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TWO HERALD AND NEW Tueeaer. rh. if, 1141 P NEAR EDGE OF First Photo! Navy Planes Over Tokyo H SECTOR (Continued From Page One) RhinelHnd ii assuming the pro portions of a breakthrough to night," AP Correspondent Ned Nordness reported from Cana dian headquarters. "So many prisoners surrendered that roads back were clogged. Hundreds of tanks are operating under Canadian command to break the backbone of Von Rundstedt's re sistance. They have cracked his last defense in the Hochwald and resistance tonight apparently is fast crumbling." Another great victory was shaping up in the center of the western front. The U. S. third army stormed into the fortress town of Bitburg, junction of 10 military highways in the Mo selle valley. Bitburg was thin ly held, resistance was slight. Outflank Centtr The ninth army charge to Konigshoven passed through town after town and outflanked the Ruhr basin industrial and communications center of Mun chen Gladbach. Other ninth army men moved within two and a half miles of Munchen Gladbach and captured many villages on the southern and western approaches to the city of 127,000. American first army troops fought closer than 10 miles from the outskirts of Cologne after ad vancing more than a mile down the main road from Duren be yond Berghausen. (NtA TtUphoto) This first picture of American carrier-based plane raid on Tokyo shows smoke rising from direct hits on a factory near the city. More than 1300 American planes from a huge nival armada only 300 miles off the Japanese coast smashed at the Tokyo area for two days in heaviest raids ever made on the enemy capital. U. S. Navy photo. 'For Unity of Americas' MacArthur Sets Up Government In Manila (Continued from Page One) ed by men who fought with him in adversity at Bataan and Cor regidor, told widely cheering Filipinos he was lifting military rule from liberated areas of their commonwealth in favor of the constituted government of President Sergio Osmena. "Your country once again Is at liberty to pursue its destiny to an honored position in the family of free nations," he said. Manila was occupied unop- fosed by the Japanese, January , 1942. Earlier today, General Mac Arthur had disclosed in a com munique that soldiers of Ma). Gen. Frederick A. Irving's 24th division landed Sunday on tiny Verde island, midway in the 10 Tnile channel between Luzon and Mindoro islands, to secure the west end - of a direct route through the heart of the archi pelago. Less than a week ago, the east end was secured by in vasions of Capul and Biri islands in San , Bernardino strait be tween Luzon and Samar. J d UTTIE LESSONS IN SPANISH UIEN SABE?" means who knows?" Who knows s of a better beer than that good imported Tecate Beer? TECATE BEER Imported by Balfour, Guthrli O Co., Lid. . . San Francisco, Calif. (NEA TtUphoto) At Inter-American conference In Mexico City, Mexico s Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Ezequiel Padllla, stands behind President Manuel Avlla Caraacho. who delivered chief address at formal opening of the parley. 26 Executed in Madrid Trouble MADRID, Feb. 27 vP) Two falangist officials have been assassinated and 26 leftists have been executed to meet what the Madrid falange regards as a chal lenge by the Spanish under ground of the left. The leftists were hanged Sat urday night as the result of mil itary court sentences. Sunday night a group of un identified - men lured Martin Mora, secretary of the falange of the Cuatro Caminos district of Madrid, to his headquarters where they killed him and his assistant. At- dawn Monday 16 commun ists were executed. Yanks Repulse Counterattack ROME, Feb. 27 (P) The U. S. tenth mountain division has thrown back a strong German counterattack in the area of Mount D'EUa Torracia, inflicting neavy casualties ana capturing a number of prisoners, the allied command announced today. The Germans, who have been contesting every allied gain, moved out in the counterattack below Bologna after an intense artillery barrage. After being forced to withdraw, they con tinued to throw heavy fire against the American positions in the mountains. Tydings Clause Made Tighter WASHTNrvrnTtf vh on im Legislation giving necessary and irrenlanpahlp farm vnnihn uii. tually airtight draft deferments was passea Dy a voice vole by the house today and sent to the senate. It reemDhasizpft nnA HoMr.rt the Tydings amendment to the selective service act which out lines procedure for the induction of farmers and requires draft boards to consider fhn ity and rcplaceability of rcg- Opening of Bids On Road Projects Set The Oregon state .'highway commission announced today it would open bids in Portland March 13, on 12 projects costing $420,000, and including two Klamath county jobs. They are: Provide 8000 cubic yards of crushed rock on Chemult-Beav- er Marsh rock production pro ject on The Dalles-California and East Diamond lake high ways, and provide 12,500 cubic yards of crushed rock on Fort Klamath-Lobert rock production project on five state highways. Duck Stamps Will Go On Sale July 1 WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (IP) The federal "duck stamp" for the 1945-46 hunting season will pic ture three shoveler ducks in flight. Required by hunters of migra tory waterfowl, the stamp will go on sale for the usual $1 at all first and second-class post offices on July 1, the Fish and Wildlife service announced. EDS BREAK THROUGH 44-MILE CI (Continued From Page One) . Berlin, but that these had been knocked back. Offense Hinted Nazi reports of tank battles raging along the Oder-Ncissc river suggested the first White Russian and first Ukrainian arm ies might have opened an often sive to topple Berlin. The Germans located the Neisse bridgeheads between Git ben and Forst, 51 and 57 miles southeast of the capital, and southeast of Forst. This might indicate soviet attempts to out flank the river bastions of Gu ben and Forst. " Moscow remained silent on ac tivities at this gate to Berlin. WOMAN'S DEATH SET (Continued From Page One) farmed the Matilda S. Tate place two miles north of Tulclakc. At the time of Mrs. Gucrin's death Dr. Adler contacted Sher iff Ben Richardson at Y r c k a, Calif., and Richardson was in Tulelake today conducting an in vestigation. He is assisted by Deputy Sheriff - Johnny Cortez. Sheriff Richardson said he in tended to be in Klamath Falls late today. Mrs. Gucrin was born Febru ary 1, 1887, in Hot Springs, Ark Her husband is her sole surviv or, it is understood. The body is at ward's. Man Returned Here From New Mexico Samuel F. Ashwcll, indicted at the last session of the Klam ath- county grand jury on a charge of larceny by bailee, was returned to Klamath Falls today by Deputy Sheriff Dale Mattoon. Ashwell was held for Klam ath officials at Lordsburg, N. M with extradition pacers signed by governors of Oregon and Now Mexico. He is said to have taken a car owned by Balsiger Motor company wnue a second mach ine, for which he allegedly ten dered a bad check, was being repaired. RACE STREET PHILADELPHIA Race slresl m Philadelphia was one of America's earliest race courses for horses. Automobile insurant Norland, 118 North 7th. Elastic Suspenders Work or Dress OREGON WOOLEN STORE Main and 8th mmmm auunui BOX OFFICE OPENS 6:45 A "STAR TODAY, REPORTER" "DANGEROUS LADY" With NEIL HAMILTON Marsha III Plus JUNE STORY E T POWERS PREPARED GOLLAPS E (Continued From Pag One) Groat Britain and by the Unit ed Stales." Then Churchill added: "The impression I brought back from Crimea and from all my other contacts is that Mar shal Stalin and the soviet lead ers wish to live in honorable friendship and equality with the western democracies. I feel also that their word is their bond. I know of no government which stands on its obligations more solidly than the Russian sovlot government." He declared the objective of Ihc great powers was "to save the world not to rule it," and that "the world organization cannot be based upon the dic tatorship of the great powers." Thousands Hit In Berlin Raid By The Associated Press From 25,000 to 30,000 casual tics were cnused in Berlin yes terday by the 1200-bomber raid by the U. S. air force, Stockholm Tidningcn said today in a dis patch reported to the OWI. Central and northern sections of Berlin were the worst hit, with "thousands of freight cars destroyed," the dispatch added. A new type of Incendiary bomb "which cannot be ex tinguished with any means test ed so far" caused huge fires of "unprecedented e x t e n t," the newspaper declared, Plans For USO Center Nearly Complete Here Plans and specifications for the USO center here are about 85 per cent complete at the of 'fice of Howard R. Perrin, local architect. Perrin said today the plans will be sent to the San Francisco USO office the first of next week for final approval. The Arcade garage Is to be re modeled for the USO center. WEATHER Mandar. Februarr U. 1445 Max. Mm. Prei Eufenc 33 34 . Klamath Fall! 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