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Inure conservative later
'm tht ro tltti lUvitcd lo
i'sf rtr'cct edition headlines
Sic Thi-lr purpose i lo
Si c curiosity to the point
ll It worth u nickel lo
Jiout. , ,
J.,. ., anrvrd 1 111 1)1111)010
drably. At some newsstands,
5 were Hues fiilntly re-
llnil those III uionecu "u
stores.
interest aroused by this
iastcrpleco lieiuiiino n si
ili implications wore twofold-
a That the Germani ore so
1 presffd that they are bo
tftompcllcd o abandon their
dim (roni in oruer 10 iuui
,0c dclemo of their eastern.
HThit MAYBE they ore rc
tfrom their western Iront
we and the Urltish mny
tfi licruo uneuu ui miu mm1
a matter of fact, the head
inc wns technically correct
ivrrv detail. 'I'hu Germans
Q retire from tholr positions
3 of the Itoer river, which Is
Jrt ol the Sleiifrled defenses.
0 seeni 0 nHVU n-uiru in
Jdr-nl haste to Justify the usu
c verb "flee.
Aw FAR lliey retired Isn I
sircnt as this Is written.
J.ibly only lo the cast bunk
ftc itocr. .
Bit the nublic's unusual rc-
t:, resulting In queuing up
mycrj before the paper ells-
iric.i here and there, in-
Amu the Closeness with which
American neonlo arc wulcli-
li'ms posslhility that was suit
ifcd by Churchill's strongc
alio the Germans that they d
ir surrender lo tho Amur-
iB ami the llrltlsh before the
Jliaiu get them.
JtJKIlE is still a note of terror
ic slaiiserini! news from tho
'Sfrrri front. It Is a note that
-W quite seemed lo be present
a Bic enemy's reaction to our
lit advance from the Chnnnol
o tile outer defenses of the Slcsi-
nf line.
II may bo only propaganda
fftir. With competent liars In
sc of ALL forms of com
fiction and expression In
fttany, wo can't Judge very
fSratcly by whnt wo hear.
i uic best estimates we hnvo
4 able lu Kd from the be
ne have indicated that the
have kept TWICE as many
jiuiu on uic eastern iront us
fie western,
at also suggests that Russia
( enemy the Gorman fi-nr
"if DREAD.
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JP Lmon enigma remains un-
c toko Clnrk floldthn
J t air field In the western
1 lwl 11 tnr lc cffrt and
I man had been expected.
9. of course, wlthnni hm-H
"IS. Bill Hip .Inn ..,..
r',locn to have been com
uratc with u, i,...i
lie Dhln.ll...
?inihl .'.I ,wrlllen, the field
f ry on the hluhnr .1,,,,,!
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fntlnucd on Pnuo Thponi
GVs Gain Dn Europe,
Pacific ESattfle Areas
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PATROLS NEAR
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GEN. MacARTHim'S HEAD
QUAKTKUS, LUZON. Jan. 29
WT) Sixth army speurbcads
wcro on the approaches to Sun
Fernando. 33 ulr miles from
Mnnllii, heudtiuarlera reported
tiidny, ns cinbnttled American
units captured Kosarin In a mu
Jor brenkthrouHh on the blttcrly
dufended left flunk.
AnKeles, five miles snutlicist
of captured Chirk field, was
token Sunday by the 37th divi
sion which by-pussed stubborn
Jupnncso reslstunco In tho hills
ami sent putrnla down the liiKh
way toward San Kernnndo. An
Keles bus four airdromes.
Reach Arayat
Klemenls of tho 4(Mh division
meanwhile reached Aruyat, 12
miles east oi.Aimclcs. nnd the
rond junction of Mexico, only
three miles northeast of San Fcr
nnndn. At S.tn Fernando, the "Gate
way to Manila," the highway
(Continued on Pngc Three)
TAX IIWESTIGATIOm
By PAUL W. HARVEY JR.
SALKM, Jan, 29 Gover
nor Karl Sncll sent a new ap
peal today to the state senate to
approve his recommendation
that Oregon's tax system be In
vestigated by a firm of nationally-recognized
tax experts.
The senntc last week refused
lo go fur the Idea, but Indicated
It would allow such o study by
a legislative Interim committee.
"Not a Hodgopodgo"
Tho governor said In his spec
ial message today that ha does
not share tho opinion that Ore
gon's tux system Is retarding tho
state's development, or that it is
a "hodgepodge."
Dut, he said he Is concerned
with tho demands by counties,
cities nnd school districts for
more state revenues.
Benefit to State
"I am confident." ho sold,
"that a systematic and scientific
(Continued on Page Ttircc)
Diamond Carte
Faces Injunction
NEW YORK, Jan, 29 (A) The
government filed a civil injunc
tion suit in federal court today
against what It termed a "world
cartel" In Rem nnd Industrial
diamonds, which allegedly slow,
cd no American wnr Droductlon,
Nine foreign corporations and
seven Individuals in tho United
Stntcs were named defendants.
The government also clamped
a "ficcic" order against accounts
estimated at "millions of dollars"
in 2(1 Manhattan banks.
rst Convoy Near Kunming
n New Ledo-Burma Road
t- Chin. - ' . K convoy to
fc tnHn.r .v1 l"wara Kun-
famn7,". hc "!! Inn of
III f i1' lrom "idla
fct" VI01 0(1 "nn omen of
4.ecr.n,'"s. warlords.
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rum , n.n' R yestcrdny
: Fiountn mllcs ncro"
a throo 1 ven1' culmlnnt
l no7 m l;"mlBln o
Iuneso-Arnn.! " coieurutccl
tli Wann ici,n ccremonics
ri,Slu"R. nnd Chung-
least i t. Wh,lch Chiang
k."-a Mates Dronnshm ii,
hJTW!!) honor of
ra rick f V; " mti-
,8n W oi ed" nu,
ncso troops under Stllwell had
played n signal part In complet
ing tho road, which ho described
as an cxtraordinory achieve
ment that had "broken the siege
of China."
Predict! Hoary Blows
Mni Hen. Albert C. Wedo.
mcycr, who succeeded Stllwell
as commander of U. S. forces
in China, predicted that heavier
blows ngalnst Japan would re
sult from completion of the new
highway.
(In Washington, where ho Is
now serving as commander of
U, S. ground forces, Stllwell ex
pressed his gratification nt tho
opening of tho new road, which
ho snld was achieved by the
teamwork of all branches of
tho armed forces working under
"unbelievable" conditions.)
500 Miles to Qo
Tho first convoy to enter
Chlno.hod been waiting at My
itkylna In northern Burma for
moro than a week for tho Jap
anoso to be cleared from the
last stretch of road west of
Wanting. It was led across the
border by Brig. Gen. Lewis I'icK
(Continued on Page Three)
Army Air Forces Buzz Bomb Takes Off
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These pictures show one of the new U. S. army air forces
buss bombs, an adaptation of the German V I, being launched
at m army air forces experimental station. The bomb Is, ready
for launching In the bottom picture. The top picture shows the
carriage dropping olt and the bomb soaring toward "Its aeittna
tion, (AP Wlrephoto from Army Air Force newsreel irom Para,
mount News).
Hopkins Prepares Way for
FDR in Big Three Confab
LONDON, Jon. 29 Ml Harry
L. Hopkins has visited London
and Paris, meeting Prime Min
ister Churchill, King George,
and General Do Gaulle, and has
gone on to Rome to sco Pope
Plus XII In un "Information
lour" for tho president before
tho Big Three parley.
An American-Imposed censor
ship had banned any mention
of Hopkins' movements until
today.
Hopkins' tour of European
Meat Dealers Ask
Red Point Cut
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 29 W)
Tho Portland Independent Mo.it
Dealers association telegraphed
Price Administrator .Chester
Bowles lodny asking ft 50 per
cent cut in ration points on hind
quarter beef.
H. E. Carlson, secretory, said
tho request was sent because ""a
dangerous surplus" of that cut Is
spoiling in Oregon, and "the
Portland OPA hasn t como for
ward with any intelligent solu
tion." If the OPA complies, dealers
here will cut cash prices 10 per
cent and handle the meat on a
non-profit basis, tho wiro stated.
Rivers, Harbor
Bill Passes
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 ()
New rivers and harbors legisla
tion passed the senate today
without opposition,
Swift action came on a voice
vote because the bill noci been
ntrlnnnri nf controversial provi
sions nnd projects that prevented
fiassagc 01 a similar measure
ast year. House action Is ex
pected soon,
No appropriation Is made, but
tho bill nutnorizcs posiwnr navi
gation, irrigation and hydro
electric power works estimated
to cost nearly $500,000,000,
S-29s Continue
Raids on Isles
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (")
Superfortresses continued their
blasting of outlying Japanese Is
lands todnv nnd the army dis
closed that a record number of
enemy planes 1 IB wcro shot
down or aamageu in ouunauy s
mid on Tokyo.
The higher number was an up
ward revision from a previous
announcement that 78 Japanese
planes wcro destroyed or dam
aged. "
v4
capitals underscored the role
that discussions ot tho postwar
political shape of Europe may
play in the impending center-
enco of Kooseveit, L.nurcnui,
and Stalin. Hopkins spent a
week in London, and reached
Paris last Friday.
May Ask Surrender
Pointing to the Russian drive
toward Berlin and the possibil
ity that Gen. Eisenhower may
be preparing' to launch a big
offensive from the west, some
diplomatic sources expressed
the view that President Roose
velt, Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier statin would con
sider tho feasibility of a "sur
render now" declaration to the
Germans.
A British foreign office com
(Continued on Pago Three)
Pvt. Lloyd Vail
Hurt in Action
MERRILL Pvt. Lloyd D.
Vail, 23, army infantry, was
wounded in action in France,
November 8. according to offi
cial announcement made by the
war department Monday. Vail's
wife, Wllma, lives here and Is
employed at the Ben Franklin
store. She is the daughter of
Mr, and Mrs. Ulns Johnson of
Merrill.
Vail enlisted a year ago In
March and has been overseas
since mid - September. Ho ad
vised his wife in a recent letter
that lie was recovering from
wounds and hoped to return to
tho front within a snort time,
Prior to entering the service,
Vail was emoloycd by J. R.
Blatch, Merrill service station
operator.
TOWNS TOPPLE
TO DOUGHBOYS
NEAHGERMANY
By JAMES M. LONG
PARIS, Jan. 29 First
army divisions advanced as
much as two miles in deep
snow northeast of St. Vith to
day, capturing three towns and
moving willun a mile ot uer
many and the outer works of
the Siegfried line.
Builangc. Hcrresbacn and
Holxheim all toppled. The main
works of the west wall were
brought within six mile artillery,
range.
Nine-Hour Fight
The first infantry . division
took Bullanee after a nine-hour
fight in bitterly cold weather.
In taking Herresbach, first
army troops killed 138 Germans
and captured 180 without the
loss of a single man killed,
wounded or captured.
American and French troops
advanced more than two miles
to a point on the Colmar canal
(Continued 0n fage Jtnrecj
P&ttTtCS URGED
Br WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29 (IP)
Democratic Leader McCormack
of Massachusetts urged the house
today to refrain from partisan
politics in considering manpower
legislation.
Opening debate on a limited
national service bill for men be
tween 18 and 45. McCormack
said its passage is imperative if
the homo front is to "make a
real contribution . . . toward the
wlnnine of this global war."
Reflecting the view of the
southern bloc, Representative
Cox (u-Ga.), assailed the mea
sure as "a pretense and an illu
sion" and called for a strength
ening of its work-fight-or-be-
jailed provisions.
Decision Expected Soon
A decision is expected Thurs
day or Friday. First, however.
will come debate and maneuvers
on an "anti-closed shop amend
ment and a proposal for statu-
tory bacKing lor tne tair employ
ment Dracticcs committee.
A weekend of overtures and
sounding out of sentiment failed
to uncover a common ground for
compromise of deep-seated dif
ferences between organized la
bor advocates and a bloc seeking
to impose stringent curbs on un
ion activities.
Fioht on Floor
"Wo will fight it out on the
floor and I believe we have
enough votes to win." Chairman
May (D-Ky.),.of the house mili
tary committee said of the bill
as a whole. This committee
wrote the measure at the request
of President Roosevelt.
May said he would resist at
temuts to write into the bill a
ban against requiring a man to
join a union if his local draft
board assigns him to work In a
closed shop.
The measure provides that
men between 18 and 45 may not
leave essential jobs without
draft board approval and must
take such jobs at draft board re
quest under penalty ot induction,
line or imprisonment. '
Nazis Called On to Fight
In, Around. Behind Berlin
LONDON, Jon. 29 (P) Nazi
leaders began preparing the
Gorman people for tho assault
on Berlin today by summoning
them to last-ditch resistance in
the hinterlands.
"We will fight before Berlin,
In Berlin, around Berlin and
behind Berlin," a German broad
cast declared.
This slogan was given to the
German people by the old-line
nazi party leader, Dr. Robert
Ley, and was broadcast by
Transoccan with the comment:
"The fato of Berlin is In the
balance."
12th Anniversary
Tho summons was broadcast
on tho ovc of Hitler's 12th an
niversary as chancellor,
Tho Paris radio said many
nazl party leaders were moving
from Berlin to Munich to set
up "resistance headquarters'
there.
Earlier tho Paris radio, quot
ing Stockholm reports, said that
"serious riots have broken out
in the eastern and southern dis
tricts of Berlin and police nnd
SS troops were called out to
quell tho rising waves of unrest
in the relcn capital.
Hunger Demonstrations
The Brussels radio said ref
ugees arriving In Halle and
Frankfurt on the Oder staged
demonstrations when they found
no food.
In Leipzig S3 men fired on a
crowd demonstrating against
the sending of Volkssurm units
(Continued on Page 'inrccj
Search for Heuvel
Extended Beyond
Bord
r r
oroers or Oregon
Search for former Police Chief Earl Heuvel was extended
today beyond the borders of Oregon.
Sheriff Lloyd Low said that no trace had been found here
of Heuvel, who was indicted by the grand Jury last weekend on
a charge ot contributing to the delinquency ot a minor girl.
Information on Heuvel was being sent to law enforcement
agencies up and down the coast in an effort to locate him if be
has left this county. Officers who broke into his residence at
425 Klamath avenue Saturday found his personal effects there
but he had gone without leav
ing any indication as to his
destination. .
It was reported Heuvel was
seen on a street here at 7:45
p. m. Friday, shortly after the
indictment was returned. When
Heuvel appeared in justice court
December 19 on the morals
charge, he posted $1000 bond
which will be forfeited if he is
not produced in circuit court for
arraignment on the indictment.
In circuit court, a bond of $3500
has been set in his case.
Heuvel's attorney, J. C. O'
Neill, said today he had not
heard from Heuvel since his dis
appearance and. knows nothing
ol ins; wnereaDouts.
Nazi Officials Leavel
Capital, Unrest
Grows i '
E
By JACK BELL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 VP)
President Roosevelt may take a
direct hand in efforts to salvage
a cabinet post for Henry Wal
lace.
Senate sources said Mr. Roose
velt has been asked by support
ers of the former vice president
either to transfer government
lending -agencies from the-department
of commerce' by ex
ecutive order or state publicly
that he would approve legisla-;
tion to accomplish thii'. " : '
These same persons said they
were ' informed that when Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt attends
a dinner in Wallace's, honor in
New York tonight she may take
along a message from the presi
dent to read.
Senator Guffey (D-Pa.), a
Wallace supporter, said that
while he knew nothing about
any impending presidential ac
tion he heard mat "some worts
has been: done over the "week
end." V- -.-..-if..-.-:.-
Wallace's nomination was held
up temporarily in the senate
commerce committee, which
voted 14 to 5 last week against
reporting it favorably. Chair
man Bailey (D-N.C), said he
had been unable to complete it
in time for submission today
and that it will have to wait for
the next session, probably
Thursday.
Reports circulated, mean
while, that if the dual powers
formerly wielded by Jesse Jones
are separated, stabilization ui-
rector Fred Vinson may be the
president's choice for loan ad
ministration. .
Allied Bombers
Strike in Italy
ROME. Jan. 29 (IP) Allied
bombers smashed again at enemy
communications in northern
Italy yesterday as frigid weather
continued to limit ground action
along the entire fifth and eighth
army tronts, neaoquariers an
nounced today.
Bombers concentrated on tne
Brenner Pass area with effective
results, headquarters said. Bra
zilian fliers bombed the San
Michele bridge in the area while
American pilots hit the Lavis
railbridge. Fighter bombers de
stroyed other spans north of
Trento and near Padua. Bergamo
and Milan.
Appropriation
Asked for Group
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29 UP
The state -.department has re
newed us request tor a-special
appropriation to provide full
American participation - in the
United Nations war crimes com
mission. - -
Acting - Secretary. ' of - State
Grew, in announcing this, today
added that this government -has
a "comDrehensive and ... forth
right'.' program for. dealing, with
war criminals. . .. ,vi .
. "It is the policy of this gov
ernment,, ne said, "to see to it
that the axis leaders and . their
henchmen who have been guilty
of war crimes and atrocities
shall be brought to the .bar of
justice.
LONDON, Jan. 28 - 0P)
Marshal Zhukov's first W h It
Russian army speared across .the
German frontier today within 93,'
miles of Berlin, Premier Stalin
announced. '
The Russian drive swept up
the town of Driesen, 93 miles
from the German capital, and
Woldenberg, 95 miles from
Berlin.
The invasion was on a front 30
miles wide, Stalin's order of tho
day said. . ,
Evacuate Krius
The Germans have evacuated
Kreuz in Prussia, 103 miles
northeast of Berlin, the German
news agency DNB announced to
night. ' '
Loss of the railroad town was
announced as Berlin indicated
(Continued on Page Three)
March of Dimes f
Hits $3788 Here
According to all available' fig
ures, the "March of Dimes"
basketball ' game at Klamath .
Union high school and the Presi
dent's Birthday Ball at the arm
ory took in a gross income of
$3788.20. ....
The ball game between Shan
non's of Portland and the Leath
ernecks from the Marine Bar
racks took in a total of $1011,
with high school returns not yet
in and several small outlying
sources not yet heard from. The
total attendance at the fray was
roughly estimated at 2000 fans.
At the President's Birthday
Ball at the armory, $569.20 was
taken in from the sale of tickets
at the -window and contributions
amounted to $2208. All contri
butions have not yet been - re-,
eeived and the total income f roni ("
both affairs may well pass the
$5000 mark. It was also; esti
mated that 1200 people attended
the dance, making a total attend
ance for both occasions of 3200
persons. . . , ' ." .
Final figures will be forth
coming soon and will be pub
lished when available. ' ; '
Nimiiz Moves to Forward
Base Nearer Jap Homeland
ADVANCED U. S. PACIFIC
FLEET HEADQUARTERS, For
ward Area, . Jan. 29 iP) His
tory's greatest sea power, the
United States Pacific fleet, was
operating today from this new
advanced headquarters several
thousand miles closer to Japan
than Pearl Harbor
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
disclosed the move in issuing
the first communiques from the
"forward area" headquarters
yesterday. The communique re
capitulated losses inflicted on the
enemy by third fleet -carrier
plane blows against Formosa and
the Ryukyu islands January 20
21. Location Concealed .
Exact location of the head
quarters for Nimitz, as fleet commander-in-chief
and commander
of Pacific ocean areas,- was not
disclosed.- This, it was ex
plained, was in line with the
policy of concealing communica
tion routes from the enemy. . . J;
(Such newly established Amer
ican bases as Guam and Saipan,
from which the army's 21rft
bomber command has been send
ing B-29s against Japan, are in
the forward area. Guam is 3800
statute miles west of Pearl Har
bor and only 1565 miles from
Tokyo). .. .
Reporting from Pearl Harbor
headquarters. Associated : Presa
Correspondent Leif Erickson said
the release of the communiques
disclosed that the "Cincpoa"
staff already established at the
forward base. He added that it
was not announced whether
Nimitz is already .there.
Nimitz long has wanted to get
closer to fleet and air operations
against Japan, especially since
the forward areas have, vaulted
clear beyond the Philippines t
the China sea, Erickson said.
On Its Way to The Bucket
ijr vl a I fiv "urn 1M
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l leiWIMIIi IHW.iAM M ft
Harold Money, far right, loops in a beauty
clash Saturday night with Shannon's of Portland.
t.i-1. el bo . - en . 1 l -
which snannoni won Da 10 gu, - winn piayvrs nsm Kuuf, iai j
referee is Lowell Prior. ! For complete story see' sport page.
for the Leathernecks In the "March of Dimes."
-Approximately 2000 fans' attended the game
Cady, far left, Pflugrad, 12, and Renkin, 8. The
nntl nana. .