Nl
flit fill i i i i i riii"i
Lmuw
JVU
Jl
Ml
ERW1ANS WIP
E
13
f . fn.NK- JENKINS
SluMTII offlclnl news ullll lag
W uitiK iibuiit Iwn diiyx. the
CXIi !. LT.',..!!!:
) ,,.lvo "I" nuiiuny w """
JiJmU'i of the Meuse river.
,Tli lin-Hy niilsI I" the n
ritclieH tlml Hi" MciiMi limy
J, ecn lliolr firm objective.
Pi li even moro hazily ii'sed
nricly from tne oihimhw
Svw) that I'AniS was the r
ol Jfdlvo Biid Ihiil t heir
mitBlilo called fr arrival i.l
Jhe Kruiidi cnpllul on Jumuiry
!7iVoii'd better keep your fliiR
'crossed on these guesses.
n,lv Hie Gei'ininm know wliut
gSyrl out to do J
iCCOHnlNO to the best In
A (munition available In Pails
Lr supreme headquarters) the
K, "urted oft their big push
ft V "mi' in'iyh V,rt-
rl it ! Hiimifisnrl lo have
KTSIK to Ihe
S iled armies In tlio west,
f With thut accomplished, may-
hl'IlllcilllirlCl'S (lit
1) .,,. tlm r.ormiin drive
nnu to imvc been slowed.
We, CnllnBluT. A!' corres-
indent lit the from, rcpmis u
WaUNO that the lido of battle
S..tiiiini.'.I3 utter eight days of
lick by allied nlr forces left the
ir". v uu u rofUi'fl
noadl strewn
Ricrmiin tanks.
IL.nn mi. nlr force has been
H I fnr f,mr strut-lit
lays. SBVfcr. jnuuonnu ...
ur planes wcro out Sunday.
Four thousand went Into ucllon
Monday. , .
U'rny lor goon wj'uumi.i
kh i Adiit.-n IoIIh of heroic
Hi' II..I.II..., l.u mil men.
He speaks 01 li privuic win
...-i...,i i.ii.il whn erent bncK
I 5lllli;.ll """
li- n...t,t.nrl itnd ftlT IllOrit
mmunlllon for his surrounded
Jomrsdes. Told Unit t he ur
tountlcd position would have to
le evacuated, lie rnswercd: To
I. ii ...ai. it..,!, nw huildlcs need
tl. n.,rl l lio nmtniin t on and
i,,v
Hurled bncK rarryinis
!,... i., u, ,.i,.,t inn del s and
(ncc before bulim finally curried
III 10 III! uinuiii""'
lUM surrounded men lioldlnK
1 ii, ,,i,i i nf mi American
,j ..Ur SI. Villi Hie other
ay were tlnally overwhelmed
iv ihe enomv. and the wedge
in wiped out.
rARTHER south (at last reports)
Ir'.lln.'.llu vnrriiimded. lire hold
i .....Ami ii.n.ittiinri ni nur men
)j out Uetcrmmctiiy iujiiik
ccn the Uermiins noni whh ii-
!!, Im.i. nf llll-ir WCdliPJ
L lnrnrremenls nro . live miles
hy- - . .
KEEP these heroic deeds In
mind wlien von read today
of the black market operations
i trance, narucipnieu in m
American soldiers. Sonic o(
mf.n U.I111 reached for
ieeusy money Unit wns floulliiK
ouml may be in tnese irapi :u
,a .!,.., i.. i.. riniiiliii; nullits.
Var Is war, and you can t ai-
nys tell about sucli tilings )
YrVPT fill- nnn roild lllllt Is
1 usable only nt riluhl, Budn-
tl iu ciirriiiinrll.fi. ' TIlO Ger
inns ill the city are believed to
I' nrminrlmr for n Hllleido Stlllld.
ihe Germans nro said to bo pro-
arlni! n new defense lino in in
akany forest, on Hie Ausiruin
irdcr.
The Russians lire still nd
nclni! westward north of unci
licsl.
N Chrislmas inornlnK our
Irnn... ln.wln1 fMIII lllO SCH
lid look Paloinpin, last Jap port
II L.CVIO. MUCArilllll tiiii.i
.(Vln l'...l.n... ll.n ,1,'l.lltnat flC-
wat In the military annuls of
me daps nnn some m
ai ........ r 'ri.,,li. mm.
-u. 11WU j.1 Ull UUIIVl i r.
Wal. Yamnshltn, you'll remem
-onimucu on I'aKO imin
Lny to Bring
For Selling supplies o
. .
By GEORGE TUCKER
PAllIK tlra. 911 l.li A hluh-
lnl,l.. t rl.. .......
r-",,iK .iiuericiili uiiii;i:i ,it-
ICtOtl Inrliit, ll.nl mtinv "ttlltliv"
fflls would bo unfolded In
urunry when tho army brings
tl-lnl unnll.n. I,lnl, nf II. K.
'rVicemnn nnnnunrl nf Knliilllt
Mrcttes, gnsollno nnd other
"wry supplies to the French
,k market.'
I 'I knnt., I- I....I.. n.,rf nmnlv
iilU 1 IIIIIIVH oiiiiiiM tnirv
i.tnont a tlroD of gasoline while
"Hicrs behind the lines peddled
KHIion, ino ouicer aiuu
hP r)lor.,,D..n.1 IUr.fl.. niirl hi.
ping activities lor which
"res of soldiers already hnvc
.i nuiiienccn to prison minia
!n8ing from one year to life.
, uony Hindrance
,lllf statement Indicnlcd that
; "8ht might bo shed upon tho
!ent of Ainerlcnn soldiers' par-
.Itlnl 1 ll. 1.1 I. Ml.nf
llU Utl "1 lUU UIUUIV lllnv.
I'HOiiiiI, .,..... 1 nrrl,.nrn
IlltlllJ' Ullultll IIIJ..-
r,' denied that tho loss of sup-
I'OS Or tfaanllnn notllVmlnH fit
Pfai hundred thousand gal-
A Unnl Unn nrrn..lnrl thp
'LH military situation,
'"ey pointed out Hint Ihe
1
lJUICE 5 CENIS
Palompon Captured;
Leyt e-Samar Action
Brought Near End
By Th Anociated Praii
GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS. PHILIPPINES.
Doc. 26 (A') A Christmas morning lurprlto for Japan in the
lorm of an amphibious invasion of Palompon harbor brought
Ino bloody, 67-day Loyte-Samar campaign to an end except for
mopplng-up operations, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur today hailed
"perhaps the greatest defeat In the military annals of the Japa
nese army,"
The U. S. 77th division, moving
pon. me enemy s last remaining port on Leyte, stormed ashore
undor covoring fire from patrol-torpedo boats and artillery. The
Japanese wero caught between thai itnnni nH nth mnvinn
overland, and could offer only token resistance.
oy nightlall of Christmas Day,
manaer 01 the 77th messaged headquarters:
"The 77th Infantry division's Christmas contribution to the
Leyte campaign is the Centura nf Pitnmnnn. 1 ... m.;n i.n.nu.
I
,E
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD-
QUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR,
Dec. 28 il'i from tho nlr and
sea American bombs tind shells
crashed Sunday (Japanese time)
nln lu,M .limn ufi Riinnrrr,rlrnai
Liiuertiiurs iinu wnriiips eiiiu
blued In an assault on the Nip
ponese island base only 750 miles
south ( I Tokyo.
(Tokvo radio said three of the
Kit, fnr.rEimilnU R.QOa rllimnpH
t....in.lln... I.n.l.tf n..' TnrVf it.
iiii.i:iluipi j ii... ...jn wii u"jw
self, and on Yokohama and Shiz-
uoka prefecture souinwesi oi me
ninnrini rnniini. inero was no
allied confirmation.)
&M Tnaolhep
n-l T..,.. n...n nllnnlr WI1 ihfi
second in which warships and
l.,....l.ArB nnlnl I.i nineiirl to nlflS-
ter the' island, in tho Volcano
group, from which tlie Japanese
lormerly launched raids on Sal
nun. base of the Tokyo-raiding
Superforts. The nrsi jonu w-
li ...i ii.ir. wiir nmnr in.Lt; a 1
ber 7, and since then lucre nave
been no Japanese raios on oui
Chester W. Nlmltz gave no indi
cutlon of the size of the task
. ll. ....mliiir of R.2fts
lurce ur ui uiv
pnrllclpnting in the sortie. Ho
sold the warships bombarded
(Continued on t-ngo huto
1945 Exoectsd
YANK
PLIES
SHIPS BLAST
JAP ISLE HAS
Radio Station Start Here
The year 1D45 will see the es
tablishment of a new radio sta
tion in Klamath Falls, under 8 li
cense granted to the Herald I Pub
lishing company by the. federal
communications commission. Ob
lection period has passed, with
no ob eelions filed, nnd the com
pany, which also publishes this
Newspaper, Is now completing
plans for Installing equipment
or hc.sin";Y ,.,i be nt least
six months before the station is
2r0.vnlt sliition, operating on
r.n i.ii trintr moht and
dav service to Hie radio listen
ers of this territory.
.t mtmnnnv has re
ccnlly acquired six lots near Es-
Service Men
losses have occurred for the most
r.issr.n-w'isi Pp
levels In combat areas arc high.
Drivers Ambushed
Nevertheless, details already
unfolded hvo rcvcatel f v
lv roads ana rciicv ;-'--;
mid cargoes nt gunpoint, or of
drivers delivering loaded trucks
fr black ninrket operators at fees
reportedly ranging up to 5uuu;
n ack market operations hnvo
been' so extensive thai they are
i d to havo caused the recent
breakdown of the elgaretlo sup
nlv tc r the allied forces by fun
Si IB millions of packages Into
French brothels, restaurants and
kerbywYyCrf
It was disclosed.
Markot Expands
SFEXrStito gander
Ek'mWedlg
invasion days into a gigantic
In The ShaHta-CaHcade Wonderland
up from Ormoc into Palom
Mai. Gen. A. D. Bruce, com-
port on L,eytc. Wo arc grateful
In II... A I 1..U... ll.t t..ll.
iu mi- siniiiKiiiy uii mis uinn
dav of His Son."
The magnitude of this first
phase of the Philionincs liber-
n i I n n n. MfLnl.J In !VAnA.
Arthur's announcement that
iu,ia Japanese naa occn
killed and 403 captured on
Lcvtc and ncarbv Samar island.
on which there was consider
ably less opposition.
ill" Mmnrinnna i riQr -s.ns..
klllnH. R&9.9. untinrlpH nnH 172
missing a total of 11,217.
"The enemy's cround forces
Vintm honn nrnnf 1 1 v nnnihllnl.
cai raacArinur acciarca.; Dome
ol Nionon's best troops were
committed to the defense of
Leyte, which Tokyo considered
"the decisive battle lor our
homeland.
Further, the triumphant com
munlquc said, 2748 enemy
planes were destroyed in uie
Philippines since the Leyte in
(Continued on rage inrecj
Four Christmas
Babies Bom Here
Four Christmas babies were
I .. I.. Vln,v.nlli Fnllc nnH frnm
UUIII ill ,u,.,n
now on those three boys and
nnn e rl w 1 comDine ineir
birthdays with the visit of St
i..ti i n
IMCIIUIUB. .
All arrived at Klamath Val
ley hospital and parents are Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. DeMoss of Dorris
...i un.. 7.r.niinH 9..nimen bov:
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Sabo, 3840
S. 6th, a boy, 7 pounds 101
ounces; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
i nnm ehncin urnv. a bov.
7 pounds 01 ounces, and Mr. and
t m r OOAIl rjinlin n
Mrs, d. r. ijei., oovv .....i
girl, 8 pounds
(o See New
... i- i Cr...;.irr clrnnt: ns a
PUIUIIUU Hll" J!".r,
location for part of the broad
casting equipment, dbctoii u.
building restrictions, siuu ...
....I.I.. I, nelnll CIPH. nt. tlie
start, in the present Herald and
News building.
. t.ii nnn..n mnnnifer nt
iviarMion i i.-iib.". o" -r
radio KHNR nt Roseburg and
one of Oregon's best known ra
dio men, will have charge of the
new Klamath station. Pengra
was active in the preparation of
the successful application, and
handled the prospective pro
gramming that went with the ap
plication. It is expected the new station
will have a hookup with one of
tho nationwide broadcasting
systems.
to Trial
oi
A nnlnrs In stnlPIl
combine of dealers in stolen
goods, countericuors, vnui;
vers and speculators. It reached
staggering proportions and
American soldiers were drawn
Into its operations.
Since D-Dny, its chief source
i- -hn. lmnn the armv.
from which it has drained gaso
line, soap, food, cigarettes anu
post exchange items.
rrencn niiMw, , ,
A...nrlnnn nrmstPd
for blackmnrkcting, 10 French
clvllinns have been taken Into
custody, charged cmcuy w,u.
. . . . T a ..inn., nnn nmnnt in
E 'L r a S ii-
tneii pu...v. ...... " -
Irpnllv. However, uo t"- .V"."
of this was delivered to their
i i... A ivinririnil c
French military and civilian
governments have stepped up
tnclr ctiorts iu
A total of 184 American offi
cers and men are bwiuihik ;i. -ings
at the new series of trials
"'Pj..lJ l nnnn hn first Week
scnenuieu w ,
7 ... All nrn mpmhpXS
in reuruttij. r
of two special battalions operat
ing Fronctl rauruaus
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1944
REDS COMPLETE
1GIRGLEMENT
OF aUMfEST
Russian Guns Shell
Capital On
Danube
t nwnnw 9A tori Th
red armv comoleted its encir
clement of Budapest today
with the capture of nine west
ern suburbs oi the Hungarian
capital moscow saia lonigni.
Esxtergom. big Hungarian
--li..:..... nAn. nn V. h rian.iriA
river 20 miles northwest of
the capital, was one oi ins
places which ihe broadcast so
viet communique announced
had been seised today.
In this same sweep Marshal
Feodor I. Tolbukhih's forces
enveloped the last remaining
land escape routes for the ene
my qarrison estimated at 100,
000 In Budapest.
TWACfnW nnn Ofl tiff, TTIrVif
to 10 divisions of Germans and
Hungarians were reported trap
ped in Budapest today cut off
from escape except by air or
possibly one road usable only by
nightas the red army drove to
tne western city limits in a io
mile advance.
The encirclement ot the Hun
garian capital was completed
and front dispatches said soviet
mine Kartt.n a Cfctoma I
shelling of two airports still held
py tne enemy, wniie aturmo-.
viks and medium bombers flew
Incessant sorties over-the" strife
torn capital. ' "
ranic neportea
Tki. nraalAil nanin uisa l"6ivir(.
r,A !n,Ma 4rl ltu In full
view of Russian units that yes-
tcroay arovc to me toity inns
of Budakcsz, adjoining the city
limits of Buda, western half of
the Danube-straddling capital.
Tho Germans were reported
to have grabbed all available
nnlnmnkilAB nn1 tineas anil mit
them under strict military com
mand, ordering the Hungarian
drivers to stand by with blan-
Kets ana an tne warm doming
nnEcihlo Thlc lnrl in 1Ka nPI-ll.
lation that large enemy units
mignt try to mane a DreaK tor it
Price Ce7ngs
For Live Cattle
Eyed by Seller
, nu.iiii vji a wii , ii:k. a.v n
Declaring the cattle industry
"thumbs Its nose" nt ffnvprn.
WACUIMfTTflV nM Oil rj
mcnt food control, Rep. Celler
(D-N.Y.) said today he will ask
the new congress to compel
price ceilings on live cattle.
Celler denounced what he
termed "a cattle bloc" which he
said "steers the government
anyway it wishes."
"It exerts immense pressure
In Wyoming, Kansas, Utah, Ne
vada, Idaho, Montana, Colorado,
Nebraska, Texas, North and
South Dakota," he said In a
statement. "It says the consum
ing population of the cities of
the cast be damned. This bloc,
meanwhile, lines its pockets
mitt, nlrtn nvnfll urhila rnfnll
butchers must sell at ruinous
prices.
Germans Near Meuse River
frfWH
Belgium hyhK
M.,...D.NA. li. . .LUX.,l,'.fAt! VfiniEt)
. .
pu.S.7 TrXo,omt within four
miles ot tnt Meuse
Dramatic Moment At Trial
yhs j imM
Jlau,mMh'm I ''
... r i ur Ktiiiiif-Nn watches her, Joan Berry
W.mle ."orn.eI
top) identities at l-os .ngeie
OkU.. hotel to Charlie Chaplin
UK1B., liuii w ..,.-
baby. A moment alter
ing from the witness stand to
wuephoto).
Tighter Food
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26
A tighter and broader food ra
tioning program became effec
tive today. , . .
Canned vegetables relumed to
the ration list and butter and
I. E. I.
TAKEN Bl
t". .iu niQimn nnnther rjromi-
nnnt Klamath Falls resident with
tne passing Christmas morning
of Mrs. Edna Inez Ackley, 65,
who died in San Francisco at the
Christian Science sanitarium im
lowing a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Ackley was born in Jack
son county in May, 1879, daugh
ter of pioneer residents, bhe
came to Klamath Falls in 1905,
and was active in the teaching
field here, serving for a time as
i-. i 1 .nnonmpnripnt.
county aunuui ov.fc.v- -
Mrs. Ackley was a graduate of
the old Southern Oregon normal
school at Ashland. She was mar
ried to Harry M. Ackley, well-
known mill operator, wau u,
April 2, 1943. Since his death,
Mr Aeklev has been in San
Frnneiseo.
For many years, Mrs. AcKtey
,.n nn nriivn interest in
..n.iinn niihmiBh she had re
tired from the teaching field
She conducted ciassts m
canization for those seeking citi
zenship papers. Mrs. Ackley was
interested in Eulalona chapter,
Daughters of the American Rev
olution. , . ,
Final services will be held
from the Earl Whitlock chapel,
(Continued on Pago Three)
n,,t h St. Vlth salient,
December tfl. 1S44
Max. (IrB. 55 36 Mln.
I'reclpllfttlon lail 24 bourf .:
Ktream year to date
Normal 4.38 Lai t. year
Fore cail J Orercait.
Wednesday Sfaaotlnr Houri
Orenont Open 7rttt Clote
TaleUke; Open ,..8:01 Cloae
.1. rm Tulsa.
j L
, who she, contends fathered, her
u. nln tpan before IUSh-
""- id
the arms of her attorney. (AP
.
Rationing
sugar came under new restric
tions. ...
Salient aspects of the new pro-
Butter is raised from 20 to 24
points a pound. .
All red and blue stamps which
became good beiore uecemoKi x
are cancelled.
Ti . : - TJnlnle
Canned peas, corn, green and
wax beans, asparagus aura oi""
ttuil inuu fcu..-.
All sugar stamps and home
canning certificates except sugar
stamp No. 34 are cancelled.
au.. r-nnf nf alt meats
will require ration points, begin
ning Sunday.
t nnA.,r.nrntf ihn ctrtptpr ra-
All aiiiiv,w.,".fc ;
tioning rules, OPA assured con-
cmorc thnt nmnle looa is avair
i.i t li Thn npfinn was
tiuic aui mi.
taken, the agency said. Decause
.nt cnnlipn and
oi aeumiiiiB inccifc jr-" 3
low stocks of butter and canned
fruits and vegetables.
The weekend move echoed in-j,.-.n..
l-onltnl Hill with an
Ulieutiy uii vnfc. --.
announcement by Representative
JenKlns (K-unio inai ire-
1I4..1 Iha rnnnmipan TOOd
-1.... nnmnlltlM. named last
v,v.......v.
year. Jenkins at the same time
termed the present tooo situa
tion a result of administration
fn11..ra tn nnnnlnt. a single food
war" with authority over
prices and distribution. He did
not refer specifically to the OPA
action but recaiiea in mi ha
view that his study group sever
al months ago naa recunuireiiu
ed one-man authority over food
Car Plunges Down
700-Foot Bank
m .nnnn) ' nnrrnwlv t?S
caped serious injury when their
par went off the Ashland high
way between the River view
auto court ano tne viewy""",.
and plunged 100 loet aown
DailK lVU fluiiuwj
a t kaintf- rirnnlr nn fl
nnhlle hiirhwav was filed In
justice court against vi. i"u
Dennis, 31, Marine Barracks, aj-
, , F lha par Cnl.
legea uiivui ui ... - r i
Dennis suffered minor hurls and
his wife, Ruby L.ee, , escupcu
i..inn ellclil puts nn
Willi U1U1.1I.-3 mi" . ---
the leg. The two crawled up the
embankment to the highway
iu,.!. nr ntinriiirnpH sever
al times as It left the road. State
police turned Dennis over to ma
nne autnoruics.
New York Butcher
Shops Close
iuf.w vnnK Dec. 20 P)
Approximately 34 per cent of
Manhattan s Dtiiciier suuus ncm
closed today, ponce reporieu,
In nrolcst against OPA price
regulations. eno
A police survey snuweu u
out of 1448 markets in the bor
ough shuttered. Spot checks in
the Bronx disclosed one out of
every five shops closed.
Tho retail meat dealers had
threatened a mass "business
h o 1 1 d a y," wedlctlng 10,000
shops would close.
i
Number 10347
BRITON SEEKS
TO END CIVIL
WAR IN GREECE
Ihurchill Arrives
Athens to End
. Strife
In
ATHENS, Dec. 26 Prime
nffinj.in r-l...w.hill ennohf fn pnrl
the bloody Greek civil war to
day as a British patrol reported
discovering a ton of dynamite
under street car lines opposite
the main doors of the Hotel
Grand Bretagne.
Officials of the Greek govern
ment and Lt. Gen. Ronald Sco
kin l.'.ra at tVt hntol
TV... 4ic-n-.,h frnm Afhpne rtlH
not s'ay whether Churchill was
clnvinri at tho hptplV
The dynamite, wnicn me pa-
ln.1 Mifl n,9c in hnvpQ Viparinff
German markings, apparently
1l 4U inlit rts tho
WI3 IdlU UUIII15 nil: 1U6". bo ..-
area naa been careiuny searcn-
an itneTarnsv aion 1 n w
unurcnui arrivea nere yestei-
eign Secretary Anthony Eden as
triA nnnionl nanital APhnPrl in t.hp
sound of street fighting between
lettwing JitjAa partisans anu
Greek government forces sup
ported Dy untisn troops.
The nrime minister went into
qnlinn immprlintplv Pnmmiini-
cating with Field Marshal Sir
TTamiri AipvnnHnr. allied Medi
terranean'-- commander;. Harold
MacMUlan, Bntisn resident min-
llnW ft tu -flanlral lVap-itprran.
ean, and Greek Premier George
Papandreou.
; Shortly: thereafter British
headquarters- announced plans
ln Mntun. at An m 7 a m.
PWT)' today a conference "rep
resentative so iar as possioie 01
P.iAL- nlttlnal . nnininn" with
UlCd. ' AIt.l.tol v.fc..v.. . ......
tlm nKlnpt nf "onrlinff fratripirlal
strife and enabling ureece to
resume ner place among tne
United Nations." -
January 4 Set
For Hearing in
Heuvel Case
Tannorv A at 10-30 B TYI
the time agreed upon for the
preliminary ireeii uie m tuc
of the state versus Earl HeuveL,
VlamotV. tTalle nnlipp phief
charged with contributing to the
delinquency oi a minor. j.iic
V.nn:n. ...ill V.n halrl in .TiicHpP
imaiiiiK "c: ... w--"
of the Feace josepn ivianoney s
court, ana win ciose wmi h ue-
cislon by Manoney wnetner neu
vel will be bound over to the
county grand jury.
At tonignl s city council meet
ing, Chief Heuvel's status with
the department will be the sub
ject of a recommendation from
the police committee, according
to J. J; Keller, chairman of the
committee. It was understooa
the committee would meet this
afternoon to draw up its recom
mendation. .
Chief Heuvel is tree on Yiuuu
cash-bond.
U. S. to Continue
Russo Lend-Lease
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 W)
e. 1 . nP Ctota - KtptiiniUS
ocurciuij- u. -------
" ,j ij.. Ik.t Ilia IlnitnH States
is going to sign a new lend-lease
protocol with Russia. '
Stettinius said that he is work
ing on the pact now and work
ing on lt nara.
25 Nazi Prisoners Escape
From Camp Through Tunnel
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 26 (JP)
A 200-foot tunnel bored through
rock was the means through
which 25 German naval officers
and men escaped from the Papa-
go Park prisoner oi war camy.
Col. William A. Holden, camp
commander, said today.
"It was a very clever job and
took considerable time to build,
Holden said following further in
vestigation of the wholesale de
livery. "The camp is built on
rock."
12 Officers
n-,.- . ..;,, calri that 12
of those gaining their freedom
were ofticers ana tne leiimuuns
enlisted personnel.
r. I. A.... tl.a .lllltluPS WAS
23UH1CI1 AUI uig ia....- -
diverted toward the Mexican
. j . i itu niult air na-
uorat-r iuuhj win, -:-trol
planes taking the air to aid
in the hunt. , , .
t. ..... InvnlvimZ
111 ureviuuo wo-- --- .v-"
I escaped prisoners oi war mey
DUT ST. VITH
LD
Hitler May Have Set
Plans For Ail-Out
Offensive
By JAMES M. LONG
PARIS. Dee. 2R liPt Turn
ut.iiiaii - aiiuv.cu buiuiiuia uj
Sunday night had plunged 50
iiuma uuo jseiKiuin, reucninii
within four miles of the Meuse
river. The enemv wined nut thft
American St. Vith salient and
formed a solid front 35 miles
wide.
Cnrama naonm.aplarD tie-
closed this information today.: .
Hitler Plot
Turn nnH ' nncelr.lv thron na
wiv u..u fc.uw.v. ..u .......
armioa Viato haen fin no tntn'.tVtn
battering counteroffensive, be-
nevea at supreme neaaquarters
to have been planned by Hitler
himself in an effort to shatter
allied forces in the west.
uacKea up by tntantry, tna
t...; r:nK.a tnb- n...ha. I.ar1
bVVlll UCIIIiail 1U11IW .iuiib lie
careened 11 more miles into Bel-
finm sinpp thp last nrpvinilff
headquarters report.
Form 35 Mile Bulge .
rpVn.. 1 1 ni.kl a..t tt.
.Alley iinu fciiui.iicu uui iiiu
imwinon ctann uuel nt Gt VltW
a jutting salient that had split
tire uuriiiun uixeuaivc uiuiibb
and formed a single bulge 35
mues wiae ana now ou miles or
more deep.
Punching due west one nazl
tank column neared Celles, only
four miles from the Meuse at Di
nant, and just eight miles north
east of the French border. : ,
Reach Ciney '
Annthpr pnlumn hit wpst nnrl
north, reaehino Cinev in a ,10--
mile gain. Ciney lies nine miles
tuontinuea. on fage inree;
1
By The Associated Press : (
A U..4.' nnA vlnlnnnn flvai
HMIUCll.a CI. VI . ...i... www.
the three-day Christmas holiday
weekend cost the nation at least
366 lives, considerably more
than last year. -- '
An Associated Press.- survey
ehn.irprl tnrfaw that traffic fatali
ties ran but slightly higher but
mere were many more aeams uj,
fire and from miscellaneous vio
lence than in 1944. ' ' ,
Road Claims Most
Appirients on the highways, as
predicted -by safety experts,
claimed the most lives. ' The sur
vey showed 220- persons were
(Continued on Jf age xnreei .
Richard Heiber
Dies in Action
MALIN Richard Heiber, 20,
former Malin resident and
brother of Mrs. Louie Lyon,
Malin, has been killed in action,
according to word received here
this week. His mother, Mrs.
Mary Heiber of Red Bluff, was
officially notuiea Dy tne wi
J.M.Wnt Vint nn rtatp nf -his
death was given in the notifica
tion. . . -
Young Heiber enlisted m me
IIUVJ AlUlll ..Hllliu.i. "--
February, 1944, taking his basic
-am Vlnmath b'a in
training at camp i-arragui, iuu.
A few weeks later he was as-.
signed to a carrier, serving as
a fireman, secona cibss. n.
fatally wounded in a battle in
the South Pacific. -
Ua aomn In Mnlln in 1942.
attending high school here, and
prior to nis enlistment wu employed-by
Louie Lyon. -
r ntttnn tn hla mnther and
All BUU.Hvl. ...w
his sister here, he is survived
by two sisters, jvirs. j-.eon oiuou,
Longview, Wash., and Myrna
Heiber, Chico; four brothers,
Clinton, with the U. S. army in
New Guinea; Kenneth, In train
ing with the army air corps In
Mississippi; Russell of Chico,
and Duane of Red Bluff.
have usually headed for Mexico.
Colonel i-ioiaen smu ""
caped during the weekend after
a brief demonstration "ostensi
bly a combination celebration of
Von Rundsteats suctcaa
Christmas." . . . .
Six Kecapiureo -nnlv
six of the escapees, all
submarine officers and men.
have been apprenenoen. . xn
i. nf tho ormln ts
railKUlo IMOBWI "-r j
Lt. Col. Jurgen Wallenberg, 43.
Many of inosc at larvjc oy.an.
eral languages.
STRONGHO
tne escape wi
...mnr innif purrcnt -
in Phoenix that Guenther Prien,
Germany's famea u-dubi .u..r
mantler. was prisoner here ..
Prien, decorated by Hitler for
sinking the British battlesh p
Royal Ark at Scapa Flow in
1939, did not escape, said Maj.
Eugene Tays, In answering a
newspaper Inquiry. V .
P
Mi-'ll
in