Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, September 01, 1944, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextHERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PACE TWO GI'S CONTACT FLEEING NAZ JUNff N RHQNE (Continued from Page One) tillcry personnel in the Names area, prisoners related. Thrust to Border From Harbonne a French fly ing column, in a sweep around southern Frances Meditcrran 'ean coast, was reported thrust ing down to the Spanish bor der after shoving through Moitf pellier, Bczicrs and Harbonne 60 miles from the Spanish fron tier without meeting enemy resistance. Situation Unchanged The seventh army command declared the situation remained "unchanged" on the Riviera, following American occupation of Nice. In the Alpine rcgipns along the French-Italian frontier far ther north, however, the Amer icans entered the village of Condamine, Chatclard, which the Germans had !urncd in re prisal for patriot activities. From the devastated village the Americans pushed along mountain highways and paths and made contact with enemy outposts just northwest of near by Lagache pass on the Italian frontier, some 55 miles north west of Nice. On the west side of the Rhone French elements were mopping up scattered enemy pockets in Pont St. Esprit, Bourg St. An deol, Vallon and Barjac. All of these towns were overrun or bypassed in the earlier pursuit of the retreating Germans. China-Bound As personal representative of President Roosevelt, WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson, above, is on his way to China to confer with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek on military and economic problems. (Continued from Page One) ward for a joint sweep up the Danube with Malinovsky. Meanwhile on the northern end of the long front the first definite offensive success in the Warsaw sector in over a week put the Russians less than 12 miles north of the old Polish capital. It was still too early to say whether the Russians would be able to sustain their attack in this sector. Classified Ads Bring Results. Wednesday. Sept. 6th ON OUR STAGE Stern's Second Edition The cay Bringing back songs, dances, com edy and novelties your grandpar ents used to enjoy :NO SEATS RESERVED ! 1 Continuous Show Daily From 12:30 TODAY Tate dares the trail-blazers .'..jqwin against odds! ; Companion Feature L ROCKET COAST SLASHED NTO BITS IN PUSH (Continued from Page One) and the Germans admitted that the fight for northern France was as good as over. Britons - i Longpr The British, slashing away at a rate of ncarl., 30 miles a day, stabbed lo Longpre, but 10 miles from Abbcvill" where the Ger mans reached the channel in 1940, ai.d all but cut oft all the channel coast southward to Lc Hav.u The British were within 65 miles of Calais where German guns have barked at Dover across the narrowest part of the channel for more than four years. A 22-mile race north of Amiens took another British col umn to Hcbutcrmc, 12 miles from Arras and 39 miles from the fields of t landers m Bel gium. wnile uie British nearcd Dun- kerque, waves of American Mar auders pounded forts and gun positions at the besieged port of Brest in Brittany and American troops then began another all out assault on that fortress naval base. Menaces Calais While Montgomery threatened to close a fist on Calais and Dunkerque, this time with Ger mans in the trap area, Berlin broadcasts r ported a swerving America;, column of six armored and motorized divisions had cut off Germans in the Seine and Somme areas, reaching the Ver vins area 30 miles northwest of Rethel and 15 miles from the Belgian border. But it was to the northeast through the Ardennes invasion route, the Sedan gap and then across the Meuse, backdoor to the Magmot line that the mcin American thrust seemed direct. ed. 65-Mlle dvance Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's ar mor ground out an advance of oa miles m less than 24 hours to reach Verdun a pace which left official headquarters communi ques lagging many hours behind. But even at that salt he could catch new fleeing Germans. un a 70-mile front Americans had stabbed to or across the Bel. gium border in the vicinity of nisionc ceaan, reacnea to with in 49 miles of the German fron tier at Verdun, and in an east ward thrust through St. Dizier to Commercy had advanced to within 58 miles of Germany's Saar. .The ling, a member of the cod family, is the most prolific of fish, laying 26,000,000 eggs in one spawning period. Box Office Openi 6:13 Last Times TODAY to sill Also (DOLLAR g Starts SATURDAY . TWO GREAT TARS IN A i m -j. I i. A IM. 1RAII BILL . tLLIUI I TEX RITTER Second Hit NIGHTHAW L-J Gen. Eberbach Taken Prisoner SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, Sept. 1 (TV-The cap ture of General Eberbach, who succeeded to the command ot the shattered German seventh army when Col. Gen. Paul lliuissor was wounded was announced to day by supremo headquarters. The advancing allied troops so took him by surprise that he was caught at the breakfast table yes terday morning. It was not immediately dis closed where he was taken prisoner except that It was on the 21st army group front whoro British and Canadians arc stab bing swiftly north from the Seine to beyond the Sommo (Continued from Page One) of the day when 1000-plane formations can give Japan the Kiun ox uineuuiuns Domomg that has to a large extent been responsible for breaking the back of German military power." The bombing and probable sinking of an enemy destroyer, two freighters and two tankcrs off Dutch Celebes was an nounced today by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. This enemy-occu pied base which in strength could menace the rear of an al lied force Invading the Philip pines from the south, has lost 37 ships, including a light cruis er, in less than a month to bomb ers on the prowl night and day over Japan's sea lifelines to the stolen East Indies. ' Fires Started MacArthur also reoorted ex plosions and fires started at Davao, capital city of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, by night-raiding patrol planes. Palau, guarding the cast ap proaches to the Philippines, was pounded by planes from the Mac Arthur theater. Nearby Yap and Woleai were hit by raiders from the command area of Adm. Chester W. Nimitz who also list ed strikes at Pagan in the north Marianas, at Iwo Jima in the volcano group, 750 miles south ot fonyo, and at faramushlro in the Kuriles, north of Japan. If it's a "frozen" articlo you need, advertise for a used one in the classified. (Continued from Page One) cil, assembly, court and other machinery which would work with purely political problems such as boundary disputes and potential Rggrcssor nations, us ing force if necessary to pro servo world peace. 2. Economic Tying'1 together separate agencies now being set up or projected on oil, rubber, aviation, shipping and the like and to seek to remove causes of war by improving world trade and economic conditions. 3. Welfare Embracing the United Nations relief adminis tration (temporary), the food conference (permanent) health, education and such, all also with the general purpose of re moving conditions leading to war. What form an overall world set-up eventually might take Is anybody's guess. Bombers Strike Nazi Stronghold LONDON, Sept. 1 W Amer ican medium bombers assaulted German strongpoints in brsieg ed Brittany at the port of Brest today at the request of LI. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, whoso troops then began an all-out assault to free tlfc prized Atlantic harbor of elements ot three enemy di visions. The attack on gun positions, motor parks and two forts on the edge of Brest was only one of numerous operations by al lied warplancs based in Britain und France as the return of good (lying weather enabled them to bomb and strafo the foe at many points. Army Truck Enters Civilian Life GRESHAM, Sept. 1 (.) An I army truck went back to civilian life today, on the B. J. Bettis farm about seven miles south of here. Bettis, who believes he is the first farmer In this area to buy a World War 11 army truck, ob tained the vehicle through ap-j proval of the army procurement! office in Seattle. ! County extension offices are receiving steadily increasing numbers of farmers' applications for trucks retired from military service. Determined Effort Underway to Find New Commando Site (Continued from Pago One) tho board Is tho basement under Dick Kmler's store, also at Fifth and Main street., wluuu Tliu Herald and News offices wcro at one time situated, This base ment is dry, warm In winter und coul In summer. By using the two large sections, It would be possible to have conference rooms and other facilities as well as a public reception area. The main objectionable factor in this case Is that it Is In a basement, although entry by a short flight of stairs Is fairly easy. These ra the two major no slbilitles in that area, mid no ground floor locutions have been found there. There are certain other possible locutions in other purls o( tho business district. It Is presumed that public-spirited merchants In tho fifth and iMaln street occlur will nut oppose any reusoiiubla change, and will especially wel come un urruiigeiuent (or a inovo within tliul urea. Their fi nancial contributions are now concluded. If that cun be worked out, tho Commandos cun move with in a lu nly short lime to new and expanded quarters. If it tails, remodeling o( the present quurtiM's will pr o b a b l y bo started. Suggoitioni Welcomed It is generally agreed that time should not be wasted in tho mu l lev. lt anyone interest ed has any suggestions for lo cutions u( cither the ration board or the service center, or both, this writer or Deputy Dis trict Attorney Clarence Hum ble, imlitury commilteu chulr man, will welcome a telephone call. lu June. 22,000 sandwiches wcro served til tho suudwich bar at the Commando conler. Since June, hundreds of addi tional service people have ar rived here. In balmy weather, service men spend a good deal Baby injured in Car-Truck Crash Lllllo Alvin Lee, 10 months old, was slightly Injured lalo Thursday when tho car In which ho was riding with his grand, mother, Mr.! W limn Jean Hut ledge, was hit broadside by u gravel truck at East Muln uud Ebcrlcln. , Tho boy was taken lo Klum nth Vulley hospital whero ha was (rented (or cuts and bruises. 1 In wan relcuscd from tliu hos pital Friday morning. Ho wiis riding with his grand mother going mirth on East Main, when Mm. Itutledge inuilo a led turn onto Ehorlein. The uriivol truck, driven by Murvul N. Ciri'iMileuf, was going sunlit on East Main und struck tho Kutlcdgn car broadside, accord. Ing lo city police records. Tho Itutlcdga cur wus knocked lo the opposite curb of Iho street. of time on the streets which will bo pent In tho cantor when cold weather comes on. That Is one renxon for speed In working out this community problem, - Tanker L.I' I IT I A k KS. Uth Xr JSSl "hl" la., C'N ncr i t., " 'I'"K ln,,.ated "''""IIS, and imvv rn lody ii b l.r ,.I.."J ,r"i Jt,,:i - Kaitb it. 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