Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, August 11, 1944, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextIlls I 11 ft '!!' "it'. i IN mn ill f iff: -ir,i?.f" mi: A'. W M 11 I 1 I FACE TWO THREE PLANES mum f DOUBLE RAID (bontinued from Pago One) ' - Tht text of the 20thi air force ,. communique no. a: - . r '"Superfortresses of the 20th strength yesterday (August 10) in t life lit ituosxuua aauui wiuvij sfa rated tar Bets. - 'In the longest bombing mis- . uon ever unaeruucen. a medium force of B29 aircraft attacked the.Pladjoe refinery at Ptriem- oang in souinern oumaira, irom mend. - 1 naB caiipm nf nil iw MA.4 and is a major Japanese supplier . ul tugn-ocuuie inutur jueis. . "Observed bombing results were reported to be good. Sev eral crews observed Targe fires ' and-explosions at the target Anti-aircraft opposition was weak to moderate, and enemy fighter opposition was weak to mod erate. -' - "Visibility varied, with cloud formations encountered. - ''Simultaneously, from bases in' China, a 'medium force at tacked for '.one and one-half hours Industrial targets at Nag-, asaki on the Japanese mainland island of Kyushu. Here again the good. Poor. Visibility prevented so-me elements of the mission from - obtaining highly accurate : visual oDservauon of bombing results. Anti-aircraft was meagre to moderate and . inaccurate lighter opposition was weak. "r kiwb cisim one enemy alr craft destroyed. One plane made an emergency landing at a for ward base in China and ' was strafed after landing by four en emy jigniers,- 01 wnlch at least two were shot down by fighter aircraft attached to that base "Three of our aircraft are not . . ,? Kirom wis double mission. ' . . Snd text: - " i?5.SW0 ctions Involved tar ; lata 3800 miles apart. AIR PHASE OF FIGHT IMS BEGINS (Continued from Page One) if offensives by announcing successive night attacks on airdromes at Davao, on Min : d"o in the southern Philip Pes, by patrolling Liberators. J.(65cAfthur?-familiar Pattern of attaclMn jtb -past has been tui?pe?, wJth "ieht air raids while his bombers are based fcw far away to have a fighter ascort, switch to powerful day- 4Kui. assaults wnen fighters can go along, then move In his in vasion forces). iThe general, whose Pearl Harbor vlpt was his first out- Jllfto hl Khtithiua. D mand since he left Corregidor we iasK of beating hu way back to the Philippines, vpicu vouay s communique: ! . :- - Threa Attacks 1 ;"Our night -patrols bombed Ifzvao airdromes." I A spokesman said there were three night attacks in a row, We third ending before dawn August 9. , I The first one caught the Jap anese completely by surprise. Lights of Davao, capital of Min danao, were ablaze. A ship was discharging cargo under flood light! near an airport. The fieri clearly could see their wur ouu-pound bombs burst on the airfield. JJ, Lt. Grant Jensen, of Kenosha, ti., wno puoiea me first lab rator during its flight of 13 ------ uiiuuwb, WIU Spencer Davis, Associated Press fl II r an4 J i.u jimi burresponaent, at a bomb r.ibasA nf Hutr-h vAW ninn. -."The Japs were too surprised t lira a etint a II b HO. j XLiberators on all three raids qui dbck saieiy, bbu broad oast in an account recorded in Maw York by NBC). ( MacArthur's report today also lilted aerial . hlnsfa nlnn tva aduth approaches to the Philip- pines naimanera, off which two enemy freighters were hit; vram, wnere new fires were started in oil stores: Amhnina rd Boeroe, where airfields were cratered. MacArthur got in position to ppen the air war on the Philip- yuiCT uy leapirogging up tne tortuous New Guinea coast. He tjhus bypassed enemy garrisons Which had hoped to make it a fuijs, uiuwn-oui aavance. xoaay fie general announced a-great victory over ine largest of those bypassed- garrisons near We wak f f'This crushing defeat has de slroyed the combat effectiveness :, ofGeneral Adachi's 18th army," ho said. tf'Jts casualties over th past linnfh Mncantatinaltr a-: -r ------- - - w.wv vsv. w CDLl' mpted at approximately 18,000 Pitrson Injured Peterson, employed by rVTltT. ' !,VVP"! -Tipany, was ,lithtly i'Jnfured this morning ;- wntii a, jwwaer mast in the near joiy oiew dirt in his V and Into,: the side of his fate. .'- r.;:'. ,-.;a' . ..-. 4th- Valley. rfhylUl where he is bein treated, for painful injur- Car Kills Boy Asleep on Road augene neater, id, was instant ly killed .on the Qreeon ' Trail highway between Hermiston and Stanfield early today when he was run over by a passing car as he lay asleep at the edge of the road, Sgf. W. H. Roach of the Oregon state police report ed this morning. 1 The bov and his hmflirtp Aaron, 16. had been visitina at Kennewick, Wash., and were hitch-hiking home. Midway be tween. Hermiston and StaiifielH they stopped to rest and fell asleep. - IIS DOOMS NAZIS (Continued from Page One) of Paris, and latest advices from the front KAiri nn tion had yet been encountered uy me last-geared armored and wuuirizea lormauons. 4322 Captured An Amprican Hach in 4UM aeine west of Paris might trap up to 300,000 German troops. In the 24 hours enHpH nt Wa4nA day midnight the Americans capiurea ita or tne enemy. muiugomery was nammering at German resistance below Caen so fiercely that the Ger mans risked destruction of they cascu up lur a getaway. The British, supporting the Canadian-Polish attacks toward Falaise and toward Vimont, be- juw wen, capiurea tne German stronghold of Thury-Harcourt, iimes souinwest of Uaen. Yanks Close In R nl nn- thAm A , - - - nc xvjiiencans eastern side of the German pock- fc aw juwuun uuiuw v ire. taking Gathemo and advancing to points near Vengeons, three miles to the east. The Americans reached points r 'c u nines from Versailles, a Paris suburb, withoutt meeting serious resist ance, field -dispatches said, but tOdav's all wl cnmm.,; v vvuutiuuiijut; an nounced the destruction of 15 German tanks by aircraft some where in the area. Ratraat Ordered A nrictnap n.nt... i . . Caen front said Field Marshal uucuiuer von ftJuge, German commander in the west, had or dered a general retreat. - ouicikui mrust nad turned nnrthunrH frm t - Paris radio reported the Amer icans had burst past Alencon, 30 uuiiu ui xje mans. me uciuiuu saia me Americans had run into heavy fighting in that direction. ' (A1?,ncon' 97 miles west of Versailles, is just. 42 mile. southeast of the Canadian-tipped wedge driven to within five miles of Falaise.) There was no official confir mation at supreme headquarters of various reports of striking progress past Le Mans, 110 miles southwest of Paris, which was captured two days ago, but it was obvious that the Paris-pointed spearhead there had the al ternatives of swinging north ward toward the nglish channel short of Paris, swinging south of me -capital, in an encircling move, or splitting and passing on both sides of it. Hans Norland Fir Tr)fllTan Phona 6060. . . 1 PENETRATION TOWARD PAF Box Office Opens 6:4? TODAY AND SATURDAY ft i l nnri WMARCO-T0M NfAl-J. Cwro NAISH Second Big Hit VOtVfTlDIO ' . Pitturu I . . r ... preitnf K. RUSSElt HAYDEN . DUB TAYtOR 'A -7 LATEST WORLD NEWS BIO OPENING 'S school building, to rise on the foundations of the school which KurnoW sevani I mnnthc nnn Via. .a been completed by Howard R. ferrin, local arcniicct. Tliey will be distributed to bidders on Au- PtiKf M nilrl lliHc will Ka on Wednesday, August 23, at the office of the county school su perintendent, iTea .Peterson. Th 11 Milifinl eontinn ...ill ON BONANZA SGHOOLSLATED be two stories in height. It wilj nave exterior waus of masonry and main bearing partitions on ihf first flnni will nlcA v.. t " otav u Ut masonry; Floors, partitions and root structure will be of frame. Roofing Will ho nt vhlnclne Ttif- . " " fi - - .in.- section pnvnrc nn nrnn ao and 60' wide. The auditorium ana omce section covers an area 71 x 123' and is one story in height. Construction is similar io mat oi tne scnooi. ThA ftrphitAAturnl ti.1 i new building will be modern Classical. Beaufighiers Hit German Convoy LONDON A i it li ',-ry, r "an oeauiignters tore into a ueiniHn convoy of five mer chant ships and 10 escort vessels last eveninir off Hloninn th. air ministry announced today, and sank or damaged at least six of the craft OrtP Af thA mAl-AhnlM torpedoed and left burning i. ouutner was De lieved hit anH h( nf;. .i ---- ------ uuc, tne an nouncement riAf-lnrArt fit 41 , . . i . nic trci- cort ships, one was blown up when hit with rocket projectiles and four others were set ablaze f uux pisnes were lost. Tokyo Razed by Children In Fear Of Air Assaults (Continued from Page One) of inflammable structures. From there In tha rim 1 -a - run in almost any and all direc tions, narrow and crooked. inese streets, thousands of them narrower than many of our alleys ar MncA .:u - wood and paper structures, the "v," ionyos miuions. Business Buildino i 7 Burns At Pilot Rock PENDLETON, Aug. 11 7P) One Pilot Rock business build ing, a landmark in that com munity fnr mnt-A u. en was destroyed and two nearby residences were badly damaged in a spectacular fire early this morning. VoluntpAP fintman i .' ,1 1 t- ------- -..w,.,i,( qiuiu U V fu"otu Rock residents, prevented !!" t . worn sweeping an en tire busmess block, although their pmiinmnnt ...ir. i i t i- ii.i ijmiicu to three hose carts fed by a gravity CausA.nf thA fifA .... i '- . , - , i- nub ueen ,. -'u i-o i-iiiin ui me loss was, available today. .Pilot ft fin IT nileflinif ;i . - .., UUai..UG luiuuer mill town, IS abOUt. 12 milAc from D 11- ii. a Eimie- Baseball Scores AMERICAN LEAGUE St. ImU . H. ew York 0 13 M-r. Holllnirj worth f3 Zoldak O) - c . uuiuua ana Hemiiey. 1 m TL. ....L (It. I.. I . ; tut IfVIR RIM ' II , " 'I lfc sdNNMt" story ; II JU II TllB lilTVm 'TIT I 1 Sra I M.M f w M-- z HERALD AND NEWS, Poles Launch Drive in Italy pniLTV a r 11 T5uu troops, launching an infantry mile front on tho Adriatic const and have sent patrols across the Lrano river niicr n ivomiic fnitinl nHirnitnn . nl I knnJ quarters said today. JECT (Continued from Page One) scaping of the grounds. Lawn will be put in, and the field area between the apartments and the trailers will bo made Into a nlnv ground, with play-pens, sand. ooxes, etc., provided for chil dren. Thirfv.civ nt Mia 4i-.,il... I..... a ak. ...... r : 1 1 .. n-.. -i . mo iiuw iiucu, i rauer-occu-pants who want to move into the lutv-iiuiiM-'s wnen tncy are tin ished will be civen precedence uver otner applicants. Jury Finds Sisters Guilty of Treason Conspiracy (Continued from Page One) turalized German of Detroit WAS SnntAnnnH 1a linllit for nirt ing in the escape of a nazi flior iiuuinuu in itinu(ia. nis sen tence was commuted to life' im nricnnmnnt Tn thA .th. !... fr. 11, UIV UIIIU1, UI1W Chicago couples relatives and mums ui one or eignt ucrman eohnlaliw cni-itail 1 1. .. a 1 " -iieu vi 1 1 1 u uic Di lantin enact hv eiiKmnrlnA ufapa convicteo. or treason, Dut tne ver- aicis were reversed, in a re trial, niln flpfAnHnnt urn aaa. victed again. Alleged Aid to Enemy , The irovprnmnnt nr-niicArl tlinm nf trpaenn snrl AAncnim... . . - I- --1 llMlljlll 1 1.1 mmmit ImACnn in nllnnnilt, f.. . -. - . 111 1" 11 '1 V Ill illl - nishine maps, clothing and aid . 1 1 : : i. ii ' i , . . w xiuiiiricu nuiaer ana rtcrman August Loescher, two German nricnnam nf ...n. .1..:. iJiiv-i .j m nn,, ah Mic-u t:ai;ttpc rnm a Trinirlnrl Pnln i.t.-. --"-"-" I WU.W., 1111VJ1 11' ment camp last October 16. Tha throe eictAt-e ... . " " - i ' i - nwc ClOV.' UBCPd from Pnlifni-nia Tl 1 . , -- -'"'I in -I-- icau Harbor and sent to the Granada relocation center in southeastern Colorado. . Amorous snapshots found on the two Germans when they vie lapiurea two oays alter meir escape first called the gov ernment's attention to the three women. V Tht nrnt-AAiitinn nUnMAil 11 1 w wioigvu IIIUL the escape plan was mado while. me women ana tne uermans worked on the same civilian larm. HP&nV POD npz-frni..-.. - mi wwurnJILT smTTsmrar. a .. , , Xil TT...i..,- '., 11 iwciiijr-iive units in a hous ing project here are nearly ready rrT, w' lumoer worK ers. The one and two-room hous- aiC raiierea arouna a com HOUSING PRO SUm . t,?m.h' n",'"1 w.ere "ported to have hurled I ' .'.LXZ-1 I i X ... filS' III II . . I I 'hi i .AtAr. A I I STAPT AND W'-W I I : ; 1 V-SfV-iNi " ROSEMARY LANE I I I .? .IHlSl . I l l JOHNNY DOWNS " & ffea "TROCADERQ" 1 0y 1 V-1 I , . 1 1 m - news KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON REDS RENEW OFFENSE IN (Continqed from Page One) Suwalkt triangle, which Ger- .- ....... j unai, x l Ul from Poland in 1031). In the north, the soviet army group of 37-ycar-old Gen. Ivan Chomla- Kovsny, sent nombs and artll cry shells Into the German prov. nice and fought bitter and re- DCatCd COlintAi-nttaAIre nt bammi-a! gateways to East Prussia, (In till ifrrnt nHInn tl.A nn. mans started reporting' that they were greatly outnumbered. On thA thrAat tn thn eniith a Prussia, the official Gorman news HKency uno snio the Russians started a new offensivo yesterday between Warsaw and Augustow with strong forces, which made some penetrations.) Chinese Press Attacks Near Fallen Hengyang CHTJNr.KINrs Ann 11 lim ii.: vir. l"' ik -iuncse conunuco to press attacks three to six miles from fallen Hnnnvnnit with hnth -ll.. suffering heavy casualties in the mni. ior tne uanton-nanKow railwnV. thn Phinaia AAmnn.iHl que said today. The Chinese, after capturing licivhiib. .-.it m 1 1 r cniitn ai uahm yang, were still battling the enc- ij in ii ie suourus. Chinese troops have thrown baCK a strnntV .InnaniMA am. attack designed to relieve iso-j : - Huuuui, vvuii iti iuu llkC Burma road west of the Salwcen river in western Yunnan pro vince, me communique said. At bMiPPAH Tmn0Ltiitttr rUl , q 0.... 41H ese tronne whn nrAuimiaiw seized the western corner of the ancieni wan around that city were renortpH in houo km-i oacn seven counterattacks. a MUktcu ESTONIA AREA Box Office Opens 6:45 I f t?) 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