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$m mi rc wnfM crANK JENKINS Br Europe today 7 ihrllllntf- .hmooi tno i.)Wlir, i.iiw'" u,in euvorou w'8: .j p,.p(U even thnt Their IP?. iund. IhoBuM"'"'"". . i. - . i n..(...,,t K tiring bill tactics, we're WKl'tZltui thun tno inv""' i irouKli U "during " 1110 "."I" M. Kl inirt fanning l rfSrcIo unci cnlrup ,tir w -- r.'0"' .i.i.,ilert 1)1 It IW LiiR HOME TO BW". vp- - . . '--'...'..' nriilunv htm a JKb.rrtird ,P'P""r! r u .ihow room n which to r''Vr lUcnKth "round and l.0i-S I. rll to OUr UI.CJI ffiTjStt W He round he fi?.. tho Breton pcnln- i. TiDCclally Brcal. UThe .rc ol the Breton pcnln I II . DOZEN TIMES that fjjcrtonlta (Normandy) pen mull. ... row Mitia time, we're killing 'mi cnplurh'g Of rmm,B . Lira Wflr I "O. 1 uujb"i Kr bag line. D-day I now Gr tho 100,000 mark. 1 8 tho Americans speed south "ward eroM Brittany, tho . rn.in tr ko ul "0'""" .r", v ,:Terdnv Brit- E M bWlceri Mid Bomnjol Lrtind nd Illiht. They're tOMPELLING him to fight. They ire HOPINU to o"w pis. In Tli Shuniit-f'aHeudf Wonderland MiMllimii August 3, 1944 Max. Aug. 2) 74 MIn. 42 Precipitation lait 24 hour. .00 Stream year to date 10.62 Normal 12.19 Lait year ........17.85 Foreca.ti Warmer. PRICE 5 CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1944 Number 10227 MsWi mm 1km iies 0 German Soil Hit By Russian Shells By DANIEL DE LUCE MOSCOW, Auu. 3 (!) Flalitlng raged within three mile, of the Ea.t Pruxlun bordor today o. Gen. Ivan Cherniakhov.ky'i third White Ruulan army .urged forward in a determined drive from captured Dydviihe which proml.od momentarily to carry the war to German .oil. ' Rui.ian armor charged .avagely upon Gorman defon.e. be fore the Ea.t Pru.iian bordor citle. ol Schirwindt, Eydtkhunen and Wehrklrchon. Rui.ian cannon ahollod Gorman .oil. Cherniakhov.ky'i lorco. .virlod to within 28 mile, of Til.lt and 44 of Initerburg, important Eant Pru.iian rail citiaa. Konlgi berg. Ea.t Pruuian capital end 18th largo.t Gorman city of 368.433, wo. 83 mllo. away. Five railroad, meet at Initerburg. lie ol iron, machine tool and tllo factoriei. r rout dlspaiciies a o c i a r c a Huhllng raged near Vliballs and trE mut do careful not to claim more than our ahnro V the credit. Tho American). k'jd the or nan u -,:""1V"'" ffflihUni TEAM, 'hey tt wherever tho quarterback KK. Their JOINT Job It to SMASH tho nazls. ' rn,. oiorv 1. ii ory for tho BEAM. . ' . - ' 1 1 to glory, lot u remember i hnrn nn tllO llOmO front lO- til this lino from Gray'f ElKy' The oath, of glory lead but to the iravc." The graves thnt m ncreni ne numocrs nru win. Hilled gloriously by our men on mt fighting iromg aro inu i that must be pnm lor mo jhuuij i iuurliv nf tho homo front. In rioting P h 1 1 a d e I p h l a. they're foroetllna that for tllO moment. - ffKE Gormnns In Wariaw, obey' 1 Inn Hnr hlnniiprl fliphrcr'i or- 'den to atnnd and die (no HE Iwon't have to dlo before n Rua ilin firing aciund), are dying In mi Jnn mil(rlrln Inshlon. i From without, Russian bombs ind shells are pouring upon tan from point-blank ranRo from within, they're fnclntt 28, MO cnrnncd Poles who have Itlien from the underground to claim vengeance, t . . . . WARSAW, on the west bank r .of the hlBh-bluffed Vistula, III hard nut to crack. Tho smart Russians can sco no reason for wsstlni men hv Irvine In crack n m a Dloocly tronlol atWcK. so mey tiro preparing to tW1 uttCLE It. as they have en circled so mnnv Gevman last. itsnd strnnff nnlntit in the nnst WC0KS, inoy have crossed the Vistula tho south and oro nrepnrlna to'lweeo around in tho city's I'ear to meet another encircling r'TOvcmont to tho north. THE Russians lodnv aro only ik. n .. .. , Hnyu miics irom mo Duiaui Of Ent Pliiccln f 111,. was, Russian SHKI.I.S (not TOrcly bombs) arc falling on the "ra sou- 0 Gcrmnny. An intniniilln ihn RllDolnn BLUl -."loinil kiiuiui, IH-tlll" JKhdysky, who is nearest to Eant TiPrt of the homo soil Ul inO .lnxr.nl.... I.. ! I.. JEW -n.tyiiiu nuzis, is AS;e. wewes that ChernlakhoV' y i heart is in his work. FL"1? midst of nil this spec 1m'.T . , nows worn Europe, specllM0.5',?. "r o"onal per- In iw ",u.w,,,r- . . . ohvin.7.v MU wnero victory is JWous y comlna nnai-nr hv Ihn FIFTH ARMY By NOLAND NORGAARD ROME, Auk. 3' P) Tho fifth army has broken German efforts to send counternttocklnif forces ucrosa llio Amir river on both sides of - besieged PImi near Italy's weM coast, nllled head quarters announced ' today. Tho enemy appeared ntlcmpl- Inu to take thu Initiative also near tho Inland wing of the American forces by newling 200 troops to the south bunk of the Arno river northeast of Ponte- deni, but mortar Ilro dispersed tins lorco. Make Dents Klulitli nrmv units were mnk- Ing lresh dents in the nazi de fense ring around Florence. Attacking nortli from San Michclo and La Homola, cinhtli army units capiureu mo com mnndlng helKlits of La PokkIoiiii. five and one-half miles southwest of the historic art city., New 7i.nlnnrl trruins nrcviously had been reported within five miles of the city's outskirts in thnt area. Croit Po.a West of Florence, British and crossed tho Pesn river on a two-mllo bridgehead and ndvanced one mile, captur ing tho vlllago of uinesira, inrec nilli. southeast of Monlclupo, and threatening tho entire west flank of tho German line soum of tho Arno river In Hint area. Hondtiunrters received reports from Italian civilians that the (Continued on 1'ago iwoi Cupid Hits New High in Klamath Could the largo number of servicemen stationed hero have anything to do with it, or is It tho balmy weather? Whatever tho ease, Cupid had hi.rii niH ilmo In July when mnrrlaiios .skyrocketed to Just about double tho number ot wed dings In January and exceeded cverv othor month this year. Marriages totaled 30 In July as nanlnst 2U in jnnunry. niri Man Divorce, however, ...oo nnt irllo In Julv either. chalking up 34 decrees to his ernrilt last month, in January 21 divorces were granted. Speeding Americans Slic ing Of f Breton Peninsula The lload to Ilevlin By The Associated Press 1 Russian front: S22 miles (measured from onstcrn suburbs of Warsaw,) , ,. 2 Italian front: 005 miles (measured from Senlfinllta.) n 3 French front: B30 miles (measured from Tronrn.) Wwainy, both tlireo miles from Hie frontier. While tho campaign for East Prussia was intensified, the bat tle for Warsaw entered Its fourth clnv nf slow, bitter sluuulng on a 20-mile front involving the east ern suburbs of the Polish capital. Tin! Germans clung to a line of fixed fortifications ringing the burning city and tho Industrial suburb of Pragn, on tho cast bank of the broad and swift Vis tula, against massed bombard' mi.nl from the u round and sky (The exiled Polish government in London said 25,001) polisn wv riurierniind fiuhters continued B "hard and grim" battle against the Germans in the streets of the capital.) . . Mimhiil Konstantln Rokossov. ntuimihiedlv was attempting to exploit his grip on Hie cast bunk of the Vistula for more than 100 miles below Wnrsaw by seeking a firm bridgehead from which to outflank Warsaw. CTbe Germans said two bridgeheads hurl linen established In the Dcb- ii., r,.n no milns tn tho south cast and a Ihirtl in ino area miles below tho capital.) , Behind Russian lines and 10 mili wide corridor thrust to the Baltic sea west ot Riga, four Rus sian army groups gnawed at the trapped thousands of Germans in Latvia and Estonia. (Prime Minister Churchill said from 20 to 30 divisions were cut off. a totnl of perhaps 200,000 to 300,- 000 men.) ' -. ; Durabte Goods Padlock Urged For Postwar WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (VP) A proposal to "padlock" the bulk .. .,.... I, io win- onods for five years after the war to allow pri vate industry to take full advan tage of postwar markets was ad vanced today by Senator John son (U-Colo.) Tiiincmi'a nlnn was laid lnfor- mnllv before tho senate military affairs committee in on executive oocuinn nl. which tho committee decided to separate tho surplus nronerlv alsuosni nam uuim ,ii,,i vprnnvprsion IcEislnlion Tho Colorado senator said his padlocking plan would apply to all durable goods, in which ho In cluded wool and cotton products, which tho government win own after tho war. Nip Warships Hit by Air Group U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD' rmAnTtfrcs. Pearl Harbor, Aug. 3 (i)Carrier air group Two e ihn Pni-lfle fleet probably destroyed or damaged 19 Jap- nnnQp wnrsniDS. iiiuiuuhik rlers. in a record fort .,iuf pf ripatrnntion from Juno 11 to 24, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced today. - The, same pilots, from a flat tlio Essex class, also de stroyed or damaged 200 enemy planes m mat pmiua. .jrenk V6acorl Noyefl Uw , , , E Ceulonc NORMNDY ,""y ' iVnii . VoUiy jmJZT "m "TX - Ui, J?V c.eh:,Bfi,roXRtBBM NAZI-OCCUPIED FRANCE JJJ f Vi'" 10,01 OrUgM . oAnMrlt Auroy -JiV lolif; - ?Sf SnV.nn ; An,.r. Tour. DINAN, MOVL Tl 1WARD BREST Rommel Caught Short : Of Troops On New Front Swift American armored forcai, uilng bllti tactici. ar. daih ing iouthward acro.i 7"'., being to cut off tho Breton penlniula and gain not only great, r room but more port, atwhic h Xo land troop, and PPll Franc. Th.y ar. reported today at Renn... Halfway acro.i th. p.niiwula from ATranchMcoT.ring 45 miles in They ir. apparently pointed at St. Na.air.. Br.it, at th. penimula'. tip, i. on. of Europe', gr.at port.. St. Malo, St "vj and 8t; Naiair. ar. all uiabl. port.. At th. Ca.n and of th. Normandy line, Britiih and , Canadiani sr. striking hard today at strong G.rman position!. . - ' - - - -' 1 . T r..f.'Khtlrig for our Allies !ft8 nr,??'1'?. we're FIGHTINQ wuo pi rXES- Wo're in th0 In S h".vlR 1 "ek Hltlor Inorrli,. t ,mvl"K 10 UCK !"oraor to got nt tho .i.n.' 'One 0Vth!?u.?d.oI,Ou8h position. conduct l iki H,,mw8 ,o human m nwH i,i "ul ' 'ou wncn Hto hr.l P, you milst b will 1, help him when he needs 0 iu,?1j!? wed our heln to freely anrt nr' We'ro giving It, need tM Ju y. We're aolnS to W! i inlnP. t03k the 3aP "MI ml...1?? 10 EXPECT IT lu,i Woasuro W0 art! glvll,g No wla.c'f'o wnr ls OUR war. Anonymous Letters Bring Withdrawal From Contest Bv Th. Asiociat.d Pre.. A German foreign office spokesman said today that Ger many had adopted a watchful waiting. attitude toward Turkey following - that ; nation's sever ance of diplomatic and econom ic relations vwlm tne reicn. A news asency broadcast from Berlin quoted the spokes man as saying the nazi govern ment "is watching with great est attention further develop ment of events in Turkey. It remains to bo seen wnetner Turkey, after severance of dip lomatic relations wim Ger many, Will fall further under the influence of Germany's ene- m'es." , .. The .spokesman called the break a flagrant violation of the Turkish-German friendship and non-aggression pact, but gave no indication that Germany was (Continued on rage two; Nazi Troops May Leave Finland STOCKHOLM. Aug. 3 W) Rpnnrts from Finland suggested today tno uermans may do in uiu process of evacuating all their trnnos lrom mat country as a re sult nf Marshal Baron Carl Gus- taf Mannerheim s replacements! Risto Rytl as the l-'lnnisli .presi dent. ' Desnlte Rvti s now . nullified agreement with the Germans not to matte a separate peace wun Russia, the nazis were said to have sent the Finns only one in fantry division plus a panzer brigade to bolster the active southern front. , Money Allocated For Barracks A m-ODOsed allocation of $44, 000 for tho construction of WAVES' barracks at the Klam nth naval air station has been approved by the secretary of the navv. it was learned today in a telegram from Senator Guy Cor don's office in wasnington. The appropriation will be used for the building of new barracks In addition to those already built or under construction. : It is expected here tho Job will be handled by Morrlson-Knud son-Twaits, . general, air station contractors. - Japs Blasted From Guam 4irf iea Villages; Tanks 44teiWwo-TWrds of Island Anonymous letters, described by contest officials as "unjusti fied and vicious," today had brought nbout tho wlthdrawiil of Doroen Williams from the "Miss Klamath" contest. Tho letters, It was learned, de manded Mrs. Wlllinms' with drawal on tho grounds she is a married woman. The 23-year-old girl, who en tered the contest at the remiest of tho committee, Is tho widow of Clarence Williams, who was killed in an accident In 1042 Members o tho committee sai(1 that tho rules of tho contest cnll for singlo women as participants, and that Mrs. Williams unques tionably qualified as a contestant, Hmvnvcr. the cirl insisted up on dropping out after receiving tho anonymous attacks. One bit terly worded loiter came through tho mail to Tho Herald and News. "Doreon Is entitled to much pvorilt." said a statement from tho Junior chamber of commerce contest committee, "because she has placed the interest oi tne contest above personal feelings. "The committee wishes to state that Doreen was asked to partici pate and we felt she would add much to the contest. Wo are sorry, this incident occurred, and we want to praise her for her good sportsmanship." Chinese Break Into Tengchung CHUNGKING. Aug. 3 (VP) Chinese troops have broken into Tengchung, main Japanese base on the Yunnan province front, in their drive to reopen the Burma road and join with Lt. Gen. Jos pnh W. SiilwelPs forces in Bur ma, the Chinese high command announced tonight. A battle with the Japanese fiarrlson was reported underway n Tengchung, principal objec tive of the Chinese Salween offensive. TT B PACIFIC FLEET HEAD QUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR, Aug. 3 (fP) Tough and almost tireless Americans have blasted the Japanese from another air field and three more villages on Guam, and have captured near- Capital Plans Detailed in Case Of Nazi Collapse WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (P) Plans for immediate follow-up of the surrender or collapse of Germany are reported here to have been worked out in great detail. Officials familiar with their provisions said today that they call for full cooperation among the United States, Britain and Russia in the hour of victory. For this reason, and Because of the general pledges of coop eration made at the Moscow and Teheran conferences last year, . American officials say thov are pnnvinced beyond any doubt that it makes no differ ence whether Russian or Anglo American forces get to Berlin first or which first accepts a major German army surrender Loeta Thomsen Enters Contest AvinHmr contestant was added tn the Miss Klamath race Wed' nesday when Loeta Thomsen, i R-vnnr-oid Bin ' irom iviemii registered with junior chamber nf rnmmerce members. Chamber members this week contacted Merrill and Malin in an effort to secure contestants for Miss Klamath from outside communities. Girls from outly ing districts who are eligible to run for the title oi Miss it.iam- ath are urged to enter the con test before it closes at noon August 5. . ' Fff er Killed In Private Plane GRANTS PASS, Aug. 3 (ff) A private Dassenger plane crashed at the Illinois valley air base southwest of here yes terday. killing Fred Frank, 25, co-owner of the S and M Flying Service of Dallesport, Wash. Frank had flown here the previous night to relieve Walter Hupprecnt, wno naa Deen ny ing fire crews from the Red' wood Forest ranger station Witnesses said the plane devel oned motor trouble as Frank took off with four fire fighters He landed, repaired 'the mo tor and took off alone on a test hop. The motor again developed trouble about 300 feet off the ground, witnesses said, and the ship crashed, it caught lire, ly two-thirds of the former U. S possession: - . : , As' American soldiers and ma rines carved out gains of more than a mile all across tne island, the doomed enemy lorce ot per haps 10.000 men today was' fall- ine back into the jungle-covered plateaus of uuams nortnern third. No Confirmation " There was still no confirma tion of Tokyo radio reports that Americans had invaded Rota island between Guam and Tin- tan. - Rota is the last "large island in the southern Marianas not (Continued on Page Two); B-29's Score Direct Hits WASHINGTON. Aug. 3 (JPi The B-29 Superfortresses which struck the Japanese Steel Works at Ansnan in Manchuria . scored direct hits on coke ovens and other factory buildings in an. im portant blow at the enemy's war making capacity. War Secretary otimson reported today.. Stimson told a news confer ence the attack was carried out by a "substantial" force of the army s new super bombers, which hit Anshan and . Taneku tne port -ot Tiensin.. in occupied imna, on Juiy zh.. Walker Slated For Hospital PENDLETON. Aug. 3 (VP) George A. Walker, 61, held in connection with the hammer slaying of his wife and the in juring of three other persons at Milton-Freewater Sunday, will spend 30 days in the eastern Oregon ; state hospital for ob servation. - He . agreed to the voluntary commitment ., yesterday . at the conclusion of a two-day sanity hearing by county and hospital officials. Formal charges will not be filed against him at least until after further observation, said District Attorney A. C. Mcln- tyre. By JAMES M.'LONG SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED "EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, Aug. 3 (P) Patriot up risings' finally "have forced the Germans to .use ' strong, forces, backed by artillery and bombers, in an attempt to maintain- their hold on southern France, Gener al Dwight D. . Eisenhower., an nounced today, f ' In some places Maquis (brush) fighters were forced .to. disperse from areas where they had wrested control and in others they withdrew -in fierce fighting which inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, but the Germans were nunching at a shadow, the supreme commander's communi que disclosed. - The French sometimes were attacking 1000 strong, withdraw ing and hitting again in increas ingly telling Plows now an me more crucial as me nmeauau drive -into Brittany - carries the threat of a' full-scale battle for southern France. Desnlte increasing German efforts to get the situation back into nana, tne communique an nounced, the French have con tinued breaking communication lines, one of the weakest points (Continued on Page xwoj . Car Overturns Near Junction ; A car belonging to Jerry ' A, Short, allegedly stolen by a sailor near El Padre, turned over near Lenox junction on highway 97. late Tuesday night. The scailor, - from the naval air base here, driver of the car, was not seriously injured. At tho time of the wreck he was -only only occupant of the car,' but he reported that a marine had been with him earl ier in the evening.- no arrests have been made. Bulletin LONDON, Aug. 3 (fl1) Bui slan troopi have w.pt acro.i the Vistula liver on a front 20 milei broad and 15 milei deep and captured Stasxow, 60 milei northeast of Krakow, Moicow announced tonight. By GLADWIN HILL SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, Aug. 3 OP) In the. greatest victory since Cherbourg American, troops whirling- through Brittany have caDtured and passed beyond Rennes and have reached Dinan, one-fourth-of the way to Brest from Av ranches. Fall of Rennes. a hub of It highways and four railways al most in the center of the pen insula, severed the . Germans main communications in - Brit tany, It placed the Americana almost half way on the road to St. iNazaire. nazi U-boat base and American troop port in the first World war. Rommel Caught Short With' elements of onlv four- German divisions encountered so-far-in the lightning invasion ot unttany, it appeared that ailing Marshal ' Rommel had been caught short of troops on the, new front and that most, if not all, - of the peninsula might fall by the weekend for the most sweeping triumph of the Invas-. ion.- ,. To the north, two other Amer, ican columns damned a virtual- death trap on remnants of six uerman divisions,' one driving " eastward to within 41 miles of Vire, held by British f orces,- while the second speared into Nortain, 20 miles east of Av ranches and 12 miles south of Vire . Germans Fie. Through the funnel the Ger. mans were -streaming In flight,. attempting to escape under a cloud t cover . and abandoning" heavy guns and equipment. . ; American doughboys u- were rapidly - flattening the - pocket,, moving in from Villedieu and Tessy to St. Sever-Calvados, Nor-' igny and Landelles St. Coupigny, which form an arc about four miles west . and northwest of Vire. ' Opposition Stiffens Lt. Gen. Sir Miles C. Demp sey's forces, however, were re ported running into hardened , (Continued. Qn Page Two) Thirsty Klamath People Find Beer Situation Worse The beer situation is going from bad to worse, according to wholesalers of the ' beverage, whn have been figuratively tear ing their hair trying to ; get- enough to satisfy thirsty fuanv athltes. Most of the "suds" dispensar ies are having to close - tneir doors to beer drinkers part time because the beer is just not avail able, t Some explanation can be given by the fact that much of the beer is being sent to military In stallations, both in the United States and overseas. The situa tion is not helped by the whisky and wine shortage, for it is thought that more people have taKen to ariniting oeer since li quor is so hard to get. Julv; and August are the hard est months for the beer dispensar ies because the hot weather calls for a-thirst quencher and. beer seems to fill the. bill tor many, Vichy Reports New Landings .bom in South LONDON. Aiiir 3 Cfli TV.- Vichy radio, in a broadcast re corded by The Associated Press, asserted today "a large fleet of allied landing craft is now cruis ing the Tyrrhenian sea" and add ed mere were signs that "a new landing in northern Italy -or southern France is imminent" mere was no evidence from any other Quarters tn siinnrnt tho Vichy assertions. , . -. . axis radios on several occa sions recently have broadcast similar reports. ' 750,000 Patients Of Nazis Dead MOSCOW. Aug. 3 IJ1 Th Ukraine state atrocities commit tee cnarged today that 150,000 patients died in a German hospi tal at aiavuta, .anout 1BU miles west .of Kiev,., during Ithe two years of nazi occupation. The committee charged . that German doctors intentionally spread infectious diseases by herding new patients at gun point into a room where 1800 were, already dying of typhoid and tuberculosis. Heavy Rains Hit Nation's Capital WASHINGTON. Aug. 3 (Pl under still-overcast skies, Wash ington returned to normal ac tivity today alter a . B.zz-incn downpour . which disrupted the lives of thousands of its resi dents. - Hundreds of families wer forced to evacuate their homes particularly those in several tern porary war nousing , projects. Hundreds of others were driven from ground floor offices or were long-delayed in returning noma from work last night as traffic faculties became tangled. Almost a foot of water poured Into the lobbies of government buildings adjoining the mall, and the historic-Constitution avenue was a virtual canal for several hours. , ,. ,. . Baseball Scores AMEBIOAN 1EAOTJE Clevelnnd .. p.m..Wm.ww-. Chicago . .... Smith and Schleuter; Tresh. . - R H H .u,.J a o - 3 6 1) Dietrich and NATIONAL LEAGUE- Chicago R H ...a a a T. 1.1.,., Chtpman. Dtrrlnger pi and Krallneil DavU, luch. W and prag.n. t: " J 1 '! km rf r hi t r 1 1 ! I 'III m f k i
