T MOT M
Mil it if mm
S th r-
s
... rniNK JENKINS
,,,( of attrition on llic
11 . - ( if-i.wl. ittl
western , p ""
. fnKiirirl In vnrils. A
,,lt is Unit WO Willi in-
ic0(l 0 losing., , .
'HERE arc continued hints In
iho news that our losses nro
r . i... i Nn exncl official
lenient of whnt they nrc.
I"'"",;,., l..i..l.rslilii is st II
tMlAII) f Ihu Anioilcun people
afraid wo can't Hike It. They
"lrl""., Wr, FAN lull.! It.
Ec'd riitlic'f huve ll,u t"'lnl 1111111
inn unecruii" unit.
i Uut we common peoplu con I
o much about It.
Keening tho worst from us li
Hill 111" ll
Icial policies nro hurdcr to blust
wn Hi"" t
N toltc of foul weather, our ni
1 1 .till l.iitv
I Mora than 2000 U. S. planes
Bombers and pruuciiK uk
r . ..i. ri..rmmi nil ruflncriei
id railroad yards In Germany
Iday. XCTluiuuy n.........
r. i. ii hu jnnii ilium's.
These are the biggest bombing
lorutlons In history more
r. nnimi.tf Ihn Germans too
Jlort when their iilrfoieo was
ting great gun" "J',"-11 "
.ii. i. nrnhablv modern war'
V No. 1 munition, Transport
Lii.nn,ia. hlu iwuys. etc.) lias
(LWAYS been essential In wai
ls even more so now.
The Germans have undoubted
V. i. i..t nf tliciir war in
under GROUND. But
key CAN'T lake transport uu
firiroimd. Building subwuyi
ir..Vij i, i..r slow. Hn road!
fed highways havo to stay out
rTOI' where mey cnn uu uu.
Watch our attucks on Gorman
Imsport. ,,
YllS Germans aro muttering
OFFENSIVE, new weapons (fly
It bombs of longer and longer
In 11 g e, unucrwuior-uiuuimiib
iTIio logic of tho European sit-
iatlon says clearly tnai mo uti
r.. willPPKll If wo and
fc nulul. nnrl Inn Russians
Uck tOKeihcr ti tho bitter end
k, unclouDlcoij, we win.
Isasrecments (If nny) will come
(HER tho Germans arc im
'uiLffVlii'lWrtfTliil nill'ilTloelc
c are Justified in guessing that
(e ucrmuns aro iiiuiviiib kvj
rents In the hope of frighten
fi us Into giving them n less
nstlc pence maybe n pence
Cut win save ttni iki-m.
...
j ih mi. Dm hiittle for Buda
(pest grinds on much like the
tile on tho western front.
OiiBcinna urn Inrhlnff dllilV
lEARER. flicro are no reports
fct of Hussion activities ciau-
Ihcrc.
...
KllE Berlin radio snys todny
f that non-csscntloi civilians
to being evacuated from Tokyo,
ill, cm.r.ln) nmnbrntift nn the old
Id Infirm, children nnd expect-
El moiners.
rhero is nothing particularly
rtllng to tho announcement
Ihlch Is doubtless true, ioiv
hn nnrl Purlin hnvn been Sim-
frly evacuated from time to
lc. So havo other cities. It
the natural thing to do.
ALL SAVAGE NATIONS get
feir women nnd cmiurcn oui
...
EVACUATION of Tokyo DOES
T give the lie to tnc siuy Jap
Jopugoncla nbout little or no
mage being dono by our
ambers.
1
IN cnslcrn Lcyte the Jap 20lh
Irllt.iolnH l,nn Knnn .nrnrllr-nlprl."
ijio entire Ormoc garrison lias
fen '(lestroyccl." Tlic jnp Hiea
war Is apparently stil,Li io
c to tho Inst mnn.
I ...
l Australia.' Admiral Sir
Rriier. KUht.r. pnmmnnder of
P now Ttflllol, Tlnnlfln flnnl. ill-
ptes In nn interview thnt Eng-
luontinucd on Pngo two;
ir, Sea Aid
(ei by Britons
IMELBOURNE, Aus., Dec. 12
fi Admiral Sir Bruce Frnser,
mmnndcr of the now British
feme fleet, Indicated here to
y thnt nrllnln's pnntrlhutlnn
the war ngninst the Japanese
the Pnciflc would best be
"fined to sea nnd air support.
The British ndmlrnl, who com
nded tho British fleet units
"t nnk the Gcrmnn battleship
'harnhorst, mndo his comment
I 'i'iy to n question In nn in
plcw whether British soldiers
Pre coming to tho Pacific,
SHOPPING-
s,orEP
op vouR
BUVir0
mm
mxdXh
PKICE 5 CENTS
Trap Squeezes
Shut On Japs;
Thousands Die
By The Associated Press
GENERAL MucAKTHUB'S HEADQUARTERS, Philippines,
Dec. 12 Japan's bloody but vain defense of Ormoc took on tho
proportions of an annihilation today ns headquarters reported
thousands of crack imperial troops wiped out In a deadly trap
Just south of tho Lcyte island port city.
Doughboys of tho 77lh and seventh infantry divisions effected
n Junction Just south of Ormoc on Monday and eradicated the
20th Nipponese division, hopelessly caught in a nutcracker-like
vise fashioned after strategic Yank landings on the coast below
Ormoc on Thursday.
Deitroy Ormoc Garrison "
Other units of the 77th meanwhile destroyed the entire
garrison bitterly defending Ormoc, Gen. Douglas MacArthur an
nounced In his communique today. He described fighting as "of
tho most desperate character" all the way.
Annihilation of the Japanese In the Ormoc sector eliminated
tho southern segment of tho Yomashila line. While MacArthur
did not specify the number of enemy troops wiped out in the
trap, he said in ills Mondny communique that "many thousands"
were in tho narrowing pocket. There was llttlo indication many
could have escaped. 1
Great stores of equipment and supplies were captured.
Ormoc, which the 77th division Yanks entered Sunday, was
nn Important base of reinforcement for Japanese fighting in the
Ormoc corridor to the north, whore bloody engagements have
continued for weeks despite torrential rains.
Clear Mountainous Shoulder
With Ormoc taken, the hard-driving Americans turned more
power to the tnsk of clearing the enemy from the mountainous
northwest shoulder of Lcyte island.
Terrain still was virtually impassable, but MacArthur re
ported his :)2nd division was "slowly surging forward" against
enemy positions in tho rugged corridor, which runs from Ormoc
to Carigara bay on the north.
(NBC Correspondent George Thomas Folster said the 77th
and seventh divisions found the Japanese well entrenched when
they entered Ormoc. He broadcast:
("The enemy had automatic weapons at street intersections,
snipers on rooftops and nests of sharpshooters hidden under
houses. Taking Ormoc was not the easy matter that taking
Tncloban on the cast coast was. If they could have done so, the
Jnps would have held the town at all costs.")
B-29s Pound Jap Capital;
Evacuation of Tokyo Begins
Bv The Auoclated Pren
Tokyo radio reported Amer
ican Superfortresses aroppca in
cendiary bombs "in two or three
places ' tonight (Japanese, umcj.
Recorded by the federal com
munications commission, the
broadcast said It was the fourth
incursion over Tokyo by the
Supcrforts today.
The broadcast, not confirmed
by American sources, said one
or two of the raiders from the
Mar anas flew in on ToKyo over
the Uu Schlchilo island group.
They penetrated Tokyo skies
about 7 p. m., jupancso lime
Droo Bombs
Tho Nippon radio said the
raiders, on the fourth incursion,
"fled toward tho southeastern
sea after dropping incendiary
hnmlK mi two or three ulaccs.
Meanwhile the Berlin radio
said evacuation of non-essential
workers from Tokyo was pro
ceeding with 20.0UU scncauiea
to leave the city toaay.
Beain At Once
Berlin said evacuation of the
city of 7,000,000 bombed repeat-
Autopsy Fails to
Determine Cause
Of Boid's Death
Specific cause of the death of
Karl Uola, nenicy iurmur, iu
malned undetermined after an
autopsy on his body Mon
day night. Tissues from the
body were sent to Dr. Joseph
Bccman, University of Oregon
school of medicine, for micro
scopical study, according to Dr.
Gcorgo Adler, coroner, who
said he expects to receive word
on Becmon's findings in a week.
Bold died without regaining
consciousness after he was found
the morning of December 6 ly
ing at tho rear of the Kerns
building on South 0th. PFC Her
bert Daniel Stevens, 21, is held
at tho Marino Barracks brig In
connection witn tlio cicatn, ana
allegedly has slated he was in
volved In an altercation with
Bold tho night of December 6.
A board of Investigation nt
ih Tlnrrneks was understood to
day to bo going Into the facts
of the case of tho young marine,
who wns arrested at the Bar
racks allegedly In possession of
Boid's car. District Attorney L.
Orth Sisemoro sold ii nas noi
been determined whether tnc
case will be handled by mili
tary or civil authorities.
HnlH inv all night at the rear
of the Kerns building after the
niWnrt altercation, and was
found early the next morning
by a Kerns employe. 1
Dr. Adler was assisted in the
nutopsy by Dr. R. P. Tucker, U.
S. navy, and Dr. R. J. Parsons,
navy pathologist, also attended.
Mn The
cdly by American Superfort
resses,vould begin at once.
''Measures for the evacuation
of Tokyo arc progressing accord
ing to plan," the Berlin radio
asserted. "Twenty thousand per
sons will leave the capital on
Tuesday, especially the old and
infirm, as well as children and
expectant mothers."
Permits Required
"No workers In war industry,
transport and press may leave
Tokyo, however, as special per
mits arc required by the police.
Neither can workers in the es
sential industries (gas. water
and electricity, doctors, chem
ists and nurses). The civil de
fense forces must also stay."
The state of Oregon went over
the top today by exceeding Its
Bth War Loan quota of $107,
000,000 by $1,800,000, federal
reserve bank figures showed.
However, in the last week of
the drive, Klamath county is
still about $000,501 short of Its
quota of $3,300,000. The "E"
bond quota is $000,000, and the
total purchases to date amount
to $620,063.50. The quota for
all other types of bonds Is
$2,400,000, and sales have only
readied $1,780,436. Total bond
sales equal $2,409,409.50.
Myrlc C, Adams, chairman of
the drive, has appealed to all
(Continued on Page Two)
What's In a Name?'
Marshfield Residents May
Revert to Old Name Again
COOS BAY, Ore., Dec. 12 (P)
This southern Oregon constai
town just can't make up its
mind what Its name should be.
Tho city's 6000 Inhabitants
ended years of discussion by
voting at the November elec
tion to abandon the name of
Marshfield for the new title,
Coos Boy.
Now they're going to vote
whether to change it back.
Election Authorised
Tho cltv council authorized
a special election for December
28 after in citizens presenter.
a petition declaring tnat tney
didn't like the new name after
all.
Old-timers pointed out tnat
everyone was still calling the
town Marshfield. The chamber
of commerce rechrlstcned Itself,
and the tltlo 'loos Bay" was to
swvta BvWt '1)Rllipil1' YANKS 1T1
mw?w;: . mmsMp HALF wiile or:
. Orionl Op.n Clou w ' 1
Shanta-Caseade Wonderland
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1944 Number 10336 lllLl Mil UH U 11
p- " 6 I TEnMS OFFEnED
II r - -I'l iu inm uiim u
rUS 1 STIIIFE RAGES
V JkmJf - : l::':r :!?! 1 Alexander Arrives in
febi JkJi J Jrj$pSsM,t pf'.v'M'.S'r':'! Athens to End
One Klamath citizen stepped Into line to get his week's ration of compressed fuel which he
loaded into the back of a coupe. An unprecedented fuel shortage in Klamath Falls has made it
necessary to ration the compressed fuel which is available only on Monday and Friday. of .each
week. The city council listened sympathetically to fuel problems. last, night as presented by
OPA officials and dealers. . , . , . . . y-'
; . .''
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12 (fP)
Edward R. Stettinlus Jr.,. and his
team of six prospective assistants
told congress today that a reor
ganized state-department" Is- aim;
ing at "a liberal and forward
looking foreign policy."
Testifying belore the senate
foreign relations committee in
the jam-packed senate caucus
room, the new secretary of state,
his under - secretary designate
and five assistants told how they
Intend to carry out their jobs if
the senate confirms their nomi
nations. Outlines Objective!
Their more than two hours of
testimony was key noted by Stet
tinius, who outlined five major
departmental objectives.
These included efforts to end
the war quickly, to projecting
steps to prevent Germany and
Japan from acquiring power to
wage another aggressive war, es
stablishment of a United Nations
security organization, expansion
of postwar world trade and en
couragement of the democratic
way of life in all nations.
Little Questioning
Despite the senate's action in
sending back to the committee
the nominations of Joseph C.
Grew, under secretary, and
Archibald MacLeish, Nelson
Rockefeller and W. L. Clayton,
assistants, there was little point
ed questioning of them by com
mittee members.
When the committee recessed
until tomorrow all of these, with
James C. Dunn and Brig. Gen.
Julius C. Holmes had read state
(Continued on Page Two)
Nimitz to Move
Headquarters
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 ()
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, U. S.
Pacific fleet commander, "will
soon move his headquarters
from Pearl Harbor to Guam,
which will be the headquarters
for the future offensive against
Japan," the Australian radio re
ported today in a dispatch from
Guam.
CBS recorded the broadcast.
appear In the next Postal Guide
but that's about the extent of
the change.
Half and Half
All tho city's signs still say
"Marslif ield." Trains, busses,
and the postofflce which had
thousands of stamped tickets
and envelopes they weren't go
ing to waste stick stubbornly
to Marshfield. Long distance
telephone operators In other
cities insist there's no .such
thing as a "Coos Bay" ex
change. Half the . populace's
mall comes addressed one way,
and half the other.
The original name' shift
passed the November 7 election
by only 103 votes: and advo
cates of tradition have been
pressing for a re-vote ever since.
The petition was the final straw
that persuaded ths city council.
U V A III A K Armies
Imported Fuel Wood to Aid
In Unprecedented Shortage
For the first time in the his
tory of Klamath Falls, fuel wood
will be imported to relieve the
existing shortage in this area.
ir The city-council was informed
by ' R. C. Dale, member of the
OPA-f ueTTJanel, "tKaT 1500 cords
of wood would be; forthcoming
from Redmond and 1000 cords
from Eugene. First shipments
are expected immediately.
Supply Low '
In the midst of discussion on
fuel shortage, D. O. Wood of the
Klamhth Heating plant advised
the council that unless some
3500 units of fuel was obtained
by his outfit, the supply would
be exhausted by January 15.'
Heating i problems, which
ranged from the cookstove to of-
1T1 BATTLES
FIRST SNOWFALLS
By The Associated Press
A wide section of the nation
battled the season's first heavy
snowfall today as a thick carpet
of snow brought a preview of a
"white Christmas" to an area
extending from Colorado to the
Atlantic seaboard and into the
south.
Falling temperatures came to
the midwest region as it dug
out of the snow that measured
as deep as 13 inches in some sec
tions. The' center of the storm
was in the eastern part of the
country and with snow still fall
ing; it was as much as 23 inches
deep in some sections of western
Pennsylvania. The storm head
ed into the New England area
and storm warnings were hoist
ed along the Atlantic coast from
the Virginia capes to Eastport,
Maine.
Death Toll Rises
Damage was widespread. Traf
fic, land and air, and utility
(Continued on Page Two)
Housing Meeting
Held at C of C
A meeting of the community
advertising committee was held
at the chamber of commerce
Monday afternoon, and was at
tended by committees of civic
and military affairs as well as
two marine officers, Major F.
J. Irwin, who lias been sent
from the San Francisco head
quarters, department of the Pa
cific of the marine corps, and
Capt, Frederick J. Lewis of the
Marine Barracks.
The meeting was merely ex
ploratory, and the time was
spent trying to figure the num
ber of housing units that will
be needed in the future. Irvin
indicated that the chief respon
sibility lay with the' community
to secure additional housing.
Another meeting of the com
mittee has been called for Fri
day, December 15, in order to
present a picture of the hous
ing needs of this county to the
agencies through which help is
necessary. ' r
The purpose of this meeting
will be to do everything possi
ble to secure housing accommo
dations for servicemen and their
families as quickly as possible.
J TnleLUs Open IM Clot. ....;3I )
1 1 ma 7 lUiniinn
fice buildings and apartment
nouses, were aired belore UPA
officials, members of the fuel
panel, dealers, interested citizens
and the jnilitary, at the Regular
council meenng. last Jiignt,.
Council Puziled j
The council appeared puzzled
as io us status in ine situation
as,, it could, neither recommend
nor take action as far as private
fuel dealers ; were concerned; Fi
nally Mayor John Houston told
ine audience that the city admin
istration was ea4ef to assist in
the problem and willing to' lis
ten to their troubles. It was-ap-'
parent that OPA officials hoped
the city, would take some action
and relieve that body of its wor
ries. .'...,
Dale reported on a meeting
held Monday afternoon when the
scarcity of fuel and an alleged
lack of deliveries was brought
to the panel's attention.': He re
ported that it was his under
standing that 2500 cords of wood
remained in this area to carry
the community through the bal
ance of the winter..
Transfer' Arranged
Dale then - advised that the
government had made arrange
ments for the transfer of the
Redmond and Eugene wood to
Klamath Falls but that the ques
tion was: could the fuel compan
ies make delivery here upon ar
rival, of the shipments?
Howard Strode, OPA board
supervisor,' told city fathers that
the government "will get you
the wood but can't tell how it
will be delivered." He said the
government had paid a subsidy
of some $buuo to bring the wood
here.
Strode Skeptical
Strode appeared skeptical as
to luamatn s initiative in taking
(Continued on Page Two)
Thousands
STS? ' OAftAMttJ dgl"""" MILK
"ar'9ra "'- -:
' feilimo'n,"-Capoocao-: I i , '-sB"!fe"!'-
VJIaba'i?. , SSJSV- ' 1
f AftPinoJaroVypg.jy Vj"
' ' 4?"V'lr ' PaloC ' V"
Pa1ompo..iCTo,?l9"mVM1T.lo.. .
.? 5fEST JSSfc sacs? fc-,OJ
f 7'" Division) bug
Cemelei . ' J feur.-CarS' 1 1. r- w -r-'rH
Nipponese troops of the 26th division were wined out today
by the Yank 77th and-7th . divisions, which effected a Junction
south of Ormoc, captured Sunday, The entire garrison defending
Oimoc was wiped out alto.
LONDON, Dec. 12 IP) Field
Marshal Sir Harold Alexander
arrived in Athens today and will
take "the necessary steps" to
end the .fratricidal strife there
as soon as EAM forces have
evacuated the Athens-Pireaus
area and laid down their arms,
the British foreign office an
nounced tonight.
These terms were submitted
to an EAM (national liberation
front) representative, by Maj.
Gen. R. M. Scobie, commanding
British troops in Greece: , ..
Scobie to Command '.
1 -ELAS troops must remain
under Scobie's orders.
2 All ELAS supporters in the
Athens-Piraeus area must hand
in their arms and evacuate the
'area.-. " ' '
3 Once-this is done, Alexan
der, will "Initiate the necessary
steps to put an end to the pres
ent turmoil in Greece and restore-to.
all. Greeks,- whatever
their opinions, peaceful enjoy
ment of their democratic -liberties,
the first step of which must
be the 'disbandment of all-private
armies."
. -. . To. Report
The EAM emissary; Milciades
ForDhyronyennis. former com-
.munist rnember-4n- -Pr -efhje
George Papandreou s govern
ment," then -left to report to his
leaders. , ... . - ... "
Alexander', allied commander
in- the Mediterranean,, reached
Athens 'with Cabinet Minister
Harold MacMillan. '
Maj. Geh.' Scobie announced
"There has been no slackening
of rebel resistance and, although
some progress has been made in
of the city, the general situation
has improved little.'"
"British reinforcements have
landed and some progress has
been made during the past 12
hours against heavy resistance.
Elsewhere in-Greece the position
is generally uneasy."
Senate Passes
Rivers Bill
WASHINGTON, Dee. 12 (P)
The senate passed a $500,000,
000 rivers and harbors bill to
day" after rejecting, 56 to 25, a
proposal to include the St. Law
rence seaway and power project
among its authorizations.
"A last-minute telegram from
President Roosevelt urging
speedy approval of the St. Law
rence development failed to win
votes from many usually found
supporting the administration.
Sen. Harry S. Truman of Mis
souri, casting his first senate
vote since his election as vice
president, lined up with the
president's view
Die in Trap
Germans Dealt Heavy
Blows by Three '
By WILLIAM L. RYAN '
Associated Press War Editor ,
U. S. first army tanks and in
fantry burst from the Hurtgeni
forest today, seized 1000 yards:
on the Roer river's west bank,
and drove to within a half miler
of Duren, anchor of the nazi
Roer line, as three American,
armies on the west front dealt
heavy blows against the GeN
mans.
The first army virtually
cleared Mariaweiler at the edge
of Duren which is 20 miles
southwest of Cologne, and in,
me area iook Hoven, Fier, MerK
er, Merode, Gey, and Derich-'
weiler. , L
; Crack Maginot . . . ,
U. S. seventh army troops on,'
the American rieht flank broke
clear through the -Maginot line,
advancing more than six miles?
in eight hours, and reached SeltZu,
15 miles southwest of the Rhine
city of Karlsruhe. Seltz is four
miles from the German Pal
atinate border. . . -
The U. S. third armv struck'
hard against the Saar basin and
battled from house to house in"
Saarlautern and other towns in.
that sector.
First army units advanced tor
within one-half mile of Dureiy
anchor of the German Roer line.
A supreme headquarters spokes
man speculated that the bulk of
German forces already had been,
withdrawn to the Roer's east
side, leaving delaying forces be
hind. -
Reach Palatinate
The U. S. seventh, army men
aced the German Palatinate,'
Berlin said the seventh had
launched a new major offensive
(Continued on Page Two)
DRIVER KILLED;
DORRIS Frank Sames.r lum
ber worker living at Keno, . is
held by Siskiyou authorities at
Yreka in connection- with" th
death of Albert Howard. Vander
hoff, Los-Angeles truck driver,
in an automobile accident north
of Dorris last Saturday at mid
night. . - .
Vanderhoff, according to highi,
way patrolmen and local off it
cers, was killed as he was stand'
ing in front of his truck; which)
had broken down and was park
ed by the roadside. .'. . -Goes
Over Bank , .
He- was struck by- a - green
pick-up truck, which went over
a steep embankment after strik
ing the man, and hurtled approx
imately 100 feet in the air before
coming to rest in a snowbank.
Vincent Gizano, Portland,
owner of the truck, was present,
and sent word for. help. R. L,
Smith and Raymond Otey, local
officers, went to the scene,' and
after considerable searching in
the dark, located the body of
Vanderhoff. 50 feet from the
highway. Looking further, they
found the truck, unoccupied,
well down the side of the steep
hill.
After tracing ownership of the
truck, a California officer ar
rested Sames at Keno, and ha
was returned to California for
prosecution. The officers claim
(Continued on Page Two) .
Salary Increase ;
For President
Urged by Vinson
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (P)
An increase in the president's
salary from $75,000 to .S100,.
000 yearly was urged today by
Rep. Vinson (D-Ga.)
He also proposed In a bill
that $20,000 yearly be paid to
the vice president, house speak
er and cabinet members and
$15,000 yearly to congressmen.
Vinson told the house taxes
and living costs had increased
so much the raises were neces
sary. He said the president ac
tually gets only about $27,000
a year now. (
The house voted last week to
provide $3000 more yearly tq
each member for clerical hire,
but shunted aside another plan
to boost congressional salaries
Quake Recorded'
Near Aleutians
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. li
(pjiThe California Institute ol
Technology seismograph record
ed a disruptive quake at 9:25:48
Pacific war time last night with
Its epicenter 3200 miles north
west in the western Aleutians,
Scientists described the shake
as about as strong as last weck'l
quake. v ..
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