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llOSCOW announce today
M i,.i n.i.tli views her entry
i...' Dn nnH ml entry 11)10
Zntpunl V Knunlrv.
Members or me new mumnm
. ..in ' Pnlnnrl (Russian.
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lllleea tor the ruijiou aiibi i
kit ii tlnhting aionunUlo the
fuulaiu. '.
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llSOWNED the Polliih govern-
Ir.Hil-ln-exiie in i.oniioii kwiuv.ii
ai been recounted by u mid
... RrllUh 1 TIuth tire ulrotif
Enl Iknl In vrtlurn fnp thn nnrL
l Poland lUMla may tnko the
i'oici will DC Riven Hilton ui
wttrn uormany.
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w 11 (.arrv nn thn war. oven
nn Herman inll n Tnntf an thnV
lontrol Germany. That itunda
io reason, i no nazi gooia win
it cooked whenever tho Gor-
Inani itop IlKhtiiig.
'
J0X PAPEN, In Turkey. cnd
I a nam nlnrlftM nf n 1 1 Art I n rA
lo Hitler.
Note that Turkey HASN'T
tone in yet, although reported
not and bothered and ordering:
bet' ihlpj into port the other
'HE Germain are clearly (lliht
inc hardpr nn Ihn wenttrn
rant than on Hie eastern. That
;y be algnlticant. Tho PRO
ESSIONAL Bcnnrnln are in
'harBQ In the rant, nnmrnol. un
all-OUt nazi. I thn hlu mtin in
THERE la hard fluhlinn In
' Guam, but thn lnvnitinn nn.
JPjara to bo coming; nlonn wofl.
iTne TinlAn nn.iinllln nrn rn.
wrted llRht and tho situation
' well in hand. 18,000 Jup
CV nno nn n.lni.. l.... . .
await uhuund, 11 ii on Siilpnn,
r."vjr oucrcmry roiTCsuil 10'
I . --ja Wllll.dll, UUIllll IIIHI llll"
ware tho "key that will unlock
hin..;:ju, "ar?"j 1,10 r""f
"u V"'na." Among lliem,
y provide basca aggregating
iHi-iJ""10 .m"es with oigni
Uiki ,.nntl Ilvo harbor
within IB in miu. t
i lk J . . UUiJUII.
..m ""I King the other dny
Si 1500'"lle n about the
"eclive radius of the fleet from
Will i. wiiirinnos isinnas
li.,, y" r larincst advanced
JAP radio commentator to-
tDeakln. if oiraiogicany
?; l'l?,flm'hng not yet
Sll? dollvcr tho coup do
nnu , U u"cmy tu. .) licet."
Whaihn ?0.. "cornfully.
ham Vi. ;""" inai mo jup
(rrS.'" wl be to hit us
.T 00 Page Two)
hbes in Woods
5ee Two Bears
children,
SI? 'bo scare of t.V,1
nun rn.
i. V" WO C lltlrnn h...
lives
uiron.
returned
Is and- in
had seen
cub. The
.nnnrl an1
'ormcdZ'lfho woods
""m and thn . . w" 1
Jean S lnt 'bo bears
hSL1 P')on. aim th,.
roclts at
naa run,
ruafc'fWt hurt nnnn n
ee, snm.
inoy
rocks
L..21' ehlldren
described' the
""iier hear .
: ear s a brown
oenr,
PRICE 5 CENTS
Yanks
Troops Smash Toward
Capital of
Guam
U. S. PACIFIC KI.EET HEAD
QUAHTEHS, PEAIll, HARBOR,
July 25 (!') Fighting Amer-Ic-nns,
bent on completu coniiucnt
of tho Mnrlnnnn. have stormed
almost a mile Inland on Tlnlan
and captured the western third
of tho Ulnnd'i main airdrome.
At Gunm, 125 mlirs to tho
south, they have Isolated an
other major airstrip and arc
hammering at the approaches to
Agnna, capital of the former U.
S. posscsMon.
Casualties Light '
Of Tinlan, where the marines
landed Sunday at 7:40 a. m. Ad
miral Chester W. Nlmltz said In
a communique: "Our casualties
through July 23 (Sunday) were
light. Tho situation is consider
ed well in hand."
American casualties on Guam
through July 22 wcro 34B killed,
110 missing and 1500 wounded.
War Correspondent Clinton
Green said murines went ashore
on Tlnian after probably the
greatest half-hour air, naval and
land-based bombardment yet
concentrated on a singlo island
In the Pacific.
The Japanese did not open
(Continued on Page Two)
Japs Will Keep
On Waging War,
Says Admiral
WASHINGTON, July 25 P)
Admiral Ernest J. King, navy
commonder In chief, declared to
day that regardless of tho change
In tho Japanese cabinet, tho en
emy "will contlnuo to wago war
with all the power they possess."
Ho told a news conference
that obviously the Tojo cabinet,
did not fall unless mere was dis
satisfaction on tho part of mil
itary leaders with tho conduct
oi the war.
King stated that it Is certain
thoro will bo "somo changes In
tho methods of waging war" un
der tho now Japanese cabinet.
"But whether this means they
will go more nearly on tho de
fensive or rather become more
agRrcssiva remains to be' seen,"
King said.
Reds Not fo Form
Rule in Poland
LONDON, July 25 (P) Tho
Mriscnw radio broudcast In an
official statement tonight that the
Russian government viewed the
entry of tho red army into Po
land as an entry inio a incnaiy
country and that no soviet organ
izations would be established In
Poland.
TIDOFI
DROME TAKEN
I II
Diplomatic Break Between
U. S.. Argentina, Complete
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON, July 25 (yP)
The recall to Argentina of Am
bassador Adrlnn Escobar com
pletes the diplomatic break be
tween Washington and Buenos
Aires which has been dove op
ing since the Farrell regime
took office last January.
Diplomatic quarters here
awaited with consldorablo in
terost tomorrow's promised
statement from Buenos Aires as
a possible hint whether last
night's action isto bo followed
by the withdrawal of Argen
tina's ambassadors to other
American capitals or whether
Escobar Is to, bo the only one
affected,
. .Wedga Policy
In tho latter event, tl,e,moY,c
would be interpreted in Wash
ington to mean that the Argon
tlno government headed by
President Edolmiro Farrell, Is
pursuing a policy of trying to
drive a wedge into Pan Amer
ican unity and split off some
of the South American countries
from the United States. -.
To combat this the other
In The ShitHla
Advance in Marianas
Trailers
Thl nlriura shows th m&am
f ' '
, ' ' . - - .
f " - V - t3br.'lMK ' llTirQ3 U' .! di
1-s-JtV , " ' ; ,)''""
agency as a stop-gap relief for a serious housing shortage. In-migrant essential workers are eligi
ble -to occuoy tha trailers, which are of modern design, soma rectangular and some tear-drop
in shape. Interested persona-may contact C. A. Haydtn, manager, at tha trailer camp on Wash
burn way.. . .. : . . . -
INDICTMENT OF 26
F.UP.EKA. Cnlif.. July 25 fl.
All indictment-charging 2fl-J4pJ
aneac-Ainericans 01 wie iuicinKe
segregation center with selective
service act violations has been
dismissed by U- S. District Judge
Louis E. Goodman,- who ruled
that nn intornco was not accord
ed duo process of law,
.Ruling In one case, . Goodman
said that tho internee was in cus
tody udder a presidential citation
and "is under the circumstances
not a free agent nor Is any plea
he may make free or voluntary,
uiul henco he is not accorded due
process in this very proceeding.!'
Goodman's decision said "it Is
shocking to the conscience that
an American citizen be confined
on tho ground of disloyalty and
then, wliilc so under duress and
restraint, bo compelled to serve
In the armed forces or prosecuted
(Continued on Page Two)
Spellman Denies
Peace Reports
ROME, July 25 (P) Archbish
op Francis J. Spellman of New
York prepared todoy to leave for
front lino areas after formally
denying persistent reports that
his visit to the Vatican was link
ed with possible p:nce overtures
on tho part of Popo Pius XII.
Vatican quarters nlso denied
that a peace proposal was the
subject of the archbishop's con
versations with the pontiff, or
that tho. popo was expected to
como forward with any peace
plan. -
Informed of tho publication of
reports in tho United States that
ho had discussed a "papal peace
plan" with the pope Sunday,
Archbishop Spellman Issued a
denial through a .spokesman.
'American nations have Insisted
on taking no action regarding
Argentina except after consul
tation among themselves and
agreement on a course satisfac
tory to all, This was stressed
particularly by Secretary of
Stato Hull at his press confer
ence yesterday when he dis
closed that a statement on poli
cy would be Issued but that the
need for consultation with all
tho American governments
would delay it several days.
Surprise Move
Despite, the recall from
Buenos Aires of U. S. Ambas
sador Norman Armour and dip
lomatic representatives of other
Latin American republic?, the
decision of the Argentine gov
ernment to withdraw Escobar
came as something of a surprise.
Pro-Argentina sources here
havo tntorprctdd the recalls of
ambassadors from Buenos Aires
as presaging a shift in feeling
and the Impending recognition
of Farrell's regime.
.The present Argentine regime
has not been recognized by the
United States because of its al
leged pro-nazl' leanings.
- Camutde Wonderland
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON,
Ready For Occupancy
of th cams of 55 trailers sat up
Red Troops 50 Miles From
Warsaw After Splitting
German Armies in Poland
LONDON,-July.J5 ()
Ian troops striking toward lha
Baltic hare cut tha uaugaypllt
Riga railway and to the south
other lorlet forces hare thrust
within two and one-half miles of
Blalyatok in Old Poland, Moscow
announced tonight. .
, By DANIEL, DE. LUCE
MOSCOW, July 25 P) Swift
Russian columns paced by churn
ing tanks, Kuban cossacks and
Ml DOME FIRE
The Mt. Dome fire in nearby
northern California was under
control today after blackening
16,000 acres ot brush and grass
lands. i
Fire crews, Including 60 ma
rines from the Klamath Falls
Marine Barracks, patrolled the
long fire fronts In the Modoc
national forest. Barring a high
wind, it was believed the fire
could be held within bounds
without further difficulty, and
the fire camps were being broken
up today.
Lightning Fire
The fire was set by lightning
last Thursday evening. A' high
wind made it Impossible for the
(Continued on Page Two)
Five Register
For Contest
Five attractive local girls reg
istered Tuesday to become con
testants in the Miss Klamath con
test, sponsored, by the Junior
chamber of commerce to select
this county's entrant in the Miss
Oregon contest at Portland.
Entrants Tuesday were Doreen
Williams, Virginia Howard,
Edrle Smith, Peggy Keating and
Jean Bolin.
: To qualify for the contest,
girls must be unmarried and be
between the ages of 18 and 26.
The winner will be chosen by
Impartial, competent judges on
the basis of the merits of the
girl as to personality, talent and
photogenic features. .
Time Not Ripe
For Jap Attack
' By The Asaociated Press
Several United . States task
forces "with powerful groups of
aircraft carriers as the mainstay"
are maneuvering in the waters
of the Marianas, some 1500 miles
from Tokyo, and the time is not
yet ripe for our fleet to come
out and attack the enemy," the
Tokyo radio asserted today. ,
The broadcast by Dome, of
ficial Japanese news argency,
quoted the naval commentator
Masanorl Ito as. saying: ;
"Strategically speaking, the
time to deliver the coup de grace
to the enemy has : not yet ar
rived." - ,
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1944
hara by the national housina
awainis of planes were:K'S3 fbarr
50 miles today from , Warsaw
after splitting German armies in
the heart of Poland by -capturing
Lublin and l,ukow.-
The Russian drive over the un
obstructed-plains carried the red
army -40 miles forward in 24
hours. More than 12 hours ago,
they were on the approaches of
siedice (wntcn we uermans said
they had evacuated), 50 miles
east of the Polish capital.
20 Milei From Wisla
The. Soviets were less than 20
miles from the Wisla (Vistula)
river, which flows by Warsaw
and forms the last natural bar-
rier to Germany itself. A swift
crossing ot tne wisla would out-
lianu tne Warsaw region and ex
pose tne garrison of the city of
1.265.700 to attack from the
south.
German Silesia lies within 150
miles of advanced Kussian forces
which splashed across the San
river. ;
Panic In Warsaw
Red pilots report scenes of
panic around Warsaw, with roads
choked with transport. The main
frontal assault toward Warsaw
was 50 miles wide and indica
tions were that other army
(Continued on Pago Two)
Pep Talk Given
By Mussolini ;
LONDON, July 25 (P) Beni
to Mussolini observed the first
anniversary of his fall from
power by giving a pep talk to
day to fascist troops being
trained by the Germans for ac
tion on the Italian front.
"Don't feel anxiety about fac
ing other Italians in the firing
line," Mussolini was quoted by
the Berlin radio as admonish
ing the trainees. He returned
to his headquarters following a
visit with Adolf Hitler.
Warning that any fascist sol
dier "who makes reservations
of any kind Is a traitor," Mus
solini added:
"He who docs not fight today
merely upholds the illusion of
being alive. He who does not
fight is morally dead."
Baseball Scores
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H. E.
Pittsburgh 15 20 1
New York 0 6 1
Butcher and Camelll: Barthel-
son, Seward (2) and Lombard!,
Berry (8). , .
R. . H. E
Cincinnati : 6 11 0
Boston :. 2 9 0
. Carter and Mueller; . Cardoni
and Hofferth. . . .
R. H. E,
Chicago 14 18 1
Brooklyn 6 13 5
Lynn, Wyse (4) and Williams:
Warren, Branca (4) Fuchs (5)
Gregg (7) and Bragan.
AMERICAN LEAGUE , 1
, R. H.' E.
Boston ..;.....:.....7 16 1
Detroit 3 7 1
Terry: Hughson (7) and Wag
ner; Gentry, Gorslca (5) Eaton
(6) and Richards.
iMtiiiiii(wr.'"w
July 25. 1944
Max. (July 24) 85 Min ... 81
Pracipitation last 24 hours 00
Stream vaar to data 10.42
Normal 12.10
roracasti Thunder showers.
Nazi Control
Of Government
Alade Stronger
LONDON, July 25 OP) Adolf Hitler decreed tonight a dras
tic streamlining of the German
ing nasi party leaders with rest powers and ordering appoint
ment of a plenipotentiary who could in the future "demand in
formation from and give instructions to the highest authorities."
(This wording suggested tha possibility that even Hitler might
on occasion be subject to questioning or direction of his subordi
nates. However, tha great probability was that "highest raich
authorities" referred to administrative . heads, not : tha fuehrer
himself.
(Relchmarshal Goerlng in the past has been looked upon as
Hitler's heir epparent and possible successor if German leader
ship attempted to secure something better than unconditional
surrender). A
Today's decree, as broadcast
from Berlin, said Goering, ap
pointed chairman of the council
for the defense of the reich,
would "propose to me" (Hitler)
a plenipotentiary. In turn Goer
ing named Propaganda Minister
Paul Joseph Goebbels to that
post, Berlin announced.
Total Mobilization
The decree ordered total mo
bilization of Germany and oc
cupied territories for Germany's
fight.
C In C
Earlier ' Gestapo Chief Heln
rlch Himmler had been named
commander in chief of the Ger
man home army as an after
math of the announced bomb
attempt last Thursday on Hit
ler's life.
A vast blood purge of the
Prussian military leadership,
from general officers down to
majors, had been reported in
progress in Germany since then.
Goering to Supervise
"The announcement by DNB,
official German news agency,
said the coroulenV Goering will
suoervise German railways,' the
German postal service,' all' pub-lie-
Institutions and Industries
with-the-'-view-of limiting or
simplifying all matters not di
rectly connected with the war
effort,' He may Issue directives
to the! highest reich authorities.
"Goering has to adapt the en
tire -.public life to tne require
ments of tjptal warfare in every
possible moment," the Berlin
announcement said,-'"in partic
ular. Goering has to look after
all public meetings and institu
tions to.be shaped according to
the aims emanating from total
(Continued on Page Two)
Heavies Attack
Launching Site
LONDON, July 25 (P) Brit
ish heavy bombers attacked to
day "a site which appeared to
be connected with the enemy
threatened use of long distance
rockets," the air ministry said.
The Germans have asserted
thev were nreparine great ten-
ton projectiles which they could
hurtle across the Atlantic: an
assertion discounted by most mil
itary experts.
The-air ministry -did not lo
cate the site. The main force of
Lancaster bombers was used to
pummel the platforms in north
ern France from which the nazis
have been -launching one-ton ro
bot flying;' bombs against Eng
land; , -
AP Photographer
Killed in Action
LONDON, July 25 () Bede
Irvin, Associated Press . war
photographer, was killed in ac
tion on the Normandy front to
day, U. S. army authorities an
nounced. .
Word from the public rela
tions office of the U. S. ninth
air force said Irvin was killed
near : Pont Hebert, - four miles
north of St. Lo. This was veri
fied by two Red Cross repre
sentatives.
Petition for Rehearing
Of Folkes ' Case Denied
SALEM, July 25 (ff) The
state supreme court denied a
petition for rehearing today of
Robert E. Lee Folkes, 22, Los
Angeles negro dining car cook
under death sentence for the
"Lower 13" knife-slaying of Mrs.
Martha Virginia James on Janu
ary 23, 1943.
- The court's action today paves
the -way for an appeal, by Folkes
to' the United ' States supreme
court. The Oregon supreme
court, by a 5-2 decision, upheld
Folkes conviction a month ago.
The decision denying the mo
tion for rehearing, was an
nounced orally from the bench.
" The court took time out from
its summer vacatiqn to come
back today to act on the Deli-
tlon. It will go back to work on
septemrjer o.u :
1 Mrs. JameX-wlfe of a naval
ensign, -was Killed In her berth
mmmmimmmimm
tut year 17.8S
Number 102)9
government, endowing top-rank
YOUTH KILLED IN
A motorcycle accident Mon
day evening claimed the life of
Lloyd Gale Balderston, 17, of
Medford. The accident occurred
on Bly mountain aDout 30 miles
east of Klamath t ans on lugn
way 66.
Young Balderston was com
ing toward Klamath Falls about
5 o'clock when his motorcycle
was thoueht to- have, hit loose
gravel, causing the front wheel
to jacknife and run the machine
off the road, according to state
police : reports. The boy was
thrown clear but received head
injuries.
He was rushed by ambulance
to Klamath Valley hospital
where he passed away at about
8 o'clock Monday night. . ;'
. ii.'.. .. J '
Fate of Jews in '
Hungary Rests :
On Regent
LONDON. July 25 UP "The
fate of some 500,000 Jews left
in Hungary, rested today ori de
cisive action' by the regent, Adm:
Nicholas Horthy. The Vatican
and the International Red Cross
are" understood to have inter:
ceded in an effort to halt hand-.
ine them over to the Germans,
and Horthy was reported last
week in Bern to nave promised
to stop forcible evacuation of
the Jews.
London sources described as
a "blackmail oner" a repori
from Hungary which quoted a
Hungarian editor as declaring,
"so far the only Jews who nave
been killed in Hungary have
been killed by Anglo-Saxon
bombs. Only a cessation of air
raids can prevent an outbreak
of passionate anti-semitism."
1 o,463 Casualties Listed
From Invasion of Sdipan
WASHINGTON, July 25 (SV
Navy Secretary Forrestal report
ed today that Amerlcan: casual
ties in the conquest of Saipan in
the Western - Pacific" Marianas
group totaled 16,463 men.-lnclud-ing
3409 killed in action,' 13,049
wounded and 365 missing. :
He told a news conference that
more than 5000 of the wounded
already had returned to duty and
are now participating in the at
tack against the Japanese on Tin
lan island, also In the Marianas.-
"This reduces our net losses
at Saioan by about a third," he
said, "and it speaks volumes for
both the morale of the troops
and the effectiveness of the medi
cal corps.
The enemy dead on Saipan, he
said, totaled 20,720 known 'to
have been killed that many
on a Southern Pacific passenger
train in Linn county.
Folkes' appeal was based on
the fact that the state improperly
introduced a - stenographer's
memorandum as though it were
a signed confession. " The entire
supreme court held this improp
er, with the majority holding
Folkes would have been convict-
i : ii . ii ,, r
eu wiinuut me-aiiegea conies-
sion, and the other two justice!
demanding a new trial. .
The Oregon supreme court's
mandate will be sent immediate
ly to the Linn- county circuit
court, which will fix a new date
for Folkes' execution in'the state
?irison gas chamber, Folkes' at
orney, Leroy L. Lotnax, Port
land, who has announced he
would appeal to the U. S. su
preme court, 'then would,- obtain
a stay of execution . from the
Oregon supreme court. i 1
GROUND DRIVE
BURSTS FORTH
-ilRlNDY
' . " i
Warplanes S u p p o r t
". Action Along "
Front ;
Bv GLADWIN HILL
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE, July 25 (JP) Supported
by a massive armada of some
4000 warplanes, the American
and British armies burst forth at
both ends of the 100-mile Nor
mandy front today, and shoved
the Germans backward in prob
ably the greatest coordinated
ground drive since D-Day.
- Three thousand U. S. planes,"
Including a record mission oi
1500 heavy bombers, smashed at
the Germans opposing the new'
American offensive,- location ot.
which was not disclosed. -
Initial Gains
- Hundreds of other planes sup.
ported the British-Canadian push
south. of Caen. -In quick: initial
gains of more than a mile, British-Canadian
tanks and infantry
battling toward open tank coun-'
try captured two towns, despite!
fierce resistnee by at least two;
German SS armored divisions. '
"Fighting continues very,
strenuously "on both the Amer
lean and British sectors, supreme)
headquarters declared. - .;
.- Details Secret - - : '-
Throughout the day,- head-!
quarters kept secret all details'
of the American land drive. The!
U. S. first army has been strung
along a winding front - fromj
, . (Continued on Page Two)
Pack Train to
Recover Bodies 1
Of Five Airmen 1 i
COLOR ADO - SPRINGS, Colo.
July 25 fyP) -A .pack train head-,
ed into rugged mountain country.,
today to bring out to Camp Hale, . .
Colo.," thS bodies of 'five airmen
found yesterday in the wreckage
oi -their B-26' medium bomber,
missing since last November 18.
! The plane was on a routine
flight from Salt Lake City to iU
home army base at Pratt, Kans,
when It smashed against a moun..
tainside.
v Col: ' William D.- Tipton', com
mandant of Peterson field here,
announced yesterday the men
aboard included 2nd Lt. Selwyu
M. Mozzini, Eureka, Calif.
-; :
Negroes Denied
Voting Right
COLUMBIA, S. C, July 25 ()
Five negroes were denied vot
ing privileges here-today -in the ,
state's' "white 'democratic party
primary for nomination- of can
didates for the ; United States
seriate, state and county offices.
Party membership rules 'pro
vided that only - "white demo
crats" could participate.
have - been- :buried- by American
ir oops, in aacuuon,-ne saiu, Jap
anese' prisoners of war numoer
1707 . and that 14,192 . .civilians
have been-interned. . , ; .'.
t -.Prisoners Bagged i
The number j' of prisoners ,
taken .on. Saipan is by far the
greatest taken in any operations
against the Japanese in the war
to date," the navy-secretary said.
- On s Guam,- 'Forrestal said,
American casualties have been
moderate,, while. those of the en
emy have been heavy. In one.
Japanese counterattack, he said, -
"We killed at least Z7U of therm
This is over three-quarters of the
number of our dead .in the first
two days of our entire attack on
the island." - - ' ' t
Outstanding Achievement
"The attack on Tinian is being;
made by the same troops that
conquered Saipan. After 24 days
of the meanest kind of fighting
through the canefields and
caves, followed by 10 days of so
called rest, tHese men are in
shape to conduct a second major
assault. This is an outstanding
military achievement," he slated,
Forrestal' described Guam,
Tinian and Saipan as "the key
which will unlock the door to
Japan the Philippines and the
coast of China." He asserted '
their occupation will provide
bases aggregating 300 square
miles and containing eight air
fields and five harbors within
1500 miles of Japan and the Phil-
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lpplnes'
Siimsoh to Talk
Tqniighi on Radio
' WASHINGTON, July 25 ,(P)
War. Secretary Stimson is to ad
dress the nation tonight at 7:15
Pacific war -time in a radio re
port (Blue and Mutual networks)
on his recent triprto the Euro
pean v. fronts. V'