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HERE have been rather steady iltacks (innro nr less ion in hniflc of Ihc new In these lit days when Luzon Inn been iol on Jup oil liiMnlliillons Borneo and Sumntrii. It can expect more such at- is-tn UKUwiwvi lorec, irfl wo must stop tlo Jnps a using thll Dutch Kii.it In s oil. Then we iiHi.it TAKE I'OR OUK OWN USE. Tho wilh which we nre IikIiIIuk Picillc war now comes from American continent, unci lum It moved vast dlstuncea "cross Pacific. - Dl as and when we take over oil ol the Dutch h.'i.it I mill's Iraniport Job will be lm ly lightened. il'R handlcnp unci tho JAP ADVANTAGE from hero on ii that our communication ri will be Ioiir lonijer tluin nation ever tried to use be- fe and the Jups' will bo short. it can taKc nml use the oil UM Dutch East Indies, we'll ft vast numbers of ships now M in carrying oil (or some- i"l cue, t HE Ocrmnn crisis FUSES. Kontvu OFFICIALLY ncross uaer above Urcslnu and bus "iced 121 miles in mio rliw Nt what n Muscow ,lis,uii,-ii N "collapslnu Germnn pti.il- mis army Is pmirlna m the breneh thus blnslecl Ine Germnn llnnu ,,,wl l-am. KO OUT on n network of vl roads IoiiHImu i ,,ii ,il lltois Into Germnny. F Germans sny tho reds nro f' Ihc Oder in SIX plnces bo- -"..u onn urc wldcnlnK ' brdgehends MENACING iwr.tinucd on Puko Two) , por Program Ked by Senate mil, Feb. 7 Ml Tho iquor commission's pro. ?mlS "C" "'""rccment of ; quor kw WUH , !o Mny nml ,ct t P three, under,1 "l'?nl for "cr the!" nL' i' h,,vc "lor '"Hon a!c,tllc,1'ennltle8 far ccs,, ii" ""'Kill minor nor Ins i ?W ,co"fsentlon of ' for ni!vo" nil-K""y, pro- or nbntomenl of lllnnnl ill.. nn renuli-n n.. Wbcnrin.th f, n"?"?.r in The Shatila-Cascado Wonderland February 7, 1945 Max. (Fab. B) 43 Mln 34 Precipitation last 24 houri 00 Stream year to date 8,55 Normal 6.B9 Last year 4.57 Forecast! Warmer. PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1945 Number 10393 AllictJ Internees At Sonto Tomas Prison Camp arm1? rr J United. Statoa and British civilian intornoos stand with tholr baggage on the grounds of the Santo Tomaa, Japanese internment camp, in Manila, p. I. Tower of the unlvorsity, which later was damaged by an earthquake, is in background. The shirtless men had been previously in ternod and are assisting the newcomers. (Picture takon from Jap barracks alter the capture of Tacloban, Leyte. by American force). (AP wirephoto from navy). Oder River Line Sags Under Red Pressure; Gs Hit Reich i ITALY BY YMS By NOLAND NOBGAARD HOME. Eeb. 7 lll The stronK' est American attack In Duly since October hns driven UO0 vnrris Into Ciermnn lines south euxt of UoIokiui unci nl ned lis Initinl objectives clcsplto stiff enemy resistance, hcadqunrtcrs announced todny. U. S. fifth army troops which launched the attack Monday nnd broke ii lon winter stnlemntc pushed townrd Germnn stromf holds of the mountainous Gothic lino KiinrdlnK the Po vnlley rond hub In front of Holnunn. Enemy Still Strong The slrnnu opposition encoun tered Indicated there hus been no wenkenlnir of Germnn de fenses despite reports the unzis were shifting some troops from (Continued on Piiko I wo) Full Pressure Expected From Heating Company Full nressuro from the Klam nth HcatlnR enmpnny plant wns expected by Thiiisclny mornini; as officials snld they would com plete conversion of the second boiler lo oil sometime Wednes day nlithl. Tim plant has been down to one boiler for tho pnst several eln.vs nnd this boiler has been UnIhk bolh hoR fuel and some oil. The second holler w(i no converted entirely lo oil. Beauty shops nnd barber shops In tho business district had been without hot water and hent, but llils wns also lo bo remedied with tho use of both boilers. Snored Henri academy students wore expected lo rclum to class rooms Thursday ninmlnil. There were no elnsses Monrtny, lucs dny afternoon, or Wednesday ''JN Civilian Flying nonzed on West Coast SANun. " V I n, f ,' Fcb- ' Ml 1 ol ' """ninndliiB ucn- Pitund,. WMlern defense pl nrr...i ... ' r r;"lc with r ' "ininc hlch tul lyl"K nrcn with horN " , L?"t,,,nllon arc . lollows Hty ' "'elude sch lht n. - ui cnrrlcr oner- Verninta,rcrafulgl,u ns defined by civil nlr regula tions 0151. 3. Civil flliihts for essential OKrlcullurnl purposes such ns crop cliistinR. rico sowlnR, pro vided tho operator hns n certlfl onto of wnlver of civil nlr rcR illations Issued by tho civil aeronautics authority. Photography 4. Civil fllRhls for nerinl pho toRrnphy purposes provided prior approval hns been ob tained from the western defense commnntl, B. Areas of civil fllRhl trnln Iiir will bo proscribed by the western defense comniund. 0. FllRhts of civil nlrcrnft In furtherance of tho war effort. 7. Movement of civil aircraft for. repair and flight testing. . By WILLIAM L. RYAN Aisociatod Pren War Editor German broadcasts, declaring the entire Oder river line from East Prussia to Slovakia was sagging under terrific soviet pres sure, snld today the red army had widened menacing bridge- nead33 muos or loss irom Berlin in truuJiuitrin. Jtctor.r - A new blow fell on the Germans from the west as four U. S. third army divisions invaded the relch at a new point storming across the Sure and Our rivers on a 22-mile front, and gaining up to one milo. Borlin reported a violent artillery barrage laid down by the U. S. ninth army on both sides of Dueron for three days, possibly heralding a new offonaive on that sector, 20 miles from Cologne. The Gorman high command said British attacks in the lower Roer river area were repulsed, but acknowledged a withdrawal to positions northoo.it of Eschweiler, seven miles northeast' of Aachen. Allied bombors wore reported by Berlin roaring over the ftrcich again today. - Soviet artillery pounded tnc Berlin-Kustrin railroad, Berlin said, reporting a new bridge head across the Oder river south of Kustrin. Other Russian units captured and-then lost Pyritz, 24 miles southeast of Stettin, in a push toward the Baltic, the Germans said. A numDcr of crossings of the Oder in tho Kustrin-Frankfurt area have been reported by the nazis. who said the Russians "temporarily" hnd driven tanks Into Kustrin itself, 40 miles cast (Continued on Page Two) OF FATAL STABBI ARLINGTON, Ore., Fcb. 7 (P) David Poiiuloxter, 20-ycar-old New .Orleans, La., negro, was nrrnlRiicd here todny on charges of murdering a negro nnd wounding another in a Union Pacific bus travelling toward this town last night. First degree murder charges were filed in the death of Syl vester Reed, 42, Evanston, III., whoso blood smeared body was in tho bus when it pulled into Arlington. District Attorney J. D. Weed, Condon, snld the Colored Pro (Continued on Pago Two) Civilians Flee Berlin, Red Says MOSCOW, Feb. 7 (P) A gi gantic flight of elvllinns from Berlin along roads lo the south west was described todny by n Russian hcrinl photographer aft er n low-level hop over the relch cnpltnl. "Cnrs, enrts nnd pedestrians moving In three lanes jammed nil southwestern, highways out of Berlin," snld Lt, Mntvcl Pin clnik, the photographer. "Here and there traffic jnms hnd oc curred. It wns a contrast to the enstern section of tho city, Shero streets aopearcd deserted, nly In the fiietory district on the west sldo did I observe smoke Issuing from big chim neys." Benjamin Derby Hurt in Action Word hns been received from the wnr elennrtment that Sgt. Benjamin II. Derby Jr., of Klam- .iin raus whs wounded In nc lion in the Bel glum sector on January 14. No further details were nvnllnblo nt this time. Young Derby Is tho son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Ben Ininln Derby Sr.. of Lewis lane, and Is tho husband of Irene Derby of 1UUU J-aciuc lerrace, LN' K I' "Til I jPa FATE DF.PVT. WEBER NAZI SHUFFLE GOVERNMENT HELD L Hitler May Drop Title Of Fuehrer For Presidency STOCKHOLM, Fcb. 7 (P) The. Stockholm newspaper Af tonblndct said today it believed that a reorganization of the Ger man government under which Hitler would give up the title of fuehrer to become the rcich's president, with Franz von Papen as chancellor, was imminent. Its information was attributed to "rumors in Berlin which reached German circles here." Von Papen, an ace of the Ger man diplomatic service, was am bassador to Turkey when An kara broke relations w.Hh Berlin last August 2. Trial Balloon The report had the earmarks of a German trial balloon de signed to sound out allied reac tion to whether such a revamped government would have any chance of suing for armistice terms. It came while President Roose velt, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin were in con ference on war problems includ ing Germany's fate. Aftonbladct, which in the early stages of the war had a strongly pro-German attitude, said Hitler's reason for such a change was that he "is no longer (Continued on Page Two) BILL VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 7 (P) Major John 1. Ferguson, field artillery adjutant at Camp Roberts, Calif., has notified Mrs. Grace Weber it may bo several months before her .husband's fate is known, she said today. The worried young mother appealed to Major Ferguson for advice upon learning that Pvt. Henry Wcbor, her husband, was under a death sentence for re fusal to drill. "Not Final" "Action of the court Is not final and is subject to numer ous reviews which are auto matic," the officer's message said. "The reviews constitute ap peals. The sentence as finally approved will not be known for several months." Mrs. Weber wrote a letter to Rep. Charles R. Savage, new (Continued on Pago Two) By PAUL W. HARVEY JR. SALEM, Feb." 7 (fl5) The sen ate defeated 24 to 6 today the civil rights bill, which would have prohibited such public places as hotels, restaarants and hospitals from discriminating against negroes. There was not a single speak er against the bill, although Sen. William E. Walsh, Marshfield, in explaining his vote said that the bill "asks speciai privilege to one group, and is a further "en croachment on private enter prise." ' Turned Away Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney, Tortland democrat, one of the sponsors of the bill, denied he in troduced it for political pur poses. He cited many cases where negroes have been turned away from hotels, restaurants and hospitals. Mahoney said the question is "are we going to travel the road of prejudice and denial of hu man rights, or take the road of equality?" Senators Coe A. McKennA, re publican, and Lew Wallace, (Continued on Page. Two) Former Prisoners May Come Home WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (IP) General Douglas MncArthur has informed the war and state de partments that persons liberated in the Philippines will be per mitted to come home "as soon as the mllltary: situation per mits." MncArthur has also advised Washington, It was disclosed to day, that "ho has taken all ap propriate measures to provide for the welfare of all United Nations citizens (liberated) and that those relief measures will be continued throughout the period of military administra tion by the civil authorities of the army." City Schools to Choose Sweetheart for Valentine Hearts were aflutter among the feminine students of the city's grade schools, with an nouncement of a Valentine's Day sweetheart contest suggest ed bv The Herald and News. Schools cooperating will in clude Mills, Fairvicw, Sacred Heart academy,1 Riverside, Roosevelt, Pollcnn, Fremont, Fremont Junior high, and Jo seph Conger. Only the boys Will be allowed lo vote for the Valentine sweet heart and final selection will be made by Monday, February 12. On Wednesday, .St. V'Sjen- tine's Day, pictures of the sweetheart will be a Herald and News front page feature. Each room will probably select a candidate, and the boys will choose -a school representative from . the ; various contestants. Only one sweetheart will be chosen from each grade school, although Fremont junior high will -have its own Valentine along with the schools which embrace first to seventh grades, inclusive. ' . . Each sweetheart will be pre sented with her picture from The Herald and News. Leaders Agree On Conclusion Of Nazi War WASHINGTON. Feb. 7 (P) President Roosevelt Prime Min ister Churchill and Marshal Stalin, mooting in the Black sea area, have reached "complete agreement" on joint military opera tions for the windup of the war against Germany. This was announced today in Washington, London and Moscow simultaneously. "Discussions of problems involved in establishing a secure peace have also begun," said the release issued here by the White House. The first official disclosure made of the gathering of the Big Three listed these political questions now under consideration: 1. "Joint plans for the occu- m FLEETS LASH OUT AT ENE1BASES WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (Ft Separate fleets of Superfort resses lashed at Japanese mili tary installations in Thailand and Indo-China today. Flying from India bases, the B-29s of Brig. Gen. Roger M. Ramey's 20th bomber command sprang the twin attacks in day light. A war bulletin from Gen eral of the Army H. H. Arnold, commanding the 20th air force, did not disclose additional de tails.' Japanese controlled Saigon radio in Indo-China, in a broad cast recorded by the FCC, said the Saigon-Cholan area was at tacked . before , noon and that "considerable damage" was done to a hospitals and -residential quarters. A radio announcer was killed, the broadcast added. Results Forthcoming Results of the missions will bo announced when operational reports are received from the theater. Possible targets were Bang kok, capital of Thailand; Saigon, chief city of Indo-China, and the fleet base at Camranh bay, 200 miles northeast of Saigon. Bangkok is. the major trans portation center supplying Japa-' (Continued on Page Two) Marines Blast Island Bases V. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD QUARTERS, FORWARD AREA, Feb. 7 (fl5) Army Liberators hammered the Bonin and Vol cano islands Sunday and Mon day while marine bombers struck barges and buildings on the Palau islands, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz reported to day. Marine torpedo planes de stroyed a pier and buildings on Yap, Monday, and marine Mit chell bombers hit the airfield on by-passed Ponape in the Car olines, Tuesday, where they met intense ack-ack and lost one plane, the communique added. Jap pation and control of Ger many." 2. "Political and economic problems of liberated Europe-" 3. "Proposals for the earliest possible establishment of a per manent international organiza tion to maintain peace." Communique Coming The statement promised a communique at the conclusion of the conference. There was no designation of the place of the historic gather ing nor was there any indica tion of how Jong the conference would last. - But the fact that at this point a detailed declaration of sub jects under discussion should be made indicated strong hopes among the conferees for a high degree of success. Continuous Meetings Their purpose, the formal an nouncement said, "is to concert plans for completing the defeat of the common enemy and for building, with their allies, firm foundations for a lasting, peace. Meetings are proceeding con tinuously." . . It was stated, that the three chiefs of state are accompanied by their.-foreign . secretaries, their chiefs of staff and other advisors. - - '.' It was "known ahead of time that Secretary of State Stettin ius, Admiral William D. Leahy, presidential . chief of staff, and Harry Hopkins were with Mr. Roosevelt. His other advisers included- War Mobilizer James F. Byrnes, a member of his offi cial family. IN CITY FOB SHOBTVISIT Race For Capital On' Between Captors, Demolitionists By FRED HAMPSON MANILA, Feb. 7 (P) Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned for a brief time to Manila tnriav. ' fulfilling his pledge that he - would return to the Philippine ' capital, while a erim men Hp. veloped, between Americans try- ing to clean out the city and trapped enemy bent on destroy ing it. ; , The American eommnnrtpr visited Santo Tomas internment5 camp while it was being shelled by the Japanese and lelt as one shell smacked into the earth within a hundred feet of him. The enemy artillery had bom barded: the area intermittently inrougnout Tuesday night and todays wounding some soldiers. Cheer General ' . . j Internees crowded around. when MacArthur arrived before , noon and cheered him lustily..' He was accompanied bv his. staff. They alighted from theirs motor cars amid cheers of 'There s MacArthur" and "He's ': back." This historic moment had for' (Continued on Page Two) s PLEA IN COURT Francis Joseph Glynn, Klam ath naval air station, indicted by the Klamath county grand jury' on a charge of failure to stop at the scene of an accident," changed his plea of not guilty to ' guilty before Circuit Judge' David R. Vandenberg this morn ing and received a six months' probation sentence. - y -, ' Probation was recommended by-District Attorney Clarence A. -Humble ' and accepted by the court; Glynn was arrested fol. lowing an accident on S. 6th at which Luiie iviia. - igit: isuijei was injured.' Glynn will report acK io mc air siauon wnen ne signs his probation. At the pres ent time he is in the county jail. . (Continued on Page Two) Full Gales Hit Astoria; Power, Phone Lines Down ASTORIA, Ore., Feb. 7 (fl3) Full gales reaching 80-miles-an-hour velocities, driving sheets of rain, tore out power and tele phone lines, damaged buildings and hampered shipping in this area today. Starting early last night as a stiff wind in a pouring rain, the gale achieved a steady velocity of 75 "miles an hour, and had averaged 50 miles since, it start ed, the U. S. navy observer re ported. No Heat, Light Power and communication lines serving the Astoria area were torn down intermittently during last night and today, and windows were broken and awn ings destroyed throughout the city. Several business concerns, How Yanks Entered Manila X S.plon.WAvUl,yCcmeleriJS 1 IMHMT M Ouoronfine Month Bay SIATUIE MILE Arrows indicate thrusts into Manila by the U, S. first cavalry and the 37th infantry divisions. Americans have driven through the city aa far south as the Pasig river, freeing prisoners at the Santo Tomas and Bllibld prison camps and selling Malacanan nalace. former aovernmental headctuarters for the Philippine commonwealth. Japanese have set fire to the business district of Manila lying south of the Pasig. without light or heat, closed their doors during the height ot the storm. Service was restored by Pa cific Light and Power company, to essential users, such as hospi tals, but poles reportedly were continually going down. The ac companying rain weakened their foundations. It was one of the worst storms since 1934, when the freighter Iowa was driven on Peacock: Spit, with a large loss of life. Fishers Out , Several fishing boats -were re ported to be out, but nearby coast guard stations reported that no distress signals had been received. Smaller craft tied up in the Young's river bay were pounded by four and five-foot rollers. Trailers parked in the federal housing project tract were demolished. A heavy metal top on a large truck was torn, from the cab and blown 20 feet in the air, the driver reported. The Columbia bar was closed to all shipping. The navy forecaster said the storm likely would continue to day and tonight. 8 Join C of C In New Drive Eight new names were added to the membership of the cham ber of. commerce since the begin, ning 'Of the drive on Tuesday morning, it was revealed at the membership meeting which was held at noon today. However, many of the workers have not reported as yet, and it is request, ed that they turn in their results as soon as possible, in order that the chamber of commerce may keep in touch with their prog, ress. Mayor A. Kalina of Malin spoke briefly at this meeting, and stated that he has been a member of the chamber of com merce for 25 years. Two other guests at this meet i" were Roderick Finney, executive secretary of the Ore gon state salvage committee, and Gordon Bcebe, training spec ialist of the "Training Within Industry" service. Both arrived in Klamath Falls for meetings on their own subjects. Finney arrived for tho salvage commit tee meeting ' which has been slated for Tuesday evening, and -Bcebe'will preside at a series ol meetings to be held during this month, . . ; v . ;