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),:.-; ro) UttU Auemit 17. 1944 L n n n iii it ii M III! II II II It L L t YANKS WITHIN I 8 V.. n.,0 In Franco l " !.', .,, ,wl("y tlu.t Port- 1 n,0V Tn7lUNl!ll til" KPOIUKIU uli momma . .,,( Litton, ',cct.rlrlcr;1 I'f!.rl!'" II uPH-'ly bill has ;,,.,, I and as till" i writ- I ri rfrU'0 iu " " toS".. if '" " r i( Mhnkuul.cly-vll)o Pari. T,IE German" In Normandy T ,7, dourly I" bud w'V Von KlMK" 7,h "my- fflo mlU- long mid m.r- SI MOUTH of IH Pocki-t If I tt ll'K l written to about fmilM Krom all around, Amur- PM hot twl Into tho trup- CJldJ" tho pocket, the Cor piniare reported to bo pulling HilbtlMfecnCaen and tho mouth V. c.ina t tils who In urea Ihivlnf got oo 1,01 'or ,hem 10 h . , . I it appears thut tho bulk ol 1 Von Klimc'ii tanks got out of to pocket. They were helped br tM (et ''Hl I'10 "ullct u,i.ii ihiv Mtormed wan M narrow, with tho Canadian doting Into it from ono iildo mil the American frqm tho ether. Unit wo Imcl to be careful lokwp (rom SHOOTING EACH OTllEll. That gave tho German tanka in opening and they seem to iivo taken advantage of It. - w THEY aren't In tho clear yet, ' however. Uchlnu them lie the broad Seine, whoso bridges hive been destroyed by our tfinei. The nail tankl have U OCT ACROSS. They may not make It. AGAIN today a fascinating n possibility la hidden In tho h of censorship. With one armored flat, Patton lirtachlna for Paris. Willi an- olhdr, he MAY bo striking down lie Seine to get behind and fin idi off the Germans fleeing from the disastrous buttlo. of Nor mandy. He Is at least striking at Paris lo BOX OFF tho lower Soina from Gorman reinforcement through the capital, which is a ipidcrwcb of highways and rail THE muttered thunder of tho guns is plainly audible In Pins today. Tho Germans urc ippcaling lo Hie populace lo re main "CALM!" N Chortrcs, t h o embittered French nrnn nnH fnntrhl fnmi lhln as wo nppronched from Uhout. They fought so effec tive y illlll II..." ul.,..,l !, Ctrmans from destroying tho Postoffico, but couldn't keep "cm from dynamiting tho Mtcrworks, tho power plant "id numerous other facilities. "e wrinkled Frenchwoman, rrylnS fin nnnlnnl tlnlrtlnn fie satvoKcd from tho last war over her shoulder, ro Wicd to our advance, patrols ... . IKl "mntl bom. boom JMlnst tho bodies" oil last She pntlcd ))cr WCBpon 8rm. V iho spoke. " W u turn now to our beach hood on the Riviera, Things in,? 8,?no unbelievably well "r us (here, o HE than a toehold by today. ' ""Khly 50 miles lonR and omn .Cll.n8 30 mlle wide In fi.8pJla Altogether, it In- Ti .. a,bout 50u "luaro miles. livM U no llBnt corncr- " fttCnT 10 thrW Ur W have tanks and tank do .Meet yfSonoKh ashore -to Iho Lrim ST0P whatever Sastt.1" tho way o enemv d "8-for Ibo FIRST ha, his mtcr tllrust. while ho 'dy .Tttr, 1,11(1 hl all ' OET nimJnnd nnd wo hnvo CS. tho "olll a thl,,lln8- Instnnco "sht na 5 Co-ordination of our day, g ,orcca w tho news to- '"contfnu 0llrs ,of the Jwucd on Pago Eight) JoPs Report SH of B-29s m,lo a L , . J"pancso had KfrtortUPlete sfudy.of Su- thfl, i".e broUB it Hnwn Ir, Pr f,,,ry- and ald "In the ntiH i t ii i . "Wer u7iii u, a'awnce fit Tha ShaHta-CaHeade Wonderland Max. (Aug. 16) 18 Mln. . 49 Praclpitatlon last 24 hours ..00 Stroam year to date .........10.B2 Normal 12.30 Last yaar . 17.85 Forecast: Clear. ; PRICE 5 CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1944 Number 10239 ! ies PiBiicii uitSeli Fromit ion Sratl 27 HUES I FU CITT Troops Seize Four v Key Towns Nea r . Capital ' f Invaders Take Area of 500 Square Miles By NOLAND NORGAARD HOME, Aug. 17 iI' Allied troops have punched out a solid front 50 miles brond and about 30 mllos dvep along the coast of southern France, Mai. Gen. Alexander M, Patch's seventh army headquarters announced today. On the weit the invasion forces drove within 10 miles of the historic old fortllied naval base' of Toulon. On the east they were within 10 miles of the plctureique resort of Cannes. The invaders apearheaded by three veteran Amorlcan divisions and supported by heavily armored French forces, had seisod an area of approximately 500 square miles. (The German communique said the allies already had pene trated Cannes, German broadcasts reported airborne troops had Hindoo nurinwesi or ninnes ami entered the town uttur bloody fighting. Although the Germans declared they wero shelling the town from nearby heights, broadcasts Indicated they had little hope of holding tho town where Nnpolcon landed In 1815 to begin his famous lOO-dny campaign. The allied announcement list ed nine other towns In allied hands the coastal towns of St. Tropcr.. Stc. Moxlme, St. Ra phe!, Frelus and Lo Lavondou, and tho Inland communities of Lo Muy, Lo Luc, Lorgues and Collobrlcres. Center of Lines Lorgues, the farthest Inland, Is 27 miles from the coast at Cap Cnnnrat nenr St. Trope in tho approximate center of the beachhead front. It was probnblo that the al lied vanguards were well be yond H these points, and there was a possibility that ithe as sault on Toulon might already have begun, since the enemy still was offering only limited resistance. May Make Stand The Gcrmnns mny have con centrated considerable forces In (Continued on Pago Eight) ISLANDS. DEFEWSES BLASTED BY BOMBS GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, sni 1WKST PACIFIC. Aug. 17 (i)Allled bombers from tlirnn HlfWllCI'H of COinbllt lolllcd in new blows, reported today, nt enemy-held islands ringing jno Philippines nnd at tho Philip- nlnnu thmnfiplVCS. Uomuers from the Australia New Guinea theater struck nt Hiilmnhora, 300 miles south of Mindanao, Ti.csday, and at Min danao's principal port, Dnvao, two nlghU earlier. Planes from Central Pacific bases pounded Truk atoll in the rnrr,lln,. with 57 tons of bombs Sunday, nnd also hit Ponnpo in the Carolines, Wotjc,. Mnloclnp and Mill in the Mnrshnlls, nnd Nauru Island, sunany ana mon Chlnn-bascd clones bombed (Continued on Pago Eight) Roycroft Leaves Race for Mayor Lynn Roycroft, who was dis closed yesterday to be n enndi dato for mayor, today announced ul- ...Mhrlfnufnl "hnfnrn nnv scmblanco of o race is formulat ed Roycroft. In a letter to The Horn Id nnd News, snld thnt the e.A..liTw4 hia nnsiHrm as nn employe, and his primary public Interests, aicxnien ms uo.-bmii. His wlthdrnwnl left City Coun cilman Walter Wlcsondnngcr alone In tho field as a mnyoralty candidate, nnd no other new do (Contlnucd on Pago Eight) REDS REACH UNI L1 IN ASSAULT LONDON, Aug. 17 P) The Russian communique said to night red army troops had fought their way to the East Prussian f rontlor northwest of Marlampolc, reaching the soil of pre-war Germany for tho first lime. - - iM.w-- Tlie war bulletin said tho Rus sians touched tho frontier at the Szesjupa river, cutting the bor der about 30 miles oast of tho East Prussian communications center of Tilbit. . . MOSCOW, Aug. 17 m The Russians smashed back today with hundreds of field -guns at tho narrow wedge driven by nazt tanks and Infantry into Ossow, seven miles northeast of War saw, In tho first soviet setback since tlic start of the summer offensive. Tho army newspaper Red Star said tho nazis were under severe pressure after losing 68 tanks nnd suffering several thousand casualties in a two-day counterattack from the Praga district, just opposite Warsaw on the visluias east oaiiK. Elite Guard Hit At least onu SS (elite guard) division was reported put out of action. This nnd other red army suc cesses elsewhere on the long eastern front bnlnnccd the with' drawol from Ossow. Soviet forces west of tho Vis tula south of Warsaw smashed Into the city of Sandominerz in the buttle to expand a bridge head that threatens to outflank the Polish capital and Imperil (Continued on Pago JUigni). Former Bonanza Man Killed Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hamaker r Dnnnnifl l,n,0 l-OPPluoH Uinfri that their grandson, Reginald IjriSSCZ jr., luilliuiljr ui uuiiau- za, had been killed in a training plane accident at a naval train ing base in Florida, Young Grlssez was tho son of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Grissez, now living in San Francisco. He attended school in Bonanza, moving to the south a few years aklie enlisted In the navy a year ago, just after his 17th birthday. Un tiMie In frnlnlnir ns a tail din ner in the na.l air force. The plnne In which ne was inavciing fell into tho sen near hltt base. Parents have no further par ticulars on tho accident. Nimitz Promises Japs Dose Of "Powerhouse" Tactics By AL DOPKING GUAM, Aug. 11 (Delayed) (Pi Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, prom ising Japan a dose of power house tnctlcs, emphasized today on his first visit to reconquered Guam that the great fleets under Admirals Spruonco and Halsoy wore ready to wage non-stop war against the Japanese. He rralsed the home front for providing tho tools necessary for h(his dispatch, dolnyed for se curity reasons, Is the first expos Son of Admiral Nimitz' . frank discussion of prospects in the Pa cific war. Adm,- Raymond . A. Spruance commands the mighty rmi. nnr,i oai1 Arim. Wlllinm F Halsey has been assigned to lead the third fleet.) Mariana Springboard Tho Marianas, said Nimitz, will bo tho strategic sprlng- h n n r ri. lidding that Willie .,o nt ihn flrnt Inmns is strikins tho other can be planning new blows. He said the seizure of Snipan, Tlninn and Guam fur nished excellent bases "to move in various directions we nave mi t, "We believe In powerhouse tactics. W- carry along an we i..,a Wa urnnf what we'iinddr- lake to ao thrdush. We have hot (Continued on Page Seven) Miss Klamath and Alternate - V' . f I ' 1 U ;4rV' l : ) - ;" 4vr i;y l A I--. . fay'. L. -7 WTJ mi.. vinmm To.n Rnlln nH hsr alternate. Pat Brown, smile happily after their selection by the Judges' committee from: "18 of Klamath's most beautiful and talented girls" at the show presented on the stage of the Pelican theatre Wednesday night.: Miss Bolin will go to Portland early in the fall to represent K lamath Falls in tha Miss Oregon contest to be sponsored by the state war finance committee, t ' -- V " . " ' '- r - ' v- ;" - , CLOSE OPERATIONS Lamm Lumber company, pioneer Klamath logging and lumber manufacturing concern, will close its operations at Mo doc Point about October 1, it was disclosed today. At the same time, it was revealed there is a strong possibility a lumber re manufacturing plant will be established on the plant site at Modoc Point. W. E. Lamm, head of the firm, said that the last log was felled by the company's loggers about (Continued on Page Four) Hartley Killed In Saipan Battle Word has been received that PFC Chad Reld Hartley, USMCR, lost his life in action against the Japanese at Saipan on June 15. PFC Hartley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam L. Hartley qf Bonanza, and was a resident of Klamath coun ty for IS years prior to his en listment in the marines in Sep tember, 1942. He had been previously in jured in the battle of Tarawa when- he received the Purple Heart. He also had received a Presidential Unit Citation. PFC Hartley was 22 and had been overseas for a year. He attended school in Bonanza and was woll-known throughout Klamath county. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Hart ley; a brother, Robert F. -.Hart-lev, and two sisters. Elsa Hart ley and Mrs. Gloria Wooten, all Of Bonanza, Allies to Occupy Germany, Japan, Despite Surrender, Reports FDR on Return By HOWARD FLIEGER ' WASHINGTON. Aug. 17 (Jf) President Roosevelt returned to Washington today from a 15,-000-mile war trip into the Pa cific to declare that allied' armies will drive in and oc cunv Germanv and Japan even should resistance collapse short of enemy borders. It was the first definite as sertion that Germany and Japan Killed In Action r J PFC Chad Reld Hartley, ion of Mr. and Mrs. William Hart ley of Bonaniar was killed in action on Saipan, according to word received here. , , will not be able to uise- the allies' own war goal uncondi tional1 surrender to keep our forces out of their homelands. Will Not Escape .This time, the president said. Germany will not escape the military occupation which she dodged by armistice in the first World war. .. ' Mr. Roosevelt made the state ment to " a news conference aboard his special, train as it approached Washington at a time when allied forces were pushing ashore in powerful new landings on me southern- coast of France. - : ' To Discuss Tour The president back in Wash ington after a 35-day absence that took- him to Hawaii and the Aleutians where his ship skirted within 800 miles of Jap anese territory planned to dis cuss his Pacific tour as soon as possible with military leaders and Secretary of State" Hull. , He also will meet promptly (uonunuea on rage uignu Two Klamath Men On Casualty List Two ' Klamath ' county i men were named Thursday in a war department announcement as-be ing wounaea in action.-- , .: Pvt. Gordon D. Watson, son df Hugh h. Watson of the Klam- Sth hotel, Klamath Falls, wasrl wounded while in action in the European area. Private Robert D. Murray, son of Claude Murray of Bonanza. was woundefl' in action in tne lueaiierranean (.neater. - II "It's the way. they always say wishing. will make.it so," ci mented tiny, elfin-looking Jean Bolin on the "most exciting mo ment of her. life" when she was chosen Wednesday night to rep resent Klamath n alls in the Miss Oregon contest to be held in Portland this fall. - Jean considers her success in this contest as one more step toward tne realization ol her dreams, and is confident r that wishes do come true. 1 She is a fraction over five feet tall, has expressive brown eyes and brown curly hair that ;her grandmother used to "do up" on (Continued on rage iourj;-: By GLADWIN HILL' SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, Aug. 17 VP) Tha U. S. third army in lightning thrusts toward Paris sliced ' within 27 miles of the western, suburb of Versailles today after seizing four key cities and plunging across the Aunay river. la . miles- beyond fallen Char tres. -'.. ... (A . German high command- broadcast said the allies , were' only 23 miles from Paris at St Arnoult on the road from Char. tres.) . - ;, .Five Miles Away . . .. w .Versailles is five miles west of the capital menaced by Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's armor ed avalanche, which had' envel oped Chartres, ' Dreux, Chateau-- dun ana Orleans, west , and southwest of Paris.- i Patton had struck within 20 miles of the Seine, threatening to pin against that great - rives; the remnants of the German seventh army fleeing from tho Falaise pincers. - - '--- J. seise Falaise - Simultaneously the Canadians) bursting, forward seized Falaise and crossed the -.Dives, river. They took St. Pierre to tha-- northwest in " a new eastward' offensive." and- - also - -toppled.. Troaxn,:. seven .miles east ol' Caen. The Germans were re-: ported retreating on a 30-mila-front from :Falaise north to thep channeL - The captured, cities of Char. tres, Dreux, Orleans and Chat' - (.conunuea on rage ight) Police Pick Up ; 35 Vofatbrs t About 35 pedestrians wer picked, up by. city police Wed nesday for jaywalking and walk ing. -against the walk and wait signals. : i - -..-.'' , - Ihis week was the start of a campaign .by : the traffic safety council and' city police to stop the 'two ioff enses. More . people are being picked up for jay walking than for not heeding tha traffic signals, according to city police.-- - .-.'-..-. j '- -t. Hull Refutes Dewey Charge On World Peace Conference WASHINGTON, Aug." 17, (VP) Projecting a full-dress United Nations) conference on world se curity, . possibly this fall, Secre tary of State Hull today termed "utterly and - completely un founded" the concern "expressed by Gov.-Thomas E. Dewey lest the big-four powers "dominate the -earth by force." ' . Hull met reDorters informally shortly after issuing a statement in reply to the republican presi dential nominee's assertion that the equality and" rights.' of small nations must not be . sacrificed to ."cynical power "politics. In his- formal reply, the secretary said:- - -:f-v-.---v-j-v : Not Contemplated -."No arrangement such as" de- . scribed by him, which would in volve a military alliance of the fqur major nations permanently to coerce the rest of tho wbrlrjl, is contemplated or has ever been contemplated by this govern ment, or. as far as we know.-by any "of the other governments' Indicating great optimism that the Dumbarton Oaks security talks starting Monday will re sult in long strides forward, Hull said he favored a full dress con ference thereafter, adding .that perhaps" lt could be held in tha Fail. . : i ; l !Ut I Warns Against Quarrels ..' Then, in an obvious amplifi cation of his statement. replying to Dewey's expressed concern that Britain,' Russia, China and the. United States might seek to "coerce" the rest of the world In setting up plans for postwar peaca to be backed by force, Hull said the course of Ametv . (Continued on Page Seven); Paris Now CtyC 6 Front Unei '- - . .: -irl'e'-..-m - -" . v " IJLOKTDON. ,Aui . 17 -P)Pnvfa ' i now a-"front line city" and they; thunder f of -approaching; American, guns can be heard in-.thercityv -the .German radii said at 4 p., Jm. today - The; German report , pictured the French; capital as a city, of chaos without food, transporta tion, or- police.,: The. gendarmes were' said to "be . striking. ' :- . r- The churches are overcrowd ediand special prayers are be ing, said at:.Notre -Dame," said a T r a n s'o'c e a "n"' (propaganda) agency broadcast, from Berlin.. "For the first tune, te: -intermittent thunder of -guns Was heard in Paris this ' afternoon The whole aspect of the Frenca capital is " assuming . that ' of - a front line city." . , , . . . Fire Blazes in : Hills Near Town 1 .Fire broke out this afternoon . in the hills . northeast of Klam ath Falls.;: . . , t i The blaze ' blackened an area between Colman's dairy and the Baker rock crusher. Numerous roads . and trails in the area were expected to aid in quick control of the-.blaze. ' v Klamath - cbunty, the. Klam ath 'Forest ' Protective associa tion and the Marine Barracks sent men into' the district - inv mediately. - - ' id''. 4 ", mm; m it; .: lils; in;i':; iifl '.t i i : m
