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MM n fo) WW 11 UflU 1 or"1 lay's Jews , i - FRANK JENKIN8 ITU news from Uic fighting . .HII liiruclv blacked Ill .IlI'llltK lo Uic l i'm of common and over ll ...I LI 1 " - . ' he li'llMK li lotof Intercut- U ti'i''""- . . . rt)R exuinpio: f Arl force In norlhwil. rumiH', lm "y. bavc swelled ! bolw.'cn 1W MILLION mid fllBKK MILLION men. (II... bo exact, u tlmt would be iivl'W """y Information Jit' would be extremely useful uhlni.) . , , row' let's lok 1,1 "lu other N1 . .-i.lll ml males German jflCl on the western front since rvdnv 01 iiooui if,".i im-n HO 000 captured, 100,000 killed .J wnuiiiied. To thin totnl lie ddi 200,1100 mure "walled off" n wrsli'iii Holland at the rent (jwcutcrn Europe. THE rwt llbernl estimate, of I Goriiiun strength on the west- (In ireui inn ..... IM men. and seemingly well in itialed guesses run well under Ml iikuiv. Wo already have from 2,000, (00 to 3,000,000 men in western Europe and aro pouring MORE iniU'iullly. Woliilit of manpower means ilotluwar. IN the llht of theno dlcloiurc5, lu KAf-rimnit immirent lhnt full. u lo hold the Arnhem bridge- hid wait tragic uut nut.HU SCOPIC. TOO many people, of course, 1 hud Jumped to the conclusion Ihit the end of the German war vii nuivbc a matter of hours or 4iy(. That was fur too optimistic. Spread of tills notion on the home front COULD weaken our wir effort. The tragic fate of the British 1ot division" at Arnhem has Krvcd as a dash of cold water tearing us back to REALITIES. In the light of Churchill's maiming up, It can't possibly be fffnrdcd in the litfhl of a major defeat. AS to the date of the end of the " German war, Churchill Is agpy. Ho says: ''Many persons of tho hlshest TECHNICAL nttalnmcnt and KNOWLEDGE and responsibll. Ity hnvc good hopes that It will be all over by the end of III44. On the other hand, NO ONE trrtiilnly not 1 can guarantee that several months of 104S may not be required." THE European war will end 1 when the Germans arc DE FEATED and admit it. That Is iboul as close na anybody can come. ' rilURCHILL gives us a few cautious hints as lo tho pollt Icil problems that nre arising u the military end of the Euro pean war gets nearer. He announces, for example, lint England will simnort Russia In demanding territorial changes In the Polish frontier to give RumIo (he "security she is en tilled lo have." He add that the nil? Three (U.S., Britain, Russia) arc united on a more close and more el fcetlvo basis thnn ever before" BUT he says that Stalin MUST fit down with the heads of the British and Amerlcnn govern ments as soon as tho military ntuiilion permits "In order thut 'no big dcslsioni of tho pence can be agreed upon." That is n fairly definite ad mllslon that ho unci FDR HOPED t Stalin would be present at (jucbec and wero disappointed when he didn't como, t JT Is more limn that. 1 Is a clenr suggestion that Stalin is HOLDING OFF for something that Churchill and 'Dl have not yet been willing lo concede. ., Ttint leads to the further guess 'Mt Slalln stayed nwny from Quebec in order lo bring pressure 1 Churchill and FDR, ft (HUrtCHILL discloses some ..mm interesting iigurcs, III dm fl.,l,ll.... I J.,,' 'IKUI.IIIK 1,1 uropc, ho soys, Americans now outnumber tlio British by a ratio J' three to Iwo. There nre now U. S. fighting divisions In "eslern Europe lo each four British fighting divisions. JN olhcr words, wo arc now In ii "llng n "MEAT UfcrtU tho defeat of nn enemy who ' "ir NUMBER ONE business .n orc,er to d" so wo have i (Continued on Pago Two) Wue Tokens to Ge( New Use - Portland, sept, 20 (n "'fo ration tokens obsolete ner Snturdny may be used " medium of, exchange In "Morn countries, G, M. Haf jnbrack, Portland district OPA "lion banking officer, said to- m''Tho national OPA lias cstl ! that 61 cnrlonds of tokens be sent from nil sections of nation to Clnclnnntl, their Mini of orlglnntlon," Hnfcn Dr"!k reported. PRICE 5 CENTS Marines Peleliu; Jap Shipping Hit S.Br itL'Si ""D?"A?TES. P..rl Harbor. rf mui- "KHni-Douno invaaeri were roport- !i,m"",,.r."pld.pro9"" ln P'in. on the es.tern aporoach.. d.n.o to M.nil m.H. T l"h'Vh Philippine, frim Min u.ii.o io manila, made loulhorn arch Inn nn for Jnpnnoio bargei, Adm. Cheitor W Nlmitr, in Xn.U'n,"py , ?W 9r"' " .- around"; m , no' 7 Po,""lu'J"ld nrino, and .oldie, "land In th. pI !L ,,COmpl,, ""I""' h.t air ba. ana in the Palau.. SIS mile, eait of Mindanao. . Gen. Doualai MecArthur, reported .inklno. h .i. . .... . : "- ui 51 Geirae Brla ROME, Sept. M (l'l Ameri- tini iroops ni tne am army have captured Cn.ilel Do Hlo, about 15 miles below Imola, an Important town c.i the Rlmlnl-UoloKiia highway, allied headquarters announced today. Regaining the heights lost in a fierce f nit ct .mteraltack two unys ago, tho Americans also seized Mo.nt r .rncvnlc, south east of Castcl Del Rio. British and Dominion Iroops In the Adriatic sector enlarged their bridgehead over the Rubi con to a two mllo dcptli over a 10-mllo front i.nd closed in on the town of Eavlgnano. On the Adriatic sector Cana dian troops of the 8th army cap tured Uellaria, a small seaside town eight miles beyond Rimini. Uellaria was found In possession of Italian patriot forces. Other 8th army troops In the central sector occupied Cnstlgli onc Del Pelpoll and Druscoli. five miles due east. Both ore ap proximately 21) miles below Bologna, with Castlgllonc on a main highway lending directly to the big Italian city. Lost Division Given Tribute By Nazi Agency LONDON, Sept. 28 IV) The German Transocean News ogency paid high tribute today lo the British "lost division" of Arnhem, saying Its members "fought like Hons" and as the end ncored "resisted with knives and pistols. Transocean's correspondent Guenther Weber said in a broad cast recorded by The Associated Press: "I spoke lo German officers and men who have been in the fighting lasting for 250 hours. Thev said: 'The British airborne soldiers wero the highest quali fied men we have met during I lie entire invasion campaign. They fought like Hons against the ever iigntcnmg ring. Fire Destroys Chinchillas INGLEWOOD, Calif., Sept. 28 (P)Kirc at a Chinchilla breed ing farm hero today destroyed approximately 100 pairs of the little fur-bearing animals, valu ed by the owner nt $128,000. George England, operator of the farm, said another 100 pairs worn saved In another unit tin touched by tho flnmos. Security Talks End With 90 Per Cent Agreement n TOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 IP) Officials of the United States, British and Russian governments wound up their worm m planning at Dumbarton Oaks to- nay wiuioui ium......K ...v. plclc agreement they had hoped for when the conference opened six weeks ago. Under Secretary of Stale fcfl ward H. Stctllnlus Jr., chairman of the meeting, summed up the 00 per cent of ogrcemcnl he sold had actually been accomplished as extremely satisfactory prog ress toward reaching a basis for a world organization. . ' Point Lefl Over The main point left over Is whether one of the great powers, If accused of n8Rrsl,"'d have n right lo vote In the pro nSsed world council on whether The accusation is to bo siista ncd or rejected. Russia is M to have favored such a right whl lo I the United States, and ap parently the British also, argued TheUcond phase of the Dum-I in Thv. ShiiHUi-Cumuulv Wonderland Doom r--- "--'. uuBmv even whose recont communiquoi havo er. ba.o . '.., . .mmumque. nave enemy iroignior. oil tho .outh- ern rnlllpnincs. announced to. day Ids sky patrols are pounc ing on barge traffic along Min danao's south shores from Da- vno to Zomboanga. Five barges were sunn Sunday night and Monday morning lo Davao itulf two wlille docked at the town wharf. 12 to 1 Ratio Nlmilz' communique, which placed the total of Japanese killed In the Paliius at 8537 a ratio of better than 12 for (Continued on Pago Two) OAKLAND. Calif., Sept. 28 (VP) Three autopsy surgeons, after a prolonged examination, said today they were unable to determine the cause of death of the famed evangelist, Aimcc Scmplc McPhcrson, and an in quest was ordered. The autopsy extended over 2'i hours. In most cases not more than 30 minutes is re quired.. . Heart Normal The autopsy surgeons - said her heart was normal. Her stomach Is being removed to a laboratory for further sluay, they said. The Inquest was ten tatively set for October 6. The state board of pharmacy, during tho progress of the ex amination, demanded the right lo analyze and check on the source of a bottle of sleeping labicts found at the bedside of the evangelist, who died yester day in her hotel room here. Demana. inquest Jack Foley, chief inspector for the board, made the formal demand. He and Inspector Henry Palazy, said Hie sleeping tablets were of a type requiring a physician's prescription; and that '1110 name ot tne pnysician and the prescription number should havo been on the bottle. (Continued on Page beven) Final Decision On USO Here Set Official decision on the Klam ath Falls USO center is to be made next week at a regional USO meeting to be held in San Frnnclsco Monday and Tuesday. Renrcscntntlves of tins city and of the local military affairs committee arc expected to go south for the meeting. The former Arcade garage at Eleventh and Walnut was leased here several days ago irom Chris Blanas by the military service committee for USO use. The new headquarters as plan ned w house one ot the lnrg. est service centers on the coast, and will be operated under tho USO "national plan. burton Oaks talks is scheduled lo begin tomorrow morning on the conclusion of the first phase. This concluding period will con sist of talks by the British and American dclcgntcs with a Chin ese delegation on the same points covered In the Russian conver sations and any others the Chin ese wish to bring up. Shorter Period In contrast to tho six weeks already consumed, tho Chinese conversations arc expected to lost about 10 days. However, officials arc cagey on the time limit; they had originally expect ed the Russian part ot the moot ing to bo finished in three weeks. The fact that this period had lo be doubled and even then did not lead to complete agreement Is soberly regarded by officials here as Illustrating tho great dif ficulty In blueprinting so vast a piece of machinery as a world organization even when there are only three governments working on it and all have agreed beforehand on the main objectives. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 1944 CLEARING OF ESTOHUNETS--IEIED GAINS Nazis Report Invasion Of Yugoslavia By Soviets LONDON, Sept. 28 W) Rus sian iroops nave seized more than 200 populated places north west and west of Parnu in their task of clearing the western shore of Estonia, Moscow's broadcast communique said to night, and have made strategic gains at other points on the long .front. The soviet war bulletin made no mention, however, of the nazi report that the red army had entered Yugoslavia. The German communique said today that Russian troops had invaded Yugoslavia, and the report was supported by a Moscow radio announcement which said Marshal Tito's re gime had granted the red army permission to enter the country and press an offensive against Hungary. The Moscow broadcast, re corded by the soviet monitor, gave no indication that the Rus sians already were operating on Yugoslav soil. The German high command, however, said the invasion was made by soviet forces which crossed the Dan ube river just west of the Iron Gate at the -Romanian frontier town of Orsova. Temporary Use ' The Russians said the : red nrmv's use of Yugoslav territory would be temporary end " that (Continued on Fage seven) Yank 82nd, Wist Divisions in Air Invasion ; SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, Sept. 28 (IP) The American 82nd and 101st air born divisions were part of the great allied sky army which invaded Holland vertically, it was disclosed tonight. The 82nd is commanded by Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Ridge way and the 101st by Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor. Both saw action D-Day and fought bitter ly ot Ccrantan. The troops landed in the Eindhoven and Nijmegen areas of Holland. The 101st captured Eidhoven, a city of 111,000, and the biggest yet captured in that land. It established contact with the British second a r m y 24 hours after landing. It suffered average casualties but took 3500 prisoners and killed, and wound ed many others. War Factories Blasted by Bombs LONDON, Sept. 28 (IP) More than 1000 American heavy bomb ers today attacked German war factories at Magdeburg, Kasscl nnri Mnrsnhnre. Tho railroad yard at Magdeburg was also hit. The American DomDers swept over the reich for the fourth straight day, close on the heels of RAF hcavlos wmcn carriea the non-stop a I r offensive against German transportation through the night with a heavy attack on Kaiscrslautcrn, Im portant industrial city in' the Saar. Pvt. Walter Bulck l aarnii'nri Burner' $100,000 rv- 77w-,riniw.MeBajMeMiiw vw.Kr-r in. " ' if v.,-..-.wi'"rr''t''Mi'i'.,--.it-'-'j.,.s.,.is.-.. i. . ..vsi. :s' ' v"',m,tna xwmramaum More than $100,000 worth of oil and equipment goes up in billowing black smoke a. ipe cial. a.be.tos-clad crews work to extinguish the burning oil well that gushed flames 200 feet high near Santa Barbara, Calif. Production expert, .aid it might take two week, to put out the blaze. - - . . - ' ". ; European War May Continue Into 1945-1 -;.; Despite Nazi Losses, Warns Churchill By JOHN F. CHESTER LONDON, Sept. 28 (IP) Prime Minister' Churchill warned the house of commons today that, despite German losses approach- TDRI A charge of negligent homi cide was tiled i.. justice court early Th.. -day afternoon against J..mes Manson Young, 58, fol lowing ' c death Wednesday of W. H. McPhe. n. Young's attorney, Joseph C. O'Neill, appeared in police court Thursday morning at which time a cnarge ot recKiess ariv ing was p. ding against his client. O'Neill advised the court that Youne s Dhvsical condition was such that he was unable to appear in person. Investigates In the meantime, the district attorney's office investigated the case and at 2:30 p. m. the negli gent homicide charge was placed against Young and signed by City Police Officer Odell Olson. McFncrren, eu-year-oia opera tor of the Sixth Street Exchange, S. 6th and Plum, was standing at the rear of George Hixon s car looking at a tent which Hix on offered for sale when Young's car crashed into the machine, crushing the two men between the bumpers. The accident oc curred at 10:30 a. in. Wednes day and McPherren died of his injuries at 3:17 p. m. at Klam ath Valley hospital. Hixon Recover. George Hixon. who suffered a fractured right leg, is reported recovering at Hillside. Final rites lor Mcpnerren, who lived in Klamath Falls for 32 years, will be held from Sacred Heart church where mass (Continued on Page Seven) . "Red Devil" General Escapes LONDON, Sept. 28 (P) The war office disclosed tonight that the Germans had captured the general commanding the British "red devils" in the Arnhem pock et, but he escaped. Maj. Gen. R. S. Urquhart, of the first British airborne divi sion "is believed to havo been in enemy hands a short time but subsequently escaped and now Is safe," the announcement said. Walter Buick Dies in Action Pvt." Walter A. Buick, pre viously reported wounded on D-Day Invasion of Normany, is now listed as killed ' in action. This word came Vi Jnesday to Walter's parents, Mi. and Mrs. K. O. Buick, 3348 Homcdalc avenue, from Adjutant General J. A. Ullo. The infantryman is reported to have died of wounds receive " June 6 while In action against the enemy. Young Buick was born In Lake county and attended school here, graduating from KUHS ln 1940. He cnlistctd in the . .'my in April, 1943. wmmmmmmmm September 28, 1944 ' Max. (Sept. 27) 84 1 Min. ........42 Precipitation lait 24 hours .00 Stream year to data 10.(8 Normal 12.92 Last year........18.27 Forecast: Cooler, Worth of Oil Goes Up ing the 1,000,000-mark in north west Europe, the war might still continue into 1945. - "Unless organized German re sistance collapses ln the ; near futurei enormous additional U. S. forces will be brought to bear in the final smuggle," he said. Of between 2,000,000 and 3, 000,000 allied troops . now in France, the prime minister said, the ratio is three Americans to two Britons. He indicated that he consid ered a new three-power meeting to include Premier Marshal Sta lin was essential before revela tion of peace plans.. Opens Debate Opening a two-day war and peace debate, the prime minister WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (IP) Secretary of State Hull disclosed today that neutral nations had been warned they would lose American friendship "for years to come" should they give sanc tuary to Hitler or other axis leaders after the war. Several governments of neu tral or former neutral status, notably Sweden, Turkey, Swit zerland and Spain, either have (Continued on Page Seven) Evangelist's Mother Collapses LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28 (TP) Friends of Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, 74-year-old mother of Aimee Semple McPherson, expressed concern today over her condi tion. ' Mrs. Kennedy collapsed at her Redondo Beach home after re ceiving word of the death in Oakland, Calif., yesterday of her evangelist daughter, ascribed to a heart attack. Miss Helen Monroe, Mrs. Ken nedy's companion, said the aged evangelist's heart was causing concern. She said Mrs. Kennedy would attend funeral services for her daughter if she is physically able. British Subs Sink 32 Ships LONDON, Sept. 28 (IP) Brit ish submarines have sunk 32 enemy vessels in far eastern waters recently and have dam aged four others by torpedoes or gunfire, the admiralty an nounced today. . The vessels sunk ranged from small coastal craft to medium sized supply ships, the announce ment said. During the operations the British raiders penetrated Into Sunda strait between Java and Sumatra, attacked shipping lanes along the coasts of both islands and even ventured Into Port Owen on the southern coast of Burma, where two gunboats were sunk while lying at anchor. Oil tanks on Christmas island off the south coast of Java also were bombarcjed. Number 10274 In Smoke made these points, among others; 1 1. That perhaps 200,000 Ger mans are now trapped in Hol land and their capture or -.dev struction appeared -,' mgniy.proD-! able." -" -J --.-"-- s--:UrV5"-': 2 That German "losses ' in France, Belgium, and--Holland since D-Day can now be placed officially at 400,000' killed arid wounded, with nearly 500,000 more as prisoners.: i , : 3.That allied losses during - (Continued on Page Seven) - Klamath deer hunters got the good news today that' forest areas of this section of the state will generally be opened at mid night tonight. That assures a suDstantial movement of . hunt ers to the woods for the open ing of the buck season Sunday morning. : ,-'v i.-,; ., Klamath Forest Protective as sociation announced that open ings will be in effect generally, with exception of the Klamath Indian reservation and the Long Bell tract at the northeastern side of the reservation. . Few Other Exceptions There . may be a few other exceptions in the national for ests, but hunters will be in formed of these when they .ob tain campfire permits.'. Vv Hunters were - asked to avoid slash- areas, which are - highly inflammable. ' 't - s ; Overcast Promising A thin overcast gave some promise of a ; change in' .the weather which 'may be helpful for hunters. . There was as yet no outright prediction for rain, however. - Deer are generally believed to be high in the hills at this time, but there Are some' reports of bucks ' sighted . in .foothill country, ..":'-'' Council Reverses Stand; Retains Ru le Keep i n g i ! Arcades Off Main Street Reversing last week's decision on penny arcades the city court cil, - meeting in adjourned ses sion Wednesday night, voted to let the present ordinance pro hibiting penny arcades on Main street stand. - - Last week , the city fathers, after a warm discussion passed a judiciary committee recom mendation that the present or dinance be - amended to allow four arcade? to operate on Main street and that a license applica tion by Brady Narey be granted. Wednesday night's vote by ,the council rescinded last week's ac tion. . Penny arcades will con tinue to be prdhibited on Main street. . ' - . Motion by Wie.endanger The vote was taken on a mo tion by Walter ' Wiesendanger, chairman of the judiciary com mittee, who said that the com mittee was sorry and regretted its.hasly action in recommend ing amendment to the arcade F OFFENSIVE ARC Eisenhower Masser A Force For Battle . . Of Germany By JAMES M. LONCJ LONDON, Sept. 28 (ff) Th British second army drove east ward to the Maas (Meuse) on a 14-mile front from its Nijmegen corridor, and formed a new of fensive arc 11 to 14 miles south west of the Siegfried end posi tion : of - Kleve today as Gen. Dwight D.- Eisenhower built up a, -2.000.000- to- 3.000.000-man force for, the battle of Germany. At the same" time -the British; fanned out westward from their salient,-.! which; : was ' within 25 miles of walling in perhaps 200, 000 German, in Holland. ...These were in danger of being added to. thej.nearly JjOOO.OOO , enemy soldiers' already marked off the combat iish Front .. .line dis patches -said-the Germans al ready ;were pulling back from the area to - the -west of the cov ridor, ; ,. . . ; ... ... :. -. j:...: '..Control. Bank ! The British drive brought un--der allied control the west bank;' of the' fiver from Cuyk to Vier-. lingsbeek.- towns, from two ia three miles from-. the German' border. ..'.;.. . . ... . ' . ; " At "the' same' time ' Canadian, forces captured Calais Citadel onC the channel, taking 1000 more prisoners where a 7000-man gar rison had ; been reduced by. a previous 1000 captives.. The fait of the town appeared to be i matter of Jurats. -' -. : l: .. -1 i i Bridgehead Los. ' x But-the loss .of the allied only bridgehead' across the Rhine at Arnhem in. Holland by British first airborne1 ' division troops, whose - 2000 - remnants trickled, back through - Jhe' corridor, api-parentlyhad-dispelled: hopes of a: trui(;k victory over Germany; Prime. : Minister.:; Churchill ad-, Vised thethousevof commons that- .(Continued on Page Seven)'; ' Facilities for r ; !.. : :. ' ;.'' - i i' Mexicans Not ; li uate, Report HP; ;T. ." Mageby 'ahd Vertis Woods .of. 'the- WFA office o labor: visited ,'' Mexican labor, camps;' at - Merrill, . Malin and Bonanza Wednesday and stated housing 'and feeding facilities were-- not' adequate for the, amount of Mexican nationals in, Klamath county at the present time. ;.-r. -s: .-A'.: -. ' . . 1 Due to the shortage of facili ties no more nationals will ba brought into this area. : - The only possibility of growers getting Mexicans ordered for October 1 will: be to house them on their? ranches. : .v : ,-: ; Growers;; who . are', able 'to house, them and .want the men for October are asked to con tact the county agent's office and. efforts will be made, to ob tain the men for them. Children Hurt M In Bus Crash ' SEATTLE, Sept.: 28 UP) ' Twenty-one children were treat ed for minor hurts today after, a school bus ' driven by O. Kj Henderson and containing 30 boys and girls skidded on wee pavement and -hit-' a . parked truck in Beacon avenue. .Hend erson suffered a leg fracture, ' cuts' and bruises. " Many - of the screaming chil dren: were near hysteria when trapped , inside the bus when the door jammed. They escaped by forcing windpws. Henderson then was lifted out by rescuers. prohibitioniordinance and wished to make a new recommendation leaving the ordinance as is and requesting that the minutes of the last meeting pertaining to that ordinance be voided The yes vote 'on the new recom mendation was1 unanimous ex cept for Councilman Rollin Can trail who: said he voted "no" be cause he not only does not want penny arcades on Main street, but does not favor them any where In town. Police Judge Harold Franey read a communication from Brady Jiarey in which he with drew his application to operate the four Main street arcades. -. .. Clotlng Recommended .. A letter from Charles R. Stark', executive secretary of the cham ber of -commerce recommending the-closing of the Oregon state liquor store here for 48 hours after the fall, ot Germany; was approved.. by the jcity council (Conl'nued on fftge Two) -; BRITONS 01 IlipST