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- ' 1 ' Uiji PAGE TWO HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON. ! iiil SI i III h lis! I Iff - I III NORMAN HINGE LOOSENED Br CANADIAN G!'S (Continued from Page One) f led. A reDort that allied forces hurt definitely passed the 100- Shek. said: mile mark circulated late today, 1m afraid this may be my but Droved erroneous. last message to you." . At the northern end of the al- (Tokyo radio said Tuesday lied front, the Germans' stout that the Japanese had complete- Caen hinge, loosened by an un- ly occupied the important city precedented 1000-plane bom- on the Canton-Hankow railway bardment last night, was batter- in Hunan province). ed again in daylight by tsuu u. s. Japanese Break lnfo Hengyang; Chinese Doomed CHUN GKING, Wednesday Aug. 9 VP) Japanese troops have broken into Hengyang and a message from the Chinese commander there said his sol diers had been killed virtually to the last man, the high com mand announced today. The commander's message, received at 7 p. m., Monday, by Generalissimo Chiang Kai- heavy bombers. Canadian-British troops storm ed over me vrne river in a ioui mile advance. They punched through a once-Impregnable anti tank screen, seizing strongpoint villages by the dozen. On the Breton peninsula, U. S. troops battled against stubborn resistance for the northern part of St. Malo, fought on the out skirts of Brest, and threw a con centrated attack against Lori ent. (Berlin radio acknowledged Americans had broken into St. Malo at one point.) The Germans rushed in rein forcements against the rising al lied threat to Paris. It was the 26th anniversary of their "black est day!' of World war one when EDITORIALS ON NEWS (Continued From Page One) the dope habit. It is a particular ly demoralizing form of wishful thinking.) Russians have slowed in the past week which isn't surprising. Since they jumped off in their big of fensive in June, they have gone tanner and faster than any army ever went Deiore. It would be literally amazing u they didn t have to slow down while their supply catches up with them. But they are show- continued from Pago One) dia, he said only the 33rd con stituted anything like a military force. This division is now re treating down the Tiddim road. The 31st and 15th divisions have been written off, the spokesman said, and "there is no chance of a Japanese comeback before a long period of refitting and re habilitation." British and Indian troops kill ed 15,633 Japanese by actual count. Gen. Stilwoll's men kill ed 3650 in winning the north Burma base of Myitkyina, and for all north Burma since De cember, Stilwell has announced 2,341 Japanese killed and 200 captured. OBITUARIES J HELEN WA OSTEIN Helen Wartslein. a resident of Klnmnth Fails for the. past 14 month, poaxed way in thlt clly on Tuesday. August S at 5:1$ a. m. The deceased wai a native, of Mexico. Mtstouit, and wax aaed 38 year 3 months and IT dn.vw when ratted. Decides her huahand. Ktvtn W. Wndatclu of this city. he U nurvlvod by her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Homer Robinson of Slater, Missouri; three broth ers, John Robinson of Vt'hinUm, U. C, Henry Robinson tit the nrmed forces, and Carl H obi n ion of Knst lim-y, lnd.; she is also survived by four sisters. Uennell Heard of Slater, Missouri. Ruth anu Ida Lou Koomson oi, Washington. D. C. and Gladys Arxeneao. The remains are balnit forwarded to Slater, Missouri, where services and Interment will be arranged by Hill Brother Funeral home for Saturday afternoon. August 13. 11H4. Arrangements here have heen under tho direction of Ward' Klamath Funeral home of this city. CARMELITA SMARTS Carmellta Sharpe. a resident of Klam ath Falls. Oregon, passed away in this city on Monday, August 7, WAA at 7:5U p. m following an extended illness. She was a native of Mexico City, Mex ico and at the time of her death was aired 08 years 3 months and 15 days. The remains rest in the Karl Whit lock I Funeral home. Pine at Sixth. Notice of funeral to be announced at a later date. CKES SUGGESTED IN AIRPORT LEASE (Continued from Pago Ono) particularly to provisions to permit the navy to purchase for $1 lands upon which it has con structed facilities, if they are 250 feet from the center lino of runways, and also to purchase other land to give access to the navy property, regardless of dis tance from runways. Compromise Urged If tho navy should exercise theso rights, it could virtually luRB me airport, the commis sioners opined. They said they believed a compromise plan sot: Isfuclory to all parties could bo worked mil, and added thoy hoped tlie navy mlhl remain on tho field utter the war In a Joint-user capacity. The proposed lease contains provisions for poriuittlnii com mercial airlines to operate here. Community Fund Men Set Meeting The community fund execu tive committee will meet at the chamber of commerce tonight at 8 p. m. Members of tho commit tee are J. Verne Owens, chair man, K. G. Klahii. A. J. McDon ald, U Delos Mills, Krod K. Fleet, John H. Houston, Karl Kd sail. Malcolm Kpley. C. A. Dunn. A. M. Collier and C. It. Stark. JAPS ON GUAM , (Continued from Pago One) lands, 1000 miles north of Guam and only about 1100 miles from Tokyo, hut said 41 U. S. planes were shot down and an Annul cun cruiser damaged. Adm. Chester W. Nluilt pre viously announced that 11 Jap anese vessels wero sunk and 30 other surface craft damaged, n iid lit enemy planes were de stroyed, for tho loss of 1(1 Amer ican planes, last Thursday and Friday, Geu. Douglas MacArthur re ported a 30.1..,, ,i,. rl hunday iiim,,, yJr.'jS . '"I lu.ro whs llr ' 'd toreopUon. The ,;? i u by our c0)llll0l" ;ilr,C MaeAr.l,,,,- , 0'11 U" sua WHIIClnr limn,, '.""'WLJ mint. nr. mulJr .i?.?,n,y II. .. .... . "Id Mill III! AIIIUI Pi "JUMnJ !'.!V,,,,""l ait Si A.SSJ pressure ,,f Alno '"WertliJ forces, currier .li,c, ' IN lory. Last Sin , "..M Wtil 'rwnrd mo m . 'J cans miles n eg to occupy 'VM village of Ylgn nntl , thZi ory whrro JimimLVf"' "d mass burial. 11 N THE HntL'n the German high command de-jing nd signs of weakness. cided the war was lost, Their counterattack in the center of the allied line had been halted and thrown back, with planes alone knocking out 163 enemy tanks. . Gathemor, between Mortain ana vire, was among taken by the allies. In the Galician oil field in south Poland, which they have just invaded, they are said to have taken 2000 oil wells. Every drop of oil the Germans lose HURTS. (Continued from Page One) towns f-VN the other side of the world, 1'' Tfnicri fVia nam Tan taxes to tne radio to ten his Dec- pie that "the time has now come when military operations bv our imperial forces on a GRAND AND BOLD SCALE are expect antly awaited." He is feeding the little vellow men the old DeDDer talk, but he MAY be telling the truth. The time lb coming when the Japs will have to DO something brash and bold. They can't go on re treating forever and still win. .Uld Fabius stopped Hannibal in Italy that way 20 centuries ago, but Hannibal had an army oi less man zu.uuu ana was hope- Prussia along a 200-mile front One of these Gen. Ivan C. Bsc. ramian's first Baltic army bent back sagging German defenses in Lithuania in twin ririv n ward Memel and Tilsit, key east lessly cut off from his home base . i uaoiau cmes. nis troops Cap-1 oihwj- -hi uui pieaeni anve tured 50 towns and villages, in- uiuumg aauKenai, 77 miles east of the Baltic fort of Memel. . Begramian's troons. whn lat week plunged to the Baltic coast below Riga, advanced as much as zu mues yesterday in this new surge Towara-the sea:- io tne south the caDture nf on the Japs we re quite another color. horse reports Tilsit. MACARTHUR that Wife i.nnD9n. UMUi.M lias aupareniiT neuiraiizen thp Jap island stronahold of Palau. wmcn nas guarded the approach u communities, including An- to guard the Solomons and New ; rlniaoiftial - ... 1 . I ,..T , w ud mues east-norcneast of CHUM allied headquarters in India comes the statement that 42,000 Japs were KILLED in the drive from Burma into inaia tnat nad us so hariiv mnr. nea a iew montns ago. An aiuea spokesman adds "They've had the hell knocked out oi tnem." He thinks they aijx retreat as tar as MANDA- JjAY. (Better see your maD.) Contestants Give Preview of Talent ; (Continued from Page- One) bout their experiences as two eirls with ' Accompanying the vocal num bers were Mrs. D. J. Zumwalt and Cpl. Paul Kennedy, pianist w tiiciiiBrine oana. i" John Sandmeyer was master ceremonies and Capt. Lewis, the GRIM note from Guam: Ural "en,,.. Jans" have been "comnresserf' in the northern one-tenth of the music director at tho 1". n pne-ienin oi me Barracks, was present. 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