spearhead iw ,, Monty "f ..... "'" iip oowcr buck of Mont T"LSJ. drive Ik Indicated the fuel I ml Kn"" lylll.1,". ... ii Hi Ih morn- J;KZm.cru.ick that was boNTCOMKBV tdl the cor. K cd VouO,d BUR- ;d sow v An,r ;.;.n Kn killed, wounded HPllirC.C!;l inklm- Lwns If what will win tlio war.) rile hn imi l: "Our objoc o write of German pcrauiiiiui KEy 'mechin. lo dlh nd the tinio win toiim S llaly, Clark's Stli army takes Uvorno. The loaning tower ' pisa. Just lo tho norlh, l Itarly visible, uvorno ana 'l trc tllO WUH.erii umviiui (ho Germans atiio Italy. On Uio Aciriniic end. IUS1I troops iiiko ino iulk " fcneona. . . JCIX Biissinn irmiei pam P throue.li HUGE holes in lllt- irr's eostorn front from the iarpsthlsns to Latvia, a distance Si HO miles. Moscow says the l ii. miti.i- H r. pnsej or urcsi'iuovffiv, i Bus, and adds that red forces l,vo CROSSED THE CURZON ,INE to Uio nortn. rrnltlnil Ihn PlirMtl llllft Will be Intcrcitlng to Russian-haters, ihohavo coiuonaen mm. wo rem they regard as Russian territory.) T0WN toward tho Carpathians, I" hit ufnn nrnnnni nna ivo wcl, Marshal Konev breaks through tho German defense and gains 31 miles. In three days. From this break-through ho can (in out to tho north or the south (or both), trapping Germans. THERE'S a new Russian drive - aircctca ra lwow, one 01 Europe's greatest railroad cent- icrs. It is bricked bv ono of the greatest air forces yet sent against the Germans In tho cast. A GERMAN tank general Just i-nvn mu iiunfliuus will' Ini Inrinv Ihnl Hlllnr ni-iWn EVERY FOOT of ground held and when his cxporionccd gen erals tell him ho hasn't .the -reserves to get away with It ho Utm (hum . '.,-. He describes tho nazl defeats in KtlSS a flnri PnlnnH am nn nv. ample of the "talentless" Hitler command, , , ' THERE'S an Interesting atory I frnm rrinii m Cairo. H relates that a Gcrmnn mil iiary conference was called in Athens in viicm... i.Hnnni ! .v UlOtMOO lllIIJUli VMIls- mailers of policy." An orgument --myut-u, i-isiois wero drawn no SENIOR officers started snooting. kJt 11,0 ruckus ended SIX HI been killed. ; nERMAN nTflnni-o rllrlnil Ml nnrl i i. ...t In it J "uul Bn omcr dbuk , aays when they wore .i mng everywhere. NOW by inn i aireicncQ ugni "Wh . uuvuraiiy- mun "eves tan out, honest """ mio tneir own." F. ..PMlfio, U. S. bnttleshlps, ranin , , 01 neaa-ctuck to c'ali rhd,uslL,g sPttcr Plancs mV?" 'K'1, shots, oro blowing ae.leises on Guam. Dc- rinao S,0h;? "i to point-blank rffl11..8110." tho Jap nntl- Ing at ,,ll0"0s '"at aro shoot (Thi. 0 8p6tt01' Planes. tho nm. 11 noPPen8 when nc cncmv sets short of planes.) PfS' Salpan: 1620 kliu ,and 10.000 were thomrelm,, . " """P clvHlana gave mselves P and wore internad. .... . . ARTHUR reports the "and rir ""."'lo naimanera hve a'uk 2Hn? JuLy, nl8 bomberJ nclCfe?."'Pdeflnltoly1 moro nn,i uumagea '"PPly bargcf r dama8ed 180 . Halmahni-n 'i . . .. . "nd n l ii - i " Prawiing is 'fomNcwr?lcss.than halfway llteZ?u!Bf? 10 t"0 southern Rest that u ,Y, r m"P w111 'UK' to l, will probably have 10 io Jan, ?s ' wlll, be usoIl1 '""nilippincs. B 'THlri.,:. . ""mewhera S Pr101bably abroad ' (CnBiT ,in hl 'two-story """uea on Page Seven) let PRICE 5 CENTS Demo Leaders Urge Wallace . To Quit Race By JACK BELL CHICAGO. July 19 ()) Democratic party leaders were re ported exertinct pressure on Vice President Wallace to quit the race for renomlnatlon today as big city organisation chieftains aimed toward a first ballot choice of Senator Harry Truman of Missouri as President Roosevelt's running mate. With convention delenates preparing to whoop it up when Gov. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma delivers a keynote speech to night. Mr. Roosevelt himself gave impetus to a movement toward Truman by listing him as his second choice for second place on the ticket and Supremo Court Justice William O. Douglas as third. The president's communication reportedly was delivered over the telephone to National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan and typed out In a hotel office In tho early hours of the morning. It was said to describe Truman or Douglas as acceptable to him ior running mete. But Vice President Wallace L LEAVE JOBS AT KESTERSON Entire Crew Takes Part In Walkout Here About 200 men and women, the entlro crew of Kcstcrson's lumber mill, walked off the Job Wednesday morning In disagree ment with the management over ncatlon plans and one or two other Items which had not been divulged this afternoon, accord ing to tho IWA office. A statement of the employes complaints novo been sent to the management. No answer had been received by the atrlkorf early Wcdncsdoy afternoon. Labor officials at tho IWA of fice, with which the Kcslerson employes Is affiliated did njt dlscloso today tho exact difflcut tics which caused tho work st'p pugo but sold that tho r.ice would moke a definite statement Thursday. ' - British Press Contradicts FDR: Trip Report LONDON, July 19 (A1) The authoritative British Press as sociation, commenting upon axis surmises as to President Roosevelt's movements, said .to doy ho "Is not at present plan ning a visit to Britain." Tho president has been away from Woshlngton on a trip, tho agency said, but "on this oc casion his holiday Is understood to be simply In order to brace him for tho coming presidential election fight." . Without confirmation from any source, tho nazl-controlled Paris radio said last night that "President Roosevelt, who has left Washington, will visit Rome." BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE R H E Chicago I ? J; Boston " 10 0 Chlpman and Fleming (7) and Williams; Andrews and Kluttz. AMERICAN LEAGUE (10 innings) R ' H E Washington J J Detroit 2 7 2 Leonard and Ferrell; Overmlre and Swift. - ' LIRE Fifth Army Takes Livorno From Retreating Germans By EDWARD KENNEDY ROME, July 19 (VP) Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark's fifth army cap tured Livorno today, executing a wide pincers movement which forced tho Germans from this third largest seaport In Italy a few hours after Polish troops had seized Ancona, important port on the Adriatic. Livorno (Leghorn) lies only a few miles from Pisa, western an chor of tho next German de fense line. ... ' No effort lo defend the city street by street was made by the Gorman troops, who previously had resorted to every military -. . i . 1 1 : . In ArAot aovice in' inu oimi -and delay the American advance. The capture came after tho in fantrymen, solzed the hills over- Iw The ShaHta told a news conference today: "I am In this fight to the finish." "That is the only statement I cure to nuikc," Wallace said. Earlier ho had conferred with labor leaders backing his can didacy. Byrnes Out The presidential communica tion forced War Mobilization Di rector James F. Byrnes out of tho race before the opening ses sion of tho convention got under way today with a parado of speeches that sounded like nom inating addresses lor inc presi dent. Mr. Roosevelt will bo pick ed for a fourth term tomorrow and accent in a radio address to the convention scheduled for 8:30 n. m. Central war time With Byrnes out. tho efforts being made to get Senate Minor ity Leader Alben BarKley or Ken. tuckv to withhold his name, some thought tho vice presiden tial nomination could bp sewea up lor Truman on tne Jirsl pat' lot. Thev wero putting tho steam on Wallace to quit, but Wallace . (Continued on reasy seven) , $taie Delegaies Expected to Vote For Wallace CHICAGO. 111., 'July 19 (tP) Oregon's delegation to tho demo cratic national convention was expected today to cast Its votes for Henry A. Wallace as vice president. A motion offered by Chairman Thomas R. Mahoncy of Portland declaring tho delegation "mor ally bound to vote for Wallace as long as ho has, a chance for nomination" passed B to 4. The Oregon group, meeting hero last night, did not make any recommendations for the democratic platform. Henry L. Hess, La. Grande, was elected vice-chairman of the delegation. - Moanwhllo Charles L. Mc pherson, leador of the anti-Wal-laco faction, announced he would nominate Marshal N. Dana, edi tor of tho Oregon Journal's edi torial page, for vice president if ho can obtain the convention floor for a nominating speech. Stage Drivers Strike Again PORTLAND, July 19 MP) Bus service from Portland to Astoria h filled today, as Oregon Motor Stages drivers walked out for tho second time in pro test of a war labor board (WLB) decision on wage increases. All drivers on routes operat ing out of Portland abandoned their Jobs, but R. W. Lemen, president of the stage company, said lines operating out of Eu gene, Salem and Corvallis were not yet affected. Tho AFL Motor Coach Em ployes union termed the walk out, which completely tied up transportation down tho Colum bia river, unauthorized. The company employes 17S highway drivers. 1MnUl..w Ihn 'tfrnnt nnrf late VPS' terday. Sporadic but nonethe less vicious artillery, mortar and small arms resistance was put up by the Germans before the city. , Ship's Sunk The harbor of Livorno, the busiest between Rome and Genoa, Is the grave of many sunken' ships, mostly victims of the allied air forces. To the north, astride the Arno river, Pisa is clearly visible. The allies scored another stinging victory oh the east coast in tho capture of Ancona by eighth army Poles, The city oc cupies an amphitheater between llmn.lnnn ninmAntnilaa Vini-Hnr- ing the Bay d) Ancona and has ' "(Continued on Page Seven) - CuHfudv Wonderland KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1944 The force of the blast when two ammunition. ships exploded in San Francisco bay wrecked station. Station Agent L. P. Brooks, cut on the head and face, stands amid the debris. (Associated. OFFENSE IN BALTIC LONDON, July 19 (P) Rus sian troops have opened a new offensive on their third Baltic front south of Ostrov, Premier Marshal Stalin announced to night.. Red army troops have forded the River Velikaya and broken through powerful and deeply staggered enemy defenses south of Ostrov, Stalin declared in an order of the day. Ostrov is south of Pskov near the Latvian border, and south east of the Estonian border. 48 Mile Salient In two days of fighting, soviet troops broke through to a depth of 25 miles on a salient 48 miles broad, the order record ed by the sovicnt monitor said. - The- third Baltic army under General Maslennikov . captured (Continued on Pago Seven) two Tulelake Boys in Area Of Explosion Two Tulelake boys were known to have been in the vicin ity of the dual explosions at Port Chicago, California, oh Monday night. They . are Elmer and Eugene Garrett, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Garrett of Tulelake. Elmer Garrett, a chief petty officer on a transport, notified his parents and friends after the explosion, letting them' know that he is all right, but there is some concern, about Eugene, a machinist on a ship stationed at tho port. .- Mr. and Mrs. Garrett mr in Grants Pass: Wednesday. - Dome Promises 'Important' News NEW YORK, July 19 (IP) Tokyo's Dome! agency, today promised- "important news" to-' morrow. U. S. government monitors said that Domei which yester day announced Premier Hidekl Tojo had been relieved as army chief of staff had instructed the Japanese press to "bo cer tain j 'to- receive" the important news at 8:30 a. m Pacific war time, today. Later Domei said it had' been, decided the news should be held up until tomor row, Finn Flagship Sunk by Reds MOSCOW, July 19 (P) The red air for'ce announced today tho sinking of the flagship of the Finnish fleet, the 3900-ton coastal defense ship-. Valnamol nen, with four direct hits in waters near Kltka island. . , The 305-foot ship was commissioned- In 1930. She mounted four 10-lnch, eight 4-inch and four 2-poundcr guns. Exp losion Wrecks Til 11 1 Ijj- , Fires, Minor Crop Damage, PoWer Failures Caused by Violent Electrical Storm A violent electrical storm, ac companied by wind, rain, and hail, swept over the Klamath Basin and surrounding areas last night, causing spotted dam age to crops, interrupting, power service, and setting numerous fires in woods and brush land. Lightning struck the roof of the Levi Zentner potato ware house in Malin and fire broke out on the roof later. The Malin fire department was called to put out the blaze and there was little damage. Cornice Burns Vera L. .Crisler of 45 Pine re ported that the wood cornice un der the tile roof at her home caught on fire after being struck by lightning but the fire was quickly extinguished by the rain. Light and telephone service was disrupted in various parts of the Klamath basin during the storm with lines to Lakeview arid Malin still out Wednesday morning. It was believed that all service would be restored to nor- Nazi Officers Shot in Affray CAIRO, July 19 (JP) Six Ger man officers were killed in a shooting affray among high Ger man officers during a recent conference in Athens, an offic ial , announcement said today. The conference was in the Bre tagne hotel. As announced here, these were the details: . The conference, called- to "discuss important matters of policy, developed into an argu ment. Pistols were drawn and senior officers began shooting: The unwounded Germans then tried to get away, but one chief administrative officer for the Peloponnesus was shot down by SS guards. Austrian Col. Fritse, provost marshal of Athens, subsequently disappeared. The announcement ofs the Greek government in exile did not specify, but there were reports he had been ex ecuted for "speaking against the German army command." Wallace Arrives At Convention CHICAGO. Julv 19 lPl Vlpfi President Wallace arrived today to take personal charge of his campaign ior re-nominatlon by the democrats. Told when he stopped from the train that War Mobilization Director' James F. Byrnes had taken- himself out ' of the vice presidential., race, Wallace re marked: , ' . v , . v "Well, that- takes' care of that.-' . Refusing to say w h a t he tnougnt his own chances were. Wallace ..added, "I'm Just out here as chairman of the Iowa delegation.". July 19, 1944 Max. (July 18) 88 Min .......54 Precipitation last 24 hours 09 Stream year to date 9.89 Normal 12.05 Last year 17.78 Forecast! Thunder storms. Railroad Station mal by Wednesday. Minor dis ruptions in- power service were general from Fort . Klamath to Tulelake. ' " ''," ' Fires Reported Lookouts began calling from mountain tops early this morning after sighting smoke from light ning strikes in forest areas. Horsefly mountain lookout re ported 12 fires by early after noon ana mere were six iruui the Silver Lake district, two from Swan Lake district and two from the Round Lake area. The Klamath Forest Protective asso ciation, the Indian service, and (Continued on "age seven; Willis Mahoney to Open Campaign In August CHICAGO, July 19 (VP) Wil lis Mahoney. democratic nom inee for the U. S. senate from Oregon, announced today that he would return to his home state in August to launch his campaign. Sen. Guy Cordon, Mahoney's republican opponent, is expect ed to remain in Washington, D. C, during the pre-election months. Boy. Dies in Silverton Fire SILVERTON, July 19 (VP) Three-year-old William Alden Jr.. died . today in a fire that razed his parents' home here, and sent his mother to tne nos pital with severe burns. Mrs. William Alden Sr., awak ened by the smell of smoke, fought her way through flames to rescue two smaller children, but was unable to save her elder son. In another fire near here this morning, the Evans Lumber com pany sawmill was completely destroyed at a loss estimated by William Evans, manager, at $35, 000. A Southern Pacific freight car standing nearby was dam seed. The mill, built in the fall of 1942, employed 33 men. Cause of the fire was not immediately determined. FDR Speech From Isles Predicted COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 19 (fP) Rep. J. Edgar Chenoweth (R-Colo.) rjredicted in a public address last night that President Roosevelt would make a speech from overseas accept ing uio democratic nomination for a fourth term. "I predict the president will be in England in the next few days if he is not now there and will make hJ4 acceptance speech from overseas, tnenowetn said, Number 10214 the Southern Pacific- railroad Press photo).. - Bv The "Associated Press PORT CHICAGO,. Calif;: July 19 (JP) Reconstruction v of' the navy s Port Chicago ammuni tion depot began today as the death toll in the nation's worst wartime explosion approximat ed 350. . - i All available"' construction workers were urged to report immediately to-the devastated, area where the explosions of two ammunition shins late Mon day night shattered the- muni tions base and -the tpwn of 1500 as well. - . j- T - Shakes 14 Counties The blasts, two seconds apart, shook 14 counties and', their earthquake-like effects-.. were felt 80 miles away. The cause remained -unde termined.. Navy and federal bu reau of investigation agents were on hand for an-investiga tion, but' the devastation left little to Investigate. ' .. , ,. J . No Close Survivor "There are no close survivors to give evidence of what hap pened," said uapt. jm. n., noss, who had jurisdiction over the depot. .' ' . Official sources gave tnis ep- (Continued on Page seven; Fires Reported In Lane County EUGENE. Ore., July 19 (VP) More than 35 lightning fires started in - Lane vcounty - during the-night after a large storm crossed ; the area, ' reports from the office of the Willamette na tional forest and the eastern, and western Lane county fire patrol associations indicated today. There may be more fires .re ported during the day, it was in dicated, because visibility was so low this morning that not all of the , forest areas were . vismie. None of the fires have- reached the ' danger . stage, the . forester saia. - - -- - U. S. Battleships Destroy Japanese Defenses on Guam U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD QUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR, July 19 (VP) Battleships-, using spotter planes, are blowing up Japanese defenses on Guam at can't-miss range while southwest Pacific " bombers send -to the ocean bottom the men and sup plies needed by other hard-pressed enemy garrisons.- This outline of late develop ments piled on those which al ready have caused Japan to re shuffle top army and navy posts was sketched today in reports of Adm. Chester W. Nimitz and Gen. Douglas MacArthur. . , Move In on Guam "Nimitz said that battleships," battering Guam-Sunday -for -the second straight day, mpved . in' closer to pick their targets and that enemy anti-aircraft guns E FIVE MILES Rommel Puts Reserves Into Battle Below .' Caen By WES GALLAGHER SUPREME HEADQUARTERS i ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY" , FORCE, July 19 (JP) British- - forces bursting into tne battle churned open plain below Caere have smashed the first German counterattack mounted by picked nazi tank divisions, it was dis closed tonight, and have driven, five miles southeast of that bas tion town on the road to Paris. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel' was throwing , in his reserve of his best forces, and a battle of rising fury for high stakes raged over flat- terrain. No New Details . Supreme headquarters gave no new details on this mammoth engagement, but other British' forces struck forward along the center, - extending the - blazing' front to 20 miles. Americans wiped out pocketed Germans north of fallen St. Lo. The doughboys made a 23-mile advance, wrecked 16 nazi tanks staging a futile counterattack, and reached the east bank of thai Vire river all along this sector. The towns of La Capelle and. Grand Hamel were captured. Y I HOOPS Mi TOWARD PARIS . capture Town .., The British advance toward',-v. the center captured Hottot-Les-, Bagues, long a thorn in the a& lied line, 2 i miles southwest of Tilly-Sur-Suelles. They widened a wedge around Noyers on the Caen-Villers Bocage road, and beat back -enemy counterblows at Maltot, between the Orne and Udon rivers. Gen..; Sir Bernard L. Mont-- tfomerv: who estimated' 156.0DQ Germans have been "written ofl'J, since June 6, sent his high-, powered offensive through shat tered German defenses into plain" country excellent for tank, maneuvers, penetrating at least five miles to Cagny on the road, to Vimont. . -.. 9-13 Divisions ' From nine to 13 German di visions were being hammered by the British -second army. -- Supreme headquarters dis closed: Montgomery's push early yesterday had - sprung from a bridgehead established across tha (Continued on page seven; 'Unloaded' Gun Kills Youngster - PORTLAND July 19 (VP) An "unloaded" gun was blamed to day for the accidental fatal shoot ing of seven-year-old Ronald P. Fritts, route 1, Eagle Creek, by a playmate. ' Glenn MacDonald, state police officer, gave this account of tha accident: , Ronald, his sister Betty, 9, and David Taylor, 10, were alone in the Taylor home. David brought" out, his father's rifle,, loaded it with cartridges and ejected them to show how it worked. "Shoot me," Ronald said in fun.- David did and Ronald fell dead with a bullet in his neck. Chinese Advance On Hengshan CHUNGKING, July 19 (VP) A, strong force of Chinese which broke out of encircled Hengyang in Huana province is advancing on Hengshan; important Japan ese base about 25 miles to the northeast, the Chinese high com mand said; tonight. . The' Hengshan base includes the "headquarters of the attack ing .Japanese, transferred there from . the provincial . capital of Changsha, the high command said. . Behind this force, other Chin ese were frustrating-numerous Japanese attacks in the city, and counterattacks in the suburbs have cracked the ring of encircle ment established since the be ginning of the month, the , high command said. - firing; on the spotter planes were silenced by offshore destroyers, Cruisers also joined in the at tack. " : MacArthur announced new aerial: blows against Japanesf shipping in the southwest Pa, clfic, making the totals listed in 19 July communiques: .. , , . 25 Definite '' Twenty-five ships definite! J Sunk, ranging up to a 4000 tod freighter. . Four - ships probably sunk, ranging from 1000 to 3000 tons, Twenty-one ships ' damaged, ranging up to a 10,000 ton meri chantman, some of which ma have sunk. ' " , .-More than 150 supply barge) destroyed or damaged. ' ' Ships laden with Jap soldiers (Continued on lage Seven);,, Si s'W; Si:!-'!"1.? P ill If! mm m
